Naomi McPherson, a member of the pop group Muna, is taking their talents to the big screen!
The 31-year-old singer has been cast in Jason Reitman‘s SNL 1975, which will tell the origin story of the popular late night show.
Keep reading to find out more…
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Naomi will play Janis Ian, who was the musical guest on the premiere episode of SNL.
SNL 1975 will be Naomi‘s acting debut!
Other stars who have been cast in the film include Gabriel Labelle, Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Dylan O’Brien, J.K. Simmons, Nicholas Braun, Kaia Gerber, Willem Dafoe, Ella Hunt, Finn Wolfhard, Andrew Barth Feldman, and more!
Naomi features in Muna alongside Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin. The group notably opened for Taylor Swift during the U.S. leg of her Eras Tour in 2023.
Find out which stars have host Saturday Night Live five or more times!
The 31-year-old singer has been cast in Jason Reitman‘s SNL 1975, which will tell the origin story of the popular late night show.
Keep reading to find out more…
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Naomi will play Janis Ian, who was the musical guest on the premiere episode of SNL.
SNL 1975 will be Naomi‘s acting debut!
Other stars who have been cast in the film include Gabriel Labelle, Cooper Hoffman, Rachel Sennott, Dylan O’Brien, J.K. Simmons, Nicholas Braun, Kaia Gerber, Willem Dafoe, Ella Hunt, Finn Wolfhard, Andrew Barth Feldman, and more!
Naomi features in Muna alongside Katie Gavin and Josette Maskin. The group notably opened for Taylor Swift during the U.S. leg of her Eras Tour in 2023.
Find out which stars have host Saturday Night Live five or more times!
- 4/13/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Musician Naomi McPherson is joining the star-packed cast of SNL 1975, Jason Reitman’s forthcoming film about the debut night of the long-running NBC sketch series Saturday Night Live.
McPherson, who uses they/them pronouns, will make their acting debut as singer-songwriter Janis Ian, a musical guest on the first episode of SNL that aired Oct. 11, 1975. Reitman is directing the Sony Pictures project that focuses on the behind-the-scenes moments leading up to that initial broadcast. The cast includes Gabriel Labelle as series creator Lorne Michaels, Cooper Hoffman as former NBC exec Dick Ebersol and Rachel Sennott as Michaels’ ex-wife and former SNL writer Rosie Shuster.
McPherson is a member of the Los Angeles-based band Muna and handles production duties for most of the group’s music. Muna has spent the past two years touring in support of the self-titled 2022 album that includes the single “Silk Chiffon” featuring Phoebe Bridgers. The band,...
McPherson, who uses they/them pronouns, will make their acting debut as singer-songwriter Janis Ian, a musical guest on the first episode of SNL that aired Oct. 11, 1975. Reitman is directing the Sony Pictures project that focuses on the behind-the-scenes moments leading up to that initial broadcast. The cast includes Gabriel Labelle as series creator Lorne Michaels, Cooper Hoffman as former NBC exec Dick Ebersol and Rachel Sennott as Michaels’ ex-wife and former SNL writer Rosie Shuster.
McPherson is a member of the Los Angeles-based band Muna and handles production duties for most of the group’s music. Muna has spent the past two years touring in support of the self-titled 2022 album that includes the single “Silk Chiffon” featuring Phoebe Bridgers. The band,...
- 4/12/2024
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Yellow Affair has sold Janis Pugh’s debut Chuck Chuck Baby to a slew of territories, including Dark Star Pictures in North America and Studio Soho for UK-Ireland.
The Edinburgh premiere, which also played at Toronto, has also sold to Scandinavia and Baltics (NonStop), Germany and Austria (Salzgeber), Spain (Yoda Films) and for airlines (Aardwolf).
LA-based Dark Star Pictures has a theatrical release planned for this summer.
Anne Beresford, Adam Partridge, Andrew Gillman and Peggy Cafferty produced the UK feature. The cast includes Louise Brealey, Annabel Scholey, Sorcha Cusack, Celyn Jones and Emily Fairn.
Chuck Chuck Baby takes place in the present day,...
The Edinburgh premiere, which also played at Toronto, has also sold to Scandinavia and Baltics (NonStop), Germany and Austria (Salzgeber), Spain (Yoda Films) and for airlines (Aardwolf).
LA-based Dark Star Pictures has a theatrical release planned for this summer.
Anne Beresford, Adam Partridge, Andrew Gillman and Peggy Cafferty produced the UK feature. The cast includes Louise Brealey, Annabel Scholey, Sorcha Cusack, Celyn Jones and Emily Fairn.
Chuck Chuck Baby takes place in the present day,...
- 3/14/2024
- ScreenDaily
Twenty years after the infamous Burn Book, movie lovers can now sing along to Mean Girls at home.
The musical twist on Tina Fey’s 2004 cult-favorite teen comedy is now available to stream on Paramount+. It’s also available to buy or rent on digital at Prime Video, Apple TV and other on-demand video platforms. The film belted past box office expectations in January with its $33.2 million opening.
Buy 'Mean GIrls' on Prime Video
Original Mean Girls Broadway star Reneé Rapp reprises her onstage role on the big screen as queen bee of “the Plastics” Regina George (first played by Rachel McAdams). The musical reboot also stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron (originally portrayed by Lindsay Lohan); Auli’i Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey as her friends, as Janis Ian and Damian Leigh; and Jenna Fischer as Cady’s mother. Avantika and Bebe Wood round out the Plastics as Karen Shetty and...
The musical twist on Tina Fey’s 2004 cult-favorite teen comedy is now available to stream on Paramount+. It’s also available to buy or rent on digital at Prime Video, Apple TV and other on-demand video platforms. The film belted past box office expectations in January with its $33.2 million opening.
Buy 'Mean GIrls' on Prime Video
Original Mean Girls Broadway star Reneé Rapp reprises her onstage role on the big screen as queen bee of “the Plastics” Regina George (first played by Rachel McAdams). The musical reboot also stars Angourie Rice as Cady Heron (originally portrayed by Lindsay Lohan); Auli’i Cravalho and Jaquel Spivey as her friends, as Janis Ian and Damian Leigh; and Jenna Fischer as Cady’s mother. Avantika and Bebe Wood round out the Plastics as Karen Shetty and...
- 3/4/2024
- by Danielle Directo-Meston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The very first shot of the 2024 musical reimagining of "Mean Girls" is a vertical frame. Two characters, Janis (played by Auli'i Cravalho) and Damian (Jaquel Spivey), film themselves singing a song that sets the stage for the story to follow. They're troubadours for the TikTok set - and this is a "Mean Girls" for a new generation.
The Cady Heron, Regina George, and Aaron Samuels of the original film, released in 2004, had never seen an iPhone - those wouldn't debut for another three years. "Instagram," "Twitter," and "Snapchat" would have sounded like gibberish. Karen was just a name, and Donald Trump was just a business mogul.
Twenty years later . . . well, things are different. We've seen not just a technological revolution, but a cultural one. More Americans have become more aware of how rampant racism and discrimination - from microaggressions to hate crimes - are in this country. And while we...
The Cady Heron, Regina George, and Aaron Samuels of the original film, released in 2004, had never seen an iPhone - those wouldn't debut for another three years. "Instagram," "Twitter," and "Snapchat" would have sounded like gibberish. Karen was just a name, and Donald Trump was just a business mogul.
Twenty years later . . . well, things are different. We've seen not just a technological revolution, but a cultural one. More Americans have become more aware of how rampant racism and discrimination - from microaggressions to hate crimes - are in this country. And while we...
- 1/11/2024
- by Abbey Stone
- Popsugar.com
Megan Thee Stallion is showing off a fierce new look at the Mean Girls musical movie premiere!
The 28-year-old rapper joined the movie’s star Renee Rapp at the red carpet premiere on Monday evening (January 8) at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater in New York City.
Megan and Renee collaborated on the song “Not My Fault” for the film’s soundtrack and the official music video was just released. Watch below!
The song is inspired by Cady Heron’s quote when she yells at Janis Ian, “You know what! It’s not my fault you’re like, in love with me, or something!”
The Mean Girls musical movie hits theaters on Friday and the original film’s star Lindsay Lohan helped celebrate at the red carpet premiere as well.
Fyi: Renee is wearing a Christian Siriano dress.
