Piper Laurie, a three-time Academy Award nominee whose TV credits include the role of Twin Peak’s Catherine Martell, died on Saturday morning. She was 91.
Laurie’s manager Marion Rosenberg confirmed the news of her death to our sister site Variety, calling her a “beautiful human being and one of the great talents of our time.”
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Laurie’s breakout acting role was in 1950’s Louisa, which starred Ronald Reagan. She...
Laurie’s manager Marion Rosenberg confirmed the news of her death to our sister site Variety, calling her a “beautiful human being and one of the great talents of our time.”
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Laurie’s breakout acting role was in 1950’s Louisa, which starred Ronald Reagan. She...
- 10/14/2023
- by Claire Franken
- TVLine.com
Piper Laurie, the three-time Academy Award-nominated actress whose seven-decade career including starring roles in the classic films “Carrie” and “The Hustler, has died. She was 91.
Laurie’s death was confirmed by her manager, Marion Rosenberg, in a statement to Variety.
“A beautiful human being and one of the great talents of our time,” Rosenberg said.
Laurie also starred in 1986’s “Children of a Lesser God,” for which she received an Oscar nomination for her supporting role, one of three Academy Award nominations she received in her career. Her first acting credits were for the 1950 films “The Milkman” and “Louisa.”
Her first Oscar nod came for 1961’s “The Hustler,” an iconic poolhall tale in which she starred opposite Paul Newman, playing his love interest. She also received an Oscar nomination for Brian De Palma’s 1976 Stephen King adaptation “Carrie,” in which she played the overbearing mother of Sissy Spacek’s telekinetic protagonist.
Laurie’s death was confirmed by her manager, Marion Rosenberg, in a statement to Variety.
“A beautiful human being and one of the great talents of our time,” Rosenberg said.
Laurie also starred in 1986’s “Children of a Lesser God,” for which she received an Oscar nomination for her supporting role, one of three Academy Award nominations she received in her career. Her first acting credits were for the 1950 films “The Milkman” and “Louisa.”
Her first Oscar nod came for 1961’s “The Hustler,” an iconic poolhall tale in which she starred opposite Paul Newman, playing his love interest. She also received an Oscar nomination for Brian De Palma’s 1976 Stephen King adaptation “Carrie,” in which she played the overbearing mother of Sissy Spacek’s telekinetic protagonist.
- 10/14/2023
- by Jeremy Bailey
- The Wrap
Piper Laurie, who blossomed as an actress only after extricating herself from the studio system and went on to rack up three Oscar nominations, has died. She was 91.
Laurie’s manager Marion Rosenberg confirmed the news to Variety, writing, “A beautiful human being and one of the great talents of our time.”
Laurie scored her first Oscar nomination for her work opposite Paul Newman in 1961’s classic poolhall drama “The Hustler,” in which she played an alcoholic who memorably tells Newman’s character, “Look, I’ve got troubles and I think maybe you’ve got troubles. Maybe it’d be better if we just leave each other alone.”
Though she informally retired to raise a family for more than a decade, she returned to film and television in the mid-’70s and racked up an impressive roster of characterizations, including Oscar-nominated turns in “Carrie” and in “Children of a Lesser God,...
Laurie’s manager Marion Rosenberg confirmed the news to Variety, writing, “A beautiful human being and one of the great talents of our time.”
Laurie scored her first Oscar nomination for her work opposite Paul Newman in 1961’s classic poolhall drama “The Hustler,” in which she played an alcoholic who memorably tells Newman’s character, “Look, I’ve got troubles and I think maybe you’ve got troubles. Maybe it’d be better if we just leave each other alone.”
Though she informally retired to raise a family for more than a decade, she returned to film and television in the mid-’70s and racked up an impressive roster of characterizations, including Oscar-nominated turns in “Carrie” and in “Children of a Lesser God,...
- 10/14/2023
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
It’s appropriate that Netflix dropped the sixth season of “Black Mirror” on June 15, the same day that Emmy voting began. The series isn’t eligible for this year’s awards, of course, but it has been a dominant force at the Emmys for years, even sparking a rule change that affects a number of other anthology programs this year.
And because of that rule change, it’s going to be a lot harder for any of those other programs — which include “Documentary Now!” and “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities” — to be nominated for Emmys this year.
First, a little background. “Black Mirror,” created by Charlie Brooker and first airing in 2011, was inspired by the classic 1950s and ’60s series “The Twlight Zone,” in which Rod Serling used each episode to tell a different story — usually creepy or scary, usually with a twist, always with a moral. Back then,...
And because of that rule change, it’s going to be a lot harder for any of those other programs — which include “Documentary Now!” and “Guillermo del Toro’s Cabinet of Curiosities” — to be nominated for Emmys this year.
First, a little background. “Black Mirror,” created by Charlie Brooker and first airing in 2011, was inspired by the classic 1950s and ’60s series “The Twlight Zone,” in which Rod Serling used each episode to tell a different story — usually creepy or scary, usually with a twist, always with a moral. Back then,...
- 6/20/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Following Treat Williams’ sudden death today in a motorcycle accident at the age of 71, the veteran actor was remembered by Emily VanCamp. In one of her first major roles, VanCamp starred opposite Williams on Greg Berlanti’s cult WB drama series Everwood, which ran for four seasons, from 2002=06. The two also starred together in the 2011 CBS Hallmark Hall Of Fame movie Beyond the Chalkboard.
“The many times we worked together- always wonderful and I was always excited for the next time,” VanCamp wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of Williams. “Sending all my love to your family, Treat. Fly high my friend.”
Related: Treat Williams’ Final Role – Playing Bill Paley In Ryan Murphy’s ‘Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans’
Williams is the third former Everwood cast member to pass away in the past 10 months following Anne Heche, who also died tragically as a result of a crash, and John Beasley,...
“The many times we worked together- always wonderful and I was always excited for the next time,” VanCamp wrote on Instagram alongside a photo of Williams. “Sending all my love to your family, Treat. Fly high my friend.”
Related: Treat Williams’ Final Role – Playing Bill Paley In Ryan Murphy’s ‘Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans’
Williams is the third former Everwood cast member to pass away in the past 10 months following Anne Heche, who also died tragically as a result of a crash, and John Beasley,...
- 6/13/2023
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
John Wright, the film editor who received Oscar nominations for his work on Jan de Bont’s Speed and The Hunt for Red October, one of six movies he cut for John McTiernan, has died. He was 79.
Wright died April 20 at his home in Calabasas after a battle with prostate and bone cancer, his wife of 57 years, Jane Wright, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Wright’s résumé also included such other high-profile films as Sam Peckinpah’s Convoy (1978), Paul Michael Glaser’s The Running Man (1987), Stan Dragoti’s Necessary Roughness (1991), John Woo’s Broken Arrow (1996), Bryan Singer’s X-Men (2000), James Gartner’s Glory Road (2006) and Louis Leterrier’s The Incredible Hulk (2008).
