The Hippopotamus screens as part of the 26th Annual Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival on Sunday, November 5 at 1 Pm at Landmark’s Tivoli Theatre. Click Here for ticket information. It also screens there on Sunday, November 12 at 9:15 Pm. Click Here for ticket information for that day.
From across the pond comes a pitch black comedy set amongst the veddy, veddy upper classes. Proving that Larry David doesn’t have a monopoly in the Us as an ill-tempered cranky curmudgeon, celebrated actor/ writer Stephen Fry gives us a most unlikely screen hero, middle-aged failed poet, reviled theatre critic, and “boozehound” Ted Wallace. He’s played with swaggering bravado by Roger Allam, an actor known for his deep baritone, who has amassed a long list of supporting roles (The Queen, The Book Thief) and now proves that he’s more than ready for a leading role. After being canned from...
From across the pond comes a pitch black comedy set amongst the veddy, veddy upper classes. Proving that Larry David doesn’t have a monopoly in the Us as an ill-tempered cranky curmudgeon, celebrated actor/ writer Stephen Fry gives us a most unlikely screen hero, middle-aged failed poet, reviled theatre critic, and “boozehound” Ted Wallace. He’s played with swaggering bravado by Roger Allam, an actor known for his deep baritone, who has amassed a long list of supporting roles (The Queen, The Book Thief) and now proves that he’s more than ready for a leading role. After being canned from...
- 11/4/2017
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Author: Stefan Pape
Based on Stephen Fry’s novel The Hippopotamus, and brought to the silver screen by director John Jencks, the flavour and indelible, idiosyncratic tone of the author is imbued in this faithful adaptation – except in some regards, perhaps too much so. The narration within this endeavour is so prominent, it feels like reading a book, as though we’ve accidentally turned the audio description on. Plus, and much like reading a book, you feel the need to pause for the night and continue on the following day, for there’s plenty here to digest.
Roger Allam plays Ted Wallace, a formerly respected poet, who now masquerades as a journalist, really only in it for the free drinks at events he’s hired to cover. Often seen stumbling around, glass of whisky in hand, offering his opinions for free to anyone who dares listen, he is sacked from...
Based on Stephen Fry’s novel The Hippopotamus, and brought to the silver screen by director John Jencks, the flavour and indelible, idiosyncratic tone of the author is imbued in this faithful adaptation – except in some regards, perhaps too much so. The narration within this endeavour is so prominent, it feels like reading a book, as though we’ve accidentally turned the audio description on. Plus, and much like reading a book, you feel the need to pause for the night and continue on the following day, for there’s plenty here to digest.
Roger Allam plays Ted Wallace, a formerly respected poet, who now masquerades as a journalist, really only in it for the free drinks at events he’s hired to cover. Often seen stumbling around, glass of whisky in hand, offering his opinions for free to anyone who dares listen, he is sacked from...
- 5/26/2017
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
One true-crime project just isn’t enough for CBS.
The Eye network is developing a limited series about the 1974 abduction of Patty Hearst by terrorist group the Symbionese Liberation Army, written by Jonathan Tolins (Grease Live!, Queer as Folk), our sister site Deadline reports.
RelatedFrank Spotnitz Thriller Ransom Starring Luke Roberts Ordered at CBS
As reported in April, CBS is also working on a true-crime anthology series, the first season of which will focus on the murder of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey.
Hearst, the granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, did a wink-wink cameo to her kidnapping during Season 3 of Veronica Mars.
The Eye network is developing a limited series about the 1974 abduction of Patty Hearst by terrorist group the Symbionese Liberation Army, written by Jonathan Tolins (Grease Live!, Queer as Folk), our sister site Deadline reports.
RelatedFrank Spotnitz Thriller Ransom Starring Luke Roberts Ordered at CBS
As reported in April, CBS is also working on a true-crime anthology series, the first season of which will focus on the murder of 6-year-old beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey.
Hearst, the granddaughter of publishing magnate William Randolph Hearst, did a wink-wink cameo to her kidnapping during Season 3 of Veronica Mars.
- 6/10/2016
- TVLine.com
What's it all about, Alfie? The master of suspense goes in an unusual direction with this murder mystery with a Catholic background. And foreground. Actually, it's a regular guidebook for proper priest deportment, and it's so complex that we wonder if Hitchcock himself had a full grip on it. Montgomery Clift is extremely good atop a top-rank cast that includes Anne Baxter and Karl Malden. Rated less exciting by audiences, this is really one of Hitch's best. I Confess Blu-ray Warner Archive Collection 1953 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 94 min. / Street Date February 16, 2016 / available through the WBshop / 17.95 Starring Montgomery Clift, Anne Baxter, Karl Malden, Brian Aherne, Roger Dann, Dolly Haas, Charles Andre, O.E. Hasse. Cinematography Robert Burks Art Direction Edward S. Haworth Film Editor Rudi Fehr Original Music Dimitri Tiomkin Written by George Tabori, William Archibald from a play by Paul Anthelme Produced and Directed by Alfred Hitchcock
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson...
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson...
- 1/24/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Scavenger’s Song: Johnson’s Chilling, Stylized Sophomore Feature
Opening with a brooding, atmospheric ambience as we drift through a throbbing drug bust set to an electric synth score, Gerard Johnson’s exciting sophomore film, Hyena, recalls early 80’s efforts from the likes of Abel Ferrara or Michael Mann, an exciting concoction of style and tone overlaying familiar narrative tropes. Though the film doesn’t quite maintain this level of elation, dipping into a customary groove that reveals little outside of the inevitable consequences that accompany the actions we see here, Johnson proves to be a promisingly abrasive new voice coming out of the UK. Utilizing the talents of DoP Benjamin Kracun (For Those in Peril, 2013), and bringing along composer Matt Johnson and editor Ian Davies from his 2009 debut, serial killer film Tony, the end result is an unsettling nightmare sporting an arresting energy often absent from trajectories so recognizable.
Opening with a brooding, atmospheric ambience as we drift through a throbbing drug bust set to an electric synth score, Gerard Johnson’s exciting sophomore film, Hyena, recalls early 80’s efforts from the likes of Abel Ferrara or Michael Mann, an exciting concoction of style and tone overlaying familiar narrative tropes. Though the film doesn’t quite maintain this level of elation, dipping into a customary groove that reveals little outside of the inevitable consequences that accompany the actions we see here, Johnson proves to be a promisingly abrasive new voice coming out of the UK. Utilizing the talents of DoP Benjamin Kracun (For Those in Peril, 2013), and bringing along composer Matt Johnson and editor Ian Davies from his 2009 debut, serial killer film Tony, the end result is an unsettling nightmare sporting an arresting energy often absent from trajectories so recognizable.
