Even before the final moments of No Time to Die made abundantly clear that a James Bond of the Daniel Craig variety would not return, people began wondering about the identity of the next 007. Eon Productions has not yet answered that question, despite rumors that Aaron Taylor-Johnson has been offered the part. Whoever ends up getting the honor to be the face of a new era of Bond, expectations are very high.
It’s a time honored tradition, one that goes all the way back before the first Eon Bond movie Dr. No released in 1962. While that movie, and especially its two follow-ups From Russia With Love (1963) and Goldfinger (1964), established Sean Connery as the Bond by which every other actor is now judged, the character’s creator, the novelist Ian Fleming, had something different in mind for his super spy. In fact, Fleming didn’t want Connery at all.
It’s a time honored tradition, one that goes all the way back before the first Eon Bond movie Dr. No released in 1962. While that movie, and especially its two follow-ups From Russia With Love (1963) and Goldfinger (1964), established Sean Connery as the Bond by which every other actor is now judged, the character’s creator, the novelist Ian Fleming, had something different in mind for his super spy. In fact, Fleming didn’t want Connery at all.
- 4/9/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Cineflix Media, a leading independent producer and distributor, is expanding its operations by opening a Vancouver branch of Cineflix Studios run by industry veteran Mark Miller.
The Vancouver office will “focus on producing and co-producing scripted series, movies, and factual content for North American and international streamers and broadcasters,” according to a press release. Miller will serve as president and report to Cineflix Media co-founder and CEO Glen Salzman.
Over the past few years, Cineflix Media has built up its production business in North America and Europe, which encompasses Cineflix Studios (“Tehran”) and Cineflix Productions. The company also has joint ventures with C3 Media and Buccaneer (“The Burning Girls”) as well as a creative partnership with December Films (“Reginald the Vampire”).
Miller most recently served in a dual role as president of Thunderbird Entertainment Group and CEO of Great Pacific Media, where he executive produced shows like “Kim’s Convenience” for CBC and Netflix.
The Vancouver office will “focus on producing and co-producing scripted series, movies, and factual content for North American and international streamers and broadcasters,” according to a press release. Miller will serve as president and report to Cineflix Media co-founder and CEO Glen Salzman.
Over the past few years, Cineflix Media has built up its production business in North America and Europe, which encompasses Cineflix Studios (“Tehran”) and Cineflix Productions. The company also has joint ventures with C3 Media and Buccaneer (“The Burning Girls”) as well as a creative partnership with December Films (“Reginald the Vampire”).
Miller most recently served in a dual role as president of Thunderbird Entertainment Group and CEO of Great Pacific Media, where he executive produced shows like “Kim’s Convenience” for CBC and Netflix.
- 11/3/2023
- by Ellise Shafer
- Variety Film + TV
From the outside, Canadian television is having a moment. Over the past 18 months, major streaming services — Netflix, Prime Video, Paramount+, Disney+ and Apple TV+ — have established Northern presences via offices, execs or PR teams.
Canadian broadcasters are also stepping up. During upfronts and a series of meetings in Toronto last week, public broadcaster CBC boasted more than 4,000 hours of new programming. Bell Media confirmed an additional 210 hours of English and French-language original content, bolstering its original library to more than 1,000 hours. Corus Entertainment announced 25 new and returning series across its brands.
Even Rogers Sports & Media, which has historically commissioned fewer hours of originals than its competitors, confirmed original programming for the Omni channel and the return of “Canada’s Got Talent” and “Hudson & Rex” while announcing the upcoming “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent.”
According to Canadian producers however, getting a TV series off the ground in Canada is harder than ever.
Canadian broadcasters are also stepping up. During upfronts and a series of meetings in Toronto last week, public broadcaster CBC boasted more than 4,000 hours of new programming. Bell Media confirmed an additional 210 hours of English and French-language original content, bolstering its original library to more than 1,000 hours. Corus Entertainment announced 25 new and returning series across its brands.
Even Rogers Sports & Media, which has historically commissioned fewer hours of originals than its competitors, confirmed original programming for the Omni channel and the return of “Canada’s Got Talent” and “Hudson & Rex” while announcing the upcoming “Law & Order Toronto: Criminal Intent.”
According to Canadian producers however, getting a TV series off the ground in Canada is harder than ever.
