Parting is such sweet sorrow, particularly when it comes to Emmy voters. In recent years, the TV academy has given goodbye hugs to four Best Drama Series contenders for their final seasons: “Succession” (2023), “Game of Thrones” (2019), “Breaking Bad” (2014) and “The Sopranos” (2007). The only other dramas to land on this farewell list all hail from many decades ago: “Upstairs, Downstairs” (1977), “Elizabeth R” (1972), “The Bold Ones: The Senator” (1971) and “Playhouse 90” (1960). Will “The Crown” now become the ninth such program at the upcoming 2024 Emmys?
According to Gold Derby’s early Emmy odds, “The Crown” is way out front to win Best Drama Series for its sixth and final season. Rounding out the likely Top 8 nominees are “The Morning Show,” “The Gilded Age,” “Slow Horses,” “Loki,” “3 Body Problem,” “The Curse” and “Sugar.” Netflix notably split up the last episodes of “The Crown” into two parts — the first part streamed November 16 and dealt...
According to Gold Derby’s early Emmy odds, “The Crown” is way out front to win Best Drama Series for its sixth and final season. Rounding out the likely Top 8 nominees are “The Morning Show,” “The Gilded Age,” “Slow Horses,” “Loki,” “3 Body Problem,” “The Curse” and “Sugar.” Netflix notably split up the last episodes of “The Crown” into two parts — the first part streamed November 16 and dealt...
- 3/14/2024
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
"Mary Poppins" has been a beloved children's film since its release in 1964. The musical comedy was a veritable hit among British and American audiences alike and launched the career of the incomparable Julie Andrews, who became one of the brightest stars of the late 20th century.
The Disney classic swept the 1965 Oscars, earning Andrews an Academy Award for her performance and snagging additional awards for visual effects, editing, and music. The film was a great triumph for the studio as well as the stars. It was immediately recognized as the masterpiece that it is and has only retained and strengthened its legendary status with age.
Sadly, as the picture ages, so too do the actors that made it such an unforgettable romp. Very few members of the main cast are still alive today and the ones that haven't made it might surprise you. Glynis Johns, who played suffragette and mother...
The Disney classic swept the 1965 Oscars, earning Andrews an Academy Award for her performance and snagging additional awards for visual effects, editing, and music. The film was a great triumph for the studio as well as the stars. It was immediately recognized as the masterpiece that it is and has only retained and strengthened its legendary status with age.
Sadly, as the picture ages, so too do the actors that made it such an unforgettable romp. Very few members of the main cast are still alive today and the ones that haven't made it might surprise you. Glynis Johns, who played suffragette and mother...
- 1/21/2024
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
“Succession” went out on top for its fourth and final season, ending up with six Emmys Monday night including the top prize. The HBO series took home the prize for outstanding drama series for the second consecutive year and third consecutive season. It joins other three-peaters like “The Defenders,” “Dragnet,” “Playhouse 90” and “Upstairs, Downstairs.”
While accepting the prize, series creator Jesse Armstrong said, “We want to thank HBO. This wasn’t necessarily an easy show to commission right at the very beginning.”
He went on to say hello to “Jeremy Strong, who’s making a movie and Lucy, who’s made a baby. We send our love to both of them.”
Armstrong then grimly joked, “This is a show about family, but it’s also about when partisan politics and news coverage gets intertwined with divisive right-wing politics. After four seasons of satire, that’s a problem I understand we have now fixed.
While accepting the prize, series creator Jesse Armstrong said, “We want to thank HBO. This wasn’t necessarily an easy show to commission right at the very beginning.”
He went on to say hello to “Jeremy Strong, who’s making a movie and Lucy, who’s made a baby. We send our love to both of them.”
Armstrong then grimly joked, “This is a show about family, but it’s also about when partisan politics and news coverage gets intertwined with divisive right-wing politics. After four seasons of satire, that’s a problem I understand we have now fixed.
- 1/16/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Carl Davis, who composed the scores for The French Lieutenant’s Woman, the BBC miniseries Pride and Prejudice and perhaps most famously Abel Gance’s epic 1927 silent film Napoléon, has died. He was 86.
Davis died Thursday after suffering a brain hemorrhage, his family announced.
