Summer box office was dismal, with totals down more than 15 percent from last year. Or was it? In the specialized realm, things are looking up. Last year, limited releases grossed less than $90 million; this year, it will be over $100 million.
That’s good news — but careful analysis still shows a troubled season riddled with issues and failures that should make top distributors take great care when bidding at the festivals this fall.
Some observations of the mixed-bag results:
There’s Only One Real Winner
Amazon’s “The Big Sick” grossed about $40 million. That’s the top performance of the year among independent/platform release titles, and a decent showing for the reported $12 million Sundance acquisition.
Read More:How Lake Bell’s Indie Filmmaking Career Turned Her Into a Leading Lady
It also looks good compared to last summer, when the biggest successes were $14 million for “Love and Friendship” and $27 million for...
That’s good news — but careful analysis still shows a troubled season riddled with issues and failures that should make top distributors take great care when bidding at the festivals this fall.
Some observations of the mixed-bag results:
There’s Only One Real Winner
Amazon’s “The Big Sick” grossed about $40 million. That’s the top performance of the year among independent/platform release titles, and a decent showing for the reported $12 million Sundance acquisition.
Read More:How Lake Bell’s Indie Filmmaking Career Turned Her Into a Leading Lady
It also looks good compared to last summer, when the biggest successes were $14 million for “Love and Friendship” and $27 million for...
- 9/1/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
It’s a strong group of limited releases for a July weekend: Kathryn Bigelow’s “Detroit,” “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power,” and the Yiddish-language “Menashe” all performed well, as did Sony Pictures Classics’ “Bigsby Bear.”
Opening
Detroit (Annapurna) – Metacritic: 86
$365,455 in 20 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $18,273
Kathryn Bigelow’s first film since “Zero Dark Thirty” is the first released by Megan Ellison’s production company through its own distributor. With reviews nearly as strong as “Zero” and “The Hurt Locker” but shifting to the home front in this recounting of the Detroit riots exactly 50 years ago, this opened in 10 markets ahead of its wide release this Friday. This is a tough subject, however well received, and Annapurna and its team has a challenge opening this outside of the festival/awards season and finding a wide swath of African-American and other upscale audiences.
Read More‘Detroit’ Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s...
Opening
Detroit (Annapurna) – Metacritic: 86
$365,455 in 20 theaters; PTA (per theater average): $18,273
Kathryn Bigelow’s first film since “Zero Dark Thirty” is the first released by Megan Ellison’s production company through its own distributor. With reviews nearly as strong as “Zero” and “The Hurt Locker” but shifting to the home front in this recounting of the Detroit riots exactly 50 years ago, this opened in 10 markets ahead of its wide release this Friday. This is a tough subject, however well received, and Annapurna and its team has a challenge opening this outside of the festival/awards season and finding a wide swath of African-American and other upscale audiences.
Read More‘Detroit’ Review: Kathryn Bigelow’s...
- 7/30/2017
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
ITV Studios, Sky execs join UK outfit.
Lookout Point has hired two drama heavyweights to aid its growth plan – ITV Studios drama exec Francis Hopkinson and Sky’s head of scripted production Louise Mutter.
Hopkinson, who has been with ITV Studios since 2011, has been named executive producer and will be tasked with developing and producing his own slate of original dramas.
He will also produce the company’s forthcoming Andrew Davies-penned adaptation of A Suitable Boy for BBC1.
He will also form part of the senior team at Benchmark Television, the high-end drama venture that Lookout Point established with Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment.
Lookout Point has hired two drama heavyweights to aid its growth plan – ITV Studios drama exec Francis Hopkinson and Sky’s head of scripted production Louise Mutter.
Hopkinson, who has been with ITV Studios since 2011, has been named executive producer and will be tasked with developing and producing his own slate of original dramas.
He will also produce the company’s forthcoming Andrew Davies-penned adaptation of A Suitable Boy for BBC1.
He will also form part of the senior team at Benchmark Television, the high-end drama venture that Lookout Point established with Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment.
- 6/22/2017
- ScreenDaily
Participants receive mentorship, $5,000 grant, and Doc NYC festival retreat.
