Eminem is ripping into his least favorite muse again, labeling President Trump an Aryan who's about to be booted out of office. Em's "Like Home" features Alicia Keys on the hook and tons of jabs -- vicious and humorous -- at Trump. For instance ... "All he does is watch Fox News like a parrot and repeats, while he looks like a canary with a beak." Believe it or not, the song is supposed to be...
- 12/15/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_ltcj4kyy"]] It's Take 2 on one of the best sports questions ever ... Which is better -- winning the World Series or honeymooning with Kate Upton?? We got to ask the one guy who would know the answer -- Justin Verlander -- as the Houston Astros pitcher was leaving Craig's Tuesday night with his supermodel bride. Verlander successfully dodged the question when it was posed on Twitter a few days ago -- even after Kate doubled down...
- 12/6/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
The Performer | Chris Sullivan
The Show | This Is Us
The Episode | “Number Two” (Nov. 21)
The Performance | Going through a heartbreak is painful. Being the person supporting someone going through a heartbreak — while simultaneously experiencing your own major emotional pain — can be worse. And in Tuesday’s This Is Us, Sullivan did a first-rate job of conveying just how hard Toby was working to comfort Kate after her miscarriage.
The NBC series often relies on Sullivan for comic relief, especially in the midst of Pearson family turmoil (and to varied effect). But when it was time for upset and disappointment in Toby’s own family,...
The Show | This Is Us
The Episode | “Number Two” (Nov. 21)
The Performance | Going through a heartbreak is painful. Being the person supporting someone going through a heartbreak — while simultaneously experiencing your own major emotional pain — can be worse. And in Tuesday’s This Is Us, Sullivan did a first-rate job of conveying just how hard Toby was working to comfort Kate after her miscarriage.
The NBC series often relies on Sullivan for comic relief, especially in the midst of Pearson family turmoil (and to varied effect). But when it was time for upset and disappointment in Toby’s own family,...
- 11/25/2017
- TVLine.com
Need to catch up? Check out our previous Mr. Robot recap here.
A couple of ghosts from Mr. Robot seasons past reappeared this week, as Elliot and company dealt with the fallout from last week’s tragedy.
Hey, remember Trenton and Mobley? Those two fsociety hackers who ran away to Arizona last season, where Elliot’s old cellmate Leon found them? They’re still alive, but just barely: Leon cuts their roommate’s throat before driving them off to a remote, Breaking Bad-esque spot in the desert, where he has them dig a grave. (They try to escape, but Trenton can’t drive,...
A couple of ghosts from Mr. Robot seasons past reappeared this week, as Elliot and company dealt with the fallout from last week’s tragedy.
Hey, remember Trenton and Mobley? Those two fsociety hackers who ran away to Arizona last season, where Elliot’s old cellmate Leon found them? They’re still alive, but just barely: Leon cuts their roommate’s throat before driving them off to a remote, Breaking Bad-esque spot in the desert, where he has them dig a grave. (They try to escape, but Trenton can’t drive,...
- 11/23/2017
- TVLine.com
The Suits spinoff is still staffing up: Simon Kassianides (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) has joined the cast as a series regular.
Kassianides will play an enigmatic tough guy with connections to the mayor of Chicago, as well as the city’s top developer, according to our sister site Deadline. His character will be introduced in the upcoming Season 7 finale of Suits, which will serve as a backdoor pilot for the spinoff. Gina Torres is set to reprise her Suits role as attorney Jessica Pearson in the spinoff, which sees Jessica entering the world of Chicago politics.
Related Suits Shocker:...
Kassianides will play an enigmatic tough guy with connections to the mayor of Chicago, as well as the city’s top developer, according to our sister site Deadline. His character will be introduced in the upcoming Season 7 finale of Suits, which will serve as a backdoor pilot for the spinoff. Gina Torres is set to reprise her Suits role as attorney Jessica Pearson in the spinoff, which sees Jessica entering the world of Chicago politics.
Related Suits Shocker:...
- 11/18/2017
- TVLine.com
What fresh hells does Michael have cooked up for Eleanor and company in Season 2 of The Good Place? Well, his evil plan (version 2.0) starts out with pairing each of them up with about the worst person possible.
Wednesday’s one-hour premiere kicks off with Michael trying to convince his boss Shawn that Take 2 on his “faux Good Place” idea will work out better than last season, with an all-new set of subtle tortures: “For example: All the coffee is from those little pods? Diabolical.” But Shawn still thinks the idea is dumb, and the other residents (all demons, too) aren’t sure about it,...
Wednesday’s one-hour premiere kicks off with Michael trying to convince his boss Shawn that Take 2 on his “faux Good Place” idea will work out better than last season, with an all-new set of subtle tortures: “For example: All the coffee is from those little pods? Diabolical.” But Shawn still thinks the idea is dumb, and the other residents (all demons, too) aren’t sure about it,...
- 9/21/2017
- TVLine.com
'Real Housewives of New York' star Luann D'Agostino timed her divorce just right to avoid it playing out on the show. Our 'Rhony' sources say production for this season wrapped a couple months ago ... so if there were any juicy spats in the days before Luann and Tom D'Agostino's divorce announcement, cameras missed the action. D'Agostino also dodged any mention of the big D during the reunion, which was taped a few weeks ago.
- 8/3/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Imagine finding one of van Gogh’s early sketches for “Starry Night,” or a rough draft of Fitzgerald’s The Great Gatsby. For anyone who loves music, the mammoth 50th anniversary reissue of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band is just as good—if not better. The expanded package includes nearly two hours worth of outtakes from the groundbreaking 1967 sessions, offering not only an alternate-universe look at some of the most beloved tracks in the rock canon, but also a fascinating fly-on-the-wall view of four young artists at the height of their power.
Stripped down, occasionally rough and always electrifying,...
Stripped down, occasionally rough and always electrifying,...
- 6/1/2017
- by Jordan Runtagh
- PEOPLE.com
Broadway’s delightful — but wickedly accurate — satire of big business was brought to movie screens almost intact, with the story, the stars, the styles and dances kept as they were in the long-running show that won a Pulitzer Prize. This is the place to see Robert Morse and Michele Lee at their best — it’s one of the best, and least appreciated movie musicals of the 1960s.
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1967 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 121 min. / Street Date March 14, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring: Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee, Anthony Teague, Maureen Arthur, Sammy Smith, Robert Q. Lewis, Carol Worthington, Kathryn Reynolds, Ruth Kobart, George Fennemann, Tucker Smith, David Swift.
Cinematography: Burnett Guffey
Film Editor: Allan Jacobs, Ralph E. Winters
Original Music: Nelson Riddle
Art Direction: Robert Boyle
Visual Gags: Virgil Partch
From the play written by Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows,...
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1967 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 121 min. / Street Date March 14, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring: Robert Morse, Michele Lee, Rudy Vallee, Anthony Teague, Maureen Arthur, Sammy Smith, Robert Q. Lewis, Carol Worthington, Kathryn Reynolds, Ruth Kobart, George Fennemann, Tucker Smith, David Swift.
Cinematography: Burnett Guffey
Film Editor: Allan Jacobs, Ralph E. Winters
Original Music: Nelson Riddle
Art Direction: Robert Boyle
Visual Gags: Virgil Partch
From the play written by Frank Loesser, Abe Burrows,...
- 3/25/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
David’s Quick Take for the tl;dr Media Consumer:
As William Greaves declared, “it’s important that as a result of the totality of all these efforts, we arrive at a creative piece of cinematic experience.”
The same could be said of any movie, I suppose. But the sentiment expressed above is especially applicable and indicative of the net cumulative impact that resonates in the sensory receptor system of individual viewers of that hilariously salacious film known as Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take One, filmed in the summer of 1968 on a lawn in Central Park, New York City, and also in a few relatively nearby locations including a room situated in an undisclosed location (presumably somewhere in Central Manhattan) where members of the crew gathered to provide an additional layer of insider commentary filmed in real time to shed light on the genesis, exodus and revelation of what Director Greaves may or...
As William Greaves declared, “it’s important that as a result of the totality of all these efforts, we arrive at a creative piece of cinematic experience.”
The same could be said of any movie, I suppose. But the sentiment expressed above is especially applicable and indicative of the net cumulative impact that resonates in the sensory receptor system of individual viewers of that hilariously salacious film known as Symbiopsychotaxiplasm Take One, filmed in the summer of 1968 on a lawn in Central Park, New York City, and also in a few relatively nearby locations including a room situated in an undisclosed location (presumably somewhere in Central Manhattan) where members of the crew gathered to provide an additional layer of insider commentary filmed in real time to shed light on the genesis, exodus and revelation of what Director Greaves may or...
