#and i love mr leguizamo

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VIOLENT NIGHT (2022)

Starring David Harbour, Leah Brady, John Leguizamo, Cam Gigandet, Alex Hassell, Alexis Louder, Edi Patterson, Beverly D'Angelo, André Eriksen, Brendan Fletcher, Mike Dopud, Mitra Suri, Stephanie Sy, John B. Lowe, Alexander Elliot, Sean Skene, Erik Athavale, Frederick Allen, Vance Halldorson, DJ Brotherson and Finn McCager Higgins.

Screenplay by  Pat Casey & Josh Miller.

Directed by Tommy Wirkola.

Distributed by Universal Pictures. 112 minutes. Rated R.

For years there has been an odd debate going on about whether or not Die Hard is a Christmas movie. Of course, it’s not. It’s an action film which takes place during the Christmas season. It is no more of a Christmas film than other types of genre films which revolve around the holiday season like Gremlins, Love Actually, Home Alone or Black Christmas. Not that there is anything wrong with that.

Violent Night is also not a Christmas film, even though it does have the advantage of actually having Santa Claus as the main character. However, Violent Night is many things… cynical, offbeat, a bit ridiculous, shockingly violent and often surprisingly funny… but it is not a Christmas movie.

In fact, no matter how much your little kids beg you, don’t let them watch this movie unless they have a really strong stomach. Anyone who believes in Santa is going to have some nightmares after sitting through Violent Night.

However, Violent Night is not for kids, and it does not pretend to be. It’s a somewhat satirical and very dark deconstruction of the Santa Claus legend. The film is an odd mix of Die Hard, The Ref and Silent Night Deadly Night, a genre mashup action horror comedy with some rather clever pokes at one of the most well-known stories in the world. It doesn’t always work, but it comes a whole lot closer than you may expect.

And if the story does occasionally slow down to wax rhapsodically on the magic of Christmas and the utter belief of a child and the importance of being nice vs. being naughty, I think the filmmakers are mostly just goofing on us.

Which is, again, okay. No one going to see a movie called Violent Night is really likely to be looking for a serious look at the holiday. It’s more like the new trend for taking beloved children’s characters and thrusting them into tongue-in-cheek, gore-filled horror situations – see also the upcoming Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey and The Banana Splits Movie. In fairness, Violent Night is much better than Banana Splits.

We meet Santa (played by David Harbour of Stranger Things) on Christmas night, looking bedraggled and drinking heavily at a bar. This Santa is seriously burnt out on the whole “crossing the world to spread joy to all of the little girls and boys” routine that he has been espousing for centuries. He had a fight with Mrs. Claus. He’s angry, dirty, drunk, and cursing up a blue streak. Of course no one believes he is the real Santa Claus. To a certain extent, I’m not sure even he does.

His Christmas spirit is revived by – of all things – stumbling on a home invasion in which a horrible rich family is being robbed. Most of them would be squarely on the naughty list, but there is one little girl named Trudy (Leah Brady) who is not only on the nice list, but a true believer that Santa will protect her family.

When the reindeer are frightened off by submachine gun fire, Santa is abandoned at the mansion, and decides to take on the bad guys and save the little girl.

However, the story doesn’t really even matter. It’s just an excuse for nearly two-hours of Christmas jokes, murders using holiday trappings like candy canes and icicles, and some truly horrific violence. Seriously, in my view the violence, no matter how cartoonishly it was presented, went a bit too far, but from the reactions of the others in the theater with me, I was in the minority on that.

For me, the best part of Violent Night was Harbour’s downbeat performance as a not-so-jolly Saint Nick and a bunch of surprisingly clever gags based on the holiday. Violent Night was cheesy and ridiculous and way too bloody, but it was also undeniably often a whole lot of fun.

Jay S. Jacobs

Copyright ©2022 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: December 1, 2022.

#Violent Night #2022 #Movie Reviews #David Harbour #Jay S. Jacobs

[so-far-frogs-and-oscar]

Me: I'd like ASMR with Bruno Madrigal.

My brain: You really wanna listen to mf Sid the Sloth to sleep?

Me: Right...

#bruno madrigal #disney #encanto #bruno madrigal reader #the madrigals #family madrigal #sid #ice age #sid the sloth #john leguizamo #im sorry i love mr leguizamo's voice #and i love mr leguizamo #like really i adore this man #with respect

[thatdamnokie]

i understand that the super mario bros. movie that came out in the 1990s wasn’t good and a lot of people didn’t like it but you’re forgetting the facts here which are that i love it and think it’s really fun

#personal #it's my new favorite stoned!watching when i need something that's not horror #super mario bros. #super mario bros. movie #john leguizamo #bob hoskins #what makes me really sad is that i think this movie is so fun and whatever #but i know the directors were just---garbage people #and mr. hoskins i know for sure didn't have a good time making it #like if a movie is bad whatever i feel like if the cast has a great time that's gonna come across #you cannot have a movie with so much love in it and have it be bad it's against the rules #that's why the kingsman movies are Like That #this entire box of shenanigans should have been a blast and it wasn't and i'm angry on his behalf because now he's gone #mario bros #super mario bros #mario bros movie #super mario bros 1993

[who-talks-first]

Okay I'm having trouble finding everyone's posts from Friday. But I just watched chapter 9 and I have some thoughts.

Opening the episode with Din saying he doesn't gamble then ending it with him making a massive gamble was interesting. Although I genuinely don't think he ever does anything he doesn't believe he can do.

The fights in this episode are amazing. Just stunning:

The fight at the arena. The Child ducking when he sees the Birds activate. "I'm not." Really. Din, stop being so goddamn fucking hot, I'm trying to watch the damn show! The whole dangling the gangster part. "You won't die by my hand." (one of the best parts of the character Din Djarin is he is both viciously ruthless and honorable to a fault. I love it!)

The fighting at the end. Both men flying in sync to kill the beast. The Raiders and townsfolk grudgingly working together. But it would have worked better just leaving the loaded bantha in the valley, luring the best out, and detonating it. Fewer civilian deaths but what do I know, I wasn't raised in the fighting corps. And god at the end when Din soars out of the monster's mouth! I that was how the episode would end as soon as I saw the explosives. But still so fucking cool! Is there a name for that trope? I call it the Hercules.

Can we talk for a second about how Din looks in this ep? The strides, the poses and posture. He exudes so much bde that it physically hurts me. Clearly a lot of that is Mandalorian in nature, if those images of Boba Fett from the comics tell us anything (Fett sitting spread in his ship and Din doing it on the wagon at Sorgan have p much the same energy). Just looking fine as hell through the whole thing, even covered in deadly dragon stomach acid.

And can we talk about how much he says this episode? He explains the Tuskens' behavior, translates, plans, barters, smooches doggies, etc. He talks a lot. And I think that's interesting. Din has this reputation as being awkward in social situations and quiet. And like, it's one thing feeling shy around the beautiful widow who's hitting on you. But he says what he means clearly and more or less concisely, including some one-liners and sarcasm. I think he could be described as "laconic" (my character does describe him as such in the thing I'm writing), which means they use as few words as possible to get their point across. Din has no hesitation in speaking, he just prefers to only speak when he has something to say, if that makes sense.

So happy to see Aunt Peli! And Din being like "eh let them work" That's what we call growth.

The casting. I nearly lost my shit when Timothy Olyphant was under the helmet, looking like a whole ass meal. Like that is the most flattering haircut and beard combo I've ever seen on him. Don't @me but he could get it. And poor typecast Leguizamo. Still great tho. He was fun little asshole.

I love when this show doubles down on the western themes:

Vanth's name, accent, role, and general appearance all line up with a small town wild west sheriff. Just showing up and saving the town, so they're like, you're the Lone Ranger now! Olyphant has played western roles before, including voicing The Spirit of the West (an avatar of the legends and ideals of the wild west modeled on Clint Eastwood's western characters) in the animated film Rango (a lot of the Mandalorian's aesthetic comes from Eastwood's movies).

The Mandalorian theme but softly strummed on a Spanish (nylon string) guitar is very evocative of a border town.

The tuskens represent an Indian tribe. The abandoned mining town. The mysterious stranger who comes to town and saves it. Vanth and Din nearly have a quickdraw shootout! The child is hiding in a spittoon for chrissakes!

It really echoes the 7 Samurai theme of chapter 4. I know it's an overlapping, repeating theme in western film. I guess I was surprised to see it again so quickly.

I don't know how I feel about Din speaking Tusken. Signing was one thing. But I just giggled uncomfortably the whole time feeling it was kinda silly (and I had assumed the reason he signed was because humans couldn't speak Tusken). Was that our big hero, heartthrob, and favorite actor Mr. Pascal sitting in the studio making those noises? Rrrhehh rheh rrhehh! I dunno I'm just. Reeling.

Isn't interesting that Din would annihilate the entire populace of Jawas without batting an eye, but he would do almost anything to protect the Sand People? I know there's something to that, about marginalized/eugenicized groups versus like colonialism and whatever vulture like construct you would attribute to the Jawas. But I'm not smart enough to articulate it.

Okay, so the obvious: Boba Fett. Really shocked to see his armor on someone else. I'd already seen the casting of Morrison, so I wasn't like, "is he dead?" and I knew right away this hick didn't take it off him. I wonder if the Jawas stunned him and removed it. Either way, there's going to be hell to pay. I can't wait to see Din and Boba interact; I wonder how they'll respond to each other. And even though Fett should be in his early 40s (I think) he really looks like hell. I mean, I know he's seen some shit. But I wonder what's been up with him in the last decade or so.

Some stuff I thought I noticed, but I need y'all to help me confirm:

Was that Anakin's podracer engine?

Was that C-3PO graffitied on the wall in the dirty city?

Were we supposed to recognize R5?

There's a couple others but I forgot em. I gotta watch it again.

Some questions:

What was the spherical thing the Tusken Raiders recovered from the beast's remains? The scene mirrored the Jawas and the mudhorn's TSUGA! Tsuga tsuga! Tsuuuga! But that didn't look like an egg. If I didn't know better I would swear it was a pearl. (which almost makes sense if you take into account that this guy eats dirt for a living and could have an organ or extra stomach in there like those gross hard balls they used to pull out of ox bellies) Or was it mentioned earlier and I didn't catch it? There was a lot going on.

What are the sand doggies? They're so cute! And that totally establishes our mans as a dog person. Writers, start your fics!

I'm a bit confused about the town's history. How have the people survived for so long with the beast there? Was it the Krayt dragon that wiped it literally off the map? How does the slaving mining guild fit in there?

It really looks in chapter 4 that those krill are native (it's not explicitly stated tho). If no one even knows where Sorgan is and it doesn't have a big export economy, how do these people in the middle of buttfuck nowhere have spotchka?

On that note, how did that city gangster hear about Fett/Vanth? I mean, I dig that he's a collector of beskar'gam, but like, that's still way out there.

The jingling spurs sound in chapter 5 is deliberately obvious when that mysterious figure comes upon Fennec Shand. Can we assume that's Cobb Vanth there? Because clearly, Fett has been without his armor for a while. If it was Vanth, what did he do with her? I don't believe for a second that she's dead. He's not a bounty hunter and he wouldn't have any idea she was valuable since the Guild had abandoned Tatooine. Barter for help/transportation /goods/labor /etc? Also, if it was Vanth, did he witness the whole thing? If so, he knows who Din is. Maybe knows Toro. I dunno. Lots of thoughts. Did he just stumble upon her while traveling back to his village? I forgot the name already lol Mos Pelegrino?

Okay it's nearly 4 am. I genuinely can't remember if I had anything else to say. Please continue to tag your spoilers cuz I will again not get to view the episode until after y'all do next week. But until then, please come yell at me about our favorite show and space boyfriend. I like crazy theories too.

Love y'all. 😘😘😘

#cobb vanth #The mandalorian #The mandalorian spoilers #Mandalorian season 2 spoilers #The mandalorian season 2 spoilers #Mandalorian spoilers #The child #boba fett #Fennec Shand #pedro pascal #timothy olyphant #temuera morrison

[intrepidmare]

MARE'S RECAPS ~ THE MANDALORIAN: CHAPTER 9 "THE MARSHALL"

Oh wow! It's been a while since I've done something like this. Last year, I caught up with season 1 about 2 days before the finale, so I didn't have the opportunity to write reviews/recaps. This season, though, I'm going to 😀 so here it is the first one! 

For the folks that haven't seen the premiere and don't want spoilers, scroll past this, fast and furious, because it's full of them. If you want to blacklist tags to avoid spoilers from me, I suggest that you add #mando spoilers, #the mandalorian season 2 spoilers, and #mare's mando recaps to the list.

I've seen the episode a few times (yeah, I'm that obsessed with the show) so some of my reactions are more visceral than others since I was too excited the few first times I watched it and I missed a lot of details (another reason to rewatch the episode more than once). This recap is loooooong, which is an indication of how amazing it was.

So this my final warning to those avoiding spoilers. Stop reading, right now. The rest of you… enjoy and let me know if you share some of my opinions. I'm always open to chat 😊

Chapter 9 ~ The Marshall

So it begins! It's so exciting!

I knew that Mando and baby Yoda walking in the street at night was going to be the opening scene. I started to think about it after watching the second trailer, and I'm glad that I was right.

It turns out that the red-eyed creatures were not jawas as I saw some people saying.

