Since 2021, Giancarlo Esposito has held the distinction of being the most-recognized Black performer in the history of the Best Drama Supporting Actor Emmy category. After coming up short on all of his past nominations for “Breaking Bad” (2012), “Better Call Saul” (2019-2020) and “The Mandalorian” (2021), he now has a shot at finally triumphing on his potential third “Better Call Saul” bid. This would not only finally make the six-season AMC drama an Emmy-winning show, but would also make Esposito his category’s first Black winner.
Esposito’s appearance in the final season of “Better Call Saul” serves as the conclusion of a performance that had begun 13 years earlier on “Breaking Bad.” Although the newer series mainly functioned as a backstory for Jimmy “Saul Goodman” McGill (Bob Odenkirk), it naturally fleshed out many more featured “Breaking Bad” characters, including Esposito’s Gus Fring. In his last moments on screen, the narcotics kingpin...
Esposito’s appearance in the final season of “Better Call Saul” serves as the conclusion of a performance that had begun 13 years earlier on “Breaking Bad.” Although the newer series mainly functioned as a backstory for Jimmy “Saul Goodman” McGill (Bob Odenkirk), it naturally fleshed out many more featured “Breaking Bad” characters, including Esposito’s Gus Fring. In his last moments on screen, the narcotics kingpin...
- 5/16/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
"Easy A" director Will Gluck is set to produce a film about Edith Macefield, the Seattle woman who held out against developers and lived in her century old small farmhouse while a mall was built around it.
The story drew obvious comparisons to Pixar's beloved animated film "Up". Macefield stood her ground and turned down a reported offer of $1 million from developers, becoming a local hero.
She also struck up a deep friendship with the superintendent of the five-story construction project and he would check in on the old lady daily, even as the mall was slowly built around her home. When she died in 2008, she left the house to him.
Fox Searchlight has picked up the comedic drama project which boasts a script by John Whittington that deals with the friendship between the pair.
Jodi Hildebrand will also produce and Barry Martin's 2013 memoir "Under One Roof" also figuers into the deal.
The story drew obvious comparisons to Pixar's beloved animated film "Up". Macefield stood her ground and turned down a reported offer of $1 million from developers, becoming a local hero.
She also struck up a deep friendship with the superintendent of the five-story construction project and he would check in on the old lady daily, even as the mall was slowly built around her home. When she died in 2008, she left the house to him.
Fox Searchlight has picked up the comedic drama project which boasts a script by John Whittington that deals with the friendship between the pair.
Jodi Hildebrand will also produce and Barry Martin's 2013 memoir "Under One Roof" also figuers into the deal.
- 8/24/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Norma Bengell dead at 78: Iconic (and controversial) Brazilian film, stage, television, and recording star made history as the first actress to be seen naked (full frontal) in a mainstream film (photo: Norma Bengell and John Herbert in ‘As Cariocas’) Norma Bengell, a sort of Brazilian Jeanne Moreau, Brigitte Bardot, and Jane Fonda rolled into one, died of lung cancer in her hometown of Rio de Janeiro on October 9, 2013. She was 78. Best known internationally for her leading-lady roles in several Italian-made cult classics of the mid-’60s, Norma Bengell was known in Brazil as a controversial show business veteran and for being the first “name” actress (purportedly anywhere in the world) to be seen fully naked — full frontal — in a mainstream film. Note: Hedy Lamarr, then billed as Hedy Kiesler, does swim and run around in the nude in Gustav Machaty’s 1933 Czech drama Ecstasy. However, Lamarr’s naked swimming was disguised by the water,...
- 10/9/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Update: Variety debuts its new weekly magazine on Tuesday with a cover story on newly installed Warner Bros CEO Kevin Tsujihara after unveiling its new website earlier. By the way, various Deadline staffers including Nikki Finke and Mike Fleming Jr have been asked to write for the revamped publication. Inside the trade Josh Dickey is TMZ‘s Managing Editor after giving his notice at Variety where he was film editor. Variety’s NY business writer Jill Goldsmith was let go March 8th as was Variety’s creative director Paula Taylor more recently. Other editorial changes already announced include Scott Foundas joining Variety as film critic, Stuart Levine leaving Variety to become NBC Entertainment‘s VP of editorial and media relations, and small-fry film writer Jeff Sneider getting fired. Variety is owned by hedge fund Third Point as well as Jay Penske who also owns Deadline. Related: Deadline And Variety Under One Roof...
