Here’s a look at this week’s biggest premieres, parties and openings in Los Angeles and New York, including events for Leo, Dior’s Carousel of Dreams at Saks and a number of starry FYC screenings.
The Holdovers special screening
Focus Features hosted a special screening of The Holdovers in L.A. on Friday, followed by a Q&a moderated by filmmaker Taylor Hackford that featured director Alexander Payne, Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, writer/producer David Hemingson and editor Kevin Tent. The event, held at the London West Hollywood, also featured a surprise meet up between Giamatti and Jeffrey Wright, who followed up a role in the Focus release Asteroid City with American Fiction.
Dominic Sessa, Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Alexander Payne Jeffrey Wright and Paul Giamatti
The Skatepark Project Gala
The Skatepark Project held its first-ever gala on Friday, celebrating more than...
The Holdovers special screening
Focus Features hosted a special screening of The Holdovers in L.A. on Friday, followed by a Q&a moderated by filmmaker Taylor Hackford that featured director Alexander Payne, Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Dominic Sessa, writer/producer David Hemingson and editor Kevin Tent. The event, held at the London West Hollywood, also featured a surprise meet up between Giamatti and Jeffrey Wright, who followed up a role in the Focus release Asteroid City with American Fiction.
Dominic Sessa, Paul Giamatti, Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Alexander Payne Jeffrey Wright and Paul Giamatti
The Skatepark Project Gala
The Skatepark Project held its first-ever gala on Friday, celebrating more than...
- 11/22/2023
- by Kirsten Chuba
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Apple TV+ crime drama “City on Fire,” which wrapped up its 8-episode first season two months ago, will not be getting a second season, TheWrap has confirmed.
Based on the novel of the same name by Garth Risk Hallberg, “City on Fire” wasn’t listed as a limited series. But the story shown in Season 1 covered the entire book, which means viewers won’t be stuck with a never-resolved cliffhanger similar to Hulu’s 2020 “High Fidelity” adaptation.
Set in 2003, the story follows the aftermath of the shooting of a young student in Central Park, New York city. The investigation uncovers ties to a series of fires, the Manhattan music scene, and a secretive and wealthy real estate family.
Created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the show was executive produced by Schwartz and Savage alongside Lis Rowinski and Jesse Peretz.
“City on Fire” stars Wyatt Oleff, Chase Sui Wonders,...
Based on the novel of the same name by Garth Risk Hallberg, “City on Fire” wasn’t listed as a limited series. But the story shown in Season 1 covered the entire book, which means viewers won’t be stuck with a never-resolved cliffhanger similar to Hulu’s 2020 “High Fidelity” adaptation.
Set in 2003, the story follows the aftermath of the shooting of a young student in Central Park, New York city. The investigation uncovers ties to a series of fires, the Manhattan music scene, and a secretive and wealthy real estate family.
Created by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, the show was executive produced by Schwartz and Savage alongside Lis Rowinski and Jesse Peretz.
“City on Fire” stars Wyatt Oleff, Chase Sui Wonders,...
- 8/4/2023
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Apple TV+ has snuffed out City on Fire, opting not to renew the crime drama for a second season, TVLine has confirmed.
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In case you missed out on the action, here’s the streamer’s official logline for the series, inspired by Garth Risk Hallberg’s novel of the same name: “An NYU student is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. Samantha is alone; there are no witnesses and very little physical evidence. Her friends’ band is playing at her favorite downtown club but she leaves to meet someone,...
Streaming TV Scorecard: Renewals, Cancellations and Premiere Dates View Gallery9 Images
In case you missed out on the action, here’s the streamer’s official logline for the series, inspired by Garth Risk Hallberg’s novel of the same name: “An NYU student is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. Samantha is alone; there are no witnesses and very little physical evidence. Her friends’ band is playing at her favorite downtown club but she leaves to meet someone,...
- 8/4/2023
- by Andy Swift
- TVLine.com
“The List” is a new romantic comedy feature, directed by Melissa Miller Costanzo, starring Halston Sage, Christian Navarro, Lucy DeVito, Gregg Sulkin, Will Petz, Chrissie Fit, Delaney Marie Rowe, Geoff Pierson, Clark Backo and Stephanie Sanditz, available on demand August 22, 2023:
“…’Abby’ is about to get married and everything is perfect. Until she finds out her fiancé slept with a celebrity from a list.
“To get her mind off things, Abby and her best friend ‘Chloe’ come up with a crazy idea – Abby should pursue a celebrity from her own list, which includes tough guy action movie star ‘Mac West’, ‘Sexiest Man Alive Cooper Grant’ and multi-‘Platinum Grammy’ award-winning rapper ‘Avon’…”
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“…’Abby’ is about to get married and everything is perfect. Until she finds out her fiancé slept with a celebrity from a list.
“To get her mind off things, Abby and her best friend ‘Chloe’ come up with a crazy idea – Abby should pursue a celebrity from her own list, which includes tough guy action movie star ‘Mac West’, ‘Sexiest Man Alive Cooper Grant’ and multi-‘Platinum Grammy’ award-winning rapper ‘Avon’…”
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- 7/13/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Reading Garth Risk Hallberg’s City on Fire well after its initial publication hype, it isn’t always clear what generated that buzz in the first place.
At 900+ pages, it’s an unquestionably ambitious first novel, but Hallberg’s distinctive prose feels mostly in service of obfuscation. It’s a book in which all manner of structural and aesthetic trickiness — an occasionally evocative ’70s setting, faux Dickensian sprawl, flashbacks, flash-forwards, digressions in the form of a punk rock ‘zine and a fireworks-obsessed piece of long-form journalism — offer distraction from the run-of-the-mill mysteries that make up the core storyline. It’s full of vivid moments, but less full of effective twists or compelling characters.
Watching Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Apple TV+ adaptation of City on Fire, which arrives with no particular hype, it isn’t always clear what connection it even has to the book in the first place.
At 900+ pages, it’s an unquestionably ambitious first novel, but Hallberg’s distinctive prose feels mostly in service of obfuscation. It’s a book in which all manner of structural and aesthetic trickiness — an occasionally evocative ’70s setting, faux Dickensian sprawl, flashbacks, flash-forwards, digressions in the form of a punk rock ‘zine and a fireworks-obsessed piece of long-form journalism — offer distraction from the run-of-the-mill mysteries that make up the core storyline. It’s full of vivid moments, but less full of effective twists or compelling characters.
Watching Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage’s Apple TV+ adaptation of City on Fire, which arrives with no particular hype, it isn’t always clear what connection it even has to the book in the first place.
- 5/10/2023
- by Daniel Fienberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Apple TV+ has revealed the trailer for ‘City on Fire,’ the upcoming, eight-episode mystery thriller written and executive produced by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage.
Inspired by the acclaimed novel of the same name by Garth Risk Hallberg. The story is a music-driven tale and family saga.
