Get ready for an eventful episode of “90 Day Diaries” with Season 5 Episode 8, titled “The Name of the Game,” airing on Monday, February 26, 2024, at 9:00 Pm on TLC. This installment promises to deliver plenty of drama and emotional moments as the couples navigate their relationships and make life-changing decisions.
In this episode, viewers will follow Libby and Andrei as they discuss the possibility of moving to Naples, Florida, adding a new dimension to their relationship. Meanwhile, Angela lends her support to Michael as he prepares for a crucial visa interview, highlighting the challenges of long-distance love.
Additionally, Gabe reconnects with his sister Monica, while Chuck embarks on a date for the first time in seven years, showcasing the complexities of love and relationships at different stages of life. Plus, Rebecca and Zied explore the idea of starting a family together, raising questions about their future together.
Don’t miss “The Name of the Game...
In this episode, viewers will follow Libby and Andrei as they discuss the possibility of moving to Naples, Florida, adding a new dimension to their relationship. Meanwhile, Angela lends her support to Michael as he prepares for a crucial visa interview, highlighting the challenges of long-distance love.
Additionally, Gabe reconnects with his sister Monica, while Chuck embarks on a date for the first time in seven years, showcasing the complexities of love and relationships at different stages of life. Plus, Rebecca and Zied explore the idea of starting a family together, raising questions about their future together.
Don’t miss “The Name of the Game...
- 2/19/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Judy Balaban, the daughter of a longtime studio mogul who dated Montgomery Clift and Merv Griffin, married Tony Franciosa and served as one of Grace Kelly’s bridesmaids at her wedding to Prince Rainier of Monaco, has died. She was 91.
Balaban died Thursday night in a hospital in Los Angeles, her friend, author and documentary filmmaker Cari Beauchamp, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Balaban was a champion for civil rights, serving on the board of directors for the ACLU of Southern California for decades.
In a 2010 piece for Vanity Fair that she and Beauchamp co-wrote, Balaban described using LSD (then legal) as a form of therapy in the early 1960s when her good friends Cary Grant and his third wife, Betsy Drake, were using it, too.
“What I had with Cary and Betsy was a kind of soul-baringness that the culture didn’t start to deal with until years later,” she says in the story.
Balaban died Thursday night in a hospital in Los Angeles, her friend, author and documentary filmmaker Cari Beauchamp, told The Hollywood Reporter.
Balaban was a champion for civil rights, serving on the board of directors for the ACLU of Southern California for decades.
In a 2010 piece for Vanity Fair that she and Beauchamp co-wrote, Balaban described using LSD (then legal) as a form of therapy in the early 1960s when her good friends Cary Grant and his third wife, Betsy Drake, were using it, too.
“What I had with Cary and Betsy was a kind of soul-baringness that the culture didn’t start to deal with until years later,” she says in the story.
- 10/20/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brett Hadley, who starred as Genoa City police detective Carl Williams for more than a decade on the CBS soap opera “The Young and the Restless”, has died. He was 92.
Hadley died Wednesday, according to a Facebook post from his friend, Mary Ann Halpin.
“He has been my friend since I was 19 [y]ears old. We were in an acting class and were the bad kids in the class. We sat in the back and giggled,” she wrote, later adding, “I will miss his playful and deep conversation, his funny flirty giggle and twinkling eyes. He took his last bow and gracefully left us yesterday. Thank you to my dear sweet soul sister Darcy Lee Caplan for midwifing him out.”
Hadley’s friend of 30 years, Darcy Lee Caplan, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he died on Wednesday of sepsis at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills.
Hadley died Wednesday, according to a Facebook post from his friend, Mary Ann Halpin.
“He has been my friend since I was 19 [y]ears old. We were in an acting class and were the bad kids in the class. We sat in the back and giggled,” she wrote, later adding, “I will miss his playful and deep conversation, his funny flirty giggle and twinkling eyes. He took his last bow and gracefully left us yesterday. Thank you to my dear sweet soul sister Darcy Lee Caplan for midwifing him out.”
Hadley’s friend of 30 years, Darcy Lee Caplan, confirmed to The Hollywood Reporter that he died on Wednesday of sepsis at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills.
- 6/20/2023
- by Becca Longmire
- ET Canada
Brett Hadley, who starred as Genoa City police detective Carl Williams for more than a decade on the CBS soap opera The Young and the Restless, has died. He was 92.
Hadley died Wednesday of sepsis at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, his friend of 30 years, Darcy Lee, told The Hollywood Reporter. “He was a wonderful, sweet and kind man,” she said.
Hadley joined the daytime serial as the father of Doug Davidson’s Paul Williams in 1980 and remained with the show through 1990, when his character mysteriously disappeared.
Wouldn’t you know it, just as his onscreen wife, Mary (Carolyn Conwell), was about to remarry, Hadley returned in 1998 as a man named Jim Bradley. It seems a savage beating had left Carl with amnesia, and he would never remember who he was. He left the show for good in 1999.
“He was a delight to work...
Hadley died Wednesday of sepsis at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills, his friend of 30 years, Darcy Lee, told The Hollywood Reporter. “He was a wonderful, sweet and kind man,” she said.
Hadley joined the daytime serial as the father of Doug Davidson’s Paul Williams in 1980 and remained with the show through 1990, when his character mysteriously disappeared.
Wouldn’t you know it, just as his onscreen wife, Mary (Carolyn Conwell), was about to remarry, Hadley returned in 1998 as a man named Jim Bradley. It seems a savage beating had left Carl with amnesia, and he would never remember who he was. He left the show for good in 1999.
“He was a delight to work...
- 6/16/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Young and the Restless‘ Brett Hadley, who played Genoa City detective Carl Williams, has died at the age of 92, Soap Opera Digest reports.
A cause of death was not disclosed.
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Hadley made his debut as the Williams family patriarch in 1980. Upon his initial departure in 1991, Carl became an unseen character who was kept alive off screen, always said to be “in the other room.
A cause of death was not disclosed.
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Hadley made his debut as the Williams family patriarch in 1980. Upon his initial departure in 1991, Carl became an unseen character who was kept alive off screen, always said to be “in the other room.
- 6/16/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Abba’s long-time guitarist Lasse Wellander has died aged 70.
The news was announced by the Swedish musician’s family, who told Wellander’s fans that he had died on Good Friday (7 April) “surrounded by his loved ones”.
“It is with indescribable sadness that we have to announce that our beloved Lasse has fallen asleep,” their statement read, adding: “You were an amazing musician and humble as few, but above all you were a wonderful husband, father, brother, uncle and grandfather.
“Kind, safe, caring and loving... and so much more, that cannot be described in words. A hub in our lives, and it’s unbelievable that we now have to live on without you.”
The musician died of cancer.
In tribute, Abba released a statement to Pa, reading: “Lasse was a dear friend, a fun guy and a superb guitarist. The importance of his creative input in the recording studio as...
The news was announced by the Swedish musician’s family, who told Wellander’s fans that he had died on Good Friday (7 April) “surrounded by his loved ones”.
“It is with indescribable sadness that we have to announce that our beloved Lasse has fallen asleep,” their statement read, adding: “You were an amazing musician and humble as few, but above all you were a wonderful husband, father, brother, uncle and grandfather.
“Kind, safe, caring and loving... and so much more, that cannot be described in words. A hub in our lives, and it’s unbelievable that we now have to live on without you.”
The musician died of cancer.
In tribute, Abba released a statement to Pa, reading: “Lasse was a dear friend, a fun guy and a superb guitarist. The importance of his creative input in the recording studio as...
