Lacey Chabert is starring in another Christmas film, this time for Netflix. The actor, best known for her roles in “Mean Girls,” “Party of Five” and over 30 Hallmark films, will lead “Hot Frosty” for the streamer.
The film will also star Dustin Milligan, Joe Lo Truglio (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Craig Robinson (“The Office”), Katy Mixon (“American Housewife”), Lauren Holly (“Dumb and Dumber”) and Chrishell Stause (“Selling Sunset”).
The film’s official logline reads, “Two years after losing her husband, Cathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Cathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays…and before he melts.”
Jerry Ciccoritti will direct from a script by Russell Hainline.
Producers include Joel S. Rice and Michael Barbuto for Muse Entertainment, while Aren Prupas and Jonas Prupas will executive produce.
“Hot Frosty” joins Netflix’s 2024 holiday slate,...
The film will also star Dustin Milligan, Joe Lo Truglio (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Craig Robinson (“The Office”), Katy Mixon (“American Housewife”), Lauren Holly (“Dumb and Dumber”) and Chrishell Stause (“Selling Sunset”).
The film’s official logline reads, “Two years after losing her husband, Cathy magically brings a handsome snowman to life! Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Cathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays…and before he melts.”
Jerry Ciccoritti will direct from a script by Russell Hainline.
Producers include Joel S. Rice and Michael Barbuto for Muse Entertainment, while Aren Prupas and Jonas Prupas will executive produce.
“Hot Frosty” joins Netflix’s 2024 holiday slate,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Katcy Stephan
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Lacey Chabert (Mean Girls) has been tapped to star in Hot Frosty, a holiday rom-com that Jerry Ciccoritti (My Life with the Walter Boys) is directing for Netflix.
Others set to star include Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek), Craig Robinson (Killing It), Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn 99), Katy Mixon (Mike & Molly), Lauren Holly (Dumb and Dumber) and Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset).
Written by Russell Hainline (The Santa Summit), the film picks up with Cathy two years after losing her husband, as she magically brings a handsome snowman to life. Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Cathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays…and before he melts.
Joel S. Rice and Michael Barbuto are producing for Muse Entertainment. Aren Prupas...
Others set to star include Dustin Milligan (Schitt’s Creek), Craig Robinson (Killing It), Joe Lo Truglio (Brooklyn 99), Katy Mixon (Mike & Molly), Lauren Holly (Dumb and Dumber) and Chrishell Stause (Selling Sunset).
Written by Russell Hainline (The Santa Summit), the film picks up with Cathy two years after losing her husband, as she magically brings a handsome snowman to life. Through his naïveté, the snowman helps Cathy to laugh, feel and love again, as the two fall for each other just in time for the holidays…and before he melts.
Joel S. Rice and Michael Barbuto are producing for Muse Entertainment. Aren Prupas...
- 5/13/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
My Life with the Walter Boys Season 1 Review Out ( Photo Credit – IMDb )
My Life with the Walter Boys Season 1 Review: Star Rating:
Cast: Nikki Rodriguez, Noah Lalonde, Ashby Gendry, Johnny Link, Zöe Soul, Jaylan Evans
Creator: Melania Halsall
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Streaming On: Netflix
Language: English
Runtime: 10 Episodes, Around 45 minutes each.
My Life with the Walter Boys Season 1 Review Out ( Photo Credit – YouTube ) My Life with the Walter Boys Season 1 Review: What’s It About:
The romance genre is one of the most popular ones in any medium. Millions of romance novels are sold every single year, and dozens of TV shows are being produced and released in the same amount of time. My Life with the Walter Boys is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Ali Novak. In this story, a young girl named Jackie suffers the worst of tragedies. Through a convoluted succession of events,...
My Life with the Walter Boys Season 1 Review: Star Rating:
Cast: Nikki Rodriguez, Noah Lalonde, Ashby Gendry, Johnny Link, Zöe Soul, Jaylan Evans
Creator: Melania Halsall
Director: Jerry Ciccoritti
Streaming On: Netflix
Language: English
Runtime: 10 Episodes, Around 45 minutes each.
My Life with the Walter Boys Season 1 Review Out ( Photo Credit – YouTube ) My Life with the Walter Boys Season 1 Review: What’s It About:
The romance genre is one of the most popular ones in any medium. Millions of romance novels are sold every single year, and dozens of TV shows are being produced and released in the same amount of time. My Life with the Walter Boys is an adaptation of the novel of the same name, written by Ali Novak. In this story, a young girl named Jackie suffers the worst of tragedies. Through a convoluted succession of events,...
