Gersh has upped talent agent Nick Collins to partner. Collins has been a rising star at the agency, where he started as an assistant in 2005, working for co-head Bob Gersh. He was promoted to agent in 2007. Collins has built a roster of clients that includes Chicago Fire star Taylor Kinney; The Blacklist‘s Megan Boone; Emmy winner Eric McCormack; Liam James, who stars in the upcoming ABC series The Family; David Walton (About a Boy) and Meagan Good (Minority Report, Think…...
- 11/20/2015
- Deadline TV
Gersh has upped talent agent Nick Collins to partner. Collins has been a rising star at the agency, where he started as an assistant in 2005, working for co-head Bob Gersh. He was promoted to agent in 2007. Collins has built a roster of clients that includes Chicago Fire star Taylor Kinney; The Blacklist‘s Megan Boone; Emmy winner Eric McCormack; Liam James, who stars in the upcoming ABC series The Family; David Walton (About a Boy) and Meagan Good (Minority Report, Think…...
- 11/20/2015
- Deadline
The Performer | Rami Malek
The Show | Mr. Robot
The Episode | “eps1.3_da3m0ns.mp4” (July 15)
The Performance | Throughout the acclaimed (and already renewed) freshman drama’s early weeks, Malek has impressed as Elliot Alderson, a cyber security whiz who finds himself tempted by the mission of an elite hacker group dubbed fsociety. But until this week, Elliot had always been coolly in control of his environs, be it handling the demands of his day job, navigating hookups and would-be romances or manipulating (in a well-meaning manner) his shrink’s life.
With the last line of morphine snorted up Elliot’s nose,...
The Show | Mr. Robot
The Episode | “eps1.3_da3m0ns.mp4” (July 15)
The Performance | Throughout the acclaimed (and already renewed) freshman drama’s early weeks, Malek has impressed as Elliot Alderson, a cyber security whiz who finds himself tempted by the mission of an elite hacker group dubbed fsociety. But until this week, Elliot had always been coolly in control of his environs, be it handling the demands of his day job, navigating hookups and would-be romances or manipulating (in a well-meaning manner) his shrink’s life.
With the last line of morphine snorted up Elliot’s nose,...
- 7/18/2015
- TVLine.com
Exclusive: The Gersh Agency has upped a trio of assistants to agent status in their talent department. Louise Abnee Keshaviah gets the boost after three years at Gersh, where she started working for Nick Collins before moving to Leslie Siebert’s desk. The USC ’09 grad started her agency career at Abrams. Just shy of the three year mark at Gersh, Josh Glick has been working for talent head Alex Yarosh and will continue to work with Yarosh in his new position. Glick came to…...
- 1/8/2015
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline TV
Exclusive: The Gersh Agency has upped a trio of assistants to agent status in their talent department. Louise Abnee Keshaviah gets the boost after three years at Gersh, where she started working for Nick Collins before moving to Leslie Siebert’s desk. The USC ’09 grad started her agency career at Abrams. Just shy of the three year mark at Gersh, Josh Glick has been working for talent head Alex Yarosh and will continue to work with Yarosh in his new position. Glick came to Gersh out of Colgate University. And finally, Chapman University grad Trey Cannon has been at Gersh for two and a half years and parlayed an internship into a full time gig on the TV side. He’s worked for Svp and TV talent agent Jennifer Craig, placing clients on ABC, FX, and HBO projects.
All three newly minted agents will report to Gersh’s talent partners.
All three newly minted agents will report to Gersh’s talent partners.
- 1/8/2015
- by Jen Yamato
- Deadline
Warning: The following recap contains major spoilers from Thursday’s season finale of Rookie Blue. If you have yet to watch, avert your eyes. Everyone else, read on…
Rookie Blue‘s Season 5 finale didn’t spare any punches, wrapping with a boom, a bun in the oven and a big dilemma.
Related Rookie Blue’s Missy Peregrym Talks Andy and Sam’s Step Forward, ‘Big’ Issues Ahead
With so many juicy twists and cliffhangers, let’s not waste any time getting down to business.
Baby Boom | The angry neighbor (the always terrific Shawn Doyle, Big Love) from a few weeks ago returns to terrorize 15 Division,...
Rookie Blue‘s Season 5 finale didn’t spare any punches, wrapping with a boom, a bun in the oven and a big dilemma.
Related Rookie Blue’s Missy Peregrym Talks Andy and Sam’s Step Forward, ‘Big’ Issues Ahead
With so many juicy twists and cliffhangers, let’s not waste any time getting down to business.
Baby Boom | The angry neighbor (the always terrific Shawn Doyle, Big Love) from a few weeks ago returns to terrorize 15 Division,...
- 8/22/2014
- TVLine.com
On the opening day of the 2014 NFL Draft on Thursday, HaHa Clinton-Dix, the 21st overall pick, immediately became a household name.
Packers Draft Haha Clinton-Dix
Clinton-Dix, who played safety for the Alabama Crimson Tide during his collegiate career, was snagged by the Green Bay Packers, who had the 21st pick in the draft. The top defensive player, though boasting a lot of on-field accomplishments for the tide, is also known for his unique name.
After Clinton-Dix got the phone call and was offered a spot on the Packers, he made his way to the podium at Radio City Music Hall. Clad in a suit with a burgundy jacket and black lapels, the athlete met Roger Goodell, put on a Packers hat and posed with a jersey.
Not long after the 21-year-old took to the podium, the Internet jumped on a Simpson’s meme to have a laugh about the safety’s first name,...
Packers Draft Haha Clinton-Dix
Clinton-Dix, who played safety for the Alabama Crimson Tide during his collegiate career, was snagged by the Green Bay Packers, who had the 21st pick in the draft. The top defensive player, though boasting a lot of on-field accomplishments for the tide, is also known for his unique name.
After Clinton-Dix got the phone call and was offered a spot on the Packers, he made his way to the podium at Radio City Music Hall. Clad in a suit with a burgundy jacket and black lapels, the athlete met Roger Goodell, put on a Packers hat and posed with a jersey.
Not long after the 21-year-old took to the podium, the Internet jumped on a Simpson’s meme to have a laugh about the safety’s first name,...
- 5/9/2014
- Uinterview
Above: Two Museums
After war comes peace. It isn't all cinematic onslaught found in the festival's shelter from constantly surprising drizzle. There is a sweet serenity to be found at Rotterdam, if you know where to go looking, or if you are lucky enough to stumble into the darkness and discover it.
Certainly the retrospective on Heinz Emigholz is a continued source of tranquil power—excepting for the moment the horrors of D'Annunzio's Cave and the abbrasive modernist of his lone fiction film here, The Holy Bunch (1991). His curious gaze, absolutely synonymous with that of the camera and thus while cooly analytic, also absolutely personal, investigates modern architecture with a fleet-footed patience that is remarkable to behold.
