Star and co-director Crystal J Huang plays a ballroom-dancing geisha assassin in this preposterous LA melodrama
If the erotic thriller’s task is to seduce its audience, this preposterous film instead subjects you to a sexy ordeal that your mind will attempt to blot out later. It’s almost a match for Tommy Wiseau’s infamous The Room in the car-crash Californian melodrama stakes. But a kind of visual floridness, resulting from its penchant for the unspeakably kitsch, nudges it vaguely in the direction of competence and away, sadly, from unmitigated disaster.
Kate (played by co-director Crystal J Huang) is a modern-day geisha in Los Angeles assigned assassination jobs by a Japanese secret society. Prolonged meditation would be needed to divine what the poor souls have done to deserve it. Or how anyone could be driven to kill themselves, as is apparently the case with the first victim we see,...
If the erotic thriller’s task is to seduce its audience, this preposterous film instead subjects you to a sexy ordeal that your mind will attempt to blot out later. It’s almost a match for Tommy Wiseau’s infamous The Room in the car-crash Californian melodrama stakes. But a kind of visual floridness, resulting from its penchant for the unspeakably kitsch, nudges it vaguely in the direction of competence and away, sadly, from unmitigated disaster.
Kate (played by co-director Crystal J Huang) is a modern-day geisha in Los Angeles assigned assassination jobs by a Japanese secret society. Prolonged meditation would be needed to divine what the poor souls have done to deserve it. Or how anyone could be driven to kill themselves, as is apparently the case with the first victim we see,...
- 10/28/2024
- by Phil Hoad
- The Guardian - Film News
It’s that time of the week again when the cliffs are hanging in Port Charles, Salem, Genoa City, and LA, and we’re all about to go two days without our favorite soaps. But have no fear, you can still catch some of your favorite stars from General Hospital, Days of Our Lives, The Young and the Restless, The Bold and the Beautiful, and more on TV the weekend of October 18-20, 2024.
Where To Watch
Christmas has taken over Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery this weekend and features several familiar faces from Gh, Days, Y&r, and Guiding Light. Some former DAYs and One Life To Live stars will show up on Lifetime, while some beloved Gh and B&b stars take on horror on AMC.
Friday, October 18, 2024
Beat The Bridge, starring Cameron Mathison – Game Show Network
Catch Cameron Mathison hosting Game Show Network’s latest hit Beat The Bridge.
Castle,...
Where To Watch
Christmas has taken over Hallmark Channel and Hallmark Mystery this weekend and features several familiar faces from Gh, Days, Y&r, and Guiding Light. Some former DAYs and One Life To Live stars will show up on Lifetime, while some beloved Gh and B&b stars take on horror on AMC.
Friday, October 18, 2024
Beat The Bridge, starring Cameron Mathison – Game Show Network
Catch Cameron Mathison hosting Game Show Network’s latest hit Beat The Bridge.
Castle,...
- 10/18/2024
- by Ashley Amber
- Soap Hub
The weekend is usually everyone’s favorite time of the week — unless you’re a soap opera fan. Here’s where to catch your favorite stars from Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, and more on TV the weekend of September 27 – September 29, 2024.
Where To Watch
Hallmark Mystery and Lifetime will be the channels to catch thrillers and mysteries featuring Gh, Days, and Oltl stars past and present, while Hallmark will star two former Gh and Days actors in romcoms.
Friday, September 27, 2024
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery, starring Alison Sweeney and Cameron Mathison – Hallmark Mystery
It’s a holiday mystery for Alison Sweeney’s and Cameron Mathison’s characters when a Christmastime murder takes place and time ticks away for them to solve the case before the holiday.
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery, starring Alison Sweeney and...
Where To Watch
Hallmark Mystery and Lifetime will be the channels to catch thrillers and mysteries featuring Gh, Days, and Oltl stars past and present, while Hallmark will star two former Gh and Days actors in romcoms.
Friday, September 27, 2024
Murder, She Baked: A Plum Pudding Mystery, starring Alison Sweeney and Cameron Mathison – Hallmark Mystery
It’s a holiday mystery for Alison Sweeney’s and Cameron Mathison’s characters when a Christmastime murder takes place and time ticks away for them to solve the case before the holiday.
Murder, She Baked: A Peach Cobbler Mystery, starring Alison Sweeney and...
- 9/27/2024
- by Ashley Amber
- Soap Hub
As ABC’s Dancing With The Stars gears up for the premiere of its 33rd season, let’s take a look back at all the soap stars who competed in the ballroom.
Gh Paves The Way
The very first season of DWTS aired a six-week run in 2005 and featured Kelly Monaco, who is set to depart from Gh next month. Not only did the actress take home the mirrorball on the show’s first season, but she later returned for the All-Star season in 2012 where she came in third place with Val Chmerkovskiy, who would later make a guest appearance on Gh.
Between Monaco’s two runs on the show, Antonio Sabato, Jr., Jack Wagner (ex-Frisco), and then-All My Children star Cameron Mathison all competed on the show, while Ingo Rademacher appeared on the season following the All-Stars.
All My Dancers
Mathison wasn’t the only familiar face from...
Gh Paves The Way
The very first season of DWTS aired a six-week run in 2005 and featured Kelly Monaco, who is set to depart from Gh next month. Not only did the actress take home the mirrorball on the show’s first season, but she later returned for the All-Star season in 2012 where she came in third place with Val Chmerkovskiy, who would later make a guest appearance on Gh.
Between Monaco’s two runs on the show, Antonio Sabato, Jr., Jack Wagner (ex-Frisco), and then-All My Children star Cameron Mathison all competed on the show, while Ingo Rademacher appeared on the season following the All-Stars.
All My Dancers
Mathison wasn’t the only familiar face from...
- 9/17/2024
- by Ashley Amber
- Soap Hub
The weekend is usually everyone’s favorite time of the week — unless you’re a soap opera fan. If you find yourself still craving those familiar faces from Days of our Lives, General Hospital, The Bold and the Beautiful, The Young and the Restless, and soaps from yesteryear, here’s where to find some of your favorite soap stars on TV the weekend of September 6 – September 8, 2024.
Where To Watch
Hallmark Channel and UPtv will have a few romcoms featuring familiar faces, but Lifetime is the place to be for soap stars past and present, while a Gh fave will pop up on Game Show Network.
Friday, September 6, 2024
Beat The Bridge, starring Cameron Mathison – Game Show Network
Catch Cameron Mathison hosting Game Show Network’s latest hit Beat The Bridge.
Castle, starring Nathan Fillion – Lifetime
End Friday night with a Castle marathon if you need your Nathan Fillion fix.
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,...
Where To Watch
Hallmark Channel and UPtv will have a few romcoms featuring familiar faces, but Lifetime is the place to be for soap stars past and present, while a Gh fave will pop up on Game Show Network.
Friday, September 6, 2024
Beat The Bridge, starring Cameron Mathison – Game Show Network
Catch Cameron Mathison hosting Game Show Network’s latest hit Beat The Bridge.
Castle, starring Nathan Fillion – Lifetime
End Friday night with a Castle marathon if you need your Nathan Fillion fix.
Saturday, September 7, 2024
Don’t Go Breaking My Heart,...
- 9/6/2024
- by Ashley Amber
- Soap Hub
Today, Prime Video released the trailer and key art for Beyond Black Beauty, which was inspired by the iconic novel Black Beauty.
All eleven episodes of Beyond Black Beauty will be available on October 15 exclusively on Prime Video in the US and UK.
Beyond Black Beauty follows young equestrian Jolie Dumont, whose Olympic dreams are dashed when her mother moves them from Belgium to her family’s urban ranch in Baltimore. An angry Jolie wants to escape until she bonds with a spirited horse named Black Beauty.
Jolie will learn to embrace her heritage while continuing toward her Olympic-hopeful future and discover the value of family and home.
The series stars Kaya Coleman (Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders) as Jolie Dumont, Gina James (Transplant), Sagine Sémajuste (Grand Army), Lisa Berry (Supernatural), and Gilles Marini (Sex and the City).
The project is executive produced by Leif and Agnes Bristow, Blair Powers,...
All eleven episodes of Beyond Black Beauty will be available on October 15 exclusively on Prime Video in the US and UK.
Beyond Black Beauty follows young equestrian Jolie Dumont, whose Olympic dreams are dashed when her mother moves them from Belgium to her family’s urban ranch in Baltimore. An angry Jolie wants to escape until she bonds with a spirited horse named Black Beauty.
Jolie will learn to embrace her heritage while continuing toward her Olympic-hopeful future and discover the value of family and home.
The series stars Kaya Coleman (Dangerous Game: The Legacy Murders) as Jolie Dumont, Gina James (Transplant), Sagine Sémajuste (Grand Army), Lisa Berry (Supernatural), and Gilles Marini (Sex and the City).
The project is executive produced by Leif and Agnes Bristow, Blair Powers,...
- 9/4/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Founded in 1996 by a group of dedicated physicians, patients, and volunteers, Tower Cancer Research Foundation has developed a legacy of supporting high impact research and clinical trials. This includes research that resulted in the approval of 15 new cancer drugs and the expansion of treatment options for cancer patients all over the world.
Celebrity supporters
Tower Cancer Research Foundation has 25 known supporters, including Ray Romano, Joe Mantegna, and Gilles Marini
Areas of work EducationHealthCancer Read more about Tower Cancer Research Foundation's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Natalie Cole To Attend Tower Of Hope GalaFamous Faces To Bet Big At Cancer Free Generation Poker TournamentStars To Attend Cancer Free Generation Poker TournamentChristina Applegate To Be Honored At Wonder Woman WalkRay Romano And Kevin Nealon To Join Stars At Jack Mishkin Memorial Golf Classic
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Celebrity supporters
Tower Cancer Research Foundation has 25 known supporters, including Ray Romano, Joe Mantegna, and Gilles Marini
Areas of work EducationHealthCancer Read more about Tower Cancer Research Foundation's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Natalie Cole To Attend Tower Of Hope GalaFamous Faces To Bet Big At Cancer Free Generation Poker TournamentStars To Attend Cancer Free Generation Poker TournamentChristina Applegate To Be Honored At Wonder Woman WalkRay Romano And Kevin Nealon To Join Stars At Jack Mishkin Memorial Golf Classic
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- 7/19/2024
- Look to the Stars
"If we want to help win the war, this is how we're gonna do it." What a killer line of dialogue. Maverick Film & Complex Corp have unveiled the official trailer for a cheap and cheesy World War II action thriller titled Murder Company, based on actual events that are rumored to have really happened. It's set for a VOD launch in July this summer, directed by another junk B-movie filmmakers who churns out nothing but bad movies. In the midst of 1944's D-Day invasion, a group of US soldiers are given orders to smuggle a member of the French resistance behind enemy lines to assassinate a high-value Nazi target. Their mission has never been officially acknowledged, and there is no record the unit ever existed. But those who were there gave it a name of its own: Murder Company. The film stars William Moseley, Pooch Hall, Gilles Marini, Joe Anderson,...
