Contributing Editor, The Hollywood Reporter; event, podcast, series host; event programmer and producer; media consultant
Matt Bomer Talks Impact of Ryan Murphy, Bradley Cooper on His Career as He Receives THR’s Trailblazer Award at SCAD TVfest (2024)
In front of a very enthusiastic audience of more than 600 fans, students and SAG-AFTRA members, actor Matt Bomer shared an unvarnished take on the heartache, hurdles and proudest moments he’s experienced in his 20-year film and television career.
Bomer appeared at the annual TV festival in Atlanta to accept The Hollywood Reporter’s Trailblazer Award – presented to him by current SCAD acting student Eric Ackerman – for his contributions to storytelling. Bomer was specifically honored for his a...
David Oyelowo Receives THR’s Trailblazer Award at NATPE Global in Miami, Talks Joys and Challenges of Telling Inclusive Stories (2024)
A decade after his breakthrough role as Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in Ava DuVernay’s Selma, David Oyelowo says he is heartened by the long-overdue shift toward a more culturally diverse marketplace for onscreen storytelling.
As part of NATPE 2024’s official programming, Oyelowo appeared onstage in front of a lively crowd of 150 guests at the InterContinental Miami to discuss his wide-ranging career as an actor, director and producer before receiving The Hollywood Reporter’s “Trailblazer Award...
Greta Gerwig’s ‘Barbie’ Led a Banner Year for Female Writers and Directors (2023)
It’s hard to fathom, but there’s at least one more layer of meaningfulness to Barbie’s success worth noting as 2023 draws to a close.
While it cemented the global economic influence of female consumers, Greta Gerwig’s juggernaut fantasy-adventure-satire (co-written with her real-life partner, Noah Baumbach) also served as a fever-pitch moment for female auteurship.
What’s even cooler, Gerwig has a lot of impressive company: This year has seen the largest group of female writer-directors to se...
‘To Kill a Tiger’ Depicts an Indian Father as a Model for Male Allyship (2023)
In her documentary To Kill a Tiger, which won the prize for best Canadian film at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, filmmaker Nisha Pahuja tackles the most harrowing subject of her career: the fight of an Indian farmer to demand justice for his 13-year-old daughter, Kiran, after she was gang-raped by three men in 2017. Pahuja — who was born in New Delhi and raised in Toronto — reveals how it felt to capture Ranjit’s unprecedented journey and what his fight means for women sufferin...
From ‘Only Murders in the Building’ to ‘Ted Lasso,’ Emmy Voters Love Their Chosen Families (2023)
To understand just how long the TV Academy has struggled to define “comedy series,” look no further than the first decade or so of the category’s life: Between 1952, when Red Skelton’s titular variety show claimed Emmy’s first-ever comedy prize, and 1964, when The Dick Van Dyke Show scored its second win, the category had no fewer than six name changes, ranging from the terse “best comedy show” to the rather unwieldy “outstanding program achievement in the field of comedy.”
And it only grew m...
Funny Or Die at 15: How They’re Still Laughing After All These Years (2022)
It’s almost impossible to imagine now, but the internet used to be a fun place where people could gather to enjoy themselves and unite over a singular piece of comedic content. That’s exactly what happened on April 12, 2007, when longtime collaborators Adam McKay and Will Ferrell (Anchorman, Step Brothers) and writer-producer Chris Henchy (Entourage, The Other Guys) uploaded a video called “The Landlord” to their experimental comedy website Funny Or Die. The 144-second clip, featuring Ferrell...
Production notes for (HBO) Max's "The Idol" (2023)
Press notes for writer/director Sam Levinson's series "The Idol" co-created by and starring Abel "The Weeknd" Tesfaye and Lily-Rose Depp.
“Can I Invite You to Think Differently About Me?” A Candid Convo Between THR Trailblazers Eva Longoria and Niecy Nash-Betts (2023)
Roughly 20 years after breaking out on Comedy Central’s Reno 911! and ABC’s soapy drama Desperate Housewives, respectively, Niecy Nash-Betts and Eva Longoria are deep into second acts that, for them, were inevitable.
For Nash-Betts, it’s been a slow burn to be seen as a dramatic actor because, as she says of her God-given talent, “The Most High put being funny in my DNA.” But the biz has caught up: The three-time Emmy nominee for acting is a leading contender this year for playing Glenda Clev...
Production notes for (HBO) Max's "Love & Death" (2023)
Press materials for HBO's true-crime limited series written by David E. Kelley and starring Elizabeth Olsen.
Production notes for Prime Video's "Dead Ringers" (2023)
Press notes for Prime Video's limited series "Dead Ringers" starring Rachel Weisz.
Inventing Anna: The Official Podcast on Apple Podcasts (2022)
I produced, wrote and hosted the official companion podcast for Shonda Rhimes' hit Netflix series "Inventing Anna."
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Gets Season 4 Aftershow at Hulu (2021)
As announced in this story, I am the host of Hulu's first-ever aftershow for one of its original series, "One Burning Question," which centers on the platform's Emmy-winning series "The Handmaid's Tale."
"The Making Of: A Nat Geo Podcast" (2021)
I am the host and a writer/producer of this podcast, which takes listeners behind-the-scenes of Nat Geo's most compelling original series and documentaries. Episodes include interviews with: Neil DeGrasse Tyson, Gal Gadot, Cynthia Erivo, Ron Howard, Jeff Goldblum, Dr. Jane Goodall, Gordan Ramsay, and many more.
Production notes for Netflix's "Amend" (2021)
Press materials for Netflix's Will Smith-produced, six-part docuseries centered on the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
Production notes for Netflix's docuseries "Immigration Nation" (2020)
Press materials for Netflix's groundbreaking documentary series centered on the U.S.'s broken immigration system.