An NYU student is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. Samantha is alone; there are no witnesses and very little physical evidence. Her friends’ band is playing at her favourite downtown club but she leaves to meet someone, promising to return. She never does. As the crime against Samantha is investigated, she’s revealed to be the crucial connection between a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying under the strain of the many secrets they keep.
Chase Sui Wonders stars as Samantha, and Wyatt Oleff plays Charlie, a friend...
Inspired by the acclaimed novel of the same name by Garth Risk Hallberg. The story is a music-driven tale and family saga.
An NYU student is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. Samantha is alone; there are no witnesses and very little physical evidence. Her friends’ band is playing at her favourite downtown club but she leaves to meet someone, promising to return. She never does. As the crime against Samantha is investigated, she’s revealed to be the crucial connection between a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying under the strain of the many secrets they keep.
Chase Sui Wonders stars as Samantha, and Wyatt Oleff plays Charlie, a friend...
- 4/19/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Wyatt Oleff, Max Milner and Alexandra Doke in “City on Fire,” premiering May 12, 2023 on Apple TV+. Apple TV+ has revealed the trailer for “City on Fire,” the upcoming, eight-episode mystery thriller written and executive produced by Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage, and inspired by the acclaimed novel of the same name by Garth Risk Hallberg. A music-driven tale and family saga, “City on Fire” is led by an ensemble cast starring Wyatt Oleff, Chase Sui Wonders, Jemima Kirke, Nico Tortorella, Ashley Zukerman, Xavier Clyde, Max Milner, Alexandra Doke, Omid Abtahi, Kathleen Munroe, John Cameron Mitchell, Geoff Pierson and Beth Malone. The series will make its global premiere on Apple TV+ with the first three episodes on Friday, May 12, followed by one new episode weekly through June 16, 2023. In “City on Fire,” an NYU student is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. Samantha is alone; there are no witnesses and very little physical evidence.
- 4/18/2023
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Apple TV+’s new trailer for City on Fire teases the murder at the heart of the series while briefly dipping into the lives of the key players. The mystery thriller, inspired by Garth Risk Hallberg’s popular novel, premieres on May 12, 2023 with the release of the first three episodes.
Additional episodes of the eight-episode season will air on Fridays leading up to the June 16th finale.
The cast is led by Wyatt Oleff as Charlie and Chase Sui Wonders as Samantha, the murder victim. Jemima Kirke, Nico Tortorella, Ashley Zukerman, Xavier Clyde, Max Milner, Alexandra Doke, Omid Abtahi, Kathleen Munroe, John Cameron Mitchell, Geoff Pierson, and Beth Malone also star.
The O.C. and Gossip Girl‘s Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage wrote, executive produced, and served as showrunners. Executive producer Jesse Peretz directed four of the eight episodes.
Chase Sui Wonders and Wyatt Oleff in ‘City on Fire...
Additional episodes of the eight-episode season will air on Fridays leading up to the June 16th finale.
The cast is led by Wyatt Oleff as Charlie and Chase Sui Wonders as Samantha, the murder victim. Jemima Kirke, Nico Tortorella, Ashley Zukerman, Xavier Clyde, Max Milner, Alexandra Doke, Omid Abtahi, Kathleen Munroe, John Cameron Mitchell, Geoff Pierson, and Beth Malone also star.
The O.C. and Gossip Girl‘s Josh Schwartz and Stephanie Savage wrote, executive produced, and served as showrunners. Executive producer Jesse Peretz directed four of the eight episodes.
Chase Sui Wonders and Wyatt Oleff in ‘City on Fire...
- 4/18/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Onetime 24 Potus Gregory Itzin died on Friday, at the age of 74. Itzin, who had suffered a major heart attack back in 2015, died from complications that arose during an emergency surgery, EW reports.
Jon Cassar, who was an executive producer and director on Fox’s 24, shared the sad news on Twitter, hailing Itzin as “one of the most talented actors I had the honor to work with” and “an all around great guy.”
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Jon Cassar, who was an executive producer and director on Fox’s 24, shared the sad news on Twitter, hailing Itzin as “one of the most talented actors I had the honor to work with” and “an all around great guy.”
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- 7/8/2022
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: Dianne Doan (Warrior) and Connor Paolo (Revenge) have been cast as leads in Better Half, a surreal romantic comedy marking the feature directorial debut of Patrick Henry Phelan.
Pic’s plot is being kept under wraps, but it’s describe as a stylized feature set in Joshua Tree, CA.
Better Half hails from StudioFest, a festival program that awards its winners the opportunity to produce a feature film. Charles Irving Beale and Jess Jacklin lead the initiative and will exec produce.
“We are so excited to bring Connor and Dianne together for our movie,” said Phelan, “and hope audiences will have as much fun watching it as we’re having making it.”
Doan portrays lead Mai Ling in the Cinemax series Warrior. She’s also known for turns on the TV side in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Good Trouble, Disney Channel’s Descendants franchise, Vikings and more. The actress will next appear alongside Nina Dobrev,...
Pic’s plot is being kept under wraps, but it’s describe as a stylized feature set in Joshua Tree, CA.
Better Half hails from StudioFest, a festival program that awards its winners the opportunity to produce a feature film. Charles Irving Beale and Jess Jacklin lead the initiative and will exec produce.
“We are so excited to bring Connor and Dianne together for our movie,” said Phelan, “and hope audiences will have as much fun watching it as we’re having making it.”
Doan portrays lead Mai Ling in the Cinemax series Warrior. She’s also known for turns on the TV side in Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Good Trouble, Disney Channel’s Descendants franchise, Vikings and more. The actress will next appear alongside Nina Dobrev,...
- 11/8/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has given a formal series green light to That ’90s Show, a followup to Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner’s hit That ’70s Show. Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp will anchor the spinoff, reprising their roles as Red Forman and Kitty Forman, respectively. They will executive produce That ’90s Show alongside its creators, That ’70s Show alum Gregg Mettler, who serves as showrunner, Bonnie Turner and Terry Turner and their daughter Lindsay Turner.
Set in Wisconsin in 1995, That ’90s Show follows Leia Forman, daughter of Eric (Topher Grace) and Donna (Laura Prepon), who is visiting her grandparents for the summer where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the stern glare of Red. Sex, drugs and rock ’n roll never dies, it just changes clothes.
There are currently no deals in place with other That ’70s cast members...
Set in Wisconsin in 1995, That ’90s Show follows Leia Forman, daughter of Eric (Topher Grace) and Donna (Laura Prepon), who is visiting her grandparents for the summer where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the stern glare of Red. Sex, drugs and rock ’n roll never dies, it just changes clothes.
There are currently no deals in place with other That ’70s cast members...
