As someone who is obsessed with both the worlds of musical theatre and the art form of drag, it goes without saying that the musical episodes of Ru Paul’s Drag Race are always something I eagerly anticipate every season! This season’s musical challenge had the queens performing in the original production “Wig Loose” where the art form of drag was banned. Not only was this a clever interpretation of Footloose (where dancing is banned) but it also came at the perfect time as Tennessee have recently passed a bill that criminalises drag. I think for us in the UK, it is so easy for us to forget how political the art form of drag can be, so seeing a TV show tackle this devastating and real-world legislation is so powerful! Not only was this challenge cleverly political but the producers behind the episode pulled out all the stops...
- 3/31/2023
- by Rhys Payne
- Nerdly
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” season 15 continued on March 24 with the next step in the competition toward discovering “America’s next drag superstar.” Last week, the queens sang and dance on stage in the showstopping new rusical “Wigloose!” While the judges were pleased with everyone’s performances, the two that fell to the bottom of the pack were Salina EsTitties and Loosey Laduca. A fourth trip to the Lip Sync for Your Life was the end of the road for Salina while Loosey survived to shantay another day.
This week, the final five give back to the people who shape our futures by giving influential teachers the drag makeover of their dreams. Seated at the judges’ dais for episode 13 titled “Teacher Makeovers” was Emmy winning host RuPaul Charles, longtime bestie Michelle Visage, judge Ross Mathews, and music artist and “Celebrity Drag Race” alum Hayley Kiyoko.
The five queens still in the competition are: Anetra,...
This week, the final five give back to the people who shape our futures by giving influential teachers the drag makeover of their dreams. Seated at the judges’ dais for episode 13 titled “Teacher Makeovers” was Emmy winning host RuPaul Charles, longtime bestie Michelle Visage, judge Ross Mathews, and music artist and “Celebrity Drag Race” alum Hayley Kiyoko.
The five queens still in the competition are: Anetra,...
- 3/25/2023
- by John Benutty
- Gold Derby
Snoop Dogg at Opening Night Gala – Premiere Of Universal Pictures’ Queen And Slim at Tcl Chinese Theatre IMAX in Hollywood. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency
The Doggfather was in the house for a recent WWE WrestleMania 39 launch event that took over Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium.
Snoop Dogg, who performed at the venue months ago for the Super Bowl halftime show, appeared with numerous WWE superstars as part of the promotional event.
Among them were WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair and former champ Becky Lynch, who posed on opposite sides of the music legend for a photo.
Lynch wore all black, including a sleeveless top and shiny pants. She also appeared to be keeping her left arm in a sling and brace as she recovered from an injury that should have her on the shelf for several months.
Belair wore mostly black with a shiny...
The Doggfather was in the house for a recent WWE WrestleMania 39 launch event that took over Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium.
Snoop Dogg, who performed at the venue months ago for the Super Bowl halftime show, appeared with numerous WWE superstars as part of the promotional event.
Among them were WWE Raw Women’s Champion Bianca Belair and former champ Becky Lynch, who posed on opposite sides of the music legend for a photo.
Lynch wore all black, including a sleeveless top and shiny pants. She also appeared to be keeping her left arm in a sling and brace as she recovered from an injury that should have her on the shelf for several months.
Belair wore mostly black with a shiny...
- 8/13/2022
- by Matt Couden
- Monsters and Critics
After making a deal with Amazon for his last directorial feature, “Chi-Raq,” Spike Lee is transitioning to TV on Netflix.
“She’s Gotta Have It,” an adaptation of Lee’s first joint (per Netflix’s official release), will be released on the streaming giant this Thanksgiving. The release date was set in a teaser trailer (below) first shown during the Bet Awards.
Read More: ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ Series Based On Spike Lee Film Coming To Netflix
Lee is directing every episode of the first season, which centers on Nola Darling, a Brooklyn-based artist in her late 20s struggling to define herself. She’s dividing her time among her friends, her job, and her three lovers — labeled as proper nouns — The Cultured Model, Greer Childs; The Protective Investment Banker, Jamie Overstreet; and Da Original B-Boy Sneakerhead, Mars Blackmon.
The series serves as a contemporary update of the original 1986 film.
“She’s Gotta Have It,” an adaptation of Lee’s first joint (per Netflix’s official release), will be released on the streaming giant this Thanksgiving. The release date was set in a teaser trailer (below) first shown during the Bet Awards.
