Simone Biles returned to the Tokyo Olympics on Tuesday and ended up taking home the bronze medal in the balance beam final. Naturally, the 24-year-old gymnast's win left people cheering in the stands, but she also had the support of boyfriend Jonathan Owens all the way in the United States. On his Instagram Story, Jonathan congratulated Simone with a short but sweet tribute, writing, "Words can't explain how proud I am of you right now!! ❤️...
- 8/3/2021
- by Kelsie Gibson
- Popsugar.com
Simone Biles scored a bronze medal in the balance beam finals during the gymnast’s return to competition at the Tokyo Olympics Tuesday.
This marked Biles’ first time competing an event at the summer 2021 games since she withdrew from the gymnastics women’s team all-around final last Tuesday due to “the twisties.”
The Olympic-gold medalist scored a 14.0 during today’s beam finals in Tokyo, putting her behind China’s Tang Xijing, who took silver with a score of 14.233, and China’s Guan Chenchen, who won the event’s gold with a 14.633.
Biles’ bronze from the beam event marks her seventh Olympic medal. She now ties with Shannon Miller for the most medals held by a gymnast from the U.S.
Last Tuesday, Biles withdrew from the women’s team final after the vault competition, the Team USA’s first event, citing the need to focus on her mental health.
Biles...
This marked Biles’ first time competing an event at the summer 2021 games since she withdrew from the gymnastics women’s team all-around final last Tuesday due to “the twisties.”
The Olympic-gold medalist scored a 14.0 during today’s beam finals in Tokyo, putting her behind China’s Tang Xijing, who took silver with a score of 14.233, and China’s Guan Chenchen, who won the event’s gold with a 14.633.
Biles’ bronze from the beam event marks her seventh Olympic medal. She now ties with Shannon Miller for the most medals held by a gymnast from the U.S.
Last Tuesday, Biles withdrew from the women’s team final after the vault competition, the Team USA’s first event, citing the need to focus on her mental health.
Biles...
- 8/3/2021
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Eric McCormack is joining Ktla anchor Jessica Holmes to host a Project Angel Food live telethon on July 17.
The station will broadcast the event, called Lead with Love 2021, from 7 Pm to 9 Pm, and it will be streamed live on Hulu, as well as the Ktla and Project Angel Food websites.
The event is presented by City National Bank and will raise money for expanded Project Angel Food service, with a client base of 2,300 per day, compared to 1,500 per day before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The organization was founded in response to the AIDS pandemic in 1989, and provides food delivery service to Los Angeles clients with critical illnesses including Covid.
Also on the lineup will be co-hosts Loni Love and Alec Mapa. Chefs Cat Cora, Stuart O’Keeffe and Duff Goldman will pay tribute Project Angel Food Chef Randy Nakamura, who died due to Covid complications earlier this year. The...
The station will broadcast the event, called Lead with Love 2021, from 7 Pm to 9 Pm, and it will be streamed live on Hulu, as well as the Ktla and Project Angel Food websites.
The event is presented by City National Bank and will raise money for expanded Project Angel Food service, with a client base of 2,300 per day, compared to 1,500 per day before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic. The organization was founded in response to the AIDS pandemic in 1989, and provides food delivery service to Los Angeles clients with critical illnesses including Covid.
Also on the lineup will be co-hosts Loni Love and Alec Mapa. Chefs Cat Cora, Stuart O’Keeffe and Duff Goldman will pay tribute Project Angel Food Chef Randy Nakamura, who died due to Covid complications earlier this year. The...
- 7/8/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
As the next generation of athletes prepare to take home the gold in Tokyo this summer, Peacock is celebrating the 25th anniversary of the 1996 Olympics with “The ’96 Effect” and “The Sisters of ’96: The 1996 USA Women’s Soccer Olympic Team,” two new shows honoring female Olympians’ legacy on the Atlanta games.
Streaming on June 17, “The ’96 Effect” is a three-part documentary series that follows four legendary USA women’s teams who won gold at the 1996 Olympics. Produced by Lookalike Productions, the docuseries features interviews with the athletes, who reveal how the USA teams inspired each other, the significance of Title IX on their lives and careers and the impact they made on their respective sports.
Featured athletes include USA Women’s basketball’s Lisa Leslie, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes and head coach Tara VanDerveer; gymanastics’ Amanda Borden, Dominque Dawes and Shannon Miller; softball’s Laura Berg, Lisa Fernandez and Dot Richardson; and soccer’s Brandi Chastain,...
