The fascination over American Gladiators isn’t over just yet: Three weeks after ESPN aired 30 for 30: The American Gladiators Documentary, Netflix is now shining a spotlight on the inimitable ’80s competition show that gave us Nitro, Gemini and thrilling jousts with what looked like giant, padded Q-tips.
Like ESPN’s penetrative two-parter from director Ben Berman (The Amazing Jonathan Documentary), the new Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators (dropping June 28 on Netflix) reminds us that TV’s first big reality show stars weren’t privileged women who throw wine in fits of rage. They were pumped-up athletes who donned patriotic colors while playing Goliath to some poor civilian’s David in a makeshift battledome.
But while ESPN’s documentary from Vice Media focuses more of its narrative on Johnny Ferraro, the infamous figurehead behind the memorable franchise, Muscles & Mayhem keeps the attention on the gladiators and how,...
Like ESPN’s penetrative two-parter from director Ben Berman (The Amazing Jonathan Documentary), the new Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators (dropping June 28 on Netflix) reminds us that TV’s first big reality show stars weren’t privileged women who throw wine in fits of rage. They were pumped-up athletes who donned patriotic colors while playing Goliath to some poor civilian’s David in a makeshift battledome.
But while ESPN’s documentary from Vice Media focuses more of its narrative on Johnny Ferraro, the infamous figurehead behind the memorable franchise, Muscles & Mayhem keeps the attention on the gladiators and how,...
- 6/28/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix’s Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators documentary series takes an in-depth look at the world of American Gladiators, the competition series that premiered in 1989 and ran through 1996. The series was briefly revived in 2008.
Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators will premiere on June 28, 2023 and, per Netflix, “chronicles the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and gripping behind-the-scenes stories of one of the biggest spectacles on television during the height of the ’90s. Told first hand from the stars who lived through it, this five part series reveals untold stories of the iconic American Gladiators’ triumph, turmoil, and ultimate price of fame.”
Dan “Nitro” Clark, Debbie “Storm” Clark, Erika “Diamond” Andersch Bunker, Jim “Laser” Kalafat, Lori “Ice” Fetrick, Michael “Gemini” Horton, and Raye “Zap” Olson participated in the five-episode documentary series. Past American Gladiators competitors Shari E “Blaze” Pendleton Mitchell, Shirley “Sky” Eson-Korito, and Steve “Tower” Hennebery...
Muscles & Mayhem: An Unauthorized Story of American Gladiators will premiere on June 28, 2023 and, per Netflix, “chronicles the meteoric rise, dramatic fall, and gripping behind-the-scenes stories of one of the biggest spectacles on television during the height of the ’90s. Told first hand from the stars who lived through it, this five part series reveals untold stories of the iconic American Gladiators’ triumph, turmoil, and ultimate price of fame.”
Dan “Nitro” Clark, Debbie “Storm” Clark, Erika “Diamond” Andersch Bunker, Jim “Laser” Kalafat, Lori “Ice” Fetrick, Michael “Gemini” Horton, and Raye “Zap” Olson participated in the five-episode documentary series. Past American Gladiators competitors Shari E “Blaze” Pendleton Mitchell, Shirley “Sky” Eson-Korito, and Steve “Tower” Hennebery...
- 5/23/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
One year ago, Tablo wasn’t sure if there would be another Epik High album. By that point, the Korean hip-hop trio – which also includes co-lyricist Mithra Jin and co-producer DJ Tukutz – had already been together for 21 years, and were concentrating on the release of Epik High Is Here下 (Part 2), the second half of their 10th studio album. Rumors circulated about the group’s possible disbandment, fueled by the members’ own ambiguous comments.
And then, a month ago, Tablo released a humorous video announcing Epik High’s 2023 European and North American tour,...
And then, a month ago, Tablo released a humorous video announcing Epik High’s 2023 European and North American tour,...
- 1/31/2023
- by Jae-Ha Kim
- Rollingstone.com
“Don’t Worry Darling,” “9-1-1” and the forthcoming comedy “80 for Brady” were among the winners at the 27th annual California on Location Awards Sunday night.
The ceremony, hosted by “Family Feud” announcer Rubin Ervin, recognized location managers, location teams and public employees who facilitated on-location productions across the state.
“Don’t Worry Darling” received location team of the year for a studio feature, beating category finalists “The Fabelmans” and “White Men Can’t Jump.” Chris Baugh, who was also nominated for his work on “Babylon,” scored location manager of the year for a studio feature for the psychological thriller.
