[This story contains mild spoilers from episode nine of Palm Royale.]
Tate Taylor might be the male version of Palm Royale’s Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons.
The executive producer and director behind the Kristen Wiig-starring comedy had his own experience trying to get into an exclusive Palm Beach club during pre-production on the Apple TV+ series. And just like the Tennessee debutante found out in the season premiere, wealthy Florida socialites don’t take too kindly to trespassers.
“I snuck in a side door like Maxine, got a great glimpse of the club, was spotted by security, and was kicked out. So I left Palm Beach feeling like a loser and trash,” Taylor recalls to The Hollywood Reporter in the conversation below. “I said, ‘Okay, this is a very real place.'”
The exclusivity of the Palm Beach community is why filming for Palm Royale had to take place in Los Angeles, where a mix of set locations and sound...
Tate Taylor might be the male version of Palm Royale’s Maxine Dellacorte-Simmons.
The executive producer and director behind the Kristen Wiig-starring comedy had his own experience trying to get into an exclusive Palm Beach club during pre-production on the Apple TV+ series. And just like the Tennessee debutante found out in the season premiere, wealthy Florida socialites don’t take too kindly to trespassers.
“I snuck in a side door like Maxine, got a great glimpse of the club, was spotted by security, and was kicked out. So I left Palm Beach feeling like a loser and trash,” Taylor recalls to The Hollywood Reporter in the conversation below. “I said, ‘Okay, this is a very real place.'”
The exclusivity of the Palm Beach community is why filming for Palm Royale had to take place in Los Angeles, where a mix of set locations and sound...
- 5/2/2024
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
[This story is focused on the sixth episode of Palm Royale, “Maxine Takes a Step.”]
In Palm Royale, parties and Palm Beach high society go together like Maxine Dellacorte (Kristen Wiig) and her signature grasshopper cocktail. But pulling off these ostentatious displays of wealth and popularity disguised as charitable events, episode after episode, was no small feat for the production team behind the Apple TV+ series.
“We shot episode one and two together with Tate Taylor directing, and it was back-to-back balls. Then we got to episode four and there was another one, and then we got to episode six and there was another one, and we’re like, ‘Oh my God, we’re doing Palm Beach Bridgerton,’” production designer Jon Carlos tells The Hollywood Reporter. “We realized we really have to up the ante on every single one of these parties. They have to be insane and then the next one has to be even more insane.”
The...
In Palm Royale, parties and Palm Beach high society go together like Maxine Dellacorte (Kristen Wiig) and her signature grasshopper cocktail. But pulling off these ostentatious displays of wealth and popularity disguised as charitable events, episode after episode, was no small feat for the production team behind the Apple TV+ series.
“We shot episode one and two together with Tate Taylor directing, and it was back-to-back balls. Then we got to episode four and there was another one, and then we got to episode six and there was another one, and we’re like, ‘Oh my God, we’re doing Palm Beach Bridgerton,’” production designer Jon Carlos tells The Hollywood Reporter. “We realized we really have to up the ante on every single one of these parties. They have to be insane and then the next one has to be even more insane.”
The...
- 4/13/2024
- by Brande Victorian
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Striking a tonal balance between drama and comedy can be difficult. It’s even harder when the series must adhere to a specific place and time. Yet Palm Royale, which debuts on March 20th on Apple TV+, makes a strong play for the Mad Men demographic. Equal parts stylish, melodramatic, and witty, there’s a lot to like about Palm Royale. However, even with one of the greatest casts ever assembled for a television show on paper, one cannot help but feel disappointed. There are fun performances, but its premise and story feel antiquated in 2024.
Palm Royale Plot
Based on the novel Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel, Palm Royale follows Maxine Simmons-Dellacort (Kristen Wiig) as she walks in two worlds. She reaches for high status at the Palm Royal Club, where the socialites of Palm Beach lounge. Among her idols are Dinah Donahue (Leslie Bibb), Evelyn Rollins (Allison Janney...
Palm Royale Plot
Based on the novel Mr. & Mrs. American Pie by Juliet McDaniel, Palm Royale follows Maxine Simmons-Dellacort (Kristen Wiig) as she walks in two worlds. She reaches for high status at the Palm Royal Club, where the socialites of Palm Beach lounge. Among her idols are Dinah Donahue (Leslie Bibb), Evelyn Rollins (Allison Janney...
- 3/21/2024
- by Alan French
- FandomWire
Do not underestimate Tate Taylor’s commitment to “Palm Royale.”
The director and executive producer of Apple TV’s star-studded period dramedy — about Kristin Wiig’s have-not fighting to break into the ranks of Palm Beach society — took his job as director of the first episode so seriously he was asked to leave. Not the show; Taylor was kicked out of an actual Palm Beach club.