Streaming on June 17, “The ’96 Effect” is a three-part documentary series that follows four legendary USA women’s teams who won gold at the 1996 Olympics. Produced by Lookalike Productions, the docuseries features interviews with the athletes, who reveal how the USA teams inspired each other, the significance of Title IX on their lives and careers and the impact they made on their respective sports.
Featured athletes include USA Women’s basketball’s Lisa Leslie, Dawn Staley, Sheryl Swoopes and head coach Tara VanDerveer; gymanastics’ Amanda Borden, Dominque Dawes and Shannon Miller; softball’s Laura Berg, Lisa Fernandez and Dot Richardson; and soccer’s Brandi Chastain,...
- 6/15/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Hulu’s Woke didn’t get an especially warm reception when it debuted in September, with The A.V. Club’s own Shannon Miller saying in her review that it “offers nothing new for those who shoulder the weight of racism daily” and also doesn’t “provide gilded insight for those who are just beginning to understand how race…...
- 11/18/2020
- by Sam Barsanti on News, shared by Sam Barsanti to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Originally created for the Fox network by “Bob’s Burgers” masterminds Loren Bouchard and Nora Smith along with Josh Gad, “Central Park” premiered on May 29 on Apple TV+ bringing a lot of “Bob’s” style and sensibility to the story of a New York family fighting to save the iconic public space. Oh, and it’s a musical too. So what do critics think of this unique animated series?
As of this writing the show has a MetaCritic score of 81 based on nine reviews counted so far: eight positive, one somewhat mixed, none outright negative. On Rotten Tomatoes, which classifies reviews simply as positive or negative, the show is currently rated 100% fresh based on 16 reviews: all positive, naturally.
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Reviewers are calling it “a glorious gift for comedy and musical fans” with “brainy, Broadway-style whimsy” and a “sense of civic pride.
As of this writing the show has a MetaCritic score of 81 based on nine reviews counted so far: eight positive, one somewhat mixed, none outright negative. On Rotten Tomatoes, which classifies reviews simply as positive or negative, the show is currently rated 100% fresh based on 16 reviews: all positive, naturally.
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Reviewers are calling it “a glorious gift for comedy and musical fans” with “brainy, Broadway-style whimsy” and a “sense of civic pride.
- 6/1/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Netflix‘s “The Politician,” about a teenager (Ben Platt) dead-set on becoming president, premiered on Friday, September 27, as one of the season’s most anticipated shows. It comes after creator Ryan Murphy signed a deal to produce programming for the streaming service for the next five years — and all it took was $300 million. Was it worth the price?
As of this writing “The Politician” has a MetaCritic score of 65 based on 21 reviews counted thus far, which are split almost right down the middle: 11 are classified as positive, 10 as mixed, though none are outright negative. That even split carries over onto Rotten Tomatoes, which grades on a pass-fail scale and rates the series 56% fresh based on 32 reviews: 18 thumbs up, 14 thumbs down. The Rt critics’ consensus says, “While ‘The Politician’ can’t uphold all of its tantalizing promises, it delivers just enough soapy satire in a sumptuous setting to keep Ryan Murphy fans invested.
As of this writing “The Politician” has a MetaCritic score of 65 based on 21 reviews counted thus far, which are split almost right down the middle: 11 are classified as positive, 10 as mixed, though none are outright negative. That even split carries over onto Rotten Tomatoes, which grades on a pass-fail scale and rates the series 56% fresh based on 32 reviews: 18 thumbs up, 14 thumbs down. The Rt critics’ consensus says, “While ‘The Politician’ can’t uphold all of its tantalizing promises, it delivers just enough soapy satire in a sumptuous setting to keep Ryan Murphy fans invested.
- 9/27/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
A version of this story about Jonathan Van Ness first appeared in the Down to the Wire issue of TheWrap’s Emmy magazine.
“Queer Eye” grooming guru Jonathan Van Ness has come a long way since Funny or Die introduced him in “Gay of Thrones,” a satirical take on the HBO fantasy hit that launched in 2013.
“I used to feel like I got a lot of no’s,” Van Ness told TheWrap. “‘Gay of Thrones’ was the only thing I ever really did. And I definitely had auditions for other hosting opportunities, but everyone was like, ‘I don’t get it,’ ‘No,’ ‘… (or) “Can you just come in and say ‘Where are my dragons?'” he recalls. “I think I used to feel like, will this be the only thing I do?”
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And...
“Queer Eye” grooming guru Jonathan Van Ness has come a long way since Funny or Die introduced him in “Gay of Thrones,” a satirical take on the HBO fantasy hit that launched in 2013.