He collaborated with directors Mel Gibson on The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Apocalypto (2006); with Graeme Clifford on Frances (1982) and Gleaming the Cube (1989); and with Randall Wallace on Secretariat (2010) and Heaven Is for Real (2014).
Wright was nominated for an Emmy...
Wright died April 20 at his home in Calabasas after a battle with prostate and bone cancer, his wife of 57 years, Jane Wright, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Wright’s résumé also included such other high-profile films as Sam Peckinpah’s Convoy (1978), Paul Michael Glaser’s The Running Man (1987), Stan Dragoti’s Necessary Roughness (1991), John Woo’s Broken Arrow (1996), Bryan Singer’s X-Men (2000), James Gartner’s Glory Road (2006) and Louis Leterrier’s The Incredible Hulk (2008).
He collaborated with directors Mel Gibson on The Passion of the Christ (2004) and Apocalypto (2006); with Graeme Clifford on Frances (1982) and Gleaming the Cube (1989); and with Randall Wallace on Secretariat (2010) and Heaven Is for Real (2014).
Wright was nominated for an Emmy...
- 5/2/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Samuel L. Jackson and John David Washington to Star in August Wilson’s ‘The Piano Lesson’ at Netflix
August Wilson’s classic play “The Piano Lesson” will be getting another feature film adaptation, this time courtesy of Netflix.
The star-packed adaptation of the 1930s-set melodrama will feature Samuel Jackson and John David Washington with Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts and Corey Hawkins offering support. Produced by Todd Black and Denzel Washington, the film will be directed and co-written by Malcolm Washington, with Virgil Williams serving as the co-writer. Constanza Romero, Jennifer Roth and Katia Washington will serve as executive producers.
Set in Pittsburgh in the aftermath of the Great Depression, “The Piano Lesson” follows the lives of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom, the family piano, which is decorated with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor. The Broadway revival, which starred Jackson and Washington, recently ended its run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre after playing 27 previews and 124 regular performances. The production is...
The star-packed adaptation of the 1930s-set melodrama will feature Samuel Jackson and John David Washington with Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts and Corey Hawkins offering support. Produced by Todd Black and Denzel Washington, the film will be directed and co-written by Malcolm Washington, with Virgil Williams serving as the co-writer. Constanza Romero, Jennifer Roth and Katia Washington will serve as executive producers.
Set in Pittsburgh in the aftermath of the Great Depression, “The Piano Lesson” follows the lives of the Charles family in the Doaker Charles household and an heirloom, the family piano, which is decorated with designs carved by an enslaved ancestor. The Broadway revival, which starred Jackson and Washington, recently ended its run at the Ethel Barrymore Theatre after playing 27 previews and 124 regular performances. The production is...
- 4/13/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Evan Peters and his “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” dad Richard Jenkins are the odds-on favorites to take home the Emmys for Best Limited Series/TV Movie Actor and Best Limited Series/TV Movie Supporting Actor, respectively. They’re already Emmy winners in the opposite categories, and if they prevail in September, they’ll join a small group of men who’ve won both limited/TV movie acting prizes.
Just six actors have swept both categories, which have undergone various name changes over the years. Laurence Olivier reigns supreme with five trophies total. He has four in lead for “The Moon and Sixpence” (1960), “Long Day’s Journey into Night” (1973), “Love Among the Ruins” (1975) and “King Lear” (1984), and one in supporting for “Brideshead Revisited” (1982).
Michael Moriarty has four, but they come with an asterisk. He owns lead and supporting statuettes for “Holocaust” (1978) and “James Dean” (2002), respectively, and won two Emmys...
Just six actors have swept both categories, which have undergone various name changes over the years. Laurence Olivier reigns supreme with five trophies total. He has four in lead for “The Moon and Sixpence” (1960), “Long Day’s Journey into Night” (1973), “Love Among the Ruins” (1975) and “King Lear” (1984), and one in supporting for “Brideshead Revisited” (1982).
Michael Moriarty has four, but they come with an asterisk. He owns lead and supporting statuettes for “Holocaust” (1978) and “James Dean” (2002), respectively, and won two Emmys...
- 3/31/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
In the mood for a little romance this Valentine’s Day? There’s nothing better than a Hallmark movie. Most of the network’s rom-coms make perfect Feb. 14 viewing. But if you really want to get in the spirit of the day, check out one of these romantic Valentine’s Day movies from Hallmark, which all have a connection to the holiday.
‘The Lost Valentine’
Golden girl Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt co-starred in The Lost Valentine, a 2011 Hallmark Hall of Fame movie that aired on CBS. White plays Caroline, whose husband Neil went Mia during World War II. Every year on Valentine’s Day, she returns to the train station where she last saw him to mark her loss. Hewitt plays the TV journalist who learns about Caroline’s story and sets out to discover what happened to Neil.
The Lost Valentine is streaming for free on Pluto.
‘The Lost Valentine’
Golden girl Betty White and Jennifer Love Hewitt co-starred in The Lost Valentine, a 2011 Hallmark Hall of Fame movie that aired on CBS. White plays Caroline, whose husband Neil went Mia during World War II. Every year on Valentine’s Day, she returns to the train station where she last saw him to mark her loss. Hewitt plays the TV journalist who learns about Caroline’s story and sets out to discover what happened to Neil.
The Lost Valentine is streaming for free on Pluto.
- 2/14/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
There ought to be an obscure, multisyllabic German word for the very specific feeling of pride one can take in discovering cinema through one of the medium's more highly regarded classics. There are those among us who had something of a cinematic awakening while watching an indelible classic such as, say, "Citizen Kane," "2001: A Space Odyssey," "Persona," "The Rules of the Game," or "The General." Conversely, there ought to be a similar term for the mixture of pride and embarrassment one feels when their cinematic awakening is instigated by something obscure or unknown. "2001" may be a great piece of cinema. But surely someone in the world fell in love with movies the first time they saw Tony Richardson's 1961 film "A Taste of Honey," or Russell Mulcahy's "Highlander 2: The Quickening."
Actor Ben Kingsley, to offer a brief introduction, is undoubtedly one of the best actors of his generation...
Actor Ben Kingsley, to offer a brief introduction, is undoubtedly one of the best actors of his generation...
- 9/19/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Think this year’s outstanding TV movie category is a bit weird? It’s always been a category with an identity problem. Flash back for a moment to 1972, the year that the ABC TV movie “Brian’s Song” won five Emmys. “Brian’s Song” is considered one of the seminal TV movies of all time, a tear-jerker starring James Caan and Billy Dee Williams about Chicago Bears player Brian Piccolo (Caan), who discovered he had cancer soon after turning pro.
