“Sic semper tyrannis!” With these words John Wilkes Booth fled Ford’s Theatre in Washington, D.C. after shooting Abraham Lincoln in the head with a 44 caliber derringer on April 14, 1865, altering the course of history and prompting a 12-day manhunt that ended when Sgt. Boston Corbett shot Booth in a Virginia farmhouse (he died hours later). The assassination and the pursuit are now the subjects of Manhunt, a brisk new limited series on Apple TV+.
Based on James L. Swanson’s 2007 nonfiction book of the same name, the series, created...
Based on James L. Swanson’s 2007 nonfiction book of the same name, the series, created...
- 3/19/2024
- by Chris Vognar
- Rollingstone.com
Spying on presidents used to be a tough business. One of the great unsung heroes of American history was a formerly enslaved woman named Mary Bowser, a spy who infiltrated the family of Jefferson Davis as a domestic servant, and eventually landed a full-time job in the Southern White House, the political seat of his Confederacy. Armed with a photographic memory and an all-access pass to the inner workings of the Davis administration, she fed details daily to the Union army, which Ulysses S. Grant called the “most valuable information...
- 11/27/2023
- by Aram Sinnreich and Jesse Gilbert
- Rollingstone.com
The show is wasting no time getting Bass Reeves on the road toward his incredible record of 3,000 outlaws captured.
With that kind of history, wasting time won’t get us very far in the life of this duty-bound lawman.
Lawmen: Bass Reeves Season 1 Episode 3 saw Bass sworn in by Judge Parker as a Deputy U.S. Marshal, and his first mission came quickly.
We do have to face the reality that the series is only eight episodes in length, and from the pace so far, it’s likely to be a mere preamble to the greatness the real-life man achieved.
Still, it’s a story worth telling, and watching a man of his caliber struggle with and work within a system that doesn’t always get it right is fascinating.
Just like Bass Reeves, Judge Isaac Parker is a histories fellow. He was a member of the US House of...
With that kind of history, wasting time won’t get us very far in the life of this duty-bound lawman.
Lawmen: Bass Reeves Season 1 Episode 3 saw Bass sworn in by Judge Parker as a Deputy U.S. Marshal, and his first mission came quickly.
We do have to face the reality that the series is only eight episodes in length, and from the pace so far, it’s likely to be a mere preamble to the greatness the real-life man achieved.
Still, it’s a story worth telling, and watching a man of his caliber struggle with and work within a system that doesn’t always get it right is fascinating.
Just like Bass Reeves, Judge Isaac Parker is a histories fellow. He was a member of the US House of...
- 11/12/2023
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Billions Season 7 Episode 3 Ending Explained: The TV show “Billions” on Showtime is made by three creative people: Brian Koppelman, David Levien, and Andrew Ross Sorkin. It’s a really interesting drama that talks about how some people who seem to have everything still want even more.
The show initially centers around the intense rivalry between Charles “Chuck” Rhoades, Jr. (portrayed by Paul Giamatti) and Bobby Axelrod (played by Damian Lewis) during its earlier seasons.
However, with Lewis’ departure in the fifth season, the spotlight shifts to a new billionaire antagonist, Mike Prince (Cory Stoll), who becomes Chuck’s primary adversary.
In the seventh and final season, the narrative takes on added complexity, potentially evolving into a three-way power struggle upon Axe’s return.
Billions Season 7 Episode 3, intriguingly named ‘Winston Dick Energy,’ delves into themes of self-assertion embodied by Chuck, Wendy, and Wags.
The installment follows Winston’s decision to break...
The show initially centers around the intense rivalry between Charles “Chuck” Rhoades, Jr. (portrayed by Paul Giamatti) and Bobby Axelrod (played by Damian Lewis) during its earlier seasons.
However, with Lewis’ departure in the fifth season, the spotlight shifts to a new billionaire antagonist, Mike Prince (Cory Stoll), who becomes Chuck’s primary adversary.
In the seventh and final season, the narrative takes on added complexity, potentially evolving into a three-way power struggle upon Axe’s return.
Billions Season 7 Episode 3, intriguingly named ‘Winston Dick Energy,’ delves into themes of self-assertion embodied by Chuck, Wendy, and Wags.
The installment follows Winston’s decision to break...
- 8/28/2023
- by Om Prakash Kaushal
- https://dailyresearchplot.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/new-sam
Production designers had their hands full the past year, recreating everything from an 18th century palace large enough for indoor badminton games to retro kitchens that looked like they were straight out of the 1970s. To achieve their period-accurate sets, they consulted books, photos and guild archives.
For the third season of “The Great,” production designer Francesca Di Mottola a built a “gigantic games room where anything could happen and served many different purposes,” horse breeding among them. The production designer began scouting locations in the U.K., where the black comedy about Catherine the Great is filmed, but none quite fit what she was looking for, so she built the room on a soundstage.
The room, which first appeared in episode 3 of the Hulu series, had high ceilings and paneled walls with timber all around. It needed to be large enough for parties in addition to badminton games and horse breeding.
For the third season of “The Great,” production designer Francesca Di Mottola a built a “gigantic games room where anything could happen and served many different purposes,” horse breeding among them. The production designer began scouting locations in the U.K., where the black comedy about Catherine the Great is filmed, but none quite fit what she was looking for, so she built the room on a soundstage.
The room, which first appeared in episode 3 of the Hulu series, had high ceilings and paneled walls with timber all around. It needed to be large enough for parties in addition to badminton games and horse breeding.
- 6/5/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
History, and certainly infamy, was made today when Donald Trump became the first former U.S. president slapped with criminal charges. He dutifully showed up for his arrest and arraignment in Lower Manhattan to face what was revealed by Manhattan District Attorney Alvin Bragg to be 34 felony counts of falsifying business records, to which he pleaded not guilty.
Trump was spared the indignity of being handcuffed, perp walked or placed in a cell. He apparently also wasn’t subjected to a mug shot, which is a shame because I was hoping to make it my new home screen. Of course, that didn’t stop the Trump campaign from quickly advertising a T-shirt for sale with a fake mug shot, which can be yours for a mere $47 donation.
The only thing that would have made the occasion better is if Trump had surrendered to Olivia Benson, complete with the Law & Order “dum-dum” clanging in the background.
Trump was spared the indignity of being handcuffed, perp walked or placed in a cell. He apparently also wasn’t subjected to a mug shot, which is a shame because I was hoping to make it my new home screen. Of course, that didn’t stop the Trump campaign from quickly advertising a T-shirt for sale with a fake mug shot, which can be yours for a mere $47 donation.
The only thing that would have made the occasion better is if Trump had surrendered to Olivia Benson, complete with the Law & Order “dum-dum” clanging in the background.