The 28-year-old rapper joined the movie’s star Renee Rapp at the red carpet premiere on Monday evening (January 8) at the AMC Lincoln Square Theater in New York City.
Megan and Renee collaborated on the song “Not My Fault” for the film’s soundtrack and the official music video was just released. Watch below!
The song is inspired by Cady Heron’s quote when she yells at Janis Ian, “You know what! It’s not my fault you’re like, in love with me, or something!”
The Mean Girls musical movie hits theaters on Friday and the original film’s star Lindsay Lohan helped celebrate at the red carpet premiere as well.
Fyi: Renee is wearing a Christian Siriano dress.
- 1/9/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
I was 10 when I fell in love with Tommy Smothers, who succumbed to cancer on Tuesday at 86. He was my first television hero. He was funny, he was gentle, he was quietly outrageous. And for a pre-teen kid in the 1960s, he was everything I thought a grown-up should be.
Let me back up for a second to note that I was raised in a houseful of liberals bordering on radicals. My parents and siblings were all proudly antiwar when it came to Vietnam. My older sister was the kind who went to love-ins and hung with the hippies, possibly because she was a hippie herself. My mother would bake pot brownies that my sister took to the love-in. Me? I was too young to do much more than get taken along for the ride, but it was made abundantly clear that if I wanted to be a Richmond, I...
Let me back up for a second to note that I was raised in a houseful of liberals bordering on radicals. My parents and siblings were all proudly antiwar when it came to Vietnam. My older sister was the kind who went to love-ins and hung with the hippies, possibly because she was a hippie herself. My mother would bake pot brownies that my sister took to the love-in. Me? I was too young to do much more than get taken along for the ride, but it was made abundantly clear that if I wanted to be a Richmond, I...
- 12/28/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Tom Smothers, who with his younger brother Dick changed the face of comedy with their musical humor and The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, died Tuesday in Santa Rosa, California, following a cancer battle. The news was announced by the National Comedy Center, on behalf of Smothers’ family. He was 86.
Tom and Dick Smothers started out as folk musicians in the early ’60s, and soon discovered that, while they were not good enough to be professional musicians, the act worked if they mixed in comedy.
Dick Smothers said in a statement, “Tom was not only the loving older brother that everyone would want in their life, he was a one-of-a-kind creative partner. I am forever grateful to have spent a lifetime together with him, on and off stage, for over 60 years. Our relationship was like a good marriage – the longer we were together, the more we loved and respected one another.
Tom and Dick Smothers started out as folk musicians in the early ’60s, and soon discovered that, while they were not good enough to be professional musicians, the act worked if they mixed in comedy.
Dick Smothers said in a statement, “Tom was not only the loving older brother that everyone would want in their life, he was a one-of-a-kind creative partner. I am forever grateful to have spent a lifetime together with him, on and off stage, for over 60 years. Our relationship was like a good marriage – the longer we were together, the more we loved and respected one another.
- 12/27/2023
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Singer-songwriter Mariah Carey is still in the Halloween spirit. After sharing photos of herself dressed up as Jessica Rabbit from Disney’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit on Instagram, the singer, 54, surprised fans by revealing another Halloween costume.
For her second festive outfit, Carey chose to take a page out of Rachel McAdams’ playbook by portraying her ‘Mean Girls’ character, Regina George, reports People magazine.
Carey recreated McAdams’ outfit from the scene in the film in which her white tank top is cut with two holes by Lizzy Caplan’s character, Janis Ian. The performer paired the shirt with a purple bra, black miniskirt, and black pointed-toe pumps.
As per People, she debuted the look in an Instagram video alongside the caption: “Whatever i’m getting cheese fries #notyet.” The clip had Blondie’s ‘One Way Or Another’ playing in the background, along with an animated graphic that read, “That’s so fetch.
For her second festive outfit, Carey chose to take a page out of Rachel McAdams’ playbook by portraying her ‘Mean Girls’ character, Regina George, reports People magazine.
Carey recreated McAdams’ outfit from the scene in the film in which her white tank top is cut with two holes by Lizzy Caplan’s character, Janis Ian. The performer paired the shirt with a purple bra, black miniskirt, and black pointed-toe pumps.
As per People, she debuted the look in an Instagram video alongside the caption: “Whatever i’m getting cheese fries #notyet.” The clip had Blondie’s ‘One Way Or Another’ playing in the background, along with an animated graphic that read, “That’s so fetch.
- 11/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Singer-songwriter Mariah Carey is still in the Halloween spirit. After sharing photos of herself dressed up as Jessica Rabbit from Disney’s Who Framed Roger Rabbit on Instagram, the singer, 54, surprised fans by revealing another Halloween costume.
For her second festive outfit, Carey chose to take a page out of Rachel McAdams’ playbook by portraying her ‘Mean Girls’ character, Regina George, reports People magazine.
Carey recreated McAdams’ outfit from the scene in the film in which her white tank top is cut with two holes by Lizzy Caplan’s character, Janis Ian. The performer paired the shirt with a purple bra, black miniskirt, and black pointed-toe pumps.
As per People, she debuted the look in an Instagram video alongside the caption: “Whatever i’m getting cheese fries #notyet.” The clip had Blondie’s ‘One Way Or Another’ playing in the background, along with an animated graphic that read, “That’s so fetch.
For her second festive outfit, Carey chose to take a page out of Rachel McAdams’ playbook by portraying her ‘Mean Girls’ character, Regina George, reports People magazine.
Carey recreated McAdams’ outfit from the scene in the film in which her white tank top is cut with two holes by Lizzy Caplan’s character, Janis Ian. The performer paired the shirt with a purple bra, black miniskirt, and black pointed-toe pumps.
As per People, she debuted the look in an Instagram video alongside the caption: “Whatever i’m getting cheese fries #notyet.” The clip had Blondie’s ‘One Way Or Another’ playing in the background, along with an animated graphic that read, “That’s so fetch.
- 11/1/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Paramount has shifted “Mean Girls” from streaming, and the film based on the Tina Fey stage play will be released theatrically on Jan. 12, 2024, the studio announced on Friday.
Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp and Auli’i Cravalho star in the film adaptation of the stage show.
Additionally, Paramount also announced other release dates. “Bob Marley: One Love” which was slated to be released on Jan. 12 2024, will now be released on Valentines Day 2024. The untitled “Smile” sequel will also be released on Oct. 18, 2024.
“The Tiger’s Apprentice” which was previously dated for Jan. 19, 2022 has been removed from the schedule and will premiere exclusively on Paramount+.
“Mean Girls” is based on the Tony-nominated musical, which itself was adapted from the Tina Fey-penned teen comedy film from 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams.
Fey and co-star Tim Meadows previosuly confirmed they’re returning to play their characters Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall, while newcomers to the...
Angourie Rice, Reneé Rapp and Auli’i Cravalho star in the film adaptation of the stage show.
Additionally, Paramount also announced other release dates. “Bob Marley: One Love” which was slated to be released on Jan. 12 2024, will now be released on Valentines Day 2024. The untitled “Smile” sequel will also be released on Oct. 18, 2024.
“The Tiger’s Apprentice” which was previously dated for Jan. 19, 2022 has been removed from the schedule and will premiere exclusively on Paramount+.
“Mean Girls” is based on the Tony-nominated musical, which itself was adapted from the Tina Fey-penned teen comedy film from 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams.
Fey and co-star Tim Meadows previosuly confirmed they’re returning to play their characters Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall, while newcomers to the...
- 9/22/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Who shall we say is calling? On a new rendition of Leonard Cohen’s nearly half-century–old folk-rock classic “Who by Fire,” it’s Skinny Pelembe and Beth Orton. The duo’s breathy performance adds a sense of desperation and urgency to the track, which appeared on Cohen’s 1974 LP, New Skin for the Old Ceremony. There’s also a chilly element of mystery to the staggered way Orton and Skinny Pelemebe, whose real name is Doya Beardmore, build it out into shouting at the end.
Orton met Beardmore earlier...
Orton met Beardmore earlier...
- 9/14/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
It’s hard to believe, but Cobweb star Lizzy Caplan hasn’t made a full-fledged horror movie until now. The genre is often a rite of passage for younger actors, especially modern-day performers, but surprisingly, the opportunities never came Caplan’s way despite launching her career 24 years ago. She started out with a handful of appearances on Paul Feig and Judd Apatow’s Freaks and Geeks, as well as the latter’s Undeclared, and she first got to know Seth Rogen through both of the aforementioned comedic projects. Oddly enough, Rogen’s production company, Point Grey, would bring her Chris Thomas Devlin’s Cobweb script two decades later.
