Chicago – The Czar of Noir is coming to town, bringing his “Noir City Chicago” back to the Music Box Theatre, September 6-12, 2024. Eddie Muller, the host of Turner Classic Movies “Noir Alley,” will host the first weekend of the series, entitled “Darkness Has No Borders.” For more information, full schedule and tickets, click Noir City.
“Noir City: Chicago” is a week-long celebration of “film noir” … the dark category of film drama that usually takes place at night, and features a rogues gallery of dames, gumshoes, coppers and crooks … and will be hosted by Muller from Friday to Sunday, and Film Noir Foundation’s Alan K. Rode the rest of the way. In “Darkness Has No Borders” an international noir film will be paired with its more familiar American and British counterparts, for a unique perspective on the larceny of the soul … in any language.
For the kickoff night on September 6th,...
“Noir City: Chicago” is a week-long celebration of “film noir” … the dark category of film drama that usually takes place at night, and features a rogues gallery of dames, gumshoes, coppers and crooks … and will be hosted by Muller from Friday to Sunday, and Film Noir Foundation’s Alan K. Rode the rest of the way. In “Darkness Has No Borders” an international noir film will be paired with its more familiar American and British counterparts, for a unique perspective on the larceny of the soul … in any language.
For the kickoff night on September 6th,...
- 9/4/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Erich Anderson, a prolific television actor perhaps best known for his portrayal on Felicity as the title character’s father, died of cancer June 1 in Los Angeles. He was 67.
His death was announced on social media by wife and actor Saxon Trainor.
Launching his film career in 1984 with a role in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Anderson was also featured at the same time in the TV series Bay City Blues. TV guest appearances kept him busy for the next years, with roles on The Paper Chase, Tour of Duty, and Quantum Leap, among others.
In 1990 he landed a recurring role that would become one of his most recognizable: On seven episodes of thirtysomething, he played Billy Sidel, a romantic partner for Polly Draper’s Ellyn Warren. After a sometimes rocky path, the two characters were married late in the series.
The ’90s also saw appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation...
His death was announced on social media by wife and actor Saxon Trainor.
Launching his film career in 1984 with a role in Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter, Anderson was also featured at the same time in the TV series Bay City Blues. TV guest appearances kept him busy for the next years, with roles on The Paper Chase, Tour of Duty, and Quantum Leap, among others.
In 1990 he landed a recurring role that would become one of his most recognizable: On seven episodes of thirtysomething, he played Billy Sidel, a romantic partner for Polly Draper’s Ellyn Warren. After a sometimes rocky path, the two characters were married late in the series.
The ’90s also saw appearances on Star Trek: The Next Generation...
- 6/4/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Erich Anderson, who was sometimes also credited as E. Erich Anderson, racked up over 100 credits during a screen acting career that stretched from 1983 into the 2020s, but he may be best known for playing the role of Rob in the 1984 slasher classic Friday the 13th: The Final Chapter. A character out for revenge, Rob looked like he had a shot at being able to take down hockey-masked killer Jason Voorhees for good… but when Rob finally caught up with Jason, things did not go well for him at all. Among Friday the 13th fans, Rob has become a favorite due to the fact that he seems so cool and capable at first, but then whiffs his shot at vengeance in a major way. Sadly, the actor who brought Rob to the screen is no longer with us. Erich Anderson’s wife Saxon Trainor has confirmed through social media that he...
- 6/3/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Dan Wilcox, an Emmy-winning writer, producer and longtime union man who penned dozens of M*A*S*H episodes including co-writing its record-setting series finale and had many other TV credits including Sesame Street and Fernwood/America 2-Nite, has died. He was 82.
His niece, Julie Merson Rothenberg, told the WGA that he died February 14 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. No cause was given.
A six-decade WGA member and longtime former board member who was active in the 2007-08 strike, Wilcox was a fierce champion of unions and equal rights. In 2017, he received the Morgan Cox Award in recognition of his exemplary service to the Guild. Wgaw President Howard A. Rodman said at the time: “Dan Wilcox has been, in a sustained and deeply moving way, a voice for the voiceless. His work, at once passionate and effective, has been on behalf of those who might otherwise lack the...
