The final episode of "Star Trek: The Next Generation," called "All Good Things...," aired on May 23, 1994, bringing seven seasons of a highly successful TV show to a close. The feature film "Star Trek: Generations" was filmed on some of the same "Next Generation" sets, and was shot almost immediately after "All Good Things..." wrapped. The film was released on November 18 that same year. "Star Trek: Deep Space Nine" was already on the air at that point, and only took a break from June to September of 1994, meaning Trekkies didn't really have to wait very long to see their favorite show on the big screen.
Curiously, "Star Trek: Generations" was fixated on themes of "passing the torch," and the film's screenwriters invented a complex time-travel conceit to get Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) together on screen at the same time. Thanks to an idly wandering temporal nexus,...
Curiously, "Star Trek: Generations" was fixated on themes of "passing the torch," and the film's screenwriters invented a complex time-travel conceit to get Captain Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) and Captain James T. Kirk (William Shatner) together on screen at the same time. Thanks to an idly wandering temporal nexus,...
- 11/4/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
This post contains spoilers for the series finale of "Star Trek: Picard."
The beginning of the final episode of "Star Trek: Picard," called "The Last Generation," begins with a shot of deep space, presumably a point-of-view shot from the Enterprise-d on its way to rescue a Federation under attack. The soundtrack plays a distress call from the president of the Federation, Anton Chekov, the son of Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) from the original "Star Trek." He warns all approaching ships to stay away from Earth as the Borg are infiltrating and any rescue attempt would be to risk assimilation. It will be up to the old Enterprise, reconstructed over the course of the last few decades, to mount a rescue.
The Chekov cameo was a fun Easter egg, of course, but that's not one of the episode's best.
The opening shot involved the camera appearing to sail through a small star cluster.
The beginning of the final episode of "Star Trek: Picard," called "The Last Generation," begins with a shot of deep space, presumably a point-of-view shot from the Enterprise-d on its way to rescue a Federation under attack. The soundtrack plays a distress call from the president of the Federation, Anton Chekov, the son of Pavel Chekov (Walter Koenig) from the original "Star Trek." He warns all approaching ships to stay away from Earth as the Borg are infiltrating and any rescue attempt would be to risk assimilation. It will be up to the old Enterprise, reconstructed over the course of the last few decades, to mount a rescue.
The Chekov cameo was a fun Easter egg, of course, but that's not one of the episode's best.
The opening shot involved the camera appearing to sail through a small star cluster.
- 4/20/2023
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
When it released Wonder Woman 1984 to its HBO Max servers in December, WarnerMedia made it abundantly clear that it was ready for a new era of movie distribution. Now, in its list of new releases for February 2021, Warner is attempting another grand experiment for HBO Max.
Judas and the Black Messiah premieres on HBO Max this Feb. 12 and is by every indication the kind of film that awards shows go gaga over. Both Daniel Kaluuya and and Lakeith Stanfield look to be at the top of their respective games in this story about Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton and the FBI that wants to take him down. Will this have the same rhetorical oomph on the small screen? Guess we’ll find out!
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Judas and the Black Messiah premieres on HBO Max this Feb. 12 and is by every indication the kind of film that awards shows go gaga over. Both Daniel Kaluuya and and Lakeith Stanfield look to be at the top of their respective games in this story about Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton and the FBI that wants to take him down. Will this have the same rhetorical oomph on the small screen? Guess we’ll find out!
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- 1/31/2021
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
This Star Trek: Lower Decks article contains minor spoilers for “Veritas.”
The voice-cameo of Jon de Lancie as Q in Episode 8 of Lower Decks is easily the series’ biggest callback to Star Trek: The Next Generation yet. In fact, the way Q appears in this episode is very reminiscent of how we think of him in Tng, down to his iconic judge’s robes, and his taunts about “testing humanity.” But, on some level, it feels like Q has actually regressed a bit. He’s still hilarious, but wasn’t he slightly more responsible the last time we saw him in canon? Chronologically, the last time we saw Q was in Voyager Season 7 and, at that time, he’d just become a father, and was willing to help out Captain Janeway and the gang. So what’s up with Q? Did he go back to being a jerk? Or is...
The voice-cameo of Jon de Lancie as Q in Episode 8 of Lower Decks is easily the series’ biggest callback to Star Trek: The Next Generation yet. In fact, the way Q appears in this episode is very reminiscent of how we think of him in Tng, down to his iconic judge’s robes, and his taunts about “testing humanity.” But, on some level, it feels like Q has actually regressed a bit. He’s still hilarious, but wasn’t he slightly more responsible the last time we saw him in canon? Chronologically, the last time we saw Q was in Voyager Season 7 and, at that time, he’d just become a father, and was willing to help out Captain Janeway and the gang. So what’s up with Q? Did he go back to being a jerk? Or is...
- 9/24/2020
- by Kayti Burt
- Den of Geek
There comes a moment in Marc Smerling’s FX/Blumhouse-produced documentary “A Wilderness of Error” where the suspect, as described by the lone survivor of a brutal triple murder, is found. This means the remaining story will be focused on how the survivor was eventually exonerated, right? Not so — and, in fact, it is only from this revelation that the true intent of Smerling’s story comes to light.
Smerling has been down this road before when it comes to true crime. He was the producer of the 2015 HBO documentary “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” which eventually saw Durst arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Smerling also served as screenwriter on the Durst biopic that stared Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst, “All Good Things,” released in 2010.
