Billy Bob Thornton is Back in the Legal Game in ‘Goliath’ Season 2
Jun15

Billy Bob Thornton is Back in the Legal Game in ‘Goliath’ Season 2

When audiences last saw Billy Bob Thornton’s character Billy McBride at the conclusion of the first season of Amazon’s “Goliath,” the lawyer was sitting pretty as a result of a large settlement he won in a hard-fought court battle against a vicious and powerful enemy. Well, pretty in the sense of living and working in a dive motel, the Ocean Lodge, located across the parking lot of an even dive-ier bar, Chez Jay, on Santa Monica’s...

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Frances McDormand and Brie Larson Demo Female Power at Women In Film Crystal + Lucy Awards
Jun14

Frances McDormand and Brie Larson Demo Female Power at Women In Film Crystal + Lucy Awards

Actress Brie Larson, soon to star as Captain Mavel, is reaching real-life superhero status after receiving one of the top honors at Women In Film’s 2018 Crystal + Lucy Awards. In ceremonies Wednesday night at the Beverly Hilton’s International Ballroom, Larson was honored with the Crystal Award for Excellence in Film, adding to her 2016 Academy Award, Golden Globe, Screen Actors Guild, BAFTA, Critics Choice and National Board of...

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Dick Jokes? With Andy Samberg and Seth Meyers, How Could There Not Be.
Jun07

Dick Jokes? With Andy Samberg and Seth Meyers, How Could There Not Be.

‘Tis this season for TV show panels and receptions, whether they are officially billed as FYC events or not. Yet an event last night, sponsored by the Writers Guild Foundation at the WGA Theater in Beverly Hills was unlike any other this season. Huge lines to get in? Sure. Not an empty seat in the house? Undoubtedly. But it was a unique hour-long plus Q&A that set this evening apart as it upended some typical traditions. Like, the...

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It’s Over: Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys Spill on the End of ‘The Americans’
May31

It’s Over: Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys Spill on the End of ‘The Americans’

“Hey now, hey now, don’t dream it’s over.” The haunting lyrics from that hit 1986 song by Crowded House played during the opening montage of the first episode of Season 6 of “The Americans” earlier this spring. And now, comrades, the 1980s Cold War-era drama centering on two KGB spies played by Keri Russell and Matthew Rhys is in fact over. Rhys and Russell, both nominated for Primetime Emmy awards in lead acting categories last year,...

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Highlights of TV’s Annual Upfront Programming Presentations
May22

Highlights of TV’s Annual Upfront Programming Presentations

The dust is still settling from last week’s series of major network presentations for the 2018 TV upfronts. Despite the uncertainty in the air about potential mergers between CBS and Viacom, AT&T and Time Warner and even Disney and Fox with a rival Comcast bid coming into play, top executives across the board espoused an attitude of optimism about the future. Here’s a chronological snapshot of what went down during the whirlwind...

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