lifestyle SUNDAY, AUGUST 24 , 2014

Emmys: Hollywood stars light up TV, reverse is lacking

elevision is increasingly opening its from the show “ER” into the Hollywood mega- up with a number of roles in Hollywood films doors to Hollywood stars, as tomorrow’s star firmament, “was the last one who really like “Romeo + Juliet” and “Shopgirl” before TEmmy Awards will attest, but TV royalty did it,” said Glenn Williamson, a professor at returning to television with a bang as the trou- still struggle to make the transition to the sil- UCLA’s School of Theater, Film and Television. bled star of Showtime thriller “Homeland.” ver screen. Seasoned actors Matthew In contrast, though Jennifer Aniston par- McConaughey, Kevin Spacey, Jon Voight, Jeff layed her “girl next door” appeal from hit show ‘Inextricably linked’ to TV Daniels and Woody Harrelson are all nominat- “Friends” into several big-screen roles, the With blockbuster series “Mad Men” and ed this year for Emmys after having built much 1990s comedy’s other stars have had stunted “Breaking Bad” coming to an end, it remains to of their careers in film. success in the transition. The same holds true be seen whether their respective stars Jon McConaughey, a favorite to win a lead for stars of more recent TV mega-hits like Hamm (nominated this year for best lead actor Emmy for his role in HBO crime drama “Desperate Housewives” and “Lost.” Some stars actor) and Bryan Cranston (also nominated, “True Detective,” is riding high after winning an have thrived on television without ever and who has already won three times) can suc- Academy Award for last year’s “Dallas Buyers becoming bankable in Hollywood: Julianna cessfully make the jump. “No matter how well Club.” “House of Cards” hero/villain Spacey Margulies, David Duchovny and Robin Wright known, a feature film role only lasts a little more than two hours,” said Ellen Seiter, a pro- fessor of television at University of Southern California. “By comparison, successful television series roles last for dozens of hours,” sometimes over years, meaning “actors become inextricably linked to those roles in the eyes of the audi- ence,” she added. Tom Nunan, founder of Bull’s Eye Entertainment and a UCLA film professor, said comedians often make a better switch to film, like Tina Fey from “Saturday Night Live” and “30 Rock,” who is good value in Hollywood. Steve Carell, Amy Poehler, Mila Kunis and Chris Pratt also came from comedy TV to see their movie careers take off. Nunan also observed that there are “women and men in their 30s, 40s and 50s who are able to find really great work on great TV shows,” which is not always the case in Hollywood, where youth is so often the lode- stone. US studios typically revolve around movie franchises, which traditionally are action, comedy or superhero-focused. Lasers and lighting tubes will provide a hi-tech experience at the 66th Emmy Awards “Studios aren’t making dramas anymore,” Governors Ball during a Press Preview in Los Angeles, California. — AFP he said. Those are mainly reserved for inde- pendent or foreign filmmakers. That leaves already has two Oscar statuettes. Voight, nom- are among those who earned numerous film small-screen producers-for web series, cable, inated for Showtime’s “Ray Donovan,” won a roles but never won the accolades there that video on demand and broadcast TV-to pick up best actor Oscar a generation ago, while came with TV. the slack. The result, many argue, is high-quali- Harrelson (“True Detective”) is a two-time Kerry Washington, praised as much for her ty television. “It’s no surprise that you see Oscar nominee. role in Quentin Tarantino’s movie “Django movie stars of the caliber of Kevin Spacey or For them, having a go in a successful Unchained” as for TV’s “Scandal,” is in that small Matthew McConaughey,” he added. — AFP broadcast or cable series adds gritty prestige clique of actors comfortably navigating to their glittering careers. But cross-pollination between the two worlds. Another is Claire in the other direction has proven more diffi- Danes, who hit it big as teen Angela Chase in cult. Heart-throb George Clooney, who shot 1990s series “My So-Called Life.” She followed Ukrainian participant Olga Klymenko poses after winning the “World Next Top Model 2014” pageant on August 22, 2014 in the Lebanese capital Beirut. — AFP

French artists Agathe de Bailliencourt (left) creates her installation entitled “Landscape by Lanscape” with glowing pebbles on the ground.

An art installation of a floating structure entitled “Cyanea” by Cumulus Collectif of France is displayed during a media preview for the Singapore Night Festival. The seventh edition of the Singapore Night Festival, to be held over two weekends in August, will feature art installations from local and international artists and with a variety of A projected visual art installation entitled “Divine Trees” by French artist Clement Briend is displayed. performances. — AFP photos

Kathy Griffin to Minaj: I want a booty challenge hile most people are inviting friends to com- success at the Grammy Awards earlier this year, where plete the ice bucket challenge, Kathy Griffin she won best comedy album for “Calm Down Gurrl” Whas another proposal for Nicki Minaj: a booty after five consecutive losses in the category. “I’m going challenge. The 53-year-old comedian said after watch- for another nomination, shamelessly,” said Griffin, who is ing the eye-popping, rump-shaking music video for only one of five women to win the honor. Minaj’s new hit single, “Anaconda,” she wants to go toe- Her likely opponents: “Weird Al” Yankovic, who had a to-toe with the rap diva. pop culture moment this year with the chart-topping “Of course, everyone’s talking about that ‘Anaconda’ “Mandatory Fun,” which featured a stream of highly video and it’s fantastic. It’s a lot of boo-tay and I would viewed - and highly praised - music videos. There’s also like to challenge Nicki to a boo-tay-off,” Griffin said in an Sarah Silverman, who will release “We Are Miracles” on interview this week. The “Anaconda” video has racked in Sept. 23. “We know each other’s game,” she said of 35 million views since its Tuesday release and has trend- Silverman. “Mine is two hours. I have a standing comedy ed on Twitter throughout the week. “It’s like the ice disorder. Once I get onstage I can’t stop talking.” Griffin’s bucket challenge, but it doesn’t even have any charity new album, “Look at My (Expletive),” is currently being associated with it at all,” Griffin continued. “It’s com- sold at Amazon for just 99 cents. — AP pletely gratuitous.” Griffin also has some stiff competition when it comes to the music world apart from Minaj: She released a This file photo shows host Kathy Griffin on stage at the 41st annual Daytime Emmy Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in comedy album last week, and she hopes to mirror her Beverly Hills, Calif. — AP