Nominated for 11 Emmys overall, “Brian’s Song” was so popular, and so successful, that it helped put the ABC “Movie of the Week,” as the franchise was called, front and center — cementing the TV movie as a network staple. The “movie of the week” idea was so groundbreaking that the entire industry continued to call TV movies “MOWs” long after ABC had ditched the name.
But there was no TV movie category then,...
Nominated for 11 Emmys overall, “Brian’s Song” was so popular, and so successful, that it helped put the ABC “Movie of the Week,” as the franchise was called, front and center — cementing the TV movie as a network staple. The “movie of the week” idea was so groundbreaking that the entire industry continued to call TV movies “MOWs” long after ABC had ditched the name.
But there was no TV movie category then,...
- 8/19/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Hallmark’s famed Christmas movies have been known for revisiting the same stable of stars — which until recently, hasn’t left much room for faces that aren’t white. But this season, the brand has made an effort for diversity. It’s no longer a whitewashed Christmas on Hallmark, though it still has a way to go for a truly inclusive winter wonderland.
Previously, people of color were only relegated to supporting roles such as the sassy best friend or goofy co-worker. Though to be fair, Hallmark did occasionally cast biracial white-passing actresses like Jessica Szohr, Katrina Law, Alexa PenaVega, or new duchess Meghan Markle as the romantic lead. A few years ago, Hallmark even had a partnership with Mariah Carey, which resulted in her appearing in and directing “A Christmas Melody,” about putting on a school’s Christmas pageant.
But after that brief partnership ended, inclusion hadn’t really been prioritized until recently.
Previously, people of color were only relegated to supporting roles such as the sassy best friend or goofy co-worker. Though to be fair, Hallmark did occasionally cast biracial white-passing actresses like Jessica Szohr, Katrina Law, Alexa PenaVega, or new duchess Meghan Markle as the romantic lead. A few years ago, Hallmark even had a partnership with Mariah Carey, which resulted in her appearing in and directing “A Christmas Melody,” about putting on a school’s Christmas pageant.
But after that brief partnership ended, inclusion hadn’t really been prioritized until recently.
- 12/25/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Margot Robbie (“Mary Queen of Scots”) was among the more surprising nominations last week for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, which was a big surge for her film after it had underperformed at other awards season events. Pundits had pegged Robbie and co-star Saoirse Ronan — both Oscar nominees for Best Actress just last year — as major contenders early on this season, but then another film about British royals, “The Favourite,” stole some of its thunder with critics and prognosticators. Is “Mary” once again in it to win it?
SEEwhat actresses have been nominated for playing royalty
Ahead of the film’s theatrical release on December 7, the 18th Whistler Film Festival opened with the Canadian premiere of “Mary,” which Director of Programming Paul Gratton introduced as a “feminist-revisionist” take and an “acting exercise above all.” True to its title, the film centers on Ronan as Mary Stuart, who navigates the politics...
SEEwhat actresses have been nominated for playing royalty
Ahead of the film’s theatrical release on December 7, the 18th Whistler Film Festival opened with the Canadian premiere of “Mary,” which Director of Programming Paul Gratton introduced as a “feminist-revisionist” take and an “acting exercise above all.” True to its title, the film centers on Ronan as Mary Stuart, who navigates the politics...
- 12/20/2018
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Is it lucky No. 7 for “Game of Thrones”? Not only will the two-time Best Drama Series Emmy winner try to reclaim its crown, but it will attempt to accomplish something even more rare than non-consecutive awards: win the top prize for a seventh season.
Only one show has done this in the category’s history: “Law & Order,” which took the honor in 1997. No show older than seven seasons has won Best Drama Series. Two shows have won for their sixth seasons: “The Sopranos” (2007) and “Game of Thrones” itself in 2016.
The prime years for ascending the Emmy stage are, unsurprisingly, early in a show’s run, when you build interest and momentum, and theoretically when the quality of your show is at its highest. Most dramas have prevailed within their first three seasons and the fifth season has proved to be golden for shows awaiting their first victory; “The Sopranos,...
Only one show has done this in the category’s history: “Law & Order,” which took the honor in 1997. No show older than seven seasons has won Best Drama Series. Two shows have won for their sixth seasons: “The Sopranos” (2007) and “Game of Thrones” itself in 2016.
The prime years for ascending the Emmy stage are, unsurprisingly, early in a show’s run, when you build interest and momentum, and theoretically when the quality of your show is at its highest. Most dramas have prevailed within their first three seasons and the fifth season has proved to be golden for shows awaiting their first victory; “The Sopranos,...
- 3/22/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) today proudly announced that Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes, stars of television, film and stage and Sid and Marty Krofft, two legendary television producers, will be honored with Lifetime Achievement Awards this year during the Daytime Emmy® Awards. The Krofft Brothers will be celebrated at the 45th Daytime Creative Arts Emmy Awards which will take place on Friday, April 27th, 2018, while Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes will be celebrated on Sunday, April 29th, 2018 at the 45th Daytime Emmy Awards. Both presentations will take place at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium in Southern California.
“I’ve been star-struck by the dynamic duo of Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes for decades,” said David Michaels, Svp, Daytime Emmy Awards, NATAS. “The scope of their work across the television, film and stage landscape is amazing. Their continuing roles of almost 50 years on Days of our Lives,...
“I’ve been star-struck by the dynamic duo of Bill Hayes and Susan Seaforth Hayes for decades,” said David Michaels, Svp, Daytime Emmy Awards, NATAS. “The scope of their work across the television, film and stage landscape is amazing. Their continuing roles of almost 50 years on Days of our Lives,...
- 2/3/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Christmas + romance + cute puppies = A recipe for ratings success at Hallmark. The network known for its sappy made-for-tv movies hit it big over the Thanksgiving weekend with five nights of ratings gifts — making for its biggest week in network history. Among total viewers in cable, only “The Walking Dead” (and its companion “Talking Dead”) and NFL football did better than Hallmark’s Friday, Saturday, and Sunday movies.
The film “Switched for Christmas,” starring Candace Cameron Bure as identical twin sisters who swap lives for the holiday, became the most-watched telecast in Hallmark Channel history on Sunday night. The film averaged 5.8 million viewers after three days of DVR and video on demand usage. Mark Deklin, Eion Bailey, and Happy the Dog — see, it ticked all the Hallmark boxes — also starred.
Close behind, Saturday’s “Hallmark Hall of Fame” presentation, “The Christmas Train,” averaged 5.6 million viewers — beating the four broadcast networks on the night.
