Steven Williams returns to guest star as Ray’s father on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season five episode nine. Ken Girotti directs from a script by Khalid A. Moalim, with episode nine – “The Return” – set to air on Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 10pm Et/Pt.
Season five stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, and Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson. Edwin Hodge plays Special Agent Ray Cannon and Shantel VanSanten is Special Agent Nina Chase.
“The Return” Plot:
When two armed guards are gunned down while transporting millions of dollars’ worth of Nigerian artifacts to a Brooklyn museum, the Fugitive Task Force races to catch the thieves. Also, Ray speaks to his father about taking his relationship with Cora to the next level.
Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon and Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson in...
Season five stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, and Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson. Edwin Hodge plays Special Agent Ray Cannon and Shantel VanSanten is Special Agent Nina Chase.
“The Return” Plot:
When two armed guards are gunned down while transporting millions of dollars’ worth of Nigerian artifacts to a Brooklyn museum, the Fugitive Task Force races to catch the thieves. Also, Ray speaks to his father about taking his relationship with Cora to the next level.
Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon and Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson in...
- 4/13/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
FBI star John Boyd guest stars as Special Agent Stuart Scola on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season five episode eight. Directed by Lisa Robinson from a script by Richard Sweren, episode eight – “Supply Chain” – will air on Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 10pm Et/Pt.
Season five stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon, and Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase.
“Supply Chain” Plot: A drug deal between two teens is interrupted when a middle-aged woman abducts them at gunpoint, sending the Fugitive Task Force on the hunt to rescue them. Also, Nina and Scola (FBI) bump heads over parenting styles.
Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase and John Boyd as Special Agent Stuart Scola in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 5 episode 8
The Plot, Courtesy of CBS:...
Season five stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon, and Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase.
“Supply Chain” Plot: A drug deal between two teens is interrupted when a middle-aged woman abducts them at gunpoint, sending the Fugitive Task Force on the hunt to rescue them. Also, Nina and Scola (FBI) bump heads over parenting styles.
Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase and John Boyd as Special Agent Stuart Scola in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 5 episode 8
The Plot, Courtesy of CBS:...
- 4/5/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Hey, "FBI: Most Wanted" fans. We're back with another new spoiler session for you guys. In this one, we're going to talk about what's going down in the next, new episode 7 of FBI: Most Wanted's current season 5 when it hits the air tonight, April 2, 2024. We were able to get a hold of another new set of two, official teaser scoops for this new episode 7. So, we will certainly see what it has to reveal right now. Let's do it. First thing's first. There's an official title for this new episode 7 of FBI: Most Wanted season 5. The writers decided to name it, "Rendition." It sounds like episode 7 will feature some very scandalous, intense, dramatic, action-filled , suspenseful, interesting and emotional scenes as a couple of detectives get shot to death. Remy struggles and more.
- 4/3/2024
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
The team’s on the hunt for the person(s) responsible for the murder of four cops on CBS’s FBI: Most Wanted season five episode seven. Directed by Sharon Lewis from a script by David Hudgins and Chris Salmanpour, episode seven – “Rendition” – will air on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 10pm Et/Pt.
Season five stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon, and Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase.
“Rendition” Plot: The Fugitive Task Force springs into action after four detectives are shot dead during a prisoner exchange outside of a diner in New Jersey. Meanwhile, Remy struggles with having Corey as a roommate.
Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott and Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 5 episode 7
The Plot,...
Season five stars Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, Keisha Castle-Hughes as Special Agent Hana Gibson, Edwin Hodge as Special Agent Ray Cannon, and Shantel VanSanten as Special Agent Nina Chase.
“Rendition” Plot: The Fugitive Task Force springs into action after four detectives are shot dead during a prisoner exchange outside of a diner in New Jersey. Meanwhile, Remy struggles with having Corey as a roommate.
Dylan McDermott as Supervisory Special Agent Remy Scott and Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes in ‘FBI: Most Wanted’ season 5 episode 7
The Plot,...
- 4/1/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
FBI: Most Wanted fans, we’ve got a fresh off the press preview for the new Season 5 Episode 7 episode titled Rendition!
Find out everything you need to know about the Rendition episode of FBI: Most Wanted, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
FBI: Most Wanted Rendition Season 5 Episode 7 Preview
Attention all crime drama fans! Prepare for an adrenaline-pumping episode of “FBI: Most Wanted” titled “Rendition,” airing on CBS at 10:00 Pm on April 2, 2024. In this gripping installment, the Fugitive Task Force is on a relentless mission to track down and capture the most notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list.
Starring Julian McMahon as Special Agent Jess Lacroix, Kellan Lutz as Special Agent Kenny Crosby, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, and Keisha Castle-Hughes as Analyst Hana Gibson, the elite team of law enforcement professionals brings their unparalleled expertise and...
Find out everything you need to know about the Rendition episode of FBI: Most Wanted, including a full preview, videos, release date, cast information and how to watch!
FBI: Most Wanted Rendition Season 5 Episode 7 Preview
Attention all crime drama fans! Prepare for an adrenaline-pumping episode of “FBI: Most Wanted” titled “Rendition,” airing on CBS at 10:00 Pm on April 2, 2024. In this gripping installment, the Fugitive Task Force is on a relentless mission to track down and capture the most notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list.
Starring Julian McMahon as Special Agent Jess Lacroix, Kellan Lutz as Special Agent Kenny Crosby, Roxy Sternberg as Special Agent Sheryll Barnes, and Keisha Castle-Hughes as Analyst Hana Gibson, the elite team of law enforcement professionals brings their unparalleled expertise and...
- 3/26/2024
- by News
- TV Regular
Get ready for an action-packed episode of “FBI: Most Wanted” as Season 5 Episode 7, titled “Rendition,” airs on CBS at 10:00 Pm on Tuesday, April 2nd, 2024. In this thrilling installment, viewers will join the Fugitive Task Force as they tirelessly track and capture notorious criminals on the Bureau’s Most Wanted list.
As the team springs into action, viewers can expect intense and suspenseful moments as they pursue their targets with unwavering determination. With high-stakes situations and adrenaline-pumping chases, “Rendition” promises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats from start to finish.
Join Jess Lacroix and his elite team of agents as they navigate through the gritty underworld of crime and corruption to bring fugitives to justice. With its gripping storyline and compelling characters, “FBI: Most Wanted” continues to deliver pulse-pounding entertainment for fans of crime dramas.
Don’t miss Season 5 Episode 7, “Rendition,” airing on CBS at 10:00 Pm on Tuesday,...
As the team springs into action, viewers can expect intense and suspenseful moments as they pursue their targets with unwavering determination. With high-stakes situations and adrenaline-pumping chases, “Rendition” promises to keep viewers on the edge of their seats from start to finish.
Join Jess Lacroix and his elite team of agents as they navigate through the gritty underworld of crime and corruption to bring fugitives to justice. With its gripping storyline and compelling characters, “FBI: Most Wanted” continues to deliver pulse-pounding entertainment for fans of crime dramas.
