Die Ffa hat aktuell Verleih- und Videoförderung sowie Medialeistungen für insgesamt zwölf Filme in einer Gesamthöhe von mehr als zwei Mio. Euro bewilligt.
„Zwei zu Eins“ kommt am 25. Juli mit Unterstützung der Ffa in die deutschen Kinos (Credit: X Verleih Ag/Peter Hartwig)
755.000 Euro Verleihförderung für acht Filme, eine Videoförderung in Höhe von 56.116,40 Euro für vier Filme sowie Medialeistungen in Höhe von 1,2 Mio. Euro – das ist die Bilanz der jüngsten Sitzung der Ffa-Kommission für Verleih-, Vertriebs- und Videoförderung.
Die höchste Verleihförderung in Höhe von 200.000 Euro wurde zweimal vergeben. Zum einen erhält Constantin Film diese Summe und zusätzlich Medialeistungen im Wert von 400.000 Euro für Tim Fehlbaums Drama „September 5“ (Kinostart: 19. September) über ein US-Kamerateam, das bei den Olympischen Spielen 1972 in München erstmals live über einen Terroranschlag berichtete. Zum anderen gehen 200.000 Euro Verleihförderung an X Verleih für Natja Brunckhorsts Filmfest-München-Eröffnungsfilm „Zwei zu Eins“ (Kinostart: 25. Juli).
Die höchste Videoförderung in Höhe von 18.391,40 Euro...
„Zwei zu Eins“ kommt am 25. Juli mit Unterstützung der Ffa in die deutschen Kinos (Credit: X Verleih Ag/Peter Hartwig)
755.000 Euro Verleihförderung für acht Filme, eine Videoförderung in Höhe von 56.116,40 Euro für vier Filme sowie Medialeistungen in Höhe von 1,2 Mio. Euro – das ist die Bilanz der jüngsten Sitzung der Ffa-Kommission für Verleih-, Vertriebs- und Videoförderung.
Die höchste Verleihförderung in Höhe von 200.000 Euro wurde zweimal vergeben. Zum einen erhält Constantin Film diese Summe und zusätzlich Medialeistungen im Wert von 400.000 Euro für Tim Fehlbaums Drama „September 5“ (Kinostart: 19. September) über ein US-Kamerateam, das bei den Olympischen Spielen 1972 in München erstmals live über einen Terroranschlag berichtete. Zum anderen gehen 200.000 Euro Verleihförderung an X Verleih für Natja Brunckhorsts Filmfest-München-Eröffnungsfilm „Zwei zu Eins“ (Kinostart: 25. Juli).
Die höchste Videoförderung in Höhe von 18.391,40 Euro...
- 5/31/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
North American publisher Seven Seas Entertainment rolled out more announcements today for titles that are due out toward the end of the year and into the next. The latest licenses include the likes of deluxe hardcovers for the Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu danmei novel series by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, as well as the spinoff light novel The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You: Secret Love Story by Rikito Nakamura, Hamubane and Yukiko Nozawa. Here's more of what you can look forward to in October, November and beyond. The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You: Secret Love Story by Rikito Nakamura, Hamubane and Yukiko Nozawa November 2024 Synopsis: This special light novel features a collection of stories from the hilariously over-the-top harem rom-com manga—also available from Seven Seas! The hit manga The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You...
- 5/30/2024
- by Joseph Luster
- Crunchyroll
Below, you'll find a list of NBC's recent/current/upcoming primetime TV shows and their present status. To see a series' ratings, click the links in the middle column.
Shows include America's Got Talent, America’s Got Talent: All-Stars, America’s Got Talent: Extreme, America's Got Talent: Fantasy League, American Auto, American Ninja Warrior, American Song Contest, The Blacklist, Capitol One College Bowl, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Pd, The Courtship, Dancing with Myself, Dateline NBC, Deal or No Deal Island, Destination X, Dr. Wolf, Family Game Fight, For God and Country, Found, Gone, Good Times, Grand Crew, Happy's Place, Home Sweet Home, The Irrational, La Brea, LA Fire & Rescue, Law & Order, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Lopez vs. Lopez, New Amsterdam, The New World, Night Court, Password, Quantum Leap, Songland, St. Denis Medical, Surviving Earth, Transplant, The Voice, The Wall, The Weakest Link,...
Shows include America's Got Talent, America’s Got Talent: All-Stars, America’s Got Talent: Extreme, America's Got Talent: Fantasy League, American Auto, American Ninja Warrior, American Song Contest, The Blacklist, Capitol One College Bowl, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Pd, The Courtship, Dancing with Myself, Dateline NBC, Deal or No Deal Island, Destination X, Dr. Wolf, Family Game Fight, For God and Country, Found, Gone, Good Times, Grand Crew, Happy's Place, Home Sweet Home, The Irrational, La Brea, LA Fire & Rescue, Law & Order, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Lopez vs. Lopez, New Amsterdam, The New World, Night Court, Password, Quantum Leap, Songland, St. Denis Medical, Surviving Earth, Transplant, The Voice, The Wall, The Weakest Link,...
- 5/8/2024
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Japanese cinema has been on a somewhat successful stalemate for years now, with the titles produced (at least the ones we manage to sea in the West out of the 600 the country produces every year) retaining the same, relatively high quality, even though no particular steps forward have been made for years now Regarding the state of the industry in 2023, you can read the very informative article by Mark Schilling, but the thing I have to mention is that, despite the issues, local movies definitely have four things working quite well for them, particularly this year. First of all, the big names deliver almost always, with Miyazaki, Hamaguchi and Koreeda proving the fact this year also. Second of all, the quality of anime remains high as always and thirdly, some efforts at different cinematic approaches continue to take place, even though they can almost exclusively be found in low budget and short films.
- 12/19/2023
- by AMP Group
- AsianMoviePulse
International sales agency the Playmaker has signed a deal with Blue Finch Film Releasing to distribute the one-shot horror film “Home Sweet Home — Where Evil Lives” in the U.K. and Ireland.
Thomas Sieben’s film, which made its world premiere in August at FrightFest in London, has its market premiere at AFM. The film, which is produced by “Resident Evil””” studio Constantin Film, will also screen at Imagine Fantastic Film Festival in Amsterdam and Splat! FilmFest in Warsaw.
In the film, Maria, a newlywed and pregnant, must uncover the dark secrets of her husband’s family, and escape their cursed house before the sinister forces consume her and her unborn child.
Maria is played by Nilam Farooq, her father-in-law is played by Justus von Dohnányi and her husband Viktor is played by David Kross.
“’Home Sweet Home’ is an accomplished feat of genre filmmaking, which does something fresh with familiar tropes.
Thomas Sieben’s film, which made its world premiere in August at FrightFest in London, has its market premiere at AFM. The film, which is produced by “Resident Evil””” studio Constantin Film, will also screen at Imagine Fantastic Film Festival in Amsterdam and Splat! FilmFest in Warsaw.
In the film, Maria, a newlywed and pregnant, must uncover the dark secrets of her husband’s family, and escape their cursed house before the sinister forces consume her and her unborn child.
Maria is played by Nilam Farooq, her father-in-law is played by Justus von Dohnányi and her husband Viktor is played by David Kross.
“’Home Sweet Home’ is an accomplished feat of genre filmmaking, which does something fresh with familiar tropes.
- 10/31/2023
- by Leo Barraclough
- Variety Film + TV
Japan’s Nikkatsu studio is pitching “River” at the top of its Tiffcom sales slate. The film – on which it shares rights with Third Window Films – is a time loop comedy from Yamaguchi Junta, director of “Beyond The Infinite Two Minutes.”
The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn stands in a quiet region of Kyoto. An employee is standing in front of the Kibune river at the back of the building when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop! Not only Mikoto, but other staff and guests begin to feel something strange. Hot sake does not get hot. Rice porridge never gets eaten and there’s a bathroom that is impossible to leave. For all that people can’t move forward, their memories are intact. Some people want to leave. Others want to stay.
