Nick Nolte in HBO's 'Luck', Gusmano Cesaretti / HBO After the death of a third horse on set, HBO has announced the end of Luck. Over at The Daily Beast, you can read my take on HBO's decision to cancel Luck, just weeks after a second-season renewal on the Michael Mann-David Milch horseracing drama. Luck has appeared to run out for HBO's Luck. Following a third horse death on the set of the racetrack drama, as first reported Tuesday by TMZ, premium cable network HBO today announced that it has decided to stop production on the low-rated show, citing animal-safety concerns. Luck, created by Michael Mann and David Milch, had already been renewed for a second season, despite meager ratings. “The two of us loved this series, loved the cast, crew and writers," Milch and Mann wrote in a joint statement. "This has been a tremendous collaboration...
- 4/2/2012
- by Jace Lacob
- Televisionary
Photo Credit: Gusmano Cesaretti, Property of Anchor Bay Films When someone refers to 'the killing fields,' it's usually assumed that one is referring to the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, and perhaps the Roland Joffe film that bears that title. With her second feature film, Texas Killing Fields, Ami Mann (daughter of Michael) has brought to light the other killing fields - a breathtakingly creepy, eerily beautiful area by the Gulf Coast in Texas where bodies have been turning up since the 60's. Mann, who has worked in television as well, eschews a basic procedural approach to her story of a serial killer on the loose in Texas City, Texas, for a more lyrical, sensuous presentation of her storyline. Mann certainly isn't at a loss as far as her cast is concerned - with Sam Worthington and Jessica Chastain as Texas detectives tracking a serial killer of young women,...
- 10/17/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
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