Joan Vassos will be the first-ever golden bachelorette this fall. The 61-year-old Maryland native is looking for love after having to self-eliminate from The Golden Bachelor early on. Recently, Vassos explained exactly how she learned about The Golden Bachelor and what prompted her to join the cast.
Why did Joan Vassos sign up for ‘The Golden Bachelor’?
Joan Vassos is looking forward to her season of The Golden Bachelorette, but she’s still willing to discuss her time on The Golden Bachelor. During a chat with CNN, Vassos revealed how she came to be on the now-iconic series. The Maryland native said that she knew she wanted to put herself out there a couple of years after her husband’s death but realized that her heart wasn’t in it. Vassos also said that she didn’t know where to start with finding a date since she had been married...
Why did Joan Vassos sign up for ‘The Golden Bachelor’?
Joan Vassos is looking forward to her season of The Golden Bachelorette, but she’s still willing to discuss her time on The Golden Bachelor. During a chat with CNN, Vassos revealed how she came to be on the now-iconic series. The Maryland native said that she knew she wanted to put herself out there a couple of years after her husband’s death but realized that her heart wasn’t in it. Vassos also said that she didn’t know where to start with finding a date since she had been married...
- 5/25/2024
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In a global context described by some as the Golden Age of documentary and by others as the Corporate Age of documentary, the Marché du Film’s Cannes Docs sidebar dedicated its May 20 talk to the question of a “Universal Values System in Documentary: Dismantling Borders for Greater Equity.”
Moderated by Devika Girish, editor of New York-based Film Comment magazine, the high-level panel included Alemberg Ang from Filipino production house Daluyong Studios; Chinese filmmaker and artist Viv Li; Chicken & Egg Pictures Program Director Kiyoko McCrae; and Adam Piron, director of the Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program.
Opening the talk, Girish invited panelists to share a documentary they would describe as a model of ethical filmmaking.
For Piron, it was the debut feature of American visual artist and filmmaker Sky Hopinka, “Malni – Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore,” an experimental work about the origin of the death myth of the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest.
Moderated by Devika Girish, editor of New York-based Film Comment magazine, the high-level panel included Alemberg Ang from Filipino production house Daluyong Studios; Chinese filmmaker and artist Viv Li; Chicken & Egg Pictures Program Director Kiyoko McCrae; and Adam Piron, director of the Sundance Institute’s Indigenous Program.
Opening the talk, Girish invited panelists to share a documentary they would describe as a model of ethical filmmaking.
For Piron, it was the debut feature of American visual artist and filmmaker Sky Hopinka, “Malni – Towards the Ocean, Towards the Shore,” an experimental work about the origin of the death myth of the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest.
- 5/22/2024
- by Lise Pedersen
- Variety Film + TV
A good thriller works best when it keeps its proverbial cards hidden, which is to say, by keeping viewers in the dark about vital information to toy with their expectations involving the narrative—only to drop it in the most pivotal moment, which makes the experience feel worthwhile. The deliberate delay heightens the tension and pokes at the audience’s curiosity for just long enough to be complemented by a satisfying twist or cathartic moment. Unfortunately, John Rosman’s thriller New Life takes the majority of the movie to hold on to the surprise, which turns out to be more bewildering and nonsensical than surprising. Additionally, not giving enough space to flesh out the characters makes the connection with the audience nonexistent as well, resulting in a rancid thriller that neither thrills nor shocks.
The creative drawbacks feel even more disappointing after realizing that the plot of New Life could...
The creative drawbacks feel even more disappointing after realizing that the plot of New Life could...
- 5/6/2024
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
It has been nearly a week since The Golden Bachelor fans saw Gerry Turner choose Theresa Nist in the finale. It has been much longer since runner-up Leslie Turner learned she was not the one for Turner. Despite the passage of time, the upset hasn’t faded for Leslie. Fans are still talking about how shocked she seemed to be. There is a good reason for her surprise. It appears Gerry Turner purposefully withheld information from Leslie Fhima about his connection to Theresa Nist. It is completely understandable that she thought she was “the one.”
