Television industry awards crowned Warp’s This Is England ‘90 as best drama series.
Channel 4 has retained its Channel of the Year crown at this year’s Broadcast Awards, where it picked up seven awards.
The broadcaster won Best Drama Series for Warp’s This Is England ‘90, Best Single Drama for Touchpaper Television’s Ellen and Best Entertainment Programme for Open Mike’s The Last Leg.
It also landed Best Daytime Programme for Monkey Kingdom’s The Question Jury, Best Documentary Programme for ITN Productions’ Interview With A Murderer and Best Sports Programme for its coverage of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
C4 received praise across its output and its Paralympics coverage was highlighted as the most ambitious live broadcast in the channel’s history. The judges described it as “sporting and production excellence in tandem - bold, relevant and inspirational”.
Elsewhere, less than a year after moving online, BBC3 won two awards, thanks to [link...
Channel 4 has retained its Channel of the Year crown at this year’s Broadcast Awards, where it picked up seven awards.
The broadcaster won Best Drama Series for Warp’s This Is England ‘90, Best Single Drama for Touchpaper Television’s Ellen and Best Entertainment Programme for Open Mike’s The Last Leg.
It also landed Best Daytime Programme for Monkey Kingdom’s The Question Jury, Best Documentary Programme for ITN Productions’ Interview With A Murderer and Best Sports Programme for its coverage of the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
C4 received praise across its output and its Paralympics coverage was highlighted as the most ambitious live broadcast in the channel’s history. The judges described it as “sporting and production excellence in tandem - bold, relevant and inspirational”.
Elsewhere, less than a year after moving online, BBC3 won two awards, thanks to [link...
- 2/2/2017
- ScreenDaily
Tonight HBO airs a documentary about the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attacks in Paris, 2015. Three Days of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks recounts the terrible events that happened on January 7th last year, when two brothers attacked the offices of the satirical magazine. The pair were members of Al-Qaeda in Yemen and decided to take revenge on the magazine for what they saw as blasphemy. They killed 11 people and injured 11 more before going on the run. They then killed a police officer as they left and over the next few days related attacks claimed the lives of another five...read more...
- 9/19/2016
- by James Wray
- Monsters and Critics
“Last Week Tonight” host John Oliver took Hollywood to task recently for making movie after movie using the same DC and Marvel superheroes, but instead of simply highlighting a problem, he also proposed a creative solution. Oliver pitched a brand new superhero he created as a child called Johnny Strong.
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“By day, he is mild-mannered fifth-grader John Olivier — no relation — but from the time school lets out until dinner he becomes the let’s say unconventionally handsome hero Johnny Strong,” Oliver said, adding that Johnny Strong is a “kickass” superhero who has seen a boob and knows what the “F” word is. “He intrepidly battles villains such as Doc Bedtime, a monster made of blankets that can magically plunge the world into total darkness.”
Oliver even had cartoon images of the the...
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“By day, he is mild-mannered fifth-grader John Olivier — no relation — but from the time school lets out until dinner he becomes the let’s say unconventionally handsome hero Johnny Strong,” Oliver said, adding that Johnny Strong is a “kickass” superhero who has seen a boob and knows what the “F” word is. “He intrepidly battles villains such as Doc Bedtime, a monster made of blankets that can magically plunge the world into total darkness.”
Oliver even had cartoon images of the the...
- 8/29/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Everyone struggles at some point in life and tries to navigate it as best as they can. For best friends Issa (Issa Rae) and Molly (Yvonne Orji), on the new HBO comedy “Insecure,” their own real-life flaws lead them to endless series of uncomfortable everyday experiences, but thank goodness they have each other.
“Just when things are going good in your relationship, exes always have a way of popping back up,” says Issa in the first promo for the upcoming series.
Created by Rae and Larry Wilmore, the eight-episode first season explores the black female experience in an unclichéd and authentic way. Issa, like many of us, tries to figure out what – and who – she wants in life, and how to take control of it. Meanwhile, Molly is a successful corporate attorney who appears to have it all but struggles inside as she looks for external ways to fix her life.
“Just when things are going good in your relationship, exes always have a way of popping back up,” says Issa in the first promo for the upcoming series.
