“Law and Order: Special Victims Unit” entered its 25th season on NBC, premiering Thursday, January 18, 2024. The hard-hitting and emotional series chronicles the lives of the Special Victims Unit within the New York City Police Department, an elite squad of detectives who investigate crimes of sexual assault, child abuse and domestic violence.
As commander of the Svu, Captain Olivia Benson, portrayed by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Mariska Hargitay, is a seasoned veteran of the unit who has seen it all. She leads with empathy and professionalism, all while dealing with her difficult past as a product of rape and her responsibility as a trailblazer in survivor advocacy. Olivia Benson is the longest-running female character in a primetime live-action television series. Hargitay is the only regular cast member to appear on all 25 seasons of the long-running NBC crime drama.
“Svu” is frequently acknowledged for its guest players, with Emmy wins for...
As commander of the Svu, Captain Olivia Benson, portrayed by Emmy and Golden Globe winner Mariska Hargitay, is a seasoned veteran of the unit who has seen it all. She leads with empathy and professionalism, all while dealing with her difficult past as a product of rape and her responsibility as a trailblazer in survivor advocacy. Olivia Benson is the longest-running female character in a primetime live-action television series. Hargitay is the only regular cast member to appear on all 25 seasons of the long-running NBC crime drama.
“Svu” is frequently acknowledged for its guest players, with Emmy wins for...
- 1/17/2024
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
‘The Repair Shop’ Outfit Ricochet Signs Damon Pattison
The Repair Shop outfit Ricochet has signed up British indie vet Damon Pattison as its Creative Director. Reporting to MD Joanna Ball, Pattison will be responsible for developing, pitching and securing new commissions across all genres for the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outfit. Pattison, who replaces Katy Thorogood, most recently ran Banijay-backed Beyond’s UK production arm but it was shuttered last year. He previously worked for BBC Studios and Keo Films, and set up Lucky Day Productions in 2007, which was sold to Zodiak Media Group. Ricochet makes smash BBC series The Repair Shop along with the likes of Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped and Discovery’s Woodland Workshop. “Damon’s experience, energy and creativity, is precisely what we need in a Creative Director,” said Ball.
Netflix Australia Exec Exits To Sbs
Netflix Australia creative exec Nakul Legha has exited to Sbs.
The Repair Shop outfit Ricochet has signed up British indie vet Damon Pattison as its Creative Director. Reporting to MD Joanna Ball, Pattison will be responsible for developing, pitching and securing new commissions across all genres for the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed outfit. Pattison, who replaces Katy Thorogood, most recently ran Banijay-backed Beyond’s UK production arm but it was shuttered last year. He previously worked for BBC Studios and Keo Films, and set up Lucky Day Productions in 2007, which was sold to Zodiak Media Group. Ricochet makes smash BBC series The Repair Shop along with the likes of Channel 4’s Food Unwrapped and Discovery’s Woodland Workshop. “Damon’s experience, energy and creativity, is precisely what we need in a Creative Director,” said Ball.
Netflix Australia Exec Exits To Sbs
Netflix Australia creative exec Nakul Legha has exited to Sbs.
- 1/15/2024
- by Max Goldbart, Jesse Whittock, Zac Ntim and Stewart Clarke
- Deadline Film + TV
Sales to commence at EFM in Berlin next February.
Motion Picture Exchange (Mpx) has acquired worldwide sales rights to the completed queer rom-com Things Like This from Malibu, Bro Productions directed by and starring LGBTQ+ activist Max Talisman from Super Dark Times and Orange Is The New Black.
Mpx will commence sales around EFM in Berlin next February on the feature directorial and writing debut by Talisman, who stars alongside a cast which includes Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight).
Things Like This follows two men with the same name who begin to fall in love in New York City, unaware...
Motion Picture Exchange (Mpx) has acquired worldwide sales rights to the completed queer rom-com Things Like This from Malibu, Bro Productions directed by and starring LGBTQ+ activist Max Talisman from Super Dark Times and Orange Is The New Black.
Mpx will commence sales around EFM in Berlin next February on the feature directorial and writing debut by Talisman, who stars alongside a cast which includes Eric Roberts (The Dark Knight).
Things Like This follows two men with the same name who begin to fall in love in New York City, unaware...
- 11/27/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Charles Kimbrough, the Emmy-nominated actor best known for his splendid decade-long portrayal of staid network anchor Jim Dial on Murphy Brown, has died. He was 86.
Kimbrough died Jan. 11 in Culver City, his son, John Kimbrough, told The New York Times.
A veteran of the stage, Kimbrough received a Tony Award nomination in 1971 for best featured actor in a musical for playing Harry in the original production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company. He then appeared as two characters in another acclaimed Sondheim musical, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Sunday in the Park With George, which debuted in 1984.
Kimbrough also starred in 1995 in the original off-Broadway production of the A.R. Gurney comedy Sylvia opposite Sarah Jessica Parker and appeared on the Great White Way in Candide, Same Time, Next Year, Accent on Youth, Hay Fever, The Merchant of Venice and, most recently, with Jim Parsons in a 2012 revival of Harvey.
The Minnesota native also...
Kimbrough died Jan. 11 in Culver City, his son, John Kimbrough, told The New York Times.
A veteran of the stage, Kimbrough received a Tony Award nomination in 1971 for best featured actor in a musical for playing Harry in the original production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company. He then appeared as two characters in another acclaimed Sondheim musical, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Sunday in the Park With George, which debuted in 1984.
Kimbrough also starred in 1995 in the original off-Broadway production of the A.R. Gurney comedy Sylvia opposite Sarah Jessica Parker and appeared on the Great White Way in Candide, Same Time, Next Year, Accent on Youth, Hay Fever, The Merchant of Venice and, most recently, with Jim Parsons in a 2012 revival of Harvey.
The Minnesota native also...
- 2/5/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Movie: "Private Benjamin" (1980)
Where You Can Stream It: Showtime
The Pitch: Judy Benjamin (Goldie Hawn) has dreamed of one thing since she was eight years old, according to the film's opening title card: essentially, to be a wife. Specifically, "All I want [...] is a big house ... nice clothes, two closets, a live-in maid, and a professional man for a husband." "Private Benjamin" starts by giving Judy everything she's ever wanted, starting with a huge wedding to a professional man named Yale Goodman (played perfunctorily by Albert Brooks), who promptly dies while consummating their marriage later that same night.
Judy was a divorcée (she was previously married at 20) and widow by the age of 28. Her family didn't know what to do with her,...
The Movie: "Private Benjamin" (1980)
Where You Can Stream It: Showtime
The Pitch: Judy Benjamin (Goldie Hawn) has dreamed of one thing since she was eight years old, according to the film's opening title card: essentially, to be a wife. Specifically, "All I want [...] is a big house ... nice clothes, two closets, a live-in maid, and a professional man for a husband." "Private Benjamin" starts by giving Judy everything she's ever wanted, starting with a huge wedding to a professional man named Yale Goodman (played perfunctorily by Albert Brooks), who promptly dies while consummating their marriage later that same night.
Judy was a divorcée (she was previously married at 20) and widow by the age of 28. Her family didn't know what to do with her,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
Retro-active: The Best From The Cinema Retro Archives
Review – Naked City: The Complete Series
Rlj Entertainment / 6,063 minutes
By Harvey F. Chartrand
Naked City was like no other TV series before or since – Michel Moriarty, star of Law and Order, once told this reviewer.
Inspired by Jules Dassin's 1948 film of the same name, Naked City centers on the detectives of the NYPD’s 65th Precinct, but the criminals and New York City itself often played as prominent a role in the dramas as the series regulars. Like the film it was based on, Naked City (1958- 1963) was shot almost entirely on location. The first season ran as a half-hour show under the title The Naked City, starring James Franciscus and John McIntire playing, respectively, Detective Jimmy Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon—the same roles essayed by Don Taylor and Barry Fitzgerald in the film.
The Naked City also starred Harry Bellaver as Det.
Review – Naked City: The Complete Series
Rlj Entertainment / 6,063 minutes
By Harvey F. Chartrand
Naked City was like no other TV series before or since – Michel Moriarty, star of Law and Order, once told this reviewer.
