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Displaying all articles tagged:
Allison Janney
endings
Nov. 13, 2024
The Diplomat
Is Testing the Limits of My Feminism Again
Season two ends in a catfight cliffhanger and a Margaret Thatcher namedrop. Bleak.
By
Roxana Hadadi
last last nights on late late
Apr. 17, 2023
Last Last Episode of
The Late Late Show
to Feature Harry Styles and Will Ferrell
The final show airs April 27 along with a preshow special.
By
Justin Curto
movie review
Apr. 25, 2020
Bad Education
Gives Hugh Jackman One of His Greatest Dramatic Roles
Cory Finley’s sly dissection of a Long Island embezzlement scandal — premiering on HBO — plays to its leading man’s theatrical strengths.
By
Alison Willmore
now streaming
July 7, 2019
Ellen Barkin Is As Stoked as the Rest of Us That
Drop Dead Gorgeous
Is Streaming
The most smartest movie in cinema history.
By
Bethy Squires
oscars 2019
Feb. 6, 2019
Last Year’s Acting Winners Will Present at the 2019 Oscars After All
The Academy is fine. Everything is fine!
By
Jordan Crucchiola
castings
June 5, 2018
Charlize Theron Is the Morticia to Oscar Isaac’s Gomez in Animated
Addams Family
Also on board are Bette Middler, Allison Janney, Nick Kroll, and more.
By
Jordan Crucchiola
i tonya
Mar. 19, 2018
Awards Season Is Over, So Allison Janney Is Dancing With Hot Guys From Now On
A special congratulations courtesy of Ellen.
By
Hunter Harris
oscars 2018
Mar. 4, 2018
Allison Janney Just Gave You a Great Oscar GIF for When You’re Feeling Yourself
This year’s best supporting actress would like to thank … herself!
By
Jordan Crucchiola
kiss it better
Feb. 16, 2018
Daniel Kaluuya Was Surprised to Learn That Americans Movie-Kiss Without Tongue
“Apparently it’s bad etiquette to put your tongue in.”
By
Hunter Harris
fact check
Dec. 11, 2017
A Fact-checked Guide to
I, Tonya
So did Tonya really yell “suck my dick” at that judge?
By
Jordan Crucchiola
how to win an oscar
Dec. 8, 2017
Allison Janney Goes for the Gold
The seven-time Emmy winner gives a ferocious, Oscar-buzzy performance as LaVona Harding in
I, Tonya
.
By
E. Alex Jung
Dec. 8, 2017
I, Tonya
Turns Tonya Harding From a Punch Line Into a Sympathetic Character
The black comedy, at times too broad, has standout performances from Allison Janney and Margot Robbie.
By
David Edelstein
Dec. 7, 2017
The 11 Best Film Performances of 2017
Including Margot Robbie, Brooklynn Prince, and Daniel Kaluuya.
By
David Edelstein
politics v comedy
Nov. 25, 2017
The West Wing
Cast Mocks Sarah Huckabee Sanders for Her Show Comparison
It’s a battle of real and fictional press secretaries.
By
Devon Ivie
tiff 2017
Sept. 9, 2017
Allison Janney Is a Cursing, Bird-Owning, Chain-Smoking Revelation in
I, Tonya
She plays Tonya Harding’s nightmare of a stage mom, LaVona Golden.
By
Jada Yuan
not the white house correspondents dinner
Apr. 30, 2017
Allison Janney Reprises Her
West Wing
Role as Press Secretary C. J. Cregg
“We have to let you exist, but we don’t have to listen to you.”
By
Devon Ivie
theater review
Apr. 25, 2017
Theater Review: Can
Six Degrees of Separation
Still Bring Home the Bacon?
We still do not know anyone but ourselves — and ourselves not too well, either.
By
Jesse Green
c.j. cregg 2020
Mar. 2, 2017
Allison Janney Is Down to Bring Back Some Idealism With More
West Wing
Sean Spicer, please relinquish the podium to its rightful inhabitant.
By
Karen Brill
send in the clowns
Sept. 27, 2016
Allison Janney Transforms Herself Into a Clown
The only good clown we have.
By
Halle Kiefer
Aug. 11, 2016
‘People’ Asks Samantha Bee, Kate McKinnon, Tracee Ellis Ross and More: Why […]
Finally tackling the problem we’re all too scared to talk about, People magazine has assembled a team of comics to answer the controversial […]
By
Samantha Pitchel
last night on late night
July 26, 2016
Allison Janney and Stephen Colbert Finally Find an Excuse to Make Out
Can I get a cigarette?
By
E. Alex Jung
last night on late night
July 26, 2016
Stephen Colbert Welcomes You to the DNC With a Trippy Song and Dance
Also his guest, Allison Janney, made out with him.
By
Tolly Wright
the strategist
July 22, 2016
What Celebrities Bought This Week
Zosia Mamet, Kathryn Hahn, Allison Janney, and more!
By
The Editors
tv
June 17, 2016
Allison Janney on Becoming
Bewitched
’s Endora
“Years of watching her have done their work on me.”