Looking to dissociate himself from the Durst-ian world, he started the podcast “Crimetown” in 2016. And yet the story of how...
Smerling has been down this road before when it comes to true crime. He was the producer of the 2015 HBO documentary “The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst,” which eventually saw Durst arrested and charged with first-degree murder. Smerling also served as screenwriter on the Durst biopic that stared Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst, “All Good Things,” released in 2010.
Looking to dissociate himself from the Durst-ian world, he started the podcast “Crimetown” in 2016. And yet the story of how...
- 9/23/2020
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
The debut of Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries” reboot earlier this month has brought about a clamoring for cold cases to be brought to justice. In that spirit, we’ve compiled a list of TV shows that have actually solved crimes, exonerated people, and found answers to the unknown, from “The Jinx” miniseries that lead to the arrest of Robert Durst, to “Extinct or Alive,” which found a living animal thought to have died out over a hundred years ago.
“Unsolved Mysteries”
Back before the Netflix reboot, this classic series was on network television. Creator Terry Meurer told TheWrap that during its original 23-year run, the series helped to solve over 260 cold cases. She has high hopes that the Netflix reboot will have the same luck.
“Cold Justice”
This crime series from Dick Wolf and Magical Elves, which works with local law enforcement to solve cold cases, has resulted in 45 arrests and 18 convictions,...
“Unsolved Mysteries”
Back before the Netflix reboot, this classic series was on network television. Creator Terry Meurer told TheWrap that during its original 23-year run, the series helped to solve over 260 cold cases. She has high hopes that the Netflix reboot will have the same luck.
“Cold Justice”
This crime series from Dick Wolf and Magical Elves, which works with local law enforcement to solve cold cases, has resulted in 45 arrests and 18 convictions,...
- 7/10/2020
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Marc Smerling, who co-wrote and produced the Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst-starring drama, All Good Things, has launched Truth Media, a Brooklyn based television and podcast production company. The newly formed company aims is to continue to expand how people think of true crime. It aims to partner with writers, journalists and audio storytellers to create true crime podcasts to develop into TV series.
Smerling is the producer behind the Catfish as well as an Emmy-winner for the popular HBO crime documentary The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.
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Smerling is the producer behind the Catfish as well as an Emmy-winner for the popular HBO crime documentary The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst.
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- 4/24/2020
- by Amanda N'Duka
- Deadline Film + TV
It’s exciting, and fascinating, to see a great director of documentaries try his or her hand at a dramatic feature, since in theory the essential skill set should all be there. The best documentarians possess an acute visual sense, and they are all, of course, potent storytellers. Yet for every attempt at this sort of crossover that triumphs, like Terry Zwigoff leaping from “Crumb” to “Ghost World,” there are many more that don’t. Remember Joe Berlinger’s misbegotten “Blair Witch” sequel? Or Barbara Kopple’s “Havoc”? Or Michael Moore’s “Canadian Bacon”? And then there was Andrew Jarecki’s “All Good Things,” an attempt, by the creator of “Capturing the Friedmans,” to dramatize the life of the accused killer Robert Durst that proved to be such an ambitiously awkward movie that it spurred him to return to nonfiction with the far more powerful Robert Durst docu-series “The Jinx.
- 1/29/2020
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
“Engage.”
This was the simple command that Captain Jean-Luc Picard uttered so often throughout the seven-season run of Star Trek: The Next Generation — the final word before the starship Enterprise headed off on a new adventure. But engage is also what so many recent TV revivals fail to do. They don’t connect with the old material in any meaningful way so much as they strain to recreate it exactly as it was. They’re brand management more than they are storytelling — unapologetic bids for attention in an overcrowded TV landscape,...
This was the simple command that Captain Jean-Luc Picard uttered so often throughout the seven-season run of Star Trek: The Next Generation — the final word before the starship Enterprise headed off on a new adventure. But engage is also what so many recent TV revivals fail to do. They don’t connect with the old material in any meaningful way so much as they strain to recreate it exactly as it was. They’re brand management more than they are storytelling — unapologetic bids for attention in an overcrowded TV landscape,...
- 1/23/2020
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Rollingstone.com
Michael Ahr Dave Vitagliano Oct 13, 2019
Our genre television podcast hosts discuss some favorite shows that were able to wrap up satisfyingly in their series finales.
It's never pleasant to learn a favorite TV series is ending, but if the writers are able to bring the narrative to a satisfying conclusion, it can go a long way towards giving a sense of closure to fans. This is especially true for science fiction and supernatural shows that have super-dedicated viewers. On this week's Sci Fi Fidelity podcast, we discuss some of our favorite examples of shows that were able to end well.
Paradoxically, we found that some of the best finales provided closure by leaving the story open-ended enough to allow the audience to decide what happened next. Such was the case in both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff, Angel, both of which ended with massive battles between good and...
Our genre television podcast hosts discuss some favorite shows that were able to wrap up satisfyingly in their series finales.
It's never pleasant to learn a favorite TV series is ending, but if the writers are able to bring the narrative to a satisfying conclusion, it can go a long way towards giving a sense of closure to fans. This is especially true for science fiction and supernatural shows that have super-dedicated viewers. On this week's Sci Fi Fidelity podcast, we discuss some of our favorite examples of shows that were able to end well.
Paradoxically, we found that some of the best finales provided closure by leaving the story open-ended enough to allow the audience to decide what happened next. Such was the case in both Buffy the Vampire Slayer and its spinoff, Angel, both of which ended with massive battles between good and...
