For two seasons, “Girls5eva” fans got little pieces here and there about the upbringing of resident ridiculous diva Wickie Roy née Lesley Wiggens (Renée Elise Goldsberry). But in Season 3, they were fed a whole meal. “It’s every actor’s dream to have a backstory,” Goldsberry tells Gold Derby (watch the exclusive video interview above). “When they’re casting your parents or your love interest, it feels like it’s a good investment in a character. And this one felt so perfect. Because she has a documentary. She’s trying to make a documentary and it felt like at some point, whether it was the real backstory or whether it was some dramatic over-telling of her life, it was going to be worth it. And we got both.”
In the third episode of the season, the group stays with Wickie’s parents Dana (Ron Canada) and Carmen Wiggens (Adriane Lenox) in Clarksville,...
In the third episode of the season, the group stays with Wickie’s parents Dana (Ron Canada) and Carmen Wiggens (Adriane Lenox) in Clarksville,...
- 5/27/2024
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Kristin Chenoweth and Josh Groban joined forces this week to pay tribute to the late and great Tony Bennett.
The music stars performed at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala: Celebrating Tony Bennett on Wednesday night (April 17) at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
The evening also featured performances from Broadway stars like Bernadette Peters, Norm Lewis, Jared Grimes, and Adriane Lenox, with appearances from Gayle King and more.
Kristin was also joined at the event by her husband Josh Bryant. Earlier in the week, she hosted a one-night-only benefit concert for the Roundabout Theatre Company, where she paid tribute to late artistic director Todd Haimes.
This summer, you can catch Kristin in the pre-Broadway run of her upcoming musical The Queen of Versailles. It will premiere in Boston!
The music stars performed at the Jazz at Lincoln Center Gala: Celebrating Tony Bennett on Wednesday night (April 17) at Jazz at Lincoln Center in New York City.
The evening also featured performances from Broadway stars like Bernadette Peters, Norm Lewis, Jared Grimes, and Adriane Lenox, with appearances from Gayle King and more.
Kristin was also joined at the event by her husband Josh Bryant. Earlier in the week, she hosted a one-night-only benefit concert for the Roundabout Theatre Company, where she paid tribute to late artistic director Todd Haimes.
This summer, you can catch Kristin in the pre-Broadway run of her upcoming musical The Queen of Versailles. It will premiere in Boston!
- 4/18/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
In the final two months of the 2023-2024 Broadway season, seven new plays and play revivals join a slate of 15 total dramas eligible for the 77th Tony Awards. With so many buzzy revivals and new works set to begin performances in the few weeks before the Tony nominations are announced on April 30, our users have been busy updating their choices for the most likely nominees in seven of the 11 play categories. See below for a breakdown of how our official odds have changes in the top categories since our last predictions center update on March 12, according to the 800 users currently making their picks. Scroll to the bottom of the article for a tall of nominations by show in seven of the 11 play categories.
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“Prayer for the French Republic” — Although this critically-acclaimed production closed on Broadway on March 3, it has been gaining momentum in our predictions center. We had previously...
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“Prayer for the French Republic” — Although this critically-acclaimed production closed on Broadway on March 3, it has been gaining momentum in our predictions center. We had previously...
- 3/22/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
"Something gonna happen - I can feel it." Focus Features is releasing the acclaimed, award-winning film A Thousand and One in select US theaters this week - starting on March 31st (and in the UK on April 21st). The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, the renowned top prize at the fest. After unapologetic and fiercely loyal Inez takes her son Terry from the foster care system, mother & son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, stability, in a rapidly changing New York City. Spanning decades of time in the big city. Newcomer Teyana Taylor stars as Inez, with Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney, Josiah Cross, William Catlett, Terri Abney, Delissa Reynolds, Amelia Workman, and Adriane Lenox. This is one of the finest directorial debuts all year so far, and everyone who has seen it has been raving about it since January.
- 3/29/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A Thousand and One Trailer — A.V. Rockwell‘s A Thousand and One (2023) movie trailer has been released by Focus Features. The A Thousand and One trailer stars Teyana Taylor, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney, Josiah Cross, William Catlett, Terri Abney, Delissa Reynolds, Amelia Workman, and Adriane Lenox. Crew A.V. Rockwell wrote the screenplay [...]
Continue reading: A Thousand And One (2023) Movie Trailer: Teyana Taylor kidnaps Her Son from Foster Care in A.V. Rockwell’s Film...
Continue reading: A Thousand And One (2023) Movie Trailer: Teyana Taylor kidnaps Her Son from Foster Care in A.V. Rockwell’s Film...
- 2/25/2023
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
"You're a blessing. For your mom especially." Focus Features has revealed a trailer for an indie drama titled A Thousand and One, an award-winning drama about a family in Harlem growing up and struggling to get by. The film won the Grand Jury Prize at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, playing to rave reviews and immense acclaim. I was at the world premiere at Sundance and it definitely deserves all the buzz (it's included in my Best of the Fest recap). After unapologetic and fiercely loyal Inez takes her son Terry from the foster care system, mother & son set out to reclaim their sense of home, identity, stability, in a rapidly changing New York City. Newcomer Teyana Taylor stars as Inez, along with Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Aven Courtney, Josiah Cross, William Catlett, Terri Abney, Delissa Reynolds, Amelia Workman, and Adriane Lenox. This really is a remarkable directorial debut,...
- 2/23/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
A Thousand and One Review — A Thousand and One (2023) Film Review from the 46th Annual Sundance Film Festival, a movie written and directed by A.V. Rockwell and starring Teyana Taylor, William Catlett, Aaron Kingsley Adetola, Josiah Cross, Terri Abney, Artrece Johnson, Mark Gessner, Adriane Lenox, Will Fitz, Don Dipetta, Lia Lando, Ava [...]
Continue reading: Film Review: A Thousand And One: A.V. Rockwell’s Emotional and Authentic Film Will Pack a Wallop With Viewers [Sundance 2023]...
Continue reading: Film Review: A Thousand And One: A.V. Rockwell’s Emotional and Authentic Film Will Pack a Wallop With Viewers [Sundance 2023]...
- 1/28/2023
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
Rachel Bloom has joined the cast of “Julia” Season 2 at HBO Max, Variety has learned exclusively.
The series is inspired by the life of Julia Child and her long-running cooking show “The French Chef.” The first season debuted in March 2022 and the show was renewed in May.
Bloom will appear in a recurring role as Elaine Levitch. The character is described as “a dynamo who comes to Wgbh by way of CBS to work with Julia on ‘The French Chef.'”
Bloom will next be seen in the Steve Levitan Hulu comedy series “Reboot,” which premieres Sept. 20. She is best known for her work on the CW musical dramedy series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” which she co-created and executive produced in addition to starring. She received five Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations for her work on the series, winning one of each. Her recent credits include the Disney+ film “Chip...
The series is inspired by the life of Julia Child and her long-running cooking show “The French Chef.” The first season debuted in March 2022 and the show was renewed in May.
Bloom will appear in a recurring role as Elaine Levitch. The character is described as “a dynamo who comes to Wgbh by way of CBS to work with Julia on ‘The French Chef.'”
Bloom will next be seen in the Steve Levitan Hulu comedy series “Reboot,” which premieres Sept. 20. She is best known for her work on the CW musical dramedy series “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,” which she co-created and executive produced in addition to starring. She received five Emmy nominations and two Golden Globe nominations for her work on the series, winning one of each. Her recent credits include the Disney+ film “Chip...
- 9/13/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max is dishing up more Julia Child.
The streamer has renewed drama series Julia, starring Sarah Lancashire as Child, for a second season.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
It comes after the series about The French Chef creator launched on March 31 and ahead of the finale of its eight-part series.
