As Oscars Documentary Branch voters mark their shortlist ballots this week, they’ve got 238 feature films to choose from, including a handful on the Covid-19 pandemic.
The coronavirus docs fall roughly into two categories—ones that focus on the outbreak in Wuhan, China (76 Days and Coronation) and ones that focus on the Trump administration’s catastrophic Covid response (Totally Under Control and The Curve).
The Curve, from Oscar-nominated director Adam Benzine (Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah), covers the critical period from mid-January to mid-April when the U.S. went from zero Covid cases to more than 29,000 dead from the disease.
“The film focuses on 90 days that change[d] America, but really [the Trump administration] lost control of it in those first 60 days,” Benzine tells Deadline. “That was their window to act…By the time they’re locking down (in mid-March), it’s too late. The typhoon has hit.”
The Curve dissects key decisions by the administration,...
The coronavirus docs fall roughly into two categories—ones that focus on the outbreak in Wuhan, China (76 Days and Coronation) and ones that focus on the Trump administration’s catastrophic Covid response (Totally Under Control and The Curve).
The Curve, from Oscar-nominated director Adam Benzine (Claude Lanzmann: Spectres of the Shoah), covers the critical period from mid-January to mid-April when the U.S. went from zero Covid cases to more than 29,000 dead from the disease.
“The film focuses on 90 days that change[d] America, but really [the Trump administration] lost control of it in those first 60 days,” Benzine tells Deadline. “That was their window to act…By the time they’re locking down (in mid-March), it’s too late. The typhoon has hit.”
The Curve dissects key decisions by the administration,...
- 2/2/2021
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with Hawley response: Senator Josh Hawley responded Thursday to what he called “the woke mob” at Simon & Schuster, which earlier in the day announced it was canceling publication of his upcoming book, calling the move “Orwellian.”
“This is not just a contract dispute. It’s a direct assault on the First Amendment, Only approved speech can now be published. This is the Left looking to cancel everyone they don’t approve of. I will fight this cancel culture with everything I have. We’ll see you in court,” he tweeted.
Publisher Simon & Schuster announced it will no longer publish Hawlye’s The Tyranny of Big Tech after “witnessing the disturbing, deadly insurrection that took place yesterday in Washington, D.C.”
“As a publisher, it will always be our mission to amplify a variety of voices and viewpoints: at the same time we take seriously our larger public responsibility...
“This is not just a contract dispute. It’s a direct assault on the First Amendment, Only approved speech can now be published. This is the Left looking to cancel everyone they don’t approve of. I will fight this cancel culture with everything I have. We’ll see you in court,” he tweeted.
Publisher Simon & Schuster announced it will no longer publish Hawlye’s The Tyranny of Big Tech after “witnessing the disturbing, deadly insurrection that took place yesterday in Washington, D.C.”
“As a publisher, it will always be our mission to amplify a variety of voices and viewpoints: at the same time we take seriously our larger public responsibility...
- 1/8/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
Totally Under Control Review — Totally Under Control (2020) Video Movie Review, a movie directed by Alex Gibney, Ophelia Harutyunyan, Suzanne Hillanger, written by Alex Gibney, and stars Alex Azar, Charlie Baker, Scott Becker, Taison Bell, Deborah Birx, John Bolton, Michael Bowen, Rick Bright, Sylvia Burwell, and Beth Cameron. In this video review, I talk about the new documentary Totally Under Control, and whether or [...]
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- 11/21/2020
- by Andrew Toy
- Film-Book
The Ape
Blu ray
Kino Lorber
1940 / 62 min. / 1:33:1
Starring Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon
Cinematography by Harry Neumann
Directed by William Nigh
William Nigh directed over 40 silent films before he signed on for The Ape, which might account for this 1940 film looking far older than its release date—the staging is rudimentary and the dialog so simple that intertitles would convey the action with all its meaning intact. Curt Siodmak’s storyline could have been plucked from a different era too—in particular 1931’s City Lights in which a flower girl regains her sight thanks to Chaplin’s perennial outcast, the little tramp. In The Ape the misfit is Boris Karloff as a scientist who helps a lame girl to walk—and though this low budget melodrama can’t compete with Chaplin’s sentimental masterpiece, like many silent era films, it has its own unvarnished appeal.
Karloff plays Dr. Adrian,...
Blu ray
Kino Lorber
1940 / 62 min. / 1:33:1
Starring Boris Karloff, Maris Wrixon
Cinematography by Harry Neumann
Directed by William Nigh
William Nigh directed over 40 silent films before he signed on for The Ape, which might account for this 1940 film looking far older than its release date—the staging is rudimentary and the dialog so simple that intertitles would convey the action with all its meaning intact. Curt Siodmak’s storyline could have been plucked from a different era too—in particular 1931’s City Lights in which a flower girl regains her sight thanks to Chaplin’s perennial outcast, the little tramp. In The Ape the misfit is Boris Karloff as a scientist who helps a lame girl to walk—and though this low budget melodrama can’t compete with Chaplin’s sentimental masterpiece, like many silent era films, it has its own unvarnished appeal.
Karloff plays Dr. Adrian,...
- 10/20/2020
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
As CBS News teased a 60 Minutes interview with Bob Woodward over his bombshell new book Rage, the star investigative journalist defended a lingering question over the timing of some of its biggest revelations.
According to the book, Trump told Woodward on Feb. 7 that the coronavirus posed a much greater and deadly threat than he was letting on in public. Trump went on to downplay the virus, and it was not until March 13 that the White House declared the outbreak a national emergency.
So why didn’t Woodward sound the alarm back then, about what the president knew and when he knew it?
In an interview with The Washington Post‘s Margaret Sullivan, Woodward said during the month of February, there was not a panic over the virus and no calls for Americans to take social distancing or other precautions. He said that “the biggest problem I had, which is always a problem with Trump,...
According to the book, Trump told Woodward on Feb. 7 that the coronavirus posed a much greater and deadly threat than he was letting on in public. Trump went on to downplay the virus, and it was not until March 13 that the White House declared the outbreak a national emergency.
So why didn’t Woodward sound the alarm back then, about what the president knew and when he knew it?
In an interview with The Washington Post‘s Margaret Sullivan, Woodward said during the month of February, there was not a panic over the virus and no calls for Americans to take social distancing or other precautions. He said that “the biggest problem I had, which is always a problem with Trump,...
- 9/10/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump is on the move again today. Fresh off a visit to New Hampshire, Trump is headed to Lake Charles, Louisiana and Orange, Texas. The agenda is to survey storm damage from Hurricane Laura and get updates on relief efforts. .
Before heading out, the Commander-in-Tweet had a bunch of things to talk about, including several candidate endorsements, a critique of Washington, DC and Portland governance, and ratings for the Democratic convention versus the Republicans.
We’ll have more communications as they roll in. The tweetstorm so far:
Trump Lands Major Endorsements From Democrat Mayors in Minnesota https://t.co/ZmZgqwlimn Thank you so much. I will never let you down!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 29, 2020
….New Hampshire – and the big crowds – was great last night. Thank you! Heading now for Louisiana & Texas to check out the damage done by Hurricane Laura. @Fema & @FEMA_Pete are, together with Law Enforcement and First Responders,...