In such films as Sullivan's Banks (2000), on American architect Louis H. Sullivan's stalwartly solid, guardedly precious Midwestern, early 20th century banks, and Two Museums, a new premiere discovering, among many other things, the...
After war comes peace. It isn't all cinematic onslaught found in the festival's shelter from constantly surprising drizzle. There is a sweet serenity to be found at Rotterdam, if you know where to go looking, or if you are lucky enough to stumble into the darkness and discover it.
Certainly the retrospective on Heinz Emigholz is a continued source of tranquil power—excepting for the moment the horrors of D'Annunzio's Cave and the abbrasive modernist of his lone fiction film here, The Holy Bunch (1991). His curious gaze, absolutely synonymous with that of the camera and thus while cooly analytic, also absolutely personal, investigates modern architecture with a fleet-footed patience that is remarkable to behold.
In such films as Sullivan's Banks (2000), on American architect Louis H. Sullivan's stalwartly solid, guardedly precious Midwestern, early 20th century banks, and Two Museums, a new premiere discovering, among many other things, the...
- 1/31/2014
- by Daniel Kasman
- MUBI
When it's dark enough "You Can See the Stars." Well things got pretty darn dark on the Rookie Blue season 4 finale but it looks like McSwarek fans got a glimpse of the light.
I doubt I was the only one holding my breath throughout parts of this episode. Even though we had a good idea of what was about to happen, it was difficult to watch it unfold. And there were still plenty of unknowns.
Thankfully, Oliver came out of it largely unscathed. In many ways Oliver Shaw is the heart of 15 Division. If they had killed him off I would have been crushed. Instead he has a concussion and a beautiful girlfriend to dote on him. Also, I was glad Celery didn't tell Ollie about Sam. He needed his rest and there was nothing he could do for his friend. That kind of bad news can always wait.
Before...
I doubt I was the only one holding my breath throughout parts of this episode. Even though we had a good idea of what was about to happen, it was difficult to watch it unfold. And there were still plenty of unknowns.
Thankfully, Oliver came out of it largely unscathed. In many ways Oliver Shaw is the heart of 15 Division. If they had killed him off I would have been crushed. Instead he has a concussion and a beautiful girlfriend to dote on him. Also, I was glad Celery didn't tell Ollie about Sam. He needed his rest and there was nothing he could do for his friend. That kind of bad news can always wait.
Before...
- 9/13/2013
- by christine@tvfanatic.com (Christine Orlando)
- TVfanatic
Warning: The following contains spoilers for Thursday’s season finale of Rookie Blue. If you have yet to watch, avert your eyes now. Everyone else, you may proceed…
Rookie Blue concluded its dramatic two-part Season 4 finale on Thursday night with a flurry of bullets.
With Sam shot, Andy immediately went to her ex-boyfriend’s side and spilled the secrets of her heart. But that doesn’t necessarily mean she and Nick are done, reveals executive producer Tassie Cameron.
Related | Rookie Blue Renewed for Season 5
Read on for more scoop about the love triangle’s future, Gail’s coming out and Chloe’s surprise husband.
Rookie Blue concluded its dramatic two-part Season 4 finale on Thursday night with a flurry of bullets.
With Sam shot, Andy immediately went to her ex-boyfriend’s side and spilled the secrets of her heart. But that doesn’t necessarily mean she and Nick are done, reveals executive producer Tassie Cameron.
Related | Rookie Blue Renewed for Season 5
Read on for more scoop about the love triangle’s future, Gail’s coming out and Chloe’s surprise husband.
- 9/13/2013
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
It's been quite a "Rookie Blue" season for Officer Gail Peck, confirmed by the actress who plays her, Charlotte Sullivan.
She lost fellow-cop boyfriend Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) to another colleague, Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym); she very tentatively started a new relationship with forensic pathologist Holly (Aliyah O'Brien); she suffered a serious wrist burn while confiscating marijuana plants; and she ducked the bullets of a would-be cop killer who's continuing to target 15 Division in the show's Season 4 finale.
That two-part episode of the ABC police drama wraps up Thursday (Sept. 12), and Sullivan is ending the series' year grateful to be showing different colors of Gail while staying true to the character's typically edgy, not exactly sociable persona.
"I feel really lucky," the Canadian actress tells Zap2it. "I feel like my character has had the most growth and the most interesting things to play. I sort of had suspicions about...
She lost fellow-cop boyfriend Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) to another colleague, Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym); she very tentatively started a new relationship with forensic pathologist Holly (Aliyah O'Brien); she suffered a serious wrist burn while confiscating marijuana plants; and she ducked the bullets of a would-be cop killer who's continuing to target 15 Division in the show's Season 4 finale.
That two-part episode of the ABC police drama wraps up Thursday (Sept. 12), and Sullivan is ending the series' year grateful to be showing different colors of Gail while staying true to the character's typically edgy, not exactly sociable persona.
"I feel really lucky," the Canadian actress tells Zap2it. "I feel like my character has had the most growth and the most interesting things to play. I sort of had suspicions about...
- 9/11/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
While the boys bonded in a cabin in the woods, a friendship unravelled back home on the latest Rookie Blue.
Below, TV Fanatic Christine Orlando is joined by Kathryn, Alison, and Evelyn from Two Worlds Collide: A Sam Swarek/Andy McNally Fan Forum as they debate whether Chris is truly spineless, can Gail and Andy save their friendship and what Sam Swarek should do next.
So join in, Rookie Blue fans, and give us your answers in the comments below regarding "You Are Here."
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What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Kathryn: I have to go with Ollie tricking Sam into Finally admitting his feelings out loud. The depth of emotion and Ollie's delighted reaction were both perfect!
Alison: Sam slipping to Oliver about his underlying feelings for Andy. I knew Sam was at the point where he needed to open up. Hanging out with Oliver in his...
Below, TV Fanatic Christine Orlando is joined by Kathryn, Alison, and Evelyn from Two Worlds Collide: A Sam Swarek/Andy McNally Fan Forum as they debate whether Chris is truly spineless, can Gail and Andy save their friendship and what Sam Swarek should do next.
So join in, Rookie Blue fans, and give us your answers in the comments below regarding "You Are Here."
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What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Kathryn: I have to go with Ollie tricking Sam into Finally admitting his feelings out loud. The depth of emotion and Ollie's delighted reaction were both perfect!
Alison: Sam slipping to Oliver about his underlying feelings for Andy. I knew Sam was at the point where he needed to open up. Hanging out with Oliver in his...
- 8/26/2013
- by christine@tvfanatic.com (Christine Orlando)
- TVfanatic
A kidnapping is the worst nightmare for any parent. Add in an unexpected revelation and Travis Milne explained how it will all send Chris Diaz spiraling down a dark path.
