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Jenifer Lewis, not just everybody's mama

On "Salon Talks," the author & activist discusses playing a "hot mess" on Showtime comedy "I Love That for You"

Salon

‘I Love That For You’: Vanessa Bayer’s sitcom isn’t as funny as she is

The characters on this sometimes clunky Showtime series are thinly drawn constructs more suited to her old job on “SNL” than a long-term vehicle.

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Undervalued’ Gervonta Davis Follows Floyd Mayweather Jr.’s Footsteps, To The Irritation Of Some

“There are many reasons why a person can't be objective,” said trainer Stephen Edwards, “and it's not all racism.”

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Jerry West willing to take HBO to Supreme Court over “Winning Time”

Lakers Hall of Famer Jerry West continues to be mad about how he has been portrayed in the HBO series "Winning Time."

USA Today Sports Media Group

Viola Davis says criticism of her Michelle Obama portrayal is ‘incredibly hurtful’

Viola Davis would like critics to remember there’s a person behind any performance — including her recent portrayal of former First Lady Michelle Obama.

Los Angeles Times

What to stream: So many shows trying to beat Emmys deadline

Does it seem like there’s a lot of TV right now? More than normal? The spring of 2022 has seen a deluge of new television series, and this flood is only increasing over the next month. There’s a reason that it’s felt especially hectic now, which is a little something…

Tribune News Service

Viola Davis says ‘critics absolutely serve no purpose’

Oscar-winning actor hits back at the negative response to her performance as Michelle Obama in drama series The First Lady

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Pub faces £6,000 Covid fine after man 'stood up to play beer pong'

Ian Snowball, 62, plans to challenge the 'pedantic' fine in court

Wales Online

"The Man Who Fell to Earth" lifts off

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris are crack co-pilots in this continuation of the tale immortalized by David Bowie

Salon

Chiwetel Ejiofor reveals how he created his "own alien" for 'The Man Who Fell to Earth'

The new sequel series 'The Man Who Fell to Earth,' stars Chiwetel Ejiofor as the titular alien. Here's how the award-winning actor took on a new sci-fi story set in a David Bowie universe.

Inverse

Bill Plaschke: HBO's 'Winning Time' gets some things about Showtime era right — but not Jerry West

LOS ANGELES — The HBO "Winning Time" series about the Lakers' Showtime era gets some of it right.

Los Angeles Times

Review: Showtime’s ‘Man Who Fell to Earth’ sequel won’t blow your mind, but it’s solid sci-fi

Like the Walter Tevis novel on which it’s based, Nicolas Roeg’s 1976 film “The Man Who Fell to Earth,” in which an alien, played by David Bowie, travels to this planet to save his dying people, ends in failure. A sequel to that story, premiering Sunday on Showtime, seems determined…

Los Angeles Times

Psychopaths can feel emotions and can be treated – don't believe what you see on crime shows

On any given day, millions of Americans curl up to watch their favorite crime shows. Whether it is “FBI” on CBS, “Dexter” on Showtime, “Mindhunter” on Netflix, “Killing Eve” on BBC, reruns of “Law Order,” or any of a myriad of other similar shows, they draw huge audiences with their…

The Conversation

The Man Who Fell to Earth review – small screen sequel series crash lands

A misbegotten and poorly paced attempt to update the 1976 cult sci-fi classic wastes stars Chiwetel Ejiofor and Naomie Harris

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Cypress Hill celebrates 4/20 with a career-spanning documentary. And weed. Lots of weed

LOS ANGELES — Though Estevan Oriol has never been a member, for most of Cypress Hill's 30-plus years as a group the photographer and filmmaker traveled with them. If co-founder B-Real did an onstage hit from their bong Excalibur, Oriol absorbed the cloud of secondhand smoke as his video camera…

Sports Illustrated

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar: HBO’s ‘Winning Time’ Is Dishonest

The NBA’s all-time leading scorer and six-time champion is not a fan of HBO’s new series about the Showtime Lakers dynasty of the 1980s.

The Independent UK

The First lady: Fans point out strange mannerism Viola Davis incorporated when playing Michelle Obama

‘Michelle Obama did not purse her lips THAT much,’ one user wrote

The Guardian - UK

Viola Davis on Hollywood: ‘You either have to be a Black version of a white ideal, or you have to be white’

She rose from poverty to become the first Black person to win acting’s triple crown. Now she is playing Michelle Obama and opening up about her tough path to the top

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Salon

First Lady doesn't live up to its icons

Not even Viola Davis, Gillian Anderson and Michelle Pfeiffer can save this loose braid of slight biographical drama

Zenger

Boxer Yordenis Ugas Aims To Take Down Another Southpaw

His opponent on Saturday is lefty Errol Spence. Ugas previously defeated two other southpaws: Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao

The Independent UK

'First Lady' drama spotlights Roosevelt, Ford, Obama spouses

Showtime's series “The First Lady” dramatizes the lives of three presidential spouses during their time in and outside the White House

Chicago Tribune

‘The First Lady’ review: Famous actors take on roles of Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt in a series that needs to dig deeper

Would Showtime’s “The First Lady” work better if it hadn’t cast such famously recognizable actors to play Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt? Who’s to say, but I found it more difficult than usual to suspend my disbelief over the course of this 10-part series, which toggles between the…

Zenger

Capturing The Bellator Flyweight Title Would Mean The World To Liz Carmouche

The “Girl-Rilla” plans to let her elbows and punches fly in her upcoming second title shot in major organization.

Tribune News Service

Viola Davis was 'terrified' playing Michelle Obama in Showtime's 'First Lady'

Viola Davis doesn't come across as an actor who's easily intimidated. So it's a bit surprising to hear her reveal how daunted she was by the task of playing Michelle Obama in "The First Lady," which celebrates the life of three White House icons.

Chicago Sun-Times

Showtime series skims the surface of three compelling women’s stories in ‘The First Lady’

The writing is often clunky, obvious and filled with Big Picture Messaging, and too many of the supporting characters are one-note caricatures.

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