With the fifth season of “The Crown” still in production, the prospect of Netflix winning a second consecutive Best Drama Series Emmy this year hinges on other serious shows in its library, such as the recently concluded “Ozark.” Given the crime thriller’s status as the streamer’s ninth most-watched English language series ever, the team behind it are looking to score a farewell haul that reflects its popularity. Recently, actor/director/executive producer Jason Bateman, executive producer/writer Chris Mundy, actress Julia Garner, production designer David Bomba, music supervisor Gabe Hilfer, cinematographer Shawn Kim and editor Cindy Mollo sat down with 2022 Emmys FYC panel moderator Jimmy Kimmel to talk about the work that went into closing the “Ozark” book. Watch the video Q&a above.
Series star Bateman exuded his usual amount of charm as he mused about the years-long process of getting to know his character, Marty Byrde.
Series star Bateman exuded his usual amount of charm as he mused about the years-long process of getting to know his character, Marty Byrde.
- 6/19/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
[Editor’s Note: The following article contains spoilers for “Ozark” Season 4, Part 2, including the ending in the series finale.]
History has proven that when a series finale fades to black, there’s going to be some fans trying their hardest to figure out what it all means. However, “Ozark” creator Chris Mundy felt the final moment of the popular Netflix drama was, to him, “pretty unambiguous.”
While some fans believe young Jonah (Skylar Gaertner), son of lakeside criminal kingpins Marty and Wendy Byrde (Jason Bateman and Laura Linney), shot down the cookie jar full of incriminating evidence, Mundy said “I think he shot Mel [the cop], and Mel is dead. And I think they went to their crematorium, just off screen.”
Moderator Jimmy Kimmel, who was interviewing the showrunner alongside “Ozark” stars Jason Bateman and Julia Garner, editor Cindy Mollo, production designer David Bomba, music supervisor Gabe Hilfer, and cinematographer Shawn Kim for the show’s FYC event in Los Angeles on Sunday,...
History has proven that when a series finale fades to black, there’s going to be some fans trying their hardest to figure out what it all means. However, “Ozark” creator Chris Mundy felt the final moment of the popular Netflix drama was, to him, “pretty unambiguous.”
While some fans believe young Jonah (Skylar Gaertner), son of lakeside criminal kingpins Marty and Wendy Byrde (Jason Bateman and Laura Linney), shot down the cookie jar full of incriminating evidence, Mundy said “I think he shot Mel [the cop], and Mel is dead. And I think they went to their crematorium, just off screen.”
Moderator Jimmy Kimmel, who was interviewing the showrunner alongside “Ozark” stars Jason Bateman and Julia Garner, editor Cindy Mollo, production designer David Bomba, music supervisor Gabe Hilfer, and cinematographer Shawn Kim for the show’s FYC event in Los Angeles on Sunday,...
- 6/7/2022
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
“It’s the first time I’ve ever been a completest, where I’ve done the first episode of a series and the finale,” reveals editor Cindy Mollo about her work on the Netflix series “Ozark.” “I didn’t anticipate how cool that would feel. And the audience has been so excited to have these last seven drop. I think it was fun for them because they just watched the first seven of season four and then just two months later they get this wrap up. It seems like the audience has been really satisfied, so that’s gratifying. We talked to Mollo as part of our “Meet the Experts” TV editors panel. Watch our exclusive video interview above.
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“Ozark” stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney and has earned 32 Emmy nominations with three wins to date. Two of those bids were for Mollo’s...
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“Ozark” stars Jason Bateman and Laura Linney and has earned 32 Emmy nominations with three wins to date. Two of those bids were for Mollo’s...
- 5/31/2022
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
[Warning: The above interview contains spoilers about Season 4 of “Ozark.” Watch at your own risk.]
Before the fourth and final season of “Ozark,” Amanda Marsalis had directed only two episodes of the Netflix series, the Season 2 closer (“The Gold Coast”) and fifth episode of Season 3 (“It Came From Michoacán”). So, you can imagine that learning she would helm four episodes of the drama’s 14-episode farewell installment — whose two parts debuted on January 21 and April 29, respectively — elicited quite the response from the director. “Shock, gratitude, excitement and nausea,” she enumerates while describing her initial reaction to the news in a new exclusive video interview with Gold Derby (watch above).
Of the show’s last season, Marsalis directed Episodes 8 (“The Cousin of Death”), 9 (“”Pick a God and Pray”), 12 (“Trouble the Water”) and 13 (“Mud”). Out of these, Episode 8 particularly stands out as it not only is the opener of Part 2 but also breaks with the show’s usual style and structure.
Before the fourth and final season of “Ozark,” Amanda Marsalis had directed only two episodes of the Netflix series, the Season 2 closer (“The Gold Coast”) and fifth episode of Season 3 (“It Came From Michoacán”). So, you can imagine that learning she would helm four episodes of the drama’s 14-episode farewell installment — whose two parts debuted on January 21 and April 29, respectively — elicited quite the response from the director. “Shock, gratitude, excitement and nausea,” she enumerates while describing her initial reaction to the news in a new exclusive video interview with Gold Derby (watch above).
Of the show’s last season, Marsalis directed Episodes 8 (“The Cousin of Death”), 9 (“”Pick a God and Pray”), 12 (“Trouble the Water”) and 13 (“Mud”). Out of these, Episode 8 particularly stands out as it not only is the opener of Part 2 but also breaks with the show’s usual style and structure.
- 5/28/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
[Warning: The above interview contains spoilers about Season 4 of “Ozark.” Watch at your own risk.]
For Emmy-nominated editor Cindy Mollo, getting to work on the fourth and final season of “Ozark” — whose two parts debuted January 21 and April 29, respectively — yielded a full-circle moment. The editor of 19 of the Netflix drama’s 44 total episodes, she had the honor of putting together both the show’s pilot and series finale, the latter titled “A Hard Way to Go.” “When I realized I would be doing the finale and that I had done the first two [episodes of the series] — I don’t think of myself as a completist, but it somehow mattered to me,” she recounts in a new webchat with Gold Derby. “It felt really cool that I would get to see the journey through.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
In addition to the series finale, Mollo edited the fourth, fifth, eighth and ninth episodes of “Ozark’s” 14-episode final season. When asked about the conversations she,...
For Emmy-nominated editor Cindy Mollo, getting to work on the fourth and final season of “Ozark” — whose two parts debuted January 21 and April 29, respectively — yielded a full-circle moment. The editor of 19 of the Netflix drama’s 44 total episodes, she had the honor of putting together both the show’s pilot and series finale, the latter titled “A Hard Way to Go.” “When I realized I would be doing the finale and that I had done the first two [episodes of the series] — I don’t think of myself as a completist, but it somehow mattered to me,” she recounts in a new webchat with Gold Derby. “It felt really cool that I would get to see the journey through.” Watch our exclusive video interview above.
