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- 8/31/2022
- by Thomas Duffy
- Film-Book
The 11th season of Ryan Murphy’s “American Horror Story” will premiere this fall on FX.
FX chairman John Landgraf revealed the news during his executive Q&a session at the cable channel’s virtual presentation at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour Tuesday.
The debut date announcement marks the first news of “AHS” Season 11, an installment fans have been clamoring for info about since Season 10, “American Horror Story: Double Feature,” concluded in October 2021. That 10th season was split into two stories, “Red Tide” and “Death Valley.”
Landgraf gave no specific premiere date for “American Horror Story” Season 11 beyond “fall,” though the fact a time frame has been given at all means there’s a good chance Murphy will be sharing the title, theme and cast for the upcoming season in the coming months.
Meanwhile, the second season of FX’s “AHS” spinoff anthology series, “American Horror Stories,...
FX chairman John Landgraf revealed the news during his executive Q&a session at the cable channel’s virtual presentation at the Television Critics Association’s summer press tour Tuesday.
The debut date announcement marks the first news of “AHS” Season 11, an installment fans have been clamoring for info about since Season 10, “American Horror Story: Double Feature,” concluded in October 2021. That 10th season was split into two stories, “Red Tide” and “Death Valley.”
Landgraf gave no specific premiere date for “American Horror Story” Season 11 beyond “fall,” though the fact a time frame has been given at all means there’s a good chance Murphy will be sharing the title, theme and cast for the upcoming season in the coming months.
Meanwhile, the second season of FX’s “AHS” spinoff anthology series, “American Horror Stories,...
- 8/2/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Maggie Kiley, who recently directed and exec produced the first three episodes of Netflix’s Melissa Barrera-fronted series Breathe, is staying in business with Warner Bros. TV.
The director and producer originally struck an overall deal with the studio in 2019 and has reupped the exclusive pact.
It comes after she also directed an episode of Warner Bros. TV’s upcoming HBO Max series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Lindsay Calhoon Bring, and Alloy Entertainment.
She will continue to direct and exec produce projects for the studio and will also develop her own television projects for streaming platforms, cable, and the broadcast networks.
Separate from her Wbtv deal, Kiley executive produced and directed the pilot of Peacock’s limited series Dr. Death, starring Joshua Jackson. She also served as director and co-executive producer of Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, the second installment in the anthology series.
The director and producer originally struck an overall deal with the studio in 2019 and has reupped the exclusive pact.
It comes after she also directed an episode of Warner Bros. TV’s upcoming HBO Max series Pretty Little Liars: Original Sin, from Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa, Lindsay Calhoon Bring, and Alloy Entertainment.
She will continue to direct and exec produce projects for the studio and will also develop her own television projects for streaming platforms, cable, and the broadcast networks.
Separate from her Wbtv deal, Kiley executive produced and directed the pilot of Peacock’s limited series Dr. Death, starring Joshua Jackson. She also served as director and co-executive producer of Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story, the second installment in the anthology series.
- 4/14/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Did Lisa manage to help the son of Bleeding Gums Murphy?
On The Simpsons Season 33 Episode 17, everyone in town was surprised by the arrival of the son of the late musician.
However, Lisa realized there may be an opening to help him come to terms with the loss of his father and improve his life.
How did the rest of the family feel about these big changes?
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On The Simpsons Season 33 Episode 17, everyone in town was surprised by the arrival of the son of the late musician.
However, Lisa realized there may be an opening to help him come to terms with the loss of his father and improve his life.
How did the rest of the family feel about these big changes?
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- 4/11/2022
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
John Mulaney was welcomed into “Saturday Night Live’s” five-timers club with a sketch that featured suprise appearances by Conan O’Brien, Tina Fey, Paul Rudd, Candice Bergen, Steve Martin and Elliott Gould.
The group of veteran past “SNL” hosts hazed Mulaney before handing him a coveted royal blue smoking jacket with a large numeral 5 embrodered on the right breast.
The sketch opened with Martin, Rudd and Bergen meeting in a private library-like setting, all wearing their jackets. As Mulaney entered the room, Bergen quips, “Let me be the first person to say, ‘Who are you?’ ” To which Mulaney responded, “If you have a niece or son who’s bad at sports, he might know who I am.”
Welcome to the Five-Timers Club, @mulaney! pic.twitter.com/HiG8pN1foF
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) February 27, 2022
Fey pointed to Mulaney’s tenure as a writer on “SNL” alongside another famous alumnus,...
The group of veteran past “SNL” hosts hazed Mulaney before handing him a coveted royal blue smoking jacket with a large numeral 5 embrodered on the right breast.
