Who doesn’t love watching a series that tells the true-life (or at least somewhat true-life) stories of real people? That’s what HBO’s hit series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” provides for NBA fans, Angelenos and TV viewers alike.
“Winning Time” doesn’t feature any of the real-life people that the series depicts, though some of the actors bear striking resemblances to their counterparts.
The show has a massive cast, with Quincy Isaiah (Earvin “Magic” Johnson”), John C. Reilly (Jerry Buss), Adrien Brody (Pat Riley) and others taking center stage as leads. There were also newcomers who stepped onto the court as guest stars for the second season, included Joel Allen as Kurt Rambis, Jay Davis as Byron Scott, Quentin Shropshire as James Worthy, Matthew Barnes as Mitch Kupchak, Darryl Reynolds as Robert Parish, Andrew Stephens as Kevin McHale and Larry C. Fields III as Eddie Jordan.
“Winning Time” doesn’t feature any of the real-life people that the series depicts, though some of the actors bear striking resemblances to their counterparts.
The show has a massive cast, with Quincy Isaiah (Earvin “Magic” Johnson”), John C. Reilly (Jerry Buss), Adrien Brody (Pat Riley) and others taking center stage as leads. There were also newcomers who stepped onto the court as guest stars for the second season, included Joel Allen as Kurt Rambis, Jay Davis as Byron Scott, Quentin Shropshire as James Worthy, Matthew Barnes as Mitch Kupchak, Darryl Reynolds as Robert Parish, Andrew Stephens as Kevin McHale and Larry C. Fields III as Eddie Jordan.
- 9/9/2023
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
It’s showtime! Earvin “Magic” Johnson, Jerry Buss and the rest of the Lakers squad is back for a second season of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.”
Viewers got to get a glimpse into executive producer Adam McKay’s portrayal of the Lakers golden era and the drama that came with it. This time around fans will get to see even more of the Lakers legacy. Newcomers are stepping onto the court as guest stars, including Joel Allen as Kurt Rambis, Jay Davis as Byron Scott, Quentin Shropshire as James Worthy, Matthew Barnes as Mitch Kupchak, Darryl Reynolds as Robert Parish, Andrew Stephens as Kevin McHale and Larry C. Fields III as Eddie Jordan.
The show announced on Aug. 24, 2022 that it started production, and it’s making its return on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.
Viewers got to get a glimpse into executive producer Adam McKay’s portrayal of the Lakers golden era and the drama that came with it. This time around fans will get to see even more of the Lakers legacy. Newcomers are stepping onto the court as guest stars, including Joel Allen as Kurt Rambis, Jay Davis as Byron Scott, Quentin Shropshire as James Worthy, Matthew Barnes as Mitch Kupchak, Darryl Reynolds as Robert Parish, Andrew Stephens as Kevin McHale and Larry C. Fields III as Eddie Jordan.
The show announced on Aug. 24, 2022 that it started production, and it’s making its return on Sunday, Aug. 6 at 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt on HBO and will also be available to stream on Max.
- 8/5/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
Meek Mill at Pre-Super Bowl Concert: “One Time For the Eagles — I Think We’re Taking the Super Bowl”
At a pre-Super Bowl concert on Friday, Meek Mill — a proud Philadelphia native — wanted to spot who in the audience was rooting for the opposing team ahead of the big game.
“Any Chief fans in the building tonight?” he asked the crowd in Phoenix, Arizona, getting some roars but not many.
“We need to spot out the opps tonight — so we know who we need to finish before this weekend is over,” he continued. “Shout out to all the Chief fans in the building but we’re going to take this thing the whole way.”
The Grammy-nominated rapper went on to ignite the stage with his hits “Ima Boss,” “Going Bad” and “Dreams and Nightmares.” His Friday afternoon appearance was part of the Legends Party, hosted by the athlete-owned apparel brand Legends.
Migos rapper Quavo — a co-owner of the apparel company — will host another Legends Party on Saturday with DJ Durel.
“Any Chief fans in the building tonight?” he asked the crowd in Phoenix, Arizona, getting some roars but not many.
“We need to spot out the opps tonight — so we know who we need to finish before this weekend is over,” he continued. “Shout out to all the Chief fans in the building but we’re going to take this thing the whole way.”
