Even when The Mandalorian was simply a show about a Clint Eastwood-styled bounty hunter and the little green baby he’d taken under his Beskar-clad wing, Jon Favreau, in particular, has taken time to explore the state of the galaxy after the Empire’s defeat – how the New Republic is struggling to build something new and effective, and how former Imperials are being reintegrated into society, all while unveiling pockets of nefarious Empire activity on the Outer Rim.
At Star Wars Celebration_ – the Rebels versus the Empire. I thought something in the Expanded Universe that was very easy to understand was, in the New Republic and the Remnant Empire, that the tables have turned a little bit.”
As we’ve seen in The Mandalorian, this point in time finds the New Republic facing major challenges in sifting through the rubble of the Empire, and implementing its own systems. And...
At Star Wars Celebration_ – the Rebels versus the Empire. I thought something in the Expanded Universe that was very easy to understand was, in the New Republic and the Remnant Empire, that the tables have turned a little bit.”
As we’ve seen in The Mandalorian, this point in time finds the New Republic facing major challenges in sifting through the rubble of the Empire, and implementing its own systems. And...
- 4/21/2023
- by Ben Travis
- Empire - TV
Farrah Forke, who co-starred on the long-running NBC sitcom “Wings,” died of cancer on Feb. 25 in her Texas home, a family friend confirmed to Variety. She was 54.
Forke appeared on Seasons 4 through 6 of “Wings,” which aired on NBC from 1990-1997. She played helicopter pilot (and veteran of Desert Storm) Alex Lambert at the show’s Nantucket airfield, and she was a love interest of both Joe (Tim Daly) and Brian Hackett (Steven Weber) — Brian eventually won her favor. “Wings” was created by “Cheers” and “Frasier” writers David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee. The show also starred Tony Shalhoub and Thomas Haden Church.
Forke also had a recurring role as attorney Mayson Drake on Season 2 of “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.” Her acting résumé includes the television shows “Ned and Stacey,” “Mr. Rhodes” and “Party of Five,” along with appearances in movies “Brain Twisters” (Forke’s first...
Forke appeared on Seasons 4 through 6 of “Wings,” which aired on NBC from 1990-1997. She played helicopter pilot (and veteran of Desert Storm) Alex Lambert at the show’s Nantucket airfield, and she was a love interest of both Joe (Tim Daly) and Brian Hackett (Steven Weber) — Brian eventually won her favor. “Wings” was created by “Cheers” and “Frasier” writers David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee. The show also starred Tony Shalhoub and Thomas Haden Church.
Forke also had a recurring role as attorney Mayson Drake on Season 2 of “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.” Her acting résumé includes the television shows “Ned and Stacey,” “Mr. Rhodes” and “Party of Five,” along with appearances in movies “Brain Twisters” (Forke’s first...
- 3/2/2022
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Roy Christopher, Famed Production Designer Behind Tony Awards, Oscars and ‘Murphy Brown,’ Dies at 85
Roy Christopher, the multiple Emmy-winning production designer behind numerous awards shows as well as “Murphy Brown,” “Frasier,” and “Wings,” died on Feb. 2. He was 85.
A rep confirmed to Variety that Christopher died in his sleep.
Nelson Coates, President of the Art Director’s Guild said, “Roy Christopher was a legendary designer & gentleman who consistently raised the bar for excellence in production design through his career and by mentoring of the next generation of designers. He was a major influencer on popular culture and the visual presentation of our industry to the world.”
After graduating from California State University Fresno in 1957, Christopher began his career as an art director, working on “The Name of the Game” in 1970. That same year, he would work on “Jack Benny’s 20th Anniversary TV Special,” and in 1979, Christopher landed the job of art director at the Oscars, creating the concept design behind the 51st Annual Academy Awards.
A rep confirmed to Variety that Christopher died in his sleep.
Nelson Coates, President of the Art Director’s Guild said, “Roy Christopher was a legendary designer & gentleman who consistently raised the bar for excellence in production design through his career and by mentoring of the next generation of designers. He was a major influencer on popular culture and the visual presentation of our industry to the world.”
After graduating from California State University Fresno in 1957, Christopher began his career as an art director, working on “The Name of the Game” in 1970. That same year, he would work on “Jack Benny’s 20th Anniversary TV Special,” and in 1979, Christopher landed the job of art director at the Oscars, creating the concept design behind the 51st Annual Academy Awards.
- 2/7/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Cinema Retro has received the following press release:
Oscar®-Winning Classics Spanning Nine Decades Arrive in New Collection March 23, 2021
Revisit 10 of the most celebrated films in cinema history, together for the first time, in the
Best Picture Essentials 10-movie Collection, arriving on Blu-ray March 23, 2021 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
A must-own set for film fans and ideal entertainment in preparation for this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, the Best Picture Essentials 10-movie Collection includes an array of landmark films, each of which earned the prestigious Best Picture Oscar.
Along with access to a digital copy of each film, the Blu-ray collection includes the following in high definition:
· Wings (1927)
· My Fair Lady (1964)
· The Godfather (1972)
· Terms of Endearment (1983)
· Forrest Gump (1994)
· The English Patient (1996)
· Titanic (1997)
· American Beauty (1999)
· Gladiator (2000)
· No Country For Old Men (2007)
These 10 unforgettable films feature star-making and award-winning performances from actors including Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Shirley MacLaine,...
Oscar®-Winning Classics Spanning Nine Decades Arrive in New Collection March 23, 2021
Revisit 10 of the most celebrated films in cinema history, together for the first time, in the
Best Picture Essentials 10-movie Collection, arriving on Blu-ray March 23, 2021 from Paramount Home Entertainment.
A must-own set for film fans and ideal entertainment in preparation for this year’s Academy Awards ceremony, the Best Picture Essentials 10-movie Collection includes an array of landmark films, each of which earned the prestigious Best Picture Oscar.
Along with access to a digital copy of each film, the Blu-ray collection includes the following in high definition:
· Wings (1927)
· My Fair Lady (1964)
· The Godfather (1972)
· Terms of Endearment (1983)
· Forrest Gump (1994)
· The English Patient (1996)
· Titanic (1997)
· American Beauty (1999)
· Gladiator (2000)
· No Country For Old Men (2007)
These 10 unforgettable films feature star-making and award-winning performances from actors including Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison, Marlon Brando, Al Pacino, Shirley MacLaine,...
- 2/3/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Jamie Tarses, who broke the glass ceiling for female TV executives as the first woman to run a network entertainment division, passed away this morning from complications stemming from a cardiac event she suffered last fall, according to her family. She was 56.
A superstar TV executive, Tarses was instrumental in developing such iconic shows as NBC’s Friends and Frasier and reached the pinnacle of the network programming executive ladder by age 32, becoming president of ABC Entertainment. Young and phenomenally successful, Tarses transcended the media business to become a bona fide celebrity who was both admired and scrutinized. The enormous pressure of the job and relentless media attention took a toll on her tenure, which Tarses followed with a successful second career as a TV producer of such popular shows as ABC’s Happy Endings, TBS’ My Boys, TNT’s Franklin & Bash and Amazon Prime Video’s The Wilds.
A superstar TV executive, Tarses was instrumental in developing such iconic shows as NBC’s Friends and Frasier and reached the pinnacle of the network programming executive ladder by age 32, becoming president of ABC Entertainment. Young and phenomenally successful, Tarses transcended the media business to become a bona fide celebrity who was both admired and scrutinized. The enormous pressure of the job and relentless media attention took a toll on her tenure, which Tarses followed with a successful second career as a TV producer of such popular shows as ABC’s Happy Endings, TBS’ My Boys, TNT’s Franklin & Bash and Amazon Prime Video’s The Wilds.
