Eugene Levy and his son Dan Levy continue to make Emmy history. Four years ago, their comedy series “Schitt’s Creek” won a staggering nine Emmys including best comedy series, actor, actress, supporting actors, writing and directing. Even before “Schitt’s Creek,” Eugene was no stranger to the Emmy universe, winning statutes in 1982 and 1983 as a writer on the beloved “Sctv.” In fact, Dan was just a month old when his dad received his second honor.
Eugene’s nominated this year for the 14th time for outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special for Apple TV +’ “The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy.” Now Eugene and Dan will be the first father and son to host the Emmys airing Sept. 15 on ABC. And here’s bit more history: the 77-year-old Eugene is the oldest Emmy host ever.
Having two hosts is nothing new for the Emmys. Back in 1952, the Emmys were hosted by the...
Eugene’s nominated this year for the 14th time for outstanding hosted nonfiction series or special for Apple TV +’ “The Reluctant Traveler with Eugene Levy.” Now Eugene and Dan will be the first father and son to host the Emmys airing Sept. 15 on ABC. And here’s bit more history: the 77-year-old Eugene is the oldest Emmy host ever.
Having two hosts is nothing new for the Emmys. Back in 1952, the Emmys were hosted by the...
- 8/20/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Bartlett Sher, nine-time Tony Award directing nominee and winner for 2008’s South Pacific, will direct the recently announced Dolly Parton musical Hello, I’m Dolly, set for Broadway in 2026.
“How lucky I am to have the great Bartlett Sher direct my Hello, I’m Dolly musical,” Parton said in a statement. “When you decide to put your whole life up on stage, you hope and pray to find the right director with the right creativity and sensitivity to present all the blood, sweat, tears, light, love, and laughter that I’ve experienced over seven decades of living. My heart tells me that Bartlett is the man and the director for the job.”
Said Sher, “Dolly is one of the great songwriters in the American canon, and being entrusted with the opportunity to help her translate that glorious talent into the American musical theater is not only an honor, but absolutely a thrill.
“How lucky I am to have the great Bartlett Sher direct my Hello, I’m Dolly musical,” Parton said in a statement. “When you decide to put your whole life up on stage, you hope and pray to find the right director with the right creativity and sensitivity to present all the blood, sweat, tears, light, love, and laughter that I’ve experienced over seven decades of living. My heart tells me that Bartlett is the man and the director for the job.”
Said Sher, “Dolly is one of the great songwriters in the American canon, and being entrusted with the opportunity to help her translate that glorious talent into the American musical theater is not only an honor, but absolutely a thrill.
- 7/2/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The Boys spinoff series Gen V was received by the audience with much appreciation. The story and the characters didn’t disappoint, and just like the main story, the spinoff too, became a fan favorite. Antony Starr, who plays Homelander in The Boys also made a cameo in Gen V, much to the amazement of fans. But one actor was sad to have not gotten the chance to work with him and the rest of the cast of the Amazon Prime show.
A still from Gen V | Credits: Amazon Studios
Patrick Schwarzenegger played Golden Boy/ Luke Riordan in Gen V, a supe with pyrokinesis and superhuman strength. Unfortunately, Luke’s character died in the first season of the show. Schwarzenegger did not get the opportunity to work with Starr, who appeared in the last episode of Gen V season 1. And now, seems like the actor is lamenting this missed opportunity.
A still from Gen V | Credits: Amazon Studios
Patrick Schwarzenegger played Golden Boy/ Luke Riordan in Gen V, a supe with pyrokinesis and superhuman strength. Unfortunately, Luke’s character died in the first season of the show. Schwarzenegger did not get the opportunity to work with Starr, who appeared in the last episode of Gen V season 1. And now, seems like the actor is lamenting this missed opportunity.
- 6/26/2024
- by Swagata Das
- FandomWire
In case you weren’t aware of the evils of social media, or if you otherwise needed another reason to despise Elon Musk, it’s worth taking a look at Hacking Hate, an eye-opening study of the power that far-right influencers wield both online and in the real world.
Directed by Simon Klose (Tpb Afk: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard) and featuring Swedish investigative reporter My Vingren, the film ushers the viewer down a rabbit hole where muscle-bound YouTubers, racist zealots and DJs-turned-Russian agitators pollute the internet in pursuit of personal and political plunder. It’s an ugly world to enter, and one that the brave Vingren never shies away from, putting herself at risk as she tries to get to the bottom of a long and elusive digital trail.
It all begins when Vingren, whose journalistic exploits and hacking capabilities have earned her the nickname “the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” in Sweden,...
Directed by Simon Klose (Tpb Afk: The Pirate Bay Away From Keyboard) and featuring Swedish investigative reporter My Vingren, the film ushers the viewer down a rabbit hole where muscle-bound YouTubers, racist zealots and DJs-turned-Russian agitators pollute the internet in pursuit of personal and political plunder. It’s an ugly world to enter, and one that the brave Vingren never shies away from, putting herself at risk as she tries to get to the bottom of a long and elusive digital trail.
It all begins when Vingren, whose journalistic exploits and hacking capabilities have earned her the nickname “the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo” in Sweden,...
- 6/13/2024
- by Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tony Lo Bianco, the Brooklyn actor who oozed criminal charm in the gritty 1970s New York City dramas The French Connection and The Seven-Ups, has died. He was 87.
