Camille Grammer was diagnosed with cancer again.
The 49-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star revealed on Instagram on Thursday that she had received a skin cancer diagnosis (Squamous Cell Carcinoma) and was recovering from surgery after having “those pesky cancer cells” removed.
It’s the second time the former dancer and model has battled cancer. In 2013, she was diagnosed with Stage 2 Endometrial Cancer and underwent a radical hysterectomy. She is currently in remission and has dedicated the past few years to spreading awareness about the disease.
“Early detection is key,” Grammer wrote on Instagram, captioning a photo of herself...
The 49-year-old Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star revealed on Instagram on Thursday that she had received a skin cancer diagnosis (Squamous Cell Carcinoma) and was recovering from surgery after having “those pesky cancer cells” removed.
It’s the second time the former dancer and model has battled cancer. In 2013, she was diagnosed with Stage 2 Endometrial Cancer and underwent a radical hysterectomy. She is currently in remission and has dedicated the past few years to spreading awareness about the disease.
“Early detection is key,” Grammer wrote on Instagram, captioning a photo of herself...
- 12/14/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Joe Matar Oct 2, 2017
Rick and Morty season 3 goes out with a bwuhhh!? Our spoiler-filled review of the finale is here!
This review contains spoilers.
See related Red Dwarf: looking back at the past and ahead to the future Red Dwarf: 8 ways it got around the ‘no aliens’ rule Red Dwarf: top 20 episodes
3.10 The Rickchurian Mortydate
Maybe it was the long wait before it returned, or maybe it’s the fact that it feels like we only got nine episodes because one had already aired months previously, or maybe it’s just that I was having such a gosh darn good time and time flies when etc., etc. Whatever the reason, season three came and went too soon.
Season one was chock-full of character development and world-building. Season two was generally more content to goof off. Season three struck a decent balance between both: there was quite a...
Rick and Morty season 3 goes out with a bwuhhh!? Our spoiler-filled review of the finale is here!
This review contains spoilers.
See related Red Dwarf: looking back at the past and ahead to the future Red Dwarf: 8 ways it got around the ‘no aliens’ rule Red Dwarf: top 20 episodes
3.10 The Rickchurian Mortydate
Maybe it was the long wait before it returned, or maybe it’s the fact that it feels like we only got nine episodes because one had already aired months previously, or maybe it’s just that I was having such a gosh darn good time and time flies when etc., etc. Whatever the reason, season three came and went too soon.
Season one was chock-full of character development and world-building. Season two was generally more content to goof off. Season three struck a decent balance between both: there was quite a...
- 10/2/2017
- Den of Geek
Presenting two real-life stories from my days of yore, although names have been changed to protect both the innocent and the guilty.
Story The First:
I knew a girl in high school – I wouldn’t say we were friends, but she was someone who had never participated in the Piggy horrors. Sally was an A+ student, on the track to an Ivy League school. Pretty (but not gorgeous) and popular (but quiet about it), she came to me one day and said that she needed to talk to me privately. I was surprised… and a bit suspicious. What did she want? But because Sally had never been overtly mean to me, even though she was part of the clique that instigated most of the callous cruelties upon me, and because I still hoped to be “accepted,” and I wanted to believe for some reason she was about to warn me...
Story The First:
I knew a girl in high school – I wouldn’t say we were friends, but she was someone who had never participated in the Piggy horrors. Sally was an A+ student, on the track to an Ivy League school. Pretty (but not gorgeous) and popular (but quiet about it), she came to me one day and said that she needed to talk to me privately. I was surprised… and a bit suspicious. What did she want? But because Sally had never been overtly mean to me, even though she was part of the clique that instigated most of the callous cruelties upon me, and because I still hoped to be “accepted,” and I wanted to believe for some reason she was about to warn me...
- 9/11/2017
- by Mindy Newell
- Comicmix.com
Broadchurch wrapped its third and final season this Wednesday on BBC America, a full four months after the series did so “across the pond.” Were you, the Stateside viewer, able to avoid spoilers for the Axehampton rape case resolution?
RelatedPerformer of the Week: Broadchurch‘s David Tennant
Leading up to and with its final hour, the UK drama dangled a few more red herrings before us — by identifying cab driver Clive’s DNA on the football sock, having Ed find and clumsily contaminate the blood-stained twine used to restrain Trish, detailing Jim’s dicking around on the very night of...
RelatedPerformer of the Week: Broadchurch‘s David Tennant
Leading up to and with its final hour, the UK drama dangled a few more red herrings before us — by identifying cab driver Clive’s DNA on the football sock, having Ed find and clumsily contaminate the blood-stained twine used to restrain Trish, detailing Jim’s dicking around on the very night of...
- 8/17/2017
- TVLine.com
This past weekend I found myself at a convention once again with Molly Jackson, but now joined by ComicMix’s own Glenn Hauman. It was an island getaway. Sure, it was Long Island, but it was still technically a getaway so I’m sticking to it.
The convention in question was I-con, and no, it is not a convention dedicated to the superhero Icon of Milestone Media fame, but he should really be used more over at DC and his original run written by Dwayne McDuffie and penciled by M. D. Bright should be collected in its entirely as it has never been before.
I-con is a long running non-profit science fiction, fact, and fantasy convention. This show was billed as I-con 32, but the convention was on hiatus after I-con 31 in 2012. This new iteration debuted at a new location, Suffolk Community College.
Having grown up on Long Island, I had...
The convention in question was I-con, and no, it is not a convention dedicated to the superhero Icon of Milestone Media fame, but he should really be used more over at DC and his original run written by Dwayne McDuffie and penciled by M. D. Bright should be collected in its entirely as it has never been before.
I-con is a long running non-profit science fiction, fact, and fantasy convention. This show was billed as I-con 32, but the convention was on hiatus after I-con 31 in 2012. This new iteration debuted at a new location, Suffolk Community College.
Having grown up on Long Island, I had...
- 3/21/2017
- by Joe Corallo
- Comicmix.com
On the morning that Tennessee teen Mary Catherine Elizabeth Thomas was allegedly abducted by her 50-year-old teacher, she told her family she was spending the day with a female friend — but to call police if she wasn’t home by 6 p.m, her family’s attorney says.
“She confided in one of her siblings that if she was not back by 6 p.m. that day and she was to disappear, to call the police,” attorney Jason Whatley tells People.
Elizabeth, a high school freshman at at Culleoka Unit School, was picked up from her home the morning of March 13 by a female friend.
“She confided in one of her siblings that if she was not back by 6 p.m. that day and she was to disappear, to call the police,” attorney Jason Whatley tells People.
Elizabeth, a high school freshman at at Culleoka Unit School, was picked up from her home the morning of March 13 by a female friend.
- 3/20/2017
- by Harriet Sokmensuer
- PEOPLE.com
The wife of the 50-year-old former health teacher at the center of an ongoing multi-state Amber Alert is issuing a public plea for her husband return home and bring the teenage student he’s believe to have disappeared with back safe.
In a news conference at the Maury Country Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee on Friday, Jill Cummins directly addressed her husband Tad Cummins — whom authorities believe is with his 15-year-old former student, Mary Catherine Elizabeth Thomas.
Thomas was reported missing by her family Monday afternoon. Amber Alerts have since been issued in multiple states including Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi.
In a news conference at the Maury Country Sheriff’s Office in Tennessee on Friday, Jill Cummins directly addressed her husband Tad Cummins — whom authorities believe is with his 15-year-old former student, Mary Catherine Elizabeth Thomas.
Thomas was reported missing by her family Monday afternoon. Amber Alerts have since been issued in multiple states including Georgia, Tennessee and Mississippi.
- 3/18/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
A version of this article originally appeared on EW.com.
Hold onto those necklaces, folks. We’re entering unchartered territory here.
The season 1 finale of This Is Us did not reveal the manner of Jack’s death — though it did rule out death by drunk-driving to Rebecca’s gig. But “Moonshadow” gave audiences something that they perhaps hoped they’d truly never see, unspooling the toughest, darkest depiction of a marriage in crisis that they’ve seen on the series to date. Even Milo Ventimiglia admitted to People at a finale screening on Tuesday that right after reading the finale script,...
Hold onto those necklaces, folks. We’re entering unchartered territory here.
The season 1 finale of This Is Us did not reveal the manner of Jack’s death — though it did rule out death by drunk-driving to Rebecca’s gig. But “Moonshadow” gave audiences something that they perhaps hoped they’d truly never see, unspooling the toughest, darkest depiction of a marriage in crisis that they’ve seen on the series to date. Even Milo Ventimiglia admitted to People at a finale screening on Tuesday that right after reading the finale script,...
- 3/15/2017
- by DAN SNIERSON
- PEOPLE.com
Megan Mullally is known for her award-winning acting roles but the star insists singing is her first true love.
“People are always flabbergasted, like ‘You sing?’” Mullally tells People in this week’s issue. “Nobody knows I sing. Even though I’ve done Broadway musicals. I would only pick it over acting because it’s such a pure form of emotional expression.”
Now Mullally, 58, has a new album with her band, Nancy and Beth, that she formed with actress/writer Stephanie Hunt. The women sing every song in harmony and their sound is “punk vaudeville,” Mullally adds. “It’s everything...
“People are always flabbergasted, like ‘You sing?’” Mullally tells People in this week’s issue. “Nobody knows I sing. Even though I’ve done Broadway musicals. I would only pick it over acting because it’s such a pure form of emotional expression.”
Now Mullally, 58, has a new album with her band, Nancy and Beth, that she formed with actress/writer Stephanie Hunt. The women sing every song in harmony and their sound is “punk vaudeville,” Mullally adds. “It’s everything...
- 3/1/2017
- by Julie Jordan
- PEOPLE.com
A version of this story originally appeared on EW.com.
Go ahead. We can wait. Take a moment. And another Kleenex. Just breathe…
All set? This week’s episode of This Is Us scaled the poignant peak of Heartbreak Hill — as in William Hill — which has been looming forebodingly in the distance for a while now, and brought us the final verse of the gentle, world-weary poet/musician. Recovering from an overwhelming anxiety attack, Randall (Sterling K. Brown) hopped in a car with his terminally ill, oxygen tube-wearing father — whom he just started to get to know 36 years into his...
