It’s seemed like an interminably long wait, but everything we know about Outlander Season 7 Part 2 has just increased.
As part of the World Outlander Day celebration, Starz announced today that the highly anticipated second half of the seventh will premiere on Friday, November 22.
Coming off of the first half of Outlander Season 7, viewers find Claire (Caitríona Balfe), Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Young Ian (John Bell) leaving the colonies and arriving in their beloved homeland: Scotland.
The perils of the Revolutionary War force them to choose between standing by those they love and fighting for the land they have made their new home.
Meanwhile, Roger (Richard Rankin) and Brianna (Sophie Skelton) face new enemies across time, and must battle the forces that threaten to pull their family apart.
As loyalties change and painful secrets come to light, Jamie and Claire’s marriage is tested like never before.
With their love...
As part of the World Outlander Day celebration, Starz announced today that the highly anticipated second half of the seventh will premiere on Friday, November 22.
Coming off of the first half of Outlander Season 7, viewers find Claire (Caitríona Balfe), Jamie (Sam Heughan) and Young Ian (John Bell) leaving the colonies and arriving in their beloved homeland: Scotland.
The perils of the Revolutionary War force them to choose between standing by those they love and fighting for the land they have made their new home.
Meanwhile, Roger (Richard Rankin) and Brianna (Sophie Skelton) face new enemies across time, and must battle the forces that threaten to pull their family apart.
As loyalties change and painful secrets come to light, Jamie and Claire’s marriage is tested like never before.
With their love...
- 6/1/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
As part of the “World Outlander Day” celebration, Starz has set the premiere for the second half of Outlander Season 7 for Friday, November 22. New episodes will drop weekly on Fridays at midnight Et on the Starz app, Starz streaming and on-demand. On linear, new episodes will debut at 8 Pm Et/Pt on Starz in the U.S.
Outlander is also currently in production on a 10-episode eighth and final season. Newly joined cast includes Kieran Bew, who will be playing “Captain Charles Cunningham,” a retired British soldier; Frances Tomelty, who will play his mother, “Elspeth Cunningham”; and Carla Woodcock, who joins in the role of “Amaranthus Grey,” a new member of the Grey family.
L to R: Kieran Bew, Frances Tomelty and Carla Woodcock
In Season 7 Part 2, Claire (Caitríona Balfe), Jamie...
Outlander is also currently in production on a 10-episode eighth and final season. Newly joined cast includes Kieran Bew, who will be playing “Captain Charles Cunningham,” a retired British soldier; Frances Tomelty, who will play his mother, “Elspeth Cunningham”; and Carla Woodcock, who joins in the role of “Amaranthus Grey,” a new member of the Grey family.
L to R: Kieran Bew, Frances Tomelty and Carla Woodcock
In Season 7 Part 2, Claire (Caitríona Balfe), Jamie...
- 6/1/2024
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
The third annual Abbey Road Music Photography Awards — which honors the art of music photography and highlights talent from around the globe — will take place at the legendary London studio on October 3, with submissions now open for a handful of categories.
Photographers may submit entries via MPAs’ website in six open-entry categories: Undiscovered Photographer of the Year, Music Moment of the Year, Live Music Award, Underground Scenes Award, Making Music Award, and Jazz: The Rebirth of Cool. The judging panel will determine the nominees in three more invited categories: Portrait,...
Photographers may submit entries via MPAs’ website in six open-entry categories: Undiscovered Photographer of the Year, Music Moment of the Year, Live Music Award, Underground Scenes Award, Making Music Award, and Jazz: The Rebirth of Cool. The judging panel will determine the nominees in three more invited categories: Portrait,...
- 5/30/2024
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Newsflash: Iran has invaded the sleepy Canadian city of Winnipeg. Correction: Iranian cinema has actually invaded Winnipeg. Precision: Two Iranian movies that launched the nation onto the international film scene, Abbas Kiarostami’s Where Is the Friend’s House? (1987) and Jafar Panahi’s The White Balloon (1995), have somehow found their way into the capital of Manitoba.
What exactly they’re doing there is never explained. Nor is it really the point of director Matthew Rankin’s bizarre and enchanting experimental comedy Universal Language, which picked up the first-ever audience award in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. Starring the director himself alongside a cast of Farsi-speaking locals both young and old, the film is rather hard to describe on paper, but let’s give it a shot.
We’re in snow-covered Winnipeg, which half-resembles the drab, midsized Canadian city, and half looks like a neigborhood somewhere in Tehran — not present-day Tehran, but Tehran circa the 1980s and 90s.
What exactly they’re doing there is never explained. Nor is it really the point of director Matthew Rankin’s bizarre and enchanting experimental comedy Universal Language, which picked up the first-ever audience award in Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight. Starring the director himself alongside a cast of Farsi-speaking locals both young and old, the film is rather hard to describe on paper, but let’s give it a shot.
We’re in snow-covered Winnipeg, which half-resembles the drab, midsized Canadian city, and half looks like a neigborhood somewhere in Tehran — not present-day Tehran, but Tehran circa the 1980s and 90s.
- 5/27/2024
- by Jordan Mintzer
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Despite being set in a parallel-universe Winnipeg where the people talk in Farsi and the world around them seems as if it’s been frozen in time since the mid-1980s, the haunted but hopeful “Universal Language” is an unmistakably modern film at heart.
Described by writer-director Matthew Rankin as a piece of “autobiographical hallucination,” this wonderfully deadpan whatsit is the work of a white 43-year-old Canadian man who fell in love with the movies a time when “foreign” cinema was becoming more available to people outside major cultural hubs. He found that Kanoon-style fables like “Where Is the Friend’s House?” and “The White Balloon” spoke to him in a way that few English-language films ever had. That discovery sparked a cross-cultural dialogue that eventually compelled Rankin to visit Tehran in an effort to locate the auteurs who had inspired him and learn why their films had whispered in his ear.
Described by writer-director Matthew Rankin as a piece of “autobiographical hallucination,” this wonderfully deadpan whatsit is the work of a white 43-year-old Canadian man who fell in love with the movies a time when “foreign” cinema was becoming more available to people outside major cultural hubs. He found that Kanoon-style fables like “Where Is the Friend’s House?” and “The White Balloon” spoke to him in a way that few English-language films ever had. That discovery sparked a cross-cultural dialogue that eventually compelled Rankin to visit Tehran in an effort to locate the auteurs who had inspired him and learn why their films had whispered in his ear.
- 5/24/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Another reason why House of the Dragon Season 2 is going to be so exciting is because of the new character additions to the cast. We will finally get to see the cunning Alys Rivers in the upcoming season.
Actor Gayle Rankin will be playing Alys Rivers, who is said to be a healer in the books. The Scottish actress has been a part of major Netflix and HBO shows in the past. Her entry into the world of House of the Dragon will surely shake things up a bit. In a recent interview, she talked a bit about the role, with actor Eddie Redmayne next to her.
Gayle Rankin talks about her Alys Rivers role
Credits: Netflix
The host of the Happy Sad Confused podcast Josh Horowitz interviewed actors Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin about their upcoming Broadway musical Cabaret. However, the host took a bit of a segue to...
Actor Gayle Rankin will be playing Alys Rivers, who is said to be a healer in the books. The Scottish actress has been a part of major Netflix and HBO shows in the past. Her entry into the world of House of the Dragon will surely shake things up a bit. In a recent interview, she talked a bit about the role, with actor Eddie Redmayne next to her.
Gayle Rankin talks about her Alys Rivers role
Credits: Netflix
The host of the Happy Sad Confused podcast Josh Horowitz interviewed actors Eddie Redmayne and Gayle Rankin about their upcoming Broadway musical Cabaret. However, the host took a bit of a segue to...