- 4/4/2023
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The best joke in “History of the World, Part I” is the tablets. Moses descending from the mountaintop, bearing 15 commandments, only to drop one of the three in his armful, is as simple and elegant as you can get. It’s in Mel Brooks’ delivery, but it’s also in the way that punchline plays in any area. Any era, from vaudeville to Vine, gets an equal shot at that laugh.
Arguably, the second best joke in “History of the World, Part I” is the quick epilogue that smushes together slices of ideas as a test case for what a potential sequel might have looked like. The stuff wedged into the end of that 1981 movie is weirder, more abstract, and, yes, shorter. For decades, the fact that “Part 2” never came only made it funnier in its own way.
42 years later, the new Hulu series “History of the World, Part...
Arguably, the second best joke in “History of the World, Part I” is the quick epilogue that smushes together slices of ideas as a test case for what a potential sequel might have looked like. The stuff wedged into the end of that 1981 movie is weirder, more abstract, and, yes, shorter. For decades, the fact that “Part 2” never came only made it funnier in its own way.
42 years later, the new Hulu series “History of the World, Part...
- 3/6/2023
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Mel Brooks came up with the title to his 1981 comedy feature “History of the World, Part I” as a joke. There were never any plans to make a Part II.
Until now.
As the streaming revolution took hold, Brooks, his producing partner Kevin Salter and rightsholder Searchlight Pictures decided to explore a long overdue sequel, but in series form. That’s when they contacted Nick Kroll, who’s known for his sketch comedy (in addition to the painfully funny take on adolescence “Big Mouth”), to kick around a “Part II” that was four decades not in the making.
“There was something slightly more exciting about hearing from Mel Brooks, with all due respect to the wonderful folks at Searchlight,” Kroll says.
Kroll brought in Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen to develop the 21st century take on the original. But they didn’t want to do a new “History...
Until now.
As the streaming revolution took hold, Brooks, his producing partner Kevin Salter and rightsholder Searchlight Pictures decided to explore a long overdue sequel, but in series form. That’s when they contacted Nick Kroll, who’s known for his sketch comedy (in addition to the painfully funny take on adolescence “Big Mouth”), to kick around a “Part II” that was four decades not in the making.
“There was something slightly more exciting about hearing from Mel Brooks, with all due respect to the wonderful folks at Searchlight,” Kroll says.
Kroll brought in Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen to develop the 21st century take on the original. But they didn’t want to do a new “History...
- 3/6/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
As the American treasure himself says in the opening credits, Mel Brooks is a hero to some, and merely a legend to others. He broke ground in irreverent social commentary with Blazing Saddles, and rewired the knobs in the monster’s brain for Young Frankenstein. Brooks’ Hulu TV-sketch-series-masquerading-as-a-film-sequel throws more jokes at the viewer than almost any comedy in the History of The World, Part II. Not all of them land squarely, though the ricochets inflict sufficient comic collateral damage.
There is a lot we can learn from an anthology sketch series. All of which is graded on a curveball. Like History of the World, Part I, the series is made up of short gags, like Marco Polo’s (Jake Johnson) impromptu gift-exchange on his first trip to China, longer one-off sequences, and a few continuing stories. The eight-episode series is Brooks’ first creative project since composing the score to...
There is a lot we can learn from an anthology sketch series. All of which is graded on a curveball. Like History of the World, Part I, the series is made up of short gags, like Marco Polo’s (Jake Johnson) impromptu gift-exchange on his first trip to China, longer one-off sequences, and a few continuing stories. The eight-episode series is Brooks’ first creative project since composing the score to...
- 3/6/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
It took 42 years, but Mel Brooks is finally making good on a parody of a promise he never seemed likely to keep: Bringing “History of the World, Part II” to audiences far and wide. The filmmaker addresses that elephant in the room within the opening minutes of the new, eight-part Hulu series, admitting that he agreed to the project under two conditions — that there could be no repeat gags, and that he be made to look exactly like he did in the 1981 original film.
The show winks at both of those conditions by the end of the first episode, setting the tone for any unaware viewers that were expecting historical insight or veracity on world events.
In “Part II,” a now 96-year-old Brooks returns as writer and producer, but aside from the aforementioned intro, he doesn’t appear onscreen. Instead, he picks up narration duties from Orson Welles, a gig...
The show winks at both of those conditions by the end of the first episode, setting the tone for any unaware viewers that were expecting historical insight or veracity on world events.
In “Part II,” a now 96-year-old Brooks returns as writer and producer, but aside from the aforementioned intro, he doesn’t appear onscreen. Instead, he picks up narration duties from Orson Welles, a gig...
- 3/5/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
History of the World, Part II began with a call from Mel Brooks to Nick Kroll.
“It’s the craziest thing in my life,” Kroll recalls, adding, “Mel Brooks is more important to me than anybody, so to get that call was like an out-of-body experience.” From there, Kroll reached out to Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz and his writing partner David Stassen. Together, the foursome, with Brooks, have hatched an update to Brooks’ seminal 1981 film, The History of the World, Part 1. Now, 42 years later, Part II will make its debut on Hulu as a four-night, eight episode event beginning March 6.
Like its predecessor, the sketch series offers its audience a tour through history, though this time the 96-year-old Brooks stars alongside Kroll, Sykes, Barinholtz and a who’s who of guest stars. Among the latter are Pamela Adlon, Quinta Brunson, Dove Cameron, Danny DeVito, Jay Ellis, Josh Gad, Johnny Knoxville,...
“It’s the craziest thing in my life,” Kroll recalls, adding, “Mel Brooks is more important to me than anybody, so to get that call was like an out-of-body experience.” From there, Kroll reached out to Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz and his writing partner David Stassen. Together, the foursome, with Brooks, have hatched an update to Brooks’ seminal 1981 film, The History of the World, Part 1. Now, 42 years later, Part II will make its debut on Hulu as a four-night, eight episode event beginning March 6.
Like its predecessor, the sketch series offers its audience a tour through history, though this time the 96-year-old Brooks stars alongside Kroll, Sykes, Barinholtz and a who’s who of guest stars. Among the latter are Pamela Adlon, Quinta Brunson, Dove Cameron, Danny DeVito, Jay Ellis, Josh Gad, Johnny Knoxville,...
- 3/3/2023
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
History of the World, Part I is far from the most beloved Mel Brooks movie, even if “It’s good to be the king” is one of the more enduring lines he ever wrote. It is, however, by far the most in need of a sequel. After all, it’s been 42 years since Brooks concluded the film with teasers for History of the World, Part II, which was to include the sketches “Hitler on Ice,” “A Viking Funeral,” and, most memorably, “Jews in Space.” Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein are stone-cold classics,...
