Wed. March. 3 Byron Allen Acquires Civil Rights-Era Biography ‘From Selma to Sorrow’ For Film
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group feature film division, Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, has announced it has acquired global media rights to the critically-acclaimed historic biography “From Selma To Sorrow: The Life And Death Of Viola Liuzzo.”
“From Selma To Sorrow: The Life And Death Of Viola Liuzzo” is written by author and historian Mary Stanton (“Journey Toward Justice”) and traces the life story of Viola Liuzzo — a white housewife, part-time college student, and mother of five children — whose passion for the civil rights movement led to her brutal murder by the Ku Klux Klan immediately following her participation in the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches of 1965.
Tina Andrews wrote the screenplay, based on the biography “From Selma to Sorrow.” Andrews’ credits include writing and co-executive producing the two acclaimed miniseries “Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis...
Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group feature film division, Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures, has announced it has acquired global media rights to the critically-acclaimed historic biography “From Selma To Sorrow: The Life And Death Of Viola Liuzzo.”
“From Selma To Sorrow: The Life And Death Of Viola Liuzzo” is written by author and historian Mary Stanton (“Journey Toward Justice”) and traces the life story of Viola Liuzzo — a white housewife, part-time college student, and mother of five children — whose passion for the civil rights movement led to her brutal murder by the Ku Klux Klan immediately following her participation in the Selma to Montgomery civil rights marches of 1965.
Tina Andrews wrote the screenplay, based on the biography “From Selma to Sorrow.” Andrews’ credits include writing and co-executive producing the two acclaimed miniseries “Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis...
- 3/3/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Today's Challenge: Along with sharing a first name, Tom Wilkinson and Tom Skerritt have both played Joe Kennedy Sr. — in The Kennedys (premiering April 3 on ReelzChannel) and Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis, respectively. Can you find their movie connection?
Our first Facebook movie game, ClusterFlick, plays off that old "six degrees of separation" theory — you know, the one that has a certain Kevin at the center of the Hollywood universe. It's easy to play, but not so easy to win. The goal is to use the major cast of movies to get from Point A to Point B in the smallest number of moves.
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Tom Skerritt | Tom Wilkinson | The Kennedys | Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy...
Our first Facebook movie game, ClusterFlick, plays off that old "six degrees of separation" theory — you know, the one that has a certain Kevin at the center of the Hollywood universe. It's easy to play, but not so easy to win. The goal is to use the major cast of movies to get from Point A to Point B in the smallest number of moves.
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- 3/23/2011
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
Today's Challenge: Can you link Barry Pepper, who plays Robert (Bobby) Kennedy in the highly anticipated movie event The Kennedys (premiering Sunday, April 3 on ReelzChannel) to Andrew McCarthy, who played Rfk in the TV movie Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis?
Our first Facebook movie game, ClusterFlick, plays off that old "six degrees of separation" theory — you know, the one that has a certain Kevin at the center of the Hollywood universe. It's easy to play, but not so easy to win. The goal is to use the major cast of movies to get from Point A to Point B in the smallest number of moves.
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Barry Pepper | Andrew McCarthy | Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis | The Kennedys...
Our first Facebook movie game, ClusterFlick, plays off that old "six degrees of separation" theory — you know, the one that has a certain Kevin at the center of the Hollywood universe. It's easy to play, but not so easy to win. The goal is to use the major cast of movies to get from Point A to Point B in the smallest number of moves.
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- 2/23/2011
- by reelz reelz
- Reelzchannel.com
Showtime has signed two big-screen veterans to play key roles on upcoming series.
The premium network has cast Joanne Whalley as the female lead in its Renaissance crime drama "The Borgias" and Brian Cox for a role in its late-summer comedy "The Big C."
English actress Whalley will star opposite Jeremy Irons as Vanossa, mother of the Borgia children who were fathered by Rodrigo Borgia (Irons) before he became one of history's most infamous popes. Vanossa once was a courtesan with a disreputable past.
Whalley has played several roles on the small screen, including the title character in the 1994 TV miniseries "Scarlett" and the 2000 TV movie "Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis."
Meanwhile, Cox will appear in an unspecified number of episodes on "Big C" as lead Laura Linney's father. The actor has been a steady performer in movies and TV, with recent small-screen efforts including roles in "Deadwood" and "Kings.
The premium network has cast Joanne Whalley as the female lead in its Renaissance crime drama "The Borgias" and Brian Cox for a role in its late-summer comedy "The Big C."
English actress Whalley will star opposite Jeremy Irons as Vanossa, mother of the Borgia children who were fathered by Rodrigo Borgia (Irons) before he became one of history's most infamous popes. Vanossa once was a courtesan with a disreputable past.
Whalley has played several roles on the small screen, including the title character in the 1994 TV miniseries "Scarlett" and the 2000 TV movie "Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis."
Meanwhile, Cox will appear in an unspecified number of episodes on "Big C" as lead Laura Linney's father. The actor has been a steady performer in movies and TV, with recent small-screen efforts including roles in "Deadwood" and "Kings.
- 6/10/2010
- by By James Hibberd
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Unknown actor Jeffrey Pierce is set for superstardom after being plucked from obscurity to play tragic JFK Jr. in a new biopic. British actress Joanne Whalley will play Jackie Kennedy, JFK Jr's mother, in the CBS mini-series "Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis: A Life" (2000) (mini), which airs next month. And Whalley is so nervous about playing America's most famous first lady, she's refusing to talk about the role - and the fact producers picked a Brit to play Jackie O But Pierce is thrilled about playing the President's son, who died in a plane crash last year. He says, "I spent many hours perfecting John's speech and movements. There is a record of his life on film and paper from the time he was born so the research was a piece of cake."...
- 9/26/2000
- WENN
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