Sherlock Jr..I don’t know what I expected. For some reason, when booking my plane ticket from Chicago to Muskegon, Michigan, I just assumed it would be a “normal,” albeit probably smaller, plane that would chariot us intrepid travelers to the neighboring state. So when I turned up at O’Hare, I thought nothing of being asked to provide my weight and having my carry-on bags weighed as well, nothing of the smaller-than-usual waiting area, nothing of taking an elevator directly to the tarmac rather than descending via the usual jet bridge. The sight of the nine-seat Cessna shouldn’t have surprised me, but it did. More disconcerting was the passenger who reveled in telling the lot of us why the plane flew around Lake Michigan, not across it: in case it crashed, it could more easily be found. This seemed an appropriate way to get to the International Buster Keaton Society's 2023 Convention,...
- 2/5/2024
- MUBI
HBO’s upcoming documentary series on Shaquille O’Neal has been given a Nov. 23 premiere date, Variety has learned.
The four-part docuseries will span four weeks, with new episodes airing each Wednesday at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on HBO. Viewers will also be able to stream on HBO Max.
Hailing from director Robert Alexander, “Shaq” details the life of the legendary Lakers champion O’Neal from sports phenom to cultural figure. Per HBO, the doc “chronicles Shaq’s ascent to superstardom, as a dominant force who won four NBA championships, league Mvp honors, and changed the game. It also encompasses his life off the court, from his upbringing in a military family to his deepest personal relationships and prosperous broadcasting and business careers.”
“We kept this documentary real from the start, and I do feel like it is the most honest look into my life and career up until this point.
The four-part docuseries will span four weeks, with new episodes airing each Wednesday at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on HBO. Viewers will also be able to stream on HBO Max.
Hailing from director Robert Alexander, “Shaq” details the life of the legendary Lakers champion O’Neal from sports phenom to cultural figure. Per HBO, the doc “chronicles Shaq’s ascent to superstardom, as a dominant force who won four NBA championships, league Mvp honors, and changed the game. It also encompasses his life off the court, from his upbringing in a military family to his deepest personal relationships and prosperous broadcasting and business careers.”
“We kept this documentary real from the start, and I do feel like it is the most honest look into my life and career up until this point.
- 10/20/2022
- by BreAnna Bell
- Variety Film + TV
Mona Hammond, a former “EastEnders” star and West End trailblazer, has died. She was 91.
No cause of death has been given.
Hammond was best known for playing “EastEnders” matriarch Blossom on the long-running British soap opera as well as co-founding the Black British theater company Talawa alongside Yvonne Brewster, Carmen Munroe and Inigo Espejel in 1986.
The actor was of Chinese and Jamaican heritage, according to the Guardian, changing her name from Mavis Chin to Mona Hammond to avoid typecasting. Hammond was born in Jamaica and moved to Britain in 1959, working in an office while attending evening acting classes. Before long, she had won a scholarship to leading British acting college Rada. She graduated in 1964 and was soon gracing the boards in theaters across the country.
She also appeared in 70 roles on screen, including in comedies “The Crouches” and “Us Girls,” as well as playing Aunty Susu in sitcom “Desmond’s,” which...
No cause of death has been given.
Hammond was best known for playing “EastEnders” matriarch Blossom on the long-running British soap opera as well as co-founding the Black British theater company Talawa alongside Yvonne Brewster, Carmen Munroe and Inigo Espejel in 1986.
The actor was of Chinese and Jamaican heritage, according to the Guardian, changing her name from Mavis Chin to Mona Hammond to avoid typecasting. Hammond was born in Jamaica and moved to Britain in 1959, working in an office while attending evening acting classes. Before long, she had won a scholarship to leading British acting college Rada. She graduated in 1964 and was soon gracing the boards in theaters across the country.
She also appeared in 70 roles on screen, including in comedies “The Crouches” and “Us Girls,” as well as playing Aunty Susu in sitcom “Desmond’s,” which...
- 7/6/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
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