Floyd Norman, Disney’s first Black animator, is getting his proper due. At 90, the animation pioneer behind classics like 'Sleeping Beauty' and 'Mulan' will receive an honorary Oscar this November.
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Regina Hall has stealthily become one of the defining ensemble actors of Black studio films. She has played both the straight woman and the comic relief in films like 'The Best Man' and 'Girls Trip.' For years, critics treated this as charm rather than craft. Not until she transitioned to prestige turns in 'Support the Girls,' 'Black Monday,' and the Oscar-winning 'One Battle After Another' were the very traits that gave her such command of humor properly recognized.
“People saw me as a broad comedic actress,” she says, “and so I needed to convince them that you could just do a grounded version of stuff.”
The veteran actress talks about her mid-career breakthrough, reprising her role as the vulgar and lovable Brenda Meeks in the 'Scary Movie' franchise, and why she's “still grinding and working”: https://t.co/dGsyPPBaLt
UK theatre company Gillian Banks Creative Productions has canceled its DREAMGIRLS production after rights holders pulled permission over the predominantly white principal cast.
Rights now explicitly require Black performers for the lead roles to honor the show's Black music history roots.
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Imagine picking your child up from school and you hear a parent yell “JATHEM BRUNSON!! GET IN THE CAR! YOU’RE GOING TO BE LATE FOR YOUR PLAY DATE WITH DEUCIA AND TRUCE”
EXCLUSIVE: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ is getting a new spinoff co-created by the original series’ creator/executive producer Shonda Rhimes.
It is described as an edgy drama about a team at a rural West Texas medical center — the last chance for care before miles of nowhere.
The medical drama is co-created, written and executive produced by Shonda Rhimes and Meg Marinis. ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ star/executive prdoducer Ellen Pompeo also is executive producing the new offshoot.
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