Almost 90, This Chicana Hidden Figure Shapes The Future With Her Courageous Past

"Uncompromised: The Lupe Anguiano Story" - Front Cover

"There is a new biography, Uncompromised: The Lupe Anguiano Story, recently published about a Chicana who has been an activist for 60 years.  Her book should be used in Chicana/Chicano Studies and Women's Studies throughout the country," says Lora Jo Foo (Author, Attorney, Activist).

Lupe was a Catholic nun for 15 years only to be forced out of the order when she became involved in the Prop 64 fight against housing discrimination and wearing her habit, picketed the Cardinal's office in protest of the church's position.  

She and Dolores Huerta were the highest-ranking female organizers in the early years of the UFW.  Gloria Steinem and Bella Abzug were her contemporaries and she worked with them to form the National Women's Political Caucus and for passage of the ERA.  

She did amazing work in San Antonio, Texas on getting women off welfare and into sustainable jobs and her program was replicated in Washington State, Colorado, New York, etc.  She worked in Washington, D.C. for the Johnson and Carter administrations.  She is an incredible woman who in the 1960s was grappling with both Mexican-American and feminist issues.  

⏩ This year she turned 89 and is still very active.  

In 2015, when she was 85 she gave Ms. Foo an environmental toxic tour of Oxnard in Ventura County.  "This is an amazing woman whose story needs to get out there," said Ms. Foo.

Lupe Anguiano, UFW, Circa 1968

The scope of this book is the life of Lupe Anguiano from birth until the age of 80. It was compiled from fifty exclusive recorded interviews conducted with Lupe and key people in her life by Debora Wright. 

Some of these interviews were conducted while traveling with Lupe to the places of her childhood as well as to San Antonio, the site of her most significant life experience. 

These transcribed interviews were further augmented by an in-depth study of the Lupe Anguiano papers archived at the UCLA Chicano Studies Research Center. 

Author Debora Wright uses her keen sense of history and her subject's own words to reveal Lupe Anguiano's loves, sacrifices, victories, failures and deepest thoughts.  

By far her most successful achievement was in the area of Welfare Reform. Lupe believed that welfare was a trap and disrespectful of women. She gained national media recognition including a "Getting Off Welfare" segment on "60 Minutes" presented by Harry Reasoner and she received the support of several presidents for her groundbreaking work in welfare reform that spread throughout the United States. 

Lupe Anguiano's solution to welfare is still relevant today. And in fact, the Center for Work Education and Employment (CWEE) in Colorado is thriving by following the model Lupe developed over 35 years ago.

The book includes the adulatory remarks of Gloria Steinem and Henry Cisneros at the Lupe Anguiano Archive Event at UCLA.

Uncompromised: The Lupe Anguiano Story is available on Amazon.com. 

⏩ 50% of all revenue from Amazon sales of Uncompromised: The Lupe Anguiano Story go to The Lupe Anguiano Leadership Scholarship Fund at UCLA to support undergraduate and graduate students at UCLA who are the next generation of leaders working toward the advancement of Mexican Americans in society.

Debbie Wright - Author of "Uncompromised: The Lupe Anguiano Story" (image via lupeanguiano.com)

About the Author:

(Via lupeanguiano.com)

Debbie Wright, a native of Pittsburgh, PA, has been a news writer in the fields of finance, education, food and restaurants, an industrial film producer, an executive producer of automotive shows, a marketing executive, and continues to write while also working as a Regional Finance Market Manager for a major car manufacturer. 

When Debbie met and got to know the remarkable Lupe Anguiano several years ago, she realized that she had to use her writing skills and experience to tell the story of this unsung heroine and her courageous fight for equality, justice and dignity for all. 

Debbie lives in Thousand Oaks, CA with her husband Steve.