- 12/10/2023
- by Nelson Acosta
- KoiMoi
“Schitt’s Creek” director Jerry Ciccoritti has signed on to direct and produce a TV adaptation of “The Psychology of Stupidity” by Jean-Francois Marmion. Scott Steindorff and Dylan Russell’s Stone Village Television, the producers behind NBC series “Las Vegas” and the Golden Globe and Emmy Award-winning HBO miniseries “Empire Falls,” are teaming up with Herbert Kloiber’s Munich-based production outfit and finance firm Night Train Media to helm the book-to-screen project.
Per the half-hour comedy’s description, “The Psychology of Stupidity” follows neuroscientist psychologist Anthony, who opens a practice to try to cure people of stupid behavior under the mantra that until you accept your own stupidity, you can‘t expect others to stop acting so stupidly. Part survival guide, part self-help, the behavior of the characters will be recognizable to everyone who is truly honest with themselves. “The Psychology of Stupidity” is the first book in a series in...
Per the half-hour comedy’s description, “The Psychology of Stupidity” follows neuroscientist psychologist Anthony, who opens a practice to try to cure people of stupid behavior under the mantra that until you accept your own stupidity, you can‘t expect others to stop acting so stupidly. Part survival guide, part self-help, the behavior of the characters will be recognizable to everyone who is truly honest with themselves. “The Psychology of Stupidity” is the first book in a series in...
- 5/14/2021
- by Mónica Marie Zorrilla
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) is set to star opposite Olivia Holt in Freeform’s new holiday movie Turkey Drop, from Muse Entertainment. Production began this week on the holiday feature, which is set to premiere Saturday, November 23 at 9 Pm Et during Freeform’s Kickoff to Christmas programming block.
It follows Lucy Jacobs (Holt), a small-town girl who has started her freshman year at a big-city university. When Lucy returns home for Thanksgiving break, she suspects she is about to get turkey dropped—dumped by her high school sweetheart. Hines plays Nancy Jacobs, Lucy’s vivacious, fun and outspoken mom.
To avoid a Turkey Day travesty, Lucy steps out of her comfort zone during her hometown visit, proving she’s not the same, play-it-safe girl she was with her high school boyfriend. As she takes control of her own life and makes choices that put herself first, she learns...
It follows Lucy Jacobs (Holt), a small-town girl who has started her freshman year at a big-city university. When Lucy returns home for Thanksgiving break, she suspects she is about to get turkey dropped—dumped by her high school sweetheart. Hines plays Nancy Jacobs, Lucy’s vivacious, fun and outspoken mom.
To avoid a Turkey Day travesty, Lucy steps out of her comfort zone during her hometown visit, proving she’s not the same, play-it-safe girl she was with her high school boyfriend. As she takes control of her own life and makes choices that put herself first, she learns...
- 9/12/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Freeform has picked up new holiday movie Turkey Drop, from Muse Entertainment, starring Olivia Holt (Marvel’s Cloak and Dagger) for premiere during the network’s Kick Off to Christmas programming block in November.
Written by Tiffany Paulsen (Adventures In Babysitting) Turkey Drop stars Holt as Lucy Jacobs, a small-town girl who has started her freshman year at a big-city university. When Lucy returns home for Thanksgiving break, she suspects she’s about to get turkey dropped — dumped by her high school sweetheart — during their holiday visit. To avoid a Turkey Day travesty, Lucy gets out of her comfort zone, proving she’s not the same, play-it-safe girl she was with her high school boyfriend. As she takes control of her own life and makes choices that put herself first, she learns to let go of what’s been holding her back, helping achieve what she truly wants out of life.
Written by Tiffany Paulsen (Adventures In Babysitting) Turkey Drop stars Holt as Lucy Jacobs, a small-town girl who has started her freshman year at a big-city university. When Lucy returns home for Thanksgiving break, she suspects she’s about to get turkey dropped — dumped by her high school sweetheart — during their holiday visit. To avoid a Turkey Day travesty, Lucy gets out of her comfort zone, proving she’s not the same, play-it-safe girl she was with her high school boyfriend. As she takes control of her own life and makes choices that put herself first, she learns to let go of what’s been holding her back, helping achieve what she truly wants out of life.