Below, TV Fanatic Christine Orlando is joined by Jenn and Kelley from Two Worlds Collide: A Sam Swarek/Andy McNally Fan Forum for this week's Rookie Blue Round Table, as they debate what Chris will do about Denise's betrayal and whether or not Nick and Andy could find their happily ever after.
So join in, Rookie Blue fans, and give us your answers in the comments below regarding "What I Lost."
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What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Jenn: I really loved the return of Chris and when Gail flung herself into his arms. It’s really nice to have an original character back and seeing how much Chris Diaz has changed over the past few seasons, he has toughened up a bit.
Below, TV Fanatic Christine Orlando is joined by Jenn and Kelley from Two Worlds Collide: A Sam Swarek/Andy McNally Fan Forum for this week's Rookie Blue Round Table, as they debate what Chris will do about Denise's betrayal and whether or not Nick and Andy could find their happily ever after.
So join in, Rookie Blue fans, and give us your answers in the comments below regarding "What I Lost."
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What was your favorite scene from the episode?
Jenn: I really loved the return of Chris and when Gail flung herself into his arms. It’s really nice to have an original character back and seeing how much Chris Diaz has changed over the past few seasons, he has toughened up a bit.
- 8/19/2013
- by christine@tvfanatic.com (Christine Orlando)
- TVfanatic
Sky Sports News reporter Nick Collins fell over live on air outside Wembley this evening (August 14).
Collins, speaking ahead of the England v Scotland football match, suddenly disappeared out of shot with a loud clatter.
He had reportedly been standing on a stepladder prior to his fall.
"Now that's the kind of thing that you hope never happens to you on live television," Jim White said coolly when Sky Sports News cut back to him in the studio.
"But it obviously happened to Nick there.
"We shall go back to Wembley just as soon as Nick Collins tells us he's okay and fit to broadcast. Stay with us."...
Collins, speaking ahead of the England v Scotland football match, suddenly disappeared out of shot with a loud clatter.
He had reportedly been standing on a stepladder prior to his fall.
"Now that's the kind of thing that you hope never happens to you on live television," Jim White said coolly when Sky Sports News cut back to him in the studio.
"But it obviously happened to Nick there.
"We shall go back to Wembley just as soon as Nick Collins tells us he's okay and fit to broadcast. Stay with us."...
- 8/14/2013
- Digital Spy
While reporting on today's exhibition soccer match between England and Scotland, Sky Sports News reporter Nick Collins took a fall off the ladder he was perched upon out front of Wembley Stadium. As Collins falls, the shock is palpable. The rattle of the ladder beneath him is the stuff of nightmares. His mic goes silent as soon as he hits the ground. No whimpering, no nothing.
- 8/14/2013
- by Andrew Kirell
- Mediaite - TV
Programmer Andrea Picard can do no wrong. From the compiled short and medium film offerings (see listing below for huge sampling of renowned world auteurs) to the latest from Tsai Ming-liang, Ben Wheatley (Karlovy Vary winner A Field In England), Albert Serra (Locarno debuted Story Of My Death), Wang Bing and that Rotterdam offering that we never thought we’d have the chance to see from Cristi Puiu, the ’13 edition of the Wavelenths programme is for those who need a little spunk in their cinema.
Of the titles that additionally caught our attention we have the Locarno preemed A Spell To Ward Off The Darkness by Ben Rivers and Ben Russell, the world premiere of (see pic above) La ultíma película – by Raya Martin and Cinemascope/Locarno programmer Mark Peranson (making his feature debut), Into Great Silence docu-helmer Philip Gröning’s The Police Officer’s Wife and a title that...
Of the titles that additionally caught our attention we have the Locarno preemed A Spell To Ward Off The Darkness by Ben Rivers and Ben Russell, the world premiere of (see pic above) La ultíma película – by Raya Martin and Cinemascope/Locarno programmer Mark Peranson (making his feature debut), Into Great Silence docu-helmer Philip Gröning’s The Police Officer’s Wife and a title that...
- 8/13/2013
- by admin
- IONCINEMA.com
Rithy Panh’s Un Certain Regard winner takes its place alongside Ben Wheatley’s A Field In England and new films from Canada’s Stephen Broomer and Chris Kennedy in the Wavelengths section.
The selection of short, medium-length and feature work includes Caroline Strubbe’s I’m The Same, I’m An Other; Raya Martin and Mark Peranson’s La Ultima Pelicula; and Albert Serra’s Story Of My Death.
The Toronto International Film Festival is set to run from Sept 5-15.
Wp = World premiere
IP = International premiere
Np = North American premiere
Cp = Canadian premiere
Tp = Toronto premiere
Short Film PROGRAMMESWavelengths 1: Variations On…Variations On A Cellophane Wrapper David Rimmer (Restoration courtesy of Academy Film Archive) (Canada)Pop Takes Luther Price (Us)Airship Kenneth Anger (Us)El Adios Largos Andrew Lampert (Mexico-us)The Realist Scott Stark (Us)Wavelengths 2: Now & ThenInstants Hannes Schüpbach (Switzerland)Pepper’s Ghost Stephen Broomer (Canada)Man In Motion, 2012 (Homme En Mouvement...
The selection of short, medium-length and feature work includes Caroline Strubbe’s I’m The Same, I’m An Other; Raya Martin and Mark Peranson’s La Ultima Pelicula; and Albert Serra’s Story Of My Death.
The Toronto International Film Festival is set to run from Sept 5-15.
Wp = World premiere
IP = International premiere
Np = North American premiere
Cp = Canadian premiere
Tp = Toronto premiere
Short Film PROGRAMMESWavelengths 1: Variations On…Variations On A Cellophane Wrapper David Rimmer (Restoration courtesy of Academy Film Archive) (Canada)Pop Takes Luther Price (Us)Airship Kenneth Anger (Us)El Adios Largos Andrew Lampert (Mexico-us)The Realist Scott Stark (Us)Wavelengths 2: Now & ThenInstants Hannes Schüpbach (Switzerland)Pepper’s Ghost Stephen Broomer (Canada)Man In Motion, 2012 (Homme En Mouvement...
- 8/13/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Eric Johnson may not be a "Rookie Blue" regular anymore, but he still feels at home any time he returns as Detective Luke Callaghan.
He does so again in "Skeletons," Thursday's (July 25) episode as Season 4 of the Canadian-made ABC police drama continues. Luke is back at 15 Division to work with the cops -- including his ex-fiancee, Officer Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym) -- to find a missing girl who may have been taken by a kidnapper copying the felon who abducted Officer Gail Peck (Charlotte Sullivan) last season.