“I used to feel like I got a lot of no’s,” Van Ness told TheWrap. “‘Gay of Thrones’ was the only thing I ever really did. And I definitely had auditions for other hosting opportunities, but everyone was like, ‘I don’t get it,’ ‘No,’ ‘… (or) “Can you just come in and say ‘Where are my dragons?'” he recalls. “I think I used to feel like, will this be the only thing I do?”
Also Read: 'Queer Eye' Season 4 Trailer: Jonathan Van Ness Returns to His Old High School
And...
- 8/15/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday. (The answer to the second, “What is the best show currently on TV?” can be found at the end of this post.)
This week’s question: What is your most anticipated returning show of the fall season? Why?
Liz Shannon Miller (@lizlet), IndieWire
There’s a lot I’m very excited about returning: “BoJack Horseman” Season 4, as just one example, is truly extraordinary. But I’m fascinated by the thought of what “Mr. Robot” Season 3 is going to be like, given the crazy political environment it was created during. The latest trailer teased a lot of exciting developments about the new world order descending upon the hacker drama; plus, it’s a show that always has at least one big secret up its sleeve. Of everything coming out this fall, it seems like the most unknown quantity,...
This week’s question: What is your most anticipated returning show of the fall season? Why?
Liz Shannon Miller (@lizlet), IndieWire
There’s a lot I’m very excited about returning: “BoJack Horseman” Season 4, as just one example, is truly extraordinary. But I’m fascinated by the thought of what “Mr. Robot” Season 3 is going to be like, given the crazy political environment it was created during. The latest trailer teased a lot of exciting developments about the new world order descending upon the hacker drama; plus, it’s a show that always has at least one big secret up its sleeve. Of everything coming out this fall, it seems like the most unknown quantity,...
- 9/6/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
IndieWire’s Liz Shannon Miller, Hanh Nguyen and Ben Travers trade notes on how recent abortion storylines have been depicted on TV, how that reflects the current political climate and how it may change under a Trump presidency.
Hanh: A trio of comedies recently tackled abortion in an understated, matter-of-fact way that almost flew under the radar. On “Jane the Virgin’s” second episode of the season, we learn after-the-fact that Xiomara (Andrea Navedo) had an abortion off-screen, between episodes. Her mother Alba (Ivonne Coll) gets angry when she finds out, but eventually decides to respect her daughter’s decision.
Over on Fxx’s “You’re the Worst,” Lindsay (Kether Donohue) had impregnated herself with a “turkey baster” baby intending to try and rebuild her life with her on-again/off-again husband, but once she realized that a family with Paul wasn’t what she wanted, she had an abortion. The procedure is treated very casually,...
Hanh: A trio of comedies recently tackled abortion in an understated, matter-of-fact way that almost flew under the radar. On “Jane the Virgin’s” second episode of the season, we learn after-the-fact that Xiomara (Andrea Navedo) had an abortion off-screen, between episodes. Her mother Alba (Ivonne Coll) gets angry when she finds out, but eventually decides to respect her daughter’s decision.
Over on Fxx’s “You’re the Worst,” Lindsay (Kether Donohue) had impregnated herself with a “turkey baster” baby intending to try and rebuild her life with her on-again/off-again husband, but once she realized that a family with Paul wasn’t what she wanted, she had an abortion. The procedure is treated very casually,...
- 11/17/2016
- by Hanh Nguyen, Liz Shannon Miller and Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Girl Talk is a weekly look at women in film — past, present, and future.
IndieWire recently published a pair of lists that singled out 25 working female filmmakers that we deemed “ready” to make a blockbuster. From many readers, we got this response: “But do they even want to?”
It seemed like a strange question: Has anyone ever wondered, much less asked, if male directors were interested in big-budget movies? Nevertheless, we reached out to the filmmakers on our lists, and the response was nearly unanimous: Yes, of course they do.
That said, it wasn’t the first time they’d been asked. And, as it turns out, there are a number of reasons that might make them decide to steer clear.
“That Dream Is Not Gendered”
“Most filmmakers dream of breaking into Hollywood with a short film or indie feature and then getting recruited by the studios to make bigger movies,...
IndieWire recently published a pair of lists that singled out 25 working female filmmakers that we deemed “ready” to make a blockbuster. From many readers, we got this response: “But do they even want to?”
It seemed like a strange question: Has anyone ever wondered, much less asked, if male directors were interested in big-budget movies? Nevertheless, we reached out to the filmmakers on our lists, and the response was nearly unanimous: Yes, of course they do.
That said, it wasn’t the first time they’d been asked. And, as it turns out, there are a number of reasons that might make them decide to steer clear.
“That Dream Is Not Gendered”
“Most filmmakers dream of breaking into Hollywood with a short film or indie feature and then getting recruited by the studios to make bigger movies,...
- 8/11/2016
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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