Here is a wrap-up of all the news you need to know from Tuesday, November 21, 2023.
Netflix is delving back into the world of Black Mirror.
Months after the debut of its sixth season, reports have emerged that Netflix is already prepping Black Mirror Season 7.
With the speedier-than-usual renewal, there's a high chance we won't wait as long for fresh episodes.
The four-year wait between Seasons 5 and 6 was a lot.
Then again, maybe there will still be a significant delay because the series tends to attract big names due to the one-episode commitment afforded by its format.
Black Mirror has remained a success story for Netflix, reaching the Top 10 in countless countries.
The series started on Channel 4 but moved to Netflix in 2016 and has enjoyed a bigger budget and more cutting-edge stories than before.
We're unsure where the series will go next, but we'll be seated when new episodes pop into our Netflix queue.
Netflix is delving back into the world of Black Mirror.
Months after the debut of its sixth season, reports have emerged that Netflix is already prepping Black Mirror Season 7.
With the speedier-than-usual renewal, there's a high chance we won't wait as long for fresh episodes.
The four-year wait between Seasons 5 and 6 was a lot.
Then again, maybe there will still be a significant delay because the series tends to attract big names due to the one-episode commitment afforded by its format.
Black Mirror has remained a success story for Netflix, reaching the Top 10 in countless countries.
The series started on Channel 4 but moved to Netflix in 2016 and has enjoyed a bigger budget and more cutting-edge stories than before.
We're unsure where the series will go next, but we'll be seated when new episodes pop into our Netflix queue.
- 11/21/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
"Monsieur Spade: is a new live-action crime drama TV miniseries, created by Emmy winners Scott Frank and Tom Fontana, based on author Dashiell Hammett’s 1930 novel "The Maltese Falcon", starring Clive Owen as world-famous detective 'Sam Spade', forced to come out of his retirement, after learning about the rumored return of a long-time enemy, airing January 14, 2023 on AMC and AMC+:
"...the year is 1963, and 'Detective Sam Spade' (Owen) is enjoying his retirement in the South of France. By contrast to his days as a private eye in San Francisco, Spade’s life in Bozouls is peaceful and quiet.
"But the rumored return of his old adversary will change everything. Six beloved nuns have been killed at the local convent. As the town grieves, secrets emerge, and new leads are established.
"Spade learns that the murders are somehow connected to a mysterious child who is believed to possess great powers.
"...the year is 1963, and 'Detective Sam Spade' (Owen) is enjoying his retirement in the South of France. By contrast to his days as a private eye in San Francisco, Spade’s life in Bozouls is peaceful and quiet.
"But the rumored return of his old adversary will change everything. Six beloved nuns have been killed at the local convent. As the town grieves, secrets emerge, and new leads are established.
"Spade learns that the murders are somehow connected to a mysterious child who is believed to possess great powers.
- 11/17/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
"This has spoiled my tranquility." AMC Networks has debuted the full official trailer for the noir mystery thriller series titled Monsieur Spade, co-created by the writers / directors Scott Frank and Tom Fontana. Now set to launch at the end of January in just a few months (here's the teaser). The famous detective Sam Spade is now 60 and living as an expat in France in 1963 trying to enjoy some peace. This series is originally based on a character created by Dashiell Hammett, the same author who wrote the famous noir stories The Glass Key, The Thin Man, Red Harvest, The Maltese Falcon. Set in the early 1960s, after the Algerian War just ended. Detective Sam Spade has been quietly living out his golden years in a tiny town in the South of France. Soon enough, it won't be quiet for him any longer when his past from America catches up with him.
- 11/16/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
AMC Networks reported its second-quarter 2023 earnings Friday, revealing it lost hundreds of thousands more subscribers across its portfolio of niche streamers and was down 17% in U.S. ad sales for the April 1-June 30 period.
AMC Networks lost 300,000 subscribers across its streaming services in Q1, falling from 11.8 million at the end of 2022 to 11.5 million by March 31. In Q2, that decline continued with streaming subs down to 11 million at the end of June, per AMC Networks’ Friday earnings results.
It should be noted that in AMC Networks’ press release, it states streaming subscribers totaled 11.2 million at the end of Q1, which contradicts its previously given Q1 results, writing: “In the second quarter, we updated our subscriber definition to no longer include estimated subscriber conversions. This definitional change resulted in the removal of approximately 300 thousand subscribers from our quarter end subscriber count. Subscribers and growth rates mentioned in this release reflect our updated definition.
