During a recent Emmys FYC conversation in Atlanta with Bmf showrunner Heather Zuhlke, stars Demetrius “Lil Meech” Flenory Jr., Da’Vinchi, Michole Briana White and Russell Hornsby — who respectively play Big Meech, Terry, and Flenory matriarch and patriarch Lucille and Charles — and executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, who had been less active with the network in recent years after several fallouts, was full of pride and commentary about the Starz drama’s current success and future plans.
There’s no denying that Jackson putting his hip hop fame and street cred behind Power, the series essentially about a drug kingpin named Ghost (Omari Hardwick) who wanted to get out the game and become a respectable businessman, changed the premium network’s fortune. Power reportedly increased Starz’s subscribers base by as much as 40 percent.
From that came three successful spinoffs — Power Book II: Ghost; Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Power Book IV: Force.
There’s no denying that Jackson putting his hip hop fame and street cred behind Power, the series essentially about a drug kingpin named Ghost (Omari Hardwick) who wanted to get out the game and become a respectable businessman, changed the premium network’s fortune. Power reportedly increased Starz’s subscribers base by as much as 40 percent.
From that came three successful spinoffs — Power Book II: Ghost; Power Book III: Raising Kanan and Power Book IV: Force.
- 5/13/2024
- by Ronda Racha Penrice
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nominations for “The 76th Annual Writers Guild Awards” were announced on Wednesday, with “Days of our Lives” and “General Hospital” competing in the Daytime Drama category. Other shows receiving nominations in various categories include “The Crown,” “Abbott Elementary,” “The Last of Us” and “Succession.” Among films, “Barbie,” “Oppenheimer” and “Killers of the Flower Moon” are looking to take home their respective trophies.
This year, “Days of our Lives” is competing against “General Hospital” after receiving a de facto win in 2023 due to no other show being nominated, and marking the show’s third consecutive win. Ron Carlivati leads the show’s writing team.
At “General Hospital,” outgoing writers Dan O’Connor and Chris Van Etten are receiving their final nominations as the show’s head writers. The two were let go in January after a shakeup behind the scenes.
Representing “Days of our Lives” is head writer Ron Carlivati, with Ryan Quan...
This year, “Days of our Lives” is competing against “General Hospital” after receiving a de facto win in 2023 due to no other show being nominated, and marking the show’s third consecutive win. Ron Carlivati leads the show’s writing team.
At “General Hospital,” outgoing writers Dan O’Connor and Chris Van Etten are receiving their final nominations as the show’s head writers. The two were let go in January after a shakeup behind the scenes.
Representing “Days of our Lives” is head writer Ron Carlivati, with Ryan Quan...
- 2/21/2024
- by Errol Lewis
- Soap Opera Network
Swirl Films and Mansa Productions announced on Wednesday the top 10 winners of its first-ever Black Life Film Festival, a showcase of short films that show “the beauty and complexities of ‘Black Life’ and what that means to individuals and society.”
The top 10 winners will receive $5,000 grants to continue their film careers and will have the opportunity to meet with executives for potential distribution deals for their project. They are:
“Black Boy Joy” by Martina Lee “MeMaw” by Zanah Thirus “Body + Son” by Chris Hamilton “Thicke” by Britt Banks “Guilty Until Proven Innocent” by Eddie Gorie “Give Us Free” by Mac Grant “She Had to Ask” by Perri Camper “Orange Morning” by Reshaun Jones “Afro” by Jenn Shaw “Bloom” by Jazmen Darnell Brown and Rashad Mubarak
The top five winners, still to be decided by a jury of Atlanta filmmakers and producers, will workshop additional projects with Swirl, Mansa and their respective creative teams.
The top 10 winners will receive $5,000 grants to continue their film careers and will have the opportunity to meet with executives for potential distribution deals for their project. They are:
“Black Boy Joy” by Martina Lee “MeMaw” by Zanah Thirus “Body + Son” by Chris Hamilton “Thicke” by Britt Banks “Guilty Until Proven Innocent” by Eddie Gorie “Give Us Free” by Mac Grant “She Had to Ask” by Perri Camper “Orange Morning” by Reshaun Jones “Afro” by Jenn Shaw “Bloom” by Jazmen Darnell Brown and Rashad Mubarak
The top five winners, still to be decided by a jury of Atlanta filmmakers and producers, will workshop additional projects with Swirl, Mansa and their respective creative teams.