His niece, Julie Merson Rothenberg, told the WGA that he died February 14 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. No cause was given.
A six-decade WGA member and longtime former board member who was active in the 2007-08 strike, Wilcox was a fierce champion of unions and equal rights. In 2017, he received the Morgan Cox Award in recognition of his exemplary service to the Guild. Wgaw President Howard A. Rodman said at the time: “Dan Wilcox has been, in a sustained and deeply moving way, a voice for the voiceless. His work, at once passionate and effective, has been on behalf of those who might otherwise lack the...
- 2/26/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Dan Wilcox, the Emmy-winning TV writer and producer whose work on the last four seasons of M*A*S*H included the acclaimed 1983 series finale that attracted a record 106 million viewers, has died. He was 82.
Wilcox died Feb. 14 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his niece Julie Merson announced.
A WGA member for more than 60 years and a guild board member since 2005, Wilcox won his Emmy in 1970 for Sesame Street, where he met Thad Mumford, who became his longtime writing partner. They worked together on M*A*S*H and received the 1980 WGA award for best episodic comedy.
They also wrote for What’s Happening!!, Alice, The Duck Factory, Good Times and the 1979 ABC miniseries Roots: The Next Generations.
Wilcox was a writer and/or executive story editor on 36 episodes of M*A*S*H from 1979-83 as well as a producer, starting in 1981, on the CBS show’s last two seasons.
The native New Yorker...
Wilcox died Feb. 14 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles, his niece Julie Merson announced.
A WGA member for more than 60 years and a guild board member since 2005, Wilcox won his Emmy in 1970 for Sesame Street, where he met Thad Mumford, who became his longtime writing partner. They worked together on M*A*S*H and received the 1980 WGA award for best episodic comedy.
They also wrote for What’s Happening!!, Alice, The Duck Factory, Good Times and the 1979 ABC miniseries Roots: The Next Generations.
Wilcox was a writer and/or executive story editor on 36 episodes of M*A*S*H from 1979-83 as well as a producer, starting in 1981, on the CBS show’s last two seasons.
The native New Yorker...
- 2/26/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chicago – The Czar of Noir is coming to town, bringing his very popular “Noir City Chicago” back to the Music Box Theatre for 2023. Eddie Muller, the host of Turner Classic Movies “Noir Alley,” will appear on behalf of a specially curated series of noir genre classics. For more information, full schedule and tickets, click Noir City.
“Noir City: Chicago” is a week-long celebration of “film noir” … the dark category of film drama that usually takes place at night, and features a rogues gallery of dames, gumshoes, coppers and crooks … and will be hosted by Muller from Friday to Sunday, and Film Noir Foundation’s Alan K. Rode the rest of the way. For the kickoff night on August 25th, Muller will be sailing away with Bogie and Bacall on “Key Largo” (1948), followed by the Orson Welles essential “The Lady from Shanghai” (1947) and wrapping up with John Garfield in “Force of Evil...
“Noir City: Chicago” is a week-long celebration of “film noir” … the dark category of film drama that usually takes place at night, and features a rogues gallery of dames, gumshoes, coppers and crooks … and will be hosted by Muller from Friday to Sunday, and Film Noir Foundation’s Alan K. Rode the rest of the way. For the kickoff night on August 25th, Muller will be sailing away with Bogie and Bacall on “Key Largo” (1948), followed by the Orson Welles essential “The Lady from Shanghai” (1947) and wrapping up with John Garfield in “Force of Evil...
- 8/23/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – Eddie Muller, the film historian known as the “Czar of Noir,” is about to prove his point. In about 20 minutes of Part Two to an interview conducted a couple weeks ago, Muller shares his rich knowledge about all things shadowy in the 1940s/50s era of film noir. This coincides with the last two days of “Noir City: Chicago 2022, click Noir City for more info.
“Noir City: Chicago 2022” is a program of screenings, hosted by Muller last weekend, and through Alan K. Rode of the Film Noir Foundation for the rest of the event. This dark category of film drama are usually set at night, and features a rogues gallery of dames, gumshoes, coppers and crooks.