Lo Bianco died Tuesday night of prostate cancer at his horse farm in Poolesville, Maryland, his wife, Alyse, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Lo Bianco was also memorable as a smooth-talking con man with a lonely nurse (Shirley Stoler) for a girlfriend/accomplice in Leonard Kastle’s documentary-style The Honeymoon Killers (1970), which Francois Truffaut once said was his favorite American film.
In another cult classic, the horror thriller God Told Me To (1976), directed by Larry Cohen, Lo Bianco starred as a New York cop who investigates a series of bizarre murders orchestrated by the leader of a religious group (Richard Lynch).
He received a best actor Tony nomination in 1983 for playing Eddie Carbone in a revival of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge,...
Lo Bianco died Tuesday night of prostate cancer at his horse farm in Poolesville, Maryland, his wife, Alyse, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Lo Bianco was also memorable as a smooth-talking con man with a lonely nurse (Shirley Stoler) for a girlfriend/accomplice in Leonard Kastle’s documentary-style The Honeymoon Killers (1970), which Francois Truffaut once said was his favorite American film.
In another cult classic, the horror thriller God Told Me To (1976), directed by Larry Cohen, Lo Bianco starred as a New York cop who investigates a series of bizarre murders orchestrated by the leader of a religious group (Richard Lynch).
He received a best actor Tony nomination in 1983 for playing Eddie Carbone in a revival of Arthur Miller’s A View From the Bridge,...
- 6/12/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The Boys” media franchise expanded in 2023 with an Amazon Prime Video spin-off titled “Gen V,” which tells the story of young superpowered individuals (aka “supes”) attending Godolkin University. Composer Matt Bowen, who works on both shows with Christopher Lennertz, tells us that the “one million dollar question” was how to differentiate the music between “Gen V” and “The Boys.” “It was a new corner of the world and needed a new identity, but at the same time, we couldn’t depart too far from the sound of the world,” he explains. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
Co-showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters oversee the project, with cast members including Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau, Lizze Broadway as Little Cricket, Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap, and both London Thor and Derek Luh as Jordan Li. Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg and Eric Kripke developed the spin-off series for Prime Video, and yes,...
Co-showrunners Michele Fazekas and Tara Butters oversee the project, with cast members including Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau, Lizze Broadway as Little Cricket, Maddie Phillips as Cate Dunlap, and both London Thor and Derek Luh as Jordan Li. Craig Rosenberg, Evan Goldberg and Eric Kripke developed the spin-off series for Prime Video, and yes,...
- 6/10/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
The tight-knit crew at Ktla got some more tough news this week with the revelation that the station’s longtime weatherman, Mark Kriski, has suffered a mild stroke. The news comes after station staff were devastated by the news earlier this month that beloved entertainment reporter Sam Rubin had died of a heart attack.
In a post to social media Ktla said Kriski’s stroke had happened earlier this week, but noted that “he’s in good spirits…and looks forward to being back with the team soon.”
The station also made a brief announcement on air about his condition.
Kriski’s wife told TMZ that he had the stroke early Monday and was hospitalized.
He joined the Ktla Morning News in 1991 and, according to his official bio, is “one of the last-remaining original ‘characters’ from the show’s inception.” He is a nine-time Emmy winner, has appeared as a...
In a post to social media Ktla said Kriski’s stroke had happened earlier this week, but noted that “he’s in good spirits…and looks forward to being back with the team soon.”
The station also made a brief announcement on air about his condition.
Kriski’s wife told TMZ that he had the stroke early Monday and was hospitalized.
He joined the Ktla Morning News in 1991 and, according to his official bio, is “one of the last-remaining original ‘characters’ from the show’s inception.” He is a nine-time Emmy winner, has appeared as a...
- 5/29/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
While Fox does not have its own sports streaming service, by bringing more original content to Tubi, it is continuing to put sports at the center of its strategy.
Sports have always been at the center of Fox’s broadcasting agenda, highlighted by the channel’s partnership with the NFL, multiple college conferences, and FIFA. Now, the company’s ad-supported streaming service Tubi is adding two new around-the-clock sports channels from Dazn in the United States, as well as two in Canada. One of the channels coming to American streaming audiences will be Dazn Women’s Football, marking the first time that the channel will ever be available in North America.
Tubi will launch Dazn channels focused on women’s soccer and combat sports in the United States. Both channels will feature live sports action as well as shoulder content and additional programming. The Dazn Women’s Football channel will also be available in Canada.
Sports have always been at the center of Fox’s broadcasting agenda, highlighted by the channel’s partnership with the NFL, multiple college conferences, and FIFA. Now, the company’s ad-supported streaming service Tubi is adding two new around-the-clock sports channels from Dazn in the United States, as well as two in Canada. One of the channels coming to American streaming audiences will be Dazn Women’s Football, marking the first time that the channel will ever be available in North America.
Tubi will launch Dazn channels focused on women’s soccer and combat sports in the United States. Both channels will feature live sports action as well as shoulder content and additional programming. The Dazn Women’s Football channel will also be available in Canada.
- 4/25/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
Tubi, Fox’s free, ad-supported streamer, has partnered with British streaming service Dazn to add new channels featuring live and recorded women’s football, or soccer, as its known in the U.S., as well as boxing and Mma.
The licensing agreement will see the U.S. launch of the channel Dazn Ringside, which features boxing and Mma from Matchroom Boxing, Golden Boy, Wasserman and Mf & Dazn: X Series. That includes weigh-ins, archive fights, documentaries and the Dazn Boxing show. Full run-backs of World Title fights will be available on the channel after an embargo period.
