Apple TV+ has a lush new series, “Palm Royale,” that is as beautiful to watch as its all-star cast, led by Kristen Wiig, Carol Burnett, Allison Janney and Laura Dern. Abe Sylvia adapted Juliet McDaniel‘s novel “Mr. and Mrs. American Pie.” This period piece set in 1969. is centered on Wiig as an outsider trying to gain a place in Palm Beach’s high society. The vistas are all pretty to look at while the petty politicking keeps things zipping along. Critics have hailed this clever comedy.
André Hereford (Metro Weekly) noted: “‘Palm Royale’ revs up the comedy slowly but ultimately hits cruising speed as a gleefully campy spin on nighttime soaps.”
Joey Moser (Awards Daily) observed: “Supported by a game, limber cast, ‘Palm Royale’ is a cheeky, gorgeous tale of ambition and identity led by a never-better Wiig.”
Lili Loofbourow (Washington Post) declared: “At its best, when it leans...
André Hereford (Metro Weekly) noted: “‘Palm Royale’ revs up the comedy slowly but ultimately hits cruising speed as a gleefully campy spin on nighttime soaps.”
Joey Moser (Awards Daily) observed: “Supported by a game, limber cast, ‘Palm Royale’ is a cheeky, gorgeous tale of ambition and identity led by a never-better Wiig.”
Lili Loofbourow (Washington Post) declared: “At its best, when it leans...
- 5/20/2024
- by Jacob Sarkisian
- Gold Derby
CBS audiences first met Carrie Preston’s alter ego Elsbeth Tascioni in a first-season episode of their prestige legal drama “The Good Wife.” The character would go on to appear in almost every season of that series and quickly leapfrogged to its even-better sequel “The Good Fight,” where she dropped in on three of its six years. Clearly a favorite of fans as well as series creators Robert King and Michelle King, Preston’s Elsbeth, a daffy and disorganized but utterly unassuming and brilliant lawyer, now has her own series, which debuted its premiere episode on Feb. 29 — a leap year, how fitting.
Relocated from Chicago to New York City (where all of the “Good” series shoot), Elsbeth now works for the New York Police Department as an observer, making sure the force’s officers follow the letter of the law. The series introduces two new regulars: Wendell Pierce as the...
Relocated from Chicago to New York City (where all of the “Good” series shoot), Elsbeth now works for the New York Police Department as an observer, making sure the force’s officers follow the letter of the law. The series introduces two new regulars: Wendell Pierce as the...
- 3/4/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
“Feud: Capote vs. The Swans” pits the incendiary author Truman Capote against a “gaggle” of New York socialites, but there is one “swan” that is truly at the heart of the roost, namely, Babe Paley, played by Naomi Watts. Since Babe is the closest of all the women to the writer, his betrayal of the group in 1975 in his scathing “Esquire” excerpt from his unfinished novel “Answered Prayers” hits her the hardest, and the other swans rally to her defense to ice the “In Cold Blood” scribe out of the upper echelons of society.
What makes the relationship between Babe and Truman so compelling—in addition to the performances of Watts and Tom Hollander—is how much we see of their friendship blossoming. The entire opening sequence of the season shows Capote comforting and strategizing with Babe over how to handle the latest and most disgraceful of her husband Bill’s (Treat Williams) infidelities.
What makes the relationship between Babe and Truman so compelling—in addition to the performances of Watts and Tom Hollander—is how much we see of their friendship blossoming. The entire opening sequence of the season shows Capote comforting and strategizing with Babe over how to handle the latest and most disgraceful of her husband Bill’s (Treat Williams) infidelities.
- 3/4/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
FX’s Shōgun series is currently being compared by fans and critics with HBO’s hit fantasy show Game of Thrones, and director Jonathan van Tulleken disagrees with the claims. While he acknowledges the fact that it is a spectacle, the filmmaker has another comparison in mind.
FX’s Shōgun
Shōgun was created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks as a limited historical drama series based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same title. The cast includes Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira, Tommy Bestow, and Fumi Nikaido.
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Shōgun Director Isn’t Amused With Show’s Comparison To Game Of Thrones
While speaking with Today via Deadline, director Jonathan van Tulleken says HBO’s Succession and Netflix’s House of Cards are better comparisons to Shōgun than George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones.
FX’s Shōgun
Shōgun was created by Rachel Kondo and Justin Marks as a limited historical drama series based on James Clavell’s 1975 novel of the same title. The cast includes Hiroyuki Sanada, Cosmo Jarvis, Anna Sawai, Tadanobu Asano, Takehiro Hira, Tommy Bestow, and Fumi Nikaido.
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Shōgun Director Isn’t Amused With Show’s Comparison To Game Of Thrones
While speaking with Today via Deadline, director Jonathan van Tulleken says HBO’s Succession and Netflix’s House of Cards are better comparisons to Shōgun than George R.R. Martin’s Game of Thrones.
- 3/4/2024
- by Ariane Cruz
- FandomWire
Following the breakout success of Shirley Jackson adaptation "The Haunting of Hill House," horror filmmaker Mike Flanagan returned to Netflix with a number of other spooky tales, and today opened the doors to his final cursed house in "The Fall of the House of Usher." Loosely based on the collected works of Edgar Allan Poe, the series explores the corrupted legacy of pharmaceutical magnate Roderick Usher and the grim deaths of his spoiled adult children.
Flanagan is known for slow-burn stories that are heavy on emotion, but "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a little different. In Flanagan's own words, "'Hill House' is kind of a string quartet, and '[The Haunting of] Bly Manor' is this delicate, kind of beautiful piece of classical piano music, and 'The Fall of the House of Usher' is heavy metal." This latest serving of scares certainly has a lot more gore than any of Flanagan's previous works,...
Flanagan is known for slow-burn stories that are heavy on emotion, but "The Fall of the House of Usher" is a little different. In Flanagan's own words, "'Hill House' is kind of a string quartet, and '[The Haunting of] Bly Manor' is this delicate, kind of beautiful piece of classical piano music, and 'The Fall of the House of Usher' is heavy metal." This latest serving of scares certainly has a lot more gore than any of Flanagan's previous works,...
- 10/12/2023
- by Hannah Shaw-Williams
- Slash Film
HBO’s deliriously charming “Somebody Somewhere” starring Bridget Everett returned on April 23rd. Season one’s critical acclaim, demonstrated by its 100% fresh Rotten Tomatoes rating, is what made it shocking that the show didn’t break into the Emmys last year. The subtleties in both the performances and the writing are entwined with stark relatability, allowing audiences to pick up on every detail because they’ve felt like these characters before or have been through similar circumstances.
Theo Estes (The Spool) alluded to this when he wrote that the series’ “brilliance lies in the way it weaves between the hilarity and drama of the mundane.” That is where the show’s strength draws from, the universality of its themes and the absolute probability that ‘somebody somewhere’ (or perhaps everybody everywhere) will resonate with the material.
See ‘Somebody Somewhere’ season 2 trailer: Bridget Everett’s ‘outsiders’ comedy series returns to HBO [Watch]
“Somebody Somewhere...
Theo Estes (The Spool) alluded to this when he wrote that the series’ “brilliance lies in the way it weaves between the hilarity and drama of the mundane.” That is where the show’s strength draws from, the universality of its themes and the absolute probability that ‘somebody somewhere’ (or perhaps everybody everywhere) will resonate with the material.
See ‘Somebody Somewhere’ season 2 trailer: Bridget Everett’s ‘outsiders’ comedy series returns to HBO [Watch]
“Somebody Somewhere...
- 5/5/2023
- by Frank Foresta
- Gold Derby
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