- 2/28/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Abraham Lincoln, for whatever his historical faults, is perhaps the most cinematic President the Unites States has ever had. Whether you put him in a theatrical D.C. backroom drama like Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln," or in a silly, pulpy movie like Timur Bekmambetov's "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter" (from the same year!), you get a great film. Maybe it's because of his iconic appearance, maybe it's due to the almost mythical challenges of leading a country in the midst of a Civil War, or maybe it stems from the temptation to cast him as a hero battling the evils of U.S. slavery.
Spielberg's "Lincoln" has scenes set in the wreckage of battlegrounds. "Vampire Hunter" has Honest Abe fighting vampires on runaway trains. Most every film about Lincoln dramatizes the Civil War to some degree, and they typically allude to Ford's Theatre, where he was assassinated. That's what...
Spielberg's "Lincoln" has scenes set in the wreckage of battlegrounds. "Vampire Hunter" has Honest Abe fighting vampires on runaway trains. Most every film about Lincoln dramatizes the Civil War to some degree, and they typically allude to Ford's Theatre, where he was assassinated. That's what...
- 2/26/2023
- by Anthony Crislip
- Slash Film
Give 2022 some credit—any year with Kate Bush crashing Top 40 radio can’t be all bad. So let’s celebrate a superbly crazy year for music, when brilliant tunes kept exploding all over the stylistic map. These are my 25 favorite songs of 2022. (Although many other gems are over on my albums list, to avoid duplicating all the same artists. Including, but not limited to: hits, flops, obscurities, pop kicks, rap hustlers, soul divas, guitar monsters, disco jams, reggaeton hipsters, punk rockers, alien superstars, and karaoke room-clearers. And Carly Rae Jepsen,...
- 12/23/2022
- by Rob Sheffield
- Rollingstone.com
The American Civil War of 1861-1865 is such an extensive topic due to just how vast the United States is. It is unsurprising that it has proved a fertile ground for filmmakers, and that the movies which tackle the period are largely disparate, with little in common. Some writers and directors have chosen to focus on famous figures of the war, like General Custer, or on pivotal battles like Gettysburg. Some focus on the home front and the women left behind, from Scarlett O'Hara to the women of a Virginia girls' school in "The Beguiled." Some Civil War films look more like westerns, especially when focusing on Bleeding Kansas and the guerilla warfare of Missouri.
If you look at Civil War movies through the decades, not only do the styles of hair change but also the styles of filmmaking. They include everything from silent comedies to film noir to Elvis Presley...
If you look at Civil War movies through the decades, not only do the styles of hair change but also the styles of filmmaking. They include everything from silent comedies to film noir to Elvis Presley...
- 10/14/2022
- by Fiona Underhill
- Slash Film
Back in 2010, before the DC Extended Universe took its current form, there was a comic book film called "Jonah Hex." It was the story of a Confederate soldier of the same name (Josh Brolin), who was ordered by his commander, Turnbull (John Malkovich), to burn down a hospital during the Civil War, leading him to kill Turnbull's son, his best friend. In revenge, Turnbull kills Hex's family and brands his face. The Crow people heal him, leaving him with the ability to speak to the dead. He becomes a bounty hunter with supernatural powers who is hired by President Ulysses S. Grant (Aidan Quinn) to...
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- 7/1/2022
- by Jenna Busch
- Slash Film
“Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to speak out and remove all doubt.” That Abraham Lincoln quote sums up the quiet, thoughtful dignity that actors have tried to portray on film for several generations now. And on screen, the 16th president has done everything from meeting Shirley Temple to fighting vampires. In honor of President’s Day, here are some of the actors who have played Honest Abe over the years.
Joseph Henabery – “The Birth of a Nation” (1915)
The racism in “The Birth of a Nation” aside, D.W. Griffith stages the assassination of Abraham Lincoln as a true national tragedy, and he does so in ravishing display, staging a scene everyone already knows but hadn’t yet visualized on film, using never before seen intercutting and sweeping wide shots as John Wilkes Booth dives from the balcony to provide ravishing tension and action.
Walter Huston – “Abraham Lincoln” (1930)
D.
Joseph Henabery – “The Birth of a Nation” (1915)
The racism in “The Birth of a Nation” aside, D.W. Griffith stages the assassination of Abraham Lincoln as a true national tragedy, and he does so in ravishing display, staging a scene everyone already knows but hadn’t yet visualized on film, using never before seen intercutting and sweeping wide shots as John Wilkes Booth dives from the balcony to provide ravishing tension and action.
Walter Huston – “Abraham Lincoln” (1930)
D.
- 2/21/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
It’s Thanksgiving, and with respect to any relatives who may have colorful takes about vaccine mandates, critical race theory, and the Rittenhouse verdict, the craziest uncle of 2021 is, without a doubt, Mike Lindell.
The pillow baron has for a year now been claiming vociferously that the 2020 election was rigged, that he can prove it, and that it won’t be long before everyone realizes the truth and Donald Trump is reinstated as president of the United States. Lindell most recently trumpeted Thanksgiving as the date Trump will be back in office.
The pillow baron has for a year now been claiming vociferously that the 2020 election was rigged, that he can prove it, and that it won’t be long before everyone realizes the truth and Donald Trump is reinstated as president of the United States. Lindell most recently trumpeted Thanksgiving as the date Trump will be back in office.
- 11/25/2021
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
I watched an old episode of The Wild Wild West the other day; well duh, there haven’t been any new episodes in decades. It was “The Night of the Skulls”, in which James West, intrepid Secret Service agent during the U.S. Grant administration and our hero, shot and killed his intrepid Secret Service partner, Artemus Gordon. And that was just in the teaser.
Now don’t worry, we learned at the beginning of the episode’s first act that Artie was still alive. We learned this, because Artemus Gordon, master of disguise, was posing as the minister at his own funeral and Jim went to it to confer with Artie. It seems Jim had pretended to kill Artie to attract the attention of The Skulls, a secret league of assassins, so that he could infiltrate them and learn what they were up to. (To what they were up?...
Now don’t worry, we learned at the beginning of the episode’s first act that Artie was still alive. We learned this, because Artemus Gordon, master of disguise, was posing as the minister at his own funeral and Jim went to it to confer with Artie. It seems Jim had pretended to kill Artie to attract the attention of The Skulls, a secret league of assassins, so that he could infiltrate them and learn what they were up to. (To what they were up?...
- 6/10/2021
- by Bob Ingersoll
- Comicmix.com
The House of Representatives has canceled plans for a session on Thursday after what Capitol Police described in a statement as a “possible plot to breach the Capitol by an identified militia group.” The threat comes less than two months after a violent mob of then-President Trump’s supporters stormed the Capitol, leading to five deaths.
The Capitol Police’s statement noted that due to the sensitive nature of the threat they cannot release any more information, but that they have “made significant security upgrades to include establishing a physical...
