I love this spot, but the Jordan taking us down the lane ain’t the Jordan we’re thinking about. It’s award-winning actor and producer Michael B. Jordan (Creed, Black Panther, Just Mercy) driving the new NBA spot, ‘NBA Lane.’ But even without the other Michael, it’s a brilliant short film featuring just about every great to … Continue reading “NBA and Jordan take us down Memory Lane of 75 years of basketball”
If you can believe this, it’s already been a year since the subdued, “The Pandemmys” aired. This Sunday, Cedric the Entertainer will host the 73rd Emmys ceremony before a live limited audience on CBS. The traditional Governors Ball will not be held this year (both due to Covid-19 precautions), but that doesn’t mean there won’t … Continue reading “Emmy Predictions: Will ‘Ted Lasso’ and ‘The Crown’ own the ceremony?”
The third Creative Arts Emmys ceremony of 2021, held on Sunday evening, ended similarly to the two that preceded it, with Netflix at the top of the winners’ list. In the year’s final Creative Arts presentation, the streamer added nine awards to its 12 from Saturday and 13 from the first Sunday show, for a … Continue reading “The Emmys: Netflix tops Creative Arts Awards with 34, Disney+ nabs 13”
Ted Lasso (Apple TV+) topped the Hollywood Critics Association (HCA) TV Awards with four wins–earning Best Streaming Comedy distinction, Best Comedy Actor in a Streaming Series for Jason Sudeikis, Best Comedy Supporting Actor in a Streaming Series for Brett Goldstein, and Best Comedy Supporting Actress in a Streaming Series for Hannah Waddingham. Waddingham tied for the … Continue reading “Ted Lasso tops Hollywood Critics Association with 4 wins”
It’s getting near that time of year. Or the time to be thinking about that time of year. Target Corporation announced the return of Bullseye’s Top Toys list this holiday season, along with plans to expand to over 160 Disney stores at Target locations across the country. With more exclusives and only-at-Target experiences in stores and … Continue reading “Target: Bulleye’s Top Toy list returns this holiday season”
In 2020, Alexis Bledel was the sole Latinx acting nominee. She is of Mexican, Argentinian heritage. Now, at least seven Latinx actors scored nominations for the 2021 Emmys yesterday. Mj Rodriguez landed an Outstanding Lead Actress nod for her work in Pose. She is also the first transgender woman to be nominated in the category. … Continue reading “Emmy: Latinx nominees rise while Asians Struggle”
Back in the good old days before cable, the big three, four or five networks had to worry about HBO. Then came streaming and the worry switched to Netflix and Amazon. Now, the networks have to worry about a new Captain America, a space bounty hunter and the Scarlett Witch. In other words, Marvel is … Continue reading “WandaVision: Disney+ series gets heroic 23 noms”
Last April, the new US $4.3 billion, 3,500-room Resorts World Las Vegas luxury destination launched its “Stay Fabulous” campaign with an immersive, groundbreaking short film featuring Celine Dion, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Luke Bryan, Tiësto, and Zedd. Created by Hooray Agency and Psyop to build excitement for Resorts recent grand opening and convey the astounding entertainment in store for … Continue reading “BTS of Resorts World’s in-camera virtual production”
The neo-noir short film The Other Woman—written by and starring Megan Penn and directed by Emily Elizabeth Thomas— will premiere at Pictures Up Film Festival at The Marilyn Monroe Theatre in West Hollywood this Friday, July 9th. This is a story of female revenge; about a modern-day femme fatale who takes us on her revenge … Continue reading “Who is The Other Woman and where can we find her?”
