Over the weekend, Bill Maher, host of HBO’s “Real Time,” appeared on Fareed Zakaria’s show on CNN to discuss his new book, “What This Comedian Said Will Shock You.” As usual, Maher was blunt about his thoughts on modern politics. Maher didn’t mince words, saying boldly, The kids are crazy and highlighting how the Left has evolved into a group with increasingly stupid ideas. Addressing critics who say he’s become cranky, he assured them, I haven’t changed… it’s that your ideas are stupid. The Evolution of Both Political Sides Interestingly, Maher pointed out that it’s not just the Left experiencing...
- 5/28/2024
- by Steve Delikson
- TVovermind.com
Richard Leibner, a pioneering talent agent who represented such notable broadcast news journalists as Dan Rather, Diane Sawyer, Mike Wallace, Andy Rooney, Norah O’Donnell, Ed Bradley, Morley Safer and Fareed Zakaria, died today at his home in New York City. He was 85.
His death was announced by UTA vice chairman Jay Sures in a memo to staffers obtained by Deadline.
Leibner began his agency career in the 1960s as co-founder, with Nate Bienstock, of the New York-based firm N.S. Bienstock, which was acquired by UTA in 2014. Leibner retired in 2021.
“Richard will be remembered as the agent who transformed the news business,” Sures wrote in the memo. “Decades ago, he made it his personal mission to see that big name news stars should be treated and compensated like traditional movie and television stars. Over the years, he signed and represented some of the best and brightest and most iconic names including Dan Rather,...
His death was announced by UTA vice chairman Jay Sures in a memo to staffers obtained by Deadline.
Leibner began his agency career in the 1960s as co-founder, with Nate Bienstock, of the New York-based firm N.S. Bienstock, which was acquired by UTA in 2014. Leibner retired in 2021.
“Richard will be remembered as the agent who transformed the news business,” Sures wrote in the memo. “Decades ago, he made it his personal mission to see that big name news stars should be treated and compensated like traditional movie and television stars. Over the years, he signed and represented some of the best and brightest and most iconic names including Dan Rather,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Richard Leibner, the prominent talent agent who transformed the TV news business by guiding the careers of such renowned broadcast journalists as Dan Rather, Diane Sawyer, Mike Wallace, Andy Rooney and Norah O’Donnell, has died. He was 85.
Leibner died Tuesday at his home in New York, UTA vice chairman Jay Sures announced. The agent started out in the 1960s at New York-based N.S. Bienstock, which was acquired in 2014 by UTA.
Leibner also signed and represented the likes of Morley Safer, Ed Bradley, Bob Simon, Steve Kroft, Bill Whitaker, Chuck Scarborough, Paula Zahn, Brian Stelter, Daniel Schorr and Fareed Zakaria before he retired in December 2021 after 58 years in the business.
“Decades ago, he made it his personal mission to see that big name news stars should be treated and compensated like traditional movie and television stars,” Sures told staffers in a memo obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
Born in Brooklyn,...
Leibner died Tuesday at his home in New York, UTA vice chairman Jay Sures announced. The agent started out in the 1960s at New York-based N.S. Bienstock, which was acquired in 2014 by UTA.
Leibner also signed and represented the likes of Morley Safer, Ed Bradley, Bob Simon, Steve Kroft, Bill Whitaker, Chuck Scarborough, Paula Zahn, Brian Stelter, Daniel Schorr and Fareed Zakaria before he retired in December 2021 after 58 years in the business.
“Decades ago, he made it his personal mission to see that big name news stars should be treated and compensated like traditional movie and television stars,” Sures told staffers in a memo obtained by The Hollywood Reporter.
Born in Brooklyn,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Richard Leibner, a celebrated talent agent who represented some of the best-known anchors in TV news, first at a firm he helped build and then for UTA, died Tuesday after a battle with cancer. He was 85 years old.
In his time, Leibner served as an agent and adviser to Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, Ed Bradley, Morley Safer, Bob Simon, Steve Kroft, Bill Whitaker, Diane Sawyer, Chuck Scarborough, Paula Zahn, Brian Stelter and Fareed Zakaria, among others. He was a passionate advocate for clients, and was never been shy about delivering his opinion of the latest goings-on in the ever-churning news sector.
Leibner firmly believed that top news anchors should be treated akin to Hollywood royalty. “Decades ago, he made it his personal mission to see that big name news stars should be treated and compensated like traditional movie and television stars,” said Jay Sures, UTA’s vice-chairman, in a memo to staffers Tuesday.
In his time, Leibner served as an agent and adviser to Dan Rather, Mike Wallace, Ed Bradley, Morley Safer, Bob Simon, Steve Kroft, Bill Whitaker, Diane Sawyer, Chuck Scarborough, Paula Zahn, Brian Stelter and Fareed Zakaria, among others. He was a passionate advocate for clients, and was never been shy about delivering his opinion of the latest goings-on in the ever-churning news sector.
Leibner firmly believed that top news anchors should be treated akin to Hollywood royalty. “Decades ago, he made it his personal mission to see that big name news stars should be treated and compensated like traditional movie and television stars,” said Jay Sures, UTA’s vice-chairman, in a memo to staffers Tuesday.
- 4/9/2024
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
HBO’s venerable “Real Time with Bill Maher,” survived the strike and despite a late start last fall, it continues to run new episodes on a nearly weekly basis. And while they might not be weekly, those new episodes will continue for quite a while to come, as HBO has already renewed the show through 2026.
But you probably already know about the renewal, which means you’re here because you’re wondering – is “Real Time with Bill Maher” new tonight? We have an answer for you, fear not.
And the answer is: Nope. “Real Time With Bill Maher” has taken the week off. Instead, HBO is airing a repeat of last week’s March 29 episode. But the break won’t be long — the show will be back on April 12.
The March 29 episode of “Real Time” featured a one-on-one interview with Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist at the NYU Stern School of...
But you probably already know about the renewal, which means you’re here because you’re wondering – is “Real Time with Bill Maher” new tonight? We have an answer for you, fear not.
And the answer is: Nope. “Real Time With Bill Maher” has taken the week off. Instead, HBO is airing a repeat of last week’s March 29 episode. But the break won’t be long — the show will be back on April 12.
The March 29 episode of “Real Time” featured a one-on-one interview with Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist at the NYU Stern School of...
- 4/6/2024
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Get ready for another thought-provoking and spirited episode of “Real Time With Bill Maher,” airing this Friday at 10:00 Pm on HBO. In Season 22, Episode 11, titled “Jonathan Haidt; Fareed Zakaria; Dr. Mark T. Esper,” acerbic comic Bill Maher welcomes a diverse panel of guests for an engaging discussion on current events and contemporary issues.
Joining Maher on the panel are esteemed guests including Jonathan Haidt, Fareed Zakaria, and Dr. Mark T. Esper, each bringing their unique perspectives from different parts of the political spectrum. Together, they engage in lively debates, offering insights and analysis on a wide range of topics that are shaping the world today.
From politics to culture to social issues, no subject is off-limits as Maher and his guests delve deep into the headlines of the week. With Maher’s signature wit and candor, viewers can expect a stimulating and entertaining conversation that challenges conventional thinking and sparks new ideas.
Joining Maher on the panel are esteemed guests including Jonathan Haidt, Fareed Zakaria, and Dr. Mark T. Esper, each bringing their unique perspectives from different parts of the political spectrum. Together, they engage in lively debates, offering insights and analysis on a wide range of topics that are shaping the world today.
