You don’t have to be an expert on classic soul and R&b to recognize the American music monuments that emerged from Stax Records in the Sixties and Seventies. Sam & Dave’s “Soul Man,” Otis Redding’s “Respect” and “(Sittin’ on) The Dock of the Bay,” Isaac Hayes’ “Theme From Shaft,” and the Staple Singers’ “I’ll Take You There” — just a few of Stax’s greatest hits — made the case that the Memphis-based record company was the Southern version of Motown.
Whether anyone fully realizes that is another matter.
Whether anyone fully realizes that is another matter.
- 5/20/2024
- by David Browne
- Rollingstone.com
Kevin Adell, the owner of Adell Broadcasting and Wadl in Detroit. (Photo courtesy Adell Media)
The owner of an independent television station in Detroit says his $75 million deal to sell the station is likely not going to materialize after it drew strong opposition at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
In a phone interview with The Desk on Thursday, Wadl-tv (Channel 38) owner Kevin Adell said he is ready to accept that a pending deal to sell the station to Mission Broadcasting was “dead on arrival” when he sought regulatory approval from the FCC last May.
The deal would have seen Mission acquire the station from Adell using funds provided by Nexstar Media Group, according to documents submitted to the FCC last year. Once the deal closed, Mission would have transferred operational control of the station to Nexstar through a shared services agreement, a partnership that is similar to one Nexstar has with other Mission-owned broadcast stations.
The owner of an independent television station in Detroit says his $75 million deal to sell the station is likely not going to materialize after it drew strong opposition at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
In a phone interview with The Desk on Thursday, Wadl-tv (Channel 38) owner Kevin Adell said he is ready to accept that a pending deal to sell the station to Mission Broadcasting was “dead on arrival” when he sought regulatory approval from the FCC last May.
The deal would have seen Mission acquire the station from Adell using funds provided by Nexstar Media Group, according to documents submitted to the FCC last year. Once the deal closed, Mission would have transferred operational control of the station to Nexstar through a shared services agreement, a partnership that is similar to one Nexstar has with other Mission-owned broadcast stations.
- 4/4/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Kevin Adell, the owner of Adell Broadcasting and Wadl in Detroit. (Photo courtesy Adell Media)
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been urged to approve the sale of a Detroit-area television station to a Nexstar Media Group-controlled company by this week.
In a letter filed with the FCC last Friday, an attorney representing Wadl (Channel 38) owner Adell Broadcasting said time is running out for the station to be sold to Mission Broadcasting, whose assets are entirely operated by Nexstar, with the deal facing a March 31 deadline to be consummated in full.
During a meeting earlier this month, the office of FCC Chairperson Jessica Rosenworcel told Adell that the agency was weighing at least one other outstanding matter before it could hand down a decision on the sale, the letter obtained by The Desk said.
The sale of Wadl to Mission was first announced last May, as Nexstar was in...
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has been urged to approve the sale of a Detroit-area television station to a Nexstar Media Group-controlled company by this week.
In a letter filed with the FCC last Friday, an attorney representing Wadl (Channel 38) owner Adell Broadcasting said time is running out for the station to be sold to Mission Broadcasting, whose assets are entirely operated by Nexstar, with the deal facing a March 31 deadline to be consummated in full.
During a meeting earlier this month, the office of FCC Chairperson Jessica Rosenworcel told Adell that the agency was weighing at least one other outstanding matter before it could hand down a decision on the sale, the letter obtained by The Desk said.
The sale of Wadl to Mission was first announced last May, as Nexstar was in...
- 3/18/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
The 55th NAACP Image Awards continued to honor Black excellence on Saturday night, with Queen Latifah hosting the live telecast from the Shrine Auditorium.
The Color Purple continued its winning streak on the final night of the NAACP Image Awards, taking the trophy for Outstanding Motion Picture. Fantasia Barrino also took the award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, with co-stars Colman Domingo and Taraji P. Henson winning their respective categories.
Domingo also won an award for Rustin in the Outstanding Actor category.
Usher was named Entertainer of the Year the same night the artist received the President’s Award. Previous recipients of the President’s Award include Gabrielle Union-Wade, Dwyane Wade, Rihanna, LeBron James, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Lauryn Hill, and Soledad O’Brien, among others.
Related: NAACP Image Awards Photos: The Best Of The Red Carpet...
The Color Purple continued its winning streak on the final night of the NAACP Image Awards, taking the trophy for Outstanding Motion Picture. Fantasia Barrino also took the award for Outstanding Actress in a Motion Picture, with co-stars Colman Domingo and Taraji P. Henson winning their respective categories.
Domingo also won an award for Rustin in the Outstanding Actor category.
Usher was named Entertainer of the Year the same night the artist received the President’s Award. Previous recipients of the President’s Award include Gabrielle Union-Wade, Dwyane Wade, Rihanna, LeBron James, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Lauryn Hill, and Soledad O’Brien, among others.
Related: NAACP Image Awards Photos: The Best Of The Red Carpet...
- 3/17/2024
- by Patrick Hipes and Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Usher will receive the President’s Award during the 55th NAACP Image Awards, the NAACP announced on Friday.
The singer and songwriter will be honored with the award at the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on Saturday at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on CBS and BET. Queen Latifah will host.
The President’s Award is “presented in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service,” says the organization. Previous recipients include Gabrielle Union-Wade, Dwyane Wade, Rihanna, LeBron James, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Lauryn Hill and Soledad O’Brien, among many others.
“We are honored to present this year’s President’s Award to Usher for his unparalleled talent and remarkable contributions as an artist and advocate for our community,” says Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP. “Beyond his vocal talent and stage presence, Usher has empowered...
The singer and songwriter will be honored with the award at the ceremony, which will be broadcast live on Saturday at 8 p.m. Et/Pt on CBS and BET. Queen Latifah will host.
The President’s Award is “presented in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service,” says the organization. Previous recipients include Gabrielle Union-Wade, Dwyane Wade, Rihanna, LeBron James, Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, Muhammad Ali, Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, Shawn “Jay-Z” Carter, Lauryn Hill and Soledad O’Brien, among many others.
“We are honored to present this year’s President’s Award to Usher for his unparalleled talent and remarkable contributions as an artist and advocate for our community,” says Derrick Johnson, President and CEO of the NAACP. “Beyond his vocal talent and stage presence, Usher has empowered...
- 3/15/2024
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An aerial photograph shows the television studios of Adell-owned Wadl-tv in Detroit. (Courtesy photo)
A leading national activist is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act on the proposed sale of a Detroit-area television station to a business affiliated with Nexstar Media Group, saying the matter has been held up at the agency for far too long.
On Friday, Reverend Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow Push Coalition sent a letter to FCC Chairperson Jessica Rosenworcel, restating comments he and other activists have made over the past few months while meeting with her and other FCC commissioners about the sale of Wadl (Channel 38) to Mission Broadcasting.
Document: Read the letter sent by Rev. Jesse Jackson to the FCC [Pro Access]
The sale has been pending since last May, when Mission Broadcasting and Wadl owner Kevin Adell announced the transaction. The FCC must sign off on business-related transactions involving licensed broadcast television stations,...
A leading national activist is urging the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to act on the proposed sale of a Detroit-area television station to a business affiliated with Nexstar Media Group, saying the matter has been held up at the agency for far too long.
On Friday, Reverend Jesse Jackson of the Rainbow Push Coalition sent a letter to FCC Chairperson Jessica Rosenworcel, restating comments he and other activists have made over the past few months while meeting with her and other FCC commissioners about the sale of Wadl (Channel 38) to Mission Broadcasting.
Document: Read the letter sent by Rev. Jesse Jackson to the FCC [Pro Access]
The sale has been pending since last May, when Mission Broadcasting and Wadl owner Kevin Adell announced the transaction. The FCC must sign off on business-related transactions involving licensed broadcast television stations,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
If you didn't know Quentin Tarantino hosted "Saturday Night Live" in the 1990s, and had to guess when he took the Studio 8H stage, your best options would be early 1995 (when the zeitgeisty "Pulp Fiction" was speeding toward an Academy Awards showdown with "Forrest Gump"), early 1996 (to promote "From Dusk till Dawn") or late 1997/early 1998 (in support of "Jackie Brown"). None of these would be correct.