- 2/1/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Sony Pictures International Productions has picked up the German remake rights to two comedy titles from FilmSharks International subsidiary, The Remake Company: Argentine family comedy “Ten Days Without Mom” and Brazil’s risqué romp, “Upside Down.”
“High concept family-driven and erotic comedies are the hottest trending genres for holiday and summer releases in cinemas and on streaming platforms,” said FilmSharks’ Guido Rud who pointed out that the Spanish and Italian versions of “Ten Days Without Mom” were hits either in at the box office or online.
The Italian remake of ‘Ten Days…’ bowed in Italian cinema theaters at No. 1 and its sequel “10 Giorni Con Babbo Natale,” released over Christmas, is one of Amazon’s hottest 2021 titles in Italy, said Rud.
Rud noted that NATPE and other traditionally TV markets have also become film markets as Amazon, Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV, Hulu and others have been attending these events more than...
“High concept family-driven and erotic comedies are the hottest trending genres for holiday and summer releases in cinemas and on streaming platforms,” said FilmSharks’ Guido Rud who pointed out that the Spanish and Italian versions of “Ten Days Without Mom” were hits either in at the box office or online.
The Italian remake of ‘Ten Days…’ bowed in Italian cinema theaters at No. 1 and its sequel “10 Giorni Con Babbo Natale,” released over Christmas, is one of Amazon’s hottest 2021 titles in Italy, said Rud.
Rud noted that NATPE and other traditionally TV markets have also become film markets as Amazon, Netflix, Disney+, Apple TV, Hulu and others have been attending these events more than...
- 1/20/2021
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
Pluto TV is the network for those who aren’t sure what they want to watch. On a given day you can watch a David Cronenberg movie, the entirety of MTV’s “The Hills,” or go back in time and watch the original run of “Unsolved Mysteries.” Since going live in 2013, Pluto TV has been the little engine that could. It contains the network model of scheduled programming and commercials, but couches it within the streaming world of uncensored offerings, channels dedicated to specific content, and on-demand titles. The best thing? It’s all free. Or, actually, that’s now the second-best element of Pluto TV.
The network contains channels aimed at all manner of television fan, but what is now in the spotlight in the wake of the CBS and Viacom merger is how Pluto TV caters to classic television fans. Last year it unveiled an “One Day At a Time” channel,...
The network contains channels aimed at all manner of television fan, but what is now in the spotlight in the wake of the CBS and Viacom merger is how Pluto TV caters to classic television fans. Last year it unveiled an “One Day At a Time” channel,...
- 1/19/2021
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
Steven Weber is continuing his mission to be on every show ever. The ubiquitous actor is headed to Chicago Med in a recurring role in the NBC drama’s sixth season, TVLine has learned.
Weber — who most recently starred in Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and NBC’s Indebted — will play Dr. Dean Archer, a wry, blunt and talented physician who makes the move from a rural hospital to Gaffney Chicago Medical Center’s Emergency Department, where he already knows one of the docs. As a former Naval officer, Dr. Archer oversaw Dr. Ethan Choi (played by Brian Tee) during active duty.
Weber — who most recently starred in Netflix’s 13 Reasons Why and NBC’s Indebted — will play Dr. Dean Archer, a wry, blunt and talented physician who makes the move from a rural hospital to Gaffney Chicago Medical Center’s Emergency Department, where he already knows one of the docs. As a former Naval officer, Dr. Archer oversaw Dr. Ethan Choi (played by Brian Tee) during active duty.
- 1/13/2021
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
Kristen Wiig returned to her old stomping grounds at “Saturday Night Live” this week. Hosting for the fourth time since leaving the show in 2012, Wiig is currently promoting her new film “Wonder Woman 1984,” set to debut on Christmas Day. For her opening monologue, the actress performed a unique rendition of “My Favorite Things” from “The Sound of Music,” though not with the lyrics you remember.
Some of Wiig’s favorite things, per her song, included: “long beards on babies and mittens with wings.” She continued: “Hawk and Shalhoub are my two favorite Tonys, going to court dressed like Lord of the Rings.” Before she could continue onward, her old pal Maya Rudolph joined to correct her and tell her Wiig’s lyrics “didn’t make any sense.” Rudolph then launched into her own verse of “My Favorite Things,” singing of “Pop Rocks on hot dogs and mustard on lady,...
Some of Wiig’s favorite things, per her song, included: “long beards on babies and mittens with wings.” She continued: “Hawk and Shalhoub are my two favorite Tonys, going to court dressed like Lord of the Rings.” Before she could continue onward, her old pal Maya Rudolph joined to correct her and tell her Wiig’s lyrics “didn’t make any sense.” Rudolph then launched into her own verse of “My Favorite Things,” singing of “Pop Rocks on hot dogs and mustard on lady,...
- 12/20/2020
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Every decade should kick off with a Paul McCartney one-man-band album — and this one needs it more than most. McCartney III carries on his tradition of homemade solo records, in the mode of his acoustic 1970 debut and his 1980 synth-pop oddity McCartney II. Like its two predecessors, it’s Macca at his most playful. He’s not sweating about being a legend, a genius, or a Beatle — just a family man kicking back in quarantine, writing a few songs to keep his juices flowing. Like the rest of us, he’s been in lockdown,...
- 12/17/2020
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
In today’s TV News roundup, PlutoTV announced new channels for classic shows like “Happy Days,” and Netflix revealed that “Nate: A One Man Show” will be available starting Dec. 1.
Casting
Actor Megan Suri will join Season 2 of Netflix‘s “Never Have I Ever” as a recurring guest star. The comedy drama series follows Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in the role of Devi, a young girl learning to navigate school and friendships as she enters her sophomore year. Suri, known for roles in “Atypical” and “Fresh Off the Boat,” will take on the role of a new Indian student attending Devi’s high school, posing a threat to the main character due to her perceived confidence. Mindy Kaling co-created and executive produces the show, while Lang Fisher co-created and serves as showrunner. Howard Klein and David Miner also executive produce.
Dates
Netflix has announced a Dec. 1 premiere date for “Nate: A One Man Show,...
Casting
Actor Megan Suri will join Season 2 of Netflix‘s “Never Have I Ever” as a recurring guest star. The comedy drama series follows Maitreyi Ramakrishnan in the role of Devi, a young girl learning to navigate school and friendships as she enters her sophomore year. Suri, known for roles in “Atypical” and “Fresh Off the Boat,” will take on the role of a new Indian student attending Devi’s high school, posing a threat to the main character due to her perceived confidence. Mindy Kaling co-created and executive produces the show, while Lang Fisher co-created and serves as showrunner. Howard Klein and David Miner also executive produce.
Dates
Netflix has announced a Dec. 1 premiere date for “Nate: A One Man Show,...
- 11/23/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
Darlene has finally found a friend at work! The Conners has tapped Alexandra Billings (Transparent) to recur during Season 3 as Robin, a transgender woman who is a supervisor at the Wellman Plastics factory where Darlene and Becky are employed.
No-nonsense but fair, Robin becomes a friend and mentor to Sara Gilbert’s character, “which lands [Darlene] in an awkward situation between the boss and her sister, Becky,” per the official synopsis.