AMC Networks lost 300,000 subscribers across its streaming services in Q1, falling from 11.8 million at the end of 2022 to 11.5 million by March 31. In Q2, that decline continued with streaming subs down to 11 million at the end of June, per AMC Networks’ Friday earnings results.
It should be noted that in AMC Networks’ press release, it states streaming subscribers totaled 11.2 million at the end of Q1, which contradicts its previously given Q1 results, writing: “In the second quarter, we updated our subscriber definition to no longer include estimated subscriber conversions. This definitional change resulted in the removal of approximately 300 thousand subscribers from our quarter end subscriber count. Subscribers and growth rates mentioned in this release reflect our updated definition.
- 8/4/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
“Just Shoot Me” star David Spade is calling out what’s fake and what’s real in an exclusive first trailer for Fox’s new game show, “Snake Oil.”
“More than 4 million animals go chronically un-petted by their owners,” said a voiceover for what appeared to be a real-life commercial for a pet-petter. “Give them the pets they deserve with Bruce’s Better Petter. It’s motion-activated with a full range of physical affection.”
The gag is, the product nor its commercial were authentic.
“Ok, this product isn’t real. It’s snake oil. However, this is very real,” host Spade said, cutting in. The video then switched to a shot of the “Snake Oil” set and its participants.
The series is hosted by Spade and executive produced by actor, writer and producer Will Arnett, who currently hosts Fox’s” Lego Masters.”
For contestants, the object of the game is...
“More than 4 million animals go chronically un-petted by their owners,” said a voiceover for what appeared to be a real-life commercial for a pet-petter. “Give them the pets they deserve with Bruce’s Better Petter. It’s motion-activated with a full range of physical affection.”
The gag is, the product nor its commercial were authentic.
“Ok, this product isn’t real. It’s snake oil. However, this is very real,” host Spade said, cutting in. The video then switched to a shot of the “Snake Oil” set and its participants.
The series is hosted by Spade and executive produced by actor, writer and producer Will Arnett, who currently hosts Fox’s” Lego Masters.”
For contestants, the object of the game is...
- 8/1/2023
- by Raquel "Rocky" Harris
- The Wrap
Sports dramas are familiar to the television landscape, and are often beloved. Fans have leaned into series like “Glow,” “All American,” and even the mid-2000s cult classic “Friday Night Lights.” Yet it’s not the competitive action that keeps audiences pulled in weekly, or amid hours-long binges: It’s the characters and the worlds carefully crafted around them.
It’s been nearly two years since the Season 1 finale of the Michael Waldron-created series “Heels” aired. Set in the fictional town of Duffy, Georgia, “Heels” follows brothers Jack (Stephen Amell) and Ace Spade (Alexander Ludwig), the stars of the Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl). The league and its dilapidated dome are the life’s work of the Spade brothers’ late father, Tom (David James Elliot). Jack has struggled to keep Tom’s fledgling dream and business alive in his absence.
Season 1 began unpacking the brothers’ deep-seated rivalry, one that was...
It’s been nearly two years since the Season 1 finale of the Michael Waldron-created series “Heels” aired. Set in the fictional town of Duffy, Georgia, “Heels” follows brothers Jack (Stephen Amell) and Ace Spade (Alexander Ludwig), the stars of the Duffy Wrestling League (Dwl). The league and its dilapidated dome are the life’s work of the Spade brothers’ late father, Tom (David James Elliot). Jack has struggled to keep Tom’s fledgling dream and business alive in his absence.
Season 1 began unpacking the brothers’ deep-seated rivalry, one that was...
- 7/27/2023
- by Aramide Tinubu
- Variety Film + TV
Jack, Ace and the rest of the Dwl crew will leap back into action when Heels returns for Season 2 next Friday.
Season 1 aired back in 2021 and you may have forgotten a few things since then, so we’re bringing you up to speed. Press Play on the above video for all the highlights from the wrestling drama’s freshman run, including the Spade brothers’ feud and that uplifting finale twist. (You can also read our Season 1 finale interview with series creator Michael Waldron.)