No, the brash indie filmmaking sensation guested on November 11, 1995, with nothing to promote but himself. This might seem peculiar now, but it made perfect sense at the time because, after the Oscars, Tarantino was hitting the talk show circuit harder than Don Rickles. Could you blame him? He'd skyrocketed from know-it-all video store clerk to generational filmmaking genius. The problem here was that Tarantino knew he was a genius before critics and fans started telling him so. As a result, he felt free to...
No, the brash indie filmmaking sensation guested on November 11, 1995, with nothing to promote but himself. This might seem peculiar now, but it made perfect sense at the time because, after the Oscars, Tarantino was hitting the talk show circuit harder than Don Rickles. Could you blame him? He'd skyrocketed from know-it-all video store clerk to generational filmmaking genius. The problem here was that Tarantino knew he was a genius before critics and fans started telling him so. As a result, he felt free to...
- 2/19/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
An aerial photograph shows the television studios of Adell-owned Wadl-tv in Detroit. (Courtesy photo)
The top official at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) met earlier this month with several industry stakeholders and the owner of a Detroit-area television station who is trying to sell his outlet to a Nexstar Media Group-controlled company.
The meeting, held on January 18, involved FCC Chairperson Jessica Rosenworcel, Wadl (Channel 38) owner Kevin Adell and two public interest groups — the American Television Alliance (Atva) and Ncta the Internet and Television Association (Ncta) — and was the latest to be held concerning Adell’s pending sale of Wadl to Mission Broadcasting.
For months, the Atva and the Ncta have argued against the deal, filing briefs with the FCC that accused Nexstar of attempting to circumvent federal ownership caps by bankrolling Mission’s purchase of Wadl.
Nexstar operates all of Mission’s television stations under shared services agreements,...
The top official at the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) met earlier this month with several industry stakeholders and the owner of a Detroit-area television station who is trying to sell his outlet to a Nexstar Media Group-controlled company.
The meeting, held on January 18, involved FCC Chairperson Jessica Rosenworcel, Wadl (Channel 38) owner Kevin Adell and two public interest groups — the American Television Alliance (Atva) and Ncta the Internet and Television Association (Ncta) — and was the latest to be held concerning Adell’s pending sale of Wadl to Mission Broadcasting.
For months, the Atva and the Ncta have argued against the deal, filing briefs with the FCC that accused Nexstar of attempting to circumvent federal ownership caps by bankrolling Mission’s purchase of Wadl.
Nexstar operates all of Mission’s television stations under shared services agreements,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Matthew Keys
- The Desk
Aretha Franklin is one of the few artists who could perform Mariah Carey songs and do them justice. The Queen of Soul covered some of Carey’s tunes but one was too risque for her to sing it in full. Carey revealed how she reacted to this development. She also dissed the way Franklin was perceived as a musician.
Aretha Franklin covered some Mariah Carey songs — and then some!
In addition to being the Queen of Soul, Franklin was also the Queen of Cover Songs. She recorded tracks by The Beatles, Adele, The Rolling Stones, Gloria Gaynor, The Supremes, and Sinéad O’Connor. According to Rolling Stone, she actually released her version of “Let It Be” before The Beatles did! Even Franklin’s most famous track, “Respect,” was a rendition of an earlier tune by Otis Redding.
In her 2020 book The Meaning of Mariah Carey, the “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home...
Aretha Franklin covered some Mariah Carey songs — and then some!
In addition to being the Queen of Soul, Franklin was also the Queen of Cover Songs. She recorded tracks by The Beatles, Adele, The Rolling Stones, Gloria Gaynor, The Supremes, and Sinéad O’Connor. According to Rolling Stone, she actually released her version of “Let It Be” before The Beatles did! Even Franklin’s most famous track, “Respect,” was a rendition of an earlier tune by Otis Redding.
In her 2020 book The Meaning of Mariah Carey, the “Christmas (Baby Please Come Home...
- 1/3/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Rev. Dr. William J. Barber II has sat with presidents, he’s marched with Jesse Jackson and he’s been arrested in peaceful protests for voting rights and higher wages, but his recent experience at the AMC Fire Tower 12 was new to him.
The civil rights leader, at the Greenville, N.C. theater with his 90-year-old mother to see The Color Purple on Tuesday, was asked to leave the theater over a seating issue.
Rev. Barber, 60, has long suffered from a form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis. He has trouble sitting for long stretches, cannot use a wheelchair and walks using two canes. Low chairs are an issue for him. He travels with his own chair and almost always uses it instead of the seating provided in public spaces.
“My chair has been everywhere,” Barber told Religion News Service. “In hospitals, in restaurants, in airports, in the White House and in Congress.
The civil rights leader, at the Greenville, N.C. theater with his 90-year-old mother to see The Color Purple on Tuesday, was asked to leave the theater over a seating issue.
Rev. Barber, 60, has long suffered from a form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis. He has trouble sitting for long stretches, cannot use a wheelchair and walks using two canes. Low chairs are an issue for him. He travels with his own chair and almost always uses it instead of the seating provided in public spaces.
“My chair has been everywhere,” Barber told Religion News Service. “In hospitals, in restaurants, in airports, in the White House and in Congress.
- 12/28/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Rita Hollingsworth, a longtime publicist for entertainment clients and non-profit organizations, died Nov. 16 in Los Angeles. She was 61.
Her husband Jeff Hollingsworth said she had suffered a intracerebral brain hemorrhage.
When working at the Lee Solters Company, she represented clients including Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Liza Minnelli and Neil Diamond, as well as the Carousel of Hope and Race to Erase Ms with Barbara and Nancy Davis.
After founding publicity firm Rmh Media, she worked with directors including Robert Altman, Mike Figgis, Alan Rudolph, Michael Radford, Tim Hutton and Chen Kaige, bringing their films to Cannes, Toronto, Sundance and other festivals.
Rmh also represented clients including bestselling author Reyna Grande, the Angelus Student Film Festival, the Anthony & Jeannie Pritzker Family Foundation, Foster Care Counts, artworxLA and St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, where she was a key strategist for the large senior nutrition program.
Rmh Media is working with filmmaker Matthew Solomon...
Her husband Jeff Hollingsworth said she had suffered a intracerebral brain hemorrhage.
When working at the Lee Solters Company, she represented clients including Barbra Streisand, Michael Jackson, Liza Minnelli and Neil Diamond, as well as the Carousel of Hope and Race to Erase Ms with Barbara and Nancy Davis.
After founding publicity firm Rmh Media, she worked with directors including Robert Altman, Mike Figgis, Alan Rudolph, Michael Radford, Tim Hutton and Chen Kaige, bringing their films to Cannes, Toronto, Sundance and other festivals.
Rmh also represented clients including bestselling author Reyna Grande, the Angelus Student Film Festival, the Anthony & Jeannie Pritzker Family Foundation, Foster Care Counts, artworxLA and St. Vincent Meals on Wheels, where she was a key strategist for the large senior nutrition program.
Rmh Media is working with filmmaker Matthew Solomon...
- 11/28/2023
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Rita Hollingsworth, the first-rate publicist and communications strategist who worked with the likes of Barbra Streisand, Robert Altman, Chen Kaige, the Carousel of Hope and St. Vincent Meals on Wheels over the years, has died. She was 61.
Hollingsworth died Nov. 16 of an intracerebral brain hemorrhage at Keck Hospital of USC, her husband of 37 years, Jeff Hollingsworth, told The Hollywood Reporter. The couple launched Rmh Media in 1996.
Hollingsworth cut her teeth with The Lee Solters Co., where clients included Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond, Barbara Davis’ Carousel of Hope and the Race to Erase Ms.
