Want a ‘Hot Date?’ Check Out Pop TV’s New Comedy Sketch Show
You may know their work from the website CollegeHumor or from truTV’s “Adam Ruins Everything.” But tonight real-life married couple Emily Axford and Brian K. Murphy will share a larger stage as their new comedy sketch show, “Hot Date,” premieres at 8 ET/PT on Pop, a joint venture of CBS and Lionsgate. The half-hour relationship comedy features the couple playing a multitude of characters embroiled in the drama– and more often,...
‘The Long Road Home,’ An Unflinching Iraq War Drama
It was difficult to imagine on April 4, 2004 that it would be the day that one U.S. military platoon, the 1st Calvary Division out of Fort Hood, Texas, would suffer its largest loss of life in a single day since the Vietnam War. After all, it had been less than a year since Pres. George W. Bush had famously declared, “Mission accomplished” about the U.S. intervention in Iraq which overthrew dictator Saddam Hussein. American forces...
Jane Goodall Pic, ‘Kedi’, ‘Vietnam War’ Take Top Trophies at Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards
As far as awards shows go, it’s a baby – and the second annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards also had a unique confluence of circumstances in that the two top prizes were given to documentaries focused on animals. “Jane,” the Brett Morgen-directed film about the legendary primatologist Jane Goodall took the top prize in ceremonies held at BRIC in Brooklyn November 2 that were hosted by Penn Gillette. The documentary “Kedi,”...
Groundbreakers: Writers Who Moved Hearts and Minds on TV and in Film
“All in the Family.” “black-ish.” The West Wing.” “In Living Color.” “Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner?” “The Color Purple.” “Schindler’s List.” “The China Syndrome. “Get Out.” What these and other impactful television shows and films have in common is that they touch upon deep and important issues in our society, personally, politically and culturally– topics like racial discrimination, environmentalism, LGBT rights, disability...
Third Annual Carney Awards Honor Macy, Malick, Fichtner, Kind and Berkeley
You’ve seen their faces, but you may or may not know their names, much less how to spell them. They are generally known as character actors, some of the finest thespians around on television and in film. Five of these actors were honored Sunday night for their outstanding achievements at the third annual Carney Awards. Art Carney is generally recognized as one of entertainment’s greatest character actors on the big and small screens,...
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