Jason Reitman is staying mighty busy these days. Less than 24 hours after the release of the latest trailer for "Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire," four major casting announcements were made for his next project, "SNL 1975." The film will attempt to tell the true story of what went on behind the scenes before the broadcast premiere of "Saturday Night Live" on NBC, highlighting the real-time bedlam with some of the most legendary names in American comedy. Reitman co-wrote the script with his "Ghostbusters" collaborator Gil Kenan and is basing the story on the firsthand accounts of those who were there. Lest we forget, Reitman's father is the legendary Ivan Reitman, so these comedy titans were the friends and colleagues of the family. If anyone can get serious insight, it's Reitman.
The first wave of cast announcements included some serious heavy hitters, with "The Fabelmans" star Gabriel Labelle landing the role of Lorne Michaels,...
The first wave of cast announcements included some serious heavy hitters, with "The Fabelmans" star Gabriel Labelle landing the role of Lorne Michaels,...
- 1/30/2024
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
Network: FX then Fxx
Episodes: 145 (half-hour)
Seasons: 14
TV show dates: September 17, 2009 -- December 17, 2023
Series status: Ended
Performers include: H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Chris Parnell, Aisha Tyler, Jessica Walter, Amber Nash, Adam Reed, George Coe, Lucky Yates, Dave Willis, Jeffrey Tambor, and Kayvan Novak.
TV show description:
This animated comedy is set at the International Secret Intelligence Service (Isis). At this spy agency, espionage and global crises serve as opportunities for the highly-trained employees to confuse, undermine, and betray each other.
Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) is a suave, vain, and overly confident master spy. He's an expert secret agent but is generally inept in all other aspects of his life. It's telling that Sterling's less-than-masculine code name...
Episodes: 145 (half-hour)
Seasons: 14
TV show dates: September 17, 2009 -- December 17, 2023
Series status: Ended
Performers include: H. Jon Benjamin, Judy Greer, Chris Parnell, Aisha Tyler, Jessica Walter, Amber Nash, Adam Reed, George Coe, Lucky Yates, Dave Willis, Jeffrey Tambor, and Kayvan Novak.
TV show description:
This animated comedy is set at the International Secret Intelligence Service (Isis). At this spy agency, espionage and global crises serve as opportunities for the highly-trained employees to confuse, undermine, and betray each other.
Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) is a suave, vain, and overly confident master spy. He's an expert secret agent but is generally inept in all other aspects of his life. It's telling that Sterling's less-than-masculine code name...
- 12/10/2023
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Billy the Kid? More like Billy the Crisis Averter!
MGM+ on Wednesday unveiled the key art and official trailer for Billy the Kid Season 2, and it promises to be filled with action.
Seriously, we need the second season right now.
"The epic romantic adventure inspired by the life of America's most infamous outlaw continues in Season Two, as Billy and his allies square off against his oldest friend Jesse Evans and the corrupt powers of the Santa Fe Ring," the streaming service teases.
"When shots are fired, the conflict erupts into the bloody Lincoln County War. Amidst the fighting, Billy will struggle to hang onto his soul—and to the love of his life."
"The other side has the advantage," Billy declares in the action-packed trailer.
"You're farmers," he adds.
"Jesse Evans and his gang are all practiced killers."
It seems like Billy will have his work cut out for...
MGM+ on Wednesday unveiled the key art and official trailer for Billy the Kid Season 2, and it promises to be filled with action.
Seriously, we need the second season right now.
"The epic romantic adventure inspired by the life of America's most infamous outlaw continues in Season Two, as Billy and his allies square off against his oldest friend Jesse Evans and the corrupt powers of the Santa Fe Ring," the streaming service teases.
"When shots are fired, the conflict erupts into the bloody Lincoln County War. Amidst the fighting, Billy will struggle to hang onto his soul—and to the love of his life."
"The other side has the advantage," Billy declares in the action-packed trailer.
"You're farmers," he adds.
"Jesse Evans and his gang are all practiced killers."
It seems like Billy will have his work cut out for...
- 9/13/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Billy the Kid will be back on TV screens very soon.
MGM+ this week that Billy the Kid Season 2 will debut on Sunday, October 15, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
There is a little bit of a catch:
Four episodes of the season will air this year, with the final four being held until 2024.
A reason for the decision has not been revealed, but there's a good chance it has something to do with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
"The epic romantic adventure inspired by the life of America's most infamous outlaw continues in Season Two, as Billy and his allies square off against his oldest friend Jesse Evans and the corrupt powers of the Santa Fe Ring," the streaming service teases.
"When shots are fired, the conflict erupts into the bloody Lincoln County War. Amidst the fighting, Billy will struggle to hang onto his soul—and to the love of his life.
MGM+ this week that Billy the Kid Season 2 will debut on Sunday, October 15, at 9 p.m. Et/Pt.
There is a little bit of a catch:
Four episodes of the season will air this year, with the final four being held until 2024.
A reason for the decision has not been revealed, but there's a good chance it has something to do with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes.
"The epic romantic adventure inspired by the life of America's most infamous outlaw continues in Season Two, as Billy and his allies square off against his oldest friend Jesse Evans and the corrupt powers of the Santa Fe Ring," the streaming service teases.
"When shots are fired, the conflict erupts into the bloody Lincoln County War. Amidst the fighting, Billy will struggle to hang onto his soul—and to the love of his life.
- 8/25/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
Toronto’s favorite son turns his eye toward New York, and back to 1975 for his next project. Jason Reitman is currently producing the next “Ghostbusters” picture with director and co-writer Gil Kenan and leads Paul Rudd and Carrie Coon, but he’s got his next project lined up at Sony Pictures.
As per Deadline, the “Juno” and “Up in the Air” director will be back behind the camera for an untitled “Saturday Night Live” opening night project. Kenan will co-write the script.
Casting has not been announced, but somebody out there is (probably) going to be playing producer Lorne Michaels and first-episode cast members like Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, and Garrett Morris. Also, potentially, writers like Michael O’Donoghue, Al Franken, Anne Beatts, Alan Zweibel, and others. The first guest on “SNL” was George Carlin so maybe someone will be doing an impression of the comedian during his “Toledo Window Box” era,...
As per Deadline, the “Juno” and “Up in the Air” director will be back behind the camera for an untitled “Saturday Night Live” opening night project. Kenan will co-write the script.
Casting has not been announced, but somebody out there is (probably) going to be playing producer Lorne Michaels and first-episode cast members like Chevy Chase, Dan Aykroyd, Gilda Radner, and Garrett Morris. Also, potentially, writers like Michael O’Donoghue, Al Franken, Anne Beatts, Alan Zweibel, and others. The first guest on “SNL” was George Carlin so maybe someone will be doing an impression of the comedian during his “Toledo Window Box” era,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Jordan Hoffman
- Gold Derby
"Live from New York, it's Saturday night!" That's the catchphrase that concludes the cold open sketch of every single episode of the iconic late-night sketch comedy show "Saturday Night Live." Soon you'll learn about all the chaos and panic that went into the debut of "SNL," launching a pop culture powerhouse that has lasted nearly 50 years.