Baby Yoda was not happy with the little excursion to the fighting arena. Not walking on the streets nor inside watching the fight. I still laughed when he locked himself up in the pram, even if I've watched the trailer like a gazillion times by now and I knew he was going to do it.

And talking about the baby, he's getting more vocal I think. He's making a few new noises, whimpering more, which I'm not sure if it's a good or bad thing. That he complains more means that he feels safe with his buir and isn't afraid of retaliation for it as he probably was with others in the past and the reason he didn't cry much in season 1. But it breaks my heart that he is stressed. And that child is anxious, I can tell you that much.

The fight with Gor Koresh's thugs was awesome! The gamorrean flying to squash Mando and failing had me cracking up. And omg! Din'd moves! Using his helmet as a weapon and throwing his vibroblade. And leaving Gor Koresh to be eaten! Man of his word, he didn't kill the guy.

On a side note, I would've never guessed it was John Leguizamo who gave voice to Koresh until I saw the credits. Of all the actors who could play the part, I never thought of him.

Umm, I'm curious about the time Mando has spent in Tatooine, which according to him it's been a lot and it makes sense since he knows so much about the Tuskens, their language and culture. I'm guessing he spent a while among them. He had to learn all that somehow. 

When I speculated that Mando was going back to Tatooine after watching the trailers, I said that I was going to riot if he didn't visit his favorite mechanic. Thankfully, I didn't need to worry. I loved Peli in episode 5 of season 1 and I loved her even more now remarking on Din's dislike of droids and trying to keep the baby for herself. Not to mention she complaining about not getting good help these days 🤣

And I ADORE the (improvised?) Birikad Din got for the baby. Of course, the baby is safer in the pram, right (guessing that's why he used it when he met Gor Koresh), but there's something sweet watching him carrying his son so close to him.

And I tell you, Mando has been spending credits lately in baby stuff. I mean, he got a new pram (which I initially thought it was the original that he had somehow retrieved from the garbage in Nevarro, but no, it's not the same, and neither it's the one that Kuiil made) and he also got the bag/birikad thing, which looks brand-new. I wonder what else he bought.

Watching the droids doing maintenance of the Razor Crest makes me think it's all for nothing, knowing that in a few episodes (it might be even in the next one) Mando is going to crash the ship. More than once perhaps.

😆 The baby still loves speed! I think riding on the speeder bike was the only moment that he truly enjoyed in this episode. Look at that happy face 

When they arrived at Mos Pelgo and Din went into the cantina, leaving the baby outside, I was like: Din! That's not responsible. How can you leave your son out in the inclement sun, alone! Then baby Yoda peeked in and I went: never mind. I take back what I said.

Oooh. Cobb Vanth! I love him! For a moment, I thought it could actually be Boba but it seemed illogical and that's what Mr. Feloni and Mr. Favreau wanted us to think. I was correct.

My gawd! Din's shock when Vanth took the helmet off. I just knew he would freak out the moment Cobb asked for drinks and I said to drink they need to remove their helmets and Mando is going to lose it when this guy does. And the standoff! Was so good! "Take it off or I will" is going to become a quite popular phrase in fics from now on, not in the same context, but yeah…

The krayt dragon… oh shit! Or rather Dank farrik! We can't see Mando's face or expression but I can imagine which one was when he saw the dragon eating the bantha the first time.

Oh my goodness. The baby hiding in the pot! Too adorable! 

I know every hardcore SW fan lost it watching Vanth modified speeder because is a callback to the Phantom Menace and Anakin but my first thought was: is he compensating for something? Sorry, I couldn't help it 

The dog-lizard creatures were kinda scary at first but then became adorable. Almost as much as baby Yoda getting out of hiding

Baby Yoda doesn't like dog-lizards things. He looked afraid to be eaten I think. Poor little guy.

And look at that! Din showing such growth! To think he was the one incensing others in negotiation 😆 this is a total callback to the jawas in Arvala-7. And I gotta tell you, Din freaking loves his flamethrower. He doesn't waste the opportunity to use it.

The krayt dragon eating the Tusken raider instead of the bantha was quite of a plot twist 😆

When they were planning the attack on the dragon, Cobb Vanth's face when Din told him that the bones and pebbles were to scale, and then when he had volunteered the villagers to help… priceless! 

I like the fact of banding together with others for a greater good, relying on others to accomplish something is going to continue being the theme of this season. It started last season but I think it's going to be stronger this time around along all of the episodes.

😳😲😳😲 this thing vomits acid?! What. The. FUCK?!!!

Cobb: I don't think it's dead

Mando: me neither

Me, at the same time as Din: yeah, nope it's not dead

Oh yeah! Teaming up with jetpacks!

When they showed the bantha with the remaining explosives my first thought was why didn't they use all those before?! That's why they didn't kill it!! Of course, it was just an excuse to grant Din a more grand win in the end, but you know, it's stupid not to use everything you have to kill the monster on the first try. Just saying

Wait, what? Din! What are you going to do? No! Taking care of the child is your responsibility, not Cobb Vanth's! I hate this plan of yours, Din Djarin!! Whichever it is!

Oh! Nice callback to the flaw on that jetpack. But makes me wonder, do all the rising Phoenixes have the same flaw? Cuz unless Din knows Boba in person and that it's his armor with that particular flaw, it means it's a common problem for all and I don't like it.

Get away, Din! Get away, Din!! FLY AWAY!! AAAAAAAHHHHHH! NOOOOOO! 

There he is! Damn, Mando! Don't scare me like that! Altho, it was a nice move.

Okay, but now I want someone to explain something to me. If the dragon's acid melted people at contact before, how the hell is Din so whole? I mean, sure for argument' sake let's say his beskar armor provides some protection, but he's not entirely covered in it. His cape and undersuit seem just fine, albeit sticky. Where's the logic in that?

The tuskens getting the pearl reminded me of the jawas and the mudhorn's egg, chanting zukka, zukka (or however egg is spelled in Jawa).

That's quite a piece of meat. The baby is going to be happy eating off it for days🤣

😮😮😳😳 BOBA FETT!!!!! Yesssssss!!

Okay, I've seen other people's thoughts and some think that Boba was after Cobb Vanth because he had the armor, but I don't know. If that was true then why he hadn't gone to Mos Pelgo and got it? It seems to me that it's more likely that Boba is following Din somehow because it's the second time in as many Mando's visits to the planet that they sort of cross paths. Could they know each other? Have some score to settle? It's possible. Din has spent much time on Tatooine -his words, not mine- so it wouldn't be so out of consideration that they actually know each other. That if Mando knows Boba is (fake?) Mando, I don't know. Probably not, but who knows?

Extra thoughts

I gotta say that Ludwig Göransson is killing it with the score music! Oh. My. God! So so so so good! I could tell from the trailers that it was going to be awesome this season but it astounded me in chapter 9. Gorgeous, absolutely gorgeous! My favorite piece is when they're going to the dragon's cave to kill it. The orchestral sound of the already familiar music blew my mind!

#mare's mando recaps #mando spoilers #the mandalorian #the mandalorian season 2 spoilers #the mandalorian season 2 #din djarin #baby yoda #cobb vanth

[coll2mitts]

Super Mario Bros. (1993)

Thanks to the awesome people who donated to Extra Life (you still can, btw!)  y'all will now be treated to a retrospective on the 1993 classic movie, Super Mario Bros.  When I took on this milestone, the first (and only) person I messaged for ideas on terrible (but wonderful) films based on video games was my friend Max, who has a history of viewing and talking about bad movies.  He suggested this, and while I was aware of this magnificent piece of cinema history, I had not had the pleasure of viewing it myself.  He hooked me up with a copy, and to say this film lived up to my expectations would be an understatement.

I couldn’t help but be charmed by this movie.  It is filled with so many questionable creative choices that were fucking ridiculous.  Mario and Luigi not being blood related?  Sure.  Cheesy Italian accents replaced with a New York ones?  Yeah, why not?  Having all the enemies in Super Mario Bros. be canonically dinosaurs?  I mean... It's a choice informed by the great media dino wave of 1993, but whatever.  Yoshi is a dinosaur, if we want to extend that to goombas and Koopa for whatever reason, I'm down.  Having these dinosaurs live underneath New York City in a parallel dimension?  It's based on a video game, why the fuck not?  Everything is so goddamn bonkers.

The opening credits roll, and we’re told that 65 million years ago, a meteor created said underground parallel universe dinosaur land.  We witness a human-looking woman, who is really a dinosaur, leaving an egg baby on a church doorstep.  Don’t think about it too hard, the logistics of a human giving birth to an egg that size are just... it’s gross to think about.

We’re then introduced to the titular characters, Mario Mario and Luigi Mario.  Yes, their last names are Mario.  Making them the Mario brothers.  Because this movie is interested in answering the important questions.  Mario is the owner of a failing plumbing business, while Luigi is a conspiracy theorist who would have really enjoyed modern-day YouTube.

While they’re out trying to find work, they run into Miss Amy March herself, Daisy, who is an archeologist in charge of digging up dinosaur bones from a New York City construction site.  She’s being forced off the property by the mob, who apparently are annoyed that a blonde lady in cargo shorts is coming between them and whatever the fuck they’re building.  

They try and intimidate her, she storms off to use a payphone to call for security, and is almost picked up by two inconspicuous bozos in a cab who apparently are stealing Brooklyn women off the street for no reason.  Their plan is quickly thwarted by a random moving pane of glass.

Instead, Daisy runs right into Luigi, who forgets how to human once he sees her pretty face.  He asks her on a date, where she reveals even more exposition.  She believes the meteor that destroyed the dinosaurs landed in New York City.  Oh, and also, she’s the abandoned egg baby.  Luigi is also an orphan, and this shared trauma apparently gets them both hot and bothered.  They wander off to the dig site, because an underground pit attached to a sewer is so romantic, and it is also where Daisy feels the most comfortable.

What if we made out at the bone pit?

Their touching moment is cut short when the mob sabotages the plumbing in the sewer and water starts flooding the area.  They run to get Mario, because he is a plumber, to fix the pipes, which is so fucking clutch, I love it so much.

While the Mario brothers are distracted, Daisy is captured by the weirdo twins and dragged into the alternate dinosaur universe.  Mario and Luigi follow, and we’re treated to the most fucking amazing transition scene of Bob Hoskins spinning wildly through colorful rocks.

Turns out, parallel dinosaur world, or Dinohattan, is fucking lit as hell.  I am convinced that Futurama based their sewer city on this movie.

King Koopa, who is a dinosaur with badly bleached hair gelled back in an effort to look like Michael Douglas in Wall Street, has taken over Dinohattan.  He is the one who asked the goons to kidnap Daisy, because of the tacky crystal necklace she wears.  Apparently, it is a piece of the meteorite that crashed into earth, and once he puts the piece back into the original space rock, the dinosaur world will merge with the mammal world after 65 million years of his people being sequestered underground, and Koopa will have endless resources at his disposal.  Also, Daisy is a princess, and her dad is a giant fungus taking over the city, so that’s totally normal and not at all weird.

Problem is, the two idiots he sent to grab her didn’t think to check if she was wearing the necklace.  Turns out, Luigi has the necklace, or had the necklace, as they are quickly mugged by a granny, who is then robbed by a lady with a bright red spiky latex coat and springy robot feet.  The brothers are then arrested by the dinocops and are grilled by Koopa for the whereabouts of the rock.  When they play dumb he uh... reacts in a proportionate way.

I am not even going to attempt to explain the devo process...  It is a combination of insane and fucking disgusting.  Whoever in the costuming department looked at the cute fucking mushroom Goombas in the video game and decided to translate them into this scaly, jagged-teethed nightmare fuel deserves to be committed.

Also, there’s only one lizard king, and that’s Jim Morrison, so back off, buddy.

What is hilarious to me is this is the story the screenwriters came up with.  Super Mario, as a video game, doesn’t have much lore, right?  You slide down pipes, you jump on mushrooms, and you save the princess from a spiky turtle.  They took that game and created... This.  A parallel underground dinosaur universe that has a sentient fungus as a king, taken over by a human-like t-rex that devolves other lizards into tiny-headed night paralysis demons.

The middle of this movie alternates between a slog of expositional scenes about Daisy being a princess, and pretty entertaining action scenes of the Mario brothers running from Goombas while trying to find and save Daisy.  Mario and Luigi steal a cop car and drive it off a cliff Thelma and Louise-style; They cosplay as Ketchup and Mustard to steal the necklace back from Big Burtha while asking her to stomp on them; They jump off a bridge into a garbage truck; They break the pipes in Koopa’s building to freeze everything, and get past an elevator full of Goombas by making them dance.

Watching Daisy damsel-in-distress-it in Koopa’s high rise office building and fend off advances by a long-tongued dude who devolved her father into a mushroom was pretty boring and disturbing.  Alternatively, witnessing Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo pretend to jump on giant sheets of fungus really sold this movie for me.  It succeeds when it tries to be ridiculous and fun, and fall flat when it attempts to integrate any sort of drama that I’m assuming was added to make this story more appealing to adults.

Mario and Luigi eventually find Daisy, and she introduces them to her father - a giant dripping blob suspended from the ceiling.  Luigi wants in her pants badly enough that he pretends this is a reasonable thing to do.  Mario heads further into the building to free the other ladies kidnapped by tweedle dee and tweedle dum that they initially thought were Daisy, but weren’t.  The newly assembled group are able to escape by sliding down the frozen pipes on a mattress before they are green-screen launched out of the pipe and back into the greater Dinohattan area.

