Lara Parker, who found the role of a lifetime at just 28 years old when she was cast by Dark Shadows producer Dan Curtis as the beautiful, vengeful and altogether evil witch Angelique Bouchard Collins, died October 12 in her sleep in Los Angeles following a battle with cancer. She was 84.
Her death was announced by producer Jim Pierson of Dan Curtis Productions, on behalf of Parker’s family.
“I’m heartbroken, as all of us are who knew and loved her,” said her Dark Shadows co-star and longtime friend Kathryn Leigh Scott in a statement. “She graced our lives with her beauty, talent and friendship, and we are all richer for having had her in our lives.”
Parker, who also authored four popular Dark Shadows-related novels from 1998-2016, arrived on the supernatural soap opera in 1967, not long after Canadian actor Jonathan Frid had been cast as vampire Barnabas Collins. Frid...
Her death was announced by producer Jim Pierson of Dan Curtis Productions, on behalf of Parker’s family.
“I’m heartbroken, as all of us are who knew and loved her,” said her Dark Shadows co-star and longtime friend Kathryn Leigh Scott in a statement. “She graced our lives with her beauty, talent and friendship, and we are all richer for having had her in our lives.”
Parker, who also authored four popular Dark Shadows-related novels from 1998-2016, arrived on the supernatural soap opera in 1967, not long after Canadian actor Jonathan Frid had been cast as vampire Barnabas Collins. Frid...
- 10/16/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
“It’s a show that’s close to my heart that I’ve been part of since day one, so it didn’t feel stressful or scary. It felt right and fun and like an amazing opportunity to do some really cool stuff,” says Shayne Fox, who in season four of “What We Do in the Shadows” moved from set decorator to production designer. We talked to Fox as part of our “Meet the Experts” TV production design panel. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
“What We Do in the Shadows” continues to follow the exploits of three vampires living in Staten Island, but season four found them returning to a mansion in disrepair. “The mansion set is iconic to the show, and there we were taking sledgehammers and Sawzalls to it,” Fox remembers. “So it was pretty nuts. We added ceilings where there didn’t used to be hard...
“What We Do in the Shadows” continues to follow the exploits of three vampires living in Staten Island, but season four found them returning to a mansion in disrepair. “The mansion set is iconic to the show, and there we were taking sledgehammers and Sawzalls to it,” Fox remembers. “So it was pretty nuts. We added ceilings where there didn’t used to be hard...
- 5/26/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Fresh off her Best Original Screenplay Oscar victory for “Promising Young Woman,” Emerald Fennell can now look to the next leg of her Egot: Emmy. The newly minted Oscar champ is in contention for Best Drama Supporting Actress for her performance as Camilla Parker Bowles in the fourth season of “The Crown.”
In the early combined odds, Fennell is currently in 11th place, three spots out of the predicted field of eight, which is topped by her co-star Gillian Anderson, who has already pocketed the Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild Award for her turn as Margaret Thatcher. But with a wide-open field and six of last year’s eight nominees ineligible, there’s certainly room for Fennell to grab a spot.
After Anderson, Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”), Wunmi Mosaku (“Lovecraft Country”), Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale...
In the early combined odds, Fennell is currently in 11th place, three spots out of the predicted field of eight, which is topped by her co-star Gillian Anderson, who has already pocketed the Golden Globe, Critics Choice and Screen Actors Guild Award for her turn as Margaret Thatcher. But with a wide-open field and six of last year’s eight nominees ineligible, there’s certainly room for Fennell to grab a spot.
After Anderson, Helena Bonham Carter (“The Crown”), Wunmi Mosaku (“Lovecraft Country”), Ann Dowd (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Yvonne Strahovski (“The Handmaid’s Tale”), Samira Wiley (“The Handmaid’s Tale...
- 4/29/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
It’s become a great breaking in the new year traditional here at Ioncinema.com. We begin our countdown to the our most anticipated foreign films (anything outside the U.S.) with our own Nicholas Bell curating the best bets for 2016. Here are the titles and filmmakers that didn’t make our final Top 100 cut, but are nonetheless “radar” worthy.
