Allison Janney
Allison Janney and Leslie Bibb on ‘Palm Royale,’ Suffering Through Their 1960s Looks and Playing Wordle With Carol Burnett
Palm Royale with its meticulously matched period décor and costuming is a true immersion in late 1960s Palm Beach culture. But while watching the Apple TV+ series, one can’t help but see the connections between the topics that were emerging as national concerns then and the biggest social issues now. “It’s so cool to think […]
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‘Palm Royale’ Costume Designer Talks 1969 Style and Handpicking a Show-Inspired Collection for The RealReal (Exclusive)
Fashion makes a splash in Apple TV+’s period comedy series Palm Royale, set in 1969 Palm Beach and debuting on March 20. Loosely based on Juliet McDaniel’s book Mr. and Mrs. American Pie, the show stars Kristen Wiig as aspiring Palm Beach socialite Maxine, alongside Laura Dern, Allison Janney, Kaia Gerber, Leslie Bibb and Ricky […]
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‘Palm Royale’ Review: Kristen Wiig Leads Apple TV+’s Stylish and Starry but Substance-Challenged Satire
The comedy, co-starring Laura Dern, Allison Janney and Ricky Martin, centers on a former pageant queen who tries to break into the upper echelons of high society in late 1960s Florida.
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‘The Creator’ Review: John David Washington Gets Caught Up in AI War in Gareth Edwards’ Baggy, Sentimental Sci-Fi Epic
Gemma Chan, Allison Janney and Ken Watanabe also star in the post-apocalyptic action thriller, which pits U.S. military against a robot menace 10 years after a nuclear explosion levels Los Angeles.
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Bryan Cranston, Allison Janney Board Drama ‘Everything’s Going to Be Great’
Bryan Cranston and Allison Janney have grabbed the lead roles in Everything’s Going to Be Great, which has started production in Toronto. The Entertainment One and Astute Films project is being directed by Jon S. Baird and has a script from I, Tonya writer Steven Rogers. Benjamin Evan Ainsworth and Jack Champion also appear in […]
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Michael Lerner, Actor in ‘Barton Fink,’ ‘Harlem Nights’ and ‘Eight Men Out,’ Dies at 81
Michael Lerner, the busy Oscar-nominated character actor who had memorable turns as bombastic types in Barton Fink, Harlem Nights, Eight Men Out and so much more, has died. He was 81. Lerner died Saturday night, according to an Instagram post from his nephew, Sam Lerner, who is also an actor (ABC’s The Goldbergs). The cause […]
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Allison Janney on Leaping Into Producing and Why She’ll Never Direct
Allison Janney has just made a deal to produce her first project by partnering with veteran executive and producer Bob Greenblatt on a series adaptation of the book Confident Women: Swindlers, Grifters and Shapeshifters of the Feminine Persuasion for Amazon. Asked why she’s putting on a producer hat for the first time in her career, […]
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‘The People We Hate at the Wedding’ Review: Allison Janney, Ben Platt and Kristen Bell Anchor Airy Family Comedy
'Set It Up' director Claire Scanlon helms the adaptation of Grant Ginder's novel about a family reunited for the marriage of its eldest daughter.
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‘West Wing’ and ‘Veep’ Casts to Reunite for Virtual Fundraiser to Benefit Wisconsin Democrats
Wisconsin Democrats are getting another election season boost from Hollywood. Castmembers from The West Wing and Veep are confirmed to appear during a live-streamed WisDems fundraiser on Oct. 9. Per intel from those involved, the event will feature games, jokes, performances and other entertainment. A donation of any dollar amount returns a link to watch […]
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Allison Janney to Star Alongside Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern in ‘Mrs. American Pie’
How’s this for a powerhouse trio: Kristen Wiig, Laura Dern and Allison Janney. Seven-time Emmy winner Janney has been tapped to star alongside Wiig and Dern in Apple’s 10-episode comedy Mrs. American Pie. Ordered straight to series in February and based on the novel by Juliet McDaniel, the series is set in the early 1970s […]
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‘To Leslie’: Film Review | SXSW 2022
Andrea Riseborough stars in Michael Morris’ debut feature as a woman forced to return to her West Texas hometown as she’s hitting bottom.
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Art Curator Jack Siebert on Selecting 20 Painters for Debut Exhibition: “It’s a Female Empowerment Show”
With power reps as parents, Jack Siebert could have easily carved out a career in the family business. He could’ve been an agent like his mother (Gersh senior managing partner Leslie Siebert) or a manager-producer like his father (Lighthouse Entertainment’s Steven Siebert) but the 25-year-old is intent on making his mark on the art world. […]
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