25. “Game of Thrones,” “The Winds of Winter”
This was a crucial season for “Game of Thrones” co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who, in their sixth year nurturing this beast into life, had to go off-book for the first time since author George R.R. Martin had been outstripped by the TV series. Although the pair pulled off an epic ninth episode — the signature stunner in seasons past — it was the finale that came together the best this year. The opening sequence alone is worth the price of admission because it certainly brings words like “cinematic” to mind. Set to a gorgeous score by Ramin Djawadi, the scene was deftly shepherded by director Miguel Sapochnik to create an almost sadistic amount of tension as we waited for Cersei’s green revenge to be unleashed. Once the catastrophic event occurred though, that was not the end of the dragon ride for us viewers.
This was a crucial season for “Game of Thrones” co-creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, who, in their sixth year nurturing this beast into life, had to go off-book for the first time since author George R.R. Martin had been outstripped by the TV series. Although the pair pulled off an epic ninth episode — the signature stunner in seasons past — it was the finale that came together the best this year. The opening sequence alone is worth the price of admission because it certainly brings words like “cinematic” to mind. Set to a gorgeous score by Ramin Djawadi, the scene was deftly shepherded by director Miguel Sapochnik to create an almost sadistic amount of tension as we waited for Cersei’s green revenge to be unleashed. Once the catastrophic event occurred though, that was not the end of the dragon ride for us viewers.
- 12/13/2016
- by Ben Travers, Hanh Nguyen and Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Lisa Kudrow in The Comeback, which she announced will be returning for a third season.
John Singleton is poised to be the next filmmaker to make the leap to television, as FX has picked up the pilot for Snowfall, a show co-created by Singleton. The press release had this summary of the series.
Los Angeles 1981. A storm is coming and its name is cocaine. Snowfall is a one-hour drama set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. The story follows three characters on a violent collision course: Franklin Saint, young street entrepreneur on a quest for power; Gustavo Zapata, a Mexican wrestler turned gangster in search of his American dream; and Logan Miller, a prominent family’s “black sheep” desperate to escape his father’s shadow.
Singleton will also direct the pilot.
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The partnership between Fox and...
John Singleton is poised to be the next filmmaker to make the leap to television, as FX has picked up the pilot for Snowfall, a show co-created by Singleton. The press release had this summary of the series.
Los Angeles 1981. A storm is coming and its name is cocaine. Snowfall is a one-hour drama set against the infancy of the crack cocaine epidemic and its ultimate radical impact on the culture as we know it. The story follows three characters on a violent collision course: Franklin Saint, young street entrepreneur on a quest for power; Gustavo Zapata, a Mexican wrestler turned gangster in search of his American dream; and Logan Miller, a prominent family’s “black sheep” desperate to escape his father’s shadow.
Singleton will also direct the pilot.
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The partnership between Fox and...
- 5/2/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Jan Hooks, a former Saturday Night Live cast member, died on Thursday in New York. She was 57.
Jan Hooks Dies
Hooks' death was confirmed by her representative Lisa Lieberman to CNN. She had apparently been suffering from a serious illness.
Hooks is best known for her stint on Saturday Night Live, which ran from 1986-1991. On the sketch show, Hooks took on a number of notable impersonations, including Hillary Clinton, Kathy Lee Gifford, Bette Davis and Jodie Foster. Her most memorable role on the show, however, was probably as Candy Sweeney, one half of the popular Sweeney Sisters with Nora Dunn.
Back in 1980, Hooks, a native of Georgia, got her start on The Bill Tush Show and later landed a role on TV series Not Necessarily the News. She went on to appear in features Wildcats, Funland and Batman Returns and star in Designing Women as Carlene Frazier Dobber.
Following her run on SNL,...
Jan Hooks Dies
Hooks' death was confirmed by her representative Lisa Lieberman to CNN. She had apparently been suffering from a serious illness.
Hooks is best known for her stint on Saturday Night Live, which ran from 1986-1991. On the sketch show, Hooks took on a number of notable impersonations, including Hillary Clinton, Kathy Lee Gifford, Bette Davis and Jodie Foster. Her most memorable role on the show, however, was probably as Candy Sweeney, one half of the popular Sweeney Sisters with Nora Dunn.