From politics to culture to social issues, no subject is off-limits as Maher and his guests delve deep into the headlines of the week. With Maher’s signature wit and candor, viewers can expect a stimulating and entertaining conversation that challenges conventional thinking and sparks new ideas.
- 4/5/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
It’s no secret that Real Time host Bill Maher enjoys a toke now and then. He was the cover boy for L.A. Magazine’s recent 420 issue, and brings the habit up frequently on the show.
But that mellow side of him disguises the pitbull that has his favorite targets and topics to attack. This week’s show was a cornucopia of his usual suspects, including kids with phones, the woke agenda, and why Joe Biden is floundering.
This week’s panel discussion included Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Gps and author of Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present, and Dr. Mark T. Esper, former U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Trump and author of the memoir A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times.
They used NBC’s firing of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel...
But that mellow side of him disguises the pitbull that has his favorite targets and topics to attack. This week’s show was a cornucopia of his usual suspects, including kids with phones, the woke agenda, and why Joe Biden is floundering.
This week’s panel discussion included Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Gps and author of Age of Revolutions: Progress and Backlash from 1600 to the Present, and Dr. Mark T. Esper, former U.S. Secretary of Defense under President Trump and author of the memoir A Sacred Oath: Memoirs of a Secretary of Defense During Extraordinary Times.
They used NBC’s firing of former Republican National Committee chair Ronna McDaniel...
- 3/30/2024
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Real Time With Bill Maher continues Friday, March 29 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Et/7:00-8:00 p.m. Pt). Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests, roundtable discussions with panelists, and its signature “New Rules.” The series airs on HBO and is available to stream on Max. This week features a one-on-one interview with Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist at the NYU Stern School of Business and author of “The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness.” This week’s panel discussion includes Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN‘s “Fareed Zakaria Gps” ... Read more...
- 3/28/2024
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
Former Fox New host Tucker Carlson claimed that Moscow is a far nicer place when compared to any city in America.
“I am a patriotic American and I grieve when I see that the president is a non compos mentis, and that in my country, it is considered very rude to say that,” Carlson said during an interview at the World Government Summit 2024. “And you sort of wonder how did you get to a place where you have an incompetent president who’s driven, not simply the standard of living, but life expectancy downward and no one feels free to say that that’s not a political observation, it’s a statement of fact which is provable empirically.”
“And the most radicalizing thing for me in the eight days I spent in Moscow was not just the leader of the country [Vladimir Putin], who, of course, is impressive,” he claimed.
“I am a patriotic American and I grieve when I see that the president is a non compos mentis, and that in my country, it is considered very rude to say that,” Carlson said during an interview at the World Government Summit 2024. “And you sort of wonder how did you get to a place where you have an incompetent president who’s driven, not simply the standard of living, but life expectancy downward and no one feels free to say that that’s not a political observation, it’s a statement of fact which is provable empirically.”
“And the most radicalizing thing for me in the eight days I spent in Moscow was not just the leader of the country [Vladimir Putin], who, of course, is impressive,” he claimed.
- 3/1/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Bill Maher Laments The Rejection Of Western Civilization Values By Misguided Social Justice Warriors
“Western civilization is what gave the word every goddamn liberal precept to adore,” Bill Maher thundered during his “New Rules” editorial on Friday’s Real Time. He went on to list religious freedom and other benefits.
So, Maher contended, citing a recent statement from President Joe Biden, “The world would be a better place if we had more Israels.” People live better today because of Western ideals, not in spite of them, Maher contended, and that’s why he’s struggling with the anti-Israel backlash, particularly on college campuses. “It’s like a volcano that blew,” he said. “I don’t know where this comes from.”
That was the theme that also came through in the night’s panel discussion, which featured Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Gps and columnist for the Washington Post, and Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group and Gzero Media. There was much...
So, Maher contended, citing a recent statement from President Joe Biden, “The world would be a better place if we had more Israels.” People live better today because of Western ideals, not in spite of them, Maher contended, and that’s why he’s struggling with the anti-Israel backlash, particularly on college campuses. “It’s like a volcano that blew,” he said. “I don’t know where this comes from.”
That was the theme that also came through in the night’s panel discussion, which featured Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Gps and columnist for the Washington Post, and Ian Bremmer, president of Eurasia Group and Gzero Media. There was much...
- 11/4/2023
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Real Time With Bill Maher continues Friday, November 3 (10:00-11:00 p.m. Et/7:00-8:00 p.m. Pt). Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show continues with its opening monologue, one-on-one interviews with notable guests, roundtable discussions with panelists, and its signature “New Rules.” The series airs on HBO and is available to stream on Max. This week features a one-on-one interview with Rep. Dean Phillips, Democratic Congressman from Minnesota’s 3rd district who recently announced his campaign to primary Biden for the 2024 Presidential nomination. This week’s panel discussion includes Fareed Zakaria, host of CNN’s “Fareed Zakaria Gps” and columnist for the Washington Post, ... Read more...
- 11/2/2023
- by Thomas Miller
- Seat42F
The open beta for CNN Max, Warner Bros. Discovery’s 24/7 streaming news offering, officially launched to Max subscribers on Wednesday, and largely mirrors the company’s linear TV lineup.
CNN Max features live programming from CNN US and CNN International, including:
Monday-Friday (Et)
5:00Am-6:00Am Early Start with Kasie Hunt
6:00Am-8:00Am CNN This Morning with Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly
8:00Am-10:00Am CNN Newsroom with Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield and Jim Acosta
10:00Am-11:00Am CNN Newsroom with Rahel Solomon
11:00Am-12:00Pm State of the Race with Kasie Hunt
12:00Pm-1:00Pm One World with Zain Asher & Bianna Golodryga
1:00Pm-2:00Pm Amanpour
2:00Pm-3:00Pm CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto
3:00Pm-4:00Pm Quest Means Business
4:00Pm-6:00Pm The Lead with Jake Tapper
6:00Pm-7:00Pm The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer...
CNN Max features live programming from CNN US and CNN International, including:
Monday-Friday (Et)
5:00Am-6:00Am Early Start with Kasie Hunt
6:00Am-8:00Am CNN This Morning with Poppy Harlow and Phil Mattingly
8:00Am-10:00Am CNN Newsroom with Amara Walker, Fredricka Whitfield and Jim Acosta
10:00Am-11:00Am CNN Newsroom with Rahel Solomon
11:00Am-12:00Pm State of the Race with Kasie Hunt
12:00Pm-1:00Pm One World with Zain Asher & Bianna Golodryga
1:00Pm-2:00Pm Amanpour
2:00Pm-3:00Pm CNN Newsroom with Jim Sciutto
3:00Pm-4:00Pm Quest Means Business
4:00Pm-6:00Pm The Lead with Jake Tapper
6:00Pm-7:00Pm The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer...
- 9/27/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
As Asian Pacific American Heritage Month kicks off, Gold House has unveiled this year’s A100, the Api leadership coalition’s sixth annual list of the Asian Pacific leaders who have most significantly impacted American culture and society in the last year.
Among the five categories included in the list — activism and journalism; business and technology; entertainment and media; lifestyle and fashion; and sports and gaming — one person tops each category as an overall A1 (maximum impact).
“Gold House’s A100 List is a vital representation of the diverse opportunities and achievements of and for Asian Pacific leaders,” said Michelle Yeoh, a Gold House A100 Hall of Famer and inaugural Gold Gala Honoree last year. “Becoming begins with seeing — and it shows how we’re just getting started. I’m so proud to be part of past classes and applaud this year’s class.”
This year, Bela Bajaria, the chief content officer at Netflix,...
Among the five categories included in the list — activism and journalism; business and technology; entertainment and media; lifestyle and fashion; and sports and gaming — one person tops each category as an overall A1 (maximum impact).
