Tag: Atlanta
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‘Community’ Movie Swaps L.A. Shooting Location for Atlanta to Ensure Donald Glover’s Return
Donald Glover was a deciding factor in where the “Community” movie would be filmed, according to series creator Dan Harmon.Beloved NBC sitcom “Community” spurred the hashtag #SixSeasonsandaMovie, landing an upcoming Peacock film that has been years in the making. Despite the initial cast announcement not tagging original cast members Donald Glover and Yvette Nicole Brown,…
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Malia Obama, Pedro Pascal Attend Star-Packed ‘Zone of Interest’ Screening as A24 Revs Up Oscar Campaign
Malia Obama, Oscar-winning directors The Daniels and “The Mandalorian” star Pedro Pascal were just a few of the notables who turned up in force for the first Los Angeles screening of A24’s holocaust drama “The Zone of Interest” on Tuesday night.The intimate gathering at West Hollywood’s London Hotel was something akin to a bucket of…
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10 Movies to Watch if You Loved ‘They Cloned Tyrone’
Juel Taylor’s They Cloned Tyrone starring John Boyega, Jamie Foxx, and Teyonah Parris has amassed considerable success on Netflix. In this immediate fan-favorite, Boyega’s character Fontaine is cloned by a corporation for nefarious purposes (monetary gain). With many of its absurdities, They Cloned Tyrone stands out as one of the titles in an ongoing Black…
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Donald and Stephen Glover to Write ‘Lando’ Series for Disney+ as Justin Simien Exits
Donald Glover and his brother Stephen Glover are attached to write the Disney+ Star Wars limited series “Lando,” based on the iconic Lando Calrissian character, IndieWire has confirmed.“Haunted Mansion” director and “Dear White People” creator Justin Simien was previously attached to write “Lando” back when it was first revealed to be in the works in…
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Donald Glover, Star Of Lando, Will Now Co-Write The Series For Disney+
For years now, Lucasfilms’ “Lando” series has been one of the biggest “we’ll believe it when we see some movement on it” Star Wars projects around. Well, today’s breaking news definitely counts as movement: i09 and Gizmodo have confirmed an earlier report that Donald Glover isn’t just set to star in the Disney+ series about…
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Best Comedy Shows on Hulu Right Now (July 2023)
Ready to yuck it up? If you’re in the mood for some bingeable laughs, good news: Hulu is jam-packed with some of the best comedy shows, from sitcom classics to the latest hits. Whether you’re looking for animated gems like Rick and Morty or Bob’s Burgers or live-action staples like Seinfeld and Frasier, workplace comedy…
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IndieWire Wins 2 LA Press Club Awards, Including TV Critic of the Year Ben Travers
The annual Los Angeles Press Club Awards honored multiple IndieWire staffers Sunday night.Among the honorees, IndieWire Deputy TV Editor and chief TV critic Ben Travers was recognized as TV Critic of the Year at the ceremony, which took place June 25 at the Millennium Biltmore Hotel in downtown Los Angeles.The official comment for Travers’ honor…
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Chevalier review – entertainingly soapy portrait of a Black 18th-century maestro
Kelvin Harrison Jr commands the screen in Stephen Williams’s brashly anachronistic drama about the French composer, violin virtuoso and champion fencer Joseph BologneIn 1985, Miloš Forman’s screen adaptation of Peter Shaffer’s stage play Amadeus swept the Academy Awards, winning eight Oscars, including best picture. In that acclaimed film, F Murray Abraham’s Antonio Salieri seethed at…
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13 TV Shows to Watch in Spring 2023
Spring is a time for new beginnings, in TV as much as anywhere else. Networks and streamers know the power of a spring hit that will keep audiences tuning in, bingeing, or talking for weeks and months to come — and 2023 isn’t pulling its punches. Television juggernauts “Succession” and “Yellowjackets” return the same weekend,…
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Donald Glover Jokes About Chevy Chase’s Use of the N-Word in WGA Awards Speech
When Donald Glover stopped by the WGA Awards in New York to present “NewsRadio” creator and “Atlanta” executive producer Paul Simms with the Herb Sargent Award for Comedy Excellence on Sunday night, he found time to get a few jabs in at his famously unpleasant “Community” co-star Chevy Chase. For years, Glover has been open…