In order to review and tell the story of Rod Serling’s “They’re Tearing Down Tim Riley’s Bar,” I must first eulogize the story of Serling and televison’s first true “Golden Age.” In his many years in the role of “television’s angry young man,” TV play-write and uber-personality Rod Serling strove for a quality in his own work that was, by and large, severely lacking from his own peers and contemporaries. For every classic produced for this new medium of entertainment and information – “Marty,” “The Long Goodbye,” “The Iceman Cometh” – there were dozens of other lighter, albeit sometimes entertaining,
A Gem from Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: “They’re Tearing Down Tim Riley’s Bar”...
A Gem from Rod Serling’s Night Gallery: “They’re Tearing Down Tim Riley’s Bar”...
- 3/3/2016
- by Ryan Vandergriff
- TVovermind.com
Read More: Tiff Review: 'Kill Your Friends' Starring Nicholas Hoult, Craig Roberts, James Corden & Rosanna ArquetteThe latest trailer for "Kill Your Friends" introduces us to the dog-eat-dog world of the Britpop music industry, via a fast-talking, fourth wall-breaking Nicholas Hoult, who plays Steven Stelfox, a power-hungry A&R man who will stop at nothing to make his way to the top. Adapted by John Nivens from his 2008 cult novel of the same name, "Kill Your Friends" is the directorial debut of Owen Harris. The film co-stars Craig Roberts, Rosanna Arquette, Tim Riley and burgeoning talk show host James Corden. Set to a booming soundtrack, the trailer delves inside the music industry, a world of amorality and excess or, as Stelfox puts it, "A freeloading orgy of utter nonsense." With its display of sex, drugs and acerbic wit, the black comedy looks like it is taking more than a few cues from "Trainspotting" and.
- 10/15/2015
- by Tarek Shoukri
- Indiewire
Read More: Nicholas Hoult on the 'Young Ones,' Going Hungry and Pretend-Fighting Hugh Jackman Nicholas Hoult is giving "killer tunes" a more literal meaning in Owen Harris' upcoming satire, "Kill Your Friends." Adapted by John Nivens from his 2008 novel of the same name, the film also stars Craig Roberts, Rosanna Arquette, Tim Riley and James Corden. Hoult is front and center as Steven Stelfox, a powerhungry 27-year-old A&R man fueled by greed, money and copious amounts of drugs. When Stelfox can't find his next hit record by industry standards, he takes a bloodied path to achieve the success he so desperately craves. The movie will have its North American premiere in the City to City section at the Toronto International Film Festival. Watch the trailer above. Read More: Jack Huston Flies Away From 'The Crow,' Nicholas Hoult And Jack O’Connell Eyed As Replacements...
- 8/24/2015
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The Toronto distributor has acquired Canadian rights excluding Quebec to the post-apocalyptic action comedy.
Epic Pictures will release the Canada-New Zealand co-production and Filmoption International will distribute in Quebec.
Production began this week in Montreal. Rkss, a Montreal Collective that includes Anouk Whissell, François Simard and Yoann-Karl Whissell, wrote the screenplay and directs.
Turbo Kid centres on a parallel future in 1997 where water is scarce and an orphan avenges his parents’ death and gets the girl of his dreams.
Anne-Marie Gélinas, Benoît Beaulieu of EMAfilms and Ant Timpson and Tim Riley of T&A Films produce. Téléfilm Canada and the New Zealand Film Commission are funding partners and Canada’s Jason Eisener serves as executive producer.
Raven Banner managing partners Michael Paszt and James Fler negotiated the deal with Gélinas of EMAfilms.
Epic Pictures will release the Canada-New Zealand co-production and Filmoption International will distribute in Quebec.
Production began this week in Montreal. Rkss, a Montreal Collective that includes Anouk Whissell, François Simard and Yoann-Karl Whissell, wrote the screenplay and directs.
Turbo Kid centres on a parallel future in 1997 where water is scarce and an orphan avenges his parents’ death and gets the girl of his dreams.
Anne-Marie Gélinas, Benoît Beaulieu of EMAfilms and Ant Timpson and Tim Riley of T&A Films produce. Téléfilm Canada and the New Zealand Film Commission are funding partners and Canada’s Jason Eisener serves as executive producer.
