Ms Informed Newsletter | The Oscars, Bechdel test and actors raising awareness.
Are the Oscars still relevant? And what about diversity in film. Listen to this week's episode to stay informed about culture in 20 mins.
This Week's Show
Show Notes
The Guardian on German actors’ corona video
DW on the German actors’ corona video
The Guardian on celebrities during the pandemic
Indiewire on why movies are no longer king
Vanity fair on why Hollywood is over
NYT on the future of Hollywood
The Guardian on why celebrities are over
The LA blade on why the Oscars are the real losers
Feminist Frequency on women in movies
This week’s distraction
This week’s distraction is this absurd news story about a Russian man stuck on a Chinese reality tv show!
“Vladislav Ivanov, a 27-year-old part-time model from Vladivostok, was working on the show Produce Camp 2021 as a translator when producers reportedly noticed his good looks and asked him to sign up as a contestant.
Ivanov told the program he had been asked “if I’d like to try a new life” and agreed, but quickly came to regret the decision. Unable to leave on his own without breaching his contract and paying a fine, he instead begged viewers to send him home and deliberately performed poorly in the hope of being voted off.
Using the stage name Lelush, Ivanov told viewers “don’t love me, you’ll get no results”, and repeatedly pleaded with people not to vote for him. His first song was a half-hearted Russian rap, in stark contrast to the high-pop of his competitors. “Please don’t make me go to the finals, I’m tired,” he said in a later episode.”
Read more in the Guardian here or on dazed digital here
This week Madhvi has been reading
This week Madhvi has been reading the wonderful Indian writer Arundhati Roy’s long read in The Guardian about what is happening in India. Everything she writes is magic. Read the article here.
This week Rina has been reading
This week Rina started watching ‘Life in Colour with David Attenborough.’ This randomly showed up on my Netflix (maybe not randomly as it is trending worldwide) and on a whim, I clicked on it. 10/10 would recommend. It's David Attenborough what could go wrong?
This week donate to India
This week we would like to encourage all of you to donate to India! As you might have seen the covid situation is dire! Below is a list of organisations you can donate to.
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