Lee Lays “Da Brick” on HBO
Film, Headlines, Producers, Writers — October 2, 2011 at 3:51 pmHBO has given filmmaker Spike Lee, Entourage creator Doug Ellin, former boxing champ Mike Tyson, and screenwriter John Ridley the greenlight to do a pilot on their project Da Brick. The boxing drama is loosely based on Tyson’s youth and takes place in Newark, New Jersey, commonly known as “Brick City.”
The project is a contemporary exploration of what it means to be a young, Black man in a supposedly...
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Lee Lays “Da Brick” on HBO
HBO has given filmmaker Spike Lee, Entourage creator Doug Ellin, former boxing champ Mike Tyson, and screenwriter John Ridley...
Oct 2, 2011 15:51
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NBCUni Diversity EVP Paula Madison Stepping Down
After playing a critical role in the Comcast-NBCUniversal merger, NBCUniversal’s first – and now chief –...
Apr 12, 2011 5:59
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2011 Oscars May Be More “Reverse” than “Diverse”
UPDATE: January 25, 2011 – The Oscar® nominations are out, and it is a fairly dry season for diversity today in the...
Jan 22, 2011 21:53
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Lee Lays “Da Brick” on HBO
HBO has given filmmaker Spike Lee, Entourage creator Doug Ellin, former boxing champ Mike Tyson, and screenwriter John Ridley the greenlight to do a pilot on their project Da Brick. The boxing drama is loosely based on Tyson’s youth and takes place in Newark, New Jersey, commonly known as “Brick...
October 2nd, 2011 | Film, Headlines, Producers, Writers | Read More
Eddie Murphy to Host 2012 Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences tapped comedian, actor, and Oscar® nominee Eddie Murphy as host of its 84th annual awards ceremony, broadcasting live on Sunday, February 26, 2012. Murphy, himself an Oscar-nominee, will be the first African-American man to host the celebrated Hollywood...
October 2nd, 2011 | Headlines, TV | Read More
HBO Debuts Groundbreaker: “The Latino List”
Vanity Fair’s contributing photographer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders debuts his newest documentary, The Latino List, on Wednesday, September 28, 2011 at 9pm on HBO Latino, and on Thursday, September 29, 2011 at 8pm on HBO. The television narrative features 15 of the nation’s most successful Latinos...
October 2nd, 2011 | Headlines, TV | Read More
NBCUni Diversity EVP Paula Madison Stepping Down
After playing a critical role in the Comcast-NBCUniversal merger, NBCUniversal’s first – and now chief – diversity officer is moving on to retirement. 58-year-old Executive Vice President Paula Madison served the company for 22 years. Her last day will be May 20, 2011; Madison advises...
April 12th, 2011 | Execs, Headlines, TV | Read More
The *HDN Top 10* of Non-Fiction/Alt Professionals: Name Your Candidates NOW
On April 5, 2011, the Hollywood Reporter announced its Reality Power List of non-fiction industry leaders, topped by producer/personality Ryan Seacrest. Of the 50 rankings on the list, all were white save one Asian (Screaming Fleas’ president, Matt Chan, ranked #36) and one Latino (51 Minds’...
April 10th, 2011 | Execs, Headlines, Producers, TV | Read More
UPDATE: Second Annual Hollywood Creative Forum To Spotlight Non-Fiction Pros
April 8, 2011 Los Angeles, CA-Approximately 50 of the leading reality show runners, line producers, directors and key staff of color joined more than 20 top networks and production companies on April 5 for a first-of-its-kind meet-and-greet between the two. The common quote? “I had no idea!” ...
March 22nd, 2011 | Events, Headlines | Read More
2011 Oscars May Be More “Reverse” than “Diverse”
UPDATE: January 25, 2011 – The Oscar® nominations are out, and it is a fairly dry season for diversity today in the film industry. Javier Bardem was a surprise Best Actor nod, lending a Latino and an international presence to nominees who overwhelmingly were not racially diverse. A nice addition...
January 22nd, 2011 | Headlines, The Majority Report | Read More
Comcast and NBC Merger Approved – with (What?) Conditions
Washington, DC—January 17, 2011 UPDATE:The merger between General Electric Co.’s subsidiary NBC Universal Inc. (NBCU) and cable giant Comcast was approved by the FCC, with conditions attached by the Justice Department in their ensuing settlement of the associated antitrust lawsuit. Dubbed a “Comcastrophe”...
January 17th, 2011 | Govt | Read More
“Pass-Consider-Recommend”: The Black Swan
December 22, 2010—Natalie Portman is buzzing as “Oscar-bound” for her lead role in Darren Aronofsky’s Black Swan. Are the film, and Portman’s character, breaking new cinematic ground…or dancing around old stereotypes? According to the Women Film Critics Association,...
December 22nd, 2010 | Film | Read More
Cable Diversity Returns to NYC
The cable industry celebrates the return of Diversity Week to New York City, September 13-16, 2010. For over 30 years, the leadership of the cable industry has recognized the importance of diversity. More recently, there has been a growing body of evidence to demonstrate the enhanced profitability of...
September 12th, 2010 | Events, Headlines | Read More
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