- 5/24/2024
- by Vidhi Narula
- Wiki of Thrones
Der kanadische Regisseur Matthew Rankin ist für sein Drama „Universal Language“ mit dem Publikumspreis der Quinzaine des Cinéastes ausgezeichnet worden, mit dem in diesem Jahr erstmals auf dem Festival de Cannes ein Publikumspreis vergeben wurde.
Publikumspreisgewinner der Quinzaine des Cinéastes: „Universal Language“ von Matthew Rankin (Credit: Quinzaine des Cinéastes)
In diesem Jahr wurde im Rahmen der Quinzaine des Cinéastes der erste Publikumspreis auf dem Festival de Cannes verliehen. Die mit 7.500 Euro dotierte und von der Chantal Akerman Foundation gestiftete Auszeichnung ging an den kanadischen Regisseur Matthew Rankin für sein persisch- und französischsprachiges Drama „Universal Language“.
In seinem Drama verknüpft Rankin die Geschichten mehrerer Charaktere miteinander: die Grundschüler Negin und Nazgol, die im Eis eine höhere Geldsumme finden und versuchen, an sie ran zu kommen, Massoud, der eine Gruppe Touristen durch Winnipeg führt und Matthew, der seinen bedeutungslosen Job in einem Büro der Regierung von Quebec kündigt und sich auf eine...
Publikumspreisgewinner der Quinzaine des Cinéastes: „Universal Language“ von Matthew Rankin (Credit: Quinzaine des Cinéastes)
In diesem Jahr wurde im Rahmen der Quinzaine des Cinéastes der erste Publikumspreis auf dem Festival de Cannes verliehen. Die mit 7.500 Euro dotierte und von der Chantal Akerman Foundation gestiftete Auszeichnung ging an den kanadischen Regisseur Matthew Rankin für sein persisch- und französischsprachiges Drama „Universal Language“.
In seinem Drama verknüpft Rankin die Geschichten mehrerer Charaktere miteinander: die Grundschüler Negin und Nazgol, die im Eis eine höhere Geldsumme finden und versuchen, an sie ran zu kommen, Massoud, der eine Gruppe Touristen durch Winnipeg führt und Matthew, der seinen bedeutungslosen Job in einem Büro der Regierung von Quebec kündigt und sich auf eine...
- 5/24/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Universal Language from director Matthew Rankin has won the first-ever Chantal Akerman award, an audience prize presented to the best film in the Directors’ Fortnight section of the Cannes film festival.
The prize is named after the Belgian auteur, who died in 2015, director of Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, which was voted the greatest film of all time by the latest Sight and Sound critics poll.
Professionals and industry attendees, as well as ordinary moviegoers, picked Rankin’s experimental drama, a surrealistic tribute to Persian cinema, as the best film in the Cannes sidebar this year. The prize comes with €7,500 ($8,100) in prize money from the Chantal Akerman Foundation. Best Friend Forever is handling sales on Universal Language.
Arthouse cinema group the Europa Cinema Label gave its top prize in the Directors’ Fortnight section to Jonas Trueba’s debut The Other Way Around, an anti-romantic comedy about a young Spanish...
The prize is named after the Belgian auteur, who died in 2015, director of Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce, 1080 Bruxelles, which was voted the greatest film of all time by the latest Sight and Sound critics poll.
Professionals and industry attendees, as well as ordinary moviegoers, picked Rankin’s experimental drama, a surrealistic tribute to Persian cinema, as the best film in the Cannes sidebar this year. The prize comes with €7,500 ($8,100) in prize money from the Chantal Akerman Foundation. Best Friend Forever is handling sales on Universal Language.
Arthouse cinema group the Europa Cinema Label gave its top prize in the Directors’ Fortnight section to Jonas Trueba’s debut The Other Way Around, an anti-romantic comedy about a young Spanish...
- 5/23/2024
- by Scott Roxborough
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Canadian director Matthew Rankin’s Persian and French-language drama Universal Language has won the inaugural Audience Award of Directors’ Fortnight.
This is the first official prize launched by Directors’ Fortnight which does not have a jury. The €7,500 cash award, is also the first audience award to be launched in Cannes, across the Official Selection and the parallel sections.
It is being sponsored by the Chantal Akerman Foundation, which preserves the legacy of the director who retained strong ties with Directors’ Fortnight throughout her career, after screening breakthrough film Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce – 1080 Brussel in the section in 1975.
Described as taking place “somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg”, Universal Language intertwines multiple characters.
Gradeschoolers Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to claim it, while Massoud leads a group of befuddled tourists through the monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg and Matthew quits...
This is the first official prize launched by Directors’ Fortnight which does not have a jury. The €7,500 cash award, is also the first audience award to be launched in Cannes, across the Official Selection and the parallel sections.
It is being sponsored by the Chantal Akerman Foundation, which preserves the legacy of the director who retained strong ties with Directors’ Fortnight throughout her career, after screening breakthrough film Jeanne Dielman, 23 quai du Commerce – 1080 Brussel in the section in 1975.
Described as taking place “somewhere between Tehran and Winnipeg”, Universal Language intertwines multiple characters.
Gradeschoolers Negin and Nazgol find a sum of money frozen in the winter ice and try to claim it, while Massoud leads a group of befuddled tourists through the monuments and historic sites of Winnipeg and Matthew quits...
- 5/23/2024
- by Melanie Goodfellow
- Deadline Film + TV
In Universal Language, a man makes a journey to his childhood home and meets the family now living there––these are at least the broad strokes. The director is Matthew Rankin, a Canadian filmmaker whose work usually requires less-basic terms. In his previous film The Twentieth Century, Rankin reimagined the life of Canada’s longest-serving prime minister, William Lyon Mackenzie King, through a lens of German expressionism: a trippy Brazil with a masturbation complex. Much of the casting was done either cross-gender or color-blind: “In a school play you can have a Filipino Captain von Trapp and a transgender Artful Dodger and it’s fine,“ Rankin explained at the time. ”In film, I don’t understand why there’s this pressure to always link an actor to their exact demographic profile.”
For Universal Language, Rankin takes that idea to a different place: the Winnipeg of this film is, for wont...
For Universal Language, Rankin takes that idea to a different place: the Winnipeg of this film is, for wont...
- 5/23/2024
- by Rory O'Connor
- The Film Stage
A family-authorized George Floyd biopic titled “Daddy Changed the World” is in the works from Radar Pictures, 8 Queens Film & Media Productions and Night Fox Entertainment. Floyd’s daughter, Gianna Floyd, and her mother, Roxie Washington, are involved in the making of the film, serving as executive producers.
Gregory R. Anderson (“Stomp the Yard”) will write the screenplay for the movie, which will capture the life of the man whose murder in 2020 sparked a global racial reckoning and fueled the movement against police brutality. The film is still in search for a director. Ted Field serves as producer for Radar Pictures, alongside Dr. Kaeita Rankin for 8 Queens and Timothy Christian for Night Fox.
The 46-year-old Floyd was killed on May 25, 2020, after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and forced to lie face-down on the street. Floyd...
Gregory R. Anderson (“Stomp the Yard”) will write the screenplay for the movie, which will capture the life of the man whose murder in 2020 sparked a global racial reckoning and fueled the movement against police brutality. The film is still in search for a director. Ted Field serves as producer for Radar Pictures, alongside Dr. Kaeita Rankin for 8 Queens and Timothy Christian for Night Fox.
The 46-year-old Floyd was killed on May 25, 2020, after Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin knelt on his neck for more than nine minutes while Floyd was handcuffed and forced to lie face-down on the street. Floyd...
- 5/22/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Radar Pictures, 8 Queens Film & Media Productions, and Night Fox Entertainment are partnering on George Floyd: Daddy Changed the World, a family-authorized biopic of Floyd, capturing the life of the man who has become a symbol against police brutality and racial injustice.