“Gold House’s A100 List is a vital representation of the diverse opportunities and achievements of and for Asian Pacific leaders,” said Michelle Yeoh, a Gold House A100 Hall of Famer and inaugural Gold Gala Honoree last year. “Becoming begins with seeing — and it shows how we’re just getting started. I’m so proud to be part of past classes and applaud this year’s class.”
This year, Bela Bajaria, the chief content officer at Netflix,...
- 5/1/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CNN has set a May premiere date for the final installment of its “Decades Series,” TheWrap can reveal exclusively.
“The 2010s,” which will premiere Sunday, May 7 at 9 p.m. Et., explores the decade that gave us Instagram, most of President Barack Obama’s administration, marriage equality, Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and Trumpism, per the official logline.
The seven part series will feature archival footage and interviews with cultural staples during the decade, including EP Tom Hanks, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Benny Blanco, Bill Kristol, David Remnick, Este Haim, Finneas, Fiona Hill, Jemele Hill, Lena Waithe, Maggie Haberman, Rami Malek, Reince Priebu, Vince Gilligan and Ted Sarandos.
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Fox News-Dominion Trial: Courthouse Installs VIP-Style Tent to Potentially Shield Arriving Witnesses From Prying Eyes (Video)
Drawing from the CNN family, network anchors and correspondents will be featured in the series, including anchor Chris Wallace, anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash,...
“The 2010s,” which will premiere Sunday, May 7 at 9 p.m. Et., explores the decade that gave us Instagram, most of President Barack Obama’s administration, marriage equality, Black Lives Matter, #MeToo and Trumpism, per the official logline.
The seven part series will feature archival footage and interviews with cultural staples during the decade, including EP Tom Hanks, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Benny Blanco, Bill Kristol, David Remnick, Este Haim, Finneas, Fiona Hill, Jemele Hill, Lena Waithe, Maggie Haberman, Rami Malek, Reince Priebu, Vince Gilligan and Ted Sarandos.
Also Read:
Fox News-Dominion Trial: Courthouse Installs VIP-Style Tent to Potentially Shield Arriving Witnesses From Prying Eyes (Video)
Drawing from the CNN family, network anchors and correspondents will be featured in the series, including anchor Chris Wallace, anchor and Chief Political Correspondent Dana Bash,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Broadcast and cable networks are planning specials, a town hall and other coverage Thursday tied to the first anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Correspondents also will report from sites around the country, with Vladimir Putin’s regime mounting a winter offensive.
Here’s a rundown:
ABC News: Ian Pannell, who was in Kyiv as the war began last year, provides reporting for an ABC News Live special Standing Strong: One Year of War in Ukraine, debuting at 8:30 p.m. Et on Thursday. The special will focus on individuals in the war zone and the challenges they have faced. David Muir continues to anchor World News Tonight from Poland on Wednesday, and chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz and senior White House correspondent Mary Bruce are among those who have been reporting from the region. Raddatz also will report for This Week with George Stephanopoulos as co-anchor of the Sunday show.
Here’s a rundown:
ABC News: Ian Pannell, who was in Kyiv as the war began last year, provides reporting for an ABC News Live special Standing Strong: One Year of War in Ukraine, debuting at 8:30 p.m. Et on Thursday. The special will focus on individuals in the war zone and the challenges they have faced. David Muir continues to anchor World News Tonight from Poland on Wednesday, and chief global affairs correspondent Martha Raddatz and senior White House correspondent Mary Bruce are among those who have been reporting from the region. Raddatz also will report for This Week with George Stephanopoulos as co-anchor of the Sunday show.
- 2/22/2023
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Maher instinctively knows what doom awaits Democrats on Tuesday’s Election Day, as polling indicates an arrow pointing down for Big Blue,
So despite a few jokes at the top of the show, he spent the bulk of Friday’s Real Time trying to figure out how things went so wrong for an administration that came into office with the most votes in history and control of the legislative branch.
This week’s panel discussion included senior political correspondent for The New York Times and author of Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, Maggie Haberman, and The Washington Post columnist and host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Gps, Fareed Zakaria.
Neither of the guests disagreed with Maher’s rather gloomy assessment of Democrat prospects.
Maher asked why the Supreme Court throwing abortion back to the states had so little impact on voter sentiment.
So despite a few jokes at the top of the show, he spent the bulk of Friday’s Real Time trying to figure out how things went so wrong for an administration that came into office with the most votes in history and control of the legislative branch.
This week’s panel discussion included senior political correspondent for The New York Times and author of Confidence Man: The Making of Donald Trump and the Breaking of America, Maggie Haberman, and The Washington Post columnist and host of CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Gps, Fareed Zakaria.
Neither of the guests disagreed with Maher’s rather gloomy assessment of Democrat prospects.
Maher asked why the Supreme Court throwing abortion back to the states had so little impact on voter sentiment.
- 11/5/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In her first major gig since TBS canceled “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee,” comedian Samantha Bee will host the New York Public Radio’s annual gala later this fall. The event, which takes place Wednesday, November 9 at The Plaza Hotel, will honor Wnyc’s “On the Media” host and managing editor Brooke Gladstone. The evening will also include a musical performance from Kronos Quartet.
Nypr’s annual gala is its largest fundraising event of the year, celebrating the vital work produced across New York Public Radio.
Also in today’s television news:
Dates
Adult Swim animated series “Yolo: Silver Destiny” has set a premiere date of Sunday, January 15 at midnight Et on the network, with streaming availability following the next day on HBO Max. The new season is set to have a two-episode premiere, with new episodes premiering weekly after.
The animated series comes from Michael Cusack, who co-created “Smiling Friends.
Nypr’s annual gala is its largest fundraising event of the year, celebrating the vital work produced across New York Public Radio.
Also in today’s television news:
Dates
Adult Swim animated series “Yolo: Silver Destiny” has set a premiere date of Sunday, January 15 at midnight Et on the network, with streaming availability following the next day on HBO Max. The new season is set to have a two-episode premiere, with new episodes premiering weekly after.
The animated series comes from Michael Cusack, who co-created “Smiling Friends.
- 9/27/2022
- by EJ Panaligan
- Variety Film + TV
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky said he is ready and willing to negotiate with Russian President Vladimir Putin, who has led a violent invasion into the sovereign nation in recent weeks, bombing heavily populated areas and displacing millions of Ukrainians. Those negotiations, however, could lead to a much bigger global conflict if the talks break down, Zelensky said.
“I’m ready for negotiations with him. I was ready for the last two years. And I think that without negotiations we cannot end this war,” Zelensky told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria...
“I’m ready for negotiations with him. I was ready for the last two years. And I think that without negotiations we cannot end this war,” Zelensky told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria...
- 3/20/2022
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
This weekend is a big one for Oscar watchers, with two awards ceremonies that often predict key categories. Sunday marks the biggest night of the year in British film, with the BAFTAs, whose winners often mirror those of the Oscars, taking place. But first, the biggest names in directing came out for the Directors Guild of America Awards. Judd Apatow returned to host the DGAs, which honor outstanding achievement in directing film, television, and commercials.
The feature film nominees at the DGAs were almost identical to the Best Director nominees at the Oscars, with winner Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”) competing against Paul Thomas Anderson (“Licorice Pizza”), Steven Spielberg (“West Side Story”), and Kenneth Branagh (“Belfast”. The only difference is that the DGAs swapped in Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”) for Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (“Drive My Car”).
On the television side, “Succession” and “Ted Lasso” have absolutely dominated the nominations. “Ted Lasso...
