Hulu’s acclaimed new limited series “We Were the Lucky Ones” is led by Logan Lerman. who give the best performance of his career. Adapted from Georgia Hunter‘s 2017 book of the same, the story follows the Kurcs, a Polish Jewish family torn apart by WWII. It’s a difficult watch but creator Erica Lipez has crafted a gripping, vital narrative with Lerman at the center of the show. He plays Addy Kurc, the middle child who pursues a career as a composer in post-war Paris. Critics agree, Lerman is a revelation in this role.
Proma Khosla (Indie Wire) stated: “As Addy, Lerman is siloed from the other siblings for almost the entire series, but never waivers in his portrayal of someone sustained by hope and eventually in the haze of grief.”
Maggie Levitt (Collider) observed: “Lerman is another clear standout in the series, though his performance is more subtle...
Proma Khosla (Indie Wire) stated: “As Addy, Lerman is siloed from the other siblings for almost the entire series, but never waivers in his portrayal of someone sustained by hope and eventually in the haze of grief.”
Maggie Levitt (Collider) observed: “Lerman is another clear standout in the series, though his performance is more subtle...
- 4/26/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Tobias Menzies has become one of our most reliably excellent actors of late. Classically trained, he had an extensive theatre career in his native England during the noughties and early 2010s before he rose to prominence with roles in “Game of Thrones” and “Outlander.”
Menzies’ profile then increased further thanks to his lauded portrayal of Prince Phillip in “The Crown” and his stock has again risen thanks to his role as another major historical figure in Apple TV’s “Manhunt.” The acclaimed limited series follows the death of President Abraham Lincoln (played by Hamish Linklater) and the subsequent 12-day manhunt for assassin John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle).
Menzies stars as Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of State and personal friend of Lincoln who headed up the hunt for Booth. Menzies proves himself capable of carrying this compelling show entirely on his own. His complex, gruff portrayal of Stanton is what makes the series soar,...
Menzies’ profile then increased further thanks to his lauded portrayal of Prince Phillip in “The Crown” and his stock has again risen thanks to his role as another major historical figure in Apple TV’s “Manhunt.” The acclaimed limited series follows the death of President Abraham Lincoln (played by Hamish Linklater) and the subsequent 12-day manhunt for assassin John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle).
Menzies stars as Edwin Stanton, the Secretary of State and personal friend of Lincoln who headed up the hunt for Booth. Menzies proves himself capable of carrying this compelling show entirely on his own. His complex, gruff portrayal of Stanton is what makes the series soar,...
- 4/23/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Kevin Macdonald’s finely balanced portrait of the disgraced Dior designer, on Mubi from Friday, is the newest arrival on a catwalk of fashion industry movies, from Funny Face to Zoolander
For those who bleat on about the iniquities of supposed “cancel culture”, the career of British fashion designer John Galliano is a useful counterpoint. Sacked in 2011 as the creative director of Christian Dior after an appalling incident of antisemitic abuse on his part, he spent two years in the wilderness before being hired by Oscar de la Renta and subsequently Maison Margiela, where he has been for a decade. A-listers still wear his gowns on red carpets. Life goes on. Kevin Macdonald’s documentary High & Low: John Galliano (streaming on Mubi from 26 April) chronicles Galliano’s rise and fall and rise with a more distanced, critical eye than you may expect from a film co-produced by Vogue publisher Condé Nast.
For those who bleat on about the iniquities of supposed “cancel culture”, the career of British fashion designer John Galliano is a useful counterpoint. Sacked in 2011 as the creative director of Christian Dior after an appalling incident of antisemitic abuse on his part, he spent two years in the wilderness before being hired by Oscar de la Renta and subsequently Maison Margiela, where he has been for a decade. A-listers still wear his gowns on red carpets. Life goes on. Kevin Macdonald’s documentary High & Low: John Galliano (streaming on Mubi from 26 April) chronicles Galliano’s rise and fall and rise with a more distanced, critical eye than you may expect from a film co-produced by Vogue publisher Condé Nast.
- 4/20/2024
- by Guy Lodge
- The Guardian - Film News
Ewan McGregor is no stranger to accents. The Scottish star earned an Emmy nomination for playing Minnesotan twins on “Fargo,” won TV’s highest honor for embodying the Iowa-born, Manhatten-bred Halston (in Ryan Murphy’s “Halston”), and should have an Oscar on his shelf for belting out impeccable love ballads as Christian, the smitten English author in “Moulin Rouge!” He’s channeled a stock American accent enough times for U.S. audiences to forget his natural intonation and tweaked his rounded enunciation to befit everything from salmon to sea otters.
So when tasked with playing Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov in Showtime’s eight-episode adaptation of “A Gentleman in Moscow,” I have no doubt he could’ve channeled a perfectly feasible Russian accent — and I am profusely thankful he didn’t. The series, which starts in 1917 and spans the decades-long establishment of the Soviet Union, allows McGregor to speak in...
So when tasked with playing Count Alexander Ilyich Rostov in Showtime’s eight-episode adaptation of “A Gentleman in Moscow,” I have no doubt he could’ve channeled a perfectly feasible Russian accent — and I am profusely thankful he didn’t. The series, which starts in 1917 and spans the decades-long establishment of the Soviet Union, allows McGregor to speak in...
- 3/29/2024
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The titular gentleman of “A Gentleman in Moscow” is Count Alexander Rostov, a Russian aristocrat played with sprightly joie de vivre by an enthusiastic Ewan McGregor. An aesthete with impassioned opinions about wine pairings, Rostov was born to live the life of leisure handed down to him by his landowning ancestors. The problem is that Rostov is a man unfit for his time. Before he can assume management of his family’s country estate, the Russian Revolution rudely intervenes. A populist poem from his student days spares Rostov the firing squad, relegating him instead to a lifetime of house arrest in Moscow’s fictional Metropol hotel.
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Amor Towles, “A Gentleman in Moscow” follows Rostov through the doors of the Metropol and stays there through decades of Russian history, from the formation of the Soviet Union to Stalinist repression to World War II and beyond.
Based on the bestselling novel of the same name by Amor Towles, “A Gentleman in Moscow” follows Rostov through the doors of the Metropol and stays there through decades of Russian history, from the formation of the Soviet Union to Stalinist repression to World War II and beyond.
- 3/29/2024
- by Alison Herman
- Variety Film + TV
Having trouble predicting who will win Best Movie/Limited Actor at the 2024 Emmy Awards? Let’s consult Gold Derby’s Emmy Experts! These savvy pundits from major media outlets have chimed in with their first set of predictions, and they say the trophy will go to either Jon Hamm (“Fargo”) or Tom Hollander (“Feud: Capote vs. the Swans”). The other potential nominees at this early stage are David Oyelowo (“Lawmen: Bass Reeves”), Hiroyuki Sanada (“Shogun”), Matt Bomer (“Fellow Travelers”) and Andrew Scott (“Ripley”) — but that could all change in the coming months.
As of this writing, two our of six Emmy Experts predict a victory for Hamm: Peter Travers (ABC) and Ray Richmond (Gold Derby). He plays corrupt Sheriff Roy Tillman on Season 5 of FX’s quirky anthology series. Hamm has received 16 total Emmy nominations throughout his career for his work on “Mad Men,” “30 Rock” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,...
As of this writing, two our of six Emmy Experts predict a victory for Hamm: Peter Travers (ABC) and Ray Richmond (Gold Derby). He plays corrupt Sheriff Roy Tillman on Season 5 of FX’s quirky anthology series. Hamm has received 16 total Emmy nominations throughout his career for his work on “Mad Men,” “30 Rock” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt,...
- 3/18/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Leo Woodall first came to prominence when he featured in season two of HBO’s “The White Lotus.” In that series, he played the, uh, “nephew” of Tom Hollander‘s character and made quite a splash in the role. Now, Woodall has gone from supporting player to leading man with Netflix’s new miniseries, “One Day.”
Adapted from David Nicholl‘s 2009 book of the same name (and the second adaptation overall after the much-maligned 2011 Anne Hathaway movie), “One Day” follows Woodall and “This is Going to Hurt” star Ambika Mod as two students (Dexter and Emma) who meet on graduation night. That chance meeting sparks an entwined relationship that encompasses friendship and lovers across a 20-year period as they continually meet on various July 15ths.
The result is a swooning, epic romance that hinges on the charisma of its two leads. Thankfully, both Woodall and Mod are up to the task.
Adapted from David Nicholl‘s 2009 book of the same name (and the second adaptation overall after the much-maligned 2011 Anne Hathaway movie), “One Day” follows Woodall and “This is Going to Hurt” star Ambika Mod as two students (Dexter and Emma) who meet on graduation night. That chance meeting sparks an entwined relationship that encompasses friendship and lovers across a 20-year period as they continually meet on various July 15ths.
