Freeform's Original Series FAMOUS IN LOVE Returns for Second Season Today
by TV News Desk - April 04, 2018 Based on the novel by Rebecca Serle published by Little, Brown and Company, FAMOUS IN LOVE follows ordinary college student Paige (Bella Thorne), who got her big break after auditioning for the starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster, and her friends and co-stars as they try to navigate the bumpy w...
BURLESQUE NUTCRACKER to Feature Live Jazz Orchestra
by A.A. Cristi - November 29, 2017 The producers of the wildly popular holiday spectacular Land of the Sweets: The Burlesque Nutcracker take their award-winning production to an all-new level this season with the debut of an original, evening-length score of arrangements performed live on-stage by a nine-piece jazz orchestra for the ...
Ryan Murphy to Appear in Conversation with Barbra Streisand at PaleyFest, Select Panels Streamed Live, and More
by Julie Musbach - March 16, 2018 The Paley Center for Media today announced Emmy Award-winning writer, producer, and director Ryan Murphy will join beloved entertainer Barbra Streisand in conversation at the opening night of PaleyFest LA 2018 on March 16. The PaleyFest Icon Tribute to Ms. Streisand marks the first time she has been...
New Scripted Dramedy AMERICAN WOMAN Premieres on Paramount Network, 6/7
by Caryn Robbins - January 16, 2018 AMERICAN WOMAN, a new half-hour scripted dramedy set amid the sexual revolution and rise of feminism in the 1970s will premiere on Paramount Network on Thursday, June 7 at 10:00pm ET/PT. The 12- episode series from John Wells Productions in association with Warner Horizon Scripted Television stars A...
QUEEN SUGAR Renewed for Season 3, Ava DuVernay Inks First-Look TV Deal with Harpo Films
by Caryn Robbins - July 26, 2017 Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films announced today it has partnered with award-winning filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“13th,” “A Wrinkle in Time”) on a first-look deal for television and digital media....
OWN Announces Premiere Date for New Romantic Drama LOVE IS ____, Debuting 6/19
by Tori Hartshorn - May 08, 2018 OWN announced today its new original one-hour romantic drama from award-winning producers Mara Brock Akil ('Being Mary Jane,' 'The Game,' 'Girlfriends') and Salim Akil ('Black Lightning') will premiere on Tuesday, June 19 at 10 p.m. ET/PT (after Tyler Perry's 'The Haves and the Have Nots at 9 p.m. E...
Judith Light, Laura Dern and More Among NYWIFT's 2017 Muse Honorees
by TV News Desk - December 14, 2017 New York Women in Film & Television has announced the honorees for this year's Muse Awards on December 14th: Laura Dern (actor), Judith Light (actor) and Amy Emmerich (Refinery29 CCO); Regina K. Scully (filmmaker and CEO of Artemis Rising Foundation) will receive the Loreen Arbus Changemaker Award; ...
OWN Announces Two New Series from Prolific Producer Will Packer
by Tori Hartshorn - April 17, 2018 OWN Announces Two New Series from Prolific Producer Will Packer...
Nicholas L. Ashe, Tina Lifford And More To Celebrate 10 Years Of 'AfroPoP'
by A.A. Cristi - February 08, 2018 Black stars of television and documentary and narrative filmmakers converging to celebrate Black Public Media (BPM)'s signature series AfroPoP: The Ultimate Cultural Exchange; the public television documentary series about the global Black experience is now in its 10th year. Black Public Media is a ...
OWN to Present QUEEN SUGAR Finale After-Show Special Hosted by Oprah Winfrey
by Caryn Robbins - October 18, 2017 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network announced today that it will air a Queen Sugar finale after-show special, Queen Sugar Season Finale Special, Oprah & The Cast, on Wednesday, November 15 at 10:30p ET/PT, immediately following a 90-minute extended season finale episode of the acclaimed series at 9 p.m. ...
OWN's Acclaimed Drama QUEEN SUGAR Returns with 2-Night Midseason Premiere This October
by BWW News Desk - October 03, 2017 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's acclaimed original drama series, QUEEN SUGAR , from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“13th,” “Selma”), executive producer Oprah Winfrey and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, returns with a two-night midseason premiere...
Sundance Institute Announces 2018 New Frontier Story Lab Fellows
by A.A. Cristi - May 01, 2018 Sundance Institute announces the six projects selected for the annual New Frontier Story Lab, which supports independent artists working at the cutting-edge convergence of film, art, media, live performance and technology....