The one-hundred-year-old Fujiya inn stands in a quiet region of Kyoto. An employee is standing in front of the Kibune river at the back of the building when she is called back to work. But two minutes later, she finds herself back at the river again. The whole inn seems to be stuck in a time loop! Not only Mikoto, but other staff and guests begin to feel something strange. Hot sake does not get hot. Rice porridge never gets eaten and there’s a bathroom that is impossible to leave. For all that people can’t move forward, their memories are intact. Some people want to leave. Others want to stay.
- 10/24/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Leaff 2023 brings a diverse programme from East and Southeast Asia, including international and UK premieres. This year, our programme will be showcased through these strands: Retrospective: Director Chung Ji-Young, Leaff’s Official Selection, Competition, Stories of Women, Halloween Horror Special, Cherish the World, Lgbtqia+ and Classics Restored. The festival will open and close at Odeon Luxe Leicester Square. Other screenings and Q&As will take place at Odeon Luxe West End and the Cinema at Selfridges.
For more information about tickets, please visit: https://www.leaff.org.uk/2023tickets
Here is the full programme:
Opening Gala
The Boys + Q&a with the Director | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2023 | 124 mins
Closing Gala
Concrete Utopia + Q&a with Director, Actor Park Bo-young | Dir. Um Tae-hwa | Korea | 2023 | 130 mins
Leaff Official Selection
The Breaking Ice | Dir. Anthony Chen | Singapore | 2022 | 97 mins
Dan Dan | Dir. Song Chuan | China | 2022 | 103 mins
Hidden Blade | Dir. Cheng Er | Hong Kong | 2022 | 128 mins
In Broad Daylight | Dir.
For more information about tickets, please visit: https://www.leaff.org.uk/2023tickets
Here is the full programme:
Opening Gala
The Boys + Q&a with the Director | Dir. Chung Ji-Young | Korea | 2023 | 124 mins
Closing Gala
Concrete Utopia + Q&a with Director, Actor Park Bo-young | Dir. Um Tae-hwa | Korea | 2023 | 130 mins
Leaff Official Selection
The Breaking Ice | Dir. Anthony Chen | Singapore | 2022 | 97 mins
Dan Dan | Dir. Song Chuan | China | 2022 | 103 mins
Hidden Blade | Dir. Cheng Er | Hong Kong | 2022 | 128 mins
In Broad Daylight | Dir.
- 10/15/2023
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
Six world premieres in the International feature competition.
Sarah Mallegol’s Kumva – Which Comes From Silence, is among the 10 features selected for the international competition of Germany’s Dok Leipzig festival, taking place from October 8-15.
Kumva is one of six world premieres in the section and sees children and parents who experienced the Rwandan genocide of 1994 speak about the atrocity which has traumatised generations.
Scroll down for the full list of features in competition
The film is in Kinyarwanda and French language; it is a debut feature for French director Mallegol.
The competition also includes the world premiere of Stillstand,...
Sarah Mallegol’s Kumva – Which Comes From Silence, is among the 10 features selected for the international competition of Germany’s Dok Leipzig festival, taking place from October 8-15.
Kumva is one of six world premieres in the section and sees children and parents who experienced the Rwandan genocide of 1994 speak about the atrocity which has traumatised generations.
Scroll down for the full list of features in competition
The film is in Kinyarwanda and French language; it is a debut feature for French director Mallegol.
The competition also includes the world premiere of Stillstand,...
- 9/21/2023
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Everyone’s talking about Amazon’s new revenge thriller series, Wilderness. Adapted from the bestselling novel of the same name by B.E. Jones, and starring Jenna Coleman, Oliver Jackson-Cohen, Ashley Benson, and Eric Balfour, Wilderness landed on the streamer just in time for the rainy season and made a splash thanks to its complex heroin and dark subject matter.
Wilderness follows Liv Taylor (Coleman) as she tries to cope with finding out that her dashing husband Will (Jackson-Cohen) is cheating on her. After marrying Will and choosing to leave her old life in England behind so that they can move to America to advance Will’s career, Liv then snaps when their dream life together falls apart.
Having been raised by a toxic, narcissistic mother, and therefore having entered adulthood as a people-pleaser, Liv cannot bear that she simply wasn’t enough for the one person she was finally able to feel vulnerable with,...
Wilderness follows Liv Taylor (Coleman) as she tries to cope with finding out that her dashing husband Will (Jackson-Cohen) is cheating on her. After marrying Will and choosing to leave her old life in England behind so that they can move to America to advance Will’s career, Liv then snaps when their dream life together falls apart.
Having been raised by a toxic, narcissistic mother, and therefore having entered adulthood as a people-pleaser, Liv cannot bear that she simply wasn’t enough for the one person she was finally able to feel vulnerable with,...
- 9/18/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Stars: Nilam Farooq, David Kross, Justus von Dohnányi | Written and Directed by Thomas Sieben
I do have a pretty poor reason for wanting to watch Home Sweet Home: Where Evil Lives. At least initially anyway because the reason being is that it holds the same title (Home Sweet Home) as the first book I wrote and released. Obviously, I then had a quick read of the synopsis and discovered that this a film that is shot in one-shot, real-time, and I got even more excited.
It’s not featured a whole lot in the genre but I love films that are shot with one shot. It seems like an incredibly difficult thing to achieve and it always impresses me. The script (and obviously the performances) have to be near perfect. Silent House and the exceptional One Cut of the Dead, have proved that it can absolutely work in horror.
In Home Sweet Home,...
I do have a pretty poor reason for wanting to watch Home Sweet Home: Where Evil Lives. At least initially anyway because the reason being is that it holds the same title (Home Sweet Home) as the first book I wrote and released. Obviously, I then had a quick read of the synopsis and discovered that this a film that is shot in one-shot, real-time, and I got even more excited.
It’s not featured a whole lot in the genre but I love films that are shot with one shot. It seems like an incredibly difficult thing to achieve and it always impresses me. The script (and obviously the performances) have to be near perfect. Silent House and the exceptional One Cut of the Dead, have proved that it can absolutely work in horror.
In Home Sweet Home,...
- 8/28/2023
- by Alain Elliott
- Nerdly
Despite this one being a mediocre season for Asian cinema, Nyaff still managed to include a number of gems in its huge program, once more justifying its place as the biggest festival of Asian cinema in the Western world. With an obvious focus on titles by and about women, the programmers offered a diverse selection that included the whole spectrum of genre films from the whole region, while also of note was the inclusion of a plethora of shorts, both live-action and animation. Japanese and Korean (family) dramas, action and horror from Asean countries, while the Chinese mainland cinema highlighted a couple of captivating stories. Comedies are still a mixed-bag, at least for the Western audience, but some progress is also evident in that category also. Without further ado, here is a list of this year's coverage of New York Asian Film Festival
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- 8/4/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Takumi Saitoh is a truly unique talent, who, after proving his prowess as an actor (he now has 165 credits to his name) continued in the same level as a director, with his segments in “Folklore” and “Food Lore”, and the features “Blank 13” and “Comply+-ance” being truly top notch. As such, his latest work, “Home Sweet Home”, based on the homonymous 2019 novel by Rinko Kamizu was one of the most anticipated films of the year. Let us see how he fared.
Home Sweet Home is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Living in the harsh winter of Nagano, Kenji Kiyosawa, a sports instructor, is tired of being cold along with his wife, Hitomi, and newborn. As such, when he stumbles upon a company that manufactures pre-built houses that implement a technology that can warm the whole establishment with a single air-conditioner, his enthusiasm is unprecedented, as much as for his wife.
Home Sweet Home is screening at New York Asian Film Festival
Living in the harsh winter of Nagano, Kenji Kiyosawa, a sports instructor, is tired of being cold along with his wife, Hitomi, and newborn. As such, when he stumbles upon a company that manufactures pre-built houses that implement a technology that can warm the whole establishment with a single air-conditioner, his enthusiasm is unprecedented, as much as for his wife.
- 7/27/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Ava DuVernay has ended her rich overall deal with Warner Bros. Television Group, multiple sources confirm to Variety.
While news of this decision comes amid the writers strike, the contract talks were unrelated. DuVernay’s deal was set to expire on May 31 and the two parties came to a “mutual decision not to renew.”
