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Yahoo
24-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Rashida Jones raises the bar in ‘Black Mirror' — and deserves an Emmy nomination for it
Rashida Jones is known as a powerhouse creator in the Hollywood industry. She has acted in several iconic, Emmy-nominated series and projects, including The Office, Parks and Recreation, and Silo. This Emmy season, she wowed audiences with one of the best performances of her career in the science-fiction anthology series Black Mirror. Jones played a lead in the episode 'Common People'; however, her acting in this role is anything but ordinary. Despite this impressive body of work, Jones has never won an Emmy and has only received one nomination for producing the Netflix documentary Hot Girls Wanted in 2015. However, as a creator, Jones has reached some impressive heights. In 2018, the documentary about her father, iconic music producer Quincy Jones, titled Quincy, which she codirected with Alan Hicks, won a Grammy for Best Music Film. In 2024, her short documentary Swim Lesson was shortlisted for the Oscars. More from GoldDerby Why 'Elio' sank at the box office - and why it could take a cue from 'Elemental' and rise again Inside the music scene at 'The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon': From breakout discoveries to global superstars 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon' unveils Season 3 trailer, premiere date, and more of today's top stories Jones's connection to Black Mirror goes back to 2016, when she cowrote the third season's first episode 'Nosedive' with her long-time friend and collaborator Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation, The Good Place). The episode delved into society's obsession with social media ratings, and many critics still regard it as one of the best in the series. This time, Jones returned to the Black Mirror universe as an actor, taking on one of the most complex roles of her career. Tyler Boye/WWD The seventh season's first episode, "Common People,' directed by Ally Pankiw, received a warm reception from critics and audiences. It tells the story of a married couple, Mike (Chris O'Dowd) and Amanda (Jones), who become involved in a new subscription-based service called Rivermind. This startup promises to give Amanda a second chance at life after an inoperable brain tumor diagnosis. But if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is. The couple's quality of life becomes solely dependent on the superiority of their tier plan. Throughout the episode, Jones skillfully navigates the multiple dimensions of her character, portraying a loving wife, an advertisement vessel, a user addicted to the Lux drug, and a dying woman facing her inevitable fate. On top of Jones's great performance, Black Mirror's significant impact on modern culture increases her chances for acknowledgment among the voters. The show won three consecutive Emmys in the Outstanding Television Movie category in 2017, 2018, and 2019 for "San Junipero", "USS Callister", and 'Bandersnatch' respectively. Back then, creators were allowed to submit individual episodes as TV movies for voting. However, after 2021, the eligibility rules for the TV Movie/ Limited Series category started to require a submitted piece of work to have a minimum 75-minute run. After the change, the show has been struggling to gain the same acclaim. However, season seven received praise for its significant improvement over previous ones. The series is currently ranked seventh in the Gold Derby odds, with four experts predicting a nomination. This year's Movie/Limited Series Actress category is highly competitive, with only five nomination slots available. Cristin Milioti is leading the race for her career-defining role in The Penguin, per the Gold Derby odds. Michelle Williams is also a strong contender for her vulnerable performance in Dying for Sex. The Oscar winners Cate Blanchett (Disclaimer) and Renée Zellweger (Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy) hold third and fourth place, respectively. The fifth slot currently belongs to Kaitlyn Dever, who portrays a real-life influencer who lied about her cancer diagnosis in Apple Cider Vinegar. Then again, nothing is really settled until the voting ends. Ellen Pompeo (Good American Family), Lola Petticrew (Say Nothing), Ari Graynor (Monsters: The Lyle and Erik Menendez Story), and Amanda Seyfried (Long Bright River) will make it a tight race. Jones is currently occupying the 10th spot in our combined odds. The ambiguity in the category's final lineup and Black Mirror's nomination prospects give the actress a chance to make the top five on July 15. Best of GoldDerby Everything to know about 'The Pitt' Season 2 Adam Brody, Seth Rogen, Jason Segel, and the best of our Emmy Comedy Actor interviews Kristen Bell, Tina Fey, Bridget Everett, and the best of our Emmy Comedy Actress interviews Click here to read the full article.
