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Jordan Peele has achieved, in a relatively short time, what many other directors only dream of achieving. Not only is Peele capable of crafting hits that deliver the goods both critically and commercially, but his name means something to audiences now. His ideas and his name are enough to sell a meaningful number of tickets, not unlike Quentin Tarantino or Christopher Nolan. It's rare air, and it's a powerful tool in Hollywood. There was a very specific moment where it became clear that Peele did, indeed, have this power, and it came in 2019 when "Us" hit theaters.
Before making himself known to the world as a visionary filmmaker, Peele broke out via comedy, primarily with his comedy sketch show "Key & Peele.
Jordan Peele has achieved, in a relatively short time, what many other directors only dream of achieving. Not only is Peele capable of crafting hits that deliver the goods both critically and commercially, but his name means something to audiences now. His ideas and his name are enough to sell a meaningful number of tickets, not unlike Quentin Tarantino or Christopher Nolan. It's rare air, and it's a powerful tool in Hollywood. There was a very specific moment where it became clear that Peele did, indeed, have this power, and it came in 2019 when "Us" hit theaters.
Before making himself known to the world as a visionary filmmaker, Peele broke out via comedy, primarily with his comedy sketch show "Key & Peele.
- 3/23/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
“Salem’s Lot” Will Skip Theaters to Stream Exclusively
The long-in-development film adaptation of Stephen King’s “Salem’s Lot” is being made, after all, but will no longer premiere in theaters, opting for a Max-exclusive streaming premiere this year with an official date to be announced later.
Originally intended for a September 2022 theatrical release, New Line Cinema pushed the film to 2023 citing the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown for delays before removing it from its release calendar entirely. King’s 1975 novel was first adapted for the screen with CBS’s 1979 miniseries starring David Soul.
“Salem’s Lot” is written and directed by Gary Dauberman (“Annabelle”). The new version will see Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) return to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot looking to come up with an idea for a new novel but discovers his hometown’s residents are becoming vampires.
The ensemble also features Alfre Woodard, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark,...
The long-in-development film adaptation of Stephen King’s “Salem’s Lot” is being made, after all, but will no longer premiere in theaters, opting for a Max-exclusive streaming premiere this year with an official date to be announced later.
Originally intended for a September 2022 theatrical release, New Line Cinema pushed the film to 2023 citing the Covid-19 pandemic shutdown for delays before removing it from its release calendar entirely. King’s 1975 novel was first adapted for the screen with CBS’s 1979 miniseries starring David Soul.
“Salem’s Lot” is written and directed by Gary Dauberman (“Annabelle”). The new version will see Ben Mears (Lewis Pullman) return to his childhood home of Jerusalem’s Lot looking to come up with an idea for a new novel but discovers his hometown’s residents are becoming vampires.
The ensemble also features Alfre Woodard, Makenzie Leigh, Bill Camp, Spencer Treat Clark,...
- 3/12/2024
- by Ashley Steves
- The Streamable
Exclusive: Veteran talent agent Fatmata Kamara has joined Independent Artist Group, the agency’s Head of Global Talent, Andrew Rogers, announced on Friday.
Kamara joins from the now-defunct A3 Artists Agency, where she represented an array of diverse talent including Will Catlett, Clark Backo, Larenz Tate (Power Book II: Ghost), Stephanie Arcila (Fire Country), Blu Hunt, Genneya Walton, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Kaci Walfall (Ava Duvernay’s Naomi), all of whom she is bringing with her to Iag.
Prior to A3, Kamara was a talent agent at CAA, where she represented such talents as Zazie Beetz, Gabrielle Union, H.E.R., Miles Brown, and Jesse Williams. Before CAA, she worked at the prior iteration of A3, Abrams Artists Agency. During her career, she has been known...
Kamara joins from the now-defunct A3 Artists Agency, where she represented an array of diverse talent including Will Catlett, Clark Backo, Larenz Tate (Power Book II: Ghost), Stephanie Arcila (Fire Country), Blu Hunt, Genneya Walton, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Kaci Walfall (Ava Duvernay’s Naomi), all of whom she is bringing with her to Iag.
Prior to A3, Kamara was a talent agent at CAA, where she represented such talents as Zazie Beetz, Gabrielle Union, H.E.R., Miles Brown, and Jesse Williams. Before CAA, she worked at the prior iteration of A3, Abrams Artists Agency. During her career, she has been known...
- 3/8/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
This week’s streaming picks will have you seeing double. Doppelgangers are inherently terrifying, or at the very least alarming, for a variety of reasons. In mythology, a doppelganger often acts as a foreboding harbinger of bad news or luck. On a biological level, there’s something unsettling about the discovery of an unrelated person or entity sharing your face.
Then there’s the matter of identity theft, something horror exploits when it comes to doppelgangers. It’s eerie enough to see what appears to be your clone in the wild, but it’s a whole new level of scary when they attempt to take over your entire existence as their own.
This week’s streaming picks highlight the perils of doppelgangers.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Body Snatchers – Criterion Channel
Abel Ferrara’s Invasion of the...
Then there’s the matter of identity theft, something horror exploits when it comes to doppelgangers. It’s eerie enough to see what appears to be your clone in the wild, but it’s a whole new level of scary when they attempt to take over your entire existence as their own.
This week’s streaming picks highlight the perils of doppelgangers.
Here’s where you can stream them this week.
For more Stay Home, Watch Horror picks, click here.
Body Snatchers – Criterion Channel
Abel Ferrara’s Invasion of the...
- 12/18/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: On the eve of the virtual EFM, international sales stalwarts Vincent Maraval and Kim Fox are rebranding their foreign sales banner MadRiver International to The Veterans, we can reveal.
Maraval, Fox and Marc Butan launched MadRiver International at AFM 2019 after first creating Imr International in 2016 as an alliance between Butan’s MadRiver Pictures and Maraval’s Wild Bunch International. The two companies remain shareholders in The Veterans.
Santa Monica-based banner The Veterans will run as a stand-alone company, with Fox running operations. The plan remains to serve as a sales agent on English-language, mid- and larger-budget films for the international theatrical and streaming markets.
In addition to Maraval and Fox, the LA and Paris-based team will include sales executives Lesly Gross, Noemie Devide, and Livia Van Der Staay, who will be meeting with buyers under the new banner at the virtual EFM next month. Additional details on the slate...
Maraval, Fox and Marc Butan launched MadRiver International at AFM 2019 after first creating Imr International in 2016 as an alliance between Butan’s MadRiver Pictures and Maraval’s Wild Bunch International. The two companies remain shareholders in The Veterans.
Santa Monica-based banner The Veterans will run as a stand-alone company, with Fox running operations. The plan remains to serve as a sales agent on English-language, mid- and larger-budget films for the international theatrical and streaming markets.
In addition to Maraval and Fox, the LA and Paris-based team will include sales executives Lesly Gross, Noemie Devide, and Livia Van Der Staay, who will be meeting with buyers under the new banner at the virtual EFM next month. Additional details on the slate...
- 1/28/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
In advance of the Aug. 27 release for Nia DaCosta’s “Candyman,” Universal Pictures and Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Prods. have launched a social impact initiative connected to the film, with the hashtag #TellEveryone.
Directed by DaCosta, the new movie stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris and Colman Domingo and paints a new picture of the Candyman urban legend with a focus on the social justice elements of his story.