The sketch opened with Martin, Rudd and Bergen meeting in a private library-like setting, all wearing their jackets. As Mulaney entered the room, Bergen quips, “Let me be the first person to say, ‘Who are you?’ ” To which Mulaney responded, “If you have a niece or son who’s bad at sports, he might know who I am.”
Welcome to the Five-Timers Club, @mulaney! pic.twitter.com/HiG8pN1foF
— Saturday Night Live – SNL (@nbcsnl) February 27, 2022
Fey pointed to Mulaney’s tenure as a writer on “SNL” alongside another famous alumnus,...
- 2/27/2022
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Paul Reiser was nominated 10 times at the Emmys for the NBC sitcom “Mad About You” — six for Best Comedy Actor and four as a producer when the show was cited in Best Comedy Series. He lost them all. Now the actor is nominated for the first time in his career for a non-“Mad” project, Netflix’s “The Kominsky Method.” Reiser is contending in Best Comedy Supporting Actor for playing Martin Schneider, the much older boyfriend of Mindy (Sarah Baker), who befriends her father Sandy (Michael Douglas).
Reiser has submitted the second episode of this third and final season to Emmy judges, titled “You only give me your funny paper.” Directed by Andy Tennant from a script by Chuck Lorre, it’s the episode where Mindy begins seeing Martin in a new light. Reiser joined “The Kominsky Method” in Season 2 in a recurring role. After Alan Arkin left the show,...
Reiser has submitted the second episode of this third and final season to Emmy judges, titled “You only give me your funny paper.” Directed by Andy Tennant from a script by Chuck Lorre, it’s the episode where Mindy begins seeing Martin in a new light. Reiser joined “The Kominsky Method” in Season 2 in a recurring role. After Alan Arkin left the show,...
- 8/16/2021
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Babak Tafti (Succession) and Mousa Hussein Kraish (American Gods) are set for lead roles opposite Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Kyle Chandler in the first installment of Super Pumped, Showtime’s anthology series from Billions co-creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien. The installment, which is based on Mike Isaac’s bestselling book Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber, tells the story of the ride-sharing company that stands out as both a marvel and a cautionary tale, featuring internal and external battles that ripple with unpredictable consequences.
Pivoting on Travis Kalanick (Gordon-Levitt), Uber’s hard-charging CEO who ultimately was ousted in a boardroom coup, the series will depict the roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley.
Tafti will play Emil Michael, who is Uber’s dealmaker-in-chief and right-hand man to Kalanick.
Kraish will portray Fawzi Kamel, the Uber driver whose interaction with Kalanick went viral.
Pivoting on Travis Kalanick (Gordon-Levitt), Uber’s hard-charging CEO who ultimately was ousted in a boardroom coup, the series will depict the roller-coaster ride of the upstart transportation company, embodying the highs and lows of Silicon Valley.
Tafti will play Emil Michael, who is Uber’s dealmaker-in-chief and right-hand man to Kalanick.
Kraish will portray Fawzi Kamel, the Uber driver whose interaction with Kalanick went viral.
- 8/10/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
For a series where Vera Farmiga creates perfume by wrapping a used jock strap around her face and Ewan McGregor screams “Get it, Sassy!” at his starry-eyed assistant when the office runs low on cocaine, the most surprising aspect of “Halston” is how ordinary it feels. Told in less time than the last “Lord of the Rings,” Ryan Murphy’s latest prestige limited series is light on conflict, high on privilege, and barely reaches into its titular lead’s background to unearth meaningful drama. Instead, it just coasts along on Ewan McGregor’s considerable charms, lush craft work now-standard to the mega-producer’s projects, and a broad biopic template so well-worn it slides on too easily, like an old coat that you had thought was new.
Still, this isn’t “Ratched.” There’s a bit of thought behind “Halston,” and even better, there’s a wistful regret driving its incrementally more interesting second half.
Still, this isn’t “Ratched.” There’s a bit of thought behind “Halston,” and even better, there’s a wistful regret driving its incrementally more interesting second half.
- 5/14/2021
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Nexstar Media will launch multicast network Rewind TV on September 1, offering nearly 50 million TV households (roughly 40% of the U.S.) a menu of 1980s and 1990s sitcoms.
Shows in the initial lineup include The Drew Carey Show, Murphy Brown, Growing Pains, Wings, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, Who’s the Boss and Family Ties.
The new network is meant to complement Nexstar’s Antenna TV, which specializes in 1960s and ’70s fare, including weeknight reruns of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
An array of multicast networks have lit up over the past 15 to 20 years in the wake of the TV industry’s transition to high-definition signals and the corresponding increase in digital capacity. The networks, most of which are owned by local TV station groups, can be viewed over the air without a pay-tv subscription and some reach more than 90% of U.S. households. Many of the networks also have broad...