The amount of times Mario and Luigi use their plumbing skills to overcome obstacles may be my favorite part of this movie.  The plot goes out of its way to justify a really bizarre character trait for the original game.

Anyway, the end of this movie comes at you fast.  First, the sentient fungus king gives Mario and Luigi a bomb, and they decide to wind it up and aim it at Koopa.  This takes about 10 minutes of screen time to matter again.

Koopa’s second-in-command tries to merge Daisy’s stolen necklace with the meteor, and instead gets skeletoned to bits, prompting the best line delivery reaction from Daisy, a deadpan “Yikes”.

Because the necklace has now been returned to its resting place, the worlds start to merge Infinity War style.

“Mr. Koopa, I don’t feel so good.”

Koopa and Mario end up back in Manhattan, and Koopa just starts shooting his devo guns at human mobsters, turning them back into primates, and giving their wardrobe a whole new literal definition of monkey suit.

Luigi uses his super plumbing powers to drill the necklace back out of the meteor, separating the worlds again.  The bomb finally goes off, they devo Koopa into slime, and the citizens celebrate by immediately painting over his ever-prevalent propaganda.

The king evolves back into a mushroom person or something, and Daisy stays in Dinohattan to get to know her father better.  Mario and Luigi return to their lives in Brooklyn as plumbers, and their heroic acts make them conspiracy community famous, as they now refer to our heroes as the Super Mario Brothers.  Roll Credits.

Except not, because Daisy returns to ask for the help of a couple of great plumbers, setting up a sequel that will never, ever happen because there is no god and we’re not allowed to feel joy.

Honestly, Super Mario Bros. is great.  It owned every bold plot and visual choice it made, and I have to respect it.  I could listen to John Leguizamo say Mario like 700 more times.  Y’all are missing out if you think you’re too cool to watch this movie.

I’ll be back to musical reviews later this month.  I have a few seasonally appropriate movies in my big red sack waiting to be placed under the tree...  Yes, I meant to phrase it that way.

#unwarranted opinion

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Best Drama *WINNER “Game of Thrones” (HBO) “Better Call Saul” (AMC) “Bodyguard” (Netflix) “Killing Eve” (AMC/BBC America) “Ozark” (Netflix) “Pose” (FX) “Succession” (HBO) “This Is Us” (NBC)

Lead Actress, Drama *WINNER Jodie Comer, “Killing Eve” Emilia Clarke, “Game of Thrones” Viola Davis, “How To Get Away With Murder” Laura Linney, “Ozark” Mandy Moore, “This Is Us” Sandra Oh, “Killing Eve” Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

Directing for a Drama Series *WINNER Jason Bateman, “Ozark” Lisa Brühlmann, “Killing Eve” David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, “Game of Thrones” (“The Iron Throne”) Adam McKay, “Succession” David Nutter, “Game of Thrones”(The Last of the Starks”) Daina Reid, “The Handmaid’s Tale” Miguel Sapochnik, “Game of Thrones” (“The Long Night”)

Lead Actor, Drama *WINNER Billy Porter, “Pose” Jason Bateman, “Ozark” Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us” Kit Harington, “Game of Thrones” Bob Odenkirk, “Better Call Saul” Milo Ventimiglia, “This Is Us”

Supporting Actress, Drama *WINNER Julia Garner, “Ozark” Gwendoline Christie, “Game of Thrones” Lena Headey, “Game of Thrones” Fiona Shaw, “Killing Eve” Sophie Turner, “Game of Thrones” Maisie Williams, “Game of Thrones”

Writing for a Drama Series *WINNER Jesse Armstrong, “Succession” David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, “Game of Thrones” Emerald Fennell, “Killing Eve” Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz, “Better Call Saul” Jed Mercurio, “Bodyguard” Bruce Miller and Kira Snyder, “The Handmaid’s Tale”

Supporting Actor, Drama *WINNER Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones” Alfie Allen, “Game Of Thrones” Jonathan Banks, “Better Call Saul” Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, “Game of Thrones” Giancarlo Esposito, “Better Call Saul” Michael Kelly, “House of Cards” Chris Sullivan, “This Is Us”

Variety Talk Series *WINNER “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” (HBO) “The Daily Show with Trevor Noah” (Comedy Central) “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” (TBS) “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” (ABC) “Late Late Show with James Corden” (CBS) “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” (CBS)

Director for a Variety Series *WINNER Don Roy King, “Saturday Night Live” Alex Buono and Rhys Thomas, “Documentary Now!” Derek Waters, “Drunk History” Paul Pennolino, “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” Jim Hoskinson, “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Sacha Baron Cohen, Nathan Fielder, Daniel Gray Longino and Dan Mazer, “Who Is America?”

Variety Sketch Series *WINNER “Saturday Night Live” (NBC) “At Home With Amy Sedaris (TruTV) “Documentary Now!” (IFC) “Drunk History” (Comedy Central) “I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman” (Hulu) “Who Is America?” (Showtime)

Writing for a Variety Series *WINNER “Last Week Tonight With John Oliver” “Documentary Now!” “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” “Late Night With Seth Meyers” “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” “Saturday Night Live”

Best Limited Series *WINNER “Chernobyl” (HBO) “Escape at Dannemora” (Showtime) “Fosse/Verdon” (FX) “Sharp Objects” (HBO) “When They See Us” (Netflix)

Lead Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie *WINNER Michelle Williams, “Fosse/Verdon” Amy Adams, “Sharp Objects” Patricia Arquette, “Escape at Dannemora” Aunjanue Ellis, “When They See Us” Joey King, “The Act” Niecy Nash, “When They See Us”

Television Movie *WINNER “Black Mirror: Bandersnatch” (Netflix) “Brexit” (HBO) “Deadwood: The Movie” (HBO) “King Lear” (Amazon Prime) “My Dinner With Hervé” (HBO)

Lead Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie *WINNER Jharrel Jerome, “When They See Us” Mahershala Ali, “True Detective” Benicio Del Toro, “Escape at Dannemora” Hugh Grant, “A Very English Scandal” Jared Harris, “Chernobyl” Sam Rockwell, “Fosse/Verdon”

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Jharrel Jerome dedicates first Emmy win to ‘Exonerated Five’ Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama *WINNER Craig Mazin, “Chernobyl” Russell T Davies, “A Very English Scandal” Ava DuVernay and Michael Starrbury, “When They See Us” Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin, “Escape at Dannemora” (“Episode 7”) Brett Johnson, Michael Tolkin and Jerry Stahl, “Escape at Dannemora” (“Episode 6”) Steven Levenson and Joel Fields, “Fosse/Verdon”

Supporting Actor, Limited Series or TV Movie *WINNER Ben Whishaw, “A Very English Scandal” Asante Blackk, “When They See Us” Paul Dano, “Escape at Dannemora” John Leguizamo, “When They See Us” Stellan Skarsgård, “Chernobyl” Michael K. Williams, “When They See Us”

Directing for a Limited Series *WINNER Johan Renck, “Chernobyl” Ava DuVernay, “When They See Us” Thomas Kail, “Fosse/Verdon” (“Who’s Got the Pain”) Stephen Frears, “A Very English Scandal” Ben Stiller, “Escape at Dannemora” Jessica Yu, “Fosse/Verdon” (“Glory”)

Supporting Actress, Limited Series or TV Movie *WINNER Patricia Arquette, “The Act” Marsha Stephanie Blake, “When They See Us” Patricia Clarkson, “Sharp Objects” Vera Farmiga, “When They See Us” Margaret Qualley, “Fosse/Verdon” Emily Watson, “Chernobyl”

Reality Competition Program *WINNER “RuPaul’s Drag Race” (VH1) “The Amazing Race” (CBS) “American Ninja Warrior” (NBC) “Nailed It!” (Netflix) “Top Chef” (Bravo) “The Voice” (NBC)

Lead Actress, Comedy *WINNER Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag” Christina Applegate, “Dead to Me” Rachel Brosnahan, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Julia Louis-Dreyfus, “Veep” Natasha Lyonne, “Russian Doll” Catherine O’Hara, “Schitt’s Creek”

Lead Actor, Comedy *WINNER Bill Hader, “Barry” Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish” Don Cheadle, “Black Monday” Ted Danson, “The Good Place” Michael Douglas, “The Kominsky Method” Eugene Levy, “Schitt’s Creek”

Director for a Comedy Series *WINNER Harry Bradbeer, “Fleabag” Alec Berg, “Barry” (“The Audition”) Mark Cendrowski, “The Big Bang Theory” Bill Hader, “Barry” (“ronny/lily”) Daniel Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (“We’re Going to the Catskills!”) Amy Sherman-Palladino, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (“All Alone”)

Writing for a Comedy Series *WINNER Phoebe Waller-Bridge, “Fleabag” Alec Berg and Bill Hader, “Barry” Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle and Stacy Osei-Kuffour, “Pen15” Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler, “Russian Doll” (“Nothing in This World Is Easy”) David Mandel, “Veep” Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan, “The Good Place” Allison Silverman, “Russian Doll” (“A Warm Body”)

Supporting Actress, Comedy *WINNER Alex Borstein, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Sarah Goldberg, “Barry” Sian Clifford, “Fleabag” Olivia Colman, “Fleabag” Kate McKinnon, “Saturday Night Live” Betty Gilpin, “GLOW” Marin Hinkle, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Anna Chlumsky, “Veep”

Supporting Actor, Comedy *WINNER Tony Shalhoub, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Alan Arkin, “The Kominsky Method” Henry Winkler, “Barry” Tony Hale, “Veep” Anthony Carrigan, “Barry” Stephen Root, “Barry”

Guest Actor, Comedy *WINNER Luke Kirby, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Matt Damon, “Saturday Night Live” Robert De Niro, “Saturday Night Live” Peter MacNicol, “Veep” John Mulaney, “Saturday Night Live” Adam Sandler, “Saturday Night Live” Rufus Sewell, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”

Guest Actress, Comedy *WINNER Jane Lynch, “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” Sandra Oh, “Saturday Night Live” Maya Rudolph, “The Good Place” Kristin Scott Thomas, “Fleabag” Fiona Shaw, “Fleabag” Emma Thompson, “Saturday Night Live”

Best Comedy *WINNER “Fleabag” (Amazon Prime) “Barry” (HBO) “The Good Place” (NBC) “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon Prime) “Russian Doll” (Netflix) “Schitt’s Creek” (Pop) “Veep” (HBO)

Guest Actor, Drama *WINNER Bradley Whitford, “The Handmaid’s Tale” Michael Angarano, “This Is Us” Ron Cephas Jones, “This Is Us” Michael McKean, “Better Call Saul” Kumail Nanjiani, “The Twilight Zone” Glynn Turman, “How To Get Away With Murder”

Guest Actress, Drama *WINNER Cherry Jones, “The Handmaid’s Tale” Laverne Cox, “Orange Is the New Black” Jessica Lange, “American Horror Story: Apocalypse” Phylicia Rashad, “This Is Us” Cicely Tyson, “How To Get Away With Murder” Carice van Houten, “Game of Thrones”

Structured Reality Program

*WINNER “Queer Eye” (Netflix) “Antiques Roadshow” (PBS) “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives” (Food Network) “Shark Tank” (ABC) “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo” (Netflix) “Who Do You Think You Are?” (TLC)

Unstructured Reality Program *WINNER “United Shades Of America with Kamau Bell” (CNN) “Born This Way” (A&E) “Deadliest Catch” (Discovery Channel) “Life Below Zero” (National Geographic) “RuPaul’s Drag Race: Untucked” (VH1) “Somebody Feed Phil” (Netflix)

Reality Host *WINNER RuPaul, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” James Corden, “The World’s Best” Ellen DeGeneres, “Ellen��s Game of Games” Marie Kondo, “Tidying Up With Marie Kondo” Amy Poehler and Nick Offerman, “Making It”

Variety special (live) *WINNER “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear”(ABC) “The 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards” (NBC) “The 61st Grammy Awards” (CBS) “The Oscars” (ABC) “RENT” (FOX) “72nd Annual Tony Awards” (CBS)

Variety Special (taped) *WINNER “Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool” (CBS) “Hannah Gadsby: Nanette” (Netflix) “Homecoming: A Film by Beyoncé” (Netflix) “Springsteen On Broadway” (Netflix) “Wanda Sykes: Not Normal” (Netflix)

Informational Series or Special *WINNER “Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown,” (CNN) “Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee” (Netflix) “Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath” (A&E) “My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman” (Netflix) “Surviving R. Kelly” (Lifetime)

Directing for a Reality Program *WINNER Hisham Abed, “Queer Eye” Patrick McManus, “American Ninja Warrior” Nick Murray, “RuPaul’s Drag Race” Ken Fuchs, “Shark Tank” Bertram van Munster, “The Amazing Race”

Best Short Form Comedy or Drama Series *WINNER “State of the Union” “An Emmy for Megan” “Hack Into Broad City” “It’s Bruno” “Special”

Outstanding Actor, Short Form Comedy or Drama Series *WINNER Chris O’Dowd, “State of the Union” Patton Oswalt, “An Emmy for Megan” Jimmy Fallon, “Beto Breaks the Internet” Ed Begley Jr., “Ctrl Alt Delete” Ryan O’Connell, “Special”

Outstanding Actress, Short Form Comedy or Drama Series *WINNER Rosamund Pike, “State of the Union” Ilana Glazer, “Hack Into Broad City” Abbi Jacobson, “Hack Into Broad City” Jessica Hecht, “Special” Punam Patel, “Special”

