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You know it’s going to be an entertaining evening when a “fight” breaks out amongst acclaimed screenwriters of some of the most honored films this awards season. That’s what happened at the Writers Guild of America West’s Beyond Words Feb….
With all the recent controversy about the lack of inclusion at the Oscars, and on the evening before the Motion Picture Academy took action to broaden its membership, the point was made several times during the 31st annual Artios Awards…
One of the most exciting things about the television industry is when a little-seen basic cable show bursts out of the gate of its freshman season to widespread acclaim, often, as “Mad Men” did for AMC, redefining its parent network….
Network presidents get deluged with gifts for the holiday season, but not many keep those presents for 25 years. Enter Warren Littlefield — who ran NBC Entertainment during its “must-see TV” era and is now an executive producer of FX’s…
Ever since the slate of Oscar acting nominees announced earlier this year was without any minority representation, spawning the hashtag #OscarsSoWhite, there’s been a renewed and intense discussion about diversity in Hollywood. And it was no different at the Variety…
You’ve seen him as the “den mother” on HBO’s “Silicon Valley,” running a household of brilliant geeks working to take their startup to the next level — and of course, attempting to horn in on the action. Now actor and…
EDITOR’S NOTE: A list of the 101 funniest screenplays of all time has been released by The Writers Guild of America (East and West). According to the Nov. 11 press release, the list was “voted on by members of both…
Ron Howard. Brett Ratner. Akiva Goldsman. The names of these major Hollywood players are not normally associated with documentaries about science. But all three, along with Peter Berg and actors Angela Bassett and Paul Giamatti, have each directed an episode…
The global business of television and the changes that have occurred in the past year took center stage as the Hollywood Radio and Television Society (HRTS) put on its annual State of the Industry newsmaker luncheon with top executives from…
The black and white clip rolled, and in short order the audience at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills was rolling in the aisles with laughter. The segment was from “The David Susskind Show” and…