In 1984, Sting was practically a household name. His band, The Police, had released their last studio album titled Synchronicity a year earlier in 1983, and that album included such chart-topping singles as "Wrapped Around Your Finger," "King of Pain," and the immortal "Every Breath You Take," with the video for the latter in heavy rotation on MTV.
The man also known as Gordon Sumner was no stranger to the cinema screen, either — beginning his acting career in 1979's "Quadrophenia," he appeared in movies like "Radio On" and "Brimstone & Treacle" before producer Dino De Laurentiis became interested in casting the music...
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The man also known as Gordon Sumner was no stranger to the cinema screen, either — beginning his acting career in 1979's "Quadrophenia," he appeared in movies like "Radio On" and "Brimstone & Treacle" before producer Dino De Laurentiis became interested in casting the music...
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- 4/26/2022
- by Bill Bria
- Slash Film
Herbert F. Solow, a longtime television executive who pitched the original “Star Trek” series to NBC while he was at Desilu Studios, along with “Mission Impossible” and “Mannix,” died on Thursday, his wife, Dr. Harrison Solow, confirmed. He was 89.
In later years, he and his wife wrote several books on the “Star Trek” series, including “Inside Star Trek: The Real Story” and “The Star Trek Sketchbook.”
Solow was brought in by Lucille Ball after her divorce from Desi Arnaz to help revive Desilu Studios, where he helped develop and sell “Star Trek” to NBC — after CBS originally turned it down because it already had “Lost in Space” — as well as “Mission: Impossible” and “Mannix” to CBS.
Solow helped guide “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry on their pitch to the network, and continued to champion the series until Ball herself got behind the effort.
Solow told the publication Carpe Articulum that...
In later years, he and his wife wrote several books on the “Star Trek” series, including “Inside Star Trek: The Real Story” and “The Star Trek Sketchbook.”
Solow was brought in by Lucille Ball after her divorce from Desi Arnaz to help revive Desilu Studios, where he helped develop and sell “Star Trek” to NBC — after CBS originally turned it down because it already had “Lost in Space” — as well as “Mission: Impossible” and “Mannix” to CBS.
Solow helped guide “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry on their pitch to the network, and continued to champion the series until Ball herself got behind the effort.
Solow told the publication Carpe Articulum that...
- 11/20/2020
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
British helmer Richard Loncraine is reteaming with his Wimbledon star Paul Bettany on the Harrison Ford starrer The Wrong Element, a Warner Bros. Pictures release. The Joe Forte script revolves around the security chief (Harrison) of a global bank whose family is kidnapped. Mark Pellington was originally on board to direct. In addition to Wimbledon, Loncraine's credits include Richard III, Brimstone & Treacle and The Missionary. He also directed HBO Films' My House in Umbria, for which he was nominated for an Emmy and a DGA Award, and HBO Films' The Gathering Storm, which won an Emmy as outstanding made for television movie in 2002. Warners and Village Roadshow are co-financing the feature, with Jon Shestack and Beacon Communications president Armyan Bernstein producing. Village Roadshow's Bruce Berman will serve as executive producer. The studio has yet to set a start date for the feature, which was due to shoot in the fall. Jeff Clifford is the Warners exec overseeing; Dana Goldberg is the Village Roadshow executive on the project. Loncraine is repped by Endeavor.
- 10/7/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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