At Rmh Media, she helped bring major festival and market attention to such films as Alan Rudolph’s Afterglow (1997), Altman’s Cookie’s Fortune (1999), Michael Radford’s Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) and Chen’s Caught in the Web (2012) and Legend of the Demon Cat (2017).
Rmh also represented New York Times best-selling author Reyna Grande.
Hollingsworth died Nov. 16 of an intracerebral brain hemorrhage at Keck Hospital of USC, her husband of 37 years, Jeff Hollingsworth, told The Hollywood Reporter. The couple launched Rmh Media in 1996.
Hollingsworth cut her teeth with The Lee Solters Co., where clients included Streisand, Liza Minnelli, Michael Jackson, Neil Diamond, Barbara Davis’ Carousel of Hope and the Race to Erase Ms.
At Rmh Media, she helped bring major festival and market attention to such films as Alan Rudolph’s Afterglow (1997), Altman’s Cookie’s Fortune (1999), Michael Radford’s Dancing at the Blue Iguana (2000) and Chen’s Caught in the Web (2012) and Legend of the Demon Cat (2017).
Rmh also represented New York Times best-selling author Reyna Grande.
- 11/27/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tommy Lee Jones, Jamie Foxx in The BurialImage: Prime Video
The Jamie Foxx courtroom drama The Burial is inspired by the true story of African American lawyer Willie E. Gary, his funeral director client Jeremiah O’Keefe, and the seminal 1995 lawsuit they filed against the vast Canadian corporation The Loewen Group.
The Jamie Foxx courtroom drama The Burial is inspired by the true story of African American lawyer Willie E. Gary, his funeral director client Jeremiah O’Keefe, and the seminal 1995 lawsuit they filed against the vast Canadian corporation The Loewen Group.
- 10/6/2023
- by Timothy Cogshell
- avclub.com
Vanessa Redgrave To Be Feted At European Film Awards
Vanessa Redgrave will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 36th European Film Awards this December. Across six decades, the actress has ratcheted up more than 150 film and TV credits. Having first achieved fame as Rosalind in a 1961 a televized Royal Shakespeare Company performance of As You Like It, she broke out in cinema in Karel Reisz’s 1966 comedy Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment. Redgrave won Best Actress in Cannes for the role and was also Bafta and Oscar nominated. Other key early credits include Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up, Reisz’s Isadora, Charles Jarrott’s Mary, Queen Of Scots, for which she won a Special David at the Italian David di Donatello Awards; Fred Zinnemann’s Julia, for which she won an Oscar and James Ivory’s The Bostonians and Howards End and James Gray’s Little Odessa.
Vanessa Redgrave will be honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award at the 36th European Film Awards this December. Across six decades, the actress has ratcheted up more than 150 film and TV credits. Having first achieved fame as Rosalind in a 1961 a televized Royal Shakespeare Company performance of As You Like It, she broke out in cinema in Karel Reisz’s 1966 comedy Morgan: A Suitable Case For Treatment. Redgrave won Best Actress in Cannes for the role and was also Bafta and Oscar nominated. Other key early credits include Michelangelo Antonioni’s Blow Up, Reisz’s Isadora, Charles Jarrott’s Mary, Queen Of Scots, for which she won a Special David at the Italian David di Donatello Awards; Fred Zinnemann’s Julia, for which she won an Oscar and James Ivory’s The Bostonians and Howards End and James Gray’s Little Odessa.
- 9/20/2023
- by Jesse Whittock and Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Jerry Springer’s eponymous talk show may have been tasteless, but you can’t say that Springer himself didn’t have taste.
“I would never watch my show,” he commented to Reuters in 2000. “I’m not interested in it. It’s not aimed towards me.”
He may not have been interested, but plenty of people were. The hugely successful tabloid show, one of the pioneers of trash television, notched nearly 5,000 episodes during its 27-season run from 1991 to 2018. During the peak of its popularity in the mid ‘90s, it even beat The Oprah Winfrey Show in the ratings in many cities.
You could say that Jerry Springer was the anti-Oprah Winfrey Show; if aliens monitored our broadcasts in those days, they would have been hopelessly confused about whether mankind was worth preserving or not.
Springer, who died on Thursday at 79, was such an iconic figure that he even became the subject...
“I would never watch my show,” he commented to Reuters in 2000. “I’m not interested in it. It’s not aimed towards me.”
He may not have been interested, but plenty of people were. The hugely successful tabloid show, one of the pioneers of trash television, notched nearly 5,000 episodes during its 27-season run from 1991 to 2018. During the peak of its popularity in the mid ‘90s, it even beat The Oprah Winfrey Show in the ratings in many cities.
You could say that Jerry Springer was the anti-Oprah Winfrey Show; if aliens monitored our broadcasts in those days, they would have been hopelessly confused about whether mankind was worth preserving or not.
Springer, who died on Thursday at 79, was such an iconic figure that he even became the subject...
- 4/27/2023
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jerry Springer, the former Cincinnati news anchor and mayor who became best known for his controversial daytime talk show, has died at the age of 79.
Springer died peacefully Thursday at his home in suburban Chicago after a “brief illness,” a spokesperson confirmed to TheWrap. A source told TheWrap that Springer was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
“Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” Jene Galvin, a lifelong friend and spokesperson for the family said. “He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on.”
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Springer died peacefully Thursday at his home in suburban Chicago after a “brief illness,” a spokesperson confirmed to TheWrap. A source told TheWrap that Springer was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
“Jerry’s ability to connect with people was at the heart of his success in everything he tried whether that was politics, broadcasting or just joking with people on the street who wanted a photo or a word,” Jene Galvin, a lifelong friend and spokesperson for the family said. “He’s irreplaceable and his loss hurts immensely, but memories of his intellect, heart and humor will live on.”
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- 4/27/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
At the outset of PBS’ docuseries Fight the Power: How Hip-Hop Changed the World, Chuck D asserts, “[In 2020], the Black Lives Matter protests wouldn’t have happened if it wasn’t for hip-hop.” It’s a lofty statement, as anti-establishment organizing and revolt have existed since Black people were brought to America. Hip-hop has augmented social movements since its 1973 founding; as Lupe Fiasco notes in the finale of the four-part series, ”Hip-hop is gonna supply you the theme song for the moment.”
Fight the Power does a strong job of chronicling...
Fight the Power does a strong job of chronicling...
- 1/31/2023
- by Andre Gee
- Rollingstone.com
Update: The House will adjourn until noon Et/9 a.m. Pt on Thursday, giving Kevin McCarthy more time to try to sway holdouts to support his bid for speaker — or work out some other sort of deal.
The scene on the House floor was raucous as Democrats objected to the motion to adjourn, forcing a vote on the issue. They sought to stay in session for the evening, something that would have likely meant another embarrassing roll call vote and defeat for McCarthy. And Democrats nearly got their wish. With the tally neck and neck, Democrats at one point rushed one member through the aisles to cast her ballot before the House clerk called a close to the process. But some Republicans switched their votes to adjourn, eventually giving them a 216-214 majority in favor of adjournment.
McCarthy’s team likely will see the procedural victory as glimmer of hope for his speakership bid,...
The scene on the House floor was raucous as Democrats objected to the motion to adjourn, forcing a vote on the issue. They sought to stay in session for the evening, something that would have likely meant another embarrassing roll call vote and defeat for McCarthy. And Democrats nearly got their wish. With the tally neck and neck, Democrats at one point rushed one member through the aisles to cast her ballot before the House clerk called a close to the process. But some Republicans switched their votes to adjourn, eventually giving them a 216-214 majority in favor of adjournment.
McCarthy’s team likely will see the procedural victory as glimmer of hope for his speakership bid,...
