Lydia Deetz, her stepmother Delia and her daughter Astrid stand over a casket, the burial services in progress. We can barely make out who the funeral is for but there he is on the headstone: Charles Deetz. While Charles was once part of the Beetlejuice sequel when the ghost with the most was to “go Hawaiian”, he was written entirely out of Beetlejuice Beetlejuice…for reasons that will soon be obvious.
Despite the original’s and sequel’s dalliances with the afterlife, Jeffrey Jones will not be in the Beetlejuice sequel– or pretty much any other legitimate movie – following his disgraceful tumble from his small but reliable spotlight. Perfectly fitting into prestigious period pieces and goofball funny flicks. Jones is a Golden Globe nominee with consistent work – a mix of villain, comedic and at times patriarchal roles, Jeffrey Jones went from Ferris Bueller baddie to Who’s Your Caddy?
So...
Despite the original’s and sequel’s dalliances with the afterlife, Jeffrey Jones will not be in the Beetlejuice sequel– or pretty much any other legitimate movie – following his disgraceful tumble from his small but reliable spotlight. Perfectly fitting into prestigious period pieces and goofball funny flicks. Jones is a Golden Globe nominee with consistent work – a mix of villain, comedic and at times patriarchal roles, Jeffrey Jones went from Ferris Bueller baddie to Who’s Your Caddy?
So...
- 5/14/2024
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Michael Douglas is in terrific form as Benjamin Franklin in Apple TV’s new historical limited series “Franklin” but he isn’t the only actor to emerge with awards whispers whizzing through the air. Veteran actor Eddie Marsan features in a key supporting role as John Adams and delivers one of the finest performances of his career while also shining a new light onto a man that many actors have depicted before.
The limited series follows Franklin’s eight years in France as he tried to persuade King Louis XVI (Tom Pezier) to join the colonies’ cause and aid them in the American Revolutionary War. The scenes between Douglas and Marsan are nothing short of spectacular and Marsan nails his performance as Adams, as noted by critics.
Clint Worthington (Roger Ebert) noted: “Marsan’s energy as Adams is decidedly different from Paul Giamatti’s in Ellis’ original 2008 miniseries—“Franklin” feels...
The limited series follows Franklin’s eight years in France as he tried to persuade King Louis XVI (Tom Pezier) to join the colonies’ cause and aid them in the American Revolutionary War. The scenes between Douglas and Marsan are nothing short of spectacular and Marsan nails his performance as Adams, as noted by critics.
Clint Worthington (Roger Ebert) noted: “Marsan’s energy as Adams is decidedly different from Paul Giamatti’s in Ellis’ original 2008 miniseries—“Franklin” feels...
- 4/30/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
Abel Ferrara has made a career out of staring unflinchingly into the abyss, interrogating man’s weakness and depravity and daring his audiences to look away. Faced with the catastrophic violence of the war in Ukraine, however, which he chronicles in the Berlin-premiering documentary “Turn in the Wound,” even the iconoclastic director finds himself at a loss — for words, and for easy answers.
“Why is the violence — that’s what it’s about,” Ferrara tells Variety. “Whether it’s there, whether it’s happening in Gaza and Israel — it’s happening all over the world. It has happened, it is happening, and it’s going to happen, and the question is, Why?”
Ferrara returns to Berlin four years after competing for the Golden Bear with “Siberia,” which starred Willem Dafoe in what Variety’s Guy Lodge described as a “beautiful, unhinged, sometimes hilarious trek into geographical and psychological wilderness.” The...
“Why is the violence — that’s what it’s about,” Ferrara tells Variety. “Whether it’s there, whether it’s happening in Gaza and Israel — it’s happening all over the world. It has happened, it is happening, and it’s going to happen, and the question is, Why?”
Ferrara returns to Berlin four years after competing for the Golden Bear with “Siberia,” which starred Willem Dafoe in what Variety’s Guy Lodge described as a “beautiful, unhinged, sometimes hilarious trek into geographical and psychological wilderness.” The...
- 2/21/2024
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
Maybe you’ve heard that conservatives are building a parallel economy. Rather than wait to stage another boycott when the next major beer or sneaker brand inevitably goes “woke,” you establish businesses that, from the outset, explicitly tout traditional values. Don’t like Bud Light anymore? Sounds like you need super-patriotic Ultra Right beer. Can’t stand Nike? Check out Unitus, a sports apparel company that “champions faith, family, and freedom” and sells shoes with Bible references printed on them.
In theory, there’s no product you couldn’t politicize this way,...
In theory, there’s no product you couldn’t politicize this way,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Miles Klee
- Rollingstone.com
Sundance has a long history of screening films that tackle issues of race in the U.S. from every possible angle. Some are angry, some satirical, and some quite gonzo.
Kobi Libii’s feature debut The American Society of Magical Negroes has the distinction of going for all three, and while it results in a wildly uneven tone, there’s something refreshing about its thoughtfulness. Cord Jefferson’s recent TIFF hit, American Fiction, arguably did a better job of balancing character and politics. But Libii is a talented world-builder, whether taking us into the esoteric halls of an all-Black Hogwarts, or the absurdly boho offices of a largely white Silicon Valley dot-com.
The title is probably the most provocative thing about it, but even that comes with a spoonful of sugar. A pre-credits title card affirms the role of...
Kobi Libii’s feature debut The American Society of Magical Negroes has the distinction of going for all three, and while it results in a wildly uneven tone, there’s something refreshing about its thoughtfulness. Cord Jefferson’s recent TIFF hit, American Fiction, arguably did a better job of balancing character and politics. But Libii is a talented world-builder, whether taking us into the esoteric halls of an all-Black Hogwarts, or the absurdly boho offices of a largely white Silicon Valley dot-com.
The title is probably the most provocative thing about it, but even that comes with a spoonful of sugar. A pre-credits title card affirms the role of...
- 1/20/2024
- by Damon Wise
- Deadline Film + TV
“Trolls Band Together” — the latest entry in DreamWorks Animation’s family friendly franchise — brings together some of the biggest names in movies and music.
Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick reprise their roles from the previous “Trolls” films as Branch and Poppy, respectively. The two are now officially a couple, but when Branch’s boyband past comes back to haunt him, the Trolls embark on another music- and fun-filled adventure.
Click here to find out where to watch “Trolls Band Together,” which opens Friday. And read on to find out who voices whom in the film:
Justin Timberlake as Branch
Branch is a Pop Troll and Poppy’s boyfriend. Branch was the youngest member of the pop band BroZone, where he went by the name Bitty B.