“We are so proud that Carl’s legacy will be his astonishing impact on music,” they wrote on Twitter. “A consummate all-round musician, he was the driving force behind the reinvention of the silent movie for this generation, and he wrote scores for some of the most-loved and remembered British television dramas.”
Born in Brooklyn but living in the U.K. since 1961, Davis was hired by documentarians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill to create music for the 13-hour 1980 miniseries Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film and for Napoléon.
“My first score for a silent movie was Napoleon,” he said in 2010. “Five hours of it! It...
Davis died Thursday after suffering a brain hemorrhage, his family announced.
“We are so proud that Carl’s legacy will be his astonishing impact on music,” they wrote on Twitter. “A consummate all-round musician, he was the driving force behind the reinvention of the silent movie for this generation, and he wrote scores for some of the most-loved and remembered British television dramas.”
Born in Brooklyn but living in the U.K. since 1961, Davis was hired by documentarians Kevin Brownlow and David Gill to create music for the 13-hour 1980 miniseries Hollywood: A Celebration of the American Silent Film and for Napoléon.
“My first score for a silent movie was Napoleon,” he said in 2010. “Five hours of it! It...
- 8/3/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With its abundance of positive reviews and heaps of industry accolades, “Succession” can unequivocally be counted as one of the most highly revered series in TV history. Judging by the impression its final batch of episodes have made on viewers so far, it seems like it will be the show to beat at the upcoming Emmys. After winning Best Drama Series in 2020 and 2022, the HBO hit could now take the prize for its farewell installment, emulating just seven other programs.
The fourth and final season of “Succession,” which premiered on March 26, follows the fractured Roy family as they close in on the inevitable reality of patriarch Logan (Brian Cox) no longer being in charge of Waystar Royco. As hard as they try to distance themselves from him, Logan’s emotionally stunted adult children continually find it impossible to escape his powerful influence.
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The fourth and final season of “Succession,” which premiered on March 26, follows the fractured Roy family as they close in on the inevitable reality of patriarch Logan (Brian Cox) no longer being in charge of Waystar Royco. As hard as they try to distance themselves from him, Logan’s emotionally stunted adult children continually find it impossible to escape his powerful influence.
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- 4/21/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Logan Roy f—ing wins and so does “Succession.” The HBO hit has won Best Drama Series at the Emmys the last two times it was eligible and is the runaway favorite in the odds to snag a third trophy for its fourth and final season. Should that happen, “Succession” will join a quickly expanding list of shows to win the series honor for its last season.
Prior to 2000, only five shows that ran for multiple seasons managed to take home the top prize with its final outing: “Playhouse 90”, “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, “Upstairs, Downstairs”, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Barney Miller”. It’d be 23 years before another farewell coronation occurred. “Everybody Loves Raymond” won comedy series in 2005, its second total, for its ninth and final season. Two years later, “The Sopranos” cut to black with its second drama series statuette for the second part of its sixth and final installment.
Prior to 2000, only five shows that ran for multiple seasons managed to take home the top prize with its final outing: “Playhouse 90”, “The Dick Van Dyke Show”, “Upstairs, Downstairs”, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” and “Barney Miller”. It’d be 23 years before another farewell coronation occurred. “Everybody Loves Raymond” won comedy series in 2005, its second total, for its ninth and final season. Two years later, “The Sopranos” cut to black with its second drama series statuette for the second part of its sixth and final installment.
- 3/28/2023
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
As of this writing, all of Gold Derby’s Experts (our savvy pundits from major media outlets) and Editors (our staffers who write about awards year-round) are in agreement that Jennifer Coolidge (“The White Lotus: Sicily”) will win at the 2023 Emmys in Best Drama Supporting Actress. This would be her second consecutive Emmy Award for playing fan-favorite socialite Tanya McQuoid on the HBO show. However, her trophies would be in different categories, as “The White Lotus” is making a Tanya-esque leap this year (just use the ladder!) from a limited series to a drama series.
Amazingly enough, there is recent precedent for this exact scenario at the Emmys. Maggie Smith (“Downton Abbey”) won in the same supporting actress categories for playing Violet Crawley both before and after her PBS show swapped genres.
See‘The White Lotus’: What are its Emmy chances now that it’s competing as a drama series?...
Amazingly enough, there is recent precedent for this exact scenario at the Emmys. Maggie Smith (“Downton Abbey”) won in the same supporting actress categories for playing Violet Crawley both before and after her PBS show swapped genres.
