Movie Review: MEAN GIRLS

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 01/12/2024
MEAN GIRLS movie poster | ©2024 Paramount Pictures

Rating: PG-13 Stars: Angourie Rice, Renée Rapp, Auli’i Cravalho, Jaquel Spivey, Avantika, Bebe Wood, Christopher Briney, Tina Fey, Jenna Fischer, Kevin Ganatra Writer: Tina Fey, based on the stage musical by Tina Fey, based on the screenplay by Tina Fey, inspired by the book QUEEN BEES AND WANNABES by Rosalind Wiseman Directors: Samantha Jayne & Arturo Perez Jr. Distributor: Paramount Pictures Release Date: January 12, 2024 In the tradition of such expanding projects as THE PRODUCERS and HAIRSPRAY!, MEAN GIRLS began as a non-musical comedy film (in its case, 2004), that was adapted into a hit Broadway musical (which opened […]Read On »


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THE REAL O’NEALS: exclusive interview with Todd Holland

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 03/03/2016
Bebe Wood as Shannon O'Neal and Martha Plimpton as Eileen O'Neal in THE REAL O'NEALS | © 2016 Jack Rowand/ABC

In ABC Network’s new half-hour comedy THE REAL O’NEALS, fourteen-year-old Kenny (Noah Galvin) comes out as gay to his very religious mother Eileen (Martha Plimpton) and police officer father Pat (Jay R. Ferguson). To his shock, Kenny learns his parents are separating, older brother Jimmy (Matt Shively) is obsessed with losing weight for his wrestling team and sister Shannon (Bebe Wood) steals things. No wonder Kenny sees Jesus – he is in need of more-than-human help. THE REAL O’NEALS, which premieres its first two episodes Wednesday March 2 before moving into its regular Tuesday-night slot next week, was adapted for […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE NEW NORMAL – Season 1 – “Bryanzilla”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 10/13/2012
Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha in THE NEW NORMAL - Season 1 - "Bryanzilla" | ©2012 NBC/Trae Patton

Stars: Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King, Bebe Wood, NeNe Leakes, Ellen Barkin Writer: Mark Kunerth   Director: Ryan Murphy       Network: NBC, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: October 9, 2012 Ryan Murphy is once again at the helm of this new episode of THE NEW NORMAL, and with “Bryanzilla” we have a return to the rigid stereotypes and beating over the head of messages that the series started out as. The idea for the episode is cute but absurd with Shania (Bebe Wood) getting pretend engaged and wanting to have a pretend wedding. Enter Bryan (Andrew Rannells) with clearly plenty of […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE NEW NORMAL – Season 1 – “Obama Mama”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 09/28/2012
Georgia King and Bebe Wood in THE NEW NORMAL - Season 1 - "Obama Mama" | ©2012 NBC/Justin Lubin

Stars: Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King, Bebe Wood, NeNe Leakes, Ellen Barkin Writer: Allison Adler  Director: Scott Ellis      Network: NBC, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: September 25, 2012 It’s interesting to me that the first episode of THE NEW NORMAL, “Obama Mama”, that Ryan Murphy didn’t write and direct is the first episode to really move away from the God awful stereotypes that have been plaguing this show since the pilot. I like the show, but it’s been a big bone of contention for me that every single episode is chock full of cliché stereotypes all across the board, […]Read On »


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Exclusive THE NEW NORMAL Photos of the cast and crew from NBC Night at the PALEYFEST: FALL TV PREVIEW PARTIES

By SUE SCHNEIDER 09/18/2012
Cast - The New Normal: Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King, NeNe Leakes and Bebe Wood at the PaleyFest Fall TV Preview: The New Normal - NBC | ©2012 Sue Schneider

The Paley Center for Media this month held the PALEYFEST: FALL TV PREVIEW PARTIES featuring Network shows from NBC, CBS, WB, FOX and ABC. These festivals give the fans a chance to see the shows before they are on the air, and each night they were treated to a Q&A session with the Stars and Creative Team of the show featured. And ASSIGNMENT X was there for a few of the Networks. NBC kicked off the PALEYFEST: FALL TV PREVIEW PARTIES with THE NEW NORMAL.  Walking into the Paley Center from the show was: Ali Adler (Creator and Executive Producer), […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE NEW NORMAL – Season 1 – “Sofa’s Choice”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 09/17/2012
Georgia King, NeNe Leakes, Andrew Rannells, Justin Bartha, Bebe Wood, Ellen Barkin in THE NEW NORMAL - Season 1 | ©2012 NBC/Timothy White

Stars: Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King, Bebe Wood, NeNe Leakes, Ellen Barkin Writer:  Ryan Murphy & Allison Adler  Director: Ryan Murphy      Network: NBC, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: September 11, 2012 I do like THE NEW NORMAL in spite of myself. I can’t help it. The one-liners are fast and funny, and even though this series does nothing but perpetuate stereotypes to middle America, I still find a lot of it funny — and I hate sitcoms. In my last review I bitched long and loud about the various forms of stereotypes that this show reinforces, and with the […]Read On »


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TV Review: THE NEW NORMAL – Season 1 Premiere – “Pilot”

By SEAN ELLIOTT 09/12/2012
Ellen Barkin as Jane, Andrew Rannells as Bryan, Georgia King as Goldie, Bebe Wood as Shania, Justin Bartha as David in THE NEW NORMAL - Season 1 - "Pilot" | ©2012 NBC/Robert Trachtenberg

Stars: Justin Bartha, Andrew Rannells, Georgia King, Bebe Wood, NeNe Leakes, Ellen Barkin Writer:  Ryan Murphy & Allison Adler   Director: Ryan Murphy       Network: NBC, airs Tuesday nights Original Telecast: September 10, 2012 THE NEW NORMAL was creating controversy just that started just by NBC announcing it as part of the fall line up. The creepy, crazy religious right group One Million Moms (you know the ones that protested JC Penny for having Ellen Degeneres in their ads) was vowing to boycott the network for having a series showing this type of “gay agenda” program on its network. So, […]Read On »


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Interview: BOOK OF MORMON star Andrew Rannells becomes THE NEW NORMAL

By ABBIE BERNSTEIN 09/11/2012
Andrew Rannells in THE NEW NORMAL - Season 1 | ©2012 NBC/Timothy White

On NBC’s THE NEW NORMAL, which premieres tonight at 9:30 PM after several previews, Andrew Rannells and Justin Bartha play Bryan and David, who turn to single mom Goldie (Georgia King) to be the surrogate mother for their child. Created by Ali Adler and Ryan Murphy (the latter of GLEE and AMERICAN HORROR STORY), the half-hour comedy also stars Ellen Barkin as Goldie’s ferociously disapproving grandmother, Bebe Wood as Goldie’s accepting young daughter and NeNe Leakes as Bryan and David’s friend and assistant. Rannells is new-minted Broadway royalty, having originated the role of Elder Price in the mega-hit musical THE […]Read On »


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