Actress Robyn Bernard, acclaimed for her portrayal of Terry Brock in the iconic soap opera General Hospital, passed away on March 12 at 64.
The news of her death emerged as she was found deceased in an open field behind a business establishment in San Jacinto, California, as confirmed by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, according to Variety.
The cause of her death remains undisclosed and is still under investigation. The coroner’s office identified Bernard through her fingerprints after law enforcement was called for a death investigation, as reported by TMZ.
The Riverside County Coroner has stated that the cause of death has not yet been determined. An autopsy is set to take place on Wednesday, with toxicology tests expected to take several weeks.
Bernard’s legacy in television was notably marked by her portrayal of Brock, a character she portrayed across 145 episodes of ABC series between 1984 and 1990.
Terry Brock...
The news of her death emerged as she was found deceased in an open field behind a business establishment in San Jacinto, California, as confirmed by the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office, according to Variety.
The cause of her death remains undisclosed and is still under investigation. The coroner’s office identified Bernard through her fingerprints after law enforcement was called for a death investigation, as reported by TMZ.
The Riverside County Coroner has stated that the cause of death has not yet been determined. An autopsy is set to take place on Wednesday, with toxicology tests expected to take several weeks.
Bernard’s legacy in television was notably marked by her portrayal of Brock, a character she portrayed across 145 episodes of ABC series between 1984 and 1990.
Terry Brock...
- 3/14/2024
- by Frank Yemi
- Monsters and Critics
Robyn Bernard, who played Terry Brock on “General Hospital” for 6 years and also acted in France, died Tuesday in San Jacinto, Calif. She was 64.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s department confirmed her death Wednesday and said they found Bernard in an open field behind a business. Cause of death has not been revealed and local detectives are investigating.
Bernard, born May 26, 1959, in Gladewater, Texas, was drawn to performance from a young age. She got her start singing gospel songs with her younger sister Crystal, who went on to star on the 1990 sitcom “Wings.”
Robyn Bernard was credited as Bernard Robin for her first credited role in Jean-Jacques Beneix’s stylish 1981 French hit “Diva.”
She would go on to guest star on shows such as “Whiz Kids,” “The Facts of Life” and “Simon and Simon.”
Bernard started on “General Hospital” in September 1984. During her time on the drama series, which holds...
The Riverside County Sheriff’s department confirmed her death Wednesday and said they found Bernard in an open field behind a business. Cause of death has not been revealed and local detectives are investigating.
Bernard, born May 26, 1959, in Gladewater, Texas, was drawn to performance from a young age. She got her start singing gospel songs with her younger sister Crystal, who went on to star on the 1990 sitcom “Wings.”
Robyn Bernard was credited as Bernard Robin for her first credited role in Jean-Jacques Beneix’s stylish 1981 French hit “Diva.”
She would go on to guest star on shows such as “Whiz Kids,” “The Facts of Life” and “Simon and Simon.”
Bernard started on “General Hospital” in September 1984. During her time on the drama series, which holds...
- 3/14/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
Robyn Bernard, who starred on General Hospital for several years in the 1980s, has died. She was 64.
According to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office, the actress’ body was found in a field behind a business in San Jacinto, California, early Tuesday morning. The cause of death was not immediately available, and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate.
Bernard, the older sister of Wings actress Crystal Bernard, was born on May 26, 1959, in Gladewater, Texas. She landed her first acting role in Diva in 1981.
But she didn’t score her big break until 1984, when she was cast as Terry Brock on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. She played the daughter of David Groh’s villainous D.L. Brock for 145 episodes until her exit in 1990. On the show, Terry developed a drinking problem, which ultimately impacted her character’s music career.
Bernard’s other acting credits included...
According to the Riverside County Coroner’s Office, the actress’ body was found in a field behind a business in San Jacinto, California, early Tuesday morning. The cause of death was not immediately available, and the Riverside County Sheriff’s Office is continuing to investigate.
Bernard, the older sister of Wings actress Crystal Bernard, was born on May 26, 1959, in Gladewater, Texas. She landed her first acting role in Diva in 1981.
But she didn’t score her big break until 1984, when she was cast as Terry Brock on the ABC soap opera General Hospital. She played the daughter of David Groh’s villainous D.L. Brock for 145 episodes until her exit in 1990. On the show, Terry developed a drinking problem, which ultimately impacted her character’s music career.
Bernard’s other acting credits included...
- 3/13/2024
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Robyn Bernard, who played Terry Brock on General Hospital in more than 140 episodes from 1984-90, died March 12 in San Jacinto, CA, law enforcement officials said Wednesday. She was 64.
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said Bernard was found in an open field behind a business but did not reveal a cause of death (see the report here). Detectives were investigating, but sheriff’s Sgt. Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez said, “Foul play was not suspected in this death.”
Bernard was born on May 26, 1959, in Gladewater, Texas. She began performing at a young age, singing gospel songs with her younger sister, future longtime Wings star Crystal. The elder Bernard’s first screen appearance was in the 1981 film Diva, and she followed that with guest spots on such series as The Facts of Life, Simon & Simon and Whiz Kids.
Her signature role began in September 1984, playing singer Terry Brock aka Terry O’Connor. During her run on the ABC daytime drama,...