- 1/5/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
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Art
1341 Frames of Love and War (Yes Docu)
In celebrating the work of acclaimed Israeli war photographer Micha Bar-Am, director Ran Tal’s 1341 Frames of Love and War offers a meditation on photography, political violence and identity through an exclusive (and exhaustive) deep dive into Bar-Am’s expansive artistic archives over the past five decades.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Neon)
Laura Poitras (an Oscar winner for 2014’s Citizenfour) directs this portrait of renowned photographer Nan Goldin, one that offers intimate access to her suburban upbringing and experiences living among marginalized communities and artistic scenes in New York City. It also depicts the downfall of the Sackler family, a target of Goldin’s activism and whose company Purdue Pharma created and marketed OxyContin — the root cause of the American opioid epidemic.
Art & Krimes by Krimes (MTV Documentary Films)
While serving a six-year prison sentence for drug possession,...
Art
1341 Frames of Love and War (Yes Docu)
In celebrating the work of acclaimed Israeli war photographer Micha Bar-Am, director Ran Tal’s 1341 Frames of Love and War offers a meditation on photography, political violence and identity through an exclusive (and exhaustive) deep dive into Bar-Am’s expansive artistic archives over the past five decades.
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed (Neon)
Laura Poitras (an Oscar winner for 2014’s Citizenfour) directs this portrait of renowned photographer Nan Goldin, one that offers intimate access to her suburban upbringing and experiences living among marginalized communities and artistic scenes in New York City. It also depicts the downfall of the Sackler family, a target of Goldin’s activism and whose company Purdue Pharma created and marketed OxyContin — the root cause of the American opioid epidemic.
Art & Krimes by Krimes (MTV Documentary Films)
While serving a six-year prison sentence for drug possession,...
- 12/8/2022
- by Tyler Coates, Beatrice Verhoeven and Hilton Dresden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Days before the midterm elections, Americans concerned about alleged voter suppression efforts in Georgia and other states will get the chance to see a documentary that puts the issue into sharp relief.
Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman, directed by David Ambrose and featuring the reporting of investigative journalist Greg Palast, will screen for free for 24 hours beginning Wednesday, November 2, on the Show and Tell documentary film platform.
“We’re having a national impact showing. This was at the specific request of Rev. Jesse Jackson,” Palast tells Deadline, “and Latosha Brown of Black Voters Matter, who said, ‘Look, this is not just a Georgia film. We’ve got to get this out nationally.’”
Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a campaign event on October 22, 2022 in Norcross, Georgia
The “vigilante/hitman” of the film’s title refers to Brian Kemp, the incumbent Republican governor of Georgia who is running for re-election this year,...
Vigilante: Georgia’s Vote Suppression Hitman, directed by David Ambrose and featuring the reporting of investigative journalist Greg Palast, will screen for free for 24 hours beginning Wednesday, November 2, on the Show and Tell documentary film platform.
“We’re having a national impact showing. This was at the specific request of Rev. Jesse Jackson,” Palast tells Deadline, “and Latosha Brown of Black Voters Matter, who said, ‘Look, this is not just a Georgia film. We’ve got to get this out nationally.’”
Republican Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp speaks at a campaign event on October 22, 2022 in Norcross, Georgia
The “vigilante/hitman” of the film’s title refers to Brian Kemp, the incumbent Republican governor of Georgia who is running for re-election this year,...
- 10/31/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
From 1967 to 2007, the Federal Bureau of Investigation methodically collected information about Aretha Franklin using false phone calls, surveillance, infiltration, and highly-placed sources, according to the documents obtained in September by Rolling Stone.
Franklin’s FBI file — first requested in via the Freedom of Information Act on Aug. 17, 2018 — is 270 pages long, peppered with phrases like “Black extremists,” “pro-communist,” “hate America,” “radical,” “racial violence,” and “militant Black power” and overflowing with suspicion about the singer, her work, and the other activists and entertainers with whom she she spent time. Some documents are...
Franklin’s FBI file — first requested in via the Freedom of Information Act on Aug. 17, 2018 — is 270 pages long, peppered with phrases like “Black extremists,” “pro-communist,” “hate America,” “radical,” “racial violence,” and “militant Black power” and overflowing with suspicion about the singer, her work, and the other activists and entertainers with whom she she spent time. Some documents are...
- 10/2/2022
- by Jenn Dize and Afeni Evans
- Rollingstone.com
Netflix has unveiled the first look and premiere date for its highly anticipated limited series Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story.
The series is headlined by Evan Peters (American Horror Story), in a role that reunites the star with Ryan Murphy.
Netflix also revealed that the series will launch in less than a week.
The entire series premieres Wednesday, September 21.
"Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer gruesomely took the lives of seventeen innocent victims. Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is a series that exposes these unconscionable crimes, centered around the underserved victims and their communities impacted by the systemic racism and institutional failures of the police that allowed one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade," the logline reads.
In addition to Peters, the cast includes Richard Jenkins (Lionel Dahmer), Molly Ringwald (Shari Dahmer), Michael Learned (Catherine Dahmer...
The series is headlined by Evan Peters (American Horror Story), in a role that reunites the star with Ryan Murphy.
Netflix also revealed that the series will launch in less than a week.
The entire series premieres Wednesday, September 21.
"Between 1978 and 1991, Jeffrey Dahmer gruesomely took the lives of seventeen innocent victims. Dahmer - Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story is a series that exposes these unconscionable crimes, centered around the underserved victims and their communities impacted by the systemic racism and institutional failures of the police that allowed one of America’s most notorious serial killers to continue his murderous spree in plain sight for over a decade," the logline reads.
In addition to Peters, the cast includes Richard Jenkins (Lionel Dahmer), Molly Ringwald (Shari Dahmer), Michael Learned (Catherine Dahmer...
- 9/16/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Exclusive: CNN will be ringing in the New Year with a film on a music superstar.
CNN Films’ award-winning documentary Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over, directed by Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner, will premiere on CNN January 1, 2023 at 9 pm Et and Pt, broadcast with limited commercial interruption.
Warwick got her start singing in gospel groups with family members in New Jersey, and became a pop music sensation when she teamed with the songwriting duo of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, beginning with the 1962 song “Don’t Make Me Over.”
“Ms. Warwick’s own velvet-toned voice largely tells the story of her music and life for the film,” CNN Films noted in a release, “underscoring her creative and cultural legacies during six decades of an extraordinary career. The film explores her stunning range of musical styles and versatility.”
CNN Films added, “Her career has soared despite dramatic upheaval within a fickle industry,...
CNN Films’ award-winning documentary Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over, directed by Dave Wooley and David Heilbroner, will premiere on CNN January 1, 2023 at 9 pm Et and Pt, broadcast with limited commercial interruption.
Warwick got her start singing in gospel groups with family members in New Jersey, and became a pop music sensation when she teamed with the songwriting duo of Burt Bacharach and Hal David, beginning with the 1962 song “Don’t Make Me Over.”
“Ms. Warwick’s own velvet-toned voice largely tells the story of her music and life for the film,” CNN Films noted in a release, “underscoring her creative and cultural legacies during six decades of an extraordinary career. The film explores her stunning range of musical styles and versatility.”
CNN Films added, “Her career has soared despite dramatic upheaval within a fickle industry,...
- 8/23/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Having canceled “Live P.D.” in 2020, A&e is returning to the live docu-reality TV space — but this time, the network is trading order for law. A&e is set to launch “Court Night Live,” from former “Live Pd” producers Big Fish Entertainment, next Wednesday, August 10 at 9 p.m. Et.
“Court Night Live” will operate under a similar format to “Live Pd,” featuring hosts as they shift from multiple cities to watch live action as it takes place — but this time via “pop-up courtrooms” in Philadelphia, Tampa, and Chicago. The show is hosted by Vinnie Politan and TV vet Judge Greg Mathis, while retired Judge Vonda Evans will provide analysis.
Much like pre-taped daytime court shows, “Court Night Live” doesn’t take place in actual courtrooms, but feature people are taking their cases out of traditional courtrooms to be resolved on the show. Politan, Mathis, and Evans will provide context to the civil cases,...
