Geena Davis has had a four-decade career in film and television, and it all began because of the comic way she filled out a pair of underwear in the classic comedy “Tootsie.” Davis was an aspiring model and actress when director Sydney Pollack cast her and she drew huge laughs as Dustin Hoffman’s dressing room mate who doesn’t know he is really a man. She thereby exercises and walks around the dressing room in just a bra and panties causing Hoffman’s character great discomfort.
Davis then turned to television in the cult hit sitcom “Buffalo Bill” for which she even wrote an episode. While beloved by critics and award shows the dark show never found its audience and was cancelled shortly into its run. Davis was then cast as the lead in a sitcom named “Sara” which was supposed to make her the next Mary Tyler Moore.
Davis then turned to television in the cult hit sitcom “Buffalo Bill” for which she even wrote an episode. While beloved by critics and award shows the dark show never found its audience and was cancelled shortly into its run. Davis was then cast as the lead in a sitcom named “Sara” which was supposed to make her the next Mary Tyler Moore.
- 1/12/2024
- by Robert Pius, Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
As a TV viewer, there is nothing as frustrating as becoming invested in a new series, just to have it cancelled in its prime – or sometimes even before it has a chance to reach its full potential.
For decades, the Big Three networks relied on Nielsen ratings when determining which shows survived for another season, and which would receive the axe. With the rise of streaming services, and the addition of numerous networks beyond the original Big Three, there are many more shows competing for viewership, with those viewers also having the ability to choose when to watch. Although the dynamics of viewership have changed, the same two primary elements typically determine the survival of a series: ratings and production costs.
Nearly 60 years ago, one of the first TV shows to eventually gain cult status despite a short run was cut because of high production costs and sinking ratings. The...
For decades, the Big Three networks relied on Nielsen ratings when determining which shows survived for another season, and which would receive the axe. With the rise of streaming services, and the addition of numerous networks beyond the original Big Three, there are many more shows competing for viewership, with those viewers also having the ability to choose when to watch. Although the dynamics of viewership have changed, the same two primary elements typically determine the survival of a series: ratings and production costs.
Nearly 60 years ago, one of the first TV shows to eventually gain cult status despite a short run was cut because of high production costs and sinking ratings. The...
- 9/1/2023
- by Susan Pennington and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
As a TV viewer, there is nothing as frustrating as becoming invested in a new series, just to have it cancelled in its prime – or sometimes even before it has a chance to reach its full potential.
For decades, the Big Three networks relied on Nielsen ratings when determining which shows survived for another season, and which would receive the axe. With the rise of streaming services, and the addition of numerous networks beyond the original Big Three, there are many more shows competing for viewership, with those viewers also having the ability to choose when to watch. Although the dynamics of viewership have changed, the same two primary elements typically determine the survival of a series: ratings and production costs.
Nearly 60 years ago, one of the first TV shows to eventually gain cult status despite a short run was cut because of high production costs and sinking ratings. The...
For decades, the Big Three networks relied on Nielsen ratings when determining which shows survived for another season, and which would receive the axe. With the rise of streaming services, and the addition of numerous networks beyond the original Big Three, there are many more shows competing for viewership, with those viewers also having the ability to choose when to watch. Although the dynamics of viewership have changed, the same two primary elements typically determine the survival of a series: ratings and production costs.
Nearly 60 years ago, one of the first TV shows to eventually gain cult status despite a short run was cut because of high production costs and sinking ratings. The...
- 8/31/2023
- by Susan Pennington, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Back in 2021, Chris Rowan, an art director and prop stylist for film and television, purchased the house that was shown to be the home of serial killer Buffalo Bill in Jonathan Demme‘s 1991 classic The Silence of the Lambs (watch it Here), then turned it into a bed and breakfast. This September, Brooke Smith – who played Buffalo Bill captive Catherine Martin – will be returning to that house for the first time since production wrapped. Fans who visit the house during the three days Smith will be there will have the chance to get her autograph and take a picture with her in the well pit in the basement! Fans can also get guided tours of the house , which is located at 8 Circle St. in Perryopolis, Pennsylvania.
Of course, the most interesting part of the house is the basement, and it sounds like Rowan has really made it up right. He...
Of course, the most interesting part of the house is the basement, and it sounds like Rowan has really made it up right. He...
- 8/11/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
For the first time since the filming of the horror classic, The Silence of the Lambs actor Brooke Smith, who infamously played the unforgettable role of Catherine Martin, will return to visit Buffalo Bill’s House, the real location where the climax to the film was shot!
Brooke last stepped foot inside “Buffalo Bill’s House” over thirty years ago during the scene where she is rescued from the infamous ‘well’ in which she is held captive by the serial killer Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs. In that scene, Brooke is led out of the house and through its doors into the arms of her mother, Senator Ruth Martin (played by Diane Baker).
Fans are now able to purchase a ticket for a meet and greet with Brooke Smith during the weekend of September 22-24 (multiple time slots are available).
All guests will receive a full guided...
Brooke last stepped foot inside “Buffalo Bill’s House” over thirty years ago during the scene where she is rescued from the infamous ‘well’ in which she is held captive by the serial killer Buffalo Bill in The Silence of the Lambs. In that scene, Brooke is led out of the house and through its doors into the arms of her mother, Senator Ruth Martin (played by Diane Baker).
Fans are now able to purchase a ticket for a meet and greet with Brooke Smith during the weekend of September 22-24 (multiple time slots are available).
All guests will receive a full guided...
- 8/9/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
NBC network dominated the 35th annual Primetime Emmys, with a groundbreaking drama continuing a winning streak, a little-watched sitcom making its name known and another sitcom proving the network might have cancelled it too soon. Eddie Murphy and Joan Rivers hosted the event on September 25, 1983. Rivers claimed she had waited nine years for an invitation to the Emmys, and would be wearing every dress she owed (which ended up being nine), and Murphy was excited about his first nomination. Read on for our Emmys flashback 40 years ago to 1983.
Two years prior, a little police drama had debuted, changing television with its realism and continuing storylines involving the personal lives of the characters. “Hill Street Blues” not only dominated the Nielsen ratings, but it won numerous Emmys throughout its run. This year would mark its third of four consecutive Best Drama Series victories, winning over “Cagney & Lacey,” “Fame,” “Magnum, P.I.” and “St. Elsewhere.
Two years prior, a little police drama had debuted, changing television with its realism and continuing storylines involving the personal lives of the characters. “Hill Street Blues” not only dominated the Nielsen ratings, but it won numerous Emmys throughout its run. This year would mark its third of four consecutive Best Drama Series victories, winning over “Cagney & Lacey,” “Fame,” “Magnum, P.I.” and “St. Elsewhere.
- 3/31/2023
- by Susan Pennington
- Gold Derby
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Gayle S. Maffeo, the three-time Emmy-nominated producer who worked on the first season of Roseanne and all eight seasons of another hit ABC sitcom, the Tim Allen-starring Home Improvement, has died. She was 81.
Maffeo died Friday at her home in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer, her daughter, Laura, announced.
Maffeo had produced specials starring Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny and George Burns in the 1960s and ’70s before she segued to sitcoms including Nell Carter’s Gimme a Break!, Dabney Coleman’s Buffalo Bill, Mary Tyler Moore’s Mary, Head of the Class and Open All Night.