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Season 1 aired back in 2021 and you may have forgotten a few things since then, so we’re bringing you up to speed. Press Play on the above video for all the highlights from the wrestling drama’s freshman run, including the Spade brothers’ feud and that uplifting finale twist. (You can also read our Season 1 finale interview with series creator Michael Waldron.)
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- 7/22/2023
- by Keisha Hatchett
- TVLine.com
‘Snake Oil’ host and producer David Spade (Photo © 2023 Brian Bowen Smith)
Four-time Emmy nominee David Spade is on board to host and produce Snake Oil, a new game show set up at Fox. Seven-time Emmy nominee Will Arnett is executive producing the series through his Electric Avenue Productions banner.
The network’s targeting a 2023-2024 primetime season launch.
“When Fox asked me to host their new show, I was flattered,” stated Spade. “But then they told me it was about a shady snake oil salesman, and I was a little less flattered to be the guy that immediately comes to mind.”
Fox offered this description of the new game show: “In the show’s all-new original format, contestants are pitched unique products by convincing entrepreneurs – some of whom are showcasing real business ventures, while the others are ‘Snake Oil Salesmen’ whose products are fake. With the help of guest celebrity advisors,...
Four-time Emmy nominee David Spade is on board to host and produce Snake Oil, a new game show set up at Fox. Seven-time Emmy nominee Will Arnett is executive producing the series through his Electric Avenue Productions banner.
The network’s targeting a 2023-2024 primetime season launch.
“When Fox asked me to host their new show, I was flattered,” stated Spade. “But then they told me it was about a shady snake oil salesman, and I was a little less flattered to be the guy that immediately comes to mind.”
Fox offered this description of the new game show: “In the show’s all-new original format, contestants are pitched unique products by convincing entrepreneurs – some of whom are showcasing real business ventures, while the others are ‘Snake Oil Salesmen’ whose products are fake. With the help of guest celebrity advisors,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Exclusive: Fox is hunting down the snake oil salesmen in its latest game show.
The network has ordered Snake Oil, fronted by David Spade and exec produced by Will Arnett. The original format sees contestants pitched unique products by convincing entrepreneurs – some of whom are showcasing real business ventures, while the others are “Snake Oil Salesmen” whose products are fake.
Contestants, with the help of guest celebrity advisors, must determine which products are real and which are a sham, for a chance to win life-changing money.
In each round, contestants choose a pair of entrepreneurs and learn about their unique, and often bizarre, products through visuals, a custom-made infomercial exclusively produced for Snake Oil, and by quizzing the business representative themselves. With the help of their celebrity advisors, the contestants must then decide who is selling an authentic product and who is hawking a sham.
The series, which will launch during the 2023/24 season on Fox,...
The network has ordered Snake Oil, fronted by David Spade and exec produced by Will Arnett. The original format sees contestants pitched unique products by convincing entrepreneurs – some of whom are showcasing real business ventures, while the others are “Snake Oil Salesmen” whose products are fake.
Contestants, with the help of guest celebrity advisors, must determine which products are real and which are a sham, for a chance to win life-changing money.
In each round, contestants choose a pair of entrepreneurs and learn about their unique, and often bizarre, products through visuals, a custom-made infomercial exclusively produced for Snake Oil, and by quizzing the business representative themselves. With the help of their celebrity advisors, the contestants must then decide who is selling an authentic product and who is hawking a sham.
The series, which will launch during the 2023/24 season on Fox,...
- 4/18/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Saturday Night Live star Chris Farley admired original cast member John Belushi. Unfortunately, Farley embodied his role model too closely and indulged in the same sort of drug addiction that cost both comedians their lives. But, in happier times on the set of SNL, cast member David Spade remembered Farley’s habit of wearing Belushi’s pants… no matter what.
L-r: Chris Farley and Jeff Daniels | Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Image
Spade now co-hosts the podcast Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey. When head writer Jim Downey was their guest on May 11, the hosts reminisced about working with Farley. Spade would continue to work with Farley after SNL in the movies Tommy Boy and Black Sheep.
‘Saturday Night Live’ wardrobe department gave Chris Farley John Belushi’s pants
Belushi would pioneer recurring sketch characters like the Samurai and The Blues Brothers. Farley would do motivational...
L-r: Chris Farley and Jeff Daniels | Alan Singer/NBCU Photo Bank/NBCUniversal via Getty Image
Spade now co-hosts the podcast Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey. When head writer Jim Downey was their guest on May 11, the hosts reminisced about working with Farley. Spade would continue to work with Farley after SNL in the movies Tommy Boy and Black Sheep.