- 2/17/2017
- by David Blakeslee
- CriterionCast
President Donald Trump signed executive actions on Tuesday to advance the controversial Keystone Xl and Dakota Access oil pipelines, sparking a swift backlash from Democrats, celebrities and environmental activists who have fiercely opposed the projects, including Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders.
Trump’s move makes good on his campaign pledge to approve the Keystone Xl pipeline project, which would transport crude oil from Canada’s tar sands to the Gulf of Mexico — and which was rejected by former President Barack Obama in 2015.
The Dakota Access pipeline, which would run 1,100-miles from North Dakota to Illinois, has also been harshly criticized by...
Trump’s move makes good on his campaign pledge to approve the Keystone Xl pipeline project, which would transport crude oil from Canada’s tar sands to the Gulf of Mexico — and which was rejected by former President Barack Obama in 2015.
The Dakota Access pipeline, which would run 1,100-miles from North Dakota to Illinois, has also been harshly criticized by...
- 1/24/2017
- by Tierney McAfee
- PEOPLE.com
Hollywood (and the rest of the world) is still reeling from the sudden, tragic loss of Debbie Reynolds and Carrie Fisher, who passed away within days of each other in late December. With movies' and television's biggest and brightest stars gathered at the Golden Globe Awards on Sunday night, the award show paid tribute to the unstoppable mother-daughter duo in the perfect way. After an introduction from host Jimmy Fallon, a sweet video chronicling their most iconic film roles was shown while Debbie's song "You Made Me Love You" played in the background. It was the perfect way to honor the film legends, whose bond was incredibly strong until the very end. Related:Take 2 Minutes Out of Your Day to Watch Debbie Reynolds in Singin' in the RainThe Dresses at the Golden Globes Have Fulfilled All Your Expectations...
- 1/9/2017
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Todd Fisher Speaks on the Death of Mother, Sister Tonight On ABC 20/20: Todd Fisher on the death of his mother Debbie Reynolds a day after his sister Carrie Fisher passed away: "She then said that she really wanted to be with Carrie in those precise words....and within 30 minutes she technically was gone." http://abcn.ws/2iyEOzQ Posted by ABC News on Friday, December 30, 2016 Todd Fisher is currently dealing with the heartbreak of losing his sister, Carrie Fisher, and mom, Debbie Reynolds, within one day of each other earlier this week. While celebrities, former costars, and fans have been offering their support in a number of ways, Todd opened up about how he's coping in an interview with 20/20 on Friday. Todd, who also recently shared a beautiful drawing of Carrie and Debbie reuniting in Heaven, talked with Elizabeth Vargas about the legacy the two women leave behind. See his...
- 12/31/2016
- by Caitlin Hacker
- Popsugar.com
SAG-aftra video game actors are officially on strike. The boycott went into effect Friday morning as 12:01 a.m. Pt, and is against the following video game producers: Activision Publishing, Inc.; Blindlight, LLC; Corps of Discovery Films; Disney Character Voices, Inc.; Electronic Arts Productions, Inc.; Formosa Interactive, LLC; Insomniac Games, Inc.; Interactive Associates, Inc.; Take 2 Interactive Software; VoiceWorks Productions, Inc.; and WB Games, Inc. The strike covers all games made by these companies that went into production after Feb. 17, 2015. Also Read: 5 Reasons Video Game Actors Plan to Strike on Friday Core issues are lack of secondary compensation, transparency and even basic.
- 10/21/2016
- by Meriah Doty and Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
The Screen Actor’s Guild (SAG-aftra) is gearing up to strike against video game giants this Friday following a unanimous vote over the weekend among the labor union’s board of directors. The strike will happen on Friday (Oct. 21) at 12:01 a.m. if SAG-aftra’s terms aren’t met during negotiations taking place this week with video game publishers: Activision; Blindlight; Corps of Discovery Films; Disney Character Voices, Inc.; Electronic Arts; Formosa Interactive; Insomniac Games; Interactive Associates; Take 2 Interactive; VoiceWorks Productions; and WB Games. SAG-aftra contends that progress in negotiations has stalled for more than a year. Also...
- 10/17/2016
- by Meriah Doty
- The Wrap
She flew to London on Monday to look after 16-year-old son Rocco during his first week of school. But on Thursday night, it was girls' night out for Madonna as she hit the premiere of director Ron Howard's new documentary on The Beatles. The film, The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years, chronicles the best-selling band during the years of their initial success, focusing on their history-making world tours and their power as a live act. With two gal pals by her side, the 58-year-old singer rocked the blue carpet - wearing a button-down black and white varsity dress.
- 9/16/2016
- by Dave Quinn, @NineDaves
- PEOPLE.com
As revenue surges, Pinewood CEO comments on Brexit fallout: “Decline in sterling exchange rate is undoubtedly positive for our international customers.”
UK and international studio hub Pinewood Group has reported a 10.9% increase in revenue to £83.2 million ($108 million) for the year ended March 31, 2016, helped significantly by Us blockbusters Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Spectre.
Operating profit rose 136% to £13.6 million ($17.6 million).
Stage occupancy was 90%, up 10% on the year before. Subsidiary Shepperton Studios hosted seven of the top 25 grossing films of the year.
Following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, and the consequent fall in the value of the pound, the in-demand Pinewood facilities could see even more demand for their studio space.
“In the context of our business, the decline in the sterling exchange rate is undoubtedly positive for our international customers,” Ivan Dunleavy, Pinewood chief executive, said.
Last month the company’s significant expansion plans became operational with five stages added to the existing...
UK and international studio hub Pinewood Group has reported a 10.9% increase in revenue to £83.2 million ($108 million) for the year ended March 31, 2016, helped significantly by Us blockbusters Star Wars: The Force Awakens and Spectre.
Operating profit rose 136% to £13.6 million ($17.6 million).
Stage occupancy was 90%, up 10% on the year before. Subsidiary Shepperton Studios hosted seven of the top 25 grossing films of the year.
Following the UK’s decision to leave the European Union, and the consequent fall in the value of the pound, the in-demand Pinewood facilities could see even more demand for their studio space.
“In the context of our business, the decline in the sterling exchange rate is undoubtedly positive for our international customers,” Ivan Dunleavy, Pinewood chief executive, said.
Last month the company’s significant expansion plans became operational with five stages added to the existing...
- 7/11/2016
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Singapore-based mm2 Entertainment has three new titles by up-and-coming directors on its slate, as part of its initiative to nurture new talents.
Take 2, a co-production with Jack Neo’s J Team Productions, is about a bittersweet drama about ex-offenders.
It will be directed by writer-turned-director Ivan Ho, whose writing credits include Ah Boys To Men 3: Frogmen and Long Long Time Ago, both of which directed by Neo.
Ibu is a horror based on the folklore of the Pontianak, the most iconic female vampire in South East Asia.
M Rihan Halim will direct the new film, which will be made simultaneously in both Malay- and Mandarin-language to cater to different markets.
Ghost Net is a Hong Kong-set omnibus horror story by Wong Kwok Fai, Patrick Yau and Wong Kwok Keung.
mm2 Entertainment is a subsidiary of mm2 Asia, a publicly listed company in Singapore.
Long Long Time Ago [pictured], the latest co-production between mm2 Entertainment and J Team...
Take 2, a co-production with Jack Neo’s J Team Productions, is about a bittersweet drama about ex-offenders.
It will be directed by writer-turned-director Ivan Ho, whose writing credits include Ah Boys To Men 3: Frogmen and Long Long Time Ago, both of which directed by Neo.
Ibu is a horror based on the folklore of the Pontianak, the most iconic female vampire in South East Asia.
M Rihan Halim will direct the new film, which will be made simultaneously in both Malay- and Mandarin-language to cater to different markets.
Ghost Net is a Hong Kong-set omnibus horror story by Wong Kwok Fai, Patrick Yau and Wong Kwok Keung.
mm2 Entertainment is a subsidiary of mm2 Asia, a publicly listed company in Singapore.
Long Long Time Ago [pictured], the latest co-production between mm2 Entertainment and J Team...
- 3/14/2016
- ScreenDaily
Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival , (December 3-6, 2015 in Sag Harbor, N.Y.) will honor the MacArthur Genius Award winning Director-Producer-Writer Stanley Nelson with a Career Achievement Award at its Gala on December 5. Previous honorees are Richard Leacock (2011), Susan Lacy (2012), Da Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus (2013), Barbara Kopple (2014)
“ It is a great privilege to present our 2015 Career Achievement Award to Stanley Nelson. His award-winning documentary films on social justice issues were early windows into race relations. His latest film, “The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution” continues the provocative dialogue, even more relevant in America today. We honor his commitment to honesty, truth and artistic rigor.” -Jacqui Lofaro, Founder and Executive Director, Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival
Stanley Nelson is the co-founder and Executive Director of Firelight Films and co-founder of Firelight Media, which provides grants and technical support to emerging documentarians. Firelight is one of nine nonprofit organizations around the world to receive the 2015 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. The Award, recognizes exceptional nonprofit organizations which have demonstrated creativity and impact, and invests in their long-term sustainability with sizable one-time grants.