The film “Switched for Christmas,” starring Candace Cameron Bure as identical twin sisters who swap lives for the holiday, became the most-watched telecast in Hallmark Channel history on Sunday night. The film averaged 5.8 million viewers after three days of DVR and video on demand usage. Mark Deklin, Eion Bailey, and Happy the Dog — see, it ticked all the Hallmark boxes — also starred.
Close behind, Saturday’s “Hallmark Hall of Fame” presentation, “The Christmas Train,” averaged 5.6 million viewers — beating the four broadcast networks on the night.
- 12/2/2017
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Erin Moran‘s close friends are still reeling from the news of her death — including the select few who knew about her quiet battle with Stage 4 cancer.
“It’s hard to wrap your arms around it,” says Moran’s Happy Days costar and longtime friend Anson Williams. “She was having treatment for throat cancer, so I was contacting her husband and her and she seemed to be fighting it, really doing well. I was just shocked when I got the call she had passed. I had no idea it was that bad.”
Williams was among a close-knit group of people...
“It’s hard to wrap your arms around it,” says Moran’s Happy Days costar and longtime friend Anson Williams. “She was having treatment for throat cancer, so I was contacting her husband and her and she seemed to be fighting it, really doing well. I was just shocked when I got the call she had passed. I had no idea it was that bad.”
Williams was among a close-knit group of people...
- 4/24/2017
- by Kara Warner
- PEOPLE.com
Kristin Davis, Eric McCormack and Oscar winner Shirley MacLaine will headline Hallmark Hall of Fame original movie Christmas Angel in Training. Davis (Sex and the City) stars as Eve Morgan, a workaholic who, upon her untimely death, finds herself tethered to her guardian angel (MacLaine) and learning to become a Christmas angel in heaven. Despite being the worst recruit in the history of Christmas, Eve is assigned the difficult task of helping struggling singer Max…...
- 9/15/2016
- Deadline TV
New 'Hallmark Hall of Fame' presentation Hear My Song, starring Academy Award winners Dustin Hoffman and Kathy Bates, Academy Award nominee Debra Winger, Emmy Award winner Eddie Izzard, Ifthen's Janine Divita, Josh Lucas and Kevin McHale will be broadcast Saturday, April 16 800-1000 Pm, Etpt on the CBS Television Network. The inspirational, music-filled movie tells the tale of a neglected 12-year-old boy, Stet Garrett Wareing, whose devilish behavior obscures his angelic singing voice until he enters a boy choir boarding school where the demanding choir master Hoffman drives him to achieve beyond his wildest dreams.
- 3/29/2016
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Hallmark Cards, which has owned, produced, and managed the long-running Hallmark Hall of Fame franchise since the early 1950s, today announced that Crown Media Holdings Inc.’s Hallmark Channel will take over production and management of the franchise. Crown Media Holdings operates and distributes Hallmark Channel to more than 90 million subscribers in the U.S. Hallmark Cards will continue to sponsor the series and will remain involved in the creative process, including…...
- 2/9/2016
- Deadline TV
Feeln is a subscription video on demand (Svod) subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, catering to the digital boomer market and a predominantly female subscriber base. Given its demo and its affiliation with Hallmark, the service streams a number of Hallmark Hall of Fame movies, and other generally feel-good type of fare. Feeln is available on all major mobile devices, tablets, set-top devices and online platforms for $3.99 per month, or $23.99 per year. New on Feeln December 2015 will be more than 60 new Christmas titles to its already extensive library. The films are organized into playlists to fit a viewer’s … Continue reading →
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- 12/2/2015
- by Jeff Pfeiffer
- ChannelGuideMag
Hallmark Hall of Fame called, they said to stop right now - they do not have the budget for these movie stars...! Lantern-lit wood cabins and literary based period melodrama do not guarantee a respectable film. The problems with Serena would make more sense if the making of the film had preceded David O. Russell's acclaimed 2012 charmer Silver Linings Playbook. That film demonstrated an appealing chemistry between the shared leads Jennifer Lawrence and Bradley Cooper, leaving one wanting more of them together on screen. Wish granted; Lawrence and Cooper play a depression-era married couple in Serena, which in fact was shot not soon after Silver Linings. (They are currently at work on another film together with Russell, following his American Hustle in which they...
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- 3/26/2015
- Screen Anarchy
In the lead up to Valentine’s Day, the Hallmark Channel has released its second Hallmark Hall of Fame movie since the franchise moved to the channel in December. The network’s latest offering is about love, loss and … swans. When a family of swans make their home on the Peterson family’s farm, it’s love at first sight for 10-year-old daughter Frankie. But when one of the swans perishes, leaving behind a nest filled with eggs, possessive and protective ornithologist Ginny rushes in to save them. “She may be great working with birds, but she’s terribly insensitive when it comes to … Continue reading →
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- 1/22/2015
- by Kellie Freeze
- ChannelGuideMag
SpiritClips has announced the rebrand of their subscription movie service to the name Feeln™ to highlight the core of the brand and family-friendly content it offers. The transformation further advances Feeln’s commitment to quality curated content and position as a leading co-viewing Svod service. In addition to the name, a new visual identity system and redesigned experience will roll out across their website, mobile, and connected television apps in the coming weeks.
The rebranding is accompanied by a dramatic increase in content, all handpicked for its ability to move and inspire audiences of all ages. A partial selection of titles includes:
Oscar winners and nominees, including "Gandhi," "Dances With Wolves," "Jerry Maguire," & "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"
Hollywood blockbusters, including "Ghostbusters," "Babe," "Liar Liar," and "Hook"
Classic favorites, including "Footloose," "Grease," "The Karate Kid" and "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off"
Critically acclaimed television programming including Emmy winning series from the BBC and PBS
The service also features Feeln Original Short Films, a collection of over 80 expertly crafted stories that are internally written, cast, directed and produced – each one highlighting a meaningful journey into the human experience. A new original short film will be released weekly throughout the year starting with “The Saint of Auschwitz,” an inspiring look into the journey of a Catholic priest who sacrificed his life to protect fellow prisoners from Nazis during WWII.
“I wanted to create a collection of films that could be enjoyed by my entire family,” said Rob Fried, founder and CEO of Feeln. “At Feeln , you can select any film and know that each and every one is a great story, well crafted, that will be fun to watch for each and every member of the family – including you.”
Feeln remains the exclusive online streaming destination for Hallmark Hall of Fame movies, the longest-running series of primetime television movies in history, including "Loving Leah," "The Lost Valentine," "My Sister’s Keeper," "Firelight" and over 60 additional titles.
The service has achieved tenfold subscriber growth in the last 18 months, and has aggressive plans to launch on new platforms over the next year. It is currently available online; on mobile phones and tablets; on Roku® streaming players; on Samsung connected TVs; and on the Xbox 360.
Feeln is competitively priced with a subscription fee of $4.99 monthly or an annual charge of $47.99.
