Barron Trump is in the enviable position of being a nepo baby, with a former Potus and a supermodel for parents.
This means he is intimately familiar with private jets, deluxe parties, and a big allowance.
But being a public figure is not all wine and roses, with a lack of privacy and public expectations a couple of the downsides.
Barron, the only child of Donald and Melania Trump is noticeably private despite all the perks of his privileged lifestyle. Here are three huge signs that Barron hates being in the bright lights.
Barron’s Lack of Celebrity Friendships
When Malia and Sasha Obama were First Kids, they were photographed with celebs like Justin Bieber, Janelle Monae, Drake, Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, and Tom Hanks.
Unlike the Obama girls, Barron seems to be lacking in high profile friends. According to MSN, Paris Hilton, Tom Brady, and Tiger Woods...
This means he is intimately familiar with private jets, deluxe parties, and a big allowance.
But being a public figure is not all wine and roses, with a lack of privacy and public expectations a couple of the downsides.
Barron, the only child of Donald and Melania Trump is noticeably private despite all the perks of his privileged lifestyle. Here are three huge signs that Barron hates being in the bright lights.
Barron’s Lack of Celebrity Friendships
When Malia and Sasha Obama were First Kids, they were photographed with celebs like Justin Bieber, Janelle Monae, Drake, Hugh Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Beyoncé and Jay-Z, and Tom Hanks.
Unlike the Obama girls, Barron seems to be lacking in high profile friends. According to MSN, Paris Hilton, Tom Brady, and Tiger Woods...
- 4/13/2024
- by Tanya Clark
- Celebrating The Soaps
“Bad Faith: Christian Nationalism’s Unholy War on Democracy” is the scariest film I’ve seen in a long time. It’s a documentary that explores the rise of Christian Nationalism, and much of what it shows you, about the mutation of the Christian Right into a movement that’s openly abandoned any loyalty to democracy, has been covered in the mass media in recent years. But the film’s directors, Stephen Ujlaki and Chris Jones, go deep into the roots of this movement, and what’s new and disquieting is how the current presidential race changes everything. Viewed against the looming possibility of Donald Trump’s re-election (a scenario that most liberals I know believe is unlikely; I think they may be seriously deluded), the rise of Christian Nationalism takes on a whole new meaning.
In 2017, Trump, once he took the reins of power, was constrained — by the other branches of government,...
In 2017, Trump, once he took the reins of power, was constrained — by the other branches of government,...
- 4/3/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Slow Burn is one of the most popular podcast franchises with seasons on Watergate and the impeachment of President Clinton as well as a TV adaptation on MGM+.
Slate is now supersizing the audio series by ordering two seasons at once. The company is preparing a seasons on the Briggs Initiative—the country’s first statewide referendum on gay rights as well as Fox News.
The idea is the two seasons will appeal to both long-term Slow Burn fans as well as new listeners who are interested in news and politics but are looking for a different way into the discussions as the country heads closer to a Presidential election.
Derek John, Executive Producer of Narrative Podcasts at Slate, told Deadline that these stories will appeal to both the “most politically-engaged” listeners as well as “those who have become disillusioned with day-to-day coverage”.
“Our goal with Slow Burn is...
Slate is now supersizing the audio series by ordering two seasons at once. The company is preparing a seasons on the Briggs Initiative—the country’s first statewide referendum on gay rights as well as Fox News.
The idea is the two seasons will appeal to both long-term Slow Burn fans as well as new listeners who are interested in news and politics but are looking for a different way into the discussions as the country heads closer to a Presidential election.
Derek John, Executive Producer of Narrative Podcasts at Slate, told Deadline that these stories will appeal to both the “most politically-engaged” listeners as well as “those who have become disillusioned with day-to-day coverage”.
“Our goal with Slow Burn is...
- 2/22/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Lil Nas X’s claim that he was accepted at Liberty University has been denied by the school.
Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, shared an acceptance letter to Liberty University, where he said he was planning to study Christian leadership and biblical studies.
Liberty University issued a statement rejecting the claim.
“We can confirm that Liberty University did not issue the Montero Hill acceptance letter posted yesterday to social media, and we have no record of Montero Hill applying to the University,” they said. “Liberty University exists to glorify God by equipping men and women in higher education in fidelity to the Christian faith expressed through the Holy Scriptures.”
Hill posted the letter on Instagram, which shows his acceptance letter to Liberty University, with a signature from Jerry Falwell, who died in 2007.
“I know some of y’all hate me right now but I want...
Lil Nas X, whose real name is Montero Lamar Hill, shared an acceptance letter to Liberty University, where he said he was planning to study Christian leadership and biblical studies.
Liberty University issued a statement rejecting the claim.
“We can confirm that Liberty University did not issue the Montero Hill acceptance letter posted yesterday to social media, and we have no record of Montero Hill applying to the University,” they said. “Liberty University exists to glorify God by equipping men and women in higher education in fidelity to the Christian faith expressed through the Holy Scriptures.”
Hill posted the letter on Instagram, which shows his acceptance letter to Liberty University, with a signature from Jerry Falwell, who died in 2007.
“I know some of y’all hate me right now but I want...
- 1/14/2024
- by Zach Ament
- Uinterview
The Russell brothers had barely finished the signature routine of the act — a bit involving the boys dressed as immigrant servant girls that had traditionally left audiences in hysterics — before a soundtrack of boos filled the theater. They had crossed a line with their material, and now they were going to pay the price. The duo would essentially be banned from performing anywhere. They received death threats. Offers for gigs around the country were rescinded. Anti-defamation groups began organizing protests and threatening not just the Russells, but anyone who considered booking the brothers at all.
- 12/19/2023
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
Hollywood is taking to social media to honor late TV and film icon Norman Lear, who died at age 101 on December 5.
Lear created ’70s boundary-breaking sitcoms “All in the Family,” “Sanford and Son,” and “The Jeffersons,” as well as produced films like “Stand By Me” and “The Princess Bride.” Lear’s family confirmed the screen titan’s passing of natural causes, sharing, “It is with profound sadness and love that we announce the passing of Norman Lear, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Norman passed away peacefully on December 5, 2023, surrounded by his family as we told stories and sang songs until the very end.”
Actors, producers, and more industry leaders paid tribute to Lear. George Clooney said in a press statement, “It’s hard to reconcile that at 101 years old, Norman Lear is gone too soon. The entire world of reason just lost its greatest advocate and our family lost a dear friend.