Short Form Nonfiction or Reality Series *WINNER “Creating Saturday Night Live” “Fosse/Verdon (Inside Look)” “Pose: Identity, Family, Community (Inside Look)” “RuPaul’s Drag Race’s: Out of the Closet” “RuPaul’s Drag Race’s: Portrait of a Queen”

Short Form Variety Series *WINNER “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” “Billy on the Street” “Gay of Thrones” “Honest Trailers” “The Randy Rainbow Show”

Directing for a Variety Special *WINNER Thom Zimny, “Springsteen on Broadway” Ben Winston, “Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool” Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and Ed Burke, “Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé” James Burrows and Andy Fisher, “Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s ‘All in the Family’ and ‘The Jeffersons’” Glenn Weiss, “The Oscars”

Writing for a Variety Special *WINNER Hannah Gadsby, “Hannah Gadsby: Nanette” Adam Sandler, “Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh” Amy Schumer, “Amy Schumer: Growing” Matt Roberts, “Carpool Karaoke: When Corden Met McCartney Live From Liverpool” Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, “Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé” Wanda Sykes, “Wanda Sykes: Not Normal”

The complete list of 2019 Emmy winners Best Drama *WINNER “Game of Thrones” (HBO) “Better Call Saul” (AMC) “Bodyguard” (Netflix) “Killing Eve” (AMC/BBC America)

#EMMYS #EMMYS 2019 #PRIMETIME EMMYS #The complete list of 2019 Emmy winners #tv

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And the 2018 Emmy Nominees Are:

BEST DRAMA SERIES

The Americans (FX) The Crown (Netflix) Game of Thrones (HBO) The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) Stranger Things (Netflix) This Is Us (NBC) Westworld (HBO)

BEST COMEDY SERIES

Atlanta (FX) Barry (HBO) black-ish (ABC) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) GLOW (Netflix) The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Silicon Valley (HBO) Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)

BEST LIMITED SERIES

The Alienist (TNT) The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Genius: Picasso (National Geographic) Godless (Netflix) Patrick Melrose (Showtime)

BEST ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Claire Foy, The Crown (Netflix) Tatiana Maslany, Orphan Black (BBC America) Elisabeth Moss, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) Sandra Oh, Killing Eve (BBC America) Keri Russell, The Americans (FX) Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld (HBO)

BEST ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Jason Bateman, Ozark (Netflix) Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us (NBC) Ed Harris, Westworld (HBO) Matthew Rhys, The Americans (FX) Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us (NBC) Jeffrey Wright, Westworld (HBO)

BEST ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Pamela Adlon, Better Things (FX) Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Allison Janney, Mom (CBS) Issa Rae, Insecure (HBO) Tracee Ellis Ross, black-ish (ABC) Lily Tomlin, Grace and Frankie (Netflix)

BEST ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Anthony Anderson, black-ish (ABC) Ted Danson, The Good Place (NBC) Larry David, Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) Donald Glover, Atlanta (FX) Bill Hader, Barry (HBO) William H. Macy, Shameless

BEST ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE

Jessica Biel, The Sinner (USA) Laura Dern, The Tale (HBO) Michelle Dockery, Godless (Netflix) Edie Falco, Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders (NBC) Regina King, Seven Seconds (Netflix) Sarah Paulson, American Horror Story: Cult (FX)

BEST ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE

Antonio Banderas, Genius: Picasso (National Geographic) Darren Criss, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Melrose (Showtime) Jeff Daniels, The Looming Tower (Hulu) John Legend, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) Jesse Plemons, Black Mirror: USS Callister (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A DRAMA SERIES

Alexis Bledel, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) Millie Bobby Brown, Stranger Things (Netflix) Ann Dowd, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (HBO) Thandie Newton, Westworld (HBO) Yvonne Strahovski, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A DRAMA SERIES

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones (HBO) Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones (HBO) Joseph Fiennes, The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu) David Harbour, Stranger Things (Netflix) Mandy Patinkin, Homeland (Showtime) Matt Smith, The Crown (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A COMEDY SERIES

Zazie Beetz, Atlanta (FX) Aidy Bryant, Saturday Night Live (NBC) Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Betty Gilpin, GLOW (Netflix) Leslie Jones, Saturday Night Live (NBC) Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live (NBC) Laurie Metcalf, Roseanne (ABC) Megan Mullally, Will & Grace (NBC)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A COMEDY SERIES

Louie Anderson, Baskets (FX) Alec Baldwin, Saturday Night Live (NBC) Tituss Burgess, Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix) Brian Tyree Henry, Atlanta (FX) Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon) Kenan Thompson, Saturday Night Live (NBC) Henry Winkler, Barry (HBO)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE

Sara Bareilles, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) Penélope Cruz, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Judith Light, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Adina Porter, American Horror Story: Cult (FX) Merritt Wever, Godless (Netflix) Letitia Wright, Black Mirror: Black Museum (Netflix)

BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR IN A LIMITED SERIES OR TV MOVIE

Jeff Daniels, Godless (Netflix) Brandon Victor Dixon, Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert (NBC) John Leguizamo, Waco (Paramount) Ricky Martin, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Edgar Ramirez, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX) Michael Stuhlbarg, The Looming Tower (Hulu) Finn Wittrock, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story (FX)

BEST TV MOVIE

Black Mirror: USS Callister (Netflix) Fahrenheit 451 (HBO) Flint (Lifetime) Paterno (HBO) The Tale (HBO)

BEST VARIETY TALK SERIES

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah (Comedy Central) Full Frontal With Samantha Bee (TBS) Jimmy Kimmel Live (ABC) Last Week Tonight With John Oliver (HBO) The Late Late Show With James Corden (CBS) The Late Show With Stephen Colbert (CBS)

BEST VARIETY COMEDY SERIES

At Home With Amy Sedaris (truTV) Drunk History (Comedy Central) I Love You America with Sarah Silverman (Hulu) Portlandia (IFC) Saturday Night Live (NBC) Tracey Ullman’s Show (HBO)

BEST REALITY COMPETITION PROGRAM

The Amazing Race (CBS) American Ninja Warrior (NBC) Project Runway (Lifetime) RuPaul’s Drag Race (VH1) Top Chef (Bravo) The Voice (NBC)

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Complete Listing of 70th Emmy Awards Winners

Tiffany Haddish and Angela Bassett present an award at the 70th Emmy Awards. Invision/AP  

    Colin Jost and Michael Che host at the 70th Emmy Awards. Invision/AP  

         The Television Academy tonight celebrated the 70th Emmy Awards, recognizing excellence in primetime programming and individual achievement for the 2017 – 2018 television season.

      The 70th Emmy Awards were broadcast live from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on NBC. Hosted by Colin Jost and Michael Che and produced by Lorne Michaels with Done + Dusted, the telecast on NBC featured 26 awards, presented by celebrated performers from television's most acclaimed shows including Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live, Match Game), Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel), Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things); RuPaul Charles (RuPaul's Drag Race), Benicio Del Toro (Escape at Dannemora), Michael Douglas (The Kominsky Method), Tina Fey (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt), Claire Foy (The Crown), Kit Harington (Game of Thrones), Taraji P. Henson (Empire), John Legend (Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert), Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale), Sandra Oh (Killing Eve), Issa Rae (Insecure), Andy Samberg (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, Saturday Night Live) and Constance Wu (Fresh Off the Boat).

       Additionally, Emmys were awarded in 96 other categories at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards on September 8 and September 9.

       For more information, visit Emmys.com

    2018 Emmy winners

Drama Series

Winner: Game of Thrones

The Handmaid's Tale This Is Us The Crown The Americans Stranger Things Westworld

     Comedy Series

Winner: The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (Amazon)

Atlanta (FX) Barry (HBO) Black-ish (ABC) Curb Your Enthusiasm (HBO) GLOW (Netflix) Silicon Valley (HBO) The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt (Netflix)

     Limited Series

Winner: The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story

The Alienist Genius: Picasso Godless Patrick Melrose

      Variety Talk Series

Winner: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver

The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Jimmy Kimmel Live Late Late Show with James Corden Late Show with Stephen Colbert

      Variety Sketch Series

Winner: Saturday Night Live (NBC)

Portlandia (IFC) Drunk History (Comedy Central) Tracey Ullman's Show (HBO) At Home with Amy Sedaris (TruTV) I Love You, America (Hulu)

               Reality Competition

Winner: RuPaul's Drag Race

The Amazing Race American Ninja Warrior Project Runway Top Chef The Voice

      Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Winner: Claire Foy (The Crown)

Tatiana Maslany (Orphan Black) Elisabeth Moss (The Handmaid's Tale) Sandra Oh (Killing Eve) Keri Russell (The Americans) Evan Rachel Wood (Westworld)

      Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Winner: Matthew Rhys (The Americans)

Jason Bateman (Ozark) Sterling K. Brown (This Is Us) Ed Harris (Westworld) Milo Ventimiglia (This Is Us) Jeffrey Wright (Westworld)

     Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Winner: Thandie Newton (Westworld)

Alexis Bledel (The Handmaid's Tale) Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) Ann Dowd (The Handmaid's Tale) Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) Vanessa Kirby (The Crown) Yvonne Strahovski (The Handmaid's Tale)

     Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Winner: Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones)

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (Game of Thrones) Joseph Fiennes (The Handmaid's Tale) David Harbour (Stranger Things) Mandy Patinkin (Homeland) Matt Smith (The Crown)

     Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Winner: Darren Criss (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)

Antonio Banderas (Genius: Picasso) Benedict Cumberbatch (Patrick Melrose) Jeff Daniels (The Looming Tower) John Legend (Jesus Christ Superstar) Jesse Plemons (USS Callister episode of Black Mirror)

     Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Winner: Regina King (Seven Seconds)

Laura Dern (The Tale) Jessica Biel (The Sinner) Michelle Dockery (Godless) Edie Falco (The Menendez Murders) Sarah Paulson (American Horror Story: Cult)

      Outstanding Directing for a Limited Series or Movie, or Dramatic Special

Winner: Ryan Murphy (The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)

Scott Frank (Godless) David Leveaux and Alex Rudzinski (Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert) Craig Zisk (The Looming Tower, 9/11) Barry Levinson (Paterno) Edward Berger (Patrick Melrose) David Lynch (Twin Peaks)

      Outstanding Writing for a Limited Series or Movie, or Dramatic Special

Winner: William Bridges and Charlie Brooker (Black Mirror)

Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus (American Vandal) Tom Rob Smith (The Assassination Of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) Scott Frank (Godless) David Nicholls (Patrick Melrose) David Lynch and Mark Frost (Twin Peaks)

                  Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Winner: Jeff Daniels (Godless)

Brandon Victor Dixon (Jesus Christ Superstar) John Leguizamo (Waco) Ricky Martin (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) Edgar Ramirez (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) Michael Stuhlbarg (The Looming Tower) Finn Wittrock (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story)

      Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Winner: Merritt Wever (Godless)

Sara Bareilles (Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert) Penelope Cruz (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) Judith Light (The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story) Adina Porter (American Horror Story: Cult) Letitia Wright (Black Museum episode of Black Mirror)

      Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Winner: Bill Hader (Barry)

Donald Glover (Atlanta) Anthony Anderson (Black-ish) William H. Macy (Shameless) Larry David (Curb Your Enthusiasm) Ted Danson (The Good Place)

     Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Winner: Rachel Brosnahan (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Pamela Adlon (Better Things) Tracee Ellis Ross (Black-ish) Allison Janney (Mom) Lily Tomlin (Grace and Frankie) Issa Rae (Insecure)

     Outstanding Directing For A Comedy Series

Winner: Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Donald Glover (Atlanta) Hiro Murai (Atlanta) Bill Hader (Barry) Mark Cendrowski (The Big Bang Theory) Jesse Peretz (GLOW) Mike Judge (Silicon Valley)

    Amy Sherman-Palladino accepts her award at the 70th Emmy Awards. Invision/AP  

       Outstanding Writing For A Comedy Series

Winner: Amy Sherman-Palladino (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Donald Glover (Atlanta) Stefani Robinson (Atlanta) Alec Berg and Bill Hader (Barry) Liz Sarnoff (Barry) Alec Berg (Silicon Valley)

     Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Winner: Alex Borstein (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel)

Zazie Beetz (Atlanta) Aidy Bryant (Saturday Night Live) Betty Gilpin (GLOW) Leslie Jones (Saturday Night Live) Kate McKinnon (Saturday Night Live) Laurie Metcalf (Roseanne) Megan Mullally (Will & Grace)

                Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Winner: Henry Winkler (Barry)

Louie Anderson (Baskets) Alec Baldwin (Saturday Night Live) Tituss Burgess (Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt) Brian Tyree Henry (Atlanta) Tony Shalhoub (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) Kenan Thompson (Saturday Night Live)

     Regina King accepts an award at the 70th Emmy Awards. Invision/AP  

          2018 Creative Arts Emmys winners

  Television Movie

Winner: Black Mirror: USS Callister (Netflix) 

Flint (Lifetime) Paterno (HBO) The Tale (HBO) Fahrenheit 451 (HBO)

     Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Winner: Katt Williams (Atlanta)

Sterling K. Brown (Brooklyn Nine-Nine) Bryan Cranston (Curb Your Enthusiasm) Donald Glover (Saturday Night Live) Bill Hader (Saturday Night Live) Lin-Manuel Miranda (Curb Your Enthusiasm)

          Tiffany Haddish on the Tonight Show (NBC). Photo courtesy of NBC.