Julia is inspired by Child’s life and her long-running television series, The French Chef, which pioneered the popular cooking-show genre. Through Julia and her singular can-do spirit, the series explores an evolving time in American history: the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity and America’s cultural growth. At its heart, the series is a portrait of a loving marriage with an evolving and complicated power dynamic.
Julia also features David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz and Fiona Glascott.
The streamer has renewed drama series Julia, starring Sarah Lancashire as Child, for a second season.
Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2021-22 Season
It comes after the series about The French Chef creator launched on March 31 and ahead of the finale of its eight-part series.
Julia is inspired by Child’s life and her long-running television series, The French Chef, which pioneered the popular cooking-show genre. Through Julia and her singular can-do spirit, the series explores an evolving time in American history: the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity and America’s cultural growth. At its heart, the series is a portrait of a loving marriage with an evolving and complicated power dynamic.
Julia also features David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz and Fiona Glascott.
- 5/4/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Julia” has been renewed for Season 2 at HBO Max.
The series is inspired by the life of Julia Childs and her long-running cooking show “The French Chef.” Through Childs’ perspective, the series explores the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity and America’s cultural evolution.
Sarah Lancashire stars as Childs. The cast also includes David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz, and Fiona Glascott. Guest stars in Season 1 included Isabella Rossellini, Judith Light, Robert Joy, Erin Neufer, Jefferson Mays, James Cromwell, and Adriane Lenox.
“Through her masterful performance, Sarah Lancashire welcomed us into the life of Julia Child, a trailblazer who, among her many accomplishments, redefined the possibilities of public television and, in turn, brought French cuisine and culture into American living rooms,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content at HBO Max. “We are grateful to our creative team,...
The series is inspired by the life of Julia Childs and her long-running cooking show “The French Chef.” Through Childs’ perspective, the series explores the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity and America’s cultural evolution.
Sarah Lancashire stars as Childs. The cast also includes David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz, and Fiona Glascott. Guest stars in Season 1 included Isabella Rossellini, Judith Light, Robert Joy, Erin Neufer, Jefferson Mays, James Cromwell, and Adriane Lenox.
“Through her masterful performance, Sarah Lancashire welcomed us into the life of Julia Child, a trailblazer who, among her many accomplishments, redefined the possibilities of public television and, in turn, brought French cuisine and culture into American living rooms,” said Sarah Aubrey, head of original content at HBO Max. “We are grateful to our creative team,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max has renewed “Julia” for a second season. The news comes ahead of the Season 1 finale, which debuts on the streamer this week.
The series, starring Sarah Lancashire as Julia Child, is inspired by Child’s extraordinary life and her long-running television series, “The French Chef,” which pioneered the modern cooking show. Season 1 chronicles Child’s attempt to defy gender norms as a woman leading a public television show.
In addition to Lancashire, the Season 1 cast includes David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz and Fiona Glascott. Guest stars were Isabella Rossellini, Judith Light, Robert Joy, Erin Neufer, Jefferson Mays, James Cromwell and Adriane Lenox.
“Julia Child tends to make people happy. In a bleak world, she is a welcome balm. Making this show has done the same for us. Working with our cast — with Sarah and David — our production team, writers, directors and editors, who have become our friends,...
The series, starring Sarah Lancashire as Julia Child, is inspired by Child’s extraordinary life and her long-running television series, “The French Chef,” which pioneered the modern cooking show. Season 1 chronicles Child’s attempt to defy gender norms as a woman leading a public television show.
In addition to Lancashire, the Season 1 cast includes David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz and Fiona Glascott. Guest stars were Isabella Rossellini, Judith Light, Robert Joy, Erin Neufer, Jefferson Mays, James Cromwell and Adriane Lenox.
“Julia Child tends to make people happy. In a bleak world, she is a welcome balm. Making this show has done the same for us. Working with our cast — with Sarah and David — our production team, writers, directors and editors, who have become our friends,...
- 5/4/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
"She just transforms." HBO has debuted a behind-the-scenes featurette for their new series Julia - which is already streaming on HBO Max right now. (We also posted the full trailer last month.) The series is about chef and TV personality Julia Child, as portrayed by Sarah Lancashire in the series. Child has one of the most iconic voices and she has an unmistakable look - you could pick her out in any crowd. This featurette dives into the process of making Lancashire look and feel like Child on screen, from the quirky voice to the physicality along with the attitude. The one big thing people mgiht notice - Lancahsire is left-handed, while Child was right-handed. This also stars David Hyde Pierce as Paul Cushing Child, Brittany Bradford, Bebe Neuwirth, Isabella Rossellini, Robert Joy, Erin Neufer, James Cromwell, Adriane Lenox, and Fran Kranz. From all this footage, this series looks like...
- 4/5/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
HBO Max has unveiled the first trailer for “Julia,” an upcoming series about the life of beloved culinary icon Julia Child.
Created by Daniel Goldfarb (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), “Julia” focuses on Child (played in the series by Sarah Lancashire) during the years following the publication of her iconic cookbook “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” The series sees Child kickstarting her first television series, “The French Chef,” at the public television station Wgbh. Child faces opposition from the sexist and elitist producers at the station, but with the help of her friends and allies, transforms her television show into a certified phenomenon.
“I hope you have as much fun as I did,” Lancashire says during the trailer, emulating Child’s sign-off from her show. “Bon Appétit.”
In addition to Lancashire, the series also stars David Hyde Pierce as Child’s husband Paul. Bebe Neuwirth, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz and...
Created by Daniel Goldfarb (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), “Julia” focuses on Child (played in the series by Sarah Lancashire) during the years following the publication of her iconic cookbook “Mastering the Art of French Cooking.” The series sees Child kickstarting her first television series, “The French Chef,” at the public television station Wgbh. Child faces opposition from the sexist and elitist producers at the station, but with the help of her friends and allies, transforms her television show into a certified phenomenon.
“I hope you have as much fun as I did,” Lancashire says during the trailer, emulating Child’s sign-off from her show. “Bon Appétit.”
In addition to Lancashire, the series also stars David Hyde Pierce as Child’s husband Paul. Bebe Neuwirth, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz and...
- 3/1/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
"I hope you had as much fun as I did. Bon appetit." HBO Max has unveiled the first teaser trailer for their upcoming Julia series, premiering at the end of this month streaming for everyone to watch. Following up the fantastic documentary last year, also titled just Julia (which is out to watch at home), this series tells the life story of American chef Julia Child. It is also inspired her long-running, beloved TV series, "The French Chef," which pioneered the modern cooking show. The show stars Sarah Lancashire as Julia Child, with David Hyde Pierce as Paul Cushing Child, Brittany Bradford, Bebe Neuwirth, Isabella Rossellini, Robert Joy, Erin Neufer, James Cromwell, Adriane Lenox, Fran Kranz, + Christian Clemenson as James Beard. It's quite fun to see the return of Julia Child between the doc and this show, she's back in the world keeping us all inspired to cook more and more.
- 3/1/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
British actress Sarah Lancashire has transformed into American cooking icon Julia Child in the official trailer for the upcoming HBO Max comedy series “Julia.”
On Tuesday, the streamer released the look at the eight-episode show, which debuts later this month. In the nearly three-minute trailer, Lancashire’s Child is seen pioneering the way toward the modern cooking show. After proposing the show to a network, an executive says the idea “feels flimsy” and wonders if someone “a little more camera friendly” should get the gig.
While the men aren’t on board with her proposal, an initially defeated Child is bolstered by a woman working at the network who tells her that she’s “onto something so big.” So, she tries again. “One of the advantages of looking like me is that you learn from an early age not to take no for an answer,” she says.
And so, the...
On Tuesday, the streamer released the look at the eight-episode show, which debuts later this month. In the nearly three-minute trailer, Lancashire’s Child is seen pioneering the way toward the modern cooking show. After proposing the show to a network, an executive says the idea “feels flimsy” and wonders if someone “a little more camera friendly” should get the gig.