Lear created ’70s boundary-breaking sitcoms “All in the Family,” “Sanford and Son,” and “The Jeffersons,” as well as produced films like “Stand By Me” and “The Princess Bride.” Lear’s family confirmed the screen titan’s passing of natural causes, sharing, “It is with profound sadness and love that we announce the passing of Norman Lear, our beloved husband, father, and grandfather. Norman passed away peacefully on December 5, 2023, surrounded by his family as we told stories and sang songs until the very end.”
Actors, producers, and more industry leaders paid tribute to Lear. George Clooney said in a press statement, “It’s hard to reconcile that at 101 years old, Norman Lear is gone too soon. The entire world of reason just lost its greatest advocate and our family lost a dear friend.
- 12/6/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Rob Reiner, Billy Crystal, Jimmy Kimmel, Tyler Perry, George Clooney, Jon Stewart, Bob Iger and Quinta Brunson are among those remembering sitcom great and TV legend Norman Lear, who died Tuesday at the age of 101.
The six-time Emmy-winning writer-producer behind such classic TV shows as All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, Sanford & Son and One Day at a Time died at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family.
Crystal paid tribute to his friend of almost 50 years, sharing a photo of the two of them together and brief remembrance of Lear on X (formerly known as Twitter).
“We have lost a giant … a man of great humor and dignity,” Crystal wrote. “What an amazing life that has given so much to us all. He used laughter as a way to look at ourselves. A blessing to have been his friend for almost 50 yrs.”
Reiner, who...
The six-time Emmy-winning writer-producer behind such classic TV shows as All in the Family, Maude, Good Times, The Jeffersons, Sanford & Son and One Day at a Time died at his home in Los Angeles surrounded by family.
Crystal paid tribute to his friend of almost 50 years, sharing a photo of the two of them together and brief remembrance of Lear on X (formerly known as Twitter).
“We have lost a giant … a man of great humor and dignity,” Crystal wrote. “What an amazing life that has given so much to us all. He used laughter as a way to look at ourselves. A blessing to have been his friend for almost 50 yrs.”
Reiner, who...
- 12/6/2023
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“It’s the ’80s, do a lot of coke and vote for Ronald Regan!” That song may be an all-time classic Mystery Science Theater 3000 riff from the Gremlins rip-off Hobgoblins, but one might find themselves also singing that ditty more and more often when watching TV and movies.
Stranger Things, Totally Killer, It, and even parts of Loki’s second season take us back to the 1980s, filling the screen with neon clothes, Dungeons & Dragons references, and so much punk and synth-pop.
It’s easy to see why the ’80s would get attention in the past decade, as kids of that era have grown to be the adults with buying power (such as it is) and control over media franchises. However, ’80s nostalgia has become bankrupt even quicker than previous versions, precisely because of its thin and disinterested look at the target decade.
The 1980s are the New 1950s...
Stranger Things, Totally Killer, It, and even parts of Loki’s second season take us back to the 1980s, filling the screen with neon clothes, Dungeons & Dragons references, and so much punk and synth-pop.
It’s easy to see why the ’80s would get attention in the past decade, as kids of that era have grown to be the adults with buying power (such as it is) and control over media franchises. However, ’80s nostalgia has become bankrupt even quicker than previous versions, precisely because of its thin and disinterested look at the target decade.
The 1980s are the New 1950s...
- 11/15/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Having already proven their bona fides with both 1986’s Evol and 1987’s Sister, Sonic Youth delivered their most cohesive, accessible album to date with their 1988 opus Daydream Nation. Originally inspired by the ferocity of hardcore punk, the cerebral art rock of acts like the Velvet Underground and Public Image Ltd., and the avant-garde compositions of Glenn Branca, the album saw the four New York bohos sweeten their no-wave edge with anthemic songwriting.
Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo’s detuned guitars strum plaintively and hypnotically as Daydream Nation slowly shakes itself awake on “Teen Age Riot.” Bassist-singer Kim Gordon channels the Stooges’s eerie chants on 1969’s “We Will Fall” and even cribs from its lyrics: “Spirit, desire/We will fall,” she mumbles before the song’s dual-guitar riff tears the track apart.
“Teen Age Riot” is an articulation of the alternative nation—which saw Dinosaur Jr.’s lead noisemaker, J Mascis,...
Thurston Moore and Lee Ranaldo’s detuned guitars strum plaintively and hypnotically as Daydream Nation slowly shakes itself awake on “Teen Age Riot.” Bassist-singer Kim Gordon channels the Stooges’s eerie chants on 1969’s “We Will Fall” and even cribs from its lyrics: “Spirit, desire/We will fall,” she mumbles before the song’s dual-guitar riff tears the track apart.
“Teen Age Riot” is an articulation of the alternative nation—which saw Dinosaur Jr.’s lead noisemaker, J Mascis,...
- 10/17/2023
- by Fred Barrett
- Slant Magazine
“Don’t speak ill of the dead” is a dumb idea.
When people have caused massive suffering to others, and changed society for the worse, it’s good to speak ill of them. It helps to reaffirm our values, and to counter the wave of encomiums and eulogies that will inevitably accompany their death.
So that is exactly what I’m going to do. Because Pat Robertson said, and did, unspeakable things, and millions of people listened to him. And while he is gone, the extremist legacy he created is more powerful than ever,...
When people have caused massive suffering to others, and changed society for the worse, it’s good to speak ill of them. It helps to reaffirm our values, and to counter the wave of encomiums and eulogies that will inevitably accompany their death.
So that is exactly what I’m going to do. Because Pat Robertson said, and did, unspeakable things, and millions of people listened to him. And while he is gone, the extremist legacy he created is more powerful than ever,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Jay Michaelson
- Rollingstone.com
Pat Robertson, the influential religious broadcaster who launched the Christian Broadcasting Network and was a onetime presidential candidate, has died at 93. The news was confirmed via Cbn’s website.
“Pat Robertson, longtime TV host, religious broadcaster, educator, humanitarian, and one-time presidential candidate died at his home in Virginia Beach early Thursday morning. He was 93,” Cbn stated.
Along with Moral Majority founder Jerry Falwell, Robertson was a major force in the 1970s and ’80s in making evangelical conservatives a force in American politics, particularly within the Republican Party. He was a vocal proponent of shameful anti-lgbt policies and actions, some of which are once again roiling the nation as the 2024 presidential election approaches.
To the general public, Robertson was best known as the host of “The 700 Club,” a daily news and faith show which he hosted for over 50 years before retiring in 2021. “The 700 Club” currently airs on Freeform, a...
“Pat Robertson, longtime TV host, religious broadcaster, educator, humanitarian, and one-time presidential candidate died at his home in Virginia Beach early Thursday morning. He was 93,” Cbn stated.