The feature film nominees at the DGAs were almost identical to the Best Director nominees at the Oscars, with winner Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”) competing against Paul Thomas Anderson (“Licorice Pizza”), Steven Spielberg (“West Side Story”), and Kenneth Branagh (“Belfast”. The only difference is that the DGAs swapped in Denis Villeneuve (“Dune”) for Ryûsuke Hamaguchi (“Drive My Car”).
On the television side, “Succession” and “Ted Lasso” have absolutely dominated the nominations. “Ted Lasso...
- 3/13/2022
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
The 74th Directors Guild of America Awards took place on Saturday, March 12 at 7:30 p.m. Pt with Judd Apatow hosting the in-person, non-televised ceremony. (Read our minute-by-minute live blog.) These kudos honored the best helmers of the year in movies and television, as voted on by more than 18,000 members of the directing guild. Scroll down for the 2022 DGA Awards winners list in three film and eight TV categories.
The all-important feature film category is one of the most telling bellwethers for the Best Director Oscar. The guild and the academy have only disagreed eight times over the past seven decades, including in 2019 when Sam Mendes (“1917”) won the DGA but Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”) claimed the Oscar. Will this year’s winner follow the path of so many prior champs? Reminder: four of the guild’s nominees also reaped Oscar bids: Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”), Steven Spielberg...
The all-important feature film category is one of the most telling bellwethers for the Best Director Oscar. The guild and the academy have only disagreed eight times over the past seven decades, including in 2019 when Sam Mendes (“1917”) won the DGA but Bong Joon Ho (“Parasite”) claimed the Oscar. Will this year’s winner follow the path of so many prior champs? Reminder: four of the guild’s nominees also reaped Oscar bids: Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”), Steven Spielberg...
- 3/12/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Awards fans, mark your calendars for Saturday, March 12 as that’s when the 74th Directors Guild of America Awards will take place in Hollywood. Judd Apatow hosts the non-televised ceremony, which will honor the best in film and TV for the 2021 calendar year. According to Gold Derby’s DGA Awards predictions, some of the night’s big winners will include Jane Campion (“The Power of the Dog”) and Maggie Gyllenhaal (“The Lost Daughter”). Scroll down to see the 2022 Directors Guild Awards predictions listed in order of their racetrack odds, with projected winners in gold.
Our DGA Awards odds are based on the combined forecasts of 1,400 Gold Derby readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting last year’s winners, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and...
Our DGA Awards odds are based on the combined forecasts of 1,400 Gold Derby readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting last year’s winners, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and...
- 3/11/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Waystar Royco has prevailed!
The Directors Guild of America announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials, and Documentary for 2021, with HBO’s “Succession” sweeping the Television Dramatic Series category.
Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso,” HBO Max’s “Hacks,” and “The White Lotus” all received nods for TV Comedy Series. Barry Jenkins’ critically acclaimed Amazon Prime Video limited series “The Underground Railroad” is in competition with “Mare of Easttown” and Hulu’s twice-nominated “Dopesick” for the Movies for Television and Limited Series category.
Last year, “Homeland” and “The Flight Attendant” won for Drama Series and Comedy Series, respectively, and “The Queen’s Gambit” secured the award for Limited Series and TV movie.
The DGA Awards are voted on by over 18,000 members of the guild. The 2022 nominees include TV series broadcast between March 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. Voting for the awards occurred between December 15, 2021, and January 21, 2022.
The 74th Annual DGA Awards will take place Saturday,...
The Directors Guild of America announced the nominees for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Television, Commercials, and Documentary for 2021, with HBO’s “Succession” sweeping the Television Dramatic Series category.
Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso,” HBO Max’s “Hacks,” and “The White Lotus” all received nods for TV Comedy Series. Barry Jenkins’ critically acclaimed Amazon Prime Video limited series “The Underground Railroad” is in competition with “Mare of Easttown” and Hulu’s twice-nominated “Dopesick” for the Movies for Television and Limited Series category.
Last year, “Homeland” and “The Flight Attendant” won for Drama Series and Comedy Series, respectively, and “The Queen’s Gambit” secured the award for Limited Series and TV movie.
The DGA Awards are voted on by over 18,000 members of the guild. The 2022 nominees include TV series broadcast between March 1, 2021, and December 31, 2021. Voting for the awards occurred between December 15, 2021, and January 21, 2022.
The 74th Annual DGA Awards will take place Saturday,...
- 1/26/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
The Directors Guild of America has announced its nominations in its television categories, with “Succession” sweeping the drama-series category by landing all five nominations for different episodes.
The last time a single series swept all the nominations in the category was 1983, when “Hill Street Blues” took every slot in a category that at the time only consisted of three nominations. No program, drama or comedy, has ever swept all five nominations in a DGA Awards series category.
In the comedy series category, “Ted Lasso” took three of the five slots, with “Hacks” and “The White Lotus” taking the remaining two.
In the category devoted for TV movies and limited series, the nominees were Barry Jenkins for “The Underground Railroad,” Barry Levinson and Danny Strong for separate episodes of “Dopesick,” Hiro Murai for “Station Eleven” and Craig Zobel for “Mare of Easttown.”
Other nominees include Bo Burnham for his special “Bo...
The last time a single series swept all the nominations in the category was 1983, when “Hill Street Blues” took every slot in a category that at the time only consisted of three nominations. No program, drama or comedy, has ever swept all five nominations in a DGA Awards series category.
In the comedy series category, “Ted Lasso” took three of the five slots, with “Hacks” and “The White Lotus” taking the remaining two.
In the category devoted for TV movies and limited series, the nominees were Barry Jenkins for “The Underground Railroad,” Barry Levinson and Danny Strong for separate episodes of “Dopesick,” Hiro Murai for “Station Eleven” and Craig Zobel for “Mare of Easttown.”
Other nominees include Bo Burnham for his special “Bo...
- 1/26/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The final show of Bill Maher’s Real Time fall season on HBO arrived Friday night. “I will miss seeing half your faces and the roar of muffled laughter,” he joked about his masked audience. Maher returns for his spring season on January 21, 2022.
Before going, the political comedian delivered a solid show, with guest Fareed Zakaria leading off. The discussion centered on his upcoming television special, China’s Iron Fist, which debuts November 21 on CNN and CNN International,
Maher asked the obvious question. “Who will dominate the 21st century?” Zakaria called China “The most serious competition the United States has ever faced. The Chinese are doing AI, biotech, hi-speed rail – the industries of the future.”
To combat that, Zakaria prescribed, “We have to hustle, work hard, and take this seriously.” To that end, he pointed out all the advantages the US has in its universities and research, not to mention...
Before going, the political comedian delivered a solid show, with guest Fareed Zakaria leading off. The discussion centered on his upcoming television special, China’s Iron Fist, which debuts November 21 on CNN and CNN International,
Maher asked the obvious question. “Who will dominate the 21st century?” Zakaria called China “The most serious competition the United States has ever faced. The Chinese are doing AI, biotech, hi-speed rail – the industries of the future.”
To combat that, Zakaria prescribed, “We have to hustle, work hard, and take this seriously.” To that end, he pointed out all the advantages the US has in its universities and research, not to mention...
- 11/20/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
On Wednesday’s episode of his Fox News show, Tucker Carlson discussed a conspiracy theory that has recently been embraced by extreme right wingers: That somehow, refugees from places like Afghanistan are part of scheme by Democrats to cheat in elections.
Now to be clear, Tucker was very careful to phrase his discussion of this as though he were merely asking questions. But the main gist was that people should be very concerned about where refugees from Afghanistan will be sent when they arrive here.
