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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the Best TV Shows of 2023
An emotional zombie drama, a superior true-crime docuseries, a sidesplitting anti-capitalist satire and two fantastic series finales were among picks from THR's TV critics.
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2023 Gotham Awards: ‘Past Lives’ Wins Best Feature
Past Lives took the top prize at the 2023 Gotham Awards on Monday night, with the film that went into the night up for three awards winning best feature. Fellow three-time and best feature nominee A Thousand and One picked up the breakthrough director award, in the all-female category, as helmer A.V. Rockwell gave an […]
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Brendan Fraser to Star in Searchlight Comedy-Drama ‘Rental Family’
Oscar winner Brendan Fraser has signed on to star in Rental Family, a comedy-drama that Beef director Hikari is directing for Searchlight Pictures. Hikari is doing triple-duty on the project, with co-writer and producer on her list of tasks. Also producing the feature are Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedev of Sight Unseen, the banner that counts movies […]
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Searchlight Teams with ‘Beef’ Director Hikari for Comedy-Drama ‘Rental Family’ (Exclusive)
In a competitive situation, Searchlight Pictures has nabbed rights to Rental Family, a comedy-drama that has Beef director Hikari attached to helm. Hikari also co-wrote the script, with Stephen Blahut, for the feature project that will be produced by Eddie Vaisman and Julia Lebedevof Sight Unseen, the banner that counts movies such as Bad Education amongst its credits. […]
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‘Past Lives,’ ‘A Thousand and One’ and ‘All of Us Strangers’ Top Gotham Awards Film Nominees
Past Lives, A Thousand and One and All of Us Strangers are among the top film nominees for the 2023 Gotham Awards. Past Lives and A Thousand and One are both up for best feature, breakthrough director (Celine Song for Past Lives and A.V. Rockwell for A Thousand and One) and best lead performance (Greta […]
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James Marsden, Evan Peters and Kumail Nanjiani Get Cozy for Zegna and The Elder Statesman
The official start of fall is days away, and Zegna and The Elder Statesman made sure a select set of Los Angeles VIPs are armed and ready with a new collection of cozy cashmere thanks to a pair of parties on Wednesday evening. Following a launch in Paris earlier this year, the two brands teamed […]
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‘Beef’ Creator Lee Sung Jin on his Original Ending, “Life-Affirming” Feedback and Season 2 Plan
For Lee Sung Jin, Beef is the first show that bears his name as the creator and showrunner — it’s also the most of himself he’s ever poured into a project. When the 10 episodes dropped on Netflix in early April, critics fawned over the dark comedy and its culturally specific study of anger, which […]
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Hollywood Reporter Critics Pick the 10 Best TV Shows of 2023 So Far
THR’s TV reviewers choose faves from the first half of the year, including the brilliant final chapter in the Roy family saga, a controversy-stained Netflix standout and an eye-opening (and mouth-watering) food show.
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“Tears on My Pillow Were Just Part of the Price”: Mark Mylod, Karyn Kusama and the THR Director Roundtable
“That which scares me ultimately will be the thing I’m drawn to,” observed Mark Mylod, director and executive producer of HBO/Max’s Succession, not necessarily intending to get philosophical during The Hollywood Reporter‘s Director Emmy Roundtable. But fear, it turns out, is a major motivator for six of the top TV helmers working right now. Meeting […]
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Critics’ Conversation: In the Shadow of ‘Succession,’ a TV Spring Full of Risks and Rewards
THR’s TV critics found plenty to praise (and puzzle over) on the small screen the past few months — including a Netflix standout stained by controversy, a true original on Peacock and shows that understood the appeal of formula done right.
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How to Get to That “F*** You, I’ll Do What I Want” Place: Steven Yeun, John Mulaney and the THR Comedy Actor Roundtable
“So, same time next week?” Abbott Elementary star Tyler James Williams jokes with the others — Steven Yeun (Beef), Jason Segel (Shrinking), Mo Amer (Mo) and John Mulaney (John Mulaney: Baby J) — after a particularly therapeutic hour of conversation in early May. It is THR‘s annual Comedy Actor Emmy Roundtable, and the five men […]
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‘Beef’ Jumps to No. 1 Overall in Streaming Rankings
Netflix’s Beef displaced The Night Agent as the top overall streaming title for the week of April 10-16. Beef, starring Ali Wong and Steven Yeun, drew 1.59 billion minutes of viewing time for the week, up 65 percent from its premiere week. The series also sparked controversy when past remarks about sexual assault by co-star David […]
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