- 10/8/2021
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Wrong Missy” is a rom-com, but it’s really a ’90s Jim Carrey movie merged with one of those slob-goes-on-a-corporate-retreat comedies that has starred everyone from Bill Murray to Adam Sandler to Will Ferrell. Here’s what’s new about it: The hypomanic Jim Carrey figure is a woman — Missy, played by the wild-card comedian Lauren Lapkus, who in this movie is like a grenade of happy insanity tossed into the middle of every scene. Lapkus, who looks like a hellion version of Illeana Douglas, is best known for playing Susan Fischer on “Orange Is the New Black” and for one arc on “The Big Bang Theory” (she was also quite good in Zach Galifianakis’s “Between the Ferns”), and in “The Wrong Missy” she’s an antically wired, rubber-faced, this-is-your-brain-on-media satirist-anarchist.
In the hilarious opening scene, she shows up at a restaurant in Pippi Longstocking pigtails and proceeds...
In the hilarious opening scene, she shows up at a restaurant in Pippi Longstocking pigtails and proceeds...
- 5/13/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
"Missy is not who I thought she was... She's free, she's fun." Netflix has released the first official trailer for a comedy titled The Wrong Missy, the latest film from comedian / director Tyler Spindel. This is one of those ridiculous Hollywood-esque comedies with a concept that will either make you roll your eyes or laugh already. Tim has been texting a lady that might be the woman of his dreams. When things escalate fast, he invites her to a work retreat on Hawaii, realizing too late he mistakenly texted someone from a nightmare blind date - the "Wrong Missy". David Spade stars, with Lauren Lapkus as Missy, and a cast including Nick Swardson, Geoff Pierson, Jackie Sandler, Molly Sims, Sarah Chalke, Chris Witaske, and Rob Schneider. I thought they stopped making these absurd comedies! But there's always room for more. Here's the first official trailer (+ poster) for Tyler Spindel's The Wrong Missy,...
- 4/21/2020
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
1930: Clara, Lu & Em premiered.
1989: Another World's Rachel said goodbye to Mac.
1992: One Life to Live's Asa married Blair.
2006: Days of our Lives' Ej and Sami danced the tango."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1930: Clara, Lu and Em, radio's first network daytime soap opera, premiered on Wgn-am in Chicago. It continued through the 1930s and early 1940s on the NBC Blue Network and CBS, finally airing as a syndicated series in 1945.
1972: On Another World, Gerald (Walter Mathews) dialed Steve's number, handed Rachel (Robin Strasser) the phone,...
1989: Another World's Rachel said goodbye to Mac.
1992: One Life to Live's Asa married Blair.
2006: Days of our Lives' Ej and Sami danced the tango."History speaks to artists. It changes the artist's thinking and is constantly reshaping it into d ifferent and unexpected images."
― Anselm Kiefer
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1930: Clara, Lu and Em, radio's first network daytime soap opera, premiered on Wgn-am in Chicago. It continued through the 1930s and early 1940s on the NBC Blue Network and CBS, finally airing as a syndicated series in 1945.
1972: On Another World, Gerald (Walter Mathews) dialed Steve's number, handed Rachel (Robin Strasser) the phone,...
- 6/16/2019
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Exclusive: The Wrong Missy, the Adam Sandler-produced comedy, has rounded out its cast with Lauren Lapkus, Geoff Pierson, Sarah Chalke, and Molly Sims joining David Spade in the Netflix original film.
Nick Swardson, Jackie Sandler, and Chris Witaske have also come aboard the pic, which is being directed by Tyler Spindel.
Written by The Do-Over scribes Chris Pappas and Kevin Barnett, the plot follows Tim Morris (Spade), who meets his dream girl (Sims) and invites her to his company’s corporate retreat. However, when a crazy blind date from his past shows up for the weekend getaway, Tim learns too late that he’s been accidentally texting the wrong girl (Lapkus).
Happy Madison Productions’ Sandler,...
Nick Swardson, Jackie Sandler, and Chris Witaske have also come aboard the pic, which is being directed by Tyler Spindel.
Written by The Do-Over scribes Chris Pappas and Kevin Barnett, the plot follows Tim Morris (Spade), who meets his dream girl (Sims) and invites her to his company’s corporate retreat. However, when a crazy blind date from his past shows up for the weekend getaway, Tim learns too late that he’s been accidentally texting the wrong girl (Lapkus).
Happy Madison Productions’ Sandler,...
- 3/1/2019
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
1930: Clara, Lu & Em premiered.
1989: Another World's Rachel said goodbye to Mac.
1992: One Life to Live's Asa married Blair.
2006: Days of our Lives' Ej and Sami danced the tango."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1930: Clara, Lu and Em, radio's first network daytime soap opera, premiered on Wgn-am in Chicago. It continued through the 1930s and early 1940s on the NBC Blue Network and CBS,...
1989: Another World's Rachel said goodbye to Mac.
1992: One Life to Live's Asa married Blair.
2006: Days of our Lives' Ej and Sami danced the tango."All true histories contain instruction; though, in some, the treasure may be hard to find, and when found, so trivial in quantity that the dry, shrivelled kernel scarcely compensates for the trouble of cracking the nut."
― Anne Brontë in "Agnes Grey"
"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.
On this date in...
1930: Clara, Lu and Em, radio's first network daytime soap opera, premiered on Wgn-am in Chicago. It continued through the 1930s and early 1940s on the NBC Blue Network and CBS,...
- 6/20/2018
- by Roger Newcomb
- We Love Soaps
Splitting Up Together‘s Lena and Martin are harried, suburban parents of three. The pair is no longer in love and planning to divorce. But because they owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth, and because divvying up parental duties is hard enough without adding new locations into the mix, Martin and Lena have decided to continue living together — though pursuing separate lives — while co-parenting their children.
Consider it conscious uncoupling for the somewhat financially strapped set.
In a moment, we’d like to know what you thought of ABC’s new comedy from Emily Kapnek (Selfie,...
Consider it conscious uncoupling for the somewhat financially strapped set.
In a moment, we’d like to know what you thought of ABC’s new comedy from Emily Kapnek (Selfie,...
- 3/28/2018
- TVLine.com
Dexter alum Geoff Pierson has booked a recurring role opposite Jenna Fischer and Oliver Hudson in ABC’s single-camera comedy series Splitting Up Together, from Suburgatory and Selfie creator Emily Kapnek, Ellen DeGeneres' A Very Good Prods. and Warner Bros TV. Written by Kapnek, based on the 2016 Danish series created by Mette Heeno and directed by Dean Holland, Splitting Up Together is the story of a couple, Lena (Jenna Fischer) and Martin (Oliver Hudson) whose marriage…...
- 11/16/2017
- Deadline TV
Designated Survivor has some new company. Deadline reports The Brink's Geoff Pierson has joined season one of the ABC TV show.The political thriller stars Kiefer Sutherland as Tom Kirkman, a low-level cabinet member who becomes President of the United States after an attack on Washington DC. The cast also includes Natascha McElhone, Adan Canto, Italia Ricci, Lamonica Garrett, Tanner Buchanan, Kal Penn, and Maggie Q.Read More…...