- 5/1/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
"You need to keep me sweet," amoral vice cop Michael Logan hisses to two confused, machete-wielding Albanian thugs. The detective's English slang, obfuscated by a thick brogue throughout the picture, means he’s going to need a taste. The Albanians have forged new drug trafficking routes, Logan's discovered them, and if they want the shady law enforcer to continue turning a blind eye to their crimes, they'd better pay the piper. However, since the Albanians are unconscionably ruthless sociopaths who tolerate Logan rather than let him dictate terms, this chaotic situation of his own making is not going to go over well. And it doesn’t, only becoming viciously worse, and, for Logan, an even more depraved moral morass to descend into. Directed by Gerard Johnson (the man behind the grisly 2009 London serial killer film, “Tony”), his sophomore film “Hyena” is an occasionally frustrating, but nonetheless strikingly nihilistic effort. It...
- 4/28/2015
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Although your humble correspondent missed three days of TriBeCa films in a row due to a back injury, there was no way he could miss Maggie. Director Henry Hobson was able to attract Arnold Schwarzenegger to his low-key zombie project, despite the fact that Hobson was making his feature debut with a budget so small that you could make Maggie two or three times over for the amount that Arnold was paid to appear in Terminator: Genisys. The uniqueness of Hobson’s vision is evident from the first scene, where he is able to establish clearly the particulars of his zombie semi-apocalypse with only the barest minimum of exposition. As society teeters on the edge, both law and medicine struggling to handle the “Necroambulist” virus, Abigail Breslin plays the infected Maggie and Schwarzenegger plays her father, agonizing over the decision of what to do when she turns.
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- 4/25/2015
- by Mark Young
- SoundOnSight
Gerard Johnson’s film is a flawed but powerful and, at times, unwatchably violent thriller about corrupt drug-squad officers
There are some unwatchably violent scenes in this powerful if flawed police corruption thriller. A miasma of despair and evil seeps into every corner of the world that director Gerard Johnson conjures up, like carbon monoxide. Di Michael Logan (Peter Ferdinando) is a Met drug squad officer who has secretly invested £100,000 in a cocaine route being opened by a Turkish gang. When this connection is brutally taken over by a couple of murderous Albanian brothers, Michael has to open a discreet channel of communication with them if he is to get his money back – something he explains away to his menacing superior officer Di David Knight (Stephen Graham) as cultivating intelligence sources. It is an ambiguous practice that has made corruption a way of life for him, and which is to lead to carnage.
There are some unwatchably violent scenes in this powerful if flawed police corruption thriller. A miasma of despair and evil seeps into every corner of the world that director Gerard Johnson conjures up, like carbon monoxide. Di Michael Logan (Peter Ferdinando) is a Met drug squad officer who has secretly invested £100,000 in a cocaine route being opened by a Turkish gang. When this connection is brutally taken over by a couple of murderous Albanian brothers, Michael has to open a discreet channel of communication with them if he is to get his money back – something he explains away to his menacing superior officer Di David Knight (Stephen Graham) as cultivating intelligence sources. It is an ambiguous practice that has made corruption a way of life for him, and which is to lead to carnage.
- 3/5/2015
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Gerard Johnson’s film is a flawed but powerful and, at times, unwatchably violent thriller about corrupt drug-squad officers
There are some unwatchably violent scenes in this powerful if flawed police corruption thriller. A miasma of despair and evil seeps into every corner of the world that director Gerard Johnson conjures up, like carbon monoxide. Di Michael Logan (Peter Ferdinando) is a Met drug squad officer who has secretly invested £100,000 in a cocaine route being opened by a Turkish gang. When this connection is brutally taken over by a couple of murderous Albanian brothers, Michael has to open a discreet channel of communication with them if he is to get his money back – something he explains away to his menacing superior officer Di David Knight (Stephen Graham) as cultivating intelligence sources. It is an ambiguous practice that has made corruption a way of life for him, and which is to lead to carnage.
There are some unwatchably violent scenes in this powerful if flawed police corruption thriller. A miasma of despair and evil seeps into every corner of the world that director Gerard Johnson conjures up, like carbon monoxide. Di Michael Logan (Peter Ferdinando) is a Met drug squad officer who has secretly invested £100,000 in a cocaine route being opened by a Turkish gang. When this connection is brutally taken over by a couple of murderous Albanian brothers, Michael has to open a discreet channel of communication with them if he is to get his money back – something he explains away to his menacing superior officer Di David Knight (Stephen Graham) as cultivating intelligence sources. It is an ambiguous practice that has made corruption a way of life for him, and which is to lead to carnage.
- 3/5/2015
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
The Tribeca Film Festival has always featured macabre offerings for horror hounds to enjoy, and this year is no exception. A poignant zombie drama starring Arnold Schwarzenegger and Abigail Breslin (which was originally scheduled to premiere at last year's Tiff), a mutated wasps creature feature co-starring Lance Henriksen and Clifton Collins Jr., and Adrián García Bogliano's darkly humorous kidnapping tale are just a few films on the onscreen scare slate for the 14th Annual Tribeca Film Festival.
Press Release - "New York, NY (March 3, 2015) —The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by At&T, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screening sections as well as work in progress screenings. The 14th edition of the Festival will take place from April 15 to April 26 in New York City.
The Spotlight section features 40 films, consisting of 23 narratives and 17 documentaries. Twenty-four films in the selection world premiere at the Festival.
Press Release - "New York, NY (March 3, 2015) —The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by At&T, today announced its feature film selections in the Spotlight, Midnight, and Special Screening sections as well as work in progress screenings. The 14th edition of the Festival will take place from April 15 to April 26 in New York City.
The Spotlight section features 40 films, consisting of 23 narratives and 17 documentaries. Twenty-four films in the selection world premiere at the Festival.
- 3/5/2015
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Hyena is a gritty, brutal crime drama, but sadly, not one that really works.
Gerald Johnson's London crime drama Hyena stretches the definition of 'good copper' by some distance. Our anti-hero, Michael Logan, is not morally upstanding as much as he is competent and the film is open about that from the very beginning.
Michael (Peter Ferdinando) is the corrupt, substance abusing leader of a corrupt, substance abusing task force in a corrupt, mostly substance abusing Met. After he sees a contact murdered in front of him by a pair of Albanian brothers called the Kabashis, (Orli Shuka and Gjevat Kelmendi) who have designs on the London drug trade, his chickens all come home to roost at once.
Aside from being reassigned to the command of former partner David Knight (Stephen Graham) and having Internal Affairs' Taylor (Richard Dormer) breathing down his neck, Michael realises that the Albanians are also trafficking people,...
Gerald Johnson's London crime drama Hyena stretches the definition of 'good copper' by some distance. Our anti-hero, Michael Logan, is not morally upstanding as much as he is competent and the film is open about that from the very beginning.
Michael (Peter Ferdinando) is the corrupt, substance abusing leader of a corrupt, substance abusing task force in a corrupt, mostly substance abusing Met. After he sees a contact murdered in front of him by a pair of Albanian brothers called the Kabashis, (Orli Shuka and Gjevat Kelmendi) who have designs on the London drug trade, his chickens all come home to roost at once.