Inspired by Jules Dassin's 1948 film of the same name, Naked City centers on the detectives of the NYPD’s 65th Precinct, but the criminals and New York City itself often played as prominent a role in the dramas as the series regulars. Like the film it was based on, Naked City (1958- 1963) was shot almost entirely on location. The first season ran as a half-hour show under the title The Naked City, starring James Franciscus and John McIntire playing, respectively, Detective Jimmy Halloran and Lieutenant Dan Muldoon—the same roles essayed by Don Taylor and Barry Fitzgerald in the film.
The Naked City also starred Harry Bellaver as Det.
- 11/28/2021
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Cynthia Harris, who appeared in numerous Broadway and Off Broadway productions and is most widely known for playing the mother of star Paul Reiser’s character on the sitcom Mad About You, died October 3 in New York. She was 87.
Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo Gallery
Her death was announced by her family.
Harris, a co-founder in 1993 of Off Broadway’s The Actors Company Theatre, for which she had served as a both an actor and co-artistic director, also starred in the 1979 TV miniseries Edward & Mrs. Simpson, playing Wallis Simpson. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for the performance.
Harris replaced Barbara Barrie in the original 1970 Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical Company, playing the character Sarah. She would return to Broadway in 1974 in Terrence McNally’s Bad Habits, opposite F. Murray Abraham, Doris Roberts and Paul Benedict.
Harris made her film debut in Isadora (1968) starring Vanessa Redgrave,...
Showbiz & Media Figures We’ve Lost In 2021 – Photo Gallery
Her death was announced by her family.
Harris, a co-founder in 1993 of Off Broadway’s The Actors Company Theatre, for which she had served as a both an actor and co-artistic director, also starred in the 1979 TV miniseries Edward & Mrs. Simpson, playing Wallis Simpson. She was nominated for a BAFTA Award for the performance.
Harris replaced Barbara Barrie in the original 1970 Broadway production of the Stephen Sondheim-George Furth musical Company, playing the character Sarah. She would return to Broadway in 1974 in Terrence McNally’s Bad Habits, opposite F. Murray Abraham, Doris Roberts and Paul Benedict.
Harris made her film debut in Isadora (1968) starring Vanessa Redgrave,...
- 10/6/2021
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Cynthia Harris, who portrayed Paul Reiser’s mother on Mad About You and the twice-divorced American socialite who prompted a British king to abdicate his throne in the acclaimed miniseries Edward & Mrs. Simpson, has died. She was 87.
Harris died Sunday, her family announced. Further details of her death were not immediately available.
A veteran of the New York stage, Harris joined the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company in 1971, playing the role of Sarah originated by Barbara Barrie, and in 1993 co-founded the now-defunct The Actors Company Theater, where she served as artistic director and appeared in dozens of ...
Harris died Sunday, her family announced. Further details of her death were not immediately available.
A veteran of the New York stage, Harris joined the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company in 1971, playing the role of Sarah originated by Barbara Barrie, and in 1993 co-founded the now-defunct The Actors Company Theater, where she served as artistic director and appeared in dozens of ...
- 10/6/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Cynthia Harris, who portrayed Paul Reiser’s mother on Mad About You and the twice-divorced American socialite who prompted a British king to abdicate his throne in the acclaimed miniseries Edward & Mrs. Simpson, has died. She was 87.
Harris died Sunday, her family announced. Further details of her death were not immediately available.
A veteran of the New York stage, Harris joined the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company in 1971, playing the role of Sarah originated by Barbara Barrie, and in 1993 co-founded The Actors Company Theater, where she served as artistic director and appeared in dozens of productions.
On ...
Harris died Sunday, her family announced. Further details of her death were not immediately available.
A veteran of the New York stage, Harris joined the original Broadway production of Stephen Sondheim’s Company in 1971, playing the role of Sarah originated by Barbara Barrie, and in 1993 co-founded The Actors Company Theater, where she served as artistic director and appeared in dozens of productions.
On ...
- 10/6/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Magnificent Meyersons follows an ordinary but complicated New York City family as they discover on one extraordinary day that although life—and family—can sometimes shock you … it can also lead to miraculous new places. Here’s the trailer:
Premiering in New York City August 20 at the Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan; and Los Angeles August 27 at the Laemmle Town Center 5, Encino. The film is also available virtually on the websites of all locations. Select screenings in theaters will offer open captioned showings (check theater websites for times).
Written and directed by Evan Oppenheimer (A Little Game; Alchemy; Justice; The Auteur Theory), The Magnificent Meyers features a stellar ensemble cast that includes Kate Mulgrew (the upcoming Star Trek: Prodigy; Orange is the New Black; Star Trek: Voyager; Star Trek: Nemesis), Richard Kind (The Goldbergs; Inside Out; Argo; A Serious Man; A Bug’s Life), Shoshannah Stern (Supernatural; This Close; Weeds), Neal Huff...
Premiering in New York City August 20 at the Marlene Meyerson Jcc Manhattan; and Los Angeles August 27 at the Laemmle Town Center 5, Encino. The film is also available virtually on the websites of all locations. Select screenings in theaters will offer open captioned showings (check theater websites for times).
Written and directed by Evan Oppenheimer (A Little Game; Alchemy; Justice; The Auteur Theory), The Magnificent Meyers features a stellar ensemble cast that includes Kate Mulgrew (the upcoming Star Trek: Prodigy; Orange is the New Black; Star Trek: Voyager; Star Trek: Nemesis), Richard Kind (The Goldbergs; Inside Out; Argo; A Serious Man; A Bug’s Life), Shoshannah Stern (Supernatural; This Close; Weeds), Neal Huff...
- 8/4/2021
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A reading of David Mamet’s play November, starring John Malkovich, Patti LuPone, Dylan Baker, Ethan Phillips and Michael Nichols, will kick off a new weekly livestream series of readings Thursday to benefit The Actors Fund, with subsequent presentations to feature Bryan Cranston, Sally Field and To Kill A Mockingbird‘s Gideon Glick.
The Spotlight on Plays series will be featured on Broadway’s Best Shows, a new YouTube and Facebook channel for Broadway-related content. The play series kicks off Thursday, May 7 at 8 p.m. Et with November, written and directed by Mamet. The comedy, which opened on Broadway in 2007, follows a fictional U.S. president in the days leading up to his second election.
November is executive produced by Jeffrey Richards and produced by Broadway’s Best Shows, Jim Glaub and Jacob Soroken Porter.
Joshua Harmon’s acclaimed Significant Other, about a young man standing by as his friends pair off and settle down,...
The Spotlight on Plays series will be featured on Broadway’s Best Shows, a new YouTube and Facebook channel for Broadway-related content. The play series kicks off Thursday, May 7 at 8 p.m. Et with November, written and directed by Mamet. The comedy, which opened on Broadway in 2007, follows a fictional U.S. president in the days leading up to his second election.
November is executive produced by Jeffrey Richards and produced by Broadway’s Best Shows, Jim Glaub and Jacob Soroken Porter.
Joshua Harmon’s acclaimed Significant Other, about a young man standing by as his friends pair off and settle down,...
- 5/4/2020
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
NBC has renewed Law & Order: Special Victims Unit for a 21st season and the additional season will help the show break a record.
The series will become the longest-running primetime live-action series in television history.
The record defeats the longstanding previous mark of 20 seasons set by “Law & Order” (1990-2010) and “Gunsmoke” (1955-75).
The announcement for the renewal was made by Paul Telegdy and George Cheeks, Co-Chairmen, NBC Entertainment.
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“We tip our cap to Dick Wolf, Mariska Hargitay and the amazing cast and crew of ‘Svu,’ who now all go into the record book,” Telegdy and Cheeks said.
“This incredible run is an example of what happens when producers, writers, and actors all come together and create a show that, year after year, speaks to its audience in a powerful way. We couldn’t be more proud of this remarkable achievement.”
“As ‘Svu’ moves into its third decade,...
The series will become the longest-running primetime live-action series in television history.
The record defeats the longstanding previous mark of 20 seasons set by “Law & Order” (1990-2010) and “Gunsmoke” (1955-75).
The announcement for the renewal was made by Paul Telegdy and George Cheeks, Co-Chairmen, NBC Entertainment.
Related: Chicago Med, Fire, and Pd Renewed
“We tip our cap to Dick Wolf, Mariska Hargitay and the amazing cast and crew of ‘Svu,’ who now all go into the record book,” Telegdy and Cheeks said.
“This incredible run is an example of what happens when producers, writers, and actors all come together and create a show that, year after year, speaks to its audience in a powerful way. We couldn’t be more proud of this remarkable achievement.”
“As ‘Svu’ moves into its third decade,...