The Capitol Police’s statement noted that due to the sensitive nature of the threat they cannot release any more information, but that they have “made significant security upgrades to include establishing a physical...
- 3/3/2021
- by Ryan Bort
- Rollingstone.com
Over the past few months, as conspiracy theories have circulated regarding the election results and President Joe Biden’s inauguration, social platforms have struggled to keep up with the onslaught of misinformation. Much of these false narratives have been driven by believers of the QAnon conspiracy theory, the baseless idea that President Trump is lying in wait to expose a secret cabal of Democrats engaged in a child sex-trafficking ring. Inauguration Day was supposed to mark the “storm,” or the day of reckoning when Trump would arrest all of his...
- 1/25/2021
- by Ej Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Walt Disney, Frank Capra, Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday, Johnny Cash and Alex Trebek are among the entertainment industry figures who have been added as proposed honorees in the National Garden of American Heroes monument project unveiled by President Donald Trump in July.
As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park. The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe Bryant, Frank Capra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Charlton Heston, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. The monument will honor those deemed to be “historically...
As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park. The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe Bryant, Frank Capra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Charlton Heston, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. The monument will honor those deemed to be “historically...
- 1/18/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Watch David Chang Become 1st Celebrity to Win $1 Million on ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ (Video)
Chef David Chang became the first celebrity on the “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire” celebrity edition to win $1 million. He was playing for the Southern Smoke Foundation.
On Sunday, Chang risked $500,000 on the final question: “Although he and his wife never touched a light switch for fear of being shocked, who was the first president to have electricity in the White House?”
Chang’s options:
A) Ulysses S. Grant
B) Benjamin Harrison
C) Chester A. Arthur
D) Andrew Johnson
The celebrity chef didn’t even know that Benjamin Harrison, who was the correct answer, was a United States president. Thank goodness for Phone-a-Friend Mina Kimes.
“Uh, it’s not Grant,” the ESPN personality told Chang. “That would be the 1800s. I think it’s– it’s probably Harrison.”
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States. The grandson of William Henry Harrison served one term from 1889 to...
On Sunday, Chang risked $500,000 on the final question: “Although he and his wife never touched a light switch for fear of being shocked, who was the first president to have electricity in the White House?”
Chang’s options:
A) Ulysses S. Grant
B) Benjamin Harrison
C) Chester A. Arthur
D) Andrew Johnson
The celebrity chef didn’t even know that Benjamin Harrison, who was the correct answer, was a United States president. Thank goodness for Phone-a-Friend Mina Kimes.
“Uh, it’s not Grant,” the ESPN personality told Chang. “That would be the 1800s. I think it’s– it’s probably Harrison.”
Benjamin Harrison was the 23rd president of the United States. The grandson of William Henry Harrison served one term from 1889 to...
- 11/30/2020
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Fox has given a script commitment with penalty to a one-hour drama based on Joshilyn Jackson’s bestselling suspense novel Never Have I Ever, from Nurse Jackie co-creator Liz Brixius, Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson’s Appian Way and Universal TV. The project is a co-production between Universal TV and Fox Entertainment.
Written by Brixius, the Untitled Liz Brixius Project revolves a friendly book club of suburban moms that becomes the perfect feeding ground for a charismatic new neighbor with a penchant for blackmail.
Brixius executive produces with Appian Way’s Davisson. The project was shepherded in by Appian Way’s Michael Hampton. Jackson serves as a producer.
The drama was set up at Fox under Brixius’ most recent Universal TV deal, before she recently signed an overall TV pact with Miramax. If the project goes forward, it will likely have a different title to avoid confusion with the...
Written by Brixius, the Untitled Liz Brixius Project revolves a friendly book club of suburban moms that becomes the perfect feeding ground for a charismatic new neighbor with a penchant for blackmail.
Brixius executive produces with Appian Way’s Davisson. The project was shepherded in by Appian Way’s Michael Hampton. Jackson serves as a producer.
The drama was set up at Fox under Brixius’ most recent Universal TV deal, before she recently signed an overall TV pact with Miramax. If the project goes forward, it will likely have a different title to avoid confusion with the...
- 8/21/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva and Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump used the spectacular backdrop of Mount Rushmore and the eve of Independence Day to deliver a speech that cast himself as the defender of American history against a out of control “angry mobs” seeking to denigrate the nation’s founders and pull down statues and monuments.
Trump’s speech, below the giant faces of four of his predecessors, signaled that his presidential campaign will lean heavily into the the grievances of a perceived silent majority, a term from the era of Richard Nixon, one that is dismayed and disgusted over the protests and unrest that followed the death of George Floyd.
“There is a new far-left fascism that demands absolute allegiance if you do not speak its language, perform its rituals, recite its mantras and follow its commandments, then you will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted and punished,” he said. “It is not going to happen to us.
Trump’s speech, below the giant faces of four of his predecessors, signaled that his presidential campaign will lean heavily into the the grievances of a perceived silent majority, a term from the era of Richard Nixon, one that is dismayed and disgusted over the protests and unrest that followed the death of George Floyd.
“There is a new far-left fascism that demands absolute allegiance if you do not speak its language, perform its rituals, recite its mantras and follow its commandments, then you will be censored, banished, blacklisted, persecuted and punished,” he said. “It is not going to happen to us.
- 7/4/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The GOP loves to point out that Joe Biden hasn’t held a press conference in nearly three months due to the coronavirus pandemic. After the former Vice-President took questions from the media today, Donald Trump may be wishing the man who aims to kick him out of the Oval Office had continued to stay away from media microphones.
“I can hardly wait to compare my cognitive capability to the cognitive capability of the man I’m running against,” the Democrats’ presumptive nominee replied with smile to the final question from a Fox News Channel reporter who asked about his faculties and the prospect of facing the former Celebrity Apprentice host in a trio of debates.
Certain to be the cable news, social media and late-night TV takeaway from the presser held in a Wilmington, Delaware high school, Biden’s last-minute skewering of self-declared “stable genius” Trump was well within...
“I can hardly wait to compare my cognitive capability to the cognitive capability of the man I’m running against,” the Democrats’ presumptive nominee replied with smile to the final question from a Fox News Channel reporter who asked about his faculties and the prospect of facing the former Celebrity Apprentice host in a trio of debates.
Certain to be the cable news, social media and late-night TV takeaway from the presser held in a Wilmington, Delaware high school, Biden’s last-minute skewering of self-declared “stable genius” Trump was well within...
- 6/30/2020
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany was pressed by reporters on Monday on why President Donald Trump, at his Tulsa rally, used the offensive phrase “kung flu” to describe the coronavirus.
In one extended exchange, CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang repeatedly asked McEnany why Trump used the terminology.
