Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentHappy Anniversary — well, sort of “happy” — to Sarah Paulson, since it’s exactly 25 years since Variety ran a review of her feature film debut, “Levitation.” In the indie, she plays a pregnant teenager. Critic Leonard Klady on April 14, 1997, said it was a grim saga with “a strong cast” who were “not ably supported by the script.”It’s not the most promising debut and the film was quickly forgotten, but Paulson continued to work.Like many New York actors, she worked on stage and made her TV debut in a 1994 “Law & Order” episode, about a year after her high school graduation.She continued to do theater, including Broadway’s 2005 “The Glass Menagerie” with Jessica Lange, and films, such as the Oscar winner “12 Years a Slave,” where she proved herself a team player by working hard to promote the movie, even though she had a relatively small role.
Friday Ratings: ‘Shark Tank’, ‘WWE SmackDown’ And ’20/20 Share The Demo Trophy
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A three-way tie for the crown in the demo wars marked Friday’s ratings, as ABC’s Shark Tank and newsmag 20/20 joined Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown atop of the pile with an 0.5.
Shark Tank saw Mark Cuban, Lori Greiner, Kevin O’Leary, Barbara Corcoran and Daymond John bet big on body care, customizable hats, lingerie and a children’s Afrocentric brand. The trailing 20/20 took a look at the bizarre Heaven’s Gate cult, which believed a flying saucer would scoop them up after a mass suicide.
Fox’s WWE Friday Night SmackDown almost saw a tragedy, as BIg E was hospitalized with a broken neck. He’s recovering, though, and said via Twitter he hopes to return to the ring at some point. Other drama happened off-stage, as Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey came face-to-face in a heated backstage brawl ahead of their match at WrestleMania 38.
CBS saw a new Undercover Boss come in with an 0.4, as Restoration 1 boss Gary Findley donned a disguise to measure his employees. New episodes of Magnum P.I. and Blue Bloods held serve, both coming in with an 0.4.
NBC’s Winter Paralympics coverage drew an 0.2. The marker bumped up sligtly for newsmag Dateline, which took a look at a mysterious disappearance from a yacht off the US Virgin Islands and had an 0.3. That provided a soft lead-in for limited series The Thing About Pam, which scored an 0.2
At The CW, the Charmed season debut roared in with an 0.1, which was the same score achieved by a new episode of the trailing Dynasty.
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‘90 Day Fiance: Before the 90 Days’ Stars Memphis and Hamza Find Out She’s Pregnant on Their Honeymoon After Tying the Knot in Tunisia
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‘Space Jam: A New Legacy’ and ‘Diana’ win big at this year’s Razzies
Space Jam: A New Legacy and the Netflix version of the Princess Diana Broadway musical, Diana, took home the most Golden Raspberry Awards at this year’s event.The 42nd annual awards – also known as the Razzies – is a tongue-in-cheek response to the Oscars which honours the worst films of the year. Recent winners include Cats, The Emoji Movie, and Sia‘s autism drama Music.Diana: The Musical, which made Cats “look like a masterpiece”, according to a Razzies press release, won in five categories, including Worst Picture and Worst Screenplay.It also picked up “tacky, gold-spray-painted statuettes” for Worst Actress (Jeanna de Waal as Princess of Wales), Worst Supporting Actress (Judy Kaye in a dual role), Worst Director (Christopher Ashley).Another big winner was Space Jam: A New Legacy, the follow-up to the Michael Jordan-starring 1996 film. More of a remake than a sequel, a Razzies press release referred to the Lebron James-starring film as a 115 minute commercial for all things WarnerMedia.
Francis Ford Coppola Pleads for End to Russian Invasion of Ukraine, Calls Putin ‘Calculating’ but Not ‘Deranged’
Wilson Chapman editorDuring his acceptance speech at Friday’s ICG Publicist’s Guild awards luncheon, legendary director Francis Ford Coppola made an impassioned plea for the Russian invasion of Ukraine to end.“I confess I met Putin, and I met Zelenskyy who is really a show business guy, his whole government, all of them are actors,” Coppola said during his acceptance speech. “And I know of what I speak when I say, if one word would just be said, one word with the force of meaning: Stop.
‘The Staircase’: First Look At HBO Max True-Crime Series Starring Colin Firth & Toni Collette
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Khloé Kardashian wears all-denim ensemble for Good American x Revolve event
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‘60 Minutes’ Tops Sunday With March Madness Boost; ‘American Idol’ Dips In Demo
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Kristen Stewart Wears White Dress With Sheer Lingerie Style Top To Producers Guild Awards: Photos
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Devon Bostick Joins Universal’s ‘Oppenheimer’; Sony’s George Foreman Biopic Adds Deion Smith
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One Liners: Coldplay, Corey Taylor, Fred Ball, more
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Hillary Clinton Torches Putin After He Sanctions Her: ‘Thank You for This Lifetime Achievement Award’
Hillary Clinton, 74, and 12 others — including President Joe Biden, 74, and his son Hunter Biden, 52, as well as White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki, 43 — were sanctioned by Russian President Vladamir Putin, 69. And although Hillary has been extremely displeased with Russia’s decision to invade Ukraine on Feb. 24, the former First Lady isn’t likely losing any sleep over Putin’s latest sanction — which bans them all from Russia and freezes any assets that they might have there.
Miami Film Festival Names ‘Freda’ And Short Film ‘You Can Always Come Home’ For Top Prizes
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