Tag: Master of None
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Alan Yang’s Directorial Debut ‘Tigertail’ Tells a Timely Immigrant Story
With cinemas closed for the foreseeable future and scores of highly anticipated theatrical releases postponed due to the coronavirus pandemic, “Master of None” co-creator Alan Yang’s feature directorial debut “Tigertail” is one of the few movies available to viewers craving fresh films to cope with life in lockdown.The highly personal project, which hits Netflix April…
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Queen & Slim review – love on the run across the Us racial divide
A young couple on an awkward first date become counterculture fugitives in this powerful directorial debutThis arresting debut feature from Melina Matsoukas – Grammy-award winning director of Beyoncé’s Formation video, whose television CV includes Master of None and Insecure – puts new twists on familiar outlaw riffs that can be traced back through Badlands and…
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‘Queen and Slim’ Trailer: “The Black Bonnie and Clyde” Go On the Run
Since Lena Waithe won an Emmy for writing the touching, years-spanning “Thanksgiving” episode of Netflix’s Master of None, her career has been on fire: she created the Showtime series The Chi, had a supporting role in Steven Spielberg’s Ready Player One, and is about to appear in the third season of Westworld. As if that…
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Alan Yang Sets Supporting Cast for Netflix Original Film ‘Tigertail’ (Exclusive)
A multi-generational family drama from “Master of None” co-creator Alan Yang has added several key cast members to its ensemble, TheWrap has exclusively learned.“Tigertail,” currently in production in New York and Taiwan, has added Joan Chen, Hayden Szeto (“The Edge of Seventeen”), Hong-Chi Lee, Yo-Hsing Fang, Fiona Fu, Margot Bingham, Kuei Mei Yang, and James…
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Showtime signs ‘The Chi’ creator Lena Waithe to first-look deal
Creator will produce through her Hillman Grad Productions.Continuing the race among Us outlets to secure top TV talent, premium cable network Showtime has signed writer-producer-actor Lena Waithe, creator of its drama series The Chi, to a first-look deal.Waithe, who serves as writer and executive producer on The Chi and is an Emmy winner for her…
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Daniel Kaluuya and Lena Waithe to Team for ‘Queen & Slim’ at Universal
After a heated bidding war, Brad Weston’s Makeready has closed a deal to finance Queen & Slim, a hot feature package with a script by Emmy winner Lena Waithe (Master of None) and to star Get Out breakout Daniel Kaluuya. The film is based on an idea and treatment from best-selling author James Frey (A…
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GLAAD Media Awards: ‘This Is Us,’ ‘A Fantastic Woman’ Among Winners
The GLAAD Media Awards on Thursday night welcomed television stars such as the cast of This is Us and Brooklyn Nine-Nine and many of whom wearing blue “&” pins, all showing their support of acceptance and equality for women, Muslims, immigrants and the LGBTQ community.Film winners included A Fantastic Woman, named best feature in limited…
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Lena Waithe Hopes the Aziz Ansari Sexual Misconduct Allegation ‘Educates Society About Consent’
Lena Waithe and Aziz Ansari are friends and collaborators who won an Emmy together for writing on Ansari’s Netflix comedy series “Master of None,” so it’s understandable that addressing the allegation against Ansari is challenging for Waithe. Ansari was accused of sexual misconduct by a 23-year-old woman who spoke to Babe.net about a date she…
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Adam Scott: Aziz Ansari ‘Is Doing Great’ in the Wake of Sexual Misconduct Allegations
Aziz Ansari has been keeping an incredibly low profile since being accused of sexual misconduct in January, but his friend and former “Parks and Recreation” co-star Adam Scott says he’s doing great right now. During an interview with Vulture, Scott was asked whether or not he had spoken to Ansari about the allegations, to which…
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Attention Screenwriters: Here’s How You Can Get Lena Waithe to Read Your Script
When Lena Waithe won the Emmy for her “Thanksgiving” episode of “Master of None” last year, she became the first black woman to win a writing Emmy for comedy. The weight of the moment was not lost on Waithe, who said backstage, “There’s so many other funny women of color. I hope they will now…