With 35 films and multiple industry awards to his credit, Nelson is acknowledged as one of the premier documentary filmmakers working today. He has a clear, vibrant and consistent voice, creating evocative films which document issues of social injustice. His films have earned five Primetime Emmys, two awards from the Sundance Film Festival, and two Peabodys, among other honors. With a dogged insistence on finding new voices and new witnesses, Nelson has illuminated stories that we thought we knew, particularly about the African-American experience. Aside from being a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, he is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a recipient of the Neh National Medal in the Humanities presented by President Obama in 2014.
I had an opportunity to speak with Stanley recently concerning the announcement of his Career Achievement Award from the Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival (HT2FF).
You have won so many prizes, what does it mean to you to receive the Career Achievement Award from the HT2FF?
It is always great to receive accolades; it doesn’t get old. Documentary filmmakers don’t get recognition every day. It’s not like we go to a restaurant and everyone falls all over us. To be recognized because people are seeing and liking my films is great and the award means this is happening.
In addition to receiving the MacArthur Genius Award, your company, Firelight Media, won the 2015 MacArthur Award. How has that helped you?
My personal award sent my three kids to school and sustained me as a filmmaker. The Award to Firelight Media will help sustain the Lab mentoring filmmakers of color making their first and second films. One of the things that is essential to me as a filmmaker is to try to give the viewer a sense of what it has meant to be black in America and consider this within our contemporary context.
Nelson has directed and produced such acclaimed work as “The Murder Of Emmett Till” an eye-opening film which reveals so much beyond what the headlines of the times told us, the public. His other stirring docs include “Freedom Riders” (his personal favorite) and “Jonestown: The Life And Death Of People’s Temple”
In 2014, “Freedom Summer” presented an astounding history of what led up to the Black Power Movement. When it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, the audience was stunned at how he put into context the 1964 voter registration drive in Mississippi, the surprising truth of the Chicago Democratic Convention and the Mississippi delegation and how the turn of events led to the Black Power Movement and to the Voting Rights Act.
The delegation never got the chance to speak from the floor. Many then said, "We can’t keep being the good soldier and following the rules when we can’t do our best." Some moved into action, some dropped out. They thought, "If we just 'show' you the wrongs, the injustice, police with dogs and fire-hoses and show you that we’re non-violent, you can’t help but support us." But the Democratic National Convention failed them, and the young had to do something new.
The last image in “Freedom Summer” you see Stokely Carmichael saying “We want Black Power”. In the opening of your most recent film, “The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution” he is also chanting “We want Black Power” which gives a continuity to the two films. Tell me a bit about what prompted you to tell this story?
I felt it was a little known story, that hadn’t been told in its entirety. In particular, I wanted to offer a unique and engaging opportunity to examine a very complex moment in time that challenges the cold, oversimplified narrative of a Panther who is prone to violence and consumed with anger. Thoroughly examining the history of the Black Panther Party allowed me to sift through the fragmented perceptions and find the core driver of the movement: the Black Panther Party emerged out of a love for their people, and a devotion to empowering them. This compelled me to communicate the story fully and accurately. And for the release in August of the film, I attended every opening in 20 cities nationwide, along with former Black Panthers, scholars and photographers.
How did you get started in filmmaking?
I thought I wanted to make fiction features but I stumbled into Bill Greaves and got into documentary filmmaking with him and never looked back.
If someone offered me a million dollars to make a fiction project I think I would. But I know how you have to jump through hoops to make a feature and that pain would be difficult. I don’t have a particular idea or a script and that is hardest part of fiction; how to get a great script, cast, funding. Docs are known at least…
What films inspired you?
“Eyes on the Prize”. It was the first time we saw a series on African Americans. It got so much attention worldwide. It opened eyes to the African American history and it was fascinating to everyone. And it inspired a whole generation of African American filmmakers.
Do you have a sense of Mission in your filmmaking?
This morning I was interviewing an assistant editor and said to him, “We are on a mission here”; getting ahead in a career is ok, but here we are on a mission.”
We have a history we’ve been fortunate to be able to tell. I see my ancestors on my shoulder saying “Don’t screw up”.
We are also on a mission to tell good stories and to entertain people. I hope our films move people to action one way or the other. Many of our films lately are about young people who are making changes.
Did your parents raise you with social awareness or activism?
They were very politically minded and we talked about politics all the time around the dinner table. We were raised to be aware. I remember when I was 15 or 16 when the Panthers started, I would come home and turn on TV and see fire-hoses and dogs attacking people. These images politicized everyone. Just like today with Black Lives Matter and the police killings, everyone has to think about what they’re seeing. In the 60s it was sustained. Viet Nam also politicized everybody. You were either going to go or you had to figure out how not to go. It affected everyone.
What do you make of the police violence against black lives today?
The blatant activities of the police that all people, black and white, are seeing and talking about is bringing awareness to the years and years of injustices. Black Lives Matters is similar to how Black Panthers began. We have to be responsible for our own communities.
Nelson is currently in production on “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities”, which is the second in a series of three films Nelson will direct as part of a new multi-platform PBS series entitled America Revisited. He is also exec producing “ Free for All: Inside the Public Library”.
For more information or to buy tickets, please go to ht2ff.com...
“ It is a great privilege to present our 2015 Career Achievement Award to Stanley Nelson. His award-winning documentary films on social justice issues were early windows into race relations. His latest film, “The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution” continues the provocative dialogue, even more relevant in America today. We honor his commitment to honesty, truth and artistic rigor.” -Jacqui Lofaro, Founder and Executive Director, Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival
Stanley Nelson is the co-founder and Executive Director of Firelight Films and co-founder of Firelight Media, which provides grants and technical support to emerging documentarians. Firelight is one of nine nonprofit organizations around the world to receive the 2015 MacArthur Award for Creative and Effective Institutions. The Award, recognizes exceptional nonprofit organizations which have demonstrated creativity and impact, and invests in their long-term sustainability with sizable one-time grants.
With 35 films and multiple industry awards to his credit, Nelson is acknowledged as one of the premier documentary filmmakers working today. He has a clear, vibrant and consistent voice, creating evocative films which document issues of social injustice. His films have earned five Primetime Emmys, two awards from the Sundance Film Festival, and two Peabodys, among other honors. With a dogged insistence on finding new voices and new witnesses, Nelson has illuminated stories that we thought we knew, particularly about the African-American experience. Aside from being a MacArthur “Genius” Fellow, he is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and a recipient of the Neh National Medal in the Humanities presented by President Obama in 2014.
I had an opportunity to speak with Stanley recently concerning the announcement of his Career Achievement Award from the Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival (HT2FF).
You have won so many prizes, what does it mean to you to receive the Career Achievement Award from the HT2FF?
It is always great to receive accolades; it doesn’t get old. Documentary filmmakers don’t get recognition every day. It’s not like we go to a restaurant and everyone falls all over us. To be recognized because people are seeing and liking my films is great and the award means this is happening.
In addition to receiving the MacArthur Genius Award, your company, Firelight Media, won the 2015 MacArthur Award. How has that helped you?
My personal award sent my three kids to school and sustained me as a filmmaker. The Award to Firelight Media will help sustain the Lab mentoring filmmakers of color making their first and second films. One of the things that is essential to me as a filmmaker is to try to give the viewer a sense of what it has meant to be black in America and consider this within our contemporary context.
Nelson has directed and produced such acclaimed work as “The Murder Of Emmett Till” an eye-opening film which reveals so much beyond what the headlines of the times told us, the public. His other stirring docs include “Freedom Riders” (his personal favorite) and “Jonestown: The Life And Death Of People’s Temple”
In 2014, “Freedom Summer” presented an astounding history of what led up to the Black Power Movement. When it premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, the audience was stunned at how he put into context the 1964 voter registration drive in Mississippi, the surprising truth of the Chicago Democratic Convention and the Mississippi delegation and how the turn of events led to the Black Power Movement and to the Voting Rights Act.
The delegation never got the chance to speak from the floor. Many then said, "We can’t keep being the good soldier and following the rules when we can’t do our best." Some moved into action, some dropped out. They thought, "If we just 'show' you the wrongs, the injustice, police with dogs and fire-hoses and show you that we’re non-violent, you can’t help but support us." But the Democratic National Convention failed them, and the young had to do something new.
