Kaplan Stahler’s Cindy Mintz has been named head of TV Literary at the boutique agency. In her new role, Mintz will oversee a department of five agents.
Mintz joined Kaplan Stahler in 2013 after a brief stint at Abrams Artists Agency, where she was instrumental in launching their TV literary department. Prior to Abrams, she spent 15 years as a TV packaging agent at ICM Partners.
“We have been fortunate to have benefited from Cindy’s invaluable industry and client relationships, and exceptional leadership skills,” said Todd Mooney, COO. “It’s a pleasure to recognize her commitment to client representation and to the future of Kaplan Stahler with this well-earned title.”
Mintz guides a roster of successful writers, directors and producers working in television and film which include Terri Kopp, Jamie Pachino (Sneaky Pete), Mike Herro & David Strauss (All American), Ron McGee (NCIS: Nola), Sonay Hoffman...
Mintz joined Kaplan Stahler in 2013 after a brief stint at Abrams Artists Agency, where she was instrumental in launching their TV literary department. Prior to Abrams, she spent 15 years as a TV packaging agent at ICM Partners.
“We have been fortunate to have benefited from Cindy’s invaluable industry and client relationships, and exceptional leadership skills,” said Todd Mooney, COO. “It’s a pleasure to recognize her commitment to client representation and to the future of Kaplan Stahler with this well-earned title.”
Mintz guides a roster of successful writers, directors and producers working in television and film which include Terri Kopp, Jamie Pachino (Sneaky Pete), Mike Herro & David Strauss (All American), Ron McGee (NCIS: Nola), Sonay Hoffman...
- 9/14/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Chris McNally (Supernatural) and Kevin McGarry (Heartland) have joined the cast of Hallmark Channel’s drama series, When Calls the Heart for the upcoming sixth season.
McNally will play Lucas Bouchard, a charming gambler and saloon owner who is hiding more than a card up his sleeve. McGarry is Nathan Grant, the epitome of the strong, silent type and takes all his responsibilities to heart as the new Mountie in town.
Based on the book by Janette Oke, When Calls the Heart centers on Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow), a young woman from a wealthy family, who moves to the small town of Hope Valley to be the new teacher. There, she is welcomed by the townsfolk. When she meets the local Mounted Police Officer, Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing), she begins to fall in love, not only with him, but with her new lifestyle.
Pascale Hutton, Lori Loughlin, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith...
McNally will play Lucas Bouchard, a charming gambler and saloon owner who is hiding more than a card up his sleeve. McGarry is Nathan Grant, the epitome of the strong, silent type and takes all his responsibilities to heart as the new Mountie in town.
Based on the book by Janette Oke, When Calls the Heart centers on Elizabeth Thatcher (Erin Krakow), a young woman from a wealthy family, who moves to the small town of Hope Valley to be the new teacher. There, she is welcomed by the townsfolk. When she meets the local Mounted Police Officer, Jack Thornton (Daniel Lissing), she begins to fall in love, not only with him, but with her new lifestyle.
Pascale Hutton, Lori Loughlin, Jack Wagner, Kavan Smith...
- 7/11/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
As the television market kicked off in Cannes, actress Kim Cattrall, director Hugo Blick and crime-writer Michael Connelly were among those hitting the Croisette to promote their upcoming shows.Conferences
Kim Cattrall on Sensitive Skin
Actress Kim Cattrall unveiled the first trailer for her Canada-set remake of BBC comedy drama Sensitive Skin.
Cattrall stars as an aging former model who moves to an edgy, inner city neighbourhood with her husband in a bid to revitalise their lives. The role was played in the UK version by Joanna Lumley.
The former Sex and the City star is executive producing the series alongside writer Bob Martin and director Don Mckellar, who also co-stars.
The 56-year-old, former Sex and City star told MipTV execs that there was a dearth of good roles for women of her age. “Women my age have very much to say and unfortunately this business doesn’t recognise that most of the time,” said Cattrall...
Kim Cattrall on Sensitive Skin
Actress Kim Cattrall unveiled the first trailer for her Canada-set remake of BBC comedy drama Sensitive Skin.
Cattrall stars as an aging former model who moves to an edgy, inner city neighbourhood with her husband in a bid to revitalise their lives. The role was played in the UK version by Joanna Lumley.
