The Jonas Brothers – Nick, Joe, and Kevin – have been selected to receive the Decade Award at Teen Choice 2019. According to Fox, the Decade Award is in celebration of the group’s evolution over the past 10 years.
The popular sibling act just reunited to put out their first new album in a decade, Happiness Begins. In May the brothers announced their “Happiness Begins Tour” which marks the trio’s first headlining tour in nearly 10 years. The tour will kick off on Wednesday, August 7, 2019 in Miami, FL at the AmericanAirlines Arena and will stop in 40 cities before wrapping up on Sunday, October 20th in Los Angeles at the Hollywood Bowl.
The Jonas Brothers will pick up the Decade Award during the Teen Choice 2019 live broadcast on Sunday, August 11th. The two-hour awards show begins at 8pm ET/PT (tape-delayed on the West Coast). This year’s show will take place in Hermosa Beach, CA.
Stars set to take the Teen Choice stage include Iron Man himself, Robert Downey Jr., and Choice Action TV Actress nominee Jessica Alba (LA’s Finest). The Act‘s Joey King, singer Madison Beer, Choice Drama TV Actress nominee Maia Mitchell (Good Trouble), singer/songwriter Lauren Jauregui, and Marvel’s Runaways actor Gregg Sulkin are also confirmed to appear.
Choice Action TV Actor nominee Grant Gustin (The Flash), ten-year-old skateboarder Sky Brown, nominee Noah Centineo (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before), and Fuller House‘s actress Candace Cameron Bure are also set to join the Teen Choice crowd.
Luke Grimes in ‘Yellowstone’ season 2 episode 4 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
Paramount Network’s Yellowstone season two episode four, “Only Devils Left,” begins with a plane dropping what looks like might be hay to feed the Duttons’ cows. It swoops over the field and then takes off into the night sky after dropping its load.
The following morning Kayce (Luke Grimes), Rip (Cole Hauser), and Jimmy (Jefferson White) ride the ranch, repairing any breaks in the fencing. As Rip and Kayce talk about the chain of command – again – Jimmy notices a nearby cow looks funny. Rip and Kayce quickly determine the cow is suffering from bloat. They lasso the poor thing and Rip stabs it to relieve the gas. He then places wound dust in the hole as they try and determine what it ate.
Kayce walks a few yards and is shocked to see the herd scattered across the field, down on their sides and apparently dead.
Meanwhile, John (Kevin Costner), Jamie (Wes Bentley), Beth (Kelly Reilly), and Governor Perry (Wendy Moniz-Grillo) meet with Attorney General candidate Cassidy Reid (Kelly Rohrbach). It turns out she’s running unopposed now that Jamie withdrew from the race. Governor Perry explains she’ll have the current AG step down and she’ll appoint Cassidy Reid prior to the election. Cassidy promises to serve the state with pride and “to the letter of the law.”
Outgoing Attorney General Stewart (Timothy Carhart) is also in attendance at the meeting and offers to brief Cassidy on the most pressing matters of the office. While they’re talking, Jamie receives a call from Kayce about the dead cows.
Back at the ranch, John, Kayce, and Jamie look out over the hundreds of cattle that have died from bloat. Lloyd (Forrie J. Smith) discovers clover that shouldn’t be there, and John declares the ranch a crime scene. He pulls his men out of the field and puts Ryan in charge of making sure not so much as a bird disturbs the scene.
John tells Kayce he knows who did it, but now they’ll have to prove it.
Elsewhere, Dan Jenkins (Danny Huston) and Thomas Rainwater (Gil Birmingham) are surrounded by their men as they walk the land where their casino and hotel project will be built. Thomas springs the news he’ll be annexing the land and the state won’t control what they do. Dan didn’t agree to that, but Thomas assures him it’s definitely part of the deal. It’ll mean they don’t have to deal with the state and instead all the licenses will be handled by the tribe.
Dan’s right-hand man points out that sidestepping regulations will anger a lot of important people, but Thomas isn’t worried. He does, however, suggest Dan hire security moving forward. He’s going to need it.
Thomas takes the stage to deliver a speech in front of tribe members. As he speaks, Dan’s associate won’t let go of the annex issue. He knows the contract will be voided if the land is annexed. “Are you familiar with the term Indian giver? Well, this is the opposite,” he whispers to Dan.