Don’t miss Season 5 Episode 7, “Rendition,” airing on CBS at 10:00 Pm on Tuesday,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Hollywood lost another legend with the death of Alan Arkin. Arkin is an Academy Award and Tony Award-winning actor most recently known for his role in The Kominsky Method, but many fans know him for his unforgettable role as the grandfather in Little Miss Sunshine. So, what was Alan Arkin’s net worth at the time of his death? Here’s what to know.
Alan Arkin’s net worth at the time of his death
Actor Alan Arkin left behind a serious legacy at 89 years old — and that legacy came with plenty of cash. Alan Arkin’s net worth was reportedly $10 million at the time of his death.
Arkin was born in Brooklyn, New York, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 11 years old. In 1979, he told People that the reason he didn’t live in LA was because of his childhood experiences there. He then went...
Alan Arkin’s net worth at the time of his death
Actor Alan Arkin left behind a serious legacy at 89 years old — and that legacy came with plenty of cash. Alan Arkin’s net worth was reportedly $10 million at the time of his death.
Arkin was born in Brooklyn, New York, and his family moved to Los Angeles when he was 11 years old. In 1979, he told People that the reason he didn’t live in LA was because of his childhood experiences there. He then went...
- 6/30/2023
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Italian sales agent strikes key sale for Israeli feature at Cannes.
Menemsha Films has acquired North American rights to Noam Kaplan’s The Future, which was selectively screened to market participants at Cannes by Rome-based Intramovies ahead of its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.
The second feature from Israeli director Kaplan is produced by Yoav Roeh and Aurit Zamir for Gum Films and centres on a world-renowned profiler investigating a young Palestinian woman accused of having assassinated an Israeli minister.
The film stars Reymonde Amsellem, known for HaBayit Berechov Fin (2021), Lebanon: The Soldier’s Journey (2009) and Rendition...
Menemsha Films has acquired North American rights to Noam Kaplan’s The Future, which was selectively screened to market participants at Cannes by Rome-based Intramovies ahead of its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival in June.
The second feature from Israeli director Kaplan is produced by Yoav Roeh and Aurit Zamir for Gum Films and centres on a world-renowned profiler investigating a young Palestinian woman accused of having assassinated an Israeli minister.
The film stars Reymonde Amsellem, known for HaBayit Berechov Fin (2021), Lebanon: The Soldier’s Journey (2009) and Rendition...
- 5/24/2023
- by Alina Trabattoni
- ScreenDaily
This The Walking Dead feature contains spoilers.
One of the issues with the collection of bonus bottle episodes rolled out at the end of Season 10 of The Walking Dead is that they were constructed in such a way that they didn’t especially matter to the overall narrative. Sure, they were fun. They had some great character moments to help explain just how our survivors ended up the people they are, and what sort of adventures they might have been up to in between seasons, but they haven’t exactly carried a lot of narrative weight this far in season 11.
From the very opening moments of “Rendition,” as a female Reaper in a mask stares at a fleeing Daryl, it’s pretty easy to figure out who that person probably is even before the big reveal. The eyes are just too familiar to anyone who remembers Daryl’s episode, “Find Me.
One of the issues with the collection of bonus bottle episodes rolled out at the end of Season 10 of The Walking Dead is that they were constructed in such a way that they didn’t especially matter to the overall narrative. Sure, they were fun. They had some great character moments to help explain just how our survivors ended up the people they are, and what sort of adventures they might have been up to in between seasons, but they haven’t exactly carried a lot of narrative weight this far in season 11.
From the very opening moments of “Rendition,” as a female Reaper in a mask stares at a fleeing Daryl, it’s pretty easy to figure out who that person probably is even before the big reveal. The eyes are just too familiar to anyone who remembers Daryl’s episode, “Find Me.
- 9/13/2021
- by Ron Hogan
- Den of Geek
When AMC released the official synopsis for The Walking Dead’s 11th and final season last week, fans could be forgiven for being a little disappointed.
On an action-heavy show known for shambling hordes of corpses and terrifying villains, the description seemed to fall short of final season expectations. After your characters have confronted cultish freaks who wear the skin of the dead to blend in, concepts like food insecurity don’t seem quite so cinematic.
Now, as part of its “11 Weeks of Reveals Until Season 11” of The Walking Dead, AMC has unveiled titles for the final season’s first eight episodes and some additional descriptions of the two-part season premiere. And you know what? The season premiere gets such a cool episode name that food insecurity suddenly sounds a lot more compelling. First, the episode titles…
1101 – Acheron: Part I
1102 – Acheron: Part II
1103 – Hunted
1104 – Rendition
1105 – Out of the Ashes
1106 – On...
On an action-heavy show known for shambling hordes of corpses and terrifying villains, the description seemed to fall short of final season expectations. After your characters have confronted cultish freaks who wear the skin of the dead to blend in, concepts like food insecurity don’t seem quite so cinematic.
Now, as part of its “11 Weeks of Reveals Until Season 11” of The Walking Dead, AMC has unveiled titles for the final season’s first eight episodes and some additional descriptions of the two-part season premiere. And you know what? The season premiere gets such a cool episode name that food insecurity suddenly sounds a lot more compelling. First, the episode titles…
1101 – Acheron: Part I
1102 – Acheron: Part II
1103 – Hunted
1104 – Rendition
1105 – Out of the Ashes
1106 – On...
- 6/24/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
AMC's 11 weeks of reveals surrounding The Walking Dead's final season continued today with some intel on the last-ever episodes.
The cabler dropped episode titles for the first eight episodes, which are set to premiere Sunday, August 22.
Below, we've rounded up the episode titles:
1101 - Acheron: Part I
1102 - Acheron: Part II
1103 - Hunted
1104 - Rendition
1105 - Out of the Ashes
1106 - On the Inside
1107 - Promises Broken
1108 - For Blood
Additionally, the cabler has dropped plot details for the two-part premiere.
Returning to Alexandria from a critical food mission, the group realizes it isn't enough. Maggie proposes a new plan, potentially a suicide mission.
What choice do they have? They must find more food for all their people in order to survive and efficiently rebuild Alexandria.
If they don't, Alexandria falls, taking them down with it.
Once on the road, a violent storm erupts forcing them underground into a subway tunnel.
The cabler dropped episode titles for the first eight episodes, which are set to premiere Sunday, August 22.
Below, we've rounded up the episode titles:
1101 - Acheron: Part I
1102 - Acheron: Part II
1103 - Hunted
1104 - Rendition
1105 - Out of the Ashes
1106 - On the Inside
1107 - Promises Broken
1108 - For Blood
Additionally, the cabler has dropped plot details for the two-part premiere.
Returning to Alexandria from a critical food mission, the group realizes it isn't enough. Maggie proposes a new plan, potentially a suicide mission.
What choice do they have? They must find more food for all their people in order to survive and efficiently rebuild Alexandria.
If they don't, Alexandria falls, taking them down with it.
Once on the road, a violent storm erupts forcing them underground into a subway tunnel.
- 6/24/2021
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
The United States’ rendition, torture and indefinite confinement of suspected terrorists after 9/11 remain shameful in the nation’s history, but those cases have also proved themselves difficult to dramatize, even in a film with the pedigree of “The Mauritanian.”
Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland”) directs Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster and Benedict Cumberbatch in an adaptation of Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s acclaimed “Guantanamo Diary,” but the results are no more successful than previous films like “Rendition” and “Camp X-Ray” in turning this real-life horror into satisfying drama. (That sinking feeling that audiences might get at seeing the words “based on a true story” open a film is completely merited here.)
Whether it’s because these wounds are too recent and can’t be examined with historical perspective yet, or because the abuses heaped upon Guantanamo inmates are so unquestionably barbaric that there’s nothing that a narrative film can conclude about the process besides,...
Kevin Macdonald (“The Last King of Scotland”) directs Tahar Rahim, Jodie Foster and Benedict Cumberbatch in an adaptation of Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s acclaimed “Guantanamo Diary,” but the results are no more successful than previous films like “Rendition” and “Camp X-Ray” in turning this real-life horror into satisfying drama. (That sinking feeling that audiences might get at seeing the words “based on a true story” open a film is completely merited here.)
Whether it’s because these wounds are too recent and can’t be examined with historical perspective yet, or because the abuses heaped upon Guantanamo inmates are so unquestionably barbaric that there’s nothing that a narrative film can conclude about the process besides,...
- 2/18/2021
- by Alonso Duralde
- The Wrap
When Kevin Macdonald set out to make “The Mauritanian,” the director must have found himself identifying to some degree with defense attorney Nancy Hollander. The lawyer, played here by Jodie Foster, braved insult and scorn when she took up the case of Mohamedou Ould Slahi, who was arrested in the wake of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. At the time (and likely to this day), many in the U.S. military believed Slahi to be involved in aiding and perhaps even recruiting the hijackers who flew the planes into the World Trade Center. He had confessed as much under torture — but then, who wouldn’t?
For Hollander, taking Slahi’s side was an extremely unpopular position, and one that Macdonald — a Scottish filmmaker who has been repeatedly drawn to hot-button political topics and controversial characters — embraces with a righteous fervor. No one can accuse Macdonald, who is not American, of being unpatriotic,...
For Hollander, taking Slahi’s side was an extremely unpopular position, and one that Macdonald — a Scottish filmmaker who has been repeatedly drawn to hot-button political topics and controversial characters — embraces with a righteous fervor. No one can accuse Macdonald, who is not American, of being unpatriotic,...
- 1/12/2021
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Normal 0 false false false En-us X-none X-none
By Todd Garbarini
The widespread Covid-19 pandemic which took hold at the end of 2019 has made its way around the globe and looks like the sort of thing one would expect to see in either a David Cronenberg or George A. Romero film. Mr. Cronenberg has made a career out of making films which essentially depict human beings experiencing their bodies revolting against themselves while the late Mr. Romero directed a series of zombie films wherein droves of flesh-eating, reanimated corpses, presumably brought back to life by radiation emitted from a space probe returning from Venus that blew up in Earth’s atmosphere, wreak havoc among the living. Both directors present simultaneously dark and comedic visions of humanity, and we all now find ourselves in a precarious scenario that one would equate to the nightmares conjured up by these filmmakers since the quarantine...
By Todd Garbarini
The widespread Covid-19 pandemic which took hold at the end of 2019 has made its way around the globe and looks like the sort of thing one would expect to see in either a David Cronenberg or George A. Romero film. Mr. Cronenberg has made a career out of making films which essentially depict human beings experiencing their bodies revolting against themselves while the late Mr. Romero directed a series of zombie films wherein droves of flesh-eating, reanimated corpses, presumably brought back to life by radiation emitted from a space probe returning from Venus that blew up in Earth’s atmosphere, wreak havoc among the living. Both directors present simultaneously dark and comedic visions of humanity, and we all now find ourselves in a precarious scenario that one would equate to the nightmares conjured up by these filmmakers since the quarantine...
- 11/10/2020
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
In “Infidel,” Jim Caviezel plays Christian blogger Doug Rawlins, who travels to Cairo to participate in a televised conference on religion. The Muslim host seeks commonalities between the two faiths. “We love Jesus Christ,” the man says, after which Doug pauses for a moment, weighing his words, before rejecting the figurative olive branch. “He is God,” Doug says. “And He wants to be your God.” The audience is stunned at Doug’s audacity. Less surprising to all parties, Doug is kidnapped from his hotel room by angry Muslims a few hours later.
The latest film from controversial writer-director Cyrus Nowrasteh (“The Path to 9/11”) actually opens with a forward glimpse of Doug facing a firing squad on a Tehran rooftop, so we know from the jump that his Cairo visit didn’t go well. On the surface, “Infidel” appears to be a straightforward Middle East-set thriller — the kind that reaffirms Americans’ xenophobic impulses,...
The latest film from controversial writer-director Cyrus Nowrasteh (“The Path to 9/11”) actually opens with a forward glimpse of Doug facing a firing squad on a Tehran rooftop, so we know from the jump that his Cairo visit didn’t go well. On the surface, “Infidel” appears to be a straightforward Middle East-set thriller — the kind that reaffirms Americans’ xenophobic impulses,...
- 9/20/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Most people wouldn’t really know who Omar Metwally unless a movie is mentioned which he took part in. Omar has been gracing the silver screen for close to a decade now and yet he still remains in the shadows – perhaps because he is not interested in all the glitz and glamour that comes with being famous. You probably know him from Miral (2010) or Rendition (2007). His very well-known roles include Dr. Vik Ullah in the television series The Affair which airs on Showtime or Dr. Fahim Nasir in Non-Stop. His ongoing role as Agent Santiago on the television
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Omar Metwally...
10 Things You Didn’t Know About Omar Metwally...
- 12/23/2019
- by Liz Flynn
- TVovermind.com
Filmmaker Gavin Hood is at his best when he gets political. The less said about his superhero outing X-Men Origins: Wolverine, the better, while Ender’s Game underwhelmed. However, after his breakthrough Tsotsi, efforts like Rendition, though especially Eye in the Sky and now Official Secrets, show how engaged he is when he’s passionate about a cause. Here, telling the true story of a British whistleblower in the lead up to the 2003 Iraq War, he’s found a terrific vehicle for his talents. The film is angry, urgent, and effortlessly well made. Hitting theaters this week, it’s a mature and serious work that’s well worth your time. The movie is a political thriller, based on the true story of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a member of British Intelligence who leaked classified documents in an attempt to stop the 2003 invasion of Iraq. A longtime effective and loyal intelligence office,...
- 8/29/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Newport Beach Film Festival, which kicks off April 24 and continues through April 27, will honor five talented artists who will be on hand to accept their awards. The event kicks off opening night with the West Coast premiere of Sundance indie hit “Luce,” a provocative racial drama from director Julius Onah starring Naomi Watts, Octavia Spencer, Tim Roth and rising star Kelvin Harrison Jr. The fest closes with the world premiere of “Part of Water,” a documentary about local lifeguard hero Ben Carlson who lost his life saving a drowning swimmer in 2014.