- 6/14/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
In 1998, Glen Salzman and Katherine Buck launched Montreal-based Cineflix Media with one of its first series, “Dogs with Jobs.” Unable to secure Canadian financing, they pitched the series at the Banff World Media Festival to international broadcasters during a market simulation session.
From there, the company produced five seasons of the factual series, which continues to sell internationally. More impressively, it was the beginning of Cineflix growing from a company with three factual shows into one of Canada’s largest independent producers, with creative, production and distribution arms in Montreal, Toronto, New York, London and Dublin.
Over the years, Cineflix has brought marquee talent and shows like “Property Brothers,” “American Pickers” and “Mayday: Air Disaster” to global audiences. Today, the group includes Cineflix Productions, Cineflix Rights, and Cineflix Studios, as well as joint venture companies Buccaneer, Connect3 Media, Husk Media and Shiny Screens Entertainment.
It boasts more than 5,500 catalog hours,...
From there, the company produced five seasons of the factual series, which continues to sell internationally. More impressively, it was the beginning of Cineflix growing from a company with three factual shows into one of Canada’s largest independent producers, with creative, production and distribution arms in Montreal, Toronto, New York, London and Dublin.
Over the years, Cineflix has brought marquee talent and shows like “Property Brothers,” “American Pickers” and “Mayday: Air Disaster” to global audiences. Today, the group includes Cineflix Productions, Cineflix Rights, and Cineflix Studios, as well as joint venture companies Buccaneer, Connect3 Media, Husk Media and Shiny Screens Entertainment.
It boasts more than 5,500 catalog hours,...
- 6/12/2023
- by Amber Dowling
- Variety Film + TV
Carl Sagan, for those who may not know, was an astronomer and charismatic cosmologist who came into the public eye in 1980 with the broadcast of his PBS series "Cosmos: A Personal Voyage." That show, in addition to Sagan's many novels, books, and lectures, helped popularize astral science, bringing casual conversations about space to new heights.
Sagan's popularity is understandable. He was affable and well-spoken, and he talked about fun scientific concepts like the existence of UFOs, and the actual, mathematical odds that an alien civilization might someday visit Earth; given the size of the universe, Sagan calculated that there are at least a million Earth-like civilizations out there somewhere. The film "Contact" is based on his novel. Sagan was also a major advocate for marijuana use, and was rather spiritual, despite often speaking out against religion or the existence of an intelligent God. He was a fascinating dude.
Sagan...
Sagan's popularity is understandable. He was affable and well-spoken, and he talked about fun scientific concepts like the existence of UFOs, and the actual, mathematical odds that an alien civilization might someday visit Earth; given the size of the universe, Sagan calculated that there are at least a million Earth-like civilizations out there somewhere. The film "Contact" is based on his novel. Sagan was also a major advocate for marijuana use, and was rather spiritual, despite often speaking out against religion or the existence of an intelligent God. He was a fascinating dude.
Sagan...
- 5/8/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Comic book collectors of the 1990s remember one particular pop culture milestone well. DC Comics, in one of the best-publicized comic book events ever, advertised that Superman -- the stalwart central figure of the entire genre -- was going to die. Television news reports covered the event, and fans were interested in the character like never before. Comic book stores had lines around the block to pick up a copy of Superman #75, which came sealed in a black plastic bag emblazoned with a dripping, bloody Superman symbol. A new monster, Doomsday, was invented to kill Superman, and the Man of Steel was punched to death. Although DC always had a plan to resurrect Superman, readers in 1992 felt that his death might actually be permanent.
However, in the brief period after Superman's death, and prior to his resurrection, DC Comics introduced four new Superman replacement characters. There was a robotic, sunglasses-wearing death bot called The Eliminator.
However, in the brief period after Superman's death, and prior to his resurrection, DC Comics introduced four new Superman replacement characters. There was a robotic, sunglasses-wearing death bot called The Eliminator.
- 12/2/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Leah Remini attempted to boost Crash director Paul Haggis’ claim that the Church of Scientology is behind the rape allegation that’s landed him in New York civil court, Variety reports.
On Monday, Nov. 7, Remini testified, “Men and women who have been raped absolutely deserve justice. But in this case, it’s absolutely Paul who is the victim here.” Haggis was sued in 2017 by publicist Haleigh Breest, who accused the filmmaker of raping her and forcing her to perform oral sex on him in 2013.
Both Remini and Haggis are former Scientologists,...
