Edward R. Pressman, the prolific Hollywood indie producer behind Wall Street, Badlands, American Psycho, Das Boot and The Crow, among dozens of others, died Tuesday in Los Angeles. He was 79.
His death was confirmed to Deadline his company, Pressman Films.
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With dozens of acclaimed and impactful films and TV movies stretching back to the late 1960s and including now-classics like Conan the Barbarian, Talk Radio, Bad Lieutenant and Brian De Palma’s 1972 Sisters, Pressman was noted for discovering talented directors early in their careers. In addition to Sisters he produced De Palma’s Phantom of the Paradise, and, with the acclaimed 1973 TV-movie Badlands, Terrence Malick. Jason Reitman made his...
His death was confirmed to Deadline his company, Pressman Films.
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With dozens of acclaimed and impactful films and TV movies stretching back to the late 1960s and including now-classics like Conan the Barbarian, Talk Radio, Bad Lieutenant and Brian De Palma’s 1972 Sisters, Pressman was noted for discovering talented directors early in their careers. In addition to Sisters he produced De Palma’s Phantom of the Paradise, and, with the acclaimed 1973 TV-movie Badlands, Terrence Malick. Jason Reitman made his...
- 1/18/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Mark Schwarz, ESPN’s longest-tenured reporter, is retiring Monday after 32 years at the sports network. The two-time Sports Emmys winner had last signed a multi-year deal in 2018 and of late had been a fixture on the 6 p.m. SportsCenter, reporting on the news of the day on the “Sc Report” segment.
In addition to SportsCenter, Schwartz appeared frequently in reports for Outside the Lines, College GameDay, NFL CountDown, NBA Countdown and other studio shows.
“Schwarz brought a sense of storytelling and hard news reporting,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN EVP Event and Studio Production & Executive Editor, in announcing the news on ESPN’s Front Row. “He was versatile, and in many ways, set a very high standard for reporters at ESPN.”
Schwartz joined the network in July 1990 after stints as a local sports reporter/anchor Salt Lake City, Tulsa and Jacksonville, Fl, and has been on the front lines of many...
In addition to SportsCenter, Schwartz appeared frequently in reports for Outside the Lines, College GameDay, NFL CountDown, NBA Countdown and other studio shows.
“Schwarz brought a sense of storytelling and hard news reporting,” said Norby Williamson, ESPN EVP Event and Studio Production & Executive Editor, in announcing the news on ESPN’s Front Row. “He was versatile, and in many ways, set a very high standard for reporters at ESPN.”
Schwartz joined the network in July 1990 after stints as a local sports reporter/anchor Salt Lake City, Tulsa and Jacksonville, Fl, and has been on the front lines of many...
- 1/28/2022
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Vice TV has set the premiere dates for “Dark Side of the Ring” Season 3 and spinoff “Dark Side of Football.” Both also now have (violent) trailers.
Ok, so the sneak peek for “Football” is more of a teaser. While it may appear from the brief video that Joe Paterno and Penn State are being profiled, a spokesperson for Vice told TheWrap this first season will focus completely on professional football.
The third season of “Dark Side of the Ring” will debut on Thursday, May 6 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
In that trailer, Aew wrestler Jon Moxley (formerly Dean Ambrose in WWE) reminds viewers that professional wrestling is not always “a children’s TV show on Saturday morning” — it’s sometimes “a fight.”
Then actor David Arquette gets awfully bloodied, admitting, “I was in over my head.”
As for legendary wrestling manager Jim Cornette, he just wants to “do ‘The Happy...
Ok, so the sneak peek for “Football” is more of a teaser. While it may appear from the brief video that Joe Paterno and Penn State are being profiled, a spokesperson for Vice told TheWrap this first season will focus completely on professional football.
The third season of “Dark Side of the Ring” will debut on Thursday, May 6 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
In that trailer, Aew wrestler Jon Moxley (formerly Dean Ambrose in WWE) reminds viewers that professional wrestling is not always “a children’s TV show on Saturday morning” — it’s sometimes “a fight.”
Then actor David Arquette gets awfully bloodied, admitting, “I was in over my head.”
As for legendary wrestling manager Jim Cornette, he just wants to “do ‘The Happy...
- 4/8/2021
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Al Pacino is the latest film actor set to make the leap to #PeakTV. The Academy Award winner is poised to star opposite Logan Lerman (Jack & Bobby) in Amazon’s The Hunt, a 10-episode drama from executive producer Jordan Peele, Deadline reports.
The Hunt takes place in 1977 New York City, and follows a “diverse band of Nazi hunters” who discover that “hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S.” Pacino has been tapped to play mentor to Lerman’s Jonah Heidelbaum, who sets out to find his grandmother...
The Hunt takes place in 1977 New York City, and follows a “diverse band of Nazi hunters” who discover that “hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living among us and conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in the U.S.” Pacino has been tapped to play mentor to Lerman’s Jonah Heidelbaum, who sets out to find his grandmother...
- 1/10/2019
- TVLine.com
Anthony Scaramucci is in the house.
Scaramucci, who was booted out of President Donald Trump‘s White House after 10 days in July 2017, hit the red carpet during Sunday night’s 76th annual Golden Globes Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California.
The Former White House Communications Director posed for photos alongside his wife Deidre Ball.
For the highly anticipated evening, Scaramucci wore a black suit. Ball followed his lead in a black gown that featured sheer sleeves.
His appearance caught many by surprise prompting a number of viewers to tweet their reactions.
“Anthony Scaramucci is here at the #GoldenGlobes.
Scaramucci, who was booted out of President Donald Trump‘s White House after 10 days in July 2017, hit the red carpet during Sunday night’s 76th annual Golden Globes Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in California.
The Former White House Communications Director posed for photos alongside his wife Deidre Ball.
For the highly anticipated evening, Scaramucci wore a black suit. Ball followed his lead in a black gown that featured sheer sleeves.
His appearance caught many by surprise prompting a number of viewers to tweet their reactions.
“Anthony Scaramucci is here at the #GoldenGlobes.
- 1/7/2019
- by Robyn Merrett
- PEOPLE.com
Deadline Awards Columnist and Chief Film Critic Pete Hammond gives his take on contenders in the key categories for the 2018 Primetime Emmy Awards. Here, he breaks down the category of Outstanding Television Movie.