She asked, “Last July, President Trump declared himself the least racist person there is…Why does he use racist phrases like ‘kung flu'”?
“The president doesn’t,” McEnany responded. “What the president does do is point to the fact that the origin of the virus was China. It’s a fair thing to point out. As China tries to ridiculously try to rewrite history. As China tries to ridiculously blame the virus on American soldiers. This is what China is trying to do. President Trump is saying, ‘No China. I will label this virus for its place of origin.'”
But Jiang then asked,...
In one extended exchange, CBS News White House correspondent Weijia Jiang repeatedly asked McEnany why Trump used the terminology.
She asked, “Last July, President Trump declared himself the least racist person there is…Why does he use racist phrases like ‘kung flu'”?
“The president doesn’t,” McEnany responded. “What the president does do is point to the fact that the origin of the virus was China. It’s a fair thing to point out. As China tries to ridiculously try to rewrite history. As China tries to ridiculously blame the virus on American soldiers. This is what China is trying to do. President Trump is saying, ‘No China. I will label this virus for its place of origin.'”
But Jiang then asked,...
- 6/22/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Eight-time Grammy winner Usher Raymond penned an impassioned and informative essay in the Washington Post today arguing that, while the Fourth of July should be celebrated, for black people “Juneteenth is our authentic day of self-determination. It is ours to honor the legacy of our ancestors, ours to celebrate and ours to remember where we once were as a people. And it should be a national holiday, observed by all Americans.”
Juneteenth is a celebration of June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce that the slaves there were now free. They were the last slaves to be freed in the U.S. Their liberation came more than two months after commanding Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and two years after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
“Recognizing Juneteenth as a national holiday,” wrote Usher, “would be a small gesture compared with...
Juneteenth is a celebration of June 19, 1865, when Union General Gordon Granger arrived in Galveston, Texas to announce that the slaves there were now free. They were the last slaves to be freed in the U.S. Their liberation came more than two months after commanding Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses S. Grant and two years after Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation.
“Recognizing Juneteenth as a national holiday,” wrote Usher, “would be a small gesture compared with...
- 6/19/2020
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
History’s Grant miniseries has made a bit of history itself. The Memorial Day premiere of the six-hour miniseries, which airs over three consecutive nights, drew 3 million total viewers for its first installment, marking the network’s best non-fiction miniseries launch in Total Viewers in six years, and the No. 2 miniseries launch of the year in all of cable behind ESPN’s The Last Dance, according to Nielsen Media Research. Grant also delivered in key demos, drawing 581,000 in Adults 25-54, and 439,000 in Adults 18-49.
Grant, praised by Deadline’s Dominic Patten in The Show To Watch This Week, chronicles the life of one of the most complex and underappreciated generals and presidents in U.S. history – Ulysses S. Grant. Written by Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow and produced by RadicalMedia and Lionsgate Television, Grant is executive produced by Appian Way’s Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson. Phillip Watson serves as co-executive producer.
Grant, praised by Deadline’s Dominic Patten in The Show To Watch This Week, chronicles the life of one of the most complex and underappreciated generals and presidents in U.S. history – Ulysses S. Grant. Written by Pulitzer Prize winner Ron Chernow and produced by RadicalMedia and Lionsgate Television, Grant is executive produced by Appian Way’s Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson. Phillip Watson serves as co-executive producer.
- 5/26/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
This Penny Dreadful: City of Angels review contains spoilers.
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Episode 4
Magda takes a back seat in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels episode 4, “Josefina and The Holy Spirit,” while her vehicle careens across the track she laid. The episode opens with Santa Muerte (Lorenza Izzo), wearing her sadness as prominently as her white flowing lace, as she walks into town, unseen but by an innocent child. The little girl actually turns to look at the Saint of Death just as the audience is wondering whether or not the other townspeople can see her. Santa Muerte knows what we are thinking before we think it. That’s why she’s at the scene of every crime long before the criminals.
Tiago is also in close quarters with suspected criminals, at least close enough to get between them and the cops who are interrogating them. Captain Ned Vanderhoff...
Penny Dreadful: City of Angels Episode 4
Magda takes a back seat in Penny Dreadful: City of Angels episode 4, “Josefina and The Holy Spirit,” while her vehicle careens across the track she laid. The episode opens with Santa Muerte (Lorenza Izzo), wearing her sadness as prominently as her white flowing lace, as she walks into town, unseen but by an innocent child. The little girl actually turns to look at the Saint of Death just as the audience is wondering whether or not the other townspeople can see her. Santa Muerte knows what we are thinking before we think it. That’s why she’s at the scene of every crime long before the criminals.
Tiago is also in close quarters with suspected criminals, at least close enough to get between them and the cops who are interrogating them. Captain Ned Vanderhoff...
- 5/18/2020
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Ulysses S. Grant’s place in American history is secured – but also a bit misunderstood. Be it his reported alcoholism, his exploits on the battlefield during the Civil War, or his less-than-stellar presidency, Grant’s life is often overlooked by many. Ron Chernow’s phonebook-thick biography sought to change that, and now here comes the History Channel’s three-night […]
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- 4/23/2020
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
In today’s TV News Roundup, Netflix announced the premiere date for Season 3 of “Somebody Feed Phil” and more original programming, and SiriusXM announced a weekly live call-in show hosted by Gayle King.
Dates
Netflix has announced a slew of release dates for content premiering on the service next month. “Reckoning,“ an Australian thriller series about a dormant serial killer getting up to his old habits, premieres on May 1; “Trial by Media,” a new true crime docuseries about how media coverage has impacted high-profile trials, debuts on May 11; “Sweet Magnolias,” a romantic drama adapted from Sherryl Woods’ novel series of the same name, will premiere on May 19; “Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall,” a recording of a live performance by the actor and singer-songwriter, will premiere on May 20 and Season 3 of “Somebody Feed Phil,” the travel documentary series presented by Phil Rosenthal, premieres on May 29.
History has announced...
Dates
Netflix has announced a slew of release dates for content premiering on the service next month. “Reckoning,“ an Australian thriller series about a dormant serial killer getting up to his old habits, premieres on May 1; “Trial by Media,” a new true crime docuseries about how media coverage has impacted high-profile trials, debuts on May 11; “Sweet Magnolias,” a romantic drama adapted from Sherryl Woods’ novel series of the same name, will premiere on May 19; “Ben Platt Live from Radio City Music Hall,” a recording of a live performance by the actor and singer-songwriter, will premiere on May 20 and Season 3 of “Somebody Feed Phil,” the travel documentary series presented by Phil Rosenthal, premieres on May 29.
History has announced...
- 4/22/2020
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
Disney+ continues to expand its Star Wars galaxy: The streaming service is developing a female-led Star Wars series from Russian Doll co-creator/showrunner Leslye Headland, sources tell our sister site Variety.
