‘Winning Time’ Star Quincy Isaiah Dreamed of Playing Shaquille O’Neal, but Says Magic Johnson ‘Might Be a Better Role’

Oleksandra Zaritska woke up to a phone call on Feb. 25 at 5 a.m. On the other end of the line was her mother informing her Russia's war on Ukraine had begun.

Wyatte Grantham-Philips editorAfter a year off, the U.S.-Ireland Alliance’s 16th Oscar Wilde Awards returns on March 24, moving to the Ebell of Los Angeles from its longtime home of Bad Robot studios in Santa Monica.The awards celebrate contributions in entertainment notably from creatives who are Irish (and some who are not). This year’s honorees are Adam McKay, Kenneth Branagh, Jamie Dornan and Dónall Ó Héalai.“The whole purpose of the event is really to build ties between the industry in Northern Ireland, Ireland and the U.S.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Nathan Lane has long been a master shapeshifter on theater and television. From donning garish red suits on “The Producers” to South Beach drag fabulosity on “The Birdcage” and personifying a sly and slim meerkat on “The Lion King,” Lane is always eye-catching, in a multitude of ways.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterThe 2022 Producers Guild Awards are underway in Los Angeles, at Century City’s sparkling new Fairmont Hotel. Producers behind the year’s best in film and television will duke it out for the top guild honor, the last awards season stop before next Sunday’s Academy Awards.In the film category, Netflix leads the pack in nominations with Adam McKay’s “Don’t Look Up,“ Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” and Lin-Manuel Miranda’s “Tick, Tick … Boom!” all vying for outstanding producer of theatrical motion pictures, named for legendary studio executive Darryl F.

Nick Jonas wears a black face mask while leaving a business meeting in Los Angeles on Thursday (March 16).

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeWhen DeVaughn Nixon and Norm Nixon Jr. both showed up in the casting offices of HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” on the same day — at the same time — it could have been awkward. And at first, it was.“They both lovingly shit talked each other,” says exec producer Max Borenstein.

EXCLUSIVE: HBO sports drama Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty scored more viewers in its second week, rising from its debut.

Stephanie March has left the courtroom to take on the role of a "Ripley-inspired intergalactic badass" – and she’s loving every second of it. In December, it was announced that the former "Law & Order: Special Victims Unit" star was suiting up as Lady Akira for Ava DuVernay and Jill Blankenship’s DC superhero drama "Naomi." The CW show, based on the comic series of the same name, follows a teenage superhero when unlikely, outer-worldly events impact her hometown.The actress stars as a "metahuman" who is still a mystery to her. Stephanie March as Lady Akira and Kaci Walfall as Naomi (© 2022 The CW Network, LLC.

Magic Johnson himself. kicks off with Johnson being drafted to the Lakers, and the way he — along with his teammates and an eccentric team of coaches and executives behind the scenes — helped bring basketball into a new era.

The Bingeworthy buds, Mike DeAngelo and Playlist Editor-in-Chief Rodrigo Perez, are back to talk about all of the TV news and shows that are worth your time. This week finds our hosts digging into one of the new HBO series, “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty.” LISTEN: David Jenkins Talks ‘Our Flag Means Death,’ Working With Taika Waititi & More [Bingeworthy Podcast] The new Adam McKay (“Succession,” “Don’t Look Up,” “Anchorman“) show follows, as the title suggests, the rise of the 80’s Lakers Dynasty led by a new and controversial team owner, Jerry Buss (John C.

HBO ushered viewers back to the starting days of the Los Angeles Lakers with new series Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty making its premiere on Sunday. The series from co-creators Max Borenstein and Jim Hecht debuted to just shy of 1 million viewers.

Jonah Hill and Shaquille O’Neal may be our new favorite pair. On Sunday, the actor took to his Instagram account to celebrate the NBA legend’s 50th birthday.“Happy birthday to the GOAT @shaq let’s remake Twins,” Hill wrote next to a picture of the duo standing side by side. Clearly, the height difference is reminiscent of the 1988 buddy comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito, who played fraternal twins separated at birth.

Vanity Fair interview in November. Even more unimaginable than McKay’s disclosure that the superstar SNL alum was no longer on speaking terms with his former SNL head writer was Ferrell turning on McKay after being denied right of first refusal for the lead in a new dramedy McKay was developing about the Showtime-era Los Angeles Lakers.

“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”Sunday, March 6 at 9 p.m., HBOYour next based-on-a-true-story obsession is here. “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty” is based on Jeff Pearlman’s nonfiction book “Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s,” which charted the immortal franchise during its heyday with Magic Johnson (who is currently very annoyed at this new show and mounting his own series documenting the era).

Pepe Aguilar says Ángela Aguilar might have a biopic or reality tv show during an interview with Ventaneando. The singer is working on a biographical series about his father, Antonio Aguilar, and his mother, Flor Silvestre.

The premiere of HBO’s new series Winning Time featured so many members of the star-studded cast!

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticJohn C. Reilly first shows up in “Winning Time” post-coitally, musing about the ways in which his favorite activity has pleasures not unlike his second-favorite. “God damn,” he muses to his sleeping mistress, his gaze slightly tangent to the camera’s gaze.