- 5/15/2024
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Maverick Film and Complex Corp have acquired “Murder Company,” an action film set during World War II. The film will be released in theaters, on demand and digital on July 5.
“Murder Company” was written by Jesse Mittelstadt (“Altitude”) and directed by Shane Dax Taylor (“The Best Man”). The film stars William Moseley, who appeared in “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “The Royals,” as well as Pooch Hall (“Ray Donovan”) Gilles Marini (“Sex in the City”) and Joe Anderson (“Hercules”). Kelsey Grammer, who recently revived “Frasier,” rounds out the ensemble.
“We’re very excited to present ‘Murder Company’ to audiences,” said Richard Switzer, president of Maverick Film. “The film is a non-stop thrill ride with a very authentic feel to it, having shot fully in Europe.”
The movie is set in the midst of the D-Day invasion and follows a group of U.S. soldiers who are given orders to smuggle...
“Murder Company” was written by Jesse Mittelstadt (“Altitude”) and directed by Shane Dax Taylor (“The Best Man”). The film stars William Moseley, who appeared in “The Chronicles of Narnia” and “The Royals,” as well as Pooch Hall (“Ray Donovan”) Gilles Marini (“Sex in the City”) and Joe Anderson (“Hercules”). Kelsey Grammer, who recently revived “Frasier,” rounds out the ensemble.
“We’re very excited to present ‘Murder Company’ to audiences,” said Richard Switzer, president of Maverick Film. “The film is a non-stop thrill ride with a very authentic feel to it, having shot fully in Europe.”
The movie is set in the midst of the D-Day invasion and follows a group of U.S. soldiers who are given orders to smuggle...
- 5/3/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The Ovarian Cancer Research Fund (Ocrf) is devoted to early diagnostic treatment programs and research towards the ultimate conquest of ovarian cancer.
It also seeks to support patients and their loved ones in understanding this disease and its treatment as well as to provide outreach programs and raise public awareness.
Celebrity supporters
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund has 27 known supporters, including Eva Longoria, Gilles Marini, and Donna Karan
Areas of work WomenHealthCancer Read more about Ovarian Cancer Research Fund's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Rip Into One Of Kelly's BagsKelly Ripa Joins Electrolux For Charity InitiativeJon Lovitz To Open Comedy Club TonightKelly Ripa Supports Ovarian Cancer Text InitiativeKelly Ripa Hosts Charity Cake Off
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It also seeks to support patients and their loved ones in understanding this disease and its treatment as well as to provide outreach programs and raise public awareness.
Celebrity supporters
Ovarian Cancer Research Fund has 27 known supporters, including Eva Longoria, Gilles Marini, and Donna Karan
Areas of work WomenHealthCancer Read more about Ovarian Cancer Research Fund's work and celebrity supporters. Related articles Rip Into One Of Kelly's BagsKelly Ripa Joins Electrolux For Charity InitiativeJon Lovitz To Open Comedy Club TonightKelly Ripa Supports Ovarian Cancer Text InitiativeKelly Ripa Hosts Charity Cake Off
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- 4/29/2024
- Look to the Stars
Gilles Marini stars with Brooke D'Orsay in Crimes of Fashion: Killer Clutch, a delightful movie filmed on location in France that uses location and fashion as key characters.
Marini is Ok with that, as the Frenchman who came to America to act was thrilled to be whisked back to his home country to do what he loves.
This is Marini's first time with Hallmark, but it certainly won't be his last. If ever there was a leading man who fit beautifully into the Hallmark world, Marini is that man.
The movie focuses on D'Orsay's Lauren, a leading psychologist who lands a dream job as a performance coach at the Parisian-based House of Trésor, a coveted fashion brand run by Virgil St. James- a famous fashion designer.
With the help of her calming techniques, Virgil’s Paris Fashion Week show is a success, but the applause of the audience is interrupted by screams when Charlotte,...
Marini is Ok with that, as the Frenchman who came to America to act was thrilled to be whisked back to his home country to do what he loves.
This is Marini's first time with Hallmark, but it certainly won't be his last. If ever there was a leading man who fit beautifully into the Hallmark world, Marini is that man.
The movie focuses on D'Orsay's Lauren, a leading psychologist who lands a dream job as a performance coach at the Parisian-based House of Trésor, a coveted fashion brand run by Virgil St. James- a famous fashion designer.
With the help of her calming techniques, Virgil’s Paris Fashion Week show is a success, but the applause of the audience is interrupted by screams when Charlotte,...
- 3/15/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Hallmark Movies & Mysteries is now Hallmark Mystery. Although the name is new, two old favorites are back for Sleuthers. Firstly, Alison Sweeney is back with One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery. Joining the series formerly known as Murder She Baked is Victor Webster.
In addition, Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker are reunited in the new Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans. Both movies started filming early in the year and now they are both getting April premieres.
What are the new Hannah Swensen and Curious Caterer mysteries about, and when do they premiere? Here are all the details.
Photo: Lisa Durupt, Barbara Niven, Alison Sweeney, Tess Atkins Credit: ©2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Colin Bentley Hallmark Mystery’s One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Premiering on Friday, April 5, at 9 p.m., Eastern, on Hallmark Mystery is One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery. Alison Sweeney has reunited with Victor Webster, as Hannah...
In addition, Nikki DeLoach and Andrew Walker are reunited in the new Curious Caterer: Foiled Plans. Both movies started filming early in the year and now they are both getting April premieres.
What are the new Hannah Swensen and Curious Caterer mysteries about, and when do they premiere? Here are all the details.
Photo: Lisa Durupt, Barbara Niven, Alison Sweeney, Tess Atkins Credit: ©2023 Hallmark Media/Photographer: Colin Bentley Hallmark Mystery’s One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery
Premiering on Friday, April 5, at 9 p.m., Eastern, on Hallmark Mystery is One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery. Alison Sweeney has reunited with Victor Webster, as Hannah...
- 3/11/2024
- by Georgia Makitalo
- TV Shows Ace
The past few years have been a rollercoaster ride for Sleuthers. However, in a recently released interview with a top Hallmark Media executive, it turns out the network had “backed off” from making their Mysteries for a period of time. Now, they just rebranded Hmm to Hallmark Mystery. What reversed the network’s decision to double down on its mysteries?
Here is what Hallmarks VP of Programming Lisa Hamilton Daly revealed.
Hallmark Photo: Alison Sweeney Credit: ©2021 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Marcel Williams Hallmark Started To Phase Out Mysteries, But What Changed?
There have been a lot of changes at the network including the newly branded Hallmark Mystery. This means that the network will be airing mysteries all day and night. How did the network get to this point? McN, the video channel for cable trade publication Multichannel News recently spoke to Lisa Hamilton Daly, the EVP of Programming...
Here is what Hallmarks VP of Programming Lisa Hamilton Daly revealed.
Hallmark Photo: Alison Sweeney Credit: ©2021 Crown Media United States LLC/Photographer: Marcel Williams Hallmark Started To Phase Out Mysteries, But What Changed?
There have been a lot of changes at the network including the newly branded Hallmark Mystery. This means that the network will be airing mysteries all day and night. How did the network get to this point? McN, the video channel for cable trade publication Multichannel News recently spoke to Lisa Hamilton Daly, the EVP of Programming...
- 3/9/2024
- by Georgia Makitalo
- TV Shows Ace
Spring is nearly here, and Hallmark is getting ready for the change of seasons with a fresh slate of rom-coms and mysteries. The network’s March lineup includes movies with Hallmark stars such as Tyler Hynes, Sarah Drew, and Katherine Barrell.
Several of this month’s Hallmark Channel debuts, including Guiding Emily, Come Fly With Me, and The More Love Grows, previously aired on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, so if you missed them last year, now is your chance to catch up. Plus, new episodes of The Way Home Season 2 continue to air on Sunday nights throughout the month. Keep reading for our rundown of the Hallmark movie schedule for March 2024.
Sarah Drew stars in ‘Guiding Emily’
In Guiding Emily, Sarah Drew plays Emily, whose life changes after losing her eyesight. Meanwhile, the guide dog who is supposed to help her is struggling with this training. Through a series of missed encounters,...
Several of this month’s Hallmark Channel debuts, including Guiding Emily, Come Fly With Me, and The More Love Grows, previously aired on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, so if you missed them last year, now is your chance to catch up. Plus, new episodes of The Way Home Season 2 continue to air on Sunday nights throughout the month. Keep reading for our rundown of the Hallmark movie schedule for March 2024.
Sarah Drew stars in ‘Guiding Emily’
In Guiding Emily, Sarah Drew plays Emily, whose life changes after losing her eyesight. Meanwhile, the guide dog who is supposed to help her is struggling with this training. Through a series of missed encounters,...
- 3/1/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
You can take the dance pro out of the ballroom but not the ballroom out of the dance pro. Cheryl Burke, a two-time mirror ball champion, whose name is synonymous with Dancing With the Stars, left the reality-based competition series at the end of Season 31 last year. However, she’s still got plenty to say about her experience having coached celebs including Emmitt Smith, Drew Lachey, Gilles Marini, Ian Ziering, and many others how to Tango and do the Paso Doble. She’s doing so on a new iHeartRadio podcast, Sex, Lies, and Spray Tans. Sure, the series may have a provocative title and Burke is already digging deep with the interviews she’s done, but she’s approaching her interviews with a deep sense of gratitude for how DWTS changed her life. Read on to get the scoop on how the idea for the show came about and a preview of upcoming guests.
- 9/26/2023
- TV Insider
Written by Lisa Pellegrene
Dark Feathers is a feature thriller produced and co-directed by Crystal J. Huang. It is inspired from real life events in her life. Huang stars in the film as the leading lady, Kate. Dancer Gilles Marini portrays the male leading role of Remy in Dark Feathers and his wife Amelia in the film is portrayed by world class dancer Karina Smirnoff. As summarized on the production's IMDb page, depicting the storyline of the film's protagonist, Kate must choose loyalty to a historical Asian clan, and her non-traditional love, amidst the deaths of her dance partners being investigated by her new lover. Michael Madsen portrays Kensei, the operator of an underground society.
Director and actress, Crystal J. Huang states, “The preparation for this project started two years ago. I have always loved acting and storytelling, and have been involved in many performance based projects from childhood.The...