On Monday, Nov. 7, Remini testified, “Men and women who have been raped absolutely deserve justice. But in this case, it’s absolutely Paul who is the victim here.” Haggis was sued in 2017 by publicist Haleigh Breest, who accused the filmmaker of raping her and forcing her to perform oral sex on him in 2013.
Both Remini and Haggis are former Scientologists,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Leah Remini testified Monday as a character witness in the civil rape trial of fellow Scientology whistleblower Paul Haggis, telling the jury that she and the “Crash” director are among the top enemies of the church that will “gather anything they can to hurt you.”
But the “King of Queens” star, who appeared in the New York courtroom via videoconferences from her Beverly Hills home, did not establish any direct connection between Scientology and the accusations of Haleigh Breest, who is seeking unspecified damages from what she said was a violent rape at his Manhattan apartment in 2013.
Remini, who co-hosted the 2016 docuseries “Scientology and the Aftermath” with previous character witness Mike Rinder, said the trio comprises the top three “enemies” of the church. She said she’s been subject to “constant harassment and stalking” by church members who continue to show up at her house, and the homes of family...
But the “King of Queens” star, who appeared in the New York courtroom via videoconferences from her Beverly Hills home, did not establish any direct connection between Scientology and the accusations of Haleigh Breest, who is seeking unspecified damages from what she said was a violent rape at his Manhattan apartment in 2013.
Remini, who co-hosted the 2016 docuseries “Scientology and the Aftermath” with previous character witness Mike Rinder, said the trio comprises the top three “enemies” of the church. She said she’s been subject to “constant harassment and stalking” by church members who continue to show up at her house, and the homes of family...
- 11/7/2022
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Following a three-day testimony where Paul Haggis admitted to having more than 20 extramarital affairs, the Oscar-winning director accused of rape called himself a “broken person” in court Friday and continued to deny he raped a publicist in 2013, per Variety.
“I’m a very flawed human being,” he told the New York civil court Friday. He also repeatedly denied that he raped film publicist Haleigh Breest, who claimed the Crash director forced her to perform oral sex on him and raped her following a movie premiere nine years ago.
“She did...
“I’m a very flawed human being,” he told the New York civil court Friday. He also repeatedly denied that he raped film publicist Haleigh Breest, who claimed the Crash director forced her to perform oral sex on him and raped her following a movie premiere nine years ago.
“She did...
- 11/5/2022
- by Tomás Mier
- Rollingstone.com
Paul Haggis will testify Wednesday in the New York sexual assault civil case brought against him by Haleigh Breest, a lawyer for Haggis said Tuesday. The lawyer, Seth Zuckerman, said that Haggis’ ex-wife, Deborah Rennard, is scheduled to go first, followed by Haggis.
Ten days of testimony have elapsed, with the Oscar-winning filmmaker and former Church of Scientology member watching the trial quietly from his seat at the defense table while his daughters are seated in the gallery directly behind him.
Breest, who is suing Haggis for unspecified damages, testified that he forced her into unprotected oral sex and intercourse in his apartment in Manhattan in 2013. Four other women called to testify by Breest said that Haggis assaulted or tried to assault them sexually in separate incidents between 1996 and 2015.
Haggis says the sex with Breest was consensual and, in court filings and through his lawyers, has said that he has...
Ten days of testimony have elapsed, with the Oscar-winning filmmaker and former Church of Scientology member watching the trial quietly from his seat at the defense table while his daughters are seated in the gallery directly behind him.
Breest, who is suing Haggis for unspecified damages, testified that he forced her into unprotected oral sex and intercourse in his apartment in Manhattan in 2013. Four other women called to testify by Breest said that Haggis assaulted or tried to assault them sexually in separate incidents between 1996 and 2015.
Haggis says the sex with Breest was consensual and, in court filings and through his lawyers, has said that he has...
- 11/2/2022
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
A former high-ranking official in the Church of Scientology said Friday that the organization never forgets its enemies “until they are destroyed,” and he said that filmmaker Paul Haggis, who quit Scientology, remains one of its biggest targets.
Mike Rinder, an Australian who was Scientology’s top enforcer and who co-hosted the Emmy-winning docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, was was the first witness for the defense in the New York sexual civil assault trial of Haggis.
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The Oscar-winning screenwriter of Crash and a major figure in a 2015 documentary exposé about Scientology,...
Mike Rinder, an Australian who was Scientology’s top enforcer and who co-hosted the Emmy-winning docuseries Leah Remini: Scientology and the Aftermath, was was the first witness for the defense in the New York sexual civil assault trial of Haggis.
