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  Newly minted Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu of Everything Everywhere All At Once, Emily in Paris star Ashley Park, Good Trouble’s Sherry Cola and Disney+’s Doogie Kamealoha, M. D.

Ayn Rand is a name that has become synonymous with individualism, Objectivism, and the pursuit of personal freedom. Her philosophy has been embraced by millions of readers worldwide, and her novels have become classics in literature.

It’s been a long time coming, but lately women have stepped up to the plate and become major players in front of and behind the camera. Women are no longer invisible, and the growing trend in recent years is of women in Hollywood gaining more opportunities not only as actors but in careers which include such positions as directors, writers, producers, cinematographers and editors.

  Last year, the French drama The Worst Ones won the Cannes International Film Festival Grand Prize in the prestigious ‘Un Certain Regard’ competition. The film, directed by Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret, will finally open in the U.

William Shatner has existed as a larger-than-life legend for so long that it’s difficult to imagine a time before he stood astride pop culture, tossing off endearingly self-aggrandizing pronouncements. The 92-year-old actor, who of course found fame as Captain James T.

FilmAid’s Director Gita Saedi Kiely embodies the organization’s mission to give a public voice to vulnerable communities around the world through the power of film, and to “democratize who gets to tell their story”. She grew up in Chicago in a small Persian-American community with parents from Teheran who met in the USA as university students in the 1960s.

It’s been called ‘Kevin’s Gate’, referring to the disastrous Heaven’s Gate that sank United Artists. It’s also been called ‘Fishtar’ with reference to the famous flop Ishtar.

For Women’s History Month, we are highlighting several women who are making a mark in Hollywood through sheer talent, tons of hard work, lots of patience, and a good dose of spunk. The disparity in pay scale and lack of professional opportunities and just plain respect has often been mentioned in reference to women creatives in Hollywood.

Glass ceilings broken. Sisterhood on set.

Should Hollywood start getting worried? China, the world’s second-biggest film market (North America has reclaimed the crown), has been lukewarm to Hollywood titles that have the coveted opportunity to release in that country. Shazam! Fury of the Gods, the latest U.