The campaign kicked off with star-studded in-person and virtual influencer screenings hosted by Lupita Nyong’o (who starred in “Us”) and Savannah and LeBron James hosting additional screenings in Atlanta and L.A. respectively. Monkeypaw also hosted screenings in New York (with “Us” actor Shahidi Wright Joseph) and L.A. is a talented young artist who revives the Candyman legend through his artwork, and his partner Brianna Cartwright (Parris) is a gallery director. So, Universal and Monkeypaw worked to feature Black artists...
Directed by DaCosta, the new movie stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Teyonah Parris and Colman Domingo and paints a new picture of the Candyman urban legend with a focus on the social justice elements of his story.
The campaign kicked off with star-studded in-person and virtual influencer screenings hosted by Lupita Nyong’o (who starred in “Us”) and Savannah and LeBron James hosting additional screenings in Atlanta and L.A. respectively. Monkeypaw also hosted screenings in New York (with “Us” actor Shahidi Wright Joseph) and L.A. is a talented young artist who revives the Candyman legend through his artwork, and his partner Brianna Cartwright (Parris) is a gallery director. So, Universal and Monkeypaw worked to feature Black artists...
- 8/20/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
The Amazon horror anthology series “Them” centers on a Black family that experiences terror after moving to a white neighborhood in 1950s Compton. The horror comes in both realistic and supernatural forms as Henry and Lucky Emory battle racist neighbors and otherworldly creatures who intend to drive them out of Compton, if not kill them outright. Scroll down to watch our exclusive interviews with six Emmy contenders from the limited series.
“Them” stars Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde as Henry and Lucky, while Shahadi Wright Joseph and Melody Hurd play their daughters, who are also haunted by evil spirits. Alison Pill plays Betty, a neighbor of the Emorys who leads the charge in trying to chase them out of their community. Ryan Kwanten rounds out the main cast as George, the milkman whose flirtations with Betty develop into something far more sinister. Like many domestic dramas set in the 1950s,...
“Them” stars Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde as Henry and Lucky, while Shahadi Wright Joseph and Melody Hurd play their daughters, who are also haunted by evil spirits. Alison Pill plays Betty, a neighbor of the Emorys who leads the charge in trying to chase them out of their community. Ryan Kwanten rounds out the main cast as George, the milkman whose flirtations with Betty develop into something far more sinister. Like many domestic dramas set in the 1950s,...
- 7/7/2021
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Grammy winner Young Thug has joined the team for Throw It Back, the musical dramedy that already stars Shahadi Wright Joseph and is in the works from Feigco Entertainment and Tiffany Haddish’s She Ready Productions. The Atlanta rapper will now co-star alongside Joseph in his acting debut as well as executive produce and supervise the soundtrack.
Shadae Lamar Smith is set to direct from a script he co-wrote with Rochée Jeffrey. Deadline scooped that the pic was a hot sales title at the ongoing Cannes virtual market, where Mad River is repping international and is introducing the project. CAA Media Finance is repping domestic rights.
Throw It Back centers on Wytrell (Joseph), a high school senior who has never stood out from the crowd. After a controversial superstar Miami rapper (Young Thug) decides to feature the renowned dance team from her high school in his latest music video, it throws the school into chaos,...
Shadae Lamar Smith is set to direct from a script he co-wrote with Rochée Jeffrey. Deadline scooped that the pic was a hot sales title at the ongoing Cannes virtual market, where Mad River is repping international and is introducing the project. CAA Media Finance is repping domestic rights.
Throw It Back centers on Wytrell (Joseph), a high school senior who has never stood out from the crowd. After a controversial superstar Miami rapper (Young Thug) decides to feature the renowned dance team from her high school in his latest music video, it throws the school into chaos,...
- 6/30/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Young Thug will be making his acting debut in the musical drama Throw It Back from producers Paul Feig and Tiffany Haddish.
Throw It Back follows high school senior Wytrellm who has never stood out from the crowd, played by Shahadi Wright Joseph. According to the project’s description, the story takes place “after a controversial superstar Miami rapper decides to feature the renowned dance team from her high school in his latest music video, it throws the school into chaos, and Wytrell battles for a spot on the squad and her final chance to be in the spotlight.”
The “Go Crazy”...
Throw It Back follows high school senior Wytrellm who has never stood out from the crowd, played by Shahadi Wright Joseph. According to the project’s description, the story takes place “after a controversial superstar Miami rapper decides to feature the renowned dance team from her high school in his latest music video, it throws the school into chaos, and Wytrell battles for a spot on the squad and her final chance to be in the spotlight.”
The “Go Crazy”...
- 6/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Young Thug will be making his acting debut in the musical drama Throw It Back from producers Paul Feig and Tiffany Haddish.
Throw It Back follows high school senior Wytrellm who has never stood out from the crowd, played by Shahadi Wright Joseph. According to the project’s description, the story takes place “after a controversial superstar Miami rapper decides to feature the renowned dance team from her high school in his latest music video, it throws the school into chaos, and Wytrell battles for a spot on the squad and her final chance to be in the spotlight.”
The “Go Crazy”...
Throw It Back follows high school senior Wytrellm who has never stood out from the crowd, played by Shahadi Wright Joseph. According to the project’s description, the story takes place “after a controversial superstar Miami rapper decides to feature the renowned dance team from her high school in his latest music video, it throws the school into chaos, and Wytrell battles for a spot on the squad and her final chance to be in the spotlight.”
The “Go Crazy”...
- 6/29/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) and Tiffany Haddish (Girls Trip) are set to produce musical dance dramedy Throw It Back, which MadRiver and CAA Media Finance will be launching at the virtual Cannes market.
Haddish will take a supporting role in the hot package, which will star Us and The Lion King (reboot) actress Shahadi Wright Joseph. The ascending teenage actress voiced young Nala in the 2019 Disney juggernaut and also stars in Amazon’s horror series Them.
Throw It Back follows Wytrell, a high school senior who has never stood out from the crowd. After a controversial superstar Miami rapper decides to feature the renowned dance team from her high school in his latest music video, it throws the school into chaos, and Wytrell battles for a spot on the squad and her final chance to be in the spotlight. The film is a dance-filled musical dramedy set to a soundtrack...
Haddish will take a supporting role in the hot package, which will star Us and The Lion King (reboot) actress Shahadi Wright Joseph. The ascending teenage actress voiced young Nala in the 2019 Disney juggernaut and also stars in Amazon’s horror series Them.
Throw It Back follows Wytrell, a high school senior who has never stood out from the crowd. After a controversial superstar Miami rapper decides to feature the renowned dance team from her high school in his latest music video, it throws the school into chaos, and Wytrell battles for a spot on the squad and her final chance to be in the spotlight. The film is a dance-filled musical dramedy set to a soundtrack...
- 6/17/2021
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Even without having read the book, the official trailer for The Underground Railroad pulls you in and makes you want to fight with Cora (played by South African newcomer Thuso Mbedu) on her perilous path to freedom.
Amazon Prime released the nearly two-minute trailer Thursday for Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins’ limited series, which is based on Colton Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The highly anticipated adaptation premieres Friday, May 14 and follows Cora, an enslaved young Black woman who is treated as a motherless outcast on the Georgia plantation where she is forced to live and work.
Amazon Prime released the nearly two-minute trailer Thursday for Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins’ limited series, which is based on Colton Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name. The highly anticipated adaptation premieres Friday, May 14 and follows Cora, an enslaved young Black woman who is treated as a motherless outcast on the Georgia plantation where she is forced to live and work.
- 4/15/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Mothers really are the heart of the family, and matriarch Lucky Emory proved that and then some in the Season 1 finale for Them.
