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Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations (Full List) From “General Hospital” to ‘”Ellen”

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Daytime Emmy Awards Nominations (Full List) From “General Hospital” to ‘”Ellen”

Here’s the list of nominations for the Daytime Emmy AWards, from soap operas to talk shows to game shows. I don’t know how they come up with these nominees, and I don’t think I want to know. I do know from my limited observations that Finola Hughes, who basically plays Mrs. Peel from The Avengers on “General Hospital,” is the Best of the actresses. I’m sure everyone else is great too!

Outstanding Drama Series
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Culinary Program
America’s Test Kitchen
Cook’s Country
Giada In Italy
Mexico One Plate At A Time
Pati’s Mexican Table
Patricia Heaton Parties
Outstanding Legal/Courtroom Program
Divorce Court
Hot Bench
Judge Judy
Lauren Lake’s Paternity Court
The People’s Court
Outstanding Game Show
Jeopardy
Let’s Make A Deal
Monopoly Millionaires’ Club
The Price Is Right
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire
Outstanding Morning Program
CBS Sunday Morning
CBS This Morning
Good Morning America
Today
Outstanding Morning Program in Spanish
Café CNN
Despierta America
Un Nuevo Dia
Outstanding Talk Show/Informative
The Chew
The Dr. Oz Show
Larry King Now
The Doctors
The Kitchen
Outstanding Talk Show/Entertainment
The Ellen DeGeneres Show
The Real
The View
The Wendy Williams Show
The Talk
Outstanding Entertainment News Program
Access Hollywood
Extra
Entertainment Tonight
The Insider
TMZ
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Tracey E. Bregman
Kassie DePavia
Mary Beth Evans
Finola Hughes
Maura West
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Tyler Christopher
Anthony Geary
Justin Hartley
Christian LeBlanc
Kristoff St. John
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Lauralee Bell
Jessica Collins
Linsey Godfrey
Peggy McCay
Melissa Reeves
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Sean Blakemore
Steve Burton
Bryton James
Jacob Young
Dominic Zamprogna
Outstanding Younger Actress in a Drama Series
Reign Edwards
Hunter King
True O’Brien
Ashlyn Pearce
Brooklyn Rae Silzer
Outstanding Younger Actor in a Drama Series
Nicholas Bechtel
Bryan Craig
Max Erich
Pierson Fode
Tequan Richmond
Outstanding Game Show Host
Craig Ferguson
Steve Harvey
Wayne Brady
Billy Gardell
Brooke Burns
Outstanding Entertainment Talk Show Host
Kelly Ripa and Michael Strahan
The Real co-hosts
The View co-hosts
Wendy Williams
The Talk co-hosts
Outstanding Informative Talk Show Host
The Chew co-hosts
Dr. Oz
Larry King
Peter Salgo
Steve Harvey
Outstanding Musical Performance in a Talk Show/Morning Program
Jeff Lynne’s ELO on CBS This Morning
Bruno Mars feat. Mark Ronson on The Ellen DeGeneres Show
Rachel Platten on Good Morning America
Adele on Today
Annie Lennox on The Talk
Outstanding Drama Series Writing Team
The Bold and the Beautiful
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Drama Series Directing Team
The Bold and the Beautiful
Days Of Our Lives
General Hospital
The Young and the Restless
Outstanding Guest Performer In Drama Series
Anna Maria Horsford
Obba Babatunde
Adam Leadbeater
Dee Wallace
Frank Runyeon
Outstanding Digital Daytime Drama Series
East Los High
EastSiders
The Bay The Series
Vanity
Winterthorne
Outstanding Actress in a Digital Daytime Drama Series
Mary Beth Evans
Kathleen Gati
Elizabeth Hubbard
Lilly Melgar
Patsy Pease
Outstanding Actor in a Digital Daytime Drama Series
Kristos Andrews
Van Hansis
Rick Hearst
JD Pardo
Kevin Spirtas

Harvey Weinstein Will Pull Richard Pryor Bio Pic from Georgia if Anti-Gay Bill Passes

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Harvey Weinstein Will Pull Richard Pryor Bio Pic from Georgia if Anti-Gay Bill Passes

Harvey Weinstein has joined the chorus of movie industry people threatening to pull movies from the state of Georgia if their anti-gay rights bill passes.

Weinstein has just issued this statement:

“The Weinstein Company will not stand behind sanctioning the discrimination of‎ LGBT people or any American. We have plans in place to begin filming Lee Daniels’ new film in Georgia later this year, but will move the production if this unlawful bill is enacted. We hope Governor Deal will veto bill HB 757 and not allow sanctioned bigotry to become law in Georgia.”