No plot details are currently available about the potential show, which will take place in a different part of the Star Wars timeline than the other franchise projects. Headland will pen the series and serve as showrunner.
More from TVLineThe Mandalorian Docuseries Trailer: Pedro Pascal, Baby Yoda and Inside Secrets of the Star Wars SpinoffEliza Coupe to Lead Fox's Pivoting PilotPerformers of the Week: Bob Odenkirk and Jonathan Banks...
No plot details are currently available about the potential show, which will take place in a different part of the Star Wars timeline than the other franchise projects. Headland will pen the series and serve as showrunner.
More from TVLineThe Mandalorian Docuseries Trailer: Pedro Pascal, Baby Yoda and Inside Secrets of the Star Wars SpinoffEliza Coupe to Lead Fox's Pivoting PilotPerformers of the Week: Bob Odenkirk and Jonathan Banks...
- 4/22/2020
- TVLine.com
President Donald Trump lashed out at Democrats on Monday for trying to “build a case that I enrich myself by being President,” instead arguing that President Barack Obama’s Netflix and book deals should be investigated.
There is a big difference, though. The subject of Democrats’ scrutiny, and that of a federal lawsuit, is whether Trump has benefited while he is in office from foreign governments or federal officials patronizing his hotel and resort businesses.
Obama’s Netflix and book deals, while lucrative, were announced after he left office. It’s become pretty standard for ex-commanders in chief to land multimillion-dollar book contracts and pricey speaking engagements. The first was Ulysses S. Grant. While Barack and Michelle Obama’s production deal with Netflix is a different type of post-presidential media project, it’s unclear why Trump thinks it should be something to be investigated, other than the fact that he...
There is a big difference, though. The subject of Democrats’ scrutiny, and that of a federal lawsuit, is whether Trump has benefited while he is in office from foreign governments or federal officials patronizing his hotel and resort businesses.
Obama’s Netflix and book deals, while lucrative, were announced after he left office. It’s become pretty standard for ex-commanders in chief to land multimillion-dollar book contracts and pricey speaking engagements. The first was Ulysses S. Grant. While Barack and Michelle Obama’s production deal with Netflix is a different type of post-presidential media project, it’s unclear why Trump thinks it should be something to be investigated, other than the fact that he...
- 9/16/2019
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Tony Sokol Jul 10, 2019
Rip Torn, who played characters from Judas Iscariot to the producer on The Larry Sanders Show, dies at 88.
Respected and versatile character actor Rip Torn died Tuesday in Lakeville, Conn., according to Variety. Publicist Rick Miramontez did not release a cause of death, but said Torn was with his wife, Amy Wright, and two daughters, Katie and Angelica. He was 88.
Torn believed actors should “play drama as comedy and comedy as drama,” according to the statement, and the actor was equally at home both. He starred in comedies like Albert Brooks' Defending Your Life and the Men in Black films, as well as TV comedies 30 Rock, playing General Electric CEO Don Geiss, mentor to Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Torn won an Emmy for his part in HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, and was nominated for a Tony award in...
Rip Torn, who played characters from Judas Iscariot to the producer on The Larry Sanders Show, dies at 88.
Respected and versatile character actor Rip Torn died Tuesday in Lakeville, Conn., according to Variety. Publicist Rick Miramontez did not release a cause of death, but said Torn was with his wife, Amy Wright, and two daughters, Katie and Angelica. He was 88.
Torn believed actors should “play drama as comedy and comedy as drama,” according to the statement, and the actor was equally at home both. He starred in comedies like Albert Brooks' Defending Your Life and the Men in Black films, as well as TV comedies 30 Rock, playing General Electric CEO Don Geiss, mentor to Alec Baldwin’s Jack Donaghy, and Curb Your Enthusiasm.
Torn won an Emmy for his part in HBO's The Larry Sanders Show, and was nominated for a Tony award in...
- 7/10/2019
- Den of Geek
Actor Rip Torn, who earned Oscar and Tony nominations as well as an Emmy Award and two Obies, has died Tuesday in Lakeville Conn., his representative confirmed. He was 88.
Torn was equally at home in the comedy of the “Men in Black” film series or TV’s “The Larry Sanders Show” (for which he won his Emmy) and in the drama of “Sweet Bird of Youth” or “Anna Christie,” to name two of the numerous classic works of theater in which he appeared.
The actor was nominated for a supporting-actor Oscar in 1984 for his work as a father who confronts tragedy in Martin Ritt’s “Cross Creek,” one of many rural dramas in which he appeared during his career.
He drew a Tony nomination in 1960 for his first performance on Broadway, as the sadistic son of the town boss in Elia Kazan’s original production of Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird of Youth.
Torn was equally at home in the comedy of the “Men in Black” film series or TV’s “The Larry Sanders Show” (for which he won his Emmy) and in the drama of “Sweet Bird of Youth” or “Anna Christie,” to name two of the numerous classic works of theater in which he appeared.
The actor was nominated for a supporting-actor Oscar in 1984 for his work as a father who confronts tragedy in Martin Ritt’s “Cross Creek,” one of many rural dramas in which he appeared during his career.
He drew a Tony nomination in 1960 for his first performance on Broadway, as the sadistic son of the town boss in Elia Kazan’s original production of Tennessee Williams’ “Sweet Bird of Youth.
- 7/10/2019
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
About seven years ago, stories about “Bob Dylan’s Rapping Grandson” flooded the internet. Pablo Dylan — the child of Bob’s oldest son, Jesse — was just 15 at the time and he was trying to promote his new mixtape. “My grandfather, I consider him the Jay-z of his time,” he said, in comments that ricocheted all over the web. “I love him to death.” It was a rare breach of the unofficial Dylan family code of silence, and the first time a member of the clan tried to make a go...
- 3/25/2019
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
Marc Maron's Sword of Trust makes for an unexpectedly amusing comedy when it tries to understand why folks cling to "alternative facts."
As the son of historians (real ones), it was a while before I learned the peculiar myth of “the Lost Cause.” Despite growing up in the South, I did not see Gone with the Wind until high school, although by then I understood what Southern Revisionism was about: referring to a conflict that began when rebelling South Carolinians opened fire on Fort Sumter as “the War of Northern Aggression,” and a war of states’ rights—primarily the right of slavery, although that is a less enthusiastically spoken of detail. Even so, meeting actual history majors in universities who’d argue until they turned red that the Civil War was not about slavery is to this day head-scratching. It also might be quaint given the escalation of “alternative...
