Sigourney Weaver

A 'Great Peacock Of A Person'

AP | MARK KENNEDY | Posted 04.26.2013 | Arts

NEW YORK -- The good news for Sigourney Weaver was that her friend, the playwright Christopher Durang, had a juicy part for her in a new play. It woul...

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Coping and Laughing With Uncle Vanya

Matt Budd | Posted 04.08.2013 | Entertainment

Coffee cups crashing to the ﬂoor upset a tranquil Bucks County morning at the opening of Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike the hilarious new Christopher Durang play now running at the Golden Theatre on Broadway.

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Theater: Breakfast At Tiffany's Leaves You Hungry; Vanya, Sonia... Leaves You Laughing

Michael Giltz | Posted 03.27.2013 | Arts

Read More: Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Theater, Off Broadway, Broadway, Cirque Du Soleil, Arts News

Greenberg has taken the merest suggestion that Fred is gay in the novella and made it a fitful subplot. This would be fine if Greenberg made something of it; perhaps Holly would help Fred accept being gay with her free-spirited nature?

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Sigourney Weaver in Christopher Durang's Whimsical Take on Chekhov

Regina Weinreich | Posted 05.17.2013 | Entertainment

Read More: Vanya and Spike, Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Kristine Nielsen, Sonia, Nicholas Martin, Shalita Grant, Christopher Durang, Billy Magnussen, Masha, Sigourney Weaver Chekhov, Entertainment News

Whenever I am blue, I can snap out of it conjuring Sigourney Weaver's image as Snow White. That was the take away when I saw Christopher Durang's Chekhovian mash up, Masha, Sonia, Vanya and Spike.

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Review: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike

Rex Reed | Posted 05.12.2013 | Arts

Read More: Chekhov, Sigourney Weaver, David Hyde Pierce, Broadway, Broadway Plays, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, Broadway Review, Arts News

I advise you to give up trying to figure out how everyone fits into assorted productions of Chekhov and just sit back and allow Christopher Durang's Harvard-honed wit and fine sense of camp to creep over you like a parlor game, directed with economy and finesse by the brilliant Nicholas Martin.

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First Nighter: Christopher Durang's Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, and What Else Is New?

David Finkle | Posted 01.12.2013 | Arts

There's a huge difference between sketch-writing and playwriting, but Christopher Durang often seems to have trouble remembering what it is.

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'Political Animals' Canceled

The Huffington Post | Chris Harnick | Posted 11.02.2012 | TV

Read More: TV Canada, Sigourney Weaver, USA Network, Video, Greg Berlanti, Political Animals, Fall TV, Reality-Free, Political Animals Season 2, Political Animals Canceled, TV News

"Political Animals" has been canceled. USA will not produce more episodes of the the miniseries starring Sigourney Weaver. USA originally billed th...

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Sigourney Weaver's Signature Red Carpet Pose

The Huffington Post | Dana Oliver | Posted 10.06.2012 | Style

Awkward or amazing?

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WATCH: 'Clueless' Reunion In 'Vamps'

The Huffington Post | Christopher Rosen | Posted 09.24.2012 | Entertainment

Read More: Alicia Silverstone, Movie Trailers, Malcolm McDowell, Richard Lewis, Vamps 2012, Krysten Ritter, Amy Heckerling, Sigourney Weaver, Video, Vamps Trailer, Justin Kirk, Vamps Movie, Vamps, Entertainment News

How messed up is Hollywood in 2012? "Vamps" -- a new movie about vampires (+1) from "Clueless" and "Fast Times at Ridgemont High" director Amy Heckerl...

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SNEAK PEEK: Elaine and Susan's Heated Argument On 'Political Animals'

Posted 08.09.2012 | TV

Politics are a dirty business, especially where Elaine Barrish (Sigourney Weaver) and Susan Berg (Carla Gugino) are concerned. In our exclusive "P...

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Elaine Takes On The President On 'Political Animals'

Posted 08.06.2012 | TV

Read More: The Clintons, Sigourney Weaver, TV Canada, Video, USA, Elaine Barrish, Hillary Clinton, Tv Relay, Reality-Free, Adrian Pasdar, TV News

Elaine Barrish finally told President Garcetti of her plans to run against him in the upcoming election on the latest "Political Animals" (Sun., 10 p....

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'Political Animals': Vanessa Redgrave As Supreme Court Justice

Posted 07.30.2012 | TV

Read More: Sigourney Weaver, TV Canada, Canada Tv, Video, Summer TV, Drama, Political Animals, Tv Replay, Reality-Free, Guest Stars, Vanessa Redgrave, TV News

On Sunday night's "Political Animals" (Sun., 10 p.m. ET on USA) Vanessa Redgrave guest-starred as Diane Nash, the first openly gay Supreme Court justi...

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Carla Gugino: TV Pits Women Against Each Other

Salon | Posted 07.26.2012 | Women

Read More: Political Animals, Sigourney Weaver, Television, Women, Hillary Clinton, Carla Gugino, Women News

Carla Gugino in "Political Animals" "Political Animals" is basically Hillary Clinton fan fiction: What if Hillary had left Bill after she lost the ...

