If “Barbie” tells us anything, it’s that a movie doesn’t have to be gay to be, well, gay. So what makes a movie gay if it isn’t explicitly? Cast a few top-shelf gay icons in there — your Bette Middlers, your Joan Crawfords, your Faye Dunaways playing Joan Crawford — and especially have them reparteeing bitchy lines tearing each other to pieces, and have an aesthetic that’s outre and unironically camp, and you’ve got the winning-formula starter-pack for something deliciously fabulous and queer, even if not by intentional design.
Some films have gotten swept up into the queer canon by virtue of their unintentional awfulness or arguable quality while others actually push forward the cinematic medium to create something that stands the tests of time and the weathers of queer folks and their mercurial tastes. Robert Zemeckis’ Oscar-winning “Death Becomes Her” boasts the double whammy of Meryl Streep...
Some films have gotten swept up into the queer canon by virtue of their unintentional awfulness or arguable quality while others actually push forward the cinematic medium to create something that stands the tests of time and the weathers of queer folks and their mercurial tastes. Robert Zemeckis’ Oscar-winning “Death Becomes Her” boasts the double whammy of Meryl Streep...
- 7/24/2023
- by Alison Foreman, Ryan Lattanzio and Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Though their “’80s Horror” lineup would constitute enough of a Halloween push, the Criterion Channel enter October all guns blazing. The month’s lineup also includes a 19-movie vampire series running from 1931’s Dracula (English and Spanish both) to 2014’s A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night, the collection in-between including Herzog’s Nosferatu, Near Dark, and Let the Right One In. Last year’s “Universal Horror” collection returns, a 17-title Ishirō Honda retrospective has been set, and a few genre titles stand alone: Hush…Hush, Sweet Charlotte, The House of the Devil, and Island of Lost Souls.
Streaming premieres include restorations of Tsai Ming-liang’s Vive L’amour and Ed Lachman’s Lou Reed / John Cale concert film Songs for Drella; October’s Criterion editions are Samuel Fuller’s Forty Guns, Bill Duke’s Deep Cover, Haxan, and My Own Private Idaho. Meanwhile, Ari Aster has curated an “Adventures...
Streaming premieres include restorations of Tsai Ming-liang’s Vive L’amour and Ed Lachman’s Lou Reed / John Cale concert film Songs for Drella; October’s Criterion editions are Samuel Fuller’s Forty Guns, Bill Duke’s Deep Cover, Haxan, and My Own Private Idaho. Meanwhile, Ari Aster has curated an “Adventures...
- 9/26/2022
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Kathryn Bigelow’s vampire movie Near Dark – the best vampire movie released in 1987 – has been famously hard to find on streaming over the years, but we’ve learned that it’ll soon be available to stream once again this Halloween season thanks to the Criterion Channel!
Beginning October 1, Criterion’s streaming service will have the “80s Horror Collection” up for grabs, a 30-film collection that includes Near Dark among several other horror classics.
The collection includes films from Dario Argento, Kathryn Bigelow, John Carpenter, Larry Cohen, David Cronenberg, Tobe Hooper, Michael Mann, Ken Russell, Paul Schrader, and more.
The full “80s Horror Collection” lineup includes…
Inferno, Dario Argento, 1980 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne, Walerian Borowczyk, 1981 Dead & Buried, Gary Sherman, 1981 The House by the Cemetery, Lucio Fulci, 1981 The Funhouse, Tobe Hooper, 1981 Strange Behavior, Michael Laughlin, 1981 Wolfen, Michael Wadleigh, 1981 Scanners, David Cronenberg, 1981 Road Games, Richard Franklin, 1981 The Fan,...
Beginning October 1, Criterion’s streaming service will have the “80s Horror Collection” up for grabs, a 30-film collection that includes Near Dark among several other horror classics.
The collection includes films from Dario Argento, Kathryn Bigelow, John Carpenter, Larry Cohen, David Cronenberg, Tobe Hooper, Michael Mann, Ken Russell, Paul Schrader, and more.
The full “80s Horror Collection” lineup includes…
Inferno, Dario Argento, 1980 The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Miss Osbourne, Walerian Borowczyk, 1981 Dead & Buried, Gary Sherman, 1981 The House by the Cemetery, Lucio Fulci, 1981 The Funhouse, Tobe Hooper, 1981 Strange Behavior, Michael Laughlin, 1981 Wolfen, Michael Wadleigh, 1981 Scanners, David Cronenberg, 1981 Road Games, Richard Franklin, 1981 The Fan,...
