Cuba is a really interesting place. I’ve actually been there, though only for a day, back a few years ago before the U.S. government again made it difficult to travel to the island. I only mention this to bring up the potential inherent in setting a story even partially in that country. The Cuban, opening today, opts to do just such a thing, though is unable to fully build upon the premise and the promise of that element, especially when it goes so far as to actually shoot in Havana (more on that in a bit). Despite a touching turn from Louis Gossett Jr. and some charming emotions, the final product sadly leaves you wanting more. The movie is a drama about an unexpected friendship that develops in a nursing home. When naive pre-med student Mina (Ana Golja) gets her first job, it’s in a nursing home, which...
- 7/31/2020
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Vulture Watch What does the future hold for Charlie and Linda Haverford? Has the Shut Eye TV show been cancelled or renewed for a third season on Hulu? The television vulture is watching all the latest TV cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Shut Eye, season three. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you? What's This TV Show About? Streaming on the Hulu paid subscription platform, Shut Eye stars Jeffrey Donovan, KaDee Strickland, Angus Sampson, Susan Misner, Isabella Rossellini, Dylan Schmid, David Zayas, Havana Guppy, and Layla Alizada. The story centers on Charlie Haverford (Donovan). A failed magician, Charlie is a con artist who manages some storefront fortune-telling parlors. He and his wife, Linda (Strickland), long to get out from under the thumb of the Marks family, which...
- 1/31/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Network: Hulu. Episodes: 20 (hour). Seasons: Two. TV show dates: December 7, 2016 — December 6, 2017. Series status: Cancelled. Performers include: Jeffrey Donovan, KaDee Strickland, Angus Sampson, Susan Misner, Isabella Rossellini, Dylan Schmid, David Zayas, Havana Guppy, Layla Alizada, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Mel Harris. TV show description: A crime drama from creator Les Bohem, the Shut Eye TV show centers on Charlie Haverford (Donovan). After failing to make his mark as a magician in Las Vegas, Charlie ended up as a con artist. Now he lives in the San Fernando Valley, where he manages some storefront fortune-telling parlors and is under the thumb of the Marks family, which controls most of the operations in Los Angeles. After a client's angry boyfriend whacks...
- 1/31/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Shut Eye has been shut down. Deadline reports Hulu has cancelled the TV show after two seasons.The drama stars Jeffrey Donovan as Charlie Haverford, a failed magician who begins getting visions after getting hit in the head while managing a fortune-telling parlor. The cast also includes KaDee Strickland, Angus Sampson, Susan Misner, Isabella Rossellini, Dylan Schmid, David Zayas, Havana Guppy, Layla Alizada, Emmanuelle Chriqui, and Mel Harris.Read More…...
- 1/31/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Shamelessly — and adorably — in love!
Shameless star Noel Fisher married actress Layla Alizada July 15 in front of 60 of their closest friends and family members in the couple’s back yard. In the exclusive first photo from their big day in Los Angeles, the bride shows off her elegant Morilee lace gown (selected with celeb stylist Lo VonRumpf), perfectly paired with the actor’s blue Kenneth Cole suit.
“We always wanted a wedding that was small and intimate,” the couple told People of their big day, which was planned by Charisma Bote-Zenetzis and featured décor by TLC Design Group. “It was...
Shameless star Noel Fisher married actress Layla Alizada July 15 in front of 60 of their closest friends and family members in the couple’s back yard. In the exclusive first photo from their big day in Los Angeles, the bride shows off her elegant Morilee lace gown (selected with celeb stylist Lo VonRumpf), perfectly paired with the actor’s blue Kenneth Cole suit.
“We always wanted a wedding that was small and intimate,” the couple told People of their big day, which was planned by Charisma Bote-Zenetzis and featured décor by TLC Design Group. “It was...
- 7/19/2017
- by Dana Rose Falcone and Elizabeth Leonard
- PEOPLE.com
Shameless actor Noel Fisher married his longtime girlfriend, actress Layla Alizada, on Saturday evening, People exclusively reports.