She served as senior vp television for Matt Williams and David McFadzean’s Wind Dancer Productions, where she produced Roseanne in 1988-89, Home Improvement from 1991-99 and other shows such as Carol Burnett’s Carol & Company, Dan Aykroyd’s Soul Man, Thunder Alley and Buddies.
Gayle S. Maffeo, the three-time Emmy-nominated producer who worked on the first season of Roseanne and all eight seasons of another hit ABC sitcom, the Tim Allen-starring Home Improvement, has died. She was 81.
Maffeo died Friday at her home in Los Angeles after a brief battle with cancer, her daughter, Laura, announced.
Maffeo had produced specials starring Frank Sinatra, Jack Benny and George Burns in the 1960s and ’70s before she segued to sitcoms including Nell Carter’s Gimme a Break!, Dabney Coleman’s Buffalo Bill, Mary Tyler Moore’s Mary, Head of the Class and Open All Night.
She served as senior vp television for Matt Williams and David McFadzean’s Wind Dancer Productions, where she produced Roseanne in 1988-89, Home Improvement from 1991-99 and other shows such as Carol Burnett’s Carol & Company, Dan Aykroyd’s Soul Man, Thunder Alley and Buddies.
- 9/14/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Margaret Cho will guest star in the upcoming third season of Showtime’s “The L Word: Generation Q,” along with Joey Lauren Adams (“Chasing Amy”), Emmy nominee Joanna Cassidy and previously announced Grammy-nominated singer Kehlani.
The series will premiere Nov. 18 on streaming and on-demand before making its on-air debut Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt.
The “Fire Island” star will play herself as a guest host on Alice’s (Leisha Hailey) eponymous late-night talk show. A five-time Grammy and Emmy nominated actor, musician, comedian and advocate, Cho recently appeared in TV series such as “The Flight Attendant,” “Hacks” and Netflix’s comedy special “Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration.” Her production company, Animal Family Productions, has multiple scripted shows in development for 2022 and beyond.
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Adams will portray Taylor, a salt-of-the-earth, self-deprecating barista with a secret passion.
The series will premiere Nov. 18 on streaming and on-demand before making its on-air debut Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt.
The “Fire Island” star will play herself as a guest host on Alice’s (Leisha Hailey) eponymous late-night talk show. A five-time Grammy and Emmy nominated actor, musician, comedian and advocate, Cho recently appeared in TV series such as “The Flight Attendant,” “Hacks” and Netflix’s comedy special “Stand Out: An LGBTQ+ Celebration.” Her production company, Animal Family Productions, has multiple scripted shows in development for 2022 and beyond.
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Showtime’s ‘Fellow Travelers’ Adds Jelani Alladin, Noah J. Ricketts and Linus Roache to Cast
Adams will portray Taylor, a salt-of-the-earth, self-deprecating barista with a secret passion.
- 8/8/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
Charles Robinson, best known for playing Mac on the NBC sitcom Night Court, has died at the age of 75.
Robinson passed away on July 11 from cardiac arrest with multisystem organ failures due to septic shock and metastatic adenocarcinoma, the actor’s representative tells The Hollywood Reporter.
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With an acting career that began in the late 1960s, Robinson made appearances on TV shows like Emergency! and...
Robinson passed away on July 11 from cardiac arrest with multisystem organ failures due to septic shock and metastatic adenocarcinoma, the actor’s representative tells The Hollywood Reporter.
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With an acting career that began in the late 1960s, Robinson made appearances on TV shows like Emergency! and...
- 7/12/2021
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Claude Earl Jones, a character actor who appeared in such films as Bride of Re-Animator and Miracle Mile and on TV shows including Buffalo Bill, Battlestar Galactica and Little House on the Prairie, has died. He was 86.
Jones died Nov. 25 of complications from dementia at a senior living facility in Claremont, California, his wife of 48 years, Nancy Jones, said.
Jones' first love was the theater, and his favorite gig was portraying lawyer Henry Drummond in Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Inherit the Wind. (The role was made famous by Spencer Tracy in Stanley Kramer'...
Jones died Nov. 25 of complications from dementia at a senior living facility in Claremont, California, his wife of 48 years, Nancy Jones, said.
Jones' first love was the theater, and his favorite gig was portraying lawyer Henry Drummond in Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Inherit the Wind. (The role was made famous by Spencer Tracy in Stanley Kramer'...
- 12/4/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Claude Earl Jones, a character actor who appeared in such films as Bride of Re-Animator and Miracle Mile and on TV shows including Buffalo Bill, Battlestar Galactica and Little House on the Prairie, has died. He was 86.
Jones died Nov. 25 of complications from dementia at a senior living facility in Claremont, California, his wife of 48 years, Nancy Jones, said.
Jones' first love was the theater, and his favorite gig was portraying lawyer Henry Drummond in Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Inherit the Wind. (The role was made famous by Spencer Tracy in Stanley Kramer'...
Jones died Nov. 25 of complications from dementia at a senior living facility in Claremont, California, his wife of 48 years, Nancy Jones, said.
Jones' first love was the theater, and his favorite gig was portraying lawyer Henry Drummond in Jerome Lawrence and Robert E. Lee's Pulitzer Prize-winning drama Inherit the Wind. (The role was made famous by Spencer Tracy in Stanley Kramer'...
- 12/4/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Geena Davis will celebrate her 63rd birthday on January 21, 2019. Davis has had a nearly 35-year career in film and television and it all began because of the comic way she filled out a pair of underwear in the classic comedy “Tootsie.” Davis was an aspiring model and actress when director Sydney Pollack cast her and she drew huge laughs as Dustin Hoffman’s dressing room mate who doesn’t know he is really a man. She thereby exercises and walks around the dressing room in just a bra and panties causing Hoffman’s character great discomfort.
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Davis then turned to television in the cult hit sitcom “Buffalo Bill” for which she even wrote an episode. While beloved by critics and award shows the dark show never found its audience and was cancelled shortly into its run. Davis was then cast...
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Davis then turned to television in the cult hit sitcom “Buffalo Bill” for which she even wrote an episode. While beloved by critics and award shows the dark show never found its audience and was cancelled shortly into its run. Davis was then cast...
- 1/21/2019
- by Robert Pius and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
ABC’s Grey’s Anatomy is bringing out the big guns for its 11th season, casting Academy Award winner Geena Davis in a recurring role.
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Davis has signed on with the long-running medical drama for a major arc, TVLine has learned, playing a surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
An Oscar winner for 1988’s The Accidental Tourist (and a nominee for Thelma & Louise), Davis also has a Golden Globe on her mantel, for her turn as Potus on ABC’s Commander in Chief. Her previous TV credits also include Will & Grace,...
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Davis has signed on with the long-running medical drama for a major arc, TVLine has learned, playing a surgeon at Grey Sloan Memorial Hospital.
An Oscar winner for 1988’s The Accidental Tourist (and a nominee for Thelma & Louise), Davis also has a Golden Globe on her mantel, for her turn as Potus on ABC’s Commander in Chief. Her previous TV credits also include Will & Grace,...