Go ahead. We can wait. Take a moment. And another Kleenex. Just breathe…
All set? This week’s episode of This Is Us scaled the poignant peak of Heartbreak Hill — as in William Hill — which has been looming forebodingly in the distance for a while now, and brought us the final verse of the gentle, world-weary poet/musician. Recovering from an overwhelming anxiety attack, Randall (Sterling K. Brown) hopped in a car with his terminally ill, oxygen tube-wearing father — whom he just started to get to know 36 years into his...
- 2/22/2017
- by DAN SNIERSON
- PEOPLE.com
This year’s Sundance Film Festival is mere days from unspooling in snowy Park City, Utah and, with it comes a brand new year of indie filmmaking to get excited about. As ever, the annual festival is playing home to dozens of feature films, short offerings and technologically-influenced experiences, and while there’s plenty to anticipate seeing, we’ve waded through the lineup to pick out the ones we’re most looking forward to checking out.
From returning filmmakers like Alex Ross Perry and Gillian Robesepierre to a handful of long-gestating passion projects and at least one film about a ghost, we’ve got a little something for every stripe of film fan.
Read More: Sundance 2017: Check Out the Full Lineup, Including Competition Titles, Premieres and Shorts
Ahead, check out 20 titles we’re excited to finally check out at this year’s festival.
“Landline”
The trifecta behind previous Sundance...
From returning filmmakers like Alex Ross Perry and Gillian Robesepierre to a handful of long-gestating passion projects and at least one film about a ghost, we’ve got a little something for every stripe of film fan.
Read More: Sundance 2017: Check Out the Full Lineup, Including Competition Titles, Premieres and Shorts
Ahead, check out 20 titles we’re excited to finally check out at this year’s festival.
“Landline”
The trifecta behind previous Sundance...
- 1/11/2017
- by Chris O'Falt, Eric Kohn, Graham Winfrey, Jude Dry, Kate Erbland, Steve Greene and Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
That was truly unexpected.
I would never have guessed This Is Us Season 1 Episode 10 would deliver the most intense hour we'd seen to date.
After all, it was our first Christmas with the Pearson family. Surely we were in for some sweet memories, right? Wrong! Although we learned "nothing bad ever happens on Christmas Eve," even that may be coming to an end this year.
View Slideshow: This Is Us Photos from "Last Christmas"
This one was even delivered to us a little differently, with our venture into the past coming at the beginning and right at the very end of the hour.
The year was 1989, and although that particular Christmas Eve featured a trip to the emergency room so Kate could have her appendix removed, the focus was more on Randall than Kate, as Dr. K. was also admitted for wrapping his LeSabre around a tree.
What really threw...
I would never have guessed This Is Us Season 1 Episode 10 would deliver the most intense hour we'd seen to date.
After all, it was our first Christmas with the Pearson family. Surely we were in for some sweet memories, right? Wrong! Although we learned "nothing bad ever happens on Christmas Eve," even that may be coming to an end this year.
View Slideshow: This Is Us Photos from "Last Christmas"
This one was even delivered to us a little differently, with our venture into the past coming at the beginning and right at the very end of the hour.
The year was 1989, and although that particular Christmas Eve featured a trip to the emergency room so Kate could have her appendix removed, the focus was more on Randall than Kate, as Dr. K. was also admitted for wrapping his LeSabre around a tree.
What really threw...
- 12/7/2016
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Warning: If you have not watched Tuesday’s fall finale of This Is Us, do not proceed -- major spoilers ahead! Everyone else, you may go on. (To read our exclusive finale Q&A with one of the stars of This Is Us, click here.)
Something bad happened on Christmas Eve.
For the Pearson family on This Is Us, Christmastime means coming together, but on Tuesday’s dramatic fall finale, they also experienced an unexpected tragedy. For much of the episode, the old family adage that “nothing bad ever happens on Christmas Eve” was repeated time and time again -- first by Rebecca (Mandy Moore), then by Randall (Sterling K. Brown) -- but in the present, it simply wasn’t the case.
Exclusive: 'This Is Us' Star on 'Shocking' Fall Finale Cliffhanger
Things between Toby (Chris Sullivan) and Kate (Chrissy Metz) had been at a romantic standstill. But on the...
Something bad happened on Christmas Eve.
For the Pearson family on This Is Us, Christmastime means coming together, but on Tuesday’s dramatic fall finale, they also experienced an unexpected tragedy. For much of the episode, the old family adage that “nothing bad ever happens on Christmas Eve” was repeated time and time again -- first by Rebecca (Mandy Moore), then by Randall (Sterling K. Brown) -- but in the present, it simply wasn’t the case.
Exclusive: 'This Is Us' Star on 'Shocking' Fall Finale Cliffhanger
Things between Toby (Chris Sullivan) and Kate (Chrissy Metz) had been at a romantic standstill. But on the...
- 12/7/2016
- Entertainment Tonight
Need to catch up? Check out the previous This Is Us recap here.
In case you’re keeping score at home, that’s misery: 2, happy holidays: 0 in the This Is Us-verse.
The series’ fall finale spends most of the hour lulling us into a false sense that all will indeed be merry and bright for the Pearsons this Christmas. Old hurts will be smoothed over. New loves will bloom like poinsettias. Painful inevitabilities will seem far-off and unimportant when bathed in the warm glow of familial love.
After all, it’s Dec. 24 and, as Rebecca reminds us throughout the episode,...
In case you’re keeping score at home, that’s misery: 2, happy holidays: 0 in the This Is Us-verse.
The series’ fall finale spends most of the hour lulling us into a false sense that all will indeed be merry and bright for the Pearsons this Christmas. Old hurts will be smoothed over. New loves will bloom like poinsettias. Painful inevitabilities will seem far-off and unimportant when bathed in the warm glow of familial love.
After all, it’s Dec. 24 and, as Rebecca reminds us throughout the episode,...
- 12/7/2016
- TVLine.com
This was the first time all three of the Pearson triplets shared the entire hour together. It's been a long time coming.
Yet This Is Us Season 1 Episode 9 didn't exactly deliver any earth shattering relationship reveals between the trio, as their escape to the family cabin wound up being a lot more reflective in nature.
That can happen when the eldest brother invites his bitch of a "girlfriend" to ruin the stay (and insult Kate), who also brought two tagalongs for the "authentic" cabin experience which included a 'schroom shake brother Randall swilled down for a trip of a different kind. Whoops.
So, the photo above is about as much as we got of the three siblings together. That's a shame. It was something to look forward to, especially after the debacle that was Thanksgiving day.
However, each kid managed to learn a little something about themselves, and unless I read it all wrong,...
Yet This Is Us Season 1 Episode 9 didn't exactly deliver any earth shattering relationship reveals between the trio, as their escape to the family cabin wound up being a lot more reflective in nature.
That can happen when the eldest brother invites his bitch of a "girlfriend" to ruin the stay (and insult Kate), who also brought two tagalongs for the "authentic" cabin experience which included a 'schroom shake brother Randall swilled down for a trip of a different kind. Whoops.
So, the photo above is about as much as we got of the three siblings together. That's a shame. It was something to look forward to, especially after the debacle that was Thanksgiving day.
However, each kid managed to learn a little something about themselves, and unless I read it all wrong,...
- 11/30/2016
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals ruled Wednesday that the women known as the “San Antonio Four” be declared innocent and exonerated after almost 15 years in prison, Ksat 12 News reports.
The story of Elizabeth Ramirez, Kristie Mayhugh, Cassandra Rivera and Anna Vasquez – who were convicted in 1997 of attacking Ramirez’s nieces, ages 7 and 9 – was the subject of a recent documentary Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four, that aired on Investigation Discovery.
Rivera was convicted in December 1997 of sexual assault and sentenced to 37 years. Her friends were each sentenced in February 1998 to 15 years. Rivera was then paroled...
The story of Elizabeth Ramirez, Kristie Mayhugh, Cassandra Rivera and Anna Vasquez – who were convicted in 1997 of attacking Ramirez’s nieces, ages 7 and 9 – was the subject of a recent documentary Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four, that aired on Investigation Discovery.
Rivera was convicted in December 1997 of sexual assault and sentenced to 37 years. Her friends were each sentenced in February 1998 to 15 years. Rivera was then paroled...
- 11/24/2016
- by George Stark
- PEOPLE.com
A version of this article originally appeared on EW.com.
Spoiler Alert: This story contains plot details from Tuesday’s episode of This Is Us, “The Game Plan.”
One giant question was answered on Tuesday’s installment of This Is Us — and the answer was one that fans had been fearing.
Ending weeks of speculation, the emotionally charged “The Game Plan” revealed that Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) is indeed dead, now a collection of ashes in a golden urn resting over the fireplace in daughter Kate’s living room, where she sweetly, dutifully watches football with him every Sunday. Does this...
Spoiler Alert: This story contains plot details from Tuesday’s episode of This Is Us, “The Game Plan.”
One giant question was answered on Tuesday’s installment of This Is Us — and the answer was one that fans had been fearing.
Ending weeks of speculation, the emotionally charged “The Game Plan” revealed that Jack (Milo Ventimiglia) is indeed dead, now a collection of ashes in a golden urn resting over the fireplace in daughter Kate’s living room, where she sweetly, dutifully watches football with him every Sunday. Does this...
- 10/26/2016
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- PEOPLE.com
You Can't Always Get What You Want was playing in my head after watching this, because "if you try sometimes, well you just might find, you get what you need" seemed to make a lot of sense in conjunction with This Is Us Season 1 Episode 5.
It's getting boring saying This Was The Best Episode So Far after every one airs, but dang it, it's still holding true. The way everything played out, from learning about the long-standing history of football in the family to the deaths of both of Randall's fathers was done so brilliantly there is nothing else to do but gush about it.
Well, crying is also an option.
Rebecca and Jack almost didn't have children. Their childhoods weren't the best, and early conversations in their relationship always pointed to remaining childless.