"There were times in the second season where they really didn't know what to do with Luke," the friendly Johnson allows to Zap2it. "Once the relationship with Andy broke down, what was he gonna do? You don't want the mopey ex-boyfriend wandering the halls for 20 episodes, because it's just not interesting.
"What I love about coming back now," adds Johnson, "is that whenever Luke is back,...
He does so again in "Skeletons," Thursday's (July 25) episode as Season 4 of the Canadian-made ABC police drama continues. Luke is back at 15 Division to work with the cops -- including his ex-fiancee, Officer Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym) -- to find a missing girl who may have been taken by a kidnapper copying the felon who abducted Officer Gail Peck (Charlotte Sullivan) last season.
"There were times in the second season where they really didn't know what to do with Luke," the friendly Johnson allows to Zap2it. "Once the relationship with Andy broke down, what was he gonna do? You don't want the mopey ex-boyfriend wandering the halls for 20 episodes, because it's just not interesting.
"What I love about coming back now," adds Johnson, "is that whenever Luke is back,...
- 7/25/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Rookie Blue" fans know by now that no one is necessarily gone forever.
Well, unless irreversible tragedy happens in the line of duty (you are missed, Detective Jerry Barber). That did not happen to Detective Luke Callaghan -- thus, Eric Johnson returns to the Canadian-made ABC police drama Thursday, July 25, as the ex-fiance of Officer Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym).
Last seen in the Season 3 finale, when he sent a willing Andy on the undercover mission that would team her with Officer Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) for several months, Luke resurfaces in an episode called "Skeletons" when a kidnapping case appears to have echoes of one from the past. He rejoins the cops of 15 Division to help find a girl whose abductor may be a copycat.
Certainly, the "Rookie Blue" faithful can anticipate silent, meaningful looks between Luke and Andy once they're back under the same roof. Season 2 began with her...
Well, unless irreversible tragedy happens in the line of duty (you are missed, Detective Jerry Barber). That did not happen to Detective Luke Callaghan -- thus, Eric Johnson returns to the Canadian-made ABC police drama Thursday, July 25, as the ex-fiance of Officer Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym).
Last seen in the Season 3 finale, when he sent a willing Andy on the undercover mission that would team her with Officer Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) for several months, Luke resurfaces in an episode called "Skeletons" when a kidnapping case appears to have echoes of one from the past. He rejoins the cops of 15 Division to help find a girl whose abductor may be a copycat.
Certainly, the "Rookie Blue" faithful can anticipate silent, meaningful looks between Luke and Andy once they're back under the same roof. Season 2 began with her...
- 6/28/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Ok, rookies: Break's over. Back to business.
The cops of "Rookie Blue" immediatey proved they knew that, since they were immersed in a paintball "war" in the opening moments of Thursday's (June 27) episode "Different, Not Better" -- with the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" on the soundtrack! -- as the ABC police drama resumed Season 4, following a three-week hiatus for NBA Finals coverage.
No surprise, ever-spirited Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym) led her team to the win, triumphing over her recent undercover partner Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) ... which had to hurt him, his being a trained war veteran and all. Then it was on to the main case of the week, the hunt for a robber of Atm customers who always left them with a $20, and also left something else: a view of his derriere's tattoo, proudly displayed to a surveillance camera.
The pursuit offered a bigger introduction to lively, instinctive...
The cops of "Rookie Blue" immediatey proved they knew that, since they were immersed in a paintball "war" in the opening moments of Thursday's (June 27) episode "Different, Not Better" -- with the Bee Gees' "Stayin' Alive" on the soundtrack! -- as the ABC police drama resumed Season 4, following a three-week hiatus for NBA Finals coverage.
No surprise, ever-spirited Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym) led her team to the win, triumphing over her recent undercover partner Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) ... which had to hurt him, his being a trained war veteran and all. Then it was on to the main case of the week, the hunt for a robber of Atm customers who always left them with a $20, and also left something else: a view of his derriere's tattoo, proudly displayed to a surveillance camera.
The pursuit offered a bigger introduction to lively, instinctive...
- 6/28/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"You're Andy McNally. You don't give up."
You said it, Oliver Shaw (Matt Gordon) ... and his fellow cop McNally (Missy Peregrym) proved it several times over Thursday (May 30) as ABC's "Rookie Blue" aired episode 2 of Season 4, "Homecoming." And the story, respectively written and directed by series veterans Russ Cochrane and David Wellington, reaffirmed that the show continually succeeds by being as much (if not more) about the regular characters as the given week's crime.
On her first day back on the job after the undercover mission that took her and Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) away from 15 Division for several months, Andy wasted no time getting back into literal action. Spared by Oliver's quick intervention from having to ride with Marlo Cruz (Rachael Ancheril) -- the new flame of Andy's ex, Sam Swarek (Ben Bass) -- Andy sensed trouble upon seeing someone flee from a bank.
Of course, she was correct: robbery in progress.
You said it, Oliver Shaw (Matt Gordon) ... and his fellow cop McNally (Missy Peregrym) proved it several times over Thursday (May 30) as ABC's "Rookie Blue" aired episode 2 of Season 4, "Homecoming." And the story, respectively written and directed by series veterans Russ Cochrane and David Wellington, reaffirmed that the show continually succeeds by being as much (if not more) about the regular characters as the given week's crime.
On her first day back on the job after the undercover mission that took her and Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) away from 15 Division for several months, Andy wasted no time getting back into literal action. Spared by Oliver's quick intervention from having to ride with Marlo Cruz (Rachael Ancheril) -- the new flame of Andy's ex, Sam Swarek (Ben Bass) -- Andy sensed trouble upon seeing someone flee from a bank.
Of course, she was correct: robbery in progress.
- 5/31/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The rookie cops of Division 15 may have more experience now, but they still can land in a heapin' helpin' of trouble.
Thursday's (May 23) Season 4 opener of ABC's "Rookie Blue," titled "Surprises," demonstrated that amply. For starters, there was the expected front-and-center story of Officers Andy McNally and Nick Collins (Missy Peregym, Peter Mooney).
Right off the bat, they were seen immersed six months later in the undercover operation they left everything and everyone behind for -- including their respective, fellow badge-wearing loves Sam Swarek and Gail Peck (Ben Bass, Charlotte Sullivan) -- at the end of Season 3.
That case would be closed in the first hour of Season 4, but not before a new bond between Andy and Nick made itself known ("It hasn't all been bad," he said as their job was winding down, met by her warm smile). And not before each of them took some blows, quite literally.
Thursday's (May 23) Season 4 opener of ABC's "Rookie Blue," titled "Surprises," demonstrated that amply. For starters, there was the expected front-and-center story of Officers Andy McNally and Nick Collins (Missy Peregym, Peter Mooney).
Right off the bat, they were seen immersed six months later in the undercover operation they left everything and everyone behind for -- including their respective, fellow badge-wearing loves Sam Swarek and Gail Peck (Ben Bass, Charlotte Sullivan) -- at the end of Season 3.