Read More: ‘She’s Gotta Have It’ Series Based On Spike Lee Film Coming To Netflix
Lee is directing every episode of the first season, which centers on Nola Darling, a Brooklyn-based artist in her late 20s struggling to define herself. She’s dividing her time among her friends, her job, and her three lovers — labeled as proper nouns — The Cultured Model, Greer Childs; The Protective Investment Banker, Jamie Overstreet; and Da Original B-Boy Sneakerhead, Mars Blackmon.
The series serves as a contemporary update of the original 1986 film.
- 6/26/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Today’s modern television culture has opened the floodgates for all sorts of creatives. In the past, TV was a medium that was oftentimes creatively constricting, and as such, many auteurs stuck to film, where their visions could flourish. The past decade has seen a definite shift away from episodic storytelling to more serialized content — content that could exist in an ongoing format or as a limited series.
This has attracted a good number of filmmakers and actors to the medium, who see unique opportunities. The latest filmmaker to make the jump from film to TV is Spike Lee, the director of such films as Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, Inside Man, Bamboozled, and He Got Game. Now, according to Deadline, Netflix has just ordered a series from Spike Lee. The project: 10-episode re-imagining of Lee’s 1986 breakout film She’s Gotta Have It.
Here's what the outlet said...
This has attracted a good number of filmmakers and actors to the medium, who see unique opportunities. The latest filmmaker to make the jump from film to TV is Spike Lee, the director of such films as Malcolm X, Do the Right Thing, Inside Man, Bamboozled, and He Got Game. Now, according to Deadline, Netflix has just ordered a series from Spike Lee. The project: 10-episode re-imagining of Lee’s 1986 breakout film She’s Gotta Have It.
Here's what the outlet said...
- 9/15/2016
- by Joseph Medina
- LRMonline.com
Tony Sokol Sep 16, 2016
Spike Lee is set to direct and produce a 10-episode Netflix remake of his debut feature, She’s Gotta Have It...
Spike Lee is coming to TV. Netflix ordered 10-episode series based on Lee’s debut feature movie She's Gotta Have It.
Netflix says the She’s Gotta Have It series will be a contemporary remake of the film and Lee will direct all 10 half-hour episodes. He will also executive produce with wife Tonya Lewis Lee. The project was originally set up at Showtime two years ago.
Lee put out the following statement:
"She’s Gotta Have It Has A Very Special Place In My Heart. We Shot This Film In 12 Days (2 Six Day Weeks) Way Back In The Back Back Of The Hot Summer Of 1985 For A Mere Total of $175,000. Funds That We Begged, Borrowed and Whatnot To Get That Money. This Is The 1st Official...
Spike Lee is set to direct and produce a 10-episode Netflix remake of his debut feature, She’s Gotta Have It...
Spike Lee is coming to TV. Netflix ordered 10-episode series based on Lee’s debut feature movie She's Gotta Have It.
Netflix says the She’s Gotta Have It series will be a contemporary remake of the film and Lee will direct all 10 half-hour episodes. He will also executive produce with wife Tonya Lewis Lee. The project was originally set up at Showtime two years ago.
Lee put out the following statement:
"She’s Gotta Have It Has A Very Special Place In My Heart. We Shot This Film In 12 Days (2 Six Day Weeks) Way Back In The Back Back Of The Hot Summer Of 1985 For A Mere Total of $175,000. Funds That We Begged, Borrowed and Whatnot To Get That Money. This Is The 1st Official...
- 9/15/2016
- Den of Geek
Netflix is officially a Spike Lee joint.
The streamer has placed a 10-episode series order for "She’s Gotta Have It", a contemporary remake of Lee’s 1985 seminal debut feature film. Lee will direct all 10 half-hour episodes and serve as an Ep with his producer-wife Tonya Lewis Lee.
The project had originally been eyed at Showtime.
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The series, similar to the film, centers on Nola Darling, a Brooklyn-based artist in her late twenties struggling to define herself and divide her time amongst her Friends, her Job and her Three Lovers: The Cultured Model,...
The streamer has placed a 10-episode series order for "She’s Gotta Have It", a contemporary remake of Lee’s 1985 seminal debut feature film. Lee will direct all 10 half-hour episodes and serve as an Ep with his producer-wife Tonya Lewis Lee.
The project had originally been eyed at Showtime.
Related Alison Brie Lands Lead in G.L.O.W., Netflix’s 1980s-Set Wrestling Comedy
The series, similar to the film, centers on Nola Darling, a Brooklyn-based artist in her late twenties struggling to define herself and divide her time amongst her Friends, her Job and her Three Lovers: The Cultured Model,...
- 9/15/2016
- TVLine.com
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