The result is a swooning, epic romance that hinges on the charisma of its two leads. Thankfully, both Woodall and Mod are up to the task.
- 3/18/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
The beautiful love tale of Ewan McGregor and Mary Elizabeth is one for the ages. Their fast-paced relationship and marriage have piqued the affection of fans around the world. From co-stars to soulmates, the journey leads to a tale of love, passion, and, of course, undeniable chemistry.
So how did it all start? It all began on the set of Noah Hawley’s hit television show Fargo, where the now-married couple met. Their on-screen chemistry was palpable, and their professional relationship quickly grew into something more. Sparks flew between the two actors, and they soon fell madly in love.
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Their relationship was fraught with difficulties, as both Ewan and Mary Elizabeth were dealing with personal issues (former marriages). But their feelings for each other were undeniable, and they knew they were meant to be together.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead And Ewan McGregor First Connected On The...
So how did it all start? It all began on the set of Noah Hawley’s hit television show Fargo, where the now-married couple met. Their on-screen chemistry was palpable, and their professional relationship quickly grew into something more. Sparks flew between the two actors, and they soon fell madly in love.
Ewan McGregor as Obi-Wan Kenobi
Their relationship was fraught with difficulties, as both Ewan and Mary Elizabeth were dealing with personal issues (former marriages). But their feelings for each other were undeniable, and they knew they were meant to be together.
Mary Elizabeth Winstead And Ewan McGregor First Connected On The...
- 3/12/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
Plot:: This emotionally thrilling series reveals the shocking story of how fashion icon Christian Dior and his contemporaries, including Coco Chanel, Pierre Balmain, and Cristóbal Balenciaga navigated the horrors of World War Il and launched modern fashion.
Review: Fashion design has found great success as fodder for reality series and romantic comedies. Films like The Devil Wears Prada, Robert Altman’s Pret-a-Porter, and Ryan Murphy’s limited series Halston have looked at the intricacies of the fashion world, mostly from a contemporary standpoint. The new AppleTV+ series The New Look is designed as the start of an anthology series by looking at the tumultuous period after World War II when French fashion icons Christian Dior and Coco Chanel reinvented what we consider haute couture. With a stellar cast led by Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche, The New Look should have been an instant frontrunner for series of the year. Instead,...
Review: Fashion design has found great success as fodder for reality series and romantic comedies. Films like The Devil Wears Prada, Robert Altman’s Pret-a-Porter, and Ryan Murphy’s limited series Halston have looked at the intricacies of the fashion world, mostly from a contemporary standpoint. The new AppleTV+ series The New Look is designed as the start of an anthology series by looking at the tumultuous period after World War II when French fashion icons Christian Dior and Coco Chanel reinvented what we consider haute couture. With a stellar cast led by Ben Mendelsohn and Juliette Binoche, The New Look should have been an instant frontrunner for series of the year. Instead,...
- 2/14/2024
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Babe Paley, Slim Keith and C.Z. Guest are a few of the iconic jet-set women who conjure images of wealth, glamour, high society … and Truman Capote. Known as “The Swans,” they dominated New York society, with the acclaimed author of Breakfast at Tiffany’s a part of their inner circle.
Ryan Murphy’s second installment of his Feud anthology, FX’s Feud: Capote vs. The Swans centers on the author’s complex relationship with the socialites, which was upended with his 1975 Esquire article “La Côte Basque, 1965.” Capote’s exposure of their secrets — including intimating that Babe Paley’s husband, CBS’ Bill Paley, had an affair with the wife of New York’s governor — led to a fallout and Capote’s subsequent tumble off the Manhattan social ladder.
“Everything had to have a feeling of wealth and glamour. Everything was perfectly groomed and polished,” says Lou Eyrich, the series’ costume designer,...
Ryan Murphy’s second installment of his Feud anthology, FX’s Feud: Capote vs. The Swans centers on the author’s complex relationship with the socialites, which was upended with his 1975 Esquire article “La Côte Basque, 1965.” Capote’s exposure of their secrets — including intimating that Babe Paley’s husband, CBS’ Bill Paley, had an affair with the wife of New York’s governor — led to a fallout and Capote’s subsequent tumble off the Manhattan social ladder.
“Everything had to have a feeling of wealth and glamour. Everything was perfectly groomed and polished,” says Lou Eyrich, the series’ costume designer,...
- 1/28/2024
- by Cathy Whitlock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Director Bradley Cooper describes “Maestro” as a series of movements through the life of the legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife, actress Felicia Montealegre. Precisely because the film seeks to chase a more emotional throughline, every aspect of the filmmaking has to evolve, too. The “Maestro” production team didn’t just need to capture a succession of time periods — although they did need to nail those time periods — they needed to visually dramatize the ever-changing dynamic between Lenny (Bradley Cooper) and Felicia (Carey Mulligan). If you’ll forgive the obvious metaphor, every department head had to move in concert with each other and with Cooper’s vision.
When thinking about how to intuitively make the audience feel the shift into the ’70s, for example, cinematographer Matthew Libatique wanted to create a sense of nostalgia for the era, both because it’s far enough away from our own...
When thinking about how to intuitively make the audience feel the shift into the ’70s, for example, cinematographer Matthew Libatique wanted to create a sense of nostalgia for the era, both because it’s far enough away from our own...
- 12/27/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
In the most lacerating episode of Max’s dearly departed comedy The Other Two, the characters attend the premiere of a Broadway show titled 8 Gay Men with AIDS: A Poem in Many Hours. Wondering about future roles for his Method-actor boyfriend, who stars in the play, Drew Tarver’s Cary wonders, “Is there anything coming up that is prestigious and gay, but doesn’t have, like, nonstop trauma in it?”
The fact is, we’re not at a point, as a society, where we can stop telling stories of trauma. There remains a cultural need for narratives that foreground the AIDS epidemic, that acknowledge the horrors of the Holocaust and slavery. That said, if you’re going to do a trauma-fueled, decades-spanning odyssey of gay life from McCarthy to Reagan, weaving in the Red Scare and the early days of AIDS, comparisons to Angels in America are going to be inevitable.
The fact is, we’re not at a point, as a society, where we can stop telling stories of trauma. There remains a cultural need for narratives that foreground the AIDS epidemic, that acknowledge the horrors of the Holocaust and slavery. That said, if you’re going to do a trauma-fueled, decades-spanning odyssey of gay life from McCarthy to Reagan, weaving in the Red Scare and the early days of AIDS, comparisons to Angels in America are going to be inevitable.
- 10/23/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Showtime has debuted the trailer for the epic love story and political thriller series ‘Fellow Travelers.’
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, the series is a decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, two political staffers who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare.
‘Fellow Travelers’ follows the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington. Matt Bomer plays handsome, charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.
They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades,...
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, the series is a decades-long chronicle of the risky, volatile and steamy relationship between the charismatic and ambitious Hawk and the pious and idealistic Tim, two political staffers who fall in love at the height of the 1950s Lavender Scare.
‘Fellow Travelers’ follows the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington. Matt Bomer plays handsome, charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Jonathan Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.
They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades,...
- 10/4/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Showtime has dropped the official trailer for Fellow Travelers, and it's poised to be one of the cabler's biggest hits of the year.
Headlined by Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer, the limited series premieres October 27, 2023.
Episodes will air one day later in the UK, Australia, Latin America, South Korea, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria on Paramount+.
Fellow Travelers was created for television by Oscar® nominee Ron Nyswaner.
The series also stars Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead World Beyond), Allison Williams, and Noah J. Ricketts (American Gods).
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington.
Bomer plays charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes political career.
Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.
Headlined by Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer, the limited series premieres October 27, 2023.
Episodes will air one day later in the UK, Australia, Latin America, South Korea, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria on Paramount+.
Fellow Travelers was created for television by Oscar® nominee Ron Nyswaner.
The series also stars Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead World Beyond), Allison Williams, and Noah J. Ricketts (American Gods).
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington.
Bomer plays charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes political career.
Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.
- 10/3/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Jonathan Bailey and Matt Bomer are determined to conceal their love across decades in the political circles of Washington, D.C.
Showtime limited series “Fellow Travelers,” created by Oscar-nominated director Ron Nyswaner, centers on a 40-year romance between men played Bailey and Bomer, starting in 1952 on the night Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected President, ushering in the era of Joseph McCarthy’s homophobic reign.
Charismatic Hawkins Fuller (Bomer) maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements — until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history.
Over the course of four decades, the series follows five main characters — Hawk, Tim, Marcus (Jelani Alladin), Lucy (Allison Williams) and Frankie (Noah J. Ricketts...