For more information, visit Feeln.com.
About Feeln:
Founded in 2007 by Academy Award winning Producer Rob Fried, Feeln is a movie subscription service showing films that move, inspire and delight audiences of all ages. Subscribers enjoy a wide variety of content, including award winning films, Hollywood blockbusters, Feeln Original Short Films, and Hallmark Hall of Fame® movies. Feeln is available online; on stream-to-tv devices including Roku and Xbox; and on mobile phones and tablets.
The rebranding is accompanied by a dramatic increase in content, all handpicked for its ability to move and inspire audiences of all ages. A partial selection of titles includes:
Oscar winners and nominees, including "Gandhi," "Dances With Wolves," "Jerry Maguire," & "Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon"
Hollywood blockbusters, including "Ghostbusters," "Babe," "Liar Liar," and "Hook"
Classic favorites, including "Footloose," "Grease," "The Karate Kid" and "Ferris Bueller’s Day Off"
Critically acclaimed television programming including Emmy winning series from the BBC and PBS
The service also features Feeln Original Short Films, a collection of over 80 expertly crafted stories that are internally written, cast, directed and produced – each one highlighting a meaningful journey into the human experience. A new original short film will be released weekly throughout the year starting with “The Saint of Auschwitz,” an inspiring look into the journey of a Catholic priest who sacrificed his life to protect fellow prisoners from Nazis during WWII.
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- 9/17/2014
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
Veteran actor James Garner, who won two Emmy Awards throughout his prolific TV career, died Saturday night. He was 86.
The cause of death is not yet known.
Though Garner amassed quite a list of TV and film credits throughout the years, his breakout role on the small screen was that of gambler Bret Maverick in the 1950s Western Maverick. He also starred in 1970s crime drama The Rockford Files, a role that landed him his first Emmy in 1977. (The other came in 1987, for his work as a producer on CBS’ Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Promise.)
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The cause of death is not yet known.
Though Garner amassed quite a list of TV and film credits throughout the years, his breakout role on the small screen was that of gambler Bret Maverick in the 1950s Western Maverick. He also starred in 1970s crime drama The Rockford Files, a role that landed him his first Emmy in 1977. (The other came in 1987, for his work as a producer on CBS’ Hallmark Hall of Fame movie Promise.)
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- 7/20/2014
- TVLine.com
Now she can join her long-time husband and acting partner Ossie Davis. Ruby Dee was Mother Sister, the old black woman who observes the neighborhood goings-ons from the window of her tenement in Spike Lee’s Do The Right Thing in 1990. In 1950 she played the wife of Jackie Robinson opposite the ball player himself in The Jackie Robinson Story. Ruby Dee’s seven-decade career included triumphs and awards on stage, screen, print, and in the arena of civil rights. Her many movie credits credits included A Raisin In The Sun (1961), Buck And The Preacher (1972),and American Gangster (2007) for which she received an Oscar nom for Best Supporting Actress. Ruby Dee died today 91.
SAG-AFTRA Mourns the Loss of SAG Life Achievement Award Recipient Ruby Dee in this statement:
SAG-AFTRA today released the following statement on the death of actor, activist and SAG Life Achievement recipient Ruby Dee:
SAG...
SAG-AFTRA Mourns the Loss of SAG Life Achievement Award Recipient Ruby Dee in this statement:
SAG-AFTRA today released the following statement on the death of actor, activist and SAG Life Achievement recipient Ruby Dee:
SAG...
- 6/12/2014
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Celebrated actress Ruby Dee “took her final bow” and died of natural causes on Wednesday at her home in New Rochelle, N.Y., her daughter Nora told The Associated Press. Dee was 91.
In addition to being an actress on stage, screen, TV and radio, Dee — often alongside second husband Ossie Davis, whom she met in 1945 while (successfully) auditioning to star opposite him in the Broadway play Jeb — was an activist who fought for civil rights.
On TV, Dee’s resume included Peyton Place (as surgeon’s wife Alma Miles), Roots: The Next Generation, Stephen King’s The Stand and voice work for the Nick Jr.
In addition to being an actress on stage, screen, TV and radio, Dee — often alongside second husband Ossie Davis, whom she met in 1945 while (successfully) auditioning to star opposite him in the Broadway play Jeb — was an activist who fought for civil rights.
On TV, Dee’s resume included Peyton Place (as surgeon’s wife Alma Miles), Roots: The Next Generation, Stephen King’s The Stand and voice work for the Nick Jr.
- 6/12/2014
- TVLine.com
Joan Lorring, 1945 Best Supporting Actress Oscar nominee, dead at 88: One of the earliest surviving Academy Award nominees in the acting categories, Lorring was best known for holding her own against Bette Davis in ‘The Corn Is Green’ (photo: Joan Lorring in ‘Three Strangers’) Best Supporting Actress Academy Award nominee Joan Lorring, who stole the 1945 film version of The Corn Is Green from none other than Warner Bros. reigning queen Bette Davis, died Friday, May 30, 2014, in the New York City suburb of Sleepy Hollow. So far, online obits haven’t mentioned the cause of death. Lorring, one of the earliest surviving Oscar nominees in the acting categories, was 88. Directed by Irving Rapper, who had also handled one of Bette Davis’ biggest hits, the 1942 sudsy soap opera Now, Voyager, Warners’ The Corn Is Green was a decent if uninspired film version of Emlyn Williams’ semi-autobiographical 1938 hit play about an English schoolteacher,...
- 6/1/2014
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The ABC series that shares a title with the Easter holiday, Resurrection, was off last night, but two other shows dealing with spiritual and cosmic themes, NBC’s Believe and Fox’s Cosmos, got ratings bumps. Coincidentally, both air in Resurrection‘s 9 Pm time slot and benefited from the benching of the midseason for a Hallmark Hall of Fame movie. Believe (1.2 in 18-49, up 20% from last week to match a regular-slot high since the premiere) also was helped from a stronger lead-in from Dateline (0.9, up 13%) as NBC moved in to swap underperformed reality series American Dream Builders and the newsmagazine. In its first airing at 7 Pm, Dream Builders (0.6) was down 14% from last week’s 8 Pm episode to a new low. (NBC was pre-empted for an NBA game in Portland from 7-9 Pm, so ratings for Dream Builders and Dateline may undergo adjustments.) At 10 Pm Crisis (0.9) retreated 18% after a 10% bump the...
