#bobby grier

[20th-century-scrapbook]

Bobby Grier, a University of Pittsburgh fullback in 1956 became the first Black football player to take the field in the postseason Sugar Bowl in New Orleans, despite the opposition of Georgia’s segregationist governor, who sought to bar Georgia Tech, Pitt’s opponent, from playing in the game.

Before becoming the first Black player to appear in a Sugar Bowl, Bobby Grier and four of his University Pittsburgh teammates responded to news that some 2,000 students at Georgia Tech — Pitt’s forthcoming opponent in the game — had protested an effort by Georgia’s segregationist governor to bar Georgia Tech from participating / Bettmann/Getty Images

[thedrillerkiller]

A special shout out to my pal @cinemajunkie70 and all the Jackie Browns out there… keep on grinding.

[didierleclair]

Jackie Brown!

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Broadway Divas Tournament: Round 2B

Betty Buckley (1947) “BETTY BUCKLEY (Edwin Drood/Miss Alice Nutting) won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Grizabella in Cats on Broadway. She played Dixie Scott in the Bruce Beresford film Tender Mercies and the gym teacher in Brian De Palma’s Carrie. Her New York theatre credits include the recent Second Stage production of Juno’s Swans, I’m Getting My Act Together and Taking it On the Road, Pippin, and 1776. In London she starred in Promises, Promises and on television she was Abby in “Eight is Enough.” Her films for television include “The Ordeal of Bill Carney,” The Three Wishes of Billy Grier” and the mini-series “Evergreen.” She was most recently nominated for an Emmy for her performance in the After School Special “Bobby and Sarah.” - Playbill bio from The Mystery of Edwin Drood, April 1986.

Joanna Gleason (1950) “JOANNA GLEASON (Nora Charles) Broadway: Into the Woods (Tony Award, Drama Desk Award, Outer Critics Circle Award), Social Security (Drama Desk Award), Joe Egg (Tony nomination, Clarence Dewent Award), The Real Thing, I Love My Wife. Off-Broadway: It’s Only A Play (Drama Desk Award), Eleemosynary, Love Letters. Film: Hannah & Her Sisters, Heartburn, Crimes and Misdemeanors, FX2, “Getting There” (HBO).” –Playbill bio from Nick & Nora, October 1991

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"So, in Drood, Betty would hit this sustained high E at the end of "The Writing on the Wall," and eventually she had to stop doing it eight shows a week. Not because she couldn't, but because it was such an incredible, unbelievable, unreal feat that her cast members would be giving her looks of absolute fright because they never knew if she'd be able to make it (she always did)."

"I want nothing more in this world than to sit cross-legged at this woman's feet and gaze upward at her in awe as she lectures me on anything and everything. Genuinely, I do think she is the most intelligent of the Divas in this tournament, and if I had one phone call on "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?", I'm calling her. She directs, she writes, she cooks, is there anything this woman can't do? She is the full package and I am a lovingly unwrapping her with hearts in my eyes."

[dear-indies]

full list of biden letter 2:

Aaron Bay-Schuck Aaron Sorkin Adam & Jackie Sandler Adam Goodman Adam Levine Alan Grubman Alex Aja Alex Edelman Alexandra Shiva Ali Wentworth Alison Statter Allan Loeb Alona Tal Amy Chozick Amy Pascal Amy Schumer Amy Sherman Palladino Andrew Singer Andy Cohen Angela Robinson Anthony Russo Antonio Campos Ari Dayan Ari Greenburg Arik Kneller Aron Coleite Ashley Levinson Asif Satchu Aubrey Plaza Barbara Hershey Barry Diller Barry Levinson Barry Rosenstein Beau Flynn Behati Prinsloo Bella Thorne Ben Stiller Ben Turner Ben Winston Ben Younger Billy Crystal Blair Kohan Bob Odenkirk Bobbi Brown Bobby Kotick Brad Falchuk Brad Slater Bradley Cooper Bradley Fischer Brett Gelman Brian Grazer Bridget Everett Brooke Shields Bruna Papandrea Cameron Curtis Casey Neistat Cazzie David

Charles Roven Chelsea Handler Chloe Fineman Chris Fischer Chris Jericho Chris Rock Christian Carino Cindi Berger Claire Coffee Colleen Camp Constance Wu Courteney Cox Craig Silverstein Dame Maureen Lipman Dan Aloni Dan Rosenweig Dana Goldberg Dana Klein Daniel Palladino Danielle Bernstein Danny Cohen Danny Strong Daphne Kastner David Alan Grier David Baddiel David Bernad David Chang David Ellison David Geffen David Gilmour & David Goodman David Joseph David Kohan David Lowery David Oyelowo David Schwimmer Dawn Porter Dean Cain Deborah Lee Furness Deborah Snyder Debra Messing Diane Von Furstenberg Donny Deutsch Doug Liman Douglas Chabbott Eddy Kitsis Edgar Ramirez Eli Roth Elisabeth Shue Elizabeth Himelstein Embeth Davidtz Emma Seligman Emmanuelle Chriqui Eric Andre Erik Feig Erin Foster Eugene Levy Evan Jonigkeit Evan Winiker Ewan McGregor Francis Benhamou Francis Lawrence Fred Raskin Gabe Turner Gail Berman Gal Gadot Gary Barber Gene Stupinski Genevieve Angelson Gideon Raff Gina Gershon Grant Singer Greg Berlanti Guy Nattiv Guy Oseary Gwyneth Paltrow Hannah Fidell Hannah Graf Harlan Coben Harold Brown Harvey Keitel Henrietta Conrad Henry Winkler Holland Taylor Howard Gordon Iain Morris Imran Ahmed Inbar Lavi Isla Fisher Jack Black Jackie Sandler Jake Graf Jake Kasdan James Brolin James Corden Jamie Ray Newman Jaron Varsano Jason Biggs & Jenny Mollen Biggs Jason Blum Jason Fuchs Jason Reitman Jason Segel Jason Sudeikis JD Lifshitz Jeff Goldblum Jeff Rake Jen Joel Jeremy Piven Jerry Seinfeld Jesse Itzler Jesse Plemons Jesse Sisgold Jessica Biel Jessica Elbaum Jessica Seinfeld Jill Littman Jimmy Carr Jody Gerson