There can be no question that the once very prestigious Emmy competition for Outstanding TV Movie was one of the richest categories around. Now, ever since being split again from the Limited Series category, it is floundering around, barely able to come up with the requisite five nominees. This year’s crop is fairly lackluster, and once again taking the questionable step of plucking a nominee from an anthology series and calling it a movie.
Fahrenheit 451
HBO
Ray Bradbury’s classic dystopian novel about book-burning was turned into a film for Julie Christie and Oskar Werner in 1966, and director Ramin Bahrani apparently thought it would still have relevance today.
There can be no question that the once very prestigious Emmy competition for Outstanding TV Movie was one of the richest categories around. Now, ever since being split again from the Limited Series category, it is floundering around, barely able to come up with the requisite five nominees. This year’s crop is fairly lackluster, and once again taking the questionable step of plucking a nominee from an anthology series and calling it a movie.
Fahrenheit 451
HBO
Ray Bradbury’s classic dystopian novel about book-burning was turned into a film for Julie Christie and Oskar Werner in 1966, and director Ramin Bahrani apparently thought it would still have relevance today.
- 8/19/2018
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
With first-round voting performer ballots topping out at more than a dozen pages each, name recognition is important in the increasingly crowded space that is the Emmys, but it alone isn’t enough. Instead what grabbed voters’ attention this year was a combination of star power and consistent body of work on the small screen.
Going into Emmy nomination morning, it seemed pretty unfathomable that an A-lister like Al Pacino wouldn’t get recognized for his turn as the late college football coach Joe Paterno in HBO’s original movie “Paterno,” but that’s exactly what happened. The movie itself scored a nom in the television movie category, undoubtedly aided by the combined star power of Pacino, executive producer and director Barry Levinson and its ripped- from-the-headlines tale. But Pacino himself, who had not done a television project since 2013’s “Phil Spector,” couldn’t beat out more familiar TV names...
Going into Emmy nomination morning, it seemed pretty unfathomable that an A-lister like Al Pacino wouldn’t get recognized for his turn as the late college football coach Joe Paterno in HBO’s original movie “Paterno,” but that’s exactly what happened. The movie itself scored a nom in the television movie category, undoubtedly aided by the combined star power of Pacino, executive producer and director Barry Levinson and its ripped- from-the-headlines tale. But Pacino himself, who had not done a television project since 2013’s “Phil Spector,” couldn’t beat out more familiar TV names...
- 7/19/2018
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
Darren Criss (“The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story”) and Jesse Plemons (“USS Callister: Black Mirror”) could break the curve in the big way at the Emmys. Both are nominated for Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor and if either wins, he’d be the second youngest champ in the category.
At 31 and 30, respectively, Criss and Plemons are competing in a category that has long favored middle-aged and older stars. The category’s youngest winner is Anthony Murphy, who was 17 when he prevailed for “Tom Brown’s Schooldays” in 1973, which was also his first and only acting role. That record looks to stand for a long time, considering that no one in their 20s has ever won.
See 2018 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 70th Emmy Awards
Eleven people have won in their 30s, including last year’s champ Riz Ahmed (“The Night Of”), who was...
At 31 and 30, respectively, Criss and Plemons are competing in a category that has long favored middle-aged and older stars. The category’s youngest winner is Anthony Murphy, who was 17 when he prevailed for “Tom Brown’s Schooldays” in 1973, which was also his first and only acting role. That record looks to stand for a long time, considering that no one in their 20s has ever won.
See 2018 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 70th Emmy Awards
Eleven people have won in their 30s, including last year’s champ Riz Ahmed (“The Night Of”), who was...
- 7/13/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Who will be nominated for Best Movie/Mini Actress at the 2018 Emmys? Gold Derby has hosted exclusive video interviews with nine of this year’s contenders, including Emmy veterans and others who could be nominated for the first time. Click the links below to be taken to their full interviews.
Hayley Atwell (“Howards End”): Atwell plays Margaret Schlegel, who decides to marry the wealthy but emotionally distant Henry Wilcox (Matthew Macfadyen) in this new adaptation of E.M. Forster‘s novel. She previously received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Movie/Mini Actress for “The Pillars of the Earth” (2011), but she has yet to be nominated for an Emmy. (Click here to be taken to her full interview)
Jodi Balfour (“Rellik”): Balfour plays Elaine Shepard, a detective hunting down a serial killer with her partner and lover (Richard Dormer). She’s also on the Emmy ballot this year for...
Hayley Atwell (“Howards End”): Atwell plays Margaret Schlegel, who decides to marry the wealthy but emotionally distant Henry Wilcox (Matthew Macfadyen) in this new adaptation of E.M. Forster‘s novel. She previously received a Golden Globe nomination for Best Movie/Mini Actress for “The Pillars of the Earth” (2011), but she has yet to be nominated for an Emmy. (Click here to be taken to her full interview)
Jodi Balfour (“Rellik”): Balfour plays Elaine Shepard, a detective hunting down a serial killer with her partner and lover (Richard Dormer). She’s also on the Emmy ballot this year for...
- 7/3/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Al Pacino is returning to CAA, where the Oscar-winning iconic actor has spent the majority of his career.
The actor is in the midst of a renaissance. He drew raves playing Penn State football head coach Joe Paterno in the Barry Levinson-directed Paterno, and is starring in the Martin Scorsese-directed The Irishman for Netflix. He’s currently shooting the Quentin Tarantino-directed Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. It marks his first time working in a picture helmed by Tarantino or Scorsese.
The actor is in the midst of a renaissance. He drew raves playing Penn State football head coach Joe Paterno in the Barry Levinson-directed Paterno, and is starring in the Martin Scorsese-directed The Irishman for Netflix. He’s currently shooting the Quentin Tarantino-directed Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. It marks his first time working in a picture helmed by Tarantino or Scorsese.
- 7/2/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Who will contend for Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actress at the Emmys when nominations are announced on July 12? Gold Derby has hosted exclusive web chats with five of this year’s candidates, including past champs and young hopefuls aiming for their first recognition from the television academy. Click the links below to be taken to their full interviews.