Dark Feathers is a feature thriller produced and co-directed by Crystal J. Huang. It is inspired from real life events in her life. Huang stars in the film as the leading lady, Kate. Dancer Gilles Marini portrays the male leading role of Remy in Dark Feathers and his wife Amelia in the film is portrayed by world class dancer Karina Smirnoff. As summarized on the production's IMDb page, depicting the storyline of the film's protagonist, Kate must choose loyalty to a historical Asian clan, and her non-traditional love, amidst the deaths of her dance partners being investigated by her new lover. Michael Madsen portrays Kensei, the operator of an underground society.
Director and actress, Crystal J. Huang states, “The preparation for this project started two years ago. I have always loved acting and storytelling, and have been involved in many performance based projects from childhood.The...
- 7/25/2023
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including Succession, 9-1-1, The Flash and Grey’s Anatomy!
1 | While we appreciate the vote of confidence for her shadow Cooper, shouldn’t Silo‘s Juliettte have chosen the far more experienced Knox to help her repair the generator blade? (And as TVLine reader Jon noted, why would the Founders even build a generator that can’t be stopped for more than 30 minutes for maintenance?!)
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1 | While we appreciate the vote of confidence for her shadow Cooper, shouldn’t Silo‘s Juliettte have chosen the far more experienced Knox to help her repair the generator blade? (And as TVLine reader Jon noted, why would the Founders even build a generator that can’t be stopped for more than 30 minutes for maintenance?!)
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- 5/19/2023
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Kimberly Roots, Dave Nemetz, Andy Swift, Rebecca Iannucci, Ryan Schwartz, Nick Caruso and Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Everybody who keeps saying that ABC ought to pull the plug on Grey’s Anatomy can go ahead and take all the seats. The resurgent drama’s Season 19 finale made a beyond-compelling case for the series’ long and healthy future with a double header that included enough relationship upheaval to fill a dozen episodes as well as twists that left three lives hanging by a thread. And if you read on, we’ll go over all the details.
‘I Wish I Would’Ve Taken The Girls On One Last Ride’ | As “Wedding Bell Blues” began, Teddy, whose toothache would become a...
‘I Wish I Would’Ve Taken The Girls On One Last Ride’ | As “Wedding Bell Blues” began, Teddy, whose toothache would become a...
- 5/19/2023
- by Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
"I want to know how I'll die." An official trailer is out for an indie film titled Dark Feathers, described as a psychological thriller involving samurai set in California. It's co-directed, produced by, and stars a Chinese actress named Crystal J. Huang, playing a woman named Kate. Michael Madsen also dons a Japanese Kimono as a "white samurai" operating a traditional clan in modern San Francisco. "With an elegant plot about dancing and martial arts, and a gorgeous cast including multiple world class Dancing with the Stars, the film raises the question about if the mystery of a murder can possibly be solved by logical reasoning." Also with Gilles Marini, Karina Smirnoff, Lan Kay, Scott Lea, and Kyosuke Mukai. A woman must choose loyalty to a historical Asian clan, or her non-traditional love, amidst the deaths of her dance partners being investigated by her new lover. This looks rather strange,...
- 2/22/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Viewers won't be getting any resolution to Michael's quest for love... or any of the other soapy twists from the finale of Uncoupled.
Netflix has officially canceled the Neil Patrick Harris comedy almost six months after its series premiere on the streaming service.
"Michael Lawson (Neil Patrick Harris) seems to have it all figured out," reads the official synopsis for the comedy from Darren Star.
"He's a successful New York City real estate agent with a great career, a supportive family, close friends, and a loving relationship with his partner of 17 years, Colin (Tuc Watkins)."
"But when Colin unexpectedly moves out on the eve of his 50th birthday, Michael is completely blindsided," Netflix teases.
"Overnight, he has to confront two nightmares: losing the man he thought was his soulmate, and suddenly finding himself a single gay man in his mid-forties in New York City."
Star and Jeffrey Richman brought the series to life,...
Netflix has officially canceled the Neil Patrick Harris comedy almost six months after its series premiere on the streaming service.
"Michael Lawson (Neil Patrick Harris) seems to have it all figured out," reads the official synopsis for the comedy from Darren Star.
"He's a successful New York City real estate agent with a great career, a supportive family, close friends, and a loving relationship with his partner of 17 years, Colin (Tuc Watkins)."
"But when Colin unexpectedly moves out on the eve of his 50th birthday, Michael is completely blindsided," Netflix teases.
"Overnight, he has to confront two nightmares: losing the man he thought was his soulmate, and suddenly finding himself a single gay man in his mid-forties in New York City."
Star and Jeffrey Richman brought the series to life,...
- 1/14/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
“Uncoupled” starring Neil Patrick Harris has been canceled at Netflix after one season, a source close to the production confirmed to TheWrap late Friday. It is the latest in a string of canceled freshman series that includes “1899,” “First Kill” and “The Midnight Club.”
The eight-episode romcom series was created by Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman and premiered the full season on the streamer on July 29.
Harris played real estate agent Michael, who cautiously ventures back into the New York City dating scene after being unexpectedly dumped by Colin (Tuc Watkins), his partner of 17 years. Tisha Campbell, Brooks Ashmanskas, Emerson Brooks and Marcia Gay Harden co-starred. Gilles Marini played one of Michael’s hot hook-ups.
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Demand for ‘1899’ Keeps Rising Despite Being Canceled by Netflix | Chart
“Uncoupled” received positive reviews, including from TheWrap, but spent only one week in the Netflix Top 10.
It was produced by MTV Entertainment Studios,...
The eight-episode romcom series was created by Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman and premiered the full season on the streamer on July 29.
Harris played real estate agent Michael, who cautiously ventures back into the New York City dating scene after being unexpectedly dumped by Colin (Tuc Watkins), his partner of 17 years. Tisha Campbell, Brooks Ashmanskas, Emerson Brooks and Marcia Gay Harden co-starred. Gilles Marini played one of Michael’s hot hook-ups.
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Demand for ‘1899’ Keeps Rising Despite Being Canceled by Netflix | Chart
“Uncoupled” received positive reviews, including from TheWrap, but spent only one week in the Netflix Top 10.
It was produced by MTV Entertainment Studios,...
- 1/14/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Actor Gilles Marini blasted into the public consciousness in 2008 with his role in block-buster film “Sex and The City 2” as Samantha’s neighbour. He has also appeared in numerous prime-time shows such as Ugly Betty and Dirty Sexy Money amongst others. He has recently secured a permanent role in the hit show, Brothers and Sisters.
Gilles believes in using his celebrity for good, saying ‘The small amount of power that we have in this business – it would be silly not to do something positive for the world…. I would not want to do this job at all if you don’t at least do that’.
After losing his father to cancer at a young age, Gilles has become an active supporter of numerous cancer charities. These include the Jackson Memorial Foundation, which supports International Kids Fund and Holtz Children’s Hospital, the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and the Carol M.
Gilles believes in using his celebrity for good, saying ‘The small amount of power that we have in this business – it would be silly not to do something positive for the world…. I would not want to do this job at all if you don’t at least do that’.
After losing his father to cancer at a young age, Gilles has become an active supporter of numerous cancer charities. These include the Jackson Memorial Foundation, which supports International Kids Fund and Holtz Children’s Hospital, the Ovarian Cancer Research Fund and the Carol M.
- 12/22/2022
- Look to the Stars
Resistance: 1942 Quiver Distribution Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net, linked from Rotten Tomatoes by Harvey Karten Director: Matthew Hill, Landon Johnson Screenwriter: Matthew Hill, Landon Johnson Cast: Cary Elwes, Jason Patric, Judd Hirsch, Sebastian Roché, Greer Grammar, Gilles Marini Screened at: Critics’ link, NYC, 11/4/22 Opens: November 11, 2022 The race is on. Which will […]
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- 11/6/2022
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Neil Patrick Harris is showing a side of himself that we’ve never seen before.
In Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman’s new Netflix series “Uncoupled,” Harris stars as Michael, a gay New York real estate agent whose partner of 17 years Colin (Tuc Watkins) leaves him.
As Michael navigates dating again, stories of love, heartbreak, middle-age and unexpected sexual encounters unfold.
Harris is seen in various states of undress. In fact, the actor has his first on-camera gay sex scene on “Uncoupled,” with “Sex and the City” movie alum Gilles Marini.
“We did make out in that first scene and then between takes he goes, ‘Oh it is true? It is true what they say?’” Harris recalls. “And I said, ‘What do they say?’ And he goes, ‘I heard that it is better kissing another man than a woman and I can see this now. It is true what they say.
In Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman’s new Netflix series “Uncoupled,” Harris stars as Michael, a gay New York real estate agent whose partner of 17 years Colin (Tuc Watkins) leaves him.
As Michael navigates dating again, stories of love, heartbreak, middle-age and unexpected sexual encounters unfold.
Harris is seen in various states of undress. In fact, the actor has his first on-camera gay sex scene on “Uncoupled,” with “Sex and the City” movie alum Gilles Marini.
“We did make out in that first scene and then between takes he goes, ‘Oh it is true? It is true what they say?’” Harris recalls. “And I said, ‘What do they say?’ And he goes, ‘I heard that it is better kissing another man than a woman and I can see this now. It is true what they say.
- 7/30/2022
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Let’s get the “Sex and the City” comparisons out of the way quickly, shall we? Co-created by “Satc” mastermind Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman (“Modern Family”), “Uncoupled” — the new eight-episode Netflix series headlined by the immensely appealing Neil Patrick Harris, returning to sitcoms nearly a decade after nine seasons as the suit-wearing, womanizing Barney Stinson on “How I Met Your Mother” — centers on the romantic escapades of the emotionally messy but impeccably dressed Michael (Harris) and his trio of closest friends. That includes single mother and straight talker Suzanne (sitcom vet Tisha Campbell), Michael’s partner in the multimillion-dollar Manhattan residential real estate biz; the sex-obsessed Billy (Emerson Brooks), a TV weatherman who never met a younger man he didn’t like; and self-deprecating art dealer Stanley, who’s so highbrow he sends a naked pen-and-ink sketch to potential hookups. Shades of Carrie, Miranda, Samantha, and Charlotte, yes? And just like “Satc,...
- 7/29/2022
- by Melissa Bernardo
- The Wrap
Netflix’s Uncoupled finds Neil Patrick Harris back in New York City and looking for love. But if you’re expecting to see him playing another ladies’ man like Barney Stinson, you’ve come to the wrong show. A good show, but the wrong show.
Premiering this Friday, the eight-episode comedy from Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman stars Harris as Michael, a Manhattan real estate agent whose boyfriend of 17 years (Desperate Housewives‘ Tuc Watkins) blindsides him with a breakup. It’s the catalyst for an emotional journey to figure out what (and who) comes next for him.