OWN's Acclaimed Drama QUEEN SUGAR Returns with 2-Night Midseason Premiere This October
by Caryn Robbins - August 30, 2017 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network's acclaimed original drama series, QUEEN SUGAR , from Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Ava DuVernay (“13th,” “Selma”), executive producer Oprah Winfrey and Warner Horizon Scripted Television, returns with a two-night midseason premiere...
Meredith Baxter and Sharon Lawrence to Star in THE CITY OF CONVERSATION
by Julie Musbach - January 11, 2018 ENSEMBLE THEATRE COMPANY is thrilled to announce the third show of its 2017-2018 Season, the 2014-2015 Outer Critics Circle & Drama Desk award nominee for Best Play, THE CITY OF CONVERSATION, written by Anthony Giardina and directed by Cameron Watson....
Maggie Gyllenhaal, Samantha Bee, Tracy Morgan, & More Included in the 2018 VULTURE FESTIVAL All-Star Lineup
by Macon Prickett - April 16, 2018 Vulture today announced the lineup for Vulture Festival, a weekend of high-profile events bringing the entertainment site to life, celebrating the best of today's television, comedy, film, podcasts, and more. The pop-culture extravaganza, taking place May 19-20 at Milk Studios in New York City, incl...
Jussie Smollett-Executive Produced Series GIANTS Returns For Second Season
by Macon Prickett - February 09, 2018 Returning to claim its position as a must-watch digital series for the “culture,” season two of Giants premieres Wednesday, February 21, 2018 on Issa Rae's YouTube channel. Giants is a scripted drama digital series created by and starring James Bland (USA's upcoming crime series, “Unsolved”), alongs...
OWN Scores Highest 2Q Prime Average in Network History in Key Demo
by Caryn Robbins - June 29, 2017 OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network scored its highest second quarter prime average in network history in its key W25-54 demo (+3% vs. prior quarter and YAGO) with 4 of the Top 6 original scripted series on ad-supported cable for W25-54 with hit dramas...
Tony-Nominee Liesl Tommy to Direct Film Adaptation Of Trevor Noah's BORN A CRIME
by Tori Hartshorn - March 27, 2018 Tony-Nominee Liesl Tommy to Direct Movie Adaptation Of Trevor Noah's BORN A CRIME...
BOSCH Star Directs At Skypilot Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - February 19, 2018 Cynthia Kaye McWilliams, a member of the cast of the Amazon hit show BOSCH, is helping out SkyPilot Theatre by directing her good friend, Inda Craig-Galvan's play, Tinder…Sucka, as part of the SkyPilot's fundraiser, Return of the Living Fundraiser evening on Friday, Feb 23rd at Theatre Of Arts at 16...
Mara Brock & Salim Akil Team with Winfrey on New Original Series LOVE IS ---
by Caryn Robbins - July 18, 2017 Oprah Winfrey and Mara Brock Akil and Salim Akil, the award-winning producers behind such hits as “Being Mary Jane,” “The Game” and “Girlfriends,” have partnered together to create LOVE IS___ a new original one-hour series for OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network....
The ON! Channel Launches New Season Of The Saturday Night Movie With The Star Studded And Award Winning Film Perceptions
by Julie Musbach - March 08, 2018 Perceptions, the award winning film starring Malinda Williams (Soul Food), Alimi Ballard (Queen Sugar), Charles Malik Whitfield (Tyler Perry's If loving You Is Wrong) and Omarr Salgado (Two days in Harlem), launches the new season of ON!'s Saturday Night Movie....
2018 ABFF Honors Movie and Television Nominees Announced
by Caryn Robbins - December 06, 2017 Today, ABFF Ventures announced the 2018 ABFF Honors television and movie nominees. The show will return to the Beverly Hilton in Los Angeles on Sunday, February 25, with actor and comedian Cedric the Entertainer as host....
Discovery Increases Ownership Interest in OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network
by Caryn Robbins - December 05, 2017 Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) announced today that it has completed an agreement with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo, Inc. to increase its ownership stake in its successful OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network joint venture....
OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network May 2018 Highlights
by Macon Prickett - April 16, 2018 Check out the new series and seasons coming to OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network this May!...
Earth Focus Environmental Film Festival Kicks Off for Free This Today in L.A.
by BWW News Desk - July 29, 2017 KCETLink Media Group, the national independent broadcast and digital media network, has announced that its two services, KCET public television in Los Angeles and independent satellite network Link TV nationwide, will launch the first film festival in Los Angeles dedicated entirely to environmental ... |