Created by Rae and Larry Wilmore, the eight-episode first season explores the black female experience in an unclichéd and authentic way. Issa, like many of us, tries to figure out what – and who – she wants in life, and how to take control of it. Meanwhile, Molly is a successful corporate attorney who appears to have it all but struggles inside as she looks for external ways to fix her life.
- 8/26/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
More than a year has passed since the attack on the French satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo, where 11 people were killed and 11 others were wounded after two brothers belonging to Al-Qaeda stormed in with assault rifles. Sadly, this tragic event, which took place on January 7, 2015, marked the beginning of a series of terrorist attacks around the world, but at the same time began to unite people, who above all else, wanted peace.
Now, HBO is detailing the chilling moments in the documentary, “Three Days Of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks,” which features new footage from the unforgettable incidents, interviews with hostages, survivors, police and more. The first trailer chronicles the horrific events and the aftermath of the senseless acts of terror.
“It’s true, terrorists will risk their lives for their beliefs,” says a man in the video. “But many Frenchmen will also risk their lives for what they believe in.
Now, HBO is detailing the chilling moments in the documentary, “Three Days Of Terror: The Charlie Hebdo Attacks,” which features new footage from the unforgettable incidents, interviews with hostages, survivors, police and more. The first trailer chronicles the horrific events and the aftermath of the senseless acts of terror.
“It’s true, terrorists will risk their lives for their beliefs,” says a man in the video. “But many Frenchmen will also risk their lives for what they believe in.
- 8/25/2016
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
It takes an individual with a certain touch to be able to helm a documentary about a terrorist attack still fresh in the minds and hearts of so many people worldwide. Emmy nominee and BAFTA-winning producer and director Dan Reed is one such individual, whose filmography of documentaries “Terror In Moscow” (2009), “Terror In Mumbai” […]
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- 8/25/2016
- by Elizabeth MacLeod
- The Playlist
As long rumored, “Game of Thrones” will end after Season 8, but that doesn’t mean the franchise is over.
HBO programming president Casey Bloys, in his first meeting with reporters since taking over the top job earlier this year, said he was open to the idea of spin-offs… but nothing was concrete yet.
“It’s something I’m not opposed to. [But] it has to make sense creatively… I’m open to it,” Bloys said.
For now, showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff are focused on Season 7 production and don’t have time to kick around spin-off ideas.
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As previously announced, HBO will air seven episodes of “Game of Thrones” next season, but no episodic count is confirmed yet for the final season. “We’ll take as many as they want to give us,” Bloys said.
The decision...
HBO programming president Casey Bloys, in his first meeting with reporters since taking over the top job earlier this year, said he was open to the idea of spin-offs… but nothing was concrete yet.
“It’s something I’m not opposed to. [But] it has to make sense creatively… I’m open to it,” Bloys said.
For now, showrunners Dan Weiss and David Benioff are focused on Season 7 production and don’t have time to kick around spin-off ideas.
Read More: Jon Stewart’s New HBO Animated Project will Parody Cable News
As previously announced, HBO will air seven episodes of “Game of Thrones” next season, but no episodic count is confirmed yet for the final season. “We’ll take as many as they want to give us,” Bloys said.
The decision...
- 7/30/2016
- by Michael Schneider
- Indiewire
Squirrel is arriving in horrific style with blood and gore everywhere. The comic's story revolves around bloodthirsty squirrels who are out for vengeance and is a parody story of Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds. Read on to learn more!
Squirrel is a parody of the Alfred Hitchcock classic The Birds, wherein a flock of birds attack a sleepy Northern California community, creating chaos and death everywhere. The 1963 film starred Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and Rod Taylor. The movie is famous for its inspirational camera angles and frames and some of the most memorable cinematic scenes from Alfred Hitchcock.
Bringing the comic book to life is the nutty gang from Legends of Heroes and Villains; Richard Zerga and Kristi Zerga are once again putting their unique art skills to work as the did with Taffy Love Is Not a Laughing Matter, another collaboration between the Comic Book Divas and Lhv Publishing.
Squirrel is a parody of the Alfred Hitchcock classic The Birds, wherein a flock of birds attack a sleepy Northern California community, creating chaos and death everywhere. The 1963 film starred Tippi Hedren, Jessica Tandy, Suzanne Pleshette, and Rod Taylor. The movie is famous for its inspirational camera angles and frames and some of the most memorable cinematic scenes from Alfred Hitchcock.
