Critics Crown New TV Darlings: Road to the Emmys Takes a Turn
The Critics’ Choice Awards were an important bellwether of this past winter’s plethora of film awards, anointing early favorites like “The Help” and “The Artist” that went on to be big winners at guild awards and at the Oscars. So it is with even greater momentum that two “smaller” television shows—“Homeland” and “Community”– go into the full thrush of Emmy awards season. Up against formidable...
Meryl Moments and More at WIF’s Crystal + Lucy Awards
When Meryl Streep is in the house, you know it’s going to be a night to remember. In fact, there should have been a Streep drinking game, similar to the Marty Scorsese one that made the rounds during this past winter’s awards season, for all the times she was mentioned at the 2012 Women in Film Crystal + Lucy Awards, presented June 12 at a packed gala held at the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton. Hosted...
Taking Risks Still Pays Off: Ask Nancy Dubuc and Other TV Executives
Every year at the end of the season, the Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) puts on a “State of the Industry ” event that caps off its newsmaker luncheon series in Los Angeles. Leading executives Nancy Dubuc, president and GM of History and Lifetime networks, Gary Newman, chairman of Twentieth Century Fox Television, Rick Rosen, head of the TV department at William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, Lloyd...
Rockin’ the Roosevelt With Hot Fashions, Great Music
It was a perfect pre-summer night Wednesday for the Rock Style event put on by the Los Angeles Times and Macy’s poolside at the Tropicana Bar at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel. It was the third annual edition of the event, which features a runway built over the iconic swimming pool, painted by David Hockney. This year, the host with the most was the world-famous KROQ’s (Ted) Stryker, who provides the beats daily on the radio...
MTV Movie Awards Mixes it Up With a Pirate, a Queen and a Caped Crusader
It’s a tribute to the influence of the MTV Movie Awards that so many A-listers show up for the annual kudo-fest. The 2012 edition, the cable net’s 21st, aired live Sunday night from a packed Gibson Amphitheater in Los Angeles, featured — in addition to a bevy of up-and-comers — people who have had collective decades in the spotlight, including Jodie Foster, Johnny Depp, Mark Wahlberg, Jennifer Aniston and Christian...
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