While the men aren’t on board with her proposal, an initially defeated Child is bolstered by a woman working at the network who tells her that she’s “onto something so big.” So, she tries again. “One of the advantages of looking like me is that you learn from an early age not to take no for an answer,” she says.
And so, the...
- 3/1/2022
- by Katie Campione
- The Wrap
HBO Max has unveiled the first footage for its upcoming Julia Child drama series Julia, starring Sarah Lancashire as The French Chef creator and host herself.
Set to debut March 31, Julia is inspired by Child’s extraordinary life and her long-running television series, The French Chef, which pioneered the popular cooking-show genre. Through Julia and her singular can-do spirit, the series explores an evolving time in American history: the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity and America’s cultural growth. At its heart, the series is a portrait of a loving marriage with an evolving and complicated power dynamic.
The series also features, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz and Fiona Glascott. Guest stars include Isabella Rossellini, Judith Light, Robert Joy, Erin Neufer, Jefferson Mays, James Cromwell and Adriane Lenox.
Julia is produced by Lionsgate and 3 Arts Entertainment.
Set to debut March 31, Julia is inspired by Child’s extraordinary life and her long-running television series, The French Chef, which pioneered the popular cooking-show genre. Through Julia and her singular can-do spirit, the series explores an evolving time in American history: the emergence of public television as a new social institution, feminism and the women’s movement, the nature of celebrity and America’s cultural growth. At its heart, the series is a portrait of a loving marriage with an evolving and complicated power dynamic.
The series also features, David Hyde Pierce, Bebe Neuwirth, Brittany Bradford, Fran Kranz and Fiona Glascott. Guest stars include Isabella Rossellini, Judith Light, Robert Joy, Erin Neufer, Jefferson Mays, James Cromwell and Adriane Lenox.
Julia is produced by Lionsgate and 3 Arts Entertainment.
- 3/1/2022
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
Bruised
So, did last week’s big release, King Richard, spark your interest in “female-centric” sports flicks? Maybe just a bit, eh? Well, we’ve got one just in time for the holiday weekend. Oh, but there’s a couple of differences here, It’s a fiction film, though it’s set in the very real world of Women’s Mixed Martial Arts competitions. Feels like the last time we saw ladies squaring off was in 2004’s Oscar-winner Million Dollar Baby. Speaking of the golden statue, the star of this new film has one for acting. Plus she’s making her feature directing debut with this tale of an aging fighter whose body and psyche are almost broken and achingly Bruised.
Without a big “backstory” (or even an “origin”), we’re immediately dropped into a terrible day for Mma fighter Jackie Justice Aka “Pretty Bull” (Halle Berry). It’s a...
So, did last week’s big release, King Richard, spark your interest in “female-centric” sports flicks? Maybe just a bit, eh? Well, we’ve got one just in time for the holiday weekend. Oh, but there’s a couple of differences here, It’s a fiction film, though it’s set in the very real world of Women’s Mixed Martial Arts competitions. Feels like the last time we saw ladies squaring off was in 2004’s Oscar-winner Million Dollar Baby. Speaking of the golden statue, the star of this new film has one for acting. Plus she’s making her feature directing debut with this tale of an aging fighter whose body and psyche are almost broken and achingly Bruised.
Without a big “backstory” (or even an “origin”), we’re immediately dropped into a terrible day for Mma fighter Jackie Justice Aka “Pretty Bull” (Halle Berry). It’s a...
- 11/23/2021
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
C’mon C’mon is distributor A24’s first platform release post pandemic, opening on five screens in New York (Angelika and Lincoln Square) and LA It’s s vote of confidence — launching in the strongest markets and letting word of mouth spread only works if there are signs of life. Specialty distributors say subtle signs there are, as more films open and stay in theaters longer.
Written and directed by Mike Mills and starring Joaquin Phoenix in his first feature star turn since Joker, it will move to circa 100 screens over the Thanksgiving holiday followed by a moderate expansion nationwide on Dec. 3. The well-reviewed Telluride hit (Deadline’s here) has a 92% Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score.
C’mon C’mon is also the second of three significant black-and-white releases skedded this fall after Kenneth Branaugh’s Belfast last weekend and ahead of Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth opening Dec.
Written and directed by Mike Mills and starring Joaquin Phoenix in his first feature star turn since Joker, it will move to circa 100 screens over the Thanksgiving holiday followed by a moderate expansion nationwide on Dec. 3. The well-reviewed Telluride hit (Deadline’s here) has a 92% Rotten Tomatoes critics’ score.
C’mon C’mon is also the second of three significant black-and-white releases skedded this fall after Kenneth Branaugh’s Belfast last weekend and ahead of Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of Macbeth opening Dec.
- 11/19/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Cardi B has dropped a new single, “Bet It.” The hard-hitting track comes off the soundtrack to Halle Berry’s directorial debut, Bruised, which recently arrived in theaters.
Cardi B and Berry executive-produced the soundtrack, which also features new songs from City Girls, Latto, Rapsody, H.E.R., Saweetie, Flo Milli, Erica Banks, Young M.A, and Baby Tate.
“Bet It” sees Cardi reflecting on her past, noting that she is the one responsible for her success: “And my life is a movie, only Cardi could direct it/Only take cash, they ain...
Cardi B and Berry executive-produced the soundtrack, which also features new songs from City Girls, Latto, Rapsody, H.E.R., Saweetie, Flo Milli, Erica Banks, Young M.A, and Baby Tate.
“Bet It” sees Cardi reflecting on her past, noting that she is the one responsible for her success: “And my life is a movie, only Cardi could direct it/Only take cash, they ain...
- 11/19/2021
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Berry brings energy and focus to her directing debut, in which she plays a burned-out mixed martial arts fighter on a comeback mission
Halle Berry leaves it pretty late to turn on the energy for her directing debut – until the final round, in fact. But this fight movie, in which Berry herself plays a burned-out Mma fighter struggling to make a comeback, concludes with an extended showdown in which her character gets climactically in the cage with a ferocious UFC champ called Lady Killer, played by real-life martial artist Valentina Shevchenko, in front of a packed crowd eager for an ass-kicking. Berry makes it look good; she faces off with the real deal and she herself looks like a perfectly plausible deal. You’ll forgive the cliches and sentimentality that went before … just about.
Berry plays Jackie Justice, a renowned fighter who was brutally beaten in her last match, as...
Halle Berry leaves it pretty late to turn on the energy for her directing debut – until the final round, in fact. But this fight movie, in which Berry herself plays a burned-out Mma fighter struggling to make a comeback, concludes with an extended showdown in which her character gets climactically in the cage with a ferocious UFC champ called Lady Killer, played by real-life martial artist Valentina Shevchenko, in front of a packed crowd eager for an ass-kicking. Berry makes it look good; she faces off with the real deal and she herself looks like a perfectly plausible deal. You’ll forgive the cliches and sentimentality that went before … just about.
Berry plays Jackie Justice, a renowned fighter who was brutally beaten in her last match, as...
- 11/17/2021
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The sports film, in general, is fairly formulaic irrespective of gender. It’s one of the more reliable genres, able to entertain even if the beats are standard operating procedure. When it comes to sports films featuring women, there are slight distinctions, namely in what the sport is and what role men play within it. For Halle Berry, making her directorial debut with the Mma film “Bruised,” she wanted to make the movie female-heavy, both in front of and behind the camera, and it creates pockets of distinction in which it stands out from the sports features that have come before it.
Jackie Justice (Berry) was once a top Mma fighter for the UFC. But when she jumped out of a cage during a match, the disgrace ruined her career. Four years later, Jackie is moving from job to job with little to show for it outside of an abusive boyfriend/manager,...
Jackie Justice (Berry) was once a top Mma fighter for the UFC. But when she jumped out of a cage during a match, the disgrace ruined her career. Four years later, Jackie is moving from job to job with little to show for it outside of an abusive boyfriend/manager,...
