Trixie Flynn, Personal Assistant to James Gandolfini, James L. Brooks and Robert De Niro, Dies at 74
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Trixie Flynn, who served as an invaluable personal assistant to such Hollywood A-listers as James Gandolfini, Steve McQueen, James L. Brooks, Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro, has died. She was 74.
Flynn died July 22 of sudden respiratory failure at her home in Marietta, Georgia, her son, theater scenic designer Seamus M. Bourne, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Flynn spent 12 years working for Gandolfini and was an assistant producer alongside him as executive producer on the HBO documentary Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq. She retired shortly after the Sopranos star’s death in June 2013 and was named a beneficiary in his will.
Paulette Flynn was born on Oct. 23, 1947, in Pittston, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Kearny (New Jersey) High School, then moved to Los Angeles, where she landed a job with a private investigator.
She met — and would later marry — actor Don Calfa (The Return of the Living Dead,...
Trixie Flynn, who served as an invaluable personal assistant to such Hollywood A-listers as James Gandolfini, Steve McQueen, James L. Brooks, Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro, has died. She was 74.
Flynn died July 22 of sudden respiratory failure at her home in Marietta, Georgia, her son, theater scenic designer Seamus M. Bourne, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Flynn spent 12 years working for Gandolfini and was an assistant producer alongside him as executive producer on the HBO documentary Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq. She retired shortly after the Sopranos star’s death in June 2013 and was named a beneficiary in his will.
Paulette Flynn was born on Oct. 23, 1947, in Pittston, Pennsylvania. She graduated from Kearny (New Jersey) High School, then moved to Los Angeles, where she landed a job with a private investigator.
She met — and would later marry — actor Don Calfa (The Return of the Living Dead,...
- 8/5/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
An extraordinary group of films concerned with corralling confusing and conflicting human experience at emotional borderlands. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
An extraordinary group of short documentaries has been nominated in this Oscar category this year, and perhaps the most striking thing about them is that none is very like what we might deem a traditional example of the genre. Instead, they share an unusual impressionism that is more concerned with corralling — or, really, attempting to corral — confusing and conflicting human experience at the emotional borderlands between life and death, between innocence and insight, and between hope and despair.
It’s tough to pick a best from among these five, but “Joanna” [IMDb], by Polish filmmaker Aneta Kopacz, is simple, beautiful, and very affecting. It’s a stunningly idyllic collage of a few months in...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
An extraordinary group of short documentaries has been nominated in this Oscar category this year, and perhaps the most striking thing about them is that none is very like what we might deem a traditional example of the genre. Instead, they share an unusual impressionism that is more concerned with corralling — or, really, attempting to corral — confusing and conflicting human experience at the emotional borderlands between life and death, between innocence and insight, and between hope and despair.
It’s tough to pick a best from among these five, but “Joanna” [IMDb], by Polish filmmaker Aneta Kopacz, is simple, beautiful, and very affecting. It’s a stunningly idyllic collage of a few months in...
- 2/6/2015
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Happy 237th birthday, America — let’s celebrate with TV marathons and specials!
Although we encourage enjoying the sunshine with a hot dog and a cold beverage in hand, you never know when some channel-flipping assistance may come in handy. With this list of choices, there is something for everyone — kid-friendly binge-watching, cable favorites such as The Walking Dead, and Independence Day classics like … Independence Day.
In the event of gloomy weekend weather, a nasty sunburn that sends you indoors, or simply the need for new drinking-game inspiration, check out all the TV marathons and specials happening this Fourth of July...
Although we encourage enjoying the sunshine with a hot dog and a cold beverage in hand, you never know when some channel-flipping assistance may come in handy. With this list of choices, there is something for everyone — kid-friendly binge-watching, cable favorites such as The Walking Dead, and Independence Day classics like … Independence Day.
In the event of gloomy weekend weather, a nasty sunburn that sends you indoors, or simply the need for new drinking-game inspiration, check out all the TV marathons and specials happening this Fourth of July...
- 7/4/2013
- by Jacqueline Andriakos
- EW.com - PopWatch
In honor of the late James Gandolfini, HBO announced plans Monday to offer every season of The Sopranos on HBO On Demand for one month each, starting with season 1 in July and season 2 in August. HBO will also replay Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq, the 2007 documentary executive-produced by Gandolfini, on the Fourth of July.
Gandolfini, who died June 19 of a heart attack at age 51, was laid to rest last week at a Manhattan funeral attended by Alec Baldwin, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and nearly every actor who appeared on The Sopranos over its six-season run. Sopranos creator David Chase...