SOURCE: Debora Wright

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Hornet Launches "True Colors" Campaign Celebrating The Evolution of the LGBTQ Experience from Past to Present

Every community has a story. #HornetTrueColors

Hornet, the world's premier gay social network, today debuted its "True Colors" campaign to celebrate the inspiring stories of LGBTQ individuals whose relationships propagated the advancement of the community by living boldly and fighting courageously despite enormous risks and societal opposition.

⏩ The centerpiece of the Hornet "True Colors" campaign is a video featuring a collection of colorized black-and-white 19th and 20th century photos of LGBTQ personalities. 

The video's chronological journey spans subjects from the once-romantically-linked Oscar Wilde and Lord Alfred Douglas, through 20th century images of WWII service members to early trans activists Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera, and culminating in a photo-to-video transition featuring present-day married couple, Rob Smith and Misha Safronov, of Instagram fame who are shown as the subjects of a Hornet Stories video within the Hornet app.

"As a global media company dedicated to enabling LGBTQ individuals to make meaningful connections, Hornet has created the #HornetTrueColors project as a storytelling vehicle to connect younger community members to the history of those who came before," says Christof Wittig, Hornet Chief Executive Officer and Co-Founder. "The 'True Colors' theme reflects Hornet's commitment to empowering the safe, free expression of LGBTQ identity worldwide."

Matthew Adam Smith, Hornet SVP Global Sales adds: "We created the Hornet 'True Colors' campaign to remind every member of our community, our allies and the marketplace, we are all connected to an important and evolving mission--and Hornet is here to empower that journey."

⏩ Cyndi Lauper's iconic 1980s classic and gay LGBTQ anthem, True Colors, serves as the video's musical score as performed by the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles. 

Every community has a story. #HornetTrueColors

The Hornet "True Colors" video concludes with the message "The gay community has a story — let's keep writing it together," calling for viewers to share their own images and stories at Hornet.com/TrueColors.  

The campaign will also be featured on Hornet social media profiles and supported with exclusive content as part of Hornet Stories.

Every community has a story. #HornetTrueColors

SOURCE: Hornet Networks

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Hivemind Acquires Hit Comic Series GIDEON FALLS for TV Adaptation

Gideon Falls, the hit comic series from New York Times best-selling writer Jeff Lemire and illustrator Andrea Sorrentino, will soon be coming to television in partnership with Hivemind

Hivemind today announced that it has won an intense multi-studio bidding war and acquired the rights to bring the hit Image Comics comic book series, GIDEON FALLS, to television in partnership with co-creators Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino. 

Hivemind's Jason Brown, Sean Daniel, Kathy Lingg and Dinesh Shamdasani will executive produce the series alongside co-creators Lemire and Sorrentino with high-level creative talent already circling the project.

An atmospheric thriller colliding rural mystery and urban horror, the series follows an ensemble cast of seemingly random strangers – a washed-up Catholic priest, an uncompromising female sheriff, and a young recluse obsessed with unraveling a conspiracy buried in his city's trash – as they become drawn into a mystery connected to a long-forgotten local legend.

Established in 2018, Hivemind is the new production entity from long-time producing partners Sean Daniel and Jason Brown, Bad Robot veteran Kathy Linggand former Valiant Entertainment CEO & Chief Creative Officer Dinesh Shamdasani. 

Dedicated to partnering with high-level creative talent and globally recognized intellectual properties from the worlds of science fiction, fantasy, horror, comic books, video games, anime, and more, 

Hivemind recently inked a first-look deal with Amazon Studios. GIDEON FALLS marks a major new rights acquisition for the label, which will develop the series as an hour-long horror drama based on Lemire and Sorrentino's repeatedly sold-out, critically acclaimed comic title of the same name that instantly became one of 2018's biggest breakout hits upon its debut in March.