Raven Banner managing partners Michael Paszt and James Fler negotiated the deal with Gélinas of EMAfilms.
- 4/2/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Ann Serling will be a guest at the upcoming 35th Annual St. Louis Jewish Book Festival.
Best known for his role as the host of television’s The Twilight Zone, Rodman E. “Rod” Serling, an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, narrator, and teacher had one of the most exceptional and varied careers in television. The winner of more Emmy Awards for dramatic writing than anyone in history, Serling challenged the medium of television to reach for loftier artistic goals. Serling expressed a deep social conscience in nearly everything he did and was known as the “angry young man” of Hollywood, clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues including censorship, racism, and war.
Born in 1924, Rod Serling grew up in the small city of Binghamton, New York. The son of a butcher. His experiences of the working-class life of New York, and the horrors of World War II,...
Best known for his role as the host of television’s The Twilight Zone, Rodman E. “Rod” Serling, an American screenwriter, playwright, television producer, narrator, and teacher had one of the most exceptional and varied careers in television. The winner of more Emmy Awards for dramatic writing than anyone in history, Serling challenged the medium of television to reach for loftier artistic goals. Serling expressed a deep social conscience in nearly everything he did and was known as the “angry young man” of Hollywood, clashing with television executives and sponsors over a wide range of issues including censorship, racism, and war.
Born in 1924, Rod Serling grew up in the small city of Binghamton, New York. The son of a butcher. His experiences of the working-class life of New York, and the horrors of World War II,...
- 10/21/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Are you an indie horror filmmaker? Do you have a project that you know the world is just dying to see? Then you should be paying close attention to this latest news story. Read on for details and imagine the possibilities.
From the Press Release
Producer Ant Timpson, Greg Newman (Evp Mpi/Dark Sky Films), and New Zealand Film Commission CEO Graeme Mason announced today the return of Make My Movie, the highly successful New Zealand feature film project.
The New Zealand Film Commission and Mpi/Dark Sky Films are financing a low budget feature film scheme in which the entire budget will be given away to any individual/team who can come up with a synopsis and poster that wows the public and the in-house gurus. The first round resulted in the critically acclaimed Kiwi peeping-tom rom-com How To Meet Girls From A Distance. That film was conceived and...
From the Press Release
Producer Ant Timpson, Greg Newman (Evp Mpi/Dark Sky Films), and New Zealand Film Commission CEO Graeme Mason announced today the return of Make My Movie, the highly successful New Zealand feature film project.
The New Zealand Film Commission and Mpi/Dark Sky Films are financing a low budget feature film scheme in which the entire budget will be given away to any individual/team who can come up with a synopsis and poster that wows the public and the in-house gurus. The first round resulted in the critically acclaimed Kiwi peeping-tom rom-com How To Meet Girls From A Distance. That film was conceived and...
- 5/20/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
New announcements from Cannes continue to roll in and we have three press releases to share with readers. Continue reading to learn about the acquisition of Cold Blooded, actual space footage being used for Newcomers, and a Make My Horror Movie challenge from Dark Sky Films:
Cold Blooded: “Uncork’d Entertainment and Viva Pictures announced today the acquisition for U.S. rights to the dark psychological thriller Cold Blooded from Guildwood Entertainment. Cold Blooded was written and directed by Jason Lapeyre. Uncork’d Entertainment’s Keith Leopard and Viva Pictures’ Victor Elizalde made the announcement today fresh from the Festival du Cannes.
“Cold Blooded had us mesmerized from the first scene,” commented Leopard. “There are so many layers of suspense and surprise in this film that promise to keep viewers holding their collective breath.”
“As proven by its award at Fantasia and selection at Fantastic Fest, Cold Blooded is an audience pleasure,...
Cold Blooded: “Uncork’d Entertainment and Viva Pictures announced today the acquisition for U.S. rights to the dark psychological thriller Cold Blooded from Guildwood Entertainment. Cold Blooded was written and directed by Jason Lapeyre. Uncork’d Entertainment’s Keith Leopard and Viva Pictures’ Victor Elizalde made the announcement today fresh from the Festival du Cannes.
“Cold Blooded had us mesmerized from the first scene,” commented Leopard. “There are so many layers of suspense and surprise in this film that promise to keep viewers holding their collective breath.”