Chicken & Egg Pictures has announced the second year of its Diversity Fellows Initiative in support of five projects directed by women of colour making their first or second films.
The 2017 Diversity Fellows Initiative projects are: How To Have An American Baby directed by Leslie Tai; Warrior Women co-directed by Christina D. King and Elizabeth Castle; Untitled Race & Criminal Justice Project directed by Ursula Liang; It Rains directed by Carolina Corral; and The Other Half Of The African Sky directed by Tapiwa Chipfupa.
The projects are chosen from a pool of international applicants for the Accelerator Lab Open Call.
Diversity Fellows receive tailored mentorship and workshops, as well as a $5,000 grant and a retreat to the Doc NYC film festival.
At Doc NYC, diversity Fellows will pitch their project to potential funders, producers and broadcasters.
“The Diversity Fellows Initiative provides emerging women filmmakers of colour the practical skill sets needed...
Chicken & Egg Pictures has announced the second year of its Diversity Fellows Initiative in support of five projects directed by women of colour making their first or second films.
The 2017 Diversity Fellows Initiative projects are: How To Have An American Baby directed by Leslie Tai; Warrior Women co-directed by Christina D. King and Elizabeth Castle; Untitled Race & Criminal Justice Project directed by Ursula Liang; It Rains directed by Carolina Corral; and The Other Half Of The African Sky directed by Tapiwa Chipfupa.
The projects are chosen from a pool of international applicants for the Accelerator Lab Open Call.
Diversity Fellows receive tailored mentorship and workshops, as well as a $5,000 grant and a retreat to the Doc NYC film festival.
At Doc NYC, diversity Fellows will pitch their project to potential funders, producers and broadcasters.
“The Diversity Fellows Initiative provides emerging women filmmakers of colour the practical skill sets needed...
- 5/8/2017
- ScreenDaily
Whenever a collection of classic games is released, I always find myself picking it up. Despite not usually having nostalgia for these retro packages (as my first console was the Genesis), I love learning more about the medium that I love, and it’s typically a good way to experience games that I missed out on. Typically this experience is hit-or-miss as for every one game I end up loving, there are usually a handful of titles that are only interesting to look at through a historical lens.
The latest retro video game collection comes in the form of Atari Flashback Classics Volume 2. This $20 package features 50 games in total, with 9 being arcade games, and 41 Atari 2600-era titles. Since the games are the main reason why anyone would pick this up, and there are way too many of them to touch on individually, here’s the full list of arcade titles: Asteroids,...
The latest retro video game collection comes in the form of Atari Flashback Classics Volume 2. This $20 package features 50 games in total, with 9 being arcade games, and 41 Atari 2600-era titles. Since the games are the main reason why anyone would pick this up, and there are way too many of them to touch on individually, here’s the full list of arcade titles: Asteroids,...
- 10/13/2016
- by Tyler Treese
- We Got This Covered
The 16-part TVseries Babylon Berlin is based on Volker Kutscher’s bestselling crime thrillers.
Volker Bruch and Liv Lisa Fries are to star in lead roles for Babylon Berlin, the most ambitious German TV production to date, based on Volker Kutscher’s internationally bestselling historical crime thrillers set in the Berlin of the Roaring Twenties.
Cast as the police inspector Gereon Rath, Bruch is already known for appearances in the internationally successful German TV series Generation War as well as such feature films The Reader, Young Goethe and Tour De Force, while Fries - as the shorthand typist Charlotte - has credits including The Wave, Boy 7 and Und Morgen Mittag Bin Ich Tot.
Tom Tykwer is serving as showrunner for the high-end 16-part series which he will direct with co-authors Hendrik Handloegten and Achim von Boerries.
Speaking on the eve of this year’s Berlinale, Tykwer revealed that this would be the first time he had...
Volker Bruch and Liv Lisa Fries are to star in lead roles for Babylon Berlin, the most ambitious German TV production to date, based on Volker Kutscher’s internationally bestselling historical crime thrillers set in the Berlin of the Roaring Twenties.
Cast as the police inspector Gereon Rath, Bruch is already known for appearances in the internationally successful German TV series Generation War as well as such feature films The Reader, Young Goethe and Tour De Force, while Fries - as the shorthand typist Charlotte - has credits including The Wave, Boy 7 and Und Morgen Mittag Bin Ich Tot.