Bringing the comic book to life is the nutty gang from Legends of Heroes and Villains; Richard Zerga and Kristi Zerga are once again putting their unique art skills to work as the did with Taffy Love Is Not a Laughing Matter, another collaboration between the Comic Book Divas and Lhv Publishing.
- 10/18/2012
- by Amanda Dyar
- DreadCentral.com
Horror. Vampires. Seductive huntresses. Creator and writer Jason Dube is teaming with director Wolfgang Meyer and producer Stacy Pippi Hammon to bring the eye-catching visuals of his dark and engaging Shadow Hunters comic to life as a feature-length, live-action film.
From the Press Release:
The official Shadow Hunters announcement was made during the recently concluded Miss Misery’s Days of Terror horror convention in Sacramento, California. Director Meyer (Model Hunger, Disciples) is currently penning the script with input from Dube. Hammon (a co-director of the Viscera Film Festival) completes the production team.
Shadow Hunters revolves around the lives of three teenagers seeking vengeance on a dark demon. Though they have supernatural powers, Jessika (a werewolf), Jenna (a vampire), and Renae (a witch) aren’t the monsters in the comic book. In the world of Shadow Hunters, sometimes the things that go bump in the night are the heroes themselves.
Dube...
From the Press Release:
The official Shadow Hunters announcement was made during the recently concluded Miss Misery’s Days of Terror horror convention in Sacramento, California. Director Meyer (Model Hunger, Disciples) is currently penning the script with input from Dube. Hammon (a co-director of the Viscera Film Festival) completes the production team.
Shadow Hunters revolves around the lives of three teenagers seeking vengeance on a dark demon. Though they have supernatural powers, Jessika (a werewolf), Jenna (a vampire), and Renae (a witch) aren’t the monsters in the comic book. In the world of Shadow Hunters, sometimes the things that go bump in the night are the heroes themselves.
Dube...
- 10/18/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
The first official teaser trailer for Brandon Slagle's paranormal psychological thriller The Black Dahlia Haunting landed in our inbox, and we have it right here along with info on the film's world premiere at Scare-a-Con to be held next month in Syracuse, New York.
The Black Dahlia Haunting stars Devanny Pinn (#HoldYourBreath), Britt Griffith (Syfy's "Ghost Hunters"), Noah Dahl (Bad Teacher), Alexis Iacono (The Penny Dreadful Picture Show), Cleve Hall (Syfy's "Monster Man"), Jessica Cameron (Silent Night), Sarah Nicklin (Beg), Daniel Murawka (The Locals), and Brandon Slagle (Patient Zero), who also directed the film.
Synopsis:
A young woman, Holly (Pinn), flies from New York City to Los Angeles to follow up on the murders of her abusive father and stepmother by her blind-since-childhood younger brother, Tyler (Dahl). She soon encounters the psychiatrist assigned to treat Tyler, Dr. Owen (Griffith), who seems to have a special connection to a spirit Tyler claims speaks to him,...
The Black Dahlia Haunting stars Devanny Pinn (#HoldYourBreath), Britt Griffith (Syfy's "Ghost Hunters"), Noah Dahl (Bad Teacher), Alexis Iacono (The Penny Dreadful Picture Show), Cleve Hall (Syfy's "Monster Man"), Jessica Cameron (Silent Night), Sarah Nicklin (Beg), Daniel Murawka (The Locals), and Brandon Slagle (Patient Zero), who also directed the film.
Synopsis:
A young woman, Holly (Pinn), flies from New York City to Los Angeles to follow up on the murders of her abusive father and stepmother by her blind-since-childhood younger brother, Tyler (Dahl). She soon encounters the psychiatrist assigned to treat Tyler, Dr. Owen (Griffith), who seems to have a special connection to a spirit Tyler claims speaks to him,...
- 8/29/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
Word has come of a new horror convention taking place this September in Sacramento, California, known as Miss Misery's Days of Terror so for all you NoCal fiends out there, read on for all the gory details.
Miss Misery’s Days of Terror will be held at the Scottish Rite Center on Friday, September 28th, from 1pm to 7pm (an after party with live band runs from 8pm to 11pm) and on Saturday, September 29th, from 10am to 6pm.
Special guests include Ari Lehman, who played Jason Voorhees in the original Friday the 13th, Amy Steel from Friday the 13th Part 2 and April Fool’s Day, Eileen Dietz from The Exorcist, and Lynn Lowry from The Crazies as well as dozens of other horror celebrities. Click here for the full guest list.
