Hulu’s gathering a cast of confident, sexy singles who are all looking for love. The catch? Every single one of them is a virgin.
The streamer has officially ordered Virgin Island, a new reality dating series that will follow a group of virgins who descend on an island resort for a summer of love and laughter as they all search for “the one.”
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The streamer has officially ordered Virgin Island, a new reality dating series that will follow a group of virgins who descend on an island resort for a summer of love and laughter as they all search for “the one.”
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- 5/22/2024
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Ariana Madix is heading to Fiji.
The Vanderpump Rules star, whose fame skyrocketed after her boyfriend Tom Sandoval cheated on her with one of her friends from the Bravo show, is to host Season 6 of Love Island for Peacock.
She replaces Modern Family star Sarah Hyland, who hosted two seasons of the dating show.
Hyland joined the dating competition for Season 4 when the show moved to Peacock from CBS. Arielle Vandenberg hosted the show since the format was adapted to the U.S. back in 2019 and remained at the helm for the first three seasons.
Love Island will return this summer. It is one of a number of iterations of the format, which began on British broadcaster ITV2. Peacock also recently aired Love Island: All Stars and has spinoff Love Island Games as well as seasons of Love Island South Africa and Love Island Spain.
Love Island USA is produced...
The Vanderpump Rules star, whose fame skyrocketed after her boyfriend Tom Sandoval cheated on her with one of her friends from the Bravo show, is to host Season 6 of Love Island for Peacock.
She replaces Modern Family star Sarah Hyland, who hosted two seasons of the dating show.
Hyland joined the dating competition for Season 4 when the show moved to Peacock from CBS. Arielle Vandenberg hosted the show since the format was adapted to the U.S. back in 2019 and remained at the helm for the first three seasons.
Love Island will return this summer. It is one of a number of iterations of the format, which began on British broadcaster ITV2. Peacock also recently aired Love Island: All Stars and has spinoff Love Island Games as well as seasons of Love Island South Africa and Love Island Spain.
Love Island USA is produced...
- 3/29/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Sarah Hyland exits her hosting duties on Love Island USA after two seasons on Peacock.
“Well, just got a text,” Hyland shared on Instagram Stories, making reference to how the islanders communicate within the dating show. “I’m disappointed the news had to break this way but it is in fact true that I will not be returning to the island this summer.”
She continued, “I have committed to an exciting project that will be announced soon that conflicts directly with the shooting dates for Love Island USA.”
Hyland added that she was “sad I can’t return” and hoped “to see lots of love this summer on Peacock this upcoming season.”
Although Peacock hasn’t confirmed who will be replacing Hyland as host, TMZ reported that Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix is set to replace the Modern Family alum.
Sarah Hyland’s message about ‘Love Island USA’
Hyland joined...
“Well, just got a text,” Hyland shared on Instagram Stories, making reference to how the islanders communicate within the dating show. “I’m disappointed the news had to break this way but it is in fact true that I will not be returning to the island this summer.”
She continued, “I have committed to an exciting project that will be announced soon that conflicts directly with the shooting dates for Love Island USA.”
Hyland added that she was “sad I can’t return” and hoped “to see lots of love this summer on Peacock this upcoming season.”
Although Peacock hasn’t confirmed who will be replacing Hyland as host, TMZ reported that Vanderpump Rules star Ariana Madix is set to replace the Modern Family alum.
Sarah Hyland’s message about ‘Love Island USA’
Hyland joined...
- 3/27/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Peacock is heading into a summer of love.
The streamer has renewed Queens Court, from Will Packer, for a second season, and is bringing back Love Undercover and Love Island USA this summer.
Queens Court is back with three new celebrity queens who embark on a journey of a lifetime to find their King by dating 22 confident, successful men. Guided by Hollywood couple hosts, Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete, the Queens must let go of past heartbreak, embrace new connections, and find a man worthy of sharing their throne.
It is produced by Will Packer Entertainment and Lighthearted Entertainment with Rob Laplante, Jeff Spangler, Will Packer, Richard Brown and Leola Westbrook-Lawrence exec producing.
Elsewhere, Love Undercover, which follows a small group of international soccer stars who come to the United States on a secret quest for true love, will premiere on the streamer on May 9.
The series is produced...
The streamer has renewed Queens Court, from Will Packer, for a second season, and is bringing back Love Undercover and Love Island USA this summer.
Queens Court is back with three new celebrity queens who embark on a journey of a lifetime to find their King by dating 22 confident, successful men. Guided by Hollywood couple hosts, Holly Robinson Peete and Rodney Peete, the Queens must let go of past heartbreak, embrace new connections, and find a man worthy of sharing their throne.
It is produced by Will Packer Entertainment and Lighthearted Entertainment with Rob Laplante, Jeff Spangler, Will Packer, Richard Brown and Leola Westbrook-Lawrence exec producing.
Elsewhere, Love Undercover, which follows a small group of international soccer stars who come to the United States on a secret quest for true love, will premiere on the streamer on May 9.
The series is produced...
- 2/14/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Cultural impact agency Black Menswear is joining Pixability, YouTube, and Whalar‘s Inclusive Media Initiative.
The Inclusive Media Initiative launched in October, and Black Menswear (which is known for putting on viral flashmobs) is its “first official creator partner that is focused on specifically empowering black creators and, in turn, remedying the pay gap across different creator constituent groups,” Pixability says.
The initiative formed a database where content creators can sign up and self-disclose things like their race, gender, sexuality, and disabilities. Brands can then search the database for creators to work with. Influencer marketing firm Whalar and YouTube are also official partners on the initiative, and it’s the first time YouTube is offering a path for creators to directly tell brands who they are in this particular way.
(To be clear, YouTube does let creators give it information about their race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality on its own creator/brand matchup marketplace,...
The Inclusive Media Initiative launched in October, and Black Menswear (which is known for putting on viral flashmobs) is its “first official creator partner that is focused on specifically empowering black creators and, in turn, remedying the pay gap across different creator constituent groups,” Pixability says.
The initiative formed a database where content creators can sign up and self-disclose things like their race, gender, sexuality, and disabilities. Brands can then search the database for creators to work with. Influencer marketing firm Whalar and YouTube are also official partners on the initiative, and it’s the first time YouTube is offering a path for creators to directly tell brands who they are in this particular way.
(To be clear, YouTube does let creators give it information about their race, ethnicity, gender, and sexuality on its own creator/brand matchup marketplace,...
- 12/19/2023
- by James Hale
- Tubefilter.com
Peacock has renewed Love Island USA for two additional seasons.
The show — which the streamer says is its No. 1 original reality series — follows a group of singles searching for love in a villa, but throughout their stay in a tropical oasis, Islanders face challenges, surprises, “bombshells” and more twists and turns.
Following the finale of Love Island USA‘s season five, which aired this past summer, the show’s executive producer Simon Thomas told The Hollywood Reporter that the goal is for the Islanders and the audience to “feel like the best summer vacation of all time” with “a little bit of drama along the way.”
When asked what he’d learned from season five that he would possibly change for future seasons, Thomas said at the time, “I would imagine that there will be things next year that you will see, which will surprise you, much like there were this year,...
The show — which the streamer says is its No. 1 original reality series — follows a group of singles searching for love in a villa, but throughout their stay in a tropical oasis, Islanders face challenges, surprises, “bombshells” and more twists and turns.
Following the finale of Love Island USA‘s season five, which aired this past summer, the show’s executive producer Simon Thomas told The Hollywood Reporter that the goal is for the Islanders and the audience to “feel like the best summer vacation of all time” with “a little bit of drama along the way.”
When asked what he’d learned from season five that he would possibly change for future seasons, Thomas said at the time, “I would imagine that there will be things next year that you will see, which will surprise you, much like there were this year,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Carly Thomas
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Attention, Islanders! Love Island USA isn’t going anywhere.
Peacock has renewed the series for two more seasons. The streamer says Love Island USA is its top original reality series.
Season 5 premiered on July 18, bringing the Islanders back to where it all started to find love in Fiji. The renewals will bring the series through Season 7.
The renewal news also follows the launch of the franchise’s spinoff series, Love Island Games. That one is streaming on Peacock and brings together fan-favorite Islanders from the UK, U.S., Australia and beyond for a second shot at love.
Love Island USA is produced by ITV Entertainment, an ITV America company. David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Andy Cadman, Iona Mackenzie, Sophie Bush, and Claudine Parrish served as executive producers of Season 5, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster, and Chet Fenster.
The series is based on a...
Peacock has renewed the series for two more seasons. The streamer says Love Island USA is its top original reality series.
Season 5 premiered on July 18, bringing the Islanders back to where it all started to find love in Fiji. The renewals will bring the series through Season 7.
The renewal news also follows the launch of the franchise’s spinoff series, Love Island Games. That one is streaming on Peacock and brings together fan-favorite Islanders from the UK, U.S., Australia and beyond for a second shot at love.
Love Island USA is produced by ITV Entertainment, an ITV America company. David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Andy Cadman, Iona Mackenzie, Sophie Bush, and Claudine Parrish served as executive producers of Season 5, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster, and Chet Fenster.
The series is based on a...
