A wonderful night of LDS-themed comedy, hosted by Lisa Valentine Clark (of Pretty Darn Funny) and featuring the talent of Aaron Wooddall, Josh Fonokalafi, Isaac Thoams, Steve Soelberg, Heath Harmison, Abi Harrison, and Jeremy Warner.
Cinderella has been adapted many times over, with the latest adaptation from Amazon sparking controversy over its girlboss agenda. But what of diversity? We rank some of the most popular adaptations for diversity.
Netflix’s Shadow and Bone has a complicated relationship with race. It has a diverse cast, but not without its problems. Based on Leigh Bardugo’s two book series, the show features characters from the Shadow and Bone trilogy, which is very straight and white, and the Six of Crows duology, which is much more diverse. When bringing together a cast and writing about these characters, the team behind the show expanded upon some of the representation missing from the first trilogy, then seemed to take away representation from the duology. Shadow and Bone seems to play a bit of a push and pull game when it comes to portraying diversity onscreen.
A Black woman centered in a box office rom-com with a happy ending and no struggle love.
Netflix takes some liberties in its portrayal of Madame CJ Walker, a trailblazing Black entrepreneur.
This Christmas movie gives viewers a friendship that unexpectedly forms from a plane trip.
