Internet Boom and Bust of the 90s Explored in NatGeo’s ‘Valley of the Boom’
Hit the reset button, if you will, and go back to the Silicon Valley of the mid-1990s. It was the dawn of the internet age as we know it today and more than a decade before Apple’s iPhone revolutionized cellular communications. Those who remember the days now billed as the dot-com 1.0 era will fondly recall Netscape, one of the first companies to harness the potential of the World Wide Web with its then-revolutionary web browser. The...
Golden Globes Rhapsodic About Rami, ‘Roma’ and Versace
The Freddie Mercury biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” and its star, Rami Malek were the big champions at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards hosted by Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh, who made history at the event’s first Asian American host– and also scored a statuette as lead actress in the television drama “Killing Eve.” Last year nearly everyone wore black in the wake of the Harvey Weinstein scandal and the ensuing Time’s Up and #MeToo...
Critics’ Choice Nominations Laud ‘The Favourite,’ ‘Black Panther,’ ‘The Americans’ and ‘Versace’
Nominations for the 24thAnnual Critics’ Choice Awards, announced today, are putting awards season in clear focus. Critics clearly love royal period drama “The Favourite,” which leads all films this year with 14 nominations, followed by “Black Panther” with 12 nominations. Other films garnering much love are “First Man” with ten nominations and “Mary Poppins Returns,” “A Star Is Born,” and “Vice” with nine nominations each. “Roma”...
‘Crazy Rich Asians’ Scores Big at 17th Annual Asian American Awards
2018 has been a banner year for Asian Americans on and off screen, more so on film than on television. Yet the mood was celebratory as the 17th Annual Asian American Awards were handed out Saturday night at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton, the favored venue for many awards shows including the upcoming Golden Globes. Hosted by television personality Jeannie Mai for the fourth year, the Unforgettable Gala honored...
Golden Globes Shower ‘Vice,’ ‘A Star is Born,’ ‘The Favourite,’ ‘Versace’ and ‘Barry’ With Nominations
Although it won’t be in theaters until Christmas day, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association anointed “Vice,” Adam McKay’s Dick Cheney biopic starring Christian Bale with a leading six Golden Globe nominations. The Globes also awarded “A Star Is Born,” “The Favourite,” and “Green Book” with five nods apiece. Box office hits “Black Panther” and “Crazy Rich Asians” scored three and two nods, respectively On the television side of the...
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