"GIDEON FALLS is psychological horror told with a deeply humanistic touch, a story about imperfect people who confront their own demons – imagined and supernatural alike," said Hivemind Co-President Jason Brown. "It is this kind of expertly fashioned, character-focused genre storytelling that inspired us to form Hivemind, and it is our mission to collaborate with world-class authors, artists, and rights holders like Jeff and Andrea to bring their stories to the screen in an authentic way."

GIDEON FALLS is the latest property to join Hivemind's quickly expanding roster of film and television projects. 

⏩ The company currently produces the acclaimed science fiction series The Expanse – which recently made a historic move to Amazon – as well as Netflix's upcoming adaptation of The Witcher, based on the series of novels that inspired the best-selling game franchise. Its next feature film will be Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark with producer/co-writer Guillermo del Toro and director André Øvredal, which begins production this summer.

"GIDEON FALLS is a story that is very near to our hearts, and Andrea and I could not be more excited to be partnering with Hivemind to bring the terror, and the story of Fred, Norton and The Black Barn, to an even wider audience," said series co-creator and writer Jeff Lemire.

"It's great to imagine GIDEON FALLS, and all these characters whom we've been working so hard to realize in the graphic novel, now coming to life on TV screens," added series co-creator and artist Andrea Sorrentino.

GIDEON FALLS will also notably re-team Lemire with producer Dinesh Shamdasani, who joins Hivemind as Co-President. Lemire and Shamdasani previously collaborated on multiple best-selling comics projects, including The Valiant and Bloodshot Reborn, during his time at the helm of Valiant Entertainment, which Shamdasani departed following a major acquisition in early 2018. 

In addition to his duties at Hivemind, Shamdasani is also currently producing a big-screen adaptation of the Bloodshot comic book series for Sony Pictures with star Vin Diesel, director Dave Wilson, and Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Eric Heisserer that is set to begin filming this summer.

"GIDEON FALLS is one of the most inventive stories anywhere in comics today, colliding a psychologically complex and intellectually nuanced cast against a stark and terrifying terrain of science fiction and horror," said Shamdasani. "It's no surprise that it comes from the brilliant minds of two of the most talented creators in the comics medium – Jeff Lemire and Andrea Sorrentino – or that it sparked a massive multi-studio bidding war."

"GIDEON FALLS" - The Comic Book: Sneak Preview (Via Image Comics)

About Jeff Lemire & Andrea Sorrentino:

New York Times best-selling and award-winning author Jeff Lemire is the creator of such iconic graphic novels as Essex County, Sweet Tooth, Underwater Welder, and Roughneck, as well as the co-creator of Descender with Dustin Nguyen, Black Hammer with Dean Ormston and Plutona with Emi Lenox. Having won the American Library Association's prestigious Alex Award – recognizing books for adults with specific teen appeal – Lemire has been nominated for eight Eisner awards, seven Harvey awards, and eight Shuster awards.

Best-selling and acclaimed Italian artist Andrea Sorrentino was named IGN's Best Comic Artist of 2012 and, in the years since, has contributed to some of Marvel and DC Comics' greatest properties, including X-Men, Wolverine: Old Man Logan, Secret Empire, and Green Arrow. He is currently working full time on GIDEON FALLS, while still also providing covers for Marvel and DC Comics.

"GIDEON FALLS" - The Comic Book: Sneak Preview (Via Image Comics)

About Image Comics:

Image Comics is a comic book and graphic novel publisher founded in 1992 by a collective of bestselling artists. Image has since gone on to become one of the largest comics publishers in the United States. 

Image currently has six individuals on the Board of Directors: Robert Kirkman, Erik Larsen, Todd McFarlane, Marc Silvestri, Jim Valentino, and Eric Stephenson. It consists of five major houses: Todd McFarlane Productions, Top Cow Productions, Shadowline Comics, Skybound Entertainment, and Image Central. 

Image publishes comics and graphic novels in nearly every genre, sub-genre, and style imaginable. It offers science fiction, fantasy, romance, horror, crime fiction, historical fiction, humor and more by the finest artists and writers working in the medium today. 