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Premiering this Friday, the eight-episode comedy from Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman stars Harris as Michael, a Manhattan real estate agent whose boyfriend of 17 years (Desperate Housewives‘ Tuc Watkins) blindsides him with a breakup. It’s the catalyst for an emotional journey to figure out what (and who) comes next for him.
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- 7/28/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
It’s time for your weekly roundup of new trailers released this week, and there’s no lack of previews for upcoming films and shows to dig through.
“The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 5 dropped its first trailer ahead of the the Hulu drama’s Sept. 14 premiere, while star-studded casts have audiences looking forward to the remaining summer movies heading our way, including Molly Shannon, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza and Fred Armisen in the indie “Spin Me Round.”
TV audiences will finally reunite with Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head in the Paramount+ comeback, and a couple of SXSW-selected films will be coming to both theaters and streaming services.
Let’s get into the biggest new trailers of the week.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Amazon Prime’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” will premiere Sept. 2, and ahead of the show’s Comic-Con panel next week,...
“The Handmaid’s Tale” Season 5 dropped its first trailer ahead of the the Hulu drama’s Sept. 14 premiere, while star-studded casts have audiences looking forward to the remaining summer movies heading our way, including Molly Shannon, Alison Brie, Aubrey Plaza and Fred Armisen in the indie “Spin Me Round.”
TV audiences will finally reunite with Mike Judge’s Beavis and Butt-Head in the Paramount+ comeback, and a couple of SXSW-selected films will be coming to both theaters and streaming services.
Let’s get into the biggest new trailers of the week.
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power
Amazon Prime’s “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” will premiere Sept. 2, and ahead of the show’s Comic-Con panel next week,...
- 7/15/2022
- by Charna Flam
- The Wrap
Neil Patrick Harris is searching for love in Netflix's new comedy series Uncoupled.
The streamer on Wednesday dropped the full-length trailer for the Darren Star comedy, which is set to premiere on July 29.
"Michael Lawson (Neil Patrick Harris) seems to have it all figured out," reads the official synopsis.
"He’s a successful New York City real estate agent with a great career, a supportive family, close friends, and a loving relationship with his partner of 17 years, Colin (Tuc Watkins)."
"But when Colin unexpectedly moves out on the eve of his 50th birthday, Michael is completely blindsided," Netflix teases.
"Overnight, he has to confront two nightmares: losing the man he thought was his soulmate, and suddenly finding himself a single gay man in his mid-forties in New York City."
The series hails from Emmy Award-winning co-creators Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman, who describe Uncoupled is a story about heartbreak,...
The streamer on Wednesday dropped the full-length trailer for the Darren Star comedy, which is set to premiere on July 29.
"Michael Lawson (Neil Patrick Harris) seems to have it all figured out," reads the official synopsis.
"He’s a successful New York City real estate agent with a great career, a supportive family, close friends, and a loving relationship with his partner of 17 years, Colin (Tuc Watkins)."
"But when Colin unexpectedly moves out on the eve of his 50th birthday, Michael is completely blindsided," Netflix teases.
"Overnight, he has to confront two nightmares: losing the man he thought was his soulmate, and suddenly finding himself a single gay man in his mid-forties in New York City."
The series hails from Emmy Award-winning co-creators Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman, who describe Uncoupled is a story about heartbreak,...
- 7/13/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
"Let's get out here and show these boys what you got." Netflix has unveiled the trailer for Uncoupled, a comedy series starring Neil Patrick Harris. From TV co-creators Darren Star & Jeffrey Richman comes a story about being dumped in your 40s. Michael's life seemed to be perfect – a successful New York City real estate agent, a supportive family, close friends, and a loving relationship – until his husband blindsided him after 17 years of marriage. He has to confront the nightmares of losing his soulmate and suddenly finding himself as a single gay man in his mid-40s living in New York City. Neil Patrick Harris stars, with a cast featuring Tuc Watkins, André De Shields, Byron Jennings, Colin Hanlon, Dan Amboyer, Gilles Marini, Peter Porte, and Stephanie Faracy. Uncoupled is a story about heartbreak, healing, and all the humor we find along the way. Also with Tisha Campbell, Brooks Ashmanskas, Emerson Brooks,...
- 7/13/2022
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Updated, 10 Am: Netflix has released the full trailer for Uncoupled, the upcoming eight-part series starring Neil Patrick Harris, from Emily in Paris creator Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman (Modern Family). Harris stars as a gay man in his mid-forties navigating the single life in New York City after he was unceremoniously dumped by his partner of 17 years in the series that also stars Tisha Campbell, Brooks Ashmanskas, Emerson Brooks and Marcia Gay Harden. André De Shields, Byron Jennings, Colin Hanlon, Dan Amboyer, Gilles Marini, Jai Rodriguez, Nic Rouleau, Peter Porte and Stephanie Faracy join as guest stars. Check out the trailer above and previously announced teaser trailer below.
Previous, May 4: Neil Patrick Harris’ return to series television is coming this summer. Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for Uncoupled, from Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman, and revealed that it will launch on July 29.
The eight-part series follows Michael, played by Patrick Harris,...
Previous, May 4: Neil Patrick Harris’ return to series television is coming this summer. Netflix has unveiled the first trailer for Uncoupled, from Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman, and revealed that it will launch on July 29.
The eight-part series follows Michael, played by Patrick Harris,...
- 7/13/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
If Cher couldn’t make you believe in life after love, maybe Netflix’s new comedy will do the trick.
Uncoupled stars Neil Patrick Harris as Michael, a 50-year-old New York City real estate agent whose world is rocked when he’s unexpectedly, unceremoniously dumped by his boyfriend of 17 years (played by Tuc Watkins).
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Dating is hard enough, but to be gay in New York at...
Uncoupled stars Neil Patrick Harris as Michael, a 50-year-old New York City real estate agent whose world is rocked when he’s unexpectedly, unceremoniously dumped by his boyfriend of 17 years (played by Tuc Watkins).
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Dating is hard enough, but to be gay in New York at...
- 7/13/2022
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
Neil Patrick Harris is a 40-something New York real estate agent re-entering the gay dating scene after the demise of a 17-year relationship in the trailer for his new Netflix comedy series “Uncoupled.”
In the show, from co-creators Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman, Harris plays Michael, a man who decides to try and move on and move forward after a painful split with Colin (Tuc Watkins). Across the show’s eight episodes, he’ll be putting himself back out there with the encouragement of his best friends.
Andre de Shields, Colin Hanlon, Dan Amboyer, Gilles Marini, Jai Rodriguez, Nic Rouleau and Peter Porte are all a part of the series in guest star roles, Netflix revealed on Wednesday morning.
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The series also stars Tisha Campbell, Brooks Ashmanskas, Emerson Brooks and Marcia Gay Harden.
“Uncoupled” is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios,...
In the show, from co-creators Darren Star and Jeffrey Richman, Harris plays Michael, a man who decides to try and move on and move forward after a painful split with Colin (Tuc Watkins). Across the show’s eight episodes, he’ll be putting himself back out there with the encouragement of his best friends.
Andre de Shields, Colin Hanlon, Dan Amboyer, Gilles Marini, Jai Rodriguez, Nic Rouleau and Peter Porte are all a part of the series in guest star roles, Netflix revealed on Wednesday morning.
Also Read:
Neil Patrick Harris Joins Doctor Who’ for 60th Anniversary Special
The series also stars Tisha Campbell, Brooks Ashmanskas, Emerson Brooks and Marcia Gay Harden.
“Uncoupled” is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios,...
- 7/13/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Exclusive: NewFilmmakers Los Angeles today announced the winners of its 10th annual Best of Nfmla Awards.
The list included Huella‘s Gabriella Ortega (Best New Filmmaker), Tracey Deer’s Beans (Best Feature Film), Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo’s A La Calle (Best Documentary Feature Film), Ciara Lacy’s This Is the Way We Rise, JJ Shpall’s Date Nite, Isabella Issa’s Yellow Girl and Me, Sarah Clift’s The Birth of Valerie Venus, Gustavo Milan’s Under the Heavens (Seiva Bruta), Bastien Dubois’ Souvenir Souvenir, Devone X. King’s Last Black Man (Best New Media & Experimental), Arnold Mwanjila’s Taliya (Best Screenplay), I Make Good Sounds at Parties‘ Russell Goldman, Yellow Girl and Me‘s Dior Wilson, Sweet Potatoes‘ Luke Sargent (Best Cinematography), From Here‘s Christina Antonakos-Wallace and Aletta Von Vietinghoff (Best Film Editing), The Fire Next Time‘s Jose Pablo Ramirez (Best Sound Design) and Livin’ in the Light‘s Onry (Best Score).
The Best of Nfmla Awards look to recognize the best talent in independent cinema from around the globe. This year’s edition included 125 nominees across 16 Award categories. All nominated projects screened as part of the Nfmla Monthly Film Festival 2021 season which ran from January 1st, 2021 through December 31st, 2021. Best New Filmmaker winner Ortega claimed a 3,000 Anthony Rhulen grant, with numerous other winners nabbing grants of 2,000. Over 5,000 in Blackmagic Design equipment will also be awarded to select winners, with post host Picture Shop hosting a post-production workshop for all nominees and winners.
Nfmla is a Los Angeles-based arts and culture non-profit organization that works year-round to highlight the works of independent artists. Its full list of 2022 Best of Nfmla nominees can be found here.
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Exclusive: Doc10 today announced its first-ever awards program, which this year will honor documentary filmmakers N. Bird Runningwater and Jessica Devaney.
The inaugural Luminary Award, celebrating filmmakers that shine a light on vital social issues, will be presented to Runningwater, who has supported such films as Billy Luther’s Miss Navajo and Heather Rae’s Trudell. The Vanguard Award, created to honor innovative and important documentary filmmakers, will be presented to Devaney, producer of some 17 shorts and features, including 2021 Doc10 selection Pray Away.
“The inaugural Luminary and Vanguard Awards were born to celebrate and promote the power of independent filmmaking,” said Doc10 co-founders Steve Cohen and Paula Froehle. “Jess and Bird represent the now and the future of great, cinematic documentary producing and how independent, fearless storytelling can promote real change in our world.” The 7th Doc10 documentary film festival will run from May 19-22 at the Davis Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. To find out more about it or to purchase tickets, click here.
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Exclusive: Patricia Velasquez (The Mummy) will exec produce and star in the sci-fi thriller Space Racer, from writer-director Erik Bernard (Free Dead or Alive), with NFTs related to the film to be released by Karman Studios at the Cannes Marché du Film.
