Edwards Burns’ Bridge and Tunnel has ended.
The half-hour dramedy series has been canceled at Epix after two seasons. It comes after Epix revealed plans to rebrand as MGM+ in the new year.
The series was written, directed and produced by Burns, who also stars. It is set in the early 1980’s, revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town
The second season aired premiered in July.
The series’ ensemble cast includes Sam Vartholomeos, Caitlin Stasey, Gigi Zumbado, JanLuis Castellanos, Brian Muller and Isabella Farrell.
In addition to Burns, the series is also executive produced by Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas. Bridge and Tunnel is produced by Epix Studios and is internationally distributed by MGM. Variety first spotted the news.
The half-hour dramedy series has been canceled at Epix after two seasons. It comes after Epix revealed plans to rebrand as MGM+ in the new year.
The series was written, directed and produced by Burns, who also stars. It is set in the early 1980’s, revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town
The second season aired premiered in July.
The series’ ensemble cast includes Sam Vartholomeos, Caitlin Stasey, Gigi Zumbado, JanLuis Castellanos, Brian Muller and Isabella Farrell.
In addition to Burns, the series is also executive produced by Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas. Bridge and Tunnel is produced by Epix Studios and is internationally distributed by MGM. Variety first spotted the news.
- 9/28/2022
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Epix has canceled its Edward Burns-produced dramedy “Bridge and Tunnel” after two seasons, Variety has learned exclusively.
Set in the early 1980s, the half-hour show revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town.
Written, directed and produced by “Saving Private Ryan” and “Public Morals” star Burns, “Bridge and Tunnel” stars the actor alongside Sam Vartholomeos (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Caitlin Stasey (“Reign,” “Please Like Me”), Gigi Zumbado (“9-1-1,” “Criminal Minds,” “Scream”), JanLuis Castellanos (“13 Reasons Why,” “Marvel’s Runways”), Brian Muller (“The Deuce,” “Madame Secretary,” “The Good Wife”) and Isabella Farrell (“The Good Fight”).
The first season of “Bridget and Tunnel” premiered Jan. 24, 2021 on the pay TV network and consisted of six episodes. In July 2021, the show was renewed for a second season. That six-episode edition rolled out between July 10-Aug.
Set in the early 1980s, the half-hour show revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town.
Written, directed and produced by “Saving Private Ryan” and “Public Morals” star Burns, “Bridge and Tunnel” stars the actor alongside Sam Vartholomeos (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Caitlin Stasey (“Reign,” “Please Like Me”), Gigi Zumbado (“9-1-1,” “Criminal Minds,” “Scream”), JanLuis Castellanos (“13 Reasons Why,” “Marvel’s Runways”), Brian Muller (“The Deuce,” “Madame Secretary,” “The Good Wife”) and Isabella Farrell (“The Good Fight”).
The first season of “Bridget and Tunnel” premiered Jan. 24, 2021 on the pay TV network and consisted of six episodes. In July 2021, the show was renewed for a second season. That six-episode edition rolled out between July 10-Aug.
- 9/28/2022
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Edward Burns’ Bridge and Tunnel will be back for a second go-round. Epix has ordered a second season of the half-hour dramedy series, written, directed and produced by Burns, who also stars.
The six-episode series, set in the early 1980’s, revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town. Production will begin this fall in New York, with an eye towards a 2022 premiere.
The series’ ensemble cast includes Sam Vartholomeos (Star Trek: Discovery), Caitlin Stasey (Reign), Gigi Zumbado (9-1-1), JanLuis Castellanos (13 Reasons Why), Brian Muller (The Deuce) and Isabella Farrell (The Good Fight).
In addition to Burns, the series is also executive produced by Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas. Bridge and Tunnel is produced by Epix Studios and is internationally distributed by MGM.
The six-episode series, set in the early 1980’s, revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town. Production will begin this fall in New York, with an eye towards a 2022 premiere.
The series’ ensemble cast includes Sam Vartholomeos (Star Trek: Discovery), Caitlin Stasey (Reign), Gigi Zumbado (9-1-1), JanLuis Castellanos (13 Reasons Why), Brian Muller (The Deuce) and Isabella Farrell (The Good Fight).
In addition to Burns, the series is also executive produced by Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas. Bridge and Tunnel is produced by Epix Studios and is internationally distributed by MGM.
- 7/14/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
“Bridge and Tunnel” has been renewed for a second season, Epix announced on Wednesday.