Dan understands that if Thomas doesn’t keep his word, he loses everything. But, he considers it worth the risk.
As Dan and Thomas dig a hole to mark the beginning of the project, Dan notices a cameraman out on the street surreptitiously snapping photos of those gathered for the ceremony. A member of the tribe is also challenging the development, explaining to a local reporter that he doesn’t believe this is best for the tribe.
A short while later Malcolm Beck (Neal McDonough) learns about the annexation of the land while watching the news coverage of the groundbreaking ceremony. The reporter explains there are questions over whether the state will have any say at all over the usage of the land.
Malcolm demands to know who’s the contractor and his brother, Teal (Terry Serpico), assures him he’ll find out. Malcolm has decided they need to find a “less subtle” way to express their displeasure. “Did we bait that trap? I think it’s time we spring it,” threatens Malcolm.
Back on the Yellowstone Ranch, Sheriff Donnie Haskell (Hugh Dillon) and his men examine the field. It’s obvious there aren’t any tire tracks and John is certain the clover was dropped from a plane. The Sheriff’s skeptical someone would deliberately airdrop clover, but John assures him someone would. He even names that someone as the Sheriff’s golfing buddy.
John doesn’t have enough livestock officers to handle this big of a case and asks for help with the investigation. Sheriff Haskell claims he doesn’t have any men to lend, and John demands that he immediately deputize his men to do what needs to be done.
John pulls Donnie aside and reminds him he wouldn’t be Sheriff if it weren’t for him. Donnie finally agrees to deputize Kayce and John warns Donnie he better respond if they call on his men for help.
After the sheriff leaves, John tells Jamie to start collecting evidence. When they have enough, John wants Kayce to pick him up.
Wes Bentley and Kelly Reilly in ‘Yellowstone’ season 2 episode 4 (Photo Credit: Paramount Network)
Jamie looks through the paperwork to figure out the nearest skydiving locations, believing the plane that dropped the clover will be one of theirs. While talking to Kayce on the phone, Jamie thumbs through the papers on John’s desk and comes across a trust. Jamie’s upset John placed the ranch in a trust and Kayce claims not to know what he’s talking about, even though he signed the papers. Knowing his father and sister, Jamie believes Kayce’s been kept in the dark.
When Kayce hangs up Jamie says, “What the f*ck, Beth!” out loud to the empty room.
Speak of the devil… Beth arrives and Jamie demands to know about the trust. He’s not in it and Beth confesses she doesn’t think Jamie is worthy of trust, that their father never will trust him again and that he doesn’t have a role in running the ranch.
Jamie thinks the ranch is only in a trust so that she can use the money to invest in her project. Beth actually agrees that’s what’s happening. She confesses the ranch is in it for $5 million now, but the risk is minimal.
Jamie’s angry and doesn’t think Beth sees the big picture. $5 million is half the ranch’s cash, which doesn’t leave them much wiggle room if the cattle prices go down. The ranch hasn’t turned a profit in six years and now there’s half a million dollars-worth of dead cow out in the field.
He demands she withdraw the ranch’s money from her investment.
As the sun’s setting, Rip and Floyd report in. They’ve discovered 360 more dead cattle. Bales were dropped throughout the valley, which means they need to move the remaining herd out of danger and into the mountains. It’s a rough trail but it has to be done to save the remaining cows.
The problem remains that the clover will take root and come spring the cows will feed on it again. They need to burn the field which means they’ll have to have water trucks on standby in case the fire grows too large.
The following morning the wranglers prepare to burn the field (without using horses). As they’re gearing up, an elderly man arrives. Jimmy’s sleazeball ex-friends beat him up and warned him Jimmy has one week to pay off his debt. Jimmy admits he owes about $8,000 but believes he can gather it up.
Morgan and Teal arrive at the Dutton ranch and are peering through the windows when Rip rides up, demanding to know what they’re doing. They ask for John and before the conversation can continue, two of Morgan’s men attempt to beat up Rip. That doesn’t go well for the men as Rip disarms one and uses him as a shield against the other.
Kayce rides up as the standoff is going down and kicks the gun out of the stranger’s hand.
Jamie hears the commotion from inside and hurries out to find Rip still holding the men at gunpoint. Jamie attempts to be the peacemaker and Morgan introduces himself and apologizes. John gives him one of those if looks could kill stares but allows him to continue speaking. However, he doesn’t immediately tell Rip to lower his weapon.
