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How Asian Representation In Movies Got An 80s Child Star Back Into Acting

Ke Huy Quan was a child star in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom and The Goonies, but a lack of roles led him to drop out of acting entirely - until the success of Crazy Rich Asians in 2018. - Entertainment Weekly

Podcast Host Sarah Marshall Changed The Way We See Outcast Women

Marshall: "I often try to reclaim a story that the tabloids have found lucrative because they present someone who the public can safely mock." Then, she says, "Something powerful happens." - Time

The First Abolitionist Paper In The US Is (Finally) Available Online

"While the legacy of the publication stretches over two centuries, its actual time in print was short lived. Not even a full year after its first issue, production was halted after the untimely death of its founder." - The Root

The Biggest Winners Of France’s Oscars

A rock opera and a Balzac adaptation dominated the night, and Cate Blanchett won an honorary César. - Variety

Not Only Are TV Series Episodes Longer These Days, They’re No Longer At Standardized Lengths

"Freed from the need to fill a half-hour (actually, 21 minutes with commercials) or an hourlong (e.g., 44 minutes plus ads) time slot in linear TV, producers are allowing their shows to breathe — and let the story dictate how long or short an episode can be." - Variety

Why Francis Ford Coppola Has Done A New Restoration Of “The Godfather” For Its 50th Anniversary

"Paramount was very unprepared for (the film's) success. … Instead of saying, let's preserve the original negative because it's going to be a valuable asset, they basically wore it out something awful because they used it to make so many prints." - The New York Times

Does The Motion Picture Academy Have A Problem With Music?

It was a slap in the face to the hundreds of composers, arrangers, orchestrators, musicians, engineers and other professionals whose work provides the emotional foundation for so much of today’s cinematic storytelling. - Variety

Francis Ford Coppola Is Going To Spend $120 Million Of His Own Money To Make His Dream Movie

"It is a film called Megalopolis, and Coppola has been trying to make it, intermittently, for more than 40 years. If I could summarize the plot for you in a concise way, I would, but I can't, because Coppola can't either." - GQ

All These Changes To The Oscars Telecast Aren’t Going To Bring Back Viewers

Three hosts, two fan-voted awards, eight categories cut from the live broadcast … "Too many of these Oscar decisions seem motivated by bone-deep insecurity — a sort of self-loathing from the Academy about what the show really is, let alone what it ought to be." - The New York Times

The Founders Of The Razzie Awards Explain Why And How They Do It

"We don't consider ourselves a slap in the face; we look at ourselves as a banana peel on the floor. … These people got paid $1 million or more, we assume. And if you got $1 million and you got nominated for a Razzie, you still have $1 million." - Vulture

Facebook Dying? Unlikely

Facebook has already profoundly transformed how we understand ourselves in the digital age in a way that cannot be undone. Whether it survives is almost irrelevant — the problems that swirl around it will persist. - Los Angeles Times

One-Third Of The Oscar Categories Will Be Moved Off This Year’s Live Telecast

Of the 23 competitive awards, eight — editing, sound, makeup, original score, production design, and the live action, animated, and documentary shorts — will be announced and presented before the main ceremony and then edited into the live broadcast. - The Hollywood Reporter

UK Culture Secretary: We Have To Save The BBC

“Our responsibility is to save the BBC from itself, because it is that polar bear on a shrinking ice cap,” she said. “It’s a global British brand, which must be protected.” - Deadline

“What Does It Mean To Make Black Film History Accessible?” Why Maya Cade Created The Black Film Archive

"My driving question for all of this ... has been: What does this mean to a Black person? And not just the Black people I know or hope to know. But what does this mean to a Black person who may not be familiar with film?" - The Hollywood Reporter

Why Is There A Staff Exodus At Philadelphia’s Public Radio Station?

"In interviews, 10 former and six current WHYY staffers cited lower pay than at other media outlets, a lack of opportunities for advancement, a haphazard emphasis on short news pieces to the detriment of longer stories that attracted them to public radio." - The Philadelphia Inquirer

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