- 8/9/2014
- TVLine.com
It is not too shabby in what the Northeast (New England) part of the United States has produced in terms of past and present actors/actresses making their show business dreams come true. Film careers can be a lot like ice cubes–they start out solid and cool but if you sit around in stagnation your efforts and hard work can melt away before one’s very eyes. Certainly no one can accuse this talented crop of thespians of being one-hit wonders on the big screen. After all, one does not become a recipient of an Academy Award by just sheer luck and charitable fortune.
As a native Bostonian and life long New Englander, I felt compelled to spotlight those Massachusetts-born and bred actors from the same region that had ultimate success on the big screen in winning the Oscar for their acting achievement and contribution to the motion picture industry.
As a native Bostonian and life long New Englander, I felt compelled to spotlight those Massachusetts-born and bred actors from the same region that had ultimate success on the big screen in winning the Oscar for their acting achievement and contribution to the motion picture industry.
- 7/11/2014
- by Frank Ochieng
- SoundOnSight
Mesach Taylor, Emmy-nominated star of the long-running TV series "Designing Women," died Saturday after a year-and-a-half-long struggle with colorectal cancer. He was 67. “It is with love and gratitude that we sorrowfully announce that our darling, amazingly brilliant and dynamic, Meshach, the incredible father, husband, son and friend has begun his grand transition," his family posted on Facebook. "Our friends who know and love us, please offer your prayers for his peace and blazing light as he ascends to the heavens. Those who need to call the family please do. Those who desire to post memories, we are open and graciously accepting all gestures of peace. Love, the Taylor Family." Best known for playing falsely-accused ex-inmate Anthony Bouvier on the '80s and '90s sitcom, Taylor kicked off his acting career in the Chicago theater (his first professional job was on a national tour of the blockbuster musical "Hair...
- 6/30/2014
- by Chris Eggertsen
- Hitfix
The Emmy-nominated actor passed away surrounded by love ones in his California home.
Emmy-nominated actor Meshach Taylor, best known for playing Anthony Bouvier on the hit CBS sitcom Designing Women, died Saturday after a long battle with cancer. Taylor was 67.
According to a statement released by Taylor's son to the Los Angeles Times, the actor – who had been in hospice care – passed away surrounded by his loved ones in his Altadena, California home late Saturday night.
Born in Boston in 1947, Taylor's first foray into acting was in a national stage tour of the hippie musical Hair, after which he continued to develop his talents at the legendary Goodman Theatre in Chicago.
In 1978 he moved to Los Angeles where his career in film and television really took off. His screen debut came in the horror film Damien: Omen II, followed by a series of bit parts before landing a recurring role on the sitcom Buffalo Bill in 1983.
In...
Emmy-nominated actor Meshach Taylor, best known for playing Anthony Bouvier on the hit CBS sitcom Designing Women, died Saturday after a long battle with cancer. Taylor was 67.
According to a statement released by Taylor's son to the Los Angeles Times, the actor – who had been in hospice care – passed away surrounded by his loved ones in his Altadena, California home late Saturday night.
Born in Boston in 1947, Taylor's first foray into acting was in a national stage tour of the hippie musical Hair, after which he continued to develop his talents at the legendary Goodman Theatre in Chicago.
In 1978 he moved to Los Angeles where his career in film and television really took off. His screen debut came in the horror film Damien: Omen II, followed by a series of bit parts before landing a recurring role on the sitcom Buffalo Bill in 1983.
In...
- 6/29/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Meshach Taylor, best known for his role as the assistant in Designing Women, has died. He was 67. The Mannequin actor, who was in hospice care, was surrounded by his wife, children and mother, when he died at his Altadena, California, home at 10:47 p.m. on Saturday, his son, Tariq Taylor, told the Los Angeles Times. His agent, Dede Binder, says Taylor died of cancer, according to the Associated Press. On Friday, the family posted on the Emmy-nominated actor's Facebook page that his health had started to decline. "It is with love and gratitude that we sorrowfully announce that our darling,...
- 6/29/2014
- by Anya Leon
- PEOPLE.com
Meshach Taylor, best known for his role as the assistant in Designing Women, has died. He was 67.
The Mannequin actor, who was in hospice care, was surrounded by his wife, children and mother, when he died at his Altadena, California, home at 10:47 p.m. on Saturday, his son, Tariq Taylor, told the Los Angeles Times.
His agent, Dede Binder, says Taylor died of cancer, according to the Associated Press.
On Friday, the family posted on the Emmy-nominated actor's Facebook page that his health had started to decline.
"It is with love and gratitude that we sorrowfully announce that our darling,...
The Mannequin actor, who was in hospice care, was surrounded by his wife, children and mother, when he died at his Altadena, California, home at 10:47 p.m. on Saturday, his son, Tariq Taylor, told the Los Angeles Times.
His agent, Dede Binder, says Taylor died of cancer, according to the Associated Press.
On Friday, the family posted on the Emmy-nominated actor's Facebook page that his health had started to decline.
"It is with love and gratitude that we sorrowfully announce that our darling,...
- 6/29/2014
- by Anya Leon
- People.com - TV Watch
Meshach Taylor, who played a lovable ex-convict surrounded by boisterous Southern belles on the sitcom "Designing Women" and appeared in numerous other TV and film roles, died of cancer at age 67, his agent said Sunday.
Taylor died Saturday at his home near Los Angeles, according to agent Dede Binder.
Taylor got an Emmy nod for his portrayal of Anthony Bouvier on "Designing Women" from 1986 to 1993. Then he costarred for four seasons on another successful comedy, "Dave's World," as the best friend of a newspaper humor columnist played by the series' star, Harry Anderson.
Other series included the cult favorite "Buffalo Bill" and the popular Nickelodeon comedy "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide."
Taylor's movie roles included a flamboyant window dresser in the 1987 comedy-romance "Mannequin" as well as "Damien: Omen II."
He guested on many series including "Hannah Montana," ''The Unit," ''Hill Street Blues," ''Barney Miller," ''Lou Grant,...
Taylor died Saturday at his home near Los Angeles, according to agent Dede Binder.
Taylor got an Emmy nod for his portrayal of Anthony Bouvier on "Designing Women" from 1986 to 1993. Then he costarred for four seasons on another successful comedy, "Dave's World," as the best friend of a newspaper humor columnist played by the series' star, Harry Anderson.
Other series included the cult favorite "Buffalo Bill" and the popular Nickelodeon comedy "Ned's Declassified School Survival Guide."
Taylor's movie roles included a flamboyant window dresser in the 1987 comedy-romance "Mannequin" as well as "Damien: Omen II."
He guested on many series including "Hannah Montana," ''The Unit," ''Hill Street Blues," ''Barney Miller," ''Lou Grant,...
- 6/29/2014
- by The Associated Press
- Moviefone
Meshach Taylor, best known for his Emmy-nominated role as eccentric assistant Anthony Bouvier on Designing Women, died Saturday evening after battling a terminal illness, his agent confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 67.
The actor’s family took to Facebook earlier on Saturday to say, “It is with love and gratitude that we sorrowfully announce that our darling, amazingly brilliant and dynamic, Meshach, the incredible father, husband, son and friend has begun his grand transition,” the family wrote. “Our friends who know and love us, please offer your prayers for his peace and blazing light as he ascends to the heavens.