In 2004, Caplan’s life forever changed by way of her breakout performance as the witty and brash Janis Ian in Tina Fey and Mark Waters’ now-classic comedy, Mean Girls. So, besides having an aversion to horror movies, Caplan tends to believe that...
In 2004, Caplan’s life forever changed by way of her breakout performance as the witty and brash Janis Ian in Tina Fey and Mark Waters’ now-classic comedy, Mean Girls. So, besides having an aversion to horror movies, Caplan tends to believe that...
- 7/23/2023
- by Brian Davids
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lizzy Caplan has come a long way since starring as Janis Ian in the hit 2004 movie "Mean Girls," both personally and professionally. Since portraying the beloved witty and outspoken friend of Lindsay Lohan's Cady Heron, Caplan has landed roles on TV shows such as "Masters of Sex" and movies like the recent "Fleishman Is in Trouble." Currently, she stars alongside Joshua Jackson in Paramount+'s "Fatal Attraction."
Despite keeping a busy work schedule, Caplan has made family a priority. In fact, she's extremely proud of the life she's created with her husband, actor Tom Riley, whom she wed in September 2017, per People. "We got a lot of life in before we had a kid, so we were both very ready to do this," Caplan told Grazia USA in 2022.
In the same interview, she praised Riley for being the "father of the century." "And it's just so much more mind...
Despite keeping a busy work schedule, Caplan has made family a priority. In fact, she's extremely proud of the life she's created with her husband, actor Tom Riley, whom she wed in September 2017, per People. "We got a lot of life in before we had a kid, so we were both very ready to do this," Caplan told Grazia USA in 2022.
In the same interview, she praised Riley for being the "father of the century." "And it's just so much more mind...
- 5/2/2023
- by Jessica Vacco-Bolanos
- Popsugar.com
Jason Reitman has set another feature at Sony Pictures, with the studio ordering a film based on the first broadcast of “Saturday Night Live” in October 1975.
Reitman and his “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” co-writer Gil Kenan penned the original screenplay for the project, drawing from the pair’s series of interviews with living cast, writers and crew members from the original production.
The untitled “SNL” feature continues Reitman and Kenan’s partnership with Sony Pictures, where they are currently in production on a sequel to “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” due to release in theaters this December. Kenan is directing the follow-up to Reitman’s 2021 entry of the sci-fi comedy series. The two collaborators signed an overall producing deal with Sony after the release of “Afterlife,” which grossed $204 million at the global box office against a $75 million production budget.
Reitman and Kenan will also produce the “SNL” feature, alongside regular partners Jason Blumenfeld and Erica Mills.
Reitman and his “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” co-writer Gil Kenan penned the original screenplay for the project, drawing from the pair’s series of interviews with living cast, writers and crew members from the original production.
The untitled “SNL” feature continues Reitman and Kenan’s partnership with Sony Pictures, where they are currently in production on a sequel to “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” due to release in theaters this December. Kenan is directing the follow-up to Reitman’s 2021 entry of the sci-fi comedy series. The two collaborators signed an overall producing deal with Sony after the release of “Afterlife,” which grossed $204 million at the global box office against a $75 million production budget.
Reitman and Kenan will also produce the “SNL” feature, alongside regular partners Jason Blumenfeld and Erica Mills.
- 5/1/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
When "Saturday Night Live" hit NBC's airwaves on October 11, 1975, at 11:30 p.m. Edt, numerous broadcast standards were about to be skirted if not outright flouted. Lorne Michaels had assembled a supremely talented cast of Baby Boomer comedic performers and Chevy Chase to, hopefully, transform the once undesirable time slot into a must-watch 90 minutes for people who were busy closing bars or turning in early on their last night off for the weekend.
Michaels needed everything to feel counterintuitive, if not ragged. It was a bracing olio of sketches, music performances (from Billy Preston and Janis Ian), pre-filmed bits, and Jim Henson's proto-Muppet project, "The Land of Gorch." There'd never been anything like it on American television, and the first episode evoked enough laughs to keep viewers coming back for more.
The debut episode's ace in the hole was George Carlin. The brilliant stand-up comic had become a...
Michaels needed everything to feel counterintuitive, if not ragged. It was a bracing olio of sketches, music performances (from Billy Preston and Janis Ian), pre-filmed bits, and Jim Henson's proto-Muppet project, "The Land of Gorch." There'd never been anything like it on American television, and the first episode evoked enough laughs to keep viewers coming back for more.
The debut episode's ace in the hole was George Carlin. The brilliant stand-up comic had become a...
- 3/19/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
“Mean Girls: The Musical” is adding more talent to its ensemble, with comedy stars Busy Philipps (“Girls5Eva”) and Jenna Fischer (“The Office”) tapped to play moms to the characters Regina George and Cady Heron, respectively.
“Obviously I’m not a regular mom…” Philipps teased of the announcement on Instagram Wednesday, nodding to the scene-stealing work of Amy Poehler in the original feature film.
Based on the Tony-nominated musical, which itself was adapted from the Tina Fey-penned teen comedy film from 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, the upcoming movie musical begins production March 6.
Also Read:
Tina Fey Will Reprise Ms. Norbury Role in ‘Mean Girls the Musical’
Fey and co-star Tim Meadows recently confirmed they’re returning to play their characters Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall, while newcomers to the property Angourie Rice (“Mare of Easttown”) and Reneé Rapp (“The Sex Lives of College Girls”) are on board...
“Obviously I’m not a regular mom…” Philipps teased of the announcement on Instagram Wednesday, nodding to the scene-stealing work of Amy Poehler in the original feature film.
Based on the Tony-nominated musical, which itself was adapted from the Tina Fey-penned teen comedy film from 2004 starring Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, the upcoming movie musical begins production March 6.
Also Read:
Tina Fey Will Reprise Ms. Norbury Role in ‘Mean Girls the Musical’
Fey and co-star Tim Meadows recently confirmed they’re returning to play their characters Ms. Norbury and Principal Duvall, while newcomers to the property Angourie Rice (“Mare of Easttown”) and Reneé Rapp (“The Sex Lives of College Girls”) are on board...
- 3/1/2023
- by Benjamin Lindsay
- The Wrap
Amanda Seyfried is ready to welcome the next generation of Plastics.
The Emmy winner revealed she is still determined to be cast in the upcoming “Mean Girls” movie musical adaptation.
“I’m still hoping for a miracle. It’s not really up to us, is it?” Seyfried told Entertainment Tonight.
The “Dropout” actress confirmed that co-stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Lacey Chabert are also open to returning. “All four of us are 100 percent into it,” she said, adding that she already has a cameo idea. “Maybe the mothers of our characters? That’s what I was thinking, but listen, I have not even seen the script.”
Tina Fey and Tim Meadows are reprising their respective teacher roles almost 20 years after the original 2004 high school comedy. Fey wrote the script for the adaptation of the Tony-nominated musical, with husband Jeff Richmond behind the music and Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne directing.
The Emmy winner revealed she is still determined to be cast in the upcoming “Mean Girls” movie musical adaptation.
“I’m still hoping for a miracle. It’s not really up to us, is it?” Seyfried told Entertainment Tonight.
The “Dropout” actress confirmed that co-stars Lindsay Lohan, Rachel McAdams, and Lacey Chabert are also open to returning. “All four of us are 100 percent into it,” she said, adding that she already has a cameo idea. “Maybe the mothers of our characters? That’s what I was thinking, but listen, I have not even seen the script.”
Tina Fey and Tim Meadows are reprising their respective teacher roles almost 20 years after the original 2004 high school comedy. Fey wrote the script for the adaptation of the Tony-nominated musical, with husband Jeff Richmond behind the music and Arturo Perez Jr. and Samantha Jayne directing.
- 3/1/2023
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Tina Fey is set to reprise her original “Mean Girls” role in the upcoming movie musical adaptation, which she’s also writing and producing.
The writer-comedian wrote the original 2004 film, in which she also co-starred alongside Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams as Ms. Norbury. She then went on to write the book for the Tony-nominated Broadway musical adaptation and the script for the upcoming movie based on that musical.