Yahoo
10-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Olivia Wilde To Receive Taormina Film Festival Creativity Award
EXCLUSIVE: Actress, director and producer Olivia Wilde will receive the Taormina Film Festival's Creativity Award at the 71st edition of the event which runs June 10-14 in the hilltop Sicilian town. Wilde, who started out as an assistant casting director and moved into acting on such series as The O.C. and House, made her feature directing debut with 2019's Booksmart, following it up with 2022's Don't Worry Darling. More from Deadline Helen Hunt To Receive Taormina Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award Catherine Deneuve To Receive Taormina Film Festival Lifetime Achievement Award Alec Baldwin, Heather Graham, Cuba Gooding Jr. Set To Attend Filming Italy Sardegna Festival As an actress, Wilde has thriller I Want Your Sex from Gregg Araki and Black Bear on deck. Cooper Hoffman and pop superstar Charli XCX also star. Wilde is also on her next directing gig, comedy The Invite, from a screenplay by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack. She stars alongside Seth Rogen, Edward Norton and Penélope Cruz. Further, she's attached to direct Avengelyne, a feature adaptation of the 1990s comic book character for Warner Bros, and Universal's Christmas comedy Naughty, both of which will be produced by Margot Robbie and Tom Ackerley's LuckyChap. Taormina Artistic Director, Tiziana Rocca, commented: 'We are honored to welcome Olivia Wilde to the 71st edition of the Taormina Film Festival. Olivia represents a shining example of female creative power, combining elegance, intelligence and determination. Her presence will greatly enrich this year's program and offer the audience a unique opportunity to engage with one of the key figures in contemporary cinema.' Wilde's addition to the program further expands a starry list of attendees and honorees in Taormina, which includes Martin Scorsese, Michael Douglas, Catherine Deneuve and Helen Hunt. The international jury will be led by Oscar-winner Da'Vine Joy Randolph, with panel support from British actor Rupert Everett, three-time Oscar-winning costume designer Sandy Powell and more. Lionsgate's John Wick spinoff Ballerina will open Taormina with director Len Wiseman and actor Norman Reedus presenting. Best of Deadline Everything We Know About 'Stranger Things' Season 5 So Far 2025 TV Series Renewals: Photo Gallery 2025 TV Cancellations: Photo Gallery
Forbes
31-05-2025
- Health
- Forbes
The Sad And Scary Truth About Reproductive Oppression And Black Women
Black woman pregnant. getty Earlier this month, an old clip of Rashida Jones' character on Netflix's #blackAF circulated social media of her referencing Black women being brought to the U.S. to breed babies. The now-viral clip has sparked debate about the accuracy of Jones's claim during the almost 20-second-long monologue. Despite arguments from critics and skeptics who question her comments, it is well documented that Black women were initially brought to the U.S. to perform various physically laborious tasks among those breeding babies -- an act that has since been referred to as reproductive oppression. During the clip, Jones says that while some may wonder what would happen if shows like The Handmaid's Tale were true, they need not look far. The storyline of women being used and valued only as vessels to carry and deliver babies was a bitter reality for Black women in America at one time. During slavery, enslaved Black women in the United States were forcibly impregnated and exploited for their reproductive labor. This was a critical component of the slave breeding industry, which was driven by the economic need for labor and the dehumanization of enslaved people and is now referred to as reproductive oppression, which social scientists and historians refer to as the regulation, exploitation – and even in some cases, the monetization -- of individual's sexuality, labor, bodies, and procreative abilities to exercise control over individuals and communities. In particular, those who are marginalized. Additionally, reproductive oppression is rooted in the historical and ongoing struggle for reproductive rights among marginalized individuals – primarily focusing on how power and control are exercised and enforced over reproduction and reproduction-related choices. The sexual and reproductive exploitation of enslaved Black women was a direct result of their dehumanization and the denial of their fundamental rights as individuals. Enslavers often encouraged and sometimes forced sexual relations between enslaved individuals, particularly between Black women and men, to increase their holdings and, ultimately, the profitability of enslaved people. The slave breeding system was rooted in the economic benefits derived from the labor of enslaved people. Black women's bodies were seen as a source of profit, and their reproductive capabilities were valued for the production of new enslaved people. However, reproductive oppression did not stop after the emancipation of enslaved Black Americans and has been the foundation of eugenics legislation that forcibly sterilized marginalized communities. Other examples of reproductive oppression include limiting access to contraception, discriminatory healthcare practices and bias, and mass incarceration -- which can impact reproductive health and rights, with incarcerated women often facing barriers to accessing reproductive healthcare and discrimination. Some argue that a more recent and more nuanced example of reproductive oppression is currently happening in Georgia, where Adriana Smith, a 30-year-old nurse and mother, was declared brain-dead after suffering a medical emergency. At the time, Smith was nine weeks pregnant. Despite being declared brain dead, Emory University Hospital is keeping Smith's organs functioning on life support until the fetus can be delivered due to Georgia's law banning most abortions after fetal cardiac activity is detected or about six weeks into pregnancy. Smith is currently 22 weeks pregnant and has been on life support for more than 90 days. This has been a heart-wrenching and excruciating experience for Smith's family, who simply wants the choice to act on Smith's behalf in a way that they feel their loved one would have wanted. As the current socio-political climate continues to change in the U.S., some fear the future of reproductive rights and the possibility of reproductive oppression being exercised in more overt and harmful ways, such as how Black women have been treated in the country for centuries.