- 9/23/2022
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
If you’re a horror fan with a subscription to the Criterion Channel, you’ve got a hell of a month to look forward to. The streaming service will kick off the Halloween season with a collection of thirty of the best ’80s horror movies out there. With movies from Dario Argento, John Carpenter, David Cronenberg, Tobe Hooper, and more, there’s something for everyone, from Amy Holden Jones’ sleazy slasher The Slumber Party Massacre to Kathryn Bigelow’s cult classic vampire thriller Near Dark.
Mark your calendars: '80s Horror—our 30-film collection featuring films by Dario Argento, Kathryn Bigelow, John Carpenter, Larry Cohen, David Cronenberg, Tobe Hooper, Michael Mann, Ken Russell, Paul Schrader, and more—is coming to the @criterionchannl on October 1! pic.twitter.com/QIIyFaEO20
— Criterion Collection (@Criterion) September 22, 2022 Related The Best 80s Vampire Movies
This collection of ’80s horror was curated by Clyde Folley and will...
Mark your calendars: '80s Horror—our 30-film collection featuring films by Dario Argento, Kathryn Bigelow, John Carpenter, Larry Cohen, David Cronenberg, Tobe Hooper, Michael Mann, Ken Russell, Paul Schrader, and more—is coming to the @criterionchannl on October 1! pic.twitter.com/QIIyFaEO20
— Criterion Collection (@Criterion) September 22, 2022 Related The Best 80s Vampire Movies
This collection of ’80s horror was curated by Clyde Folley and will...
- 9/23/2022
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
One of my great memories from the, put one way, debatable year of 2020 was Criterion Channel’s “’70s Horror,” a program that did what it said on the tin while offering discoveries aplenty—Texas Chain Saw next to Let’s Scare Jessica to Death, Deathdream given equal prominence as The Wicker Man. It is of course a delight to see they’re picking up their own baton with next month’s “’80s Horror,” which again runs a canon-to-obscurity gamut. Scanners, Near Dark, and Prince of Darkness will of course appear, but I’d just as soon direct people to Wolfen, Society, and The Keep—which made my jaw drop just a bit, given how averse Michael Mann seems towards any exhibition of it.
Criterion have released a nifty trailer encapsulating the spooks and scares to come. Find it below, as well as the full list of titles and more on the Criterion Channel.
Criterion have released a nifty trailer encapsulating the spooks and scares to come. Find it below, as well as the full list of titles and more on the Criterion Channel.
- 9/22/2022
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
Oh Hollywood. Always chasing trends, trying to stay ahead of the curve, sometimes just trying to keep up. It certainly appeared that way when slashers brought in big money by the early ‘80s; all the big studios rushed to get out similarly themed movies like Halloween and Friday the 13th for their share of the perceived pie. And some, like the wrongheaded yet fun The Fan (1981), decide to make a classy ‘psychological thriller’ and then add bloodshed to bring home those duckets. Surely it must have worked with the horror crowd, right?
Wrong. The Fan certainly had none of its own when released, and the best from critics was it was a tepid rehash of other psychotic stalkers. Well, it is that, but it also offers a fascinating look at the Hollywood money-making machinery sputtering when faced with tough decisions, and a solid precursor to the ‘Incel’ character we’ve...
Wrong. The Fan certainly had none of its own when released, and the best from critics was it was a tepid rehash of other psychotic stalkers. Well, it is that, but it also offers a fascinating look at the Hollywood money-making machinery sputtering when faced with tough decisions, and a solid precursor to the ‘Incel’ character we’ve...
- 8/28/2021
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Out in 1981, The Fan was commericial director's Ed Bianchi's first film. Funny enough, it feels like a TV movie for the most part, which I suppose is fitting because he went on to work mainly in television on shows like Boardwalk Empire, The Killing, and Deadwood. The film stars a young Michael Biehn as Douglas Breen, a troubled man who is obsessed with Sally Ross, an aging actress (something we might not ever see committed to film again due to rampant ageism) played by Hollywood legend Lauren Bacall. Sally goes about her fabulous life, living in a tony apartment across from New York's Central Park in a very exclusive Manhattan address. (She's prepping for a starring role in a musical, and oh...
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- 11/11/2019
- Screen Anarchy
Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” earned the top two sound editing awards Sunday night at the 64th Mpse Golden Reel Awards, while Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” and Disney’s “Moana” took musical and animation honors.
“The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble” and “Warcraft: The Beginning” won for documentary and score.
“Hacksaw Ridge” now becomes the favorite to beat “La La Land” in the Oscar battle.
TV winners included “Westworld” (for both long form and short form FX/Foley), “The Night of” “Part 1 The Beach,” “Penny Dreadful III” “Ebb Tide,” “Stranger Things,” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again,” and “Mozart in the Jungle.”
The Filmmaker and Career Achievement Awards were presented to Guillermo del Toro and Harry Cohen.
