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                                                                                     PEOPLE & ARTS Wednesday 1 august 2018

            Film inclusion report says rhetoric doesn't equal results



            By LINDSEY BAHR                                                                                                     concept, which advocates
            Associated Press                                                                                                    for  adding  five  speaking
            LOS  ANGELES  (AP)  —  De-                                                                                          roles  for  women  in  every
            spite enthusiastic discourse                                                                                        script  to  achieve  gender
            around  diversity  in  film,  a                                                                                     equity by 2020, or the inclu-
            report  from  the  University                                                                                       sion  rider,  which  is  a  con-
            of Southern California's An-                                                                                        tract  addendum  requiring
            nenberg  Inclusion  Initia-                                                                                         studios  to  hire  a  diverse
            tive  released  Tuesday  says                                                                                       crew  and  cast  for  a  proj-
            when it comes to the num-                                                                                           ect.  Frances  McDormand
            bers,  little  has  changed.                                                                                        popularized  the  term  by
            The  most  popular  movies                                                                                          mentioning it in her Oscars
            are still largely the domain                                                                                        acceptance speech.
            of  white,  straight,  able-                                                                                        Although  many  in  the  in-
            bodied  men,  both  in  front                                                                                       dustry have embraced the
            of the camera and behind.                                                                                           concept of inclusion riders,
            The percentage of female     This image released by Lucasfilm shows Daisy Ridley as Rey in "Star Wars: The Last Jedi."   like Michael B. Jordan, Matt
            characters  with  speaking                                                                         Associated Press  Damon,  Ben  Affleck  and
            parts  in  the  top  100  films                                                                                     Paul  Feig  and  others  who
            has  remained  largely  un-  alized,  which  the  report  ourselves  in  another  year  affected every level of the  run production companies,
            changed  at  or  around  30  calls  an  epidemic  of  invis-  where  almost  nothing  has  entertainment industry over  some  have  criticized  the
            percent  over  the  past  de-  ibility. In 2017, 64 of the top  changed."  said  Dr.  Stacy  the  past  nine  months,  any  idea saying it is potentially
            cade,  according  to  the  100 films did not include a  L. Smith, Founding Director  statistically  significant  im-  illegal.  Smith  says  that  the
            report  released  Tuesday.  single Latina character, 65  of the Annenberg Inclusion  pact will likely not be seen  critics  misunderstand  the
            And  in  survey  of  the  top  were missing Asian females,  Initiative. "In the aggregate,  on screen for another year  concept and should speak
            100 films of 2017, a year in  and 43 were devoid of any  Hollywood  isn't  embracing  or more.                      to  employment  attorneys
            which  the  top  three  were  black  female  characters.  any solution. It's business as  "As  Time's  Up  focuses  on  to  understand  how  to  ex-
            the  female-led  "Star  Wars:  78 films were without a fe-  usual or embracing the sta-  safety,  equity  and  dignity,  ecute it.
            The Last Jedi," ''Beauty and  male character with a dis-  tus quo as usual."           we  need  to  be  looking  to  "The  spirit  of  the  inclusion
            the  Beast"  and  "Wonder  ability and 94 absent of an  The  Annenberg  Inclusion  2019 and 2020 for the major  rider  was  to  get  people
            Woman,"  only  33  featured  LGBT  female.  The  report  Initiative has been tracking  changes  where  Time's  Up  to  realize  that  the  world
            women  in  a  lead  or  co-  calls it an epidemic of invis-  and examining the top 100  exerts its influence and we  we see on screen is imbal-
            lead.  Four  of  those  were  ibility.                    films every year since 2007  see a shift in hiring practices  anced and there are ways
            from  an  underrepresented  "It  was  an  unprecedented  leading  to  a  database  of  for the first time," Smith said.  to address this," Smith said.
            group,  and  five  were  over  year  where  you  had  the  1,100 films and 48,757 char-  "Until hiring changes, these  "The solution is to hire differ-
            the age of 45.               top  spots  at  the  domestic  acters.                    numbers will not move."      ently. An inclusion rider isn't
            Women  of  color  are  still  box office driven by female  And while the Time's Up and  The  report  suggests  solu-  needed to do that."q
            among  the  most  margin-    leads,  and  yet  we  find  #MeToo  movements  have  tions like the "just add five"


             Review: On 'Vicious,' Halestorm rides on elevated thrash-pop


             By PABLO ARAUZ PENA                                                                   Lzzy's  vocals  really  dazzle  to a catchy chorus. It's an
             Associated Press                                                                      on  this  one.  The  front-  easy  head-banger  that
             Halestorm,  "Vicious"  (At-                                                           woman's ferocity seems to  doesn't  lose  intensity  even
             lantic)                                                                               embody the vocal stylings  during its more pop-heavy
             "Vicious"  comes  five  years                                                         of metal legends like Ron-  parts.
             after Halestorm's Grammy-                                                             nie James Dio and Lemmy  But  the  band  also  knows
             winning  hit  "Love  Bites  (So                                                       from  Motorhead  only  with  how  to  change  a  pace
             Do I)" became the group's                                                             her  truly  distinct  Halestorm  when it comes down to it.
             standing  claim  to  main-                                                            touch.                      "Conflicted"  is  an  ode  to
             stream  fame.  Produced                                                               The  four-piece  starts  it  out  indecision,  set  by  a  grind-
             by  Nick  Raskulinecz,  who                                                           even-handed by summon-      ing mood in a slower tem-
             has worked with bands like                                                            ing the forces of nature in  po  while  emphasizing  the
             Foo  Fighters  and  Alice  in                                                         "Black Vultures," painting a  cleaner,  rootsy-rock  gui-
             Chains,  "Vicious"  is  a  jump                                                       sonic picture of flying scav-  tars.  Lzzy  gets  outwardly
             in  sonic  variety  since  the                                                        engers circling the sky. The  sensual on "Do Not Disturb,"
             band's  third  full-length  al-                                                       song  rotates  between  its  while  the  final  track,  "The
             bum,  "Into  the  Wild  Life,"                                                        flashy  modes  of  thrash  to  Silence,"  ends  the  album
             topped  the  rock  charts  in                                                         more  melodic  sensibilities  on an audibly lighter note
             2015.                                                                                 while  Lzzy  unabashedly  as  an  acoustic  ballad  to
             The  new  album  stays  true                                                          wails words of survival.    a  love  lost.While  "Vicious"
             to  the  band's  long-stand-                                                          "Uncomfortable"  may  be  does  contain  a  share  of
             ing creative elements. The                                                            one  of  the  album's  stron-  fillers, it doesn't fall short of
             cryptic  but  assertive  atti-  This cover image released by Atlantic Records shows "Vicious,"   gest tracks. The song starts  what  a  solid  metal  album
             tude  of  Lzzy  Hale's  diverse   the latest release by Halestorm.                    out  as  a  shredder  with  a  should do — beat the heck
             vocal  range  and  raunchy                                           Associated Press  rhythm  that  chugs  behind  out  of  traditional  musical
             guitar  riffs  team  up  well   tar  work  and  Josh  Smith's  sive  guitar  sound  up  a   chunky  guitar  riffs  before  niceties with powerful son-
             with  her  brother  Arejay's   thumping bass walks.      notch  with  more  polished,   Lzzy  spits  her  spiel  like  fire  ic blasts and metaphorical
             locomotive     percussion,   On  "Vicious,"  the  group  virtuoso axe-playing.        following  an  illuminated  fists of tough, lightning-fast
             Joe  Hottinger's  sharp  gui-  takes  their  raw  and  abra-  It's  also  worth  noting  that   bridge  that  adds  nuance  rock 'n' roll.q
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