Shonda Rhimes seems like the woman who has it all – thanks to her ever-evolving Shondaland – a paradise created for the sheer purpose of providing an endless array of pure delight for fans who can’t seem to get enough of the TGIT lineup branded by a creator who knows exactly what it takes to her make her loyal subscribers blissfully sedated.
As the saying goes – “wonders will never cease”. As the nation continues to battle racial discord and blatantly disarming bigotry, Kent State University in Ohio, is now being called to task for staging The Mountaintop an award-winning play from Katori Hall in a fashion that has left her perplexed and quite frankly outraged.
The growing unrest that has held the University of Missouri-Columbia captive and initiated an additional antenna to the growing movement against racial motivated attacks and threats against people of color has reached its plateau with the announcement on Monday by the University system’s president, Tim Wolfe and the chancellor of the riddled flagship campus, R. Bowen Loftin that both men will relinquish their posts.
The landscape of TV is becoming crowded with shows featuring women of color with high-powered agendas and adequate levels of complexity.
Another season of Project Runway has come to an end and as usual a winner emerges. Nothing new right? Wrong.
Director Quentin Tarantino has built a successful career around his ability to be delightfully shocking and dramatically imaginative while all the while setting a standard for filmmaking that very few are able to adhere to which is the reason why he is part of the group of stylized storytellers that instinctively commands respect and adulation.
If the cover art is any indication of what to expect – then we are definitely in for a treat when the Queen of Cool – Santigold, launches her third album, 99 Cents, on Jan. 22nd.
Uzo Aduba has been cast opposite Downton Abbey’s Laura Carmichael in The Maids – a dauntingly exquisite play by Jean Genet that centers around two maids who compulsively come up with creatively disturbing ways to rid themselves of the woman who oversees their welfare.
Idris Elba may be too “urban” for to play James Bond according to naysayers but he seems to be a perfect fit for Luther the character he plays in the gritty cop drama that bears the same name.
It’s that time of year again! Awards season is heating up and as the year comes to an end – the industry is gearing up for another round of non-stop festivities.
The Golden Globes and the Oscars are great and all but when it comes down to it – the voice of the people is what truly matters.