SAG-AFTRA Merger: These Actors are Voting ‘Yes’
February 28, 2012 by Lance Carter
Filed under Unions
SAG and AFTRA are trotting out the big guns to get us – the collective ‘us’ – to vote ‘Yes’ on the upcoming merger.
George Clooney, Tom Hanks, Robert De Niro, Alec Baldwin and new Academy Award Winner Octavia Spencer are on the flyer that most of us received showing their support for the merger.
Below are videos from the casts of Modern Family, The Office, Hawaii Five-O and a handful more shows in support of the vote.
The ballots are out and on the way to our mailboxes. How are you going to vote?
If you’re curious in the opposition, here are some Vote “No” videos.
Sh*t Emmy Award Winning Actors Say
February 2, 2012 by Lance Carter
Filed under TV
Modern Family‘s Eric Stonestreet stars in this Funny Or Die video take off of the popular Shit [insert name here] Says meme.
And keep a lookout for another Emmy winning actor towards the end.
Check it out below. Read more
Watch: The SAG Award Winners Acceptance Speeches
January 30, 2012 by Lance Carter
Filed under Film, TV
Thanks to SAG, we have the video and transcripts of all of the acceptance speeches from last night’s Screen Actors Guild Awards.
My favorites of the night were Octavia Spencer and Viola Davis. Both were great and hopefully this puts them as front runners in the Academy Awards.
Check them out below!
18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award Winners
January 29, 2012 by Lance Carter
Filed under Film, TV
THEATRICAL MOTION PICTURES
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
JEAN DUJARDIN / George – “THE ARTIST” (The Weinstein Company)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark – “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
CHRISTOPHER PLUMMER / Hal – “BEGINNERS” (Focus Features)
Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson – “THE HELP” (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
THE HELP (DreamWorks Pictures / Touchstone Pictures)
JESSICA CHASTAIN / Celia Foote
VIOLA DAVIS / Aibileen Clark
BRYCE DALLAS HOWARD / Hilly Holbrook
ALLISON JANNEY / Charlotte Phelan
CHRIS LOWELL / Stuart Whitworth
AHNA O’REILLY / Elizabeth Leefolt
SISSY SPACEK / Missus Walters
OCTAVIA SPENCER / Minny Jackson
MARY STEENBURGEN / Elaine Stein
EMMA STONE / Skeeter Phelan
CICELY TYSON / Constantine Jefferson
MIKE VOGEL / Johnny Foote
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2012 Golden Globes Winners: ‘The Descendants’ and ‘The Artist’ Come Out On Top
January 16, 2012 by Lance Carter
Filed under Film, TV
The Golden Globes are usually the best awards show to watch, mostly because the people in the audience are drinking up a storm. This one though didn’t seem as fun as years past.
There were some good moments – George Clooney‘s acceptance speech was a highlight as was Morgan Freeman‘s award for lifetime achievement.
I also didn’t think Ricky Gervais was as funny as last year. Maybe he held back a bit because of all of the controversy he got?
The Artist took took home the Best Motion Picture Comedy or Musical award while star Jean Dujardin got the statue for best acting.
The Descendants won for Best Motion Picture Drama and it’s star, George Clooney, for best acting.
In TV, Modern Family won for Best Television Series Comedy or Musical while and Homeland got the drama award.
18th Annual Screen Actors Guild Award Nominations
December 14, 2011 by Lance Carter
Filed under Performing Arts News
The nominations for the 18th Annual SAG Awards were announced this morning while I was patiently sitting in an airport waiting to board my flight to JFK.
Congrats to all the nominees!
But, I just have one WTF as I go through the list: Glee was nominated as in the Ensemble category? The cast is fine with Jane Lynch, Heather Morris and Matthew Morrison being the standouts but nominating the cast for best ensemble? Seriously?
Check out the nominations below!
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Trailer: ‘The Muppets’ starring Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy, Jason Segel, Amy Adams
October 13, 2011 by Lance Carter
Filed under Trailers
The Muppets: On vacation in Los Angeles, Walter, the world’s biggest Muppet fan, and his friends Gary and Mary from Smalltown, USA, discover the nefarious plan of oilman Tex Richman to raze the Muppet Theater and drill for the oil recently discovered beneath the Muppets’ former stomping grounds. To stage The Greatest Muppet Telethon Ever and raise the $10 million needed to save the theater, Walter, Mary and Gary help Kermit reunite the Muppets, who have all gone their separate ways: Fozzie now performs with a Reno casino tribute band called the Moopets, Miss Piggy is a plus-size fashion editor at Vogue Paris, Animal is in a Santa Barbara clinic for anger management, and Gonzo is a high-powered plumbing magnate.
