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The idea for THR’s Beauty Issue, now in its fifth year, initially stemmed from the overwhelming positive response to THR’s Power Stylists list. When the magazine’s look at the intersection of fashion and entertainment struck such a chord with both industries, the logical next step was to spotlight the top hair and makeup artists who help stars look their best on film, television and the red carpet (especially when promoting major roles for awards season, from the Golden Globes to the Oscars and beyond). Among the A-listers who have graced past Beauty Issues: Reese Witherspoon, Gwen Stefani, Taraji P. Henson, Jessica Chastain, Cameron Diaz, Drew Barrymore and Lupita Nyong’o. This issue’s “State of Glam 2016” (page 70) once again ranks the top 25 beauty moments of the year. Beyond that,…
Television MSNBC’s Moment How Trump could boost the lib-leaning network p. 18 Film TV in Imax Marvel-ABC deal a potential game-changer p. 22 Heat Index Hayma Washington There’s a new Emmy boss as the Television Academy elects the former Amazing Race executive producer to be its first African-American chairman and CEO. Ang Lee The Oscar-winning director’s Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk gets sacked in theaters and likely will lead to a blowout loss for Sony. J.K. Rowling The Harry Potter author successfully launches a film franchise and screenwriting career with the strong opening of Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them. Phil Robertson His A&E reality series Duck Dynasty, now pulling just 1 million viewers, is canceled after five years and 130 episodes. Showbiz Stocks $760.16 (+2.9%) AMAZON.COM (AMZN) The…
The Democrats’ big loss could be MSNBC’s gain: The network of Bush-era backlash again finds itself in the opposition. But the impending Donald Trump presidency comes at a unique crossroads for cable’s left-ish news net. Reassured by much-improved ratings, MSNBC must choose between leaning back into a proven formula (covering a unified GOP government with a liberal slant, as it did to great success during the Iraq War) or preserving the mandate to focus more on breaking news. “Being in the opposition is always better for ratings,” says USC journalism professor Gabriel Kahn. “That has been true for Fox News during President Obama, and it should hold true for MSNBC during Trump.” There’s little evidence of how MSNBC plans to handle the future — mostly because breaking news and politics…
On Nov. 11, Rogue One writer Chris Weitz launched a barrage of anti-Donald Trump tweets that mirrored what many in Hollywood had posted on social media in the wake of the presidential election. But several messages took the crusade further, injecting the new Star Wars film into a divisive political debate: “Please note that the Empire is a white supremacist (human) organization,” wrote Weitz. Added fellow Rogue One scribe Gary Whitta, “Opposed by a multicultural group led by brave women.” Both men changed their avatars to a Rebel insignia with a safety pin, a reference to the symbol of solidarity with persecuted groups that has spread following the election. Responses offered a predictable split between cheers for the activism and jeers toward Hollywood liberals. What Disney and Lucasfilm might not…
Today executive producer Noah Oppenheim says the 48 hours after audio leaked in September of Donald Trump bragging about groping women to Billy Bush were a “whirlwind” that NBC News struggled to manage. Reflecting for the first time on the scandal that led Bush, 45, to exit the network but did not prevent Trump from beating Hillary Clinton, Oppenheim describes an unprecedented atmosphere where top execs weren’t sure what steps to take as Bush became embroiled in one of the campaign’s biggest bombshells. “There wasn’t an opportunity to catch our breath and say, ‘What does this mean for our anchor?’ ” Oppenheim tells THR’s Kim Masters in an upcoming episode of her KCRW radio show. “It was all moving so quickly that I don’t think there was ever a fully…
With networks seeking to cut through the clutter of a television landscape projected to soon hit 500 original series, ABC has found a unique strategy: Go big. Really big. On Nov. 14, the Disney-owned network said its straight-to-series order for Marvel drama The Inhumans will include a debut in more than 1,000 Imax theaters in 74 countries. The first two of the eight-episode series — about a race of superhuman heroes (among the more popular characters in the Marvel universe) — will run for two weeks starting Labor Day 2017 before airing as part of ABC’s fall lineup. The deal marks the first time a TV series will have its premiere on the big screen. And it gives ABC a way to “event-ize” Inhumans in the crowded fall TV space,…
