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Is there room for two shows about murders inside a building at the Emmys? Netflix's The Residence stars Uzo Aduba as Cordelia Cupp, the world's greatest detective who's called to solve a murder at the White House. The murder mystery premiered on Thursday with all eight episodes and is entering in comedy at the Emmys. So which categories does it stand the best shot at cracking?

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Aduba could wind up with the only Emmy nomination for The Residence and no one would be shocked. An Emmy darling, she's a five-time nominee with three wins, two for Orange Is the New Black and one for Mrs. America (Best Limited/TV Movie Supporting Actress in 2020). The Orange Is the New Black victories made her the second person after Ed Asner to win comedy and drama Emmys for the same role. She's currently in ninth place in the Gold Derby odds,...

In 2012, Uzo Aduba came to Netflix a complete unknown. The role on the streamer’s Orange Is The New Black made her a star and a two-time Emmy winner. (She has since won a third Emmy for the FX limited series Mrs. America.)

In her first ongoing series since Oitnb, Aduba headlines Netflix’s murder mystery The Residence which, like Oitnb, mixes comedy and drama.

“It feels like a homecoming, in some ways, coming back to Netflix on a series — the only place I’ve done a series — which is so amazing,” Aduba told Deadline in a joint interview with co-star Randall Park, clips from which you can watch throughout the post. “And to come back to another show that is top notch, by my opinion anyway, that...

This Friday, “Live with Kelly and Mark” welcomes Emmy-winning actress Uzo Aduba. Known for her powerful performances in shows like “Orange Is the New Black” and “Mrs. America,” Aduba always brings a thoughtful and engaging presence to interviews. While her current project isn’t specified, it will be fascinating to hear her perspectives on her career […]

Live with Kelly and Mark: Uzo Aduba, David Gray...

There’s no CGI at Lumon, or at least not for that eye-popping one shot that has audiences in a tizzy.

“Severance” cinematographer Jessica Lee Gagné, who made her directorial debut with Episode 7, confirmed to Esquire that there was no CGI used in a particular sequence that jumps from the office setting with Mark (Adam Scott) to the basement floor. The scene in question can be watched here.

Gagné explained that a custom cable was built for the one-shot movement.

“There’s a shot that goes from Mdr to the control room downstairs. There’s no CGI in it. It’s all real,” Gagné said. “We actually shot through cables. It was the most laborious thing I have ever done as a Dp. It was the biggest side project of this show and so many people participated on it.”

Gagné added, “You should see the rig for it: The camera...

As the industry grapples with immense fracture, loss and uncertainty, Uzo Aduba had nothing but words of hope and promise when she took the stage to receive The Hollywood Reporter’s Trailblazer Award on Feb. 6 at SCADTVfest.

“We are told that our differences divide us, creating a separation based on idealistic standards,” Aduba said to a packed house of students and local fans inside the 600-plus seat SCADshow Theater in Atlanta. “But I’m here to tell you our differences are not weaknesses but strengths. The richness of our stories, the diversity of our characters, the power of our art — all of it comes from embracing what makes us unique. … You bring your superpower, value, and uniqueness to the table. Don’t let anyone tell you differently. Anything is possible, and the journey is never over. There is no limit or expiration date for dreams.”

Aduba’s remarks followed a...

Exclusive: The CBS drama series Elsbeth has added Tracey Ullman (The Tracey Ullman Show) and Jordana Brewster (Fast & Furious) to its growing list of guest stars for Season 2. New episodes return on January 30 at 10 p.m.

Based on the character featured in The Good Wife and The Good Fight, the series follows Elsbeth Tascioni (Carrie Preston), the astute but unconventional consent decree attorney working with the NYPD to catch New York’s well-heeled murderers utilizing her unique point of view.

Ullman will portray Marilyn, a professional psychic with elite Manhattan clients who won’t make a move without consulting her first. When the stepson of one of her wealthy clients is murdered, Elsbeth must match wits with a woman whose supernatural gifts usually keep her one step ahead.

Brewster will play Chloe, a beautiful, elegant “lifestyle consultant,” usually found on the arms of the high rollers on billionaire’s row.

“It’s always so amazing to have the work be recognized,” shares Kris Bowers about his Golden Globe nomination for his score for “The Wild Robot.” The acknowledgement is especially meaningful for him because “everyone that worked on the film made their art from such a deeply personal place and such a place of love and excitement and curiosity.” “We really created a familial bond making this film,” reflects the composer. His score has since gone on to earn a Critics Choice nomination as well. Watch our complete video interview above.

Bowers was brought onto the animated film early by Universal Pictures because the team “knew that music was going to be such a big character” in the movie. The composer was introduced to the story about the robot Roz through the source material, saying, “I was immediately taken by Peter Brown’s novel because I had just become a dad.