Joe Hipps Joe Quinn Joe Russo Joe Tippett Joel Fields Joey King John Landgraf John Slattery Jon Bernthal Jon Glickman Jon Hamm Jon Liebman Jonathan Baruch Jonathan Groff Jonathan Marc Sherman Jonathan Ross Jonathan Steinberg Jonathan Tisch Jonathan Tropper Jordan Peele Josh Brolin Josh Charles Josh Goldstine Josh Greenstein Josh Grode Judd Apatow Judge Judy Sheindlin Julia Garner Julia Lester Julianna Margulies Julie Greenwald Julie Rudd Juliette Lewis Justin Theroux Justin Timberlake Karen Pollock Karlie Kloss Katy Perry Kelley Lynch Kevin Kane Kevin Zegers Kirsten Dunst Kitao Sakurai KJ Steinberg Kristen Schaal Kristin Chenoweth Lana Del Rey Laura Dern Laura Pradelska Lauren Schuker Blum Laurence Mark Laurie David Lea Michele Lee Eisenberg Leo Pearlman Leslie Siebert Liev Schreiber Limor Gott Lina Esco Liz Garbus Lizanne Rosenstein Lizzie Tisch Lorraine Schwartz Lynn Harris Lyor Cohen Madonna Mandana Dayani Mara Buxbaum Marc Webb Marco Perego Maria Dizzia Mark Feuerstein Mark Foster Mark Scheinberg Mark Shedletsky Martin Short Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mathew Rosengart Matt Lucas Matt Miller Matthew Bronfman Matthew Hiltzik Matthew Weiner Matti Leshem Max Mutchnik Maya Lasry Meaghan Oppenheimer Melissa Zukerman Michael Aloni Michael Ellenberg Michael Green Michael Rapino Michael Rappaport Michael Weber Michelle Williams Mike Medavoy Mila Kunis Mimi Leder Modi Wiczyk Molly Shannon Nancy Josephson Natasha Leggero

Neil Blair Neil Druckmann Nicola Peltz Nicole Avant Nina Jacobson Noa Kirel Noa Tishby Noah Oppenheim Noah Schnapp Noreena Hertz Odeya Rush Olivia Wilde Oran Zegman Orlando Bloom Pasha Kovalev Pattie LuPone Paul & Julie Rudd Paul Haas Paul Pflug Peter Traugott Polly Sampson Rachel Riley Rafi Marmor Ram Bergman Raphael Margulies Rebecca Angelo Rebecca Mall Regina Spektor Reinaldo Marcus Green Rich Statter Richard Jenkins Richard Kind Rick Hoffman Rick Rosen Rita Ora Rob Rinder Robert Newman Roger Birnbaum Roger Green Rosie O’Donnell Ross Duffer Ryan Feldman Sacha Baron Cohen Sam Levinson Sam Trammell Sara Foster Sarah Baker Sarah Bremner Sarah Cooper Sarah Paulson Sarah Treem Scott Braun Scott Braun Scott Neustadter Scott Tenley Sean Combs Seth Meyers Seth Oster Shannon Watts Shari Redstone Sharon Jackson Sharon Stone Shauna Perlman Shawn Levy Sheila Nevins Shira Haas Simon Sebag Montefiore Simon Tikhman Skylar Astin Stacey Snider Stephen Fry Steve Agee Steve Rifkind Sting & Trudie Styler Susanna Felleman Susie Arons Taika Waititi Thomas Kail Tiffany Haddish Todd Lieberman Todd Moscowitz Todd Waldman Tom Freston Tom Werner Tomer Capone Tracy Ann Oberman Trudie Styler Tyler James Williams Tyler Perry Vanessa Bayer Veronica Grazer Veronica Smiley Whitney Wolfe Herd

Will Ferrell Will Graham Yamanieka Saunders Yariv Milchan Ynon Kreiz Zack Snyder Zoe Saldana Zoey Deutch Zosia Mamet

[omgellendean]

The text of the letter and names of the celebrities that signed it under the cut.

"October 23, 2023 

Dear President Biden,

We are heartened by Friday’s release of the two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan and by today’s release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity.