DuVernay signed the multi-year agreement in 2018, which was reported to be valued at $100 million, following the parties’ successful collaboration on OWN’s “Queen Sugar,” which signed off last year after seven seasons.
“Ava DuVernay is one of the leading lights in our industry, a brilliantly talented writer, producer, director and entrepreneur whose ability to inspire with her art is exceeded only by her ability to entertain,” former Warner Bros. TV chief Peter Roth said in a statement announcing the pact. (Channing Dungey is the current chairman and CEO of Wbtvg.)
Under the pact, DuVernay also produced...
While news of this decision comes amid the writers strike, the contract talks were unrelated. DuVernay’s deal was set to expire on May 31 and the two parties came to a “mutual decision not to renew.”
DuVernay signed the multi-year agreement in 2018, which was reported to be valued at $100 million, following the parties’ successful collaboration on OWN’s “Queen Sugar,” which signed off last year after seven seasons.
“Ava DuVernay is one of the leading lights in our industry, a brilliantly talented writer, producer, director and entrepreneur whose ability to inspire with her art is exceeded only by her ability to entertain,” former Warner Bros. TV chief Peter Roth said in a statement announcing the pact. (Channing Dungey is the current chairman and CEO of Wbtvg.)
Under the pact, DuVernay also produced...
- 5/11/2023
- by Angelique Jackson and Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
Ava DuVernay is plotting a new path in television as her overall deal with Warner Bros. TV is coming to a close at the end of May.
The Selma director, who is behind series such as Netflix’s When They See Us and Colin In Black & White as well as OWN series Queen Sugar, signed a five-year deal with the studio in 2018, worth around $100M.
We hear there’s no drama and that it was a mutual decision to part ways. DuVernay is currently in post-production on her film Caste, which she is directing with stars Vera Farmiga, Niecy Nash, Nick Offerman, Jon Bernthal, Audra McDonald and Connie Nielsen, and we hear that her focus is currently on the feature world.
There are no details yet where she plans to move her television deal to.
DuVernay struck her deal back when the studio was run by Peter Roth and...
The Selma director, who is behind series such as Netflix’s When They See Us and Colin In Black & White as well as OWN series Queen Sugar, signed a five-year deal with the studio in 2018, worth around $100M.
We hear there’s no drama and that it was a mutual decision to part ways. DuVernay is currently in post-production on her film Caste, which she is directing with stars Vera Farmiga, Niecy Nash, Nick Offerman, Jon Bernthal, Audra McDonald and Connie Nielsen, and we hear that her focus is currently on the feature world.
There are no details yet where she plans to move her television deal to.
DuVernay struck her deal back when the studio was run by Peter Roth and...
- 5/11/2023
- by Peter White and Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Ellie Kemper is set to executive producer and star in Lionsgate’s “Drop-Off” (working title), which has been given a pilot order by ABC.
The project, which is based on Sharon Horgan’s BAFTA nominated British format comedy “Motherland,” will see Kemper play Julia, a working mom for whom nothing is working so she goes looking for her village.
“With the help of new friends Calvin and Liz, Julia discovers she just might succeed at balancing work and parenting from time to time,” the official logline states. “This is a comedy for anybody who’s dropped their kids at school, breathed a sigh of relief … then realized it’s Sunday.”
In addition to Kemper, the series will be executive produced by Horgan, director Michael Showalter, writer Julieanne Smolinski, Clelia Mountford, Stacy Greenberg and Kira Carstensen from Merman Television, Paul Feig and Dan Magnante from Feigco Entertainment, Holly Walsh and Helen Serafinowicz.
The project, which is based on Sharon Horgan’s BAFTA nominated British format comedy “Motherland,” will see Kemper play Julia, a working mom for whom nothing is working so she goes looking for her village.
“With the help of new friends Calvin and Liz, Julia discovers she just might succeed at balancing work and parenting from time to time,” the official logline states. “This is a comedy for anybody who’s dropped their kids at school, breathed a sigh of relief … then realized it’s Sunday.”
In addition to Kemper, the series will be executive produced by Horgan, director Michael Showalter, writer Julieanne Smolinski, Clelia Mountford, Stacy Greenberg and Kira Carstensen from Merman Television, Paul Feig and Dan Magnante from Feigco Entertainment, Holly Walsh and Helen Serafinowicz.
- 3/10/2023
- by Lucas Manfredi
- The Wrap
Forrest Gump is Andrew Scott Bell’s origin story, in a manner of speaking. When his parents bought the two-disc soundtrack, packed with cuts from Bob Dylan and Creedence Clearwater Revival, he gravitated most to the final track, “Forrest Gump Suite,” by composer Alan Silvestri, who is also known for What Lies Beneath, Castaway, and Avengers: Infinity War, among countless other works.
“I remember hearing the track and lightning sparks going off in my brain,” he tells Bloody Disgusting. So, he listened to it over and over again until he learned how to play it on piano. “I’ll never forget how to play it,” he adds.
From upstate New York, Bell grew up in a very religious home. Being a “weird queer kid,” he found himself taking dance, ballet, and piano lessons. “When I was very young, I landed on art and drawing, and I was really into that.
“I remember hearing the track and lightning sparks going off in my brain,” he tells Bloody Disgusting. So, he listened to it over and over again until he learned how to play it on piano. “I’ll never forget how to play it,” he adds.
From upstate New York, Bell grew up in a very religious home. Being a “weird queer kid,” he found himself taking dance, ballet, and piano lessons. “When I was very young, I landed on art and drawing, and I was really into that.
- 2/16/2023
- by Bee Delores
- bloody-disgusting.com
‘Motorway’ Director In The Driving Seat
Cheang Pou Soi (better known as Soi Cheang) whose latest film “Mad Fate” will premiere this month at the Berlin Film Festival, will be further honored next month when the Hong Kong International Film Festival makes him its Filmmaker in Focus.
He was born in Macau, but gained his footing in the much larger Hong Kong film industry, under the tutelage of Ringo Lam, Andrew Lau, Joe Ma, Wilson Yip and Johnnie To. He achieved a breakthrough with 1999 digital video “Our Last Day.”
“Cheang is a key figure among Hong Kong’s post-1997 generation of filmmakers and notable for his sombre but unmistakably personal visual style,” Hkiff Society director Albert Lee said in a statement. “He seldom deviates from mainstream storytelling conventions, but innovatively explores new boundaries of filmmaking across different genres, from horror and thriller to action films. In the stark dystopia he creates,...
Cheang Pou Soi (better known as Soi Cheang) whose latest film “Mad Fate” will premiere this month at the Berlin Film Festival, will be further honored next month when the Hong Kong International Film Festival makes him its Filmmaker in Focus.
He was born in Macau, but gained his footing in the much larger Hong Kong film industry, under the tutelage of Ringo Lam, Andrew Lau, Joe Ma, Wilson Yip and Johnnie To. He achieved a breakthrough with 1999 digital video “Our Last Day.”
“Cheang is a key figure among Hong Kong’s post-1997 generation of filmmakers and notable for his sombre but unmistakably personal visual style,” Hkiff Society director Albert Lee said in a statement. “He seldom deviates from mainstream storytelling conventions, but innovatively explores new boundaries of filmmaking across different genres, from horror and thriller to action films. In the stark dystopia he creates,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The 47th Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF47) will honour Soi Cheang as this year’s Filmmaker-in-Focus.
One of Hong Kong’s most stylish and formidable directors, Cheang joins an illustrious and growing list of recent Hkiff Filmmakers-in-Focus, including Sandra Ng, Stanley Kwan, Michael Hui, Sammo Hung and Brigitte Lin.
Returning to its traditional dates after last year’s postponement, HKIFF47 will take place from 30 March to 10 April. At the centre of this year’s cinephile extravaganza is the showcase of Cheang’s 12 seminal works, the publication of a commemorative book and, in collaboration with long-term festival partner Moleskine, the release of a limited edition notebook. Cheang will also attend a Face-to-Face session to share his insights and vision with the public.
In making the announcement, Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Executive Director Albert Lee paid tribute to Cheang and said the festival was proud to recognise his indelible contribution to Hong Kong cinema.
