Zucker, Burke Among Five Honored at Tartikoff Legacy Awards
WarnerMedia’s head honcho Jeff Zucker had nothing else going on last Wednesday night, or so he claimed, even as CNN continued its wall-to-wall coverage of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Yet Zucker took time out from breaking news to fly to Miami, his hometown, for what would be a very special evening. It was a night of fond remembrances and several standing ovations at the 17th Annual Brandon Tartikoff Legacy Awards,...
‘Red Table Talk: The Estefans’ Comes to Miami
Hillary Atkin, Jada Pinkett Smith, Gloria Estefan, Lili Estefan and Emily Estefan at NATPE Gloria Estefan and her family are undisputed luminaries in Miami. And so it was that the Grammy award-winning singer, her daughter and her niece got an especially warm hometown reception at last week’s NATPE confab. I had the pleasure of moderating a panel with Ms. Estefan, her daughter Emily and her niece Lili, along with Jada Pinkett Smith, on...
Big Night for ‘The Irishman’ and the Sandman at Movies for Grownups Awards
Tony Danza came out of the gate right away with a promise. A promise that he was the anti-Ricky Gervais as he took the hosting reins of AARP’s 19th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards. The ceremonies were held Jan. 11 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel and will be broadcast Sunday night on PBS’ “Great Performances.” Eschewing Gervais-type jokes aimed at the entertainment industry or specific people in it, which included a starry contingent...
GBK Kicks Off 2020 Awards Season with Golden Globes
Anthony Anderson at GBK Golden Globes Lounge GBK sure knows how to get the party started, and by party we mean for the first big awards show of the new decade, just a few days after the calendar turned to 2020. Taking over the penthouse of the trendy Kimpton La Peer Hotel in West Hollywood, GBK Productions hosted some of the industry’s finest at its 2020 Golden Globes Celebrity Gift Lounge. It was a two-day soirée that brought...
Behind the Scenes of ‘Bombshell’ with Charlize Theron, Nicole Kidman and Margot Robbie
Hot on the heels of its limited release and early awards recognition for its key players, “Bombshell” opens wide at the box office Friday. “Hot on the heels” may not be the most appropriate metaphor to describe the story of female employees at Fox News Channel who collectively brought down the dictatorial reign of the conservative cable network’s chief architect, Roger Ailes, who died in 2017 shortly after his ignoble fall from...
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