- 3/29/2019
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Law & Order: SVU and its star Mariska Hargitay have cemented their places in television history. NBC has renewed Dick Wolf’s series for a record-setting 21st season, making it TV’s longest-running primetime live-action series, surpassing the previous mark of 20 seasons set by mothership series Law & Order (1990-2010) and Gunsmoke (1955-75).
The renewal also marks a milestone for Hargitay’s Lt. Benson as the longest-running character in a primetime live-action series. Hargitay surpassed Gunsmoke‘s James Arness and Milburn Stone as well as Kelsey Grammer who have all portrayed the same character for 20 consecutive seasons..
“We tip our cap to Dick Wolf, Mariska Hargitay and the amazing cast and crew of SVU, who now all go into the record book,” said Paul Telegdy and George Cheeks,...
The renewal also marks a milestone for Hargitay’s Lt. Benson as the longest-running character in a primetime live-action series. Hargitay surpassed Gunsmoke‘s James Arness and Milburn Stone as well as Kelsey Grammer who have all portrayed the same character for 20 consecutive seasons..
“We tip our cap to Dick Wolf, Mariska Hargitay and the amazing cast and crew of SVU, who now all go into the record book,” said Paul Telegdy and George Cheeks,...
- 3/29/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Last Year’s Winner: Thandie Newton, “Westworld”
Still Eligible: No.
Hot Streak: In the last 20 years, there have only been three repeat winners in this category: Anna Gunn for “Breaking Bad” (2013 – 2014), Blythe Danner for “Huff” (2005 – 2006), and Allison Janney for “The West Wing” (2000 – 2001). Nancy Marchand is the only actress to win Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in three consecutive years: between 1980 and 1982 for playing Margaret Pynchon in “Lou Grant.” She also won in 1978 for the same role, which is the most of any actor ever.
Fun Fact: 2018 wasn’t the only year the Emmys nominated seven actresses in the supporting actress category. In 1992, Valerie Mahaffey (“Northern Exposure”), Mary Alice (“I’ll Fly Away”), Barbara Barrie (“Law & Order”), Conchata Ferrell (“L.A. Law”), Cynthia Geary (“Northern Exposure”), Marg Helgenberger (“China Beach”), and Kay Lenz (“Reasonable Doubts”) were all up for the Emmy, and each performer represented a broadcast network. In 2018, none were.
Still Eligible: No.
Hot Streak: In the last 20 years, there have only been three repeat winners in this category: Anna Gunn for “Breaking Bad” (2013 – 2014), Blythe Danner for “Huff” (2005 – 2006), and Allison Janney for “The West Wing” (2000 – 2001). Nancy Marchand is the only actress to win Best Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in three consecutive years: between 1980 and 1982 for playing Margaret Pynchon in “Lou Grant.” She also won in 1978 for the same role, which is the most of any actor ever.
Fun Fact: 2018 wasn’t the only year the Emmys nominated seven actresses in the supporting actress category. In 1992, Valerie Mahaffey (“Northern Exposure”), Mary Alice (“I’ll Fly Away”), Barbara Barrie (“Law & Order”), Conchata Ferrell (“L.A. Law”), Cynthia Geary (“Northern Exposure”), Marg Helgenberger (“China Beach”), and Kay Lenz (“Reasonable Doubts”) were all up for the Emmy, and each performer represented a broadcast network. In 2018, none were.
- 3/27/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Just how much do the Emmys love Edie Falco? She’s currently the only actress to win lead trophies for a comedy series (“Nurse Jackie” in 2010) and a drama series, and now she hopes to add to her record with a victory for a limited series. On Thursday Falco received a Best Movie/Mini Actress Emmy nomination for her work on the limited series “Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders.” If she wins, that would make Falco the eighth performer from the “Law & Order” franchise to win an Emmy.
See 2018 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 70th Emmy Awards
So who are the other seven? “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star Mariska Hargitay is the only performer to prevail at the televised Primetime Emmys, winning Best Drama Actress in 2006. The other six winners all took home their trophies at the Creative Arts in the Best Drama Guest Actress category.
See 2018 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 70th Emmy Awards
So who are the other seven? “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” star Mariska Hargitay is the only performer to prevail at the televised Primetime Emmys, winning Best Drama Actress in 2006. The other six winners all took home their trophies at the Creative Arts in the Best Drama Guest Actress category.
- 7/16/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Believe it or not, long before a record-shattering 21 Oscar nominations, there was a time when Meryl Streep was not the queen of the movies. After finishing at Yale Drama School in the 1970s, Streep found steady work on stage and television before her breakout role in 1978’s Best Picture Oscar winner, “The Deer Hunter.” That film brought Streep her first Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress (and first loss) for her performance as Linda, the fiancee of a troubled Vietnam vet (Christopher Walken in an Oscar-winning performance).
The following year she starred in three major films: as the love interest of Alan Alda in “The Seduction of Joe Tynan;” as Woody Allen’s lesbian ex-wife in “Manhattan;” and as the troubled Joanna Kramer opposite Dustin Hoffman in “Kramer vs Kramer.” It was that latter role that brought her a first-ever win at the Academy Awards. The first words exclaimed by Streep were “Holy mackerel!
The following year she starred in three major films: as the love interest of Alan Alda in “The Seduction of Joe Tynan;” as Woody Allen’s lesbian ex-wife in “Manhattan;” and as the troubled Joanna Kramer opposite Dustin Hoffman in “Kramer vs Kramer.” It was that latter role that brought her a first-ever win at the Academy Awards. The first words exclaimed by Streep were “Holy mackerel!
- 2/22/2018
- by Jack Fields
- Gold Derby
This article marks Part 2 of the 21-part Gold Derby series analyzing Meryl Streep at the Oscars. Join us as we look back at Meryl Streep’s nominations, the performances that competed with her, the results of each race and the overall rankings of the contenders.
In 1978, Meryl Streep, already renowned for her work on the New York stage, grabbed the attention of moviegoers across the country with her Oscar-nominated turn in the Best Picture champ “The Deer Hunter.” That year, however, would seem minor in comparison to what was on the horizon in 1979.
Streep was about to work with three of the decade’s hottest directors – Woody Allen, at his most in-demand after “Annie Hall” (1977) and “Interiors” (1978); Robert Benton, whose “The Late Show” (1977) was a big hit; and Jerry Schatzberg, who won critical acclaim with “The Panic in Needle Park” (1971) and “Scarecrow” (1973).
The resulting trio of Allen’s “Manhattan,” Benton’s “Kramer vs.
In 1978, Meryl Streep, already renowned for her work on the New York stage, grabbed the attention of moviegoers across the country with her Oscar-nominated turn in the Best Picture champ “The Deer Hunter.” That year, however, would seem minor in comparison to what was on the horizon in 1979.
Streep was about to work with three of the decade’s hottest directors – Woody Allen, at his most in-demand after “Annie Hall” (1977) and “Interiors” (1978); Robert Benton, whose “The Late Show” (1977) was a big hit; and Jerry Schatzberg, who won critical acclaim with “The Panic in Needle Park” (1971) and “Scarecrow” (1973).
The resulting trio of Allen’s “Manhattan,” Benton’s “Kramer vs.
- 1/30/2018
- by Andrew Carden
- Gold Derby
Today, the Actors' Equity Foundation honored Katrina Lenk for her work in The Band's Visit and Indecent as well as Will Pullen from Sweat with the 2017 Clarence Derwent Award. In addition, the annual Actors' Equity Foundation Award honored union members Barbara Barrie for her work in Broadway's Significant Other and Anthony Chisholm for his work in this past season's riveting Jitney.
- 6/13/2017
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Unsung actress Beverly Garland becomes TV’s first lady cop, in what’s claimed to be the first TV show filmed on the streets of New York City. This one-season wonder from 1957 has vintage locations, fairly tough-minded storylines and solid performances, from Bev and a vast gallery of stage and TV actors on the way up.
Decoy
(Policewoman Decoy)
TV Series
DVD
Film Chest Media
1957-’58 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame (TV) / 39 x 30 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / 19.98
Starring: Beverly Garland
Art Direction (some episodes): Mel Bourne
Original Music: Wladimir Selinsky
Written by Lillian Andrews, Nicholas E. Baehr, Cy Chermak, Jerome Coopersmith, Don Ettlinger, Frances Frankel, Steven Gardner, Abram S. Ginnes, Mel Goldberg, Saul Levitt, Leon Tokatyan
Produced by Arthur H. Singer, David Alexander, Stuart Rosenberg, Everett Rosenthal
Directed by Teddy Sills, Stuart Rosenberg, David Alexander, Michael Gordon, Don Medford, Arthur H. Singer, Marc Daniels
How did I experience...