Between those bookends, Nbff screens the Ted Bundy crime drama “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” starring Zac Efron as the notorious serial killer; “Official Secrets,” Gavin Hood’s political thriller starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes; and the world premiere of “The Tony Alva Story,” which chronicles the life of the skateboarding legend.
The fest and Vans...
Between those bookends, Nbff screens the Ted Bundy crime drama “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” starring Zac Efron as the notorious serial killer; “Official Secrets,” Gavin Hood’s political thriller starring Keira Knightley and Ralph Fiennes; and the world premiere of “The Tony Alva Story,” which chronicles the life of the skateboarding legend.
The fest and Vans...
- 4/24/2019
- by Iain Blair
- Variety Film + TV
Steve Golin, the founder and CEO of Anonymous Content and co-founder and former CEO of Propaganda Films, passed away peacefully late Sunday night in Los Angeles. The revered film and TV producer, who won the 2016 Best Picture Oscar for Spotlight, was 64. Golin was a cancer survivor but the cause of his death has not been disclosed at this time. His loss will be felt far and wide within the business.
Quite simply Golin, who also produced Eternal Sunshine Of the Spotless Mind, was a towering figure in the independent film and TV space. The multi-disciplinary and innovative companies he created became models for aspiring film and TV producers and managers who wanted to go beyond the status quo. It’s rare to find producers who excel both in film and TV but Golin was one of them. And he was even more than that. Both firms he launched became an attractive proposition for investors,...
Quite simply Golin, who also produced Eternal Sunshine Of the Spotless Mind, was a towering figure in the independent film and TV space. The multi-disciplinary and innovative companies he created became models for aspiring film and TV producers and managers who wanted to go beyond the status quo. It’s rare to find producers who excel both in film and TV but Golin was one of them. And he was even more than that. Both firms he launched became an attractive proposition for investors,...
- 4/22/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, writer-director Edgar Wright and The Black List founder Franklin Leonard were among the entertainment industry figures who took to social media on Monday to remember Oscar-winning Spotlight producer and Anonymous Content founder Steve Golin, who died Sunday night at the age of 64 after a battle with cancer.
Golin was celebrated as an "ally to storytellers" by The Black List's Twitter account, which cited his support for films that made the famed annual list of Hollywood executives' favorite unproduced scripts, such as Spotlight, The Revenant, Babel and Rendition.
Leonard called Golin's death a "colossal loss ...
Golin was celebrated as an "ally to storytellers" by The Black List's Twitter account, which cited his support for films that made the famed annual list of Hollywood executives' favorite unproduced scripts, such as Spotlight, The Revenant, Babel and Rendition.
Leonard called Golin's death a "colossal loss ...
- 4/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mr. Robot creator Sam Esmail, writer-director Edgar Wright and The Black List founder Franklin Leonard were among the entertainment industry figures who took to social media on Monday to remember Oscar-winning Spotlight producer and Anonymous Content founder Steve Golin, who died Sunday night at the age of 64 after a battle with cancer.
Golin was celebrated as an "ally to storytellers" by The Black List's Twitter account, which cited his support for films that made the famed annual list of Hollywood executives' favorite unproduced scripts, such as Spotlight, The Revenant, Babel and Rendition.
Leonard called Golin's death a "colossal loss ...
Golin was celebrated as an "ally to storytellers" by The Black List's Twitter account, which cited his support for films that made the famed annual list of Hollywood executives' favorite unproduced scripts, such as Spotlight, The Revenant, Babel and Rendition.
Leonard called Golin's death a "colossal loss ...
- 4/22/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
As Hollywood re-litigates Dick Cheney’s influence on the launch of the Iraq War with “Vice,” here’s Gavin Hood’s addendum from across the Atlantic about a forgotten story that could have prevented the disaster. “Official Secrets” traces the 2004 criminal trial of Katharine Gun (Keira Knightley), a 28-year-old Mandarin translator for Britain’s secretive Government Communications Headquarters, aka Gchq, who was arrested for leaking a memo from the United States’ National Security Agency requesting U.K. intelligence to spy on five Un Security Council members — “Angola, Cameroon, Chile, Bulgaria and Guinea” — so the Bush Administration could pressure them into voting for a Un mandate that would justify the war against Saddam Hussein.
Before the memo hit her inbox, Gun was already the kind of girl who relaxed by heckling Tony Blair on TV when he prattled on about the search for Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. “Just because you’re Prime Minster,...
Before the memo hit her inbox, Gun was already the kind of girl who relaxed by heckling Tony Blair on TV when he prattled on about the search for Hussein’s weapons of mass destruction. “Just because you’re Prime Minster,...
- 1/29/2019
- by Amy Nicholson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Two of the bosses of Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films have launched a new NBCUniversal-backed venture aimed at financing and distributing third-party scripted projects on a global basis.
I hear that David O’Donoghue and Nigel Marchant, who are joint managing directors of NBCU-backed producer Carnival, have established Proponent Pictures to attract producers keen to tap into the Hollywood studio’s global production and distribution mechanism.
The pair, who will remain in their current roles at the Jamestown producer, have revealed details of the new venture to a handful of producers in the UK and are looking to work on both English-language series and foreign language dramas.
It’s understood that Proponent Pictures will be housed within Universal Media Studios International, which registered the company with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office. It will come under the purview of Jeff Wachtel, who took over as President of...
I hear that David O’Donoghue and Nigel Marchant, who are joint managing directors of NBCU-backed producer Carnival, have established Proponent Pictures to attract producers keen to tap into the Hollywood studio’s global production and distribution mechanism.
The pair, who will remain in their current roles at the Jamestown producer, have revealed details of the new venture to a handful of producers in the UK and are looking to work on both English-language series and foreign language dramas.
It’s understood that Proponent Pictures will be housed within Universal Media Studios International, which registered the company with the UK’s Intellectual Property Office. It will come under the purview of Jeff Wachtel, who took over as President of...
- 11/20/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
John and Matthew are watching every single live-action film starring Meryl Streep.
#38 — Janine Roth, a liberal network journalist faced with an ethical quandary.
John: When Meryl Streep accepted her Golden Globe for The Devil Wears Prada in January 2007, she divulged a prophecy: “This has been such a fun year to watch movies because of you gals,” she said, citing fellow nominees like Annette Bening, Toni Collette, and Beyoncé. “[It] makes you want to cry with gratitude… until next year.” How could Streep have known that her 2007 would contain some of the most insipid and unwatchable films of her entire career?
In Robert Redford’s Lions for Lambs, Streep switches sides from Rendition, her previous War on Terror drama, playing Janine Roth, an investigative journalist given an exclusive scoop by a hawkish, right-wing senator named Jasper Irving (Tom Cruise) about a new military tactic being deployed in Afghanistan. Because Lions for Lambs...
#38 — Janine Roth, a liberal network journalist faced with an ethical quandary.
