Who Plays El Sucre in Netflix's Unfrosted? Meet Felix Solis the Hilarious Sugar Baron - Main Image
Who plays El Sucre in Netflix's Unfrosted? The sugar baron shined the brightest among the star-studded cast of the comedy pop-tart flick on the streamer. Here's where you may have seen the sugar baron actor Felix Solis before this.
Content Spoilers: This article contains spoilers for Netflix's Unfrosted, so proceed with caution.
Where You've Seen Felix Solis Before
Felix Solis is an American actor, film director, and producer who considers himself a "Nuyorican" for being born on the Upper West Side and raised in Greenwich Village in New York City by his Puerto Rico-born parents.
Felix is best known for taking small roles that impact fans and viewers in the short moments he had been shown on screen.
Some of these include the short 2014 film Tinto, 2004's The Forgotten as Brasher, and...
Who plays El Sucre in Netflix's Unfrosted? The sugar baron shined the brightest among the star-studded cast of the comedy pop-tart flick on the streamer. Here's where you may have seen the sugar baron actor Felix Solis before this.
Content Spoilers: This article contains spoilers for Netflix's Unfrosted, so proceed with caution.
Where You've Seen Felix Solis Before
Felix Solis is an American actor, film director, and producer who considers himself a "Nuyorican" for being born on the Upper West Side and raised in Greenwich Village in New York City by his Puerto Rico-born parents.
Felix is best known for taking small roles that impact fans and viewers in the short moments he had been shown on screen.
Some of these include the short 2014 film Tinto, 2004's The Forgotten as Brasher, and...
- 5/8/2024
- EpicStream
In 1948, tickets to the Met Gala were $50 apiece. In 2024, a single entry fee for the exclusive social event was about $75,000. Despite the high cost, celebrities, designers, and the who’s who of NYC and beyond shell out for the gala, which benefits the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute. Since the ’70s, the annual affair has attracted household names wearing the most haute couture fashions — always adhering to the chosen theme. See some of the most out-there and iconic guests and looks at the Met Gala over the years.
Jackie Onassis and singer Debbie Harry at the 1979 Met Gala | Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Jackie Onassis served as a Met Gala co-chair in 1976 and 1977. The former First Lady wore a black taffeta gown to the 1979 Met Gala for “Fashions of The Hapsburg Era.” That same year, Debbie Harry of Blondie graced the famous event in a more casual look.
Jackie Onassis and singer Debbie Harry at the 1979 Met Gala | Ron Galella/Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images
Jackie Onassis served as a Met Gala co-chair in 1976 and 1977. The former First Lady wore a black taffeta gown to the 1979 Met Gala for “Fashions of The Hapsburg Era.” That same year, Debbie Harry of Blondie graced the famous event in a more casual look.
- 5/7/2024
- by Ali Hicks
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
CBS’ FBI will have a new person in charge as it heads into a massive three-season renewal.
Rick Eid, who has been showrunner on the series since for all six of its seasons to date, will step down at the end of the season. He’ll remain an executive producer of the show, which comes from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television in association with CBS Studios. A new showrunner will be named later.
Eid is also the showrunner of another Wolf Entertainment series — NBC’s Law & Order — and will remain at the helm as it heads into its 24th season.
“After six years of running two, or more, shows, and CBS now picking up FBI for three more years, this was the perfect time for me to step back and focus my efforts on running Law & Order and developing new projects,” Eid said in a statement. “I’m extremely proud of FBI,...
Rick Eid, who has been showrunner on the series since for all six of its seasons to date, will step down at the end of the season. He’ll remain an executive producer of the show, which comes from Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television in association with CBS Studios. A new showrunner will be named later.
Eid is also the showrunner of another Wolf Entertainment series — NBC’s Law & Order — and will remain at the helm as it heads into its 24th season.
“After six years of running two, or more, shows, and CBS now picking up FBI for three more years, this was the perfect time for me to step back and focus my efforts on running Law & Order and developing new projects,” Eid said in a statement. “I’m extremely proud of FBI,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Rick Porter
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Remnant 2‘s second Dlc, The Forgotten Kingdom, is right around the corner. The upcoming expansion will launch on 23 April, and with Gunfire recently doubling down on clever player builds, we can expect things to get pretty wild.
However, it faces steep competition from another juggernaut. Elden Ring‘s Shadow of the Erdtree Dlc is set to release on 21 June, and has a gargantuan level of hype behind it. With both of these eagerly anticipated expansions on the horizon, choosing between one can be tough. However, The Forgotten Kingdom has the edge in one crucial area.
The Forgotten Kingdom Has Pricing On Its Side
Remnant 2‘s latest Dlc, The Forgotten Kingdom
Cost-conscious players may favor The Forgotten Kingdom; priced at a budget-friendly $9.99 as a standalone purchase. However, a $24.99 bundle exists for those seeking all three Remnant 2 DLCs, the third of which is yet to be announced. Players who own the game...
However, it faces steep competition from another juggernaut. Elden Ring‘s Shadow of the Erdtree Dlc is set to release on 21 June, and has a gargantuan level of hype behind it. With both of these eagerly anticipated expansions on the horizon, choosing between one can be tough. However, The Forgotten Kingdom has the edge in one crucial area.
The Forgotten Kingdom Has Pricing On Its Side
Remnant 2‘s latest Dlc, The Forgotten Kingdom
Cost-conscious players may favor The Forgotten Kingdom; priced at a budget-friendly $9.99 as a standalone purchase. However, a $24.99 bundle exists for those seeking all three Remnant 2 DLCs, the third of which is yet to be announced. Players who own the game...
- 4/14/2024
- by Viraaj Bhatnagar
- FandomWire
Remnant 2’s second Dlc, “The Forgotten Kingdom,” is set to be released on April 23, 2024, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC. Gunfire Games and Arc Games made this announcement by dropping a Dlc Announcement Trailer.
The upcoming Dlc will unfold in an area based in the World of Yaesha, featuring a new archetype – The Invoker. The Dlc will also get a new storyline that will let players uncover the lost history of the Yaesha tribe while fighting the Ancient Stone Spirit, Lydusa.
The exploration area in the Forgotten Kingdom will require players to cross dungeons and engage with dangerous creatures and bosses. The expansion will introduce new characters and enemies.
While introducing the Dlc on YouTube, the developers explained the explorative nature of The Forgotten Kingdom gameplay.
In a brand-new storyline, players must uncover the secrets of the lost tribe by exploring a mysterious new area within the world of Yaesha.
The upcoming Dlc will unfold in an area based in the World of Yaesha, featuring a new archetype – The Invoker. The Dlc will also get a new storyline that will let players uncover the lost history of the Yaesha tribe while fighting the Ancient Stone Spirit, Lydusa.
The exploration area in the Forgotten Kingdom will require players to cross dungeons and engage with dangerous creatures and bosses. The expansion will introduce new characters and enemies.
While introducing the Dlc on YouTube, the developers explained the explorative nature of The Forgotten Kingdom gameplay.
In a brand-new storyline, players must uncover the secrets of the lost tribe by exploring a mysterious new area within the world of Yaesha.
- 4/11/2024
- by Santosh Kumari
- GamesHorizon
"Star Trek" was the undisputed king of sci-fi television in the 1990s, but it lost that crown in the 2000s; prequel series "Star Trek: Enterprise" ended the franchise's reign with an abbreviated four season run (2001 to 2005). Different shows won the hearts of online fandom, including two contemporaries of "Enterprise" — "Futurama" and "Firefly."