The Grammy-nominated rapper went on to ignite the stage with his hits “Ima Boss,” “Going Bad” and “Dreams and Nightmares.” His Friday afternoon appearance was part of the Legends Party, hosted by the athlete-owned apparel brand Legends.
Migos rapper Quavo — a co-owner of the apparel company — will host another Legends Party on Saturday with DJ Durel.
- 2/11/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Veteran sports journalist Rachel Nichols will work as a contributor to CBS’s overall basketball coverage. The network does not carry NBA games. However, CBS and Warner Bros. Discovery Sports share men’s March Madness rights through 2032. Nichols will find other venues on CBS to share her insights and analysis.
That assignment is only one item on a busy dance card for Nichols. She is also developing two news series for Showtime and Paramount platforms — all of the entertainment brands share a corporate parent in Paramount Global. One of the projects in development, called “Headliners,” is an interview series that will highlight some of the most influential figures in sports and entertainment.
Nichols will also play a role in Showtime’s podcast programming, which is led by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s “All the Smoke” series. This week, Nichols will begin hosting the podcast series “What’s Burnin’.” The...
That assignment is only one item on a busy dance card for Nichols. She is also developing two news series for Showtime and Paramount platforms — all of the entertainment brands share a corporate parent in Paramount Global. One of the projects in development, called “Headliners,” is an interview series that will highlight some of the most influential figures in sports and entertainment.
Nichols will also play a role in Showtime’s podcast programming, which is led by Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson’s “All the Smoke” series. This week, Nichols will begin hosting the podcast series “What’s Burnin’.” The...
- 1/17/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
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Will Smith’s Emancipation press tour rolled through Los Angeles on Wednesday as the Oscar-winning actor turned up to support the Apple Original Films’ release in a showing that marked Smith’s first major red carpet appearance since March’s controversial Oscar telecast.
Smith hit the carpet outside Westwood’s Regency Village Theatre just after 7 p.m., joined by wife Jada Pinkett Smith and children Trey, Jaden and Willow. He received cheers from the crush of photographers as he stepped on the carpet, responding with a hearty, “What’s the deal? What’s the deal?” Smith then spent a good chunk of time posing for photos with the cast and top Apple executives Jamie Erlicht, Eddy Cue and Zack Van Amburg before making his way down the line by generously giving time to each outlet.
Will Smith is here, arriving for the Emancipation...
Will Smith’s Emancipation press tour rolled through Los Angeles on Wednesday as the Oscar-winning actor turned up to support the Apple Original Films’ release in a showing that marked Smith’s first major red carpet appearance since March’s controversial Oscar telecast.
Smith hit the carpet outside Westwood’s Regency Village Theatre just after 7 p.m., joined by wife Jada Pinkett Smith and children Trey, Jaden and Willow. He received cheers from the crush of photographers as he stepped on the carpet, responding with a hearty, “What’s the deal? What’s the deal?” Smith then spent a good chunk of time posing for photos with the cast and top Apple executives Jamie Erlicht, Eddy Cue and Zack Van Amburg before making his way down the line by generously giving time to each outlet.
Will Smith is here, arriving for the Emancipation...
- 12/1/2022
- by Chris Gardner and Evan Nicole Brown
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rachel Nichols is taking her talents to Showtime: The veteran NBA reporter is leaving ESPN to join Showtime as a host and producer for the network’s basketball coverage.
Nichols “will contribute to multiple programs and projects from Showtime Basketball across multiple platforms,” per the network. She also appeared on the video podcast All the Smoke With Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson to announce the move.
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Nichols “will contribute to multiple programs and projects from Showtime Basketball across multiple platforms,” per the network. She also appeared on the video podcast All the Smoke With Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson to announce the move.
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- 9/30/2022
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Rachel Nichols, a veteran sports TV host whose lengthy ESPN tenure was cut short by controversy, is finally re-emerging in a new on-air home.
She is joining Showtime Basketball, a new content vertical on the Paramount Global premium network, and will contribute to multiple programs and projects. Along with the announcement of her new corporate address, Nichols took part in her first sit-down interview about the circumstances surrounding the ESPN situation.