In addition to the series finale, Mollo edited the fourth, fifth, eighth and ninth episodes of “Ozark’s” 14-episode final season. When asked about the conversations she,...
- 5/21/2022
- by Luca Giliberti
- Gold Derby
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Lucy and Desi (Amazon Prime)
Synopsis: Explores the rise of comedian icon Lucille Ball, her relationship with Desi Arnaz, and how their groundbreaking sitcom “I Love Lucy” forever changed Hollywood.
Bio: Robert Martinez was an Emmy and American Cinema...
- 5/20/2022
- by Chris Beachum and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
“Pink: All I Know So Far,” streaming on Amazon Prime Video starting May 21, is not a concert documentary, says the film’s co-editor Cindy Mollo. Rather, it’s the story of a mother on tour with her family whose career goal is to play the world-famous Wembley Stadium.
The doc, directed by Michael Gracey, follows the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s 2019 Beautiful Trauma tour, on which she was accompanied by husband Carey Hart and their two children — daughter Willow, 9 at the time, and son Jameson, 4.
“We had to weave in bits of her backstory for the few people who don’t know Pink,” Mollo says. “We also had to explain why she wants to bring her kids on tour and integrate family and work.”
Mollo’s colleague Brad Comfort is no stranger to the world of Pink, having edited her music videos, but the opening sequence, he says “was a daunting endeavor that went through several iterations.
The doc, directed by Michael Gracey, follows the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter’s 2019 Beautiful Trauma tour, on which she was accompanied by husband Carey Hart and their two children — daughter Willow, 9 at the time, and son Jameson, 4.
“We had to weave in bits of her backstory for the few people who don’t know Pink,” Mollo says. “We also had to explain why she wants to bring her kids on tour and integrate family and work.”
Mollo’s colleague Brad Comfort is no stranger to the world of Pink, having edited her music videos, but the opening sequence, he says “was a daunting endeavor that went through several iterations.
- 5/21/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Editor Alan Baumgarten’s work on Aaron Sorkin’s drama “The Trial of the Chicago 7″ topped the American Cinema Editors Awards in a virtual ceremony.
Baumgarten beat out competition from “Sound of Metal,” “Mank,” “Minari” and “Nomadland.”
In other categories, Pixar’s “Soul” continued to collect awards, winning best edited animated feature, while “Palm Springs” won best edited feature film comedy. The Oscar-nominated documentary “My Octopus Teacher” won best edited documentary feature.
Director Spike Lee was honored with the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Editors and co-stars who had collaborated with Lee over the years including Barry Alexander Brown, Ace; Adam Gough, Ace; Nancy Novak, Ace, Jodie Foster, Riz Ahmed and Sam Pollard all celebrated Lee in a tribute video.
Double Oscar nominee Leslie Odom Jr. shared: “When I was a little boy,...
Baumgarten beat out competition from “Sound of Metal,” “Mank,” “Minari” and “Nomadland.”
In other categories, Pixar’s “Soul” continued to collect awards, winning best edited animated feature, while “Palm Springs” won best edited feature film comedy. The Oscar-nominated documentary “My Octopus Teacher” won best edited documentary feature.
Director Spike Lee was honored with the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Editors and co-stars who had collaborated with Lee over the years including Barry Alexander Brown, Ace; Adam Gough, Ace; Nancy Novak, Ace, Jodie Foster, Riz Ahmed and Sam Pollard all celebrated Lee in a tribute video.
Double Oscar nominee Leslie Odom Jr. shared: “When I was a little boy,...
- 4/17/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with full list of winners: Netflix’s Aaron Sorkin drama The Trial of the Chicago 7 won the marquee Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) honor Saturday to cap the American Cinema Editors’ 71st annual Ace Eddie Awards.
Alan Baumgarten, Ace, edited the pic, about the unrest around the 1968 Democratic National Convention. It puts him and the film in frontrunner status in the Best Film Editing Oscar race, where it is competing against fellow Ace nominees Nomadland and Sound of Metal along with Promising Young Woman and The Father.
Baumgarten in his virtual acceptance speech thanked Sorkin for his “enthusiasm for editing — it was a pleasure to collaborate with you.” He also thanks his wife, with a nod to the pandemic: “I think myself, and as everybody understands, I brought the work home literally — thank you for your patience and understanding.”
Chicago 7 is up for six Oscars this year including Best Picture.
Alan Baumgarten, Ace, edited the pic, about the unrest around the 1968 Democratic National Convention. It puts him and the film in frontrunner status in the Best Film Editing Oscar race, where it is competing against fellow Ace nominees Nomadland and Sound of Metal along with Promising Young Woman and The Father.
Baumgarten in his virtual acceptance speech thanked Sorkin for his “enthusiasm for editing — it was a pleasure to collaborate with you.” He also thanks his wife, with a nod to the pandemic: “I think myself, and as everybody understands, I brought the work home literally — thank you for your patience and understanding.”
Chicago 7 is up for six Oscars this year including Best Picture.
- 4/17/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” and “Palm Springs” have been named the best-edited films of 2020 by the American Cinema Editors, whose 71st annual Ace Eddie Awards took place in a virtual ceremony on Saturday afternoon.
“Chicago 7,” which is nominated for the film-editing Oscar along with “The Father,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman” and “Sound of Metal,” won in the Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) category. “Palm Springs” won in the comedy category.
Since 2000, when Ace splits its film award into separate drama and comedy categories, one of its winners has gone on to win the Oscar for Best Film Editing 15 times in 21 years. All but one of those wins have come in the drama category.
“Soul” won the award for animated film, while “My Octopus Teacher” took the prize in the documentary category.
In the television categories, winners included “Schitt’s Creek,” “Ted Lasso,” “Better Call Saul,” “Ozark” and “The Queen’s Gambit.
“Chicago 7,” which is nominated for the film-editing Oscar along with “The Father,” “Nomadland,” “Promising Young Woman” and “Sound of Metal,” won in the Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic) category. “Palm Springs” won in the comedy category.
Since 2000, when Ace splits its film award into separate drama and comedy categories, one of its winners has gone on to win the Oscar for Best Film Editing 15 times in 21 years. All but one of those wins have come in the drama category.
“Soul” won the award for animated film, while “My Octopus Teacher” took the prize in the documentary category.
In the television categories, winners included “Schitt’s Creek,” “Ted Lasso,” “Better Call Saul,” “Ozark” and “The Queen’s Gambit.
- 4/17/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
“Mank,” “Minari,” “Nomadland,” “Sound of Metal” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” have been nominated in the dramatic-film category at the American Cinema Editors’ 71st annual Ace Eddie Awards, which honors the best in film and television editing.
In the comedy film category, the nominees are “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot,” “On the Rocks,” “Palm Springs” and “Promising Young Woman.”