Shows in the initial lineup include The Drew Carey Show, Murphy Brown, Growing Pains, Wings, Sabrina, The Teenage Witch, Who’s the Boss and Family Ties.
The new network is meant to complement Nexstar’s Antenna TV, which specializes in 1960s and ’70s fare, including weeknight reruns of The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson.
An array of multicast networks have lit up over the past 15 to 20 years in the wake of the TV industry’s transition to high-definition signals and the corresponding increase in digital capacity. The networks, most of which are owned by local TV station groups, can be viewed over the air without a pay-tv subscription and some reach more than 90% of U.S. households. Many of the networks also have broad...
- 4/26/2021
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Peter Benchley’s follow-up to Jaws is a treasure hunt thriller starring Robert Shaw and filmed in the pearly waters off Bermuda. The exciting underwater scenes boosted the careers of Nick Nolte and Jacqueline Bisset but the memory that stuck in the minds of millions was a particular wardrobe decision for Bisset’s siren of the deep. Who needs Spanish gold and a fortune in lost morphine? This import disc features a commentary by actress Illeana Douglas.
The Deep
Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint] 28
1977 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 123 min. / Street Date December 30, 2020 / Available from Viavision / 34.95
Starring: Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Louis Gossett, Eli Wallach, Robert Tessier.
Cinematography: Christopher Challis
Underwater Director: Al Giddings
Film Editor: David Berlatsky
Original Music: John Barry
Written by Tracy Keenan Wynn, Peter Benchley from his novel
Produced by Peter Guber
Directed by Peter Yates
After a couple of early 1970s shows that became enormous blockbusters —Love Story,...
The Deep
Blu-ray
Viavision [Imprint] 28
1977 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 123 min. / Street Date December 30, 2020 / Available from Viavision / 34.95
Starring: Robert Shaw, Jacqueline Bisset, Nick Nolte, Louis Gossett, Eli Wallach, Robert Tessier.
Cinematography: Christopher Challis
Underwater Director: Al Giddings
Film Editor: David Berlatsky
Original Music: John Barry
Written by Tracy Keenan Wynn, Peter Benchley from his novel
Produced by Peter Guber
Directed by Peter Yates
After a couple of early 1970s shows that became enormous blockbusters —Love Story,...
- 2/13/2021
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced legislation to authorize mobile sports wagering — sending shares of at least two companies higher Wednesday.
Sports betting company DraftKings was up nearly 4% at $49.28. Gan, a supplier of Internet gaming software, surged 12% $22.27.
Under Cuomo’s proposal, the New York State Gaming Commission will issue a request for proposals to select and license a sports operator or platform to offer mobile sports wagering in the state. The operator must have a partnership with an existing licensed commercial casino. The Commission will require safeguards against abuses and addiction.
“At a time when New York faces a historic budget deficit due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the current online sports wagering structure incentivizes a large segment of New York residents to travel out of state to make online sports wagers or continue to patronize black markets,” Cuomo said at a press briefing. “New York has the potential to be...
Sports betting company DraftKings was up nearly 4% at $49.28. Gan, a supplier of Internet gaming software, surged 12% $22.27.
Under Cuomo’s proposal, the New York State Gaming Commission will issue a request for proposals to select and license a sports operator or platform to offer mobile sports wagering in the state. The operator must have a partnership with an existing licensed commercial casino. The Commission will require safeguards against abuses and addiction.
“At a time when New York faces a historic budget deficit due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the current online sports wagering structure incentivizes a large segment of New York residents to travel out of state to make online sports wagers or continue to patronize black markets,” Cuomo said at a press briefing. “New York has the potential to be...
- 1/6/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
“Frasier.” “Friends.” “ER.” “The X-Files.” It’s amazing how just the mention of a TV show can take you back in time, and with this list it’s no surprise that we’re offering our flashback 25 years to 1995, remembering the 47th Emmy Awards. It was a night with no one big winner among several now-classic series, a new Egot recipient, some sentimental moments and a memorable homage to TV theme songs. Jason Alexander of “Seinfeld” and Cybill Shepherd of “Cybill” led the festivities on September 10.
Perennial favorite “Frasier” held on to its title of Best Comedy Series for the second year, a streak it would continue until 1999, winning for each of its first five seasons. It beat out popular sitcoms “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Mad About You,” “Seinfeld” and newcomer “Friends.” Kelsey Grammer won his second of four Best Comedy Actor Emmys for playing the title character, while his onscreen brother,...
Perennial favorite “Frasier” held on to its title of Best Comedy Series for the second year, a streak it would continue until 1999, winning for each of its first five seasons. It beat out popular sitcoms “The Larry Sanders Show,” “Mad About You,” “Seinfeld” and newcomer “Friends.” Kelsey Grammer won his second of four Best Comedy Actor Emmys for playing the title character, while his onscreen brother,...