See‘The White Lotus’: What are its Emmy chances now that it’s competing as a drama series?...
- 3/17/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
After being consistently overlooked since 2016, “Better Call Saul” has finally received its first Best Drama Series Golden Globe nomination. This long overdue recognition comes for the AMC program’s sixth and final season, which aired in two parts over the spring and summer of 2022. The prequel and sequel series to “Breaking Bad” has already followed its predecessor by only catching the attention of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association with its bifurcated last batch of episodes, and it could now further emulate it by pulling off a last minute victory in the top category.
“Breaking Bad” won Best Drama Series in 2014 immediately after the first half of its fifth season came up short against “Homeland.” 13 years after first being introduced as Walter White’s sleazy strip mall lawyer, Jimmy “Saul Goodman” McGill’s story has come to an end, and Bob Odenkirk’s portrayal of the character has earned him his...
“Breaking Bad” won Best Drama Series in 2014 immediately after the first half of its fifth season came up short against “Homeland.” 13 years after first being introduced as Walter White’s sleazy strip mall lawyer, Jimmy “Saul Goodman” McGill’s story has come to an end, and Bob Odenkirk’s portrayal of the character has earned him his...
- 1/6/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
British author Fay Weldon, best known for “The Life and Loves of a She-Devil” and “The Cloning of Joanna May,” has died. She was 91.
Weldon’s agent tweeted a family statement on Wednesday. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Fay Weldon (Cbe), author, essayist and playwright. She died peacefully this morning 4th January 2023.” A cause of death was not revealed.
Fay Weldon – Family Announcement.
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Fay Weldon (Cbe), author, essayist and playwright. She died peacefully this morning 4th January 2023. pic.twitter.com/1nsp4qHlHv
— Georgina Capel Assoc (@GeorginaCapel) January 4, 2023
Weldon’s works were adapted numerous times for the screen. “The Life and Loves of a She-Devil” (1983), where a woman who loses her husband to a romance novelist goes to extreme lengths to make their lives a misery, was adapted both as a multiple BAFTA-winning BBC...
Weldon’s agent tweeted a family statement on Wednesday. “It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Fay Weldon (Cbe), author, essayist and playwright. She died peacefully this morning 4th January 2023.” A cause of death was not revealed.
Fay Weldon – Family Announcement.
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Fay Weldon (Cbe), author, essayist and playwright. She died peacefully this morning 4th January 2023. pic.twitter.com/1nsp4qHlHv
— Georgina Capel Assoc (@GeorginaCapel) January 4, 2023
Weldon’s works were adapted numerous times for the screen. “The Life and Loves of a She-Devil” (1983), where a woman who loses her husband to a romance novelist goes to extreme lengths to make their lives a misery, was adapted both as a multiple BAFTA-winning BBC...
- 1/4/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Five seasons into its six-season run, “The Crown” has covered nearly two-thirds of Queen Elizabeth II’s 70-year reign over the United Kingdom. So far, the Netflix drama has racked up a slew of awards, including 21 Emmys from 63 nominations. Part of its appeal stems from its unique structure, wherein each season encapsulates a decade of British history and the principal roles change hands in order to reflect this passage of time. This version of the queen has been played to acclaim by Claire Foy, Olivia Colman and Imelda Staunton, but which actress has done the best job of embodying the monarch? Vote for your favorite Queen Elizabeth in our poll below and then defend your choice in the comments section.
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Foy, who had previously appeared on such programs as “Upstairs Downstairs” and “Wolf Hall,” starred as Elizabeth II...
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Foy, who had previously appeared on such programs as “Upstairs Downstairs” and “Wolf Hall,” starred as Elizabeth II...
- 12/24/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Mylène Demongeot in recent years and in the British comedy Upstairs, Downstairs made in 1959 and directed by Ralph Thomas Photo: UniFrance One of the last surviving French sex symbols from the Fifties and Sixties Mylène Demongeot has died at the age of 87 after a long illness.
Demongeot who spent her youth in Montpellier and adored the region around the town, latterly had devoted herself to animal rights in common with her contemporary Brigitte Bardot. Bardot wrote in one of her books that "Mylène was my little cinema sister, then became my combat sister, a libra like me, she has always loved animals”.
