Press Tour Preview of Cable and Streaming’s New Shows Destined to be Binges
It’s not often when someone gets a warm round of sustained applause at the Television Critics Association press tour, but that’s what happened when HBO’s Quentin Schaffer took the stage at the Beverly Hilton last week. The week before, he had announced his exit after 39 years as communications chief at the network and he told the assembled audience of journalists that he wanted to do one last TCA. He said it was his 100th, because he...
‘One Giant Leap for Mankind:’ Networks Mark the 50th Anniversary of Apollo 11
July 16, 1969 dawned bright, hot and sunny on Florida’s Atlantic coast. It was the perfect weather on Earth to send its very first three inhabitants to the moon. As the clock ticked down to the moment Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins would blast off atop a Saturn V rocket, hundreds of millions of people the world over tuned into television coverage of what would become one of the defining events in mankind’s history on...
With a Dozen Documentaries, TV Programmers Are ‘Over the Moon’ About the Historic Moon Landing Anniversary
It’s been the subject of countless songs, books, movies—and a whole slew of new television programs and documentaries. So in case you’ve been under a moonrock, the momentous 50th anniversary of mankind’s first visit to the moon happens next week. As the world watched, Apollo 11’s three astronauts, Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins blasted off July 16, 1969 and reached Earth’s moon four days later. For those wanting to...
CNN Takes Us to ‘The Movies’ This Weekend
The legacy of movies released in the 1980s runs deep and wide, from Oscar-winning pictures like “Ordinary People,” “Amadeus” and “Terms of Endearment” to blockbusters including “Raiders of the Lost Ark,” “Back to the Future,” “When Harry Met Sally,” “Fatal Attraction,” “Flashdance” and “Risky Business” to teen-centric titles like “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Say Anything,” “The Breakfast Club” and “Sixteen Candles.” Perhaps that’s...
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,...
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