The ending of Netflix’s The Watcher has proved divisive, yet the series' ambiguous coda has a hidden secret meaning. The Watcher is a Ryan Murphy miniseries loosely based on the true story of 657 Boulevard in Westfield, New Jersey. Naomi Watts and Bobby Cannavale play the fictionalized couple Nora and Dean Braddock, who move into a new home with their family and then begin receiving anonymous threatening letters warning them against making any alterations to the house.

The Watcher takes many major liberties with its real-life inspiration. Most of the story depicted on screen is fiction, outside the mysterious letters, the location of the house, and the paranoia and trauma that they caused for the couple involved. After seemingly revealing that the titular threat is Theodora (Noma Dumezweni), a private investigator whom the Braddocks have hired, the series finale of The Watcher ends without ever revealing the true identity of the letter-writer.

Ever since Covid-19 hit the world with the pandemic, people have been more dependent on Ott platforms. Now, several streaming platforms make it easier for you to enjoy your favorite shows while being in a cozy and homely environment. Since A Handmaid’s Tale created a buzz after its release, many people have started subscribing to Hulu. But, between Netflix, Disney, Prime Video, and Apple TV, it seems that viewers miss out a lot on Hulu.

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It now has an amazing slate of shows, including weekly broadcasts, original series, and more. However, there have been a few well-made web series that despite having a great storyline and stunning star cast, went unnoticed. So, in this article, we have curated a list of 10 underrated shows (from horror to comedy to drama) on Hulu that you might not have watched yet.

1. Mrs. America

While shows...

The continuing fallout over Camerimage CEO Marek Zydowicz’s Cinematography Today column has forced the festival into damage control. A hastily assembled panel November 19 took on diversity and inclusion in the movie industry, a sore subject when only an estimated seven percent of cinematographers are women.

Moderated by Anna Higgs, a producer and Chair of the Film Committee at BAFTA, the Widening the Lens: Inclusion and Excellence in Our Industry panel held at the Toruń, Poland gathering featured several festival guests: Actor and producer Cate Blanchett; costume designer Sandy Powell; director of photography Mandy Walker; director of photography and, with “Pedro Páramo,” director Rodrigo Prieto; director of photography and British Society of Cinematographers president Chris Ross; and director Maura Delpero (“Vermiglio”).

Higgs insisted they weren’t there to discuss Zydowicz’s words. But she added immediately, “The idea that inclusion dilutes excellence is not up for debate.”

Maura Delpero, whose...

Turn a true auteur like Alfonso Cuarn loose on his first major TV project, and its no surprise audiences are eating up his Apple TV+ series Disclaimer. A slow burn of a show combining mystery, psychological thrills, and a complicated narrative, the five-time Oscar-winning director keeps ratcheting up the secrets and lies throughout. Disclaimer's all-star cast includes Cate Blanchett as journalist Catherine Ravenscroft, who learns shes the lead character in a new book that somehow exposes the darkest deed of her past.

As highlighted in the reviews for Disclaimer, the show plays with viewer expectations throughout, mixing truth and perception into a time-hopping story that doesnt reveal all of its cards until its final episode. Disclaimer cleverly dices up how personal biases, murky pasts, and even the modern media landscape shape how people view their own reality. Once audiences have digested all of Disclaimer's seven episodes and its shocking end,...

There are nine legendary stars who only need a Grammy to achieve the Egot grand slam of show business awards: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony (see the gallery at the bottom of this post). None of them were on the list of 2025 Grammy nominees, though, when they were announced on Friday morning, but there is a nominee this year who could get three quarters of the way there if he wins: composer Kris Bowers.

Bowers is nominated for Best Score Soundtrack for Visual Media for his work on the movie musical adaptation of “The Color Purple.” It’s the third nomination for the composer, who previously contended for Best Arrangement, Instrumental or A Cappella for “Blue Skies” in 2020 and then in the score soundtrack race in 2022 for the Netflix series “Bridgerton.” A victory this year for “Color Purple” would put him just a Tony away from achieving Egot status.

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Disclaimer presents Catherine Ravenscroft, a famous journalist with the perfect life a brilliant career and a happy family. Stephen Brigstocke, on the other hand, has lost his job, his wife and his son and blames Catherine for everything. Ravenscroft's status, relations, and sanity are threatened when she receives a book from a familiar voice, one with a thirst for revenge, and knowledge of Catherine's deepest secret.

Critically acclaimed Mexican screenwriter and director Alfonso Cuarn unites an all-star cast of veterans and newcomers for his television debut. Apple TV's seven-part series is set to offer a cinematic experience told by the best of the best. Early Disclaimer reviews are already praising its leads, and the show's smart manipulation of narrative. By clashing several characters' points of view, the 2024 drama knows where it's taking you, but will not reveal it too soon.