- 9/10/2020
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
Ambitions star Robin Givens and creator/producer Jamey Giddens.Writer and producer Jamey Giddens made a name for himself covering soap operas for Daytime Confidential for more than a decade. His hilarious and insightful podcast commentary, and fascinating interviews, set him apart in the crowded blogosphere, not to mention the fact that he broke more news than every other soap opera journalist combined. What really made it work was his genuine love for the soaps as a lifelong viewer, combined with a deep understanding of how to tell stories as a talented writer. It was no surprise when he was asked to co-write the first season of Victoria Rowell's comedy series The Rich and the Ruthless, and earned an Indie Series Award nomination for his work. It was only a matter time before an even bigger break came his way, and it happened last year when prolific hit-maker Will Packer...
- 6/18/2019
- by Shruti Sadana
- We Love Soaps
Production is now underway in Atlanta on the much-anticipated drama Ambitions, created by Jamey Giddens and produced by Will Packer Media in association with Lionsgate and Lionsgate-owned distributor Debmar-Mercury. The multigenerational family saga features an all-star cast including Robin Givens, Essence Atkins, Brian White, Kendrick Cross, Brely Evans and Erica Page. Multiple award-winning writer/Ep Kevin Arkadie has joined as showrunner. Created by executive producer/writer Jamey Giddens (The Rich and The Ruthless) from an original idea by Packer, Ambitions will debut on Own in March 2019, with the pilot episode directed by Benny Boom.
Ambitions is centered around one woman who, having recently relocated and intent on revitalizing her marriage, finds herself going head to head with some of the most powerful and deceitful players in the city.
Robin Givens stars as ‘Stephanie Carlisle,’ the wife of Atlanta Mayor Evan Lancaster (Brian White), whose true loyalty is to her own family's prestigious law firm,...
Ambitions is centered around one woman who, having recently relocated and intent on revitalizing her marriage, finds herself going head to head with some of the most powerful and deceitful players in the city.
Robin Givens stars as ‘Stephanie Carlisle,’ the wife of Atlanta Mayor Evan Lancaster (Brian White), whose true loyalty is to her own family's prestigious law firm,...
- 11/15/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
The bar has been raised in the "uplifting" immigration drama just enough that you've got to try harder and show more than "This worthy soul from Norway / Guatemala / Vietnam / Albania went through X, Y and Z to get to this country." That tale is tired.
So "The Citizen" throws us this curve ball. Suppose the kindhearted, handsome foreigner who only wants the chance for a better life in America is a Muslim from Lebanon. Suppose the day he gets into the country, thanks to its then-lax "green card lottery" rules, is Sept. 10, 2001. How might that complicate a fairly cut-and-dried storyline?
Not enough.
Egyptian star Khaled Nabawy is Ibrahim Jarrah, who tells a little white lie to the customs guy as he hopefully shows off his green card application and enters the United States. His cousin was to meet him at the airport, but doesn't. No worries.
Within hours, he's made...
So "The Citizen" throws us this curve ball. Suppose the kindhearted, handsome foreigner who only wants the chance for a better life in America is a Muslim from Lebanon. Suppose the day he gets into the country, thanks to its then-lax "green card lottery" rules, is Sept. 10, 2001. How might that complicate a fairly cut-and-dried storyline?
Not enough.
Egyptian star Khaled Nabawy is Ibrahim Jarrah, who tells a little white lie to the customs guy as he hopefully shows off his green card application and enters the United States. His cousin was to meet him at the airport, but doesn't. No worries.
Within hours, he's made...
- 9/26/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Four join The Citizen helmed by Sam Kadi, based on a true story Cary Elwes, Agnes Bruckner, Rizwan Manji and Khaled Nabaway will star in the indie drama. Sam Kadi directs from the script by Jazmen Darnell Brown and Samir Younis, from the story by Kadi, reports Variety. In The Citizen, Nabaway plays a Lebanese immigrant who wins a green card through the U.S. lottery system. The film follows his life as he arrives in New York to claim his documents on September 10th, 2001, through his 10-year journey to obtaining citizenship in a post-911 America. This includes his detainment by homeland security and his deportation trial.
- 7/14/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
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