The last image in “Freedom Summer” you see Stokely Carmichael saying “We want Black Power”. In the opening of your most recent film, “The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution” he is also chanting “We want Black Power” which gives a continuity to the two films. Tell me a bit about what prompted you to tell this story?
I felt it was a little known story, that hadn’t been told in its entirety. In particular, I wanted to offer a unique and engaging opportunity to examine a very complex moment in time that challenges the cold, oversimplified narrative of a Panther who is prone to violence and consumed with anger. Thoroughly examining the history of the Black Panther Party allowed me to sift through the fragmented perceptions and find the core driver of the movement: the Black Panther Party emerged out of a love for their people, and a devotion to empowering them. This compelled me to communicate the story fully and accurately. And for the release in August of the film, I attended every opening in 20 cities nationwide, along with former Black Panthers, scholars and photographers.
How did you get started in filmmaking?
I thought I wanted to make fiction features but I stumbled into Bill Greaves and got into documentary filmmaking with him and never looked back.
If someone offered me a million dollars to make a fiction project I think I would. But I know how you have to jump through hoops to make a feature and that pain would be difficult. I don’t have a particular idea or a script and that is hardest part of fiction; how to get a great script, cast, funding. Docs are known at least…
What films inspired you?
“Eyes on the Prize”. It was the first time we saw a series on African Americans. It got so much attention worldwide. It opened eyes to the African American history and it was fascinating to everyone. And it inspired a whole generation of African American filmmakers.
Do you have a sense of Mission in your filmmaking?
This morning I was interviewing an assistant editor and said to him, “We are on a mission here”; getting ahead in a career is ok, but here we are on a mission.”
We have a history we’ve been fortunate to be able to tell. I see my ancestors on my shoulder saying “Don’t screw up”.
We are also on a mission to tell good stories and to entertain people. I hope our films move people to action one way or the other. Many of our films lately are about young people who are making changes.
Did your parents raise you with social awareness or activism?
They were very politically minded and we talked about politics all the time around the dinner table. We were raised to be aware. I remember when I was 15 or 16 when the Panthers started, I would come home and turn on TV and see fire-hoses and dogs attacking people. These images politicized everyone. Just like today with Black Lives Matter and the police killings, everyone has to think about what they’re seeing. In the 60s it was sustained. Viet Nam also politicized everybody. You were either going to go or you had to figure out how not to go. It affected everyone.
What do you make of the police violence against black lives today?
The blatant activities of the police that all people, black and white, are seeing and talking about is bringing awareness to the years and years of injustices. Black Lives Matters is similar to how Black Panthers began. We have to be responsible for our own communities.
Nelson is currently in production on “Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story Of Historically Black Colleges And Universities”, which is the second in a series of three films Nelson will direct as part of a new multi-platform PBS series entitled America Revisited. He is also exec producing “ Free for All: Inside the Public Library”.
For more information or to buy tickets, please go to ht2ff.com...
- 9/21/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
John Stamos stopped by Jimmy Kimmel’s show on Wednesday night to plug new series “Grandfathered” and “Fuller House,” but the actor also took some time to let his host realize a lifelong dream: filming a sitcom opening with one of the best. The two went over to a side stage set full of wigs for Kimmel, and had three chances to nail it. They did not. First up was “Fun Guys!” with Stamos as Cody Arabia and Kimmel playing the scholarly Roger Nantucket. Stamos killed it with the smooth entrance, point and smile; Kimmel did it all wrong. Take 2.
- 9/16/2015
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
There are plenty of interesting directions a return to the Babylon 5 universe could take. Here are a few suggestions...
I read somewhere that J.M. Straczynski writes every day. That’s not surprising given his extensive body of work for television, motion pictures, novels and comics. He is best known for Babylon 5, of course. I remember what a lot of people used to say about Babylon 5, “How much can happen on a space station?” Well, a lot actually! And after five seasons of the original series, a bunch of made-for-tv movies and a couple of spin-offs, there are still plenty of stories left to tell.
That is why I was excited recently to read that Joe (apparently, he thinks you’re cool if you just call him Joe) was going back to work on Babylon 5. My excitement soon turned to dread when I found out that...
I read somewhere that J.M. Straczynski writes every day. That’s not surprising given his extensive body of work for television, motion pictures, novels and comics. He is best known for Babylon 5, of course. I remember what a lot of people used to say about Babylon 5, “How much can happen on a space station?” Well, a lot actually! And after five seasons of the original series, a bunch of made-for-tv movies and a couple of spin-offs, there are still plenty of stories left to tell.
That is why I was excited recently to read that Joe (apparently, he thinks you’re cool if you just call him Joe) was going back to work on Babylon 5. My excitement soon turned to dread when I found out that...
- 5/21/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Every Generation Needs a Voice. Universal has debuted the first full trailer for Jem and the Holograms, a big live-action spectacle based on the super cheesy 80's animated TV show of the same name (if you've never heard of it before, give it a look, it's 80s-tastic). The plot is simple: music executive, Jerrica Benton, lives a secret, adventurous life as a glamorous rock star named Jem. Newcomer Aubrey Peeples plays Jerrica, along with Stefanie Scott, Aurora Perrineau, Hayley Kiyoko as her three sisters. This trailer is cut mainly for the Pitch Perfect crowd, as that's what this trailer is attached to, but it looks like it might have some potential. Not sure if this is your thing? Take 2 minutes to find out, just don't forget to have fun. Here's the first trailer for Jon M. Chu's Jem and the Holograms movie, originally from BuzzFeed: As a small-town...
- 5/13/2015
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Film Victoria CEO Jenni Tosi today urged the screen industry guilds to take the lead to devise a comprehensive plan to .sell. to the federal government before the 2016 election. In her welcome address to the Screen Forever conference Tosi listed a number of challenges facing the industry including funding cuts to the ABC, Sbs and Screen Australia, piracy, the uncompetitive location offset and the producer offset which she says requires a few tweaks in the digital era. She also criticised the Meaa for insisting on what she described as .outdated cast importation requirements. and workplace penalty rates including those for overtime rates and travelling allowances.
Relatively low license fees from broadcasters, static commissions and proportionately more imported content than is desirable were also cited.
.We need a strategic, concerted and united effort,. she said. The public has not voiced concerns about keeping the high level of. Australian content on screen...
Relatively low license fees from broadcasters, static commissions and proportionately more imported content than is desirable were also cited.
.We need a strategic, concerted and united effort,. she said. The public has not voiced concerns about keeping the high level of. Australian content on screen...
- 11/17/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
HT2FF – Hamptons Take 2 Documentary Film Festival is about to take place for its 7th edition, December 4th, 5th, 6th and 7th just after Thanksgiving and before Christmas. For four days the Bay Street Theater in Sag Harbor on Long Island’s East End, is booked back-to-back with documentaries of the finest caliber but which are not necessarily premieres.These are films that both deserve and need exposure, hence the festival title, “Take 2”. The audience is enthusiastic and loyal.
Jacqui Lofaro was herself a documentary filmmaker until she started this festival which now consumes her days and nights. Not that she doesn’t have an idea for her next documentary, but, at this moment the festival, is exploding, a case of spontaneous combustion. The festival has taken over her life with screenings throughout the year, such as this spring’s screening of Frieda Lee Mock’s 2013 critically acclaimed film, “Anita”. With a panel of experts the screening was an event playing to a packed house. It didn’t matter that the film had already had its theatrical release. According to Jacqui “that’s what Take 2 is all about. Our mission is simply to show great documentary films to our local East End audience”. This festival reaches out to the community by showing films throughout the year in local libraries as well.
This year, the festival will screen a total of 32 documentaries at the Bay Street Theater. Using only one theater venue makes this festival intimate and very, very easy.
There is a balance in the festival between social issue documentaries and other docs, and between bringing in filmmakers and focusing on community filmmakers. Indeed the first day of the festival is devoted to regional filmmakers with a “Focus on Locals”.
In addition, the festival will feature several sections which are targeted at local youth: Young Voices (short docs made by local middle and high school students), Future Voices (films by Student Filmmakers from the NYC Media Arts Centers) and Emerging Voices (two strong films by recent graduates of the School of Visual Arts Mfa Social Documentary Program, introduced by documentary filmmaker and Sva professor, Deborah Dickson).