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No-nonsense but fair, Robin becomes a friend and mentor to Sara Gilbert’s character, “which lands [Darlene] in an awkward situation between the boss and her sister, Becky,” per the official synopsis.
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- 11/17/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
During the past five decades, Rob Halford has been instrumental in defining the sound and look of heavy metal as the frontman for Judas Priest and with his own groups, Fight, 2wo, and Halford. In that time, the artist — who recently released his memoir, Confess — earned himself the nickname “The Metal God” and has sung alongside Black Sabbath, Metallica, and Pantera. But he’s always had diverse tastes, as shown by Priest’s covers of Joan Baez’s “Diamonds and Rust” or Fleetwood Mac’s “The Green Manalishi.”
So it...
So it...
- 11/17/2020
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Thomas Haden Church is set as the lead of “The Texanist,” a multi-camera comedy currently in development at Fox.
Inspired by the long-running Texas Monthly column of the same name written by David Courtney, the potential series centers on Dave (Church), an opinionated Austin-area radio show host who calls ‘em like he sees ‘em, dispensing advice to Texas natives and newcomers, alike, on what he knows to be the true Texas Way of life. But the Texas Way is changing, and now Dave’s job is becoming much more complicated. Listening to advice from his wife, family and co-workers, Dave must now become the arbiter of which changes to embrace and which to reject, possibly opening his mind in the process… just, not that much.
“The Texanist” is written by Rob Long, who executive produces alongside Gail Berman and Hend Baghdady for The Jackal Group, along with Church, Courtney, Megan Creydt and Scott Brown.
Inspired by the long-running Texas Monthly column of the same name written by David Courtney, the potential series centers on Dave (Church), an opinionated Austin-area radio show host who calls ‘em like he sees ‘em, dispensing advice to Texas natives and newcomers, alike, on what he knows to be the true Texas Way of life. But the Texas Way is changing, and now Dave’s job is becoming much more complicated. Listening to advice from his wife, family and co-workers, Dave must now become the arbiter of which changes to embrace and which to reject, possibly opening his mind in the process… just, not that much.
“The Texanist” is written by Rob Long, who executive produces alongside Gail Berman and Hend Baghdady for The Jackal Group, along with Church, Courtney, Megan Creydt and Scott Brown.
- 10/26/2020
- by Jennifer Maas
- The Wrap
Thomas Haden Church will star in and executive produce the multi-cam comedy “The Texanist” currently in development at Fox.
The series, which Variety exclusively reported was in development back in January, is innspired by the long-running Texas Monthly column of the same name. It centers on Dave (Church), an opinionated Austin-area radio show host who calls ‘em like he sees ‘em, dispensing advice to Texas natives and newcomers, alike, on what he knows to be the true Texas Way of life. But the Texas Way is changing, and now Dave’s job is becoming much more complicated. Listening to advice from his wife, family and co-workers, Dave must now become the arbiter of which changes to embrace and which to reject, possibly opening his mind in the process.
Should the project go to series, it would mark a return to multi-cam broadcast comedy for Church, who broke out during his...
The series, which Variety exclusively reported was in development back in January, is innspired by the long-running Texas Monthly column of the same name. It centers on Dave (Church), an opinionated Austin-area radio show host who calls ‘em like he sees ‘em, dispensing advice to Texas natives and newcomers, alike, on what he knows to be the true Texas Way of life. But the Texas Way is changing, and now Dave’s job is becoming much more complicated. Listening to advice from his wife, family and co-workers, Dave must now become the arbiter of which changes to embrace and which to reject, possibly opening his mind in the process.
Should the project go to series, it would mark a return to multi-cam broadcast comedy for Church, who broke out during his...
- 10/26/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
The sixth annual Through Her Lens: The Tribeca Chanel Women’s Filmmaker Program has added masterclass conversations to this year’s lineup.
“Grown-ish” star Yara Shahidi, and her business partner and mother Keri Shahidi will discuss the film business, while cinematographers Rachel Morrison and Ellen Kuras will talk about visual storytelling.
Held virtually due to the coronavirus, the Through Her Lens program will take place Oct. 13 to Oct. 15, and provide $100,000 in grant money to emerging female filmmakers. Five teams of filmmakers will take part in the three-day immersive program, which includes virtual one-on-one mentorship in development, casting, music composition, costume design, producing and directing. One team will receive full financing to produce their short film with support from Tribeca Studios. The four other projects will be awarded grant funds to support their films’ development.
This year’s leadership committee includes:
Masterclass Advisors: Annette Bening, Alexa Fogel, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Laura Karpman,...
“Grown-ish” star Yara Shahidi, and her business partner and mother Keri Shahidi will discuss the film business, while cinematographers Rachel Morrison and Ellen Kuras will talk about visual storytelling.
Held virtually due to the coronavirus, the Through Her Lens program will take place Oct. 13 to Oct. 15, and provide $100,000 in grant money to emerging female filmmakers. Five teams of filmmakers will take part in the three-day immersive program, which includes virtual one-on-one mentorship in development, casting, music composition, costume design, producing and directing. One team will receive full financing to produce their short film with support from Tribeca Studios. The four other projects will be awarded grant funds to support their films’ development.
This year’s leadership committee includes:
Masterclass Advisors: Annette Bening, Alexa Fogel, Gina Prince-Bythewood, Laura Karpman,...
- 10/7/2020
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Luke Cage has been keeping busy in quarantine.
Netflix on Wednesday revealed the expansive cast for its remotely-shot anthology series Social Distance, and it includes Marvel superhero-turned-Evil seminarian Mike Colter. Other notable TV vets appearing in the eight-episode drama include Orange Is the New Black‘s Danielle Brooks, This Is Us‘ Asante Blackk, Law & Order Svu‘s Peter Scanavino, Scandal‘s Guillermo Diaz and The Office‘s Oscar Nunez.
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Netflix on Wednesday revealed the expansive cast for its remotely-shot anthology series Social Distance, and it includes Marvel superhero-turned-Evil seminarian Mike Colter. Other notable TV vets appearing in the eight-episode drama include Orange Is the New Black‘s Danielle Brooks, This Is Us‘ Asante Blackk, Law & Order Svu‘s Peter Scanavino, Scandal‘s Guillermo Diaz and The Office‘s Oscar Nunez.
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- 8/26/2020
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Even those who consider themselves experts in the subject will find a provocative treasure trove of images and anecdotes in “Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies.” Danny Wolf’s documentary is a breezy, open-eyed, and often encyclopedic compendium of all the ways the cinema has celebrated, exploited, and negotiated the power of the naked body. The film opens with a montage of actors and directors recalling the first movie they ever saw that had nudity in it, and that allows the film, in its early moments, to leap through some of Nudity’s Greatest Hits.
As it moves back in time, one of the documentary’s fascinations is the way it’s constantly juxtaposing big Hollywood movies and European art movies and softcore exploitation films and everything in between. That, of course, is just as it should be. Aesthetically, there’s a world of difference between “Vixen” and “The Virgin Spring,...
As it moves back in time, one of the documentary’s fascinations is the way it’s constantly juxtaposing big Hollywood movies and European art movies and softcore exploitation films and everything in between. That, of course, is just as it should be. Aesthetically, there’s a world of difference between “Vixen” and “The Virgin Spring,...
- 8/19/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
As the new documentary “Skin: A History of Nudity in the Movies” points out, 2020 is a risky time to make movies that feature female nudity, particularly if it’s of the gratuitous kind. But, as “Skin” doesn’t say but does demonstrate, it’s also a risky time to make movies about onscreen nudity, even if you try to emphasize that it’s a work of scholarship not titillation.