The former Sex and the City star is executive producing the series alongside writer Bob Martin and director Don Mckellar, who also co-stars.
The 56-year-old, former Sex and City star told MipTV execs that there was a dearth of good roles for women of her age. “Women my age have very much to say and unfortunately this business doesn’t recognise that most of the time,” said Cattrall...
- 4/8/2014
- ScreenDaily
As the television market kicked off in Cannes, actress Kim Cattrall, director Hugo Blick and crime-writer Michael Connelly were among those hitting the Croisette to promote their upcoming shows.Conferences
Kim Cattrall on Sensitive Skin
Actress Kim Cattrall unveiled the first trailer for her Canada-set remake of BBC comedy drama Sensitive Skin.
Cattrall stars as an aging former model who moves to an edgy, inner city neighbourhood with her husband in a bid to revitalise their lives. The role was played in the UK version by Joanna Lumley.
The former Sex and the City star is executive producing the series alongside writer Bob Martin and director Don Mckellar, who also co-stars.
The 56-year-old, former Sex and City star told MipTV execs that there was a dearth of good roles for women of her age. “Women my age have very much to say and unfortunately this business doesn’t recognise that most of the time,” said Cattrall...
Kim Cattrall on Sensitive Skin
Actress Kim Cattrall unveiled the first trailer for her Canada-set remake of BBC comedy drama Sensitive Skin.
Cattrall stars as an aging former model who moves to an edgy, inner city neighbourhood with her husband in a bid to revitalise their lives. The role was played in the UK version by Joanna Lumley.
The former Sex and the City star is executive producing the series alongside writer Bob Martin and director Don Mckellar, who also co-stars.
The 56-year-old, former Sex and City star told MipTV execs that there was a dearth of good roles for women of her age. “Women my age have very much to say and unfortunately this business doesn’t recognise that most of the time,” said Cattrall...
- 4/8/2014
- ScreenDaily
Miptv roundup (day 1): As the television market kicked off in Cannes, actress Kim Cattrall, director Hugo Blick and crime-writer Michael Connelly were among those hitting the Croisette to promote their upcoming shows.Conferences
Kim Cattrall on Sensitive Skin
Actress Kim Cattrall unveiled the first trailer for her Canada-set remake of BBC comedy drama Sensitive Skin.
Cattrall stars as an aging former model who moves to an edgy, inner city neighbourhood with her husband in a bid to revitalise their lives. The role was played in the UK version by Joanna Lumley.
The former Sex and the City star is executive producing the series alongside writer Bob Martin and director Don Mckellar, who also co-stars.
The 56-year-old, former Sex and City star told MipTV execs that there was a dearth of good roles for women of her age. “Women my age have very much to say and unfortunately this business doesn’t recognise that most of the...
Kim Cattrall on Sensitive Skin
Actress Kim Cattrall unveiled the first trailer for her Canada-set remake of BBC comedy drama Sensitive Skin.
Cattrall stars as an aging former model who moves to an edgy, inner city neighbourhood with her husband in a bid to revitalise their lives. The role was played in the UK version by Joanna Lumley.
The former Sex and the City star is executive producing the series alongside writer Bob Martin and director Don Mckellar, who also co-stars.
The 56-year-old, former Sex and City star told MipTV execs that there was a dearth of good roles for women of her age. “Women my age have very much to say and unfortunately this business doesn’t recognise that most of the...
- 4/8/2014
- ScreenDaily
Sex, Lies and Handwriting, the new one-hour procedural from Saving Grace alums Nancy Miller and Annie Brunner, is begin shooting this summer in Vancouver. The crime series, the first project in a co-financing, development and distribution agreement between Lionsgate and German-based producer/distributor Tandem Communications, will shoot on location in the Canadian city and produced by Sea To Sky Studios, Lionsgate's studio joint venture with Canada's Thunderbird Films. Loosely based on the Michelle Dresbold’s non-fiction book of the same name, Sex, Lies And Handwriting follows handwriting expert Leslie Bold, whose skills as deciphering hidden motives
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- 4/7/2014
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Kathy Baker is a three-time Emmy Award winner who can pretty much pick her roles at this point in her career. So, why Sheila Kowalski on Lifetime's Against the Wall?