Malcolm asks to take a meeting with John, advising him they share a problem. John agrees, and Jamie explains they did call 15 minutes ago but he didn’t understand they wanted to meet right away. John wants to meet the Becks alone, sensing this isn’t the sort of discussion a lawyer should listen in on.
The Becks believe all the ranches will cease to exist within five to 10 years because of the casino and hotel. They can’t handle this fight legally, but they can “fight outside the lines.” Malcolm and Teal don’t think Dan Jenkins and Thomas Rainwater have the stomach for that sort of battle, but John knows better. (He has hundreds of dead cattle to take care of, thanks to Dan.)
The Becks believe they’ll be the perfect allies for John since their business doesn’t compete with his. They also believe they’ll win at any cost. John’s not sold on this, but he will consider all options. He warns he will always choose what’s best for his family above all else.
Jamie and John watch the Becks leave. Jamie believes working with them is like making a deal with the devil. “All the angels are gone, son. There’s only devils left. At least they admit it,” replies John.
John, Jamie, and Beth meet with new AG Cassidy Reid and ask her to look into the Paradise Valley Development Corporation. Jamie wants her to file an injunction, stopping the reservation from annexing the property into the reservation. He explains they’re doing this to avoid taxes and regulations, so they have a good chance of fighting this legally.
Beth interjects, attempting to cause her brother legal trouble. John cuts her off before Cassidy can figure out what Beth’s talking about.
Once Beth and Jamie are alone, Beth confesses she’s attempting to get him disbarred. “You should have never come home,” says Beth. When Jamie reminds her she told him to come home, she asks why he would ever listen to her.
Cassidy joins the Duttons for an uncomfortable dinner. Beth places Cassidy in Jamie’s normal seat, and when Jamie attempts to sit in their mother’s place, Beth warns him not to try it. He’s forced to sit next to his sister who makes matters worse by stabbing him under the table with her bread knife. Jamie finally excuses himself and leaves.
Meanwhile, Monica and Kayce have been carrying on short phone conversations throughout the day. She invites him over to her place and he leaps at the opportunity to be with his wife. They wind up in bed as soon as he arrives.
Tate doesn’t knock but, fortunately, the lovemaking is over when he enters his mom’s bedroom. He’s ecstatic to find his dad in her bed and joins them for a happy family reunion.
The following day Kayce returns to the ranch with the news he can’t find a manifest for the plane that dropped the clover. John wants him to keep looking but if he finds the person responsible, he should call the sheriff. John warns his son not to take matters into his own hands.
As Kayce heads off with a livestock officer, they receive a call about another rancher’s dead cow. They have to put their search for the plane on hold to check out the dead cow situation.
They arrive at the ranch and the cow hasn’t been moved. It’s obvious something was chewing on it and there’s an animal track next to the body. The rancher believes his cow was attacked by a wolf.
Unfortunately, the rancher doesn’t have any cowboys to watch over his herd. Although he will be compensated for this cow’s death, it’s quite possible the wolves will return to take out more of his cattle.
Kayce suggests he rent some mean mules and place them out with the herd.
They have to hang around for a sheriff’s deputy to show up, but there’s no one available to take the case. Kayce and the livestock officer head over to the neighbor’s place where Kayce finds the weapon used to kill the cow. It wasn’t a wolf after all.
The officer attempts to arrest the neighbor but his son arrives, brandishing a shotgun. Kayce tries to de-escalate the situation, but the officer pulls his gun and shoots the son. The son dies.
Back at Yellowstone Ranch, the wranglers prepare to set fire to the field. John has to leave the job of supervising to Rip after Kayce calls him about the shooting.
John arrives on the scene, initially worried it was Kayce who pulled the trigger. His next question is whether the shooting was justified. “He had a freaked-out kid pointing a shotgun at him. It was justified. Was it right? Right and wrong is so far from this place I don’t think it factors in at all,” says Kayce.
John reminds the officer he told him to call the sheriff for backup. He explains that he did but the requests were denied. He then takes the blame for what went down, admitting it was his call to continue the investigation.
Finally, Sheriff Donnie Haskell arrives and immediately begins yelling at John, assuming it was Kayce who pulled the trigger. John cuts him off by delivering a punch to his nose which knocks Donnie off his feet. John’s livid that Donnie refused to provide backup and denied their request for assistance after promising he would provide it. John says, “You want to blame somebody? Then you blame yourself, you son of a bitch.”