- 4/10/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Music
What was the last film to have three of its stars all win Oscars? How long has it been since Steven Spielberg has won an Oscar? Who was the first posthumous nominee? These questions are answered, along with more fun facts, tidbits and trivia.
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” would be just the third film to earn three Oscars in the acting categories. Michelle Yeoh is the favorite to win best actress, as is Ke Huy Quan in the supporting actor race. And Jamie Lee Curtis or Stephanie Hsu ould pull out a win as supporting actress. The first time that happened was at the 1952 ceremony when Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden and Kim Hunter won for “A Streetcar Named Desire,” followed 25 years later with Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight winning for “Network.”
Steven Spielberg has been nominated 22 times including three this year for “The Fabelmans”: best picture,...
“Everything Everywhere All at Once” would be just the third film to earn three Oscars in the acting categories. Michelle Yeoh is the favorite to win best actress, as is Ke Huy Quan in the supporting actor race. And Jamie Lee Curtis or Stephanie Hsu ould pull out a win as supporting actress. The first time that happened was at the 1952 ceremony when Vivien Leigh, Karl Malden and Kim Hunter won for “A Streetcar Named Desire,” followed 25 years later with Peter Finch, Faye Dunaway and Beatrice Straight winning for “Network.”
Steven Spielberg has been nominated 22 times including three this year for “The Fabelmans”: best picture,...
- 3/8/2023
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
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Mark Miller, who portrayed the patriarch of a castle-dwelling family on the 1960s NBC sitcom Please Don’t Eat the Daisies and co-wrote the Keanu Reeves-starring romantic drama A Walk in the Clouds, has died. He was 97.
Miler died Friday in Santa Monica of natural causes, a family spokesperson announced. Survivors include his daughter and Tony-nominated actress Penelope Ann Miller.
Miller also wrote, produced and starred in the classic family film Savannah Smiles (1982), which was inspired by and named for his youngest daughter. It’s the story of a runaway girl (Bridgette Andersen) who forms an improvised family with the two escaped convicts (Miller, Donovan Scott) who find her.
On Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, which aired for two seasons and 58 episodes from 1965-67, the native Texan played college professor Jim Nash opposite Patricia Crowley as newspaper writer Joan Nash. They are the...
Mark Miller, who portrayed the patriarch of a castle-dwelling family on the 1960s NBC sitcom Please Don’t Eat the Daisies and co-wrote the Keanu Reeves-starring romantic drama A Walk in the Clouds, has died. He was 97.
Miler died Friday in Santa Monica of natural causes, a family spokesperson announced. Survivors include his daughter and Tony-nominated actress Penelope Ann Miller.
Miller also wrote, produced and starred in the classic family film Savannah Smiles (1982), which was inspired by and named for his youngest daughter. It’s the story of a runaway girl (Bridgette Andersen) who forms an improvised family with the two escaped convicts (Miller, Donovan Scott) who find her.
On Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, which aired for two seasons and 58 episodes from 1965-67, the native Texan played college professor Jim Nash opposite Patricia Crowley as newspaper writer Joan Nash. They are the...
- 9/14/2022
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When the 2022 Emmy nominations were announced, Sydney Sweeney joined an elite group of 24 individuals who each earned their first two TV academy acting bids in the same year. As a “Euphoria” and “The White Lotus” cast member, she is respectively in the running for both the Best Drama Supporting Actress and Best Movie/Limited Supporting Actress prizes. Triumphing in at least one category would make her only the fourth doubly-nominated female first-timer to pull off a win, after Eileen Brennan (1981: won for “Private Benjamin”; lost for “Taxi”), Jane Lynch (2010: won for “Glee”; lost for “Two and a Half Men”) and Ann Dowd (2017: won for “The Handmaid’s Tale”; lost for “The Leftovers”).
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Sweeney’s “Euphoria” episode submission, “Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys,” aired in January as the third installment of...
SEEBest Music and Lyrics: Will Emmy go to ‘Euphoria,’ ‘The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,’ ‘Schmigadoon!’ or ‘This Is Us’?
Sweeney’s “Euphoria” episode submission, “Ruminations: Big and Little Bullys,” aired in January as the third installment of...
- 9/7/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Months after nabbing an individual Screen Actors Guild Award for “Squid Game,” Jung Ho-yeon has now been recognized for her work on the Netflix show in the Emmy category of Best Drama Supporting Actress. The Korean series, on which Jung plays the role of Kang Sae-byeok, constitutes her first television credit. If she triumphs at the 74th Emmys, her debut performance will be the first fully non-English language one ever honored by the TV academy (unless one of her nominated co-stars beats her to the punch).
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Jung’s episode submission, “Gganbu,” streamed last September as the sixth installment of the inaugural season of “Squid Game.” It centers on the fourth part of a deadly, winner-take-all contest involving Sae-byeok and 455 other players competing for a massive cash prize. At the start of this particular game,...
SEEEmmy nominee profile: Critics Choice and SAG winner Lee Jung-jae seeks historic TV academy victory for ‘Squid Game’
Jung’s episode submission, “Gganbu,” streamed last September as the sixth installment of the inaugural season of “Squid Game.” It centers on the fourth part of a deadly, winner-take-all contest involving Sae-byeok and 455 other players competing for a massive cash prize. At the start of this particular game,...
- 9/7/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Harold Livingston, an American novelist who wrote the screenplay for “Star Trek: The Motion Picture” in 1979, died early Thursday morning, Bobby Livingston confirmed to Variety. He was 97.
“Star Trek: The Motion Picture” was Livingston’s most famous writing credit, and he also wrote for several TV shows, including “Mission: Impossible,” “The Six Million Dollar Man” and more.
“Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry and sci-fi author Alan Dean Foster, who penned several “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” novels, also contributed to the story and script development alongside Livingston. The 1979 film was the first movie in the “Star Trek” franchise, and it starred the original TV series cast members, including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Persis Khambatta and Stephen Collins.
The film was successful at the box office, earning 139 million worldwide from a 44 million budget, and Paramount ordered a follow-up, “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan...
“Star Trek: The Motion Picture” was Livingston’s most famous writing credit, and he also wrote for several TV shows, including “Mission: Impossible,” “The Six Million Dollar Man” and more.
“Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry and sci-fi author Alan Dean Foster, who penned several “Star Wars” and “Star Trek” novels, also contributed to the story and script development alongside Livingston. The 1979 film was the first movie in the “Star Trek” franchise, and it starred the original TV series cast members, including William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Majel Barrett, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Persis Khambatta and Stephen Collins.
The film was successful at the box office, earning 139 million worldwide from a 44 million budget, and Paramount ordered a follow-up, “Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan...
- 4/28/2022
- by Jordan Moreau
- Variety Film + TV
Marvin J. Chomsky, a four-time Emmy-winning director whose credits include the seminal 1977 miniseries Roots, Holocaust and dozens of TV series including the original Star Trek and Hawaii Five-o, died Monday. He was 92.
His son, producer Peter Chomsky, told Deadline that his father died in his sleep but gave no other details.
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The elder Chomsky already was a veteran TV director when he scored an Emmy nomination for helming two episodes of the groundbreaking slavery saga Roots. He went on to win Emmys for directing the harrowing 1978 miniseries Holocaust, telefilms Attica (1980) and Inside the Third Reich (1982) and the Maximilian Schell-led miniseries Peter the Great (1986). He earned nominations for helming Evita Peron (1981), Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986) and Billionaire Boys Club (1987), also scoring an Outstanding Miniseries nom as the latter’s supervising producer.
