Tag: Hollywood

Another year, another badass Asian film becomes the unexpected darling of arthouse cinemas across the country and takes the film world by surprise. Since the release of Crazy Rich Asians in 2018, every new release that centers around Asian or Asian American stories has felt ...

It is true that Krishnamurti ditched the Theosophical Society, but he never renounced his divine authority, nor the material privileges and benefits bestowed on him by devotees. He taught that ‘truth is a pathless land’ — that we could all attain a state of enlightenment he had ...

The manner in which the Roma are portrayed in popular culture is abhorrent. Roma are often treated in the same way elves and zombies are treated in movies and television. They are shown as mythical “others”, not as an existing, struggling ethnic group. Hollywood and popular culture syste...

I did it. Hit the scale at 300. Yes! Should I be ashamed? Should I celebrate? Order two Domino’s? A chocolate cake from Sweet Lady Jane on Melrose? I don’t have a weighing machine in my bathroom (Why do I sometimes call it a weighing machine instead of a scale? I seem to recall &ldquo...

Despite its name, North Hollywood is not adjacent to Hollywood. It’s a small neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley north of Studio City and west of Burbank. The area is largely working-class with more than half the residents of Latino heritage. The region is dense with multi-level apartment ...

However, in 2021, we made the bold decision to embark on a new adventure, one that brought us closer to family and offered a different lifestyle. We decided to return to my home state of Texas and settle in Austin, a city known for its vibrant culture and tech boom. Our move marked a turning point i...

Mobile Order Has Arrived! Universal has started to roll out Mobile Order at the park. Right now there are only two restaurants that offer the service, but it will be slowly rolled out to all restaurants in the coming weeks. As part of this rollout, Universal has added the ability to add your cred...

AI poses an existential threat to the entertainment industry as we know it, and it is entirely justified by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) to demand control over its usage. Networks and studios have a troubling history of adopting new technologies. In 2008, studios commanded a $16.9 billion mar...

Hollywood is scared to death with AI, the first technology that could eventually come after their golden castle. And they should be. But a new AI innovation has surfaced that even Hollywood can’t help but fall in love with. An AI with the power to make actors speak one thousand languages...