“As proven by its award at Fantasia and selection at Fantastic Fest, Cold Blooded is an audience pleasure,...
- 5/20/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
For the first time since the Fab Four pranced their way through the inane non-plot of Richard Lester‘s Help! in 1965, a Beatles-themed movie will feature music by the actual Beatles and not cover songs (Across the Universe) or the Motown covers the boys themselves rocked during their pre-fame Hamburg days (Backbeat). Stage producer Vivek Tiwary (The Addams Family, American Idiot) has “ironclad rights” to a load of classic tunes for a biopic of the band’s late manager Brian Epstein, whom Paul McCartney called the “fifth Beatle” [THR]. (To be fair, the early-days-of-John Lennon bio Nowhere Boy had the Lennon-McCartney song ‘Hello Little Girl,’ but it doesn’t count because I’ll bet you don’t know how it goes. I don’t either.)
Tiwary has the rights to the following classics, with the odd option to “swap out” later for other songs “if we decide to change the...
Tiwary has the rights to the following classics, with the odd option to “swap out” later for other songs “if we decide to change the...
- 6/8/2011
- by Anthony Vieira
- The Film Stage
Activision and the "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" team paced themselves publicizing the full set list of more than 90 tracks that's slated to appear in the game, but they've put it all out there as of this week, and before you even make it to Soundgarden's full "Telephantasm" album that's coming bundled in the first shipment of units, you'll have a long list of core game tunes to thrash through including The Hives' "Tick Tick Boom" and multiple Megadeth and Rush numbers.
"We engaged our fans to find out what they really wanted and then hand-picked over 90 tracks that deliver the ultimate rock experience," Guitar Hero vice president of music affairs Tim Riley said in a press release. "From the new guitar controller to the gameplay to the on-disc set list, 'Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock' is truly a return to rock."
Here's what you'll have to play over the...
"We engaged our fans to find out what they really wanted and then hand-picked over 90 tracks that deliver the ultimate rock experience," Guitar Hero vice president of music affairs Tim Riley said in a press release. "From the new guitar controller to the gameplay to the on-disc set list, 'Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock' is truly a return to rock."
Here's what you'll have to play over the...
- 8/18/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
The list of "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" tracks has been growing in the last week, but the new title will be getting at least one full album out-of-the-box when it ships. In a move that will officially make Soundgarden's new "Telephantasm" album go platinum before it hits stores on October 4, the band has announced that their reunion effort will be included in "Guitar Hero: Warriors of Rock" when the game launches on September 28.
"There are a lot of different ways to get your music out (and) ... this clearly to me is one way to do that," lead singer Chris Cornell told USA Today. "Guitar Hero has actually turned on a lot of young music fans to music that they otherwise might not have ever heard."
The Guitar Hero folks are excited as well, particularly since the platinum status "is a recognition from the music industry that [games] are a platform for digital distribution,...
"There are a lot of different ways to get your music out (and) ... this clearly to me is one way to do that," lead singer Chris Cornell told USA Today. "Guitar Hero has actually turned on a lot of young music fans to music that they otherwise might not have ever heard."
The Guitar Hero folks are excited as well, particularly since the platinum status "is a recognition from the music industry that [games] are a platform for digital distribution,...
- 8/3/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
DJ Qbert was reportedly at the top of the "DJ Hero 2" recruitment roster when the game first started coming together last year. Now, he's been confirmed to appear along with Deadmau5, David Guetta and other rumored talents that could include DJ Shadow and RZA.
"I'm excited about finally getting to bring the art of turntablism's defining skills, as well as two exclusive mixes, to DJ Hero 2," Qbert, whose real name is Richard Quitevis, said in a press release. "It's been a dream of mine as a gamer to battle myself on the turntables and now millions of fans around the world and their friends will get their chance to also."
Activision reciprocated Qbert's sentiments with an explanation of why the Filipino-American turntablist was chosen.
"As a pioneer of his craft, DJ Qbert's one-of-a-kind scratch and battle skills made him an amazing partner and prefect representative of 'DJ Hero 2''s new multiplayer modes,...