Kathy Baker (“Paterno”): Baker plays Sue Paterno, wife of disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno (Al Pacino). She won three Emmys as Best Drama Actress for “Picket Fences” and was also nominated in 1994. Later she received bids for “Boston Public” (Best Drama Guest Actress in 2001) and “Door to Door” (Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actress in 2003). (Click here to be taken to her full interview)
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Philippa Coulthard (“Howards End”): Coulthard plays Helen Schlegel, an independent, progressive woman making her way through turn-of-the-century England...
Kathy Baker (“Paterno”): Baker plays Sue Paterno, wife of disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno (Al Pacino). She won three Emmys as Best Drama Actress for “Picket Fences” and was also nominated in 1994. Later she received bids for “Boston Public” (Best Drama Guest Actress in 2001) and “Door to Door” (Best Movie/Mini Supporting Actress in 2003). (Click here to be taken to her full interview)
See Over 200 video interviews with 2018 Emmy contenders
Philippa Coulthard (“Howards End”): Coulthard plays Helen Schlegel, an independent, progressive woman making her way through turn-of-the-century England...
- 7/1/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Riley Keough plays Sara Ganim in the new HBO movie “Paterno,” the journalist who broke the story about Penn State assistant coach Jerry Sandusky and his involvement in child sex abuse. She stars alongside Oscar and Emmy winner Al Pacino, who plays the university’s head football coach Joe Paterno. Previously, the actress was part of the ensemble cast of “Mad Max: Fury Road” and earn an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her work in “American Honey.”
Keough recently spoke with Gold Derby contributing editor Riley Chow about the responsibilities of playing a real-life character, what it was like to work with Pacino and “Paterno” director Barry Levinson and her evolution into producing. Watch the exclusive web chat above and read the complete transcript below.
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Gold Derby: Riley Keough, how much did you know...
Keough recently spoke with Gold Derby contributing editor Riley Chow about the responsibilities of playing a real-life character, what it was like to work with Pacino and “Paterno” director Barry Levinson and her evolution into producing. Watch the exclusive web chat above and read the complete transcript below.
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- 6/25/2018
- by Kevin Jacobsen
- Gold Derby
Quentin Tarantino’s star-studded “Once Upon a Time in Hollywood” just landed another legendary actor: Al Pacino.
Pacino will play Marvin Shwarz — Leonardo DiCaprio’s character’s agent in the Sony film — marking his first collaboration with Tarantino. Dating back to his first feature film, 1992’s “Reservoir Dogs,” Tarantino has always cast movie stars he grew up watching, from Robert Forster in “Jackie Brown” to David Carradine in the “Kill Bill” films. Pacino fits that mold of A-list actors who rose to fame in the 1970s.
Also joining the cast are Damian Lewis, who will play acting icon Steve McQueen, Luke Perry as Scotty Lancer, Emile Hirsch as hairstylist Jay Sebring, Dakota Fanning as Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme — a member of the Manson family — Clifton Collins as Ernesto the Mexican Vaquero, Keith Jefferson as Land Pirate Keith, and Nicholas Hammond as legendary director Sam Wanamaker.
The movie, which Tarantino is writing,...
Pacino will play Marvin Shwarz — Leonardo DiCaprio’s character’s agent in the Sony film — marking his first collaboration with Tarantino. Dating back to his first feature film, 1992’s “Reservoir Dogs,” Tarantino has always cast movie stars he grew up watching, from Robert Forster in “Jackie Brown” to David Carradine in the “Kill Bill” films. Pacino fits that mold of A-list actors who rose to fame in the 1970s.
Also joining the cast are Damian Lewis, who will play acting icon Steve McQueen, Luke Perry as Scotty Lancer, Emile Hirsch as hairstylist Jay Sebring, Dakota Fanning as Lynette “Squeaky” Fromme — a member of the Manson family — Clifton Collins as Ernesto the Mexican Vaquero, Keith Jefferson as Land Pirate Keith, and Nicholas Hammond as legendary director Sam Wanamaker.
The movie, which Tarantino is writing,...
- 6/7/2018
- by Justin Kroll
- Variety Film + TV
Whether it’s the suggestion of vulgarities a real person used decades ago or family worries about how their dead loved ones are depicted in a more contemporary series, adapting history can be a minefield for limited series and TV movie writers and producers.
“Genius: Picasso” executive producer Ken Biller acknowledges every script from the most
recent season of the National Geographic anthology drama was vetted by a lawyer. This necessary precaution was taken after Olivia de Havilland sued FX Networks over how she was portrayed in last year’s “Feud: Bette and Joan.”
“In light of the ‘Feud’ lawsuit, I think the studios have gotten a little more careful about depicting historical figures, and as in the case of ‘Feud,’ there are a few people in our story who are still alive,” he says, noting “Genius,” like “Feud,” is produced by Fox 21.
Dan Futterman, executive producer of Hulu...
“Genius: Picasso” executive producer Ken Biller acknowledges every script from the most
recent season of the National Geographic anthology drama was vetted by a lawyer. This necessary precaution was taken after Olivia de Havilland sued FX Networks over how she was portrayed in last year’s “Feud: Bette and Joan.”
“In light of the ‘Feud’ lawsuit, I think the studios have gotten a little more careful about depicting historical figures, and as in the case of ‘Feud,’ there are a few people in our story who are still alive,” he says, noting “Genius,” like “Feud,” is produced by Fox 21.
Dan Futterman, executive producer of Hulu...
- 6/7/2018
- by Rob Owen
- Variety Film + TV
After earning an Emmy nomination for last year’s Bernie Madoff biopic The Wizard of Lies, director Barry Levinson returns to HBO with another film based on true events, Paterno. Starring Al Pacino as the famed Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, the TV movie centers on the last few weeks of his life, when a sexual-abuse scandal around assistant coach Jerry Sandusky rocked the university and the football program.
Levinson opened up to THR about bringing the sensitive story to the screen, working with Pacino and that Anthony Scaramucci executive producer credit.
Paterno obviously had a very big presence in education and ...
Levinson opened up to THR about bringing the sensitive story to the screen, working with Pacino and that Anthony Scaramucci executive producer credit.
Paterno obviously had a very big presence in education and ...
