BAFTA has celebrated the number of older white women nominated for best actress at its Television Awards amid a steep decline in ethnic diversity in performance shortlists. All six nominees in the Leading Actress category are white and have been nominated for BAFTAs across film and TV multiple times in the past. Asked if BAFTA had hoped for a different outcome, CEO Jane Millichip said: “There is representation in that category in the fact that if you look at the age of the actresses and the roles written for them, it is extraordinary. This is something that we’ve discussed for a long time in the television and film world: Are the roles written for women over the age of 40? That is a really impressive result.” BAFTA later clarified that Millichip was referring to “representation” for older women as a separate issue from diversity, which it considers to relate to ethnicity and socio-economic background among other factors. Imelda Staunton (aged 67) has been nominated … [Read more...] about BAFTA Defends All-White Best TV Actress Shortlist Amid Big Drop In Nominations For People Of Color
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Mets’ Daniel Vogelbach Drops F-Bomb After Groundout, Caught On Hot Mic
Daniel Vogelbach 's mom ain't gonna be too happy about this ... right after a groundout Wednesday, the Mets DH let an F-bomb fly -- and it was so loud, hot mics actually picked it up on the game's broadcast!! The whole scene was actually pretty funny -- well, for everyone except Vogelbach -- because after the 30-year-old got thrown out at first base in the sixth inning of NY's spring training game against Houston despite a sharply hit ball, he screamed, "I can't buy a f***ing hit!" "I can't buy a fucking hit" -Daniel Vogelbach after grounding out pic.twitter.com/HIo1x5iCvV — Shea Station (@shea_station) March 22, 2023 @shea_station Cameras then captured him walking off the diamond completely defeated. Obviously, there won't be any punishment for Vogelbach -- that is, if Momma lets this one slide -- but being caught cussin' on live TV hasn't always been the best look. Then again, letting out some frustration seemed to help wake up his bat -- 'cause just … [Read more...] about Mets’ Daniel Vogelbach Drops F-Bomb After Groundout, Caught On Hot Mic
Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary Kicks Into High Gear With All April TCM Movie Programming Devoted To The Studio
Turner Classic Movies is devoting the entire month of April to celebrating the 100th anniversary of its landlord, Warner Bros ., with hundreds of films from every decade of the studio, plus a variety of interstitials, documentaries, shorts and Looney Tunes cartoons, as well as interviews with stars and directors focusing on the cinematic achievements of the storied movie factory. Viewers got a taste of the anniversary doings with a tribute reel of highlights of the first 100 years of WB on this year’s Oscar show . But that reel was nearly as much about the studio’s own homegrown output as it was about some classics it acquired ownership to through various transactions with the likes of MGM, New Line Cinema and others. Thus Oscar viewers saw such MGM movies as The Wizard of Oz, Singin’ in the Rain, Ben-Hur and 2001: A Space Odyssey, along with NL behemoths like the Lord of the Rings and Austin Powers franchises stirred in the same pot as actual Warners “product” as … [Read more...] about Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary Kicks Into High Gear With All April TCM Movie Programming Devoted To The Studio
Mahershala Ali To Narrate Wildlife Series ‘Chimp Empire’ For Netflix
EXCLUSIVE : Oscar winner Mahershala Ali is to narrate a natural history series about chimpanzees for Netflix . Ali, who won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actor for Moonlight and Green Book , is narrating Chimp Empire , a four-part series for the streamer. The series comes from director James Reed, who won an Oscar for co-directing Netflix’s My Octopus Teacher . It is his latest chimp doc, having been responsible for Rise of the Warrior Apes for Discovery. Chimp Empire explores the world of the largest chimpanzee society ever discovered. Set under the lush canopies of Uganda’s Ngogo Forest, scientists and field trackers have lived alongside this tribe for the last 25 years, watching as they built a sophisticated political and familial structure: forming alliances, building trust, caring for one another, and often going head to head in a never ending fight for power. Reed and his team embedded a camera crew to capture an intimate look at the … [Read more...] about Mahershala Ali To Narrate Wildlife Series ‘Chimp Empire’ For Netflix
‘The Prom’ Review: Broadway Comedy Razzle-Dazzles Small Town Bigotry