The films that were bypassed in the Ace nominations include “Tenet,” “News of the World,” “The Father,” “Da 5 Bloods” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
Over the past decade, 90% of the Oscar nominees for Best Film Editing have first been nominated by the American Cinema Editors. The Oscar nominees are heavily weighted toward the Ace dramatic category, with 34 nominees coming from that category since 2010, as opposed to 11 nominees from the comedy category.
The Ace Eddies’ animated feature nominations went to “The Croods: A New Age,” “Onward,” “Over the Moon,...
In the comedy film category, the nominees are “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot,” “On the Rocks,” “Palm Springs” and “Promising Young Woman.”
The films that were bypassed in the Ace nominations include “Tenet,” “News of the World,” “The Father,” “Da 5 Bloods” and “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom.”
Over the past decade, 90% of the Oscar nominees for Best Film Editing have first been nominated by the American Cinema Editors. The Oscar nominees are heavily weighted toward the Ace dramatic category, with 34 nominees coming from that category since 2010, as opposed to 11 nominees from the comedy category.
The Ace Eddies’ animated feature nominations went to “The Croods: A New Age,” “Onward,” “Over the Moon,...
- 3/11/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
This year’s American Cinema Editors (Ace) nominations include “Nomadland,” “Mank,” “Minari,” “Sound of Metal” and “The Trial of Chicago 7.”
The guild, which will hand out its awards in a virtual ceremony on April 17, has a good track record forecasting the Oscar best picture winner — it has predicted 18 out of the last 29 winners. Last year, best edited feature film – dramatic went to “Parasite’s” Yang Jin-mo, and the film went on to win best picture at the Oscars. It also has a good record for predicting who wins the best editing Oscar — 23 out of the last 29 winners.
Nominees in comedy feature include “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot,” “On The Rocks” “Palm Springs” and “Promising Young Woman.”
As previously announced, Spike Lee will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Editors Lynzee Klingman...
The guild, which will hand out its awards in a virtual ceremony on April 17, has a good track record forecasting the Oscar best picture winner — it has predicted 18 out of the last 29 winners. Last year, best edited feature film – dramatic went to “Parasite’s” Yang Jin-mo, and the film went on to win best picture at the Oscars. It also has a good record for predicting who wins the best editing Oscar — 23 out of the last 29 winners.
Nominees in comedy feature include “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm,” “I Care a Lot,” “On The Rocks” “Palm Springs” and “Promising Young Woman.”
As previously announced, Spike Lee will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award, recognizing a filmmaker who exemplifies distinguished achievement in the art and business of film. Editors Lynzee Klingman...
- 3/11/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Editors on films ranging from Amazon’s Borat Subsequent Moviefilm to Netflix’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 have been nominated for the 71st annual Ace Eddie Awards, presented by the American Cinema Editors to recognize the year’s best in picture editing in 14 film, TV and documentary categories.
Winners will be announced during a virtual awards ceremony April 17, where Spike Lee will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award and Lynzee Klingman and Sidney Wolinsky will receive the group’s Career Achievement Awards.
As for today’s nominees, the marquee film categories are split into Dramatic and Comedy. The former features Chicago 7 along with Netflix’s Mank, A24’s Minari, Searchlight’s Nomadland (edited by writer-director Chloé Zhao) and Amazon’s Sound of Metal. The comedy nominees include Borat, Netflix’s I Care a Lot, Apple’s On the Rocks, Neon/Hulu’s Palm Springs...
Winners will be announced during a virtual awards ceremony April 17, where Spike Lee will receive the Ace Golden Eddie Filmmaker of the Year Award and Lynzee Klingman and Sidney Wolinsky will receive the group’s Career Achievement Awards.
As for today’s nominees, the marquee film categories are split into Dramatic and Comedy. The former features Chicago 7 along with Netflix’s Mank, A24’s Minari, Searchlight’s Nomadland (edited by writer-director Chloé Zhao) and Amazon’s Sound of Metal. The comedy nominees include Borat, Netflix’s I Care a Lot, Apple’s On the Rocks, Neon/Hulu’s Palm Springs...
- 3/11/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Six Emmy-nominated artisans from different Netflix shows — “Stranger Things” music supervisor Nora Felder, “Ozark” editor Cindy Mollo, “Space Force” production designer Susie Mancini, “Hollywood” and “The Politician” costume designer Lou Eyrich, “Cheer” cinematographer Melissa Langer and “The Crown” casting director Nina Gold — joined Variety’s Artisans editor Jazz Tangcay for an exclusive virtual Q&a event in the Variety Streaming Room. The “Crafted by Women” panel covered the ins and outs of their work from behind the scenes.
Langer spoke to the challenges of building personal relationships with the cheerleaders in her documentary. The film captures the cinematographer and her subjects’ growing comfort-level, but that didn’t necessarily make Langer’s job easier. In one particular scene, in which a student hurts herself performing a cheer sequence, she said, “The human in me wants to close my eyes and put the camera down and cross my fingers, but the Dp...
Langer spoke to the challenges of building personal relationships with the cheerleaders in her documentary. The film captures the cinematographer and her subjects’ growing comfort-level, but that didn’t necessarily make Langer’s job easier. In one particular scene, in which a student hurts herself performing a cheer sequence, she said, “The human in me wants to close my eyes and put the camera down and cross my fingers, but the Dp...
- 8/21/2020
- by Janet W. Lee
- Variety Film + TV
“My goal is for the audience member never ever to think about the construct of what they’re watching,” says Benjamin Semanoff in his exclusive interview with Gold Derby about directing and camera-operating for “Ozark” (watch the video above). He continues, “I want them never to realize that there was a human behind the camera at all. I want them almost to be hypnotized into a fantasy world, so when I watch good camerawork, I often realize that it was good because 10 minutes later, I go, ‘Oh my god, I have totally forgotten that I’m watching a television show’.” Semanoff muses further, “The movement of the camera, which again, is a very conscious, deliberate, thought-out process on set, should only be to support what’s happening or the perspective of the character you’re trying to connect with — and leaving things off camera is super interesting.”
SEEour video interview with “Ozark” editor Cindy Mollo.
SEEour video interview with “Ozark” editor Cindy Mollo.
- 8/19/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
“You don’t want to spit in your own water and that’s exactly what she did,” says Julia Garner about her “Ozark” character Ruth Langmore. The actress explains in her exclusive interview with Gold Derby (watch the video above) that “Ruth was trying to be something that’s she’s not” by associating with the Byrde family over the three existing seasons of the show on Netflix. “Ruth really grew up this season,” concludes Garner, noting that her character’s “theme” in the third season is “identity.”
SEEour interview with “Ozark” director Alik Sakharov.
“Ozark” has 18 Emmy nominations this year, including Best Drama Supporting Actress for Garner, who won that award last year. Garner has submitted the episode titled “In Case of Emergency” for consideration from the third season. She relates this selection back to Ruth’s evolving relationship with the Byrdes, “That’s the transition episode from the...