- 9/3/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Bruce Greenwood (The Post, The Resident), Leslie Hope (24, Crimson Peak), and Jeff Kober (Sully, Sons of Anarchy) will topline the indie drama, Exposure, directed by Jerry Ciccoritti.
The story centers around Melanie (Hope), who is many years sober and contentedly married to Frank (Greenwood) until a sudden terminal diagnosis leads her to leave everything behind for Los Angeles. Melanie sets down on a destructive path when she encounters a tintype photographer (Kober), and his challenge to sober up, leading Melanie to pose for a series of explicit photographs and to a full-blown affair.
Megan Follows (Reign), Ben Ayres (Burden of Truth), David Hewlett (The Shape of Water), Kris Holden-Reid (Vikings), Grace Lynn Kung (Mary Kills People), Kristin Lehman (Altered Carbon), Daniel Maslany (Murdoch Mysteries), Tony Nappo (Bad Blood) and Paula Rivera co-star.
Jeff Kober wrote the screenplay, which is based on his play Pornography. Hope produced the project with co-producer Tina Vacalopoulos.
The story centers around Melanie (Hope), who is many years sober and contentedly married to Frank (Greenwood) until a sudden terminal diagnosis leads her to leave everything behind for Los Angeles. Melanie sets down on a destructive path when she encounters a tintype photographer (Kober), and his challenge to sober up, leading Melanie to pose for a series of explicit photographs and to a full-blown affair.
Megan Follows (Reign), Ben Ayres (Burden of Truth), David Hewlett (The Shape of Water), Kris Holden-Reid (Vikings), Grace Lynn Kung (Mary Kills People), Kristin Lehman (Altered Carbon), Daniel Maslany (Murdoch Mysteries), Tony Nappo (Bad Blood) and Paula Rivera co-star.
Jeff Kober wrote the screenplay, which is based on his play Pornography. Hope produced the project with co-producer Tina Vacalopoulos.
- 4/5/2018
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
While there are a number of excellent television episodes that aired during the first half of the year, not all of them made our list, due to a number of reasons, chief among them the simple fact that there are too many episodes potentially worthy of inclusion for the entire panel to watch them all. This is where our individual picks come in. Each panelist was given one slot to fill with any episode that hadn’t made the list, but which they felt belonged there. Here are our individual picks, to complement our list of the Best Episodes of 2015 (so far):
Whitney’s pick: The Comeback, “Valerie Finally Gets What She Really Wants”
Written by Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow
Directed by Michael Patrick King
Aired December 28th, 2014 on HBO
Note: While this episode aired in 2014, it aired after the publication of Sound on Sight’s Best of 2014 list,...
Whitney’s pick: The Comeback, “Valerie Finally Gets What She Really Wants”
Written by Michael Patrick King & Lisa Kudrow
Directed by Michael Patrick King
Aired December 28th, 2014 on HBO
Note: While this episode aired in 2014, it aired after the publication of Sound on Sight’s Best of 2014 list,...
- 6/28/2015
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
Genre: Sci-Fi | Horror | Drama
Creators: Anna Fricke and Jeremy Carver, based on the original UK version by Toby Whithouse
Directors: Adam Kane, Charles Binamé, Erik Canuel, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Jerry Ciccoritti
Cast: Sam Witwer, Sam Huntington, Meaghan Rath, Mark Pellegrino
Summary:
Being human: nobody ever said it was easy. But when you’re a ghost, a vampire, and a werewolf, like the three twenty-something roommates of Being Human, it may be completely impossible. The second season of Being Human picks up as Aidan (Sam Witwer), Sally (Meaghan Rath) and Josh (Sam Huntington) continue to struggle with their supernatural double lives. By turns frightening, witty, and romantic, Being Human continues to explore what it means to be human through the eyes of these outsiders.
Being Human – Season 2 Trailer – “Monster”
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If you’re new to this series, or maybe even if you aren’t,...
Creators: Anna Fricke and Jeremy Carver, based on the original UK version by Toby Whithouse
Directors: Adam Kane, Charles Binamé, Erik Canuel, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Jerry Ciccoritti
Cast: Sam Witwer, Sam Huntington, Meaghan Rath, Mark Pellegrino
Summary:
Being human: nobody ever said it was easy. But when you’re a ghost, a vampire, and a werewolf, like the three twenty-something roommates of Being Human, it may be completely impossible. The second season of Being Human picks up as Aidan (Sam Witwer), Sally (Meaghan Rath) and Josh (Sam Huntington) continue to struggle with their supernatural double lives. By turns frightening, witty, and romantic, Being Human continues to explore what it means to be human through the eyes of these outsiders.
