‘Transparent’ Review: Jeffrey Tambor Will Break Your Heart in Amazon’s...
“Transparent,” the latest gift from the streaming Gods, is being released in its entirety Friday, the better for binge watching one half-hour episode after another. The Amazon series, created by “Six...
View ArticleAmazon’s ‘Transparent’ Renewed for Season 2
Amazon has renewed original series “Transparent” for a second season. The dark comedy — created by Jill Soloway (“Six Feet Under”) and starring Jeffrey Tambor (“Arrested Development”), Judith Light...
View ArticleAll 10 ‘Transparent’ Episodes Will Stream Free on Amazon for 24 Hours
Amazon knows what it has in “Transparent”: Already a twice Golden Globe-winning comedy, and now possibly the best piece of marketing material to sell its Prime membership on. Ignoring the short-term...
View Article‘Transparent’ Season 1 Lands Audio Commentary Version on Amazon
Amazon unveiled an audio commentary version of critically acclaimed new series “Transparent” on Wednesday, with participation from creator Jill Soloway and cast members Jeffrey Tambor, Judith Light,...
View ArticleAnjelica Huston, Cherry Jones Among ‘Transparent’ Season 2 Guest Stars
Academy Award-winning actress Anjelica Huston and Cherry Jones are among the guest stars joining the second season of “Transparent,” Amazon announced Tuesday. Returning guest stars include Kathryn...
View Article‘Transparent’ Review: Amazon Series Is Funnier, More Heartbreaking in Season 2
Sophomore seasons of critically acclaimed shows must be terrifying prospects for showrunners. How do they retain what was so beloved and admired about the first season while growing the audience and...
View Article‘Transparent’ Star Judith Light on Imperfect Parents and the Trans Movement’s...
Amazon’s “Transparent” has a double advantage of being centered around a prominent social issue and being a damn good family drama to boot. After an award-winning first season, the Pfefferman family...
View Article‘Vampire Diaries’ Star Kat Graham to be Honored at West Coast Liberty Awards...
“Vampire Diaries” star and LGBT advocate Kat Graham will be honored with the Celebrity in the Spotlight Liberty Award at Lambda Legal’s West Coast Liberty Awards, TheWrap has learned exclusively. This...
View ArticleAmazon Hands ‘Transparent’ Early Season 4 Renewal
“Transparent” has scored an early Season 4 renewal, months ahead of the third season’s Amazon Prime Video debut. The fourth season will premiere in 2017, when the cast will welcome back the Pfefferman...
View ArticleHey, Emmy Voters — 15 Underdogs to Consider for Your Ballot
A version of this story first appeared in the print edition of TheWrap Magazine’s Comedy/Drama/Actors Emmy Issue. Hey, Emmy voters: You know the usual suspects and the buzz-laden newcomers who are...
View Article‘Doctor Strange': First Look at Benedict Wong in New International Trailer...
A new international trailer surfaced online for Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” featuring the first look at Wong, Doctor Strange’s manservant, who will be played by Benedict Wong. The character is the latest...
View ArticleMarvel’s ‘Doctor Strange’ on Track to Open as High as $75 Million
Disney-Marvel’s upcoming comic book adaptation “Doctor Strange” should open somewhere between $60 million and $75 million, according to early tracking obtained by TheWrap. Among Marvel movie openings,...
View Article‘Doctor Strange’ Dazzles With $86 Million International Debut
Disney-Marvel’s “Doctor Strange” opened this weekend to $86 million in 33 territories. That’s a very strong showing for the film starring Benedict Cumberbatch, even by Marvel standards, as the...
View Article‘Doctor Strange’ Poised for Spellbinding $73 Million Domestic Debut
Disney-Marvel’s magic-filled “Doctor Strange” is staring down a $73 million opening at the domestic box office this weekend and has already amassed $99 million overseas. (Though Disney’s sights are set...
View Article‘Doctor Strange’ to Astound With Magical $80 Million Debut
The debut weekend for Disney-Marvel’s mystical “Doctor Strange” has gotten a major upgrade, now expected to earn north of $80 million after making $32.6 million on Friday night alone. That’s...
View Article‘Doctor Strange’ Is Sorcerer Supreme With Huge $85 Million Debut
After getting a huge mid-weekend surge, Disney-Marvel’s inaugural “Doctor Strange” topped the weekend box office, grossing an estimated $85 million during its opening three-day frame. That’s...
View Article‘Beatriz at Dinner’ Review: Salma Hayek Political Satire Oversells Its Message
If zeitgeist appeal were everything, “Beatriz at Dinner” would be an instant classic: this satire pits a hard-working immigrant against a table full of irritating rich people and the mega-wealthy real...
View ArticleSalma Hayek Tackles Polite Society Nightmares, ‘Hope for Humanity’ in...
Is there anything better to watch than a deliciously awkward dinner party spiral into chaos? Salma Hayek is hoping not, as her emotional and highly entertaining “Beatriz at Dinner” hits theaters on...
View ArticleHow Connie Britton Played the Perfect LA Hostess (For Better and Worse)
“Beatriz at Dinner” threw a lucrative party at the speciality box office this weekend, and earned raves for its leads Salma Hayek and John Lithgow at Sundance in January. But the Miguel Arteta-directed...
View ArticleEmmys: Jay Duplass on Groundbreaking ‘Transparent’ Love Scene, Josh...
The Pfefferman Family, of Amazon’s “Transparent,” are a beautiful bunch of self-actualizing snowflakes. Or, more simply said, a complex and rewarding ensemble that makes it hard to choose a favorite...
View Article‘Transparent’ Renewed by Amazon for Season 5
Amazon has renewed “Transparent” for a fifth season. Season 5 will begin production next year and is slated to premiere on Amazon Prime Video in 2018, the streaming video wing of Jeff Bezos’ online...
View Article‘Transparent’ Review: A Trip to Israel Can’t Change This Family
Four seasons in, “Transparent” feels more like itself than ever before. The show about the search for identity has resisted all easy genre labels and found the flexibility to be free in its...
View ArticleSundance 2018 #CelebSightings: Usher, Naomi Watts, Chloe Grace Moretz Cruise...
After arriving in Park City to promote his film “Burden,” the singer said “Yeah!” to hitting up the scene. While everyone else was watching the NFL Championship games on Sunday night (Jan. 21), Usher...
View ArticleClaire Danes, Jim Parsons Drama ‘A Kid Like Jake’ Acquired by IFC Films
IFC Films has acquired the U.S. and Canadian rights to “A Kid Like Jake,” the drama starring Claire Danes and Jim Parsons which premiered at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Silas Howard,...
View Article‘Twilight Zone': Chris O’Dowd Latest to Join Jordan Peele-Led Reboot
Less than two weeks before its debut on CBS All Access, “The Twilight Zone” is still bringing more people into the fifth dimension. Chris O’Dowd will star in an episode titled “The Blue Scorpion,”...
View ArticleSXSW Winner ‘S—House’ Acquired by IFC Films
IFC Films has scooped up the North American rights to Cooper Raiff’s “S—house,” the film that won the Grand Jury Prize for Best Narrative Feature at the virtual 2020 SXSW Film Festival, the indie...
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