- 10/12/2019
- Den of Geek
There’s another new streaming service making its way into the market. Magnolia Pictures announced Thursday that it has launched Magnolia Selects, an indie streaming platform boasting Magnolia’s library of independent films.
Magnolia has also launched three subscription-based movie channels that will air via Dish in the U.S. The channels, called “Warriors & Gangsters,” “Dox” and “Monsters & Nightmares,” are genre specific to action, documentaries and horror, respectively, and will provide a curated selection of movies within those genres.
Magnolia Selects launches at a price of $4.99 per month, and each standalone chanell will cost $2.99 per month via Dish’s On Demand Subscriptions and the Dish Anywhere app.
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“With Magnolia Selects’ latest expansion on Dish, our films have the ability to reach new audiences on more platforms than ever before,” Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said in a statement. “We’re excited to...
Magnolia has also launched three subscription-based movie channels that will air via Dish in the U.S. The channels, called “Warriors & Gangsters,” “Dox” and “Monsters & Nightmares,” are genre specific to action, documentaries and horror, respectively, and will provide a curated selection of movies within those genres.
Magnolia Selects launches at a price of $4.99 per month, and each standalone chanell will cost $2.99 per month via Dish’s On Demand Subscriptions and the Dish Anywhere app.
Also Read: IFC Films Launches Subscription VOD Streaming Service
“With Magnolia Selects’ latest expansion on Dish, our films have the ability to reach new audiences on more platforms than ever before,” Magnolia president Eamonn Bowles said in a statement. “We’re excited to...
- 9/12/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Jerry Garcia stayed extremely busy in the fall of 1993. The Grateful Dead spent much of September playing multi-night stands at Boston Garden, New York’s Madison Square Garden, and the Spectrum in Philadelphia, and a little over a month later the guitarist was back in some of the same rooms with his eponymous side band. A gem from that lengthy arena trek, which turned out to be the Jerry Garcia Band’s final East Coast tour, is unearthed in the new live set GarciaLive Volume 11, November 11th, 1993, Providence Civic Center,...
- 6/28/2019
- by Jedd Ferris
- Rollingstone.com
Ryan Britt Jun 21, 2019
It's unlikely that Star Trek: Picard and Discovery will crossover... but what if they did?
As the current executive producer of all future Star Trek TV projects, Alex Kurtzman had to have some kind of a plan. And, in a long, revealing interview this week with Deadline, Kurtzman made it clear that before Star Trek: Discovery even launched in 2017, he knew the future of Trek needed to be planned out with some patience.
In recalling his meetings with CBS, Kurtzman said he told the network: "‘I think you have a universe here that is very under-utilized, and a fan base that I think is hungry for a lot more.’ And I walked them through the plan of what I saw for the next five to ten years of Trek." But, with a decade of Trek loosely planned out in advance, it stand to reason that Kurtzman and...
It's unlikely that Star Trek: Picard and Discovery will crossover... but what if they did?
As the current executive producer of all future Star Trek TV projects, Alex Kurtzman had to have some kind of a plan. And, in a long, revealing interview this week with Deadline, Kurtzman made it clear that before Star Trek: Discovery even launched in 2017, he knew the future of Trek needed to be planned out with some patience.
In recalling his meetings with CBS, Kurtzman said he told the network: "‘I think you have a universe here that is very under-utilized, and a fan base that I think is hungry for a lot more.’ And I walked them through the plan of what I saw for the next five to ten years of Trek." But, with a decade of Trek loosely planned out in advance, it stand to reason that Kurtzman and...
- 6/21/2019
- Den of Geek
Today saw the surprise release of the first teaser trailer for Star Trek: Picard, the much-anticipated TV series that’ll mark Sir Patrick Stewart’s return to the role of Jean-Luc Picard for the first time since 2002. The minute-and-a-half preview didn’t give away much about the plot of the show, but a look at Picard’s family vineyard and a shot of Stewart back in character proved more than enough to get fans hyped to high heaven.
First of all, everyone was overjoyed to have Stewart back on board the Trek franchise. After all, even the actor himself thought he was long done with the character. Now, we have a whole new series with him to look forward to.
Hey, you. Missed you, sir. #Picard pic.twitter.com/kWxbp5xywy
— An Englishman (Not) In San Diego (@EnglishmanSDCC) May 23, 2019
We all thought Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s finale had...
First of all, everyone was overjoyed to have Stewart back on board the Trek franchise. After all, even the actor himself thought he was long done with the character. Now, we have a whole new series with him to look forward to.
Hey, you. Missed you, sir. #Picard pic.twitter.com/kWxbp5xywy
— An Englishman (Not) In San Diego (@EnglishmanSDCC) May 23, 2019
We all thought Star Trek: The Next Generation‘s finale had...
- 5/23/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
CBS All Access has released the first look at “Star Trek: Picard,” the new series that will see Sir Patrick Stewart reprise the iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard.
Little is known about the plot of the series other than it is said to tell the story of the next chapter of Picard’s life. Stewart played Picard for seven seasons on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” in addition to appearing in four “Star Trek” films.
In addition to a teaser trailer, which can be viewed above, CBS also released key art for the series, which is below. The key art and the trailer both feature a vineyard. Fans of “Star Trek” will recall that Picard’s family owns a vineyard, which was seen in the Season 4 episode of “Next Generation” titled “Family” as well as the series finale “All Good Things…”
The teaser shows Picard working at the vineyard while...
