Must see TV series right now

Well hello to you too! ;)

Some of you are missing my movie reviews and I'll try to push them as soon as I can or just I'll just wrote about movies I liked in short. Honestly, there were not so many this year (disappointed :(). 

I also mentioned tv series are providing so much better material to watch so here are my 5 suggestions you should watch (if you haven't already).

BIG LITTLE LIES (1 season, 7 episodes)

Based on the novel by Liane Moriarty. Interesting and tense storyline with great acting. Cast is top: Reese Witherspoon, Nicole Kidman, Shailene Woodley, Laura Dern, Alexander Skarsgård and others are amazing. Addictive and thrilling! I hope for more.

THIS IS US (1 season, 18 episodes; 2nd season started in September)

This one is a breath of fresh air in the times we're living in. No superheroes, zombies, killing, etc. Just a really good storytelling, mix of 'popocorn' and real life. It's a series you feel because characters are likeable. Cast is great and I hope they will continue on beautiful work.

THE HANDMAID'S TALE (1 season, 10 episodes)

This one is the most messed up from this list but you can't stop watching it. It's haunting, compelling and terrifying but somehow with a possibility to be real. Elisabeth Moss is crazy good. I'm very interested how this show will continued.

STRANGER THINGS (2nd season was just released, 1st one has 8 episodes and 2nd has 9 episodes)

Watched both seasons recently and they are great (and a bit scary)! The young cast is super good, 80s atmosphere is awesome and it's just a captivating must see.

THE YOUNG POPE (1 season, 10 episodes)

Another series that is a bit insane but soooo good. Jude is extraordinary and other cast as well, music is epic, costumography and scenes are so good. Do I need to start praying for season 2?

I still watch:

- Game of Thrones (after 7th season ended I rewatched all of it and because last season will likely start in 2019 it's safe to say I will probably do it again), 

- Vikings (aaaaa! Season 5 starts soon),

- Shades of Blue (2nd season was also very good),

- Sherlock (when will new season be:'(),

- Modern Family,

- Nashville,

- The Grand Tour (season 2 starts December)

Also Hell's Kitchen, American Ninja Warrior and some talk shows like The Graham Norton Show.

STUCK

I'm not sure where I ended watching (not sure when/if I will continue): Quantico and Gotham...

IDEAS

I still need to see Fargo (season 3), The Crown, Genius, The Night Of and Better Call Saul. Do you recommend me something?

Emmy Awards 2017 winners, recap and best dressed

I am one of those people who believes that for a few years now best projects are happening on TV. There are so many great tv shows and interesting characters. Much more than on big screen. Everything is better on TV :) No need to say I was once again excited for Emmys this year. 

THE SHOW

The 69th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards was held on Sunday, September 17, 2017 in Downtown Los Angeles, California. The show was hosted by Stephen Colbert. The show itself was predictably quite political. If you haven't seen it here are some gifs.

Favorite speech: Alec Baldwin with the last few words!

WINNERS here. I was the most happy for Big Little lies and The Handmaid's Tale.

RED CARPET

Sad to say we've seen so many people but nothing really stood out for me. Nicole Kidman looked very good in Calvin Klein by Appointment. Love her crystal-embellished pink satin sandals and red silk gown with a full ankle-length skirt, pleated bodice, and glittering silver tie at the neck. Zoë Kravitz and Shailene Woodley also nice.

I don't usually get too excited for black gowns (they are a bit boring) but this ladies really looked amazing. Emmy Rossum in wore Zac Posen gown with emerald Lorraine Schwartz jewel, pregnant Louise Roe in an ADEAM ensemble, Annie Parisse in sleeveless gown and Michelle Pfeiffer in Oscar de la Renta dress.

A lot of ladies looked solid but mediocre at the same time. I feel this year Emmys were a bit nahh overall.
 

Variety

If you are a movie fan you probably know Variety channel and if not check it out because you might like it!

For me this is one of the best quality source of entertainment. The thing I love most are panel discussions and Actors on Actors videos. I love how actors talk about their experiences and preparations, all the work that is behind the performances/movies.

Here is a video with Amy Adams and Andrew Garfield chatting on a range of topics, including their portrayals of comic-book icons but I would recommend you to take a look at Variety channel because there is a lot of interesting things to see and hear.

Thank you Variety for the content! Keep on good work!

SAG Awards Winners 2017

Here are SAG Awards Winners 2017! The 23rd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, honoring the best achievements in film and television performances for the year 2016, were presented yesterday, on January 29.

Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture
“Captain Fantastic”
“Fences”
“Hidden Figures” – WINNER
“Manchester by the Sea”
“Moonlight”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Casey Affleck, “Manchester by the Sea”
Andrew Garfield, “Hacksaw Ridge”
Ryan Gosling, “La La Land”
Viggo Mortensen, “Captain Fantastic”
Denzel Washington, “Fences” – WINNER

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Leading Role
Amy Adams, “Arrival”
Emily Blunt, “The Girl on the Train”
Natalie Portman, “Jackie”
Emma Stone, “La La Land” – WINNER
Meryl Streep, “Florence Foster Jenkins”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role
Mahershala Ali, “Moonlight” – WINNER
Jeff Bridges, “Hell or High Water”
Hugh Grant, “Florence Foster Jenkins”
Lucas Hedges, “Manchester by the Sea”
Dev Patel, “Lion”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role
Viola Davis, “Fences” – WINNER
Naomie Harris, “Moonlight”
Nicole Kidman, “Lion”
Octavia Spencer, “Hidden Figures”
Michelle Williams, “Manchester by the Sea”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Riz Ahmed, “The Night Of”
Sterling K. Brown, “The People vs. O.J. Simpson”
Bryan Cranston, “All the Way” – WINNER
John Turturro, “The Night Of”
Courtney B. Vance, “The People vs. O.J. Simpson”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries
Bryce Dallas Howard, “Black Mirror”
Felicity Huffman, “American Crime”
Audra McDonald, “Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill”
Sarah Paulson, “The People vs. O.J. Simpson – WINNER
Kerry Washington, “Confirmation”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series
Sterling K. Brown, “This Is Us”
Peter Dinklage, “Game of Thrones”
John Lithgow, “The Crown” – WINNER
Rami Malek, “Mr. Robot”
Kevin Spacey, “House of Cards”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Drama Series
Millie Bobby Brown, “Stranger Things”
Claire Foy, “The Crown” – WINNER
Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
Winona Ryder, “Stranger Things”
Robin Wright, “House of Cards”

Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Comedy Series
Anthony Anderson, “Black-ish”
Tituss Burgess, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Ty Burrell, “Modern Family”
William H. Macy, “Shameless” – WINNER
Jeffery Tambour, “Transparent”

Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Comedy Series
Uzo Aduba, “Orange is the New Black”
Jane Fonda, “Grace and Frankie”
Ellie Kemper, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt”
Julia Louis Dreyfus, “Veep” – WINNER
Lily Tomlin, “Grace and Frankie”

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series
“The Crown”
“Downton Abbey”
“Game of Thrones”
“Stranger Things” – WINNER
“Westworld”

Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Comedy Series
“The Big Bang Theory”
“Black-ish”
“Modern Family”
“Orange is the New Black” – WINNER
“Veep”

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Comedy or Drama Series
“Game of Thrones” – WINNER
“Marvel’s Daredevil”
“Marvel’s Luke Cage”
“The Walking Dead”
“Westworld”

Outstanding Action Performance by a Stunt Ensemble in a Motion Picture
“Captain America: Civil War”
“Doctor Strange”
“Hacksaw Ridge” – WINNER
“Jason Bourne”
“Nocturnal Animals”

53rd Annual SAG Life Achievement Award
Lily Tomlin

Golden Globes 2017 recap

Here are my thoughts on Golden globes 2017.


First, host Jimmy Fallon did a good job. Opening monologue was not too long an it was funny.

Unfortunately the show itself was a bit boring. I miss some mix of movies or they could do something more with music, stage or something. I also don't understand why there is no in memoriam? Tribute for Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds was nice but also felt a bit forced.

And how they cut biggest winners (The Crown and La La Land) with music. Not cool!

Best speaches: my favorite was from Emma Stone but Ryan Gosling, Viola Davis and Hugh Laurie were great as well.

Best prestenters: Steve Carrell and Kristen Wiig. And Matt Damon.

Meryl Streep accepted Cecil B. DeMille Award and had a powerful speech. Love her!

Some of interesting/funny moments here.

Coming up: best on red carpet.

Golden Globes 2017 Winners

Here are Golden Globes 2017 Winners!

I'm super happy for La la Land, The People vs. OJ Simpson and Sarah Paulson and Tom Hiddleston & Olivia Colman for The Night Manager.  Hugh Laurie was good as well but I think Sterling K. Brown (The People v. O.J. Simpson) was better. Of course I didn't watch everything (yet).