The couple, who met on the TV series Godiva’s in 2005, exchanged heartfelt vows in front of 60 close friends and family.
“We always wanted a wedding that was small and intimate. It was a magical day and even more special having so much of it put together with the help of our loved ones,” Fisher and Alizada tell People.
“So grateful for the people in our lives, and that everyone was able to share this day with us.”
Fisher, in Kenneth Cole, and Alizada,...
The couple, who met on the TV series Godiva’s in 2005, exchanged heartfelt vows in front of 60 close friends and family.
“We always wanted a wedding that was small and intimate. It was a magical day and even more special having so much of it put together with the help of our loved ones,” Fisher and Alizada tell People.
“So grateful for the people in our lives, and that everyone was able to share this day with us.”
Fisher, in Kenneth Cole, and Alizada,...
- 7/16/2017
- by Elizabeth Leonard
- PEOPLE.com
“Day One” is a wartime drama the likes of which we have not seen before, with a marvelous Layla Alizada as an interpreter with U.S. forces in Afghanistan. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s really tough for me to pick a single best film among the excellent crop of Oscar nominees for Best Live Action Short. They are all very personal, even when the backdrops of some are huge conflicts. That’s probably necessary when telling a story in a small space, but it helps to make all of them feel very intimate; even the ones most remote from my own experience instantly felt recognizable. If these five films — the longest of which is only 30 minutes, and most are much shorter — can be said to have a unifying theme, it’s this: We’re not alone.
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
It’s really tough for me to pick a single best film among the excellent crop of Oscar nominees for Best Live Action Short. They are all very personal, even when the backdrops of some are huge conflicts. That’s probably necessary when telling a story in a small space, but it helps to make all of them feel very intimate; even the ones most remote from my own experience instantly felt recognizable. If these five films — the longest of which is only 30 minutes, and most are much shorter — can be said to have a unifying theme, it’s this: We’re not alone.
- 1/29/2016
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
Ahead of the Academy Awards, we’re reviewing each short category. See the Live Action section below and the other shorts sections here.
Ave Maria – Palestine/France/Germany – 15 minutes
Director Basil Khalil and co-writer Daniel Yáñez have come up with a cutely comic conceit for their short film Ave Maria. It’s the West Bank—miles from civilization—and a car carrying a Jewish man, his wife, and his mother crashes into a Catholic church run by five Arab nuns who have taken a vow of silence. If everyone follows the rites of their religion, the women able to help the family mustn’t talk and the family, who realize that it’s now the Shabbat, can’t operate any machinery necessary to move along. It’s quite the conundrum for the devout and a perfect recipe for discovering a common ground as human beings with enough laughs to keep us entertained for the duration.
Ave Maria – Palestine/France/Germany – 15 minutes
Director Basil Khalil and co-writer Daniel Yáñez have come up with a cutely comic conceit for their short film Ave Maria. It’s the West Bank—miles from civilization—and a car carrying a Jewish man, his wife, and his mother crashes into a Catholic church run by five Arab nuns who have taken a vow of silence. If everyone follows the rites of their religion, the women able to help the family mustn’t talk and the family, who realize that it’s now the Shabbat, can’t operate any machinery necessary to move along. It’s quite the conundrum for the devout and a perfect recipe for discovering a common ground as human beings with enough laughs to keep us entertained for the duration.
- 1/28/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Actor Noel Fisher Engaged to Girlfriend Layla Alizada: Proposal Details
No shame here! Shameless actor Noel Fisher is engaged to his longtime girlfriend Layla Alizada, his rep confirms exclusively to Us Weekly. "Noel asked Layla to marry him when they were vacationing at the St. Regis in Bora Bora in mid-May," a source tells Us of how the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles actor proposed. "They're thrilled!" the insider adds. Fisher, 30, is best known for playing the complex, unconventional, gay character Mickey Milkovich on Showtime's Shameless. He also appeared in the final Twilight movie and stars as Michelangelo [...]...
- 8/14/2014
- Us Weekly
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