The Evening Galas are not red-carpet-celebrity events. Rather they honor documentary filmmakers such as Richard Leacock the inventor of the sound-sync camera or Susan Lacy of American Masters or Chris Hegedus & D A Pennebaker. This year the honors go to Barbara Kopple who has been making ground-breaking docs for 40+ years. Her first film on a devastating coal miners’ strike in Kentucky, “Harlan County USA”, was an Oscar winner, and will screen to this growing audience of doc fans.
This rock-solid festival is not premiere driven. However, this year the festival was offered the New York premiere of Michael Apted’s “Bending the Light” about lens making for photographers and filmmakers, and will also feature the east coast premiere of “The Big Beat”, made by local filmmaker and archivist, Joe Lauro. Also screening is Martin Scorsese’s “Fifty Year Argument”, an HBO documentary about the anniversary of The New York Review of Books.
The closing night film is reserved for the annual Filmmaker’s Choice Award which this year goes to Wendy Keys both filmmaker and former administrator at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Her documentary “Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight, “ a warm and insightful view of the iconic American graphic designer of the “I Love New York” campaign and the founder of New York Magazine, will be the feature film.
The enthusiasm and efficiency behind this festival abide with Jacqui to such an extent that I wondered how she did it and wondered about her own docs, made by her company Justice Productions.org. She said they do not have traditional distribution, however, they continuously sell on Amazon’s Create Space, and she is invited to speak and show the film at universities, libraries and other venues where audiences care about social issues. Recently the Reel Recovery Film Festival showed “The Last Fix: An Addicts Passage from Hell to Hope” at the Quad. “The Empty Chair: Death Penalty Yes or No,” the recipient of the 2006 prestigious Thurgood Marshall Broadcast Journalism Award aired on national television on the Hallmark Channel’s World of Faith and Values and is still actively requested as well.
The festival has welcomed Karen Arikian (former Exec. Dir of the Hamptons International Film Festival and currently the Us rep for the Berlin International Film Festival) on board as Creative Advisor, and Jacqui has put together an Industry Advisory Board of top film and television professionals. Jacqui describes board meetings at the Paley Center for Media (Board Member, Ron Simon, is Paley’s Curator for TV and Radio) taking place in the Chairman’s office around Paley’s own round leather desk. As Jacqui puts it: “Now that’s a place of inspiration”.
Industry Advisory Board:
Julie Anderson - Executive Producer, Documentaries and Development at PBS/Wnet; former producer at Espn; documentary filmmaker at HBO Sports; executive at HBO Original Documentary Programming.
Karen Arikian - Founded her independent consulting company with offices in Germany and New York for clients including BAFTA, Toronto International Film Festival, Hamburg Media School; Us Delegate to (Berlinale) Berlin International Film Festival.
Susan Lacy - Founded "Pentimento Productions" in 2014, with a film to premiere on HBO, the first in an exclusive multi-picture deal with HBO Documentary Films; former creator, director & executive producer of 200 documentaries for the PBS “American Masters” series.
Don Lenzer - Documentary director and cinematographer whose credits can be found on five Academy Award winning feature documentaries and numerous public television programs; co-directed and shot the Emmy Award winning Great Performances documentary "Itzhak Perlman; In The Fiddler's House."
Susan Margolin - President of Docurama and Special Acquisitions at Cinedigm. She oversees the recently launched Docurama Channel as well as the Docurama brand of award winning documentary films across all platforms including theatrical, home entertainment, and digital distribution.
Nigel Noble - Producer, director and Academy Award winner for the documentary short, “Close Harmony;" producer and director of films and video for theaters, television, not-for-profits, major businesses with works earning nominations and accolades from the Director’s Guild of America, Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival.
Roger Sherman - Director, producer and cinematographer of documentaries that have won an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award and two Academy award nominations. He is a co-founder of Florentine Films with Ken Burns.
Ron Simon - Curator of television and radio for The Paley Center for Media; an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University, New York University and Hunter College; judge on the George Foster Peabody committee; member editorial board of Television Quarterly.
Jacqui Lofaro was herself a documentary filmmaker until she started this festival which now consumes her days and nights. Not that she doesn’t have an idea for her next documentary, but, at this moment the festival, is exploding, a case of spontaneous combustion. The festival has taken over her life with screenings throughout the year, such as this spring’s screening of Frieda Lee Mock’s 2013 critically acclaimed film, “Anita”. With a panel of experts the screening was an event playing to a packed house. It didn’t matter that the film had already had its theatrical release. According to Jacqui “that’s what Take 2 is all about. Our mission is simply to show great documentary films to our local East End audience”. This festival reaches out to the community by showing films throughout the year in local libraries as well.
This year, the festival will screen a total of 32 documentaries at the Bay Street Theater. Using only one theater venue makes this festival intimate and very, very easy.
There is a balance in the festival between social issue documentaries and other docs, and between bringing in filmmakers and focusing on community filmmakers. Indeed the first day of the festival is devoted to regional filmmakers with a “Focus on Locals”.
In addition, the festival will feature several sections which are targeted at local youth: Young Voices (short docs made by local middle and high school students), Future Voices (films by Student Filmmakers from the NYC Media Arts Centers) and Emerging Voices (two strong films by recent graduates of the School of Visual Arts Mfa Social Documentary Program, introduced by documentary filmmaker and Sva professor, Deborah Dickson).
The Evening Galas are not red-carpet-celebrity events. Rather they honor documentary filmmakers such as Richard Leacock the inventor of the sound-sync camera or Susan Lacy of American Masters or Chris Hegedus & D A Pennebaker. This year the honors go to Barbara Kopple who has been making ground-breaking docs for 40+ years. Her first film on a devastating coal miners’ strike in Kentucky, “Harlan County USA”, was an Oscar winner, and will screen to this growing audience of doc fans.
This rock-solid festival is not premiere driven. However, this year the festival was offered the New York premiere of Michael Apted’s “Bending the Light” about lens making for photographers and filmmakers, and will also feature the east coast premiere of “The Big Beat”, made by local filmmaker and archivist, Joe Lauro. Also screening is Martin Scorsese’s “Fifty Year Argument”, an HBO documentary about the anniversary of The New York Review of Books.
The closing night film is reserved for the annual Filmmaker’s Choice Award which this year goes to Wendy Keys both filmmaker and former administrator at the Film Society of Lincoln Center. Her documentary “Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight, “ a warm and insightful view of the iconic American graphic designer of the “I Love New York” campaign and the founder of New York Magazine, will be the feature film.
The enthusiasm and efficiency behind this festival abide with Jacqui to such an extent that I wondered how she did it and wondered about her own docs, made by her company Justice Productions.org. She said they do not have traditional distribution, however, they continuously sell on Amazon’s Create Space, and she is invited to speak and show the film at universities, libraries and other venues where audiences care about social issues. Recently the Reel Recovery Film Festival showed “The Last Fix: An Addicts Passage from Hell to Hope” at the Quad. “The Empty Chair: Death Penalty Yes or No,” the recipient of the 2006 prestigious Thurgood Marshall Broadcast Journalism Award aired on national television on the Hallmark Channel’s World of Faith and Values and is still actively requested as well.
The festival has welcomed Karen Arikian (former Exec. Dir of the Hamptons International Film Festival and currently the Us rep for the Berlin International Film Festival) on board as Creative Advisor, and Jacqui has put together an Industry Advisory Board of top film and television professionals. Jacqui describes board meetings at the Paley Center for Media (Board Member, Ron Simon, is Paley’s Curator for TV and Radio) taking place in the Chairman’s office around Paley’s own round leather desk. As Jacqui puts it: “Now that’s a place of inspiration”.
Industry Advisory Board:
Julie Anderson - Executive Producer, Documentaries and Development at PBS/Wnet; former producer at Espn; documentary filmmaker at HBO Sports; executive at HBO Original Documentary Programming.
Karen Arikian - Founded her independent consulting company with offices in Germany and New York for clients including BAFTA, Toronto International Film Festival, Hamburg Media School; Us Delegate to (Berlinale) Berlin International Film Festival.
Susan Lacy - Founded "Pentimento Productions" in 2014, with a film to premiere on HBO, the first in an exclusive multi-picture deal with HBO Documentary Films; former creator, director & executive producer of 200 documentaries for the PBS “American Masters” series.
Don Lenzer - Documentary director and cinematographer whose credits can be found on five Academy Award winning feature documentaries and numerous public television programs; co-directed and shot the Emmy Award winning Great Performances documentary "Itzhak Perlman; In The Fiddler's House."
Susan Margolin - President of Docurama and Special Acquisitions at Cinedigm. She oversees the recently launched Docurama Channel as well as the Docurama brand of award winning documentary films across all platforms including theatrical, home entertainment, and digital distribution.