The Dazn Women’s Football Fast Channel, featuring matches from tournaments such as the UEFA Women’s Champions League and the the Saudi Women’s Premier League, will launch in both the U.S. and Canada.
Canada will also see the launch of Dazn TV featuring boxing, Mma and international soccer. The channel includes live undercards,...
The licensing agreement will see the U.S. launch of the channel Dazn Ringside, which features boxing and Mma from Matchroom Boxing, Golden Boy, Wasserman and Mf & Dazn: X Series. That includes weigh-ins, archive fights, documentaries and the Dazn Boxing show. Full run-backs of World Title fights will be available on the channel after an embargo period.
The Dazn Women’s Football Fast Channel, featuring matches from tournaments such as the UEFA Women’s Champions League and the the Saudi Women’s Premier League, will launch in both the U.S. and Canada.
Canada will also see the launch of Dazn TV featuring boxing, Mma and international soccer. The channel includes live undercards,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
William Holden was an Oscar-winning performer who starred in dozens of movies, remaining active until his untimely death in 1981. But how many of his titles remain classics? Let’s take a look back at 15 of his greatest films, ranked worst to best.
Born on April 17, 1918, Holden made his film debut with a starring role in the boxing drama “Golden Boy” (1939) when he was just 21 years old. Though his career lagged for the next decade, he came roaring back with Billy Wilder‘s Hollywood noir “Sunset Boulevard” (1950), playing a struggling screenwriter who becomes involved with a fading, delusional silent film star (Gloria Swanson). The role brought him his first Oscar nomination as Best Actor.
He joined the winner’s circle just three years later with a Best Actor victory for Wilder’s “Stalag 17” (1953), which cast him as a cynical American Pow who’s suspected of being a German informant during WWII.
Born on April 17, 1918, Holden made his film debut with a starring role in the boxing drama “Golden Boy” (1939) when he was just 21 years old. Though his career lagged for the next decade, he came roaring back with Billy Wilder‘s Hollywood noir “Sunset Boulevard” (1950), playing a struggling screenwriter who becomes involved with a fading, delusional silent film star (Gloria Swanson). The role brought him his first Oscar nomination as Best Actor.
He joined the winner’s circle just three years later with a Best Actor victory for Wilder’s “Stalag 17” (1953), which cast him as a cynical American Pow who’s suspected of being a German informant during WWII.
- 4/13/2024
- by Zach Laws and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Louis Gossett Jr., who was the first Black man to win the Best Supporting Actor Oscar, has died. He was 87.
(Sidney Poitier was the first Black man to win an acting Oscar. His win, in 1964, was as the lead in “Lilies of the Field.”)
Gossett won the Academy Award for his role as Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley, Richard Gere’s hardcore drill instructor in 1982 film “An Officer and a Gentleman.” He was just the third Black actor to receive a nomination in the category. Gossett won a Golden Globe for the role as well.
In 2023, Gossett appeared in the remake of “The Color Purple,” as well as in a pair of episodes of BET+ original series “Kingdom Business.” The same year, he lent his voice to an uncredited part of Michael Jai White’s “Outlaw Johnny Black.”
Gossett’s nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died in Santa Monica,...
(Sidney Poitier was the first Black man to win an acting Oscar. His win, in 1964, was as the lead in “Lilies of the Field.”)
Gossett won the Academy Award for his role as Marine Corps Gunnery Sgt. Emil Foley, Richard Gere’s hardcore drill instructor in 1982 film “An Officer and a Gentleman.” He was just the third Black actor to receive a nomination in the category. Gossett won a Golden Globe for the role as well.
In 2023, Gossett appeared in the remake of “The Color Purple,” as well as in a pair of episodes of BET+ original series “Kingdom Business.” The same year, he lent his voice to an uncredited part of Michael Jai White’s “Outlaw Johnny Black.”
Gossett’s nephew told The Associated Press that the actor died in Santa Monica,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
This year’s Tonys will be held on June 16, so the American Theatre Wing will likely be announcing its Lifetime Achievement Award recipient in the near future. Who do you think should take home this prestigious trophy, which honors an individual’s body of work? It has gone to veteran stage performers, directors, choreographers, playwrights, songwriters, producers and designers. In some years we get multiple recipients.
Last year these honors went to actor Joel Grey and composer John Kander. The following living male Broadway vets have also received this award in the past and thus won’t be chosen again: Paul Gemignani, Alan Ayckbourn, Athol Fugard, Marshall W. Mason, Tommy Tune, James Earl Jones, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Harold Wheeler.
Here are 10 possibilities featured in our poll below, all accomplished men over the age of 65. Vote to let us know who you’d like to see honored. And take a...
Last year these honors went to actor Joel Grey and composer John Kander. The following living male Broadway vets have also received this award in the past and thus won’t be chosen again: Paul Gemignani, Alan Ayckbourn, Athol Fugard, Marshall W. Mason, Tommy Tune, James Earl Jones, Andrew Lloyd Webber and Harold Wheeler.
Here are 10 possibilities featured in our poll below, all accomplished men over the age of 65. Vote to let us know who you’d like to see honored. And take a...
- 3/26/2024
- by Jeffrey Kare
- Gold Derby
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If you had a child who grew up watching Nickelodeon, or if their shows were a part of your childhood, you may be surprised to learn that the...