Being Human – Season 2 Trailer – “Monster”
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If you’re new to this series, or maybe even if you aren’t,...
- 1/12/2013
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Genre: Sci-Fi | Horror | Drama
Creators: Anna Fricke and Jeremy Carver, based on the original UK version by Toby Whithouse
Directors: Paolo Barzman, Adam Kane, Charles Binamé, Erik Canuel, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Jerry Ciccoritti
Cast: Sam Witwer, Sam Huntington, Meaghan Rath, Mark Pellegrino
Summary:
For three roommates, being human is harder than it looks… Vampires, werewolves and the supernatural collide in the first season of this Syfy smash series that mixes True Blood with The Vampire Diaries.
From the creative team behind Pillars of the Earth, The Mentalist, and Heroes, Being Human is Syfy’s reimagining of the acclaimed UK series created by Toby Whithouse and starring Sam Witwer (Smallville, Battlestar Galactica), Meaghan Rath (The Assistants), Sam Huntington (Cavemen, Superman Returns) and Mark Pellegrino (Lost, Supernatural).
Being Human: The Complete First Season series follows three paranormal, 20-something roommates living in Boston – vampire “Aidan” (Witwer), werewolf “Josh” (Huntington) and ghost “Sally...
Creators: Anna Fricke and Jeremy Carver, based on the original UK version by Toby Whithouse
Directors: Paolo Barzman, Adam Kane, Charles Binamé, Erik Canuel, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Jerry Ciccoritti
Cast: Sam Witwer, Sam Huntington, Meaghan Rath, Mark Pellegrino
Summary:
For three roommates, being human is harder than it looks… Vampires, werewolves and the supernatural collide in the first season of this Syfy smash series that mixes True Blood with The Vampire Diaries.
From the creative team behind Pillars of the Earth, The Mentalist, and Heroes, Being Human is Syfy’s reimagining of the acclaimed UK series created by Toby Whithouse and starring Sam Witwer (Smallville, Battlestar Galactica), Meaghan Rath (The Assistants), Sam Huntington (Cavemen, Superman Returns) and Mark Pellegrino (Lost, Supernatural).
Being Human: The Complete First Season series follows three paranormal, 20-something roommates living in Boston – vampire “Aidan” (Witwer), werewolf “Josh” (Huntington) and ghost “Sally...
- 12/20/2011
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Creator: Based on original British series of same name by Toby Whithouse
Director: Adam Kane, Paolo Barzman, Charles Biname, Erik Canuel, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Jerry Ciccoritti
Writer: Toby Whithouse (format), Jeremy Carver, Anna Fricke
Cast: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Mark Pellegrino
Summary: Three twenty-somethings share a house and try to live a normal life despite being a ghost, a werewolf, and a vampire.
Tagline: Being human is harder than it looks.
Runtime: Hour-long television series
View the Trailer Here
SyFy’s Being Human is an American take on the acclaimed British series of the same name and believe me, when I first heard of this, I was wary about it since I am a huge fan of the original series. So I present to you a review in two parts: the first part compares SyFy’s Being Human to the BBC original and the second...
Creator: Based on original British series of same name by Toby Whithouse
Director: Adam Kane, Paolo Barzman, Charles Biname, Erik Canuel, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Jerry Ciccoritti
Writer: Toby Whithouse (format), Jeremy Carver, Anna Fricke
Cast: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Mark Pellegrino
Summary: Three twenty-somethings share a house and try to live a normal life despite being a ghost, a werewolf, and a vampire.
Tagline: Being human is harder than it looks.
Runtime: Hour-long television series
View the Trailer Here
SyFy’s Being Human is an American take on the acclaimed British series of the same name and believe me, when I first heard of this, I was wary about it since I am a huge fan of the original series. So I present to you a review in two parts: the first part compares SyFy’s Being Human to the BBC original and the second...
- 2/9/2011
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
Being Human Episode 1.4 "Wouldn't It Be Nice (If We Were Human)" Written By: Jeremy Carver and Anna Fricke Directed By: Jerry Ciccoritti Original Airdate: 7 February 2011 In This Episode... Josh is befriended by another werewolf, Ray. At first, he is hesitant to accept Ray's friendship, but Aidan encourages him. Josh starts to come around when Ray gives him some good tips on how to be prepared for each full moon. With Ray, Josh relaxes, becomes a little more comfortable in his werewolf skin. But as the episode progresses, Ray's anti-vampire sentiments become more insistent and extremist. He tries to convince Josh that, underneath his quiet exterior, Aidan...