- 11/14/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Bruised Advanced Screening Contest — FilmBook is running a Bruised Advanced Screening contest for thirty advanced screening virtual passes for the film. Bruised will be released in U.S. theaters and Netflix on November 24, 2021. Cast and crew Halle Berry‘s Bruised stars Halle Berry, Shamier Anderson, Adan Canto, Danny Boyd, Jr., Adriane Lenox, [...]
Continue reading: Contest: Bruised (2021) Advanced Screening Passes: Halle Berry is a Former Mma Fighter Looking for Redemption...
Continue reading: Contest: Bruised (2021) Advanced Screening Passes: Halle Berry is a Former Mma Fighter Looking for Redemption...
- 11/7/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Bruised Trailer — Halle Berry‘s Bruised (2021) movie trailer has been released by Netflix. The Bruised trailer stars Halle Berry, Shamier Anderson, Adan Canto, Danny Boyd, Jr., Adriane Lenox, Sheila Atim, Valentina Shevchenko, and Stephen McKinley Henderson. Cast Michelle Rosenfarb wrote the screenplay for Bruised. Aska created the music for the film. Frank G. [...]
Continue reading: Bruised (2021) Movie Trailer: Halle Berry is a Once-celebrated Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Trying to Make a Comeback...
Continue reading: Bruised (2021) Movie Trailer: Halle Berry is a Once-celebrated Mixed Martial Arts Fighter Trying to Make a Comeback...
- 11/2/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Updated on October 19, 2021 with new additions.
The American Film Institute announced today the full lineup for this year’s AFI Fest, which includes Sony Pictures Classics’ “Parallel Mothers,” written and directed by Academy Award winner Pedro Almodóvar and starring the beloved Spanish auteur’s longtime muse Penélope Cruz. The film will receive a red carpet premiere at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre on Saturday, November 13. Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” has also been added, and will screen at the Tcl Chinese Theatre on Thursday, November 11.
Other additions to the lineup include buzzy festival titles such as Sean Baker’s “Red Rocket,” Nadav Lapid’s “Ahed’s Knee,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” and Apichatpong Weerakethakul’s Tilda Swinton starrer “Memoria.”
The full lineup joins the previously announced world premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut, “Tick Tick Boom”. The Netflix feature is based on the autobiographical...
The American Film Institute announced today the full lineup for this year’s AFI Fest, which includes Sony Pictures Classics’ “Parallel Mothers,” written and directed by Academy Award winner Pedro Almodóvar and starring the beloved Spanish auteur’s longtime muse Penélope Cruz. The film will receive a red carpet premiere at the historic Tcl Chinese Theatre on Saturday, November 13. Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” has also been added, and will screen at the Tcl Chinese Theatre on Thursday, November 11.
Other additions to the lineup include buzzy festival titles such as Sean Baker’s “Red Rocket,” Nadav Lapid’s “Ahed’s Knee,” Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s “Drive My Car,” and Apichatpong Weerakethakul’s Tilda Swinton starrer “Memoria.”
The full lineup joins the previously announced world premiere of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s feature directorial debut, “Tick Tick Boom”. The Netflix feature is based on the autobiographical...
- 10/19/2021
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
"Yeah, she still got somethin'." Netflix has unveiled a trailer for Bruised, a thrilling new sports drama that is also the directorial debut of actress Halle Berry. This is opening on Netflix in November, despite not showing up at any festivals or elsewhere yet. A disgraced Mma fighter finds redemption in the cage and the courage to face her demons when the son she had given up as an infant unexpectedly reenters her life. She left the sport on bad conditions years earlier, but is given a chance to start a new life back in the octagon. Halle Berry also stars as Jackie Justice, with a cast including Adriane Lenox, Sheila Atim, Valentina Shevchenko, and Stephen McKinley Henderson. It's a "triumphant story of a fighter who reclaims her power, in and out of the ring, when everyone has counted her out." This looks pretty dang good, though it seems to...
- 10/14/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Slave Play” made history back in October when it received 12 Tony Awards nominations, the most ever for a play. Five of those citations recognize members of its stellar ensemble, including a bid in Actress, two in Featured Actor, and two in Featured Actress. While “Slave Play” is the frontrunner for Best Play according to our exclusive Tony Awards predictions, none of its cast will take home trophies. But could an upset be looming?
Though it seems counterintuitive that Tony voters would award a play the top honor without recognizing at least one of its performers, it has happened six times in the past 20 years, including the two most recent. In 2019, Jez Butterworth’s “The Ferryman,” an expansive family drama about The Troubles in Ireland, won the top prize and trophies for Director (Sam Mendes), Scenic Design, and Costume Design, but didn’t pick up awards for its three nominated performers: actor Paddy Considine,...
Though it seems counterintuitive that Tony voters would award a play the top honor without recognizing at least one of its performers, it has happened six times in the past 20 years, including the two most recent. In 2019, Jez Butterworth’s “The Ferryman,” an expansive family drama about The Troubles in Ireland, won the top prize and trophies for Director (Sam Mendes), Scenic Design, and Costume Design, but didn’t pick up awards for its three nominated performers: actor Paddy Considine,...
- 9/22/2021
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: HBO Max’s Julia Child drama has rounded out its cast.
Julia, which stars Happy Valley’s Sarah Lancashire in the title role, has added Robert Joy, Erin Neufer, James Cromwell and Adriane Lenox.
Joy, who star on Broadway’s The Girl From the North Country and has appeared in Prodigal Son, will play Hunter Fox, the president of Wgbh. Neufer, who starred in Ink on Broadway as well as recurred on Netflix’s Gypsy, will play Marian Morash, the James Beard Award winning chef who appeared on Child’s cooking show and was married to producer Russ Morash. Emmy Winner James Cromwell, who starred in American Horror Story and has appeared in Succession, will play John McWilliams, Child’s father. Tony Winner Adriane Lenox, who has appeared in Manifest and in Hulu’s upcoming Only Murders in the Building, will play Virginia Naman.
HBO Max picked up to...
Julia, which stars Happy Valley’s Sarah Lancashire in the title role, has added Robert Joy, Erin Neufer, James Cromwell and Adriane Lenox.
Joy, who star on Broadway’s The Girl From the North Country and has appeared in Prodigal Son, will play Hunter Fox, the president of Wgbh. Neufer, who starred in Ink on Broadway as well as recurred on Netflix’s Gypsy, will play Marian Morash, the James Beard Award winning chef who appeared on Child’s cooking show and was married to producer Russ Morash. Emmy Winner James Cromwell, who starred in American Horror Story and has appeared in Succession, will play John McWilliams, Child’s father. Tony Winner Adriane Lenox, who has appeared in Manifest and in Hulu’s upcoming Only Murders in the Building, will play Virginia Naman.
HBO Max picked up to...
- 7/12/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“Manifest” has been canceled at NBC after three seasons, Variety has confirmed.
The news comes as the supernatural drama has been released on Netflix, where it currently sits at No. 1 in the streamer’s U.S. Top 10. However, sources tell Variety that the show is hoping to find a new home elsewhere.
The single-camera series had generally produced favorable ratings, particularly in its first season, during which three additional episodes were added.
“Manifest,” produced by Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, was created by Jeff Rake and originally sold as a six-season plan. The series premiered in September 2018 and follows the crew and passengers of a commercial plane who suddenly reappear after being presumed dead for five years. As they reintegrate into society, the passengers discover that their family members and friends are not the same as before — and neither are they, as the begin to experience visions of the future,...
The news comes as the supernatural drama has been released on Netflix, where it currently sits at No. 1 in the streamer’s U.S. Top 10. However, sources tell Variety that the show is hoping to find a new home elsewhere.
The single-camera series had generally produced favorable ratings, particularly in its first season, during which three additional episodes were added.