Set in the early 1980s, “Bridge and Tunnel” centers around a group of recent college graduates hoping to achieve their dreams in Manhattan while still maintaining their identity in their middle-class Long Island hometown.
“Bridge and Tunnel” features ensemble actors Sam Vartholomeos (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Caitlin Stasey (“Reign,” “Please Like Me”), Gigi Zumbado (“9-1-1,” “Criminal Minds,” “Scream”), JanLuis Castellanos (“13 Reasons Why,” “Marvel’s Runways”), Brian Muller (“The Deuce,” “Madame Secretary,” “The Good Wife”) and Isabella Farrell (“The Good Fight”).
Writer, director and producer Edward Burns also stars in the half-hour series.
Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas serve as executive producers for the series alongside Burns. The series is produced by Epix Studios and is internationally distributed by MGM.
The second season of “Bridge and Tunnel” is set to commence production in the fall in...
Set in the early 1980s, “Bridge and Tunnel” centers around a group of recent college graduates hoping to achieve their dreams in Manhattan while still maintaining their identity in their middle-class Long Island hometown.
“Bridge and Tunnel” features ensemble actors Sam Vartholomeos (“Star Trek: Discovery”), Caitlin Stasey (“Reign,” “Please Like Me”), Gigi Zumbado (“9-1-1,” “Criminal Minds,” “Scream”), JanLuis Castellanos (“13 Reasons Why,” “Marvel’s Runways”), Brian Muller (“The Deuce,” “Madame Secretary,” “The Good Wife”) and Isabella Farrell (“The Good Fight”).
Writer, director and producer Edward Burns also stars in the half-hour series.
Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas serve as executive producers for the series alongside Burns. The series is produced by Epix Studios and is internationally distributed by MGM.
The second season of “Bridge and Tunnel” is set to commence production in the fall in...
- 7/14/2021
- by Loree Seitz
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Barrett Wilbert Weed (Mean Girls on Broadway) is set for a recurring role in Bridge and Tunnel, Epix’s upcoming half-hour dramedy written, directed and produced by Edward Burns. Set in 1980, Bridge and Tunnel revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town. Weed will play Lizzie, the artsy, sarcastic older sister of Pags (Brian Muller), who dreams of rock stardom for her all-girl punk band, Wildfire. She joins an ensemble cast that includes Sam Vartholomeos, Caitlin Stasey, Gigi Zumbado, JanLuis Castellanos, Brian Muller and Isabella Farrell. In addition to Burns, the series is also executive produced by his producing partner Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas. Weed recently starred as Janis Sarkisian in Tina Fey’s Broadway musical Mean Girls, based on the movie. She originated the role...
- 12/2/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
In today’s TV News Roundup, Netflix announced the premiere date for “Bridgerton,” and HBO unveiled the trailer for the second season of “His Dark Materials.”
Dates
MTV announced the return of “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” with back-to-back episodes premiering Nov. 19. Following the dramatic events of the Season 3 finale, the reality show will kick off with the cast taking over an entire resort, forming their own bubble amid the pandemic, and DJ Pauly D, Mike “The Situation” Vinny and Ronnie hatching a plan to bring the family together.
“Bridgerton,” the first Netflix series from Shonda Rhimes‘ Shondaland will premiere on Dec. 25. The series will follow Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter of a London-based family. As her family searches for her potential suitor, a scandal sheet written by Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews) casts aspersions on Daphne. Along with Rhimes, the eight-episode series is executive produced by Betsy Beers and Chris Van Dusen.
Dates
MTV announced the return of “Jersey Shore Family Vacation” with back-to-back episodes premiering Nov. 19. Following the dramatic events of the Season 3 finale, the reality show will kick off with the cast taking over an entire resort, forming their own bubble amid the pandemic, and DJ Pauly D, Mike “The Situation” Vinny and Ronnie hatching a plan to bring the family together.
“Bridgerton,” the first Netflix series from Shonda Rhimes‘ Shondaland will premiere on Dec. 25. The series will follow Daphne Bridgerton (Phoebe Dynevor), the eldest daughter of a London-based family. As her family searches for her potential suitor, a scandal sheet written by Lady Whistledown (voiced by Julie Andrews) casts aspersions on Daphne. Along with Rhimes, the eight-episode series is executive produced by Betsy Beers and Chris Van Dusen.
