Episode description
Jennifer Lopez is having a triumphant 2019. From her Motown tribute at the Grammys to the success of “Hustlers” to the announcement that she’ll be performing at the Super Bowl halftime show, she seems to be enjoying the fruits of her labor from about three decades in show business. So we want to know: is Jennifer Lopez finally getting her due?
Discussed this week:
- “How Jennifer Lopez’s Versace Dress Created Google Images” (Rachel Tashjian, GQ, Sept. 20, 2019)
- “Hustlers” (directed by Lorene Scafaria, 2019)
- Jennifer Lopez’s Motown Tribute at the 2019 Grammy Awards
- “Jennifer Lopez Talks Engagement, Diddy’s Instagram Comments, Bonding With Cardi B + More” (Breakfast Club, Apr. 10, 2019)
- “‘Hustlers’ Has a Strong Opening at the Box Office” (Gabe Cohn, The New York Times, Sept. 15, 2019)
- “Alex Rodriguez and Jennifer Lopez Announce Their Engagement” (The Associated Press, March 9, 2019)
- “Selena” (directed by Gregory Nava, 1997)
- “Movies (And Other Things)” (Shea Serrano, 2019)
- “Waiting for Tonight” (Jennifer Lopez, 1999)
- “1999” (Prince, 1982)
- “Out of Sight” (directed by Steven Soderbergh, 1998)
- “Monster-in-Law” (directed by Robert Luketic, 2005)
- “The Wedding Planner” (directed by Adam Shankman, 2001)
- “Maid in Manhattan” (directed by Wayne Wang, 2002)
- “Gigli” (directed by Martin Brest, 2003)
- “Jenny from the Block” (Jennifer Lopez, 2002)
- “Play” (Jennifer Lopez, 2001)
- “Rap Performer Puffy Combs Is Arrested After Shootings at Times Sq. Nightclub” (William K. Rashbaum, The New York Times, Dec. 28, 1999)
- “El Cantante” (directed by Leon Ichaso, 2006)
- “American Idol” (Jennifer Lopez as judge in Seasons 10-11 and 13-15)
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