- 2/16/2017
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Actor and improv comic Kyle S. More (Brooklyn Nine-Nine, CSI) has been cast as Ronald Reagan’s would-be assassin John Hinckley Jr. in Scott Free Productions’ two-hour adaptation of Bill O’Reilly’s Killing Reagan for National Geographic Channel. Additionally, Michael H. Cole (Dirty Grandpa) has been cast as Jim Brady, Reagan's trusted press secretary who was shot and paralyzed in the attempt on Reagan’s life in 1981. Geoff Pierson (Castle, Dexter, Boardwalk Empire) takes…...
- 5/23/2016
- Deadline TV
Network: HBO
Episodes: 10 (half-hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: June 21, 2015 -- August 23, 2015
Series status: Renewed but then cancelled
Performers include: Tim Robbins, Jack Black, Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Geoff Pierson, Esai Morales, Carla Gugino, and Eric Ladin.
TV show description:
This dark comedy series focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men.
Us Secretary of State Walter Larson (Tim Robbins) is a womanizer and frequently drinks too much. Alex Talbot (Jack Black) is a lowly Foreign Service officer who's stationed at the Us embassy in Islamabad. And Zeke "Z-Pak" Tilson (Pablo Schreiber) is a drug-dealing ace Navy fighter pilot. These three compromised souls must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War Three.
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Episodes: 10 (half-hour)
Seasons: One
TV show dates: June 21, 2015 -- August 23, 2015
Series status: Renewed but then cancelled
Performers include: Tim Robbins, Jack Black, Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Geoff Pierson, Esai Morales, Carla Gugino, and Eric Ladin.
TV show description:
This dark comedy series focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men.
Us Secretary of State Walter Larson (Tim Robbins) is a womanizer and frequently drinks too much. Alex Talbot (Jack Black) is a lowly Foreign Service officer who's stationed at the Us embassy in Islamabad. And Zeke "Z-Pak" Tilson (Pablo Schreiber) is a drug-dealing ace Navy fighter pilot. These three compromised souls must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War Three.
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- 10/28/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Recently, ABC served the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Castle" episode 3 of season 8. The episode is entitled, "PhDead," and it turns out that we're going to see some really intense and interesting stuff go down as deep dark college university secrets are discovered by Beckett and Castle, and more! In the new, 3rd episode press release: Castle Goes Back To School, On ABC's "Castle." Press release number 2: When the body of a local college fraternity student is found gruesomely murdered, Castle is going to have to go undercover as a professor in order to gain access to the victim's world. However, he and Beckett will soon discover that behind the fun and games of college are some darker secrets the university wants to keep hidden. Guest stars feature: Sunkrish Bala as Vikram Singh, Geoff Pierson as Michael Smith, Christine Adams as Dr. Barbara Lillstrom and Kelly Rowan as Dean Carla Feller.
- 9/28/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
The world will continue to teeter on The Brink for a while longer – HBO has handed out a second season order to the freshman political comedy, which was created by Roberto and Kim Benabib.
Jack Black, Tim Robbins and Pablo Schreiber topline the show, about how a geopolitical crisis affects three different men – a lowly Foreign Service officer (Black), the U.S. Secretary of State (Robbins) and a loose-cannon fighter pilot (Schreiber). Maribeth Monroe, Carla Gugino, Esai Morales, Geoff Pierson, Aasif Mandvi and Eric Ladin all co-star.
In its first season, The Brink was an imperfect but nonetheless watchable comedy that seemed to fall a little short of its potential, focusing on broad raunchy humor as opposed to legitimately toothy political satire. I wrote in my three-star review:
That the threat of nuclear Armageddon only accelerates the volume of dick jokes in The Brink’s war room is at one...
Jack Black, Tim Robbins and Pablo Schreiber topline the show, about how a geopolitical crisis affects three different men – a lowly Foreign Service officer (Black), the U.S. Secretary of State (Robbins) and a loose-cannon fighter pilot (Schreiber). Maribeth Monroe, Carla Gugino, Esai Morales, Geoff Pierson, Aasif Mandvi and Eric Ladin all co-star.
In its first season, The Brink was an imperfect but nonetheless watchable comedy that seemed to fall a little short of its potential, focusing on broad raunchy humor as opposed to legitimately toothy political satire. I wrote in my three-star review:
That the threat of nuclear Armageddon only accelerates the volume of dick jokes in The Brink’s war room is at one...
- 7/22/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
HBO has renewed their new TV show The Brink for a second season.
A dark comedy series, The Brink focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men -- womanizing Us Secretary of State Walter Larson (Tim Robbins), lowly Foreign Service officer Alex Talbot (Jack Black), and Zeke "Z-Pak" Tilson (Pablo Schreiber), a drug-dealing ace Navy fighter pilot. Others in the cast include Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Geoff Pierson, Esai Morales, Carla Gugino, and Eric Ladin.
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A dark comedy series, The Brink focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men -- womanizing Us Secretary of State Walter Larson (Tim Robbins), lowly Foreign Service officer Alex Talbot (Jack Black), and Zeke "Z-Pak" Tilson (Pablo Schreiber), a drug-dealing ace Navy fighter pilot. Others in the cast include Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Geoff Pierson, Esai Morales, Carla Gugino, and Eric Ladin.
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- 7/22/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
People take their politics very seriously and political comedy TV series can be hit or miss in the ratings. Will The Brink attract enough viewers to be renewed for a second term season on HBO or will it be cancelled instead? Stay tuned.
A dark comedy series, The Brink focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men -- womanizing Us Secretary of State Walter Larson (Tim Robbins), lowly Foreign Service officer Alex Talbot (Jack Black), and Zeke "Z-Pak" Tilson (Pablo Schreiber), a drug-dealing ace Navy fighter pilot. Others in the cast include Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Geoff Pierson, Esai Morales, Carla Gugino, and Eric Ladin.
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A dark comedy series, The Brink focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men -- womanizing Us Secretary of State Walter Larson (Tim Robbins), lowly Foreign Service officer Alex Talbot (Jack Black), and Zeke "Z-Pak" Tilson (Pablo Schreiber), a drug-dealing ace Navy fighter pilot. Others in the cast include Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Geoff Pierson, Esai Morales, Carla Gugino, and Eric Ladin.
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- 6/24/2015
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Armando Iannucci has left the building. Since mid-April, HBO has housed probably the best 90-minute comedy block on television, with the tech world satire of "Silicon Valley" transitioning into the political satire of "Veep" and closing with the sharp-eyed comedic advocacy of "Last Week Tonight with Jon Oliver." With those three comedies and even a lackluster-by-its-high-standards "Game of Thrones" season, HBO has had the Sunday quality TV crown on lockdown for months. But change is in the air. Iannucci, TV's keenest tweaker of governmental process, announced earlier this spring that he was stepping back from his showrunning responsibilities on "Veep." I've resisted panic, because the "Veep" creative bench is deep and I believe a solid foundation is in place to maintain much of the momentum beyond last Sunday's season finale. Sadly, the momentum of HBO's Sunday is in free fall and nowhere is that more evident than in the 10:30 comedy slot,...