To promote the opening of Resorts World Las Vegas, the $4.3 billion, 3,500-room luxury destination in Las Vegas set to open June 24, Hooray Agency and Psyop teamed up to create an engaging virtual production, ‘Stay Fabulous’. This exciting campaign debuted during The Academy Awards broadcast on Sunday, April 25, and pioneers a new approach … Continue reading “Mermaid Perry wants you to ‘Stay Fabulous’ in Las Vegas”
Pixar’s Soul received seven Annie Awards during the 48th virtual awards ceremony Friday evening, winning top honors for Best Feature. The film also won Character Animation (Michal Makarewicz), Music (Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross, Jon Batiste), Storyboarding (Trevor Jimenez), Writing (Pete Docter, Mike Jones, Kemp Powers), Best FX (Tolga Göktekin, Carl Kaphan, Hiroaki Narita, Enrique Vila, Kylie Wijsmuller) and Editorial (Kevin Nolting, Gregory Amundson, Robert Grahamjones, Amera Rizk). Wolfwalkers (Cartoon Saloon/Melusine Productions for … Continue reading “Pixar’s Soul wins big at 48th Annie Awards”
The Society of Camera Operators just announced the recipients for Camera Operator of the Year in Film is Geoffrey Haley, SOC and in the Television category: Jim McConkey, SOC. The award recipients were celebrated among industry peers and colleagues during the virtual 2021 Camera Operator of the Year Awards and Creative Vision Celebration on Sunday April 11, 2021. … Continue reading “SOC names Haley, McConkey Camera Operators of Year”
Last night, the Costume Designers Guild, held its 23rd awards show honoring the best in film, television and short-form costume design. Winners of the virtual ceremony were announced over Twitter. The awards show was hosted by actress Lana Condor. Virtual presenters included Rose Byrne, Andra Day, O-T Fagbenle, Regina King, Carey Mulligan and Amanda Seyfried. “We’ve had to come together as … Continue reading “Ma Rainey, Schitt’s Creek win Costume Guild Awards”
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) announced winners of its 8th Annual MUAHS Awards, presented by HASK Beauty, in 21 categories of film, television, commercials and live theater. The hybrid virtual gala was held on Saturday night, April 3, 2021, before an audience of more than 1,000 worldwide. Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor, Anthony Anderson, star and executive producer … Continue reading “Birds of Prey, Ma Rainey, SNL winners at MUAHS”
The Screen Actors Guild celebrated the outstanding motion picture and television performances of 2020 at the 27th Annual SAG Awards, which aired Sunday, April 4, 2021 on TNT and TBS. This year’s awards was a brisk one-hour celebration that highlighted and expanded on the show’s signature “I Am An Actor” stories through funny and intimate docuseries-inspired … Continue reading “Boseman, Chicago 7, Schitt’s among SAG Award winners”
The Society of Camera Operators (SOC) have announced the nominees for the 2021 Camera Operator of the Year Awards and Creative Vision Celebration for the Film and Television categories. Nominees for the Camera Operator of the Year Film & Television categories will be awarded live during the virtual show. Bringing together the community to honor and celebrate the industry’s triumphs, … Continue reading “Film and TV Camera Operator noms announced”
As begin to place our bets on what will win at the Oscars, we now have two pretty safe wagers – Ma Rainey’s Chadwick Boseman for Best Actor and now, Nomadland for Best Picture. The Producers Guild of America Awards awarded Chloé Zhao’s opus with their top prize. The film rode past Emerald Fennell’s Promising … Continue reading “‘Nomadland’ takes top prize at Producers Guild Awards”
Emmy® and Golden Globe®- nominated actor, Anthony Anderson, star and executive producer of ABC’s multi-award-nominated sitcom “black-ish,” will host the 8th Annual Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) Awards, bringing his humor and talent to the star-studded event honoring outstanding achievements of both make-up artists and hair stylists in motion pictures, television, commercials and live theater. The reimagined … Continue reading “Anthony Anderson set to host 2021 MUAHS Awards”
Ant-Man 3: Quantumania will be missing a “Wombat” when it hits screens in 2022. While Luis (Michael Peña) and Kurt (David Dastmalchian) are expected to return, rapper T.I. will not be invited back presumably because of multiple allegations of sexual assault against him and his wife Tiny (Tameka Harris). T.I. played Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang/Ant-Man … Continue reading “T.I. booted from Ant-Man 3”
The Art Directors Guild (ADG, IATSE Local 800) has announced nominations for the 25th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, music videos and animation features. Winners will be honored at the Art Directors Guild Awards ceremony, set for Saturday, April 10, 2021, Pre Show – 3:00PM PST, Awards Show – 4:00 PM PST. … Continue reading “Art Directors Guild announces nominations”