When he accepted his Emmy for Inside the Third Reich, Chomsky...
His son, producer Peter Chomsky, told Deadline that his father died in his sleep but gave no other details.
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The elder Chomsky already was a veteran TV director when he scored an Emmy nomination for helming two episodes of the groundbreaking slavery saga Roots. He went on to win Emmys for directing the harrowing 1978 miniseries Holocaust, telefilms Attica (1980) and Inside the Third Reich (1982) and the Maximilian Schell-led miniseries Peter the Great (1986). He earned nominations for helming Evita Peron (1981), Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna (1986) and Billionaire Boys Club (1987), also scoring an Outstanding Miniseries nom as the latter’s supervising producer.
When he accepted his Emmy for Inside the Third Reich, Chomsky...
- 3/29/2022
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Norman Lloyd, who starred in Alfred Hitchcock’s Saboteur and portrayed Dr. Daniel Auschlander on NBC’s St. Elsewhere, died on Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles, as Variety reports. Lloyd’s friend, producer Dean Hargrove, confirmed his death to Variety. He was 106.
The Hollywood veteran’s eight-decade career spanned theater, radio, film and TV, where he served in a variety of roles including director and producer. While his own name may not be widely recognized, he was deeply respected within industry circles and worked with some of the...
The Hollywood veteran’s eight-decade career spanned theater, radio, film and TV, where he served in a variety of roles including director and producer. While his own name may not be widely recognized, he was deeply respected within industry circles and worked with some of the...
- 5/12/2021
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Norman Lloyd, the Emmy-nominated character actor who worked with Orson Welles and Alfred Hitchcock before landing major roles in 1980s hits like “Dead Poets Society” and “St. Elsewhere,” has died. He was 106.
A family friend confirmed the news to Deadline.
The New Jersey native, born Norman Perlmutter, got his start in the New York theater scene of the 1930s, much of it federally subsidized through the Federal Theatre Project. He became a charter member of Orson Welles and John Housman’s Mercury Theatre, where he played the prophetic Cinna the Poet in an acclaimed 1937 production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.”
Lloyd first broke out on the big screen playing a Nazi spy in Hitchcock’s 1942 thriller “Saboteur,” then returned as a psychiatric patient in 1945’s “Spellbound” with Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. Hitchcock later hired Lloyd as a director and associate producer on his 1950s anthology TV series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
A family friend confirmed the news to Deadline.
The New Jersey native, born Norman Perlmutter, got his start in the New York theater scene of the 1930s, much of it federally subsidized through the Federal Theatre Project. He became a charter member of Orson Welles and John Housman’s Mercury Theatre, where he played the prophetic Cinna the Poet in an acclaimed 1937 production of Shakespeare’s “Julius Caesar.”
Lloyd first broke out on the big screen playing a Nazi spy in Hitchcock’s 1942 thriller “Saboteur,” then returned as a psychiatric patient in 1945’s “Spellbound” with Ingrid Bergman and Gregory Peck. Hitchcock later hired Lloyd as a director and associate producer on his 1950s anthology TV series “Alfred Hitchcock Presents.
- 5/11/2021
- by Thom Geier
- The Wrap
Actor, producer and director Norman Lloyd, best known for his title role in Hitchcock’s “Saboteur” and as Dr. Daniel Auschlander on NBC’s “St. Elsewhere” and famously associated with Orson Welles’ Mercury Theater, died Tuesday at his home in Los Angeles. He was 106.
His friend, producer Dean Hargrove, confirmed his death and said “His third act was really the best time of his life,” referring to the many historical Hollywood retrospectives and events Lloyd had participated in over the past few decades. Lloyd often said his secret to his long and mostly illness-free life was “avoiding disagreeable people,” Hargrove recounted.
Lloyd was hand-picked by Alfred Hitchcock to play the title character and villain in 1942’s “Saboteur,” and it was his character who tumbled to his death from the top of the Statue of Liberty in the pic’s iconic conclusion.
But the hard-working multihyphenate gained his highest profile only...
His friend, producer Dean Hargrove, confirmed his death and said “His third act was really the best time of his life,” referring to the many historical Hollywood retrospectives and events Lloyd had participated in over the past few decades. Lloyd often said his secret to his long and mostly illness-free life was “avoiding disagreeable people,” Hargrove recounted.
Lloyd was hand-picked by Alfred Hitchcock to play the title character and villain in 1942’s “Saboteur,” and it was his character who tumbled to his death from the top of the Statue of Liberty in the pic’s iconic conclusion.
But the hard-working multihyphenate gained his highest profile only...
- 5/11/2021
- by Laura Haefner
- Variety Film + TV
Norman Lloyd, the Emmy-nominated veteran actor, producer and director whose career ranged from Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre, Alfred Hitchcock’s Saboteur and acting with Charlie Chaplin in Limelight to St. Elsewhere, Dead Poets Society and The Practice, died May 10 in his sleep at his Los Angeles home. He was 106. A family friend confirmed the news to Deadline.
During one of the famous Lloyd birthday celebrations, Karl Malden said, “Norman Lloyd is the history of our business.”
Blessed with a commanding voice, Lloyd’s acting career dates back to Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre troupe, of which he was the last surviving member. He was part of its first production — 1937 a modern-dress adaptation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar on Broadway titled Caesar.
He originally was cast in Welles’ epic Citizen Kane and accompanied the director to Hollywood. When the filmmaker ran into his proverbial budget problems, Lloyd quit the project and returned to New York,...
During one of the famous Lloyd birthday celebrations, Karl Malden said, “Norman Lloyd is the history of our business.”
Blessed with a commanding voice, Lloyd’s acting career dates back to Orson Welles’ Mercury Theatre troupe, of which he was the last surviving member. He was part of its first production — 1937 a modern-dress adaptation of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar on Broadway titled Caesar.
He originally was cast in Welles’ epic Citizen Kane and accompanied the director to Hollywood. When the filmmaker ran into his proverbial budget problems, Lloyd quit the project and returned to New York,...
- 5/11/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Roy Christopher, Famed Production Designer Behind Tony Awards, Oscars and ‘Murphy Brown,’ Dies at 85
Roy Christopher, the multiple Emmy-winning production designer behind numerous awards shows as well as “Murphy Brown,” “Frasier,” and “Wings,” died on Feb. 2. He was 85.
A rep confirmed to Variety that Christopher died in his sleep.
Nelson Coates, President of the Art Director’s Guild said, “Roy Christopher was a legendary designer & gentleman who consistently raised the bar for excellence in production design through his career and by mentoring of the next generation of designers. He was a major influencer on popular culture and the visual presentation of our industry to the world.”
After graduating from California State University Fresno in 1957, Christopher began his career as an art director, working on “The Name of the Game” in 1970. That same year, he would work on “Jack Benny’s 20th Anniversary TV Special,” and in 1979, Christopher landed the job of art director at the Oscars, creating the concept design behind the 51st Annual Academy Awards.
A rep confirmed to Variety that Christopher died in his sleep.
Nelson Coates, President of the Art Director’s Guild said, “Roy Christopher was a legendary designer & gentleman who consistently raised the bar for excellence in production design through his career and by mentoring of the next generation of designers. He was a major influencer on popular culture and the visual presentation of our industry to the world.”
After graduating from California State University Fresno in 1957, Christopher began his career as an art director, working on “The Name of the Game” in 1970. That same year, he would work on “Jack Benny’s 20th Anniversary TV Special,” and in 1979, Christopher landed the job of art director at the Oscars, creating the concept design behind the 51st Annual Academy Awards.
