Actors Weigh in on Best On Screen Talent with SAG Awards Nominations
Dec15

Actors Weigh in on Best On Screen Talent with SAG Awards Nominations

The 2016-17 awards season continued at full throttle as nominees were announced Wednesday for the 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. It’s the first time this season a professional Guild has weighed in with its choices. (The other nominations and early awards to date have come from critics’ groups.) The SAGs recognizes outstanding individual, cast and ensemble performances in both film and television for 2016, and of the top...

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And The Winner Is… Find Out Tonight on ‘The Voice’ Season Finale
Dec13

And The Winner Is… Find Out Tonight on ‘The Voice’ Season Finale

The countdown is on for the opening of the envelope that will reward months of hard work. Yes, tonight’s the big night for “The Voice” to crown the winner with its Season 11 finale, a season that will go down in the record books as the first to feature two female coaches alongside the male pillars of the show that have occupied its now iconic red chairs since the beginning. NBC has packed the show not only with performances from the...

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Golden Globes Nominations Confirm Frontrunners in Film and TV
Dec13

Golden Globes Nominations Confirm Frontrunners in Film and TV

Just a day after the Critics’ Choice Awards were handed out —actually little more than half a day – the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced its nominees for the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards, with many of the same movie and television titles getting the love. “La La Land,” which won the Critics’ Choice as best picture, led the film categories with seven nominations, followed by six for the coming of age drama “Moonlight”...

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‘People v O.J.,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Manchester’ Dominate Critics’ Choice Awards
Dec12

‘People v O.J.,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Manchester’ Dominate Critics’ Choice Awards

It was a night almost as joyous as the opening freeway song and dance number in “La La Land.” The musical, directed by Damien Chazelle and starring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling, picked up eight trophies including best picture at the 22nd Annual Critics ‘Choice Awards, making it the front-runner as awards season rolls on. “Moonlight” also picked up more acclaim, including a win for best acting ensemble. “Manchester by the Sea” also...

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Tonight’s the Big Night for NBC’s ‘Hairspray Live!’
Dec07

Tonight’s the Big Night for NBC’s ‘Hairspray Live!’

It was the summer of 2003 and “Hairspray” was the hottest show on Broadway, after taking home eight Tony Awards, including Best Musical. A friend at New Line Cinema had offered to get me a pair of coveted tickets on a Saturday night, but upon arrival at the Neil Simon Theatre, they were not there. After a series of frantic phone calls back to Los Angeles, sweating on the sidewalk, tickets were procured literally one minute before...

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