SEEour interview with “Ozark” director Alik Sakharov.
“Ozark” has 18 Emmy nominations this year, including Best Drama Supporting Actress for Garner, who won that award last year. Garner has submitted the episode titled “In Case of Emergency” for consideration from the third season. She relates this selection back to Ruth’s evolving relationship with the Byrdes, “That’s the transition episode from the...
- 8/17/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
“For him not to be nominated is a crime — I don’t know how that happens,” says “Ozark” director Alik Sakharov about the Best Drama Supporting Actor snub of Tom Pelphrey at the Emmys. He laughs, “I feel pretty upset, I have to say.” Sakharov’s Best Drama Directing nomination, which numbers among the 18 for “Ozark” this year, recognizes his work specifically on the penultimate episode, which hinges on Pelphrey’s “superb” and “choke-inducing” performance as the bipolar Ben Davis. Sakharov continues, “It was a compendium on acting, on the ability to inhabit the character so, so well — so deeply, you just don’t feel like the person is acting. You feel like he’s living the role and you feel like he is that person.”
After guest-directing a pair of episodes last season, Sakharov returned to “Ozark” to direct the last four episodes of the third season, with an...
After guest-directing a pair of episodes last season, Sakharov returned to “Ozark” to direct the last four episodes of the third season, with an...
- 8/14/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
The stars, creator and director of Netflix’s “The Crown” and selected Emmy-nominated artisans from Netflix shows, including “Stranger Things” music supervisor Nora Felder, “Ozark” editor Cindy Mollo, “Space Force” production designer Susie Mancini, “Hollywood” and “The Politician” costume designer Lou Eyrich, “Cheer” cinematographer Melissa Langer and “The Crown” casting director Nina Gold, will come together for two exclusive virtual Q&a events in the Variety Streaming Room on August 19 and 20, respectively, at 4 p.m. Pt / 7 p.m. Et.
“The Crown” stars Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter, as well as creator/writer Peter Morgan and director Jessica Hobbs, will participate in an exclusive Q&a following a screening of the “Cri De Coeur” episode from the latest season.
The “Crafted by Women” panel will feature the aforementioned Netflix Emmy nominees who are making marks behind the camera.
The Variety Streaming Room is dedicated to presenting virtual conversations that span...
“The Crown” stars Olivia Colman and Helena Bonham Carter, as well as creator/writer Peter Morgan and director Jessica Hobbs, will participate in an exclusive Q&a following a screening of the “Cri De Coeur” episode from the latest season.
The “Crafted by Women” panel will feature the aforementioned Netflix Emmy nominees who are making marks behind the camera.
The Variety Streaming Room is dedicated to presenting virtual conversations that span...
- 8/12/2020
- by Variety Staff
- Variety Film + TV
In the third season of Netflix’s crime drama Ozark, editor Cindy Mollo had the opportunity to cut five episodes out of 10, finding one of her most fun creative challenges in explosive season opener, “Wartime.”
Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, Ozark centers on Marty and Wendy Byrde, a seemingly normal couple with two teenage kids who are forced to relocate to the Ozarks, after a money-laundering scheme goes awry. Finding themselves in increasing danger while working for a Mexican drug cartel, the pair end up funneling cash through a riverboat casino, while contending with scrutiny from the FBI.
When Mollo returned from hiatus to cut Season 3, she connected with showrunner Chris Mundy—as she has each time around—to find out what she could expect from this latest installment. “Chris is so cute because he’ll say, ‘Do you want to know, or do you want to be surprised?...
Created by Bill Dubuque and Mark Williams, Ozark centers on Marty and Wendy Byrde, a seemingly normal couple with two teenage kids who are forced to relocate to the Ozarks, after a money-laundering scheme goes awry. Finding themselves in increasing danger while working for a Mexican drug cartel, the pair end up funneling cash through a riverboat casino, while contending with scrutiny from the FBI.
When Mollo returned from hiatus to cut Season 3, she connected with showrunner Chris Mundy—as she has each time around—to find out what she could expect from this latest installment. “Chris is so cute because he’ll say, ‘Do you want to know, or do you want to be surprised?...
- 8/4/2020
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The third season of “Ozark” on Netflix opens with a scene separate from the main narrative of the Byrde family, but which demonstrates the violence capable of their associate Omar Navarro, the drug lord who first appears in this episode after having been mentioned since the pilot. Editor Cindy Mollo reveals at the top of her exclusive interview with Gold Derby (watch the video above) that this scene was surprisingly almost not filmed. She explains, “There were conversations about maybe not doing it and I just kept saying, ‘I think we need it to set up the really dangerous world that they’re working in,’ because when you get into that casino, you’re so thrilled for them that they’ve built this and this is a real world that you need to understand the stakes.” The Mexico-set scene was originally planned to be shot in Los Angeles, but was...
- 6/3/2020
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Laura Linney is up for Best Drama Actress for the first time at the Emmys for her role as Wendy Byrde, but she won four Emmys in other categories for all four roles she previously nominated for: Best Comedy Guest Actress for “Frasier” in 2004 and Best Movie/Mini Actress for “Wild Iris” in 2002, “John Adams” in 2008 and “The Big C: Hereafter” in 2013. The three-time Oscar nominee contends now for playing lobbyist Wendy Byrde in the second season of crime drama “Ozark” on Netflix.
Linney submitted the episode “One Way Out,” which was available on the academy website for voters to consider. In it, Wendy is kidnapped by pastor Mason Young (Michael Mosley), who uses her as leverage to get Marty (Jason Bateman) to retrieve Mason’s baby Zeke from police custody. Marty succeeds, but ends up killing Mason during a confrontation. He and Wendy clean up the crime scene and...
Linney submitted the episode “One Way Out,” which was available on the academy website for voters to consider. In it, Wendy is kidnapped by pastor Mason Young (Michael Mosley), who uses her as leverage to get Marty (Jason Bateman) to retrieve Mason’s baby Zeke from police custody. Marty succeeds, but ends up killing Mason during a confrontation. He and Wendy clean up the crime scene and...
- 9/20/2019
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
Netflix’s “Ozark” returned to the Emmy race in a big way this year, earning nine nominations for its second season including Best Drama Series. Gold Derby recently spoke with several of the show’s contenders, including director and star Jason Bateman, actress Julia Garner, production designer Derek R. Hill and editor Cindy Mollo. Scroll down and click on any name below to be taken to their full interview.
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Bateman earned bids for directing, producing and starring in the series as Marty Byrd, a financier who launders money for a vicious drug cartel. Although they’re quite different jobs, he uses similar approaches in both his acting and his directing. As a performer, his personal taste is to be “as naturalistic as possible, which equates to being as small as possible. So I...
