Tag: Atlanta
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Directing TV Means Less Creative Freedom, but These Filmmakers Have Never Been Happier (Column)
It might seem counterintuitive to make the case for filmmaking as a career when so much about the profession can sound like a charity case. The money is in TV, and its so-called Golden Age provides golden opportunities. I may advocate for the success of original cinematic feats like “The Northman,” but will just as…
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Emmy Predictions: Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Last Year’s Winner: Jason Sudeikis, “Ted Lasso”Still Eligible: Yes.Hot Streak: The Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Emmy has recently trended towards awarding people two years in a row, and then moving on to the next one. Bill Hader was the latest actor to win back-to-back years for “Barry” (2018 – 2019), however the show…
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Atlanta Season 3 Episode 7 Gives Us Another Standalone Story With ‘Trini 2 De Bone’
This episode of “Atlanta” is a portrait of the way wealthy white elites depend on the physical and emotional labor of Black/Poc caregivers to raise their children. It’s a tale as old as time, dating back to the days when Black enslaved women were depended upon to raise the children of white slave owners, forced…
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Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Emmys 2022 Predictions & Contenders
Can Coach Lasso go back to back at the Emmys? Jason Sudekis easily won the Lead Actor in a Comedy Series trophy in 2021 for “Ted Lasso.” This year, he arguably has more competition from “Barry”‘s 2018 and 2019 winner Bill Hader, “Atlanta”‘s 2017 winner Donald Glover and “Only Murders in the Building”‘s comedy legend…
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Atlanta Season 3 Episode 6 Tackles Gentrification And Selling Out In ‘White Fashion’
Unfortunately, this week on “Atlanta” we are not provided with any sort of resolution or follow-up concerning the events of the previous episode, “Cancer Attack.” There’s no more Socks, and no more mention of Al’s missing phone. It’s a weird narrative choice, and I’m normally all for weird, but I imagine this will leave more…
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Atlanta Season 3 Episode 5 Looks For A Missing Phone With ‘Cancer Attack’
After last week’s episode of “Atlanta,” which managed to be simultaneously divisive and underwhelming, the boys are back — and only the boys. There’s no Van this week, but we do see the return of Socks, the U.K.’s most eager ally. Socks has joined Al, Earn, and Darius on tour for reasons that are never…
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Atlanta Season 3 Gets Ready For ‘The Big Payback’
The latest episode of “Atlanta” is … exhausting in every sense of the word. These 36 minutes felt like a strange eternity. Like the season premiere, “The Big Payback” doesn’t feature any of the main cast, so we aren’t given a follow-up to the events in last week’s episode. We do, however, get an interesting…
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Donald Glover Is Over ‘Atlanta’ Being Compared to FX Comedy ‘Dave,’ Says It ‘Does Bother’ Him
Two rappers, two FX series, and zero overlap.Donald Glover revealed to himself in a meta Q&a for Interview Magazine that he is done with “Atlanta” being compared to Lil Dicky’s “Dave.”“I like that show, but it does bother me when ‘Atlanta’ is compared to it,” Glover said.Season 3 of “Atlanta” premiered at the 2022 SXSW…
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GLAAD Awards: ‘Eternals,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Saved by the Bell’ Take Top Honors
Though embattled by a staff and talent revolt over its stance on incendiary policies toward trans youth, the Walt Disney Company pulled off a significant win at the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday.The entertainment giant’s Marvel Studios division won the media watchdog’s prize for outstanding wide release film, for Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals.” As the…
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GLAAD Awards: ‘Eternals,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Saved by the Bell’ Take Top Honors
Though embattled by a staff and talent revolt over its stance on incendiary policies toward trans youth, the Walt Disney Company pulled off a significant win at the 2022 GLAAD Media Awards on Saturday.The entertainment giant’s Marvel Studios division won the media watchdog’s prize for outstanding wide release film, for Chloé Zhao’s “Eternals.” As the…