Icons are Forever

Icons are Forever Week of May 8-14, 2023 WHEN MISFITS AND OUTCASTS RULE How is a ragtag band of lovable scoundrels and antiheroes faring against two plumber brothers and a book club that hies off to Italy? Find out how James Gunn’s last hurrah at Marvel is holding up. [También en español.]( [Read more]( TEN KOREAN TV SHOWS YOU CAN’T MISS Can’t take Squid Game out of your mind? Are you curious to see what else Korean producers have prepared for us? There’s plenty to tickle your fancy. [Read more]( A NEW POINT OF VIEW: MUHAMMAD ALI – A HUMANITARIAN LIFE In her book, author Margueritte Shelton focused on Muhammad Ali beyond the boxing ring to his advocacy to help people in need. “He was just phenomenal in that way and inspired many people with that strength and courage.” [Read more]( GEORGE TAKEI, THE SCHOLAR WHO WENT BEYOND THE STARS He studied architecture, trained for theater at the Stratford-upon-Avon, acted in a variety of films and TV shows with famous stars – and became an icon. [Read more]( AND THERE'S MORE: FILMMAKER TIZUKA YAMASAKI: A BRIDGE BETWEEN ASIA AND BRAZIL Daughter of Japanese immigrants working in the coffee lands, she became a leader in movies and television. [Read more]( ASIA LEADS THE WAY… A series of panels on motion pictures, entertainment, the industry and the audience were at the heart of the Academy of the Milken Institute 2023 Global Conference – and "working with creators, funders, entertainers and thinkers across Asian and Pacific Islander communities was the key." [Read]( … AND JOINED THE WRITERS STRIKE Writers such as Adele Lim (Crazy Rich Asians), Albert Kim (Sleepy Hollow, Avatar: The Last Airbender), Ang Lee (Brokeback Mountain, Life of Pi) and Cary Joji Fukunaga (No Time to Die) are out on the streets in support of 20,000 writers in the Writers Guild of America. [Read more]( ROMAN HOLIDAY AT 70 A forever classic: William Wyler behind the camera, Dalton Trumbo on the screenplay, Audrey Hepburn and Gregory Peck on a Vespa – unforgettable! [Read more]( BURT BACHARACH LIVES ON IN HIS MUSIC – his music is a true evergreen. He would have been 95. [Read more]( Copyright © *2021* *HFPA, All rights reserved. Cover photo by © Greg Williams Want to change how you receive these emails? You can [update your preferences]( or [unsubscribe from this list](. [Twitter]( [Facebook]( [Website]( [Instagram](