Little is known about the plot of the series other than it is said to tell the story of the next chapter of Picard’s life. Stewart played Picard for seven seasons on “Star Trek: The Next Generation” in addition to appearing in four “Star Trek” films.
In addition to a teaser trailer, which can be viewed above, CBS also released key art for the series, which is below. The key art and the trailer both feature a vineyard. Fans of “Star Trek” will recall that Picard’s family owns a vineyard, which was seen in the Season 4 episode of “Next Generation” titled “Family” as well as the series finale “All Good Things…”
The teaser shows Picard working at the vineyard while...
- 5/23/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Hey, "Shadowhunters" fans. We hope you guys enjoyed tonight's episode 20. Now that it's officially over and in the history books, it's time for us to take a look at what next week's big, series finale episodes 21 and 22 will feature. That's right, guys. Episodes 21 and 22 will indeed be combined to feature a whopping, two and a half series finale! Then unfortunately, Shadowhunters will end forever. The lovely folks over at Freeform were kind enough to serve up a press release for the series finale episodes 21 and 22. So, that is what we'll be referencing for this spoiler session. To get things started, Freeform's press release revealed that episode 21 is titled,"Alliance" and episode 22 is titled, "All Good Things." Episode 21 and 22 sound like they will feature some pretty interesting, action-filled and very dramatic scenes as Clary comes up with a plan. Alec struggles for Magnus. Jonathan starts terrorizing! Clary has to make a huge sacrifice!
- 4/30/2019
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
“The Jinx” was well on its way to becoming one of HBO’s most noteworthy programs even before its shocking finale. The six-episode documentary series, profiling eccentric real estate magnate Robert Durst, ended with an apparent off-camera admission of guilt, leading many viewers to assume that he’d admitted to the murders that he’s been accused of over the course of several decades.
Now, as Durst prepares to face a criminal trial on first-degree murder charges in a California court, his lawyers are attempting to cast doubt on the way the show presented its interviews. A transcript submitted by the defense team shows that Durst’s infamous quote — “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.” — was actually pieced together, separated by six sentences of additional context.
The New York Times has an excerpt from that portion of the fateful interview, with the first part of...
Now, as Durst prepares to face a criminal trial on first-degree murder charges in a California court, his lawyers are attempting to cast doubt on the way the show presented its interviews. A transcript submitted by the defense team shows that Durst’s infamous quote — “What the hell did I do? Killed them all, of course.” — was actually pieced together, separated by six sentences of additional context.
The New York Times has an excerpt from that portion of the fateful interview, with the first part of...
- 4/24/2019
- by Steve Greene
- Indiewire
Patrick Stewart’s Jean-Luc Picard is on the verge of a comeback, that much we can confirm, but what about his former crew?
Yes, as we all know by now, Picard will soon feature in a new Star Trek series from CBS and franchise architect Alex Kurtzman, with the premise of it being a standalone drama that’ll focus on Picard’s next steps in Starfleet now that The Next Generation has come and gone.
And that’s just it. With the aforementioned show still missed by fans across the world, folks are wondering if the likes of LeVar Burton and Gates McFadden will reunite with Stewart in the not-so-distant future? Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem likely, but we do know that the esteemed actor will still get to team up with at least one of his old colleagues.
And that’s because Jonathan Frakes, who played Will Riker on The Next Generation,...
Yes, as we all know by now, Picard will soon feature in a new Star Trek series from CBS and franchise architect Alex Kurtzman, with the premise of it being a standalone drama that’ll focus on Picard’s next steps in Starfleet now that The Next Generation has come and gone.
And that’s just it. With the aforementioned show still missed by fans across the world, folks are wondering if the likes of LeVar Burton and Gates McFadden will reunite with Stewart in the not-so-distant future? Unfortunately, that doesn’t seem likely, but we do know that the esteemed actor will still get to team up with at least one of his old colleagues.
And that’s because Jonathan Frakes, who played Will Riker on The Next Generation,...
- 4/19/2019
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
Happy Monday to one and all, Jason from Mnpp here with this week's brand new edition of "Beauty vs Beast" -- enfant terrible provocateur Harmoney Korine is tossing another neon grenade our way this forthcoming Friday with his film The Beach Bum (reviewed at SXSW), twisting our sexual stoner preconceptions of Matthew McConaughey to suit his perverse needs. So for this week's contest, with Britney's voice still warbling in our heads, let's toss it back seven years to Korine's last much celebrated ode to the wacky Florida lifestyle, Spring Breakers.
In one corner we've got our four bikini kill co-eds and everywhere else we've got the drug-dealing pistol-fellating Alien (James Franco), owner of shit.
survey solutions
Previously I figured last week's Eternal Sunshine contest wouldn't be close but it really, really, wasn't close -- Kirsten Dunst walked away with 92% of the vote over Elijah Wood's mega-creep; said Fitz:
"Mary,...
In one corner we've got our four bikini kill co-eds and everywhere else we've got the drug-dealing pistol-fellating Alien (James Franco), owner of shit.
survey solutions
Previously I figured last week's Eternal Sunshine contest wouldn't be close but it really, really, wasn't close -- Kirsten Dunst walked away with 92% of the vote over Elijah Wood's mega-creep; said Fitz:
"Mary,...
- 3/25/2019
- by JA
- FilmExperience
Ryan Britt Mar 21, 2019
Tracking all the Star Trek universe Easter eggs and references in Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 10 "The Red Angel."
This Star Trek: Discovery article contains spoilers for Season 2 Episode 10.
Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 10 boasts some of the biggest twists in the series to date, which, considering everything that’s happened this season, is really saying something. It also hits the ground running with references and deep-cuts to existing Star Trek lore. From Tng time travel tech, to unused scripts for old-school Trek movies, and even one slick shout-out to Jodie Foster in Contact, “The Red Angel” is jammed with Easter eggs to Trek, science fiction, and a little bit of actual science.
Here are all the Easter eggs and references we spotted in Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 10, “The Red Angel.”
Airiam’s funeral references The Wrath of Khan and Into Darkness
The opening of the...
Tracking all the Star Trek universe Easter eggs and references in Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 10 "The Red Angel."
This Star Trek: Discovery article contains spoilers for Season 2 Episode 10.
Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 Episode 10 boasts some of the biggest twists in the series to date, which, considering everything that’s happened this season, is really saying something. It also hits the ground running with references and deep-cuts to existing Star Trek lore. From Tng time travel tech, to unused scripts for old-school Trek movies, and even one slick shout-out to Jodie Foster in Contact, “The Red Angel” is jammed with Easter eggs to Trek, science fiction, and a little bit of actual science.
Here are all the Easter eggs and references we spotted in Star Trek: Discovery Season 2, Episode 10, “The Red Angel.”
Airiam’s funeral references The Wrath of Khan and Into Darkness
The opening of the...
- 3/21/2019
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Emmy-nominated producer Janice Williams has signed her Well Red banner to a first look deal with Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories. This follows their successful collaboration on the Facebook Watch series Queen America. They worked together on the Andrew Jarecki-directed All Good Things and the Gus Van Sant-directed Oscar winner Milk.
Made Up Stories is coming off a strong Sundance, produced the Abe Forsythe-directed Lupita Nyong’o dark zombie comedy Little Monsters that was bought by Neon and Hulu and Jennifer Kent’s Nightingale which landed at IFC. On the TV side, the company is currently in pre-production on the David E. Kelley-scripted Susanne Bier-directed HBO limited series The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, and in post-production on the TNT series Tell Me Your Secrets, written by Harriet Warner and directed by Houda Benyamina.
Williams hatched her company in early 2018 after an...
Made Up Stories is coming off a strong Sundance, produced the Abe Forsythe-directed Lupita Nyong’o dark zombie comedy Little Monsters that was bought by Neon and Hulu and Jennifer Kent’s Nightingale which landed at IFC. On the TV side, the company is currently in pre-production on the David E. Kelley-scripted Susanne Bier-directed HBO limited series The Undoing, starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant, and in post-production on the TNT series Tell Me Your Secrets, written by Harriet Warner and directed by Houda Benyamina.
Williams hatched her company in early 2018 after an...
- 2/19/2019
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Patrick Stewart’s new Star Trek series is due to go before the cameras in just a couple of months, but story details are still being kept tightly under wraps. At least now we know exactly where in the timeline it fits, though. And that’s because while speaking on The Graham Norton Show, the star spilled some fresh details about the revival, including exactly how long after The Next Generation Picard’s big return will take place.
“Exactly 19 years in the future, which was how time has passed since the last time I put on my spacesuit…for the television series.”
Ok, so let’s get specific. The Next Generation‘s finale, “All Good Things…,” wrapped up the show in the year 2370 – which means we can assume that the Picard series picks things up in 2389. That would indicate that it takes place a decade after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis,...
“Exactly 19 years in the future, which was how time has passed since the last time I put on my spacesuit…for the television series.”
Ok, so let’s get specific. The Next Generation‘s finale, “All Good Things…,” wrapped up the show in the year 2370 – which means we can assume that the Picard series picks things up in 2389. That would indicate that it takes place a decade after the events of Star Trek: Nemesis,...
- 2/11/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
With Avengers: Endgame right around the corner, Marvel fans are eager for information on what’s awaiting us in the grand finale to the first ten years of the McU. The trailers so far have been resolutely spoiler-free, however, telling us as little as possible about the fourth Avengers movie. So where do we go to get hints as to how Endgame will unfold? Well, McU Cosmic has a theory that one unlikely source might hold all the answers: Star Trek.
First of all, it’s no secret that Kevin Feige’s a big Trek fan and he’s talked about the franchise’s influence on the Marvel movies before. For instance, he’s realized that the third entry in every McU trilogy ends with something getting destroyed – think about it and it’s true, either literally or metaphorically – and lays the blame for that at Star Trek III: The Search for Spock...
First of all, it’s no secret that Kevin Feige’s a big Trek fan and he’s talked about the franchise’s influence on the Marvel movies before. For instance, he’s realized that the third entry in every McU trilogy ends with something getting destroyed – think about it and it’s true, either literally or metaphorically – and lays the blame for that at Star Trek III: The Search for Spock...
- 2/9/2019
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
One of the TV projects that I’m most excited about that’s coming is the new Star Trek series that will focus on Captain Jean-Luc Picard. The last time we saw Patrick Stewart in the role was in 2002’s Star Trek: Nemesis, and after that, he had no intentions of returning to the role.
He explains that while he loved the character Picard, it was hard for him to find other work because all people saw was Picard. So, he made the choice to move on… until he was pitched this new series. He just couldn’t say no to it!
When the Picard project was officially announced, Stewart said, “It is an unexpected but delightful surprise to find myself excited and invigorated to be returning to Jean-Luc Picard.” Then in a recent interview with Yahoo, the actor talked about why he decided to come back and reprise his...