Deadline reports that "Up in the Air" and "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" director Jason Reitman will be at the helm of a movie telling the behind-the-scenes story about how the premiere of "SNL" actually came together. The report touts the movie as "the true story of what happened that night behind the scenes in the moments leading up to the first 'SNL' broadcast, retelling chaos and magic of a revolution that almost wasn't, counting down the minutes in real time to the infamous words, 'Live From New York, it's Saturday Night.'"
Before all the fame and laughs,...
Deadline reports that "Up in the Air" and "Ghostbusters: Afterlife" director Jason Reitman will be at the helm of a movie telling the behind-the-scenes story about how the premiere of "SNL" actually came together. The report touts the movie as "the true story of what happened that night behind the scenes in the moments leading up to the first 'SNL' broadcast, retelling chaos and magic of a revolution that almost wasn't, counting down the minutes in real time to the infamous words, 'Live From New York, it's Saturday Night.'"
Before all the fame and laughs,...
- 5/2/2023
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
Jason Reitman has set another feature at Sony Pictures, with the studio ordering a film based on the first broadcast of “Saturday Night Live” in October 1975.
Reitman and his “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” co-writer Gil Kenan penned the original screenplay for the project, drawing from the pair’s series of interviews with living cast, writers and crew members from the original production.
The untitled “SNL” feature continues Reitman and Kenan’s partnership with Sony Pictures, where they are currently in production on a sequel to “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” due to release in theaters this December. Kenan is directing the follow-up to Reitman’s 2021 entry of the sci-fi comedy series. The two collaborators signed an overall producing deal with Sony after the release of “Afterlife,” which grossed $204 million at the global box office against a $75 million production budget.
Reitman and Kenan will also produce the “SNL” feature, alongside regular partners Jason Blumenfeld and Erica Mills.
Reitman and his “Ghostbusters: Afterlife” co-writer Gil Kenan penned the original screenplay for the project, drawing from the pair’s series of interviews with living cast, writers and crew members from the original production.
The untitled “SNL” feature continues Reitman and Kenan’s partnership with Sony Pictures, where they are currently in production on a sequel to “Ghostbusters: Afterlife,” due to release in theaters this December. Kenan is directing the follow-up to Reitman’s 2021 entry of the sci-fi comedy series. The two collaborators signed an overall producing deal with Sony after the release of “Afterlife,” which grossed $204 million at the global box office against a $75 million production budget.
Reitman and Kenan will also produce the “SNL” feature, alongside regular partners Jason Blumenfeld and Erica Mills.
- 5/1/2023
- by J. Kim Murphy
- Variety Film + TV
The irony of Bob Clark's 1983 film "A Christmas Story" was that it was initially intended to be a satire, a wicked deconstruction of the placid, false, Normal Rockwell-ian idyll of 1950s Americana. Christmastime was not a time of peace and ease in "A Christmas Story," but a bitter world of selfishness, childhood greed, bullying, and disappointment. Over the years, "A Christmas Story" grew in estimation to such a degree that it now is run in Holiday-season 24-hour marathons on certain cable TV stations. What was once meant to dismantle nostalgia is now just a new generation's nostalgia.
The film was adapted to a stage musical in 2009, which was, in turn, broadcast on live TV in 2017. Some who pay close attention will also have noted that 2012 saw the release of the straight-to-video "A Christmas Story 2," with actor Braeden Lemasters playing a teenage version of Ralphie, the star of the first film,...
The film was adapted to a stage musical in 2009, which was, in turn, broadcast on live TV in 2017. Some who pay close attention will also have noted that 2012 saw the release of the straight-to-video "A Christmas Story 2," with actor Braeden Lemasters playing a teenage version of Ralphie, the star of the first film,...
- 11/14/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The redemption of Billy the Kid appears to have begun.
Billy remained naive, but as he looked around, he started to wonder if maybe he was on the wrong side of things on Billy the Kid Season 1 Episode 7.
He had just left his Mexican brother, Segura, behind after rescuing him from jail on Billy the Kid Season 1 Episode 6. That was the right thing to do, after all, since Segura had been convicted of a murder that Billy committed.
Billy still has a conscience, even if his temper sometimes overcomes it.
Really, other than the crooked card dealer Ortiz, most of Billy's killings would fall under self-defense. But when you're an outlaw on a wanted poster, no one is giving you the benefit of the doubt.
Now Billy had decided that if someone wanted to profit off of his notoriety, they would pay him to lease it.
After riding into misadventure after misadventure,...
Billy remained naive, but as he looked around, he started to wonder if maybe he was on the wrong side of things on Billy the Kid Season 1 Episode 7.
He had just left his Mexican brother, Segura, behind after rescuing him from jail on Billy the Kid Season 1 Episode 6. That was the right thing to do, after all, since Segura had been convicted of a murder that Billy committed.
Billy still has a conscience, even if his temper sometimes overcomes it.
Really, other than the crooked card dealer Ortiz, most of Billy's killings would fall under self-defense. But when you're an outlaw on a wanted poster, no one is giving you the benefit of the doubt.
Now Billy had decided that if someone wanted to profit off of his notoriety, they would pay him to lease it.
After riding into misadventure after misadventure,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
In Season 11 “Archer,” Fxx’s Emmy-winning, adult animated sitcom, returned to the world of spies after a genre-hopping, delirious, three-year coma. But, of course, Sterling Archer’s (H. Jon Benjamin) return to consciousness was a shock to his overblown ego. He was suddenly like a fish out of water — out of sync, out of shape, and even more clueless — trying to cope with the fact that his dysfunctional colleagues were more efficient without him.
At the same time, the Atlanta-based Floyd County Productions had to make some adjustments as well. Creator Adam Reed stepped further into the background after providing the premise to pursue other projects, which gave more creative control to executive producers Casey Willis and Matt Thompson, who also directed the Sony/Netflix animated feature, “America: The Motion Picture,” produced by “Spider-Verse’s” Phil Lord and Chris Miller. They consequently divided the scripts among five writers. “Adam and...
At the same time, the Atlanta-based Floyd County Productions had to make some adjustments as well. Creator Adam Reed stepped further into the background after providing the premise to pursue other projects, which gave more creative control to executive producers Casey Willis and Matt Thompson, who also directed the Sony/Netflix animated feature, “America: The Motion Picture,” produced by “Spider-Verse’s” Phil Lord and Chris Miller. They consequently divided the scripts among five writers. “Adam and...
- 6/24/2021
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Archer” Season 10, “Robert De Niro,” including the ending.]
It was time to move forward. Over the last three seasons of “Archer,” creator Adam Reed sent his merry band of marauders to “Dreamland,” “Danger Island,” and “1999,” resetting their surroundings and professions each year without altering their enticing character dynamics. The results made for grand entertainment — and proved how far the series’ core could be stretched without cracking — but the set-up demanded a return to the present, sooner rather than later.
Thus, the Season 10 finale abides, wrapping up a series of silly, lush, and barely connected space adventures with a big bang that doubled as a jumpstart back to reality. As unveiled at Comic-Con, “Archer” finally wakes up. The coma he was sent into at the end of Season 7 comes to a close, as do the dreamy adventures he went on while unconscious that shaped each previous season.