But our relief is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 innocent people, including 30 children, remain captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and death. They were taken by Hamas in the savage massacre of October 7, where over 1,400 Israelis were slaughtered - women raped, families burned alive, and infants beheaded. 

Thank you for your unshakable moral conviction, leadership, and support for the Jewish people, who have been terrorized by Hamas since the group’s founding over 35 years ago, and for the Palestinians, who have also been terrorized, oppressed, and victimized by Hamas for the last 17 years that the group has been governing Gaza.

We all want the same thing: Freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace. Freedom from the brutal violence spread by Hamas. And most urgently, in this moment, freedom for the hostages. 

We urge everyone to not rest until all hostages are released. No hostage can be left behind. Whether American, Argentinian, Australian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Eritrean, Filipino, French, German, Indian, Israeli, Italian, Kazakh, Mexican, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, South African, Spanish, Sri Lankan, Thai, Ukrainian, Uzbekistani or otherwise, we need to bring them home. 

Sincerely, 

Aaron Bay-Schuck Aaron Sorkin Adam Berkowitz  Adam Goodman Adam Levine Adam & Jackie Sandler Adee Drexler  Alan Grubman Alex Aja Alex Edelman Alexandra Shiva Ali Wentworth Alison Statter Allan Loeb Alona Tal Amy Chozick Amy Pascal Amy Schumer Amy Sherman Palladino Andrew Singer Andy Cohen Angela Robinson Ant Hines Anthony Russo  Antonio Campos Ari Dayan Ari Greenburg Ariel Martin  Arik Kneller Aron Coleite Ashley Levinson Asif Satchu Aubrey Plaza Barbara Hershey Barry Diller Barry Josephson Barry Levinson Barry Rosenstein Beau Flynn Behati Prinsloo Bella Thorne Ben Stiller Ben Turner Ben Winston Ben Younger Billy Crystal Blair Kohan Bob Odenkirk Bobbi Brown Bobby Kotick Brad Falchuk Brad Slater Bradley Cooper Bradley Fischer Brett Gelman Brian Grazer Bridget Everett Brooke Shields Bruna Papandrea Cameron Curtis

Carin Sage Casey Neistat Cazzie David Charles Randolph  Charles Roven Chelsea Handler Chloe Fineman Chris Fischer Chris Jericho Chris Pine Chris Rock Christian Carino Cindi Berger Claire Coffee Colleen Camp Constance Wu Cory Litwin Courteney Cox Craig Silverstein Dame Maureen Lipman Dan Aloni Dan Mazer  Dan Rosenweig Dan Swimer Dana Goldberg Dana Klein Daniel Glass

Daniel Palladino

Danielle Bernstein

Danny A. Abeckaser

Danny Cohen

Danny Strong

Daphne Kastner

David Alan Grier

David Baddiel

David Bernad

David Chang

David Ellison

David Geffen

David Gilmour &

Polly Sampson

David Goodman

David Joseph

David Kohan

David Lowery

David Oyelowo

David Schwimmer

Dawn Porter

Dean Cain Deborah Lee Furness Deborah Snyder Debra Messing Diane Von Furstenberg Donny Deutsch Doug Liman Douglas Chabbott Eddy Kitsis Edgar Ramirez Eli Roth Elisabeth Shue Elizabeth Himelstein Embeth Davidtz Emmanuelle Chriqui  Eric Andre Erik Feig Erin Foster Eugene Levy Evan Jonigkeit Evan Winiker Ewan McGregor Francis Benhamou Francis Lawrence Fred Raskin Gabe Turner Gail Berman Gal Gadot Gary Barber Gene Stupinski Genevieve Angelson Gideon Raff Gina Gershon Ginnifer Goodwin  Grant Singer Greg Berlanti Guy Nattiv Guy Oseary Gwyneth Paltrow Hannah Fidell Hannah Graf Harlan Coben Harold Brown Harvey Keitel Helen Mirren Henrietta Conrad Henry Winkler

Heidi Jo Markel Holland Taylor Howard Gordon Iain Morris Imran Ahmed Inbar Lavi Isla Fisher JD Lifshitz Jack Black Jackie Sandler Jake Graf Jake Kasdan  James Brolin James Corden Jamie Ray Newman Jaron Varsano Jason Blum Jason Fuchs Jason Reitman Jason Segel Jason Sudeikis