‘Saturday Night Live’ wardrobe department gave Chris Farley John Belushi’s pants
Belushi would pioneer recurring sketch characters like the Samurai and The Blues Brothers. Farley would do motivational...
- 3/1/2023
- by Fred Topel
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Comedians David Spade and the late Chris Farley were one of the most memorable comedy duos of the '90s, both as ⅔ of the Gap Girls on "Saturday Night Live" and as co-leads of two of the decade's classic buddy films. Decades beyond the release of the latter film, Penelope Spheeris' "Black Sheep," it still delivers plenty of Farley's physical comedy -- its funniest scenes sees him tussle with a bat and a steep hillside -- and strong buddy chemistry with Spade. But the end product mimics the earlier "Tommy Boy," but without much of that film's magic, leading one of its leading men to wish the movie had been axed.
Coming out of "SNL" fame, Farley signed a two-picture deal with Paramount. "Tommy Boy'' fulfilled the first half, grossing 32 million on a 20 million budget. Following Farley's Tommy Callahan III on a mission to sell brake pads with a less-than-thrilled Spade in tow,...
Coming out of "SNL" fame, Farley signed a two-picture deal with Paramount. "Tommy Boy'' fulfilled the first half, grossing 32 million on a 20 million budget. Following Farley's Tommy Callahan III on a mission to sell brake pads with a less-than-thrilled Spade in tow,...
- 1/8/2023
- by Anya Stanley
- Slash Film
AMC has opted not to move forward with the series “Demascus,” Variety has confirmed.
The show was ordered to series at the cabler back in February 2022 and had completed production but will no longer air on AMC. The news comes after Variety exclusively reported that AMC was also not proceeding with Season 2 of the legal drama “61st Street” or with its planned series adaptation of the novel “Invitation to a Bonfire.”
The decisions were made as part of cost cutting measures announced by AMC in December 2022, in which the company stated it would take write-downs for up to 475 million. That figure included 400 million for “strategic programming assessments” and 75 million for “organizational restructuring costs,” per an SEC filing. Just prior to that announcement, AMC Networks CEO Christina Spade abruptly departed the company after less than three months in the role. James L. Dolan was then named interim executive chairman by the board of directors shortly thereafter.
The show was ordered to series at the cabler back in February 2022 and had completed production but will no longer air on AMC. The news comes after Variety exclusively reported that AMC was also not proceeding with Season 2 of the legal drama “61st Street” or with its planned series adaptation of the novel “Invitation to a Bonfire.”
The decisions were made as part of cost cutting measures announced by AMC in December 2022, in which the company stated it would take write-downs for up to 475 million. That figure included 400 million for “strategic programming assessments” and 75 million for “organizational restructuring costs,” per an SEC filing. Just prior to that announcement, AMC Networks CEO Christina Spade abruptly departed the company after less than three months in the role. James L. Dolan was then named interim executive chairman by the board of directors shortly thereafter.
- 1/6/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
AMC is no longer moving forward with “61st Street” Season 2 or its series adaptation of “Invitation to a Bonfire,” Variety has learned exclusively.
The second season of legal drama “61st Street” had already been shot, but AMC no longer plans to air it. In addition, four of the six episodes of “Invitation to a Bonfire” had been shot before AMC decided to pull the plug.
The decisions were made as part of cost cutting measures announced by AMC in December 2022, in which the company stated it would take write-downs for up to 475 million. That figure included 400 million for “strategic programming assessments” and 75 million for “organizational restructuring costs,” per an SEC filing. Just prior to that announcement, AMC Networks CEO Christina Spade abruptly departed the company after less than three months in the role. James L. Dolan was then named interim executive chairman by the board of directors shortly thereafter. Dolan...
The second season of legal drama “61st Street” had already been shot, but AMC no longer plans to air it. In addition, four of the six episodes of “Invitation to a Bonfire” had been shot before AMC decided to pull the plug.
The decisions were made as part of cost cutting measures announced by AMC in December 2022, in which the company stated it would take write-downs for up to 475 million. That figure included 400 million for “strategic programming assessments” and 75 million for “organizational restructuring costs,” per an SEC filing. Just prior to that announcement, AMC Networks CEO Christina Spade abruptly departed the company after less than three months in the role. James L. Dolan was then named interim executive chairman by the board of directors shortly thereafter. Dolan...
