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1 month ago
Television

What's on TV This Week: Shogun' and The Regime'

The Voice returns with new judges Dan + Shay, Chance the Rapper, John Legend, and Reba McEntire.
Shogun, a limited series on FX, is a remake based on a novel by James Clavell set in 1600s Japan.
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2 months ago
Television

Steven Yeun Wins His First Emmy

Steven Yeun wins Emmy for best actor in a limited series for his role in Beef
Beef also won awards for writing, directing, and best limited series
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1 year ago
Television

A New Best Man' Gives Equal Time to the Women

The broom-jumping romantic comedy The Best Man debuted in theaters in 1999, delivering a bougie Black bonanza that would prove to have true staying power.For his film directing debut, Malcolm D. Lee assembled for The Best Man a cast of young Black actors, anchored by Morris Chestnut, Taye Diggs and Nia Long, to play successful late-20s college buddies navigating the messier aspects of love and friendship as one couple prepares to wed.
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1 year ago
Television

In Litvinenko,' a Russian Whistle-Blower Investigates His Own Murder

LONDON  In the middle of AMC+'s new dramatization of the poisoning of the intelligence agent Alexander V. Litvinenko, a police officer asks a pathologist about the state of the man's organs when he died.The doctor thinks for a moment, as though considering how graphic to be, and then replies, Sludge.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Television

Warner Bros. Discovery Faces More Rounds of Layoffs

On Monday, Warner Bros.Discovery had a big night at the Emmy Awards.
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Independent films
IndieWire
3 months ago
Independent films

'Masters of the Air' Trailer: Barry Keoghan and Austin Butler Bomb Nazi Germany in Steven Spielberg Series

Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks are executive producers of the Apple TV+ limited series 'Masters of the Air'
The series stars Barry Keoghan and Austin Butler
IndieWire
10 months ago
Independent films

How the 'A Spy Among Friends' Score Creates Audible Paranoia for Its Spy Characters

The story of Kim Philby, the high-ranking British intelligence official who turned out to be one of the biggest double agents in U.K. history (and a hero of the Soviet Union, if you take the Russian point of view), is well known at this point.Dozens of books, fiction and nonfiction, have been written about how Philby took in the great and the good of MI6 and the CIA for decades before he finally had to flee across the Iron Curtain in 1963.
IndieWire
11 months ago
Independent films

Twisted 'Christopher Robin' Series in the Works from 'John Wick 4' Breakout Shamier Anderson

Anderson and brother Stephan James' Bay Mills Studios executive-produces the adult series, directed by "Sausage Party" helmer Conrad Vernon.Step aside "Blood and Honey," there's a new adult spin on "Winnie the Pooh" now."John Wick: Chapter 4" breakout star Shamier Anderson is producing a live-action and animation hybrid series centered on Christopher Robin and his drug-induced epiphanies with woodland creatures.
IndieWire
11 months ago
Independent films

From 'A Handmaid's Tale' to 'The Room': Why This Great Lit Agent Is a Performance Artist

"You meet a lot of agents who know how to sell," said Alex Gibney."Ron's one of the few who knows exactly what he's selling and why."Get on the phone with Ron Bernstein (like many agents, he loves to gab) and he'll happily share his views on who's up and down at the studios - and inevitably, he'll talk about his latest deals.
IndieWire
11 months ago
Independent films

'White House Plumbers' Trailer: Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux Protect Nixon's Presidency

The Emmy-winning creators behind "Veep" return to the White House with another scandalous satire based on true events around the Pentagon Papers.Woody Harrelson and Justin Theroux are ready to fix political leaks.The duo star as real-life former CIA and FBI agents who were hired by the Nixon presidency to investigate the Pentagon Papers leak in upcoming HBO limited series " White House Plumbers."
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IndieWire
9 months ago
Independent films

'White House Plumbers' Finds the Comedy Inside a '70s Paranoid Thriller

Curated by the IndieWire Crafts team, Craft Considerations is a platform for filmmakers to talk about recent work we believe is worthy of awards consideration.In partnership with HBO, for this edition, we look at how the team behind "White House Plumbers" found a way to marry comedy, history, and the paranoid atmosphere of 1970s political thrillers.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Television

Sydney Sweeney Scores Two Emmy Nods, for 'Euphoria' and 'The White Lotus'

Sweeney discussed her first two Emmy nominations as well as some of the controversy surrounding her "Euphoria" character, Cassie.
Digiday
1 year ago
Marketing

Why TikTok creator Kris Collins takes a scripted approach to content and doesn't rely on popular trends to gain followers

Kris Collins was working as a hairdresser at the onset of the pandemic in March 2020, and like so many others lost her job.
Los Angeles Times
10 months ago
LA food

What you can learn about wine by watching new manga-based TV series 'Drops of God'

The average TV viewer might not know much about the world of high-end wine, but the creators behind new series "Drops of God" hope to change that with only eight episodes.Shot across Japan, France and Italy, the limited series now streaming on Apple TV+ is a trilingual drama cloaked in family intrigue that divulges wine-industry knowledge - how to sip, smell and begin to identify wine - between scenes of love, trauma, mystery and tension.
Digiday
10 months ago
Marketing

Dollar General's CMO on how its retail media network reaches rural shoppers

* By Marty Swant




This article is part of a limited series exploring the challenges and opportunities associated with commerce media, from e-commerce to retail media networks.More from the series →

When Dollar General began building out its retail media network a few years ago, the discount retailer made a surprising realization: There was a disconnect between the audiences it was reaching and where its customers lived.
Los Angeles Times
1 year ago
Los Angeles

'Foretold' podcast: Can a fortuneteller change her future?

