The issue of ‘whitewashing’ in Hollywood (i.e. when a white actor plays a non-white role) is nothing new. In 1931 Warner Oland played the role of a Chinese detective Charlie Chan inCharlie Chan Carries Onand in 1956 John Wayne played Genghis Khan inThe Conqueror. One would like to th...
In Die Hard, he played the villainous Hans Gruber, setting a benchmark for Hollywood villains. His portrayal of Colonel Brandon in Sense and Sensibility showcased his ability to embody the romantic hero, while his role in Love Actually further solidified his status as a beloved figure in ...
Brian May, best known as the lead guitarist of the legendary rock band Queen, is a distinguished musician, songwriter, and astrophysicist. Born on July 19, 1947, in Hampton, England, May's passion for music began at an early age. He built his first guitar, famously known as the Red Sp...
James Gunn's wife Jennifer Holland had a minor role inGuardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,in which the director's brother Sean Gunn not only plays Kraglin, but turns the character into a central member of the titular MCU superhero team. Meanwhile, Sean played minor DC characters like Calendar ...
Disney’s 1951 animated take onAlice in Wonderland. He was also the partial inspiration for the character’s physical appearance as well. Other renowned actors voiced characters for the film in addition, including another known Disney great—Verna Felton, who provided the voice of the Red Queen...
Embrace Judas in the Garden of Greed War à la Mode Look at them Worshiping death Amidst a culture of mass murder Justifying slaughter Like an abattoir at a meat works But the meat is human And the gun is fired by retribution So the Angel of Death ...
In 1931 Warner Oland played the role of a Chinese detective Charlie Chan in Charlie Chan Carries On and in 1956 John Wayne played Genghis Khan in The Conqueror. One would like to think that Hollywood had moved on since the mid-twentieth century. But Christian Bale, Aaron Paul, Sigourney ...
Communications), in association with Hunter-Cohan Productions and Columbia Pictures Television, the series starred Tony Danza as a retired major league baseball player who relocates to Fairfield, Connecticut to work as a live-in housekeeper for a divorced advertising executive, played by Judith Light...
The Linda Lindas first played together in January 2018 (before they were officially a band) when Dum Dum Girls founder Kristin Kontrol had them accompany her at the Los Angeles Girlschool festival. By April 2019, the Latinx and Asian American punk rockers had opened a one-off date for Bikini...
You don’t need to be a super sleuth to have deduced by now that swimming and beer played significant roles in our self-guided exploration of Iceland. We were also lucky enough to stumble across a small gallery showing a selection of short Icelandic films while we were in Isafjordur. The ...