One of Hong Kong’s most stylish and formidable directors, Cheang joins an illustrious and growing list of recent Hkiff Filmmakers-in-Focus, including Sandra Ng, Stanley Kwan, Michael Hui, Sammo Hung and Brigitte Lin.
Returning to its traditional dates after last year’s postponement, HKIFF47 will take place from 30 March to 10 April. At the centre of this year’s cinephile extravaganza is the showcase of Cheang’s 12 seminal works, the publication of a commemorative book and, in collaboration with long-term festival partner Moleskine, the release of a limited edition notebook. Cheang will also attend a Face-to-Face session to share his insights and vision with the public.
In making the announcement, Hong Kong International Film Festival Society Executive Director Albert Lee paid tribute to Cheang and said the festival was proud to recognise his indelible contribution to Hong Kong cinema.
- 2/3/2023
- by Suzie Cho
- AsianMoviePulse
Every year, the NBC television network airs new and continuing TV series. Many are cancelled and many are renewed by the season's end. Although everyone understands that Nielsen ratings usually play a big role in TV cancellations and renewals, most fans do not get to participate in that system. So, we are offering you the chance to rate NBC TV shows here, instead.
NBC TV series that have premiered (so far) during the 2021-22 television season: America's Got Talent, America's Got Talent: Extreme, American Auto, American Ninja Warrior, American Song Contest, The Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Pd, The Courtship, Dancing with Myself, The Endgame, Grand Crew, Home Sweet Home, Kenan, La Brea, Law & Order, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Mr. Mayor, New Amsterdam, Ordinary Joe, Password, That's My...
NBC TV series that have premiered (so far) during the 2021-22 television season: America's Got Talent, America's Got Talent: Extreme, American Auto, American Ninja Warrior, American Song Contest, The Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Pd, The Courtship, Dancing with Myself, The Endgame, Grand Crew, Home Sweet Home, Kenan, La Brea, Law & Order, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Mr. Mayor, New Amsterdam, Ordinary Joe, Password, That's My...
- 9/20/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
In part because of the pandemic, NBC aired a mixture of original and acquired scripted series during the regular 2020-21 television season. The peacock network cancelled some of the originals and renewed others. Which TV shows will draw big ratings and survive the 2021-22 season? Stay tuned.
NBC shows this season (so far): America's Got Talent, America's Got Talent: Extreme, American Auto, American Ninja Warrior, American Song Contest, The Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Pd, The Courtship, Dancing With Myself, Deadline NBC, The Endgame, Grand Crew, Home Sweet Home, Kenan, La Brea, Law & Order, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Mr. Mayor, New Amsterdam, Ordinary Joe, Password, That's My Jam, The Thing About Pam, This Is Us, Transplant, The Voice, Weakest Link, Who Do You Think You Are?, and Young Rock.
There's lots of data that NBC execs...
NBC shows this season (so far): America's Got Talent, America's Got Talent: Extreme, American Auto, American Ninja Warrior, American Song Contest, The Blacklist, Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, Chicago Pd, The Courtship, Dancing With Myself, Deadline NBC, The Endgame, Grand Crew, Home Sweet Home, Kenan, La Brea, Law & Order, Law & Order: Organized Crime, Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Mr. Mayor, New Amsterdam, Ordinary Joe, Password, That's My Jam, The Thing About Pam, This Is Us, Transplant, The Voice, Weakest Link, Who Do You Think You Are?, and Young Rock.
There's lots of data that NBC execs...
- 9/15/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Natasha Bure got “giddy” as she shared the news of her first single. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/BirdieThompson/Admedia
Candace Cameron Bure’s daughter Natasha passed on some exciting news regarding her burgeoning musical career.
The 24-year-old doppelganger of her famous Full House actress mom hopped onto her Instagram account to reveal that she has just released a musical single, Life in Hawaii.
Natasha rocked a fun monokini with a red background and white fruit patterns splashed across it for her announcement, looking like a stunning, brunette mini-version of Candace.
Posing at the beach in the swimwear that sported a flirty cut-out at her midsection, Natasha held one arm up to her forehead for a far-away gaze as her brown hair appeared to blow gently in the ocean breeze.
The young star kept her makeup to a minimum, showing that she has the same porcelain complexion as her mom.
“My...
Candace Cameron Bure’s daughter Natasha passed on some exciting news regarding her burgeoning musical career.
The 24-year-old doppelganger of her famous Full House actress mom hopped onto her Instagram account to reveal that she has just released a musical single, Life in Hawaii.
Natasha rocked a fun monokini with a red background and white fruit patterns splashed across it for her announcement, looking like a stunning, brunette mini-version of Candace.
Posing at the beach in the swimwear that sported a flirty cut-out at her midsection, Natasha held one arm up to her forehead for a far-away gaze as her brown hair appeared to blow gently in the ocean breeze.
The young star kept her makeup to a minimum, showing that she has the same porcelain complexion as her mom.
“My...
- 8/31/2022
- by Page Meneely
- Monsters and Critics
Ahead of the release of thriller It Snows in Benidorm, the actor is taking your questions on his life, career and bizarre way of making tea
It’s a measure of a great actor that the characters they play are so convincing, it’s easy to think that’s what they’re like in real life. Timothy Spall found fame as dim builder Barry in 80s comedy drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. But before that, he’d been in the National Youth Theatre, trained at Rada, worked for the RSC and starred in his first Mike Leigh film, Home Sweet Home.
Obviously he can’t turn into a rat like he can in Harry Potter, but neither is he from from Birmingham, which will confuse fans of Red Dwarf (where he infamously invents the word “twonk”).
It’s a measure of a great actor that the characters they play are so convincing, it’s easy to think that’s what they’re like in real life. Timothy Spall found fame as dim builder Barry in 80s comedy drama Auf Wiedersehen, Pet. But before that, he’d been in the National Youth Theatre, trained at Rada, worked for the RSC and starred in his first Mike Leigh film, Home Sweet Home.
Obviously he can’t turn into a rat like he can in Harry Potter, but neither is he from from Birmingham, which will confuse fans of Red Dwarf (where he infamously invents the word “twonk”).
- 8/25/2022
- by Rich Pelley
- The Guardian - Film News
Before its 13th season premieres this fall, the adult animated sitcom “Bob’s Burgers” is hitting the big screen. “The Bob’s Burgers Movie” opens on the prime Memorial Day weekend — even as the show was one of the least-watched broadcast series of the 2021-22 season, according to Nielsen. An average of 1.61 million people watched episodes on Fox (and that includes one week of DVR viewing), ranking “Bob’s” right between the off-time-slot episodes of “Kenan” at 8:30 p.m. and “Home Sweet Home” — two cancelled NBC shows that won’t get a film adaptation anytime soon.
So what gives? It comes at a time when adult animation has never been hotter, particularly for younger audiences. Those are the same audiences who flock to streaming platforms, not all of which are measured by Nielsen. According to Fox figures, which include proprietary data shared with IndieWire for this story, “Bob’s Burgers” is the network’s second-most-streamed show,...
So what gives? It comes at a time when adult animation has never been hotter, particularly for younger audiences. Those are the same audiences who flock to streaming platforms, not all of which are measured by Nielsen. According to Fox figures, which include proprietary data shared with IndieWire for this story, “Bob’s Burgers” is the network’s second-most-streamed show,...
- 5/26/2022
- by Chris Lindahl
- Indiewire
Grab your Christmas lights, dice, spiked bats and anything else you can think of because “Stranger Things” Season 4 is nearly here.
After three seasons of compounded otherworldly encounters, the original group, plus their older siblings and guardians, are back for more adventures in the long-awaited new season. New faces and thrills alike also lie in wait for the young heroes of the hit Netflix series.
While Season 3 bottled up every kind of Midwest summer activity — from Dustin’s return from camp to the town carnival — packaging the anticipation in that season’s trailers with two classic ‘80s songs “Home Sweet Home” by Motley Crue and The Who’s “Baba O’Reily,” Season 4’s trailer sets a much different tone with Journey’s “Separate Ways,” which fits the divided characters as well as the darker, more ominous threats the gang will face. Dr. Owens’ voiceover seals in the impending doom, saying “a war is coming,...