Gandolfini, who died June 19 of a heart attack at age 51, was laid to rest last week at a Manhattan funeral attended by Alec Baldwin, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and nearly every actor who appeared on The Sopranos over its six-season run. Sopranos creator David Chase...
- 7/1/2013
- by Katie Atkinson
- EW - Inside TV
HBO is making all six seasons of the James Gandolfini mob drama "The Sopranos" available for one month each, in consecutive order, through HBO On Demand. Season 1 landed on the platform Monday, and will be available through the end of July, followed by Season 2 in August, and so on. See photos: Hollywood Gathers to Pay Respects at James Gandolfini's Funeral Additionally, the Emmy-nominated and Gandolfini-executive-produced HBO documentary "Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq" will receive an encore play Thursday at 7 p.m. on HBO. Gandolfini died at age 51 last month after...
- 7/1/2013
- by Tony Maglio
- The Wrap
Fans of David Chase's "Sopranos" and James Gandolfini's work can rejoice. Beginning today (7/1/13), each season of The Sopranos will be available on HBO On Demand for one month, in consecutive order. Season one is available throughout July, to be followed in August by season two, with subsequent seasons to be available in the following months. In addition, the Emmy®-nominated 2007 HBO documentary Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq, which was executive produced by James Gandolfini, will receive an encore play this Thursday, July 4 (7:00-8:00 p.m. Et/Pt) on HBO.
- 7/1/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
Us actor best known for his role as the mafia boss Tony Soprano
James Gandolfini, who has died aged 51 of a heart attack, was one of those rare actors who was able to portray a violent, bullying, murderous, vulgar, serial adulterer, while simultaneously eliciting sympathy and understanding from television audiences. In 86 episodes from 1999 to 2007, in HBO's hit series The Sopranos, the balding, beefy, middle-aged Gandolfini, as Tony Soprano, a New Jersey mafia boss, managed to transcend any stereotyping of Italian-Americans (although the charge was still made) by showing the flawed character's vulnerable side.
While Tony Soprano does embody the close-knit Italian-American community, with its codes of masculinity, Gandolfini, who had studied the Sanford Meisner method of acting for two years, lived up to Meisner's exhortation to "find in yourself those human things which are universal". Gandolfini always claimed to be nothing like Tony Soprano: "I'm really basically just like a 260-pound Woody Allen.
James Gandolfini, who has died aged 51 of a heart attack, was one of those rare actors who was able to portray a violent, bullying, murderous, vulgar, serial adulterer, while simultaneously eliciting sympathy and understanding from television audiences. In 86 episodes from 1999 to 2007, in HBO's hit series The Sopranos, the balding, beefy, middle-aged Gandolfini, as Tony Soprano, a New Jersey mafia boss, managed to transcend any stereotyping of Italian-Americans (although the charge was still made) by showing the flawed character's vulnerable side.
While Tony Soprano does embody the close-knit Italian-American community, with its codes of masculinity, Gandolfini, who had studied the Sanford Meisner method of acting for two years, lived up to Meisner's exhortation to "find in yourself those human things which are universal". Gandolfini always claimed to be nothing like Tony Soprano: "I'm really basically just like a 260-pound Woody Allen.
- 6/21/2013
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
James Gandolfini in Zero Dark Thirty
The man who gave a Mob boss a soft side, actor James Gandolfini died on Wednesday June 19, 2013, from a suspected heart attack while on vacation in Rome, Italy. He was 51.
Gandolfini became a household name playing Tony Soprano, the reluctant Mob boss of HBO’s hit show The Sopranos. As well as making Gandolfini a star, the show secured HBO as a home for brilliant original entertainment. Gandolfini played Tony for six seasons, carrying the series on his broad shoulders.
The role wasn’t easy for Gandolfini. The best roles never are. In a Fox News interview around the time of the show’s finale, Gandolfini said that playing Tony was “wearing” and that “it’s very calming to move on.” But his performances in The Sopranos won him numerous awards over the years, including three Emmy statuettes and a Golden Globe. Check him...
The man who gave a Mob boss a soft side, actor James Gandolfini died on Wednesday June 19, 2013, from a suspected heart attack while on vacation in Rome, Italy. He was 51.
Gandolfini became a household name playing Tony Soprano, the reluctant Mob boss of HBO’s hit show The Sopranos. As well as making Gandolfini a star, the show secured HBO as a home for brilliant original entertainment. Gandolfini played Tony for six seasons, carrying the series on his broad shoulders.