Aside from being reassigned to the command of former partner David Knight (Stephen Graham) and having Internal Affairs' Taylor (Richard Dormer) breathing down his neck, Michael realises that the Albanians are also trafficking people,...
- 3/5/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
One of the major highlights of Season 1 of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. was the guest appearance of fan favorite Lady Sif (played by the great Jaimie Alexander), one of the supporting characters in the Thor franchise, who appeared in episode 15 where she fought the Asgardian villain Lorelai (Elena Satine). As one of the leading female characters in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s no surprise that the show is bringing her back for an episode in Season 2. TV Insider’s Michael Logan broke the big news today that Alexander will be back for episode 12 (yet to be titled), where Sif will be put in a completely new situation when the S.H.I.E.L.D. team finds her. According to TV Insider, Sif comes to Earth on an undercover mission and will have a big showdown with an unspecified villain who has superpowers equal to hers. When S.
- 2/9/2015
- by Andy
- TVovermind.com
Peter Ferdinando has offered ace supporting turns to Jack O’Connell in Starred-Up and Ben Wheatley’s coterie of Civil War malcontents in A Field In England. Hyena, a cop thriller set in the Big Smoke, gives him a long overdue turn in the spotlight. The film has a moody new poster to sell its wares. Gerard Johnson’s last film, Tony, saw Ferdinando playing a serial killer who did very nasty things to people before dumping them into the Thames. This time around he’s on the other side of the law. Well, supposedly. As Michael Logan, a police officer with a drug habit and the loosest sense of morality on the Met, he’s up against a bunch of Albanian gangsters even more crooked than he is. “An antihero for our times” is how the film bills him.Stephen Graham slots in alongside him as a copper on the take,...
- 2/6/2015
- EmpireOnline
Hyena is a British thriller that should tickle the fancy of fans of Kill List, The Long Good Friday, Filth and another punchy crime fare. Overseen by Mona Lisa’s Stephen Woolley and his production partner Elizabeth Karlsen - as well as Number 9 Films' Jo Laurie - it has a new UK trailer that’s debuting right here. Click below to watch it in full. Director Gerard Johnson’s last film, Tony, saw Peter Ferdinando playing a serial killer who did very nasty things to people before dumping them into the Thames. This time around he’s on the other side of the law. Well, supposedly. As Michael Logan, a police officer with a drug habit and the loosest sense of morality on the Met, he’s up against a bunch of Albanian gangsters even more crooked than he is. “An anti-hero for our times” is how the film bills him.
- 12/1/2014
- EmpireOnline
Tribeca Film has acquired North American rights to Hyena out of the Toronto Film Festival. The cop thriller also opened this year's Edinburgh Film Festival. Written and directed by Gerard Johnson (Tony), Hyena stars Peter Ferdinando (Starred Up, High Rise), Stephen Graham (Boardwalk Empire), Neil Maskell (Kill List) and Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones). In the vein of Bad Lieutenant, the story centers on Michael Logan (Ferdinando), a high-functioning addict and corrupt police officer in London who must contend with a recent influx of ruthless Albanian gangsters and his own self-destructive behavior. Tribeca is planning a 2015 theatrical release.
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- 9/15/2014
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"You need to keep me sweet," amoral vice cop Michael Logan hisses to two confused, machete-wielding Albanian thugs. The detective's English slang, perhaps obfuscated by a thick brogue throughout the picture, means he’s going to need a taste. The Albanians have forged new drug trafficking routes, Logan's discovered them and if they want the shady law enforcer to continue turning a blind eye to their crimes, they'd better pay the piper. However, since the Albanians are unconscionably ruthless sociopaths who tolerate Logan rather than let him dictate terms, this chaotic situation of his own making is not going to go over well. And it doesn’t, only becoming viciously worse, and, for Logan, an even more depraved moral morass to descend into. Directed by Gerard Johnson (the man behind the grisly 2009 London serial killer film “Tony”), his sophomore film “Hyena” is an occasionally frustrating, but nonetheless strikingly nihilistic effort.
- 9/11/2014
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Earlier today we brought you the full lineup of Tiff 2014's Midnight Madness programme, and we're back with the 11 films that comprise the fest's Vanguard lineup, which includes Alleluia, Shrew's Next, Spring, and the latest from Takashi Miike.
A few of the films on this list don't fall in the pure horror category, but we've included them as well just because they sound so damn intriguing!
From the Press Release:
The Toronto International Film Festival's Vanguard programme seduces audiences with a sensory experience full of mystery and boundary-busting madness with bold international films that walk the razor’s edge. International programmer Colin Geddes brings together the work of some of the most audacious auteurs in the world to present a cinematic adventure that takes audiences to the dark, dangerous places that both unnerve yet intrigue them.
“The Vanguard programme presents the intersection between genre and arthouse to showcase intrepid works that fearlessly defy convention,...
A few of the films on this list don't fall in the pure horror category, but we've included them as well just because they sound so damn intriguing!
From the Press Release:
The Toronto International Film Festival's Vanguard programme seduces audiences with a sensory experience full of mystery and boundary-busting madness with bold international films that walk the razor’s edge. International programmer Colin Geddes brings together the work of some of the most audacious auteurs in the world to present a cinematic adventure that takes audiences to the dark, dangerous places that both unnerve yet intrigue them.
“The Vanguard programme presents the intersection between genre and arthouse to showcase intrepid works that fearlessly defy convention,...
- 7/29/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
While a certain “freshness” might be lacking in the Midnight Madness programme, the Vanguard section (and Wavelengths to be unveiled next month) is where there might be more cerebral bang for the buck and programmer Colin Geddes has a nice canvas to paint on with the bunch announced below. Running down the list we find a must see in the Cannes sensation Alleluia (Fabrice Du Welz), which had the entire Ioncinema team in awestruck mode, and then we have Berberian Sound Studio‘s Peter Strickland breaking out the world premiere for The Duke of Burgundy (see pic above). After penning several Ulrich Seidl items over the years (Import/Export, Paradise Trilogy), Veronika Franz might outclass The Shining for most creepiest young child twin set with Severin Fiala for the Venice Film Fest selected Goodnight Mommy. Takashi Miike is naturally invited back to the fest with his latest, and Spring, which...
- 7/29/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Back in 2009 we covered Gerard Johnson's first feature, Tony which I liked very much; a kind of low-key psycho-thriller set around a London housing estate and featuring a knock-out performance from Peter Ferdinando. With Hyena, Johnson is working again with Ferdinando, who stars as the amoral police detective Michael Logan, working as part of a special drugs taskforce, whose extreme lifestyle of near constant drug and alcohol abuse and shady, underhand tactics threaten to upset what little balance exists in his life. The film is a significant step up in scope and ambition for Johnson when compared with Tony, and while I admire it for its confident stylistic flourishes, unf [Continued ...]...