John: When Meryl Streep accepted her Golden Globe for The Devil Wears Prada in January 2007, she divulged a prophecy: “This has been such a fun year to watch movies because of you gals,” she said, citing fellow nominees like Annette Bening, Toni Collette, and Beyoncé. “[It] makes you want to cry with gratitude… until next year.” How could Streep have known that her 2007 would contain some of the most insipid and unwatchable films of her entire career?
In Robert Redford’s Lions for Lambs, Streep switches sides from Rendition, her previous War on Terror drama, playing Janine Roth, an investigative journalist given an exclusive scoop by a hawkish, right-wing senator named Jasper Irving (Tom Cruise) about a new military tactic being deployed in Afghanistan. Because Lions for Lambs...
- 9/21/2018
- by Matthew Eng
- FilmExperience
This article marks Part 15 of the 21-part Gold Derby series analyzing Meryl Streep at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at Meryl Streep’s nominations, the performances that competed with her at the Academy Awards, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the contenders.
On the heels of the spectacular box office success of “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006), Meryl Streep was more a household name than ever. Even teens and twentysomethings who weren’t terribly familiar with Streep’s body of work could now instantly identify the actress who made Miranda Priestly a big screen icon. She quickly hopped aboard three projects for 2007, all of which screamed ‘Oscar contender’ on paper and unfortunately, all of which underperformed upon release.
First, there was “Evening,” a supremely sleepy drama which, despite the presence of heavyweights including Streep, Glenn Close, Claire Danes and Vanessa Redgrave, failed to leave...
On the heels of the spectacular box office success of “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006), Meryl Streep was more a household name than ever. Even teens and twentysomethings who weren’t terribly familiar with Streep’s body of work could now instantly identify the actress who made Miranda Priestly a big screen icon. She quickly hopped aboard three projects for 2007, all of which screamed ‘Oscar contender’ on paper and unfortunately, all of which underperformed upon release.
First, there was “Evening,” a supremely sleepy drama which, despite the presence of heavyweights including Streep, Glenn Close, Claire Danes and Vanessa Redgrave, failed to leave...
- 2/16/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
Over her remarkable career, Meryl Streep has amassed a record 20 Oscar nominations, nearly double the recognition of her closest competition. Katharine Hepburn and Jack Nicholson each garnered a dozen bids over their lengthy careers. This year, with her acclaimed turn as Katharine Graham, the first female publisher of a major American newspaper, in Steven Spielberg‘s “The Post,” Streep is poised to extend her lead even further with another Best Actress Academy Awards nomination.
Thus far this awards season, Streep has won Best Actress honors from the National Board of Review and earned Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award nominations. Cause for concern, however, were her snubs at both the SAG and BAFTA Awards. Since the inception of the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1994, Streep has never missed at both these and the British awards and still received an Oscar nomination.
Still, there are four compelling reasons to believe Streep will be nominated on Tuesday.
Thus far this awards season, Streep has won Best Actress honors from the National Board of Review and earned Golden Globe and Critics’ Choice Award nominations. Cause for concern, however, were her snubs at both the SAG and BAFTA Awards. Since the inception of the Screen Actors Guild Awards in 1994, Streep has never missed at both these and the British awards and still received an Oscar nomination.
Still, there are four compelling reasons to believe Streep will be nominated on Tuesday.
- 1/22/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
Meryl Streep may reign over the Oscars, but her real kingdom is the Golden Globes.
Her nomination for Florence Foster Jenkins this year -- as Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical -- marks her 30th in 38 years. She will also receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the first person to get that honor in the same year as a nomination in over two decades. (Sophia Loren managed it in 1995.)
Related: Meryl Streep Once Feared Aging in Hollywood Would End Her Career: 'I Thought Each Movie Would Be My Last'
Ahead of tonight's show -- which will no doubt provide at least one more "Yas, Meryl! Yaaas!" moment -- here are 13 reasons why she is and will forever be the Queen of the Golden Globes:
Getty Images
1. She earned her first nomination in 1979 as Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Deer Hunter. (She lost to Dyan Cannon for Heaven Can Wait.) Meryl was nominated...
Her nomination for Florence Foster Jenkins this year -- as Best Actress in a Comedy or Musical -- marks her 30th in 38 years. She will also receive the Cecil B. DeMille Award, the first person to get that honor in the same year as a nomination in over two decades. (Sophia Loren managed it in 1995.)
Related: Meryl Streep Once Feared Aging in Hollywood Would End Her Career: 'I Thought Each Movie Would Be My Last'
Ahead of tonight's show -- which will no doubt provide at least one more "Yas, Meryl! Yaaas!" moment -- here are 13 reasons why she is and will forever be the Queen of the Golden Globes:
Getty Images
1. She earned her first nomination in 1979 as Best Actress in a Supporting Role for The Deer Hunter. (She lost to Dyan Cannon for Heaven Can Wait.) Meryl was nominated...
- 1/8/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Rebecca Clough Jan 13, 2017
Samuel L Jackson, Colin Farrell, Kirk Douglas, Denzel Washington and more, as we explore underrated political thrillers...
Ask someone for their favourite political thrillers and you’re likely to get a list of Oscar-winning classics, from JFK to The Day Of The Jackal, Blow Out to Argo. But what about those electrifying tales that have slipped under the radar, been largely forgotten or just didn’t get the love they deserved? Here are 25 political thrillers which are underappreciated but brilliant.
See related Star Wars: Episode IX lands Jurassic World director 25. The Amateur (1981)
Generally, the first hostage to get shot in a heist movie is considered insignificant; luckily this time the young woman killed by terrorists has a devoted boyfriend who vows to avenge her death. Charles Heller (John Savage) already works for the CIA, so he’s able to use secret information to blackmail his bosses into...
Samuel L Jackson, Colin Farrell, Kirk Douglas, Denzel Washington and more, as we explore underrated political thrillers...
Ask someone for their favourite political thrillers and you’re likely to get a list of Oscar-winning classics, from JFK to The Day Of The Jackal, Blow Out to Argo. But what about those electrifying tales that have slipped under the radar, been largely forgotten or just didn’t get the love they deserved? Here are 25 political thrillers which are underappreciated but brilliant.
See related Star Wars: Episode IX lands Jurassic World director 25. The Amateur (1981)
Generally, the first hostage to get shot in a heist movie is considered insignificant; luckily this time the young woman killed by terrorists has a devoted boyfriend who vows to avenge her death. Charles Heller (John Savage) already works for the CIA, so he’s able to use secret information to blackmail his bosses into...
- 12/22/2016
- Den of Geek
Jake Gyllenhaal and Reese Witherspoon never appeared onscreen together in the 2007 film Rendition, but they met on the set of that political thriller and later began dating, a relationship that lasted until their split in 2009. So what's the first thing that comes to Gyllenhaal's mind when he thinks of Witherspoon now? "She is, as I would say about most of the women who I'm close friends with or had relationships in my life, one of the smartest, strongest people I've ever met," Gyllenhaal, 35, told People and Entertainment Weekly editorial director Jess Cagle during the latest episode of The Jess Cagle Interview.