Decoy
(Policewoman Decoy)
TV Series
DVD
Film Chest Media
1957-’58 / B&W / 1:33 flat full frame (TV) / 39 x 30 min. / Street Date May 30, 2017 / 19.98
Starring: Beverly Garland
Art Direction (some episodes): Mel Bourne
Original Music: Wladimir Selinsky
Written by Lillian Andrews, Nicholas E. Baehr, Cy Chermak, Jerome Coopersmith, Don Ettlinger, Frances Frankel, Steven Gardner, Abram S. Ginnes, Mel Goldberg, Saul Levitt, Leon Tokatyan
Produced by Arthur H. Singer, David Alexander, Stuart Rosenberg, Everett Rosenthal
Directed by Teddy Sills, Stuart Rosenberg, David Alexander, Michael Gordon, Don Medford, Arthur H. Singer, Marc Daniels
How did I experience...
- 5/16/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
With screen-to-stage adaptations, boundary-pushing dramas, and revivals galore, the 2017 spring Broadway season promises to be star-studded, nostalgic, and exhilarating. Here are some of the shows we can’t wait to get in line to see. “Sunday in the Park With George” (opens Feb. 23)Jake Gyllenhaal and Annaleigh Ashford return to light up Broadway with this revival of the Pulitzer Prize–winning Stephen Sondheim musical about painter Georges Seurat. Sarna Lapine, whose uncle James Lapine wrote the book, helms a mere 10-week run—catch it while you can. “Significant Other” (opens March 2)Fresh from an acclaimed Off-Broadway run at Roundabout Theatre Company, Joshua Harmon’s sharp look at a gay bachelor’s search for love is bringing its humor, heart, and honesty to Broadway with most of its original cast (including Gideon Glick, Barbara Barrie, and Lindsay Mendez) and director (Trip Cullman) returning. “The Glass Menagerie” (opens March 9)Tennessee Williams’ landmark...
- 2/22/2017
- backstage.com
Brooke Shields' first regular TV series kicked off 20 years ago, today. Starring Shields as title character, Gate columnist Susan Keane, Suddenly Susan premiered on NBC, Thursday, September 19, 1996.Created by Dexter's Clyde Phillips, it would run for four seasons before being cancelled. The sitcom also starred Nestor Carbonell, Kathy Griffen, Barbara Barrie, Judd Nelson, David Strickland, Andrea Bendewald. Read More…...
- 9/19/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
I live in Los Angeles, and my residency here means that a lot of great film programming-- revival screenings, advance looks at upcoming releases and vital, fascinating glimpses at unheralded, unexpected cinema from around the world—is available to me on a week-by-week basis. But I’ve never been to Cannes. Toronto, Tribeca, New York, Venice, Berlin, Sundance, SXSW, these festivals are all events that I have yet to be lucky enough to attend, and I can reasonably expect that it’s probably going to stay that way for the foreseeable future. I never attended a film festival of any kind until I made my way to the outskirts of the Mojave Desert for the Lone Pine Film Festival in 2006, which was its own kind of grand adventure, even if it wasn’t exactly one for bumping shoulders with critics, stars and fanatics on the French Riviera.
But since 2010 there...
But since 2010 there...
- 4/24/2016
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
Great news for fans of filmmaker Jeff Lipsky, her controversial and critically acclaimed sixth feature “Mad Women” is now available digitally, for rent or download, on Amazon and Vimeo-on-Demand.
The official synopsis reads: "'Mad Women' is a dark satire about Harper Smith, a middle-aged mom who, following a one-year prison sentence for having committed an act of conscience, becomes a local hero and folk legend in her small community of Iris Glen, NY. She runs for local office but has much grander aspirations up her sleeve. She is a woman accustomed to personal challenges: She lost her third child at the age of three to cancer, her first-born daughter, a pediatrician, is in Ukraine having joined Doctors Without Borders, her own mother lost an eye in her youth in an archery mishap, and her husband, a successful and beloved dentist, commits statutory rape under the influence of LSD at a rock concert. It’s up to Harper and her middle daughter, Nevada, to persevere, and they do, as a most unlikely mother/daughter bond emerges."
About the genesis of “Mad Women” Lipsky explains: “I began writing 'Mad Women' in early 2013, just after President Obama’s second inaugural, moments after a season of political drivel came to an end, and seemingly seconds before cable outlets began their non-stop palaver about the 2016 election. So I set out to conjure up my personal candidate, one whose idealism can’t be blunted, even as the world would be playing whack-a-mole with her. When I finished the script I knew there could never be a ‘Harper Smith.’ But now that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are front-runners, well, now I’m not so sure anymore!”
“Mad Women” marks the third consecutive collaboration between Lipsky and co-star Reed Birney (“House of Cards,” 2014 Tony Award nominee “Casa Valentina”). It also spotlights three extraordinary actresses – Kelsey Lynn Stokes, Christina Starbuck, and Sharon Van Ivan (John Cassavetes’ “Opening Night”) and marks a reunion for Lipsky with Jamie Harrold who co-starred in “Flannel Pajamas.” Lipsky’s previous films include “Twelve Thirty,” “Molly’s Theory of Relativity,” and “Once More With Feeling,” which along with “Flannel Pajamas,” have starred Justin Kirk, Julianne Nicholson, Jonathan Groff, Mamie Gummer, Chazz Palminteri, Drea deMatteo, Linda Fiorentino, Cady Huffman, Rebecca Schull, Halley Feiffer and Barbara Barrie.
The official synopsis reads: "'Mad Women' is a dark satire about Harper Smith, a middle-aged mom who, following a one-year prison sentence for having committed an act of conscience, becomes a local hero and folk legend in her small community of Iris Glen, NY. She runs for local office but has much grander aspirations up her sleeve. She is a woman accustomed to personal challenges: She lost her third child at the age of three to cancer, her first-born daughter, a pediatrician, is in Ukraine having joined Doctors Without Borders, her own mother lost an eye in her youth in an archery mishap, and her husband, a successful and beloved dentist, commits statutory rape under the influence of LSD at a rock concert. It’s up to Harper and her middle daughter, Nevada, to persevere, and they do, as a most unlikely mother/daughter bond emerges."
About the genesis of “Mad Women” Lipsky explains: “I began writing 'Mad Women' in early 2013, just after President Obama’s second inaugural, moments after a season of political drivel came to an end, and seemingly seconds before cable outlets began their non-stop palaver about the 2016 election. So I set out to conjure up my personal candidate, one whose idealism can’t be blunted, even as the world would be playing whack-a-mole with her. When I finished the script I knew there could never be a ‘Harper Smith.’ But now that Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump are front-runners, well, now I’m not so sure anymore!”
“Mad Women” marks the third consecutive collaboration between Lipsky and co-star Reed Birney (“House of Cards,” 2014 Tony Award nominee “Casa Valentina”). It also spotlights three extraordinary actresses – Kelsey Lynn Stokes, Christina Starbuck, and Sharon Van Ivan (John Cassavetes’ “Opening Night”) and marks a reunion for Lipsky with Jamie Harrold who co-starred in “Flannel Pajamas.” Lipsky’s previous films include “Twelve Thirty,” “Molly’s Theory of Relativity,” and “Once More With Feeling,” which along with “Flannel Pajamas,” have starred Justin Kirk, Julianne Nicholson, Jonathan Groff, Mamie Gummer, Chazz Palminteri, Drea deMatteo, Linda Fiorentino, Cady Huffman, Rebecca Schull, Halley Feiffer and Barbara Barrie.
- 10/1/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Dean Jones: Actor in Disney movies. Dean Jones dead at 84: Actor in Disney movies 'The Love Bug,' 'That Darn Cat!' Dean Jones, best known for playing befuddled heroes in 1960s Walt Disney movies such as That Darn Cat! and The Love Bug, died of complications from Parkinson's disease on Tue., Sept. 1, '15, in Los Angeles. Jones (born on Jan. 25, 1931, in Decatur, Alabama) was 84. Dean Jones movies Dean Jones began his Hollywood career in the mid-'50s, when he was featured in bit parts – at times uncredited – in a handful of films at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer In 2009 interview for Christianity Today, Jones recalled playing his first scene (in These Wilder Years) with veteran James Cagney, who told him “Walk to your mark and remember your lines” – supposedly a lesson he would take to heart. At MGM, bit player Jones would also be featured in Robert Wise's...