And yet, what Reed has accomplished...
It was time to move forward. Over the last three seasons of “Archer,” creator Adam Reed sent his merry band of marauders to “Dreamland,” “Danger Island,” and “1999,” resetting their surroundings and professions each year without altering their enticing character dynamics. The results made for grand entertainment — and proved how far the series’ core could be stretched without cracking — but the set-up demanded a return to the present, sooner rather than later.
Thus, the Season 10 finale abides, wrapping up a series of silly, lush, and barely connected space adventures with a big bang that doubled as a jumpstart back to reality. As unveiled at Comic-Con, “Archer” finally wakes up. The coma he was sent into at the end of Season 7 comes to a close, as do the dreamy adventures he went on while unconscious that shaped each previous season.
And yet, what Reed has accomplished...
- 8/1/2019
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The spy genre has always left itself open to be spoofed, deliberately or not. With overly complex world ending plots, pseudoscience, impossible gadgets, male protagonists who exude toxic masculinity, and goatee stroking supervillains. Espionage adventures that have taken themselves too seriously have erred into self-parody.
Cinema and TV are no strangers to mocking, embracing, and celebrating the all-too-goofy cliches and inaccuracies of the fictional world of spies. Austin Powers, Johnny English, and Action Team followed inept secret agents unaware of their own shortcomings bumbling through missions.
Archer began in the same way. Isis (International Secret Intelligence Service) top agent Sterling Archer (H Jon Benjamin) was James Bond with an even worse bedside manner: self-interested, arrogant, misogynistic, with innumerable parental issues. To his co-workers, each a recognisable archetype of the spy genre, he was insufferable. Fellow agents Lana Kane (Aisha Tyler) and Ray Gillette (Reed) had to experience Archer’s ‘professionalism’ the most,...
Cinema and TV are no strangers to mocking, embracing, and celebrating the all-too-goofy cliches and inaccuracies of the fictional world of spies. Austin Powers, Johnny English, and Action Team followed inept secret agents unaware of their own shortcomings bumbling through missions.
Archer began in the same way. Isis (International Secret Intelligence Service) top agent Sterling Archer (H Jon Benjamin) was James Bond with an even worse bedside manner: self-interested, arrogant, misogynistic, with innumerable parental issues. To his co-workers, each a recognisable archetype of the spy genre, he was insufferable. Fellow agents Lana Kane (Aisha Tyler) and Ray Gillette (Reed) had to experience Archer’s ‘professionalism’ the most,...
- 8/28/2018
- by Luke Goude
- The Cultural Post
“Archer” creator Adam Reed knows that on modern television, death can be disposable.
“If you think interest is flagging, that’s always a great way to make people pay attention,” Reed said in an interview with IndieWire. Even though Reed said he’s “always volunteering to kill Ray,” the character he’s voiced for nine seasons, the writer doesn’t treat his characters as a mere means to make headlines — even the small ones. In Season 5, a perpetually bulletproof recurring character named Brett Bunson took a fatal shot to the head.
“We all took that really hard at the office because Neal Holman, our art director, has always voiced Brett,” Reed said. “We all miss Brett, but we can’t bring him back unless you want to do some crazy retcon, and then it sort of lowers the stakes.”
The death of a minor character like Brett may not be...
“If you think interest is flagging, that’s always a great way to make people pay attention,” Reed said in an interview with IndieWire. Even though Reed said he’s “always volunteering to kill Ray,” the character he’s voiced for nine seasons, the writer doesn’t treat his characters as a mere means to make headlines — even the small ones. In Season 5, a perpetually bulletproof recurring character named Brett Bunson took a fatal shot to the head.
“We all took that really hard at the office because Neal Holman, our art director, has always voiced Brett,” Reed said. “We all miss Brett, but we can’t bring him back unless you want to do some crazy retcon, and then it sort of lowers the stakes.”
The death of a minor character like Brett may not be...
- 4/23/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
After eight seasons, to credit “Archer” for being funny, clever, or visually stimulating is like calling the latest James Bond film sexy and action-packed — it’s redundant enough to be unnecessary. Of course those elements remain a part of the franchise that, season to season, has never once eased up on amplifying its core values.
Yet given the Fxx comedy’s new anthological format — last season told a standalone story in the L.A. noir “Dreamland,” and Season 9 takes place in the WWII-era tropical locale of “Danger Island” — how the series maintains its unique tat-a-tat dialogue and rambunctious action scenes needs to be acknowledged.
Season 8 was rooted in tragedy. On screen, Archer (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) sought vengeance for the death of his partner, Woodhouse, formerly played by the late George Coe. Dedicating the season to his memory gave the beautifully realized episodes a darker tint and tone than the series had yet broached.
Yet given the Fxx comedy’s new anthological format — last season told a standalone story in the L.A. noir “Dreamland,” and Season 9 takes place in the WWII-era tropical locale of “Danger Island” — how the series maintains its unique tat-a-tat dialogue and rambunctious action scenes needs to be acknowledged.
Season 8 was rooted in tragedy. On screen, Archer (voiced by H. Jon Benjamin) sought vengeance for the death of his partner, Woodhouse, formerly played by the late George Coe. Dedicating the season to his memory gave the beautifully realized episodes a darker tint and tone than the series had yet broached.
- 4/20/2018
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Archer Dreamland” Season 8, Episode 8, “Auflösung.”]
For those wondering but unwilling to use Google, “auflösung” — the title of the Season 8 finale — is German for “resolution.” But while “Archer” certainly resolved the central mystery of “Dreamland,” Adam Reed’s last episode of 2017 didn’t end it. Or maybe it did. We don’t really know the lasting effects of what we just saw, and while that’s partially enticing — considering how creative the “Archer” team can be — it’s also a little disappointing.
To sum up the plot: Barry, Trexler’s henchman-turned-cyborg, was the one who killed Woodhouse. As Archer reminded us last week, that’s how “Archer Dreamland” began: with Archer out to avenge the death of his partner. In the end, though, it was Krieger, the Frankenstein to Barry’s monster, who killed Woodhouse’s killer by unleashing a pack of robot dogs on the unstoppable assassin. It takes a robot to kill a robot,...
For those wondering but unwilling to use Google, “auflösung” — the title of the Season 8 finale — is German for “resolution.” But while “Archer” certainly resolved the central mystery of “Dreamland,” Adam Reed’s last episode of 2017 didn’t end it. Or maybe it did. We don’t really know the lasting effects of what we just saw, and while that’s partially enticing — considering how creative the “Archer” team can be — it’s also a little disappointing.
To sum up the plot: Barry, Trexler’s henchman-turned-cyborg, was the one who killed Woodhouse. As Archer reminded us last week, that’s how “Archer Dreamland” began: with Archer out to avenge the death of his partner. In the end, though, it was Krieger, the Frankenstein to Barry’s monster, who killed Woodhouse’s killer by unleashing a pack of robot dogs on the unstoppable assassin. It takes a robot to kill a robot,...
- 5/25/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: The following review contains spoilers for “Archer Dreamland,” Season 8, Episode 1, “No Good Deed.”]