- 6/18/2014
- QuietEarth.us
Opening to the coolest title card you’ll see all year, hopes are initially high that Gerard Johnson’s sophomore effort is on track to be a stylish British crime thriller. Drenched in blue (both neon and officers), soon after an early slo-mo drug bust set to The The’s eerie, pulsating electronic beats, it becomes clear this is not the case.
Detective Sergeant Michael Logan (Peter Ferdinando) has long been scratching the backs of drug traders, much to his financial advantage. But when one of his contacts is brutally murdered before his eyes, the rules change and Logan is no longer calling the shots. To add to the copper’s newfound paranoia, he also finds himself investigated for corruption as David Knight (Stephen Graham) turns up to run the show – and boy do this pair have history.
Considering Logan heads up the drugs squad, his team don’t appear...
Detective Sergeant Michael Logan (Peter Ferdinando) has long been scratching the backs of drug traders, much to his financial advantage. But when one of his contacts is brutally murdered before his eyes, the rules change and Logan is no longer calling the shots. To add to the copper’s newfound paranoia, he also finds himself investigated for corruption as David Knight (Stephen Graham) turns up to run the show – and boy do this pair have history.
Considering Logan heads up the drugs squad, his team don’t appear...
- 6/18/2014
- by Emma Thrower
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Opening to the coolest title card you’ll see all year, hopes are initially high that Gerard Johnson’s sophomore effort is on track to be a stylish British crime thriller. Drenched in blue (both neon and officers), soon after an early slo-mo drug bust set to The The’s eerie, pulsating electronic beats, it becomes clear this is not the case.
Detective Sergeant Michael Logan (Peter Ferdinando) has long been scratching the backs of drug traders, much to his financial advantage. But when one of his contacts is brutally murdered before his eyes, the rules change and Logan is no longer calling the shots. To add to the copper’s newfound paranoia, he also finds himself investigated for corruption as David Knight (Stephen Graham) turns up to run the show – and boy do this pair have history.
Considering Logan heads up the drugs squad, his team don’t appear...
Detective Sergeant Michael Logan (Peter Ferdinando) has long been scratching the backs of drug traders, much to his financial advantage. But when one of his contacts is brutally murdered before his eyes, the rules change and Logan is no longer calling the shots. To add to the copper’s newfound paranoia, he also finds himself investigated for corruption as David Knight (Stephen Graham) turns up to run the show – and boy do this pair have history.
Considering Logan heads up the drugs squad, his team don’t appear...
- 6/18/2014
- by Emma Thrower
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Hyena
Written and directed by Gerard Johnson
UK, 2014
Hyena, the second feature from London-born director Gerard Johnson, opens with a slow motion raid on a neon-blue nightclub. The four men who carry it out are inebriated – a mixture of drink and drugs – and meet wordlessly en route in a small, plain car. When they park in an alleyway and pull on police gear, your first instinct is that they’re faking it, putting on masks. But it transpires that they really are policeman, just the kind that employ violence indiscriminately and abuse their authority to take a cut from local gangs. As one character later comments, you’d think policemen like them wouldn’t exist.
This opening sequence is filmed with a measured sense of detachment. The club is all light and movement; the blows, slowed down, don’t seem to connect, even as the bodies fly across the floor.
Written and directed by Gerard Johnson
UK, 2014
Hyena, the second feature from London-born director Gerard Johnson, opens with a slow motion raid on a neon-blue nightclub. The four men who carry it out are inebriated – a mixture of drink and drugs – and meet wordlessly en route in a small, plain car. When they park in an alleyway and pull on police gear, your first instinct is that they’re faking it, putting on masks. But it transpires that they really are policeman, just the kind that employ violence indiscriminately and abuse their authority to take a cut from local gangs. As one character later comments, you’d think policemen like them wouldn’t exist.
This opening sequence is filmed with a measured sense of detachment. The club is all light and movement; the blows, slowed down, don’t seem to connect, even as the bodies fly across the floor.
- 6/18/2014
- by Rob Dickie
- SoundOnSight
A few days ago we reported that Hyena had been chosen as the opening film for this year's Edinburgh International Film Festival. Now here's the first poster for the film, giving a nice spin to that title and its relationship to lead character Michael Logan (Peter Ferdinando).The story sees corrupt copper and high-functioning addict Logan pushed to the limit by the arrival of increasingly ruthless gangs of Albanian gangsters. We're told that, "Michael's razor sharp instincts have always kept him one step ahead, but now his increasingly self-destructive behaviour and the sheer brutality of the new gang lords find Michael in a spiralling descent of fear and self-doubt." Sounds dangerous.The film also stars Kill List's Neil Maskell and MyAnna Buring, as well as Stephen Graham and Richard Dormer. It's all directed by Gerard Johnson, making a return to the Festival after his debut, Tony, did well there...
- 5/16/2014
- EmpireOnline
The Edinburgh International Film Festival (or Eiff, if you're into the whole brevity thing) begins on June 18, and the opening film has just been named as Hyena, described as a "provocative thriller" and crime drama from director Gerard Johnson and producer Stephen Woolley, Elizabeth Karlsen and Joanna Laurie.The film stars A Field In England's Peter Ferdinando - who also starred in Johnson's debut film Tony back in 2009 - as Michael Logan, a high functioning addict and corrupt cop faced with an influx of incredibly ruthless Albanian gangsters. The combination of the gang's brutality and his own increasingly self-destructive behaviour pushes Logan into a spiral of fear and self-doubt, away from his natural predatory instincts.The film also stars Stephen Graham, Neil Maskell, MyAnna Buring, Elisa Lasowski and Richard Dormer, and will hit UK screens in October after its Edinburgh bow.In other exciting Eiff news, Empire will be partnering...
- 5/12/2014
- EmpireOnline
British crime thriller Hyena will have its world premiere as the opening night gala of the 68th Edinburgh Film Festival on Wednesday, June 18.
It will join eight other British films in competition for the Michael Powell Award - six of which are world premieres.
The film reunites director Gerard Johnson with Peter Ferdinando, who played the lead in his debut feature Tony which received its world premiere at Eiff in 2009.
Ferdinando plays Michael Logan in the film - which has already been picked up by Metrodome in the UK - as an anti-hero for our times: a natural predator and a complex mix of high-functioning addict and corrupt police officer. But his dark world is evolving thanks to a recent influx of ruthless Albanian gangsters.
The film also stars Stephen Graham, MyAnna Buring, Neil Maskell, Elisa Lasowski and Richard Dormer.
Eiff artistic director Chris Fujiwara said: “We’re excited to be opening.
It will join eight other British films in competition for the Michael Powell Award - six of which are world premieres.
The film reunites director Gerard Johnson with Peter Ferdinando, who played the lead in his debut feature Tony which received its world premiere at Eiff in 2009.
Ferdinando plays Michael Logan in the film - which has already been picked up by Metrodome in the UK - as an anti-hero for our times: a natural predator and a complex mix of high-functioning addict and corrupt police officer. But his dark world is evolving thanks to a recent influx of ruthless Albanian gangsters.