- 2/8/2011
- FEARnet
Being Human Episode 1.3 "Something to Watch Over Me" Written By: Jeremy Carver & Anna Fricke Directed By: Jerry Ciccoritti Original Airdate: 31 January 2011 In This Episode... Aidan, trying to fit in, holds a neighborhood watch meeting at the house. Their police liason, Officer Garrity, recognizes Aidan. Aidan chats him up later, at a bar, to see where Garrity knows him from. Aidan matches a police sketch of the man who killed his father. A fight in an alley ends with Aidan impaled on a pipe. Garrity catches site of a tattoo on Aidan's chest, reading "Celine," and is able to confirm that this is the man who killed his dad. Later, Bishop shows up at...
- 2/1/2011
- FEARnet
*"Being Human" is shot in Canada, telecast in the United States and based on the United Kingdom show of the same name. Listen to Ed Sum's take on the upcoming season, of this hit show.
Directors: Adam Kane, Charles Biname, Erik Canuel, Jerry Ciccoritti, Paolo Barzman, and Jeremiah S. Chechik.
Writers: Chris Dingess, Toby Whithouse, Nancy Won, Jeremy Carver, and Anna Fricke.
Call it "Twilight" for the small screen, or something new, but the Americanized version of the United Kingdom sensation, "Being Human" debuted strong. The numbers are in and the show earned an average household rating of 1.961 million total viewers. Approximately 58 percent of those one million adults are aged 18-49 are female viewers.
Very little has changed in the conversion and viewers have the chance to see what both products are like. In contrast to what American audiences are receiving, Canada's Space! The Imagination Station has been broadcasting both...
Directors: Adam Kane, Charles Biname, Erik Canuel, Jerry Ciccoritti, Paolo Barzman, and Jeremiah S. Chechik.
Writers: Chris Dingess, Toby Whithouse, Nancy Won, Jeremy Carver, and Anna Fricke.
Call it "Twilight" for the small screen, or something new, but the Americanized version of the United Kingdom sensation, "Being Human" debuted strong. The numbers are in and the show earned an average household rating of 1.961 million total viewers. Approximately 58 percent of those one million adults are aged 18-49 are female viewers.
Very little has changed in the conversion and viewers have the chance to see what both products are like. In contrast to what American audiences are receiving, Canada's Space! The Imagination Station has been broadcasting both...
- 1/24/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
TORONTO -- Canadian director Jerry Ciccoritti received two mentions Thursday as the Directors Guild of Canada unveiled nominations for its film and TV awards. Toronto-based Ciccoritti picked up a film direction nom for Blood, a story about power games between siblings, and a nomination for best TV movie direction for his work on the Sophia Loren-starring drama Lives of the Saints. Ciccoritti will compete in the feature direction category with Jim Donovan (Pure), Michael McGowan (Saint Ralph) and Lewin Webb (The Good Shepherd).
TORONTO -- Faced with the prospect of having to choose between warring Montreal film festivals, a group of Canadian filmmakers on Thursday came out in support of Claude Chamberlan's embattled Festival of New Cinema and New Media, now in its 33rd year. "Claude Chamberlan shouldn't be put in a position where he has to defend his wonderful festival nor should he need to fight to maintain its funding," John L'Ecuyer (Regenesis) said in an open letter. The letter of support from English-Canadian and bilingual directors, also signed by Bruce McDonald, Ryan Larkin, Peter Wintonick, John Pozer, Ron Mann, Manfred Becker and Jerry Ciccoritti, follows a March 3 open letter by French-language directors, led by Robert Lepage and Andre Forcier, urging support for Chamberlan and his event.