Taylor and production designer Jon Carlos went on a 42-hour trip to Palm Beach to get a feel for the town. “The club that the Palm Royale [the fictional club that gives the series its name] is modeled after is very exclusive,” Taylor told IndieWire. “And so I said, ‘I’m going to break in. And I want to get kicked out.’ And I did! I went through the doors, I looked at all the people — of course, I was in board shorts and flip flops — and I got kicked out.”
In that moment,...
The director and executive producer of Apple TV’s star-studded period dramedy — about Kristin Wiig’s have-not fighting to break into the ranks of Palm Beach society — took his job as director of the first episode so seriously he was asked to leave. Not the show; Taylor was kicked out of an actual Palm Beach club.
Taylor and production designer Jon Carlos went on a 42-hour trip to Palm Beach to get a feel for the town. “The club that the Palm Royale [the fictional club that gives the series its name] is modeled after is very exclusive,” Taylor told IndieWire. “And so I said, ‘I’m going to break in. And I want to get kicked out.’ And I did! I went through the doors, I looked at all the people — of course, I was in board shorts and flip flops — and I got kicked out.”
In that moment,...
- 3/20/2024
- by Mark Peikert
- Indiewire
“When you first come to Palm Beach, you think you’re the oldest and the richest. But then you realize you are the youngest and poorest.”
Everybody has goals. For new resident Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig), hers is to enter the world of Palm Beach high society circa 1969. She dreams of joining the Palm Royale, the most exclusive country club in the area. It’s the sort of exclusive place filled with swimming pools, galas and daytime martinis that feeds into the competitive charity season. It’s the time of year where the wealthy women in the area show off their wallets and organizational skills to vie for the coveted title of “Queen of the Season.”
All this just to be mentioned in the local society papers. After all, “At the Palm Royale, the more you gave, the more you got.”
Krsiten Wiig in “Palm Royale.” (Apple TV+)
But poor...
Everybody has goals. For new resident Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig), hers is to enter the world of Palm Beach high society circa 1969. She dreams of joining the Palm Royale, the most exclusive country club in the area. It’s the sort of exclusive place filled with swimming pools, galas and daytime martinis that feeds into the competitive charity season. It’s the time of year where the wealthy women in the area show off their wallets and organizational skills to vie for the coveted title of “Queen of the Season.”
All this just to be mentioned in the local society papers. After all, “At the Palm Royale, the more you gave, the more you got.”
Krsiten Wiig in “Palm Royale.” (Apple TV+)
But poor...
- 3/18/2024
- by Matthew Creith
- The Wrap
Kristen Wiig is stepping out for the premiere of her new Apple TV+ comedy series!
The 50-year-old Emmy-nominated actress joined co-stars Kaia Gerber, Ricky Martin, Allison Janey at the premiere of Palm Royale on Thursday (March 14) held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Fellow cast members in attendance included Amber Chardate Robinson, Carol Burnett, Claudia Ferri, Jason Canela, Jordan Bridges, Josh Lucas, Julia Duffy, Leslie Bibb, and Rick Cosnett.
Keep reading to find out more…Here’s the synopsis: “Palm Royale is a true underdog story that follows Maxine Simmons (Wiig) as she endeavors to break into Palm Beach high society. As Maxine attempts to cross that impermeable line between the haves and the have-nots, Palm Royale asks the same question that still baffles us today: “How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice to get what someone else has?” Set during the powder keg year...
The 50-year-old Emmy-nominated actress joined co-stars Kaia Gerber, Ricky Martin, Allison Janey at the premiere of Palm Royale on Thursday (March 14) held at the Samuel Goldwyn Theater in Beverly Hills, Calif.
Fellow cast members in attendance included Amber Chardate Robinson, Carol Burnett, Claudia Ferri, Jason Canela, Jordan Bridges, Josh Lucas, Julia Duffy, Leslie Bibb, and Rick Cosnett.
Keep reading to find out more…Here’s the synopsis: “Palm Royale is a true underdog story that follows Maxine Simmons (Wiig) as she endeavors to break into Palm Beach high society. As Maxine attempts to cross that impermeable line between the haves and the have-nots, Palm Royale asks the same question that still baffles us today: “How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice to get what someone else has?” Set during the powder keg year...
- 3/15/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Exclusive: Apple TV+ has rounded out the cast of its original comedy series Mrs. American Pie with recurring stars Jordan Bridges, Kaia Gerber (American Horror Story), Jason Canela Mindy Cohn, Julia Duffy and Claudia Ferri.
Bridges portrays Perry Donahue, an entrepreneur and old schoolmate of Douglas’ (played by Josh Lucas).
Gerber portrays Mitzi, a local manicurist.
Duffy portrays Mary Jones Davidsoul, an old-money member of the Palm Beach high society.
Canela portrays Eddie, a tennis pro at the Palm Beach high society club.
Cohn portrays Ann, an editor for the society column.
Ferri portrays Raquel, a Cuban ex-pat and member of the Palm Beach high society club.