The pic from Bernard’s Rebel 6 Films and Gemini Films takes place in the year 2084. It finds Earth beginning to look to space for survival, at a point when it’s barely able to sustain human life. At this juncture, humans have contacted alien race, with pilot James Colt earning the opportunity to represent Earth in its first intergalactic race.
Bernard and Lyndon Tait wrote the script for the pic, which is intended to set up a trilogy. Kevin Grevioux (Underworld) is producing, with Velasquez, Bernard and Courtney LeMarco (Hoarders) exec producing, and Jasmin Espada (Free Dead or Alive) serving as co-producer. Velasquez is represented by Insurge-Ent and Innovative Artists; Bernard and LeMarco by Espada PR & Entertainment; and Grevioux by Brent Johnson of One Entertainment.
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Exclusive: Toric Films‘ Ojan Missaghi and David Wachs will be seeking distribution for their films Day Labor, Out of Hand and Deadly Games at this year’s Cannes Film Festival—with actor Gilles Marini (The Rookie) also on hand to promote the company’s slate.
Day Labor watches as a Latin American veteran seeks work as a day laborer in order to keep his family afloat. A regular day turns into a deadly game of survival when he is mistakenly dropped off at a private ranch in El Paso, Texas to be hunted for sport. R. Ellis Frazier directed the pic, which stars Amy Johnston, Louis Mandylor and Danny Arrory.
Director Brian Skiba’s Out of Hand is a thriller centered on Valerie (Louise Linton), a charismatic and sophisticated college professor who is married to a younger personal trainer heartthrob, David (Pierson Fode). When the couple leaves town to a secluded cabin in Lake Tahoe, things start to unravel. William Baldwin, Joana Metrass , David Wachs and Christy St. John also star.
Then, there’s Deadly Games, in which four female influencers are invited to paradise island to partake in a million-dollar opportunity by a crypto mogul, fighting to gain the most subscribers during their weekend for the paysite contest. When one of the girls ends up dead, and the murder gets kept a secret, the influencers get more than they bargained for. Missaghi directed and produced the pic, which stars Marini, Metrass, Vanessa Angel, Roberto ‘Sanz’ Sanchez, Krista Kalmus and Emelina Adams.
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Exclusive: Lost Souls collaborators John F. Uranday and Bobby Cloud will be bringing their new indie drama Depth of Field to Cannes’ Marché du Film.
The film directed by Uranday tells the story of Charles (Rafael Petardi), a widower who has given up on life, until he meets a foster child next door that changes his life forever. It also stars George Stroumboulopoulos (The Communist’s Daughter), Jay Acovone (Fox’s Lethal Weapon), Carrie Quinn Dolin (Bruce Almighty), Ella Thomas (NCIS: Los Angeles), Diana Diaz (Music) and Thea Saccoliti. Producer Cloud, who is also an attorney, co-wrote the script with Uranday, with Jeffrey Stevens serving as a story contributor. Uranday also produced, along with Orlin Dobreff, Mike G, Rafael Petardi, Tom Summers and Tristan Salas Henry, with Stroumboulopoulos serving as exec producer. Uranday and Cloud are repped by Espada PR & Entertainment.
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Exclusive: Freestyle Digital Media has acquired North American rights to the romance Bristol Fashion, with plans to release it across internet and satellite platforms on June 7th.
The film tells the story of a young transgender woman, Christina (Lea Nayeli), who escapes her troubled home to find solace in a dilapidated boatyard. When she buys a broken-down boat for that purpose, she gets more than she bargained for in the boat’s owner, Esteban (Raul A. Perez)—warm, funny and dying to take her to dinner. He gives her a place to stay on an abandoned barge and helps her fix up the boat, and slowly but surely, they find themselves navigating the sometimes-messy waters of a straight man falling for a trans woman.
Pierre Guillet and Timothy John Foster wrote and produced Bristol Fashion, with Guillet directing. Richard Difrisco also stars. Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire the film directly with Glen Reynolds of Circus Road Films. Its trailer can be found below.
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Exclusive: Deadline has a new trailer for Lisa Hepner and Guy Mossman’s feature doc The Human Trial, which Abramorama is releasing in North American theaters and on its Watch Now @ Home virtual cinema platform on June 24th.
More than a decade in the making, the film follows a groundbreaking clinical trial that peels back the headlines to show the sweat, passion and sacrifice behind every breakthrough cure. In 2011, Hepner and her husband Mossman heard about a radical stem cell treatment for diabetes, a disease that shockingly kills more than five million people each year. Driven by a desire to cure Lisa of her own type 1 diabetes, the filmmakers were given unprecedented access to a clinical trial—only the sixth ever stem cell trial in the world. What follows is an intimate journey with the patients and scientists who put themselves on the line to be first.
Hepner scripted the project and produced alongside Jonathan Formica (Lost & Found) and Kristin Lesko (O.J.: Made in America), with diabetes org Beyond Type 1 exec producing alongside Amy Rapp (The Woman Who Wasn’t There), Marla Oringer, Greer Wylder and Thom Scher. Check out the trailer for The Human Trial below.
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Exclusive: Deadline has an exclusive clip from the feature doc Since I Been Down, which is set for release on VOD on May 24th.
The film from director Gilda Sheppard stakes us to Tacoma, Washington. Influenced by the national drug war frenzy and the fear-based culture of punishment in the 1980s and ’90s, Tacoma sacrificed its most vulnerable children to a life behind bars. These children, who are now adults, cannot be silenced. As we hear them tell their stories, bravely, unapologetically, we realize: This is the story of ‘Everytown USA’.
June Nho Ivers, Saman Maydani and Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss produced the doc, with Sheppard and David Menschel serving as executive producers. Our exclusive clip from the film can be found below.
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Hallie and Audrey McPherson will be bringing their dramedy Earthquake Country to Dances With Films on Saturday, June 18th at 7:15 p.m. Pst.
The film written and directed by The McPherson Sisters centers on Rhyme Osbourne (Lydian Blossom), who is fed up with her mother’s alcoholism and delusions of grandeur and her father’s literal inability to get off the couch. On her eighteenth birthday, Rhyme puts into motion a plan that will cut ties with her family—for good. Set in 2007 in the seemingly idyllic Ojai, CA, the film is a coming-of-age story that explores the creation of family mythology, the malleability of memory, and the sometimes suffocating intimacy of the nuclear family.
Deborah Marks-Bertling, Alex Sorian Brown, Todd Caroll, Nigel Vonas, Melina Emilie, Madison Widener and Kyle Hester also star. Pic was produced by the McPhersons and Melina Hayum.
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Filmmaker Alex Proyas‘ production outfit Heretic Foundation and development company Mystery Clock Cinema this week announced a co-production/financing partnership with the UK-based 108 Media, which has launched worldwide sales and packaging on his latest feature, the horror Sister Darkness.
The female-driven film marking the first of several forthcoming collaborations between the parties is set in the UK in the 1930s—at a time when women were marginalized and exploited. It follows the newly-wed but unhappy Alice as she stumbles across her doppelgänger Isla, whose existence is a mystery seeped in a tale of bloody retribution against her oppressors, the hellish supernatural nightscape, and a dread uprising against the deceitful aristocracy. Pic will go before camera in Australia later this year.
Proyas negotiated his multi-faceted deal with 108 Media’s CEO Abhi Rastogi and President (Production) Justin Deimen, with support from Rod Smith and Steven Rosser (Legal Counsel), General Manager & Executive Producer Andrew Robinson, Studio Producer Erasmo (Raz) Raimundo, and Craig Emmanuel of Paul Hastings in Los Angeles.
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Gkids has acquired North American rights to writer-director Atsuko Ishizuka’s first original feature Goodbye, Don Glees!. The distributor will release both the original Japanese-language version of the film and an all-new English-language dub in theaters this year, on the heels of the film’s February 2022 release in Japan.
The film produced by the acclaimed studio Madhouse follows the story of three friends over the course of one summer, as their backyard adventures turn one small incident into a life-changing journey. It features the voices of Ayumu Murase, Natsuki Hanae, Kana Hanazawa and Yuuki Kaji, and is represented internationally by Kadokawa.
The list included Huella‘s Gabriella Ortega (Best New Filmmaker), Tracey Deer’s Beans (Best Feature Film), Nelson G. Navarrete and Maxx Caicedo’s A La Calle (Best Documentary Feature Film), Ciara Lacy’s This Is the Way We Rise, JJ Shpall’s Date Nite, Isabella Issa’s Yellow Girl and Me, Sarah Clift’s The Birth of Valerie Venus, Gustavo Milan’s Under the Heavens (Seiva Bruta), Bastien Dubois’ Souvenir Souvenir, Devone X. King’s Last Black Man (Best New Media & Experimental), Arnold Mwanjila’s Taliya (Best Screenplay), I Make Good Sounds at Parties‘ Russell Goldman, Yellow Girl and Me‘s Dior Wilson, Sweet Potatoes‘ Luke Sargent (Best Cinematography), From Here‘s Christina Antonakos-Wallace and Aletta Von Vietinghoff (Best Film Editing), The Fire Next Time‘s Jose Pablo Ramirez (Best Sound Design) and Livin’ in the Light‘s Onry (Best Score).
The Best of Nfmla Awards look to recognize the best talent in independent cinema from around the globe. This year’s edition included 125 nominees across 16 Award categories. All nominated projects screened as part of the Nfmla Monthly Film Festival 2021 season which ran from January 1st, 2021 through December 31st, 2021. Best New Filmmaker winner Ortega claimed a 3,000 Anthony Rhulen grant, with numerous other winners nabbing grants of 2,000. Over 5,000 in Blackmagic Design equipment will also be awarded to select winners, with post host Picture Shop hosting a post-production workshop for all nominees and winners.
Nfmla is a Los Angeles-based arts and culture non-profit organization that works year-round to highlight the works of independent artists. Its full list of 2022 Best of Nfmla nominees can be found here.
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Exclusive: Doc10 today announced its first-ever awards program, which this year will honor documentary filmmakers N. Bird Runningwater and Jessica Devaney.
The inaugural Luminary Award, celebrating filmmakers that shine a light on vital social issues, will be presented to Runningwater, who has supported such films as Billy Luther’s Miss Navajo and Heather Rae’s Trudell. The Vanguard Award, created to honor innovative and important documentary filmmakers, will be presented to Devaney, producer of some 17 shorts and features, including 2021 Doc10 selection Pray Away.