- 11/16/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
John Cena Hosts ‘What Drives You’ (Photo Courtesy of Roku)
John Cena is teaming up with celebrity friends and hitting the road for his first-ever talk show, What Drives You. Cena’s new series, which expands his relationship with Roku, focuses on our relationship with our cars.
“The car you drive and where you drive it can say a lot about who you are, from your personality type to what you value and prioritize the most,” stated Cena. “What Drives You is all about tapping into this and each guest’s unique connection to their car, and a destination close to their heart, as the crux of a candid and wide-ranging conversation. It’s a great opportunity for me to ride shotgun and learn from some of the world’s most entertaining and inspiring individuals.”
ITV America’s Leftfield Pictures is producing the eight-episode series, with Cena, David George, Shawn Witt,...
John Cena is teaming up with celebrity friends and hitting the road for his first-ever talk show, What Drives You. Cena’s new series, which expands his relationship with Roku, focuses on our relationship with our cars.
“The car you drive and where you drive it can say a lot about who you are, from your personality type to what you value and prioritize the most,” stated Cena. “What Drives You is all about tapping into this and each guest’s unique connection to their car, and a destination close to their heart, as the crux of a candid and wide-ranging conversation. It’s a great opportunity for me to ride shotgun and learn from some of the world’s most entertaining and inspiring individuals.”
ITV America’s Leftfield Pictures is producing the eight-episode series, with Cena, David George, Shawn Witt,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Actor and professional wrestler John Cena is coming to Roku with his first-ever celebrity talk series.
“What Drives You” will see Cena hit the road with a different celebrity friend in a vehicle that holds special meaning to them. Each episode will feature an in-depth interview discussing deeply personal topics while reminiscing about some of the guest’s favorite memories associated with their prized ride.
“The car you drive and where you drive it can say a lot about who you are, from your personality type to what you value and prioritize the most,” Cena said in a statement. “‘What Drives You’ is all about tapping into this and each guest’s unique connection to their car, and a destination close to their heart, as the crux of a candid and wide-ranging conversation.
“It’s a great opportunity for me to ride shotgun and learn from some of the world...
“What Drives You” will see Cena hit the road with a different celebrity friend in a vehicle that holds special meaning to them. Each episode will feature an in-depth interview discussing deeply personal topics while reminiscing about some of the guest’s favorite memories associated with their prized ride.
“The car you drive and where you drive it can say a lot about who you are, from your personality type to what you value and prioritize the most,” Cena said in a statement. “‘What Drives You’ is all about tapping into this and each guest’s unique connection to their car, and a destination close to their heart, as the crux of a candid and wide-ranging conversation.
“It’s a great opportunity for me to ride shotgun and learn from some of the world...
- 11/16/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
John Cena is hitting the road with some celebrity guests for a new talk show at Roku.
The streaming platform has given the green light to What Drives You, which Cena will host. Each episode will feature Cena and a guest in their favorite vehicles that hold a special meaning to them.
In each episode, Cena will hitch a ride with a new guest for an in-depth interview and curiosity-fueled excursion, as they discuss a wide variety of both laugh-out-loud and deeply personal topics, all the while reminiscing about some of the guest’s favorite memories associated with their prized ride.
“The car you drive and where you drive it can say a lot about who you are, from your personality type to what you value and prioritize the most,” Cena said in a statement. “What Drives You is all about tapping into this and each guest’s unique connection to their car,...
The streaming platform has given the green light to What Drives You, which Cena will host. Each episode will feature Cena and a guest in their favorite vehicles that hold a special meaning to them.
In each episode, Cena will hitch a ride with a new guest for an in-depth interview and curiosity-fueled excursion, as they discuss a wide variety of both laugh-out-loud and deeply personal topics, all the while reminiscing about some of the guest’s favorite memories associated with their prized ride.
“The car you drive and where you drive it can say a lot about who you are, from your personality type to what you value and prioritize the most,” Cena said in a statement. “What Drives You is all about tapping into this and each guest’s unique connection to their car,...
- 11/16/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
The official trailer for “Love Island Games” is finally here, and we can’t wait to see the cheeky challenges and deception stirred up by the Peacock spin-off series.
“For the first time ever, we’re bringing together an international all-star cast of ex-islanders ready for some healthy competition and a second chance at love,” host Maya Jama said in the trailer. “Things are gonna be very different this time around. The challenges will determine everything, and ultimately which couple gets $100,000.”
Bringing together U.S., U.K. and Australian islanders across the “Love Island” franchise to a Fiji villa, the new format mixes dating and games as ex-islanders pair up and compete to become the champions of the “Love Island Games.” With the sizable prize fund on the line, the contestants’ motives for coupling up for challenges might differ.
“I’m ready to win this thing,” “Love Island U.S.
“For the first time ever, we’re bringing together an international all-star cast of ex-islanders ready for some healthy competition and a second chance at love,” host Maya Jama said in the trailer. “Things are gonna be very different this time around. The challenges will determine everything, and ultimately which couple gets $100,000.”
Bringing together U.S., U.K. and Australian islanders across the “Love Island” franchise to a Fiji villa, the new format mixes dating and games as ex-islanders pair up and compete to become the champions of the “Love Island Games.” With the sizable prize fund on the line, the contestants’ motives for coupling up for challenges might differ.
“I’m ready to win this thing,” “Love Island U.S.
- 10/19/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Peacock has unveiled the cast of Love Island Games, the Love Island spinoff that will give Islanders from the past a second shot at love.
Set in Fiji, the first season of the reality series competition brings together fan-favorite Islanders from various Love Island series across the globe including the USA, UK and Australia. In this new formato, romance will meet reality as fan-favorite Islanders are faced with both team and couples’ challenges, all while navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling, dramatic arrivals, and new competition twists and turns that help control the game like never before.
Maya Jama, host of Love Island UK, will host the new series alongside UK comedian Iain Stirling who reprises his role as narrator.
David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Andy Cadman, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Claudine Parish, Kate Amarnani and Sophie Bush are the executive producers, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster, and Chet Fenster.
Set in Fiji, the first season of the reality series competition brings together fan-favorite Islanders from various Love Island series across the globe including the USA, UK and Australia. In this new formato, romance will meet reality as fan-favorite Islanders are faced with both team and couples’ challenges, all while navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling, dramatic arrivals, and new competition twists and turns that help control the game like never before.
Maya Jama, host of Love Island UK, will host the new series alongside UK comedian Iain Stirling who reprises his role as narrator.
David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Andy Cadman, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Claudine Parish, Kate Amarnani and Sophie Bush are the executive producers, alongside Tom Gould, Richard Cowles, Mike Spencer, Richard Foster, and Chet Fenster.
- 10/4/2023
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
“Love Island UK” host Maya Jama has been tapped to host the new Peacock series “Love Island Games.”
The spinoff, which premieres Nov. 1 on Peacock, will unite islanders across the “Love Island” franchise, including fan-favorites from the U.K., U.S. and Australian iterations. The new format will combine dating and games as islanders get a second shot at love and compete to become the champions of the “Love Island Games.”
Jama will reprise her hosting duties from “Love Island UK,” where she has served as a host since Season 9, while comedian Iain Stirling, who narrates “Love Island UK” and “Love Island US” will return to narrate the new series. “Modern Family” alum Sarah Hyland hosts the USA version of the reality dating show.
Like its predecessors, “Love Island Games” will air six days per week on the NBCUniversal streamer.
The series’ official logline is as follows: “In this cheeky new iteration,...
The spinoff, which premieres Nov. 1 on Peacock, will unite islanders across the “Love Island” franchise, including fan-favorites from the U.K., U.S. and Australian iterations. The new format will combine dating and games as islanders get a second shot at love and compete to become the champions of the “Love Island Games.”
Jama will reprise her hosting duties from “Love Island UK,” where she has served as a host since Season 9, while comedian Iain Stirling, who narrates “Love Island UK” and “Love Island US” will return to narrate the new series. “Modern Family” alum Sarah Hyland hosts the USA version of the reality dating show.
Like its predecessors, “Love Island Games” will air six days per week on the NBCUniversal streamer.
The series’ official logline is as follows: “In this cheeky new iteration,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Maya Jama, who hosts the British version of Love Island, is heading to Fiji.
The presenter will host Love Island Games, the Peacock spinoff of the dating format. It brings her together with comedian Iain Stirling, who narrates the UK and U.S. versions of the show as well as this new extension. Watch a teaser above.
Jama stepped in to host Love Island on ITV in its ninth season after Caroline Flack and Laura Whitmore.
Love Island Games, which launches on November 1, is the first spinoff of the format and sees fan-favorite Islanders from various Love Island series across the globe – the U.S., UK, Australia and beyond — compete for a second shot at love.
The series will stream new episodes six days a week.
It is produced by ITV Entertainment and exec produced by David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Andy Cadman, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Claudine Parish, Kate Amarnani,...
The presenter will host Love Island Games, the Peacock spinoff of the dating format. It brings her together with comedian Iain Stirling, who narrates the UK and U.S. versions of the show as well as this new extension. Watch a teaser above.
Jama stepped in to host Love Island on ITV in its ninth season after Caroline Flack and Laura Whitmore.