- 4/6/2016
- by Christopher Rosen
- PEOPLE.com
The road from Indie to Hollywood and back again has been a bumpy one for South African director Gavin Hood. Following his Tiff People’s Choice-winning Tsotsi he was offered New Line thriller Rendition, and proceeded to tackle big budget monsters like X-Men Origins: Wolverine and the Orson Scott Card sci-fi romp Ender’s Game. The latter two, it should be said, weren’t very good. So while it may be churlish to say that Eye in the Sky is a return to form, it truly does seem to represent Hood taking back control of his vision. The film is an erudite, compelling look at the vagaries of drone warfare, using multiple communities of decision makers to showcase the complexity and ambivalence of modern “surgical” warfare. With an...
[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]...
[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]...
- 4/2/2016
- Screen Anarchy
There's little doubt about it, hen it comes to discussing the "X-Men" film franchise, the most commonly cited nadir of the series is a toss between either Gavin Hood's "X-Men Origins: Wolverine" and Brett Ratner's "X-Men: The Last Stand". The winner varies from person to person.
'Origins' certainly had the rockier road in the film's lead-up with reports of creative differences, a difficult production during the midst of the writers' strike, and the infamous leak several weeks before release. Hood went on to do the well-received "Ender's Game" film along with the just out drone drama "Eye in the Sky," but in the seven or so years since the release of 'Origins,' the "Tsotsi" and "Rendition" helmer hasn't spoken much about the superhero film.
Now, discussing 'Eye' at the Miami International Film Festival, he spoke with Indiewire about the project and takes full blame for the result...
'Origins' certainly had the rockier road in the film's lead-up with reports of creative differences, a difficult production during the midst of the writers' strike, and the infamous leak several weeks before release. Hood went on to do the well-received "Ender's Game" film along with the just out drone drama "Eye in the Sky," but in the seven or so years since the release of 'Origins,' the "Tsotsi" and "Rendition" helmer hasn't spoken much about the superhero film.
Now, discussing 'Eye' at the Miami International Film Festival, he spoke with Indiewire about the project and takes full blame for the result...
- 3/13/2016
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Tsotsi and Rendition director Gavin Hood has set himself a difficult task on multiple levels with his latest effort, Eye In The Sky. He is, first of all, tackling fabulously thorny and morally complex material as he weighs the question of how much collateral damage is acceptable in the war on terror, and who gets to decide? And with his story aiming to present the full range of players involved in an operation - everyone from heads of state to on the ground local operatives, to generals, to the remote drone flight operator actually tasked with pulling the trigger - Hood is not only taking on an enormous moral challenge but also a fantastically difficult narrative challenge. How, after all, do you build a visually...
[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]...
[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]...
- 3/10/2016
- Screen Anarchy
Contemporary warfare seems to be conducted with all the calculation of insurance adjusters studying figures in ledgers, or sports executives applying “Moneyball”-style management techniques on their teams. Acts of war have been dehumanized by acronyms, decisions of life and death are lightened by multiple layers of bureaucracy, and now drone warfare enables the act of killing with nothing more than joystick with a trigger. It’s within a combination of those whirling elements that Gavin Hood (“Tsotsi,” “Rendition”) drops viewers for “Eye In The Sky,” and while certainly imperfect, there is something to admire about the film’s attempt to present the tangled logistics of a single military operation, where it seems everyone wants success but none of the responsibility of the tough decision making involved. The script by Guy Hibbert (“Five Minutes In Heaven”) is as lean as it is clever, with the entire movie taking place over...
- 3/8/2016
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Mirren plays British Col. Katherine Powell, the commander of a top secret drone operation that spins out of control when the capture of a Kenyan terrorist turns into a targeted assassination—and a young child enters the kill zone. Pitched as a debate over the moral, political, and personal implications of modern warfare—a slightly worrisome angle, given how poorly didactic war dramas "Lions for Lambs" (2007) and "Rendition" (2007) fared in the midst of the Iraq War—"Eye in the Sky" is directed by Gavin Hood ('Tsotsi') and written by Guy Hibbert ('Prime Suspect'). Producers are Ged Doherty, Colin Firth and David Lancaster. The film co-stars Aaron Paul ("Breaking Bad") as an American pilot with his hand on the trigger thousands of miles away in Nevada, Alan Rickman as a British general, Jeremy Northam, and "Captain Phillips" breakout Barkhad Abdi. Distributor Bleecker Street has slated the film for a limited theatrical.
- 12/4/2015
- by Matt Brennan
- Thompson on Hollywood
Call this a revisionist feminist postapocalyptic historical western home-invasion horror drama. But even that doesn’t quite do it justice. I’m “biast” (pro): desperate for stories about women
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
You haven’t seen a movie like this before. Even a wild label like “revisionist feminist postapocalyptic historical western home-invasion horror drama” doesn’t quite do it justice. The Keeping Room is a thrilling experience in how it defies categorization even as it pulls in bits and pieces from various genres in a way that shakes them all up, and in how it finds a fresh perspective on a scenario that is familiar in many of its aspects via the simple yet radical approach of telling its tale through the eyes of women.
This isn’t quite a western: we are not on the untamed frontier but,...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
You haven’t seen a movie like this before. Even a wild label like “revisionist feminist postapocalyptic historical western home-invasion horror drama” doesn’t quite do it justice. The Keeping Room is a thrilling experience in how it defies categorization even as it pulls in bits and pieces from various genres in a way that shakes them all up, and in how it finds a fresh perspective on a scenario that is familiar in many of its aspects via the simple yet radical approach of telling its tale through the eyes of women.
This isn’t quite a western: we are not on the untamed frontier but,...
- 10/29/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Contemporary warfare seems to be conducted with all the calculation of insurance adjusters studying figures in ledgers, or sports executives applying “Moneyball”-style management techniques on their teams. Acts of war have been dehumanized by acronyms, decisions of life and death are lightened by multiple layers of bureaucracy, and now drone warfare enables the act of killing with nothing more than joystick with a trigger. It’s within a combination of those whirling elements that Gavin Hood (“Tsotsi,” “Rendition”) drops viewers for “Eye In The Sky,” and while certainly imperfect, there is something to admire about the film’s attempt to present the tangled logistics of a single military operation, where it seems everyone wants success but none of the responsibility of the tough decision making involved. The script by Guy Hibbert (“Five Minutes In Heaven”) is as lean as it is clever, with the entire movie taking place over...
- 9/16/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Tsotsi and Rendition director Gavin Hood has set himself a difficult task on multiple levels with his latest effort, Eye In The Sky. He is, first of all, tackling fabulously thorny and morally complex material as he weighs the question of how much collateral damage is acceptable in the war on terror, and who gets to decide? And with his story aiming to present the full range of players involved in an operation - everyone from heads of state to on the ground local operatives, to generals, to the remote drone flight operator actually tasked with pulling the trigger - Hood is not only taking on an enormous moral challenge but also a fantastically difficult narrative challenge. How, after all, do you build a visually interesting...
[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]...
[Read the whole post on twitchfilm.com...]...