Tom Tykwer is serving as showrunner for the high-end 16-part series which he will direct with co-authors Hendrik Handloegten and Achim von Boerries.
Speaking on the eve of this year’s Berlinale, Tykwer revealed that this would be the first time he had...
- 2/10/2016
- by screen.berlin@googlemail.com (Martin Blaney)
- ScreenDaily
For many actors, Downton Abbey was their first big break in television.
But not everyone can be a Lord Grantham or a Carson. For many - whether they chose to leave or were written out - their fortunes changed after exiting the ITV drama.
So after the news that Dan Stevens has joined Beauty and the Beast, Digital Spy looks at the careers (so far!) of 9 actors who have bowed out of Highclere Castle...
1. Ed Speleers
After starring in series three, four and five of Downton, Ed Speleers left Jimmy Kent behind for another role in a big budget British TV drama.
We most recently saw him in the part of Edward Seymour in Wolf Hall, and he will also star in upcoming films Remainder and Howl. Most prominently, he's been cast alongside Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter in Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass.
2. Amy Nuttall...
But not everyone can be a Lord Grantham or a Carson. For many - whether they chose to leave or were written out - their fortunes changed after exiting the ITV drama.
So after the news that Dan Stevens has joined Beauty and the Beast, Digital Spy looks at the careers (so far!) of 9 actors who have bowed out of Highclere Castle...
1. Ed Speleers
After starring in series three, four and five of Downton, Ed Speleers left Jimmy Kent behind for another role in a big budget British TV drama.
We most recently saw him in the part of Edward Seymour in Wolf Hall, and he will also star in upcoming films Remainder and Howl. Most prominently, he's been cast alongside Johnny Depp, Anne Hathaway and Helena Bonham Carter in Alice in Wonderland: Through the Looking Glass.
2. Amy Nuttall...
- 3/5/2015
- Digital Spy
Jennie Garth has Dave Abrams' undivided attention. The actors have been quietly dating since 2014, and over the weekend, the couple enjoyed a romantic getaway at luxury wellness retreat Sky Ranch Fitness at the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, Calif. Garth's daughters, Luca Facinelli, 17, Lola Facinelli, 12, and Fiona Facinelli, 8, did not go on the vacation. Garth and Abrams hiked along the ocean cliffs, featuring beautiful views overlooking the beach and valleys. "Thank you Stu @SkyRanchFitness for the awesome hike today! #santabarbara," she tweeted. The Beverly Hills, 90210 actress, 42, also tweeted a picture from their trek. "Amazing 9 mile hike in Santa Barbara with @SkyRanchFitness...
- 3/4/2015
- E! Online
The first teaser trailer for Star Wars: The Force Awakens has landed and, unsurprisingly, everybody on the internet is losing it right now. Sword-sabers! The Millennium Falcon! Squeee!
However, one small, teeny, tiny detail in particular has sent even the most calm and rational fans of the Force into giddy overdrive. Two words: Benedict Cumberbatch.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - How fans reacted to the trailer
Star Wars The Force Awakens: 7 talking points from the first trailer
Star Wars: 10 things you never knew about the galaxy far, far away
We're 99% certain that it isn't the Sherlock star doing the voiceover for the trailer. However, the deep, heavy-breathing vocals do have a slight resemblance to Cumberbatch's Smaug and even if there's a slight chance Cumberbatch is involved, even for the briefest of cameos, things are going to go a little bit crazy. Think Kim Kardashian's butt...
However, one small, teeny, tiny detail in particular has sent even the most calm and rational fans of the Force into giddy overdrive. Two words: Benedict Cumberbatch.
Star Wars: The Force Awakens - How fans reacted to the trailer
Star Wars The Force Awakens: 7 talking points from the first trailer
Star Wars: 10 things you never knew about the galaxy far, far away
We're 99% certain that it isn't the Sherlock star doing the voiceover for the trailer. However, the deep, heavy-breathing vocals do have a slight resemblance to Cumberbatch's Smaug and even if there's a slight chance Cumberbatch is involved, even for the briefest of cameos, things are going to go a little bit crazy. Think Kim Kardashian's butt...