He explains that while he loved the character Picard, it was hard for him to find other work because all people saw was Picard. So, he made the choice to move on… until he was pitched this new series. He just couldn’t say no to it!
When the Picard project was officially announced, Stewart said, “It is an unexpected but delightful surprise to find myself excited and invigorated to be returning to Jean-Luc Picard.” Then in a recent interview with Yahoo, the actor talked about why he decided to come back and reprise his...
- 1/31/2019
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Exclusive: Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories has acquired film rights to As Long As We Both Shall Live, the upcoming JoAnn Chaney novel that Flatiron Books will publish January 15. Made Up Stories will develop the project for film in partnership with Endeavor Content.
It adds to a number of female-centric novels that Made Up Stories has percolating, including Signe Pike’s The Lost Queen, Holly Ringland’s The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart, and Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers.
The novel is about a complicated marriage gone very wrong. Matt Evans and his wife Marie are on a hike not far from their home in Denver, when Marie goes off a cliff to near certain death in the river below. Matt frantically seeks out park rangers to report the incident, claiming it was an accident. But detectives investigating uncover an incident over 20 years ago when his first wife...
It adds to a number of female-centric novels that Made Up Stories has percolating, including Signe Pike’s The Lost Queen, Holly Ringland’s The Lost Flowers Of Alice Hart, and Liane Moriarty’s Nine Perfect Strangers.
The novel is about a complicated marriage gone very wrong. Matt Evans and his wife Marie are on a hike not far from their home in Denver, when Marie goes off a cliff to near certain death in the river below. Matt frantically seeks out park rangers to report the incident, claiming it was an accident. But detectives investigating uncover an incident over 20 years ago when his first wife...
- 11/28/2018
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Real estate heir Robert Durst, who was the subject of HBO’s “The Jinx,” has been ordered to stand trial on charges that he murdered his friend Susan Berman, the Los Angeles County district attorney’s office said Thursday.
“Durst was held to answer for murder with the special circumstances of witness killing and lying in wait by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Windham,” the D.A.’s office said in a statement, adding that Durst also faces gun use allegations.
Per the D.A.’s office, Durst is charged with murdering Berman on or about Dec. 23, 2000. Her body was discovered in her Benedict Canyon home on Christmas Eve. The defendant was arrested in March 2015 by FBI agents in New Orleans.
Also Read: La Prosecutor Seeks to Use Robert Durst's Interview for Ryan Gosling's 'All Good Things' DVD at Murder Trial
In addition to the holding order binding Durst for trial,...
“Durst was held to answer for murder with the special circumstances of witness killing and lying in wait by Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark Windham,” the D.A.’s office said in a statement, adding that Durst also faces gun use allegations.
Per the D.A.’s office, Durst is charged with murdering Berman on or about Dec. 23, 2000. Her body was discovered in her Benedict Canyon home on Christmas Eve. The defendant was arrested in March 2015 by FBI agents in New Orleans.
Also Read: La Prosecutor Seeks to Use Robert Durst's Interview for Ryan Gosling's 'All Good Things' DVD at Murder Trial
In addition to the holding order binding Durst for trial,...
- 10/25/2018
- by Tim Kenneally and Pamela Chelin
- The Wrap
Ryan Gosling is currently in theaters as Neil Armstrong in “First Man,” but he’ll soon be somewhat involved in the Robert Durst murder trial if Los Angeles County District Attorney Jackie Lacey has anything to do about it. Gosling starred as a fictional version of Durst in Andrew Jarecki’s 2010 drama “All Good Things,” which Lacey is seeking to use as evidence to convict Durst (via Deadline).
A motion filed by Lacey on October 23 stated, “‘All Good Things,’ although a ‘fictional’ movie, was specifically based and marketed as the story of the disappearance and death of defendant Robert Durst’s (‘Defendant’) wife, the subsequent murder of his best friend, and the killing of his neighbor and confidante in Texas. The movie pulled no punches; it made clear that the character based on Defendant had personally killed his wife in New York, planned and directed the murder of his best friend in California,...
A motion filed by Lacey on October 23 stated, “‘All Good Things,’ although a ‘fictional’ movie, was specifically based and marketed as the story of the disappearance and death of defendant Robert Durst’s (‘Defendant’) wife, the subsequent murder of his best friend, and the killing of his neighbor and confidante in Texas. The movie pulled no punches; it made clear that the character based on Defendant had personally killed his wife in New York, planned and directed the murder of his best friend in California,...
- 10/24/2018
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Prosecutors in Los Angeles are seeking to admit real estate scion Robert Durst’s DVD commentary for the 2010 Ryan Gosling film “All Good Things” into evidence at Durst’s upcoming murder trial.
In paperwork filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, district attorney Jackie Lacey and others have asked that the commentary be admitted as evidence of “adoptive admission.”
Prosecutors contend that the film, while fictional, was based on Durst’s case, and that Durst told filmmakers on camera that he felt the drama “was very, very, very close in much of the ways about what, pretty much, happened.”
Also Read: Robert Durst Says He Regrets Doing HBO's 'The Jinx'
“All Good Things, although a ‘fictional’ movie, was specifically based and marketed as the story of the disappearance and death of defendant Robert Durst’s (‘Defendant’) wife, the subsequent murder of his best friend, and the killing of...
In paperwork filed in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday, district attorney Jackie Lacey and others have asked that the commentary be admitted as evidence of “adoptive admission.”
Prosecutors contend that the film, while fictional, was based on Durst’s case, and that Durst told filmmakers on camera that he felt the drama “was very, very, very close in much of the ways about what, pretty much, happened.”