Along with Moral Majority founder Jerry Falwell, Robertson was a major force in the 1970s and ’80s in making evangelical conservatives a force in American politics, particularly within the Republican Party. He was a vocal proponent of shameful anti-lgbt policies and actions, some of which are once again roiling the nation as the 2024 presidential election approaches.
To the general public, Robertson was best known as the host of “The 700 Club,” a daily news and faith show which he hosted for over 50 years before retiring in 2021. “The 700 Club” currently airs on Freeform, a...
- 6/8/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Pat Robertson, who built a broadcasting empire and led an influential coalition to make religion an integral aspect of politics on the right, has died. He was 93.
The Christian Broadcasting Network, the enterprise he created from a Virginia TV station, announced his death and said that he died at his home in Virginia Beach.
“Pat Robertson dedicated his life to preaching the Gospel, helping those in need, and educating the next generation,” the network said.
Robertson led the Christian Coalition, founded in 1987, the year before he ran for the Republican nomination for president. Although he was never expected to get the nomination, he made an impressive enough showing in the first contest in Iowa to remain a force in GOP politics.
More recently, Robertson often drew controversy — and some ridicule — for his statements on his daily program The 700 Club, in which he said that certain natural disasters were God...
The Christian Broadcasting Network, the enterprise he created from a Virginia TV station, announced his death and said that he died at his home in Virginia Beach.
“Pat Robertson dedicated his life to preaching the Gospel, helping those in need, and educating the next generation,” the network said.
Robertson led the Christian Coalition, founded in 1987, the year before he ran for the Republican nomination for president. Although he was never expected to get the nomination, he made an impressive enough showing in the first contest in Iowa to remain a force in GOP politics.
More recently, Robertson often drew controversy — and some ridicule — for his statements on his daily program The 700 Club, in which he said that certain natural disasters were God...
- 6/8/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Pat Robertson, the televangelist who ran for the Republican presidential nomination in 1988, died on Thursday at age 93. The Christian Broadcasting Network, which Robertson founded in 1960, announced the news Thursday morning.
Robertson is widely credited with ushering Christian-conservatism into mainstream politics in the 1980s and 1990s, and laying the groundwork for the modern right-wing culture war. He has a history of extreme, bigoted commentary — including that gay people and abortion caused 9/11, that Haitians deserved the 2010 earthquake that ravaged the island nation, and that feminists are evil.
The 700 Club, Robertson’s long-running program on the Cbn,...
Robertson is widely credited with ushering Christian-conservatism into mainstream politics in the 1980s and 1990s, and laying the groundwork for the modern right-wing culture war. He has a history of extreme, bigoted commentary — including that gay people and abortion caused 9/11, that Haitians deserved the 2010 earthquake that ravaged the island nation, and that feminists are evil.
The 700 Club, Robertson’s long-running program on the Cbn,...
- 6/8/2023
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Prime Video’s new docuseries Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets takes a critical look at the family that starred in TLC’s hit reality series 19 Kids and Counting. Over four episodes, the show explores the disturbing truth about what was going on behind the scenes in the Duggar home. It also looks at how the family used their TV show to promote an ultra-conservative ideology linked to controversial Christian leader Bill Gothard and his Institute in Basic Life Principles.
‘Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets’ | Amazon Studios
Were you fascinated by Shiny Happy People’s look at the dark underbelly of conservative Christianity? Then stream these seven documentaries that explore the relationship between faith, abuse, and political power.
‘The Secrets of Hillsong’
In the mid-2010s, Hillsong took the world by storm. The Australian megachurch blended pop music with worship and welcomed celebrities like Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez at its services.
‘Shiny Happy People: Duggar Family Secrets’ | Amazon Studios
Were you fascinated by Shiny Happy People’s look at the dark underbelly of conservative Christianity? Then stream these seven documentaries that explore the relationship between faith, abuse, and political power.
‘The Secrets of Hillsong’
In the mid-2010s, Hillsong took the world by storm. The Australian megachurch blended pop music with worship and welcomed celebrities like Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez at its services.
- 6/3/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The top honorees at the 2023 Laurence Olivier Awards were plays that focused on cultures outside of London. “My Neighbour Totoro,” which is based on the beloved Japanese film of the same name from Studio Ghibli, won six trophies, the most of the night, including Best New Comedy, Director, and four craft categories. A revival of the American classic “A Streetcar Named Desire” by Tennessee Williams claimed three: Best Play Revival and for lead Paul Mescal and featured player Anjana Vasan. Meanwhile, the British-based “Prima Facie,” which is set to bow on Broadway this month and will thus compete at the Tony Awards, took home two prizes for Best Play and for star Jodie Comer.
The only other productions to win more than one trophy were all musicals. “Standing at the Sky’s Edge” won two of the top prizes: Best Musical and Best Original Score or New Orchestrations. “Tammy Faye,...
The only other productions to win more than one trophy were all musicals. “Standing at the Sky’s Edge” won two of the top prizes: Best Musical and Best Original Score or New Orchestrations. “Tammy Faye,...
- 4/3/2023
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
If you're a parent, chances are you have an intimate knowledge of all things "Bluey," "Daniel Tiger," "Sesame Street," "Paw Patrol," "Arthur," "Peppa Pig," and the nightmarish curse known as "CoComelon." Pre-school programming is in a sincere heyday, and despite involuntarily flinching whenever you hear the "Hot Dog!" song from "Mickey Mouse Clubhouse," children's programming is the best it's been in years. As with all genres of entertainment, kiddie shows have also seen a resurgence in nostalgia. Millennials lost their collective minds when Steve returned for a "Blue's Clues" cameo, and all cried like toddlers once again when he gave us hopeful messages during quarantine.
There's been some reassessment as of late regarding public opinions of beloved children's figures like "Barney the Dinosaur," but few could have predicted the return of one of the most polarizing figures in children's entertainment history. I'm talking about "Teletubbies."
For those that were too...
There's been some reassessment as of late regarding public opinions of beloved children's figures like "Barney the Dinosaur," but few could have predicted the return of one of the most polarizing figures in children's entertainment history. I'm talking about "Teletubbies."
For those that were too...
- 11/2/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
The life of Jerry Falwell — the late Moral Majority televangelist who for decades helped catalyze the rightward shift of American evangelicals before his death in 2007 — is a quintessentially American story. But it’s in the next generation that the Falwell narrative becomes at once soap opera and morality tale.
That’s the case made by “God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty,” a feature-length documentary released on Hulu. It covers the graceless fall of Jerry Falwell Jr., who after the death of his father was placed in the presidency of the family’s conservative organ Liberty University. There, he seemed to remain painfully in thrall to his appetites. We hear testimony about his alleged tendency to drink on the job and discomfiting, slurry interviews between him and sympathetic media — but most crucially, we receive the testimony of Giancarlo Granda.