It all came down to one scene in the pilot, the veteran actress told me last week, the one where Shiela and Abby are in the church: "It just said everything about their relationship. It told me everything about their family and I knew I wanted to be a part of it."
Baker has many other connections to the series, as well: she worked with creator Annie Brunner on Saving Grace; like her character, she has a cooking background, having attended Le Cordon Bleu many years ago; her son has been living in Chicago (where the show is set) for three years now and her husband has directed plays there.
"Annie is from Chicago and the series is based on her family,...
It all came down to one scene in the pilot, the veteran actress told me last week, the one where Shiela and Abby are in the church: "It just said everything about their relationship. It told me everything about their family and I knew I wanted to be a part of it."
Baker has many other connections to the series, as well: she worked with creator Annie Brunner on Saving Grace; like her character, she has a cooking background, having attended Le Cordon Bleu many years ago; her son has been living in Chicago (where the show is set) for three years now and her husband has directed plays there.
"Annie is from Chicago and the series is based on her family,...
- 9/5/2011
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
Photo by: Ben Mark Holzberg/Lifetime
The shows you get out of Lifetime can be pretty hit or miss. That's generally a good thing as far as I'm concerned. You either love Drop Dead Diva, or you hate it, and I for one appreciate the "not for everyone" approach to show design. It's a recipe that gets trickier when you're venturing out into the massively overpopulated world of crime shows though, and Lifetime's new efforts, The Protector and Against the Wall, are faced with a tough road with genre norms butting heads against network image.
Shows focusing on cops and/or crime aren't well-suited to flights of fancy, or niche shtick, like several of Lifetime's other working models, and when people think Lifetime, a network that's going to suck in crime show fans is not exactly what leaps to mind.
I'm still not convinced by Lifetime's effort at balancing things with The Protector.
The shows you get out of Lifetime can be pretty hit or miss. That's generally a good thing as far as I'm concerned. You either love Drop Dead Diva, or you hate it, and I for one appreciate the "not for everyone" approach to show design. It's a recipe that gets trickier when you're venturing out into the massively overpopulated world of crime shows though, and Lifetime's new efforts, The Protector and Against the Wall, are faced with a tough road with genre norms butting heads against network image.
Shows focusing on cops and/or crime aren't well-suited to flights of fancy, or niche shtick, like several of Lifetime's other working models, and when people think Lifetime, a network that's going to suck in crime show fans is not exactly what leaps to mind.
I'm still not convinced by Lifetime's effort at balancing things with The Protector.
- 8/12/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
In our final part of our roundup of this summer’s television scores, we’ll take a look at the shows on TNT, Syfy, HBO and Lifetime. Also check out Part 1 and Part 2 of the series for the composers on all the other major network and cable shows of the summer.
TNT:
The most successful new show of the summer on TNT is the sci-fi series Falling Skies. The project starring Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Sarah Carter and Maxim Knight is produced by Steven Spielberg and centers on an alien invasion of Earth and the resistance formed by the survivor. Also producing are Graham Yost (Justified) and Robert Rodat (writer of Saving Private Ryan). Noah Sorota is scoring the show. Check out our announcement from earlier this year here and visit Tracksounds for an audio interview with the composer. The two-hour season finale is airing tonight on TNT.
TNT:
The most successful new show of the summer on TNT is the sci-fi series Falling Skies. The project starring Noah Wyle, Moon Bloodgood, Drew Roy, Sarah Carter and Maxim Knight is produced by Steven Spielberg and centers on an alien invasion of Earth and the resistance formed by the survivor. Also producing are Graham Yost (Justified) and Robert Rodat (writer of Saving Private Ryan). Noah Sorota is scoring the show. Check out our announcement from earlier this year here and visit Tracksounds for an audio interview with the composer. The two-hour season finale is airing tonight on TNT.
- 8/7/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Lifetime announced the pickup Monday of two new procedural dramas. "Against the Wall" stars Rachael Carpani (pictured right) as a Chicago detective who ruffles feathers when she joins internal affairs. Treat Willaims and Kathy Baker co-star in the Universal Cable Productions-produced series. Annie Brunner ("Saving Grace," "Huff") created the show. "Exit 19" stars Ally Walker as a divorced women who juggles motherhood and a career as a homicide detective. Tisha Cambell-Martin and Miguel Ferrer co-star in the series, which is co-produced by ABC Studios and CBS Television Studios. Jeffrey Bell ("V"), Nina...
