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Originally published: June 8, 2021 (Reposted in honor of LGBTQ+ Pride Month) The freedom to be who you are - so many people take our right to self to actualize, to be our best selves, to love who we love - for granted, but what if who you are, who you love, how you dress or express yourself made you the target of discrimination, open to attack, ridicule, lawful inequity, even death? What if the very person you are allowed society to restrict your rights and freedoms? That has been the plight of the LGBTQ community, and in many places in the world self-expression as a lesbian, gay, bi, trans, or queer person has serious and dire consequences still today.  Entertainment has long been a field where the LGBTQ community has found a home, openly, in auxiliary fields like hair, makeup, and wardrobe, while having to stay closeted if working in front of the camera.

Today we celebrate a complex date. There’s the power, joy, and creativity of generations, and there’s the pain, hate, and violence of centuries.

Actors Vin Diesel, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Deborah Ann Woll, and Vince Vaugh, producers David Benioff and D. B.

East Side Story As India celebrates the 75th anniversary of its independence, here’s a look back at the history of Indian cinema through the eyes of Uday Singh, managing director of the Motion Picture Association’s India office and an industry veteran of 26 years. Singh was interviewed by email.

A couple of years ago, Golden Globe nominee Andie MacDowell, who is a mother of three children, a son Justin, and two daughters Margaret and Rainey (a musician known as Rainsford, who debuted in 2012 as Miss Golden Globes), posted an archive photo on Instagram. She wrote: “My children including my son are my greatest teachers.

All stars were on deck May 2 in Hollywood for the much-awaited premiere of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the latest offering from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and sequel to the blockbuster, Doctor Strange, in 2016, which grossed over $677 M worldwide. Doctor Stephen Strange’s movie litany other than the eponymously titled film six years ago includes such films as Thor: Ragnarok, Avengers: Infinity War, Avengers: Endgame, and most recently Spider-Man: No Way Home.

Jeroen Perceval (44) was born in the diamond capital of the world: Antwerp. As an aspiring actor, he made his first film appearance in 2007 in Dagen Zonder lief by Felix Van Groeningen.

We nominated him four times and gave him a Golden Globe in 1987 as Best Television Actor – Musical/Comedy Series, for the ‘80s hit TV series Moonlighting. We had lengthy conversations with him 10 times, from September 1989 to February 2013.

For the first time, people once again gathered in person at the Italian Cultural Institute in Westwood, the façade of the building lit with the colors of the Ukrainian flag in support of the ongoing and tragic conflict. The occasion, however, was a celebratory one, to honor the two-time Oscar nominee and legendary maestro of cinematography Dante Spinotti and two of the three Italian nominees for this year’s Oscar: Enrico Casarosa, director of the animated film Luca and Massimo Cantini Parrini, costume designer of Cyrano.

UPDATE- The cycle of honors around the 50th Anniversary of The Godfather will close in full regalia this weekend. On Saturday, October 29, at 7:30 PM,  Francis Ford Coppola’s classic film, winner of five Golden Globes, will screen for one night only, to the sound of Nino Rota’s score, played live by a 61-piece orchestra at the Dolby Theatre, 6801 Hollywood Blvd.