As the son of historians (real ones), it was a while before I learned the peculiar myth of “the Lost Cause.” Despite growing up in the South, I did not see Gone with the Wind until high school, although by then I understood what Southern Revisionism was about: referring to a conflict that began when rebelling South Carolinians opened fire on Fort Sumter as “the War of Northern Aggression,” and a war of states’ rights—primarily the right of slavery, although that is a less enthusiastically spoken of detail. Even so, meeting actual history majors in universities who’d argue until they turned red that the Civil War was not about slavery is to this day head-scratching. It also might be quaint given the escalation of “alternative...
- 3/7/2019
- Den of Geek
Need to brush up on your Civil War knowledge? Drunk History is here to help — but you should take this lesson with a grain of salt.
To promote Season 6 of his inebriated series (which kicks off tonight at 10/9c on Comedy Central), Drunk History host Derek Waters appeared on Monday’s episode of The Daily Show, bringing with him a Drunk History-style parody of President Trump’s recent comments about the Civil War.
In the video above, Waters and several Daily Show correspondents re-enact “scenes” from the war, as told by Trump during an October 2018 rally.
Of course, the...
To promote Season 6 of his inebriated series (which kicks off tonight at 10/9c on Comedy Central), Drunk History host Derek Waters appeared on Monday’s episode of The Daily Show, bringing with him a Drunk History-style parody of President Trump’s recent comments about the Civil War.
In the video above, Waters and several Daily Show correspondents re-enact “scenes” from the war, as told by Trump during an October 2018 rally.
Of course, the...
- 1/15/2019
- TVLine.com
After not showing up to the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in 2017 and 2018, Donald Trump is hinting that he might attend next year’s event because the host won’t be a comedian like last year’s Michelle Wolf. Instead, it will be author Ron Chernow.
“So-called comedian Michelle Wolf bombed so badly last year at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that this year, for the first time in decades, they will have an author instead of a comedian,” he wrote on Twitter. “Good first step in comeback of a dying evening and tradition! Maybe I will go?”
With Chernow at the podium for next year’s dinner, it is likely that the event won’t be a celebratory roast of the president and the administration like the previous years — which is probably why Trump is toying with the idea of attending.
Known as the D.C. Nerd Prom, the dinner...
“So-called comedian Michelle Wolf bombed so badly last year at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner that this year, for the first time in decades, they will have an author instead of a comedian,” he wrote on Twitter. “Good first step in comeback of a dying evening and tradition! Maybe I will go?”
With Chernow at the podium for next year’s dinner, it is likely that the event won’t be a celebratory roast of the president and the administration like the previous years — which is probably why Trump is toying with the idea of attending.
Known as the D.C. Nerd Prom, the dinner...
- 11/21/2018
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
The White House Correspondents’ Association is having to deal with a lot right now. It appears its members have opted to avoid adding “controversies surrounding White House Correspondents’ Dinner speakers” to that list.
The Whca announced on Monday that next April’s dinner will veer away from traditional comedic speakers of past years, such as Stephen Colbert, Hasan Minhaj and Michelle Wolf, and instead turn to noted biographer Ron Chernow.
The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner began as an industry gathering for journalists to honor those within the profession that have made significant sacrifices, exhibited exceptional judgment, or helped the next generation of writers realize their potential. In recent years, it’s devolved into a night of media hype, with a growing list of invitees that have little to nothing to do with ongoing reporting.
It’s also become a yearly vehicle for an up-and-coming comedian to prove her/himself...
The Whca announced on Monday that next April’s dinner will veer away from traditional comedic speakers of past years, such as Stephen Colbert, Hasan Minhaj and Michelle Wolf, and instead turn to noted biographer Ron Chernow.
The annual White House Correspondents’ Dinner began as an industry gathering for journalists to honor those within the profession that have made significant sacrifices, exhibited exceptional judgment, or helped the next generation of writers realize their potential. In recent years, it’s devolved into a night of media hype, with a growing list of invitees that have little to nothing to do with ongoing reporting.
It’s also become a yearly vehicle for an up-and-coming comedian to prove her/himself...
- 11/19/2018
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
This year’s White House Correspondents’ Association will be no laughing matter. The organization has decided to forgo a comedian as emcee this year – historian Ron Chernow will be the featured speaker.
In a statement released today, the Whca announces Chernow as the featured speaker for the annual dinner on Saturday, April 27, 2019. The statement does not address the absence of a comedian as emcee.
Last year’s dinner was hosted by comedian Michelle Wolf (above).
“I’m delighted that Ron will share his lively, deeply researched perspectives on American politics and history at the 2019 White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” said Olivier Knox, Chief Washington Correspondent for SiriusXM and president of the Whca. “As we celebrate the importance of a free and independent news media to the health of the republic, I look forward to hearing Ron place this unusual moment in the context of American history.”
“The White House Correspondents’ Association...
In a statement released today, the Whca announces Chernow as the featured speaker for the annual dinner on Saturday, April 27, 2019. The statement does not address the absence of a comedian as emcee.
Last year’s dinner was hosted by comedian Michelle Wolf (above).
“I’m delighted that Ron will share his lively, deeply researched perspectives on American politics and history at the 2019 White House Correspondents’ Dinner,” said Olivier Knox, Chief Washington Correspondent for SiriusXM and president of the Whca. “As we celebrate the importance of a free and independent news media to the health of the republic, I look forward to hearing Ron place this unusual moment in the context of American history.”
“The White House Correspondents’ Association...
- 11/19/2018
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Which actors are the most "Presidential"? To find out, we assembled this exclusive list of actors who have portrayed the President of the United States more than once.
Getting the opportunity to portray a Us President in film is rare. It can be a dignified role, and many times the actor has to be able to exhibit certain qualities we would traditionally associate with the Us head of state. Us Presidents are also depicted in film in a variety of ways. Some of them are the main characters for their respective films, where others are simply bit parts designed to represent the figurehead. Other roles may be satires, caricatures, or played for comedic effect. Regardless of the purpose or the depth of the role, there have been a limited number of Us President roles in the last century+ of motion picture projection.
Of course, some actors are more Presidential than others.
Getting the opportunity to portray a Us President in film is rare. It can be a dignified role, and many times the actor has to be able to exhibit certain qualities we would traditionally associate with the Us head of state. Us Presidents are also depicted in film in a variety of ways. Some of them are the main characters for their respective films, where others are simply bit parts designed to represent the figurehead. Other roles may be satires, caricatures, or played for comedic effect. Regardless of the purpose or the depth of the role, there have been a limited number of Us President roles in the last century+ of motion picture projection.
Of course, some actors are more Presidential than others.
- 11/12/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
President Donald Trump was up and at ’em this morning, firing off two tweets in the early going after a quick trip to Kentucky for another Make America Great Again rally last night.
As usual, the Commander-in-Tweets public messages were a mix of praise and condemnation. Praise went out to Tucker Carlson last night for his book, Ship of Fools, which debuted at the top of the New York Times best-seller list for non-fiction print and e-books.