Geek Tyrant
25-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Geek Tyrant
The Cast of PARKS AND RECREATION Shot a Pilot For a Cheesy Law Show Called PHILLY JUSTICE - Watch the Trailer — GeekTyrant
Amy Poehler revealed this week on a new episode of her podcast, Good Hang with Amy Poehler, that when she was making the fan-favorite series Parks and Recreation , she and her co-stars used to pretend like they were on a cheesy law series that they titled Philly Justice . It went so far that they actually shot a pilot episode, and there has been an unreleased trailer for the show… until now! Poehler released the trailer, and it does not disappoint. It features Poehler, as well as regular series stars Rashida Jones, Adam Scott, Nick Offerman, and Paul Rudd, as well as guest star Kathryn Hahn, and hilariously, The Practice 's Dylan McDermott. It's a crack up, and with this cast and premise, it's exactly the show I'd love to binge right now! I wish it really was coming to DVD like it says in the trailer. Check it out below, and enjoy!
Yahoo
12-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Paul Giamatti, Chris O'Dowd, Rashida Jones, Cristin Milioti, Jimmi Simpson, and every ‘Black Mirror' Emmy acting submission
Netflix will submit eight cast members from Black Mirror for Emmy consideration, Gold Derby has learned. and Chris O'Dowd will be submitted for Limited Series/TV Movie Actor and Rashida Jones will be submitted for Limited Series/TV Movie Actress. More from GoldDerby 'The Four Seasons' co-creators explain their decision to kill [spoiler] - and Tina Fey's remarkable performance in response: 'She's really good' 'Awards Magnet': 'The Four Seasons' enters Emmy season and category moves No, Conan O'Brien is not dead in the 'Hacks' world - and he has an 'open invite' to join Season 5 Netflix who stepped back into the role of Walton for Black Mirror's "USS Callister: Into Infinity," the sequel to the Emmy-winning episode that originally aired in 2017, will be submitted for Limited Series/TV Movie Supporting Actor. Likewise, his costar Cristin Milioti, who similarly reprised her role for "Into Infinity," is being submitted as Limited Series/TV Movie Supporting Actress. The decision would potentially make her eligible for two Emmy nominations, since she is planning on going in the lead category for The Penguin. Emma Corrin, Issa Rae, and Tracee Ellis Ross will also be submitted for supporting actress. Giamatti starred in the Black Mirror episode titled "Eulogy," about a man who can step into old photographs to relive certain moments with a former love. While O'Dowd and Jones play a couple looking to start a family when the wife falls into a coma and her husband moves forward with an unusual life-saving procedure in the episode titled "Common People," which also stars Ross. Below is the list of Netflix's official Black Mirror acting submissions for Emmy consideration. Please note that because actors are allowed to submit on their own, meaning actors not on this list could still appear on the Emmy ballot. Limited Series/TV Movie Actor: Paul Giamatti, Chris O'Dowd Limited Series/TV Movie Actress: Rashida Jones Limited Series/TV Movie Supporting Actor: Jimmi Simpson Limited Series/TV Movie Supporting Actress: Emma Corrin, Cristin Milioti, Issa Rae, Tracee Ellis Ross Best of GoldDerby 'The Pitt' star Shawn Hatosy loves 'ER cowboy' Dr. Abbot as much as you do Everything to know about Ryan Coogler's 'The X-Files' reboot: Gillian Anderson finally weighs in 'I just wanted to make her feel seen': Imogen Faith Reid on portraying Natalia Grace in Hulu's 'Good American Family' Click here to read the full article.