Love Island Games, which launches on November 1, is the first spinoff of the format and sees fan-favorite Islanders from various Love Island series across the globe – the U.S., UK, Australia and beyond — compete for a second shot at love.
The series will stream new episodes six days a week.
It is produced by ITV Entertainment and exec produced by David George, Adam Sher, Simon Thomas, Andy Cadman, Ben Thursby-Palmer, Claudine Parish, Kate Amarnani,...
- 8/24/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Tom Sandoval is taking on yet another challenge in the brand new trailer for Season 2 of “Special Forces: World’s Toughest Test,” which is set to premiere on Sept. 25.
The trailer gives a peek into some of the vigorous challenges that the stars will embark on throughout their time on “Special Forces,” equipped by a cast of notable names.
Currently filming “Vanderpump Rules” amid controversy that ensued after he cheated on his long-term partner Ariana Madix with their friend and co-star Raquel Leviss (which ended up landing the show two Emmy nominations), Sandoval now joins “Special Forces.” Sandoval will be joined by a slew of impressive reality stars, actors, athletes and personalities for Season 2 of the Fox’s reality competition show.
The celebrity recruits for Season 2 of “Special Forces” are Sandoval; NFL star Dez Bryant; Bachelor Nation fan-favorite Tyler Cameron; Savannah Chrisley of “Chrisley Knows Best;” Kardashian ex Blac Chyna; “Beverly Hills,...
The trailer gives a peek into some of the vigorous challenges that the stars will embark on throughout their time on “Special Forces,” equipped by a cast of notable names.
Currently filming “Vanderpump Rules” amid controversy that ensued after he cheated on his long-term partner Ariana Madix with their friend and co-star Raquel Leviss (which ended up landing the show two Emmy nominations), Sandoval now joins “Special Forces.” Sandoval will be joined by a slew of impressive reality stars, actors, athletes and personalities for Season 2 of the Fox’s reality competition show.
The celebrity recruits for Season 2 of “Special Forces” are Sandoval; NFL star Dez Bryant; Bachelor Nation fan-favorite Tyler Cameron; Savannah Chrisley of “Chrisley Knows Best;” Kardashian ex Blac Chyna; “Beverly Hills,...
- 8/24/2023
- by McKinley Franklin, Sophia Scorziello and Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
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Ariana Madix wants you to know she’s single and ready to mingle — and for a veteran reality TV star, that means entering the Love Island Villa.
The “Vanderpump Rules” star is set to make her “Love Island USA” debut on Tuesday night, as teased in a promo video posted to Twitter.
“I got a text!” Madix squeals as she lays on one of the villa’s many recognizable day beds. “You could say there’s a hot new bombshell entering the villa. Me!”
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The fifth season of the hit reality series takes place in Fiji with an all-new group of singles, with Sarah Hyland returning as host. Throughout the season, islanders will compete in challenges, face temptations and forge new relationships. Each week,...
Ariana Madix wants you to know she’s single and ready to mingle — and for a veteran reality TV star, that means entering the Love Island Villa.
The “Vanderpump Rules” star is set to make her “Love Island USA” debut on Tuesday night, as teased in a promo video posted to Twitter.
“I got a text!” Madix squeals as she lays on one of the villa’s many recognizable day beds. “You could say there’s a hot new bombshell entering the villa. Me!”
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The fifth season of the hit reality series takes place in Fiji with an all-new group of singles, with Sarah Hyland returning as host. Throughout the season, islanders will compete in challenges, face temptations and forge new relationships. Each week,...
- 7/25/2023
- by Anna Tingley
- Variety Film + TV
Not long after Bravo canceled Queer Eye for the Straight Guy in 2007, the show’s creators thought their showbiz careers were over. Despite masterminding one of the 21st century’s seminal reality TV hits, David Collins, Rob Eric and Michael Williams — the team behind Scout Productions, founded in 1994 as a scrappy indie film outfit based out of Boston — were struggling to find another hit now that they’d been rebranded as unscripted lifestyle guys. “In 2004, we won an Oscar for The Fog of War and an Emmy for Queer Eye,” Collins says. “Two years after that, we could not get arrested. There was a moment where I was like, ‘All right, am I going to become a barista?’ “
Today, Scout is one of the most prolific nonfiction development companies in Hollywood — all thanks to a call Collins received in 2016 from WME agent Nir Caspi looking to shop titles that would...
Today, Scout is one of the most prolific nonfiction development companies in Hollywood — all thanks to a call Collins received in 2016 from WME agent Nir Caspi looking to shop titles that would...
- 6/16/2023
- by Matthew Jacobs
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Peacock is returning to Love Island after ordering the first spinoff series for the international reality TV phenomenon.
Love Island Games from ITV Entertainment is set to premiere this fall and will bring together popular islanders from the U.S. version and other international iterations of the reality TV phenomenon for a second shot at love. A premiere date has not yet been set.
Peacock will be banking on a tried and true format that has made Love Island a ratings success beyond the U.S. market, in the U.K, Australia, Germany, Denmark and, in all, 26 global markets. That format sees a group of single people descend on a resort and try to couple up and remain in the game, with viewers having a say on which contestants stick around.
The winner of the spinoff series after a series of team and couples’ games and challenges will be crowned...
Love Island Games from ITV Entertainment is set to premiere this fall and will bring together popular islanders from the U.S. version and other international iterations of the reality TV phenomenon for a second shot at love. A premiere date has not yet been set.
Peacock will be banking on a tried and true format that has made Love Island a ratings success beyond the U.S. market, in the U.K, Australia, Germany, Denmark and, in all, 26 global markets. That format sees a group of single people descend on a resort and try to couple up and remain in the game, with viewers having a say on which contestants stick around.
The winner of the spinoff series after a series of team and couples’ games and challenges will be crowned...
- 4/18/2023
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Love Island, the smash hit global format that airs on Peacock in the U.S., is getting its first ever spinoff.
Love Island Games, a spinoff of the dating reality series, has scored a date on the NBCU streamer. Set to launch in the fall of 2023, the series will bring together Islanders from the U.S., UK and Australia for a second shot of love.
In this cheeky new iteration, romance will meet reality as Islanders are faced with both team and couples’ challenges, all while navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling and dramatic new arrivals.
Love Island Games will partner up on the heels of the fifth season of Love Island USA, which will air later this year. It comes after Peacock swooped in for the rights to the format, which aired its first three seasons on CBS.
The fourth season of the show, which was filmed in California, became Peacock...
Love Island Games, a spinoff of the dating reality series, has scored a date on the NBCU streamer. Set to launch in the fall of 2023, the series will bring together Islanders from the U.S., UK and Australia for a second shot of love.
In this cheeky new iteration, romance will meet reality as Islanders are faced with both team and couples’ challenges, all while navigating dating, eliminations, recoupling and dramatic new arrivals.
Love Island Games will partner up on the heels of the fifth season of Love Island USA, which will air later this year. It comes after Peacock swooped in for the rights to the format, which aired its first three seasons on CBS.
The fourth season of the show, which was filmed in California, became Peacock...
- 4/18/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Elan Gale, the creator of FBoy Island and a long-time Bachelor producer, is getting into business with ITV America.
Gale and his TheYearOfElan Productions banner has struck an overall unscripted deal with the Love Island producer. He will develop and produce unscripted series under the deal, particularly in the dating and relationship space.
Gale spent 10 years working on The Bachelor franchise, starting as a segment producer on Season 4 of The Bachelorette and leaving after Season 23 of The Bachelor in 2019.
He then went on to create FBoy Island, which was one of HBO Max’s buzziest unscripted hits before Warner Bros. Discovery moved the streamer out of the unscripted space. The show has since been picked up by The CW.
He’s also behind The One That Got Away and Cosmic Love for Amazon and Taye Diggs-hosted Back in the Groove, which recently premiered on Hulu.
Gale also has...
Gale and his TheYearOfElan Productions banner has struck an overall unscripted deal with the Love Island producer. He will develop and produce unscripted series under the deal, particularly in the dating and relationship space.
Gale spent 10 years working on The Bachelor franchise, starting as a segment producer on Season 4 of The Bachelorette and leaving after Season 23 of The Bachelor in 2019.
He then went on to create FBoy Island, which was one of HBO Max’s buzziest unscripted hits before Warner Bros. Discovery moved the streamer out of the unscripted space. The show has since been picked up by The CW.
He’s also behind The One That Got Away and Cosmic Love for Amazon and Taye Diggs-hosted Back in the Groove, which recently premiered on Hulu.
Gale also has...
- 4/11/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
ABC Signature alum Menaka Evans has been named chief financial officer for ITV America and ITV Studios America.
Evans will oversee financial planning, accounting and business operations for the wide range of production banners that fall under the umbrella of ITV Studios in the U.S. She comes to the company from ABC Signature, where she was head of finance and business planning.
“Menaka brings deep experience in entertainment industry finance, as well as acute understanding of the complexities involved in producing unscripted and scripted programs in today’s content landscape,” said Philippe Maigret, ITV Studios America president and managing director and ITV America CEO David George in a joint statement. “She’s also incredibly well-versed in the cross-collaboration between U.S and UK entities, making her a unique and valuable new member of our senior teams.”