- 9/20/2020
- by Susan Pennington
- Gold Derby
Michael Uppendahl has stepped in as director and executive producer on American Crime Story: Impeachment, Ryan Murphy’s upcoming FX limited series about the Bill Clinton-Monica Lewinsky sex scandal. He replaces Richard Shepard, who recently exited the project.
Shepard signed on for the project in January, ahead of the coronavirus pandemic, which shut down all production and shifted all filming schedules, including Impeachment‘s. The show, a co-production of Touchstone Television, FX and Ryan Murphy Productions, was originally set to shoot in early spring. Delayed by the industry-wide shutdown, it is now slated to begin filming in early fall.
The pandemic and the scheduling bottleneck it has created, with shows slowly easing back into production with Covid safety protocols, has led to behind and in front of the camera changes on a number of projects. Another director previously booked for Impeachment also recently pulled out.
As with Shepard, Uppendahl is...
Shepard signed on for the project in January, ahead of the coronavirus pandemic, which shut down all production and shifted all filming schedules, including Impeachment‘s. The show, a co-production of Touchstone Television, FX and Ryan Murphy Productions, was originally set to shoot in early spring. Delayed by the industry-wide shutdown, it is now slated to begin filming in early fall.
The pandemic and the scheduling bottleneck it has created, with shows slowly easing back into production with Covid safety protocols, has led to behind and in front of the camera changes on a number of projects. Another director previously booked for Impeachment also recently pulled out.
As with Shepard, Uppendahl is...
- 9/3/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
In honor of “Labor” Day, we thought we’d have a little fun and reminisce about the most memorable births on some of our favorite programs. With so many to choose from, it’s hard to believe that in the early days of the medium it was considered “unseemly” to talk about pregnancy, and the general thought was that such a storyline would not go over well with American audiences. Boy, were they wrong!
Lucille Ball was pregnant with her first child in the very early production days of “I Love Lucy,” but producers felt that it would be inappropriate to show a pregnant woman on television. However, she was determined to make her second pregnancy Lucy Ricardo’s first, and the still-hilarious portrayal of Lucy’s struggles with pregnancy, apprehensions about being a mom and frenzied rush to the hospital reeled in such a huge viewership that writers and...
Lucille Ball was pregnant with her first child in the very early production days of “I Love Lucy,” but producers felt that it would be inappropriate to show a pregnant woman on television. However, she was determined to make her second pregnancy Lucy Ricardo’s first, and the still-hilarious portrayal of Lucy’s struggles with pregnancy, apprehensions about being a mom and frenzied rush to the hospital reeled in such a huge viewership that writers and...
- 9/3/2020
- by Susan Pennington, Chris Beachum and Misty Holland
- Gold Derby
Apparently one of the most telling precursors for winning Best Comedy Series at the Emmys is having a strong female lead. Indeed, the past five Best Comedy Actress champions have gone matchy-matchy with their series in the winner’s circle: Phoebe Waller-Bridge and “Fleabag” (2019), Rachel Brosnahan and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (2018) and Julia Louis-Dreyfus and “Veep” (2017-15). Who might this wild trend benefit at the 2020 Emmys?
Catherine O’Hara and “Schitt’s Creek” are currently leading their respective categories, according to Gold Derby’s combined predictions. But also watch out for repeat wins by Brosnahan and “Mrs. Maisel,” first-time victories for Issa Rae and “Insecure,” and both of those “Dead to Me” scene-stealers, Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini. The sixth actress nominee, Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”), doesn’t have a corresponding series bid this year.
See 2020 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 72nd Emmy Awards
Odds front-runner O’Hara...
Catherine O’Hara and “Schitt’s Creek” are currently leading their respective categories, according to Gold Derby’s combined predictions. But also watch out for repeat wins by Brosnahan and “Mrs. Maisel,” first-time victories for Issa Rae and “Insecure,” and both of those “Dead to Me” scene-stealers, Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini. The sixth actress nominee, Tracee Ellis Ross (“Black-ish”), doesn’t have a corresponding series bid this year.
See 2020 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 72nd Emmy Awards
Odds front-runner O’Hara...
- 8/21/2020
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Critics were already stunned and perplexed when Robert Downey Jr. chose to follow-up his stint in the Marvel films to star in “Dolittle,” and they’re even more confused after seeing the film that they’re calling a “calamity for the ages” and a “haphazard mess.”
Universal Pictures’ “Dolittle,” a family-friendly adventure comedy from director Stephen Gaghan based on Hugh Lofting’s beloved children’s character who can talk to animals, has just a 13% score on Rotten Tomatoes from 67 reviews. Critics who saw the film have called attention to its extensive reshoots and revisions, though for some even that doesn’t explain how much they hated it.
