Comcast is adding a familiar name to its corporate board of directors.
The cable giant and NBCUniversal owner is bringing on Wonya Lucas, the former CEO of Hallmark Media and TV One, as a board member. The company disclosed the addition of Lucas in a securities filing, noting that she will be considered an independent director.
Lucas, a veteran TV executive who worked at CNN and The Weather Channel before running TV One and later Hallmark, stepped down as CEO of Hallmark parent company Crown Media Holdings last year. During her tenure at Hallmark, Lucas focused on building more projects with diverse storylines, characters and themes.
She is also the niece of baseball legend Hank Aaron, an experience that she wrote about in a column for The Hollywood Reporter. Lucas also serves as a director for Atlanta Braves Holdings, the owner of the Atlanta Braves, the team with which Aaron spent much of his career.
The cable giant and NBCUniversal owner is bringing on Wonya Lucas, the former CEO of Hallmark Media and TV One, as a board member. The company disclosed the addition of Lucas in a securities filing, noting that she will be considered an independent director.
Lucas, a veteran TV executive who worked at CNN and The Weather Channel before running TV One and later Hallmark, stepped down as CEO of Hallmark parent company Crown Media Holdings last year. During her tenure at Hallmark, Lucas focused on building more projects with diverse storylines, characters and themes.
She is also the niece of baseball legend Hank Aaron, an experience that she wrote about in a column for The Hollywood Reporter. Lucas also serves as a director for Atlanta Braves Holdings, the owner of the Atlanta Braves, the team with which Aaron spent much of his career.
- 4/15/2024
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Few artists leave a legacy that becomes championed by an entire country. Yet Frida Kahlo stood out as an icon, even while her career unfolded. The iconic Mexican painter and artist built incredible pieces that addressed the pain and suffering of her life. She also pushed back against cultural norms around womanhood, motherhood, and being a partner in a relationship. Amazon’s new documentary, titled Frida, allows the audience to explore her life through her journals.
Frida Plot
Directed by Carla Gutierrez, Frida pulls from Cahlo’s diaries and those of her social circles throughout her life. As she rises to prominence as an artist, she becomes intertwined with Diego Rivera. The two collaborate and use each other as a sounding board, even when they are unfaithful to one another. They built up the Mexican art scene, and over time, Frida became known worldwide for her bold, honest artwork.
The...
Frida Plot
Directed by Carla Gutierrez, Frida pulls from Cahlo’s diaries and those of her social circles throughout her life. As she rises to prominence as an artist, she becomes intertwined with Diego Rivera. The two collaborate and use each other as a sounding board, even when they are unfaithful to one another. They built up the Mexican art scene, and over time, Frida became known worldwide for her bold, honest artwork.
The...
- 3/15/2024
- by Alan French
- FandomWire
The streaming landscape can feel endless. It’s not and we’re here to help. Netflix has hundreds of documentaries in its streaming library, but they’re not all created equal, and we’ve narrowed down the options for you with 25 of our top picks for the best documentary movies currently available to watch on the streaming platform. If you’re looking for something light and visually stunning, you’ve come to the right place. If you’re looking for something gruesome yet fascinating, there are options for you below. If you only have half an hour or 40 minutes to kill, Netflix has something for you.
So peruse our list below, and get watching!
“Athlete A” Netflix
One of the best documentaries in recent years, “Athlete A” works on multiple fronts: First, it effectively chronicles the abuse perpetrated by Larry Nassar, a former sports medicine physician who used his position...
So peruse our list below, and get watching!
“Athlete A” Netflix
One of the best documentaries in recent years, “Athlete A” works on multiple fronts: First, it effectively chronicles the abuse perpetrated by Larry Nassar, a former sports medicine physician who used his position...
- 11/3/2023
- by Kayti Burt
- The Wrap
Though Huluween is almost officially over, Hulu is not slowing down at all as the new month approaches! The streamer will head into November with plenty of new additions to un-spook yourself and keep warm, including the new Awkwafina and Sandra Oh-led “Quiz Lady”; Christmas classics like “National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation” and “The Polar Express,” and much more.
On the TV side, Hulu will have the exclusive two-episode premiere of FX’s limited murder mystery series “A Murder at the End of the World” starring Emma Corrin. “Fargo” fans can also catch the next-day streaming premiere of Season/Year 5, which will star Jon Hamm, Juno Temple, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Plus, in comes more of the debut season of “Spellbound,” a serialized re-cut of Baz Luhrmann’s “Australia,” and several original series premieres, including “Black Cake” on Nov. 1.
Find out everything coming to Hulu in November, and check out The...
On the TV side, Hulu will have the exclusive two-episode premiere of FX’s limited murder mystery series “A Murder at the End of the World” starring Emma Corrin. “Fargo” fans can also catch the next-day streaming premiere of Season/Year 5, which will star Jon Hamm, Juno Temple, and Jennifer Jason Leigh. Plus, in comes more of the debut season of “Spellbound,” a serialized re-cut of Baz Luhrmann’s “Australia,” and several original series premieres, including “Black Cake” on Nov. 1.
Find out everything coming to Hulu in November, and check out The...
- 10/31/2023
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
In the middle of August this year, three legends of the music industry died within 72 hours of each other: founder of A&m Records Jerry Moss; music lawyer Abe Somer; and my father, the “Black Godfather” himself, Clarence Avant. These three men helped define the recording industry of the past six decades, and what’s more, they were inseparable best friends.
Somer, Moss, and Avant met in New York City in the early 1960s, and in the six decades since, never left one another’s side, never once let their “soul contract” expire.
Somer, Moss, and Avant met in New York City in the early 1960s, and in the six decades since, never left one another’s side, never once let their “soul contract” expire.
- 10/28/2023
- by Nicole Avant
- Rollingstone.com
Clockwise from left: The League (Magnolia Pictures), The Last Rider (Roadside Attractions), Black Ice (Lionsgate)Image: The A.V. Club
It’s Thanksgiving time, so give thanks to Hulu if you’re a fan of sports documentaries because the streaming service is stuffing its library with them. Black Ice is about institutional racism in professional hockey,...
It’s Thanksgiving time, so give thanks to Hulu if you’re a fan of sports documentaries because the streaming service is stuffing its library with them. Black Ice is about institutional racism in professional hockey,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Robert DeSalvo
- avclub.com
Because "Futurama" is set 1,000 years in the future, show creators David X. Cohen and Matt Groening had to invent a sci-fi conceit that would provide an organic reason to include celebrity cameos. Thanks to a special fluid, human heads can be kept alive in jars more or less indefinitely. In the very first episode, the head of Dick Clark hosted a televised New Year's Eve special to ring in the year 3000. Clark played himself. Since then, multiple other celebrities have played their own severed heads, including the Beastie Boys, the cast of "Star Trek," Al Gore, Conan O'Brien, Beck, Lucy Liu, Penn Jillette, and most recently, Bill Nye.
Of course, Cohen and Groening were more creative than merely storing severed heads in jars, and multiple other notable actors have continued to appear on "Futurama" as robots, aliens, space deities, and other sci-fi creatures. John Goodman, for instance, played the homicidal...
Of course, Cohen and Groening were more creative than merely storing severed heads in jars, and multiple other notable actors have continued to appear on "Futurama" as robots, aliens, space deities, and other sci-fi creatures. John Goodman, for instance, played the homicidal...