After three seasons of compounded otherworldly encounters, the original group, plus their older siblings and guardians, are back for more adventures in the long-awaited new season. New faces and thrills alike also lie in wait for the young heroes of the hit Netflix series.
While Season 3 bottled up every kind of Midwest summer activity — from Dustin’s return from camp to the town carnival — packaging the anticipation in that season’s trailers with two classic ‘80s songs “Home Sweet Home” by Motley Crue and The Who’s “Baba O’Reily,” Season 4’s trailer sets a much different tone with Journey’s “Separate Ways,” which fits the divided characters as well as the darker, more ominous threats the gang will face. Dr. Owens’ voiceover seals in the impending doom, saying “a war is coming,...
- 5/17/2022
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Despite what you may have heard, linear television ain’t dead yet — and we’ve got 10 broadcast shows that proved it over the course of the concluding September-to-May television season. Then again, we’ve also got 10 that definitely suggest the opposite.
Once again, CBS juggernaut “NCIS” was the most-watched show on broadcast, according to Nielsen statistics. The CBS procedural has been the best on broadcast for four years running and 12 of the last 13 seasons (NBC’s “This Is Us” triumphed in 2017-18). CBS’ “FBI” was the only other entertainment program on broadcast television to average north of 10 million viewers per episode this season.
For the purposes of this story, we omitted sports and news programming; otherwise the majority of the top 10 list would be football. The only potential news-programming victim here is “60 Minutes,” the long-running CBS newsmagazine series that can really go either way in terms of genre. We...
Once again, CBS juggernaut “NCIS” was the most-watched show on broadcast, according to Nielsen statistics. The CBS procedural has been the best on broadcast for four years running and 12 of the last 13 seasons (NBC’s “This Is Us” triumphed in 2017-18). CBS’ “FBI” was the only other entertainment program on broadcast television to average north of 10 million viewers per episode this season.
For the purposes of this story, we omitted sports and news programming; otherwise the majority of the top 10 list would be football. The only potential news-programming victim here is “60 Minutes,” the long-running CBS newsmagazine series that can really go either way in terms of genre. We...
- 5/14/2022
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Comedies and dramas traditionally make up a large portion of the broadcast TV landscape between September and May, but networks don’t deny the continuous draw of hit reality TV and competition shows. Each season, ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox, the so-called “Big 4” broadcasters, bring back old staples and add in new unscripted content in hopes of topping each other outside of their sitcoms and procedurals.
While there could always be slight adjustments to season-long averages by the end of the traditional broadcast season in a few weeks, Variety has gathered Nielsen’s “most current” data through May 8 to rank ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox’s highest and lowest-rated unscripted series among adults 18-49.
Below are the lists, which count 33 completed weeks of the soon-ending season. These ratings are averages for the unscripted shows’ respective seasons and based on a week’s worth of delayed viewing, where available. The lists...
While there could always be slight adjustments to season-long averages by the end of the traditional broadcast season in a few weeks, Variety has gathered Nielsen’s “most current” data through May 8 to rank ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox’s highest and lowest-rated unscripted series among adults 18-49.
Below are the lists, which count 33 completed weeks of the soon-ending season. These ratings are averages for the unscripted shows’ respective seasons and based on a week’s worth of delayed viewing, where available. The lists...
- 5/11/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Denise Draper, formerly an agent in ICM’s unscripted and alternative team, has joined management and production firm Range Media Partners.
Draper joins as a partner and will continue to represent talent, showrunners and production companies in the unscripted space.
She has spent the last six years as an agent at ICM, representing exec producers including Heather Crowe (Love is Blind), Ian Gelfand (Summer House), Karin Jarlstedt (Home Sweet Home), Scott Jeffress (Temptation Island), Elizabeth Jones (The Kardashians), Jeff Thacker (So You Think You Can Dance), Ailee O’Neill (Bling Empire), and Darren Ward (Real Housewives of New York City). This list, among others, will follow her to Range.
During her time at the agency, she sold shows such as Bling Empire, produced by Jeff Jenkins Productions, to Netflix, worked with production companies including Thinkfactory Media and Machete TV and talent such as Flip or Flop’s Christina Hall and her company Unbroken Productions.
Draper joins as a partner and will continue to represent talent, showrunners and production companies in the unscripted space.
She has spent the last six years as an agent at ICM, representing exec producers including Heather Crowe (Love is Blind), Ian Gelfand (Summer House), Karin Jarlstedt (Home Sweet Home), Scott Jeffress (Temptation Island), Elizabeth Jones (The Kardashians), Jeff Thacker (So You Think You Can Dance), Ailee O’Neill (Bling Empire), and Darren Ward (Real Housewives of New York City). This list, among others, will follow her to Range.
During her time at the agency, she sold shows such as Bling Empire, produced by Jeff Jenkins Productions, to Netflix, worked with production companies including Thinkfactory Media and Machete TV and talent such as Flip or Flop’s Christina Hall and her company Unbroken Productions.
- 5/10/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Range Media Partners has hired ICM vet Denise Draper as partner in its nonscripted division.
In her new role at talent management startup Range, Draper will continue to work with talent, showrunners and production companies in the unscripted space, which is largely what her focus has been during her six-year tenure at ICM. During her time at the agency, Draper sold Netflix’s “Bling Empire,” produced by Jeff Jenkins Productions, and worked with production companies Thinkfactory Media, Jeff Jenkins Productions and Machete TV. Additionally, Draper repped Christina Hall from “Flip or Flop” and “Christina on the Coast” on HGTV and her company Unbroken Productions.
Draper, who began her career at Rebel Entertainment Partners, has represented a roster of executive producers that includes Heather Crowe (“Love Is Blind”), Ian Gelfand, Karin Jarlstedt, Scott Jeffress, Elizabeth Jones (“The Kardashians”), Jeff Thacker (“So You Think You Can Dance”), Ailee O’Neill and Darren Ward,...
In her new role at talent management startup Range, Draper will continue to work with talent, showrunners and production companies in the unscripted space, which is largely what her focus has been during her six-year tenure at ICM. During her time at the agency, Draper sold Netflix’s “Bling Empire,” produced by Jeff Jenkins Productions, and worked with production companies Thinkfactory Media, Jeff Jenkins Productions and Machete TV. Additionally, Draper repped Christina Hall from “Flip or Flop” and “Christina on the Coast” on HGTV and her company Unbroken Productions.
Draper, who began her career at Rebel Entertainment Partners, has represented a roster of executive producers that includes Heather Crowe (“Love Is Blind”), Ian Gelfand, Karin Jarlstedt, Scott Jeffress, Elizabeth Jones (“The Kardashians”), Jeff Thacker (“So You Think You Can Dance”), Ailee O’Neill and Darren Ward,...
- 5/10/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Updated with host, performer set: Holly Robinson Peete was tapped to host the 47th annual Gracie Awards at its in-person ceremony May 24 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. Singer-songwriter Christina Perri will perform during the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation’s ceremony, which honors exemplary programming created by, for and about women in radio, TV, cable and interactive media.
Elle Fanning (The Great), Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Melissa McCarthy (Nine Perfect Strangers) and Tamron Hall (Tamron Hall) are this year’s honores, with shows including Maid (Warner Bros. Television) and Pose (FX) also being recognized.
Previously, April 22: The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation today announced the winners of the 47th Annual Gracie Awards, honoring exemplary programming created by, for and about women in radio, television, cable and interactive media.
Elle Fanning (The Great), Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Melissa McCarthy (Nine Perfect Strangers) and Tamron...
Elle Fanning (The Great), Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Melissa McCarthy (Nine Perfect Strangers) and Tamron Hall (Tamron Hall) are this year’s honores, with shows including Maid (Warner Bros. Television) and Pose (FX) also being recognized.
Previously, April 22: The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation today announced the winners of the 47th Annual Gracie Awards, honoring exemplary programming created by, for and about women in radio, television, cable and interactive media.
Elle Fanning (The Great), Kaitlyn Dever (Dopesick), Melanie Lynskey (Yellowjackets), Melissa McCarthy (Nine Perfect Strangers) and Tamron...