Nigel Noble - Producer, director and Academy Award winner for the documentary short, “Close Harmony;" producer and director of films and video for theaters, television, not-for-profits, major businesses with works earning nominations and accolades from the Director’s Guild of America, Cannes Film Festival, Telluride Film Festival.
Roger Sherman - Director, producer and cinematographer of documentaries that have won an Emmy Award, a Peabody Award and two Academy award nominations. He is a co-founder of Florentine Films with Ken Burns.
Ron Simon - Curator of television and radio for The Paley Center for Media; an adjunct associate professor at Columbia University, New York University and Hunter College; judge on the George Foster Peabody committee; member editorial board of Television Quarterly.
- 11/11/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Got a scoop request? An anonymous tip you’re dying to share? Send any/all of the above to askausiello@tvline.com
Question: Is Grey’s Anatomy planning a big cliffhanger for the winter finale, similar to last December’s Jackson/April wedding brouhaha? —Jared
Ausiello: I hear the Nov. 20 episode will end with a cliffhanger, but whether or not it’s on par with the climax in the 2013 fall finale is probably subjective. (For example, Mer/Der fans will likely deem this year’s cliffhanger a bigger deal than last year’s.) Bonus Scoop: It was incorrect of me...
Question: Is Grey’s Anatomy planning a big cliffhanger for the winter finale, similar to last December’s Jackson/April wedding brouhaha? —Jared
Ausiello: I hear the Nov. 20 episode will end with a cliffhanger, but whether or not it’s on par with the climax in the 2013 fall finale is probably subjective. (For example, Mer/Der fans will likely deem this year’s cliffhanger a bigger deal than last year’s.) Bonus Scoop: It was incorrect of me...
- 11/5/2014
- TVLine.com
ABC’s big Marvel-mercial this Tuesday night included an extended look at the midseason series Marvel’s Agent Carter.
Set in 1946, the drama finds the titular Peggy (played by Hayley Atwell) dealt a serious blow, marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert Ssr (Strategic Scientific Reserve), she must balance administrative work with secret missions for Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper, reprising his Captain America role), all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, having lost her great love, Steve Rogers.
The eight-episode Agent Carter will debut in January 2015, occupying Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D....
Set in 1946, the drama finds the titular Peggy (played by Hayley Atwell) dealt a serious blow, marginalized when the men return home from fighting abroad. Working for the covert Ssr (Strategic Scientific Reserve), she must balance administrative work with secret missions for Howard Stark (Dominic Cooper, reprising his Captain America role), all while trying to navigate life as a single woman in America, having lost her great love, Steve Rogers.
The eight-episode Agent Carter will debut in January 2015, occupying Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D....
- 11/5/2014
- TVLine.com
The residents of Once Upon a Time‘s Storybrooke may want to hide their dogs.
Dracula alumna Victoria Smurfit is set to recur on the ABC drama as an “iconic character,” EW.com reports.
The details of the role, which will first be teased in the winter finale, are being kept under wraps, but we’ve uncovered some early (possible) clues.
Given the boastful description and Smurfit’s striking looks — not to mention a fan report that Emilie de Ravin was filming a scene with a dalmatian on Monday — we’re placing our bets on the actress playing villainess Cruella de Vil.
Dracula alumna Victoria Smurfit is set to recur on the ABC drama as an “iconic character,” EW.com reports.
The details of the role, which will first be teased in the winter finale, are being kept under wraps, but we’ve uncovered some early (possible) clues.
Given the boastful description and Smurfit’s striking looks — not to mention a fan report that Emilie de Ravin was filming a scene with a dalmatian on Monday — we’re placing our bets on the actress playing villainess Cruella de Vil.
- 11/5/2014
- TVLine.com
Look for Murder to top Marcia Gay Harden‘s list of New Year’s resolutions for 2015.
The Oscar-winning actress, last seen on TV in the lovely but short-lived Trophy Wife, is joining ABC freshman smash How to Get Away With Murder in a mysterious recurring role, TVLine has learned.
While the network declined to give details about Harden’s character, it noted that her stint on the Viola Davis drama will begin after the show’s mid-winter break.
Htgawm will air three more new episodes in 2014 — on Nov. 6, Nov. 13, and a Nov. 20 “winter finale” that promises to return to “the...
The Oscar-winning actress, last seen on TV in the lovely but short-lived Trophy Wife, is joining ABC freshman smash How to Get Away With Murder in a mysterious recurring role, TVLine has learned.
While the network declined to give details about Harden’s character, it noted that her stint on the Viola Davis drama will begin after the show’s mid-winter break.
Htgawm will air three more new episodes in 2014 — on Nov. 6, Nov. 13, and a Nov. 20 “winter finale” that promises to return to “the...
- 11/4/2014
- TVLine.com
Suits family reunion, Take 2.
The USA Network drama will once again reunite Harvey with his “dad” when star Gabriel Macht’s real-life father, Stephen Macht, returns to the series as Harvard Law professor Gerard, per The Hollywood Reporter.
The actor will appear in two of Season 4’s back six episodes.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Arrested Development is coming back with fresh laughs! (It’ll all make sense when you read Ron Howard’s caption below.)
Recording new narration for re-edit of @ArrestedDevelopment 4. New footage, new jokes – Feels like a whole new season pic.twitter.
The USA Network drama will once again reunite Harvey with his “dad” when star Gabriel Macht’s real-life father, Stephen Macht, returns to the series as Harvard Law professor Gerard, per The Hollywood Reporter.
The actor will appear in two of Season 4’s back six episodes.
Ready for more of today’s newsy nuggets? Well…
* Arrested Development is coming back with fresh laughs! (It’ll all make sense when you read Ron Howard’s caption below.)
Recording new narration for re-edit of @ArrestedDevelopment 4. New footage, new jokes – Feels like a whole new season pic.twitter.
- 11/4/2014
- TVLine.com
Broadway's 40 theatres aren't the only places to catch performances from your favorite stars Well after Broadway orchestra's begin their overtures, ensemble members take their dance breaks, and performers belt out their eleven- o'clock numbers, the party continues at various cabaret venues throughout New York City. Below, BroadwayWorld brings you some cabaret highlights for this week as picked by our theatre editors, including Don't Speak Benefit, Jeremy Jordan Breaking Character, Julia Mattison is Ruby Manger, Into Sweeney Todd's Woods, and Let Me Try That Again Take 2.
- 10/26/2014
- by Louisa Brady
- BroadwayWorld.com
Did you miss Brad Paisley's "rogue" publicity stunt on Twitter this weekend - where he posted a clip previewing his upcoming album Moonshine In the Trunk, due Aug. 25, purportedly without his label's permission? Well, have no fear - People Country has the exclusive first (err, second?) listen of "Crushin' It," his possible next single, right here. So has the singer, not particularly known for causing trouble, been drinking some of that moonshine in his trunk? Sony Music Nashville might think so. "I'm going rogue. The label doesn't know I'm doing this. Seriously. But I made a Moonshine preview teaser.
- 7/29/2014
- by Danielle Anderson
- PEOPLE.com
Parenthood, Season 5, Episode 16, “The Enchanting Mr. Knight”
Written by Julia Brownell
Directed by Allison Liddi-Brown
Airs Thursdays at 10pm Est on NBC
This week, on Parenthood: Julia accepts some blame, Crosby eavesdrops, and Sarah makes a choice
Parenthood knocked it out of the park last week by focusing in on the difficult transitions happening for Julia, Sydney and Victor, and Amy. It was somewhat of a respite, with the various Bravermans coming to each other’s aid and generally being the best versions of themselves. This week that break is extended somewhat, with each of the main storylines in a holding pattern. While the episode is entertaining, it’s far from essential and indicative of the growing pains present this season, with the series that so excellently adapted to a shorter episode order last year straining to expand back to its full 22 episode order.
The most successful scenes this...
Written by Julia Brownell
Directed by Allison Liddi-Brown
Airs Thursdays at 10pm Est on NBC
This week, on Parenthood: Julia accepts some blame, Crosby eavesdrops, and Sarah makes a choice
Parenthood knocked it out of the park last week by focusing in on the difficult transitions happening for Julia, Sydney and Victor, and Amy. It was somewhat of a respite, with the various Bravermans coming to each other’s aid and generally being the best versions of themselves. This week that break is extended somewhat, with each of the main storylines in a holding pattern. While the episode is entertaining, it’s far from essential and indicative of the growing pains present this season, with the series that so excellently adapted to a shorter episode order last year straining to expand back to its full 22 episode order.
The most successful scenes this...