- 4/21/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
The Rocket (Bang fai) Director: Kim Mordaunt Screenwriter: Kim Mordaunt Cast: Sitthiphon Disamoe, Loungnam Kaosainam, Bunsri Yindi, Sumrit Warin, Alice Keohavong Screened at: Review 2, NYC, 12/12/13 Opens: January 10, 2014 Part National Geographic, part Hallmark Hall of Fame and even some leftist political points make up this exotic fare called “The Rocket.” “The Rocket” is filmed mostly in rural Laos but some in Thailand and is directed by Australian Kim Mordaunt—whose documentary “Bomb Harvest” in 2007 deals with efforts to clean up the unexploded bombs in Laos, known as per capita the most bombed country in the world. “The Rocket” is right up her alley, then, as she focuses [ Read More ]
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- 12/13/2013
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Welcome to Holiday Favorites, a series in which Slackerwood contributors and our friends talk about the movies we watch during the holiday season, holiday-related or otherwise.
Today's inspired choice comes from Austin Film Society Associate Artistic Director Holly Herrick. Her pick is a classic from 1962: Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color presents Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates: Part 1 and Part 2, directed by Norman Foster. "Aka, the only time I will ever prefer Disney to Sidney Lumet," Holly says. Here's why she loves this one so:
On Christmas Eve every year, after our traditional holiday dinner of hominy grits and homemade sausage served with King corn syrup, my brothers and sisters and I dig out an old re-recorded VHS tape from sometime in the early 80s of the 1962 Disney's Wonderful World of Color version of Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates. The film is an adaptation of a popular...
Today's inspired choice comes from Austin Film Society Associate Artistic Director Holly Herrick. Her pick is a classic from 1962: Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color presents Hans Brinker or the Silver Skates: Part 1 and Part 2, directed by Norman Foster. "Aka, the only time I will ever prefer Disney to Sidney Lumet," Holly says. Here's why she loves this one so:
On Christmas Eve every year, after our traditional holiday dinner of hominy grits and homemade sausage served with King corn syrup, my brothers and sisters and I dig out an old re-recorded VHS tape from sometime in the early 80s of the 1962 Disney's Wonderful World of Color version of Hans Brinker and the Silver Skates. The film is an adaptation of a popular...
- 12/11/2013
- by Caitlin Moore
- Slackerwood
Christmas is a time for feel-good movies. It’s a Wonderful Life, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and the usual Hallmark Hall of Fame drivel that hits the airwaves every December. Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy the mainstream Christmas classics as much as the next guy. But at night, when my family is all snug in their beds, that’s when I drag out my sick and twisted Christmas collection…
Black Christmas, Christmas Evil, Silent Night Deadly Night, Don’t Open Till Christmas, those are the films I like to cuddle up to with a spiked eggnog. What is my favorite? That’s a difficult question. I love them all for different reasons, but if I had to pick one, I would have to pick a recent import from Finland called Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. A modern mashup of The Thing and the Krampus mythology, it is...
Black Christmas, Christmas Evil, Silent Night Deadly Night, Don’t Open Till Christmas, those are the films I like to cuddle up to with a spiked eggnog. What is my favorite? That’s a difficult question. I love them all for different reasons, but if I had to pick one, I would have to pick a recent import from Finland called Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. A modern mashup of The Thing and the Krampus mythology, it is...
- 12/10/2013
- by Kevin Klemm
- FEARnet
Once Upon a Time held steady at a series low on Sunday.
The ABC drama drew 6.6 million viewers and a 1.9 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, matching its last performance two weeks ago. Hallmark Hall of Fame's latest film Christmas in Conway followed with 6.5 million and a 1.1.
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The ABC drama drew 6.6 million viewers and a 1.9 in the adults 18-to-49 demographic, matching its last performance two weeks ago. Hallmark Hall of Fame's latest film Christmas in Conway followed with 6.5 million and a 1.1.
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- 12/2/2013
- by Joyce Eng
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Last night was a big letdown on broadcast TV following last Sunday’s blockbuster ratings for the Patriots-Broncos thriller on Sunday Night Football and the American Music Awards. NBC is still on track to win the night with Snf, but last night’s Giants-Redskins game posted a 12.1 overnight household rating, down 29% from last week. ABC’s lineup came nowhere near the 4.5 18-49 rating for last week’s AMAs. Once Upon A Time (1.9) was even with its last original two weeks ago, tying a series low. The Hallmark Hall Of Fame movie Christmas In Conway (1.1) was down 39% from last year’s Hhf holiday movie Christmas With Holly and matching Hhf’s lowest rating to date with this year’s The Makeover. Fox’s animated comedies were down from last week when they benefited from a football overrun and the fact that anchors The Simpsons and Family Guy were in originals. Only...
- 12/2/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Fast National ratings for Sunday, December 1, 2013. After a string of excellent Sunday Night Football games, NBC had a minor dud between the the Giants and Redskins, but still held on to win the night among young viewers, while CBS capitalized on nearly an hour of overrun from the far superior game between the Broncos and Chiefs to win overall. Meanwhile, ABC got tepid numbers for "Once Upon a Time" and weak returns for the Hallmark Hall of Fame movie "Christmas in Conway." On to the numbers... Among adults 18-49, NBC averaged a 4.4 rating for...
- 12/2/2013
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
On TV this Sunday: The Good Wife hits 100 with a bang, The Walking Dead lurches into winter hibernation, Treme kicks off its final season, PBS shares a peek inside the Abbey and more. As a supplement to TVLine’s original features (linked within), here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
Preview | Once Upon a Time Creators Tease Adoption Flashback Twists, Warn of Peter Pan’s Resilience
8 pm The Christmas Spirit (Hallmark Channel) | The spirit of a comatose journalist (Nicolette Sheridan, Desperate Housewives) tries to stop a real-estate developer from changing her town.
Related | Homeland‘s Damian Lewis is TVLine...
Preview | Once Upon a Time Creators Tease Adoption Flashback Twists, Warn of Peter Pan’s Resilience
8 pm The Christmas Spirit (Hallmark Channel) | The spirit of a comatose journalist (Nicolette Sheridan, Desperate Housewives) tries to stop a real-estate developer from changing her town.
Related | Homeland‘s Damian Lewis is TVLine...
- 12/1/2013
- by Misha Solomon
- TVLine.com
Law & Order: Svu has scared up another gig for Pablo Schreiber.
“We are thrilled and terrified that Pablo Schreiber is coming back to Svu to reprise his role as psychopath William Lewis,” executive producers Warren Leight and Julie Martin tell TV Guide Magazine. “He’ll again be tormenting Det. Olivia Benson. Although he’s the one on trial, he turns it into hers.”
The Orange Is the New Black actor was last seen in the NBC procedural’s two-part season premiere, in which his sadistic alter ego abducted and tortured Benson until she turned the tables and nearly beat him to death.
“We are thrilled and terrified that Pablo Schreiber is coming back to Svu to reprise his role as psychopath William Lewis,” executive producers Warren Leight and Julie Martin tell TV Guide Magazine. “He’ll again be tormenting Det. Olivia Benson. Although he’s the one on trial, he turns it into hers.”