- 9/2/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
We're just 9 days away from the launch of another Smackdown Summer. Rather than announce piecemeal, we'll give you all five lineups in case you'd like more time to catch up with these films (some of them stone cold classics) over the hot months. Remember to cast your own ballots during each month for the reader-polling (your 1979 votes are due by June 4th). Your votes count toward the final Smackdown win so more of you should join in.
These Oscar years were chosen after comment reading, dvd searching, handwringing, and desire-to-watch moods. I wish we had time to squeeze in a dozen Smackdowns each summer! As it is there will be Two Smackdowns in June, a gift to you since this first episode was delayed.
Sunday June 7th
The Best Supporting Actresses of 1979
Meryl Streep won her first of three Oscars while taking her co-star Jane Alexander along for the Oscar ride in Kramer vs. Kramer.
These Oscar years were chosen after comment reading, dvd searching, handwringing, and desire-to-watch moods. I wish we had time to squeeze in a dozen Smackdowns each summer! As it is there will be Two Smackdowns in June, a gift to you since this first episode was delayed.
Sunday June 7th
The Best Supporting Actresses of 1979
Meryl Streep won her first of three Oscars while taking her co-star Jane Alexander along for the Oscar ride in Kramer vs. Kramer.
- 5/29/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
It's decided. After listening to your comments and perusing the lists again we've narrowed down which years we'll be doing this summer. The next Supporting Actress Smackdown will be 1979... So get to watching out there for maximum enjoyment when it arrives. And your enjoyment comes before that if you do because, Bonus, this is a good batch of films even beyond these talented ladies.
Jane Alexander - Kramer Vs. Kramer Barbara Barrie - Breaking Away Candice Bergen - Starting Over Mariel Hemingway - Manhattan Meryl Streep - Kramer Vs. Kramer
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P.S. This also means that 1979 will be our unofficial 'year of the month' so we'll have other '79 related bits and bobs for you in May. Please to enjoy. Any requests?...
Jane Alexander - Kramer Vs. Kramer Barbara Barrie - Breaking Away Candice Bergen - Starting Over Mariel Hemingway - Manhattan Meryl Streep - Kramer Vs. Kramer
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P.S. This also means that 1979 will be our unofficial 'year of the month' so we'll have other '79 related bits and bobs for you in May. Please to enjoy. Any requests?...
- 4/19/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Chicago – “Breaking Away,” the classic Oscar-winning film of 1979, will be shown on the big screen at Studio Movie Grill in Wheaton, Ill. – on Wednesday, September 24th, 2014, at 7:30pm (click on the link below to purchase tickets). It will be hosted by Film Critic Patrick McDonald of HollywoodChicago.com. McDonald is also an alumnus of Indiana University, where “Breaking Away” was filmed, and the event is co-presented by the Chicago Film Critics Association, the Indiana University Alumni Association Chicago Chapter and the Studio Movie Grill.
’Breaking Away’ Will Be Presented at the Studio Movie Grill
Photo credit: Chicago Film Critics Association
“Breaking Away” is a hilarious and bittersweet comedy about four 19 year old guys from Bloomington, Indiana – where the Indiana University campus is located – who seem stuck at an age in which a college campus surrounds them, but can’t get rid of the feeling that they don’t belong there.
’Breaking Away’ Will Be Presented at the Studio Movie Grill
Photo credit: Chicago Film Critics Association
“Breaking Away” is a hilarious and bittersweet comedy about four 19 year old guys from Bloomington, Indiana – where the Indiana University campus is located – who seem stuck at an age in which a college campus surrounds them, but can’t get rid of the feeling that they don’t belong there.
- 9/23/2014
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Meryl Streep breaks Oscar record: Oscar 2014 nominations (photo: Meryl Streep in ‘August: Osage County’) The 2014 Oscar nominations were announced earlier today at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills. Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs and Thor: The Dark World and Snow White and the Huntsman actor Chris Hemsworth — whose Rush was completely shut out — made the announcements, including that of Best Actress contender Meryl Streep, in the running for her performance in John Wells’ August: Osage County. Streep’s competitors are her Doubt and Julie & Julia co-star Amy Adams for David O. Russell’s American Hustle, Sandra Bullock for Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity, Judi Dench for Stephen Frears’ Philomena, and likely winner Cate Blanchett for Woody Allen’s Blue Jasmine. (Emma Thompson’s absence from the Best Actress roster — for her performance in John Lee Hancock’s Saving Mr. Banks — was quite a surprise.
- 1/16/2014
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Remember when Jeff Daniels pined for Meryl Streep? You don't?
That happened -- on screen, anyway -- long before the actor earned his 2013 Emmy nomination, the first of his career, as anchorman Will McAvoy on HBO's "The Newsroom."
Among his numerous movies was director Mike Nichols' 1986 take on Nora Ephron's autobiographical best seller "Heartburn," casting Daniels as the smitten editor who haplessly watched food writer Streep (as Ephron, basically) fall for a columnist played by Jack Nicholson (more or less representing Carl Bernstein) at a wedding. Take a look:
From that point forward, Daniels' roles primarily were starring ones, such projects as "Terms of Endearment" and Woody Allen's "The Purple Rose of Cairo" having boosted him toward that status. But television gave him a couple of his earliest roles, and he was just getting started as an iconic series was ending.
Pics: Before they were 2013 Emmy nominees...
That happened -- on screen, anyway -- long before the actor earned his 2013 Emmy nomination, the first of his career, as anchorman Will McAvoy on HBO's "The Newsroom."
Among his numerous movies was director Mike Nichols' 1986 take on Nora Ephron's autobiographical best seller "Heartburn," casting Daniels as the smitten editor who haplessly watched food writer Streep (as Ephron, basically) fall for a columnist played by Jack Nicholson (more or less representing Carl Bernstein) at a wedding. Take a look:
From that point forward, Daniels' roles primarily were starring ones, such projects as "Terms of Endearment" and Woody Allen's "The Purple Rose of Cairo" having boosted him toward that status. But television gave him a couple of his earliest roles, and he was just getting started as an iconic series was ending.
Pics: Before they were 2013 Emmy nominees...
- 9/17/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
More than 30 years after its release, 1979′s Breaking Away is still one of the most beloved coming-of-age films ever made, and its zero-to-hero rise from a tiny, under-the-radar movie with no major stars to a sleeper hit and Best Picture nominee is one of Hollywood’s great underdog stories. Over the years, no one has felt the love for Breaking Away more than Dennis Christopher, who starred as Dave Stoller, the wannabe-Italian midwestern teen misfit who, much to his close-minded father’s consternation, dreams of becoming a cycling champion.
When the 56-year-old actor came to the photo shoot for EW...
When the 56-year-old actor came to the photo shoot for EW...
- 10/9/2012
- by Josh Rottenberg
- EW - Inside Movies
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Nurse Jackie will soon get a shot of sex appeal.
Good Wife alum Betty Gilpin has signed on to play Dr. Carrie Roman, a first-year resident at All Saints described as "sexy," in a season-long arc on the Showtime series. No details about her character have been released as of yet, but as we've seen in the past on Nurse Jackie, All Saints can be a tough place for a new person to try to fit in at. The crew of nurses may get in their digs at one another and have their own little factions to break off into, but once you disrupt the delicate ecosystem in the ER, it's a united front through and through.
Can Dr. Roman find an ally (most likely Coop) that will help her gain a foothold at the hospital?
The fifth season of Nurse Jackie will see more...
Good Wife alum Betty Gilpin has signed on to play Dr. Carrie Roman, a first-year resident at All Saints described as "sexy," in a season-long arc on the Showtime series. No details about her character have been released as of yet, but as we've seen in the past on Nurse Jackie, All Saints can be a tough place for a new person to try to fit in at. The crew of nurses may get in their digs at one another and have their own little factions to break off into, but once you disrupt the delicate ecosystem in the ER, it's a united front through and through.
Can Dr. Roman find an ally (most likely Coop) that will help her gain a foothold at the hospital?
The fifth season of Nurse Jackie will see more...