Back in 1980, Hooks, a native of Georgia, got her start on The Bill Tush Show and later landed a role on TV series Not Necessarily the News. She went on to appear in features Wildcats, Funland and Batman Returns and star in Designing Women as Carlene Frazier Dobber.
Following her run on SNL,...
- 10/10/2014
- Uinterview
Actress and comedian Jan Hooks, who was a Saturday Night Live cast member from 1986 to 1991 and who appeared on Designing Women, died on the morning of October 9th, according to TMZ. The cause of death has not yet been revealed. She was 57.
Hooks is best remembered for her impressions of Nancy Reagan, Ivana Trump, Sinéad O'Connor and the heavily mascaraed wife of disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker, Tammy Faye Bakker. She was also known for her own character, Candy Sweeney – one half of the lounge singers the Sweeney Sisters. "That show changed my life,...
Hooks is best remembered for her impressions of Nancy Reagan, Ivana Trump, Sinéad O'Connor and the heavily mascaraed wife of disgraced televangelist Jim Bakker, Tammy Faye Bakker. She was also known for her own character, Candy Sweeney – one half of the lounge singers the Sweeney Sisters. "That show changed my life,...
- 10/9/2014
- Rollingstone.com
NewsRadio Season 1, Episode 1 “Pilot”
Written by Paul Simms
Directed by James Burrows
Aired 3/21/1995 on NBC
Airing as a mid-season replacement after the failure of The Martin Short Show and the Gene Wilder vehicle Something Wilder, it still boggles me to this day that NewsRadio wasn’t more popular in its time. Debuting between Wings and Frasier (two shows it would often be sandwiched between over the years), NewsRadio never achieved the same mainstream penetration as other seminal NBC comedies from the same era, teetering on the edge of cancellation and ending in tragedy, airing a creative but deflated fifth season in the shadow of Phil Hartman’s murder.
Revisiting NewsRadio‘s pilot, it still astounds me the show never took off. Mixing farce with hilarious ironies, the pilot opens with Wnyx’s new news director Dave Nelson (a post-Kidz in the Hall Dave Foley) arriving (approximately) 35 seconds early to...
Written by Paul Simms
Directed by James Burrows
Aired 3/21/1995 on NBC
Airing as a mid-season replacement after the failure of The Martin Short Show and the Gene Wilder vehicle Something Wilder, it still boggles me to this day that NewsRadio wasn’t more popular in its time. Debuting between Wings and Frasier (two shows it would often be sandwiched between over the years), NewsRadio never achieved the same mainstream penetration as other seminal NBC comedies from the same era, teetering on the edge of cancellation and ending in tragedy, airing a creative but deflated fifth season in the shadow of Phil Hartman’s murder.
Revisiting NewsRadio‘s pilot, it still astounds me the show never took off. Mixing farce with hilarious ironies, the pilot opens with Wnyx’s new news director Dave Nelson (a post-Kidz in the Hall Dave Foley) arriving (approximately) 35 seconds early to...
- 3/28/2014
- by Randy Dankievitch
- SoundOnSight
Telepictures Prods. has brought in veteran reality producer Stuart Krasnow as Evp Creative Affairs. He will replace Lisa Hackner, who stepped down in March after a 22-year tenure to become a producer, and will report to Telepictures president Hilary Estey McLoughlin. Krasnow will oversee the creation of new programming for first-run syndication business, cable strips and digital. ”Stuart completely understands our business and brings a fresh perspective and entrepreneurial spirit from running his own production company,” Estey McLoughlin said. Krasnow has developed and produced series in almost every genre of unscripted television for broadcast and cable networks, including The Weakest Link, Average Joe, Dog Eat Dog and The Janice Dickinson Modeling Agency. Most recently, he has been running his own production company, Krasnow Prods., which had overall production deals with Fox 21 and FremantleMedia. In daytime, Krasnow executive produced Ricki Lake’s original syndicated talk show after identifying her as...