Timberlake is best known for being a member of the boy band Nsync before embarking on a solo career. His film credits include “The Social Network,...
Justin Timberlake and Anna Kendrick reprise their roles from the previous “Trolls” films as Branch and Poppy, respectively. The two are now officially a couple, but when Branch’s boyband past comes back to haunt him, the Trolls embark on another music- and fun-filled adventure.
Click here to find out where to watch “Trolls Band Together,” which opens Friday. And read on to find out who voices whom in the film:
Justin Timberlake as Branch
Branch is a Pop Troll and Poppy’s boyfriend. Branch was the youngest member of the pop band BroZone, where he went by the name Bitty B.
Timberlake is best known for being a member of the boy band Nsync before embarking on a solo career. His film credits include “The Social Network,...
- 11/17/2023
- by Lawrence Yee
- The Wrap
Many of us probably think we know how racist anti-Black ideas started or think racism was always part of the human condition. Director Roger Ross Williams challenges these notions with his adaptation of Ibram X. Kendi’s book “Stamped From the Beginning.” Relying on testimony from Black female scholars and Kendi’s research, the helmer starts by posing a provocative question: “What is wrong with Black people?” By the end of the film, Williams unsparingly topples the sanctimoniousness inherent in thinking the answer is simple or clear. Even if it is.
True to its title, “Stamped From the Beginning” seeks to explain the origin of anti-Blackness. According to activist Angela Davis, one of the esteemed talking heads who give the film its credibility: “It’s not about the color of one’s skin or the grade of one’s hair. It’s about slavery.” That is how Europeans justified the...
True to its title, “Stamped From the Beginning” seeks to explain the origin of anti-Blackness. According to activist Angela Davis, one of the esteemed talking heads who give the film its credibility: “It’s not about the color of one’s skin or the grade of one’s hair. It’s about slavery.” That is how Europeans justified the...
- 11/13/2023
- by Murtada Elfadl
- Variety Film + TV
Florida is always going to be Florida, but this time the state has really topped itself. On Wednesday, Florida’s Board of Education unanimously approved new rules for teaching Black history, which are concerning.
The guidelines, titled “Florida’s State Academic Standards – Social Studies, 2023,” offer “benchmark clarifications” to teachers and educators on specific topics for instruction. These clarifications have raised serious concern with the Florida Education Association, the statewide teachers union, who called the rules “a big step backward.”
“These new standards are a disservice to Florida’s students and...
The guidelines, titled “Florida’s State Academic Standards – Social Studies, 2023,” offer “benchmark clarifications” to teachers and educators on specific topics for instruction. These clarifications have raised serious concern with the Florida Education Association, the statewide teachers union, who called the rules “a big step backward.”
“These new standards are a disservice to Florida’s students and...
- 7/20/2023
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
“When the legend becomes fact, print the legend.” The adage comes from The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, made by John Ford, the undisputed master of a genre that plays with the disparity between American myth and reality like no other. The new four-part Curiosity Stream docuseries The Real Wild West tries its own hand at this task, dutifully highlighting stories and figures that have traditionally received short shrift from Hollywood and other purveyors of pop culture. Black cowboys, fearless madams, conquistadors, the Trail of Tears, the depletion of the buffalo,...
- 7/4/2023
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
Need a break from the summer heat? Before the barbecue and fireworks extravaganza, cue up one of these 10 Fourth of July movies. Some are patriotic favorites, while others deliver summer vibes in spades. All are guaranteed to keep you entertained for a couple of hours.
‘Born on the Fourth of July’
Tom Cruise earned an Oscar nomination for his performance as paralyzed Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July. Based on the real-life story of Kovic, the movie follows him from his childhood through his time as a Marine in Vietnam to his return to the U.S. and embrace of anti-war activism.
Born on the Fourth of July is streaming on Netflix.
‘Top Gun’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
In the mood for some lighter Tom Cruise fare? Top Gun delivers a hefty dose of action and romance with its story of a...
‘Born on the Fourth of July’
Tom Cruise earned an Oscar nomination for his performance as paralyzed Vietnam veteran Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone’s Born on the Fourth of July. Based on the real-life story of Kovic, the movie follows him from his childhood through his time as a Marine in Vietnam to his return to the U.S. and embrace of anti-war activism.
Born on the Fourth of July is streaming on Netflix.
‘Top Gun’ and ‘Top Gun: Maverick’
In the mood for some lighter Tom Cruise fare? Top Gun delivers a hefty dose of action and romance with its story of a...
- 7/3/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The indictment of Donald Trump revealed that the far-right passions that spilled over into violence on Jan. 6 have not cooled, so much as remained at a simmer. And that a big news event can stoke them immediately back to a boil.
Brad Onishi is an expert on what’s fueling extremism from the religious right, which is acting increasingly as though it’s ready for combat. He’s the author of Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism — and What Comes Next. An audio version of the book,...
Brad Onishi is an expert on what’s fueling extremism from the religious right, which is acting increasingly as though it’s ready for combat. He’s the author of Preparing for War: The Extremist History of White Christian Nationalism — and What Comes Next. An audio version of the book,...
- 6/15/2023
- by Tim Dickinson
- Rollingstone.com
In 1989, the 7-year-old Daveed Diggs queued up outside Oakland’s Grand Lake Theatre, his hometown multiplex, to see “The Little Mermaid” with his father, Dountes.
“It must’ve been opening weekend. The line wrapped around the block,” Diggs recalls. “I remember loving Scuttle, thinking he was just the funniest thing I’d seen up to that point, and loving the songs.”
Thirty years later, Diggs is a Tony- and Grammy-winning actor, rapper and filmmaker, best known for “Blindspotting” (both the 2018 film and the Starz series) and “Hamilton,” where he delighted Broadway audiences by putting his unique imprint on Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette. After playing those historical figures night after night, one might imagine he’d have no qualms about taking on another well-known character — the calypso-singing crab Sebastian in Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid,” which opens on May 26.
But Diggs’ insecurities — much like Sebastian’s persistent...
“It must’ve been opening weekend. The line wrapped around the block,” Diggs recalls. “I remember loving Scuttle, thinking he was just the funniest thing I’d seen up to that point, and loving the songs.”
