Brian Lowry

Los Angeles

Brian Lowry is a former media critic/columnist for CNN & Variety. Next: TBD. He also knows a George Carlin quote for any situation. Email: [email protected]

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Articles

Did Bill Maher Normalize Trump by Going to the White House?

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brian Lowry

Love or hate Donald Trump, he is perpetually at the center of the conversation right now, as he has been since he launched his run for president a decade ago. And in an attention-based media environment, the quickest path to achieving that goal, for better and ill, is to position oneself within a Trump-filtered lens. Bill Maher thus joined the parade of unlikely characters to break bread with the president, having sharply criticized him and even been sued by him in 2013.
Return the White House Correspondents Dinner to Its Journalism Roots

1 week ago | thewrap.com | Brian Lowry

Don Mischer, the producer of countless live specials from the Emmys and Oscars to the Olympics, who died last week at the age of 85, once said he warned people about bringing their awards and events to TV, noting that television’s needs tend to fundamentally alter the equation.
Return the White House Correspondents Dinner to Its Journalism Roots

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Brian Lowry

Don Mischer, the producer of countless live specials from the Emmys and Oscars to the Olympics, who died last week at the age of 85, once said he warned people about bringing their awards and events to TV, noting that television’s needs tend to fundamentally alter the equation.
Want to Escape Bad Tariff News? Try ‘Fox & Friends’

2 weeks ago | thewrap.com | Brian Lowry

For those seeking a respite from the flood of gloomy and depressing coverage related to the imposition of President Donald Trump’s tariffs — at least before his retreat on Wednesday, announcing a 90-day “pause” — there’s been an oasis of sunshine.
Want to Escape Bad Tariff News? Try ‘Fox & Friends’

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Brian Lowry

For those seeking a respite from the flood of gloomy and depressing coverage related to the imposition of President Donald Trump’s tariffs — at least before his retreat on Wednesday, announcing a 90-day “pause” — there’s been an oasis of sunshine.
Roll the Tape: NCAA Basketball Falls Victim to TV Sports' Interminable Call Reviews

2 weeks ago | thewrap.com | Brian Lowry

College hoops’ top showcase irritated fans by dragging out games as officials stop the action to review every close play April 8, 2025 @ 12:52 PM SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – APRIL 05: Dylan Cardwell #44 of the Auburn Tigers and Rueben Chinyelu #9 of the Florida Gators tip the ball during the first half in the Final Four Game of the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament at Alamodome on April 05, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.
Roll the Tape: NCAA Basketball Falls Victim to TV Sports’ Interminable Call Reviews

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Brian Lowry

The NCAA basketball tournament delivered a nail-biting finish on Monday night, as Florida edged Houston in the final moments. Yet as many hoops fans have discovered over the three-week spectacle known as March Madness, those “moments” often dragged on for minutes, as the referees engaged in go-to-the-monitor reviews of seemingly every close call and play.
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Became a Symbol. That Took Its Toll as a TV Show

2 weeks ago | thewrap.com | Brian Lowry

The Hulu series struck a cultural nerve when it premiered in 2017, but the intrusion of reality added degrees of difficulty to the drama April 8, 2025 @ 6:15 AM "The Handmaid's Tale" (Hulu) For a time they were everywhere — women clad in striking crimson cloaks, inspired by the Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” silently calling attention to threats to women’s reproductive rights, from Brett Kavanaugh’s 2018 Supreme Court nomination hearing to protests in the U.K., Ireland, Poland and...
‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Became a Symbol. That Took Its Toll as a TV Show

2 weeks ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Brian Lowry

For a time they were everywhere — women clad in striking crimson cloaks, inspired by the Hulu series “The Handmaid’s Tale,” silently calling attention to threats to women’s reproductive rights, from Brett Kavanaugh’s 2018 Supreme Court nomination hearing to protests in the U.K., Ireland, Poland and Argentina.
'The Studio' Takes Another Whack at Hollywood, but With Rare Sympathy for the Suits

3 weeks ago | thewrap.com | Brian Lowry

Seth Rogen’s Apple series focuses on showbiz absurdities, but it’s also uncharacteristically generous to executives who call the shots April 2, 2025 @ 6:15 AM Olivia Wilde and Seth Rogen in "The Studio" (Photo Credit: Apple TV+) Over the long history of movies and TV shows about Hollywood, one of the consistent themes has been that privileged executives in the corner office don’t get much respect or sympathy. Most of them can be charitably qualified as “nuts,” when they’re not completely...