After earning an Emmy nomination for last year’s Bernie Madoff biopic The Wizard of Lies, director Barry Levinson returns to HBO with another film based on true events, Paterno. Starring Al Pacino as the famed Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, the TV movie centers on the last few weeks of his life, when a sexual-abuse scandal around assistant coach Jerry Sandusky rocked the university and the football program.
Levinson opened up to THR about bringing the sensitive story to the screen, working with Pacino and that Anthony Scaramucci executive producer credit.
Paterno obviously had a very big presence in education and ...
Levinson opened up to THR about bringing the sensitive story to the screen, working with Pacino and that Anthony Scaramucci executive producer credit.
Paterno obviously had a very big presence in education and ...
Part of the Barry Levinson tribute in Karlovy Vary: Kathy Baker and Al Pacino portray Sue and Joe Paterno in a scene from Paterno, about the late disgraced football coach Photo: Film Servis Festival Karlovy Vary
Barry Levinson: Crystal Globe for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema Photo: Film Servis Kviff In the grand tradition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (29 June to 7 July) of honouring key figures, Oscar winning writer, producer and director Barry Levinson will receive a Crystal Globe for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema.
The honour marks the 30th anniversary of the Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise tour de force Rain Man for which Levinson won an Academy Award as well as being the recipient of five Oscar nominations. He follows in the wake of the likes of William Friedkin, Jerry Schatzberg and the combo of Ken Loach and Paul Laverty last year.
Levinson started as a...
Barry Levinson: Crystal Globe for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema Photo: Film Servis Kviff In the grand tradition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (29 June to 7 July) of honouring key figures, Oscar winning writer, producer and director Barry Levinson will receive a Crystal Globe for Outstanding Contribution to World Cinema.
The honour marks the 30th anniversary of the Dustin Hoffman and Tom Cruise tour de force Rain Man for which Levinson won an Academy Award as well as being the recipient of five Oscar nominations. He follows in the wake of the likes of William Friedkin, Jerry Schatzberg and the combo of Ken Loach and Paul Laverty last year.
Levinson started as a...
- 5/24/2018
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Levinson will accept the Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema.
Karlovy Vary Film Festival (Kviff) will honour Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson as part of its 53rd edition this summer.
Levinson, who won the Academy Award for best director for Rain Man in 1989, will accept the Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema.
He is also known for films such as his directorial debut Diner, Good Morning, Vietnam with Robin Williams and 10-time Oscar-nominated Bugsy.
Rain Man and Levinson’s 1998 political satire Wag The Dog will both screen at the festival, with introductions from the director.
Karlovy Vary Film Festival (Kviff) will honour Oscar-winning director Barry Levinson as part of its 53rd edition this summer.
Levinson, who won the Academy Award for best director for Rain Man in 1989, will accept the Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema.
He is also known for films such as his directorial debut Diner, Good Morning, Vietnam with Robin Williams and 10-time Oscar-nominated Bugsy.
Rain Man and Levinson’s 1998 political satire Wag The Dog will both screen at the festival, with introductions from the director.
- 5/23/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
“She was unfortunately blindsided by this situation and was naive and ignorant about the whole situation. Think how confusing and how complicated and difficult for her,” reveals actress Kathy Baker about her role in the recent HBO TV movie “Paterno.” In our recent webchat (watch the exclusive video above), she discusses the real-life character of Sue Paterno, who was the wife of disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, played by Al Pacino.
The film is directed by Oscar winner Barry Levinson (“Rain Man”) and depicts the fallout in 2011 of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, splitting its time with scenes featuring Oscar champ Pacino (“Scent of a Woman”) and others starring Riley Keough as Sara Ganim, the tough young reporter who would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for breaking the story.
See Riley Keough (‘Paterno’) on playing a tough young reporter against an ‘incredibly powerful group...
The film is directed by Oscar winner Barry Levinson (“Rain Man”) and depicts the fallout in 2011 of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, splitting its time with scenes featuring Oscar champ Pacino (“Scent of a Woman”) and others starring Riley Keough as Sara Ganim, the tough young reporter who would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for breaking the story.
See Riley Keough (‘Paterno’) on playing a tough young reporter against an ‘incredibly powerful group...
- 5/18/2018
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
“You’re seeing a reporter that’s a little bit more green and hasn’t been doing this for a long time,” Golden Globe-nominated actress Riley Keough says in an interview with Gold Derby (watch the exclusive video above) about her role in “Paterno.” The HBO film directed by Oscar winner Barry Levinson depicts the fallout in 2011 of the Penn State child sex abuse scandal, splitting its time being scenes featuring Oscar winner Al Pacino as disgraced university football coach Joe Paterno and scenes featuring Keough as Sara Ganim, the tough young reporter who would go on to win a Pulitzer Prize for breaking the story. Keough “really wanted” the part and explains, “You’ve got this young woman who’s going up against this incredibly powerful group of men, which, of course, is interesting to play.”
See what critics said about Al Pacino’s “Paterno” performance
In playing a real person,...
See what critics said about Al Pacino’s “Paterno” performance
In playing a real person,...
- 5/15/2018
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
In HBO’s “Paterno,” director Barry Levinson tells the story of the Penn State pedophile scandal — in which assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was charged with a pattern of child molestation that stretched over 15 years — and its effect on Joe Paterno, the winningest head football coach in Ncaa history. It was the job of makeup artist John Caglione Jr. and hairstylist Trish Almeida, first-time collaborators, to transform iconic actor Al Pacino into the bespectacled mentor whose legacy was called into question by events that rocked the region and shocked the nation.
Caglione has been working with Pacino since the 1990 film “Dick Tracy,” for which he won the Oscar for makeup. For “Paterno,” he studied the coach’s look and included a process that made the actor feel comfortable. “With Al, he likes to try on different noses. I don’t know if it’s part of his process in finding the character,...
Caglione has been working with Pacino since the 1990 film “Dick Tracy,” for which he won the Oscar for makeup. For “Paterno,” he studied the coach’s look and included a process that made the actor feel comfortable. “With Al, he likes to try on different noses. I don’t know if it’s part of his process in finding the character,...
