Two Historic Dramas Tie for Critics’ Choice Kudos
Dec16

Two Historic Dramas Tie for Critics’ Choice Kudos

The Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA) has announced the nominees for The 19th Annual Critics’ Choice Movie Awards, quickly putting the 2014 awards season in sharper focus. “12 Years a Slave” and “American Hustle” tie this year with thirteen nominations each. “12 Years a Slave” has been nominated for Best Picture, Best Actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor, Best Supporting Actor for Michael Fassbender, Best Supporting Actress for Lupita...

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Up Close and In Depth With the Queens of Anarchy, Katey Sagal and Maggie Siff
Oct01

Up Close and In Depth With the Queens of Anarchy, Katey Sagal and Maggie Siff

It may be the men of  “Sons of Anarchy” who suck all of the air in the room when they hold secret meetings in their clubhouse, but it is the women who provide much of the motivation for the adrenalized motorcycle gang action that happens in and around the fictional town of Charming, Calif. Gun running. Drug dealing. Prostitution. Murder. Legitimate businesses to cover them up. It’s all there in creator Kurt Sutter’s edgy...

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Warming Up for the Emmy Awards with Nominated Performers
Sep24

Warming Up for the Emmy Awards with Nominated Performers

If you’re one of the nominees for Emmy’s highest-profile categories, it’s hard to relax 48 hours before the big night. That doesn’t mean you can’t let your hair down, tip a glass or two and have a good old time.   After all, that’s the tradition at the Television Academy’s Performer Nominees reception held on Friday night before the Primetime Emmy Awards – again this year at Wolfgang...

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Early Emmy Award Winners Set Trends for Television’s Biggest Night
Sep20

Early Emmy Award Winners Set Trends for Television’s Biggest Night

Here’s some advice that might seem odd to give to both male and female awards show nominees: wear running shoes on the night of the ceremony.   That’s right. Fast footwear is optimal for all of those nominated in 75 categories handed out during the 65th Creative Arts Emmy Awards at the Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE, for which an abbreviated version of the ceremonies held Sept. 15 will air on cable network FXX Sept. 21 at 9...

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Homeland Puts on a Show in the Corridors of Power and the CIA is Watching
Sep16

Homeland Puts on a Show in the Corridors of Power and the CIA is Watching

Much goes on inside the Beltway, but it’s not often that a high-profile premiere of a movie or television show takes place within Wi-Fi range of the nation’s capitol.   But Washington, DC was indeed the perfect location that pay cabler Showtime chose to screen the first episode of its highly anticipated third season of “Homeland,” which is largely set in its environs– although mainly shot in North...

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