64th Mpse Golden Reel Award Highlights:
Best Sound Editing In Feature Film – Dialogue / Adr
Hacksaw Ridge
Crosscreek...
“The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble” and “Warcraft: The Beginning” won for documentary and score.
“Hacksaw Ridge” now becomes the favorite to beat “La La Land” in the Oscar battle.
TV winners included “Westworld” (for both long form and short form FX/Foley), “The Night of” “Part 1 The Beach,” “Penny Dreadful III” “Ebb Tide,” “Stranger Things,” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again,” and “Mozart in the Jungle.”
The Filmmaker and Career Achievement Awards were presented to Guillermo del Toro and Harry Cohen.
64th Mpse Golden Reel Award Highlights:
Best Sound Editing In Feature Film – Dialogue / Adr
Hacksaw Ridge
Crosscreek...
- 2/20/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Released in the bleak aftermath of John Lennon’s murder, The Fan, with its story of a deadly celebrity stalking, hit a little too close to home to be a hit, in spite of the high pedigree of its cast including Lauren Bacall, James Garner and Maureen Stapleton. The film boasts a typical Pino Donnagio score, an unnerving blend of romance and horror. Director Ed Bianchi went on to produce HBO’s Deadwood.
- 8/15/2016
- by TFH Team
- Trailers from Hell
Midway through the initial run of Netflix's new '70s hip-hop drama The Get Down, one of the show's young heroes makes a new friend who wants to hear his group's emerging sound. "Not yet," he's told. "We're still decoding it." For a bunch of black and Puerto Rican teenagers in the Bronx in the summer of '77 with precious little money or experience, taking a while to decode the next big thing is totally reasonable. For a $120 million behemoth of a television show, with all of Netflix's seemingly infinite resources thrown at bringing co-creator Baz Luhrmann's vision to life, the fact that The Get Down isn't even close to decoded through the end of its first six-episode batch (debuting a week from today; the other half of the first season will drop early next year) is more troubling. The Get Down is a mess. At times, it's a thrilling mess,...
- 8/5/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Boardwalk Empire, Season 5, Episode 5: “King of Norway”
Written by Steve Kornacki
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
As Boardwalk Empire rounds the curve toward its curtain call, we’re given an episode that moves things along nicely while calling several characters to account for their actions.
“King of Norway” begins with a bleary eyed Eli awakening from a recurring dream in a drunken haze. This is truly a broken man, and instead of becoming less apparent with the arrival of his wife, it becomes even more pronounced. She reveals a pregnancy to him as the first order of business, and holy crap there’s enough Thompson kids at this point to take the one ring to Mordor.
In any case, where this storyline really hits it’s stride is with a “friendly” dinner at the Mueller residence. Sigrid is particularly prickly as the rest...
Written by Steve Kornacki
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
As Boardwalk Empire rounds the curve toward its curtain call, we’re given an episode that moves things along nicely while calling several characters to account for their actions.
“King of Norway” begins with a bleary eyed Eli awakening from a recurring dream in a drunken haze. This is truly a broken man, and instead of becoming less apparent with the arrival of his wife, it becomes even more pronounced. She reveals a pregnancy to him as the first order of business, and holy crap there’s enough Thompson kids at this point to take the one ring to Mordor.
In any case, where this storyline really hits it’s stride is with a “friendly” dinner at the Mueller residence. Sigrid is particularly prickly as the rest...
- 10/6/2014
- by Mike Worby
- SoundOnSight
Recently, HBO released the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Boardwalk Empire" episode 5 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "King Of Norway," and it sounds like things will get quite dramatic and intense, once again, as Chalky arrives back in Atlantic City with plans to impose major vengeance, and more! In the new, 5th episode press release: "Chalky (Michael Kenneth Williams) will return to Atlantic City with vengeance on his mind. Concerned about the ongoing threat from Luciano (Vincent Piazza), Nucky (Steve Buscemi) is going to arrange a meeting with Maranzano (Giampiero Judica) in New York. In Chicago, Eli’s (Shea Whigham) reunion with June (Nisi Sturgis) will take an unexpected turn after a dinner party hosted by Van Alden (Michael Shannon) and Sigrid (Christiane Seidel). Capone (Stephen Graham) will look to relocate his operation out of Chicago. Margaret (Kelly Macdonald) is going to complete a deal with Carolyn Rothstein...
- 9/28/2014
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Boardwalk Empire, Season 5, Episode 3: “What Jesus Said”
Written by Cristine Chambers and Howard Korder
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
As we approach the halfway point for Boardwalk Empire‘s final season, we are given an underwhelming, if somewhat eventful, episode.