- 2/7/2011
- The Wrap
Lifetime is diving heavily into the crime drama genre, ordering three police procedural pilots from notable showrunners.
The network has picked up shows from Josh Berman ("CSI," "Bones"), Annie Brunner ("Huff") and Jeffrey Bell ("V").
"With a strong foundation in scripted programming firmly established by 'Army Wives' and 'Drop Dead Diva,' Lifetime is aggressively expanding its drama series development plate with powerful programs from creative auspices who have strong pedigrees in producing stand-out programming," Lifetime Networks general manager and president Nancy Dubuc said. "These pilots developed by (executive vp entertainment) JoAnn (Alfano) and her team are the first steps we will take in bringing Lifetime's scripted strategy to the forefront."
"Against the Wall," from Brunner, is about a policewoman who causes a riff with her cop brothers when she joins Internal Affairs.
"Exit 19" is about a single mother raising kids while working as a New York City homicide detective.
The network has picked up shows from Josh Berman ("CSI," "Bones"), Annie Brunner ("Huff") and Jeffrey Bell ("V").
"With a strong foundation in scripted programming firmly established by 'Army Wives' and 'Drop Dead Diva,' Lifetime is aggressively expanding its drama series development plate with powerful programs from creative auspices who have strong pedigrees in producing stand-out programming," Lifetime Networks general manager and president Nancy Dubuc said. "These pilots developed by (executive vp entertainment) JoAnn (Alfano) and her team are the first steps we will take in bringing Lifetime's scripted strategy to the forefront."
"Against the Wall," from Brunner, is about a policewoman who causes a riff with her cop brothers when she joins Internal Affairs.
"Exit 19" is about a single mother raising kids while working as a New York City homicide detective.
- 6/23/2010
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lifetime is diving heavily into the crime drama genre, ordering three police procedural pilots from notable showrunners. The network has picked up shows from Josh Berman ("CSI," "Bones"), Annie Brunner ("Huff") and Jeffrey Bell ("V"). "With a strong foundation in scripted programming firmly established by 'Army Wives' and 'Drop Dead Diva,' Lifetime is aggressively expanding its drama series development plate with powerful programs from creative auspices who have strong pedigrees in producing stand-out programming," Lifetime Networks general manager and president Nancy Dubuc said. "These pilots developed by (executive vp entertainment) JoAnn (Alfano) and her team are the first steps we will take in bringing Lifetime's scripted strategy to the forefront.""Against the Wall," from Brunner, is about a policewoman who causes a riff with her cop brothers when she joins Internal Affairs. "Exit 19" is about a single mother raising kids while working as a New York City homicide detective.
- 6/23/2010
- backstage.com
BERLIN -- It will come as no surprise to anyone that the Germans have produced another film about death and dying.
But it is a surprise to discover that it is light-footed, entertaining, warmly human and utterly charming. For that is exactly what "Grave Decisions", a modest gem of a movie, is. The picture, which won a clutch of year-end honors in Germany, is stirring interest internationally.
Director Marcus Hausham Rosenmueller and co-writer Christian Lerch have created a funny and inventive tale of a young boy trying to figure out the world he was thrown into in an unusual and wholly charming way. Although the film will lose some of its charm when viewed with subtitles (the original is acted in a thick Bavarian accent that even made it hard for many northern Germans to follow), there is still plenty of human warmth here to give ticket buyers a bounce in their step as they leave theaters.
The story centers on 11-year-old Sebastian (played fluidly and convincingly by Markus Krojer), growing up in a picturesque Bavarian village with an older brother and a single father who runs the village tavern. The combination of Catholic liturgy, Bavarian folklore and the silly talk of the bar regulars makes for a strange childhood to begin with, but when Sebastian learns that his mother died while giving birth to him, he becomes fascinated with death, dying and immortality. (The German title translates as "The sooner you die, the longer you stay dead.")
Sebastian's experiments take him from one mishap to another. He takes the advice of the bar regulars all too literally, which gets him into trouble, and he gets into more trouble when he receives "signs" from his dead mother telling him to steal (and learn to play) a guitar, to set up his father with a married woman and more. And because he believes he has already killed his mother, it's a small step toward committing murder. He comes close to that again and again.
