National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences president and CEO Adam Sharp hopes that spreading the Daytime Emmys out over three nights this year will give more winners their due — and the audience a chance to breathe. 19 more words
via How the Daytime Emmys Expanded With a Content Boom and Desire for More Celebration — Variety
Black History Month is a sacred time for me as a filmmaker as I reflect on those who walked the hard road so ours could be easier. 32 more words
When Richard Bryce Goodman was a young man, his wide-ranging interests included photography, music and philosophy (his father, Paul, was a sculptor friend of the artist Henry Moore), but it was a present he received while growing up in Baltimore that seems to have had the biggest influence on his career arc. 7 more words
Daniel Radcliffe continues to move far away from Hogwarts with “Escape From Pretoria,” a riveting, true-life prison drama that’s gritty, grounded and wholly different from the fantasy franchise that made him a star. 24 more words
via Daniel Radcliffe on ‘Escape From Pretoria’ and Why He Won’t Play Harry Potter Again — Variety
CBS has temporarily shut down production of Season 33 of “The Amazing Race” amid the increasing number of cases of coronavirus worldwide, Variety has learned exclusively. 34 more words
via CBS Suspends ‘The Amazing Race’ Production Over Coronavirus Fears (EXCLUSIVE) — Variety
America Ferrera is set to leave the NBC comedy series “Superstore” upon the conclusion of its current fifth season. Ferrera has been with the show since it launched and is also an executive producer on the single-camera series in addition to directing multiple episodes. 15 more words
via America Ferrera to Exit ‘Superstore’ After Current Season — Variety
A freelance journalist said in a column published Friday that veteran MSNBC anchor Chris Matthews made inappropriate comments to her while she was getting ready to appear on his program – the latest account of allegedly insensitive behavior over the years by the longtime political commentator. 11 more words
via MSNBC’s Chris Matthews Faces New Accusation of Inappropriate Remarks to Women — Variety
Courteney Cox has signed on for a starring role in the Starz horror comedy pilot. The half-hour series follows a dysfunctional family that moves from the city to a small town into a house in which terrible atrocities have taken place. 18 more words
via Courteney Cox to Lead Starz Horror Comedy Pilot ‘Shining Vale’ — Variety
Elisabeth Moss’s “The Invisible Man” is dominating North American moviegoing and should scare up about $23 million at 3,610 locations, early estimates showed Friday. The third weekend of Paramount’s family film “Sonic the Hedgehog” and the sophomore frame of Disney-20th Century’s “Call of the Wild” are in a race for second in the $13 million…
via Box Office: ‘The Invisible Man’ Emerges with Strong $23 Million Opening — Variety
Disney Plus will continue to expand its library next month, adding older films as well as new television shows, releasing as both weekly episodes and entire seasons. 34 more words
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