- 10/8/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Wonya Lucas, the executive who helped usher in a more diverse Hallmark Channel as CEO, will step down from her post at year’s end.
Hallmark, in announcing the move Tuesday, said Hallmark Companies CEO Mike Perry will work with Lucas and the Hallmark Media team to guide the platform through her transition.
“I am honored to have led this company and am tremendously proud of the progress we’ve made by creating an evolved entertainment experience that inspires meaningful, emotionally connected moments for our audiences,” Lucas said. “My passion for the Hallmark brand has grown in deeply rewarding ways and will remain paramount as I continue to help guide Hallmark Media’s future in a more strategically focused capacity.”
Lucas will continue to serve on the Hallmark Media board of directors.
Lucas joined Hallmark from TV One in 2020, replacing Bill Abbott as the president and CEO of Crown Media Family Networks,...
Hallmark, in announcing the move Tuesday, said Hallmark Companies CEO Mike Perry will work with Lucas and the Hallmark Media team to guide the platform through her transition.
“I am honored to have led this company and am tremendously proud of the progress we’ve made by creating an evolved entertainment experience that inspires meaningful, emotionally connected moments for our audiences,” Lucas said. “My passion for the Hallmark brand has grown in deeply rewarding ways and will remain paramount as I continue to help guide Hallmark Media’s future in a more strategically focused capacity.”
Lucas will continue to serve on the Hallmark Media board of directors.
Lucas joined Hallmark from TV One in 2020, replacing Bill Abbott as the president and CEO of Crown Media Family Networks,...
- 8/8/2023
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – Sam Pollard has established himself as a top director of documentaries, to add to his stellar career as a film editor … including for Spike Lee. His latest doc is a deep dive into the 20th Century curiosity of the Negro League. With interviews, archival photos/footage and comprehensive storytelling, the doc is entitled “The League.”
The Negro Leagues were born because of Major League Baseball’s segregation in the first half of the 20th Century, as the owners colluded to keep blacks off their teams. It took black entrepreneur Rube Foster to organize the rag-tag “negro” teams of the era into a collective in 1920. At the League’s peak they forged their own top players, introduced a more modern speed-oriented game and produced many future stars … including Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Barely surviving the Depression, the barnstorming league changed teams and areas of the country with impunity,...
The Negro Leagues were born because of Major League Baseball’s segregation in the first half of the 20th Century, as the owners colluded to keep blacks off their teams. It took black entrepreneur Rube Foster to organize the rag-tag “negro” teams of the era into a collective in 1920. At the League’s peak they forged their own top players, introduced a more modern speed-oriented game and produced many future stars … including Jackie Robinson, Hank Aaron and Willie Mays. Barely surviving the Depression, the barnstorming league changed teams and areas of the country with impunity,...
- 7/15/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
There’s no shortage of great movies about baseball, but there is a severe lack of films about the Negro leagues. The fifth inning of Ken Burns’ expansive “Baseball” covers them with admirable reverence, but feature-length projects — whether narrative or documentary — are vanishingly rare. “The League” is therefore something close to required viewing for devotees of our national pastime just by virtue of its existence, so it comes as a relief that Sam Pollard’s documentary (exec produced by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson) is also quite good on the merits.
Given his résumé, that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Pollard’s prior work as director includes “MLK/FBI” and “Citizen Ashe,” and he’s also edited several Spike Lee joints; in addition to a Peabody Award and career achievement prize from the International Documentary Association, he shared an Oscar nomination with Lee for 1997’s “4 Little Girls” about the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
Given his résumé, that shouldn’t come as a surprise. Pollard’s prior work as director includes “MLK/FBI” and “Citizen Ashe,” and he’s also edited several Spike Lee joints; in addition to a Peabody Award and career achievement prize from the International Documentary Association, he shared an Oscar nomination with Lee for 1997’s “4 Little Girls” about the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing.
- 7/14/2023
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
If you didn’t grow up in Pittsburgh (which boasted rival baseball greats the Homestead Grays and the Pittsburgh Crawfords) or watch Episode 5 of the 1994 Ken Burns docu-series “Baseball,” you may not know much about the Negro Leagues. That’s about to change.
Sam Pollard’s “The League” is an eye-opening slice of American baseball’s 154-year history. In fact, the recent rule changes imposed on the Majors by Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred were inspired in part by the practices of the Negro Leagues: while Babe Ruth focused on home runs (like many players today), these extraordinary Black athletes favored a fast, hit-and-run, base-stealing game.
“If you watch footage of Jackie Robinson from the ’40s and the ’50s, his style of play, his aggressiveness, all came from the Negro Leagues,” Oscar-nominated documentary director Pollard told IndieWire during a recent interview. “If you watch the players who integrated Major League Baseball,...
Sam Pollard’s “The League” is an eye-opening slice of American baseball’s 154-year history. In fact, the recent rule changes imposed on the Majors by Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred were inspired in part by the practices of the Negro Leagues: while Babe Ruth focused on home runs (like many players today), these extraordinary Black athletes favored a fast, hit-and-run, base-stealing game.
“If you watch footage of Jackie Robinson from the ’40s and the ’50s, his style of play, his aggressiveness, all came from the Negro Leagues,” Oscar-nominated documentary director Pollard told IndieWire during a recent interview. “If you watch the players who integrated Major League Baseball,...
- 7/13/2023
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
A sci-fi comedy by Mel Eslyn and a literary noir by Alice Troughton – who are, respectively, the longtime producer for the Duplass brothers and an award-winning UK television director — debut in limited release this weekend, alongside Adele Lim’s Joy Ride, a Lionsgate wide-release – marking first-time feature film debuts by three women.
(Noting that Chelsea Peretti’s recent Tribeca-premiering film First Time Female Director sort of re-coined that phrase.)
Troughton called it “really reassuring” to see female helmers opening films. In the UK “we are below 20% of the directing force and … directorial women’s roles are dropping, as are roles for people of color. So the diversity is sort of slacking off a bit after a really good push. So it felt really important as somebody who had the privilege to be in the position to go and make a film, to go and do it.
(Noting that Chelsea Peretti’s recent Tribeca-premiering film First Time Female Director sort of re-coined that phrase.)
Troughton called it “really reassuring” to see female helmers opening films. In the UK “we are below 20% of the directing force and … directorial women’s roles are dropping, as are roles for people of color. So the diversity is sort of slacking off a bit after a really good push. So it felt really important as somebody who had the privilege to be in the position to go and make a film, to go and do it.
- 7/7/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Sam Pollard’s “The League” Is Not Your Typical Baseball Doc.
The documentary filmmaker grew up in the 1960s watching the St. Louis Cardinals, whose roster of players included Black or Latino players including Bill White, Curt Flood, Orlando Cepeda and Lou Brock, but did not know much about the Negro Leagues that existed when the sport was still segregated.
“I knew who Jackie Robinson was and that it was because of him Blacks had integrated the Major Leagues in 1947,” says Pollard. “But what I did not know much about in 1964 at the age of 14 was that he had come out of the Negro Leagues and that the Negro Leagues had been home to Black and Latino ballplayers who had to play segregated baseball during the height of the Jim Crow era.”
While some segregation in the sport always existed, the color line in baseball was not rigidly enforced until...
The documentary filmmaker grew up in the 1960s watching the St. Louis Cardinals, whose roster of players included Black or Latino players including Bill White, Curt Flood, Orlando Cepeda and Lou Brock, but did not know much about the Negro Leagues that existed when the sport was still segregated.