Set to pen the screenplay is Gregory R. Anderson, who’s best known for the box office hit Stomp the Yard and being a producer on the current series The Family Business on Netflix and The Black Hamptons at BET Networks/Paramount Global. Currently in search of a director, Ted Field will produce for Radar Pictures, alongside Dr. Kaeita Rankin for 8 Queens, and Timothy Christian for Night Fox. News of the project comes ahead of the fourth anniversary of Floyd’s horrific murder, which is this Saturday, May 25th.
Floyd was,...
Set to pen the screenplay is Gregory R. Anderson, who’s best known for the box office hit Stomp the Yard and being a producer on the current series The Family Business on Netflix and The Black Hamptons at BET Networks/Paramount Global. Currently in search of a director, Ted Field will produce for Radar Pictures, alongside Dr. Kaeita Rankin for 8 Queens, and Timothy Christian for Night Fox. News of the project comes ahead of the fourth anniversary of Floyd’s horrific murder, which is this Saturday, May 25th.
Floyd was,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
When artists are compared to The Beatles, it’s usually meant as a compliment. However, Michael Jackson was upset when someone said The Jackson 5 were “the Black Beatles.” He had a point! On top of that, The Beatles and The Jackson 5 left behind very different legacies.
The Beatles and The Jackson 5 both inspired Saturday morning cartoons
Jermaine Jackson was a member of The Jackson 5. In his 2011 book You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through a Brother’s Eyes, Jermaine revealed that Motown had Fred Rice, the same marketing genius who helped The Beatles take over the world, merchandise The Jackson 5. The group inspired toys, clothing, and hair care products.
“He even started talking to New York animators Rankin/Bass, the makers of ABC’s The King Kong Show, about turning us into cartoon characters,” Jermaine wrote. “‘I’m going to have your faces everywhere,’ he said. ‘You’re the Black Beatles.
The Beatles and The Jackson 5 both inspired Saturday morning cartoons
Jermaine Jackson was a member of The Jackson 5. In his 2011 book You Are Not Alone: Michael, Through a Brother’s Eyes, Jermaine revealed that Motown had Fred Rice, the same marketing genius who helped The Beatles take over the world, merchandise The Jackson 5. The group inspired toys, clothing, and hair care products.
“He even started talking to New York animators Rankin/Bass, the makers of ABC’s The King Kong Show, about turning us into cartoon characters,” Jermaine wrote. “‘I’m going to have your faces everywhere,’ he said. ‘You’re the Black Beatles.
- 5/21/2024
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
In the Canadian cities of Montreal and Winnipeg, a futile tension exists between French and English speakers — doubly silly, since the country is officially bilingual. In his gently satirical “Universal Language,” writer-director Matthew Rankin imagines a rather fanciful solution, where Farsi is now the region’s dominant tongue. Taking his cues from such Iranian classics as “Children of Heaven” and “The White Balloon,” Rankin mixes the humanism of Majid Majidi, Jafar Panahi, et al. with his own peculiar brand of comedy (as seen in the more off-the-wall “The Twentieth Century”), offering a delightful cross-cultural hybrid designed to celebrate our differences.
Though Rankin shows a genuine affection for all things Persian, the first and most obvious hiccup to his premise is that audiences don’t necessarily share his interest or his references. There’s something inherently provocative — and perhaps even triggering to some — about seeing a nondescript Canadian elementary school where...
Though Rankin shows a genuine affection for all things Persian, the first and most obvious hiccup to his premise is that audiences don’t necessarily share his interest or his references. There’s something inherently provocative — and perhaps even triggering to some — about seeing a nondescript Canadian elementary school where...
- 5/18/2024
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Sir Ian Rankin’s popular novel series about detective John Rebus, is back on our screens in a new form, which time with Richard Rankin taking on the eponymous lead role. To mark the release of the launch of this new show – which airs on BBC on May 17, we had the pleasure in speaking to the Scottish actor, as he talks about taking on this role, and why it felt so important to bring a great deal of authenticity to proceedings. Meanwhile, he also chats to us about the forthcoming, final season of Outlander, and what the future holds.
Watch the full interview with Richard Rankin here:
Synopsis
Set in Edinburgh, the six-part series follows Rebus as he’s drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality. Rebus finds himself torn between protecting his brother and enforcing...
Watch the full interview with Richard Rankin here:
Synopsis
Set in Edinburgh, the six-part series follows Rebus as he’s drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality. Rebus finds himself torn between protecting his brother and enforcing...
- 5/15/2024
- by Stefan Pape
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Take a look at actress Vanessa Kirby, aka 'Sue Storm’ in the upcoming feature “The Fantastic Four”, posing for “Madame Figaro” magazine, photographed by Rankin:
In 2011, Kirby made her television debut in the BBC's "The Hour". She then played 'Estella' in the BBC's mini-series adaptation of "Great Expectations", followed by the film "About Time ".
In 2012, Kirby filmed "The Rise", followed by film roles in "Kill Command", "Jupiter Ascending" and "Queen and Country".
In 2015, she appeared in "Everest", followed by "The Dresser".
May 2015, she was cast as 'Princess Margaret' in Netflix's first original Brit TV series "The Crown", winning the 'British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress'.
Kirby gained wider recognition for her roles in the action films "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" (2018) and "Hobbs & Shaw" (2019)...
...winning a Venice Film Festival 'Best Actress' award for her work in "Pieces of a Woman...
In 2011, Kirby made her television debut in the BBC's "The Hour". She then played 'Estella' in the BBC's mini-series adaptation of "Great Expectations", followed by the film "About Time ".
In 2012, Kirby filmed "The Rise", followed by film roles in "Kill Command", "Jupiter Ascending" and "Queen and Country".
In 2015, she appeared in "Everest", followed by "The Dresser".
May 2015, she was cast as 'Princess Margaret' in Netflix's first original Brit TV series "The Crown", winning the 'British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress'.
Kirby gained wider recognition for her roles in the action films "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" (2018) and "Hobbs & Shaw" (2019)...
...winning a Venice Film Festival 'Best Actress' award for her work in "Pieces of a Woman...
- 5/5/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The BBC adaptation of Ian Rankin’s Rebus will premiere on the 18th May, with Richard Rankin (no relation) in the lead role.
A new adaptation of Ian Rankin’s detective novels, Rebus, is set to air later this month. Gregory Burke, who previously wrote Scottish drama Six Four, wrote all six episodes, which were directed by Niall MacCormick and Fiona Walton.
The new series of Rebus will be a prequel which focuses on the detective in his younger years, as he rises up the ranks in Edinburgh.
Richard Rankin (no relation to author Ian) stars as Rebus, alongside Lucie Shorthouse, Brian Ferguson, Amy Manson, Neshla Caplan, Noof Ousellam, Stuart Bowman, Caroline Lee Johnson, Sean Buchanan, Thoren Ferguson and Michelle Duncan.
The synopsis reads as follows:
Set in Edinburgh, the six-part series reimagines John Rebus as a younger Detective Sergeant drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael,...
A new adaptation of Ian Rankin’s detective novels, Rebus, is set to air later this month. Gregory Burke, who previously wrote Scottish drama Six Four, wrote all six episodes, which were directed by Niall MacCormick and Fiona Walton.
The new series of Rebus will be a prequel which focuses on the detective in his younger years, as he rises up the ranks in Edinburgh.
Richard Rankin (no relation to author Ian) stars as Rebus, alongside Lucie Shorthouse, Brian Ferguson, Amy Manson, Neshla Caplan, Noof Ousellam, Stuart Bowman, Caroline Lee Johnson, Sean Buchanan, Thoren Ferguson and Michelle Duncan.
The synopsis reads as follows:
Set in Edinburgh, the six-part series reimagines John Rebus as a younger Detective Sergeant drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael,...