Granda was a pool attendant at a Miami...
That’s the case made by “God Forbid: The Sex Scandal That Brought Down a Dynasty,” a feature-length documentary released on Hulu. It covers the graceless fall of Jerry Falwell Jr., who after the death of his father was placed in the presidency of the family’s conservative organ Liberty University. There, he seemed to remain painfully in thrall to his appetites. We hear testimony about his alleged tendency to drink on the job and discomfiting, slurry interviews between him and sympathetic media — but most crucially, we receive the testimony of Giancarlo Granda.
Granda was a pool attendant at a Miami...
- 10/26/2022
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Some of television’s most beloved (and reviled) children’s characters are headed to streaming. The first trailer for Netflix’s upcoming “Teletubbies” revival series has been released, promising a return to the long-running franchise’s bizarre world.
First created in 1997 by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport, “Teletubbies” is a British children’s show aimed at toddlers. Named after the main characters — a bizarre quartet of multi-colored, toddler-like creatures with antennae on their heads and television screens on their bellies — the show follows them exploring and playing in the grassy landscape they call home. The original show ran for five seasons and over 300 episodes and developed a global following thanks to syndication in over 120 countries. Even outside of its target demographic, the show quickly became famous for its surreal tone and character designs, and attracted sometimes bizarre controversy — such as when televangelist Jerry Falwell accused one of the Teletubbies, Tinky Winky,...
First created in 1997 by Anne Wood and Andrew Davenport, “Teletubbies” is a British children’s show aimed at toddlers. Named after the main characters — a bizarre quartet of multi-colored, toddler-like creatures with antennae on their heads and television screens on their bellies — the show follows them exploring and playing in the grassy landscape they call home. The original show ran for five seasons and over 300 episodes and developed a global following thanks to syndication in over 120 countries. Even outside of its target demographic, the show quickly became famous for its surreal tone and character designs, and attracted sometimes bizarre controversy — such as when televangelist Jerry Falwell accused one of the Teletubbies, Tinky Winky,...
- 10/18/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Indiewire
“The White Lotus” creator Mike White really was on “Survivor,” as he mentioned in his acceptance speech after collecting his second Emmy during Monday night’s ceremony.
White, who won a directing and a writing Emmy for the HBO limited series, quipped “On ‘Survivor,’ the way to stay in the game is you lower your threat level, and now I feel like I’ve raised my threat level. … Don’t come for me, don’t vote me off the island, please!”
The actor/writer, who’s also known for playing Ned Schneebly in “School of Rock,” competed during Season 37 of the CBS reality show in 2018.
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Why ‘The White Lotus’ Creator Avoided Themes of Colonialism in Season 2: ‘I Was Going to Get Sniper Fire’ Mel White and Mike White on “The Amazing Race” (CBS)
White also appeared in two seasons of “The Amazing Race” — in 2009 and 2011 — with his father,...
White, who won a directing and a writing Emmy for the HBO limited series, quipped “On ‘Survivor,’ the way to stay in the game is you lower your threat level, and now I feel like I’ve raised my threat level. … Don’t come for me, don’t vote me off the island, please!”
The actor/writer, who’s also known for playing Ned Schneebly in “School of Rock,” competed during Season 37 of the CBS reality show in 2018.
Also Read:
Why ‘The White Lotus’ Creator Avoided Themes of Colonialism in Season 2: ‘I Was Going to Get Sniper Fire’ Mel White and Mike White on “The Amazing Race” (CBS)
White also appeared in two seasons of “The Amazing Race” — in 2009 and 2011 — with his father,...
- 9/13/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
As news emerges that Netflix is planning to reboot the Teletubbies this November, narrated by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt‘s Tituss Burgess, there have been mixed reactions. Some are pleased to see this ’90s favourite of kids’ TV – which has attained cult status over the years – returning once again, while others still find the show too creepy and psychedelic.
Regardless of how you feel about this children’s TV classic, the Teletubbies have certainly provided us with some weird moments over the years. Let’s activate our antennae and take a look at our tummy screens as we relive these surreal Teletubbies appearances “again, again!”
When an episode got banned
Back in 1997, one of the original episodes of the Teletubbies featured a section called The Lion and The Bear, in which a cut-out lion on wheels chases a cut-out bear on wheels (voiced by none other than British sitcom royalty Penelope Keith...
Regardless of how you feel about this children’s TV classic, the Teletubbies have certainly provided us with some weird moments over the years. Let’s activate our antennae and take a look at our tummy screens as we relive these surreal Teletubbies appearances “again, again!”
When an episode got banned
Back in 1997, one of the original episodes of the Teletubbies featured a section called The Lion and The Bear, in which a cut-out lion on wheels chases a cut-out bear on wheels (voiced by none other than British sitcom royalty Penelope Keith...
- 9/8/2022
- by Lauravickersgreen
- Den of Geek
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Parents of preschool-age children, a warning: Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po will soon be on TV screens again.
Netflix will debut a Teletubbies reboot in November as part of a slate of shows aimed at young kids debuting in the coming months. The show will feature the four Teletubbies interacting and discovering their world — and will be narrated by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Tituss Burgess.
Teletubbies is set to premiere Nov. 14. Two other new shows are also set to join Netflix’s preschool lineup: Spirit Rangers (Oct. 10), about three Chumash/Cowlitz siblings who help protect the land and spirits of the national park they call home; and Princess Power (2023), bbased on the book Princesses Wear Pants by Today anchor Savannah Guthrie and Allison Oppenheim. The streamer will also debut new seasons of Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant (Oct. 17) and Gabby’s Dollhouse (Nov. 1) and...
Parents of preschool-age children, a warning: Tinky Winky, Dipsy, Laa-Laa and Po will soon be on TV screens again.
Netflix will debut a Teletubbies reboot in November as part of a slate of shows aimed at young kids debuting in the coming months. The show will feature the four Teletubbies interacting and discovering their world — and will be narrated by Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt star Tituss Burgess.
Teletubbies is set to premiere Nov. 14. Two other new shows are also set to join Netflix’s preschool lineup: Spirit Rangers (Oct. 10), about three Chumash/Cowlitz siblings who help protect the land and spirits of the national park they call home; and Princess Power (2023), bbased on the book Princesses Wear Pants by Today anchor Savannah Guthrie and Allison Oppenheim. The streamer will also debut new seasons of Waffles + Mochi’s Restaurant (Oct. 17) and Gabby’s Dollhouse (Nov. 1) and...