- 3/23/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Following two event-filled weekends, March 1-4 and 9-11, the third edition of the AmérAsia Film Festival has come to a close. This year the festival featured about 50 Asian and Asian-Canadian films including Cannes and Academy Award-winning productions from China, Kyroskistan, India, Japan, South Korea, and Vietnam, as well a number of Quebec-origin films. Over 100 invited guests from as far as Japan and South Korea were in attendance at five different venues across Montreal, mixing with homegrown filmmakers and academics. Sound On Sight contributor Edgar Chaput was present for the majority of the event, providing some excellent coverage. Here is a quick break down of some of his reviews:
Pearls of the Far East
Directed by Cuong Ngo
Written by Minh Ngoc Nguyen and Matt Guerin
Vietnam, 2011
Any young director is faced with a steep challenge when shifting his or her focus from the realm of short films to that of the feature length.
Pearls of the Far East
Directed by Cuong Ngo
Written by Minh Ngoc Nguyen and Matt Guerin
Vietnam, 2011
Any young director is faced with a steep challenge when shifting his or her focus from the realm of short films to that of the feature length.
- 3/15/2012
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
After weeks of rumors and breathless speculation, lovers of ABC’s lowbrow (but highly satisfying) Bachelor Pad are finally going to learn who’s on board for season two (premiering August 8). ABC has released the official list exclusively to EW.com – and while some fan favorites rumored to be joining (Madison the vampire, Tanner the foot fetishist) did not make the final cut, there will be plenty of entertainingly desperate fame-seekers (see: Jake Pavelka) in reality TV’s raunchiest funhouse, including three “Mystery Men” from the current season of The Bachelorette. Click through for the full release, and check back...
- 6/13/2011
- by Kristen Baldwin
- EW - Inside TV
Hong Kong drives on the left side of the road, mainland China on the right. So how do you prevent crashes when driving between them?
One of the most vexing aspects of traveling between mainland China and Hong Kong is the car travel: People in the former drive on the right side of the road; people in the latter drive on the left (a vestige of the British empire).
So to quell confusion at the border and, more importantly, to keep cars from smashing into each other, the Dutch firm Nl Architects proposed a brilliant, simple solution, the Flipper bridge.
The bridge does exactly what the name suggests: It flips traffic around. The key here is separating the two sides of traffic, using a figure-eight shape. One side of the road dips under the other, funneling cars that were traveling on the left to the right (and vice versa), without...
One of the most vexing aspects of traveling between mainland China and Hong Kong is the car travel: People in the former drive on the right side of the road; people in the latter drive on the left (a vestige of the British empire).
So to quell confusion at the border and, more importantly, to keep cars from smashing into each other, the Dutch firm Nl Architects proposed a brilliant, simple solution, the Flipper bridge.
The bridge does exactly what the name suggests: It flips traffic around. The key here is separating the two sides of traffic, using a figure-eight shape. One side of the road dips under the other, funneling cars that were traveling on the left to the right (and vice versa), without...
- 6/15/2010
- by Suzanne LaBarre
- Fast Company
The decades-old taboo that drama series with minority leads cannot work finally might be broken.
Halfway through the castings of broadcast drama pilots this season, the top-billed actors on four pilots are non-Caucasian.
What's more, the four projects are among the highest-profile drama pilots this year.
The spy couple at the center of J.J. Abrams' "Undercovers" for NBC is played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Boris Kodjoe. "Undercovers," co-written by Abrams, marks his first pilot directing effort since "Lost" six years ago.
Forest Whitaker is the lead on CBS' "Criminal Minds" spinoff; Laz Alonso tops the Fox action-drama "Breakout Kings," directed and exec produced by Gavin Hood; and Freddy Rodriguez headlines CBS' CIA drama "Chaos," directed and executive produced by Brett Ratner.
