Critics’ Choice TV Awards Nominations are Out, FX and HBO Lead the Pack
Nominations were just revealed by The Broadcast Television Journalists Association (BTJA) for the 4th annual Critics’ Choice Television Awards. Cable net FX leads the fray with 19 nominations, followed by HBO with 18 nods for the honors that will be handed out June 19. Topping the list of nominated series are The Big Bang Theory (CBS), Fargo (FX), The Good Wife (CBS), Masters of Sex (Showtime) and The Normal Heart (HBO) with five...
One Night Only. And What a Night For Don Rickles and Spike TV
Remember the old Dean Martin celebrity roasts that ran for 10 years on NBC starting 40 years ago, where Martin skewered the top names of the day like Bob Hope, Johnny Carson, Jimmy Stewart, Phyllis Diller, Jack Klugman and even Ronald Reagan? When it came to roasting Martin himself, it was Don Rickles who did the honors. Cut to 2014, specifically Spike TV on Wednesday night. It is the inestimable Rickles’ turn to be the man of the...
Denim Delight: DSTLD Jeans Starts It Up Right
Los Angeles is home to many of the world’s premium denim makers, and now there is a new label on the list, with a different twist. DSTLD Jeans made a tight, splashy entrance on the fashion scene with a rockin’ private launch party in West Hollywood May 20, attracting legions of the city’s well-dressed, ready to celebrate brigade who filled the 2,700 square foot space on Beverly Blvd. overlooking Madeo’s restaurant, dubbed Denim Bar...
Upfronts, Center and Sideways, All Over the Map for TV Hopefuls
Attending upfronts is a bit like partaking in an all-you-can-eat buffet: something you do once a year–in which some of the offerings are pretty tasty, some inedible, several of which that are incredibly delicious and leave you hungering for more, others that can best be classified as comfort food, plus some new offerings sprinkled here and there throughout the line. It all amounts to the net effect of leaving you sated, if...
Variety’s Power of Women: New York
Variety celebrated its Power of Women: New York issue with Susan Sarandon on the cover at a festive luncheon at Cipriani Midtown on April 25. Among 300+ the guests, Sarah Jessica Parker, Katie Couric, Idina Menzel, Claire Danes, Gayle King, Debra Lee, Zac Posen, Christy Turlington, Iman, Josh Groban and Nancy Dubuc. In partnership with A&E’s new television network, FYI, Variety feted some of the entertainment industry’s most...
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