The actor’s family took to Facebook earlier on Saturday to say, “It is with love and gratitude that we sorrowfully announce that our darling, amazingly brilliant and dynamic, Meshach, the incredible father, husband, son and friend has begun his grand transition,” the family wrote. “Our friends who know and love us, please offer your prayers for his peace and blazing light as he ascends to the heavens.
- 6/29/2014
- TVLine.com
Orion Films
History is littered with the names of amazing people who have achieved phenomenal things in their lifetimes, which is exactly the reason that we still have any idea who any of them were. Figures who invented world changing creations, or wrote ground-breaking novels pretty much guarantee their place in the history books because they changed the course our world was due to take. In some ways, it’s almost as if these people never actually existed, as their status has elevated them to a near godlike plain of legend, and for the large part, that is thoroughly deserved of them.
However, just like everyone else who has or will ever have existed, even the greatest of people have their dark secrets. Whilst we’re not talking about the products of horrendous backgrounds and childhoods going all Buffalo Bill and venturing onto a killing spree, there are people that...
History is littered with the names of amazing people who have achieved phenomenal things in their lifetimes, which is exactly the reason that we still have any idea who any of them were. Figures who invented world changing creations, or wrote ground-breaking novels pretty much guarantee their place in the history books because they changed the course our world was due to take. In some ways, it’s almost as if these people never actually existed, as their status has elevated them to a near godlike plain of legend, and for the large part, that is thoroughly deserved of them.
However, just like everyone else who has or will ever have existed, even the greatest of people have their dark secrets. Whilst we’re not talking about the products of horrendous backgrounds and childhoods going all Buffalo Bill and venturing onto a killing spree, there are people that...
- 2/8/2014
- by Stephen Kennedy
- Obsessed with Film
Foreign film nominations for Biancanieves, Gravity and Great Beauty.Scroll down for full list of nominations
Guillaume Gallienne’s Me, Myself And Mum (Les Garçons Et Guillaume, A Table!) and Abdellatif Kechiche’s Adele: Chapters 1 & 2 (aka Blue is the Warmest Colour) are the hot favourites in France’s upcoming Cesar awards.
The Académie Des Arts et Technique du Cinéma unveiled the nominations for the César Awards at its traditional news conference at Le Fouquet’s restaurant on the Champs Elysées on Friday morning.
Actor Gallienne’s debut feature Me, Myself and Mum - a big screen adaptation of his autobiographical, one-man comedy show about his complicated relationship with his mother - secured 10 nominations.
They comprised best film, best first film, best director, best actor, best supporting actress, best adaptation, best editing, best sound, best set design and best costumes.
The film was produced and distributed by Gaumont, which also picked up another four nominations for The Young...
Guillaume Gallienne’s Me, Myself And Mum (Les Garçons Et Guillaume, A Table!) and Abdellatif Kechiche’s Adele: Chapters 1 & 2 (aka Blue is the Warmest Colour) are the hot favourites in France’s upcoming Cesar awards.
The Académie Des Arts et Technique du Cinéma unveiled the nominations for the César Awards at its traditional news conference at Le Fouquet’s restaurant on the Champs Elysées on Friday morning.
Actor Gallienne’s debut feature Me, Myself and Mum - a big screen adaptation of his autobiographical, one-man comedy show about his complicated relationship with his mother - secured 10 nominations.
They comprised best film, best first film, best director, best actor, best supporting actress, best adaptation, best editing, best sound, best set design and best costumes.
The film was produced and distributed by Gaumont, which also picked up another four nominations for The Young...
- 1/31/2014
- ScreenDaily
Adele and Me, Myself and Mum lead French Cesar nominations.Scroll down for full list of nominations
Abdellatif Kechiche’s Adele: Chapters 1 & 2 (aka Blue is the Warmest Colour) and Guillaume Gallienne’s Les Garçons Et Guillaume, A Table! (aka Me, Myself And Mum) are the hot favourites in France’s upcoming Cesar awards.
France’s Académie Des Arts et Technique du Cinéma unveiled the nominations for the César Awards at its traditional news conference at Le Fouquet’s restaurant on the Champs Elysées on Friday morning.
The 39th Cesar ceremony, presided by Intouchables star Francois Cluzet, will take place on February 28.
Nominations (so far)Best FILM9 Month-Stretch (Neuf mois ferme)Me, Myself and Mum (Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table!)Stranger by the Lake (L’inconnu du Lac)Jimmy P. (Jimmy P. Psychothérapie d’un Indien des Plaines)The Past (Le Passé)Venus in Fur (La Vénus à la Foururre)Adele: Chapters 1 & 2 (La Vie d’Adèle...
Abdellatif Kechiche’s Adele: Chapters 1 & 2 (aka Blue is the Warmest Colour) and Guillaume Gallienne’s Les Garçons Et Guillaume, A Table! (aka Me, Myself And Mum) are the hot favourites in France’s upcoming Cesar awards.
France’s Académie Des Arts et Technique du Cinéma unveiled the nominations for the César Awards at its traditional news conference at Le Fouquet’s restaurant on the Champs Elysées on Friday morning.
The 39th Cesar ceremony, presided by Intouchables star Francois Cluzet, will take place on February 28.
Nominations (so far)Best FILM9 Month-Stretch (Neuf mois ferme)Me, Myself and Mum (Les Garçons et Guillaume, à table!)Stranger by the Lake (L’inconnu du Lac)Jimmy P. (Jimmy P. Psychothérapie d’un Indien des Plaines)The Past (Le Passé)Venus in Fur (La Vénus à la Foururre)Adele: Chapters 1 & 2 (La Vie d’Adèle...
- 1/31/2014
- ScreenDaily
Two-time Academy Award®–winner Emma Thompson and fellow double Oscar®-winner Tom Hanks topline Disney’s “Saving Mr. Banks,” inspired by the extraordinary, untold backstory of how Disney’s classic “Mary Poppins” made it to the screen. This past month Wamg attended the Saving Mr. Banks press conference where Tom Hanks, Emma Thompson, Colin Farrell, Jason Schwartzman, Bj Novak, Bradley Whitford, director John Lee Hancock, writer Kelly Marcel and producer Alison Owen discussed making the film, Nanny McFee, and scarring grandchildren with Winnie the Pooh.
When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ “Mary Poppins,” he made them a promise—one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine.
When Walt Disney’s daughters begged him to make a movie of their favorite book, P.L. Travers’ “Mary Poppins,” he made them a promise—one that he didn’t realize would take 20 years to keep. In his quest to obtain the rights, Walt comes up against a curmudgeonly, uncompromising writer who has absolutely no intention of letting her beloved magical nanny get mauled by the Hollywood machine.