Disney and Marvel have also threatened to pull up stakes if the so called religious liberty bill passes. Marvel is currently shooting “Guardians of the Galaxy II” there. Georgia offers great tax incentives to film companies. But if that bill does pass, the large number of movie and TV productions will probably leave. The bill could also affect the recording industry down there.

Ken Howard aka “The White Shadow,” President of SAG-AFTRA, Has Died at Age 71

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Ken Howard aka “The White Shadow,” President of SAG-AFTRA, Has Died at Age 71

What a shame. Ken Howard, president of SAG-AFTRA, star of TV’s “White Shadow,” has died at age 71. He was just the nicest guy in the world. He was also a Broadway star, having a huge long resume that included the original “1776” and “See Saw” with Michele Lee. He had a long list of movie credits too including most recently “The Judge.”

You might not know this but among Ken’s ex wives were “Days of Our Lives” actress Louise Sorel, and Margo Howard, daughter of Eppie Lederer aka daughter of Ann Landers and niece of “Dear Abby” Abigail van Buren.

Condolences to his family. He really was a swell guy. I saw him at the BAFTA tea in January, and he was gregarious and open and friendly as usual. He will be missed.

Here’s the release from SAG:
We are deeply saddened to announce that SAG-AFTRA President Ken Howard passed away today.

Ken was an accomplished actor, author, teacher and unionist whose steady leadership as president of Screen Actors Guild positioned him to guide the union’s historic 2012 merger with American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. In addition to his many professional credits, awards and other laudatory work, he led the union for nearly seven years and was devoted to the interests of its membership.

SAG-AFTRA Acting President Gabrielle Carteris said, “Ken was an inspirational leader and it is an incredible loss for SAG-AFTRA, for his family and for everyone who knew him. He was a light that never dimmed and was completely devoted to the membership. He led us through tumultuous times and set our union on a steady course of excellence. We will be forever in his debt.”

National Executive Director David White said, “Ken was a remarkable leader and his powerful vision for this union was a source of inspiration for all of us. He was an exceptional person and we are deeply saddened by his passing. He had a remarkable career and he never forgot what it was like to be a working performer. The merger of SAG and AFTRA was something of a “North Star” for him and, once he fixed upon it, he never wavered from that goal. My heart goes out to his loving wife, Linda, and to their family. He will be deeply missed.”

Ken leaves a legacy of service, commitment and superlative success. He was an extraordinary actor whose career spanned Broadway, motion pictures and television. He was a Tony and Emmy Award winner and is best remembered for his groundbreaking network series “The White Shadow.”

Ken was elected to the national board of directors of Screen Actors Guild in 2008 and to the SAG presidency in 2009. He served two terms and was widely viewed as the leader of the 2012 merger that created SAG-AFTRA, ensuring meaningful representation for nearly 160,000 actors, broadcasters and recording artists now and into the future. He was appointed co-president upon merger and in 2013, became the first elected president of SAG-AFTRA and was reelected in 2015.

He led numerous union committees including chairing the television and theatrical negotiating committee through several rounds of bargaining resulting in nearly $1 billion in gains for members.

He was a hands-on leader and worked closely with national executive director David White in returning the union to fiscal stability. Howard was recognized with the George Heller Memorial Gold Card in 2015 – the union’s highest service honor, and in 2013 received the Leadership Recognition Award for his work on merging the unions.

Ken was active in the International Federation of Actors and served SAG-AFTRA and the national labor movement as vice president of the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO) and the Department of Professional Employees, AFL-CIO.

Broadway: Highly Touted “Shuffle Along” Shuts Down For Audra McDonald Sick Days, Etc

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Broadway: Highly Touted “Shuffle Along” Shuts Down For Audra McDonald Sick Days, Etc

with updates
It’s not easy putting on a new Broadway show. They’re learning that the old fashioned way at the Music Box Theater.

“Shuffle Along,” the highly touted revival of a show no one knows, has shut down in previews for a variety of reasons including some retooling. The official opening night is April 28th, but the show stopped performances on Monday and may not be back in previews until April 2nd.

A release says the show only cancelled previews on Monday and Tuesday. “Shuffle Along” had already built in a hiatus from March 27th through April 1st for tweaking, rewrites, retooling, etc.

Update: A press rep says Audra McDonald is ill, which is why the show canceled performances Monday through today. They hope to come back before the hiatus begins on Sunday. In other words, there’s a chance of shows tomorrow, Friday and Saturday. We’ll stay on top of that.