“What Jesus Said” opens with Chalky and his loose cannon partner breaking into the house of the latter’s former employer. In what is easily the low point of the episode, Chalky’s plot consists of balancing precariously between his edgy accomplice, Milton, and the mother and daughter whom they have taken hostage. Although on paper, the idea might sound engaging, it plays out in a mostly uninspired manner due to the fact that Chalky isn’t given a whole lot to do. These scenes, which take up roughly 1/3 of the main plots explored this week, consist widely of three other characters who...
Written by Cristine Chambers and Howard Korder
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
As we approach the halfway point for Boardwalk Empire‘s final season, we are given an underwhelming, if somewhat eventful, episode.
“What Jesus Said” opens with Chalky and his loose cannon partner breaking into the house of the latter’s former employer. In what is easily the low point of the episode, Chalky’s plot consists of balancing precariously between his edgy accomplice, Milton, and the mother and daughter whom they have taken hostage. Although on paper, the idea might sound engaging, it plays out in a mostly uninspired manner due to the fact that Chalky isn’t given a whole lot to do. These scenes, which take up roughly 1/3 of the main plots explored this week, consist widely of three other characters who...
- 9/22/2014
- by Mike Worby
- SoundOnSight
Last night, HBO released the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Boardwalk Empire" episode 3 of season 5, and it appears to be pretty damn intense and dramatic as sexy stripper action goes down. Dangerous robberies take place, and more! The episode is entitled, "What Jesus Said." In the new,3rd episode, Chalky will end up, going in a new direction after assessing his latest partnership. In New York, Margaret will find herself in a predicament as a result of her association with Arnold Rothstein. Nucky is going to end up, hosting a prospective “big fish” partner from Boston. Luciano and Siegel will meet with Narcisse (Jeffrey Wright) in Harlem, promising business as usual, but get some resistance instead. In 1884, young Nucky is privy to the passion of a hotel guest, and flirts with a young girl. The episode was written by Cristine Chambers and Howard Korder ,and it was directed by Ed Bianchi.
- 9/15/2014
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
Recently, HBO released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Boardwalk Empire" episode 3 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "What Jesus Said," and it turns out that we'll see Luciano and Siegel encounter some tension when trying to meet up with Narcisse, and more. In the new,3rd episode press release: Chalky will head in a new direction after assessing his latest partnership. In New York, Margaret is going to find herself in a quandary as a result of her association with Arnold Rothstein. Nucky is going to host a prospective “big fish” partner from Boston. Luciano and Siegel will meet with Narcisse (Jeffrey Wright) in Harlem, promising business as usual, but encounter resistance. In 1884, young Nucky is privy to the passion of a hotel guest, and flirts with a young girl. The episode was written by Cristine Chambers and Howard Korder and it was directed by Ed Bianchi.
- 9/14/2014
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
Halt and Catch Fire, Season 1, Episode 5: “Adventure”
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Written by Dahvi Waller
Airs Sundays at 10pm Est on AMC
It’s possible that my expectations have been lowered significantly after five weeks of watching Halt and Catch Fire, but this episode is really entertaining. In the last decade, AMC has built its brand on “quality” television, producing shows dealing with difficult characters and complicated themes. But what if this show is actually a soap opera and everybody involved is starting to figure that out? And I’m not trying to disparage Halt and Catch Fire by labeling it that way. I just mean that the joy of this kind of show relies on anticipating what the characters do, not exploring why they do it. With skilled writers and charismatic actors, this type of TV can be compelling, even addictive. I fell in love with television on...
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Written by Dahvi Waller
Airs Sundays at 10pm Est on AMC
It’s possible that my expectations have been lowered significantly after five weeks of watching Halt and Catch Fire, but this episode is really entertaining. In the last decade, AMC has built its brand on “quality” television, producing shows dealing with difficult characters and complicated themes. But what if this show is actually a soap opera and everybody involved is starting to figure that out? And I’m not trying to disparage Halt and Catch Fire by labeling it that way. I just mean that the joy of this kind of show relies on anticipating what the characters do, not exploring why they do it. With skilled writers and charismatic actors, this type of TV can be compelling, even addictive. I fell in love with television on...
- 6/30/2014
- by Bryan Rucker
- SoundOnSight
Bates Motel Episode 206
“Plunge”
Written By: Kerry Ehrin
Directed By: Ed Bianchi
Original Airdate: 7 April 2014
In This Episode…
Norma, nervous about councilman Berman’s death, goes to see Nick Ford and gently “breaks off” whatever sort of professional relationship the two had. The veiled implication is that Norma believes Nick had something to do with Berman’s death, and wants nothing to do with any of this. He accepts this at face value, but there is an ominous tone in his voice. Later, Christine visits Norma at the motel and convinces her that she should throw her name in the hat for the open council seat. She and her husband are friends with the mayor, and she sends George over to help Norma prepare. (When Norman finds out about this later, he gets very tense. He does not like George; or rather, he doesn’t trust George when it comes to his mother.