Leslie Fhima revealed that Gerry Turner never told her he loved Theresa Fhima while they were filming ‘The Golden Bachelor’
Leslie Fhima’s shock at Turner’s pick might have had something to do with what information Turner shared with her and, more importantly, what information he opted to withhold. In an interview on Bachelor Happy Hour,...
Leslie Fhima revealed that Gerry Turner never told her he loved Theresa Fhima while they were filming ‘The Golden Bachelor’
Leslie Fhima’s shock at Turner’s pick might have had something to do with what information Turner shared with her and, more importantly, what information he opted to withhold. In an interview on Bachelor Happy Hour,...
- 12/5/2023
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Exclusive: Conservative media outlet The Daily Wire has commissioned its first animated scripted series, Mr Birchum, created by comedian and radio host Adam Carolla.
The series follows Carolla’s junior high woodshop teacher popularized on Kroq radio and brought to life in puppet form on Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers.
In this animated update, according to producers, “Mr. Birchum attempts to navigate a world he doesn’t understand or approve of. He’s befuddled by his gaming streamer son, Eddie (Dunnigan), annoyed at his selfie-taking, snowflake students and is constantly at war with the school district’s appointed “J.E.D.I.” Mr. Karponzi (Fischer).”
The synopsis continues: “But his best buddy, auto-shop teacher Don Gage (Bodden), his wife Wendi (Kelly), and step-daughter Jeanie (Cooper) have his back, along with some fantasy mentors – the ghost of his gym teacher, Coach Murphy (Mohr) and childhood...
The series follows Carolla’s junior high woodshop teacher popularized on Kroq radio and brought to life in puppet form on Comedy Central’s Crank Yankers.
In this animated update, according to producers, “Mr. Birchum attempts to navigate a world he doesn’t understand or approve of. He’s befuddled by his gaming streamer son, Eddie (Dunnigan), annoyed at his selfie-taking, snowflake students and is constantly at war with the school district’s appointed “J.E.D.I.” Mr. Karponzi (Fischer).”
The synopsis continues: “But his best buddy, auto-shop teacher Don Gage (Bodden), his wife Wendi (Kelly), and step-daughter Jeanie (Cooper) have his back, along with some fantasy mentors – the ghost of his gym teacher, Coach Murphy (Mohr) and childhood...
- 11/30/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
The cancellation of HBO’s “Winning Time” after two seasons did not come as a complete surprise to executive producer Kevin Messick. He, along with his fellow creatives, was told back in January to prep a version of the ending in case the show’s season finale became a series finale.
“There were never any guarantees in today’s marketplace of a subsequent season, so the planning for the ‘what if’ scenario — if this was not just a season finale but the series finale — was from the conversation we had back in January while we were still in production,” Messick, who also an executive producer on “Succession,” told Vulture in an interview released following the finale.
“We got a call from HBO. They said, ‘Think about it so that you have the option while you’re still in production to figure out how it might end if, sadly, that was the end of it.
“There were never any guarantees in today’s marketplace of a subsequent season, so the planning for the ‘what if’ scenario — if this was not just a season finale but the series finale — was from the conversation we had back in January while we were still in production,” Messick, who also an executive producer on “Succession,” told Vulture in an interview released following the finale.
“We got a call from HBO. They said, ‘Think about it so that you have the option while you’re still in production to figure out how it might end if, sadly, that was the end of it.
- 9/18/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
The clock has officially run out on Winning Time: HBO cancelled the ’80s basketball drama after two seasons, which turned Sunday’s Season 2 finale into a series finale and left fans dangling on a tough cliffhanger. But the show’s creative team did see the writing on the wall.
HBO told the Winning Time producers to prepare for the possibility that the show might end with Season 2 “back in January while we were still in production,” executive producer Kevin Messick tells Vulture. “They said, ‘Think about it so that you have the option while you’re still in production to...
HBO told the Winning Time producers to prepare for the possibility that the show might end with Season 2 “back in January while we were still in production,” executive producer Kevin Messick tells Vulture. “They said, ‘Think about it so that you have the option while you’re still in production to...