In 2021, Nichols was removed from The Jump, ESPN’s signature NBA show, and the show was canceled after an audio recording surfaced including comments Nichols, who is white, made about former colleague Maria Taylor, who is Black. Nichols contends that an ESPN staffer recorded her without her knowledge via a remote-video hookup and then supplied the recording to The New York Times. The news outlet framed the audio as evidence of racial insensitivity directed at Taylor. Nichols later settled with the network, but in the interview with All the Smoke, a Showtime video podcast hosted by former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Nichols describes what she says were extreme restrictions on her options during and immediately after an internal ESPN investigation into the matter.
In the All the Smoke conversation, Nichols pushed back on the characterization of her exit by The Times and other outlets. She said her contract extension in 2019 had included a stipulation that she would be the studio host for the ESPN/ABC coverage of the NBA Finals on NBA Countdown, which she called “my dream job.” When Taylor was positioned in 2020 to host Countdown instead, Nichols said, “I thought, ‘I have worked so long for this’ … I wanted the chance to do it.” When she vented to a friend about the situation during the bubble environment in Florida in 2020, a colleague cherrypicked material from that conversation.
Nichols, who has developed a specialty in NBA coverage during her 25-year career, will join a roster at Showtime that includes Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Jr Smith and Twitter influencer Josiah Johnson.
“We are delighted to welcome Rachel Nichols to the Showtime Basketball family,” said Brian Dailey, SVP Sports Programming & Content at Showtime Networks. “Rachel brings unmatched journalistic credibility, great familiarity with our roster and a work ethic that will take us to another level.”
Nichols created and hosted The Jump from its inception as a daily ESPN show in 2016 to 2021. She has also covered multiple Super Bowls, World Series, Stanley Cup Finals, Olympic Games and tennis and golf majors, after nearly a decade writing for the Washington Post. At Turner Sports from 2013-16, she hosted Unguarded with Rachel Nichols on CNN, covered the NBA for TNT, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on CBS and TBS, the MLB playoffs on TBS, the NFL and boxing. During her first stint at ESPN starting in 2004, she covered the NFL, NBA, contributed as a correspondent for E:60 and appeared on SportsCenter.
“I’ve been so fortunate to live my dream job alongside some of the best journalists in the business for more than 25 years, and this new development deal with Showtime Sports gives me my most broad playing field yet,” Nichols said. “They’ve asked me to produce, create and host new sports programming across platforms, working alongside Hall of Famers, multiple guys with championship rings and an uber-creative team behind the camera. We’re going to have so much fun.”...
She is joining Showtime Basketball, a new content vertical on the Paramount Global premium network, and will contribute to multiple programs and projects. Along with the announcement of her new corporate address, Nichols took part in her first sit-down interview about the circumstances surrounding the ESPN situation.
In 2021, Nichols was removed from The Jump, ESPN’s signature NBA show, and the show was canceled after an audio recording surfaced including comments Nichols, who is white, made about former colleague Maria Taylor, who is Black. Nichols contends that an ESPN staffer recorded her without her knowledge via a remote-video hookup and then supplied the recording to The New York Times. The news outlet framed the audio as evidence of racial insensitivity directed at Taylor. Nichols later settled with the network, but in the interview with All the Smoke, a Showtime video podcast hosted by former NBA players Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson, Nichols describes what she says were extreme restrictions on her options during and immediately after an internal ESPN investigation into the matter.
In the All the Smoke conversation, Nichols pushed back on the characterization of her exit by The Times and other outlets. She said her contract extension in 2019 had included a stipulation that she would be the studio host for the ESPN/ABC coverage of the NBA Finals on NBA Countdown, which she called “my dream job.” When Taylor was positioned in 2020 to host Countdown instead, Nichols said, “I thought, ‘I have worked so long for this’ … I wanted the chance to do it.” When she vented to a friend about the situation during the bubble environment in Florida in 2020, a colleague cherrypicked material from that conversation.
Nichols, who has developed a specialty in NBA coverage during her 25-year career, will join a roster at Showtime that includes Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Jr Smith and Twitter influencer Josiah Johnson.
“We are delighted to welcome Rachel Nichols to the Showtime Basketball family,” said Brian Dailey, SVP Sports Programming & Content at Showtime Networks. “Rachel brings unmatched journalistic credibility, great familiarity with our roster and a work ethic that will take us to another level.”
