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HBO Grabs Whoopi Goldberg’s Moms Mabley Docu
18 April 2013 1:06 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Whoopi Goldberg has inked a deal with HBO for TV and homevid rights to her docu on comedian Moms Mabley, which marks Goldberg’s directorial debut.
“Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin’ to Tell You,” produced by Goldberg, Tom Leonardis and George Schlatter, will have its world premiere Saturday at the Tribeca fest.
The feature-length doc tells the story of the influential African-American femme comedian, Jackie Mabley, who died in 1975. She was known for pushing the boundaries of racial and sexual topics. Doc is set to bow on HBO later this year.
“Moms Mabley has been a huge inspiration to me and so many others, but not a lot of folks outside of the comedy world know about her legacy,” Goldberg said. “There are a lot of us who wouldn’t be working today without pioneers like her. HBO gave me my first break on TV, so it’s only »
- Michelle Salemi
HBO Picks Up Whoopi Goldberg's Directorial Debut 'Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You'
18 April 2013 11:03 AM, PDT | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Ahead of its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this Saturday, April 20th, HBO has picked up the TV rights to Whoopi Goldberg's directorial debut "Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You." The feature-length doc, which Goldberg also executive produced alongside Tom Leonardis and George Schlatte, looks at the impact and legacy of pioneering comedienne Jackie "Moms" Mabley, combining performance footage, photography and interviews with the likes of Eddie Murphy, Joan Rivers, Sidney Poitier, Kathy Griffin, Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Quincy Jones, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. The film focuses on how Mabley broke racial and sexual boundaries as a stand-up, as she performed up until her death in 1975. "Moms Mabley has been a huge inspiration to me and so many others, but not a lot of folks outside of the comedy world know about her legacy," said Goldberg in the release. "There are a lot of »
- Alison Willmore
HBO Picks Up Whoopi Goldberg's Directorial Debut 'Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You'
18 April 2013 11:03 AM, PDT | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Ahead of its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival this Saturday, April 20th, HBO has picked up the TV rights to Whoopi Goldberg's directorial debut "Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin' to Tell You." The feature-length doc, which Goldberg also executive produced alongside Tom Leonardis and George Schlatte, looks at the impact and legacy of pioneering comedienne Jackie "Moms" Mabley, combining performance footage, photography and interviews with the likes of Eddie Murphy, Joan Rivers, Sidney Poitier, Kathy Griffin, Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Quincy Jones, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. The film focuses on how Mabley broke racial and sexual boundaries as a stand-up, as she performed up until her death in 1975. "Moms Mabley has been a huge inspiration to me and so many others, but not a lot of folks outside of the comedy world know about her legacy," said Goldberg in the release. "There are a lot of »
- Alison Willmore
HBO Acquires U.S. TV Rights To Whoopi Goldberg’s ‘Moms Mabley’ Documentary
18 April 2013 10:35 AM, PDT | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
HBO has acquired all U.S. broadcast and home video rights to Moms Mabley: I Got Somethin’ To Tell You. The feature-length documentary from director Whoopi Goldberg will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Saturday and will debut exclusively on HBO later this year. The film explores the iconic stand-up comedienne’s legacy through recently unearthed photography, rediscovered performance footage and the words of comedians, entertainers and historians, including Eddie Murphy, Joan Rivers, Sidney Poitier, Kathy Griffin, Harry Belafonte, Bill Cosby, Quincy Jones, Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara. Mabley tackled topics such as gender, sex and racism, making her one of the first triple X-rated comedians on the comedy circuit. Once billed as “The Funniest Woman in the World”, she performed on stage and in television and film up until her death in 1975. Goldberg also exec produces along with Tom Leonardis and George Schlatter. »
- THE DEADLINE TEAM
24 Celebrity Couples Who Have Aged Gracefully Together
5 April 2013 3:48 AM, PDT | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
For as much as we laud and admire individuals who are able to age gracefully, we truly love seeing long-term couples face the challenges of aging as a unified front.
Take Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara, for example. The comedians are in their 80s and only seem to get more energetic and funnier each year. Together, the pair is the picture of aging well and a happy marriage -- next year they'll celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary.
Below we have compiled a slideshow of 24 celebrity couples, who like Stiller and Meara, have aged gracefully together. Which of these celebrity couples is your favorite? Let us know in the comments section. »
- Rebecca Klein
The Secret To These Long-Lasting Couples' Success
14 February 2013 4:52 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
After raising two accomplished children, and enjoying a 51-year marriage and two fulfilling careers, photographer Morton I. Hamburg has achieved the type of personal and professional success for which most people strive -- and he knows why:
“Commitment to anything or anyone is the secret to success in everything,” wrote 82-year-old Hamburg in his recently released book titled, “Commitment.”
“Commitment” includes Hamburg’s portraits of 37 longtime couples, as well as descriptions of the couples written by Kashmir Hill. The descriptions of the couples tell the story of their love and how their commitment to each other has contributed to their personal and professional successes.
“The couples we chose for this book are an accomplished group, excelling in finance, media, medicine, law, entertainment, and the arts,” wrote Hill in the book's introduction. “Many of them say that their commitment to their partner or spouse at home helped lay the groundwork for their professional success. »
- The Huffington Post
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