- 9/7/2022
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bill Maher caused a social media uproar after his HBO show “Real Time” Friday night when he said that abortion “doesn’t affect my life. I ain’t getting anybody pregnant,” while instead complaining about what does affect him — the shelving of Jamie Foxx and Shonda Rhimes projects because of sensitive race issues.
The conversation began with Maher telling his panelists — Washington Post op-ed columnist Catherine Rampell and Commentary Magazine’s Noah Rothman — that he didn’t care when televangelist Jerry Falwell claimed that the purple Teletubby was gay. “I’m not into the Teletubbies,” said Maher, who immediately flipped the subject. “Now? I want to see the Jamie Foxx movie. That affects my life.”
Foxx told CinemaBlend earlier this week that his 2016 film “All-Star Weekend” had been shelved because of some of its more outrageous characters, including Robert Downey Jr. as a Mexican man. “It’s been tough with...
The conversation began with Maher telling his panelists — Washington Post op-ed columnist Catherine Rampell and Commentary Magazine’s Noah Rothman — that he didn’t care when televangelist Jerry Falwell claimed that the purple Teletubby was gay. “I’m not into the Teletubbies,” said Maher, who immediately flipped the subject. “Now? I want to see the Jamie Foxx movie. That affects my life.”
Foxx told CinemaBlend earlier this week that his 2016 film “All-Star Weekend” had been shelved because of some of its more outrageous characters, including Robert Downey Jr. as a Mexican man. “It’s been tough with...
- 8/20/2022
- by Rosemary Rossi
- The Wrap
In Steve Adelman’s nightlife memoir Nocturnal Admissions, we get an inside look into the generation of dance culture on the rise at the dawn of the millennium, just before 9/11 would alter the course of our culture’s history. Embedded in these stories are anecdotes about how attitudes around queerness, dance music, and celebrity have intertwined for a generation. In the heyday of New York City nightlife, Adelman was in charge of some of the era’s most iconic clubs — Limelight, Tunnel, Palladium, and Club USA. In his memoir, which is available now,...
- 8/18/2022
- by Steve Adelman
- Rollingstone.com
Martin Scorsese has opened up about the loss of his former “Goodfellas” collaborator, the late actor Paul Sorvino.
Calling him “a great, generous soul, and an irreplaceable artist” in an official statement, the Oscar-winning filmmaker noted Sorvino’s dedication to his craft and compared him to some of the masters of the screen. Scorsese also detailed some of the actor’s lesser-known performances outside his tough-guy oeuvre.
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“Paul Sorvino was a brilliant actor. He was completely immersed in his craft, and his level of mastery could take your breath away,” Scorsese began. “Look at his performance as Louis Fraina in ‘Reds’ by Warren Beatty. He found a wonderfully expressive voice for his character, and quite a unique body language: urgent, fervent, and impassioned. Watch it back to back with his performance as the televangelist in ‘Oh God’ by Carl Reiner.
Calling him “a great, generous soul, and an irreplaceable artist” in an official statement, the Oscar-winning filmmaker noted Sorvino’s dedication to his craft and compared him to some of the masters of the screen. Scorsese also detailed some of the actor’s lesser-known performances outside his tough-guy oeuvre.
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Paul Sorvino, ‘Goodfellas’ and ‘Law & Order’ Actor, Dies at 83
“Paul Sorvino was a brilliant actor. He was completely immersed in his craft, and his level of mastery could take your breath away,” Scorsese began. “Look at his performance as Louis Fraina in ‘Reds’ by Warren Beatty. He found a wonderfully expressive voice for his character, and quite a unique body language: urgent, fervent, and impassioned. Watch it back to back with his performance as the televangelist in ‘Oh God’ by Carl Reiner.
- 7/26/2022
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
To anyone with a normal, passing familiarity with the Supreme Court, the news earlier this year that a majority of justices were poised to overturn Roe v. Wade, the 1973 case that held that a woman’s right to get an abortion was protected by the constitution, probably came as a shock. By on Friday, when the Supreme Court made good on that threat and overturned a ruling that had protected a woman’s right to control her own body for 49 years, it was no longer a surprise, but it’s still shocking.
- 6/24/2022
- by Jay Michaelson
- Rollingstone.com
Dungeons & Dragons has played a big role (pardon the pun) on Stranger Things since its very first episode. The show’s central four youths Mike Wheeler (Finn Wolfhard), Will Byers (Noah Schnapp), Dustin Henderson (Gaten Matarazzo), and Lucas Sinclair (Caleb McLaughlin) all enjoy the role-playing game that utilizes its players’ imaginations to create one sprawling fantasy quest. Many of Stranger Things’ mystical villains have even had their names borrowed from the game with monsters getting monikers like the Demogorgon, the Mind Flayer, and in season 4: Vecna.
In Stranger Things season 4, however, Dungeons & Dragons takes on a more threatening context. In the season’s first episode, the D&d playing Hellfire Club makes note of an article conflating the game with devil worship. After that it becomes clear that the Hawkins community at large starts to view these harmless nerds with some suspicion. The notion that a childrens’ game...
In Stranger Things season 4, however, Dungeons & Dragons takes on a more threatening context. In the season’s first episode, the D&d playing Hellfire Club makes note of an article conflating the game with devil worship. After that it becomes clear that the Hawkins community at large starts to view these harmless nerds with some suspicion. The notion that a childrens’ game...
- 5/27/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" directed by Michael Showalter, follows the story of the disgraced televangelist, starring Oscar winner Jessica Chastain ("Wilde Salomé), Andrew Garfield ("The Amazing Spider-Man"), Cherry Jones and Vincent D'Onofrio ("Full Metal Jacket"):
"...the film depicts the history of televangelists 'Tammy Faye Bakker' (Chastain), 'Jim Bakker' (Garfield) and 'Jerry Falwell' (D'Onofrio')...
"...providing an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of Tammy Faye..."
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"...the film depicts the history of televangelists 'Tammy Faye Bakker' (Chastain), 'Jim Bakker' (Garfield) and 'Jerry Falwell' (D'Onofrio')...
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- 3/28/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Jessica Chastain won the best actress Oscar for her performance as televangelist and queer icon Tammy Faye Bakker in the biopic “The Eyes of Tammy Faye.”
During her speech, Chastain addressed several issues plaguing the nation, including “discriminatory and bigoted legislation,” a nod to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
“We’re faced with discriminatory and bigoted legislation that is sweeping our country with the only goal of further dividing us. There’s violence and hate crimes being perpetuated on innocent civilians all over the world. And in times like this, I think of Tammy and I’m inspired by her radical acts of love,” Chastain said in her speech. “We’ve talked about love a lot. And I’m inspired by her compassion, and I see it as a guiding principle that leads us forward. And it connects us all in the desire that we want to be accepted for who we are,...
