Tag: Desperate Housewives
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Eva Longoria on Hollywood’s ‘Diversity Fatigue’ and Her Fight to Direct ‘Flamin’ Hot’: ‘I Had to Overcome the Stigma of Being a Dumb Actor’
For Eva Longoria to have the chance to direct “Flamin’ Hot,” she says she had to “overcome the stigma of being a dumb actor.”“I’m more than the actor you know from TV,” she tells Variety‘s Awards Circuit Podcast. “I’ve been directing for 12 years. I started with short films. I directed episodic TV, half-hours, one-hours,…
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Eva Longoria and Sid Ganis Appointed to Academy Museum Board of Trustees — Film News in Brief
Eva Longoria and Sid Ganis Appointed to Academy Museum Board of TrusteesThe Academy Museum of Motion Pictures announced that Eva Longoria has been appointed to its board of trustees, while Sid Ganis will become the museum’s first honorary trustee.Since starring in “Desperate Housewives,” Longoria has led the charge for female representation in Hollywood and cemented…
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‘Operation Varsity Blues’ Documentary Shines a Light on the Celebrity-Driven 2019 College Admissions Scandal
Back in 2019, celebrities like Lori Loughlin (Full House) and Felicity Huffman (Desperate Housewives) made headlines after they were found at the center of a shocking college admissions scandal after bribing school officials to get their teens into top schools. Now the full story outside of the celebrity intrigue will be told in a new…
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Eva Longoria to Direct Action-Comedy ‘Spa Day’ at Sony Pictures (Exclusive)
Eva Longoria is checking in for “Spa Day,” an action comedy feature she will direct and co-star in at Sony Pictures.Variety has learned that Longoria, who has two other films lined up as director at Searchlight and Universal, is also producing the project with her partner Ben Spector at their banner UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. Greg Silverman…
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Veteran actor Orson Bean hit and killed by car in Los Angeles
Bean, 91, who starred in Dr Quinn, Medicine Woman and Desperate Housewives, died on Friday night after collision in VeniceOrson Bean, the witty actor and comedian, was hit and killed by a car in Los Angeles, authorities said. He was 91.The Los Angeles county coroner’s office confirmed Bean’s Friday night death, saying it was being…
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Matt Dillon, Linda Cardellini, Kyle MacLachlan, Katherine Narducci Join Al Capone Biopic ‘Fonzo’
The Josh Trank written and directed Al Capone biopic, Fonzo, is boosting its cast with the addition of Matt Dillon (Crash, Wayward Pines), Linda Cardellini (Bloodline, Daddy’s Home), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Desperate Housewives), and Katherine Narducci (The Sopranos, HBO’s Wizard Of Lies) joining previously announced Tom Hardy as the title character. Capone (Hardy) was…