"Barney Miller" may not be one of the most talked-about sitcoms of the '70s these days, but perhaps it should be. The NYPD-set show was in some ways the "Brooklyn Nine-Nine" of its time, a socially conscious, funny series that set its action squarely in the precinct where members of the public came to ask the authorities for help -- or get arrested by them.
Like most shows about cops, it has its inherent biases, and some parts of the show have aged poorly. But "Barney Miller" is also surprisingly progressive at times. As TV historian Matt Baume writes in his queer sitcom history "Hi Honey, I'm Homo," the show broke new ground for gay characters on TV, facing off against network censors to portray New York's Greenwich Village neighborhood (post-Stonewall!) with authenticity and diversity.
Only two seasons of "Barney Miller" are currently available to rent digitally in the U.
Like most shows about cops, it has its inherent biases, and some parts of the show have aged poorly. But "Barney Miller" is also surprisingly progressive at times. As TV historian Matt Baume writes in his queer sitcom history "Hi Honey, I'm Homo," the show broke new ground for gay characters on TV, facing off against network censors to portray New York's Greenwich Village neighborhood (post-Stonewall!) with authenticity and diversity.
Only two seasons of "Barney Miller" are currently available to rent digitally in the U.
- 8/19/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
First Look at Blackout from director David Mitch Parks and starring Mike Ferguson, Leeann Bauer (7 Days to Hell), Twana Barnett (WoW women of wrestling ), Vu Mai (The Joy Luck Club), along with Tyler James, Hail Adams and Dusty Garner.
As tensions between China and the United States rise to alarming levels the possibility of a nuclear war is imminent. Hoping to move away from their military careers, a husband and wife set up a government contracting business but are disrupted by intruders forcing them to make alliances that test their beliefs in order to survive.
David Mitch Parks is known for his directorial work on Static Codes and Deadly Desire, and his cinematography work on Camp Pleasant Lake and 7 Days To Hell.
More details coming soon from Marketing Macabre on Blackout and all its stars.
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As tensions between China and the United States rise to alarming levels the possibility of a nuclear war is imminent. Hoping to move away from their military careers, a husband and wife set up a government contracting business but are disrupted by intruders forcing them to make alliances that test their beliefs in order to survive.
David Mitch Parks is known for his directorial work on Static Codes and Deadly Desire, and his cinematography work on Camp Pleasant Lake and 7 Days To Hell.
More details coming soon from Marketing Macabre on Blackout and all its stars.
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- 8/14/2024
- by Michael Joy
- Horror Asylum
Exclusive: Abbie Cornish (Jack Ryan) and Laz Alonso (The Boys) have signed on to star in Detained, a psychological thriller from director Felipe Mucci (Two Deaths of Henry Baker), which counts Justin H. Min (The Umbrella Academy), John Patrick Amedori (Dear White People), Silas Weir Mitchell (Grimm), Moon Bloodgood (Falling Skies), Josefine Lindegaard (The Comeback Trail) and Breeda Wool (Mr. Mercedes) amongst its supporting cast.
The film follows a woman (Cornish) who wakes up in a police interrogation room with no memory of the night prior. The accusations against her may have life-altering implications. However, in this isolated police station, something is not quite right.
Mucci wrote the script with Jeremy Palmer. Kinogo Pictures’ Ryan Scaringe is producing, with Amy Lippens serving as co-producer. Cornish and Alonso are exec producing alongside Monica Sufar, who is also handling sales for the film.
Cornish is...
The film follows a woman (Cornish) who wakes up in a police interrogation room with no memory of the night prior. The accusations against her may have life-altering implications. However, in this isolated police station, something is not quite right.
Mucci wrote the script with Jeremy Palmer. Kinogo Pictures’ Ryan Scaringe is producing, with Amy Lippens serving as co-producer. Cornish and Alonso are exec producing alongside Monica Sufar, who is also handling sales for the film.
Cornish is...
- 10/14/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
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