Written by Abe Sylvia and directed by Tate Taylor, Mrs. American Pie is a story about gorgeously impossible people.
Bridges portrays Perry Donahue, an entrepreneur and old schoolmate of Douglas’ (played by Josh Lucas).
Gerber portrays Mitzi, a local manicurist.
Duffy portrays Mary Jones Davidsoul, an old-money member of the Palm Beach high society.
Canela portrays Eddie, a tennis pro at the Palm Beach high society club.
Cohn portrays Ann, an editor for the society column.
Ferri portrays Raquel, a Cuban ex-pat and member of the Palm Beach high society club.
Written by Abe Sylvia and directed by Tate Taylor, Mrs. American Pie is a story about gorgeously impossible people.
- 6/13/2022
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
"Golfing in the winter? The rich don't give a sh*t about the laws of nature." Brainsss!! Available to stream on Screambox now is this Quebecois zombie comedy titled Brain Freeze, which played on opening night at this year's Fantasia Film Festival up in Montreal. If you're in the mood for some zombies this Halloween season, this is an option! It looks better than expected. A fertilizer used in a rich gated community becomes the source of a mutation that turns residents into zombies. Can a teen & his baby sister break free from the quarantined island before turning into grass? Reviews from Fantasia say the film "thaws out zombie formula with smart commentary and humor." Meagan Navarro writes that it wields "its satire in an engaging way that keeps this zombie comedy moving along at a quick and entertaining pace." Starring Iani Bédard, Roy Dupuis, Marianne Fortier, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, & Claudia Ferri.
- 10/22/2021
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Stars: Iani Bédard, Roy Dupuis, Marianne Fortier, Anne-Élisabeth Bossé, Claudia Ferri | Written and Directed by Julien Knafo
The affluent residents of Peacock Island want the ability to golf year-round. Their wish gets granted in the form of a new fertilizer that will grow grass even in the iciest conditions, but they soon realise all-year round golfing comes at a cost…the experimental fertilizer makes its way into the water supply, contaminating the population and leading to a spine-chilling zombie outbreak. Before his eyes, 13 year-old André sees the outbreak of a devastating epidemic that makes him an orphan. Horrified, he must fight for his survival and that of his one-year-old sister when he meets security guard Dan on a perilous journey to safety in the Golf Club chalet.
When people think zombie horror comedy these days they’ll undoubtedly think of the now-classic Brit rom-com Shaun of the Dead. But where...
The affluent residents of Peacock Island want the ability to golf year-round. Their wish gets granted in the form of a new fertilizer that will grow grass even in the iciest conditions, but they soon realise all-year round golfing comes at a cost…the experimental fertilizer makes its way into the water supply, contaminating the population and leading to a spine-chilling zombie outbreak. Before his eyes, 13 year-old André sees the outbreak of a devastating epidemic that makes him an orphan. Horrified, he must fight for his survival and that of his one-year-old sister when he meets security guard Dan on a perilous journey to safety in the Golf Club chalet.
When people think zombie horror comedy these days they’ll undoubtedly think of the now-classic Brit rom-com Shaun of the Dead. But where...
- 8/28/2021
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 25th edition as a virtual event accessible to audiences across Canada, with a
dynamic program of scheduled screenings and premieres, panels, and workshops running from August 5 through August 25, 2021, once again using the leading-edge platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72.
As the summer approaches, the festival will be following advice from local health authorities, with the possibility of also adding a range of flagship physical events to the lineup.
Last summer’s virtual edition was a phenomenal success, screening to 85000 spectators and amassing a record amount of media coverage, with 475 accredited journalists from around the world covering Fantasia and its titles. The lineup showcased 104 features, a quarter of which were World Premieres, with the majority securing distribution out of the festival, with highlights including “The Block Island Sound” selling to Netflix, “Come True” to IFC, “The Paper Tigers” to WellGo USA,...
dynamic program of scheduled screenings and premieres, panels, and workshops running from August 5 through August 25, 2021, once again using the leading-edge platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72.
As the summer approaches, the festival will be following advice from local health authorities, with the possibility of also adding a range of flagship physical events to the lineup.
Last summer’s virtual edition was a phenomenal success, screening to 85000 spectators and amassing a record amount of media coverage, with 475 accredited journalists from around the world covering Fantasia and its titles. The lineup showcased 104 features, a quarter of which were World Premieres, with the majority securing distribution out of the festival, with highlights including “The Block Island Sound” selling to Netflix, “Come True” to IFC, “The Paper Tigers” to WellGo USA,...
- 4/9/2021
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
Taking place this August as a virtual event for viewers in Canada, the 25th annual Fantasia International Film Festival will open with the world premiere of the zombie comedy Brain Freeze:
Press Release: Thursday, April 8, 2021 // Montreal, Quebec -- The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 25th edition as a virtual event accessible to audiences across Canada, with a dynamic program of scheduled screenings and premieres, panels, and workshops running from August 5 through August 25, 2021, once again using the leading-edge platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72.