To be sure, the film from writer-director Danny Wolf and writer Paul Fishbein (the “Time Warp” series of docs about cult films) takes a historical approach to the subject of on-screen flesh. It’s a chronological account that makes copious use of authors, critics, academics and even an art historian to talk about the place of the nude in art.
But it also illustrates the points they make with plenty of breasts, bums and penises. And its attempts to deal with...
To be sure, the film from writer-director Danny Wolf and writer Paul Fishbein (the “Time Warp” series of docs about cult films) takes a historical approach to the subject of on-screen flesh. It’s a chronological account that makes copious use of authors, critics, academics and even an art historian to talk about the place of the nude in art.
But it also illustrates the points they make with plenty of breasts, bums and penises. And its attempts to deal with...
- 8/18/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
” The body is meant to be seen. Not all covered up ” – Marilyn Monroe
Skin: A History Of Nudity In The Movies , available On Demand August 18th, explores the history of nudity in film, beginning with the silent movie era through present day. The documentary delves into the gender bias concerning nudity in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has pushed for gender equality in feature films today. A deep discussion of pre-code Hollywood and its amoral roots, the censorship that “cleaned up” Hollywood and how the MPAA was formed leads into a discussion of how nudity changed cinematic culture through the decades. It culminates in a discussion of “what are nude scenes like in the age of the #Metoo movement?”
Danny Wolf, director of Skin: A History Of Nudity In The Movies , took the time to talk to We Are Movie Geeks about the film.
Interview conducted by Tom Stockman August 11th,...
Skin: A History Of Nudity In The Movies , available On Demand August 18th, explores the history of nudity in film, beginning with the silent movie era through present day. The documentary delves into the gender bias concerning nudity in motion pictures and will follow the revolution that has pushed for gender equality in feature films today. A deep discussion of pre-code Hollywood and its amoral roots, the censorship that “cleaned up” Hollywood and how the MPAA was formed leads into a discussion of how nudity changed cinematic culture through the decades. It culminates in a discussion of “what are nude scenes like in the age of the #Metoo movement?”
Danny Wolf, director of Skin: A History Of Nudity In The Movies , took the time to talk to We Are Movie Geeks about the film.
Interview conducted by Tom Stockman August 11th,...
- 8/14/2020
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Kino Lorber has released three Barbara Stanwyck films in a boxed set collection. Here is the official announcement:
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This collection feature three classic films starring screen legend Barbara Stanwyck:
Internes Can’T Take Money (1937) – Young Dr. James Kildare, interning at a clinic, falls for his patient Janet Haley. The feeling is mutual, but Janet has a secret she will not divulge: She’s the widow of a bank robber who hid their daughter before he died and she is desperately trying to find the little girl. She will use anyone—including Dr. Kildare—to get her child back. The doctor’s association with gangster Hanlon, whose injuries Kildare secretly patched up, and Janet’s connection with gangster Innes (Stanley Ridges, Black Friday), who’s helping her find her daughter, bring it all to a rousing head filled with action, suspense and the unexpected!
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This collection feature three classic films starring screen legend Barbara Stanwyck:
Internes Can’T Take Money (1937) – Young Dr. James Kildare, interning at a clinic, falls for his patient Janet Haley. The feeling is mutual, but Janet has a secret she will not divulge: She’s the widow of a bank robber who hid their daughter before he died and she is desperately trying to find the little girl. She will use anyone—including Dr. Kildare—to get her child back. The doctor’s association with gangster Hanlon, whose injuries Kildare secretly patched up, and Janet’s connection with gangster Innes (Stanley Ridges, Black Friday), who’s helping her find her daughter, bring it all to a rousing head filled with action, suspense and the unexpected!
- 8/12/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
For the third consecutive year — and the final time for “The Good Place” — Ted Danson has extended his own Emmy record in Best Comedy Actor with his 14th nomination on Tuesday.
Danson is up against Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”), Don Cheadle (“Black Monday”), Michael Douglas (“The Kominsky Method”), Eugene Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”) and Ramy Youssef (“Ramy”).
The actor grabbed the solo record two years ago when he earned his 12th bid and the first one for “The Good Place,” following it up with another one last year. He was previously in a three-way tie at 11 nominations with Alan Alda and Kelsey Grammer for 14 years.
See Full list of 2020 Emmy nominations
Alda was the first to accrue 11 bids, all for “M*A*S*H,” prevailing in 1974 and ’82. Danson also went 11 for 11 for “Cheers,” with wins in 1990 and ’93. Grammer also headlined a 11-year show, “Frasier,” but he was only nominated for 10 of them, getting snubbed in 2003. His 11th bid,...
Danson is up against Anthony Anderson (“Black-ish”), Don Cheadle (“Black Monday”), Michael Douglas (“The Kominsky Method”), Eugene Levy (“Schitt’s Creek”) and Ramy Youssef (“Ramy”).
The actor grabbed the solo record two years ago when he earned his 12th bid and the first one for “The Good Place,” following it up with another one last year. He was previously in a three-way tie at 11 nominations with Alan Alda and Kelsey Grammer for 14 years.
See Full list of 2020 Emmy nominations
Alda was the first to accrue 11 bids, all for “M*A*S*H,” prevailing in 1974 and ’82. Danson also went 11 for 11 for “Cheers,” with wins in 1990 and ’93. Grammer also headlined a 11-year show, “Frasier,” but he was only nominated for 10 of them, getting snubbed in 2003. His 11th bid,...
- 7/28/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“The Good Place” has been good to Ted Danson because he can extend his own Emmy record for the third year in a row. The two-time champ is poised to receive his 14th Best Comedy Actor nomination, sitting in second place in our odds. No one has received more.
Danson was in a tie at 11 bids with Alan Alda and Kelsey Grammer for 14 years until he earned his 12th nomination and first for “The Good Place” in 2018. He followed it up with lucky No. 13 last year.
Curiously, all of these men’s best-known shows ran for 11 seasons. Alda was the first to hit 11, getting nominated for the entirety of “M*A*S*H’s” run and winning in 1974 and ’82. Danson then matched him with 11 nominations for 11 years of “Cheers,” with victories in 1990 and ’93.
Grammer was only shortlisted for 10 of “Frasier’s” 11 seasons, missing in 2003, but he received a comedy actor bid for playing Dr.
Danson was in a tie at 11 bids with Alan Alda and Kelsey Grammer for 14 years until he earned his 12th nomination and first for “The Good Place” in 2018. He followed it up with lucky No. 13 last year.
Curiously, all of these men’s best-known shows ran for 11 seasons. Alda was the first to hit 11, getting nominated for the entirety of “M*A*S*H’s” run and winning in 1974 and ’82. Danson then matched him with 11 nominations for 11 years of “Cheers,” with victories in 1990 and ’93.
Grammer was only shortlisted for 10 of “Frasier’s” 11 seasons, missing in 2003, but he received a comedy actor bid for playing Dr.
- 7/8/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Valerie Mahaffey is one of those wonderful character actresses who, when she pops up on your TV screen, your instinct is to think “Haven’t I seen her somewhere before?” Well, if you’ve watched much television anytime over the past four decades, you certainly have come across Mahaffey, as she has appeared in more than 80 films and television series, with regular or recurring roles on such acclaimed series as “Glee,” “Wings,” “The Powers That Be” and “Desperate Housewives.” Indeed, shey shows no signs of slowing down, as she currently appears in recurring roles in two separate series this season. On “Young Sheldon,” for example, she appears as Ms. MacElroy, Sheldon’s homeroom and English teacher.
