Late Night and Uptight on ‘Hacks’ as Deborah Vance Gets Her Dream TV Job
There is Jimmy. And Jimmy. Seth and Steven. And if the world of Hacks were real, Deborah Vance would also be a member of that elite club of the late-night television hosts. As Season 4 begins on Max, Jean Smart’s Vance has achieved her life-long dream of hosting a network late-night TV show after decades of performing in Las Vegas and on stages around the world. Not to mention the success she’s had with her own line of merchandise on...
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Final Season: The Revolution is Here
It’s been it’s been two and half years since we last saw Elisabeth Moss’ June trying to keep her family safe from the totalitarian state of Gilead and its violent supporters in Toronto, and now the sixth and final season of The Handmaid’s Tale is upon us. And yes, rage, resistance and revolution are brewing. The series, based on Margaret Atwell’s best-selling novel first premiered in April 2017 and featured June, then known as Offred,...
Living, Loving and Laughing in Hulu’s ‘Mid-Century Modern’
Three gay men living in a house in Palm Springs with one of their moms. Sounds like a great premise for a sitcom, right? That’s what Max Mutchnick and David Kohan (the brains behind Will & Grace) thought as they came up with the concept for Mid-Century Modern, a multi-camera comedy directed by James Burrows and shot in front of a live audience—with 10 episodes now streaming on Hulu. It’s a throwback to the glory days of sitcoms...
‘The Righteous Gemstones’ Return for One Last Crazy Comedic Ride
The Righteous Gemstones are raising holy hell one last time on their fourth and sadly their last season on HBO. They’ve got a Capuchin monkey, male pole dancing, a dick double for Baby Billy’s full frontal nudity scenes and an Oscar winner among its guest stars. And that’s just the beginning for the Danny McBride-created comedy featuring John Goodman as the patriarch of a superstar televangelist family whose kids (played by McBride,...
‘Anora’ Sweeps the 97th Academy Awards With Some Surprise Wins
The Oscars wouldn’t be the film industry’s biggest night without a few surprises, and there were plenty of them as the ceremonies unfolded at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood and viewers from around the world took in the nearly four-hour show. Anora was the little indie film that ran through the proceedings, picking up five little golden men, including the biggies of Best Picture, Best Director and Best Actress. It also won Best...
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