First, she had to escape the asylum. And that’s just what Lucky did when she made quick work of the evil lady doctor who wanted to lobotomize her and the orderly who attempted to help. Before leaving, she also liberated another Black woman inmate and made meaningful eye contact with a Black security guard who let her know with just one look that her self-imposed decampment was fine by him.
More from TVLineTHEM's Deborah Ayorinde On How Prayer,...
First, she had to escape the asylum. And that’s just what Lucky did when she made quick work of the evil lady doctor who wanted to lobotomize her and the orderly who attempted to help. Before leaving, she also liberated another Black woman inmate and made meaningful eye contact with a Black security guard who let her know with just one look that her self-imposed decampment was fine by him.
More from TVLineTHEM's Deborah Ayorinde On How Prayer,...
- 4/13/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Shahadi Wright Joseph never set out to be a trailblazer. But prominent roles in Amazon Prime’s new terror anthology Them and Jordan Peele’s horror flick Us, before it, have made her just that.
In both instances, Wright Joseph has been featured as one of four beautiful dark-skinned leads, and not by coincidence. Them creator Little Marvin says he cast Wright Joseph and her mahogany-hued TV family, the Emorys, the way he did because no other small-screen offerings currently have a family that looks like them. Rather, previous TV series such as Family Matters have been the rare exception.
In both instances, Wright Joseph has been featured as one of four beautiful dark-skinned leads, and not by coincidence. Them creator Little Marvin says he cast Wright Joseph and her mahogany-hued TV family, the Emorys, the way he did because no other small-screen offerings currently have a family that looks like them. Rather, previous TV series such as Family Matters have been the rare exception.
- 4/13/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Image Source: Courtesy of Amazon Studios
It didn't take much for Deborah Ayorinde to be drawn to Little Marvin's Them: Covenant. In fact, she considers the first episode "one of the most beautiful, most heartbreaking pieces of writing" she'd ever read. "I immediately felt so protective over the story and the character," Ayorinde told Popsugar of Emory family matriarch Lucky. "Little Marvin is just so wonderful at what he does. He writes like poetry and I read it as such. I felt like Lucky was written with so much care, so much intention, so much thought, and I just fell in love with the character. It just felt right."
The series, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 9, follows the Emory family as they move from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles. The chemistry between Ayorinde and costars Ashley Thomas, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Melody Hurd...
It didn't take much for Deborah Ayorinde to be drawn to Little Marvin's Them: Covenant. In fact, she considers the first episode "one of the most beautiful, most heartbreaking pieces of writing" she'd ever read. "I immediately felt so protective over the story and the character," Ayorinde told Popsugar of Emory family matriarch Lucky. "Little Marvin is just so wonderful at what he does. He writes like poetry and I read it as such. I felt like Lucky was written with so much care, so much intention, so much thought, and I just fell in love with the character. It just felt right."
The series, which premiered on Amazon Prime Video on April 9, follows the Emory family as they move from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles. The chemistry between Ayorinde and costars Ashley Thomas, Shahadi Wright Joseph, and Melody Hurd...
- 4/12/2021
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
(This article contains some light spoilers for the new Amazon horror series “Them”)
Even before “Them” premiered, comparisons were already being drawn to a popular horror film: Jordan Peele’s critically acclaimed 2019 horror film “Us.” Sure, the 10-episode Amazon Prime series from creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe is definitely similar — both films follow Black families, are about home invasions, and even use the same actor (Shahadi Wright Joseph). And even the marketing implies that the two are alike, as the posters and trailer and even the font used in the title invoke Peele’s work.
But “Them” is nothing like Peele’s film at all.
The story of “Them” — a structure that follows an outline similar to “American Horror Story,” as each season is poised to tell a different self-contained story — revolves around the Emory family, who move to a new neighborhood in Los Angeles in 1953. After settling in,...
Even before “Them” premiered, comparisons were already being drawn to a popular horror film: Jordan Peele’s critically acclaimed 2019 horror film “Us.” Sure, the 10-episode Amazon Prime series from creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe is definitely similar — both films follow Black families, are about home invasions, and even use the same actor (Shahadi Wright Joseph). And even the marketing implies that the two are alike, as the posters and trailer and even the font used in the title invoke Peele’s work.
But “Them” is nothing like Peele’s film at all.
The story of “Them” — a structure that follows an outline similar to “American Horror Story,” as each season is poised to tell a different self-contained story — revolves around the Emory family, who move to a new neighborhood in Los Angeles in 1953. After settling in,...
- 4/12/2021
- by Andrea Towers
- The Wrap
The first episode of Them wastes no time pitting housewife against housewife.
The biggest difference between Amazon Prime’s new terror anthology and other neighborhood-based dramas: One housewife is Black, and the other is white. It’s also Compton in the 1950s, and the Black housewife, Lucky Emory (Girls Trip‘s Deborah Ayorinde), is still reeling from the racist horrors she left behind in the South. Something terrible has happened to her baby son, and a move west signifies a fresh start without him. (Viewers won’t learn exactly what happened to Baby Chester until a very traumatizing Episode 5).
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The biggest difference between Amazon Prime’s new terror anthology and other neighborhood-based dramas: One housewife is Black, and the other is white. It’s also Compton in the 1950s, and the Black housewife, Lucky Emory (Girls Trip‘s Deborah Ayorinde), is still reeling from the racist horrors she left behind in the South. Something terrible has happened to her baby son, and a move west signifies a fresh start without him. (Viewers won’t learn exactly what happened to Baby Chester until a very traumatizing Episode 5).
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- 4/10/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
A drive-in premiere of the new Amazon Prime horror anthology series “Them” was held Thursday night in the parking lot at the City of Compton Resource Center, and it paid tribute to the city of its setting in many ways.
The Lena Waithe-produced show follows the Emorys, a middle-class Black family, who move into an all-white neighborhood in Compton, Ca. during the Jim Crow era and are forced to contend with racial terror outside their new home and the supernatural horror lurking within its walls.
The screening began with a taped introduction by Compton Mayor Aja Brown who then interviewed series creator Little Marvin in a pre-recorded segment. Marvin told Brown that he had always intended to set the show in Los Angeles and had discovered Compton’s little-known history during his research.
“Compton occupies a very specific place in the public imagination,” Marvin said. “It’s iconically Black — pop culturally,...
The Lena Waithe-produced show follows the Emorys, a middle-class Black family, who move into an all-white neighborhood in Compton, Ca. during the Jim Crow era and are forced to contend with racial terror outside their new home and the supernatural horror lurking within its walls.
The screening began with a taped introduction by Compton Mayor Aja Brown who then interviewed series creator Little Marvin in a pre-recorded segment. Marvin told Brown that he had always intended to set the show in Los Angeles and had discovered Compton’s little-known history during his research.
“Compton occupies a very specific place in the public imagination,” Marvin said. “It’s iconically Black — pop culturally,...
- 4/10/2021
- by Ashley Hume
- Variety Film + TV
Image Source: Brendan Wixted
At just 15 years old, Shahadi Wright Joseph has already accomplished things many actors can only dream of: a Broadway debut, a starring role in Jordan Peele's Us, and playing the younger counterpart of Beyoncé in 2018's The Lion King. Joseph first discovered her love of acting at 8 years old after booking the role of Nala in The Lion King on Broadway. "After I had finished doing that role, I really knew that this was something that I wanted to do for the rest of my life," she told Popsugar. From The Lion King, she went on to join Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock before finally making the jump from the stage to the screen. While other actors have had difficulty making the transition, for Joseph, film has actually been easier. "When you're on Broadway, you always have to get everything right. There's no going back and reshooting,...
