Showing results for title "Winning" in Drama & Plays

Over the last eighty years, Marlon Brando has become such an object of fascination, buried under so many accreted layers of mythos and half-truth, that it is all but impossible to see the man behind the icon. As we approach the centennial of this undisputed American legend, Marlon Brando: Hollywood Rebel is a revelatory biography that tells its story the same way the man himself approached a role: from the inside. Author, journalist, and pop culture authority Burt Kearns digs deep into the unexplored aspects of Brando's career, interests, and singular personality, revealing how his roles...

After successful theatrical and television runs in Australia and New Zealand, Vision Films announces the limited theatrical release on April 26, 2024 of the Jane Seymour starrer Ruby's Choice, followed by the North American Transactional VOD release on May 7. Directed and produced by Michael Budd, written by Paul Mahoney, produced by Jessica Butland, Holly Brisley, Bianca Wei, Allison Berger, and executive produced by Sir Owen Glenn and Budd, the film was acquired in a deal with Carlos Alperin and his Australian sales company Galloping Entertainment. It racked up many festival awards and ...

Wyn Starks is already well-known for his 2022 appearance on America’s Got Talent and his Black Is Golden album, with songs like “Who I Am” garnering 11.5 million YouTube views and charting #14 on the Billboard charts. The Curb Records signee’s journey began in Minneapolis, where he grew up with his mother and siblings. He listened to a wide variety of music, from the gospel harmonies of artists like Yolanda Adams and The Clark Sisters to Whitney Houston and Mariah Carey. Starks then moved to Dallas, where a viral video of him singing caught the attention of producer and songwriter ...

Mark Jonathan Harris has a long resume that includes three Oscars, an Emmy nomination, nearly half a century as a professor of film, an award-winning author of 10 books, a crime-reporting background that includes a stint as the Associated Press, and he was interviewed by Good Morning America, The Charlie Rose Show, and the Daily Show with Trevor Noah. But for all that he’s accomplished, he is most proud to use his story-telling gift in his new book, Misfits, to share moving and inspiring stories that explore the resilience of the human spirit.Become a supporter of this podcast: https:/...

How and why did a 25-year-old with a Pikachu bedspread become the #1 terrorist in the United States? In 2017, REALITY WINNER, a highly decorated former Air Force linguist was charged with leaking proof of Russian interference in the 2016 election to the media. Her goal – to help protect Democracy. Reality received the longest sentence ever imposed for unauthorized release of government information - five-years, three-months – for her patriotic efforts. THIS IS REALITY captures the unfolding events of the interrogation, the trial, the imprisonment and the current efforts to...

In TRIPPED: Nazi Germany, the CIA, and the Dawn of the Psychedelic Age (Mariner Books; on sale April 9), Norman Ohler, New York Times bestselling author of Blitzed: Drugs in the Third Reich, returns with a provocative new history of drugs and postwar America, exposing the hidden connections between the Nazis and the early days of drugs in the United States. Based on extensive archival research on both sides of the Atlantic, TRIPPED examines how fascist experiments into psychedelics covertly influenced CIA research and secretly shaped America's War on Drugs. As Ohler reveals, "When most people ...

In 1956, JB Peña and his wife moved to the small town of Del Rio, TX, partly for a job as a school superintendent, but mostly to fulfill JB's dream of joining the prestigious, all-white Del Rio Country Club. So when JB is rejected on the basis of his skin color, he is devastated. But his world soon collides with a group of young latino golf caddies who work at the country club, and JB is inspired by the handmade course the boys built in the country to teach themselves golf. With little experience and even fewer resources, JB convinces the boys to start their own high school golf team, ...

It appears as if the 2024 presidential race is all but set as a rematch of 2020...but even though Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to a total of 91 felony charges across both state and federal charges…his grip on the Republican party has never been stronger. In the new edition of HOW WE WIN THE CIVIL WAR, author and political thought leader Steve Phillips discusses The New American Majority – which consists of people of color plus progressive whites….a sum of people who want to see this nation become a multiracial democracy. Phillips believes that with The New American Majority –...

Investigation Discovery (ID), QUIET ON SET: THE DARK SIDE OF KIDS TV, uncovers the toxic and dangerous culture behind some of the most iconic children’s shows of the late 1990s and early 2000s. The four-part docuseries pulls back the curtain on an empire, built by creator Dan Schneider, and reveals an insidious environment rife with allegations of abuse, sexism, racism, and inappropriate dynamics with its underage stars and crew.QUIET ON SET features unprecedented access to key cast members, writers, and crew spanning Schneider’s popular series at Nickelodeon. Cast and crew of All That,...

Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/arroe-collins-view-from-the-writing-instrument--1023245/support.What better time to talk about the winners, the losers, the surprises, the red carpet glamor and mistakes and more!!