Starring: Jason Segel, Amy Adams, Chris Cooper, Alan Arkin, Zach Galifianakis, Jack Black, Kristen Schaal, Donald Glover, Paul Rudd, Ed Helms, Eric Stonestreet, John Krasinski, Rashida Jones
Directed by: James Bobin
In Theaters: November 23rd, 2011
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And the Winners Are…. List of the 2011 Emmy Award Winners
September 18, 2011 by Lance Carter
Filed under TV
Modern Family was the big winner at the 63rd annual Emmy Awards, taking home both supporting comedy acting awards (Ty Burell and Julie Bowen) and Outstanding Comedy Series. Well deserved if you ask me.
Mad Men won its fourth award for Outstanding Drama Series (Yes!) while Downtown Abbey won for Outstanding Directing For A Miniseries, Movie Or A Dramatic Special. I’ve been sitting on Downton Abbey for months now so I guess that means I have to watch it.
In the acting catagories, Jim Parsons (Big Bang Theory) won for Outstanding Actor in a Comedy and in something that was a surprise, Melissa McCarthy won Outstanding Actress in a Comedy for Mike & Molly.
In the dramatic categories, Kyle Chandler won Outstanding Actor in a Drama for Friday Night Lights and Julianna Margulies got her Outstanding Actress in a Drama for The Good Wife.
Peter Dinklage deservedly won Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Drama Series for his work on HBO’s Game of Thrones while Margo Martindale won Outstanding Supporting Actress In A Drama Series for Justified.
And finally, Kate Winslet is one more award down on her quest of EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) glory having one Outstanding Leading Actress in a Mini-series or Movie for Mildred Pierce.
Check out the full list of all the winners and opening of the show below! Read more
Eric Stonestreet on ‘Modern Family’ fans: “I hope they understand that I’m an actor playing a character”
Perhaps the only downside of Modern Family’s successful two-year run on ABC has been that the show’s Eric Stonestreet has to break the news that he’s not gay to disappointed fans of his flamboyantly homosexual character, Cam.
“That’s the sort of thing I’ve got to stop caring about,” Stonestreet told Halifax, Nova Scotia’s The Chronicle Herald for a recent story. “People are disappointed sometimes but I hope they understand that I’m an actor playing a character. They love the character and they might like me too if they give me a chance.”
The 39-year-old takes cues from his mother in playing Cam, an openly gay man who lives with his partner and their adopted daughter on the popular comedy, which centers around three related families living in southern California.
“The thing I found that was familiar was my mom and how my mom acts and talks and sounds and reacts,” he explained, saying that he quickly found the mixing of her mannerisms and his large body type “would work in opposition perfectly.”
His Modern Family role certainly wasn’t an easy transition from his pre-sitcom days, when he appeared on dramas like The West Wing, NCIS and CSI. “The year before Modern Family I think I killed three people on TV,” he laughed.
Primetime Emmy Nominations (with video); Melissa McCarthy’s reaction, Mad Men’s 19 nominations and more!
July 14, 2011 by Lance Carter
Filed under TV
The 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Award nominees were announced this morning by Mike & Molly star Melissa McCarthy and Fringe star Joshua Jackson.
The HBO miniseries Mildred Pierce received the most nominations overall with 21 including but since it’s still sitting on my TIVO waiting for me to watch it, I can’t say anything about it.
Mad Men (AMC) got 19 total nominations and will go up against The Good Wife (CBS), Friday Night Lights (NBC), Dexter (Showtime), Boardwalk Empire and Game of Thrones (both on HBO) in the Outstanding Drama Series.
Big Bang Theory (CBS), Glee (FOX), Modern Family (ABC) and The Office, 30 Rock and Parks and Recreations (NBC) got the nominations for Outstanding Comedy Series.
In both categories, you usually get a “WTF?” but not this year. All of the shows are great but I’m partial to Mad Men, Dexter and Boardwalk Empire in the Drama category. In Comedy, I can’t decide between Modern Family or Parks and Recreations, but any show that kills off a miniature horse, I think has the lead (Parks). Rest in Peace, Lil Sebastian.
In acting nominations, I loved that Mireille Enos (The Killing) and Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men) in the Drama categories. In Comedy, I’d love it if Amy Poehler (Parks and Recreation) won, but with Melissa McCarthy (Mike & Molly), Martha Plimpton (Raising Hope) and Tina Fey (30 Rock) nominated, who can complain?
For the guys, Steve Buscemi (Boardwalk Empire) might be the one to beat in the Drama category, but come on… Timothy Olyphant (Justified), Michael C. Hall (Dexter), Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Light’s), Hugh Laurie (House) and Jon Hamm (Mad Men)? All of them are fantastic, although I would like anyone other than Hugh Laurie to win.
Louie C.K., nominated for lead comedy actor for his work on Louie should win hands down if there’s any justice in the world although Johnny Galecki (Big Bang Theory) who’s never been nominated might not help his cause. Also nominated, Jim Parsons (last year’s winner), Matt LeBlanc (Episodes), Steve Carrell (The Office) and Alec Baldwin (30 Rock).
On the video below, there’s a great moment that has Melissa McCarthy’s reaction to her nomination. Check it out at the 4 minute mark!
The show airs Sept. 18 on Fox with Glee‘s Jane Lynch as the host.