Before heading out, the Commander-in-Tweet had a bunch of things to talk about, including several candidate endorsements, a critique of Washington, DC and Portland governance, and ratings for the Democratic convention versus the Republicans.
We’ll have more communications as they roll in. The tweetstorm so far:
Trump Lands Major Endorsements From Democrat Mayors in Minnesota https://t.co/ZmZgqwlimn Thank you so much. I will never let you down!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) August 29, 2020
….New Hampshire – and the big crowds – was great last night. Thank you! Heading now for Louisiana & Texas to check out the damage done by Hurricane Laura. @Fema & @FEMA_Pete are, together with Law Enforcement and First Responders,...
- 8/29/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In a new interview with Business Insider to promote his best-selling Donald Trump tell-all, “The Room Where It Happened,” John Bolton says he doesn’t plan to vote for Donald Trump. But to any Democrats who think (or worry) Bolton might cross the aisle, relax: He says doesn’t plan to vote for Joe Biden either.
“I’m not going to vote for Biden for philosophical reasons, and I’m not going to vote for Trump for philosophical reasons and because he’s not competent,” the former national security advisor told Business Insider.
Bolton didn’t elaborate on what those “philosophical” differences are, though he did say that he doesn’t actually plan to cast his vote for a viable candidate in any sense. Instead, he told Bi he’s “thinking of names” to write in, though he declined to share them out of fear doing so would cause “a...
“I’m not going to vote for Biden for philosophical reasons, and I’m not going to vote for Trump for philosophical reasons and because he’s not competent,” the former national security advisor told Business Insider.
Bolton didn’t elaborate on what those “philosophical” differences are, though he did say that he doesn’t actually plan to cast his vote for a viable candidate in any sense. Instead, he told Bi he’s “thinking of names” to write in, though he declined to share them out of fear doing so would cause “a...
- 8/11/2020
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
In today’s TV news roundup, CBS All Access released the premiere date of “Star Trek Discovery” Season 3, and HBO announced the premiere date of “We Are Who We Are.”
Dates
CBS All Access has announced Season 3 of “Star Trek: Discovery” will premiere Oct. 15 on the streaming service. In the new 13-episode season, Commander Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the U.S.S. Discovery crew work together to save the Federation from its uncertain future. Other returning cast members include Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala and Michelle Yeoh. The series is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment.
HBO set its new drama series “We Are Who We Are” to premiere Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. The eight-episode series explores the upbringing of 14-year-old Fraser (Jack Dylan Grazer) who moves from New York to a military base in Veneto, Italy with his mothers,...
Dates
CBS All Access has announced Season 3 of “Star Trek: Discovery” will premiere Oct. 15 on the streaming service. In the new 13-episode season, Commander Burnham (Sonequa Martin-Green) and the U.S.S. Discovery crew work together to save the Federation from its uncertain future. Other returning cast members include Doug Jones, Anthony Rapp, Mary Wiseman, Wilson Cruz, David Ajala and Michelle Yeoh. The series is produced by CBS Television Studios in association with Secret Hideout and Roddenberry Entertainment.
HBO set its new drama series “We Are Who We Are” to premiere Sept. 14 at 10 p.m. The eight-episode series explores the upbringing of 14-year-old Fraser (Jack Dylan Grazer) who moves from New York to a military base in Veneto, Italy with his mothers,...
- 7/27/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
Attorneys for Michael Cohen claim that he was sent back to prison because of his plans to publish an “unflattering” book about his former boss Donald Trump.
In a court filing late on Monday, Cohen also provided some details of what is in the book, titled, Disloyal: The True Story of Michael Cohen, Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump.
Cohen said that the tome “will provide graphic and unflattering details about the President’s behavior behind closed doors. For example, the manuscript describes the president’s pointedly anti-Semitic remarks and virulently racist remarks against such Black leaders as President Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela, neither of whom he viewed as real leaders or as worthy of respect by virtue of their race. The book will rely upon and publish numerous personal anecdotes, many of which will be supported by my collection of documentary evidence.”
The book is at...
In a court filing late on Monday, Cohen also provided some details of what is in the book, titled, Disloyal: The True Story of Michael Cohen, Former Personal Attorney to President Donald J. Trump.
Cohen said that the tome “will provide graphic and unflattering details about the President’s behavior behind closed doors. For example, the manuscript describes the president’s pointedly anti-Semitic remarks and virulently racist remarks against such Black leaders as President Barack Obama and Nelson Mandela, neither of whom he viewed as real leaders or as worthy of respect by virtue of their race. The book will rely upon and publish numerous personal anecdotes, many of which will be supported by my collection of documentary evidence.”
The book is at...
- 7/21/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Talk about adding insult to injury. Author Mary Trump, out flogging her tell-all book, Too Much and Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man, took to Twitter to brag about beating her uncle the President in TV ratings.
On Friday, Mary Trump tweeted 5.23 million v. 5.11 million, comparing her ratings for appearing Thursday on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow show to the President’s Sean Hannity Town Hall interview in June.
She added the hashtag ‘#seldomseen’ in reference to Trump’s declaration that she was “a seldom-seen niece.”
Simon & Schuster, publisher of Mary Trump’s book, said it sold a company record of 950,000 copies in combined print, digital and audio editions as of its date of sale earlier this week.
5.23 million v. 5.11 million#seldomseen...
On Friday, Mary Trump tweeted 5.23 million v. 5.11 million, comparing her ratings for appearing Thursday on MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow show to the President’s Sean Hannity Town Hall interview in June.
She added the hashtag ‘#seldomseen’ in reference to Trump’s declaration that she was “a seldom-seen niece.”
Simon & Schuster, publisher of Mary Trump’s book, said it sold a company record of 950,000 copies in combined print, digital and audio editions as of its date of sale earlier this week.
5.23 million v. 5.11 million#seldomseen...
- 7/18/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
A New York Supreme Court judge has lifted a restraining order that prevented Mary Trump from publicizing her new tell-all book about her uncle, President Donald Trump, and his family.
Robert Trump, the president’s brother, had sought a court action to stop the publication of the book, Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man. He claimed that Mary Trump was bound by a confidentiality agreement that was included in the 2001 settlement of the estate of Fred Trump Sr., the family patriarch.
But Judge Hal Greenwald wrote that the confidentiality clause was too broad, concluding that it had “too many words, with too many meanings. The cost of the litigation that was settled should have been finalized with more specifics, more clarity, if the current situation was even comprehended, at the time the Agreement was signed.”
Simon & Schuster is due to release the book on Tuesday.
Robert Trump, the president’s brother, had sought a court action to stop the publication of the book, Too Much And Never Enough: How My Family Created the World’s Most Dangerous Man. He claimed that Mary Trump was bound by a confidentiality agreement that was included in the 2001 settlement of the estate of Fred Trump Sr., the family patriarch.
But Judge Hal Greenwald wrote that the confidentiality clause was too broad, concluding that it had “too many words, with too many meanings. The cost of the litigation that was settled should have been finalized with more specifics, more clarity, if the current situation was even comprehended, at the time the Agreement was signed.”