Rebecca: I refuse to be my mother staring at my father staring at the television.
Jack: Ok.
It's getting boring saying This Was The Best Episode So Far after every one airs, but dang it, it's still holding true. The way everything played out, from learning about the long-standing history of football in the family to the deaths of both of Randall's fathers was done so brilliantly there is nothing else to do but gush about it.
Well, crying is also an option.
Rebecca and Jack almost didn't have children. Their childhoods weren't the best, and early conversations in their relationship always pointed to remaining childless.
Rebecca: I refuse to be my mother staring at my father staring at the television.
Jack: Ok.
- 10/26/2016
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four is a documentary that looks at the case of four gay women accused of raping two young girls. Back in 1994 Elizabeth Ramirez, Anna Vasquez, Kristie Mayhugh and Cassandra River were accused of raping two of Ramirez’s nieces. The nieces had been staying with the openly gay women for a week and went on to accuse the women of penetrating them with various objects while holding weapons to their heads. The accusations came from the girls, their father and grandmother. However, their story changed quite a lot over the weeks and...read more...
- 10/15/2016
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
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The allegations that arose in 1994 stunned Elizabeth Ramirez.
Police were on the phone, saying her two nieces — then ages 7 and 9 — had accused Ramirez and three of her friends of sexually assaulting them months earlier over a two-day period while Ramirez cared for the young girls at her apartment in San Antonio, Texas.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Ramirez tells People. “I was like, where did they even come up with that? I was like in shock.”
Ramirez, then 19, was a fast-food restaurant worker who’d recently learned she was pregnant. Her friends,...
The allegations that arose in 1994 stunned Elizabeth Ramirez.
Police were on the phone, saying her two nieces — then ages 7 and 9 — had accused Ramirez and three of her friends of sexually assaulting them months earlier over a two-day period while Ramirez cared for the young girls at her apartment in San Antonio, Texas.
“I couldn’t believe it,” Ramirez tells People. “I was like, where did they even come up with that? I was like in shock.”
Ramirez, then 19, was a fast-food restaurant worker who’d recently learned she was pregnant. Her friends,...
- 10/13/2016
- by jefftruesdelltimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Need to catch up? Check out the previous This Is Us recap here.
This Is Us‘ Randall was almost a Kyle.
While that trivia is nowhere near the biggest revelation of this week’s (thankfully) twist-free episode, the story of how Jack and Rebecca’s second son wound up with his name provides important insight into the family’s past at the same time it illuminates the tragic courtship of Randall’s biological parents and addresses the pilot’s too-easy handling of the grief over losing a baby.
In short: This Is Us feels like it’s settling into itself,...
This Is Us‘ Randall was almost a Kyle.
While that trivia is nowhere near the biggest revelation of this week’s (thankfully) twist-free episode, the story of how Jack and Rebecca’s second son wound up with his name provides important insight into the family’s past at the same time it illuminates the tragic courtship of Randall’s biological parents and addresses the pilot’s too-easy handling of the grief over losing a baby.
In short: This Is Us feels like it’s settling into itself,...
- 10/12/2016
- TVLine.com
There’s always something nice to be found when a bigger actor or actress continues to come back and work with the more independently minded filmmakers that helped launch them. In the case of Michelle Williams, she continually teams back up with writer/director Kelly Reichardt, with their latest collaboration being the drama Certain Women, which opens this week. They also bring on other strong actresses, though this time they have one of their best yet in Kristen Stewart, who is just terrific here, along with Laura Dern. Reichardt is a bit of an acquired taste for sure, and this is possibly one of her slowest films yet, but the acting is unimpeachable. The movie is a look at a quartet of women in a small Montana town and how their lives intersect in small ways, spread out over three segments. One concerns Laura Wells (Dern), a lawyer dealing with...
- 10/11/2016
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
"The Big Three" lived up to the expectations set by the premiere.
With this format of examining characters in the past and the present, it was hard to tell if it was going to work well, but with This Is Us Season 1 Episode 2, the past helped to shed light on what was happening in the present.
With 36 years worth of material to mine, there is a lot we can use to help connect the dots going forward.
First of all, the good news. This Is Us was picked up for a full season!! I love it when a great thing turns into a terrific thing. America really was starving for a show like This Is Us, and now we get to feed on it for 16 more episodes! Congratulations to all involved. Very well deserved.
Now. Onto the hour at hand. There is so much to talk about. Beautiful relationships with...
With this format of examining characters in the past and the present, it was hard to tell if it was going to work well, but with This Is Us Season 1 Episode 2, the past helped to shed light on what was happening in the present.
With 36 years worth of material to mine, there is a lot we can use to help connect the dots going forward.
First of all, the good news. This Is Us was picked up for a full season!! I love it when a great thing turns into a terrific thing. America really was starving for a show like This Is Us, and now we get to feed on it for 16 more episodes! Congratulations to all involved. Very well deserved.
Now. Onto the hour at hand. There is so much to talk about. Beautiful relationships with...
- 9/28/2016
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Need to catch up? Check out the This Is Us premiere recap/post mortem here.
This Is Us‘ second installment is a relief. It continues with the same heart and humor displayed in the premiere, delivering warmth and comfort as handily as though it were a bowl of matzo ball soup fresh out of the kitchen. On the whole, the hour gives us more detail on the drama’s central family, allows Kate to cut loose a little and sticks not one but two characters in some seriously dopey haberdashery.
RelatedThis Is Us: Justin Hartley Offers Odds You...
This Is Us‘ second installment is a relief. It continues with the same heart and humor displayed in the premiere, delivering warmth and comfort as handily as though it were a bowl of matzo ball soup fresh out of the kitchen. On the whole, the hour gives us more detail on the drama’s central family, allows Kate to cut loose a little and sticks not one but two characters in some seriously dopey haberdashery.
RelatedThis Is Us: Justin Hartley Offers Odds You...
- 9/28/2016
- TVLine.com
By now, America should be starving for shows like This Is Us.
As we find out on This Is Us Season 1 Episode 1, it's a drama about family. They have their issues and we're introduced to them one by one in such a way that even though we don't know the entirety of the family dynamic, we want to know more. At least I do.
The characters are interesting and well fleshed out in a very limited period of time. There are some exceptions, of course, but there is only so much you can do in 40 minutes. And that "hook" at the end? Well, don't read on if you haven't seen it yet, because we're talking about it here. You've been warned.
Unless it's a comedy, however, American audiences don't much care for emotion and light. We've somehow fallen into situation where dark is good, whether it's the material or the actual lighting.
As we find out on This Is Us Season 1 Episode 1, it's a drama about family. They have their issues and we're introduced to them one by one in such a way that even though we don't know the entirety of the family dynamic, we want to know more. At least I do.
The characters are interesting and well fleshed out in a very limited period of time. There are some exceptions, of course, but there is only so much you can do in 40 minutes. And that "hook" at the end? Well, don't read on if you haven't seen it yet, because we're talking about it here. You've been warned.
Unless it's a comedy, however, American audiences don't much care for emotion and light. We've somehow fallen into situation where dark is good, whether it's the material or the actual lighting.
- 9/21/2016
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Did Leonardo DiCaprio take up archery? Olympics fans are doing double takes when it comes to American archer Brady Ellison, comparing his looks to the Oscar winner. Instead of an Academy Award, 27-year-old Ellison will be adding another silver medal to his trophy case after helping Team U.S.A. take second place in Rio on Saturday. Still, Twitter users were quick to put Ellison's bow and arrow skills aside to talk about his resemblance to DiCaprio. "Leo DiCaprio enjoying some time off from acting to play archery in the Rio Olympics," wrote one fan. Many don't know, but Brady...
- 8/7/2016
- by Stephanie Petit, @stephpetit_
- PEOPLE.com
“We thought it was going to be a cakewalk.”
“Southwest of Salem” director Deborah S. Esquenazi had planned to end her documentary with the happy exoneration of the San Antonio Four. Unfortunately, the case is still ongoing, despite mounting evidence of injustice.
In 1994, four Latina lesbian women — Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh and Anna Vasquez — were wrongfully accused of gang-raping two little girls in San Antonio. The accused were released from prison when one of the girls recanted, and some of the forensic evidence were debunked in 2012 and 2013. The women have yet to be exonerated, though, and their freedoms are still curtailed.
Esquenazi filmed the hearings for ID’s documentary “Southwest of Salem” and felt that the evidence was presented “so meticulously” that the four women’s innocence would be apparent. “But the hours passed, and the judge got more ornery,” she said at the Television Critics Association panel for the film on Monday.
“Southwest of Salem” director Deborah S. Esquenazi had planned to end her documentary with the happy exoneration of the San Antonio Four. Unfortunately, the case is still ongoing, despite mounting evidence of injustice.
In 1994, four Latina lesbian women — Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh and Anna Vasquez — were wrongfully accused of gang-raping two little girls in San Antonio. The accused were released from prison when one of the girls recanted, and some of the forensic evidence were debunked in 2012 and 2013. The women have yet to be exonerated, though, and their freedoms are still curtailed.
Esquenazi filmed the hearings for ID’s documentary “Southwest of Salem” and felt that the evidence was presented “so meticulously” that the four women’s innocence would be apparent. “But the hours passed, and the judge got more ornery,” she said at the Television Critics Association panel for the film on Monday.
- 8/2/2016
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Chicago – Raza Siddiqui is a “can do” director, who not only continues his own proficiency in filmmaking, but supports all Chicago films by presenting and participating in local film showcases. He has completed his first feature film – “We Could Happen” – and it will have its premiere on May 17th, 2016, at the Landmark Century Centre Cinema in Chicago. For details, click here.
“We Could Happen” is a romantic “misunderstanding” film, about Martin and Beth (Mike Schminke and Anne Acker) who are in the nether zone of break-up “closure.” When Beth seeks to get the couple-ending done, she stumbles upon Martin trying to start his career as a real estate broker. Will he close on the house? Will they close on the relationship? “We Could Happen” closes in on the answers to both questions.