- 3/21/2024
- by Sage Anderson
- Rollingstone.com
Imagi Crystal, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-listed Imagi International Holdings, is making its debut at Filmart as it expands into sales and distribution.
Its inaugural slate includes Due West 2: Tokyo Adventure, an erotic film starring Hong Kong’s first adult-video actress Erena So.
Christopher Sun, director of 2011’s 3D Sex And Zen: Extreme Ecstasy and producer of 2012’s Due West: Our Sex Journey, will direct alongside Terry Cheng. Justin Cheung (Breakout Brothers franchise) co-stars in the film, which is backed by Imagi Crystal.
The Hong Kong-based company has also picked up international sales rights to Golden Boy, starring Louis Cheung...
Its inaugural slate includes Due West 2: Tokyo Adventure, an erotic film starring Hong Kong’s first adult-video actress Erena So.
Christopher Sun, director of 2011’s 3D Sex And Zen: Extreme Ecstasy and producer of 2012’s Due West: Our Sex Journey, will direct alongside Terry Cheng. Justin Cheung (Breakout Brothers franchise) co-stars in the film, which is backed by Imagi Crystal.
The Hong Kong-based company has also picked up international sales rights to Golden Boy, starring Louis Cheung...
- 3/12/2024
- ScreenDaily
An upcoming Investigation Discovery series Quiet on Set: The Dark Side of Kids TV released a trailer on Tuesday featuring former child actor Drake Bell.
According to a press release from Investigation Discovery via Variety, the clip “reveals that former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell will be sharing publicly, for the first time, the story of the abuse he suffered at the hands of Brian Peck, his former dialogue coach who was convicted in 2004 for his crimes against Drake and ordered to register as a sex offender.”
Peck, who was convicted...
According to a press release from Investigation Discovery via Variety, the clip “reveals that former Nickelodeon star Drake Bell will be sharing publicly, for the first time, the story of the abuse he suffered at the hands of Brian Peck, his former dialogue coach who was convicted in 2004 for his crimes against Drake and ordered to register as a sex offender.”
Peck, who was convicted...
- 3/5/2024
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
The first trailer for Investigation Discover’s forthcoming docuseries Quiet On Set: The Dark Side Of Kids TV, dives into Nickelodeon’s complicated legacy. The four-part series, premiering March 17, pulls back the curtain as former child stars and employees detail the trauma and alleged abuse they say they encountered on some of the most popular kids series.
The trailer for Quiet on Set describes the writer and producer Dan Schneider as “Nickelodeon’s Golden Boy,” detailing his influence on comedy series starring children and young adults with children as their audience.
The trailer for Quiet on Set describes the writer and producer Dan Schneider as “Nickelodeon’s Golden Boy,” detailing his influence on comedy series starring children and young adults with children as their audience.
- 2/8/2024
- by Larisha Paul
- Rollingstone.com
As the saying goes, you reap what you sow. The truest estimation of the statement is assessed as the first season finale of the The Boys universe spin-off series, Gen V, comes to a bloody, disgusting end. The entire season built upon Vought’s premier superhero institute, Godolkin University’s conspiracies, which culminated in an all-out conflict in the final episode titled Guardians of Godolkin. While the treatment might please some of the fans, it mostly seemed like a cop-out, a predictable and edgy end to the series, which otherwise showed much promise in its penultimate episode.
In the previous episode, Indira’s nefarious plan to exterminate the supes from the face of the planet using a synthetic virus was exposed by Marie and her friends. Polarity collapsed during an interview, which prompted Andre to separate from the team and rush his father to the hospital. Cate confronted Indira for...
In the previous episode, Indira’s nefarious plan to exterminate the supes from the face of the planet using a synthetic virus was exposed by Marie and her friends. Polarity collapsed during an interview, which prompted Andre to separate from the team and rush his father to the hospital. Cate confronted Indira for...
- 11/3/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
Warning: This article contains major spoilers for the latest episode of "Gen V."
We're well and truly in the home stretch now. Throughout each and every episode of "Gen V," the Prime Video series has taken us further and further into the depths of a whole new conspiracy. Not only is Godolkin University the furthest thing from the safe haven for young Supes it was marketed as, but the shocking death of Patrick Schwarzenegger's Golden Boy in the premiere has unraveled an even more disturbing mystery -- one that traces right to the heart of the Vought-funded institution. As has been previously confirmed, dean of students Indira Shetty (Shelley Conn) is well aware of the secret facility known as "The Woods" located underneath campus grounds, where renegade Supes have been imprisoned, tortured, and outright killed in the pursuit of devious ends. Now, however, we've learned exactly what all the insidious...
We're well and truly in the home stretch now. Throughout each and every episode of "Gen V," the Prime Video series has taken us further and further into the depths of a whole new conspiracy. Not only is Godolkin University the furthest thing from the safe haven for young Supes it was marketed as, but the shocking death of Patrick Schwarzenegger's Golden Boy in the premiere has unraveled an even more disturbing mystery -- one that traces right to the heart of the Vought-funded institution. As has been previously confirmed, dean of students Indira Shetty (Shelley Conn) is well aware of the secret facility known as "The Woods" located underneath campus grounds, where renegade Supes have been imprisoned, tortured, and outright killed in the pursuit of devious ends. Now, however, we've learned exactly what all the insidious...