Thirty years later, Diggs is a Tony- and Grammy-winning actor, rapper and filmmaker, best known for “Blindspotting” (both the 2018 film and the Starz series) and “Hamilton,” where he delighted Broadway audiences by putting his unique imprint on Thomas Jefferson and the Marquis de Lafayette. After playing those historical figures night after night, one might imagine he’d have no qualms about taking on another well-known character — the calypso-singing crab Sebastian in Disney’s live-action “The Little Mermaid,” which opens on May 26.
But Diggs’ insecurities — much like Sebastian’s persistent...
- 5/25/2023
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
“I believe in the First Amendment, and not just because my good friend Jimmy Madison wrote it,” joked President Joe Biden on Saturday at the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner.
“I had a lot of Ron DeSantis jokes ready, but Mickey Mouse beat the Hell out of me and got there first,” Potus laughed, with Disney brass in the audience at the Washington Hilton. If you missed it, the House of Mouse finally sued the aspiring GOP presidential candidate this week for his attacks on the company and its Walt Disney World resort in Orlando.
Fresh off announcing his reelection campaign and chaos on cable news this week, President Joe Biden had a wealth of material to pull from. And if you thought Potus wasn’t going to mention with glee the axing of Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon from Fox News and CNN, respectively, the Maga hold on the GOP,...
“I had a lot of Ron DeSantis jokes ready, but Mickey Mouse beat the Hell out of me and got there first,” Potus laughed, with Disney brass in the audience at the Washington Hilton. If you missed it, the House of Mouse finally sued the aspiring GOP presidential candidate this week for his attacks on the company and its Walt Disney World resort in Orlando.
Fresh off announcing his reelection campaign and chaos on cable news this week, President Joe Biden had a wealth of material to pull from. And if you thought Potus wasn’t going to mention with glee the axing of Tucker Carlson and Don Lemon from Fox News and CNN, respectively, the Maga hold on the GOP,...
- 4/30/2023
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
A no-nonsense foreign service officer is tapped for a high-profile post in Netflix’s new political thriller The Diplomat. The Americans star Keri Russell plays Kate Wyler, who is preparing for a new post in Afghanistan when she is unexpectedly named the ambassador to the U.K. Kate has to negotiate an increasingly complicated political situation while also keeping her ambitious husband Hal (Rufus Sewell), a fellow diplomat, in check.
Keri Russell in ‘The Diplomat’ | Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
Once you’ve binged all eight episodes of The Diplomat, check out these other shows, which also feature politics, intrigue, and complicated marriages.
‘The Americans’
Kate and Hal have a complicated marriage, but they have nothing on Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Russell), a pair of deep-cover Russian spies posing as a typical couple in suburban Washington D.C. FX’s gripping, 1980s-set spy drama The Americans follows the Jennings as...
Keri Russell in ‘The Diplomat’ | Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
Once you’ve binged all eight episodes of The Diplomat, check out these other shows, which also feature politics, intrigue, and complicated marriages.
‘The Americans’
Kate and Hal have a complicated marriage, but they have nothing on Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Russell), a pair of deep-cover Russian spies posing as a typical couple in suburban Washington D.C. FX’s gripping, 1980s-set spy drama The Americans follows the Jennings as...
- 4/28/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Twenty years after the fan-favorite Disney Renaissance film debuted in 1997, legendary composer Alan Menken revealed that he was working on a stage adaptation of "Hercules," the tale of a young man on his road to becoming a hero and finding out where he belongs in the world. Reunited with lyricist David Zippel, the Disney Legend created a number of all-new songs to compliment a book by Kristoffer Diaz and Robert Horn for the latest musical from the House of Mouse.
A few years later in 2019, the production made its world premiere at the Delacorte Theater in New York City's Central Park with a stellar cast that featured Jelani Alladin, who originated the role of Kristoff on stage in "Frozen," as Hercules, Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart of "Aladdin" on Broadway as Phil, star of NBC's "Smash" Krysta Rodriguez as Meg, and, instead of revisiting the character that he...
A few years later in 2019, the production made its world premiere at the Delacorte Theater in New York City's Central Park with a stellar cast that featured Jelani Alladin, who originated the role of Kristoff on stage in "Frozen," as Hercules, Tony Award winner James Monroe Iglehart of "Aladdin" on Broadway as Phil, star of NBC's "Smash" Krysta Rodriguez as Meg, and, instead of revisiting the character that he...
- 2/24/2023
- by Ben F. Silverio
- Slash Film
After many years of hearing the "Hamilton" ensemble sing "I am not throwing away my shot," Leslie Odom Jr. clearly took that mantra to heart. Since winning acclaim (and a Tony) for his role as Aaron Burr, the triple-threat performer has not slowed down. For 2020's "One Night In Miami," he earned two Oscar nods and has since starred in films like the "Sopranos" prequel "The Many Saints of Newark" and Rian Johnson's "Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery." But how exactly did Odom Jr. come to fill the role that would put him front and center on a Broadway stage?
The Origins Of Broadway's Aaron Burr
Leslie Odom Jr. has been seen onscreen since 2003 and on stage even longer. At just 17 years old, he was cast in "Rent," prompting him to leave high school a year early for the Broadway production. But given the option to remain onstage,...
The Origins Of Broadway's Aaron Burr
Leslie Odom Jr. has been seen onscreen since 2003 and on stage even longer. At just 17 years old, he was cast in "Rent," prompting him to leave high school a year early for the Broadway production. But given the option to remain onstage,...
- 12/10/2022
- by Shania Russell
- Slash Film
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When Bob Iger returned to Disney’s Burbank lot on Nov. 28, clad in a bright white shirt and a blue cardigan, he sought to reassure anxious employees by quoting Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical. “There is no more status quo … But the sun comes up and the world still spins,” actor Daveed Diggs sang as Thomas Jefferson in the original production. “That’s how I feel here. The status quo is gone,” Iger told assembled Disney employees. “A lot has changed, but the sun is still shining, and our Disney world is still spinning.”
Iger’s triumphant return to Disney after Bob Chapek’s ouster is complicated by a troubled macroeconomic environment, and the incoming CEO acknowledged that austerity would be in order at the company. And there’s also the matter of the ticking clock, with Disney’s board giving Iger...
When Bob Iger returned to Disney’s Burbank lot on Nov. 28, clad in a bright white shirt and a blue cardigan, he sought to reassure anxious employees by quoting Hamilton, Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Tony-winning musical. “There is no more status quo … But the sun comes up and the world still spins,” actor Daveed Diggs sang as Thomas Jefferson in the original production. “That’s how I feel here. The status quo is gone,” Iger told assembled Disney employees. “A lot has changed, but the sun is still shining, and our Disney world is still spinning.”
