Pop Culturalist is excited to be partnering with National Geographic to give away tickets to an advance screening of Valley of the Boom. You and a guest will see the six-part limited series before it’s released on January 13. All the details are below. Good luck! About the Film Valley of the Boom is National Geographic’s new six-part limited series that explores the dot-com era during Silicon Valley’s unprecedented tech boom of the 1990s. Featuring a hybrid of scripted storytelling and documentary interviews, the series stars Bradley Whitford, Steve Zahn
Landing a role in Life-Size 2 is a childhood dream come true for comedian-actor Hank Chen. The self-professed Disney fanatic plays Brendan Butler, the best friend and colleague to the film’s protagonist, Grace. It’s a character that Hank made his own, having learned throughout his career that embracing his true, authentic self and voice creates opportunities in the industry. Pop Culturalist spoke with Hank about starring in the highly anticipated sequel, his experience as a gay Asian actor, and his journey as an artist. PC: Tell us about Life-Size 2,
Nick Hargrove is a breakout star of 2018, gracing our screens as Parker Caine on The CW’s reboot of the cult classic, Charmed. Like his character, his performance is charismatic and confident, brimming with an air of mystery. Having grown up right outside of Philadelphia, a popular city for the film market, Nick was exposed to the industry at a young age. It was there that he discovered his passion for acting, but it wasn’t until college that he made the decision that the traditional nine-to-five wasn’t for him. So, he
Sarah Ann Masse has forged her own path as a versatile actor, writer, and producer in New York City and Los Angeles. But as an artist and survivor, she tells stories with a purpose: Masse uses her gift for comedy to uplift, challenge ideas about gender norms, and educate her audience about how power structures shape society. Masse and her husband, British actor Nick Afka Thomas, started the comedy duo We Are Thomasse as a way to share their unique, cross-cultural perspective. Their comedy videos routinely rack up millions of