- 12/20/2013
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn's Sundance Productions are producing a new scripted "factual series" for Discovery Channel -- "The West," which will look at the characters at the center of the 40 year period between the end of the American Civil War through the turn of the 20th Century, including Jesse James, Crazy Horse, Wyatt Earp and Buffalo Bill. "The stories of the American West are epic and profound with some of the biggest, most renowned and mythologized characters," said Redford and Michalchyshyn. "We are thrilled to be partnering with Stephen David to bring this series to the world." That would be Stephen David of Stephen David Entertainment, who'll be coproducing the series, and who previously worked on the History docudrama "The Men Who Built America," which sounds similar in format and had actors Adam Jonas Segaller, Justin Morck and Cary Donaldson playing Andrew Carnegie, Thomas Edison and Henry Ford.
- 12/17/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Get ready to learn how the west was won.
Discovery has announced that it is set to air a new series, The West, which “will provide unprecedented access into the wilderness, frontier lawlessness, and bloodshed of the 40 years between the end of the American Civil War and after the turn of the 20th Century,” according to the release. The show will feature the famous stories and characters — such as Jesse James, Crazy Horse and Buffalo Bill — at the center of this “violent, blood-soaked period in American history.”
The West, premiering in 2014, will be produced for Discovery by Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn’s Sundance Productions,...
Discovery has announced that it is set to air a new series, The West, which “will provide unprecedented access into the wilderness, frontier lawlessness, and bloodshed of the 40 years between the end of the American Civil War and after the turn of the 20th Century,” according to the release. The show will feature the famous stories and characters — such as Jesse James, Crazy Horse and Buffalo Bill — at the center of this “violent, blood-soaked period in American history.”
The West, premiering in 2014, will be produced for Discovery by Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn’s Sundance Productions,...
- 12/17/2013
- by Erin Strecker
- EW - Inside TV
Robert Redford is executive producing a documentary miniseries called “The West” for the Discovery Channel, the network announced on Tuesday. Set to premiere in 2014, the new series will provide unprecedented access into the wilderness, frontier lawlessness, and bloodshed of the 40 years between the end of the American Civil War and after the turn of the 20th Century, when the west was won. Also read: Robert Redford Lands Award From Santa Barbara Fest From Jesse James and Crazy Horse to Wyatt Earp and Buffalo Bill, “The West” explores characters at the center of this violent, blood-soaked period in American history by following.
- 12/17/2013
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
Discovery Channel has ordered a new series, The West, from Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn’s Sundance Productions. The West will focus on the wilderness, frontier lawlessness, and bloodshed of the 40 years between the end of the American Civil War until after the turn of the 20th Century. From today’s announcement: Discovery Channel announces today that it is in production of an all-new series, The West, produced for Discovery by Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn’s Sundance Productions, who recently produced Discovery Channel’s Emmy Award nominated documentary All the President’s Men Revisited, and Stephen David Entertainment, known for its two-time Emmy Award winning series, The Men Who Built America. The West is set to premiere in 2014. “The stories of the American West are epic and profound with some of the biggest, most renowned and mythologized characters,” said Robert Redford and Laura Michalchyshyn, Sundance Productions. “We are thrilled...
- 12/17/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Chaplin's fame is such that his name has been used to sell hotel beds across California, some with only tenuous claims. Here is a selection of the most credible, well-established options
Charlie Chaplin's La: a black and white odyssey
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Chaplin lived in this downtown Los Angeles club for long periods during his first decade in California. In his autobiography, he praised its sports facilities: an Olympic-sized pool, cycling studio, squash courts, billiards room, and an indoor running track all open to hotel guests – which are still exceptional today. The bedrooms are classic, comfortable and recently redecorated, and there are vintage images around the halls of some of the sports stars who have trained here. Nearby is Cole's, the oldest public house in La, opened in 1908, which serves "French dip" (meat) sandwiches with jus on the side and pickle spears.
• +1 213 625 2211, laac.com, rooms from $170
The Culver...
Charlie Chaplin's La: a black and white odyssey
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Chaplin lived in this downtown Los Angeles club for long periods during his first decade in California. In his autobiography, he praised its sports facilities: an Olympic-sized pool, cycling studio, squash courts, billiards room, and an indoor running track all open to hotel guests – which are still exceptional today. The bedrooms are classic, comfortable and recently redecorated, and there are vintage images around the halls of some of the sports stars who have trained here. Nearby is Cole's, the oldest public house in La, opened in 1908, which serves "French dip" (meat) sandwiches with jus on the side and pickle spears.
• +1 213 625 2211, laac.com, rooms from $170
The Culver...
- 12/8/2013
- by Kira Cochrane
- The Guardian - Film News
Nashville
Written by Joan Tewkesbury
Directed by Robert Altman
USA, 1975
At the Cannes preview screening of Apocalypse Now in 1979, Francis Ford Coppola infamously declared, “Apocalypse Now is not about Vietnam; it is Vietnam.” Watching Robert Altman’s 1975 opus Nashville, perhaps the best film in a career full of exceptional work, one gets the feeling that it isn’t really about America; it is America. With its eclectic cast of individuals from all walks of life (typical for Altman), its sprawling narrative of disjointed personal and professional connections (ditto), and its setting of a distinctly American city around the time of our nation’s bicentennial, Nashville comes across as more than a fictional depiction of characters embodying certain nationalistic traits; it truly feels like the film is America in a nutshell. In the words of Keith Carradine, it’s an “extraordinary accomplishment.”
Now, with The Criterion Collection release of the film...
Written by Joan Tewkesbury
Directed by Robert Altman
USA, 1975
At the Cannes preview screening of Apocalypse Now in 1979, Francis Ford Coppola infamously declared, “Apocalypse Now is not about Vietnam; it is Vietnam.” Watching Robert Altman’s 1975 opus Nashville, perhaps the best film in a career full of exceptional work, one gets the feeling that it isn’t really about America; it is America. With its eclectic cast of individuals from all walks of life (typical for Altman), its sprawling narrative of disjointed personal and professional connections (ditto), and its setting of a distinctly American city around the time of our nation’s bicentennial, Nashville comes across as more than a fictional depiction of characters embodying certain nationalistic traits; it truly feels like the film is America in a nutshell. In the words of Keith Carradine, it’s an “extraordinary accomplishment.”
Now, with The Criterion Collection release of the film...
- 12/6/2013
- by Jeremy Carr
- SoundOnSight
The results are in from the 2013 National Dog Show presented by Purina. The winner of Best in Show is the American Fox Hound -- a beautiful girl named Jewel. Handler Lisa Miller says afterward, "Nobody ever pays much attention to them. I wanted the world to stand up and take notice of this breed." We don't think that'll be a problem after today.
But let's see how we got there:
The Hound group saw the American Fox Hound being picked as Best in Group.
The Working group saw the judge actually picking Best in Group without even making a cut. The Standard Schnauzer was picked as Best in Group to advance to the finals.
The Toy group saw the Pekinese win Best in Group -- this little fella has won 35 Best in Shows, so he's quite the decorated show dog.
The Sporting group judge named Irish Water Spaniel, which is...
But let's see how we got there:
The Hound group saw the American Fox Hound being picked as Best in Group.
The Working group saw the judge actually picking Best in Group without even making a cut. The Standard Schnauzer was picked as Best in Group to advance to the finals.
The Toy group saw the Pekinese win Best in Group -- this little fella has won 35 Best in Shows, so he's quite the decorated show dog.
The Sporting group judge named Irish Water Spaniel, which is...