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But the role that is bringing Emmy heat to Mahaffey in the Best Comedy Guest Actress category this...
SEELandslide! 89% of ‘Dead to Me’ fans think Both Christina Applegate, Linda Cardellini will earn Emmy noms [Poll Results]
But the role that is bringing Emmy heat to Mahaffey in the Best Comedy Guest Actress category this...
- 6/22/2020
- by Tom O'Brien
- Gold Derby
NBC is getting out of Indebted, cancelling the freshman family sitcom after one low-rated season, sources tell TVLine.
Across its 12-episode run, Indebted averaged a 0.35 demo rating and fewer than 1.6 million total viewers (in Live+Same Day numbers). Out of the seven sitcoms NBC aired this TV season, it ranked next-to-last in both measures, besting only the similarly cancelled freshman comedy Sunnyside. Debuting on NBC in February, Indebted wrapped up its freshman season with an April 16 season finale that will now serve as a series finale.
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Across its 12-episode run, Indebted averaged a 0.35 demo rating and fewer than 1.6 million total viewers (in Live+Same Day numbers). Out of the seven sitcoms NBC aired this TV season, it ranked next-to-last in both measures, besting only the similarly cancelled freshman comedy Sunnyside. Debuting on NBC in February, Indebted wrapped up its freshman season with an April 16 season finale that will now serve as a series finale.
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- 6/16/2020
- by Michael Ausiello
- TVLine.com
Hawaiian short “Kapaemahu” took home the 15th Animayo Gran Canaria International Grand Jury Award, which included a cash prize of €3,000 and the chance to vie for the Academy Award’s short list of qualifying animated shorts.
Written, directed and produced by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson, “Kapaemahu” means stones of life in native Hawaiian and narrates the legend about four dual-spirit individuals who brought the healing arts of Tahiti to Hawaii, vesting their powers on four giant rocks, still revered to this day.
The international jury, led by Claus Toksvig, the Danish animation producer of Annecy audience prize winner “Song of the Sea,” bestowed a slew of prizes to works from all over the world. Animayo received more than 1,600 submissions, of which 67 were selected to compete.
For the first time, a special mention for best sound design was awarded, which went to Konstantin Bronzit and his short film...
Written, directed and produced by Hinaleimoana Wong-Kalu, Dean Hamer and Joe Wilson, “Kapaemahu” means stones of life in native Hawaiian and narrates the legend about four dual-spirit individuals who brought the healing arts of Tahiti to Hawaii, vesting their powers on four giant rocks, still revered to this day.
The international jury, led by Claus Toksvig, the Danish animation producer of Annecy audience prize winner “Song of the Sea,” bestowed a slew of prizes to works from all over the world. Animayo received more than 1,600 submissions, of which 67 were selected to compete.
For the first time, a special mention for best sound design was awarded, which went to Konstantin Bronzit and his short film...
- 6/11/2020
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety Film + TV
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Leigh-Anne Pinnock shared a powerful video detailing her experiences with racism as the only Black member of Little Mix. In the five-minute clip posted on her Instagram on Friday, the singer and songwriter outlined the difficult lessons she's learned and harsh realities she faces as a Black woman in the music industry. She began by offering her condolences to the family of George Floyd and the countless others who've been killed at the hands of police and expressed how for the first time in her life, the topic of racism is finally at the forefront.
"We cannot see this as a moment - this has to be a movement until the system designed to oppress us is no more."
"We have the world's attention," Leigh-Anne said. "We cannot see this as a...
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Leigh-Anne Pinnock shared a powerful video detailing her experiences with racism as the only Black member of Little Mix. In the five-minute clip posted on her Instagram on Friday, the singer and songwriter outlined the difficult lessons she's learned and harsh realities she faces as a Black woman in the music industry. She began by offering her condolences to the family of George Floyd and the countless others who've been killed at the hands of police and expressed how for the first time in her life, the topic of racism is finally at the forefront.
"We cannot see this as a moment - this has to be a movement until the system designed to oppress us is no more."
"We have the world's attention," Leigh-Anne said. "We cannot see this as a...
- 6/5/2020
- by Victoria Messina
- Popsugar.com
No More Wings is a well constructed short, small enough in scope that every movement matters. Not just power in the downbeat but repositioning in the upstroke.
Two friends meet in Morley's "six wings and chips twice", a haunt from days gone, not just hinted but (a)synchronous. Isaac and Jude have been and are here before, lemon wipes and pepper packets and all. The grind has separated them, fatherhood, finance, cans and cabs. In their friendship a perhaps reductive view of London, of the opportunities afforded to the Bame community in the mausoleum of Empire.
There's modernity, minor details in the presence of phones, silences, opportunities for reflection. Tape on the mirror at the table, blurred menus on the walls, three kinds of mayonnaise and wood-pattern formica whose texture is palpable. That mixture of sweats and plastic, chicken-fried heat through bread-stained cardboard into thin-polythene bags, the city twitch of schoolboy palms and.
Two friends meet in Morley's "six wings and chips twice", a haunt from days gone, not just hinted but (a)synchronous. Isaac and Jude have been and are here before, lemon wipes and pepper packets and all. The grind has separated them, fatherhood, finance, cans and cabs. In their friendship a perhaps reductive view of London, of the opportunities afforded to the Bame community in the mausoleum of Empire.
There's modernity, minor details in the presence of phones, silences, opportunities for reflection. Tape on the mirror at the table, blurred menus on the walls, three kinds of mayonnaise and wood-pattern formica whose texture is palpable. That mixture of sweats and plastic, chicken-fried heat through bread-stained cardboard into thin-polythene bags, the city twitch of schoolboy palms and.
- 6/3/2020
- by Andrew Robertson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Guns N’ Roses are rescheduling their North American stadium tour “out of an abundance of caution,” presumably due to the coronavirus crisis. The trek was originally slated to kickoff on July 4th during Milwaukee’s Summerfest and wrap on August 26th at Grizzly Stadium in Missoula, Montana. The Smashing Pumpkins were set to open select dates during the tour. Guns N’ Roses also canceled their European tour, which was scheduled to begin on Wednesday.
“Gn’R fam, some news: The North American tour is being rescheduled out of an abundance of caution,...
“Gn’R fam, some news: The North American tour is being rescheduled out of an abundance of caution,...
- 5/21/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
I grew up during the 90’s in a very, how can I put this delicately, a household that is white as fuck. If there were two shows that all white people watched in the 90’s, those shows were Wings and Mad About You. (If you’re white and you say you didn’t watch these shows, you’re only lying to […] More...
- 5/18/2020
- by Matt Smith
- DreadCentral.com
Guns N’ Roses have unveiled a new T-shirt that appears to slam President Trump’s recent visit to Arizona’s Honeywell factory, where Trump went maskless as workers blared the band’s cover of the James Bond theme song from Wings, “Live and Let Die.” The factory produces N95 masks for the federal government and a sign at the facility stated that masks were required.
In the spirit of that moment, Guns N’ Roses have released a shirt that reads “Live N’ Let Die With Covid 45,” which looks to be...
In the spirit of that moment, Guns N’ Roses have released a shirt that reads “Live N’ Let Die With Covid 45,” which looks to be...