And perhaps unlike Universal’s other CGI-heavy and furry misfire “Cats,” “Dolittle” might not even fall into so-bad-its-good territory.
Also Read: 'Dolittle' Film Review: Robert Downey Jr. Can Talk to the Animals, But You'll Wish He Wouldn't
“Every frame, every cut feels off.
Universal Pictures’ “Dolittle,” a family-friendly adventure comedy from director Stephen Gaghan based on Hugh Lofting’s beloved children’s character who can talk to animals, has just a 13% score on Rotten Tomatoes from 67 reviews. Critics who saw the film have called attention to its extensive reshoots and revisions, though for some even that doesn’t explain how much they hated it.
And perhaps unlike Universal’s other CGI-heavy and furry misfire “Cats,” “Dolittle” might not even fall into so-bad-its-good territory.
Also Read: 'Dolittle' Film Review: Robert Downey Jr. Can Talk to the Animals, But You'll Wish He Wouldn't
“Every frame, every cut feels off.
- 1/16/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Cinema Retro issue #35 has now shipped to our subscribers worldwide. No other magazine centers specifically on the great Golden Age of film making: the 1960s and 1970s. Every issue is packed with exclusive interviews, rare photos and insightful columns about classic and cult movies that virtually no one else covers in this kind of detail. Please support classic cinema in the print format by subscribing or renewing today!
Highlights of this issue include:
Mike Siegel's 12 page in-depth report on the tragedy and triumph in the making of Bruce Lee's last film, Enter the Dragon Mark Mawston's exclusive interview with Ian Ogilvy, who talks about filming She Beast, Witchfinder General and his close call with playing James Bond Extensive report from Tim Greaves on the underrated Alistair MacLean spy thriller When Eight Bells Toll, which afforded young Anthony Hopkins an early starring role. Peter Cook pays tribute to "The...
Highlights of this issue include:
Mike Siegel's 12 page in-depth report on the tragedy and triumph in the making of Bruce Lee's last film, Enter the Dragon Mark Mawston's exclusive interview with Ian Ogilvy, who talks about filming She Beast, Witchfinder General and his close call with playing James Bond Extensive report from Tim Greaves on the underrated Alistair MacLean spy thriller When Eight Bells Toll, which afforded young Anthony Hopkins an early starring role. Peter Cook pays tribute to "The...
- 5/23/2016
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Highlights of this issue include:
Mike Siegel's 12 page in-depth report on the tragedy and triumph in the making of Bruce Lee's last film, Enter the Dragon Mark Mawston's exclusive interview with Ian Ogilvy, who talks about filming She Beast, Witchfinder Generaland his close call with playing James Bond Extensive report from Tim Greaves on the underrated Alistair MacLean spy thriller When Eight Bells Toll,which afforded young Anthony Hopkins an early starring role. Peter Cook pays tribute to "The Art of Deception"- a look at the use of matte paintings in famous films. Michael Commes takes a fun filled visit to The House of Bare Mountain, the infamous nudie monster flick Esteemed photographer Keith Hamshere shares his memories and photos from The Living Daylights, Murphy's War and Death on the Nile. Raymond Benson's Ten Best Films of 1954 Patrick Cooper pays tribute to Robert Mitchum and The Friends of Eddie Coyle Lee Pfeiffer's "Take Two" column examines Assignment K starring Stephen Boyd and Camilla Sparv Brian Hannan looks at what was hot at the boxoffice in 1966 Sheldon Hall reviews a video release of Jacques Rivette's films Daniel D'Arpe celebrates the cult sci-fi flick Starcrash starring Caroline Munro and David Hasselhoff. Adrian Smith joyfully uncovers the 007 sexploitation spoof Bonditis Plus Darren Allison's latest soundtrack news and reviews, Gareth Owen's "Pinewood Past" column and the latest movie book and DVD reviews.
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- 10/19/2015
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
From aerial bravery in Wwi to Tom Cruise in an F-14 Tomcat, Mark lists his top ten all-time favourite flying movies…
This is a personal list, and as such, won't please everyone. I accept that, but I wanted to look at the films that have best represented flying for me over the years.
I've also excluded helicopters in exchange for a festival of fixed wings. But as a person who loves aircraft and flying of all kinds, these are the ones that made me feel the need. The need for speed...
The Dam Busters (1955)
Gosh, what a place to start. For the most part, the film's an historically accurate retelling of the ultimate daring-do of WWII. Richard Todd plays the unflappable Guy Gibson, who lead the amazing 617 Squadron on their secret mission against the dams of the Ruhr valley.
Using the Barnes Wallis (played by Michael Redgrave) utterly inspired bouncing bomb,...