See Which 14 TV husbands and wives won Emmys in the same year? Who could join them in 2019?
Bateman earned bids for directing, producing and starring in the series as Marty Byrd, a financier who launders money for a vicious drug cartel. Although they’re quite different jobs, he uses similar approaches in both his acting and his directing. As a performer, his personal taste is to be “as naturalistic as possible, which equates to being as small as possible. So I...
- 8/28/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Production designer Derek R. Hill doesn’t like to show off in his work. “I want my sets to just blend in … and let the acting take hold,” he explains. It should feel “layered” and based in “character development.” So for “Ozark,” he wanted the props and set pieces to feel like they’d “been there for many years” to give the sense of a fully lived-in world. Simply put, “nothing new, nothing fancy.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Hill above.
See Julia Garner (‘Ozark’) 2019 Emmy Awards episode revealed for Best Drama Supporting Actress (exclusive)
This Netflix series centers on Martin Byrd (Jason Bateman), a financial advisor who moves his family from Chicago to Missouri in order to launder money for a drug cartel. He finds himself tied to local heroin dealer Jacob Snell (Peter Mullan), which presents further complications. Hill’s production design is among the show’s nine Emmy nominations this year,...
See Julia Garner (‘Ozark’) 2019 Emmy Awards episode revealed for Best Drama Supporting Actress (exclusive)
This Netflix series centers on Martin Byrd (Jason Bateman), a financial advisor who moves his family from Chicago to Missouri in order to launder money for a drug cartel. He finds himself tied to local heroin dealer Jacob Snell (Peter Mullan), which presents further complications. Hill’s production design is among the show’s nine Emmy nominations this year,...
- 8/9/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Jason Bateman likes playing “a normal person who is in the middle of something that is pretty abnormal.” In many ways, his fish-out-of-water character in “Ozark” is a “proxy for the audience,” which makes what happens to him “as relatable as possible.” That’s how he looks at this drama series about a Chicago financial advisor who has to uproot his family to Missouri in order to launder money for a drug cartel. Watch our exclusive video interview with Bateman above.
See Laura Linney (‘Ozark’) 2019 Emmy Awards episode revealed for Best Drama Actress (exclusive)
Bateman was initially attracted to the Netflix series as a project to direct. “I was excited about this type of material” because it was “dark” and “moody,” he explains. Helming four episodes from the first season “stretched me right to the edges of what I thought I could handle, and thankfully we pulled together a great...
See Laura Linney (‘Ozark’) 2019 Emmy Awards episode revealed for Best Drama Actress (exclusive)
Bateman was initially attracted to the Netflix series as a project to direct. “I was excited about this type of material” because it was “dark” and “moody,” he explains. Helming four episodes from the first season “stretched me right to the edges of what I thought I could handle, and thankfully we pulled together a great...
- 8/5/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Over recent months, Gold Derby has hosted fascinating interviews with 194 of this year’s Emmy Awards contenders. And now with Tuesday’s announcement of 2019 nominations, we’re proud that 65 of these people are now officially nominees. Visit our Emmy Awards nominees video folder to watch these exclusive 15-20 minute chats.
And be watching over the next month as we add many more nominee interviews. Several are already being scheduled.
SEE2019 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards
Here is the full list of 65 nominee interviews you can now watch:
The Act — Joey King (actress)
The Amazing Race — Phil Keoghan (producer)
Barry — Anthony Carrigan (actor)
Beto Breaks The Internet — Jimmy Fallon (actor)
Better Call Saul — Giancarlo Esposito (actor), Bob Odenkirk
The Big Bang Theory — Mark Cendrowski (director)
Black-ish — Michelle Cole (costume designer)
Bodyguard — Jed Mercurio (producer)
Broad City — Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson (actresses)
Chernobyl — Jared Harris...
And be watching over the next month as we add many more nominee interviews. Several are already being scheduled.
SEE2019 Emmy nominations complete list: All the nominees for the 71st Emmy Awards
Here is the full list of 65 nominee interviews you can now watch:
The Act — Joey King (actress)
The Amazing Race — Phil Keoghan (producer)
Barry — Anthony Carrigan (actor)
Beto Breaks The Internet — Jimmy Fallon (actor)
Better Call Saul — Giancarlo Esposito (actor), Bob Odenkirk
The Big Bang Theory — Mark Cendrowski (director)
Black-ish — Michelle Cole (costume designer)
Bodyguard — Jed Mercurio (producer)
Broad City — Ilana Glazer and Abbi Jacobson (actresses)
Chernobyl — Jared Harris...
- 7/18/2019
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Year one of “Ozark” introduced viewers to Marty Byrde (Jason Bateman) and his criminal dealings, but year two was “a good season for the female characters,” says editor Cindy Mollo. “It was fun to explore those characters who maybe didn’t get as much time in the first season as we were getting to know Marty and all of his accomplishments.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Mollo above.
See Can Jason Bateman (‘Ozark’) make Emmy history for Netflix? Kyle Chandler, Ricky Gervais and other lead actors tried by failed
This Netflix series follows Marty, a financial advisor who gets entangled with some shady drug dealers, forcing him to uproot his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks. Laura Linney costars as his wife, Wendy, a political consultant turned housewife, while Julia Garner plays Ruth Langmore, a young member of the local crime family.
Because Bateman himself directs the first two episodes of each season,...
See Can Jason Bateman (‘Ozark’) make Emmy history for Netflix? Kyle Chandler, Ricky Gervais and other lead actors tried by failed
This Netflix series follows Marty, a financial advisor who gets entangled with some shady drug dealers, forcing him to uproot his family from Chicago to the Missouri Ozarks. Laura Linney costars as his wife, Wendy, a political consultant turned housewife, while Julia Garner plays Ruth Langmore, a young member of the local crime family.
Because Bateman himself directs the first two episodes of each season,...
- 4/29/2019
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
“Roma” director Alfonso Cuarón and co-editor Adam Gough led the 9th annual Ace Eddie feature film nominations, joining Barry Alexander Brown (“BlacKkKlansman”), John Ottman (“Bohemian Rhapsody”), Tom Cross (“First Man”), and Jay Cassidy (“A Star Is Born”). The awards will be presented on February 1 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.
Nominated for comedy feature were Myron Kerstein (“Crazy Rich Asians”), Craig Alpert, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir and Dirk Westervelt (“Deadpool 2”), Yorgos Mavropsaridis (“The Favourite”), Patrick J. Don Vito (“Green Book”), and Hank Corwin (Vice”).
Left out were “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” and “Black Panther.” Editing nominations tend to include the eventual Best Picture winner.
Animation nominees included Golden Globe winner “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”, “Incredibles 2” (Stephen Schaffer), and “Isle of Dogs”.
Feature documentary nominees were led by “Free Solo” (Bob Eisenhardt), “Rbg” (Carla Gutierrez), “Three Identical Strangers” (Michael Harte), and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (Jeff Malmberg and Aaron Wickenden.