⏩ For more information, visit imagecomics.com.

"GIDEON FALLS" - The Comic Book: Sneak Preview (Via Image Comics)

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Singing Superstar Celine Dion at Tokyo Dome for First Japanese Performance in Twelve Years

Celine Dion performs to a sold-out crowd inside the Tokyo Dome on June 26, 2018

Legendary icon and Las Vegas resident performer Celine Dion launched her 22-city tour across the Asian-Pacific region with a spectacular two-hour, sold out performance inside the Tokyo Dome last night. 

The tour is the latest milestone in a 15-year history of collaboration and partnership between Caesars Entertainment and Celine Dion, who began her first residency "A New Day…" at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace (Las Vegas) in 2003. 

Since that time, Celine has performed over 1,000 shows to over four million fans at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, and will continue to add to this number with her current residency, "Celine." 

⏩ While her Las Vegas residency performances usually run for 90 minutes, last night's show lasted for approximately two hours.

"Caesars Entertainment is the global leader in creating world-class live entertainment experiences and we are delighted that we helped bring Celine Dionback to Japan for the first time in 12 years," said Mark Frissora, President and Chief Executive Officer of Caesars Entertainment. "Live Entertainment has been key to our success as the preeminent Integrated Resort (IR) operator. With the IR legislation reaching its final stages, we hope this concert demonstrates our commitment to developing meaningful partnerships in Japan."

The Honorable Richard L. Armitage, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of State and President of Armitage International, Caesars Entertainment executives and Kara Bue, Armitage International founding partner and member of Caesars' Japan Advisory Committee, together with Celine Dion prior to her performance at Tokyo Dome.

Caesars Entertainment executives Steven Tight, President of International Development, Jan Jones Blackhurst, Executive Vice President of Government Relations & Corporate Responsibility,  William Shen, Senior Vice President & Managing Director of Korea & Japan, and members of Caesars' Japan Advisory Council were in Tokyo for the event.

"I am so pleased that Caesars Entertainment was able to be part of this special performance," said Steve Tight, President of International Development. "Entertainment for the whole family is at the core of Caesars Entertainment, and it was a delight to see such a wide range of people enjoying Celine's concert. Shows like this take place at Caesars Entertainment Integrated Resorts every day, so I hope this concert gave the audience a real taste of the type of entertainment you can expect at a Japanese Entertainment Resort."

Caesars Entertainment's vision is to build a world-class Integrated Resort which would bring world-class entertainment to Japanese audiences while also showcasing Japanese culture and entertainment to visitors from all over the world.

Celine Dion during her spectacular two-hour performance inside the Tokyo Dome

Key facts about Celine Dion residency at Caesars Palace:

• The Colosseum at Caesars Palace was built exclusively for Celine Dion's residency, "A New Day…," which began in March 2003.
• Celine performed a total of 717 times during her first residency, which ran from March 2003 until December 2007.
• Ongoing performances are taking place during Celine's second residency, "Celine", which began in March 2011. 
• Celine performed her 1,000th show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace on October 8, 2016.

To celebrate the event, Caesars Entertainment gave away three pairs of concert tickets to lucky winners through a tie up with women's lifestyle magazine CREA. 

Caesars Entertainment also created a Colosseum-inspired pop-up photo booth at the venue to commemorate its 15-year relationship with Celine Dion, where concertgoers had the opportunity to take a photo alongside an image of Celine performing at the iconic venue against the Las Vegas skyline.

SOURCE: Caesars Entertainment

Holy Sh*t Balls!; The Deadpool 2 Score Soundtrack Is Now Available For Vinyl Pre-Order

Deadpool 2 Original Motion Picture Score's official vinyl release is on August 17, 2018 (PRNewsfoto/Sony Music Masterworks)

Fans of the Deadpool 2 Original Motion Picture Score (released via Sony Music Masterworks) can get excited for its official vinyl release on August 17, 2018. Now available for pre-order on Amazon, the first ever "parental guidance" labeled score album in history can be purchased as a 180-gram single-disc picture vinyl record. 