Nichols created and hosted The Jump from its inception as a daily ESPN show in 2016 to 2021. She has also covered multiple Super Bowls, World Series, Stanley Cup Finals, Olympic Games and tennis and golf majors, after nearly a decade writing for the Washington Post. At Turner Sports from 2013-16, she hosted Unguarded with Rachel Nichols on CNN, covered the NBA for TNT, the NCAA men’s basketball tournament on CBS and TBS, the MLB playoffs on TBS, the NFL and boxing. During her first stint at ESPN starting in 2004, she covered the NFL, NBA, contributed as a correspondent for E:60 and appeared on SportsCenter.
“I’ve been so fortunate to live my dream job alongside some of the best journalists in the business for more than 25 years, and this new development deal with Showtime Sports gives me my most broad playing field yet,” Nichols said. “They’ve asked me to produce, create and host new sports programming across platforms, working alongside Hall of Famers, multiple guys with championship rings and an uber-creative team behind the camera. We’re going to have so much fun.”...
- 9/30/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Click here to read the full article.
Rachel Nichols has landed at Showtime Basketball, the sports-focused vertical of the pay TV channel and streaming service.
Nichols will serve as a host and producer for Showtime Basketball, which produces video and audio podcasts, docuseries and documentary programming, among other fare.
Programming from the vertical includes the series Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible, and SpringHill’s Shut Up and Dribble. Its talent includes people like Garnett, Paul Pierce, J.R. Smith and Josiah Johnson.
“I’ve been so fortunate to live my dream job alongside some of the best journalists in the business for more than 25 years, and this new development deal with Showtime Sports gives me my most broad playing field yet,” said Nichols in a statement. “They’ve asked me to produce, create and host new sports programming across platforms, working alongside Hall of Famers, multiple guys with championship rings and...
Rachel Nichols has landed at Showtime Basketball, the sports-focused vertical of the pay TV channel and streaming service.
Nichols will serve as a host and producer for Showtime Basketball, which produces video and audio podcasts, docuseries and documentary programming, among other fare.
Programming from the vertical includes the series Kevin Garnett: Anything Is Possible, and SpringHill’s Shut Up and Dribble. Its talent includes people like Garnett, Paul Pierce, J.R. Smith and Josiah Johnson.
“I’ve been so fortunate to live my dream job alongside some of the best journalists in the business for more than 25 years, and this new development deal with Showtime Sports gives me my most broad playing field yet,” said Nichols in a statement. “They’ve asked me to produce, create and host new sports programming across platforms, working alongside Hall of Famers, multiple guys with championship rings and...
- 9/30/2022
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
FX has rounded out the cast of The Sterling Affairs, its limited series about the downfall of Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling amid the team’s drive to win a championship under coach Doc Rivers. Cleopatra Coleman (Dopesick) has been tapped to star as Sterling’s mistress V. Stiviano.
Also cast are Kelly AuCoin (Billions) as former Clippers president Andy Roeser and Austin Scott (A Jazzman’s Blues), J. Alphonse Nicholson (P-Valley), Sheldon “Shel” Bailey (Game Shakers), Sarunas J. Jackson (Insecure) and Charlie McElveen (The Deuce) as the NBA players caught up in the shocking events. Scott will play Blake Griffin, Nicholson will portray Chris Paul, Bailey will play D’Andre Jordan, Jackson will portray Matt Barnes, and McElveen will play JJ Reddick.
They join previously announced leads Laurence Fishburne as former Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, Ed O’Neill as Donald Sterling, and Jacki Weaver as Sterling’s wife Shelly.
Also cast are Kelly AuCoin (Billions) as former Clippers president Andy Roeser and Austin Scott (A Jazzman’s Blues), J. Alphonse Nicholson (P-Valley), Sheldon “Shel” Bailey (Game Shakers), Sarunas J. Jackson (Insecure) and Charlie McElveen (The Deuce) as the NBA players caught up in the shocking events. Scott will play Blake Griffin, Nicholson will portray Chris Paul, Bailey will play D’Andre Jordan, Jackson will portray Matt Barnes, and McElveen will play JJ Reddick.
They join previously announced leads Laurence Fishburne as former Clippers head coach Doc Rivers, Ed O’Neill as Donald Sterling, and Jacki Weaver as Sterling’s wife Shelly.