    Guest Actress in a Comedy Series 

Winner: Tiffany Haddish (Saturday Night Live)

Tina Fey (Saturday Night Live) Jane Lynch (The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel) Maya Rudolph (The Good Place) Molly Shannon (Will & Grace) Wanda Sykes (Black-ish)

     Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Winner: Ron Cephas Jones (This Is Us)

F. Murray Abraham (Homeland) Cameron Britton (Mindhunter) Matthew Goode (The Crown) Gerald McRaney (This Is Us) Jimmi Simpson (Westworld)

     Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Winner: Samira Wiley (The Handmaid's Tale)

Viola Davis (Scandal) Kelly Jenrette (The Handmaid's Tale) Cherry Jones (The Handmaid's Tale) Diana Rigg (Game of Thrones) Cicely Tyson (How to Get Away With Murder)

      Structured Reality Program

Winner: Queer Eye (Netflix)

Antiques Roadshow (PBS) Fixer Upper (HGTV) Lip Sync Battle (Paramount) Shark Tank (ABC) Who Do You Think You Are? (TLC)

     John Legend on stage at the 70th Emmy Awards. Invision/AP  

        Unstructured Reality Program

Winner: United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell (CNN)

Born This Way (A&E) Deadliest Catch (Discovery) Intervention (A&E) Naked and Afraid (Discovery Channel) RuPaul's Drag Race: Untucked (VH1)

      Host for Reality/Reality Competition Program

Winner: RuPaul Charles (RuPaul's Drag Race)

W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America With W. Kamau Bell) Ellen DeGeneres (Ellen's Game of Games) Heidi Klum and Tim Gunn (Project Runway) Jane Lynch (Hollywood Game Night)

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Emmy Blog 2k18: Monday’s Revenge

That's right it's that very special time! Except this time that very special time falls on a MONDAY AFTERNOON when I will be at my job working hard to craft non-Emmy nominated television for you all. I feel personally attacked by this scheduling.

Speaking of me, this is my second annual Emmy blog which means I have maintained this blog for over a year now! Yes that is correct I have actually shown commitment and follow-through on a project, I would like to thank the Academy.

Last year I was wildly unprepared for how long it would take to type such a blog so I'm not going to mess around with all the loving analysis of yesteryear. Also last year I simply had no idea how tired I would be this year, because I was too tired to imagine that far into the future. So you will get your analysis up front and then nothing but pure, unadulterated nominee sass.

As always we must mention last week’s Creative Arts Emmys-  Congratulations to the casting winners Nina Gold + Robert Sterne (The Crown), Meredith Tucker, Jeanie Bacharach and Cindy Tolan (The Marvelous Mrs Maisel) and Courtney Bright + Nicole Daniels (The Assassination of Gianni Versace). See these casting names, know them, learn them, love them. Also it's bullshit Megan was not given an Emmy For Megan #justiceformegan

 Last year I commented on how the Emmy's were beginning to reflect the increasing diversity in the television landscape. While progress on that front continues to be frustratingly slow, this year did boast a remarkable number of incredible roles for women! Not only are we seeing roles for women that extend beyond wives, mothers, and girlfriends, we are also seeing more series that STAR women! This year boasts some VERY EXCITING Best Actress categories, and I am HERE FOR IT. In contrast though most of the male categories are a total snooze fest, and the fact that AMC's The Terror wasn't nominated for ANYTHING shows that absolutely no one cracked the seal on their screeners.  With an increasingly populated television landscape, it seems like voters went to old favorites rather than branching out and discovering some new gems. On some level this is to be expected, but at that same time there is an increasing disparity between what is recognized at these kind of events, and what is airing. 

Okay on to the main event! Disclaimer: Once again these predictions are based on nothing but flights of fancy and raw gut instinct. 

Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Sara Bareilles (“Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert”) Penelope Cruz (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) Judith Light (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) Adina Porter (“American Horror Story: Cult”) Merritt Wever (“Godless”) Letitia Wright (“Black Museum” (Black Mirror))

God, wasn't AHS: Cult like six AHS's ago? Letitia Wright should win this because she won't get any other hardware for stealing Black Panther.

Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Jeff Daniels (“Godless”) Brandon Victor Dixon (“Jesus Christ Superstar”) John Leguizamo (“Waco”) Ricky Martin (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) Edgar Ramirez (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) Michael Stuhlbarg (“The Looming Tower”) Finn Wittrock (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”)

There are plenty of actors I like, like in life here but.......sorry I fell asleep. 

Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie:

Antonio Banderas (“Genius: Picasso”) Darren Criss (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) Benedict Cumberbatch (“Patrick Melrose”) Jeff Daniels (“The Looming Tower”) John Legend (“Jesus Christ Superstar”) Jesse Plemons (“USS Callister”)

This category is insane. What do we got, a second Jeff Daniels nomination, a Black Mirror, John Legend for acting, Harry Potter, Benedict Cumberbatch who always seems to sneak into the Emmys, and Antonio Banderas. I am trying really hard to have an opinion about this. I’m going to pick my boyfriend Darren Criss just so I can put a gif of him on this blog. 

Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie:

Laura Dern (“The Tale”) Jessica Biel (“The Sinner”) Michelle Dockery (“Godless”) Edie Falco (“The Menendez Murders”) Regina King (“Seven Seconds”) Sarah Paulson (“American Horror Story: Cult”)

Okay now here we go! Now this is a category! However the Laura Dern rule is in effect here, which is whenever Laura Dern is present in a category the choice MUST be Laura Dern.

Best Limited Series

“The Alienist” “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” “Genius: Picasso” “Godless” “Patrick Melrose”

Can none of the above be an answer?

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Louie Anderson (“Baskets”) Alec Baldwin (“Saturday Night Live”) Tituss Burgess (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) Brian Tyree Henry (“Atlanta”) Tony Shalhoub (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) Kenan Thompson (“Saturday Night Live”) Henry Winkler (“Barry”)

Are we really nominating Alec Baldwin for that Trump impersonation? What a time to be alive. Tony Shalhoub is an Emmy darling, I think if he wins another he gets a free one on his punch card. Henry Winkler was pitch perfect on Barry, Kenan Thompson has been on SNL for a million years, and Brian Tyree Henry's performance on Atlanta is deceivingly effortless. I think Shalhoub, the Academy will likely have missed voting for him, it just comes so naturally to them. 

Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Zazie Beetz (“Atlanta”) Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) Aidy Bryant (“Saturday Night Live”) Betty Gilpin (“GLOW”) Leslie Jones (“Saturday Night Live”) Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”) Laurie Metcalf (“Roseanne”) Megan Mullally (“Will & Grace”)

Yes once again the ladies are LIT, tearing it UP. But no one tore it harder, and more literally, than Betty freakin Gilpin.

Lead Actor in a Comedy Series:

Donald Glover (“Atlanta”) Bill Hader (“Barry”) Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”) William H. Macy (“Shameless”) Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) Ted Danson (“The Good Place”)

This is a tough one, there are a lot of golden oldies here. I was surprised by how much I loved Bill Hader’s performance in Barry, but I think it was too weird and too dark to garner the votes needed. Atlanta had a lot of momentum and buzz last year,  not sure if the Academy is going to pour the same love two years in a row. I’m going to go with Ted Danson, he’s impeccable on The Good Place and he’s also Ted Danson!

Lead Actress in a Comedy Series:

Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”) Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”) Allison Janney (“Mom”) Lily Tomlin (“Grace and Frankie”) Issa Rae (“Insecure”)

Ray Bro.

Best Comedy Series

“Atlanta” (FX) “Barry” (HBO) “Black-ish” (ABC) “Curb Your Enthusiasm” (HBO) “GLOW” (Netflix) “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Amazon) “Silicon Valley” (HBO) “The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” (Netflix)

Unlike the Best Drama Series category, which I am going to drag through the dirt at the end of this post, there is a lot of goodness here. These shows are not only very different, but also compelling in their own ways. (Although The Good Place absolutely deserves to be here). While I fell in love with Barry this year, and think Atlanta has maintained a consistent brilliance for two seasons, I think the delightful confection that is Mrs Maisel has the awards momentum to take this category. 

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (“Game of Thrones”) Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”) Joseph Fiennes (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) Mandy Patinkin (“Homeland”) Matt Smith (“The Crown”)

And just like that my Betty Gilpin high has dissipated. I can't believe Homeland is still on. Do we reward David Harbour for having the perfect dad bod, or Matt Smith for being the perfect fuckboy? Decisions, decisions. If Matt Smith wins he needs to break that trophy in half and give it to Claire Foy. He can keep the globey part, but she gets the body and the stand. 

Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Alexis Bledel (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”) Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones”) Vanessa Kirby (“The Crown”) Thandie Newton (“Westworld”) Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)

I had to consciously uncouple from The Handmaid’s Tale this year, but that doesn’t mean those actresses stopped being brilliant in their performances. Ann Dowd is a Laura Dern in the sense that I will usually always pick her in a category, but Thandie Newton did arguably carry season 2 of Westworld almost on her own. There are a lot of good unique performances here, but I am going to say Vanessa Kirby because she crushed on The Crown (and for the last time). 

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman (“Ozark”) Sterling K. Brown (“This Is Us”) Ed Harris (“Westworld”) Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”) Milo Ventimiglia (“This Is Us”) Jeffrey Wright (“Westworld”)

Guys can we be really, really honest with ourselves, like look in the mirror and come face-to-face with cold hard truths honest? WERE these the best performances this year? I love all these guys, but are they really turning in their best performances on these shows? Truly? The only exception is Matthew Rhys who is in his final year of a tour-de-force role on The Americans so my money is on him. 

Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Claire Foy (“The Crown”) Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”) Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”) Keri Russell (“The Americans”) Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”)

Now, this, THIS IS A CATEGORY. LOOK AT THESE WOMEN.  I love all of these actresses, and some of these performances are truly among the best I've ever seen on television. That is not a hyperbole, it is a true. I would be happy with almost anyone winning this slot, but I really feel like Sandra Oh is going to take it. I FEEL IT OKAY. 

Best Drama Series

“The Handmaid’s Tale” “Game of Thrones” “This Is Us” “The Crown” “The Americans” “Stranger Things” “Westworld”

KILLING EVE IS THE BEST DRAMA SERIES OF THIS YEAR AND ITS EXCLUSION IS A HORRIBLE MISTAKE!!!!! Like IS Westworld REALLY the Best Drama Series??? IS IT? Is Game of Thrones??? Yes they are highly enjoyable and I watch them both, but are they THE BEST? REALLY? Was Stranger Things season 2 THE BEST, or are we just charmed by the children? Was The Handmaid’s season 2 THE BEST, or did we just vote for it out of habit and a misguided feeling that it’s win would stave off Kavanaugh’s confirmation? The Americans should win. 

Okay I feel good now that that’s off my chest. I have a lot of thoughts of feelings, and please let me know yours! Phoebe Waller-Bridge forever!

xo Martha

#martha writes #emmys #emmy predictions #emmy snark #tv writing #tv gifs #other tv #emmy awards

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Slightly stuck in my Encanto fanfic for the moment--it’s just that I skipped a bit I really wanted in there, and now am trying to figure out where it can fit in the scene so I can go back and write it in--and I’m over 15,000 words now and pretty sure I will actually finish it. I want to do something creative related to Encanto to get my brain going, and I figure I can either share the list of headcanons that writing my fic created, and spoil half the fic, or I can share the playlist I’m working on.

...it’s a Bruno playlist entitled We Don’t Talk About Bruno. The first song is We Don’t Talk About Bruno. The rest of the songs are as follows:

Trouble is a Friend by Lenka

Sally’s Song by Fiona Apple (I just turn the love talk into being about his family in my head)

I Need Some Sleep by Eels

Haunted by Poe

Breaking Down by Florence + The Machine

Trouble Loves Me by Morrissey 

The Worst Day Since Yesterday by Flogging Molly

Runaway Train by Soul Asylum

Old and Wise by The Alan Parsons Project

Map of the Problematique by Muse

The Trick to Life by The Hoosiers

Particle Man by They Might Be Giants

Happy Together by Gerard Way (I actually can’t fully articulate why; in my head it is about the family instead of romance, and the cheerfulness of it contrasts the dysfunction)

Feeling Good by Muse

Mr. Blue Sky by Electric Light Orchestra (which may be too upbeat for Bruno overall, but I like it as an end piece)

There are also three songs I am debating; I don’t feel like this is a fully realized fanmix but all the above songs work great to me, especially the first 9 and Particle Man. and then there’s the bonus song: Nature Boy from Moulin Rouge, the version direct from the movie and appARENTLY sung by John Leguizamo himself, I still cannot hear it so good job acting my dude.

yay, that will totally help me figure out when to interrupt a heartfelt sister talk in my fanfic. BLEH.

#encanto

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My Emmy’s 2018 Predictions

Below the cut are MY Emmy’s predictions.  These are not made to win anything, just what I hope to win.  I have another list of predictions on another site that are made to win LOL. If you use my list to make your predictions, TAG ME! I want to see who gets the most winners.  If you haven’t seen my blank copyable list of nominees, CLICK HERE!

Anyways, let’s get to what you actually want to see.  Click the Keep Reading to open my FULL LIST of my Emmy 2018 predictions, my choices are in bold.  HAPPY EMMY DAY!