“It was extremely difficult and challenging. So to pull that off — I can’t even remember it, but we got through it,” Baugh said, referring to his team for “Don’t Worry Darling.” “We were all in the trenches together and I couldn’t have done it without them. It was actually enjoyable,...
The ceremony, hosted by “Family Feud” announcer Rubin Ervin, recognized location managers, location teams and public employees who facilitated on-location productions across the state.
“Don’t Worry Darling” received location team of the year for a studio feature, beating category finalists “The Fabelmans” and “White Men Can’t Jump.” Chris Baugh, who was also nominated for his work on “Babylon,” scored location manager of the year for a studio feature for the psychological thriller.
“It was extremely difficult and challenging. So to pull that off — I can’t even remember it, but we got through it,” Baugh said, referring to his team for “Don’t Worry Darling.” “We were all in the trenches together and I couldn’t have done it without them. It was actually enjoyable,...
- 12/5/2022
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
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Don’t Worry Darling, 9-1-1 and the upcoming film 80 for Brady all received multiple wins at the 27th annual California on Location Awards.
The honors, which were revealed Sunday, recognize location managers, public employees and other professionals who helped with on-location filming across the state.
Among the winners, Chris Baugh was named location manager of the year for a studio feature for Don’t Worry Darling. The film’s crew also won location team of the year for a studio feature. Don’t Worry Darling, which premiered in September, was mainly shot in the greater Palm Springs area. The thriller-mystery was directed by Olivia Wilde, who also played a role in the movie alongside a star-studded cast including Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, Kiki Lane and Nick Kroll.
Fox’s 9-1-1 also took home two awards, including location manager of the...
Don’t Worry Darling, 9-1-1 and the upcoming film 80 for Brady all received multiple wins at the 27th annual California on Location Awards.
The honors, which were revealed Sunday, recognize location managers, public employees and other professionals who helped with on-location filming across the state.
Among the winners, Chris Baugh was named location manager of the year for a studio feature for Don’t Worry Darling. The film’s crew also won location team of the year for a studio feature. Don’t Worry Darling, which premiered in September, was mainly shot in the greater Palm Springs area. The thriller-mystery was directed by Olivia Wilde, who also played a role in the movie alongside a star-studded cast including Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Chris Pine, Gemma Chan, Kiki Lane and Nick Kroll.
Fox’s 9-1-1 also took home two awards, including location manager of the...
- 12/5/2022
- by Carly Thomas and Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Co-financing, co-production forum takes place September 11-12.
New projects involving the producer of The Babadook, Game Of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin and Lemon Tree filmmaker Eran Riklis will be front and centre when the first in-person Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (Iff) in three years kicks off at TIFF next month.
Now in its 17th year, the two-day co-financing and co-production market takes place from September 11-12 in association with TIFF and features 42 feature film producer teams – 20 from Canada and 22 from as far afield as Australia, India, Norway, Scotland and the US.
The producers will participate in one-on-one producer...
New projects involving the producer of The Babadook, Game Of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin and Lemon Tree filmmaker Eran Riklis will be front and centre when the first in-person Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (Iff) in three years kicks off at TIFF next month.
Now in its 17th year, the two-day co-financing and co-production market takes place from September 11-12 in association with TIFF and features 42 feature film producer teams – 20 from Canada and 22 from as far afield as Australia, India, Norway, Scotland and the US.
The producers will participate in one-on-one producer...
- 8/29/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Co-financing, co-production forum takes place September 11-12.
New projects involving the producer of The Babadook, Game Of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin and Lemon Tree filmmaker Eran Riklis will be front and centre when the first in-person Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (Iff) in three years kicks off at TIFF next month.
Now in its 17th year, the two-day co-financing and co-production market takes place from September 11-12 in association with TIFF and features 42 feature film producer teams – 20 from Canada and 22 from as far afield as Australia, India, Norway, Scotland and the US.
The producers will participate in one-on-one producer...
New projects involving the producer of The Babadook, Game Of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin and Lemon Tree filmmaker Eran Riklis will be front and centre when the first in-person Ontario Creates International Financing Forum (Iff) in three years kicks off at TIFF next month.
Now in its 17th year, the two-day co-financing and co-production market takes place from September 11-12 in association with TIFF and features 42 feature film producer teams – 20 from Canada and 22 from as far afield as Australia, India, Norway, Scotland and the US.
The producers will participate in one-on-one producer...