The role wasn’t easy for Gandolfini. The best roles never are. In a Fox News interview around the time of the show’s finale, Gandolfini said that playing Tony was “wearing” and that “it’s very calming to move on.” But his performances in The Sopranos won him numerous awards over the years, including three Emmy statuettes and a Golden Globe. Check him...
- 6/20/2013
- by Sam
- Disc Dish
New York -- James Gandolfini would have hated all this fuss.
He was an actor who shrank from attention for anything but the roles he brought to life. No false modesty. He simply did his best to remain a private citizen behind his public characters. These included, of course, Tony Soprano, the fiendish, tormented mobster who the world came to know and revere as a towering dramatic achievement.
Now, out of the blue, this flood of tributes to Gandolfini upon his untimely death? This would likely have struck him as excessive and needless, upstaging for a moment his lifetime of work.
In a too-brief career that ended Wednesday at age 51 while he was vacationing in Rome, Gandolfini can be celebrated for performances on TV, on stage and in films that reached beyond the obvious triumph of "The Sopranos" and the unsought celebrity it brought him. Before, during and after "The Sopranos,...
He was an actor who shrank from attention for anything but the roles he brought to life. No false modesty. He simply did his best to remain a private citizen behind his public characters. These included, of course, Tony Soprano, the fiendish, tormented mobster who the world came to know and revere as a towering dramatic achievement.
Now, out of the blue, this flood of tributes to Gandolfini upon his untimely death? This would likely have struck him as excessive and needless, upstaging for a moment his lifetime of work.
In a too-brief career that ended Wednesday at age 51 while he was vacationing in Rome, Gandolfini can be celebrated for performances on TV, on stage and in films that reached beyond the obvious triumph of "The Sopranos" and the unsought celebrity it brought him. Before, during and after "The Sopranos,...
- 6/20/2013
- by AP
- Huffington Post
James Gandolfini, who died suddenly at 51 on Wednesday (June 19), will forever be remembered for playing Tony Soprano. And rightfully so -- together with writer David Chase, he created one of the deepest and most compelling characters in recent TV history.
Gandolfini also had a varied and often very interesting film and stage career. Pre-"Sopranos" he often played heavies, and even after his star turn on the show he remained a character actor at heart, but later in his career more leading roles came his way. Here's a look at some of his more memorable roles.
"True Romance": After a few small roles in movies and a supporting part in the 1992 Broadway revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire" opposite Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange*, Gandolfini got his first breakout role in the Quentin Tarantino-written thriller. He played Virgil, a mob enforcer who makes a mild first impression (see...
Gandolfini also had a varied and often very interesting film and stage career. Pre-"Sopranos" he often played heavies, and even after his star turn on the show he remained a character actor at heart, but later in his career more leading roles came his way. Here's a look at some of his more memorable roles.
"True Romance": After a few small roles in movies and a supporting part in the 1992 Broadway revival of "A Streetcar Named Desire" opposite Alec Baldwin and Jessica Lange*, Gandolfini got his first breakout role in the Quentin Tarantino-written thriller. He played Virgil, a mob enforcer who makes a mild first impression (see...
- 6/20/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Sad news today as you may have heard, James Gandolfini died of a reported heart attack, he was 51. Gandolfini will be forever known for his portrayal of mob boss Tony Soprano on the seminal HBO series The Sopranos, which won him 3 Emmy Awards and 6 nominations. He was an actor, producer, and father. Gandolfini is survived by his wife Deborah Lin, daughter and son.
There is a lot that will be said in the coming days about how great of an actor he was. He was without a doubt one of the best character actors working today. His recent roles in Killing Them Softly and Zero Dark Thirty garnered a lot of acclaim. I urge you to Seek out his earlier work as well; as Virgil in 1993’s True Romance or his performance as Colonel Winter in Last Castle especially.
My girlfriend and I are currently on season five of The Sopranos.
There is a lot that will be said in the coming days about how great of an actor he was. He was without a doubt one of the best character actors working today. His recent roles in Killing Them Softly and Zero Dark Thirty garnered a lot of acclaim. I urge you to Seek out his earlier work as well; as Virgil in 1993’s True Romance or his performance as Colonel Winter in Last Castle especially.
My girlfriend and I are currently on season five of The Sopranos.