The Riverside County Sheriff’s Department said Bernard was found in an open field behind a business but did not reveal a cause of death (see the report here). Detectives were investigating, but sheriff’s Sgt. Wenndy Brito-Gonzalez said, “Foul play was not suspected in this death.”
Bernard was born on May 26, 1959, in Gladewater, Texas. She began performing at a young age, singing gospel songs with her younger sister, future longtime Wings star Crystal. The elder Bernard’s first screen appearance was in the 1981 film Diva, and she followed that with guest spots on such series as The Facts of Life, Simon & Simon and Whiz Kids.
Her signature role began in September 1984, playing singer Terry Brock aka Terry O’Connor. During her run on the ABC daytime drama,...
- 3/13/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Former General Hospital actress Robyn Bernard was found dead in San Jacinto, California. The actress was 64, and while there were no signs of foul play, investigators are still looking into her death. Here is what we know about the passing of the former soap opera star.
Robyn Bernard Found Dead In California
Robyn Bernard, who played Terry Brock on the long-running ABC soap opera General Hospital, is dead at 64. According to TMZ, police found her dead in the morning hours on March 12 in San Jacinto, California. Her identity was discovered after police ran her fingerprints.
It is unclear what happened or where she was actually found. In the reports, the police were called to an area south of a 7-Eleven gas station on Commonwealth and San Jacinto Ave and found the dead body there. Despite this, the police say they do not believe there was foul play. However, an autopsy...
Robyn Bernard Found Dead In California
Robyn Bernard, who played Terry Brock on the long-running ABC soap opera General Hospital, is dead at 64. According to TMZ, police found her dead in the morning hours on March 12 in San Jacinto, California. Her identity was discovered after police ran her fingerprints.
It is unclear what happened or where she was actually found. In the reports, the police were called to an area south of a 7-Eleven gas station on Commonwealth and San Jacinto Ave and found the dead body there. Despite this, the police say they do not believe there was foul play. However, an autopsy...
- 3/13/2024
- by Shawn Lealos
- TV Shows Ace
Gerard Depardieu: The Fall Of The Ogre was broadcast on France 2
An investigative documentary featuring footage of Gerard Depardieu engaging in lewd, sexist behaviour has sent shockwaves through the world of French cinema.
The documentary, Gerard Depardieu: La Chute De l’Ogre (Gerard Depardieu: The Fall Of The Ogre), was broadcast on December 7, part of France 2’s investigative series Complément d’Enquete.
It includes testimony from actress Helene Darras who said she officially pressed charges against Depardieu after claiming he sexually assaulted her on the set of Fabien Onteniente’s 2008 local comedy Disco. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, an...
An investigative documentary featuring footage of Gerard Depardieu engaging in lewd, sexist behaviour has sent shockwaves through the world of French cinema.
The documentary, Gerard Depardieu: La Chute De l’Ogre (Gerard Depardieu: The Fall Of The Ogre), was broadcast on December 7, part of France 2’s investigative series Complément d’Enquete.
It includes testimony from actress Helene Darras who said she officially pressed charges against Depardieu after claiming he sexually assaulted her on the set of Fabien Onteniente’s 2008 local comedy Disco. According to the Paris prosecutor’s office, an...
- 12/12/2023
- by Rebecca Leffler
- ScreenDaily
4Dplex Experiences Added In Cambodia, Thailand
Korean tech firm Cj 4Dplex has struck a deal with Thailand’s Major Cineplex to add two ScreenX locations in Cambodia and Thailand. One will be located at the Aeon Mall Mean Chey, have almost 500 seats and have a 75-foot-wide central screen, making it the largest ScreenX auditorium in Southeast Asia. The other will be at Bangkok’s ICONSiam Mall location, debuting on July 27.
ScreenX is a multi-projection system with an immersive 270-degree field of view. That creates a virtual reality-like setting with cinema quality resolution. Major’s first ScreenX launched in 2022 at its Siam Paragon location in central Bangkok.
“We’ve received amazing reactions and feedback from our moviegoers for ScreenX in Thailand and expect to generate the same response at our Cambodia location,” said Vicha Poolvaraluk, CEO, Major Cineplex.
The two companies previously partnered on 4Dx installations, where viewers experience motion, vibration,...
Korean tech firm Cj 4Dplex has struck a deal with Thailand’s Major Cineplex to add two ScreenX locations in Cambodia and Thailand. One will be located at the Aeon Mall Mean Chey, have almost 500 seats and have a 75-foot-wide central screen, making it the largest ScreenX auditorium in Southeast Asia. The other will be at Bangkok’s ICONSiam Mall location, debuting on July 27.
ScreenX is a multi-projection system with an immersive 270-degree field of view. That creates a virtual reality-like setting with cinema quality resolution. Major’s first ScreenX launched in 2022 at its Siam Paragon location in central Bangkok.
“We’ve received amazing reactions and feedback from our moviegoers for ScreenX in Thailand and expect to generate the same response at our Cambodia location,” said Vicha Poolvaraluk, CEO, Major Cineplex.
The two companies previously partnered on 4Dx installations, where viewers experience motion, vibration,...
