Scandal, Sobriety & Redemption in ‘aka Charlie Sheen’
You know what he always used to say: “winning!” And Charlie Sheen is victorious in the Netflix two‑part documentary aka Charlie Sheen, directed by Andrew Renzi. Across three hours, it is a sweeping, candid portrait of the actor’s life from early fame, through years of excess and scandal, to his fragile but real path toward sobriety—all told directly by him, his former wives, his daughter and close friends and colleagues including Sean...
ECOLUXE Endless Summer Festival Shines During Emmy Week
Producer Debbie Durkin rolled out the welcome mat for her signature ECOLUXE Endless Summer Festival, a highlight of Emmy Week. The private event, held on the Friday before the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, once again brought together a dynamic mix of attendees including film and television stars and Olympians. Poolside at a Beverly Hills estate, guests explored a curated mix of lifestyle and wellness activations, from dermaFIT and the...
And the Emmys Go To ‘The Studio,’ ‘The Pitt,’ ‘Severance’ and ‘Adolescense’
New host and new blood at the 77th Primetime Emmy Awards, held Sunday night at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles and televised on CBS and Paramount+. Standup comic Nate Bargatze shepherded the ceremonies in which the night’s biggest story was the scale of The Studio’s triumph, breaking the record for the most wins for a comedy series. The Apple TV+ freshman outing not only claimed Outstanding Comedy Series but went home with a...
Peacock’s ‘The Paper’ Brings Office-Style Comedy to a Local Newsroom
THE PAPER — Episode 103 — Pictured: (l-r) Alex Edelman as Adam, Duane R. Shepard as Barry, Domhnall Gleeson as Ned — (Photo by: Aaron Epstein/PEACOCK) THE PAPER — Episode 107 — Pictured: (l-r) Sabrina Impacciatore as Esmeralda, Tim Key as Ken — (Photo by: John P. Fleenor/PEACOCK) From Scranton to Toledo. When Greg Daniels first turned his lens on the absurdities of office life, he gave the world The...
‘Caught Stealing:’ A Crime Caper That Doesn’t Quite Catch On
The late Nineties. The Lower East Side. A cool dive bar. A hot couple. What could possibly go wrong in Caught Stealing? Director Darren Aronofsky tries—perhaps too eagerly—to capture the chaotic energy of fast‑paced, one‑day thrillers like 24 Hours, setting his film in a graffitied, pre‑gentrified Alphabet City section of 1998 Manhattan. There’s a gritty charm in revisiting that era: the sidewalk grime, pay phones and neon...
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