- 11/28/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Silence of the Lambs is a serious movie. How serious is it? It’s so serious that it features Ted Levine as a serial killer named Buffalo Bill (he skins women to make a lady suit for himself) saying this with a straight face: But there's a humorous side to the film — another unintentional one — that we didn't get to see. We spotted this bloopers reel that features a number of lighthearted moments on the set during some of the film's most dramatic scenes. Remember that gross autopsy segment? Here's one of the doctors unable to snap his rubber gloves into place and breaking face. There's also a clip of Anthony Hopkins doing his best Sylvester Stallone/Rocky V impression — although it could easily be Ivan Drago...
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- 11/11/2013
- by Alison Nastasi
- Movies.com
‘Silence of the Lambs’ Blooper Reel: You’ll Never Look at Hannibal Lecter the Same Way Again (Video)
Hannibal Lecter may be a murderous maniac who eats his patients’ brains, but even he has to goof around sometimes. A “Silence of the Lambs” blooper reel (above) shows Anthony Hopkins breaking from his menacing and Academy Award-winning portrayal of the famous serial killer to impersonate Rocky with shout outs to Adrian and Paulie. Also read: Derek Jacobi, Daniel Day-Lewis Almost Played Hannibal Lecter in ‘Silence of the Lambs’ In another take gone wrong, Jodie Foster — who also won an Oscar for her performance as FBI agent Clarice Starling — tells Buffalo Bill (Ted Levine) to “Freeze! put your hands on your hips!
- 11/7/2013
- by Greg Gilman
- The Wrap
The answer ranges from “not a lot” to “not the right things,” depending on how closely you observe. In the generation (30 years) since HIV/AIDS became a maligned social epidemic, only two American studio films, Philadelphia and now Dallas Buyers Club, have addressed the disease forthrightly. Other films have touched on it, of course. Larry Clark’s Kids and the musical adaptation Rent looked frankly at the decimation the disease caused in the specific enclaves those films depicted, though the production models of both films — small indie and theatrical adaptation, respectively — render them moot to this conversation.
Hollywood’s vision of AIDS is one where educated, white, and gay men become sick and where an altruistic, or entrepreneurial, straight man can swoop in and save the day if they so desire. Crass, potentially reductive, but also clearly shown. These things can and have all been true, but they shouldn’t be misconstrued as typical.
Hollywood’s vision of AIDS is one where educated, white, and gay men become sick and where an altruistic, or entrepreneurial, straight man can swoop in and save the day if they so desire. Crass, potentially reductive, but also clearly shown. These things can and have all been true, but they shouldn’t be misconstrued as typical.
- 11/4/2013
- by John Oursler
- SoundOnSight
With Halloween right around the corner, we're counting down the days by posting five fun and freaky facts about our favorite fright flicks. Today's featured film is "Silence of the Lambs" (1991).1. Buffalo Bill's character is a mixture of three different real-life serial killers: Ed Gein (who would skin his victims), Ted Bundy (who used his hand injury to lure women into his car), and Gary Heidnick (who kept the women he abducted in a hole in his basement). 2. Nearly every scene filmed in Hannibal's jail cell has either a reflection of Lecter himself or Clarice, depending on the character's point of view.3. Anthony Hopkins created the creepy slurping sound that the cannibal does in the movie. Hopkins would do it randomly on the set, and everyone thought it was perfect for the movie. 4. The real-life FBI was extremely impressed by the film's accuracy in the portrayal of the agency's...
- 10/28/2013
- by tooFab Staff
- TooFab
Every year, we here at Sound On Sight celebrate the month of October with 31 Days of Horror; and every year, I update the list of my favourite horror films ever made. Last year, I released a list that included 150 picks. This year, I’ll be upgrading the list, making minor alterations, changing the rankings, adding new entries, and possibly removing a few titles. I’ve also decided to publish each post backwards this time for one reason: the new additions appear lower on my list, whereas my top 50 haven’t changed much, except for maybe in ranking. Enjoy!
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Special Mention:
Shock Corridor
Written and directed by Samuel Fuller
USA, 1963
Shock Corridor stars Peter Breck as Johnny Barrett, an ambitious reporter who wants to expose the killer at the local insane asylum. To solve the case, he must pretend to be insane so they have him committed. Once in the asylum,...
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Special Mention:
Shock Corridor
Written and directed by Samuel Fuller
USA, 1963
Shock Corridor stars Peter Breck as Johnny Barrett, an ambitious reporter who wants to expose the killer at the local insane asylum. To solve the case, he must pretend to be insane so they have him committed. Once in the asylum,...
- 10/28/2013
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
As a fan of horror and all things macabre, you've encountered many stories of sorcerers, evil scientists and deranged killers who fashion horrific effigies out of human parts. From H.P. Lovecraft's mythical Necronomicon to the exploits of real-life necrophile Ed Gein and his fictional counterpart “Buffalo Bill” in The Silence of the Lambs, human-skin apparel is a recurring motif in tales of terror... and the practice itself dates back centuries. Photo: Galdrasyning.is Case in point: this grotesque specimen of “Necropants” (nábrók), on display at the Museum of Icelandic Sorcery & Witchcraft, was once used in rituals by practitioners of magic in the 17th century. According to legend, a person could become wealthy by making a special agreement with a friend or relative: whichever of you dies first, the other will remove and wear the dead person's skin (everything below the waist, as you can see). They can also pass...
- 10/25/2013
- by Gregory Burkart
- FEARnet
Arrow Season 2, Episode 3 “Broken Dolls”
Written by Marc Guggenheim & Keto Shimizu
Directed by Glen Winter
Airs Wednesday nights at 8pm Et on The CW
“Broken Dolls” is a perfect litmus test for the ‘new’ Arrow we’ve seen the last two weeks: it brings back the baddie-of-the-week structure of many season one episodes, pulling a one-off psychopath from the DC archives to send Arrow (we can call him that now – thanks, Q-dawg!) on the hunt, causing everyone around him to question the morality of his violent actions. But where season one’s episodes failed on a multitude of levels (from creating an interesting bad guy, to the hackneyed romantic subplots) to make these contained stories interesting – only succeeding when they found an interesting nugget of serialized drama to throw on top – season two’s first Botw episode shows just how much the subtle tweaks to Arrow have improved the show dramatically,...
Written by Marc Guggenheim & Keto Shimizu
Directed by Glen Winter
Airs Wednesday nights at 8pm Et on The CW
“Broken Dolls” is a perfect litmus test for the ‘new’ Arrow we’ve seen the last two weeks: it brings back the baddie-of-the-week structure of many season one episodes, pulling a one-off psychopath from the DC archives to send Arrow (we can call him that now – thanks, Q-dawg!) on the hunt, causing everyone around him to question the morality of his violent actions. But where season one’s episodes failed on a multitude of levels (from creating an interesting bad guy, to the hackneyed romantic subplots) to make these contained stories interesting – only succeeding when they found an interesting nugget of serialized drama to throw on top – season two’s first Botw episode shows just how much the subtle tweaks to Arrow have improved the show dramatically,...