- 5/2/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
“This crazy whirlwind of a season has finally come to an end,” declares Sam Eckmann as we kick off our final Tony Awards nominations predictions slugfest of 2024. We begin our conversation with the musical categories and the ever-challenging race for Best Musical. Sam and I both feel “pretty secure” about the top three shows – “Suffs,” “Illinoise” and “Hell’s Kitchen” – and we surprisingly concur on the final two slots, predicting “Here Lies Love” and “The Outsiders.” There are so many potential nominees in contention, though, that we cite our alternate picks as I opt for “Days of Wine and Roses” as my number six, and Sam goes with “The Notebook.” Watch our full Tony Awards video slugfest above.
You can also watch both of us giving our wishlist picks, pleading to Tony nomination voters to choose some people who might be under the radar. Watch that video here.
Sam and...
You can also watch both of us giving our wishlist picks, pleading to Tony nomination voters to choose some people who might be under the radar. Watch that video here.
Sam and...
- 4/28/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
In 2014, Gayle Rankin made her Broadway debut in Sam Mendes’ revival of Cabaret, playing the supporting role of Fraulein Kost. Now, exactly a decade later, Rankin is playing the lead role of Sally Bowles opposite Eddie Redmayne in a new Broadway production that opened April 21.
“I feel like a completely different person,” says Rankin, as she sits in her dressing room in a red dressing gown, with her blond hair clipped back. “It’s so rare that you get to see your life marked by something so actual, by a piece of work. And what a piece of work to be able to gauge where you are as a human being.”
In recent years, the Scottish actress — who grew up south of Glasgow — rose to prominence with a series of film and TV roles, including The Greatest Showman and HBO’s Perry Mason, and most notably as Sheila the She-Wolf...
“I feel like a completely different person,” says Rankin, as she sits in her dressing room in a red dressing gown, with her blond hair clipped back. “It’s so rare that you get to see your life marked by something so actual, by a piece of work. And what a piece of work to be able to gauge where you are as a human being.”
In recent years, the Scottish actress — who grew up south of Glasgow — rose to prominence with a series of film and TV roles, including The Greatest Showman and HBO’s Perry Mason, and most notably as Sheila the She-Wolf...
- 4/24/2024
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NCIS is a successful series with multiple spinoffs that have entertained viewers for over two decades. The first international venture -- NCIS: Sydney -- takes viewers to a different continent with a new cast and intriguing scenarios.
The first season saw extreme success, with "Gone Fission" NCIS: Sydney Season 1 Episode 1 having more viewers than any CBS premiere in streaming history. Paramount+ and CBS reported a combined 10 million viewers.
Unsurprisingly, US viewers love the Sydney spinoff as much as the Hawai'i version, which usually gets five million regular broadcast viewers. Even the original NCIS receives seven million viewers, minus streaming and other viewing methods.
But given that NCIS: Syndey takes place in Australia, it makes sense that it airs on Australian networks, too. It has become the most-watched locally produced (Australian) show aired on the Australian Paramount+ network.
Here is everything that we know about NCIS: Syndey Season 2.
Has NCIS: Sydney Been Renewed?...
The first season saw extreme success, with "Gone Fission" NCIS: Sydney Season 1 Episode 1 having more viewers than any CBS premiere in streaming history. Paramount+ and CBS reported a combined 10 million viewers.
Unsurprisingly, US viewers love the Sydney spinoff as much as the Hawai'i version, which usually gets five million regular broadcast viewers. Even the original NCIS receives seven million viewers, minus streaming and other viewing methods.
But given that NCIS: Syndey takes place in Australia, it makes sense that it airs on Australian networks, too. It has become the most-watched locally produced (Australian) show aired on the Australian Paramount+ network.
Here is everything that we know about NCIS: Syndey Season 2.
Has NCIS: Sydney Been Renewed?...
- 3/23/2024
- by Sara Trimble
- TVfanatic
The good news keeps coming for NCIS fans. NCIS: Sydney, the first international series in the popular franchise, has been renewed for season 2.
‘NCIS: Sydney’ renewed for season 2 Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey and Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Richard Rankin in ‘NCIS: Sydney’ | Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+
On March 19, CBS announced that it had renewed NCIS: Sydney for a second season, which will air during the 2024-25 broadcast season. The renewal corresponds with a season 2 order from Paramount+ Australia.
NCIS: Sydney premiered in November 2023. The show was originally created for Paramount+ Australia, but it earned a spot on CBS’s fall schedule due to the Hollywood strikes. It was a ratings success, averaging 8 million viewers per episode across different platforms.
“The global power of the NCIS franchise became even stronger on broadcast and streaming with the addition of NCIS: Sydney,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment.
‘NCIS: Sydney’ renewed for season 2 Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey and Lewis Fitz-Gerald as Richard Rankin in ‘NCIS: Sydney’ | Daniel Asher Smith/Paramount+
On March 19, CBS announced that it had renewed NCIS: Sydney for a second season, which will air during the 2024-25 broadcast season. The renewal corresponds with a season 2 order from Paramount+ Australia.
NCIS: Sydney premiered in November 2023. The show was originally created for Paramount+ Australia, but it earned a spot on CBS’s fall schedule due to the Hollywood strikes. It was a ratings success, averaging 8 million viewers per episode across different platforms.
“The global power of the NCIS franchise became even stronger on broadcast and streaming with the addition of NCIS: Sydney,” said Amy Reisenbach, president of CBS Entertainment.
- 3/20/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Ian Rankin’s iconic detective Rebus is heading back to the small screen. Here’s what we know about the new series…
Ian Rankin’s Rebus is one of the most successful characters in contemporary fiction. Appearing in over 24 novels since 1987, with the 25th, Midnight & Blue, set to be published in October, and over a dozen short stories, Rankin’s dour detective has made an indelible impression on readers the world over.
It wasn’t long before he made his way to the screen. The first iteration starred John Hannah, who played the role for one series in 2000 to 2001. Hannah was unpopular with fans of the books, and he quit the role soon after.
For three series, Ken Stott stepped into the role of the detective. His portrayal was extremely popular, and he became inextricably linked with the role, so much so it has taken well over a decade for...
Ian Rankin’s Rebus is one of the most successful characters in contemporary fiction. Appearing in over 24 novels since 1987, with the 25th, Midnight & Blue, set to be published in October, and over a dozen short stories, Rankin’s dour detective has made an indelible impression on readers the world over.
It wasn’t long before he made his way to the screen. The first iteration starred John Hannah, who played the role for one series in 2000 to 2001. Hannah was unpopular with fans of the books, and he quit the role soon after.
For three series, Ken Stott stepped into the role of the detective. His portrayal was extremely popular, and he became inextricably linked with the role, so much so it has taken well over a decade for...
- 3/7/2024
- by Jake Godfrey
- Film Stories
The BBC has acquired crime drama series Rebus, a new adaptation of the best-selling Inspector Rebus novels by Scottish author Ian Rankin, starring Richard Rankin (Outlander, The Replacement) in the lead role.
Adapted for the small screen by Gregory Burke (´71, Six Four) and produced by Eleventh Hour Films for Nordic streamer Viaplay, the six-part series will air on the U.K. public broadcaster’s flagship network BBC One, BBC Scotland and streamer BBC iPlayer this spring.
Rebus has been seen on the screen and stage before. An ITV series ran for four seasons from 2000 until 2007. The fictional inspector has also been featured in radio and theater adaptations.
The show features a younger, and recently divorced and demoted, protagonist. Set in Edinburgh, it “reimagines John Rebus as a younger Detective Sergeant drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality,...
Adapted for the small screen by Gregory Burke (´71, Six Four) and produced by Eleventh Hour Films for Nordic streamer Viaplay, the six-part series will air on the U.K. public broadcaster’s flagship network BBC One, BBC Scotland and streamer BBC iPlayer this spring.
Rebus has been seen on the screen and stage before. An ITV series ran for four seasons from 2000 until 2007. The fictional inspector has also been featured in radio and theater adaptations.
The show features a younger, and recently divorced and demoted, protagonist. Set in Edinburgh, it “reimagines John Rebus as a younger Detective Sergeant drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality,...