As the summer approaches, the festival will be following advice from local health authorities, with the possibility of also adding a range of flagship physical events to the lineup.
Last summer’s virtual edition was a phenomenal success, screening to 85000 spectators and amassing a record amount of media coverage, with 475 accredited journalists from around the world covering Fantasia and its titles. The lineup showcased 104 features,...
Press Release: Thursday, April 8, 2021 // Montreal, Quebec -- The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 25th edition as a virtual event accessible to audiences across Canada, with a dynamic program of scheduled screenings and premieres, panels, and workshops running from August 5 through August 25, 2021, once again using the leading-edge platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72.
As the summer approaches, the festival will be following advice from local health authorities, with the possibility of also adding a range of flagship physical events to the lineup.
Last summer’s virtual edition was a phenomenal success, screening to 85000 spectators and amassing a record amount of media coverage, with 475 accredited journalists from around the world covering Fantasia and its titles. The lineup showcased 104 features,...
- 4/8/2021
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Canada’s Fantasia International Film Festival will return August 5 – August 25 in 2021, with a virtual event being planned again this year as pandemic challenges continue.
However, organizers said today they are continuing to follow advice from local health authorities with the possibility of adding a range of physical events to the lineup, which so far includes screenings and premieres, panels and workshops, all in a digital format.
The fest also announced today it will open with the world premiere of Québécois genre feature Brain Freeze, directed by Julien Knafo. The film was first pitched at Frontières, the genre co-production market run with Fantasia. It is a zombie comedy that tells the tale of an environmental disaster that leads to a fast-spreading virus ravaging a wealthy gated community off the island of Montreal. The film largely shot pre-lockdown and was able to get finished last summer. Following its Fantasia premiere, it will...
However, organizers said today they are continuing to follow advice from local health authorities with the possibility of adding a range of physical events to the lineup, which so far includes screenings and premieres, panels and workshops, all in a digital format.
The fest also announced today it will open with the world premiere of Québécois genre feature Brain Freeze, directed by Julien Knafo. The film was first pitched at Frontières, the genre co-production market run with Fantasia. It is a zombie comedy that tells the tale of an environmental disaster that leads to a fast-spreading virus ravaging a wealthy gated community off the island of Montreal. The film largely shot pre-lockdown and was able to get finished last summer. Following its Fantasia premiere, it will...
- 4/8/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Fest heads to consult health authorities on possibility of “flagship physical events” in line-up.
The virtual 25th edition of Fantasia International Film Festival will run from August 5-25 and open with the world premiere of Quebecois “zom-com” Brain Freeze.
The festival will be accessible to audiences across Canada and feature a programme of screenings and premieres, panels, and workshops on a platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72.
The full line-up will be unveiled in several waves over the coming months.
Festival heads will take advice from health authorities as the summer approaches on whether they can incorporate “a range...
The virtual 25th edition of Fantasia International Film Festival will run from August 5-25 and open with the world premiere of Quebecois “zom-com” Brain Freeze.
The festival will be accessible to audiences across Canada and feature a programme of screenings and premieres, panels, and workshops on a platform created by Festival Scope and Shift72.
The full line-up will be unveiled in several waves over the coming months.
Festival heads will take advice from health authorities as the summer approaches on whether they can incorporate “a range...
- 4/8/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Jaime King, who starred on four seasons of Hart of Dixie, has joined the cast of Ice Cream in the Cupboard, an indie drama adapted from the book by Pat Moffett.
Drew Pollins is directing the project, which hails from Serenity Media Group and is shooting in Los Angeles.
The book tells of a couple’s fractured life when the wife is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Claudia Ferri (The Killing) and Dana Ashbrook (Twin Peaks) are playing the couple. King will play a neurologist who tries to help the duo.
The part is the latest feature get for King, who...
Drew Pollins is directing the project, which hails from Serenity Media Group and is shooting in Los Angeles.
The book tells of a couple’s fractured life when the wife is diagnosed with early-onset Alzheimer’s disease. Claudia Ferri (The Killing) and Dana Ashbrook (Twin Peaks) are playing the couple. King will play a neurologist who tries to help the duo.
The part is the latest feature get for King, who...
- 8/19/2017
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
THR reports that DirecTV has renewed their Rogue TV show for a third season of 20 episodes. The order will be split into two parts, between spring of 2015 and 2016. No decision has been made yet on if this will be the final round of episodes for the show.
Rogue revolves around a female undercover detective (Thandie Newton) who works to find her son's killer and ends up working with a crime boss. The large cast includes Marton Csokas, Claudia Ferri, Ian Tracey, Jarod Joseph, Joshua Sasse, Kavan Smith, Leah Gibson, Martin Donovan, Sarah Jeffrey, Cole Hauser, Andrea Roth, Brendan Fletcher, and Alec Newman.