During a Thursday appearance on “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” Fey also revealed that Tim Meadows, who originated the role of Principal Duvall, is also returning for the Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.–directed film.
Also Read:
Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Reunite for ‘Restless Leg’ Comedy Tour
“We have an amazing cast, I’m super excited about this cast,” she told Meyers, a fellow “SNL” alum. She shouted out previously announced cast members Renée Rapp, who will play Regina George...
The writer-comedian wrote the original 2004 film, in which she also co-starred alongside Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams as Ms. Norbury. She then went on to write the book for the Tony-nominated Broadway musical adaptation and the script for the upcoming movie based on that musical.
During a Thursday appearance on “Late Night With Seth Meyers,” Fey also revealed that Tim Meadows, who originated the role of Principal Duvall, is also returning for the Samantha Jayne and Arturo Perez Jr.–directed film.
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Tina Fey and Amy Poehler Reunite for ‘Restless Leg’ Comedy Tour
“We have an amazing cast, I’m super excited about this cast,” she told Meyers, a fellow “SNL” alum. She shouted out previously announced cast members Renée Rapp, who will play Regina George...
- 2/17/2023
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Carly Pearce and Ashley McBryde won their first-ever Grammys when the bulk of the country music categories were presented during the Grammy Awards Premiere Ceremony on Sunday afternoon in L.A. The country vocalists’ collaboration “Never Wanted to Be That Girl” was named Best Country Duo/Group Performance, besting nominees like Reba McEntire and Dolly Parton, and Robert Plant and Alison Krauss.
“I’m still working on pulling my dress up,” McBryde said after rushing hand-in-hand to the stage with Pearce. “I’ve known Ashley for a long time and...
“I’m still working on pulling my dress up,” McBryde said after rushing hand-in-hand to the stage with Pearce. “I’ve known Ashley for a long time and...
- 2/5/2023
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Jeff Beck, one of the greatest guitarists of all time who rose to fame in the English rock band The Yardbirds, died Tuesday at a hospital near his home in Surrey, England. He was 78.
His family said in a statement on Wednesday: “It is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s passing. After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss.”
Beck won eight Grammy Awards and ranked fifth on Rolling Stone’s 2015 list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists. He was inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of the Yardbirds in 1992 and as a soloist in 2009.
Beck was born on June 24, 1944, in Wallington, England. At 15, he built his first guitar and learned how to throughly play the instrument, tackling all sounds from metal to jazz.
His family said in a statement on Wednesday: “It is with deep and profound sadness that we share the news of Jeff Beck’s passing. After suddenly contracting bacterial meningitis, he peacefully passed away yesterday. His family ask for privacy while they process this tremendous loss.”
Beck won eight Grammy Awards and ranked fifth on Rolling Stone’s 2015 list of the 100 Greatest Guitarists. He was inducted twice into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, as a member of the Yardbirds in 1992 and as a soloist in 2009.
Beck was born on June 24, 1944, in Wallington, England. At 15, he built his first guitar and learned how to throughly play the instrument, tackling all sounds from metal to jazz.
- 1/11/2023
- by Mesfin Fekadu
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin gave their annual Hanukkah celebration the grand finale it deserved with a rendition of Randy Newman’s “I Love L.A.” featuring cameos from Jack Black, Pink, Beck, and more.
Grohl and Kurstin shared the final installment of their Hanukkah Sessions series yesterday, Dec. 25, which — along with being Christmas Day — was also the final night of the Festival of Lights. While previous Hanukkah Sessions were recorded in the studio, this year’s show was recorded live at Los Angeles’ Largo back on Dec. 5.
For their...
Grohl and Kurstin shared the final installment of their Hanukkah Sessions series yesterday, Dec. 25, which — along with being Christmas Day — was also the final night of the Festival of Lights. While previous Hanukkah Sessions were recorded in the studio, this year’s show was recorded live at Los Angeles’ Largo back on Dec. 5.
For their...
- 12/26/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Dave Grohl brought out Jack Black to perform Rush’s “The Spirit of Radio” for the seventh night of the Foo Fighters frontman and producer Greg Kurstin’s 2022 Hanukkah Sessions.
The Hanukkah Sessions celebrate the music of Jewish artists, like Rush’s Geddy Lee: The bassist’s family were Holocaust survivors — including his Poland-born mother who had been at Auschwitz — before moving to Canada.
“From a very early age, I knew that my parents were Holocaust survivors. In fact, I knew that almost all my family were Holocaust survivors,...
The Hanukkah Sessions celebrate the music of Jewish artists, like Rush’s Geddy Lee: The bassist’s family were Holocaust survivors — including his Poland-born mother who had been at Auschwitz — before moving to Canada.
“From a very early age, I knew that my parents were Holocaust survivors. In fact, I knew that almost all my family were Holocaust survivors,...
- 12/25/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Dave Grohl and Greg Kurstin marked the sixth night of Hanukkah — and Night Six of their 2022 Hanukkah Sessions — by bringing out Karen O to perform “Heads Will Roll” by the Yeah Yeah Yeahs, two-thirds of whom are Jewish (but not the singer herself).
“Leave it to us to get the only non-Jewish member of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Hanukkah-ize one of their signature songs,” Grohl and Kurstin wrote in the YouTube caption.
Like the previous performances during this Festival of Lights, “Heads Will Roll” was recorded in front of a live audience on Dec.
“Leave it to us to get the only non-Jewish member of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to Hanukkah-ize one of their signature songs,” Grohl and Kurstin wrote in the YouTube caption.
Like the previous performances during this Festival of Lights, “Heads Will Roll” was recorded in front of a live audience on Dec.
- 12/24/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Beck took to the stage for the fifth night of Hanukkah Sessions, roaring through a rendition of “E-Pro” with Dave Grohl, Greg Kurstin, and the bird and the bee bandmate Inara George.
The Hanukkah Sessions, which was launched by Grohl and Kurstin back in 2020, continues to celebrate the holiday by sharing covers of songs by Jewish artists. This year’s performance was recorded in front of a live audience on Dec. 5 at the legendary Largo in Los Angeles and the official videos have been shared throughout the week.
Grohl and...
The Hanukkah Sessions, which was launched by Grohl and Kurstin back in 2020, continues to celebrate the holiday by sharing covers of songs by Jewish artists. This year’s performance was recorded in front of a live audience on Dec. 5 at the legendary Largo in Los Angeles and the official videos have been shared throughout the week.
Grohl and...
- 12/23/2022
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Dave Grohl was joined by his daughter Violet for the fourth night of Hanukkah Sessions, along with collaborator and keyboardist Greg Kurstin.
Sitting on a stool in front of a live audience at the Largo in Los Angeles, Violet sang Janis Ian’s iconic song, “At Seventeen.” The 1975 hit is described in the video caption as “one of the all-time classic coming-of-age anthems.”
In September, Violet took to the stage at both Taylor Hawkins memorial concerts in London and L.A. And last year, the younger Grohl and her father...
Sitting on a stool in front of a live audience at the Largo in Los Angeles, Violet sang Janis Ian’s iconic song, “At Seventeen.” The 1975 hit is described in the video caption as “one of the all-time classic coming-of-age anthems.”
In September, Violet took to the stage at both Taylor Hawkins memorial concerts in London and L.A. And last year, the younger Grohl and her father...
- 12/22/2022
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
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Charles Koppelman, former music executive and Martha Stewart chairman, died on Friday. He was 82. A cause of death was not given at the time.
His son, showrunner Brian Koppelman, announced the loss on his social media, saying, “I’ll write more about my dad, Charles Koppelman, when I can. But the only thing that matters is how much I loved him. And how much he taught me about every single thing that matters.”
The Billions co-creator continued, “He lived exactly the life he wanted to live. And he spent his last days surrounded by those he loved the most. Pop, thank you.”
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Koppelman began his career in entertainment as a member of musical trio The Ivy Three, which had a Top 10 hit in 1960 called “Yogi.” Shortly after, the singer and his bandmate,...
Charles Koppelman, former music executive and Martha Stewart chairman, died on Friday. He was 82. A cause of death was not given at the time.
His son, showrunner Brian Koppelman, announced the loss on his social media, saying, “I’ll write more about my dad, Charles Koppelman, when I can. But the only thing that matters is how much I loved him. And how much he taught me about every single thing that matters.”