After setting up this line of discussion during his opening, Tucker showed a clip from CNN in which Chris Cuomo and Fareed Zakaria were discussing opposition to allowing refugees into the United States. “CNN wants you to know that you don’t have a right to know how many of these people are coming here from Afghanistan, and where they’re going. What neighborhoods are they gonna be living in?...
Now to be clear, Tucker was very careful to phrase his discussion of this as though he were merely asking questions. But the main gist was that people should be very concerned about where refugees from Afghanistan will be sent when they arrive here.
After setting up this line of discussion during his opening, Tucker showed a clip from CNN in which Chris Cuomo and Fareed Zakaria were discussing opposition to allowing refugees into the United States. “CNN wants you to know that you don’t have a right to know how many of these people are coming here from Afghanistan, and where they’re going. What neighborhoods are they gonna be living in?...
- 9/2/2021
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
“Before we wrap up tonight there is one more thing I want to say about me, about my brother, my family and you,” said Chris Cuomo finally tonight on CNN about the sexual harassment claims that ended his brother Andrew Cuomo’s long strong armed reign as Governor of New York.
“I tried to do the right thing and I want you all to know that,” Cuomo concluded in his primetime mea culpa of sorts. “Back in May, when I was told to no longer communicate with my brother’s aides in any group meetings, I acknowledged it was a mistake, I apologized to my colleagues, I stopped and I meant it,” Cuomo awkwardly added, sounding more like he was offering a share in a 12-step program than any self-awareness.
The younger Cuomo’s return to his primetime show Monday comes just under a week after his older brother resigned...
“I tried to do the right thing and I want you all to know that,” Cuomo concluded in his primetime mea culpa of sorts. “Back in May, when I was told to no longer communicate with my brother’s aides in any group meetings, I acknowledged it was a mistake, I apologized to my colleagues, I stopped and I meant it,” Cuomo awkwardly added, sounding more like he was offering a share in a 12-step program than any self-awareness.
The younger Cuomo’s return to his primetime show Monday comes just under a week after his older brother resigned...
- 8/17/2021
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
PBS led all networks in nominations for the 42nd annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards, landing 52 overall — thanks to the strength of signature series “Frontline,” “Independent Lens,” “Pov,” “Nova,” “PBS News Hour” and “Nature.”
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced this year’s nominees on Tuesday morning, noting that more than 2,200 submissions were entered, from content that premiered in calendar year 2020. CNN was next with 41 nods, including five each for “AC360,” CNN Films and “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.” CNN Films docs earning nominations included three for “John Lewis: Good Trouble.”
When combined with various partnerships, “Frontline” landed the most nominations overall, with 19. Next in line, with 16 each, were CBS’ “60 Minutes” and Vice’s “Vice News Tonight.”
Best documentary nominations included three for PBS: Frontline’s “Once Upon A Time In Iraq,” Independent Lens’ “Belly of the Beast” and Pov’s “Advocate.” They’re up against Netflix’s “Athlete A,...
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences announced this year’s nominees on Tuesday morning, noting that more than 2,200 submissions were entered, from content that premiered in calendar year 2020. CNN was next with 41 nods, including five each for “AC360,” CNN Films and “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer.” CNN Films docs earning nominations included three for “John Lewis: Good Trouble.”
When combined with various partnerships, “Frontline” landed the most nominations overall, with 19. Next in line, with 16 each, were CBS’ “60 Minutes” and Vice’s “Vice News Tonight.”
Best documentary nominations included three for PBS: Frontline’s “Once Upon A Time In Iraq,” Independent Lens’ “Belly of the Beast” and Pov’s “Advocate.” They’re up against Netflix’s “Athlete A,...
- 7/27/2021
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Hasan Minhaj has been tapped to host Wednesday’s Vax India Now, the virtual fundraiser to support India in its fight against Covid-19.
Liam Neeson, Annie Lennox, A.R. Rahman, Pia Toscano, Zubin Mehta and Fareed Zakaria and have joined previously announced participants Gloria Estefan, Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, David Foster, DJ Alan Walker, Asif Mandvi, Nishat Khan, sisters Ranjani-Gayatri and Matteo Bocelli.
Proceeds will support Unicef’s Covid-19 relief efforts and vaccine rollout. Vax India Now is said to have sparked from an idea by Anuradha Palakurthi, who runs a foundation out of New England that supports and promotes Indian culture. After seeing the devastating ...
Liam Neeson, Annie Lennox, A.R. Rahman, Pia Toscano, Zubin Mehta and Fareed Zakaria and have joined previously announced participants Gloria Estefan, Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, David Foster, DJ Alan Walker, Asif Mandvi, Nishat Khan, sisters Ranjani-Gayatri and Matteo Bocelli.
Proceeds will support Unicef’s Covid-19 relief efforts and vaccine rollout. Vax India Now is said to have sparked from an idea by Anuradha Palakurthi, who runs a foundation out of New England that supports and promotes Indian culture. After seeing the devastating ...
Hasan Minhaj has been tapped to host Wednesday’s Vax India Now, the virtual fundraiser to support India in its fight against Covid-19.
Liam Neeson, Annie Lennox, A.R. Rahman, Pia Toscano, Zubin Mehta and Fareed Zakaria and have joined previously announced participants Gloria Estefan, Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, David Foster, DJ Alan Walker, Asif Mandvi, Nishat Khan, sisters Ranjani-Gayatri and Matteo Bocelli.
Proceeds will support Unicef’s Covid-19 relief efforts and vaccine rollout. Vax India Now is said to have sparked from an idea by Anuradha Palakurthi, who runs a foundation out of New England that supports and promotes Indian culture. After seeing the devastating ...
Liam Neeson, Annie Lennox, A.R. Rahman, Pia Toscano, Zubin Mehta and Fareed Zakaria and have joined previously announced participants Gloria Estefan, Sting, Andrea Bocelli, Josh Groban, Yo-Yo Ma, David Foster, DJ Alan Walker, Asif Mandvi, Nishat Khan, sisters Ranjani-Gayatri and Matteo Bocelli.
Proceeds will support Unicef’s Covid-19 relief efforts and vaccine rollout. Vax India Now is said to have sparked from an idea by Anuradha Palakurthi, who runs a foundation out of New England that supports and promotes Indian culture. After seeing the devastating ...
J.K. Rowling has returned the Ripple of Hope Award given to her by the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Organization after the president of the organization Kerry Kennedy criticized the “Harry Potter” author for recent comments she’s made that were deemed transphobic.
Rowling in a statement to her website Friday pushed back on the criticism and asserts that she does not have hatred for transgender individuals but felt she had no choice but to return the award. Rowling received the Ripple of Hope Award in December 2019.
“The statement incorrectly implied that I was transphobic, and that I am responsible for harm to trans people,” Rowling said. “As a longstanding donor to LGBT charities and a supporter of trans people’s right to live free of persecution, I absolutely refute the accusation that I hate trans people or wish them ill, or that standing up for the rights of women is wrong,...
Rowling in a statement to her website Friday pushed back on the criticism and asserts that she does not have hatred for transgender individuals but felt she had no choice but to return the award. Rowling received the Ripple of Hope Award in December 2019.
“The statement incorrectly implied that I was transphobic, and that I am responsible for harm to trans people,” Rowling said. “As a longstanding donor to LGBT charities and a supporter of trans people’s right to live free of persecution, I absolutely refute the accusation that I hate trans people or wish them ill, or that standing up for the rights of women is wrong,...
- 8/28/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
The president and his minions are so determined to lie about mail-in voter fraud, they are losing track of the false assertions they’ve made only moments ago.
