From the early days of the coronavirus pandemic, Oscar-nominated documentary filmmaker David France (“How to Survive a Plague”) could sense the scale of the threat looming on the horizon. A long-time health reporter who has spent decades documenting the battle against HIV and AIDS, he also knew that it would be up to science to lead the world from the brink of an unprecedented human catastrophe.
The race to develop and rollout a Covid-19 vaccine has been the defining story of recent memory, and it was the director’s need to document “the great unseen work” performed in laboratories across the world that led to his latest feature, “How to Survive a Pandemic.” “This is the largest scientific undertaking of our lifetimes,” France tells Variety, “and it deserved to be chronicled.”
“How to Survive a Pandemic,” which world premieres this week at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, is a kaleidoscopic portrait...
The race to develop and rollout a Covid-19 vaccine has been the defining story of recent memory, and it was the director’s need to document “the great unseen work” performed in laboratories across the world that led to his latest feature, “How to Survive a Pandemic.” “This is the largest scientific undertaking of our lifetimes,” France tells Variety, “and it deserved to be chronicled.”
“How to Survive a Pandemic,” which world premieres this week at the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, is a kaleidoscopic portrait...
- 3/11/2022
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell will do an interview with President Joe Biden from the White House on Wednesday followed by a town hall with the administration’s Covid-19 team.
The interview will be featured on Vaccinating America: An MSNBC Town Hall, to air at 10 Pm Et on MSNBC and streaming on Noticias Telemundo’s digital platforms.
Since becoming president, Biden has previously done sit down interviews with Norah O’Donnell of CBS News, George Stephanopoulos of ABC News and Craig Melvin of NBC News.
The town hall will take place at Northern Virginia Community College, in line with health officials guidelines and government regulations. Those participating in that portion of the event will be Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra; and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murphy. O’Donnell and Noticias Telemundo’s Vanessa Hauc will moderate.
The interview will be featured on Vaccinating America: An MSNBC Town Hall, to air at 10 Pm Et on MSNBC and streaming on Noticias Telemundo’s digital platforms.
Since becoming president, Biden has previously done sit down interviews with Norah O’Donnell of CBS News, George Stephanopoulos of ABC News and Craig Melvin of NBC News.
The town hall will take place at Northern Virginia Community College, in line with health officials guidelines and government regulations. Those participating in that portion of the event will be Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases; Secretary of Health and Human Services Xavier Becerra; and U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murphy. O’Donnell and Noticias Telemundo’s Vanessa Hauc will moderate.
- 5/10/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
All hail these women. It's always a good day to be inspired by incredible Black women who are changing the world for the better—and making history in the process. From Olympic gymnast Simone Biles to Dr. Kizzmekia Corbett, the Black immunologist credited with developing a Covid-19 vaccine, and, of course, Vice President Kamala Harris, the first-ever Black person, person of South Asian descent and woman to hold the position in the United States, there are countless Black women who embody what it means to be awe-inspiring through their work, passions and talents. Continuing to re-define what is possible, these are some of the Black women who deserve a major round of...
- 3/31/2021
- E! Online
Updated with full list of winners: The 52nd annual NAACP Image Awards wrapped up a week of honors Saturday with a primetime ceremony in which it named the Will Smith-Martin Lawrence reteam Bad Boys for Life its Outstanding Motion Picture of the Year. D-Nice won the organization’s marquee Entertainer of the Year award, beating a field that also included Regina King, Viola Davis, Trevor Noah and Tyler Perry.
Other top winners in the two-hour show hosted by Anthony Anthony Anderson and airing live on BET and CBS and across the suite of ViacomCBS networks included two victories for Viola Davis, who took best actress in Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and drama series actress for her final season of How to Get Away With Murder. Chadwick Boseman, who won a supporting actor prize earlier this week, won again, taking the best actor prize for Ma Rainey,...
Other top winners in the two-hour show hosted by Anthony Anthony Anderson and airing live on BET and CBS and across the suite of ViacomCBS networks included two victories for Viola Davis, who took best actress in Netflix’s Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom and drama series actress for her final season of How to Get Away With Murder. Chadwick Boseman, who won a supporting actor prize earlier this week, won again, taking the best actor prize for Ma Rainey,...
- 3/28/2021
- by Patrick Hipes and Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The NAACP Image Awards virtual experience continued on Friday and “black-ish,” the Octavia Spencer miniseries “Self Made” and “Power Book II: Ghost” won three prizes each from the organization.