- 9/18/2023
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
This post contains spoilers for the Season Two finale of HBO’s Winning Time, now streaming on Max.
Winning Time, the HBO drama about the Los Angeles Lakers’ Showtime dynasty in the Eighties, has been accused by members of those teams of rewriting history. With what unexpectedly turned out to be a series, and not season, finale, the show had to rewrite its own past, as well as its future.
Early in the summer, critics were given screeners of all seven episodes of this abbreviated second season. The version of...
Winning Time, the HBO drama about the Los Angeles Lakers’ Showtime dynasty in the Eighties, has been accused by members of those teams of rewriting history. With what unexpectedly turned out to be a series, and not season, finale, the show had to rewrite its own past, as well as its future.
Early in the summer, critics were given screeners of all seven episodes of this abbreviated second season. The version of...
- 9/18/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Spoiler Alert: This article includes details about the Season 2 finale of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” now streaming on Max.
The show may have been called “Winning Time,” but it’s ending with a historic loss. HBO has confirmed to Variety that Sunday’s Season 2 finale is the last episode of the basketball series.
After a seven-game duel between the Lakers and the Celtics, Larry Bird (Sean Patrick Small) and his Boston ballers sink a dagger into their West Coast rivals, claiming victory as the NBA champions of 1984. It’s an ugly defeat for Los Angeles, who are immediately greeted with a stampede of Celtics fans rushing the floor before they can sulk off the court. Boston uncorks the Champagne while Magic Johnson (Quincy Isaiah) collapses in the locker room showers, his spirits cratering to a new low as Led Zeppelin’s “What Is and What Should...
The show may have been called “Winning Time,” but it’s ending with a historic loss. HBO has confirmed to Variety that Sunday’s Season 2 finale is the last episode of the basketball series.
After a seven-game duel between the Lakers and the Celtics, Larry Bird (Sean Patrick Small) and his Boston ballers sink a dagger into their West Coast rivals, claiming victory as the NBA champions of 1984. It’s an ugly defeat for Los Angeles, who are immediately greeted with a stampede of Celtics fans rushing the floor before they can sulk off the court. Boston uncorks the Champagne while Magic Johnson (Quincy Isaiah) collapses in the locker room showers, his spirits cratering to a new low as Led Zeppelin’s “What Is and What Should...
- 9/18/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
In Episode 3 of HBO’s hit series “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” viewers get a snapshot of Larry Bird’s background as a kid from French Lick, Indiana, and Red Auerbach using an NBA system loophole to recruit Bird before the baller graduated college.
Last week, the tensions were up between Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Norm Nixon. In the third episode, Buss laid the issue to rest with a gentle, yet threatening trade offer for Nixon if him and Johnson couldn’t figure it out. Behind the scenes, Pat Riley started chain smoking to deal with the stress of working with Paul Westhead. Jim Chones gets traded off, and Buss offered Johnson a somewhat bogus contract that would pay him $25 million over 25 years.
Here’s what’s fact and fiction from “Winning Time’s” third episode.
Jerry Buss almost blew a circuit because he was so angry...
Last week, the tensions were up between Earvin “Magic” Johnson and Norm Nixon. In the third episode, Buss laid the issue to rest with a gentle, yet threatening trade offer for Nixon if him and Johnson couldn’t figure it out. Behind the scenes, Pat Riley started chain smoking to deal with the stress of working with Paul Westhead. Jim Chones gets traded off, and Buss offered Johnson a somewhat bogus contract that would pay him $25 million over 25 years.
Here’s what’s fact and fiction from “Winning Time’s” third episode.
Jerry Buss almost blew a circuit because he was so angry...
- 8/21/2023
- by Raquel 'Rocky' Harris
- The Wrap
In the first episode of “Winning Time” Season 2, audiences see Lakers owner Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly) flipping through a scrapbook of his love interests just moments after a heated exchange with his kids — in which they call him out for ditching them for “p–y and fun.” He’s later seen wooing an old flame named Honey with a lavish date in Episode 2, and she’s even invited to the family’s game night in Sunday’s latest episode.