At just 15 years old, Shahadi Wright Joseph has already accomplished things many actors can only dream of: a Broadway debut, a starring role in Jordan Peele's Us, and playing the younger counterpart of Beyoncé in 2018's The Lion King. Joseph first discovered her love of acting at 8 years old after booking the role of Nala in The Lion King on Broadway. "After I had finished doing that role, I really knew that this was something that I wanted to do for the rest of my life," she told Popsugar. From The Lion King, she went on to join Andrew Lloyd Webber's School of Rock before finally making the jump from the stage to the screen. While other actors have had difficulty making the transition, for Joseph, film has actually been easier. "When you're on Broadway, you always have to get everything right. There's no going back and reshooting,...
- 4/9/2021
- by Grayson Gilcrease
- Popsugar.com
In watching “Them: Covenant,” the new anthology series from Amazon Prime Video, I couldn’t help but be reminded of what the gifted young actress Marsai Martin recently said during an interview about her goals as a producer.
“I don’t do no Black pain,” the “Black-ish” actress said. “If it’s Black pain I don’t go for it because there’s so many films and projects about that.”
While pain and trauma are assuredly part of the Black experience, there’s only so much a viewer can take of “Them” before it becomes numbing — and despite the noble intentions of the creators, sensationalistic. Episode after episode of this unfortunate Black family suffering terrors both real and supernatural began to wear the viewer down, especially when the white aggressors receive little comeuppance for their deeds from those being oppressed.
As mentioned in our review of the first two episodes that premiered at SXSW,...
“I don’t do no Black pain,” the “Black-ish” actress said. “If it’s Black pain I don’t go for it because there’s so many films and projects about that.”
While pain and trauma are assuredly part of the Black experience, there’s only so much a viewer can take of “Them” before it becomes numbing — and despite the noble intentions of the creators, sensationalistic. Episode after episode of this unfortunate Black family suffering terrors both real and supernatural began to wear the viewer down, especially when the white aggressors receive little comeuppance for their deeds from those being oppressed.
As mentioned in our review of the first two episodes that premiered at SXSW,...
- 4/9/2021
- by Elliott Smith
- Indiewire
The fissures racism has carved into American life, and American lives, are so surreally deep that to convey them, artists must use the tools of exaggeration that genre provides. This strategy has been deployed several times over in recent years: Notable entries on television include “Watchmen” and “Lovecraft Country,” a superhero serial and a horror saga that narrate the legacy of hate in 20th-century America.
In their wake arrives “Them,” a limited series for Amazon Prime Video created by Little Marvin and executive produced by Lena Waithe. In the first season of what Amazon is calling an anthology, Marvin shows us a Black family moving from North Carolina to Los Angeles as part of the great migration of the 1950s, punished upon arrival by a racism that they couldn’t have imagined. As played by Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde, parents Henry and Lucky Emory refuse to be victims, even...
In their wake arrives “Them,” a limited series for Amazon Prime Video created by Little Marvin and executive produced by Lena Waithe. In the first season of what Amazon is calling an anthology, Marvin shows us a Black family moving from North Carolina to Los Angeles as part of the great migration of the 1950s, punished upon arrival by a racism that they couldn’t have imagined. As played by Ashley Thomas and Deborah Ayorinde, parents Henry and Lucky Emory refuse to be victims, even...
- 4/8/2021
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Here’s a horror story: You have an idea for a TV show. It’s a really clever idea, one that’s never quite been done on television before. Everyone you tell about it couldn’t sound more excited. But ideas don’t turn into finished series overnight, and the development process takes so long, another show with the exact same idea premieres before yours gets the chance. Worse, the other show is a better version of that idea than what you made. So now you not only appear to be copying them,...
- 4/7/2021
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
One would say that Little Marvin’s Amazon Prime Video series Them is super relevant to the current social landscape when it comes to race. The truth of the matter is the topics tackled in Them have always been relevant — long before 2021.
Them, which debuts on April 9 on Prime Video, is executive produced by Lena Waithe and marks Little Marvin’s debut as a series creator and writer. The socially-minded thriller is a limited anthology series that is set in the 1950s and follows a Black family who moves from North Carolina to a predominantly white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration. People may be surprised to learn they move to Compton in L.A. which is now known as being a predominantly Black neighborhood — but in Them, it is all-white. On top of that, the family’s idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces,...
Them, which debuts on April 9 on Prime Video, is executive produced by Lena Waithe and marks Little Marvin’s debut as a series creator and writer. The socially-minded thriller is a limited anthology series that is set in the 1950s and follows a Black family who moves from North Carolina to a predominantly white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration. People may be surprised to learn they move to Compton in L.A. which is now known as being a predominantly Black neighborhood — but in Them, it is all-white. On top of that, the family’s idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces,...
- 4/6/2021
- by Dino-Ray Ramos and Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
The comparisons being drawn between Them, Amazon Prime’s upcoming terror anthology series and Us, Jordan Peele’s 2019 deadly doppelgangers flick, are inevitable.
Both have pronoun titles, jump scares, and beautiful, dark-skinned actors as the leads. Shahadi Wright Joseph even played a set of doppelgangers in Us and plays Ruby Emory in Them. But the similarities pretty much end there — if you don’t count the use of Minnie Riperton’s “Les Fleurs” in both. Conversely, Them, like HBO’s Lovecraft Country, is set in 1950s Jim Crow America and because of this, the two are also sparking correlations on social media.
Both have pronoun titles, jump scares, and beautiful, dark-skinned actors as the leads. Shahadi Wright Joseph even played a set of doppelgangers in Us and plays Ruby Emory in Them. But the similarities pretty much end there — if you don’t count the use of Minnie Riperton’s “Les Fleurs” in both. Conversely, Them, like HBO’s Lovecraft Country, is set in 1950s Jim Crow America and because of this, the two are also sparking correlations on social media.
- 4/1/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
The official trailer for season one of the new terror anthology series from breakout creator Little Marvin has been debuted by Amazon Prime Video.
The 1950s set first season centres on a Black family who moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighbourhood during the period known as The Great Migration. The family’s idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces, next-door and otherworldly, threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.
Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Alison Pill, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Melody Hurd, and Ryan Kwanten star.
The 10 episode series is created and executive produced by Little Marvin along with executive producers Lena Waithe, Miri Yoon and Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment, David Matthews, and Don Kurt. Them is a co-production from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios.
Also in trailers – Sam Claflin has creepy vengeance on his mind in trailer for ‘Every Breath You Take’
The show...
The 1950s set first season centres on a Black family who moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighbourhood during the period known as The Great Migration. The family’s idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces, next-door and otherworldly, threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.
Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Alison Pill, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Melody Hurd, and Ryan Kwanten star.
The 10 episode series is created and executive produced by Little Marvin along with executive producers Lena Waithe, Miri Yoon and Roy Lee of Vertigo Entertainment, David Matthews, and Don Kurt. Them is a co-production from Sony Pictures Television and Amazon Studios.
Also in trailers – Sam Claflin has creepy vengeance on his mind in trailer for ‘Every Breath You Take’
The show...
- 3/23/2021
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
In today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max announced the release date for its new dark comedy, “Made For Love,” and Disney greenlit “Zombies 3.”
Dates
“Made For Love,” a dark comedy adapted from Alissa Nutting‘s novel of the same name, will debut on HBO Max with the first three episodes on April 1. The show follows Hazel Green (Cristin Milioti), a 30-something woman escaping a toxic marriage to tech billionaire Byron Gogol (Billy Magnussen), who has implanted a futuristic monitoring device in her brain. Dan Bakkedahl, Noma Dumezweni, Augusto Aguilera, Caleb Foote and Ray Romano also star in “Made For Love,” which is executive produced by Nutting, showrunner Christina Lee, Patrick Somerville, Dean Bakopoulos, Liza Chasin and Sj Clarkson. Paramount Television Studios is the studio. The series is directed by Alethea Jones and Stephanie Laing, who also serves as co-executive producer. Watch a trailer below.