Iger’s triumphant return to Disney after Bob Chapek’s ouster is complicated by a troubled macroeconomic environment, and the incoming CEO acknowledged that austerity would be in order at the company. And there’s also the matter of the ticking clock, with Disney’s board giving Iger...
- 11/30/2022
- by Alex Weprin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
There's another wine documentary to watch this year called Eastbound Westbound: A Winemaker's Story - From Bordeaux and California, examining the connections between Bordeaux in France and the California winemakers in America. This has already been playing at a few wine film festivals earlier this year. This project, started in 2020, was supported by four charismatic Bordeaux wine families, the main actors in this film, appearing as themselves in this opus. Eastbound Westbound is a modern and fast-paced cinematographic wine doc, conceived as an investigation between France and the USA, tracing the historical and unwavering links between the United States and the wines of Bordeaux! It's a friendship that we owe to Thomas Jefferson. He was ambassador to France before becoming the third president of the United States… The film features a recreation sequence going back to the 1700s showing how the wine was made then. This looks like a must...
- 11/1/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Buffalo 8 has set a November 4 release date on Prime Video for James Hemings: Ghost In America’s Kitchen. The historical documentary follows the profound life of James Hemings, the first American to train as a chef in France, who at 8 years old was enslaved by Thomas Jefferson.
If you’ve ever eaten macaroni and cheese, French fries, crème brulée or ice cream you’ve enjoyed the contributions of Hemings, an older brother of Sally Hemings, who gave birth to six of Thomas Jefferson’s children. He also was a half-sibling of Jefferson’s wife Martha Jefferson, with whom he shared John Wayles as father.
When Jefferson was appointed Minister to France he selected, among others, Hemings to accompany him to Paris. There he trained to be a French chef and, in an era where enslaved people were purposefully kept illiterate, Chef Hemings learned to read, write and speak both English and French.
If you’ve ever eaten macaroni and cheese, French fries, crème brulée or ice cream you’ve enjoyed the contributions of Hemings, an older brother of Sally Hemings, who gave birth to six of Thomas Jefferson’s children. He also was a half-sibling of Jefferson’s wife Martha Jefferson, with whom he shared John Wayles as father.
When Jefferson was appointed Minister to France he selected, among others, Hemings to accompany him to Paris. There he trained to be a French chef and, in an era where enslaved people were purposefully kept illiterate, Chef Hemings learned to read, write and speak both English and French.
- 10/7/2022
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
Near the start of the Roundabout Theatre Company’s Broadway revival of the musical 1776, a cast made entirely of actors who identify as female, transgender and nonbinary, with multiple representations of race and ethnicity, step into the gold-buckled shoes, literally, of the men who would come to be called the founding fathers. We can only imagine how things might turn out differently, both for the musical and in some alternate real-life universe.
In some ways, not much changes. Members of the Continental Congress still bicker, fight and ever so slowly hash out the details of what will become the Declaration of Independence. Slavery will remain enshrined in both the document and the new nation, and the musical’s rousing Sherman Edwards score is as vibrant and pleasing as ever.
What’s different, of course, are the voices singing those songs and hashing those historical details, and in that, at least,...
In some ways, not much changes. Members of the Continental Congress still bicker, fight and ever so slowly hash out the details of what will become the Declaration of Independence. Slavery will remain enshrined in both the document and the new nation, and the musical’s rousing Sherman Edwards score is as vibrant and pleasing as ever.
What’s different, of course, are the voices singing those songs and hashing those historical details, and in that, at least,...
- 10/7/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The lap desk is hardly a recent invention — Thomas Jefferson wrote the entire Declaration of Independence on a lap desk of his own design that he called a “writing box” for instance — but today’s versions are designed to accommodate modern technology rather than feather quills and ink wells. However, the basic principles of the item remain the same: small, portable, and comfortable to use no matter where you’re seated.
What to Look for In a Lap Desk
The best lap desk is a relatively uncomplicated piece of furniture,...
What to Look for In a Lap Desk
The best lap desk is a relatively uncomplicated piece of furniture,...
- 9/15/2022
- by Kathleen Walsh
- Rollingstone.com
A new Broadway season has started, and there are currently seven productions of musicals set to open this fall. Could we be seeing any of them contend at next year’s Tony Awards? Below is an overview of the plot of each musical as well as the awards history of its author, cast, creative team, and the opening and (where applicable) closing dates.
“Almost Famous” (previews begin October 3; opens November 3)
In this stage musical adaptation of Cameron Crowe’s 2000 Academy Award-winning film, William Miller is an idealistic 15-year-old aspiring music journalist. When Rolling Stone magazine hires him to go on the road with an up-and-coming band, he is thrust into the rock-and-roll circus, where his love of music, his longing for friendship, and his integrity as a writer collide.
This musical has a book written by Crowe, who also co-wrote the score with Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tom Kitt.
“Almost Famous” (previews begin October 3; opens November 3)
In this stage musical adaptation of Cameron Crowe’s 2000 Academy Award-winning film, William Miller is an idealistic 15-year-old aspiring music journalist. When Rolling Stone magazine hires him to go on the road with an up-and-coming band, he is thrust into the rock-and-roll circus, where his love of music, his longing for friendship, and his integrity as a writer collide.
This musical has a book written by Crowe, who also co-wrote the score with Tony- and Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Tom Kitt.
- 9/14/2022
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
A white Republican member of the Georgia Legislature issued a controversial warning to a black former colleague who criticized his support of Confederate monuments, suggesting those who support the removal of Civil War landmarks could “go missing.”
The heated exchange began when State Rep. Jason Spencer, who represents a district in southern Georgia, posted a now-deleted Facebook photo of himself next to a memorial of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which published a screengrab of their conversartion.
Ladawn Jones, who sat alongside Spencer in the Georgia House of Representatives for four years until 2016 and has advocated for removing Confederate memorials,...
The heated exchange began when State Rep. Jason Spencer, who represents a district in southern Georgia, posted a now-deleted Facebook photo of himself next to a memorial of Confederate President Jefferson Davis, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, which published a screengrab of their conversartion.
Ladawn Jones, who sat alongside Spencer in the Georgia House of Representatives for four years until 2016 and has advocated for removing Confederate memorials,...