“Plunge”
Written By: Kerry Ehrin
Directed By: Ed Bianchi
Original Airdate: 7 April 2014
In This Episode…
Norma, nervous about councilman Berman’s death, goes to see Nick Ford and gently “breaks off” whatever sort of professional relationship the two had. The veiled implication is that Norma believes Nick had something to do with Berman’s death, and wants nothing to do with any of this. He accepts this at face value, but there is an ominous tone in his voice. Later, Christine visits Norma at the motel and convinces her that she should throw her name in the hat for the open council seat. She and her husband are friends with the mayor, and she sends George over to help Norma prepare. (When Norman finds out about this later, he gets very tense. He does not like George; or rather, he doesn’t trust George when it comes to his mother.
- 4/8/2014
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Boardwalk Empire, Season 4, Episode 9, “Marriage and Hunting”
Written by David Matthews and Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
Kate is new to Boardwalk Empire this season and her reviews will approach the acclaimed series from the newbie’s perspective.
This week, on Boardwalk Empire: Narcisse is displeased, Nucky is foggy, and Van Alden is back
Much of season four of Boardwalk Empire has felt disjointed. The series has a surplus of talent, with far more characters than it seems to know what to do with, and rather than cut down the cast, they’ve jumped back and forth between these characters (taking the same approach as they did in season three), often shelving characters and arcs for weeks at a time. What this inevitably leads to are peaks and valleys throughout the season, as the episodes featuring viewers’ favorite...
Written by David Matthews and Jennifer Ames and Steve Turner
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
Kate is new to Boardwalk Empire this season and her reviews will approach the acclaimed series from the newbie’s perspective.
This week, on Boardwalk Empire: Narcisse is displeased, Nucky is foggy, and Van Alden is back
Much of season four of Boardwalk Empire has felt disjointed. The series has a surplus of talent, with far more characters than it seems to know what to do with, and rather than cut down the cast, they’ve jumped back and forth between these characters (taking the same approach as they did in season three), often shelving characters and arcs for weeks at a time. What this inevitably leads to are peaks and valleys throughout the season, as the episodes featuring viewers’ favorite...
- 11/6/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
New Boardwalk Empire season 4,episode 9 intense spoilers & clips hit the net. Last night,HBO delivered the new spoilers and sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Boardwalk Empire" episode 9 of season 4. The episode is entitled, "Marriage and Hunting," and it appears to be quite dramatic and intense as Chalky implies to Nucky that he doesn't really have a choice in helping him take out Narcisse, and more. In "Marriage and Hunting" episode, Nucky will refuse to back Chalky in his conflict with Narcisse. Julia is going to consider her options after Gillian makes her custody case in court. In Cicero, Van Alden is going to stand up to Capone, and comes clean to O’Banion. Rothstein will end up, looking to trade an insurance benefit for a cash infusion. The episode was written by David Matthews & Jennifer Ames & Steve Turner, and directed by Ed Bianchi. Episode 9 is set to air on Sunday night,...
- 10/28/2013
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
New Boardwalk Empire season 4,episode 9 official spoilers,plotline revealed by HBO. Recently,HBO served up the new,official,synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Boardwalk Empire" episode 9 of season 4. The episode is entitled, "Marriage and Hunting," and it sounds quite interesting as Van Alden will stand up to Capone, and more. In the new,9th episode press release: Nucky will refuse to back Chalky in his conflict with Narcisse. Julia is going to consider her options after Gillian makes her custody case in court. In Cicero, Van Alden will stand up to Capone, and comes clean to O’Banion. Rothstein will look to trade an insurance benefit for a cash infusion. The episode was written by David Matthews & Jennifer Ames & Steve Turner, and directed by Ed Bianchi. Episode 9 is due to air on Sunday night, November 3rd at 9pm on HBO.
- 10/27/2013
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
Boardwalk Empire, Season 4, Episode 4, “All In”
Written by David Matthews
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
Kate is new to Boardwalk Empire this season and her reviews will approach the acclaimed series from the newbie’s perspective.
This week, on Boardwalk Empire: Nucky plays poker, Willie fails chemistry, and Mueller has a late night
Four episodes in, the gears of the larger season arcs finally look like they’re starting to turn. This week we see significant movement for each of the characters featured, both strategically and psychologically, and the repercussions will likely be felt throughout the remainder of the season. The most drastic is Willie’s poisoning of his classmate. This storyline was clearly headed one place- to the horrible, bloody corpse of Willie’s bully. Note to potential teenaged Heisenbergs out there- chemistry is not something you approximate. We’ll see where this goes,...