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No one films the ocean as a proxy for emotional extremes like Alfonso Cuarón. In films like “Children of Men,” “Gravity” and “Roma,” the Mexican director — often in conjunction with Oscar-winning cinematographer Emmanuel Lubezki — makes roiling waves a metaphor for everything from rebirth to safety to cathartic release. In this respect, the new Apple TV+ series “Disclaimer,” which Cuarón wrote and directed in its entirety, is a perfect fit for the “Y tu mamá también” auteur. “Disclaimer” centers on competing accounts of a young man’s fatal drowning on an Italian beach, and you can bet your bottom lira there are numerous and lengthy scenes built around the rhythmic crash of water.

But Cuarón is a much less intuitive match for other aspects of “Disclaimer,” which he adapted from Renée Knight’s 2015 novel of the same name. “Disclaimer” is, at its core, a talky, interpersonal drama about grief, self-deception and storytelling,...

Two years ago, we heard that American Horror Story regular Sarah Paulson had signed on to star in a horror thriller called Dust, which would be released as a Hulu Original. That film has since made its way out into the world under the title Hold Your Breath, having been released through the Hulu streaming service on October 3rd – and not only do we have a review of the movie that can be read Here and press day interviews that can be found Here, but we also caught up with the cast and filmmakers when they were on the red carpet at the film’s premiere! JoBlo’s own Ryan Cultrera was able to speak with the film’s stars Sarah Paulson, Amiah Miller (War for the Planet of the Apes), and Alona Jane Robbins (Law & Order), directors William Joines and Karrie Crouse, plus Natasha Ofili of The Politician...

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Ari Graynor became one of the standouts of the hit Netflix series Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story thanks to her wonderful performance as Leslie Abramson, the Menendez brothers' defense attorney.

After watching the series and witnessing her impressive talent, you might want to learn more about the actress and find out which other films and TV series she has starred in.

Who is Ari Graynor?

Before starring in the hit Netflix series, Graynor starred in several films and TV series in both lead and supporting roles.

The most notable project that she starred in was when she played Cassie Feder in the Showtime series I'm Dying Up Here which ran for two seasons. She also co-starred in Cate Blanchett's limited series Mrs. America.

She also played Cameron Diaz...

Exclusive: Boo Killebrew, who has worked on shows including FX’s Mrs. America and Apple’s Lessons In Chemistry, is developing a TV series based on Alexandra Andrews’ debut novel Who Is Maud Dixon?

This comes after Annapurna and Brillstein Creative Partners, the production arm of Brillstein Entertainment Partners, acquired the rights to the book in a competitive deal.

The book is a thriller set in part in Morocco and was compared by the New York Times to The Talented Mr. Ripley, when it was published in 2021.

It follows Florence Darrow, who has always felt she was destined for greatness, but after a disastrous affair with her married boss, she starts to doubt herself. All that changes when she sets off for Morocco with her new boss, the celebrated but reclusive author Maud Dixon. Amid the colorful streets of Marrakesh and the wind-swept beaches of the coast, Florence begins to...

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Toronto International Film Festival is best known for its collection of highly-anticipated and often critically acclaimed movies, but the event also has its fair share of television shows to promote. One such project is Apple TV+'s Disclaimer, a new thriller from 5-time Academy Award-winning director Alfonso Cuarn. Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Rene Knight, the show follows celebrated journalist Catherine Ravenscroft as she attempts to keep her darkest secrets from being exposed thanks to a mysterious novel.

Surprisingly, it is not Cuarn's first time working in television, as he previously created the sci-fi series Believe. Blanchett is also no stranger to the format, having recently lit up the small screen in the Hulu limited series Mrs. America. Nevertheless, the show plays out in cinematic fashion, featuring a strong ensemble cast that includes Kevin Kline, Lesley Manville,...

A quarter century after winning the Best Supporting Actress Oscar for “Girl, Interrupted,” Angelina Jolie is hoping to pick up the Best Actress trophy for her performance in “Maria.” In terms of Oscar history, she’d join Meryl Streep, Jessica Lange, Cate Blanchett, and Renée Zellweger, who all won for featured performances before prevailing again for star turns.

Jolie’s role, that of real-life opera singer Maria Callas, has already been proven to be awards-worthy and won Jane Seymour an Emmy nearly four decades ago. This English rose featured in the 1988 TV movie “Onassis: The Richest Man in the World,” opposite Raul Julia as Aristotle Onassis and Anthony Quinn as his father, Socrates. This remains her only Emmy win from five nominations.

Zellweger won Best Actress for her sensitive portrayal of Judy Garland in the 2020 flick “Judy.” Back in 2001, Tammy Blanchard and Judy Davis took home Emmys for their work...