That case would be closed in the first hour of Season 4, but not before a new bond between Andy and Nick made itself known ("It hasn't all been bad," he said as their job was winding down, met by her warm smile). And not before each of them took some blows, quite literally.
- 5/24/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Even after three years on the beat, rookie cops still can have a lot to learn.
That's evident right from the start of Season 4 of "Rookie Blue," the Canadian-made drama that's now a well-rated summer programming mainstay for ABC. The show resumes Thursday, May 23, with what was set up by the previous round's last scene: Officers Andy McNally and Nick Collins (Missy Peregrym, Peter Mooney) are in the thick of the dangerous meth-related sting operation they've gone deep under cover for.
The loves they left behind, Sam Swarek and Gail Peck (Ben Bass, Charlotte Sullivan), and other colleagues from 15 Division search for them when they suddenly fall off the radar. Dov Epstein, Traci Nash, Chris Diaz, Oliver Shaw and Sgt. Frank Best (Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne, Matt Gordon, Lyriq Bent) also are back and in on the hunt, joined by new training officer Marlo Cruz (Rachael Ancheril). Rookie...
That's evident right from the start of Season 4 of "Rookie Blue," the Canadian-made drama that's now a well-rated summer programming mainstay for ABC. The show resumes Thursday, May 23, with what was set up by the previous round's last scene: Officers Andy McNally and Nick Collins (Missy Peregrym, Peter Mooney) are in the thick of the dangerous meth-related sting operation they've gone deep under cover for.
The loves they left behind, Sam Swarek and Gail Peck (Ben Bass, Charlotte Sullivan), and other colleagues from 15 Division search for them when they suddenly fall off the radar. Dov Epstein, Traci Nash, Chris Diaz, Oliver Shaw and Sgt. Frank Best (Gregory Smith, Enuka Okuma, Travis Milne, Matt Gordon, Lyriq Bent) also are back and in on the hunt, joined by new training officer Marlo Cruz (Rachael Ancheril). Rookie...
- 5/23/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
"Rookie Blue" soon makes its return, but another Canadian-made police show that has had success in the U.S. recently ended.
And both share a "parent."
Tassie Cameron was a co-executive producer and writer of "Flashpoint" -- which included Amy Jo Johnson in its cast, and had American runs on CBS and Ion -- before becoming a creator and executive producer of the Missy Peregrym-starring "Rookie Blue," which starts its fourth ABC season Thursday, May 23.
"I have such a soft spot for that show," Cameron tells Zap2it of her "Flashpoint" experience, "having been involved in the first year and having worked with Mark (Ellis) and Stephanie (Morgenstern, its creator-producers) closely. It really was a game-changer for Canadian television.
"Certainly, I don't know that there would have been a 'Rookie Blue' without a 'Flashpoint,'" adds Cameron. "I feel grateful, and I feel that I learned a lot.
And both share a "parent."
Tassie Cameron was a co-executive producer and writer of "Flashpoint" -- which included Amy Jo Johnson in its cast, and had American runs on CBS and Ion -- before becoming a creator and executive producer of the Missy Peregrym-starring "Rookie Blue," which starts its fourth ABC season Thursday, May 23.
"I have such a soft spot for that show," Cameron tells Zap2it of her "Flashpoint" experience, "having been involved in the first year and having worked with Mark (Ellis) and Stephanie (Morgenstern, its creator-producers) closely. It really was a game-changer for Canadian television.
"Certainly, I don't know that there would have been a 'Rookie Blue' without a 'Flashpoint,'" adds Cameron. "I feel grateful, and I feel that I learned a lot.
- 4/30/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Missy Peregrym has learned a lot from doing "Rookie Blue" ... including how to leave work at the office.
The actress starts her fourth round as police officer Andy McNally when the Canadian-made drama resumes its ABC run Thursday, May 23. The season premiere follows through on last year's finale, with Andy and peer Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) immersed in a dangerous undercover operation. The episode means some rough stuff for Peregrym physically, but she maintains she's gotten better at not taking the related emotions home with her.
"People ask if it's second nature to play Andy now, or if I have to think about it a lot," Peregrym tells Zap2it, "and it's kind of a difficult answer. Sometimes, I don't know where Andy begins and I end. I'm learning from her through stuff I've never experienced before; other times, I can project my experiences onto the character and into the story.
The actress starts her fourth round as police officer Andy McNally when the Canadian-made drama resumes its ABC run Thursday, May 23. The season premiere follows through on last year's finale, with Andy and peer Nick Collins (Peter Mooney) immersed in a dangerous undercover operation. The episode means some rough stuff for Peregrym physically, but she maintains she's gotten better at not taking the related emotions home with her.
"People ask if it's second nature to play Andy now, or if I have to think about it a lot," Peregrym tells Zap2it, "and it's kind of a difficult answer. Sometimes, I don't know where Andy begins and I end. I'm learning from her through stuff I've never experienced before; other times, I can project my experiences onto the character and into the story.
- 4/8/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
As New York–based producer Ken Davenport recently pointed out on his blog, The Producer’s Perspective, Boston was once a major stop for shows on the road to hit runs on Broadway. Today, however, Boston’s eminence as a tryout town for New York City–bound musicals has all but disappeared. Other states—including Louisiana and Rhode Island—have successfully passed their versions of theater tax credit laws, rendering Boston less financially attractive to producers looking to test new material. But Massachusetts legislators have taken note of this trend, and state representatives Nick Collins of Boston and Paul McMurtry of Dedham filed their own theater tax credit bill Jan. 17. The proposed legislation would grant a credit of up to $3 million for productions or tours starting in the city, and 35 percent of the in-state labor costs would be reimbursed. Additionally, the credit includes a 25 percent reimbursement for production and performance costs,...
- 2/14/2013
- backstage.com
If it isn't easy being a cop, it's especially complicated being a rookie named Gail Peck.
With an off-putting attitude that cloaks a deep vulnerability and a police family tradition to live up to -- not to mention the need to work with not just one but two ex-flames -- there's surely a lot on the plate of the officer played by Charlotte Sullivan on "Rookie Blue," the Canadian-made Thursday ABC drama now in its third season and already renewed for a fourth.
While literally on the line between the U.S. and Canada, the pleasant actress saw the effect of the show's popularity. "We were shooting, and I had to rush to my brother's wedding in Buffalo [N.Y.]," she recalls on the "Rookie Blue" set. "I was driving, and I got to the border, and I had forgotten my car's insurance card.
"I had half an hour to get to the wedding,...