Comedy Central has announced that...
Dates
“Made For Love,” a dark comedy adapted from Alissa Nutting‘s novel of the same name, will debut on HBO Max with the first three episodes on April 1. The show follows Hazel Green (Cristin Milioti), a 30-something woman escaping a toxic marriage to tech billionaire Byron Gogol (Billy Magnussen), who has implanted a futuristic monitoring device in her brain. Dan Bakkedahl, Noma Dumezweni, Augusto Aguilera, Caleb Foote and Ray Romano also star in “Made For Love,” which is executive produced by Nutting, showrunner Christina Lee, Patrick Somerville, Dean Bakopoulos, Liza Chasin and Sj Clarkson. Paramount Television Studios is the studio. The series is directed by Alethea Jones and Stephanie Laing, who also serves as co-executive producer. Watch a trailer below.
Comedy Central has announced that...
- 3/22/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
We knew that Amazon Prime’s new horror anthology series, Them, followed a hopeful Black family that moves into an all-white Compton in the 1950s, only to be terrified by the horrors of racism outside of the house and get stalked by a sinister spirit within the house.
But thanks to the official trailer the streamer released on Monday, some of those terrifying attacks have been specified.
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Created by Little Marvin,...
But thanks to the official trailer the streamer released on Monday, some of those terrifying attacks have been specified.
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Created by Little Marvin,...
- 3/22/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Following the teaser trailer reveal earlier this month, the official trailer has now been unveiled for Them, a new terror anthology series in which the idyllic suburbs become a living nightmare for a Black family in the 1950s.
Them will premiere April 9th on Prime Video, and we have the official synopsis and trailer below:
"The official trailer for season one of the new terror anthology series, Them, is available now. From breakout creator Little Marvin, the ten-episode Amazon Original series premieres exclusively on Amazon Prime Video Friday, April 9, 2021. Them is a limited anthology series that explores terror in America. The 1950s-set first season centers on a Black family who moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration. The family's idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces, next-door and otherworldly, threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.
Them stars Deborah Ayorinde,...
Them will premiere April 9th on Prime Video, and we have the official synopsis and trailer below:
"The official trailer for season one of the new terror anthology series, Them, is available now. From breakout creator Little Marvin, the ten-episode Amazon Original series premieres exclusively on Amazon Prime Video Friday, April 9, 2021. Them is a limited anthology series that explores terror in America. The 1950s-set first season centers on a Black family who moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration. The family's idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces, next-door and otherworldly, threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.
Them stars Deborah Ayorinde,...
- 3/22/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Update (3/22): The official trailer for Them has been released.
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Little Marvin and Lena Waithe revealed a teaser for their upcoming anthology series Them, and, yes — it’s insanely creepy.
Set in the Fifties during the Great Migration, the trailer features a black family moving from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles. As Dusty Springfield’s “Windmills of Your Mind” plays, the idyllic suburbia becomes menacing and frightening. Neighbors — including Alison Pill — stare at them through their windows, while closets reveal a threatening presence.
Them arrives on...
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Little Marvin and Lena Waithe revealed a teaser for their upcoming anthology series Them, and, yes — it’s insanely creepy.
Set in the Fifties during the Great Migration, the trailer features a black family moving from North Carolina to an all-white neighborhood in Los Angeles. As Dusty Springfield’s “Windmills of Your Mind” plays, the idyllic suburbia becomes menacing and frightening. Neighbors — including Alison Pill — stare at them through their windows, while closets reveal a threatening presence.
Them arrives on...
- 3/22/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
At long last, Amazon has lifted the curtain on “Them: Covenant,” the upcoming first season of Little Marvin’s highly-anticipated horror anthology series.
Per Amazon, “Them” is a limited anthology series that explores terror in America. The first season, subtitled “Covenant,” centers on a Black family in the 1950s who moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration. The family’s idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces — next-door and otherworldly — threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.
In IndieWire’s review of the first two episodes, Elliott Smith wrote: “While many view the West with rose-tinted sunglasses, “Them” shows how the corrosive effects of racism were in full rot even in the City of Angels. As soon as the Emory family pulls into the driveway of its new home, their new white neighbors are out in full force to protest,...
Per Amazon, “Them” is a limited anthology series that explores terror in America. The first season, subtitled “Covenant,” centers on a Black family in the 1950s who moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration. The family’s idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces — next-door and otherworldly — threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.
In IndieWire’s review of the first two episodes, Elliott Smith wrote: “While many view the West with rose-tinted sunglasses, “Them” shows how the corrosive effects of racism were in full rot even in the City of Angels. As soon as the Emory family pulls into the driveway of its new home, their new white neighbors are out in full force to protest,...
- 3/22/2021
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Even if it seems like the easy way out, it’s hard not to compare the new Amazon Prime Video series “Them” to HBO’s buzzy “Lovecraft Country.” After all, you’ve got Black people navigating previously white spaces — in this case, a family moving from North Carolina to Los Angeles — a 1950s setting, supernatural elements, anachronistic music choices, war trauma, mysterious basements, leaps in chronology, large fonts announcing a change in location, a creepy kid dancing, etc.
But the goal for all involved with “Them,” including creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe, should be to avoid the fate of “Lovecraft,” which drew initial critical acclaim thanks to a bravura pilot but then got lost in the morass of its own mythology. By the time that series wrapped up its first season, it was more of a slog than an event. “Them” is slated as an anthology series,...
But the goal for all involved with “Them,” including creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe, should be to avoid the fate of “Lovecraft,” which drew initial critical acclaim thanks to a bravura pilot but then got lost in the morass of its own mythology. By the time that series wrapped up its first season, it was more of a slog than an event. “Them” is slated as an anthology series,...
- 3/18/2021
- by Elliott Smith
- Indiewire
Them Trailer — Amazon Prime Video‘s Them (2021) TV show trailer has been released. The Them trailer stars Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Alison Pill, Dale Dickey, Malcolm M. Mays, Ryan Kwanten, Percy Hynes White, Barry Livingston, Melody Hurd, and Javier Botet. Crew Lena Waithe created Them. Nelson Cragg, Craig William Macneill, Ti [...]
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- 3/17/2021
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
It’s hard to believe that it’s already time for the SXSW Film Festival once again, but here we are. For the 2021 iteration of the fest, SXSW is going virtual, which gives more people the opportunity to get to experience their brilliant lineup of films this year. As someone who is already well into my SXSW viewings for this year, I can confidently say that this might be SXSW’s best slate of Midnighters from top to bottom, and a few other genre and genre-adjacent films that are premiering in other sections are very much worth your time as well.
So, if you’re looking to check out some excellent horror and sci-fi cinema during this year’s SXSW from the comfort of your own home, here are 15 different projects you’ll definitely want to make time for. Oh, and because I included both How it Ends and Violation during my Sundance 2021 preview,...
So, if you’re looking to check out some excellent horror and sci-fi cinema during this year’s SXSW from the comfort of your own home, here are 15 different projects you’ll definitely want to make time for. Oh, and because I included both How it Ends and Violation during my Sundance 2021 preview,...