While senior advisor to President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, tried to push his father in-law’s voter suppression lie on Sunday, he lost his way when CNN host Fareed Zakaria’s called him out for using anecdotal evidence instead of actual data. Kushner’s fumble was first caught by Acyn Torabi on Twitter.
Apparently Kushner’s mind became jumbled when he first...
While senior advisor to President Donald Trump, Jared Kushner, tried to push his father in-law’s voter suppression lie on Sunday, he lost his way when CNN host Fareed Zakaria’s called him out for using anecdotal evidence instead of actual data. Kushner’s fumble was first caught by Acyn Torabi on Twitter.
Apparently Kushner’s mind became jumbled when he first...
- 8/23/2020
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
For weeks now, I’ve been seeking a reasoned defense of cancel culture, the notion that people, brands, shows, movies should be essentially disappeared because of views that some (or even many) consider to be offensive. This has been scaring the hell out of me. What is the argument, I wondered, that would seek to champion one kind of speech — the “correct” kind of speech — and cancel another? What gain is to be made by sacrificing the singular, foundational principle of a free society — free expression — to the value of racial equality or other deserving measures? And why is that exchange binary? So I read with great interest the group letter published last week in Harper’s magazine led by writer Thomas Chatterton Williams, reaffirming the principle of free speech and warning against “an intolerance of opposing views, a vogue for public shaming and ostracism, and the tendency to dissolve...
- 7/13/2020
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
“Harry Potter” writer J.K Rowling, “Handmaid’s Tale” author Margaret Atwood and “Midnight’s Children” writer Salman Rushdie are amongst 150 public figures to have signed a letter condemning the practice of ‘public shaming,’ or cancel culture as it is known popularly.
Cancel culture is a term used to describe individuals who have shared an unpopular opinion or have past behavior that’s deemed offensive, who are ‘canceled’ on social media. Rowling is one such example, due to her views on the trans community.
Atwood received considerable backlash in late 2016 after supporting an open letter calling on Canada’s University of British Columbia to provide its reasons for suspending and firing novelist and instructor Steven Galloway after sexual assault allegations emerged. Meanwhile, Rushdie’s 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses” has also drawn criticism over the years for its depiction of Islamic beliefs.
Other signatories of the letter include authors Martin Amis and Jeffrey Eugenides,...
Cancel culture is a term used to describe individuals who have shared an unpopular opinion or have past behavior that’s deemed offensive, who are ‘canceled’ on social media. Rowling is one such example, due to her views on the trans community.
Atwood received considerable backlash in late 2016 after supporting an open letter calling on Canada’s University of British Columbia to provide its reasons for suspending and firing novelist and instructor Steven Galloway after sexual assault allegations emerged. Meanwhile, Rushdie’s 1988 novel “The Satanic Verses” has also drawn criticism over the years for its depiction of Islamic beliefs.
Other signatories of the letter include authors Martin Amis and Jeffrey Eugenides,...
- 7/8/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Since the late ’90s, young Indian Americans have dominated the prestigious Scripps National Spelling Bee, which offers a competitive spelling stage each spring to hundreds of bright young minds, all 14 and younger. Over the years, the bee has broken into mainstream consciousness, thanks to wild winner stories and a growing interest in its competitive nature. In 2002, Jeffrey Blitz’s Oscar-nominated documentary “Spellbound” meticulously chronicled all the drama of the 1999 competition, unknowingly setting the stage for its inspiring followup, Sam Rega’s “Spelling the Dream.”
Anyone who has watched “Spellbound” — and that seems to include all of the central players in Rega’s film — surely remembers that year’s ultimate winner, Nupur Lala, whose big win unknowingly kicked off years of Indian American dominance at the annual event. Lala, who pops up as one of the doc’s many compelling talking heads (all of whom are of Indian descent and offer...
Anyone who has watched “Spellbound” — and that seems to include all of the central players in Rega’s film — surely remembers that year’s ultimate winner, Nupur Lala, whose big win unknowingly kicked off years of Indian American dominance at the annual event. Lala, who pops up as one of the doc’s many compelling talking heads (all of whom are of Indian descent and offer...
- 6/3/2020
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Forget about spelling them. There are words in “Spelling the Dream” that mere mortals may not even be able to say, even after a spelling bee pronouncer repeats it, gives the language of origin, repeats it again and uses it in a sentence. But the young’uns in this entertaining documentary — about the dominance of South Asian kids in the nation’s No. 1 spelling bee — appear undaunted.
Available on Netflix, “Spelling the Dream” begins with arguably its most exuberant moment: 2019’s Scripps National Spelling in which, after 20 rounds, eight kids tied for the title. Cue the parental fist pumps and roars. Seven of the winners were of South Asian or Indian descent; just one was white. When the kids did a victory lap and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s show, he looked at the light-haired girl and said, “What kind of name is Erin?”
“Spelling the Dream” provides some answers...
Available on Netflix, “Spelling the Dream” begins with arguably its most exuberant moment: 2019’s Scripps National Spelling in which, after 20 rounds, eight kids tied for the title. Cue the parental fist pumps and roars. Seven of the winners were of South Asian or Indian descent; just one was white. When the kids did a victory lap and appeared on Jimmy Kimmel’s show, he looked at the light-haired girl and said, “What kind of name is Erin?”
“Spelling the Dream” provides some answers...
- 6/1/2020
- by Lisa Kennedy
- Variety Film + TV
Anti-Semitism is probably too big a subject for any one film to explore and deconstruct adequately, but examining four recent movements or “mutations” in different countries is not the way to understand, or to help audiences understand, its awful, enduring impact on global cultures.
Director Andrew Goldberg splits the difference between academic and anecdotal portraits in “Viral: Anti-Semitism in Four Mutations,” an unfocused, ineffective documentary that inadvertently obscures both essential pieces of information about the existence and rise of anti-Jewish discrimination, and the visceral and ongoing effects on individuals and complete communities.
For those viewers for whom “Viral” is not their first film exploring antisemitism, it would resonate or inform more strongly. Nevertheless, by opening with 911 calls from the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Goldberg strikes a powerful tone early on as survivors describe their experiences and reflect on their feelings before and afterward. These testimonials communicate the horrifying,...
Director Andrew Goldberg splits the difference between academic and anecdotal portraits in “Viral: Anti-Semitism in Four Mutations,” an unfocused, ineffective documentary that inadvertently obscures both essential pieces of information about the existence and rise of anti-Jewish discrimination, and the visceral and ongoing effects on individuals and complete communities.
For those viewers for whom “Viral” is not their first film exploring antisemitism, it would resonate or inform more strongly. Nevertheless, by opening with 911 calls from the Tree of Life Synagogue shooting in Pittsburgh, Goldberg strikes a powerful tone early on as survivors describe their experiences and reflect on their feelings before and afterward. These testimonials communicate the horrifying,...
- 2/19/2020
- by Todd Gilchrist
- The Wrap
Updated with mpore details and new Trump tweets: News networks gradually shifted the focus of their primetime lineups on Thursday evening to the U.S.-directed assassination of a top military leader in Iran via a drone strike.
In the 9 p.m. Et hour, Fox News’ Hannity, guest-hosted by former Gop Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, was the first to devote blanket coverage to the news of the killing of Qasem Soleimani, head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, which the U.S. has designated as a terrorist organization. Host Sean Hannity called in to the show, which ran a banner that said, “Sources to Hannity: Trump & Advisers Prepared for All Scenarios After Strike Kills Iranian Commander.”
