‘Oppenheimer’ triumphs at Golden Globes as Hollywood parties again
Beverly Hills, California Reuters Historical drama Oppenheimer dominated the Golden Globe awards on Sunday, and gothic comedy Poor Things upset summer blockbuster Barbie, as Hollywood threw its biggest party since labor disputes shut down much of show business last year. Oppenheimer, about the making of the atomic bomb, landed five honours, including the coveted best movie drama […]
‘The Chosen’ resumes filming after strike threatened to stall season four
United StatesRNS The wildly popular series based on the life of Jesus Christ has crossed what its creator dubbed a “Red Sea Moment” after a labor strike threatened to halt the filming for season four of The Chosen. On Friday, director and co-writer Dallas Jenkins sent an email telling viewers The Chosen hadn’t yet received an […]
Offbeat multiverse movie ‘Everything Everywhere’ dominates the Oscars
Los Angeles, USReuters Everything Everywhere All at Once won the coveted best picture trophy at the Academy Awards on Sunday as Hollywood embraced an off-kilter story about a Chinese-American family working out their problems across multiple dimensions. The movie claimed seven awards overall, including three of the four acting Oscars for stars Michelle Yeoh, Ke […]
Lifestory: Growing old with grace and kindness – The life and lives of Sidney Poitier
In an article published on Religion News Service, GREG GARRETT, the author of ‘A Long, Long Way: Hollywood’s Unfinished Journey From Racism to Reconciliation’ and canon theologian at the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in Paris, says Sir Sidney Poitier changed the film world on the way to changing the larger world…
Monastery of the Angels: Residents fear sale of beloved Hollywood home to cloistered nuns
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, reports on concerns over the future of a 100-year-old LA landmark…
‘Rebel Hearts’ film features defiant US nuns “who stood up to the patriarchy of the Catholic Church”
Los Angeles, USRNS A documentary film chronicling a group of protesting nuns who clashed in the 1960s with their archbishop and every expectation of who religious sisters could be will air later this month on the streaming service Discovery Plus. The religious order Immaculate Heart of Mary, a group of nuns based in Hollywood, “stood […]
Former art studio of LA’s ‘pop art nun’ designated as historic monument
Los Angeles, USRNS The former Hollywood art studio of Corita Kent – a Roman Catholic religious sister who was known for her pop art covering racism, poverty and misogyny – has been officially designated a historic cultural monument. Known as LA’s “pop art nun,” Kent’s studio, which is now a dry cleaner, had been slated […]
Former art studio of Sister Mary Corita, LA’s “pop art nun”, spared from demolition for now
Los Angeles, USRNS The former Hollywood art studio of a Roman Catholic religious sister who was known for her pop art covering racism, poverty and misogyny appears to have been spared from the wrecking ball after all. The art studio of the late Corita Kent, known as LA’s “pop art nun”, is now a dry […]
Sexism still rife in Hollywood despite #MeToo uproar, survey finds
Los Angeles, USReuters Three years after the #MeToo scandal roiled Hollywood, causing dozens of powerful men to lose their jobs, two-thirds of women who took part in a survey of the entertainment business released on Tuesday report continuing incidences of sexual harassment. The survey by the Hollywood Commission also asked about racism, and found that […]
US: ‘WALK OF FAITH’ TOUR TELLS STORY OF HOLLYWOOD’S CHRISTIAN BEGINNINGS
HEATHER ADAMS reports for Religion News Service on how one woman is showing locals a different side of Hollywood…