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Berlanti, DuVernay and Lear Loom Large at 45th Humanitas Awards

There is no disagreement that many of the projects created by Ava DuVernay and Greg Berlanti have contributed to increased social awareness on hot-button topics ranging from prison reform to LGBTQ and civil rights. Now the two prolific producers share…

Jan 30, 2020

Zucker, Burke Among Five Honored at NATPE

WarnerMedia’s head honcho Jeff Zucker had nothing else going on last Wednesday night, or so he claimed, even as CNN continued its wall-to-wall coverage of the impeachment trial of President Donald Trump. Yet Zucker took time out from breaking news…

Jan 28, 2020

Gloria Estefan and Family Tackle a New Series

Gloria Estefan and her family are undisputed luminaries in Miami. And so it was that the Grammy Award-winning singer, her daughter and her niece got an especially warm hometown reception at last week’s annual NATPE confab. I had the pleasure…

Jan 28, 2020

AARP’s 19th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards: An Evening With the ‘Anti-Ricky Gervais’

Tony Danza came out of the gate right away with a promise. A promise that he was the anti-Ricky Gervais as he took the hosting reins of AARP’s 19th Annual Movies for Grownups Awards. The ceremonies were held Jan. 11…

Jan 16, 2020

With ‘Bombshell’ Opening Wide Tomorrow, the Cast, Writer and Director Open Up

Hot on the heels of its limited release and early awards recognition for its key players, “Bombshell” opens wide at the box office Friday. “Hot on the heels” may not be the most appropriate metaphor to describe the story of…

Dec 19, 2019

Eddie Murphy Cuts Loose at Celebration of Black Cinema

When Eddie Murphy gets up on stage and grabs a microphone, you wouldn’t expect anything less than the audience rolling on the floor laughing with what comes out of his mouth. That was exactly the scenario Monday night at the…

Dec 5, 2019

An Inside Look at the New Apple TV+ Series ‘The Morning Show’

Mark Duplass knows the secret to his success when it comes to acting roles, including his latest turn as the executive producer of the network television news morning broadcast in Apple TV+’s “The Morning Show.” “For better or worse, it’s…

Nov 1, 2019

Prominent Voices Heard at Power Women Summit

The range of women’s voices was almost dizzying at the Power Women Summit, a day and half-long confab attended by about 1,500 people featuring well-known names in the industry like Rita Wilson, Eva Longoria, Jennifer Salke and Nancy Josephson and…

Oct 31, 2019

Edward Norton on His Passion Project, ‘Motherless Brooklyn’

“Motherless Brooklyn” has been in Edward Norton’s head for years, since he read the galleys of the 1999 novel written by Jonathan Lethem. Flashing back to that era, 1999 also marked the release of “Fight Club,” the David Fincher film…

Oct 29, 2019

Elton John Reveals the Backstory Behind the Biopic ‘Rocketman’

First the movie. Now the book. Sir Elton John is in revelatory mode, or as he puts it: Ask me anything. That’s what the 72-year-old mega music star and philanthropist told Dexter Fletcher, the director of “Rocketman,” which chronicles his…

Oct 17, 2019