“Court Night Live” will operate under a similar format to “Live Pd,” featuring hosts as they shift from multiple cities to watch live action as it takes place — but this time via “pop-up courtrooms” in Philadelphia, Tampa, and Chicago. The show is hosted by Vinnie Politan and TV vet Judge Greg Mathis, while retired Judge Vonda Evans will provide analysis.
Much like pre-taped daytime court shows, “Court Night Live” doesn’t take place in actual courtrooms, but feature people are taking their cases out of traditional courtrooms to be resolved on the show. Politan, Mathis, and Evans will provide context to the civil cases,...
- 8/5/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
PBS’ “American Masters” series will chronicle the life and work of Dr. Anthony Fauci in the documentary “Tony – A Year in the Life of Dr. Anthony Fauci,” PBS president/CEO Paula Kerger announced on Wednesday. The doc, which the public broadcaster revealed during its portion of the Television Critics Assn. press tour, will air in spring 2023.
According to PBS, the doc followed Fauci for 14 months, starting with Inauguration Day 2021 — nearly a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, gaining access “in his office and in the corridors of power as he battles the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the political onslaught that upends his life and calls into question his 50-year career as the United States of America’s leading advocate for public health.”
“Tony – A Year in the Life of Dr. Anthony Fauci” will air on PBS after a planned theatrical release.
That was one of several announcements made on a virtual TCA panel by Kerger,...
According to PBS, the doc followed Fauci for 14 months, starting with Inauguration Day 2021 — nearly a year into the Covid-19 pandemic, gaining access “in his office and in the corridors of power as he battles the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and the political onslaught that upends his life and calls into question his 50-year career as the United States of America’s leading advocate for public health.”
“Tony – A Year in the Life of Dr. Anthony Fauci” will air on PBS after a planned theatrical release.
That was one of several announcements made on a virtual TCA panel by Kerger,...
- 7/27/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
PBS on Wednesday revealed its programming plans for the coming year, including a second season of Native America and the premiere of the American Masters documentary about Anthony Fauci.
Native America is returning for four new episodes in 2023. Having first premiered in 2018, Season 2 presents stories of Native Americans who are carrying forward Indigenous values to transform the world.
PBS will launch a new documentary series next summer called Southern Storytellers, which celebrates creatives from across the south. It’s from filmmaker Craig Renaud.
The Bigger Picture, a new series from the Wnet Group, will bow August 9 on the PBS YouTube Channel. It’s hosted by Harvard University Historian Dr. Vincent Brown.
Tony – A Year in the Life of Dr. Anthony Fauci will premiere in spring 2023 on PBS. It follows Fauci for a year and offers a behind-the-scenes look at his career, his struggles and successes during the Covid pandemic
American...
Native America is returning for four new episodes in 2023. Having first premiered in 2018, Season 2 presents stories of Native Americans who are carrying forward Indigenous values to transform the world.
PBS will launch a new documentary series next summer called Southern Storytellers, which celebrates creatives from across the south. It’s from filmmaker Craig Renaud.
The Bigger Picture, a new series from the Wnet Group, will bow August 9 on the PBS YouTube Channel. It’s hosted by Harvard University Historian Dr. Vincent Brown.
Tony – A Year in the Life of Dr. Anthony Fauci will premiere in spring 2023 on PBS. It follows Fauci for a year and offers a behind-the-scenes look at his career, his struggles and successes during the Covid pandemic
American...
- 7/27/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Update, 9:55 Am: “With a full heart, I accept the solemn responsibility of supporting and defending the Constitution of the United States and administering justice without fear or favor, so help me God,” said Ketanji Brown Jackson today, becoming the 116th Associate Justice of the United States Supreme Court and the first Black woman to serve on the high court.
Sworn in by her immediate successor, retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, now Justice Brown’s move into the conservative dominated Scotus comes almost three months since her conformation by the Senate back in April. “On behalf of all the members of the court, I’m pleased to welcome Justice Jackson to the court and to our common calling,” said Chief Justice John Roberts after the swearing in was completed – as you can see below:
Breaking: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson officially sworn in as first Black female justice of the Supreme Court.
Sworn in by her immediate successor, retiring Justice Stephen Breyer, now Justice Brown’s move into the conservative dominated Scotus comes almost three months since her conformation by the Senate back in April. “On behalf of all the members of the court, I’m pleased to welcome Justice Jackson to the court and to our common calling,” said Chief Justice John Roberts after the swearing in was completed – as you can see below:
Breaking: Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson officially sworn in as first Black female justice of the Supreme Court.
- 6/30/2022
- by Ted Johnson and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
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A handful of recent documentaries have got me thinking about biographies — their intentions, their function, their quality.
Loudmouth, a hagiographic portrait of the Rev. Al Sharpton, is one of them. Closing out the Tribeca Film Festival, the dutiful film charts the civil rights leader’s life from his early days as a teenage preacher up until his eulogy at George Floyd’s funeral in 2020. The film positions itself as a testament to Sharpton’s rousing oratory skills and a reminder of his fractious legacy. Sharpton — who today parties with self-satisfied liberals and hosts an MSNBC talk show — was not always respected. His no-holds-barred protest methods made him unpopular, abhorrent even, to many white Americans.
A sense of admiration and responsibility courses through the doc, an orientation that eventually curdles the narrative. Sharpton has courted much controversy throughout his career. A film as committed...
A handful of recent documentaries have got me thinking about biographies — their intentions, their function, their quality.
Loudmouth, a hagiographic portrait of the Rev. Al Sharpton, is one of them. Closing out the Tribeca Film Festival, the dutiful film charts the civil rights leader’s life from his early days as a teenage preacher up until his eulogy at George Floyd’s funeral in 2020. The film positions itself as a testament to Sharpton’s rousing oratory skills and a reminder of his fractious legacy. Sharpton — who today parties with self-satisfied liberals and hosts an MSNBC talk show — was not always respected. His no-holds-barred protest methods made him unpopular, abhorrent even, to many white Americans.
A sense of admiration and responsibility courses through the doc, an orientation that eventually curdles the narrative. Sharpton has courted much controversy throughout his career. A film as committed...
- 6/20/2022
- by Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
It’s fitting that “Judge Mathis” star Greg Mathis will be getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on May 4 because his life reads like a Hollywood story.
Born in Detroit and raised by a single mother in a housing project and in other areas, Mathis’ young adult life included time with the Errol Flynn’s street gang and incarceration in the Wayne County Jail as a juvenile.
He credits a cousin for turning his life around by helping him get into college. He eventually got a law degree, became a district court judge and active in politics, even serving as the Michigan head of Jesse Jackson’s 1988 U.S. presidential campaign.
But since 1999, he’s presided over a different kind of courtroom: the one for his eponymous syndicated, Daytime Emmy-winning program.
Mathis explains that he took the TV job on the condition that he could tell his...
Born in Detroit and raised by a single mother in a housing project and in other areas, Mathis’ young adult life included time with the Errol Flynn’s street gang and incarceration in the Wayne County Jail as a juvenile.
He credits a cousin for turning his life around by helping him get into college. He eventually got a law degree, became a district court judge and active in politics, even serving as the Michigan head of Jesse Jackson’s 1988 U.S. presidential campaign.
But since 1999, he’s presided over a different kind of courtroom: the one for his eponymous syndicated, Daytime Emmy-winning program.
Mathis explains that he took the TV job on the condition that he could tell his...
- 5/4/2022
- by Whitney Friedlander
- Variety Film + TV
Former Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences President Cheryl Boone Isaacs this week reached out directly to members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) offering a plan to partner with her Pacific Coast Entertainment (Pce) to offer a “fresh start” to the group behind the embattled Golden Globes.
Isaacs, who steered the movie academy through the #OscarsSoWhite controversy during her 2013-17 tenure, also criticized the “disappointing” lack of response from HFPA president Helen Hoehne and Todd Boehly, the billionaire investor who serves as interim CEO of HFPA. Boehly also owns MRC, the company that produces the Globes telecast and shares in the 60 million licensing fee from NBC for the show. In the letter Isaacs said her group had already sent two letters to the members, Hoehne and Boehly.