- 8/31/2017
- by Stephanie Petit
- PEOPLE.com
The History Channel is Developing a New Anthology Series About U.S. Presidents Called The Commanders
If you're a history buff like I am, or if you're just interested in learning more about U.S. Presidents of the past, you're gonna want to watch this new series that The History Channel is developing. It's called The Commanders, and it's an anthology series that "will dramatize the biggest moments in American history and those that served as commander-in-chief."
The limited series is said to range from four to ten hours long and it will focus on presidents including Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson. According to THR, History Channel is also internally developing projects on George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Dwight Eisenhower.
The stories that the network plans on telling come from a collection of books that they have optioned including The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton by Peter Baker, Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris, Thomas Jefferson...
The limited series is said to range from four to ten hours long and it will focus on presidents including Bill Clinton, Ronald Reagan, Theodore Roosevelt, James Madison, and Thomas Jefferson. According to THR, History Channel is also internally developing projects on George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and Dwight Eisenhower.
The stories that the network plans on telling come from a collection of books that they have optioned including The Breach: Inside the Impeachment and Trial of William Jefferson Clinton by Peter Baker, Theodore Rex by Edmund Morris, Thomas Jefferson...
- 3/26/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
When “The Secret History of Twin Peaks” was first announced, the book was pitched as “a novel that reveals what has happened to the people of that iconic fictional town since we last saw them 25 years ago and offers a deeper glimpse into the central mystery that was only touched on by the original series.” Finally arriving last month in advance of the long-awaited 2017 revival of the cult TV show, the book offers only a few glancing details of the former while delving deeply into the latter. Author and series co-creator Mark Frost uses the bulk of his narrative to weave the strange history of “Twin Peaks” throughout the larger tapestry of American history and the long legacy of occult conspiracies.
This is not a book for a “Twin Peaks” newbie — and the arcane subject matter makes it unlikely to appeal to anyone who isn’t already a fan. A...
This is not a book for a “Twin Peaks” newbie — and the arcane subject matter makes it unlikely to appeal to anyone who isn’t already a fan. A...
- 11/18/2016
- by Jay Bushman
- Indiewire
HBO is essentially abandoning all the work done so far on its six-part miniseries "Lewis and Clark" starring Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts.
An adaptation of Stephen E. Ambrose's book "Undaunted Courage," the project follows the pair (played by Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts) as they traverse uncharted territory on a mission to deliver President Jefferson's message of sovereignty and search for the fabled all-water route to the Pacific.
Multiple episodes of the project were shot before production was shut down halfway through filming so the high-profile historical drama project could be retooled.
HBO said in a statement to The Live Feed: "We have decided to redevelop Lewis and Clark with Michelle Ashford writing". Ashford, who is currently serving as the showrunner on Showtime's "Masters of Sex," penned the original script with Ed Norton and John Curran ("The Painted Veil").
A new re-write will come in which the...
An adaptation of Stephen E. Ambrose's book "Undaunted Courage," the project follows the pair (played by Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts) as they traverse uncharted territory on a mission to deliver President Jefferson's message of sovereignty and search for the fabled all-water route to the Pacific.
Multiple episodes of the project were shot before production was shut down halfway through filming so the high-profile historical drama project could be retooled.
HBO said in a statement to The Live Feed: "We have decided to redevelop Lewis and Clark with Michelle Ashford writing". Ashford, who is currently serving as the showrunner on Showtime's "Masters of Sex," penned the original script with Ed Norton and John Curran ("The Painted Veil").
A new re-write will come in which the...
- 2/4/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Having won an Oscar last year for based-on-true-life tale Dallas Buyer’s Club, Matthew McConaughey has been seeking several reality-spawned stories for some of his follow-up films. He’s now attached to The Billionaire’s Vinegar for Sony and Will Smith’s Overbook company.Based on Benjamin Wallace’s book – full title The Billionaire’s Vinegar: The Mystery Of The World’s Most Expensive Bottle Of Wine – the eventual film will unspool a tale set in 1985 when a member of the wealthy Forbes family shelled out $156,000 at auction house Christie’s in London for what they thought was a bottle of 1787 Château Lafite Bordeaux wine, supposedly part of a cache once owned by former Us President Thomas Jefferson. But though billionaire Bill Koch originally bought the cache for $500,000, he later became suspicious and paid double that to have the bottles checked and discovered they were big ol’ fakes. He sued Hardy Rodenstock,...
- 3/27/2015
- EmpireOnline
Well, it couldn’t last forever. After two episodes that were entertaining — if not exactly the definition of “strong” — “Sleepy Hollow” relapsed into a aimless mess with “What Lies Beneath.” From a needlessly complicated sub-plot that introduced a retroactive schizophrenic Frank Irving to the pointless destruction of an upgraded Library of Exposition, the most logical thing in this episode was the magical hologram of a dead President. Let’s dive in, shall we? Despite wandering the halls of the Sleepy Hollow Underground for months, it’s neither Ichabod nor Abbie who stumble on the secret cache of knowledge about the End Times™. That honor is instead bestowed upon construction workers mapping the tunnels for excavation, because we’re expected to believe a colonial New England town would destroy history to build a parking lot rather than allocating funds for restoration and tours. The unlucky trio find a mysterious hatch, which...
- 2/10/2015
- by Donna Dickens
- Hitfix
HBO has given the green light to the miniseries "Lewis and Clark" which Edward Norton, Brad Pitt, Tom Hanks, Dede Gardner and Gary Goetzman will executive produce for HBO, National Geographic Entertainment, Playtone, Plan B and Class 5.
Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts will star as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, respectively, in this six-hour historical drama based on Stephen E. Ambrose's book "Undaunted Courage" about America’s first contact with the land and native tribes of the country west of the Mississippi River.
The story follows the journey of the Corps of Discovery and its captains, Lewis and Clark, on their mission to deliver President Thomas Jefferson’s message of sovereignty, as they search for his fabled all-water route to the Pacific.
John Curran ("The Painted Veil") will direct, and Michelle Ashford ("The Pacific"), Curran and Norton will serve as writers on the project which begins filming this Summer.
Casey Affleck and Matthias Schoenaerts will star as Meriwether Lewis and William Clark, respectively, in this six-hour historical drama based on Stephen E. Ambrose's book "Undaunted Courage" about America’s first contact with the land and native tribes of the country west of the Mississippi River.
The story follows the journey of the Corps of Discovery and its captains, Lewis and Clark, on their mission to deliver President Thomas Jefferson’s message of sovereignty, as they search for his fabled all-water route to the Pacific.