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The Oscar-winning screenwriter of Crash and a major figure in a 2015 documentary exposé about Scientology,...
- 10/29/2022
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
A psychologist who testified for Anthony Rapp in his failed case against fellow actor Kevin Spacey took the stand Friday, again for the plaintiff, in the New York sexual assault civil trial of filmmaker Paul Haggis.
As she did in the Rapp case earlier this month, Lisa Rocchio, a clinical and forensic psychologist based in Rhode Island, said that the accuser — in this case Haleigh Breest — suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by an alleged rape that is the basis of a claim for damages being weighed by the jury.
And again, Rocchio was challenged by the defense for her conclusions, sometimes in language nearly identical to the questions she faced from a lawyer for Spacey.
“Have you ever evaluated someone who claimed sexual abuse and found that they were lying?” a lawyer for Haggis, Seth Zuckerman, asked Rocchio, referring to the 1,000-plus people she has treated in her career.
As she did in the Rapp case earlier this month, Lisa Rocchio, a clinical and forensic psychologist based in Rhode Island, said that the accuser — in this case Haleigh Breest — suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder caused by an alleged rape that is the basis of a claim for damages being weighed by the jury.
And again, Rocchio was challenged by the defense for her conclusions, sometimes in language nearly identical to the questions she faced from a lawyer for Spacey.
“Have you ever evaluated someone who claimed sexual abuse and found that they were lying?” a lawyer for Haggis, Seth Zuckerman, asked Rocchio, referring to the 1,000-plus people she has treated in her career.
- 10/28/2022
- by Sean Piccoli
- Deadline Film + TV
The sexual assault civil trial of Oscar-winning Crash writer-producer Paul Haggis began today in Manhattan. Opening arguments from both sides cited a text exchange by the accuser.
The prosecution pointed to a passage from film publicist Haleigh Breest that read, according to the Associated Press, “[Haggis] was so rough and aggressive,” while the defense pointed out that the accuser also wrote, “I don’t care too much.”
The case centers on allegations by Breest, who claimed in 2017 that Haggis assaulted her in 2013 after the two attended the premiere of the film Side Effects. After myriad efforts by Haggis to have the matter thrown out of court, a New York judge ruled in mid-2018 that the case could proceed. But the Covid pandemic saw the matter put on hold until this week.
Breest is seeking unspecified damages.
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The prosecution pointed to a passage from film publicist Haleigh Breest that read, according to the Associated Press, “[Haggis] was so rough and aggressive,” while the defense pointed out that the accuser also wrote, “I don’t care too much.”
The case centers on allegations by Breest, who claimed in 2017 that Haggis assaulted her in 2013 after the two attended the premiere of the film Side Effects. After myriad efforts by Haggis to have the matter thrown out of court, a New York judge ruled in mid-2018 that the case could proceed. But the Covid pandemic saw the matter put on hold until this week.
Breest is seeking unspecified damages.
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- 10/20/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The civil lawsuit trial against Paul Haggis — filed by a woman who claims the director raped her in 2013 — began today in New York.
Publicist Haleigh Breest alleges that Haggis forced her to perform oral sex and raped her at his apartment following a movie premiere in 2013; Breest filed the civil suit against Haggis in 2017 following his comments condemning producer Harvey Weinstein.
“The hypocrisy of it made her blood boil,” Breest’s lawyer Zoe Salzman said during the opening statements, the Wrap reported.
During opening statements, both Salzman and Haggis’ attorney...
Publicist Haleigh Breest alleges that Haggis forced her to perform oral sex and raped her at his apartment following a movie premiere in 2013; Breest filed the civil suit against Haggis in 2017 following his comments condemning producer Harvey Weinstein.
“The hypocrisy of it made her blood boil,” Breest’s lawyer Zoe Salzman said during the opening statements, the Wrap reported.
During opening statements, both Salzman and Haggis’ attorney...
- 10/19/2022
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Paul Haggis’ civil rape trial got underway Wednesday in New York, where the Oscar-winning “Crash” director aims to argue that Scientology and greed are behind claims of rape from a publicist and three other women who say he sexually assaulted them in separate incidents dating back to 2013.
Opening statements began in the case of publicist Haleigh Breest, who is suing Haggis for unspecified damages, with her own text messages used by lawyers for both sides. Breest, who was an events publicist when she met Haggis at a New York movie premiere in 2013, has chosen to self-identify in the civil lawsuit.