Those waiting to find out the fate of Sterling Archer will have to wait a little longer. Following last season’s cliffhanger ending where Archer, shot and bleeding, passed out in Lana’s arms, Season 8 picks up with a bait-and-switch. The tombstone the entire cast huddles around isn’t Archer’s, but Woodhouse’s. Archer is alive, but he’s been in a coma for the last three months — and he may never come out of it.
He could wake up “tomorrow, could be another three months, could be…” Mallory trails off. “There’s no telling what he knows, or what he’s thinking about. Well, dreaming about, I suppose.”
And with that, we enter “Dreamland.”
As mentioned in our season review, the primary concern with the set-up for Season 8 was whether or not “Dreamland” could prove relevant and/or entertaining enough to distract us from Archer’s life or death state.
Those waiting to find out the fate of Sterling Archer will have to wait a little longer. Following last season’s cliffhanger ending where Archer, shot and bleeding, passed out in Lana’s arms, Season 8 picks up with a bait-and-switch. The tombstone the entire cast huddles around isn’t Archer’s, but Woodhouse’s. Archer is alive, but he’s been in a coma for the last three months — and he may never come out of it.
He could wake up “tomorrow, could be another three months, could be…” Mallory trails off. “There’s no telling what he knows, or what he’s thinking about. Well, dreaming about, I suppose.”
And with that, we enter “Dreamland.”
As mentioned in our season review, the primary concern with the set-up for Season 8 was whether or not “Dreamland” could prove relevant and/or entertaining enough to distract us from Archer’s life or death state.
- 4/6/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
[Editor’s Note: “Archer” Season 7 ended with a cliffhanger: Is Archer alive or dead? If you don’t know the answer (despite it being revealed at Comic-Con in July 2016), the following review contains spoilers relating to his physical state in Season 8.]
Dreams are a tricky storytelling device for any show, but for “Archer,” Adam Reed’s sneakily ambitious spy movie spoof, setting an entire season within his lead character’s dream is the creator’s riskiest gamble yet. Sure, he’s trafficked in “Vice” and gone Hollywood, but dreams are a different story. If the episodes lack suspense because the dream has no real-world consequences — or they simply don’t live up to past episodes — it would be seen as stalling, or worse yet, a waste of time.
But “Archer Dreamland” tells an engaging, exciting story with a similar style to past seasons and freshly invigorates its familiar cast of characters by repurposing each modern spy archetype to the film noir era. Without spoiling too much of the set-up, I’ll just say what was formally announced last July: Archer is still alive, but in a coma. The season takes place in his dream,...
Dreams are a tricky storytelling device for any show, but for “Archer,” Adam Reed’s sneakily ambitious spy movie spoof, setting an entire season within his lead character’s dream is the creator’s riskiest gamble yet. Sure, he’s trafficked in “Vice” and gone Hollywood, but dreams are a different story. If the episodes lack suspense because the dream has no real-world consequences — or they simply don’t live up to past episodes — it would be seen as stalling, or worse yet, a waste of time.
But “Archer Dreamland” tells an engaging, exciting story with a similar style to past seasons and freshly invigorates its familiar cast of characters by repurposing each modern spy archetype to the film noir era. Without spoiling too much of the set-up, I’ll just say what was formally announced last July: Archer is still alive, but in a coma. The season takes place in his dream,...
- 3/30/2017
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Most of Aaron Sorkin’s professional life has been spent making political debates — both personal and public — into poetically entertaining and informative exchanges. In “The West Wing,” he did it every week. Josh and Toby would fight it out until one was proven the victor or a compromise was reached. In “The Newsroom,” Will McAvoy would lambaste politicians, and his reports would often lead to various ethical conversations with his staff.
The point is, Aaron Sorkin knows a thing or two about winning a debate, and our current presidential candidates could learn from his work. We’ve examined the most pertinent examples of debate procedures, and the points below represent key strategies for winning a verbal battle. Apply them wisely.
Read More: How to Watch the First 2016 Presidential Debate: Live Stream [Video]
1. Don’t let third party candidates into the debate.
This one is fairly easy to do these days, considering...
The point is, Aaron Sorkin knows a thing or two about winning a debate, and our current presidential candidates could learn from his work. We’ve examined the most pertinent examples of debate procedures, and the points below represent key strategies for winning a verbal battle. Apply them wisely.
Read More: How to Watch the First 2016 Presidential Debate: Live Stream [Video]
1. Don’t let third party candidates into the debate.
This one is fairly easy to do these days, considering...
- 10/9/2016
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
The end of Archer is coming after its tenth season, but we still have three (shortened) seasons to go before Adam Reed's animated spy series airs its final episode. After the shocking events of the season seven finale (spoiler alert: it appeared that Sterling Archer died face down in a pool, Sunset Boulevard-style), we now know where the series is going in season eight — or, more appropriately, when it's going. According to IGN, season eight will be called Archer: Dreamland and take place entirely in 1947. Here are some details about what exactly we'll see:
In this 1947 timeline, for instance, Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) is no longer a spy, but rather a private investigator on the hunt for the person who murdered his old partner, Woodhouse - George Coe, the actor who voiced Woodhouse in earlier seasons passed away in 2015.Thanks to the time shift, Lana Kane will...
In this 1947 timeline, for instance, Sterling Archer (H. Jon Benjamin) is no longer a spy, but rather a private investigator on the hunt for the person who murdered his old partner, Woodhouse - George Coe, the actor who voiced Woodhouse in earlier seasons passed away in 2015.Thanks to the time shift, Lana Kane will...
- 10/7/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
[Spoiler Warning: The below reveals details for “Archer” Season 8 as well as the Season 7 finale.]
The big question following “Archer” Season 7 was the one everyone wanted answered at the FX comedy’s Comic-Con panel Friday afternoon, and the producers & cast wasted no time in letting everyone know what’s next for Archer: “Dreamland.”
At the end of Season 7, it appeared as though Archer died while solving the season-long mystery surrounding Veronica Deane. But the trailer shown to the Comic-Con audience (and not yet available online) found Archer still alive, but in a coma.
That doesn’t mean the season is free from tragedy. Following the death of voice actor George Coe — who played Archer’s butler, Woodhouse — Adam Reed decided it best to end his character’s arc rather than permanently recast him. The trailer showed the “Archer” characters dressed in black, attending Woodhouse’s funeral — all of them except Archer, who was revealed to be stuck in a coma for the three months following his shooting (aka,...
The big question following “Archer” Season 7 was the one everyone wanted answered at the FX comedy’s Comic-Con panel Friday afternoon, and the producers & cast wasted no time in letting everyone know what’s next for Archer: “Dreamland.”
At the end of Season 7, it appeared as though Archer died while solving the season-long mystery surrounding Veronica Deane. But the trailer shown to the Comic-Con audience (and not yet available online) found Archer still alive, but in a coma.
That doesn’t mean the season is free from tragedy. Following the death of voice actor George Coe — who played Archer’s butler, Woodhouse — Adam Reed decided it best to end his character’s arc rather than permanently recast him. The trailer showed the “Archer” characters dressed in black, attending Woodhouse’s funeral — all of them except Archer, who was revealed to be stuck in a coma for the three months following his shooting (aka,...