- 7/3/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Georges Simenon Limited (Gsl) has signed a licence and co-production arrangement with Colin Callender’s Golden Globe and BAFTA-winning Playground (“Howards End”) to co-develop with Red Arrow Studios International a new English-language returning Inspector Maigret drama series.
The series will be based on Georges Simenon’s iconic series of novels about the ingenious French detective Jules Maigret.
Playground’s option deal with Gsl extends to all 75 novels and 28 short stories based on the Jules Maigret character. The Maigret books have sold over 600 million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than 50 languages.
Maigret has been portrayed by a host of popular actors over the years in series and films, including Richard Harris (pictured), Rowan Atkinson, Michael Gambon and Jean Gabin.
The adaptation will be executive produced by Colin Callender, David Stern and Scott Huff for Playground, Tim Gerhartz and Rodrigo Herrera Ibarguengoytia for Red Arrow Studios International and John Simenon...
The series will be based on Georges Simenon’s iconic series of novels about the ingenious French detective Jules Maigret.
Playground’s option deal with Gsl extends to all 75 novels and 28 short stories based on the Jules Maigret character. The Maigret books have sold over 600 million copies worldwide and have been translated into more than 50 languages.
Maigret has been portrayed by a host of popular actors over the years in series and films, including Richard Harris (pictured), Rowan Atkinson, Michael Gambon and Jean Gabin.
The adaptation will be executive produced by Colin Callender, David Stern and Scott Huff for Playground, Tim Gerhartz and Rodrigo Herrera Ibarguengoytia for Red Arrow Studios International and John Simenon...
- 6/22/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Newly formed literary management company International Literary Properties – which represents the works of authors such as “Maigret’s” Georges Simenon – has signed a first-look deal with BBC Studios, allowing both BBC Studios Production and its team of independent producers the chance to adapt for television the intellectual property owned and managed by Ilp.
The London- and New York-based company, which was set up last year, holds the rights for authors including Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey and Michael Innes, as well as 20% of Evelyn Waugh’s estate.
This deal is the first major production partnership deal announced by Ilp and demonstrates its willingness to “pro-actively manage its estates, providing new opportunities for exploitation across all media platforms,” according to a statement.
The company is helmed in the U.K. by CEO Hilary Strong, formerly CEO of the Agatha Christie estate,...
The London- and New York-based company, which was set up last year, holds the rights for authors including Simenon, Eric Ambler, Margery Allingham, Edmund Crispin, Dennis Wheatley, Robert Bolt, Richard Hull, George Bellairs, Nicolas Freeling, John Creasey and Michael Innes, as well as 20% of Evelyn Waugh’s estate.
This deal is the first major production partnership deal announced by Ilp and demonstrates its willingness to “pro-actively manage its estates, providing new opportunities for exploitation across all media platforms,” according to a statement.
The company is helmed in the U.K. by CEO Hilary Strong, formerly CEO of the Agatha Christie estate,...
- 6/30/2020
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
It’s Labor Day weekend, and you know what that means — summer is over. But instead of being sad, you can soften the blow honoring America’s labor movement. We know you’ll be so busy tipping every service person extra on Monday that you probably won’t have time to do anything else, but on the off chance that you Do find time for a little TV watching, we’ve got you covered. Here is TheWrap’s list of recommendations for everything to watch this holiday weekend, from Amazon’s “Carnival Row” — featuring steamy fairy encounters between Cara Delevingne and Orlando Bloom — to “Untouchable,” Hulu’s documentary on the Harvey Weinstein case, to the glorious, long-awaited puppetry-goodness of Jim Henson’s “Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance.”
“Carnival Row” – Premieres Friday on Amazon Prime Video There are only two things you need to know about “Carnival Row.” The first is...
“Carnival Row” – Premieres Friday on Amazon Prime Video There are only two things you need to know about “Carnival Row.” The first is...
- 8/30/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings.
With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable, streaming and whatever “Kanopy” is, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
More from TVLineFall TV: Your Handy Calendar of 100+ Season and Series Premiere DatesFall TV Poll: Which New Shows Are You Most Looking Forward To?...
With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable, streaming and whatever “Kanopy” is, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
More from TVLineFall TV: Your Handy Calendar of 100+ Season and Series Premiere DatesFall TV Poll: Which New Shows Are You Most Looking Forward To?...
- 8/24/2019
- TVLine.com
Cable network Ovation has headed back to Europe for its latest drama – the Rowan Atkinson-fronted Maigret.
The broadcaster, which had success with French drama Versailles and British thriller Riviera, will launch the series, which stars the Mr Bean star as world-renowned fictional French detective Jules Maigret, on August 31 at 7 pm Et.
The series first aired in the U.S. via Svod service BritBox, which still has streaming rights.
Ovation will air both seasons of the series set in 1950s Paris over four weeks. It is produced by Ealing Studios and Maigret Productions and originally aired on ITV.
Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve), Lucy Cohu (Becoming Jane), Shaun Dingwall (Dci Banks) and Rufus Wright (EastEnders) also star in the series, which is written by Stewart Harcourt (Love & Marriage).
Exec producers are Barnaby Thompson (St. Trinians) and Ben Latham-Jones (Midsummer Nights Dream) for Ealing Studios, John Simenon for Maigret Productions, and Harcourt.