Jason Biggs &

Jenny Mollen Biggs

Jeanne Newman

Jeff Goldblum

Jeff Levin

Jeff Rake

Jeffrey Best

Jen Joel

Jennifer Morrison

Jeremy Piven

Jerry Seinfeld 

Jesse Itzler

Jesse Plemons

Jesse Sisgold

Jessica Biel

Jessica Elbaum

Jessica Seinfeld

Jill Littman

Jimmy Carr

Jody Gerson

Joe Hipps

Joe Quinn

Joe Russo

Joe Tippett

Joel Fields 

Joey King

John Landgraf 

John Slattery

Jon Bernthal

Jon Glickman Jon Hamm Jon Harmon Feldman  Jon Liebman Jon Watts Jon Weinbach  Jonathan Baruch Jonathan Groff  Jonathan Marc Sherman Jonathan Ross Jonathan Steinberg Jonathan Tisch Jonathan Tropper Jordan Peele Josh Brolin Josh Charles Josh Dallas Josh Goldstine Josh Greenstein Josh Grode Josh Singer Judd Apatow Judge Judy Sheindlin Julia Fox  Julia Garner Julia Lester  Julianna Margulies Julie Greenwald Julie Rudd Julie Singer  Juliette Lewis Jullian Morris Justin Theroux Justin Timberlake KJ Steinberg Karen Pollock Karlie Kloss Katy Perry Kelley Lynch Kevin Kane Kevin Zegers Kirsten Dunst Kitao Sakurai Kristen Schaal Kristin Chenoweth Lana Del Rey Laura Benanti  Laura Dern Laura Pradelska Lauren Schuker Blum Laurence Mark  Laurie David Lea Michele Lee Eisenberg Leo Pearlman  Leslie Siebert Liev Schreiber Limor Gott  Lina Esco Liz Garbus Lizanne Rosenstein Lizzie Tisch Lorraine Schwartz Lynn Harris Lyor Cohen Madonna Mandana Dayani Mara Buxbaum

Marc Webb

Marco Perego

Maria Dizzia

Mark Feuerstein

Mark Foster

Mark Scheinberg

Mark Shedletsky

Martin Short

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Mary McCormack

Mathew Rosengart

Matt Geller 

Matt Lucas

Matt Miller

Matthew Bronfman

Matthew Hiltzik

Matthew Weiner

Matti Leshem

Max Mutchnik

Maya Lasry

Meaghan Oppenheimer

Melissa Zukerman

Melissa rudderman 

Michael Aloni Michael Ellenberg Michael Green Michael Rapino Neil Blair Neil Druckmann Neil Paris Nicola Peltz Nicole Avant Nina Jacobson Noa Kirel  Noa Tishby Noah Oppenheim Noah Schnapp Noreena Hertz Octavia Spencer Odeya Rush Olivia Wilde Oran Zegman Orlando Bloom Pasha Kovalev Pattie LuPone Patty Jenkins Paul Haas Paul Pflug Paul & Julie Rudd Peter Baynham  Peter Traugott Rachel Douglas Rachel Riley Rafi Marmor Ram Bergman Raphael Margulies  Rebecca Angelo Rebecca Mall Regina Spektor Reinaldo Marcus Green Rich Statter Richard Jenkins Richard Kind Rick Hoffman Rick Rosen Rita Ora Rob Rinder Robert Newman Roger Birnbaum Roger Green Rosie O’Donnell Ross Duffer Ryan Feldman Sacha Baron Cohen Sam Levinson Sam Trammell Sara Berman Sara Foster Sarah Baker Sarah Bremner Sarah Cooper Sarah Paulson Sarah Treem Scott Braun Scott Braun Scott Neustadter Scott Tenley Sean Combs Sean Levy  Seth Meyers Seth Oster Shannon Watts Shari Redstone Sharon Jackson Sharon Stone Shauna Perlman Shawn Levy Sheila Nevins Shira Haas Simon Sebag Montefiore Simon Tikhman Skylar Astin  Stacey Snider Stephen Fry Steve Agee Steve Rifkind Sting & Trudie Styler  Susanna Felleman Susie Arons  Taika Waititi Thomas Kail Tiffany Haddish Todd Lieberman Todd Moscowitz Todd Waldman Tom Freston Tom Werner Tomer Capone  Tracy Ann Oberman Trudie Styler Tyler Henry Tyler James Williams Tyler Perry Vanessa Bayer  Veronica Grazer Veronica Smiley Whitney Wolfe Herd Will Ferrell Will Graham Yamanieka Saunders Yariv Milchan Ynon Kreiz Zack Snyder Zoe Saldana Zoey Deutch Zosia Mamet

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Jackie Ethel Joan: The Women of Camelot - NBC - March 4-5, 2001

Biographical Drama (2 episodes)

Running Time: 163 Minutes Total

Stars:

Jill Hennessy as Jackie Bouvier Kennedy

Lauren Holly as Ethel Skakel Kennedy

Leslie Stefanson as Joan Bennett Kennedy

Daniel Hugh Kelly as John F. Kennedy

Robert Knepper as Robert F. Kennedy

Matt Letscher as Ted Kennedy

Harve Presnell as Joseph P. Kennedy Sr.

Charmion King as Rose Kennedy

Wayne Best as George Smathers

Walker Boone as Steve Clark

Christopher Britton as Ted's Doctor

Catherine Bruce as Sister Mary Leo

Adam Cabral as John F. Kennedy Jr.

Thom Christopher as Aristotle Onassis

William Colgate as Richard Nixon

Beau Dunker as Ted Kennedy Jr.