101. El Rey del Once – Daniel Burman
102. The Dancer – Stephanie Di Giusto
103. Le Cancre – Paul Vecchiali
104. While the Women are Sleeping – Wayne Wang
105. Tomorrow – Martha Pinson
106. Spring Again – Gael Morel
107. Crowhurst – Simon Rumley
108. Le Garcon – Philippe Lioret *
109. Marie and the Misfits – Sebastien Betbeder
110. Le Caravage – Alain Chevalier
111. Night Song – Raphael Nadjari
112. Réparer les vivants – Katell Quillevere *
113. Project Lazarus – Mateo Gil
114. Afterimages – Andrzej Wajda
115. Don’t Knock Twice – Caradog James
116. Detour – Christopher Smith
117. The Bride of Rip Van Winkle – Shunji Iwai
118. Three on the Road – Johnnie To
119. Le Vin et le Vent...
101. El Rey del Once – Daniel Burman
102. The Dancer – Stephanie Di Giusto
103. Le Cancre – Paul Vecchiali
104. While the Women are Sleeping – Wayne Wang
105. Tomorrow – Martha Pinson
106. Spring Again – Gael Morel
107. Crowhurst – Simon Rumley
108. Le Garcon – Philippe Lioret *
109. Marie and the Misfits – Sebastien Betbeder
110. Le Caravage – Alain Chevalier
111. Night Song – Raphael Nadjari
112. Réparer les vivants – Katell Quillevere *
113. Project Lazarus – Mateo Gil
114. Afterimages – Andrzej Wajda
115. Don’t Knock Twice – Caradog James
116. Detour – Christopher Smith
117. The Bride of Rip Van Winkle – Shunji Iwai
118. Three on the Road – Johnnie To
119. Le Vin et le Vent...
- 1/4/2016
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
While DC and Marvel might already have a lock on several future release dates past the 2015 campaign with the Coen Bros. circling February on their calendars, for the most part, when it comes to American independent and foreign film flavored items, 2016 is still cloudy with a chance of…. 2015 just broke (we already have plenty to look forward to (Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films / Top 25 Most Anticipated Studio Films / Top 100 Most Anticipated American Independent Films – soon!) but we’re already excited about what is in store for several of our favorite auteurs. Here are picks 100 to 6, with our Nicholas Bell providing further analysis on current top five for 2016. Pictured above is Peter Strickland, who sits in our number six spot.
100. Untitled Edward Munch Project – Erik Poppe
99. Bastille Day – James Watkins
98. Live By Night – Ben Affleck
97. Imagine – Benoit Graffin
96. Pete’s Dragon – David Lowery
95. Bella Luna – Ivan Fila
94. Bat, Butterfly, Moth – Sergio Caballero...
100. Untitled Edward Munch Project – Erik Poppe
99. Bastille Day – James Watkins
98. Live By Night – Ben Affleck
97. Imagine – Benoit Graffin
96. Pete’s Dragon – David Lowery
95. Bella Luna – Ivan Fila
94. Bat, Butterfly, Moth – Sergio Caballero...
- 1/16/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Rome’s European co-production market New Cinema Network has awarded the €30,000 Eurimages Co-production Development Award to drama 9 Fingers by writer-director F.J. Ossang, produced by Catherine Dussart.
The French-language apocalyptic-noir follows a man who falls in with a dangerous gang, which in turn becomes stranded on a container ship.
The project has an estimated budget of €1.9m and has backing from Cnc.
The jury, which comprised Marie-Pierre Duhamel, Sandra Hebron, and Elena Kotova, described the script as “a project that combines philosophical and narrative qualities in a decidedly original manner”.
A special mention was awarded to 1313 – Dante’s Emperor by Bady Minck, produced by Alexander Dumreicher-Ivancenau, and Menocchio by Alberto Fasulo produced by Nadia Trevisan.
Andrea Paris of Ascent Film was awarded the €5,000 Cubix Award for best emerging European producer, while the Unicef Italia Special Mention went to White Shadows by Fabio Mollo for “having addressed a story of abuse and violation of children’s rights effectively yet with...
The French-language apocalyptic-noir follows a man who falls in with a dangerous gang, which in turn becomes stranded on a container ship.
The project has an estimated budget of €1.9m and has backing from Cnc.
The jury, which comprised Marie-Pierre Duhamel, Sandra Hebron, and Elena Kotova, described the script as “a project that combines philosophical and narrative qualities in a decidedly original manner”.