The broadcaster, which had success with French drama Versailles and British thriller Riviera, will launch the series, which stars the Mr Bean star as world-renowned fictional French detective Jules Maigret, on August 31 at 7 pm Et.
The series first aired in the U.S. via Svod service BritBox, which still has streaming rights.
Ovation will air both seasons of the series set in 1950s Paris over four weeks. It is produced by Ealing Studios and Maigret Productions and originally aired on ITV.
Fiona Shaw (Killing Eve), Lucy Cohu (Becoming Jane), Shaun Dingwall (Dci Banks) and Rufus Wright (EastEnders) also star in the series, which is written by Stewart Harcourt (Love & Marriage).
Exec producers are Barnaby Thompson (St. Trinians) and Ben Latham-Jones (Midsummer Nights Dream) for Ealing Studios, John Simenon for Maigret Productions, and Harcourt.
- 7/15/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Out of apparently nowhere, French director Frank Beauvais’s first feature-length work became one of the hottest tickets in the 2019 Berlinale Forum. True: its structure as a cinephile’s dream—a 75-minute-long “supercut” of scenes or frames from 400 films—would always make festival-goers curious. But Beauvais’s work goes beyond the simple editing bay exercise to become a poignant, immensely moving personal diary of six difficult months in the director’s life. Ne croyez surtout pas que je hurle (Just Don’t Think I’ll Scream) is, effectively, a warts-and-all exorcism of a period of loneliness and depression in the remote Alsace village the director had moved to, alone in the house he had shared with his partner during seven years, two hours by car away from any sort of urban life. After the relationship ended and Beauvais stayed behind, film became both life preserver and spiritual salvation, and a...
- 4/15/2019
- MUBI
Welcome to a pair of vintage mysteries with George Simenon’s popular Inspector Jules Maigret, a gumshoe who gets the tough cases. Top kick French actor Jean Gabin is the cop who keeps cool, until it’s time to rattle a recalcitrant suspect. In two separate cases, he tracks a serial killer in the heart of Paris, and travels to his hometown to unearth a murder conspiracy.
Maigret Sets a Trap
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Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Blu-ray (separate releases)
Kino Classics
1958, 1959 / B&W /1:37 flat; 1:66 widescreen / 118, 101 min. / Street Date December 5, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber: Trap, St. Fiacre / 29.95 ea.
Starring: Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot, Jean Desailly, Olivier Hussenot, Lucienne Bogaert, Paulette Dubost, Lino Ventura, Dominique Page / Jean Gabin, Michel Auclair, Valentine Tessier, Michel Vitold, Camille Guérini, Gabrielle Fontan, Micheline Luccioni, Jacques Marin, Paul Frankeur, Robert Hirsch.
Cinematography: Louis Page
Film Editor: Henri Taverna
Original Music: Paul Misraki...
Maigret Sets a Trap
and
Maigret and the St. Fiacre Case
Blu-ray (separate releases)
Kino Classics
1958, 1959 / B&W /1:37 flat; 1:66 widescreen / 118, 101 min. / Street Date December 5, 2017 / available through Kino Lorber: Trap, St. Fiacre / 29.95 ea.
Starring: Jean Gabin, Annie Girardot, Jean Desailly, Olivier Hussenot, Lucienne Bogaert, Paulette Dubost, Lino Ventura, Dominique Page / Jean Gabin, Michel Auclair, Valentine Tessier, Michel Vitold, Camille Guérini, Gabrielle Fontan, Micheline Luccioni, Jacques Marin, Paul Frankeur, Robert Hirsch.
Cinematography: Louis Page
Film Editor: Henri Taverna
Original Music: Paul Misraki...
- 12/9/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Belgian film-noir staple Georges Simenon remains a genre stalwart thanks to his enduring status in his native country and France, where his indefatigable detective known as Maigret has known as many on-screen incarnations across film and television as Agatha Christie’s Hercule Poirot or Miss Marple.
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- 11/28/2017
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
This beautiful pair of illustrated posters for two late 50s Maigret adaptations by Jean Delannoy is the work of Nathan Gelgud, an artist who by now should be well known to cinephiles in New York and Los Angeles. Nathan is the creator of the auteur tote bag, an essential cinephilic fashion accessory for the 2010s, more on which later. Full disclosure: I was involved in the art direction on these posters at Kino Lorber, whose repertory division is re-releasing Maigret Sets a Trap (originally released in the Us as Inspector Maigret and later re-released as Woman Bait) at Metrograph today and will be releasing both films on Blu-ray in December. I’d been aware of Nathan’s work for a while, but it was his comic-book style resumé poster for Metrograph’s Alain Tanner retrospective this summer that convinced me he’d be perfect for Maigret. And, as luck would have it,...
- 10/20/2017
- MUBI
Rowan Atkinson is on the case as French detective Jules Maigret in this first-look picture.
The Mr Bean actor smokes the sleuth's trademark pipe in the image, as filming on ITV's revival of the Georges Simenon creation begins.
Atkinson is taking a break from comedy to star in a pair of two-hour films for ITV - Maigret Sets a Trap and Maigret's Dead Man, both set in 1950s Paris.
