In The Heights

Beyond Hollywood's big-budget In the Heights, colourism persists, and is rarely addressed

Colorism — or discrimination against darker-skinned people within their same ethnic group — lurks deep among pretty much all communities with varying levels of melanin. But it doesn’t get talked about, and that could be a setback for the racial justice efforts that intensified after the police killing of George Floyd last year.

As In the Heights faces colourism allegations, Hollywood's history of dealing with 'representation', explained

Even as Hollywood is focussing on diverse representation, racist casting continues as light-skinned actors are chosen more frequently than darker-skinned ones.

Rita Moreno retracts her defence against In the Heights colourism debate: 'Incredibly disappointed with myself'

Rita Moreno says she is "disappointed" in herself for being "dismissive" of the Black Latinx community while defending Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights.

In the Heights underperforms at US box office in opening weekend; A Quiet Place II nabs top spot with $11.7 mn

The opening of In the Heights was a reminder of the challenges of the marketplace, with most theatres operating at reduced capacities. Moreover, getting crowds to come out for a movie simultaneously streaming on HBO Max added another complication.

Tribeca Film Festival 2021 opens with Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights and gives New York a much-needed revitalisation, post-pandemic

Tribeca, which this year is being held two months later than usual, will be one of the biggest film festivals yet this year to go forward with a mostly in-person event. But instead of the usual theatres that are home to the festival, its primary venues this year will be outdoor screenings dispersed around the city.

From F9 to Black Widow, steady stream of blockbusters to release in US since cinema shutdown in March 2020

This summer will prove to be the biggest litmus test so far about whether habits of an average cinemagoer have changed irrevocably during the pandemic.

Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights adaptation to have world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival on 9 June

The big-screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s In the Heights will kick off the Tribeca Film Festival two days before the film opens in theatres and begins streaming.

Screen adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights to kick off Tribeca Film Festival in June

Set in New York’s Washington Heights, Jon M Chu’s In the Heights will premiere across every New York borough.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Release of Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Marvel's Morbius postponed to 2021

Ghostbusters: Afterlife and Morbius are among the latest films to have their release dates pushed back due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Coronavirus Outbreak: Warner Bros postpones summer releases Wonder Woman 1984, Lin-Manuel Miranda's In the Heights

With much of Hollywood’s spring release calendar already vacated due to the coronavirus outbreak, major summer movies are also increasingly reshuffling.