What do you think? Do you watch Rogue on DirecTV? How long should this series continue? Should season three be the end?...
Rogue revolves around a female undercover detective (Thandie Newton) who works to find her son's killer and ends up working with a crime boss. The large cast includes Marton Csokas, Claudia Ferri, Ian Tracey, Jarod Joseph, Joshua Sasse, Kavan Smith, Leah Gibson, Martin Donovan, Sarah Jeffrey, Cole Hauser, Andrea Roth, Brendan Fletcher, and Alec Newman.
What do you think? Do you watch Rogue on DirecTV? How long should this series continue? Should season three be the end?...
- 8/13/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
DirecTV is sticking with Rogue, their first original series. The satellite TV provider has ordered a second season of the suspense drama for a 2014 debut. Production on the 10 new episodes will begin in late summer.
The first season of Rogue recently finished airing, on May 29th. The cast includes Claudia Ferri, Ian Hart, Ian Tracey, Jarod Joseph, Joshua Sass, Kavan Smith, Leah Gibson, Martin Donovan, Marton Csokas, Matthew Beard, Sarah Jeffrey, and Thandie Newton.
Of the renewal, Chris Long, DirecTV’s Senior VP of Entertainment and Production, said, "We are thrilled that our first venture into original programming resonated with our subscribers who enthusiastically tuned into Rogue each week. We look forward to bringing them another season of Rogue and the chance to experience the next chapter in Grace’s life."
What do you think? Are you a fan of Rogue?...
The first season of Rogue recently finished airing, on May 29th. The cast includes Claudia Ferri, Ian Hart, Ian Tracey, Jarod Joseph, Joshua Sass, Kavan Smith, Leah Gibson, Martin Donovan, Marton Csokas, Matthew Beard, Sarah Jeffrey, and Thandie Newton.
Of the renewal, Chris Long, DirecTV’s Senior VP of Entertainment and Production, said, "We are thrilled that our first venture into original programming resonated with our subscribers who enthusiastically tuned into Rogue each week. We look forward to bringing them another season of Rogue and the chance to experience the next chapter in Grace’s life."
What do you think? Are you a fan of Rogue?...
- 6/13/2013
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
DirecTV has released an extended first look trailer for its upcoming Thandie Newton-starring drama "Rogue," the satellite service's first solo foray into a scripted series, ahead of its debut on April 3. Newton, in her first regular TV role, stars as Grace, an Oakland detective who, after her son's murder, goes back undercover in order to investigate the crime boss (Marton Csokas) who had a hand in his death. Ian Hart, Jonathan Holmes, Claudia Ferri, Joshua Sasse and Martin Donovan also star. After resuscitating the ailing "Friday Night Lights" and keeping it going for three more seasons with NBC and picking up "Damages" from FX for two, "Rogue," is DirectTV's first attempt at creating its own series from the ground up. The show's set to premiere on DirecTV's The Audience Network, a channel exclusively available to subscribers. After first being planned as a three-part miniseries with the BBC, the show,...
- 3/5/2013
- by Cameron Sinz
- Indiewire
Watch the first trailer for DirecTV's original show "Rogue," starring Thandie Newton and Marton Csokas as well as newcomers Joshua Sasse and Leah Gibson. Written by Matthew Parkhill and Lizzie Mickery, the series is execuytive produced by Nick Hamm and also includes Sarah Jeffery, Philip Granger, Claudia Ferri, Jarod Joseph, W. Earl Brown, Rachel Shelley, Ian Tracel and Kevan Smith. The show makes its premiere on April 3rd. "Rogue" asks "What would you do if you came face-to-face with your child's killer?" Grace Travis is a wife, mother of two, and the bay area's best undercover detective. She's adept at transitioning between suburban life and the Oakland docks where she's been embedded for months with a criminal enterprise run by James...
- 1/4/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Watch the first trailer for DirecTV's original show "Rogue," starring Thandie Newton and Marton Csokas as well as newcomers Joshua Sasse and Leah Gibson. Written by Matthew Parkhill and Lizzie Mickery, the series is execuytive produced by Nick Hamm and also includes Sarah Jeffery, Philip Granger, Claudia Ferri, Jarod Joseph, W. Earl Brown, Rachel Shelley, Ian Tracel and Kevan Smith. The show makes its premiere on April 3rd. "Rogue" asks "What would you do if you came face-to-face with your child's killer?" Grace Travis is a wife, mother of two, and the bay area's best undercover detective. She's adept at transitioning between suburban life and the Oakland docks where she's been embedded for months with a criminal enterprise run by James...
- 1/4/2013
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Rating: 2 out of 5 stars
After a few choice plot decisions that placed The Killing in a better position than it has been in for quite some time, “Keylela” has arrived to call all of this recent progress into considerable question. Season two’s greatest success has been in its ability to keep its plot focused – a far cry from the constant twists and turns that ultimately turned the show’s first season into a frustrating mess. After last week, which placed us right around the halfway mark of the season, it felt as if this newly focused version of The Killing was here to stay. Unfortunately, “Keylela” takes season two’s story arc on a major detour – one that’s likely to cause quite a bit of harm to the bigger picture when all is said and done.
