“That’s Just Magic”: Director Robert Stone Captures Thrilling Apollo 11 Mission In Emmy-Nominated ‘Chasing The Moon’

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAfter putting us inside what felt like the fallout of the Matt Lauer-Brooke Nevils Today Show sex scandal, AppleTV’s The Morning Show leaves us off on an interesting note: Amid Alex Levy’s (Jennifer Aniston) meltdown on-air, her co-anchor Bradley Jackson (Reese Witherspoon) reports on a cruise liner which is being held at bay with a virus onboard.That finale episode “The Interview” had landed director Mimi Leder her tenth career Emmy

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorAs the Black Lives Matter movement took hold of the U.S., Kerry Washington could not help but remember filming “Scandal” while she was pregnant. “It’s impossible to not worry about the Black men in my life out in the world.

Over four regular and two holiday-themed seasons of Netflix’s “Nailed It!” contestants have tried to recreate professionally crafted confections with dizzying effect.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineOn Most Dangerous Game, Christoph Waltz embarked on his first American project made for the small screen, earning his first Emmy nomination for the series, which had initially sparked some skepticism on his part.Created by Scott Elder, Josh Harmon and Nick Santora, based on a classic short story by Richard Connell, the action-thriller centers on Dodge (Liam Hemsworth), a Detroit everyman up to his eyeballs in debt, who is looking to secure the financial

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineOn Disney+ short-form series Forky Asks a Question, Bob Peterson seized the chance to work with a beloved new character from the Toy Story franchise, which was introduced to him before the rest of the world, creating stories at the same time for characters that had never gotten much screen time in the Pixar films.A spastic, plastic spork voiced by Tony Hale, who knows nothing of the world, Forky was brought to life by toddler Bonnie in Toy Story 4.

Justin Kroll Senior Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Konwiser Brothers Media has landed the rights to the documentary The World’s Most Dangerous Radio Station, which tells the story of the first Hip-Hop radio station, 1580 KDAY, and its founder and legendary Music Director/Assistant Program Director, Greg Mack.The doc recounts the dawn of Hip Hop when an obscure Los Angeles AM radio station and its maverick programmer was instrumental in the early careers of Jay Z, Dr.

Oliver Stone admitted that, due to cancel culture in Hollywood, he most likely wouldn’t have been able to establish a career if he was just starting out. The “Wall Street” director recently appeared on the SiriusXM radio show "Jim Norton & Sam Roberts” and talked about his qualms with modern Hollywood.

Dr. Anthony Fauci is happy for Brad Pitt and his Emmy nomination for playing thedirector of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases on Saturday Night Live, but he admits his focus is elsewhere.

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVFive months into the coronavirus pandemic, and Television Academy voters already seem to be over the plethora of remotely produced content created during, and in response to, the new social-distancing health and safety guidelines.

Emmy nominations have finally been announced and the snubs and surprises are all everyone can talk about today.The awards ceremony has already experienced a seismic shift this year, and that’s not solely due to Game of Thrones’ absence from the nominations list for the first time in what seems like a century.Earlier this year, the Television Academy announced that ‘unprecedented challenges’ resulted in the decision to delay the eligibility and voting deadline for the Emmys amid the Coronavirus

awards season feeling like a thing of the past - exaggerated by the Coronavirus lockdown, which makes it seem like a live event hasn't taken place in a decade - the Emmy nominations for 2020 have been announced.Saturday Night Live's Leslie Jones hosted the nominations reveal on Tuesday, with the help of Laverne Cox, Josh Gaad and Tatiana Maslany.

Game of Thrones and universal favourite Fleabag out of the running, the floor is wide open for an interesting pool of shows, actors, and directors. According to the Television Academy, the eligibility period for this year's awards ran from June 1, 2019, to May 31, 2020, which means standout summer shows like I May Destroy You and Perry Mason didn't make the cut.

Dave McNary Film ReporterLionsgate has nominated Mignon Clyburn, a former commissioner on the Federal Communications Commission, to its board of directors.Lionsgate made the disclosure Tuesday afternoon as part of its filing of its proxy statement to the Securities and Exchange Commission. If confirmed at the company’s annual meeting on Sept.

Mike Fleming Jr Co-Editor-in-Chief, FilmEXCLUSIVE: Three-time Oscar winning filmmaker Oliver Stone has gone back to his roots for Chasing The Light: Writing, Directing, and Surviving Platoon, Midnight Express, Scarface, Salvador and the Movie Game. Just published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, the book is a personal reminiscence, the coming of age of a great filmmaker.

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineFollowing a remarkable morning for Watchmen—with 26 Emmy nominations for the HBO limited series—creator Damon Lindelof and star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are opening up about creative pursuits to come.A first-time Emmy nominee, recognized for his turn as stay-at-home dad Cal Abar and the omnipotent Doctor Manhattan, Abdul-Mateen has the biggest years of his career coming up, with starring roles in Candyman, Aquaman 2, The Matrix 4 and Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial

, the documentary that true-crime lovers became obsessed with amid the coronavirus pandemic, is now Emmy-nominated!The Netflix docuseries about the life of now-imprisoned zookeeper Joe Exotic (real name: Joseph Allen Maldonado-Passage) and his rivalry with big cat conservationist Carole Baskin received six Primetime Emmy Award nominations on Tuesday.

Watchmen and Star Wars spin-off The Mandalorian lead the nominees for the 2020 Primetime Emmy Awards.Former Saturday Night Live star Leslie Jones, Orange is the New Black's Laverne Cox, Central Park star Josh Gad, and Perry Mason actress Tatiana Maslany announced the nominations on Tuesday (July 28), ahead of the ceremony on September 20, 2020.Watchmen scored the most nominations of any show this year with 26, including Outstanding Limited Series and Lead Acting nods for both Jeremy Irons and

was nominated for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie for his role as Connell, while the show also took home three further nominations.Lenny Abrahamson has been nominated for Outstanding Directing For A Limited Series, Sally Rooney and Alice Birch for Outstanding Writing For A Limited Series and Louise Kiely for Outstanding Casting For A Limited Series.There was no nod for Paul’s co-star Daisy Edgar Jones.