“I knew who Jackie Robinson was and that it was because of him Blacks had integrated the Major Leagues in 1947,” says Pollard. “But what I did not know much about in 1964 at the age of 14 was that he had come out of the Negro Leagues and that the Negro Leagues had been home to Black and Latino ballplayers who had to play segregated baseball during the height of the Jim Crow era.”
While some segregation in the sport always existed, the color line in baseball was not rigidly enforced until...
- 7/7/2023
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
During the opening frames of Sam Pollard’s “The League,” a wistful and profound documentary about the rise and fall of the Negro Leagues, baseball hall-of-famers Hank Aaron and Monte Irvin share how they played the game as kids, even when they had nothing more than broomsticks.
As footage of Black kids playing on a sandlot rush by, what’s being discussed isn’t merely successful men reminiscing about their past hardships, they’re talking about how they overcame those obstacles through resourcefulness and guile. Pollard’s newest incisive documentary about one of the largest Black-owned businesses in America, the Negro Leagues, is filled with those gems of perseverance and adaptation.
And yet, Pollard doesn’t skirt from the deeply felt dangers that afflicted these athletes living under the cloud of systemic racism. He tells this history through his narration and chronologically. He begins by straightening a misconception: Though Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier,...
As footage of Black kids playing on a sandlot rush by, what’s being discussed isn’t merely successful men reminiscing about their past hardships, they’re talking about how they overcame those obstacles through resourcefulness and guile. Pollard’s newest incisive documentary about one of the largest Black-owned businesses in America, the Negro Leagues, is filled with those gems of perseverance and adaptation.
And yet, Pollard doesn’t skirt from the deeply felt dangers that afflicted these athletes living under the cloud of systemic racism. He tells this history through his narration and chronologically. He begins by straightening a misconception: Though Jackie Robinson broke the color barrier,...
- 7/7/2023
- by Robert Daniels
- Indiewire
Tough as Nails has hit its stride with Season 5, says venerated host Phil Keoghan. With several years now under its (tool) belt, the series has worked out all the kinks and found the perfect formula for a captivating season of reality competition TV. Opening casting up to Canadians, plus filming in Canada, made for the biggest audition pool the series has ever seen. Keoghan sees this as a sign that the show’s reputation now speaks for itself. Case in point: They got proud Canadian Martin Short to film a cameo for the contestants in the Season 5 premiere. See the sweet message in the TV Insider exclusive clip above. The players are competing in Hamilton, Ontario in the premiere, where Short was born and raised. He says it’s “affectionately known as ‘The Hammer and Steel Town'” of Canada. “My father worked just a mile away from where you’re...
- 6/28/2023
- TV Insider
Matteo Berrettini went through a difficult experience in his first-round match at the 2023 Stuttgart Open .
The tall Italian, also nicknamed The Hammer, returned to the tennis courts after a two-month hiatus, when he missed the majority of the clay-court season. But Berrettini was back to the Atp Tour when he entered the 2023 Stuttgart Open as the defending champion.
However, his comeback to the grass courts wasn't as he imagined it after completing last season on this surface without losing a single match. In the first round, Berrettini won only three games against fellow compatriot Lorenzo Sonego , a result he couldn't be happy with.
It comes as a big disappointment and realization for the Italian, as the match clearly showed him that he's far from the level that took him to the 2021 Wimbledon final. Berrettini left the court in tears after the match , and he also issued a statement, describing his experience.
The tall Italian, also nicknamed The Hammer, returned to the tennis courts after a two-month hiatus, when he missed the majority of the clay-court season. But Berrettini was back to the Atp Tour when he entered the 2023 Stuttgart Open as the defending champion.
However, his comeback to the grass courts wasn't as he imagined it after completing last season on this surface without losing a single match. In the first round, Berrettini won only three games against fellow compatriot Lorenzo Sonego , a result he couldn't be happy with.
It comes as a big disappointment and realization for the Italian, as the match clearly showed him that he's far from the level that took him to the 2021 Wimbledon final. Berrettini left the court in tears after the match , and he also issued a statement, describing his experience.
- 6/13/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
Baseball may be America’s most enduring professional sport, often referred to as a national pastime. And in his latest documentary, “MLK/FBI” director Sam Pollard examines an often overlooked chapter in baseball’s history: the Negro League.
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“The League,” ready for its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival later this month, celebrates the all-black league in all of its facets: from the entrepreneurs that created it to the legendary players like Satchel Paige, Buck O’Neil, as well as Hall of Famers like Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, who made it what it was.
Continue reading ‘The League’ Trailer: Sam Pollard’s Documentary About Negro League Baseball Premieres At Tribeca On June 12 at The Playlist.
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“The League,” ready for its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival later this month, celebrates the all-black league in all of its facets: from the entrepreneurs that created it to the legendary players like Satchel Paige, Buck O’Neil, as well as Hall of Famers like Willie Mays and Hank Aaron, who made it what it was.
Continue reading ‘The League’ Trailer: Sam Pollard’s Documentary About Negro League Baseball Premieres At Tribeca On June 12 at The Playlist.
- 6/8/2023
- by Ned Booth
- The Playlist
Nick Kyrgios and Taylor Fritz lead the charge at the Ultimate Tennis Showdown (Uts) event in Los Angeles this July.
The Ultimate Tennis Showdown (Uts) is making a triumphant return in July 2023, featuring top Atp players such as Australian Nick Kyrgios, American Taylor Fritz, and Argentinian Diego Schwartzman.
The groundbreaking and revolutionizing tennis exhibition will kick off its first tournament of the year in Los Angeles, California, from July 21-23 at the Dignity Health Sports Park's Tennis Stadium. This marks the fifth edition of Uts and the first-ever event held outside Europe.
The first-ever Ultimate Tennis Showdown was held back in 2020 with 10 players completing the group stage and the first four advancing into the semifinals. Then, Matteo Berrettini, called 'The Hammer' defeated 'The Greek God' Stefanos Tsitsipas in a dramatic final.
For the 2023 season, Uts is expanding its global footprint with three regular events held worldwide...
The Ultimate Tennis Showdown (Uts) is making a triumphant return in July 2023, featuring top Atp players such as Australian Nick Kyrgios, American Taylor Fritz, and Argentinian Diego Schwartzman.
The groundbreaking and revolutionizing tennis exhibition will kick off its first tournament of the year in Los Angeles, California, from July 21-23 at the Dignity Health Sports Park's Tennis Stadium. This marks the fifth edition of Uts and the first-ever event held outside Europe.
The first-ever Ultimate Tennis Showdown was held back in 2020 with 10 players completing the group stage and the first four advancing into the semifinals. Then, Matteo Berrettini, called 'The Hammer' defeated 'The Greek God' Stefanos Tsitsipas in a dramatic final.
For the 2023 season, Uts is expanding its global footprint with three regular events held worldwide...
- 5/2/2023
- Tennis-Infinity
“Reggie” just began streaming on Prime Video. The documentary follows one of sport’s first and most influential megastars, beloved baseball icon and 5-time World Series champion Reggie Jackson as he contemplates his legacy as a trailblazing Black athlete fighting for dignity, respect, and a seat at the table in this intimate and revealing new film exploring his life and barrier-busting career. Jackson appears on screen as do several of his family members and fellow sports legends including Hank Aaron, Derek Jeter, Bill Russell and Julius Erving.