John Curran ("The Painted Veil") will direct, and Michelle Ashford ("The Pacific"), Curran and Norton will serve as writers on the project which begins filming this Summer.
- 1/31/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
HBO’s making history again.
The premium cabler, home of John Adams and The Pacific, soon will set off on a new expedition: a miniseries based on the historical travels of Lewis and Clark.
Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone) will play Meriwether Lewis opposite Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts as William Clark in a project chronicling the famous trip, the network announced Friday.
The six-hour miniseries, based on Stephen E. Ambrose’s Undaunted Courage, will follow the 19th-century explorers as they go on a President Jefferson-ordered excursion through uncharted territory, searching for an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean.
The...
The premium cabler, home of John Adams and The Pacific, soon will set off on a new expedition: a miniseries based on the historical travels of Lewis and Clark.
Casey Affleck (Gone Baby Gone) will play Meriwether Lewis opposite Belgian actor Matthias Schoenaerts as William Clark in a project chronicling the famous trip, the network announced Friday.
The six-hour miniseries, based on Stephen E. Ambrose’s Undaunted Courage, will follow the 19th-century explorers as they go on a President Jefferson-ordered excursion through uncharted territory, searching for an all-water route to the Pacific Ocean.
The...
- 1/30/2015
- TVLine.com
Hey, "Sleepy Hollow" peeps. Yeah, guys. It's totally true that your favorite show has now bailed on you for its winter break, so there will be no new episode tonight. Instead, the new episode 12 of season 2 labeled " What lies Beneath" is scheduled to air Monday night, January 5th, 2015, so be sure to jot that down on your TV calendars. In addition to that, we have some new character spoilers for you guys from TV Line. It turns out that we're going to see former "Wings" star,Steven Weber, get brought into the mix to play President Thomas Jefferson. They stated: "it’s likely that he’ll be a posthumous font of knowledge, a la the series’ take on George Washington and Franklin. (Remember, Jefferson is the architect of that cell that’s currently containing Abraham, Aka the Headless Horseman.)" Stay tuned.
- 12/8/2014
- by Eric
- OnTheFlix
Sleepy Hollow has found itself another Founding Father. The supernatural series has cast actor Steven Weber to play President Thomas Jefferson in its second season. Jefferson will be yet another major historical figure to play a part in Sleepy Hollow‘s story; the show has already provided appearances from Benedict Arnold, Ben Franklin, and, of course, George Washington (whose bible has been a guide to help Ichabod and Abbie fight against Moloch and his army of demons). Per TVLine, which first reported the casting news, when looking for someone to play Thomas Jefferson, Sleepy Hollow‘s producers “wanted someone who, like Timothy Busfield as Benjamin Franklin, could play the Declaration of Independence’s primary author as quite a commanding presence.” There is now word yet on when Weber will first appear as Jefferson or how we will meet the famous historical figure. However, I’d bet that, like Arnold, Franklin,...
- 12/3/2014
- by Chris King
- TVovermind.com
Another one of Ichabod’s famous contemporaries soon will make his way to Sleepy Hollow: The Fox series has cast Steven Weber (Wings) as President Thomas Jefferson, TVLine has learned exclusively.
We hear the series wanted someone who, like Timothy Busfield as Benjamin Franklin, could play the Declaration of Independence’s primary author as quite a commanding presence.
No word yet on when we’ll first meet Weber’s Jefferson or what circumstances will introduce him into the supernatural fray, but it’s likely he’ll be a posthumous font of knowledge, a la the series’ take on George Washington and Franklin.
We hear the series wanted someone who, like Timothy Busfield as Benjamin Franklin, could play the Declaration of Independence’s primary author as quite a commanding presence.
No word yet on when we’ll first meet Weber’s Jefferson or what circumstances will introduce him into the supernatural fray, but it’s likely he’ll be a posthumous font of knowledge, a la the series’ take on George Washington and Franklin.
- 12/2/2014
- TVLine.com
Casey Affleck is one of the great American actors of his generation, yet he is still a performer that everyone seems to underestimate. He has made a career of compelling lead turns in films like Gone Baby Gone and The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, and is also a reliable character actor. Last year, he was the biggest scene-stealer of the lacklustre Out of the Furnace, while almost nobody saw him in the evocative western Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, which he was terrific in as well. Now, the actor who has certainly outgrown being referred to as a certain someone’s brother, has signed on to another period western, Lewis and Clark, which will be a six-hour miniseries for HBO.
The project has been gestating for a while, but with Affleck now on board, we expect it to push forward full speed ahead. Tom Hanks,...
The project has been gestating for a while, but with Affleck now on board, we expect it to push forward full speed ahead. Tom Hanks,...
- 5/12/2014
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
Owner Paul Brown was absolutely stunned by an item that walked into his auction house on "Auction Kings." Todd brought in an old family heirloom, but it had so much more historical significance than Todd fully realized. Todd explained that the desk he'd brought in actually dated back to President Thomas Jefferson.
"My family purchased his home in Poplar Forest, Virginia, in the 1840s, and I inherited it about three years ago," Todd explained.
"If it is what it appears to be, it’s by far, hands-down, nothing even comes close, the best piece I’ve ever had in my possession," Paul said.
And it was exactly as it appeared to be. The seller was hoping for $6,000 to set up a college fund for his 6-year-old daughter. At auction, the piece did much better than that, selling for $65,000. That should make for a great start to the college fund, as...
"My family purchased his home in Poplar Forest, Virginia, in the 1840s, and I inherited it about three years ago," Todd explained.
"If it is what it appears to be, it’s by far, hands-down, nothing even comes close, the best piece I’ve ever had in my possession," Paul said.
And it was exactly as it appeared to be. The seller was hoping for $6,000 to set up a college fund for his 6-year-old daughter. At auction, the piece did much better than that, selling for $65,000. That should make for a great start to the college fund, as...
- 3/15/2013
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
The addition of Howard Stern to America's Got Talent this week seems to be off to a promising start.
Now here's another addition we'd love to see on America's Got Talent: U.S. presidents. Although the historical presidents might be tricky, here are five presidents that should be at the top of the audition list.
President Barack Obama
President Obama recently revealed his vocal skills, coolly crooning a line from Al Green and slow-jamming the news with Jimmy Fallon.
President Bill Clinton
President Clinton played the saxophone throughout high school and, according to his biography My Life, even considered pursuing a career as a musician. Although he obviously pursued another career, the paths of musician and politician crossed when his he performed sax solos on the campaign trail.