- 10/15/2020
- by Natalie Oganesyan
- Variety Film + TV
Epix has given a six-episode series order to Bridge and Tunnel, a half-hour dramedy written, directed and produced by Edward Burns. It is slated for a Jan. 24, 2021 premiere.
The project, previously titled Gibson Station, was part of Epix’s 2020 development slate unveiled in January.
Set in 1980, Bridge and Tunnel revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town. Production is currently underway in New York.
The series’ ensemble cast includes Sam Vartholomeos (Star Trek: Discovery), Caitlin Stasey, Gigi Zumbado, JanLuis Castellanos, Brian Muller and Isabella Farrell (The Good Fight).
In addition to Burns, the series is also executive produced by his producing partner Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas. This is the second series from Epix Productions.
The project, previously titled Gibson Station, was part of Epix’s 2020 development slate unveiled in January.
Set in 1980, Bridge and Tunnel revolves around a group of recent college grads setting out to pursue their dreams in Manhattan while still clinging to the familiarity of their working-class Long Island home town. Production is currently underway in New York.
The series’ ensemble cast includes Sam Vartholomeos (Star Trek: Discovery), Caitlin Stasey, Gigi Zumbado, JanLuis Castellanos, Brian Muller and Isabella Farrell (The Good Fight).
In addition to Burns, the series is also executive produced by his producing partner Aaron Lubin and Lori Keith Douglas. This is the second series from Epix Productions.
- 10/15/2020
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
I love Amy Ryan! I still can.t forget her beautiful performance in .Gone Baby Gone.. In the new excellent dramedy .Win Win,. she plays Jackie Flaherty, the wife of Paul Giamatti.s Mike. I.m strongly supporting this great Thomas McCarthy (.The Station Agent,. .The Visitor. movie!
In this interview, we talked about:
What attracted her to making the film?
Her complex mother figure character
Working with Thomas McCarthy
Finding the right rhythm with Giamatti
How did she pick her roles?
And finally, .The Office!. Her character, Holly Flax, may be the reason why Steve Carrell.s Michael Scott is leaving .The Office!.
To watch my interview with Amy Ryan for "Win Win," click here
Here.s more info on .Win Win. from Yahoo:
Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty, who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family.
In this interview, we talked about:
What attracted her to making the film?
Her complex mother figure character
Working with Thomas McCarthy
Finding the right rhythm with Giamatti
How did she pick her roles?
And finally, .The Office!. Her character, Holly Flax, may be the reason why Steve Carrell.s Michael Scott is leaving .The Office!.
To watch my interview with Amy Ryan for "Win Win," click here
Here.s more info on .Win Win. from Yahoo:
Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty, who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family.
- 4/6/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Bobby Cannavale co-stars in the new Fox Searchlight dramedy .Win Win.. He plays Terry Delfino, a friend of Paul Giamatti.s Mike Flaherty. I love this movie from writer/director Thomas McCarthy (.The Station Agent,. .The Visitor.). It.s a testament of our human frailties, about losing everything to win!
In this interview, we talked about:
Cannavale.s interest in working on the film and his character
Working with Thomas McCarthy
How he and Giamatti bonded
Did he wrestle when he was in high school?
Here.s more info on .Win Win. from Yahoo:
Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty, who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy's mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything.
Genres: Drama and Sports
Running Time: 1 hr.
In this interview, we talked about:
Cannavale.s interest in working on the film and his character
Working with Thomas McCarthy
How he and Giamatti bonded
Did he wrestle when he was in high school?
Here.s more info on .Win Win. from Yahoo:
Disheartened attorney Mike Flaherty, who moonlights as a high school wrestling coach, stumbles across a star athlete through some questionable business dealings while trying to support his family. Just as it looks like he will get a double payday, the boy's mother shows up fresh from rehab and flat broke, threatening to derail everything.
Genres: Drama and Sports
Running Time: 1 hr.
- 4/6/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
In an historic win, Kathryn Bigelow and her tense Iraq War drama "The Hurt Locker" from Summit Entertainment copped the DGA Award for best-directed feature film Saturday.
The win drew cheers from a packed ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, where throughout the night it was clear many were pulling for Bigelow to deliver a dramatic victory for female filmmakers. The DGA feature film win was a first-ever by a woman.
"This is the most incredible moment of my life," Bigelow said.
Bigelow overcame competition including Fox-distributed "Avatar," directed by her ex-husband James Cameron; Lee Daniels and "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" from Lionsgate; Jason Reitman and "Up in the Air" from Paramount; and Quentin Tarantino and "Inglourious Basterds" from the Weinstein Co.