At the Music Box Theatre, with Eddie Muller (inset)
Photo credit: MusicBoxTheatre.com/Craig Merrill for EddieMuller.com
Eddie Muller is the recognized world expert on film noir, nicknamed the “Czar of Noir” by James McEllroy,...
“Noir City: Chicago 2022” is a program of screenings, hosted by Muller last weekend, and through Alan K. Rode of the Film Noir Foundation for the rest of the event. This dark category of film drama are usually set at night, and features a rogues gallery of dames, gumshoes, coppers and crooks.
At the Music Box Theatre, with Eddie Muller (inset)
Photo credit: MusicBoxTheatre.com/Craig Merrill for EddieMuller.com
Eddie Muller is the recognized world expert on film noir, nicknamed the “Czar of Noir” by James McEllroy,...
- 8/31/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – It’s always darkest before the dawn, and an entire genre of film is available for Chicago. The historic Music Box Theatre presents “Noir City: Chicago 2022” – August 26th-September 1st, 2022 – the celebration of “film noir,” the dark category of film drama that usually takes place at night, and features a rogues gallery of dames, gumshoes, coppers and crooks. Hosting again after the Covid hiatus is Eddie Muller, a recognized world expert on noir and also the host of Turner Classic Movie’s (TCM) “Noir Alley.” For more information, including tickets, click Noir City.
“Noir City: Chicago 2022” is a week long program of screenings, hosted by Muller from Friday to Sunday, and Film Noir Foundation’s Alan K. Rode the rest of the way. On the kickoff night on August 26th, Muller will be screening a double feature and tribute to James Caan. Throughout the rest of the festival, Noir City...
“Noir City: Chicago 2022” is a week long program of screenings, hosted by Muller from Friday to Sunday, and Film Noir Foundation’s Alan K. Rode the rest of the way. On the kickoff night on August 26th, Muller will be screening a double feature and tribute to James Caan. Throughout the rest of the festival, Noir City...
- 8/25/2022
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Larry “Flash” Jenkins, who had a long career as an actor, writer and producer, died Thursday of an apparent heart attack in Los Angeles. He was 63.
Among his most memorable roles was a parking garage attendant who goes joyriding in the vintage Ferrari owned by Cameron’s dad in the 1980s classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,
Born on Long Island, NY, in 1955, Jenkins appeared frequently as.a student on the TV show The White Shadow. He went on to appear in such shows as M*A*S*H, Lou Grant, Bay City Blues, Finder of Lost Loves, among many others.
He worked steadily as a character actor, and then transitioned into producing and directing. His resume includes gospel titles such as Marriage Vows and House of Grace.
He also operated two production companies, Flashworks Productions and Gold Coast Productions.
Survivors include his son, Jeffrey. No memorial plans have been announced.
Among his most memorable roles was a parking garage attendant who goes joyriding in the vintage Ferrari owned by Cameron’s dad in the 1980s classic Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,
Born on Long Island, NY, in 1955, Jenkins appeared frequently as.a student on the TV show The White Shadow. He went on to appear in such shows as M*A*S*H, Lou Grant, Bay City Blues, Finder of Lost Loves, among many others.
He worked steadily as a character actor, and then transitioned into producing and directing. His resume includes gospel titles such as Marriage Vows and House of Grace.
He also operated two production companies, Flashworks Productions and Gold Coast Productions.
Survivors include his son, Jeffrey. No memorial plans have been announced.
- 4/26/2019
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Twenty-five years ago, audiences were captivated by a most arresting and original spin on a TV staple — the police drama. Steven Bochco, who was already well-known as one of television’s chief innovators and reinventors thanks to high-quality series like “Paris,” “L.A. Law” and “Doogie Howser, M.D.”, co-created “NYPD Blue.” This was his second reinvention of the genre (he was also responsible for “Hill Street Blues”), but in teaming up with David Milch the envelope was pushed even farther.
Not only would “NYPD Blue” pioneer a grittier, more frenetic storytelling style with the use of regularly jerky and very verite handheld camera, it would challenge long-established broadcast network limits regarding violence, nudity and four-letter words. Of course, the road for such a disruptive new approach would not be an easy one, with high drama playing out both among the opposition to the game-changing series and within its own ranks before...