- 2/7/2021
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Vought is the villainous mastermind behind the creation of heroes in The Boys universe, but how many Supes is the nefarious conglomerate actually responsible for?
It all started when a Nazi scientist named Frederick Vought designed a substance that would trigger genetic mutations in humans. He named it Compound V, and in the years following World War II, his company started testing the drug on adult subjects. Most of these individuals perished due to its lethal effects, but Vought’s scientists eventually realized that infants would survive the transition. As such, they began a program, offering fame and fortune to parents who agreed to give the substance to their child.
At the time The Boys takes place, there are hundreds of superpowered individuals in society. Most of them are under Vought’s direct control as part of their multimedia monopoly, but the series has shown that the sinister organization has...
It all started when a Nazi scientist named Frederick Vought designed a substance that would trigger genetic mutations in humans. He named it Compound V, and in the years following World War II, his company started testing the drug on adult subjects. Most of these individuals perished due to its lethal effects, but Vought’s scientists eventually realized that infants would survive the transition. As such, they began a program, offering fame and fortune to parents who agreed to give the substance to their child.
At the time The Boys takes place, there are hundreds of superpowered individuals in society. Most of them are under Vought’s direct control as part of their multimedia monopoly, but the series has shown that the sinister organization has...
- 11/14/2020
- by Jonathan Wright
- We Got This Covered
At 86, Oscar-Winning Composer Dave Grusin Is Ready to Tour Again When the Covid-19 Pandemic Subsides
Oscar-winning composer, Grammy-winning arranger, jazz pianist and bandleader, pioneer in the digital recording world: Dave Grusin could retire on his laurels. But at 86, he’s itching to get back on the road and perform again.
“Oh, if they ever let us,” he tells Variety from his Montana ranch. “Not to have anything to do, it’s disconcerting to say the least.” Adds Grusin’s longtime bandmate, guitarist Lee Ritenour: “He’s gotten used to it, traveling the world and being appreciated. I think he enjoys that.”
And yet, if the pandemic continues to torture artists throughout 2021, there are still all those Grusin soundtracks to appreciate: the fragile beauty of “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” (1968), the atmospheric colors of “Three Days of the Condor” (1975), the hymn-like simplicity of “On Golden Pond” (1981), the delightfully upbeat “Tootsie” (1982), the Mexican folk influences of “The Milagro Beanfield War” (1987), the late-night jazz of “The Fabulous Baker Boys...
“Oh, if they ever let us,” he tells Variety from his Montana ranch. “Not to have anything to do, it’s disconcerting to say the least.” Adds Grusin’s longtime bandmate, guitarist Lee Ritenour: “He’s gotten used to it, traveling the world and being appreciated. I think he enjoys that.”
And yet, if the pandemic continues to torture artists throughout 2021, there are still all those Grusin soundtracks to appreciate: the fragile beauty of “The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter” (1968), the atmospheric colors of “Three Days of the Condor” (1975), the hymn-like simplicity of “On Golden Pond” (1981), the delightfully upbeat “Tootsie” (1982), the Mexican folk influences of “The Milagro Beanfield War” (1987), the late-night jazz of “The Fabulous Baker Boys...
- 11/6/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
The Stars’ programme will focus on navigating a career in an online world.
Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has unveiled the eight Black Nights Stars, its industry showcase of rising actors from the Baltic Sea region.
In additon to the six actors from the Baltcis, this year, this year it has added two from Russia as part of the festival’s Russia In Focus programme.
The eight actors are:
Aaron Hilmer (Germany)
Credits include: The Last Word, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, The Peppercorns;
Antoni Sałaj (Poland)
Credits include: Legion, The Crown Of The Kings,...
Estonia’s Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) has unveiled the eight Black Nights Stars, its industry showcase of rising actors from the Baltic Sea region.
In additon to the six actors from the Baltcis, this year, this year it has added two from Russia as part of the festival’s Russia In Focus programme.
The eight actors are:
Aaron Hilmer (Germany)
Credits include: The Last Word, The Most Beautiful Girl In The World, The Peppercorns;
Antoni Sałaj (Poland)
Credits include: Legion, The Crown Of The Kings,...
- 10/20/2020
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Billy Goldenberg, a two-time Emmy-winning composer and 21-time nominee who was musical director for Elvis Presley’s 1968 “Comeback Special” and worked on scores of shows ranging from Night Gallery and The Young and the Restless to Columbo, Kojak, Rhoda and Steven Spielberg’s Duel, has died. He was 84.
The news was confirmed on social media by Goldenberg’s friends Leonard Slatkin and Gary Gerani, but no cause of death was given. Read their tributes below.
Goldenberg worked on hundreds of films and TV programs — mostly the latter — during a career that spanned four decades. His early work included 1960s TV specials from Barbra Streisand and Ann-Margret and serving as music coordinator for the pop music series Hullabaloo.
In 1968, he was set as musical director for NBC’s Presley program that would come to be known as the ’68 Comeback Special. A few years later, Goldenberg would work his another showbiz legend,...
The news was confirmed on social media by Goldenberg’s friends Leonard Slatkin and Gary Gerani, but no cause of death was given. Read their tributes below.
Goldenberg worked on hundreds of films and TV programs — mostly the latter — during a career that spanned four decades. His early work included 1960s TV specials from Barbra Streisand and Ann-Margret and serving as music coordinator for the pop music series Hullabaloo.
In 1968, he was set as musical director for NBC’s Presley program that would come to be known as the ’68 Comeback Special. A few years later, Goldenberg would work his another showbiz legend,...
- 8/5/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Billy Goldenberg, the Emmy-winning composer and songwriter, died Monday night at his home in New York City. He was 84.
Goldenberg wrote the themes for such 1970s TV series as “Kojak,” “Harry O” and “Rhoda,” composed the pilot scores for “Night Gallery” and “Columbo,” and won Emmys for the TV-movie “Queen of the Stardust Ballroom” and miniseries “The Lives of Benjamin Franklin,” “King” and “Rage of Angels.”
He expanded his 1975 “Queen of the Stardust Ballroom” song score, with lyricists Marilyn and Alan Bergman, into the score of the 1978 Broadway musical “Ballroom,” directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett of “A Chorus Line” fame. It earned eight Tony nominations including Best Musical.
Reminiscing Wednesday about their collaboration on “Ballroom,” Alan Bergman told Variety: “Billy was one of the rare composers who was also a dramatist. Lots of people can write melodies, but you could tell Billy the situation, what the characters were feeling,...
Goldenberg wrote the themes for such 1970s TV series as “Kojak,” “Harry O” and “Rhoda,” composed the pilot scores for “Night Gallery” and “Columbo,” and won Emmys for the TV-movie “Queen of the Stardust Ballroom” and miniseries “The Lives of Benjamin Franklin,” “King” and “Rage of Angels.”
He expanded his 1975 “Queen of the Stardust Ballroom” song score, with lyricists Marilyn and Alan Bergman, into the score of the 1978 Broadway musical “Ballroom,” directed and choreographed by Michael Bennett of “A Chorus Line” fame. It earned eight Tony nominations including Best Musical.
Reminiscing Wednesday about their collaboration on “Ballroom,” Alan Bergman told Variety: “Billy was one of the rare composers who was also a dramatist. Lots of people can write melodies, but you could tell Billy the situation, what the characters were feeling,...