The movie from Amazon Studios was directed by Alex Stapleton and currently holds a perfect 100% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Odie Henderson of The Boston Globe says, “It’s an engrossing watch, even if you hate those Damn Yankees.” Read our full review round-up below.
See ‘Bill Russell: Legend’ spotlights NBA player’s achievements on and off the court: ‘Even for Lakers fans,...
The movie from Amazon Studios was directed by Alex Stapleton and currently holds a perfect 100% freshness rating on Rotten Tomatoes. Odie Henderson of The Boston Globe says, “It’s an engrossing watch, even if you hate those Damn Yankees.” Read our full review round-up below.
See ‘Bill Russell: Legend’ spotlights NBA player’s achievements on and off the court: ‘Even for Lakers fans,...
- 3/28/2023
- by Vincent Mandile
- Gold Derby
Reggie Jackson is one of the most iconic names in New York Yankees history. His Major League debut came in 1967, amidst the backdrop of the Civil Rights movement. The new documentary “Reggie” coming to Prime Video on Friday, March 24 covers every phase of Mr. October’s career, both on and off the field. The film features historical footage and interviews between Jackson and some of the most well-known athletes of today, as they discuss how far we’ve come and how far is still to go. You can watch Reggie with a 30-Day Free Trial of Amazon Prime Video.
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Reggie is the definitive firsthand account of five-time World Series Champion, beloved New York icon, and...
How to Watch Reggie Jackson Documentary ‘Reggie’ When: Friday, March 24, 2023 Where: Amazon Prime Video Stream: Watch with a 30-Day Free Trial of Amazon Prime Video. 30-Day Free Trial$8.99 / month amazon.com About Reggie Jackson Documentary ‘Reggie’
Reggie is the definitive firsthand account of five-time World Series Champion, beloved New York icon, and...
- 3/24/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Freeform dropped a teaser for Season 5 of “Good Trouble,” which premieres March 16 and will stream on Hulu the next day.
The series is a spin-off of “The Fosters,” and has followed the characters Callie and Mariana to Los Angeles. In the fifth season of the drama series, the roommates find relationship challenges as well as career opportunities, and “The Coterie” group must support each other as they navigate adulthood.
Season 5 features Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Emma Hunton, Sherry Cola, Zuri Adele, Josh Pence, Bryan Craig and Booboo Stewart. Maia Mitchell, who left the show last season, will return for a short arc. The series is executive produced by showrunner Joanna Johnson as well as Christine Sacani, Greg Gugliotta, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Cierra Ramirez.
Check out the teaser below.
Also in today’s TV news:
Trailers
Prime Video Sports dropped the official trailer for the new documentary “Reggie,...
The series is a spin-off of “The Fosters,” and has followed the characters Callie and Mariana to Los Angeles. In the fifth season of the drama series, the roommates find relationship challenges as well as career opportunities, and “The Coterie” group must support each other as they navigate adulthood.
Season 5 features Cierra Ramirez, Tommy Martinez, Emma Hunton, Sherry Cola, Zuri Adele, Josh Pence, Bryan Craig and Booboo Stewart. Maia Mitchell, who left the show last season, will return for a short arc. The series is executive produced by showrunner Joanna Johnson as well as Christine Sacani, Greg Gugliotta, Jennifer Lopez, Benny Medina, Elaine Goldsmith-Thomas and Cierra Ramirez.
Check out the teaser below.
Also in today’s TV news:
Trailers
Prime Video Sports dropped the official trailer for the new documentary “Reggie,...
- 3/9/2023
- by Charna Flam and Julia MacCary
- Variety Film + TV
"I wasn't liked because I'm the truth - and the truth is painful." Amazon has revealed an official trailer for a sports documentary titled Reggie, a profile of the iconic baseball superstar Reggie Jackson. This will be streaming on Prime Video at the end of March to watch. It follows the story of baseball megastar Reggie as he contemplates his legacy as one of the first iconic black athletes, a pioneer in the fight for dignity, respect, and a seat at the table. From director Alex Stapleton, Reggie is an intimate and revealing documentary that examines the career and legacy of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and activist Reggie Jackson. Reggie is the definitive, firsthand account of five-time World Series Champion, beloved New York icon, and one of baseball's most influential superstars. Featuring footage with Derek Jeter, Bill Russell, Julius Erving, Hank Aaron, Pete Rose, and many more. I...
- 3/9/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Reggie, an intimate and revealing new documentary that examines the career and legacy of Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and activist Reggie Jackson, will premiere March 24 exclusively on Prime Video in more than 240 countries and territories worldwide. Prime Video also released a teaser in conjunction with the premiere date announcement. Reggie is the definitive, firsthand account of five-time World Series Champion, beloved New York icon, and one of baseball’s most influential superstars, Reggie Jackson, as he contemplates his legacy as a trailblazing Black athlete fighting for dignity, respect, and a seat at the table. Over the course of his life and barrier-breaking career, Jackson witnessed a dramatic shift in race relations across America: Starting his career in Birmingham at the height of the civil rights movement, moving to Oakland during the rise of the Black Panther Party, and landing in New York City as the highest-paid player in...
- 2/15/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Baseball Legend Reggie Jackson Shares His Story in First Teaser for Documentary ‘Reggie’ (Exclusive)
Baseball fans are getting a first look at “Reggie,” a new documentary which chronicles the life and career of MLB Hall of Fame player Reggie Jackson.
Described as the “definitive, first-hand account of the five-time World Series Champion, beloved New York icon and one of baseball’s most influential superstars,” “Reggie” will premiere March 24 on Prime Video.
Directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Alexandria Stapleton (“Shut Up and Dribble” and FX’s “Pride”), the documentary chronicles the ’70s sports megastar’s story, in his own words, as he contemplates his legacy as a “trailblazing Black athlete fighting for dignity, respect and a seat at the table.”
Before Jackson became a five-time World Series champion and 14-time All-Star, he started his professional career in Birmingham at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. He then moved to Oakland during the rise of the Black Panther Party before landing in New York City as...
Described as the “definitive, first-hand account of the five-time World Series Champion, beloved New York icon and one of baseball’s most influential superstars,” “Reggie” will premiere March 24 on Prime Video.
Directed by Emmy-winning filmmaker Alexandria Stapleton (“Shut Up and Dribble” and FX’s “Pride”), the documentary chronicles the ’70s sports megastar’s story, in his own words, as he contemplates his legacy as a “trailblazing Black athlete fighting for dignity, respect and a seat at the table.”
Before Jackson became a five-time World Series champion and 14-time All-Star, he started his professional career in Birmingham at the height of the Civil Rights Movement. He then moved to Oakland during the rise of the Black Panther Party before landing in New York City as...
- 2/14/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Kevin McCarthy’s as-yet fruitless bid to become the GOP Speaker of the House is a once-in-a-century shitshow. The last time the House failed to select a Speaker on a single ballot was back in 1923.
McCarthy’s humiliation is historic, but it’s not out of keeping with a Republican party whose turbulent rule over the House of Representatives has been marred by crisis, coup attempts, and criminality since the 1990s.
The “Republican Revolution” of 1994 ended 40 years of Democratic dominance in the House. But it installed a party whose ideological...
McCarthy’s humiliation is historic, but it’s not out of keeping with a Republican party whose turbulent rule over the House of Representatives has been marred by crisis, coup attempts, and criminality since the 1990s.