Lead actors Anne Acker and Mike Schminke, Directed by Raza Siddiqui of ‘We Could Happen’
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“We Could Happen” is a romantic “misunderstanding” film, about Martin and Beth (Mike Schminke and Anne Acker) who are in the nether zone of break-up “closure.” When Beth seeks to get the couple-ending done, she stumbles upon Martin trying to start his career as a real estate broker. Will he close on the house? Will they close on the relationship? “We Could Happen” closes in on the answers to both questions.
Lead actors Anne Acker and Mike Schminke, Directed by Raza Siddiqui of ‘We Could Happen’
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- 5/15/2016
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
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Director and veteran movie SFX artist Greg Nicotero chats about making The Walking Dead, working with Quentin Tarantino and more...
Here be spoilers for The Walking Dead season 6B. Nb: interview took place before the finale had aired
For any self-respecting horror fan, Greg Nicotero is a legend. Cutting his early blood-stained teeth working as a makeup artist under Tom Savini and George Romero, he’s worked (as you’ll read below) with just about every great genre director and has gone on to become, for many of us, the strongest episode director of The Walking Dead.
In town to talk all things walker-related, we sat down to discuss the fusion of his directorial style with his superlative and endlessly creative special effects. His enthusiasm for his work was a joy to behold and you suspect that given free rein, he could talk endlessly about his experiences...
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Director and veteran movie SFX artist Greg Nicotero chats about making The Walking Dead, working with Quentin Tarantino and more...
Here be spoilers for The Walking Dead season 6B. Nb: interview took place before the finale had aired
For any self-respecting horror fan, Greg Nicotero is a legend. Cutting his early blood-stained teeth working as a makeup artist under Tom Savini and George Romero, he’s worked (as you’ll read below) with just about every great genre director and has gone on to become, for many of us, the strongest episode director of The Walking Dead.
In town to talk all things walker-related, we sat down to discuss the fusion of his directorial style with his superlative and endlessly creative special effects. His enthusiasm for his work was a joy to behold and you suspect that given free rein, he could talk endlessly about his experiences...
- 4/5/2016
- Den of Geek
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Mr Robot, Cucumber, Inside No. 9...Here are Den Of Geek writers' top 15 TV episodes of 2015. Did your favourites make the cut?
The votes are in.
Earlier this month, over thirty of Den Of Geek's writers nominated up to five of their favourite television episodes of the year, ranked in order of preference. Points were allocated. Favourites emerged. And the sanity of the site's TV editor was offered once again as a festive sacrifice to the God of Microsoft Excel worksheets.
Over eighty individual episodes were nominated in total, and below are the fifteen that placed highest overall...
15. Rick & Morty – Total Rickall
What our writer said:
“Clip shows are traditionally seen as ways to save money, building a flimsy narrative framework of nostalgia-fuelled new footage around flashbacks to previous episodes. Somehow, Dan Harmon's shows usually manage to put more effort into spoofing this type of episode than any other episode.
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Mr Robot, Cucumber, Inside No. 9...Here are Den Of Geek writers' top 15 TV episodes of 2015. Did your favourites make the cut?
The votes are in.
Earlier this month, over thirty of Den Of Geek's writers nominated up to five of their favourite television episodes of the year, ranked in order of preference. Points were allocated. Favourites emerged. And the sanity of the site's TV editor was offered once again as a festive sacrifice to the God of Microsoft Excel worksheets.
Over eighty individual episodes were nominated in total, and below are the fifteen that placed highest overall...
15. Rick & Morty – Total Rickall
What our writer said:
“Clip shows are traditionally seen as ways to save money, building a flimsy narrative framework of nostalgia-fuelled new footage around flashbacks to previous episodes. Somehow, Dan Harmon's shows usually manage to put more effort into spoofing this type of episode than any other episode.
- 12/18/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
One of the weird sub-genres of film that I am fascinated by is the "scary Christmas movie," and when said scary Christmas movie is from the director of "Trick 'r Treat," I am doubly curious. Walking into "Krampus," I had my fingers crossed that I was about to see something that could enter the annual rotation. While I don't think the film works as a whole, there is a lot to like about "Krampus," not the least of which is that once it gets going, it doesn't seem to hold anything back. This is one of the most intense PG-13 films I've ever seen, with a nightmarish second half in particular full of images that really will be too much for many younger viewers. Michael Dougherty, who co-wrote and directed the film, has a fondness for the truly off-kilter, and his monster designs in this film feel very tactile and organic and perverse.
- 12/4/2015
- by Drew McWeeny
- Hitfix
Currently making the festival rounds, writer/director Peter Hearn’s Scrawl is a fascinating, micro-budget journey into the (dangerous) minds of a group of teenagers in England, including a pre-Star Wars: The Force Awakens Daisy Ridley. Daily Dead recently caught up with Peter for a chat about the film and the inspirational story behind its making.
Thanks for taking the time to talk to Daily Dead, Peter. As Scrawl is just starting to make its way around the festival circuit, could you give our readers an idea of what it’s about?
Peter Hearn: Gosh, where do I start? If I were to pitch it I would describe it as Big meets A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors by way of Phantasm and The Evil Dead. The story revolves around a boy who writes a comic book with his best friend, before finding situations depicted...
Thanks for taking the time to talk to Daily Dead, Peter. As Scrawl is just starting to make its way around the festival circuit, could you give our readers an idea of what it’s about?
Peter Hearn: Gosh, where do I start? If I were to pitch it I would describe it as Big meets A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors by way of Phantasm and The Evil Dead. The story revolves around a boy who writes a comic book with his best friend, before finding situations depicted...
- 11/20/2015
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
So, I wasn’t here last week. Some of you may have noticed. So, where was I? At the Baltimore Comic Con (Bcc), which was dandy, and I enjoyed it very much. Usually when I’m gone somewhere around the deadline for this column, I’m supposed to get it in earlier and most times I do. This time? Just screwed up the time. What can I say? I’m (mostly) human.
Lots of my fellow columnists here at ComicMix have already done their columns this week on the Bcc last week. Mike Gold, Emily Whitten, Martha Thomases, and Molly Jackson all contributed. Marc Allan Fishman wrote about an aspect of the Bcc and he wasn’t even there. Makes you wonder what I could add to the (comic)mix. I wondered too, but Mike has already speculated I would probably write about the Con and I wouldn’t want...
Lots of my fellow columnists here at ComicMix have already done their columns this week on the Bcc last week. Mike Gold, Emily Whitten, Martha Thomases, and Molly Jackson all contributed. Marc Allan Fishman wrote about an aspect of the Bcc and he wasn’t even there. Makes you wonder what I could add to the (comic)mix. I wondered too, but Mike has already speculated I would probably write about the Con and I wouldn’t want...
- 10/4/2015
- by John Ostrander
- Comicmix.com
Ian McGinty is a talented comics artist known for his animation style work on licensed properties, like Bravest Warriors, Munchkin, and Adventure Time Candy Capers featuring the Peppermint Butler. But this fall, he jumps into the driver’s seat as both writer and artist of the upcoming, creator owned Welcome to Showside all ages comics from Z2 Comics.
Welcome to Showside follows the story of Kit, a cute kid who loves to skateboard and eat food with his friends Moon and Belle. But he has a big secret. His dad is the Great Shadow King, an evil villain from your worst Lovecraftian nightmares. The series will focus on Kit, Moon, and Belle defending the once happy town of Showside from demons, monsters, and all sorts of ghoulies.
Welcome to Showside also got picked up as an animated pilot, which will be released towards the end of 2015 from the new production company Modern Prometheus.
Welcome to Showside follows the story of Kit, a cute kid who loves to skateboard and eat food with his friends Moon and Belle. But he has a big secret. His dad is the Great Shadow King, an evil villain from your worst Lovecraftian nightmares. The series will focus on Kit, Moon, and Belle defending the once happy town of Showside from demons, monsters, and all sorts of ghoulies.
Welcome to Showside also got picked up as an animated pilot, which will be released towards the end of 2015 from the new production company Modern Prometheus.
- 8/24/2015
- by Logan Dalton
- SoundOnSight
The premiere post-tiff destination (September 20-25th) in the film community and a major leg up for narrative and non-fiction films in development, the Independent Filmmaker Project (Ifp) announced a whopping 140 projects selected for the Project Forum at the upcoming Ifp Independent Film Week. Made up of several sections (Rbc’s Emerging Storytellers program, No Borders International Co-Production Market and Spotlight on Documentaries), we find latest updates from the likes of docu-helmers Doug Block (112 Weddings) and Lana Wilson (After Tiller), and among the narrative items we find headliners in Andrew Haigh (coming off the well received 45 Years), Sophie Barthes (Cold Souls and Madame Bovary), Terence Nance (An Oversimplification of Her Beauty), Lawrence Michael Levine (Wild Canaries), Jorge Michel Grau (We Are What We Are), Eleanor Burke and Ron Eyal (Stranger Things) and new faces in Sundance’s large family in Charles Poekel (Christmas, Again) and Olivia Newman (First Match). Here...
- 7/22/2015
- by admin
- IONCINEMA.com
Sundance Institute has announced the participants for its weeklong Creative Film Producing Initiative at the Sundance Resort in Utah, July 27 – August 3, including nine feature film and documentary projects for the Creative Producing Labs and more than 50 industry leaders for the Creative Producing Summit.
The Institute’s Creative Producing Initiative encompasses a year-round series of Labs, Fellowships, granting and events focusing on nurturing the next generation of independent producers and renewing the community of veteran producers who sustain the vibrancy and vitality of independent film.
The Feature Film Creative Producing Lab (July 27 – July 31) identifies emerging producers and, under the guidance of Creative Advisors, allows them to develop their creative instincts and evolve their communicating and problem-solving skills at all stages of their feature film project. This year’s Creative Advisors include producers Lindsay Doran ("Sense and Sensibility"), Lynette Howell Taylor (The Place Beyond the Pines), Gina Kwon ("Me You and Everyone We Know"), Paul Mezey ("Beasts of the Southern Wild"), Jay Van Hoy (
"Beginners" ) and director Matthew Ross ("28 Hotel Rooms" ).
