TV to TIVO - Best Television Today, April 19, 2010

@RavenSu TV to TIVO - Best Television Today



Oprah - ABC

The View - ABC (Neil Patrick Harris; Alyssa Milano)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes - RETRO

Goodfellas - AMC

Brandy & Ray J: A Family - VH1

Basketball Wives - VH1

What Chili Wants - VH1

Jessica Simpson's Price/Beauty - VH1

Wendy Williams Show - BET (R&B singer Monica; Finola Hughes; "DWTS" castoff Aiden Turner)

The Mo'Nique Show - BET (Shani Davis; Bryan Clay; GLC)

Larceny, Inc. - TCM

The Diary of Anne Frank - TCM

A Place in the Sun - TCM

Ellen DeGeneres Show - NBC (Nicole Scherzinger and her "DWTS" partner, Derek Hough; "American Idol" castoff Katie Stevens)

Unsung - TVONE (The BarKays are remembered)

LisaRaye: The Real McCoy - TVONE

Rifleman - MeToo TV (Sammy Davis Jr "The Most Amazing Man")

24 - FOX

Dancing With The Stars - ABC

Brown Sugar - BET

Truth Hall - BET

Ready for Trey - BET

Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Comedy Central

Colbert Report - Comedy Central (Journalist George Will)

Late Show with David Letterman - CBS (Jennifer Lopez; "American Idol" castoffs Andrew Garcia and Katie Stevens)

Tonight Show with Jay Leno - NBC

Jimmy Kimmel Live - ABC

Craig Ferguson - CBS (Brendan Fraser)

Tavis Smiley - PBS (Raquel Welch)


Charlie Rose - PBS


OnDemand:
The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Two-Disc Special Edition)

Oscar Nominees: ($2.99-$4.99)
Alvin and the Chipmunks/Squeakquel
Capitalism:A Love Story
Planet 51
Up in the Air
Precious
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire

On DVD:
The Twilight Saga: New Moon

Precious
Precious: Based on the Novel "Push" by Sapphire
Up in the Air
Up in the Air [Blu-ray]

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"Precious" Cast at the Oscars {photos}

More Oscar Fashions from the Red Carpet {photos}

@RavenSu TV to TIVO - Best Television Today, March 8, 2010

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Oprah - ABC (Oprah's Annual After-Oscar Party 2010)

The View - ABC (Vanessa Williams (guest cohost); oscar recap)

Today Show - NBC

The Mo'Nique Show - BET


Wendy Williams - BET (Ruben Studdard performs; oscar recap)

Rick's List - CNN

Rifleman - MeToo TV

Twilight Zone - MeToo TV

Tom Brokaw Reports: Boomers! - CNBC

NBA: San Antonio at Cleveland - NBATV

Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Comedy Central (Replay)

Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Comedy Central

Colbert Report - Comedy Central (Tom Hanks)

Colbert Report - Comedy Central (Replay)

Goodfellas - AMC

Tonight Show with Jay Leno - NBC (Simon Cowell)

Late Show with David Letterman - CBS (Lady Antebellum)

Jimmy Kimmel Live - ABC (Corinne Bailey Rae performs)

OnDemand:

Oscar Nominees: ($2.99-$4.99)
Up
Food, Inc.
Inglourious Basterds
A Serious Man
Julie & Julia
Star Trek
The Hurt Locker


Free Movies:
The Big Chill



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Academy Awards: Best Actress Oscar Award Goes to Sandra Bullock "The Blind Side" {video}

Some other awards so far:

Best Actor - Jeff Bridges "Crazy Heart"

Best Adapted Screenplay - Geoffrey Fletcher "Precious: based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire

Best Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique "Precious"

Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"

Best Original Screenplay - Mark Boal "The Hurt Locker"

Best Animated Film Feature - "Up"

Best Original Song - Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett "The Weary Kind" (Theme from "Crazy Heart")

Best Documentary Feature - "The Cove"

Academy Awards: Best Actor Oscar Award Goes To Jeff Bridges "Crazy Heart"

Some other awards so far:

Best Adapted Screenplay - Geoffrey Fletcher "Precious: based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire

Best Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique "Precious"

Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"

Best Original Screenplay - Mark Boal "The Hurt Locker"

Best Animated Film Feature - "Up"

Best Original Song - Ryan Bingham and T Bone Burnett "The Weary Kind" (Theme from "Crazy Heart")

Best Documentary Feature - "The Cove"

"Precious" Best Adapted Screenplay Surprise Oscar Win for Geoffrey Fletcher

Best Adapted Screenplay - Geoffrey Fletcher "Precious: based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire

Some other awards so far:

Best Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique "Precious"


Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"

Best Original Screenplay - Mark Boal "The Hurt Locker"

Mo'Nique Best Supporting Actress Winner at the Oscars {video}

Best Supporting Actress - Mo'Nique "Precious"

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Some other awards so far:
Best Adapted Screenplay - Geoffrey Fletcher "Precious: based on the novel "Push" by Sapphire

Best Supporting Actor - Christoph Waltz "Inglourious Basterds"

Best Original Screenplay - Mark Boal "The Hurt Locker"

"Precious" Under the Spotlight in African-American Communities - video

"Precious" is under the spotlight in the African-American community. There is an ongoing debate about the stereotypes depicted negatively for poor Black communities.
Professor Marc Hill from New York Columbia University describes the movie as "dangerous" because it plays into easy stereotypes about African-Americans.

"Oscar" Contender Mo'Nique Must be Feeling Good to Be "Bad"

Mo'nique has won the Best Supporting Actress Award for "Precious" at the following:





NAACP Image Award
New York Film Critics Circle
Southeastern Film Critics Association
National Society of Film Critics
Broadcast Film Critics Association
Independent Spirit Award
Screen Actors Guild Award (SAG Award)
London Film Critics’ Circle
San Francisco Film Critics Circle
Golden Globe Awards
British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award (BAFTA)

29 Oscar Speeches in 2 Minutes; @RavenSu's Picks - Academy Awards 2010

29 Oscar Speeches in 2 minutes


Best Picture
'Precious'

Best Director
Lee Daniels

Best Actor
Morgan Freeman 'Invictus'

Best Actress
Gabourey Sidibe 'Precious'

Best Supporting Actor
Matt Damon, 'Invictus'

Best Supporting Actress
Mo'nique, 'Precious'

Best Animated Feature Film
'The Princess and the Frog'

Best Original Screenplay
'The Hurt Locker'

Best Adapted Screenplay
'Precious'


The ceremony will air March 7, 2010.
Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin will host.

"Precious" Big Winner at the Independent Spirit Awards

"Precious" won five awards Friday at the Spirit Awards honoring independent film, including best picture and trophies for stars Gabourey Sidibe and Mo'Nique and director Lee Daniels.

The Spirit Awards honors movies that cost less than $20 million to make, with most of their budget originating outside the Hollywood studio system. Criteria for nominations include originality and provocative subject matter.




Precious swept every category for which it was nominated, including best screenplay by a first-time writer for Geoffrey Fletcher.



INDEPENDENT SPIRIT AWARD WINNERS:

Film: Precious

Director: Lee Daniels, Precious

Actress: Gabourey Sidibe, Precious

Actor: Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart

Supporting actress: Mo'Nique, Precious

Supporting actor: Woody Harrelson, The Messenger

Documentary: Anvil! The Story of Anvil

Foreign film: An Education

Debut film: Scott Cooper, Crazy Heart

First screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher, Precious

John Cassavetes Award: Lynn Shelton, Humpday

Screenplay: Scott Neustader and Michael H. Weber, (500) Days of Summer

Robert Altman Award: A Serious Man

Cinematography: Roger Deakins, A Serious Man

Screenplay: Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber.

Documentary: Anvil! The Story of Anvil, directed by Sacha Gervasi.

John Cassavetes Award for a film made for less than $500,000: Humpday, directed by Lynn Shelton.