With an off-putting attitude that cloaks a deep vulnerability and a police family tradition to live up to -- not to mention the need to work with not just one but two ex-flames -- there's surely a lot on the plate of the officer played by Charlotte Sullivan on "Rookie Blue," the Canadian-made Thursday ABC drama now in its third season and already renewed for a fourth.
While literally on the line between the U.S. and Canada, the pleasant actress saw the effect of the show's popularity. "We were shooting, and I had to rush to my brother's wedding in Buffalo [N.Y.]," she recalls on the "Rookie Blue" set. "I was driving, and I got to the border, and I had forgotten my car's insurance card.
"I had half an hour to get to the wedding,...
- 8/9/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Rookie Blue welcomes back one of its own this Thursday (ABC, 10/9c) when Eric Johnson‘s Detective Luke Callaghan returns to the 15th Precinct — and he’s sticking around!
Before you Andy-and-Sam fans get up in arms about her ex’s arrival, rest assured that Luke is a changed man who’s got a lot more on the brain than romance. After all, Gail Peck has been kidnapped, which leads to “the biggest episode that the show has done,” says Johnson.
Related | ABC Renews Rookie Blue for Season 4
“[It's] a major turning point for everyone at [Precinct] 15,” he adds. “Luke is coming in and,...
Before you Andy-and-Sam fans get up in arms about her ex’s arrival, rest assured that Luke is a changed man who’s got a lot more on the brain than romance. After all, Gail Peck has been kidnapped, which leads to “the biggest episode that the show has done,” says Johnson.
Related | ABC Renews Rookie Blue for Season 4
“[It's] a major turning point for everyone at [Precinct] 15,” he adds. “Luke is coming in and,...
- 8/8/2012
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
When you're a rookie, you still have things to learn, as Travis Milne knows in his third season in.
The actor is continuing his role as Officer Chris Diaz on "Rookie Blue," the Canadian-made police drama that has rejoined ABC's Thursday lineup. As he gets more experience on the job, he's dealing with a personal hurdle since his love interest -- fellow officer Gail Peck (Charlotte Sullivan) -- has temptation in the form of Nick Collins (Peter Mooney), the precinct's new rookie from her past.
Chris had a dicey time with romance last season, too, when fellow cop Dov Epstein (Gregory Smith) also showed feelings for Gail. "Chris and Dov definitely went through one of the rockiest parts of their friendship," the lively Milne confirms, "that was almost bound to happen when the best friend's got a really great girl and the other guy is around her all the time.
The actor is continuing his role as Officer Chris Diaz on "Rookie Blue," the Canadian-made police drama that has rejoined ABC's Thursday lineup. As he gets more experience on the job, he's dealing with a personal hurdle since his love interest -- fellow officer Gail Peck (Charlotte Sullivan) -- has temptation in the form of Nick Collins (Peter Mooney), the precinct's new rookie from her past.
Chris had a dicey time with romance last season, too, when fellow cop Dov Epstein (Gregory Smith) also showed feelings for Gail. "Chris and Dov definitely went through one of the rockiest parts of their friendship," the lively Milne confirms, "that was almost bound to happen when the best friend's got a really great girl and the other guy is around her all the time.
- 6/7/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Toronto-area building could be any industrial business, given its outward appearance.
On the inside, though, the first floor houses an ultramodern police station ... even if it's only for dramatic purposes.
The site is the production base of "Rookie Blue," the Canadian-made series that launches its third ABC season Thursday, May 24. Though the new round opens with a big-name guest star -- Montreal native William Shatner as a drunken driver with an inherent dislike of the police -- the focus of the show remains on the young cops who certainly know more when they began the job but still have a lot to learn.
Surely that's true for Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym), who ended the second season suspended from the force. The reason: her decision to pursue a long-percolating romance with Sam Swarek (Ben Bass), her former training officer, which ended up endangering his life during an undercover assignment and...
On the inside, though, the first floor houses an ultramodern police station ... even if it's only for dramatic purposes.
The site is the production base of "Rookie Blue," the Canadian-made series that launches its third ABC season Thursday, May 24. Though the new round opens with a big-name guest star -- Montreal native William Shatner as a drunken driver with an inherent dislike of the police -- the focus of the show remains on the young cops who certainly know more when they began the job but still have a lot to learn.
Surely that's true for Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym), who ended the second season suspended from the force. The reason: her decision to pursue a long-percolating romance with Sam Swarek (Ben Bass), her former training officer, which ended up endangering his life during an undercover assignment and...
- 5/24/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Chicago – ABC’s “Rookie Blue” may be the biggest TV hit with the least amount of press. Perhaps because it’s a Canadian import or because it’s a summer series but the show never makes magazine covers or even highlight articles in entertainment magazines. But it’s developed into a pretty solid cop show, as evidenced by the tight, well-made third-season premiere with a great guest appearance from William Shatner.
TV Rating: 3.5/5.0
The man also known as Captain Kirk guest stars in a purely dramatic role (and totally nails it) as a drunk driver who crashes into a van, causing a pile-up with a cop car. Things get very weird from there. The van has propane in the back and goes up in flames. Both Shatner’s driver and one of the cops, Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym), just back from suspension, see a girl in the back of the van.
TV Rating: 3.5/5.0
The man also known as Captain Kirk guest stars in a purely dramatic role (and totally nails it) as a drunk driver who crashes into a van, causing a pile-up with a cop car. Things get very weird from there. The van has propane in the back and goes up in flames. Both Shatner’s driver and one of the cops, Andy McNally (Missy Peregrym), just back from suspension, see a girl in the back of the van.
- 5/24/2012
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Missy Peregrym, who plays the idealist Officer Andy McNally on the hit show "Rookie Blue," is joking around with her co-star Matt Gordon (Oliver Shaw) on a rare day off. The cast of everybody's favorite summer cop drama is so tight-knit, they actually want to hang out together when they're not shooting.
This season, the affable cast welcomes a new rookie into its fold: Peter Mooney ("Camelot"), who plays Nick Collins, a newly-minted cop with an army background. Nick isn't the only new cast member shaking up the group -- this season also marks the introduction of Andy's estranged mother (Barbara Williams) as well as a guest spot by William Shatner.
With Season 3 set to premiere this week, we grilled Peregrym about everything there is to know about the Sam (Ben Bass) & Andy saga, Andy's suspension and how the new rookie fits into everything. She was pretty tight-lipped, but we...
This season, the affable cast welcomes a new rookie into its fold: Peter Mooney ("Camelot"), who plays Nick Collins, a newly-minted cop with an army background. Nick isn't the only new cast member shaking up the group -- this season also marks the introduction of Andy's estranged mother (Barbara Williams) as well as a guest spot by William Shatner.
With Season 3 set to premiere this week, we grilled Peregrym about everything there is to know about the Sam (Ben Bass) & Andy saga, Andy's suspension and how the new rookie fits into everything. She was pretty tight-lipped, but we...
