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...
‘The Irishman,’ ‘Once Upon A Time in Hollywood,’ ‘This Is Us,’ ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘The Crown’ Top Critics Choice Nominations
Awards season comes into clear focus with today’s announcement of the nomination for the 25th Annual Critics Choice Awards, which honor excellence in both film and television. The organization showered director Martin Scorsese’s epic film “The Irishman” with 14 nominations including Best Picture, Robert De Niro for Best Actor, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci for Best Supporting Actor, Martin Scorsese for Best Director, Best Acting...
Behind the Scenes of ‘The Morning Show’ with Mark Duplass
Mark Duplass knows the secret to his success when it comes to acting roles, including his latest turn as the executive producer of the network television news morning broadcast in Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show.” “For better or worse, it’s a whispery secret. I’m a good supporting white dude actor who knows how to get inside a scene and not hog it from the movie stars,” he said as we caught up with him by phone as he was walking down...
Amazon’s ‘Undone’ Takes Animation in a New Direction
Rosa Salazar in Undone It has been said that the soon to premiere “Undone” is a television series unlike any other before it. Yet its creators find issue with some of the statements being made about their show in the lead-up to it. More on that in a moment–but one thing is for certain: it is Amazon’s first-ever animated series for adults. Featuring a largely Latinx cast and set in San Antonio, the half-hour series focuses on the...