- 6/20/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Five episodes were provided for review prior to broadcast.
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and the politicians are as useless as you’d expect. In HBO’s broad yet biting geopolitical satire The Brink, a military coup in Pakistan sends Secretary of State Walter Larson (Tim Robbins) and the rest of the President’s war room into crisis mode, but even the prospect of nuclear armageddon isn’t enough to stop them from lobbing crude insults across the table like verbal hand-grenades.
A sturdy companion piece for the network’s Veep, which shares The Brink‘s jaundiced views of world politics, the series is essentially a lower-brow Dr. Strangelove tackling today’s thick-headed foreign policy in the Middle East. Absurdist with a feather-light touch, it features a cast of characters for whom doomsday is at the push of a button – and whose fingers are perpetually hovering over said button,...
It’s the end of the world as we know it, and the politicians are as useless as you’d expect. In HBO’s broad yet biting geopolitical satire The Brink, a military coup in Pakistan sends Secretary of State Walter Larson (Tim Robbins) and the rest of the President’s war room into crisis mode, but even the prospect of nuclear armageddon isn’t enough to stop them from lobbing crude insults across the table like verbal hand-grenades.
A sturdy companion piece for the network’s Veep, which shares The Brink‘s jaundiced views of world politics, the series is essentially a lower-brow Dr. Strangelove tackling today’s thick-headed foreign policy in the Middle East. Absurdist with a feather-light touch, it features a cast of characters for whom doomsday is at the push of a button – and whose fingers are perpetually hovering over said button,...
- 6/19/2015
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
With the U.S. elections coming up and providing their own form of comedy, we'll need all the relief we can get, and HBO is stepping up. They've already got the political laffer "Veep," they're adding to their slate with "The Brink," and a new trailer for the first season is here. Read More: Watch Jack Black And Tim Robbins In First Trailer For HBO's 'The Brink' Jack Back and Tim Robbins lead the ensemble of the show which tracks the efforts of a bunch of bumbling suits, soldiers, and agents in the field as they try to avert the next World War. Jay Roach ("Meet The Parents," "The Campaign") directed the pilot and is an executive producer of the show, and as you can see, the results are quite broad, though not necessarily gut busting. Also featuring Pablo Schreiber, Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Eric Ladin, Esai Morales,...
- 5/7/2015
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Read More: Watch: Tim Robbins and Jack Black Try to Prevent Wwiii in HBO's 'The Brink' Teaser HBO's dark new comedy series "The Brink" focuses on a geopolitical crises in Pakistan and the trouble it causes for three very different men. We follow Secretary of State Walter Larson (Tim Robbins), bumbling Foreign Service officer Alex Talbot (Jack Black) and Navy fighter pilot Zeke Tilson (Pablo Schreiber) as they hilariously and desperately scramble to save everyone from World War III. This political satire, created by Roberto Benabib ("Little City") and Kim Benabib, also stars Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Eric Ladin, Esai Morales and Geoff Pierson. It was executive produced by Jerry Weintraub, Roberto Benabib and Jay Roach (who also directed the first episode). Episode 2, meanwhile, is directed by Tim Robbins himself. The 10-episode season begins Sunday, June 21 at 10:30pm (after the premiere of "True Detective" Season 2 and series.
- 5/7/2015
- by Anya Jaremko-Greenwold
- Indiewire
Adding to its already-impressive rotation of comedies, HBO has just released the first teaser for its upcoming series "The Brink", a dark comedy that centers on three disparate, desperate men who must work through the chaos surrounding them in order to save the planet from falling into World War III. The show, which debuts Sunday, June 21, stars Jack Black as lowly Foreign Service officer Alex Talbot, Tim Robbins as Secretary of State Walter Larson, and Pablo Schreiber as ace Navy fighter pilot Zeke Tilson, an unlikely team of men who band together to solve a geopolitical crisis in Pakistan. Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Eric Ladin, Esai Morales, and Geoff Pierson help round out the cast of "The Brink", which is executive produced by Jerry Weintraub, Roberto Benabib, and Jay Roach and was created by Roberto Benabib and Kim Benabib. Check out the teaser below. yt id="lB9DlCFzzUo" width="640"...
- 4/10/2015
- by Jordan Benesh
- Rope of Silicon
Dragon Seed: Lau & Loo’s Dissatisfying NYC Chinese Gang Saga
Martin Scorsese appears as executive producer on Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo’s Revenge of the Green Dragons, which is no surprise considering he famously remade Lau’s 2002 film Infernal Affairs as The Departed (2006). Featuring a gritty period portrait of gangland warfare in New Your City, it’s clearly the sort of material that Scorsese seems to be attracted to, and thematically, one could even say there are influences of titles like Mean Streets (1973) or Goodfellas (1990) in the mix, with slight homages here and there. But the similiarites are only skin deep. This saga, which is actually based on fact, feels too zany and forthright, any realistic human elements crushed beneath its predilection for exaggerated, dramatic performances and hyperviolence.
In 1983 Flushing, a young boy, Sonny, crosses into the Us without parents. Snakehead Mama (Eugenia Yuan), head of a Chinese...
Martin Scorsese appears as executive producer on Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo’s Revenge of the Green Dragons, which is no surprise considering he famously remade Lau’s 2002 film Infernal Affairs as The Departed (2006). Featuring a gritty period portrait of gangland warfare in New Your City, it’s clearly the sort of material that Scorsese seems to be attracted to, and thematically, one could even say there are influences of titles like Mean Streets (1973) or Goodfellas (1990) in the mix, with slight homages here and there. But the similiarites are only skin deep. This saga, which is actually based on fact, feels too zany and forthright, any realistic human elements crushed beneath its predilection for exaggerated, dramatic performances and hyperviolence.
In 1983 Flushing, a young boy, Sonny, crosses into the Us without parents. Snakehead Mama (Eugenia Yuan), head of a Chinese...
- 10/20/2014
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
As we look in the rearview mirror of the summer blockbusters, September heralds the start of the fall movie season. Filled with Hollywood heavyweights and A-listers, here’s our Big list of the most anticipated movies coming to cinemas this autumn and during the holidays.
Our exhaustive list includes films that are playing at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival as well the ones that already have a theatrical release date. With the awards season on the horizon, we also added a few bonus films at the end to keep your eye out for in the months ahead.
Pull up a chair, grab a pen and paper and get ready for Wamg’s Guide to the 100+ Films This Fall And Holiday Season.
We kick it off with what’s showing in Toronto at the film festival that runs September 4 – 14.
Maps To The Stars – September 2014 – Toronto International Film Festival; UK & Ireland September...
Our exhaustive list includes films that are playing at the upcoming Toronto Film Festival as well the ones that already have a theatrical release date. With the awards season on the horizon, we also added a few bonus films at the end to keep your eye out for in the months ahead.