- 4/19/2018
- by Daron James
- Variety Film + TV
Al Pacino is the king of HBO, winning Emmys for “You Don’t Know Jack” in 2010 and “Angels in America” in 2004. Both of these trophies came for playing real-life characters, so might his latest performance in “Paterno” as disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno seal the deal for Emmy #3?
Television critics, as you’d expect, are raving about Pacino’s latest performance in the HBO telefilm. See some of their reviews below about the 1992 Oscar winner (“Scent of a Woman”), and then be sure to give us your Emmy predictions for Best Movie/Mini Actor.
SEEAl Pacino movies: 25 greatest films ranked from worst to best, including ‘The Godfather,’ ‘Dog Day Afternoon,’ ‘Scent of a Woman’
“Al Pacino is at his best,” praises Robert Lloyd (La Times). “Pacino’s performance is interesting in its smallest gestures and unusually interior and contained. And contained Pacino is the best Pacino, your love of ‘Scarface’ notwithstanding.
Television critics, as you’d expect, are raving about Pacino’s latest performance in the HBO telefilm. See some of their reviews below about the 1992 Oscar winner (“Scent of a Woman”), and then be sure to give us your Emmy predictions for Best Movie/Mini Actor.
SEEAl Pacino movies: 25 greatest films ranked from worst to best, including ‘The Godfather,’ ‘Dog Day Afternoon,’ ‘Scent of a Woman’
“Al Pacino is at his best,” praises Robert Lloyd (La Times). “Pacino’s performance is interesting in its smallest gestures and unusually interior and contained. And contained Pacino is the best Pacino, your love of ‘Scarface’ notwithstanding.
- 4/11/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Al Pacino and HBO have proven themselves quite a strong pairing when it comes to the Emmys. “Paterno” recently aired on the network and received strong reviews for Pacino. Even prior to the film’s premiere Pacino was trending on Gold Derby’s prediction charts for Best Movie/Mini Actor. Should Pacino pull off a victory in this category it would mark the third time HBO and Pacino have teamed up for an Emmy win.
“Paterno” tells the story of famed Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, whose career ended in scandal when one of his assistant coaches was accused of sexually molesting young boys and Paterno was accused of covering up the crime. Critical reaction has been very strong about Pacino’s performance, with IndieWire calling him “remarkable” and the La Times referring to Pacino as being “at his best.”
SEEAl Pacino movies: 25 greatest films ranked from worst to best,...
“Paterno” tells the story of famed Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, whose career ended in scandal when one of his assistant coaches was accused of sexually molesting young boys and Paterno was accused of covering up the crime. Critical reaction has been very strong about Pacino’s performance, with IndieWire calling him “remarkable” and the La Times referring to Pacino as being “at his best.”
SEEAl Pacino movies: 25 greatest films ranked from worst to best,...
- 4/10/2018
- by Robert Pius
- Gold Derby
Al Pacino is getting some big praise for his portrayal of former coach Joe Paterno. The beleaguered former coach of Penn State went through wringer back in the day when it was discovered that his defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky was involved in a child abuse scandal that had been taking place on campus. Paterno did everything he could to make people understand that he had nothing to do with it and had no idea of what was going on, but to this day many people would choose not to believe it. In some ways it’s hard to imagine just how
Al Pacino Getting Big Praise for His Portrayal of Joe Paterno...
Al Pacino Getting Big Praise for His Portrayal of Joe Paterno...
- 4/10/2018
- by Tom
- TVovermind.com
This year Al Pacino may pick up his third career Emmy Award as Best Movie/Mini Actor for the HBO telefilm “Paterno.” He plays the title role of disgraced Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, whose successful 45-year career ended after his assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was revealed to have been a child molester. Pacino previously won the same prize for “Angels in America” in 2004 and “You Don’t Know Jack” in 2010, and he was nominated once more for “Phil Spector” in 2013. But of course, most of Pacino’s career has been in film and not television. In honor of his latest small-screen achievement, let’s take a look back at some of his best big-screen performances. Tour through our photo gallery above of Pacino’s 25 greatest films above, ranked from worst to best.
Pacino is an Academy Award winner for his cinematic work, but it took him 20 years and...
Pacino is an Academy Award winner for his cinematic work, but it took him 20 years and...
- 4/8/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
A cinematic tragedy in three sentences:
Al Pacino hasn’t been nominated for an Oscar since 1993. Al Pacino hasn’t appeared in a “fresh” feature film that’s grossed more than $5 million in over 10 years. (“Ocean’s Thirteen”) Al Pacino hasn’t starred in a “fresh” feature film that’s grossed more than $5 million in over 15 years. (“Insomnia”)
But don’t worry. This tragedy has a happy twist: In that same time, the iconic star of stage and screen has been delivering impeccable performances filled with nuance and depth to the masses; performances, it could be argued, that are far more focused, affecting, and intricate than the bombastic turn in “Scent of Woman” that won him an Oscar.
Pacino has been absolutely killing it on television.
Yes, television. The medium once thought far inferior to its big screen brother has been embraced by one of its favored sons for decades.
Al Pacino hasn’t been nominated for an Oscar since 1993. Al Pacino hasn’t appeared in a “fresh” feature film that’s grossed more than $5 million in over 10 years. (“Ocean’s Thirteen”) Al Pacino hasn’t starred in a “fresh” feature film that’s grossed more than $5 million in over 15 years. (“Insomnia”)
But don’t worry. This tragedy has a happy twist: In that same time, the iconic star of stage and screen has been delivering impeccable performances filled with nuance and depth to the masses; performances, it could be argued, that are far more focused, affecting, and intricate than the bombastic turn in “Scent of Woman” that won him an Oscar.
Pacino has been absolutely killing it on television.
Yes, television. The medium once thought far inferior to its big screen brother has been embraced by one of its favored sons for decades.
- 4/8/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Watching HBO Films’ latest snatched-from-the-headlines project, “Paterno,” one can’t help but wonder how different it might have been had Brian De Palma directed it.
He’s had an advantageous working relationship with star Al Pacino on both “Scarface” and “Carlito’s Way.” In his hands, the film could have been a “King Lear”-level tragedy about a sports legend whose singular focus led to his downfall.
Instead what viewers get is director Barry Levinson’s well-intended but paroxysmal journey into legendary college football coach Joe Paterno’s fall from grace, fired by Penn State for his role in the Jerry Sandusky abuse scandal.