The legacy of "Firefly" far outlasted its 14 episode run; fan demand led to the creation of the finale movie "Serenity" in 2005. Meanwhile, "Futurama" enjoyed a respectable 72 episode run from 1999 to 2003, but enduring popularity has revived it twice, first from 2007 to 2013, and again for a new season which premiered this summer. Short length doesn't mean a show will be forgotten, especially when the Internet can sustain a fandom like never before.
As detailed in "Star Trek" oral history book "The Fifty Year Mission" by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, these three shows intertwined in an episode of miscommunication and Hollywood office politics.
The legacy of "Firefly" far outlasted its 14 episode run; fan demand led to the creation of the finale movie "Serenity" in 2005. Meanwhile, "Futurama" enjoyed a respectable 72 episode run from 1999 to 2003, but enduring popularity has revived it twice, first from 2007 to 2013, and again for a new season which premiered this summer. Short length doesn't mean a show will be forgotten, especially when the Internet can sustain a fandom like never before.
As detailed in "Star Trek" oral history book "The Fifty Year Mission" by Edward Gross and Mark A. Altman, these three shows intertwined in an episode of miscommunication and Hollywood office politics.
- 9/11/2023
- by Devin Meenan
- Slash Film
It's easy to forget, what with all the recent hype about it, but as far as movies are concerned the concept of a "multiverse" is anything but new. Gwyneth Paltrow was starring in rom-coms about alternate realities 25 years ago, with the groundbreaking "Sliding Doors," and just a few years later Jet Li tried to kill every other version of himself across alternate realities in the action-thriller "The One."
But a few things have certainly changed. Audiences seem to grasp the concept pretty clearly now — making weird and complex films that would have probably struggled to find mainstream acceptance years ago into massive Oscar-winning crossover hits — and so do motion picture studios. Thanks to multiverses, studios can now create movies and shows where every iteration of their intellectual property can exist simultaneously, making the nostalgic seem new and the fan service seem poignant.
And for whatever reason, the focal point of...
But a few things have certainly changed. Audiences seem to grasp the concept pretty clearly now — making weird and complex films that would have probably struggled to find mainstream acceptance years ago into massive Oscar-winning crossover hits — and so do motion picture studios. Thanks to multiverses, studios can now create movies and shows where every iteration of their intellectual property can exist simultaneously, making the nostalgic seem new and the fan service seem poignant.
And for whatever reason, the focal point of...
- 6/1/2023
- by William Bibbiani
- Slash Film
The month of April for Hulu is jam-packed with TV and film goodies, from Adam Sandler’s 1999 comedy “Big Daddy” to Fox’s hit sitcom “New Girl.”
On top of Hulu’s rollout of a new interface, it’s also adding some major film and TV titles to its platform. Some of the highlights that set off the first day of April include “American Psycho,” “Shrek” and its sequel “Shrek 2,” plus the Tim Story-directed “Think Like a Man.”
Anime series will be all the rage on Hulu with the dubbed version of the new popular series “Chainsaw Man” arriving, along with “Spy x Family” and “Black Clover.” If you’re looking for something a little bit more kid-friendly, the family can al enjoy “Despicable Me” and “Despicable 2,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” and “Nanny McPhee.” For the lovers and heartless romantics, “Dear John” and “Date Night...
On top of Hulu’s rollout of a new interface, it’s also adding some major film and TV titles to its platform. Some of the highlights that set off the first day of April include “American Psycho,” “Shrek” and its sequel “Shrek 2,” plus the Tim Story-directed “Think Like a Man.”
Anime series will be all the rage on Hulu with the dubbed version of the new popular series “Chainsaw Man” arriving, along with “Spy x Family” and “Black Clover.” If you’re looking for something a little bit more kid-friendly, the family can al enjoy “Despicable Me” and “Despicable 2,” “Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days” and “Nanny McPhee.” For the lovers and heartless romantics, “Dear John” and “Date Night...
- 4/1/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
Hulu’s list of new releases for April 2023 don’t feature many blockbusters, but if we dig a little, I’m sure we can find some gems.
Perhaps the most promising items are on the TV side of things. Tiny Beautiful Things premieres on April 7 and stars Kathryn Hahn as “a floundering writer who becomes a revered advice columnist while her own life is falling apart.” That will be followed by comedy Am I Being Unreasonable? on April 11 and two documentaries: high school football story Algiers, America (April 19) and Tupac Shakur piece Dear Mama (April 22).
The best TV candidate this month, however, is probably Saint X on April 26. This series, told via multiple timelines, “explores and upends the girl-gone-missing genre as it explores how a young woman’s mysterious death during an idyllic Caribbean vacation creates a traumatic ripple effect that eventually pulls her surviving sister into a dangerous pursuit of the truth.
Perhaps the most promising items are on the TV side of things. Tiny Beautiful Things premieres on April 7 and stars Kathryn Hahn as “a floundering writer who becomes a revered advice columnist while her own life is falling apart.” That will be followed by comedy Am I Being Unreasonable? on April 11 and two documentaries: high school football story Algiers, America (April 19) and Tupac Shakur piece Dear Mama (April 22).
The best TV candidate this month, however, is probably Saint X on April 26. This series, told via multiple timelines, “explores and upends the girl-gone-missing genre as it explores how a young woman’s mysterious death during an idyllic Caribbean vacation creates a traumatic ripple effect that eventually pulls her surviving sister into a dangerous pursuit of the truth.
- 4/1/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
One of the most anticipated television releases of April is coming to Hulu on April 7. “Tiny Beautiful Things” stars Kathryn Hahn as troubled writer Clare. Ironically, she becomes a great advice columnist as her life falls apart. Her marriage is in trouble and her teen daughter hates her. Plus, her writing career is going nowhere. Based on the best-selling collection by Cheryl Strayed, the limited series explores the author’s journey toward healing herself and others.
Check out the “Tiny Beautiful Things” trailer:
Also arriving on Hulu in April is the series adaptation of the best-selling novel “Saint X.” The series is based on Alexis Schaitkin’s novel of the same name and follows a woman’s dangerous pursuit of her older sister’s disappearance on an idyllic Caribbean vacation. Through multiple timelines, the series explores all the traumatic ripples the mystery created for countless people. The series will star Alycia Debnam-Carey,...
Check out the “Tiny Beautiful Things” trailer:
Also arriving on Hulu in April is the series adaptation of the best-selling novel “Saint X.” The series is based on Alexis Schaitkin’s novel of the same name and follows a woman’s dangerous pursuit of her older sister’s disappearance on an idyllic Caribbean vacation. Through multiple timelines, the series explores all the traumatic ripples the mystery created for countless people. The series will star Alycia Debnam-Carey,...
- 3/24/2023
- by Fern Siegel
- The Streamable
Even if you’ve signed up for every streaming service out there, it can feel monumental when a title moves from one to another. In April, Netflix mainstay “New Girl” moves to Hulu; still streaming, but not where fans are used to finding it — like rearranging the furniture in your apartment and waking up surprised every day that the couch is over there now.
But what’s important is that “New Girl” lives on, now joining Hulu’s own TV and movie library and originals from Freeform, FX, National Geographic, and more. Later in the month, Leila Gerstein’s “Saint X” — based on the novel by Alexis Schaitkin — premieres with three episodes, recounting the story of a young girl found dead during a family vacation and the sister piecing it together years later. Alycia Debnam-Carey, Josh Bonzie, West Duchovny, Jayden Elijah, Bre Francis, Kenlee Anaya Townsend, Betsy Brandt, and Michael Park star.