By
Allison Janney
As told to
Kenny Herzog
this great nation
Apr. 29, 2016
See Allison Janney Do White House Press Briefing
Got that, Carol?
By
Karen Brill
last night on late night
Nov. 3, 2015
Colbert & Janney Do a Dramatic Read of Foreigner
“Let me lay it on the line.”
By
E. Alex Jung
last night on late night
Sept. 22, 2015
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Breaks Into a Musical Number About His Late-Night Struggles
“When will I get the chance to share my story?”
By
E. Alex Jung
Apr. 30, 2014
Paul Feig’s
Spy
Adds Allison Janney and Morena Baccarin
The
West Wing
meets
Homeland.
By
Anna Silman
chat room
Dec. 6, 2013
Allison Janney on
Mom
, C.J. Cregg Fans, and
Masters of Sex
“I’m going to have to corner Michael Sheen this Christmas and make him tell me that I’m coming back.”
By
Gwynne Watkins
fall tv 2013
Sept. 23, 2013
TV Review: CBS’s
Mom
Starring Anna Faris and Allison Janney.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
nostalgia
Sept. 18, 2013
Allison Janney Did ‘The Jackal’ on
Arsenio
Last Night
Gather round.
By
Amanda Dobbins
casting couch
Sept. 7, 2013
Allison Janney Joins Joan Didion Adaptation
She will star opposite Christina Hendricks in
A Book of Common Prayer
.
By
Delia Paunescu
May 8, 2013
Chuck Lorre and Anna Faris’s Sitcom ‘Mom’ to Be Picked Up by CBS Today
The networks won’t be announcing which new shows they’re picking up until next week, but one CBS sitcom pilot is already being given an early […]
By
Bradford Evans
Apr. 8, 2013
Dan Aykroyd and Allison Janney to Join Melissa McCarthy’s ‘Tammy’
Melissa McCarthy is lining up quite an impressive cast for Tammy, her first movie as director. Variety reports that Dan Aykroyd and Allison […]
By
Bradford Evans
dramatic readings
Feb. 15, 2013
Jason Reitman’s Staging an All-Female Reading of
Glengarry Glenn Ross
Allison Janney in the Alan Arkin role? Brilliant.
By
Jesse David Fox
chat room
Jan. 25, 2013
Allison Janney on Sundance, Learning Reiki, and Wanting a TV Show
Someone get this going.
By
Mina Hochberg
Nov. 5, 2012
Kathryn Hahn and Allison Janney Join Jason Bateman’s Spelling Bee Comedy
Jason Bateman is about to start directing his first movie, and he just added a ton of people to the cast. We reported previously that Bateman […]
By
Bradford Evans
exclusive
Sept. 14, 2012
Meester And Janney in a Clip of
The Oranges
Respect your mother, young lady.
By
Adam K. Raymond
Aug. 9, 2012
The Lost Projects of Chuck Lorre
Chuck Lorre’s name may not inspire the same kind of admiration in the hearts of comedy fans as hipper auteurs like Judd Apatow, Tina Fey, Dan […]
By
Bradford Evans
trailer mix
July 24, 2012
The Oranges
Trailer: Hugh Laurie Plus Leighton Meester
It’s a May-December pairing to beat the band.
By
Kyle Buchanan
June 12, 2012
Stephen Colbert, Ellie Kemper and Others to Bring Their Voices to ‘Mr. […]
Late next year we’ll be treated to yet another adaptation of a beloved children’s cartoon into a big budget computer animated movie with Mr. […]
By
Adam Frucci
May 17, 2012
10 Promising Pilots the Networks Didn’t Pick Up This Year
Every year, each of the major TV networks produces a couple dozen pilots for new shows before determining which ones to air that fall. […]
By
Bradford Evans
the west wing
May 1, 2012
Watch a
West Wing
Reunion
Get to steppin
’, says Mr. President and friends.
By
Eliot Glazer
casting couch
Feb. 7, 2012
Allison Janney, Tony Shalhoub Finalizing Deals to Star in Greg Daniels Comedy
From Greg Daniels.
By
Margaret Lyons
Feb. 7, 2012
Trade Roundup: Steve Martin, Friday Night Dinner, Save Me, Michael Patrick […]
Steve Martin’s second book is being made into a movie starring Amy Adams. Object of Beauty is about an entrepreneur who “flies from New York to […]
By
Hallie Cantor
our dreams
Jan. 12, 2012
Twelve Guest Stars We Want to See on
30 Rock
Don’t let Denise Richards and James Marsden have all the fun. Give Drake a chance!
By
Margaret Lyons
flashbacks
Feb. 9, 2011
Mr. Sunshine
Is the
Studio 60
Reunion You’ve Yearned For
What, you haven’t been longing for one of those?
By
Willa Paskin
the industry
Mar. 1, 2010
Jolie, Aronofsky in Talks to Adapt
Serena
Plus: Amber Heard joins Nicolas Cage in ‘Angry.’
By
Josh Duboff
the industry
Nov. 19, 2007
Both of These Actors Will Star in a Romantic Comedy—But Which One Wrote the Script?
Plus: News about John Legend!
the industry
June 11, 2007
Gus Van Sant Drinks the ‘Kool-Aid’