Amy Poehler, Issa Rae Honored at 2019 Women in Film Annual Awards Gala
“The stats are crap and the glass ceiling is still hella thick.” Actress Xosha Roquemore didn’t mince many words as she hosted the 2019 Women in Film Annual Gala which celebrates female achievements in the entertainment industry while also acting as an unofficial sort of state of the union. Among the night’s honorees were two creators who’ve each blazed a unique trail in comedy on television, Amy Poehler and Issa Rae. The event,...
Stylin’ Into Summer with Two Great LA Fashion Brands
Los Angeles may be known as the denim capital of the world but it’s also home to some fashion-forward lines that have gained a strong following among fashion cognoscenti. Okay, we may be late to this party, but we’ve recently discovered Speechless and sts blue which, as you can tell by the name of it, does focus on denim. Speechless has been around since 2001 and specializes in trend-driven dresses designed to make the wearer feel...
Television Academy Honors Go to Seven Impactful Programs
In the midst of Emmy FYC season, with a wide range of contenders vying for hundreds of coveted nominations on the ballot, the Television Academy handed out an exclusive number of other prestigious awards at its 12th annual Honors ceremony. The event took place May 30 at the Beverly Wilshire hotel and recognized seven programs which aired in the past year, selected from more than 250 entries received by the Academy. The programs...
Kimmel Kills, Jonas Brothers Rock as TV Upfronts Compete for Ad Dollars
The dust is still settling from last week’s upfronts in New York, even as nearly all of the top network executive chairs were re-arranged due to consolidation, or misconduct. There was much discussion about the promise of data-driven accountability in a “premium content” environment, a term that now seems to be defined as anything other than digital user-generated content. Last year the big trend was reboots. But no one wants to...
NBC Universal, Fox and Telemundo Put on a Show for TV Upfronts
What a difference a year makes. Mergers, acquisitions and an ignoble fall from grace meant many of the pieces on the chessboard were rearranged during last week’s series of major network presentations for the 2019 TV upfronts, held in a variety of venues across New York City. Last May, CBS chairman Les Moonves appeared on stage at Carnegie Hall to huge applause as he battled a potential merger with Viacom. By the end of the year, he’d...
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