The score features music from award-winning composer, Tyler Bates (John Wick, Guardians of the Galaxy, Watchmen) and contains popular explicit numbers such as "Holy S*** Balls" and "Make the Whole World our B****".  

Billboard says "the score…matches the smart-ass spirit of the franchise."

⏩ BTW, You can listen to "Holy Sh*t Balls" in this previous  (and almost similar...) post of ours 😏

If a 2-month wait period seems daunting, stream or download the album ahead of the August 17 release, and follow @SonyMasterworks to be the first to find out about news and upcoming releases.

Directed by David Leitch, and written by Rhett Reese & Paul Wernick & Ryan Reynolds, the movie stars Ryan Reynolds, Josh Brolin, Morena Baccarin, Julian Dennison, Zazie Beetz, T.J. Miller, Brianna Hildebrand and Jack Kesy.

Deadpool 2 Original Motion Picture Score (Via LoupDargent.info)

About Tyler Bates:

With an innate understanding of an environment's power, perhaps it's no coincidence that Tyler Bates has become not only an artisan at architecting music for film, television, and video games, but an in-demand multi-instrumentalist, writer, and producer. 

Through the nineties, he logged 1,200-plus live shows in his bands, including Pet, released on Igloo/Atlantic Records, under the guidance of Tori Amos, before segueing into the world of film score. He started to make waves by creating the audio backdrop for the popular Zack Snyder Dawn of the Dead reboot in 2004 followed by his soundtrack for the filmmaker's 300.

By 2017, he worked on the most successful franchises in recent memory: Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy and John Wick. In addition to composing for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 1 & Vol. 2 and winning a BMI Film Music Award for the first, he co-wrote and produced a fan favorite "disco version" of "Guardians Inferno" [feat. David Hasselhoff], performed the second installment's score at the 2017 MOSMA Festival in Spain, and crafted the music for the Disney California Adventure attraction Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission Breakout!

Meanwhile, John Wick: Chapter 2 represents the nexus of his work as a composer, performer, and songwriter. He penned the closing credits tune "A Job To Do" alongside legendary Alice In Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell and performed on-screen during the climactic "Rock Opera" sequence, rocking a guitar-viol on stage with Le Castle Vania and Nostalghia. 

Samurai Jack offered a similar experience. After overseeing score production for Samurai Jack with composers, Joanne Higginbottom and Dieter Hartmann, he took the stage to perform a suite of the score at a sold-out Ace Theatre concert.

Samurai Jack is just one of his many TV credits. His sonic presence can also be felt throughout Netflix's The Punisher, Showtime's Californication, Audience Network's Kingdom, WGN America's Salem, and more as well as video games such as Killzone: Shadow Fall, God of War: Ascension, Army of Two: The 40th Day, and most recently Crossfire.

2014 saw the birth of a powerful partnership with Marilyn Manson, touring the world. After meeting on a Californication performance, Bates went on to co-write and produce the 2015 epic, The Pale Emperor and the follow up in 2017, Heaven Upside Down. A runaway worldwide success, it achieved the Top 10 of the BillboardTop 200 at #6 and earned widespread critical acclaim with Rolling Stone hailing it as the "#1 Metal Album of 2015."

Bates handled music for the blockbuster Atomic Blonde starring Academy Award winner Charlize Theron. For the project, he also produced Health's cover of "Blue Monday" and re-invigorated and revitalized Ministry's "Stigmata" with Manson for key sequences in the film. 

On the big screen, he can be heard in the critically acclaimed The Belko Experiment as well as Public and 24 Hours to Live, while his voice permeates NETFLIX's The Punisher and Season 2 of The Exorcist.