The film also stars Stephen Graham, MyAnna Buring, Neil Maskell, Elisa Lasowski and Richard Dormer.
Eiff artistic director Chris Fujiwara said: “We’re excited to be opening.
- 5/12/2014
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The Daytime Emmys are about to enter a brave new world. "All My Children" and "One Life to Live," cancelled by ABC before being revived by Prospect Park on the internet in 2013, will be the first web shows to compete in drama series categories. However, after being embroiled in false-starts, legal conflicts, and re-cancellation, how will these online off-shoots be received anew by Daytime Emmy voters? They might do very well, according to David Michaels, senior executive director of the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences, who told Michael Logan of TV Guide Magazine, "Our entry deadline was last Friday, Jan. 17, and we've had a lot of great submissions from 'AMC' and 'Oltl' — in fact, we've set an extreme record for the number of entries this year … From the look of Prospect Park's submissions, I think they'll give the four network soaps a real run for their money when it comes t.
- 1/23/2014
- Gold Derby
At The Young and the Restless, one Daytime Emmy-winning Billy is out, and another Daytime Emmy-winning Billy is in.
David Tom, who originated the role of grown Billy Abbott on the long-running CBS sudser, is returning to Genoa City. He succeeds Billy Miller, who has decided to exit the show.
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TV Guide Magazine soap guru Michael Logan broke the news on Twitter Monday evening. CBS Daytime boss Angelica McDaniels followed with confirmation.
Wow! Massive @CBSDaytime News! #BillyMiller Out at @YandR_CBS and guess who's the New Billy Abbott??? David Tom is Back!
David Tom, who originated the role of grown Billy Abbott on the long-running CBS sudser, is returning to Genoa City. He succeeds Billy Miller, who has decided to exit the show.
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TV Guide Magazine soap guru Michael Logan broke the news on Twitter Monday evening. CBS Daytime boss Angelica McDaniels followed with confirmation.
Wow! Massive @CBSDaytime News! #BillyMiller Out at @YandR_CBS and guess who's the New Billy Abbott??? David Tom is Back!
- 11/19/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Mad cow disease is nothing compared to an epidemic that turns Britain’s livestock into flesh-eating zombies. This is the story behind Michael Logan’s recently released novel, Apocalypse Cow, and we’ve been provided with an exclusive excerpt to share with Daily Dead readers.
“It began with a cow that just wouldn’t die. But it would become an epidemic that transformed Britain’s livestock into sneezing, slavering, flesh-craving four-legged zombies.
In Michael Logan’s Apocalypse Cow (St. Martin’s Griffin; 1-250-03286-5; May 21, 2013; $14.99; Trade Paperback Original), the fate of a nation seems to rest on the shoulders of three unlikely heroes: an abattoir worker whose love life is non-existent thanks to the stench of death that clings to him, a teenage vegan with eczema and a weird crush on his math teacher, and an inept journalist who wouldn’t recognize a scoop if she tripped over one.
“It began with a cow that just wouldn’t die. But it would become an epidemic that transformed Britain’s livestock into sneezing, slavering, flesh-craving four-legged zombies.
In Michael Logan’s Apocalypse Cow (St. Martin’s Griffin; 1-250-03286-5; May 21, 2013; $14.99; Trade Paperback Original), the fate of a nation seems to rest on the shoulders of three unlikely heroes: an abattoir worker whose love life is non-existent thanks to the stench of death that clings to him, a teenage vegan with eczema and a weird crush on his math teacher, and an inept journalist who wouldn’t recognize a scoop if she tripped over one.
- 5/23/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
Motion Picture Academy to expand its ranks: "The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is aiming to expand and diversify its ranks by relaxing a cap on membership that has restricted new admittances since 2004. The academy has about 5,800 voting members; in recent years, fewer than 200 people have been invited to join annually. The number of openings is essentially determined by how many members have retired, resigned or died. In the last decade, the overall ranks have not grown by more than 30 members a year." Los Angeles Times The Wall Street Journal's Barbara Chai talks with NPR's Scott Simon about what to expect from the upcoming Tony nominations. TV Guide's Michael Logan handicaps the race for Best Drama at the Daytime Emmys. He cheers "The Bold and the Beautiful" for its episode submissions, and thinks "The Young and the Restless" could still be nominated despite mediocre episodes and a "bloody dreadful" year.
- 4/29/2013
- Gold Derby
Most Fitting Finale: Hats off to Tina Fey and Co. for wrapping up 30 Rock’s seven season run on an absurdly hilarious and surprising heartfelt note.
Most Manipulative: We all know The Bachelor’s bitchy Tierra doesn’t have a shot at walking away with Sean’s heart… and so does she. But that doesn’t mean she’s not willing to let herself be portrayed in the worst possible light in exchange for her 15 minutes of fame.
Most Shameless: In what some have called a desperate ratings stunt, this week’s episode of Glee saw the writer’s shamelessly take advantage of its most eye-pleasing collection of student bodies to date by forcing the cast to strip down to raise money so that New Directions could compete at Regionals. Not that there’s anything wrong with that!
Least Eloquent Response: Upon learning that folks were petitioning to have him...
Most Manipulative: We all know The Bachelor’s bitchy Tierra doesn’t have a shot at walking away with Sean’s heart… and so does she. But that doesn’t mean she’s not willing to let herself be portrayed in the worst possible light in exchange for her 15 minutes of fame.
Most Shameless: In what some have called a desperate ratings stunt, this week’s episode of Glee saw the writer’s shamelessly take advantage of its most eye-pleasing collection of student bodies to date by forcing the cast to strip down to raise money so that New Directions could compete at Regionals. Not that there’s anything wrong with that!
Least Eloquent Response: Upon learning that folks were petitioning to have him...
- 2/1/2013
- by theTVaddict
- The TV Addict
Make me believe it — Jack Wagner is reprising his role as General Hospital rocker-turned-adventurer-turned-spy-turned-cop Andrew “Frisco” Jones. And you won’t have to wait long to see him back on your screen.
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As first reported by TV Guide Magazine‘s Michael Logan, Wagner has already covertly begun taping scenes as Frisco, whom he first played in the mid- to late 1980s, then reprised for a stretch in ’94/’95 (when the character’s daughter Maxie received a heart transplant from his brother Tony’s little girl B.J. All together now...
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As first reported by TV Guide Magazine‘s Michael Logan, Wagner has already covertly begun taping scenes as Frisco, whom he first played in the mid- to late 1980s, then reprised for a stretch in ’94/’95 (when the character’s daughter Maxie received a heart transplant from his brother Tony’s little girl B.J. All together now...
- 1/22/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Sean Kanan, who began his soaps career playing the definitive A.J. Quartermaine — though Meg Masters and I apparently will agree to disagree on that — is en route back to General Hospital.
But to play… who, exactly?