- 7/23/2016
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
Plus… Moon River lines-up James Brown doc; Adaptive hires ex-Paramount exec; Chez Upshaw filmmakers to self-distribute; and more.
Submarine has boarded The Immortal Diana Kennedy documentary currently in production. Elizabeth Carroll directs and Submarine will serve as co-producer and has pre-sold all foreign rights (excluding North America) to Dogwoof Films and Canadian rights to Films We Like.
Submarine represents Us rights to the feature about the 92-year-old British cookbook author and world authority on Mexican cuisine.
Shout! Factory is taking its first step into film production and has acquired all rights to the horror-thriller script Fender Bender by Mark Pavia. The project will go through the company’s genre label Scream Factory, Shout! Factory founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos said on Tuesday. Carl W Lucas and Joshua Bunting of EchoWolf Productions will produce and the shoot is scheduled for later this year in New Mexico.
Moon River Studios is lining up a documentary about soul...
Submarine has boarded The Immortal Diana Kennedy documentary currently in production. Elizabeth Carroll directs and Submarine will serve as co-producer and has pre-sold all foreign rights (excluding North America) to Dogwoof Films and Canadian rights to Films We Like.
Submarine represents Us rights to the feature about the 92-year-old British cookbook author and world authority on Mexican cuisine.
Shout! Factory is taking its first step into film production and has acquired all rights to the horror-thriller script Fender Bender by Mark Pavia. The project will go through the company’s genre label Scream Factory, Shout! Factory founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos said on Tuesday. Carl W Lucas and Joshua Bunting of EchoWolf Productions will produce and the shoot is scheduled for later this year in New Mexico.
Moon River Studios is lining up a documentary about soul...
- 10/20/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
In other news, Shout! Factory dips its toes into feature production, Moon River Studios lines up a James Brown doc, Gravitas Ventures picks up Actor For Hire and Adaptive Studios hires Grady Gamble.
Submarine has boarded The Immortal Diana Kennedy documentary currently in production. Elizabeth Carroll directs and Submarine will serve as co-producer and has pre-sold UK rights to Dogwoof Films and Canadian rights to Films We Like.
Submarine represents Us rights to the feature about the 92-year-old British cookbook author and world authority on Mexican cuisine.
Shout! acquires ‘Fender Bender’
Shout! Factory is taking its first step into film production and has acquired all rights to the horror-thriller script Fender Bender by Mark Pavia.
The project will go through the company’s genre label Scream Factory, Shout! Factory founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos said on Tuesday.
Carl W Lucas and Joshua Bunting of EchoWolf Productions will produce and the shoot is scheduled for later...
Submarine has boarded The Immortal Diana Kennedy documentary currently in production. Elizabeth Carroll directs and Submarine will serve as co-producer and has pre-sold UK rights to Dogwoof Films and Canadian rights to Films We Like.
Submarine represents Us rights to the feature about the 92-year-old British cookbook author and world authority on Mexican cuisine.
Shout! acquires ‘Fender Bender’
Shout! Factory is taking its first step into film production and has acquired all rights to the horror-thriller script Fender Bender by Mark Pavia.
The project will go through the company’s genre label Scream Factory, Shout! Factory founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos said on Tuesday.
Carl W Lucas and Joshua Bunting of EchoWolf Productions will produce and the shoot is scheduled for later...
- 10/20/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
In other news, Shout! Factory dips its toes into feature production, Moon River Studios lines up a James Brown doc, Gravitas Ventures picks up Actor For Hire and Adaptive Studios hires Grady Gamble.
Submarine has boarded The Immortal Diana Kennedy documentary currently in production. Elizabeth Carroll directs and Submarine will serve as co-producer and has pre-sold UK rights to Dogwoof Films and Canadian rights to Films We Like. Submarine represents Us rights to the feature about the 92-year-old British cookbook author and world authority on Mexican cuisine.
Shout! Factory is taking its first step into film production and has acquired all rights to the horror-thriller script Fender Bender by Mark Pavia. The project will go through the company’s genre label Scream Factory, Shout! Factory founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos said on Tuesday. Carl W Lucas and Joshua Bunting of EchoWolf Productions will produce and the shoot is scheduled for later this year in...
Submarine has boarded The Immortal Diana Kennedy documentary currently in production. Elizabeth Carroll directs and Submarine will serve as co-producer and has pre-sold UK rights to Dogwoof Films and Canadian rights to Films We Like. Submarine represents Us rights to the feature about the 92-year-old British cookbook author and world authority on Mexican cuisine.
Shout! Factory is taking its first step into film production and has acquired all rights to the horror-thriller script Fender Bender by Mark Pavia. The project will go through the company’s genre label Scream Factory, Shout! Factory founders Richard Foos, Bob Emmer and Garson Foos said on Tuesday. Carl W Lucas and Joshua Bunting of EchoWolf Productions will produce and the shoot is scheduled for later this year in...
- 10/20/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Dean Jones: Actor in Disney movies. Dean Jones dead at 84: Actor in Disney movies 'The Love Bug,' 'That Darn Cat!' Dean Jones, best known for playing befuddled heroes in 1960s Walt Disney movies such as That Darn Cat! and The Love Bug, died of complications from Parkinson's disease on Tue., Sept. 1, '15, in Los Angeles. Jones (born on Jan. 25, 1931, in Decatur, Alabama) was 84. Dean Jones movies Dean Jones began his Hollywood career in the mid-'50s, when he was featured in bit parts – at times uncredited – in a handful of films at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer In 2009 interview for Christianity Today, Jones recalled playing his first scene (in These Wilder Years) with veteran James Cagney, who told him “Walk to your mark and remember your lines” – supposedly a lesson he would take to heart. At MGM, bit player Jones would also be featured in Robert Wise's...
- 9/2/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The death of television veteran George Coe earlier this month was felt keenly, as the performer amassed a body of work that included appearances on Saturday Night Live, Hill Street Blues, Max Headroom, and L.A. Law. At the time of his death, however, Coe was not retired, but was a key part of the FX animated spy comedy Archer, providing the voice for the lead character’s butler Woodhouse, a secondary but nonetheless crucial character over the course of the show’s six seasons.
Following the performer’s demise, Archer has now released a tribute video highlighting the character and the actor’s work on the series as a thank you to Coe for his work on the show. The video can be seen below.
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Following the performer’s demise, Archer has now released a tribute video highlighting the character and the actor’s work on the series as a thank you to Coe for his work on the show. The video can be seen below.
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- 7/27/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
The Archer family lost one of their own earlier this week. George Coe, aka the voice of Archer's committed butler Woodhouse, passed away at the age of 86 after a long battle with an unspecified illness. Coe had a long and illustrious career, including being a part of the original cast of Saturday Night Live, but fans of FX's animated spy comedy Archer will always remember him as the heroin-addicted British butler who would never quit, no matter what hell Sterling Archer put him through. And oh man, did Archer put him through absolute hell. That's why we're feeling so many mixed emotions about the in memoriam tribute video the FX team has put together in honor of Coe. The video includes some of...