Update: in an explosive letter sent Friday to the members, Isaacs’ partner Yusef Jackson slammed the lack of formal process...
Isaacs, who steered the movie academy through the #OscarsSoWhite controversy during her 2013-17 tenure, also criticized the “disappointing” lack of response from HFPA president Helen Hoehne and Todd Boehly, the billionaire investor who serves as interim CEO of HFPA. Boehly also owns MRC, the company that produces the Globes telecast and shares in the 60 million licensing fee from NBC for the show. In the letter Isaacs said her group had already sent two letters to the members, Hoehne and Boehly.
Update: in an explosive letter sent Friday to the members, Isaacs’ partner Yusef Jackson slammed the lack of formal process...
- 4/22/2022
- by Diane Haithman
- The Wrap
This week’s “Saturday Night Live” brought back a past host in “Ambulance” star Jake Gyllenhaal. Having hosted “SNL” 15 years ago, while Gyllenhaal wasn’t able to slot himself into this season’s first-timer narrative — though, just to be clear, if Maggie were to host, she would be a first-time — he was able to give a strong return performance.
Host: Jake Gyllenhaal
As mentioned, Gyllenhaal last hosted “SNL” 15 years ago — in 2007, when he made his debut. A quick rundown of the episode truly captured how dated this “topical” live sketch comedy show can be in the blink of the eye — as has always been the case, not just something that has become apparent in recent years. The monologue wasn’t funny, as it was pretty devoid of jokes, and the jokes that were there didn’t quite hit due to Gyllenhaal’s pacing.
Funnily enough, Gyllenhaal’s bit in the...
Host: Jake Gyllenhaal
As mentioned, Gyllenhaal last hosted “SNL” 15 years ago — in 2007, when he made his debut. A quick rundown of the episode truly captured how dated this “topical” live sketch comedy show can be in the blink of the eye — as has always been the case, not just something that has become apparent in recent years. The monologue wasn’t funny, as it was pretty devoid of jokes, and the jokes that were there didn’t quite hit due to Gyllenhaal’s pacing.
Funnily enough, Gyllenhaal’s bit in the...
- 4/10/2022
- by LaToya Ferguson
- Indiewire
An appeals court ordered former “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett released from jail on Wednesday, just seven days into a 150-day sentence for faking a hate crime.
In a 2-1 ruling, the justices ordered Smollett released pending the appeal of his conviction, on the condition that he post a $150,000 bond.
The justices did not explain their ruling.
Smollett’s attorney, Nenye Uche, had warned that Smollett was the subject of threats and could face physical harm while in custody. He also argued that Smollett was likely to be kept in solitary confinement, which could damage his mental health.
Sean Wieber, representing the special prosecutor’s office that handled the case, countered that in fact Smollett was not being held in solitary confinement — which the Cook County jail system has discontinued since 2016 — and that the jail had taken care to protect his physical and mental health. Wieber also argued that Smollett’s appellate arguments are without merit.
In a 2-1 ruling, the justices ordered Smollett released pending the appeal of his conviction, on the condition that he post a $150,000 bond.
The justices did not explain their ruling.
Smollett’s attorney, Nenye Uche, had warned that Smollett was the subject of threats and could face physical harm while in custody. He also argued that Smollett was likely to be kept in solitary confinement, which could damage his mental health.
Sean Wieber, representing the special prosecutor’s office that handled the case, countered that in fact Smollett was not being held in solitary confinement — which the Cook County jail system has discontinued since 2016 — and that the jail had taken care to protect his physical and mental health. Wieber also argued that Smollett’s appellate arguments are without merit.
- 3/16/2022
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety Film + TV
The life and career of Reverend Jesse Jackson is set to be examined in a new theatrical documentary film and limited TV series, helmed by Jesse’s son Yusef D. Jackson and director Shola Lynch. According to Deadline, Expanded Media and Lawrence Elman/Nick Fraser’s Docsville Studios are behind the currently untitled project, which will feature exclusive access to the famous Baptist minister and his family, in addition to unseen archival footage dating back 60 years. The project is described as “Reverend Jackson’s personal story, in his own words, for the first time.” Born in 1941 in Greenville, South Carolina, Jesse is a famed civil rights activist and a two-time candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination (1984 and 1988). He served as a shadow U.S. senator for the District of Columbia from 1991 to 1997 and hosted the weekly news show Both Sides with Jesse Jackson on CNN from 1992 to 2000. “Despite his Parkinson’s,...
- 3/15/2022
- TV Insider
Exclusive: The untold story of Reverend Jesse Jackson is to be made into a theatrical documentary feature and limited TV series, with Jackson’s son Yusef D Jackson set to co-exec and Peabody Award-winning Chisholm ’72: Unbought & Unbossed director Shola Lynch attached.
Expanded Media and Lawrence Elman/Nick Fraser’s Docsville Studios are behind the as-yet-untitled big-budget project, which will include exclusive access to the influential U.S. heavyweight figure and his family, along with unseen archive footage over a period of 60 years.
The producers described the film and series as “Reverend Jackson’s personal story, in his own words, for the first time.”
The civil rights leader and two-time Democratic presidential candidate was born in 1941 in the segregated south and the film will explain and explore what drove him and continues to drive him, detailing his omnipresence wherever civil rights, human rights and injustice are present.
“Despite his Parkinson’s,...
Expanded Media and Lawrence Elman/Nick Fraser’s Docsville Studios are behind the as-yet-untitled big-budget project, which will include exclusive access to the influential U.S. heavyweight figure and his family, along with unseen archive footage over a period of 60 years.
The producers described the film and series as “Reverend Jackson’s personal story, in his own words, for the first time.”
The civil rights leader and two-time Democratic presidential candidate was born in 1941 in the segregated south and the film will explain and explore what drove him and continues to drive him, detailing his omnipresence wherever civil rights, human rights and injustice are present.
“Despite his Parkinson’s,...
- 3/15/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in prison and 30 months probation on Thursday after being found guilty in December of lying to police about being the victim of a hate crime. The judge also ordered Smollett to pay the City of Chicago $120,000 and fined him $25,000. During the emotional sentencing, the judge mulled Smollett’s perceived good deeds alongside the actions for which he had been convicted. The judge called the defendant selfish, arrogant and narcissistic during the sentencing. Following the ruling, Smollett declared, “I am not suicidal, I am innocent.
- 3/11/2022
- by Daniel Kreps and Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were presented with the President’s Award on Saturday at the 53rd NAACP Image Awards. The President’s Award recognizes special achievement and distinguished public service, with previous recipients including luminaries like Muhammad Ali and Jesse Jackson.
In her speech, Markle highlighted the important work established by past civil rights leaders and urged the passage of voter protection laws to honor their legacies.
“Today we can continue that legacy by reestablishing federal voting protections in our country and fulfilling the work of civil rights giants like the late John Lewis. We are so deeply humbled to be here in the company of so many illustrious awardees,” she said.
Prince Harry took a quick moment to offer support to the people of Ukraine in their war against Russia. “We would like to acknowledge the people of Ukraine who urgently need our continued support as a global community,...
In her speech, Markle highlighted the important work established by past civil rights leaders and urged the passage of voter protection laws to honor their legacies.
“Today we can continue that legacy by reestablishing federal voting protections in our country and fulfilling the work of civil rights giants like the late John Lewis. We are so deeply humbled to be here in the company of so many illustrious awardees,” she said.
Prince Harry took a quick moment to offer support to the people of Ukraine in their war against Russia. “We would like to acknowledge the people of Ukraine who urgently need our continued support as a global community,...
- 2/27/2022
- by Brandon Choe
- Deadline Film + TV
Image Source: Getty / Dia Dipasupi
The 2022 NAACP Image Awards were a night to remember. In addition to Mary J. Blige performing and a handful of star-studded appearances, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were honored with the president's award on Saturday night. The award is given in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service. Previous recipients include Muhammad Ali, John Legend, Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, LeBron James, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill, and Soledad O'Brien.