"Grave Decisions" never makes the mistake other filmmakers have by trying to make comedies about death by becoming morbid. Although this story of growing up is told through Sebastian's eyes, everything is intertwined with the denizens of his little Bavarian village, a variety of believable yet slightly eccentric personalities, like the rock 'n' roll DJ who gives spiritual advice over the air. Rosenmueller's terse, unpretentious direction saves the village from falling into picturesque "Heidi"/Alpine village cliches.
GRAVE DECISIONS
Roxy Film/BR Television
Credits:
Director: Marcus Hausham Rosenmueller
Screenwriters: Marcus Hausham Rosenmueller, Christian Lerch
Producers: Annie Brunner, Andreas Richter, Ursula Woerner
Executive producers: Cornelia Ackers, Bettina Reitz
Director of photography: Stefan Biebl
Editors: Anja Pohl, Susanne Hartmann
Art director: Michael Koening
Costume designer: Steffi Bruhn
Music: Gerd Baumann
Cast:
Sebastian: Markus Krojer
Lorenz: Fritz Karl
Veronika: Jule Ronstedt
Alfred Dorstreiter: Jurgen Tonkel
Frau Kramer: Saskia Vester
Franz: Franz Xaver Bruckner
Sepp Graudinger: Johann Schuler
Proske: Sepp Schauer
Gumberger: Heinz Josef Braun
Irmengard: Tim Seyfi
Running time -- 105 minutes
No MPAA rating...
But it is a surprise to discover that it is light-footed, entertaining, warmly human and utterly charming. For that is exactly what "Grave Decisions", a modest gem of a movie, is. The picture, which won a clutch of year-end honors in Germany, is stirring interest internationally.
Director Marcus Hausham Rosenmueller and co-writer Christian Lerch have created a funny and inventive tale of a young boy trying to figure out the world he was thrown into in an unusual and wholly charming way. Although the film will lose some of its charm when viewed with subtitles (the original is acted in a thick Bavarian accent that even made it hard for many northern Germans to follow), there is still plenty of human warmth here to give ticket buyers a bounce in their step as they leave theaters.
The story centers on 11-year-old Sebastian (played fluidly and convincingly by Markus Krojer), growing up in a picturesque Bavarian village with an older brother and a single father who runs the village tavern. The combination of Catholic liturgy, Bavarian folklore and the silly talk of the bar regulars makes for a strange childhood to begin with, but when Sebastian learns that his mother died while giving birth to him, he becomes fascinated with death, dying and immortality. (The German title translates as "The sooner you die, the longer you stay dead.")
Sebastian's experiments take him from one mishap to another. He takes the advice of the bar regulars all too literally, which gets him into trouble, and he gets into more trouble when he receives "signs" from his dead mother telling him to steal (and learn to play) a guitar, to set up his father with a married woman and more. And because he believes he has already killed his mother, it's a small step toward committing murder. He comes close to that again and again.
"Grave Decisions" never makes the mistake other filmmakers have by trying to make comedies about death by becoming morbid. Although this story of growing up is told through Sebastian's eyes, everything is intertwined with the denizens of his little Bavarian village, a variety of believable yet slightly eccentric personalities, like the rock 'n' roll DJ who gives spiritual advice over the air. Rosenmueller's terse, unpretentious direction saves the village from falling into picturesque "Heidi"/Alpine village cliches.
GRAVE DECISIONS
Roxy Film/BR Television
Credits:
Director: Marcus Hausham Rosenmueller
Screenwriters: Marcus Hausham Rosenmueller, Christian Lerch
Producers: Annie Brunner, Andreas Richter, Ursula Woerner
Executive producers: Cornelia Ackers, Bettina Reitz
Director of photography: Stefan Biebl
Editors: Anja Pohl, Susanne Hartmann
Art director: Michael Koening
Costume designer: Steffi Bruhn
Music: Gerd Baumann
Cast:
Sebastian: Markus Krojer
Lorenz: Fritz Karl
Veronika: Jule Ronstedt
Alfred Dorstreiter: Jurgen Tonkel
Frau Kramer: Saskia Vester
Franz: Franz Xaver Bruckner
Sepp Graudinger: Johann Schuler
Proske: Sepp Schauer
Gumberger: Heinz Josef Braun
Irmengard: Tim Seyfi
Running time -- 105 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 1/18/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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