- 3/11/2021
- by Heather Wixson
- DailyDead
In today’s TV news roundup, Amazon Prime Video announced the premiere date for “Them” and NBC News will air “The Racism Virus,” about the stark rise in anti-Asian discrimination due to the pandemic.
Dates
NBC News Now and NBC Asian America partnered for a special about racism experienced by the Asian American community as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, “The Racism Virus,” airing March 10 at 8 p.m. Hosted by NBC News’ Vicky Nguyen, it features conversations with comedian Margaret Cho, Rep. Judy Chu, Stop Aapi Hate founder Dr. Russell Jeung, Yul Kwon (the first Asian American “Survivor winner), NBA player Jeremy Lin, Nextshark CEO Benny Luo, actress Olivia Munn, Rise CEO Amanda Nguyen, Compassion in Oakland founder Jess Owyoung, actor Brian Tee, Facebook global social marketing head Eric Toda, psychologist Dr. Jenny Wang and NBC reporter Kimmy Yam. In addition, it will cover how the community is coping...
Dates
NBC News Now and NBC Asian America partnered for a special about racism experienced by the Asian American community as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic, “The Racism Virus,” airing March 10 at 8 p.m. Hosted by NBC News’ Vicky Nguyen, it features conversations with comedian Margaret Cho, Rep. Judy Chu, Stop Aapi Hate founder Dr. Russell Jeung, Yul Kwon (the first Asian American “Survivor winner), NBA player Jeremy Lin, Nextshark CEO Benny Luo, actress Olivia Munn, Rise CEO Amanda Nguyen, Compassion in Oakland founder Jess Owyoung, actor Brian Tee, Facebook global social marketing head Eric Toda, psychologist Dr. Jenny Wang and NBC reporter Kimmy Yam. In addition, it will cover how the community is coping...
- 3/9/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
The seemingly idyllic suburbs become a living nightmare for a Black family in the 1950s in the teaser trailer for Them, a new terror anthology series premiering April 9th on Prime Video:
Press Release: Culver City, Calif. - March 9, 2021 - The new terror anthology series, Them, will premiere Friday, April 9th exclusively on Prime Video. From breakout creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe, Them is a limited anthology series that explores terror in America. The 1950s set first season centers on a Black family who moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration. The family's idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces, next-door and otherworldly, threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.
Them stars Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Alison Pill, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Melody Hurd, and Ryan Kwanten.
The series is created and executive produced by Little...
Press Release: Culver City, Calif. - March 9, 2021 - The new terror anthology series, Them, will premiere Friday, April 9th exclusively on Prime Video. From breakout creator Little Marvin and executive producer Lena Waithe, Them is a limited anthology series that explores terror in America. The 1950s set first season centers on a Black family who moves from North Carolina to an all-white Los Angeles neighborhood during the period known as The Great Migration. The family's idyllic home becomes ground zero where malevolent forces, next-door and otherworldly, threaten to taunt, ravage and destroy them.
Them stars Deborah Ayorinde, Ashley Thomas, Alison Pill, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Melody Hurd, and Ryan Kwanten.
The series is created and executive produced by Little...
- 3/9/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
What’s more terrifying? That creepy sound down in the basement, or the neighbor who has been inexplicably staring at your house every single day?
That’s the question executive producers Little Marvin and Lena Waithe constantly asked themselves and the writers, cast and crew when crafting the new Amazon terror anthology series Them. Set in the 1950s, the first season will focus on an upwardly mobile Black family who moves from North Carolina and integrates an all-white neighborhood in Compton during a time known as The Great Migration.
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That’s the question executive producers Little Marvin and Lena Waithe constantly asked themselves and the writers, cast and crew when crafting the new Amazon terror anthology series Them. Set in the 1950s, the first season will focus on an upwardly mobile Black family who moves from North Carolina and integrates an all-white neighborhood in Compton during a time known as The Great Migration.
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- 3/9/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
Image Source: Lilly K Photography
After gaining critical acclaim for her role as Tess on This Is Us, Eris Baker is using her newfound platform to inspire others. In honor of International Women's Day, the 15-year-old actress is teaming up with Rebel Girls for a virtual event on March 7 to empower young girls. As an actress in the spotlight, Eris understands she has a younger following looking up to her, and she hopes to inspire them to be their true selves.
"I just love to let them know to embrace themselves and to let their light shine and to always be themselves 100 percent," Eris told Popsugar. "[This event] is about being an incredible woman and bringing awareness to their stories. I want to let girls know that they are incredible. Even though you are a woman and you might get discouraged, just know that I see you, I'm here for you, and...
After gaining critical acclaim for her role as Tess on This Is Us, Eris Baker is using her newfound platform to inspire others. In honor of International Women's Day, the 15-year-old actress is teaming up with Rebel Girls for a virtual event on March 7 to empower young girls. As an actress in the spotlight, Eris understands she has a younger following looking up to her, and she hopes to inspire them to be their true selves.
"I just love to let them know to embrace themselves and to let their light shine and to always be themselves 100 percent," Eris told Popsugar. "[This event] is about being an incredible woman and bringing awareness to their stories. I want to let girls know that they are incredible. Even though you are a woman and you might get discouraged, just know that I see you, I'm here for you, and...
- 3/4/2021
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Creepy isn’t the same as scary.
Of course horror movies can be scary simply by using loud noises and sudden movements to make their audiences jump, but creepy is harder to pull off. To be effectively creepy, a film needs to establish a certain atmosphere; it needs to draw you in and make you care. It needs to give you something to think about when you’re trying to drop off to sleep at night; to make you wonder whether that creaking noise down the hallway was just the house settling or something lurking in the shadows. Creepy stays with you. It gives you goosebumps.
Here are 85 of the best horror movies (in no particular order) to chill your bones. Enjoy the nightmares.
Us (2019)
Jordan Peele’s follow up to his award winner Get Out is another social horror. While it might not be quite as accomplished or coherent...
Of course horror movies can be scary simply by using loud noises and sudden movements to make their audiences jump, but creepy is harder to pull off. To be effectively creepy, a film needs to establish a certain atmosphere; it needs to draw you in and make you care. It needs to give you something to think about when you’re trying to drop off to sleep at night; to make you wonder whether that creaking noise down the hallway was just the house settling or something lurking in the shadows. Creepy stays with you. It gives you goosebumps.
Here are 85 of the best horror movies (in no particular order) to chill your bones. Enjoy the nightmares.
Us (2019)
Jordan Peele’s follow up to his award winner Get Out is another social horror. While it might not be quite as accomplished or coherent...
- 10/31/2020
- by jbindeck2015
- Den of Geek
The winners of the 51st NAACP Image Awards were announced last night during a live broadcast on Bet, from the Pasadena Civic Center Auditorium in California. The live special was hosted by “Black-ish” star Anthony Anderson, who also doubled as a nominee.
The big winners of the night were “Just Mercy” in the motion picture categories, and “Black-ish” in the television categories. “Just Mercy” took home four trophies, including the top award of the night for Outstanding Motion Picture, as well as Outstanding Actor for Michael B. Jordan, and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Jamie Foxx.
Meanwhile, “Black-ish” topped all television winners for the second year in a row, with six awards, including Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for Anderson, Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for Tracee Ellis Ross, and Outstanding Comedy Series.
Additional winning highlights included Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed limited series “When They See Us,” which...
The big winners of the night were “Just Mercy” in the motion picture categories, and “Black-ish” in the television categories. “Just Mercy” took home four trophies, including the top award of the night for Outstanding Motion Picture, as well as Outstanding Actor for Michael B. Jordan, and Outstanding Supporting Actor for Jamie Foxx.