- 6/20/2013
- by Graham McMorrow
- City of Films
Actor James Gandolfini has died. The 51 year old veteran, who won both the Screen Actors Guild and Primetime Emmy Award three times for his portrayal of troubled New Jersey crime boss Tony Soprano in HBO's hit series The Sopranos (TV), reportedly suffered a heart attack while vacationing in Italy on Wednesday. Gandolfini appeared in dozens of other films such as True Romance (1993), Get Shorty (1995), Terminal Velocity (1994), The Juror (1996), and last year's Zero-Dark Thirty (2012), but it was his groundbreaking role as Tony Soprano that will remain his legacy. Entertainment Weekly cited him as the 42nd greatest TV icon of all time, and in 2005, TV Guide ranked him at #28 on it's "50 Sexiest Stars of All Time" list. Aside from acting, Gandolfini produced various films and documentaries, including Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq, in which he interviewed 10 injured Iraq war veterans in 2010 about the challenges they face integrating back into society and family life.
- 6/20/2013
- by jmaurer@corp.popstar.com (Jennifer Maurer)
- PopStar
James Gandolfini, who simultaneously elicited thrill and excitement with his portrayal of Tony Soprano on HBO's "The Sopranos" has died after a massive heart attack in Italy. According to Variety, he was vacationing at the time of his death.
This is a developing story and we'll update as we get more information. Here's a look at the actor's life from Wiki:
James Joseph Gandolfini, Jr. (September 18, 1961 . June 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos, about a troubled crime boss struggling to balance his family life and career in the Mafia. For this role, Gandolfini garnered enormous praise, winning both the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series three times. Gandolfini's other roles include the woman-beating mob henchman Virgil in True Romance,...
This is a developing story and we'll update as we get more information. Here's a look at the actor's life from Wiki:
James Joseph Gandolfini, Jr. (September 18, 1961 . June 19, 2013) was an American actor. He was best known for his role as Tony Soprano in The Sopranos, about a troubled crime boss struggling to balance his family life and career in the Mafia. For this role, Gandolfini garnered enormous praise, winning both the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series and Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Drama Series three times. Gandolfini's other roles include the woman-beating mob henchman Virgil in True Romance,...
- 6/19/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Chicago – James Gandolfini, who gave us one of the most influential and timeless characters of all time as Tony Soprano on “The Sopranos,” has passed away at the age of 51 after suffering a heart attack on vacation in Italy, where he was to receive an award at a film festival this week, according to Variety.
The star of HBO’s incredible drama, for which he won three Best Actor Emmys, recently appeared in “Zero Dark Thirty” and “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.” He was working on “Animal Rescue,” “Criminal Justice,” and “Taxi 22.” Other notable credits include “True Romance,” “Get Shorty,” “Where the Wild Things Are,” “Killing Them Softly,” and “Not Fade Away.”
James Gandolfini
Photo credit: HBO
He won acclaim in film and on stage but Gandolfini will forever be associated with the lead role in David Chase’s incredible “The Sopranos.” For that role he won three Emmys, a Golden Globe,...
The star of HBO’s incredible drama, for which he won three Best Actor Emmys, recently appeared in “Zero Dark Thirty” and “The Incredible Burt Wonderstone.” He was working on “Animal Rescue,” “Criminal Justice,” and “Taxi 22.” Other notable credits include “True Romance,” “Get Shorty,” “Where the Wild Things Are,” “Killing Them Softly,” and “Not Fade Away.”
James Gandolfini
Photo credit: HBO
He won acclaim in film and on stage but Gandolfini will forever be associated with the lead role in David Chase’s incredible “The Sopranos.” For that role he won three Emmys, a Golden Globe,...
- 6/19/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
by Lynn Elber, AP
Los Angeles (AP) - James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was the brilliant core of one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51.
Gandolfini died while on holiday in Rome, the cable channel and Gandolfini's managers Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders said in a joint statement. No cause of death was given.
[Related: James Gandolfini Dies of Heart Attack at 51 (Report)]
"He was a genius," said "Sopranos" creator David Chase. "Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that. He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time. A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes."
Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his role as Tony Soprano, worked steadily in film and on stage after the series ended. He earned a 2009 Tony Award...
Los Angeles (AP) - James Gandolfini, whose portrayal of a brutal, emotionally delicate mob boss in HBO's "The Sopranos" was the brilliant core of one of TV's greatest drama series and turned the mobster stereotype on its head, died Wednesday in Italy. He was 51.
Gandolfini died while on holiday in Rome, the cable channel and Gandolfini's managers Mark Armstrong and Nancy Sanders said in a joint statement. No cause of death was given.