David Eisner as Schiff

Greg Ellwand as Peter Wilson

Madison Fitzpatrick as Caroline Kennedy

Richard Fitzpatrick as Frank Peters

Linda Goranson as Lady Bird Johnson

Paul Thomas Gordon as Peter Lawford

Kate Hemblen as Joan's Nanny

Shannon Hile as Elaine Mitchell

Tom Howard as Lyndon B. Johnson

Jeno Huber as Prince Stanisław Albrecht Radziwiłł

Jamie Johnston as Young Patrick Kennedy

Geoff Kahnert as Sargent Shriver

Ray Kahnert Bobby's Priest

Tamsin Kelsey as Eunice Kennedy Shriver

Anne L'Espérance as Cathy

Sarah Lafleur as Marilyn Monroe

Shawn Lawrence as Alex Carter

Gene Mack as Rosey Grier

Louisa Martin as Maude Shaw

Kaya McGregor as Pat Kennedy

Nicole Michaux as Jean Ann Smith

Julia Pagel as Kathleen Kennedy

Rosemary Pate as Kara

Karl Pruner as Clinton Hill

Matt Sadowski as Joseph P. Kennedy II

Jeffrey Smith as Jim Ketchum

Joy Tanner as Lee Bouvier

Bruce Vavrina as Roger Mudd

Jonathan Whittaker as Lem Billings

Brad Wietersen as Stephen Edward Smith

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#Bobby Womack & Pam Grier

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Supporters of #NoHostageLeftBehind Open Letter to Joe Biden - Part 1/2

The letter consists of lies, no mention of Palestinian genocides, and a call for ceasefire.

Read the full letter:

Dear President Biden,

We are heartened by Friday's release of the two American hostages, Judith Ranaan and her daughter Natalie Ranaan [Raanan] and by today's release of two Israelis, Nurit Cooper and Yocheved Lifshitz, whose husbands remain in captivity.

But our relief is tempered by our overwhelming concern that 220 innocent people, including 30 children, remain captive by terrorists, threatened with torture and death. They were taken by Hamas in the savage massacre of October 7, where over 1,400 Israelis were slaughtered—women raped, families burned alive, and infants beheaded.

Thank you for your unshakable moral conviction, leadership, and support for the Jewish people, who have been terrorized by Hamas since the group's founding over 35 years ago, and for the Palestinians, who have also been terrorized, oppressed, and victimized by Hamas for the last 17 years that the group has been governing Gaza.

We all want the same thing: Freedom for Israelis and Palestinians to live side by side in peace. Freedom from the brutal violence spread by Hamas. And most urgently, in this moment, freedom for the hostages.

We urge everyone to not rest until all hostages are released. No hostage can be left behind. Whether American, Argentinian, Australian, Azerbaijani, Brazilian, British, Canadian, Chilean, Chinese, Danish, Dutch, Eritrean, Filipino, French, German, Indian, Israeli, Italian, Kazakh, Mexican, Panamanian, Paraguayan, Peruvian, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, South African, Spanish, Sri Lankan, Thai, Ukrainian, Uzbekistani or otherwise, we need to bring them home.

Supporters:

Adam & Jackie Sandler

Amy Schumer

Aaron Sorkin

Barry Diller

Behati Prinsloo

Bella Thorne

Ben Stiller

Bob Odenkirk

Bobbi Brown

Bradley Cooper

Brett Gelman

Chris Rock

Constance Wu

Courteney Cox

David Alan Grier

David Chang

David Geffen

David Oyelowo

Diane Von Furstenberg

Eli Roth

Emma Seligman

Eric Andre

Ewan McGregor

Gal Gadot

Gwyneth Paltrow

Harvey Keitel

Isla Fisher

Jack Black

James Brolin

Jason Blum

Jason Sudeikis

Jeff Goldblum

Jerry Seinfeld

Jesse Plemons

Jessica Biel

Jessica Seinfeld

Joey King

John Slattery

Jon Hamm

Jordan Peele

Josh Brolin

Judd Apatow

Judge Judy Sheindlin

Julia Garner

Julianna Margulies

Julie Rudd

Justin Theroux

Justin Timberlake

Karlie Kloss

Katy Perry

Kirsten Dunst

Lana Del Rey

Laura Dern

Liev Schreiber

Madonna

Martin Short

Michelle Williams

Mila Kunis

Nicola Peltz

Noa Tishby

Olivia Wilde

Orlando Bloom

Paul & Julie Rudd

Richard Jenkins

Rita Ora

Ross Duffer

Sacha Baron Cohen

Sam Levinson

Sarah Paulson

Sean Combs

Shira Haas

Sting & Trudie Styler

Taika Waititi

Thomas Kail

Tiffany Haddish

Tyler Perry

Will Ferrell

Andy Cohen

Alex Edelman

Amy Sherman Palladino

Aubrey Plaza

Barry Levinson

Billy Crystal

Brad Falchuk

Brian Grazer

Bridget Everett

Brooke Shields

Chelsea Handler

Chloe Fineman

Chris Jericho

Colleen Camp

David Schwimmer

Dawn Porter

Dean Cain

Debra Messing

Elisabeth Shue

Erin Foster

Eugene Levy

Gene Stupinski

Gina Gershon

Guy Oseary

Henry Winkler

Holland Taylor

James Corden

Jason Reitman

Jessica Elbaum

Jimmy Carr

Jonathan Ross

Josh Charles

Juliette Lewis

Kristen Schaal

Kristin Chenoweth

Lea Michele

Mark Foster

Mary Elizabeth Winstead

Matthew Weiner

Michael Rappaport

Molly Shannon

Noah Schnapp

Pattie LuPone

Regina Spektor

Sara Foster

Sarah Cooper

Scott Braun

Seth Meyers

Sharon Stone

Zack Snyder

Zoey Deutch

Zosia Mamet

Zoe Saldana

Alex Aja

Aaron Bay-Schuck

Amy Chozick

Aron Coleite

Adam Goodman

Alan Grubman

Adam Levine

Allan Loeb

Amy Pascal

Angela Robinson

Antonio Campos

Anthony Russo

Alexandra Shiva

Andrew Singer

Alison Statter

Alona Tal

Ali Wentworth

Ari Dayan

Ari Greenburg

Arik Kneller

Ashley Levinson

Asif Satchu

Barbara Hershey

Barry Rosenstein

Beau Flynn

Ben Turner

Ben Winston

Ben Younger

Blair Kohan

Bobby Kotick

Brad Slater

Bradley Fischer

Bruna Papandrea

Cameron Curtis

Casey Neistat

Cazzie David

Charles Roven

Chris Fischer

Christian Carino

Cindi Berger

Claire Coffee

Craig Silverstein

Dan Aloni

Dan Rosenweig

Dana Goldberg

Dana Klein

Danny Strong

Daniel Palladino

Danielle Bernstein

Danny Cohen

Daphne Kastner

David Bernad

David Baddiel

David Ellison

David Gilmour &

Polly Sampson

David Goodman

David Joseph

David Kohan

David Lowery

Deborah Lee Furness

Deborah Snyder

Donny Deutsch

Doug Liman

Douglas Chabbott

Eddy Kitsis

Edgar Ramirez

Elizabeth Himelstein

Embeth Davidtz

Emmanuelle Chriqui

Erik Feig

Evan Jonigkeit

Evan Winiker

Francis Benhamou

Francis Lawrence

Fred Raskin

[smokeybrandreviews]

Okey Dokey

Jenna Ortega is the new Winona Ryder. She's sitting in the same space that Rachel Ziegler was supposed to occupy until she started running her mouth about politics. Ma is the brand new "It" girl, staking her fame on quirky little remakes, fun if a little formulaic reimaginings, and the occasional slasher or two. She followed the Scream Queen route to stardom, building her resume on sh*t like X and two Scream flicks, before getting Wednesday and being vaulted into the mainstream. I like Jenna. I think she's good at her job. I think she's MUCH more intelligent and aware of the business she's in, than most women her age. I think her opinions are both valid and true to reality, but the way she says the things she does and gets away with it, boggles my mind. Because, again Ziegler said the same sh*t and her entire career is dead because of it. I still haven't figured but that disparity but that's not what this post is about. Jenna recently said something to the effect hat women should be leading their own projects, that they shouldn't be pigeonholed to remakes or sequels. They should have their own franchises to lead and i agree. The thing is, the vast US audience does not.

It's odd hearing Jenna say these remarks during the press junket for Beetlejuice II. Sh*t comes off a little hypocritical and a lot ungrateful, but then you have to kind of look at it from her perspective a little. Ortega got her shine of her performance as Wednesday Addams in Netflix's Wednesday. I adore that show but i have been a fan of the Addams Family since i was a kid. I also shill pretty hard All that said, Wednesday is a reimagining of a franchise that has existed in literally every form of media, for decades. for Tim Burton AND they got my evergreen crush,Christina Ricci, who played the character on film before Jenna, to play a pretty substantial role in that story. Plus, it was just generally really cute. She was also in the two newest Scream flick, sans Wes Craven. Again, established IPs. Every major Hollywood production she's been in thus far, with the exception of X and that weird one with Martin Freeman, has been basically a recycle of some other concept or established idea. I imagine she's frustrated. I would be, too. This isn't biting the hand which feeds you, it's bringing awareness to a real problem in the industry, one that she's going to need to solve herself.

Way back when Negroes not named Sydney Poitier couldn't get jobs in Tinseltown, we did our own thing. Yes, i am a Black. They were called Blaxploitation. Now, i hate that entire genre but i respect what it did for our visibility. There would be no Denzel without Shaft easing the general audience into accepting Black dudes as leading men. We don't get Black Panther without Superfly, and as absurd a statement that is to hear, it's true. Hell, Tarantino basically paid homage to that entire era of film making with Jackie Brown, who starred Pam Grier in the leading role. Grier is KNOWN as THE Blaxploitation femme fatale! Bruce Lee did more for Asians in Hollywood with Enter the Dragon, than anyone else, at any time in history. Dev Patel is doing his best, right now, as we speak, to get that corner turn on Indian actors with his work on Monkeyman and the steady influx of K-culture is making their content much more palatable for the general eye. Seriously, don't sleep on Korean entertainment. Those motherf*ckers make dope sh*t. If Jenna wants those roles, she's going to have to make them, herself. Just like everyone else. And she has a fantastic home for that.

