How do you go about charting your path for an ideal career?
If you ask prolific writer Samantha Herman, also a practicing attorney, she’d probably say to let the waves take you where they will while always keeping sight of your dreams.
We chatted with her in anticipation of her latest, Christmas Island, and discovered her route from a fan of the Hallmark genre to writing some of their best movies proves that keeping your eyes on your target pays off.
Samantha is warm, amusing, and insightful as she describes her winding road to screenwriting success. Her love for her craft is evident with every word she writes and every word she speaks.
A true fan of romantic comedies and Christmas movies in particular, she’s exactly who those of us who share her interests want to represent us on the page.
Samantha has always had a one-track mind...
If you ask prolific writer Samantha Herman, also a practicing attorney, she’d probably say to let the waves take you where they will while always keeping sight of your dreams.
We chatted with her in anticipation of her latest, Christmas Island, and discovered her route from a fan of the Hallmark genre to writing some of their best movies proves that keeping your eyes on your target pays off.
Samantha is warm, amusing, and insightful as she describes her winding road to screenwriting success. Her love for her craft is evident with every word she writes and every word she speaks.
A true fan of romantic comedies and Christmas movies in particular, she’s exactly who those of us who share her interests want to represent us on the page.
Samantha has always had a one-track mind...
- 11/10/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Cannes — A group of television industry veterans have teamed up to create new sales company Leading Distribution Partners, which will debut at next week’s Mipcom TV confab on the French Riviera.
Howard Braunstein, Alexandre Coscas, Michael R. Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman are partnering for the new venture that will license both their own and third party content to a full spectrum of global distribution platforms, including TV movies, series and feature films.
Gavin Tyler Reardon has been appointed president of global distribution at Ldp, with Braunstein, Coscas, Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman serving as partners.
Prior to joining Ldp, Reardon was in charge of sales and co-productions for Incendo, the Canadian production and distribution company known for the Netflix series “Versailles.”
In his 40-year career, Reardon has also held president positions at Im Global Television and Grb Entertainment, among others.
“Through the formation of Ldp, the partners have...
Howard Braunstein, Alexandre Coscas, Michael R. Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman are partnering for the new venture that will license both their own and third party content to a full spectrum of global distribution platforms, including TV movies, series and feature films.
Gavin Tyler Reardon has been appointed president of global distribution at Ldp, with Braunstein, Coscas, Goldstein and Ben C. Silverman serving as partners.
Prior to joining Ldp, Reardon was in charge of sales and co-productions for Incendo, the Canadian production and distribution company known for the Netflix series “Versailles.”
In his 40-year career, Reardon has also held president positions at Im Global Television and Grb Entertainment, among others.
“Through the formation of Ldp, the partners have...
- 10/12/2023
- by Liza Foreman
- Variety Film + TV
After Everything is the fifth and final entry in the After Film franchise. Written and Directed by Castille Landon, the film is based on a novel of the same name by Anna Todd. The romantic drama film follows Hardin (Hero Fiennes Tiffin) as he travels to Portugal in order to make amends to Natalie (Mimi Keene). After Everything will also provide us with a final answer about where Hardin and Tess (Josephine Langford) will end up. So, if you loved the final chapter of the After series here are some similar movies you could watch next.
Through My Window: Across the Sea (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: Ares has gone to study in Stockholm, and he and Raquel are in a long-distance relationship, which is more challenging than they had expected. When summer arrives and they meet again, the long separation and the people they have met during that time will...
Through My Window: Across the Sea (Netflix) Credit – Netflix
Synopsis: Ares has gone to study in Stockholm, and he and Raquel are in a long-distance relationship, which is more challenging than they had expected. When summer arrives and they meet again, the long separation and the people they have met during that time will...
- 9/15/2023
- by Kulwant Singh
- Cinema Blind
Bella Thorne has been on and off sets since the age of six years old, kicking off with the Farrelly Brothers’s Stuck On You, Entourage and The O.C., and then breaking out as a teenager on the Disney Channel show Shake It Up opposite Zendaya.
Nearly 20 years and some 130 credits later, the 25-year-old Game of Love and Divinity actress is now determined to make her mark behind the camera.
“Directing has always been something that I’ve just loved. When I’m on set, I’m behind the camera. I’m asking the Dp questions. I’m wondering, and that’s always been how it was for me since really, really young,” Thorne told Deadline at the Taormina Film Festival this week. Click on Related Link to watch full interview.
The actress and singer was at the festival to debut her short film Paint Her Red and also guest...
Nearly 20 years and some 130 credits later, the 25-year-old Game of Love and Divinity actress is now determined to make her mark behind the camera.
“Directing has always been something that I’ve just loved. When I’m on set, I’m behind the camera. I’m asking the Dp questions. I’m wondering, and that’s always been how it was for me since really, really young,” Thorne told Deadline at the Taormina Film Festival this week. Click on Related Link to watch full interview.
The actress and singer was at the festival to debut her short film Paint Her Red and also guest...
- 6/29/2023
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
Heidi N Closet shocked fans when she quit RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 8. Her departure came in Episode 5 as the queens prepared for the post-Snatch Game of Love runway. Heidi tells TV Insider that while it was a split decision, it’s not one she regrets. Here, she breaks down her decision to leave the competition early. It’s not very often that someone elects to leave Drag Race. You left in the heat of the moment during a Werk Room fight. Can you explain what you were feeling in that moment? Heidi N Closet: In that moment of time, I was hurt with what was happening between me and Kahanna. And then when Kandy had jumped in, which I feel like was very opportunistic, it took me aback and I felt like I was caught off guard. If anything I was kind of hurt, because I saw...