DEADPOOL 2 (OMPS) Vinyl tracklist:
SIDE A	7. Holy S*** Balls	13. Docking	20. Cable Flashback
1. X-Men Arrive	8. Mutant Convoy	14. Make the Whole World our B****	21. Genuine High Grade Lead
2. Fighting Dirty	9. The Name is Cable	15. Pity D***	22. Courage Mother F*****
3. Hello Super Powers	10. Sorry for Your Loss	16. Knock Knock
4. Escape	11. You Can't Stop this Mother F*****	17. Let Me In
5. Vanessa	SIDE B	18. Maximum Effort
6. Weasel Interrogation	12. Ice Box	19. The Orphanage

SOURCE: Sony Music Masterworks

"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" Takes Gigantic Bite Out Of Global Box Office In 3D With 53% Of Estimated $711M+ Worldwide Gross Coming From 3D Ticket Sales

"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (Still from trailer)

Approximately 53% of all global ticket sales for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom has come from the 3D format, with a significant portion of the business driven by the world largest 3D company RealD. 

A staggering $380 million has been generated by total 3D ticket sales and 28% of all 3D transactions have been purchased for RealD equipped theaters resulting in $105 million in RealD ticket sales.

Director J.A. Bayona and star Chris Pratt have both enthusiastically endorsed and supported the way the film was executed and enhanced in 3D.

"This is the kind of epic summer adventure film that is meant to be seen and experienced in RealD 3D and it is clear that moviegoers worldwide want to see these juggernauts with their 3D glasses on," said Travis Reid, President of Worldwide Cinema and Chief Operating Officer for RealD. "Universal, Amblin and especially the stars and filmmakers did a fantastic job promoting this film and communicating that the 3D was an exceptional experience and that always makes a difference, especially with a film like this."

"With the worldwide success of recent films like Avengers: Infinity War, which crossed $800 million in 3D grosses worldwide and earlier this year Ready Player One, audiences have shown that 3D is still an important entertainment upgrade and preference on the right tentpole titles when they go to the theater," said Reid. "Universal has been a great supporter of 3D on the Jurassic Park franchise and we could not be more thrilled for the huge rewards they are reaping all around the world."

"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" - Poster (Via RealD)

About Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom: 

It's been three years since theme park and luxury resort Jurassic World was destroyed by dinosaurs out of containment.  

Isla Nublar now sits abandoned by humans while the surviving dinosaurs fend for themselves in the jungles.

When the island's dormant volcano begins roaring to life, Owen (Chris Pratt) and Claire (Bryce Dallas Howard) mount a campaign to rescue the remaining dinosaurs from this extinction-level event.  

Owen is driven to find Blue, his lead raptor who's still missing in the wild, and Claire has grown a respect for these creatures she now makes her mission.  

Arriving on the unstable island as lava begins raining down, their expedition uncovers a conspiracy that could return our entire planet to a perilous order not seen since prehistoric times.

With all of the wonder, adventure and thrills synonymous with one of the most popular and successful series in cinema history, this all-new motion-picture event sees the return of favorite characters and dinosaurs—along with new breeds more awe-inspiring and terrifying than ever before.  

"Welcome to Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom."

Stars Pratt and Howard return alongside executive producers Steven Spielberg and Colin Trevorrow for Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom.  

They are joined by co-stars James Cromwell, Ted Levine, Justice Smith, Geraldine Chaplin, Daniella Pineda, Toby Jones, Rafe Spall and Isabella Sermon, while BD Wong and Jeff Goldblum reprise their roles.

Directed by J.A. Bayona (The Impossible), the epic action-adventure is written by Jurassic World's director, Colin Trevorrow, and its co-writer, Derek Connolly.  

Producers Frank Marshall and Pat Crowley once again partner with Spielberg and Trevorrow in leading the filmmakers for this stunning installment.  

Belén Atienza joins the team as a producer. 

"Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom" (Via RealD)

SOURCE: RealD

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