Last year's crop of broadcast pilots included only one fronted by a minority actor, the LL Cool J starrer "NCIS: Los Angeles." The season before that, there were no pilots led by minorities.
Halfway through the castings of broadcast drama pilots this season, the top-billed actors on four pilots are non-Caucasian.
What's more, the four projects are among the highest-profile drama pilots this year.
The spy couple at the center of J.J. Abrams' "Undercovers" for NBC is played by Gugu Mbatha-Raw and Boris Kodjoe. "Undercovers," co-written by Abrams, marks his first pilot directing effort since "Lost" six years ago.
Forest Whitaker is the lead on CBS' "Criminal Minds" spinoff; Laz Alonso tops the Fox action-drama "Breakout Kings," directed and exec produced by Gavin Hood; and Freddy Rodriguez headlines CBS' CIA drama "Chaos," directed and executive produced by Brett Ratner.
Last year's crop of broadcast pilots included only one fronted by a minority actor, the LL Cool J starrer "NCIS: Los Angeles." The season before that, there were no pilots led by minorities.
- 2/16/2010
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Major Spoilers Ahead Welcome to Wife Watch!, the only blog post that ranks the most powerful wives on this week's episode of Big Love. --- After the overpacked clown car that was last week's installment, "Under One Roof" is a relief. There's still a whole lot of shakin' goin' on, but it's easier to tell whose hips are whose. Before I get started, I should say that the new title sequence is growing on me. Since every character's life is falling to hell, it's appropriate that the credits show us people hurtling through space alone. No one is touching anyone else, and there's no ground to stand on. In this context, the phrase "big love" seems not like a definition of what unites Bill and his wives, but a cruel reminder of what's missing between them. And again, that suits this season. No matter how...
- 2/16/2010
- by Mark Blankenship
- Huffington Post
"I'm damaged." - Nicki "I think I can understand how difficult this must be, keeping a secret." - Bill Last night's exquisite episode of Big Love ("Under One Roof"), written by Coleman Herbert and directed by Dan Attias, was the halfway point for the fourth season of Big Love and it built on the slow burn approach of the last few episodes to deliver a staggering and heartbreaking installment about the struggles of several characters, each of whom has attempted to overcome their imperfections to attempt to become worthy of the celestial kingdom they each hope to ascend to. The quest for perfection and the damage done by the polygamist lifestyle the characters have been either born into or (in some cases) thrust into has always been lurking in the background on Big Love, but never has this intriguing theme been so perfectly explored than in last night's episode, which...
- 2/15/2010
- by Jace
- Televisionary
Last night, Big Love showed us again why we love this show: Drama, Drama, Drama!
Could you imagine living life in Bill's shoes? I don't think there was a moment of rest for him in any direction.
Let's examine the destructive angles in Bill's life:
The Casino. The baby he has worked so hard last season to create. Finally, it is off and running very well - would the expansion of advertising hurt them? Why is Marilyn so adamant on being a part of it? We feel that she is up to no good for the Henrickson's, but it looks like Barb may be the sheep that doesn't see the wolf. Dale is the lead prosecutor in the case regarding Juniper Creek's fund. Bill finds out that Dale is having a homosexual affair with Alby. Bill knows the case has been compromised. Dale has no choice, but to resign. His wives.
Could you imagine living life in Bill's shoes? I don't think there was a moment of rest for him in any direction.
Let's examine the destructive angles in Bill's life:
The Casino. The baby he has worked so hard last season to create. Finally, it is off and running very well - would the expansion of advertising hurt them? Why is Marilyn so adamant on being a part of it? We feel that she is up to no good for the Henrickson's, but it looks like Barb may be the sheep that doesn't see the wolf. Dale is the lead prosecutor in the case regarding Juniper Creek's fund. Bill finds out that Dale is having a homosexual affair with Alby. Bill knows the case has been compromised. Dale has no choice, but to resign. His wives.