Your prom probably didn’t have a glorious gaggle of Broadway troupers and their trunk loads of self-regard and narcissism gumming things up for your rite of passage – more’s the pity – but in some ways I’d guess Broadway’s musical The Prom isn’t so unlike the one you lived through way back when. The build-up was more fun than the event, right? Inspired by an actual event – and the inspired is apt – The Prom is the latest razzle-dazzle show-biz love fest from director and choreographer Casey Nicholaw, who applied the same glitz and show-biz glitter to Mean Girls, Aladdin and, more to the point here, Something Rotten! , that great mash-up of the Bard and Broadway. Comparisons won’t do The Prom much good – Something Rotten it isn’t, but it tries. The Prom begins with a first-act of laughs and a demolition of the type of delicious Broadway monsters who can drop Carrie the Musical jokes with the timed precision of a Fosse broken doll walk. The premise … [Read more...] about ‘The Prom’ Review: Broadway Comedy Razzle-Dazzles Small Town Bigotry
Alyssa Farah Griffin Misses ‘The View’ Amid Covid Diagnosis
Alyssa Farah Griffin was notably missing from The View today. Moderator Whoopi Goldberg started off the daytime talk show by addressing the reason the conservative co-host was not on the “Hot Topics” table. “Hello and welcome to The View . Alyssa is not here because, unfortunately, she has Covid. Yeah, it’s still around,” Goldberg said at the top of the show. Co-host Sunny Hostin took the chair usually occupied by Griffin and Sarah Haines joked that the former prosecutor was the new conservative co-host. Goldberg then added, “So, feel better and tune in tomorrow when U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy gives us the latest on the Covid crisis and other healthcare issues. We’ve got some questions.” Aside from her co-hosting duties on The View , Griffin is also a contributor on CNN. The hosts of The View regularly get tested for Covid and back in November 2022 Ana Navarro and Goldberg tested positive for the virus. Navarro got “stuck” quarantining in an NYC … [Read more...] about Alyssa Farah Griffin Misses ‘The View’ Amid Covid Diagnosis
Raquel Leviss Says She Will Attend ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Season 10 Reunion “In Person”
Raquel Leviss has broken her silence and has confirmed she will be making an in-person appearance at the Vanderpump Rules Season 10 reunion to address “Scandoval.” The Bravo reality series star shared a screenshot of her notepad on her Instagram Stories that read, “Yes, I will be attending the reunion tomorrow in person.” Leviss’s attendance at the reunion came into question after the reality TV personality filed a restraining order against her co-star Scheana Shay following an alleged physical altercation. Fans questioned if this motion was due to get out of appearing at the reunion to not face the inevitable interrogation following backlash over the love triangle she is involved in. Shortly after Season 10 began airing on the cable network, a bombshell dropped that alleged Leviss and co-star Tom Sandoval had been maintaining an affair for about seven months. Their romance was unknown to fans and fellow cast members, including Ariana Madix, Sandoval’s girlfriend of … [Read more...] about Raquel Leviss Says She Will Attend ‘Vanderpump Rules’ Season 10 Reunion “In Person”
‘Funny Girl’ Star Lea Michele Will Miss Some Performances Of Broadway Hit
Lea Michele will miss upcoming performances of Funny Girl because of an unspecified “scary health issue” affecting her 2-year-old son, Ever Leo Reich. The news was announced Wednesday by the former Glee star on her Instagram account, and show producers confirmed there as well. “I’m so sorry but unfortunately I will be out of @FunnyGirlBwy today,” she wrote in the caption. “We are at the hospital with our son dealing with a scary health issue that I need to be here for.” Below the picture, she added, “I’m so sorry. Please send us some love and strength.” The producers were more specific. “Lea Michele will be out of both the matinee and evening performance today, Wednesday, March 22,” their statement said. “Julie Benko will be your fabulous Fanny!” Michele and husband Zandy Reich are the child’s parents. The Funny Girl box office has been linked to Michele. When stars Michele and Ramin Karimloo were on scheduled vacations, weekly grosses for the revival … [Read more...] about ‘Funny Girl’ Star Lea Michele Will Miss Some Performances Of Broadway Hit
Conor McGregor Shows Off Ripped Body In Steamy Bathroom Selfie
Conor McGregor sure appears ready for a fight later this summer ... he just posted a shirtless selfie showing off his bod -- and he looks GOOOOOOD!!!! The UFC superstar shared the pic from his bathroom on his social media page late Tuesday night -- wearing nothing but a towel. In the snap, which seemed to be taken just after he had gotten out of the shower, McGregor showed off some massive biceps, huge traps, and chiseled pecs. The 34-year-old knew he looked good too ... 'cause in true McGregor fashion, he dropped a hilarious caption with the pic. "I smell so good," he wrote, "you moan a little if I hug you." Conor hasn't fought since he suffered a gruesome broken leg in his fight against Dustin Poirier in July 2021 -- but he's clearly been keeping himself in shape regardless of no planned matches the past two years. @TheNotoriousMMA McGregor is expected to scrap with Michael Chandler at some point in the next few months, though … [Read more...] about Conor McGregor Shows Off Ripped Body In Steamy Bathroom Selfie