The director that epitomized the 1970’s, Joseph Sargent, has sadly passed away. (1925-2014)
With a career lasting 50 years, Sargent brought to the big screen such thrilling cinema as The Taking Of The Pelham One Two Three, MacArthur, White Lightning and Colossus: The Forbin Project.
Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay made the following statement upon learning of the passing of director Joseph Sargent:
“When it comes to directing Movies for Television, Joe’s dominance and craftsmanship was legendary – for the past 50 years. With eight DGA Awards nominations in Movies for Television, more than any other director in this category, Joe embodied directorial excellence on the small screen. He was unafraid of taking risks, believing in his heart that television audiences demanded the highest quality stories – whether chronicling uncomfortable historic events like the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study in Miss Evers’ Boys, or compelling personal stories about inspiring individuals like...
With a career lasting 50 years, Sargent brought to the big screen such thrilling cinema as The Taking Of The Pelham One Two Three, MacArthur, White Lightning and Colossus: The Forbin Project.
Directors Guild of America President Paris Barclay made the following statement upon learning of the passing of director Joseph Sargent:
“When it comes to directing Movies for Television, Joe’s dominance and craftsmanship was legendary – for the past 50 years. With eight DGA Awards nominations in Movies for Television, more than any other director in this category, Joe embodied directorial excellence on the small screen. He was unafraid of taking risks, believing in his heart that television audiences demanded the highest quality stories – whether chronicling uncomfortable historic events like the infamous Tuskegee syphilis study in Miss Evers’ Boys, or compelling personal stories about inspiring individuals like...
- 12/23/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Joseph Sargent, who directed The Taking of Pelham One Two Three and MacArthur for the big screen and captured three Emmys for his telefilm work, died Monday at his home in Malibu from the lung disease Copd, publicist Dick Guttman announced. He was 89. Sargent worked behind the network camera until he was 84 — his last project was the 2008 CBS/Hallmark telefilm Sweet Nothing in My Ear, starring Jeff Daniels and Marlee Matlin in the story of a deaf couple struggling to decide whether to give their deaf son a cochlear implant. He also recently directed Jessica Lange
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- 12/23/2014
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The season finale of ABC's Oprah's Big Give (10 million viewers, 3.2 rating among adults 18-49 and a 9 share) won its time period and concluded on a solid note.
ABC is trying to avoid making any more series pickup announcements until its upfront presentation to advertisers next month, but feel free to consider Big Give a likely contender for the return list.
ABC won the night with the top three shows, yet had some disappointing numbers by comparison to earlier this year. Desperate Housewives dropped 7% to post another series low (15.6 million, 5.5/13). With the weaker lead-in, return of Brothers & Sisters to originals was down 18% from its prior average (10.5 million, 3.6/10).
Fox was second with six animated comedy repeats (averaging 4.3 million, 2.0/6). CBS was third with 60 Minutes (10.6 million, 1.5/5), Big Brother (6.8 million, 2.3/6) and the original movie Sweet Nothing in My Ear (8.2 million, 1.5/4). NBC had Dateline (1.2/4) and repeats, including USA Network repurposed shows (averaging 1.2/4). The CW was on par (averaging 0.5/1).
ABC is trying to avoid making any more series pickup announcements until its upfront presentation to advertisers next month, but feel free to consider Big Give a likely contender for the return list.
ABC won the night with the top three shows, yet had some disappointing numbers by comparison to earlier this year. Desperate Housewives dropped 7% to post another series low (15.6 million, 5.5/13). With the weaker lead-in, return of Brothers & Sisters to originals was down 18% from its prior average (10.5 million, 3.6/10).
Fox was second with six animated comedy repeats (averaging 4.3 million, 2.0/6). CBS was third with 60 Minutes (10.6 million, 1.5/5), Big Brother (6.8 million, 2.3/6) and the original movie Sweet Nothing in My Ear (8.2 million, 1.5/4). NBC had Dateline (1.2/4) and repeats, including USA Network repurposed shows (averaging 1.2/4). The CW was on par (averaging 0.5/1).
- 4/21/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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