“The inaugural Luminary and Vanguard Awards were born to celebrate and promote the power of independent filmmaking,” said Doc10 co-founders Steve Cohen and Paula Froehle. “Jess and Bird represent the now and the future of great, cinematic documentary producing and how independent, fearless storytelling can promote real change in our world.” The 7th Doc10 documentary film festival will run from May 19-22 at the Davis Theatre and the Gene Siskel Film Center in Chicago. To find out more about it or to purchase tickets, click here.
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Exclusive: Patricia Velasquez (The Mummy) will exec produce and star in the sci-fi thriller Space Racer, from writer-director Erik Bernard (Free Dead or Alive), with NFTs related to the film to be released by Karman Studios at the Cannes Marché du Film.
The pic from Bernard’s Rebel 6 Films and Gemini Films takes place in the year 2084. It finds Earth beginning to look to space for survival, at a point when it’s barely able to sustain human life. At this juncture, humans have contacted alien race, with pilot James Colt earning the opportunity to represent Earth in its first intergalactic race.
Bernard and Lyndon Tait wrote the script for the pic, which is intended to set up a trilogy. Kevin Grevioux (Underworld) is producing, with Velasquez, Bernard and Courtney LeMarco (Hoarders) exec producing, and Jasmin Espada (Free Dead or Alive) serving as co-producer. Velasquez is represented by Insurge-Ent and Innovative Artists; Bernard and LeMarco by Espada PR & Entertainment; and Grevioux by Brent Johnson of One Entertainment.
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Exclusive: Toric Films‘ Ojan Missaghi and David Wachs will be seeking distribution for their films Day Labor, Out of Hand and Deadly Games at this year’s Cannes Film Festival—with actor Gilles Marini (The Rookie) also on hand to promote the company’s slate.
Day Labor watches as a Latin American veteran seeks work as a day laborer in order to keep his family afloat. A regular day turns into a deadly game of survival when he is mistakenly dropped off at a private ranch in El Paso, Texas to be hunted for sport. R. Ellis Frazier directed the pic, which stars Amy Johnston, Louis Mandylor and Danny Arrory.
Director Brian Skiba’s Out of Hand is a thriller centered on Valerie (Louise Linton), a charismatic and sophisticated college professor who is married to a younger personal trainer heartthrob, David (Pierson Fode). When the couple leaves town to a secluded cabin in Lake Tahoe, things start to unravel. William Baldwin, Joana Metrass , David Wachs and Christy St. John also star.
Then, there’s Deadly Games, in which four female influencers are invited to paradise island to partake in a million-dollar opportunity by a crypto mogul, fighting to gain the most subscribers during their weekend for the paysite contest. When one of the girls ends up dead, and the murder gets kept a secret, the influencers get more than they bargained for. Missaghi directed and produced the pic, which stars Marini, Metrass, Vanessa Angel, Roberto ‘Sanz’ Sanchez, Krista Kalmus and Emelina Adams.
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Exclusive: Lost Souls collaborators John F. Uranday and Bobby Cloud will be bringing their new indie drama Depth of Field to Cannes’ Marché du Film.
The film directed by Uranday tells the story of Charles (Rafael Petardi), a widower who has given up on life, until he meets a foster child next door that changes his life forever. It also stars George Stroumboulopoulos (The Communist’s Daughter), Jay Acovone (Fox’s Lethal Weapon), Carrie Quinn Dolin (Bruce Almighty), Ella Thomas (NCIS: Los Angeles), Diana Diaz (Music) and Thea Saccoliti. Producer Cloud, who is also an attorney, co-wrote the script with Uranday, with Jeffrey Stevens serving as a story contributor. Uranday also produced, along with Orlin Dobreff, Mike G, Rafael Petardi, Tom Summers and Tristan Salas Henry, with Stroumboulopoulos serving as exec producer. Uranday and Cloud are repped by Espada PR & Entertainment.
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Exclusive: Freestyle Digital Media has acquired North American rights to the romance Bristol Fashion, with plans to release it across internet and satellite platforms on June 7th.
The film tells the story of a young transgender woman, Christina (Lea Nayeli), who escapes her troubled home to find solace in a dilapidated boatyard. When she buys a broken-down boat for that purpose, she gets more than she bargained for in the boat’s owner, Esteban (Raul A. Perez)—warm, funny and dying to take her to dinner. He gives her a place to stay on an abandoned barge and helps her fix up the boat, and slowly but surely, they find themselves navigating the sometimes-messy waters of a straight man falling for a trans woman.
Pierre Guillet and Timothy John Foster wrote and produced Bristol Fashion, with Guillet directing. Richard Difrisco also stars. Freestyle Digital Media negotiated the deal to acquire the film directly with Glen Reynolds of Circus Road Films. Its trailer can be found below.
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Exclusive: Deadline has a new trailer for Lisa Hepner and Guy Mossman’s feature doc The Human Trial, which Abramorama is releasing in North American theaters and on its Watch Now @ Home virtual cinema platform on June 24th.
More than a decade in the making, the film follows a groundbreaking clinical trial that peels back the headlines to show the sweat, passion and sacrifice behind every breakthrough cure. In 2011, Hepner and her husband Mossman heard about a radical stem cell treatment for diabetes, a disease that shockingly kills more than five million people each year. Driven by a desire to cure Lisa of her own type 1 diabetes, the filmmakers were given unprecedented access to a clinical trial—only the sixth ever stem cell trial in the world. What follows is an intimate journey with the patients and scientists who put themselves on the line to be first.
Hepner scripted the project and produced alongside Jonathan Formica (Lost & Found) and Kristin Lesko (O.J.: Made in America), with diabetes org Beyond Type 1 exec producing alongside Amy Rapp (The Woman Who Wasn’t There), Marla Oringer, Greer Wylder and Thom Scher. Check out the trailer for The Human Trial below.
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Exclusive: Deadline has an exclusive clip from the feature doc Since I Been Down, which is set for release on VOD on May 24th.
The film from director Gilda Sheppard stakes us to Tacoma, Washington. Influenced by the national drug war frenzy and the fear-based culture of punishment in the 1980s and ’90s, Tacoma sacrificed its most vulnerable children to a life behind bars. These children, who are now adults, cannot be silenced. As we hear them tell their stories, bravely, unapologetically, we realize: This is the story of ‘Everytown USA’.
June Nho Ivers, Saman Maydani and Bonnie Benjamin-Phariss produced the doc, with Sheppard and David Menschel serving as executive producers. Our exclusive clip from the film can be found below.
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Hallie and Audrey McPherson will be bringing their dramedy Earthquake Country to Dances With Films on Saturday, June 18th at 7:15 p.m. Pst.
The film written and directed by The McPherson Sisters centers on Rhyme Osbourne (Lydian Blossom), who is fed up with her mother’s alcoholism and delusions of grandeur and her father’s literal inability to get off the couch. On her eighteenth birthday, Rhyme puts into motion a plan that will cut ties with her family—for good. Set in 2007 in the seemingly idyllic Ojai, CA, the film is a coming-of-age story that explores the creation of family mythology, the malleability of memory, and the sometimes suffocating intimacy of the nuclear family.
Deborah Marks-Bertling, Alex Sorian Brown, Todd Caroll, Nigel Vonas, Melina Emilie, Madison Widener and Kyle Hester also star. Pic was produced by the McPhersons and Melina Hayum.
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Filmmaker Alex Proyas‘ production outfit Heretic Foundation and development company Mystery Clock Cinema this week announced a co-production/financing partnership with the UK-based 108 Media, which has launched worldwide sales and packaging on his latest feature, the horror Sister Darkness.
The female-driven film marking the first of several forthcoming collaborations between the parties is set in the UK in the 1930s—at a time when women were marginalized and exploited. It follows the newly-wed but unhappy Alice as she stumbles across her doppelgänger Isla, whose existence is a mystery seeped in a tale of bloody retribution against her oppressors, the hellish supernatural nightscape, and a dread uprising against the deceitful aristocracy. Pic will go before camera in Australia later this year.
Proyas negotiated his multi-faceted deal with 108 Media’s CEO Abhi Rastogi and President (Production) Justin Deimen, with support from Rod Smith and Steven Rosser (Legal Counsel), General Manager & Executive Producer Andrew Robinson, Studio Producer Erasmo (Raz) Raimundo, and Craig Emmanuel of Paul Hastings in Los Angeles.
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Gkids has acquired North American rights to writer-director Atsuko Ishizuka’s first original feature Goodbye, Don Glees!. The distributor will release both the original Japanese-language version of the film and an all-new English-language dub in theaters this year, on the heels of the film’s February 2022 release in Japan.
The film produced by the acclaimed studio Madhouse follows the story of three friends over the course of one summer, as their backyard adventures turn one small incident into a life-changing journey. It features the voices of Ayumu Murase, Natsuki Hanae, Kana Hanazawa and Yuuki Kaji, and is represented internationally by Kadokawa.
- 5/20/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Actor Robert Lasardo is making his feature directorial debut with the crime thriller American Trash, starring in the pic currently in production in Los Angeles, alongside Costas Mandylor and Lorelei Linklater.
Set amidst a social crisis in the decaying world of Los Angeles, American Trash watches as the city freefalls into environmental ruin, chaos and a complete drug epidemic. Milles Carpis (Lasardo) leans on the support of some new age hippie friends as they guide him away from violence when the woman he loves (Linklater) is murdered, subsequently turning to Detective Anderson (Mandylor) for help in his search for her killer.
Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter, Josh Webber and Jerry G. Angelo are producing the film scripted by Lasardo.Lasardo is represented by Dtla Entertainment Group; Mandylor by Global Creatives Agency and Anthem Entertainment; and Linklater by Linda McAlister Talent and The Green Room.
Set amidst a social crisis in the decaying world of Los Angeles, American Trash watches as the city freefalls into environmental ruin, chaos and a complete drug epidemic. Milles Carpis (Lasardo) leans on the support of some new age hippie friends as they guide him away from violence when the woman he loves (Linklater) is murdered, subsequently turning to Detective Anderson (Mandylor) for help in his search for her killer.
Diana Ramos-Santiago Carter, Josh Webber and Jerry G. Angelo are producing the film scripted by Lasardo.Lasardo is represented by Dtla Entertainment Group; Mandylor by Global Creatives Agency and Anthem Entertainment; and Linklater by Linda McAlister Talent and The Green Room.
- 1/28/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Home is where the love is.
And ideally, home is also where you find the best meals, and by the end of A Taste of Christmas, Natalie found love, home, family, and some delicious food.
It doesn't get any better than that.
Christmas came early in the form of a sweet little movie about a restaurant that starred Gilles Marini and had casual Italian spoken throughout the film. Both are on my list of weaknesses.
Gilles Marini playing a chef named Stefano was the icing on the cake and conjured up some Switched at Birth nostalgia from when he played a chef named Angelo.
