‘The Terminal List’: Creator Jack Carr Claims Critics Hate It Because “Woke Stuff Isn’t Shoved Into It”

Ben Croll Venice’s red carpet became a stage for quiet protest on Friday, as festival director Alberto Barbera and jury president Julianne Moore, among many more, held a somber walk-out to stand in solidarity with imprisoned filmmaker Jafar Panahi. Traffic on the red carpet flowed normally as attendees made their way into Venice’s Palazzo del Cinema for the world premiere of Panahi’s latest film, “No Bears.” And then, at 4:30 pm sharp, the doors to the theater swung open and a sea of people filed out. Moore stood with a delegation that also included fellow juror Audrey Diwan, Horizons jury president Isabel Coixet, and filmmakers Laura Bispuri and Sally Potter.

Selome Hailu Yvonne Orji has set a new comedy special at HBO, Variety has learned exclusively. “Yvonne Orji: A Whole Me” will premiere Oct. 1 at 10 p.m. on HBO before streaming on HBO Max. Written and performed by Orji and shot in downtown Los Angeles, the special focuses on her evolving thoughts on friendship, dating, adulting and why guys need better friends — all of which she discusses in therapy. With a mix of stand-up and scripted vignettes, she offers her point of view on issues such as the pandemic and estate planning, as well as being the child of Nigerian immigrants and the brutal realities of dating. This is Orji’s second stand-up special at HBO, following up on 2020’s “Mama, I Made It!” She is best known for playing Molly in HBO’s “Insecure,” which earned her an Emmy nomination in 2020. She hosted Amazon Prime Video’s year-in-review comedy special “Yearly Departed” in 2021 and HBO Max’s reality dating series “My Mom, Your Dad” in 2022. Other credits include episodes of “Jane the Virgin,” “A Black Lady Sketch Show” and ABC’s reboot of “The Wonder Years” as well as the films “Night School,” “Spontaneous” and “Vacation Friends.” Up next, she is developing the semi-autobiographical comedy series “First Gen” at Disney Plus, with Oprah Winfrey and David Oyelowo executive producing.

Emily Longeretta Great American Family is continuing to rollout their slate of original holiday movies. Jessica Lowndes, Paul Greene and seven-time Grammy winner Gladys Knight will star in “Someday at Christmas,” set to premiere this November. Production begins today on the film, which marks the reunion of Knight with former Motown chief, writer-producer Suzanne de Passe. “Great American Christmas,” the network’s franchise, will return with a new slate of original holiday movies premiering every Saturday and Sunday on October 21. Christmas movies will air all day and all night through the end of 2022. This marks Greene’s first appearance on Great American Family. The “When Calls the Heart” star is a staple on Hallmark Channel, leading nine of their movies since 2015. This year, he will also appear in CBS’ holiday movie, “Fit for Christmas,” alongside Amanda Kloots.

Naman Ramachandran In the wake of the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday, the U.K. has postponed several scheduled events as a mark of respect. Sky has postponed the scheduled launch of Michael Winterbottom’s Boris Johnson drama “This England,” starring Kenneth Branagh, from Sept. 21 to until after the official period of mourning, to Sept. 28. The Premier League has postponed this weekend and Monday evening’s soccer games. The FA has confirmed that soccer fixtures across the Barclays Women’s Super League, Barclays Women’s Championship, the Vitality Women’s FA Cup, and the Isuzu FA Trophy, will be postponed this weekend and that all soccer fixtures across the National League System, Steps 1-6, including the Vanarama National Leagues, the Women’s Football Pyramid, Tiers 3-7, and matches across grassroots soccer in England will be postponed.

Trinidad Barleycorn Founded more than 25 years ago by Manuel Catteau, independent French producer and distributor ZED has become over the years a major player in the documentary field. At TV market Unifrance Rendez-vous in Biarritz, ZED revealed to Variety the acquisition of three ambitious history documentary projects, which are available for presales. “Ukraine 1933: Seeds of Hunger,” a documentary by Guillaume Ribot, produced by Les Films Du Poisson for France Télévisions, recalls the tragedy experienced by Ukrainians between 1931 and 1933: the Holodomor, the great famine organized by Stalin to punish those who refused the collectivization of the countryside and communist ideology, resulted in the deaths of more than 4 million of them.

EJ Panaligan editor Dane Cook’s new stand-up special, “Above It All,” will be released through the social media platform Moment next month, the comedian announced on Friday. The special will first premiere on October 4 during a special screening event at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood — which, according to his reps, marks the first time a comedian has premiered a special at the venue.

Selome Hailu The Paramount+ revival of “Criminal Minds” has set a new title: “Criminal Minds: Evolution.” Additionally, Zach Gilford has been added to the cast as a recurring guest star. “Criminal Minds: Evolution” will premiere this fall, expanding upon the long-running series that originally concluded in 2020 after 15 seasons. The revival follows the FBI’s elite team of criminal profilers as they come up against their greatest threat yet, an UnSub who has used the pandemic to build a network of other serial killers. As the world opens back up and the network goes operational, the team must hunt them down, one murder at a time. Gilford will play Elias Voit, an operations analyst for a global cyber-security firm who has a dark side and an obsession with death.