Simon & Schuster is due to release the book on Tuesday.
- 7/13/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC News devoted a primetime hour to an exclusive interview with John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, and they could not have asked for a better way of promoting the sit-down.
It was tied to the pending release of Bolton’s book The Room Where It Happened, chalk full of scorching anecdotes about his former boss.
Just on Saturday, a federal judge ruled against the administration’s effort to stop the book’s release this week, while chiding Bolton for not completing a required national security review process that raises the prospect that the book contains classified information.
That’s a marketer’s dream: The man they don’t want you to hear, telling things that should be secret.
The one drawback for ABC News is that many of Bolton’s claims already were revealed last week, as reporters obtained copies, so some of the bombshell revelations...
It was tied to the pending release of Bolton’s book The Room Where It Happened, chalk full of scorching anecdotes about his former boss.
Just on Saturday, a federal judge ruled against the administration’s effort to stop the book’s release this week, while chiding Bolton for not completing a required national security review process that raises the prospect that the book contains classified information.
That’s a marketer’s dream: The man they don’t want you to hear, telling things that should be secret.
The one drawback for ABC News is that many of Bolton’s claims already were revealed last week, as reporters obtained copies, so some of the bombshell revelations...
- 6/22/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings.
With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
More from TVLineNOS4A2 Season 2 Premiere Recap: Manx for the Memories -- Plus, [Spoiler] Bites the DustTVLine Items: Community Boss' New 'Toon, Noah's Arc Reunion and MoreBatwoman,...
With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
More from TVLineNOS4A2 Season 2 Premiere Recap: Manx for the Memories -- Plus, [Spoiler] Bites the DustTVLine Items: Community Boss' New 'Toon, Noah's Arc Reunion and MoreBatwoman,...
- 6/20/2020
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
In an unhinged Twitter rant, President Donald Trump went after his former national security adviser John Bolton, threatening him and using violent language following a judge’s decision to allow publication of Bolton’s upcoming book.
On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the District of Columbia rejected Trump’s request to block publication of the book. But Trump pounced on Lamberth’s criticism of Bolton in the decision by raging on Twitter that the former national security adviser liked “killing people” and that he would pay...
On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the District of Columbia rejected Trump’s request to block publication of the book. But Trump pounced on Lamberth’s criticism of Bolton in the decision by raging on Twitter that the former national security adviser liked “killing people” and that he would pay...
- 6/20/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Updated, with comment from Trump, Bolton’s attorney, and Simon & Schuster: A federal judge rejected a Justice Department effort to prevent the release of the memoir from Donald Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton.
But U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, in a ruling issued on Saturday, also was highly critical of the way that Bolton went ahead with publishing the book, concluding that he submitted it to the government’s national security review did not complete the process.
Bolton “has gambled with the national security of the United States,” Lamberth wrote. “He has exposed his country to harm and himself to civil (and potentially criminal) liability. But those facts do not control the motion before the court. The government has failed to establish that an injunction will prevent irreparable harm.”
Bolton’s book, The Room Where It Happened, is due to be released on Tuesday by Simon & Schuster,...
But U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth, in a ruling issued on Saturday, also was highly critical of the way that Bolton went ahead with publishing the book, concluding that he submitted it to the government’s national security review did not complete the process.
Bolton “has gambled with the national security of the United States,” Lamberth wrote. “He has exposed his country to harm and himself to civil (and potentially criminal) liability. But those facts do not control the motion before the court. The government has failed to establish that an injunction will prevent irreparable harm.”
Bolton’s book, The Room Where It Happened, is due to be released on Tuesday by Simon & Schuster,...
- 6/20/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
All eyes turn today toward Tulsa, Oklahoma, as President Donald Trump prepares to address his first rally in months. The event is viewed as an official kick-off to the presidential campaign that was delayed by the pandemic.
Attendance should be large, and Tulsa is bracing for counter-demonstrators to the anticipated turnout. Trump will speak twice – once inside the arena, and then shifting to the overflow crowd expected to gather outside. Supporters are already lining up outside the Bank of Oklahoma Center, where the rally is scheduled for 8 Pm Et/5 Pm Pacific.
Before departing, though, the President gave a shot against former security adviser John Bolton, whose new book, The Room Where It Happened, has been excerpted as it awaits official publication. The book offers some dishy anecdotes about working with Trump.
We’ll add more communications as they roll in. The tweetstorm so far:
…..who was all washed up until...
Attendance should be large, and Tulsa is bracing for counter-demonstrators to the anticipated turnout. Trump will speak twice – once inside the arena, and then shifting to the overflow crowd expected to gather outside. Supporters are already lining up outside the Bank of Oklahoma Center, where the rally is scheduled for 8 Pm Et/5 Pm Pacific.
Before departing, though, the President gave a shot against former security adviser John Bolton, whose new book, The Room Where It Happened, has been excerpted as it awaits official publication. The book offers some dishy anecdotes about working with Trump.
We’ll add more communications as they roll in. The tweetstorm so far:
…..who was all washed up until...
- 6/20/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
A federal judge did not say when he would decide whether to grant the Trump administration’s move to block the release of former national security adviser John Bolton’s new book, but he did recognize a reality: The Room Where It Happened is already out there.
“The horse, as we used to say in Texas, seems to be out of the barn,” U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in a videoconference hearing on Friday.
Details of the book’s bombshell revelations about President Donald Trump already have been widely reported, as journalists obtained copies and an excerpt ran in The Wall Street Journal.
The Justice Department is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block the book’s release, but also wants the judge to force Bolton to direct proceeds for the book to the government for the time being.
The book is set to be officially...
“The horse, as we used to say in Texas, seems to be out of the barn,” U.S. District Judge Royce Lamberth in a videoconference hearing on Friday.
Details of the book’s bombshell revelations about President Donald Trump already have been widely reported, as journalists obtained copies and an excerpt ran in The Wall Street Journal.
The Justice Department is seeking a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction to block the book’s release, but also wants the judge to force Bolton to direct proceeds for the book to the government for the time being.
The book is set to be officially...
- 6/19/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
With shades of historic First Amendment court battles from decades past and high stakes given the country is in the midst of a presidential election year, a D.C. federal judge refused to halt the imminent release of John Bolton's The Room Where It Happened. At the conclusion of a Friday hearing, he took the matter under submission. On Saturday, the judge made it official: A restraining order wouldn't be granted.
The Trump administration filed its lawsuit against Bolton on Tuesday and moved for to block the book on Thursday despite the fact that it had already been sent ...
The Trump administration filed its lawsuit against Bolton on Tuesday and moved for to block the book on Thursday despite the fact that it had already been sent ...
- 6/19/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
John Bolton, described as a full-time “Got Milk” ad by Trevor Noah, has a new book expected to be out soon, The Room Where It Happened. No, it’s not an homage to the musical Hamilton, which has a song of roughly the same name. But the bits that have leaked from it do provide a bit of entertainment in its deliciously dishy details on Bolton’s experiences with President Donald Trump.