Nominated for comedy feature were Myron Kerstein (“Crazy Rich Asians”), Craig Alpert, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir and Dirk Westervelt (“Deadpool 2”), Yorgos Mavropsaridis (“The Favourite”), Patrick J. Don Vito (“Green Book”), and Hank Corwin (Vice”).
Left out were “If Beale Street Could Talk,” “Mary Poppins Returns,” and “Black Panther.” Editing nominations tend to include the eventual Best Picture winner.
Animation nominees included Golden Globe winner “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse”, “Incredibles 2” (Stephen Schaffer), and “Isle of Dogs”.
Feature documentary nominees were led by “Free Solo” (Bob Eisenhardt), “Rbg” (Carla Gutierrez), “Three Identical Strangers” (Michael Harte), and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” (Jeff Malmberg and Aaron Wickenden.
- 1/7/2019
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Adam Driver stars as Flip Zimmerman and John David Washington as Ron Stallworth in Spike Lee’s BlacKkKlansman, a Focus Features release.
Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
American Cinema Editors (Ace), the honorary society of the world’s top film editors, today announced nominations for the 69th Annual Ace Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in 11 categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during Ace’s annual black-tie awards ceremony on Friday, Feb. 1 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel and will be presided over by Ace President, Stephen Rivkin, Ace.
Final ballots open Jan. 11 and close on Jan. 21
Nominees For 69th Annual Ace Eddie Awards
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
BlacKkKlansman
Barry Alexander Brown
Bohemian Rhapsody
John Ottman, Ace
First Man
Tom Cross, Ace
Roma
Alfonso Cuarón & Adam Gough
A Star is Born
Jay Cassidy, Ace
Ryan Reynolds stars as Deadpool in Twentieth Century Fox’s Deadpool 2.
Credit: David Lee / Focus Features
American Cinema Editors (Ace), the honorary society of the world’s top film editors, today announced nominations for the 69th Annual Ace Eddie Awards recognizing outstanding editing in 11 categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed during Ace’s annual black-tie awards ceremony on Friday, Feb. 1 in the International Ballroom of the Beverly Hilton Hotel and will be presided over by Ace President, Stephen Rivkin, Ace.
Final ballots open Jan. 11 and close on Jan. 21
Nominees For 69th Annual Ace Eddie Awards
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
BlacKkKlansman
Barry Alexander Brown
Bohemian Rhapsody
John Ottman, Ace
First Man
Tom Cross, Ace
Roma
Alfonso Cuarón & Adam Gough
A Star is Born
Jay Cassidy, Ace
Ryan Reynolds stars as Deadpool in Twentieth Century Fox’s Deadpool 2.
- 1/7/2019
- by Michelle Hannett
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Bohemian Rhapsody, BlacKkKlansman, Roma and The Assassination of Gianni Versace are among the films and TV shows that can add another nomination to their 2019 tallies as the American Cinema Editors announced candidates today for the 69th Annual Ace Eddie Awards.
Ace announced nominations to recognize outstanding editing in 11 categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed at Ace’s annual awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, Feb. 1. Final ballots open Jan. 11 and close on Jan. 21.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
BlacKkKlansman Barry Alexander Brown
Bohemian Rhapsody John Ottman, Ace
First Man Tom Cross, Ace
Roma Alfonso Cuarón & Adam Gough
A Star is Born Jay Cassidy, Ace
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
Crazy Rich Asians Myron Kerstein
Deadpool 2 Craig Alpert, Ace, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir & Dirk Westervelt
The Favourite Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Ace
Green Book Patrick J. Don Vito
Vice Hank Corwin,...
Ace announced nominations to recognize outstanding editing in 11 categories of film, television and documentaries. Winners will be revealed at Ace’s annual awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Friday, Feb. 1. Final ballots open Jan. 11 and close on Jan. 21.
Here is the full list of nominees:
Best Edited Feature Film (Dramatic):
BlacKkKlansman Barry Alexander Brown
Bohemian Rhapsody John Ottman, Ace
First Man Tom Cross, Ace
Roma Alfonso Cuarón & Adam Gough
A Star is Born Jay Cassidy, Ace
Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy):
Crazy Rich Asians Myron Kerstein
Deadpool 2 Craig Alpert, Ace, Elísabet Ronaldsdóttir & Dirk Westervelt
The Favourite Yorgos Mavropsaridis, Ace
Green Book Patrick J. Don Vito
Vice Hank Corwin,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Nominations for the 69th annual edition of the Ace Eddie Awards bestowed by the American Cinema Editors were announced on Monday (Jan. 7). Our top five frontrunners for Best Picture at the Oscars — “A Star is Born,” “BlacKklansman,” “Green Book,” “The Favourite” and “Roma” — number among the 10 feature films in contention here as do several of their lower ranked rivals. Scroll down to see the full list of nominations.
The nearly 1,000 members of Ace will get their final ballots on Jan. 11 and have until Jan. 21 to complete them. These kudos, honoring the best cutting in film and television, will be handed out on Feb. 1 in a ceremony at the Beverly Hilton. (Read our full report on the Ace Eddie Awards nominations.)
In 1992, the Eddies went from three to five nominees (matching that of the Oscars) and in 2000 it split the award in two, with five nominees for each of drama and comedy/musical.
The nearly 1,000 members of Ace will get their final ballots on Jan. 11 and have until Jan. 21 to complete them. These kudos, honoring the best cutting in film and television, will be handed out on Feb. 1 in a ceremony at the Beverly Hilton. (Read our full report on the Ace Eddie Awards nominations.)
In 1992, the Eddies went from three to five nominees (matching that of the Oscars) and in 2000 it split the award in two, with five nominees for each of drama and comedy/musical.
- 1/7/2019
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
69th Annual Ace Eddie Awards to take place on February 1 in Los Angeles.
First Man, Roma, Bohemian Rhapsody, BlacKkKlansman, and A Star Is Born have been nominated for dramatic feature editing honours by the American Cinema Editors (Ace).
The group also announced on Monday (6) that Crazy Rich Asians, Deadpool 2, The Favourite, Green Book, and Vice will contest the comedy feature category.
In the television categories, there is recognition for Barry and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in the non-commercial comedy TV category, and Ozark and Bodyguard in the non-commercial dramatic TV contest.
The 69th Annual Ace Eddie Awards will take place on February 1 in Los Angeles.
First Man, Roma, Bohemian Rhapsody, BlacKkKlansman, and A Star Is Born have been nominated for dramatic feature editing honours by the American Cinema Editors (Ace).
The group also announced on Monday (6) that Crazy Rich Asians, Deadpool 2, The Favourite, Green Book, and Vice will contest the comedy feature category.