- 3/7/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: The BBC has bought Viaplay’s Rebus reboot, following international streamer Viaplay’s decision to exit the UK. In further news, we can reveal Australia’s Sbs has also acquired the show from distributor Viaplay Content Distribution.
Set in Edinburgh, the series stars Richard Rankin (Outlander) in the title role, playing a young John Rebus as a detective sergeant, who is drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality.
The show, based on Ian Rankin’s novels and from Eleventh Hour Films, had originally been slated for Viaplay’s UK service, having been its first British commission back in November 2022. However, it will now run exclusively on BBC Scotland, BBC One and BBC iPlayer this spring.
Viaplay decided to pull out of the UK and several other territories following a brutal 202 and is selling its British...
Set in Edinburgh, the series stars Richard Rankin (Outlander) in the title role, playing a young John Rebus as a detective sergeant, who is drawn into a violent criminal conflict that turns personal when his brother Michael, a former soldier, crosses the line into criminality.
The show, based on Ian Rankin’s novels and from Eleventh Hour Films, had originally been slated for Viaplay’s UK service, having been its first British commission back in November 2022. However, it will now run exclusively on BBC Scotland, BBC One and BBC iPlayer this spring.
Viaplay decided to pull out of the UK and several other territories following a brutal 202 and is selling its British...
- 3/7/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Take a look at actress Vanessa Kirby, aka 'Sue Storm’ in the upcoming feature “The Fantastic Four”, posing for “Madame Figaro” magazine, photographed by Rankin:
In 2011, Kirby made her television debut in the BBC's "The Hour". She then played 'Estella' in the BBC's mini-series adaptation of "Great Expectations", followed by the film "About Time ".
In 2012, Kirby filmed "The Rise", followed by film roles in "Kill Command", "Jupiter Ascending" and "Queen and Country".
In 2015, she appeared in "Everest", followed by "The Dresser".
May 2015, she was cast as 'Princess Margaret' in Netflix's first original Brit TV series "The Crown", winning the 'British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress'.
Kirby gained wider recognition for her roles in the action films "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" (2018) and "Hobbs & Shaw" (2019)...
...winning a Venice Film Festival 'Best Actress' award for her work in "Pieces of a Woman...
In 2011, Kirby made her television debut in the BBC's "The Hour". She then played 'Estella' in the BBC's mini-series adaptation of "Great Expectations", followed by the film "About Time ".
In 2012, Kirby filmed "The Rise", followed by film roles in "Kill Command", "Jupiter Ascending" and "Queen and Country".
In 2015, she appeared in "Everest", followed by "The Dresser".
May 2015, she was cast as 'Princess Margaret' in Netflix's first original Brit TV series "The Crown", winning the 'British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress'.
Kirby gained wider recognition for her roles in the action films "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" (2018) and "Hobbs & Shaw" (2019)...
...winning a Venice Film Festival 'Best Actress' award for her work in "Pieces of a Woman...
- 2/24/2024
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Tracy Chapman may keep a remarkably low profile, but she doesn’t live in a vacuum. The singer-songwriter was well aware of the success that Luke Combs’ cover of her song “Fast Car” was having last year. After it won two big awards at the Country Music Association Awards in November, she decided to call him.
It was a private conversation, just Chapman and Combs on the line for about 30 minutes, but it helped plant the seeds for one of the all-time best collaborative performances in Grammy history. On Feb.
It was a private conversation, just Chapman and Combs on the line for about 30 minutes, but it helped plant the seeds for one of the all-time best collaborative performances in Grammy history. On Feb.
- 2/8/2024
- by Joseph Hudak
- Rollingstone.com
Will NCIS: Sydney become a permanent fixture on CBS?
In 2023, the NCIS franchise’s first international spinoff premiered on CBS. The eight-episode series sees U.S. NCIS agents teaming up with Australian police to investigate naval crimes in the Pacific. It was originally intended to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S., but it earned a spot on the network’s fall schedule due to the actors’ and writers’ strikes.
NCIS: Sydney closed out its first season on Jan. 23. The cliffhanger episode suggested Colonel Rankin (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) might have played a role in kidnapping Sergeant Jd Dempsey’s (Todd Lasance) son. Will fans get to see how that storyline plays out? So far, NCIS: Sydney hasn’t been renewed for season 2. But it does sound like the odds of the show returning are good.
Is ‘NCIS: Sydney’ Season 2 happening? Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey and Todd...
In 2023, the NCIS franchise’s first international spinoff premiered on CBS. The eight-episode series sees U.S. NCIS agents teaming up with Australian police to investigate naval crimes in the Pacific. It was originally intended to stream on Paramount+ in the U.S., but it earned a spot on the network’s fall schedule due to the actors’ and writers’ strikes.
NCIS: Sydney closed out its first season on Jan. 23. The cliffhanger episode suggested Colonel Rankin (Lewis Fitz-Gerald) might have played a role in kidnapping Sergeant Jd Dempsey’s (Todd Lasance) son. Will fans get to see how that storyline plays out? So far, NCIS: Sydney hasn’t been renewed for season 2. But it does sound like the odds of the show returning are good.
Is ‘NCIS: Sydney’ Season 2 happening? Olivia Swann as NCIS Special Agent Captain Michelle Mackey and Todd...
- 2/3/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
What does it take to make it on Naked and Afraid? The best candidates for the Discovery Channel reality series have a combination of survival skills and mental toughness that give them a good chance of lasting 21 days in the wild with no clothing, no food, and limited survival tools. It’s not a challenge for the weak, as the show’s producers explained during an early episode of the series.
‘Naked and Afraid’ is ‘the most primitive’ survival TV show A woman tends to a fire on ‘Naked and Afraid’ Season 15 | Discovery Channel
When it came to developing the idea behind Naked and Afraid, the show’s creators took a cue from the Bible.
“The concept of Naked and Afraid was, ‘Were Adam and Eve actually survivalists?’ executive producer Jay Renfroe explained during a behind-the-scenes look at season 3, which aired in 2014.
Producers wanted to see what would happen if...
‘Naked and Afraid’ is ‘the most primitive’ survival TV show A woman tends to a fire on ‘Naked and Afraid’ Season 15 | Discovery Channel
When it came to developing the idea behind Naked and Afraid, the show’s creators took a cue from the Bible.
“The concept of Naked and Afraid was, ‘Were Adam and Eve actually survivalists?’ executive producer Jay Renfroe explained during a behind-the-scenes look at season 3, which aired in 2014.
Producers wanted to see what would happen if...
- 1/21/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Are you living up to those New Year’s resolutions so far? Need a little help gaining momentum? BBC Maestro is here to help with a phenomenal deal. Sign up by January 31 and you can take 40% off any purchase. The most popular plan is their annual subscription, now $72 instead of $120. That’s just $6/month to learn a world of new skills. Use the code JANUARY2024 to get the deal.
Get the Deal $6/month bbcmaestro.com Save $48 on the Annual Plan with code JANUARY2024 What is BBC Maestro?
BBC Maestro is very similar to the well-known MasterClass series. Celebrity instructors will walk you through everything you need to know to get started on a new skill set. Gain new skills in the kitchen, learn how to create stories, and discover how to start a business!
Each course runs between 2-4 hours, and the lessons are broken into short videos.
While you...
Get the Deal $6/month bbcmaestro.com Save $48 on the Annual Plan with code JANUARY2024 What is BBC Maestro?
BBC Maestro is very similar to the well-known MasterClass series. Celebrity instructors will walk you through everything you need to know to get started on a new skill set. Gain new skills in the kitchen, learn how to create stories, and discover how to start a business!
Each course runs between 2-4 hours, and the lessons are broken into short videos.
While you...