- 10/20/2023
- by Jeremy Mathai
- Slash Film
Turkish producer Onur Güvenatam founded Ogm Pictures in 2019, and has since shepherded a steady stream of hit series and movies such as drama “The Red Room,” the widely-sold “Golden Boy” and “One Way for Tomorrow,” the first Netflix original film out of Turkey.
For Netflix, Ogm has also made Turkish original film “Paper Lives” and the series “The Gift.” Güvenatam is at Mipcom with new shows “Stickman” (Çöp Adam), “Miracle of Love” (Yüz Yıllık Mucize), and “Broken Destiny,” (Toprak ile Fidan) being sold by his recently launched in-house sales company Ogm Universe.
He spoke to Variety about the secret to Ogm’s success, and vented frustrations about the business model imposed by U.S. streamers.
“Golden Boy” was the most-watched television drama last year in Turkey and has been sold to over 100 countries. Why does it connect so well with audiences?
It’s about two young sisters affected by marriage.
For Netflix, Ogm has also made Turkish original film “Paper Lives” and the series “The Gift.” Güvenatam is at Mipcom with new shows “Stickman” (Çöp Adam), “Miracle of Love” (Yüz Yıllık Mucize), and “Broken Destiny,” (Toprak ile Fidan) being sold by his recently launched in-house sales company Ogm Universe.
He spoke to Variety about the secret to Ogm’s success, and vented frustrations about the business model imposed by U.S. streamers.
“Golden Boy” was the most-watched television drama last year in Turkey and has been sold to over 100 countries. Why does it connect so well with audiences?
It’s about two young sisters affected by marriage.
- 10/17/2023
- by Nick Vivarelli
- Variety Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for Gen V episode 5.
Class is in session over at Godolkin University, as Eric Kripke’s world of The Boys expands into Gen V. Based on the “We Gotta Go Now” arc of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys comics, Gen V is also inspired by Marvel’s X-Men and introduces us to a young crop of wannabe supes.
We’re five episodes into Gen V season 1, and as we head into our final exams, there are enemies coming from all sides at Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) and her classmates. Although we know Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy is on the way to cause trouble, viewers have used their Tek Knight-inspired powers of perception to sniff out another potential crossover between Gen V and its bigger brother.
While we’re still no closer to figuring out what’s going on in The Woods and what...
Class is in session over at Godolkin University, as Eric Kripke’s world of The Boys expands into Gen V. Based on the “We Gotta Go Now” arc of Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson’s The Boys comics, Gen V is also inspired by Marvel’s X-Men and introduces us to a young crop of wannabe supes.
We’re five episodes into Gen V season 1, and as we head into our final exams, there are enemies coming from all sides at Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) and her classmates. Although we know Jensen Ackles’ Soldier Boy is on the way to cause trouble, viewers have used their Tek Knight-inspired powers of perception to sniff out another potential crossover between Gen V and its bigger brother.
While we’re still no closer to figuring out what’s going on in The Woods and what...
- 10/13/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
When you thought it couldn't get any weirder, they find a way to dial up the weirdness.
Gen V Season 1 Episode 4 picked up from the bloody ending of the previous episode after Emma scrambled some security guard's brain, and she and Sam had escaped.
The episode didn't have any specific purpose apart from developing the existing conflicts.
It was clear that something peculiar was happening at God U, and Vought could never let a crisis go to waste, so they decided to milk Golden Boy's death for content.
Vought has supes from all walks of life, and Tek Night was a celebrity investigative journalist supe.
Something noticeable about supes from Gen V was that there wasn't anyone we could call evil or deranged.
Tek was awful and inspired fear among his interviewees, which might have been the reason behind his success as an investigative journalist.
His presence on campus...
Gen V Season 1 Episode 4 picked up from the bloody ending of the previous episode after Emma scrambled some security guard's brain, and she and Sam had escaped.
The episode didn't have any specific purpose apart from developing the existing conflicts.
It was clear that something peculiar was happening at God U, and Vought could never let a crisis go to waste, so they decided to milk Golden Boy's death for content.
Vought has supes from all walks of life, and Tek Night was a celebrity investigative journalist supe.
Something noticeable about supes from Gen V was that there wasn't anyone we could call evil or deranged.
Tek was awful and inspired fear among his interviewees, which might have been the reason behind his success as an investigative journalist.
His presence on campus...
- 10/6/2023
- by Denis Kimathi
- TVfanatic
This review contains spoilers for Gen V episode 4.
“The Whole Truth,” the fourth episode of Gen V, features a dick joke in its first act, a dick joke in its third act, and wedged in-between is a dick exploding like a bloody piñata. Ladies and gentlemen, The Aristocrats …. I mean, The Boys!
The Boys universe has always operated under the ironclad comedic principle of “pee-pees are funny” and Gen V seems to be continuing that tradition. And honestly, it’s hard to argue they’re wrong for doing so. Pee-pees are indeed funny! We’ve seen this borne out in the season 3 opener of the flagship series which saw shrinking supe Termite entering an actual human penis and inadvertently blowing it up (along with the body it belongs to) by a sneeze-triggered rapid growth. Just last week on Gen V we saw another shrinking supe Emma (Lizze Broadway) engage with...
“The Whole Truth,” the fourth episode of Gen V, features a dick joke in its first act, a dick joke in its third act, and wedged in-between is a dick exploding like a bloody piñata. Ladies and gentlemen, The Aristocrats …. I mean, The Boys!
