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Responding to recent criticism that “Friends: The Reunion” failed to acknowledge or grapple with the sitcom’s nearly all-white white legacy, the special’s director Ben Winston told the British newspaper The Times: “What more diversity do they want in this reunion?” But a small handful of women of color did appear as guest stars on “Friends” over the show’s 10-year run and their absence from ...
From "A Chorus Line" to "The Joy Luck Club" to "Friends" and beyond, her career began at 17 and hasn't stopped since.
25 movies to watch to celebrate Asian and Pacific Islander heritage Brandy McDonnell, Oklahoman © Photo provided Oklahoma filmmaker James D. Payne's 2016 documentary "Far Western" chronicles Japan's embrace of American country music after World War II. May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the United States, and this year, it comes at a time when those communities are seeing historic strides in popular culture even as violence and racism persist. This comes even as the entertainment industry is offering greater exposure to Asian and Asian American f...
Oklahoman May is Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month in the United States, and this year, it comes at a time when those communities are seeing historic strides in popular culture even as violence and racism persist. This comes even as the entertainment industry is offering greater exposure to Asian and Asian American filmmakers, actors and stories. At this year's Academy Awards, Youn Yuh-jung, the scene-stealing co-star of the Oklahoma-made movie "Minari," made history as the first Korean performer to earn an Oscar, as did Chinese filmmaker Chloe Zhao, who became the first w...
Subscribe Based on Julie Murphy's young adult bestseller, Anne Fletcher's coming-of-age comedy puts a spotlight on the complexity of a mother-daughter relationship as former beauty queen Rosie (Jennifer Aniston) and her plus-size teenage daughter, Willowdean (Danielle Macdonald), navigate years of unresolved conflict between them. Case in point: It doesn't help that Rosie keeps calling Willowdean Dumplin,' because she thinks her daughter looks like a "round little dumplin'." Finally, our title heroine figures out a way for her mom to hear her out. Why not enter the small town's annual Miss Te...