Cinema News: L.A. film festival honoring Black women turns 30

Entertainment

May 19, 2023

Hollywood can be toxic to Black women. This L.A. film festival is the 'antidote'

Celebrating 30 years this weekend, the Sistas Are Doin' It for Themselves Short Film Showcase has been a launchpad for Gina Prince-Bythewood, Kasi Lemmons and more.

Tearful Harrison Ford surprised with honorary Palme d'Or at 'Indiana Jones' premiere

"I just saw my life flash before my eyes," Ford said at Cannes on Thursday, thanking wife Calista Flockhart and his "Dial of Destiny" collaborators.

Ben Platt, up for a Tony for his performance in 'Parade,' gets by with a little help from his friends

Ben Platt embraces the "discomfort and anxiety" of "Parade," about the 1913 trial and subsequent lynching of Jewish American Leo Frank in Georgia.

Disney pulls plug on high-priced Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, a blow to immersive entertainment

The two-night, live-in theme park was one of Disney's most risk-taking endeavors. It also failed as a business model.

With help from Brandi Carlile and Shane McAnally, queer pioneer Brandy Clark looks beyond Nashville

Clark, an in-demand Music Row songwriter as well as a Tony nominee for "Shucked," teamed with Brandi Carlile for her new, more Americana-leaning album.

Why the world's largest publisher found a book-ban lawsuit in Florida 'irresistible'

PEN America and publisher Penguin Random House filed a federal suit against Escambia County School District over its removal of books from school libraries.

Ex-NFL player thought 'Shark Tank' would launch his barbecue empire. It became a nightmare, he says

Exclusive: The Bakers, "Shark Tank" participants promised to receive investment funds from Daymond John, accuse the 'shark' of misleading them, trying to take over their business and depriving them of the profits from potentially lucrative partnerships.

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