Maigret Sets A Trap began filming in Budapest this month, while Maigret's Dead Man follows later this year.
Stewart Harcourt (Marple, Poirot) is adapting Simenon's novels for the screen.
Before his death in 1989, Simenon wrote 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring the laconic, pipe-smoking police detective.
The character has previously featured in a number of TV and radio adaptations, with Michael Gambon starring in a well-received Maigret series for ITV between 1992 and 1993.
Elsewhere, Atkinson celebrated Mr Bean's 25th...
The Mr Bean actor smokes the sleuth's trademark pipe in the image, as filming on ITV's revival of the Georges Simenon creation begins.
Atkinson is taking a break from comedy to star in a pair of two-hour films for ITV - Maigret Sets a Trap and Maigret's Dead Man, both set in 1950s Paris.
Maigret Sets A Trap began filming in Budapest this month, while Maigret's Dead Man follows later this year.
Stewart Harcourt (Marple, Poirot) is adapting Simenon's novels for the screen.
Before his death in 1989, Simenon wrote 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring the laconic, pipe-smoking police detective.
The character has previously featured in a number of TV and radio adaptations, with Michael Gambon starring in a well-received Maigret series for ITV between 1992 and 1993.
Elsewhere, Atkinson celebrated Mr Bean's 25th...
- 9/8/2015
- Digital Spy
ITV Americas has found its new scripted leader. Endemol vet Philippe Maigret has been appointed president of scripted programming at the TV giant's U.S. arm. The news comes just two weeks after ITV Studios America president Orly Adelson exited just 18 months into the job -- and some eight months after her boss, ITV Studios Us Group CEO Paul Buccieri left for a key role at A+E. Maigret stepped down at rival Endemol earlier this year, after a four-year tenure in which he oversaw the creation of its drama production studio, which produced such shows as Low Winter Sun, Red Widow and Kingdom. His appointment at ITV comes as the company has been making an
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- 7/23/2015
- by Lacey Rose
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Ben Latham-Jones launches slate after buying out Barnaby Thompson.
In a multi-million dollar deal producer Ben Latham-Jones (Nina) has bought Ealing Studios Entertainment - the production arm of the iconic studio - from Barnaby Thompson and will take over the role of head of studio.
Thompson, who is set to focus on directing, will retain his shares in Ealing Studios Operations, which runs the stages and facilities business side of the business, alongside partners, Harry Handelsman and Uri Fruchtmann.
Included in the deal is part of the studio’s catalogue, comprising 26 films while further library and company acquisitions are understood to be in the works for former Fox Searchlight creative director Latham-Jones, who raised a multi-million dollar fund to support Ealing Entertainment, which he has worked at since 2013.
New projects on the outfit’s development slate include Swedish director Jesper Granslandt’s (Blondie) drama Vacation, set to star woman of the hour Noomi Rapace (The Drop) and Marwan Kenzari...
In a multi-million dollar deal producer Ben Latham-Jones (Nina) has bought Ealing Studios Entertainment - the production arm of the iconic studio - from Barnaby Thompson and will take over the role of head of studio.
Thompson, who is set to focus on directing, will retain his shares in Ealing Studios Operations, which runs the stages and facilities business side of the business, alongside partners, Harry Handelsman and Uri Fruchtmann.
Included in the deal is part of the studio’s catalogue, comprising 26 films while further library and company acquisitions are understood to be in the works for former Fox Searchlight creative director Latham-Jones, who raised a multi-million dollar fund to support Ealing Entertainment, which he has worked at since 2013.
New projects on the outfit’s development slate include Swedish director Jesper Granslandt’s (Blondie) drama Vacation, set to star woman of the hour Noomi Rapace (The Drop) and Marwan Kenzari...
- 5/17/2015
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
The legendary Rowan Atkinson will be French detective Jules Maigret for two new ITV telly movies…
Interesting news, this – ITV have announced two TV movies based on fictional French detective Jules Maigret. In the starring role will be Mr Rowan Atkinson. We assume you’re as intrigued as we are to see how this one turns out.
If you’re not familiar, Jules Maigret is the protagonist of Georges Simenon’s series of detective novels set in 1950s Paris. It’s a statement of confidence, surely, that ITV have announced two films from the off.
The first of these films will be Maigret Sets A Trap, followed by Maigret’s Dead Man. Treasure Island and Marple director Stewart Harcourt will helm both of them. This choice makes us think that a more serious tone than Atkinson’s Mr Bean and Johnny English exploits will be on the cards here, which should be interesting.
Interesting news, this – ITV have announced two TV movies based on fictional French detective Jules Maigret. In the starring role will be Mr Rowan Atkinson. We assume you’re as intrigued as we are to see how this one turns out.
If you’re not familiar, Jules Maigret is the protagonist of Georges Simenon’s series of detective novels set in 1950s Paris. It’s a statement of confidence, surely, that ITV have announced two films from the off.
The first of these films will be Maigret Sets A Trap, followed by Maigret’s Dead Man. Treasure Island and Marple director Stewart Harcourt will helm both of them. This choice makes us think that a more serious tone than Atkinson’s Mr Bean and Johnny English exploits will be on the cards here, which should be interesting.
