Freddy Krueger is The Goldbergs’ Worst Nightmare for Halloween
Flash back to 1984. Freddy Krueger, a serial killer with a gloved hand crowned with long, lethal razors made his first appearance in Wes Craven’s “A Nightmare on Elm Street,” one of the most successful horror franchises in film history. And then remember your worst nightmares. Did Freddy star in them? He did for Adam F. Goldberg, creator of the ABC series based on his childhood in the 1980s, now in its sixth season. That’s why it was...
A Very Funny Hugh Grant Dishes on ‘A Very English Scandal’
Here’s a self-professed admission from Hugh Grant, whose films over the past several decades have grossed more than $3 billion globally at the box office. Until just very, very recently, he was a snob about TV, even as his co-stars and colleagues long ago made the transition and continue to topline the small screen’s highest quality productions. But that’s all in the past now with his starring role in “A Very English Scandal,” a...
70th Annual Prime Emmy Awards Are ‘Marvelous’
It was a heady night at the Microsoft Theater for actress Rachel Brosnahan and Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” as the freshman 1950s-set comedy series dominated the comedy categories by picking up five golden statuettes at the 70th Prime Emmy Awards, televised on NBC and hosted by Michael Che and Colin Jost– known for their comedy on “Saturday Night Live.” The tale of a woman finding her voice on a standup comedy stage in...
Who Will Win the Streaming Wars? FX’s John Landgraf Has Some Predictions
Long-established as an industry thought leader, FX CEO John Landgraf is getting ready for the big change when Disney takes over the cable network he’s called home for about 17 years. Landgraf spoke last week at Variety’s Entertainment and Technology Summit in a one-on-one conversation with Cynthia Littleton that touched on topics including the value proposition of a brand, diversity in front of and behind the camera, ratings and his...
Born to be Wild at ‘Mayans M.C.’ Premiere
Kurt Sutter was more than revved up for the premiere screening of his new FX outlaw crime drama, “Mayans M.C.” The creator of ”Sons Of Anarchy,” the epic seven-season motorcycle gang show from which “Mayans” is a spinoff, was introduced to a packed house Tuesday night at the TCL Chinese Theater in Hollywood by FX Network CEO John Landgraf. “SOA,” which premiered in 2008 and remains the highest-rated series in FX history, was Sutter’s...
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