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Tina Fey to Produce and Star in Black Comedy About War

Tina Fey isn’t one to play it safe, so it isn’t a total surprise that she’ll next focus her lovably acerbic wit on mining humor from war.

Fey will produce and star in the black comedy Taliban Shuffle, an adaptation of journalist Kim Barker’s darkly comic memoir of her years as wartime correspondent in Afghanistan and Pakistan. The Hollywood Reporter notes that 30 Rock writer Robert Carlock’s script will follow Barker’s experiences of “filing stories about militants, being a woman in wartime Iraq and Pakistan, dealing with boredom interspersed with dashes of violence and the promiscuous war correspondent culture.”


“Madam Secretary” Creator Barbara Hall Signs Overall Deal With CBS TV Studios

Barbara Hall is staying put at CBS, the network behind “Madam Secretary.” The political drama’s creator and showrunner has signed a new overall deal with CBS Television Studios, Variety...

Guest Post: The Importance of Amplifying Quieter Voices in Film

Guest Post by Elhum Shakerifar At the end of 2017, I was humbled to accept the Women in Film and TV Factual Award. The award recognizes outstanding achievement in news, factual programming, current...

Alyssa Milano Has Gigs in the Works with Netflix, The CW, and Lifetime

Alyssa Milano is lighting it up. Deadline reports that the “Charmed” alumna has three new gigs in the works, all at different networks. She just closed deals that will see her developing,...

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