Margo Martindale has joined the cast of the upcoming JonBenét Ramsey limited series at Paramount+.

Martindale will appear in a guest star role alongside previously announced series leads Melissa McCarthy and Clive Owen as well as cast members Emily Mitchell, Garrett Hedlund, Alison Pill, Owen Teague, Clifton Collins Jr, Rory Cochrane, Chris Bauer, Angus Caldwell, Shea Whigham, Will Patton, Jaime Ray Newman, and Josh Stamberg.

Currently titled “JonBenét Ramsey,” the official description states the show “explores the tragic unsolved murder of six-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey (Mitchell). It follows the Ramsey family, before and after the tragedy as they go through the painful loss of a child while facing intense public scrutiny caused by a media frenzy that caused this case to captivate an entire nation. At the heart of the series, it is the story of Patsy (McCarthy) and John Ramsey (Owen) – exploring the unbreakable partnership of these two...

Searchlight Pictures has released the official trailer for the psychological horror-thriller film Hold Your Breath, which will debut on Hulu on October 3, 2024. Previously titled “Dust,” Hold Your Breath is rated R for some violence/disturbing images.

The film is set in 1930s Oklahoma amid the region’s horrific dust storms. A woman, played by Sarah Paulson, is convinced that a sinister presence threatens her family.

Hold Your Breath is set to premiere in the Special Presentations section at the Toronto International Film Festival on September 12, 2024. Karrie Crouse and Will Joines directed the film, which Crouse wrote.

The cast includes Sarah Paulson, Amiah Miller, Annaleigh Ashford, Alona Jane Robbins, and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (The Bear). Alix Madigan and Lucas Joaquin produced the movie.

“Sarah is an extraordinary artist, and we are thrilled to be working with her again,” said Searchlight Pictures previously. Paulson starred in Searchlight’s 12 Years a Slave and Martha Marcy May Marlene.

There won’t be more seasons of Rebecca Hall BBC series “The Listeners,” says director Janicza Bravo. But don’t worry – it’s a good thing.

“I think that miniseries or limited series are a great gift. ‘Make more!’: that’s the American model. But there’s something so sexy about saying it’s just this,” she tells Variety.

Over the course of five episodes, – Claire (Hall) keeps hearing a weird humming noise. It drives her insane, but here’s the problem – no one else, including her family, can hear it.

“That’s exactly why I liked it. I’m intrigued and excited by individuals who exist in a reality that’s not real to everyone else,” says Bravo about the show listed among Variety’s Hot Picks back in May.

“It has definitely happened with girlfriends of mine who have certain medical conditions or feel there are things...

Exclusive: Rebecca Hall has revealed how she got into the character of a woman who hears a constant, low humming sound in BBC series The Listeners.

Adapted from the Jordan Tannahill novel, Hall plays English teacher Claire, tormented by the sound and desperate to make it stop.

Speaking to Deadline on the eve of TIFF, where it is world premiering, Hall said she developed a trick to help her get into character.

“What was helpful was we were shooting on film,” said the Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire star. “Digital is silent but with film you can hear the sound of the whir. Sooner or later I latched onto that as my hum. It was comfortable and helped me be where I needed to be.”

After a while, Hall said “it became the thing of the character, I knew it was there and it was a sort of companion.

Fremantle has laid off all the staff at drama producer Euston Films and documentary label Undeniable.

“As part of ongoing strategic planning, we are continuously reviewing measures necessary for creating a more effective, coordinated and streamlined approach to our business to ensure it is in the best position for future success and growth, and to continue to deliver exceptional creativity and world class content for our valued partners and clients around the world,” said a rep for Fremantle.

“As our industry evolves, we must do the same, and with this in mind, we have made the difficult decision to make changes within Fremantle. We want to take this time to thank our colleagues, who have been behind some incredible, award-winning programming, and wish them all the best for the future.”

According to a source, it is “too soon” to confirm what will happen to either Euston Films or Undeniable, with...

How do you picture yourself saying "I'll be right there"? Maybe it's super casual because, well, most things can wait. Or perhaps it's the polar opposite, and you're saying it with utter turmoil because the person to whom you're speaking is under the impression that, no, it cannot wait. The latter is typically the case for aging mom and soon-to-be grandma Wanda, played to reliable perfection by Emmy winner Edie Falco (Avatar: The Way of Water).

Directed by Brendan Walsh (reteaming with Falco after a handful of Nurse Jackie episodes they did together) and written by Jim Beggarly, I'll Be Right There benefits from the same sort of razor-sharp wit Falco brought to her Sopranos role of Carmela, plus a handful of other elements such as the stellar cast alongside Falco for her wryly funny new indie feature.

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Big Brother star Brooklyn Rivera was evicted from the house this week. After being kicked off, she hinted at her husband being a pro athlete and viewers have been trying to figure out who he is. So, who is Brooklyn’s husband? Here is what has been revealed.