- 2/23/2015
- by rleane
- Den of Geek
Rowan Atkinson (Bean; Johnny English) will star as Georges Simenon’s iconic French detective Jules Maigret in two stand-alone feature-length dramas for ITV, Maigret Sets A Trap and Maigret’s Dead Man, it was announced today. Set in 1950's Paris, the first of the two-hour long films will go into production in September 2015, produced by Ealing Studios and Maigret Productions Ltd (a Peters Fraser Dunlop Group company) and commissioned by ITV’s Director of Drama, Steve…...
- 2/20/2015
- Deadline TV
ITV is to revive fictional detective Maigret, with Rowan Atkinson playing the French crime solver.
Atkinson will star in a pair of two-hour films - Maigret Sets a Trap and Maigret's Dead Man, both set in 1950s' Paris.
Stewart Harcourt (Marple, Poirot) will adapt Georges Simenon's novels for the screen.
Atkinson said: "I have been a devourer of the Maigret novels for many years and I'm very much looking forward to playing such an intriguing character, at work in Paris during a fascinating period in its history."
ITV's Director of Television Peter Fincham said: "Maigret is a prestigious commission and we're delighted to be working with Maigret Productions, Ealing Studios and Rowan Atkinson, to bring these stories to screen for our viewers."
Before his death in 1989, Simenon wrote 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring laconic, pipe-smoking police detective Jules Maigret.
The character has previously featured in a number of TV and radio adaptations,...
Atkinson will star in a pair of two-hour films - Maigret Sets a Trap and Maigret's Dead Man, both set in 1950s' Paris.
Stewart Harcourt (Marple, Poirot) will adapt Georges Simenon's novels for the screen.
Atkinson said: "I have been a devourer of the Maigret novels for many years and I'm very much looking forward to playing such an intriguing character, at work in Paris during a fascinating period in its history."
ITV's Director of Television Peter Fincham said: "Maigret is a prestigious commission and we're delighted to be working with Maigret Productions, Ealing Studios and Rowan Atkinson, to bring these stories to screen for our viewers."
Before his death in 1989, Simenon wrote 75 novels and 28 short stories featuring laconic, pipe-smoking police detective Jules Maigret.
The character has previously featured in a number of TV and radio adaptations,...
- 2/20/2015
- Digital Spy
U.K. broadcaster ITV on Friday unveiled plans for two TV movies based on Georges Simenon's novels about fictional French detective Jules Maigret, with Rowan Atkinson (Mr Bean, Johnny English) playing the lead role. ITV director of television Peter Fincham said the network operator has ordered two stand-alone dramatic films. Set in the 1950s in Paris, the first of the two-hour long films will be Maigret Sets A Trap, followed by Maigret’s Dead Man. They will go into production in September and be produced by Ealing Studios and Maigret Productions. The TV movies will be written by Stewart
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- 2/20/2015
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rowan Atkinson is set to star as Georges Simenon's iconic French detective Jules Maigret in two stand-alone, two-hour telemovies for British network ITV.
First appearing in 1931, Simenon went on to write over 75 Maigret novels which has sold close to a billion books worldwide.
The two films, entitled "Maigret Sets A Trap" and "Maigret's Dead Man," are set in 1950s Paris with the first to go into production in September. Stewart Harcourt has written the scripts.
In a statement, Rowan Atkinson says: "I have been a devourer of the Maigret novels for many years and I’m very much looking forward to playing such an intriguing character, at work in Paris during a fascinating period in its history."
Source: Deadline...
First appearing in 1931, Simenon went on to write over 75 Maigret novels which has sold close to a billion books worldwide.
The two films, entitled "Maigret Sets A Trap" and "Maigret's Dead Man," are set in 1950s Paris with the first to go into production in September. Stewart Harcourt has written the scripts.
In a statement, Rowan Atkinson says: "I have been a devourer of the Maigret novels for many years and I’m very much looking forward to playing such an intriguing character, at work in Paris during a fascinating period in its history."
Source: Deadline...
- 2/20/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Hammer and Horror Film Day!
Saturday November the 9th ( 10am – 5pm )
Central Hall Westminster.
Storey’s Gate, Westminster, London SW1H 9Nh
UK’s longest running film fair and convention.
Now in it’s 40th year!
The Convention presents dealers from all over the UK, Europe, Us ,
Canada and South America.
Specialising in rare original film memorabilia and collectables.
Taking place six times a year these are truly unique events for anyone with an interest in films!
With actors and director’s signings, illustrated talks, retrospectives and film screenings taking place through out the day.
Items covering the history of cinema can be found. From the silents to the present.
From rare items of the 1920’s to new releases and the latest heart throb.
Among the many different field of cinema covered at the show is – Classic Hollywood, horror films, sci-fi, the best of British and European cinema as we as cult tv!
Saturday November the 9th ( 10am – 5pm )
Central Hall Westminster.
Storey’s Gate, Westminster, London SW1H 9Nh
UK’s longest running film fair and convention.
Now in it’s 40th year!
The Convention presents dealers from all over the UK, Europe, Us ,
Canada and South America.
Specialising in rare original film memorabilia and collectables.
Taking place six times a year these are truly unique events for anyone with an interest in films!