- 7/24/2015
- E! Online
Read More: Review: 'Archer' Season 6 Finale, Episode 13 'Drastic Voyage: Part II' Takes Us Back to the Future Woodhouse, Sterling's mistreated butler, driver and general caretaker on the animated series "Archer," has always had a recognizable and sympathetic tone; one that, from Seasons 1 to 4, was voiced by the late George Coe. In honor of the talented voice actor and in recognition of his contribution to the show, FX has released a video in memoriam of Coe. Compiling memorable scenes with the lovable Woodhouse, the clip is sure to move any "Archer" fans and certainly fans of the late Mr. Coe. Coe was not only the voice of Woodhouse on "Archer," but also was an accomplished actor and producer, having been in "Kramer vs. Kramer" and "Blind Date," and having made appearances on many shows from "Grey's Anatomy" to "Two and a Half Men." He was also notably an original...
- 7/24/2015
- by Meredith Mattlin
- Indiewire
In today's roundup: A Ben Rivers installation in London and a Tsai Ming-liang exhibition in China. Revisiting Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange and The Shining. Adrian Martin on mise en scène. Plus articles on Jean-Luc Godard, Catherine Breillat, Billy Wilder, Errol Morris, Takashi Murakami, Guy Maddin, Penelope Spheeris, Kris Swanberg and Josephine Decker. And word on Kanye West and Steve McQueen's video, Oleg Sentsov's trial and Cate Blanchett's television series. And we remember Alex Rocco and George Coe. » - David Hudson...
- 7/21/2015
- Keyframe
In today's roundup: A Ben Rivers installation in London and a Tsai Ming-liang exhibition in China. Revisiting Stanley Kubrick's A Clockwork Orange and The Shining. Adrian Martin on mise en scène. Plus articles on Jean-Luc Godard, Catherine Breillat, Billy Wilder, Errol Morris, Takashi Murakami, Guy Maddin, Penelope Spheeris, Kris Swanberg and Josephine Decker. And word on Kanye West and Steve McQueen's video, Oleg Sentsov's trial and Cate Blanchett's television series. And we remember Alex Rocco and George Coe. » - David Hudson...
- 7/21/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
George Coe, one of the O.G. "Saturday Night Live" stars, died in Santa Monica over the weekend. Coe was part of the "Not Ready for Prime Time Players" comedy troupe that launched 'SNL' in 1975 -- and went on to have a very successful career in movies and TV. He had roles in "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "The West Wing," and "L.A. Law." Most recently, Coe voiced a main character on "Archer." He played Woodhouse,...
- 7/20/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
George Coe, a member of the original cast of Saturday Night Live, died on Saturday. He was 86. George Coe Dies Coe died in Santa Monica, Calif., after suffering from an unnamed illness, Variety reported. Back in 1975, Coe was among the group of comics who were featured on the first season of Lorne Michaels‘ Saturday Night […]
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The post George Coe, ‘Saturday Night Live’ Alum, Dies At 86 appeared first on uInterview.
- 7/20/2015
- by Chelsea Regan
- Uinterview
George Coe, one of Saturday Night Live‘s original “Not Ready for Primetime Players,” died on Saturday after a long illness, our sister site Variety reports. He was 86.
RelatedAlex Rocco, of The Famous Teddy Z and Facts of Life, Dead at 79
Following SNL’s freshman run, Coe appeared in TV series such as (but not limited to) the CBS sitcom Goodnight, Beantown, Hill Street Blues, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Max Headroom, L.A. Law, the ABC sitcom Working and The West Wing.
Coe returned to his SNL stomping grounds as recently as 1986, playing a judge in the infamous “Get a Life!
RelatedAlex Rocco, of The Famous Teddy Z and Facts of Life, Dead at 79
Following SNL’s freshman run, Coe appeared in TV series such as (but not limited to) the CBS sitcom Goodnight, Beantown, Hill Street Blues, Scarecrow and Mrs. King, Max Headroom, L.A. Law, the ABC sitcom Working and The West Wing.
Coe returned to his SNL stomping grounds as recently as 1986, playing a judge in the infamous “Get a Life!
- 7/20/2015
- TVLine.com
George Coe, an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, passed away Saturday at age 86.
The actor died in Santa Monica, California, after a long battle with an unspecified illness, Variety reports.
Coe's extensive career spanned more than five decades. As one of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players, Coe starred in SNL's debut episode in October 1975 with Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd, appearing in several episodes throughout the first season.
In addition to SNL, Coe earned an Academy Award nomination for the 1986 film The Dove, which he co-directed as well as starred in, and was featured in...
The actor died in Santa Monica, California, after a long battle with an unspecified illness, Variety reports.
Coe's extensive career spanned more than five decades. As one of the Not Ready for Prime Time Players, Coe starred in SNL's debut episode in October 1975 with Chevy Chase and Dan Aykroyd, appearing in several episodes throughout the first season.
In addition to SNL, Coe earned an Academy Award nomination for the 1986 film The Dove, which he co-directed as well as starred in, and was featured in...
- 7/20/2015
- by Aurelie Corinthios
- People.com - TV Watch
George Coe, an actor whose long and eclectic career earned him legions of fans spanning several different generations, has died. He was 86.
Coe spent more than 50 years acting both in front of the camera as well as through voiceover work, turning in defining performances in multiple media and genres. He began his career on Broadway in 1957 opposite Angela Lansbury in the original cast of "Mame," and went on to star in "On the Twentieth Century" and "Company," among other shows.
In television, Coe made history as one of the original cast members of "Saturday Night Live," debuting with the Not Ready for Prime Time Players on the show's first episode in 1975. He appeared in numerous other television series over the years, with roles on shows including "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Murder, She Wrote," "Celebrity Deathmatch," "Bones," "Grey's Anatomy," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Gilmore Girls," "The Golden Girls," and "The West Wing.
Coe spent more than 50 years acting both in front of the camera as well as through voiceover work, turning in defining performances in multiple media and genres. He began his career on Broadway in 1957 opposite Angela Lansbury in the original cast of "Mame," and went on to star in "On the Twentieth Century" and "Company," among other shows.
In television, Coe made history as one of the original cast members of "Saturday Night Live," debuting with the Not Ready for Prime Time Players on the show's first episode in 1975. He appeared in numerous other television series over the years, with roles on shows including "Star Trek: The Next Generation," "Murder, She Wrote," "Celebrity Deathmatch," "Bones," "Grey's Anatomy," "Curb Your Enthusiasm," "Gilmore Girls," "The Golden Girls," and "The West Wing.
- 7/20/2015
- by Katie Roberts
- Moviefone
George Coe, an original cast member of Saturday Night Live, has passed away at age 86. Variety reports that the actor died in Santa Monica, Calif., after bathing a long illness. In addition to SNL, where he starred as one of the "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" in 1975, Coe served as the voice of Woodhouse on Archer for six seasons. Coe appeared on several episodes of the first season of SNL, but was only listed as a featured cast member on the debut episode along with Chevy Chase, Gilda Radner, John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd. Coe was the oldest member of the cast to join the popular weekend show until Leslie Jones was hired on at age 47 just last year. Coe was featured in a...