The book, currently set for release on June 23 while the Justice Dept. vets it for national security concerns, has already had excerpts leaked. In the excerpts, Bolton makes claims about Trump’s dealings with Turkey, China and Saudi Arabia, among other countries. None of Bolton’s tales are flattering to the President.
Noah said the incidents are not just corrupt, but really embarrassing, in that they put Trump in the role of supplicant to some pretty unsavory characters.
The book, currently set for release on June 23 while the Justice Dept. vets it for national security concerns, has already had excerpts leaked. In the excerpts, Bolton makes claims about Trump’s dealings with Turkey, China and Saudi Arabia, among other countries. None of Bolton’s tales are flattering to the President.
Noah said the incidents are not just corrupt, but really embarrassing, in that they put Trump in the role of supplicant to some pretty unsavory characters.
- 6/19/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV News Roundup, Amazon announced the premiere date for Season 3 of “Absentia,” and Netflix released a trailer for George Lopez’s upcoming stand-up special.
Dates
Amazon has announced that Season 3 of “Absentia” will premiere on Prime Video on July 17. New episodes will follow Emily Byrne (Stana Katic) as the final days of her FBI suspension are upended by a new international criminal case. “Absentia” is produced by Bizu Productions, in association with Sony Pictures Television’s Gemstone Studios. Watch a trailer for the new season below.
ABC has announced its new comedy series “United We Fall” will premiere with back-to-back episodes on July 15 at 8 p.m. The series follows parents of two young kids trying to live as a functional family. The series comes from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios. Julius “Goldy” Sharpe, Seth Gordon and Julia Gunn serve as executive producers.
TNT has moved the...
Dates
Amazon has announced that Season 3 of “Absentia” will premiere on Prime Video on July 17. New episodes will follow Emily Byrne (Stana Katic) as the final days of her FBI suspension are upended by a new international criminal case. “Absentia” is produced by Bizu Productions, in association with Sony Pictures Television’s Gemstone Studios. Watch a trailer for the new season below.
ABC has announced its new comedy series “United We Fall” will premiere with back-to-back episodes on July 15 at 8 p.m. The series follows parents of two young kids trying to live as a functional family. The series comes from Sony Pictures Television and ABC Studios. Julius “Goldy” Sharpe, Seth Gordon and Julia Gunn serve as executive producers.
TNT has moved the...
- 6/18/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
A federal judge scheduled a hearing for early Friday afternoon on the Justice Department’s effort to obtain an emergency order to halt the release of John Bolton’s memoir, even though a number of journalists already have obtained the book and reported on some of its explosive claims about Donald Trump’s White House.
U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth set a videoconference for 1 Pm Et, after the DOJ filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, claiming that the memoir includes confidential information that Bolton failed to complete a required national security review process for his book. The DOJ believes that such an order against Bolton ultimately would require that publisher Simon & Schuster delay plans for the memoir’s release on Tuesday.
But Bolton has been forging ahead with a planned publicity blitz next week. He’s doing a one-hour ABC News special on Sunday evening,...
U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth set a videoconference for 1 Pm Et, after the DOJ filed a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, claiming that the memoir includes confidential information that Bolton failed to complete a required national security review process for his book. The DOJ believes that such an order against Bolton ultimately would require that publisher Simon & Schuster delay plans for the memoir’s release on Tuesday.
But Bolton has been forging ahead with a planned publicity blitz next week. He’s doing a one-hour ABC News special on Sunday evening,...
- 6/18/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Lin-Manuel Miranda has weighed in on John Bolton’s lift of a Hamilton lyric for use as the title of his memoir The Room Where It Happened.
Since the former national security adviser announced the title last year, Hamilton fans took notice of the reference to the musical’s song “The Room Where It Happens.” Earlier this year, the show’s producer, Jeffrey Seller, told a California newspaper, “I don’t even know how to describe it; it’s just strange.”
Miranda knows how to describe it: By adding a lyric to another Hamilton number, “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story.” The composer tweeted – with the additions in brackets – today:
Let me tell you what I wish I’d known
When I was young and dreamed of glory
You have no control
Who lives, who dies, who
[borrows your song title to write a cash-in book when they could have testified before Congress]
tells your story…
Bolton’s book is set for release on...
Since the former national security adviser announced the title last year, Hamilton fans took notice of the reference to the musical’s song “The Room Where It Happens.” Earlier this year, the show’s producer, Jeffrey Seller, told a California newspaper, “I don’t even know how to describe it; it’s just strange.”
Miranda knows how to describe it: By adding a lyric to another Hamilton number, “Who Lives, Who Dies, Who Tells Your Story.” The composer tweeted – with the additions in brackets – today:
Let me tell you what I wish I’d known
When I was young and dreamed of glory
You have no control
Who lives, who dies, who
[borrows your song title to write a cash-in book when they could have testified before Congress]
tells your story…
Bolton’s book is set for release on...
- 6/18/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Stephen Colbert’s monologue on Wednesday really tied the room together when he used a reference from “The Big Lebowski” in order to explain why President Trump’s lawsuit against John Bolton’s new book is never going to work.
The Trump administration sued former National Security director Bolton over his new book “The Room Where It Happened” to prevent the book’s release next week and even escalated the legal fight. But Colbert said that in every case where the government has tried to prevent someone from publishing what they believe to be classified, they’ve lost.
To nail it down, Colbert threw to “CBS legal analyst” Walter Sobcheck: “For your information, the Supreme Court has widely rejected prior restraint,” John Goodman’s character from “The Big Lebowski” says in a clip from the film, adding, “Forget it Donnie, you’re out of your element!”
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The Trump administration sued former National Security director Bolton over his new book “The Room Where It Happened” to prevent the book’s release next week and even escalated the legal fight. But Colbert said that in every case where the government has tried to prevent someone from publishing what they believe to be classified, they’ve lost.
To nail it down, Colbert threw to “CBS legal analyst” Walter Sobcheck: “For your information, the Supreme Court has widely rejected prior restraint,” John Goodman’s character from “The Big Lebowski” says in a clip from the film, adding, “Forget it Donnie, you’re out of your element!”
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- 6/18/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The Justice Department is now seeking an emergency court order to stop the release of John Bolton’s memoir The Room Where It Happened.
The details of the book have already surfaced in a variety of media outlets and an excerpt in the Wall Street Journal, but the DOJ filed a motion on Wednesday for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction.
The DOJ filed the motion (read it here) in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, and it is requesting a hearing for Friday. It claims the book contains classified information.
The Room Where It Happened is due to be released on Tuesday, and Bolton already sat down for an interview with ABC News’ Martha Raddatz.
The DOJ filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Bolton, claiming that he failed to complete a review process to edit out classified information from the memoir. The lawsuit did...
The details of the book have already surfaced in a variety of media outlets and an excerpt in the Wall Street Journal, but the DOJ filed a motion on Wednesday for a temporary restraining order and a preliminary injunction.
The DOJ filed the motion (read it here) in U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia, and it is requesting a hearing for Friday. It claims the book contains classified information.