George C. Wolfe directs Audra McDonald, Brian Stokes Mitchell, and Billy Porter in a musical about the making of the musical “Shuffle Along,” which was the first black musical on Broadway. Scott Rudin is the lead producer.

“Shuffle Along” will compete with the much loved “The Color Purple” and “She Loves Me” for Best Revival of a Musical if it makes it that far. And even if it does open on April 28th, McDonald leaves soon after for a three month hiatus. That significantly changes the box office popularity.

Theater: John Legend Will Produce Joe Morton Starring as Dick Gregory Off Broadway

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Theater: John Legend Will Produce Joe Morton Starring as Dick Gregory Off Broadway
The coolest political humorist of all, Dick Gregory, is about to get profiled in an off Broadway play.
John Legend and his producing partner Mike Jackson are bring Gregory to life — he’s still alive, thanks, and kicking at 83–in a play called “Turn Me Loose,” written by Gretchen Law.
The great Joe Morton stars as the comedian and civil rights activist. John Carlin co-stars, and John Legend has a new original song in the show.
Performances begin May 3rd at the Westside Theater, and opening night is May 19th.
John Legend says in a press release, “People like Dick Gregory, Paul Robeson, Harry Belafonte and Nina Simone show me what the definition of an artist is – it isn’t just to make art but to speak truth to what’s happening, speak beauty into the world, speak love into the world and also… get involved.”

 

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R&B Legend Luther Ingram’s Nephew Murdered 2 Years Ago in Atlanta, Still No Justice or Trial

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R&B Legend Luther Ingram’s Nephew Murdered 2 Years Ago in Atlanta, Still No Justice or Trial

The great R&B singer Luther Ingram sang “If Loving You is Wrong (I Don’t Want to be Right)” and co-wrote the Staples Singers hit “Respect Yourself.” But Ingram– a soft spoken star who died nine years ago– could never have imagined this situation: his nephew, Earl Michael Clemons, a student at DeVry Institute in Decatur, Georgia was murdered in January 2014. His alleged killer has never stood trial, and in Decatur– a leafy suburb of Atlanta– there has never been a single report about what happened.

Earl Michael, 28, was a semester away from graduation, studying Computer Forensics. He aspired to a job with the FBI. After not finishing school in his early 20s, he decided to join his sister in Decatur, at DeVry, where they shared an apartment while he worked toward his degree. He was all the things you might guess: outgoing, friendly, rational, a great young man with a bright future.

But on January 24, 2014 Clemons was allegedly lured to an abandoned construction site by an acquaintance named Andrew Jerome Troutman. Construction workers found Clemons’ body, dead from a brutal multiple stabbing. His alleged killer, Troutman, was arrested six days later, along with his mother– who lied to police and to obstruct his arrest.

What makes Troutman’s situation even more frustrating for Clemons’ parents, they say, is that they have been told he confessed to killing their son back in January 2014. (Peters, in the minute that we spoke, wouldn’t answer my questions.)

Troutman sat in prison until July 2015 until he finally made bail, which had been posted at $100,000. On a $10,000 bond he was set free. In October he was arrested for “simple battery” but that wasn’t enough to revoke his bail.

Troutman remained free until two weeks ago, when he was arrested for allegedly threatening a witness in the case. Now he’s back in jail, with no court date assigned. The prosecutor, Helen Peters, refuses to talk about the case. The judge, Clarence Seeliger, 35 years on the bench, has not returned calls.

Clemons’ parents, William and Michelle Langford– and other people I spoke to at the DeKalb County Courthouse– can’t figure out why Troutman was given a bond in the first place. Judge Seeliger, 70, faces re-election in May, and sources say feel he may be stalling on overseeing a controversial case. But no one really can explain it.

How could this happen in a well to do suburb of Atlanta? For one thing, no one — and I mean absolutely no one reported the murder in the press. Not any local TV, and absolutely not the Atlanta Journal Constitution.

Last week, knowing they wouldn’t get press in Atlanta, the Langfords were wise: they contacted their local CBS TV station in Illinois, which tipped off an Atlanta station. A camera crew arrived at the Decatur courthouse. “We think Judge Seeliger realized the case was finally getting some attention,” the Langfords told me.
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Will Earl Michael Clemons ever get real justice? Will Andrew Jerome Troutman ever stand trial? In the meantime, take a look at the video clip above, around 1:50, when the seemingly unrepentant Troutman– wearing a three piece suit– appears to be whistling as he’s taken to his jail cell.