The “Republican Revolution” of 1994 ended 40 years of Democratic dominance in the House. But it installed a party whose ideological...
- 1/6/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
The first time we see Reba McEntire employ her considerable powers of persuasion as no-nonsense judge Kim Wheeler in a new Lifetime movie, The Hammer, she’s dressing down a deputy pointing a gun at her after she was clocked going over 100 mph on a rural highway. The second time, she’s using her gavel to clean the clock of an angry perp as he rushes the bench. And so south-central Nevada’s new traveling circuit judge earns the nickname “The Hammer.” The country music icon resumes her U.S. concert tour in March, but she tells TV Guide Magazine she’s been having “a blast” on The Hammer and ABC’s Western crime thriller Big Sky: Deadly Trails — especially because her real-life beau Rex Linn (Young Sheldon) costars in both projects. “She doesn’t stop moving,” he marvels. “I’m telling you, man, she’s like a great white shark.
- 12/28/2022
- TV Insider
The Hammer will launch on Lifetime early next year.
The cabler announced today that the Reba McEntire movie is to premiere on January 7th at 8/7c on Lifetime.
The original movie is inspired by the life of traveling circuit judge, Kim Wanker, who "hands down justice unlike anyone else," the logline teases.
This is Lifetime’s second collaboration with McEntire who also starred in and executive produced her 2021 holiday film, Reba McEntire's Christmas in Tune.
The Hammer reunites McEntire with her Reba co-star Melissa Peterman and stars Kay Shioma Metchie and Rex Linn.
The film follows Kim Wheeler (McEntire), an outspoken, firecracker lawyer who is appointed Judge of the 5th District of Nevada and is one of the few traveling judges left in America.
After the reigning judge passes away under suspicious circumstances, Kim finds herself covering a circuit that stretches between Las Vegas and Reno — a rugged, often...
The cabler announced today that the Reba McEntire movie is to premiere on January 7th at 8/7c on Lifetime.
The original movie is inspired by the life of traveling circuit judge, Kim Wanker, who "hands down justice unlike anyone else," the logline teases.
This is Lifetime’s second collaboration with McEntire who also starred in and executive produced her 2021 holiday film, Reba McEntire's Christmas in Tune.
The Hammer reunites McEntire with her Reba co-star Melissa Peterman and stars Kay Shioma Metchie and Rex Linn.
The film follows Kim Wheeler (McEntire), an outspoken, firecracker lawyer who is appointed Judge of the 5th District of Nevada and is one of the few traveling judges left in America.
After the reigning judge passes away under suspicious circumstances, Kim finds herself covering a circuit that stretches between Las Vegas and Reno — a rugged, often...
- 11/30/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: The attempt by Atlanta Braves slugger Henry Aaron to break Babe Ruth’s hallowed record of 714 career home runs, and the armed guard from the Atlanta police department assigned to keep him safe 24/7 amidst racist hate mail and death threats, will be turned into a feature film.
715! is the working title of a film that will be written by Oscar-winning Precious scribe Geoffrey Fletcher. It will be produced by Mike Tollin and his Mandalay Sports Media, and Richard Saperstein through Bluestone, which will finance.
Tollin’s producing credits include the Chicago Bulls miniseries The Last Dance, as well as the films Coach Carter and Radio, and Saperstein’s credits include Se7en, John Q and Hancock. Tollin also wrote and directed Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream, the Oscar-nominated and Peabody-winning 1995 documentary that created the relationship with Aaron, his wife Billye and his estate, which makes this film possible.
They...
715! is the working title of a film that will be written by Oscar-winning Precious scribe Geoffrey Fletcher. It will be produced by Mike Tollin and his Mandalay Sports Media, and Richard Saperstein through Bluestone, which will finance.
Tollin’s producing credits include the Chicago Bulls miniseries The Last Dance, as well as the films Coach Carter and Radio, and Saperstein’s credits include Se7en, John Q and Hancock. Tollin also wrote and directed Hank Aaron: Chasing the Dream, the Oscar-nominated and Peabody-winning 1995 documentary that created the relationship with Aaron, his wife Billye and his estate, which makes this film possible.
They...
- 11/2/2022
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Steven Spielberg famously got his start as a director via the trial by fire of guiding Joan Crawford through the pilot episode of Rod Serling's "Night Gallery." The screen diva put him through his paces but good, but the filmmaker hung in there, likening the experience to "pitching to Hank Aaron your first time in the game." The only performer who might've been more daunting for a tyro director during that era was Bette Davis. Ron Howard learned this when he was assigned to manage the two-time Oscar-winner in the 1980 made-for-television drama "Skyward."
Howard was not quite as wet behind the ears as Spielberg was when he took on Crawford. The "Happy Days" star had been in show business his entire life stretching back to "The Andy Griffith Show." He made his feature-directing debut with 1977's action-comedy "Grand Theft Auto," and called the shots on a TV movie called "Cotton Candy" a year later.
Howard was not quite as wet behind the ears as Spielberg was when he took on Crawford. The "Happy Days" star had been in show business his entire life stretching back to "The Andy Griffith Show." He made his feature-directing debut with 1977's action-comedy "Grand Theft Auto," and called the shots on a TV movie called "Cotton Candy" a year later.
- 10/31/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Vin Scully, the radio and TV voice of the Los Angeles Dodgers for 67 years who in the process became synonymous with the city, died Tuesday, the Dodgers organization said. He was 94.
“We have lost an icon,” Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said in the statement. “The Dodgers Vin Scully was one of the greatest voices in all of sports. He was a giant of a man, not only as a broadcaster, but as a humanitarian. He loved people. He loved life. He loved baseball and the Dodgers. And he loved his family. His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever. I know he was looking forward to joining the love of his life, Sandi. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this very difficult time. Vin will be truly missed.”
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Scully got his...
“We have lost an icon,” Dodgers president and CEO Stan Kasten said in the statement. “The Dodgers Vin Scully was one of the greatest voices in all of sports. He was a giant of a man, not only as a broadcaster, but as a humanitarian. He loved people. He loved life. He loved baseball and the Dodgers. And he loved his family. His voice will always be heard and etched in all of our minds forever. I know he was looking forward to joining the love of his life, Sandi. Our thoughts and prayers go out to his family during this very difficult time. Vin will be truly missed.”
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Scully got his...
- 8/3/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Vin Scully, the longtime Dodgers play-by-play announcer considered by many to be the king of his profession, died Tuesday. He was 94.
The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed Scully’s death through its official social media.
“He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more,” the organization wrote. “He was their conscience, their poet laureate, capturing their beauty and chronicling their glory from Jackie Robinson to Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson to Clayton Kershaw. Vin Scully was the heartbeat of the Dodgers — and in so many ways, the heartbeat of all of Los Angeles.”
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— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 3, 2022
Also for years a national announcer of baseball for NBC, football and golf for CBS and baseball for CBS Radio, Scully endeared himself to fans through 67 seasons with the Dodgers, a record for one broadcaster with one team in any sport. In 2010, the American Sportscasters Assn. named...
The Los Angeles Dodgers confirmed Scully’s death through its official social media.
“He was the voice of the Dodgers, and so much more,” the organization wrote. “He was their conscience, their poet laureate, capturing their beauty and chronicling their glory from Jackie Robinson to Sandy Koufax, Kirk Gibson to Clayton Kershaw. Vin Scully was the heartbeat of the Dodgers — and in so many ways, the heartbeat of all of Los Angeles.”