Buss, who is often seen in the HBO drama series with a drink and cigarette in his hand, was known for hosting extravagant parties at the Pickfair mansion, which he purchased in 1980 and is showcased throughout “Winning Time.”
Actor John C. Reilly, who plays Buss on “Winning Time,” said his “appetites” were the most surprising thing he learned while preparing for the role.
“If I had the kind of partying weekend that Jerry Buss had,...
Buss, who is often seen in the HBO drama series with a drink and cigarette in his hand, was known for hosting extravagant parties at the Pickfair mansion, which he purchased in 1980 and is showcased throughout “Winning Time.”
Actor John C. Reilly, who plays Buss on “Winning Time,” said his “appetites” were the most surprising thing he learned while preparing for the role.
“If I had the kind of partying weekend that Jerry Buss had,...
- 8/21/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Spoiler Alert: This article contains details about the second episode of “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” Season 2, now streaming on Max.
Papa’s got a brand new bag on “Winning Time” Season 2. With his maiden voyage as owner of the Los Angeles Lakers yielding an NBA championship, Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly) finds himself alone atop the mountain, keen to share his luxurious Inglewood basketball Mecca with family and friends.
Enter Honey Kaplan (Ari Graynor), an old flame of Jerry’s that finds herself back in the business mogul’s desires 15 years after their first relationship fell apart. Though Honey greets her ex with her guard up, trepidatious about his womanizing charm, she finds herself won over again as Jerry lures her into the throne room of his gold-and-purple empire.
Meanwhile, Jerry’s daughter Jeanie (Hadley Robinson) is grabbing the bull by the horns leading her father’s business.
Papa’s got a brand new bag on “Winning Time” Season 2. With his maiden voyage as owner of the Los Angeles Lakers yielding an NBA championship, Jerry Buss (John C. Reilly) finds himself alone atop the mountain, keen to share his luxurious Inglewood basketball Mecca with family and friends.
Enter Honey Kaplan (Ari Graynor), an old flame of Jerry’s that finds herself back in the business mogul’s desires 15 years after their first relationship fell apart. Though Honey greets her ex with her guard up, trepidatious about his womanizing charm, she finds herself won over again as Jerry lures her into the throne room of his gold-and-purple empire.
Meanwhile, Jerry’s daughter Jeanie (Hadley Robinson) is grabbing the bull by the horns leading her father’s business.
- 8/14/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
“My life changed when Rachel Brosnahan walked into it. I will never be the same.”
That’s how The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel creator Amy Sherman-Palladino closed a farewell letter distributed on Tuesday in advance of the upcoming launch of the fifth and final season of her Emmy Award-winning Prime Video series on April 14. Later that day, Sherman-Palladino joined Maisel collaborator and husband, Daniel Palladino, and castmembers for a special PaleyFest event at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet, Sherman-Palladino took a minute to remember that moment.
“We were reading so many people and then Jeanie Bacharach, who helped cast the pilot, said there was a girl who had nothing on her résumé that would lead you to believe she could do this — she had done no comedy whatsoever,” Sherman-Palladino explained. “But Jeanie said, ‘I just feel it in my guts that Rachel Brosnahan can do this.
That’s how The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel creator Amy Sherman-Palladino closed a farewell letter distributed on Tuesday in advance of the upcoming launch of the fifth and final season of her Emmy Award-winning Prime Video series on April 14. Later that day, Sherman-Palladino joined Maisel collaborator and husband, Daniel Palladino, and castmembers for a special PaleyFest event at Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre. Speaking with The Hollywood Reporter on the red carpet, Sherman-Palladino took a minute to remember that moment.
“We were reading so many people and then Jeanie Bacharach, who helped cast the pilot, said there was a girl who had nothing on her résumé that would lead you to believe she could do this — she had done no comedy whatsoever,” Sherman-Palladino explained. “But Jeanie said, ‘I just feel it in my guts that Rachel Brosnahan can do this.
- 4/7/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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