A while later, the Boyds watch the news and hear about the shooting and about Sheriff Donnie Haskell’s refusal to assist the livestock officers in their investigation of false claims of a wolf attack. “I know how we can help John Dutton,” says Malcolm.
Back at the ranch, John gives the signal to burn the field. He stands, hands in his pockets, staring at the wranglers as they set fire to the field and dead cows.
Universal Pictures and Working Title are teasing Cats fans with a taste of the upcoming film. The studio’s just unveiled a three-minute behind the scenes look at the making of the musical, complete with interview snippets with Taylor Swift, Judi Dench, Rebel Wilson, Jason Derulo, Idris Elba, Jennifer Hudson, and James Corden.
Oscar winner Tom Hooper (The King’s Speech) directs and adapted the screenplay with Lee Hall. The story’s based on Old Possum’s Book of Practical Cats by T.S. Eliot and the musical Cats by Andrew Lloyd Webber. Tony Award winner Andy Blankenbuehler (Hamilton, In the Heights) is the film’s choreographer.
Cats is set to open in theaters on December 20. 2019.
Universal describes the movie as “reimagining the musical for a new generation with spectacular production design, state-of-the-art technology, and dance styles ranging from ballet to contemporary, hip-hop to jazz, street to tap.”
Debra Hayward, Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, and Tom Hooper are producing. The executive producers are Andrew Lloyd Webber, Steven Spielberg, Angela Morrison, and Jo Burn.
More on Cats, Courtesy of Universal:
“One of the longest-running shows in West End and Broadway history, the stage musical Cats received its world premiere at the New London Theatre in 1981, where it played for 21 years and earned the Olivier and Evening Standard Awards for Best Musical. In 1983, the Broadway production became the recipient of seven Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and ran for an extraordinary 18 years.
Since opening in London in 1981, Cats has continuously appeared on stage around the globe, to date having played to 81 million people in more than fifty countries and in nineteen languages. It is regarded as one of the most successful musicals of all time.
Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Kristen Bell, Jason Dohring, and Ryan Hansen in ‘Veronica Mars’ (Photo by Michael Desmond / Hulu)
With series such as The X-Files and Full House getting revived, it was a no-brainer to bring back Veronica Mars, the neo-noir mystery series that originally aired for three seasons from 2004-07 and had a 2014 crowd-funded eponymous movie.
The movie provided a proper ending to the series, which was abruptly cancelled on a cliffhanger in 2007, angering many Marshmallows (the name of Veronica Mars fans). Hulu’s 8-episode mini-series provides another ending as well, but it felt much more permanent (and somber) in nature, not to mention a bit of a letdown.
Occurring five years after the movie, Veronica (Kristen Bell, who’s also an executive producer) and her father Keith (Enrico Colantoni) are still private eyes in the corrupt fictional town of Neptune, CA. A serial bomber is murdering spring breakers, which threatens Neptune’s thriving tourism industry. The first bomb goes off at the Sea Sprite motel, killing four, including the nephew of a Mexican crime-lord who sends two Tarantino-esque hitmen played by Clifton Collins, Jr. (Westworld) and Frank Gallegos (Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life) to Neptune to find the bomber. A congressman (Mido Hamada, American Sniper) hires Mars Investigations after his brother (Paul Karmiryan, In the Vault) is maimed in the blast.
So Veronica and Keith get sleuthing. They get some help from Veronica’s long-time boyfriend Logan Echolls (Jason Dohring), now a Naval intelligence officer. There’s a great scene where Logan beats the hell out of two rednecks who have it coming.
There’s good and bad with this mini-series.
The problem is there’s way too many moving parts, way too many subplots, and way too many characters yet not enough episodes. It feels rushed and should’ve been 10 episodes instead of eight. There’s no balance. Many old characters are crammed in to make cameos. Also, references are made to the original series, which is going on 15 years, making it hard to keep up. You might want to re-watch the original series before seeing this one (and read the two post-movie novels by Rob Thomas, the show’s creator, which are considered canon).