The Orange Is the New Black actor was last seen in the NBC procedural’s two-part season premiere, in which his sadistic alter ego abducted and tortured Benson until she turned the tables and nearly beat him to death.
- 11/26/2013
- by Megan Masters
- TVLine.com
You don’t exactly get to hear Angels Sing, as the title of the new Christmas-themed movie would have it, but the film comes pretty close. This Austin-set, modern-day variation of Miracle on 34th Street about a father who disdains Christmas features Willie Nelson and Lyle Lovett singing holiday classics, as well as cameos by such music stars as Dale Watson, Sara Hickman, Marcia Ball, Charlie Sexton, Miss Lavelle White and Asleep at the Wheel’s Ray Benson. They deliver a refreshing musical Texan twang to this Hallmark Hall of Fame-style family movie that should enjoy a long
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- 11/26/2013
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
New Release
Winnie Mandela
R, 1 Hr., 47 Mins.
Darrell J. Roodt’s bland biopic of the South African antiapartheid activist feels like the Hallmark Hall of Fame version of history. Jennifer Hudson brings some fire to the controversial crusader and Terrence Howard is very good as her husband, Nelson Mandela. But this well-intentioned film is an oversimplified mess. C —Chris Nashawaty
New Release
99% — The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative FIlm
Not Rated, 1 Hr., 37 Mins.
The Occupy Wall Street movement deserves enormous credit for locking the “meme” of the 99 percent into the American psyche. But that doesn’t make this day-to-day documentary about...
Winnie Mandela
R, 1 Hr., 47 Mins.
Darrell J. Roodt’s bland biopic of the South African antiapartheid activist feels like the Hallmark Hall of Fame version of history. Jennifer Hudson brings some fire to the controversial crusader and Terrence Howard is very good as her husband, Nelson Mandela. But this well-intentioned film is an oversimplified mess. C —Chris Nashawaty
New Release
99% — The Occupy Wall Street Collaborative FIlm
Not Rated, 1 Hr., 37 Mins.
The Occupy Wall Street movement deserves enormous credit for locking the “meme” of the 99 percent into the American psyche. But that doesn’t make this day-to-day documentary about...
- 9/4/2013
- by Deven Persaud
- EW - Inside Movies
Julie Harris, one of Broadway's most honored performers, whose roles ranged from the flamboyant Sally Bowles in I Am a Camera to the reclusive Emily Dickinson in The Belle of Amherst died Saturday. She was 87. Harris died at her West Chatham, Mass., home of congestive heart failure, actress and family friend Francesca James said. The actress won five Tony Awards for best actress in a play, displaying a virtuosity that enabled her to portray an astonishing gallery of women during a theater career that spanned almost 60 years and included such plays as The Member of the Wedding (1950), The Lark (1955), Forty Carats...
- 8/25/2013
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
New York (Associated Press) — Julie Harris, one of Broadway's most honored performers, whose roles ranged from the flamboyant Sally Bowles in "I Am a Camera" to the reclusive Emily Dickinson in "The Belle of Amherst," died Saturday. She was 87.
Harris died at her West Chatham, Mass., home of congestive heart failure, actress and family friend Francesca James said.
Harris won five Tony Awards for best actress in a play, displaying a virtuosity that enabled her to portray an astonishing gallery of women during a theater career that spanned almost 60 years and included such plays as "The Member of the Wedding" (1950), "The Lark" (1955), "Forty Carats" (1968) and "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln" (1972).
She was honored again with a sixth Tony, a special lifetime achievement award in 2002. Her record is up against Audra McDonald, with five competitive Tonys, and Angela Lansbury with four Tonys in the best actress-musical category and one for best supporting actress in a play.
Harris died at her West Chatham, Mass., home of congestive heart failure, actress and family friend Francesca James said.
Harris won five Tony Awards for best actress in a play, displaying a virtuosity that enabled her to portray an astonishing gallery of women during a theater career that spanned almost 60 years and included such plays as "The Member of the Wedding" (1950), "The Lark" (1955), "Forty Carats" (1968) and "The Last of Mrs. Lincoln" (1972).
She was honored again with a sixth Tony, a special lifetime achievement award in 2002. Her record is up against Audra McDonald, with five competitive Tonys, and Angela Lansbury with four Tonys in the best actress-musical category and one for best supporting actress in a play.
- 8/25/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Julie Harris: Best Actress Oscar nominee, multiple Tony winner dead at 87 (photo: James Dean and Julie Harris in ‘East of Eden’) Film, stage, and television actress Julie Harris, a Best Actress Academy Award nominee for the psychological drama The Member of the Wedding and James Dean’s leading lady in East of Eden, died of congestive heart failure at her home in West Chatham, Massachusetts, on August 24, 2013. Harris, born in Grosse Pointe Park, Michigan, on December 2, 1925, was 87. Throughout her career, Julie Harris collected ten Tony Award nominations, more than any other performer. She won five times — a record matched only by that of Angela Lansbury. Harris’ Tony Award wins were for I Am a Camera (1952), The Lark (1956), Forty Carats (1969), The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1973), and The Belle of Amherst (1977). Harris’ tenth and final Tony nomination was for The Gin Game (1997). In 2002, she was honored with a Special Lifetime Achievement Tony Award.
- 8/25/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Veteran stage, TV and film actress Julie Harris passed away Saturday. She was 87. Harris died of congestive heart failure at home in West Chatham, Massachusetts, per Nyt. The celebrated performer best known for her long and highly decorated Broadway career won five Tony Awards, three Emmys, and one Grammy over five decades in showbiz – narrowly missing the elusive Egot with her 1953 Best Actress Oscar nomination for Carson McCullers’ The Member of the Wedding, her first screen role. Onstage Harris originated the role of Sally Bowles in 1951′s I Am a Camera and starred in a subsequent 1955 film adaptation, which in turn inspired the musical and Liza Minnelli pic Cabaret. Harris starred opposite James Dean in East of Eden, with Paul Newman in Harper, and in Robert Wise’s The Haunting while acting steadily in theater and television through the 1960s and 1970s. In 1980 she joined the cast of CBS soap Knots Landing as Lilliemae Clements,...
- 8/25/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Fare is Fowl: Haywood-Carter’s Dire Return to Directing
Annette Haywood-Carter, perhaps best known for her 1996 directorial debut Foxfire, an adaption of a Joyce Carol Oates novel starring a nubile Angelina Jolie (which was remade in 2012 by Laurent Cantet), returns with her first directorial outing in thirteen years with Savannah, a based-on-a-true-story account of a 1920s hunter from the memoir Ward Allen: Savannah River Market Hunter. Locally produced, the figure in question seems to be a well-known local legend in Savannah, Georgia. However, the headscratchingly vague title should give you the first indication that some beautifully photographed landscape shots are the only aspect of interest in this bewilderingly bland exercise about a highly energetic hunter indisposed to frequent bouts of drinking, best known for rejecting his inheritance to (sometimes illegally) hunt with his black best friend forever at his side.