The Documentary Film Creative Producing Lab (July 27 – August 1) brings together documentarians with award-winning Advisors to focus on their current projects to explore the wide range of creative approaches to distribution, outreach and impact strategies. This year’s Creative Advisors include producers Julie Goldman ( "Best of Enemies"), Bonni Cohen ("3 1/2 Minutes," "10 Bullets"), Ryan Werner (Cinetic), Maxyne Franklin (Britdoc), and Wendy Cohen (Picture Motion).
The Creative Producing Summit takes place immediately following the Labs, July 31 – August 3. More than 50 industry leaders will participate in a series of curated panels, case studies, roundtables, and one-on-one meetings addressing critical issues producers face including financing, distribution, audience engagement, marketing and sustainability. Panelists this year include Len Amato (HBO Films),
Michael Barker (Sony Pictures Classics), Dori Begley (Magnolia Pictures), Josh Braun (Submarine), Dan Cogan (Impact Partners), Victoria S. Cook (Frankfurt Kurnit), Danielle Di Giacomo (The Orchard), Fred Dust (Ideo), Ted Hope (Amazon), Micah Green (CAA), John Hoffman (Discovery Channel), Marcus Hu (Strand Releasing), Charles King (MacRo), Jessica Lacy (ICM Partners), Stephanie Langhoff (Duplass Brothers), David Magdael (Tcdm Associates), Victor Moyers (Broad Green), Annie Roney (ro*co Films), John Sloss (Cinetic Media), Graham Taylor (William Morris Endeavor), and Jay Van Hoy (Parts & Labor).
The Fellows and projects selected for the 2015 Feature Film Creative Producing Lab are:
"50 Miles From Boomtown"
Producing Fellow: Alex Scharfman
After years of saving for her hard-earned dream, the only woman working on the fracking fields of North Dakota can finally quit but unexpectedly finds herself falling in love with the young man she's training to take her place. (writer/director Flo Linus Baumann).
Alex Scharfman is a New York-based producer whose past feature credits include "The Heart Machine" and "Lyle," as well as the short film "Superior," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, and the WGA Award-nominated webseries "F to 7th." He is an executive at Parts & Labor Films where he worked on films including "Keep The Lights On" and "Loitering with Intent." He has also produced content for Vice, Google, the Ford Foundation, and At&T. Alex received his BA from Cornell University, is a former Mfa candidate from Nyu’s Tisch School of the Arts, and received his Mba from Nyu’s Stern School of Business.
"Bexar County"
Mark Silverman Honorees and Producing Fellows: Blake Pickens and Stephen Love Jr.
In sunny San Antonio, Texas, where nothing ever changes, a town is turned on its head when a delusional Texas housewife accidentally poisons her son’s fiancée, learning that killing people is an efficient way to solve her problems. (Co-writer/director Catherine Grieve, co-writer Dylan Slocum)
Blake Pickens is from the south side of Oklahoma City, from a neighborhood known as the Flats. Despite the community’s rampant drug use and gang wars, Blake found his way into storytelling with a writing position at National Lampoon. He later attended the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC where he and his producing partner, Stephen Love Jr., formed their company Bs Pictures. They are currently in pre-production on the Steven Caple Jr.’s film The Land and in development on "The Friendship Nine" with producer Nina Yang Bongiovi. Blake’s aspirations are to tell the stories that make people laugh, cry, and ultimately impact their lives.
Stephen Love Jr. grew up in the rural towns of Filbert and Bennettsville, South Carolina. During his time as a business major at Morehouse College, Love founded the Morehouse Filmmakers' Association, for which Spike Lee is the honorary advisor. He also received his Mfa from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program and formed Bs Pictures with fellow graduate Blake Pickens. Love’s primary career goal is to produce film and television that gives "a voice to the voiceless" while challenging the confines of the business of filmmaking.
"Dolores"
Producing Fellow: Drew Houpt
A restless teenager becomes obsessed with a mysterious Colombian woman who exploits his desire and lures him into her plot for revenge. (Writer/director Mary Angélica Molina)
Drew Houpt is an independent producer based in Brooklyn. For over ten years he was the head of operations at Mike Zoss Productions, Joel and Ethan Coen’s Tribeca-based production company. During that time he worked on the Academy Award-winning "No Country For Old Men" and the Academy Award-nominated "A Serious Man" and "True Grit." He served as Associate Producer on the Coens’ Grand Prix-winning "Inside Llewyn Davis" and Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Academy Award-winning film "Birdman: or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance." This past year he co-produced Maris Curran’s directorial-debut "Five Nights in Maine" and produced "Every Day,' a short documentary for Espn’s 30 for 30 Shorts series that had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015. He has also produced music videos for the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang and an experimental documentary, "When A Priest Marries A Witch," by Suzanne Bocanegra.
"Rita Mahtoubian Is Not A Terrorist"
Producing Fellow: Deanna Barillari
When Iranian-born Rita Mahtoubian sets out to change her life from ordinary to extraordinary, she accidentally captures the attention of a homeland security agent in this satirical comedy about romance, terrorism and trying to be a better person. (Co-writers/directors Roja Gashtili & Julia Lerman)
Upon graduating Nyu Tisch, Deanna Barillari co-founded a non-profit theater company producing Off-Off-Broadway plays, including the NYC premiere of Leslye Headland's "Cinephilia" (2008), which funded in-school arts initiatives in the NYC Public School system. She then went on to work in TV on NBC's "Mercy" (2009), CBS’ "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" (2010), ABC’s "Pan Am," 86th Oscars (Ellen DeGeneres; 2014) and in Drama Development at Universal Television. Recently, she collaborated with AFI Dww Fellows Roja Gashtili and Julia Lerman, producing their web-series K(ID) starring Caterina Scorsone ("Grey's Anatomy") and their short "Rita Mahtoubian Is Not A Terrorist" starring Patrick Fugit ("Almost Famous") which made its World Premiere at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. She also produces for the La based Ovation Award-winning Iama Theatre Company.
"The Space Between"
Producing Fellow: Angela C. Lee
A female body builder devotes her life to turning ‘pro’ when she unexpectedly falls in love, forcing her to confront her fractured past with her dying father. (Writer/director Philiane Phang)
Angela C. Lee is a Los Angeles based independent producer. She produced "Songs My Brothers Taught Me," which premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival and recently screened in the Directors’ Fortnight program at the Cannes Film Festival. Angela is also the Artist Development Manager at Film Independent, where she oversees the selection process and curriculum for the Filmmaker Labs program, including Screenwriting, Directing, Producing, and Documentary Labs, the Fast Track Finance Market and the Fox Writers Intensive, managed in conjunction with Fox Audience Strategy. Previously, Angela served as Director of Creative Affairs at New York based Vox3 Films. Prior to her career in film, Angela was an Associate at Goldman Sachs. A native Chicagoan, Angela graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Economics and is on the Board of Directors for the University of Chicago National Arts Alumni Network.
The Fellows and projects selected for the 2015 Documentary Film Creative Producing Lab are:
"Brick"
Co-Directors/Producers: Jessica Dimmock & Christopher Lamarca
"Brick" reveals the raw emotional and physical experience of being a middle aged to senior transgender woman coming out for the first time in the Pacific Northwest. The film follows three intersecting stories of individuals who have lived their whole lives as men and decided this burdensome secret is one they can no longer keep.
Jessica Dimmock is the recipient of the 2013 World Press Photo Multimedia Contest as the director and cinematographer of the online feature, "Too Young to Wed." In 2010, Dimmock won Kodak's Best Cinematography Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival for "Without." The film premiered at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, received an Independent Spirit Award, and was nominated for a Gotham Independent Film Award. Dimmock contributed two short films to Doctors Without Borders' Emmy-nominated campaign, “Starved for Attention.” Her first photojournalism project, “The Ninth Floor” was published as a monograph. Most recently, she worked as photographer and videographer for Emmy-nominated HBO series, "The Weight of the Nation." She is represented by VII agency.
Christopher Lamarca is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker and based in Portland, Oregon. Lamarca has recently entered post-production on his first feature length film, "Boone." In 2012, it was chosen as one of eight films for Film Independent's Documentary Film lab. Lamarca's monograph, “Forest Defenders: The Confrontational American Landscape ” was published by PowerHouse Books in 2008. He was chosen to participate in the International Center of Photography’s triennial exhibition (2007), New York Photo festival (2009) and Lishui photo festival in China (2010). He reported on environmental and energy issues for magazines such as Rolling Stone, GQ, Fortune, and Newsweek.
"The Island and the Whales" (working title)
Directore/Producer: Mike Day
The pilot whale hunters of the Faroe Islands believe that hunting is vital to their way of life, but when a local professor makes a grim discovery about the effects of marine pollution, and the seabirds populations collapse, environmental changes threaten to change the community and their way of life forever.
Mike Day is a Scottish director and producer. Formerly a lawyer in London and the Middle East he founded Intrepid Cinema in 2009 before heading out into the North Atlantic to make his previous film. His debut documentary "The Guga Hunters of Ness" broadcast on the BBC in 2011 and screened at festivals internationally to critical acclaim. It was while at sea in the Atlantic that he met a group of Faroese sailors, leading to his next film. Mike was listed as one of '10 Filmmakers to Watch' by Filmmaker Magazine, he was one of Edn's ’12 for the Future 2012’, and is supported by the Scottish Documentary Institute's Docscene programme. Intrepid Cinema also has two other feature documentaries in development.
"The Road From Hainan"
Director/Producer: Nanfu Wang
State surveillance. Harassment. Imprisonment. Human rights activist Ye Haiyan, Aka Sparrow, knew she faced these risks when she went to Hainan Province to seek justice for six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. But the scale and intensity of the government's reaction surprised even the most seasoned activists across China.