Stefano was a bit of a grump, but he was passionate about his food. As passionate as Lifetime is when it comes to blending Italian-American films and playing up all the fun food, family, Italianglish tropes.
Natalie was such a sweetheart, likable, clumsy, optimistic, quirky, and whimsical.
And ideally, home is also where you find the best meals, and by the end of A Taste of Christmas, Natalie found love, home, family, and some delicious food.
It doesn't get any better than that.
Christmas came early in the form of a sweet little movie about a restaurant that starred Gilles Marini and had casual Italian spoken throughout the film. Both are on my list of weaknesses.
Gilles Marini playing a chef named Stefano was the icing on the cake and conjured up some Switched at Birth nostalgia from when he played a chef named Angelo.
Stefano was a bit of a grump, but he was passionate about his food. As passionate as Lifetime is when it comes to blending Italian-American films and playing up all the fun food, family, Italianglish tropes.
Natalie was such a sweetheart, likable, clumsy, optimistic, quirky, and whimsical.
- 11/21/2020
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Turn on the twinkling holiday lights and cuddle up with a soft blanket because Lifetime's 2020 Christmas movie schedule is here - and the first movie premieres Oct. 23! Hopeless romantics, Christmas enthusiasts, and happy-ending seekers will love the amazing holiday-themed movies playing on Lifetime this season. Expect to see some familiar faces, like Tiffany Haddish, Beverley Mitchell, Mario Lopez, Melissa Joan Hart, Kelly Rowland, Vanessa Lachey, Kyla Pratt, and many others. Read the full schedule and list of stars below and get ready to mark your calendar for some serious holiday viewing!
It's a Wonderful Lifetime 2020 Schedule
Oct. 23, 8 p.m. Et – Christmas on Ice: starring Abigail Klein, Ryan Cooper, Caroline Portu, Will Lyman, and Meara Mahoney Gross
Oct. 24, 8 p.m. Et – Christmas Unwrapped: starring Amber Stevens West, Marco Grazzini, Cheryl Ladd, and executive producer Tiffany Haddish
Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Et – Forever Christmas: starring Chelsea Hobbs, Christopher Russell,...
It's a Wonderful Lifetime 2020 Schedule
Oct. 23, 8 p.m. Et – Christmas on Ice: starring Abigail Klein, Ryan Cooper, Caroline Portu, Will Lyman, and Meara Mahoney Gross
Oct. 24, 8 p.m. Et – Christmas Unwrapped: starring Amber Stevens West, Marco Grazzini, Cheryl Ladd, and executive producer Tiffany Haddish
Oct. 25, 8 p.m. Et – Forever Christmas: starring Chelsea Hobbs, Christopher Russell,...
- 10/21/2020
- by Sydni Ellis
- Popsugar.com
The third time has been anything but a charm for “Dancing with the Stars” pros, but you hope Cheryl Burke can become just the second pro to win a third Mirrorball trophy.
Burke is one of three two-time winners competing this season, along with Val Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd, and 43 percent of you want her to notch a third win first. Derek Hough, who is now a judge on the show, owns the most Mirrorballs, at a whopping six, and no one else has won more than two.
The result isn’t that surprising since Burke has the most seniority and the longest gap since her last win of the three. Now in her 23rd season, she won on her very first try, Season 2 with Drew Lachey, and defended her crown the following season with Emmitt Smith, becoming the first two-time champ. She’s since had two second-place finishes and three third-place finishes.
Burke is one of three two-time winners competing this season, along with Val Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd, and 43 percent of you want her to notch a third win first. Derek Hough, who is now a judge on the show, owns the most Mirrorballs, at a whopping six, and no one else has won more than two.
The result isn’t that surprising since Burke has the most seniority and the longest gap since her last win of the three. Now in her 23rd season, she won on her very first try, Season 2 with Drew Lachey, and defended her crown the following season with Emmitt Smith, becoming the first two-time champ. She’s since had two second-place finishes and three third-place finishes.
- 10/3/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Three wins is a very tough barrier for “Dancing with the Stars” pros to cross — well, unless you’re name is Derek Hough. The new judge is the only pro to have crossed that threshold, having nabbed a record six victories. Six other pros have triumphed twice, three of whom — Cheryl Burke, Val Chmerkovskiy and Peta Murgatroyd — have yet another chance to add a third this season. Who would you like to see lift their third Mirrorball trophy?
Now in her 23rd season, Burke came in to “Dancing” hot: She joined in Season 2 and won that with Drew Lachey and then backed it up with a second straight victory in the third season with Emmitt Smith. She’s since notched two second-place finishes and three third-place finishes.
Since Osbourne, the closest she’s come to Mirrorball glory again was in the 27th season with Juan Pablo Di Pace, who was...
Now in her 23rd season, Burke came in to “Dancing” hot: She joined in Season 2 and won that with Drew Lachey and then backed it up with a second straight victory in the third season with Emmitt Smith. She’s since notched two second-place finishes and three third-place finishes.
Since Osbourne, the closest she’s come to Mirrorball glory again was in the 27th season with Juan Pablo Di Pace, who was...
- 9/26/2020
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
We can all agree that 2020 is definitely getting coal in its stocking.
Fortunately, Lifetime is playing Santa and gifting us with a star-studded, wholesome, inclusive, and highly-anticipated slew of Christmas films. Let's face it, we can take all the cheesy, teeth-achingly sweet, warm, and fuzzy goodness we can get.
Lifetime's Christmas lineup is the gift that keeps on giving with sequels, Lifetime Christmas queens, legends and icons, and some of our favorite faces.
We're talking Kelly Rowland, Kyla Pratt, and Fran Drescher. We have Mario Lopez, Vanessa Lachey, Aaron Ashmore, and Gilles Marini. Oh, and there's Marie Osmond, a Tiffany Haddish directed film, Jason Priestley, and Melissa Joan Hart.
Seriously, the casting alone is all holiday cheers and no jeers.
And the best part is we can kickstart all the fun early, since according to EW, the first film of the lineup, Christmas on Ice, will air on October. 23.
Yeah,...
Fortunately, Lifetime is playing Santa and gifting us with a star-studded, wholesome, inclusive, and highly-anticipated slew of Christmas films. Let's face it, we can take all the cheesy, teeth-achingly sweet, warm, and fuzzy goodness we can get.
Lifetime's Christmas lineup is the gift that keeps on giving with sequels, Lifetime Christmas queens, legends and icons, and some of our favorite faces.
We're talking Kelly Rowland, Kyla Pratt, and Fran Drescher. We have Mario Lopez, Vanessa Lachey, Aaron Ashmore, and Gilles Marini. Oh, and there's Marie Osmond, a Tiffany Haddish directed film, Jason Priestley, and Melissa Joan Hart.
Seriously, the casting alone is all holiday cheers and no jeers.
And the best part is we can kickstart all the fun early, since according to EW, the first film of the lineup, Christmas on Ice, will air on October. 23.
Yeah,...
- 9/21/2020
- by Jasmine Blu
- TVfanatic
Christmas might not be until December, but some networks are slapping on their mittens and gearing up for the holiday season as early as October.
Families often find themselves gathered around the TV binging some of Hallmark or Lifetime’s latest Christmas-themed films, and this year is no exception. With people around the country encouraged to stay indoors and avoid crowded locations, Variety breaks down a list of feel-good Christmas movies to tune into this year.
As part of Lifetime’s “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” holiday movie slate, the channel will premiere 30 original TV movies beginning Oct. 23 and running through mid-December. In its efforts to diversify the stories it showcases, Lifetime said it worked with GLAAD and Cape (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) for its first-ever LGBTQ-led film “The Christmas Setup” and “A Sugar & Spice Holiday” centering on an Asian American family.
More films will be added to the list as networks announce them.
Families often find themselves gathered around the TV binging some of Hallmark or Lifetime’s latest Christmas-themed films, and this year is no exception. With people around the country encouraged to stay indoors and avoid crowded locations, Variety breaks down a list of feel-good Christmas movies to tune into this year.
As part of Lifetime’s “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” holiday movie slate, the channel will premiere 30 original TV movies beginning Oct. 23 and running through mid-December. In its efforts to diversify the stories it showcases, Lifetime said it worked with GLAAD and Cape (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) for its first-ever LGBTQ-led film “The Christmas Setup” and “A Sugar & Spice Holiday” centering on an Asian American family.
More films will be added to the list as networks announce them.
- 9/18/2020
- by Eli Countryman and Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
No one has won more Mirror Ball Trophies on “Dancing with the Stars” than six-time champ Derek Hough, but there are several pro dancers tied for second place with two victories apiece. And three of those pros will be in the ballroom this fall for the show’s 29th season. As of this writing we don’t know the celebs they’ll be dancing with, but which of them would you most like to see holding a third trophy: Cheryl Burke, Val Chmerkovskiy or Peta Murgatroyd? Scroll down to vote in our poll.
SEESharna Burgess is ‘grateful,’ ‘excited’ to return to ‘Dancing with the Stars’ after getting cut last year
Burke was actually the first two-time winner ever on the show. She prevailed in her first two attempts: in season two with singer Drew Lachey and season three with football player Emmitt Smith. Alas she hasn’t made it back...
SEESharna Burgess is ‘grateful,’ ‘excited’ to return to ‘Dancing with the Stars’ after getting cut last year
Burke was actually the first two-time winner ever on the show. She prevailed in her first two attempts: in season two with singer Drew Lachey and season three with football player Emmitt Smith. Alas she hasn’t made it back...
- 8/20/2020
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Since everyone is bored inside, let's fantasize about being quarantined with celebs. Would you rather...
• do a Ghibli jigsaw puzzle with Connor Jessup?
• dance with Pedro Pascal and Miguel Angel Silvestre?
• cook with Florence Pugh?
• foster a pet with Gilles Marini?
• cut Ted Danson's hair with Mary Steenburgen?
• devour a bottle of khilji with Deepika Padukone?
• skateboard with Liam Hemsworth?
• get blue with Jamie Dornan?
• play with your food with Laura Dern?
• self grooming with Leslie Jordan?
• meditate with Marion Cotillard?
Pictures are after the jump to help you decide...
• do a Ghibli jigsaw puzzle with Connor Jessup?
• dance with Pedro Pascal and Miguel Angel Silvestre?
• cook with Florence Pugh?
• foster a pet with Gilles Marini?
• cut Ted Danson's hair with Mary Steenburgen?
• devour a bottle of khilji with Deepika Padukone?
• skateboard with Liam Hemsworth?
• get blue with Jamie Dornan?
• play with your food with Laura Dern?
• self grooming with Leslie Jordan?
• meditate with Marion Cotillard?
