| | | | What's news: Well that was the 2022 Emmys, and it was another big night for HBO and the same old shows. Zendaya, Lee Jung-Jae and Sheryl Lee Ralph made Emmys history. Franco-Swiss filmmaking legend Jean-Luc Godard has died. Rapper PnB Rock was shot dead in a robbery. HBO Max has renewed Rap Sh!t — Abid Rahman |
Emmy Awards 2022 ►TV's big night. Succession, Ted Lasso and The White Lotus took home the top awards at the Emmys on Monday night. Television's biggest stars were on hand at Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater, where Saturday Night Live, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver, Zendaya, Jean Smart, Quinta Brunson, Amanda Seyfried, Julia Garner, Jerrod Carmichael, Jason Sudeikis and Michael Keaton also were among the winners. The winners list.
—Voters spread the love among acting awards but favor expected series. THR's TV features editor Mikey O'Connell covered every aspect of the 2022 awards show, which spread the first six performance nods among six different shows — and then started lavishing kudos on the usual suspects The White Lotus, Ted Lasso and Succession. The recap.
—Snubs, shutouts and surprises. A pre-show favorite, HBO’s Barry failed to win any trophies, collecting only three awards overall, all of which were won during the Creative Arts ceremonies earlier this month. In terms of surprises, Lizzo scored her first Emmy, beating a number of veteran competition series winners. Better Call Saul, nominated in seven categories, was completely shutout. The snubs.
—Not even close. Going into the Emmys, HBO and Netflix were tied with 23 wins apiece after the Creative Arts awards. The gap between the two rivals only widened during the Primetime ceremony as HBO again led the pack of winners by outlet. Bolstered by HBO’s strong showing, Warner Bros. Discovery led all the major media conglomerates with a total of 40 wins. Netflix finished with 26 wins. The scorecard.
—Progress. At the 2022 Emmys, there were just as many winners from the global majority honored for their achievements behind the camera as in front of it. Out of 25 competitive categories presented live during the Emmys telecast, seven awards went to people of color, or to programs fronted by them. The story. |
Analysis: Emmys Celebrating Itself Is in Grave Danger ►Same old, same old. THR's executive editor of awards Scott Feinberg weighs in on a bungled telecast packed with repeat winners from the same handful of shows that TV Academy members have recognized before: "Monday night’s results reinforced my belief that most of today’s TV Academy members, despite living in the era of Peak TV, can’t be bothered to watch, en masse, more than a handful of buzzy shows." The analysis.
—"Some wonderful moments, some woefully bad production choices." THR's chief TV critic Dan Fienberg gives his verdict on the telecast of the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards. Dan writes that Sheryl Lee Ralph singing, Jennifer Coolidge dancing and history-making Squid Game winners livened up an Emmy night of all-too-familiar winners and odd, sometimes terrible telecast decisions. The review.
—"Succession is the only show that’s got three brothers and also no brothers." SNL veteran Kenan Thompson poked fun at a number of timely topics, from Netflix’s stock issues to Hollywood diversity to the controversial Oscars telecast, during his monologue for the 2022 Emmys. The monologue.
—"Jimmy, wake up. I won." Zendaya making history, Jimmy Kimmel enraging social media and Sheryl Lee Ralph singing a verse from Dianne Reeves’ “Endangered Species.” If you missed the Emmys telecast, check out some of the best and worst moments. The moments.
—"Evidently, a little more voting involved in our winning than Prince Charles'." Political issues were not off-limits during the 2022 Emmys, as former President Donald Trump and the succession of the British crown were joke fodder at Monday’s ceremony. The best jokes. |
Jean-Luc Godard 1930 - 2022 ►"Photography is truth. And the cinema is truth twenty-four times per second." Jean-Luc Godard, the brilliant and polemical Franco-Swiss filmmaker whose work revolutionized cinema, has died. He was 91. In the wake of his seminal 1960 debut feature Breathless, filmmaking New Waves sprang up across the planet, from Brazil to Czechoslovakia to Japan, that all owed a major debt to him, as did generations of American directors, including Scorsese, De Palma and Tarantino. The obituary.
—Tragedy. Philadelphia rapper PnB Rock, responsible for the hit single "Selfish," was fatally shot during a robbery at a South Los Angeles restaurant on Monday afternoon. He was 30. The obituary.
—Censorship. Comcast-owned pay TV giant Sky cut some jokes related to the death of Queen Elizabeth II from the latest episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver in the U.K. Some viewers commented on or complained about the edits to the HBO show on social media. The story.
—"All good things must come to an end." The Music Man, starring Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster, will end its run on Jan. 1. The popular revival has been one of the highest grossing shows on Broadway on a weekly basis, regularly bringing in close to or more than $3m. The story.
—Not so funny. Lea Michele will miss several performances of Funny Girl on Broadway after testing positive for COVID-19 a few days into her run. Michele took over the lead role in the revival on Sept. 6, a little more than a month after Beanie Feldstein departed the production. The story. |
Sofia Coppola, A24 Team for Priscilla Presley Biopic ►The Presleyverse. Hot on the heels of Baz Luhrmann's Elvis, the story of Priscilla Ann Presley is getting the biopic treatment courtesy of filmmaker Sofia Coppola and A24. Coppola wrote the script and will direct the project, titled Priscilla, which will star Cailee Spaeny as Mrs. Presley and Euphoria's Jacob Elordi as Elvis. The story.