Make no mistake – “Keylela” isn’t a bad episode. In fact, in...
After a few choice plot decisions that placed The Killing in a better position than it has been in for quite some time, “Keylela” has arrived to call all of this recent progress into considerable question. Season two’s greatest success has been in its ability to keep its plot focused – a far cry from the constant twists and turns that ultimately turned the show’s first season into a frustrating mess. After last week, which placed us right around the halfway mark of the season, it felt as if this newly focused version of The Killing was here to stay. Unfortunately, “Keylela” takes season two’s story arc on a major detour – one that’s likely to cause quite a bit of harm to the bigger picture when all is said and done.
Make no mistake – “Keylela” isn’t a bad episode. In fact, in...
- 5/10/2012
- by Cole Zercoe
- Obsessed with Film
Stealing ten billion dollars is kind of a big deal. Across the Line quickly starts off with Mr. Charlie Wright (Aiden Quinn) undergoing interrogation by the FBI in order to get things straight about missing money. Knowing he has been caught committing his Ponzi scheme, Charlie makes a run for it down south to Mexico. It is now up to agents Hobbs (Mario van Peebles) and his partner to catch the tricky banker.
Charlie Wright’s exile in Tijuana has created a stir of attention between the FBI, Mexican gangsters, and even the Russian mob. Jorge Garza (Andy Garcia) head of the Garza family empire in Mexico is trying to get his hands on Charlie so that he can pay off some deep debt that he has with some Mexican gangsters. This is a life and death situation for Jorge. His younger brother Gabriel (Danny Pino) is next line to head the family business.
Charlie Wright’s exile in Tijuana has created a stir of attention between the FBI, Mexican gangsters, and even the Russian mob. Jorge Garza (Andy Garcia) head of the Garza family empire in Mexico is trying to get his hands on Charlie so that he can pay off some deep debt that he has with some Mexican gangsters. This is a life and death situation for Jorge. His younger brother Gabriel (Danny Pino) is next line to head the family business.
- 1/3/2011
- by Trevor Hollis
- JustPressPlay.net
American fans of the TV series Durham County no longer need to come to Canada to buy the second season on DVD. In fact, the second season of this Canadian TV series will be released on DVD on November 23. Moreover, the third season of Durham County will premiere on HBO Canada, a Canadian premium cable network, on October 25.
The show takes place in a fictitious suburb of Toronto called Durham County. After the events of the first season, Det. Mike Sweeney (Hugh Dillon) got promoted; Ray Prager (Romano Orzari) is in prison because of his murder attempt on Sadie (Laurence Leboeuf), Mike's daughter; and Sadie is still reeling from her traumatizing encounter with Ray. As the second season begins, we're only a few days before Ray Prager appears in court. However, Mike's personal life isn't going the way he wants. As Mike tries to keep his family together, his wife,...
The show takes place in a fictitious suburb of Toronto called Durham County. After the events of the first season, Det. Mike Sweeney (Hugh Dillon) got promoted; Ray Prager (Romano Orzari) is in prison because of his murder attempt on Sadie (Laurence Leboeuf), Mike's daughter; and Sadie is still reeling from her traumatizing encounter with Ray. As the second season begins, we're only a few days before Ray Prager appears in court. However, Mike's personal life isn't going the way he wants. As Mike tries to keep his family together, his wife,...
- 9/24/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
For those who visit Amazon.ca, have in mind that the DVD artwork of Durham County's second season is already online. While no release date has been announced for the USA, the second season of this TV series from The Movie Network, a Canadian premium cable network, will come out on DVD in Canada on July 27, 2010.
In this TV series, Forbes plays Dr. Peneloppe Verity opposite Hugh Dillon, who plays Det. Mike Sweeney. Even though Sweeney is newly promoted, his wife (Helene Joy) wants a divorce and his daughter, Sadie (Laurence Leboeuf), is shaken after she had nearly gotten trapped by a serial killer in the first season. At work, Mike comes across Dr. Pen Verity (Michelle Forbes), a troubled forensic psychiatrist. Moreover, Mike busts his ass in finding a smarter and more ruthless murderer.
Finally, the second season of Durham County also stars Mike Dopud, Claudia Ferri, Greyston Holt,...
In this TV series, Forbes plays Dr. Peneloppe Verity opposite Hugh Dillon, who plays Det. Mike Sweeney. Even though Sweeney is newly promoted, his wife (Helene Joy) wants a divorce and his daughter, Sadie (Laurence Leboeuf), is shaken after she had nearly gotten trapped by a serial killer in the first season. At work, Mike comes across Dr. Pen Verity (Michelle Forbes), a troubled forensic psychiatrist. Moreover, Mike busts his ass in finding a smarter and more ruthless murderer.