- 5/23/2012
- by Annette Bourdeau
- Aol TV.
Rookie Blue fulfills the wishes of its fans tomorrow night, kicking off Season 3 with a premiere featuring William Shatner as a drunk driver.
But, in an interview with TV Fanatic, star Missy Peregrym offered up both a message to viewers and what she referred to as a theme for the new season: Be careful what you wish for.
"Andy thinks it's gonna be great because part of the suspension was that I couldn't see him," the actress says of where her character is at to begin season three, returning from a suspension and believing she and Swarek can pick up romantically. "But it's not that simple. Sam is upset Andy chose the job over him. That's how he sees it."
Following events on the Rookie Blue Season 2 finale, how will things be different between Andy and Sam this summer?
Swarek isn't Andy's training officer anymore, and Peregrym teases that he'll...
But, in an interview with TV Fanatic, star Missy Peregrym offered up both a message to viewers and what she referred to as a theme for the new season: Be careful what you wish for.
"Andy thinks it's gonna be great because part of the suspension was that I couldn't see him," the actress says of where her character is at to begin season three, returning from a suspension and believing she and Swarek can pick up romantically. "But it's not that simple. Sam is upset Andy chose the job over him. That's how he sees it."
Following events on the Rookie Blue Season 2 finale, how will things be different between Andy and Sam this summer?
Swarek isn't Andy's training officer anymore, and Peregrym teases that he'll...
- 5/23/2012
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
William Shatner may be best known for playing Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker, Denny Crane and the dad that was notorious for saying a whole bunch of shat $#*!, but the actor is out to prove he's more than just his legendary characters (well, three legends and a one-season grump).
The Emmy winner guest-stars on the season 3 premiere of "Rookie Blue" as Henry McLeod, and as ABC's press release describes him, he's "a belligerent drunk driver with a haunting secret." Punching Dov (Gregory Smith) in the face, while reeking of whisky? Definitely. But there's so much more to his character. More on that in a bit.
I've loved "Rookie Blue" since it debuted two years ago. I have a real fondness for the stars, who I've spoken to on numerous occasions (whether it's on location or in a fancy hotel suite), but there's something about the series that makes me proud. Sure,...
The Emmy winner guest-stars on the season 3 premiere of "Rookie Blue" as Henry McLeod, and as ABC's press release describes him, he's "a belligerent drunk driver with a haunting secret." Punching Dov (Gregory Smith) in the face, while reeking of whisky? Definitely. But there's so much more to his character. More on that in a bit.
I've loved "Rookie Blue" since it debuted two years ago. I have a real fondness for the stars, who I've spoken to on numerous occasions (whether it's on location or in a fancy hotel suite), but there's something about the series that makes me proud. Sure,...
- 5/22/2012
- by Denette Wilford
- Aol TV.
William Shatner may be best known for playing Captain Kirk, T.J. Hooker, Denny Crane and the dad that was notorious for saying a whole bunch of shat $#*!, but the actor is out to prove he's more than just his legendary characters (well, three legends and a one-season grump).
The Emmy winner guest-stars on the season 3 premiere of "Rookie Blue" as Henry McLeod, and as ABC's press release describes him, he's "a belligerent drunk driver with a haunting secret." Punching Dov (Gregory Smith) in the face, while reeking of whisky? Definitely. But there's so much more to his character. More on that in a bit.
I've loved "Rookie Blue" since it debuted two years ago. I have a real fondness for the stars, who I've spoken to on numerous occasions (whether it's on location or in a fancy hotel suite), but there's something about the series that makes me proud. Sure,...
The Emmy winner guest-stars on the season 3 premiere of "Rookie Blue" as Henry McLeod, and as ABC's press release describes him, he's "a belligerent drunk driver with a haunting secret." Punching Dov (Gregory Smith) in the face, while reeking of whisky? Definitely. But there's so much more to his character. More on that in a bit.
I've loved "Rookie Blue" since it debuted two years ago. I have a real fondness for the stars, who I've spoken to on numerous occasions (whether it's on location or in a fancy hotel suite), but there's something about the series that makes me proud. Sure,...
- 5/22/2012
- by Denette Wilford
- Aol TV.
ABC has released photos from the May 24 season three premiere of Rookie Blue and - spoiler alert! - they are arresting.
Okay. Sorry.
But they do feature several looks at guest star William Shatner, who plays a pivotal role on the episode as a drunk driver. For example:
The network has also published the official synopsis for the premiere, which will be titled "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life."
Read through it below, catch up on events from the Rookie Blue season two finale and then click through more photos from the upcoming premiere:
Andy's real life comes flooding back when she returns to 15 Division after a three-month suspension, ready to face an official tribunal that will decide if she should be reinstated to active duty. Reuniting with her police family, she also meets her possible replacement - new rookie Nick Collins.
A tense face-off with fellow...
Okay. Sorry.
But they do feature several looks at guest star William Shatner, who plays a pivotal role on the episode as a drunk driver. For example:
The network has also published the official synopsis for the premiere, which will be titled "The First Day of the Rest of Your Life."
Read through it below, catch up on events from the Rookie Blue season two finale and then click through more photos from the upcoming premiere:
Andy's real life comes flooding back when she returns to 15 Division after a three-month suspension, ready to face an official tribunal that will decide if she should be reinstated to active duty. Reuniting with her police family, she also meets her possible replacement - new rookie Nick Collins.
A tense face-off with fellow...
- 5/3/2012
- by matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
- TVfanatic
The cops of Rookie Blue are back on the beat May 24 (ABC, 10/9c), and we’ve got a sneak peek at the latest citizen given them trouble: William Shatner!
Related | Rookie Blue Finale Post Mortem: Andy and Sam’s ‘Normal,’ Luke’s Future, and More
As TVLine first reported, Shatner will play a drunk driver in the Season 3 premiere — a role that “starts comic and ends dramatic,” executive producer Tassie Cameron told us.
Meanwhile, Andy returns to work after being suspended for three months at the end of last season and meets the newest rookie, Nick Collins (Peter Mooney...
Related | Rookie Blue Finale Post Mortem: Andy and Sam’s ‘Normal,’ Luke’s Future, and More
As TVLine first reported, Shatner will play a drunk driver in the Season 3 premiere — a role that “starts comic and ends dramatic,” executive producer Tassie Cameron told us.
Meanwhile, Andy returns to work after being suspended for three months at the end of last season and meets the newest rookie, Nick Collins (Peter Mooney...
- 5/3/2012
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
ABC announced their summer offering schedule, though the big kick is coming as early May 14th with The Bachelorette. New and returning shows are likely to get a fair amount of marketing love, as summer programming, especially with the influx of cable hotlist shows, has taken off over the last few years.
