Cicely Tyson made TV herstory with an incredible career portraying women of strength. She died today at 96. Tyson, saluted with an honorary Academy Award at the Governors Awards in November 2018, became the first African-American to win a lead actress Emmy when she was … [Read more...]
The Good News is the Obamas Won an Oscar! The Bad News? Trump’s Head Didn’t Explode…
Yes, Netflix’s American Factory, produced by Michelle and Barack Obama, took home the Oscar for best documentary. It’s the first Academy Award for the Obamas’ production company, Higher Ground. Too bad the Obamas weren't … [Read more...]
Wanna See Trump’s Head Explode? It Just Might If Obama Wins an Oscar (He’s Nominated!)
Yes, you can add Oscar nominee to Barack Obama's list of accomplishments. The former POTUS (& Nobel Peace Prize winner) is now an Academy Award nominee. Obama landed … [Read more...]
Director Richard Linklater Will Film Musical “Merrily We Roll Along” Over the Next 20 Years!
Linklater at the premiere of "Where'd You Go, Bernadette?" in New York, August 2019 You gotta get stars of the right age for a project like this. Beanie Feldstein, Blake Jenner and Ben Platt will star in an adaptation of the Stephen Sondheim musical [Read more...]
Laurie Metcalf & Eddie Izzard to Star on B-Way in “Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” (But Can They Top Liz & Dick?)
Metcalf in "A Doll's House; Part II" on Broadway & Taylor in Mike Nichol's film WAOVW Two-time Tony and three-time Emmy winner Laurie Metcalf and two-time Emmy winner Eddie Izzard will star on Broadway in Who's Afraid of [Read more...]
Oscars’ Red Carpet Looks Through the Decades That Made Fashion HerStory. Watch
Fashion reporter, Hal Rubenstein counts down some iconic dresses from Oscar's red carpet through the years. Like Grace Kelly's understated elegance (with gloves) in 1955 to Jennifer Lawrence's first red carpet appearance in a fire engine red Calvin Klein in 2011. See if you … [Read more...]
#Flashback73: Bette Midler Sings “You Got To Have Friends” at a Gay Pride Rally in NYC. Watch
Bette Midler is performing at the Oscars this Sunday night, singing Marc Shaiman & Scott Wittman's nominated Best Song, The Place Where Lost Things Go from Mary Poppins Returns. Here she appears some 45 years before at a Gay Pride March and rally in Washington Square Park in … [Read more...]
#RIP: Craig Zadan, Producer of NBC Live Musicals, “Chicago” & the Oscars is Dead at 69
Hollywood is mourning Craig Zadan, a prolific producer of movies, television and Broadway musicals who has died unexpectedly. Robert Greenblatt, NBC Entertainment Chairman said, “It is with profound sadness that I am announcing the passing of my dear friend and colleague … [Read more...]
#RIP: Oscar-Winning Director, Milos Foreman
Oscar-winning film director Milos Forman has died. His wife told Czech media that he had passed away in Connecticut yesterday. Forman was a Czech native who forged a prolific film career after emigrating to the U.S. in the late 60s. Known for his subversive edge, Forman hit … [Read more...]
#LGBTQ: Director Barry Jenkins Reads the Oscar Acceptance Speech for “Moonlight” He Wasn’t Allowed To Make
La La Land was infamously named the winner of Best Picture at the 2017 Academy Awards. But Moonlight, a loving portrait of a gay African-American man, was ACTUAL the winner. Director, Barry Jenkins, was robbed of his moment to deliver the acceptance speech he had planned. But … [Read more...]
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