Breest claims Haggis forced her to perform oral sex and raped her after she agreed to come up to his apartment that night for drinks. Haggis has maintained that the entire encounter was consensual, and that the lawsuit is just Breest’s latest attempt at getting a payout.
Breest never went to police,...
Opening statements began in the case of publicist Haleigh Breest, who is suing Haggis for unspecified damages, with her own text messages used by lawyers for both sides. Breest, who was an events publicist when she met Haggis at a New York movie premiere in 2013, has chosen to self-identify in the civil lawsuit.
Breest claims Haggis forced her to perform oral sex and raped her after she agreed to come up to his apartment that night for drinks. Haggis has maintained that the entire encounter was consensual, and that the lawsuit is just Breest’s latest attempt at getting a payout.
Breest never went to police,...
- 10/19/2022
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
Opening statements began on Wednesday in a civil trial against Oscar-winning filmmaker Paul Haggis, who has been accused of raping a publicist nearly a decade ago.
Haleigh Breest, who filed a lawsuit against Haggis in 2017, alleges that the screenwriter and director forced her to perform oral sex and then raped her after she reluctantly agreed to have a drink at his Soho apartment following a movie premiere. Her attorneys asserted to jurors that the director used his fame and position in Hollywood to pressure Breest, who was 26 at the time.
“The defendant, Paul Haggis, is a famous movie director and screenwriter. He’s won two Oscars. He’s talented. He’s powerful. He’s also manipulative,” the plaintiff’s lawyer Zoe Salzman told the jurors in a Lower Manhattan courtroom. “The evidence in this case will show Mr. Haggis used his storytelling skills and fame to prey on, manipulate and...
Haleigh Breest, who filed a lawsuit against Haggis in 2017, alleges that the screenwriter and director forced her to perform oral sex and then raped her after she reluctantly agreed to have a drink at his Soho apartment following a movie premiere. Her attorneys asserted to jurors that the director used his fame and position in Hollywood to pressure Breest, who was 26 at the time.
“The defendant, Paul Haggis, is a famous movie director and screenwriter. He’s won two Oscars. He’s talented. He’s powerful. He’s also manipulative,” the plaintiff’s lawyer Zoe Salzman told the jurors in a Lower Manhattan courtroom. “The evidence in this case will show Mr. Haggis used his storytelling skills and fame to prey on, manipulate and...
- 10/19/2022
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
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Jehane Noujaim started her filmmaking journey with HBO’s The Vow in 2009. The award-winning director attended an introductory class for Nxivm’s personal growth Executive Success Program (“Esp”), where she would go on to meet the self-help marketing corporation’s leader and founder Keith Raniere and his co-founder Nancy Salzman. The pair, now convicted felons, were eventually examined in The Vow and now, interviewed for The Vow, Part Two, which premiered Oct. 17, more than a decade after that initial class.
But, back in 2009, Noujaim says she didn’t get the kind of balanced access she was looking for, so she put the project aside. She went on to make other documentaries like Startup.com (2001), focusing on the dark side of the internet boom; Control Room (2004), about the Al-Jazeera network amid the U.S.-Iraq war; and The Square (2013), looking at the unrest in...
Jehane Noujaim started her filmmaking journey with HBO’s The Vow in 2009. The award-winning director attended an introductory class for Nxivm’s personal growth Executive Success Program (“Esp”), where she would go on to meet the self-help marketing corporation’s leader and founder Keith Raniere and his co-founder Nancy Salzman. The pair, now convicted felons, were eventually examined in The Vow and now, interviewed for The Vow, Part Two, which premiered Oct. 17, more than a decade after that initial class.
But, back in 2009, Noujaim says she didn’t get the kind of balanced access she was looking for, so she put the project aside. She went on to make other documentaries like Startup.com (2001), focusing on the dark side of the internet boom; Control Room (2004), about the Al-Jazeera network amid the U.S.-Iraq war; and The Square (2013), looking at the unrest in...
- 10/19/2022
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The premiere of The Vow: Part II on October 17 comes almost exactly two years after the HBO docuseries’ first season ended with the shocking reveal of Nxivm founders Keith Raniere and Nancy Salzman as future interview subjects on the show. As you may recall, Nxivm seemed like a self-help organization — with Hollywood stars among its rank and file — until its inner workings were exposed and the media dubbed it a sex cult. The group’s secrets, such as members being branded with the initials of so-called visionary Raniere and being coerced to have sex with him, dominated headlines in 2017-18. The Vow’s second round does indeed feature Raniere and Salzman sharing their side of the Nxivm story as it “follows the legal and emotional journeys of the group’s founders, supporters, and defectors as new evidence and stunning revelations come to light,” as the Part II synopsis teases. The...