But what’s important is that “New Girl” lives on, now joining Hulu’s own TV and movie library and originals from Freeform, FX, National Geographic, and more. Later in the month, Leila Gerstein’s “Saint X” — based on the novel by Alexis Schaitkin — premieres with three episodes, recounting the story of a young girl found dead during a family vacation and the sister piecing it together years later. Alycia Debnam-Carey, Josh Bonzie, West Duchovny, Jayden Elijah, Bre Francis, Kenlee Anaya Townsend, Betsy Brandt, and Michael Park star.
- 3/17/2023
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
Barry actor Anthony Carrigan said his alopecia has improved his acting capabilities.
The 39-year-old actor stars as NoHo Hank in HBO’s Bill Hader-led hitman comedy.
Recently speaking to Page Six, Carrigan shared that he started losing a majority of his hair in his twenties. And eventually, he had to wear a hairpiece and false eyelashes for his role in the 2009 one-season series, The Forgotten.
Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that occurs when the immune system attacks hair follicles, causing sudden hair loss.
He recalled afterwards being told by a “number of people” that he would no longer be able to book acting jobs due to his hair loss.
“I was told that I wasn’t attractive anymore,” the actor remembered. “I was told that I wasn’t going to book roles. It was something that I was so terrified of hearing from a young age.”
However, he said it...
The 39-year-old actor stars as NoHo Hank in HBO’s Bill Hader-led hitman comedy.
Recently speaking to Page Six, Carrigan shared that he started losing a majority of his hair in his twenties. And eventually, he had to wear a hairpiece and false eyelashes for his role in the 2009 one-season series, The Forgotten.
Alopecia is an autoimmune disorder that occurs when the immune system attacks hair follicles, causing sudden hair loss.
He recalled afterwards being told by a “number of people” that he would no longer be able to book acting jobs due to his hair loss.
“I was told that I wasn’t attractive anymore,” the actor remembered. “I was told that I wasn’t going to book roles. It was something that I was so terrified of hearing from a young age.”
However, he said it...
- 8/19/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - TV
The Match Factory will launch sales on the debut film by Ehab Tarabieh, “The Taste of Apples Is Red,” at the Toronto Film Festival, where the film will be premiering in the Discovery section.
Tarabieh’s previous short films have won several prizes, including Best Short Film at Doha Tribeca Festival for “The Forgotten” (2012) and a nomination for a European Academy Award for “Smile and the World Will Smile Back” (2015).
“The Taste of Apples Is Red” is the first film to deal with the intricacies of the Druze faith. The director grew up in this closed off and secretive community, which separated from Islam and has aspects of Hindu and Greek philosophy. During the civil war in Syria, the Druze, who are spread throughout Syria, Israel and Lebanon, were divided between those who support Assad and those who despise him.
The film is set in the Golan Heights, where the...
Tarabieh’s previous short films have won several prizes, including Best Short Film at Doha Tribeca Festival for “The Forgotten” (2012) and a nomination for a European Academy Award for “Smile and the World Will Smile Back” (2015).
“The Taste of Apples Is Red” is the first film to deal with the intricacies of the Druze faith. The director grew up in this closed off and secretive community, which separated from Islam and has aspects of Hindu and Greek philosophy. During the civil war in Syria, the Druze, who are spread throughout Syria, Israel and Lebanon, were divided between those who support Assad and those who despise him.
The film is set in the Golan Heights, where the...
- 8/4/2022
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Philemon Chambers (Single All The Way) is set as a series regular opposite Matt Barr in CBS Studios’ CW pilot Walker: Independence, executive produced by Jared Padalecki.
Walker: Independence, a prequel to the CW/CBS Studios series Walker, is set in the late 1800s and follows Abby Walker, an affluent Bostonian whose husband is murdered before her eyes while on their journey out West. On her quest for revenge, Abby crosses paths with Hoyt Rawlins (Barr), a lovable rogue in search of purpose. Abby and Hoyt’s journey takes them to Independence, Texas, where they encounter diverse, eclectic residents running from their own troubled pasts and chasing their dreams. Our newfound family will struggle with the changing world around them, while becoming agents of change themselves in a town where nothing is what it seems.
Chambers will play Augustus ‘Gus’, a striking Black man with eyes filled with a world of experience,...
Walker: Independence, a prequel to the CW/CBS Studios series Walker, is set in the late 1800s and follows Abby Walker, an affluent Bostonian whose husband is murdered before her eyes while on their journey out West. On her quest for revenge, Abby crosses paths with Hoyt Rawlins (Barr), a lovable rogue in search of purpose. Abby and Hoyt’s journey takes them to Independence, Texas, where they encounter diverse, eclectic residents running from their own troubled pasts and chasing their dreams. Our newfound family will struggle with the changing world around them, while becoming agents of change themselves in a town where nothing is what it seems.
Chambers will play Augustus ‘Gus’, a striking Black man with eyes filled with a world of experience,...
- 3/14/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood union publicists have selected Warner Bros.’ “Joker” and Disney’s “The Mandalorian” as winners of the Maxwell Weinberg Awards for top publicity campaigns last year.
The awards were announced Friday afternoon at the Beverly Hilton by the International Cinematographers Guild Publicists.
“Joker” won the feature film award and topped the publicity teams behind Netflix’s “The Irishman,” Universal’s “Us,” Sony’s “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood,” Paramount’s “Rocketman” and Disney-Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame.” The Joaquin Phoenix vehicle was a smash with more than $1 billion in global box office along with receiving 11 Academy Award nominations.
The first season of Disney Plus’ “The Mandalorian” took the television awards over the campaigns for “Catch 22,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “Pose,” and “Stranger Things.”
Steven Huvane of Slate PR won the Les Mason award, presented by longtime client Jennifer Aniston, who told the audience, “You really are some of the hardest working people in this town.
The awards were announced Friday afternoon at the Beverly Hilton by the International Cinematographers Guild Publicists.
“Joker” won the feature film award and topped the publicity teams behind Netflix’s “The Irishman,” Universal’s “Us,” Sony’s “Once Upon A Time In Hollywood,” Paramount’s “Rocketman” and Disney-Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame.” The Joaquin Phoenix vehicle was a smash with more than $1 billion in global box office along with receiving 11 Academy Award nominations.
The first season of Disney Plus’ “The Mandalorian” took the television awards over the campaigns for “Catch 22,” “Fosse/Verdon,” “Pose,” and “Stranger Things.”
Steven Huvane of Slate PR won the Les Mason award, presented by longtime client Jennifer Aniston, who told the audience, “You really are some of the hardest working people in this town.
- 2/7/2020
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
NBC is developing an untitled project from writer and executive producer David Slack, to be helmed by Phillip Noyce, who will also be exec producing. Sony is the studio behind the show.
The series, about an “enigmatic billionaire” who has gathered more than 250 people who “have attempted to cheat death by having their bodies frozen in hopes that a future breakthrough would someday allow them to be brought back to life. However, as these people from different moments in time wake up, they soon realize you can’t cheat death without paying a price.”
Josh Berman and Chris King are also listed as executive producers.