Brooklyn Rivera Reveals The Truth About Her Husband

When Brooklyn Rivera got evicted on Thursday, Big Brother fans were floored. However, her parting words have had the internet buzzing. Before she left, Brooklyn turned around and snapped at the other houseguests saying, “You guys will never know which team my husband plays for.”

Fans at home were surprised by her words, which seemed to play into the house rumors that her hubby is a famous sports star. Not long after her elimination aired on television, she sat down to have a conversation on “Rob Has A Podcast.”

During her chat with the podcast host Rob Cesternino,...

Actor John Slattery, best known for his roles in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and the Emmy-winning series Mad Men, has joined the cast of the upcoming USA Network series The Rainmaker. The series is based on the 1995 John Grisham novel about an idealistic young lawyer named Rudy Baylor, who is taking on a high-dollar law firm in an insurance case. Slattery's casting was announced on Tuesday, the actor's 62nd birthday. Deadline was the first to report the casting.

Slattery has been cast as the series' lead antagonist, Leo F. Drummond, described as a legendary lion of the courtroom and senior partner at Tinley Britt, the powerful firm that Rudy Baylor is up against. The lead role of Rudy Baylor has yet to be cast. USA Network picked up the series in June, and you can check out the synopsis for the legal drama below:

Fresh out of law school, Rudy...

John Slattery, known for his roles as Howard Stark in the MCU and Roger Sterling in Mad Men, will star as Leo F. Drummond in the upcoming drama series The Rainmaker. Slattery recently portrayed Sterling in the comedy movie Unfrosted.

The series is an adaptation of John Grisham's novel and follows the story of a young lawyer, Rudy Baylor, as he takes on a powerful legal adversary. According to The Wrap, Drummond, the character portrayed by Slattery, is described as "one of Grishams most iconic characters a legendary lion of the courtroom and senior partner at Tinley Britt, the powerful firm that Rudy Baylor is up against."

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While the role of Rudy Baylor, originally played by Matt Damon in the 1997 film adaptation,...

John Slattery will join the upcoming USA Network drama “The Rainmaker” as Leo F. Drummond, the main antagonist of the story in the original John Grisham novel and its 1997 film adaptation, NBCUniversal announced Monday.

The character is described in a release as “one of Grisham’s most iconic characters … a legendary lion of the courtroom and senior partner at Tinley Britt, the powerful firm that Rudy Baylor is up against.”

It has yet to be announced who will play the lead of Baylor, portrayed in the film version by Matt Damon. The series is described in its logline as featuring the “fresh out of law school” Baylor taking on Drummond, “as well as his law school girlfriend. Rudy, along with his boss and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.”

Slattery received four Best Support Actor Emmy Award nominations for his...

USA Network has found its star for their reboot of John Grisham’s The Rainmaker.

Mad Men alum John Slattery will be leading the yet-to-be-announced cast of the drama from Lionsgate Television and Blumhouse Television that counts Grisham, along with writer Michael Seitzman (Code Black, Intelligence), Jason Richman (Stumptown, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon), David Gernert and Jason Blum as executive producers. Richman and Seitzman co-wrote the pilot.

Slattery will play Leo F. Drummond, one of Grisham’s most iconic characters, a legendary lion of the courtroom and senior partner at Tinley Britt, the powerful firm that Rainmaker protagonist Rudy Baylor is up against.

The logline reads: “Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond (Slettery) as well as his law school girlfriend. Rudy, along with his boss and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.

John Slattery has been cast in a lead role of “The Rainmaker” series at USA Network.

The show was originally picked up at the cabler back in June and is based on the iconic John Grisham novel of the same name. Slattery will portray Leo F. Drummond. The character is described as “a legendary lion of the courtroom and senior partner at Tinley Britt, the powerful firm that Rudy Baylor is up against.”

The official logline for the series states, “Fresh out of law school, Rudy Baylor goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond as well as his law school girlfriend. Rudy, along with his boss and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.”

The role of Rudy Baylor has yet to be cast.

Slattery is best known for his role in the AMC series “Mad Men,” for which he received...

Exclusive: John Slattery has joined the cast of USA Network’s drama series The Rainmaker, based on the bestselling John Grisham novel of the same name.

In a series regular role, Slattery will portray one of Grisham’s most iconic characters, Leo F. Drummond, a legendary lion of the courtroom and senior partner at Tinley Britt, the powerful firm that Rudy Baylor is up against. Jon Voight played Leo in the Francis Ford Coppola directed film adaptation of the novel released in 1997.

From writer and executive producer Michael Seitzman, the Lionsgate and Blumhouse series follows Rudy Baylor who, fresh out of law school, goes head-to-head with courtroom lion Leo Drummond and his law school girlfriend. Rudy, along with his boss and her disheveled paralegal, uncover two connected conspiracies surrounding the mysterious death of their client’s son.