Pull up a chair, grab a pen and paper and get ready for Wamg’s Guide to the 100+ Films This Fall And Holiday Season.
We kick it off with what’s showing in Toronto at the film festival that runs September 4 – 14.
Maps To The Stars – September 2014 – Toronto International Film Festival; UK & Ireland September...
- 8/29/2014
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The trailer and poster have been released for the Martin Scorsese-produced film Revenge of the Green Dragons. The movie was directed by Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo, and it's based on a New Yorker article by Frederick Dannen's that chronicled the underworld of Asian-American gang life in 80's and 90's New York City.
The story follows "two immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) who survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining Chinatown gang 'The Green Dragons.' The brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted attention of hard-boiled city cops. After an ill-fated love affair pits Sonny against his own brother, he sets out for revenge on the very gang who made him who he is."
The movie will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. DirecTV will immediately follow with an exclusive 30-day window beginning September 11th,...
The story follows "two immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) who survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining Chinatown gang 'The Green Dragons.' The brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted attention of hard-boiled city cops. After an ill-fated love affair pits Sonny against his own brother, he sets out for revenge on the very gang who made him who he is."
The movie will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival. DirecTV will immediately follow with an exclusive 30-day window beginning September 11th,...
- 8/14/2014
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
HBO has delivered some terrific comedies over the years, from the quirky musical series Flight of the Conchords to biting political satire Veep, and with the cast that the premium cable network is pulling together for its upcoming comedy The Brink, there’s reason to believe HBO has another major hit on its hands.
Now, our anticipation has been raised with news that Watchmen actress Carla Gugino has joined the cast in a multi-episode arc. Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Jack Black (School of Rock) and Pablo Schreiber (Orange Is The New Black) all topline The Brink, which is described as “an epic dark comedy.”
As per Deadline: The Brink focuses on “a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men: U.S. Secretary of State Walter Hollander (Robbins); Alex Coppins (Black), a lowly Foreign Service officer; and Zeke Callahan (Pablo Schreiber), an ace Navy fighter pilot.
Now, our anticipation has been raised with news that Watchmen actress Carla Gugino has joined the cast in a multi-episode arc. Tim Robbins (The Shawshank Redemption), Jack Black (School of Rock) and Pablo Schreiber (Orange Is The New Black) all topline The Brink, which is described as “an epic dark comedy.”
As per Deadline: The Brink focuses on “a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men: U.S. Secretary of State Walter Hollander (Robbins); Alex Coppins (Black), a lowly Foreign Service officer; and Zeke Callahan (Pablo Schreiber), an ace Navy fighter pilot.
- 8/14/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
The first poster and trailer for Andrew Lau's Revenge of the Green Dragons have arrived online. The film will have its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Revenge of the Green Dragons is based on Frederick Dannen's New Yorker article that told the story of the underworld of Asian-American gang life in 80's and 90's New York City.
The film stars Justin Chon (Twilight: Breaking Dawn), Kevin Wu, Harry Shum, Jr. (Glee), Shuya Chang, with Geoff Pierson (J. Edgar), Billy Magnussen and Ray Liotta.
Martin Scorsese is backing the film as Executive Producer. Scorsese is a fan of Lau. His film, The Departed, is a remake of Lau's Internal Affairs.
Here's the film's official synopsis:
In the vein of crime classics like Mean Streets and Infernal Affairs, Revenge Of The Green Dragons follows two immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) who survive the impoverished despair...
Revenge of the Green Dragons is based on Frederick Dannen's New Yorker article that told the story of the underworld of Asian-American gang life in 80's and 90's New York City.
The film stars Justin Chon (Twilight: Breaking Dawn), Kevin Wu, Harry Shum, Jr. (Glee), Shuya Chang, with Geoff Pierson (J. Edgar), Billy Magnussen and Ray Liotta.
Martin Scorsese is backing the film as Executive Producer. Scorsese is a fan of Lau. His film, The Departed, is a remake of Lau's Internal Affairs.
Here's the film's official synopsis:
In the vein of crime classics like Mean Streets and Infernal Affairs, Revenge Of The Green Dragons follows two immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) who survive the impoverished despair...
- 8/14/2014
- by Laura Frances
- LRMonline.com
The first trailer, poster and syopsis have been released for Revenge of the Green Dragons, the upcoming crime drama from directors Andrew Lau (Infernal Affairs) and Andrew Loo.
Martin Scorsese is serving as executive producer on the movie, something which isn’t a huge surprise in some ways as it was The Wolf of Wall Street director who helmed a remake of Infernal Affairs with 2006′s The Departed.
Revenge of the Green Dragons focuses on two immigrant brothers who join a Chinatown gang known as “The Green Dragons” in order to survive the poverty of 1980s New York. It’s based on a true story, and interestingly it appears as if the concept of the American Dream will form the movie’s backdrop.
In the vein of crime classics like Mean Streets and Infernal Affairs, Revenge Of The Green Dragons follows two immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu...
Martin Scorsese is serving as executive producer on the movie, something which isn’t a huge surprise in some ways as it was The Wolf of Wall Street director who helmed a remake of Infernal Affairs with 2006′s The Departed.
Revenge of the Green Dragons focuses on two immigrant brothers who join a Chinatown gang known as “The Green Dragons” in order to survive the poverty of 1980s New York. It’s based on a true story, and interestingly it appears as if the concept of the American Dream will form the movie’s backdrop.
In the vein of crime classics like Mean Streets and Infernal Affairs, Revenge Of The Green Dragons follows two immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu...
- 8/13/2014
- by Josh Wilding
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A24 and DirecTV have teamed up on Revenge Of The Green Dragons, directed by Andrew Lau & Andrew Loo, and executive produced by Martin Scorsese.
Here’s a first look at the brand new poster and trailer for the film.
In the vein of crime classics like Mean Streets and Infernal Affairs, Revenge Of The Green Dragons follows two immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) who survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining Chinatown gang “The Green Dragons”. The brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted attention of hard-boiled city cops.
After an ill- fated love affair pits Sonny against his own brother, he sets out for revenge on the very gang who made him who he is. From acclaimed Director Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo, and legendary Executive Producer Martin Scorsese comes a brilliant mix between a Hong Kong action...
Here’s a first look at the brand new poster and trailer for the film.
In the vein of crime classics like Mean Streets and Infernal Affairs, Revenge Of The Green Dragons follows two immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) who survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining Chinatown gang “The Green Dragons”. The brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted attention of hard-boiled city cops.
After an ill- fated love affair pits Sonny against his own brother, he sets out for revenge on the very gang who made him who he is. From acclaimed Director Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo, and legendary Executive Producer Martin Scorsese comes a brilliant mix between a Hong Kong action...