Old favorites like Wallace (Percy Daggs III), Veronica’s BFF, return but he doesn’t have too much screen-time as opposed to Veronica’s biker ally Weevil (Francis Capra), public defender Cliff McCormack (Daran Norris), rival PI and all-around scumbag Vinnie Van Lowe (Ken Marino), frat-boy-turned-actor Dick Casablancas (Ryan Hansen), and Veronica’s ex-boyfriend/FBI agent Leo D’Amato (Max Greenfield). Dick’s father Richard “Big Dick” Casablancas, Sr. (David Starzyk) – who has “Big Dick” tattooed on his forearm – also returns, playing a strong supporting role.
Some cameos are justified, such as billionaire software mogul Jake Kane (Kyle Secor) and Neptune High principal Van Clemmons (Duane Daniels), but it feels like Veronica’s college friend/Logan’s ex-girlfriend Parker Lee (Julie Gonzalo) is thrown in for the hell of it. Gone is computer hacker Mac (Tina Majorino), who is sorely missed (Veronica says she’s in Istanbul).
The new faces include Oscar winner J.K. Simmons (Whiplash) as Clyde Prickett, an ex-con working for Big Dick; Dawnn Lewis (A Different World) as Neptune’s new police chief Marcia Langdon, who’s not corrupt like her predecessors but is wary of Veronica and Keith; Patton Oswalt (The King of Queens), a pizza guy and true crime nut/amateur sleuth who impedes Veronica’s investigation; Kirby Howell-Baptiste as Nicole Malloy (Bell’s castmate in The Good Place), a bar owner with a dangerous right hook; Oscar nominee Mary McDonnell (Major Crimes) as Jane, a psychotherapist; and Izabela Vidovic (The Fosters) as Matty Ross, a savvy teen whose dad was killed in the first bombing, who becomes Veronica’s protégé.
Again, way too many characters. And way too much Oswalt, whose character is just plain annoying. He definitely wears out his welcome.
When the identity of the bomber’s revealed at the end, it just doesn’t ring true. Not much can be said without spoiling anything. It just felt like the writers were going in one direction with the bomber’s identity then decided to do a 180 at the very last minute and make this particular character the bomber. Instead of it being a cool twist you didn’t see coming, it’s more like “Huh?” There is no way this character is smart enough and cunning enough to have contingency plans that have contingency plans like some criminal mastermind this side of The Usual Suspects’ Keyser Söze. It just doesn’t work.
Then there’s the status of Veronica and Logan’s relationship… you’ll have to see it for yourself to believe it. No spoilers here.
That’s not to say that this mini-series doesn’t have its good points. It has plenty. It’s such a pleasure to see Veronica, Logan, Keith, and the rest of the gang (even for brief moments in Wallace’s case). The chemistry between Bell and Colantoni is just as strong as it ever was. The same thing with Bell and Dohring. Yes, Bell may be known for Frozen and The Good Place, but she’s Veronica first and foremost. She owns this role.
Simmons does his usual good job and steals the show during the scenes he’s in. He has plenty of gravitas and plays well off Colantoni in the scenes Clyde and Keith take each other’s measure. Clyde could easily have been a one-note clichéd role, but not with Simmons playing him; he does a lot with this character.
Since the mini-series is on a streaming service and not a network, it’s much, much edgier. It’s definitely a far cry from the three seasons that ran on UPN and The CW. It really pushes the envelope in terms of content. For instance, there’s a security photo of a serial defecator relieving himself in a motel’s ice machine. One character gets beheaded on-screen in gory detail. Nothing is left to the imagination, that’s for sure. The language is much harsher (although there’s no f-bombs) and the sex scenes are pretty graphic – and steamy.
No way could this have happened on a network.
As mentioned above, while the ending felt like a permanent one, let’s hope this isn’t the last we see of Veronica.
GRADE: B-
Veronica Mars season 4 premieres on Hulu on July 26, 2019.
The first trailer’s arrived for the action drama The Red Sea Diving Resort starring Chris Evans (Avengers: Endgame, Captain America: Civil War). The film is inspired by real rescue missions and has Emmy Award winner Gideon Raff (Homeland) at the helm. Raff also wrote the screenplay and serves as a producer with Alexandra Milchan and Aaron L. Gilbert.
In addition to Chris Evans, The Red Sea Diving Resort stars Haley Bennett (Thank You For Your Service), Alessandro Nivola (Doll & Em), and Michael Kenneth Williams (When They See Us). Michiel Huisman (The Haunting of Hill House), Alex Hassell, Mark Ivanir, Greg Kinnear, and Sir Ben Kingsley (The Ottoman Lieutenant) are also featured in the 2019 drama.