Not only would “NYPD Blue” pioneer a grittier, more frenetic storytelling style with the use of regularly jerky and very verite handheld camera, it would challenge long-established broadcast network limits regarding violence, nudity and four-letter words. Of course, the road for such a disruptive new approach would not be an easy one, with high drama playing out both among the opposition to the game-changing series and within its own ranks before...
- 9/18/2018
- by Scott Huver
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – It’s always darkest before the dawn, and an entire genre of film is available to remind us of that chilling thought. The historic Music Box Theatre presents “Noir City” – August 17th-23rd, 2018 – an annual celebration of “film noir,” the dark category of film drama that usually takes place at night, and features a rogues gallery of dames, gumshoes, coppers and crooks. Hosting for the 10th straight year is Eddie Muller, a recognized world expert on noir and also the host of Turner Classic Movie’s (TCM) “Noir Alley.” For more information, including tickets, click here.
“Noir City” is a week long program of screenings, hosted by Muller from Friday (August 17th) through Sunday, and Film Noir Foundation’s Alan K. Rode the rest of the way. On the kickoff night, Muller will be screening a double feature of neo-noir director Carl Franklin, with “Devil in a Blue Dress” and “One False Move.
“Noir City” is a week long program of screenings, hosted by Muller from Friday (August 17th) through Sunday, and Film Noir Foundation’s Alan K. Rode the rest of the way. On the kickoff night, Muller will be screening a double feature of neo-noir director Carl Franklin, with “Devil in a Blue Dress” and “One False Move.
- 8/17/2018
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
The death of television legend Steven Bochco today at age 74 has elicited an outpouring of remembrances from throughout Hollywood and popular culture.
Bochco helped create the modern notion of television with shows such as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and the peak achievement of his 10-Emmy career, NYPD Blue.
Below are some of the reactions coming in tonight on Twitter. Many are from writers, producers and showrunners, a great many of whom consider Bochco a major influence. We will continue to add more as they inevitably keep coming. Deadline’s Mike Fleming also spoke with Bochco vets Ted Mann, Nicholas Wootton and Matt Olmstead, and Nellie Andreeva has reaction from Fox TV Group chairman Dana Walden. A close friend of Bochco’s, Walden called him “a genius and a giant in our business.”
Sharon Lawrence, who played Sylvia Costas Sipowicz on NYPD Blue, tweeted, “It was his vision, style,...
Bochco helped create the modern notion of television with shows such as Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law and the peak achievement of his 10-Emmy career, NYPD Blue.
Below are some of the reactions coming in tonight on Twitter. Many are from writers, producers and showrunners, a great many of whom consider Bochco a major influence. We will continue to add more as they inevitably keep coming. Deadline’s Mike Fleming also spoke with Bochco vets Ted Mann, Nicholas Wootton and Matt Olmstead, and Nellie Andreeva has reaction from Fox TV Group chairman Dana Walden. A close friend of Bochco’s, Walden called him “a genius and a giant in our business.”
Sharon Lawrence, who played Sylvia Costas Sipowicz on NYPD Blue, tweeted, “It was his vision, style,...
- 4/2/2018
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Steven Bochco, a producer whose boundary-pushing series such as “Hill Street Blues” and “NYPD Blue” helped define the modern TV drama, has died. He was 74.
Bochco had been battling a rare form of leukemia for several years. He had a transplant in late 2014 that was credited with prolonging his life. A family spokesman told the Associated Press that he died in his sleep on Sunday after a battle with cancer, but did not release details of a memorial service.
Working with different collaborators, Bochco co-created some of TV’s most popular series for more than 20 years while helping to create the template for modern hourlongs featuring large ensemble casts, serialized storylines and edgy content.
The recipient of numerous industry awards, including the Humanitas Prize and Peabody honors, Bochco was nominated for an Emmy 30 times in his capacities as producer and writer, winning 10.
On “NYPD Blue,” he consciously set out to...