- 3/11/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Faced with the prospect of having to choose between warring Montreal film festivals, a group of Canadian filmmakers on Thursday came out in support of Claude Chamberlan's embattled Festival of New Cinema and New Media, now in its 33rd year. "Claude Chamberlan shouldn't be put in a position where he has to defend his wonderful festival nor should he need to fight to maintain its funding," John L'Ecuyer ("Regenesis") said in an open letter. The letter of support from English-Canadian and bilingual directors, also signed by Bruce McDonald, Ryan Larkin, Peter Wintonick, John Pozer, Ron Mann, Manfred Becker and Jerry Ciccoritti, follows a March 3 open letter by French-language directors, led by Robert Lepage and Andre Forcier, urging support for Chamberlan and his event. L'Ecuyer and his colleagues called attention to the New Montreal FilmFest's plans to unspool Oct. 12-23, virtually at the same time that the Festival of New Cinema and New Media will be running this year (Oct. 13-23).
- 3/11/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- A TV movie about a rape victim was the big winner Monday night in Toronto at the Gemini Awards, Canada's TV awards. For The Many Trials of Jane Doe, a biopic about police mishandling of a rape case, Jerry Ciccoritti earned a Gemini for best direction, Wendy Crewson grabbed a trophy for best actress in a TV movie, and Karen Walton won for best TV movie writing. With fewer original one-hour Canadian dramas on primetime schedules because of funding shortages, TV movies were the big winners at the Geminis. The best TV movie award went to 100 Days in the Jungle, and Michael Riley earned the Gemini for best performance by an actor in a dramatic program or miniseries for his role in The Interrogation of Michael Crowe. CTV newsroom drama The Eleventh Hour came away with the Gemini for best TV drama, unseating Canadian Broadcasting Corp.'s DaVinci's Inquest, which had won in the category the previous five years.
- 10/21/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Canadian filmmakers Atom Egoyan and David Cronenberg will square off for top directing honors at the Directors Guild of Canada Awards in October. Egoyan and Cronenberg will challenge in the best feature film and best film director categories as nominations for the DGC awards were unveiled Thursday in Toronto. The Canadian directors have battled against each other for Canada's other top festival and industry honors during the past year. Also competing for best feature film is Deepa Mehta's "Bollywood/Hollywood" and Tim Southam's "The Bay of Love and Sorrows". On the TV front, leading Canadian directors Sturla Gunnarsson, John N. Smith, Alex Chapple and Jerry Ciccoritti will compete for top directing honors in the TV series and miniseries categories.
- 8/18/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Actors Colin Farrell and Robin Wright Penn have been holed up in their Toronto hotel room following the SARS virus scare. Also filming in Toronto, which has been identified as one of the first major Western cities under threat from the potentially fatal illness, are Sophia Loren and Gene Hackman - who are both avoiding public places. Singer Kris Kristofferson, who resides in the city, is also worried for the safety of his children. Film director Jerry Ciccoritti says, "He was talking to another actor and told him was a little concerned about being here with his kids. The actor told him, 'Don't worry, it's being contained.' And Kristofferson said, 'Yeah, it's being contained - here in Toronto.'"...
- 4/28/2003
- WENN
TORONTO -- Brendan Fletcher, Jessica Pare, Leslie Hope and Alice Krige are on board for the Canadian crime biopic The Nancy Eaton Story, now shooting in Calgary, Alberta. Directed by Jerry Ciccoritti (Trudeau, Chasing Cain), the film centers on the true-life story of the brutal 1985 murder of Nancy Eaton, a department store heiress, by an obsessed family friend. Pare plays the title role, and Fletcher co-stars as the killer. The two-hour telefilm, an official Canadian-British co-production produced by Bernie Zukerman, has already been sold to the CTV network in Canada. It's based on the book "A Question of Guilt: The Murder of Nancy Eaton," by William Scoular and Vivian Green. Executive producer credits go to Wendy Hill-Tout of Calgary's Voice Pictures Inc., Michael Prupas of Montreal's Muse Entertainment Enterprises and Jamie Brown of Britain's Studio Eight Productions Ltd. Shooting on the TV movie is set to wrap Dec. 20.
- 12/4/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Canadian producer Portfolio Entertainment said Tuesday it has acquired the exclusive TV rights to the life story of Kim Rossmo, the Canadian-born geographic profiler currently involved in the Beltway Sniper investigation. Rossmo, a Vancouver beat cop turned criminologist, was brought in by the FBI to help track the serial killer in the Washington area using his patented computer software system, geographic profiling, which tracks serial predators to their doorsteps. Toronto-based Portfolio will develop Rossmo's story as a telefilm, Tracking the Hunters, to air on the CTV network in Canada. Jerry Ciccoritti (Trudeau) has been hired to direct the project, with Lila Rose penning the script. No word on casting has been announced.
- 10/23/2002
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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