Harry and Meghan began their speech by acknowledging the people of Ukraine and urging people to support them amid Russia's invasion. The duke also expressed his gratitude for not only the award, but to the community for welcoming him. "I think it's safe to say that I come from a very different background than my incredible wife - yet, our lives were brought together for a reason," Harry said. "We share a commitment to a life of service,...
The 2022 NAACP Image Awards were a night to remember. In addition to Mary J. Blige performing and a handful of star-studded appearances, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were honored with the president's award on Saturday night. The award is given in recognition of special achievement and distinguished public service. Previous recipients include Muhammad Ali, John Legend, Jesse Jackson, Colin Powell, Condoleezza Rice, LeBron James, Rihanna, Jay-Z, Lauryn Hill, and Soledad O'Brien.
Harry and Meghan began their speech by acknowledging the people of Ukraine and urging people to support them amid Russia's invasion. The duke also expressed his gratitude for not only the award, but to the community for welcoming him. "I think it's safe to say that I come from a very different background than my incredible wife - yet, our lives were brought together for a reason," Harry said. "We share a commitment to a life of service,...
- 2/27/2022
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
Updated, 1:30 Pm: Michelle Obama and rapper-actor-producer Common will appear on Let the World See, a companion docuseries to ABC’s limited series Women of the Movement, ABC News announced Wednesday. Both natives of Chicago, Obama and Common each will add their personal insights into the life and legacy of Mamie Till-Mobley, according to the network.
Let The World See chronicles Till-Mobley’s quest for justice that sparked the civil rights movement after her son Emmett Till’s brutal murder.
Previous, Dec. 2: ABC News today unveiled Let The World See, a limited docuseries produced in association with Shawn Carter’s Roc Nation, Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Cobble Hill Films, which will premiere on ABC on January 6 at 10:01 p.m. Est. The companion piece to upcoming limited series Women of the Movement—also produced by Roc Nation, Westbrook Studios and Kapital Entertainment...
Let The World See chronicles Till-Mobley’s quest for justice that sparked the civil rights movement after her son Emmett Till’s brutal murder.
Previous, Dec. 2: ABC News today unveiled Let The World See, a limited docuseries produced in association with Shawn Carter’s Roc Nation, Will Smith’s Westbrook Studios, Aaron Kaplan’s Kapital Entertainment and Cobble Hill Films, which will premiere on ABC on January 6 at 10:01 p.m. Est. The companion piece to upcoming limited series Women of the Movement—also produced by Roc Nation, Westbrook Studios and Kapital Entertainment...
- 12/15/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix announced the comedy event “Death to 2021” will premiere Dec. 27.
The special tells the story of yet another dreadful year through a documentary style, mixing archival footage gathered over the year with commentary from fictitious characters played by Hugh Grant, Lucy Liu, Tracey Ullman, Samson Kayo, Joe Keery, William Jackson Harper, Stockard Channing, Cristin Milioti, Diane Morgan, Nick Mohammed and more.
In a first-look clip from the special, which you can watch below, an “average British citizen,” played by Morgan, shares her experience with online dating during the pandemic. “I got on quite well with one of them,” says the character. “We even had a cuddle.” The scene then cuts to the pair on a virtual date over Zoom, awkwardly leaning towards their computers.
“Death to 2021” is executive produced by Annabel Jones and Ben Caudell. Nick Vaughan-Smith produces, and Jack Clough and Josh Ruben direct. The special was written by Caudell.
The special tells the story of yet another dreadful year through a documentary style, mixing archival footage gathered over the year with commentary from fictitious characters played by Hugh Grant, Lucy Liu, Tracey Ullman, Samson Kayo, Joe Keery, William Jackson Harper, Stockard Channing, Cristin Milioti, Diane Morgan, Nick Mohammed and more.
In a first-look clip from the special, which you can watch below, an “average British citizen,” played by Morgan, shares her experience with online dating during the pandemic. “I got on quite well with one of them,” says the character. “We even had a cuddle.” The scene then cuts to the pair on a virtual date over Zoom, awkwardly leaning towards their computers.
“Death to 2021” is executive produced by Annabel Jones and Ben Caudell. Nick Vaughan-Smith produces, and Jack Clough and Josh Ruben direct. The special was written by Caudell.
- 12/2/2021
- by Katie Song and Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
A jury on Wednesday found three men guilty of the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, who’d been shot at close range while running through a residential neighborhood in Georgia. Father and son Greg McMichael and Travis McMichael, along with their neighbor, William “Roddie” Bryan had each been charged with aggravated assault, false imprisonment, malice murder, felony murder, and other charges. Travis McMichael was the only defendant to be convicted of malice murder.
Jurors deliberated for around 10 hours over two days after closing arguments concluded with the prosecution’s final rebuttal Tuesday morning.
Jurors deliberated for around 10 hours over two days after closing arguments concluded with the prosecution’s final rebuttal Tuesday morning.
- 11/24/2021
- by Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
The jury finished hearing closing arguments Tuesday morning in the trial of three white men charged with the murder of Ahmaud Arbery, an unarmed Black man, on a residential street in Brunswick, Georgia. The February 2020 killing occurred while Arbery was running through the neighborhood of Satilla Shores; a father and son believed he looked like someone responsible for nearby break-ins, armed themselves, and pursued him in a pickup truck, with a neighbor joining the pursuit in a second pickup truck. Arbery was shot multiple times at close range. The case...
- 11/23/2021
- by Andrea Marks
- Rollingstone.com
The defense lawyer for a man accused of filming the murder of Ahmaud Arbery — a Black man who was jogging through a Georgia neighborhood when two residents shot and killed him in 2020 — said that he didn’t want “any more black pastors” in the courtroom during trial.
Reverend Al Sharpton sat with Arbery’s family on Wednesday to observe the court proceedings. Gregory and Travis McMichael, a father and son, stand accused of murder and aggravated assault. Also on trial is William “Roddie” Bryan, who filmed the incident. Bryan is represented by Kevin Gough,...
Reverend Al Sharpton sat with Arbery’s family on Wednesday to observe the court proceedings. Gregory and Travis McMichael, a father and son, stand accused of murder and aggravated assault. Also on trial is William “Roddie” Bryan, who filmed the incident. Bryan is represented by Kevin Gough,...
- 11/11/2021
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Allison Payne, the longtime TV news reporter anchor for Chicago’s WGN, died on September 1 at age 57, WGN reported.
The Detroit native joined WGN in 1990 at the age of 25 and established herself quickly on major stories. She traveled to Kenya to trace the family roots of then-Senator Barack Obama and joined the Rev. Jesse Jackson on a trip to Ivory Coast.
During her 21 years at WGN, she won nine Emmys and co-anchored both the station’s primetime newscast as well as the midday news show.
She also suffered from a series of health issues over the years, taking a medical leave of absence in 2008 after a series of mini-strokes, as well as bouts of depression. “It was brutal getting out of the house, I couldn’t get out of bed,” Payne told the Chicago Tribune.
Payne parted ways with WGN in September 2011 to return to Detroit.
Tributes quickly poured in for Payne.
The Detroit native joined WGN in 1990 at the age of 25 and established herself quickly on major stories. She traveled to Kenya to trace the family roots of then-Senator Barack Obama and joined the Rev. Jesse Jackson on a trip to Ivory Coast.
During her 21 years at WGN, she won nine Emmys and co-anchored both the station’s primetime newscast as well as the midday news show.
She also suffered from a series of health issues over the years, taking a medical leave of absence in 2008 after a series of mini-strokes, as well as bouts of depression. “It was brutal getting out of the house, I couldn’t get out of bed,” Payne told the Chicago Tribune.
Payne parted ways with WGN in September 2011 to return to Detroit.
Tributes quickly poured in for Payne.
- 9/11/2021
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
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“Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union,” a three-part HBO documentary series offering a behind-the-scenes look at President Barack Obama, arrives on HBO Max on August 4, coinciding with the former commander in chief’s 60th birthday.