Noyce’s executive producer credits include Fox’s “The Resident,” NBC’s “Crisis” and ABC’s “Revenge.” The longtime director has helmed dozens of projects in film and TV, including “What/If,” “The Resident,” the 2016 “Roots” mini-series, “Warrior,” “The Giver,” “Revenge,” and the upcoming “Killer 10.”
Slack,...
The series, about an “enigmatic billionaire” who has gathered more than 250 people who “have attempted to cheat death by having their bodies frozen in hopes that a future breakthrough would someday allow them to be brought back to life. However, as these people from different moments in time wake up, they soon realize you can’t cheat death without paying a price.”
Josh Berman and Chris King are also listed as executive producers.
Noyce’s executive producer credits include Fox’s “The Resident,” NBC’s “Crisis” and ABC’s “Revenge.” The longtime director has helmed dozens of projects in film and TV, including “What/If,” “The Resident,” the 2016 “Roots” mini-series, “Warrior,” “The Giver,” “Revenge,” and the upcoming “Killer 10.”
Slack,...
- 9/4/2019
- by Elaine Low
- Variety Film + TV
I normally try to avoid egregious spoilers, but only one thing really happens in Jacques Deray's La piscine, and it happens quite near the end. Up until then, this 1969 anti-thriller compels fascination and infuriation as events fail to unfold over its two-hour-plus runtime.There's an indefinable tension in the air, some of it erotic. Ad-man Alain Delon and his partner, journalist Romy Schneider, are vacationing at a friend's place in the south of France. They're joined by a friend, possibly her former lover, Maurice Ronet, and his teenage daughter, Jane Birkin. Delon suffers pangs of jealousy and suspicion. He decides to "retaliate" against Schneider's perceived unfaithfulness by seducing Birkin. That's it for the first ninety minutes, but it's less eventful than I'm making it sound.The film coasts along, a tanned flesh-scape augmented by rippling water and searing blue skies. It has the pace of a holiday, maybe one...
- 8/28/2019
- MUBI
At Il Cinema Ritrovato, the festival of restored and rediscovered films in Bologna, one intriguing item was a short season of the films noir of Felix E. Feist, with Tomorrow Is Another Day (1951) advertised as the best of these. A couple-on-the-run movie in the melancholy vein of Nicholas Ray's They Live By Night, it benefits from strong performances from its unusual leads, and Feist, intermittently a striking stylist, seems fully engaged.From the start, when anti-hero Steve Cochran is paroled from the prison he's spent eighteen years in since killing his brutal father as a teenager, low angles make the hero hulking and threatening. But then, released into an uncaring and alien society, he wanders for silent minutes, observed by a crafty newsman, but not speaking, merely staring in bewilderment at the modern cars and fashions.Then he wanders into a diner and orders three different types of pie,...
- 7/11/2019
- MUBI
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This story about Anthony Carrigan first appeared in the Comedy/Drama/Actors issue of TheWrap’s Emmy Magazine.
Who knew mobsters were so funny? And who knew playing a mobster could be so inspirational?
Anthony Carrigan’s affable, Candy Crush-loving Chechen gangster “NoHo Hank” was one of the more pleasant surprises from HBO’s dark comedy “Barry” in its debut season last year, and he was given even more room to shine in Season 2. The role has been a revelation for Carrigan, who was previously known only for the ABC drama “The Forgotten” — which ran for one season in 2009-2010 — and for his recurring role on Fox’s Batman prequel “Gotham” as Victor Zsasz.
But the breakthrough in Carrigan’s career is also a major personal step for a man who has become a spokesperson for a different kind of body positivity. At the age of 3, Carrigan was diagnosed with alopecia,...
This story about Anthony Carrigan first appeared in the Comedy/Drama/Actors issue of TheWrap’s Emmy Magazine.
Who knew mobsters were so funny? And who knew playing a mobster could be so inspirational?
Anthony Carrigan’s affable, Candy Crush-loving Chechen gangster “NoHo Hank” was one of the more pleasant surprises from HBO’s dark comedy “Barry” in its debut season last year, and he was given even more room to shine in Season 2. The role has been a revelation for Carrigan, who was previously known only for the ABC drama “The Forgotten” — which ran for one season in 2009-2010 — and for his recurring role on Fox’s Batman prequel “Gotham” as Victor Zsasz.
But the breakthrough in Carrigan’s career is also a major personal step for a man who has become a spokesperson for a different kind of body positivity. At the age of 3, Carrigan was diagnosed with alopecia,...
- 6/19/2019
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
The filmmakers, artists, entrepreneurs and pioneers on TheWrap’s 2019 Innovators List aren’t content with just telling groundbreaking stories or establishing successful ventures: They’re setting out to build empires and change the world.
Jordan Peele didn’t just direct a second feature that could rival “Get Out.” He had to prove he could do it all as a director, producer, activist and actor. Anna Serner didn’t just set an aggressive benchmark to achieve 50/50 gender parity, she created a system that ensured the rest of the industry was on board. For Matt Sacks, the 28-year-old head of Luminary, the goal wasn’t just to build a great podcast network but to build the next Netflix.
The individuals on this year’s list come from a variety of backgrounds and each have their own goals, but they all share an ambition to do something great and then surpass already lofty expectations.
Jordan Peele didn’t just direct a second feature that could rival “Get Out.” He had to prove he could do it all as a director, producer, activist and actor. Anna Serner didn’t just set an aggressive benchmark to achieve 50/50 gender parity, she created a system that ensured the rest of the industry was on board. For Matt Sacks, the 28-year-old head of Luminary, the goal wasn’t just to build a great podcast network but to build the next Netflix.
The individuals on this year’s list come from a variety of backgrounds and each have their own goals, but they all share an ambition to do something great and then surpass already lofty expectations.
- 6/5/2019
- by Sean Burch, Brian Welk, Jon Levine, Trey Williams and Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Joe Roth, one of the most prolific producers in Hollywood who's producing the upcoming "Maleficent," has filed for divorce ... TMZ has learned. Joe, whose credits include "Snow White and the Huntsman," "Oz the Great and Powerful," Charlie Sheen's "Anger Management," "Heavy Weights" and "The Forgotten," filed Friday and his wife, Irene, filed her response at the same time. Joe, the former Chairman of Walt Disney Studios, and Irene are both requesting joint custody of their 2 kids,...
- 5/28/2019
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Il fauno, written and directed by Febo Mari, represents state-of-the-art filmmaking for 1917, which is to say the tableaux long-shots are broken up by closer views that jump in to enlarge persons of interest, but there are no reverse angles. However, the cinematography is extraordinary, with atmospheric single-source lighting bringing out the contours and contributing hugely to the movie's sensual effect.At the start, Mari himself steps out from behind a curtain to introduce his film in the best Universal horror manner, then he becomes the titular mythic man-beast, a statue brought to life who seduces his sculptor's mistress and runs away with her to the country.You can't make a convincing faun with 1917 special effects, according to conventional wisdom (if you can get conventional wisdom to consider such a question). The whole reason Ray Harryhausen gave his cyclops goat legs in The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad, as I see it,...