Unsure if he wants to focus more on Paterno or newspaper journalist Sara Ganim — the reporter who broke the Sandusky story — Levinson constantly switches his gaze from one to the other. Ganim’s role as a consultant on the film may have mucked up the process even more.
He’s had an advantageous working relationship with star Al Pacino on both “Scarface” and “Carlito’s Way.” In his hands, the film could have been a “King Lear”-level tragedy about a sports legend whose singular focus led to his downfall.
Instead what viewers get is director Barry Levinson’s well-intended but paroxysmal journey into legendary college football coach Joe Paterno’s fall from grace, fired by Penn State for his role in the Jerry Sandusky abuse scandal.
Unsure if he wants to focus more on Paterno or newspaper journalist Sara Ganim — the reporter who broke the Sandusky story — Levinson constantly switches his gaze from one to the other. Ganim’s role as a consultant on the film may have mucked up the process even more.
- 4/6/2018
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- Variety Film + TV
The Oscar winner plays Penn State football coach Joe Paterno in Barry Levinson’s intriguing but cluttered dramatization of his fall from grace
Few American sports heroes have fallen from grace as dramatically or as quickly as Joe Paterno did. On the last Saturday in October 2011, JoePa, as he was affectionately known to everyone on the Penn State University campus in Happy Valley, secured his 409th victory as the coach of the Nittany Lions, making him the winningest coach in college football history. Six days later, a grand jury indicted his former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on 40 counts of child sex abuse, a pattern of predatory behavior that spanned at least two decades and included the rape and harassment of boys as young as eight years old.
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Few American sports heroes have fallen from grace as dramatically or as quickly as Joe Paterno did. On the last Saturday in October 2011, JoePa, as he was affectionately known to everyone on the Penn State University campus in Happy Valley, secured his 409th victory as the coach of the Nittany Lions, making him the winningest coach in college football history. Six days later, a grand jury indicted his former defensive coordinator Jerry Sandusky on 40 counts of child sex abuse, a pattern of predatory behavior that spanned at least two decades and included the rape and harassment of boys as young as eight years old.
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- 4/6/2018
- by Jake Nevins
- The Guardian - Film News
Al Pacino and Barry Levinson have become a bit of a dream team for HBO, partnering on past films for the pay cable network including “Phil Spector” and the Jack Kevorkian story “You Don’t Know Jack.”
Now, they’re behind this Saturday’s “Paterno,” with Pacino once again playing a controversial, and much maligned, real-life figure. Pacino and Levinson said they frequently end up at HBO because, in all honestly, the movie studios aren’t making the kind of character films that are their specialty.
“We’re able to do certain kinds of films that you might not be able to do otherwise,” Levinson said. “The theatrical world is much more adventure action type of things, and these are much more personal, more intimate stories.”
Levinson also noted that thanks to the reach of a network like HBO, “you get a real audience. If you were to take the...
Now, they’re behind this Saturday’s “Paterno,” with Pacino once again playing a controversial, and much maligned, real-life figure. Pacino and Levinson said they frequently end up at HBO because, in all honestly, the movie studios aren’t making the kind of character films that are their specialty.
“We’re able to do certain kinds of films that you might not be able to do otherwise,” Levinson said. “The theatrical world is much more adventure action type of things, and these are much more personal, more intimate stories.”
Levinson also noted that thanks to the reach of a network like HBO, “you get a real audience. If you were to take the...
- 4/5/2018
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
In the final act of “Paterno,” HBO’s crackling examination of the Penn State football coach’s legacy-defining final days, there’s a pivotal scene that draws you in only to smack you in the face for your misplaced compassion. Delivered a letter with a phone number inside, Joe Paterno (Al Pacino) shuffles down the hallway toward his bedroom and dials his portable landline. He lifts the receiver to his ear, says his name, listens briefly and then hangs up. “They fired me,” he says to his wife, Sue (Kathy Baker).
Joe, wearing his blue pajama bottoms, keeps walking, but Sue stops him in the bedroom and takes the phone. His hand dangles, unmoved from when it was still holding the receiver, as she redials the number and says, “After 61 years, he deserved better.” Paterno in this moment is a pathetic figure so far removed from the legend he built...
Joe, wearing his blue pajama bottoms, keeps walking, but Sue stops him in the bedroom and takes the phone. His hand dangles, unmoved from when it was still holding the receiver, as she redials the number and says, “After 61 years, he deserved better.” Paterno in this moment is a pathetic figure so far removed from the legend he built...
- 4/3/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Welcome back to Tune In: our weekly newsletter offering a guide to the best of the week’s TV.
Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, Tracy Morgan’s “The Last Og” premieres and “Legion” returns for its second season.
“The Crossing,” ABC, Monday, 10 p.m.
The new drama series debuts this week. In the series, a small Oregon town is thrown into disarray when 47 refugees from a war-torn country wash up on his beach seeking asylum. But the country they’re from is America, and the war they’re fleeing is 180 years in the future.
“Legion,” FX, Tuesday, 10 p.m.
The Marvel series returns for its second season. It tells the story of David Haller, a man who has been told his whole life that he is mentally ill,...
Each week, Variety’s TV team combs through the week’s schedule, selecting our picks of what to watch and when/how to watch them. This week, Tracy Morgan’s “The Last Og” premieres and “Legion” returns for its second season.
“The Crossing,” ABC, Monday, 10 p.m.
The new drama series debuts this week. In the series, a small Oregon town is thrown into disarray when 47 refugees from a war-torn country wash up on his beach seeking asylum. But the country they’re from is America, and the war they’re fleeing is 180 years in the future.
“Legion,” FX, Tuesday, 10 p.m.
The Marvel series returns for its second season. It tells the story of David Haller, a man who has been told his whole life that he is mentally ill,...
- 4/2/2018
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
They say TV makes your brain ooze out of your ears, but this April, viewers can learn a little something about an eclectic array of topics. New nonfiction offerings this month will shed a little light on Elvis Presley's inner life, whisk you on an odyssey through sci-fi with James Cameron and feature Wyatt Cenac fixing all of the world's pressing issues. Plus Al Pacino takes on Joe Paterno, Tracy Morgan makes a profane-as-fuck comeback and John Legend fulfills his destiny by taking up the mantle of a singing Jesus Christ.