- 1/5/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Holy schnikes is it hard to live up to "Tommy Boy." While it wasn't exactly a critical darling, it performed ridiculously well in home video rentals, but none of that matters compared to the love audiences had and continue to have for the Chris Farley classic. Despite its textbook goofy '90s comedy score and some of the more painfully uncomfortable humor that hasn't aged well, "Tommy Boy" is as loveable as its lead, Herbie Hancock and all. At its core, it has a whole lot of heart which sets it apart from the rest of Farley's films. Take "Black Sheep," for example.
According to David Spade (via Uproxx), ahead of shooting "Tommy Boy," Farley had signed a two-picture deal with Paramount. Evidently, this was an effort to prove to studio execs that he was serious about his career in the wake of repeated stints in rehab. So regardless of the initial film's success,...
According to David Spade (via Uproxx), ahead of shooting "Tommy Boy," Farley had signed a two-picture deal with Paramount. Evidently, this was an effort to prove to studio execs that he was serious about his career in the wake of repeated stints in rehab. So regardless of the initial film's success,...
- 12/30/2022
- by Ariel Fisher
- Slash Film
Cobra Kai’s Bill Posley tells the story of four kids sent to rob a spooky house only to find themselves playing gory games of Operation! Battleship and Rock Paper Scissors
Actor-writer-director Bill Posley (best known for his scripts for Cobra Kai) is clearly having a bit of fun with this cheap and (presumably intentionally) cheesy horror romp. An opening framing device has a purring Tony Todd introducing the story in the style of hosts like Alfred Hitchcock or, more recently, Guillermo del Toro, evoking the “’hood horror stories of old” like Blacula (1972), Bones (2001) and Candyman (1992) to set the stage for some Afrocentric scares. This film, he boasts, is the story of the first black serial killer to wear a mask, who goes by the name Bitch Ass.
Moving between a 1980 and late 1990s time frame that leaves plenty of room for sequels, Posley’s script posits a Black-majority neighbourhood...
Actor-writer-director Bill Posley (best known for his scripts for Cobra Kai) is clearly having a bit of fun with this cheap and (presumably intentionally) cheesy horror romp. An opening framing device has a purring Tony Todd introducing the story in the style of hosts like Alfred Hitchcock or, more recently, Guillermo del Toro, evoking the “’hood horror stories of old” like Blacula (1972), Bones (2001) and Candyman (1992) to set the stage for some Afrocentric scares. This film, he boasts, is the story of the first black serial killer to wear a mask, who goes by the name Bitch Ass.
Moving between a 1980 and late 1990s time frame that leaves plenty of room for sequels, Posley’s script posits a Black-majority neighbourhood...
- 12/14/2022
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Guardian - Film News
As the streaming industry matures, AMC Networks — the cable-reliant company that introduced such hits as “Mad Men,” “Breaking Bad” and “The Walking Dead” — is among the smaller businesses that may be left behind in the competitive streaming wars, industry insiders tell TheWrap.
AMC Networks, majority-owned and controlled by the Dolan family, launched its flagship streamer, AMC+, in the summer of 2020, at the height of the pandemic and amid the boom of new platforms like the rebranded HBO Max. Just months afterward, in November, the company announced layoffs affecting 100 staffers, roughly 10 of its workforce at the time, in a restructuring meant to streamline linear network operations with streaming, then considered one of AMC Networks’ areas with the greatest potential for growth.
Last week, the company once again announced a “large-scale layoff” affecting roughly 20 of its staff as well as the abrupt departure of CEO Christina Spade after just three months. (Board...
AMC Networks, majority-owned and controlled by the Dolan family, launched its flagship streamer, AMC+, in the summer of 2020, at the height of the pandemic and amid the boom of new platforms like the rebranded HBO Max. Just months afterward, in November, the company announced layoffs affecting 100 staffers, roughly 10 of its workforce at the time, in a restructuring meant to streamline linear network operations with streaming, then considered one of AMC Networks’ areas with the greatest potential for growth.
Last week, the company once again announced a “large-scale layoff” affecting roughly 20 of its staff as well as the abrupt departure of CEO Christina Spade after just three months. (Board...