[Related: James Gandolfini Dies of Heart Attack at 51 (Report)]
"He was a genius," said "Sopranos" creator David Chase. "Anyone who saw him even in the smallest of his performances knows that. He is one of the greatest actors of this or any time. A great deal of that genius resided in those sad eyes."
Gandolfini, who won three Emmy Awards for his role as Tony Soprano, worked steadily in film and on stage after the series ended. He earned a 2009 Tony Award...
- 6/19/2013
- by The Associated Press
- Moviefone
James Gandolfini's return to series TV on HBO won't be happening anytime soon as the network has decided not to move ahead with the drama pilot "Criminal Justice."
The Hollywood Reporter has the news about the project, which would have seen Emmy winning "Sopranos" star Gandolfini heading up an adaptation of a 2008 BBC series. Steven Zaillian ("Moneyball") was on board to direct and co-write with Richard Price ("The Color of Money").
Gandolfini has kept close ties with HBO since the infamous 2007 series finale of "The Sopranos." He co-starred in the network's original movie "Cinema Verite" and executive produced the documentary "Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq" and movie "Hemingway and Gelhorn."
Gandolfini remains busy in the film world as well, most recently appearing in the fall 2012 releases "Zero Dark Thirty," "Not Fade Away" and "Killing Them Softly" and soon to be seen in "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" opposite Steve Carell...
The Hollywood Reporter has the news about the project, which would have seen Emmy winning "Sopranos" star Gandolfini heading up an adaptation of a 2008 BBC series. Steven Zaillian ("Moneyball") was on board to direct and co-write with Richard Price ("The Color of Money").
Gandolfini has kept close ties with HBO since the infamous 2007 series finale of "The Sopranos." He co-starred in the network's original movie "Cinema Verite" and executive produced the documentary "Alive Day Memories: Home from Iraq" and movie "Hemingway and Gelhorn."
Gandolfini remains busy in the film world as well, most recently appearing in the fall 2012 releases "Zero Dark Thirty," "Not Fade Away" and "Killing Them Softly" and soon to be seen in "The Incredible Burt Wonderstone" opposite Steve Carell...
- 2/20/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
New York — In the five years since "The Sopranos" ended, James Gandolfini has eschewed the spotlight, instead disappearing into a heap of character actor performances that, while they may lack the heft of Tony Soprano, have only further proved the actor's wide-ranging talent.
This season offers a gluttony of Gandolfini, albeit in bite-sized parts. In Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden hunt docudrama "Zero Dark Thirty," he plays Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. In David Chase's `60s period drama "Not Fade Away," he plays the old-school father of a wannabe rocker. And in Andrew Dominick's crime flick "Killing Them Softly," he plays an aged, washed-up hit man.
None of the roles are showy lead men, and that's just fine with Gandolfini.
"I'm much more comfortable doing smaller things," Gandolfini said in a recent interview. "I like them. I like the way they're shot; they're shot quickly. It's all about...
This season offers a gluttony of Gandolfini, albeit in bite-sized parts. In Kathryn Bigelow's Osama bin Laden hunt docudrama "Zero Dark Thirty," he plays Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta. In David Chase's `60s period drama "Not Fade Away," he plays the old-school father of a wannabe rocker. And in Andrew Dominick's crime flick "Killing Them Softly," he plays an aged, washed-up hit man.
None of the roles are showy lead men, and that's just fine with Gandolfini.
"I'm much more comfortable doing smaller things," Gandolfini said in a recent interview. "I like them. I like the way they're shot; they're shot quickly. It's all about...
- 12/24/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Former Sopranos star and HBO favourite James Gandolfini is looking to executive produce and star in Big Dead Place, an adaptation of Nicholas Johnson's memoir Big Dead Place: Inside the Strange and Menacing World of Antarctica. As first reported by Deadline the project is being developed for HBO and will see Breaking Bad's Peter Gould tapped to write the adaptation.
Big Dead Place explores what happens when a scientific and research project takes place in a location that is inhospitable to humans. Nicholas Johnson, who was a dishwasher and garbage man at McMurdo Station found the situation to be much different from his grand expectations of life on a research facility. Firstly due to the harsh conditions they rarely left their station which led to some interesting psychological conditions and bizarre activities. This was further fuelled by boredom and alcohol; two factors that made this scientific haven more like a college dorm.