- 8/5/2020
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
Superheroes are preening sacks of something-or-other in Amazon’s The Boys, the comic-book adaptation helmed by Supernatural‘s Eric Kripke. Though seemingly upright and good-hearted, the “superabled” men and women of a league known as The Seven actually are degenerates who overindulge in every vice and even kill the innocent — and when an average Brooklynite named Hughie watches his girlfriend become part of the supes’ “collateral damage,” he decides to do something about it.
In a moment, we’ll want to hear what you thought of the series premiere. But first, a quick recap of Episode 1, “The Name of the Game.
In a moment, we’ll want to hear what you thought of the series premiere. But first, a quick recap of Episode 1, “The Name of the Game.
- 7/26/2019
- TVLine.com
Fifty years ago, TV had mostly one flavor, and it was vanilla. In fall 1968, the airwaves were full of blandly loopy family-friendly fare like The Andy Griffith Show, Gomer Pyle and Petticoat Junction. But on Friday nights on NBC, slipped between a Bonanza-clone Western called The High Chaparral and the troubled third season of Star Trek, there was an unusual little series that, even more than Gene Roddenberry’s show, seemed to be beamed in from the future.
The Name of the Game was a 90-minute cable-style adult drama that came on the air decades before anybody had heard of cable TV. Centered on ...
The Name of the Game was a 90-minute cable-style adult drama that came on the air decades before anybody had heard of cable TV. Centered on ...
The 2018 season continues with the Broadway At Music Circus premiere of the mega-hit musical comedy Mamma Mia, which has been seen by millions of people worldwide and launched two enormously popular movies. The plot involves a woman who, on the eve of her wedding, attempts to discover the identity of her father by bringing three men from her mother's past back to an island paradise. Featuring more than 20 hit songs by pop super-group Abba, including Dancing Queen, Take a Chance on Me, The Name of the Game and The Winner Takes It All, this high-spirited, feel-good international sensation has audiences singing and dancing in the aisles. Performances of Mamma Mia are Tuesday, August 7 through Sunday, August 12 at the Wells Fargo Pavilion. Ticket availability for the show is extremely limited due to high demand.
- 8/8/2018
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
In the ’70s, you always tended to hear two things about Abba: that they were most stratospherically successful pop group since the Beatles (which was true); and that musically, they were a shiny bouncy joke — the quintessence of bubble-gum triviality, four smiling Swedish troubadours in space-age polyester disco suits singing happy jingles of ear candy. Not everyone felt that way, of course; the people who bought all those Abba records clearly dug them. Yet it’s no exaggeration to say that Abba, in their heyday, were reviled by the mainstream press, and that if you tried to make a case for taking them seriously you’d probably be laughed out of the room.
With Abba, it went that way for a long time, though to me that’s quite a mind-boggling statement. For whenever I think of Abba, the following words tend to spring to mind: pure, pop, luscious,...
With Abba, it went that way for a long time, though to me that’s quite a mind-boggling statement. For whenever I think of Abba, the following words tend to spring to mind: pure, pop, luscious,...
- 7/22/2018
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
The first Mamma Mia was a huge hit (close to $610 million worldwide box-office) a decade ago, despite critics making every effort to drive a stake into its Abba-singing heart. And now the global stage smash-turned-hit film rises again in Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again. Don’t bother to get your stakes ready. Like Trump voters, fans of this jukebox-musical franchise see only the good in it, despite irrefutable evidence to the contrary.
Even Abba apostles will have to admit it hurts that Meryl Streep is barely in the film,...
Even Abba apostles will have to admit it hurts that Meryl Streep is barely in the film,...
- 7/19/2018
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
This month we look at the interesting stories of how some of the biggest names in movies got their big breakthrough. First up, Steven Spielberg.
Steven Spielberg is perhaps the most well-known movie director and producer in all of film. He is best known for making entertaining pictures which appeal to a wide audience. Examples of these films include Jaws, the Indiana Jones films, Jurassic Park, E.T., and War of the Worlds. However, his films have not only found widespread popular appeal, but many of them are also critically acclaimed. Spielberg has been nominated for 18 Academy Awards, winning twice for Best Director, and once for Best Picture. Some of his best known critically acclaimed films include Saving Private Ryan, The Color Purple, Lincoln, Munich, and Schindler's List. Altogether he has been involved as director in 32 feature films which have grossed more than $10 billion total at the domestic box office when adjusted for inflation.
Steven Spielberg is perhaps the most well-known movie director and producer in all of film. He is best known for making entertaining pictures which appeal to a wide audience. Examples of these films include Jaws, the Indiana Jones films, Jurassic Park, E.T., and War of the Worlds. However, his films have not only found widespread popular appeal, but many of them are also critically acclaimed. Spielberg has been nominated for 18 Academy Awards, winning twice for Best Director, and once for Best Picture. Some of his best known critically acclaimed films include Saving Private Ryan, The Color Purple, Lincoln, Munich, and Schindler's List. Altogether he has been involved as director in 32 feature films which have grossed more than $10 billion total at the domestic box office when adjusted for inflation.
- 6/6/2018
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (G.S. Perno)
- Cinelinx
Ralph Woolsey, an Emmy-winning cinematographer who worked on such series as Batman and It Takes a Thief and films including The Iceman Cometh and The Great Santini, has died. He was 104. The American Society of Cinematographers, which gave him its career award in 2003, said he died March 23 at the Motion Picture & Television Country House and Hospital in Woodland Hills.
The Asc described Woolsey as a consummate technician whose Hollywood career paralleled the birth and early evolution of television cinematography, including the transition from black-and-white to color. Among the many series he shot were Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip — for which he earned Emmy noms in 1959 and 1960, respectively — Batman and Mister Roberts. He won the 1968 Emmy for It Takes a Thief, starring Robert Wagner.
Born on New Year’s Day 1914, in Oregon, the first movies Woolsey saw were silent. He began his career while a student at the University of Minnesota, making conservation...
The Asc described Woolsey as a consummate technician whose Hollywood career paralleled the birth and early evolution of television cinematography, including the transition from black-and-white to color. Among the many series he shot were Maverick, 77 Sunset Strip — for which he earned Emmy noms in 1959 and 1960, respectively — Batman and Mister Roberts. He won the 1968 Emmy for It Takes a Thief, starring Robert Wagner.
Born on New Year’s Day 1914, in Oregon, the first movies Woolsey saw were silent. He began his career while a student at the University of Minnesota, making conservation...
- 4/10/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
For many, it has become a daily regimen: Twice a day, at 3 Pm Est and 9 Pm Est, they attempt to answer 12 trivia questions in a row and win real money. The name of the game is HQ Trivia, and it recently hosted its biggest audience yet. On Sunday, November 19, HQ offered up a $7,500 pool, and 120,000 concurrent players showed up to vie for their piece of that prize.
HQ, from Vine co-founders Rus Yusupov and Colin Kroll, launched a month ago and quickly drew users thanks to its addictive format. The sessions that draw the most attention happen on Sunday nights, when the app tends to give away its largest cash prizes each week. On November 19, news of the $7,500 pot brought a record number of fortune seekers, who responded to questions posed by host Scott Rogowsky.
After a few lay-ups, a devastating question about global pasta consumption eliminated thousands, including yours truly.
HQ, from Vine co-founders Rus Yusupov and Colin Kroll, launched a month ago and quickly drew users thanks to its addictive format. The sessions that draw the most attention happen on Sunday nights, when the app tends to give away its largest cash prizes each week. On November 19, news of the $7,500 pot brought a record number of fortune seekers, who responded to questions posed by host Scott Rogowsky.
