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The First lady: Fans point out strange mannerism Viola Davis incorporated when playing Michelle Obama

‘Michelle Obama did not purse her lips THAT much,’ one user wrote

The Independent UK

Viola Davis on Hollywood: ‘You either have to be a Black version of a white ideal, or you have to be white’

She rose from poverty to become the first Black person to win acting’s triple crown. Now she is playing Michelle Obama and opening up about her tough path to the top

The Guardian - UK

First Lady doesn't live up to its icons

Not even Viola Davis, Gillian Anderson and Michelle Pfeiffer can save this loose braid of slight biographical drama

Salon

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Boxer Yordenis Ugas Aims To Take Down Another Southpaw

His opponent on Saturday is lefty Errol Spence. Ugas previously defeated two other southpaws: Terence Crawford and Manny Pacquiao

Zenger

'First Lady' drama spotlights Roosevelt, Ford, Obama spouses

Showtime's series “The First Lady” dramatizes the lives of three presidential spouses during their time in and outside the White House

The Independent UK

‘The First Lady’ review: Famous actors take on roles of Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt in a series that needs to dig deeper

Would Showtime’s “The First Lady” work better if it hadn’t cast such famously recognizable actors to play Michelle Obama, Betty Ford and Eleanor Roosevelt? Who’s to say, but I found it more difficult than usual to suspend my disbelief over the course of this 10-part series, which toggles between the…

Chicago Tribune

Capturing The Bellator Flyweight Title Would Mean The World To Liz Carmouche

The “Girl-Rilla” plans to let her elbows and punches fly in her upcoming second title shot in major organization.

Zenger

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Viola Davis was 'terrified' playing Michelle Obama in Showtime's 'First Lady'

Viola Davis doesn't come across as an actor who's easily intimidated. So it's a bit surprising to hear her reveal how daunted she was by the task of playing Michelle Obama in "The First Lady," which celebrates the life of three White House icons.

Tribune News Service

Showtime series skims the surface of three compelling women’s stories in ‘The First Lady’

The writing is often clunky, obvious and filled with Big Picture Messaging, and too many of the supporting characters are one-note caricatures.

Chicago Sun-Times

The First Lady review – star-studded series is a third-rate disappointment

The series on three first ladies falls flat despite a stacked cast, including Viola Davis as Michelle Obama, Michelle Pfeiffer as Betty Ford and Gillian Anderson as Eleanor Roosevelt

The Guardian - US

Viola Davis opens up about weight gain post-pandemic

‘I turn 56 and I don’t know what fits anymore’

The Independent UK

‘The past does not define you’: a gang member turned activist looks back

Lorine Padilla, former ‘first lady’ of New York’s Savage Skulls gang, reflects on her life in a new documentary about strength and adversity

The Guardian - US

Bellator 277: Ex-champ Rafael Carvalho steps in for Tony Johnson vs. Dovletdzhan Yagshimuradov

Next week's Bellator return to its Northern California home base has a former champion as a late addition to the lineup.

USA Today Sports Media Group

With Jeremy Kennedy out, Aaron Pico needs new opponent for Bellator 277

The first fight on Aaron Pico's new Bellator deal won't come without a hiccup.

USA Today Sports Media Group

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Tribune News Service

Television Q&A: Will there be another season of 'City on a Hill'?

You have questions. I have some answers.

Mic

‘Yellowjackets’ star Liv Hewson adores Van just as much as we do

“I just wanna make sure she’s okay,” Hewson says of the lovable goalie who became a queer icon on Showtime’s hit show.

Benzinga

Christina Ricci Returns To The Addams Family In Tim Burton-Directed Netflix Series 'Wednesday'

Christina Ricci is back in the Addams Family franchise via the new Tim Burton-directed Netflix Inc (NASDAQ: NFLX) series “Wednesday,” although not as the creepy and kooky clan’s morose daughter.

Tribune News Service

What to stream: Follow 'Bridgerton' Season 2 binge with these shows

Season 2 of Netflix’s smash hit series “Bridgerton” hits the streaming service on Friday, and we could all use a dose of the frothy, frilly fantasy right about now. Produced by Shonda Rhimes and created by Chris Van Dusen, the series is based on the books by Julia Quinn, set…

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Daily Mirror

Jake Paul could sign with new broadcaster for summer boxing return

YouTuber-turned-boxer Paul had been fighting on Showtime Boxing in the United States for his last two bouts, but is now a free agent and could move to a different network

Los Angeles Times

'Winning Time' began as the seminal book on the Showtime Lakers; it's Hollywood now

LOS ANGELES — Jeff Pearlman wouldn't believe it. His book becoming — actually becoming — a television series? For real? Nope. No way.

Chicago Tribune

‘Winning Time’ review: Gratuitous nudity, the Showtime Lakers and Magic Johnson get the TV treatment from Adam McKay

Early in the first episode of HBO’s “Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty,” soon-to-be team owner Jerry Buss, played in all his tacky-huckster glory by John C. Reilly, is reclining on a water bed at the Playboy mansion. A female companion is curled up asleep in the crook…

The Guardian - US

‘It’s kind of a tragedy’: behind the battle for power at Uber

In the new series Super Pumped, Joseph Gordon-Levitt brings ‘ruthless’ Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick to life along with his extreme highs and lows

Chicago Tribune

‘After Yang’ review: Showtime’s exquisite bit of futurism with Colin Farrell asks what androids really dream of

They’re known as “techno-sapiens.” In order to raise their adopted Chinese daughter, a struggling Anglo tea shop owner and a Black businesswoman — married but growing ever-more-faintly distant from each other — go to a discount retail outlet known as Second Siblings and buy a used techno, a companion wired…

Chicago Sun-Times

‘Super Pumped’: Showtime’s slick series on the CEO of Uber really goes places

Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays founder Travis Kalanick as a possessed version of the Energizer Bunny, outlasting and out-jerking everyone in his path.

The Street

Can ViacomCBS' Paramount+ Become a Rival to Nextflix and Disney+?

Or did ViacomCBS miss the window to use some of its biggest hits?

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