The Rainmaker received a series order by the NBCUniversal cable network in June,...

Two years ago, we heard that American Horror Story regular Sarah Paulson had signed on to star in a horror thriller called Dust, which would be released as a Hulu Original. That film has since made its way through production and post-production, and along the way it was retitled Hold Your Breath. It’s now set to be released through the Hulu streaming service on October 3rd – and with that date swiftly approaching, a batch of first look images have arrived online! You can check them out in this article.

Coming to us from Searchlight Pictures, Hold Your Breath marks the feature directorial debut of directors William Joines and Karrie Crouse. Crouse wrote the screenplay for the film, which has the following synopsis: In 1930s Oklahoma, amid the region’s horrific dust storms, a woman is convinced that a sinister presence is threatening her family. Another synopsis let us know...

“The Lord of the Rings” is the most successful film series in the history of the Academy Awards, winning 17 Oscars including two Best Picture awards out of 30 total nominations.

Both “The Fellowship of the Ring” and “The Return of the King” won Best Picture while Peter Jackson won Best Director for the latter movie, which holds the joint record for most Oscar wins of all time with 11 victories (the same number as “Ben-Hur” and “Titanic”). However, the lauded trilogy only received one acting citation — that was for Ian McKellen for Best Supporting Actor for “The Fellowship of the Ring.”

But while the Oscars didn’t nominate nearly enough actors in this trilogy (shout out to Andy Serkis), “The Lord of the Rings” cast is full of incredible actors who have received multiple awards nominations for other projects. Considering it is Emmys season, we’re going to focus on Emmys.

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“We did 11 hours to Munich, two hours to Milan, and then a two-hour drive,” veteran producer Stacey Sher explained this afternoon as she sat weary-eyed in a glass hotel suite at the Locarno Film Festival.

There are no direct flights from Los Angeles to the quaint Swiss town where Sher will be the guest of honor as she receives the festival’s Raimondo Rezzonico Award for career achievement.

Best known as one of the enduring names of American independent cinema, Sher’s credits include 90s classics such as Pulp Fiction (1994), Get Shorty (1995), Matilda (1996), Gattaca (1997), and Out of Sight (1998). She has also produced series like Reno 911! and the Emmy award-winning Mrs. America (2020). In 2021, she produced the 93rd Academy Awards ceremony alongside Steven Soderbergh.

Twice nominated for the Best Picture Oscar with Erin Brockovich and Django Unchained — both of which will screen this week in Locarno — Sher’s most recent credits...

FX, which stands for Fox Extended, was established by Fox in 1994. A basic cable channel described in its early years as “the little network of NASCAR and Fear Factor repeats,” it began to show the promise of being something more with the 2002 launch of its first original drama, The Shield, for which Michael Chiklis earned the first major Emmy nomination and win for a basic cabler that year. Two years later, John Landgraf, an exec at NBC during its “Must-See TV” epoch, was hired as FX’s head of original programming and began backing shows like Damages, Justified, Louie, The Americans and Atlanta, which made it basic cable’s premier network — the place for premium original programming for adult viewers — with a reach of 99 million households at its 2011 height.

Then, in 2019, as part of Disney’s acquisition of Fox, FX was absorbed into Bob Iger’s Mouse House, making it...

Gillian Anderson was once the face of TV thanks to her role as Dana Scully in “The X-Files.” That show awarded her some healthy, consistent Emmy attention (more on that later) before she underwent a bit of a break from that awards applause for a while. However, Netflix’s “The Crown” gave her career something of a second wind and that Andernaissance (sorry) has continued here with “Scoop.”

Like “The Crown,” Anderson excels here portraying a real-life person in a true story concerning the royal family. While she played Margaret Thatcher in “The Crown,” she takes on the role of presenter and journalist Emily Maitlis in Netflix’s “Scoop.” This TV movie documents the behind-the-scenes story of how producer Samantha McAlister (Billie Piper) secured the “scoop of the decade” and landed that interview with Prince Andrew (Rufus Sewell).

The TV movie is gripping from start to end and the performances are all top-notch,...

The Locarno Film Festival will hand American producer Stacey Sher its Raimondo Rezzonico Award at this year’s edition, which runs August 7 – 17.

Sher will receive the award at the Swiss festival’s famous Piazza Grande on August 8. The tribute will include screenings of two titles from her career, including Erin Brockovich by Steven Soderbergh and Django Unchained by Quentin Tarantino. On August 9, she will chair a panel conversation at the Forum @ Spazio Cinema.

The festival has said the award is handed out to honor “outstanding personalities who have played a major role in international production.”