Written by David Matthews
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
Kate is new to Boardwalk Empire this season and her reviews will approach the acclaimed series from the newbie’s perspective.
This week, on Boardwalk Empire: Nucky plays poker, Willie fails chemistry, and Mueller has a late night
Four episodes in, the gears of the larger season arcs finally look like they’re starting to turn. This week we see significant movement for each of the characters featured, both strategically and psychologically, and the repercussions will likely be felt throughout the remainder of the season. The most drastic is Willie’s poisoning of his classmate. This storyline was clearly headed one place- to the horrible, bloody corpse of Willie’s bully. Note to potential teenaged Heisenbergs out there- chemistry is not something you approximate. We’ll see where this goes,...
- 9/30/2013
- by Kate Kulzick
- SoundOnSight
The Killing, Season 3: Episodes 1 & 2 – “The Jungle” and “That You Fear the Most”
Directed by Ed Bianchi (E1) and Lodge Kerrigan (E2)
Written by Veena Sud (E1) and Dan Nowak (E2)
Airs Sunday nights at 9 on AMC
Even the reviews that have been cautiously optimistic of the The Killing‘s third season have been quick to recall all the issues that plagued the first two seasons. Some of those issues include, but are not limited to: the over-reliance of red herrings, the weakness of the political storyline, the pretension of the show to think of itself as anything more than a glorified procedural and the fact that the crime being investigated wasn’t solved at the end of the first season. I have some issues…regarding these issues.
Having spent the last few years back and forth between England and the Us, I was fortunate enough to get my hands on Forbrydelsen,...
Directed by Ed Bianchi (E1) and Lodge Kerrigan (E2)
Written by Veena Sud (E1) and Dan Nowak (E2)
Airs Sunday nights at 9 on AMC
Even the reviews that have been cautiously optimistic of the The Killing‘s third season have been quick to recall all the issues that plagued the first two seasons. Some of those issues include, but are not limited to: the over-reliance of red herrings, the weakness of the political storyline, the pretension of the show to think of itself as anything more than a glorified procedural and the fact that the crime being investigated wasn’t solved at the end of the first season. I have some issues…regarding these issues.
Having spent the last few years back and forth between England and the Us, I was fortunate enough to get my hands on Forbrydelsen,...
- 6/3/2013
- by Sean Colletti
- SoundOnSight
Bates Motel Season 1, Episode 8 “A Boy and His Dog”
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Written by Bill Balas
Airs Monday nights at 10pm Et on A&E
As we close in on the end of the first season of Bates Motel, its apparent that the series is trying its best to develop a few new plot points that aren’t in any way tied to Hitchcock’s Psycho. There is no shortage of dead bodies on this week’s episode titled “A Boy and His Dog.” Apart from the stuffed animals in Emma’s home, Norma discovers Zach Shelby’s corpse lying on her bed. We can only assume that this nod to The Godfather’s is an indication that the Man from Number 9 is at the top of the criminal chain.
Bates Motel is a strange show indeed, almost as confused as the two central characters who populate each episode.
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Written by Bill Balas
Airs Monday nights at 10pm Et on A&E
As we close in on the end of the first season of Bates Motel, its apparent that the series is trying its best to develop a few new plot points that aren’t in any way tied to Hitchcock’s Psycho. There is no shortage of dead bodies on this week’s episode titled “A Boy and His Dog.” Apart from the stuffed animals in Emma’s home, Norma discovers Zach Shelby’s corpse lying on her bed. We can only assume that this nod to The Godfather’s is an indication that the Man from Number 9 is at the top of the criminal chain.
Bates Motel is a strange show indeed, almost as confused as the two central characters who populate each episode.
- 5/7/2013
- by Ricky da Conceição
- SoundOnSight
Bates Motel Episode 108
“A Boy and His Dog”
Written By: Bill Balas
Directed By: Ed Bianchi
Original Airdate: 6 May 2013
In This Episode...
A coughing spell sends Emma running to the bathroom. While in the stall, a trio of “mean girls” comes in, talking about how pathetic it is that Norman hangs all over Bradley. “Doesn’t he realize she won’t ever sleep with him?” Emma storms out and defends Norman’s honor by telling the girls that they did sleep together. Word gets back to Bradley, who confronts Norman in the hall. He is hurt and confused about why she doesn’t want people to know about them, but he keeps that big dopey smile on his face until she leaves. He rushes from the school, chased by Miss Watson, who tries to get him to come back inside so he doesn’t get cited. This upsets Norman, and...