- 11/28/2014
- Digital Spy
Coming Soon Denzel Washington does the mandatory back to camera pose required of all teaser posters now for The Equalizer
Dazed Michel Gondry shares films he can't forget: Modern Times, Groundhog Day, The Phantom of Liberty and more
The Matinee's 'Blind-Spot' series visits the inspirational teacher movie Goodbye Mr Chips (1939)
Empire Tate Taylor will follow Get On Up with In the Event of a Moon Disaster, another period piece. The premise sounds cool but I don't understand how he'll find roles for Viola & Octavia and he's not allowed to work without them. Tis Tfe's decree
Pajiba Pajiba turns 10. Happy birthday Pajiba!
Non-Fics on the 10 best documentaries about gay history ever made. Some surprises here. I haven't even heard of a couple of these
Daily Mail good news about Michigan only ever seems to come from Ann Arbor these days: Madonna's daughter Lourdes (aka "Lola") will attend U of M as an Mdt major.
Dazed Michel Gondry shares films he can't forget: Modern Times, Groundhog Day, The Phantom of Liberty and more
The Matinee's 'Blind-Spot' series visits the inspirational teacher movie Goodbye Mr Chips (1939)
Empire Tate Taylor will follow Get On Up with In the Event of a Moon Disaster, another period piece. The premise sounds cool but I don't understand how he'll find roles for Viola & Octavia and he's not allowed to work without them. Tis Tfe's decree
Pajiba Pajiba turns 10. Happy birthday Pajiba!
Non-Fics on the 10 best documentaries about gay history ever made. Some surprises here. I haven't even heard of a couple of these
Daily Mail good news about Michigan only ever seems to come from Ann Arbor these days: Madonna's daughter Lourdes (aka "Lola") will attend U of M as an Mdt major.
- 6/26/2014
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Horror Channel plans to screen a selection of provocative revenge and hormonal horror movies in its ‘Xtreme Teens’ season, with will play Saturdays at 22:50 from 5th July and end on 26th July with the Network TV premiere of David Slade’s award-winning, controversial vigilante thriller Hard Candy. The other titles are: All the Boys Love Mandy Lane, The Loved Ones (a personal favourite) and Ginger Snaps.
Plus Horror Channel will be showing the long overdue UK TV premiere of Sexy Killer, Miguel Marti’s brilliant Spanish black comedy horror and the network premieres of Brett Simmons Husk, a 2011 remake of the 1988 film Scarecrows and Cube 2: Hypercube, the 2002 Canadian sequel to the psychological thriller Cube.
Sat 26 July @ 22:50 – Hard Candy (2005) * Network TV Premiere
David Slade’s provocative and topical thriller stars Hayley (Ellen Page) as a 14-year-old teen who meets a thirty-something photographer Jeff (Patrick Wilson) on an internet chat line.
Plus Horror Channel will be showing the long overdue UK TV premiere of Sexy Killer, Miguel Marti’s brilliant Spanish black comedy horror and the network premieres of Brett Simmons Husk, a 2011 remake of the 1988 film Scarecrows and Cube 2: Hypercube, the 2002 Canadian sequel to the psychological thriller Cube.
Sat 26 July @ 22:50 – Hard Candy (2005) * Network TV Premiere
David Slade’s provocative and topical thriller stars Hayley (Ellen Page) as a 14-year-old teen who meets a thirty-something photographer Jeff (Patrick Wilson) on an internet chat line.
- 6/20/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Lennie James has signed up to star in Sky1's new medical drama Critical.
The Line of Duty star has been cast as trauma consultant Glen Boyle in the ensemble drama, which takes place in real-time over each one-hour episode.
Strike Back actress Catherine Walker will play trauma registrar Fiona Lomas, while Outnumbered's Claire Skinner will appear as trauma consultant Lorraine Rappaport.
Fresh Meat star Kimberley Nixon has signed up to play junior doctor 'Harry' Bennett-Edwardes.
Created by Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio, the 13-part series, set in a state-of-the-art Major Trauma Centre, will focus on a different story during each episode.