- 12/13/2022
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- The Wrap
On "Saturday Night Live," breaking is a complicated thing. Back when Jimmy Fallon was a cast member, for instance, he cracked up on camera so often that it became a nuisance to both the audience and his fellow cast members. Tracy Morgan described Fallon's schtick as "taking all the attention off of everybody else and putting it on you, like, 'Oh, look at me, I'm the cute one.'" Morgan apparently forbade Fallon from breaking in any of his sketches — "I told him not to do that s*** in my sketches, so he never did" — which seems to imply that Fallon's laughter was more of a calculated act than he might've wanted us to think.
Other times, the sketch is so funny that you can't really blame the cast member for laughing. Sometimes, the cast members breaking actually elevates the sketch, turning it from something that might've been forgettable...
Other times, the sketch is so funny that you can't really blame the cast member for laughing. Sometimes, the cast members breaking actually elevates the sketch, turning it from something that might've been forgettable...
- 11/11/2022
- by Michael Boyle
- Slash Film
Following the departure of the original Not Ready for Prime Time Players in 1980, there have been very few "Saturday Night Live" cast members who've shot to stardom via one relentlessly hilarious sketch. Certainly, there have been breakout performances, but something on the magnitude of Eddie Murphy hitting the Studio 8H stage as Little Richard Simmons only happened one more time: Chris Farley's Chippendales sketch, opposite guest host Patrick Swayze, on the show's October 27, 1990 episode.
The premise is simple: Swayze and Farley are the finalists for one open dance slot at the famous strip club. To win the gig, they have to face each other in a dance-off. People have criticized the skit for getting big laughs at Farley's expense, but that does him a huge, insulting disservice. The sketch works because of Farley's unabashed energy, and as Robert Smigel once noted, incredible nimbleness. He's a great dancer and an unparalleled physical comedian,...
The premise is simple: Swayze and Farley are the finalists for one open dance slot at the famous strip club. To win the gig, they have to face each other in a dance-off. People have criticized the skit for getting big laughs at Farley's expense, but that does him a huge, insulting disservice. The sketch works because of Farley's unabashed energy, and as Robert Smigel once noted, incredible nimbleness. He's a great dancer and an unparalleled physical comedian,...
- 11/7/2022
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
There have been few more versatile comedic weapons in history than Chris Farley. During his heyday in the '90s, Farley was probably the funniest man on the planet. During his time on "Saturday Night Live," he was the clear standout of the cast, the guy they'd send out to ensure laughter. He was that good.
If you were the director of a comedy in 1995, there's no star you'd rather have in your film than Farley. Maybe Jim Carrey. But for Peter Segal, the director of "Tommy Boy," there was no one better than Farley for the job. But Farley also got plenty of help from his good friend David Spade, and Segal knew that they had some expert comedic minds to lean on to fill in the gaps in the script, and that's just what they did.
According to Deadline, one of the movie's funniest bits, Farley's "fat guy in a little coat" routine,...
If you were the director of a comedy in 1995, there's no star you'd rather have in your film than Farley. Maybe Jim Carrey. But for Peter Segal, the director of "Tommy Boy," there was no one better than Farley for the job. But Farley also got plenty of help from his good friend David Spade, and Segal knew that they had some expert comedic minds to lean on to fill in the gaps in the script, and that's just what they did.
According to Deadline, one of the movie's funniest bits, Farley's "fat guy in a little coat" routine,...
- 10/28/2022
- by Matt Rainis
- Slash Film
In show business, sometimes Hollywood giveth, and Hollywood taketh away. All Bible quotes aside, the idiom almost applied to the 1995 comedy "Tommy Boy." After having them on "Saturday Night Live" together, executive producer Lorne Michaels recognized the chemistry between best friends Chris Farley and David Spade and pitched the idea for a movie featuring the two comedians.
The original draft of "Tommy Boy" focused more on the relationship between Tommy (Farley) and his stepbrother Paul (Rob Lowe). But the concept wasn't working for director Peter Segal. "I felt that was the B story," Segal told Deadline on the film's 25th anniversary. "The A story was these two guys who didn't get along, forced to work together to save this company, and the town."
That required a comprehensive rewrite of the script. There was just one problem: Farley and Spade were due back in New York for the new season of "Saturday Night Live.