Pictures are after the jump to help you decide...
- 4/7/2020
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Actress and influencer Olivia Culpo and Ty Hodges will star in Venus as a Boy, a romantic drama that was written and directed by Hodges.
The indie follows Hunter, a struggling street artist in Los Angeles who falls in love with Ruby, a high-powered social media influencer and model from New York, after a chance encounter. Before they know it, they’ve spent an entire weekend together, creating their own universe. It’s not until the harsh light of reality shines on their fantasy do they have to determine if they are actually right for each other. These two millennials navigate getting to know each other while dealing with identity, social influence and what it really means when you constantly live your life behind a lens.
Trace Lysette, Bai Ling, Gilles Marini and British singer Estelle co-star.
Hodges is producing the project with Gian Franco and Roya Rastegar, while Lauren Packard,...
The indie follows Hunter, a struggling street artist in Los Angeles who falls in love with Ruby, a high-powered social media influencer and model from New York, after a chance encounter. Before they know it, they’ve spent an entire weekend together, creating their own universe. It’s not until the harsh light of reality shines on their fantasy do they have to determine if they are actually right for each other. These two millennials navigate getting to know each other while dealing with identity, social influence and what it really means when you constantly live your life behind a lens.
Trace Lysette, Bai Ling, Gilles Marini and British singer Estelle co-star.
Hodges is producing the project with Gian Franco and Roya Rastegar, while Lauren Packard,...
- 2/25/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
Waiting For Anya Vertical Entertainment Reviewed for Shockya.com & BigAppleReviews.net linked from Rotten Tomatoes by: Harvey Karten Director: Ben Cookson Screenwriter: Ben Cookson, Michael Morpurgo, Toby Torlesse adapting Michael Morpurgo’s book of the same name Cast: Noah Schnapp, Anjelica Huston, Sadi Frost, Jean Reno, Nicolas Rowe, Thomas Kretschmann, Frederick Schmidt, Gilles Marini, Tómas Lemarquis, Elsa […]
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- 2/2/2020
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
"There's always a price to be paid..." Vertical Ent. has unveiled the official Us trailer for a WWII survival thriller titled Waiting for Anya, the latest film from British writer-director Ben Cookson. Adapted from the novel by the author of "War Horse", Waiting for Anya follows Jo Lalande, a thirteen-year-old shepherd boy, and reclusive widow Horcada, who work together in their small village to help smuggle Jewish children into Spain during the harrows of WWII. They come up with a tricky plan to get all the children across the border from southern France into Spain to escape the Nazis. The indie film stars Noah Schnapp as Jo, as well as Jean Reno, Frederick Schmidt, Sadie Frost, Gilles Marini, Thomas Kretschmann, plus Anjelica Huston as Horcada. It seems like an inspiring story to tell, and hopefully they made a good film. Here's the first official Us trailer (+ poster) for Ben Cookson's Waiting for Anya,...
- 1/9/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: yA (working title), a spinoff of Amazon’s multiple Emmy-winning digital daytime drama series The Bay, which is in development from original series creator Gregori J. Martin, former General Hospital showrunner Wendy Riche and producer Lany Entertainment, is rounding out its cast.
Co-written by Martin and Riche, the coming of age young adult series will follow teens Frankie Sanders and Regan Sanders as they relocate to sunny California and a sometimes cruel new social environment of Bay City High. Crossing over from The Bay are series star Kristos Andrews as Pete Garrett, Vivica A. Fox as Dr. Angela Foster, and Michael Copon as Officer Colton Kurosaki.
The series regular cast of the spinoff also will include Dante Aleksander, who plays Xander Castro, with newcomers Damoni Burkhardt, Logan Garretson, Brady Gentry, Tyler C. Lofton,...
Co-written by Martin and Riche, the coming of age young adult series will follow teens Frankie Sanders and Regan Sanders as they relocate to sunny California and a sometimes cruel new social environment of Bay City High. Crossing over from The Bay are series star Kristos Andrews as Pete Garrett, Vivica A. Fox as Dr. Angela Foster, and Michael Copon as Officer Colton Kurosaki.
The series regular cast of the spinoff also will include Dante Aleksander, who plays Xander Castro, with newcomers Damoni Burkhardt, Logan Garretson, Brady Gentry, Tyler C. Lofton,...
- 12/5/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lea Michele, Paris Jackson, and Eva Longoria were among those who gathered last night at Milk for the tenth annual amfAR Gala Los Angeles.
Gwyneth Paltrow attends amfAR Gala Los Angeles
The event paid tribute to world-renowned art dealer Larry Gagosian and Academy Award winner and founder and CEO of goop, Gwyneth Paltrow, who were presented with amfAR’s Award of Courage in recognition of their commitment to charitable causes including the fight against AIDS. The black-tie dinner and auction benefit culminated in a special performance by music sensation Christina Aguilera. Featuring Perrier-Jouët Champagne and signature Absolut Elyx Vodka cocktails, the event raised more than $1.6 million for amfAR’s lifesaving HIV/AIDS research programs.
Paul Andrew, Bobby Berk, Klaus Biesenbach, Dan Bucatinsky & Don Roos, Cyn, Christine Chiu, Eva Chow, Joy Corrigan, Kristen Crawley, Alexandra Daddario, Pauline Ducruet, Jay Ellis, Brad Falchuk, August Getty, Frankie Grande,...
Gwyneth Paltrow attends amfAR Gala Los Angeles
The event paid tribute to world-renowned art dealer Larry Gagosian and Academy Award winner and founder and CEO of goop, Gwyneth Paltrow, who were presented with amfAR’s Award of Courage in recognition of their commitment to charitable causes including the fight against AIDS. The black-tie dinner and auction benefit culminated in a special performance by music sensation Christina Aguilera. Featuring Perrier-Jouët Champagne and signature Absolut Elyx Vodka cocktails, the event raised more than $1.6 million for amfAR’s lifesaving HIV/AIDS research programs.
Paul Andrew, Bobby Berk, Klaus Biesenbach, Dan Bucatinsky & Don Roos, Cyn, Christine Chiu, Eva Chow, Joy Corrigan, Kristen Crawley, Alexandra Daddario, Pauline Ducruet, Jay Ellis, Brad Falchuk, August Getty, Frankie Grande,...
- 10/16/2019
- Look to the Stars
Carrie Ann Inaba took a hilarious tumble out of her seat on Monday’s “Dancing with the Stars” (she’s Ok), but any “Dancing” fan knows that was definitely not her first chair-induced accident on the show.
Seven years ago, during the the all-stars outing on Season 15, Inaba could hardly contain herself after Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd‘s sultry rumba to Whitney Houston‘s “I Will Always Love You.” “Let the baby-making begin!” she shouted before tilting sideways and sliding off her chair (watch above). Like on Monday’s show, she laughed off the faux pas while Marini and Tom Bergeron rushed to her aid.
“When you said, ‘Let the baby-making begin,’ I didn’t think you’d get in position,” the always quick-witted Bergeron joked.
See ‘Dancing with the Stars’ recap: Who brought magic to Disney Night?
Coincidentally, that fall also occurred in mid-October and was Week 5 of the season,...
Seven years ago, during the the all-stars outing on Season 15, Inaba could hardly contain herself after Gilles Marini and Peta Murgatroyd‘s sultry rumba to Whitney Houston‘s “I Will Always Love You.” “Let the baby-making begin!” she shouted before tilting sideways and sliding off her chair (watch above). Like on Monday’s show, she laughed off the faux pas while Marini and Tom Bergeron rushed to her aid.
“When you said, ‘Let the baby-making begin,’ I didn’t think you’d get in position,” the always quick-witted Bergeron joked.
See ‘Dancing with the Stars’ recap: Who brought magic to Disney Night?
Coincidentally, that fall also occurred in mid-October and was Week 5 of the season,...
- 10/15/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Gwyneth Paltrow and art dealer Larry Gagosian are set to be honored at the 2019 amfAR Gala Los Angeles.
The American Foundation for AIDS Research announced that the two honorees will receive the Award of Courage for their commitment in the fight against HIV and AIDS as well as for their other humanitarian efforts.
Christina Aguilera will perform during the 10th annual black-tie event, which will take place Oct. 10 at Milk Studios. The evening, produced by Josh Wood Productions, will include a cocktail reception and dinner featuring Absolut Elyx cocktails and Perrier-Jouët Champagne and a live auction.
Previous honorees include Katy Perry, Julia Roberts, Charlize Theron, Ryan Murphy, Scarlett Johansson, Miley Cyrus, Cher, Jennifer Lopez, Kevin Huvane, Goldie Hawn, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Aileen Getty and Andy Cohen.
Last year’s guest list included Robert Pattinson, Heidi Klum, August Getty, Rumer Willis, Gigi Gorgeous, Orlando Bloom, Leslie Mann, Judd Apatow, Sarah Hyland, Victoria Justice,...
The American Foundation for AIDS Research announced that the two honorees will receive the Award of Courage for their commitment in the fight against HIV and AIDS as well as for their other humanitarian efforts.
Christina Aguilera will perform during the 10th annual black-tie event, which will take place Oct. 10 at Milk Studios. The evening, produced by Josh Wood Productions, will include a cocktail reception and dinner featuring Absolut Elyx cocktails and Perrier-Jouët Champagne and a live auction.
Previous honorees include Katy Perry, Julia Roberts, Charlize Theron, Ryan Murphy, Scarlett Johansson, Miley Cyrus, Cher, Jennifer Lopez, Kevin Huvane, Goldie Hawn, Jeffrey Katzenberg, Aileen Getty and Andy Cohen.
Last year’s guest list included Robert Pattinson, Heidi Klum, August Getty, Rumer Willis, Gigi Gorgeous, Orlando Bloom, Leslie Mann, Judd Apatow, Sarah Hyland, Victoria Justice,...
- 9/12/2019
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Happy Friday and weekend, "Days Of Our Lives" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed today's August 2, 2019 big, week-ending episode. Now that it has officially wrapped up, it's time to see what juicy storylines will pop up in the next,new Monday August 5, 2019 episode. It appears that today is going to be a pretty short spoiler session because NBC was willing to only share one teaser description for the August 5, 2019 installment. With that said, it does sound like Monday's new August 5, 2019 episode will feature a very serious and tragic plotline! This particular plotline will involve Ted, Tony and crazy Kristen. At some point during this scene, Ted will be trying to confront the hell out of Kristen and Tony! In this moment, a very terrible tragedy is going to take place. This tragedy will be bad news for Ted's character! NBC's official description tells us, "Tragedy strikes when Ted confronts Tony...
- 8/2/2019
- by Megan Jones
- OnTheFlix
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