- 10/24/2013
- by Randy Dankievitch
- SoundOnSight
Movies don’t usually get as creepy or thrilling as the top-notch, Oscar-winning Silence Of The Lambs, which will be screened next Tuesday, October 22nd, as part of Movies for Foodies, a regular film series put on by the chefs at Tenacious Eats. This is a one-of-a-kind event where food is prepared and plated in front of you, in the form of a 5-course gourmet meal, while you watch a film on the big screen. Tenacious Eats only works with locally produced food procured by them and hard-to-find ingredients imported from places that specialize in them. For each new film, the folks at Tenacious Eats write a new menu specific to that movie’s story. Sometimes the menu is literal and sometimes it is inspired interpretation. In all cases, each dining experience is different because each film is different. By integrating film and food, Movies for Foodies creates an original experience,...
- 10/15/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Anthony Diblasi (Dread) is breaking away from the macabre universe of Clive Barker, but not without taking some disturbing imagery along with him in his new film, Cassadaga, starring Kelen Coleman (“The Newsroom”) and Kevin Alejandro (“True Blood”).
Cassadaga is actually a real place that’s deemed the Psychic Capital of the World, an interesting backdrop for a story that centers around a deaf woman attempting to contact her sister from the beyond only to wind up being caught between a malevolent spirit and a serial killer dubbed Geppetto. Diblasi was kind enough to share a few words about Cassadaga with Dread Central a little earlier this week.
DC: I was just down in Austin for Fantastic Fest and they showed the Cabal cut of Nightbreed and I was just curious if you’d seen it yourself.
Ad: Yeah, and I am really eager to see how those guys clean...
Cassadaga is actually a real place that’s deemed the Psychic Capital of the World, an interesting backdrop for a story that centers around a deaf woman attempting to contact her sister from the beyond only to wind up being caught between a malevolent spirit and a serial killer dubbed Geppetto. Diblasi was kind enough to share a few words about Cassadaga with Dread Central a little earlier this week.
DC: I was just down in Austin for Fantastic Fest and they showed the Cabal cut of Nightbreed and I was just curious if you’d seen it yourself.
Ad: Yeah, and I am really eager to see how those guys clean...
- 10/14/2013
- by Drew Tinnin
- DreadCentral.com
Every year, we here at Sound On Sight celebrate the month of October with 31 Days of Horror; and every year, I update the list of my favourite horror films ever made. Last year, I released a list that included 150 picks. This year, I’ll be upgrading the list, making minor alterations, changing the rankings, adding new entries, and possibly removing a few titles. I’ve also decided to publish each post backwards this time around for one simple reason: that is, the new additions appear lower on my list, whereas my top 50 haven’t changed much, except for maybe in ranking. Enjoy!
Special Mention:
Un chien andalou
Directed by Luis Buñuel
Written by Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel
France, 1929
The dream – or nightmare – has been a staple of horror cinema for decades. In 1929, Luis Bunuel joined forces with Salvador Dali to create Un chien andalou, an experimental and unforgettable 17-minute surrealist masterpiece.
Special Mention:
Un chien andalou
Directed by Luis Buñuel
Written by Salvador Dalí and Luis Buñuel
France, 1929
The dream – or nightmare – has been a staple of horror cinema for decades. In 1929, Luis Bunuel joined forces with Salvador Dali to create Un chien andalou, an experimental and unforgettable 17-minute surrealist masterpiece.
- 10/12/2013
- by Ricky da Conceição
- SoundOnSight
This Wednesday night marks the return of American Horror Story on FX with the new story arc "Coven." This makes me happier than Buffalo Bill wearing Kate Upton’s skin!
It was unimaginable to me that a television show could ever come close to measuring up to my favorite horror films, but Ahs has managed to conjure up all of the most terrifying, stomach-turning, vertigo-inducing nightmares a "gore whore" like me could ever hope for…and that’s just the opening credits!
So, in honor of the most horrorifically disturbing show on television, I wanted to celebrate those truly heebie jeebie moments that really made me shed my skin. It goes without saying...there are spoilers ahead!
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It was unimaginable to me that a television show could ever come close to measuring up to my favorite horror films, but Ahs has managed to conjure up all of the most terrifying, stomach-turning, vertigo-inducing nightmares a "gore whore" like me could ever hope for…and that’s just the opening credits!
So, in honor of the most horrorifically disturbing show on television, I wanted to celebrate those truly heebie jeebie moments that really made me shed my skin. It goes without saying...there are spoilers ahead!
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- 10/8/2013
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Even if you don’t watch or like horror movies you still know who Freddy Kruger is. Same goes for Michael Myers, Ghostface, Leatherface and Jason Voorhees. Yet while these demons and madmen figure greatly into horror mythology there are a whole slew of worthy villains that, either because they starred in lackluster movies or failed to ensure a box-office franchise, have not been given their due. This list will attempt to right those wrongs and shine a spotlight on the unsung monsters, those that give us nightmares and elicit a fear of the dark that Freddy and Jason just can’t do.
1o. Dr. Giggles
Appeared in Dr. Giggles (1992)
Don’t let the name of the movie throw you off, Dr. Giggles is no sequel to Patch Addams but a deeply disturbing, if a bit cheesy, little slice of medical horror. Its titular villain is the crazed son of...
1o. Dr. Giggles
Appeared in Dr. Giggles (1992)
Don’t let the name of the movie throw you off, Dr. Giggles is no sequel to Patch Addams but a deeply disturbing, if a bit cheesy, little slice of medical horror. Its titular villain is the crazed son of...
- 10/5/2013
- by Andrew Perez
- SoundOnSight
With The Wicker Man getting a 40th anniversary dust-off and re-release, it got me thinking again about how rare it is that a film (or indeed a film-maker) has the stones to really plumb the depths of despair in its finale. It of course goes without saying that plenty of films have dark and desperate moments, but since the general trend is towards the cathartic nature of upbeat endings and our perceived need to go out of the theatre on a high point, lots of the interim darkness is alleviated before the credits finally roll.
Take a film like Schindler’s List. It is hard to make a case for anything in recorded history being as dark and desperate as the Holocaust, yet the tale of rescue and redemption that sits at the core of the film becomes the prevailing emphasis at the end, as the surviving relatives of the...
Take a film like Schindler’s List. It is hard to make a case for anything in recorded history being as dark and desperate as the Holocaust, yet the tale of rescue and redemption that sits at the core of the film becomes the prevailing emphasis at the end, as the surviving relatives of the...
- 9/25/2013
- by Dave Roper
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This Friday the 13th, we are proud to bring you a new column called The Thirteen! The Thirteen will be a Top 13 list of a topic that we choose and the column will run every 13th of the month! The Thirteen is a collaborative column where we all decide on entries that fit said topic.
The topic this month: regular songs that have now taken on a haunting feel thanks to a film that used it in a unorthodox way. Now, every time we hear the song, we not only think of the film it was featured in but also get the heebie jeebies from it as well. It was inspired by Tiny Tim’s song Tiptoe Through the Tulips which was used in the film Insidious. With Insidious: Chapter 2 in theaters now, what better way to introduce this topic.
We had a lot of great songs to choose...