Also Read: Robert Durst Says He Regrets Doing HBO's 'The Jinx'
“All Good Things, although a ‘fictional’ movie, was specifically based and marketed as the story of the disappearance and death of defendant Robert Durst’s (‘Defendant’) wife, the subsequent murder of his best friend, and the killing of...
- 10/23/2018
- by Tim Kenneally
- The Wrap
Joseph Baxter Sep 24, 2018
The TV return of Patrick Stewart to his iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard kicks off with a tweet teasing first the writers room meeting.
CBS All Access’s untitled Star Trek Jean-Luc Picard spinoff series is quickly becoming a reality, as a tweet of the newly-launched writers room from star Patrick Stewart reveals.
Stewart, who made the official announcement of the Star Trek: The Next Generation follow-up series back in August, tweeted a photo of the former-and-soon-to-return Picard actor’s proverbial ready room, joined by a creative coalition consisting of Kirsten Beyer (Star Trek: Discovery), Michael Chabon (Spider-Man 2), Akiva Goldsman (Star Trek: Discovery), Diandra Pendleton-Thompson (Awakening Love) and James Duff (Major Crimes). Indeed, Stewart’s accompanying caption, “The journey has begun,” is enough to stoke excitement amongst even the most lapsed of Trekkies.
The journey has begun. Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff,...
The TV return of Patrick Stewart to his iconic role of Jean-Luc Picard kicks off with a tweet teasing first the writers room meeting.
CBS All Access’s untitled Star Trek Jean-Luc Picard spinoff series is quickly becoming a reality, as a tweet of the newly-launched writers room from star Patrick Stewart reveals.
Stewart, who made the official announcement of the Star Trek: The Next Generation follow-up series back in August, tweeted a photo of the former-and-soon-to-return Picard actor’s proverbial ready room, joined by a creative coalition consisting of Kirsten Beyer (Star Trek: Discovery), Michael Chabon (Spider-Man 2), Akiva Goldsman (Star Trek: Discovery), Diandra Pendleton-Thompson (Awakening Love) and James Duff (Major Crimes). Indeed, Stewart’s accompanying caption, “The journey has begun,” is enough to stoke excitement amongst even the most lapsed of Trekkies.
The journey has begun. Kirsten Beyer, Michael Chabon, Akiva Goldsman, Diandra Pendleton-Thompson, James Duff,...
- 9/24/2018
- Den of Geek
Ron D. Moore is a man with a better handle on Star Trek than most. He was one of the most praised writers on The Next Generation, penning such classic episodes as “The Bonding,” “Sins of the Father” and the finale, “All Good Things.” He also went on to write episodes of Deep Space Nine, Voyager and assisted on the script for First Contact. Basically, when he talks Trek it’s worth listening – and it definitely was at the Star Trek Las Vegas convention this year.
The most interesting moment came when a fan asked him what he thought about franchise fatigue, the notion that audiences are getting sick of everything being some multi-part saga and not standalone stories, which is particularly notable given that season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery is set to air in early 2019, followed by multiple TV projects and various movies.
Here’s what Moore had to...
The most interesting moment came when a fan asked him what he thought about franchise fatigue, the notion that audiences are getting sick of everything being some multi-part saga and not standalone stories, which is particularly notable given that season 2 of Star Trek: Discovery is set to air in early 2019, followed by multiple TV projects and various movies.
Here’s what Moore had to...
- 8/18/2018
- by David James
- We Got This Covered
Avengers: Infinity War had more deaths of major characters than the whole of the previous 18 movies in the Marvel Cinematic Universe put together. The loss of the likes of Black Panther, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man and the Guardians (bar Rocket) proved so shocking as they came a film too early. Don’t get us wrong; fans were well prepared for the galaxy’s greatest heroes to face death in Avengers 4, but not in its predecessor.
In light of Infinity War‘s jaw-dropping ending, it’s worth revisiting some comments Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige made about the upcoming sequel back in March. The big cheese teased that fans shouldn’t expect lots of death from the pic, which will wrap up the first decade of the McU. To get across his point about what sort of finale the film will be, Feige compared it to the last episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
In light of Infinity War‘s jaw-dropping ending, it’s worth revisiting some comments Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige made about the upcoming sequel back in March. The big cheese teased that fans shouldn’t expect lots of death from the pic, which will wrap up the first decade of the McU. To get across his point about what sort of finale the film will be, Feige compared it to the last episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation.
- 5/13/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
As we’ve heard so much about how Avengers: Infinity War will act as the grand finale of everything the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been doing over the past ten years, fans are expecting some Earth-shattering things to happen in the event movie. Mostly, this means they’re anticipating at least one or two of the founding Avengers to die.
But should we really go into Infinity War and its untitled sequel expecting a blood-bath, or a realization of Tony’s nightmare from Avengers: Age of Ultron where everyone’s dead? Entertainment Weekly asked Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige about this very thing and he revealed that, actually, he’s not sure that lots of death is the only way to create a strong finale. To illustrate his point, he referenced another landmark of geek culture – the series finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation:
“People always will jump...
But should we really go into Infinity War and its untitled sequel expecting a blood-bath, or a realization of Tony’s nightmare from Avengers: Age of Ultron where everyone’s dead? Entertainment Weekly asked Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige about this very thing and he revealed that, actually, he’s not sure that lots of death is the only way to create a strong finale. To illustrate his point, he referenced another landmark of geek culture – the series finale of Star Trek: The Next Generation:
“People always will jump...