Jenna is a Netflix product, let's be clear about that. None of this success is possible without them. None of it. Wednesday popped hard and she was able to parlay that into her near mogul status. She's getting Producer credits on season two, so this is a perfect opportunity to branch out. Millie Bobby Brown did, to middling results. I generally enjoy her Enola Holmes fair but that dragon movie sucked so much ass. Still, those were her projects. She chose them for herself. She developed and produced them. Ma is all over her sh*t lately and that's because Stranger Things has a shelf life. She knew there needed to be something after and she did her thing. Charlize Theron put together that Old Guard flick, the first in a franchise she wanted to push. Dunno where that is considering we only got the one flick, but there is a lot of potential there, in that world. Jenna has to do something like that in order to prove her point. She has the star power now. She has the cache. Now, she needs to put her money where her mouth is and bet on herself. Obviously, there are strong hits she can study. Wednesday, itself, did gangbusters but so did Fallout and Yellowjackets. That said, those odds still feel dummy long

Most of these female focused, female lead, franchise attempts suck ass. I'm going to be honest, i can't think of a single one that i actually like. Alien, is the only one that comes to mind, and Ripley was written as a dude. Now, the flicks which came after, to varying success, are a definite mixed bag, most starring Ripley, but Romulus didn't and was dope as f*ck. If they ever get around to putting Machiko Noguchi on screen, we'd have another solid protag in a franchise that almost exclusively gives the nod to female strength. That sh*t should, for sure, be an anthology series but I digress. What else do we have? Resident Evil, Charlie's Angels, Underworld; Most of them are just okay. None of them are "great", all of them have diminishing returns. If Jenna wants these types of roles, if she wants to see more original IP developed for women, she's going to need to make that sh*t, herself, because no one has cracked the code on making them good. Enola Holmes is a decent distraction, but when compared to the BBC version of her older brother's adventure? Not so much. The Old Guard is lost in development hell. The one Halle Berry made for herself, bombed. On Netflix. The two Karen Gillan and Mary Elizabeth Winstead dropped were fun as f*ck but didn't have the support behind them to really gain momentum. Here's hoping The Ballerina breaks that glass ceiling because i agree with Jenna. We need more female lead franchises, if not for anything other to diversify the content out in the wild.

[smokeybrand]

Okey Dokey

Jenna Ortega is the new Winona Ryder. She's sitting in the same space that Rachel Ziegler was supposed to occupy until she started running her mouth about politics. Ma is the brand new "It" girl, staking her fame on quirky little remakes, fun if a little formulaic reimaginings, and the occasional slasher or two. She followed the Scream Queen route to stardom, building her resume on sh*t like X and two Scream flicks, before getting Wednesday and being vaulted into the mainstream. I like Jenna. I think she's good at her job. I think she's MUCH more intelligent and aware of the business she's in, than most women her age. I think her opinions are both valid and true to reality, but the way she says the things she does and gets away with it, boggles my mind. Because, again Ziegler said the same sh*t and her entire career is dead because of it. I still haven't figured but that disparity but that's not what this post is about. Jenna recently said something to the effect hat women should be leading their own projects, that they shouldn't be pigeonholed to remakes or sequels. They should have their own franchises to lead and i agree. The thing is, the vast US audience does not.

It's odd hearing Jenna say these remarks during the press junket for Beetlejuice II. Sh*t comes off a little hypocritical and a lot ungrateful, but then you have to kind of look at it from her perspective a little. Ortega got her shine of her performance as Wednesday Addams in Netflix's Wednesday. I adore that show but i have been a fan of the Addams Family since i was a kid. I also shill pretty hard All that said, Wednesday is a reimagining of a franchise that has existed in literally every form of media, for decades. for Tim Burton AND they got my evergreen crush,Christina Ricci, who played the character on film before Jenna, to play a pretty substantial role in that story. Plus, it was just generally really cute. She was also in the two newest Scream flick, sans Wes Craven. Again, established IPs. Every major Hollywood production she's been in thus far, with the exception of X and that weird one with Martin Freeman, has been basically a recycle of some other concept or established idea. I imagine she's frustrated. I would be, too. This isn't biting the hand which feeds you, it's bringing awareness to a real problem in the industry, one that she's going to need to solve herself.

Way back when Negroes not named Sydney Poitier couldn't get jobs in Tinseltown, we did our own thing. Yes, i am a Black. They were called Blaxploitation. Now, i hate that entire genre but i respect what it did for our visibility. There would be no Denzel without Shaft easing the general audience into accepting Black dudes as leading men. We don't get Black Panther without Superfly, and as absurd a statement that is to hear, it's true. Hell, Tarantino basically paid homage to that entire era of film making with Jackie Brown, who starred Pam Grier in the leading role. Grier is KNOWN as THE Blaxploitation femme fatale! Bruce Lee did more for Asians in Hollywood with Enter the Dragon, than anyone else, at any time in history. Dev Patel is doing his best, right now, as we speak, to get that corner turn on Indian actors with his work on Monkeyman and the steady influx of K-culture is making their content much more palatable for the general eye. Seriously, don't sleep on Korean entertainment. Those motherf*ckers make dope sh*t. If Jenna wants those roles, she's going to have to make them, herself. Just like everyone else. And she has a fantastic home for that.

