...she would not beat them and knew that he needed to act, that he needed to do something to bring to light what he had experienced. After a year and a half of research and being horrified by the realization of how widespread this problem is, he decided to utilize his production company, Priority Films, to make a film from the POV of the victim.

"Holly is really a compilation of a number of the children I met and spoke with in the brothels." From there he went back to Cambodia, to brothels and gathered information, talking to the workers and customers, under the guise of being a... (more)

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Diversity In Entertainment Becoming More Mainstream

The minority report of entertainment today is starting to look up. With success from shows such as Ugly Betty and Grey’s Anatomy, it finally appears that diversity’s gone, well, almost mainstream. This year, UCLA did a study titled, “Hollywood’s Race/Ethnicity and Gender-Based Casting: Prospects For A Title VII Lawsuit” that studied casting breakdowns posted on Breakdown Services, the entertainment industry’s primary source for casting, for a period of three months last year. According to the study, as reported in Backstage.com back in January, most (94%) of breakdowns specified... (more)

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