- 9/13/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Helen Mirren stars as a colonel in the centre of a ‘kill chain’ in this impressively performed and briskly efficient drama from Gavin Hood
After his misbegotten attempt to make a statement on the morality of torturing suspected terrorists in 2007’s failed Oscar bait Rendition, it would be wise to approach another Gavin Hood film centred around similar issues with extreme caution. And possibly protective headgear.
But Hood appears to have learned something important from his Meryl Streep-wasting drama: you don’t need to make a film about topical issues by constantly hammering the point home until the audience are all suffering from migraines.
Continue reading...
After his misbegotten attempt to make a statement on the morality of torturing suspected terrorists in 2007’s failed Oscar bait Rendition, it would be wise to approach another Gavin Hood film centred around similar issues with extreme caution. And possibly protective headgear.
But Hood appears to have learned something important from his Meryl Streep-wasting drama: you don’t need to make a film about topical issues by constantly hammering the point home until the audience are all suffering from migraines.
Continue reading...
- 9/11/2015
- by Benjamin Lee
- The Guardian - Film News
The time between 2014 and 2015 can truly be said to be the year that Jake Gyllenhaal conquered the Hollywood. Pulling off his most incredible physical transformations yet, for the independent thriller Nightcrawler and the Antoine Fuqua drama Southpaw, the actor has unleashed the first of several intense performances due to hit our screens within a short period. Sure, he’s been Oscar nominated before, but this is what it looks like when a highly skilled performer reaches the point in his career where his talent matches the quality of projects available. The result is thrilling cinema, every time out of the gate.
This is not something that happens overnight, however. While Gyllenhaal now seems to be everywhere – attached to many new projects with his new-found, hard-earned ubiquity – the actor has reached this point through a long, careful process of intriguing storytelling, through which he has meticulously developed his skill. Planting his...
This is not something that happens overnight, however. While Gyllenhaal now seems to be everywhere – attached to many new projects with his new-found, hard-earned ubiquity – the actor has reached this point through a long, careful process of intriguing storytelling, through which he has meticulously developed his skill. Planting his...
- 8/3/2015
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
HBO Films is developing a movie adaptation of the Vanity Fair article, Rorschach And Awe, written by Katherine Eban. While this source material certainly provides a snappy title for the project, the subject matter is deeply troubling – examining, as it does, the role of two professional psychologists in the development of torture techniques for the Central Intelligence Agency.
Published in July 2007, the article begins with a clear description of how al-Qaeda lieutenant Abu Zubaydah was captured in April 2002, and disclosed to the FBI the identity of the person behind the terrorist attacks of September 2001 – including detail of exactly how the plot was devised and executed. The important point here is that the information was obtained through “rapport-building techniques” – also known as human kindness and empathy. The arrival of an interrogation team from the CIA heralded the employment of a different tactic, however, as they began to conduct a “psychic demolition” of the detainee.
Published in July 2007, the article begins with a clear description of how al-Qaeda lieutenant Abu Zubaydah was captured in April 2002, and disclosed to the FBI the identity of the person behind the terrorist attacks of September 2001 – including detail of exactly how the plot was devised and executed. The important point here is that the information was obtained through “rapport-building techniques” – also known as human kindness and empathy. The arrival of an interrogation team from the CIA heralded the employment of a different tactic, however, as they began to conduct a “psychic demolition” of the detainee.
- 3/17/2015
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Gavin Hood, who won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film for Tsotsi, has signed with UTA. The South African-born helmer has directed X-Men Origins: Wolverine, Ender’s Game and Rendition. He’s in post-production on the thriller Eye On The Sky, which stars Aaron Paul and Helen Mirren. He had been at Wme, and continues to be managed by manager Michael Sugar and lawyered by David…...
- 3/5/2015
- Deadline
Believe it or not, Reese Witherspoon has been a leading lady for nearly 25 years.
After a string of starring roles while still just a teenager, Witherspoon truly broke out in "Pleasantville" (1998) as a 1990s high schooler transported to the '50s. It was her turn as the perky Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde" (2001), though, that proved the actress was here to stay. Since then, her career has only blossomed (Oscar, included), and this holiday season, the actress seeks salvation on a 1000-mile hike in the docudrama "Wild."
From her years spent in Germany to her favorite thing about being a mom, here are 35 things you (probably) don't know about Reese Witherspoon.
1. Reese Witherspoon was born March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana to John Draper Witherspoon Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Reese.
2. Her birth name is Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon.
3. Witherspoon's father was an otolaryngologist, while her mother was a professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University.
After a string of starring roles while still just a teenager, Witherspoon truly broke out in "Pleasantville" (1998) as a 1990s high schooler transported to the '50s. It was her turn as the perky Elle Woods in "Legally Blonde" (2001), though, that proved the actress was here to stay. Since then, her career has only blossomed (Oscar, included), and this holiday season, the actress seeks salvation on a 1000-mile hike in the docudrama "Wild."
From her years spent in Germany to her favorite thing about being a mom, here are 35 things you (probably) don't know about Reese Witherspoon.
1. Reese Witherspoon was born March 22, 1976 in New Orleans, Louisiana to John Draper Witherspoon Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Reese.
2. Her birth name is Laura Jeanne Reese Witherspoon.
3. Witherspoon's father was an otolaryngologist, while her mother was a professor of nursing at Vanderbilt University.
- 12/5/2014
- by Jonny Black
- Moviefone
He has been Spidey's boss, a mean prisoner in "Oz," Juno's daddy, and lately, Farmer's Insurance spokesperson, but now, J.K. Simmons is going to be a Palm Springs International Film Festival awardee.
The actor is currently making waves for his brilliant performance in "Whiplash," just in time for the Academy Awards season. Simmons will be joining previously announced winners, Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore.
Here's the complete press release:
Palm Springs, CA (November 18, 2014) . The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) will present J.K. Simmons with the Spotlight Award, Actor at its annual Awards Gala. The Gala will also present awards to previously announced honorees Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne. Presented by Cartier, and hosted by Mary Hart, the Awards Gala will be held Saturday, January 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival runs January 2-12.
.Throughout his career J.K. Simmons had played a wide range of...
The actor is currently making waves for his brilliant performance in "Whiplash," just in time for the Academy Awards season. Simmons will be joining previously announced winners, Eddie Redmayne and Julianne Moore.
Here's the complete press release:
Palm Springs, CA (November 18, 2014) . The 26th annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (Psiff) will present J.K. Simmons with the Spotlight Award, Actor at its annual Awards Gala. The Gala will also present awards to previously announced honorees Julianne Moore and Eddie Redmayne. Presented by Cartier, and hosted by Mary Hart, the Awards Gala will be held Saturday, January 3 at the Palm Springs Convention Center. The Festival runs January 2-12.
.Throughout his career J.K. Simmons had played a wide range of...