President Harry Truman
Although he was modest about his talent, President Truman was an ardent pianist. According to the Truman Library & Museum,...
Now here's another addition we'd love to see on America's Got Talent: U.S. presidents. Although the historical presidents might be tricky, here are five presidents that should be at the top of the audition list.
President Barack Obama
President Obama recently revealed his vocal skills, coolly crooning a line from Al Green and slow-jamming the news with Jimmy Fallon.
President Bill Clinton
President Clinton played the saxophone throughout high school and, according to his biography My Life, even considered pursuing a career as a musician. Although he obviously pursued another career, the paths of musician and politician crossed when his he performed sax solos on the campaign trail.
President Harry Truman
Although he was modest about his talent, President Truman was an ardent pianist. According to the Truman Library & Museum,...
- 5/18/2012
- by Holly Munson
- Aol TV.
The extremely talented author James Rollin is with me today to talk about his latest Sigma Force novel, the 7th in the series, The Devil Colony. Was America originally supposed to have 14 instead of 13 colonies? Who is a largely forgotten Founding Father whom you probably have never heard about in school? Did the Lost Tribes of Israel make it to America and settle here? From the dark secret origins of the United States to cutting edge nanotechnology, the action-packed and suspenseful novel The Devil Colony might be the best Sigma Force book yet!
I, Professor Crazy, intend to get to the bottom of this and find out the answers to these and even more Burning Questions by water boarding–er, I mean interviewing James Rollins. Will there be any broken bones? I can’t promise that, for legal reasons. You’ll just have to read the following interview to find out for yourselves!
I, Professor Crazy, intend to get to the bottom of this and find out the answers to these and even more Burning Questions by water boarding–er, I mean interviewing James Rollins. Will there be any broken bones? I can’t promise that, for legal reasons. You’ll just have to read the following interview to find out for yourselves!
- 6/24/2011
- by Professor Crazy
- Boomtron
The Devil Colony has all you could want in a Sigma Force novel by James Rollins: action, adventure, speculation, and a story ripped right out of the pages of history combined with a breakneck plot that incorporates the latest advances in cutting-edge (nano)technology. It’s the seventh book in the series so far, and it might very well be the best yet. Sigma Force mainstays Painter Crowe, its Director, and Commander Grayson Pierce are back, and in The Devil Colony, they discover that the Guild even played a part in the founding of America. They face perhaps their most dangerous villain yet, and they uncover secrets about the United States’ origins that may change forever the way you look at America.
The novel’s prelude takes us back to the Kentucky Territory in August of 1779. An archeological exploration is going on, unearthing Native artifacts from a long, serpent-shaped mound.
The novel’s prelude takes us back to the Kentucky Territory in August of 1779. An archeological exploration is going on, unearthing Native artifacts from a long, serpent-shaped mound.
- 6/21/2011
- by Professor Crazy
- Boomtron
Here's the latest celeb gossip excerpt from a post originally featured on Green Celebrity Network (http://greencelebrity.net), a green gossip website that shares unique lifestyle reviews about Hollywood star celebs featured in movies, on television, and whose names recently made front page headlines in entertainment news. The website says...
National Holidays! Fast facts about Independence Day to share with kids a great holiday activity -- [Jun. 4] With Memorial Day weekend past and the 4th of July holidays coming up, friends and family who will be spending time together and bringing young children with then on vacation are beginning to plan their holiday activities and are looking for holiday ideas. Sharing history and trivia with American youth and taking the time for adults to chat and make small talk about American history is a great way to infuse recreational down time with learning activities for children. Besides setting a date and...
National Holidays! Fast facts about Independence Day to share with kids a great holiday activity -- [Jun. 4] With Memorial Day weekend past and the 4th of July holidays coming up, friends and family who will be spending time together and bringing young children with then on vacation are beginning to plan their holiday activities and are looking for holiday ideas. Sharing history and trivia with American youth and taking the time for adults to chat and make small talk about American history is a great way to infuse recreational down time with learning activities for children. Besides setting a date and...
- 6/5/2011
- by Holiday Ideas by Q
- Green Celebrity
[1] The first teaser trailer for Transformers: Dark of the Moon hit earlier this week (if you haven't seen it yet, watch it here -- it's actually pretty awesome [2]). The trailer reveals "a secret hidden for 40 years" -- that the Apollo 11 mission to the moon was actually a cover-up for Nasa's investigation into a possible alien landing on the dark side of the moon. The trailer (and film) presents a storyline where Us astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin used the 21 minutes of radio/video silence while on the far side of the moon, to investigate a crashed alien ship a couple football fields away from their lander. Of course, none of this is true or even possible but NPR's Robert Krulwich [3] wondered why Armstrong and Aldrin barely crossed 90 yards of moon on that first trip. The article gives some perspective, adding that "Armstrong's longest, boldest walk took him about...
- 12/10/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Welcome to No Fact Zone’s weekly roundup of cultural references on The Colbert Report. From Darcy to Danger Mouse, String Theory to Shakespeare, we’ve got the keys to this week’s obscure, oddball, and occasionally obscene cultural shout-outs (hey!)
Howdy Zoners! It was a great break, and I hope you all enjoyed your turkey, ham, tofurkey, or whatever food you may have eaten to celebrate Thanksgiving (or for those viewers in Canada and elsewhere – Thursday). This week’s shows gave us plenty to be thankful for: Stephen playing with toys, toilet talk and a little serial play with Pavlos (Paul Dinello!). What segments were you most thankful for this week?
Monday: Tip/Wag – Bridalplasty, Tom Delay & AIDS
By the way, this cake is not only delicious, it is good for you. It’s full of iron and – Iron. We’ll see you soon sir! [wink]
[Brushes desk] These jimmies are out of control!
Howdy Zoners! It was a great break, and I hope you all enjoyed your turkey, ham, tofurkey, or whatever food you may have eaten to celebrate Thanksgiving (or for those viewers in Canada and elsewhere – Thursday). This week’s shows gave us plenty to be thankful for: Stephen playing with toys, toilet talk and a little serial play with Pavlos (Paul Dinello!). What segments were you most thankful for this week?
Monday: Tip/Wag – Bridalplasty, Tom Delay & AIDS
By the way, this cake is not only delicious, it is good for you. It’s full of iron and – Iron. We’ll see you soon sir! [wink]
[Brushes desk] These jimmies are out of control!