In the television categories, there is recognition for Barry and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel in the non-commercial comedy TV category, and Ozark and Bodyguard in the non-commercial dramatic TV contest.
The 69th Annual Ace Eddie Awards will take place on February 1 in Los Angeles.
- 1/7/2019
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Golden Globe winners “Bohemian Rhapsody” and “Green Book” were among the nominees for this year’s American Cinema Editors Eddie Awards, it was announced Monday.
In the dramatic field, members of the organization voted “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “First Man” and “Roma” alongside Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s celebrated remake. In comedy, “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Deadpool 2,” “The Favourite” and “Vice” joined Peter Farrelly’s ’60s-set race-relations yarn starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali.
Animated nominees were “Incredibles 2,” “Isle of Dogs” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” while feature documentary nominees included “Free Solo,” “Rbg,” “Three Identical Strangers” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
On the television side, FX’s “Atlanta,” AMC’s “Better Call Saul” and Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” each picked up nominations for multiple episodes. They were joined by entries from HBO’s “Barry” and “Insecure,” NBC’s “The Good Place,” IFC’s “Portlandia,...
In the dramatic field, members of the organization voted “BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “First Man” and “Roma” alongside Bradley Cooper and Lady Gaga’s celebrated remake. In comedy, “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Deadpool 2,” “The Favourite” and “Vice” joined Peter Farrelly’s ’60s-set race-relations yarn starring Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali.
Animated nominees were “Incredibles 2,” “Isle of Dogs” and “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse,” while feature documentary nominees included “Free Solo,” “Rbg,” “Three Identical Strangers” and “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?”
On the television side, FX’s “Atlanta,” AMC’s “Better Call Saul” and Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” each picked up nominations for multiple episodes. They were joined by entries from HBO’s “Barry” and “Insecure,” NBC’s “The Good Place,” IFC’s “Portlandia,...
- 1/7/2019
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Variety Film + TV
“BlacKkKlansman,” “Bohemian Rhapsody,” “First Man,” “Roma” and “A Star Is Born” have been nominated as the best-edited dramatic films of 2018 by the American Cinema Editors, which announced its nominations for the 69th Annual Ace Eddie Awards on Monday.
In the Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy) category, the nominees were “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Deadpool 2,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book” and “Vice.”
“Black Panther” is the most surprising omission from the Ace Eddie nominations, and the film most likely to land an Oscar nomination even after being bypassed by the honorary society of top editors.
Also Read: Producers Guild Awards Nominations Include 'Roma,' 'Black Panther,' 'A Star Is Born' - and Also 'Crazy Rich Asians'
In recent years, more than 90 percent of the Oscar nominees in the Best Film Editing category have first been recognized by the American Cinema Editors. The vast majority of...
In the Best Edited Feature Film (Comedy) category, the nominees were “Crazy Rich Asians,” “Deadpool 2,” “The Favourite,” “Green Book” and “Vice.”
“Black Panther” is the most surprising omission from the Ace Eddie nominations, and the film most likely to land an Oscar nomination even after being bypassed by the honorary society of top editors.
Also Read: Producers Guild Awards Nominations Include 'Roma,' 'Black Panther,' 'A Star Is Born' - and Also 'Crazy Rich Asians'
In recent years, more than 90 percent of the Oscar nominees in the Best Film Editing category have first been recognized by the American Cinema Editors. The vast majority of...
- 1/7/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The Hughes Brothers, Albert and Allen, return from a nine year hiatus from feature filmmaking to give us their entry into the post-apocalyptic pool of stories. The Book Of Eli is the Hughes Brothers’ follow up film to From Hell, which dates back to 2001. No, The Book Of Eli has nothing to do with From Hell, but it does show a certain loosely interpreted fascination the filmmaking siblings have for timely tales of things not fully understood.
The Book Of Eli was written by Gary Whitta, his first feature to be produced, drawing from and reveling in parallels to a very specific body of text. The story has Denzel Washington playing a mysterious wanderer named Eli, walking the country for many years on a path to the west. Carried with him is a book. Eli protects this book at all costs, meeting obstacles along his journey ranging from cannibalistic hijackers to motorcycle-riding bandits.
The Book Of Eli was written by Gary Whitta, his first feature to be produced, drawing from and reveling in parallels to a very specific body of text. The story has Denzel Washington playing a mysterious wanderer named Eli, walking the country for many years on a path to the west. Carried with him is a book. Eli protects this book at all costs, meeting obstacles along his journey ranging from cannibalistic hijackers to motorcycle-riding bandits.
- 1/15/2010
- by Travis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It's a good day for funny people, especially if your name is Tina Fey or Seth MacFarlane.
Fey's series, 30 Rock, was handed 22 Emmy nominations this morning, which stands as a record for a comedy series. She and Alec Baldwin were also nominated for acting awards. Plus, for the first time some of the other actors on NBC's laffer were recognized. Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan all picked up supporting nominations.
MacFarlane's Family Guy was also nominated for best comedy series, the first time an animated show has cracked that category since The Flintstones in 1961. Two years ago MacFarlane decided to pull his show from contention in the animated series category to have it considered for best comedy.
Mad Men, the drama about the advertising world in the sixties, picked up 16 nominations in the drama categories, including a best actor nod for Jon Hamm. Hamm is also nominated as...
Fey's series, 30 Rock, was handed 22 Emmy nominations this morning, which stands as a record for a comedy series. She and Alec Baldwin were also nominated for acting awards. Plus, for the first time some of the other actors on NBC's laffer were recognized. Jane Krakowski, Jack McBrayer and Tracy Morgan all picked up supporting nominations.
MacFarlane's Family Guy was also nominated for best comedy series, the first time an animated show has cracked that category since The Flintstones in 1961. Two years ago MacFarlane decided to pull his show from contention in the animated series category to have it considered for best comedy.
Mad Men, the drama about the advertising world in the sixties, picked up 16 nominations in the drama categories, including a best actor nod for Jon Hamm. Hamm is also nominated as...
- 7/16/2009
- CinemaSpy
"The Sentinel" is a slick enough thriller about a presidential assassination attempt. It is also a rather mechanical, soulless affair that avoids politics or anything else that might clearly define who these characters are and why we should care other than that's the First Family and these are the valiant Secret Service agents sworn to protect the president's life. Michael Douglas heads a sharp cast that performs with drill-like precision under fast-paced direction from Clark Johnson ("S.W.A.T".). Business looks good for opening weekend, but because better White House dramas have been on TV in recent years, boxoffice probably won't rise above midrange in major markets.
For all its D.C. trappings and behind-the-scenes glimpses of the White House, Secret Service and the Presidential Protection Division's elaborate, state-of-the-electronic-arts control center, "Sentinel" basically reworks every police thriller where a top cop falls under suspicion and must use the tools of his trade to prove his innocence while on the lam.