—"I want to make an epic about the state of the world." Asif Kapadia is set to direct 2073, a documentary thriller set in a dystopian future. The film will tackle challenges the world faces and is inspired by Chris Marker’s iconic 1962 featurette La Jetée, about a time traveler who risks his life to change the course of history and save the future of humanity. The story.
—Yessssss! HBO Max has picked up a second season of Rap Sh!t, the comedy from creator Issa Rae and showrunner Syreeta Singleton. The renewal for Rap Sh!t comes on the heels of the show’s first-season finale, which debuted Sept. 1. The series has scored positive reviews from critics. The story.
—"They showed us that you could use storytelling and the power of the internet to punch back." Showtime will profile the people behind the anti-Trump PAC The Lincoln Project in a docuseries. The five-episode series, titled The Lincoln Project, is set to premiere Oct. 7. The story. |
Film Review: 'Icarus: The Aftermath' ►"Orwellian chills, poignant twists and turns." THR film critic Sheri Linden reviews Bryan Fogel's Icarus: The Aftermath. The former architect of Russia’s doping program for athletes is in hiding and seeking asylum in Fogel’s documentary, a Telluride selection that was filmed over a five-year period. The story. — "Diabolically entertaining." THR's Michael Rechtshaffen reviews Henry Selick's Wendell & Wild. The stop-motion animated Netflix release that premiered in Toronto features the voice talents of Jordan Peele, Keegan-Michael Key, Lyric Ross, Angela Bassett and Ving Rhames. The review. — "Strictly standard-issue." Michael reviews J.D Dillard's Devotion. Jonathan Majors stars in this Korean War drama based on the true story of the U.S. Navy's first Black aviator. The review. — "A jam-packed but warmhearted debut." THR critic Lovia Gyarkye reviews Matt Smukler's Wildflower. Kiernan Shipka stars alongside Jean Smart, Jacki Weaver, Alexandra Daddario and Reid Scott in Smukler's feature debut about a daughter of neurodivergent parents. The review. — "Intriguing, entertaining and sometimes hilariously uncomfortable." THR's John DeFore reviews Mel Eslyn's Biosphere. Sterling K. Brown and Mark Duplass play lifelong friends who have a lot to deal with in this doomsday comedy, premiering in Toronto. The review. — "An enjoyable but unexciting reboot." John reviews Greg Mottola's Confess, Fletch. Jon Hamm stars in this less-jokey take on the Gregory Mcdonald character also features Kyle MacLachlan, Annie Mumolo, John Slattery and Marcia Gay Harden. The review. — "A twisty, surprisingly heartfelt battle of wills." John reviews Zachary Wigon's Sanctuary. A hotel heir (Christopher Abbott) has some trouble with his dominatrix (Margaret Qualley) in Wigon's sophomore feature premiering in Toronto. The review. In other news... —TV premiere dates 2022: The complete guide —Alexander Payne’s The Holdovers lands at Focus Features —Ignacio “Nacho” Meyer named president of U.S. television networks at TelevisaUnivision —Hollywood’s streaming gold rush keeps Ontario soundstages at full capacity despite Netflix’s stumble What else we're reading... —David Marchese has a powerful interview with singer Nick Cave that covers the grief of losing two of his sons [ NYT] —Kevin Fallon interviews the Mayor of Flavortown Guy Fieri about everything and nothing, but it's certainly a fun read [ Daily Beast] — Salvador Rodriguez, Meghan Bobrowsky and Jeff Horwitz report that internal Meta documents show that Instagram's Reels is struggling to get keep up with TikTok [ WSJ] —Jenn Harris reports on how food influencers charging $10,000 for a social media post can make or break restaurants [ LAT] —Adam Rawnsley and Asawin Suebsaeng have a pretty wild scoop that right-wing nutcase Alex Jones spied on his wife and ex-wife [ Rolling Stone] Today... ...in 2002, MGM unveiled the comedy Barbershop in theaters, where it would go on to gross $77m and launch a franchise of two theatrical sequels, one spinoff fillm and a TV series. The original review. Today's birthdays: Jean Smart (71), Jacqueline Bisset (78), Aisha Dee (29), Colin Trevorrow (46), Travis Knight (49), Ben Savage (42), Lili Reinhart (26), Chiara Aurelia (20), Louise Lombard (52), Isiah Whitlock Jr. (68), Don Bluth (85), Ann Dusenberry (68), Kathleen Lloyd (74), Clyde Kusatsu (74), Marlyne Barrett (44), Frank Marshall (76), Ace Bhatti (53), Nick Vallelonga (63), Jeffrey Ross (57), Fiona Apple (45), Roger Howarth (54), Niall Horan (29), Swizz Beatz (44), Kelly Chen (50) |
| Jack Ging, the familiar character actor who recurred on such series as Tales of Wells Fargo, Mannix, Riptide and The A-Team and appeared in three films opposite Clint Eastwood, has died. He was 90. The obituary. |
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