The Scottish Rite Center is located at 6151 H Street, across from Sac State University. The event is open to the public,...
Miss Misery’s Days of Terror will be held at the Scottish Rite Center on Friday, September 28th, from 1pm to 7pm (an after party with live band runs from 8pm to 11pm) and on Saturday, September 29th, from 10am to 6pm.
Special guests include Ari Lehman, who played Jason Voorhees in the original Friday the 13th, Amy Steel from Friday the 13th Part 2 and April Fool’s Day, Eileen Dietz from The Exorcist, and Lynn Lowry from The Crazies as well as dozens of other horror celebrities. Click here for the full guest list.
The Scottish Rite Center is located at 6151 H Street, across from Sac State University. The event is open to the public,...
- 8/18/2012
- by The Woman In Black
- DreadCentral.com
We’re back with another edition of our Indie Spotlight. This week’s feature includes news on an upcoming screening of American Mary, a newly launched horror magazine, distribution for Cell Count, a T-Shirt for The Walking Dead, and more:
Cell Count Distribution News: “FilmBuff has come onboard to digitally distribute the sci-fi horror film festival favorite, Cell Count from filmmaker Todd E. Freeman (Two Fisted and Pray for Hell), starring Robert McKeehen (“Leverage”), Haley Talbot (“Grimm”), Ted Rooney (“Boardwalk Empire”) and Daniel Baldwin (Grey Gardens).
The film, which had its world premiere at the 2012 Fantaspoa Film Festival in Brazil, is the story of Russell Carpenter, a man who reluctantly admits his wife Sadie into an experimental treatment facility for her life-threatening disease. While locked in this prison-like surrounding, they along with 6 others are unknowingly subjected to a cure that might just be worse than the disease itself.
Cell Count...
Cell Count Distribution News: “FilmBuff has come onboard to digitally distribute the sci-fi horror film festival favorite, Cell Count from filmmaker Todd E. Freeman (Two Fisted and Pray for Hell), starring Robert McKeehen (“Leverage”), Haley Talbot (“Grimm”), Ted Rooney (“Boardwalk Empire”) and Daniel Baldwin (Grey Gardens).
The film, which had its world premiere at the 2012 Fantaspoa Film Festival in Brazil, is the story of Russell Carpenter, a man who reluctantly admits his wife Sadie into an experimental treatment facility for her life-threatening disease. While locked in this prison-like surrounding, they along with 6 others are unknowingly subjected to a cure that might just be worse than the disease itself.
Cell Count...
- 7/29/2012
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
This Friday, July 27th, Sister Mary Chopper is set to begin his (her? its?) reign of terror on VOD and we have all the details you need to figure out exactly to whom you should be praying for your life. Dig it!
From the Press Release
Bloody Bloody Bible Camp starring Reggie Bannister, Tim Sullivan, and Ron Jeremy releases nationwide this Friday, July 27th, on Cable VOD in the USA and Canada, iTunes, Vudu, and Amazon Instant Video.
The film was directed by Vito Trabucco, produced by Chris Maltauro and Shelby McIntyre, and written by Shelby McIntyre and Vito Trabucco.
“The movie is a wild throwback to some of our favorite horror films of the 1980s,” said writer/producer Shelby McIntyre. “It’s got grizzly gory killings, gratuitous nudity, and a wonderful cast including Reggie Bannister, Tim Sullivan, and Ron Jeremy as Jesus!”
Bloody Bloody Bible Camp will be available...
From the Press Release
Bloody Bloody Bible Camp starring Reggie Bannister, Tim Sullivan, and Ron Jeremy releases nationwide this Friday, July 27th, on Cable VOD in the USA and Canada, iTunes, Vudu, and Amazon Instant Video.
The film was directed by Vito Trabucco, produced by Chris Maltauro and Shelby McIntyre, and written by Shelby McIntyre and Vito Trabucco.
“The movie is a wild throwback to some of our favorite horror films of the 1980s,” said writer/producer Shelby McIntyre. “It’s got grizzly gory killings, gratuitous nudity, and a wonderful cast including Reggie Bannister, Tim Sullivan, and Ron Jeremy as Jesus!”
Bloody Bloody Bible Camp will be available...
- 7/24/2012
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
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