By Abb Jones The Reelness First it was the writers. Now the film and television industry’s actors are striking too. SAG-AFTRA President Fran Drescher delivered an impassioned speech in announcing the strike Thursday morning, after failing to reach an agreement with the trade association representing movie studios that include Disney, Paramount and Warner Bros and […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness Succession, The Last of Us, The White Lotus and Ted Lasso were the big nominees during Wednesday’s announcement of the 2023 Emmy nominations. Awards will be given out to the winners Monday, September 18 from 8-11pm ET on Fox. Below is the list of nominees in selected categories. Click on […]
The Portakolos family is back for a new adventure when they decide to visit their relatives in Greece, in this upcoming rom-com sequel again starring, written by, and this time also directed by Nia Vardalos. John Corbett, Andrea Martin, Lainie Kazan and Elena Kampouris also return. This third film, following the super cute first 2002 […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness Two time Oscar winner Glenda Jackson, who took a hiatus from acting for a 23-year-career in politics, has died at the age of 87 at her home in Blackheath, England. She was one of the few actresses to achieve the Triple Crown of Acting – three Emmy awards and a […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness So long, Hollywood Foreign Press Association. The 105-member organization announced Monday that it is disbanding and has sold its assets, rights and properties associated with the Golden Globes to Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge. With the HFPA now DOA, its new owners will need to move ASAP to determine who […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness The Sex and the City foursome is about to be restored, at least for a hot minute, after Kim Cattrall agreed to reprise her role of Samantha Jones briefly in the season two finale of HBO’s Sex and the City series revival, And Just Like That. Sources tell Variety that […]
By Abb Jones The Reelness Tina Turner, the proclaimed Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll and one of the biggest selling musical artists of all time, has died at her home after a lengthy illness near Zurich, Switzerland. Born Anna Mae Bullock near Nutbush, Tennessee, Turner endured a difficult childhood, being shuffled around between family members […]
By Abb Jones The Reelness The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has gone on strike for the first time in 15 years, fighting with the alliance of movie studios, television networks and streaming giants unwilling to meet their demands for better pay. “The companies’ behavior has created a gig economy inside a union work force, […]
by Abb Jones The Reelness Retired actor Michael J. Fox is coming to terms with how difficult his more than 30-year battle with Parkinson’s disease has become, telling CBS Sunday Morning‘s Jane Pauley that it is just a matter of time before the illness will claim the life of the 61-year-old. “Yeah, it’s banging on […]
Warner Bros. Pictures has dropped a sneak peek at the wildly-anticipated sequel to 2021’s Oscar-nominated, sci-fi/action-adventure adaptation of Frank Herbert’s best-seller Dune, premiering it at CinemaCon Tuesday. Director Denis Villeneuve says while Part One was more of a contemplative movie, he describes Part Two as “an epic war movie.” While 40% of the first film […]