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— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 3, 2022
Also for years a national announcer of baseball for NBC, football and golf for CBS and baseball for CBS Radio, Scully endeared himself to fans through 67 seasons with the Dodgers, a record for one broadcaster with one team in any sport. In 2010, the American Sportscasters Assn. named...
- 8/3/2022
- by Jon Weisman
- Variety Film + TV
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Vin Scully, the gentlemanly, yarn-spinning play-by-play man whose mellifluous voice provided the soundtrack to Dodger baseball from Brooklyn to Los Angeles for a jaw-dropping 67 seasons, has died. He was 94.
Scully, a member of the Dodgers organization from 1950 until his retirement following the 2016 regular season, died Tuesday at his home in Hidden Hills, the Dodgers announced.
When he bid farewell to the broadcast booth, he had called nearly half of the games for a franchise that was born in 1890.
Always even-tempered and an easy listen, Scully was credited with turning Los Angeles into a “transistor town” — his broadcasts were pumped throughout the L.A. Coliseum (the team’s first home out west) and then Dodger Stadium and wafted from traffic jams and street-side venues throughout the sprawling city.
“When a game is on the air, the physical presence of his voice is overwhelming,” wrote...
Vin Scully, the gentlemanly, yarn-spinning play-by-play man whose mellifluous voice provided the soundtrack to Dodger baseball from Brooklyn to Los Angeles for a jaw-dropping 67 seasons, has died. He was 94.
Scully, a member of the Dodgers organization from 1950 until his retirement following the 2016 regular season, died Tuesday at his home in Hidden Hills, the Dodgers announced.
When he bid farewell to the broadcast booth, he had called nearly half of the games for a franchise that was born in 1890.
Always even-tempered and an easy listen, Scully was credited with turning Los Angeles into a “transistor town” — his broadcasts were pumped throughout the L.A. Coliseum (the team’s first home out west) and then Dodger Stadium and wafted from traffic jams and street-side venues throughout the sprawling city.
“When a game is on the air, the physical presence of his voice is overwhelming,” wrote...
- 8/3/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Recordings of 9/11 news reports, President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s speeches and Henry Aaron’s 715th home run will be preserved alongside Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” and other albums and singles — and one podcast — as the Library of Congress released its 2022 list of additions to the National Recording Registry today. See the full list below.
The 25 selections of music and spoken-word pieces added today range span more than 80 years — from James P. Johnson’s 1927 “Harlem Strut” to Mark Maron’s 2010 Wtf podcast featuring Robin Williams — alongside some of the greatest songs and albums of the past 100 years.
Along with the Queen standard, other newly added singles include Nat King Cole’s 1961 holiday chestnut “The Christmas Song,” Ricky Martin’s 1999 smash “La Vida Loca,” Andy Williams’ Oscar-winning Henry Mancini-Johnny Murcer song “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the Disneyland Boys Choir’s 1964 earworm “It’s a Small World,” Journey’s 1981 hit “Don’t...
The 25 selections of music and spoken-word pieces added today range span more than 80 years — from James P. Johnson’s 1927 “Harlem Strut” to Mark Maron’s 2010 Wtf podcast featuring Robin Williams — alongside some of the greatest songs and albums of the past 100 years.
Along with the Queen standard, other newly added singles include Nat King Cole’s 1961 holiday chestnut “The Christmas Song,” Ricky Martin’s 1999 smash “La Vida Loca,” Andy Williams’ Oscar-winning Henry Mancini-Johnny Murcer song “Moon River” from Breakfast at Tiffany’s, the Disneyland Boys Choir’s 1964 earworm “It’s a Small World,” Journey’s 1981 hit “Don’t...
- 4/13/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Black representation in baseball will be the focus of MLB Tonight: A Conversation, which MLB Network will air on Monday, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, at 5 p.m. Et.
Hosted by MLB Network analyst and former player Harold Reynolds, the show will feature new interviews with Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker and Atlanta Braves coach Ron Washington. Also on the guest list is Michael Bourn, a two-time All-Star and member of the Players Alliance, a group of 100 current and former players pursuing opportunities for the Black community in baseball and society. King himself played a role in the formation of the alliance. Also due to appear are former manager Jerry Manuel and Players Alliance member Cameron Maybin.
(Watch a clip featuring Baker, Manuel and Washington above.)
The MLK show is an edition of a recurring show created by the network in June 2020 in the wake of widespread protests against racial injustice.
Hosted by MLB Network analyst and former player Harold Reynolds, the show will feature new interviews with Houston Astros manager Dusty Baker and Atlanta Braves coach Ron Washington. Also on the guest list is Michael Bourn, a two-time All-Star and member of the Players Alliance, a group of 100 current and former players pursuing opportunities for the Black community in baseball and society. King himself played a role in the formation of the alliance. Also due to appear are former manager Jerry Manuel and Players Alliance member Cameron Maybin.
(Watch a clip featuring Baker, Manuel and Washington above.)
The MLK show is an edition of a recurring show created by the network in June 2020 in the wake of widespread protests against racial injustice.
- 1/13/2022
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
The deciding game of the 2021 World Series ended with a convincing, 7-0 win by the Atlanta Braves. It was the first World Series the franchise has clinched since the 1995 season and its third overall.
With the Braves up 3-2 in the series, the floodgates opened in the third inning tonight when Atlanta’s Jorge Soler ripped a 3-run walkoff homer that was such a certainty that he took the time to give a celebratory chest pump to the dugout before casually dropping the bat and proceeding around the bases.
It was a classic World Series moment, and by the end of the game the clip of it MLB had posted already had a million views. Watch it below.
With that memorable dinger, Soler became one of only four Braves players to hit three HRs in a World Series. The others were Ryan Klesko during the 1995 run, Lonnie Smith in 1991 and...
With the Braves up 3-2 in the series, the floodgates opened in the third inning tonight when Atlanta’s Jorge Soler ripped a 3-run walkoff homer that was such a certainty that he took the time to give a celebratory chest pump to the dugout before casually dropping the bat and proceeding around the bases.
It was a classic World Series moment, and by the end of the game the clip of it MLB had posted already had a million views. Watch it below.
With that memorable dinger, Soler became one of only four Braves players to hit three HRs in a World Series. The others were Ryan Klesko during the 1995 run, Lonnie Smith in 1991 and...
- 11/3/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Pultizer Prize-winning historian Jon Meacham is working on a sports spin-off of his audio series It Was Said.
Jon Meacham’s podcast studio Shining City Audio and joint venture partner C13 Originals, a division of Audacy’s Cadence13, are launching It Was Said: Sports, narrated by legendary NBA coach Doc Rivers.
It comes after Meacham launched the studio, as revealed by Deadline, in April.
The series will feature some of the most important and inspirational sports speeches throughout history from the likes of Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, and Hank Aaron.
Helped by guests including Michael Strahan, Urban Meyer, and Al Michaels, it will feature Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck’s “For America” poem following the 9/11 attacks, Ali’s speech in protest of the Vietnam War on April 28, 1967, King’s Commencement Speech on June 16, 2017 championing women’s rights, Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow’s September 27, 2008 “The Promise” speech,...
Jon Meacham’s podcast studio Shining City Audio and joint venture partner C13 Originals, a division of Audacy’s Cadence13, are launching It Was Said: Sports, narrated by legendary NBA coach Doc Rivers.
It comes after Meacham launched the studio, as revealed by Deadline, in April.