ITV’s many production entities include ITV Entertainment, Leftfield Pictures, High Noon Entertainment,...
Evans will oversee financial planning, accounting and business operations for the wide range of production banners that fall under the umbrella of ITV Studios in the U.S. She comes to the company from ABC Signature, where she was head of finance and business planning.
“Menaka brings deep experience in entertainment industry finance, as well as acute understanding of the complexities involved in producing unscripted and scripted programs in today’s content landscape,” said Philippe Maigret, ITV Studios America president and managing director and ITV America CEO David George in a joint statement. “She’s also incredibly well-versed in the cross-collaboration between U.S and UK entities, making her a unique and valuable new member of our senior teams.”
ITV’s many production entities include ITV Entertainment, Leftfield Pictures, High Noon Entertainment,...
- 2/16/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Menaka Evans has been hired as the CFO of ITV America and ITV Studios America, ITV Studios America president and managing director Philippe Maigret and ITV America CEO David George announced on Wednesday.
Evans will oversee all financial planning, accounting and business operations for ITV America and its labels: ITV Entertainment, Leftfield Pictures, High Noon Entertainment, Sirens Media, Thinkfactory Media, and Good Caper Content; as well as ITV Studios America and its label: Bedrock Entertainment, Circle of Confusion Television Studio, Tomorrow Studios and Work Friends.
“Menaka brings deep experience in entertainment industry finance, as well as acute understanding of the complexities involved in producing unscripted and scripted programs in today’s content landscape. She’s also incredibly well-versed in the cross-collaboration between U.S and UK entities, making her a unique and valuable new member of our senior teams,” Maigret and George said in a joint statement.
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Evans will oversee all financial planning, accounting and business operations for ITV America and its labels: ITV Entertainment, Leftfield Pictures, High Noon Entertainment, Sirens Media, Thinkfactory Media, and Good Caper Content; as well as ITV Studios America and its label: Bedrock Entertainment, Circle of Confusion Television Studio, Tomorrow Studios and Work Friends.
“Menaka brings deep experience in entertainment industry finance, as well as acute understanding of the complexities involved in producing unscripted and scripted programs in today’s content landscape. She’s also incredibly well-versed in the cross-collaboration between U.S and UK entities, making her a unique and valuable new member of our senior teams,” Maigret and George said in a joint statement.
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WWE star and actor John Cena has teamed up with the production group Leftfield Entertainment for a development deal through which they will co-create and produce unscripted projects for television and digital platforms.
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Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is such an iconic motion picture that most readers of Cinema Retro, I would bet, already own a copy of this brilliant keepsake of the 1960s on DVD or Blu-ray. The film has been released several times before, but now it gets the Criterion treatment. Believe me—fans of the movie and of director Stanley Kubrick will still want to get this edition. It is definitely an upgrade in quality and the disk also comes with a plethora of fascinating supplements and some terrific goodies in the packaging.
Unless you’ve haven’t been paying attention to the lists of Great Movies You Should See Before You Die, you know that Dr. Strangelove is the story of how an air force general (Sterling Hayden) goes “a little funny in the head.
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Unless you’ve haven’t been paying attention to the lists of Great Movies You Should See Before You Die, you know that Dr. Strangelove is the story of how an air force general (Sterling Hayden) goes “a little funny in the head.
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Criterion's special edition of Stanley Kubrick's doomsday comedy is more powerful than ever in a 4K remaster; and it even comes with a top-secret mission profile package and a partial-contents survival kit. A Kubrick fan can have a pretty good weekend in Vegas with all that stuff. Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb Blu-ray The Criterion Collection 821 1964 / B&W / 1:66 widescreen / 95 min. / available through The Criterion Collection / Street Date June 28, 2016 / 39.95 Starring Peter Sellers, George C. Scott, Sterling Hayden, Keenan Wynn, Slim Pickens, Peter Bull, James Earl Jones, Tracy Reed Cinematography Gilbert Taylor Production Designer Ken Adam Art Direction Peter Murton Film Editor Anthony Harvey Original Music Laurie Johnson Written by Stanley Kubrick, Terry Southern, Peter George from his book Red Alert Produced by Stanley Kubrick, Leon Minoff Directed by Stanley Kubrick
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
When I heard that Criterion was putting out a Blu-ray of Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb I thought that there already was a disc out there from The Collection. Nope, Sony released a Blu-ray in 2009, and back around 2000, a DVD. I was thinking of a deluxe laserdisc from Criterion sometime in the early 1990s. I remember being impressed by its extras, which included documentary materials about the Bomb in the Cold War years. Potential new fans of Kubrick's wickedly funny movie are being born every year, which leaves those of us for whom Strangelove was an important part of growing up having to remind ourselves just how good it still is. I remember recording the soundtrack off TV in high school and memorizing all of the dialogue; this has to be the most quotable movie of its decade. I also can remember my father's reaction when we watched it together on network TV, ABC, I think. An Air Force lifer who wouldn't discuss politics (or much of anything), the Old Sarge had little use for 'defeatist' movies like On the Beach. But he thought the premise of Seven Days in May wasn't really farfetched, having worked with Hap Arnold and Curtis LeMay. He shook his head after seeing Dr. Strangelove but I could tell that he found it very funny. It's too bad the two of us couldn't have gotten our senses of humor more in sync -- as soon as I wore my hair long, I think he stopped trusting me. I believe that Dr. Strangelove is one of few movies that 'made a difference' in that it redirected American public opinion about a major life issue. From that point forward only the ignorant and Shoot First fanatics talked about nuclear war as win-able, at least not until the neo-con Millennium. 1963 audiences had little use for suspect 'pacifist' movies that ended in masochistic doom, like On the Beach. The nuclear crisis was such a hot topic that that the low-key English science fiction film The Day the Earth Caught Fire was a surprise hit. Strangelove is more realistic than the straight atom nightmare movies. We're told that when Ronald Reagan was briefed at the start of his first term in office, he asked where the White House elevator to the War Room was. He figured it was there because he saw it in the movie. The decision to opt for broad comedy was Kubrick's inspired stroke. Dr. Strangelove may be the first hit film that was a bona-fide black comedy; I don't recall anybody even using the expression before it came out. It's not a crazy comedy where anything funny is okay. The backbone of the story remains 100% serious, while the jokes relentlessly demolish the death-cult logic of our Nuclear Deterrent. Kubrick and Terry Southern populate Peter George's credible cold-sweat crisis with insane caricatures given ridiculous names. The scary part is that, no matter how stupid they behave, none are really that exaggerated. Peter Sellers serves triple duty in a trio of characterizations, effectively outdoing previous champion film chameleon Alec Guinness. George C. Scott steals the show as an infantile Air Force General who acts like a Looney Tunes cartoon character. And the rest of the inspired cast nails their highly original quasi-comic characters. Every joke is a gallows joke; we're never allowed to forget that we all have an atomic noose around our necks. I almost envy the dead viewers still unfamiliar with Dr. Strangelove, as seeing it for the first time was a mind-opening experience. Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden), the commander of Burpelson Air Force Base, orders a flight of B-52s to attack Russia. He then seals off Burpelson to prevent a recall of the planes. Exchange officer Group Captain Lionel Mandrake (Peter Sellers) tries to talk him into divulging the recall code. Holding court in the War Room, President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers) is horrified to discover that such a Snafu is even possible. He orders General Buck Turgidson (George C. Scott) to take Burpelson Air Base by force and recall the planes, and gets on the hotline with the Soviet Premier. Up in the lead B-52, Major 'King' Kong (Slim Pickens) receives Ripper's orders, coded 'Wing Attack Plan R.' He urges his crew to avoid Russian defenses and reach their primary target, while Turgidson tries to talk Muffley into launching an all-out attack. Advising in the War Room is ex-Nazi scientist Dr. Strangelove, a grinning theoretician already fantasizing about the sexual recreation for the ruling elite in the VIP bomb shelters, where America's chosen high officials will be living for the next 93 years. Dr. Strangelove divides its time between three main locations, each with its own deadly serious function and each overlaid with a different comedic tone. In his locked executive office in the Alaskan Air Force Base, the sexually obsessed American General Ripper faces off with a veddy proper English officer in a farcical one-act. Beady-eyed and intense in his anti-Communist convictions, Sterling Hayden contrasts beautifully with Seller's genial Group Captain, who can't fathom the depth of his commanding officer's madness. The action in the B-52 is a throwback to those gung-ho WW2 action films in which a racially and ethnically diverse attack team uses brains and guts to barrel through their suicide mission. Even though their pilot is a cowboy clown (Slim Pickens doing his only characterization, Slim Pickens) they're an admirable bunch, seemingly the only humans capable of doing anything without red tape or Coca-Cola machines getting in their way. The horror is that our heroes' mission is totally against every moral precept ever imagined. The docu feeling in the B-52 is further amplified by the gritty newsreel-like footage of the taking of Burpelson Afb, with American troops