Related | Steve Burton Quits General Hospital: ‘The Timing’s Not the Best, But…. It’s Time to Go’
TV Guide Magazine‘s Michael Logan, who first reported the news of Kanan’s quite unexpected Port Charles homecoming, says the actor’s long-term arc will kick off on Oct. 29, though no details are being revealed about his character. After all, Quartermaine clan black sheep A.
But to play… who, exactly?
Related | Steve Burton Quits General Hospital: ‘The Timing’s Not the Best, But…. It’s Time to Go’
TV Guide Magazine‘s Michael Logan, who first reported the news of Kanan’s quite unexpected Port Charles homecoming, says the actor’s long-term arc will kick off on Oct. 29, though no details are being revealed about his character. After all, Quartermaine clan black sheep A.
- 9/17/2012
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Teen Wolf: Beacon Hills, Meet The 'Kenema'
After weeks without a name, the new monster terrorizing the denizens of Beacon Hills finally received an official moniker on last night's Teen Wolf. However, a quick search on Google turned up not one iota of information about the beast, so we have an original monster on our hands, which harkens back to the days of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its endless supply of new demons to terrorize Sunnydale. But before I get into a Buffy/Joss Whedon fit, let's stay focused and discuss what Teen Wolf laid out in front of us last night.
Kenema, the Abomination
Like I said in my preview of tonight's episode, the Argents had no clue of the new monster's identity, despite Stiles and Allen the Vet's theories on the hunters having a bestiary of sorts (side note: the bestiality/bestiary running gag was hilarious!). With that said,...
After weeks without a name, the new monster terrorizing the denizens of Beacon Hills finally received an official moniker on last night's Teen Wolf. However, a quick search on Google turned up not one iota of information about the beast, so we have an original monster on our hands, which harkens back to the days of Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its endless supply of new demons to terrorize Sunnydale. But before I get into a Buffy/Joss Whedon fit, let's stay focused and discuss what Teen Wolf laid out in front of us last night.
Kenema, the Abomination
Like I said in my preview of tonight's episode, the Argents had no clue of the new monster's identity, despite Stiles and Allen the Vet's theories on the hunters having a bestiary of sorts (side note: the bestiality/bestiary running gag was hilarious!). With that said,...
- 6/19/2012
- by Mark O. Estes
- TVovermind.com
According to TV Guide, "Bold and the Beautiful" star Joanna Johnson has become the daytime soap opera world's only "out" actor currently on a series, revealing in an exclusive interview that she's a lesbian.
The 50-year-old Johnson, whose longtime "The Bold and the Beautiful" character Karen has been living a secret life as a lesbian, told the TV magazine she's married to L.A. club promoter Michelle Agnew, with whom she has two children, fi-year-old Julian and Harlow, two.
Johnson told writer Michael Logan that she kept mum on her personal life for so long out of "fear of rejection" as an actress. "I was so worried I wouldn't be employable as an actress if people knew I was a lesbian," she said. "Or that I wouldn't be believable in romance stories. I had to deal with a lot of self-loathing."
On her personal life mirroring that of her "Beautiful" character Karen,...
The 50-year-old Johnson, whose longtime "The Bold and the Beautiful" character Karen has been living a secret life as a lesbian, told the TV magazine she's married to L.A. club promoter Michelle Agnew, with whom she has two children, fi-year-old Julian and Harlow, two.
Johnson told writer Michael Logan that she kept mum on her personal life for so long out of "fear of rejection" as an actress. "I was so worried I wouldn't be employable as an actress if people knew I was a lesbian," she said. "Or that I wouldn't be believable in romance stories. I had to deal with a lot of self-loathing."
On her personal life mirroring that of her "Beautiful" character Karen,...
- 5/14/2012
- by Curtis M. Wong
- Aol TV.
Gsu students reveal what makes their list of hot topics: consistency, economy and women's rights.
By Becca Frucht
Georgia State University students
Photo: MTV News
Atlanta — "How many of y'all know it's Super Tuesday?"
Several hands go up — but not all.
"I just told you!"
That's how I opened up the first-ever informal MTV News Power of 12 Super Tuesday Gut Check at Georgia State University on Tuesday (March 6). In other words, I crashed a Principles of Marketing class and held them hostage until they answered my questions.
General Classroom 200 is one of those classic stadium-style lecture halls that gives you intense college Fomo, and I was stoked to find it pretty full, even though Professor Johnson had warned me that he doesn't take attendance. (Looks like someone tipped the class off that we might show up — you're welcome, Teach!)
So what were our highly unscientific finds? Overall, a super small...
By Becca Frucht
Georgia State University students
Photo: MTV News
Atlanta — "How many of y'all know it's Super Tuesday?"
Several hands go up — but not all.
"I just told you!"
That's how I opened up the first-ever informal MTV News Power of 12 Super Tuesday Gut Check at Georgia State University on Tuesday (March 6). In other words, I crashed a Principles of Marketing class and held them hostage until they answered my questions.
General Classroom 200 is one of those classic stadium-style lecture halls that gives you intense college Fomo, and I was stoked to find it pretty full, even though Professor Johnson had warned me that he doesn't take attendance. (Looks like someone tipped the class off that we might show up — you're welcome, Teach!)
So what were our highly unscientific finds? Overall, a super small...
- 3/6/2012
- MTV Music News
Film vet, performance artist and jack-of-all-trades James Franco is checking back in at ABC’s General Hospital — and this time for seemingly a long stretch.
Two Beloved Vets Return for One Life to Live‘s Broadcast Finale
Franco first dipped his toe into the daytime TV waters in November 2009, with a brief Gh arc as Robert “Franco” Frank, a serial killer-slash!-performance artist who wanted mob muscle Jason, bad. Franco has returned intermittently since, but starting Sept. 20 he is on board for a “longterm” story, TV Guide Magazine reports — and just as Jason (played by Steve Burton) is set to...
Two Beloved Vets Return for One Life to Live‘s Broadcast Finale
Franco first dipped his toe into the daytime TV waters in November 2009, with a brief Gh arc as Robert “Franco” Frank, a serial killer-slash!-performance artist who wanted mob muscle Jason, bad. Franco has returned intermittently since, but starting Sept. 20 he is on board for a “longterm” story, TV Guide Magazine reports — and just as Jason (played by Steve Burton) is set to...
- 7/25/2011
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
When (or if) All My Children does find new life online, it will be sans one Angie Hubbard. Following weeks of speculation, Emmy winner Debbi Morgan has inked a deal to join CBS sudser The Young and the Restless, starting in September (once AMC has hit the pause button on its production). No details have yet surfaced on exactly what Morgan will be doing in Genoa City, TV Guide Magazine reports.
In other soaps news, Michael Logan also is reporting that Days of Our Lives will welcome back Austin and Carrie — in the form of Patrick Muldoon and Christie Clark (Carrie Brady) — in late September.
In other soaps news, Michael Logan also is reporting that Days of Our Lives will welcome back Austin and Carrie — in the form of Patrick Muldoon and Christie Clark (Carrie Brady) — in late September.