The Billions co-creator continued, “He lived exactly the life he wanted to live. And he spent his last days surrounded by those he loved the most. Pop, thank you.”
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Koppelman began his career in entertainment as a member of musical trio The Ivy Three, which had a Top 10 hit in 1960 called “Yogi.” Shortly after, the singer and his bandmate,...
- 11/26/2022
- by Christy Piña
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Miranda Lambert picked up the most nominations when the Recording Academy announced the country music Grammy nominees on Tuesday. Lambert, a perennial contender, found herself nominated in all four of the country categories, the only performer to do so for the 2023 Awards.
Lambert’s 2022 album Palomino clearly resonated with Grammy voters. In addition to earning a Best Country Album nomination, the collection spawned tracks that earned two other nominations: “If I Was a Cowboy” and “In His Arms” for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance, respectively. Lambert’s...
Lambert’s 2022 album Palomino clearly resonated with Grammy voters. In addition to earning a Best Country Album nomination, the collection spawned tracks that earned two other nominations: “If I Was a Cowboy” and “In His Arms” for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance, respectively. Lambert’s...
- 11/15/2022
- by Jon Freeman
- Rollingstone.com
Brooks Arthur, the Grammy-winning record producer, engineer and music supervisor behind films such as “The Karate Kid,” died on Oct. 9. He was 86.
Arthur was a highly respected producer who engineered hits such as Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” and Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl,” on which he sang backup. He reached the high point of his producing career with Janis Ian’s Grammy-winning 1975 debut album “Between the Lines,” which hit No. 1 on the Billboard album chart.
Throughout his career, Arthur worked with artists including the Grateful Dead, Art Garfunkel, Burt Bacharach, Dusty Springfield, Liza Minnelli and Peggy Lee, and he gathered 20 Grammy nominations — including three wins — as well as an Oscar nod for “Glory of Love” from “The Karate Kid II.”
Arthur began a 29-year relationship with Adam Sandler after producing his Grammy-nominated comedy hit “The Chanukah Song.” He went on to produce all of Sandler’s comedy albums...
Arthur was a highly respected producer who engineered hits such as Neil Diamond’s “Sweet Caroline” and Van Morrison’s “Brown Eyed Girl,” on which he sang backup. He reached the high point of his producing career with Janis Ian’s Grammy-winning 1975 debut album “Between the Lines,” which hit No. 1 on the Billboard album chart.
Throughout his career, Arthur worked with artists including the Grateful Dead, Art Garfunkel, Burt Bacharach, Dusty Springfield, Liza Minnelli and Peggy Lee, and he gathered 20 Grammy nominations — including three wins — as well as an Oscar nod for “Glory of Love” from “The Karate Kid II.”
Arthur began a 29-year relationship with Adam Sandler after producing his Grammy-nominated comedy hit “The Chanukah Song.” He went on to produce all of Sandler’s comedy albums...
- 10/11/2022
- by Ethan Shanfeld and Roy Trakin
- Variety Film + TV
Ever since he was a hypersyllabic, top-hat-clad emo-pop upstart in the mid-2000s, Brendon Urie has always been about the grand gesture. His project Panic! At the Disco, which began as a band with his childhood friends and has evolved into a solo venture, has trafficked in big moves, whether it’s following up Trl success with knotty baroque pop as it did on 2008’s Pretty. Odd. or covering Queen’s “Bohemian Rhapsody” in concert.
Despite the of-the-moment trappings of Panic! songs like the speedy 2006 breakthrough single “I Write Sins...
Despite the of-the-moment trappings of Panic! songs like the speedy 2006 breakthrough single “I Write Sins...
- 8/19/2022
- by Maura Johnston
- Rollingstone.com
Lizzy Caplan is set to star in upcoming limited series ‘Fleishman Is in Trouble,” FX confirmed to Variety. It is believed that she has been cast as Libby, the narrator of the nine-episode series, which will stream on FX on Hulu.
Adapted from Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s novel of the same name, “Fleishman Is in Trouble” follows Toby Fleishman, a 40-something recent divorcé who enjoys diving into the world of dating apps until his ex-wife Rachel disappears, leaving him and their children with no idea of where she is or whether she’ll return. He realizes that he won’t be able to find Rachel until he re-examines why their marriage ended in the first place.
“Fleishman Is in Trouble” was ordered to series in March 2021. Brodesser-Akner serves as writer and executive produces along with Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Susannah Grant. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris are set to direct episodes.
Adapted from Taffy Brodesser-Akner’s novel of the same name, “Fleishman Is in Trouble” follows Toby Fleishman, a 40-something recent divorcé who enjoys diving into the world of dating apps until his ex-wife Rachel disappears, leaving him and their children with no idea of where she is or whether she’ll return. He realizes that he won’t be able to find Rachel until he re-examines why their marriage ended in the first place.
“Fleishman Is in Trouble” was ordered to series in March 2021. Brodesser-Akner serves as writer and executive produces along with Sarah Timberman, Carl Beverly and Susannah Grant. Jonathan Dayton and Valerie Faris are set to direct episodes.
- 11/16/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Mykki Blanco will follow-up their 2016 debut with Broken Hearts & Beauty Sleep, a mini-album out June 18th via Transgressive Records.
To accompany the announcement, Blanco dropped the sultry “Love Me,” featuring Jamila Woods and Blanco’s brother Jay Cue. It follows “Free Ride,” released last month.
“‘Love Me’ is essentially about so many forms of love, patience, trust, time,” Blanco said. “It is about the potion that is created when you sift through the ingredients that create ‘love,’ the alchemy we as human beings take part in to convey these feelings deep inside of us.
To accompany the announcement, Blanco dropped the sultry “Love Me,” featuring Jamila Woods and Blanco’s brother Jay Cue. It follows “Free Ride,” released last month.
“‘Love Me’ is essentially about so many forms of love, patience, trust, time,” Blanco said. “It is about the potion that is created when you sift through the ingredients that create ‘love,’ the alchemy we as human beings take part in to convey these feelings deep inside of us.
- 4/27/2021
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
For this year’s annual Women Shaping the Future issue, we asked 12 of today’s top musical acts to talk about the women who have inspired them most in their lives and careers. Here, Brittany Howard talks about what she’s learned from listening to Nina Simone’s music as she’s developed her own voice as an artist.
The thing I relate to most about Nina is her sensitivity, her ability to be incredibly powerful, and to also be incredibly vulnerable. She knew her worth. She fought for the rights to her music,...
The thing I relate to most about Nina is her sensitivity, her ability to be incredibly powerful, and to also be incredibly vulnerable. She knew her worth. She fought for the rights to her music,...
- 2/23/2021
- by Brittany Howard
- Rollingstone.com
Brittany Howard grew up listening to Nina Simone, drawn in by the quality of her voice and the legendary singer’s sensitivity. The latter, Howard says, it what she relates to the most and why she chose to speak about Simone for Rolling Stone‘s “Icons & Influences” series.
“She wanted love, connection, to feel her worth. She wanted to be heard. She wanted justice. She wanted to talk about the things that no one wanted to talk about in music,” the Alabama-born Grammy winner says. “One way she’s been...
“She wanted love, connection, to feel her worth. She wanted to be heard. She wanted justice. She wanted to talk about the things that no one wanted to talk about in music,” the Alabama-born Grammy winner says. “One way she’s been...
- 2/18/2021
- by Brittany Spanos
- Rollingstone.com
Every year we get a couple of surprise wins at the Grammys. In 2015 many was shocked when Beyoncé’s self-titled album lost Album of the Year to Beck’s “Morning Phase,” while many were just as shocked a few years earlier in 2011 when indie rockers Arcade Fire‘s “The Suburbs” pulled a surprise win against commercial heavyweights like Katy Perry’s “Teenage Dream” and Eminem’s “Recovery.” With the 2021 Grammy Awards already being a little controversial with unexpected noms and snubs across the board, who do we think could surprise us come January 31?
SEELuke James on his Grammy nomination for ‘To Feel Love/d’ and why this album felt like his ’emancipation’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Album of the Year
According to our odds, most people are fixed on Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” to win the top prize, with a couple hundred predicting Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia” instead. However, two surprise nominees shouldn...