The Room Where It Happened is due to be released on Tuesday, and Bolton already sat down for an interview with ABC News’ Martha Raddatz.
The DOJ filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against Bolton, claiming that he failed to complete a review process to edit out classified information from the memoir. The lawsuit did...
- 6/18/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with ABC interview: As news outlets began to report details in John Bolton’s new memoir on Wednesday, ABC News released an excerpt from his interview with Martha Raddatz, in which Bolton blasts his former boss Donald Trump.
Raddatz asks Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser, how he would describe the president’s relationship with Vladimir Putin.
“I think Putin thinks he can play him like a fiddle,” Bolton said. “I think Putin is smart, tough. I think he sees that he is not faced with a serious adversary here. I don’t think he’s worried about Donald Trump.”
Bolton went on to say that Trump may be a “superb deal maker” when it comes to Manhattan real estate, but suggested he was out of his element in handling national security.
“It’s a very difficult position for America to be in,” Bolton said.
The interview is...
Raddatz asks Bolton, Trump’s former national security adviser, how he would describe the president’s relationship with Vladimir Putin.
“I think Putin thinks he can play him like a fiddle,” Bolton said. “I think Putin is smart, tough. I think he sees that he is not faced with a serious adversary here. I don’t think he’s worried about Donald Trump.”
Bolton went on to say that Trump may be a “superb deal maker” when it comes to Manhattan real estate, but suggested he was out of his element in handling national security.
“It’s a very difficult position for America to be in,” Bolton said.
The interview is...
- 6/17/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, is heading to The Late Show With Stephen Colbert as the legal battle over his upcoming book rattles on.
Bolton has written an explosive tell-all, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, which is set to be published on June 23. But the Justice Department has mounted a last-ditch attempt to block its publication.
Bolton is due on the CBS late-night talk show on Tuesday, but the Justice Department has asked that the Simon & Schuster-published book be delayed to complete further review.
Bolton has also sat down with ABC News’ Martha Raddatz for a special on Sunday night.
On last night’s show, Colbert gleefully took out his “secret” copy of the book, which he said he received last Friday. The host said that he couldn’t reveal the contents of the book as it is under embargo until next week.
Bolton has written an explosive tell-all, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, which is set to be published on June 23. But the Justice Department has mounted a last-ditch attempt to block its publication.
Bolton is due on the CBS late-night talk show on Tuesday, but the Justice Department has asked that the Simon & Schuster-published book be delayed to complete further review.
Bolton has also sat down with ABC News’ Martha Raddatz for a special on Sunday night.
On last night’s show, Colbert gleefully took out his “secret” copy of the book, which he said he received last Friday. The host said that he couldn’t reveal the contents of the book as it is under embargo until next week.
- 6/17/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Updated with publisher’s statement: Simon & Schuster, which is preparing to release John Bolton’s memoir The Room Where It Happened, said that a Justice Department lawsuit is the latest effort by Donald Trump’s administration to prevent publication of a book deemed unflattering to the president.
In a statement, the publisher said the lawsuit “is nothing more than the latest in a long running series of efforts by the Administration to quash publication of a book it deems unflattering to the President. Ambassador Bolton has worked in full cooperation with the [National Security Council] in its pre-publication review to address its concerns and Simon & Schuster fully supports his First Amendment right to tell the story of his time in the White House to the American public.”
The lawsuit claims that Bolton breached a non-disclosure agreement and failed to complete a required review process to ensure that the book did not contain any classified information.
In a statement, the publisher said the lawsuit “is nothing more than the latest in a long running series of efforts by the Administration to quash publication of a book it deems unflattering to the President. Ambassador Bolton has worked in full cooperation with the [National Security Council] in its pre-publication review to address its concerns and Simon & Schuster fully supports his First Amendment right to tell the story of his time in the White House to the American public.”
The lawsuit claims that Bolton breached a non-disclosure agreement and failed to complete a required review process to ensure that the book did not contain any classified information.
- 6/17/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime has just set a late November premiere date over two nights for its limited series The Comey Rule, the $40 million budget adaptation of A Higher Loyalty, the book by former FBI head James Comey that is about his battles with President Donald Trump. The network released the first images of Gleeson playing Trump, and Daniels playing the former FBI chief in a series about the deterioration of their relationship that quickly became a bitter feud when Comey left his post after Trump fired him.
The decision to place the mini after the upcoming presidential elections is a bit of a puzzler, given its stellar cast and provocative premise. Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) plays former FBI Director James Comey and Brendan Gleeson (Mr. Mercedes) plays President Donald J. Trump.
Given the president’s penchant for getting involved in media projects he disagrees with — the Justice Department just filed suit against...
The decision to place the mini after the upcoming presidential elections is a bit of a puzzler, given its stellar cast and provocative premise. Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) plays former FBI Director James Comey and Brendan Gleeson (Mr. Mercedes) plays President Donald J. Trump.
Given the president’s penchant for getting involved in media projects he disagrees with — the Justice Department just filed suit against...
- 6/16/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC News’ Martha Raddatz has landed the first exclusive interview with John Bolton, Donald Trump’s former national security adviser, prior to the publication of his new memoir in which he claims the president committed a number of “Ukraine-like transgressions,” in the words of publisher Simon & Schuster.
The network has scheduled a one-hour primetime special on Sunday, starting at 9 Pm Et. Bolton’s book, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, is scheduled to be published two days later.
Raddatz, chief global affairs correspondent and co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos, posted a photo on Twitter of the sit-down. “He’s the man the president doesn’t want you to hear,” Raddatz wrote.
He’s the man the president doesn’t want you to hear.
I just sat down with John Bolton, Pres. Trump’s former trusted adviser, for an exclusive one-on-one interview—with no question off limits.
The network has scheduled a one-hour primetime special on Sunday, starting at 9 Pm Et. Bolton’s book, The Room Where It Happened: A White House Memoir, is scheduled to be published two days later.
Raddatz, chief global affairs correspondent and co-anchor of This Week with George Stephanopoulos, posted a photo on Twitter of the sit-down. “He’s the man the president doesn’t want you to hear,” Raddatz wrote.
He’s the man the president doesn’t want you to hear.
I just sat down with John Bolton, Pres. Trump’s former trusted adviser, for an exclusive one-on-one interview—with no question off limits.
- 6/15/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN Films has acquired the North American broadcast rights to the documentary “Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President,” which was supposed to be the opening night film at the Tribeca Film Festival in April.
The documentary will now close out the AFI Docs Festival on June 21.
“Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President” showcases the role music played in propelling Jimmy Carter from Georgia to the White House, and how his love for music gave him an unexpected edge in the presidential race. Willie Nelson, Bono, Bob Dylan, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Jimmy Buffett, Roseanne Cash, Chuck Leavell, Paul Simon, Andrew Young, and Madeleine Albright are just a few of the contributors giving interviews in the documentary. Rare, archival footage from live performances by Buffett, Nelson, etc. are also included in the documentary.
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The documentary will now close out the AFI Docs Festival on June 21.
