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TO BE TAKEI

Release Date: 8/22/2014

 

About Over seven decades, actor and activist George Takei boldly journeyed from a WWII internment camp, to the helm of the starship Enterprise, to the daily news feeds of five million Facebook fans. Join George and his husband Brad on this star's playful and profound trek for life, liberty, and love. (C) Official Site






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by Michael Major - October 04, 2023

MY LOST FREEDOM is George Takei’s story about his years growing up in those camps. It is about how his parents kept the family safe in their new “homes”—the Santa Anita racetrack, swampy Camp Rohwer, and desolate Tule Lake. Takei entered the camps at the age of five and would remain there until the ...
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by Michael Major - March 27, 2023

“11 O’Clock Number” features songs from Wicked, Rent, Once on This Island, Waitress, Miss Saigon, Aspects of Love, A Chorus Line, Ghost: The Musical, The Last Five Years, The Greatest Showman and The Color Purple. Watch the trailer video for the new web-series now!...
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by Michael Major - March 01, 2023

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by Michael Major - July 06, 2022

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Gold House, the premier nonprofit collective of Asian & Pacific Islander cultural leaders, debuts a suite of ventures on representation, economic, and individual empowerment amidst record-high attacks against the API community during Asian American & Pacific Islander Heritage Month....
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by Team BWW - April 04, 2021

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'Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA' Lands in Movie Theaters Nationwide for One Night Only 'Woman in Motion: Nichelle Nichols, Star Trek and the Remaking of NASA' Lands in Movie Theaters Nationwide for One Night Only
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The inspiring true story of how renowned Star Trek actress Nichelle Nichols pioneered the NASA recruiting program to hire people of color and the first female astronauts for the space agency in the late 1970s and 1980s....
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by Sarah Jae Leiber - September 03, 2020

Disney Channel, Disney Junior and Disney XD will celebrate Halloween with spooky and fun programming for kids and families, beginning FRIDAY, OCT. 2....
16 Musicals & Plays That Deal With Social Injustice 16 Musicals & Plays That Deal With Social Injustice
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Theater has always been an outlet for creative minds to discuss the issues that plague our society, whether it's racism, income inequality, or the struggles of the LGBTQ+ community. Learn our picks for musicals and plays that deal with important social topics. ...
Ryan Murphy To Be Honored With The Vito Russo Award At The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards Ryan Murphy To Be Honored With The Vito Russo Award At The 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards
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GLAAD, the world's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) media advocacy organization, today announced that it will honor award-winning screenwriter, producer, and director Ryan Murphy with the Vito Russo Award at the 31st Annual GLAAD Media Awards at the Hilton Midtown in Ne...
AMC Networks Announces Premiere Dates for New, Returning Series and Seasonal Events Such as FEARFEST, BEST CHRISTMAS EVER AMC Networks Announces Premiere Dates for New, Returning Series and Seasonal Events Such as FEARFEST, BEST CHRISTMAS EVER
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AMC Networks announced today from the Television Critics' Association (TCA) Press Tour premiere dates for several new and returning original series, including IFC's Baroness von Sketch Show, which has been picked up for a fifth season, and programming events, including AMC's FearFest and newly expan...
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by Kaitlin Milligan - July 02, 2019

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by Kaitlin Milligan - June 07, 2019

Teri Schwartz, dean of the UCLA School of Theater, Film and Television, announced today that two-time Golden Globe-nominated actor Pierce Brosnan has been named the 2019 commencement keynote speaker. Filmmaker Julie Dash (Daughters of the Dust) will receive the Distinguished Alumni Award in Film/Tel...
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