- 5/14/2020
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Article by Sam Moffitt
I have a personal connection to World War One combat aviation, a personal and family connection. My Uncle Millard Brooks, my maternal Grand Father’s (Eli Brook’s) brother and my mother’s uncle, volunteered for the American Expeditionary Force (Aef) when America finally got off the fence and committed troops to what was then called The Great War or the War to End all Wars
Uncle Millard had worked in Grandpa Brook’s blacksmith shop, at the crucial time when blacksmithing (shoeing horses and other work with iron) was giving way to mechanical work (repairing the engines in Model T Fords and other early automobiles).
I’ll give you the short version of Uncle Millard’s story Millard Brooks was such a good mechanic he was sent to a special school in Scotland to learn how to time the engines on the bi planes when...
I have a personal connection to World War One combat aviation, a personal and family connection. My Uncle Millard Brooks, my maternal Grand Father’s (Eli Brook’s) brother and my mother’s uncle, volunteered for the American Expeditionary Force (Aef) when America finally got off the fence and committed troops to what was then called The Great War or the War to End all Wars
Uncle Millard had worked in Grandpa Brook’s blacksmith shop, at the crucial time when blacksmithing (shoeing horses and other work with iron) was giving way to mechanical work (repairing the engines in Model T Fords and other early automobiles).
I’ll give you the short version of Uncle Millard’s story Millard Brooks was such a good mechanic he was sent to a special school in Scotland to learn how to time the engines on the bi planes when...
- 5/5/2020
- by Sam Moffitt
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Wings isn’t likely to top anyone’s “best TV shows” list. But it’s probably difficult to find someone who was of TV-viewing age in the 1990s who isn’t at least slightly familiar with the sitcom, which celebrates its 30th anniversary on Sunday, April 19. Not only was the series a major component of various NBC weeknight…...
- 4/16/2020
- by Gwen Ihnat on TV Club, shared by Gwen Ihnat to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Veteran actor David Schramm, who portrayed airline owner Roy Biggins on Wings for eight seasons, has died at the age of 73, according to The Hollywood Reporter.
Schramm’s passing was announced Sunday by his publicist, Rick Miramontez, who said the actor died in New York. No additional details were given.
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Schramm’s passing was announced Sunday by his publicist, Rick Miramontez, who said the actor died in New York. No additional details were given.
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The actor’s career spanned four decades, including his stint on Wings from...
- 3/29/2020
- TVLine.com
Wings actor David Schramm who is best known for playing Roy Biggs in the series Wings died in New York. No details about the cause of death have been released. He was 73.
Schramm was born in August 14, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky and attended Julliard. In addition to playing the rival airline owner for eight seasons on the popular NBC series from the ’90s, Schramm was a member of John Houseman and Margot Harley’s The Acting Company in New York. The professional theater company includes a roster of legendary alumni including Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone and David Ogden Stier.
Schramm made his first Broadway appearance in 1973 with Three Sisters and...
Schramm was born in August 14, 1946 in Louisville, Kentucky and attended Julliard. In addition to playing the rival airline owner for eight seasons on the popular NBC series from the ’90s, Schramm was a member of John Houseman and Margot Harley’s The Acting Company in New York. The professional theater company includes a roster of legendary alumni including Kevin Kline, Patti LuPone and David Ogden Stier.
Schramm made his first Broadway appearance in 1973 with Three Sisters and...
- 3/29/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
David Schramm, a stage actor who was also a star on the NBC comedy “Wings,” has died. He was 73.
Schramm was a founding member of New York’s The Acting Company, which announced the news of his death on Sunday.
He played Roy Biggins, the rival airline owner on “Wings,” and appeared in all 172 episodes between 1990 and 1997. Throughout his 40-year career, Schramm also appeared in the TV movie “The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story” in 1990 and played Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in the miniseries “Kennedy.” His film credits include “Let It Ride,” “Johnny Handsome” and “A Shock to the System.”
He graduated from New York City’s Julliard School and appeared in productions on and off-Broadway, at the New York Theatre Workshop, Pasadena Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, Washington D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company and more. His theater credits include Alan Ayckbourn’s “Bedroom Face” and the 2009 revival of “Finian’s Rainbow.
Schramm was a founding member of New York’s The Acting Company, which announced the news of his death on Sunday.
He played Roy Biggins, the rival airline owner on “Wings,” and appeared in all 172 episodes between 1990 and 1997. Throughout his 40-year career, Schramm also appeared in the TV movie “The Dreamer of Oz: The L. Frank Baum Story” in 1990 and played Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara in the miniseries “Kennedy.” His film credits include “Let It Ride,” “Johnny Handsome” and “A Shock to the System.”
He graduated from New York City’s Julliard School and appeared in productions on and off-Broadway, at the New York Theatre Workshop, Pasadena Playhouse, George Street Playhouse, Washington D.C.’s Shakespeare Theatre Company and more. His theater credits include Alan Ayckbourn’s “Bedroom Face” and the 2009 revival of “Finian’s Rainbow.
- 3/29/2020
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
David Schramm, a veteran character best known for his work on the ’90s NBC sitcom “Wings,” has died at age 73.
His death was announced Sunday by Margot Harley, co-founder of the New York-based theater troupe the Acting Company, of which Schramm was a founding member. The exact date and cause of death were not disclosed.
Schramm, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, came to New York City as a member of the first graduating class of Juilliard School. He appeared in dozens of theater productions on and off Broadway, including a 2009-10 Broadway revival of the musical “Finian’s Rainbow.” [
But he is best known for his supporting role on all eight seasons of “Wings,” as Roy Biggins, the owner of a rival Nantucket-based airline competing with an outfit run by brothers played by Tim Daly and Steven Weber. He appeared in all 172 episodes between...
His death was announced Sunday by Margot Harley, co-founder of the New York-based theater troupe the Acting Company, of which Schramm was a founding member. The exact date and cause of death were not disclosed.
Schramm, a native of Louisville, Kentucky, came to New York City as a member of the first graduating class of Juilliard School. He appeared in dozens of theater productions on and off Broadway, including a 2009-10 Broadway revival of the musical “Finian’s Rainbow.” [
But he is best known for his supporting role on all eight seasons of “Wings,” as Roy Biggins, the owner of a rival Nantucket-based airline competing with an outfit run by brothers played by Tim Daly and Steven Weber. He appeared in all 172 episodes between...
- 3/29/2020
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
David Schramm, the veteran stage actor who portrayed the airline owner Roy Biggins for eight seasons on the 1990s NBC comedy Wings, has died. He was 73.
Schramm was a founding member of the New York-based The Acting Company, which announced his death on Sunday. Publicist Rick Miramontez said he died in New York. No other details were immediately available.
Schramm made his first appearance on Broadway in 1973 in Three Sisters and his last in 2009 in Finian's Rainbow. In between, he appeared opposite Judith Ivey in Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce in 1979.
Schramm also worked in productions for the ...
Schramm was a founding member of the New York-based The Acting Company, which announced his death on Sunday. Publicist Rick Miramontez said he died in New York. No other details were immediately available.
Schramm made his first appearance on Broadway in 1973 in Three Sisters and his last in 2009 in Finian's Rainbow. In between, he appeared opposite Judith Ivey in Alan Ayckbourn's Bedroom Farce in 1979.
Schramm also worked in productions for the ...
- 3/29/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Mark Blum, a character actor known for playing a number of notable roles across stage and screen, has died due to complications associated with the novel coronavirus (Covid-19). He was 69.
