John Mulaney and Daniel Craig will both be back to host “Saturday Night Live,” for their third and second times, respectively. NBC announced Thursday that stand-up comedian and former “SNL” writer Mulaney is set to host on Feb. 22 more words
via John Mulaney, Daniel Craig Returning to Host ‘Saturday Night Live’ — Variety
The final Senate vote which resulted in President Trump’s acquittal in the impeachment trial drew a substantial total viewership across the cable news and regular broadcast networks that covered it. 27 more words
via TV Ratings: Senate Impeachment Vote Draws 14 Million Viewers — Variety
It’s official — Lionsgate is preparing a sequel to its hit “Knives Out,” two of its top executives have confirmed. CEO Jon Feltheimer and Motion Picture Group Chairman Joe Drake said during Thursday’s conference call with Wall Street analysts that the studio is planning production starts for another “Knives Out” and for “John Wick 4.”…
ViacomCBS plans to expand and possibly rebrand the CBS All Access subscription service with more content from MTV, Comedy Central and other traditional Viacom cable channels. 32 more words
via ViacomCBS to Expand CBS All Access Streaming Platform With More Cable Content — Variety
The International Cinephile Society is known for going its own way with its annual awards, and its latest edition is no exception. Leading the field for its 17th awards was Pedro Almodóvar’s semi-autobiographical “Pain and Glory,” which won best picture, and best actor for Antonio Banderas. 11 more words
via Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Pain and Glory’ Triumphs at International Cinephile Society Awards — Variety
There is enough television series already produced and aired for several decades for some of them to be acclaimed as among the greatest shows ever made. One of these small-screen legends would have to be “Friends,” which gave NBC some solid ratings for ten seasons from 1994 to 2004. Even long after its conclusion and […]
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So it’s time for the Academy Awards. Yay. I know the academy has its issues, and the nominating process can be sketchy at best (11 noms for Joker?!?), but there’s a value to the whole ‘picking the best piece of art as compared to other subjective forms of art.’ Do I believe that the pictures […]
via Chad Ranks Things: Top 10 Best Picture Winners! — Ghosts of the Stratosphere
Martin Scorsese penned an open letter to his daughter proclaiming that the future for film is bright. The key to his view is that for the first time, films can be made for very little money given all the digital tools at our disposal from digital cameras to edit, mix and color-correct at home. However […]
via Martin Scorsese – “I think the future is bright” — notstudiofilm
Last week’s Oscar nominations came earlier than usual, but the surrounding noise remained the same: who got snubbed and who got slighted? Many of the headlines justifiably critiqued the sameness of the Academy’s favourite movies of the year. With Joker earning 11 nominations, and Once Upon… a Time in Hollywood and The Irishman each picking […]
via How the Oscars were reinvented in the 21st Century — Zitrod
by Victor Salinas When I was younger I was absolutely terrified of failure. A lot of times I wouldn’t even try to get out and do things because I didn’t want to mess up. I didn’t want to look like an idiot in front of everyone. To an extent, I still am afraid of failure. […]
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