"I'm excited about finally getting to bring the art of turntablism's defining skills, as well as two exclusive mixes, to DJ Hero 2," Qbert, whose real name is Richard Quitevis, said in a press release. "It's been a dream of mine as a gamer to battle myself on the turntables and now millions of fans around the world and their friends will get their chance to also."
Activision reciprocated Qbert's sentiments with an explanation of why the Filipino-American turntablist was chosen.
"As a pioneer of his craft, DJ Qbert's one-of-a-kind scratch and battle skills made him an amazing partner and prefect representative of 'DJ Hero 2''s new multiplayer modes,...
- 7/22/2010
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
Almost every time I step out of—or into—my apartment, I expect to see Rod Serling standing there, just out of frame, ready with an ironic comment, ubiquitous cigarette in hand. (The man was a creative genius, but he had little respect for “No Smoking” signs.) And you know, it’s not that I’ve only Just crossed over into the Twilight Zone. I already live there, in the middle ground between light and shadow. Some call it New Jersey.
Anyhow, I often imagine Serling hanging around because, like most of you, I’ve experienced strange, Twilight Zone things in my own life. For example, I’ll get into my New York office at 8 a.m. and wonder “Where Is Everybody?” (Wait a minute, it’s Saturday!) Or I’ll be on a train, exhausted as usual, waiting for “A Stop at Willoughby”—or in my case, Bethany, a...
Anyhow, I often imagine Serling hanging around because, like most of you, I’ve experienced strange, Twilight Zone things in my own life. For example, I’ll get into my New York office at 8 a.m. and wonder “Where Is Everybody?” (Wait a minute, it’s Saturday!) Or I’ll be on a train, exhausted as usual, waiting for “A Stop at Willoughby”—or in my case, Bethany, a...
- 10/2/2009
- by no-reply@starlog.com (David McDonnell)
- Starlog
Courtney Love's accusations over of the use of Kurt Cobain's likeness in "Guitar 5" have prompted responses now from both Activision and former Nirvana band members Krist Novoselic and Dave Grohl. Novoselic and Grohl have taken a hard line against Cobain's appearance, while an Activision maintains that Love approved his use and worked closely with them, in line with the company's official statement yesterday.
"Courtney supplied us with photos and videos," Activision vice president Tim Riley told the Guardian. "She picked the wardrobe and hairstyle, which turned out to be the 'Teen Spirit' look, then we went back and forth over changes – some subtle, some not so subtle..."
Cobain's former bandmates, meanwhile, claim that they didn't know his likeness was being used as a playable character and want to see their former frontman removed from gameplay.
"While we were aware of Kurt's image being used with two Nirvana songs,...
"Courtney supplied us with photos and videos," Activision vice president Tim Riley told the Guardian. "She picked the wardrobe and hairstyle, which turned out to be the 'Teen Spirit' look, then we went back and forth over changes – some subtle, some not so subtle..."
Cobain's former bandmates, meanwhile, claim that they didn't know his likeness was being used as a playable character and want to see their former frontman removed from gameplay.
"While we were aware of Kurt's image being used with two Nirvana songs,...
- 9/11/2009
- by Brian Warmoth
- MTV Multiplayer
Kurt Cobain's legacy will continue to live on as he makes his video game debut in Guitar Hero 5, scheduled for release in North America on September 1 and in Europe on 11th September. The former lead singer and guitarist of Nirvana will be featured as a playable character, performing two of the band's hit singles from their 1991 album Nevermind: "Smells Like Teen Spirit" and a special, previously unreleased live recording of "Lithium." Tim Riley of Activision commented, "This is the first time the original recording of 'Smells Like Teen Spirit' has ever been licensed in an entertainment property and we're thrilled to offer Guitar Hero fans exclusive access to the unreleased live version of 'Lithium.'"...
- 8/28/2009
- by Hector Cortez
- Monsters and Critics
Metallica's new album will be the first new release to be simultaneously available as a Guitar Hero download when it launches this Friday. Death Magnetic, the band's ninth studio album, will be available to download and play for Guitar Hero 3: Legends Of Rock this Friday. It will cost 1440 Microsoft points to obtain. Tim Riley, Vice President of Music Affairs for Activision Blizzard, said: "We've been working very closely with (more)...
- 9/9/2008
- by By Liam Martin
- Digital Spy
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