Sher is one of the enduring names of American independent cinema. Her credits include 90s classics such as Pulp Fiction (1994), Get Shorty (1995), Matilda (1996), Gattaca (1997), and Out of Sight (1998). She has also produced series like Reno 911! and the Emmy award-winning Mrs. America (2020). And in 2021, she produced the 93rd Academy Award ceremony with Steven Soderbergh.

Discussing Sher’s honor,...

U.S. producer Stacey Sher — whose credits include Quentin Tarantino’s “Pulp Fiction,” “Django Unchained” and “The Hateful Eight” as well as Steven Soderbergh’s “Erin Brockovich,” “Out of Sight” and “Contagion” — will be honored by the Locarno Film Festival with its Raimondo Rezzonico Prize, which celebrates a producer who epitomizes the indie ethos.

“Few producers can claim that their films not only drastically altered the landscape of American independent filmmaking, but also seemed to define the tenor of an entire decade,” the prominent Swiss fest dedicated to international indie cinema said in a statement. It noted that Sher – with her producing partners Danny DeVito and Michael Shamberg – shepherded “such paradigmatic films of the 1990s” as “Pulp Fiction” (1994); “Get Shorty” (1995); “Matilda” (1996); “Gattaca” (1997); and “Out of Sight” (1998).

“Meanwhile her credits this century are no less impressive,” the statement added, “given that they include an expansion and deepening of her collaborations with Tarantino and Steven Soderbergh,...

US producer Stacey Sher will be presented with the Raimondo Rezzonico Award at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.

Sher has more than two dozen producer credits including Quentin Tarantino’s Django Unchained and The Hateful Eight as well as Steven Soderbergh’s Out of Sight and Erin Brockovich.

She has also produced TV shows like Reno 911! and the Emmy award-winning Mrs. America. She was also responsible, with Soderbergh, for the production of the 93rd Academy Award ceremony.

Most recently, Sher produced the upcoming A24 thriller, Heretic, starring Hugh Grant, and Chris Pine’s directorial debut, Poolman.

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“Feud: Bette and Joan” took the Emmys by storm in 2017, with the first season of the Ryan Murphy anthology show receiving rave reviews for its depiction of the rivalry between actresses Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon) and Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange).

Season two will hope to match that Emmy success (more on that later) with its portrayal of Truman Capote (Tom Hollander) and his falling out with a group of New York high society socialites known as the Swans. Capote wrote a fictionalized account of the Swans’ dramatic lives, leading to the Swans vowing revenge for betraying their confidence.

The glossy show is typically gorgeous, scandalous, and theatrical while the performances are all top-drawer. Hollander dazzles in the lead role as Capote, which is no mean feat considering the late, great Philip Seymour-Hoffman won the Best Actor Oscar for his turn as Capote in 2005’s “Capote”). Meanwhile, Naomi Watts, Diane Lane,...

Hulu’s “Under the Bridge” could be the next big hit in the Best Limited Series category at this year’s Emmys, as this is a category that loves true crime miniseries. This one documents the harrowing murder of Reene Virk as police officers try to solve the case and a writer (Rebecca Godfrey) is drawn into the hidden world of those accused of murdering Virk. The series is based on Godfrey’s own book of the same name with “Daisy Jones & the Six” star Riley Keough, who also produces, portraying her. Meanwhile, “Killers of the Flower Moon” Best Actress Oscar nominee Lily Gladstone features as the police officer investigating the case.

This eight-episode miniseries, like any true crime series, is a tough watch at times but that makes it all the more vital. Meanwhile, the performances of Keough, Gladstone, and the teen-centric cast are all exquisite, as noted by critics.

“Baby Reindeer” has quickly become a cultural juggernaut, with viewers swarming to watch this Netflix limited series written and created by Richard Gadd, who also stars. He adapted his Olivier Award-winning play about his years as a struggling comedian when he was stalked and harassed by a woman, played the fabulous Jessica Gunning. The show also depicts his abuse at the hands of an older man who first acted as a mentor. The series is a tough watch at times but always a gripping one. It’s searing television and, as a result, “Baby Reindeer” is one of the most acclaimed shows of the year.

Aramide Tinubu (Variety) declared: “Shocking, hilarious, painful, and devastating, ‘Baby Reindeer’ is a rare gem on television, reminding us of what is possible in the medium.”

David Opie (Empire) observed: “Richard Gadd confronts and processes his real-life trauma in a brave, moving, and often disturbing...

Few would argue against the idea that Cate Blanchett is one of the great actresses of her generation. The sheer versatility she has displayed in her performances on film has especially made her one of the world’s most sought-after screen stars over the past three decades. For 2022, she received her eighth career Oscar nomination for “Tar.”