This is a personal list, and as such, won't please everyone. I accept that, but I wanted to look at the films that have best represented flying for me over the years.
I've also excluded helicopters in exchange for a festival of fixed wings. But as a person who loves aircraft and flying of all kinds, these are the ones that made me feel the need. The need for speed...
The Dam Busters (1955)
Gosh, what a place to start. For the most part, the film's an historically accurate retelling of the ultimate daring-do of WWII. Richard Todd plays the unflappable Guy Gibson, who lead the amazing 617 Squadron on their secret mission against the dams of the Ruhr valley.
Using the Barnes Wallis (played by Michael Redgrave) utterly inspired bouncing bomb,...
- 6/21/2011
- Den of Geek
Composer most closely associated with the golden age of James Bond but whose scores ranged from Midnight Cowboy to Dances With Wolves
John Barry, who has died aged 77 following a heart attack, will always be associated with the golden age of James Bond, but though much of his most famous music was written to accompany the outlandish adventures of 007, his work covered a huge variety of moods and styles. Barry wrote epic, sweeping film scores for Zulu (1964), Born Free (1966) and Out of Africa (1985), introduced blues and jazz themes into The Chase (1966) and The Cotton Club (1984), and conceived the shivery, sinister music for The Ipcress File (1965). He even became something of a pop star in his own right.
He was born Jonathan Barry Prender- gast in York, where his father ran a chain of cinemas. His mother was a talented musician, but had abandoned the attempt to establish herself as a concert pianist.
John Barry, who has died aged 77 following a heart attack, will always be associated with the golden age of James Bond, but though much of his most famous music was written to accompany the outlandish adventures of 007, his work covered a huge variety of moods and styles. Barry wrote epic, sweeping film scores for Zulu (1964), Born Free (1966) and Out of Africa (1985), introduced blues and jazz themes into The Chase (1966) and The Cotton Club (1984), and conceived the shivery, sinister music for The Ipcress File (1965). He even became something of a pop star in his own right.
He was born Jonathan Barry Prender- gast in York, where his father ran a chain of cinemas. His mother was a talented musician, but had abandoned the attempt to establish herself as a concert pianist.
- 2/1/2011
- by Adam Sweeting
- The Guardian - Film News
Versatile British film director known for Bullitt, The Deep and Breaking Away
The director Peter Yates, who has died aged 81, helped Steve McQueen achieve iconic status with the cop movie Bullitt (1968), enjoyed a massive box-office success with The Deep (1977) and made one of the most beguiling of all youth movies in Breaking Away (1979). He maintained a steady career throughout five decades, initially in the theatre and then in mainstream cinema, but he suffered the critical neglect so often accorded those who tackle a variety of subjects and genres and become known, somewhat disparagingly, as journeyman directors.
Pauline Kael described him as a competent director "with a good serviceable technique for integrating staged movie action into documentary city locations". David Thomson suggested that, in America, Yates had "done nothing more profound than send hubcaps careering around corners". Bullitt's famous San Francisco car chase (later revived by Ford as part of...
The director Peter Yates, who has died aged 81, helped Steve McQueen achieve iconic status with the cop movie Bullitt (1968), enjoyed a massive box-office success with The Deep (1977) and made one of the most beguiling of all youth movies in Breaking Away (1979). He maintained a steady career throughout five decades, initially in the theatre and then in mainstream cinema, but he suffered the critical neglect so often accorded those who tackle a variety of subjects and genres and become known, somewhat disparagingly, as journeyman directors.
Pauline Kael described him as a competent director "with a good serviceable technique for integrating staged movie action into documentary city locations". David Thomson suggested that, in America, Yates had "done nothing more profound than send hubcaps careering around corners". Bullitt's famous San Francisco car chase (later revived by Ford as part of...
- 1/11/2011
- by Brian Baxter
- The Guardian - Film News
London — British filmmaker Peter Yates, who sent Steve McQueen screeching through the streets of San Francisco in a Ford Mustang in "Bullitt," has died at the age of 81.
A statement from Yates' agent, Judy Daish, said he died Sunday in London after an illness.
Yates was nominated for four Academy Awards – two as director and two as producer – for cycling tale "Breaking Away" and backstage drama "The Dresser."
A graduate of London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art who directed stage greats including "Dresser" star Albert Finney and Maggie Smith, Yates also created one of film's most memorable action sequences – the much-imitated car chase in the 1968 police thriller "Bullitt."
Born in Aldershot, southern England in 1929, Yates trained as an actor, performed in repertory theater and did a stint as a race-car driver before moving into film, first as an editor and then as an assistant director on films including Tony Richardson's...
A statement from Yates' agent, Judy Daish, said he died Sunday in London after an illness.