- 10/16/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Broadway Born Yesterday, Memphis, Spamalot Tony and Drama Desk nominations, Is He Dead,Wonderful Town, Little Me, Swinging On A Star Theater World Award winner, Drama Desk nominaton, The Goodbye Girl, My Favorite Year. Encores Follies, The Boys from Syracuse, DuBarry Was A Lady. Off-Broadway The Cocoanuts, The Butter and Egg Man, Game Show, Louisiana Purchase, Forbidden Broadway. Television side man to Martin Short on The Martin Short Show. Film The Interpreter, Changing Lanes, Ira and Abby. Wife Toni Dibuono. Daughter Kathleen Claire.
- 4/30/2012
- by BWW
- BroadwayWorld.com
Paramount Pictures has released their schedule of films for the 2012 summer. Sacha Baron Cohen’s The Dictator will now be in theaters on May 16th to usher in the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.
The Dictator . 5/16
The Dictator is the heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. Prepare for more imprisonments by General Aladeen. From director Larry Charles, The Dictator stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, John C. Reilly and Ben Kingsley.
Visit the Republic of Wadiya.s official site: http://www.republicofwadiya.com/ .Like. it on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RepublicOfWadiya Follow on Twitter: @RepublicWadiya
Madagascar 3: Europe.s Most Wanted (3D) . 6/8
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle), Jessica Chastain (The Help, Tree of Life) and Martin Short (The Martin Short Show, Saturday Night Live) join the returning cast of Ben Stiller,...
The Dictator . 5/16
The Dictator is the heroic story of a dictator who risks his life to ensure that democracy would never come to the country he so lovingly oppressed. Prepare for more imprisonments by General Aladeen. From director Larry Charles, The Dictator stars Sacha Baron Cohen, Anna Faris, John C. Reilly and Ben Kingsley.
Visit the Republic of Wadiya.s official site: http://www.republicofwadiya.com/ .Like. it on Facebook: www.facebook.com/RepublicOfWadiya Follow on Twitter: @RepublicWadiya
Madagascar 3: Europe.s Most Wanted (3D) . 6/8
Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle), Jessica Chastain (The Help, Tree of Life) and Martin Short (The Martin Short Show, Saturday Night Live) join the returning cast of Ben Stiller,...
- 4/10/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Photo credit: Courtesy of DreamWorks Animation
Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith), Alex the Lion (Ben Stiller), Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer) and Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock) join the circus in the latest trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’S Most Wanted.
The returning A-list cast of the studio.s wildly popular Madagascar franchise (which has grossed over $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office) will be joined by other top-notch talent for the third installment of Madagascar 3: Europe.S Most Wanted. Scheduled to be released on June 8, 2012, Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle), Jessica Chastain (The Help, Tree of Life) and Martin Short (The Martin Short Show, Saturday Night Live) join the returning cast of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith and Sacha Baron Cohen as well as the previously announced Frances McDormand.
Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo,...
Gloria the Hippo (Jada Pinkett Smith), Alex the Lion (Ben Stiller), Melman the Giraffe (David Schwimmer) and Marty the Zebra (Chris Rock) join the circus in the latest trailer for DreamWorks Animation’s Madagascar 3: Europe’S Most Wanted.
The returning A-list cast of the studio.s wildly popular Madagascar franchise (which has grossed over $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office) will be joined by other top-notch talent for the third installment of Madagascar 3: Europe.S Most Wanted. Scheduled to be released on June 8, 2012, Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad, Malcolm in the Middle), Jessica Chastain (The Help, Tree of Life) and Martin Short (The Martin Short Show, Saturday Night Live) join the returning cast of Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith and Sacha Baron Cohen as well as the previously announced Frances McDormand.
Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo,...
- 3/20/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Alex the Lion, Marty the Zebra, Gloria the Hippo are getting new famous friends for their third outing in Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted. The voices of "Breaking Bad's" Bryan Cranston, the break-out actress of 2011 Jessica Chastain, and Martin Short will be joining Ben Stiller, Chris Rock, David Schwimmer and Jada Pinkett Smith in all-out adventure around Europe.
