EXCLUSIVE: Film Independent has set Lexi Tannenholtz (Booger), Robert Colom (Mountains), Aya Hamdan (Out of Water), Shao Min Chew Chia (The Plutonians), Sabrina Stoll (Tiny Birds with Broken Brains) and Pin-Chun Liu (Wonderland) as the participants and projects for its annual Producing Lab, now in its 22nd year. Film Independent’s Producing Lab is an intensive that looks to … Read more
“Hispanic people can be weird,” Ana Fabrega tells POPSUGAR before Julio Torres chimes in with, “Hispanic people can be selfish and stupid. They need a voice, too.” Fabrega and Torres, along with Fred Armisen, are the creators behind “Los Espookys,” a decidedly odd Spanish-language comedy on HBO. Its second season debuted on Sept. 16 after … Read more
Latinos in Hollywood have been a topic of discussion for years, and due to the cancellation of critically acclaimed HBO Max series “Gordita Chronicles,” the shelving of the Leslie Grace-starring $90 million Batgirl movie, and the casting of James Franco as Fidel Castro (double whammy), Hollywood has recently generated criticism from Latinx people in and … Read more
Bad Bunny has been on a roll, and it doesn’t look like he’ll be stopping to slow down any time soon. While his career has been skyrocketing for the past few years, this year has been especially significant. He’s become one of the most streamed artists and not just in Latin or reggaeton music — … Read more
When I first saw Latino Filmmakers Network‘s Instagram post of “Gordita Chronicles”‘s cancellation on HBO Max, I was disappointed but not surprised. In 2022, Latinx shows continue to get canceled at a rate that makes it hard to not take personally. If a critically acclaimed family sitcom with a perfect Rotten Tomatoes rating couldn’t survive … Read more
It’s no secret that gender inequality exists within every industry. However, within the music business, the existing gap is apparent across the board from songwriters and music producers to DJs. According to the 2021 International Music Summit Business Report, which reviews Google Search data for artists appearing in the DJ Mag Top 100 list, audiences … Read more