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Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 7:00PM Thanks for all your last minute votes for the Supporting Actress Smackdown of 2001. The Smackdown and its podcast companion will be up this Thursday so let's meet the panel after the jump...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 3:30PM Michael Cusumano here to thank you for making this post part of your own personal Mike Mills film today. I'm honored.
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To watch a Mike Mills movie is to continually ask, “Why don’t more people make movies with this much freedom?”
His films deploy everything from news clips to rotating narrators to archival footage from a century ago. The screenplay will jump backwards in time, skimming through the characters’ biographies, or forwards to glimpse the details of their death. The focus can zoom in to the most granular details or out to encompass the entire cosmos. I doubt he will ever make a film that doesn’t include a shot of the stars. At least I hope he doesn’t...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 1:15PM Team Experience is sharing FYCs as the Television Academy votes on Emmy nominations (voting closes on June 24th). Here's Abe Fried-Tanzer
There are so many deserving series and performers that never stand a chance at the Emmys simply because voters don’t seem to notice their existence. The best recent example of an extremely talented cast almost entirely missing the Emmy radar is Parenthood, which squeaked out one lone acting bid – for guest actor Jason Ritter – over the course of its six seasons. While it hasn’t received that level of acclaim, Billions is another instance of a show with tremendous awards potential that hasn’t picked up any to date. But then there are shows that do manage to earn accolades, yet the enthusiasm doesn’t extend to all players. John Krasinski never got nominated for The Office despite three costars being nominated, and he’s not the only one to be ignored even though Emmy voters were clearly watching his show.
Here are five underrated players from shows Emmy voters do watch that deserve to break through this year...
Tuesday, June 18, 2019 at 11:16AM By Spencer Coile
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After a compelling season opener, Big Little Lies is back to remind viewers why its viewership only continues to rise. Renata’s husband, Gordon, is arrested and jeopardizes her wealth and self-worth. Per Nathan’s request, Bonnie’s mother (Crystal Fox) arrives on the scene to shake her daughter out of her funk. Meanwhile, Celeste and Jane disclose to their respective families how Perry connects them - much to the chagrin and denial from Mary Louise. Not to mention, Ed finds out about Madeline’s affair with the theater director and concludes their marriage is over. Oh yeah, and Perry had an older brother who died years ago.
A lot of drama was covered in the second episode, so buckle up for...
Top 10 MVPs of Big Little Lies. Episode 2.2 “Tell-Tale Hearts”
Monday, June 17, 2019 at 7:00PM Since this weekend's box office was all over the place we have an expanded list today. We're taking all wide releases into account and the corresponding top 12 in limited release.
| Weekend Box Office June 14th-16th (Actuals) 🔺 = new or expanded theater counts / ★ = recommended |
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| 1 🔺 Men in Black Int'l $30 on 4224 screens *new* REVIEW |
1 🔺 The Dead Don't Die $2.5 on 613 screens *new* REVIEW, JARMUSCH |
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| 2 Secret Life of Pets $24.4 on 4563 screens (cum. $92.6) REVIEW |
2 🔺 Last Black Man in San Francisco $380k on 36 screens (cum. $733k) REVIEW ★ |