- 3/9/2014
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Morning news is about to become more dramatic than you ever imagined - and you'll get to watch it all unfold in a new made-for-tv movie. Lifetime is adapting former New York Times media reporter Brian Stelter’s book, Top of the Morning: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV, into a television movie. The book chronicles the fierce rivalry between two flagship morning news programs: ABC's Good Morning America and NBC's Today. The story focuses on the intrigue surrounding the 2012 ouster of former Today anchor Ann Curry, who left the show when the NBC stalwart began to lose the ratings race to Gma.
- 1/2/2014
- by Melissa Locker
- PEOPLE.com
Miley Cyrus' 'look at me, I'm a sexy adult now' act made her one of YouTube's most popular acts in 2013. The videos for two of her singles, 'We Can't Stop' and 'Wrecking Ball', were among the most viewed videos of the year. Now, her family that at least a little bit of her success will trickle down to her parents and siblings. The Cyrus family has launched Seriously Cyrus, a YouTube channel featuring updates, performances, and a few recurring series. The most famous non-Miley member of the father is obviously her father Billy Ray, and he will punctuate the channel with regular live performances catered to those people who just can't get enough 'Achy Breaky Heart'. Miley's sister Brandi will explore the family's social media posts in 'Seriously Social', and her other sister Noah will take a page out of Cinefix and Improv Everywhere's books by remaking classic movies...
- 12/17/2013
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
If you aren’t making any mistakes,
it’s a sure sign you’re playing it too safe.
John Maxwell
By the end of the 1980s, HBO’s nightmarish headlong collision with The Wall in 1984 was just that; a bad dream fading over time. Even during the tough days, the company had remained a money-maker, and although it was taking more effort and cash to bag subscribers, the service was growing again, HBO original programming was racking up awards and acclaim, and in subscriber homes, the channel was kicking broadcast network ass. During the 1990-91 television season, the service beat all three major networks during Saturday and Sunday prime time hours. The good times were back.
Which did not change the underlying, immutable fact, and the greatest lesson to come out of that horrifying 1984 flatline: that the domestic cable universe was finite. Sooner or later, HBO was bound to hit another wall.
it’s a sure sign you’re playing it too safe.
John Maxwell
By the end of the 1980s, HBO’s nightmarish headlong collision with The Wall in 1984 was just that; a bad dream fading over time. Even during the tough days, the company had remained a money-maker, and although it was taking more effort and cash to bag subscribers, the service was growing again, HBO original programming was racking up awards and acclaim, and in subscriber homes, the channel was kicking broadcast network ass. During the 1990-91 television season, the service beat all three major networks during Saturday and Sunday prime time hours. The good times were back.
Which did not change the underlying, immutable fact, and the greatest lesson to come out of that horrifying 1984 flatline: that the domestic cable universe was finite. Sooner or later, HBO was bound to hit another wall.
- 11/6/2013
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
- 11/5/2013
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
Although each game failed to emulate the sales of its respective predecessor, Battlefield 4 and Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag stormed the UK charts this week; but it was Ubisoft’s swashbuckling outing that came out on top. It’s worth noting, however, that the current number one benefited from its early Tuesday release, whereas EA’s first person shooter didn’t release until Friday in the UK.
Here’s this week’s top ten list, courtesy of UKie:
1. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
2. Battlefield 4
3. FIFA 14
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. Batman: Arkham Origins
6. Football Manager 2014
7. WWE 2K14
8. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
9. Skylanders Swap Force
10. Pokémon Y
Launching within the same week meant that Assassin’s Creed IV and Battlefield 4 were always likely to be at loggerheads from the get-go. Of course, it’s worth keeping in mind that these statistics only represent the current generation of systems, and it’s...
Here’s this week’s top ten list, courtesy of UKie:
1. Assassin’s Creed IV: Black Flag
2. Battlefield 4
3. FIFA 14
4. Grand Theft Auto V
5. Batman: Arkham Origins
6. Football Manager 2014
7. WWE 2K14
8. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
9. Skylanders Swap Force
10. Pokémon Y
Launching within the same week meant that Assassin’s Creed IV and Battlefield 4 were always likely to be at loggerheads from the get-go. Of course, it’s worth keeping in mind that these statistics only represent the current generation of systems, and it’s...
- 11/4/2013
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Poor Kristen! Things haven’t been going too smoothly for her ever since she cheated on her ex Rob with Rupert. Now a new report says she even had the nerve to date Rupert again after he split from his wife. How shocking!
Kristen Stewart has had a rough time over the past several months — not only did Robert Pattinson end their relationship, but he also decided he doesn’t want to speak to her anymore. Could it get any worse for the Twilight actress? Apparently so! Kristen tried to maintain contact with Rupert Sanders after his wife divorced him, but she was quickly rejected by him as well. How sad! Read on for all the details.
Kristen Stewart Dated Rupert Sanders After His Divorce — Affair, Take 2
You would think Kristen would have more shame about cheating on Rob, but apparently she had real feelings for Rupert and she wanted to date him again.
Kristen Stewart has had a rough time over the past several months — not only did Robert Pattinson end their relationship, but he also decided he doesn’t want to speak to her anymore. Could it get any worse for the Twilight actress? Apparently so! Kristen tried to maintain contact with Rupert Sanders after his wife divorced him, but she was quickly rejected by him as well. How sad! Read on for all the details.
Kristen Stewart Dated Rupert Sanders After His Divorce — Affair, Take 2
You would think Kristen would have more shame about cheating on Rob, but apparently she had real feelings for Rupert and she wanted to date him again.
- 9/19/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Gwyneth Paltrow now has the legal right to put her child in harm's way on a Vespa ... because she just got her motorcycle license ... TMZ has learned.Our motor vehicle spies tell us ... Gwyn went to the Dmv in Santa Monica this morning and tooled around the office on her infamous Vespa as the Dmv employee watched ... and she passed! She also passed the written test, so G.P. now holds a motorcycle license.Here's...
- 9/17/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
14) The Movie Duels
Hell, there are no rules here – we’re trying to accomplish something.
Thomas Edison
There’s a story that on the November night in 1972 when HBO went on the air for the very first time to a few hundred subscribers in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Gerald Levin – then HBO’s top programmer and soon-to-be chief exec – ordered living room furniture installed in his office so he could watch that premiere night of HBO the way the channel’s first subscribers would see it. He wanted to see HBO through their eyes.
Today, in an era of Netflix, Hulu, on-demand, downloadable content available on almost everything but the kitchen toaster, it’s hard to appreciate how novel the concept of HBO was over 40 years ago. Except for a few small pockets of the country which had experienced the come-and-go efforts of earlier subscription TV services, nobody – including the people running...
Hell, there are no rules here – we’re trying to accomplish something.
Thomas Edison
There’s a story that on the November night in 1972 when HBO went on the air for the very first time to a few hundred subscribers in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, Gerald Levin – then HBO’s top programmer and soon-to-be chief exec – ordered living room furniture installed in his office so he could watch that premiere night of HBO the way the channel’s first subscribers would see it. He wanted to see HBO through their eyes.
Today, in an era of Netflix, Hulu, on-demand, downloadable content available on almost everything but the kitchen toaster, it’s hard to appreciate how novel the concept of HBO was over 40 years ago. Except for a few small pockets of the country which had experienced the come-and-go efforts of earlier subscription TV services, nobody – including the people running...
- 9/2/2013
- by Bill Mesce
- SoundOnSight
Not only did this week indicate the beginning of the end of the gaming industry’s annual summer slumber, it also heralded the releases of Splinter Cell: Blacklist, Disney Infinity and Saints Row IV to name but a few. Undoubtedly, it was a competitive week, but according to figures published by UKie Chart Track, the Steelport gang claimed the coveted number one spot.
Here’s the ranked list for the week ending August 24th, 2013:
1. Saints Row IV
2. Splinter Cell: Blacklist
3. Disney Infinity
4. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
6. FIFA 13
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
8. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
9. The Last of Us
10. The Bureau: Xcom Declassified
It seems, in the long run, the franchise legacy behind Sam Fisher was piped at the post by Volition, Inc’s ludicrous sandbox. The new entry in the quirky franchise, which was published by Deep Silver on this occasion, represents...
Here’s the ranked list for the week ending August 24th, 2013:
1. Saints Row IV
2. Splinter Cell: Blacklist
3. Disney Infinity
4. Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition
5. Call of Duty: Black Ops 2
6. FIFA 13
7. Animal Crossing: New Leaf
8. Lego Batman 2: DC Super Heroes
9. The Last of Us
10. The Bureau: Xcom Declassified
It seems, in the long run, the franchise legacy behind Sam Fisher was piped at the post by Volition, Inc’s ludicrous sandbox. The new entry in the quirky franchise, which was published by Deep Silver on this occasion, represents...