COMEDY

Best Comedy Series “Atlanta” “Barry” “Black-ish” “Curb Your Enthusiasm” “GLOW” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” “Silicon Valley” “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”

Best Comedy Actor Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”) Ted Danson (“The Good Place”) Larry David (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”) Donald Glover (“Atlanta”) Bill Hader (“Barry”) William H. Macy (“Shameless”)

Best Comedy Actress Pamela Adlon (“Better Things”) Rachel Brosnahan (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) Allison Janney (“Mom”) Issa Rae (“Insecure”) Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”) Lily Tomlin (“Grace and Frankie”)

Best Comedy Supporting Actor Louie Anderson (“Baskets”) Alec Baldwin (“Saturday Night Live”) Tituss Burgess (“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”) Tony Shalhoub (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) Kenan Thompson (“Saturday Night Live”) Henry Winkler (“Barry”)

Best Comedy Supporting Actress Zazie Beetz (“Atlanta”) Alex Borstein (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”) Aidy Bryant (“Saturday Night Live”) Betty Gilpin (“GLOW”) Leslie Jones (“Saturday Night Live”) Kate McKinnon (“Saturday Night Live”) Laurie Metcalf (“Roseanne”) Megan Mullally (“Will and Grace”)

Best Comedy Directing “Atlanta” (Episode: “FUBU”), directed by Donald Glover “Atlanta” (Episode: “Teddy Perkins”), directed by Hiro Murai “Barry” (Episode: “Chapter One: Make Your Mark”), directed by Bill Hader “The Big Bang Theory” (Episode: “The Bow Tie Asymmetry”), directed by Mark Cendrowski “GLOW” (Episode: “Pilot”), directed by Jesse Peretz “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Episode: Pilot”), directed by Amy Sherman-Palladino “Silicon Valley” (Epiosde: “Initial Coin Offering”, directed by Mike Judge

Best Comedy Writing “Atlanta” (Episode: “Alligator Man”), written by Donald Glover “Atlanta” (Episode: “Barbershop”), written by Stefani Robinson “Barry” (Episode: “Chapter One: Make Your Mark”), written by Alec Berg and Bill Hader “Barry” (Episode: “Chatper Seven: Loud, Fast, and Keep Going), written by Liz Sarnoff “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (Episode: “Pilot”), written by Amy Sherman-Palladino “Silicon Valley” (Episode: “Fifty-One Percent”), written by Alec Berg

DRAMA

Best Drama Series “The Handmaid’s Tale” “Game of Thrones” “This is Us” “The Crown” “The Americans” “Stranger Things” “Westworld”

Best Drama Actor Jason Bateman (“Ozark”) Sterling K. Brown (“This is Us”) Ed Harris (“Westworld”) Matthew Rhys (“The Americans”) Milo Ventimiglia, (“This is Us”) Jeffrey Wright (“Westworld”)

Best Drama Actress Claire Foy (“The Crown”) Tatiana Maslany (“Orphan Black”) Elisabeth Moss (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Sandra Oh (“Killing Eve”) Keri Russell (“The Americans”) Evan Rachel Wood (“Westworld”)

Best Drama Supporting Actor Nikolaj Coster-Waldau (“Game of Thrones”) Peter Dinklage (“Game of Thrones”) Joseph Fiennes (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) David Harbour (“Stranger Things”) Mandy Patinkin (“Homeland”) Matt Smith (“The Crown”)

Best Drama Supporting Actress Alexis Bledel (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Millie Bobby Brown (“Stranger Things”) Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”) Lena Headey (“Game of Thrones”) Vanessa Kirby (“The Crown”) Thandie Newton (“Westworld”) Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”)

Best Drama Directing “The Crown” (Episode: “Paterfamilias”), directed by Stephen Daldry “Game of Thrones” (Episode: “Beyond the Wall”), directed by Alan Taylor “Game of Thrones” (Episode: “The Dragon and the Wolf”), directed by Jeremy Podeswa “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Episode: “After”), directed by Kari Skogland “Ozark” (Episode: “The Toll”), directed by Jason Bateman “Ozark” (Episode: “Tonight We Improvise”), directed by Daniel Sackheim “Stranger Things” (Episode: “Chapter Nine: The Gate”), directed by the Duffer Brothers

Best Drama Writing “The Americans” (Episode: “START”), written by Joel Fields and Joe Weisberg “The Crown” (Episode: “Mystery Man”), written by Peter Morgan “Game of Thrones” (Episode: “The Dragon and the Wolf”), written by David Benioff and D. B. Weiss “The Handmaid’s Tale” (Episode: “June”), written by Bruce Miller “Killing Eve” (Episode: “Nice Face”), written by Phoebe Waller-Bridge “Stranger Things” (Episode: “Chapter Nine: The Gate”), written by the Duffer Brothers

MOVIE/MINI

Best Limited Series “The Alienist” “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” “Genius: Picasso” “Godless” “Patrick Melrose”

Best TV Movie “Fahrenheit 451” “Flint” “Paterno” “The Tale” “USS Callister: Black Mirror”

Best Movie/Mini Actor Antonio Banderas (“Genius: Picasso”) Darren Criss (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) Benedict Cumberbatch (“Patrick Melrose”) Jeff Daniels (“The Looming Tower”) John Legend (“Jesus Christ Superstar”) Jesse Plemons (“USS Callister: Black Mirror”)

Best Movie/Mini Actress Laura Dern (“The Tale”) Jessica Biel (“The Sinner”) Michelle Dockery (“Godless”) Edie Falco (“The Menendez Murders”) Regina King (“Seven Seconds”) Sarah Paulson (“American Horror Story: Cult”)

Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actor Jeff Daniels (“Godless”) Brandon Victor Dixon (“Jesus Christ Superstar”) John Leguizamo (“Waco”) Ricky Martin (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) Edgar Ramirez (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) Michael Stuhlbarg (“The Looming Tower”) Finn Wittrock (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”)

Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actress Sara Bareilles (“Jesus Christ Superstar Live In Concert”) Penelope Cruz (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) Judith Light (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) Adina Porter (“American Horror Story: Cult”) Merritt Wever (“Godless”) Letitia Wright (“Black Museum: Black Mirror”)

Best Movie/Mini Directing “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (Episode: “The Man Who Would Be Vogue”), directed by Ryan Murphy “Godless,” directed by Scott Frank “Jesus Christ Superstar Live in Concert,” directed by David Leveaux and Alex Rudzinski “The Looming Tower” (Episode: “9/11”), directed by Craig Zisk “Paterno,” directed by Barry Levinson “Patrick Melrose,” directed by Edward Berger “Twin Peaks,” directed by David Lynch

Best Movie/Mini Writing “American Vandal” (Episode: “Clean Up”), written by Kevin McManus and Matthew McManus “The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story” (Episode: “House by the Lake”), written by Tom Rob Smith “Black Mirror: USS Callister,” written by William Bridges and Charlie Brooker “Godless,” written by Scott Frank “Patrick Melrose,” written by David Nicholls “Twin Peaks,” written by Mark Frost and David Lynch

REALITY/VARIETY

Best Reality Competition Program The Amazing Race” “American Ninja Warrior” “Project Runway” “RuPaul’s Drag Race” “Top Chef” “The Voice”

Best Variety Sketch Series “At Home with Amy Sedaris” “Drunk History” “I Love You, America” “Portlandia” “Saturday Night Live” “Tracey Ullman’s Show”

Best Variety Talk Series “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” “Full Frontal With Samantha Bee” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver” “Late Late Show with James Corden Late Show with Stephen Colbert”

Best Variety Special, Directing “Dave Chappelle: Equanimity,” directed by Stan Lathan “Jerry Seinfeld: Jerry Before Seinfeld,” directed by Michael Bonfiglio “Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget For The Rest Of Your Life,” directed by Marcus Raboy “Super Bowl LII Halftime Show Starring Justin Timberlake,” directed by Hamish Hamilton “The Oscars,” directed by Glenn Weiss

Best Variety Special, Writing “Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: The Great American* Puerto Rico (*It’s Complicated),” written by Samantha Bee, Pat Cassels, Mike Drucker, Eric Drysdale, Mathan Erhardt, Miles Kahn and Nicole Silverberg “John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous” at Radio City, written by John Mulaney “Michelle Wolf: Nice Lady,” written by Michelle Wolf “Patton Oswalt: Annihilation,” written by Patton Oswalt “Steve Martin & Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life,” written by Steve Martin and Martin Short

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From Rebecca To Moulin Rouge: The Femme Fatale Power Of A Red Dress

What colour best embodies jealousy? One might, at first, be inclined to say green. After all, it’s the shade most readily associated with envy: a bilious, sometimes lurid hue well befitting the green-eyed monster. In Netflix’s new film adaptation of Daphne Du Maurier’s gothic masterpiece Rebecca though, another colour dominates the screen. One that’s perhaps better suited to a situation where it’s hard to distinguish nervous resentment from a creeping sense of being haunted. Here, jealousy comes clad in bright, intrusive red. “It’s such a symbolic colour,” Rebecca’s costume designer, Julian Day, says. “It’s about the blood that runs through your veins.” 

First published in 1938, Rebecca follows the story of an unnamed young woman (played in the Netflix film by Lily James) working as a ladies’ companion in Monte Carlo. There she meets brooding widower Max de Winter (Armie Hammer), whose first wife died under mysterious circumstances the year before. One long Riviera drive leads to another, and soon this young woman finds herself removed from a meek life in the shadows, becoming de Winter’s second wife and unprepared lady of the huge stately home on the Cornish coast. The house is named Manderley, and, as the new wife soon realises, it is bedevilled by the absence of the first Mrs. De Winter — the titular Rebecca. 

As with its 1940 predecessor directed by Alfred Hitchcock, in this film adaptation, Manderley makes for a thoroughly gothic (if somewhat glossy) setting. Thunder cracks. Starlings hover ominously. Housekeeper Mrs. Danvers (Kristin Scott Thomas) conceals fury beneath tight-lipped froideur and cares for her former mistress’ belongings with possessive devotion. Everywhere the new wife turns, she learns of the dead Rebecca’s many charms: her charisma, her fearlessness, her extraordinary beauty. It’s not just recollections or belongings that plague the second Mrs. De Winter though, reminding her of everything that she’s not. Rebecca’s ghost stalks both her dreams and her panic attacks, only ever seen from a distance, walking away from her girlish replacement in a rippling, red gown. During the story’s famous party scene, these glimpses take on an almost hallucinogenic quality, the gown more like a warning beacon wavering in and out of sight. 

“Ever since I started designing I’ve always tried to use red, especially on female characters,” Day says. It’s true. From Brighton Rock to My Summer of Love, Day’s film credits come splashed in scarlet. “It’s a very arresting colour,” he adds. “When you’re doing a crowd scene and there are lots of colours going on, red really stands out.” Consequently, it was an obvious choice for a character, or rather a presence, who demands attention even after death. “[It’s] the colour of wine, of death, of life…” Day reflects.

In the case of Rebecca, it’s also a subtle nod to the original text. There, one of Rebecca’s dresses, discovered by the new Mrs. de Winter still hanging in a wardrobe, is described as “wine-coloured and soft.” This evocative gown, surrounded by “gold brocade” and a “train of white satin” forms a sinister reminder of its former inhabitant. As the film progresses and the questions surrounding Rebecca’s death grow ever darker, this garment takes on increasingly unnerving meaning.  

Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Ed Clark/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock (5886079bv) Marilyn Monroe, Jane Russell Gentlemen Prefer Blondes – 1953 Director: Howard Hawks 20th Century Fox USA Film Portrait Les Hommes préfèrent les blondes (1953)

Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Sue Adler/20th Century Fox/Kobal/Shutterstock (5883223o) John Leguizamo, Nicole Kidman, Ewan McGregor Moulin Rouge – 2001 Director: Baz Luhrmann 20th Century Fox USA Scene Still

Red dresses in film have always spelled trouble. To put a woman in red is to immediately place her in a long and often complicated lineage. The women in red who grace our screens tend to be seductive, enchanting, threatening, brave, wayward, and caught in the spotlight of the male gaze — sometimes all at once. The colour red is the natural domain of the femme fatale, whether she paints it on her lips or slinks around with a scarlet hem drifting at her ankles. Think of Marilyn Monroe and Jane Russell wiggling across the stage in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes, red gowns offset by white feathers and piles of jewels, or Jessica Rabbit as a parody of barely contained femininity in a sparkling ruby dress in Who Killed Roger Rabbit. Most notably, recall Nicole Kidman in Moulin Rouge playing Satine, a courtesan clad in her namesake fabric as Christian (Ewan McGregor) tries to convince her of the merits of freely reciprocated love. 

In The Matrix, the woman in the red dress is an intentionally designed distraction. In Pretty Woman, sex worker Vivian Ward (Julia Roberts) connotes new — and commanding — elegance in her red ballgown and opera gloves. During the school dance scene in Grease, it is, of course, the color that Rizzo turns up in — her tomato cocktail frock contrasting with Sandy’s insipidly pale shades.

Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Touchstone/Kobal/Shutterstock (5884486l) Richard Gere, Julia Roberts Pretty Woman – 1990 Director: Garry Marshall Touchstone Pictures USA Scene Still Comedy

In fact, in both film and folklore, red is often the antithesis of white. In the world of ghosts, a white lady might have been spurned or drowned or left at the altar. But a phantom lady in red was probably involved in some kind of questionable activity. White bestows virginal purity. Red is all too knowing. Contextually, this makes sense. Red, traditionally, signifies many things: Danger. Desire. Luck. Shame. It is the colour of flushed skin and fire, of great power, good fortune, and seeping guilt. It embodies all the things that the mild-mannered second Mrs. De Winter, who comes dressed in lighter tones, seems to lack. 