During her speech, Chastain addressed several issues plaguing the nation, including “discriminatory and bigoted legislation,” a nod to Florida’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill.
“We’re faced with discriminatory and bigoted legislation that is sweeping our country with the only goal of further dividing us. There’s violence and hate crimes being perpetuated on innocent civilians all over the world. And in times like this, I think of Tammy and I’m inspired by her radical acts of love,” Chastain said in her speech. “We’ve talked about love a lot. And I’m inspired by her compassion, and I see it as a guiding principle that leads us forward. And it connects us all in the desire that we want to be accepted for who we are,...
- 3/28/2022
- by Adam B. Vary and Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" is the Oscar-nominated dramatic feature directed by Michael Showalter, following the story of the disgraced televangelist, starring Jessica Chastain ("Wilde Salomé), Andrew Garfield ("The Amazing Spider-Man"), Cherry Jones and Vincent D'Onofrio ("Full Metal Jacket"):
"...the film depicts the history of televangelists 'Tammy Faye Bakker' (Chastain), 'Jim Bakker' (Garfield) and 'Jerry Falwell' (D'Onofrio')...
"...providing an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of Tammy Faye..."
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"...the film depicts the history of televangelists 'Tammy Faye Bakker' (Chastain), 'Jim Bakker' (Garfield) and 'Jerry Falwell' (D'Onofrio')...
"...providing an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of Tammy Faye..."
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- 2/9/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The actor is hilarious in a very enjoyable look at the rise and fall of the televangelist’s life with slippery husband Jim Bakker
Towards the end of her life, Christian broadcaster and recording star Tammy Faye Bakker, wife of disgraced televangelist and fraudster Jim Bakker, achieved a kind of camp redemption in an archly celebratory documentary released in 2000 called The Eyes of Tammy Faye, narrated by RuPaul. She was praised for her courage in supporting the LGBT community and people with Aids in the 80s, defying the homophobia of the Christian right in Ronald Reagan’s America. The film suggested a kind of martyrdom for Tammy Faye, drawn into her husband’s mess. The title was about her permanent eyeliner and liquid mascara but with a cheeky hint that like Laura Mars in the famous horror movie, she saw things that involved her – sure – but for which she couldn’t be held responsible.
Towards the end of her life, Christian broadcaster and recording star Tammy Faye Bakker, wife of disgraced televangelist and fraudster Jim Bakker, achieved a kind of camp redemption in an archly celebratory documentary released in 2000 called The Eyes of Tammy Faye, narrated by RuPaul. She was praised for her courage in supporting the LGBT community and people with Aids in the 80s, defying the homophobia of the Christian right in Ronald Reagan’s America. The film suggested a kind of martyrdom for Tammy Faye, drawn into her husband’s mess. The title was about her permanent eyeliner and liquid mascara but with a cheeky hint that like Laura Mars in the famous horror movie, she saw things that involved her – sure – but for which she couldn’t be held responsible.
- 2/1/2022
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” is one of this year’s top Oscar contenders thanks, in part, to Jessica Chastain‘s acclaimed turn as the title character. The two-time Oscar nominee is one of four cast members who are eligible for the ensemble prize at the 2022 Screen Actors Guild Awards, as revealed to Gold Derby by Searchlight Pictures. The alphabetical list (see below) is rounded out by Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield, Emmy winner Cherry Jones and Emmy nominee Vincent D’Onofrio.
See ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ director Michael Showalter on ‘looking past the surface’ and not judging a book by its cover [Exclusive Video Interview]
Based on Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato‘s 2000 documentary of the same name and directed by Michael Showalter, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12 before hitting U.S. theaters on September 17. The biographical film chronicles the life...
See ‘The Eyes of Tammy Faye’ director Michael Showalter on ‘looking past the surface’ and not judging a book by its cover [Exclusive Video Interview]
Based on Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato‘s 2000 documentary of the same name and directed by Michael Showalter, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” had its world premiere at the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival on September 12 before hitting U.S. theaters on September 17. The biographical film chronicles the life...
- 12/29/2021
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
“I was obsessed with the documentary when it first came out,” admits Abe Sylvia, the screenwriter of “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” based on the 2000 documentary of the same name. “I saw it four times and was drawn to this reimagining of the legacy of Tammy Faye Bakker. Many years later, I’m driving along and I get this call from (producer) Rachel Shane and she says, ‘Are you familiar with this documentary?’ and I said, ‘Am I? Am I?’ I jumped right in.” Watch the exclusive video interview with Sylvia above.
“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” stars Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain as the title character along with Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield as Tammy’s husband Jim Bakker and Emmy winner Cherry Jones as Tammy’s mother Rachel Grover. Directed by Michael Showalter, the film depicts the turbulent life of the controversial televangelist and her family.
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“The Eyes of Tammy Faye” stars Oscar nominee Jessica Chastain as the title character along with Oscar nominee Andrew Garfield as Tammy’s husband Jim Bakker and Emmy winner Cherry Jones as Tammy’s mother Rachel Grover. Directed by Michael Showalter, the film depicts the turbulent life of the controversial televangelist and her family.
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- 12/3/2021
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" is the new drama feature directed by Michael Showalter, starring a doppelgänger performance by Jessica Chastain ("Wilde Salomé), as disgraced televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, with Andrew Garfield ("The Amazing Spider-Man"), Cherry Jones and Vincent D'Onofrio ("Full Metal Jacket"), now playing in theaters:
"...the film depicts the history of televangelists 'Tammy Faye Bakker' (Chastain), 'Jim Bakker' (Garfield) and 'Jerry Falwell' (D'Onofrio'), providing an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of Tammy Faye..."
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- 9/21/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
She was a person of humble means who then made and lost a fortune, one half of a pioneering couple responsible for building a televangelism empire, a wife and a mother, a devoted disciple of Christ and even bigger believer in the power of puppetry to spread the Good Word. But you likely remember Tammy Faye Bakker, if you remember her at all, for her eyes. Specifically, the kilometer-long lashes that framed those famous high-beam peepers, and the coal-black streaks of mascara that would run down her lids to her...
- 9/17/2021
- by David Fear
- Rollingstone.com
The Eyes of Tammy Faye has something going for it that Searchlight Pictures’ Summer of Soul did not — a minimum 45-day exclusive theatrical window now that Hollywood appears to be in the midst of a pivot to encourage moviegoing. Eyes, directed by Michael Showalter, opens on 425 screens, expanding to another 400 next weekend.
The distributor’s films for the rest of the year will also follow parent Disney’s newfound determination to give cinemas a fighting chance after numbers from a handful of wide releases showed that can make economic sense.