- 5/9/2019
- MUBI
Le professionnel is essentially a 1981 version of The Bourne Identity, oddly enough, with Jean-Paul Belmondo in the lead role. Robert Ludlum's novel was brand new at the tune, but Le prof is based on a 1976 book by Patrick Alexander that Ludlum, I'm guessing, may have read.Sent to assassinate an African despot, Jpb is betrayed by his own people, brainwashed, and jailed in a hellish prison camp, but escapes after two years, returns to Paris and announces his determination to finish the mission (with the secret service no longer want carried out) when the despot is on a state visit to the French capital.So, it's called The Professional and it's about a crazy but ruthless state killer gone rogue, and it's shot by Melville's cameraman, Henri Decae. But at some point, somebody decided it needed some yucks also, so Belmondo gets to grin a lot and make quips in a Roger Moore style.
- 4/24/2019
- MUBI
Actress Cynthia Rodriguez appeared as Lexie in the Chicago P.D. cast. While it was the first episode for the character of Lexie, she was given a backstory which had her working with the team for a time. Lexie Wright served as an informant for Alvin Olinsky (played by Elias Koteas) and Hank Voight (Jason Beghe). That topic came up during the opening segments for Season 6, episode 16 of the show. In the latest plot, Lexie was going undercover as an informant again, with the Intelligence Unit serving as the backup on the case. The setup made it clear that […]
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- 2/28/2019
- by Ryan DeVault
- Monsters and Critics
There must be thousands of old TV movies that would reward viewing if they were being screened anywhere... although the odds of finding anything good at random are even more slight than when you go trawling through old cinema releases without a guide. The much-discredited auteur theory can come to the rescue: a show with a director known for other interesting work has a far higher chance of rewarding attention.TV was Joseph Sargent's bread and butter, from relatively highbrow stuff to The Man from Uncle, but he also made several decent cinema films, including at least one masterpiece, The Taking of Pelham 123. When I found a DVD entitled Hiroshima with his name spelled incorrectly on the back, I decided to take a chance on it, and indeed the film, originally it seems a mini-series from 1989 called Day One, has a lot going for it. What immediately cheered me,...
- 2/20/2019
- MUBI
Stars: Katie Goldfinch, Florence Cady, Neil Morrissey, Charles O’Neill, Brian Croucher, Aaron Jeffcoate, Larry Rew, Babette Barat, Lisa Martin, John Stirling, Angela Carter, Phil Hemming | Written by Darren Lake, Iain Ross-McNamee, John Wolskel | Directed by Iain Ross-McNamee
[Note: With the film now available on Blu-ray, here's a reposting of my original review of the fantastic British gothic horror Crucible of the Vampire - Phil]
“British horror”, as a genre, has never really gone away but in recent years it seems that this small corner of our cinematic shores has found itself once again. Shying away from the Carry On-esque mixture of dick and fart gags and horror that once marked out British-made fare, filmmakers have instead returned to the genres more gothic roots, taking inspiration from the likes of Hammer and Tigon – yet stil bringing modern sensibilites and concerns to the fore. It’s that mixture that has borne out some great films over the past few years: The Sleeping Room, The Forgotten, Darkness Wakes, Ghost Ship, Ghosts of Darkness… And you can now add Crucible of the Vampire...
[Note: With the film now available on Blu-ray, here's a reposting of my original review of the fantastic British gothic horror Crucible of the Vampire - Phil]
“British horror”, as a genre, has never really gone away but in recent years it seems that this small corner of our cinematic shores has found itself once again. Shying away from the Carry On-esque mixture of dick and fart gags and horror that once marked out British-made fare, filmmakers have instead returned to the genres more gothic roots, taking inspiration from the likes of Hammer and Tigon – yet stil bringing modern sensibilites and concerns to the fore. It’s that mixture that has borne out some great films over the past few years: The Sleeping Room, The Forgotten, Darkness Wakes, Ghost Ship, Ghosts of Darkness… And you can now add Crucible of the Vampire...
- 2/8/2019
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
James B. Harris is still with us, still wants to make films I believe, but has slipped below radar. His odd, discontinuous and peripatetic directing career, which has resulted in some remarkable works, has been consigned to footnote status below his early period as Stanley Kubrick's producer on The Killing, Lolita and Dr. Strangelove.I met Mr. Harris briefly at a party on a boat during the Lumière Film Festival in Lyons, but didn't get a chance to talk much as he was soon up on his feet dancing to Blondie. He was around 85 at the time. If "Heart of Glass" still gets you on your feet, there should be a rule that says you're still allowed to make movies.The Bedford Incident (1965) was Harris's directorial debut, and also the first film where Sidney Poitier plays a role in which his race is not mentioned or relevant to the plot.
- 2/6/2019
- MUBI
There may not be any more eggnog to drink or mistletoe to stand under, but don’t despair — Hulu is coming in clutch with over 200 new titles arriving to the streaming service next month.
Ease into the new year by rewatching classics like “Beetlejuice,” “Heathers” and “Rain Man,” or snuggle up with a bowl of popcorn for family movies like “Shrek,” “Surf’s Up,” and “The Twilight Saga.” If reality TV is more your style, then you’re in luck, as a slew of favorites are set to make their Hulu debut this month including Season 7 of “Dance Moms,” Season 2 of “90 Day Fiancé,” and Season 10 of “American Pickers.” Starting out this year’s slate of Hulu originals, Season 2 of “Future Man” drops Jan. 11.
Find the complete list of this month’s new arrivals below and stream now on Hulu.com. Right now, the streaming service is knocking its monthly price...
Ease into the new year by rewatching classics like “Beetlejuice,” “Heathers” and “Rain Man,” or snuggle up with a bowl of popcorn for family movies like “Shrek,” “Surf’s Up,” and “The Twilight Saga.” If reality TV is more your style, then you’re in luck, as a slew of favorites are set to make their Hulu debut this month including Season 7 of “Dance Moms,” Season 2 of “90 Day Fiancé,” and Season 10 of “American Pickers.” Starting out this year’s slate of Hulu originals, Season 2 of “Future Man” drops Jan. 11.
Find the complete list of this month’s new arrivals below and stream now on Hulu.com. Right now, the streaming service is knocking its monthly price...
- 12/31/2018
- by Margeaux Sippell
- Variety Film + TV
If you've used up all the available Douglas Sirk melodramas, why not try The Restless Years (1958), directed by Helmut Kautner (pronounced "Koit-ner")? It's a small town tale, focusing mainly on the teenage populace, but spreading out to follow their interaction with parents and teachers."This is a dirty, little, gossipy small town. And I ought to know because I was born here. People here are jut like a herd of sharks that turn on a crippled one and kill it." So says salesman James Whitmore to his son, a fresh-faced John Saxon, and he appears to be right, giving the film the social criticism dimension that Sirk's films likewise weave beneath their emotionally turbulent tales.The producer is the flamboyant Ross Hunter, who needs to be considered a kind of co-auteur of many Sirkian tales, only he should be credited for the dumber, soapier elements, his writers and directors for the irony and subtext,...
- 12/20/2018
- MUBI
Hulu’s slate of new titles arriving on the platform in January is here.
The second season of Hulu original “Future Man” will arrive on the service Jan. 11, while the Natalie Portman-Tessa Thompson science fiction film “Annihilation” will be available to stream on Jan. 4. The film is Alex Garland’s follow-up to “Ex Machina” and starred Portman, Thompson and Jennifer Jason Leigh as a group of scientists investigating a strange environmental phenomenon known as “the shimmer.”
Here’s the full list of what’s coming and going in January.