- 10/17/2022
- TV Insider
When “The Vow” aired what turned out to be a season finale (not series finale) in October 2020, it didn’t necessarily feel like we needed more. The series ended with Keith Raniere under arrest, alongside all of the other major players in the Nxivm scandal – his right hand woman Nancy Salzman, “Smallville” actress and alleged sex slave master Allison Mack, financial backer Clare Bronfman, and more, while the former members who had been fighting for this could finally breathe a sigh of relief. In real life, we saw the rest play out, with Raniere sentenced to 120 years in prison.
That could have been the end of the story, but as we now know, it most certainly wasn’t. Raniere’s final words of that finale foreshadowed what was to come, though maybe not in the way he intended: “There are many ways of presenting a documentary. Your side is only the very top layer,...
That could have been the end of the story, but as we now know, it most certainly wasn’t. Raniere’s final words of that finale foreshadowed what was to come, though maybe not in the way he intended: “There are many ways of presenting a documentary. Your side is only the very top layer,...
- 10/17/2022
- by Lauren Piester
- The Wrap
In late summer 2020, “The Vow” emerged as a creepily potent hit docuseries, which grew virally as it rolled out. Plunging deep within little-understood “self-help group”-turned-cult Nxivm to examine the hold leader Keith Raniere had over his acolytes, the documentary series excelled when depicted sympathetic people in situations the average viewer likely could not imagine. How had these women allowed things to get so out of control that they’d agreed to be branded, or to starve themselves, or to voluntarily hand over compromising materials for potential blackmail? “The Vow” had no hard answers, but it was exacting and thorough in posing the questions.
Almost too thorough, perhaps: Its new follow-up, “The Vow, Part Two,” is three episodes shorter, and has a tighter focus that benefits its storytelling. Having established Nxivm’s methods of exerting control over women in the first go-round, director Jehane Noujaim (without Karin Amer this time...
Almost too thorough, perhaps: Its new follow-up, “The Vow, Part Two,” is three episodes shorter, and has a tighter focus that benefits its storytelling. Having established Nxivm’s methods of exerting control over women in the first go-round, director Jehane Noujaim (without Karin Amer this time...
- 10/12/2022
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
HBO is bringing more harrowing detail about the Nxivm cult to viewers in The Vow Part Two, a six-part followup to 2020’s gripping true-crime docuseries. Keith Raniere, Nxivm’s co-founder, was convicted of crimes including racketeering, racketeering conspiracy, sex trafficking, attempted sex trafficking, sex trafficking conspiracy, forced labor conspiracy, wire fraud conspiracy, and production and possession of child pornography in June 2019. (Credit: HBO) In addition, several top Nxivm officials, including Smallville star Allison Mack were also arrested. Raniere received a 120-year prison sentence for his crimes. The Vow Part Two is set against the backdrop of the federal trial of the United States against Raniere, offering an exclusive view into Raniere’s innermost circle, including Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman. In addition to the interview with Salzman (clad in an ankle monitoring bracelet), the series will also feature a new interview with Raniere from prison. The logline says: The Vow Part...
- 9/22/2022
- TV Insider
Nancy Salzman is trying to re-write her story. In the trailer for HBO's The Vow Part II, which further examines the downfall of the Nxivm cult and the legal proceedings of the group's co-founders Salzman and Keith Raniere, those inside Nxivm wrestle with their complicity in the group's actions—and why things aren't any less complicated now. "Five years after Keith Raniere's arrest in Mexico, amid rumors of a secret sex sorority within his self-help company Nxivm," the network says, "The Vow Part II reveals the manifold ways that Raniere and a trusted inner circle of acolytes conspired to induct women into a female only sect called Dos, a name derived from a Latin acronym...
- 9/22/2022
- E! Online
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The Vow is returning with a six-episode second season, promising a rare view into Nxivm founder Keith Raniere’s innermost circle, including co-founder Nancy Salzman.
“My whole company was destroyed and my whole life fell apart,” says Salzman, Nxivm’s president and co-founder with Raniere, in the trailer (below), which also features Raniere speaking from prison. “Going into this, I thought Keith was innocent. I was wrong,” Salzman tells the filmmakers.
