‘The Diplomat’ Season 4: Keri Russell, Allison Janney and Rufus Sewell Navigate Love, Power and Political Chaos
If there is one thing The Diplomat has made abundantly clear over four seasons, it is that negotiating international relations might actually be easier than navigating a marriage. After all, diplomats have protocols, talking points and carefully constructed strategies. Love? Not so much. “It’s a disaster,” creator, writer and showrunner Debora Cahn said with a laugh during a recent press conference when asked whether love is a...
‘The Social Reckoning’ Takes on Social Media’s Dark Side
Fifteen years after The Social Network turned the creation of Facebook into one of Hollywood’s most compelling tales of ambition, betrayal and billion-dollar egos, writer-director Aaron Sorkin is back with The Social Reckoning, a far more troubling chapter in the story of the social media giant. Opening in theaters today, October 9, the film shifts the focus from the audacious beginnings of Mark Zuckerberg’s empire to the potentially...
Emmy Awards Ditch Broadcast for Streaming on Amazon’s Prime Video
The Emmy Awards are officially breaking up with broadcast television. Beginning next year, television’s biggest night will have a permanent new home: Amazon’s Prime Video, which has struck a six-year agreement with the Television Academy to exclusively stream the Primetime Emmy Awards globally. The deal brings an end to the longtime rotation among ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC — the so-called “Wheel Deal” — and marks a...
Tom Cruise’s Divisive ‘Digger’ Dives at the Box Office
Tom Cruise has spent much of his career proving that audiences will follow him just about anywhere. Hang from the side of a mountain? They’re there. Strap yourself to a motorcycle and launch off a cliff? Absolutely. Fly a fighter jet? Blockbuster. But apparently there is one place even Tom Cruise can’t guarantee an audience will follow him: the bizarre, darkly comic world of Alejandro González Iñárritu’s Digger. The new film opened...
Critics Choice Celebración Toasts Latino and Hispanic Talent
You couldn’t deny the heat Friday as the Critics Choice Association’s 6th annual Celebración of Cinema & Television brought together an impressive lineup of performers, filmmakers and industry insiders for well-deserved recognition, pride and plenty of star power in Beverly Hills. Hosted by CCA member and co-programmer Clayton Davis, with fellow CCA member Amanda Salas, the October 2 luncheon event at the Four Seasons hotel...
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