The Boys universe has always operated under the ironclad comedic principle of “pee-pees are funny” and Gen V seems to be continuing that tradition. And honestly, it’s hard to argue they’re wrong for doing so. Pee-pees are indeed funny! We’ve seen this borne out in the season 3 opener of the flagship series which saw shrinking supe Termite entering an actual human penis and inadvertently blowing it up (along with the body it belongs to) by a sneeze-triggered rapid growth. Just last week on Gen V we saw another shrinking supe Emma (Lizze Broadway) engage with...
- 10/6/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
The Boys universe is getting even bigger on Prime Video in 2023 with the launch of brand new spinoff series Gen V! Yep, even more Compound V babies are all grown up and studying crimefighting in college, so there are a lot of new Supes to meet this year. Some of them are nice, and some of them are definitely gonna be a problem for Butcher and the boys down the line. As for the others? Well, the jury’s still out.
If you’ve been watching Gen V and have spotted some people you want to get to know a little better, we can surely bring you up to speed with their characters and their acting background. Let’s get to know the cast and characters of Gen V!
Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau
Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) is the main character in Gen V, and it’s safe to...
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Jaz Sinclair as Marie Moreau
Marie Moreau (Jaz Sinclair) is the main character in Gen V, and it’s safe to...
- 9/29/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
If you expected “Gen V” to be as subversive, perverse and brilliant as “The Boys,” only more sophomoric, you won’t be disappointed.
Prime Video’s college-set spin-off of TV’s smartest, sickest superhero show brings adolescent angst to the paranoid world powered by the chemical/military/supes entertainment conglomerate, Vought International. The show is centered on young people who were dosed at birth with the company’s extra-human abilities generating Compound V studying at Godolkin University. Everyone calls the place God U, where they either major in crime fighting or brand management.
Extracurricular concerns include social media notoriety, gender dysphoria, lost siblings, cutting, bulimia, suicide and the perennial parents who suck (as do most other adults). “Gen V” puts sci-fi spins on these and other youth-adjacent issues, which generates kooky but sometimes clever and resonant metaphors.
There’s also, of course, all the hooking up, getting wasted, uncontrolled outbursts...
Prime Video’s college-set spin-off of TV’s smartest, sickest superhero show brings adolescent angst to the paranoid world powered by the chemical/military/supes entertainment conglomerate, Vought International. The show is centered on young people who were dosed at birth with the company’s extra-human abilities generating Compound V studying at Godolkin University. Everyone calls the place God U, where they either major in crime fighting or brand management.
Extracurricular concerns include social media notoriety, gender dysphoria, lost siblings, cutting, bulimia, suicide and the perennial parents who suck (as do most other adults). “Gen V” puts sci-fi spins on these and other youth-adjacent issues, which generates kooky but sometimes clever and resonant metaphors.
There’s also, of course, all the hooking up, getting wasted, uncontrolled outbursts...
- 9/27/2023
- by Bob Strauss
- The Wrap
Watching an international version of Taskmaster has the uncanny quality of trying to explain a dream. The sets are the same, but also not. The theme music’s a match, but it’s playing over people and tasks you don’t recognise. The Taskmaster was there, but it wasn’t the Taskmaster, just some other tall man in a suit. And instead of the familiar comedian configuration of ‘two off telly, two off Twitter and one you’ve never heard of’, you (probably) haven’t heard of anybody.
Once you have your bearings though, free Taskmaster! Multiple new-to-you episodes to fill the gap while we wait for series 16. And it’s good stuff. The New Zealand version is particularly strong, with an excellent choice of Taskmaster’s Assistant and consistently funny comedians. Also, thanks to (the show’s own) joke that New Zealand has a population of just eight people,...
Once you have your bearings though, free Taskmaster! Multiple new-to-you episodes to fill the gap while we wait for series 16. And it’s good stuff. The New Zealand version is particularly strong, with an excellent choice of Taskmaster’s Assistant and consistently funny comedians. Also, thanks to (the show’s own) joke that New Zealand has a population of just eight people,...
- 9/5/2023
- by Louisa Mellor
- Den of Geek
“The Hollow” won the Heart of Sarajevo Award for best TV drama series at the Sarajevo Film Festival on Sunday, and also came away with a host of other awards.
The in-competition series came from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Slovenia. The winners were decided by a jury of more than 450 film professionals from the region.
“The Hollow” won the best director award for Danis Tanović, best known for directing Oscar winner “No Man’s Land,” and Aida Begić.
Other awards for the series included leading actor for Feđa Štukan, supporting actress for Ida Keškić, supporting actor for Boris Ler, and screenplay for Tanović, Amra Bakšić Čamo, Nikola Kuprešanin and Adnan Lugonić.
The Bosnian series starts with the discovery of a body in the National History Museum in Sarajevo, and the theft of a precious artifact. Inspector Edib Pašić’s search for answers leads him into...
The in-competition series came from Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Serbia, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Kosovo and Slovenia. The winners were decided by a jury of more than 450 film professionals from the region.
“The Hollow” won the best director award for Danis Tanović, best known for directing Oscar winner “No Man’s Land,” and Aida Begić.
Other awards for the series included leading actor for Feđa Štukan, supporting actress for Ida Keškić, supporting actor for Boris Ler, and screenplay for Tanović, Amra Bakšić Čamo, Nikola Kuprešanin and Adnan Lugonić.
