The Awards Season Incurable Disease: BAFTA and Oscar Nominations Announced With An Expected Lack of Cultural Diversity. When Will Times Change?
Photo: Oscars/Bafta With awards season 2020 in full effect, Hollywood is elbow deep in its yearning for diversity. Nominees were recently announced for the 73rd annual British Academy Film and Television Arts Awards, as well as the 92nd annual Academy...
Hollywood, Are You Listening? Los Angeles Mayor Wants to Double Latin Representation in Hollywood Within the Next 10 Years
Photo: Jennifer Lopez, Yalitza Aparicio, Pedro Pascal, Lionel Hahn, Starfrenzy/Bigstock, Marion Curtis/StarPix Minority snubbing has been brought to light in the past several years, becoming a controversial topic most prominently around award season. Announcements of...
Grit Daily Gives Park City’s Main Street Something Different This Year During Sundance Film Festival: Live Journalism
Photo: Sundance Film Festival Sign/Travis Wise ​When we think about journalism we don’t often associate it with live events. The field is generally kept hidden behind a veil, where carefully edited content is hand delivered to readers or viewers after many rounds of...
Social Media’s Immense Power On Hollywood: How the Pushback from Fans over Sonic the Hedgehog’s Appearance Prompted a Complete Overhaul
Photo: Sonic the Hedgehog/Paramount Pictures Social media has become a universal tool that has shaped the world in terms of creating connections and easier means of conversation all throughout the world. Approximately 3.5 billion people use social media. With such a...