SEELuke James on his Grammy nomination for ‘To Feel Love/d’ and why this album felt like his ’emancipation’ [Exclusive Video Interview]
Album of the Year
According to our odds, most people are fixed on Taylor Swift’s “Folklore” to win the top prize, with a couple hundred predicting Dua Lipa’s “Future Nostalgia” instead. However, two surprise nominees shouldn...
- 1/5/2021
- by Jaime Rodriguez
- Gold Derby
This The Simpsons review contains spoilers.
The Simpsons Season 32 Episode 3
While it may not be a masterpiece, The Simpsons season 32, episode 3, “Now Museum, Now You Don’t” can hang in most galleries. Beyond the humor, the visuals are quite impressive, and varied.
This is another story-time episode for The Simpsons, repopulating pages from history with Springfield residents. Lisa is home sick, so delirious she thinks she’s in school. Marge, ever the enabler, encourages her in her fantasia. When Lisa asks if she will be graded on whatever she reads, Marge promises pop quizzes galore.
This really encapsulates the mother-daughter relationship in the Simpson family. Marge is incredibly encouraging, often overly so, when she sees opportunity. This is a chance for Lisa to indulge her most intellectual pursuits, without the resistance of reality, with just a little sweat. Who cares if it’s a fever in the making?
Lisa lives...
The Simpsons Season 32 Episode 3
While it may not be a masterpiece, The Simpsons season 32, episode 3, “Now Museum, Now You Don’t” can hang in most galleries. Beyond the humor, the visuals are quite impressive, and varied.
This is another story-time episode for The Simpsons, repopulating pages from history with Springfield residents. Lisa is home sick, so delirious she thinks she’s in school. Marge, ever the enabler, encourages her in her fantasia. When Lisa asks if she will be graded on whatever she reads, Marge promises pop quizzes galore.
This really encapsulates the mother-daughter relationship in the Simpson family. Marge is incredibly encouraging, often overly so, when she sees opportunity. This is a chance for Lisa to indulge her most intellectual pursuits, without the resistance of reality, with just a little sweat. Who cares if it’s a fever in the making?
Lisa lives...
- 10/12/2020
- by Don Kaye
- Den of Geek
Queens Without a Crown: Peoples Mines Strength and Resilience in Quiet Drama
“I learned the truth at seventeen/That love was meant for beauty queens,” Janis Ian once famously lamented, a sentiment which still holds true in cultural definitions of value and worth. With her quiet yet increasingly poignant debut, Channing Godfrey Peoples brings a tempered perspective to the same tropes we’ve seen rehashed or recycled in various cinematic narratives with Miss Juneteenth, an indie drama which arrives at a time when the American social conscious perhaps needs it most, released on a holiday which should have been recognized on the national level since June 19, 1865.…...
“I learned the truth at seventeen/That love was meant for beauty queens,” Janis Ian once famously lamented, a sentiment which still holds true in cultural definitions of value and worth. With her quiet yet increasingly poignant debut, Channing Godfrey Peoples brings a tempered perspective to the same tropes we’ve seen rehashed or recycled in various cinematic narratives with Miss Juneteenth, an indie drama which arrives at a time when the American social conscious perhaps needs it most, released on a holiday which should have been recognized on the national level since June 19, 1865.…...
- 6/18/2020
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Bucky Pizzarelli, a jazz guitar giant and member of the New Jersey Hall of Fame who played with most of the greats in his decades-long career, has died. He was 94 and had been diagnosed with cornonavirus, but the exact cause of death has not been determined, his daughter said.
Pizzarelli had a smooth style that was in demand for sessions and performances. He performed at the White House for Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, appeared with Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show” band, and worked with Frank Sinatra, Les Paul, Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole and many others. .
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His seassion work included Ray Charles’s...
Pizzarelli had a smooth style that was in demand for sessions and performances. He performed at the White House for Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton, appeared with Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show” band, and worked with Frank Sinatra, Les Paul, Benny Goodman, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Tony Bennett, Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole and many others. .
More from Deadline'Yogi Bear Show' Voice Actress Julie Bennett Dies Of Covid-19 At 88Ellis Marsalis Dies: Noted Jazz Educator, Father Of Wynton And Branford Marsalis Was 85Alan Merrill Dies Of Coronavirus: 'I Love Rock 'N' Roll' Songwriter Was 69
His seassion work included Ray Charles’s...
- 4/2/2020
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s pretty common for politicians to win Grammys. That’s because the race for Best Spoken Word Album includes audio books, and recordings by government leaders tend to have the greatest sense of import. But it’s less common for a Us president and first lady to prevail. It looks like it might happen in 2020, though, as Michelle Obama appears likely to follow in Barack Obama‘s footsteps by taking home that prize.
Barack won his first Grammy in 2006 for “Dreams from My Father” when he was a Us senator. Then he won again in 2008 for “Audacity of Hope” a few months before he won the presidency. Now Michelle is nominated for the first time for her memoir “Becoming,” which was released in text and audio formats in November 2018.
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Michelle is the only politically connected nominee in the category this year,...
Barack won his first Grammy in 2006 for “Dreams from My Father” when he was a Us senator. Then he won again in 2008 for “Audacity of Hope” a few months before he won the presidency. Now Michelle is nominated for the first time for her memoir “Becoming,” which was released in text and audio formats in November 2018.
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Michelle is the only politically connected nominee in the category this year,...
- 12/23/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
That's so fetch! Lizzy Caplan is best known for her role in the hit 2004 film Mean Girls where she played snarky, yet lovable teenager Janis Ian. While many fans who have adored the movies for years would say that Lizzy's character was plotting evil schemes, it was all in the name of justice. However, on Buzzfeed News' show Am to Dm, Lizzy revealed that she's not so sure her character had the best intentions. After becoming aware of a viral twitter thread stating that Janis was actually the villain of the movie, Lizzy hops on-board with the idea. "She's layered," Lizzy joked about her character before she confirmed her true feelings. "She was a bit craftier than the...
- 10/22/2019
- E! Online
The following post originally appeared on The Fem Word, a global platform amplifying women's voices and stories.
When you share your birthday with a cinematic landmark, it's only natural to feel a deep bond with an unchanging hallmark of days gone by you can return to again and again. It was 2004. I was 12. The movie was Mean Girls.
Despite my begging, my mother refused (rightly so) to take me to see a film about high schoolers when we were going to see Ella Enchanted instead. I, being a bit of a snot and despite my adoration of Anne Hathaway, sulked. My poor mother.
Related: 11 Movies That Would Make a Perfect Double Feature With Mean Girls
I wouldn't actually watch Mean Girls until a few years later, but even before then, the film had placed its stamp on me. We all know the jokes and one-liners by heart. Even 15 years later,...
When you share your birthday with a cinematic landmark, it's only natural to feel a deep bond with an unchanging hallmark of days gone by you can return to again and again. It was 2004. I was 12. The movie was Mean Girls.
Despite my begging, my mother refused (rightly so) to take me to see a film about high schoolers when we were going to see Ella Enchanted instead. I, being a bit of a snot and despite my adoration of Anne Hathaway, sulked. My poor mother.
Related: 11 Movies That Would Make a Perfect Double Feature With Mean Girls
I wouldn't actually watch Mean Girls until a few years later, but even before then, the film had placed its stamp on me. We all know the jokes and one-liners by heart. Even 15 years later,...
- 5/5/2019
- by Madlyn McAuliffe
- Popsugar.com
Every week, IndieWire asks a select handful of TV critics two questions and publishes the results on Tuesday.
This week’s question: What’s the best new overlooked show of 2018 so far?
Ben Travers (@BenTTravers), IndieWire
The best score of 2018 belongs to Nicholas Britell for his work on “Succession.” The best soundtrack, though, comes from “Dear White People” (with “Legion” and “Atlanta” giving it a run for its money). Soundtracks enhance the story by providing punctuation marks, setting tone, and guiding (without manipulating) emotions through existing music choices. The aptly named “Dear White People Vol. 2” does precisely that. Few series are deft enough to place Erykah Badu so close to Jaden Smith, and fewer still pull in a key musical moment from a cast member — Ashley Blaine Ferguson just kills “Tyrone.”
My second choice is a tie between HBO’s “Barry” which music supervisor Liza Richardson kills it for song...
This week’s question: What’s the best new overlooked show of 2018 so far?
