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It was a bit of a wait, thanks to the pandemic, but the Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations for the 2020-21 season finally were announced today, with A24’s First Cow , Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, A24’s Minari , Focus Features’ Never Rarely Sometimes Always and Searchlight’s Nomadland taking the five slots in the Best Feature category. Among movies, Never Rarely Sometimes Always led all Spirit nominees with seven, followed by Minari (six), Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and Nomadland (five each) and Miss Juneteenth (four). This year’s Spirits includes five new TV categories : Best New Non-Scripted or Documentary Series, Best New Scripted Series, Best Female Performance in a Scripted Series, Best Male Performance in a Scripted Series and Best Ensemble Cast in a Scripted Series. Leading the TV section were Apple TV+ dramedy Little America and Netflix’s drama Unorthodox (three each) and HBO’s I May Destroy You (two). Related … [Read more...] about Spirit Awards Nominations: ‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’, ‘Minari’, ‘Nomadland’ & ‘Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom’ Lead Field

Get ready for what looks to be a really funny Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony, which will keep us in stiches for some time. The show, which will not be live from the Santa Monica Beach this year due to Covid, has tapped SNL’s Melissa Villaseñor to host this year’s 2021 edition. Villaseñor, who cut her teeth on the stand-up circuit here in Los Angeles, and was further propelled by being a semifinalist on the 2011 edition of America’s Got Talent before landing on the SNL cast, is famed for her impersonations of such celebrities as Owen Wilson, Jennifer Lopez, Gwen Stefani, Lady Gaga, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and more. This year’s show will be airing on Thursday, April 22, on IFC and AMC+ at 10PM ET, breaking tradition as the Spirits typically take place on the Saturday afternoon before Sunday’s Oscars. Related Story 'Saturday Night Live' Ratings Rise In 18-49 Demo With Host Dan Levy Said Blake Callaway, Executive Director, IFC … [Read more...] about ‘SNL’s Melissa Villaseñor To Host Film Independent Spirit Awards; Org To Feature Directors Close-Up Series

Donald Trump has made no secret of his disgust with voting by mail . He’s blasted the practice as creating “tremendous potential for voter fraud,” claimed it would spark “a free for all on cheating, forgery and the theft of ballots” and insisted it would create “the most CORRUPT ELECTION in our Nation’s History!” In his debate with Joe Biden, Trump spun out fictional tales of tampering, insisting that ballots were “being sold. They’re being dumped in rivers. This is a horrible thing for our country.” It is ironic, then, that the president’s own re-election campaign has now launched a wide-reaching ad campaign on Facebook promoting absentee balloting in key swing states. These ads insist that mail-in voting can be done “SAFELY AND SECURELY.” pic.twitter.com/SBm4EFQRki — Tim Dickinson (@7im) October 20, 2020 The language on these ads makes no reference to potential fraud or abuse, as Trump has. In one video ad , the president’s daughter Ivanka tells voters, “Team … [Read more...] about As Trump Demonizes Vote-by-Mail, His Campaign Is Urging People to Vote By Mail

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell finds himself in the unique position of being something Donald Trump and Joe Biden can agree on, sort of. However, while the current president made it clear he was no fan of the Kentucky senator’s stance that opposing Biden’s Covid-19 relief plan will unite the GOP, the former Celebrity Apprentice host was much more withering in comments about his one-time legislative water carrier. “Mitch is a dour, sullen, and unsmiling political hack, and if Republican Senators are going to stay with him, they will not win again,” the social media impotent Trump said in a statement Tuesday via his Save America PAC. “He will never do what needs to be done, or what is right for our Country,” Trump went on to offer in a verbal roundhouse punch. “Where necessary and appropriate, I will back primary rivals who espouse Making America Great Again and our policy of America First. We want brilliant, strong, thoughtful, and compassionate … [Read more...] about He’s Back! Donald Trump Rips Mitch McConnell As “Dour, Sullen & Unsmiling Political Hack” After Post-Impeachment Vote Speech

FIFTH UPDATE: The Senate voted to acquit former President Donald Trump on the impeachment charge of inciting the Jan. 6 siege at the Capitol, bringing to an end a trial that lasted just five days. The Senate voted 57-43 to convict Trump, short of the 67 votes needed. Seven Republicans joined with 48 Democrats and two independents in favor of conviction. This is the second time that Trump has been acquitted of impeachment charges. On Jan. 13, he became the first president to be impeached twice. The Republicans who voted to convict were Richard Burr, Bill Cassidy, Susan Collins, Lisa Murkowski, Mitt Romney, Ben Sasse and Pat Toomey. In Trump’s last impeachment trial , Romney was the only Republican to vote to convict. Related Story Jimmy Kimmel Says Mitch McConnell "Blew It" With Trump Acquittal Vote During Impeachment Trial Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said that the case against Trump was “open and shut,” calling it a “textbook example” of an … [Read more...] about Senate Votes To Acquit Donald Trump On Impeachment Charge Of Inciting Capitol Siege