"Harlem," the vibrant series following four flawed and fabulous Black women tearing up Upper Manhattan, exalts female friendship above all else. It is the foundation of every win and safe landing after every loss. So it makes sense that to secure her leading role in the Prime Video show, actress Meagan Good leaned heavily on her own council of women. "The first thing I did was call Grace because I heard that she had gotten Quinn," said Good, referring to her friend and eventual co-star Grace Byers, whose response was "Don't tell me you're coming in for Camille!" The pair ran lines together. The second number she dialed belonged to actress Regina Hall, with whom Good appeared in the rom-com "Think Like a Man" and its sequel "Think Like a Man Too." Good, who was cast as the sexy girlfriend for the early part of her 30-plus year career, wanted Hall - largely regarded as the crème de la crème of comedic actresses - to lend her expertise. "First of all, girl, you got this," Hall … [Read more...] about Meagan Good didn’t make it to ‘Harlem’ alone
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How a Tom Brady-loving grandma inspired the making of ’80 for Brady’
This is a carousel. Use Next and Previous buttons to navigate 3 If you watched the NFL playoffs over the past month, you couldn't have missed the trailer for "80 for Brady," the new comedy starring Sally Field, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Lily Tomlin about a group of friends who travel to Super Bowl LI in Houston to see their hero, then-New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady. In one locker room scene from the gag-filled trailer, Fonda's character tells former Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski he's "so big," which might have left you wondering: How the Gronk did this movie get made? It's a charming story, really, and it wouldn't have been possible without 94-year-old Betty Pensavalle, who began gathering with a tightknit group of friends in their Massachusetts neighborhood south of Boston to faithfully watch Brady and the Patriots on TV every Sunday almost two decades ago. In October 2018, Pensavalle's grandson Max Gross, a talent agent at … [Read more...] about How a Tom Brady-loving grandma inspired the making of ’80 for Brady’
Liam Lawson takes in ‘really crazy’ Bathurst Formula 1 car run with Red Bull
Red Bull reserve driver Liam Lawson enjoyed his wild ride at Bathurst when he got behind the wheel of the RB7. As the 2023 staging of the Bathurst 12 Hour played out at Mount Panorama, there was time in the schedule for Lawson to take the RB7 for a spin. At the hands of Sebastian Vettel, the RB7 became a title-winning Formula 1 car back in 2011, but it was sporting less downforce for Lawson’s demo run at Mount Panorama. That being said, Lawson had expected to be in for a rougher ride. “Just crazy,” said Lawson in reflection with Speedcafe.com . “Just really crazy. “The first lap was honestly very daunting going up the hill with all the elevation, and I was quite nervous. “But by the second lap I actually got quite comfortable and the car was really good, so I loved it. “At points it was a bit rough, but for a Formula 1 car on this place, I expected it to be worse, just felt cool, just felt really cool. “Down Conrod, we were completely flat and was through The Chase, … [Read more...] about Liam Lawson takes in ‘really crazy’ Bathurst Formula 1 car run with Red Bull