Showtime limited series “Fellow Travelers,” created by Oscar-nominated director Ron Nyswaner, centers on a 40-year romance between men played Bailey and Bomer, starting in 1952 on the night Dwight D. Eisenhower is elected President, ushering in the era of Joseph McCarthy’s homophobic reign.
Charismatic Hawkins Fuller (Bomer) maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements — until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history.
Over the course of four decades, the series follows five main characters — Hawk, Tim, Marcus (Jelani Alladin), Lucy (Allison Williams) and Frankie (Noah J. Ricketts...
- 10/3/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
This Halloween season, Lifetime unveils “Truly Unbelievable Movies,” a Ripped from the Headlines Event featuring a slate of seven new original movies featuring top talent.
All produced earlier this year, the lineup includes Lifetime’s milestone 500th original movie, the two-night event Murdaugh Murders: The Movie starring Bill Pullman as Alex Murdaugh who, on the surface is a prominent and respected South Carolina lawyer, loving husband and father but behind closed doors, lived a drug-filled secret life that ultimately led to murder.
The event officially kicked off on September 17, and brand new original movies will debut on Saturdays at 8p/7c from now through October 28, 2023.
Here’s the full “Truly Unbelievable Movies” lineup from Lifetime….
How She Caught A Killer – September 16
Inspired by real events, rookie detective Linda Murphy (Sarah Drew) is fresh out of the police academy when she hears her boss, detective David Goodman (Eric Keenleyside) talking about...
All produced earlier this year, the lineup includes Lifetime’s milestone 500th original movie, the two-night event Murdaugh Murders: The Movie starring Bill Pullman as Alex Murdaugh who, on the surface is a prominent and respected South Carolina lawyer, loving husband and father but behind closed doors, lived a drug-filled secret life that ultimately led to murder.
The event officially kicked off on September 17, and brand new original movies will debut on Saturdays at 8p/7c from now through October 28, 2023.
Here’s the full “Truly Unbelievable Movies” lineup from Lifetime….
How She Caught A Killer – September 16
Inspired by real events, rookie detective Linda Murphy (Sarah Drew) is fresh out of the police academy when she hears her boss, detective David Goodman (Eric Keenleyside) talking about...
- 10/3/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
The trailer for Showtime’s drama “Fellow Travelers” just dropped, and it features and intense and illicit affair between Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey’s (“Bridgerton”) characters.
Jelani Alladin (“The Walking Dead World Beyond”), Allison Williams and Noah J. Ricketts (“American Gods”) also star in the series, described as a love story and political thriller.
The series is based on the novel by Thomas Mallon and created for television by Ron Nyswaner. Season 1 will feature eight episodes.
According to the show’s description, Bomer plays the charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades,...
Jelani Alladin (“The Walking Dead World Beyond”), Allison Williams and Noah J. Ricketts (“American Gods”) also star in the series, described as a love story and political thriller.
The series is based on the novel by Thomas Mallon and created for television by Ron Nyswaner. Season 1 will feature eight episodes.
According to the show’s description, Bomer plays the charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the-scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin (Bailey), a young man who’s brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,” initiating one of the darkest periods in 20th-century American history. Over the course of four decades,...
- 10/3/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
There was barely a dry eye in the house at the Los Angeles premiere three decades ago of HBO’s landmark AIDS’ film “And the Band Played On.” During the end credit sequence set to Elton John’s “The Last Song” was a montage of well-known people who had died of AIDS or were HIV positive including Ryan White, Rock Hudson, Anthony Perkins, Rudolf Nureyev, Arthur Ashe, Michael Bennett, Liberace, Halston, Peter Allen, Denholm Elliott, Brad Davis, Amanda Blake and Robert Reed.
No wonder emotions were running high. Deaths were rising every year. According to Social Security Administration, some 37,000 people died of HIV Illness in 1993. And it would be three years before the introduction of Haart-highly active antiretroviral therapy-that is often called the anti-hiv “cocktail.”
Based on Randy Shilts’ 1987 best-seller, “And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic,” the acclaimed film, which premiered on HBO on Sept.
No wonder emotions were running high. Deaths were rising every year. According to Social Security Administration, some 37,000 people died of HIV Illness in 1993. And it would be three years before the introduction of Haart-highly active antiretroviral therapy-that is often called the anti-hiv “cocktail.”
Based on Randy Shilts’ 1987 best-seller, “And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic,” the acclaimed film, which premiered on HBO on Sept.
- 9/11/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
When Bethann Hardison co-created the Black Girls Coalition in 1988 — a group formed with Iman to shine a spotlight on women of color in modeling — she didn’t know she was laying the foundation for a discussion about diversity in fashion that would continue for decades.
“I just wanted to celebrate Black models. I wanted them to see each other,” says Hardison, the subject of the new documentary Invisible Beauty. Co-directed by Frédéric Tcheng (Dior and I, Halston) and Hardison and in theaters Sept. 15, the film details the fashion industry’s history of racial exclusion and her unflagging efforts over decades to push for progress. One minute into the film, actress Tracee Ellis Ross calls Hardison the “godmother of fashion.”
Bethann Hardison
The title Invisible Beauty is a nod to Ralph Ellison’s 1952 novel Invisible Man, in which an unnamed Black man narrates what life is like for African Americans in the South.
“I just wanted to celebrate Black models. I wanted them to see each other,” says Hardison, the subject of the new documentary Invisible Beauty. Co-directed by Frédéric Tcheng (Dior and I, Halston) and Hardison and in theaters Sept. 15, the film details the fashion industry’s history of racial exclusion and her unflagging efforts over decades to push for progress. One minute into the film, actress Tracee Ellis Ross calls Hardison the “godmother of fashion.”
Bethann Hardison
The title Invisible Beauty is a nod to Ralph Ellison’s 1952 novel Invisible Man, in which an unnamed Black man narrates what life is like for African Americans in the South.
- 9/9/2023
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kevin Macdonald’s moving 2018 bio-doc, Whitney, did a great job of fortifying Whitney Houston’s legacy while wiping away the smear of the predatory celebrity culture that made a mockery of one of contemporary pop’s most exceptional talents during the worst and most public period of her drug addiction. Another price-of-fame subject, disgraced British fashion designer John Galliano, is a trickier prospect that does the director no favors.
If you come to this film looking for a brisk overview of his achievements in couture, you might find High & Low more than serviceable. Footage of shows, especially from Galliano’s big-budget tenure as creative director at Dior make for fabulous wardrobe porn, highlighting the haute theatricality and ravishing romance that turned him into a fashion rock star. But if you’re expecting the definitive closing leg of the redemption tour, it’s unlikely you’ll find this a persuasive argument...
If you come to this film looking for a brisk overview of his achievements in couture, you might find High & Low more than serviceable. Footage of shows, especially from Galliano’s big-budget tenure as creative director at Dior make for fabulous wardrobe porn, highlighting the haute theatricality and ravishing romance that turned him into a fashion rock star. But if you’re expecting the definitive closing leg of the redemption tour, it’s unlikely you’ll find this a persuasive argument...
- 9/2/2023
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey are acting greats, so putting them in a project together should lead to lightning in a bottle.
The pair are set to headline Paramount+ and Showtime drama series Fellow Travelers, which has landed an October 27 premiere date on both streaming and linear.
The series will air one day later in the UK, Australia, Latin America, South Korea, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
Fellow Travelers is created for television by Oscar® nominee Ron Nyswaner.
The series also stars Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead World Beyond), Allison Williams, and Noah J. Ricketts (American Gods).
Bomer and Nyswaner executive produce with Robbie Rogers and Dee Johnson.
Daniel Minahan executive produces and also directs the first two episodes.
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington.
The pair are set to headline Paramount+ and Showtime drama series Fellow Travelers, which has landed an October 27 premiere date on both streaming and linear.
The series will air one day later in the UK, Australia, Latin America, South Korea, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.
Fellow Travelers is created for television by Oscar® nominee Ron Nyswaner.
The series also stars Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead World Beyond), Allison Williams, and Noah J. Ricketts (American Gods).
Bomer and Nyswaner executive produce with Robbie Rogers and Dee Johnson.
Daniel Minahan executive produces and also directs the first two episodes.
Based on the novel by Thomas Mallon, Fellow Travelers is an epic love story and political thriller chronicling the clandestine romance of two very different men who meet in McCarthy-era Washington.