- 5/4/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
I always love seeing the Nerdly crew make their own successes in the world of pop culture… We’ve had writers go on to pen children’s books (including a massive Minecraft series), publish their own comic books and now we’ve got first-time author and long-time Nerdly contributor, Alain Elliott, publishing his book, a horror novel called Home Sweet Home.
Home Sweet Home is a horror anthology featuring five terrifying tales based around different rooms in the home. Released tomorrow, May 2nd, for Kindle and on paperback through Amazon; Home Sweet Home: A Horror Anthology is available to pre-order on kindle now!
These five spine-chilling stories will show that there really is no place like home…
A bedroom is the location for a heart to heart between grandmother and granddaughter until one of them needs their demons exorcised. Christmas is that happy, joyous time of year for family gatherings...
Home Sweet Home is a horror anthology featuring five terrifying tales based around different rooms in the home. Released tomorrow, May 2nd, for Kindle and on paperback through Amazon; Home Sweet Home: A Horror Anthology is available to pre-order on kindle now!
These five spine-chilling stories will show that there really is no place like home…
A bedroom is the location for a heart to heart between grandmother and granddaughter until one of them needs their demons exorcised. Christmas is that happy, joyous time of year for family gatherings...
- 5/1/2022
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Exclusive: Dan Goldsack, previously head of factual entertainment at British producer Burning Bright, is relocating to the U.S. to head up development for Nailed It! producer Magical Elves.
Goldsack, whose credits at Burning Bright include ITV’s Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home and BBC’s When Ruby Wax Met…, becomes EVP Development at the Tinopolis-owned production company.
He replaces Joel Zimmer, who previously held the position at the company.
Goldsack will head up the development team, oversee all development across the entire company and report directly to co-CEOs Jo Sharon and Casey Kriley.
Before joining Burning Bright, Goldsack was head of development and exec producer at Tinopolis-owned producer Mentorn, where he developed series including Sky’s An Idiot Abroad. He has also worked on series including Big Brother, Last Chance Lawyer NYC and Elizabeth Taylor: Auction of a Lifetime.
“It’s an absolute honor to join such...
Goldsack, whose credits at Burning Bright include ITV’s Joanna Lumley’s Home Sweet Home and BBC’s When Ruby Wax Met…, becomes EVP Development at the Tinopolis-owned production company.
He replaces Joel Zimmer, who previously held the position at the company.
Goldsack will head up the development team, oversee all development across the entire company and report directly to co-CEOs Jo Sharon and Casey Kriley.
Before joining Burning Bright, Goldsack was head of development and exec producer at Tinopolis-owned producer Mentorn, where he developed series including Sky’s An Idiot Abroad. He has also worked on series including Big Brother, Last Chance Lawyer NYC and Elizabeth Taylor: Auction of a Lifetime.
“It’s an absolute honor to join such...
- 4/19/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
The Alliance for Women in Media Foundation announced the winners of the 47th annual Gracie Awards, which will honor some of the most talented women in television, radio and digital media. This year’s winners include Melissa McCarthy, Tamron Hall, Kelly Clarkson, Melanie Lynskey, Elle Fanning, Kaitlyn Dever, Savannah Guthrie and Hoda Kotb.
The ceremony will return in-person on May 24 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, and will also honor the best of entertainment and news programming highlighting women, including “60 Minutes,” “NBC Nightly News” and “Pose.” Local and student winners will be honored at the Gracie Awards Luncheon on June 22 in New York City.
“Throughout this past year we have seen a number of remarkable projects by and about inspirational women,” said Awmf president Becky Brooks. “We are honored to shine a spotlight on these women, whose stories have driven cultural awareness, offered entertainment that has made us laugh,...
The ceremony will return in-person on May 24 at the Beverly Wilshire Hotel in Los Angeles, and will also honor the best of entertainment and news programming highlighting women, including “60 Minutes,” “NBC Nightly News” and “Pose.” Local and student winners will be honored at the Gracie Awards Luncheon on June 22 in New York City.
“Throughout this past year we have seen a number of remarkable projects by and about inspirational women,” said Awmf president Becky Brooks. “We are honored to shine a spotlight on these women, whose stories have driven cultural awareness, offered entertainment that has made us laugh,...
- 4/13/2022
- by Sasha Urban
- Variety Film + TV
A talent agency that was born out of the demise of another boutique agency and the disruption of the pandemic is making a name for itself with a commitment to champion a diverse range of creative talent and a tight focus on unscripted content.
In late 2020, Rebel Entertainment Partners senior unscripted agents April Yuan, Cal Boyington and Phil Irven founded Vital Artists Agency, following the retirement of their former boss, longtime Rebel chief Richard Lawrence.
Per its four-agent team, Vaa is a company that doesn’t just preach its desire to be the home of diverse voices, but it’s an agency that strives to be run by them, too.
“We do want to grow, but we don’t want to be the same as the dinosaurs that have already been around forever,” Yuan told Variety. “We want it to look different from the top. That is very important to me,...
In late 2020, Rebel Entertainment Partners senior unscripted agents April Yuan, Cal Boyington and Phil Irven founded Vital Artists Agency, following the retirement of their former boss, longtime Rebel chief Richard Lawrence.
Per its four-agent team, Vaa is a company that doesn’t just preach its desire to be the home of diverse voices, but it’s an agency that strives to be run by them, too.
“We do want to grow, but we don’t want to be the same as the dinosaurs that have already been around forever,” Yuan told Variety. “We want it to look different from the top. That is very important to me,...
- 4/6/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Local horror has proved a hit following an easing of pandemic restrictions.
Tran Huu Tan’s Vietnamese Horror Story has set new records at the Vietnam box office as cinemas reopened in Hanoi, following an easing of pandemic restrictions.
The anthology feature, inspired by urban legends, opened on February 11 and took $2.3m (VND53bn) from its four-day opening weekend, according to figures released this week by distributor Cgv.
This saw the feature achieve the second-highest opening day for a Vietnamese title in its local market to date, taking $660,000 (VND15bn), and recorded the highest ever presales for a local film in Vietnam with 85,000 tickets.
Tran Huu Tan’s Vietnamese Horror Story has set new records at the Vietnam box office as cinemas reopened in Hanoi, following an easing of pandemic restrictions.
The anthology feature, inspired by urban legends, opened on February 11 and took $2.3m (VND53bn) from its four-day opening weekend, according to figures released this week by distributor Cgv.
This saw the feature achieve the second-highest opening day for a Vietnamese title in its local market to date, taking $660,000 (VND15bn), and recorded the highest ever presales for a local film in Vietnam with 85,000 tickets.
- 2/23/2022
- by Silvia Wong
- ScreenDaily
The first three episodes of Pam & Tommy are available now on Hulu, and so far viewers have seen Tommy Lee do quite a few things. They’ve seen him lick Pamela Anderson’s face seconds after meeting her at a club, follow her down to Cancun for a Baywatch promotional event, and marry her just days later. They’ve also seen him pull a gun on a contractor (played by Seth Rogen) who winds up stealing a homemade sex tape from his house. And in one of the more memorable moments,...
- 2/8/2022
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com
This Peacemaker review contains spoilers.
Peacemaker Episode 6
Watching a filmmaker finetune the edges of a storytelling style they’ve already mastered is truly something to behold.
Case in point is this week’s Peacemaker. Episode 6 “Murn After Reading” is both written (like every other episode of the show) and directed (like four others) by James Gunn. Though it has all the makings of a transitional installment into the series’ final two episodes, it still somehow feels like the most stylistically and emotionally complete outing for Peacemaker thus far.
“Murn After Reading” really does have all of narrative elements that Gunn and his team have nailed over and over again. Chief among those elements is a broken central character, lost in his own memories.
“Dude. My advice – cut it out with the introspection. The mind is a den of scorpions better left running from, not towards,” Vigilante tells Peacemaker. But that advice goes unheeded.
Peacemaker Episode 6
Watching a filmmaker finetune the edges of a storytelling style they’ve already mastered is truly something to behold.
Case in point is this week’s Peacemaker. Episode 6 “Murn After Reading” is both written (like every other episode of the show) and directed (like four others) by James Gunn. Though it has all the makings of a transitional installment into the series’ final two episodes, it still somehow feels like the most stylistically and emotionally complete outing for Peacemaker thus far.