- 8/27/2013
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
Directed by Shoojit Sircar, Madras Café is set to hit theaters on 23rd August 2013. The drama is set against the backdrop of the tumultuous and controversial Sri Lankan civil war of the 1980s. In the film, John Abraham performs the role of Captain Vikram Singh, an accomplished Para Military Officer recruited by the R&Aw’s (India’s external security agency) Indian head Robin Dutt (Rd) – with the mandate to execute certain covert Intelligence operations in Jaffna, Sri Lanka, and conduct peaceful provincial council elections. However, as Vikram delves deeper into his covert operations against a faceless enemy in a daring game of cat-and-mouse, he suddenly becomes the hunted. Soon the beleaguered Vikram realises that there is a leak within his own group.
As Vikram finds himself embroiled deeper into the ‘game’, he steps into a sinister and bigger plan – a conspiracy to remove an important Indian leader. Vikram’s...
As Vikram finds himself embroiled deeper into the ‘game’, he steps into a sinister and bigger plan – a conspiracy to remove an important Indian leader. Vikram’s...
- 8/15/2013
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
Fans cannot wait to see Kareena Kapoor and Imran Khan together again in Gori Tere Pyaar Mein. Directed by Punit Malhotra, the ‘super fun yet poignant film’ according to producer Karan Johar, is slated for release on the 22nd of November, 2013! Not much is know about the story of the film, but we do hear that Kareena will be playing an social activist in the film. Besides that, well, we have to wait a bit longer to find out more, but here are some little tidbits we have learned.
The film’s shooting schedule is almost complete except for one song which will be shot after the monsoon season is over. The director tweeted, “Wrapped my 3rd sched today. Major part of the cast of Gtpm wrapped for the film as well:) Such sweet people, such a wonderful time we had…Will miss u all. As for the film… Long break ahead.
The film’s shooting schedule is almost complete except for one song which will be shot after the monsoon season is over. The director tweeted, “Wrapped my 3rd sched today. Major part of the cast of Gtpm wrapped for the film as well:) Such sweet people, such a wonderful time we had…Will miss u all. As for the film… Long break ahead.
- 7/21/2013
- by Stacey Yount
- Bollyspice
The contents of the goody bags given to this year's Oscar nominees have been revealed.
As revealed by The Hollywood Reporter, the 'Everyone Wins at the Oscars Nominee Gift Bag' includes a mixture of high-end - a $5,000 face-lift gift certificate and a trip to Australia - and mundane items.
Among the more surprising items included are a set of hair ties that double as bracelets (worth $80), a product for removing fluff from clothing, a six-pack of Naked Brand condoms, and a self-help book entitled Take 2: Your Guide to Happy Endings and New Beginnings.
A bottle of Windex and a bottle of gourmet maple syrup are also included in the bag, which is designed by PR firm Distinctive Assets rather than the Academy.
Nominees for the 85th Academy Awards include Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, Joaquin Phoenix, Steven Spielberg and Tommy Lee Jones.
> 10 outrageous Oscar injustices: Pulp Fiction,...
As revealed by The Hollywood Reporter, the 'Everyone Wins at the Oscars Nominee Gift Bag' includes a mixture of high-end - a $5,000 face-lift gift certificate and a trip to Australia - and mundane items.
Among the more surprising items included are a set of hair ties that double as bracelets (worth $80), a product for removing fluff from clothing, a six-pack of Naked Brand condoms, and a self-help book entitled Take 2: Your Guide to Happy Endings and New Beginnings.
A bottle of Windex and a bottle of gourmet maple syrup are also included in the bag, which is designed by PR firm Distinctive Assets rather than the Academy.
Nominees for the 85th Academy Awards include Daniel Day-Lewis, Hugh Jackman, Bradley Cooper, Jennifer Lawrence, Anne Hathaway, Joaquin Phoenix, Steven Spielberg and Tommy Lee Jones.
> 10 outrageous Oscar injustices: Pulp Fiction,...
- 2/22/2013
- Digital Spy
Evan Seitz created a new fun animated film fan video called ABCinema - Take 2. This is the second video that he's created where he breaks down the alphabet by using 26 iconic movie moments and sound clips. To see the first one he created click here. I think it's pretty easy to name all of the movies represented in the video, check it out!
ABCinema - Take 2 from Evan Seitz on Vimeo.
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ABCinema - Take 2 from Evan Seitz on Vimeo.
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- 2/18/2013
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Almost exactly a year ago today, we featured a cool video called ABCinema that paired each letter of the alphabet with a visual and sound clips from a movie, all artistically based around a circle in the middle. And after delivering a few other film based videos in the same fashion, including 123 Film, animator Evan Seitz is back with ABCinema: Take 2, and 26 more films with some fantastic animation and many films which ended up nominated for Oscars. Most of the films are pretty popular and easy to figure out, but he includes a few obscure choices. Anyway, it's the little touches for each film that make this a cool video. Watch below! Here is Evan Seitz's ABCinema: Take 2, which the animator sent to us personally (on Vimeo): It's a shame that most Blu-Ray and DVD menus are simple and boring now, because Seitz could probably make some pretty intricately animated menus.
- 2/18/2013
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
ABCinema – Take 2 from Evan Seitz on Vimeo. Film by Evan Seitz...
- 2/18/2013
- by Sasha Stone
- AwardsDaily.com
When TV personality Leeza Gibbons married Steven Fenton in 2011, she joked that she was finally embracing "my inner cougar" - on their first date he was 38 and she was 51. Now approaching their two-year anniversary in April, Gibbons has given a little more thought to the dynamics of their relationship and concludes that "the term cougar has so much energy around it that doesn't really fit." "We laugh about it all the time," Gibbons, now 55, tells People. (Fenton is a longtime talent manager and former president of the Board of Education in Beverly Hills.) "I always joke that emotionally and with regard to maturity,...
- 2/7/2013
- by Mike Fleeman
- PEOPLE.com
From her stints on everything from "Entertainment Tonight" to "America Now," Leeza Gibbons, 55, is a familiar face across America. Behind the scenes, Gibbons also is an activist. After her family's experience with her mother's and grandmother's Alzheimer's disease, the South Carolina native created the Leeza Gibbons Memory Foundation and its signature programs, Leeza's Place and Leeza's Care Connection, which offer free services for family caregivers.
If that weren't enough, the industrious Gibbons also is an author -- her latest book, "Take 2: Your Guide to Creating Happy Endings and New Beginnings,"
is out in bookstores today. As she explains it, the book helps people take creative control over their own lives. Many stars have raved about the book, including Gibbons' friend Olivia Newton-John, who said "I know Leeza is a master of starting over because I've seen her do it! In this book, she takes her real life experiences in career,...
If that weren't enough, the industrious Gibbons also is an author -- her latest book, "Take 2: Your Guide to Creating Happy Endings and New Beginnings,"
is out in bookstores today. As she explains it, the book helps people take creative control over their own lives. Many stars have raved about the book, including Gibbons' friend Olivia Newton-John, who said "I know Leeza is a master of starting over because I've seen her do it! In this book, she takes her real life experiences in career,...
- 2/5/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
By Joseph Leray
Thq’s bankruptcy is continuing to shake out today, as intellectual properties that fell through the cracks and weren’t bought during yesterday’s auction become hot topics of interest.
Speaking with Game Informer, former Thq CEO Jason Rubin, who took over the company in May 2012, outlined what would happen to the company’s back catalog and intellectual properties. “There will be a separate process to sell off the back catalog and IP,” he said. “That process will take place in the coming weeks.”
The Thq properties that haven’t already been bought include the “Red Faction” series, “Darksiders,” and the WWE Wrestling license.
The “Red Faction” games were being developed by Volition, Inc., which was bought by Koch Media, but the buyer only bought the developer’s “Saint’s Row” property, leaving “Red Faction” as part of Thq’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings.
Thq’s WWE license was also left unbought,...
Thq’s bankruptcy is continuing to shake out today, as intellectual properties that fell through the cracks and weren’t bought during yesterday’s auction become hot topics of interest.
Speaking with Game Informer, former Thq CEO Jason Rubin, who took over the company in May 2012, outlined what would happen to the company’s back catalog and intellectual properties. “There will be a separate process to sell off the back catalog and IP,” he said. “That process will take place in the coming weeks.”
The Thq properties that haven’t already been bought include the “Red Faction” series, “Darksiders,” and the WWE Wrestling license.
The “Red Faction” games were being developed by Volition, Inc., which was bought by Koch Media, but the buyer only bought the developer’s “Saint’s Row” property, leaving “Red Faction” as part of Thq’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy filings.
Thq’s WWE license was also left unbought,...
- 1/24/2013
- by MTV Video Games
- MTV Multiplayer
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