The story behind the rise of Viagra is getting a TV feature treatment for the BBC.
Written by Matthew Barry (Industry, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and exec produced by Russell T. Davies (Doctor Who, It’s a Sin, Years and Years), Men Up comes from Quay Street Productions (behind Davies recent drama Nolly and founded by Nicola Shindler, who exec produced It’s a Sin) and Boom.
Men Up is inspired by the true story of one of the world’s first medical trials for what would become the now world-famous drug, which were held in Swansea’s Morriston Hospital in Wales in 1994.
The cast includes Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones, Misfits, Riviera), Aneurin Barnard (Dunkirk, The Pact), Alexandra Roach (Killing Eve, Sanditon, No Offence), Phaldut Sharma (Sherwood, Romantic Getaway), Paul Rhys (A Discovery of Witches, Rellick), Steffan Rhodri (House of the Dragon, Temple), Mark Lewis Jones (Gangs of London, The Phantom of the Open...
Written by Matthew Barry (Industry, Chilling Adventures of Sabrina) and exec produced by Russell T. Davies (Doctor Who, It’s a Sin, Years and Years), Men Up comes from Quay Street Productions (behind Davies recent drama Nolly and founded by Nicola Shindler, who exec produced It’s a Sin) and Boom.
Men Up is inspired by the true story of one of the world’s first medical trials for what would become the now world-famous drug, which were held in Swansea’s Morriston Hospital in Wales in 1994.
The cast includes Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones, Misfits, Riviera), Aneurin Barnard (Dunkirk, The Pact), Alexandra Roach (Killing Eve, Sanditon, No Offence), Phaldut Sharma (Sherwood, Romantic Getaway), Paul Rhys (A Discovery of Witches, Rellick), Steffan Rhodri (House of the Dragon, Temple), Mark Lewis Jones (Gangs of London, The Phantom of the Open...
- 3/1/2023
- by Alex Ritman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting close to home for Chicago Med.
When the NBC drama returns for Season 6 on Wednesday (8/7c), the hospital will have been struck by the real-world global outbreak, and “one of our main characters is recovering from Covid as the season begins,” executive producer Andrew Schneider tells TVLine.
More from TVLineChicago Fire Boss Previews Brett's New Partner, Casey's 'Personal Struggles,' 'Big Season' for Stella and MoreChicago P.D. EP Teases 'Repercussions' for Atwater, Previews Voight's Struggle With Police ReformChicago P.D. Premiere Recap: The Unit Struggles to Adapt to Changing Times
Adds EP Diane Frolov,...
When the NBC drama returns for Season 6 on Wednesday (8/7c), the hospital will have been struck by the real-world global outbreak, and “one of our main characters is recovering from Covid as the season begins,” executive producer Andrew Schneider tells TVLine.
More from TVLineChicago Fire Boss Previews Brett's New Partner, Casey's 'Personal Struggles,' 'Big Season' for Stella and MoreChicago P.D. EP Teases 'Repercussions' for Atwater, Previews Voight's Struggle With Police ReformChicago P.D. Premiere Recap: The Unit Struggles to Adapt to Changing Times
Adds EP Diane Frolov,...
- 11/11/2020
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
The Lumiere Film Festival paid homage to Greek actress, singer and politician Melina Mercouri this week with a mini-retrospective on what would have been the centenary of her birth.
The centerpiece event was a screening Thursday of “Never on Sunday,” the 1960 musical drama directed by and co-starring her regular collaborator, husband Jules Dassin, who was put on the Hollywood Blacklist for being a member of the Communist Party, and moved to Europe.
Mercouri and Dassin met at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955 when Dassin was starring in “Rififi,” and Mercouri in “Stella,” a retelling of “Carmen.” They would work together many times, most famously on “Pheadra” (1962), “Topkapi” (1964), and “10:30 P.M. Summer” (1966).
Their 1960 collaboration, “Never on Sunday,” remains their most famous partnership. They would reprise their roles of Ilya and Homer in a Broadway production, “Ilya Darling,” that opened in April 1967.
Set in the Greek port city of Piraeus, the...
The centerpiece event was a screening Thursday of “Never on Sunday,” the 1960 musical drama directed by and co-starring her regular collaborator, husband Jules Dassin, who was put on the Hollywood Blacklist for being a member of the Communist Party, and moved to Europe.
Mercouri and Dassin met at the Cannes Film Festival in 1955 when Dassin was starring in “Rififi,” and Mercouri in “Stella,” a retelling of “Carmen.” They would work together many times, most famously on “Pheadra” (1962), “Topkapi” (1964), and “10:30 P.M. Summer” (1966).