“Jimmy Carter Rock & Roll President” showcases the role music played in propelling Jimmy Carter from Georgia to the White House, and how his love for music gave him an unexpected edge in the presidential race. Willie Nelson, Bono, Bob Dylan, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Jimmy Buffett, Roseanne Cash, Chuck Leavell, Paul Simon, Andrew Young, and Madeleine Albright are just a few of the contributors giving interviews in the documentary. Rare, archival footage from live performances by Buffett, Nelson, etc. are also included in the documentary.
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- 6/11/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Sherrod Brown has always defied easy categorization. A Yale graduate from a well-off family, he became a state representative in Ohio at the age of 21 and spent his free time in local union halls, absorbing the stories of auto and steelworkers. In the 1990s and 2000s, when Bill Clinton and the New Democrats preached the gospel of globalization, Brown, then a congressman, warned about the ugly consequences of free-trade deals like Nafta — jobs shipped overseas, factories abandoned, towns and cities hollowed out. During the Obama years, Brown, now in the U.
- 4/9/2020
- by Andy Kroll
- Rollingstone.com
John Oliver isn’t letting Donald Trump off the hook for bashing the history-making “Parasite” Oscar wins. During a February 20 rally in Colorado, Trump mocked the Academy for giving its biggest prize to Bong Joon Ho’s South Korean drama. “How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” Trump asked his supporters. “Did you see it? The winner is… a movie from South Korea! What the hell was that all about? We got enough problems with South Korea with trade. On top of that, they give him best movie of the year? Was it good? I don’t know. Let’s get ‘Gone With the Wind.’ Can we get ‘Gone With the Wind’ back, please?”
The president preferring “Gone With the Wind” over “Parasite” is hardly a surprise, at least that’s what Oliver argued at the beginning of the February 23 episode of his HBO late night talk show “Last Week Tonight.
The president preferring “Gone With the Wind” over “Parasite” is hardly a surprise, at least that’s what Oliver argued at the beginning of the February 23 episode of his HBO late night talk show “Last Week Tonight.
- 2/24/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
President Trump has long loathed the Academy Awards, viewing the ceremony as a teeming hive of the Hollywood elites who have categorically rejected him (except for Jon Voight).
But he has a predictable new gripe with this year’s Oscars, which he aired Thursday night during a rally in Colorado. Trump wasn’t happy that a foreign film, South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, won the top prize.
“How bad were the Academy Awards this year? Did you see?” Trump said. “And the winner is … a movie from South Korea.
But he has a predictable new gripe with this year’s Oscars, which he aired Thursday night during a rally in Colorado. Trump wasn’t happy that a foreign film, South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite, won the top prize.
“How bad were the Academy Awards this year? Did you see?” Trump said. “And the winner is … a movie from South Korea.
- 2/21/2020
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Donald Trump takes a jab at the South Korean film Parasite, best picture at this year's Oscars, telling supporters in Colorado that the US has 'enough problems with South Korea', and: ‘Can we get Gone With the Wind back?’ He also dismisses Brad Pitt, who – during his Oscars speech said his 45-second slot was more than John Bolton received at the US president's Senate impeachment trial. Trump calls the actor a 'little wise guy'
Parasite's best picture Oscar could kickstart a new era of internationalism...
Parasite's best picture Oscar could kickstart a new era of internationalism...
- 2/21/2020
- The Guardian - Film News
President Donald Trump isn’t pleased with this year’s Oscar wins.
Thursday night, at a rally in Colorado, Trump, 73, mocked both Korean film Parasite and Brad Pitt for their victories.
“The winner is a movie from South Korea. What the hell was that all about? We’ve got enough problems with South Korea, with trade. And after all that, they give them best movie of the year?” Trump said, The Hill and Variety reported.
Trump’s rant was also shared by Vox journalist Aaron Rupar.
In the clip, Trump is heard saying, “Can we get Gone with the Wind back?...
Thursday night, at a rally in Colorado, Trump, 73, mocked both Korean film Parasite and Brad Pitt for their victories.
“The winner is a movie from South Korea. What the hell was that all about? We’ve got enough problems with South Korea, with trade. And after all that, they give them best movie of the year?” Trump said, The Hill and Variety reported.
Trump’s rant was also shared by Vox journalist Aaron Rupar.
In the clip, Trump is heard saying, “Can we get Gone with the Wind back?...
- 2/21/2020
- by Robyn Merrett
- PEOPLE.com
During an ongoing Thursday campaign rally in Colorado Springs, President Donald Trump used his global platform to take aim at this year’s Best Picture Academy Award winner, “Parasite.”
“How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” he asked the crowd, as reported by Variety. Thousands are said to be in attendance at the Colorado event, with many lining up in a parking lot at the Broadmoor World Arena more than 24 hours ago to get the best seats in the house for Trump’s rally.
“Did you see it?” he asked the crowd of Bong Joon Ho’s universally acclaimed thriller. “The winner is… a movie from South Korea! What the hell was that all about?…We got enough problems with South Korea with trade. On top of that, they give him best movie of the year? Was it good? I don’t know.”
While Trump admitted to not seeing the movie,...
“How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” he asked the crowd, as reported by Variety. Thousands are said to be in attendance at the Colorado event, with many lining up in a parking lot at the Broadmoor World Arena more than 24 hours ago to get the best seats in the house for Trump’s rally.
“Did you see it?” he asked the crowd of Bong Joon Ho’s universally acclaimed thriller. “The winner is… a movie from South Korea! What the hell was that all about?…We got enough problems with South Korea with trade. On top of that, they give him best movie of the year? Was it good? I don’t know.”
While Trump admitted to not seeing the movie,...
- 2/21/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
President Donald Trump mocked the Academy Awards for giving its best picture Oscar to Parasite, expressing bewilderment to a rally crowd in Colorado that a foreign language movie could get the top award.
“By the way, how bad were the Academy Awards this year, do you see? And the winner is, a movie from South Korea. What the hell was all that about? We got enough problems with South Korea, on trade, and on top of it they give it the best movie of the year. Was it good?’
Then he added, “Let’s get Gone with the Wind…Can we get Gone with the Wind back, please?” That was the best picture winner in 1940, 80 years ago. “Sunset Boulevard. So many great movies.”
Then Trump pretended to be an Oscar presenter. “‘The winner is, from South Korea,’ he said in his rally shtick. “I thought it was best foreign film,...
“By the way, how bad were the Academy Awards this year, do you see? And the winner is, a movie from South Korea. What the hell was all that about? We got enough problems with South Korea, on trade, and on top of it they give it the best movie of the year. Was it good?’
Then he added, “Let’s get Gone with the Wind…Can we get Gone with the Wind back, please?” That was the best picture winner in 1940, 80 years ago. “Sunset Boulevard. So many great movies.”
Then Trump pretended to be an Oscar presenter. “‘The winner is, from South Korea,’ he said in his rally shtick. “I thought it was best foreign film,...
- 2/21/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump took aim at “Parasite’s” historic Oscar wins at a Colorado rally on Thursday.
“How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” he asked, prompting jeers from the crowd. “Did you see it?”