fighting American troops. In 1964 these were traumatic, subversive scenes. U.S. troops on film are supposed to fight for freedom and righteousness, not kill each other. Kubrick has the audacity to place in the middle of it all a big sign that reads, 'Peace is our Profession.' The grainy authenticity of these scenes would come back to haunt us when similar footage started being seen nightly on television, fresh from Vietnam. The center of activities is the War Room, a Camelot-like round table of Death located in the basement of the White House. The rational President Merkin Muffley trips over an ideological roadblock in the form of Buck Turgidson, a gum-chewing military nutcase itching to go to war and overjoyed that Jack Ripper has 'exceeded his authority.' The President is hardly in charge of foreign policy, and none of fifty advisors come to his aid with any original thinking. An amateur among experts, Muffley must be shepherded through protocol by an assistant. Here's where Southern and Kubrick make their biggest points, basically asserting that a showdown with the Russkies is inevitable because the American stance is a military one -- Sac just wants the peacenik in the Oval Office to get out of their way. The comedy is all over the place, and it's a miracle that it works. The stand-up humor on the hot line to Moscow is very much like a Bob Newhart routine. At Burpelson, it's the Goon Show all over again. Sellers' Mandrake cannot sway General Ripper, and the moronic Major Bat Guano (Keenan Wynn) suspects the Raf officer of being a 'deviated prevert.' Up in the bomber, Mad Magazine craziness is grafted onto combat realism. Previous looks at the Air Force's flying deterrent were enlistment booster films like Strategic Air Command. Kubrick drove his English craftsmen to fake the entire bomber interior right down to the switches and gauges. The aerial combat is more realistic than that in escapist films, even with inadequate models used for exteriors of the jet bomber in flight. Dr. Strangelove maintains a nervous tension between absurd comedy and morbid unease. Kubrick's main career themes -- sexual madness, treacherous technology and the folly of human planning -- come into strong relief. We're motivated to root for the fliers that are going to destroy the world. Then we fret over the President's pitiful lack of control. Dour, glowering Russian Ambassador De Sadesky (Peter Bull) informs the War Room about his country's solution to the costly Arms Race, the dreaded Doomsday Machine. Security advisor Dr. Strangelove enters the film in the last act to serve as sort of an angel of Death. Based loosely on Rand-corporation experts that calculated eventualities in nuclear war scenarios, Sellers' vision of Strangelove is a throwback to German Expressionism. A Mabuse in a wheelchair, he's black-gloved like the brilliant but mad Rotwang of Metropolis. Strangelove enters like the specter of Death itself; his grin looks like a skull. Contemplating 'megadeaths' gives him sexual pleasure. The detonation of the first bomb seems to liberate Strangelove, and he finds he can walk again. The character is straight from the Siegfried Kracauer playbook. The evil of nuclear war has restored the representative of apocalyptic Nazi vengeance to full power. Twenty years after his death, we all get to join Hitler in his suicide bunker. First-time viewers are usually floored by the audacious Dr. Strangelove. Only the truly uninformed will not recognize baritone James Earl Jones as one of Major Kong's flight crew. Those going back for a repeated peek will derive added enjoyment from Kubrick's deft juggling of his several visual styles and his avoidance of anything that might deflate tension: we hear about the recall code being issued but are spared any view of the responsible military personnel that must have sent it. Some of the best fun is finding details in designer Ken Adam's impressive War Room, such as the pies already laid out in preparation for the aborted pie-fight finale. Even better is watching the War room extras as they strain to maintain straight faces no matter how funny Sellers and Scott get; that contrast is what makes the comedy so brilliant. Watch Peter Bull carefully. In one extended take he starts to smile at Sellers, more than once. He catches himself and then is clearly on the verge of cracking up, forcing Kubrick to cut away. The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray of Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is the expected sterling transfer of this Kubrick classic, a 4K digital transfer. I put it up against Sony's old Blu-ray and the difference is not so great as to recommend that a trade-up is necessary. However, it looks extremely good. The Kubrick faithful out there will be thinking, 'I must not allow a disc shelf gap.' The HD picture makes quite a bit of difference in understanding Kubrick's photographic strategy. Not only do the hand-held Burpelson combat sequences approximate the look of documentary footage, a more contrasty and grainy film stock has been used. Switching "film looks" later became a fad for directors looking to be viewed as artists. The idea perhaps reached its zenith in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers. Back in 1964 the effect of imitating a news film look was quite stunning -- audiences reacted to the combat scenes as if they were real. I'm glad that we're finally beyond the frustrating early DVD years, when someone (at Warner Home Video?) claimed that Stanley Kubrick insisted that his films be shown at the old 1:33 aspect ratio for TV and disc. Even if they wangled a note from Kubrick to that effect, I still believe that the aspect ratio games were played because Kubrick was too busy to oversee new masters of his films, and Whv wanted to market them in a hurry at a minimum of cost. That's all old news now, but there was also the interesting aspect ratio question concerning Strangelove. At least one disc iteration -- Criterion's laserdisc, I'm fairly sure -- was released in a completely un-original dual-ratio scan. Kubrick apparently said that he preferred to see the War Room scenes at a full-frame 1:37, and so this one transfer of the film popped back and forth between ratios. I've never heard of anything like this before or after. Criterion's British 1:66 framing for this disc is correct, even though the film was probably screened at 1:85 for many of its American play dates. Criterion's new extras begin with interview featurettes with well-chosen spokespeople, like scholars Mick Broderick and Rodney Hill. Kubrick archivist Richard Daniels' piece is quite good, as is an examination of the film's visuals by two of the original camera crew. The son of author Peter George gives an excellent account of his father's life and the adaptation of his novel Red Alert. George reportedly liked the notion of turning his story into a black comedy, especially when his original narrative was changed very little. The stroke of genius was deciding that the entire subject could best be approached as a sick joke. Other extras are repeated from Sony's DVD disc of 2004. A making-of docu interviews several surviving technicians and actors, and a primer on the Cold War atom standoff goes deep into detail. The featurettes have input from Robert McNamara, Spike Lee and Bob Woodward. Critics Roger Ebert and Alexander Walker are also represented. Docu pieces on Peter Sellers and Kubrick appear to suffer from legal restraints disallowing the use of clips from non-Columbia sources. The Peter Sellers show features several choice film clips from the 'fifties, including Sellers' almost perfect take on a William Conrad-like hired killer. We're shown some stills from the legendary The Goon Show, which is not mentioned by name. A Stanley Kubrick career piece that uses UA, MGM and Universal trailers covers a lot of territory a bit too quickly. It does have some nice interview input from Kubrick's partner James B. Harris. Harris has since given terrific interviews on Criterion discs for Kubrick's The Killing and Paths of Glory. Criterion's Curtis Tsui produced those discs as well as this one. An entertaining extra is a pair of vintage 'split screen' fake interviews with Sellers and Scott intended for publicity use. Each actor projects his chosen PR image. They're charming, especially when Sellers takes us on a lightning tour of regional English accents. I wonder if those distinctions have faded, 52 years later? As a pleasant surprise, Curtis Tsui has overseen the creation of a collectable, highly amusing substitute for a standard disc insert booklet. Inside an authentic-looking 'Wing Attack Plan R' envelope, David Bromwich's insert essay is printed in the form of classified orders on two sheets of loose-leaf paper. Terry Southern's hilariously profane 1994 essay on the movie comes in the form of a Playboy parody, illustrated with photos of Tracy Reed as 'Miss Foreign Affairs.' Finally, the disc credits and details are printed in a genuine miniature Russian Phrase Book and Holy Bible, a little bigger than one-inch square. It indeed offers some phrases that I'll have to try on my multi-lingual daughter, like "Where is the toilet?" But the cover Lies, as there's no Bible in there that I could find. Also, no nine packs of chewing gum and no issue of prophylactics. On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor, Dr. Strangelove Blu-ray rates: Movie: Excellent Video: Excellent Sound: Excellent uncompressed monaural + alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-hd Master Audio Supplements: (from Criterion stats): New interviews with Stanley Kubrick scholars Mick Broderick and Rodney Hill; archivist Richard Daniels; cinematographer and camera innovator Joe Dunton; camera operator Kelvin Pike; and David George, son of Peter George, on whose novel Red Alert the film is based. Excerpts from a 1966 audio interview with Kubrick, conducted by physicist and author Jeremy Bernstein; Four short documentaries about the making of the film, the sociopolitical climate of the period, the work of actor Peter Sellers, and the artistry of Kubrick. Promotional interviews from 1963 with Sellers and actor George C. Scott; excerpt from a 1980 interview with Sellers from NBC's Today show; Trailers; insert essay by scholar David Bromwich and a 1994 article by screenwriter Terry Southern on the making of the film. Deaf and Hearing-impaired Friendly? Yes; Subtitles: English Packaging: Keep case Reviewed: June 7, 2016 (5136love)
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Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