You’ll like her when she’s angry, and you’ll also like her when she brings along superhero friends. While the show has somewhat divided some fans and obviously enraged the toxic side of fandom that believes the character was created yesterday for some “woke” agenda,” “She-Hulk: Attorney At Law” has essentially been the water-cooler show of the summer along with other genre fare like the new “Lord Of The Rings,” and “House Of The Dragon” (who knew August would be the new season of genre TV).

Charles addressed the nation for the first time as King in an emotional speech Friday.

Pearl Jam paid tribute to “Her Majesty” during their Toronto concert on Thursday night after Queen Elizabeth died earlier that day, shocking many across the globe.

LONDON – It appears that even the death of the Queen may not be enough to repair the relationship between her grandsons. Over in Windsor, right by Heathrow Airport's flight path and close to where William the Conqueror decided to build a castle, there is royal drama.

Rosalía has shared four new songs as part of the deluxe edition of her latest album, Motomami. The newly boosted Motomami+ includes the recent single "Despechá" plus “Aislamiento,” “La Kilié,” “LAX,” and “Chiri.” The Spanish singer has also included a live version of "La Fama" and a "Candy" remix on the album.

Shia LaBeouf is ready to end his he said, she said battle with Olivia Wilde. The stars have been publicly at odds over the narrative surrounding LaBeouf's exit from the Wilde-directed. LaBeouf was originally cast opposite Florence Pugh in a role that eventually went to Harry Styles and, while conducting interviews to promote the project, Wilde has said that LaBeouf was fired.

Saucy Santana is seeking to keep the viral momentum alive with a new solo single called "I'm Too Much." The Florida rapper debuted the song during an appearance at the 2022 MTV Video Music Awards. It arrives via RCA, and you can hear it below.

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the Amazon Prime series has a more right-leaning plot line and is politically charged.Pratt, 43, recently trolled the “woke” haters with an Instagram post earlier this week, saying how his show has been widely watched despite it being certified as “rotten” on the Rotten Tomatoes website.The author, who is a former Navy SEAL, was particularly miffed over a review penned by the Daily Beast, which said that the show is an “unhinged right-wing revenge fantasy.”“We don’t mention right, left, conservative, liberal; none of those things are even mentioned,” Carr, who wrote the bestselling book in 2020, told Fox & Friends.He also touched upon the criticism of the American flag being plastered in the show and how they are mostly pulled over coffins throughout the thriller.“The ‘Daily Beast,’ in particular, their review was quite mean. But they see an American flag and they get upset.

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Zack Sharf Chris Pratt has been generating headlines this week after celebrating the success of his Amazon Prime Video series “The Terminal List,” which debuted July 1 to abysmal critical reviews. The show has proven to be a hit with viewers, with Nielsen reporting “The Terminal List” earned 1.6 billion minutes viewed in its first week.

Chris Pratt has responded to critics of his Amazon Prime series The Terminal List, touting the show's success after it was panned by a number of critics.The series, which casts the Minnesota native, 43, as Navy SEAL James Reece, has been racking up big numbers for the streaming service, garnering more than 1.6 billion minutes since its July 1 debut.The show has received a 40 percent score from critics on Rotten Tomatoes, with an audience score of 94 percent. The latest: Chris Pratt, 43, has responded to critics of his Amazon Prime series The Terminal List, touting the show's success after it was panned by a number of critics.

“The Terminal List.”The Marvel actor’s series was certified as “rotten” on the website, with a 94% audience score and 40% critics score. The streaming show follows Pratt as Navy SEAL James Reece, who comes home after his crew is ambushed while on a secret mission.Pratt, 43, took to his Instagram stories to blast the naysayers, touting how the show has been widely watched despite the rating.In one post, he posted an article with the headline, “Chris Pratt’s new Navy thriller ‘The Terminal List’ defies woke critics’ scathing reviews to shoot up ratings chart with 1.6BILLION minutes of streams.”In another post, the “Everwood” star plastered a photo of Dr.

Chris Pratt had the last laugh after "woke critics" on "Rotten Tomatoes" certified his new Amazon Prime show, "The Terminal List," as "rotten." The show follows Pratt's character, Navy SEAL commander James Reece, who is determined to find out who killed his platoon and get revenge. While critics were not pleased with the production, many fans immediately came to Pratt's rescue, with the audience score on the review site coming in as 94% "fresh." In a brazen move, the "Wanted" star took to his Instagram story, sharing a report that suggested the actor defied "woke critics." Chris Pratt shared to his Instagram story a report that noted he 'defies woke critics' scathing reviews' of his new show, "The Terminal List." (Instagram) In a follow-up post, Pratt shared a picture of the infamous Dr.