- 8/24/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
‘As Dusk Falls’ Is a Choice-Based Game That Features One of the Best Musical Scores We’ve Ever Heard
Picture this: A family looking for a new start stops by an unassuming motel looking for a respite after an unfortunate car accident. A few moments later, three men, armed and masked, enter the premises. The tension is palpable, voices raised. It’s your choice that matters — your choice that decides the fate of two families whose trajectories fatefully collide in midwest Americana. This is the plot of Interior/Night’s latest video game, As Dusk Falls.
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As Dusk Falls is not like any regular game though.
- 8/23/2022
- by Nishka Dhawan
- Rollingstone.com
In the world of Gregoris Rentis’ Dogwatch, pirates are the new Godot. The greek filmmaker’s feature documentary debut is all about waiting: waiting to leave, to return, or to have your container ship boarded by marauders. Told over three chapters, it shifts from surf to turf: at land in Sri Lanka; at sea in pristine waters; and at land again in Athens. Each setting holds a different kind of intrigue, yet little of consequence happens: this is a film about things not happening. Rentis’ key focus are the mercenaries (we hear the usual spattering of South African accents) hired by shipping companies as on-board security for their vessels, especially those forced to cross the so-called “High Risk Area” off the Somali coastline.
It’s a region that once inspired a Paul Greengrass movie, but we soon learn those heady days are over: “be confident in the fact that any...
It’s a region that once inspired a Paul Greengrass movie, but we soon learn those heady days are over: “be confident in the fact that any...
- 6/29/2022
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
All 22,000 plus voting members of the TV academy have until June 27 to cast their 2022 Emmy Awards nominations ballots for programs. Unlike the Oscars, voters for the Emmys do not rank their choices and nominees are determined by a simple tally. In the past, voters were limited in the number of programs that they could put forth. Five years ago, that cap (which was usually 10 per category) was lifted.
While the comedy and drama series ballots have each maintained an average of over 100 entrants in recent years, there have nearly always been fewer than 40 choices in the limited series genre. This year, however, the field is much larger at 61, which is up by 24 from last year. There were 41 contenders in 2020, 35 in 2019, and 33 in 2018. Five series from the list below will make the cut and be announced as Emmy nominees on July 12.
Unlike comedy and drama series, which are simply listed on the ballot by name,...
While the comedy and drama series ballots have each maintained an average of over 100 entrants in recent years, there have nearly always been fewer than 40 choices in the limited series genre. This year, however, the field is much larger at 61, which is up by 24 from last year. There were 41 contenders in 2020, 35 in 2019, and 33 in 2018. Five series from the list below will make the cut and be announced as Emmy nominees on July 12.
Unlike comedy and drama series, which are simply listed on the ballot by name,...
- 6/18/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Paramilitary private security companies have been increasingly in the news for at least a couple decades, seldom in a good way. The figures who take center stage in “Dogwatch” do not seem to fit the sinister side of the “mercenary” mold, however, much as they may look the part. Gregoris Rentis’ nonfiction first feature offers an absorbing if somewhat abstract look at three men variously employed as maritime guards — hired guns protecting ships in dangerously waters, particularly those not long ago beset by Somali pirates.
Flirting with fiction genre conventions within the documentary form, this sometimes arresting, erratically revealing film often most closely recalls minimalist dramatic explorations of martial masculinity like “Beau Travail” and “Jarhead.” It provides scant intel on the industry the protagonists serve, or even insight into their own individual lives. But as a sort of impressionistic triptych probing the daily realities of a singular (though no longer rare) career path,...
Flirting with fiction genre conventions within the documentary form, this sometimes arresting, erratically revealing film often most closely recalls minimalist dramatic explorations of martial masculinity like “Beau Travail” and “Jarhead.” It provides scant intel on the industry the protagonists serve, or even insight into their own individual lives. But as a sort of impressionistic triptych probing the daily realities of a singular (though no longer rare) career path,...
- 4/10/2022
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
A love story set in a retirement home is a sweet premise, and when you stack the cast with greats like Ellen Burstyn, James Caan, Jane Curtin, Ann-Margret, Christopher Lloyd, and Loretta DeVine, greatness is expected. But in director MIchael Lembeck’s “Queen Bees,” the overly simplistic nature of the script becomes both pragmatic and detrimental, never allowing any character the depth they are owed while providing just enough of a formulaic plot, one that asks nothing more than for you to enjoy the ensemble.