- 2/15/2010
- by mmcarion@gmail.com (Mrs. Northman)
- TVfanatic
Tonight on Big Love, Ana (Branka Katic) - that's Bill's (Bill Paxton) former fourth wife in season 3 - resurfaces with a surprise revelation that shakes up the family. Elsewhere, Bill tries to get the casino people Tommy (Adam Beach) and Jerry (Robert Beltran) to rebrand the casino and expand its advertising into Idaho.
Elsewhere on "Under One Roof" Lois (Grace Zabriskie) and Frank (Bruce Dern) take naughty Ben (Douglas Smith) and Jodeen (Mireille Enos) south of the border to visit Don Dona, a bird vendor, at their collective peril.
Elsewhere on "Under One Roof" Lois (Grace Zabriskie) and Frank (Bruce Dern) take naughty Ben (Douglas Smith) and Jodeen (Mireille Enos) south of the border to visit Don Dona, a bird vendor, at their collective peril.
- 2/14/2010
- by editor@buddytv.com
- buddytv.com
Life is about to change for Alby Grant.
That's the message Big Love producer Will Scheffer gave TV Guide Magazine in an interview this week. What ever does he mean? These excerpts may clue fans in...
On Under One Roof: I would say this is a series-defining episode for Alby. Fate is going to conspire to reshape Alby’s character in ways I can’t divulge. Dale rocks Alby’s world!
On Dale: I don’t think Dale realizes the depth of Alby’s mental illness. Internally for Alby, he’s in love for the first time ever, so this emotional thawing is happening. I personally find it very sad, as well as sweet. It’s an adolescent idea of domesticity.
On Dale’s wife and two sons: We meet Mary, a very typical, very likable Mormon housewife. Just the kind of woman you’d expect someone as good...
That's the message Big Love producer Will Scheffer gave TV Guide Magazine in an interview this week. What ever does he mean? These excerpts may clue fans in...
On Under One Roof: I would say this is a series-defining episode for Alby. Fate is going to conspire to reshape Alby’s character in ways I can’t divulge. Dale rocks Alby’s world!
On Dale: I don’t think Dale realizes the depth of Alby’s mental illness. Internally for Alby, he’s in love for the first time ever, so this emotional thawing is happening. I personally find it very sad, as well as sweet. It’s an adolescent idea of domesticity.
On Dale’s wife and two sons: We meet Mary, a very typical, very likable Mormon housewife. Just the kind of woman you’d expect someone as good...
- 2/11/2010
- by matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
- TVfanatic
Jason Anders/Starlog: So let's talk about your childhood and what it was like to grow up with your father serving as a U.S. army intelligence officer; what was it like for you to spend parts of your childhood in West Germany and Okinawa, how did that impact your life, and do you remember at what point you considered acting a pursuable passion?
Joe Morton: First off, my father was not an intelligence officer. He was a captain in the artillery but, essentially, his job was to integrate the arm forces overseas. We are speaking about the years between 1951 to 1958. That means my father showed up, with my mother and I in tow, to what ever post he was assigned to ... racially unannounced. That time of my life was fiercely strange and difficult. My father was constantly battling his white superior officers as well as the white enlisted...
Joe Morton: First off, my father was not an intelligence officer. He was a captain in the artillery but, essentially, his job was to integrate the arm forces overseas. We are speaking about the years between 1951 to 1958. That means my father showed up, with my mother and I in tow, to what ever post he was assigned to ... racially unannounced. That time of my life was fiercely strange and difficult. My father was constantly battling his white superior officers as well as the white enlisted...
- 11/16/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (Jason Anders)
- Starlog
The CBS hospital drama City of Angels has found a syndicated afterlife on TV One, the upcoming cable network targeting blacks. Angels, starring Blair Underwood in a run during 2000, is the first off-net acquisition for TV One, a joint venture between Comcast Corp. and Radio One scheduled to launch in January. King World sold TV One all 24 episodes of Angels, as well as all six episodes of another CBS drama, the James Earl Jones starrer Under One Roof, which ran in 1995. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed.
- 10/31/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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