Big Dead Place explores what happens when a scientific and research project takes place in a location that is inhospitable to humans. Nicholas Johnson, who was a dishwasher and garbage man at McMurdo Station found the situation to be much different from his grand expectations of life on a research facility. Firstly due to the harsh conditions they rarely left their station which led to some interesting psychological conditions and bizarre activities. This was further fuelled by boredom and alcohol; two factors that made this scientific haven more like a college dorm.
- 9/2/2011
- by emma fraser
- TVovermind.com
Actor Tim Blake Nelson will host the awards ceremony at the Sundance Film Festival, which also announced Tuesday the members of the five juries that will determine the winners. The festival runs from Jan. 20-30; the awards will be handed out the evening of Jan. 29. (The Short Film Awards will be named earlier at a ceremony on Tuesday, Jan. 25, at Park City’s Jupiter Bowl.)
The complete list of jurors follows, with bios provided by the festival.
U.S. Documentary Jury
Jeffrey Blitz
Jeffrey’s film career started in 2002 with the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning documentary “Spellbound.” His fiction feature debut, “Rocket Science,” became his first to play the festival (Sundance, 2007; Dramatic Directing Award). He has also directed the documentary “Lucky,” (Sundance, 2010) and multiple episodes of NBC’s “The Office.” In 2009, he won the Emmy for comedy directing.
Matt Groening
Matt Groening created the longest-running comedy in television history, “The Simpsons.” As a cartoonist,...
The complete list of jurors follows, with bios provided by the festival.
U.S. Documentary Jury
Jeffrey Blitz
Jeffrey’s film career started in 2002 with the Oscar-nominated, Emmy-winning documentary “Spellbound.” His fiction feature debut, “Rocket Science,” became his first to play the festival (Sundance, 2007; Dramatic Directing Award). He has also directed the documentary “Lucky,” (Sundance, 2010) and multiple episodes of NBC’s “The Office.” In 2009, he won the Emmy for comedy directing.
Matt Groening
Matt Groening created the longest-running comedy in television history, “The Simpsons.” As a cartoonist,...
- 1/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
• James Gandolfini won three of his six Emmy bids for best actor in the drama series "The Sopranos," which signed off in 2007. Variety reports that the actor is now considering a return to TV with a Gotham-based remake of "Taxi 22," a Quebecois hit about a tough-talking cabbie. Emmy nominee David Flebotte ("The PJs"), who has exec-produced on "Desperate Housewives" for the last two seasons, is handling the adaptation for Gandolfini's production company. As Jeff Sneider reports, "Since wrapping 'The Sopranos,' Gandolfini has exec produced the HBO documentary 'Alive Day Memories: Home From Iraq' and flirted with several of the network's projects, including a show set in the Arctic and another show that...
- 5/6/2010
- by tomoneil
- Gold Derby
AMC's Mad Men can't possibly be mad at the Television Critics Assn.
The series tied HBO's The Wire with four nominations in this year's TCA Awards, tops for any series. Both shows got noms for drama, program of the year and individual achievement (Mad Men's Jon Hamm and Wire's David Simon).
In addition, Mad Men is up for new program while Wire was mentioned for the organization's Heritage Award.
Although critics have been bashing HBO for losing its way, the pay cabler led all nets with 10 awards. In addition to Wire, HBO collected three noms for its John Adams miniseries, two for Flight of the Conchords and one for the documentary Alive Day Memories.
PBS came in second with nine noms, including three for Ken Burns' The War, a fall docu series on World War II. Three others went to PBS kids shows (Sesame Street, Word Girl and Curious George).
Among the broadcast nets, NBC and ABC scooped up most of the noms. NBC scored seven, including three for 30 Rock and two for Friday Night Lights. ABC landed five, led by Lost with two.
The series tied HBO's The Wire with four nominations in this year's TCA Awards, tops for any series. Both shows got noms for drama, program of the year and individual achievement (Mad Men's Jon Hamm and Wire's David Simon).
In addition, Mad Men is up for new program while Wire was mentioned for the organization's Heritage Award.
Although critics have been bashing HBO for losing its way, the pay cabler led all nets with 10 awards. In addition to Wire, HBO collected three noms for its John Adams miniseries, two for Flight of the Conchords and one for the documentary Alive Day Memories.
PBS came in second with nine noms, including three for Ken Burns' The War, a fall docu series on World War II. Three others went to PBS kids shows (Sesame Street, Word Girl and Curious George).
Among the broadcast nets, NBC and ABC scooped up most of the noms. NBC scored seven, including three for 30 Rock and two for Friday Night Lights. ABC landed five, led by Lost with two.
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