- 7/20/2015
- E! Online
George Coe, an original “Saturday Night Live” cast member and a longtime member of the Screen Actors Guild, died Saturday in Santa Monica after a long illness. He was 86. Coe acted for over 50 years, on television, film, commercials and the stage. He became a commercial veteran on camera and through his voice, doing voiceovers for Toyota for six years. He also took on leadership roles, serving for more than a dozen years on SAG’s national board of directors, for which he served as Vice President for two years and was instrumental in spearheading the first low-budget contract. Also Read: 'SNL 40': TheWrap's.
- 7/20/2015
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
Small screen legend George Coe has died at the age of 86. The veteran star, who was featured in the first season of Saturday Night Live, passed away on Saturday, July 18, Variety reports. According to the trade mag, Coe died in Santa Monica, Calif., after facing an unnamed illness. Before his death, the New York City native racked up more than 100 acting credits over the course of his 50 years in the industry. Coe made an early big screen appearance in the original 1975 Stepford Wives [...]...
- 7/20/2015
- Us Weekly
George Coe, an original Saturday Night Live cast member and longtime actor and voiceover artist with over 50 years of credits, passed away Saturday in Santa Monica, California after battling a long illness, Variety reports. He was 86. Coe was featured among the other "Not Ready For Prime Time Players" when Saturday Night Live debuted on October 11, 1975.
While Coe appeared on other episodes during SNL's first season, he was only credited as a featured cast member on the debut, where he was listed alongside Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner.
While Coe appeared on other episodes during SNL's first season, he was only credited as a featured cast member on the debut, where he was listed alongside Chevy Chase, John Belushi, Dan Aykroyd and Gilda Radner.
- 7/20/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Alex Rocco, an Emmy Award winner for his turn as seasoned colleague to Jon Cryer’s Famous Teddy Z in the 1989 CBS sitcom, died on Saturday at the age of 79.
The veteran actor’s daughter Jennifer shared the news via her Facebook page, saying, “Rip Dad, be with Mom and [their son] Marc….I will see you but not for a while….” A cause of death was not given.
Perhaps best known as casino owner Moe Greene in the original Godfather film, Rocco’s myriad TV credits included the 1975 CBS drama Three for the Road, episodes of Police Story, The Rockford Files and Starsky & Hutch,...
The veteran actor’s daughter Jennifer shared the news via her Facebook page, saying, “Rip Dad, be with Mom and [their son] Marc….I will see you but not for a while….” A cause of death was not given.
Perhaps best known as casino owner Moe Greene in the original Godfather film, Rocco’s myriad TV credits included the 1975 CBS drama Three for the Road, episodes of Police Story, The Rockford Files and Starsky & Hutch,...
- 7/19/2015
- TVLine.com
The Oscars are less than 96 hours away, so you only have a limited amount of time to brag about your insane knowledge of Academy Awards history. Ready for a brutal 21-question foray into Oscar's grisly past? Let's roll. (We give you the questions on the first page. Jot down your responses, then check the answers, along with the accompanying questions, on the next page. The videos embedded here aren't related to the questions. They're just fun!) 1. What ‘90s Best Actor winner gave the shortest onscreen performance ever nominated (and therefore awarded) in that category? This is measured by total minutes and seconds spent onscreen. 2. The first (and so far only) black female nominee in the Best Original Screenplay category was a co-writer of what biopic released in the 1970s? 3. From 1937 to 1945, the Academy guaranteed nominations in one particular category to any studio that submitted a qualifiable entry. What was the category?...
- 2/20/2015
- by Louis Virtel
- Hitfix
Update: Bill Cosby has released the following statement in regard to Eddie Murphy's decision not to lampoon him on SNL 40 (via NBC News): "I am very appreciative of Eddie and I applaud his actions."
In a Twitter monologue that gave remarkable insight into what it was like backstage at the all-star SNL 40 special, Norm Macdonald, the former Weekend Update host and the man known as Turd Ferguson, spent two hours and over 100 tweets detailing his experience from the reunion. Macdonald covered everything from writing the "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch...
In a Twitter monologue that gave remarkable insight into what it was like backstage at the all-star SNL 40 special, Norm Macdonald, the former Weekend Update host and the man known as Turd Ferguson, spent two hours and over 100 tweets detailing his experience from the reunion. Macdonald covered everything from writing the "Celebrity Jeopardy" sketch...
- 2/19/2015
- Rollingstone.com
Fans of Archer don't have to worry about their TV show being cancelled for awhile. It was renewed for a seventh season back in March 2014. Will the ratings for this animated comedy rise in season six or, will they fall? Could it get another early renewal? Stay tuned.
Archer revolves around the highly skilled (and incredibly vain) master spy known as Sterling Archer (Jon Benjamin) and his co-workers at an international spy agency. The sitcom also features the voices of Aisha Tyler, Jessica Walter, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, Lucky Yates, Adam Reed, George Coe, and Ona Grauer.
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Archer revolves around the highly skilled (and incredibly vain) master spy known as Sterling Archer (Jon Benjamin) and his co-workers at an international spy agency. The sitcom also features the voices of Aisha Tyler, Jessica Walter, Chris Parnell, Judy Greer, Amber Nash, Lucky Yates, Adam Reed, George Coe, and Ona Grauer.
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- 1/31/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The initial results on films pitched to Australian moviegoers via cinema-on-demand platform Tugg, either as an exclusive offering or in combination with conventional distribution, have been encouraging. The co-venture between the Us-based Tugg and David Doepel.s Leap Frog Films has been holding screenings in Australia since March at Event Cinemas, Hoyts, Reading and independent cinemas around the country. Pinnacle will utilise the scheme, which enables moviegoers to select a title from a library and organise screenings at participating cinemas, for the release of Decoding Annie Parker.. Steven Bernstein.s drama is based on true events which chronicles two remarkable women: Annie Parker, a three time cancer survivor, and geneticist Mary-Claire King, whose discovery of the breast cancer Brca gene mutation was one of the most important discoveries of the 20th century. Louise Wadley.s All About E (formerly The Trouble With E), a lesbian love story/ road trip/ thriller that follows a beautiful,...
- 10/20/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Stars: Fred Ward, Joel Grey, Wilford Brimley, J.A. Preston, George Coe, Charles Cioffi, Kate Mulgrew, Patrick Kilpatrick, Michael Pataki | Written by Christopher Wood | Directed by Guy Hamilton
Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris… the eighties action movie megastars, but what about Fred Ward? I’ll admit this is the first time I’ve seen Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins… but now I have I know it deserves to be high on top eighties action movies lists.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins… starts with a faked death and a new identity. Forced to be a part of a secret organisation known as Cure he is put into training with Chiun (Joel Grey) a master of an ancient Korean martial art known as Sinanju. As his training progresses he makes good progress, but soon his skills are needed for a mission not only to protect his country but also Cure itself.
Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Chuck Norris… the eighties action movie megastars, but what about Fred Ward? I’ll admit this is the first time I’ve seen Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins… but now I have I know it deserves to be high on top eighties action movies lists.