- 6/5/2023
- TV Insider
Wattpad Webtoon Studios, the entertainment arm of the user-generated fiction and comics entertainment outfit, and Italy’s Leone Film Group have announced two new adaptations based on hit young-adult Wattpad novels.
Taiwan-based author Ann Rae’s romantic mystery “The Locker Exchange,” which is set in a U.S. high school and has over 26 million reads globally on the Wattpad platform, is set to become an English and Italian-language feature film. And “Love Me, Love Me” by Italian writer Stefania S, which has scored 12 million reads in Italy, is to be adapted into an Italian-language series by Leone’s Lotus Production unit.
The two new adaptations expand on an existing deal that Leone inked last year to co-develop a slate of films for the Italian and international marketplace based on original fiction stories from Wattpad. That pact came after the two companies partnered to make a movie based on Blair Holden...
Taiwan-based author Ann Rae’s romantic mystery “The Locker Exchange,” which is set in a U.S. high school and has over 26 million reads globally on the Wattpad platform, is set to become an English and Italian-language feature film. And “Love Me, Love Me” by Italian writer Stefania S, which has scored 12 million reads in Italy, is to be adapted into an Italian-language series by Leone’s Lotus Production unit.
The two new adaptations expand on an existing deal that Leone inked last year to co-develop a slate of films for the Italian and international marketplace based on original fiction stories from Wattpad. That pact came after the two companies partnered to make a movie based on Blair Holden...
- 4/26/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
Loveuary may be over, but Hallmark reminds you that it's always time for romance with Game of Love.
Kimberley Sustad and Brooks Darnell star in this cute Hallmark original about a game designer named Audrey and a project manager named Matthew who have to get past their differences to deliver a new game in record time.
We touched base with Kimberley to get the scoop on the movie, step back in time to discuss a little Christmas magic, and talk about her love of writing and acting.
Please enjoy the interview, which has been edited for content and clarity.
So before we talk about Game of Love, we have to revisit Christmas to talk about Three Wise Men and a Baby. I had no idea that you and Paul Campbell were writing partners.
Yeah, we are. That was a lot of fun. They're like The Beatles now, those three boys.
Kimberley Sustad and Brooks Darnell star in this cute Hallmark original about a game designer named Audrey and a project manager named Matthew who have to get past their differences to deliver a new game in record time.
We touched base with Kimberley to get the scoop on the movie, step back in time to discuss a little Christmas magic, and talk about her love of writing and acting.
Please enjoy the interview, which has been edited for content and clarity.
So before we talk about Game of Love, we have to revisit Christmas to talk about Three Wise Men and a Baby. I had no idea that you and Paul Campbell were writing partners.
Yeah, we are. That was a lot of fun. They're like The Beatles now, those three boys.
- 3/11/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
New month, new movies. Fresh rom-coms starring Kimberley Sustad, Tyler Hynes, Kristoffer Polaha, and more are part of Hallmark Channel‘s March 2023 schedule. Plus, get ready for the debut of Hallmark’s brand-new series Ride on March 26.
‘The Love Club: Nicole’s Pen Pal’ premieres March 4 on Hallmark Channel
Interior designer Nicole (Brittany Bristow) is newly engaged. But she can’t shake the feeling that her mystery college pen pal might have been the one for her. Unsure about her future, Nicole seeks out the help of The Love Club, four women who met 10 years earlier and vowed to always be there for each other if they ever had any relationship problems.
Nicole and the rest of The Love Club reunite and set about tracking down her old pen pal. Their search sends them on a journey to a mountain lodge where the letters eventually lead Nicole to her true love.
‘The Love Club: Nicole’s Pen Pal’ premieres March 4 on Hallmark Channel
Interior designer Nicole (Brittany Bristow) is newly engaged. But she can’t shake the feeling that her mystery college pen pal might have been the one for her. Unsure about her future, Nicole seeks out the help of The Love Club, four women who met 10 years earlier and vowed to always be there for each other if they ever had any relationship problems.
Nicole and the rest of The Love Club reunite and set about tracking down her old pen pal. Their search sends them on a journey to a mountain lodge where the letters eventually lead Nicole to her true love.
- 3/1/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
It feels just like last month we were complimenting Hulu on its true crime offerings. Well, with its list of new releases for February 2023, Hulu is staying in the true crime lane. Suppose that’ll happen when you push back the release date of a series or two.
February sees the arrival of three notable true crime series on Hulu. Taiwan Crime Stories premieres on Feb. 1 and presents four true tales from Taiwan’s criminal “dark underbelly.” That will be followed by ABC News Studios’ Killing County on Feb. 3. That three-episode series ponders the question “what happens when police kill?” The most interesting true crime offering premieres on Feb. 9. That’s when Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence College shares its four-episode saga of Larry Ray and the young college students he victimized.
As far as non true crime offerings go, the third and final season of Hulu...
February sees the arrival of three notable true crime series on Hulu. Taiwan Crime Stories premieres on Feb. 1 and presents four true tales from Taiwan’s criminal “dark underbelly.” That will be followed by ABC News Studios’ Killing County on Feb. 3. That three-episode series ponders the question “what happens when police kill?” The most interesting true crime offering premieres on Feb. 9. That’s when Stolen Youth: Inside the Cult at Sarah Lawrence College shares its four-episode saga of Larry Ray and the young college students he victimized.
As far as non true crime offerings go, the third and final season of Hulu...
- 2/1/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
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