The news of the new additions comes six months before the film is set to release on June 8. The announcement from Dreamworks didn't include which characters Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad", "Malcolm in the Middle"), Jessica Chastain (The Help, Tree of Life) and Martin Short ("The Martin Short Show", "Saturday Night Live") would play, but we can bet they will be four-legged friends.
The Madagascar franchise has grossed over $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office and in the third installment,Alex
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The news of the new additions comes six months before the film is set to release on June 8. The announcement from Dreamworks didn't include which characters Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad", "Malcolm in the Middle"), Jessica Chastain (The Help, Tree of Life) and Martin Short ("The Martin Short Show", "Saturday Night Live") would play, but we can bet they will be four-legged friends.
The Madagascar franchise has grossed over $1.1 billion at the worldwide box office and in the third installment,Alex
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- 1/14/2012
- CineMovie
Bea Arthur, whose acerbic wit and dry delivery delighted national TV audiences on such long-running shows as "Maude" and "The Golden Girls," died Saturday at age 86.
She died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman Dan Watt said. She had cancer, he added, declining to give details.
Arthur won two Primetime Emmys for lead actress in a comedy series, for "Maude" in 1977 and "Golden Girls" in 1988. In all, she received 11 Emmy nominations and nine Golden Globe noms.
With her dry, husky voice and domineering height, Arthur's deadpan style led her to national prominence as a guest star on "All in the Family," playing Archie Bunker's liberal cousin and political nemesis. Her acidic exchanges with Archie were so popular that producer Norman Lear spun the character off into her own show, "Maude." The politically charged sitcom ran for six years beginning in 1972, satirizing and...
She died peacefully at her Los Angeles home with her family at her side, family spokesman Dan Watt said. She had cancer, he added, declining to give details.
Arthur won two Primetime Emmys for lead actress in a comedy series, for "Maude" in 1977 and "Golden Girls" in 1988. In all, she received 11 Emmy nominations and nine Golden Globe noms.
With her dry, husky voice and domineering height, Arthur's deadpan style led her to national prominence as a guest star on "All in the Family," playing Archie Bunker's liberal cousin and political nemesis. Her acidic exchanges with Archie were so popular that producer Norman Lear spun the character off into her own show, "Maude." The politically charged sitcom ran for six years beginning in 1972, satirizing and...
- 4/25/2009
- by By Duane Byrge
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Robert F. "Bobby" Liu and Isidore Mankofsky will be honored at the 23rd annual American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Achievement Awards.
Liu will receive the Asc Career Achievement in Television Award and Mankofsky will receive the Asc Presidents Award during the Feb. 15 ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.
Liu earned Emmy nominations for "Lou Grant" in 1982 and "Family Ties" in 1989. His credits include "The Nanny," "The Martin Short Show" and "Hardcastle & McCormick." Born in Shanghai in 1926, Liu started his Hollywood career on the camera crews of such TV classics as "Gunsmoke," "The Rockford Files" and "Columbo."
Mankofsky earned three Emmy and three Asc Award nominations for his work on "Polly," "Afterburn," "Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder" and "Love, Lies and Murder," the latter of which took top honors in the Asc television miniseries competition in 1992. His credits consist of more than 100 films, including "The Muppet Movie," "Somewhere in Time,...
Liu will receive the Asc Career Achievement in Television Award and Mankofsky will receive the Asc Presidents Award during the Feb. 15 ceremony at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza Hotel.
Liu earned Emmy nominations for "Lou Grant" in 1982 and "Family Ties" in 1989. His credits include "The Nanny," "The Martin Short Show" and "Hardcastle & McCormick." Born in Shanghai in 1926, Liu started his Hollywood career on the camera crews of such TV classics as "Gunsmoke," "The Rockford Files" and "Columbo."
Mankofsky earned three Emmy and three Asc Award nominations for his work on "Polly," "Afterburn," "Davy Crockett: Rainbow in the Thunder" and "Love, Lies and Murder," the latter of which took top honors in the Asc television miniseries competition in 1992. His credits consist of more than 100 films, including "The Muppet Movie," "Somewhere in Time,...
- 10/14/2008
- by By Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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