- 8/17/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“You kind of grow with the show after all the years of being in it,” says makeup artist Patricia Regan, reflecting on her five season with “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.” She and hair stylist Kimberley Spiteri came together to discuss how they transformed the characters on the Amazon series over time. The pair are Emmy nominated in the Period and/or Character Makeup and Hairstyling categories, respectively. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” began its life in the 1950s, and moved the action into the 60s in later seasons. So the concept of “evolution” is nothing new to Regan and Spiteri when it comes to style. With several years of the series under their belts, the pair grew accustomed to constant research for period-accurate looks, and always kept an eye out for new colors or textures that might inspire them. “I feel like it almost became second nature,...
“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” began its life in the 1950s, and moved the action into the 60s in later seasons. So the concept of “evolution” is nothing new to Regan and Spiteri when it comes to style. With several years of the series under their belts, the pair grew accustomed to constant research for period-accurate looks, and always kept an eye out for new colors or textures that might inspire them. “I feel like it almost became second nature,...
- 8/11/2023
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
The “prince of England’s hearts” falls for the American president’s son (or is it the other way around?) in “Red, White & Royal Blue,” an effervescent gay rom-com that might be easily dismissed as a mere trifle, were it not for the still-historic novelty of its existence. Arriving less than a year after “Bros,” director Matthew López’s Amazon-backed, R-rated lark goes even further to normalize queer romance on-screen, taking a classic “chick flick” premise — the kind once reserved for Mandy Moore and Amanda Bynes movies, à la “Chasing Liberty” or “What a Girl Wants” — and recasting it with dudes.
Are gay men the target audience? No question, although “Red, White & Royal Blue” (adapted from the book by Casey McQuiston) reminded me more of that surprising subsection of manga known as “yaoi” — or “boys’ love” comics — marketed primarily to young female readers. These stories, which typically feature slender,...
Are gay men the target audience? No question, although “Red, White & Royal Blue” (adapted from the book by Casey McQuiston) reminded me more of that surprising subsection of manga known as “yaoi” — or “boys’ love” comics — marketed primarily to young female readers. These stories, which typically feature slender,...
- 8/10/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
“And Just Like That …” actor Julie Halston is ready for her Nsfw close-up. The Broadway veteran tells me it’s time for her zany ladies-who-lunch character, Bitsy von Muffling, to have a sex scene on the “Sex and the City” spinoff.
“First of all, I have pretty tits,” Halston says. “If Mpk [showrunner Michael Patrick King] said, ‘Hey, you wanna show your tits?’ I’d be like, ‘Uh, yeah!’ But they’d have to give me a little bit of advance notice so that I could pump up the arms a little bit. Even if it’s not a super sexy scene, it would be nice to see a big makeout scene or a big heavy romance.”
In “Ajlt” Episode 4, Bitsy is at the center of some Nfsw content when she sends Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) a photo of a suitor’s impressive manhood. “I did see the photo beforehand, and I was like,...
“First of all, I have pretty tits,” Halston says. “If Mpk [showrunner Michael Patrick King] said, ‘Hey, you wanna show your tits?’ I’d be like, ‘Uh, yeah!’ But they’d have to give me a little bit of advance notice so that I could pump up the arms a little bit. Even if it’s not a super sexy scene, it would be nice to see a big makeout scene or a big heavy romance.”
In “Ajlt” Episode 4, Bitsy is at the center of some Nfsw content when she sends Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker) a photo of a suitor’s impressive manhood. “I did see the photo beforehand, and I was like,...
- 7/26/2023
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Julie Halston is known to Sex and the City fans as Bitsy Von Muffling. Halston appeared in a few episodes of the original series. She has since reprised the role in And Just Like That…, most recently in season 2 of the series. As Bitsy’s character comes into sharper focus in season 2 of the Max reboot, we can’t help but look back at her original casting. Halston seems perfect in the role, but apparently, it’s not the first role she auditioned for. In a recent interview, Halston revealed that she auditioned for Sex and the City a few times before Bitsy came along.
Julie Halston auditioned for ‘Sex and the City’ before being cast as Bitsy Von Muffling
Halston has had a long and storied career, but she hadn’t made a lasting impression on the casting department for Sex and the City until 2001. In a recent interview with the New York Times,...
Julie Halston auditioned for ‘Sex and the City’ before being cast as Bitsy Von Muffling
Halston has had a long and storied career, but she hadn’t made a lasting impression on the casting department for Sex and the City until 2001. In a recent interview with the New York Times,...
- 7/22/2023
- by Andrea Francese
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ryan Murphy will depart Netflix at the end of his five-year, nine-figure overall deal, and is set to make a new home at Disney.
The producer behind hits including Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, 911 and American Horror Story is expecting to reunite with Dana Walden, who worked closely with Murphy when she headed what was then 20th Century Fox TV and he had a deal there. Walden, who is also one Murphy’s closest friends and confidants, is now co-chairman of Disney Entertainment. The new, not yet completed pact — Murphy’s Netflix deal doesn’t expire until the end of the month, after all — will bring Murphy back in-house with FX’s John Landgraf, with whom he has long had a close creative relationship, as well. Sources say the move has been in the works since well before the Writers Guild of America went on strike in May.
Disney declined to comment.
The producer behind hits including Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, 911 and American Horror Story is expecting to reunite with Dana Walden, who worked closely with Murphy when she headed what was then 20th Century Fox TV and he had a deal there. Walden, who is also one Murphy’s closest friends and confidants, is now co-chairman of Disney Entertainment. The new, not yet completed pact — Murphy’s Netflix deal doesn’t expire until the end of the month, after all — will bring Murphy back in-house with FX’s John Landgraf, with whom he has long had a close creative relationship, as well. Sources say the move has been in the works since well before the Writers Guild of America went on strike in May.
Disney declined to comment.
- 6/20/2023
- by Rick Porter and Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Vanessa Williams has plenty of advice she’d give her younger self, knowing how far she’s come since being crowned Miss America back in 1984.
Williams gained recognition after becoming the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title 40 years ago, with her reflecting on the honour while chatting to Et Canada’s Carlos Bustamante.
Williams shared of what she’d tell her younger self, who was 20 at the time, to prepare her for what was to come: “I had no idea I would become internationally famous overnight, for sure. I didn’t realize the scope of responsibility that I would have at 20 years old. And I would tell myself not to take everything personally.
“When you’re 20 years old and you’re just being yourself and people say, ‘Well, we hate you because you’re black, we hate you because you’re not black enough, we hate you because you’re not Southern.
Williams gained recognition after becoming the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title 40 years ago, with her reflecting on the honour while chatting to Et Canada’s Carlos Bustamante.
Williams shared of what she’d tell her younger self, who was 20 at the time, to prepare her for what was to come: “I had no idea I would become internationally famous overnight, for sure. I didn’t realize the scope of responsibility that I would have at 20 years old. And I would tell myself not to take everything personally.
“When you’re 20 years old and you’re just being yourself and people say, ‘Well, we hate you because you’re black, we hate you because you’re not black enough, we hate you because you’re not Southern.
- 6/16/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Welcome to Emmy Experts Typing, a weekly column in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the Emmy race — via Slack, of course. This week, we revisit limited, where the supporting categories will have seven slots again.
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! We’ve reached the final push before next month’s nominations: Emmy voting is happening right now and the 2023 ballots were a boon to actors competing for attention in the limited series supporting actor and actress races. This year, like last year, there will be seven slots in those categories — meaning it just got a whole lot more likely that our favorite stars from “Beef,” “Black Bird,” “Love & Death,” and “Monster” will score deserved nominations. I went ahead and added Michael Learned to my supporting actress picks, and I know you’ve had the “Monster” star in there for weeks. The extra slot...
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! We’ve reached the final push before next month’s nominations: Emmy voting is happening right now and the 2023 ballots were a boon to actors competing for attention in the limited series supporting actor and actress races. This year, like last year, there will be seven slots in those categories — meaning it just got a whole lot more likely that our favorite stars from “Beef,” “Black Bird,” “Love & Death,” and “Monster” will score deserved nominations. I went ahead and added Michael Learned to my supporting actress picks, and I know you’ve had the “Monster” star in there for weeks. The extra slot...
- 6/16/2023
- by Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Ewan McGregor and Alicia Vikander will be the featured guests during the first weekend of this year’s Karlovy Vary Film Festival, where they will both receive the fest’s honorary President’s Award.
Alongside the celebrations, both actors will also present their most recent works. Vikander will bring her Cannes Competition title Firebrand, which will open the festival on June 30, while McGregor will host a screening of You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder.
Vikander began her artistic career training as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm and appeared in several stage productions and Swedish TV series before being cast in her breakthrough debut film role in Lisa Lansgeth’s feature Pure (2010). Since then, she has been best known for performances in pic such as Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina, Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E, and Alex Garland’s Ex Machina,...
