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Emmys: TV Academy expands Drama and Comedy Series to eight nominees (and more)

Erik Anderson June 17, 2020

The Television Academy made a big announcement late Wednesday evening that includes expanding the Comedy and Drama Series nominees for the 72nd Primetime Emmy Awards... Read More

FX Schedules Juneteenth Programming Across Its Networks including ‘Selma,’ ‘Get Out,’ Atlanta’

Erik Anderson June 17, 2020

FX Networks will air a special collection of feature films and television episodes simultaneously across its three networks in honor of Juneteenth, the nationally celebrated... Read More

Frameline, Inside Out, NewFest, Outfest align to form NAQFA: the North American Queer Festival Alliance

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Frameline, Inside Out, NewFest, Outfest align to form NAQFA: the North American Queer Festival Alliance

Erik Anderson June 17, 2020

The premiere North American LGBTQ film festivals: Frameline (San Francisco), Inside Out (Toronto), NewFest (NYC), and Outfest (Los Angeles), today announced their commitment to supporting... Read More

Quiver Distribution acquires ‘ENDLESS’ starring Alexandra Shipp, Nicholas Hamilton and DeRon Horton

Erik Anderson June 17, 2020

The Summerstorm, Thunder Road, Minds Eye Production is set to be released this Summer Quiver Distribution announced today that they have acquired North American rights... Read More

Amazon Studios picks up untitled voting rights doc with Stacey Abrams from Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés

Erik Anderson June 17, 2020

Amazon Studios has acquired worldwide rights to Untitled Voting Rights documentary from production company Story Syndicate. The documentary, which prominently features insights from politician, lawyer... Read More

Hulu orders opioid limited series ‘Dopesick’ from Danny Strong starring Michael Keaton

Erik Anderson June 17, 2020

Today Hulu announced a straight-to-series order for Dopesick from Emmy Award-winning writer Danny Strong (Empire, RECOUNT, GAME CHANGE). The eight-episode limited series will star Academy Award nominee and... Read More

Interview: Nicholas Braun on the evolution of Cousin Greg and who’s the biggest prankster on the set of ‘Succession’

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Interview: Nicholas Braun on the evolution of Cousin Greg and who’s the biggest prankster on the set of ‘Succession’

Dewey Singleton June 17, 2020

Most people look at Nicholas Braun and associate him with Cousin Greg from the wildly popular HBO series Succession, but there’s much more to this... Read More

Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announces date move for 2021 fest

Erik Anderson June 17, 2020

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF), presented by UGG®, today announced a shift in dates for the 36th annual event, which will now take... Read More

Interview: Julia Garner talks ‘Ozark,’ intense actors, #MeToo and all that Oscar buzz

Interviews (Film)

Interview: Julia Garner talks ‘Ozark,’ intense actors, #MeToo and all that Oscar buzz

Catherine Springer June 17, 2020

The third season of the Emmy Award-winning Netflix series Ozark dropped on March 27, which was a welcome distraction to fans who were in lockdown... Read More

Emmy Predictions: Comedy Series categories (June)

Erik Anderson June 16, 2020

Now that all eligible shows for the 2019/2020 Emmy season have been seen, and even with the slightly extended eligibility window, we now have a... Read More

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