"You are chasing your worst nightmare," barks agent David Breckinridge (Kiefer Sutherland) as he sends fellow agents after Secret Service superstar Pete Garrison (Douglas), his former buddy and now greatest antagonist. Pete once took a bullet for President Reagan, but now he is being framed and blackmailed. So Pete must save his reputation and the president from assassination in a matter of hours.
The trouble is that the "worst nightmare" line comes past the halfway point. Getting there takes too much time and too many leaps of logic that never get closed in a final shootout that is a wee over the top. The movie could have used more of the cop-against-his-own-system and less of the contrivances and implausible melodrama from screenwriter George Nolfi (working from Gerald Petievich's novel).
First we're asked to believe that the first lady (an unusually demure Kim Basinger) is conducting an affair with the head of her Secret Service detail under the president's nose. That would be Pete and, yes, it's really Michael Douglas, but c'mon! The first lady and a Secret Service guy!
OK, let's move on to the murder of Pete's colleague moments before he was to share confidential information with Pete. The investigation falls to Breckinridge, who hates Pete's guts because he thinks Pete slept with his wife, whom he has since divorced.
An old informant of Pete's turns up with convincing evidence that a traitor exists within the Secret Service. That investigation gets folded into the murder inquiry just as Pete receives photos of him and the first lady in what used to be called "compromising positions."
Once Pete goes underground, the film picks up stream. Douglas is now free to be an action hero, while Sutherland makes an intriguingly conflicted nemesis. Along for the ride is a glamorous rookie agent played by Eva Longoria. (She keeps interrupting the trains of thought of all the male characters.) Martin Donovan, as the agent in charge of the president (David Rasche), holds down the fort with whimsical ambiguity, while the women -- Basinger and Blair Brown as the National Security Adviser -- get sidelined by the action.
"Sentinel" fails in comparison to the last really good Secret Service movie, Wolfgang Petersen's 1993 "In the Line of Fire" starring Clint Eastwood. There, the cat-and-mouse game between an agent and potential assassin dripped with believable character details without shortchanging action or suspense. Here, the filmmakers seem to feel this is an either/or thing. So they opt for action over character. Thus we never get to discover why such an exacting, conscientious guy as Pete is such a moral screw-up. That might have been the real guts to this movie.
This D.C./Toronto production does benefit from Gabriel Beristain's deep-color cinematography, Cindy Mollo's sharp editing, Andrew McAlpine's solid production design and Christophe Beck's rousing score.
THE SENTINEL
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises present a Further Films/New Regency production
Credits:
Director: Clark Johnson
Screenwriter: George Nolfi
Based on the novel by: Gerald Petievich
Producers: Michael Douglas, Marcy Drogin, Arnon Milchan
Executive producer: Bill Carraro
Director of photography: Gabriel Beristain
Production designer: Andrew McAlpine
Music: Christophe Beck
Costumes: Ellen Mirojnick
Editor: Cindy Mollo
Cast:
Pete Garrison: Michael Douglas
David Breckinridge: Kiefer Sutherland
Jill Marin: Eva Longoria
William Montrose: Martin Donovan
Handler: Ritchie Coster
Sarah Ballentine: Kim Basinger
National Security Adviser: Blair Brown
President Ballentine: David Rasche
MPAA rating PG-13
Running time -- 108 minutes...
For all its D.C. trappings and behind-the-scenes glimpses of the White House, Secret Service and the Presidential Protection Division's elaborate, state-of-the-electronic-arts control center, "Sentinel" basically reworks every police thriller where a top cop falls under suspicion and must use the tools of his trade to prove his innocence while on the lam.
"You are chasing your worst nightmare," barks agent David Breckinridge (Kiefer Sutherland) as he sends fellow agents after Secret Service superstar Pete Garrison (Douglas), his former buddy and now greatest antagonist. Pete once took a bullet for President Reagan, but now he is being framed and blackmailed. So Pete must save his reputation and the president from assassination in a matter of hours.
The trouble is that the "worst nightmare" line comes past the halfway point. Getting there takes too much time and too many leaps of logic that never get closed in a final shootout that is a wee over the top. The movie could have used more of the cop-against-his-own-system and less of the contrivances and implausible melodrama from screenwriter George Nolfi (working from Gerald Petievich's novel).
First we're asked to believe that the first lady (an unusually demure Kim Basinger) is conducting an affair with the head of her Secret Service detail under the president's nose. That would be Pete and, yes, it's really Michael Douglas, but c'mon! The first lady and a Secret Service guy!
OK, let's move on to the murder of Pete's colleague moments before he was to share confidential information with Pete. The investigation falls to Breckinridge, who hates Pete's guts because he thinks Pete slept with his wife, whom he has since divorced.
An old informant of Pete's turns up with convincing evidence that a traitor exists within the Secret Service. That investigation gets folded into the murder inquiry just as Pete receives photos of him and the first lady in what used to be called "compromising positions."
Once Pete goes underground, the film picks up stream. Douglas is now free to be an action hero, while Sutherland makes an intriguingly conflicted nemesis. Along for the ride is a glamorous rookie agent played by Eva Longoria. (She keeps interrupting the trains of thought of all the male characters.) Martin Donovan, as the agent in charge of the president (David Rasche), holds down the fort with whimsical ambiguity, while the women -- Basinger and Blair Brown as the National Security Adviser -- get sidelined by the action.
"Sentinel" fails in comparison to the last really good Secret Service movie, Wolfgang Petersen's 1993 "In the Line of Fire" starring Clint Eastwood. There, the cat-and-mouse game between an agent and potential assassin dripped with believable character details without shortchanging action or suspense. Here, the filmmakers seem to feel this is an either/or thing. So they opt for action over character. Thus we never get to discover why such an exacting, conscientious guy as Pete is such a moral screw-up. That might have been the real guts to this movie.
This D.C./Toronto production does benefit from Gabriel Beristain's deep-color cinematography, Cindy Mollo's sharp editing, Andrew McAlpine's solid production design and Christophe Beck's rousing score.
THE SENTINEL
20th Century Fox
20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises present a Further Films/New Regency production
Credits:
Director: Clark Johnson
Screenwriter: George Nolfi
Based on the novel by: Gerald Petievich
Producers: Michael Douglas, Marcy Drogin, Arnon Milchan
Executive producer: Bill Carraro
Director of photography: Gabriel Beristain
Production designer: Andrew McAlpine
Music: Christophe Beck
Costumes: Ellen Mirojnick
Editor: Cindy Mollo
Cast:
Pete Garrison: Michael Douglas
David Breckinridge: Kiefer Sutherland
Jill Marin: Eva Longoria
William Montrose: Martin Donovan
Handler: Ritchie Coster
Sarah Ballentine: Kim Basinger
National Security Adviser: Blair Brown
President Ballentine: David Rasche
MPAA rating PG-13
Running time -- 108 minutes...
- 4/21/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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