"The Road From Hainan" follows Sparrow as she was chased from town to town by local governments, national secret police, and even her own neighbors. Nanfu Wang is a documentary filmmaker based in New York. Originally from a remote village in China, Wang overcame poverty and lack of access to formal secondary education and went on to earn graduate degrees in communications and documentary film from universities in China and the United States. Her work often features the stories of marginalized or mistreated people, from Chinese blood donors stricken with HIV after being issued used needles by the government to the left-behind children of migrant laborers. During the production of her first full-length documentary, Wang lived on the streets of Miami with a homeless former drug dealer who relied on the kindness of strangers for his survival. Wang’s short films have been distributed on many platforms and translated into several languages, and she continues to seek out and tell the stories of people who have been ignored by their societies.
"Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four"
Director/Producer: Deborah Esquenazi
"Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four" excavates the nightmarish persecution of Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh, and Anna Vasquez — four Latina lesbians wrongfully convicted of allegedly gang-raping two little girls in San Antonio, Texas. The film also unravels the sinister interplay of mythology, homophobia and prosecutorial fervor which led to this modern day witch hunt during the 'Satanic Sexual Abuse Panic' of the late-80's and early-90's in the United States.
Deborah S. Esquenazi is an Austin, Texas-based documentary film and radio producer, instructor, and journalist. Her in-progress documentary feature, "Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four," has received international attention for its investigation into this controversial criminal case, and has been mentioned in Forbes Magazine, New York Times, Texas Observer, Vice Magazine, among others. Her film and radio documentaries have been funded by Chicken & Egg Pictures, Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Initiative, Humanities Texas, Astraea Global Arts Fund, and many others.
The Institute’s Creative Producing Initiative encompasses a year-round series of Labs, Fellowships, granting and events focusing on nurturing the next generation of independent producers and renewing the community of veteran producers who sustain the vibrancy and vitality of independent film.
The Feature Film Creative Producing Lab (July 27 – July 31) identifies emerging producers and, under the guidance of Creative Advisors, allows them to develop their creative instincts and evolve their communicating and problem-solving skills at all stages of their feature film project. This year’s Creative Advisors include producers Lindsay Doran ("Sense and Sensibility"), Lynette Howell Taylor (The Place Beyond the Pines), Gina Kwon ("Me You and Everyone We Know"), Paul Mezey ("Beasts of the Southern Wild"), Jay Van Hoy (
"Beginners" ) and director Matthew Ross ("28 Hotel Rooms" ).
The Documentary Film Creative Producing Lab (July 27 – August 1) brings together documentarians with award-winning Advisors to focus on their current projects to explore the wide range of creative approaches to distribution, outreach and impact strategies. This year’s Creative Advisors include producers Julie Goldman ( "Best of Enemies"), Bonni Cohen ("3 1/2 Minutes," "10 Bullets"), Ryan Werner (Cinetic), Maxyne Franklin (Britdoc), and Wendy Cohen (Picture Motion).
The Creative Producing Summit takes place immediately following the Labs, July 31 – August 3. More than 50 industry leaders will participate in a series of curated panels, case studies, roundtables, and one-on-one meetings addressing critical issues producers face including financing, distribution, audience engagement, marketing and sustainability. Panelists this year include Len Amato (HBO Films),
Michael Barker (Sony Pictures Classics), Dori Begley (Magnolia Pictures), Josh Braun (Submarine), Dan Cogan (Impact Partners), Victoria S. Cook (Frankfurt Kurnit), Danielle Di Giacomo (The Orchard), Fred Dust (Ideo), Ted Hope (Amazon), Micah Green (CAA), John Hoffman (Discovery Channel), Marcus Hu (Strand Releasing), Charles King (MacRo), Jessica Lacy (ICM Partners), Stephanie Langhoff (Duplass Brothers), David Magdael (Tcdm Associates), Victor Moyers (Broad Green), Annie Roney (ro*co Films), John Sloss (Cinetic Media), Graham Taylor (William Morris Endeavor), and Jay Van Hoy (Parts & Labor).
The Fellows and projects selected for the 2015 Feature Film Creative Producing Lab are:
"50 Miles From Boomtown"
Producing Fellow: Alex Scharfman
After years of saving for her hard-earned dream, the only woman working on the fracking fields of North Dakota can finally quit but unexpectedly finds herself falling in love with the young man she's training to take her place. (writer/director Flo Linus Baumann).
Alex Scharfman is a New York-based producer whose past feature credits include "The Heart Machine" and "Lyle," as well as the short film "Superior," which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015, and the WGA Award-nominated webseries "F to 7th." He is an executive at Parts & Labor Films where he worked on films including "Keep The Lights On" and "Loitering with Intent." He has also produced content for Vice, Google, the Ford Foundation, and At&T. Alex received his BA from Cornell University, is a former Mfa candidate from Nyu’s Tisch School of the Arts, and received his Mba from Nyu’s Stern School of Business.
"Bexar County"
Mark Silverman Honorees and Producing Fellows: Blake Pickens and Stephen Love Jr.
In sunny San Antonio, Texas, where nothing ever changes, a town is turned on its head when a delusional Texas housewife accidentally poisons her son’s fiancée, learning that killing people is an efficient way to solve her problems. (Co-writer/director Catherine Grieve, co-writer Dylan Slocum)
Blake Pickens is from the south side of Oklahoma City, from a neighborhood known as the Flats. Despite the community’s rampant drug use and gang wars, Blake found his way into storytelling with a writing position at National Lampoon. He later attended the Peter Stark Producing Program at USC where he and his producing partner, Stephen Love Jr., formed their company Bs Pictures. They are currently in pre-production on the Steven Caple Jr.’s film The Land and in development on "The Friendship Nine" with producer Nina Yang Bongiovi. Blake’s aspirations are to tell the stories that make people laugh, cry, and ultimately impact their lives.
Stephen Love Jr. grew up in the rural towns of Filbert and Bennettsville, South Carolina. During his time as a business major at Morehouse College, Love founded the Morehouse Filmmakers' Association, for which Spike Lee is the honorary advisor. He also received his Mfa from USC’s Peter Stark Producing Program and formed Bs Pictures with fellow graduate Blake Pickens. Love’s primary career goal is to produce film and television that gives "a voice to the voiceless" while challenging the confines of the business of filmmaking.
"Dolores"
Producing Fellow: Drew Houpt
A restless teenager becomes obsessed with a mysterious Colombian woman who exploits his desire and lures him into her plot for revenge. (Writer/director Mary Angélica Molina)
Drew Houpt is an independent producer based in Brooklyn. For over ten years he was the head of operations at Mike Zoss Productions, Joel and Ethan Coen’s Tribeca-based production company. During that time he worked on the Academy Award-winning "No Country For Old Men" and the Academy Award-nominated "A Serious Man" and "True Grit." He served as Associate Producer on the Coens’ Grand Prix-winning "Inside Llewyn Davis" and Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s Academy Award-winning film "Birdman: or The Unexpected Virtue Of Ignorance." This past year he co-produced Maris Curran’s directorial-debut "Five Nights in Maine" and produced "Every Day,' a short documentary for Espn’s 30 for 30 Shorts series that had its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in 2015. He has also produced music videos for the Pulitzer Prize-winning composer David Lang and an experimental documentary, "When A Priest Marries A Witch," by Suzanne Bocanegra.
"Rita Mahtoubian Is Not A Terrorist"
Producing Fellow: Deanna Barillari
When Iranian-born Rita Mahtoubian sets out to change her life from ordinary to extraordinary, she accidentally captures the attention of a homeland security agent in this satirical comedy about romance, terrorism and trying to be a better person. (Co-writers/directors Roja Gashtili & Julia Lerman)
Upon graduating Nyu Tisch, Deanna Barillari co-founded a non-profit theater company producing Off-Off-Broadway plays, including the NYC premiere of Leslye Headland's "Cinephilia" (2008), which funded in-school arts initiatives in the NYC Public School system. She then went on to work in TV on NBC's "Mercy" (2009), CBS’ "Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior" (2010), ABC’s "Pan Am," 86th Oscars (Ellen DeGeneres; 2014) and in Drama Development at Universal Television. Recently, she collaborated with AFI Dww Fellows Roja Gashtili and Julia Lerman, producing their web-series K(ID) starring Caterina Scorsone ("Grey's Anatomy") and their short "Rita Mahtoubian Is Not A Terrorist" starring Patrick Fugit ("Almost Famous") which made its World Premiere at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival. She also produces for the La based Ovation Award-winning Iama Theatre Company.
"The Space Between"
Producing Fellow: Angela C. Lee
A female body builder devotes her life to turning ‘pro’ when she unexpectedly falls in love, forcing her to confront her fractured past with her dying father. (Writer/director Philiane Phang)
Angela C. Lee is a Los Angeles based independent producer. She produced "Songs My Brothers Taught Me," which premiered in competition at the Sundance Film Festival and recently screened in the Directors’ Fortnight program at the Cannes Film Festival. Angela is also the Artist Development Manager at Film Independent, where she oversees the selection process and curriculum for the Filmmaker Labs program, including Screenwriting, Directing, Producing, and Documentary Labs, the Fast Track Finance Market and the Fox Writers Intensive, managed in conjunction with Fox Audience Strategy. Previously, Angela served as Director of Creative Affairs at New York based Vox3 Films. Prior to her career in film, Angela was an Associate at Goldman Sachs. A native Chicagoan, Angela graduated from the University of Chicago with a degree in Economics and is on the Board of Directors for the University of Chicago National Arts Alumni Network.
The Fellows and projects selected for the 2015 Documentary Film Creative Producing Lab are:
"Brick"
Co-Directors/Producers: Jessica Dimmock & Christopher Lamarca
"Brick" reveals the raw emotional and physical experience of being a middle aged to senior transgender woman coming out for the first time in the Pacific Northwest. The film follows three intersecting stories of individuals who have lived their whole lives as men and decided this burdensome secret is one they can no longer keep.
Jessica Dimmock is the recipient of the 2013 World Press Photo Multimedia Contest as the director and cinematographer of the online feature, "Too Young to Wed." In 2010, Dimmock won Kodak's Best Cinematography Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival for "Without." The film premiered at the Museum of Modern Art in New York, received an Independent Spirit Award, and was nominated for a Gotham Independent Film Award. Dimmock contributed two short films to Doctors Without Borders' Emmy-nominated campaign, “Starved for Attention.” Her first photojournalism project, “The Ninth Floor” was published as a monograph. Most recently, she worked as photographer and videographer for Emmy-nominated HBO series, "The Weight of the Nation." She is represented by VII agency.
