The Bear is one of those rare stories that comes along once in a blue moon. It doesn't get by on flashy CG, explosions, or modded-out race cars flying down the streets.
Witty dialogue, high stress, and intense drama fuel this machine, and perhaps that's why so many big-name actors are attracted to its frenzied undercurrents.
Kudos to the creative team assembled under the banner of The Bear. They've created a fantastic ride, thrumming with intensity and entertainment without needing to spend a fortune.
They're clearly doing something right. Series creator Christopher Storer (bolstered by incredible writers like Joanna Calo) nails the pace and character beats while accomplishing a rare feat within the industry, perfecting the art of the cameo appearance.
Cameos are often tricky for several reasons. They tend to disrupt the immersive nature of the story. As a prime example, everyone is still trying to forget Ed Sheeran...
Witty dialogue, high stress, and intense drama fuel this machine, and perhaps that's why so many big-name actors are attracted to its frenzied undercurrents.
Kudos to the creative team assembled under the banner of The Bear. They've created a fantastic ride, thrumming with intensity and entertainment without needing to spend a fortune.
They're clearly doing something right. Series creator Christopher Storer (bolstered by incredible writers like Joanna Calo) nails the pace and character beats while accomplishing a rare feat within the industry, perfecting the art of the cameo appearance.
Cameos are often tricky for several reasons. They tend to disrupt the immersive nature of the story. As a prime example, everyone is still trying to forget Ed Sheeran...
- 5/3/2024
- by Thomas Godwin
- TVfanatic
The Bear has just dropped, and the series came out with an excellent sophomore season. There’s plenty to discuss when it comes to the second season. However, their biggest point of conversation is episode six — Fishes. This flashback episode focused on Carmy, Richie, Natalie, and the rest of the family during Christmas time. This episode was cameo galore. Best Supporting Oscar winner Jamie Lee Curtis played Donna “Dee” Berzatto. Emmy nominees Bob Odenkirk and Sarah Paulson played Lee Lane and Michelle, respectively. John Mulvaney was Stevie, and Jon Bernthal returns as Michael “Mikey” Berzatto. This was a packed episode,...
- 7/18/2023
- by Jeffrey Bowie Jr.
- TVovermind.com
Spoof series “Documentary Now!” is hosted by an Oscar-winner (Helen Mirren), with another appearing in last seasons’s two-part finale (Faye Dunaway), and a third now joining the fold. Cate Blanchett will star in one of next year’s seven episodes — “Waiting for the Artist” — IFC announced Wednesday. The installment will parody 2012 Berlin International Film Festival audience award winner, “Marina Abramovic: The Artist is Present.”
That film shares its name with the Serbian performance artist’s MoMA retrospective, in which she memorably locked eyes with each individual attendee, including Jay-z (the encounter made its way into his “Picasso Baby” video). According to the IFC synopsis, Blanchett’s counterpart, Izabella Barta, “feels pressured to put on the show of her life” while rekindling her courtship with “an infamous provocateur of the art world,” Dimo Van Omen, played by Fred Armisen. “Waiting for the Artist” was filmed in Budapest this summer,...
That film shares its name with the Serbian performance artist’s MoMA retrospective, in which she memorably locked eyes with each individual attendee, including Jay-z (the encounter made its way into his “Picasso Baby” video). According to the IFC synopsis, Blanchett’s counterpart, Izabella Barta, “feels pressured to put on the show of her life” while rekindling her courtship with “an infamous provocateur of the art world,” Dimo Van Omen, played by Fred Armisen. “Waiting for the Artist” was filmed in Budapest this summer,...
- 8/1/2018
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
It’s easy to forget, but John Mulaney was never actually a ‘Saturday Night Live’ cast member. Yes, he’d make the occasional pop-in to Weekend Update as a correspondent — “Shut the door.” — and even starred on his own Lorne Michaels-produced sitcom (with former “SNL” cast members Nasim Pedrad and Martin Short) titled “Mulaney.” We try not to talk about that second part. But Mulaney was never even a featured player at any point. Instead, he was a writer for six seasons. That time ended in 2012, but not before he gave the “SNL” viewing audience such joys as Stefon (which he co-created with Bill Hader), “Family Flix: Rocket Dog” (more on that later), and “The Obama Show,” to name just a select few. He’s also performed on Broadway, no big deal.
Still, the same people who claim to be comedy experts seem to have no idea who John Mulaney is.
Still, the same people who claim to be comedy experts seem to have no idea who John Mulaney is.
- 4/15/2018
- by LaToya Ferguson
- Indiewire
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