Diversity Takes Center Stage at TV’s Summer Press Tour
Although the recent Primetime Emmy nominations showed the Television Academy does not have a #SoWhite problem, it doesn’t mean that diversity is not a front and center issue in the television industry. Addressing the topic head-on, the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour and CTAM, the cable portion of the confab taking place at the Beverly Hilton, broke with tradition of presenting specific shows and put on a panel Aug. 1 in...
Game On at GBK’s Pre-ESPY Celebrity Lounge
Koreatown’s cool Line Hotel was the perfect place for nominees and presenters of The 2016 ESPYs to relax, get gifted and pampered and mix and mingle with fellow athletes and VIPs as GBK and Cooper Tire put on a day-long luxury lounge before the awards show. Where else could you get a sports massage, cocktails and cool gifts from top brands in tune with the annual event honoring the sports world’s best? Not to mention specialty...
‘The Americans’ Comes in From the Emmy Awards Cold
The Cold War spy drama “The Americans,” in its fourth season on FX, has finally surfaced where it should – on the list of major nominations for the 68th annual Primetime Emmy Awards released today. Stars Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys, and on screen and off screen couple who recently welcomed a baby boy, both got tapped–as did the show itself for best drama series. But the competition will be more than brutal, as one of the other...
Top TV to Check Out Before the Games Begin
Are you ready for all the hype, pageantry, thrills, chills – and scary stories about the Zika virus? In just less than a month, beginning with the August 5 opening ceremonies, NBC and its cable networks and digital platforms will be all about the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, which run through Aug. 21. We are talking about hundreds of hours of programming on the Peacock Net and NBCU outlets including Bravo, CNBC, MSNBC and USA...
Puerto Vallarta, The Picture Perfect Location for ‘Sundown’ Movie
The association between Puerto Vallarta, Mexico and Los Angeles, California runs long and deep, especially when it comes to the Hollywood connection between the two legendary cities, located just a three-hour plane ride and 1,500 miles from each other on the Pacific Ocean. Going back to the classic 1964 John Huston film “The Night of the Iguana,” starring Richard Burton, Ava Gardner and Deborah Kerr, Hollywood has long had a...
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