Finally, the second season of Durham County also stars Mike Dopud, Claudia Ferri, Greyston Holt,...
- 6/12/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
Movie Jungle has new clips in from NBC Entertainment's "The Last Templar," starring Mira Sorvino, Scott Foley, Victor Garber, Claudia Ferri, Larry Day, Anthony Lemke, Mark Antony Krupa and Don Jordan. Paulo Barzman ("Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") directs the film. Suzette Couture writes the revised version of the screenplay based on the novel by Raymond Khoury. Airs on Sunday and Monday, January 25 and 26 (9-11 p.m. Et)...
- 1/15/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Movie Jungle has new clips in from NBC Entertainment's "The Last Templar," starring Mira Sorvino, Scott Foley, Victor Garber, Claudia Ferri, Larry Day, Anthony Lemke, Mark Antony Krupa and Don Jordan. Paulo Barzman ("Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") directs the film. Suzette Couture writes the revised version of the screenplay based on the novel by Raymond Khoury. Airs on Sunday and Monday, January 25 and 26 (9-11 p.m. Et)...
- 1/15/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Movie Jungle has new clips in from NBC Entertainment's "The Last Templar," starring Mira Sorvino, Scott Foley, Victor Garber, Claudia Ferri, Larry Day, Anthony Lemke, Mark Antony Krupa and Don Jordan. Paulo Barzman ("Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") directs the film. Suzette Couture writes the revised version of the screenplay based on the novel by Raymond Khoury. Airs on Sunday and Monday, January 25 and 26 (9-11 p.m. Et).In this four-hour miniseries, Oscar winner Mira Sorvino ("Mighty Aphrodite," "Mimic") stars in an epic action-adventure tale about the greatest mystery of modern time. As the journey begins, Tess Chaykin (Sorvino), a Manhattan archaeologist, reluctantly teams up with FBI agent Sean Daley (Scott Foley, "The Unit," "Felicity") – and the pair are drawn into a fast-paced, romantic adventure as they attempt to uncover the lost secrets of the legendary medieval Knights Templar. The miniseries also features Victor Garber ("Eli Stone," "Alias") as Monsignor De Angelis,...
- 1/15/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Movie Jungle has new clips in from NBC Entertainment's "The Last Templar," starring Mira Sorvino, Scott Foley, Victor Garber, Claudia Ferri, Larry Day, Anthony Lemke, Mark Antony Krupa and Don Jordan. Paulo Barzman ("Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde") directs the film. Suzette Couture writes the revised version of the screenplay based on the novel by Raymond Khoury. Airs on Sunday and Monday, January 25 and 26 (9-11 p.m. Et)...
- 1/15/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Screened
Toronto International Film Festival
Ethnic and sexual stereotypes receive equally clumsy treatment in this Canadian comedy, which depicts the misadventures of a young Italian man's attempting to come out in the face of societal and family pressures. "Mambo Italiano" is in release from Samuel Goldwyn/IDP, which No Doubt hopes to duplicate the success of another recent comedy featuring an ethnic group in the title.
The film depicts the travails of mild-mannered Angelo (Luke Kirby), who still lives at home in Montreal with his working-class Italian parents, Maria (Ginette Reno) and Gino (Paul Sorvino). The latter are characteristically aghast when Angelo decides that he wants to move into a place of his own -- a distinct break from Italian tradition -- but their concerns are somewhat alleviated when Angelo's former childhood friend Nino (Peter Miller), now a cop, moves in with him as his "roommate."
What they don't know is that the pair are lovers, a fact that Angelo and the well-closeted Nino take great pains to conceal. But the deception is short-lived, and the revelation results in inevitable and highly predictable complications and hysterically emotional repercussions, with Angelo's parents and Nino's strong-willed mother desperately trying to rescue their children even while at each other's throats.
Based all too obviously on a play by co-screenwriter Steve Galluccio, the film's broad humor and stereotypical characterizations probably played much more effectively onstage. Here, under the heavy-handed direction of Emile Gaudreault, the material lacks both credibility and emotional resonance, though admittedly the comedy -- not so far removed in style from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" -- could well connect with less discerning audiences. Particularly bizarre are the segments in which Angelo attempts, none too successfully, to counsel callers to a suicide hot line.
The performers vary in effectiveness, with Kirby appealing in the central role despite the character's many inconsistencies. Miller is suitably stalwart as the buffed Nino, and Claudia Ferri garners both laughs and sympathy as Angelo's aggrieved sister. The rest of the performers go through their predictable paces with professionalism, though Sorvino displays evidence of having played this sort of blustery Italian patriarch far too often.