Meanwhile, “Black-ish” topped all television winners for the second year in a row, with six awards, including Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series for Anderson, Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series for Tracee Ellis Ross, and Outstanding Comedy Series.
Additional winning highlights included Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed limited series “When They See Us,” which...
- 2/23/2020
- by Tambay Obenson
- Indiewire
The 51st NAACP Image Awards were handed out tonight and were aired live on Bet with trailblazing musician Lizzo bringing the “Juice” and taking the top honors for Entertainer of the Year and black-ish and When They See Us dominating the TV side and Just Mercy and Dolemite Is My Name taking trophies in the film categories.
Black-ish swept the TV awards with repeat wins for Outstanding Comedy Series and lead acting accolades for Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross. On top of that, Dion Cole and Marsai Martin walked away with wins for their supporting roles on the ABC sitcom.
In addition to her TV awards, Martin was named Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in Motion Picture for her role in Little.
Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed limited series When They See Us took home the award for Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or...
Black-ish swept the TV awards with repeat wins for Outstanding Comedy Series and lead acting accolades for Anthony Anderson and Tracee Ellis Ross. On top of that, Dion Cole and Marsai Martin walked away with wins for their supporting roles on the ABC sitcom.
In addition to her TV awards, Martin was named Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture and Outstanding Breakthrough Performance in Motion Picture for her role in Little.
Ava DuVernay’s critically acclaimed limited series When They See Us took home the award for Outstanding Television Movie, Limited-Series or...
- 2/23/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
Lizzo was named Entertainer of the Year at the 51st NAACP Image Awards on Saturday. The singer-rapper edged out Angela Bassett, Billy Porter, Regina King and Tyler Perry for the night’s top prize.
Warner Bros.’ legal drama “Just Mercy,” meanwhile, nearly swept the top film awards, taking home best motion picture, ensemble, best actor (Michael B. Jordan) and supporting actor (Jamie Foxx). Lupita N’yongo was named best actress for Jordan Peele’s home invasion thriller “Us.”
Rihanna, accepting the President’s Award for her philanthropy work, called for unity during her remarks onstage.
“We can only fix this world together – we can’t do it divided,” she said to thunderous applause.
On Friday night, in a pre-telecast ceremony, some of the other winners were announced. Own’s “Greenleaf” nabbed the best drama series prize while ABC’s “black-ish” was named best comedy.
Beyonce, who led all 2020 NAACP nominees with 8 nods in total,...
Warner Bros.’ legal drama “Just Mercy,” meanwhile, nearly swept the top film awards, taking home best motion picture, ensemble, best actor (Michael B. Jordan) and supporting actor (Jamie Foxx). Lupita N’yongo was named best actress for Jordan Peele’s home invasion thriller “Us.”
Rihanna, accepting the President’s Award for her philanthropy work, called for unity during her remarks onstage.
“We can only fix this world together – we can’t do it divided,” she said to thunderous applause.
On Friday night, in a pre-telecast ceremony, some of the other winners were announced. Own’s “Greenleaf” nabbed the best drama series prize while ABC’s “black-ish” was named best comedy.
Beyonce, who led all 2020 NAACP nominees with 8 nods in total,...
- 2/23/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
Bet Networks will be joined by MTV, VH1, Comedy Central, Cmt, Logo, TV Land, Pop and Smithsonian in a simulcast of the 51st NAACP Image Awards live this Saturday, February 22 at 8pm in Pasadena.
The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors.
Rihanna will receive the President’s Award, and Us Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis will receive the NAACP Chairman’s Award during the ceremony.
Perfomers include singer-songwriters Jill Scott and H.E.R. along with Skip Marley. The night will also feature appearances by Brie Larson, Cynthia Erivo, Dave Bautista, Evan Alex, Jamie Foxx, Janelle Monae, Jb Smoove, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lena Waithe, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael B. Jordan, Morgan Freeman, Octavia Spencer, Robin Thede, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Sterling K. Brown,...
The NAACP Image Awards celebrates the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of television, music, literature and film, and also honors individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors.
Rihanna will receive the President’s Award, and Us Congressman and civil rights leader John Lewis will receive the NAACP Chairman’s Award during the ceremony.
Perfomers include singer-songwriters Jill Scott and H.E.R. along with Skip Marley. The night will also feature appearances by Brie Larson, Cynthia Erivo, Dave Bautista, Evan Alex, Jamie Foxx, Janelle Monae, Jb Smoove, Jodie Turner-Smith, Lena Waithe, Leslie Odom Jr., Michael B. Jordan, Morgan Freeman, Octavia Spencer, Robin Thede, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Shahadi Wright Joseph, Sterling K. Brown,...
- 2/22/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
David Crow Jan 12, 2020
The Critics Choice Awards recognize Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker among the year’s best in film and TV.
On the eve of the Oscar nominations, the critics have given their vote. Quite literally as the 25th Annual Critics Choice Awards is in the history books—along with its diverse selection of winning films and television shows.
The big winners of the night include Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Parasite, 1917, and Joker. The Quentin Tarantino love letter to 1960s Tinseltown notably pulled a surprise win for Best Picture after missing out on the Best Director prize. Not that Tarantino went home otherwise empty handed, as he picked up the Critics Choice for Best Original Screenplay, as did Brad Pitt for Best Supporting Actor, and Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh for Best Production Design.
Yet in possibly the biggest surprise of the night,...
The Critics Choice Awards recognize Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Joaquin Phoenix’s Joker among the year’s best in film and TV.
On the eve of the Oscar nominations, the critics have given their vote. Quite literally as the 25th Annual Critics Choice Awards is in the history books—along with its diverse selection of winning films and television shows.
The big winners of the night include Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood, Parasite, 1917, and Joker. The Quentin Tarantino love letter to 1960s Tinseltown notably pulled a surprise win for Best Picture after missing out on the Best Director prize. Not that Tarantino went home otherwise empty handed, as he picked up the Critics Choice for Best Original Screenplay, as did Brad Pitt for Best Supporting Actor, and Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh for Best Production Design.
Yet in possibly the biggest surprise of the night,...
- 1/13/2020
- Den of Geek
The 2020 Critics’ Choice Awards rewarded many of the best television shows and films of 2019 in a ceremony Sunday night in Santa Monica, California that saw Renée Zellweger, Joaquin Phoenix and many more win big.
Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman came into the night with 14 nominations, while Quentin Tarantino‘s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood followed with 12 overall nods.
Scroll down for the complete list of winners.
Film Best Picture
1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems
Best Actor
Antonio Banderas — Pain and Glory
Robert De Niro...
Martin Scorsese‘s The Irishman came into the night with 14 nominations, while Quentin Tarantino‘s Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood followed with 12 overall nods.
Scroll down for the complete list of winners.
Film Best Picture
1917
Ford v Ferrari
The Irishman
Jojo Rabbit
Joker
Little Women
Marriage Story
Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood
Parasite
Uncut Gems
Best Actor
Antonio Banderas — Pain and Glory
Robert De Niro...
- 1/13/2020
- by Alexia Fernandez
- PEOPLE.com
With the shortened awards timeline, ceremonies hit hard and fast. Sunday night marks the 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards, airing on The CW beginning at 7pm Est/7pm Pst. Taye Diggs returns as host the proceedings, which take place in the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association. On the film side, this year’s nominations are led by Netflix’s “The Irishman,” with 14 nods. However, Martin Scorsese’s film came home empty-handed at the Golden Globes last Sunday. Netflix also leads on the television side, with six nominations for Ava DuVernay’s true-crime miniseries “When They See Us.”