With actors and director’s signings, illustrated talks, retrospectives and film screenings taking place through out the day.
Items covering the history of cinema can be found. From the silents to the present.
From rare items of the 1920’s to new releases and the latest heart throb.
Among the many different field of cinema covered at the show is – Classic Hollywood, horror films, sci-fi, the best of British and European cinema as we as cult tv!
- 9/28/2013
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The Belgian-born Georges Simenon (1903-1989) was a literary phenomenon of the 20th century, giving Balzac a run for his money, at least in terms of output. According to Wikipedia, he wrote over 200 novels plus many shorter works. The New York Times estimates that number (including his memoirs and nonfiction works) as being between 400 and 500. Not unexpectedly then, Simenon is considered by some to be the most successful author of the 20th century, and his creation, Inspector Jules Maigret, who appeared in about 75 works, "ranks only after Sherlock Holmes as the world's best known fictional detective." (I'm not sure how Poirot feels about that.) In preparation for viewing and reviewing six of the celluloid offerings in the series Cine-Simenon: George Simenon on Film, presented by Anthology Archives with Kathy Geritz and the Pacific Film Archive, I nestled down with the textural Simenon, and within a week, I had plowed through five of his works,...
- 8/15/2013
- by Brandon Judell
- www.culturecatch.com
The Belgian-born Georges Simenon (1903-1989) wrote over 200 novels (by Wikipedia's count) plus many shorter works. The New York Times estimates that number (including his memoirs and nonfiction works) as being between 400 and 500. Simenon's creation, Inspector Jules Maigret, who appeared in about 75 works, "ranks only after Sherlock Holmes as the world's best known fictional detective." (I'm not sure how Poirot feels about that.) Of course, such popularity could not be overlooked by the entertainment industry, and imdb.com has compiled a list of 132 movies and TV shows based on his oeuvre. And now the Anthology Archives, with Kathy Geritz and the Pacific Film Archive, is presenting 14 of these celluloid joys within the series appropriately entitled Cine-Simenon: George Simenon on Film, which runs until August 21st.
Before viewing the celluloid Simenon, I decided to nestle down with the textural Simenon, and within a week, I had plowed through five of his works,...
Before viewing the celluloid Simenon, I decided to nestle down with the textural Simenon, and within a week, I had plowed through five of his works,...
- 8/15/2013
- by Brandon Judell
- www.culturecatch.com
French film director who attracted big stars and box-office success but was disdained by the Nouvelle Vague
Denys de La Patellière, who has died aged 92, was of the generation of French film directors described with ironic contempt by François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and other critics turned Nouvelle Vague directors as representing le cinéma de papa. But De La Patellière had several huge box-office hits in France in the 1950s and 60s, featuring some of the biggest internationally known French stars of the period such as Lino Ventura, Danielle Darrieux, Michèle Mercier, Pierre Fresnay, Bernard Blier and, above all, Jean Gabin, whom he directed in six films.
"I was a commercial director, which for me is not a pejorative word," De La Patellière recalled. "I never had the ambition to become an auteur, but to make entertaining films that pleased general audiences." In a way, his first film, Les Aristocrates (1955), could...
Denys de La Patellière, who has died aged 92, was of the generation of French film directors described with ironic contempt by François Truffaut, Jean-Luc Godard and other critics turned Nouvelle Vague directors as representing le cinéma de papa. But De La Patellière had several huge box-office hits in France in the 1950s and 60s, featuring some of the biggest internationally known French stars of the period such as Lino Ventura, Danielle Darrieux, Michèle Mercier, Pierre Fresnay, Bernard Blier and, above all, Jean Gabin, whom he directed in six films.
"I was a commercial director, which for me is not a pejorative word," De La Patellière recalled. "I never had the ambition to become an auteur, but to make entertaining films that pleased general audiences." In a way, his first film, Les Aristocrates (1955), could...
- 7/30/2013
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
Olivier Assayas seems to be dramatising his own youth with this beautiful-looking account of the soixante-huitard aftermath – but politics give way too easily to nostalgia
In contemporary French and European cinema, the events of May 1968 live stubbornly on – intensely debated and treasured and re-mythologised. A whiff of tear gas is a madeleine. For wasn't it cinema itself, and the attempted sacking of the Cinématheque Française chief Henri Langlois, that helped spark the Paris uprising? Philippe Garrel's Les Amants Réguliers, or Regular Lovers (2005), showed a young poet, played by the director's son Louis, taking to the barricades in 1968. Louis Garrel played something similar in Bernardo Bertolucci's soixante-huitard swoon, The Dreamers (2003). Before that, Louis Malle's Milou En Mai, or May Fools (1990) starred Michel Piccoli as the provincial Milou, whose family estate in May 1968 is on the verge of being dismembered by history itself.
Olivier Assayas's Après Mai, or After May,...
In contemporary French and European cinema, the events of May 1968 live stubbornly on – intensely debated and treasured and re-mythologised. A whiff of tear gas is a madeleine. For wasn't it cinema itself, and the attempted sacking of the Cinématheque Française chief Henri Langlois, that helped spark the Paris uprising? Philippe Garrel's Les Amants Réguliers, or Regular Lovers (2005), showed a young poet, played by the director's son Louis, taking to the barricades in 1968. Louis Garrel played something similar in Bernardo Bertolucci's soixante-huitard swoon, The Dreamers (2003). Before that, Louis Malle's Milou En Mai, or May Fools (1990) starred Michel Piccoli as the provincial Milou, whose family estate in May 1968 is on the verge of being dismembered by history itself.