Raff’s behind the scenes team includes director of photography Roberto Schaefer, editor Tim Squyres, production designer Jeff Mann, and costume designers Neil McClean and Ruth Myers.
The Plot:
“Inspired by remarkable true life rescue missions, The Red Sea Diving Resort is the incredible story of a group of international agents and brave Ethiopians who in the early 80s used a deserted holiday retreat in Sudan as a front to smuggle thousands of refugees to Israel. The undercover team carrying out this mission is led by the charismatic Ari Kidron (Evans) and courageous local Kabede Bimro (Williams).”
Poster for ‘The Red Sea Diving Resort’ (Photo Credit: Netflix)
Maisie Williams and Kit Harington in ‘Game of Thrones’ season 8 episode 1 (Photo: Helen Sloan / HBO)
HBO earned a record-breaking 137 Emmy nominations, with the final (and arguably worst) season of Game of Thrones contributing a record-setting 32 nominations to the network’s tally. HBO’s Chernobyl, Last Week Tonight, and Barry also earned multiple nominations.
Amazon’s critically acclaimed The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel was the second most nominated series with 20.
Surprisingly, The Big Bang Theory and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt didn’t feel much love from Emmy voters this year. Neither did Oscar winner Julia Roberts (the star of Amazon’s Homecoming), George Clooney (Hulu’s Catch-22), or Connie Britton (Bravo’s Dirty John). On a brighter note, Schitt’s Creek was warmly embraced by voters, picking up four nominations including Lead Actor and Lead Actress in a Comedy Series.
Outstanding Comedy Series
Barry
Fleabag
The Good Place
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Russian Doll
Schitt’s Creek
Veep
Outstanding Drama Series
Better Call Saul
Bodyguard
Game of Thrones
Killing Eve
Ozark
Pose
Succession
This Is Us
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series
Jason Bateman, Ozark
Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us
Kit Harington, Game of Thrones
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Billy Porter, Pose
Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series
Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones
Jodie Comer, Killing Eve
Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder
Laura Linney, Ozark
Sandra Oh, Killing Eve
Mandy Moore, This Is Us
Robin Wright, House of Cards
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
Mahershala Ali, True Detective
Benicio Del Toro, Escape at Dannemora
Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal
Jared Harris, Chernobyl
Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us
Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
Amy Adams, Sharp Objects
Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora
Emma Stone, Maniac
Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon
Aunjenaue Ellis, When They See Us
Niecy Nash, When They See Us
Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, black-ish
Don Cheadle, Black Monday
Ted Danson, The Good Place
Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method
Bill Hader, Barry
Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek
Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series
Christina Applegate, Dead to Me
Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll
Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag
Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek
Outstanding Reality Competition
The Amazing Race
American Ninja Warrior
RuPaul’s Drag Race
Top Chef
The Voice
Outstanding Variety/Talk Series
The Daily Show with Trevor Noah
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
Jimmy Kimmel Live!