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Sigourney Weaver: 'Stalemate In Washington Can Be Broken By A Woman'

The Huffington Post | Emma Gray | Posted 07.24.2012 | Women

Sigourney Weaver is known for playing strong female characters. She played a high-powered investment banker in “Working Girl,” the First Lady in ...

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'Political Animals': Elaine Chews Out The Vice President

Posted 09.21.2012 | TV

Read More: TV Canada, Sigourney Weaver, Video, USA, Political Animals, Tv Replay, Second Time Around, Reality-Free, TV News

"Political Animals" (Sun., 10 p.m. ET on USA) continued its six-episode run in an episode that made clear Secretary of State Elaine Hammond is sick of...

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Movie Review: Red Lights

Marshall Fine | Posted 09.17.2012 | Entertainment

Read More: Movie Reviews, Sigourney Weaver, Red Lights Movie Review, Rodrigo Cortes, Toby Jones, Red Lights, Paranormal, Cillian Murphy, Buried, Movies, Robert De Niro, Movie Review, Red Lights Review, Entertainment News

Does psychic ability exist? Can human beings possess and access these kinds of mental powers? Anything's possible, I suppose. Can Rodrigo Cortes build a puzzle that remains mysterious until he places the final piece, thus surprising and satisfying an audience? No such luck, I'm afraid.

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'Political Animals' Premiere Posted Online After Weak Ratings

The Huffington Post | Maureen Ryan | Posted 07.17.2012 | TV

If you missed the first episode of USA's "Political Animals," the entire premiere has been posted online. You can watch it here or on Hulu. HuffPo...

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'Political Animals' Is A Frothy Beast

Denette Wilford | Posted 09.15.2012 | TV

Read More: Sigourney Weaver, TV Canada, Ellen Burstyn, Political Animals Review, Political Animals, Carla Gugino, Adrian Pasdar, Video, TV News

If you like your summer entertainment to be a little "West Wing" with a dash of "Dallas" and a really bad "SYTYCD" audition thrown in, then the six-part miniseries (That's all? Boo!) is the perfect way to wind down the hot months.

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Political Animals Looks, Walks, Acts Like the Clintons

Jackie K. Cooper | Posted 09.15.2012 | TV

Read More: Sigourney Weaver, USA Network, Washington Politics, Bill and Hilary Clinton, TV News

You can admit it or ignore it but the characters in the new USA Network mini-series Political Animals strike awfully close to home -- Bill and Hillary Clinton's home.

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'Political Animals': Weaver And Gugino Head To Head

Posted 07.16.2012 | TV

Read More: TV Canada, Sigourney Weaver, Video, Secretary of State, Mini-Series, USA, Carla Gugino, Political Animals, Hillary Clinton, Tv Replay, Series Premiere, Reality-Free, TV News

In HuffPost TV Critic Maureen Ryan's review of "Political Animals" (Sun., 10 p.m. ET on USA), she called the dynamic between Sigourney Weaver and Carl...

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Cinefantastique Spotlight Podcast: Ice Age: Continental Drift

Dan Persons | Posted 07.15.2012 | Entertainment

Read More: Sigourney Weaver, Ice Age, Ice Age: Continental Drift, Red Lights, Woody Allen, John Leguizamo, Denis Leary, Ray Romano, Cillian Murphy, Robert DeNiro, To Rome With Love, Entertainment News

Cinefantastique Online's Steve Biodrowski, Lawrence French, and I went to see all the animal hijinks and weigh in on how the fourth installment of the Ice Age franchise fares, whether the filmmakers are at all invested in these films at this point, and where the hell did all the humans go?

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'Political Animals' Review: Texts From Hillary Comes To Frisky Life

Maureen Ryan | Posted 07.12.2012 | TV

Read More: Tv, Greg Berlanti, Political Animals, Sigourney Weaver, Carla Gugino, TV Canada, Maureen Ryan, Political Animals USA, Reality-Free, Tv Reviews, Video, TV News

You've seen Elaine Barrish Hammond of "Political Animals" before: She's basically Hillary Clinton in a nicer pantsuit. Sigourney Weaver's charisma in the role clearly dominates this well-made souffle.

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'Political Animals' Cast Talk Clinton Comparisons & More

HuffingtonPost.com | Crystal Bell | Posted 07.12.2012 | TV

Say hello to TV's newest power woman, "Political Animals'" Elaine Barrish. She describes herself as a "bitch with a capital C," but don't call her tha...

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WATCH: Arianna Explains What Makes A 'Political Animal'

Huff TV | Posted 09.11.2012 | Media

Read More: Video, Sigourney Weaver, Political Animals, USA-Political-Animals, Political Animals USA, Arianna Huffington, Morning Joe, Media News

On Thursday, Arianna appeared on MSNBC's "Morning Joe" to discuss the new USA series "Political Animals" alongside the show's star, Sigourney Weaver, ...

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Sigourney Admits 'Political Animals' Character Is A Lot Like Hillary

Posted 07.10.2012 | TV

Sigourney Weaver will make her TV debut in the upcoming USA political drama "Political Animals," playing Secretary of State Elaine Barrish Hammond, a ...

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