- 1/8/2024
- by Ben Bowman
- The Streamable
The finale of NCIS: Sydney Season 1 needed a bit more personal drama to heighten the stakes, and the makers had exactly the right idea of what to go within the eighth episode. In the previous episode, the team had done so to survive and had even caught the criminal who had eluded their grasp—a woman named Monica/Xena. They were fake names, and the real identity of the terrorist was still unknown. All of Jim, Mackey, and the others in the NCIS and Afp alliance knew that the woman was working with a terrorist crew that had almost created a war-like situation between Australia and America. Before Jim and Mackey could find out who she was working for, they had another problem: Jim’s son Jack had been kidnapped by someone who wanted him to release Monica if he wanted to save Jack.
Spoilers Ahead
Why Did Mackey Contact Colonel Rankin?...
Spoilers Ahead
Why Did Mackey Contact Colonel Rankin?...
- 1/3/2024
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
Gayle Rankin began her career on outstanding records. The first Scottish actress to land a spot at The Juilliard School in New York City, Rankin also made her acting debut on a popular television series. In just over a decade, she has joined the league of accomplished stars in Hollywood with notable roles across films and television shows. She has also performed in stage productions across different theaters in the States. In her first year as a professional actress, Gayle Rankin debuted across the stage, film, and television TV shows. She appeared in one episode of Law & Order: Special...
- 12/25/2023
- by Banks Onuoha
- TVovermind.com
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas — except on subscription streaming, where you still can’t find classic Rankin/Bass holiday specials like “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer.”
“Rudolph,” the 1964 Animagic stop-motion TV special was produced by Videocraft International — later renamed Rankin/Bass — for broadcast network NBC and sponsor General Electric. Five years later, Rankin/Bass Productions, now actually named Rankin/Bass Productions after Videocraft founders Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, made the animated “Frosty the Snowman” special for broadcast network CBS.
In 1972 “Rudolph” joined “Frosty” at CBS, where they have remained for more than 50 years. In recent times, “Rudolph” and “Frosty” have also been a part of the Disney-owned cable channel Freeform’s “25 Days of Christmas” marathons. Though they run simultaneously, broadcast and cable are contractually considered different “windows” here, several sources with knowledge of the deals told IndieWire. The Rankin/Bass specials are also available on DVD and Blu-ray.
“Rudolph,” the 1964 Animagic stop-motion TV special was produced by Videocraft International — later renamed Rankin/Bass — for broadcast network NBC and sponsor General Electric. Five years later, Rankin/Bass Productions, now actually named Rankin/Bass Productions after Videocraft founders Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass, made the animated “Frosty the Snowman” special for broadcast network CBS.
In 1972 “Rudolph” joined “Frosty” at CBS, where they have remained for more than 50 years. In recent times, “Rudolph” and “Frosty” have also been a part of the Disney-owned cable channel Freeform’s “25 Days of Christmas” marathons. Though they run simultaneously, broadcast and cable are contractually considered different “windows” here, several sources with knowledge of the deals told IndieWire. The Rankin/Bass specials are also available on DVD and Blu-ray.
- 12/16/2023
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Canadian indie rock favorites and certified Grammy nominees (!) Alvvays rocked up to NPR to perform a set of buzzing, beatific tunes for the latest episode of Tiny Desk.
The band performed four tracks, all of which appeared on their excellent 2022 album, Blue Rev. The set opened with standout cut, “Belinda Says” — with its cheeky nod to Belinda Carlisle’s 1987 classic, “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” — followed by renditions of “Pressed,” “Very Online Guy,” and “Tile by Tile.”
Blue Rev celebrated its one-year anniversary in October, and to mark the occasion,...
The band performed four tracks, all of which appeared on their excellent 2022 album, Blue Rev. The set opened with standout cut, “Belinda Says” — with its cheeky nod to Belinda Carlisle’s 1987 classic, “Heaven Is a Place on Earth” — followed by renditions of “Pressed,” “Very Online Guy,” and “Tile by Tile.”
Blue Rev celebrated its one-year anniversary in October, and to mark the occasion,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Alvvays stopped by the NPR office for their long-awaited Tiny Desk Concert, performing just a handful of highlights off their still-fantastic 2022 album Blue Rev.
Even if you’ve only heard just one Alvvays song, it’s easy to tell that the band’s studio recordings and live performances both usually implement some really heavy reverb and other vocal effects. But their concert at the Tiny Desk — where such embellishments are usually frowned upon — proves that although those stylistic choices do sound nice, vocalist Molly Rankin certainly doesn’t need to hide any flaws.
The recent first-time Grammy nominees opened their four-song set with an impossibly massive rendition of “Belinda Says,” before Rankin gave some words of gratitude (and a subtle apology): “We’ve not worked up the courage to do this until today,” she said with a nervous giggle.
That lack of courage was undetectable as Alvvays ripped through “Pressed,...
Even if you’ve only heard just one Alvvays song, it’s easy to tell that the band’s studio recordings and live performances both usually implement some really heavy reverb and other vocal effects. But their concert at the Tiny Desk — where such embellishments are usually frowned upon — proves that although those stylistic choices do sound nice, vocalist Molly Rankin certainly doesn’t need to hide any flaws.
The recent first-time Grammy nominees opened their four-song set with an impossibly massive rendition of “Belinda Says,” before Rankin gave some words of gratitude (and a subtle apology): “We’ve not worked up the courage to do this until today,” she said with a nervous giggle.
That lack of courage was undetectable as Alvvays ripped through “Pressed,...
- 12/15/2023
- by Abby Jones
- Consequence - Music
Ever want to drink the best indie album of 2022? Well, you can’t, but you can now slosh it around inside a record. To commemorate the one-year anniversary of their album Blue Rev, Alvvays have announced a super-limited-edition reissue filled with the sugary alcoholic beverage the LP is named after. It sold out nearly instantly, naturally.
The Canadian band worked with the custom vinyl manufacturer Romanus Records to produce just 50 copies of the reissue, piping vodka-based cola into the vinyl to create a trippy, translucent mixture that moves throughout. “Making...
The Canadian band worked with the custom vinyl manufacturer Romanus Records to produce just 50 copies of the reissue, piping vodka-based cola into the vinyl to create a trippy, translucent mixture that moves throughout. “Making...
- 12/14/2023
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
“Isn’t it fabulous?!”
It’s an unseasonably warm fall afternoon in New York City, and Keli Goff is walking THR through the pieces in her “cl-office,” a unit in her Manhattan apartment building that she has fashioned into a combined closet and office. An accomplished journalist and screenwriter, Goff has outfitted it with standard office necessities. But the rest of the space is brimming with her extensive vintage clothing collection — namely, more than 100 pieces by Black American designers. The “fabulous” one Goff is telling us about is a breezy leopard-print jumpsuit by Patrick Kelly. Known for bold, colorful designs worn by such muses as Pat Cleveland and Grace Jones, the designer, who died in 1990 at age 35, worked in Atlanta and New York before moving to Paris in 1980, becoming the first American designer admitted to the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter, the governing body of the French ready-to-wear industry. “ think it...
It’s an unseasonably warm fall afternoon in New York City, and Keli Goff is walking THR through the pieces in her “cl-office,” a unit in her Manhattan apartment building that she has fashioned into a combined closet and office. An accomplished journalist and screenwriter, Goff has outfitted it with standard office necessities. But the rest of the space is brimming with her extensive vintage clothing collection — namely, more than 100 pieces by Black American designers. The “fabulous” one Goff is telling us about is a breezy leopard-print jumpsuit by Patrick Kelly. Known for bold, colorful designs worn by such muses as Pat Cleveland and Grace Jones, the designer, who died in 1990 at age 35, worked in Atlanta and New York before moving to Paris in 1980, becoming the first American designer admitted to the Chambre Syndicale du Prêt-à-Porter, the governing body of the French ready-to-wear industry. “ think it...