When I heard that Criterion was putting out a Blu-ray of Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned To Stop Worrying and Love The Bomb I thought that there already was a disc out there from The Collection. Nope, Sony released a Blu-ray in 2009, and back around 2000, a DVD. I was thinking of a deluxe laserdisc from Criterion sometime in the early 1990s. I remember being impressed by its extras, which included documentary materials about the Bomb in the Cold War years. Potential new fans of Kubrick's wickedly funny movie are being born every year, which leaves those of us for whom Strangelove was an important part of growing up having to remind ourselves just how good it still is. I remember recording the soundtrack off TV in high school and memorizing all of the dialogue; this has to be the most quotable movie of its decade. I also can remember my father's reaction when we watched it together on network TV, ABC, I think. An Air Force lifer who wouldn't discuss politics (or much of anything), the Old Sarge had little use for 'defeatist' movies like On the Beach. But he thought the premise of Seven Days in May wasn't really farfetched, having worked with Hap Arnold and Curtis LeMay. He shook his head after seeing Dr. Strangelove but I could tell that he found it very funny. It's too bad the two of us couldn't have gotten our senses of humor more in sync -- as soon as I wore my hair long, I think he stopped trusting me. I believe that Dr. Strangelove is one of few movies that 'made a difference' in that it redirected American public opinion about a major life issue. From that point forward only the ignorant and Shoot First fanatics talked about nuclear war as win-able, at least not until the neo-con Millennium. 1963 audiences had little use for suspect 'pacifist' movies that ended in masochistic doom, like On the Beach. The nuclear crisis was such a hot topic that that the low-key English science fiction film The Day the Earth Caught Fire was a surprise hit. Strangelove is more realistic than the straight atom nightmare movies. We're told that when Ronald Reagan was briefed at the start of his first term in office, he asked where the White House elevator to the War Room was. He figured it was there because he saw it in the movie. The decision to opt for broad comedy was Kubrick's inspired stroke. Dr. Strangelove may be the first hit film that was a bona-fide black comedy; I don't recall anybody even using the expression before it came out. It's not a crazy comedy where anything funny is okay. The backbone of the story remains 100% serious, while the jokes relentlessly demolish the death-cult logic of our Nuclear Deterrent. Kubrick and Terry Southern populate Peter George's credible cold-sweat crisis with insane caricatures given ridiculous names. The scary part is that, no matter how stupid they behave, none are really that exaggerated. Peter Sellers serves triple duty in a trio of characterizations, effectively outdoing previous champion film chameleon Alec Guinness. George C. Scott steals the show as an infantile Air Force General who acts like a Looney Tunes cartoon character. And the rest of the inspired cast nails their highly original quasi-comic characters. Every joke is a gallows joke; we're never allowed to forget that we all have an atomic noose around our necks. I almost envy the dead viewers still unfamiliar with Dr. Strangelove, as seeing it for the first time was a mind-opening experience. Jack D. Ripper (Sterling Hayden), the commander of Burpelson Air Force Base, orders a flight of B-52s to attack Russia. He then seals off Burpelson to prevent a recall of the planes. Exchange officer Group Captain Lionel Mandrake (Peter Sellers) tries to talk him into divulging the recall code. Holding court in the War Room, President Merkin Muffley (Peter Sellers) is horrified to discover that such a Snafu is even possible. He orders General Buck Turgidson (George C. Scott) to take Burpelson Air Base by force and recall the planes, and gets on the hotline with the Soviet Premier. Up in the lead B-52, Major 'King' Kong (Slim Pickens) receives Ripper's orders, coded 'Wing Attack Plan R.' He urges his crew to avoid Russian defenses and reach their primary target, while Turgidson tries to talk Muffley into launching an all-out attack. Advising in the War Room is ex-Nazi scientist Dr. Strangelove, a grinning theoretician already fantasizing about the sexual recreation for the ruling elite in the VIP bomb shelters, where America's chosen high officials will be living for the next 93 years. Dr. Strangelove divides its time between three main locations, each with its own deadly serious function and each overlaid with a different comedic tone. In his locked executive office in the Alaskan Air Force Base, the sexually obsessed American General Ripper faces off with a veddy proper English officer in a farcical one-act. Beady-eyed and intense in his anti-Communist convictions, Sterling Hayden contrasts beautifully with Seller's genial Group Captain, who can't fathom the depth of his commanding officer's madness. The action in the B-52 is a throwback to those gung-ho WW2 action films in which a racially and ethnically diverse attack team uses brains and guts to barrel through their suicide mission. Even though their pilot is a cowboy clown (Slim Pickens doing his only characterization, Slim Pickens) they're an admirable bunch, seemingly the only humans capable of doing anything without red tape or Coca-Cola machines getting in their way. The horror is that our heroes' mission is totally against every moral precept ever imagined. The docu feeling in the B-52 is further amplified by the gritty newsreel-like footage of the taking of Burpelson Afb, with American troops fighting American troops. In 1964 these were traumatic, subversive scenes. U.S. troops on film are supposed to fight for freedom and righteousness, not kill each other. Kubrick has the audacity to place in the middle of it all a big sign that reads, 'Peace is our Profession.' The grainy authenticity of these scenes would come back to haunt us when similar footage started being seen nightly on television, fresh from Vietnam. The center of activities is the War Room, a Camelot-like round table of Death located in the basement of the White House. The rational President Merkin Muffley trips over an ideological roadblock in the form of Buck Turgidson, a gum-chewing military nutcase itching to go to war and overjoyed that Jack Ripper has 'exceeded his authority.' The President is hardly in charge of foreign policy, and none of fifty advisors come to his aid with any original thinking. An amateur among experts, Muffley must be shepherded through protocol by an assistant. Here's where Southern and Kubrick make their biggest points, basically asserting that a showdown with the Russkies is inevitable because the American stance is a military one -- Sac just wants the peacenik in the Oval Office to get out of their way. The comedy is all over the place, and it's a miracle that it works. The stand-up humor on the hot line to Moscow is very much like a Bob Newhart routine. At Burpelson, it's the Goon Show all over again. Sellers' Mandrake cannot sway General Ripper, and the moronic Major Bat Guano (Keenan Wynn) suspects the Raf officer of being a 'deviated prevert.' Up in the bomber, Mad Magazine craziness is grafted onto combat realism. Previous looks at the Air Force's flying deterrent were enlistment booster films like Strategic Air Command. Kubrick drove his English craftsmen to fake the entire bomber interior right down to the switches and gauges. The aerial combat is more realistic than that in escapist films, even with inadequate models used for exteriors of the jet bomber in flight. Dr. Strangelove maintains a nervous tension between absurd comedy and morbid unease. Kubrick's main career themes -- sexual madness, treacherous technology and the folly of human planning -- come into strong relief. We're motivated to root for the fliers that are going to destroy the world. Then we fret over the President's pitiful lack of control. Dour, glowering Russian Ambassador De Sadesky (Peter Bull) informs the War Room about his country's solution to the costly Arms Race, the dreaded Doomsday Machine. Security advisor Dr. Strangelove enters the film in the last act to serve as sort of an angel of Death. Based loosely on Rand-corporation experts that calculated eventualities in nuclear war scenarios, Sellers' vision of Strangelove is a throwback to German Expressionism. A Mabuse in a wheelchair, he's black-gloved like the brilliant but mad Rotwang of Metropolis. Strangelove enters like the specter of Death itself; his grin looks like a skull. Contemplating 'megadeaths' gives him sexual pleasure. The detonation of the first bomb seems to liberate Strangelove, and he finds he can walk again. The character is straight from the Siegfried Kracauer playbook. The evil of nuclear war has restored the representative of apocalyptic Nazi vengeance to full power. Twenty years after his death, we all get to join Hitler in his suicide bunker. First-time viewers are usually floored by the audacious Dr. Strangelove. Only the truly uninformed will not recognize baritone James Earl Jones as one of Major Kong's flight crew. Those going back for a repeated peek will derive added enjoyment from Kubrick's deft juggling of his several visual styles and his avoidance of anything that might deflate tension: we hear about the recall code being issued but are spared any view of the responsible military personnel that must have sent it. Some of the best fun is finding details in designer Ken Adam's impressive War Room, such as the pies already laid out in preparation for the aborted pie-fight finale. Even better is watching the War room extras as they strain to maintain straight faces no matter how funny Sellers and Scott get; that contrast is what makes the comedy so brilliant. Watch Peter Bull carefully. In one extended take he starts to smile at Sellers, more than once. He catches himself and then is clearly on the verge of cracking up, forcing Kubrick to cut away. The Criterion Collection's Blu-ray of Dr. Strangelove, Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb is the expected sterling transfer of this Kubrick classic, a 4K digital transfer. I put it up against Sony's old Blu-ray and the difference is not so great as to recommend that a trade-up is necessary. However, it looks extremely good. The Kubrick faithful out there will be thinking, 'I must not allow a disc shelf gap.' The HD picture makes quite a bit of difference in understanding Kubrick's photographic strategy. Not only do the hand-held Burpelson combat sequences approximate the look of documentary footage, a more contrasty and grainy film stock has been used. Switching "film looks" later became a fad for directors looking to be viewed as artists. The idea perhaps reached its zenith in Oliver Stone's Natural Born Killers. Back in 1964 the effect of imitating a news film look was quite stunning -- audiences reacted to the combat scenes as if they were real. I'm glad that we're finally beyond the frustrating early DVD years, when someone (at Warner Home Video?) claimed that Stanley Kubrick insisted that his films be shown at the old 1:33 aspect ratio for TV and disc. Even if they wangled a note from