News of Blum’s death was reported on Wednesday and later confirmed on Thursday by his representatives. Blum’s one of at least 1,069 patients with the virus who have died since its outbreak, according to a New York Times database.
A native of New Jersey, Blum began his career working in the theater, with his first credited role in the 1977 Broadway production of The Merchant.
He eventually moved on to the big screen,...
News of Blum’s death was reported on Wednesday and later confirmed on Thursday by his representatives. Blum’s one of at least 1,069 patients with the virus who have died since its outbreak, according to a New York Times database.
A native of New Jersey, Blum began his career working in the theater, with his first credited role in the 1977 Broadway production of The Merchant.
He eventually moved on to the big screen,...
- 3/26/2020
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
“A Gallant Gesture”
By Raymond Benson
The novel Beau Geste by Percival Christopher Wren was published in 1924 and has been adapted to film no less than four times and parodied a few instances as well. It’s a classic story of the French Foreign Legionnaires set in the years between the turn of the 20th Century and the First World War, and for nearly a hundred years it has been deemed one of the great adventure tales.
The 1939 adaptation, directed by William A. Wellman, was the second filmed version and is generally considered the best and certainly most well-known variation (the first was a silent picture made in 1926 and starring Ronald Colman). With an outstanding cast that includes Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, J. Carrol Naish, Broderick Crawford, Albert Dekker, and even a young Donald O’Connor, Beau Geste is indeed a rousing “Arabian” action flick,...
By Raymond Benson
The novel Beau Geste by Percival Christopher Wren was published in 1924 and has been adapted to film no less than four times and parodied a few instances as well. It’s a classic story of the French Foreign Legionnaires set in the years between the turn of the 20th Century and the First World War, and for nearly a hundred years it has been deemed one of the great adventure tales.
The 1939 adaptation, directed by William A. Wellman, was the second filmed version and is generally considered the best and certainly most well-known variation (the first was a silent picture made in 1926 and starring Ronald Colman). With an outstanding cast that includes Gary Cooper, Ray Milland, Robert Preston, Brian Donlevy, Susan Hayward, J. Carrol Naish, Broderick Crawford, Albert Dekker, and even a young Donald O’Connor, Beau Geste is indeed a rousing “Arabian” action flick,...
- 3/25/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Earl Pomerantz, a prolific TV writer whose credits include episodes of such popular sitcoms as The Mary Tyler Moore Show, Cheers, The Bob Newhart Show, Taxi and Sanford & Son who also developed and exec produced the 1990s Gerald McRaney comedy Major Dad, died Saturday, March 7. He was 75.
His death was announced by his friend, TV writer Ken Levine, who said Pomerantz died at UCLA Medical Center. No cause of death was announced, but Pomerantz’s health had been in serious decline for five weeks, according to Levine.
Pomerantz won two Emmy Awards, the first in 1976 as part of the writing team for The Lily Tomlin Special and another in 1985 for The Cosby Show. He was nominated four other times, for Lily (1975), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1977), a second 1985 episode of The Cosby Show and in 1997 for The Larry Sanders Show.
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In addition to script writing,...
His death was announced by his friend, TV writer Ken Levine, who said Pomerantz died at UCLA Medical Center. No cause of death was announced, but Pomerantz’s health had been in serious decline for five weeks, according to Levine.
Pomerantz won two Emmy Awards, the first in 1976 as part of the writing team for The Lily Tomlin Special and another in 1985 for The Cosby Show. He was nominated four other times, for Lily (1975), The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1977), a second 1985 episode of The Cosby Show and in 1997 for The Larry Sanders Show.
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- 3/9/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Richard Donner’s first feature post- Superman is a complete switcheroo — a small-scale character piece that delivers an impressive lineup of engaging actors. John Savage leads a ‘different’ ensemble of the walking wounded, that congregates at a neighborhood bar. Are friends the best therapy? The movie has a positive sports theme, and the way its characters overcome physical limits and psychological damage feels uplifting, never phony. Diana Scarwid earned an Oscar nomination, and the unappreciated Amy Wright is a heartbreaker in a strong, uncompromised role.
Inside Moves
Blu-ray
Scorpion Releasing
1980 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 113 min. / Street Date December 10, 2019 / 19.89
Starring: John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright, Tony Burton, Harold Sylvester, Bill Henderson, Steve Kahan, Jack O’Leary, Bert Remsen, Harold Russell, Pepe Serna.
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Film Editor: Frank Moriss
Original Music: John Barry
Written by Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson from a novel by Todd Walton
Produced by R.W. Goodwin, Mark M. Tanz...
Inside Moves
Blu-ray
Scorpion Releasing
1980 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 113 min. / Street Date December 10, 2019 / 19.89
Starring: John Savage, David Morse, Diana Scarwid, Amy Wright, Tony Burton, Harold Sylvester, Bill Henderson, Steve Kahan, Jack O’Leary, Bert Remsen, Harold Russell, Pepe Serna.
Cinematography: Laszlo Kovacs
Film Editor: Frank Moriss
Original Music: John Barry
Written by Valerie Curtin, Barry Levinson from a novel by Todd Walton
Produced by R.W. Goodwin, Mark M. Tanz...
- 3/3/2020
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
This year’s BFI Flare, London’s Lgbtiq+ Film Festival, announced their full programme. BFI Flare celebrates queer-identified film and filmmakers, especially those based in the UK. With special events, club nights, and of course film screenings, this year’s “hug”-themed festival welcomes visitors and attendees to embrace all identities and intimacies alike.
While most titles in this year’s BFI Flare line-up are from the Us and UK, we’ve picked out the Asian films – feature and shorts alike. BFI Flare will take place at BFI Southbank from March 18-19.
“A Dog Barking at the Moon”
Features:
A Dog Barking at the Moon by Xiang Zi | China-Spain
Busy Inside by Olga Lvoff | USA-Russia
Flawless by Scr Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit | Israel
Lingua Franca by Scr Isabel Sandoval | USA
Transkids by Hilla Medalia | Israel
Suk Suk by Scr Ray Yeung | Hong Kong (S.A.R of China)
“Sheer Quorma...
While most titles in this year’s BFI Flare line-up are from the Us and UK, we’ve picked out the Asian films – feature and shorts alike. BFI Flare will take place at BFI Southbank from March 18-19.
“A Dog Barking at the Moon”
Features:
A Dog Barking at the Moon by Xiang Zi | China-Spain
Busy Inside by Olga Lvoff | USA-Russia
Flawless by Scr Sharon Maymon, Tal Granit | Israel
Lingua Franca by Scr Isabel Sandoval | USA
Transkids by Hilla Medalia | Israel
Suk Suk by Scr Ray Yeung | Hong Kong (S.A.R of China)
“Sheer Quorma...
- 2/24/2020
- by Grace Han
- AsianMoviePulse
Sixteen months before THR was launched — and 91 years before 1917 entered the Oscar race — the World War I film Wings won the first Academy Award for "outstanding picture." And in May 1929, besides not being called best picture, the award presented in the Hollywood Roosevelt ballroom wasn't even called Oscar; that didn't happen until the mid-1930s, after the Academy's Margaret Herrick reportedly said that the statuette resembled her Uncle Oscar.
But Wings was not an unexpected choice.
Though it cost half as much as 1925's Ben-Hur (the most expensive silent film ever made), the 1927 release ...
But Wings was not an unexpected choice.