Also Read: Here's What You Can Stream With Your Amazon Prime Membership in January
Available Jan. 1
Atlanta: Complete Season 2 (FX)
The Detectorists: Complete Season 3 (Drg)
Dot.: Complete Season 2B (Universal Kids)
Saints & Sinners: Complete Seasons 1-3 (Bounce TV)
X Company: Complete Seasons 2&3 (Sony)
54 (1998)
10 Years (2011)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
9 to 5 (1980)
A Charlie Brown Valentine (2002)
A Simple Plan (1998)
A...
The second season of Hulu original “Future Man” will arrive on the service Jan. 11, while the Natalie Portman-Tessa Thompson science fiction film “Annihilation” will be available to stream on Jan. 4. The film is Alex Garland’s follow-up to “Ex Machina” and starred Portman, Thompson and Jennifer Jason Leigh as a group of scientists investigating a strange environmental phenomenon known as “the shimmer.”
Here’s the full list of what’s coming and going in January.
Also Read: Here's What You Can Stream With Your Amazon Prime Membership in January
Available Jan. 1
Atlanta: Complete Season 2 (FX)
The Detectorists: Complete Season 3 (Drg)
Dot.: Complete Season 2B (Universal Kids)
Saints & Sinners: Complete Seasons 1-3 (Bounce TV)
X Company: Complete Seasons 2&3 (Sony)
54 (1998)
10 Years (2011)
2 Days in the Valley (1996)
9 to 5 (1980)
A Charlie Brown Valentine (2002)
A Simple Plan (1998)
A...
- 12/16/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Okay, it's not earth-shaking, but So Young, So Bad (1950) kept me watching, sometimes goggling. It's the penultimate film of quota quickie master Bernard "Mad" Vorhaus, who made cheap and often very skilled work in the U.K., moved to the U.S. and made The Amazing Mr. X, a really stylish and entertaining thriller shot by the great John Alton, then made this, and got blacklisted the following year. He had already left the U.S., having seen the way the wind was blowing, but aside from shooting second unit on William Wyler's Roman Holiday, Vorhaus made only one more movie, an Italian flick called Finishing School which seems to be impossible to get at present. He went into house renovation back in the U.K. and did alright at it, I believe.So, one doesn't necessarily expect earth-shaking from a B-movie talent like Vorhaus, but he was capable of splendid work,...
- 12/5/2018
- MUBI
King and Country (1964) is a major transitional work for director Joseph Losey and star Dirk Bogarde. Both had been compelled to work in genres that didn't particularly suit them: though Losey had made some strong thrillers, Bogarde had been typed in light comedies from the Rank Organisation or else rather anemic period movies. This Wwi drama offered stronger meat.The story reached the screen circuitously: J.L. Hodson wrote a war memoir from which playwright John Wilson extracted and expanded one narrative, then adapted as a screenplay by regular Losey collaborator Evan Jones. An ordinary soldier, Private Hamp, (Tom Courtenay) is tried for desertion. It's obvious to his defending officer, Bogarde, that Hamp has suffered a breakdown and shouldn't be held responsible for his actions. It's obvious to us, sitting on our 21st century couch a hundred years later, that this is a case of Ptsd: Hamp simply walked away from...
- 11/27/2018
- MUBI
Fox has given a script commitment plus penalty to Puller, an hourlong drama based on David Baldacci’s bestselling John Puller book series, from former Bones executive producer Carla Kettner, Drop Dead Diva creator Josh Berman, Oscar winner Gary Oldman (Darkest Hour), Douglas Urbanski and Sony Pictures TV, where Berman is under an overall deal.
Written by Kettner, Puller is described as an action-forward procedural thriller about John Puller, an investigator with the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division. Puller, a decorated former Army Ranger, faces the most difficult case of his life when his brother, a convicted traitor, escapes from a maximum security prison. Together with Veronica Knox, an army intel specialist, Puller searches for his fugitive brother. In the book series, John and Veronica solve the most difficult of crimes while John secretly battles to restore his family honor.
Kettner executive produces with Baldacci, along with Berman and his...
Written by Kettner, Puller is described as an action-forward procedural thriller about John Puller, an investigator with the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division. Puller, a decorated former Army Ranger, faces the most difficult case of his life when his brother, a convicted traitor, escapes from a maximum security prison. Together with Veronica Knox, an army intel specialist, Puller searches for his fugitive brother. In the book series, John and Veronica solve the most difficult of crimes while John secretly battles to restore his family honor.
Kettner executive produces with Baldacci, along with Berman and his...
- 11/15/2018
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Like so many in the wake of the 2016 election, journalist Ben Bradlee Jr. wanted to know what the hell just happened. So he spent the next 14 months of his life traveling back and forth to interview the people of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, which, he argues, proved to be the most pivotal electoral district in the country.
“I was looking for a different angle and curious to learn more about the great divide,” Bradlee says. “After going through the vote in the three critical swing states — Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — I...
“I was looking for a different angle and curious to learn more about the great divide,” Bradlee says. “After going through the vote in the three critical swing states — Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin — I...
- 11/6/2018
- by Sean Woods
- Rollingstone.com
*full disclosure: this reviewer has promoted this film through online marketing, previously. Directors/writers: Luciano Onetti, Nicolás Onetti. Cast: German Baudino, Paula Brasca, Mirta Busnelli, Victorio D'Alessandro and Victoria Maurette. What the Waters Left Behind is a slasher film, from the Onetti brothers. Known as Los Olvidados (The Forgotten) in Argentina, this title lifts the story of Tobe Hooper's The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) for a South American audience. Though, horror fans in North America will be able to see What the Waters Left Behind, on Amazon Prime, this month (Oct. 26th). This release is full of horror tropes. From a freaky gas station to a cannibal family, you have likely seen this film before. Still, the Onetti brothers have chosen a few interesting locations, including an entire destroyed city. And, the filmmakers admit that they have been influenced by American cinema, including Hooper's earlier effort. What the Waters Left Behind is.
- 10/13/2018
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The writing team of Boileau and Narcejac penned the source novels for Les Diaboliques and Vertigo, and also collaborated with Franju on Eyes without a Face and Spotlight on a Murderer. Les Louves, a.k.a. Demoniac, is their second film, from 1957, an adaptation of their own novel. Unlike the Clouzot and Hitchcock films, it doesn't so much hinge upon a fantastic imposture unmasked towards the end, but it instead piles on secrets and intrigues until the viewer is both giddy and despondent.The setting is France during the Occupation, and the movie begins with Joseph Kosma's ominous score imitating the scream of a Pow camp siren. François Périer (from Cocteau's Orpheus) plays an escaped French soldier who takes his slain buddy's ID and finds himself impersonating the dead man in the house of his "war godmother" (Micheline Presle), a woman he had become engaged to by mail without the two ever meeting.
- 10/12/2018
- MUBI
Ron Hogan Oct 10, 2018
The Purge reveals a hero. Or the closest thing to it.
This The Purge review contains spoilers.
The Purge Episode 6
From the opening of "The Forgotten," it's established pretty strongly that one of the forgotten figures in the episode is Joe. When he's not hiding behind a faceless metal mask, he's living a faceless existence. His father is dying. He works in a factory, a dying industry in America's dying manufacturing sector. He's divorced, eating bologna sandwiches out of a lunch box. He's well-liked among his coworkers, but his most recent date stood him up. In short, Joe is anonymous, as blank and plain as the steel mask he manufactured himself.
Except on Purge Night. During the Purge, Joe is a hero, saving those who can't save themselves. He travels around in an anonymous van, wearing his anonymous mask, but playing the role of the masked savior,...