After the death of her long-standing companion Didier Raoult, the actress had her own battles with cancer and recently coronavirus against which she had declined to be vaccinated, claiming to have multiple allergies.
One of Mylène Demongeot’s last screen appearances with Gérard Depardieu in Retirement Home Photo:...
Demongeot who spent her youth in Montpellier and adored the region around the town, latterly had devoted herself to animal rights in common with her contemporary Brigitte Bardot. Bardot wrote in one of her books that "Mylène was my little cinema sister, then became my combat sister, a libra like me, she has always loved animals”.
After the death of her long-standing companion Didier Raoult, the actress had her own battles with cancer and recently coronavirus against which she had declined to be vaccinated, claiming to have multiple allergies.
One of Mylène Demongeot’s last screen appearances with Gérard Depardieu in Retirement Home Photo:...
- 12/1/2022
- by Richard Mowe
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Love Actually actor Meg Wynn Owen had £65,000 stolen from her by friend and costume designer, a judge has ruled.
Owen died aged 82 in June this year. She suffered from dementia and was moved into a care home in Cardiff, Wales, in 2015.
According to Wales Online, her move came months after her friend Brian Malam, 60, was named her power of attorney due to her dementia in 2014.
Owen appeared in films including Love Actually, and Pride & Prejudice. She also made an appearance in Doctor Who, as well as the series Upstairs Downstairs.
Malam had pleaded guilty to fraud when he appeared in court for sentencing. He received a sentence of 32 months in prison.
Delivering Malam’s sentence, a judge said that the costume designer had abused the legal powers that he had been granted and “betrayed” a friend of his.
The Cardiff Crown Court heard that Malam’s visits to Owen...
Owen died aged 82 in June this year. She suffered from dementia and was moved into a care home in Cardiff, Wales, in 2015.
According to Wales Online, her move came months after her friend Brian Malam, 60, was named her power of attorney due to her dementia in 2014.
Owen appeared in films including Love Actually, and Pride & Prejudice. She also made an appearance in Doctor Who, as well as the series Upstairs Downstairs.
Malam had pleaded guilty to fraud when he appeared in court for sentencing. He received a sentence of 32 months in prison.
Delivering Malam’s sentence, a judge said that the costume designer had abused the legal powers that he had been granted and “betrayed” a friend of his.
The Cardiff Crown Court heard that Malam’s visits to Owen...
- 11/24/2022
- by Annabel Nugent
- The Independent - TV
Welcome to Deadline’s International Disruptors, a feature where we shine a spotlight on key executives and companies shaking up the offshore marketplace. This week, we’re talking to Carnival Films executive chairman Gareth Neame, the producer behind the global British hit franchise Downton Abbey. The company, which Neame sold to NBC Universal in 2008, continues to be one of the heavy hitters when it comes to producing high-end dramas that have global reach.
Nothing in Gareth Neame’s career has been an accident. The veteran British producer is perhaps best known for the global phenomenon Downton Abbey, which he exec produced through his banner Carnival Films. The series, which won 15 Primetime Emmy Awards with 69 nominations (making it the most nominated non-u.S. show in Emmy history), has spawned six series and two films, the latest of which, Downton Abbey: A New Era, will begin its global rollout in the UK...
Nothing in Gareth Neame’s career has been an accident. The veteran British producer is perhaps best known for the global phenomenon Downton Abbey, which he exec produced through his banner Carnival Films. The series, which won 15 Primetime Emmy Awards with 69 nominations (making it the most nominated non-u.S. show in Emmy history), has spawned six series and two films, the latest of which, Downton Abbey: A New Era, will begin its global rollout in the UK...
- 2/23/2022
- by Diana Lodderhose
- Deadline Film + TV
Originally published Jan. 26.
We are living in the age of the redemptionpic. It’s a more specific formula than your standard biopic — or bio miniseries, as the case may be. In such fare as “I, Tonya” and “The People vs. O.J. Simpson,” we have discovered the joy of revisiting a famously well-covered tale, this time with the empathy and the hindsight of modern times. It’s a wildly satisfying cocktail. Current actors impersonate famous people of yore for our pleasure. We get hits of nostalgia via the styling and references of a more innocent era. And we wallow in the smug satisfaction that we are much better people now; we are not, say, as ignorant of sexism or racism or economic disparity as those rubes from a past decade were. We might not come out forgiving O.J. Simpson, but we now appreciate the forces at play — and, man, do we feel for Marcia Clark.