Alongside the celebrations, both actors will also present their most recent works. Vikander will bring her Cannes Competition title Firebrand, which will open the festival on June 30, while McGregor will host a screening of You Sing Loud, I Sing Louder.
Vikander began her artistic career training as a ballet dancer at the Royal Swedish Ballet in Stockholm and appeared in several stage productions and Swedish TV series before being cast in her breakthrough debut film role in Lisa Lansgeth’s feature Pure (2010). Since then, she has been best known for performances in pic such as Joe Wright’s Anna Karenina, Guy Ritchie’s The Man from U.N.C.L.E, and Alex Garland’s Ex Machina,...
- 6/13/2023
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
This week on Apple TV+’s Silo, Juliette tried to make a deal with Judge Meadows — only to learn that the doyenne of Judicial doesn’t pull all the strings at all!
Juliette sought out Meadows after learning that Gloria Hildebrandt, the woman whose name was inscribed above George’s inside the Georgia picture book (and who we met in Episode 1, as the fertility counselor), now is in Medical’s longterm care facility, drugged out of her gourd. Juliette forces a meeting with the “sick” (drunk) judge after getting her address from Billings and then showing up at the door the next morning with breakfast.
Juliette sought out Meadows after learning that Gloria Hildebrandt, the woman whose name was inscribed above George’s inside the Georgia picture book (and who we met in Episode 1, as the fertility counselor), now is in Medical’s longterm care facility, drugged out of her gourd. Juliette forces a meeting with the “sick” (drunk) judge after getting her address from Billings and then showing up at the door the next morning with breakfast.
- 6/11/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
A trailer for Showtime’s upcoming political drama “Fellow Travelers” released Thursday, teasing Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey as star-crossed lovers who begin a romance during the McCarthy era and the persecution of the LGBTQ community that came with it.
The teaser begins with Bomer (“Magic Mike”) and Bailey (“Bridgerton”) walking past each other in a hallway before a montage of fireworks, romance, violence and suffering flashes rapidly. Watch the full teaser at the top of the page.
According to the show’s description, Bomer plays Hawkins Fuller, a handsome, charismatic man who “maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the scenes career in politics.” Bailey plays Tim Laughlin, “a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.” The characters’ lives intertwine in 1950s Washington D.C., during Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn’s war on “subversives and sexual deviants.”
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The teaser begins with Bomer (“Magic Mike”) and Bailey (“Bridgerton”) walking past each other in a hallway before a montage of fireworks, romance, violence and suffering flashes rapidly. Watch the full teaser at the top of the page.
According to the show’s description, Bomer plays Hawkins Fuller, a handsome, charismatic man who “maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the scenes career in politics.” Bailey plays Tim Laughlin, “a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith.” The characters’ lives intertwine in 1950s Washington D.C., during Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn’s war on “subversives and sexual deviants.”
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- 6/2/2023
- by Mason Bissada
- The Wrap
Showtime has released a teaser trailer for Fellow Travelers, an eight-episode limited series based on Thomas Mallon’s novel, starring Matt Bomer and Jonathan Bailey. Jelani Alladin (The Walking Dead: World Beyond), Allison Williams (Get Out) and Noah J. Ricketts (American Gods) round out the main cast. Co-produced by Fremantle and Showtime, the network also revealed Fellow Travelers will premiere on Paramount+ With Showtime this fall.
Created by Oscar-nominated writer Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia), Fellow Travelers is a love story and political thriller, chronicling the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington. Bomer will play charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin, a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,...
Created by Oscar-nominated writer Ron Nyswaner (Philadelphia), Fellow Travelers is a love story and political thriller, chronicling the volatile romance of two very different men who meet in the shadow of McCarthy-era Washington. Bomer will play charismatic Hawkins Fuller, who maintains a financially rewarding, behind-the scenes career in politics. Hawkins avoids emotional entanglements – until he meets Tim Laughlin, a young man brimming with idealism and religious faith. They begin a romance just as Joseph McCarthy and Roy Cohn declare war on “subversives and sexual deviants,...
- 6/2/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC's Chicago Med is saying goodbye to another original star.
Chicago Med Season 8 concluded with Nick Gehlfuss departing as Dr. Will Halstead.
The good news? A pre-planned goodbye brought Dr. Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto) into the fold.
If you watch Chicago Med online, you know the big episode wrapped up with Will and Natalie back together.
It's rare on TV nowadays to give characters a satisfying conclusion, but bringing Natalie back helped soften the blow of Will's departure.
It brought both arcs full circle in ways many didn't think possible.
Gehlfuss opened up about exiting the series in an interview with Deadline, revealing that his contract was coming to a close for the second time.
"I was going to have to make a decision about starting a new one or not," he told the outlet.
"A few months ago, I made that decision."
"It was important to me to...
Chicago Med Season 8 concluded with Nick Gehlfuss departing as Dr. Will Halstead.
The good news? A pre-planned goodbye brought Dr. Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto) into the fold.
If you watch Chicago Med online, you know the big episode wrapped up with Will and Natalie back together.
It's rare on TV nowadays to give characters a satisfying conclusion, but bringing Natalie back helped soften the blow of Will's departure.
It brought both arcs full circle in ways many didn't think possible.
Gehlfuss opened up about exiting the series in an interview with Deadline, revealing that his contract was coming to a close for the second time.
"I was going to have to make a decision about starting a new one or not," he told the outlet.
"A few months ago, I made that decision."
"It was important to me to...
- 5/25/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Spoiler Alert: The following reveals major spoilers from NBC’s Chicago Med’s Season 8 finale.
NBC’s Chicago Med is saying goodbye to another original cast member, it was revealed tonight in the Season 8 finale. This person’s departure follows that of Brian Tee whose character Dr. Ethan Choi rode off into the sunset earlier this season after marrying the love of his life, April Sexton (Yaya Dacosta).
Similarly, our mystery original cast member also exited tonight.
[Spoiler Alert]
After 8 seasons on Chicago Med, Nick Gehlfuss portrayed Dr. Will Halstead one last time after reconnecting with the woman he was always meant to be with, Dr. Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto). Yes, Natalie and her son Owen returned for a fitting goodbye to two fan-favorite characters who will be missed dearly.
Chicago Med (Photo by: George Burns Jr/NBC)
One Chicago will now officially be Halstead-less. Jesse Lee Soffer played Detective Jay Halstead on Chicago P.
NBC’s Chicago Med is saying goodbye to another original cast member, it was revealed tonight in the Season 8 finale. This person’s departure follows that of Brian Tee whose character Dr. Ethan Choi rode off into the sunset earlier this season after marrying the love of his life, April Sexton (Yaya Dacosta).
Similarly, our mystery original cast member also exited tonight.
[Spoiler Alert]
After 8 seasons on Chicago Med, Nick Gehlfuss portrayed Dr. Will Halstead one last time after reconnecting with the woman he was always meant to be with, Dr. Natalie Manning (Torrey DeVitto). Yes, Natalie and her son Owen returned for a fitting goodbye to two fan-favorite characters who will be missed dearly.
Chicago Med (Photo by: George Burns Jr/NBC)
One Chicago will now officially be Halstead-less. Jesse Lee Soffer played Detective Jay Halstead on Chicago P.
- 5/25/2023
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Two years after joining Circle of Confusion, Leslie Maskin has been named partner at the management and production company. Two of Maskin’s established director clients recently landed high-profile series gigs: Charlotte Brandstrom was named executive producer for Season 2 of Amazon’s Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power, while Alan Taylor joined Season 2 of HBO’s House of the Dragon in the same capacity.
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“Leslie has always played an impactful role in the Entertainment business, specifically helping to build and grow careers for writers and directors, and has continued to do that and more since she joined the company just over two years ago,” the...
- 3/9/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Since her work on “The Dropout” has already brought her an Emmy, a Golden Globe, and a Critics Choice Award, Amanda Seyfried only needs a Screen Actors Guild Award in order to complete her major industry TV prize sweep. Based on the fact that no woman who has been nominated for all four awards and won the Emmy first has failed to win the other three, her path to victory is arguably clearer than that of any other 2023 SAG Award contender. If she is successful on this final bid, she will be the 12th woman to win both a lead Emmy and a SAG Award for the same TV movie or miniseries performance.
Lead actresses make up the largest subset of non-continuing program Emmy-to-sag Award champions, followed by lead actors with seven examples, supporting actors with three, and supporting actresses with two. The group of female stars Seyfried is looking...
Lead actresses make up the largest subset of non-continuing program Emmy-to-sag Award champions, followed by lead actors with seven examples, supporting actors with three, and supporting actresses with two. The group of female stars Seyfried is looking...
