Tag: Jimmy Smits
Adaptation and Themes in In the Heights
virginiakublawi | Jul 5, 2021 | 0
Last week, I talked about the recent backlash against Lin Manuel-Miranda. His appearances and creations for Broadway, movies, and television prior to Hamilton spanning nearly two decades seemed to inspire a mixture of admiration and indifference. But after Hamilton hit Broadway, and again once it we...
Read MoreREVIEW: In the Heights (2021)
virginiakublawi | Jun 11, 2021 | 0
On Thursday, June 10th, In the Heights was released to HBO Max and theaters. The film adaptation of Lin-Manuel Miranda’s 2008 Broadway sensation comes just under a year after Hamilton hit Disney+ and turned me into a fan. I think this gave many people expectations for In the Heights that it otherw...
Read MoreJimmy Smits to Star in Bluff City Law for NBC
brettstevens | Feb 28, 2019 | 0
Jimmy Smits is taking another shot at the legal drama, as Deadline reports that the actor has been cast as the male lead in NBC’s pilot Bluff City Law, about a father/daughter duo taking on civil rights cases. This is exciting to me. I’ve been following Smits since his first appearance as Bail O...
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