Best Motion Picture, Drama
Hacksaw Ridge
Hell Or High Water
Lion
Manchester By The Sea
Moonlight – WINNER

Best Motion Picture, Musical, or Comedy
20th Century Women
Deadpool
La La Land – WINNER
Florence Foster Jenkins
Sing Street

Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture, Drama
Amy Adams, Arrival
Jessica Chastain, Miss Sloane
Isabelle Huppert, Elle – WINNER
Ruth Negga, Loving
Natalie Portman, Jackie

Best Performance By an Actress in a Motion Picture, Musical or Comedy
Emma Stone, La La Land – WINNER
Annette Bening, 20th Century Women
Lily Collins, Rules Don’t Apply
Meryl Streep, Florence Foster Jenkins
Hailee Steinfeld, The Edge of Seventeen

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Drama
Casey Affleck, Manchester by the Sea – WINNER
Joel Edgerton, Loving
Andrew Garfield, Hacksaw Ridge
Viggo Mortensen, Captain Fantastic
Denzel Washington, Fences

Best Performance by an Actor in a Motion Picture, Musical, or Comedy
Ryan Gosling, La La Land – WINNER
Ryan Reynolds, Deadpool
Colin Farrell, The Lobster
Hugh Grant, Florence Foster Jenkins
Jonah Hill, War Dogs

Best Performance By an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Mahershala Ali, Moonlight
Dev Patel, Lion
Jeff Bridges, Hell or High Water
Simon Helberg, Florence Foster Jenkins
Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Nocturnal Animals – WINNER

Best Performance by Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
Viola Davis, Fences – WINNER
Naomie Harris, Moonlight
Nicole Kidman, Lion
Octavia Spencer, Hidden Figures
Michelle Williams, Manchester By the Sea

Best Director, Motion Picture
Damien Chazelle – La La Land – WINNER
Tom Ford – Nocturnal Animals
Mel Gibson – Hacksaw Ridge
Barry Jenkins – Moonlight
Kenneth Longergan – Manchester By the Sea

Best Screenplay, Motion Picture
La La Land – WINNER
Nocturnal Animals
Moonlight
Manchester By The Sea
Hell Or High Water

Original Score, Motion Picture
Arrival
Lion
La La Land – WINNER
Moonlight
Hidden Figures

Best Motion Picture, Animated
Kubo and the Two Strings
Moana
My Life as a Zucchini
Sing
Zootopia – WINNER

Best Original Song, Motion Picture
“Cant Stop The Feeling,” Trolls – Justin Timberlake, Max Martin, Shellback
“City Of Stars,” La La Land – Justin Hurwitz, Benj Pasek, Justin Paul – WINNER
“Faith,” Sing – Ryan Tedder, Benny Blanco
“Gold,” Gold
“How Far I’ll Go,” Moana – Lin-Manuel Miranda

Best Motion Picture, Foreign Language
Divines, France
Elle, France – WINNER
Neruda, Chile
The Salesman, Iran/France
Toni Erdmann, Germany

Best Television Series, Drama
The Crown – WINNER
Game Of Thrones
Stranger Things
This Is Us
Westworld

Best Television Series, Musical or Comedy
Atlanta – WINNER
Veep
Transparent
Black-ish
Mozart in the Jungle

Best Television Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
American Crime
The Dresser
The Night Manager
The Night Of
The People vs. OJ Simpson – WINNER

Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series, Drama
Rami Malek, Mr. Robot
Bob Odenkirk, Better Call Saul
Matthew Reese, The Americans
Liev Schreiber, Ray Donovan
Billy Bob Thornton, Goliath – WINNER

Best Performance By an Actor in a Television Series, Musical, or Comedy
Donald Glover, Atlanta – WINNER
Jeffrey Tambor, Transparent
Anthony Anderson, Black-ish
Gael Garcia Bernal, Mozart in the Jungle
Nick Nolte, Graves

Best Performance by an Actress in a TV Series, Drama
Winona Ryder, Stranger Things
Claire Foy, The Crown – WINNER
Evan Rachel Wood, Westworld
Catriona Balfe, Outlander
Keri Russell, The Americans

Best Performance By an Actress in a Television Series, Musical, or Comedy
Rachel Bloom, Crazy Ex-Girlfriend
Sarah Jessica Parker, Divorce
Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Veep
Issa Rae, Insecure
Gina Rodriguez, Jane the Virgin
Tracee Ellis Ross, Black-ish – WINNER

Best Performance by an Actor in a Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Riz Ahmed, The Night Of
Bryan Cranston, All The Way
Tom Hiddleston, The Night Manager – WINNER
John Turturro, The Night Of
Courtney B. Vance, The People v. O.J. Simpson

Best Performance by an Actress in a Leading Role in a Series, Limited Series or Motion Picture Made for Television
Sarah Paulson, The People v. O.J. Simpson – WINNER
Kerry Washington, Confirmation
Felicity Huffman, American Crime
Charlotte Rampling, London Spy
Riley Keough, The Girlfriend Experience

Best Performance by an Actor in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Sterling K. Brown, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Hugh Laurie, The Night Manager – WINNER
John Travolta, The People v. O.J. Simpson
Christian Slater, Mr. Robot
John Lithgow, The Crown

Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Series, Limited Series, or Motion Picture Made for Television
Olivia Colman, The Night Manager – WINNER
Lena Headey, Game of Thrones
Chrissy Metz, This Is Us
Mandy Moore, This Is Us
Thandie Newton, Westworld

Cecil B. DeMille Award: Meryl Streep