We are living in the age of the redemptionpic. It’s a more specific formula than your standard biopic — or bio miniseries, as the case may be. In such fare as “I, Tonya” and “The People vs. O.J. Simpson,” we have discovered the joy of revisiting a famously well-covered tale, this time with the empathy and the hindsight of modern times. It’s a wildly satisfying cocktail. Current actors impersonate famous people of yore for our pleasure. We get hits of nostalgia via the styling and references of a more innocent era. And we wallow in the smug satisfaction that we are much better people now; we are not, say, as ignorant of sexism or racism or economic disparity as those rubes from a past decade were. We might not come out forgiving O.J. Simpson, but we now appreciate the forces at play — and, man, do we feel for Marcia Clark.
- 2/2/2022
- by Jennifer Keishin Armstrong
- The Wrap
When Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín reached out to meet Steven Knight, he had never met the virtuosic British screenwriter behind Oscar-nominated “Dirty Pretty Things,” series “Peaky Blinders,” Tom Hardy vehicles “Locke” and “Taboo,” and most recently, Doug Liman’s pandemic drama “Lockdown.” Inspired by a photo of the filmmaker’s mother from the ’90s when she was the same age as Princess Diana, Larraín wanted to dig into why this famously unhappy royal touched so many people around the world. “I wondered why Diana had created such a level of empathy,” Larraín told IndieWire. “It’s a very complex answer.”
The filmmaker met the screenwriter for breakfast at the Covent Garden Hotel. “It hadn’t been a subject that preoccupied me at all previously,” Knight told me in a Zoom interview. “And it isn’t the sort of thing I would normally do, which made me attracted to it immediately.
The filmmaker met the screenwriter for breakfast at the Covent Garden Hotel. “It hadn’t been a subject that preoccupied me at all previously,” Knight told me in a Zoom interview. “And it isn’t the sort of thing I would normally do, which made me attracted to it immediately.
- 11/11/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
When Chilean filmmaker Pablo Larraín reached out to meet Steven Knight, he had never met the virtuosic British screenwriter behind Oscar-nominated “Dirty Pretty Things,” series “Peaky Blinders,” Tom Hardy vehicles “Locke” and “Taboo,” and most recently, Doug Liman’s pandemic drama “Lockdown.” Inspired by a photo of the filmmaker’s mother from the ’90s when she was the same age as Princess Diana, Larraín wanted to dig into why this famously unhappy royal touched so many people around the world. “I wondered why Diana had created such a level of empathy,” Larraín told IndieWire. “It’s a very complex answer.”
The filmmaker met the screenwriter for breakfast at the Covent Garden Hotel. “It hadn’t been a subject that preoccupied me at all previously,” Knight told me in a Zoom interview. “And it isn’t the sort of thing I would normally do, which made me attracted to it immediately.
The filmmaker met the screenwriter for breakfast at the Covent Garden Hotel. “It hadn’t been a subject that preoccupied me at all previously,” Knight told me in a Zoom interview. “And it isn’t the sort of thing I would normally do, which made me attracted to it immediately.
- 11/11/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Kate Winslet is currently in first place in our early Emmy odds to win Best Limited/TV Movie Actress for “Mare of Easttown.” It would be her second Emmy and second win in the category — a perfect 10 years after her first.
The Oscar winner took home her first statuette for her performance on Todd Haynes‘ HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce,” her first collaboration with the network. She beat out Taraji P. Henson (“Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story”), Diane Lane (“Cinema Verite”), Jean Marsh (“Upstairs Downstairs”) and Elizabeth McGovern (“Downton Abbey”). Remember when “Downton” competed as a miniseries? Good times. That’s how long ago this was.
“Oh, I didn’t think we were gonna win anything. Oh, look, I really did win it!” Winslet exclaimed upon accepting the trophy (watch above). “This means such a great deal to all of us because this really, I feel like, had nothing to do with me.