After a few lay-ups, a devastating question about global pasta consumption eliminated thousands, including yours truly.
- 11/20/2017
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Susan Lacy's documentary Spielberg debuts October 7th on HBO, trots out an all-star team of interviewees – from film critics to famous friends, the Toms (Cruise and Hanks) to God herself, a.k.a. Oprah Winfrey. The voices film buffs will undoubtedly want to hear from the most, however, belong to his fellow "movie brats": Francis Ford Coppola, Brian De Palma, George Lucas and Martin Scorsese, who all talk at length about their heady New Hollywood days alongside Spielberg in the early Seventies. All of them partied together, bounced...
- 10/6/2017
- Rollingstone.com
Dave Lawrie Jul 6, 2017
Using his experience on Robot Wars, Total Wipeout and more, Dave shares some tips for anyone wanting to appear on a TV gameshow...
Have you ever watched a TV show and thought 'I’d quite like a go at that', quickly replaced by the follow-up thought 'but I’m not sure that I could?'
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Me too.
My name is Dave and I have now been involved with five TV productions at various levels. I have auditioned for The Weakest Link, been part of a pilot that never made it to air, and featured as a contestant on Total Wipeout, Ninja Warrior UK and Robot Wars. I suffer from low self esteem and rollercoaster depression and I have found no finer therapy for it than the character-validating world of television production.
My quest today is to try...
Using his experience on Robot Wars, Total Wipeout and more, Dave shares some tips for anyone wanting to appear on a TV gameshow...
Have you ever watched a TV show and thought 'I’d quite like a go at that', quickly replaced by the follow-up thought 'but I’m not sure that I could?'
See related Jurassic World review Looking back at Jurassic Park
Me too.
My name is Dave and I have now been involved with five TV productions at various levels. I have auditioned for The Weakest Link, been part of a pilot that never made it to air, and featured as a contestant on Total Wipeout, Ninja Warrior UK and Robot Wars. I suffer from low self esteem and rollercoaster depression and I have found no finer therapy for it than the character-validating world of television production.
My quest today is to try...
- 7/5/2017
- Den of Geek
It’s ugly, it’s violent, it’s graphic novelist Frank Miller’s nasty vision through and through. Scream Factory’s Collector’s Edition brings out the amazing backstory of the production of this stop-motion- intensive first sequel to RoboCop. Druglord Caine is a menace, but we’re just as appalled by the film’s vivid depiction of a greater terror: Predatory Privatization.
RoboCop 2
Blu-ray
Shout! Factory / Scream Factory
1990 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 117 min. / Collector’s Edition / Street Date March 21, 2011 / 34.93
Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O’Herlihy, Robert DoQui, Tom Noonan, Gabriel Damon, Belinda Bauer, Felton Perry.
Cinematography: Mark Irwin
Production Design: Peter Jamison
Original Music: Leonard Rosenman
Special Effects: Phil Tippett, Rob Bottin, Peter Kuran, Rocco Gioffre.
Written by Frank Miller, Walon Green from characters created by Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner
Produced by Jon Davison
Directed by Irvin Kershner
I wish I could say that 1990’s RoboCop 2 has been...
RoboCop 2
Blu-ray
Shout! Factory / Scream Factory
1990 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 117 min. / Collector’s Edition / Street Date March 21, 2011 / 34.93
Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Dan O’Herlihy, Robert DoQui, Tom Noonan, Gabriel Damon, Belinda Bauer, Felton Perry.
Cinematography: Mark Irwin
Production Design: Peter Jamison
Original Music: Leonard Rosenman
Special Effects: Phil Tippett, Rob Bottin, Peter Kuran, Rocco Gioffre.
Written by Frank Miller, Walon Green from characters created by Edward Neumeier, Michael Miner
Produced by Jon Davison
Directed by Irvin Kershner
I wish I could say that 1990’s RoboCop 2 has been...
- 3/12/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Business has certainly picked up in the last week or so when it comes to news concerning Riverdale, The CW’s next major comic book adaptation to grace the small screen. In addition to learning that Archie Andrews’ mother will be played by none other than ’80s icon Molly Ringwald, a brief promo and featurette have dropped as well.
Those aching for something a bit more substantial have been rewarded today with a freshly released extended trailer that shows living in what’s often been perceived as a quaint little town in the comics will be quite complicated in this interpretation. The name of the game with any adaptation is to reel in casual viewers as opposed to just devoted fans of the source material, and I can definitely see lovers of prime time dramas with some soap opera-like elements getting hooked on this series. Let’s just hope that a delicate balance is found.
Those aching for something a bit more substantial have been rewarded today with a freshly released extended trailer that shows living in what’s often been perceived as a quaint little town in the comics will be quite complicated in this interpretation. The name of the game with any adaptation is to reel in casual viewers as opposed to just devoted fans of the source material, and I can definitely see lovers of prime time dramas with some soap opera-like elements getting hooked on this series. Let’s just hope that a delicate balance is found.
- 12/22/2016
- by Eric Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Ubisoft
Ubisoft’s first big title of 2016 is finally emerging from the post-apocalyptic bunker they’ve had it cooped up in… and the result is something that looks completely different to what we were first shown back in 2013.
The graphics have been ‘downgraded‘ (more on that later), a string of officially-licensed, fan-made prequel films have attempted to give the series some levity from the very dour tone we originally saw, and across the board it looks as though all the rumours about Ubisoft rebuilding considerable parts of the experience were true.
The Division is no longer a gritty, super-intense stroll through post-apocalyptic New York, instead it’s… well, take a look for yourself.
10. Loot-Grinds Are The Name Of The Game Ubisoft
Now the cat’s out the bag, there’s no reason to hide it any more. Every weapon in The Division is colour-coded to match the increasingly-common ‘tiers’ of...
Ubisoft’s first big title of 2016 is finally emerging from the post-apocalyptic bunker they’ve had it cooped up in… and the result is something that looks completely different to what we were first shown back in 2013.
The graphics have been ‘downgraded‘ (more on that later), a string of officially-licensed, fan-made prequel films have attempted to give the series some levity from the very dour tone we originally saw, and across the board it looks as though all the rumours about Ubisoft rebuilding considerable parts of the experience were true.
The Division is no longer a gritty, super-intense stroll through post-apocalyptic New York, instead it’s… well, take a look for yourself.
10. Loot-Grinds Are The Name Of The Game Ubisoft
Now the cat’s out the bag, there’s no reason to hide it any more. Every weapon in The Division is colour-coded to match the increasingly-common ‘tiers’ of...
- 1/22/2016
- by Scott Tailford
- Obsessed with Film
This episode is about decisions that cannot be escaped. It's about the consequences of a person's choices, and how each choice can irrevocably change that person's future. You've seen this story before — every good drama needs an episode like this, particularly a drama that's one week away from its mid-season finale. That doesn't mean it's always done well, though. "Quantico" (the episode) is still very much like Quantico (the show), complete with tonal whiplash and frustrating story decisions and characters that suck only because the plot needs them to be bad people.Still, "Quantico" tries to actually be about something. It tries every way it knows how, and crucially, it doesn't just say what it's about. The plot is boring, but the effort is there. The name of the game is background checks, both in Quantico-land and in the present. In the former, the Nat assignment of the week involves...