Their 1960 collaboration, “Never on Sunday,” remains their most famous partnership. They would reprise their roles of Ilya and Homer in a Broadway production, “Ilya Darling,” that opened in April 1967.
Set in the Greek port city of Piraeus, the...
- 10/16/2020
- by Kaleem Aftab
- Variety Film + TV
"The Furniture," by Daniel Walber. (Click on the images for magnified detail)
Last week’s column on Suddenly, Last Summer was a bonus sidebar to our ongoing Montgomery Clift retrospective. Today, I offer a diversion from our wall-to-wall Monty programming, in the form of a tribute to someone else’s centennial: Melina Mercouri. None of this film star's movies were nominated for Best Production Design at the Oscars, but I adore her anyway. And one of her films, made at the peak of her fame, is a perfect fit: Topkapi (1964)
Mercouri’s brand, so to speak, was one of obstinate vitality. In Stella, her film debut, she played a nightclub singer who simply refuses to be married, even at the expense of love. Her character in Never on Sunday, for which she received her only Oscar nomination, insists upon her own chipper versions of the Greek classics. Medea, who didn’t really murder her children,...
Last week’s column on Suddenly, Last Summer was a bonus sidebar to our ongoing Montgomery Clift retrospective. Today, I offer a diversion from our wall-to-wall Monty programming, in the form of a tribute to someone else’s centennial: Melina Mercouri. None of this film star's movies were nominated for Best Production Design at the Oscars, but I adore her anyway. And one of her films, made at the peak of her fame, is a perfect fit: Topkapi (1964)
Mercouri’s brand, so to speak, was one of obstinate vitality. In Stella, her film debut, she played a nightclub singer who simply refuses to be married, even at the expense of love. Her character in Never on Sunday, for which she received her only Oscar nomination, insists upon her own chipper versions of the Greek classics. Medea, who didn’t really murder her children,...
- 10/14/2020
- by Daniel Walber
- FilmExperience
The members of the cult classic MTV sketch show The State will host a reunion on Zoom to raise money for the California Immigrant Resilience Fund and the NAACP.
The event — dubbed “Zoom With The State” — will take place Wednesday, June 10th, at 9 p.m. Et. Per a description, the show will feature members of The State reading “beloved and never-before-seen sketches,” while they’ll also auction off memorabilia and do a Q&a with fans.
Advance tickets for the event are on sale now for $20, while day-of-show tickets will...
The event — dubbed “Zoom With The State” — will take place Wednesday, June 10th, at 9 p.m. Et. Per a description, the show will feature members of The State reading “beloved and never-before-seen sketches,” while they’ll also auction off memorabilia and do a Q&a with fans.
Advance tickets for the event are on sale now for $20, while day-of-show tickets will...
- 6/9/2020
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Television writer, executive producer and playwright Anne Kenney has signed with APA.
Kenney most recently wrote and executive produced the third season of American Gods, scheduled to air on Starz later this year. Previously, Kenney worked on the first three seasons of the Starz series Outlander, beginning as co-executive producer in season 1 and rising to executive producer for seasons 2 and 3. She wrote multiple episodes of the series including the acclaimed “The Wedding” episode.
Kenney is currently developing the limited series Rebels, a historical drama based on the Stella-Award-winning book The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka by Dr. Clare Wright for Ruby Entertainment, a Melbourne-based production company.
Her play, Last Call had its world premiere at the Open Fist Theater Company in Los Angeles last winter.
After working at...
Kenney most recently wrote and executive produced the third season of American Gods, scheduled to air on Starz later this year. Previously, Kenney worked on the first three seasons of the Starz series Outlander, beginning as co-executive producer in season 1 and rising to executive producer for seasons 2 and 3. She wrote multiple episodes of the series including the acclaimed “The Wedding” episode.
Kenney is currently developing the limited series Rebels, a historical drama based on the Stella-Award-winning book The Forgotten Rebels of Eureka by Dr. Clare Wright for Ruby Entertainment, a Melbourne-based production company.
Her play, Last Call had its world premiere at the Open Fist Theater Company in Los Angeles last winter.
After working at...
- 4/8/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
With four nods each, HBO’s “Game of Thrones,” Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” and Magnolia Pictures’ “RBG” are tied for most nominations at the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards.
The final season of “Game of Thrones” is nominated for Best Show for the third year in a row, along with Best Hero for Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, Best Fight for Arya Stark vs. the White Walkers and Best Performance in a Show for Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen.
“Avengers: Endgame” followed suit, with nominations for Best Movie, Best Fight, some love for Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man with a Best Hero nod, and Josh Brolin as Thanos getting a shout-out for Best Villain.
Also Read: 12 Best 'Game of Thrones' Cameos: From Aaron Rodgers to Ed Sheeran (Photos)
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the first public figure to be nominated in the Best Fight category — “RBG...
