‘United States vs. Reality Winner’ Review: Doc Defends the Whistleblower Who Leaked Russian Election Interference

Linda Torres was featured on the reality TV shows “Mob Wives and its spin-off, “Big Ang.”Torres was a close friend to Angela “Big Ang” Raiola (1960–2016), who was a star of the VH-1 reality series “Mob Wives.” Raiola was so popular on the show that she received her own spin-off, “Big Ang.” In both series, Torres was by her side as one of her best friends. Offscreen, Torres was a school bus driver for developmentally disabled children for more than 20 years.

The return of Christopher Meloni’s Elliot Stabler to the L&O franchise boosted NBC on Thursday, with the double-shot of the Law & Order: SVU crossover and the series premiere of his Law & Order: Organized Crime finishing as primetime’s top two shows in the adults 18-49 demographic and total viewers.

Since Mom premiered in 2013 and proved that a CBS multi-cam comedy could contain multitudes — or at least both broadly silly elements for the back row and a serious reflection on addiction — sitcom mogul Chuck Lorre has expanded his brand in the direction of more pointed, often dramatic shows.

Afghanistan translator and friend, to live with him in America — a land of promise as well as extreme culture shock for the Muslim newcomer.Now consider this: “United States of Al” is a sitcom. It arrives Thursday (8:30 p.m.

Caroline Framke Chief TV CriticHere’s a complete list of things we learn about Awalmir, or “Al,” in the first four episodes of the new show ostensibly about him: Al (Adhir Kalyan) is a friendly Afghan translator. Al loves qorma-e-sabzi (an Afghan spinach stew), his mother, sister, countless cousins, and best American friend Riley (Parker Young), a former Marine who retained Al’s services while stationed in Afghanistan.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeThe producers behind CBS’ new comedy “The United States of Al” say they understand the backlash the show has received online in the weeks leading to its April 1 debut.

tweeted in response. “You can’t judge a show by a 30 sec trailer.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorAndra Day was just 11 years old when she first heard Billie Holiday’s iconic anti-lynching song “Strange Fruit.” She recalls “prostrating before the speaker, just listening. It was scary and I just felt overwhelming sadness.”Even at that young age, Day says she wanted to help Holiday and “whatever it was she was singing about.” As she got older, the truth behind the lyrics took the deeper meaning, resonating with her.

EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. studio veteran Ravi Mehta has been named Head of Physical Production, Post-Production, VFX at 20th Century Studios. Mehta will oversee all aspects of physical production for the Disney-owned 20th Century studios film division.

Earlier this month, CBS released the first trailer for Chuck Lorre’s upcoming comedy United States of Al, which is set to debut on April 1. What should have been a delightful, fun look at the new sitcom turned into a backlash against the show.

That the documentary United States vs. Reality Winner achieves its primary goals makes it a fairly successful film.

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert. And now I'm reading Bringing Up Bébé, which is actually fantastic.

Chuck Lorre’s new CBS comedy United States of Al is moving to a new time slot on Thursday nights. The series, which premieres April 1, will move to 8:30 pm ET/PT following Young Sheldon. B Positive, which was previously in the 8:30 pm slot, will shift to 9:30 pm ET/PT slot following Mom.

Haley Bosselman editorDetailing music’s pulse throughout the country, the new website “50 States of Music” certifies the industry’s cultural and economic impact on the United States, collecting regional figures on everything from how much music contributes to each state’s GDP to how many songwriters, royalty recipients and live venues there are in every state.“Music is everywhere and always with us in a 24/7 world that grows more digital every day,” the “50 States of Music” website introduction

Cultures collide in a sneak peek at “United States of Al”, a new CBS sitcom with a unique fish-out-of-water premise.

EXCLUSIVE: The United States vs. Billie Holiday, Hulu’s dramatic retelling of the “Strange Fruit” singer’s battle against the federal government, originated as a single chapter in Johann Hari’s 2015 book Chasing the Scream: The First and Last Days of the War on Drugs.

The United States vs. Billie Holiday was named best picture by the AARP Movies for Grownups Awards, it was announced today.

AARP The Magazine on Thursday unveiled its winners for the annual Movies for Grownups Awards, handing Hulu’s The United States vs. Billie Holiday its top prize, Best Picture/Best Movie for Grownups. Sophia Loren for Netflix’s The Life Ahead and Anthony Hopkins for Sony Classics’ The Father were named Best Actor and Best Actress, respectively, while Aaron Sorkin won for both directing and the screenplay for Netflix’s The Trial of the Chicago 7.

Also Read: 'The United States vs Billie Holiday': Who Was the Real Harry Anslinger?In the four television categories, which were given out for the first time this year, “This Is Us” was named best series, “The Queen’s Gambit” won for best limited series or TV movie and Catherine O’Hara (“Schitt’s Creek”) and Mark Ruffalo (“I Know This Much Is True”) took the acting awards.While “The United States vs.