“Manifest,” produced by Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, was created by Jeff Rake and originally sold as a six-season plan. The series premiered in September 2018 and follows the crew and passengers of a commercial plane who suddenly reappear after being presumed dead for five years. As they reintegrate into society, the passengers discover that their family members and friends are not the same as before — and neither are they, as the begin to experience visions of the future,...
- 6/15/2021
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
The Stone family really is something special, as confirmed in this sneak peek from the next episode of NBC’s Manifest.
In the above clip from the episode “Compass Calibration” (airing Thursday at 8/7c), Angelina (played by Holly Taylor) is hanging out with Beverly (Adriane Lenox) — who mistakes her for Olive, which the Single White Female-y 828er surely does not mind! — when Saanvi’s work over at Eureka triggers another, significant earthquake here in the tri-state area.
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In the above clip from the episode “Compass Calibration” (airing Thursday at 8/7c), Angelina (played by Holly Taylor) is hanging out with Beverly (Adriane Lenox) — who mistakes her for Olive, which the Single White Female-y 828er surely does not mind! — when Saanvi’s work over at Eureka triggers another, significant earthquake here in the tri-state area.
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- 5/19/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Law & Order: Special Victims Unit has a warrant out, in a manner of speaking, for Broadway actors. Next week’s episode features Tony-nominated Hadestown actor Eva Noblezada and Beetlejuice himself Alex Brightman, and showrunner Warren Leight tells Deadline that’s just the beginning.
Last night, after the episode casting was announced, Leight tweeted, “We are trying to hire every Broadway actor we can while we and they wait for the curtains to rise again.” And he wasn’t joking.
“We know how hard the community has been hit here,” Leight said in an interview. “The goal is to get as many jobs to as many theater actors as we possibly can.”
The offer couldn’t come at a more opportune time. The National Endowment for the Arts recently released figures indicating that while the overall unemployment rate has averaged 8.5 percent, the average among actors was 52 percent.
The NBC New York-based L&o franchise has long been known as a steady source of employment for the city’s theater performers – rare is the stage actor whose Playbill credits don’t include at least one of the L&o series – but the pandemic has pushed Leight’s team to ramp up even those efforts for the current Season 22.
Stage actors already cast in parts for this season include the Tony-winning Adriane Lenox, Elizabeth Marvel, Jane Bruce (Jagged Little Pill), Jelani Alladin (Disney’s Frozen), Michael Mastro (Love! Valour! Compassion!), and Betsy Aidem (Steel Magnolias).
Even Raúl Esparza, a four-time Tony nominee known to the wider TV audience for his six-season Svu run as Assistant D.A. Rafael Barba, is making a temporary franchise comeback to reprise the role for this week’s episode “Sightless in a Savage Land.”
Leight says the Broadway-filled roles range in scope from one-day parts to more substantial turns, but have an important practical impact for the actors, adding to the work day minimums required for Actors Equity-Broadway League health insurance.
The casting offers a significant logistical benefit to the show as well: casting New York actors is the more practical and efficient option during the Covid-19 pandemic, when the prospect of long-distance flights from Hollywood and required quarantine protocols can complicate using Los Angeles-based actors.
“In the past we’ve done what you could call Hollywood stunt casting,” Leight says, “but a lot of those players aren’t going to be willing to get on a plane and quarantine right now. We realized early on that we’ll have to cast locally much more.”
The Broadway shutdown also allows the show to get around the planning issues that Broadway’s usual performance schedule demands: Coordinating a shoot around the identical eight-performance weeks of working stage actors like Noblezada and Brightman (who Leight says enact “a horribly failed virtual romance” in the Jan. 14 episode) is daunting. There’s only so much guest-starring that can be crammed into a dark Broadway Monday.
Yet another plus for the production: Stage actors, accustomed to the tightrope walk of eight shows a week, are what Leight calls “money players,” guest stars who “hit their marks and can do it over and over” quickly. With pandemic safety precautions enforced on set – minimal personal contact, Covid testing, noisy stop-and-start ventilation, among other things – the production, he says, “doesn’t have time for actors who need to find it.”
“Our directors need to know that [guest actors] can do two scenes with Olivia and not be nervous,” he adds, referring to star Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson character.
Leight himself has an extensive stage background, including his 1998 Tony-winning Best Play Side Man, a Pulitzer finalist that starred the Tony-winning Frank Wood.
And yes, Wood will be popping up on Svu this season. Leight says Svu‘s medical examiners office has been “augmented” to include a role for his old friend.
Leight’s Tuesday night tweet was met with a quick response from New York stage actors. Jennifer Mudge, whose Broadway and Off Broadway credits include Into The Woods, Rocky and The Philanthropist, tweeted, “Warren, I feel like now is the time to tell you that only Svu is missing from my L&o trifecta completion. (Mothership twice!),” to which Leight responded, “On it.”
Three-time Tony nominee Carolee Carmello tweeted a simple, “Much appreciated,” while West Side Story actor Danny Wolohan wrote, “Broadway’s Officer Krupke says thank you!”
And Chris Orbach – actor, writer, musician and, as the son of the late Jerry Orbach, a member of an L&o royal family – weighed in. “God love you,” he responded to Leight’s tweet. “You cats are good like that.”
Law & Order: Svu, from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, airs Thursdays at 9 pm on NBC.
Thank you, @warrenleightTV! My last L&o stint was an episode staring John Ritter! I think it's time I came back for a visit! ❤️
— Erin Leigh Peck (@ErinLeighPeck) January 6, 2021
God love you, you cats are good like that ❤️
— Chris Orbach (@chrisorbach) January 6, 2021...
Last night, after the episode casting was announced, Leight tweeted, “We are trying to hire every Broadway actor we can while we and they wait for the curtains to rise again.” And he wasn’t joking.
“We know how hard the community has been hit here,” Leight said in an interview. “The goal is to get as many jobs to as many theater actors as we possibly can.”
The offer couldn’t come at a more opportune time. The National Endowment for the Arts recently released figures indicating that while the overall unemployment rate has averaged 8.5 percent, the average among actors was 52 percent.
The NBC New York-based L&o franchise has long been known as a steady source of employment for the city’s theater performers – rare is the stage actor whose Playbill credits don’t include at least one of the L&o series – but the pandemic has pushed Leight’s team to ramp up even those efforts for the current Season 22.
Stage actors already cast in parts for this season include the Tony-winning Adriane Lenox, Elizabeth Marvel, Jane Bruce (Jagged Little Pill), Jelani Alladin (Disney’s Frozen), Michael Mastro (Love! Valour! Compassion!), and Betsy Aidem (Steel Magnolias).
Even Raúl Esparza, a four-time Tony nominee known to the wider TV audience for his six-season Svu run as Assistant D.A. Rafael Barba, is making a temporary franchise comeback to reprise the role for this week’s episode “Sightless in a Savage Land.”
Leight says the Broadway-filled roles range in scope from one-day parts to more substantial turns, but have an important practical impact for the actors, adding to the work day minimums required for Actors Equity-Broadway League health insurance.
The casting offers a significant logistical benefit to the show as well: casting New York actors is the more practical and efficient option during the Covid-19 pandemic, when the prospect of long-distance flights from Hollywood and required quarantine protocols can complicate using Los Angeles-based actors.
“In the past we’ve done what you could call Hollywood stunt casting,” Leight says, “but a lot of those players aren’t going to be willing to get on a plane and quarantine right now. We realized early on that we’ll have to cast locally much more.”
The Broadway shutdown also allows the show to get around the planning issues that Broadway’s usual performance schedule demands: Coordinating a shoot around the identical eight-performance weeks of working stage actors like Noblezada and Brightman (who Leight says enact “a horribly failed virtual romance” in the Jan. 14 episode) is daunting. There’s only so much guest-starring that can be crammed into a dark Broadway Monday.