“For the critics who are going to say this is warmongering, no. This is peace through strength,” Rep. Michael Waltz (R-fl) told Chaffetz. “This is deterrence, and this is what the Iranian regime understands.
In the 9 p.m. Et hour, Fox News’ Hannity, guest-hosted by former Gop Rep. Jason Chaffetz of Utah, was the first to devote blanket coverage to the news of the killing of Qasem Soleimani, head of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps Quds Force, which the U.S. has designated as a terrorist organization. Host Sean Hannity called in to the show, which ran a banner that said, “Sources to Hannity: Trump & Advisers Prepared for All Scenarios After Strike Kills Iranian Commander.”
“For the critics who are going to say this is warmongering, no. This is peace through strength,” Rep. Michael Waltz (R-fl) told Chaffetz. “This is deterrence, and this is what the Iranian regime understands.
- 1/3/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN interacts with most of its viewers via TV screen or mobile device. In weeks to come, however, the news outlet hopes to start engaging its audience at state fairs and local festivals.
The AT&T-owned news network plans new extensions for the “Citizen by CNN” forum it launched last year that aims to spur viewers to develop a more active relationship with politics. In October of 2018, CNN debuted an invite-only “Citizen” conference in New York that included interviews with White House adviser Jared Kusher, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi along with remarks from former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. That event will take place once again on October 24, but it won’t take another year to lapse before it returns.
CNN is planning to bring a series of “experiences” to various parts of the nation throughout the 2020 campaign. “We see an opportunity to harness the energy around the...
The AT&T-owned news network plans new extensions for the “Citizen by CNN” forum it launched last year that aims to spur viewers to develop a more active relationship with politics. In October of 2018, CNN debuted an invite-only “Citizen” conference in New York that included interviews with White House adviser Jared Kusher, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi along with remarks from former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg. That event will take place once again on October 24, but it won’t take another year to lapse before it returns.
CNN is planning to bring a series of “experiences” to various parts of the nation throughout the 2020 campaign. “We see an opportunity to harness the energy around the...
- 10/16/2019
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
CNN host Fareed Zakaria will conclude this weekend’s global primetime special, Saudi Arabia: Kingdom of Secrets, acknowledging it’s personal.
“I knew Jamal Khashoggi,” Fareed Zakaria says toward the end of the one-hour special about the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, its religious extremism and autocratic rule, and the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Fifteen years ago, when Zakaria traveled there for a cover story for Newsweek, called “The Saudi Trap,” Khashoggii was one of the people who briefed him, Fareed explains in this clip.
That Zakaria cover story began “The images of a beheaded Paul Johnson are gruesome, but for Saudi Arabia, it has been more than a year of grim images” because the Saudi news in the U.S. back then was about the kidnapping, and beheading of Johnson, an American helicopter engineer, whose his head reportedly was found in a refrigerator.
More recently,...
“I knew Jamal Khashoggi,” Fareed Zakaria says toward the end of the one-hour special about the U.S. relationship with Saudi Arabia, its religious extremism and autocratic rule, and the murder of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi.
Fifteen years ago, when Zakaria traveled there for a cover story for Newsweek, called “The Saudi Trap,” Khashoggii was one of the people who briefed him, Fareed explains in this clip.
That Zakaria cover story began “The images of a beheaded Paul Johnson are gruesome, but for Saudi Arabia, it has been more than a year of grim images” because the Saudi news in the U.S. back then was about the kidnapping, and beheading of Johnson, an American helicopter engineer, whose his head reportedly was found in a refrigerator.
More recently,...
- 3/1/2019
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Aaron Sorkin finds a lot to like in the 2020 field of Democratic presidential hopefuls, but there’s one aspect of the party he is less upbeat about: newly elected members of Congress.
“I really like the new crop of young people,” he told Fareed Zakaria in an interview that aired on CNN today and was excerpted on Twitter by progressive activist Jordan Uhl. “They now need to stop acting like young people. It’s time to do that.” The Democrats, Sorkin went on, have “a great opportunity to be the non-stupid party.”
Digging himself deeper, he elaborated, “It’s not just about transgender bathrooms. That’s a Republican talking point they’re trying to distract you with.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York — part of the “new crop” Sorkin referred to — responded to the interview in a tweet. “News Flash: Medicare for All & equal rights aren’t trends,” she wrote.
“I really like the new crop of young people,” he told Fareed Zakaria in an interview that aired on CNN today and was excerpted on Twitter by progressive activist Jordan Uhl. “They now need to stop acting like young people. It’s time to do that.” The Democrats, Sorkin went on, have “a great opportunity to be the non-stupid party.”
Digging himself deeper, he elaborated, “It’s not just about transgender bathrooms. That’s a Republican talking point they’re trying to distract you with.”
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York — part of the “new crop” Sorkin referred to — responded to the interview in a tweet. “News Flash: Medicare for All & equal rights aren’t trends,” she wrote.
- 1/20/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Fifty-seven-year-old screenwriter and West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin is telling the Democratic party to “stop acting like young people” and grow up while also lauding the fact that young people are being elected. “I really like the new crop of young people who were just elected to Congress. They now need to stop acting like young people. It’s time to do that,” Sorkin said.
He then went on to say to CNN host Fareed Zakaria that, “[Politics] is not just about transgender bathrooms” and said that was just a “Republican talking point.
He then went on to say to CNN host Fareed Zakaria that, “[Politics] is not just about transgender bathrooms” and said that was just a “Republican talking point.
- 1/20/2019
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
Oscar-winning screenwriter Aaron Sorkin made a rare television appearance Sunday morning on CNN’s Fareed Zakaria Gps.
The West Wing creator spoke about the new “crop” of young Democrats elected to Congress. “They need to stop acting like young people,” he said. “I think there’s a great opportunity here for Democrats to be the non-stupid party, to point out the difference.”
Sorkin then went on to address specific issues that the Democratic Party should focus on. “It’s not just about transgender bathrooms, that’s a Republican talking point. They’re trying to distract ...
The West Wing creator spoke about the new “crop” of young Democrats elected to Congress. “They need to stop acting like young people,” he said. “I think there’s a great opportunity here for Democrats to be the non-stupid party, to point out the difference.”
Sorkin then went on to address specific issues that the Democratic Party should focus on. “It’s not just about transgender bathrooms, that’s a Republican talking point. They’re trying to distract ...
- 1/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
In today’s TV News Roundup, “Desus & Mero” gets a premiere date on Showtime and Jameela Jamil heads to TBS. Dates Showtime will debut “Desus & Mero,” the weekly half-hour late-night series starring Desus Nice and The Kid Mero, on Feb. 21 at 11 p.m. Et/Pt. The first ever weekly late-night talk show on Showtime will feature popular TV and podcast personalities Desus and Mero speaking off the cuff and chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics and more.
Sony Crackle has announced that season two of the drama series “The Oath,” from executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his G-Unit Film and Television Inc. and creator/executive producer/writer Joe Halpin, will return on Feb. 21. The series explores a world of gangs made up of those sworn to protect and defend. Shedding light on corrupt and secret societies nearly impossible to join, only...
Sony Crackle has announced that season two of the drama series “The Oath,” from executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson and his G-Unit Film and Television Inc. and creator/executive producer/writer Joe Halpin, will return on Feb. 21. The series explores a world of gangs made up of those sworn to protect and defend. Shedding light on corrupt and secret societies nearly impossible to join, only...
- 11/29/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with video: “Real sadness as well as anger, I must say, motivated me,” Barbra Streisand told Bill Maher about the act of making her new album, Walls.