- 8/13/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Ray Liotta, Justin Chon (Twilight), and Harry Shum, Jr. (Glee) star in the 1990s NYC-set action crime drama that’s executive produced by Martin Scorsese and set to debut next month at the Toronto Film Festival. Revenge of the Green Dragons is helmed by Andrew Lau & Andrew Loo and was inspired by Frederick Dannen’s New Yorker article chronicling Asian-American gang life in Queens, NY. It’s a reunion of sorts for Lau and Scorsese after the latter remade Lau’s Hong Kong crime pic Infernal Affairs into his own Oscar-winning 2006 film The Departed. Pic tracks immigrant siblings Sonny (Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) who join Chinatown’s Green Dragons in pursuit of their own American Dream, only to find themselves at odds when Sonny turns against his brother and the organization.
Shuya Chang, Geoff Pierson, Billy Magnussen, and Eugenia Yuan also star. Michael Dijiacomo and Loo co-wrote the script...
Shuya Chang, Geoff Pierson, Billy Magnussen, and Eugenia Yuan also star. Michael Dijiacomo and Loo co-wrote the script...
- 8/13/2014
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Just yesterday it was announced Andrew Lau and Andrew Loo's crime-thriller Revenge of the Green Dragons would premiere at the Toronto Film Festival and now we get an announcement that A24 has acquired domestic distribution rights and immediately following the Toronto premiere, the will have an exclusive premiere on DirecTV for 30-days, beginning September 11. A24 will follow that up with an October release. Martin Scorsese serves as executive producer on the film that's said to be in the vein of crime classics like Mean Streets and Infernal Affairs. The story follows two immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) who survive the impoverished despair of New York in the 1980s by joining Chinatown gang "The Green Dragons". The brothers quickly rise up the ranks, drawing the unwanted attention of hard-boiled city cops. After an ill- fated love affair pits Sonny against his own brother, he sets out...
- 8/13/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Eight years after remaking Andrew Lau's "Infernal Affairs" as the multiple Oscar winning "The Departed" (including Best Picture and Best Director), Martin Scorsese has lent his support to the next effort from the Hong Kong filmmaker by putting his executive producer imprimatur on the project. And with a world premiere slated for the Toronto International Film Festival, the first trailer for "Revenge Of The Green Dragons" has arrived. Starring Ray Liotta, Justin Chon, Kevin Wu, Harry Shum Jr, Shuya Chang and Geoff Pierson, the 1989 set crime drama appears to the kind of crime saga worthy of the Scorsese name. Here's the official synopsis: In the vein of crime classics like Mean Streets and Infernal Affairs, this film follows two immigrant friends, Sonny and Steven, who survive the hard streets of New York in the 1980s by joining Chinatown gang The Green Dragons. Sonny and Steven quickly rise up the ranks,...
- 8/13/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The last time director Andrew Lau and Martin Scorsese were directly associated, it was because Scorsese was remaking Lau’s Infernal Affairs as The Departed. This time around, he’s simply helping out as an executive producer, backing Lau’s new English-language crime thriller Revenge Of The Green Dragons, which has launched a trailer.Directed by Lau and Andrew Loo, from a script by Loo and Michael Dijiacomo, Green Dragons follows immigrant brothers Sonny (Justin Chon) and Steven (Kevin Wu) who live and survive in the impoverished squalor of 1980s New York largely by joining powerful Chinatown gang The Green Dragons.Rising quickly through the ranks, the brothers are soon drawing the suspicious attention of tough city cops, but it’s love that truly puts them in danger. An ill-fated romance pits Sonny against his own brother, and puts him on a course to seek revenge against the very gang...
- 8/13/2014
- EmpireOnline
The Toronto International Film Festival announced more selections Tuesday for the upcoming 2014 edition of the annual awards season kick-off. The majority of the festival's program was announced last month, but this group includes intriguing world premieres from notable directors such as Todd McCarthy ("The Cobbler") and Gina Prince-Bythewood ("Beyond the Lights"). A number of the titles revealed have screened at other festivals including the underrated "Infinitely Polar Bear" and "Laggies" from Sundance as well as Cannes players "Two Days, One Night," "The Search" and "Clouds of Sils Maria." And yes, the presence of "Sils Maria," which is a favorite of this particular writer, means Kristen Stewart will likely hit one of the festival's many red carpets. As you'd expect for Toronto, the world premieres feature some big names including Josh Hutcherson and Benicio Del Toro in "Escobar: Paradise Lost," Jean Dujardin in "The Connection (La French)," Dustin Hoffman in "Boychoir,...
- 8/12/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
The 2014 Toronto Film Festival, which begins Sept. 4, added seven Galas and 17 Special Presentations to its lineup, including a semi-serious Adam Sandler project from Tom McCarthy, the director of The Station Agent and The Visitor. In The Cobbler, Sandler plays a man who has the unique ability to walk in his customers’ shoes. The movie features Dustin Hoffman, who also stars in Boychoir, François Girard’s tale of an orphan’s steep learning curve at a prestigious music school. In Welcome to Me, Kristen Wiig plays a mentally unstable woman who wins the lottery and decides to sink her winnings into a talk show.
- 8/12/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Expect to see a bevy of stars on the red carpet at the Toronto International Film Festival this September. Today, more Gala and Special Presentation titles were announced, with some star-studded projects in the mix. Now, Escobar: Paradise Lost, starring Benicio del Toro as the infamous drug lord, will have its world premiere at Tiff, as will The Forger, with John Travolta, Christopher Plummer and Tye Sheridan.
Other promising projects newly announced to be screening at Tiff are Win Win director Thomas McCarthy’s The Cobbler, which finds Adam Sandler taking on a rare dramatic role; Clouds of Sils Maria, which stars Juliette Binoche as an aging actress who confronts the young starlet (Chloe Grace Moretz) taking on the role that made her famous decades earlier; and Gemma Bovery, starring Gemma Arterton as the sensual object of a French food critic’s affection. Check out the full list of new...
Other promising projects newly announced to be screening at Tiff are Win Win director Thomas McCarthy’s The Cobbler, which finds Adam Sandler taking on a rare dramatic role; Clouds of Sils Maria, which stars Juliette Binoche as an aging actress who confronts the young starlet (Chloe Grace Moretz) taking on the role that made her famous decades earlier; and Gemma Bovery, starring Gemma Arterton as the sensual object of a French food critic’s affection. Check out the full list of new...
- 8/12/2014
- by Isaac Feldberg
- We Got This Covered
The 39th Toronto International Film Festival added another seven Galas and 17 Special Presentations to its September fest lineup running September 4 to 14. Here are the newcomers:
Galas
Boychoir François Girard, USA World Premiere
An orphaned 12-year-old boy is sent to prestigious music school where he struggles to join an elite group of world-class singers. No one expects this rebellious loner to succeed, least of all the school’s relentlessly-tough conductor who wages a battle of wills to bring out the boy’s extraordinary musical gift. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Josh Lucas, Kevin McHale, Eddie Izzard, Debra Winger and Garrett Wareing.
