Buddy Adler was just two years into his brief reign as the Head of Production for 20th Century Fox in 1958 when producer Walter Wanger brought him an epic project that could potentially pull the then-struggling studio out of its box office slump. The film wound up soaring so far over budget that Fox would be forced to sell 180 acres of its Los Angeles backlot to Alcoa just to stay financially afloat.
Had Adler made "Cleopatra" on his own terms, the title role would've been a sensibly priced production toplined by one of the studio's affordable contract stars (e.g. Joan Collins or Joanne Woodward). Wanger, however, had outsized dreams. He saw the historical drama as a Hollywood epic for the ages. He believed in its potential to dominate the box office and win scores of Academy Awards. He wanted Elizabeth Taylor, arguably the most popular movie star on the planet,...
Had Adler made "Cleopatra" on his own terms, the title role would've been a sensibly priced production toplined by one of the studio's affordable contract stars (e.g. Joan Collins or Joanne Woodward). Wanger, however, had outsized dreams. He saw the historical drama as a Hollywood epic for the ages. He believed in its potential to dominate the box office and win scores of Academy Awards. He wanted Elizabeth Taylor, arguably the most popular movie star on the planet,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
One of 2024’s obsessions is “Feud: “Capote vs. the Swans.” The FX on Hulu limited series revolves around the best-selling novelist Truman Capote‘s friendship with several of the highest of New York’s society women include Babe Paley, Slim Keith and Lee Radziwill, the sister of Jackie Kennedy Onassis. The women treat him as a sort of father confessor, but when he publishes an excerpt from what he considers his will be his masterwork “Answered Prayers” in Esquire — a thinly veiled account of their lives and secrets –they feel betrayed and turn their back on their once trusted friend. He spends the rest of his life trying to get back into their good graces.
Everyone knows Capote wrote “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and his superb “In Cold Blood” and was a witty albeit inebriated guest on countless talk shows, but how much do you really know about him?
Capote was...
Everyone knows Capote wrote “Breakfast at Tiffany’s” and his superb “In Cold Blood” and was a witty albeit inebriated guest on countless talk shows, but how much do you really know about him?
Capote was...
- 3/19/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
"Pan Am" is the 1960's set comedy drama series, that aired on ABC (2011-2012), starring 22-year old Margot Robbie, as 'Laura Cameron', a stewardess newly out of training, now streaming on Sundance Now:
"...'Laura Cameron' (Robbie) is a newly recruited stewardess fresh out of training.
“Laura appears on the cover of 'Life' magazine in her 'Pan Am' uniform...
"...making her a minor celebrity and a source of irritation for her older sister 'Kate'…
“…a head stewardess and clandestine 'CIA' operative.
"Having run away from her own wedding in New Haven, Connecticut, several months prior...
"...Laura struggles to grow up and prove to Kate', that she can stand on her own two feet..."
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"...'Laura Cameron' (Robbie) is a newly recruited stewardess fresh out of training.
“Laura appears on the cover of 'Life' magazine in her 'Pan Am' uniform...
"...making her a minor celebrity and a source of irritation for her older sister 'Kate'…
“…a head stewardess and clandestine 'CIA' operative.
"Having run away from her own wedding in New Haven, Connecticut, several months prior...
"...Laura struggles to grow up and prove to Kate', that she can stand on her own two feet..."
Click the images to enlarge...
- 1/13/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Spring is here, and fresh TV is blooming. For those who’ve been waiting for something new on your screens, here is Deadline’s annual list of the season’s premiere dates for new and returning series. It covers more than 175 broadcast, cable and streaming programs debuting between April 1 and June 15 in all dayparts but does does not include movies or specials, other than awards shows. Please send any additions or adjustments to erik@deadline.com. We’ll update the list regularly as more dates are revealed.
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April 1:
The Last Bus
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TV Cancellations Photo Gallery: Shows Ending In 2022 & Beyond
April 1:
The Last Bus
Trivia Quest
Get Organized with the Home Edit (Netflix, Season 2)
Slow Horses
Doug Unplugs
The Outlaws (Prime Video, new comedy series)
Luxe Listings Sydney
Bridesman (Grindr, new comedy series...
- 4/1/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
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