- 10/5/2012
- by Shilo Adams
- TVovermind.com
By Todd Garbarini
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Like most children of the 1970s, television viewing was a big part of my week. Beginning at 7:30 Pm and ending two and-a-half hours later, my family’s Thursday nights consisted of That’s Hollywood, Mork and Mindy, Angie, Barney Miller, and Carter Country. Not having seen Barney Miller until well into its sixth season, I just assumed that the entire show took place in the police station. Now that the show’s entire series is available in a DVD box set, courtesy of the fine folks at Shout! Factory, my initial impressions of the show were proven wrong. The pilot episode features Barney Miller’s family, specifically his wife, played with charm by Barbara Barrie. Abe Vigoda, Maxwell Gail, and Ron Glass appear from the get-go, and guest star Chu Chu Malave, who played Maria’s boyfriend who tackles...
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Like most children of the 1970s, television viewing was a big part of my week. Beginning at 7:30 Pm and ending two and-a-half hours later, my family’s Thursday nights consisted of That’s Hollywood, Mork and Mindy, Angie, Barney Miller, and Carter Country. Not having seen Barney Miller until well into its sixth season, I just assumed that the entire show took place in the police station. Now that the show’s entire series is available in a DVD box set, courtesy of the fine folks at Shout! Factory, my initial impressions of the show were proven wrong. The pilot episode features Barney Miller’s family, specifically his wife, played with charm by Barbara Barrie. Abe Vigoda, Maxwell Gail, and Ron Glass appear from the get-go, and guest star Chu Chu Malave, who played Maria’s boyfriend who tackles...
- 12/24/2011
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
With the annual Tour de France winding up this weekend, it seems like an opportune time to consider an inspiring moment from the most inspirational cycling movie ever made: Breaking Away. Written by the late Steve Tesich, who earned an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, the movie was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Peter Yates), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Barbara Barrie), and Best Music (Patrick Williams). Breaking Away is notable for its great cast, especially Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, and Jackie Earle Haley, who portray the small circle of friends surrounding Dave Stoller (Dennis Christopher). Barbara Barrie and Paul Dooley play his supportive parents, while Robyn Douglass is the object of his affections. You can also see familiar faces like...
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- 7/22/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com
With the annual Tour de France winding up this weekend, it seems like an opportune time to consider an inspiring moment from the most inspirational cycling movie ever made: Breaking Away. Written by the late Steve Tesich, who earned an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, the movie was also nominated for Best Picture, Best Director (Peter Yates), Best Actress in a Supporting Role (Barbara Barrie), and Best Music (Patrick Williams). Breaking Away is notable for its great cast, especially Dennis Quaid, Daniel Stern, and Jackie Earle Haley, who portray the small circle of friends surrounding Dave Stoller (Dennis Christopher). Barbara Barrie and Paul Dooley play his supportive parents, while Robyn Douglass is the object of his affections. You can also see familiar faces like...
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- 7/22/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com - Celebrity Gossip
One of these headlines ran in yesterday’s edition of the New York Daily News; the other four we made up. See if you can spot the fact. A. Happy Days Mom Marion Ross Admits Vietnam War Architect Robert McNamara Gave Her Athlete’s Foot at Ymca B. Brady Bunch Mom Florence Henderson Admits Ex-Mayor John Lindsay Gave Her Crabs in One-Night-Stand C. Miami Vice Detective Olivia Brown Admits Richard Nixon Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman Gave Her the Measles at the Watergate Hotel D. Suddenly Susan Grandmother Barbara Barrie Admits Former N.Y.P.D. Commissioner Bernie Kerik Gave Her Nongonococcal Urethritis Backstage at the Tony’s E. Matlock Daughter Linda Purl Admits Ex-Governor David Paterson Gave Her Scabies on Cross-Country Train Trip...
- 6/27/2011
- Vanity Fair
Reviewed by Amy R. Handler
(June 2011)
Directed/Written by: Marc Meyers
Starring: Robert Loggia, Jack Carpenter, Victoria Clark, Arye Gross, Barbara Barrie, Peter Friedman, Adrianna Sevan, Kel O’Neill and Daniel Eric Gold
Marc Meyers’ “Harvest” is the most elegantly written, sensitively portrayed movie so far this year. Powerful and life-affirming, it is a film that no adult can afford to miss.
The plot, if it can be called that, is so simple and universal, it feels as natural as life itself. An old man named Siv (Robert Loggia) is dying, and three generations of his family gather together to be with him in his last few months.
The scenario’s been played a million times over — but then most cinematic plots return time and time again. What makes Meyers’ story different is an authenticity that feels so real it’s hard to believe we’re watching a film at all.
(June 2011)
Directed/Written by: Marc Meyers
Starring: Robert Loggia, Jack Carpenter, Victoria Clark, Arye Gross, Barbara Barrie, Peter Friedman, Adrianna Sevan, Kel O’Neill and Daniel Eric Gold
Marc Meyers’ “Harvest” is the most elegantly written, sensitively portrayed movie so far this year. Powerful and life-affirming, it is a film that no adult can afford to miss.
The plot, if it can be called that, is so simple and universal, it feels as natural as life itself. An old man named Siv (Robert Loggia) is dying, and three generations of his family gather together to be with him in his last few months.
The scenario’s been played a million times over — but then most cinematic plots return time and time again. What makes Meyers’ story different is an authenticity that feels so real it’s hard to believe we’re watching a film at all.
- 6/21/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Amy R. Handler
(June 2011)
Directed/Written by: Marc Meyers
Starring: Robert Loggia, Jack Carpenter, Victoria Clark, Arye Gross, Barbara Barrie, Peter Friedman, Adrianna Sevan, Kel O’Neill and Daniel Eric Gold
Marc Meyers’ “Harvest” is the most elegantly written, sensitively portrayed movie so far this year. Powerful and life-affirming, it is a film that no adult can afford to miss.
The plot, if it can be called that, is so simple and universal, it feels as natural as life itself. An old man named Siv (Robert Loggia) is dying, and three generations of his family gather together to be with him in his last few months.
The scenario’s been played a million times over — but then most cinematic plots return time and time again. What makes Meyers’ story different is an authenticity that feels so real it’s hard to believe we’re watching a film at all.
(June 2011)
Directed/Written by: Marc Meyers
Starring: Robert Loggia, Jack Carpenter, Victoria Clark, Arye Gross, Barbara Barrie, Peter Friedman, Adrianna Sevan, Kel O’Neill and Daniel Eric Gold
Marc Meyers’ “Harvest” is the most elegantly written, sensitively portrayed movie so far this year. Powerful and life-affirming, it is a film that no adult can afford to miss.
The plot, if it can be called that, is so simple and universal, it feels as natural as life itself. An old man named Siv (Robert Loggia) is dying, and three generations of his family gather together to be with him in his last few months.
The scenario’s been played a million times over — but then most cinematic plots return time and time again. What makes Meyers’ story different is an authenticity that feels so real it’s hard to believe we’re watching a film at all.
- 6/21/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Monterey Media will release the independent film Harvest, starring Robert Loggia (Scarface), Victoria Clark (Main Street) and Jack Carpenter (I Love You, Beth Cooper), on DVD on April 12. Update: Harvest is opening in theaters in New York on May 6, so the DVD release is being postponed until June 21.
Robert Loggia takes it on the road in Harvest.
Set one summer at a beautiful Northeastern shoreline home, the drama follows three generations who gather around their patriarch (Loggia), who has cancer, while his wife (Barbara Barrie, Breaking Away) suffers from dementia. Their daughter Anna (Clark) a divorced woman, cares for her parents in their home, where she still serves as mother to her college-age son, Josh (Carpenter).
Josh has two uncles, one still living in the paternal home (Peter Friedman, The Messenger) and one who is a local politician in the town where they all live (Arye Gross, TV’s Castle). Years of tension,...
Robert Loggia takes it on the road in Harvest.
Set one summer at a beautiful Northeastern shoreline home, the drama follows three generations who gather around their patriarch (Loggia), who has cancer, while his wife (Barbara Barrie, Breaking Away) suffers from dementia. Their daughter Anna (Clark) a divorced woman, cares for her parents in their home, where she still serves as mother to her college-age son, Josh (Carpenter).
Josh has two uncles, one still living in the paternal home (Peter Friedman, The Messenger) and one who is a local politician in the town where they all live (Arye Gross, TV’s Castle). Years of tension,...