Review: “Batman vs. Superman” Is the Marvel Killing Mega Hit DC Comics Fans Wanted

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Review: “Batman vs. Superman” Is the Marvel Killing Mega Hit DC Comics Fans Wanted

There are more Easter eggs in “Batman vs. Superman” than on the front lawn of the White House. Zack Snyder’s ultimate DC Comics movie is also the Marvel killing mega fans have longed for. After years and years of free standing “Batman” or “Superman” movies, the two super heroes finally meet, meet each other’s companions, duke it out, and come up winners.

The good news– it’s all good news– is that Ben Affleck is damn good as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Henry Cavill has improved tremendously as Superman/Clark Kent, and Gal Gadot is a welcome addition as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince.  Jesse Eisenberg is a phenomenal Lex Luthor. Jeremy Irons is a fun Alfred. This little ensemble plays well together, with a humorous pay off line toward the end of the film. (I don’t want to ruin it.)

Did I like this movie? I used to buy these comic books for 12 cents at Dubrow’s in Woodmere, Long Island. I had stacks of them. I never thought they’d amount to much beyond pre-teen entertainment. But I do think this movie is kind of my pay-off for years of devotion. It’s cool to see Lex Luthor introduce Clark Kent to Bruce Wayne. You can’t beat it.

Some of the story is a little convoluted, but that’s okay. Luthor pits the two “red capes” against each other and you’re not quite sure why they take the bait. But Gotham City and Metropolis are exploding, there’s a lot of fear and loathing, and someone has to save Lois Lane (the better than ever Amy Adams) from her latest exploits.

And what a coincidence: Bruce and Clark have something in common. Each of them had mothers named Martha.  It is a total coincidence in comic book history. But screenwriters David S. Goyer and Chris Terrio seized on this, among other things, as a nod to fans. They will approve.

We do get mini versions of the Batman and Superman backstories, in case you’ve been living under a rock for the last 80 years. They’re handled economically, thank god, because how many times can you see Bruce Wayne’s parents die? Snyder plants two eggs– look for them– in that context. You’ll see a movie poster for “Zorro”– the inspiration for Batman long ago, and a movie marquee for “Excalibur.” You see, in the updated story, the Waynes only died in 1981. “Excalibur,” released that year, about King Arthur’s court, is supposed to show the transition “from despair to glory,” the movie’s set designer tells me. “Zack really liked it.”

These aren’t spoilers because you can find it all on the IMDB and other places: there are tons of cameos– from a bunch of broadcasters including Charlie Rose and Anderson Cooper- to a lot of other DC heroes. Ezra Miller’s “The Flash” — who hasn’t been on screen yet– is shown, as is Jason Momoa’s Aquaman. “BvS” you see is the beginning of a long launch of DC movies a la Marvel. (I’m thriller since I am sick of “X Men” and can’t listen to Peter Parker’s whiny history once more.)

There are also nods to Robin (where is he?), and Clark’s dead father Jonathan Kent, plus a nice little plot for Ma Kent (Diane Lane, who looks way too young and gorgeous to play that part). Lawrence Fishburne is a terrific Perry White in the age of newspapers dying, and Harry Lennix is back from “Man of Steel.” So is Michael Shannon, stiffly.

Basically, “BvS” is a far better movie than Snyder and Cavill’s “Man of Steel.” I can only assume this has a lot to do with Chris Terrio, who wrote “Argo” and seems to have sharpened the character development. In “MoS” I yawned through Superman’s endless fights with General Zod. It was just repetitive. Here, there’s a movie to latch onto. And I think fans will go back and back to look for more surprises. Very entertaining.

 

 

 

Jake Gyllenhaal: Breaking Up (Things) Is Hard to Do in “Demolition”

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Jake Gyllenhaal: Breaking Up (Things) Is Hard to Do in “Demolition”

Jake Gyllenhaal is very handsome, even with a scraggly beard and wearing an unflattering loose t-shirt that does nothing for his “Southpaw” physique. At the Essex House in midtown Manhattan Sunday afternoon, the actor’s very blue eyes are a little puffy, possibly from too little sleep. Gyllenhaal just got back from the South by Southwest Film Festival the day before where “Demolition” was an audience award winner. (“Demolition” co-stars Naomi Watts, Judah Lewis, Heather Lind, Chris Cooper.)

“Demolition” is a terrific film directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (“Dallas Buyers Club,” “Wild”) that’s been bounced around a bit. It opened the Toronto Film Festival in September 2015 in anticipation of release, then was pulled back by Fox Searchlight for release months later. This week there was a stealth premiere party as “Demolition” is set to go up against the mega release “Batman vs. Superman.”