- 3/14/2018
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
With the exception of Uncle Ben and Bruce Wayne’s parents, no one really dies in comic books, right?
That phrase gets tossed around quite a lot when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, too, as the only real person of interest to bite the bullet – so far, at least – is Agent Phil Coulson. And even he was resurrected for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
So it’s fair to say that Marvel tends to shy away from permanent deaths when dealing with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and their many allies – Tony Stark fell back to Earth and was rudely awoken by a rampaging Hulk in The Avengers, while in Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill survived an unscheduled spacewalk in order to save Gamora. The list goes on, really. But thanks to Avengers: Infinity War, that’s all about to change.
New Infinity War Action Shots Feature Loki,...
That phrase gets tossed around quite a lot when it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, too, as the only real person of interest to bite the bullet – so far, at least – is Agent Phil Coulson. And even he was resurrected for Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.
So it’s fair to say that Marvel tends to shy away from permanent deaths when dealing with Earth’s Mightiest Heroes and their many allies – Tony Stark fell back to Earth and was rudely awoken by a rampaging Hulk in The Avengers, while in Guardians of the Galaxy, Peter Quill survived an unscheduled spacewalk in order to save Gamora. The list goes on, really. But thanks to Avengers: Infinity War, that’s all about to change.
New Infinity War Action Shots Feature Loki,...
- 3/9/2018
- by Michael Briers
- We Got This Covered
We've got a pretty odd assortment of movies kicking off December this year; in fact, with so much genre stuff and so little in the way of awards contenders you'd almost think it was January already. Sngmoo Lee's The Warrior's Way is the only new wide release, a blend of both Eastern and Western sensibilities with a cast that includes Koren superstar Dong-gun Jang plus Kate Bosworth, Geoffrey Rush and Danny Huston. Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan also makes its theatrical debut this weekend, unfortunately it is playing on less than 20 screens. Also in limited release we have I Love You, Phillip Morris starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor, All Good Things starring Ryan Gosling and Kirsten Dunst, and the Finnish holiday fantasy/horror film Rare Exports: A Christmas Tale. What will you be watching this weekend? The Warrior's Way [1] Black Swan [2] (limited) Dead Awake [3] (limited) Rare Exports...
- 12/3/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Before I get into my prediction picks and second best choices for Best Original Screenplay, here are some titles that are worth mentioning and that I think are on the outsides looking in. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Biutiful (how will he do without Guillermo Arriaga as his wingman?), Mark Heyman and Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan (I think the Academy will find the title too risque)... - Before I get into my prediction picks and second best choices for Best Original Screenplay, here are some titles that are worth mentioning and that I think are on the outsides looking in. Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu's Biutiful (how will he do without Guillermo Arriaga as his wingman?), Mark Heyman and Darren Aronofsky's Black Swan (I think the Academy will find the title too risqu...
- 3/16/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
We'll find out the exact line-up soon enough and I'll see just how my predictions pan out for the upcoming edition of Sundance. - We'll find out the exact line-up soon enough and I'll see just how my predictions pan out for the upcoming edition of Sundance. For practicality reasons, here is a quick listing, I've included the titles below and if you want to familiarize yourself with the projects, you can go back and check out last week's brief summaries: Part I, Part II, Part III, Part IV, Part V, Part VI, Part VII, Part VIII, Part IX. Would be surprised if these weren't at the festival:...
- 12/13/2009
- by Ioncinema.com Staff
- IONCINEMA.com
Jeffrey Dean Morgan has been cast to star opposite Kirsten Dunst and Ryan Gosling in All Good Things for Michael London's Groundswell Prods.
Andrew Jarecki will direct.
The film -- written by Marcus Hinchey, Marc Smerling and Jarecki -- is a love story and murder mystery set against a real estate dynasty in 1980s New York. The plot centers on the scion of the dynasty (Gosling) who falls for a beautiful girl (Dunst) from the wrong side of the tracks, who disappears. Morgan will play a down-and-out detective who tries to uncover the truth.
Production begins this month in Connecticut. Jarecki and Smerling are producing with Groundswell.
Morgan will appear in Zack Snyder's adaptation of the graphic novel Watchmen, slated for a March release by Warner Bros. He next stars opposite Uma Thurman in Yari Film Group's upcoming romantic comedy The Accidental Husband. He co-starred opposite Hilary Swank in Warner Bros.' P.S. I Love You and also played Denny Duquette on ABC's Grey's Anatomy.
Morgan is repped by WMA and Rob Gomez.
Andrew Jarecki will direct.
The film -- written by Marcus Hinchey, Marc Smerling and Jarecki -- is a love story and murder mystery set against a real estate dynasty in 1980s New York. The plot centers on the scion of the dynasty (Gosling) who falls for a beautiful girl (Dunst) from the wrong side of the tracks, who disappears. Morgan will play a down-and-out detective who tries to uncover the truth.
Production begins this month in Connecticut. Jarecki and Smerling are producing with Groundswell.
Morgan will appear in Zack Snyder's adaptation of the graphic novel Watchmen, slated for a March release by Warner Bros. He next stars opposite Uma Thurman in Yari Film Group's upcoming romantic comedy The Accidental Husband. He co-starred opposite Hilary Swank in Warner Bros.' P.S. I Love You and also played Denny Duquette on ABC's Grey's Anatomy.
Morgan is repped by WMA and Rob Gomez.
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