To All the Boys Ross Butler on the Impact of Asian American Stories in Hollywood
Phillip Faraone/Getty I feel like Asian Americans finally have a platform where we can express ourselves.
While teen dramas have been a mainstay of Hollywood for generations, the latest entries are challenging familiar formulas. I grew up in the nineties and teen dramas back then were completely different than teen dramas now, says Ross Butler, who knows a thing or two about teen-driven content. He s starred in massive TV hits like
Riverdale,
13 Reasons Why and the
To All the Boys movies. What people in middle America see represents culture for the rest of the world; it s what international people see as America. That exposure helps break down stereotypes. All the white girls in middle America see that Asian guys can be seen as attractive. Continuing to challenge perceptions, Butler will be part of the mostly Asian American cast of
No doubt many of you have noticed how often movies reuse tropes and themes that were used many times in other movies. Sure, sometimes it can work, especially if it’s a unique twist on the concept. But that’s not always the case, and other times, the trope is run into the ground.
Well, one horror movie trope that has eluded many of us is how males in movies fall for female serial (or not) killers or straight-up monsters in female disguise just because they weren’t thinking.
Writer, editor, and horror enthusiast Juliet Bennett Rylah has recently made a list on her Twitter pointing out a number of horror movies that, to put it simply, include dumb horny guys, and the internet loved it.
Every Golden Globes Best Drama Winner Since 1952
By Joseph Bien-Kahn, Stacker News
On 3/1/21 at 8:00 PM EST
This year s Golden Globes were unlike any other in its storied history, which began in 1944 when the Hollywood Foreign Press Association gathered at the studios of Twentieth Century-Fox to celebrate the filmmaking achievements of 1943. Seventy-plus years later, the Golden Globes Awards show is the first to kick off the awards calendar, and after being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the 78th Golden Globe Awards aired remotely, with hosts Amy Poehler emceeing from L.A. and Tina Fey from New York City. Winners tuned in from their own homes, some in the traditional ball gowns and tuxes, others in their pajamas.