A special mention was awarded to 1313 – Dante’s Emperor by Bady Minck, produced by Alexander Dumreicher-Ivancenau, and Menocchio by Alberto Fasulo produced by Nadia Trevisan.
Andrea Paris of Ascent Film was awarded the €5,000 Cubix Award for best emerging European producer, while the Unicef Italia Special Mention went to White Shadows by Fabio Mollo for “having addressed a story of abuse and violation of children’s rights effectively yet with...
- 10/22/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Industry events include co-pro forum, China Day, Argentina-Brazil focus.
The Rome Film Festival’s (Oct 16-25) boutique market Business Street (Oct 17-21) has reported a record 25% increase year-on-year in international buyers, sales agents and producers, according to organisers. This should see a rise on the average number of industry accreditations of 750.
The market will welcome approximately 90 sellers and 283 buyers from more than 50 countries.
Attending sellers will include The Match Factory, Beta Cinema, Wild Bunch, Gaumont, Le Pacte, EuropaCorp, HanWay, WestEnd and Bankside.
Buyers include TWC, Magnolia, Film Movement, Memento, Senator, Soda, A Contracorriente, Metropole and Cineart as well as Asian buyers from Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Japan and Australia.
“This year we are looking at 20-25% year-on-year growth,” confirmed Business Street head Massimo Saidel. “By the end of July we were having to turn people away.”
Industry events
The market will feature around 80 market screenings as well as the return of sidebar Re-make It!, a selection...
The Rome Film Festival’s (Oct 16-25) boutique market Business Street (Oct 17-21) has reported a record 25% increase year-on-year in international buyers, sales agents and producers, according to organisers. This should see a rise on the average number of industry accreditations of 750.
The market will welcome approximately 90 sellers and 283 buyers from more than 50 countries.
Attending sellers will include The Match Factory, Beta Cinema, Wild Bunch, Gaumont, Le Pacte, EuropaCorp, HanWay, WestEnd and Bankside.
Buyers include TWC, Magnolia, Film Movement, Memento, Senator, Soda, A Contracorriente, Metropole and Cineart as well as Asian buyers from Hong Kong, South Korea, China, Japan and Australia.
“This year we are looking at 20-25% year-on-year growth,” confirmed Business Street head Massimo Saidel. “By the end of July we were having to turn people away.”
Industry events
The market will feature around 80 market screenings as well as the return of sidebar Re-make It!, a selection...
- 10/6/2014
- by andreas.wiseman@screendaily.com (Andreas Wiseman)
- ScreenDaily
Inaugural edition of the new co-production market will run June 12-13.Scroll down for full list of projects
Pia Marais, Andrea Segre and Brillante Mendoza [pictured] are among the directors who will be presenting their new projects at the inaugural Paris Coproduction Village in June.
Organised by the same team that runs Les Arcs European Film Festival, in association with the Champs-Elysees Film Festival, the event will take place off Paris’ most famous boulevard on June 12 and 13.
The event was launched in March to replace the respected Paris Project co-production market, which folded after losing its city hall funding.
“We pulled together the line-up in an incredibly short space of time,” said Vanja Kaludjercic, who spearheads the new event alongside Les Arcs CEO Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin.
“We were very proactive in terms of chasing projects we knew were coming together. Everyone did their bit and got on the phone. We’re pretty pleased with the resulting selection.”
Fleurantin said: “It...
Pia Marais, Andrea Segre and Brillante Mendoza [pictured] are among the directors who will be presenting their new projects at the inaugural Paris Coproduction Village in June.
Organised by the same team that runs Les Arcs European Film Festival, in association with the Champs-Elysees Film Festival, the event will take place off Paris’ most famous boulevard on June 12 and 13.
The event was launched in March to replace the respected Paris Project co-production market, which folded after losing its city hall funding.
“We pulled together the line-up in an incredibly short space of time,” said Vanja Kaludjercic, who spearheads the new event alongside Les Arcs CEO Pierre-Emmanuel Fleurantin.
“We were very proactive in terms of chasing projects we knew were coming together. Everyone did their bit and got on the phone. We’re pretty pleased with the resulting selection.”
Fleurantin said: “It...
- 5/19/2014
- ScreenDaily
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