- 4/2/2018
- Rollingstone.com
Few public figures have fallen as far and as fast as Joe Paterno did in 2011.
A college-football titan, he led Penn State’s team for 45 years, transforming a nascent athletic program into a gigantic money engine, an obscure regional school into a national brand, and central Pennsylvania’s Happy Valley from an economic backwater into a college sports capital. He also wielded rare intellectual authority: A graduate of Brown University, he once gave a lecture on the relationship between the “Aeneid” and football.
Two weeks after he earned his 409th victory, becoming the winningest Division I coach in college-football history, he was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal. He died two months later of lung cancer.
That Paterno’s final days resemble something from the classics isn’t lost on Al Pacino, who plays the coach in the new HBO biopic “Paterno,” and Barry Levinson, the film’s director.
A college-football titan, he led Penn State’s team for 45 years, transforming a nascent athletic program into a gigantic money engine, an obscure regional school into a national brand, and central Pennsylvania’s Happy Valley from an economic backwater into a college sports capital. He also wielded rare intellectual authority: A graduate of Brown University, he once gave a lecture on the relationship between the “Aeneid” and football.
Two weeks after he earned his 409th victory, becoming the winningest Division I coach in college-football history, he was fired amid a child sex abuse scandal. He died two months later of lung cancer.
That Paterno’s final days resemble something from the classics isn’t lost on Al Pacino, who plays the coach in the new HBO biopic “Paterno,” and Barry Levinson, the film’s director.
- 3/28/2018
- by Daniel Holloway
- Variety Film + TV
Al Pacino latest Emmy bid comes in the form of the annual high profile HBO made for TV movie. This year, Pacino takes on the role of Joe Paterno in Paterno. After a few disappointing years of made for TV movies, HBO seems on the up swing with its latest, Paterno. Oscar and Emmy-winner Al Pacino
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- 2/24/2018
- by Clarence Moye
- AwardsDaily.com
Al Pacino's Joe Paterno fights for his legacy and his job at Penn State in the first full trailer for Paterno, the HBO film about the football coach in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
Directed by Barry Levinson – who previously cast Pacino to lead HBO biopics about Jack Kevorkian (You Don't Know Jack) and Phil Spector (Phil Spector) – Paterno also stars Riley Keough as a newspaper reporter digging into how much the legendary coach, who spent 45 years at the helm of Penn State, knew...
Directed by Barry Levinson – who previously cast Pacino to lead HBO biopics about Jack Kevorkian (You Don't Know Jack) and Phil Spector (Phil Spector) – Paterno also stars Riley Keough as a newspaper reporter digging into how much the legendary coach, who spent 45 years at the helm of Penn State, knew...
- 2/24/2018
- Rollingstone.com
"You want to fire me? Try it." HBO has released an official trailer for the real-world film Paterno, telling the story of football coach Joe Paterno, played by Al Pacino. While this will be airing directly on HBO, it is still a feature film, and it is the latest feature made by talented filmmaker Barry Levinson (who last made The Wizard of Lies also for HBO). Paterno centers on Penn State's Joe Paterno in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, his legacy is challenged and he is forced to face questions of institutional failure. The full cast includes Riley Keough, Annie Parisse, Kathy Baker, Greg Grunberg, Peter Jacobson, Tess Frazer, Faith Logan, Darren Goldstein, Midori Francis, and Benjamin Cook. Pacino looks fully deep into this role, should be good. Here's the official trailer (+ teaser) for Barry Levinson's Paterno movie,...
- 2/24/2018
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Paterno Trailer 2 The second movie trailer for Paterno (2018) has been released by HBO. The question of if Joe Paterno (Al Pacino) knew permeates throughout this trailer. Fans love for Paterno are also evident as well as the fact that Paterno was not going to leave Penn State without a fight. Paterno‘s plot [...]
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Continue reading: Paterno (2018) Movie Trailer 2: Al Pacino Plays Coach Paterno during the Sandusky Scandal...
- 2/24/2018
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Joe Paterno was the head coach of the Penn State Nittany Lions for over four decades, and was regarded as a legend after becoming the most victorious coach in Ncaa Fbs history, but in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, that legacy came crashing down as questions began swirling regarding just how much Paterno knew about the scandal before it came out. Barry Levinson's upcoming HBO film Paterno will dive into the scandal and stars Al Pacino as Joe Paterno. The... Read More...
- 2/24/2018
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
Al Pacino may not appear in many big screen features these days, but he’s had a steady run taking the lead as several real-life figures in HBO movies. Pacino’s latest HBO film is Paterno, telling the story of the disgraced Penn State Nittany Lions coach. The Paterno trailer below presents the dramatic events swirling around the end of […]
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- 2/23/2018
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
HBO has released the official trailer and announced the premiere date for Paterno. The HBO Films presentation debuts Saturday, April 7 at 8 Pm. Starring Al Pacino in the title role, the drama centers on Penn State's Joe Paterno in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Paterno's legacy is challenged and he is forced to face questions of institutional failure in regard to the…...
- 2/23/2018
- Deadline TV
HBO has released a full-length trailer for the upcoming film “Paterno,” starring Al Pacino as the embattled Penn State football coach. Directed by Barry Levinson, “Paterno” centers on Joe Paterno in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal as he faced pressure from all sides to resign and serious questions about how much he knew. “I raised millions of dollars for this university, I have a staff and a squad that can win a national championship,” Pacino taunts in the trailer. “You wanna fire me? Try it.” Also Read: James Franco Will Return for 'The Deuce' Season 2 After Sexual...
- 2/23/2018
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
After teasing the much-anticipated new film “Paterno” with first-look photos and a short teaser-trailer, HBO has released the first full trailer for Barry Levinson’s movie about the disgraced Penn State football coach, Joe Paterno, along with more photos and a release date.
Covering the two-week period between the story of Jerry Sandusky’s sex abuse scandal breaking and Paterno’s termination from coaching, “Paterno” studies not only what the legendary football coach knew about his defensive coordinator’s misconduct, but how he responded.
