Tag: Glow
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‘Glow’ Decided to Film Its Kkk Wrestling Match the Day After Trump Was Elected
Among the memorable scenes of “Glow,” one stands out as especially bold: a wrestling match between two women wearing Ku Klux Klan robes and two black wrestlers. According to co-creator Carly Mensch, the scene might not have happened had the 2016 election gone the other way. “Before [the election], there was some trepidation,” she explained…
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‘Glow’: The Backbreaking Challenge of Finding 14 Actresses Who’d Flip to Put Their Bodies Through Hell
Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin were so invested in selling their ability to get physical during their second “Glow” audition together that series creators Liz Flahive and Carly Mensch were afraid the actresses would injure themselves right out of a job.“You were lifting her onto your back, and we were like, ‘No, no, no, no,…
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“GLOW” star Betty Gilpin joins Dave Bautista, Kumail Nanjiani in ‘Stuber’
Betty Gilpin, best known for her role in Netflix’s female wrestling series “GLOW,” has been cast in action comedy Stuber.The movie stars Dave Bautista (Avengers: Infinity War) as a detective who recruits his Uber driver, played by Kumail Nanjiani (The Big Sick), into an unexpected night of adventure. The action comedy will be directed by…
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‘Glow’ Season 2 Teaser: The Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling Return, and They’re Maniacs — Watch
While “Stranger Things” made audiences nostalgic for conventional 80s pop culture, its sister show “Glow” explored a lesser-known phenomena from that era: professional women’s wrestling promotions. Now back for a new season, it looks like the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling are just getting started.Loosely adapted from the 80s show of the same name, “Glow” tells…
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Netflix’s Emmy For Your Consideration Space Expands This May, and Will Open To the Public
Netflix is moving its Emmy For Your Consideration exhibition space — which it dubs “Fysee” — to Raleigh Studios this May. The five-week event will include a more than 30,000 square foot space spread out across three sound stages. And this year, besides targeting Emmy voters, Netflix will also be opening the showcase’s doors to…
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2018 Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy Predictions
Can Alec Baldwin go back-to-back after winning last year? He’s likely a nominee, but we’re not convinced he’s the lock he was in September. Most intriguing about this category is the fact Emmy favorites Sean Hayes and Tony Shalhoub should crash the party (and in Hayes case return to a category he won in 2000…
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2018 Outstanding Lead Actress In A Comedy Series Emmy Predictions
Julia Louis-Dreyfus has won six-straight Emmys in this category, but “Veep” will not qualify for consideration this year. That means one of last year’s players won’t make the cut if both Rachel Brosnahan and Alison Brie earn nods as expected. Right now? That looks like the legendary Jane Fonda, but… [Posted April 2]FrontrunnersPamela Adlon, “Better…
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‘Glow’ Creators, Alison Brie, And Marc Maron Promise A Lot More Wrestling For Season 2
North Hollywood – Emmy season is already in full swing with numerous series having special screenings and Q&A’s to remind Television Academy voters of their favorite programs over the past 10 months. One show voters likely won’t forget about is Netflix’s “Glow.” The 80’s set wrestling comedy debuted in June (a month after the close…
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‘I Am a Seagull’ Highlights Starry, but Little-Known Annual Production of Chekhov Plays
There’s an immersive production of a Chekhov play that happens every year with a cast that’s included a Tony winner, a Pulitzer winner and familiar faces from TV. But you’ve probably never heard of it.That’s because the Lake Lucille Chekhov Project, launched in Rockland County, N.Y., in 2003, plays just one public performance annually, to…