Eyes also has gathering momentum as a string of high-profile festival titles from Venice, Telluride and Toronto, as well as Cannes, cycle into starving theaters. It started last week with Paul Schrader’s Oscar Isaac starrer The Card Counter from Focus Features. That had an Ok debut.
The distributor’s films for the rest of the year will also follow parent Disney’s newfound determination to give cinemas a fighting chance after numbers from a handful of wide releases showed that can make economic sense.
Eyes also has gathering momentum as a string of high-profile festival titles from Venice, Telluride and Toronto, as well as Cannes, cycle into starving theaters. It started last week with Paul Schrader’s Oscar Isaac starrer The Card Counter from Focus Features. That had an Ok debut.
- 9/17/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
More than a decade after the collapse of the sprawling empire created by televangelists Jim and Tammy Faye Bakker — due to the decidedly un-Christian demands of greed, sexual impropriety, and real affection for all things gold — Tammy Faye began to reemerge into very public life. The cherry on top of a motley career that saw the former television personality doing everything from appearing on “The Surreal Life” to penning a book about her ordeal was a documentary titled “The Eyes of Tammy Faye,” which sought to unpack the truth about her wild rise to fame. Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato’s doc gave Bakker — an icon for all the wrong reasons — the chance to tell her story, her way, which means with significant embellishment and plenty of heart.
Now, two decades on, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” gets the narrative treatment, care of a frazzled, unfocused biopic that, again, leans...
Now, two decades on, “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” gets the narrative treatment, care of a frazzled, unfocused biopic that, again, leans...
- 9/13/2021
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
The Bible says eyes are a window to the soul, and the scripture ain’t lying when it comes to The Eyes of Tammy Faye. If you can look past all the clutter and myriad distractions, there is a resilient and even boisterous spirit radiating from Jessica Chastain every time you meet her gaze. Yet it’s sometimes hard to notice—and not because of all the makeup and prosthetics they add to the actress’ face as the movie goes along. Rather what traps this richly textured performance is the glossy and fairly shallow biopic in which it’s situated. Here is a Hollywood movie that has bottomless reservoirs of empathy for its real life subject matter, but little interest in understanding or digging deep into the world that used and abused her.
The window reveals a soul, but what good is it if the curtains are half-drawn?
As a narrative,...
The window reveals a soul, but what good is it if the curtains are half-drawn?
As a narrative,...
- 9/13/2021
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
After Douglas Sirk but before reality TV, there was bird-voiced televangelist Tammy Faye Bakker, the bighearted, spotlight-seeking American success story laid low by her misplaced love for a crooked husband, blind trust in schemers, and old-fashioned greed. Had Jim Bakker not come along to hustle their young marriage into a cash cow of a ministry, one could see the cheery, hard-working, socially liberal Tammy Faye leading a perfectly flush life entertaining the adoring faithful, leaving only her cosmetic boldness as a source of tabloid derision. (Or was it a facial armor that could only arise from being married to Bakker?)
Yet scandal did come for Tammy Faye, after which queer art swooped to rescue her with the 2000 documentary “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” from Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. A sympathetic case of gay adoption that teased as only family could, it also stressed where redemption and pity was warranted for so melodramatic a life.
Yet scandal did come for Tammy Faye, after which queer art swooped to rescue her with the 2000 documentary “The Eyes of Tammy Faye” from Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato. A sympathetic case of gay adoption that teased as only family could, it also stressed where redemption and pity was warranted for so melodramatic a life.
- 9/13/2021
- by Robert Abele
- The Wrap
"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" the new dramatic feature directed by Michael Showalter, following the story of the disgraced televangelist, stars Jessica Chastain ("Wilde Salomé), Andrew Garfield ("The Amazing Spider-Man"), Cherry Jones and Vincent D'Onofrio ("Full Metal Jacket"), opening in theaters September 17, 2021:
"...the film depicts the history of televangelists 'Tammy Faye Bakker' (Chastain), 'Jim Bakker' (Garfield) and 'Jerry Falwell' (D'Onofrio')...
"...providing an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of Tammy Faye..."
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"...the film depicts the history of televangelists 'Tammy Faye Bakker' (Chastain), 'Jim Bakker' (Garfield) and 'Jerry Falwell' (D'Onofrio')...
"...providing an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of Tammy Faye..."
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- 9/7/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"The Eyes of Tammy Faye" is the new drama feature directed by Michael Showalter, starring Jessica Chastain ("Wilde Salomé), Andrew Garfield ("The Amazing Spider-Man"), Cherry Jones and Vincent D'Onofrio ("Full Metal Jacket"), opening September 17, 2021:
"...the film depicts the history of televangelists 'Tammy Faye Bakker' (Chastain), 'Jim Bakker' (Garfield) and 'Jerry Falwell' (D'Onofrio'), providing an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of Tammy Faye..."
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"...the film depicts the history of televangelists 'Tammy Faye Bakker' (Chastain), 'Jim Bakker' (Garfield) and 'Jerry Falwell' (D'Onofrio'), providing an intimate look at the extraordinary rise, fall and redemption of Tammy Faye..."
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- 7/21/2021
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
On March 6, 1978, during a legal battle in Georgia over obscenity charges, Larry Flynt, the owner and publisher of Hustler magazine, was shot on the sidewalk, an assassination attempt that left him partially paralyzed. It didn’t take long for him to become an iconic figure in his gold wheelchair, but the shooting devastated him. It kicked-off a five-year descent into drugs, overeating, and a paranoid withdrawal from the world. By 1983, Flynt had pulled himself out of the swamp of despair, and one of the inspirations to do so is that he now had a cause. He convinced himself that either the CIA or the FBI was behind the assassination attempt. After years of legal fights over Hustler, Flynt already saw the U.S. government as his adversary; now he was convinced that it had become his mortal enemy, from President Reagan on down. He was going to get his revenge. How?...
- 6/13/2021
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
Jessica Chastain portrays Tammy Faye Bakker in the first trailer for The Eyes of Tammy Faye, an upcoming film that follows “the extraordinary rise, fall, and redemption” of the legendary evangelist.
The biopic charts how Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield) rose from a bible school married couple to building the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, until their religious empire’s ultimate downfall due to fraud charges and Jim Bakker’s tabloid scandal involving rape accusations from a church secretary.
After their megachurch was shut down and the Bakkers divorced,...
The biopic charts how Tammy Faye and Jim Bakker (Andrew Garfield) rose from a bible school married couple to building the world’s largest religious broadcasting network and theme park, until their religious empire’s ultimate downfall due to fraud charges and Jim Bakker’s tabloid scandal involving rape accusations from a church secretary.