Bochco had been battling a rare form of leukemia for several years. He had a transplant in late 2014 that was credited with prolonging his life. A family spokesman told the Associated Press that he died in his sleep on Sunday after a battle with cancer, but did not release details of a memorial service.
Working with different collaborators, Bochco co-created some of TV’s most popular series for more than 20 years while helping to create the template for modern hourlongs featuring large ensemble casts, serialized storylines and edgy content.
The recipient of numerous industry awards, including the Humanitas Prize and Peabody honors, Bochco was nominated for an Emmy 30 times in his capacities as producer and writer, winning 10.
On “NYPD Blue,” he consciously set out to...
- 4/2/2018
- by Brian Lowry
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – Golf and gambling go together like the 19th hole and tall tales. The green grass of the course isn’t the same without a little wagering, and the new film ‘The Squeeze’ – written and directed by Terry Jastrow – follows the game from small town America to the big stage of Las Vegas.
The film boasts an all-star cast, and is co-produced by Oscar nominee Anne Archer. The excellent character actor Michael Nouri, the steady Christopher McDonald and the very funny Katherine Lanasa are joining forces with newcomers Jeremy Sumpter and Jillian Murray. The odyssey of a young hot prospect and two gambling legends – based on a true story – are teed up to create a viable comedy about colorful characters, the essence of the links and who-will-outdo-who on the fairway and in the rough of life.
Katherine Lanasa and Christopher McDonald Check Out the Golfer’s Life in ‘The Squeeze...
The film boasts an all-star cast, and is co-produced by Oscar nominee Anne Archer. The excellent character actor Michael Nouri, the steady Christopher McDonald and the very funny Katherine Lanasa are joining forces with newcomers Jeremy Sumpter and Jillian Murray. The odyssey of a young hot prospect and two gambling legends – based on a true story – are teed up to create a viable comedy about colorful characters, the essence of the links and who-will-outdo-who on the fairway and in the rough of life.
Katherine Lanasa and Christopher McDonald Check Out the Golfer’s Life in ‘The Squeeze...
- 4/21/2015
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
There's a new female veep coming to cable—and she has a secret weapon at her disposal. TNT announced on Friday that it has ordered a 10-episode first season of Agent X, an action drama that stars Sharon Stone (Basic Instinct, Casino) as Natalie Maccabee, America's first female Vice President who learns that she has a super special agent in her service to help protect the country in times of crisis. Jeff Hephner (Interstellar) stars as John Case, the aforementioned operative who tackles those cases deemed too sensitive for the CIA and FBI. Gerald McRaney (House of Cards and Major...
- 11/1/2014
- by Dan Snierson
- EW - Inside TV
Sharon Stone is headed to TV to play the first female U.S. vice president in a TNT action drama pilot.
The Emmy-winning actress (Casino, Basic Instinct) has been cast in a starring role in Agent X (working title) from The Bourne Identity writer William Blake Herron. Her character, “Natalie Maccabee,” steps into the race for vice president after her senator husband dies. She gets the job, and discovers being veep comes with a top secret duty — protecting the Constitution in times of great crisis with the aid of her Chief Steward and a secret operative designated “Agent X” (a...
The Emmy-winning actress (Casino, Basic Instinct) has been cast in a starring role in Agent X (working title) from The Bourne Identity writer William Blake Herron. Her character, “Natalie Maccabee,” steps into the race for vice president after her senator husband dies. She gets the job, and discovers being veep comes with a top secret duty — protecting the Constitution in times of great crisis with the aid of her Chief Steward and a secret operative designated “Agent X” (a...
- 1/24/2014
- by James Hibberd
- EW - Inside TV
Bochco bats again with Fox series
Steven Bochco is taking another swing at a baseball series. Bochco and comedy writers Mitchel Katlin and Nat Bernstein have set up a single-camera half-hour project at Fox Broadcasting Co. revolving around a minor league baseball team. Bochco tackled the minor league milieu in the short-lived 1983 NBC drama Bay City Blues. The project in is the embryonic development stage with a script commitment from Fox. Katlin and Bernstein are tackling the script for the untitled project and will executive produce alongside Bochco.
- 7/7/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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