“The winner is… a movie from South Korea! What the hell was that all about?” he went on. “We got enough problems with South Korea with trade. On top of that, they give them best movie of the year? Was it good? I don’t know. Let’s get ‘Gone With the Wind.’ Can we get ‘Gone With the Wind’ back, please?”
“So many great movies…” he bemoaned before again mocking, “the winner is from South Korea!”
“I thought it was best foreign film, right? Best foreign movie,” he said. “Did this ever happen before?”
It hadn’t, actually, happened before. “Parasite” made history when it became the first foreign-language film to win best picture at the Oscars,...
“How bad were the Academy Awards this year?” he asked, prompting jeers from the crowd. “Did you see it?”
“The winner is… a movie from South Korea! What the hell was that all about?” he went on. “We got enough problems with South Korea with trade. On top of that, they give them best movie of the year? Was it good? I don’t know. Let’s get ‘Gone With the Wind.’ Can we get ‘Gone With the Wind’ back, please?”
“So many great movies…” he bemoaned before again mocking, “the winner is from South Korea!”
“I thought it was best foreign film, right? Best foreign movie,” he said. “Did this ever happen before?”
It hadn’t, actually, happened before. “Parasite” made history when it became the first foreign-language film to win best picture at the Oscars,...
- 2/21/2020
- by Alex Stedman
- Variety Film + TV
Freshly acquitted of impeachment charges, President Trump has circled back around to complaining about the Mueller investigation. Last week it was what he deemed a too-harsh sentencing recommendation for former adviser Roger Stone, as well as the Justice Department’s decision not to prosecute former FBI Director Andrew McCabe. This week he’s broadened his attacks to include everyone involved in the special counsel’s investigation. They all need to be investigated, Trump has telegraphed to his tens of millions of Twitter followers.
Attorney General William Barr is reportedly not happy.
Attorney General William Barr is reportedly not happy.
- 2/19/2020
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Now that Jim Carrey has vowed to stop painting Trump, he’s found a new subject for channeling his artistic ability — Conan O’Brien.
The “Kidding” star and the late night host sketched each other on Tuesday’s episode of “Conan,” and depending on your taste in art, you may actually think O’Brien’s turned out better.
But first, Carrey gave a rather somber explanation as to why he does so much art in the first place. Post-Trump, he has said he’s really into painting mangoes right now.
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“The art does me. It’s not something I can help,” Carrey said. “It’s a symptom of something. There’s a lot of angst and worry and anger going on, and it seems to have manifested — and me hunched over an art table like, ‘Oh damnit.'”
“What started...
The “Kidding” star and the late night host sketched each other on Tuesday’s episode of “Conan,” and depending on your taste in art, you may actually think O’Brien’s turned out better.
But first, Carrey gave a rather somber explanation as to why he does so much art in the first place. Post-Trump, he has said he’s really into painting mangoes right now.
Also Read: Jim Carrey's Latest Post-Impeachment Trump Artwork Has a Stench
“The art does me. It’s not something I can help,” Carrey said. “It’s a symptom of something. There’s a lot of angst and worry and anger going on, and it seems to have manifested — and me hunched over an art table like, ‘Oh damnit.'”
“What started...
- 2/12/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Sunday’s broadcast of the Oscars delivered quite a few provocative acceptance speeches — but they weren’t Sara Ramirez‘s favorite part of the show.
In a tweet on Monday, the Grey’s Anatomy alum — who came out as bisexual in 2016 — applauded Janelle Monáe (who opened the Oscars) and Cynthia Erivo (who performed the Harriet anthem “Stand Up” during the show).
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“While everyone recovers from the woke speech industrial complex,...
In a tweet on Monday, the Grey’s Anatomy alum — who came out as bisexual in 2016 — applauded Janelle Monáe (who opened the Oscars) and Cynthia Erivo (who performed the Harriet anthem “Stand Up” during the show).
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“While everyone recovers from the woke speech industrial complex,...
- 2/10/2020
- TVLine.com
Brad Pitt took to the stage during this year’s Academy Awards ceremony to call out Republican senators for their role in the impeachment trial of Donald Trump. Pitt received the Best Supporting Actor Oscar for his work in Quentin Tarantino‘s Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood. It was the first award of the night, and […]
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- 2/10/2020
- by Dan Horch
- Uinterview
Actor Brad Pitt bagged the supporting actor Oscar for his portrayal of stuntman Cliff Booth in Quentin Tarantino's "Once Upon a Time in Hollywood".
During his speech, he called out the Trump impeachment trial for blocking the testimony of former national security adviser John Bolton, reports variety.com.
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"They told me I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week," he said on stage after receiving his first Oscar for acting.
"I'm thinking maybe Quentin does a movie about it...in the end, the adults do the right thing."
He went on to further pay tribute to Tarantino: "Tarantino, you are original, you are one of a kind. The film industry would be a much drier place without you."
He also bagged the supporting actor prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards,...
During his speech, he called out the Trump impeachment trial for blocking the testimony of former national security adviser John Bolton, reports variety.com.
Also Read:?Here's why Brad Pitt doesn't complain about life?
"They told me I only have 45 seconds up here, which is 45 seconds more than the Senate gave John Bolton this week," he said on stage after receiving his first Oscar for acting.
"I'm thinking maybe Quentin does a movie about it...in the end, the adults do the right thing."
He went on to further pay tribute to Tarantino: "Tarantino, you are original, you are one of a kind. The film industry would be a much drier place without you."
He also bagged the supporting actor prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards,...
- 2/10/2020
- GlamSham
The Oscars kicked off with an immediate political dig, not at not President Donald Trump but at the Iowa Caucuses. A few mild smacks at the Senate impeachment trial and health care followed, but the night was decidedly apolitical, even with U.S. politics stormier than ever. Maybe everyone’s had it. Maybe Parasite won so many awards that it limited the potential opining.
“Now, a couple of years ago there was a big disaster here at the Oscars when they accidentally read the wrong name. And it was nobody’s fault. But it’s guaranteed that this will not happen this year because the Academy has switched to the new Iowa caucus app,” Steve Martin joked in the non-host opening monologue with Chris Rock. He was referring to 2017, when Warren Beatty mistakenly gave the Best Picture win to La La Land over Moonlight, and to the February 3 Democratic debacle...
“Now, a couple of years ago there was a big disaster here at the Oscars when they accidentally read the wrong name. And it was nobody’s fault. But it’s guaranteed that this will not happen this year because the Academy has switched to the new Iowa caucus app,” Steve Martin joked in the non-host opening monologue with Chris Rock. He was referring to 2017, when Warren Beatty mistakenly gave the Best Picture win to La La Land over Moonlight, and to the February 3 Democratic debacle...
- 2/10/2020
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
From a lack of diversity among the nominees themselves to government dysfunction on the national stage, Oscars presenters and awards winners didn’t shy away from the political during Sunday night’s ceremony. Everyone from Janelle Monáe to Natalie Portman to Brad Pitt weighed in on issues of the day, but it was Joaquin Phoenix who most perfectly captured the politics of Hollywood in one fell swoop during his acceptance speech for Best Actor for his “Joker” performance.