The Purge reveals a hero. Or the closest thing to it.
This The Purge review contains spoilers.
The Purge Episode 6
From the opening of "The Forgotten," it's established pretty strongly that one of the forgotten figures in the episode is Joe. When he's not hiding behind a faceless metal mask, he's living a faceless existence. His father is dying. He works in a factory, a dying industry in America's dying manufacturing sector. He's divorced, eating bologna sandwiches out of a lunch box. He's well-liked among his coworkers, but his most recent date stood him up. In short, Joe is anonymous, as blank and plain as the steel mask he manufactured himself.
Except on Purge Night. During the Purge, Joe is a hero, saving those who can't save themselves. He travels around in an anonymous van, wearing his anonymous mask, but playing the role of the masked savior,...
- 10/10/2018
- Den of Geek
(Note: This post contains spoilers for the Oct. 9 episode of “The Purge.”)
The concept behind “The Purge,” a night each year when all crime, including murder, is legal, is pretty ridiculous when you apply any logic to it. Of course, the point isn’t that the Purge makes sense — it’s a state-sponsored terror campaign designed to keep the lower classes in line.
The four films have used that theme mainly to examine American racism and classism with blantant candidness. And for much of its first season, USA’s TV addition to the series, “The Purge,” has been content to do the same.
But in its latest episode, “The Forgotten,” the show diverged from that with a chilling look at how an event like the Purge would disproportionately affect women. A year into the #MeToo era, and following the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, “The Purge” franchise...
The concept behind “The Purge,” a night each year when all crime, including murder, is legal, is pretty ridiculous when you apply any logic to it. Of course, the point isn’t that the Purge makes sense — it’s a state-sponsored terror campaign designed to keep the lower classes in line.
The four films have used that theme mainly to examine American racism and classism with blantant candidness. And for much of its first season, USA’s TV addition to the series, “The Purge,” has been content to do the same.
But in its latest episode, “The Forgotten,” the show diverged from that with a chilling look at how an event like the Purge would disproportionately affect women. A year into the #MeToo era, and following the appointment of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, “The Purge” franchise...
- 10/10/2018
- by Phil Hornshaw
- The Wrap
Frank Tuttle, the man who made a star of Alan Ladd with the twisted film noir This Gun for Hire (1942), began as a comedy specialist, churning out three or more films a year as vehicles for Eddie Cantor, Edgar Bergen and his knee-pal Charlie McCarthy, Burns & Allen et cetera. Pleasure Cruise (1933) is a pre-Code farce centered on improbably couple Roland Young and Genevieve Tobin.Young plays a penniless author working as house-husband to the gainfully employed Tobin, while seething with jealousy at the thought of the young blades romancing her in the office. In one of many unusual stylistic touches, we see her portrait come to life and watch as she mingles with the staff, none of whom looks to be under sixty, and they're not exactly silver foxes. The stage is set for a film mocking male paranoia and jealousy and questioning notions of fidelity, virtue, and honesty.Young is his usual self,...
- 9/20/2018
- MUBI
One of the very best horror flicks of the 90’s is director Bernard Rose’s adaptation of Clive Barker’s “The Forgotten” aka Candyman. I’ve said it a million times, but any day now we can all expect news of a remake heading our way, and low and behold, that day is today. Our buddies over at Bloody Disgusting claim […]
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- 9/10/2018
- by Mike Sprague
- DreadCentral.com
Luigi Comencini's oeuvre is just bulging with goodies, a cinematic Santa-sack encompassing multiple genres and tones, in a career running from the late forties to the early nineties. I recently sang the praises of his desperate gambling comedy The Scientific Card Player, but he also made films about Casanova's boyhood, virtual reality and, in Italian Secret Service (1968), the then-resurgent espionage genre, Italian and world politics, and the decline of Italian idealism since the war.Just as Pietro Germi's Divorce: Italian Style was about murder, and De Sica's Marriage: Italian Style took in adultery, betrayal and uncertain parentage, so Comencini's title contains a bitter joke: we know this intelligence service is going to be sordid, stupid and utterly lacking in the accustomed James Bond lifestyle.But we first meet our hero, dashing Nino Manfredi, in the happier times of WWII, saving an English commando (Clive Revill) from a fascist...
- 8/23/2018
- MUBI
"Too much beauty is disgusting," said Robert Bresson, a dictum put to the test in Carosello Napolitano (Neapolitan Carousel), Ettore Giannini's 1954 history of Neapolitan song, 130 minutes of beautiful music, singing, costumes, set design, cinematography, direction and people (Sophia Loren alone could cause beauty-overload). It's just screened at Il Cinema Ritrovato in a dazzling new restoration.As Hollywood was responding to The Red Shoes by inflating its musicals with longer and longer "ballets," suspending the plot and allowing Gene Kelly to strut his stuff, Giannini went a stage further, following Tales of Hoffmann by making a film in which song and dance threaten to overwhelm narrative altogether.But there are actually three kinds of interwoven story in this film: first, we meet a family of show people, homeless and impoverished, scraping a neo-realist existence in post-war Naples, living on the songs of the past. Then we dive into stylized renditions of history,...
- 7/4/2018
- MUBI
Who do you think will be nominated at the Emmys for Best Comedy Supporting Actor this year? Alec Baldwin (“Saturday Night Live”) is the defending champ, but he faces a competitive field in 2018. Gold Derby has hosted exclusive web chats with 11 of this year’s candidates, with a number of possible first-time nominees who could challenge past Emmy winners. Click the links below to be taken to their full interviews.
Louie Anderson (“Baskets”): Anderson plays Christine Baskets, the put-upon mother of twin sons (Zach Galifianakis). He won this prize for the role in 2016 and was nominated again in 2017. In addition, he won two Daytime Emmys (1997-1998) for voicing characters in the animated series “Life with Louie.” (Click here to be taken to his full interview)
Anthony Carrigan (“Barry”): Carrigan plays NoHo Hank, a bald, tattooed Chechen thug with a heart of gold and a penchant for American pop culture.
Louie Anderson (“Baskets”): Anderson plays Christine Baskets, the put-upon mother of twin sons (Zach Galifianakis). He won this prize for the role in 2016 and was nominated again in 2017. In addition, he won two Daytime Emmys (1997-1998) for voicing characters in the animated series “Life with Louie.” (Click here to be taken to his full interview)
Anthony Carrigan (“Barry”): Carrigan plays NoHo Hank, a bald, tattooed Chechen thug with a heart of gold and a penchant for American pop culture.
- 7/4/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Television writer/producer David Slack has laid out a writer’s manifesto on Twitter, telling male television writers if they didn’t get a staff position this season, it was because they were out-competed, not because of any #metoo movement backlash.
“If you didn’t get staffed, it’s because you got outcompeted, plain & simple,” Slack wrote on Twitter. “Other writers, both men & women, had better samples, better recommendations, & better meetings. It’s okay. I’ve had years where I got outcompeted, too.”
Slack spent the last two seasons on CBS’s McGyver, serving as co-executive producer and executive producer. His resume includes executive producing credits on Person of Interest, Lie To Me, The Forgotten, Law & Order, and Teen Titans. It also includes an ill-fated foray with Apb, a crime drama he created but was executive producer on just one show, departing over alleged creative differences with Fox on the show’s direction.
“If you didn’t get staffed, it’s because you got outcompeted, plain & simple,” Slack wrote on Twitter. “Other writers, both men & women, had better samples, better recommendations, & better meetings. It’s okay. I’ve had years where I got outcompeted, too.”