The final season of “Game of Thrones” is nominated for Best Show for the third year in a row, along with Best Hero for Maisie Williams as Arya Stark, Best Fight for Arya Stark vs. the White Walkers and Best Performance in a Show for Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen.
“Avengers: Endgame” followed suit, with nominations for Best Movie, Best Fight, some love for Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man with a Best Hero nod, and Josh Brolin as Thanos getting a shout-out for Best Villain.
Also Read: 12 Best 'Game of Thrones' Cameos: From Aaron Rodgers to Ed Sheeran (Photos)
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is the first public figure to be nominated in the Best Fight category — “RBG...
- 5/14/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Two of this year’s biggest pop-culture entities, “Avengers: Endgame” and “Game of Thrones,” led the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards nominations.
This year’s show will feature three new categories: reality royalty, most meme-able moment, and best real-life hero. And continuing the precedent set in the 2017 show, the awards will not separate nominees by gender.
Marvel’s box office behemoth “Avengers: Endgame” dominated on the film front with four nominations, including best movie. The Oscar-nominated documentary “Rbg,” a touching non-fiction film about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nabbed four nods: best movie, most meme-able moment, best fight, and real-life hero.
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” led the way for TV with four nominations. The final season of the fantasy epic was recognized for best show, best hero (Maisie Williams as Arya Stark), best performance (Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen), and best fight (Arya Stark vs. the White Walkers).
The...
This year’s show will feature three new categories: reality royalty, most meme-able moment, and best real-life hero. And continuing the precedent set in the 2017 show, the awards will not separate nominees by gender.
Marvel’s box office behemoth “Avengers: Endgame” dominated on the film front with four nominations, including best movie. The Oscar-nominated documentary “Rbg,” a touching non-fiction film about Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, nabbed four nods: best movie, most meme-able moment, best fight, and real-life hero.
HBO’s “Game of Thrones” led the way for TV with four nominations. The final season of the fantasy epic was recognized for best show, best hero (Maisie Williams as Arya Stark), best performance (Emilia Clarke as Daenerys Targaryen), and best fight (Arya Stark vs. the White Walkers).
The...
- 5/14/2019
- by Rachel Yang
- Variety Film + TV
The Masked Singer vs. CBS This Morning? Lindsay Lohan vs. Ruth Bader Ginsburg?! MTV’s really throwing some tough decisions our way this year.
Nominees for the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards were announced on Tuesday, and while some things make a lot of sense — like Game of Thrones leading the TV categories with four total nods — others have us scratching our heads. Scroll down for the full list of nominations, which will be presented during the Zachary Levi-hosted ceremony on Monday, June 17 (9/8c).
Best Movie
Avengers: Endgame
BlacKkKlansman
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
To All the Boys I’ve Loved...
Nominees for the 2019 MTV Movie & TV Awards were announced on Tuesday, and while some things make a lot of sense — like Game of Thrones leading the TV categories with four total nods — others have us scratching our heads. Scroll down for the full list of nominations, which will be presented during the Zachary Levi-hosted ceremony on Monday, June 17 (9/8c).
Best Movie
Avengers: Endgame
BlacKkKlansman
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
To All the Boys I’ve Loved...
- 5/14/2019
- TVLine.com
Alec Bojalad Lindsey McGhee Chris Longo Daniel Kurland Daniella Bondar Mar 31, 2019
Ready to laugh? Let us pick your next comedy series binge on Netflix...
Editor's Note: This post is updated monthly. Bookmark this page and come back every month to see what unknown classics are being added to Netflix.
Updated for April 2019.
You can see a complete list of new Netflix releases here.
Who needs real friends when there are Friends available to stream at any time, friends who are likely much funnier than your actual friends (and also come with their very own laugh track)? Comedy and streaming services are about as good a match as anything. What could be more conducive to binge-watching than a series of 22-minute episodes?
Netflix has a particularly deep roster of TV comedies. Here we've compiled the best TV comedies on Netflix so you can plan your next big binge accordingly.
Video of...
Ready to laugh? Let us pick your next comedy series binge on Netflix...
Editor's Note: This post is updated monthly. Bookmark this page and come back every month to see what unknown classics are being added to Netflix.
Updated for April 2019.
You can see a complete list of new Netflix releases here.
Who needs real friends when there are Friends available to stream at any time, friends who are likely much funnier than your actual friends (and also come with their very own laugh track)? Comedy and streaming services are about as good a match as anything. What could be more conducive to binge-watching than a series of 22-minute episodes?
Netflix has a particularly deep roster of TV comedies. Here we've compiled the best TV comedies on Netflix so you can plan your next big binge accordingly.
Video of...
- 12/16/2016
- Den of Geek
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.