Anthony Anderson, Deon Cole and Marsai Martin won acting prizes for “black-ish.” Spencer and Blair Underwood also won for “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker,” while the Netflix miniseries won in the outstanding TV movie, limited series or dramatic special category. And Clifford “Method Man” Smith and Mary J. Blige won on behalf of “Power Book II: Ghost,” while the series also won for outstanding drama series.
The NAACP all week has been rolling out its winners for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards, revealing a slate of winners across various categories each night leading up until the televised awards show on Saturday, March 27. On Friday, the Image Awards recognized film and scripted TV categories.
“Insecure” won for best comedy series,...
Anthony Anderson, Deon Cole and Marsai Martin won acting prizes for “black-ish.” Spencer and Blair Underwood also won for “Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker,” while the Netflix miniseries won in the outstanding TV movie, limited series or dramatic special category. And Clifford “Method Man” Smith and Mary J. Blige won on behalf of “Power Book II: Ghost,” while the series also won for outstanding drama series.
The NAACP all week has been rolling out its winners for the 52nd NAACP Image Awards, revealing a slate of winners across various categories each night leading up until the televised awards show on Saturday, March 27. On Friday, the Image Awards recognized film and scripted TV categories.
“Insecure” won for best comedy series,...
- 3/27/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
In today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max announced the release date for its new dark comedy, “Made For Love,” and Disney greenlit “Zombies 3.”
Dates
“Made For Love,” a dark comedy adapted from Alissa Nutting‘s novel of the same name, will debut on HBO Max with the first three episodes on April 1. The show follows Hazel Green (Cristin Milioti), a 30-something woman escaping a toxic marriage to tech billionaire Byron Gogol (Billy Magnussen), who has implanted a futuristic monitoring device in her brain. Dan Bakkedahl, Noma Dumezweni, Augusto Aguilera, Caleb Foote and Ray Romano also star in “Made For Love,” which is executive produced by Nutting, showrunner Christina Lee, Patrick Somerville, Dean Bakopoulos, Liza Chasin and Sj Clarkson. Paramount Television Studios is the studio. The series is directed by Alethea Jones and Stephanie Laing, who also serves as co-executive producer. Watch a trailer below.
Comedy Central has announced that...
Dates
“Made For Love,” a dark comedy adapted from Alissa Nutting‘s novel of the same name, will debut on HBO Max with the first three episodes on April 1. The show follows Hazel Green (Cristin Milioti), a 30-something woman escaping a toxic marriage to tech billionaire Byron Gogol (Billy Magnussen), who has implanted a futuristic monitoring device in her brain. Dan Bakkedahl, Noma Dumezweni, Augusto Aguilera, Caleb Foote and Ray Romano also star in “Made For Love,” which is executive produced by Nutting, showrunner Christina Lee, Patrick Somerville, Dean Bakopoulos, Liza Chasin and Sj Clarkson. Paramount Television Studios is the studio. The series is directed by Alethea Jones and Stephanie Laing, who also serves as co-executive producer. Watch a trailer below.
Comedy Central has announced that...
- 3/22/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Just before women’s history month comes to an end, Lifetime will honor a number of iconic women with its Women Making History special. Vice President Kamala Harris and Oscar nominee Andra Day are among trailblazing women to be featured in the television event.
Set to premiere Tuesday, March 30 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, the one-hour Lifetime special will feature an exclusive and intimate interview with Harris as she reveals some of the women who helped shape her life. Women Making History explores the various ways women are taking the lead in fields from science and medicine to human rights and political action, breaking down glass ceilings. The special will also highlight Harris’ work with President Joe Biden to pass the American Rescue Plan.
Women Making History will also highlight profiles of women whose contributions are positively impacting and inspiring the lives of other women. Among them are immunologist Dr.
Set to premiere Tuesday, March 30 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt, the one-hour Lifetime special will feature an exclusive and intimate interview with Harris as she reveals some of the women who helped shape her life. Women Making History explores the various ways women are taking the lead in fields from science and medicine to human rights and political action, breaking down glass ceilings. The special will also highlight Harris’ work with President Joe Biden to pass the American Rescue Plan.
Women Making History will also highlight profiles of women whose contributions are positively impacting and inspiring the lives of other women. Among them are immunologist Dr.
- 3/22/2021
- by Alexandra Del Rosario
- Deadline Film + TV
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