Yet another plus for the production: Stage actors, accustomed to the tightrope walk of eight shows a week, are what Leight calls “money players,” guest stars who “hit their marks and can do it over and over” quickly. With pandemic safety precautions enforced on set – minimal personal contact, Covid testing, noisy stop-and-start ventilation, among other things – the production, he says, “doesn’t have time for actors who need to find it.”
“Our directors need to know that [guest actors] can do two scenes with Olivia and not be nervous,” he adds, referring to star Mariska Hargitay’s Olivia Benson character.
Leight himself has an extensive stage background, including his 1998 Tony-winning Best Play Side Man, a Pulitzer finalist that starred the Tony-winning Frank Wood.
And yes, Wood will be popping up on Svu this season. Leight says Svu‘s medical examiners office has been “augmented” to include a role for his old friend.
Leight’s Tuesday night tweet was met with a quick response from New York stage actors. Jennifer Mudge, whose Broadway and Off Broadway credits include Into The Woods, Rocky and The Philanthropist, tweeted, “Warren, I feel like now is the time to tell you that only Svu is missing from my L&o trifecta completion. (Mothership twice!),” to which Leight responded, “On it.”
Three-time Tony nominee Carolee Carmello tweeted a simple, “Much appreciated,” while West Side Story actor Danny Wolohan wrote, “Broadway’s Officer Krupke says thank you!”
And Chris Orbach – actor, writer, musician and, as the son of the late Jerry Orbach, a member of an L&o royal family – weighed in. “God love you,” he responded to Leight’s tweet. “You cats are good like that.”
Law & Order: Svu, from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, airs Thursdays at 9 pm on NBC.
Thank you, @warrenleightTV! My last L&o stint was an episode staring John Ritter! I think it's time I came back for a visit! ❤️
— Erin Leigh Peck (@ErinLeighPeck) January 6, 2021
God love you, you cats are good like that ❤️
— Chris Orbach (@chrisorbach) January 6, 2021...
- 1/6/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Drama to chronicle celebrated jazz singer’s struggles with fame, addiction, love.
Paramount has acquired Us rights to Lee Daniels’ hot Cannes virtual market package The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in what was believed to be a deal in the region of $8m on Wednesday evening (July 1).
Jonathan Kier and his team at Sierra/Affinity screened a promo last week and were fielding multiple international offers on the drama. International interest is expected to intensify now on what has emerged as one of the big independent hits of the market.
The plan is for Paramount to release wide in...
Paramount has acquired Us rights to Lee Daniels’ hot Cannes virtual market package The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in what was believed to be a deal in the region of $8m on Wednesday evening (July 1).
Jonathan Kier and his team at Sierra/Affinity screened a promo last week and were fielding multiple international offers on the drama. International interest is expected to intensify now on what has emerged as one of the big independent hits of the market.
The plan is for Paramount to release wide in...
- 7/2/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Drama to chronicle celebrated jazz singer’s struggles with fame, addiction, love.
Paramount has acquired Us rights to Lee Daniels’ hot Cannes virtual market package The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in a deal believed to be in the high seven figures on Wednesday evening (July 1).
Jonathan Kier and his team at Sierra/Affinity screened a promo last week and were fielding multiple international offers on the drama. International interest is expected to intensify now on what has emerged as one of the big independent hits of the market.
The plan is for Paramount to release wide in the Us...
Paramount has acquired Us rights to Lee Daniels’ hot Cannes virtual market package The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in a deal believed to be in the high seven figures on Wednesday evening (July 1).
Jonathan Kier and his team at Sierra/Affinity screened a promo last week and were fielding multiple international offers on the drama. International interest is expected to intensify now on what has emerged as one of the big independent hits of the market.
The plan is for Paramount to release wide in the Us...
- 7/2/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Drama to chronicle celebrated jazz singer’s struggles with fame, addiction, love.
Paramount has acquired Us rights to Lee Daniels’ hot Cannes virtual market package The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in a deal believed to be in the $8m region on Wednesday evening (July 1).
Jonathan Kier and his team at Sierra/Affinity were fielding multiple international offers on the drama at time of writing. That company and Endeavor Content, who jointly represented Us rights with executive producer Cassian Elwes, introduced the project to buyers last week. Other buyers including 101 Studios had been circling Us rights.
The timely story...
Paramount has acquired Us rights to Lee Daniels’ hot Cannes virtual market package The United States Vs. Billie Holiday in a deal believed to be in the $8m region on Wednesday evening (July 1).
Jonathan Kier and his team at Sierra/Affinity were fielding multiple international offers on the drama at time of writing. That company and Endeavor Content, who jointly represented Us rights with executive producer Cassian Elwes, introduced the project to buyers last week. Other buyers including 101 Studios had been circling Us rights.
The timely story...
- 7/2/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Sierra/Affinity is handling international sales of Lee Daniels’ “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday,” starring Andra Day as the iconic jazz singer, at the upcoming Cannes Virtual Market.
The biopic focuses on Holiday being targeted by federal agents with an undercover sting operation aimed at prohibiting her from singing her controversial 1939 song, “Strange Fruit,” which protested the lynchings of Black Americans. “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” is inspired by the 2015 New York Time’s Bestseller “Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs” written by Johann Hari.
“With the world’s eyes forced to look at the centuries-old oppression of Black people, I hope ‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’ will add to this important conversation by shining a light on systemic racism and social injustice,” Daniels said. “I also feel that in this time of great reckoning it is essential we celebrate...
The biopic focuses on Holiday being targeted by federal agents with an undercover sting operation aimed at prohibiting her from singing her controversial 1939 song, “Strange Fruit,” which protested the lynchings of Black Americans. “The United States Vs. Billie Holiday” is inspired by the 2015 New York Time’s Bestseller “Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs” written by Johann Hari.
“With the world’s eyes forced to look at the centuries-old oppression of Black people, I hope ‘The United States Vs. Billie Holiday’ will add to this important conversation by shining a light on systemic racism and social injustice,” Daniels said. “I also feel that in this time of great reckoning it is essential we celebrate...
- 6/20/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
New Slate Ventures, Lee Daniels Entertainment, Roth Kirschenbaum Films among producers.
Sierra/Affinity will kick off talks next week at virtual Cannes on Lee Daniels’ Billie Holiday biopic, a timely project that addresses the Civil Rights movement as race relations dominate the headlines in the Us.
The sales agent represents international rights to The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which will star Andra Day (Marshall) as the iconic jazz singer. Endeavor Content and executive producer Cassian Elwes, who produced Daniels’ The Butler, represent Us rights.
Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Garrett Hedlund, and Natasha Lyonne also star.
“With the world’s eyes...
Sierra/Affinity will kick off talks next week at virtual Cannes on Lee Daniels’ Billie Holiday biopic, a timely project that addresses the Civil Rights movement as race relations dominate the headlines in the Us.
The sales agent represents international rights to The United States Vs. Billie Holiday, which will star Andra Day (Marshall) as the iconic jazz singer. Endeavor Content and executive producer Cassian Elwes, who produced Daniels’ The Butler, represent Us rights.
Trevante Rhodes (Moonlight), Garrett Hedlund, and Natasha Lyonne also star.
“With the world’s eyes...
- 6/20/2020
- by 36¦Jeremy Kay¦54¦
- ScreenDaily
Network: Netflix.
Episodes: Ongoing (20 mins).
Seasons: Ongoing.
TV show dates: May 17, 2019 — present.
Series status: Has not been cancelled.
Performers include: Solvan Naim, Rob Morgan, Shakira Barrera, Johnnie Mae, Joe Perrino, Donnell Rawlings, Eden Marryshow, Jade, Eshete, Sam Eliad, Omar Scroggins, Adriane Lenox, Kathiamarice Lopez, Devale Ellis, Eddie J. Hernandez, Anthony L. Fernandez, Anthony Valderrama, ZsaZsa Gabone, and Katie Rich.
