‘American Fiction’ and ‘Slow Horses’ win USC Scripter Awards
The writers of the Oscar-nominated film “American Fiction” and the Apple TV+ series “Slow Horses” earned top honors at the 36th USC Libraries Scripter Awards…
Protester disrupting the Spirit Awards was a previous winner
One of the protesters at Sunday’s Spirit Awards ceremony was filmmaker Merawi Gerima, who won the Spirit Awards’ John Cassavetes Award for a film made…
Protestors disrupt Spirit Awards as ‘Past Lives’ prevails.
In what could be a sign for awards shows to come, the Spirit Awards were severely disrupted on Sunday afternoon by pro-Palestinian protesters. About 40…
‘Abbott Elementary,’ ‘American Fiction’ and more to watch now
Welcome to Screen Gab, the newsletter for everyone who’s ready to get back to class. In Screen Gab No. 118, TV critic Robert Lloyd welcomes…
Jeffrey Wright on his first Oscar nod for ‘American Fiction’
Long a stalwart supporting player and something of an actor’s actor, Jeffrey Wright received his first Oscar nomination on Tuesday for his lead performance in…
‘American Fiction’ review: A cutting satire about what sells
Former journalist and Emmy-winning TV writer Cord Jefferson’s directorial debut “American Fiction” is a social satire that wields a scalpel, not a cleaving broadsword, as…
Kemp Powers, Jeffrey Wright join the Envelope video podcast
Follow us on YouTube, Apple, Spotify or wherever you get your podcasts. In this week’s episode of the Envelope video podcast, “American Fiction” star Jeffrey…