In 2021, in the span of just a few weeks, she displayed her signature multi-talent: For Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up,” Blanchett turned herself into a cable news host in the vein of Megyn Kelly or Mika Brzezinski to score major laughs in the biting comedy; for Guillermo del Toro’s “Nightmare Alley,” Blanchett transformed into a 1940s femme fatale who gets one over on an overconfident con man (Bradley Cooper).

Blanchett has two Academy Awards wins for “The Aviator” (2004) and “Blue Jasmine” (2013), prevailing as a supporting actress the first time and then as a lead.

Cate Blanchett is to receive San Sebastian’s highest honorary award, the Donostia Award, at the Spanish film festival’s 72nd edition which runs from September 20-28.

It will be Blanchett’s first visit to San Sebastian, but the festival has already screened a number of her films including Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Babel in 2007 and Joel Schumacher’s Veronica Guerin in 2003.

Blanchett is the second Australian actor to receive the Donostia award after Hugh Jackman in 2013.

Blanchett will also feature on San Sebastian’s official poster, created by graphic designer José Luis Lanzagorta based on a photograph by Gustavo Papaleo.

The San Sebastian Film Festival will fete Cate Blanchett with its honorary Donostia Award at its forthcoming 72nd edition.

Blanchett, the second Australian actor to receive San Sebastian’s highest honorary award after Hugh Jackman, will also serve as the image for the festival’s main poster. Check out the poster below.

Blanchett will receive the award in person in San Sebastian and it will be her first visit to the festival. But she has had several films screen at the fest, including Babel and Veronica Guerin.

Over a career spanning more than three decades, Blanchett has racked up more than 200 awards, including two Oscars, two Volpi Cups at the Venice Festival, four Baftas and four Golden Globes, an honorary César, and Goya for lifetime achievement. Her credits include collaborations with filmmakers such as Martin Scorsese, Terrence Malick, Steven Soderbergh, Steven Spielberg,...

Uzo Aduba is set to give this year’s commencement address at Chapman University’s Dodge College of Film and Media Arts. The three-time Orange Is the New Black Emmy winner will deliver her speech May 18 at the school’s Wilson Field in Orange, CA.

“Uzo Aduba is one of the exceptional talents of our time,” said Stephen Galloway, dean of Dodge College. “She represents everything we most cherish at Dodge College: a fierce intelligence, originality and the highest commitment to excellence.”

Aduba played inmate “Crazy Eyes” Warren on all seven seasons of Netflix’s Orange Is the New Black, scoring Supporting Actress Emmys in 2024, 2015 and 2017, two individual SAG Awards and two SAG prizes for Comedy Ensemble. Aduba also picked up Emmy noms for HBO’s In Treatment reboot in 2021 and Hulu’s Mrs. America in 2020 and is a five-time Ncaap Image Award nominee.

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Melanie Lynskey's role in The Tattooist of Auschwitz adds to her successful career in television, earning critical acclaim for her role as Heather Morris. Lynskey's impressive trend in TV shows continues with her work in The Tattooist of Auschwitz, with the series receiving praise for its casting and the depiction of the Holocaust. The role of Heather Morris is the fourth real-life character Melanie Lynskey has portrayed in her career.

Peacock's The Tattooist of Auschwitz has proven to be another success in Melanie Lynskey's acting career. Adapted from the 2018 novel of the same name by Heather Morris, the series looks at the life of Lali Solokov, a Slovakian Jew who was imprisoned in the Auschwitz death camp during World War II; during his imprisonment, he is forced to work at Auschwitz, tattooing each new prisoner with a number. During his time in the camp, Lali encounters a young woman named Gita,...

Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks will engage in a bit of sibling rivalry as the leads of Prime Video’s newly greenlt adaptation of Alafair Burke’s 2019 mystery novel, The Better Sister.

The Better Sister is described as electric thriller about “the terrible things that drive sisters apart and ultimately bring them back together.” Biel will play Chloe, who moves through the world with her handsome lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side, all as her estranged sister Nicky (Banks) hustles to make ends meet while trying to stay clean.

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Elizabeth Banks and Jessica Biel are going to play siblings in a new Amazon series.

The online retailer/streamer has handed out a series order for The Better Sister, based on the book of the same name by Alafair Burke.

The thriller revolves around Chloe (Biel), who moves through the world with her lawyer husband Adam and teenage son Ethan by her side while her estranged sister Nicky (Banks) hustles to make ends meet while trying to stay clean. When Adam is brutally murdered, the prime suspect sends shockwaves through the family, laying bare long-buried secrets.

Banks and Biel will also exec produce the series.

“Beyond being an enticing thriller full of twists and turns, The Better Sister is a gripping story about family feuds and forgiveness,” says Vernon Sanders, head of television, Amazon MGM Studios. “The brilliant duo of Jessica Biel and Elizabeth Banks are sure to bring these...