The series will feature some of the most important and inspirational sports speeches throughout history from the likes of Muhammad Ali, Billie Jean King, and Hank Aaron.
Helped by guests including Michael Strahan, Urban Meyer, and Al Michaels, it will feature Hall of Fame broadcaster Jack Buck’s “For America” poem following the 9/11 attacks, Ali’s speech in protest of the Vietnam War on April 28, 1967, King’s Commencement Speech on June 16, 2017 championing women’s rights, Florida Gators quarterback Tim Tebow’s September 27, 2008 “The Promise” speech,...
- 9/7/2021
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
“All American” showrunner Nkechi Okoro Carroll wants the show’s collegiate spinoff, “All American: Homecoming,” to “bring a world to the screen” that many people may not be familiar with — the world of a historically Black college. Inspired by the NBC sitcom “A Different World,” which ran from 1987 to 1993 as a spinoff of “The Cosby Show” and most famously portrayed life at an Hbcu, Carroll is hoping her show will showcase why HBCUs feel like “a form of coming home” for their students.
The series — set against the backdrop of the fictional Bringston University — will follow Simone (Geffri Maya), a young tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills, as she looks to reenter the sport, and Damon (Peyton Alex Smith), an elite baseball player from Chicago facing immense pressure.
The new hourlong drama received a series order from The CW in May and will air a backdoor pilot as a part of...
The series — set against the backdrop of the fictional Bringston University — will follow Simone (Geffri Maya), a young tennis hopeful from Beverly Hills, as she looks to reenter the sport, and Damon (Peyton Alex Smith), an elite baseball player from Chicago facing immense pressure.
The new hourlong drama received a series order from The CW in May and will air a backdoor pilot as a part of...
- 7/2/2021
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
Major League Baseball announced today that the 2021 All-Star Game will be hosted this summer by the Colorado Rockies at Denver’s Coors Field. The decision comes following last week’s MLB announcement that the game and draft would be relocated from Atlanta due to Georgia’s newly passed restrictive voting law.
The game is set for Tuesday, July 13 and will be broadcast nationally on Fox.
In a statement today, Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. thanked the Rockies, the city of Denver and the state of Colorado for “their flexibility and enthusiasm.” The Rockies had already been involved in the bidding process to host a future All-Star Game, with detailed plans worked up for hotel and event space, security and other support services.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will remain the hosts of the 2022 All-Star Game, as previously announced.
In its announcement today, MLB noted that while the game will...
The game is set for Tuesday, July 13 and will be broadcast nationally on Fox.
In a statement today, Commissioner of Baseball Robert D. Manfred, Jr. thanked the Rockies, the city of Denver and the state of Colorado for “their flexibility and enthusiasm.” The Rockies had already been involved in the bidding process to host a future All-Star Game, with detailed plans worked up for hotel and event space, security and other support services.
The Los Angeles Dodgers will remain the hosts of the 2022 All-Star Game, as previously announced.
In its announcement today, MLB noted that while the game will...
- 4/6/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Major League Baseball is pulling this year’s All-Star Game out of Atlanta, to “demonstrate our values as a sport” in the wake of Georgia passing a new voting law that critics contend will effectively reduce Black voter turnout.
The annual interleague scrimmage was scheduled to be held Tuesday, July 13 at Truist Park in Atlanta, and air on Fox. A new venue has yet to be announced.
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The annual interleague scrimmage was scheduled to be held Tuesday, July 13 at Truist Park in Atlanta, and air on Fox. A new venue has yet to be announced.
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President Joe Biden, who has characterized the new Georgia voting law,...
- 4/2/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Update, with Atlanta Braves statement Major League Baseball will move this summer’s All-Star Game out of Atlanta in protest of Georgia’s recently passed voting laws.
MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. made the announcement today, stating: “Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players Alliance, among others, to listen to their views. I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft.”
The decision to move the July game away from Atlanta’s Truist Park was opposed by the Atlanta Braves. “This was neither our decision, nor our recommendation and we are saddened that fans will not be able to see this event in our city,” the Braves organization tweeted today, noting that it was “deeply disappointed” by the move.
MLB Commissioner Robert D. Manfred Jr. made the announcement today, stating: “Over the last week, we have engaged in thoughtful conversations with Clubs, former and current players, the Players Association, and The Players Alliance, among others, to listen to their views. I have decided that the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft.”
The decision to move the July game away from Atlanta’s Truist Park was opposed by the Atlanta Braves. “This was neither our decision, nor our recommendation and we are saddened that fans will not be able to see this event in our city,” the Braves organization tweeted today, noting that it was “deeply disappointed” by the move.
- 4/2/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Major League Baseball said Friday it would move its annual All-Star Game out of Georgia, citing the state government’s recent decision to put in place more restrictive measures about who is able to vote in coming elections.
“Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box,” said Robert D. Manfred Jr., the league’s commissioner, in a statement.
Opponents of the new Georgia voting laws believe they could help disenfranchise citizens of color who want to vote. The new Georgia bill restricts the number of voting drop boxes available for use, makes illegal the act of providing food or water to people lined up outside polling stations, requires mandatory proof for of identity for people absentee voters and gives the state legislature more control over the election process. Activists have pressed leading Georgia-based corporations, including Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola Co.,...
“Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box,” said Robert D. Manfred Jr., the league’s commissioner, in a statement.
Opponents of the new Georgia voting laws believe they could help disenfranchise citizens of color who want to vote. The new Georgia bill restricts the number of voting drop boxes available for use, makes illegal the act of providing food or water to people lined up outside polling stations, requires mandatory proof for of identity for people absentee voters and gives the state legislature more control over the election process. Activists have pressed leading Georgia-based corporations, including Delta Air Lines and Coca-Cola Co.,...
- 4/2/2021
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Major League Baseball is relocating its upcoming All-Star Game from Atlanta in response to Georgia’s recently passed voting laws, which have been harshly criticized for heavily restricting voting access.
“I have decided the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft,” commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box.”
No new city has been named.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp responded to the news in a Twitter thread Friday afternoon, writing, “Today, @MLB caved to fear, political opportunism, and liberal lies. Georgians – and all Americans – should fully understand what the MLB’s knee-jerk decision means: cancel culture and woke political activists are coming for every aspect of your life, sports included. If the left doesn’t agree with you, facts and the truth do not matter.
“I have decided the best way to demonstrate our values as a sport is by relocating this year’s All-Star Game and MLB Draft,” commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “Major League Baseball fundamentally supports voting rights for all Americans and opposes restrictions to the ballot box.”
No new city has been named.
Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp responded to the news in a Twitter thread Friday afternoon, writing, “Today, @MLB caved to fear, political opportunism, and liberal lies. Georgians – and all Americans – should fully understand what the MLB’s knee-jerk decision means: cancel culture and woke political activists are coming for every aspect of your life, sports included. If the left doesn’t agree with you, facts and the truth do not matter.
- 4/2/2021
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
The Bad News Bears
Blu ray
Imprint
1976 / 1.78:1 / 102 min.