Ben Travers (@BenTTravers), IndieWire
The best score of 2018 belongs to Nicholas Britell for his work on “Succession.” The best soundtrack, though, comes from “Dear White People” (with “Legion” and “Atlanta” giving it a run for its money). Soundtracks enhance the story by providing punctuation marks, setting tone, and guiding (without manipulating) emotions through existing music choices. The aptly named “Dear White People Vol. 2” does precisely that. Few series are deft enough to place Erykah Badu so close to Jaden Smith, and fewer still pull in a key musical moment from a cast member — Ashley Blaine Ferguson just kills “Tyrone.”
My second choice is a tie between HBO’s “Barry” which music supervisor Liza Richardson kills it for song...
- 7/4/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Refresh for updates Fittingly, the reactions so far to the death of writer Harlan Ellison came mainly from the community that he was immersed in for most of his career – the science-fiction writers, filmmakers, critics, punks, artists and comic creators that worshipped him as a literary idol.
The comments were honest, sometimes brutally so, but mostly funny, capturing the irascible Ellison as someone who loved provoking the world as he moved through it.
Here are some reactions so far:
Harlan Ellison: There was no one quite like him in American letters, and never will be. Angry, funny, eloquent, hugely talented. If there's an afterlife, Harlan is already kicking ass and taking down names.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 28, 2018
This collection of has been sitting on my desk all year. Any other writer could have called it a career after any one of these. Rip Harlan Ellison. pic.twitter.com/xTY53ogz...
The comments were honest, sometimes brutally so, but mostly funny, capturing the irascible Ellison as someone who loved provoking the world as he moved through it.
Here are some reactions so far:
Harlan Ellison: There was no one quite like him in American letters, and never will be. Angry, funny, eloquent, hugely talented. If there's an afterlife, Harlan is already kicking ass and taking down names.
— Stephen King (@StephenKing) June 28, 2018
This collection of has been sitting on my desk all year. Any other writer could have called it a career after any one of these. Rip Harlan Ellison. pic.twitter.com/xTY53ogz...
- 6/28/2018
- by Bruce Haring and Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Fetch never happened, but Rachel McAdams is pleased to see the long-awaited Mean Girls musical has come to fruition.
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, People, and InStyle at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, McAdams said she can’t wait to see what Tina Fey has in store for the Broadway version of the beloved teen comedy.
“I really hope I get an invitation, yeah,” the Regina George actress said. “I would love to see it. I’m so, so curious about it.”
Long in the works, the Mean Girls musical will open on Broadway on April 8, 2018, at the August...
Speaking to Entertainment Weekly, People, and InStyle at the Toronto International Film Festival on Sunday, McAdams said she can’t wait to see what Tina Fey has in store for the Broadway version of the beloved teen comedy.
“I really hope I get an invitation, yeah,” the Regina George actress said. “I would love to see it. I’m so, so curious about it.”
Long in the works, the Mean Girls musical will open on Broadway on April 8, 2018, at the August...
- 9/10/2017
- by Christopher Rosen
- PEOPLE.com
As the wise Janis Ian once instructed Cady Heron, "Where you sit in the cafeteria is crucial." Well, even when you're a young, famous face in Tinseltown, you still need somewhere to sit. Since a lot of the industry's famous faces never got the chance to experience the social maze that was the school cafeteria, we've assembled a seating chart for young Hollywood with plenty of room for all of your favorite figures. Take your seats, stars. First up, the freshman. These industry newbies are rising in the ranks, but they wouldn't qualify as upperclassmen just yet. Such names include Feuds Kiernan Shipka, YouTube star Cameron Dallas, Sia's protégée Maddie Ziegler and cover girl...
- 3/31/2017
- E! Online
Greg Lake, the pioneering prog rocker known for his work with King Crimson and Emerson, Lake & Palmer, passed away Tuesday at the age of 69. Lake’s career spanned a wide chunk of 20th century, and he was active through many major — and important — phases of rock and roll and pop music. Let’s take a look at how his artistry evolved.
1. The Shame, “Don’t Go Away Little Girl” (1967)
Lake picked up the guitar at 12 and played through school, after which he joined The Shame and was featured prominently on their single “Don’t Go Away Little Girl,” which was...
1. The Shame, “Don’t Go Away Little Girl” (1967)
Lake picked up the guitar at 12 and played through school, after which he joined The Shame and was featured prominently on their single “Don’t Go Away Little Girl,” which was...
- 12/8/2016
- by alexheigl
- PEOPLE.com
If you’re still bouncing back from the tryptophan-induced coma brought on by Thanksgiving, today’s casting notices will jolt you right back into gear. A still-untitled science fiction series, which will pay a minimum of $1,000/week, is casting talent for lead and supporting roles. We have that and three more great gigs below—see if there’s a role for you! Untitled Sci-fi SERIESManniversary Media is casting for two leading and two supporting roles in an untitled sci-fi series. The “semi-anthology” will begin shooting February 2017 in Missouri and Illinois and will provide meals and accommodations. Additionally, rates will start at $1,000 weekly for smaller roles, and increase for larger roles. “Mean Girls” Developmental LABGo ahead, try and make “fetch” happen. The “Mean Girls” musical, featuring a book by the film’s screenwriter Tina Fey, seeks union talent for an upcoming developmental lab. Casting actors for all the major North Shore High players including Cady Heron,...
- 11/28/2016
- backstage.com
The nominees for the 58th annual Grammy Awards were announced this morning, with a fairly predictable mix of artists securing the most nominations: Kendrick Lamar with 11, Taylor Swift and The Weeknd with seven each, and Drake with five (though none for "Hotline Bling," because Drake didn't submit it). The "Furious 7" and "Fifty Shades of Grey" soundtracks got some love, too, thanks to "See You Again" (three nominations) and "Earned It" (three noms) and "Love Me Like You Do" (two noms), respectively. There were a few surprises, too. Paul McCartney is now nominated for two rap Grammys (that's what happens when you collaborate with Kanye West). Seth MacFarlane, the creator of "Family Guy," got a Best Traditional Pop Vocal album nomination for "No One Ever Tells You," which will put him up against Tony Bennett, Bob Dylan, Josh Groban, and Barry Manilow. This isn't MacFarlane's first Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album Grammy nomination,...
- 12/7/2015
- by Sara Morrison
- Hitfix
In January 2014, I spoke with Will Scheffer about his HBO series "Getting On" for this publication:
You can read that interview Here
And now we fast forward almost two years later and the show is in its third and final season. In our interview, Scheffer looks back at his experiences with the show and talks about collaborating with his husband, Mark V Olsen – creator, executive producer and writer of "Getting On" and their other shows, including "Big Love."
In addition to the HBO American cable channel, "Getting On" can be seen on HBO Latin America and HBO Europe and Asia, and through Sky (France, UK, Spain, and so on.)
Kouguell: With the increase of the global cable markets and increasing platforms, reaching a broader audience, how has this affected your shows?
Scheffer: It was gratifying to have read about "Getting On’s" reception in Paris (where they love the show) before the recent attacks and to know that this show speaks particularly to issues of loss and wounding and grief but in a way that enables laughter to mix with heartbreak. This season has so much more resonance to me as it is a comedy. It’s not escapist. It’s healing comedy. You can laugh and cry in the darkest of hours and to me, that’s the greatest service to provide as an artist. To allow people to experience their common humanity. Without self-importance. Experiencing and accepting the fragility of life, of being human, is a wonderful place to begin from.
Kouguell: Looking back at the three seasons of "Getting On," what were some of the most poignant and/or memorable moments for you working with the actors and writers?
Scheffer: We felt that by choosing "Getting On" to adapt we were entering into “stewarding” function with our British team. We wrote all of the episodes and the first two seasons had a lot of material from the original series to adapt, but the final season was all original story. Still, we went to London and ran our ideas by the original creators and worked with them. That relationship, receiving their input bonded us in a way that was unique to most adaptations. The fact that Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan appear in Episode 4 as their original characters and meet their American counterparts, and vice versa— felt so amazing. It’s something we’d never seen before and it speaks to the way the British show and the American show are so different but like siblings, so connected. We share the same blood. So that’s a long-winded way of saying, going to London for a week to work with “the girls’ was a high point.