Yates was nominated for four Academy Awards – two as director and two as producer – for cycling tale "Breaking Away" and backstage drama "The Dresser."
A graduate of London's Royal Academy of Dramatic Art who directed stage greats including "Dresser" star Albert Finney and Maggie Smith, Yates also created one of film's most memorable action sequences – the much-imitated car chase in the 1968 police thriller "Bullitt."
Born in Aldershot, southern England in 1929, Yates trained as an actor, performed in repertory theater and did a stint as a race-car driver before moving into film, first as an editor and then as an assistant director on films including Tony Richardson's...
- 1/10/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Well, last week we passed along the unfortunate news that Pete Postlethwaite had died [1], and now this week Hollywood has lost another Pete. Peter Yates, director of such classics as Bullitt, Murphy's War, and the Jay Cheel favourite Krull has passed away after a long illness. He also directed The Friends of Eddie Coyle, which turned up at the top of Ben Affleck's list of best heist films [2] just a few days ago. He was 82 years old. Yates had a long and fruitful career and directed a wide variety of films in a number of different genres starting with Summer Holiday starring Cliff Richard and The Shadows in 1963. In addition to some of the classic crime films for which is best known, he also directed Peter Benchley's The Deep, Suspect starring Cher and Dennis Quaid, Year of the Comet, and Mother, Jugs & Speed starring Bill Cosby, Harvey Keitel and Raquel Welch.
- 1/10/2011
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
British director of Summer Holiday, Breaking Away and Steve McQueen film Bullitt has died after long illness
Peter Yates, the four-time Oscar-nominated British director of Bullitt, Breaking Away and The Dresser, has died in London after a long illness. He was 82.
A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art whose first film as a director was the lightweight Cliff Richard and the Shadows vehicle Summer Holiday, Yates made his name with the action-packed 1967 crime thriller Robbery, a dramatisation of the great train robbery. Hollywood beckoned, and Yates's first Us effort, Bullitt, featured the first car chase in the modern style, with star Steve McQueen himself taking the wheel for a large part of a bravura extended sequence in which his Ford Mustang slaloms and chicanes through the streets of San Francisco.
Academy recognition came later in Yates's career with the 1979 coming-of-age tale Breaking Away. The comedy about four working-class...
Peter Yates, the four-time Oscar-nominated British director of Bullitt, Breaking Away and The Dresser, has died in London after a long illness. He was 82.
A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art whose first film as a director was the lightweight Cliff Richard and the Shadows vehicle Summer Holiday, Yates made his name with the action-packed 1967 crime thriller Robbery, a dramatisation of the great train robbery. Hollywood beckoned, and Yates's first Us effort, Bullitt, featured the first car chase in the modern style, with star Steve McQueen himself taking the wheel for a large part of a bravura extended sequence in which his Ford Mustang slaloms and chicanes through the streets of San Francisco.
Academy recognition came later in Yates's career with the 1979 coming-of-age tale Breaking Away. The comedy about four working-class...
- 1/10/2011
- by Ben Child
- The Guardian - Film News
Peter Yates 1928-2011
British director Peter Yates has passed away, aged 82, after a prosperous career spanning 48 years, as one of the film industry’s most acclaimed directors.
The 82-year-old made his feature film directorial debut in 1963 with the colourful Summer Holiday, featuring the nation’s favourite showman of the 60s, Cliff Richard.
After the success of Summer Holiday, Yates’ career continued to climb and it wasn’t long before he was hailed for his work on the Oscar-winning Bullitt – starring legendary silver screen icon Steve McQueen.
During his time in the film industry, Yates also had the privilege of working with some of cinema’s finest, including Peter O’Toole, Christopher Plummer and Sigourney Weaver.
His work was widely recognised and in 1979 he bagged an Oscar-nod for the coming-of-age drama Breaking Away, then later again for The Dresser in 1983.
Yates will be fondly remembered for lighting up screens with a...
British director Peter Yates has passed away, aged 82, after a prosperous career spanning 48 years, as one of the film industry’s most acclaimed directors.
The 82-year-old made his feature film directorial debut in 1963 with the colourful Summer Holiday, featuring the nation’s favourite showman of the 60s, Cliff Richard.
After the success of Summer Holiday, Yates’ career continued to climb and it wasn’t long before he was hailed for his work on the Oscar-winning Bullitt – starring legendary silver screen icon Steve McQueen.
During his time in the film industry, Yates also had the privilege of working with some of cinema’s finest, including Peter O’Toole, Christopher Plummer and Sigourney Weaver.
His work was widely recognised and in 1979 he bagged an Oscar-nod for the coming-of-age drama Breaking Away, then later again for The Dresser in 1983.