Editorial use only. No book cover usage. Mandatory Credit: Photo by Moviestore/Shutterstock (10780315b) Marianne Jean-Baptiste ‘In Fabric’ film – 2018 Directed by Peter Strickland

Red garments are also a classic gothic trope. Angela Carter’s darkly revised fairytales in The Bloody Chamber gleam with ruby chokers and feature vampires clad in blood-stained lace. Peter Strickland’s surreal 2018 film In Fabric features an actual haunted red dress. Du Maurier makes chilling use of red elsewhere in her work, too, most notably in her short story Don’t Look Now about a couple being haunted by visions of their dead daughter wearing a crimson coat in Venice. In Nicholas Roeg’s 1973 film adaptation, which Day cites as another key point of visual inspiration for Rebecca’s costuming, the colour is literally inescapable. 

In Rebecca, the glamour and horror of the red dress converge. As the narrative progresses, the second Mrs. de Winter finds herself at first unwittingly emulating her predecessor, before supplanting her. This gothic doubling is partly spelled out in the colours she wears. As the film reaches its uneasy, rather too hasty conclusion, a revision in our understanding of the red dress is required, too. This is no straightforward account of innocence versus experience. Instead, it is a story in which no-one escapes clean-handed. We realise, too, that the dead Rebecca, as with plenty of those other famous women dressed in red gowns, was a consummate performer. Like a good many femme fatales, she blurred the boundaries between acting out her own desires and becoming a cipher for others to project their hopes, their fears, their furies, and their jealousies onto. And like a good many of them, she suffered for it. 

Du Maurier began writing Rebecca at the age of 30 while living in Egypt where, lonely and disgruntled, she grew paranoid about a woman her husband had previously been briefly engaged to — a woman who signed her name with an “R.” She began the story with the vague idea of one woman envying another, writing in her notes that “wife 2 is haunted day and night… a tragedy is looming very close and CRASH! BANG! Something happens.” It’s an apt summary of what makes a gothic plot satisfying: dread, drama, a resounding crescendo. 

Rebecca itself is an ambivalent story, full of twists and turns and nasty revelations. It is a book in which haunting comes in many forms, and a film where jealousy and power are interrogated afresh. The red dress plays only a very fleeting part in the action, but it’s a detail — brazen, bright, disconcerting — that lingers, much like the ghostly woman who wears it. 

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Watch the 2019 Emmy Awards winners on DStv

DStv viewers are the real winners, with Game of Thrones, Chernobyl, and new seasons of Succession, Barry and more

With the trophies handed out, and the paparazzi still going nuts of Zendaya’s (Euphoria) figure-hugging emerald green gown she wore to the Emmy Awards, DStv customers have a longer-than-ever watchlist of award-winning TV shows and limited series.

The Handmaid’s Tale, based on Margaret Atwood’s dystopian novel, earned nominations for directing, costume design and its guest stars. The full boxset of Season 3 is available for you to watch on Catch Up and DStv Now. If you’re more inclined to lighter viewing, the latest season of The Good Place, nominated for Oustanding Comedy Series, is available on DStv Now. And of course, one of Africa’s proudest exports, Trevor Noah of The Daily Show, can be found on DStv Now alone with The Late Late Show with James Corden. Both were up for Outstanding Variety Talk Series. Speaking on reality series, fans are watching the latest seasons of Emmy-nominated The Amazing Race and The Voice on Catch Up and DStv Now. More Emmy-nominated series coming to DStv in the near future:

The Twilight Zone (coming to M-Net and Showmax in October) How to Get Away With Murder (new season coming next year) This Is Us (new season coming next year) Limited series you’ll love Just a few of the limited series that came express from the US to DStv include:

Chernobyl – which won Best Limited Series and is still available to binge-watch on Showmax, in case you missed Jared Harris’s incredible performance that earned him a nomination in for Oustanding Lead Actor. Escape at Dannemora – Another nominee for Best Limited Series, this thrilling series based on a true story was directed by Ben Stiller, starring Benicio del Torro and Patricia Arquette. Sharp Objects – Amy Addams and Patricia Clarkson in the unforgettable, haunting adaptation of the book of the same title by Gillian Flynn is also available to stream on Showmax.

DStv documentary fans were also served award-winning content:

The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (M-Net and Showmax) Leaving Neverland (M-Net and Showmax) Jane Fonda in Five Acts (M-Net) Last but not least, of this year’s Emmy Awards nominees and winners, DStv viewers have watched every season of these amazing series:

Game of Thrones House of Cards Veep FULL LIST OF WINNERS Outstanding Drama Series

Better Call Saul (M-Net City) Bodyguard Game of Thrones – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Killing Eve Ozark Pose Succession (Showmax) This Is Us (M-Net) Outstanding Comedy Series

Barry (Showmax) Fleabag – WINNER The Good Place (M-Net) The Marvelous Mrs Maisel Russian Doll Schitt’s Creek Veep (M-Net and Showmax) Lead Actress in a Drama Series

Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Jodie Comer, Killing Eve – WINNER Viola Davis, How To Get Away with Murder (1Magic) Laura Linney, Ozark Mandy Moore, This Is Us (M-Net) Sandra Oh, Killing Eve Robin Wright, House of Cards (M-Net) Directing for a Drama Series

David Benioff, DB Weiss for Game of Thrones, The Iron Throne (M-Net and Showmax) David Nutter for Game of Thrones, The Last of the Starks (M-Net and Showmax) Miguel Sapochnik for Game of Thrones, The Long Night (M-Net and Showmax) Daina Reid for The Handmaid’s Tale, Holly (M-Net and Showmax) Lisa Bruhlmann for Killing Eve, Desperate Times Jason Bateman for Ozark, Reparations – WINNER

Lead Actor in a Drama Series

Jason Bateman, Ozark Sterling K Brown, This Is Us (M-Net) Kit Harington, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul (M-Net City) Billy Porter (Pose) – WINNER Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us (M-Net) Supporting Actress in a Drama Series

Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Lena Headey, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve Julia Garner, Ozark – WINNER Writing for a Drama Series

Peter Gould, Thomas Schnauz for Better Call Saul, Winner (M-Net City) Jed Mercurio for Bodyguard, Episode 1 David Benioff, DB Weiss for Game of Thrones, The Iron Throne (M-Net and Showmax) Emerald Fennell for Killing Eve, Nice And Neat Jesse Armstrong for Succession, Nobody Is Ever Missing – WINNER (Showmax) Bruce Miller, Kira Snyder for The Handmaid’s Tale, Holly (M-Net and Showmax)

Supporting Actor in a Drama Series

Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul (M-Net City) Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul (M-Net City) Alfie Allen, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Peter Dinklage (Game of Thrones) – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Michael Kelly, House of Cards (M-Net) Chris Sullivan, This Is Us (M-Net) Outstanding Variety Talk Series

The Daily Show (Comedy Central, catch the latest episode on DStv Now) Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Jimmy Kimmel Live! – Comedy Central Last Week Tonight With John Oliver – WINNER (M-Net) The Late Late Show With James Corden – M-Net The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Outstanding Variety Sketch Series

At Home With Amy Sedaris Documentary Now! Drunk History – Comedy Central I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman Saturday Night Live – WINNER Who Is America? – M-Net Outstanding Limited Series

Chernobyl – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Escape at Dannemora (M-Net and Showmax) Fosse/Verdon Sharp Objects (M-Net and Showmax) When They See Us Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Amy Adams, Sharp Objects (M-Net and Showmax) Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora (M-Net and Showmax) Aunjanue Ellis, When They See Us Joey King, The Act Niecy Nash, When They See Us Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon – WINNER Outstanding Television Movie

Black Mirror: Bandersnatch – WINNER Brexit (BBC First) Deadwood (M-Net) King Lear My Dinner with Hervé (M-Net Movies Premiere) Lead Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Mahershala Ali, True Detective (M-Net and Showmax) Benicio Del Toro, Escape at Dannemora (M-Net and Showmax) Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal (M-Net and Showmax) Jared Harris, Chernobyl (M-Net and Showmax) Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us – WINNER Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon Writing for a Limited Series or Movie

Russell T Davies, A Very English Scandal (M-Net and Showmax) Craig Mazin, Chernobyl – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Brett Johnson, Michael Tolkin for Escape at Dannemora, Episode 6 (M-Net and Showmax) Steven Levenson, Joel Fields for Fosse/Verdon, Providence Ava DuVernay, Michael Starrbury for When They See Us, Part Four Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or Movie

Ben Whishaw A Very English Scandal – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Stellan Skarsgård Chernobyl (M-Net and Showmax) Paul Dano Escape at Dannemora (M-Net and Showmax) John Leguizamo, When They See Us Michael K Williams, When They See Us Asante Blackk, When They See Us Directing for a Limited Series or Movie

Stephen Frears A Very English Scandal (M-Net and Showmax) Johan Renck, Chernobyl – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Ben Stiller, Escape at Dannemora (M-Net and Showmax) Jessica Yu for Fosse/Verdon, Glory Thomas Kail for Fosse/Version, Who’s Got the Pain Ava DuVernay for When They See Us Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or Movie

Emily Watson, Chernobyl (M-Net and Showmax) Margaret Qualley, Fosse/Verdon Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects (M-Net and Showmax) Patricia Arquette, The Act – WINNER Marsha Stephanie Blake, When They See Us Vera Farmiga, When They See Us Outstanding Reality Competition Series

Amazing Race (M-Net) American Ninja Warrior Nailed It RuPaul’s Drag Race – WINNER Top Chef The Voice (M-Net) Lead Actress in a Comedy Series

Christina Applegate, Dead To Me Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep (M-Net and Showmax) Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag – WINNER Lead Actor in a Comedy Series

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish (1Magic) Don Cheadle, Black Monday (1Magic) Ted Danson, The Good Place (M-Net) Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method Bill Hader, Barry – WINNER (Showmax) Eugene Levy (Schitt’s Creek)

Directing for a Comedy Series

Alec Berg for Barry, The Audition (Showmax) Alec Berg for Barry, ronny/lily (Showmax) Harry Bradbeer for Fleabag, Episode 1 – WINNER Mark Cendrowski for The Big Bang Theory, Stockholm Syndrome Dan Palladino for The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, We’re Going to the Catskills! Amy Sherman-Palladino for The Marvelous Mrs Maisel, All Alone Writing for a Comedy Series

Alec Berg, Bill Hader for Barry, ronny/lily (Showmax) Phoebe Waller-Bridge for Fleabag, Episode 1 – WINNER Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle for Pen15, Anna Ishii-Peters (Showmax) Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne, Amy Poehler for Russian Doll, Nothing In This World Is Easy Allison Silverman for Russian Doll, A Warm Body Josh Siegal, Dylan Morgan for The Good Place, Janet(s) (M-Net) David Mandel for Veep (M-Net and Showmax) Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series

Sarah Goldberg, Barry (Showmax) Sian Clifford, Fleabag Olivia Colman, Fleabag Betty Gilpin, GLOW Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – WINNER Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Anna Chlumsky, Veep (M-Net and Showmax)

Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series

Stephen Root, Barry (Showmax) Henry Winkler, Barry (Showmax) Anthony Carrigan, Barry (Showmax) Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – WINNER Tony Hale, Veep (M-Net and Showmax) Guest Actor in a Drama Series

Michael McKean, Better Call Saul (M-Net) Bradley Whitford, The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Glynn Turman, How To Get Away With Murder (1Magic) Ron Cephas, This Is Us (M-Net) Michael Angarano, This Is Us (M-Net) Kumail Nanjiani, The Twilight Zone (Coming to M-Net and Showmax in October) Guest Actress in a Drama Series

Jessica Lange, American Horror Story: Apocalypse (M-Net) Carice van Houten, Game of Thrones (M-Net and Showmax) Cherry Jones, The Handmaid’s Tale – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Cicely Tyson, How To Get Away With Murder (1Magic) Laverne Cox, Orange Is the New Black (M-Net) Phylicia Rashad, This Is Us (M-Net) Guest Actor in a Comedy Series

Luke Kirby, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – WINNER Rufus Sewell, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Adam Sandler, Saturday Night Live John Mulaney, Saturday Night Live Matt Damon, Saturday Night Live Robert De Niro, Saturday Night Live Peter MacNicol, Veep (M-Net and Showmax) Guest Actress in a Comedy Series

Fiona Shaw, Fleabag Kristin Scott Thomas, Fleabag Maya Rudolph, The Good Place (M-Net, watch the latest episodes on DStv Now) Jane Lynch, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel – WINNER Emma Thompson, Saturday Night Live Sandra Oh, Saturday Night Live Outstanding Documentary or Nonfiction Special

Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (M-Net Movies Premiere and Showmax) Jane Fonda in Five Acts (M-Net Movies Premiere) Leaving Neverland – WINNER (M-Net and Showmax) Love, Gilda Minding the Gap What is DStv Now? It’s the online version of DStv. If you can’t be at home to watch your favourite shows via your decoder, visit now.dstv.com and watch DStv on your laptop, tablet or phone. It’s no extra cost to all DStv subscribers (just remember to keep an eye on your data).

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Emmys 2019: Lista completa de ganadores

 'Fleabag' fue la gran sorpresa de la noche y 'Game of Thrones' se quedó con las ganas.