TV show description:
From creator Solvan Naim, the It's Bruno! TV show is a single-camera comedy. The series focuses on a man named Malcolm (Naim) and his dog, Bruno, living life in their Bushwick, Brooklyn neighborhood.
Malcolm is crazy about Bruno and takes better care of him than he does himself. He will cook dinner for...
Episodes: Ongoing (20 mins).
Seasons: Ongoing.
TV show dates: May 17, 2019 — present.
Series status: Has not been cancelled.
Performers include: Solvan Naim, Rob Morgan, Shakira Barrera, Johnnie Mae, Joe Perrino, Donnell Rawlings, Eden Marryshow, Jade, Eshete, Sam Eliad, Omar Scroggins, Adriane Lenox, Kathiamarice Lopez, Devale Ellis, Eddie J. Hernandez, Anthony L. Fernandez, Anthony Valderrama, ZsaZsa Gabone, and Katie Rich.
TV show description:
From creator Solvan Naim, the It's Bruno! TV show is a single-camera comedy. The series focuses on a man named Malcolm (Naim) and his dog, Bruno, living life in their Bushwick, Brooklyn neighborhood.
Malcolm is crazy about Bruno and takes better care of him than he does himself. He will cook dinner for...
- 5/18/2019
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Update: 8/11/16: Courtney B. Vance, Leslie Uggams, Reg E. Cathey, Reed Birney, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, John Douglas Thompson, Adriane Lenox and Roger Robinson have all joined the cast of HBO’s film adaptation of “The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks.” They join… Continue Reading →...
- 8/11/2016
- by shadowandact
- ShadowAndAct
Courtney B. Vance and Leslie Uggams are among eight actors who have joined the cast of HBO Films' The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks, starring Oprah Winfrey. Reg E. Cathey, Reed Birney, Ruben Santiago-Hudson, John Douglas Thompson, Adriane Lenox and Roger Robinson also have landed roles in the telepic. The film tells the true story of Henrietta Lacks (Renée Elise Goldsberry), an African-American woman whose cells were used to create the first immortal human cell line…...
- 8/11/2016
- Deadline TV
The new Broadway revival of The Color Purple opened just last night, December 10, at theBernard B. Jacobs Theatre 242 W 45th Street. Grammy, Academy Award, and Golden Globe award winner Jennifer Hudson makes her Broadway debut opposite Cynthia Erivo, the breakout star of John Doyle's acclaimed Menier Chocolate Factory production, and Orange is the New Black's Danielle Brooks, in the highly anticipated production of The Color Purple. All three women are make their Broadway debuts.BroadwayWorld was on the red carpet to chat with the night's celebrity guests before the curtain went up. Check out what what Patina Miller, Adriane Lenox, Becky Ann Baker, Marin Mazzie and more had to say on the big night...
- 12/11/2015
- by TV - Red Carpets
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony Award winner Adriane Lenox Doubt, Tony Award will headline a starry industry reading of a re-conceptualization of The Testament of Mary onOctober 1st. Conceived and directed by Michael Rader A Christmas Story, Cirque du Soleil, Stalking The Bogeymen, this new adaptation of Colm Toibin's The Testament of Mary will feature five different women sharing the title role of Mary, each representing how different cultures around the world view Mary.
- 9/16/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Contracted
Stars: Najarra Townsend, Charley Koontz, Matt Mercer, Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman, Caroline Williams | Written and Directed by Eric England
Contracted, originally screened at Frightfest back in 2013, stars Najarra Townsend as Samantha, a young woman who contracts something nasty after being date-raped at a party. Over the course of a few short days, she begins bleeding from pretty much every orifice and quite literally falling to bits. Her already fragile relationships with her friends, colleagues and mother (Caroline Williams) also start to break down as she refuses to seek help and becomes increasingly isolated.
The body horror elements within the film were really well done – that is to say, very icky. Cronenberg fans will be well satisfied with the deterioration of the flesh on display here. The film’s portrayal of an insular and personal crisis is well done. Samantha is on a self-destructive path in addition to the horrifying illness she finds herself with.
Stars: Najarra Townsend, Charley Koontz, Matt Mercer, Alice Macdonald, Katie Stegeman, Caroline Williams | Written and Directed by Eric England
Contracted, originally screened at Frightfest back in 2013, stars Najarra Townsend as Samantha, a young woman who contracts something nasty after being date-raped at a party. Over the course of a few short days, she begins bleeding from pretty much every orifice and quite literally falling to bits. Her already fragile relationships with her friends, colleagues and mother (Caroline Williams) also start to break down as she refuses to seek help and becomes increasingly isolated.
The body horror elements within the film were really well done – that is to say, very icky. Cronenberg fans will be well satisfied with the deterioration of the flesh on display here. The film’s portrayal of an insular and personal crisis is well done. Samantha is on a self-destructive path in addition to the horrifying illness she finds herself with.
- 3/9/2015
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Huntington Theatre Company welcomes Julia Duffy, Tony Award winner Adriane Lenox, and Boston favorite Will Lyman alongside Malcolm-Jamal Warner in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, the opening production of the 2014 Best of Boston's 33rd season. Adapted for the stage from the William Rose's Academy Award-winning screenplay by Todd Kreidler Holler If Ya Hear Me on Broadway, August Wilson's longtime dramaturg and directed by David Esbjornson All My Sons at the Huntington and Driving Miss Daisy on Broadway, this funny and poignant stage adaptation of the award-winning 1967 film opens tomorrow, September 10. Click below to go behind the scenes with the cast and creative team, plus watch an invite from Warner to see the show...
- 9/9/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Huntington Theatre Company welcomes Julia Duffy, Tony Award winner Adriane Lenox, and Boston favorite Will Lyman alongside Malcolm-Jamal Warner in Guess Who's Coming to Dinner, the opening production of the 2014 Best of Boston's 33rd season. Adapted for the stage from the William Rose's Academy Award-winning screenplay by Todd Kreidler Holler If Ya Hear Me on Broadway, August Wilson's longtime dramaturg and directed by David Esbjornson All My Sons at the Huntington and Driving Miss Daisy on Broadway, this funny and poignant stage adaptation of the award-winning 1967 film began on September 5. BroadwayWorld has a first look at the cast onstage below...
- 9/9/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Skeleton Twins, starring Saturday Night Live alums Kristen Wiig and Bill Hader, shows a more serious side of the actors in its first trailer.
The Skeleton Twins Trailer Released
Wiig and Hader play estranged twins Maggie and Milo, who reunite after learning that they’ve both cheated death after attempting suicide on the same day. During their reunion, they endeavor to learn about where they each took a wrong turn in their lives. Now in their 30s, Maggie is struggling with her reluctance to have a child with her husband Lance (Luke Wilson), while Milo is still reeling from a breakup with his longtime boyfriend (Ty Burrell).
Rounding out the main cast are Joanna Gleason, Kathleen Rose Perkins and Adriane Lenox.
Though The Skeleton Twins deals with serious themes, Wiig and Hader’s respectic comedic chops aren't wasted. One of the many promising scenes from the trailer features the...
The Skeleton Twins Trailer Released
Wiig and Hader play estranged twins Maggie and Milo, who reunite after learning that they’ve both cheated death after attempting suicide on the same day. During their reunion, they endeavor to learn about where they each took a wrong turn in their lives. Now in their 30s, Maggie is struggling with her reluctance to have a child with her husband Lance (Luke Wilson), while Milo is still reeling from a breakup with his longtime boyfriend (Ty Burrell).
Rounding out the main cast are Joanna Gleason, Kathleen Rose Perkins and Adriane Lenox.
Though The Skeleton Twins deals with serious themes, Wiig and Hader’s respectic comedic chops aren't wasted. One of the many promising scenes from the trailer features the...