The President also found time to shout-out to Princess Eugenie of York, described as a “total winner” in the tweet and a “truly beautiful bride.” But there was also a tomato tossed at the media, which made much of comments by Trump in Ohio on hometown hero Ulysses S. Grant. The comments were intended to honor Grant and the state that spawned him. Instead, the focus turned to Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
As usual, the Commander-in-Tweets public messages were a mix of praise and condemnation. Praise went out to Tucker Carlson last night for his book, Ship of Fools, which debuted at the top of the New York Times best-seller list for non-fiction print and e-books.
The President also found time to shout-out to Princess Eugenie of York, described as a “total winner” in the tweet and a “truly beautiful bride.” But there was also a tomato tossed at the media, which made much of comments by Trump in Ohio on hometown hero Ulysses S. Grant. The comments were intended to honor Grant and the state that spawned him. Instead, the focus turned to Confederate General Robert E. Lee.
- 10/14/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
President Donald Trump went on a tangent on Civil War history in the home state of Union General Ulysses S. Grant and praised Confederate General Robert E. Lee during his Make America Great Again rally in Lebanon, Ohio, on Friday night.
“So Robert E. Lee was a great general. And Abraham Lincoln developed a phobia,” Trump began the history lesson after praising Ohio-born President William McKinley, “He couldn’t beat Robert E. Lee. He was going crazy. I don’t know if you know this story, but Robert E. Lee...
“So Robert E. Lee was a great general. And Abraham Lincoln developed a phobia,” Trump began the history lesson after praising Ohio-born President William McKinley, “He couldn’t beat Robert E. Lee. He was going crazy. I don’t know if you know this story, but Robert E. Lee...
- 10/13/2018
- by Peter Wade
- Rollingstone.com
History has given the green light to Grant, a six-part docuseries based on Pulitzer Prize-winning author Ron Chernow’s bestselling biography of Ulysses S. Grant. It will be produced by Leonardo DiCaprio’s Appian Way Productions and RadicalMedia in association with Lionsgate Television.
The TV deal comes on the heels of Lionsgate and Appian Way acquiring movie rights to the Chernow biography to develop as a feature film with Steven Spielberg directing DiCaprio as Grant, as Deadline exclusively reported, part of Lionsgate’s cross-divisional collaborative approach to TV and film.
The docuseries examines Grant’s life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction. Grant is known for his role as Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Civil War and as the 18th U.S. president from 1869-77, but few recognize his struggles during his youth, his time at West Point,...
The TV deal comes on the heels of Lionsgate and Appian Way acquiring movie rights to the Chernow biography to develop as a feature film with Steven Spielberg directing DiCaprio as Grant, as Deadline exclusively reported, part of Lionsgate’s cross-divisional collaborative approach to TV and film.
The docuseries examines Grant’s life story using his perspective and experiences to explore a turbulent time in history: the Civil War and Reconstruction. Grant is known for his role as Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the Civil War and as the 18th U.S. president from 1869-77, but few recognize his struggles during his youth, his time at West Point,...
- 5/30/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Need a quick recap on the past week in movie news? Here are the highlights: Big News Lando Calrissian could get his own movie: Although the news broke first via mistranslated scoop, Lucasfilm has confirmed they're considering doing a Lando Calrissian Star Wars Story, just not next. here. Great News A Catch Me If You Can reunion: Steven Spielberg may direct Leonardo DiCaprio for the first time since their 2002 collaboration Catch Me If You Can. This time they'd be teaming up for a Ulysses S. Grant biopic. here. Surprising News Howard the Duck lives: Not that we necessarily thought Howard the Duck had perished at the end of Avengers: Infinity War, but the Russo brothers have surprisingly...
- 5/19/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Steven Spielberg has worked with many of the same actors on multiple movies. Leonardo Dicpario has worked with many of the same directors on multiple movies. For some reason, Spielberg and DiCaprio have only done one project together, despite the fact that the movie, 2002's Catch Me If You Can, is among their respective fans' favorites and earned DiCaprio some of his finest lead performance accolades up to that point. Fortunately, there's a reunion in the making for the filmmaker and star. According to Deadline, DiCaprio may play Civil War general turned U.S. president Ulysses S. Grant in an adaptation of Ron Chernow's best-selling biography Grant. And Spielberg is in talks to direct the "epic" biopic. This would be a very different sort...
- 5/18/2018
- by Christopher Campbell
- Movies.com
Welcome to Rumorville! Here you can learn about casting news that’s about to break in Hollywood. These speculations might be only rumors, but that doesn’t mean you can’t follow the trail all the way to the audition room. Ulysses S. Grant BiopicNever mind that Steven Spielberg already has a seemingly-full punch card at the moment—there’s always time to add another major project. According to Deadline, the director is currently in negotiations with Lionsgate to collaborate again with Leonardo DiCaprio on a Ulysses S. Grant biopic in which DiCaprio would star. The project has been in the works since last year with DiCaprio and his Appian Way partner Jennifer Davisson producing. The actor also has a busy schedule coming up, as he prepares to star in Quentin Tarantino’s “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood.” This won’t be the first time Spielberg and DiCaprio have worked together,...
- 5/18/2018
- backstage.com
Leonardo DiCaprio and Steven Spielberg are currently in early talks to reunite on a blockbuster biopic of Ulysses S. Grant for Lionsgate.
The film would be adapted from the Ron Chernow biography after Lionsgate and Appian Way acquired movie rights to Grant towards the end of 2017. Spielberg is said to be more than keen to direct DiCaprio in the biopic which is being adapted by David James Kelly. This would mean it’s the first time DiCaprio and Spielberg have worked together since 2002’s Catch Me if You Can.
DiCaprio and Appian Way partner Jennifer Davisson will be producing at Lionsgate.
Grant was one of the most complicated military leaders-turned politicians in American history. After resigning from the Army due to alcoholism, he had another turn under Abraham Lincoln, becoming his most trusted Army General. Grant led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy under the supervision of Lincoln.
The film would be adapted from the Ron Chernow biography after Lionsgate and Appian Way acquired movie rights to Grant towards the end of 2017. Spielberg is said to be more than keen to direct DiCaprio in the biopic which is being adapted by David James Kelly. This would mean it’s the first time DiCaprio and Spielberg have worked together since 2002’s Catch Me if You Can.
DiCaprio and Appian Way partner Jennifer Davisson will be producing at Lionsgate.
Grant was one of the most complicated military leaders-turned politicians in American history. After resigning from the Army due to alcoholism, he had another turn under Abraham Lincoln, becoming his most trusted Army General. Grant led the Union Army to victory over the Confederacy under the supervision of Lincoln.
- 5/18/2018
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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