La entrega de los premios Emmy 2019 en la que Game of Thrones rompió récord como la serie más nominada de la historia, aunque no tuvo tanta suerte a la hora de la premiación. En una ceremonia sin anfitrión pero que fue abierta por Bryan Cranston, Fleabag fue la gran sorpresa de la noche con tres premios muy merecidos: Mejor dirección, Mejor guion y Mejor actriz para una serie de comedia que quedó en manos de Phoebe Waller-Bridge.

La mejor dirección de una mini serie fue para Johan Renck por Chernobyl; la serie sobre la tragedia nuclear rusa también cosechó el premio a Mejor guion y se alzó con el galardón a Mejor mini serie. Por tercer año consecutivo un episodio de Black Mirror se lleva el Emmy a Mejor película para televisión, esta vez le tocó recibir el honor (muy merecido) a Bandersnatch. John Oliver ganó el premio a Mejor guion para una serie de variedades por su programa en HBO: Last Week Tonight, quien junto a su equipo, también se llevó el Emmy a Mejor talk show.

Una gran sorpresa y quizá una de las mayores decepciones de la noche es que no fue la noche para celebrar por última vez a Game of Thrones como muchos esperaban. Ninguna de las protagonistas se llevó un Emmy, pero estamos felices del triunfo de Peter Dinklage quien nos conmovió profundamente al aceptar su premio:

Estoy muy orgulloso de pertenecer a una comunidad en la que lo más importante es la diversidad y la inclusión, de otra forma no habría manera de que yo estuviera aquí hoy.

Dinklage rompió un récord como el actor de reparto más nominado y más premiado con este Emmy, ya que ha sido finalista en ocho ocasiones y ganado cuatro veces por su rol como Tyrion Lannister. Aunque GOT obtuvo el Emmy a Mejor serie dramática, Kit Harington también se quedó con las ganas de llevarse el Emmy a casa como Mejor actor en una serie dramática al igual que Jason Bateman, pero el protagonista de Ozark ganó uno que pocos esperaban: el de Mejor dirección de una serie dramática. 

Aquí la lista completa de ganadores:

MEJOR SERIE DE COMEDIA

Ganador:

Fleabag

Nominados:

Barry

The Good Place

The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Russian Doll

Schitt’s Creek

Veep

MEJOR SERIE DE DRAMA

Ganador:

Game of Thrones

Nominados:

Better Call Saul

Bodyguard

Killing Eve

Ozark

Pose

Succession

This Is Us

MEJOR ACTOR EN UNA MINISERIE O PELÍCULA 

Ganador:

 Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us

Nominados:

 Mahershala Ali, True Detective

 Benicio Del Toro, Escape at Dannemora

 Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal

Jared Harris, Chernobyl

 Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon

MEJOR ACTRIZ EN UNA MINISERIE O PELÍCULA 

Ganador:

 Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon

Nominados:

 Amy Adams, Sharp Objects

Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora

Aunjanue Ellis, When They See Us

 Joey King, The Act

Niecy Nash, When They See Us

MEJOR ACTOR DE REPARTO EN UNA MINISERIE O PELÍCULA 

Ganador:

 Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal

Nominados:

 Stellan Skarsgard, Chernobyl

 Paul Dano, Escape at Dannemora

 John Leguizamo, When They See Us

Michael K. Williams, When They See Us

Asante Blackk, When They See Us

MEJOR ACTRIZ DE REPARTO EN UNA MINISERIE O PELÍCULA 

Ganador:

Patricia Arquette, The Act

Nominados:

Emily Watson, Chernobyl

Margaret Qualley, Fosse/Verdon

 Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects

 Marsha Stephanie Blake, When They See Us

 Vera Farmiga, When They See Us

MEJOR ACTOR EN UNA SERIE DE COMEDIA

Ganador:

 Bill Hader, Barry

Nominados:

Anthony Anderson, Black-ish

 Don Cheadle, Black Monday

Ted Danson, The Good Place

 Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method

Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek

MEJOR ACTRIZ EN UNA SERIE DE COMEDIA

Ganador:

Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag

Nominados:

 Christina Applegate, Dead To Me

 Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep

 Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll

Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek

MEJOR ACTOR DE REPARTO EN UNA SERIE DE COMEDIA

Ganador:

 Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Nominados:

 Stephen Root, Barry

 Henry Winkler, Barry

 Anthony Carrigan, Barry

Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method

 Tony Hale, Veep

MEJOR ACTRIZ DE REPARTO EN UNA SERIE DE COMEDIA

Ganador: 

 Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

Nominados:

 Sarah Goldberg, Barry

 Sian Clifford, Fleabag

 Olivia Colman, Fleabag

 Betty Gilpin, GLOW

 Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live

 Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel

 Anna Chlumsky, Veep

MEJOR ACTOR EN UNA SERIE DE DRAMA

Ganador:

Billy Porter, Pose

Nominados:

Jason Bateman, Ozark

Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us

Kit Harington, Game of Thrones

Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul

 Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us

MEJOR ACTRIZ EN UNA SERIE DE DRAMA

Ganador:

Jodie Comer, Killing Eve

Nominados:

 Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones

 Viola Davis, How to Get Away with Murder

 Laura Linney, Ozark

 Mandy Moore, This Is Us

 Sandra Oh, Killing Eve

 Robin Wright, 

MEJOR ACTOR DE REPARTO EN UNA SERIE DE DRAMA

Ganador:

Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones

Nominados:

 Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul

 Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul

 Alfie Allen, Game of Thrones

 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones

 Michael Kelly, House of Cards

 Chris Sullivan, This Is Us

MEJOR ACTRIZ DE REPARTO EN UNA SERIE DE DRAMA

Ganador:

 Julia Garner, Ozark

Nominados:

 Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones

 Lena Headey, Game of Thrones

 Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones

 Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones

 Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve

Mejor reality de competencia

Ganador:

RuPaul’s Drag Race

Nominados:

Amazing Race

American Ninja Warrior

Nailed It

Top Chef

The Voice

MEJOR TALK SHOW

Ganador:

Last Week Tonight With John Oliver

Nominados:

The Daily Show

Full Frontal

Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The Late Late Show With James Corden

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert

MEJOR SERIE DE SKETCH 

Ganador:

Saturday Night Live

Nominados:

At Home With Amy Sedaris

Documentary Now!

Drunk History

I Love You, America With Sarah Silverman

Who Is America?

MEJOR PELÍCULA PARA TELEVISIÓN

Ganador:

Bandersnatch

Nominados:

Brexit

Deadwood

King Lear

My Dinner with Hervé

MEJOR MINI SERIE

Ganador:

Chernobyl

Nominados:

Escape at Dannemora

Fosse/Verdon

Sharp Objects

When They See Us

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Full list of Emmys 2019 winners

Full list of Emmys 2019 winners The 71st Primetime Emmys Awards kicked off on Sunday night, Septemeber 22, in Downtown Los Angeles. The biggest win of the night went to Game of Thrones. The show got best drama series, plus Peter Dinklage won best supporting actor in a drama. Below is the full list of winners at the 2019 Emmys Awards.

Winners Outstanding Drama Series Winner: Game of Thrones Better Call Saul Bodyguard Killing Eve Ozark Pose Succession This Is Us Outstanding Comedy Series Winner: Fleabag Barry The Good Place The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Russian Doll Schitt’s Creek Veep Outstanding Lead Actress in a Drama Series Winner: Jodie Comer, Killing Eve Emilia Clarke, Game of Thrones Viola Davis, How to Get Away With Murder Laura Linney, Ozark Mandy Moore, This Is Us Sandra Oh, Killing Eve Robin Wright, House of Cards Directing for a Drama Series Winner: Jason Bateman, “Ozark” Lisa Brühlmann, “Killing Eve” David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, “Game of Thrones” (“The Iron Throne”) Adam McKay, “Succession” David Nutter, “Game of Thrones”(The Last of the Starks”) Daina Reid, “The Handmaid’s Tale” Miguel Sapochnik, “Game of Thrones” (“The Long Night”) Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series Winner: Billy Porter, Pose Jason Bateman, Ozark Sterling K. Brown, This Is Us Kit Harington, Game of Thrones Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul Milo Ventimiglia, This Is Us Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series Winner: Julia Garner, Ozark Gwendoline Christie, Game of Thrones Lena Headey, Game of Thrones Fiona Shaw, Killing Eve Sophie Turner, Game of Thrones Maisie Williams, Game of Thrones Writing for a Drama Series Winner: Jesse Armstrong, Succession David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, Game of Thrones Emerald Fennell, Killing Eve Peter Gould and Thomas Schnauz, Better Call Saul Jed Mercurio, Bodyguard Bruce Miller and Kira Snyder, The Handmaid’s Tale Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series Winner: Peter Dinklage, Game of Thrones Alfie Allen, Game of Thrones Jonathan Banks, Better Call Saul Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Game of Thrones Giancarlo Esposito, Better Call Saul Michael Kelly, House of Cards Chris Sullivan, This Is Us Outstanding Variety Talk Series Winner: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver The Daily Show With Trevor Noah Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Jimmy Kimmel Live The Late Late Show With James Corden The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Director for a Variety Series Winner: Don Roy King, Saturday Night Live Alex Buono and Rhys Thomas, Documentary Now! Derek Waters, Drunk History Paul Pennolino, Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Jim Hoskinson, The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Sacha Baron Cohen, Nathan Fielder, Daniel Gray Longino and Dan Mazer, Who Is America? Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Winner: Saturday Night Live At Home With Amy Sedaris Documentary Now Drunk History I Love You, America Who Is America? Writing for a Variety Series Winner: Last Week Tonight With John Oliver Documentary Now! Full Frontal With Samantha Bee Late Night With Seth Meyers The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Saturday Night Live Outstanding Limited Series Winner: Chernobyl Escape at Dannemora Fosse/Verdon Sharp Objects When They See Us Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie Winner: Michelle Williams, Fosse/Verdon Amy Adams, Sharp Objects Patricia Arquette, Escape at Dannemora Aunjanue Ellis, When They See Us Joey King, The Act Niecy Nash, When They See Us Outstanding Television Movie Winner: Black Mirror: Bandersnatch Brexit Deadwood: The Movie King Lear My Dinner With Herve Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie Winner: Jharrel Jerome, When They See Us Mahershala Ali, True Detective Benicio Del Toro, Escape at Dannemora Hugh Grant, A Very English Scandal Jared Harris, Chernobyl Sam Rockwell, Fosse/Verdon Writing for a Limited Series, Movie or Drama Winner: Craig Mazin, Chernobyl Russell T Davies, A Very English Scandal Ava DuVernay and Michael Starrbury, When They See Us Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin, Escape at Dannemora (“Episode 7”) Brett Johnson, Michael Tolkin and Jerry Stahl, Escape at Dannemora (“Episode 6”) Steven Levenson and Joel Fields, Fosse/Verdon Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Limited Series or TV Movie Winner: Ben Whishaw, A Very English Scandal Asante Blackk, When They See Us Paul Dano, Escape at Dannemora John Leguizamo, When They See Us Stellan Skarsgard, Chernobyl Michael K. Williams, When They See Us Directing for a Limited Series Winner: Johan Renck, Chernobyl Ava DuVernay, When They See Us Thomas Kail, Fosse/Verdon (“Who’s Got the Pain”) Stephen Frears, A Very English Scandal Ben Stiller, Escape at Dannemora Jessica Yu, Fosse/Verdon (“Glory”) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Limited Series or TV Movie Winner: Patricia Arquette, The Act Marsha Stephanie Blake, When They See Us Patricia Clarkson, Sharp Objects Vera Farmiga, When They See Us Margaret Qualley, Fosse/Verdon Emily Watson, Chernobyl Outstanding Competition Program Winner: RuPaul’s Drag Race The Amazing Race American Ninja Warrior Nailed It! Top Chef The Voice Outstanding Lead Actress in a Comedy Series Winner: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag Christina Applegate, Dead to Me Rachel Brosnahan, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep Natasha Lyonne, Russian Doll Catherine O’Hara, Schitt’s Creek Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series Winner: Bill Hader, Barry Anthony Anderson, Black-ish Don Cheadle, Black Monday Ted Danson, The Good Place Michael Douglas, The Kominsky Method Eugene Levy, Schitt’s Creek Director for a Comedy Series Winner: Harry Bradbeer, Fleabag Alec Berg, Barry (“The Audition”) Mark Cendrowski, The Big Bang Theory Bill Hader, Barry (“ronny/lily”) Daniel Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“We’re Going to the Catskills!”) Amy Sherman-Palladino, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (“All Alone”) Outstanding Writing for a Comedy Series Winner: Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Fleabag Alec Berg and Bill Hader, Barry Maya Erskine, Anna Konkle and Stacy Osei-Kuffour, Pen15 Leslye Headland, Natasha Lyonne and Amy Poehler, Russian Doll (“Nothing in This World Is Easy”) David Mandel, Veep Josh Siegal and Dylan Morgan, The Good Place Allison Silverman, Russian Doll (“A Warm Body”) Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series Winner: Alex Borstein, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Anna Chlumsky, Veep Sian Clifford, Fleabag Olivia Colman, Fleabag Betty Gilpin, GLOW Sarah Goldberg, Barry Marin Hinkle, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Kate McKinnon, Saturday Night Live Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series Winner: Tony Shalhoub, The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel Alan Arkin, The Kominsky Method Anthony Carrigan, Barry Tony Hale, Veep Stephen Root, Veep Henry Winkler, Barry Read the full article

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