Christopher Lamarca is an award-winning photographer and filmmaker and based in Portland, Oregon. Lamarca has recently entered post-production on his first feature length film, "Boone." In 2012, it was chosen as one of eight films for Film Independent's Documentary Film lab. Lamarca's monograph, “Forest Defenders: The Confrontational American Landscape ” was published by PowerHouse Books in 2008. He was chosen to participate in the International Center of Photography’s triennial exhibition (2007), New York Photo festival (2009) and Lishui photo festival in China (2010). He reported on environmental and energy issues for magazines such as Rolling Stone, GQ, Fortune, and Newsweek.
"The Island and the Whales" (working title)
Directore/Producer: Mike Day
The pilot whale hunters of the Faroe Islands believe that hunting is vital to their way of life, but when a local professor makes a grim discovery about the effects of marine pollution, and the seabirds populations collapse, environmental changes threaten to change the community and their way of life forever.
Mike Day is a Scottish director and producer. Formerly a lawyer in London and the Middle East he founded Intrepid Cinema in 2009 before heading out into the North Atlantic to make his previous film. His debut documentary "The Guga Hunters of Ness" broadcast on the BBC in 2011 and screened at festivals internationally to critical acclaim. It was while at sea in the Atlantic that he met a group of Faroese sailors, leading to his next film. Mike was listed as one of '10 Filmmakers to Watch' by Filmmaker Magazine, he was one of Edn's ’12 for the Future 2012’, and is supported by the Scottish Documentary Institute's Docscene programme. Intrepid Cinema also has two other feature documentaries in development.
"The Road From Hainan"
Director/Producer: Nanfu Wang
State surveillance. Harassment. Imprisonment. Human rights activist Ye Haiyan, Aka Sparrow, knew she faced these risks when she went to Hainan Province to seek justice for six elementary school girls who were sexually abused by their principal. But the scale and intensity of the government's reaction surprised even the most seasoned activists across China.
"The Road From Hainan" follows Sparrow as she was chased from town to town by local governments, national secret police, and even her own neighbors. Nanfu Wang is a documentary filmmaker based in New York. Originally from a remote village in China, Wang overcame poverty and lack of access to formal secondary education and went on to earn graduate degrees in communications and documentary film from universities in China and the United States. Her work often features the stories of marginalized or mistreated people, from Chinese blood donors stricken with HIV after being issued used needles by the government to the left-behind children of migrant laborers. During the production of her first full-length documentary, Wang lived on the streets of Miami with a homeless former drug dealer who relied on the kindness of strangers for his survival. Wang’s short films have been distributed on many platforms and translated into several languages, and she continues to seek out and tell the stories of people who have been ignored by their societies.
"Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four"
Director/Producer: Deborah Esquenazi
"Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four" excavates the nightmarish persecution of Elizabeth Ramirez, Cassandra Rivera, Kristie Mayhugh, and Anna Vasquez — four Latina lesbians wrongfully convicted of allegedly gang-raping two little girls in San Antonio, Texas. The film also unravels the sinister interplay of mythology, homophobia and prosecutorial fervor which led to this modern day witch hunt during the 'Satanic Sexual Abuse Panic' of the late-80's and early-90's in the United States.
Deborah S. Esquenazi is an Austin, Texas-based documentary film and radio producer, instructor, and journalist. Her in-progress documentary feature, "Southwest of Salem: The Story of the San Antonio Four," has received international attention for its investigation into this controversial criminal case, and has been mentioned in Forbes Magazine, New York Times, Texas Observer, Vice Magazine, among others. Her film and radio documentaries have been funded by Chicken & Egg Pictures, Paul Robeson Fund for Independent Media, Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program | John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Initiative, Humanities Texas, Astraea Global Arts Fund, and many others.
- 7/20/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Even in season 3, the gripping Orphan Black is more than capable of taking its audience by surprise...
This review contains spoilers.
3.3. Formalized, Complex, And Costly
On this week's episode of Orphan Black, well...that was unexpected.
My favourite thing about this show, aside from Tatiana Maslany's perfect acting skills, is that more than two seasons in, it still manages to surprise me in ways that make perfect sense in retrospect, but that completely blindside me as they're happening.
It happens multiple times in this episode, first with Gracie. Gracie is someone I think about mostly with pity. She's not someone I'd consider particularly brave or badass, which is in no way an insult; anyone who'd grown up in circumstances like she did would be reserved and meek. But when Mark needs to visit a friend of her father's to see if he has the genetic material to help cure the Castor clones,...
This review contains spoilers.
3.3. Formalized, Complex, And Costly
On this week's episode of Orphan Black, well...that was unexpected.
My favourite thing about this show, aside from Tatiana Maslany's perfect acting skills, is that more than two seasons in, it still manages to surprise me in ways that make perfect sense in retrospect, but that completely blindside me as they're happening.
It happens multiple times in this episode, first with Gracie. Gracie is someone I think about mostly with pity. She's not someone I'd consider particularly brave or badass, which is in no way an insult; anyone who'd grown up in circumstances like she did would be reserved and meek. But when Mark needs to visit a friend of her father's to see if he has the genetic material to help cure the Castor clones,...
- 5/4/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
The second series of Broadchurch is out today (March 16) on DVD - a follow-up to ITV's hit 2013 whodunnit, the latest episodes saw Di Alec Hardy (David Tennant) and DS Ellie Miller (Olivia Colman) work to lay ghosts of the past to rest, as Miller's husband Joe was put on trial for the murder of young Danny Latimer.
In a conversation with Digital Spy, actress Jodie Whittaker - who plays Danny's grieving mother Beth - reflects (with spoilers) on series two, revealing why she doesn't care about reviews and why she's not worried about spoiling series 3.
Given the immense secrecy that always surrounds Broadchurch, is it a relief to be able to talk about series two?
"Yes! There's always something: first of all, the cast was a secret, and then the trial, and then obviously the verdict. I mean, there are still people who have yet to see it on catch-up,...
In a conversation with Digital Spy, actress Jodie Whittaker - who plays Danny's grieving mother Beth - reflects (with spoilers) on series two, revealing why she doesn't care about reviews and why she's not worried about spoiling series 3.
Given the immense secrecy that always surrounds Broadchurch, is it a relief to be able to talk about series two?
"Yes! There's always something: first of all, the cast was a secret, and then the trial, and then obviously the verdict. I mean, there are still people who have yet to see it on catch-up,...
- 3/16/2015
- Digital Spy
I want to like Kelly Reichardt more than I do. She has a firm grasp over the tone and look of her films, but they just never grab me like I think they should. I still need to see her latest film, Night Moves, and maybe that one will change my mind. Regardless if I like her films or not, I am still interested in what she makes, which brings me to the subject of this article. Kristen Stewart has signed up to join Reichardt's next film alongside Michelle Williams and Laura Dern. This may not excite some people, as there is a fairly strong anti-Kristen Stewart group out there, but I am on the side of really liking her. People just need to leave Twilight behind forever in their memories and look to her other stuff. Her performances in things like Adventureland, On the Road, and Still Alice...
- 3/2/2015
- by Mike Shutt
- Rope of Silicon
While we're waiting for Homeland's fourth season to wrap, let's rewind to a simpler time, back when Claire Danes was a smiling teenager ... on rollerblades?
Yep, in this 1994 footage from the Et archives, a 15-year-old Danes is seen blading on the Venice Beach boardwalk and musing about newfound fame being just around the corner.
"It's a little frightening, but I don't want to be afraid of it," Danes said at the time.
Keep in mind that at this point in her career, the actress wasn't actually all that famous; she had spent just a few short weeks in the public eye as Angela Chase, the teen lead of My So-Called Life. (Before the ABC family drama from the producers of thirtysomething came along, her TV experience included little more than a Law & Order guest spot, pretty much a prerequisite for every actor.)
"I do feel a little powerless right now," she told Et...
Yep, in this 1994 footage from the Et archives, a 15-year-old Danes is seen blading on the Venice Beach boardwalk and musing about newfound fame being just around the corner.
"It's a little frightening, but I don't want to be afraid of it," Danes said at the time.
Keep in mind that at this point in her career, the actress wasn't actually all that famous; she had spent just a few short weeks in the public eye as Angela Chase, the teen lead of My So-Called Life. (Before the ABC family drama from the producers of thirtysomething came along, her TV experience included little more than a Law & Order guest spot, pretty much a prerequisite for every actor.)
"I do feel a little powerless right now," she told Et...
- 12/17/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Bill Cosby’s wife is breaking her silence.
Camille O. Cosby issued a statement Monday pledging her support to the embattled 77-year-old comedian, her husband of 40 years who in the past few months has been accused by more than 20 women of rape, sexual assault or attempted assault. Bill Cosby has never been charged in any of the cases and has repeatedly denied the allegations.
Video: Jerry Seinfeld Reacts to Bill Cosby Scandal
In the statement posted by various news outlets, including CBS Evening News and ABC News, Camille calls her husband “a kind man, a generous man, a funny man, and a wonderful husband, father and friend,” and fires back at his accusers.
“A different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months,” she says in the statement. “It is the portrait of a man I do not know. It is also a portrait painted by individuals and organizations whom many in the...
Camille O. Cosby issued a statement Monday pledging her support to the embattled 77-year-old comedian, her husband of 40 years who in the past few months has been accused by more than 20 women of rape, sexual assault or attempted assault. Bill Cosby has never been charged in any of the cases and has repeatedly denied the allegations.
Video: Jerry Seinfeld Reacts to Bill Cosby Scandal
In the statement posted by various news outlets, including CBS Evening News and ABC News, Camille calls her husband “a kind man, a generous man, a funny man, and a wonderful husband, father and friend,” and fires back at his accusers.
“A different man has been portrayed in the media over the last two months,” she says in the statement. “It is the portrait of a man I do not know. It is also a portrait painted by individuals and organizations whom many in the...