The DGA's feature-film award is one of the best gauges of likely success in Oscar's best-director category. The Academy Award for directing...
The win drew cheers from a packed ballroom of the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza, where throughout the night it was clear many were pulling for Bigelow to deliver a dramatic victory for female filmmakers. The DGA feature film win was a first-ever by a woman.
"This is the most incredible moment of my life," Bigelow said.
Bigelow overcame competition including Fox-distributed "Avatar," directed by her ex-husband James Cameron; Lee Daniels and "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire" from Lionsgate; Jason Reitman and "Up in the Air" from Paramount; and Quentin Tarantino and "Inglourious Basterds" from the Weinstein Co.
The DGA's feature-film award is one of the best gauges of likely success in Oscar's best-director category. The Academy Award for directing...
- 1/31/2010
- by By Carl DiOrio
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Producers Guild of America gave "The Hurt Locker" the best film award. The Kathryn Bigelow film won over "An Education," "Avatar," "District 9, " "Inglourious Basterds," "Invictus," "Precious," "Star Trek," "Up" and "Up in the Air."
In this competitive and unpredictable awards season, "The Hurt Locker" received an all-important ammo to move on, and perhaps win Best Picture at the Oscars.
For the past 20 years, the winner of the PGA awards has matched the Oscar Best Picture winner including last year's "Slumdog Millionaire."
Here's the complete list of winners and nominees of the 2010 Producers Guild Of America (PGA) Awards:
Darryl F. Zanuck Producer Of The Year Award In Theatrical Motion Pictures:
"The Hurt Locker" Winner
Producer(s): Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
"Avatar"
Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau
"District 9"
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson
"An Education"
Producers: Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
"Inglourious Basterds"
Producer: Lawrence Bender
"Invictus"
Producers: Clint Eastwood,...
In this competitive and unpredictable awards season, "The Hurt Locker" received an all-important ammo to move on, and perhaps win Best Picture at the Oscars.
For the past 20 years, the winner of the PGA awards has matched the Oscar Best Picture winner including last year's "Slumdog Millionaire."
Here's the complete list of winners and nominees of the 2010 Producers Guild Of America (PGA) Awards:
Darryl F. Zanuck Producer Of The Year Award In Theatrical Motion Pictures:
"The Hurt Locker" Winner
Producer(s): Kathryn Bigelow, Mark Boal, Nicolas Chartier, Greg Shapiro
"Avatar"
Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau
"District 9"
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson
"An Education"
Producers: Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
"Inglourious Basterds"
Producer: Lawrence Bender
"Invictus"
Producers: Clint Eastwood,...
- 1/25/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
James Cameron's sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar" will compete against Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" and award season favourites "The Hurt Locker" and "Up in the Air" for the Producers Guild of America's top movie prize.
Clint Eastwood's "Invictus", "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" and animated film "Up" were also among the 10 movies - instead of the usual five - included on the PGA shortlist for its Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures. "Up" is also nominated in the best animated film category, alongside "Coraline", "The Princess and the Frog", "9" and "The Fantastic Mr. Fox".
Meanwhile, Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange's Grey Gardens scored a mention for best TV movie - it will battle with "Prayers for Bobby", "The Prisoner", "Taking Chance", "Georgia O'Keeffe" and "Little Dorrit" for the accolade.
The nominations were announced on Tuesday (05Jan10) and the winners...
Clint Eastwood's "Invictus", "Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire" and animated film "Up" were also among the 10 movies - instead of the usual five - included on the PGA shortlist for its Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in Theatrical Motion Pictures. "Up" is also nominated in the best animated film category, alongside "Coraline", "The Princess and the Frog", "9" and "The Fantastic Mr. Fox".
Meanwhile, Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange's Grey Gardens scored a mention for best TV movie - it will battle with "Prayers for Bobby", "The Prisoner", "Taking Chance", "Georgia O'Keeffe" and "Little Dorrit" for the accolade.
The nominations were announced on Tuesday (05Jan10) and the winners...
- 1/6/2010
- by AceShowbiz.com
- Aceshowbiz
Perhaps the biggest surprise with this morning's announcement of the 2010 Producers Guild Nominees is the inclusion of not just Avatar, but the fact both District 9 and Star Trek made their list of ten films vying for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award.