- 7/1/2014
- Uinterview
What happens on the Tony Awards red carpet? Fans cheer, stars schmooze, and TV stars get closer to an Egot.
This year, Radio City Music Hall was packed with an array of celebs who showed up to demonstrate their love for the theater. EW hit the red carpet to ask some of the ceremony attendees about their current show, the show that gave them their biggest theater education, their big stars, their little selves…really, just anything having to do with the stage. Below, enjoy 18 quotes we heard about the wonderful world of theater.
Patricia Clarkson (The Elephant Man)
“I...
This year, Radio City Music Hall was packed with an array of celebs who showed up to demonstrate their love for the theater. EW hit the red carpet to ask some of the ceremony attendees about their current show, the show that gave them their biggest theater education, their big stars, their little selves…really, just anything having to do with the stage. Below, enjoy 18 quotes we heard about the wonderful world of theater.
Patricia Clarkson (The Elephant Man)
“I...
- 6/9/2014
- by Marc Snetiker
- EW.com - PopWatch
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The biggest party of the Broadway season went down on Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall. In addition to Hugh Jackman hopping and T.I. rapping lyrics from The Music Man — oh yes, that happened — attendees brought out dramatic colors and ever louder headgear for the annual celebration of theater.
Adriane Lenox‘s hat was a pivotal conversation topic, teaching us that traditional top hats are so over. Cinderella star Fran Drescher failed to make dreams come true in her orange floor-length gown, proving that the wicked stepmother in this scenario is actually her stylist. Orlando Bloom‘s Broadway run was cut short, and he’s wearing his feelings about the poor reception his production of Romeo & Juliet perceived on his sleeve (and lapel, and chest). Maggie Gyllenhaal traded in her blonde pixie cut for white feathers, while Idina Menzel made sure you remembered her name...
The biggest party of the Broadway season went down on Sunday night at Radio City Music Hall. In addition to Hugh Jackman hopping and T.I. rapping lyrics from The Music Man — oh yes, that happened — attendees brought out dramatic colors and ever louder headgear for the annual celebration of theater.
Adriane Lenox‘s hat was a pivotal conversation topic, teaching us that traditional top hats are so over. Cinderella star Fran Drescher failed to make dreams come true in her orange floor-length gown, proving that the wicked stepmother in this scenario is actually her stylist. Orlando Bloom‘s Broadway run was cut short, and he’s wearing his feelings about the poor reception his production of Romeo & Juliet perceived on his sleeve (and lapel, and chest). Maggie Gyllenhaal traded in her blonde pixie cut for white feathers, while Idina Menzel made sure you remembered her name...
- 6/9/2014
- by VH1
- TheFabLife - Movies
Widely regarded as the Oscars of Broadway, the 2014 Tony Awards went off without a hitch on Sunday night (June 8) in New York City.
Hugh Jackman took over the Radio City Music Hall with his amazing hosting talents and welcomed many performers on stage including Idina Menzel and Neil Patrick Harris.
As for the winners, Harris and Jessie Mueller (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) took home the prize for Best Actor and Best Actress in a Musical, respectively, while Bryan Cranston ("All The Way") and Audra McDonald ("Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill") scored a win for Best Actor and Actress in a Play, respectively.
In addition, the cast and crew of "All the Way" and "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder" were recognized for their outstanding work on stage winning Best Play and Best Musical.
Check out the full list of 2014 Tony Award winners below!
Best Performance...
Hugh Jackman took over the Radio City Music Hall with his amazing hosting talents and welcomed many performers on stage including Idina Menzel and Neil Patrick Harris.
As for the winners, Harris and Jessie Mueller (Beautiful: The Carole King Musical) took home the prize for Best Actor and Best Actress in a Musical, respectively, while Bryan Cranston ("All The Way") and Audra McDonald ("Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar & Grill") scored a win for Best Actor and Actress in a Play, respectively.
In addition, the cast and crew of "All the Way" and "A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder" were recognized for their outstanding work on stage winning Best Play and Best Musical.
Check out the full list of 2014 Tony Award winners below!
Best Performance...
- 6/9/2014
- GossipCenter
The 68th Tony Awards on Sunday, hosted by Hugh Jackman, took place at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall, where the best of the stage were honored.
Tony Awards Recap
A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder picked up steam leading up to Tony night. At the end of the show, the musical, which follows a destitute man looking to remove the eight ahead of him inline for a title, won four awards Sunday. Gentleman’s Guide won for best musical, book of a musical, director and costume design.
How I Met Your Mother actor Neil Patrick Harris, who has previously been a favorite Tony host, picked up his first award – best lead actor in a musical – for starring in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Hedwig won for best musical revival, and Harris’ costar Lena Hall won best featured actress in a musical.
Jessie Mueller beat out...
Tony Awards Recap
A Gentlemen’s Guide to Love and Murder picked up steam leading up to Tony night. At the end of the show, the musical, which follows a destitute man looking to remove the eight ahead of him inline for a title, won four awards Sunday. Gentleman’s Guide won for best musical, book of a musical, director and costume design.
How I Met Your Mother actor Neil Patrick Harris, who has previously been a favorite Tony host, picked up his first award – best lead actor in a musical – for starring in Hedwig and the Angry Inch. Hedwig won for best musical revival, and Harris’ costar Lena Hall won best featured actress in a musical.
Jessie Mueller beat out...
- 6/9/2014
- Uinterview
Check out all the winners and nominees of the 68th Annual Tony Awards.
The biggest stars of Broadway gathered at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night to honor and celebrate all the greatest shows and show-stopping performances from the world of theater at the 68th Annual Tony Awards.
Hugh Jackman served as host for his fourth time, and the three-hour ceremony saw lots of big wins.
The 2014 Tony Awards showcased many of the musical numbers from this year's nominated shows, and featured a slew of big-name Hollywood stars who served as presenters. Here is the complete winners list, along with some of our favorite acceptance speeches.
Did the right shows and stars win?
Best Play
Winner: All the Way
Other Nominees:
Act One
Casa Valentine
Mothers and Sons
Outside Mullingar
Best Musical
Winner: A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Other Nominees:
After Midnight
Aladdin
Beautiful — The Carole King Musical
A Gentleman’s Guide...
The biggest stars of Broadway gathered at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on Sunday night to honor and celebrate all the greatest shows and show-stopping performances from the world of theater at the 68th Annual Tony Awards.
Hugh Jackman served as host for his fourth time, and the three-hour ceremony saw lots of big wins.
The 2014 Tony Awards showcased many of the musical numbers from this year's nominated shows, and featured a slew of big-name Hollywood stars who served as presenters. Here is the complete winners list, along with some of our favorite acceptance speeches.
Did the right shows and stars win?
Best Play
Winner: All the Way
Other Nominees:
Act One
Casa Valentine
Mothers and Sons
Outside Mullingar
Best Musical
Winner: A Gentleman's Guide to Love & Murder
Other Nominees:
After Midnight
Aladdin
Beautiful — The Carole King Musical
A Gentleman’s Guide...
- 6/9/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
The musical revue "After Midnight" tells the story of Harlem's Cotton Club with a blend of song and dance. Part of the continued appeal of this toe-tapping tuner, which reaped seven Tony nominations including Best Musical, is the revolving parade of guest stars. Three of these -- "American Idol" winner Fantasia and R&B divas Gladys Knight and Patti Labelle -- joined the cast for a performance of that took the roof off Radio City Music Hall. Those slick moves by the dancers, joined by kudocast host Hugh Jackman, earned choreographer Warren Carlyle a Tony. -Break- Join the fiery debate over the Tony Awards going on right now in our red-hot forums Take a look below and keep your eye out for 2005 Tony champ Adriane Lenox (Featured Play Actress, "Doubt") who contended this year for her featured role in this hit revue. Follow Gold Derby on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Tumblr,...
- 6/9/2014
- Gold Derby
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