Opening in 1954 Savannah, we meet the wizened Christmas Moultrie (Chiwetel Ejiofor...
Annette Haywood-Carter, perhaps best known for her 1996 directorial debut Foxfire, an adaption of a Joyce Carol Oates novel starring a nubile Angelina Jolie (which was remade in 2012 by Laurent Cantet), returns with her first directorial outing in thirteen years with Savannah, a based-on-a-true-story account of a 1920s hunter from the memoir Ward Allen: Savannah River Market Hunter. Locally produced, the figure in question seems to be a well-known local legend in Savannah, Georgia. However, the headscratchingly vague title should give you the first indication that some beautifully photographed landscape shots are the only aspect of interest in this bewilderingly bland exercise about a highly energetic hunter indisposed to frequent bouts of drinking, best known for rejecting his inheritance to (sometimes illegally) hunt with his black best friend forever at his side.
Opening in 1954 Savannah, we meet the wizened Christmas Moultrie (Chiwetel Ejiofor...
- 8/21/2013
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Twenty-seven writers including John Gatins, Quentin Tarantino and David O. Russell were named finalists in nine categories for the 39th annual Humanitas Prize. The writers will compete for $95,000 in prize money to be handed out at the annual luncheon September 20 at the Montage Beverly Hills. The Humanitas Prize was created to honor TV and film writers for telling stories, which “truly and deeply explore the human experience in a way that both entertains and enlightens,” the org says. Of the finalists, executive director Cathleen Young said, “These gifted storytellers made us laugh and cry and ultimately, brought us closer together as a family by deeply exploring what it means to be human!” Click over for the full list of nominees: Feature Film Category Flight Written by: John Gatins Django Unchained Written by: Quentin Tarantino Silver Linings Playbook Written by: David O. Russell Sundance Feature Film Category Fruitvale Station Written by:...
- 7/17/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Title: Unfinished Song The Weinstein Company Director: Paul Andrew Williams Screenwriter: Paul Andrew Williams Cast: Gemma Arterton, Christopher Eccleston, Terence Stamp, Vanessa Redgrave, Anne Reid, Calita Rainford Screened at: Dolby88, NYC, 6/13/13 Opens: June 21, 2013 Arthur Hiller’s “Love Story” meets Nigel Cole’s “Calendar Girls” in a story that could fit easily into TV’s Hallmark Hall of Fame. That’s not a compliment in this case. Paul Andrew Williams’ film patronizes older people from a lower-middle-class English background by virtually asking the audience to say, “Oh, how cute; men and women in their seventies and eighties are singing heavy metal and bobbing with the music.” And when the folks (tee-hee) belt [ Read More ]
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- 6/14/2013
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
While you might think Susan Lucci had the hardest journey to Daytime Emmy victory, it took Jeanne Cooper 35 years and nine nominations before she won for playing Katharine Chancellor on "The Young and the Restless." The grande dame of daytime died on May 8 at age 84 after a long illness. Cooper began on "Y&R" shortly it premiered in 1973. While her character was an instant success, she was only nominated for the first time in 1989. By then, Katherine had been through alcoholism, a couple of husbands, several feuds with Jill Foster Abbot and even a facelift. That latter storyline was groundbreaking as the actress allowed footage of her own facelift to be used. Prior to even contending at the Daytime Emmys, Cooper had been nominated twice at the Primetime awards: she lost her1962 Supporting Actress nod for “Ben Casey” to Pamela Brown for “Hallmark Hall of Fame” and her 1987 Drama Guest...
- 5/22/2013
- Gold Derby
Fast National ratings for Sunday, April 21, 2013. Led by "60 Minutes" and "The Amazing Race," CBS cruised to Sunday wins overall and among young viewers. This is another of those rare Sundays that weren't impacted by any sort of sports overrun and, thus, let us see exactly how CBS' lineup is actually doing. ABC's Hallmark Hall of Fame movie "Remember Sunday" didn't do big numbers, but it improved dramatically from ABC's most recent Hallmark presentation, suggesting that Chuck + Rory + Amnesia could be a formula for future middling success. Among adults 18-49, CBS averaged a...
- 4/22/2013
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Rory Gilmore is growing up.
That may be hard for "Gilmore Girls" devotees to deal with, especially since the mother-daughter drama remains evident in repeats on both ABC Family and SoapNet, but Alexis Bledel is offering confirmation that time marches on. Seen last year in several episodes of AMC's acclaimed "Mad Men," the former Rory returns to television in ABC's new Hallmark Hall of Fame drama "Remember Sunday," airing Sunday, April 21.
The New Orleans-set tale casts the actress as lovelorn waitress Molly, who wants to be a florist and becomes interested in jewelry store clerk Gus (portrayed by television's former "Chuck," Zachary Levi).
However, she remains a virtual stranger to him since he can't recall what happened the day before, the result of a brain aneurysm. She begins to take his forgetfulness personally until she learns the reason, then commits herself -- temporarily, at least -- to renewing their relationship...
That may be hard for "Gilmore Girls" devotees to deal with, especially since the mother-daughter drama remains evident in repeats on both ABC Family and SoapNet, but Alexis Bledel is offering confirmation that time marches on. Seen last year in several episodes of AMC's acclaimed "Mad Men," the former Rory returns to television in ABC's new Hallmark Hall of Fame drama "Remember Sunday," airing Sunday, April 21.
The New Orleans-set tale casts the actress as lovelorn waitress Molly, who wants to be a florist and becomes interested in jewelry store clerk Gus (portrayed by television's former "Chuck," Zachary Levi).
However, she remains a virtual stranger to him since he can't recall what happened the day before, the result of a brain aneurysm. She begins to take his forgetfulness personally until she learns the reason, then commits herself -- temporarily, at least -- to renewing their relationship...
- 4/21/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Attention TV Addicts: Have you ever wondered what a romance between Chuck Bartowski and Rory Gilmore might have looked like? Well, wonder no more! Because this Sunday April 21st, ABC will unspool the Remember Sunday, Hallmark Hall of Fame’s latest film that sees Bledel playing a lonely down-on-her-luck waitress named Molly who falls for quirky jewellery store clerk named Gus (Levi) whose past holds somewhat of a big secret. So what does said secret entail and what was it like filming this delightful movie of the week? We caught up with the talented twosome to find out exactly that. See for yourself, after the jump.
Remember Sunday airs April 21st at 9Pm on ABC.
Remember Sunday airs April 21st at 9Pm on ABC.
- 4/21/2013
- by theTVaddict
- The TV Addict
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