Along with those three we also have the rest of the Oscar front-runner elite. I have included the complete list below. I'm not sure I would say the winner at the PGA Awards makes for a guaranteed Best Picture winner at the Oscars. Althought the last two Best Picture winners (Slumdog Millionaire and No Country for Old Men) also won the PGA, it's a mixed bag after that with 13 of the 20 Producers Guild winners going on to win the Oscar since 1990.
The complete list of nominees is below and the PGA will announce the winner January 24 in a ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium based on voting by its 4,200 members.
Along with those three we also have the rest of the Oscar front-runner elite. I have included the complete list below. I'm not sure I would say the winner at the PGA Awards makes for a guaranteed Best Picture winner at the Oscars. Althought the last two Best Picture winners (Slumdog Millionaire and No Country for Old Men) also won the PGA, it's a mixed bag after that with 13 of the 20 Producers Guild winners going on to win the Oscar since 1990.
The complete list of nominees is below and the PGA will announce the winner January 24 in a ceremony at the Hollywood Palladium based on voting by its 4,200 members.
- 1/5/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) has announced ten nominations for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award in the Theatrical Motion Pictures category that will advance in the voting process for the 21st Annual PGA Awards, Sunday, January 24 @ the Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles.
The PGA also announced nominees in other categories including: the PGA Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; the PGA Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures; and the David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television.
"...The Producers Guild of America is the non-profit trade group that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The PGA has over 4,000 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by providing members health benefits, enforcing workplace labor laws, the...
The PGA also announced nominees in other categories including: the PGA Producer of the Year Award in Animated Theatrical Motion Pictures; the PGA Producer of the Year Award in Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures; and the David L. Wolper Producer of the Year Award in Long-Form Television.
"...The Producers Guild of America is the non-profit trade group that represents, protects and promotes the interests of all members of the producing team in film, television and new media. The PGA has over 4,000 members who work together to protect and improve their careers, the industry and community by providing members health benefits, enforcing workplace labor laws, the...
- 1/5/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The Producers Guild of America is jumping on the "Avatar" bandwagon.
The top-grossing James Cameron film felt its heart go on when it was named among the 10 nominees for the Producers Guild Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award that were announced Tuesday (Jan. 5).
"Avatar" wasn't the only sci-fi film to feel the PGA love. The summer's blockbuster "Star Trek" and "District 9" also grabbed nominations for the prestigious award.
Pixar's "Up" received a double honor by being nominated in two categories: producer of the year and producer of the year for best animated film.
The PGA winners will be announced on Jan. 24 in Hollywood.
Below is the full list of nominees:
Nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award:
"Avatar"
Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau
"District 9"
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson
"An Education"
Producers: Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
"The Hurt Locker"
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.
The top-grossing James Cameron film felt its heart go on when it was named among the 10 nominees for the Producers Guild Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award that were announced Tuesday (Jan. 5).
"Avatar" wasn't the only sci-fi film to feel the PGA love. The summer's blockbuster "Star Trek" and "District 9" also grabbed nominations for the prestigious award.
Pixar's "Up" received a double honor by being nominated in two categories: producer of the year and producer of the year for best animated film.
The PGA winners will be announced on Jan. 24 in Hollywood.
Below is the full list of nominees:
Nominees for the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award:
"Avatar"
Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau
"District 9"
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson
"An Education"
Producers: Finola Dwyer, Amanda Posey
"The Hurt Locker"
Producer(s): Awaiting final credit determination.
- 1/5/2010
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
The Producers Guild of America has chosen ten films as nominees for its Best Picture award. The winner will be announced Jan. 24 at the Hollywood Palladium.
I'm proud to say that besides "A Serious Man," their choices of their 10 film nominees are similar to my Top 10 Best Films of 2009. :happy
The PGA opted to expand their nominees to 10 in response to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences 10 Best Picture nominees.
Oscar watchers take note -- the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award -- has matched the Oscar Best Picture in 13 of its 20 years. So the film that will win the PGA has a strong chance of winning the Oscars.
Here are the nominees of the 2010 2010 Producers Guild Of America Awards:
Darryl F. Zanuck Producer Of The Year Award In Theatrical Motion Pictures:
"Avatar"
Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau
"District 9"
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson
"An Education"
Producers: Finola Dwyer,...
I'm proud to say that besides "A Serious Man," their choices of their 10 film nominees are similar to my Top 10 Best Films of 2009. :happy
The PGA opted to expand their nominees to 10 in response to the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences 10 Best Picture nominees.