The topic this month: regular songs that have now taken on a haunting feel thanks to a film that used it in a unorthodox way. Now, every time we hear the song, we not only think of the film it was featured in but also get the heebie jeebies from it as well. It was inspired by Tiny Tim’s song Tiptoe Through the Tulips which was used in the film Insidious. With Insidious: Chapter 2 in theaters now, what better way to introduce this topic.
We had a lot of great songs to choose...
- 9/13/2013
- by Andy Triefenbach
- Destroy the Brain
Browse all the sections of the 57th London Film Festival (Oct 9-20) including the galas, competition titles and individual sections.
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Gala’s
Opening Night
Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (Us) Ep
Closing Night
Saving Mr Banks, John Lee Hancock (Us/UK) Ep
Philomena, Stephen Frears (UK) UK12 Years A Slave, Steve Mcqueen (UK) EPGravity, Alfonso Cuaron (Us) UKInside Llewyn Davis, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Us) UKLabor Day, Jason Reitman (Us) EPThe Invisible Woman, Ralph Fiennes (UK), EPThe Epic Of Everest, John Noel (UK) WPBlue Is The Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche (France) UKNight Moves, Kelly Reichardt (Us) UKStranger By The Lake, Alain Guiraudie (France) UKDon Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Us) UKMystery Road, Ivan Sen (Australia) UKOnly Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (Us) UKNebraska, Alexander Payne (Us) UKWe Are The Best!, Lukas Moodysson (Sweden) EPFoosball 3D, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina...
Alphabetical list of titles by section including feature premiere status
Wp = Wp
Ep = European Premiere
IP = International Premiere
UK = UK Premiere
Gala’s
Opening Night
Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (Us) Ep
Closing Night
Saving Mr Banks, John Lee Hancock (Us/UK) Ep
Philomena, Stephen Frears (UK) UK12 Years A Slave, Steve Mcqueen (UK) EPGravity, Alfonso Cuaron (Us) UKInside Llewyn Davis, Ethan Coen, Joel Coen (Us) UKLabor Day, Jason Reitman (Us) EPThe Invisible Woman, Ralph Fiennes (UK), EPThe Epic Of Everest, John Noel (UK) WPBlue Is The Warmest Colour, Abdellatif Kechiche (France) UKNight Moves, Kelly Reichardt (Us) UKStranger By The Lake, Alain Guiraudie (France) UKDon Jon, Joseph Gordon-Levitt (Us) UKMystery Road, Ivan Sen (Australia) UKOnly Lovers Left Alive, Jim Jarmusch (Us) UKNebraska, Alexander Payne (Us) UKWe Are The Best!, Lukas Moodysson (Sweden) EPFoosball 3D, Juan Jose Campanella (Argentina...
- 9/4/2013
- ScreenDaily
August 30, 2013
CBS Radio Workshop Volume 4 The CBS Radio Workshop debuted at the end of the Age of Classic Radio, which was a time of innovation and experimentation, especially in terms of radio drama. The ten-hour Volume 4 includes “All Is Bright”, a history of the famous Christmas song; “1489 Words”, which featured the debut of later film composer Jerry Goldsmith’s “The Thunder of Imperial Names”, which was written for a concert band and was based on a text piece by Thomas Wolfe; a two-part adaptation of Frederick Pohl and Cyril M. Cornbluth’s The Space Merchants, which offers a satirical look at rampant consumerism from the viewpoint of an advertising executive; Archibald MacLeish’s “Air Raid”, the series’ only re-broadcast, which had first been written for the 1938 Columbia Workshop. Aired during the Cold War era, it took on a sinister new meaning; Henry Fritch’s “The Endless Road”, about a road...
CBS Radio Workshop Volume 4 The CBS Radio Workshop debuted at the end of the Age of Classic Radio, which was a time of innovation and experimentation, especially in terms of radio drama. The ten-hour Volume 4 includes “All Is Bright”, a history of the famous Christmas song; “1489 Words”, which featured the debut of later film composer Jerry Goldsmith’s “The Thunder of Imperial Names”, which was written for a concert band and was based on a text piece by Thomas Wolfe; a two-part adaptation of Frederick Pohl and Cyril M. Cornbluth’s The Space Merchants, which offers a satirical look at rampant consumerism from the viewpoint of an advertising executive; Archibald MacLeish’s “Air Raid”, the series’ only re-broadcast, which had first been written for the 1938 Columbia Workshop. Aired during the Cold War era, it took on a sinister new meaning; Henry Fritch’s “The Endless Road”, about a road...
- 9/4/2013
- by Glenn Hauman
- Comicmix.com
Vin Diesel has been teasing a role in an upcoming Marvel movie for a long time now. Just today, he all-but-confirmed to EW the rumors that he was voicing a character in one of the superhero-studio’s movies — probably Guardians of the Galaxy, probably Groot. This may be surprising, but it’s actually simply the next phase in an ongoing evolutionary process that dates back to the dawn of the new century. You see, way back in 2000 2001, Vin Diesel headlined The Fast and the Furious, a movie about fast cars and the furious people who drive fastly. Diesel left; in respone,...
- 8/28/2013
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
From the people who brought you a full-sized Dexter cake comes Buffalo Bill's skin suit - in cake form.
British pastry artist Annabel de Vetten created this cake for the Birmingham Shock and Gore festival. (I don't know what that is, but it sounds awesome.) It is modeled after the skin suit Buffalo Bill creates from the skins of his victims, and it looks impressively realistic - and disturbingly delicious. The cake is vanilla, with dark chocolate ganache and black cherry filling.
Source: Miss Cake Head...
British pastry artist Annabel de Vetten created this cake for the Birmingham Shock and Gore festival. (I don't know what that is, but it sounds awesome.) It is modeled after the skin suit Buffalo Bill creates from the skins of his victims, and it looks impressively realistic - and disturbingly delicious. The cake is vanilla, with dark chocolate ganache and black cherry filling.
Source: Miss Cake Head...
- 8/6/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
It's been a quarter of a century since Thomas Harris's cultured cannibal exploded on the thriller scene, winning fictional killers a place in our hearts for ever
Can it really be a whole quarter of a century since Hannibal Lecter took up residence in our cultural landscape with the immortal line, "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti"?
Well, actually, no. It is indeed 25 years since Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs was first published, but that famous quote is from Jonathan Demme's highly rated 1991 movie adaptation of the book; Harris's original line did indeed have the sociopathic psychiatrist chowing down on the offal of a census taker who "tried to quantify me once", but in the original text the cannibalistic serial killer's wine of choice is "a big Amarone". Perhaps chianti was the preferred plonk of Anthony Hopkins, who portrayed...
Can it really be a whole quarter of a century since Hannibal Lecter took up residence in our cultural landscape with the immortal line, "I ate his liver with some fava beans and a nice chianti"?
Well, actually, no. It is indeed 25 years since Thomas Harris's The Silence of the Lambs was first published, but that famous quote is from Jonathan Demme's highly rated 1991 movie adaptation of the book; Harris's original line did indeed have the sociopathic psychiatrist chowing down on the offal of a census taker who "tried to quantify me once", but in the original text the cannibalistic serial killer's wine of choice is "a big Amarone". Perhaps chianti was the preferred plonk of Anthony Hopkins, who portrayed...
- 8/1/2013
- by David Barnett
- The Guardian - Film News
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