EXCLUSIVE: Annabella Sciorra ( The Sopranos ) has joined the cast of the Paramount+ series Tulsa King from executive producers Taylor Sheridan and Terence Winter, who also serves as writer and showrunner. She will play Joanne, Dwight’s ( Sylvester Stallone ) younger sister who lives in Brooklyn. Sciorra and Stallone previously co-starred in the James Mangold film Cop Land released in 1997. Tulsa King follows New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi (Stallone) after he is released from prison after 25 years and is unceremoniously exiled by his boss to set up shop in Tulsa, Okla. Realizing that his mob family may not have his best interests in mind, Dwight slowly builds a crew from a group of unlikely characters to help him establish a new criminal empire in a place that to him might as well be another planet. Andrea Savage, Martin Starr, Max Casella, Domenick Lombardozzi, Vincent Piazza, Jay Will, A.C. Peterson with Garrett Hedlund, and Dana … [Read more...] about ‘Tulsa King’: Annabella Sciorra To Portray Sylvester Stallone’s Sister In Taylor Sheridan Series
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Geena Davis Institute On Gender In Media To Be Honored By The Television Academy With 2022 Governors Award
The Television Academy has named the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media as the 2022 Governors Award recipient for their efforts in promoting gender equality in the entertainment industry. “Since 2004, the institute has been fighting for equality and representation, long before it was comfortable to take that stand. The Television Academy is honored to add the organization to the prestigious list of recipients,” said Governors Award selection committee co-Chair Kim Taylor-Coleman. “The institute’s work continues to result in real-world changes that have an impact far beyond the soundstages and locations we show up at every day,” added committee co-Chair Michael Spiller. The Governors Award recognizes an individual, company, or organization that makes profound contributions to the arts and/or science of television. The Institute founded in 2004 by actor Geena Davis is an organization that believes the representation of characters in media should reflect the real … [Read more...] about Geena Davis Institute On Gender In Media To Be Honored By The Television Academy With 2022 Governors Award
Casey Bloys Addresses HBO/Max Reorg, “Extremely Painful” Layoff Decisions In Memo
At the end of a day that saw about 70 (14%) staffers in his divisions getting laid off, Casey Bloys , Chief Content Officer for HBO & HBO Max , just sent an email to his team about the cuts as well as his new (old) senior HBO/Max scripted executive team of Amy Gravitt, Francesca Orsi and Sarah Aubrey, which includes new responsibilities for Gravitt and Aubrey. In the memo (read it in full below), Bloys lays out the responsibilities for his top executives on the scripted and documentary side who are staying on and also highlights the accomplishments of the top executives who are leaving as a result of the layoffs: Jennifer O’Connell, Jennifer Kim; Michael Quigley and Linda Lowy. “Although I am confident these structural changes will allow us to sustain a thriving business model, these decisions have been extremely painful to make,” Bloys wrote. “We operate in an environment where we must adapt in real-time to industry and company exigencies. None of this … [Read more...] about Casey Bloys Addresses HBO/Max Reorg, “Extremely Painful” Layoff Decisions In Memo
Coalition Of 1,425 Showrunners & Directors Raises $2.5M To Help Women Gain Access To Abortions While Calling On Studios To Step Up
A coalition of 1,425 showrunners and directors has raised $2.5 million to help women gain access to abortion services in states where they’re now illegal. Organizers of Hollywood4AbortionAccess hope to raise another $2.5 million to help women across the country – not just those working in the entertainment industry. The money will go to the National Network of Abortion Funds. Organizers are also calling on the major studios to adopt plans to “guarantee that all employees and other production workers in need of emergency reproductive healthcare can be transported expeditiously across state lines” if they live in states where abortions are now illegal in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade . Among those taking to social media to support the campaign include Shonda Rhimes , Ava DuVernay , JJ Abrams , Mindy Kaling , Judd Apatow , Damon Lindelof, Jesse Williams and Dana Fox using the hashtag @hollywood4abortionaccess. Have a look at the … [Read more...] about Coalition Of 1,425 Showrunners & Directors Raises $2.5M To Help Women Gain Access To Abortions While Calling On Studios To Step Up
‘Better Call Saul’ Recap: Chicken a la Kingpin
A review of tonight’s Better Call Saul coming up just as soon as I choose White Heat without interruption over Jaws 3-D with commercials… “And when is it over for you?” -Mr. Varga Late in this week’s episode (“Breathe”), Jimmy calls Mike to arrange some kind of caper involving the expensive Hummel figurines he saw in Mr. Neff’s office during his job interview. This is a callback both to his eldercare work in Season One’s “Alpine Shepherd Boy” and to the idea of Jimmy and Mike as occasional partners, before Better Call Saul had so clearly become two largely separate shows operating under the same title. As Mike gets deeper into the cartel world, while the writers do everything they can to slow-play our beloved Jimmy’s transformation into the utterly amoral Saul Goodman, the two halves feel further apart than ever. Some fans love both equally, some prefer one over the other (I lean towards the Jimmy show, which is more emotionally rich and less hemmed in by events … [Read more...] about ‘Better Call Saul’ Recap: Chicken a la Kingpin