Remo Williams: The Adventure Begins… starts with a faked death and a new identity. Forced to be a part of a secret organisation known as Cure he is put into training with Chiun (Joel Grey) a master of an ancient Korean martial art known as Sinanju. As his training progresses he makes good progress, but soon his skills are needed for a mission not only to protect his country but also Cure itself.
- 7/6/2014
- by Paul Metcalf
- Nerdly
Wrinkles
Nr, 1 Hr., 20 Mins.
Directed by Ignacio Ferreras, a disciple of Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville), and dubbed into English from Spanish, this animated gem tells a story of friendship in an old folks’ home. Emilio (Martin Sheen) is dumped there by his son after one too many senior moments, while Miguel (George Coe), a white-haired Randle McMurphy, cuts deals and runs the joint. The animation artfully transitions between what is real and what the aging residents think is real. Rare is the “cartoon” that penetrates and even haunts; Wrinkles is not easily forgotten. (Available on iTunes and VOD...
Nr, 1 Hr., 20 Mins.
Directed by Ignacio Ferreras, a disciple of Sylvain Chomet (The Triplets of Belleville), and dubbed into English from Spanish, this animated gem tells a story of friendship in an old folks’ home. Emilio (Martin Sheen) is dumped there by his son after one too many senior moments, while Miguel (George Coe), a white-haired Randle McMurphy, cuts deals and runs the joint. The animation artfully transitions between what is real and what the aging residents think is real. Rare is the “cartoon” that penetrates and even haunts; Wrinkles is not easily forgotten. (Available on iTunes and VOD...
- 7/3/2014
- by EW staff
- EW - Inside Movies
Ignacio Ferreras's traditionally animated Wrinkles is a beautiful, subtle horror movie about the rigors of old age, made all the more horrifying because it will happen to all of us fortunate enough to live a long life.
It's been tastefully dubbed from Spanish into English, with all the original signage and typography remaining in Spanish, appropriate enough for such a universal story.
Retired bank manager Emilio (Martin Sheen), in denial about the onset of Alzheimer's, is reluctantly placed into an assisted living facility by his exasperated son, Juan (Matthew Modine).
In classic prison-movie style, Emilio's roommate, Miguel (George Coe, getting all the dignity and agency denied his character on Archer), shows Emilio the ropes of this particular ...
It's been tastefully dubbed from Spanish into English, with all the original signage and typography remaining in Spanish, appropriate enough for such a universal story.
Retired bank manager Emilio (Martin Sheen), in denial about the onset of Alzheimer's, is reluctantly placed into an assisted living facility by his exasperated son, Juan (Matthew Modine).
In classic prison-movie style, Emilio's roommate, Miguel (George Coe, getting all the dignity and agency denied his character on Archer), shows Emilio the ropes of this particular ...
- 7/2/2014
- Village Voice
Former bank manager Emilio (Martin Sheen) is none too happy when his family ships him off to a retirement home in the emotional but quick-witted animated film Wrinkles. But then he meets his scheming, know-it-all roommate Miguel (George Coe), and this new chapter begins to take on a life and an energy all its own as they navigate the tricky waters of life in the home.
Described as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in an old folks home, Wrinkles is based on Paco Roca’s popular graphic novel. Director Ignacio Ferreras released the hand-drawn animated pic in Spanish in 2011 to great acclaim,...
Described as One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest in an old folks home, Wrinkles is based on Paco Roca’s popular graphic novel. Director Ignacio Ferreras released the hand-drawn animated pic in Spanish in 2011 to great acclaim,...
- 6/30/2014
- by Lindsey Bahr
- EW - Inside Movies
At least within in the American studio system, animated films are generally made for kids, and if they happen to entertain adults at the same time, that's just a happy byproduct. But indie and foreign filmmakers continue to tell inventive, rich stories using the medium, in pictures crafted for grownups, and one you'll likely want to track down this summer is "Wrinkles." Co-written and directed by Spanish director Ignacio Ferreras, and the winner of two Goya Awards for Best Screenplay and Best Animated Film, "Wrinkles" follows Emilio, a former bank manager sent to retirement home by his family, who learns the ropes of life on the inside from Miguel. And as you'll see in this exclusive U.S. trailer it's a movie about what it means to get older, all delivered with a youthful spirit. Featuring the voices of Martin Sheen, Matthew Modine and George Coe, "Wrinkles" opens at the...
- 5/21/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
This Spanish animation, with voices from Martin Sheen and Matthew Modine, is intelligent and entertaining
Adapted from a comic strip by Paco Roca, this traditional cel animation from Spain is a surprising thing indeed an intelligent, entertaining, altogether unsentimental evocation of the experience of old age. With its crisply drawn, unfussy visuals, Wrinkles is about Emilio, an elderly ex-bank manager who reluctantly enters a retirement home and tries to hide the onset of Alzheimer's. Oh yes, all the joyous things are here dementia, incontinence, callous adult offspring and yet Wrinkles is a tender, life-affirming piece, mischievous although it never tries to package its theme in a falsely cheery Last of the Summer Wine fashion. The American dubbing is done by Martin Sheen, as sobersided Emilio, and Matthew Modine as his son but the winning turn is by veteran George Coe, as charismatic and often downright obnoxious old cynic Miguel.
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Adapted from a comic strip by Paco Roca, this traditional cel animation from Spain is a surprising thing indeed an intelligent, entertaining, altogether unsentimental evocation of the experience of old age. With its crisply drawn, unfussy visuals, Wrinkles is about Emilio, an elderly ex-bank manager who reluctantly enters a retirement home and tries to hide the onset of Alzheimer's. Oh yes, all the joyous things are here dementia, incontinence, callous adult offspring and yet Wrinkles is a tender, life-affirming piece, mischievous although it never tries to package its theme in a falsely cheery Last of the Summer Wine fashion. The American dubbing is done by Martin Sheen, as sobersided Emilio, and Matthew Modine as his son but the winning turn is by veteran George Coe, as charismatic and often downright obnoxious old cynic Miguel.
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- 4/19/2014
- by Jonathan Romney
- The Guardian - Film News
Upon learning that a film is presented as an animation, you can’t help but assume the picture is targeting a younger crowd, hoping to win over both adults and children alike. However Ignacio Ferreras’ Wrinkles is certainly one for the former, as a poignant drama that handles a series of tragic themes, such as death, mental illness and the disparagement of nostalgia, all with a delicate tenderness, to make for a unique and memorable feature film.
Though initially a Spanish production, Martin Sheen provides the vocals for our protagonist Emilio for the English language version, an elderly man struggling with a mild form of alzheimer’s disease. Emilio is checked in at a care facility by his son Juan (Matthew Modine), where he room shares with the devious figure Miguel (George Coe), who manipulates the other residents with his shady antics, making a neat profit in the process. As Emilio begins to settle,...
Though initially a Spanish production, Martin Sheen provides the vocals for our protagonist Emilio for the English language version, an elderly man struggling with a mild form of alzheimer’s disease. Emilio is checked in at a care facility by his son Juan (Matthew Modine), where he room shares with the devious figure Miguel (George Coe), who manipulates the other residents with his shady antics, making a neat profit in the process. As Emilio begins to settle,...
- 4/14/2014
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
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