Tariq Henson attended


Lenny Kravitz and daughter Zoe were in attendance


Gabourey Sidibe

@RavenSu TV to TIVO - Best Television Today, March 5, 2010

@RavenSu TV to TIVO - Best Television Today









Morning Joe - MSNBC

Early Show - CBS (Oscar preview)

Today Show - NBC (Lauren Bacall)

Today Show - NBC (Lisa Kudrow)

Good Morning America - ABC (Oscar preview)

Oprah - ABC (Alicia Keys; Diane Sawyer)

The Verdict - AMC

The French Connection - AMC

Family Crews - BET (replays)

Dances with Wolves - AMC

Regis and Kelly - WGN (Apolo Ohno; Anderson Cooper)

The View - ABC (Wesley Snipes and Don Cheadle "Brooklyn's Finest"; Oscar predictions)

The Mo'Nique Show - BET (replays)

Rick's List - CNN

Ellen DeGeneres Show - NBC (Jeremy Renner; Evan Lysacek; Lenny Kravitz)


Rifleman - MeToo TV

Who Do You Think You Are? - NBC

College Basketball: Kent State at Akron - ESPN2

The Green Mile - TNT

NBA: Detroit at Cleveland - ESPN

NBA: New Orleans at San Antonio - ESPN

Sinbad: Where U Been? - Comedy Central

Norma Rae - RETRO

The Defiant Ones - RETRO

Tonight Show with Jay Leno - NBC (Morgan Freeman; Meredith Viera)

Late Show with David Letterman - CBS (Corinne Bailey Rae performs; Matt Damon)










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"Precious" Big Winner at NAACP Image Awards

Winners of the 41st NAACP Image Awards:

*Directing in a motion picture: Lee Daniels, ''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire''

*Motion picture: ''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire''

*Actress in a motion picture: Gabourey Sidibe, ''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire''

*Supporting actress in a motion picture: MoNique, ''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire''

*Independent motion picture: ''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire''

*Writing in a motion picture: Geoffrey Fletcher, ''Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire''




*Supporting actor in a motion picture: Adam Rodriguez, ''Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself''

*Actor in a motion picture: Morgan Freeman, ''Invictus''

*Talk series: ''The MoNique Show''

*Performance in a youth/children's program: Keke Palmer, ''True Jackson, VP''

*New artist: Keri Hilson

*Male artist: Maxwell

*Song: ''God In Me,'' Mary Mary

*Literary work, instructional: ''Act Like A Lady, Think Like A Man,'' Steve Harvey

*Comedy Series: ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne''

*Actor in a comedy series: Daryl ''Chill'' Mitchell, ''Brothers''

*Actress in a comedy series: Cassi Davis, ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne''

*Supporting actor in a comedy series: Lance Gross, ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne''

*Supporting actress in a comedy series: Keshia Knight Pulliam, ''Tyler Perry's House of Payne''

*Drama series: ''Lincoln Heights''

*Actor in a drama series: Hill Harper, ''CSI: NY''

*Actress in a drama series: Jada Pinkett Smith, ''HawthoRNe''

*Supporting actor in a drama series: Delroy Lindo, ''Law & Order: Special Victims Unit''

*Supporting actress in a drama series: S. Epatha Merkerson, ''Law & Order''

*Television movie, miniseries or dramatic special: ''Gifted Hands''

*Actor in a television movie, miniseries or dramatic special: ''Gifted Hands''

*Actress in a television movie, miniseries or dramatic special: Kimberly Elise, ''Gifted Hands''

*Actor in a daytime drama series: Cornelius Smith, Jr., ''All My Children''

*Actress in a daytime drama series: Debbi Morgan, ''All My Children''

*News/information (series or special): ''The Inauguration of Barack Obama, 44th President of the United States''

*Reality series: ''Extreme Makeover: Home Edition''

*Variety series or special: ''The Michael Jackson Memorial: Celebrating the Life of Michael Jackson''

*Children's program: ''Dora the Explorer''

*Female artist: Mary J. Blige

*Duo, Group or Collaboration: The Black Eyed Peas

*Jazz album: ''He and She,'' Wynton Marsalis

*Gospel album: ''Still,'' BeBe & CeCe Winans

*World music album: ''Black President,'' Sila and the Afrofunk Experience

*Music video: ''I Look to You,'' Whitney Houston

*Album: ''Stronger With Each Tear,'' Mary J. Blige

*Literary work, fiction: ''The Long Fall,'' Walter Mosley

*Literary work, non-fiction: ''In Search of Our Roots: How 19 Extraordinary African Americans Reclaimed Their Past,'' Henry Louis Gates, Jr.