The drama will follow the team of medical professionals as they make knife-edge decisions that could mean the difference between whether a patient lives or dies.
Mercurio said: "Sky has given the Critical team a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create the most realistic and thrilling medical drama.
The Line of Duty star has been cast as trauma consultant Glen Boyle in the ensemble drama, which takes place in real-time over each one-hour episode.
Strike Back actress Catherine Walker will play trauma registrar Fiona Lomas, while Outnumbered's Claire Skinner will appear as trauma consultant Lorraine Rappaport.
Fresh Meat star Kimberley Nixon has signed up to play junior doctor 'Harry' Bennett-Edwardes.
Created by Line of Duty's Jed Mercurio, the 13-part series, set in a state-of-the-art Major Trauma Centre, will focus on a different story during each episode.
The drama will follow the team of medical professionals as they make knife-edge decisions that could mean the difference between whether a patient lives or dies.
Mercurio said: "Sky has given the Critical team a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to create the most realistic and thrilling medical drama.
- 1/27/2014
- Digital Spy
Entertainment Geekly is a weekly column that examines contemporary pop culture through a geek lens and simultaneously examines contemporary geek culture through a pop lens. So many lenses! Click here for past columns.
Last week I wrote a long and rant-y column about the Disney Myth, as constructed in Saving Mr. Banks and deconstructed in Escape From Tomorrow. In an effort to prove I’m not the world’s biggest grouch — and because I spent the past week in the metaphorical Disneyland known as “being back home with my family for the holidays” — I decided to try an experiment that...
Last week I wrote a long and rant-y column about the Disney Myth, as constructed in Saving Mr. Banks and deconstructed in Escape From Tomorrow. In an effort to prove I’m not the world’s biggest grouch — and because I spent the past week in the metaphorical Disneyland known as “being back home with my family for the holidays” — I decided to try an experiment that...
- 12/26/2013
- by Darren Franich
- EW.com - PopWatch
In celebration of country music’s top songwriters, the industry’s biggest stars stepped out for the 2013 Broadcast Music, Inc. Country Awards in Nashville on Tuesday (November 5).
Luke Bryan showed off his dapper smile, while Miranda Lambert showed off her slim figure and struck a pose with the night’s guest of honor Dean Dillon.
Other attendees included newcomer Kacey Musgraves and powerhouse trio The Band Perry. In addition, aspiring country singer/actress Lucy Hale made an appearance and is expected to be at tonight’s (November 6) Cma Awards.
There were quite a few winners last night, including Hunter Hayes taking home Song of the Year for “Wanted.”
Check out the full list of winners below!
Song Of The Year
“Wanted”
Hunter Hayes
Troy Verges
Happy Little Man Publishing
Songs From the Engine Room
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Songwriter Of The Year
Rodney Clawson
“Did It for the Girl”
“Drink...
Luke Bryan showed off his dapper smile, while Miranda Lambert showed off her slim figure and struck a pose with the night’s guest of honor Dean Dillon.
Other attendees included newcomer Kacey Musgraves and powerhouse trio The Band Perry. In addition, aspiring country singer/actress Lucy Hale made an appearance and is expected to be at tonight’s (November 6) Cma Awards.
There were quite a few winners last night, including Hunter Hayes taking home Song of the Year for “Wanted.”
Check out the full list of winners below!
Song Of The Year
“Wanted”
Hunter Hayes
Troy Verges
Happy Little Man Publishing
Songs From the Engine Room
Songs of Universal, Inc.
Songwriter Of The Year
Rodney Clawson
“Did It for the Girl”
“Drink...
- 11/6/2013
- GossipCenter
Ok, so we should probably remind ourselves that we have entered silly season with potential, proposed and fake titles regarding the 23rd James Bond movie and it’ll be like this until Daniel Craig or Eon Productions, MGM or Sony Pictures announce with a press release just what the hell the film will actually be called.
So with that in mind and taking this with as big a grain of salt as you can grab, I got an email less than 30 minutes ago that makes a good argument for the 23rd James Bond movie, which begins filming soon for a release in just over 12 months time, to be officially titled…. Skyfall.