Prime Video introduces the new documentary Giannis: The Marvelous Journey, the definitive first-person account of NBA mega-star Giannis Antetokounmpo’s odyssey from an impoverished childhood in Greece as the son of Nigerian immigrants to the very top of the basketball world.Before becoming one of the NBA’s most dominating performers (a two-time league MVP who led the Milwaukee Bucks to a championship in 2021), Giannis’ path began on the streets of Athens, where he was raised on the margins of society, by parents who immigrated from Nigeria in search of a better life. After finding images...

According to the CDC, anxiety affects approximately one in 11 children aged 3-17. A panel of experts recently recommended that all children 8 and older be screened for anxiety. Award-winning Pakistani American writer, Hena Kahn, hopes to help address America’s mental health crisis among children in her middle grade novel, Drawing Deena. Deena is a lovable and relatable young artist who struggles with anxiety, who wants her parents to stop fighting and having money woes, and dreams of being a painter like her idol Vincent van Gogh. She learns to stand up against bullies of all ages and that ...

Soccer has always been the pride and passion of everyday people. So when a small-time corporate raider with no connection to soccer somehow acquired Manchester United, only to raise prices and make billions, it affected the sport in unexpected ways. In the new book, THE WORLD’S BIGGEST CASH MACHINE (Pan Macmillan, January 23, 2024), Chris Blackhurst tells the riveting story of how the Glazer family bought Manchester United, and everything that followed. Meticulously researched, Blackhurst uses rich details to tell share how the Glazer family seized ownership of the Premier League’s jewel, ...

In November 1972 as Ms. Magazine hit the newsstands with its inaugural issue, Joan Gelfand left the comforts of Forest Hills, NY and summers in the Catskills for a trip to San Francisco. That vacation became a journey that lasted a lifetime, and a moment in history that is unparalleled. In OUTSIDE VOICES: A Memoir of the Berkeley Revolution (January 28, 2024; Post Hill Press; ISBN: 979-8888450048; $28.99 Hardcover), Joan Gelfand, award-winning author and nationally acclaimed literary citizen, shares her story of awakening-artistically, sexually, and spiritually-during a radical time in a ...

In THE MAGICAL PLACE WE CALL SCHOOL (January 16, 2024 – Forefront Books), Dr. Kathleen Corey shares 40 years of insights on creating an educational space where each person can be the best they can be. She points to what principals and teachers need to support everyone involved in education in every way possible. Through her proven methods for looking at a student’s situation/backstory, building and capitalizing on leverage, and other leadership approaches, Dr. Corey creates a living blueprint for elevating teachers, students, and the entire educational experience.Become a supporter of this...

The story is set in the dangerous and shady world of illegal, high-stakes keno gambling, in a run-down plantation house owned by Nick (Kim Coates) in the rural South, at the turn of the 21st century. Nick is enamored with the smart, tough and charming Keno ace Diana’s (Lilli Simmons) intent to win big and is determined to stake her. Little Nick (Igby Rigney), a one-time prodigy keno hustler, now reduced to servicing pool tables, strikes up a friendship with Diana and coaches her to win against the odds. Diana must then prove herself in a man’s world to earn a match against Beaumont ...

"You can if you will." A phrase uttered to a young Jerry Kramer by his line coach at Sandpoint High School in tiny Sandpoint, Idaho, that would go on to push him to a celebrated NFL career with the Green Bay Packers and a sentiment that he would repeat to close his speech at his long awaited enshrinement into the Pro Football Hall of Fame almost seven decades later in 2018. In the spirit of Jerry Kramer's unforgettable and bestselling collaborations with the great Dick Schaap, his first book about his life and career in over two decades, Run to Win will serve as Kramer's definitive statement ...

sMOTHERED is back with pairs that are closer than ever. From synchronized hobby horsing and a mother and daughter who give each other “vagacials,” to our very first mother-in-law/son-in-law duo who are so close that the mom is making a mold of her son-in-law's teeth so they can have identical smiles! For these duos there’s no such thing as personal space. With stranger rituals, tighter bonds and even greater drama, these six shockingly smothering relationships will be tested like never before.No one does “twinning” better than pageant queens, Catherine and Gabriella! Always dressed ...

Huntley, a 33-year-old soulful rock artist from Fredericksburg, Va., was named champion of “The Voice” Season 24 tonight. Huntley faced tough competition from the other finalists this season, including teammate Mara Justine from Team Niall, Lila Forde from Team Legend, and Ruby Leigh and Jacquie Roar from Team Reba. All five Season 24 finalists earned a four-chair turn during their blind auditions. In his blind audition, Huntley, known for his unique raspy voice, earned four chair turns from the coaches with his powerful performance of the Black Crowes’ “She Talks to Angels,” which ...

Get your pedals turning with this ultimate guide to the 100 greatest bike routes around the world. Beautifully illustrated with National Geographic photography and divided by region, NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC’S 100 BIKE RIDES OF A LIFETIME takes you across six continents to the most epic bike rides on the planet. Geared to everyone from expert riders to casual enthusiasts, this vibrant book offers a route for every type of biker, from quick jaunts in your own neighborhood to multi-week challenge. You’ll also find essential information—the best time to ride, the best spots to refuel, cultural ...