Follow along below for IndieWire’s live and updating winners list, and stay tuned for further analysis. See the nominations below, with winners bolded.
Best Picture
“1917”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“Once Upon a Time…...
Follow along below for IndieWire’s live and updating winners list, and stay tuned for further analysis. See the nominations below, with winners bolded.
Best Picture
“1917”
“Ford v Ferrari”
“The Irishman”
“Jojo Rabbit”
“Joker”
“Little Women”
“Marriage Story”
“Once Upon a Time…...
- 1/13/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
The 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards gala, hosted by Taye Diggs, was broadcast live on The CW on Sunday night.
It was a good night for both Netflix and HBO, with the studios taking home trophies for movies and shows like “The Irishman,” “Marriage Story,” “When They See Us,” “Watchmen” and “Succession.”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” won the ceremony’s biggest movie prize, best picture, as well as three more awards: best supporting actor for Brad Pitt, best original screenplay for Quentin Tarantino and best production design for Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh.
On the TV side, “Fleabag” continued its awards dominance, winning best comedy series, best actress in a comedy series for Phoebe Waller-Bridge and best supporting actor in a comedy series for Andrew Scott. It’s the latest successful awards outing for “Fleabag,” which won best series — musical or comedy at the Golden Globes last weekend,...
It was a good night for both Netflix and HBO, with the studios taking home trophies for movies and shows like “The Irishman,” “Marriage Story,” “When They See Us,” “Watchmen” and “Succession.”
“Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” won the ceremony’s biggest movie prize, best picture, as well as three more awards: best supporting actor for Brad Pitt, best original screenplay for Quentin Tarantino and best production design for Barbara Ling and Nancy Haigh.
On the TV side, “Fleabag” continued its awards dominance, winning best comedy series, best actress in a comedy series for Phoebe Waller-Bridge and best supporting actor in a comedy series for Andrew Scott. It’s the latest successful awards outing for “Fleabag,” which won best series — musical or comedy at the Golden Globes last weekend,...
- 1/12/2020
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
With the shortened awards timeline, ceremonies hit hard and fast. Sunday night marks the 25th annual Critics’ Choice Awards, airing on The CW beginning at 7pm Est/7pm Pst. Taye Diggs returns as host the proceedings, which take place in the Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, presented by the Broadcast Film Critics Association and the Broadcast Television Journalists Association.
On the film side, this year’s nominations are led by Netflix’s “The Irishman,” with 14 nods. However, Martin Scorsese’s film came home empty-handed at the Golden Globes last Sunday. Netflix also leads on the television side, with six nominations for Ava DuVernay’s true-crime miniseries “When They See Us.”
The CW website allows you to find your local channel listing, and the website will also host a live stream. You can also use YouTube TV, Hulu With Live TV, or AT&T TV Now.
If none of those work for you,...
On the film side, this year’s nominations are led by Netflix’s “The Irishman,” with 14 nods. However, Martin Scorsese’s film came home empty-handed at the Golden Globes last Sunday. Netflix also leads on the television side, with six nominations for Ava DuVernay’s true-crime miniseries “When They See Us.”
The CW website allows you to find your local channel listing, and the website will also host a live stream. You can also use YouTube TV, Hulu With Live TV, or AT&T TV Now.
If none of those work for you,...
- 1/12/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Last night the 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards Ceremony took place in Los Angeles, and we're thrilled that Daily Dead Managing Editor Heather Wixson was on hand to present the award for Best Horror. Thrilling entertainment was well-represented at the awards ceremony, as Jordan Peele's Us, Bong Joon Ho's Parasite, and Rian Johnson's Knives Out were among the winners.
You can check out the full list of winners below, and to learn more about the Hollywood Critics Association, visit their official website.
Press Release: – The members of the Hollywood Critics Association celebrated 2019 and the end of the decade at the 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards Ceremony on Thursday, January 9, 2020. Below is the full list of winners:
Best Picture - 1917
Best Actor - Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Best Actress - Lupita Nyong’o, Us
Best Supporting Actor - Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers...
You can check out the full list of winners below, and to learn more about the Hollywood Critics Association, visit their official website.
Press Release: – The members of the Hollywood Critics Association celebrated 2019 and the end of the decade at the 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards Ceremony on Thursday, January 9, 2020. Below is the full list of winners:
Best Picture - 1917
Best Actor - Joaquin Phoenix, Joker
Best Actress - Lupita Nyong’o, Us
Best Supporting Actor - Joe Pesci, The Irishman
Best Supporting Actress - Jennifer Lopez, Hustlers...
- 1/10/2020
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
The members of the Hollywood Critics Association celebrated 2019 and the end of the decade at the 3rd Annual Hollywood Critics Association Awards Ceremony on Thursday, January 9, 2020.
Sam Mendes’ “1917,” which, in a surprise move, took home the Golden Globes’ best picture award, also snagged the best picture award from the Hca. It was awarded best action/war film, best cinematography for Roger Deakins, and best editing for Lee Smith as well, giving it the most awards of the evening with four.
Olivia Wilde’s “Booksmart” took home three awards, for best female director for Wilde, best performance by an actress 23 and under for Kaitlyn Dever, and best comedy/musical, tied with “Rocketman.”
Other major winners included Joaquin Phoenix for “Joker” — again mirroring the Golden Globes — and Lupita Nyong’o for “Us.” Joe Pesci was awarded the best supporting actor trophy for “The Irishman,” while Jennifer Lopez was recognized for “Hustlers.”
Formerly known...
Sam Mendes’ “1917,” which, in a surprise move, took home the Golden Globes’ best picture award, also snagged the best picture award from the Hca. It was awarded best action/war film, best cinematography for Roger Deakins, and best editing for Lee Smith as well, giving it the most awards of the evening with four.
Olivia Wilde’s “Booksmart” took home three awards, for best female director for Wilde, best performance by an actress 23 and under for Kaitlyn Dever, and best comedy/musical, tied with “Rocketman.”
Other major winners included Joaquin Phoenix for “Joker” — again mirroring the Golden Globes — and Lupita Nyong’o for “Us.” Joe Pesci was awarded the best supporting actor trophy for “The Irishman,” while Jennifer Lopez was recognized for “Hustlers.”
Formerly known...
- 1/10/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
The nominees for the 51st NAACP Image Awards were announced Thursday, the prelude to the two-hour live televised awards airing on Bet on February 2 at 8 Pm Et/Pt.
The Image Awards honors the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of TV, music, literature, and film and also recognizes individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. Voting is now open to the public to determine winners.
Netflix leads the TV category nominations with 30 mentions, thanks to series like When They See Us (nine noms), with an additional 12 in the motion picture categories (Dolemite Is My Name leads there with seven) for a total of 42. Universal leads the motion picture categories with 15 nominations, paced by Us and Queen & Slim.
In the marquee Entertainer of the Year category, the nominees are Angela Basset, Billy Porter, Lizzo, Regina King and Tyler Perry.
Nominees were revealed this morning at a...
The Image Awards honors the accomplishments of people of color in the fields of TV, music, literature, and film and also recognizes individuals or groups who promote social justice through creative endeavors. Voting is now open to the public to determine winners.
Netflix leads the TV category nominations with 30 mentions, thanks to series like When They See Us (nine noms), with an additional 12 in the motion picture categories (Dolemite Is My Name leads there with seven) for a total of 42. Universal leads the motion picture categories with 15 nominations, paced by Us and Queen & Slim.
In the marquee Entertainer of the Year category, the nominees are Angela Basset, Billy Porter, Lizzo, Regina King and Tyler Perry.
Nominees were revealed this morning at a...
- 1/9/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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