Oscar watchers take note -- the Darryl F. Zanuck Producer of the Year Award -- has matched the Oscar Best Picture in 13 of its 20 years. So the film that will win the PGA has a strong chance of winning the Oscars.
Here are the nominees of the 2010 2010 Producers Guild Of America Awards:
Darryl F. Zanuck Producer Of The Year Award In Theatrical Motion Pictures:
"Avatar"
Producers: James Cameron, Jon Landau
"District 9"
Producers: Carolynne Cunningham, Peter Jackson
"An Education"
Producers: Finola Dwyer,...
- 1/5/2010
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
TORONTO -- The fiction of Jhumpa Lahiri conveys a sense of disorientation and loss, of melancholy guilt mingling with the embrace of freedom. She writes of the immigrant experience in America and the film adaptation of her first novel, "The Namesake", from director Mira Nair honors her themes with a meticulous, understated, empathetic telling of the story of two generations of a Bengali family in America. What no film could probably do is get across Lahiri's rich descriptions of the quotidian that so vividly dramatizes the contrast in cultural ways of thinking and the identity confusions at the heart of her story. Nair's film settles for something closer to the surface that makes its dramatic points well and brings Lahiri's characters to life but misses the emotional intensity.
"The Namesake" is a highly personal film for its three authors -- Nair, Lahiri and screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, all women of Indian origin who have lived much of their lives in the West. It is hard to imagine a better cast or production values so the film should find audiences among sophisticated urban adults. Certainly Lahiri's books have created a large fan base around the world for what is a universal story of a family in transition.
The Gangulis from Calcutta settle in New York in the 1970s after a traditional arranged marriage. When the couple has its first child, the task of naming the son falls to the grandmother of Ashima (Tabu). Only her letter never arrives from India and the hospital insists on a name for the birth certificate. So Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) names his son Gogol. This is the name of his favorite Russian author, but reason for that name goes deeper, back to a train wreck he survived as a young man in India.
It is Gogol's story we follow but his story also is that of his family. The first generation assimilates but never quite adjusts to the New World the way Gogol (Kal Penn) and his sister Sonia (Sahira Nair) do. "I feel like I gave birth to strangers!" Ashima declares one day. Not only are accents different but the youngsters' attitudes toward dating and drinking and the American lifestyle must be checked at the front door.
Gogol hates his name. When he enters university, he goes to great bother to legally change his "good name" to Nikhil. This is how everyone he meets from this point on will know him. The name uncertainty and passion to change it, of course, serves as metaphor for greater questions of identity. For Gogol will forever lead a double life: He lives in yet feels estranged from two cultures.
Penn, a fine American Indian actor getting a crack at his first lead in a major film, brings wonderful comic sensibility to the role that makes Gogol a much more companionable and amusing companion than his literary counterpart. But when the moment arrives, where Gogol/Nikhil has to grow up immediately and take over his responsibilities, Penn shows you a man who discovers his Indian-ness. The lightness of his previous scenes gives way to a more somber and perplexed individual. It's a smart performance.
The older actors, Khan and Tabu, who perform mostly in Indian art-house movies, alter their characters too from the novel in subtle ways, suggesting more warmth and love in the parents' lives. Neither actor is Bengali, yet both are more than credible with the accent, language and manner of people from that state.
The movie makes one jolting leap from Gogol as a teen to his job and romance following university graduation with a degree in architecture. It's more than a little bewildering and suggests a drastic postproduction editing decision.
Consequently, Gogol's romances have been reduced to two: with a rich but really nice American named Maxine (Jacinda Barrett), a woman who best expresses the social freedoms of the West, and Moushimi (Zuleikha Robinson), a fellow Bengali who demonstrates what can happen when someone living a dual life takes freedoms too far.
Cinematographer Frederick Elmes and production designer Stephanie Carroll don't push the contrasts between New York and Calcutta; letting those locations speak eloquently for themselves. Nitin Sawhney's Indian-spiced music is just right.