Mambo Italiano
Samuel Goldwyn Films/IDP Distribution
Cinemaginaire
Credits:
Director: Emile Gaudreault
Screenwriter: Emile Gaudreault, Steve Galluccio
Producers: Denise Robert, Daniel Louis
Director of photography: Serge Ladouceur
Editor: Richard Comeau
Production designer: Patricia Christie
Composer: FM Le Sieur
Cast:
Angelo Barberini: Luke Kirby
Gino Barberini: Paul Sorvino
Maria Barberini: Ginette Reno
Maria: Stephanie Vecchio
Anna Barberini: Claudia Ferri
Nino Paventi: Peter Miller
Lina Paventi: Mary Walsh
Running time -- 88 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Toronto International Film Festival
Ethnic and sexual stereotypes receive equally clumsy treatment in this Canadian comedy, which depicts the misadventures of a young Italian man's attempting to come out in the face of societal and family pressures. "Mambo Italiano" is in release from Samuel Goldwyn/IDP, which No Doubt hopes to duplicate the success of another recent comedy featuring an ethnic group in the title.
The film depicts the travails of mild-mannered Angelo (Luke Kirby), who still lives at home in Montreal with his working-class Italian parents, Maria (Ginette Reno) and Gino (Paul Sorvino). The latter are characteristically aghast when Angelo decides that he wants to move into a place of his own -- a distinct break from Italian tradition -- but their concerns are somewhat alleviated when Angelo's former childhood friend Nino (Peter Miller), now a cop, moves in with him as his "roommate."
What they don't know is that the pair are lovers, a fact that Angelo and the well-closeted Nino take great pains to conceal. But the deception is short-lived, and the revelation results in inevitable and highly predictable complications and hysterically emotional repercussions, with Angelo's parents and Nino's strong-willed mother desperately trying to rescue their children even while at each other's throats.
Based all too obviously on a play by co-screenwriter Steve Galluccio, the film's broad humor and stereotypical characterizations probably played much more effectively onstage. Here, under the heavy-handed direction of Emile Gaudreault, the material lacks both credibility and emotional resonance, though admittedly the comedy -- not so far removed in style from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" -- could well connect with less discerning audiences. Particularly bizarre are the segments in which Angelo attempts, none too successfully, to counsel callers to a suicide hot line.
The performers vary in effectiveness, with Kirby appealing in the central role despite the character's many inconsistencies. Miller is suitably stalwart as the buffed Nino, and Claudia Ferri garners both laughs and sympathy as Angelo's aggrieved sister. The rest of the performers go through their predictable paces with professionalism, though Sorvino displays evidence of having played this sort of blustery Italian patriarch far too often.
Mambo Italiano
Samuel Goldwyn Films/IDP Distribution
Cinemaginaire
Credits:
Director: Emile Gaudreault
Screenwriter: Emile Gaudreault, Steve Galluccio
Producers: Denise Robert, Daniel Louis
Director of photography: Serge Ladouceur
Editor: Richard Comeau
Production designer: Patricia Christie
Composer: FM Le Sieur
Cast:
Angelo Barberini: Luke Kirby
Gino Barberini: Paul Sorvino
Maria Barberini: Ginette Reno
Maria: Stephanie Vecchio
Anna Barberini: Claudia Ferri
Nino Paventi: Peter Miller
Lina Paventi: Mary Walsh
Running time -- 88 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 9/19/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Variety reports that the Samuel Goldwyn Company has acquired the domestic rights to Canadian comedy Mambo Italiano, starring Paul Sorvino, Ginette Reno, Mary Walsh, Luke Kirby, Peter Miller, Claudia Ferri and Sophie Lorain. Emile Gaudreault directs the comedy, based on a successful play by Steve Galluccio about a dysfunctional Italian immigrant family in Montreal who discover that their son is gay. Mambo will be released in Quebec on June 6, with a later rollout for the rest of Canada.
- 4/28/2003
- IMDbPro News
TORONTO -- Canadian distributor Equinox Films said it has sold the feature comedy Mambo Italiano to Icon Pictures for the United Kingdom and Australia, Lola Films for Spain and Italy, Splendid Films for Germany and Shani Films for Israel. Directed by Emile Gaudreault, Mambo Italiano is a coming-out comedy centering on a first-generation Canadian who tells his loving, dysfunctional Italian immigrant family that he's in love -- with a guy named Nino. It stars Paul Sorvino, Mary Walsh and Luke Kirby. Rounding out the cast are Peter Miller, Claudia Ferri and Sophie Lorain. Yves Dion, vp of distribution for Montreal-based Equinox Films, negotiated the deals after last month's American Film Market. The movie, which was shot last summer in Montreal, will screen in the Cannes market. Mambo was produced by Denise Robert and Daniel Louis of Montreal-based Cinemaginaire, and is based on the stage play by Steve Galluccio. Equinox distributed the boxoffice hit My Big Fat Greek Wedding, also a family-themed ethnic comedy, in Canada, where it brought in CAN$29 million. The company said no deal for US. distribution of Mambo Italiano has been set as yet.
- 3/13/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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