- 12/9/2023
- by Leah Faye Cooper
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
(Clockwise from bottom left) Elf (Courtesy New Line Cinema), It’s A Wonderful Life (Rko Radio Picture/Getty Images), A Christmas Story (Courtesy of MGM), Miracle On 34th Street (Silver Screen Collection/Getty Images)Graphic: The A.V. Club
After a long day of braving frigid temps and long queues—online or...
After a long day of braving frigid temps and long queues—online or...
- 12/9/2023
- by Jen Lennon, Phil Pirrello, Cindy White, Mary Kate Carr, Jack Smart, Saloni Gajjar, and William Hughes
- avclub.com
Fresh off their Grammy nomination, Alvvays have announced a 2024 North American tour.
The trek will begin at Cleveland’s Agora Theater on April 18, snaking through the Midwest before heading to Florida. It wraps on May 17 at the Rialto Theatre in Tucson, Arizona, before the band hits Europe. Presale begins on Wednesday, followed by a general sale on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
The Canadian indie pop band received their Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Performance for “Belinda Says” last month. Blue Rev, the band’s third record, was released in 2022, following 2017’s Antisocialites.
The trek will begin at Cleveland’s Agora Theater on April 18, snaking through the Midwest before heading to Florida. It wraps on May 17 at the Rialto Theatre in Tucson, Arizona, before the band hits Europe. Presale begins on Wednesday, followed by a general sale on Friday at 10 a.m. local time.
The Canadian indie pop band received their Grammy nomination for Best Alternative Music Performance for “Belinda Says” last month. Blue Rev, the band’s third record, was released in 2022, following 2017’s Antisocialites.
- 12/5/2023
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
The animated adaptations of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings from the 1970s and 1980s have a bit of a bad reputation these days, but these are not entirely deserved. In particular, Arthur Rankin Jr. and Jules Bass’ 1977 TV movie of The Hobbit, with a screenplay by Romeo Miller, gets a lot of things right that Peter Jackson’s three-part live-action film adaptation did not.
The most obvious advantage that the animated version has over the live-action films is its length. The fact that the live-action movies are too long is pretty well-established, but by way of a reminder, the book of The Hobbit is about 300 pages long, with slight variations in each edition. Other books of similar length that have been adapted into films include Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Emma Donoghue’s Room, John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird.
The most obvious advantage that the animated version has over the live-action films is its length. The fact that the live-action movies are too long is pretty well-established, but by way of a reminder, the book of The Hobbit is about 300 pages long, with slight variations in each edition. Other books of similar length that have been adapted into films include Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Emma Donoghue’s Room, John Green’s The Fault in Our Stars, and Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird.
- 12/1/2023
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Blink49 Studios Attaches Kristina Lauren Anderson, Remy Solomon & Natalie Krinsky To Upcoming Dramas
Exclusive: Kristina Lauren Anderson, Remy Solomon and producer Natalie Krinsky are getting in business with Canada’s Blink49 Studios.
Anderson has been attached to write If We Were Villains, the drama series John Morayniss’ Blink49 is co-producing with Sex Education maker Eleven, while Solomon will adapt Marissa Stapley’s novel Things To Do When It’s Raining. Natalie Krinsky has signed a non-writing executive producer deal for the latter.
Anderson will be adapting M.L. Rio’s book, which is billed as a “hauntingly suspenseful novel that follows seven young Shakespearean actors at an elite college where competition is fierce, rivalry is dangerous, and the line between life and art is dangerously thin.” When tragedy strikes in their final year and one dies, the others are forced to prove to the police — and themselves — that they are blameless. The book has sold more than...
Anderson has been attached to write If We Were Villains, the drama series John Morayniss’ Blink49 is co-producing with Sex Education maker Eleven, while Solomon will adapt Marissa Stapley’s novel Things To Do When It’s Raining. Natalie Krinsky has signed a non-writing executive producer deal for the latter.
Anderson will be adapting M.L. Rio’s book, which is billed as a “hauntingly suspenseful novel that follows seven young Shakespearean actors at an elite college where competition is fierce, rivalry is dangerous, and the line between life and art is dangerously thin.” When tragedy strikes in their final year and one dies, the others are forced to prove to the police — and themselves — that they are blameless. The book has sold more than...
- 11/29/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
NCIS: Sydney is beginning to come together as far as the team is concerned.
This new unity came in helpful on a complex case involving former Navy SEALs on NCIS: Sydney Season 1 Episode 3.
So far, the series has featured three pairs: the bosses, the lieutenants, and the specialists.
Mackey and J.D. have developed mutual respect. He is willing to be her second-in-command and has found a way to get inside her significant defenses.
J.D. has also been her guide to all things Australian, especially her new staff. He's also attempting to sand off her rough edges, a full-time job.
Evie and DeShawn have a very different dynamic. She's the worldly older sister, while he's the starry-eyed younger brother.
One scene in this episode sums up their relationship. He suggested that they go undercover as an engaged couple. She scoffed, saying she was too much hotter than him for that to be believable.
This new unity came in helpful on a complex case involving former Navy SEALs on NCIS: Sydney Season 1 Episode 3.
So far, the series has featured three pairs: the bosses, the lieutenants, and the specialists.
Mackey and J.D. have developed mutual respect. He is willing to be her second-in-command and has found a way to get inside her significant defenses.
J.D. has also been her guide to all things Australian, especially her new staff. He's also attempting to sand off her rough edges, a full-time job.
Evie and DeShawn have a very different dynamic. She's the worldly older sister, while he's the starry-eyed younger brother.
One scene in this episode sums up their relationship. He suggested that they go undercover as an engaged couple. She scoffed, saying she was too much hotter than him for that to be believable.
- 11/29/2023
- by Dale McGarrigle
- TVfanatic
Episode 3 of NCIS: Sydney on CBS… well, I found it a bit hard to follow. (Maybe I needed help from an Audio Description Narrator Lady?) But with a second viewing, I managed to put all the pieces together.
The series’ third episode also locked in who all will comprise this “NCIS: Sydney” team moving forward, not that there was any great drama surrounding that.
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The series’ third episode also locked in who all will comprise this “NCIS: Sydney” team moving forward, not that there was any great drama surrounding that.
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- 11/29/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Another sunny day and another case bewilder the NCIS team in episode 3 of the series NCIS Sydney. In the previous episode, there was a snake responsible for the death of an American in Australia, and in this episode, there is a shark angle to the homicide. Jim, Mackey, and the others regroup and try to solve the complicated case, ultimately discovering the presence of some high-profile people. We are kept entertained by Bluebird’s quirky behavior while she helps crack the case. The use of technology is one aspect of the investigations that the episodes frequently bring forward. Previously, it was the gait-recognition equipment that had helped NCIS solve the case, and this time, there is a dive computer and the Gps tracker on a shark that simplify the case. To keep things light-hearted, Bluebird is given a surprise. While it was supposed to be her last week, as MacNamara,...
- 11/26/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
Exclusive: The shape of Blue Ant Media’s combined studios and rights business is coming together.
Following the Canada’s Drag Race producer’s acquisition of Canadian compatriot MarbleMedia in August, the as-yet-unnamed production and distribution business has set out its leadership teams under Co-Presidents Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg, we can reveal.
Bishop and Hornburg previously led MarbleMedia, which has production and sales operations in Canada and the UK. Merging their business with Michael MacMillan’s Blue Ant has created Canada’s latest major content business, the name of which will soon be unveiled.
Here’s a rundown of the new structure: Hornburg’s unscripted development will see Jennifer Harkness taking the factual entertainment development reins from Blue Ant’s LA office. Over in Toronto, Kelsey Espensen (Best in Miniature) will lead unscripted entertainment and Steve Gamester (Inside the Statue Wars) heads specialist factual development.
Following the Canada’s Drag Race producer’s acquisition of Canadian compatriot MarbleMedia in August, the as-yet-unnamed production and distribution business has set out its leadership teams under Co-Presidents Mark Bishop and Matthew Hornburg, we can reveal.