Helen (Burstyn) is an independent woman in her 80s whose daughter Laura and grandson Peter are getting worried about her living alone. The matriarch constantly refuses her daughter’s suggestions about moving into a nearby retirement community until the day Helen accidentally sets her kitchen on fire. She finally agrees to live in the retirement community, for one month, until her home repairs are completed.
Helen (Burstyn) is an independent woman in her 80s whose daughter Laura and grandson Peter are getting worried about her living alone. The matriarch constantly refuses her daughter’s suggestions about moving into a nearby retirement community until the day Helen accidentally sets her kitchen on fire. She finally agrees to live in the retirement community, for one month, until her home repairs are completed.
- 6/11/2021
- by Yolanda Machado
- The Wrap
There will always been a place in the world for older-skewing movies as pleasant as “Queen Bees,” a lightweight but likable comedy set primarily in a retirement community where close friendships are forged — sometimes reluctantly, sometimes immediately — and autumnal romance can blossom. For years, their natural habitat has been bargain-matinee multiplex screenings, where over-50 ticketbuyers might attend solo, in groups or accompanied by children and/or grandchildren. More recently, viewing options have expanded to include the modern miracle of VOD. But any way you look at it, director Michael Lembeck’s indie offering is bound to please nearly anyone in its target demographic who isn’t easily offended by unmistakable indications that, as the old saying goes, although there’s snow on the roof, fire can still burn in the hearth.
Ellen Burstyn heads the unusually strong cast of familiar faces as Helen Wilson, a fiercely independent retired schoolteacher who...
Ellen Burstyn heads the unusually strong cast of familiar faces as Helen Wilson, a fiercely independent retired schoolteacher who...
- 6/11/2021
- by Joe Leydon
- Variety Film + TV
"C'mon, be one of us!" Universal Pics + Gravitas have debuted an official trailer for a comedy titled Queen Bees, a film from filmmaker Michael Lembeck. While her house undergoes repairs, fiercely independent senior Helen moves into a nearby retirement community ― just temporarily. Once inside the Pine Grove Senior Community, she encounters lusty widows, cutthroat bridge tournaments and a hotbed of bullying "mean girls" the likes of which she hasn't encountered since high school, all of which leaves her yearning for the solitude of her home. But somewhere between flower arranging and water aerobics Helen discovers that it's never too late to make new friends and perhaps even find a new love. Of course. The film stars Ellen Burstyn, Ann-Margret, Jane Curtin, Loretta Devine, with James Caan, Christopher Lloyd, Elizabeth Mitchell, Matthew Barnes, French Stewart, Alec Mapa, Marianne Muellerleile, and Courtney Gains. This looks like a boat load of retirement ...
- 5/11/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
You may think you’ve already done had yourses, but you haven’t unless you’re tuned in to the latest iteration of the Emmy-winning hit show “RuPaul’s Drag Race.” That’s right, like “RuPaul’s Drag Race UK” in 2019, we now have “Canada’s Drag Race” in 2020! The new series kicked off Thursday, July 2nd featuring Canadian model Stacey McKenzie, Canadian television star Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman and Rpdr season 11 runner-up Brooke Lynn Hytes as judges.
This season “Canada’s Drag Race” is airing on Wow Presents Plus on Thursdays at 9 pm Et in the United States and select territories, which is day-and-date with its run on Crave in Canada. Below is our recap of the July 2 premiere episode, “Eh-laganza Eh-xtravaganza.”
In true Rpdr fashion, the premiere kicked off with the parade of queens entering the work room for the first time. Priyanka was first to arrive, screaming with excitement. She was followed...
This season “Canada’s Drag Race” is airing on Wow Presents Plus on Thursdays at 9 pm Et in the United States and select territories, which is day-and-date with its run on Crave in Canada. Below is our recap of the July 2 premiere episode, “Eh-laganza Eh-xtravaganza.”
In true Rpdr fashion, the premiere kicked off with the parade of queens entering the work room for the first time. Priyanka was first to arrive, screaming with excitement. She was followed...