- 12/15/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Warning: We're about to discuss the fatal events of The Walking Dead's mid-season finale. If you have not seen the episode, or do not wish to be spoiled with what's coming up next — make like a walker and crawl out of here immediately!
We're still in shock.
Even though we were warned that Walking Dead fans were going to need tissues before Sunday's mid-season finale, we still weren't prepared for those last gut-wrenching minutes. Nearly 15 million viewers tuned to the action-packed episode and witnessed a deadly twist when a bullet flew through Beth's (Emily Kinney) sweet little head.
Like many of you, we have a plethora of questions about that heartbreaking death, and what's coming next when The Walking Dead finally returns on February 8, 2015. To help curb your zombie cravings, ETonline had an exclusive chat with executive producer Gale Anne Hurd about the repercussions Beth's death will bring to the group, new revelations...
We're still in shock.
Even though we were warned that Walking Dead fans were going to need tissues before Sunday's mid-season finale, we still weren't prepared for those last gut-wrenching minutes. Nearly 15 million viewers tuned to the action-packed episode and witnessed a deadly twist when a bullet flew through Beth's (Emily Kinney) sweet little head.
Like many of you, we have a plethora of questions about that heartbreaking death, and what's coming next when The Walking Dead finally returns on February 8, 2015. To help curb your zombie cravings, ETonline had an exclusive chat with executive producer Gale Anne Hurd about the repercussions Beth's death will bring to the group, new revelations...
- 12/2/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Warning: The following Q&A contains major spoilers from Sunday’s Walking Dead. Proceed at your own risk.
Well, Rick’s plan worked: Both Carol and Beth were “discharged” from Grady Memorial in The Walking Dead‘s midseason finale Sunday.
But only one of the women — professional death-cheater Carol — left the hospital with a pulse.
Sadly, Beth — played by series regular Emily Kinney — was shot to death by the hospital’s self-appointed dictator Dawn before she made it out of the building. Daryl, in turn, whacked Beth’s murderer in retaliation.
Below, an emotional Kinney — who got choked up several...
Well, Rick’s plan worked: Both Carol and Beth were “discharged” from Grady Memorial in The Walking Dead‘s midseason finale Sunday.
But only one of the women — professional death-cheater Carol — left the hospital with a pulse.
Sadly, Beth — played by series regular Emily Kinney — was shot to death by the hospital’s self-appointed dictator Dawn before she made it out of the building. Daryl, in turn, whacked Beth’s murderer in retaliation.
Below, an emotional Kinney — who got choked up several...
- 12/1/2014
- TVLine.com
[Spoiler Alert: Read on only if you have already watched Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead.] To protect and to serve. And to bust you in the face whenever she damn well feels like it. Such is the motto of Officer Dawn Lerner, whom we met on Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead. Dawn runs “the system” at Grady Memorial Hospital, where people like Beth Greene are brought in, given medial treatment and as well as food and board — but for a price. In just one episode, we saw Dawn belittle Beth, strike her multiple times in the mug, and sentence Beth’s new Bff Noah to a beatdown as well. But guess what? The...
- 11/3/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
[Spoiler Alert: Read on only if you have already watched Sunday’s episode of The Walking Dead.] Oh, there she is. After being absent for the first three episodes of season 5, Emily Kinney made her return Sunday night to The Walking Dead as Beth, and in a big way. Beth woke up in a hospital only to be physically and sexually abused by people who demanded compensation for supposedly saving her out in the wild. Along the way, she was forced to share a lollipop with a super-creepy cop, got to dine on guinea pig, and made a daring escape attempt that ended up being only partly successful. We caught up with Kinney to get her thoughts...
- 11/3/2014
- by Dalton Ross
- EW - Inside TV
Et chats with the mastermind behind the CBS comedy’s most fashionable moments!
Kat Dennings’ and Beth Behrs’ signature styles of well accessorized and affordable looks on 2 Broke Girls continues to inspire trends for the everyday fashonista and we have costume designer Trayce Field to thank for that! The fashion mastermind has been with the show since the very beginning and is behind the show’s most stylish moments, including those now iconic diner uniforms.
“When you see those it's instant recognition,” the designer says. “The fit is still the same. Kat is a very voluptuous beautiful girl, we wanted to make sure that her curves were accentuated. Beth has the most amazing long legs so her uniform is shorter, so it's still sort of the same fit, the girls love it…”
Video- Behind the Scenes Look at Kim Kardashian on ‘2 Broke Girls’
Field is responsible for dressing the entire cast, guest stars, and...
Kat Dennings’ and Beth Behrs’ signature styles of well accessorized and affordable looks on 2 Broke Girls continues to inspire trends for the everyday fashonista and we have costume designer Trayce Field to thank for that! The fashion mastermind has been with the show since the very beginning and is behind the show’s most stylish moments, including those now iconic diner uniforms.
“When you see those it's instant recognition,” the designer says. “The fit is still the same. Kat is a very voluptuous beautiful girl, we wanted to make sure that her curves were accentuated. Beth has the most amazing long legs so her uniform is shorter, so it's still sort of the same fit, the girls love it…”
Video- Behind the Scenes Look at Kim Kardashian on ‘2 Broke Girls’
Field is responsible for dressing the entire cast, guest stars, and...
- 10/24/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Et went behind the scenes of 2 Broke Girls with season premiere guest star Kim Kardashian.
Et went behind the scenes of 2 Broke Girls with season premiere guest star Kim Kardashian. Watch the video for a sneak peek!
In the episode, Max (Kat Dennings) and Caroline (Beth Behrs) get a call from a Keeping Up With the Kardashians producer who asks permission to shoot part of the show at the girls' cupcake shop.
News: 2 Broke Girls Remember Their Broke Days
Kim, who plays herself on the show, surprises the girls with a special visit.
"I've done acting a little bit, but it's not typically what I do," Kim told Et on set. "It's always fun to just get out and do something new and fun."
That includes dropping by a series she's already watching. "I'm a fan of the show," Kim said. "I think it's super cute."
Kim recently lent her voice to the Fox animated series American...
Et went behind the scenes of 2 Broke Girls with season premiere guest star Kim Kardashian. Watch the video for a sneak peek!
In the episode, Max (Kat Dennings) and Caroline (Beth Behrs) get a call from a Keeping Up With the Kardashians producer who asks permission to shoot part of the show at the girls' cupcake shop.
News: 2 Broke Girls Remember Their Broke Days
Kim, who plays herself on the show, surprises the girls with a special visit.
"I've done acting a little bit, but it's not typically what I do," Kim told Et on set. "It's always fun to just get out and do something new and fun."
That includes dropping by a series she's already watching. "I'm a fan of the show," Kim said. "I think it's super cute."
Kim recently lent her voice to the Fox animated series American...
- 10/24/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Dear fellow "Walking Dead" fans, I have a surprising confession: I do not like blood and guts, or horror in general. As a child, I was afraid of "Are You Afraid of the Dark?" I once sat by myself in a corner, listening to my Walkman, rather than watch "The Blair Witch Project" during a middle school sleepover. And yet, for whatever reason, I find myself coming back to "The Walking Dead" year after year, despite the graphic gore that greets me each and every week. I'll admit that I still cover my eyes and look away from the screen multiple times per episode (yes, I am a huge wuss), but, for the most part, I can tolerate the terror.
But this week I may have reached my limit, guys. That searing image of Bob's foot roasting on the fire actually made me shriek in disgust. I've stood by "The Walking Dead...
But this week I may have reached my limit, guys. That searing image of Bob's foot roasting on the fire actually made me shriek in disgust. I've stood by "The Walking Dead...
- 10/19/2014
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
Victoria, BC. Two of TV's biggest breakout performances of 2014 have come from Allison Tolman and Carrie Coon, a pair of thirtysomething actresses who seemingly arrived fully formed in "Fargo" and "The Leftovers." Tolman and Coon were relative unknowns, unless you happened to know your Chicago or New York theater, but it was instantly clear from their opening small screen moments that they were stars. If "Gracepoint," Fox's 10-episode remake of "Broadchurch," is a hit, you can expect Virginia Kull to find herself in conversations with Tolman and Coon. While the Texas-raised actress has had brief and occasionally memorable guest turns on shows including "The Following," "The Good Wife" and "Boardwalk Empire," you probably won't know her unless you saw her in stage productions of "The Orphans’ Home Cycle" or "The Heiress" or "Dividing The Estate," among others. In "Gracepoint," Kull plays Beth Solano, grieving mother to the young boy whose...
- 10/2/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
We catch up with the star of rom-zom-com Life After Beth, Aubrey Plaza, to talk zombies, smooth jazz and Scotland...
Unless you’re Sherman Howard, not many actors get to play a zombie and still talk of their character. Aubrey Plaza gets to do both in Life After Beth, a zom-rom-com as deep as Daniel Radcliffe’s eyes.
With a reputation for deadpan, restrained performances (most notably as April Ludgate in Parks And Recreation), Beth gives Plaza a chance to get impressively unhinged.
Den Of Geek interviewed her during the Edinburgh International Film Festival, where we both left a lot of awkward pauses.
What’s your favourite zombie movie?
…I like all zombie movies. Uh…Night Of The Living Dead. That’s my favourite one.
Have you ever been to Edinburgh for the Fringe?
No. I…someone…people lied to me and told me the Fringe Festival was going on right now,...
Unless you’re Sherman Howard, not many actors get to play a zombie and still talk of their character. Aubrey Plaza gets to do both in Life After Beth, a zom-rom-com as deep as Daniel Radcliffe’s eyes.
With a reputation for deadpan, restrained performances (most notably as April Ludgate in Parks And Recreation), Beth gives Plaza a chance to get impressively unhinged.
Den Of Geek interviewed her during the Edinburgh International Film Festival, where we both left a lot of awkward pauses.
What’s your favourite zombie movie?
…I like all zombie movies. Uh…Night Of The Living Dead. That’s my favourite one.
Have you ever been to Edinburgh for the Fringe?
No. I…someone…people lied to me and told me the Fringe Festival was going on right now,...
- 10/1/2014
- by ryanlambie
- Den of Geek
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