- 3/16/2011
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
British director Peter Yates, who died on January 9 at the age of 81, created one of Hollywood’s best car chase scenes in the 1968 thriller Bullitt, tracking a showdown on the hilly streets of San Francisco between Steve McQueen behind the wheel of a Ford Mustang Gt and two bad guys in a Dodge Charger. But for a chase with just as much excitement and even more emotional tug, there’s nothing to match what Yates did in Breaking Away (1979), pitting a teen on a racing bike against a big rig on the roads around Bloomington, Ind. Come to think of it,...
- 1/10/2011
- by Lisa Schwarzbaum
- EW - Inside Movies
Monterey Media has picked up North American rights to "Harvest," an indie drama starring Robert Loggia, Jack Carpenter, Arye Gross, Victoria Clark and Barbara Barrie. Monterey plans to release the film in limited theaters early next year, followed by a February DVD release, reports Variety. "Harvest" is directed and written by Marc Meyers and produced by Meyers and Jody Girgenti; pic is Meyers' second narrative feature. Pic follows three generations of a family who come together one summer around the anticipated passing of their patriach (Loggia) where years of buried resentment within the family come to the surface.
- 11/11/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Monterey Media has picked up North American rights to "Harvest," an indie drama starring Robert Loggia, Jack Carpenter, Arye Gross, Victoria Clark and Barbara Barrie. Monterey plans to release the film in limited theaters early next year, followed by a February DVD release, reports Variety. "Harvest" is directed and written by Marc Meyers and produced by Meyers and Jody Girgenti; pic is Meyers' second narrative feature. Pic follows three generations of a family who come together one summer around the anticipated passing of their patriach (Loggia) where years of buried resentment within the family come to the surface.
- 11/11/2010
- Upcoming-Movies.com
monterey media is pleased to announce the acquisition of Harvest, for distribution of all rights / all media in North America, from Ibid Filmworks. Starring Academy Award nominee Robert Loggia, Jack Carpenter, Arye Gross, Tony Winner Victoria Clark, and Academy Award nominee Barbara Barrie, Harvest features Original Music by Grammy & Tony Winner Duncan Sheik and David Poe. Written and Directed by...
- 11/5/2010
- by Anthony T
Portia Reiners, Jonathan Groff, Twelve Thirty Jeff Lipsky's Twelve Thirty opens at New York’s Angelika Film Center on Friday, Jan. 14, 2011. In the cast: Jonathan Groff, Mamie Gummer, Karen Young, Reed Birney, Portia Reiners, Halley Feiffer, Rebecca Schull, and veteran Barbara Barrie (Oscar nominee for Breaking Away in 1979). A sneak preview of Twelve Thirty will take place on Jan. 10, 2011, at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, which will also screen Lipsky's Flannel Pajamas (2006), starring Justin Kirk (Weeds) and Julianne Nicholson (Law & Order: Criminal Intent). Members of the cast and crew of both films will be on hand at the event for Q&A sessions. (See trailer at www.twelvethirtymovie.com.) The Twelve Thirty synopsis below is from the film's press release: Twelve Thirty is the story of three women and the two men in their lives. In the Langley’s Cedar Rapids household, the mother, Vivien (Karen Young), is...
- 10/25/2010
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
Some aspects of Emmy Awards campaigning occur on For Your Consideration websites that are only accessible to TV academy members, but here's a glimpse of the kinds of things they see. Here is Showtime's reel showcasing highlights from notable guest stars in the running: John Lithgow ("Dexter"), Courtney Ford ("Dexter"), Judith Ivey ("Nurse Jackie"), Barbara Barrie ("Nurse Jackie"), Joel Richardson ("Tudors") and Viola Davis ("United States of Tara"). Get Gold Derby on Twitter. Join the Gold Derby Group at Facebook. Become friends with Tom O'Neil on Facebook. Get Gold Derby RSS feed via Facebook. RSS Feedburner. RSS Atom.
- 6/14/2010
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
Showtime recently confirmed that Haaz Sleiman- who played Mohammed “Mo-Mo” De La Cruz on season one- would not return to Nurse Jackie as a series regular.
While this would seemingly forecast a lack of gay storylines in the future (Mo-Mo wasn't shy about his sexuality), series creator Linda Wallem says the opposite is true.
In a new interview, she said the show is going into a "new gear of gay" when it returns on March 22. Here's what else she had to say:
On going more gay: We're a hospital, we have a ton of gay nurses! This season, we're going to have a really great gay love triangle ... a three-part arc that is going to be great. I mean it when I say we are going into a new gear of gay this year.
On guest star Harvey Fierstein: I'm really proud of his story. It's a very...
While this would seemingly forecast a lack of gay storylines in the future (Mo-Mo wasn't shy about his sexuality), series creator Linda Wallem says the opposite is true.
In a new interview, she said the show is going into a "new gear of gay" when it returns on March 22. Here's what else she had to say:
On going more gay: We're a hospital, we have a ton of gay nurses! This season, we're going to have a really great gay love triangle ... a three-part arc that is going to be great. I mean it when I say we are going into a new gear of gay this year.
On guest star Harvey Fierstein: I'm really proud of his story. It's a very...
- 1/4/2010
- by matt@iscribelimited.com (M.L. House)
- TVfanatic
In our brief follow-up interview with Nurse Jackie co-creator Linda Wallem, we learn that the second season of Showtime's critically acclaimed series is going into a "new gear of gay" when it premieres in March, complete with a big gay love triangle and a musical contribution from out rocker Melissa Etheridge.
The cast of Nurse Jackie
AfterEllen.com: The Advocate reported this week that with the departure of Haaz Sleiman, who plays gay nurse "Mo Mo," Nurse Jackie is going to be "less gay" in the second season. Care to respond?
Linda Wallem: Nothing could be further from the truth. That's an assumption on their part based on the fact that the actor is not coming back. We're a hospital, we have a ton of gay nurses!
This season, we're going to have a really great gay love triangle ... a three-part arc that is going to be great. I...
The cast of Nurse Jackie
AfterEllen.com: The Advocate reported this week that with the departure of Haaz Sleiman, who plays gay nurse "Mo Mo," Nurse Jackie is going to be "less gay" in the second season. Care to respond?
Linda Wallem: Nothing could be further from the truth. That's an assumption on their part based on the fact that the actor is not coming back. We're a hospital, we have a ton of gay nurses!
This season, we're going to have a really great gay love triangle ... a three-part arc that is going to be great. I...
- 12/24/2009
- by karman
- AfterEllen.com
Tony- and Emmy- winner Elaine Stritch will be honored for her "many achievements and humanity" on Monday, February 9 at the 6th annual pre-Valentine's gala, Love 'N' Courage hosted by Betsy Von Furstenberg at The National Arts Club (15 Gramercy Park South) with cocktails at 6:30pm, dinner at 7:00pm. Proceeds benefit the emerging playwrights' program at Theater for the New City, one of the last bastions for experimental and political theater in 21st century New York in the East Village. Joining the list of previously announced list of celebrities who will turn out to salute Ms. Stritch on Feb. 9 are Barbara Barrie, Eli Wallach, Anne Jackson, along with Hal and Judy Prince.
- 2/5/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
Bradley Whitford, Samantha Mathis, Kathy Baker, Clea DuVall, Ron Eldard, Gale Harold, John Mahoney, Vinessa Shaw and Barbara Barrie have teamed to star in the indie feature Fathers and Sons. The project is broken up into three stories, each written and directed by a different helmer: Rodrigo Garcia, Rob Spera and Jared Rappaport. Shooting wraps this week in Los Angeles. Fathers and Sons revolves around the intertwined tales of three families who grow up on the same street, focusing on the relationship of fathers and sons. The first section, directed by Spera, features Anthony (Whitford) and Jenny (Mathis) and traces the father-son bond that develops between Anthony and his newborn son over 30 years.
- 8/13/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The hero of Greek mythology with the "rippling pectorals" turns out to be a perfect choice for Disney's newest animated effort, a vast improvement over the lugubrious history lesson of "Pocahontas" and the turgid melodrama of "The Hunchback of Notre Dame".
Boasting the usual superb animation, the humor one expects from the creators of "Aladdin" and a wonderful villain as voiced by James Woods, "Hercules" is an entertaining entry that will delight adults as much as children. It should do excellent business, probably topping the grosses of the past two summer efforts, although one shouldn't look for a blockbuster of "The Lion King" proportions.
Considering the character's enduring popularity, as shown by an endless succession of live- action films and television series, it's a wonder that the Disney people haven't gotten around to him until now. The heroes and villains of Greek mythology turn out to be a wonderful opportunity for both the animators and the screenwriters to flex their imaginations as well as offering the flexibility to provide generous doses of humorous pop culture references.