- 7/3/2020
- by John Benutty and Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
In today’s TV news roundup, Starz announces new and returning cast members for “The Spanish Princess” and Bravo sets the Season 12 premiere date for “Real Housewives of Atlanta.”
Casting
Hulu has announced AnnaSophia Robb will play the younger version of Reese Witherspoon’s character Elena Richardson and Tiffany Boone will play the younger version of Kerry Washington’s character Mia Warren in a special flashback episode of “Little Fires Everywhere.” Additionally, Hulu announced the guest cast of this episode will also include Luke Bracey as Elena’s college boyfriend Jamie; Andy Favreau as Young Mark, a close friend of the Richardsons; Matthew Barnes as Young Bill, a Shaker Heights attorney who hails from modest means; and Alona Tal as Young Linda, Elena’s best friend.
Starz announced the cast of the second installment of limited series “The Spanish Princess.” Returning performers include Charlotte Hope as Catherine of Aragaon, Ruairi O’Connor as Henry VIII,...
Casting
Hulu has announced AnnaSophia Robb will play the younger version of Reese Witherspoon’s character Elena Richardson and Tiffany Boone will play the younger version of Kerry Washington’s character Mia Warren in a special flashback episode of “Little Fires Everywhere.” Additionally, Hulu announced the guest cast of this episode will also include Luke Bracey as Elena’s college boyfriend Jamie; Andy Favreau as Young Mark, a close friend of the Richardsons; Matthew Barnes as Young Bill, a Shaker Heights attorney who hails from modest means; and Alona Tal as Young Linda, Elena’s best friend.
Starz announced the cast of the second installment of limited series “The Spanish Princess.” Returning performers include Charlotte Hope as Catherine of Aragaon, Ruairi O’Connor as Henry VIII,...
- 9/26/2019
- by Dano Nissen
- Variety Film + TV
Battlestar Galactica alumna Rekha Sharma is set for a recurring role in Facebook Watch’s Limetown, based on the popular podcast and starring and executive produced by Jessica Biel. The series hails from Endeavor Content and Midnight Radio. Written by podcast creators Zack Akers and Skip Bronkie, Limetown follows Lia Haddock (Biel), a journalist for American Public Radio, as she unravels the mystery behind the disappearance of over 300 people at a neuroscience research facility in Tennessee. Sharma will play Sadia Latifi, the FBI agent assigned to keep an eye on Lia throughout her investigation. Sharma was a series regular on Battlestar Galactica and recently recurred on Star Trek: Discovery, The 100 and The Fosters. She’s repped by Generate and The Characters Talent Agency.
Matthew Barnes (Atlanta) has booked a recurring role on the second season of CBS All Access’ Strange Angel from Scott Free Prods and CBS TV Studios.
Matthew Barnes (Atlanta) has booked a recurring role on the second season of CBS All Access’ Strange Angel from Scott Free Prods and CBS TV Studios.
- 2/26/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
[Editor’s Note: The following contains spoilers from “Atlanta” Season 2 finale, Episode 11, “Crabs in a Barrel.”]
“Atlanta” closed its finale with a bang, but not the literal one that many viewers and been braced for since the season began with a barrage of gunfire, a vibe that then continued with ongoing depictions of danger and violence. Instead, the episode placed Earn (Donald Glover) in a situation where he had any number of options, but he chose the one that would take someone else down and in the process damn himself as well. It was cold, it was calculated, and it was a decision that was a whole season in the making because of the threat of brutality and failure that is ever-present in Earn’s life.
Summary
In Episode 11, Earn runs around town trying to finish everything before catching a plane so that his cousin Alfred, aka Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry), can go on a European tour...
“Atlanta” closed its finale with a bang, but not the literal one that many viewers and been braced for since the season began with a barrage of gunfire, a vibe that then continued with ongoing depictions of danger and violence. Instead, the episode placed Earn (Donald Glover) in a situation where he had any number of options, but he chose the one that would take someone else down and in the process damn himself as well. It was cold, it was calculated, and it was a decision that was a whole season in the making because of the threat of brutality and failure that is ever-present in Earn’s life.
Summary
In Episode 11, Earn runs around town trying to finish everything before catching a plane so that his cousin Alfred, aka Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry), can go on a European tour...
- 5/11/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
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