*Literary work, debut author: ''A Question of Freedom,'' R. Dwayne Betts

*Literary work, biography/autobiography: ''Michelle Obama,'' Deborah Willis

*Literary work, poetry: ''Bicycles,'' Nikki Giovanni

*Literary work, children: ''Our Children Can Soar: A Celebration of Rosa, Barack, and the Pioneers of Change,'' Michelle Cook

*Literary work, youth/teens: ''Michelle Obama: Meet the First Lady,'' David Bergen Brophy

*Foreign motion picture: ''The Stoning of Soraya M.''

*Documentary: ''Good Hair''

*Writing in a comedy series: Halsted Sullivan and Warren Lieberstein, ''The Office''

*Writing in a dramatic series: Shonda Rhimes, ''Grey's Anatomy''

*Directing in a comedy series: Ken Whittingham, ''30 Rock''

*Directing in a drama series: Chandra Wilson, ''Grey's Anatomy''

@RavenSu TV to TIVO - Best Television Today, Feb. 26, 2010

@RavenSu TV to TIVO - Best Television Today








Morning Joe - MSNBC (Mika Brzezinski)

Today Show - NBC (Olympics coverage)

Good Morning America - (R&B singer Alice Tan Ridley (Gabourey Sidibe's mom))

The Mo'Nique Show - BET

Oprah - ABC (Oprah's Wowie-Kazowie Auction; Oprah Fridays LIVE; Lee Daniels)

The View - ABC

Wendy Williams - BET (Corbin Bleu performs)

Ellen DeGeneres - (Jimmy Kimmel)

Colbert Report -
(replay - gold medallists Shani Davis and Seth Westcott interviews)






The V.I.P.S. - TCM (starring Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton)

Rick's List - CNN

Rifleman - MeToo TV

Winter Olympics - NBC, MSNBC, CNBC, USA
(Four Man Bobsled: USA Bob Schuffenhauer, Netherland's Timothy Beck, Germany's Richard Adjei; Short-Track 5000m relay in short-track: Apolo Ono, 1000m final in short -track speedskating: Canada's Kalyna Roberge)

NAACP Image Awards (LIVE) - FOX

Three the Hard Way - TVONE

NBA: Dallas at Atlanta - ESPN

Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Comedy Central (replay: Director Martin Scorsese "Shutter Island")


OnDemand:
Belafonte & Celebs - Black History Month
BrickCity 105 - Black History Month
Let Freedom Sing - Black History Month



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@RavenSu TV to TIVO - Best Television Today, Feb. 24, 2010

@RavenSu TV to TIVO - Best Television Today








Morning Joe - MSNBC (Mika Brzezinski)

Today Show - NBC (Olympics coverage)

Early Show - CBS (Gabourey Sidibe - "Precious")

Ellen DeGeneres Show - NBC (Olympic skier Julia Mancuso)

Good Morning America - ABC (Steve Harvey)

The View - ABC

The Mo'Nique Show - BET (Tony Dorsett, Anthony Dorsett Jr, Omarion)

Wendy Williams - BET (Patti Labelle performs)

Rick's List - CNN

Rifleman - MeToo TV

Winter Olympics - NBC (Lindsey Vonn and Apolo Ohno competes)

Winter Olympics - MSNBC, CNBC

American Idol - FOX

Murder in Black and White (part 3 of 4) - TVONE

Island in the Sun - RETRO

Sweet Jesus, Preacher Man - TVONE

NBA: LA Lakers at Dallas - ESPN

The Twilight Zone - MeToo TV

Daily Show with Jon Stewart - Comedy Central (Tracy Morgan)

Colbert Report - Comedy Central (Winter Olympics report - snowboarder gold medalist Seth Wescott)

Colbert Report - Comedy Central Replay (Winter Olympics report - gold medalist skier Lindey Vonn)


OnDemand:
Black Radio Begins - Black History Month
Bio: C. Rice - Black History Month



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