After their megachurch was shut down and the Bakkers divorced,...
- 6/9/2021
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
"God does not want us to be poor!" Searchlight Pictures has revealed the first official trailer for The Eyes of Tammy Faye, a new film from filmmaker Michael Showalter and Jessica Chastain – who also produced this. The movie depicts the history of the televangelists Tammy Faye Bakker and Jim Bakker. During her career Tammy was noted for her eccentric and glamorous persona, as well as for moral views that diverged from those of many mainstream Evangelists, particularly her acceptance of LGBT views and reaching out to HIV/AIDS patients at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Jessica Chastain stars as Tammy, with a cast including Chandler Head as Young Tammy, Andrew Garfield as Jim Bakker, Vincent D'Onofrio as Jerry Falwell, Cherry Jones, Fredric Lehne, Mark Wystrach, Sam Jaeger, Gabriel Olds, and Jay Huguley. It looks like something much more profound than just a story of two Jesus-loving televangelists, and I'm...
- 6/9/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
“Democrats are now the party that can’t tell the difference between Anthony Weiner and Al Franken,” said Bill Maher at the close of Real Time on Friday night. He went on to bemoan the increasing rigidity of the Left and the increasing, well, liberalism of the Right.
“Once upon a time the Right were offended by everything. They were the party of speech codes and black lists and moral panics and demanding some TV show had to go. Now that’s us. We’re the fun-suckers now. We suck the fun out of everything: Halloween, the Oscars, childhood, twitter, comedy.”
Maher continued as part of his New Rules segment, “American government works best like a mullet: Republicans do business in the front, Democrats party in the back.”
“[GOP Congresswoman] Marjorie Taylor Green is reportedly into polyamorous tantric sex,” said the disbelieving host. “And Ashley Babbitt, the Maga warrior who died storming...
“Once upon a time the Right were offended by everything. They were the party of speech codes and black lists and moral panics and demanding some TV show had to go. Now that’s us. We’re the fun-suckers now. We suck the fun out of everything: Halloween, the Oscars, childhood, twitter, comedy.”
Maher continued as part of his New Rules segment, “American government works best like a mullet: Republicans do business in the front, Democrats party in the back.”
“[GOP Congresswoman] Marjorie Taylor Green is reportedly into polyamorous tantric sex,” said the disbelieving host. “And Ashley Babbitt, the Maga warrior who died storming...
- 5/8/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
It feels safe to say that if you weren’t one of the many that was cheering or lamenting the downfall of the Teletubbies that you didn’t care about them one way or the other. The general feeling of many in regards to this popular children’s show was that they were insanely creepy, but to some, they were simply fun and engaging for young kids that didn’t know any better. But there are many people that might want to credit evangelist Jerry Falwell for their downfall since his anti-lgbtq+ views concerning one of them might have been among the reasons that
Is This the Real Reason The Teletubbies Disappeared?...
Is This the Real Reason The Teletubbies Disappeared?...
- 4/4/2021
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
In the 1980s, few figures loomed larger – or exerted greater influence – on the national stage than televangelist Jerry Falwell. Under Falwell’s stewardship, the Moral Majority political organization counterpunched the previous decade’s progressive strides, mobilizing various evangelical and rightwing Christian groups into a potent, unified conservative political force.
The Moral Majority’s agenda included opposition to homosexuality, abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment, which would have guaranteed equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex. Advocating for “traditional” family values, Falwell and his powerful organization are credited with delivering the crucial white,...
The Moral Majority’s agenda included opposition to homosexuality, abortion and the Equal Rights Amendment, which would have guaranteed equal rights for all citizens regardless of sex. Advocating for “traditional” family values, Falwell and his powerful organization are credited with delivering the crucial white,...
- 2/11/2021
- by Andy Hoglund
- Rollingstone.com
Larry Flynt, the publisher of the sexually explicit Hustler magazine whose legal battles turned him into a flamboyant crusader for free speech rights, has died at 78. Flynt’s famed legal battles — which he took to the Supreme Court — were memorialized in the 1996 film The People Versus Larry Flynt, starring Woody Harrelson. Flynt’s death was first reported by TMZ and his brother Jimmy Flynt confirmed the news to The Washington Post. A cause of death has not been revealed.
Larry Flynt was a Navy veteran who built a small empire...
Larry Flynt was a Navy veteran who built a small empire...
- 2/10/2021
- by Tim Dickinson and Jerry Portwood
- Rollingstone.com
Hustler founder Larry Flynt has died at 78. The Washington Post confirmed the news with his brother Jimmy. No cause of death was given.
Flynt made his fortune with Hustler magazine and associated businesses, but he made a name for himself by challenging cultural norms. Injured by an assailant’s bullet in 1978, he also became known for his gold wheelchairs.
In 1988, Flynt won a the landmark US Supreme Court case, Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, after having been sued by Rev. Jerry Falwell for an ad parody that had appeared in Hustler. In a unanimous ruling, the High Court declared that public figures cannot recover damages for “infliction of emotional distress” based on parodies. The historic First Amendment decision held that the interest in protecting free speech surpasses the interest in protecting public figures’ emotions and reputations.
In 1996, Columbia Pictures released The People vs. Larry Flynt with Woody Harrelson in the title role.
Flynt made his fortune with Hustler magazine and associated businesses, but he made a name for himself by challenging cultural norms. Injured by an assailant’s bullet in 1978, he also became known for his gold wheelchairs.
In 1988, Flynt won a the landmark US Supreme Court case, Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, after having been sued by Rev. Jerry Falwell for an ad parody that had appeared in Hustler. In a unanimous ruling, the High Court declared that public figures cannot recover damages for “infliction of emotional distress” based on parodies. The historic First Amendment decision held that the interest in protecting free speech surpasses the interest in protecting public figures’ emotions and reputations.
In 1996, Columbia Pictures released The People vs. Larry Flynt with Woody Harrelson in the title role.
- 2/10/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Giancarlo Granda, the 29-year-old former Miami pool boy whose affair with the wife of Jerry Falwell Jr led Falwell to resign as president of Liberty University, spoke out in an interview with The Washington Post on Friday. He said he had a six-year affair with Becki Falwell, which began when he was working as a pool boy […]
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- 9/30/2020
- by Yati Sanghvi
- Uinterview
Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. apologized on Wednesday for posting a photo of himself on Instagram with his pants unzipped and his arm around a woman with her pants similarly unzipped. Falwell has since deleted the post which appeared to be taken on a yacht and showed the school president’s underwear as well as […]
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- 8/7/2020
- by Hannah Mallard
- Uinterview
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