- 12/7/2015
- by Joshua Rivera
- Vulture
Scream favorites Vincent Price and Christopher Lee become tangled in an African curse, grave robbing, a premature burial and a clutch of throat-slashings -- yet the two stars have no real scenes together. Steve Haberman's well-researched and insightful commentary tells the story of Gordon Hessler's first production for the English arm of American-International Pictures, a movie planned to be directed by the mysterious Michael Reeves. The Oblong Box Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1969 / Color /1:85 widescreen / 96 min. / Street Date October 20, 2015 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Rupert Davies, Uta Levka, Sally Geeson, Alister Williamson, Peter Arne. Cinematography John Coquillon Original Music Harry Robertson Written by Lawrence Huntington, Christopher Wicking Produced by Gordon Hessler, Louis M. Heyward Directed by Gordon Hessler
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
I've been doing my best to warm up to the filmic output of producer-director Gordon Hessler. I agree that Hessler's three major A.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
I've been doing my best to warm up to the filmic output of producer-director Gordon Hessler. I agree that Hessler's three major A.
- 9/29/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
For the less creative of us gamers, a title like Mario Maker shouldn’t be anywhere near our radars. Before E3, I only had passing knowledge of it and honestly wasn’t too excited to try the game out. However, after seeing the wealth of features it offers and how accessible the package as a whole is, it’s definitely become a title to watch closely.
The name of the game is literally the name of the game, giving players the chance to build their own original Mario stages however they see fit. Assets from major outings in the series, including Super Mario World, Super Mario 3 and the original classic, all make appearances and can be placed anywhere in a level with the touch of a stylus. Everything is controlled via the touch screen, making it incredibly easy to hang platforms in the sky, attach cannons to the ground and...
The name of the game is literally the name of the game, giving players the chance to build their own original Mario stages however they see fit. Assets from major outings in the series, including Super Mario World, Super Mario 3 and the original classic, all make appearances and can be placed anywhere in a level with the touch of a stylus. Everything is controlled via the touch screen, making it incredibly easy to hang platforms in the sky, attach cannons to the ground and...
- 6/18/2015
- by Christian Law
- We Got This Covered
Welcome, my friends. It’s another fabulous day to start a Kickstarter.
The residents of Wellington Wells have done something unforgivable, but no one remembers what that something is. However, there is no need to worry. Uncle Jack is here to ensure every Wellie continues to forget the past and leads a blissful life. Even if it kills them.
We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of slightly terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful delusion. Set in a drug-fuelled, retro-futuristic city in an alternative history 1964 England, you’ll have to blend in with its other citizens, who don’t take kindly to people who don’t abide by their not-so-normal rules.
In We Happy Few, players take on the persona of a Wellie who has stopped taking their Joy and is desperately trying to escape the city before society collapses. The name of the game...
The residents of Wellington Wells have done something unforgivable, but no one remembers what that something is. However, there is no need to worry. Uncle Jack is here to ensure every Wellie continues to forget the past and leads a blissful life. Even if it kills them.
We Happy Few is the tale of a plucky bunch of slightly terrible people trying to escape from a lifetime of cheerful delusion. Set in a drug-fuelled, retro-futuristic city in an alternative history 1964 England, you’ll have to blend in with its other citizens, who don’t take kindly to people who don’t abide by their not-so-normal rules.
In We Happy Few, players take on the persona of a Wellie who has stopped taking their Joy and is desperately trying to escape the city before society collapses. The name of the game...
- 6/5/2015
- by Elizabeth Rico
- SoundOnSight
Risk of Rain
Hopoo Games
Chucklefish Ltd.
PC, Mac, Linux
One of the most shocking aspects of the indie gaming movement is how it has led to a laundry list of titles that are almost impossible to describe in simplistic terms. Take Risk of Rain for example. Its creators describe it as a “rogue-like-action-platformer” but it’s clear almost immediately from playing the game that it has RPG elements and can even be described as a bullet-hell type hardcore actioner, especially as the difficulty rises with each passing minute. All of which is to say, it’s a tougher task than usual to explain what makes Risk of Rain so great and so very frustrating in equal measure.
Hastening to try, allow an attempt to present the game from ground zero. Basically, the player begins as the sole survivor of a spaceship that has crashed on an alien planet. Initially...
Hopoo Games
Chucklefish Ltd.
PC, Mac, Linux
One of the most shocking aspects of the indie gaming movement is how it has led to a laundry list of titles that are almost impossible to describe in simplistic terms. Take Risk of Rain for example. Its creators describe it as a “rogue-like-action-platformer” but it’s clear almost immediately from playing the game that it has RPG elements and can even be described as a bullet-hell type hardcore actioner, especially as the difficulty rises with each passing minute. All of which is to say, it’s a tougher task than usual to explain what makes Risk of Rain so great and so very frustrating in equal measure.
Hastening to try, allow an attempt to present the game from ground zero. Basically, the player begins as the sole survivor of a spaceship that has crashed on an alien planet. Initially...
- 2/7/2015
- by Mike Worby
- SoundOnSight
The name of the game these days is franchises, and you can't have just one. While Universal can print money with the "Fast & Furious" series, that vehicle is already looking towards the end. So what will replace it? Monsters. That's right, the studio is reviving their classic monster movies and putting the various characters together Marvel style into a single universe with the intention of offering a fresh, scary spin on the blockbuster template everyone is using. So the studio —which seems to be pretending "Dracula Untold," which was released only a few months ago, never happened— has hired a team to bring it together into a cohesive vision. THR reports that Noah Hawley ("Fargo" TV series), Aaron Guzikowski ("Prisoners"), and Ed Solomon ("Men in Black") are joining Chris Morgan ("Fast & Furious") and Alex Kurtzman ("Star Trek," "Transformers") to put their heads together and keep the train...
- 11/13/2014
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
The name of the game seems to be chaos. That’s how Owen Wilson and Josh Brolin have both described the process of “Inherent Vice.” It’s not something you expect to hear from filmmaker Paul Thomas Anderson. But his style has radically evolved. Traits indebted to Martin Scorsese and Robert Altman evident in “Boogie Nights” and “Magnolia” have been replaced by a much looser, experimental approach to filmmaking. Ever since “There Will Be Blood,” the director's work has arrived to a new level eschewing most obvious influences. “The Master” disavowed narrative even more, going for a dreamy mood and a skewed tone, but PTA’s latest, an adaptation of Thomas Pynchon’s “Inherent Vice,” is a detective stoner comedy with psychedelic overtones. “It has this 'Big Lebowski' element to one side of it, but the emotional undertone, the desperation, the paranoia, and the yearning in the film…" New York...
- 9/29/2014
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
A change (or two) is gonna come when Season 14 of American Idol returns next January — starting with the lineup of judges at the New York City auditions and possibly percolating down to the kind of contestants being sought and the amount of torture they’ll receive from the show’s producers.
Indeed, due to the sudden death of his father-in-law, panelist Keith Urban had to sit out Tuesday and Wednesday’s callbacks at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. But Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert stepped in alongside Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr., to hand out Golden Tickets...
Indeed, due to the sudden death of his father-in-law, panelist Keith Urban had to sit out Tuesday and Wednesday’s callbacks at the New York Marriott at the Brooklyn Bridge. But Season 8 runner-up Adam Lambert stepped in alongside Jennifer Lopez and Harry Connick Jr., to hand out Golden Tickets...
- 9/17/2014
- TVLine.com
Fox is hoping to boost their former hit series American Idol, hence why each season sees new changes. Now with the series kicking off more production next week, rumors are flying. With Keith Urban taking family time for his wife Nicole Kidman, Adam Lambert will be filling in those shoes at the table. Adam will not be an easy going as he believes his old series is different from The Voice. Jennifer Lopez of course is eager to see the changes and seems to be ready for the big shakeup. Harry Connick Jr is also dealing with the less than stellar reviews or love. Here are a few highlights from their chat with TV Line on what fans may expect.