- 2/24/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Sundance 2023: ‘Invisible Beauty’ Directed by Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng
Premieres
How to write and how to make a film about one’s life is an ongoing discussion between Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng as Bethann’s life reveals itself. She is new to writing and filmmaking but she has the confidence to go forward without putting obstacles in front of herself. Her procrastination or preparation for writing takes a role in the film as well. This immediately allies me to her. Don’t we all procrastinate about the most important things in our lives?
Raised by her mother and grandmother in the South til the age of 12, she then moved in with her father in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Her mother was very social; her father was very intellectual. He was an Iman at the local mosque and was a mentor to Malcolm X himself. He made her aware of things poltically and socially as well as directing her reading about the Moslem religion and the Koran. Raising consciousness was most important to her father. When she turned 18 she yearned for teen freedom and her father returned her to her mother and grandmother. Subsequently she attended NYU.
Bethann Hardison
Over the five decades of her career, from working in New York City’s Garment District, modeling and founding her eponymous modeling agency, she has become an advocate, mentor and muse. To hear her honest and forthwright assessment of the state of her own life is inspirational.
She was a fashion revolutionary, but to her, fashion was merely the vehicle for her revolutionary ideas which changed the fashion industry’s diversity of models to include people of all colors. Her main concern was changing the world. “I always know — because I have lived life long enough — you can change things.”
From walking runway shows alongside Iman to discovering supermodels like Tyson Beckford (that gorgeous black model for Ralph Lauren) and mentoring icons like Naomi Campbell, Hardison has been at the epicenter of major representational shifts in fashion. Catalyzing change requires continuous championing, and as the next generation takes the reins, Hardison reflects on her personal journey and the cost of being a pioneer.
She has received many awards in recognition of her decades of advocacy work .See Naomi Campbell present Bethann with the Founders Award at 2014 Cfda Fashion Awards award and her acceptance speech.
In tandem with Frédéric Tcheng (Halston, Dior and I), the co-directors trace Hardison’s impact on fashion from runway shows in New York and Paris in the ’70s to roundtables about lack of racial diversity in the early 2000s. Hardison’s audaciousness and candor are inspiring and inviting. Interviews with industry speak to the state of fashion, while friends and family attest to Hardison’s rebellious and ambitious spirit. The film is an absorbing record of Hardison’s accomplishments and a rare contemplation on the life of a radical thinker.
The arc of Bethann’s life was easily illustrated through archival and commentary, but the great depth of the film is created by Bethann herself. The film centers on Bethann writing her memoir as much as it does the events of her life. She’s filled with adages and life lessons, “Bethann-isms” as her crew called them. The process of Bethann writing her memoir gives the opportunity to better inject her personality and humor into the film, both through traditional voiceover and with an incredible cache of recorded phone calls between Fred and Bethann. Many of these conversations are the two co-directors discussing how best to tell such an expansive story. They give a genuine sense of an artist in process. Putting together such disparate elements to make a unified whole is not an easy process. For successfully integrating the scenes of reflection and introspection, the feeling of Bethann’s inner thought processes, credit goes to the editing by Chris McNabb. Read his enlightening interview in Filmmaker Magazine.
McNabb in turn also give much credit to the music in the film. His own great muse is music. States he, “I’d say one of my biggest influences is actually music. I grew up playing percussion and carry a lot of that experience with me in the edit room when locating the internal rhythm of footage. I think it helps me build scenes that can affect a viewer on a corporeal level rather than just an intellectual one. In terms of film influences, Paris Is Burning, despite its thorny ethical history, was a formative film for me on a personal and creative level.” About the Invisible Beauty: “And music! Music was very important, and composer Marc Anthony Thompson did a great job capturing the vibe we wanted.”
Frédéric Tcheng is a French-born filmmaker based in Brooklyn. His specialty is fashion. He co-directed Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, and his award-winning directorial debut, Dior and I, premiered at Tribeca in 2014. Halston, with CNN Films and Amazon Studios as executive producers, premiered at Sundance in 2019.
The producer of Invisible Beauty, Lisa Cortés directed another Sundance 2023 film, Little Richard: I Am Everything. After its critical success there, being nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in U.S. Documentary Competition (Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni won) and being picked up by Magnolia for U.S. and international distribution, Cortés entered into a first-look development agreement with the Museum of the City of New York, where she will hone documentary IP based on the museum’s exhibitions. She plans for projects on food, social justice, music, and more. The first being made under the deal is a docuseries based on Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off, an exhibition inviting bakers from every borough to design New York City-inspired gingerbread creations.
Invisible Beauty invites comparison with Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project as both are autobiographical docs about notably important Black women. Bethann is an activist forever aiming to reach objectives and Niki is a poet, looking inward, exposing herself and making changes in the awareness around her. Bethann on the other hand, as she states it, always held her hand close to her chest and rarely let her emotional have free rein.
They make a good pairing though if I were to have to choose one, I would choose Invisible Beauty. The film ranges broadly from the outer world of fashion itself to Bethann’s part in it and to her inner reflections whereas the Nikki Giovanni doc mostly shows her speaking to others. Moreover, and on a strictly personal level, I would rather be in Bethann’s company. Bethann is a positive, strong nurturing woman. Nikki’s inner pain and anger often seem to vent in the doc and I think I would feel uncomfortable in her company. In fact I don’t think she would like me much either. Bethann’s fortitude sets the tone of Invisible Beauty and it is fortitude and love that will propel us forever forward.
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Premieres
How to write and how to make a film about one’s life is an ongoing discussion between Bethann Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng as Bethann’s life reveals itself. She is new to writing and filmmaking but she has the confidence to go forward without putting obstacles in front of herself. Her procrastination or preparation for writing takes a role in the film as well. This immediately allies me to her. Don’t we all procrastinate about the most important things in our lives?
Raised by her mother and grandmother in the South til the age of 12, she then moved in with her father in Bedford–Stuyvesant, Brooklyn. Her mother was very social; her father was very intellectual. He was an Iman at the local mosque and was a mentor to Malcolm X himself. He made her aware of things poltically and socially as well as directing her reading about the Moslem religion and the Koran. Raising consciousness was most important to her father. When she turned 18 she yearned for teen freedom and her father returned her to her mother and grandmother. Subsequently she attended NYU.
Bethann Hardison
Over the five decades of her career, from working in New York City’s Garment District, modeling and founding her eponymous modeling agency, she has become an advocate, mentor and muse. To hear her honest and forthwright assessment of the state of her own life is inspirational.
She was a fashion revolutionary, but to her, fashion was merely the vehicle for her revolutionary ideas which changed the fashion industry’s diversity of models to include people of all colors. Her main concern was changing the world. “I always know — because I have lived life long enough — you can change things.”
From walking runway shows alongside Iman to discovering supermodels like Tyson Beckford (that gorgeous black model for Ralph Lauren) and mentoring icons like Naomi Campbell, Hardison has been at the epicenter of major representational shifts in fashion. Catalyzing change requires continuous championing, and as the next generation takes the reins, Hardison reflects on her personal journey and the cost of being a pioneer.
She has received many awards in recognition of her decades of advocacy work .See Naomi Campbell present Bethann with the Founders Award at 2014 Cfda Fashion Awards award and her acceptance speech.
In tandem with Frédéric Tcheng (Halston, Dior and I), the co-directors trace Hardison’s impact on fashion from runway shows in New York and Paris in the ’70s to roundtables about lack of racial diversity in the early 2000s. Hardison’s audaciousness and candor are inspiring and inviting. Interviews with industry speak to the state of fashion, while friends and family attest to Hardison’s rebellious and ambitious spirit. The film is an absorbing record of Hardison’s accomplishments and a rare contemplation on the life of a radical thinker.
The arc of Bethann’s life was easily illustrated through archival and commentary, but the great depth of the film is created by Bethann herself. The film centers on Bethann writing her memoir as much as it does the events of her life. She’s filled with adages and life lessons, “Bethann-isms” as her crew called them. The process of Bethann writing her memoir gives the opportunity to better inject her personality and humor into the film, both through traditional voiceover and with an incredible cache of recorded phone calls between Fred and Bethann. Many of these conversations are the two co-directors discussing how best to tell such an expansive story. They give a genuine sense of an artist in process. Putting together such disparate elements to make a unified whole is not an easy process. For successfully integrating the scenes of reflection and introspection, the feeling of Bethann’s inner thought processes, credit goes to the editing by Chris McNabb. Read his enlightening interview in Filmmaker Magazine.
