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May292024 by cineverseNo Comments

Issa López and Harvey Guillén Among the Honorees Set for National Hispanic Media Coalition’s Impact Awards Gala

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By William Earl True Detective” showrunner Issa López and multihyphenate Harvey Guillén are among the notables set to be honored next month by the National Hispanic Media Coalition at its annual Impact Awards gala. The advocacy organization based in Washington, D.C. will also pay tribute to director Fede Alvarez, athlete Tatyana Ali, the Los Angeles Football Club and streamer Tubi. Actress Annie Gonzalez and Mayan Lopez are set to host the June 14 ceremony, to be held at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. “We are honored to celebrate these powerful figures who represent the present and future of the entertainment industry,” said Brenda Victoria Castillo, President & CEO of the NHMC. “This year’s honorees embody where our community is headed and are pushing ...

Third Annual International Brightlight Film Festival Competition Lineup Announcement

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Reported by: Sarah Thompson Los Angeles, CA – The eagerly awaited list of films competing in the third annual International Brightlight Film Festival will be revealed on June 15, 2024. The announcement will take place during a press conference led by the festival director and will be streamed live on the Brightlight Film YouTube channel. The Brightlight Film Festival, a renowned independent festival held annually in Los Angeles, has garnered significant attention from filmmakers worldwide, particularly due to the high-profile participants in recent years. This year, the festival has received over 500 submissions, including feature films, short films, and animations from around the globe, all vying for a spot in the prestigious competition. Festival Director Bella Blake shared ...

Jeremy Renner Recalls Falling Asleep While Filming ‘Mayor of Kingstown’ After Accident: ‘They Worked Me Too Hard, Too Many Hours, Too Many Days in a Row’

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By Selena Kuznikov Jeremy Renner spoke to the L.A. Times about returning to the “Mayor of Kingstown” set after his near-fatal snow plow accident. In January 2023, Renner was run over by his own snowcat, which weighs at least 14,330 pounds, and suffered from significant chest trauma — including a collapsed lung — and 38 broken bones. In the Paramount+ series “Mayor of Kingstown,” Renner stars as Mike McLusky, a power broker in a fictional Michigan city, where the business is incarceration. He returned to set this January, one year after his accident. Renner told the L.A. Times that during his first week back on the job, he would sometimes fall asleep while filming a scene: “They go, ‘And action!’ And I was out. We realized they worked me too hard, too many ho...