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Eileen Atkins: ‘There are plenty of parts if you’re willing to make yourself look lousy’
From council estate in Tottenham to West End stage, the veteran actor and screenwriter tells her life story in a funny and honest new memoir. She was, she says, always determined to shine…Think back, just for a moment, to the first series of The Crown. It is 1952. The king, George VI, is dead and […]
Continue readingNetflix Ties Emmy Record For Most Wins In A Single Year
In case there was any doubt (and was there?), this year’s Emmys confirmed that streamers aren’t just a major player in creating quality original content — they’re the dominant one. Netflix led the pack last night, and their 44 trophies tied with CBS’ 1974 showing for the most Emmy wins in a single year.Netflix wasn’t […]
Continue readingThe Biggest Surprises And Shocks From The 2021 Emmy Awards
Last night’s ceremony was the least-surprising Emmy Awards in quite some time. Of course “The Crown” swept the drama awards. Of course “Ted Lasso” (mostly) swept the comedy awards. Of course popular, hip genre shows like “The Mandalorian” and “WandaVision” didn’t make a dent in the major categories. The running joke among TV fans online […]
Continue reading‘The Crown’ Wins Best Drama Series at the Primetime Emmys
“The Crown” has long been a favorite of awards season voters since it premiered on Netflix in 2016, but the show achieved a new milestone on Sunday evening when Television Academy voters awarded the show the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Drama Series.“The Crown” beat out Amazon Prime Video’s “The Boys,” HBO’s “Lovecraft Country,” Hulu’s […]
Continue readingEmmys 2021 Red Carpet Arrivals (Photos)
This year’s Emmy Awards mark the return to an in-person ceremony for the star-studded event, making walking the red carpet all the more special for the nominees and other Hollywood guests.Accordingly, television stars arrived to L.A. Live’s Event Deck dressed to the nines, donning gorgeous gowns and dapper tuxes. “The Crown” star Josh O’Connor, who […]
Continue readingHow to Watch the 2021 Emmys
Is 2021 going to be the year that “The Crown” and “Ted Lasso” shine? Will “WandaVision” and “The Boys” offer proof that superpowered television can win major awards? Is “Conan” going to get a warm sendoff from Academy voters? All of these questions and more will be answered on Sunday, September 19 during the 73rd […]
Continue reading‘The Crown’ Used Lighting and Composition to Trap Its Characters Inside a ‘Fairytale’
Over “The Crown’s” four seasons, the halls of Buckingham Palace have become familiar visual signifiers for both the grandeur and the pressure placed upon the royal family. But in the third episode of this most recent season, “Fairytale,” cinematographer Adriano Goldman and director Benjamin Caron stretched the limits of the show’s visual language to create […]
Continue reading‘The Crown’ Season 5 Images Give Us Our First Look at Dominic West as Prince Charles and Elizabeth Debicki as Princess Diana
Meet the new Prince Charles and Princess Diana: Dominic West and Elizabeth Debicki. West and Debicki will be taking over the roles for The Crown season 5 as the Netflix series jumps forward in time yet again. When we last saw these characters/historical figures, they were played by Josh O’Connor and Emma Corrin, and their […]
Continue readingEmmy Awards Sold to 150 Territories by Rainmaker Content – Global Bulletin
DistributionInternational distributor Rainmaker Content has sold the Television Academy‘s 73rd Emmy Awards to more than 150 territories. New buyers include AMC Networks International for Central Europe, Catchplay Plus for Indonesia and Taiwan, Mediacorp for Singapore, U-Next Co., Ltd for and Japan and Sky Italia for Italy. Returning broadcasters include Turner, Extension TV (Series Club) for […]
Continue readingU.K.’s Film and TV Production Restart Scheme Results in $2.6 Billion Worth of Productions
The U.K. government’s Film and TV Production Restart scheme has resulted in 640 film and TV projects worth over £1.9 billion ($2.63 billion) going into production in the last 12 months.Among those which have benefited from the scheme are the sixth season of “Peaky Blinders” and Cannes film favorite “Mothering Sunday,” which stars “The Crown” […]
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