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At first glance there’s nothing in common between Godzilla, that monstrous lizard terrorizing Tokyo, and the delicate artistry displayed in every Bollywood extravaganza. Yet, those startling creations come from one and same place, Asia, the vast land that keeps giving the world some of the most stirring and inventive moving images ever shown on the big screen.

Asian actors have always been a part of the Hollywood landscape, and with the recent emphasis on increasing diversity both in front of and behind the camera, it has only helped them to push the dial forward into mainstream roles. Now, leading men such as Malaysian-British Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians, Snake Eyes:  GI Joe Origins), Chinese-Canadian Simu Liu (Shang-Chi, Legend of the Ten Rings), Taiwanese Chang Chen (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Dune), Chinese-British Lewis Tan (Deadpool, Mortal Kombat), and Chinese-American Daniel Wu (Reminiscence), the idea of an Asian A-lister is no longer an anomaly in Hollywood.

Los Angeles – PaleyFest, the premier television festival produced by The Paley Center for Media, recently presented some new and favorite television shows to the public at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood. Two shows that were featured were the comedy-fantasy Ghosts and the sitcom The Neighborhood, both on CBS.

El Gran Movimiento begins with an aerial series of manmade landscapes, moving in from great to smaller scope: the Bolivian capital La Paz, a vast mesa of cement; the gutted hillsides surrounding the city; roads and high-rises; cable cars traveling back and forth; distorted images of faceless passers-by seen through curved traffic mirrors; a torn, faded poster of a smiling face flapping in the wind, a “hidden trace of time. ” The sense of suffocation is intense.

With Doctor Strange madness not starting until next weekend, it was quiet both domestically and internationally. But the overseas box office universe saw more action.

Many questions arose in the mind of Italian cinema-goers when confronted with the latest Covid measures. Since May 1st face masks have become “highly recommended” rather than mandatory in all social activities, from eating and drinking in restaurants and clubs, to shopping or visiting a museum.

The Germans love costumes, and the Austrians rediscover their own humor. Both countries turned patriotic and supported their own productions in this week’s top ten.

Covid lockdowns continue in China affecting the entire economy. Shanghai has been shuttered for over a month.

Lily Tomlin, a seven-time Golden Globe nominee, was nominated for Best Supporting Actress and Best Acting Debut in a Motion Picture for Nashville (1975) directed by Robert Altman.   She spoke to the journalists of the Hollywood Foreign Press in 2006 during an exclusive interview for A Prairie Home Companion about working with the maverick director.

“You may not be able to travel to Tatooine,” reads a comforting announcement currently circulating planet Earth. The Force may lead you instead to the Star Wars Celebration held at the Convention Center in Anaheim, CA, from May 26 to 29, 2022: “Star Wars Celebration,” according to the promise of the ad, “is truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience where memories are made – all in the setting of the ever-evolving Star Wars universe.