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TV ‘American Masters’ Filmmakers On Historical Importance & Overlooked Contributions Of Black Performers
Director Yoruba Richen and EPs Mehret Mandefro and Lacey Schwartz Delgado, whose docu ‘How It Feels to Be Free’ premieres tonight on PBS for Martin Luther King Jr. Day, consider the often-overlooked women who have long used their art to challenge representations about Black people.
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‘Bridgerton’ Director Julie Anne Robinson On Filming Balls, Horses & Those Honeymoon Scenes; Talks Casting & Music For Netflix Hit
With its mix of Jane Austin meets Gossip Girl with 35 Shades of Grey, as described by Bridgerton star Regé-Jean Page, Netflix’s Shondaland series has taken pop culture by storm since its Dec. 25 debut. Redefining the period drama and romance genres while making global stars out of Page andPhoebe Dynevor, the…
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David Richardson Dies: ‘The Simpsons’, ‘Two and a Half Men’ & ‘F Is For Family’ Writer-Producer Was 65
Veteran comedy showrunner David Richardson passed away today, Jan. 18, from heart failure. He celebrated his 65th birthday on Christmas Eve.
Richardson had recently wrapped the upcoming fifth and final season of Netflix's adult animated series F Is for Family, on which he served as executive producer.
A nearly 30-year…
Alec Baldwin Says “Goodbye For Now” To Twitter Following Wife Hilaria’s Heritage Debacle
Alec Baldwin has flown the Twitter coop, announcing on Monday that he will leave the social media platform “for now.”
“Twitter is like a party where everyone is screaming. Not much of a party,” he Tweeted. “Goodbye for now.”
Baldwin’s departure from Twitter comes weeks after wife Hilaria Baldwin’s came under fire…
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Donald Trump Faces Possible Expulsion From SAG-AFTRA As Union’s Board Sets Special Session
EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump is facing possible expulsion from SAG-AFTRA. Deadline has learned that the union's national board of directors will meet Tuesday morning in a special session regarding disciplinary action against him, which could lead to his expulsion.
The former star of The Apprentice – and soon-to-be former…
Another New Covid-19 Variant Discovered In L.A. Might Be Vaccine Resistant, Researcher Says; Strain First Identified In Denmark
Two days after the Los Angeles Public Health Department announced that the much-talked-about UK variant of Covid-19, known as B.1.1.7, had been identified in the region, the California Department of Public Health revealed that another lesser-known strain had been circulating in the county as well.
Known as L452R, the…
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The Black List Teams With New Zealand Film Commission For Fund And Script Development Workshop
EXCLUSIVE: The Black List is partnering with the New Zealand Film Commission (NZFC) for the Black List New Zealand Project (BLNZP). The new initiative is a one-off fund script development workshop designed to foster the creative relationship between writers and producers and stimulate international opportunities for…
A Nationwide Mask Mandate Could Add $1 Trillion To The US GDP, According To UCLA Analysis
Implementation of a nationwide mask mandate, combined with complementary public health measures, could reduce the coronavirus’ spread to essentially zero and have a potential $1 trillion impact on the U.S. GDP, according to researchers at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
The team’s research “makes clear that…
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Joe Biden’s Inauguration United We Serve Concert Lineup Includes Diane Warren, Chesca, Andra Day And Yo-Yo Ma
Joe Biden’s inauguration concerts continue tonight with one tied to the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, featuring a lineup that includes Yo-Yo Ma, Andra Day and Bebe Winans.
The event, scheduled to start at 8 PM ET, will include a video from songwriter Diane Warren and Chesca’s performance of “El Cambio” (The Change)…
Juno Films Acquires Sundance Doc ‘The Most Beautiful Boy In The World’
Juno Films has acquired U.S. and Canadian rights to the documentary The Most Beautiful Boy in the World, the Kristina Lindstom and Kristian Petri film set to premiere in the World Documentary Competition at this year's Sundance Film Festival.
Produced by Stina Gardell’s Stockholm-based Mantaray Film, the film follows…
Disneyland Paris Reopening Delayed Until April, Possibly Longer
Disneyland Paris announced Monday that its reopening would be delayed until at least April 2. The park, which closed for a second time on October 29, had planned to reopen on February 13. The park previously was closed from March-July 2020, reopened, and then closed down again in April 2020.
The new start date will…
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View All Awardsline: Oscar PreviewCover Story: How Emerald Fennell & Carey Mulligan’s ‘Promising Young Woman’ Concealed a Timely Truth Bomb Amid ’90s Nostalgia
The Burning Question That Drove David Fincher’s Decades-Long Journey To Make ‘Mank’
Jodie Foster Says ‘The Mauritanian’ Reflects Residual Effects Of America’s Post-9/11 Transformation
Elisabeth Moss On “Super Rare” Female Antihero In ‘Shirley’ & First Go-Round Directing ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’
Maria Bartiromo, Brian Kilmeade and Trey Gowdy Among Rotating Hosts For New 7 PM Fox News Opinion Show
Maria Bartiromo, Brian Kilmeade and Trey Gowdy are among the list of rotating hosts who will anchor Fox News Primetime, set for its debut in the 7 PM hour as part of a plan to fill the slot with opinion programming.
Last week, Fox News announced that the newscast The Story with Martha MacCallum would be moved to 3 PM…
‘American Masters’ Filmmakers On Historical Importance & Overlooked Contributions Of Black Performers – Guest Column
Editor’s note: Yoruba Richen is the director and Mehret Mandefro and Lacey Schwartz Delgado are executive producers of American Masters: How It Feels to Be Free, a documentary that looks at the historical importance and overlooked contributions of Black performers. Focusing on Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Di…
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