- 7/8/2011
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Many of us have been unable to reach Robin Strasser's infamous hotline (212.414.5300) since the tragic cancellation of One Life To Live and All My Children was announced. The Emmy winning actress sent this message out to her public late Friday night as a response to the devastating news. In her own words, unedited and uncensored, here is Robin Strasser's message:
"Yes, thousands of calls have crashed my HOTline and apparently a Lot of other people's phone lines too, at the answering service I use.
The technicians are Trying to rectify but because the volume of calls was so great...it burned out more than 100 other numbers.
That's good and bad news. I apologize for the inconvenience and frustration you may have had trying to reach me.
There is Much to regret in ABC's decision to cancel All My Children And One Life to Live. My fan/friends are...
"Yes, thousands of calls have crashed my HOTline and apparently a Lot of other people's phone lines too, at the answering service I use.
The technicians are Trying to rectify but because the volume of calls was so great...it burned out more than 100 other numbers.
That's good and bad news. I apologize for the inconvenience and frustration you may have had trying to reach me.
There is Much to regret in ABC's decision to cancel All My Children And One Life to Live. My fan/friends are...
- 4/17/2011
- by Damon L. Jacobs
- We Love Soaps
We have added the first trailer for 'Twilight' director Catherine Hardwickes twisted reimagining of the 'Little Red Riding Hood' story. The Warner Brothers film titled 'Red Riding Hood' stars Amanda Seyfried, Billy Burke, Gary Oldman, Shiloh Fernandez, Lukas Haas, Max Irons, Virginia Madsen, Michael Shanks, Michael Logan, and Julie Christie.Watch the trailer below in standard or high definition (HD);'Red Riding Hood' is released across the Us from March 11th, 2011.In "Red Riding Hood," Seyfried plays Valerie, a beautiful young woman torn between two men. She is in love with a brooding outsider, Peter (Shiloh Fernandez), but her parents have arranged for her to marry the wealthy Henry (Max Irons). Unwilling to lose each other, Valerie and Peter are planning to...
- 11/17/2010
- by Anthony Pearson
- Monsters and Critics
Filed under: TV News
There's been a bunch of news from the soap world, stars signing, some leaving and a few old favorites returning. Here's the scoop on the soap opera revolving door:
-- TV/film star Adrienne Barbeau is joining 'General Hospital' as of August 12. The actress -- best known as Bea Arthur's daughter on 'Maude,' as well as movies like 'Swamp Thing' -- has been cast as Suzanne Stanwyck.
Stanwyck is closely aligned to Vanessa Marcil's character, Brenda, who will be returning August 11.
'Gh' headwriter Bob Guza told Michael Logan that Suzanne is a tough dame. "Despite her hard edge, Suzanne has a lot of love for others, including Brenda -- she's her confidante, so to speak," Guza said.
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There's been a bunch of news from the soap world, stars signing, some leaving and a few old favorites returning. Here's the scoop on the soap opera revolving door:
-- TV/film star Adrienne Barbeau is joining 'General Hospital' as of August 12. The actress -- best known as Bea Arthur's daughter on 'Maude,' as well as movies like 'Swamp Thing' -- has been cast as Suzanne Stanwyck.
Stanwyck is closely aligned to Vanessa Marcil's character, Brenda, who will be returning August 11.
'Gh' headwriter Bob Guza told Michael Logan that Suzanne is a tough dame. "Despite her hard edge, Suzanne has a lot of love for others, including Brenda -- she's her confidante, so to speak," Guza said.
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- 7/6/2010
- by Allison Waldman
- Aol TV.
The Flying Monkey weighs in on all those Jake Gyllenhaal and Glee rumors, whether oral sex is "safer sex," and if it's okay to "de-gay" a resume in a time of economic crisis!
Have a question about gay male entertainment or life? Contact me here (and be sure and include your city and state and/or country!)
Q: Why do people keep insisting that Jake Gyllenhaal is gay? Is it because of Brokeback Mountain? Certain blogs out there label actors as "gay" as if they were talking about their eye color, but isn't the goal to keep everyone out of everybody else's bedroom, actor or no actor? I never understood how people can't see that labeling someone as gay (who isn't) even if you’re gay yourself is homophobic and harmful. Basically you're proving that there is something wrong with being gay by using it as a weapon. – Cassie, Austin,...
Have a question about gay male entertainment or life? Contact me here (and be sure and include your city and state and/or country!)
Q: Why do people keep insisting that Jake Gyllenhaal is gay? Is it because of Brokeback Mountain? Certain blogs out there label actors as "gay" as if they were talking about their eye color, but isn't the goal to keep everyone out of everybody else's bedroom, actor or no actor? I never understood how people can't see that labeling someone as gay (who isn't) even if you’re gay yourself is homophobic and harmful. Basically you're proving that there is something wrong with being gay by using it as a weapon. – Cassie, Austin,...
- 6/16/2010
- by Brent Hartinger
- The Backlot
Generally, I like spoilers. I like interviews with the cast and writing crew of my favorite shows. They usually give me insight into the future plans of the show, and I can see if any of my theories are more fact than fiction. Some people avoid spoilers like the plague, but most of the time, they make me more excited about things to come. Such was not the case when I stumbled onto an article for one of my favorite shows, The Mentalist (TV) in the May 10-16 issue of TV Guide Magazine, by Michael Logan. Creator Bruno Heller, and actors Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, and Leslie Hope were interviewed. In essence, it seems that after years of denying himself of any romantic interests since the murder of his wife and child, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) is ready to dip his toe in the pool of the living again. And...
- 5/6/2010
- by mbijeaux@corp.popstar.com (Melissa Bijeaux)
- TVStar
Generally, I like spoilers. I like interviews with the cast and writing crew of my favorite shows. They usually give me insight into the future plans of the show, and I can see if any of my theories are more fact than fiction. Some people avoid spoilers like the plague, but most of the time, they make me more excited about things to come. Such was not the case when I stumbled onto an article for one of my favorite shows, The Mentalist (TV) in the May 10-16 issue of TV Guide Magazine, by Michael Logan. Creator Bruno Heller, and actors Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, and Leslie Hope were interviewed. In essence, it seems that after years of denying himself of any romantic interests since the murder of his wife and child, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) is ready to dip his toe in the pool of the living again. And...
- 5/6/2010
- by mbijeaux@corp.popstar.com (Melissa Bijeaux)
- TVStar
Generally, I like spoilers. I like interviews with the cast and writing crew of my favorite shows. They usually give me insight into the future plans of the show, and I can see if any of my theories are more fact than fiction. Some people avoid spoilers like the plague, but most of the time, they make me more excited about things to come. Such was not the case when I stumbled onto an article for one of my favorite shows, The Mentalist (TV) in the May 10-16 issue of TV Guide Magazine, by Michael Logan. Creator Bruno Heller, and actors Simon Baker, Robin Tunney, and Leslie Hope were interviewed. In essence, it seems that after years of denying himself of any romantic interests since the murder of his wife and child, Patrick Jane (Simon Baker) is ready to dip his toe in the pool of the living again. And...