Yates will be fondly remembered for lighting up screens with a...
- 1/10/2011
- by jennifer.trevorrow@lovefilm.com (Jennifer Trevorrow)
- LOVEFiLM
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
There's just something about the "old guard" UK film directors that makes them so memorable. A filmmaker like Peter Yates might not be mentioned all that much these days, but to a certain generation of film fanatics his was always known as a reliable name. That's not to say that all his films were classics, but even on the lighter or even sillier projects, there was a competence and confidence that most British filmmakers exhibit. Call it work ethic or class, but Peter Yates was one of those guys. The 81-year-old passed away over the weekend in his native London.
Oscar-nominated twice as a director (for the excellent 'Breaking Away' and the unfairly forgotten 'The Dresser') and then once again as a producer on both films, Mr. Yates had a colorful career of hits and misses, but one never got the...
There's just something about the "old guard" UK film directors that makes them so memorable. A filmmaker like Peter Yates might not be mentioned all that much these days, but to a certain generation of film fanatics his was always known as a reliable name. That's not to say that all his films were classics, but even on the lighter or even sillier projects, there was a competence and confidence that most British filmmakers exhibit. Call it work ethic or class, but Peter Yates was one of those guys. The 81-year-old passed away over the weekend in his native London.
Oscar-nominated twice as a director (for the excellent 'Breaking Away' and the unfairly forgotten 'The Dresser') and then once again as a producer on both films, Mr. Yates had a colorful career of hits and misses, but one never got the...
- 1/10/2011
- by Scott Weinberg
- Moviefone
Filed under: Movie News, Cinematical
There's just something about the "old guard" UK film directors that makes them so memorable. A filmmaker like Peter Yates might not be mentioned all that much these days, but to a certain generation of film fanatics his was always known as a reliable name. That's not to say that all his films were classics, but even on the lighter or even sillier projects, there was a competence and confidence that most British filmmakers exhibit. Call it work ethic or class, but Peter Yates was one of those guys. The 81-year-old passed away over the weekend in his native London.
Oscar-nominated twice as a director (for the excellent 'Breaking Away' and the unfairly forgotten 'The Dresser') and then once again as a producer on both films, Mr. Yates had a colorful career of hits and misses, but one never got the...
There's just something about the "old guard" UK film directors that makes them so memorable. A filmmaker like Peter Yates might not be mentioned all that much these days, but to a certain generation of film fanatics his was always known as a reliable name. That's not to say that all his films were classics, but even on the lighter or even sillier projects, there was a competence and confidence that most British filmmakers exhibit. Call it work ethic or class, but Peter Yates was one of those guys. The 81-year-old passed away over the weekend in his native London.
Oscar-nominated twice as a director (for the excellent 'Breaking Away' and the unfairly forgotten 'The Dresser') and then once again as a producer on both films, Mr. Yates had a colorful career of hits and misses, but one never got the...
- 1/10/2011
- by Scott Weinberg
- Cinematical
Four time Oscar-nominated British director Peter Yates has passed away at the age of 82. Deadline [1] reports that he died in London after a long illness. Yates is probably best known for the 1968 Steve McQueen film Bullitt, the 1983 Oscar-nominated drama The Dresser, the 1983 cult fantasy film Krull, the 1977 horror/thriller The Deep, and the 1979 sports drama Breaking Away. His filmography also includes Curtain Call, The Run of the Country, Roommates, Year of the Comet, An Innocent Man, The House on Carroll Street, Suspect, Eleni, The Dresser, Eyewitness, Mother Jugs & Speed, For Pete's Sake, The Friends of Eddie Coyle, The Hot Rock, Murphy's War and John and Mary, and Robbery. I've included trailers for some of these films after the jump. Please feel free to post in remembrance of Yates (and the movies he directed) in the comments below. Bullitt Krull Breaking Away The Deep The Dresser The Hot Rock [1] http://www.
- 1/10/2011
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Deadline has learned that English film director and producer and 4-time Oscar nominee Peter Yates -- who helmed such celebrated and dissimilar films as Bullitt, The Friends Of Eddie Coyle, Breaking Away, Suspect, and The Dresser -- has passed away in London after a long illness. He was 82. A graduate of the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, he was a stage actor before working as an assistant director for Tony Richardson. Yates' feature directorial debut was the early 1960s low-budget Summer Holiday (1963) with Cliff Richard And The Shadows. He soon graduated to the 1967 crime thriller Robbery, a fictionalized version of Britain's The Great Train Robbery. It was a short jump to his first American film, Bullitt (1968), starring Steve McQueen in one of the definitive cop movies of all time thanks to that car chase through the streets of San Francisco. Other films he directed included John and Mary (1969), Murphy's War...
- 1/10/2011
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
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