The Vow, Part Two begins at the start of Raniere’s trial, with the finale capturing the verdict. The follow-up, directed by Jehane Noujaim, debuts Oct. 17, with weekly episodes on HBO and HBO Max.
Much has happened in the two years since The Vow first exposed Nxivm to a mainstream audience.
Nxivm, a company that masqueraded as a self-help group but was actually running a secret sex cult, and its leader Raniere...
The Vow is returning with a six-episode second season, promising a rare view into Nxivm founder Keith Raniere’s innermost circle, including co-founder Nancy Salzman.
“My whole company was destroyed and my whole life fell apart,” says Salzman, Nxivm’s president and co-founder with Raniere, in the trailer (below), which also features Raniere speaking from prison. “Going into this, I thought Keith was innocent. I was wrong,” Salzman tells the filmmakers.
The Vow, Part Two begins at the start of Raniere’s trial, with the finale capturing the verdict. The follow-up, directed by Jehane Noujaim, debuts Oct. 17, with weekly episodes on HBO and HBO Max.
Much has happened in the two years since The Vow first exposed Nxivm to a mainstream audience.
Nxivm, a company that masqueraded as a self-help group but was actually running a secret sex cult, and its leader Raniere...
- 9/22/2022
- by Jackie Strause
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The trial of Nxivm co-founder Keith Raniere is captured by the HBO cameras.
Docuseries “The Vow” returns for a second half, helmed by Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jehane Noujaim. “The Vow, Part Two” premieres October 17, with new episodes airing every Monday and available to stream on HBO Max.
“Part Two” centers on the inner workings of the organization and its co-founders Raniere and Nancy Salzman. The official synopsis reads: Set against the backdrop of the federal trial of the United States against Keith Raniere, “The Vow, Part Two” offers a rare view into Raniere’s innermost circle, including Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman. It follows the legal and emotional journeys of the group’s founders, supporters, and defectors as new evidence and stunning revelations come to light, while federal prosecutors and defense attorneys engage in a trial in the national spotlight.
Five years after Keith Raniere’s arrest in Mexico,...
Docuseries “The Vow” returns for a second half, helmed by Emmy-winning and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Jehane Noujaim. “The Vow, Part Two” premieres October 17, with new episodes airing every Monday and available to stream on HBO Max.
“Part Two” centers on the inner workings of the organization and its co-founders Raniere and Nancy Salzman. The official synopsis reads: Set against the backdrop of the federal trial of the United States against Keith Raniere, “The Vow, Part Two” offers a rare view into Raniere’s innermost circle, including Nxivm co-founder Nancy Salzman. It follows the legal and emotional journeys of the group’s founders, supporters, and defectors as new evidence and stunning revelations come to light, while federal prosecutors and defense attorneys engage in a trial in the national spotlight.
Five years after Keith Raniere’s arrest in Mexico,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
HBO's "The Vow" is returning for a second season, and the official trailer, which dropped on Sept. 22, shows that it will pick up where the first season left off: Diving into the Nxivm cult's downfall after the exposure of its sordid inner workings.
The streamer first confirmed that a second installment was coming in October 2020, after filmmaker Jehane Noujain teased the possibility to Variety, saying, "We reached out to everybody involved - many people, on all sides of the story - and we are continuing to film."
The second season will be titled "The Vow Part Two" and will center on Nxivm founder Keith Raniere's federal trial. Raniere was arrested back in March 2018 on several charges, including racketeering, sex trafficking, and forced labor conspiracy. In June 2019, he was convicted, and was sentenced to 120 years in prison in 2020. Several other members associated with Nxivm - including Allison Mack, cofounder and president Nancy Salzman,...
The streamer first confirmed that a second installment was coming in October 2020, after filmmaker Jehane Noujain teased the possibility to Variety, saying, "We reached out to everybody involved - many people, on all sides of the story - and we are continuing to film."
The second season will be titled "The Vow Part Two" and will center on Nxivm founder Keith Raniere's federal trial. Raniere was arrested back in March 2018 on several charges, including racketeering, sex trafficking, and forced labor conspiracy. In June 2019, he was convicted, and was sentenced to 120 years in prison in 2020. Several other members associated with Nxivm - including Allison Mack, cofounder and president Nancy Salzman,...
- 9/22/2022
- by Monica Sisavat
- Popsugar.com
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