- 5/6/2010
- by mbijeaux@corp.popstar.com (Melissa Bijeaux)
- TVStar
There's more details coming out about Gena Rowlands' upcoming guest turn on 'NCIS,' thanks to a report from TV Guide soap expert Michael Logan. When Rowlands appears on 'NCIS' March 2 as Gibbs' former mother-in-law, Joann, the show will flashback to a time when Joann and Jethro were much younger.
The younger Gibbs will be played by Sean Harmon, Mark's own son, and the younger version of Joann will be portrayed by 'Days of Our Lives'' Emmy-winner Leann Hunley.
Hunley (pictured), who plays Anna Dimera on 'Days of Our Lives,' told Logan that she was thrilled to play Joann in flashback, especially because of her admiration for Rowlands. "When I first saw her back in the '70s in 'A Woman Under the Influence,' I thought, 'That woman looks like me! She has my eyes!'" Hunley told Logan.
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The younger Gibbs will be played by Sean Harmon, Mark's own son, and the younger version of Joann will be portrayed by 'Days of Our Lives'' Emmy-winner Leann Hunley.
Hunley (pictured), who plays Anna Dimera on 'Days of Our Lives,' told Logan that she was thrilled to play Joann in flashback, especially because of her admiration for Rowlands. "When I first saw her back in the '70s in 'A Woman Under the Influence,' I thought, 'That woman looks like me! She has my eyes!'" Hunley told Logan.
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- 2/12/2010
- by Allison Waldman
- Aol TV.
Is Sonny going to wind up in prison for his crimes on General Hospital? You have to wonder how he's going to avoid it now. It's not like viewers have every thought of Sonny as innocent, but he's skirted having to pay for his sins via the criminal justice system. There have been other ways he's paid, but prison? So far, Mac and the Port Charles P.D. have yet to get him locked away for long. The Feds have also dropped the ball every time they've tried. But Friday might have been the game changer.
Sonny's portrayer, Maurice Benard, thinks it is. He told Michael Logan, "I truly believe Sonny's done this time. He wants his son to be safe and he sees no other way out. ...He doesn't think he can get away with it this time -- at least that's the way I'm playing it."
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Sonny's portrayer, Maurice Benard, thinks it is. He told Michael Logan, "I truly believe Sonny's done this time. He wants his son to be safe and he sees no other way out. ...He doesn't think he can get away with it this time -- at least that's the way I'm playing it."
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- 1/31/2010
- by Allison Waldman
- Aol TV.
Today was a big day on The Young and the Restless. It wasn't just that Fridays are always big for story revelations -- and there were some doozies today! -- it was the return to the show of one of the biggest stars in the business. Eric Braeden, as his alter ego Victor Newman, made a dramatic entrance just as his two sons were beating the crap out of each other in Victor's office. In typical Victor fashion, Braeden strode into the office and growled, "What the hell is going on here?"
Ironically, Y&R fans were saying the same thing a few months back when Braeden quit the show after a contract dispute. Instead of remaining quiet, the fans spoke out and according to Braeden, there were two major influences that got him back. One was Les Moonves, the president and CEO of CBS Corporation.
"But who essentially stepped in was Les Moonves,...
Ironically, Y&R fans were saying the same thing a few months back when Braeden quit the show after a contract dispute. Instead of remaining quiet, the fans spoke out and according to Braeden, there were two major influences that got him back. One was Les Moonves, the president and CEO of CBS Corporation.
"But who essentially stepped in was Les Moonves,...
- 1/16/2010
- by Allison Waldman
- Aol TV.
Fictional small American soap towns such as Pine Valley, Springfield, and Llanview have historically dabbled in social angst as it relates to abortion, war, and AIDS, but until recently, have avoided directly addressing homosexuality and same-sex relationships, as if shooting an unscripted pregnancy behind a laundry basket.
This has changed in the last decade or so, however, as a few American daytime dramas have introduced gay and lesbian characters, and achieved several important "firsts" in the portrayal of same-sex relationships.
"I certainly think the impact of these stories have been huge," says Michael Fairman, Advocate.com soap reporter and columnist. "These stories have hit mainstream press and have heterosexual men and women, as well as the gay audience, embracing them."
Long considered one of the most politically conservative art forms in the country, American daytime television’s progress is commendable — but how strong is their commitment to representation when it...
This has changed in the last decade or so, however, as a few American daytime dramas have introduced gay and lesbian characters, and achieved several important "firsts" in the portrayal of same-sex relationships.
"I certainly think the impact of these stories have been huge," says Michael Fairman, Advocate.com soap reporter and columnist. "These stories have hit mainstream press and have heterosexual men and women, as well as the gay audience, embracing them."
Long considered one of the most politically conservative art forms in the country, American daytime television’s progress is commendable — but how strong is their commitment to representation when it...
- 9/21/2009
- by m.dawson
- AfterEllen.com
At The Flickcast we love pretty much anything the Sci-Fi Channel shows. Of course, we’re particular fans of anything BSG-related like Caprica and the upcoming The Plan. Yes, we even like some of those Sci-Fi-Original Movies featuring the monster of the week. They’re fun.
So, that said, we’re obviously pretty anxious to see what the network decides to showcase at Comic-Con in San Diego this year. Fortunately, we don’t have to wait any longer to find out because they’ve announced their schedule and we’ve got it for you right here.
The channel will be bringing quite a few shows and cast members to the Con including the cast and creators of Stargate Universe, Caprica, Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, Eureka, Sanctuary and Warehouse 13. Also, they’ll be taking over a restaurant at the Hard Rock Hotel (which is right across the street from...
So, that said, we’re obviously pretty anxious to see what the network decides to showcase at Comic-Con in San Diego this year. Fortunately, we don’t have to wait any longer to find out because they’ve announced their schedule and we’ve got it for you right here.
The channel will be bringing quite a few shows and cast members to the Con including the cast and creators of Stargate Universe, Caprica, Battlestar Galactica: The Plan, Eureka, Sanctuary and Warehouse 13. Also, they’ll be taking over a restaurant at the Hard Rock Hotel (which is right across the street from...
- 7/1/2009
- by Joe Gillis
- The Flickcast
"This is not going to be the ending you’re anticipating." That's the word from Ronald D. Moore, who's only one of the "Battlestar Galactica" folks interviewed for the cover story in TV Guide's new issue, which hits newsstands Thursday. (There are two covers for the issue, by the way.) Moore, as well as the show's cast, talked about the genesis and the progress of the Sci Fi show in the in-depth oral history by Michael Logan and Ileane Rudolph. (For my coverage of the show's final season, including interviews with the show's writers regarding every Season 4.5 episode, look here.)...
- 3/9/2009
- by Tempo
- The Watcher
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