The Connection (La French) Cédric Jimenez, France/Belgium World Premiere
Marseille, 1975. Pierre Michel, a young police magistrate with a wife and children, has just been transferred to help crack down on the city’s organized crime. He decides to take on the French Connection, a Mafia-run operation that exports heroin all over the world.
Galas
Boychoir François Girard, USA World Premiere
An orphaned 12-year-old boy is sent to prestigious music school where he struggles to join an elite group of world-class singers. No one expects this rebellious loner to succeed, least of all the school’s relentlessly-tough conductor who wages a battle of wills to bring out the boy’s extraordinary musical gift. Starring Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Josh Lucas, Kevin McHale, Eddie Izzard, Debra Winger and Garrett Wareing.
The Connection (La French) Cédric Jimenez, France/Belgium World Premiere
Marseille, 1975. Pierre Michel, a young police magistrate with a wife and children, has just been transferred to help crack down on the city’s organized crime. He decides to take on the French Connection, a Mafia-run operation that exports heroin all over the world.
- 8/12/2014
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline
Deadline reports that HBO has ordered a new comedy series called The Brink.
Written by Roberto Benabib (Weeds) and his brother Kim Benabib, The Brink is a dark comedy that focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate (and desperate) men -- Us Secretary of State Walter Hollander (Tim Robbins); lowly Foreign Service officer Alex Coppins (Jack Black); and an ace Navy fighter pilot named Zeke Callahan (Pablo Schreiber). They must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War III.
Co-stars include Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Geoff Pierson, Esai Morales and Eric Ladin. No word on how many episodes have been ordered or when the series will start airing.
What do you think? Do you like the sound of The Brink? Will you give it a try?...
Written by Roberto Benabib (Weeds) and his brother Kim Benabib, The Brink is a dark comedy that focuses on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate (and desperate) men -- Us Secretary of State Walter Hollander (Tim Robbins); lowly Foreign Service officer Alex Coppins (Jack Black); and an ace Navy fighter pilot named Zeke Callahan (Pablo Schreiber). They must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War III.
Co-stars include Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Geoff Pierson, Esai Morales and Eric Ladin. No word on how many episodes have been ordered or when the series will start airing.
What do you think? Do you like the sound of The Brink? Will you give it a try?...
- 2/12/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
With its series order of "The Brink," HBO may have found the perfect companion for "Veep."
The pay cabler has given the comedy project starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins, from executive producer Jerry Weintraub, a series order, Deadline reports.
Written by former "Weeds" executive producer Roberto Benabib and his brother Kim Benabib, "The Brink" is billed as an "epic dark comedy" that centers on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three men: U.S. Secretary of State Walter Hollander (Robbins); Alex Coppins (Black), a low-ranking Foreign Service officer; and Zeke Callahan (Pablo Schreiber, "Orange Is the New Black"), a star Navy fighter pilot. The three men must find their way through the chaos that surrounds them to try and avoid World War III.
With a pilot directed by Jay Roach, "The Brink" also co-stars Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Geoff Pierson and Esai Morales.
The pilot was completed quickly...
The pay cabler has given the comedy project starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins, from executive producer Jerry Weintraub, a series order, Deadline reports.
Written by former "Weeds" executive producer Roberto Benabib and his brother Kim Benabib, "The Brink" is billed as an "epic dark comedy" that centers on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three men: U.S. Secretary of State Walter Hollander (Robbins); Alex Coppins (Black), a low-ranking Foreign Service officer; and Zeke Callahan (Pablo Schreiber, "Orange Is the New Black"), a star Navy fighter pilot. The three men must find their way through the chaos that surrounds them to try and avoid World War III.
With a pilot directed by Jay Roach, "The Brink" also co-stars Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Geoff Pierson and Esai Morales.
The pilot was completed quickly...
- 2/11/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Exclusive: In a very quick turnaround, HBO has given a series order to The Brink, its comedy pilot starring Jack Black and Tim Robbins, directed by Jay Roach and executive produced by Jerry Weintraub. Written by former Weeds executive producer Roberto Benabib and his brother Kim Benabib, The Brink is an epic dark comedy focusing on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men: U.S. Secretary of State Walter Hollander (Robbins); Alex Coppins (Black), a lowly Foreign Service officer; and Zeke Callahan (Pablo Schreiber), an ace Navy fighter pilot. These three compromised souls must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War III. Aasif Mandvi, Maribeth Monroe, Geoff Pierson, Esai Morales and Eric Ladin co-star on the series, executive produced by Roberto Benabib, Weintraub and Roach. Kim Benabib and Susie Ekins co-executive produce. This marks the first HBO series for Weintraub and Roach,...
- 2/11/2014
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: Pablo Schreiber is set as a lead opposite Jack Black and Tim Robbins in The Brink, HBO‘s comedy pilot directed by Jay Roach from a script by Roberto Benabib and Kim Benabib. Also cast in the project, exec produced by Jerry Weintraub, are Maribeth Monroe (Workaholics) and Geoff Pierson (Dexter) who join Aasif Mandvi. The Brink is an epic dark comedy focusing on a geopolitical crisis and its effect on three disparate and desperate men: U.S. Secretary of State Walter Hollander (Robbins); Alex Coppins (Jack Black), a lowly Foreign Service officer; and Zeke Callahan (Schreiber), an ace Navy fighter pilot. These three compromised souls must pull through the chaos around them to save the planet from World War Three. Monroe, repped by Gersh and Brillstein Entertainment, will play Kendra Willis, Deputy Chief of Staff and lifeline to the hard living Secretary of State (Robbins). Pierson, repped by...
- 12/2/2013
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Our favorite serial killer, Dexter Morgan, is back for one last season on Showtime. Will season eight be Dexter's most popular season yet? We shall see.
Dexter airs on Sunday nights and there are 12 episodes. The cast includes Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Aimee Garcia, David Zayas, Geoff Pierson and James Remar.
The TV show's latest ratings are below. These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so you can watch how it's doing.
Final season averages: 1.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.36 million total viewers.
Episode 01-12: Sunday, 09/22/13 (series finale)
1.3 demo rating (+30% change) with 2.80 million (+14% change).
Season averages: 1.11 in the demo with 2.36 million.
Episode 01-11: Sunday, 09/15/13
1.0 demo rating (-9% change) with 2.40 million (+3%...
Dexter airs on Sunday nights and there are 12 episodes. The cast includes Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Desmond Harrington, C.S. Lee, Aimee Garcia, David Zayas, Geoff Pierson and James Remar.
The TV show's latest ratings are below. These figures will be updated as the weeks progress so you can watch how it's doing.
Final season averages: 1.1 rating in the 18-49 demographic with 2.36 million total viewers.
Episode 01-12: Sunday, 09/22/13 (series finale)
1.3 demo rating (+30% change) with 2.80 million (+14% change).
Season averages: 1.11 in the demo with 2.36 million.
Episode 01-11: Sunday, 09/15/13
1.0 demo rating (-9% change) with 2.40 million (+3%...
- 9/26/2013
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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