It’s hard to single out moments because working with our actors was the greatest experience of my career. Watching Niecy Nash bloom, seeing Mel Rodriguez and Alex Borstein prove how brilliant they are. Experiencing Laurie Metcalf’s genius (I mean she is a national treasure — beyond, beyond) and then all of our guest and co-stars. Just this season alone: Harry Dean Stanton, Mary Kay Place, Francis Conroy, Rhea Perlman, June Sqibb, Kristen Johnson, Jonathan Silverman, Jayma Mays, Daniel Stern, Rita Moreno, Grant Bowler, Janis Ian!!! Meeting Didi’s family -- Marsha, Corey, Gloria and Scott -- they felt like a real family. Anne Guilbert as Birdie. Not to mention the other great women we were able to work with like Betty Buckley, Tsai Chin, Jean Smart, Irma P. Hall, Alia Shawkat, Carrie Preston, Molly Shannon— I can’t even list them all, I know I’m forgetting people and not even mentioning the supporting cast who were brilliant. These diverse, brilliant actors in just 18 episodes.
Kouguell: This is the second show you have created for HBO, "Big Love" ran for 5 seasons and like "Getting On," pushed the envelope in its examination of timely, hot button issues. For Big Love, the show was not just about polygamy and the power of the church, at its core it was about family. In "Getting On," some of the major topics/themes you tackle are ageism and the health care system. While "Getting On" is very funny, it also strikes a major chord of realism. Truth is stranger than fiction.
Scheffer: I think I mentioned already the theme of human frailty. And I just can’t stress enough how I believe it is an “undervalued” value in our society. I mean we all get old and die. It’s not sexy but it’s part of life. And it doesn’t have to be shoved out of our consciousness or romanticized or treated sentimentally or “importantly.” It’s life. And I wish people knew what they were missing by avoiding dealing with their fears about it. It’s like, do you wanna deal with those fears now or do it later when it’s gonna be a real drag?
It was such a privilege for Mark and me to both be with our moms when they were dying. Sure it was hard, but it was incredibly layered and sometimes funny and of course heartbreaking -- but it was like I wanted to tell everyone: “Hey, you really should experience this, because it’s so amazing, even though it hurts, too.”
Kouguell: The main characters (with the exception of the brilliant Patsy) focus mainly on women and their relationships with their patients and with their colleagues. There is so much talk in the industry now about the lack of women’s roles particularly in the ‘over 40’ category. What are your thoughts on this?
Scheffer: Yeah. Well. That’s always been the case. And I think it’s finally changing. The volatility in the business is palpable and I think that finally that really big ugly fact about Hollywood is going to change. It has to. I know we’re going to keep writing great roles for women because, lucky for us, we’re good at it, I think.
Kouguell: What can we expect from this final season?
Scheffer: Well. It’s the final season. So expect big stories, some big reveals and I’d say that I think the finale is one I will always be very proud of.
Learn more about "Getting On": http://www.hbo.com/getting-on
Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, Susan Kouguell teaches screenwriting at Purchase College Suny, and presents international seminars on screenwriting and film. Author of Savvy Characters Sell Screenplays! and The Savvy Screenwriter, she is chairperson of Su-City Pictures East, LLC, a consulting company founded in 1990 where she works with writers, filmmakers, and executives worldwide. www.su-city-pictures.com, http://su-city-pictures.com/wpblog...
You can read that interview Here
And now we fast forward almost two years later and the show is in its third and final season. In our interview, Scheffer looks back at his experiences with the show and talks about collaborating with his husband, Mark V Olsen – creator, executive producer and writer of "Getting On" and their other shows, including "Big Love."
In addition to the HBO American cable channel, "Getting On" can be seen on HBO Latin America and HBO Europe and Asia, and through Sky (France, UK, Spain, and so on.)
Kouguell: With the increase of the global cable markets and increasing platforms, reaching a broader audience, how has this affected your shows?
Scheffer: It was gratifying to have read about "Getting On’s" reception in Paris (where they love the show) before the recent attacks and to know that this show speaks particularly to issues of loss and wounding and grief but in a way that enables laughter to mix with heartbreak. This season has so much more resonance to me as it is a comedy. It’s not escapist. It’s healing comedy. You can laugh and cry in the darkest of hours and to me, that’s the greatest service to provide as an artist. To allow people to experience their common humanity. Without self-importance. Experiencing and accepting the fragility of life, of being human, is a wonderful place to begin from.
Kouguell: Looking back at the three seasons of "Getting On," what were some of the most poignant and/or memorable moments for you working with the actors and writers?
Scheffer: We felt that by choosing "Getting On" to adapt we were entering into “stewarding” function with our British team. We wrote all of the episodes and the first two seasons had a lot of material from the original series to adapt, but the final season was all original story. Still, we went to London and ran our ideas by the original creators and worked with them. That relationship, receiving their input bonded us in a way that was unique to most adaptations. The fact that Vicki Pepperdine and Joanna Scanlan appear in Episode 4 as their original characters and meet their American counterparts, and vice versa— felt so amazing. It’s something we’d never seen before and it speaks to the way the British show and the American show are so different but like siblings, so connected. We share the same blood. So that’s a long-winded way of saying, going to London for a week to work with “the girls’ was a high point.
It’s hard to single out moments because working with our actors was the greatest experience of my career. Watching Niecy Nash bloom, seeing Mel Rodriguez and Alex Borstein prove how brilliant they are. Experiencing Laurie Metcalf’s genius (I mean she is a national treasure — beyond, beyond) and then all of our guest and co-stars. Just this season alone: Harry Dean Stanton, Mary Kay Place, Francis Conroy, Rhea Perlman, June Sqibb, Kristen Johnson, Jonathan Silverman, Jayma Mays, Daniel Stern, Rita Moreno, Grant Bowler, Janis Ian!!! Meeting Didi’s family -- Marsha, Corey, Gloria and Scott -- they felt like a real family. Anne Guilbert as Birdie. Not to mention the other great women we were able to work with like Betty Buckley, Tsai Chin, Jean Smart, Irma P. Hall, Alia Shawkat, Carrie Preston, Molly Shannon— I can’t even list them all, I know I’m forgetting people and not even mentioning the supporting cast who were brilliant. These diverse, brilliant actors in just 18 episodes.
Kouguell: This is the second show you have created for HBO, "Big Love" ran for 5 seasons and like "Getting On," pushed the envelope in its examination of timely, hot button issues. For Big Love, the show was not just about polygamy and the power of the church, at its core it was about family. In "Getting On," some of the major topics/themes you tackle are ageism and the health care system. While "Getting On" is very funny, it also strikes a major chord of realism. Truth is stranger than fiction.
Scheffer: I think I mentioned already the theme of human frailty. And I just can’t stress enough how I believe it is an “undervalued” value in our society. I mean we all get old and die. It’s not sexy but it’s part of life. And it doesn’t have to be shoved out of our consciousness or romanticized or treated sentimentally or “importantly.” It’s life. And I wish people knew what they were missing by avoiding dealing with their fears about it. It’s like, do you wanna deal with those fears now or do it later when it’s gonna be a real drag?
It was such a privilege for Mark and me to both be with our moms when they were dying. Sure it was hard, but it was incredibly layered and sometimes funny and of course heartbreaking -- but it was like I wanted to tell everyone: “Hey, you really should experience this, because it’s so amazing, even though it hurts, too.”
Kouguell: The main characters (with the exception of the brilliant Patsy) focus mainly on women and their relationships with their patients and with their colleagues. There is so much talk in the industry now about the lack of women’s roles particularly in the ‘over 40’ category. What are your thoughts on this?
Scheffer: Yeah. Well. That’s always been the case. And I think it’s finally changing. The volatility in the business is palpable and I think that finally that really big ugly fact about Hollywood is going to change. It has to. I know we’re going to keep writing great roles for women because, lucky for us, we’re good at it, I think.
Kouguell: What can we expect from this final season?
Scheffer: Well. It’s the final season. So expect big stories, some big reveals and I’d say that I think the finale is one I will always be very proud of.
Learn more about "Getting On": http://www.hbo.com/getting-on
Award-winning screenwriter and filmmaker, Susan Kouguell teaches screenwriting at Purchase College Suny, and presents international seminars on screenwriting and film. Author of Savvy Characters Sell Screenplays! and The Savvy Screenwriter, she is chairperson of Su-City Pictures East, LLC, a consulting company founded in 1990 where she works with writers, filmmakers, and executives worldwide. www.su-city-pictures.com, http://su-city-pictures.com/wpblog...
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