Paulina Stevens grew up in an insular Romani American family, destined to leave school, marry young and become a fortuneteller.By 17, her fate was sealed - until she decided to leave it all behind.The "Foretold" podcast follows Paulina as she navigates the consequences of her decision to leave her community and redefine her identity.
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1 year ago
Dining

What to Cook This Weekend

Image Credit...Johnny Miller for The New York Times.Food Stylist: Simon Andrews.Good morning.The Super Bowl is next weekend, and if you're having folks over to watch the game, the last thing you want to be doing is cooking something for the very first time.(You think Patrick Mahomes won't practice this weekend?)
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1 year ago
Arts

Clunky title aside, 'Cunk on Earth' is a mockumentary with cult classic potential

Ill-informed TV correspondent Philomena Cunk (Diane Morgan) travels around the world in Cunk on Earth.Andrea Gambadoro/Netflix Diane Morgan stars in the new five-part Netflix mockumentary series Cunk on Earth, but viewers in the U.S. might not recognize her unless they saw her as one of the supporting players in the Ricky Gervais comedy series After Life.
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1 year ago
Arts

Primetime Emmys 2022: The full list of nominees

Emmy statue seen at the Television Academy in Los Angeles for the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards.
Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP Here's the full list of 74th Primetime Emmy Award nominees.
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1 year ago
Arts

Overwhelmed with TV options? Here's a few series you may have overlooked

Stills from Made for Love, Under the Banner of Heaven, The Man Who Fell To Earth, and I Love That For You.
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1 year ago
Television

Critics Choice Awards 2023: The Complete Winners List

It's a three-way race.The sci-fi hit Everything Everywhere All at Once, starring Michelle Yeoh as an immigrant mother who saves the multiverse, took top honors at the Critics Choice Awards on Sunday night, joining The Fabelmans (which won the Golden Globe for best drama earlier in the week) and The Banshees of Inisherin (the Globe winner for best comedy or musical) as the three films to have won a major televised film award this Oscar season.
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1 year ago
Arts

'Yu-Gi-Oh!' creator Kazuki Takahashi found dead

Takahashi's original comic inspired a worldwide craze, including an anime television series, and a popular trading card game.
www.independent.co.uk
1 year ago
UK news

British and Irish talent left disappointed at 28th Critics Choice Awards

British and Irish talent was left extremely disappointed at the 28th annual Critics Choice Awards, after being snubbed in every major category.Martin McDonagh's The Banshees Of Inisherin went home empty-handed, despite having scored multiple previous wins and nine total CCA nominations.The film was beaten in the best picture category by Everything Everywhere All At Once, and McDonagh also lost out to the sc-fi thriller's creators Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert for best director.
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1 year ago
Arts

Golden Globes 2023: The complete list of winners

Emma McIntyre/Getty Images for Hollywood Foreign Press Association The 80th Golden Globe Awards aired Tuesday night on NBC.Below is the full list of nominees, with winners marked in bold.Here's some background on the Globes' attempted comeback after years of scandal, and here are our takeaways from the 2023 ceremony.
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1 year ago
Television

Jennifer Coolidge Credits White Lotus' Creator for a New Beginning'

Jennifer Coolidge, who returned to her role as a needy heiress in the second season of The White Lotus, won her first Golden Globe, thanking the people who hired her for years of smaller acting roles that led up to this moment in the spotlight.Directing her attention toward one of those people the show's creator, Mike White Coolidge gave an alternately goofy and heartfelt speech that reduced White to tears, turning it into one of the most memorable moments of the night.
Digiday
1 year ago
Marketing

'Social listening is so important': Hulu adapts social strategy to follow fans' interest

| By Kristina Monllos
Nytimes
1 year ago
Television

Study Shows Disability Representation Onscreen Is Increasing, but Still Falls Short

The study published Tuesday also showed that television continues to lag behind film when it comes to representation of characters with disabilities.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Do You Need To Watch Kevin Costner In 'Yellowstone' Before Harrison Ford In '1923'?

Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren's new western 1923 is the latest binge-worthy series part of the larger Yellowstone craze.In fact, 1923 is the third series and second prequel in the Yellowstone continuity.But do you need to watch the other shows to enjoy the new one?If you're new to Yellowstone and its permutations, here's our quick cheatsheet to all the shows, what you need to know to watch 1923, where to watch Yellowstone, and why it's not in the same place online as 1923.
Fatherly
1 year ago
Fathers

Pharrell Williams' New Watch Is The Most Fun Timepiece You'll Ever Own

Pharrell Williams' clothing company, Billionaire Boys Club, has just teamed up with British watchmaker Bamford London on a limited series of 25 automatic vintage-inspired GMT watches featuring BBC's signature rocket and moon surface motifs.
Washington Post
1 year ago
Music

Depeche Mode line up 1st album, tour in over 5 years

BERLIN - Depeche Mode have lined up a new album and the band's first live shows in more than five years, an announcement that comes months after the death of founding member Andy "Fletch" Fletcher.
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1 year ago
Berlin

Depeche Mode line up 1st album, tour in over 5 years

Depeche Mode have lined up a new album and the band's first live shows in more than five years, an announcement that comes months after the death of founding member Andy Fletch Fletcher.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Television

'Fall TV' Is Dead. But Buzz Will Always Be With Us.

Two television critics ponder what fall TV even means in the streaming era and discuss the series they're most looking forward to this season.
Washington Post
2 years ago
Business

Perspective | 'Elden Ring' is a comedy game, and the punchline is you

"Elden Ring" shows its hand early.Immediately after the game grants your haggard hero a horse - a mere 15-30 minutes in - you're confronted with a big gate.
Creative Bloq
1 year ago
Graphic design

Disney+ wins streaming platform of the year in the Creative Bloq Awards 2022

Midway into the Creative Bloq Awards 2022 winners week and we move into the Entertainment category.This covers everything from the best animated movies to the most impressive VFX in film and TV.
Nytimes
1 year ago
World politics

Ukraine on the March

Steven Erlanger, who covers European diplomacy from Brussels, points out that European citizens are girding for a winter of high energy prices because of Putin's restriction of gas sales.
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The U.S. and the E.U. have told Ukrainian officials that they cannot use Western military equipment to strike inside Russia - out of a fear that such attacks might cause Putin to expand the war or use nuclear weapons.
Nytimes
1 year ago
Television

2022 Emmy Winners: Updating List

The 74th Emmy Awards will be broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles at 8 p.m. Eastern on Monday on NBC and will stream live for the first time on Peacock.
Ars Technica
1 year ago
Games

Mando and Grogu are a clan of two in The Mandalorian S3 teaser

Disney is holding its annual D23 Expo this weekend, and that means lots of teasers, trailers, casting news, and fun cameo appearances.
Podcasternews
1 year ago
Podcast

Acast+ Now Supports One-Time Payments

Acast has expanded its Acast+ monetization options to allow podcasters to recieve one-time payments, in addition to recurring subscriptions.
RAIN News
1 year ago
Music

Post navigation

From a16z, the venture investment firm formerly named Andreessen Horowitz, comes a new podcast about crypto and the next generation of the internet which promises to "unlock a new wave of creativity and entrepreneurship."
Nytimes
1 year ago
NYC music

Becoming Johnny Rotten, When John Lydon Would Rather You Didn't

Anson Boon went through a grueling process to play the punk star in "Pistol," even though the original wanted nothing to do with the project.
Digiday
1 year ago
Media industry

Bloomberg Media will debut five new podcasts with iHeartMedia this year

Bloomberg Media and iHeartMedia are releasing five podcast shows this year, part of a co-production and distribution podcast deal between the business publisher and audio giant to create over a dozen new original shows in the next three years.
East Bay Times
1 year ago
San Francisco

Bay Area weekend: Wild dance show 'FRAY,' 'Romeo y Juliet,' more

Holiday weekend or not, there's is a lot to see and do for arts fans in the Bay Area.Here is a partial rundown.
Yanko Design - Modern Industrial Design News
1 year ago
Design

Grail Watch 1 "Carpe Diem" is a Ressence x Alain Silberstein collaboration - Yanko Design

True blue watch enthusiasts know who Max Büsser is, and he's getting the Grail Watch 1.
The Independent
1 year ago
UK news

Downton Abbey actor stuns One Show with brutal attack on 'criminal' Boris Johnson

Actor Dan Stevens shocked viewers by responding to a question about his latest work by launching a savage attack on Boris Johnson, branding the prime minister a "criminal" who shold resign after he was fined for breaking his own Covid laws.
The Independent
2 years ago
UK news

Ukrainian MP urges West to protect citizens who remain as well as refugees

A Ukrainian MP has said her "very big concern" is that the West will turn Ukraine's plight into a "humanitarian question" instead of helping the country defend itself.
Deep House London
2 years ago
London music

Deep House London Interview with Manda Moor | Interviews | Deep House London

Manda Moor is a Danish/Filipino producer and DJ based in Paris.Her unique productions and DJ sets are based somewhere between House & Techno and are very groovy and tech infused always.
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