Kubrick to that effect, I still believe that the aspect ratio games were played because Kubrick was too busy to oversee new masters of his films, and Whv wanted to market them in a hurry at a minimum of cost. That's all old news now, but there was also the interesting aspect ratio question concerning Strangelove. At least one disc iteration -- Criterion's laserdisc, I'm fairly sure -- was released in a completely un-original dual-ratio scan. Kubrick apparently said that he preferred to see the War Room scenes at a full-frame 1:37, and so this one transfer of the film popped back and forth between ratios. I've never heard of anything like this before or after. Criterion's British 1:66 framing for this disc is correct, even though the film was probably screened at 1:85 for many of its American play dates. Criterion's new extras begin with interview featurettes with well-chosen spokespeople, like scholars Mick Broderick and Rodney Hill. Kubrick archivist Richard Daniels' piece is quite good, as is an examination of the film's visuals by two of the original camera crew. The son of author Peter George gives an excellent account of his father's life and the adaptation of his novel Red Alert. George reportedly liked the notion of turning his story into a black comedy, especially when his original narrative was changed very little. The stroke of genius was deciding that the entire subject could best be approached as a sick joke. Other extras are repeated from Sony's DVD disc of 2004. A making-of docu interviews several surviving technicians and actors, and a primer on the Cold War atom standoff goes deep into detail. The featurettes have input from Robert McNamara, Spike Lee and Bob Woodward. Critics Roger Ebert and Alexander Walker are also represented. Docu pieces on Peter Sellers and Kubrick appear to suffer from legal restraints disallowing the use of clips from non-Columbia sources. The Peter Sellers show features several choice film clips from the 'fifties, including Sellers' almost perfect take on a William Conrad-like hired killer. We're shown some stills from the legendary The Goon Show, which is not mentioned by name. A Stanley Kubrick career piece that uses UA, MGM and Universal trailers covers a lot of territory a bit too quickly. It does have some nice interview input from Kubrick's partner James B. Harris. Harris has since given terrific interviews on Criterion discs for Kubrick's The Killing and Paths of Glory. Criterion's Curtis Tsui produced those discs as well as this one. An entertaining extra is a pair of vintage 'split screen' fake interviews with Sellers and Scott intended for publicity use. Each actor projects his chosen PR image. They're charming, especially when Sellers takes us on a lightning tour of regional English accents. I wonder if those distinctions have faded, 52 years later? As a pleasant surprise, Curtis Tsui has overseen the creation of a collectable, highly amusing substitute for a standard disc insert booklet. Inside an authentic-looking 'Wing Attack Plan R' envelope, David Bromwich's insert essay is printed in the form of classified orders on two sheets of loose-leaf paper. Terry Southern's hilariously profane 1994 essay on the movie comes in the form of a Playboy parody, illustrated with photos of Tracy Reed as 'Miss Foreign Affairs.' Finally, the disc credits and details are printed in a genuine miniature Russian Phrase Book and Holy Bible, a little bigger than one-inch square. It indeed offers some phrases that I'll have to try on my multi-lingual daughter, like "Where is the toilet?" But the cover Lies, as there's no Bible in there that I could find. Also, no nine packs of chewing gum and no issue of prophylactics. On a scale of Excellent, Good, Fair, and Poor, Dr. Strangelove Blu-ray rates: Movie: Excellent Video: Excellent Sound: Excellent uncompressed monaural + alternate 5.1 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS-hd Master Audio Supplements: (from Criterion stats): New interviews with Stanley Kubrick scholars Mick Broderick and Rodney Hill; archivist Richard Daniels; cinematographer and camera innovator Joe Dunton; camera operator Kelvin Pike; and David George, son of Peter George, on whose novel Red Alert the film is based. Excerpts from a 1966 audio interview with Kubrick, conducted by physicist and author Jeremy Bernstein; Four short documentaries about the making of the film, the sociopolitical climate of the period, the work of actor Peter Sellers, and the artistry of Kubrick. Promotional interviews from 1963 with Sellers and actor George C. Scott; excerpt from a 1980 interview with Sellers from NBC's Today show; Trailers; insert essay by scholar David Bromwich and a 1994 article by screenwriter Terry Southern on the making of the film. Deaf and Hearing-impaired Friendly? Yes; Subtitles: English Packaging: Keep case Reviewed: June 7, 2016 (5136love)
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- 6/11/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Roll up your sleeves and get to work. Discovery Channel has announced the new Blue Collar Backers TV show premieres Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at 10:00pm Et/Pt. In each episode, a panel of professionals share personal experience, get their hands dirty, and help fund budding entrepreneurs striving to make their dreams come true.
In the first season of Blue Collar Backers, the backers are Cameron Davies, Ron Douglas, Brian Stark, Wes James, Cain Roberds, and Cam Roberds. Blue Collar Backers is produced for Discovery Channel by Leftfield Pictures. Leftfield's David George, Shawn Witt and C. Russell Muth are executive produceing. Matt Vafiadis executive produces and Meagan Davis is producer for Discovery Channel.
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In the first season of Blue Collar Backers, the backers are Cameron Davies, Ron Douglas, Brian Stark, Wes James, Cain Roberds, and Cam Roberds. Blue Collar Backers is produced for Discovery Channel by Leftfield Pictures. Leftfield's David George, Shawn Witt and C. Russell Muth are executive produceing. Matt Vafiadis executive produces and Meagan Davis is producer for Discovery Channel.
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- 4/27/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
How do you inspire 16 civilians to tackle military grade obstacles designed to break both body and spirit?
Fox's new competition series American Grit, hosted by John Cena, has the answer: Split them into four teams, offer a $1 million dollar payout and equip each team with a secret weapon – one hardened military veteran who knows how to squeeze the most out of a raw recruit.
According to to Executive Producer David George, the show will resonate with viewers because "it highlights for audiences the thrill of competition and physical endurance, the sacrifices made by the men and women of the American military.
Fox's new competition series American Grit, hosted by John Cena, has the answer: Split them into four teams, offer a $1 million dollar payout and equip each team with a secret weapon – one hardened military veteran who knows how to squeeze the most out of a raw recruit.
According to to Executive Producer David George, the show will resonate with viewers because "it highlights for audiences the thrill of competition and physical endurance, the sacrifices made by the men and women of the American military.
- 4/14/2016
- by Susan Keating, @SKatzKeating
- People.com - TV Watch
How do you inspire 16 civilians to tackle military grade obstacles designed to break both body and spirit? Fox's new competition series American Grit, hosted by John Cena, has the answer: Split them into four teams, offer a $1 million dollar payout and equip each team with a secret weapon - one hardened military veteran who knows how to squeeze the most out of a raw recruit. According to to Executive Producer David George, the show will resonate with viewers because "it highlights for audiences the thrill of competition and physical endurance, the sacrifices made by the men and women of the American military.
- 4/14/2016
- by Susan Keating, @SKatzKeating
- PEOPLE.com
[caption id="attachment_46055" align="aligncenter" width="534"] Photo by Brendan Meadows. Copyright 2012./caption]
Alone again, naturally. The second season of History's Alone TV series premieres Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 9:00pm Et/Pt. Season two of this non-scripted survival series consists of thirteen one hour episodes, set on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Alone is executive produced by David George, Brent Montgomery, Shawn Witt, Zachary Green and Gretchen Palek for Leftfield Pictures. Russ McCarroll and Zachary Behr serve as executive producers for History.
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Alone again, naturally. The second season of History's Alone TV series premieres Thursday, April 21, 2016, at 9:00pm Et/Pt. Season two of this non-scripted survival series consists of thirteen one hour episodes, set on Vancouver Island, British Columbia.
Alone is executive produced by David George, Brent Montgomery, Shawn Witt, Zachary Green and Gretchen Palek for Leftfield Pictures. Russ McCarroll and Zachary Behr serve as executive producers for History.
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- 3/23/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Fyi's new He Shed She Shed TV series premieres Saturday, April 2, 2016, at 10:00pm Et/Pt. Check out the photos, above and below. The first season of this D-i-y design series consists of six one-hour episodes.
He Shed She Shed is produced by Loud TV and Plum Pictures for Fyi. Executive producers for Loud TV are Nick Rigg, David George, and Jordana Hachman. Plum Pictures' executive producer is Stuart Cabb. Executive producers for Fyi are Gena McCarthy and Toby Faulkner.
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He Shed She Shed is produced by Loud TV and Plum Pictures for Fyi. Executive producers for Loud TV are Nick Rigg, David George, and Jordana Hachman. Plum Pictures' executive producer is Stuart Cabb. Executive producers for Fyi are Gena McCarthy and Toby Faulkner.
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- 3/10/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Leftfield Pictures is partnering with La La Anthony, and Timbaland to develop an all-new docu-series spotlighting the in-demand Face Time Agency - the industry's premiere casting agency for booking music video and hip hop fashion models - whose clients include Drake, Kanye West and Robin Thicke. Anthony will executive produce the project, while Timbaland serves as executive music producer. Executive producers for Leftfield Pictures are David George and Will Nothacker. Derek Gordon also executive produces. Set inside the New York City nightlife scene - where clubs have become the new boardrooms - the series exposes the cutthroat entrepreneurial side of hip hop, with models, DJs and social...