J. Lo: Last year, the contestants were thrown into the fire, and I felt like it wasn’t even at Top 12, but maybe three or four weeks after that, before they settled…...
J. Lo: Last year, the contestants were thrown into the fire, and I felt like it wasn’t even at Top 12, but maybe three or four weeks after that, before they settled…...
- 9/17/2014
- by Sarah Peel
- Boomtron
Although it’s well known that Steven Spielberg worked in TV before taking on the big screen, very few people have actually seen any of the work he did before TV movie “Duel.” Thankfully, a kind soul has posted the last TV episode Spielberg directed before breaking out of the small screen ghetto with the 1971 automotive thriller. Originally aired on January 15th, 1971 (roughly ten months before “Duel” opened), the 16th episode of the third season of “The Name of the Game” pulled a very peculiar trick by suddenly injecting some sci-fi into a show that dealt exclusively with the inner workings of a magazine publishing company, The episode, titled “L.A. 2017,” centers on Gene Barry as publisher Glenn Howard, who has an accident and wakes up 46 years in the future. We don’t want to spoil the 70-minute episode, so we’ll just say that fans of dystopian futures may...
- 6/27/2014
- by Cain Rodriguez
- The Playlist
The next Mortal Kombat's existence was leaked online via Amazon listings, but has now been confirmed...
Trailer
The next instalment in the Mortal Kombat series, which enjoyed something of a revival with the excellent 2011 release, is heading back to our screens in the form of Mortal Kombat X.
Initially, the game was discovered via an Amazon listing (via MP1st) containing references to Mortal Kombat X on multiple platforms, including Xbox One and PS4. Shortly afterwards, Netherrealm's Ed Boon confirmed that the game did, indeed, exist.
The name of the game is "Mortal Kombat X"
— Ed Boon (@noobde) June 2, 2014
Apart from the name, no details were provided, but an official trailer was then released, which you can see below. It's clearly a CG-only affair, but it shows off new looks for both Scorpion and Sub Zero, along with many of the signature moves and abilities each long-serving combatant possesses.
Mortal...
Trailer
The next instalment in the Mortal Kombat series, which enjoyed something of a revival with the excellent 2011 release, is heading back to our screens in the form of Mortal Kombat X.
Initially, the game was discovered via an Amazon listing (via MP1st) containing references to Mortal Kombat X on multiple platforms, including Xbox One and PS4. Shortly afterwards, Netherrealm's Ed Boon confirmed that the game did, indeed, exist.
The name of the game is "Mortal Kombat X"
— Ed Boon (@noobde) June 2, 2014
Apart from the name, no details were provided, but an official trailer was then released, which you can see below. It's clearly a CG-only affair, but it shows off new looks for both Scorpion and Sub Zero, along with many of the signature moves and abilities each long-serving combatant possesses.
Mortal...
- 6/3/2014
- by aaronbirch
- Den of Geek
Just when you thought the violence on last night’s Game of Thrones was rough, Ed Boon, co-creator of Mortal Kombat, confirmed that there will be a new installment of the popular fighting game. The new release, Mortal Kombat X, will be available in 2015.
The announcement was made via Twitter at 6:01 a.m. today and has since been retweeted more than 2,000 times. Shortly thereafter, Boon also tweeted a link to the trailer, which features two lead characters, Scorpion and Sub-Zero, fighting to the death. The result? Almost two minutes of adrenaline-infused, hyper-masculine, fist punching, bone breaking, and blood-spewing action,...
The announcement was made via Twitter at 6:01 a.m. today and has since been retweeted more than 2,000 times. Shortly thereafter, Boon also tweeted a link to the trailer, which features two lead characters, Scorpion and Sub-Zero, fighting to the death. The result? Almost two minutes of adrenaline-infused, hyper-masculine, fist punching, bone breaking, and blood-spewing action,...
- 6/2/2014
- by C. Molly Smith
- EW.com - PopWatch
We here at Tfh have always thought of the great Vilmos Zsigmond as one of "our" movie icons, having begun his distinguished cinematographic career in the humble swamps of low budget exploitation before rising on his own merit to a justly celebrated mainstream career. So it is with fond memories of the likes of The Sadist, The Name of the Game is Kill, The Time Travelers and Five Bloody Graves that we congratulate him on this latest award: From The Daily News - The legendary Hungarian-American cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond, director of photography of the soon-to-be-released film ‘Atatürk,’ will receive a Life Time Achievement Award today from the 67th Cannes International Film Festival 2014.
In an extraordinary, Academy Award-winning career spanning some six decades, Zsigmond’s outstanding credits include “The Deer Hunter” and “Heaven’s Gate” directed by Michael Cimino, “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind” and “Sugarland Express” by Steven Spielberg,...
In an extraordinary, Academy Award-winning career spanning some six decades, Zsigmond’s outstanding credits include “The Deer Hunter” and “Heaven’s Gate” directed by Michael Cimino, “Close Encounters Of The Third Kind” and “Sugarland Express” by Steven Spielberg,...
- 5/27/2014
- by TFH Team
- Trailers from Hell
The Kirby series has a knack for getting sidetracked with experimental games like Epic Yarn and Mass Attack. Though good, Kirby games are best when the main focus is absorbing the powers of any enemy on the fly. Kirby: Triple Deluxe is another core Kirby title and it delivers more of what makes the pink puffball so lovable. It is Kirby’s first entry on the 3Ds and delivers an experience comparable to the last console game, Kirby’s Return to Dream Land.
In Triple Deluxe, Kirby’s latest adventure begins with a Dreamstalk growing under Dream Land and carrying various landmarks including Kirby’s house and King Dedede’s castle into the sky. While in the new, displaced area of Floralia, Kirby discovers the culprit is Taranza and Taranza has trapped once enemy, now pal Dedede. It is up to Kirby to hunt the six-armed baddie down to restore...
In Triple Deluxe, Kirby’s latest adventure begins with a Dreamstalk growing under Dream Land and carrying various landmarks including Kirby’s house and King Dedede’s castle into the sky. While in the new, displaced area of Floralia, Kirby discovers the culprit is Taranza and Taranza has trapped once enemy, now pal Dedede. It is up to Kirby to hunt the six-armed baddie down to restore...
- 5/10/2014
- by Francois Chang
- BuzzFocus.com
Rocksteady has revealed it's final game in the Batman Arkham franchise and it looks pretty amazing. We get to drive the batmobile through an expanded Gotham City and have a badass looking new villain called the "Arkham Knight". Details on the new character are pretty scarce, but today, Warner Bros has released a batch of new screenshots from the game giving our first full look at him, plus a few other goodies to oggle. Come inside to check them out!
So far, Batman: Arkham Knight is looking pretty impressive. Visually it's unmatched (being a pure new-gen game) so far, and it's coming from a proven game developer. All in all it's a recipe for awesome, and gamers are understandably excited. The name of the game, apparently stems from an all new character/villain being introduced called the Arkham Knight. So far, Rocksteady isn't spilling the beans about the guy, but...
So far, Batman: Arkham Knight is looking pretty impressive. Visually it's unmatched (being a pure new-gen game) so far, and it's coming from a proven game developer. All in all it's a recipe for awesome, and gamers are understandably excited. The name of the game, apparently stems from an all new character/villain being introduced called the Arkham Knight. So far, Rocksteady isn't spilling the beans about the guy, but...
- 3/27/2014
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Jordan Maison)
- Cinelinx
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