The Bosnian series starts with the discovery of a body in the National History Museum in Sarajevo, and the theft of a precious artifact. Inspector Edib Pašić’s search for answers leads him into...
- 8/14/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
In the three years since the Sarajevo Film Festival launched its Heart of Sarajevo TV awards, much has changed in the Balkan region’s television sector thanks to investment from regional telecom companies in the local production space. Companies such as Bosnia and Herzegovina’s Bh Telecom, the main sponsor of this year’s Sarajevo Film Festival, and Telecom Serbia have been flexing their financial muscle in a space that undercapitalized public broadcasters and once confident-but-now-nervous global streamers are yet to enter.
Bh Telecom is behind three local productions up for nominations at the festival’s TV awards this year: Bosnian crime drama The Hollow, which was co-created by Oscar-winning director Danis Tanović; and comedies Tender and On the Edge of Reason directed by Srdan Vuletić and Elmir Jukić respectively. Meanwhile, Telecom Serbia has backed five drama nominees: The Fall, based on the true story of a young and popular...
Bh Telecom is behind three local productions up for nominations at the festival’s TV awards this year: Bosnian crime drama The Hollow, which was co-created by Oscar-winning director Danis Tanović; and comedies Tender and On the Edge of Reason directed by Srdan Vuletić and Elmir Jukić respectively. Meanwhile, Telecom Serbia has backed five drama nominees: The Fall, based on the true story of a young and popular...
- 8/7/2023
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Documentaries about celebrities are a dime a dozen these days. But docus about celebrities that don’t feel like infomercials and instead are raw, informative, and honest about their star subjects are few and far between. HBO Sports’ and Universal Television Alternative Studio’s two-part docuseries “Golden Boy,” about Oscar De La Hoya, fits into the jaw-droppingly candid, no-holds-bar category.
In the first three minutes of the doc, directed by Fernando Villena, the Olympic boxing gold medalist and multi-world title-winning professional boxer, who is now 50 years old, says, “Everyone thought they knew me. It was just all a lie because that’s what I do.”
In part one of the series executive produced by Mark Wahlberg and Mario Lopez, De La Hoya reveals some of his most spectacular lies and painful childhood traumas. The 77-minute episode also features interviews with members of the boxer’s immediate family, who don’t...
In the first three minutes of the doc, directed by Fernando Villena, the Olympic boxing gold medalist and multi-world title-winning professional boxer, who is now 50 years old, says, “Everyone thought they knew me. It was just all a lie because that’s what I do.”
In part one of the series executive produced by Mark Wahlberg and Mario Lopez, De La Hoya reveals some of his most spectacular lies and painful childhood traumas. The 77-minute episode also features interviews with members of the boxer’s immediate family, who don’t...
- 6/9/2023
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
For the 12th year, B. Riley Securities presented the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation “Big Fighters, Big Cause” Charity Boxing Night on Wednesday, May 24 at The Beverly Hilton.
Anthony Anderson, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Cedric the Entertainer attend the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation Big Fighters, Big Cause Charity Boxing Night
Credit/Copyright: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation
Actor Chris Spencer hosted the exclusive star-studded event which featured first-class entertainment, a National Anthem performance by emerging pop/R&b singer Gabby Samone, four action-packed live fights presented by Golden Boy Promotions, and a live and silent auction display featuring iconic memorabilia and one-of-a-kind items and experiences.
The evening also honored Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor Anthony Anderson with the 2023 Golden Glove Award, recognizing his commitment to raising awareness for diabetes. Anderson is an advocate for diabetes awareness and a spokesperson for the “Get Real About Diabetes” campaign.
Anthony Anderson, Sugar Ray Leonard, and Cedric the Entertainer attend the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation Big Fighters, Big Cause Charity Boxing Night
Credit/Copyright: Jon Kopaloff/Getty Images for the Sugar Ray Leonard Foundation
Actor Chris Spencer hosted the exclusive star-studded event which featured first-class entertainment, a National Anthem performance by emerging pop/R&b singer Gabby Samone, four action-packed live fights presented by Golden Boy Promotions, and a live and silent auction display featuring iconic memorabilia and one-of-a-kind items and experiences.
The evening also honored Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated actor Anthony Anderson with the 2023 Golden Glove Award, recognizing his commitment to raising awareness for diabetes. Anderson is an advocate for diabetes awareness and a spokesperson for the “Get Real About Diabetes” campaign.
- 5/31/2023
- Look to the Stars
In the spring of 2020, a handful of shows developed to air on the basic cable channel FX instead debuted exclusively on Hulu. It was an attempt to better integrate different parts of the Disney corporate family in the aftermath of Disney acquiring most of Fox’s film and television assets, as well as an acknowledgment that more and more viewers were waiting to watch shows on streaming. Cutting out the legacy media middleman just seemed like a logical next step toward the medium’s future.
It was also, however, extremely confusing.
It was also, however, extremely confusing.
- 5/10/2023
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Hollywood has seen success with reviving popular films and TV shows rather than inventing new ideas. One 1960s TV Western ripe for a reboot, The Big Valley, was set to be remade as a feature-length film. Some parts had already been cast, including A-list actors. However, the director landed in hot water over previous indiscretions, and the movie never began shooting. Here’s what happened to the failed Big Valley reboot.