Slack spent the last two seasons on CBS’s McGyver, serving as co-executive producer and executive producer. His resume includes executive producing credits on Person of Interest, Lie To Me, The Forgotten, Law & Order, and Teen Titans. It also includes an ill-fated foray with Apb, a crime drama he created but was executive producer on just one show, departing over alleged creative differences with Fox on the show’s direction.
- 6/1/2018
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Anthony Carrigan, who plays NoHo Hank on Bill Hader’s HBO dark comedy series Barry, has signed with ICM Partners. Carrigan also recurs as baddie Victor Zsasz on Fox’s Batman series Gotham.
Barry, created by Alec Berg and Hader, stars Hader as a low-rent hitman from the Midwest who finds himself drawn into a community of acting students while on a hit job in L.A. Carrigan plays a Chechen thug who happens to be a polished henchman with a heart of gold. HBO renewed the series for a second season last month.
Carrigan’s credits include his first series, ABC’s The Forgotten opposite Christian Slater, as well as NBC’s Parenthood.
He continues to be repped by Schlegel Entertainment and United Agents in the UK.
Barry, created by Alec Berg and Hader, stars Hader as a low-rent hitman from the Midwest who finds himself drawn into a community of acting students while on a hit job in L.A. Carrigan plays a Chechen thug who happens to be a polished henchman with a heart of gold. HBO renewed the series for a second season last month.
Carrigan’s credits include his first series, ABC’s The Forgotten opposite Christian Slater, as well as NBC’s Parenthood.
He continues to be repped by Schlegel Entertainment and United Agents in the UK.
- 5/23/2018
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Bad Girl (1931) is a meaningless title because there's no bad girl in it, but visitors to the Museum of Modern Art's upcoming retrospective "William Fox Presents" (May 18 - June 5) will experience a rare pleasure when they're able to see this Frank Borzage pre-Coder, adapted from a novel and play by Vina Delmar, who later wrote The Awful Truth and Make Way for Tomorrow.Borzage is a master of sentiment so sincere it transcends the maudlin and attains a sublime Hollywood romanticism. Delmar can be more cynical, but her dry wit by no means cancels out her director's warmth. And they have three stars who prove very pure transmitters of these auteurs' joint world-view.It's a boy-meets-girl story, or actually more of a girl-meets-boy one (the end credits identify the main characters simply as "The Girl" and "The Boy). Like other Borzage pre-Codes such as Living on Velvet and Man's Castle,...
- 5/9/2018
- MUBI
Stars: Katie Goldfinch, Florence Cady, Neil Morrissey, Charles O’Neill, Brian Croucher, Aaron Jeffcoate, Larry Rew, Babette Barat, Lisa Martin, John Stirling, Angela Carter, Phil Hemming | Written by Darren Lake, Iain Ross-McNamee, John Wolskel | Directed by Iain Ross-McNamee
“British horror”, as a genre, has never really gone away but in recent years it seems that this small corner of our cinematic shores has found itself once again. Shying away from the Carry On-esque mixture of dick and fart gags and horror that once marked out British-made fare, filmmakers have instead returned to the genres more gothic roots, taking inspiration from the likes of Hammer and Tigon – yet stil bringing modern sensibilites and concerns to the fore. It’s that mixture that has borne out some great films over the past few years: The Sleeping Room, The Forgotten, Darkness Wakes, Ghost Ship, Ghosts of Darkness… And you can now add Crucible...
“British horror”, as a genre, has never really gone away but in recent years it seems that this small corner of our cinematic shores has found itself once again. Shying away from the Carry On-esque mixture of dick and fart gags and horror that once marked out British-made fare, filmmakers have instead returned to the genres more gothic roots, taking inspiration from the likes of Hammer and Tigon – yet stil bringing modern sensibilites and concerns to the fore. It’s that mixture that has borne out some great films over the past few years: The Sleeping Room, The Forgotten, Darkness Wakes, Ghost Ship, Ghosts of Darkness… And you can now add Crucible...
- 2/19/2018
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
It's heart-warming to see, in Bertrand Tavernier's majestic documentary series Voyage à Travers le Cinéma Français, how he pays special attention to the neglected Edmond T. Gréville. I mainly know this cinephile-cineaste from his British pictures, the beautiful, almost Sternbergian espionage melodrama Secret Lives of 1937, the fast-talking crime flick Noose of 1948, and the gloriously ludicrous Beat Girl of 1960, which has to be seen not to be believed. From this disparate, flaky assortment, it was clear something interesting was going on with M. Gréville.Tavernier points us especially towards Menaces... (1940) an ensemble drama in which international residents in a Paris hotel (one of those cramped, vertical affairs: think Hotel du Nord) face the coming of WWII with various forms of bravery, larceny and despair. French glamor icons Mireille Balin (Pépé le moko) and Ginette LeClerc (Le corbeau) are supported by Gréville's English wife Wanda, playing an unconvincing American, and British...
- 1/31/2018
- MUBI
Walt Disney lost control of his most popular character, Oswald the Rabbit, probably the low point of his life. He bounced back by starting his own company and introducing Mickey Mouse, a thinly-veiled Oswald rip-off, down to the same short pants, with added alliteration, and the rest is history.Oswald, of course, faded into obscurity without Disney's hand to guide him, but here's a later talking Oswald cartoon (Mickey introduced sound to the cartoons with Steamboat Willie in 1928, an oddly abrasive toon in which the iconic rodent spends most of his time torturing animals to produce musical sounds. Mickey, at this stage in his development, seems likely to grow up to be a serial killer.)The wonderful thing about thirties cartoons is how disturbing they are. We first encounter Mickey Oswald here getting his ass sewn up by granny and a cat and a mouse, their traditional enmity forgotten...
- 1/6/2018
- MUBI
Whittling down this year’s record 92 foreign-language Oscar submissions to a shortlist of nine was a challenge for the Academy which, under the leadership of new president John Bailey, instituted voting changes for the disparate group of Academy volunteers commandeered by foreign-language committee chair Mark Johnson.
Eight of the films were well-known from festival play and have been racking up awards, most notably European Film Awards winner “The Square.” Two lesser-known films that were not widely predicted made the cut, “Félicité” from Senegal and “The Wound” from South Africa. Steady as they go for Sony Pictures Classics and Magnolia Pictures, which lead the field with three and two films, respectively.
The nine films are listed alphabetically below.
“A Fantastic Woman” (Chile, Sony Pictures Classics)
Berlin debuted Sebastián Lelio’s transgender drama, which won Best Screenplay and played well at Telluride and Toronto.
“Félicité” (Senegal, Strand Releasing)
In Alain Gomis’s family drama,...
Eight of the films were well-known from festival play and have been racking up awards, most notably European Film Awards winner “The Square.” Two lesser-known films that were not widely predicted made the cut, “Félicité” from Senegal and “The Wound” from South Africa. Steady as they go for Sony Pictures Classics and Magnolia Pictures, which lead the field with three and two films, respectively.
The nine films are listed alphabetically below.
“A Fantastic Woman” (Chile, Sony Pictures Classics)
Berlin debuted Sebastián Lelio’s transgender drama, which won Best Screenplay and played well at Telluride and Toronto.
“Félicité” (Senegal, Strand Releasing)
In Alain Gomis’s family drama,...
- 12/15/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
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