Critics’ Choice Merges Movie and Television Awards Into One Supershow
Oct01

Critics’ Choice Merges Movie and Television Awards Into One Supershow

For 20 years now, the Critics’ Choice Movie Awards have bestowed prestigious honors on the best filmmaking of the previous year. Coming in early January, they have also historically served to set a path forward for the anointed into the Academy Awards. For five years, the Critics’ Choice Television Awards, held in late May or early June, have elevated the finest television shows of the previous season, their creators and talent. Now,...

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Stephen Moyer’s Delicious Deviousness in ‘The Bastard Executioner’
Sep28

Stephen Moyer’s Delicious Deviousness in ‘The Bastard Executioner’

Stephen Moyer is practically unrecognizable in his new role on FX’s “The Bastard Executioner” from his previous turn as vampire Bill Compton on “True Blood.” Except for the bad teeth. Moyer, a classically trained English actor, plays Milus Corbett, a devious Chamberlain with grand political ambitions in the medieval epic set in northern Wales in the 14th century, a time rife with rebellion and political upheaval.   Premiering on...

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Revving Up Car Fans at the Jalopnik Film Festival
Sep27

Revving Up Car Fans at the Jalopnik Film Festival

Hitting the road west to Los Angeles for its third annual edition, the Jalopnik Film Festival got off to a festive start at its opening gala event Friday night at Santa Monica Airport’s Barker Hangar.   We’ve been to many events at Barker, but never a screening, and the massive screen set up for the enthusiastic audience was a perfect way to view “Winning: The Racing Life of Paul Newman,” a feature length documentary written and...

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Emmy Nominees Celebrate With GBK Gift Lounge
Sep25

Emmy Nominees Celebrate With GBK Gift Lounge

It’s always one of the highlights of Emmy Awards week in LA, and the mood is always celebratory at the annual GBK Gift Lounge honoring the 2015 Emmy nominees and presenters. This season’s edition of the event was held on the tented rooftop of L’Ermitage Beverly Hills, providing a festive and fun environment where guests enjoyed refreshments, gifts and a green screen photo booth set up to record memories from the occasion with animated...

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Meet 15 Remarkable Women on PBS’ ‘American Masters’
Sep24

Meet 15 Remarkable Women on PBS’ ‘American Masters’

First, there was “The Black List,” then “The Latino List” and “The Out List.” Then there came “The Boomer List.” Now, director and producer Timothy Greenfield-Sanders is coming out with a new documentary, ”The Women’s List.” The concepts for these films grew out of Greenfield-Sanders work as a photographer known for his strikingly intimate portraits of major cultural figures and world leaders, which can be seen in venues including the...

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