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
The Late Late Show with James Corden
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
Outstanding Limited Series
Chernobyl
Escape at Dannemora
Fosse/Verdon
Sharp Object
When They See Us
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Carrigan, Barry
Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method
Stephen Root, Barry
Tony Hale, Veep
Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Henry Winkler, Barry
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series
Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul
Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul
Alfie Allen, Game of Thrones
Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones
Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones
Michael Kelly, House of Cards
Chris Sullivan, This Is Us
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series
Sarah Goldberg, Barry
Sian Clifford, Fleabag
Olivia Colman, Fleabag
Alex Bornstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Betty Gilpin, GLOW
Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live
Anna Chlumsky, Veep
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series
Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones
Julia Garner, Ozark
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Fiona Shaw, Fleabag
Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones
Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Drama Series
Ron Cephas Jones, This Is Us
Michael McKean, Better Call Saul
Glynn Turman, How to Get Away with Murder
Michael Angarano, This Is Us
Kumail Nanjiani, The Comedian
Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale
Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series
Matt Damon, Saturday Night Live
Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Peter MacNicol, Veep
John Mulaney, Saturday Night Live
Robert De Niro, Saturday Night Live
Adam Sandler, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series
Fiona Shaw, Fleabag
Kristin Scott Thomas, Fleabag Ann-Margaret, The Kominsky Method
Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel
Sandra Oh, Saturday Night Live
Maya Rudolph, The Good Place
Emma Thompson, Saturday Night Live
Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or a Movie
Ben Wishaw, A Very English Scandal
Asante Blackk, When They See Us
Paul Dano, Escape at Dannemora
Stellan Skarsgard, Chernobyl
John Leguizamo, When They See Us
Michael Kenneth Williams, When They See Us
Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series
Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale
Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Apocalypse
Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us
Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black
Cicely Tyson, How to Get Away with Murder
Carice van Houten, Game of Thrones
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or a Movie
Patricia Arquette, The Act
Margaret Qualley, Fosse/Verdon
Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects
Marsha Stephanie Blake, When They See Us
Vera Farmiga, When They See Us
Emily Watson, Chernobyl
Outstanding Variety/Sketch Series
At Home with Amy Sedaris
Documentary Now
Drunk History
I Love You, America with Sarah Silverman
Saturday Night Live
Who Is America
Outstanding Host for a Reality or Competition Program
Ellen DeGeneres, Ellen’s Game of Games
Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, Making It
RuPaul, RuPaul’s Drag Race
Marie Kondo, Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
James Corden, The World’s Best
Richard Burgi and Freddie Stroma guest star in season one episode six of ABC’s summer drama, Grand Hotel. Episode six was directed by Eva Longoria Baston from a script by Geoffrey Nauffts and will air on Monday, July 22, 2019 at 10pm ET/PT.
The cast of season one includes Oscar nominee Demián Bichir (Best Actor, A Better Life) as Santiago Mendoza, ALMA award winner Roselyn Sánchez (Outstanding Actress in a Drama Television Series, Without a Trace) as Gigi Mendoza, Denyse Tontz (The Fosters) as Alicia Mendoza, and Bryan Craig (Valor) as Javi Mendoza. Wendy Raquel Robinson (The Mayor) is Mrs. P, Lincoln Younes (Home and Away) is Danny, Shalim Ortiz (Magic City) is Mateo, and Anne Winters (13 Reasons Why) plays Ingrid.
Chris Warren (The Fosters) plays Jason, Feliz Ramirez is Carolina, and Justina Adorno (Seven Seconds) is Yoli in the show’s first season.
Grand Hotel is written and executive produced by Brian Tanen. Eva Longoria, Ben Spector, Bob Daily, Ramón Campos, Teresa Fernández-Valdés, and director Bill D’Elia also executive produce.
The “Love Thy Neighbor” Plot – The hotel faces a few obstacles from a neighboring hotel while planning their gala fundraiser. Elsewhere, Mrs. P goes undercover; and Javi embraces his new fatherhood role despite his family’s hesitations.
Series Details:
Charismatic Santiago Mendoza owns the hotel, while his glamorous second wife, Gigi, and their adult children enjoy the spoils of success. The hotel’s loyal staff round out a contemporary fresh take on an upstairs/downstairs story. Wealthy and beautiful guests bask in luxury, but scandals, escalating debt and explosive secrets hide beneath the picture-perfect exterior.
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Austin Butler in a scene from ‘The Shannara Chronicles’ season 2.
After months of casting rumors, Baz Luhrmann and Warner Bros Pictures have settled on The Shannara Chronicles star Austin Butler to play Elvis. Butler will star opposite Tom Hanks in the untitled Elvis Presley project expected to begin shooting early next year.
Butler will play Elvis Aaron Presley and Tom Hanks is on board to play Colonel Tom Parker, Elvis’ manager.
Ansel Elgort, Miles Teller, and Harry Styles were among those who were reportedly seriously in the running to step into Elvis’ blue suede shoes.
“I knew I couldn’t make this film if the casting wasn’t absolutely right, and we searched thoroughly for an actor with the ability to evoke the singular natural movement and vocal qualities of this peerless star, but also the inner vulnerability of the artist,” explained Luhrmann. “Throughout the casting process, it was an honor for me to encounter such a vast array of talent. I had heard about Austin Butler from his stand-out role opposite Denzel Washington in The Iceman Cometh on Broadway, and through a journey of extensive screen testing and music and performance workshops, I knew unequivocally that I had found someone who could embody the spirit of one of the world’s most iconic musical figures.”