THE NAMESAKE
20th Century Fox
Fox Searchlight Pictures/Entertainment Farm/UTV Motion Pictures presents a Mirabai Films & Cine Mosaic production
Credits:
Director: Mira Nair
Screenwriter: Sooni Taraporevala
Based on the novel by: Jhumpa Lahiri
Producers: Lydia Dean Pilcher, Mira Nair
Executive producers: Yasushi Kotani, Taizo Son, Ronnie Screwvalal Director of photography: Frederick Elmes
Production designer: Stephanie Carroll
Costume designer: Arjun Bhasin
Co-producers: Lori Keith Douglas, Yukie Kito, Zarina Screwvala
Music: Nitin Sawhney
Editor: Allyson C. Johnson
Cast:
Gogol: Kal Penn
Ashima: Tabu
Ashoke: Irrfan Khan
Maxine: Jacinda Barrett
Moushimi: Zuleikha Robinson
Sonia: Sahira Nair
Running time -- 122 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
"The Namesake" is a highly personal film for its three authors -- Nair, Lahiri and screenwriter Sooni Taraporevala, all women of Indian origin who have lived much of their lives in the West. It is hard to imagine a better cast or production values so the film should find audiences among sophisticated urban adults. Certainly Lahiri's books have created a large fan base around the world for what is a universal story of a family in transition.
The Gangulis from Calcutta settle in New York in the 1970s after a traditional arranged marriage. When the couple has its first child, the task of naming the son falls to the grandmother of Ashima (Tabu). Only her letter never arrives from India and the hospital insists on a name for the birth certificate. So Ashoke (Irrfan Khan) names his son Gogol. This is the name of his favorite Russian author, but reason for that name goes deeper, back to a train wreck he survived as a young man in India.
It is Gogol's story we follow but his story also is that of his family. The first generation assimilates but never quite adjusts to the New World the way Gogol (Kal Penn) and his sister Sonia (Sahira Nair) do. "I feel like I gave birth to strangers!" Ashima declares one day. Not only are accents different but the youngsters' attitudes toward dating and drinking and the American lifestyle must be checked at the front door.
Gogol hates his name. When he enters university, he goes to great bother to legally change his "good name" to Nikhil. This is how everyone he meets from this point on will know him. The name uncertainty and passion to change it, of course, serves as metaphor for greater questions of identity. For Gogol will forever lead a double life: He lives in yet feels estranged from two cultures.
Penn, a fine American Indian actor getting a crack at his first lead in a major film, brings wonderful comic sensibility to the role that makes Gogol a much more companionable and amusing companion than his literary counterpart. But when the moment arrives, where Gogol/Nikhil has to grow up immediately and take over his responsibilities, Penn shows you a man who discovers his Indian-ness. The lightness of his previous scenes gives way to a more somber and perplexed individual. It's a smart performance.
The older actors, Khan and Tabu, who perform mostly in Indian art-house movies, alter their characters too from the novel in subtle ways, suggesting more warmth and love in the parents' lives. Neither actor is Bengali, yet both are more than credible with the accent, language and manner of people from that state.
The movie makes one jolting leap from Gogol as a teen to his job and romance following university graduation with a degree in architecture. It's more than a little bewildering and suggests a drastic postproduction editing decision.
Consequently, Gogol's romances have been reduced to two: with a rich but really nice American named Maxine (Jacinda Barrett), a woman who best expresses the social freedoms of the West, and Moushimi (Zuleikha Robinson), a fellow Bengali who demonstrates what can happen when someone living a dual life takes freedoms too far.
Cinematographer Frederick Elmes and production designer Stephanie Carroll don't push the contrasts between New York and Calcutta; letting those locations speak eloquently for themselves. Nitin Sawhney's Indian-spiced music is just right.
THE NAMESAKE
20th Century Fox
Fox Searchlight Pictures/Entertainment Farm/UTV Motion Pictures presents a Mirabai Films & Cine Mosaic production
Credits:
Director: Mira Nair
Screenwriter: Sooni Taraporevala
Based on the novel by: Jhumpa Lahiri
Producers: Lydia Dean Pilcher, Mira Nair
Executive producers: Yasushi Kotani, Taizo Son, Ronnie Screwvalal Director of photography: Frederick Elmes
Production designer: Stephanie Carroll
Costume designer: Arjun Bhasin
Co-producers: Lori Keith Douglas, Yukie Kito, Zarina Screwvala
Music: Nitin Sawhney
Editor: Allyson C. Johnson
Cast:
Gogol: Kal Penn
Ashima: Tabu
Ashoke: Irrfan Khan
Maxine: Jacinda Barrett
Moushimi: Zuleikha Robinson
Sonia: Sahira Nair
Running time -- 122 minutes
MPAA rating: PG-13...
- 9/12/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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