“A Boy and His Dog”
Written By: Bill Balas
Directed By: Ed Bianchi
Original Airdate: 6 May 2013
In This Episode...
A coughing spell sends Emma running to the bathroom. While in the stall, a trio of “mean girls” comes in, talking about how pathetic it is that Norman hangs all over Bradley. “Doesn’t he realize she won’t ever sleep with him?” Emma storms out and defends Norman’s honor by telling the girls that they did sleep together. Word gets back to Bradley, who confronts Norman in the hall. He is hurt and confused about why she doesn’t want people to know about them, but he keeps that big dopey smile on his face until she leaves. He rushes from the school, chased by Miss Watson, who tries to get him to come back inside so he doesn’t get cited. This upsets Norman, and...
- 5/7/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Boardwalk Empire Episode 3.09 ‘A Milkmaid’s Lot’
Written by: Rolin Jones
Directed by: Ed Bianchi
Airs Sunday 9.00pm Est on HBO
Three episodes out and we’re building for the season finale. This is always a difficult time for a series fan. The writers have to keep the big plot twists both secret, but also completely explicable in terms of what has gone before. This often leads to shows that are masterclasses in fudging and uncertainty. Sentences are started and not finished. Events are left dangling like misplaced participles. Decisions are made but in such a way that nothing has really been decided.
This, along with the slowing of the story to a snail’s crawl, can be frustrating. But I’m guessing the finale will make the wait worthwhile.
Currently, we have Nucky suffering a horrible reaction to the explosion which caused the death of his girlfriend Billie. He’s so traumatised,...
Written by: Rolin Jones
Directed by: Ed Bianchi
Airs Sunday 9.00pm Est on HBO
Three episodes out and we’re building for the season finale. This is always a difficult time for a series fan. The writers have to keep the big plot twists both secret, but also completely explicable in terms of what has gone before. This often leads to shows that are masterclasses in fudging and uncertainty. Sentences are started and not finished. Events are left dangling like misplaced participles. Decisions are made but in such a way that nothing has really been decided.
This, along with the slowing of the story to a snail’s crawl, can be frustrating. But I’m guessing the finale will make the wait worthwhile.
Currently, we have Nucky suffering a horrible reaction to the explosion which caused the death of his girlfriend Billie. He’s so traumatised,...
- 11/13/2012
- by Cath Murphy
- SoundOnSight
Boardwalk Empire, Season 3, Episode 6: “Ging Gang Goolie”
Written by Steve Kornacki
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Airs Sunday 9.00pm Est on Sunday
Ever since the sad departure of showgirl Lucy Danziger from the show in Season 2, leaving her baby girl to the tender care of Nelson Van Alden (which is a bit like leaving a baby in the tender care of a waterbuffalo), the position of ‘female character who is madder than a sack full of wet ferrets’ has stood vacant. Now, finally, we have a suitable replacement. Gillian Darmody – never the most stable of persons, apt to revenge herself on neglectful Sugar Daddies by lacing their food with arsenic – has steadily lost her marbles one by one as the loss of her son/lover Jimmy has gradually pushed her to the edge.
So far she’s dealt with Jimmy’s death by just pretending he’s away on business...
Written by Steve Kornacki
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Airs Sunday 9.00pm Est on Sunday
Ever since the sad departure of showgirl Lucy Danziger from the show in Season 2, leaving her baby girl to the tender care of Nelson Van Alden (which is a bit like leaving a baby in the tender care of a waterbuffalo), the position of ‘female character who is madder than a sack full of wet ferrets’ has stood vacant. Now, finally, we have a suitable replacement. Gillian Darmody – never the most stable of persons, apt to revenge herself on neglectful Sugar Daddies by lacing their food with arsenic – has steadily lost her marbles one by one as the loss of her son/lover Jimmy has gradually pushed her to the edge.
So far she’s dealt with Jimmy’s death by just pretending he’s away on business...
- 10/22/2012
- by Cath Murphy
- SoundOnSight
The fourth episode of the new season of Boardwalk Empire airs this Sunday on HBO – and those fine folks have sent us a “sneak peek” preview for the episode which is written by Steve Kornacki and directed by Ed Bianchi. The official synopsis for episode three - What Does the Bee Do? – goes something like this:
At a birthday party for Mayor Bader (Kevin O’Rourke), Nucky’s attorney has a legal brainstorm that could turn the tide in Nucky’s election-rigging case. Facing a local liquor surplus, Jimmy and Mickey (Paul Sparks) head to Philadelphia in search of buyers, while Nucky strikes an unlikely deal to get booze into Atlantic City. Eli frets over the Commodore’s ability to lead; Margaret doles out staff bonuses; Chalky is cornered at work and at home; Owen puts his munitions expertise to work; Van Alden’s (Michael Shannon) agents target Mickey’s...