- 8/29/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
The New York Knicks are one of basketball’s most storied franchises but they haven’t won an NBA title since 1973. Celebrity fans like Spike Lee, Woody Allen, and screenwriter William Goldman worshipped the star-studded — but team-first — Knicks teams of that championship era, and a generation of aging sportswriters refuse to let those hardwood legends die. Actor Michael Rapaport was only three years old when the Knicks won their last title, but he’s turned his yearning for those glory years into a documentary, When the Garden was Eden.
Rapaport’s movie, which is also part of Espn’s “30 for 30″ series,...
Rapaport’s movie, which is also part of Espn’s “30 for 30″ series,...
- 3/13/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
TMZ reports that 'American Gladiators' star Nitro had a heart attack on Wednesday, and the former reality TV star says steroids did the damage.Dan Clark (Nitro) experienced intense chest pains while working out at an L.A. gym and his arm went numb, one of the warning signs that you may be having a cardiac event.Clark/Nitro was taken to urgent care center and then transported by ambulance to a nearby hospital.Once the athlete arrived at the hospital, Clark/Nitro underwent emergency surgery and had a blood clot in one of his arteries removed. During the procedure, doctors fitted him with a new stent. Original American Gladiators: Dan Clark (Nitro), Deron McBee (Malibu), Marisa Pare (Lace), Cheryl Barldinger (Sunny), Michael Horton (Gemini)...
- 12/24/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Ex-"American Gladiators" star Nitro was hospitalized for a Heart Attack on Wednesday, TMZ has learned ... and Nitro tells us he thinks Steroids played a factor. Dan Clark says he experienced intense chest pains while working out at an L.A. gym that night ... and then his left arm went numb.Nitro asked a buddy to drive him to a nearby urgent care center ... where they quickly realized he was having a heart attack and...
- 12/22/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Former "American Gladiators" star Nitro still has some fight in him -- TMZ has learned, he's currently being sued by a construction company over an obstacle course he built for charity ... and he's not about to roll over and take it.United Rentals filed the lawsuit against Nitro -- real name Dan Clark -- claiming Dan's company Gladiator Events rented a bunch of equipment from United Rentals last year. According to the suit, the bill...
- 12/15/2013
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Article by Dan Clark (MovieRevolt)
Welcome to another installment of Streaming for Your Pleasure where I highlight films that are currently streaming on Netflix. In this installment I am focusing on action movies. I don’t know about you but sometimes when the proper mood strikes I fiend for some not stop action thrills. In order to make your lives easier I picked out some films that are worth your viewing pleasure. To keep things exciting I choose a variety of films. Some are recent hits while others are classics in the genre. Certain choices are rather obvious and I’m sure you’ve seen them countless times before, but there are a few hidden gems as well. Whatever your cup of tea might be there’s a film here that you will find worthy of adding to your Netflix queue.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Directed By: Brad Bird
Written By: Josh Appelbaum,...
Welcome to another installment of Streaming for Your Pleasure where I highlight films that are currently streaming on Netflix. In this installment I am focusing on action movies. I don’t know about you but sometimes when the proper mood strikes I fiend for some not stop action thrills. In order to make your lives easier I picked out some films that are worth your viewing pleasure. To keep things exciting I choose a variety of films. Some are recent hits while others are classics in the genre. Certain choices are rather obvious and I’m sure you’ve seen them countless times before, but there are a few hidden gems as well. Whatever your cup of tea might be there’s a film here that you will find worthy of adding to your Netflix queue.
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Directed By: Brad Bird
Written By: Josh Appelbaum,...
- 2/19/2013
- by Guest
- Nerdly
With the exit from Iraq and the draw-down of troops in Afghanistan, the numbers of Americans killed continues to drop. Still, loved ones are mourning 311 lost, and as of Dec. 17, the wars' toll since 2001 now stands at 6,656. Edward Joseph Acosta, 21 Trevor Brandon Adkins, 21 Ahmed Kousay al-Taie, 46 Erica Paige Alecksen, 21 Tobias Christoph Alexander, 30 Joseph James Altmann, 27 Mabry James Anders, 21 Joshua Ryan Ashley, 23 Bradley Wayne Atwell, 27 Daniel Benjamin Bartle, 27 Jon-Luke Bateman, 22 Jonathan Batista, 22 Rayvon Battle Jr., 25 Taylor John Baune, 21 Jordan Logan Bear, 25 Clayton Ross Beauchamp, 21 Genaro Bedoy, 20 Bryan Richard Bell, 23 Russell Ryan Bell, 37 Jose Oscar Belmontes, 28 Kenneth Wade Bennett, 26 Keith David Benson,...
