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Bill Maher returned to original episodes for the first time in a month, still resigned to taping HBO’s Real Time at his own house. He came back with a bang though, with a strong guest list that included Kerry Washington discussing her ACLU documentary The Fight, Jim Carrey on his new bestselling novel, and a spirited…

The good news for Kerry Washington keeps on coming! After receiving multiple Emmy nominations Tuesday morning, including one for her role in Little Fires Everywhere, Washington and her Simpson Street Productions has extended and expanded her overall deal with ABC Studios. The exclusive three-year TV deal includes…

Kerry Washington earned an Emmy nomination for her turn as conflicted mother Mia in the Hulu drama Little Fires Everywhere which was adapted from the novel of the same name by Celeste Ng. However, it was one of three projects she received Emmy love for on Tuesday morning. In addition to acting in and serving as…

It has been a busy 12 months for Kerry Washington, with a key part in Hulu's Little Fires Everywhere, a directorial stint on HBO's Insecure, and a exec producer role on Sundance doc The Fight occupying her time. And while her role in Little Fires Everywhere contines to draw praise, it is only one performance of hers…

After wrapping up her long-running hit ABC series Scandal, on which she worked 16-hour days, Kerry Washington only has plans to take some time off. But some irresistible acting opportunities, including Broadway, came her way almost immediately, and soon that planned vacation had to be put off a little longer. Now she…

Amazon Prime Video has boarded drama series Little Fires Everywhere, starring and executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington, and will launch the show in international markets including Europe, Latin America, Canada, and Australia. Based on Celeste Ng's 2017 bestseller, Little Fires…

The latest documentary from directors Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg and Eli Despres, The Fight was conceived seven days into the presidency of Donald Trump. After the President’s 'Muslim Ban' was enacted, Steinberg joined protestors on the steps of a Brooklyn courthouse, where ACLU Lawyer Lee Gelernt was arguing for…

On Saturday at the Egyptian Theater in Park City, Carrie Mae Weems moderated a conversation between artists in the industry who have pushed the envelope when it comes to storytelling and representation. The panelists each had films at Sundance including Lin-Manuel Miranda (Siempre, Luis, We Are Freestyle Love…

Hollywood heavyweights Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington made a stop at the TCA winter press tour Friday to present their new Hulu limited series Little Fires Everywhere, based on the bestseller by Celeste Ng. The pair star in and executive produce the series, which follows the intertwined fates of the…

The 2020 Sundance Film Festival will be full of stars and legends, but the opening weekend of the snowy Robert Redford-founded shindig looks to solidly belong to Hillary Rodham Clinton. First, there’s a world premiere of the Hulu docuseries Hillary, about the candidate who won the popular vote in the 2016 presidential…

Hulu has slotted Wednesday, March 18 for the premiere of Little Fires Everywhere, its upcoming limited series based on Celeste Ng's bestselling book. We’re also getting a first look at stars Reese Witherspoon and Kerry Washington in a combo teaser trailer/date announcement. “We all have parts that scare us,” admits…

Five years after the vast expansion of California's film and television tax incentive program was inked into law by then-Governor Jerry Brown, big budgets, Oscar winners, remakes and rock bios dominated the 13 films that today were announced as the latest round of allocations. Led by the $17.5 million awarded to the…