- 11/18/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Over the summer, we learned that Helen Mirren would team with Colin Firth for a military drone drama called Eye in the Sky from Ender's Game director Gavin Hood. Now some photos from the film have surfaced online from Empire showing off Mirren as military intelligence officer Colonel Katherine Powell, remotely commanding a drone operation to locate terrorists in Nairobi, and another photo with Captain Phillips star Barkhad Abdi. Meanwhile, Aaron Paul has also been revealed as American Steve Watts one of the drone pilots in the story who questions his mission when a 9-year old girl enters the kill zone. Look! Here's the first photos from Gavin Hood's Eye in the Sky from Empire and The Wrap: Eye in the Sky is directed by Gavin Hood (Ender's Game, Rendition) and written by Guy Hibbert (Five Minutes of Heaven). An American drone pilot (Aaron Paul) finds himself at a...
- 10/29/2014
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
"There's a storm coming, and I don't know of any umbrella that can keep the city dry." This is an actual quote from Revenge of the Green Dragons, an awful movie if I've ever seen one and a baffling one at that as Martin Scorsese has attached his name to the picture as an executive producer, presumably as a nod to co-writer and co-director Andy Lau going back to when Scorsese adapted Infernal Affairs into the Oscar winner The Departed. Fair enough, but Lau makes more than enough films and Scorsese didn't need to come within a mile of this one and tarnish his reputation. Then again, perhaps this 94-minute cut isn't the only cut of the film out there. The trailer certainly includes shots that aren't in the film and the characters are so poorly established there has to be more than what I saw. Of course, that won't...
- 9/7/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Reese Witherspoon has had a bumpy nine years since her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line (2005) led to a best actress win at the 2006 Academy Awards. Despite a few pitfalls, Witherspoon is on an uphill climb that could possibly lead straight to her second Oscar nomination for her role in Wild, director Jean-Marc Vallee’s adaption of Cheryl Strayed’s memoir.
Critics have praised Witherspoon’s performance of Strayed, a woman determined to overcome her personal challenges — drug use, divorce and grief — by hiking more than 1,000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail alone. Her gritty performance paired with Vallee’s directorial prowess (Dallas Buyers Club won Academy Awards for best actor and best supporting actor) may be the right recipe for Oscar success.
Prior to her role in Walk the Line, Witherspoon was well-known for her roles in romantic-comedies, such as Legally Blonde...
Managing Editor
Reese Witherspoon has had a bumpy nine years since her portrayal of June Carter Cash in Walk the Line (2005) led to a best actress win at the 2006 Academy Awards. Despite a few pitfalls, Witherspoon is on an uphill climb that could possibly lead straight to her second Oscar nomination for her role in Wild, director Jean-Marc Vallee’s adaption of Cheryl Strayed’s memoir.
Critics have praised Witherspoon’s performance of Strayed, a woman determined to overcome her personal challenges — drug use, divorce and grief — by hiking more than 1,000 miles of the Pacific Crest Trail alone. Her gritty performance paired with Vallee’s directorial prowess (Dallas Buyers Club won Academy Awards for best actor and best supporting actor) may be the right recipe for Oscar success.
Prior to her role in Walk the Line, Witherspoon was well-known for her roles in romantic-comedies, such as Legally Blonde...
- 9/3/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
Eight and a half years ago, Reese Witherspoon won an Oscar. It came for her leading performance as June Carter in James Mangold's Johnny Cash biopic "Walk the Line." But things fell off after that for a little while. Gavin Hood's "Tsotsi" follow-up, "Rendition," went nowhere with audiences or critics. James L. Brooks' "How Do You Know" stalled. Francis Lawrence's "Water for Elephants" didn't really move the needle. Holiday rom-com "Four Christmases" and spy caper "This Means War" completely bottomed out. And then early last year, that unfortunate Atlanta arrest incident. But all the while, the actress, who has virtually grown up in the film industry, has been priming the pump with a few projects that will make it to screens this year. At the end of the season, she could well end up with as many as three Oscar nominations. The stage has truly been set for a career turnaround.
- 8/13/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
I’m really excited for The Knick, a historical medical drama starring Clive Owen and directed by Steven Soderbergh, which Cinemax will be unveiling in August. This is the same network we jokingly call Skinemax, and which features action-packed, nudity-heavy series like Strike Back, Hunted and Banshee. However, The Knick definitely looks like a promising new start for the network in a new trailer for the series.
In the trailer, we’re introduced to the high-pressure, high-stakes existence of Dr. John W. Thackery (Owen), a doctor at New York’s Knickerbocker Hospital in the early twentieth century. As he pushes to expand the known boundaries of modern medicine, he encounters a myriad of personal and professional dilemmas.
The main draw for a lot of viewers will probably be Owen, who looks like he’s perfectly suited for this gritty role, but I’m most excited to see Soderbergh’s direction on the series.
In the trailer, we’re introduced to the high-pressure, high-stakes existence of Dr. John W. Thackery (Owen), a doctor at New York’s Knickerbocker Hospital in the early twentieth century. As he pushes to expand the known boundaries of modern medicine, he encounters a myriad of personal and professional dilemmas.
The main draw for a lot of viewers will probably be Owen, who looks like he’s perfectly suited for this gritty role, but I’m most excited to see Soderbergh’s direction on the series.
- 6/18/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
I'm sure there are other examples, but the news Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kings of Summer) will direct the adaptation of the video game Metal Gear Solid for Sony has me thinking of Marc Webb going from 500 Days of Summer to The Amazing Spider-Man and Colin Trevorrow going from Safety Not Guaranteed to Jurassic World and I can't say I'm a fan of giving these indie directors these multi-million dollar, cookie cutter franchises as their second feature films. I'm not at all a fan of Webb's Spider-Man films, even if I thought The Amazing Spider-Man 2 showed a tiny bit of improvement, and as much as I enjoyed Trevorrow's Safety Not Guaranteed, it's one thing to direct a low budget sci-fi and quite another to step into the shoes of Steven Spielberg for a major, summer tentpole. Now, Vogt-Roberts is going to go from a "kids in the woods" coming-of-age dramedy to...
- 6/3/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The terrifying realities of modern combat has already given moviegoers dozens of outstanding thrillers, from Ridley Scott’s Body Of Lies to Best Picture winner The Hurt Locker. Now, it looks like filmmakers are moving to evolve with America’s shifting foreign policy, if Eye In The Sky, a contemporary thriller focusing on the military’s use of unmanned aircraft, is any indication.
Gavin Hood, the director of Ender’s Game and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, just became attached to helm Eye In The Sky for Colin Firth (who will also star) and Ged Doherty’s Raindog Films. The plot synopsis, courtesy of Deadline, reads as follows:
Eye In The Sky centers on London-based military intelligence officer Colonel Michelle Madden who is remotely commanding a top secret drone operation that aims to capture a group of terrorists in Nairobi. The mission suddenly escalates from a “capture” to a “kill” operation when...
Gavin Hood, the director of Ender’s Game and X-Men Origins: Wolverine, just became attached to helm Eye In The Sky for Colin Firth (who will also star) and Ged Doherty’s Raindog Films. The plot synopsis, courtesy of Deadline, reads as follows:
Eye In The Sky centers on London-based military intelligence officer Colonel Michelle Madden who is remotely commanding a top secret drone operation that aims to capture a group of terrorists in Nairobi. The mission suddenly escalates from a “capture” to a “kill” operation when...
- 4/30/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.