It appears that a brand protection company working for Sony Pictures registered a dozen Urls two days ago (on October 3rd) which suggest they are planning something around the term “Skyfall” and James Bond;
http://whois.domaintools.com/jamesbond-skyfall.
So with that in mind and taking this with as big a grain of salt as you can grab, I got an email less than 30 minutes ago that makes a good argument for the 23rd James Bond movie, which begins filming soon for a release in just over 12 months time, to be officially titled…. Skyfall.
It appears that a brand protection company working for Sony Pictures registered a dozen Urls two days ago (on October 3rd) which suggest they are planning something around the term “Skyfall” and James Bond;
http://whois.domaintools.com/jamesbond-skyfall.
- 10/5/2011
- by Matt Holmes
- Obsessed with Film
The BBC have found a suitably preposterous successor to Waking the Dead while the sub-prime crisis gets the full-star treatment on Sky Atlantic
The Body Farm (BBC1) | iPlayer
Too Big to Fail (Sky Atlantic)
The Queen's Palaces (BBC1) | iPlayer
Billy Connolly's Route 66 (ITV1) | ITV Player
Planet Dinosaur (BBC1) | iPlayer
For those who can't get enough of rotting, bloated corpses – and the long tailback of TV forensics dramas suggests there's someone on every sofa who fits this bill – The Body Farm was the perfect Tuesday night alternative to Hairy Bikers' Meals on Wheels.
The series is a spin-off from the popular Waking the Dead insofar as it gives further employment to Tara Fitzgerald as alluring Dr Eve Lockhart, now in charge of a mysterious-sounding lab set up in the middle of nowhere to carry out mysterious-sounding research on bodies supplied by mysterious-sounding "donors". Having possibly confused myself with the trailers,...
The Body Farm (BBC1) | iPlayer
Too Big to Fail (Sky Atlantic)
The Queen's Palaces (BBC1) | iPlayer
Billy Connolly's Route 66 (ITV1) | ITV Player
Planet Dinosaur (BBC1) | iPlayer
For those who can't get enough of rotting, bloated corpses – and the long tailback of TV forensics dramas suggests there's someone on every sofa who fits this bill – The Body Farm was the perfect Tuesday night alternative to Hairy Bikers' Meals on Wheels.
The series is a spin-off from the popular Waking the Dead insofar as it gives further employment to Tara Fitzgerald as alluring Dr Eve Lockhart, now in charge of a mysterious-sounding lab set up in the middle of nowhere to carry out mysterious-sounding research on bodies supplied by mysterious-sounding "donors". Having possibly confused myself with the trailers,...
- 9/17/2011
- by Phil Hogan
- The Guardian - Film News
La-La Land Records has released a new soundtrack set for the sci-fi series Star Trek: The Next Generation. The 3Cd-set features more than three hours of previously unreleased music from the show by composers Dennis McCarthy, Jay Chattaway, Don Davis, John Debney and Fred Steiner. The Volume One set is limited to 3000 copies. To order the album and to listen to lengthy audio clips from the release, visit La-La Land Records’ website. Star Trek: The Next Generation created by Gene Roddenberry and starring Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, LeVar Burton, Michael Dorn, Gates McFadden, Marina Sirtis, Brent Spiner, Denise Crosby and Wil Wheaton aired from 1987 to 1994 and was the longest-running Star Trek series.
Here’s the complete track list of the set:
Disc One: Dennis McCarthy
1. Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title (3rd Season) Narration: Patrick Stewart (1:49)
Music by Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith, Arr. Dennis McCarthy
Recorded September...
Here’s the complete track list of the set:
Disc One: Dennis McCarthy
1. Star Trek: The Next Generation Main Title (3rd Season) Narration: Patrick Stewart (1:49)
Music by Alexander Courage and Jerry Goldsmith, Arr. Dennis McCarthy
Recorded September...
- 8/8/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
MTV went on the air 30 years ago today at 12:01 a.m. It was a Saturday morning and the previous week, 13 daytime soaps had aired on ABC, CBS and NBC. That's more than double the six we have today. Here's a look at what happened that week on the soaps:
The Doctors: Greta miscarried. Billy (Alec Baldwin) joined forces with Nola (Kim Zimmer) against Mona. Althea's mystery patient called out Althea's name. Natalie played Jack against Jerry for her affections. Matt fumed when Maggie won a research grant. Mona ordered her lawyer, Edmund, to go over Jason's will. Barney planned to trace his family's roots in Ireland.
