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‘Lucy And Desi’ Review: Amy Poehler’s Documentary Is An Enjoyable, If Overly Familiar, Look At The Iconic Couple [Sundance]

January 23, 2022 12:55 am

There is, at the moment, no shortage of information in the culture about Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. In just the past few months, the performers behind “I Love Lucy” have been the sub...

Best and Worst of the 2021 Golden Globes: Chadwick Boseman Win, Kids Crashing the Zoom & Tech Issues

Gregory Ellwood

March 1, 2021 12:02 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, Features, News, Television

This was probably not the Golden Globes ceremony that the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, Dick Clark Productions, and NBC were dreaming of just weeks ago. And, no, we're not even referring to the controv...

‘Moxie’ Trailer: A Girl Starts A Feminist Revolution At Her School In Amy Poehler’s Next Directorial Outing

Charles Barfield

February 2, 2021 10:30 am

News, Trailers

Typically, when you see a former cast member on “SNL” break out of the series and start a career in film, focused on building their acting career. And sometimes, those cast members will have a pretty solid car...

NBC Gives Us All A Much-Needed Laugh During Quarantine And Puts The Entire ‘A Parks and Recreation Special’ On YouTube

Rafael Motamayor

May 2, 2020 5:01 pm

News, Television

With everyone stuck and home, with fewer new TV and film releases than before, we could all use a good laugh. So right on time comes NBC, uploading the delightful and heartwarming half-hour "Parks and Recreati...

‘Parks & Rec’ Cast Reunites For New Episode Filmed From Home

Charles Barfield

April 24, 2020 10:31 am

News, Television

NBC has been bending over backward trying to figure out how to get a revival of “The Office” off the ground. Fans have been clamoring for the folks at Dunder Mifflin to come back, even just for one episode. Al...

Tina Fey & Amy Poehler Returning As Hosts To Save The Golden Globes

Gregory Ellwood

January 11, 2020 4:30 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News, Television

In what can only be recognized as a sign that good things can happen in this new decade, a decision of extreme desperation or, possibly, both, NBC and the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced that Tina...

‘Wine Country’: Amy Poehler, Lotsa Booze & All Her Funny Friends Can’t Save This Uninspired Comedy [Review]

Kimber Myers

May 6, 2019 8:00 pm

News, Reviews

Using alcohol as a type of liquid courage, I asked my editors if I could just make my "Wine Country" review consist entirely of the Tyra Banks gif where she screams, "I was rooting for you. We were all rooting ...

‘Wine Country’ Trailer: Amy Poehler, Maya Rudolph & Friends Get Sh*tfaced In Napa Valley For Netflix

Charles Barfield

April 11, 2019 11:25 am

News, Trailers

Over the years, funny lady Amy Poehler has proven herself to be very talented. Obviously, she can make anyone laugh thanks to her comedic background and training, and the fact that she was one of the standout c...

Amy Poehler Directing Riot Grrrl Teen Movie ‘Moxie,’ Her Second Film For Netflix

Kimber Myers

February 20, 2019 4:31 pm

News

Amy Poehler's directorial debut, "Wine Country," hasn't even premiered on Netflix yet, but the streaming platform has so much confidence in her as a filmmaker that they're also distributing her second movie. De...

Chris Evans, Awkwafina, Daniel Craig, Tina Fey Among 2019 Oscars Presenters

Gregory Ellwood

February 4, 2019 1:48 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and ABC announced the first slate of presenters for the first Oscar telecast without a host in 30 years and, as expected, a number of blockbuster stars were in th...

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