Olivier Assayas's Après Mai, or After May,...
- 5/23/2013
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
DVD Release Date: March 26, 2013
Price: DVD $59.95 each
Studio: MHz Networks
Bruno Cremer is Inspector Jules Maigret.
Bruno Cremer once again stars as the beloved Parisian Inspector Maigret in the latest release of feature-length installments of the popular French TV mystery-crime series Maigret, based on the bestselling crime novels of the legendary Georges Simenon.
Set in 1950s Paris and on the French countryside, the series finds the pragmatic, reserved, and refined Commissaire Jules Maigret investigating murders in his singular unhurried manner (wherein he inevitably discovers the truth). To crack his cases, Maigret peels back the veneer of the seemingly idyllic villages and neighborhoods he sets down in, exposing the criminals lurking in all levels of society.
Presented in French with English subtitles, the unrated Sets 7 and 8, originally broadcast on French television in 2001-2003, contain the following installments:
Maigret: Set 7:
-Maigret and the Wine Merchant
-Maigret and the...
Price: DVD $59.95 each
Studio: MHz Networks
Bruno Cremer is Inspector Jules Maigret.
Bruno Cremer once again stars as the beloved Parisian Inspector Maigret in the latest release of feature-length installments of the popular French TV mystery-crime series Maigret, based on the bestselling crime novels of the legendary Georges Simenon.
Set in 1950s Paris and on the French countryside, the series finds the pragmatic, reserved, and refined Commissaire Jules Maigret investigating murders in his singular unhurried manner (wherein he inevitably discovers the truth). To crack his cases, Maigret peels back the veneer of the seemingly idyllic villages and neighborhoods he sets down in, exposing the criminals lurking in all levels of society.
Presented in French with English subtitles, the unrated Sets 7 and 8, originally broadcast on French television in 2001-2003, contain the following installments:
Maigret: Set 7:
-Maigret and the Wine Merchant
-Maigret and the...
- 4/11/2013
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Garrow’s Law co. BBC
Kieran Kinsella
Acorn Media’s February 26 line-up begins with a value box set of the BBC’s most popular courtroom drama – Garrow’s Law. Acorn have previously released some of the 18th century barrister’s stories in the U.S. but this 6 disc set is Garrow’s Law: The Complete Collection. Aside from the twelve episodes that aired during the show’s three year run, you also get an hour of extras that includes a feature on the real life William Garrow and some behind-the-scenes footage.
The real William Garrow was something of a social reformer who did his best to defend the poor and the uneducated at a time when “justice” was often swift and harsh. Andrew Buchan (The Sinking of the Laconia) takes on the title role. He looks a little like Ross Poldark and the whole show is based in the same...
Kieran Kinsella
Acorn Media’s February 26 line-up begins with a value box set of the BBC’s most popular courtroom drama – Garrow’s Law. Acorn have previously released some of the 18th century barrister’s stories in the U.S. but this 6 disc set is Garrow’s Law: The Complete Collection. Aside from the twelve episodes that aired during the show’s three year run, you also get an hour of extras that includes a feature on the real life William Garrow and some behind-the-scenes footage.
The real William Garrow was something of a social reformer who did his best to defend the poor and the uneducated at a time when “justice” was often swift and harsh. Andrew Buchan (The Sinking of the Laconia) takes on the title role. He looks a little like Ross Poldark and the whole show is based in the same...
- 2/26/2013
- by Edited by K Kinsella
Maigret Star Cremer Dies
French actor Bruno Cremer has lost his battle with cancer at the age of 80.
The star died at a hospital in Paris on Saturday after struggling with the disease for several years, his agent France Degand has confirmed.
Cremer began his career in the 1950s and starred in a variety of stage plays, including a starring role as Thomas Beckett in the world premiere of Jean Anouilh's Beckett in 1959.
He starred in films such as director Rene Clement's Is Paris Burning? (1966), The Time to Die (1970), and Noce Blanche in 1989, appearing alongside Vanessa Paradis.
But he will perhaps be best remembered for playing the famous pipe-smoking detective Maigret in the TV series which debuted in 1991 and ran until 2005.
Cremer is survived by his wife Chantal, their two daughters, and a son from a previous marriage.
The star died at a hospital in Paris on Saturday after struggling with the disease for several years, his agent France Degand has confirmed.
Cremer began his career in the 1950s and starred in a variety of stage plays, including a starring role as Thomas Beckett in the world premiere of Jean Anouilh's Beckett in 1959.
He starred in films such as director Rene Clement's Is Paris Burning? (1966), The Time to Die (1970), and Noce Blanche in 1989, appearing alongside Vanessa Paradis.
But he will perhaps be best remembered for playing the famous pipe-smoking detective Maigret in the TV series which debuted in 1991 and ran until 2005.
Cremer is survived by his wife Chantal, their two daughters, and a son from a previous marriage.
- 8/9/2010
- WENN
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