- 1/28/2016
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
TV Picks: Wgn America has ordered to production its first two unscripted series, the docudrama “Outlaw Country,” executive-produced by Bischoff Hervey Entertainment’s Eric Bischoff and Jason Hervey (“The Devils Ride”), and the docuseries “Wrestling with Death,” executive-produced by Leftfield Pictures’ Brent Montgomery and David George (“Pawn Stars”). Kicking off the new year with thirteen weeks of unscripted original programming, “Wrestling with Death” is set to premiere Tuesday, January 13 (10:00 p.m. Et / 9:00 p.m. Ct), followed by “Outlaw Country” on Tuesday, February 24 (10:00 p.m. Et/ 9:00 p.m. Ct). Set in the town of Buckner, Missouri, “Outlaw Country” chronicles the […]...
- 11/7/2014
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
The Pawn Shop producer has brought in the industry veteran to work in its La office at Head of Development, West Coast. Jason Burinescu joins Leftfield Pictures from Renegade 83 Productions, where he developed and/or sold two dozen shows, including 10 he created or co-created. His credits include Discovery’s Naked & Afraid and the CW’s Famous In 12, which premiered this week. “Jason is a powerhouse executive and producer whose expertise covers not just the unscripted world, but scripted as well,” said Leftfield President David George, to whom he’ll report. “We’re confident his proven ability to create, develop and shepherd shows across genres will result in an array of series that resonate with buyers and audiences.” Before Renegade 83, Burinescu was VP Development at Intuitive Entertainment after launching his career at Vision Entertainment.
- 6/5/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
"What makes the sports memorabilia community so ripe is the personal attachment people have to the things they own," said producer David George about Reelz's upcoming sports memorabilia reality show Ball Boys to The Hollywood Reporter. "The items people bring into a shop don't just have monetary value, they have personal value... and it's hard for a sports fan to make a distinction between the two. Plus, everyone thinks they're an expert on sports and that is where the TV gold is."
That "gold" will be on display when Ball Boys airs on Reelz. From the producers of Pawn Stars, Ball Boys follows the owners and employees of Robbie's 1st Base, a sports memorabilia store based in Baltimore, Maryland. Robbie Davis Sr., known appropriately as "Senior," runs the store with his son, "Junior," along with sports aficionado Robbie "Shaggy" Reier and employee Lewis "Sweet Lou" Brown. "What drew us to...
That "gold" will be on display when Ball Boys airs on Reelz. From the producers of Pawn Stars, Ball Boys follows the owners and employees of Robbie's 1st Base, a sports memorabilia store based in Baltimore, Maryland. Robbie Davis Sr., known appropriately as "Senior," runs the store with his son, "Junior," along with sports aficionado Robbie "Shaggy" Reier and employee Lewis "Sweet Lou" Brown. "What drew us to...
- 4/23/2014
- by Ryan Gowland
- Reelzchannel.com
Los Angeles, Dec 15: Singer Max George is reportedly devastated as he was unable to meet his grandfather before he died.
The 25-year-old left The Wanted's world tour almost a week back to be with his family after he learnt that the condition of his grandfather David George, 77, had worsened, reports mirror.co.uk.
"Max is incredibly close to his family. He was distraught at not getting home before his grandfather died," a source said.
Max left for home during the Us leg of the band's tour to be with his family.
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The 25-year-old left The Wanted's world tour almost a week back to be with his family after he learnt that the condition of his grandfather David George, 77, had worsened, reports mirror.co.uk.
"Max is incredibly close to his family. He was distraught at not getting home before his grandfather died," a source said.
Max left for home during the Us leg of the band's tour to be with his family.
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- 12/15/2013
- by Diksha Singh
- RealBollywood.com
Olive Garden announced last year that it was getting rid of its famous slogan, "When you're here, you're family." But the slogan isn't just going into the tagline graveyard -- it has found a new home.
Last night, Dave George, the president of Olive Garden, "officially" signed away the slogan to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. It was an Olive Garden-Fallon love fest, in which all the audience members got free t-shirts with the new slogan and $100 gift cards to the restaurant.
The best part of the segment occurs in the last minute, though, when Fallon and The Roots premiere a spot-on Olive Garden parody ad. It's all there -- slightly goofy wardrobe choices, incessant laughter, cheesy dialogue, endless breadsticks and more.
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Last night, Dave George, the president of Olive Garden, "officially" signed away the slogan to Late Night With Jimmy Fallon. It was an Olive Garden-Fallon love fest, in which all the audience members got free t-shirts with the new slogan and $100 gift cards to the restaurant.
The best part of the segment occurs in the last minute, though, when Fallon and The Roots premiere a spot-on Olive Garden parody ad. It's all there -- slightly goofy wardrobe choices, incessant laughter, cheesy dialogue, endless breadsticks and more.
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- 6/14/2013
- by Carey Polis
- Huffington Post
A&E Network is turning on the Southern charm — reality style. The network announced today that The Governor’s Wife will debut on February 27. Produced by Leftfield Prods, the company behind History’s Pawn Stars, as well as Sss Entertainment, the 12-episode series follows 85-year-old former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards and his 34-year-old wife Trina and their life in the New South. The couple met as pen pals when Edwards was serving 8 1/2 years behind bars for bribery and extortion; they married when he was released. The marriage, as the series suggests, is not one all of Edwards’ family is happy with — especially his daughters, who are almost twice their new stepmom’s age. Leftfield’s Brent Montgomery, David George, Dominick Pupa and Shaun Sanghani are executive producers along with A&E’s David McKillop, Elaine Frontain Bryant, Drew Tappon and Devon Graham.
- 1/4/2013
- by DOMINIC PATTEN
- Deadline TV
NBC fired over the footage of the winners of the "Hot Dads" contest, from iVillage, who hosted their second annual event just in time for Father.s Day. There were 1,500 entrants from around the nation who battled to be crowned the .Hottest Dad in America.. Father of a nine week old girl, David George of Dayton Ohio took home the crown this year. NBC fired over his interview, as George was selected by the iVillage community, earning nearly 50,000 votes over a span of just two weeks in 11 categories. Find out what he loves most about being a dad, what makes him so hot, and even hear from .Mrs. Hottest Dad in America. on why she...
- 6/13/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
Andy Schleck won at the highest finish in Tour history, but Thomas Voeckler clings on to the yellow jersey by 15 seconds
Stage 18: Pinerolo to Col du Galibier (200.5km)
Three of the Tour's nine hors category Alpine climbs loom ominously between the riders and the finish line today in a stage that should go some way towards sorting out the men from the boys ... unlike several other stages we predicted would do so, only for the Gc to remain more or less the same.
First up is the Col Agnel (2,744m), the third-highest pass in Tour history, followed by the Col d'Izoard (2,360m) with an average ascent of 7.1%. Finally, an exhausted field must tackle the Col du Galibier (2,645m), where the first rider to the summit will stand on the stage-winner's podium at a higher altitude than any competitor in Tour de France history.
The highest summit finish the Tour...
Stage 18: Pinerolo to Col du Galibier (200.5km)
Three of the Tour's nine hors category Alpine climbs loom ominously between the riders and the finish line today in a stage that should go some way towards sorting out the men from the boys ... unlike several other stages we predicted would do so, only for the Gc to remain more or less the same.
First up is the Col Agnel (2,744m), the third-highest pass in Tour history, followed by the Col d'Izoard (2,360m) with an average ascent of 7.1%. Finally, an exhausted field must tackle the Col du Galibier (2,645m), where the first rider to the summit will stand on the stage-winner's podium at a higher altitude than any competitor in Tour de France history.
The highest summit finish the Tour...
- 7/22/2011
- by Barry Glendenning
- The Guardian - Film News
Love 'em and leave 'em. It seems to work for Brad Goreski, former assistant to celeb stylist Rachel Zoe and now the star of his own series on Bravo. It was just one of the 11 new programs and five returning series Bravo announced for its 2011-2012 season on Wednesday (March 30).
With the working title of "It's a Brad, Brad World," the series follows Goreski as he builds his own company after leaving Zoe. Cameras follow the stylisto through his first year on his own, including Paris fashion week, the Cannes film festival, the men's runway shows and the summer couture shows.
Other highlights include a new series for "Flipping Out" star Jeff Lewis, a spinoff show for "Salon Takeover's" Tabatha Coffey, a New York spinoff of "Million Dollar Listing," and a new show for "Project Runway" alum, designer Chris March. Also, previously announced "Rocco's Dinner Party" featuring celebrity chef Rocco Dispirito,...
With the working title of "It's a Brad, Brad World," the series follows Goreski as he builds his own company after leaving Zoe. Cameras follow the stylisto through his first year on his own, including Paris fashion week, the Cannes film festival, the men's runway shows and the summer couture shows.
Other highlights include a new series for "Flipping Out" star Jeff Lewis, a spinoff show for "Salon Takeover's" Tabatha Coffey, a New York spinoff of "Million Dollar Listing," and a new show for "Project Runway" alum, designer Chris March. Also, previously announced "Rocco's Dinner Party" featuring celebrity chef Rocco Dispirito,...
- 3/30/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
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