Though it cost half as much as 1925's Ben-Hur (the most expensive silent film ever made), the 1927 release ...
by Cláudio Alves
Tomorrow we might witness Oscar history being made with the crowning of the very first non-English Best Picture winner. Of course, it is just as likely that we'll see history repeating itself. If Parasite falters and 1917 claims the top prize, that's another muscular war film joining the ranks of the Best Picture pantheon. More specifically, a World War I epic of great technical ingenuity and daring, a project not too unlike the original Best Picture winner, Wings. From 1927 to 2019, movies with similar historical settings have found great success with the Academy, though World War I stories were more regularly found on the big screen when that conflict was still an actual memory for the living.
For the Oscars' first decade, many war pictures won plaudits. For a time Hollywood let go of the heroic romantics of Wings and adopted a more melancholy view of recent History, with...
Tomorrow we might witness Oscar history being made with the crowning of the very first non-English Best Picture winner. Of course, it is just as likely that we'll see history repeating itself. If Parasite falters and 1917 claims the top prize, that's another muscular war film joining the ranks of the Best Picture pantheon. More specifically, a World War I epic of great technical ingenuity and daring, a project not too unlike the original Best Picture winner, Wings. From 1927 to 2019, movies with similar historical settings have found great success with the Academy, though World War I stories were more regularly found on the big screen when that conflict was still an actual memory for the living.
For the Oscars' first decade, many war pictures won plaudits. For a time Hollywood let go of the heroic romantics of Wings and adopted a more melancholy view of recent History, with...
- 2/8/2020
- by Cláudio Alves
- FilmExperience
Album of the year
?When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,? Billie Eilish
Record of the year
?Bad Guy,? Billie Eilish
Song of the year
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Best new artist
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Best rap album
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?Old Town Road,? Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus...
?When We All Fall Asleep, Where Do We Go?,? Billie Eilish
Record of the year
?Bad Guy,? Billie Eilish
Song of the year
?Bad Guy,? Billie Eilish
Best new artist
Billie Eilish
Best rap album
?Igor,? Tyler, the Creator
Best rap performance
?Racks in the Middle,? Nipsey Hussle featuring Roddy Ricch and Hit-Boy
Best rap song
?A Lot,? 21 Savage featuring J. Cole
Best rap/sung performance
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?Old Town Road,? Lil Nas X featuring Billy Ray Cyrus...
- 1/27/2020
- GlamSham
What do “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood,” “Joker,” “Judy,” “A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,” “Rocketman,” “Marriage Story,” “Pain and Glory” and “Bombshell” have in common? That is, beyond their makers wanting to hear their movie’s title when the Academy Awards are announced February 9?
The answer? They all reflect various aspects of the world of show business. This is not a new development. The first-ever winner of a Best Picture Oscar was the 1927 World War I action drama “Wings.” But the second was 1929’s “The Broadway Melody,” a soap-operatic backstage look at a theatrical revue in progress. Thus began the Academy Awards love affair with movies and performances that reflect the voter’s own preoccupation with the performing arts.
Other notable Best Picture winners whose themes spotlight the entertainment industry include 1936’s “The Great Ziegfeld,” 1950’s “All About Eve,” 1952’s “The Greatest Show on Earth,” 1965’s “The Sound of Music,...
The answer? They all reflect various aspects of the world of show business. This is not a new development. The first-ever winner of a Best Picture Oscar was the 1927 World War I action drama “Wings.” But the second was 1929’s “The Broadway Melody,” a soap-operatic backstage look at a theatrical revue in progress. Thus began the Academy Awards love affair with movies and performances that reflect the voter’s own preoccupation with the performing arts.
Other notable Best Picture winners whose themes spotlight the entertainment industry include 1936’s “The Great Ziegfeld,” 1950’s “All About Eve,” 1952’s “The Greatest Show on Earth,” 1965’s “The Sound of Music,...
- 1/14/2020
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
Will Sam Mendes’ “1917” be the next war movie to win Best Picture at the Oscars? Scroll through our photo gallery above to see all of the war movies that have triumphed, from “The Hurt Locker” (2009) to “Wings” (1928). In all, 16 such films have prevailed in the top category, which is no surprise considering that war movies provide Oscar voters with everything they require in a Best Picture contender: impact, empathy, range and hope in humanity. “1917” opens wide Friday, January 10.
SEEThings are looking good for ‘1917’ composer Thomas Newman to finally break his Oscar curse
Universal’s one-shot war flick is predicted to walk away with nine Oscar nominations on Monday, January 13: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects. That’s actually the same number as “The Hurt Locker” 10 years ago, though that Kathryn Bigelow...
SEEThings are looking good for ‘1917’ composer Thomas Newman to finally break his Oscar curse
Universal’s one-shot war flick is predicted to walk away with nine Oscar nominations on Monday, January 13: Best Picture, Best Director, Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Score, Best Sound Editing, Best Sound Mixing and Best Visual Effects. That’s actually the same number as “The Hurt Locker” 10 years ago, though that Kathryn Bigelow...
- 1/11/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Sam Mendes’ “1917” opens wide this weekend with high expectations after very strong initial limited engagements. Estimates range from $25 million up to $35 million for its 3,200 theater domestic run, bolstered by Golden Globe wins and mostly favorable reviews. However, that’s not its biggest draw: “1917” is the latest in a century-long history of high-profile war movies that capture both success and prestige, and often become classics.
“1917” is set in the killing fields of northeastern Europe, where for nearly four years Allied and German soldiers slaughtered each other with very little to show for it. World War I paralleled the growth of the movie industry; as film historian Kevin Brownlow noted in his 1979 “The War, the West and the Wilderness,” the war shaped the medium. It advanced its appeal with feature films and early newsreels, as well as technology as battlefield filmmakers improvised to shoot footage.
Flash forward a century and war...
“1917” is set in the killing fields of northeastern Europe, where for nearly four years Allied and German soldiers slaughtered each other with very little to show for it. World War I paralleled the growth of the movie industry; as film historian Kevin Brownlow noted in his 1979 “The War, the West and the Wilderness,” the war shaped the medium. It advanced its appeal with feature films and early newsreels, as well as technology as battlefield filmmakers improvised to shoot footage.
Flash forward a century and war...
- 1/9/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
A dozen war movies have won the best-picture Oscar, from “Wings” through “The English Patient.” Despite an overabundance of World War II movies through the decades, Fox Searchlight has two that offer original points of view: “Jojo Rabbit” and “A Hidden Life.”
The latter film, written and directed by Terrence Malick, is one of the few movies to explore the world of a conscientious objector, based on real-life Austrian farmer Franz Jagerstatter. He refused to cooperate with the Nazis, saying, “We can’t remain silent in the face of evil. We have to confront it.”
A conscientious objector, or Co, status has never been fashionable in Hollywood, because it’s never been fashionable with the general population.
Example No. 1: Actor Lew Ayres, who worked regularly in 1930s Hollywood. His career nearly ended in 1942, when he was given 4E, conscientious objector, status. The public considered him a traitor, but calmed...
The latter film, written and directed by Terrence Malick, is one of the few movies to explore the world of a conscientious objector, based on real-life Austrian farmer Franz Jagerstatter. He refused to cooperate with the Nazis, saying, “We can’t remain silent in the face of evil. We have to confront it.”
A conscientious objector, or Co, status has never been fashionable in Hollywood, because it’s never been fashionable with the general population.
Example No. 1: Actor Lew Ayres, who worked regularly in 1930s Hollywood. His career nearly ended in 1942, when he was given 4E, conscientious objector, status. The public considered him a traitor, but calmed...
- 1/4/2020
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
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