Oscars
Oscarwatching 101: Part Two – Blogs and the Making of an Oscar Contender
I was here when it all began. Not just the blogs and websites that cover the Oscars, but the way media and information have evolved from traditional print to online, from opinion and eventually to advocacy. Much of the coverage you see online with regard to the Oscar race is advocacy. It is either obvious advocacy (sites explicitly pushing contenders) or it's veiled advocacy (sites that have a pretense of objectivity but push contenders nonetheless). Even now, you can see advocacy at work if you know the site you're visiting and you know what their biases are. Even those who really try not advocate...
Franco Zeffirelli: Master of Language and Emotion
Franco Zeffirelli’s career encompassed nearly 60 years of directing features, television movies, operas, and shorts. While the Italian-born filmmaker met with success on many fronts, he’s mostly associated with his three Shakespeare features, Romeo and Juliet, The Taming of the Shrew, and Hamlet. So distinctive were his takes on Shakespeare that I always thought his versions should have been titled “Zeffirelli’s...” Having an unerring ear for the bard’s dialogue, his productions were both reverent and transgressive. Zeffirelli had nearly ten years in filmmaking before his first big success: The Taming of the Shrew (1967) starring Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. His largely forgotten first...
Oscarwatching 101: How the Race is Run and Won – Part One: The Oscar Game
Every year, I like to touch base by macroing and metaing out a bit with you all. It is as good a time as any to "explain" how the clusterfuck works, why it exists, what it does, who controls it, how it started, and where it stands now. I get to do this because IRead More
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‘Leaving Neverland’ Director Dan Reed Talks Why There’s Support for Michael Jackson But Not Bill Cosby
Awards Daily's Megan McLachlan speaks with director Dan Reed of HBO's Leaving Neverland about why people are reluctant to believe...
Natalie Zea of ‘The Detour’ Talks Sitting in the Director’s Chair, Making it a Family Affair in Season 4
Natalie Zea from The Detour on TBS speaks with Awards Daily's Megan McLachlan about what's in store for Season 4...
If We Had an Emmy Ballot: 2019 Emmy Season Edition
This week, the Water Cooler Gang assembles to reveal their personal selections for the 2019 Emmy voting year in all...
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It's Friday and Murder Mystery has just dropped around the world on Netflix. 190 countries will see James Vanderbilt's...
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Gersha Phillips created costumes for House of Cards, Black Panther and Falling Skies. Her most recent work can be seen on...
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After twelve seasons, May 16, 2019 was a day to go down in TV history as we said goodbye...
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Norman Lear and Brent Miller inject nostalgia into our TV with: Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear's...
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SallyAnn Salsano Defines Cast and Asks Emmy Voters "Why Not Jersey Shore?" Executive Producer SallyAnn Salsano is taking a break...
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Steve Way On Comedy and Working On Ramy "He would always make sure I was comfortable." Hulu's Ramy is a show...
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Burton LeBlanc Steps Out into The Colonies With 'The Handmaid's Tale' In season two, Hulu's The Handmaid's Tale took us to...
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Franco Zeffirelli’s career encompassed nearly 60 years of directing features, television movies, operas, and shorts. While the Italian-born filmmaker met...
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Michael Che and Colin Jost: From StandUp to SNL and Being Friends Hearing Michael Che and Colin Jost riff off...
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Jazz Tangcay talks to costumer Marina Toybina about crafting the costumes for Fox's The Masked Singer. Costuming Fox's The...
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Nicholas Braun On Playing Cousin Greg On HBO’s Succession.
Jazz Tangcay Talks To Nicholas Braun About Succession and playing the outsider Nicholas Braun is on location. In Dundee,...
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Marin Hinkle On Making Rose Shatter Proof And Her Retreat to Paris in ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel’
Marin Hinkle speaks with Joey Moser about her character's emotional journey through the second season of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel....
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Emmy Spotlight: Bigger Emmy Haul for ‘Big Little Lies?’
Clarence shines the Emmy Spotlight on Season 2 of HBO's Big Little Lies. In a post-Game of Thrones Emmy season, will...
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RuPaul’s Drag Race Takes Over The Television Academy For FYC Event
The cast and crew took over the Television Academy in North Hollywood last night. RuPaul was in New York filming...
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Susan Lacy Deconstructs Jane Fonda ‘In Five Acts’
When Jane Fonda wrote My Life So Far: Jane Fonda in 1985, the book was an honest and frank look at her...
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‘Pose’ Cast & Crew Highlights ‘Love is the Message’ and Teases the Upcoming Season
On Saturday, June 1st the cast and crew of FX's "Pose" met at the Hollywood Athletic Club for an FYC...
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