The story here begins with Hercules' birth, marked by a lavish party thrown by his parents, Zeus (voice of Rip Torn) and Hera (Samantha Eggar). Everyone is celebrating except for Hades (Woods), the Lord of the Underworld, who resents his position and who is plotting to overthrow Zeus.
First, he must get rid of Hercules, a potential threat. He dispatches his loyal underlings, Pain and Panic (Bobcat Goldthwait, Matt Frewer) to accomplish the task, but they bungle it, and the baby winds up on Earth, raised by the couple Amphitryon and Alcmene (Hal Holbrook, Barbara Barrie). The child suffers a difficult adolescence, shunned by his peers and the villagers because of his tendency for accidental mass destruction.
Looking to Zeus for answers, the adult Hercules (Tate Donovan) is told that he must prove himself a hero on Earth and enlist the help of Philoctetes, or "Phil" (Danny DeVito), a satyr, to help train him. Joined by Pegasus, his trusty winged horse, Hercules heads to Thebes, "The Big Olive", to accomplish his goals. This leads to the inevitable showdown with Hades, where the hero is nearly undone by his love for the beautiful Meg (Susan Egan, graduating to animation after playing Belle in Broadway's "Beauty and the Beast"), who, unbeknownst to him, works for the evil god.
The plot line, punctuated by six Alan Menken/David Zippel songs, offers plenty of highlights, such as Hercules' accidental devastation of a town square and his truly spectacular battle with the multiheaded Hydra. The witty screenplay skillfully parodies the conventions and characters of Greek mythology without being overly irreverent, and sharp-eyed adult viewers will delight in the contemporary references to "Karate Kid", "Midnight Cowboy", etc.
To Disney's credit, they even skewer their own overkill brand of merchandising in the "Hero to Zero" number, when Hercules turns into a media hero complete with his own workout scroll. Adults will also certainly get a kick from Hercules' reaction to seeing the play "Oedipus": "Man, I thought I had problems". The character of Hades is one of Disney's best and funniest villains yet, a fast-talking, fire-haired, dangerous schmoozer with the vocal cadences of a Hollywood agent. James Woods, in the best animated vocal turn since Robin Williams in "Aladdin", does full justice to the character.
The animation is, as usual, gorgeous, with the participation of British cartoonist Gerald Scarfe ("Pink Floyd -- The Wall") giving it a particularly stylish edge. Composer Alan Menken hasn't produced one of his best efforts, but even lesser Menken is better than most.
The film is enlivened by the superb vocal performances, from DeVito's hilarious turn as the rambunctious satyr to Torn's authoritative Zeus to Goldthwait and Frewer's addled villainous sidekicks. Donovan and Egan bring the right mixture of nobility and playfulness to their work as the romantic leads, and Charlton Heston begins the proceedings with a narration that lurches from portentous to funny; it's worth the price of admission just to hear him intone, "You go, girl".
Also on hand, serving as a Greek chorus, are the Muses, voiced by five Broadway veterans, including recent Tony winner Lillias White. The sole misstep is the character of Hermes, voiced (and drawn to look like) bandleader Paul Shaffer, hardly the ideal for animation immortality.
HERCULES
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
A Walt Disney Pictures presentation
Directors John Musker, Ron Clements
Producers Alice Dewey, John Musker, Ron Clements Screenplay Ron Clements,
John Musker, Bob Shaw,
Donald McEnery, Irence Mecchi
Music Alan Menken
Lyrics David Zippel
Original Score Alan Menken
Associate producer Kendra Haaland
Production designer Gerald Scarfe
Color/stereo
Voice talents:
Hercules Tate Donovan
Young Hercules, speaking Joshua Keaton
Young Hercules, singing Roger Bart
Phil Danny DeVito
Hades James Woods
Meg Susan Egan
Zeus Rip Torn
Hera Samantha Eggar
Running time -- 89 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
Boasting the usual superb animation, the humor one expects from the creators of "Aladdin" and a wonderful villain as voiced by James Woods, "Hercules" is an entertaining entry that will delight adults as much as children. It should do excellent business, probably topping the grosses of the past two summer efforts, although one shouldn't look for a blockbuster of "The Lion King" proportions.
Considering the character's enduring popularity, as shown by an endless succession of live- action films and television series, it's a wonder that the Disney people haven't gotten around to him until now. The heroes and villains of Greek mythology turn out to be a wonderful opportunity for both the animators and the screenwriters to flex their imaginations as well as offering the flexibility to provide generous doses of humorous pop culture references.
The story here begins with Hercules' birth, marked by a lavish party thrown by his parents, Zeus (voice of Rip Torn) and Hera (Samantha Eggar). Everyone is celebrating except for Hades (Woods), the Lord of the Underworld, who resents his position and who is plotting to overthrow Zeus.
First, he must get rid of Hercules, a potential threat. He dispatches his loyal underlings, Pain and Panic (Bobcat Goldthwait, Matt Frewer) to accomplish the task, but they bungle it, and the baby winds up on Earth, raised by the couple Amphitryon and Alcmene (Hal Holbrook, Barbara Barrie). The child suffers a difficult adolescence, shunned by his peers and the villagers because of his tendency for accidental mass destruction.
Looking to Zeus for answers, the adult Hercules (Tate Donovan) is told that he must prove himself a hero on Earth and enlist the help of Philoctetes, or "Phil" (Danny DeVito), a satyr, to help train him. Joined by Pegasus, his trusty winged horse, Hercules heads to Thebes, "The Big Olive", to accomplish his goals. This leads to the inevitable showdown with Hades, where the hero is nearly undone by his love for the beautiful Meg (Susan Egan, graduating to animation after playing Belle in Broadway's "Beauty and the Beast"), who, unbeknownst to him, works for the evil god.
The plot line, punctuated by six Alan Menken/David Zippel songs, offers plenty of highlights, such as Hercules' accidental devastation of a town square and his truly spectacular battle with the multiheaded Hydra. The witty screenplay skillfully parodies the conventions and characters of Greek mythology without being overly irreverent, and sharp-eyed adult viewers will delight in the contemporary references to "Karate Kid", "Midnight Cowboy", etc.
To Disney's credit, they even skewer their own overkill brand of merchandising in the "Hero to Zero" number, when Hercules turns into a media hero complete with his own workout scroll. Adults will also certainly get a kick from Hercules' reaction to seeing the play "Oedipus": "Man, I thought I had problems". The character of Hades is one of Disney's best and funniest villains yet, a fast-talking, fire-haired, dangerous schmoozer with the vocal cadences of a Hollywood agent. James Woods, in the best animated vocal turn since Robin Williams in "Aladdin", does full justice to the character.
The animation is, as usual, gorgeous, with the participation of British cartoonist Gerald Scarfe ("Pink Floyd -- The Wall") giving it a particularly stylish edge. Composer Alan Menken hasn't produced one of his best efforts, but even lesser Menken is better than most.
The film is enlivened by the superb vocal performances, from DeVito's hilarious turn as the rambunctious satyr to Torn's authoritative Zeus to Goldthwait and Frewer's addled villainous sidekicks. Donovan and Egan bring the right mixture of nobility and playfulness to their work as the romantic leads, and Charlton Heston begins the proceedings with a narration that lurches from portentous to funny; it's worth the price of admission just to hear him intone, "You go, girl".
Also on hand, serving as a Greek chorus, are the Muses, voiced by five Broadway veterans, including recent Tony winner Lillias White. The sole misstep is the character of Hermes, voiced (and drawn to look like) bandleader Paul Shaffer, hardly the ideal for animation immortality.
HERCULES
Buena Vista Pictures Distribution
A Walt Disney Pictures presentation
Directors John Musker, Ron Clements
Producers Alice Dewey, John Musker, Ron Clements Screenplay Ron Clements,
John Musker, Bob Shaw,
Donald McEnery, Irence Mecchi
Music Alan Menken
Lyrics David Zippel
Original Score Alan Menken
Associate producer Kendra Haaland
Production designer Gerald Scarfe
Color/stereo
Voice talents:
Hercules Tate Donovan
Young Hercules, speaking Joshua Keaton
Young Hercules, singing Roger Bart
Phil Danny DeVito
Hades James Woods
Meg Susan Egan
Zeus Rip Torn
Hera Samantha Eggar
Running time -- 89 minutes
MPAA rating: G...
- 6/13/1997
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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