“Murn After Reading” really does have all of narrative elements that Gunn and his team have nailed over and over again. Chief among those elements is a broken central character, lost in his own memories.
“Dude. My advice – cut it out with the introspection. The mind is a den of scorpions better left running from, not towards,” Vigilante tells Peacemaker. But that advice goes unheeded.
- 2/3/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and monthly guide to What’s on Streaming.
With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
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With nearly 500 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
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- 12/19/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Spoiler Alert: Do not read if you have not watched “Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas,” streaming now on The Roku Channel.
“Nash Bridges,” “Ray Donovan” and “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” are all fan-favorite television series that are continuing their stories with two-hour original TV movies, but only “Zoey’s” is set at the holidays and managed to turn its project around within six months of its series ending.
The musical comedy centering on the titular young programmer (Jane Levy), who developed the ability to hear people’s emotions sung aloud to her, originally aired on NBC but was canceled in June of this year, after finishing its second season. Six weeks later, creator and showrunner Austin Winsberg had a “four-line idea” greenlit by The Roku Channel. This became a two-hour movie titled “Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas,” following Zoey and the rest of the Clarke family’s first Christmas without their patriarch, Mitch (Peter Gallagher...
“Nash Bridges,” “Ray Donovan” and “Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist” are all fan-favorite television series that are continuing their stories with two-hour original TV movies, but only “Zoey’s” is set at the holidays and managed to turn its project around within six months of its series ending.
The musical comedy centering on the titular young programmer (Jane Levy), who developed the ability to hear people’s emotions sung aloud to her, originally aired on NBC but was canceled in June of this year, after finishing its second season. Six weeks later, creator and showrunner Austin Winsberg had a “four-line idea” greenlit by The Roku Channel. This became a two-hour movie titled “Zoey’s Extraordinary Christmas,” following Zoey and the rest of the Clarke family’s first Christmas without their patriarch, Mitch (Peter Gallagher...
- 12/1/2021
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
It was a Friday night filled with sharing the ratings wealth among the networks.
A three-way tie atop the demo wars on the night saw ABC’s Shark Tank and newsmag 20/20 both score an 0.5, with the WWE Friday Night SmackDown on Fox also coming in with an 0.5, the latter a momentum-builder for next weekend’s Survivor’s Series pay-per-view event.
At ABC, Shark Tank’s Episode 6 was highlighted by a company advising on pre-nuptial agreements. ABC’s 20/20 kept the ball moving with the story of a true crime writer who helped free a woman wrongly accused of her son’s death.
Meanwhile, the CBS crime dramas Magnum P.I. and Blue Bloods both came in at an 0.4, with the shows also scoring above 5 million viewers. Newcomer Swat at 8 pm also scored an 0.4, but had a slightly smaller total audience
At NBC, Ava DuVernay’s Home Sweet Home was...
A three-way tie atop the demo wars on the night saw ABC’s Shark Tank and newsmag 20/20 both score an 0.5, with the WWE Friday Night SmackDown on Fox also coming in with an 0.5, the latter a momentum-builder for next weekend’s Survivor’s Series pay-per-view event.
At ABC, Shark Tank’s Episode 6 was highlighted by a company advising on pre-nuptial agreements. ABC’s 20/20 kept the ball moving with the story of a true crime writer who helped free a woman wrongly accused of her son’s death.
Meanwhile, the CBS crime dramas Magnum P.I. and Blue Bloods both came in at an 0.4, with the shows also scoring above 5 million viewers. Newcomer Swat at 8 pm also scored an 0.4, but had a slightly smaller total audience
At NBC, Ava DuVernay’s Home Sweet Home was...
- 11/13/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In the latest TV show ratings, NBC’s The Wall resumed Season 4 on Friday with 2.3 million total viewers and a 0.3 demo rating — on par with its previous, September airings and improving on what Home Sweet Home had been averaging in the time slot (1.4 mil/0.2).
ABC’s Shark Tank and 20/20 tied Fox’s SmackDown for the nightly demo win, while CBS’ Blue Bloods copped Friday’s largest audience.
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ABC’s Shark Tank and 20/20 tied Fox’s SmackDown for the nightly demo win, while CBS’ Blue Bloods copped Friday’s largest audience.
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- 11/13/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Vulture Watch
Will this social experiment series pay off? Has the Home Sweet Home TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on NBC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Home Sweet Home, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the NBC television network, the Home Sweet Home TV show was created by Ava DuVernay. Episodes pull back the curtain on families from varying backgrounds who lead very different lives. These families learn what it is like to walk a mile in another person’s shoes, challenging racial, religious, economic, geographic, gender, and identity assumptions. Participants exchange homes for a week and experience the...
Will this social experiment series pay off? Has the Home Sweet Home TV show been cancelled or renewed for a second season on NBC? The television vulture is watching all the latest cancellation and renewal news, so this page is the place to track the status of Home Sweet Home, season two. Bookmark it, or subscribe for the latest updates. Remember, the television vulture is watching your shows. Are you?
What's This TV Show About?
Airing on the NBC television network, the Home Sweet Home TV show was created by Ava DuVernay. Episodes pull back the curtain on families from varying backgrounds who lead very different lives. These families learn what it is like to walk a mile in another person’s shoes, challenging racial, religious, economic, geographic, gender, and identity assumptions. Participants exchange homes for a week and experience the...
- 11/13/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The new Home Sweet Home TV show on NBC is unlike any series currently on network television. Could that play in this reality show's favor and attract a big audience, or will it go unnoticed? Will Home Sweet Home be cancelled or renewed for season two? Stay tuned. *Status update below.
A family social experiment series, the Home Sweet Home TV show was created by Ava DuVernay. Episodes pull back the curtain on families from varying backgrounds who lead very different lives. These families learn what it is like to walk a mile in another person’s shoes, challenging racial, religious, economic, geographic, gender, and identity assumptions. Participants exchange homes for a week and experience the lives of those who are unlike them. At the end of each episode, the two families reunite to communicate and share their eye-opening experiences.
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A family social experiment series, the Home Sweet Home TV show was created by Ava DuVernay. Episodes pull back the curtain on families from varying backgrounds who lead very different lives. These families learn what it is like to walk a mile in another person’s shoes, challenging racial, religious, economic, geographic, gender, and identity assumptions. Participants exchange homes for a week and experience the lives of those who are unlike them. At the end of each episode, the two families reunite to communicate and share their eye-opening experiences.
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- 11/13/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Will anyone be completely embarrassed in the first season of the Home Sweet Home TV show on NBC? As we all know, the Nielsen ratings typically play a big role in determining whether a TV show like Home Sweet Home is cancelled or renewed for season two. Unfortunately, most of us do not live in Nielsen households. Because many viewers feel frustrated when their viewing habits and opinions aren't considered, we invite you to rate all of the first season episodes of Home Sweet Home here. *Status update below.
An NBC family social experiment series, the Home Sweet Home TV show was created by Ava DuVernay. Episodes pull back the curtain on families from varying backgrounds who lead very different lives. These families learn what it is like to walk a mile in another person’s shoes, challenging racial, religious, economic, geographic,...
An NBC family social experiment series, the Home Sweet Home TV show was created by Ava DuVernay. Episodes pull back the curtain on families from varying backgrounds who lead very different lives. These families learn what it is like to walk a mile in another person’s shoes, challenging racial, religious, economic, geographic,...
- 11/13/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
The Critics Choice Association is working hard to provide moviegoers and TV watchers with the best in awards and celebration of conent they love.
There is a lot on the table, including the upcoming Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.
With two members of the Critics Choice Association at your service, we can attest that only the best will do for the organization, and this celebration is shooting for the stars.
Today, The Critics Choice Association announced the final list of honorees for the annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television, taking place on Monday, December 6 at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.
The event, hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress and producer Niecy Nash will include 16 award categories as part of a star-studded night honoring standout achievements in Black filmmaking and television.
The Celebration of Black Cinema & Television will honor the following:
Award winning writer, director, producer, and film distributor Ava DuVernay will...
There is a lot on the table, including the upcoming Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.