The original draft of "Tommy Boy" focused more on the relationship between Tommy (Farley) and his stepbrother Paul (Rob Lowe). But the concept wasn't working for director Peter Segal. "I felt that was the B story," Segal told Deadline on the film's 25th anniversary. "The A story was these two guys who didn't get along, forced to work together to save this company, and the town."
That required a comprehensive rewrite of the script. There was just one problem: Farley and Spade were due back in New York for the new season of "Saturday Night Live.
- 10/28/2022
- by Travis Yates
- Slash Film
"Tommy Boy" was the strongest entry into a genre of film that's sadly extinct, a genre which I like to describe as "Let Chris Farley Go Wild for 90 Minutes." The 1995 film from director Peter Segal is a charming low-brow comedy about a loveable idiot learning to be a responsible adult following the death of his father, who owns his hometown's auto parts plant. It's a film that relies almost entirely on the lightning in a bottle talent of Chris Farley, not to mention the underrated straight-man performance by David Spade, and they turn what could have been a mediocre comedy into a thoroughly entertaining romp that still brings about endless laughs today.
Opening at number one in the box office, "Tommy Boy" found success in theaters, but it didn't become truly beloved until years later. According to Deadline, which looked back on the movie for its 25th anniversary, by the...
Opening at number one in the box office, "Tommy Boy" found success in theaters, but it didn't become truly beloved until years later. According to Deadline, which looked back on the movie for its 25th anniversary, by the...
- 10/28/2022
- by Matt Rainis
- Slash Film
Sheryl Crow has recounted an “awful” memory from Woodstock ’99, which ultimately led her to cut her performance short.
The disastrous events of the 1999 Upstate New York music festival were brought to light in Netflix’s recent documentary Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99.
Featuring interviews with staffers, festivalgoers and attendees, the series shocked viewers with its retelling of the infamous festival that “degenerated into an epic trainwreck of fires, riots and destruction”.
During the latest episode of the Fly on the Wall podcast – hosted by Saturday Night Live alumni David Spade and Dana Carvey – the 60-year-old “All I Wanna Do” singer recalled her “disturbing” Woodstock ’99 experience.
“I watched part of [the documentary] on the aeroplane a couple of days ago, I had to turn it off. It was so disturbing and I remember it. I remember how awful it was,” Crow said.
“When you watch how everyone went bananas. I can’t believe who would stay,...
The disastrous events of the 1999 Upstate New York music festival were brought to light in Netflix’s recent documentary Trainwreck: Woodstock ’99.
Featuring interviews with staffers, festivalgoers and attendees, the series shocked viewers with its retelling of the infamous festival that “degenerated into an epic trainwreck of fires, riots and destruction”.
During the latest episode of the Fly on the Wall podcast – hosted by Saturday Night Live alumni David Spade and Dana Carvey – the 60-year-old “All I Wanna Do” singer recalled her “disturbing” Woodstock ’99 experience.
“I watched part of [the documentary] on the aeroplane a couple of days ago, I had to turn it off. It was so disturbing and I remember it. I remember how awful it was,” Crow said.
“When you watch how everyone went bananas. I can’t believe who would stay,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Music
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- 9/15/2022
- E! Online
AMC has been through multiple phases, from its origins as American Movie Classics to its iconic anti-hero years of “Breaking Bad” and “Mad Men.” Now, the flagship property of AMC Networks is entering its next era, as it says goodbye to “The Walking Dead” and “Better Call Saul” in a few months, and hello to its Anne Rice franchise, increased viewership on AMC+ and it’s biggest year of original programming yet.
The way Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios at AMC Networks, puts it to Variety, the company is experiencing “a real creative renaissance and resurgence.” “In the wake of these classic, great tentpole series ending, we’re successfully launching the next generation of classic, great tentpole series,” McDermott says.
Behind-the-scenes, McDermott — who joined the company right before the pandemic hit — has been leading a great deal of that charge, following a shakeup in leadership that saw...
The way Dan McDermott, president of entertainment and AMC Studios at AMC Networks, puts it to Variety, the company is experiencing “a real creative renaissance and resurgence.” “In the wake of these classic, great tentpole series ending, we’re successfully launching the next generation of classic, great tentpole series,” McDermott says.
Behind-the-scenes, McDermott — who joined the company right before the pandemic hit — has been leading a great deal of that charge, following a shakeup in leadership that saw...
- 6/16/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
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