“I couldn’t sleep nights. The photographs in my head – the pictures of the children being ripped out of the arms of their parents,” she explained on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher.
People voting often “don’t know the specifics, but they kind of sense whether you are for real,” Maher described. “Not everybody, even in my own audience, agrees with me on stuff. But the bond is that they know I’m never pulling a punch. I’m always being straight with them. … It’s very powerful. And when you’re like that, you can be friends with other side.”
Maher noted that Streisand recently got a call from 1996 Gop presidential nominee Bob Dole — who, Maher confessed, he did not realize was still alive.
“I couldn’t sleep nights. The photographs in my head – the pictures of the children being ripped out of the arms of their parents,” she explained on HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher.
People voting often “don’t know the specifics, but they kind of sense whether you are for real,” Maher described. “Not everybody, even in my own audience, agrees with me on stuff. But the bond is that they know I’m never pulling a punch. I’m always being straight with them. … It’s very powerful. And when you’re like that, you can be friends with other side.”
Maher noted that Streisand recently got a call from 1996 Gop presidential nominee Bob Dole — who, Maher confessed, he did not realize was still alive.
- 11/3/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
Rose McGowan is clarifying critiques she made of the #MeToo movement.
The actress, 45, tweeted on Sunday, “I never said #MeToo is a lie. Ever. I was talking about Hollywood and Time’s Up, not #MeToo. Ugh. I’m so tired of erroneous s—storms. #MeToo is about survivors and their experiences, that cannot be taken away.”
According to Deadline, McGowan had previously told The Sunday Times Magazine that she has not been invited to #MeToo events and does not want to attend them “because it’s all bulls—. It’s a lie.”
“It’s a Band-Aid lie to make them feel better,...
The actress, 45, tweeted on Sunday, “I never said #MeToo is a lie. Ever. I was talking about Hollywood and Time’s Up, not #MeToo. Ugh. I’m so tired of erroneous s—storms. #MeToo is about survivors and their experiences, that cannot be taken away.”
According to Deadline, McGowan had previously told The Sunday Times Magazine that she has not been invited to #MeToo events and does not want to attend them “because it’s all bulls—. It’s a lie.”
“It’s a Band-Aid lie to make them feel better,...
- 10/8/2018
- by Emily Zauzmer
- PEOPLE.com
CNN is taking some of its coverage of politics off the TV screen and putting it into a special live forum.
The At&T-owned cable-news network is set to launch “Citizen by CNN,” a day-long conference slated to be held Monday, October 22, at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan. While some of the panels and interviews set to be featured will likely show up on the company’s flagship cable network, says Sam Feist, a CNN senior vice president who serves as Washington Bureau Chief, the wider intent is for the conference to burnish CNN’s ability to present non-partisan coverage of politics and issues that matter to viewers. The looming midterm elections in November lend new relevance to such an event, he adds.
“We are the news organization, the cable-news channel, that doesn’t pick sides. We play it down the middle and we are focused on news and coverage that matters,...
The At&T-owned cable-news network is set to launch “Citizen by CNN,” a day-long conference slated to be held Monday, October 22, at the Time Warner Center in Manhattan. While some of the panels and interviews set to be featured will likely show up on the company’s flagship cable network, says Sam Feist, a CNN senior vice president who serves as Washington Bureau Chief, the wider intent is for the conference to burnish CNN’s ability to present non-partisan coverage of politics and issues that matter to viewers. The looming midterm elections in November lend new relevance to such an event, he adds.
“We are the news organization, the cable-news channel, that doesn’t pick sides. We play it down the middle and we are focused on news and coverage that matters,...
- 10/3/2018
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Fareed Zakaria came in for mockery on Friday after saying he sought advice from Bono to help understand the phenomenon of European populism.
“The only way to counter the dark, pessimistic vision being peddled by nationalists and extremists, Bono says, is to have an uplifting, positive vision,” Zakaria wrote in the Washington Post on Friday. “To that end, Bono’s band, U2, has been choosing a moment during its concerts to unfurl — wait for it — the flag of the European Union.”
Zakaria, a frequent contributor to the Post opinion page and host of the CNN weekend program “Fareed Zakaria Gps,” seemed to be understanding of Bono’s view that the European Union needed rebranding to get away from its image of a lumbering, bureaucratic institution, which it has become.
Also Read: CNN's Fareed Zakaria Reveals Surprising Person Who Wouldn't Talk for 'Legacy of Barack Obama'
Critics, however, pounced almost immediately,...
“The only way to counter the dark, pessimistic vision being peddled by nationalists and extremists, Bono says, is to have an uplifting, positive vision,” Zakaria wrote in the Washington Post on Friday. “To that end, Bono’s band, U2, has been choosing a moment during its concerts to unfurl — wait for it — the flag of the European Union.”
Zakaria, a frequent contributor to the Post opinion page and host of the CNN weekend program “Fareed Zakaria Gps,” seemed to be understanding of Bono’s view that the European Union needed rebranding to get away from its image of a lumbering, bureaucratic institution, which it has become.
Also Read: CNN's Fareed Zakaria Reveals Surprising Person Who Wouldn't Talk for 'Legacy of Barack Obama'
Critics, however, pounced almost immediately,...
- 9/22/2018
- by Jon Levine
- The Wrap
Real Time with Bill Maher will feature a blend of journalists, analysts, and academics on tonight’s episode. Opening the show is professor Michael Eric Dyson, booked as the top-of-show interview guest. Dyson wears many hats. He’s an ordained minister, book author, motivational speaker for hire and a professor who is a regular on Real Time. His latest book is What Truth Sounds Like: Robert F. Kennedy, James Baldwin, and Our Unfinished Conversation About Race in America, and he will likely discuss racial issues, Kim Kardashian’s recent Trump summit and her husband Kanye West’s fondness for Potus. Fareed Zakaria is the […]
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- 6/8/2018
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
The Emmy-winning weekly news magazine series Vice returns to HBO for its sixth season Friday, April 6th (11:00-11:45 p.m. Et/Pt). The season will premiere with an extended special titled “Raised in the System,” featuring Emmy-nominated actor Michael Kenneth Williams as he embarks on a personal journey to expose the root of the American mass incarceration crisis: the juvenile justice system.
“Raised in the System” offers a frank and unflinching look at people caught up in the system, exploring why the country’s mass incarceration problem cannot be fixed without first addressing the juvenile justice problem, and investigates solutions communities are employing that are resulting in drastic drops in crime and incarceration.
With more than 850,000 juvenile arrests a year and 48,000 kids sitting in lock-up daily, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of minors in the world. However, recent FBI statistics reveal that the highest arrest rates for violent crimes,...
“Raised in the System” offers a frank and unflinching look at people caught up in the system, exploring why the country’s mass incarceration problem cannot be fixed without first addressing the juvenile justice problem, and investigates solutions communities are employing that are resulting in drastic drops in crime and incarceration.
With more than 850,000 juvenile arrests a year and 48,000 kids sitting in lock-up daily, the U.S. has the highest incarceration rate of minors in the world. However, recent FBI statistics reveal that the highest arrest rates for violent crimes,...
- 4/6/2018
- by Sean McAloon
- Age of the Nerd
Fareed Zakaria visited Conan to talk about Donald Trump’s media domination. Conan noted New York Times‘ report that Trump treats each day of his presidency as if it were a television show. “Completely believable,” the CNN show host responded. “When have you seen a president who will say something like ‘I may have taped my conversations with Jim Comey – I’ll let you know in a few weeks!’ He’s literally teasing the next episode.” “He’s winning; he’s dominating the news…...
- 12/12/2017
- Deadline TV
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