Gyllenhaal almost seems like a superhero in what is a very different part for the actor. He displays almost no emotion on his face for most of the film. He plays a successful Wall Street analyst with seemingly everything going for him until a tragic car accident– in which he was the passenger– results in his wife’s death. He comes out of it as though in a trance and his behavior becomes increasingly bizarre and unhinged. (This is no spoiler since it happens early in the film.)

I asked Jake what it was like to play a guy who displays no emotion though most of the film?

“It’s hard as an actor. As an actor you want to emote, just out of ego,” he said. “You think expression is about emoting but really expression can be internal.”

Gyllenhaal said he loved the film because it showed a guy who made conventional choices up until his wife’s tragedy and because he wasn’t listening to himself he became lost.

“He doesn’t know what he feels because he hasn’t listened to his own feelings and then he spends an entire movie trying to figure out how to get back to himself so he can feel what he wanted to feel about the event in the first place. And so in a way it’s this crazy journey to do that but it’s also, it’s hopefully a little bit of a message like, ‘Yeah take from convention what works for you but fuck the rest and be yourself.”

The movie’s title comes from what the character’s father-in-law (Cooper) tells him about how you have to demolish something and see how it’s made before you can put it back together. Gyllenhaal’s character smashes lots of things, including taking a sledgehammer to his beautiful modernistic glass house.

So what was he thinking during that scene where his anger looked so real?

“Oh I got a lot of that,” he laughed. “That’s the part of me that, you know, is really into the political system right now, but I think there is something, there is an expression, this guy’s searching for how he feels and he doesn’t know how to express himself, so he just does it in the physical world,” he laughed, which is always a mistake,” he laughed. “It’s always a mistake because that’s a really nice house.”

 

Photo c2015 Showbiz411 by Paula Schwartz

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Exclusive William H. Macy Snags All Star Cast for “Krystal” Including Oscar Nominee Wife Felicity Huffman

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Exclusive William H. Macy Snags All Star Cast for “Krystal” Including Oscar Nominee Wife Felicity Huffman

William H. Macy and Felicity Huffman are two of the best actors out there and really nice people, too. So I’m happy to report that Macy will direct Huffman and an all star cast in a new comedy-drama called “Krystal.” The script is by Will Aldis. The Macys start shooting in April during time off from their respective hit TV shows, “Shameless” and “American Crime.”

Macy now has Oscar winner Kathy Bates, plus John Legiuzamo, Rosario Dawson, Joe Manganiello, rapper T.I. and Nick Robinson all set.

Macy, an Oscar nominee for “Fargo,” has certainly gotten into directing. This is his third film in three years following “The Layover” and “Rudderless.” The former hasn’t been released yet. The latter got decent reviews but no marketing or distribution. It’s the tough indie world. Hoping for good things from “Krystal.”

Rupert Murdoch’s New Conservative Website Name Already Taken by Piercings Shop in South Carolina

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Rupert Murdoch’s New Conservative Website Name Already Taken by Piercings Shop in South Carolina

It’s very busy on Heat Street these days.

That’s the name of Rupert Murdoch/Fox News/NewsCorp’s new conservative website being set up former right wing British Member of Parliament Louise Mensch. (She’s married to the manager of Metallica, by the way.)

heat street storeWhether or not she is actually a mensch is beside the point. Louise– who questioned Rupert and James Murdoch in Parliament during the hacking scandal, then went to work for them (haha)–has got a bigger problem. The url (website address) for the new site belongs to a piercings and clothing shop in South Carolina.

Heat Street is parked at www.heatstreet.com and is owned by a nice man named Lloyd Mitchell. He told me this was all news to him, and that no one, including Rupert Murdoch, has deigned to call him.

Mitchell sells t shirts, sandals, and offers a variety of skin piercings. Their website proclaims: All our piercing technicians not only meet – yet surpass – the standards for training & experience in the art of body piercing. Our piercers regularly attend training & receive certifications. Our facilities are of the highest calibre & are routinely inspected for safety.

Meanwhile. I’m told about 15 full time staffers are toiling away in the NewsCorp headquarters, practicing making a new HeatStreet.com site every day. It does sound a bit like the failed NewsCorp app The Daily, which has so faded into obscure memory that I had to Google it to remember what it was called.

NewsCorp could try www.heatst.com — which sort of looks like hearst.com– or heat-street.com with a hyphen, or heatstreet.net. But I fear that most of their clicks will go to Mr. Mitchell, and that a lot of conservative right wing readers will wind up with belly button and lip studs.

PS NewsCorp/FoxNews/Murdoch flack James Kennedy writes that HeatStreet is a NewsCorp only project, and that Fox News “has no relationship to Heat Street.” (Okay. It must be fun over there, splitting all those hairs.)

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