McNabb in turn also give much credit to the music in the film. His own great muse is music. States he, “I’d say one of my biggest influences is actually music. I grew up playing percussion and carry a lot of that experience with me in the edit room when locating the internal rhythm of footage. I think it helps me build scenes that can affect a viewer on a corporeal level rather than just an intellectual one. In terms of film influences, Paris Is Burning, despite its thorny ethical history, was a formative film for me on a personal and creative level.” About the Invisible Beauty: “And music! Music was very important, and composer Marc Anthony Thompson did a great job capturing the vibe we wanted.”
Frédéric Tcheng is a French-born filmmaker based in Brooklyn. His specialty is fashion. He co-directed Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel, and his award-winning directorial debut, Dior and I, premiered at Tribeca in 2014. Halston, with CNN Films and Amazon Studios as executive producers, premiered at Sundance in 2019.
The producer of Invisible Beauty, Lisa Cortés directed another Sundance 2023 film, Little Richard: I Am Everything. After its critical success there, being nominated for the Grand Jury Prize in U.S. Documentary Competition (Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni won) and being picked up by Magnolia for U.S. and international distribution, Cortés entered into a first-look development agreement with the Museum of the City of New York, where she will hone documentary IP based on the museum’s exhibitions. She plans for projects on food, social justice, music, and more. The first being made under the deal is a docuseries based on Gingerbread NYC: The Great Borough Bake-Off, an exhibition inviting bakers from every borough to design New York City-inspired gingerbread creations.
Invisible Beauty invites comparison with Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project as both are autobiographical docs about notably important Black women. Bethann is an activist forever aiming to reach objectives and Niki is a poet, looking inward, exposing herself and making changes in the awareness around her. Bethann on the other hand, as she states it, always held her hand close to her chest and rarely let her emotional have free rein.
They make a good pairing though if I were to have to choose one, I would choose Invisible Beauty. The film ranges broadly from the outer world of fashion itself to Bethann’s part in it and to her inner reflections whereas the Nikki Giovanni doc mostly shows her speaking to others. Moreover, and on a strictly personal level, I would rather be in Bethann’s company. Bethann is a positive, strong nurturing woman. Nikki’s inner pain and anger often seem to vent in the doc and I think I would feel uncomfortable in her company. In fact I don’t think she would like me much either. Bethann’s fortitude sets the tone of Invisible Beauty and it is fortitude and love that will propel us forever forward.
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- 2/11/2023
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
We’re now about halfway through the 2022-23 Broadway season, and there are currently nine productions of plays set to open this spring. Could we be seeing any of them contend at this year’s Tony Awards? Below is a plot overview of each play as well as the awards history of its author, cast, and creative teams, plus the opening and (where applicable) closing dates.
“Pictures From Home” (opens February 9; closes April 30)
This stage adaptation of Larry Sultan’s 1992 photo memoir is a comic and dramatic portrait of a mother and father, and the son who photographed their lives. As Larry tries to capture his parents, their reality explodes from the frame in an exploration of the power of art and how much it reveals.
Adapted for the stage by WGA nominee Sharr White, the production stars Tony winner Danny Burstein, three-time Tony winner Nathan Lane, and four-time Tony nominee Zoë Wanamaker.
“Pictures From Home” (opens February 9; closes April 30)
This stage adaptation of Larry Sultan’s 1992 photo memoir is a comic and dramatic portrait of a mother and father, and the son who photographed their lives. As Larry tries to capture his parents, their reality explodes from the frame in an exploration of the power of art and how much it reveals.
Adapted for the stage by WGA nominee Sharr White, the production stars Tony winner Danny Burstein, three-time Tony winner Nathan Lane, and four-time Tony nominee Zoë Wanamaker.
- 1/25/2023
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
As a model, Bethann Hardison walked the runway alongside Iman. As an agent, she discovered Tyson Beckford and mentored supermodels like Naomi Campbell. As an activist, Hardison revolutionized the fashion industry. From runway shows in the 1970s to roundtables about the lack of racial diversity in the early 2000s, the former model has seen the pendulum swing toward and away from the Black model.
In “Invisible Beauty,” a documentary directed by Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng, Hardison reflects on her personal journey, her fight for representational shifts in the fashion industry and the cost of being a pioneer. In addition to Hardison’s voice, the doc features interviews with her mentees and collaborators including Campbell, Beckford, Iman, Tracee Ellis Ross, Fran Lebowitz, Pat Cleveland, Stephen Burrows, Whoopi Goldberg, Ralph Lauren and Bruce Weber. The film also gazes toward the future with insights from a new generation Hardison has inspired, including Zendaya,...
In “Invisible Beauty,” a documentary directed by Hardison and Frédéric Tcheng, Hardison reflects on her personal journey, her fight for representational shifts in the fashion industry and the cost of being a pioneer. In addition to Hardison’s voice, the doc features interviews with her mentees and collaborators including Campbell, Beckford, Iman, Tracee Ellis Ross, Fran Lebowitz, Pat Cleveland, Stephen Burrows, Whoopi Goldberg, Ralph Lauren and Bruce Weber. The film also gazes toward the future with insights from a new generation Hardison has inspired, including Zendaya,...
- 1/21/2023
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Ryan Murphy captivated the Golden Globe audience while accepting his tribute award when he chose to spend his time on the Hollywood stage speaking directly to LGBTQ youth watching at home.
The TV mogul of American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Feud and Glee fame was honored with the Carol Burnett Award at the Jan. 10 ceremony.
“Tonight’s award made me reflect on what a lifetime of achievement really is,” said Murphy when accepting the honor, noting that he got the opportunity to direct Burnett on Glee. “You get there for being fearless.”
To open his speech, Murphy shouted out Pose star Michaela Jae “Mj” Rodriguez for becoming the first trans actress to have won a Golden Globe in 2021, the year the show wasn’t televised following the HFPA scandal and awards show boycott.
Murphy then listed out the achievements of some of his stars who were in the room,...
The TV mogul of American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Feud and Glee fame was honored with the Carol Burnett Award at the Jan. 10 ceremony.
“Tonight’s award made me reflect on what a lifetime of achievement really is,” said Murphy when accepting the honor, noting that he got the opportunity to direct Burnett on Glee. “You get there for being fearless.”
To open his speech, Murphy shouted out Pose star Michaela Jae “Mj” Rodriguez for becoming the first trans actress to have won a Golden Globe in 2021, the year the show wasn’t televised following the HFPA scandal and awards show boycott.
Murphy then listed out the achievements of some of his stars who were in the room,...
- 1/11/2023
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Ryan Murphy has a date with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The TV mogul has been confirmed to receive the Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globes on Jan. 10, one of the night’s highest honors opposite the Cecil B. DeMille Award, which is headed to Eddie Murphy.
Murphy, a five-time Globes winner and 16-time nominee, will receive only the fourth trophy with Burnett’s name on it after it was established for the 2019 ceremony. After Burnett took one home that year, the Globes have since honored Ellen DeGeneres and Norman Lear. As selected by HFPA’s board of directors, the prize is given out to someone “based on their body of work and the lasting impact that their television career achievements have had on both the industry and audiences.”
In choosing Murphy, the Globes recognize a prolific and gay creator who has...
Ryan Murphy has a date with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association.
The TV mogul has been confirmed to receive the Carol Burnett Award at the Golden Globes on Jan. 10, one of the night’s highest honors opposite the Cecil B. DeMille Award, which is headed to Eddie Murphy.
Murphy, a five-time Globes winner and 16-time nominee, will receive only the fourth trophy with Burnett’s name on it after it was established for the 2019 ceremony. After Burnett took one home that year, the Globes have since honored Ellen DeGeneres and Norman Lear. As selected by HFPA’s board of directors, the prize is given out to someone “based on their body of work and the lasting impact that their television career achievements have had on both the industry and audiences.”
In choosing Murphy, the Globes recognize a prolific and gay creator who has...
- 12/15/2022
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Lachapelle Has a flight to catch. This flight is leaving imminently, and its imminence is made highly apparent by people associated with Lachapelle, within earshot of Lachapelle, who nonetheless settles deeper into a chartreuse velvet sofa near the crackling fire of the Greenwich Hotel and orders tea and scones. “The crazy ones with the truffle oil,” he specifies, before turning to me with delight. “You have to try one. I’ve never seen anything like it.”
Which, of course, is what people tend to say about Lachapelle’s body of work,...
Which, of course, is what people tend to say about Lachapelle’s body of work,...
- 11/29/2022
- by Alex Morris
- Rollingstone.com
“Loot” on Apple TV Plus stars Maya Rudolph as Molly Wells, who becomes one of the richest women in the world after divorcing her billionaire cheating husband, John Novak (Adam Scott). For costume designer Kirston Leigh Mann, who’s worked with Rudolph before on projects like “The Good Place” and “Up All Night,” the show is a “10 out of 10” on the fun scale. “Maya is amazing and she’s brave and she’s fashionable, so that makes it fun to design for somebody who’s walked into new money,” Mann reveals in Gold Derby’s Meet the Experts panel. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
Molly “likes to stand out” from all of those around her, Mann confirms. “We wanted to say that designers were in touch with her, people sent her things, and she is like a flower and she’s having fun with fashion the whole time.” She adds,...