‘The Big Valley’ reboot had big names lined up ‘The Big Valley’ TV show cast portrait | Bettmann via Getty Images
A theatrical reboot of The Big Valley was proposed in 2010. Susan Sarandon was first considered for the lead role. Jessica Lange was also considered for the part. Other actors slated for the cast were Ryan Phillippe, Richard Dreyfuss, and Bruce Dern. It was to be remade as an indie feature by filmmakers Daniel Adams and Kate Edelman Johnson, MeTV reported.
‘The Big Valley’ reboot had big names lined up ‘The Big Valley’ TV show cast portrait | Bettmann via Getty Images
A theatrical reboot of The Big Valley was proposed in 2010. Susan Sarandon was first considered for the lead role. Jessica Lange was also considered for the part. Other actors slated for the cast were Ryan Phillippe, Richard Dreyfuss, and Bruce Dern. It was to be remade as an indie feature by filmmakers Daniel Adams and Kate Edelman Johnson, MeTV reported.
- 4/18/2023
- by Angela Ward
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
International television market MIPTV kicked off Monday with a slew of territory deals for high-end drama and non-fiction series.
The Swarm, an eco-thriller TV series from Game of Thrones executive producer Frank Doelger and ndF IP Managing Director Eric Welbers, based on the Frank Schätzing bestseller, was snatched up by Sky UK for its Sky Max streaming service, and by pay-tv group Movistar Plus+ for Spain. A U.S. deal for the eight-part limited series, in which a mysterious collective force from deep in the oceans strikes back at humanity for its reckless treatment of the environment, is expected soon.
The Swarm was produced by Schwarm TV Productions, a joint venture between Intaglio Films and ndF IP, for Zdf in Germany, France Télévisions, Italy’s Rai Fiction, Scandinavia’s Viaplay Group, Hulu Japan, Austria’s Orf, and Srf in Switzerland, in co-production with Bravado Fiction and Beside Production, in co-operation with Athos Kg.
The Swarm, an eco-thriller TV series from Game of Thrones executive producer Frank Doelger and ndF IP Managing Director Eric Welbers, based on the Frank Schätzing bestseller, was snatched up by Sky UK for its Sky Max streaming service, and by pay-tv group Movistar Plus+ for Spain. A U.S. deal for the eight-part limited series, in which a mysterious collective force from deep in the oceans strikes back at humanity for its reckless treatment of the environment, is expected soon.
The Swarm was produced by Schwarm TV Productions, a joint venture between Intaglio Films and ndF IP, for Zdf in Germany, France Télévisions, Italy’s Rai Fiction, Scandinavia’s Viaplay Group, Hulu Japan, Austria’s Orf, and Srf in Switzerland, in co-production with Bravado Fiction and Beside Production, in co-operation with Athos Kg.
- 4/17/2023
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
International distributor Eccho Rights has inked landmark deals for Turkish drama series “Golden Boy” with broadcasters in Sweden and Finland.
The show, which has enjoyed huge success on Turkey’s Star TV since launching in September 2022, is the first Turkish drama to be picked up by Swedish and Finnish broadcasters.
In Sweden, TV4 acquired “Golden Boy” for its TV4Gold and Sjuan linear channels, as well as streamers CMore and TV4 Play.
In Finland, Eccho Rights’ deal with MTV Oy represents the first time ever that a Turkish series has been licensed by a Finnish broadcast group, with “Golden Boy” to stream on CMore and Katsomo in Finland.
Produced by Ogm Pictures for Star TV, “Golden Boy” is a family drama and tale of jealousy that follows two sisters, Seyran and Suna, whose paths cross with golden boy Ferit.
The sisters’ lives change forever when Ferit decides to marry Seyran instead of Suna.
The show, which has enjoyed huge success on Turkey’s Star TV since launching in September 2022, is the first Turkish drama to be picked up by Swedish and Finnish broadcasters.
In Sweden, TV4 acquired “Golden Boy” for its TV4Gold and Sjuan linear channels, as well as streamers CMore and TV4 Play.
In Finland, Eccho Rights’ deal with MTV Oy represents the first time ever that a Turkish series has been licensed by a Finnish broadcast group, with “Golden Boy” to stream on CMore and Katsomo in Finland.
Produced by Ogm Pictures for Star TV, “Golden Boy” is a family drama and tale of jealousy that follows two sisters, Seyran and Suna, whose paths cross with golden boy Ferit.
The sisters’ lives change forever when Ferit decides to marry Seyran instead of Suna.
- 3/21/2023
- by Ed Meza
- Variety Film + TV
On TV this Tuesday: Taylor Swift is the New Girl at Cece’s season-ending wedding; tons of hopeful hoofers think they can Dance; NCIS, NCIS: Los Angeles and The Mindy Project come to a close and nothing Golden can stay. Here are 10 programs to keep on your radar.
8 pm NCIS (CBS) | Season finale: Now that the manhunt for Bodnar has turned into a witch hunt targeting Gibbs, it’s time to bring in Chegwidden! John M. Jackson reprises his Jag role, while Muse Watson “reappears” as Mike Franks. (Check out some preview photos and get some scoop.) (Yep, renewed.
8 pm NCIS (CBS) | Season finale: Now that the manhunt for Bodnar has turned into a witch hunt targeting Gibbs, it’s time to bring in Chegwidden! John M. Jackson reprises his Jag role, while Muse Watson “reappears” as Mike Franks. (Check out some preview photos and get some scoop.) (Yep, renewed.
- 5/14/2013
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
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