Starring Walter Matthau, Tatum O’Neal, Vic Morrow
Cinematography by John Alonzo
Directed by Michael Ritchie
W.C. Fields’ final screen appearance was a brief walk-on in Sensations of 1945, an overloaded variety show that barely found time for the great man. As usual Fields had the last laugh—thanks to his life-long aversion to authority, the comedian enjoyed a brief renaissance in the 70’s when his films were showcased at revival houses alongside those other counterculture champions, the Marx Brothers. Morris Buttermaker, the obstinate antihero of Michael Ritchie’s The Bad News Bears, is a W.C. Fields for The Me Decade. Like Fields, Buttermaker is a hard-drinking vagabond (he roams the San Fernando Valley cleaning swimming pools), boasts a tomato-shaped proboscis, and has little use for the world or its inhabitants—who else but Walter Matthau to play this slouching, grouching deadbeat.
Blu ray
Imprint
1976 / 1.78:1 / 102 min.
Starring Walter Matthau, Tatum O’Neal, Vic Morrow
Cinematography by John Alonzo
Directed by Michael Ritchie
W.C. Fields’ final screen appearance was a brief walk-on in Sensations of 1945, an overloaded variety show that barely found time for the great man. As usual Fields had the last laugh—thanks to his life-long aversion to authority, the comedian enjoyed a brief renaissance in the 70’s when his films were showcased at revival houses alongside those other counterculture champions, the Marx Brothers. Morris Buttermaker, the obstinate antihero of Michael Ritchie’s The Bad News Bears, is a W.C. Fields for The Me Decade. Like Fields, Buttermaker is a hard-drinking vagabond (he roams the San Fernando Valley cleaning swimming pools), boasts a tomato-shaped proboscis, and has little use for the world or its inhabitants—who else but Walter Matthau to play this slouching, grouching deadbeat.
- 3/27/2021
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
Wonya Lucas knows how important it is to improve Hallmark’s diversity and inclusion track record. The daughter of Major League Baseball’s first Black Gm (for the Atlanta Braves) and the niece of the late and great Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, Lucas — like her father and uncle before her — also received death threats as she climbed to the top of her profession.
After receiving threats when she became the Gm for the Weather Channel, Lucas took a page from her uncle’s playbook and instead focused on the task at hand. Since joining Hallmark last August ...
After receiving threats when she became the Gm for the Weather Channel, Lucas took a page from her uncle’s playbook and instead focused on the task at hand. Since joining Hallmark last August ...
- 2/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Wonya Lucas knows how important it is to improve Hallmark’s diversity and inclusion track record. The daughter of Major League Baseball’s first Black Gm (for the Atlanta Braves) and the niece of the late and great Hall of Famer Hank Aaron, Lucas — like her father and uncle before her — also received death threats as she climbed to the top of her profession.
After receiving threats when she became the Gm for the Weather Channel, Lucas took a page from her uncle’s playbook and instead focused on the task at hand. Since joining Hallmark last August ...
After receiving threats when she became the Gm for the Weather Channel, Lucas took a page from her uncle’s playbook and instead focused on the task at hand. Since joining Hallmark last August ...
- 2/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Not long after I became general manager of a national cable network, I began to receive hate mail from those triggered by seeing a Black woman ascend to such a position. As upsetting as it was, I knew how I would handle it — just like my Uncle Hank did.
Uncle Hank — better known to the masses as Hank Aaron, the Hall of Fame slugger whose legacy transcended that of baseball — had to deal with far worse as he chased, and then surpassed, Babe Ruth’s home run record. Despite the racial slurs heaped upon him and the death threats ...
Uncle Hank — better known to the masses as Hank Aaron, the Hall of Fame slugger whose legacy transcended that of baseball — had to deal with far worse as he chased, and then surpassed, Babe Ruth’s home run record. Despite the racial slurs heaped upon him and the death threats ...
- 1/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Not long after I became general manager of a national cable network, I began to receive hate mail from those triggered by seeing a Black woman ascend to such a position. As upsetting as it was, I knew how I would handle it — just like my Uncle Hank did.
Uncle Hank — better known to the masses as Hank Aaron, the Hall of Fame slugger whose legacy transcended that of baseball — had to deal with far worse as he chased, and then surpassed, Babe Ruth’s home run record. Despite the racial slurs heaped upon him and the death threats ...
Uncle Hank — better known to the masses as Hank Aaron, the Hall of Fame slugger whose legacy transcended that of baseball — had to deal with far worse as he chased, and then surpassed, Babe Ruth’s home run record. Despite the racial slurs heaped upon him and the death threats ...
- 1/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Although medical officials say baseball legend Hank Aaron died of natural causes, his recent passing is being hijacked by some people to cast doubt on the Covid-19 vaccine.
Aaron, considered one of the greatest sluggers to ever live, died Friday. He was 86. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office on Monday reported he died of natural causes.
However, due to Aaron publicly receiving the Covid-19 vaccine earlier in the month in an effort to encourage skeptics to also get a jab (“I was proud to get the Covid-19 vaccine earlier today at Morehouse School of Medicine. I hope you do ...
Aaron, considered one of the greatest sluggers to ever live, died Friday. He was 86. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office on Monday reported he died of natural causes.
However, due to Aaron publicly receiving the Covid-19 vaccine earlier in the month in an effort to encourage skeptics to also get a jab (“I was proud to get the Covid-19 vaccine earlier today at Morehouse School of Medicine. I hope you do ...
- 1/27/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Although medical officials say baseball legend Hank Aaron died of natural causes, his recent passing is being hijacked by some people to cast doubt on the Covid-19 vaccine.
Aaron, considered one of the greatest sluggers to ever live, died Friday. He was 86. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office on Monday reported he died of natural causes.
However, due to Aaron publicly receiving the Covid-19 vaccine earlier in the month in an effort to encourage skeptics to also get a jab (“I was proud to get the Covid-19 vaccine earlier today at Morehouse School of Medicine. I hope you do ...
Aaron, considered one of the greatest sluggers to ever live, died Friday. He was 86. The Fulton County Medical Examiner’s office on Monday reported he died of natural causes.
However, due to Aaron publicly receiving the Covid-19 vaccine earlier in the month in an effort to encourage skeptics to also get a jab (“I was proud to get the Covid-19 vaccine earlier today at Morehouse School of Medicine. I hope you do ...
- 1/27/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tom Brokaw will retire from NBC News after 55 years with the network.
He made the announcement in a statement on Friday.
“During one of the most complex and consequential eras in American history, a new generation of NBC News journalists, producers and technicians is providing America with timely, insightful and critically important information, 24/7. I could not be more proud of them,” he said in a statement.
Brokaw, 80, was the anchor of NBC Nightly News from 1982-2004. Since then, he has been a part of NBC News’ special event coverage, serving a special correspondent and often providing commentary and analysis from an historic perspective. His 2001 book The Greatest Generation put the spotlight on the sacrifice of a generation of Americans through the Great Depression and World War II. The book’s title is now commonly used to refer to WWII veterans and their families.
Brokaw will continue to be active in print journalism and write books,...
He made the announcement in a statement on Friday.
“During one of the most complex and consequential eras in American history, a new generation of NBC News journalists, producers and technicians is providing America with timely, insightful and critically important information, 24/7. I could not be more proud of them,” he said in a statement.
Brokaw, 80, was the anchor of NBC Nightly News from 1982-2004. Since then, he has been a part of NBC News’ special event coverage, serving a special correspondent and often providing commentary and analysis from an historic perspective. His 2001 book The Greatest Generation put the spotlight on the sacrifice of a generation of Americans through the Great Depression and World War II. The book’s title is now commonly used to refer to WWII veterans and their families.
Brokaw will continue to be active in print journalism and write books,...
- 1/22/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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