In the trailer below, Paterno is seen meeting with advisers, attorneys, and his wife, the latter of which puts forth a personal question that sends him spinning. “He went in the pool with the kids,” she says. “Jerry did? Our kids?” he says. “Yeah.” “What are you saying?” he asks. “I’m saying you couldn’t have known, otherwise you wouldn’t have let them go in the pool,...
Covering the two-week period between the story of Jerry Sandusky’s sex abuse scandal breaking and Paterno’s termination from coaching, “Paterno” studies not only what the legendary football coach knew about his defensive coordinator’s misconduct, but how he responded.
In the trailer below, Paterno is seen meeting with advisers, attorneys, and his wife, the latter of which puts forth a personal question that sends him spinning. “He went in the pool with the kids,” she says. “Jerry did? Our kids?” he says. “Yeah.” “What are you saying?” he asks. “I’m saying you couldn’t have known, otherwise you wouldn’t have let them go in the pool,...
- 2/23/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
HBO has offered another glimpse of its Al Pacino-starring film Paterno, in which the actor portrays late Penn State football coach Joe Paterno, who was dismissed after the Jerry Sandusky scandal.
The newly released trailer for the Barry Levinson-directed film gives some insight into the chaos and pressure Paterno faced in the aftermath of Sandusky’s sexual abuse scandal. In the midst of being investigated and taunted by reporters, Pacino’s Paterno is questioned about his knowledge of the allegations against Sandusky.
“I raised millions of dollars for this university. I have a staff and a squad that can win a national...
The newly released trailer for the Barry Levinson-directed film gives some insight into the chaos and pressure Paterno faced in the aftermath of Sandusky’s sexual abuse scandal. In the midst of being investigated and taunted by reporters, Pacino’s Paterno is questioned about his knowledge of the allegations against Sandusky.
“I raised millions of dollars for this university. I have a staff and a squad that can win a national...
- 2/23/2018
- by Lexy Perez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As the country becomes emboldened by the power of the #MeToo movement, sexual assault survivors are speaking up everywhere from every industry. One of the sports industry’s most infamous cases of sexual abuse, HBO’s upcoming film, “Paterno” looks to explore the disgraced Penn State football coach’s role in and knowledge of the Jerry Sandusky scandal. Here’s the official synopsis:
HBO Films’ Paterno centers on Penn State’s Joe Paterno in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal.
HBO Films’ Paterno centers on Penn State’s Joe Paterno in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal.
- 2/23/2018
- by Erica Bahrenburg
- The Playlist
Al Pacino takes on the challenging role of Penn State's former head football coach Joe Paterno in HBO Films’ Paterno. The movie focuses on Paterno during the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. Just after becoming the winningest coach in college football history, his legacy is challenged and he is forced to face questions of institutional failure in regard to the victims.
Pacino returns to HBO (You Don’t Know Jack; Phil Spector) to star in the title role in the movie that will debut this spring. Paterno will be Pacino’s third HBO collaboration with director Barry Levinson, having starred in You Don’t Know Jack. Levinson will direct Paterno which is written by Debora Cahn and John C. Richards. Levinson describes the film as a movie that focuses on the late coaches most troubling time:
“’Paterno’ is not a sprawling piece that spans years,” said Levinson.
Pacino returns to HBO (You Don’t Know Jack; Phil Spector) to star in the title role in the movie that will debut this spring. Paterno will be Pacino’s third HBO collaboration with director Barry Levinson, having starred in You Don’t Know Jack. Levinson will direct Paterno which is written by Debora Cahn and John C. Richards. Levinson describes the film as a movie that focuses on the late coaches most troubling time:
“’Paterno’ is not a sprawling piece that spans years,” said Levinson.
- 1/23/2018
- by Kristian Odland
- GeekTyrant
Fans and audiences everywhere will get to experience Al Pacino like they have never seen him before. His next feature film, entitled “Paterno” lets viewers deeper into the story that took the college football world by storm. The film is being released by HBO, and is set to be available for streaming come spring of 2018. In case you aren’t familiar with the story that surround Joe Paterno, we will give you an inside scoop to the stunning scandal that swept the nation back in 2011. A Little Background Joe Paterno was a well renowned athletic director and subsequent head
The “Paterno” Teaser Trailer Featuring Al Pacino...
The “Paterno” Teaser Trailer Featuring Al Pacino...
- 1/21/2018
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Paterno Trailer Barry Levinson‘s Paterno (2018) teaser trailer stars Al Pacino, Riley Keough, Annie Parisse, Greg Grunberg, and Larry Mitchell. Paterno‘s plot synopsis: “Paterno centers on Penn State’s Joe Paterno in the aftermath of the Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal. After becoming the winningest coach in college [...]
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Continue reading: Paterno (2018) Teaser Trailer: Al Pacino Plays Penn State Football Coach Joe Paterno...
- 1/20/2018
- by Rollo Tomasi
- Film-Book
Al Pacino stars the late Joe Paterno, the college football coaching legend who became embroiled in the 2011 sex scandal involving Jerry Sandusky. Dismissed from his position as Pennsylvania State University football coach after his longtime defensive coordinator Sandusky was arrested for sexually abusing young boys, HBO’s film “Paterno” will follow a two-week period in...
- 1/19/2018
- by Rachel West
- ET Canada
“Did you know about Jerry?” The implicit accusation in those words resound through the short teaser trailer for Paterno, HBO’s movie about the disgraced Penn State football coach whose shining legacy was tainted in the wake of a horrific child sex abuse convictions of his assistant coach, Jerry Sandusky. Al Pacino plays the titular Joe Paterno, a […]
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- 1/19/2018
- by Hoai-Tran Bui
- Slash Film
Al Pacino looks weathered and downtrodden as disgraced college football coach Joe Paterno in the teaser trailer for the upcoming HBO film, Paterno. He stares off morosely as between scenes of players on the gridiron, child molester Jerry Sandusky being arrested and guiding a boy into an elevator, men crying and journalists attempting to question Paterno – all as voices chant "Joe Pat-ern-o" and clap along excitedly. When one of his sons asks, "Dad, did you know about Jerry?" the reason why Pacino is staring off comes into focus.
The film,...
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- 1/19/2018
- Rollingstone.com
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