Baltimore Ravens honor Michael K. Williams with his whistle from 'The Wire' - A whistled rendition of "The Farmer in the Dell" rang through M&T Bank Stadium ahead of the Baltimore Ravens' victory on Sunday, honoring an iconic Baltimore character and the late actor who brought him to life. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 17:33:10 GMT |
Anthony Johnson, 'Friday' actor and comedian, has died - Anthony "AJ" Johnson, an actor and comedian best known for his performance as Ezal in "Friday," has died, his representative LyNea Bell told CNN Monday. He was 55. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 16:05:00 GMT |
Elizabeth Olsen's Emmy dress was designed by her sisters - Elizabeth Olsen's Emmy Awards dress was designed by her sisters Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 15:49:49 GMT |
#EmmysSoWhite ... again - There was more diversity in the Emmys presenters Sunday night than there was in the actual winners -- and people have feelings about that. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:49:31 GMT |
Fall TV: 'The Big Leap' takes off, and 'Ordinary Joe' isn't your ordinary NBC drama - Broadcasting's fall TV season gets underway this week with a pair of promising -- one might even say out of the ordinary -- dramas, a few spinoffs, and a particularly stale new primetime soap. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 14:08:29 GMT |
See who won at the Emmys - The 73rd Emmy Awards will be presented Sunday night. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 13:16:33 GMT |
Analysis: Emmys honor 'The Queen's Gambit,' 'Ted Lasso' and 'The Crown' as Netflix makes history - Netflix has a chance to make history at this year's Emmys, but the early prizes went to the star player on another streaming service, Apple TV+'s "Ted Lasso." Mon, 20 Sep 2021 08:35:26 GMT |
Five memorable Emmy speech moments - Ah, live TV, how quickly you can turn us from bitter, grumbling shade factories to weeping messes. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 04:33:47 GMT |
RuPaul makes Emmy history - It's a night of ru-bilation for RuPaul. Mon, 20 Sep 2021 03:35:32 GMT |
Chris Rock says he has Covid. 'Trust me you don't want this,' comedian tweets - Comedian and actor Chris Rock revealed Sunday that he has tested positive for Covid-19, and he is using the opportunity to urge others to get vaccinated against the virus. Sun, 19 Sep 2021 21:24:06 GMT |
TIFF 2021: Highlights from a film festival that entered the multiverse - No two people have the same film festival experience. There's the thumbing of the program and picking out titles, making priorities and curating your own double, triple, quadruple bills. There's the hopping between venues, meeting faces old and new, emerging from dark rooms disappointed or elated or somewhere in between. For press, there's a lot of work (I promise) concealed between start and finish too. Sun, 19 Sep 2021 20:53:02 GMT |
New Netflix series 'Grendel' first to use Muslim Arab man as lead in a comic book adaptation - Abubakr Ali was 10 years old when two hijacked airplanes crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City on September 11, 2001. Sun, 19 Sep 2021 19:30:28 GMT |
The Black Film Archive wants to show the world just how limitless Black cinema really is - Though they go by different names, almost every major streaming service has some type of "Black film" collection, often promoted during the month of February or, during 2020's Black Lives Matter protests, in the summer. Sun, 19 Sep 2021 07:05:37 GMT |
How televangelist Tammy Faye Messner became a gay icon - Tammy Faye Messner (formerly Bakker) was camp incarnate. With her wildly over-the-top makeup and garish animal-print ensembles, a penchant for singing Christian disco anthems despite her lack of voice training, and a sense of childlike wonder with which she preached her gospel, she made for compelling TV viewing. Sat, 18 Sep 2021 10:42:57 GMT |
TV OT: We cast the inevitable 'LuLaRue' movie - The record-low ratings for last year's Emmys turned out to be the canary in the coalmine for steep across-the-board drops in award-show viewing -- the alarm for an unwelcome wakeup call. Yet if hope springs eternal that those shows can at least partially rebound, challenges associated with the pandemic and shift to streaming only heightened problems already plaguing TV's highest honor and awards in general. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 20:06:49 GMT |
Snow Tha Product has proved her doubters wrong - Snow Tha Product is the socially-conscious raptress the world needs right now. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:46:10 GMT |
Kid Cudi writes tribute to Lil Nas X, while criticizing homophobia in hip-hop - Lil Nas X and his sexuality have somehow become a hot topic of discussion among rappers and hip-hop fans alike. And now, rapper Kid Cudi is standing up for rap's wunderkind. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 16:24:01 GMT |
9/11 made spy dramas like '24' and 'Alias' scramble. But not for long - The Sept. 11 terror attacks that rippled through US society and culture 20 years ago also disrupted the fall TV season that was about to begin. While all of television pondered how to respond, those events particularly impacted a trio of new dramas with anti-terrorism and espionage themes: "24," "Alias" and "The Agency," resulting in last-minute scrambling and changes. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:14:42 GMT |
'Muhammad Ali' lets Ken Burns go four fascinating rounds with the champ's life and legacy - Floating and stinging as it explores the boxing icon's life inside the ring and out, "Muhammad Ali" is another epic Ken Burns-produced dive into the life of an influential 20th-century figure, coming on the heels of "Hemingway." Much has said about Ali, but going the distance with this four-part PBS documentary makes it feel like, well, the greatest. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 14:14:18 GMT |
Priyanka Chopra Jonas on 'The Activist': 'The show got it wrong' - Another judge from "The Activist" has spoken up regarding backlash against the show. Fri, 17 Sep 2021 12:48:03 GMT |