All My Children: Brandon finally asked Sara for a divorce, but Sara dampened Erica's parade by vowing a long fight. Wally refused Devon in bed. Jesse returned with Carl and agreed to attend summer school. Sybil failed to win Rick's attention away from Betsy.
The Doctors: Greta miscarried. Billy (Alec Baldwin) joined forces with Nola (Kim Zimmer) against Mona. Althea's mystery patient called out Althea's name. Natalie played Jack against Jerry for her affections. Matt fumed when Maggie won a research grant. Mona ordered her lawyer, Edmund, to go over Jason's will. Barney planned to trace his family's roots in Ireland.
All My Children: Brandon finally asked Sara for a divorce, but Sara dampened Erica's parade by vowing a long fight. Wally refused Devon in bed. Jesse returned with Carl and agreed to attend summer school. Sybil failed to win Rick's attention away from Betsy.
- 8/1/2011
- by We Love Soaps TV
- We Love Soaps
Filming started today in Enfield on a brand new six part comedy for Sky called Gates, a character based sitcom based around relationships formed between parents at the school gates.
Tom Ellis and Joanna Page play parents Mark and Helen who’ve recently moved to the South East where their nine-year-old daughter is starting at a new primary school. And they’re about to discover what happens when your children choose your friends.
Essentially a character comedy, but with a nod to those sketch-like moments of madness which can only ever happen in the playground, Gates casts an eye on how relationships with parents formed during fifteen minutes of a school drop off and pick up can so easily take over your life. The school gates can be an unforgiving, socially exposed political minefield.
Gates boasts a distinguished cast that also includes:
Sue Johnston (The Royle Family, Waking The Dead), Tony Gardner (Lead Balloon,...
Tom Ellis and Joanna Page play parents Mark and Helen who’ve recently moved to the South East where their nine-year-old daughter is starting at a new primary school. And they’re about to discover what happens when your children choose your friends.
Essentially a character comedy, but with a nod to those sketch-like moments of madness which can only ever happen in the playground, Gates casts an eye on how relationships with parents formed during fifteen minutes of a school drop off and pick up can so easily take over your life. The school gates can be an unforgiving, socially exposed political minefield.
Gates boasts a distinguished cast that also includes:
Sue Johnston (The Royle Family, Waking The Dead), Tony Gardner (Lead Balloon,...
- 7/25/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (ScreenTerrier)
- ScreenTerrier
Courtesy Gilt Groupe
Next week, Gilt Groupe is hosting a few drool-worthy sales worth checking out. You’ll find loads of chic baby and maternity clothing, shoes, toys and home décor from Baby Björn (3/13), Saurette (3/13), PIXELmoda (3/15), Pluie Pluie Rainwear (3/15), Alex Toys (3/16), Lola et Moi (3/16) and more.
Our fave picks: The Lola et Moi tweed dress (now $32 – $47, originally $95) and the Pluie Pluie polka-dot rain boot (now $20, originally $36), above.
Just make sure to sign-in at 12 p.m. Est when each sale starts — or risk missing out on some great deals! Not a member of Gilt? Use our exclusive link to sign up.
Next week, Gilt Groupe is hosting a few drool-worthy sales worth checking out. You’ll find loads of chic baby and maternity clothing, shoes, toys and home décor from Baby Björn (3/13), Saurette (3/13), PIXELmoda (3/15), Pluie Pluie Rainwear (3/15), Alex Toys (3/16), Lola et Moi (3/16) and more.
Our fave picks: The Lola et Moi tweed dress (now $32 – $47, originally $95) and the Pluie Pluie polka-dot rain boot (now $20, originally $36), above.
Just make sure to sign-in at 12 p.m. Est when each sale starts — or risk missing out on some great deals! Not a member of Gilt? Use our exclusive link to sign up.
- 3/12/2011
- by StyleWatch
- People - CelebrityBabies
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