Jenna is a Netflix product, let's be clear about that. None of this success is possible without them. None of it. Wednesday popped hard and she was able to parlay that into her near mogul status. She's getting Producer credits on season two, so this is a perfect opportunity to branch out. Millie Bobby Brown did, to middling results. I generally enjoy her Enola Holmes fair but that dragon movie sucked so much ass. Still, those were her projects. She chose them for herself. She developed and produced them. Ma is all over her sh*t lately and that's because Stranger Things has a shelf life. She knew there needed to be something after and she did her thing. Charlize Theron put together that Old Guard flick, the first in a franchise she wanted to push. Dunno where that is considering we only got the one flick, but there is a lot of potential there, in that world. Jenna has to do something like that in order to prove her point. She has the star power now. She has the cache. Now, she needs to put her money where her mouth is and bet on herself. Obviously, there are strong hits she can study. Wednesday, itself, did gangbusters but so did Fallout and Yellowjackets. That said, those odds still feel dummy long

Most of these female focused, female lead, franchise attempts suck ass. I'm going to be honest, i can't think of a single one that i actually like. Alien, is the only one that comes to mind, and Ripley was written as a dude. Now, the flicks which came after, to varying success, are a definite mixed bag, most starring Ripley, but Romulus didn't and was dope as f*ck. If they ever get around to putting Machiko Noguchi on screen, we'd have another solid protag in a franchise that almost exclusively gives the nod to female strength. That sh*t should, for sure, be an anthology series but I digress. What else do we have? Resident Evil, Charlie's Angels, Underworld; Most of them are just okay. None of them are "great", all of them have diminishing returns. If Jenna wants these types of roles, if she wants to see more original IP developed for women, she's going to need to make that sh*t, herself, because no one has cracked the code on making them good. Enola Holmes is a decent distraction, but when compared to the BBC version of her older brother's adventure? Not so much. The Old Guard is lost in development hell. The one Halle Berry made for herself, bombed. On Netflix. The two Karen Gillan and Mary Elizabeth Winstead dropped were fun as f*ck but didn't have the support behind them to really gain momentum. Here's hoping The Ballerina breaks that glass ceiling because i agree with Jenna. We need more female lead franchises, if not for anything other to diversify the content out in the wild.

[cdoc1890]

Bobby Grier, Who Integrated the Sugar Bowl in 1956, Dies at 91 https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/sports/ncaafootball/bobby-grier-dead.html

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/19/sports/ncaafootball/bobby-grier-dead.html

[sunny-mercya]

Masterlist 5

One Shots;

Spirou & Fantasio

Spirou

Adventures of Tintin

Tintin

Winx Club

Sky

Riven

Valtor

W.I.T.C.H

Phobos

Team Galaxy

Josh Kirkpatrick

Bobby von Poppin

Huntik

Dante Vale

Den Fears

Lok Lambert

Grier

Galactik Football

D'Jok

Micro-Ice

Sinedd

[screenandcinema]

Coming Attractions March 2024

As usual, we present monthly previews of new movies being released. These are the movies that will be hitting your local cinemas (and streaming services) this month:

March 1st

Dune: Part Two - Return to Arrakis with director Denis Villeneuve for this adaptation of the second half of Frank Herbert’s Dune.

Spaceman - Adam Sandler is the titular astronaut on a mission to the edge of the solar system in this Netflix drama.

March 8th

Ricky Stanicky (March 7th) - Zac Efron and John Cena star in this comedy from director Peter Farrelly for Amazon Prime Video.

Kung Fu Panda 4 - Po the giant panda is back in the fourth installment of this martial arts animated series.

Damsel - Mille Bobby Brown is a damsel who can save herself in this dark fantasy coming to Netflix.

Imaginary - Think imaginary friends are harmless? Well, this supernatural horror film from the director of Truth or Dare will make you think otherwise.

March 15th

Arthur the King - Do you like movies about dogs? Well if so, then Mark Wahlberg's newest film is for you!

Irish Wish - Lindsay Lohan stars in this fantasy romantic comedy for Netflix about a maid of honor who wishes to trade places with the bride at a wedding in - you guessed it by the title - Ireland.

The American Society of Magical Negros - Justise Smith and David Alan Grier star in this satirical comedy that premiered at Sundance earlier this month to not-so-good reviews.

March 22nd

Road House (March 21st) - Doug Liman directs Jake Gyllenhaal in this reimaging of the 1989 film starring Patrick Swayze. Look for Road House on Amazon Prime Video this month.

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire - Time to suit up, it is ghost-busting time for the Ghostbusters in this direct sequel to 2021's Ghostbusters: Afterlife.

Shirley - Regina King is Shirley Chisholm in this biographical film from writer/director John Ridley that details Chisholm's historic campaign for President in 1972.

March 29th

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - Two best friends, Godzilla and King Kong, are back in action in this follow-up to 2021's Godzilla vs. Kong.

Now for a quick look ahead to February my top picks for next month are Civil War, Abigail, Challengers, and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare.

-MB-

[namenerdery]

Girls with interesting names born in Ohio between 2011-2015 [F, G & H]

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Hadison Renea Haezle Champale Hallelielle Adaiah Hallery Rose Halo Fury

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[adscinema]

Jackie Brown - Quentin Tarantino (1997)

Excerpt / Bobby Womack´s Across 110th Street.