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Diversity in Hollywood: 'Venus' looks at exploitation of minorities in 19th century -- With 2007's "The Secret of the Grain," Tunisian-born and France-based Abdellatif Kechiche broke through as one of Gaul's best-regarded Maghrebi-French directors.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Industry unites on plan -- Just hours after a federal judge issued his definitive ruling overturning Proposition 8, David Boies -- who is teamed with fellow star attorney Ted Olson in fighting California's same-sex marriage ban -- signaled what the other side would do to counter the ruling.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Activists helped case garner national interest -- Hollywood has a special interest in the just-concluded federal trial over Proposition 8. The case's impetus came from a group of frustrated industry activists and donors, anxious to write a new script in the fight for same-sex marriage.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Companies commit to greater minority representation -- As a congressional committee holds a Los Angeles hearing today devoted largely to the impact of the Comcast and NBC Universal transaction on diversity.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Rapper draws five; wife Beyonce has four --
Rapper Jay-Z tops the list of nominees for the 2010 BET Awards with five bids.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Why shouldn't male roles be rewritten for femme stars? -- Hollywood may be running low on good roles for women, but that hasn't stopped female thesps from landing a few good parts anyway.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Now, it's actors; before, it was playwrights -- Newsweek's critic Ramin Setoodeh thinks that Sean Hayes, because he's gay, can't cut it playing a straight man in "Promises, Promises" on Broadway.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Guild rejects notion that gay actors are confined to gay roles -- The Screen Actors Guild has blasted Newsweek's controversial "Straight Jacket" article.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Winners also include 'Parks,' 'Pledge' -- ABC's "Brothers and Sisters" and Lifetime's "Prayers for Bobby" were among those honored by GLAAD.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Has diversity improved 10 years after NAACP critique? -- Have minority representations improved?
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Diversity in Hollywood: Report shows uphill battle ahead -- The push to increase diversity among showbiz writers remains an uphill battle, a new report concludes.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Show will receive TV ensemble kudo -- The Multicultural Motion Picture Assn. will honor the Fox comedy "Glee" with the favorite new television cast ensemble award at the 17th annual Diversity Awards, to be held Nov. 22 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Minorities, seniors, females underrepresented -- Minorities, seniors and female actors have achieved few gains in recent years in the number of film and TV roles they receive, according to casting stats released by the Screen Actors Guild.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Ethnic journalists now populate newscasts -- Having blond hair or blue eyes might not have been a formal requirement for German TV anchors and reporters but that distinctive Teutonic look seemed to be a tacit prerequisite in a country that was for so long oblivious to its growing non-white population.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Filmmakers reflect on Obama and the economy -- The NAACP Image Awards has a lot to celebrate in 2009. The parent org fetes its centennial. The awards show marks its 40th anniversary. And America just swore in its first African-American president.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Mixed couples no longer a hot topic for Academy -- As America prepares to inaugurate its first biracial president, some of this year's Oscar contenders are reflecting America's "new normal" -- a country that increasingly accepts interracial relationships and rejects traditional racial labels.
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Diversity in Hollywood: BAFTA/LA's community outreach draws big crowds -- For an inner-city space like Helen Keller Park in Los Angeles, just a few years can make a major difference.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Imagen noms show more variety of roles, stories -- This year, the Imagen Foundation doles out its awards with even more gusto than in the past. "I am consistently amazed with the exponential growth in both the quantity and quality of the entries we receive each year," says Imagen founder Helen Hernandez.
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Diversity in Hollywood: Guest speakers to include Lindelof, Gordon -- The Producers Guild announced its fourth annual producing workshop, "The Power of Diversity," will be taking place throughout May and June.
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Diversity in Hollywood: The U.S. has enjoyed enormous respect worldwide for its image as an open society: permeable and receptive to new ideas, new products, new peoples.