In today’s TV news roundup, ABC’s “Highwire Live in Times Square” tops Sunday night ratings, and “Total Bellas” has been renewed for a fifth season.
Dates
FX will air the special event “Peabody Presents: Stories of the Year” on July 7. The program will showcase the issues honored at the 78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony hosted by Ronan Farrow. Hasan Minhaj will moderate a round table discussion on race, Lgbtq issues, the #MeToo movement and the state of journalism. Panelists will include Steven Canals, co-creator, executive producer and writer of FX’s “Pose”; Paula Lavigne, ESPN investigative reporter for “Spartan Silence: Crisis at Michigan State”; Terence Nance, filmmaker and creator of HBO’s “Random Acts of Flyness”; and Tracy Heather Strain, director and writer of the PBS/Wnet documentary “Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart.”
Renewals
“Total Bellas,” the docuseries on the lives of WWE stars Nikki and Brie Bella...
Dates
FX will air the special event “Peabody Presents: Stories of the Year” on July 7. The program will showcase the issues honored at the 78th Annual Peabody Awards Ceremony hosted by Ronan Farrow. Hasan Minhaj will moderate a round table discussion on race, Lgbtq issues, the #MeToo movement and the state of journalism. Panelists will include Steven Canals, co-creator, executive producer and writer of FX’s “Pose”; Paula Lavigne, ESPN investigative reporter for “Spartan Silence: Crisis at Michigan State”; Terence Nance, filmmaker and creator of HBO’s “Random Acts of Flyness”; and Tracy Heather Strain, director and writer of the PBS/Wnet documentary “Lorraine Hansberry: Sighted Eyes/Feeling Heart.”
Renewals
“Total Bellas,” the docuseries on the lives of WWE stars Nikki and Brie Bella...
- 6/25/2019
- by Dano Nissen
- Variety Film + TV
Tina Mabry's "Mississippi Damned," an independent American production, won the Gold Hugo as the best film in the 2009 Chicago International Film Festival, and added Gold Plaques for best supporting actress (Jossie Thacker) and best screenplay (Mabry). It tells the harrowing story of three black children growing up in rural Mississippi in circumstances of violence and addiction. The film's trailer and an interview with Mabry are linked at the bottom.
Kylee Russell in "Mississippi Damned"
The win came over a crowed field of competitors from all over the world, many of them with much larger budgets. The other big winner at the Pump Room of the Ambassador East awards ceremony Saturday evening was by veteran master Marco Bellocchio of Italy, who won the Silver Hugo as best director for "Vincere," the story of Mussolini's younger brother. Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Filippo Timi won Silver Hugos as best actress and actor,...
Kylee Russell in "Mississippi Damned"
The win came over a crowed field of competitors from all over the world, many of them with much larger budgets. The other big winner at the Pump Room of the Ambassador East awards ceremony Saturday evening was by veteran master Marco Bellocchio of Italy, who won the Silver Hugo as best director for "Vincere," the story of Mussolini's younger brother. Giovanna Mezzogiorno and Filippo Timi won Silver Hugos as best actress and actor,...
- 10/23/2009
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
Ryan Miningham's "Blue" was named best narrative feature film, Llewellyn Smith's "Herskovits at the Heart of Blackness" was best documentary and Lucky Ejim's "The Tenant" took the top audience prize at the 10th annual Hollywood Black Film Festival, which concluded Sunday in Beverly Hills.
Winners were announced at the fest's Filmmaker and Storytellers Awards brunch, which was held at Life on Wilshire.
Morocco Omari's "(Mis)leading Man" was the short film winner.
"The Second Half," written by Andrew Chang and directed by Ralph Jeffrey Elmont, was the winner in the student film category.
"1 Out Of 10," directed by Q, won in the music video category.
The first place winner in the Hbff Storyteller Competition, designed to created opportunities for black screenwriters, was "Good Mother," written by Cassie Henderson. "Born to Pitch," written by Robyn Hatcher, took second place honors. The third place award went to Dapo Adeshiyan's "Far Away From Here.
Winners were announced at the fest's Filmmaker and Storytellers Awards brunch, which was held at Life on Wilshire.
Morocco Omari's "(Mis)leading Man" was the short film winner.
"The Second Half," written by Andrew Chang and directed by Ralph Jeffrey Elmont, was the winner in the student film category.
"1 Out Of 10," directed by Q, won in the music video category.
The first place winner in the Hbff Storyteller Competition, designed to created opportunities for black screenwriters, was "Good Mother," written by Cassie Henderson. "Born to Pitch," written by Robyn Hatcher, took second place honors. The third place award went to Dapo Adeshiyan's "Far Away From Here.
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