“I’ve been thinking a lot about a lot of the distressing issues that we are facing collectively, and I think that at times we are made to feel that we champion different causes. But for me, I see commonality. I think that whether we’re talking about gender and equality or racism or queer rights or indigenous rights or animal rights, we’re taking about the fight against injustice. We’re...
“I’ve been thinking a lot about a lot of the distressing issues that we are facing collectively, and I think that at times we are made to feel that we champion different causes. But for me, I see commonality. I think that whether we’re talking about gender and equality or racism or queer rights or indigenous rights or animal rights, we’re taking about the fight against injustice. We’re...
- 2/10/2020
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Sunday’s 92nd Academy Awards were an eventful evening filled with both fantastic and cringeworthy moments. From Eminem’s surprise performance to James Corden and Rebel Wilson dressing up as cats, here are the best and worst moments of the 2020 Oscars.
Best: Janelle Monae’s Opening Number
First, the “Dirty Computer” singer put on a Mr. Rogers-style red cardigan and sang “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” Then she sang another number accompanied by backup dancers dressed as recent popular movies, some of which were not nominated for Oscars this year, including “Midsommar,” “Us” and “Dolemite Is My Name.”
Best: Chris Rock and Steve Martin
The pair of comedians joked that they’ve been “demoted” from their previous roles as hosts, and that the reason the Oscars are hostless now is because of “Twitter.” Other highlights include shouting out Jeff Bezos (“great actor!”) and telling Martin Scorsese to...
Best: Janelle Monae’s Opening Number
First, the “Dirty Computer” singer put on a Mr. Rogers-style red cardigan and sang “It’s a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood.” Then she sang another number accompanied by backup dancers dressed as recent popular movies, some of which were not nominated for Oscars this year, including “Midsommar,” “Us” and “Dolemite Is My Name.”
Best: Chris Rock and Steve Martin
The pair of comedians joked that they’ve been “demoted” from their previous roles as hosts, and that the reason the Oscars are hostless now is because of “Twitter.” Other highlights include shouting out Jeff Bezos (“great actor!”) and telling Martin Scorsese to...
- 2/10/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell and Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Who were the big winners at the 92nd Annual Academy Awards, who lost, who upset and who made history? Go here for the complete list of winners in all 24 categories as they’re announced, but scroll down here for our minute-by-minute analysis as winners are announced throughout the night.
SEE2020 Oscars: Full list of winners (and losers) at the 92nd Academy Awards
“Joker” led the Oscar nominations with 11, followed by “The Irishman,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “1917” with 10 apiece. And there was a lot of history at stake for those films. “Joker” had the potential to become the first superhero (or in this case supervillain) comic book movie to win Best Picture. Netflix‘s “The Irishman” would’ve been the first streaming movie to win. “Hollywood” had the potential to bring filmmaker Quentin Tarantino his first Best Picture and Best Director victories despite two past wins for...
SEE2020 Oscars: Full list of winners (and losers) at the 92nd Academy Awards
“Joker” led the Oscar nominations with 11, followed by “The Irishman,” “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and “1917” with 10 apiece. And there was a lot of history at stake for those films. “Joker” had the potential to become the first superhero (or in this case supervillain) comic book movie to win Best Picture. Netflix‘s “The Irishman” would’ve been the first streaming movie to win. “Hollywood” had the potential to bring filmmaker Quentin Tarantino his first Best Picture and Best Director victories despite two past wins for...
- 2/10/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Once Upon a Time in Hollywood star Brad Pitt has had plenty of memorable acceptance speeches during the 2020 award season, prompting many to wonder if he had secretly hired a speech writer.
Nope. The best supporting actor Oscar winner assured journalists who were backstage in the press room for the Academy Awards that the prose was all his.
"Historically, I've always been really tentative about speeches, like, they make me nervous," Pitt admitted. "So, this round, I figured [I'd] put some, like, some real work into it and try to get comfortable, and this is the result of that. [But] I definitely write them."
Don't get him wrong. Pitt said, "I have some very, very funny friends that helped me with some laughs." But if these remarks are going to work, he added, they have "got to come from the heart."
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Nope. The best supporting actor Oscar winner assured journalists who were backstage in the press room for the Academy Awards that the prose was all his.
"Historically, I've always been really tentative about speeches, like, they make me nervous," Pitt admitted. "So, this round, I figured [I'd] put some, like, some real work into it and try to get comfortable, and this is the result of that. [But] I definitely write them."
Don't get him wrong. Pitt said, "I have some very, very funny friends that helped me with some laughs." But if these remarks are going to work, he added, they have "got to come from the heart."
Related: Jennifer and Brad's Backstage Pda Means Something, I Just Don't...
- 2/10/2020
- by Whitney Friedlander
- Popsugar.com
Ellen DeGeneres is congratulating Brad Pitt for his first-ever acting Oscar!
“So happy for my friend, Brad Pitt. What an incredible win,” DeGeneres, 62, tweeted Sunday night after Pitt accepted the award for best supporting actor.
The talk show host added: “and what incredible hair.”
Pitt, 56, took home his first Oscar in an acting category Sunday night for his supporting role in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood.
“This is incredible, really incredible,” Pitt said as he accepted the award. “Thank you the Academy for this honor of honors.”
So happy for my friend, Brad Pitt. What an incredible win.
“So happy for my friend, Brad Pitt. What an incredible win,” DeGeneres, 62, tweeted Sunday night after Pitt accepted the award for best supporting actor.
The talk show host added: “and what incredible hair.”
Pitt, 56, took home his first Oscar in an acting category Sunday night for his supporting role in Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time… In Hollywood.
“This is incredible, really incredible,” Pitt said as he accepted the award. “Thank you the Academy for this honor of honors.”
So happy for my friend, Brad Pitt. What an incredible win.
- 2/10/2020
- by Ashley Boucher
- PEOPLE.com
Even before picking up his first Academy Award in an acting category, newly minted Best Supporting Actor winner Brad Pitt enjoyed one hell of an awards season run, thanks to both a slew of big wins for his turn in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” and a series of standout acceptance speeches delivered along the way.
Pitt’s uproarious speeches garnered plenty of acclaim on the circuit, from one celebrating his SAG win to an Nyfcc appearance to introduce Tarantino, all leading up to an Oscar acceptance speech that didn’t disappoint. From a cheeky gag about riding co-star Leonardo DiCaprio’s coattails (“the view’s great”) to a timely mention regarding the conclusion of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Pitt covered a lot of ground with little time.
But just who is responsible for Pitt’s best awards season gags and jabs? Asked backstage after his big Oscar winner,...
Pitt’s uproarious speeches garnered plenty of acclaim on the circuit, from one celebrating his SAG win to an Nyfcc appearance to introduce Tarantino, all leading up to an Oscar acceptance speech that didn’t disappoint. From a cheeky gag about riding co-star Leonardo DiCaprio’s coattails (“the view’s great”) to a timely mention regarding the conclusion of Donald Trump’s impeachment trial, Pitt covered a lot of ground with little time.
But just who is responsible for Pitt’s best awards season gags and jabs? Asked backstage after his big Oscar winner,...
- 2/10/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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