At a birthday party for Mayor Bader (Kevin O’Rourke), Nucky’s attorney has a legal brainstorm that could turn the tide in Nucky’s election-rigging case. Facing a local liquor surplus, Jimmy and Mickey (Paul Sparks) head to Philadelphia in search of buyers, while Nucky strikes an unlikely deal to get booze into Atlantic City. Eli frets over the Commodore’s ability to lead; Margaret doles out staff bonuses; Chalky is cornered at work and at home; Owen puts his munitions expertise to work; Van Alden’s (Michael Shannon) agents target Mickey’s...
- 10/14/2011
- by Phil
- Nerdly
Daniele Luppi is scoring the upcoming Starz series Magic City. The show is set in the 1950′s and centers around mobsters and other colorful characters in Miami Beach. Magic City stars Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Olga Kurylenko, Jessica Marais, Steven Strait, Christian Cooke, Kelly Lynch, Seymour Cassel and Danny Huston. The project is created by Mitch Glazer (The Recruit, Great Expectations). Dwayne Shattuck (Mad Men) and Ed Bianchi (The Killing, Deadwood) are producing alongside Glazer. The 10-episode drama is expected to premiere in 2012 on Starz. Luppi’s previous credits include the Quentin Tarantino-produced action film Hellride and the 2008 comedy Assassination of a High School President starring Bruce Willis. The composer also currently has an album out with Danger Mouse that features Jack White and Norah Jones. Luppi and Danger Mouse hired original Italian session players from famous 1960′s scores by Ennio Morricone, Nino Rota and Nicola Piovani for the album.
- 7/18/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Denmark’s 2006 TV series Forbrydelsen (The Crime) has been wowing a niche audience on BBC4 over the past few months, but here comes the inevitable Us remake. Fortunately, it’s from cable channel AMC, who have established themselves as the new home of high-quality Us drama in recent years (owing to the success of Mad Men, Breaking Bad and The Walking Dead), so it’ll come as no surprise to find The Killing is a tremendous remake, if currently slavish to the Danish.
“Who Killed Rosie Larsen?” It’s a question that’ll sound familiar to audiences who remember the media buzz surrounding Twin Peaks, another small-town murder-mystery show that had audiences wondering “who killed Laura Palmer?” in the early-’90s. The Killing is essentially that landmark David Lynch/Mark Frost series, minus its off-kilter ambience and surreal flourishes, here shepherded by Veena Sud (Cold Case), who cleaves very close...
“Who Killed Rosie Larsen?” It’s a question that’ll sound familiar to audiences who remember the media buzz surrounding Twin Peaks, another small-town murder-mystery show that had audiences wondering “who killed Laura Palmer?” in the early-’90s. The Killing is essentially that landmark David Lynch/Mark Frost series, minus its off-kilter ambience and surreal flourishes, here shepherded by Veena Sud (Cold Case), who cleaves very close...
- 4/5/2011
- by Dan Owen
- Obsessed with Film
In my review of AMC's addictive new mystery drama The Killing, I compared the new series, which premiered last night with a two-hour episode, both to Twin Peaks in some of its underpinnings (save the presence of the supernatural) and to the work of mystery novelist Ruth Rendell. The comparison to Rendell--whose family, like Forbrydelsen, the series on which The Killing is based, hails from Denmark--is quite apt in certain respects. While some of Rendell's novels--particularly her Inspector Wexford installments--deal with crime investigation, the majority of them either delve into the pathology of the killer, exploring just what makes a person kill, or the way in which crime, particularly murder, affects everyone both before and after the perpetration of the crime. Of all crimes, murder is the one with the largest emotional fallout: not just to the victims but everyone the victim leaves behind; their secrets and those of the...
- 4/4/2011
- by Jace
- Televisionary
Lauren Bacall, Mimi Rogers in Barbra Streisand's The Mirror Has Two Faces Julie Christie, Judi Dench, Peter Fonda: Oscar Veterans 1997 Lauren Bacall Lauren Bacall was nominated as Best Supporting Actress for her performance as Barbra Streisand's domineering mother in the Streisand-directed melodrama The Mirror Has Two Faces. In one of the biggest upsets in Oscar history, Bacall lost to Juliette Binoche, who was one of the leads in Anthony Minghella's The English Patient. The Mirror Has Two Faces earned Bacall her first Oscar nomination. She began her film career in Howard Hawks' To Have and Have Not in 1945. Among Bacall's other film credits are Hawks' The Big Sleep (1946), John Huston's Key Largo (1948), Jean Negulesco's How to Marry a Millionaire (1953), and Ed Bianchi's The Fan (1981).
- 2/18/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
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