FILM/STAGE/TV – Page 30

The Real History Behind FX’s ‘Shogun’

February 28, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Before “Game of Thrones,” there was “Shōgun.” Both are bestselling novels about a factional war between regents/kings to determine who will sit on a recently usurped throne … but James Clavell’s “Shōgun” was published in […]

Original ‘Road House’ Screenwriter Sues Amazon/MGM Over Copyright

February 27, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

The original “Road House” screenwriter is entering the octagon with Amazon Studios and MGM — in a legal battle, at least. Screenwriter R. Lance Hill, who uses the pen name David Lee Henry, has filed […]

Searchlight’s David Greenbaum to Lead Disney Live-Action & 20th Century

February 26, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

In a major shake up to Disney‘s film team, Sean Bailey, who has been with Disney for 15 years, is exiting the company, effective immediately. David Greenbaum, the co-head of Searchlight Pictures, has been named […]

How Black Actors Broke Through in Old Hollywood

February 26, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Before the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures opened its doors in 2021, even senior staffers were surprised by the depth of Black film history that dwelt in its archives. Looking through the film posters and […]

2024 Independent Spirit Award Winners: ‘Past Lives’ Wins Best Feature

February 26, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Live from a tent on the beach in Santa Monica, California (perhaps not as cozy as it sounds, as it is indeed still February), it’s the 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards! This year’s ceremony, which […]

‘Once Upon A Time’ & ‘Smallville’ Actor Chris Gauthier Dead at 48

February 25, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Chris Gauthier — known for shows like “Once Upon A Time” and “Smallville” — has died … his agency confirmed in a statement. The actor reportedly passed away suddenly Friday after recently falling ill with […]

Da’Vine Joy Randolph Has No Expectations for the Oscars

February 25, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Few Oscar categories have felt as lopsided this year as the Best Supporting Actress race, which saw “The Holdovers” star Da’Vine Joy Randolph establish herself as an early frontrunner before winning virtually every early award […]

2024 SAG Awards Winners List

February 24, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

The 2024 Screen Actors Guild Awards have wrapped, and the full SAG winners list shows momentum for Lily Gladstone in the Best Actress race at the Oscars — as well as for “Oppenheimer” and its very […]

‘The Holdovers’ Star Dominic Sessa Wants to Work with Bradley Cooper and Barry Keoghan Next

February 24, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

Few actors had bigger breakout years in 2023 than Dominic Sessa, whose role as troubled boarding school student Angus Tully in “The Holdovers” established him as one of the independent film world’s rising stars after […]

Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt Stage ‘The Devil Wears Prada’ Reunion at SAG Awards

February 24, 2024 Michael Zotos 0

“The Devil Wears Prada” co-stars Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, and Emily Blunt, who is SAG Award and Oscar nominated for her supporting role in “Oppenheimer,” joined together 18 years after the 2006 film to present […]