British screenwriter Simon Stephenson has accused the makers of The Holdovers of plagiarism, saying its similarity to his 2013 script, Frisco, is “brazen”.
Mere hours before Alexander Payne’s comedy drama The Holdovers was garlanded with an Oscar win – Da’Vine Joy Randolph walked off with a Best Supporting Actress gong – controversy suddenly blew up thanks to a report published by Variety.
According to British novelist and screenwriter Simon Stephenson – whose credits include The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain – The Holdovers was “plagiarised line by line” from Frisco, a screenplay he wrote in 2013.
One of the scripts shortlisted for 2013’s Black List of unproduced screenplays, Frisco is about a middle-aged, grouchy pediatrician who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a 15 year-old patient. This, Stephenson has argued, is markedly similar to the premise of The Holdovers, in which a middle-aged, grouchy teacher (played by Paul Giamatti in the film) strikes up an...
Mere hours before Alexander Payne’s comedy drama The Holdovers was garlanded with an Oscar win – Da’Vine Joy Randolph walked off with a Best Supporting Actress gong – controversy suddenly blew up thanks to a report published by Variety.
According to British novelist and screenwriter Simon Stephenson – whose credits include The Electrical Life Of Louis Wain – The Holdovers was “plagiarised line by line” from Frisco, a screenplay he wrote in 2013.
One of the scripts shortlisted for 2013’s Black List of unproduced screenplays, Frisco is about a middle-aged, grouchy pediatrician who strikes up an unlikely friendship with a 15 year-old patient. This, Stephenson has argued, is markedly similar to the premise of The Holdovers, in which a middle-aged, grouchy teacher (played by Paul Giamatti in the film) strikes up an...
- 3/11/2024
- by Ryan Lambie
- Film Stories
Chace Crawford and Diplo are among the celebs who competed in the 2023 Malibu Triathlon!
The event was held to benefit Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Sunday morning (October 1) in Malibu, Calif.
Also participating were Timothy Olyphant, Royal Pains actor Mark Feuerstein and his son Frisco, Big Brother‘s Corey Brooks, and model Parker Gregory.
Chace shared his advice for anyone thinking about attempting a triathlon.
“I think the advice is to start small,” he told The Messenger. “I was so intimidated by this but also intrigued just being able to complete it the first time around. I think I was in my early 30s, but you’d be surprised if you stay consistent with the training how far you can actually go.”
“At first, I remembered saying, ‘I can’t do this’ but as you progress, you really can surprise yourself and that’s totally part of the fun...
The event was held to benefit Children’s Hospital Los Angeles on Sunday morning (October 1) in Malibu, Calif.
Also participating were Timothy Olyphant, Royal Pains actor Mark Feuerstein and his son Frisco, Big Brother‘s Corey Brooks, and model Parker Gregory.
Chace shared his advice for anyone thinking about attempting a triathlon.
“I think the advice is to start small,” he told The Messenger. “I was so intimidated by this but also intrigued just being able to complete it the first time around. I think I was in my early 30s, but you’d be surprised if you stay consistent with the training how far you can actually go.”
“At first, I remembered saying, ‘I can’t do this’ but as you progress, you really can surprise yourself and that’s totally part of the fun...
- 10/2/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Veteran actor John Reilly, whose daytime-tv credits alone included General Hospital, Passions and Sunset Beach, died on Saturday evening, TVLine has learned. He was 86.
One of Reilly’s daughters, actress and TikTok personality Caitlin Reilly, shared the news via Instagram saying, “John Henry Matthew Reilly Aka Jack. The brightest light in the world has gone out.” A cause of death has not yet been shared.
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One of Reilly’s daughters, actress and TikTok personality Caitlin Reilly, shared the news via Instagram saying, “John Henry Matthew Reilly Aka Jack. The brightest light in the world has gone out.” A cause of death has not yet been shared.
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- 1/10/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
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