With two members of the Critics Choice Association at your service, we can attest that only the best will do for the organization, and this celebration is shooting for the stars.
Today, The Critics Choice Association announced the final list of honorees for the annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television, taking place on Monday, December 6 at the Fairmont Century Plaza Hotel.
The event, hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress and producer Niecy Nash will include 16 award categories as part of a star-studded night honoring standout achievements in Black filmmaking and television.
The Celebration of Black Cinema & Television will honor the following:
Award winning writer, director, producer, and film distributor Ava DuVernay will...
- 11/10/2021
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Ava DuVernay and Will Smith are among the final slate of honorees for the Critics Choice Association’s fourth annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television.
DuVernay will be honored with the first-ever Melvin Van Peebles Trailblazer Award in celebration of her achievements as an award-winning writer, director producer and film distributor.
“We are truly honored to name our prestigious Trailblazer Award after Melvin Van Peebles. Van Peebles inspired a generation of filmmakers. He was a true maverick and a visionary cinematic genius,” Shawn Edwards, Cca board member and executive producer of the Celebration of Black Cinema & Television, said in a statement announcing that award.
Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker behind such classics as “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song,” died on Sept. 21, 2021.
Van Peebles’ son, Mario Van Peebles, will present the inaugural award to DuVernay, whose current slate of projects includes the narrative film adaptation of the bestselling book “Caste” for Netflix,...
DuVernay will be honored with the first-ever Melvin Van Peebles Trailblazer Award in celebration of her achievements as an award-winning writer, director producer and film distributor.
“We are truly honored to name our prestigious Trailblazer Award after Melvin Van Peebles. Van Peebles inspired a generation of filmmakers. He was a true maverick and a visionary cinematic genius,” Shawn Edwards, Cca board member and executive producer of the Celebration of Black Cinema & Television, said in a statement announcing that award.
Van Peebles, the groundbreaking filmmaker behind such classics as “Sweet Sweetback’s Baadassss Song,” died on Sept. 21, 2021.
Van Peebles’ son, Mario Van Peebles, will present the inaugural award to DuVernay, whose current slate of projects includes the narrative film adaptation of the bestselling book “Caste” for Netflix,...
- 11/10/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Will Smith leads the final list of honorees for the Critics Choice Association’s Fourth Annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television. Smith, who is winning widespread acclaim for his role in Warner Bros. upcoming King Richard as the domineering father of Serena and Venus Williams and their tennis dynasty, has been chosen to receive the Actor award. The two-time Oscar nominee is also expected to be a major factor at the Academy Awards for this performance. Jennifer Hudson was previously announced as the recipient of the Actress Award for her role as Aretha Franklin in Respect.
The event, hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress and producer Niecy Nash will include 16 award categories as part of a star-studded night honoring standout achievements in Black filmmaking and television.
Also newly announced today:
Award winning writer, director, producer, and film distributor Ava DuVernay will be receiving the first-ever Melvin Van Peebles Trailblazer Award.
The event, hosted by Emmy Award-winning actress and producer Niecy Nash will include 16 award categories as part of a star-studded night honoring standout achievements in Black filmmaking and television.
Also newly announced today:
Award winning writer, director, producer, and film distributor Ava DuVernay will be receiving the first-ever Melvin Van Peebles Trailblazer Award.
- 11/10/2021
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
The Peacock network is making an abrupt change to its Friday night schedule. NBC has pulled the Home Sweet Home series effective immediately. For the immediate future, new episodes of The Wall will fill the Fridays at 8:00 Pm timeslot.
A family social experiment series, the Home Sweet Home TV show was created by Ava DuVernay. Episodes pull back the curtain on families from varying backgrounds who lead very different lives. These families learn what it is like to walk a mile in another person’s shoes, challenging racial, religious, economic, geographic, gender, and identity assumptions. Participants exchange homes for a week and experience the lives of those who are unlike them. At the end of each episode, the two families reunite to communicate and share their eye-opening experiences.
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A family social experiment series, the Home Sweet Home TV show was created by Ava DuVernay. Episodes pull back the curtain on families from varying backgrounds who lead very different lives. These families learn what it is like to walk a mile in another person’s shoes, challenging racial, religious, economic, geographic, gender, and identity assumptions. Participants exchange homes for a week and experience the lives of those who are unlike them. At the end of each episode, the two families reunite to communicate and share their eye-opening experiences.
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- 11/10/2021
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Friday was a good night for CBS, as the Eye Nework’s lineup of crime dramas all had season-best deliveries. The lineup tied for the top spot in demos and had the night’s largest audience for Blue Bloods at 6.07 million viewers.
At 8:00 Pm, S.W.A.T. was tops in its hour with 4.70 million viewers, up +5% from its last original two weeks ago, when it scored 4.49m viewers. It had an 0.5.
Magnum P.I. was also #1 with 5.38 million viewers, also up +12% from its last original, rising from 4.82 million viewers. It had an 0.4.
Finally, Blue Bloods at 10 Pm and grew +5% from its last original two weeks ago, when it had 5.78 million viewers.
ABC saw a new episode of Shark Tank come in with an 0.5, but that wasn’t enough to prop up trailing 20/20, which focused on the so-called “Happy Face Killer.”
Fox had its perennial demo champion, the WWE Friday Night SmackDown, arrive...
At 8:00 Pm, S.W.A.T. was tops in its hour with 4.70 million viewers, up +5% from its last original two weeks ago, when it scored 4.49m viewers. It had an 0.5.
Magnum P.I. was also #1 with 5.38 million viewers, also up +12% from its last original, rising from 4.82 million viewers. It had an 0.4.
Finally, Blue Bloods at 10 Pm and grew +5% from its last original two weeks ago, when it had 5.78 million viewers.
ABC saw a new episode of Shark Tank come in with an 0.5, but that wasn’t enough to prop up trailing 20/20, which focused on the so-called “Happy Face Killer.”
Fox had its perennial demo champion, the WWE Friday Night SmackDown, arrive...
- 11/6/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
In the latest TV show ratings, CBS’ Friday drama trifecta all hit season highs in audience, while S.W.A.T. also landed in a three-way tie for the nightly demo win.
S.W.A.T. (with 4.7 million total viewers and a 0.5 rating) and Magnum P.I. (5.4 mil/0.4) were both steady in the demo, while Blue Bloods (6.1 mil/0.4) dipped a tenth (but of course easily copped Friday’s largest audience).
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S.W.A.T. (with 4.7 million total viewers and a 0.5 rating) and Magnum P.I. (5.4 mil/0.4) were both steady in the demo, while Blue Bloods (6.1 mil/0.4) dipped a tenth (but of course easily copped Friday’s largest audience).
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- 11/6/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Friday night’s Game 3 of the 2021 World Series on Fox scored a 1.9 in demos and a total viewership of 9.37 million, as fans tuned in to see the Atlanta Braves take a 2-1 lead in the best-of-seven matchup.
Although baseball won the night, so far the overall ratings for the World Series are down. Game 2 saw 10.28 million viewers tune in, the second-lowest number in World Series history, ahead of only last year’s Game 2 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays. Game 1 was equally dismal, with 10.811 million viewers, also the second-lowest mark in history for corresponding games in history.
The bright side of those numbers is that they’re up from 2020, which was a Covid-19 shortened season. Baseball also outdraws every sport but the NFL.
Elsewhere, ABC’s Shark Tank held steady with an 0.5, a slight increase in demos and in total viewership from last week. Later, ABC newsmag 20/20 also grew slightly,...
Although baseball won the night, so far the overall ratings for the World Series are down. Game 2 saw 10.28 million viewers tune in, the second-lowest number in World Series history, ahead of only last year’s Game 2 between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the Tampa Bay Rays. Game 1 was equally dismal, with 10.811 million viewers, also the second-lowest mark in history for corresponding games in history.
The bright side of those numbers is that they’re up from 2020, which was a Covid-19 shortened season. Baseball also outdraws every sport but the NFL.
Elsewhere, ABC’s Shark Tank held steady with an 0.5, a slight increase in demos and in total viewership from last week. Later, ABC newsmag 20/20 also grew slightly,...
- 10/30/2021
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
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