Directed by Emmy-winner Peter Kunhardt, “Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union” will premiere on HBO on August 3, before hitting the streaming service. HBO described the documentary as detailing the “personal and political journey of President Obama as the country grapples with its racial history.” The documentary shares a cohesive portrait of America under its first Black president, beginning with Obama’s childhood. The series takes viewers inside his perspective of being the son of...
“Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union,” a three-part HBO documentary series offering a behind-the-scenes look at President Barack Obama, arrives on HBO Max on August 4, coinciding with the former commander in chief’s 60th birthday.
Directed by Emmy-winner Peter Kunhardt, “Obama: In Pursuit of a More Perfect Union” will premiere on HBO on August 3, before hitting the streaming service. HBO described the documentary as detailing the “personal and political journey of President Obama as the country grapples with its racial history.” The documentary shares a cohesive portrait of America under its first Black president, beginning with Obama’s childhood. The series takes viewers inside his perspective of being the son of...
- 8/3/2021
- by Latifah Muhammad
- Indiewire
In August 2017, Americans clashed in Charlottesville, Va., over the question of whether to remove a statue of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. It was, unofficially speaking, a reenactment of the Civil War that divided this country 150 years earlier, and comedian-cum-filmmaker Cj Hunt was there to witness the standoff.
We all know what Trump said of those on both sides of the issue, but Hunt’s alternately amusing and enraging essay film “The Neutral Ground” goes beyond the surface debates to examine why some Southerners are so attached to their Civil War heroes. The answer, complicated though it may be, is tied up in the pernicious propaganda campaign known as the Lost Cause, which has enabled subsequent generations to rationalize (rather than reconcile/repair) the racism of their not-so-distant past.
“There are no Hitler statues in Germany today,” Rev. Jesse Jackson observed after the confrontation in Charlottesville turned violent. That tragedy...
We all know what Trump said of those on both sides of the issue, but Hunt’s alternately amusing and enraging essay film “The Neutral Ground” goes beyond the surface debates to examine why some Southerners are so attached to their Civil War heroes. The answer, complicated though it may be, is tied up in the pernicious propaganda campaign known as the Lost Cause, which has enabled subsequent generations to rationalize (rather than reconcile/repair) the racism of their not-so-distant past.
“There are no Hitler statues in Germany today,” Rev. Jesse Jackson observed after the confrontation in Charlottesville turned violent. That tragedy...
- 6/28/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max will make the first two seasons of The Chris Rock Show available to subscribers beginning today.
The Emmy-winning late-night talk show created and hosted by Chris Rock originally aired on HBO from 1997 to 2000. Showcasing Rock’s singular comedic sketches and striking social commentary, it features a variety of high-profile entertainment, political, and musical guests, including Prince, George Carlin, Jesse Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Missy Elliott, Salt-n-Pepa and more.
Legendary DJ and rapper Grandmaster Flash served as musical director. Sketches such as ‘Comedy Wars,’ ‘Thanksgiving Day,’ and ‘Tupac Shakur Boulevard’ are among the most memorable sketches in the series.
“We’re thrilled to have The Chris Rock Show on HBO Max so that subscribers can revisit one of comedy’s most iconic series,” said Nina Rosenstein, EVP HBO Programming. “Chris has never been afraid to take risks and challenge norms, and both guests and viewers embraced this. His show also...
The Emmy-winning late-night talk show created and hosted by Chris Rock originally aired on HBO from 1997 to 2000. Showcasing Rock’s singular comedic sketches and striking social commentary, it features a variety of high-profile entertainment, political, and musical guests, including Prince, George Carlin, Jesse Jackson, Whoopi Goldberg, Missy Elliott, Salt-n-Pepa and more.
Legendary DJ and rapper Grandmaster Flash served as musical director. Sketches such as ‘Comedy Wars,’ ‘Thanksgiving Day,’ and ‘Tupac Shakur Boulevard’ are among the most memorable sketches in the series.
“We’re thrilled to have The Chris Rock Show on HBO Max so that subscribers can revisit one of comedy’s most iconic series,” said Nina Rosenstein, EVP HBO Programming. “Chris has never been afraid to take risks and challenge norms, and both guests and viewers embraced this. His show also...
- 6/25/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
More than two decades after first airing, the first two seasons of “The Chris Rock Show” are available to stream on HBO Max.
The late-night talk show created and hosted by Rock originally aired on HBO over five seasons, from 1997 to 2000. Starting Friday, June 25, Season 1 (7 episodes) and Season 2 (12 episodes) are on HBO Max.
“The Chris Rock Show,” which won an Emmy for writing in 1999, showcased the actor-comedian’s singular comedic sketches and pointed social commentary. Legendary DJ and rapper Grandmaster Flash served as the show’s musical director.
The series premiere of the half-hour variety show featured a performance by Prince of “Emancipation” — but that was cut from the home-video release and isn’t in the version available on HBO Max. Guests in the first two seasons of “The Chris Rock” included Whoopi Goldberg, Tracy Morgan, Mary J. Blige, Conan O’Brien, George Carlin, Usher, Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Johnnie Cochran,...
The late-night talk show created and hosted by Rock originally aired on HBO over five seasons, from 1997 to 2000. Starting Friday, June 25, Season 1 (7 episodes) and Season 2 (12 episodes) are on HBO Max.
“The Chris Rock Show,” which won an Emmy for writing in 1999, showcased the actor-comedian’s singular comedic sketches and pointed social commentary. Legendary DJ and rapper Grandmaster Flash served as the show’s musical director.
The series premiere of the half-hour variety show featured a performance by Prince of “Emancipation” — but that was cut from the home-video release and isn’t in the version available on HBO Max. Guests in the first two seasons of “The Chris Rock” included Whoopi Goldberg, Tracy Morgan, Mary J. Blige, Conan O’Brien, George Carlin, Usher, Jesse Jackson, Rev. Al Sharpton, Johnnie Cochran,...
- 6/25/2021
- by Todd Spangler
- Variety Film + TV
Growing up as the daughter of a deacon and a minister, church and gospel music has had a major influence on Danielle Brooks. After her breakout role in Orange is the New Black, Brooks combined her passions for acting and singing in The Color Purple on Broadway. But Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia takes her back to her roots to play the legendary gospel singer and activist Mahalia Jackson. As both the star and co-executive producer, Brooks made it her goal to tell the story of everything Mahalia overcame in her life to become the legend that had inspired Brooks as a child.
Deadline: How did you get involved with Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia? Was this a role you were searching for?
Danielle Brooks: Yeah, pretty much. This is something that I had been interested in since 2016, when I entered into The Color Purple, and two of my castmates had...
Deadline: How did you get involved with Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia? Was this a role you were searching for?
Danielle Brooks: Yeah, pretty much. This is something that I had been interested in since 2016, when I entered into The Color Purple, and two of my castmates had...
- 6/19/2021
- by Ryan Fleming
- Deadline Film + TV
Questlove was skeptical. In early 2019, the Roots’ drummer was approached by two Hollywood producers who claimed to have 45 hours of footage from a long-forgotten music festival in Harlem that had included performances from Stevie Wonder, Nina Simone, Sly and the Family Stone, Mahalia Jackson, B.B. King, and more. Questlove, who’s renowned for his encyclopedic knowledge of music history, had never heard of the event. He had, however, become used to fellow crate-digging obsessives trying to one-up him with dubious historical tidbits.
“That’s really what I thought it was,...
“That’s really what I thought it was,...
- 6/1/2021
- by Jonathan Bernstein
- Rollingstone.com
Director Stan Lathan’s 1973 film documents a concert held during Jesse Jackson’s Operation Push exposition. Like Woodstock, it’s long for a concert film but with over 25 acts it needed to be. Featuring a once in a lifetime lineup of Motown greats including Marvin Gaye, Wilson Pickett, Issac Hayes, and the Jackson 5.
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- 5/31/2021
- by Charlie Largent
- Trailers from Hell
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