Molly “likes to stand out” from all of those around her, Mann confirms. “We wanted to say that designers were in touch with her, people sent her things, and she is like a flower and she’s having fun with fashion the whole time.” She adds,...
- 11/10/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“Salvatore: Shoemaker of Dreams,” Luca Guadagnino’s winning documentary delving into the life and career of legendary Italian shoe designer Salvatore Ferragamo, begins appropriately enough with a pair of high-heeled ruby slippers in the process of creation. The sparkling red objects pass through various checkpoints and construction moments in a seamless integration of people and machines, wearable art both handmade and mass-produced.
These opening shots, satisfying and methodical — presented without explanation, suggesting that Guadagnino might be assuming a fly-on-the-wall approach for the duration — quickly give way to traditional documentary practices, and pleasingly so. This is history not widely known outside the world of fashion, and Ferragamo’s story is a complex intersection, touching on early-20th-century immigration, youthful ambition, the dawn of Hollywood, passionate artistic hunger, tenacity, foot fascination and wild innovation. Thus Guadagnino’s carefully and lovingly detailed history lesson, free of stylistic flourishes, is as satisfying and methodical as that red shoe–making.
These opening shots, satisfying and methodical — presented without explanation, suggesting that Guadagnino might be assuming a fly-on-the-wall approach for the duration — quickly give way to traditional documentary practices, and pleasingly so. This is history not widely known outside the world of fashion, and Ferragamo’s story is a complex intersection, touching on early-20th-century immigration, youthful ambition, the dawn of Hollywood, passionate artistic hunger, tenacity, foot fascination and wild innovation. Thus Guadagnino’s carefully and lovingly detailed history lesson, free of stylistic flourishes, is as satisfying and methodical as that red shoe–making.
- 11/4/2022
- by Dave White
- The Wrap
As it’s gone on, Ryan Murphy’s Netflix deal has revealed how many topics fascinate him — and how rigidly fixed in the past are his manners of addressing them.
Has he been able to get beyond the franchises he started on FX? Consider, for instance, his recent smash “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”; the surfeit of punctuation in the title seems to suggest a sublimated desire to call it what it is, another installment of the true-life “American Crime Story” in all but name. “Halston’s” gilded retelling of recent-ish celebrity culture recalled “Feud,” with the adversaries, perhaps, being the designer and his own ego. And now, with his new series “The Watcher,” Murphy has reverse-engineered an “American Horror Story,” taking a true story and finding within or beyond its nuances some Murder House melodramatics.
Adapted from Reeves Wiedeman’s 2018 New York magazine story, “The Watcher” tells...
Has he been able to get beyond the franchises he started on FX? Consider, for instance, his recent smash “Dahmer – Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story”; the surfeit of punctuation in the title seems to suggest a sublimated desire to call it what it is, another installment of the true-life “American Crime Story” in all but name. “Halston’s” gilded retelling of recent-ish celebrity culture recalled “Feud,” with the adversaries, perhaps, being the designer and his own ego. And now, with his new series “The Watcher,” Murphy has reverse-engineered an “American Horror Story,” taking a true story and finding within or beyond its nuances some Murder House melodramatics.
Adapted from Reeves Wiedeman’s 2018 New York magazine story, “The Watcher” tells...
- 10/13/2022
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
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Evan Peters and Ryan Murphy have unveiled their next collaboration with Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
The Netflix limited series, releasing Sept. 21, sees the frequent Murphy player of American Horror Story and Pose recognition stepping into his next role as Jeffrey Dahmer, one of America’s most notorious serial killers, and the result is chilling.
Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer gruesomely took the lives of 17 innocent victims. According to the show’s description, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story exposes these unconscionable crimes, centered around the underserved victims and their communities impacted by the systemic racism and institutional failures of the police that allowed one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.
Murphy and longtime producing partner Ian Brennan co-created the series and executive produce, along with Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Peters,...
Evan Peters and Ryan Murphy have unveiled their next collaboration with Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
The Netflix limited series, releasing Sept. 21, sees the frequent Murphy player of American Horror Story and Pose recognition stepping into his next role as Jeffrey Dahmer, one of America’s most notorious serial killers, and the result is chilling.
Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer gruesomely took the lives of 17 innocent victims. According to the show’s description, Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story exposes these unconscionable crimes, centered around the underserved victims and their communities impacted by the systemic racism and institutional failures of the police that allowed one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade.
Murphy and longtime producing partner Ian Brennan co-created the series and executive produce, along with Alexis Martin Woodall, Eric Kovtun, Peters,...
- 9/16/2022
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the 2020 Netflix limited series “Hollywood,” Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy set out to rewrite the story of the film industry’s Golden Age by giving voices to people who did not have them at the time. Modern ways of thinking regarding racial equality and LGBTQ representation were applied to the old-fashioned studio system with the idea that its oppressive power structure deserved to be dismantled. One of the main storylines involved Rock Hudson (Jake Picking) coming to terms with his homosexuality much sooner than he did in real life and openly dating an aspiring screenwriter named Archie Coleman (Jeremy Pope). Pope’s breakthrough performance earned wide acclaim and ultimately brought the series one of its dozen Emmy nominations.
At 28, Pope was the youngest performer recognized for his work on the series by 19 years. One year later, he still ranks as the 10th youngest competitor in the history of the...
At 28, Pope was the youngest performer recognized for his work on the series by 19 years. One year later, he still ranks as the 10th youngest competitor in the history of the...
- 9/2/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
With the 2020 Netflix limited series “Hollywood,” Ian Brennan and Ryan Murphy set out to rewrite the story of the film industry’s Golden Age by giving voices to people who did not have them at the time. Modern ways of thinking regarding racial equality and LGBTQ representation were applied to the old-fashioned studio system with the idea that its oppressive power structure deserved to be dismantled. One of the main storylines involved Rock Hudson (Jake Picking) coming to terms with his homosexuality much sooner than he did in real life and openly dating an aspiring screenwriter named Archie Coleman (Jeremy Pope). Pope’s breakthrough performance earned wide acclaim and ultimately brought the series one of its dozen Emmy nominations.
At 28, Pope was the youngest performer recognized for his work on the series by 19 years. One year later, he still ranks as the 10th youngest competitor in the history of the...
At 28, Pope was the youngest performer recognized for his work on the series by 19 years. One year later, he still ranks as the 10th youngest competitor in the history of the...
- 9/2/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
After making his screen acting debut on a 1968 episode of the ABC drama series “N.Y.P.D.,” Al Pacino focused exclusively on building his feature film resume over the next several decades. He did not take on a second television role until 2003 when he played Roy Cohn on the six-part HBO limited series “Angels in America.” The role, which brought him his first Emmy nomination and win, has spawned four more TV performances to date, the fist two of which also resulted in academy recognition.
Pacino’s third and most recent Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor bid came in 2013 for playing the title role in the HBO film “Phil Spector.” At 73, he was the ninth oldest man to ever contend for the prize, and he ranks just one spot lower nearly a decade later. Of the nine older actors who currently place higher than him, two were over 80 at the time of their nominations,...
Pacino’s third and most recent Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor bid came in 2013 for playing the title role in the HBO film “Phil Spector.” At 73, he was the ninth oldest man to ever contend for the prize, and he ranks just one spot lower nearly a decade later. Of the nine older actors who currently place higher than him, two were over 80 at the time of their nominations,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
After making his screen acting debut on a 1968 episode of the ABC drama series “N.Y.P.D.,” Al Pacino focused exclusively on building his feature film resume over the next several decades. He did not take on a second television role until 2003 when he played Roy Cohn on the six-part HBO limited series “Angels in America.” The role, which brought him his first Emmy nomination and win, has spawned four more TV performances to date, the fist two of which also resulted in academy recognition.
Pacino’s third and most recent Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor bid came in 2013 for playing the title role in the HBO film “Phil Spector.” At 73, he was the ninth oldest man to ever contend for the prize, and he ranks just one spot lower nearly a decade later. Of the nine older actors who currently place higher than him, two were over 80 at the time of their nominations,...
Pacino’s third and most recent Best TV Movie/Limited Series Actor bid came in 2013 for playing the title role in the HBO film “Phil Spector.” At 73, he was the ninth oldest man to ever contend for the prize, and he ranks just one spot lower nearly a decade later. Of the nine older actors who currently place higher than him, two were over 80 at the time of their nominations,...
- 8/24/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
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