- 12/5/2010
- by Toad
- No Fact Zone
Variety is reporting this morning that Lost Executive Producer Carlton Cuse has signed on to co-write and executive produce a new drama for ABC set during the American Civil War, currently titled Point of Honor. Joining Cuse will be the writer of Braveheart, Randall Wallace.
After Lost completed its run, Cuse took his family to Washington, D.C. for a little rest and relaxation. They went to the Lincoln Memorial, and Cuse became intrigued by Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, given during the throes of the Civil War. That Second Inagural arrived during a hyper-partisan time that is echoed in today's political and economic climate, making the Civil War's issues and themes poignant today and ripe for a retelling.
For his part, Wallace has wanted to write a Civil war drama for quite some time. Both men are represented by the William Morris Agency, so when Cuse voiced his desire to create a Civil War-set series,...
After Lost completed its run, Cuse took his family to Washington, D.C. for a little rest and relaxation. They went to the Lincoln Memorial, and Cuse became intrigued by Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address, given during the throes of the Civil War. That Second Inagural arrived during a hyper-partisan time that is echoed in today's political and economic climate, making the Civil War's issues and themes poignant today and ripe for a retelling.
For his part, Wallace has wanted to write a Civil war drama for quite some time. Both men are represented by the William Morris Agency, so when Cuse voiced his desire to create a Civil War-set series,...
- 11/22/2010
- by Michael Salerno
- TVovermind.com
Although Michelle loves having her hubby home for dinner every night and being able to help military families and overweight kids, sometimes she just wants to be just like everyone else!
First Lady Michelle Obama is well aware that her life is amazing, but sometimes she’d like to experience Washington D.C. like just your average Jo Schmo!
“I would love, and so would the President, to be able to walk up and down the Mall, not at night but in the middle of the day, when there are millions of people there, and experience it the way that you’re used to experiencing it,” the 46-year-old First Lady says in Conde Nast Traveller’s May issue. She adds conspiratorially, “I want to get on the Metro.”
While we love that Michelle wants to embrace her ‘normal’ side, we can’t imagine wanting to trade the Presidential Motorcade for the subway!
First Lady Michelle Obama is well aware that her life is amazing, but sometimes she’d like to experience Washington D.C. like just your average Jo Schmo!
“I would love, and so would the President, to be able to walk up and down the Mall, not at night but in the middle of the day, when there are millions of people there, and experience it the way that you’re used to experiencing it,” the 46-year-old First Lady says in Conde Nast Traveller’s May issue. She adds conspiratorially, “I want to get on the Metro.”
While we love that Michelle wants to embrace her ‘normal’ side, we can’t imagine wanting to trade the Presidential Motorcade for the subway!
- 4/8/2010
- by Laura Schreffler
- HollywoodLife
"Who shall write the history of the American Revolution?" Adams asked. "Who can write it? Who will be able to write it?"
"Nobody," Jefferson answered, "except perhaps its external facts."
I've just finished reading John Adams, the brilliant work of biographical history by David McCullough, which expanded my knowledge of the titular founding father beyond the HBO mini-series and the musical 1776, in which I learned that Mr. Feeny was "obnoxious and disliked." And while I must applaud Paul Giamatti's portrayal of America's second president, one can only really know the man by his words. Thanks be to Mr. Adams, he sure did leave a lot of words.
McCullough digs deep into Adams' writings, from his first scratched letters to the spidery scribbles of a dying hand. In them we find a man who settles deep into self-perusal, leaving few of his many flaws unseen by the daylight. Vanity, temper,...
"Nobody," Jefferson answered, "except perhaps its external facts."
I've just finished reading John Adams, the brilliant work of biographical history by David McCullough, which expanded my knowledge of the titular founding father beyond the HBO mini-series and the musical 1776, in which I learned that Mr. Feeny was "obnoxious and disliked." And while I must applaud Paul Giamatti's portrayal of America's second president, one can only really know the man by his words. Thanks be to Mr. Adams, he sure did leave a lot of words.
McCullough digs deep into Adams' writings, from his first scratched letters to the spidery scribbles of a dying hand. In them we find a man who settles deep into self-perusal, leaving few of his many flaws unseen by the daylight. Vanity, temper,...
- 3/9/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
"True Blood" fans know actor Michael McMillian as Reverend Steve Newlin, the vampire-hating evangelist who caused all sorts of trouble for the Stackhouse clan in the second season of the hit series, but next year the actor is hoping to make a name for himself in a different medium: comics.
Announced during this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego, McMillian is writing a four-issue miniseries, "Lucid," that promises to combine equal parts James Bond and Jason Bourne spy games with Arthurian-era magic and mythology
I spoke to McMillian recently about the project (which is still in search of an artist), and along with spending far too much time reminiscing about Spider-Man's old "Electric Company" adventures, we discussed the actor's looming debut in the comics world with "Lucid."
In "Lucid," readers are presented with a world in which the United States has achieved a new Golden Age of sorts, presided over by President Jefferson Monday.
Announced during this year's Comic-Con International in San Diego, McMillian is writing a four-issue miniseries, "Lucid," that promises to combine equal parts James Bond and Jason Bourne spy games with Arthurian-era magic and mythology
I spoke to McMillian recently about the project (which is still in search of an artist), and along with spending far too much time reminiscing about Spider-Man's old "Electric Company" adventures, we discussed the actor's looming debut in the comics world with "Lucid."
In "Lucid," readers are presented with a world in which the United States has achieved a new Golden Age of sorts, presided over by President Jefferson Monday.
- 10/12/2009
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
Will Smith has bottled up a new movie project after optioning the film rights to wine saga The Billionaire's Vinegar: The Mystery Of The World's Most Expensive Bottle Of Wine.
Bosses at the movie star's production company were won over by Benjamin Wallace's chronicle of the auction house fight for a 1787 bottle of Chateau Lafite, which was rumoured to have belonged to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
Wallace claimed that Jefferson was duped into thinking the wine was a rare vintage and as such the son of billionaire publisher Malcolm Forbes bought doctored cheap wine for $156,000 (GBP78,000) - the world record for a single bottle.
Bosses at the movie star's production company were won over by Benjamin Wallace's chronicle of the auction house fight for a 1787 bottle of Chateau Lafite, which was rumoured to have belonged to U.S. President Thomas Jefferson.
Wallace claimed that Jefferson was duped into thinking the wine was a rare vintage and as such the son of billionaire publisher Malcolm Forbes bought doctored cheap wine for $156,000 (GBP78,000) - the world record for a single bottle.
- 5/12/2008
- WENN
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