Bishop and Hornburg previously led MarbleMedia, which has production and sales operations in Canada and the UK. Merging their business with Michael MacMillan’s Blue Ant has created Canada’s latest major content business, the name of which will soon be unveiled.
Here’s a rundown of the new structure: Hornburg’s unscripted development will see Jennifer Harkness taking the factual entertainment development reins from Blue Ant’s LA office. Over in Toronto, Kelsey Espensen (Best in Miniature) will lead unscripted entertainment and Steve Gamester (Inside the Statue Wars) heads specialist factual development.
- 11/22/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
TV’s long-running NCIS franchise this week invited fans to the Land Down Under, with its first international offshoot in 20 years. Will you book a return trip?
Setting the stage for NCIS: Sydney, a U.S. Seaman on a U.S. nuclear sub parked in Sydney Harbour collapses and tumbles into the water, dead — and during an Aukus ceremony, no less. (Cue opening credits set to zippy remix of Og NCIS theme!) The specific circumstances of the death lead to a jurisdictional battle/”pissing match” between arriving NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey (played by Legends of Tomorrow vet Olivia Swann...
Setting the stage for NCIS: Sydney, a U.S. Seaman on a U.S. nuclear sub parked in Sydney Harbour collapses and tumbles into the water, dead — and during an Aukus ceremony, no less. (Cue opening credits set to zippy remix of Og NCIS theme!) The specific circumstances of the death lead to a jurisdictional battle/”pissing match” between arriving NCIS Special Agent Michelle Mackey (played by Legends of Tomorrow vet Olivia Swann...
- 11/15/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The new show NCIS: Sydney is now streaming, and it looks like we have another murder case to solve. The Naval Criminal Investigative Service, or NCIS, seems like a niche branch, but boy, oh boy, do they have truckloads of cases! The original series NCIS aired in 2003, and since then, the saga has been ongoing, spawning various spin-offs where special agents from NCIS get together, often aided by law enforcement agencies of a specific region, to solve criminal cases related to the navy. As the name suggests, the NCIS: Sydney spin-off series is set in Australia, where NCIS officers find themselves in a spot of bother, not able to find the right footing with the Australian Federal Police. They have a case to solve, and the ‘radioactive’ part of the investigation raises the stakes to exciting levels.
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In Whose Lap Did The Case Fall?
While Australia’s Foreign...
Spoilers Ahead
In Whose Lap Did The Case Fall?
While Australia’s Foreign...
- 11/14/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
(Welcome to Tales from the Box Office, our column that examines box office miracles, disasters, and everything in between, as well as what we can learn from them.)
When we talk about Christmas movies and holiday classics, so often, we're talking about movies that came out decades ago, like "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), "Miracle on 34th Street" (1957), "A Christmas Story" (1983), or "Scrooged" (1988). Even "Home Alone" was released in 1990 and that feels downright modern compared to many of these films that have been in rotation for longer than a fair number of you reading this have been alive. The point is, it's tough to gain that coveted holiday classic status. But 20 years ago, Jon Favreau and Will Ferrell teamed up to give us the definitive modern Christmastime classic: "Elf."
The journey this movie traveled to eventually become the classic that it is today was not a simple one. It was in...
When we talk about Christmas movies and holiday classics, so often, we're talking about movies that came out decades ago, like "It's a Wonderful Life" (1946), "Miracle on 34th Street" (1957), "A Christmas Story" (1983), or "Scrooged" (1988). Even "Home Alone" was released in 1990 and that feels downright modern compared to many of these films that have been in rotation for longer than a fair number of you reading this have been alive. The point is, it's tough to gain that coveted holiday classic status. But 20 years ago, Jon Favreau and Will Ferrell teamed up to give us the definitive modern Christmastime classic: "Elf."
The journey this movie traveled to eventually become the classic that it is today was not a simple one. It was in...
- 11/11/2023
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Take a look at actress Vanessa Kirby, aka 'Josephine' in director Ridley Scott's new feature “Napoleon”, posing for “Madame Figaro” magazine, photographed by Rankin:
In 2011, Kirby made her television debut in the BBC's "The Hour". She then played 'Estella' in the BBC's mini-series adaptation of "Great Expectations", followed by the film "About Time ".
In 2012, Kirby filmed "The Rise", followed by film roles in "Kill Command", "Jupiter Ascending" and "Queen and Country".
In 2015, she appeared in "Everest", followed by "The Dresser".
May 2015, she was cast as 'Princess Margaret' in Netflix's first original Brit TV series "The Crown", winning the 'British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress'.
Kirby gained wider recognition for her roles in the action films "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" (2018) and "Hobbs & Shaw" (2019)...
...winning a Venice Film Festival 'Best Actress' award for her work in "Pieces of a Woman" (2020).
She...
In 2011, Kirby made her television debut in the BBC's "The Hour". She then played 'Estella' in the BBC's mini-series adaptation of "Great Expectations", followed by the film "About Time ".
In 2012, Kirby filmed "The Rise", followed by film roles in "Kill Command", "Jupiter Ascending" and "Queen and Country".
In 2015, she appeared in "Everest", followed by "The Dresser".
May 2015, she was cast as 'Princess Margaret' in Netflix's first original Brit TV series "The Crown", winning the 'British Academy Television Award for Best Supporting Actress'.
Kirby gained wider recognition for her roles in the action films "Mission: Impossible – Fallout" (2018) and "Hobbs & Shaw" (2019)...
...winning a Venice Film Festival 'Best Actress' award for her work in "Pieces of a Woman" (2020).
She...
- 11/5/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
AMC and AMC+ have more than 650 hours of holiday programming planned for this year’s “Best Christmas Ever” lineup kicking off on November 26 and running through December 26, 2023. The lineup includes classic Christmas films, including Miracle on 34th Street, White Christmas, Elf, and Christmas Vacation. For those who like to celebrate their winter holidays with a serving of horror, Shudder’s offering a new Joe Bob’s Creepy Christmas Special and the original film The Sacrifice Game.
This year’s “Best Christmas Ever” schedule also features Christmas with the Campbells, The Apology, and marathons of John Candy, Reese Witherspoon, and Bill Murray films.
Best Christmas Ever 2023:
The Sacrifice Game – Debuts December 8 on Shudder and AMC+
It’s bad enough that boarding school students Samantha and Clara can’t go home for the holidays, but things take a deadly turn when a murderous gang arrives at their doorstep – just in time for Christmas.
This year’s “Best Christmas Ever” schedule also features Christmas with the Campbells, The Apology, and marathons of John Candy, Reese Witherspoon, and Bill Murray films.
Best Christmas Ever 2023:
The Sacrifice Game – Debuts December 8 on Shudder and AMC+
It’s bad enough that boarding school students Samantha and Clara can’t go home for the holidays, but things take a deadly turn when a murderous gang arrives at their doorstep – just in time for Christmas.
- 11/1/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Naked and Afraid is no joke. The Discovery Channel reality series follows people as they fight to survive in some of the most extreme environments on Earth. Participants battle extreme weather and rough terrain in the hopes that they can last three weeks in the wild. Wild animals are also a very real threat, with cast members sometimes sharing space with dangerous predators such as lions and alligators. Fortunately, no one has died on the show. But has anyone actually been attacked on Naked and Afraid?
‘Naked and Afraid’ cast members are often attacked by insects
The idea of being attacked by a lion, crocodile, bear, or other wild creature is undoubtedly terrifying. But for many Naked and Afraid cast members, the real threat comes in a much smaller package. Often, survivalists must endure painful bites and stings from insects and spiders. And those tiny critters can do serious damage.
‘Naked and Afraid’ cast members are often attacked by insects
The idea of being attacked by a lion, crocodile, bear, or other wild creature is undoubtedly terrifying. But for many Naked and Afraid cast members, the real threat comes in a much smaller package. Often, survivalists must endure painful bites and stings from insects and spiders. And those tiny critters can do serious damage.
- 10/29/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
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