Few kids have their professional lives mapped out before they reach their preteens, but when a 5-year-old Niecy Nash saw Lola Falana in her “long black dress and eyelashes like butterflies,” she turned to her grandmother and said, “I want to be black, fabulous and on television.”
So four years later, when she spotted “a man she knew from TV” while visiting the Hollywood Walk of Fame with her father, she had no qualms about approaching him. That man was Ed Asner, and Nash yelled after him to remember her name, because one day it would be etched onto one of the stars she was standing on.
It took a few decades, but on July 11 Nash’s childhood prophecy comes true as she receives a star commemorating a career that has included such shows as “Reno 911!,” “Getting On” and her newest series, “Claws” on TNT.
It’s a full-circle moment...
So four years later, when she spotted “a man she knew from TV” while visiting the Hollywood Walk of Fame with her father, she had no qualms about approaching him. That man was Ed Asner, and Nash yelled after him to remember her name, because one day it would be etched onto one of the stars she was standing on.
It took a few decades, but on July 11 Nash’s childhood prophecy comes true as she receives a star commemorating a career that has included such shows as “Reno 911!,” “Getting On” and her newest series, “Claws” on TNT.
It’s a full-circle moment...
- 7/11/2018
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
The reviews are in for “The First Purge,” and the consensus is… mixed. With about 45 reviews in and counted by Rotten Tomatoes, “The First Purge” currently has an average score of 47 percent.
Directed by Gerard McMurray (“Burning Sands”)and starring Lex Scott Davis (“Superfly”), Y’Ian Noel (“Insecure”), Joivan Wade (“Doctor Who”) and Marisa Tomei, the film is a prequel to the hit Blumhouse franchise exploring creation of the “crime is legal for 12 hours a year” national holiday, and its first test group: The residents of Staten Island, New York.
Also Read: The Government Plays Boogeyman in Politically Charged 'The First Purge'
“‘The Purge’ has never been subtle before, and it doesn’t start now: McMurray’s film argues that institutionalized violence only appeals to social classes who already have power. Strip away the propaganda, and The Purge is nothing more than thinly-disguised genocide,” wrote TheWrap’s own William Bibbiani.
Directed by Gerard McMurray (“Burning Sands”)and starring Lex Scott Davis (“Superfly”), Y’Ian Noel (“Insecure”), Joivan Wade (“Doctor Who”) and Marisa Tomei, the film is a prequel to the hit Blumhouse franchise exploring creation of the “crime is legal for 12 hours a year” national holiday, and its first test group: The residents of Staten Island, New York.
Also Read: The Government Plays Boogeyman in Politically Charged 'The First Purge'
“‘The Purge’ has never been subtle before, and it doesn’t start now: McMurray’s film argues that institutionalized violence only appeals to social classes who already have power. Strip away the propaganda, and The Purge is nothing more than thinly-disguised genocide,” wrote TheWrap’s own William Bibbiani.
- 7/3/2018
- by Trey Williams
- The Wrap
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