Rookie Blue looks fairly interesting, and Secret Millionaire did pretty well before, so we’ve got that at least. Keep a close eye on Trust Us With Your Life, and mark your calendars. The odd spin on improv comedy could be hilarious.
Check out the rundown below.
Thursday, May 24:
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Duets” (series premiere) 10:00-11:00 p.m. “Rookie Blue”
Sunday, June 3:
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Secret Millionaire” 9:00-11:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition“
Thursday, June 28:
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Wipeout”
Tuesday, July 10:
9:00-10:00 p.
Rookie Blue looks fairly interesting, and Secret Millionaire did pretty well before, so we’ve got that at least. Keep a close eye on Trust Us With Your Life, and mark your calendars. The odd spin on improv comedy could be hilarious.
Check out the rundown below.
Thursday, May 24:
8:00-10:00 p.m. “Duets” (series premiere) 10:00-11:00 p.m. “Rookie Blue”
Sunday, June 3:
8:00-9:00 p.m. “Secret Millionaire” 9:00-11:00 p.m. “Extreme Makeover: Weight Loss Edition“
Thursday, June 28:
9:00-10:00 p.m. “Wipeout”
Tuesday, July 10:
9:00-10:00 p.
- 4/6/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
In its eleventh year, Tiff's Wavelengths programme - which is curated by Andréa Picard and spotlights much of the world's best avant-garde shorts and features - was reduced from six screenings to five. It's anyone's guess as to what prompted the slim, but the end result, in theory, suggested there would be a concentration of the sidebar to only the most superb work, whittling out some of the stragglers and fillers. And - if I may say so myself in as unbiased a voice as possible (my film Coorow-Latham Road screened in the Space is the Place programme) - that is exactly what happened. For this first programme, Picard aggregated a set of films that address - or at the very least were shot on - celluloid itself. It's no radical prediction at this point to suggest that we are living in the 'end times' of analogue image-making formats. Like...
- 9/23/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
As has been noted many times before, by me and others, the Wavelengths series of the Toronto International Film Festival is like a festival unto itself. So far removed from the red carpet nonsense, the deal-making, and the me-firstism of web journalists hoping to hit the Web with their initial impressions of some new Bryce Dallas Howard vehicle, Wavelengths affords breathing room to cinema and video at its most formally adventurous and, yes, uncommercial. We come here to look and listen, not to look “at” or listen “to,” and if that sounds hopelessly pretentious, come on down to the Jackman Hall and see for yourself. It’s actually quite cleansing, often funny, and a guaranteed good time, at least in part. (Short films are like the weather in my hometown of Houston, Texas. Don’t like it? Wait a moment. It’ll change.)
Sadly, Wavelengths 2011 will be the final year for series curator Andréa Picard.
Sadly, Wavelengths 2011 will be the final year for series curator Andréa Picard.
- 9/8/2011
- MUBI
What follows is the Toronto International Film Festival's announcement of the lineup for Wavelengths, its avant-garde program. To reiterate, the text comes from the festival, which runs from September 9 through 18. See, too, the lineups for Visions, Contemporary World Cinema, Future Projections and the Galas and Special Presentations; entries on further programs are on the way — as are links and notes on this one.
Wavelengths 1: Analogue Arcadia. As celluloid threatens to disappear altogether, Wavelengths launches with a celebratory and elegiac program comprised of doomed desire, vanishing worlds and a love of analogue. Wavelengths launches with a rare screening of Tacita Dean's Edwin Parker (USA/United Kingdom — courtesy of the Marion Goodman Gallery), an intimate portrait of Cy Twombly, one of the great artistic geniuses of the past century. The film's inclusion in the Festival has been exclusively made possible in honour of Twombly, who died on July 5. Dean is...
Wavelengths 1: Analogue Arcadia. As celluloid threatens to disappear altogether, Wavelengths launches with a celebratory and elegiac program comprised of doomed desire, vanishing worlds and a love of analogue. Wavelengths launches with a rare screening of Tacita Dean's Edwin Parker (USA/United Kingdom — courtesy of the Marion Goodman Gallery), an intimate portrait of Cy Twombly, one of the great artistic geniuses of the past century. The film's inclusion in the Festival has been exclusively made possible in honour of Twombly, who died on July 5. Dean is...
- 8/16/2011
- MUBI
Once again, in a perfect blend of Canadian and U.S. experimental film harmony, the cities of Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan are teaming up for the 17th annual Media City. It’s four nights of great experimental videos and films from all over the world that will run on May 24-28.
Special events this year include a retrospective of the work of Dutch filmmaker Jaap Pieters, which opens the fest. Pieters specializes in shooting 3-minute reel Super 8 films of the interesting people and events that pass by his apartment window, which he has been making for three decades.
There will also be a retrospective of the films of William Raban, who has been making experimental documentaries about the changing face of east London over the past 25 years. Plus, artist Silvi Simon will host a discussion of her sculptural film projections, which will be on display at the Art Gallery of Windsor.
Special events this year include a retrospective of the work of Dutch filmmaker Jaap Pieters, which opens the fest. Pieters specializes in shooting 3-minute reel Super 8 films of the interesting people and events that pass by his apartment window, which he has been making for three decades.
There will also be a retrospective of the films of William Raban, who has been making experimental documentaries about the changing face of east London over the past 25 years. Plus, artist Silvi Simon will host a discussion of her sculptural film projections, which will be on display at the Art Gallery of Windsor.
- 5/20/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Michigan are transformed into an united experimental film mecca when the 16th annual Media City blows into those towns on May 25-29.
The fun kicks off with a (now) familiar face: It’s Kevin Jerome Everson’s 4th feature film, Erie, which has already screened at Migrating Forms and Images Festival this year. The movie is drawing rave reviews for its unique look at the communities in and around the Lake Erie region.
The rest of the festival contains lots of experimental short films and videos from Canada, the U.S. and around the world — there are lots of international programming blocks. There will be films by Robert Todd, Jem Cohen, Ben Rivers, the legendary Michael Snow and many more.
Plus, there are two retrospectives. One is of the late Dutch documentarian Johan van der Keuken, featuring many of his films from 1960 to 2000. The other is...
The fun kicks off with a (now) familiar face: It’s Kevin Jerome Everson’s 4th feature film, Erie, which has already screened at Migrating Forms and Images Festival this year. The movie is drawing rave reviews for its unique look at the communities in and around the Lake Erie region.
The rest of the festival contains lots of experimental short films and videos from Canada, the U.S. and around the world — there are lots of international programming blocks. There will be films by Robert Todd, Jem Cohen, Ben Rivers, the legendary Michael Snow and many more.
Plus, there are two retrospectives. One is of the late Dutch documentarian Johan van der Keuken, featuring many of his films from 1960 to 2000. The other is...
- 5/25/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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