- 12/22/2012
- by Daniel S. Levy
- PEOPLE.com
The Australian Screen Editors’ Guild has added a new category to include online and new content streams to its awards night and announced the nominees for the 2012 Ase Awards.
The announcement:
The Australian Screen Editors’ (Ase) Guild is dedicated to the pursuit and recognition of excellence in screen editing across all its forms. It aims to highlight the often invisible art of editing to the public while supporting the people who construct our screen narratives frame by frame.
In 2012 the Ase expanded its activities by opening a new Committee in Brisbane, growing the membership base already established in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide, and expanding its year-round program of seminars, screenings, masterclasses, training days and mentorships. This year the Ase also celebrated its 10th anniversary of Accreditation, the highest honour the Guild can bestow on an editor.
The culmination of the Guild’s year happens at the annual Ase Awards,...
The announcement:
The Australian Screen Editors’ (Ase) Guild is dedicated to the pursuit and recognition of excellence in screen editing across all its forms. It aims to highlight the often invisible art of editing to the public while supporting the people who construct our screen narratives frame by frame.
In 2012 the Ase expanded its activities by opening a new Committee in Brisbane, growing the membership base already established in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide, and expanding its year-round program of seminars, screenings, masterclasses, training days and mentorships. This year the Ase also celebrated its 10th anniversary of Accreditation, the highest honour the Guild can bestow on an editor.
The culmination of the Guild’s year happens at the annual Ase Awards,...
- 11/14/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
Dan Clark loved the power steroids gave him - until the "American Gladiators" star discovered the muscle-enhancing drugs made him grow man-boobs, shrank his privates and turned sex into a painful experience.
"Bitch t- -s, man boobs, breast-chesticles is what they're called on the street. Gynecomastia is the scientific name. No matter what you call it, I [had] it," Clark, who was "Nitro" on the smash reality series, reveals in his memoir, "Gladiator: A True Story of 'Roids, Rage and Redemption," out next month. "I hate[d] taking off my shirt. For photo shoots,...
"Bitch t- -s, man boobs, breast-chesticles is what they're called on the street. Gynecomastia is the scientific name. No matter what you call it, I [had] it," Clark, who was "Nitro" on the smash reality series, reveals in his memoir, "Gladiator: A True Story of 'Roids, Rage and Redemption," out next month. "I hate[d] taking off my shirt. For photo shoots,...
- 1/5/2009
- NYPost.com
No bull: CMT taps Garrett, Baldwin, Ice
Rapper-musician Vanilla Ice (aka Rob Van Winkle), actor Stephen Baldwin and actor-musician Leif Garrett are among the celebrities set to take part in CMT's upcoming series Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge, set to debut at 9 p.m. Aug. 10.
The six-part unscripted show -- in the vein of sister network VH1's The Surreal Life, albeit with a much different setting -- features rodeo athlete Ty Murray, a seven-time All-Around World Champion, trying to teach nine celebrities the dangerous sport of bull riding.
Other celebrities taking part will be former NFL player Rocket (Raghib Ismail,) Moto-X rider Kenny Bartrum, actor "Nitro" Dan Clark (American Gladiator), reality star Jonny (Dalton) Fairplay (Survivor), UFC fighter Josh Haynes and actor Francesco Quinn.
"'Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge' might be the most loud, over-the-top series we've ever done on CMT," said Bob Kusbit, the network's head of development. "Ty Murray is the brightest star there is in bull riding, a true world champion, but he's got his work cut out for him training a cast of celebrities who are certainly brave -- but way out of their element."...
The six-part unscripted show -- in the vein of sister network VH1's The Surreal Life, albeit with a much different setting -- features rodeo athlete Ty Murray, a seven-time All-Around World Champion, trying to teach nine celebrities the dangerous sport of bull riding.
Other celebrities taking part will be former NFL player Rocket (Raghib Ismail,) Moto-X rider Kenny Bartrum, actor "Nitro" Dan Clark (American Gladiator), reality star Jonny (Dalton) Fairplay (Survivor), UFC fighter Josh Haynes and actor Francesco Quinn.
"'Ty Murray's Celebrity Bull Riding Challenge' might be the most loud, over-the-top series we've ever done on CMT," said Bob Kusbit, the network's head of development. "Ty Murray is the brightest star there is in bull riding, a true world champion, but he's got his work cut out for him training a cast of celebrities who are certainly brave -- but way out of their element."...
- 5/30/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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