Director Baz Luhrmann and Craig Pearce wrote the screenplay, with Luhrmann and Oscar winner Catherine Martin (The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!) producing. Martin will also serve as costume designer and production designer on the project.
Luhrmann’s untitled Elvis film will shoot in Queensland, Australia.
Austin Butler’s additional credits include The Dead Don’t Die, The Carrie Diaries, and Switched at Birth. He recently finished working on Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, opening in theaters on July 26, 2019.
The Plot:
“In the movie, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Luhrmann (The Great Gatsby, Moulin Rouge!) will explore the life and music of Presley, through the prism of his complicated relationship with his enigmatic manager, Colonel Tom Parker, played in the film by two-time Oscar winner Tom Hanks (Forrest Gump, Philadelphia). The story will delve into their complex dynamic spanning over 20 years, from Presley’s rise to fame to his unprecedented stardom, against the backdrop of the evolving cultural landscape and loss of innocence in America.”
The CW’s Burden of Truth wraps up its second season with episode eight, “The Right Road.” Episode eight was directed by Doug Mitchell from a script by Brad Simpson and will air on July 21, 2019.
The second season stars Kristin Kreuk as Joanna Chang (formerly Hanley), Peter Mooney as Billy Crawford, Star Slade as Luna, Jessica Matten as Gerrilyn, and Sarah Thompson as Molly.
“The Right Road” Plot – A LEAP OF FAITH – As the murder trial begins, Joanna and Billy defend against an avalanche of evidence. With things not looking good, Joanna risks everything by putting an unexpected witness on the stand. Billy faces the heartbreaking reality of his decision to get Shane (Andrew Chown) the help he needs.
The Plot:
Burden of Truth is a serialized investigative drama about life-altering legal cases, the helpless plaintiffs searching for answers, and the boots-on-the-ground lawyers fighting incredible odds to deliver justice.
Attorney Joanna Hanley (Kreuk) leaves her picture-perfect legal career as a partner in a corporate law firm to solve the case of a mysterious illness affecting the female high school students of her hometown Millwood in Manitoba – a prairie town with an industrial past and an uncertain future. She joins her former high school nemesis, local attorney Billy Crawford (Mooney), to find the source of the illness and win justice for the girls.
Billy and Joanna will have to put aside their resentments and opposing legal styles to find the answers they seek. Joanna also realizes there’s not just a legal investigation waiting for her in Millwood, but a personal one. She starts investigating herself just as she would a case, beginning with her darkest family secret: the reason her family was forced to suddenly leave town.
Burden of Truth explores human relationships in the context of a legal mystery, highlighting the stress and impact on the investigators fighting a case that might come to nothing, and the danger of a growing illness that they may never be able to identify or cure.
The CW’s summer action fantasy series The Outpost has released a brief plot description along with photos from the upcoming second episode of season two. Episode two titled “This is One Strange Town” was directed by Marc Roskin from a script by Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin. “This is One Strange Town” will air July 18, 2019.
Season two will air on Thursdays at 9pm ET/PT.
The season two cast is led by Jessica Green as Talon. Imogen Waterhouse plays Gwynn, Anand Desai-Barochia is Janzo, Jake Stormoen is Captain Garret Spears, Philip Brodie is Everit Dred, Robyn Malcolm is The Mistress, and Andrew Howard plays Marshal Withers.
Jason Faller and Kynan Griffin created the series and serve as executive producers with Marc Roskin and Rachel Olschan-Wilson. Jennifer Griffin and Jonathan English produce.
The “This Is One Strange Town” Plot – DEFIANCE – Talon (Jessica Green) tries to outmaneuver her new rival while Gwynn (Imogen Waterhouse) struggles to maintain control of the Outpost. A Baron named Tobin (guest star Aaron Fontaine) marches in and makes an outrageous proposal. The Mistress (guest star Robyn Malcolm) bitterly reunites with a close relative.
The Outpost Plot:
“Having defeated Dred and retaken the Outpost, Talon (Green) and Gwynn prepare for war. Talon delves deeper into demon summoning, while Gwynn (Waterhouse) recruits allies. The Prime Order trinity known as “The Three” reveal mysterious powers as they send spies, assassins, and a devastating weapon to the Outpost. As Talon uncovers the legacy of her people, she must decide who to trust, and separate her real friends from her enemies before the Prime Order attacks.”