The Oscar winner took home her first statuette for her performance on Todd Haynes‘ HBO miniseries “Mildred Pierce,” her first collaboration with the network. She beat out Taraji P. Henson (“Taken from Me: The Tiffany Rubin Story”), Diane Lane (“Cinema Verite”), Jean Marsh (“Upstairs Downstairs”) and Elizabeth McGovern (“Downton Abbey”). Remember when “Downton” competed as a miniseries? Good times. That’s how long ago this was.
“Oh, I didn’t think we were gonna win anything. Oh, look, I really did win it!” Winslet exclaimed upon accepting the trophy (watch above). “This means such a great deal to all of us because this really, I feel like, had nothing to do with me.
- 7/21/2021
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Nicola Pagett, who portrayed the rebellious daughter Elizabeth Bellamy on the acclaimed 1970s British miniseries Upstairs, Downstairs, died Wednesday of complications from a brain tumor, The Guardian reported. She was 75.
Pagett’s notable small-screen work also included a turn as Elizabeth Fanschawe in the 1973 telefilm Frankenstein: The True Story and as the star of the 10-episode 1977 miniseries Anna Karenina.
On the big screen, Pagett appeared in such films as Anne of a Thousand Days (1969), There’s a Girl in My Soup (1970), Operation: Daybreak (1975), Privates on Parade (1983) and Mike Newell’s An Awfully Big Adventure (1995).
A West End regular, Pagett starred with Michael ...
Pagett’s notable small-screen work also included a turn as Elizabeth Fanschawe in the 1973 telefilm Frankenstein: The True Story and as the star of the 10-episode 1977 miniseries Anna Karenina.
On the big screen, Pagett appeared in such films as Anne of a Thousand Days (1969), There’s a Girl in My Soup (1970), Operation: Daybreak (1975), Privates on Parade (1983) and Mike Newell’s An Awfully Big Adventure (1995).
A West End regular, Pagett starred with Michael ...
Nicola Pagett, who portrayed the rebellious daughter Elizabeth Bellamy on the acclaimed 1970s British miniseries Upstairs, Downstairs, died Wednesday of complications from a brain tumor, The Guardian reported. She was 75.
Pagett’s notable small-screen work also included a turn as Elizabeth Fanschawe in the 1973 telefilm Frankenstein: The True Story and as the star of the 10-episode 1977 miniseries Anna Karenina.
On the big screen, Pagett appeared in such films as Anne of a Thousand Days (1969), There’s a Girl in My Soup (1970), Operation: Daybreak (1975), Privates on Parade (1983) and Mike Newell’s An Awfully Big Adventure (1995).
A West End regular, Pagett starred with Michael ...
Pagett’s notable small-screen work also included a turn as Elizabeth Fanschawe in the 1973 telefilm Frankenstein: The True Story and as the star of the 10-episode 1977 miniseries Anna Karenina.
On the big screen, Pagett appeared in such films as Anne of a Thousand Days (1969), There’s a Girl in My Soup (1970), Operation: Daybreak (1975), Privates on Parade (1983) and Mike Newell’s An Awfully Big Adventure (1995).
A West End regular, Pagett starred with Michael ...
Lucy forgot her glasses, CBS was the king of the networks with 55 major nominations and three film legends found love among Emmy voters. The 27th Emmy Awards was held on May 19, 1975, and was the first of four ceremonies in its 72-year history without a host; however, the evening was not without laughs. Let’s flashback to the Emmys 45 years ago.
Leave it to the first Queen of Television Comedy to provide some entertainment for the host-less evening. Lucille Ball was given the honor of announcing the winner for Best Comedy Series, but the 63-year-old forgot her eyeglasses. After fumbling with the envelopes, she despaired that she was “really in trouble.” But an old friend and fellow comedy legend came to her aid — Milton Berle jumped onstage and offered an empty wine glass to look through. Did our favorite redhead forget her glasses, or did this comic duo plan the laughs?...
Leave it to the first Queen of Television Comedy to provide some entertainment for the host-less evening. Lucille Ball was given the honor of announcing the winner for Best Comedy Series, but the 63-year-old forgot her eyeglasses. After fumbling with the envelopes, she despaired that she was “really in trouble.” But an old friend and fellow comedy legend came to her aid — Milton Berle jumped onstage and offered an empty wine glass to look through. Did our favorite redhead forget her glasses, or did this comic duo plan the laughs?...
- 9/4/2020
- by Susan Pennington
- Gold Derby
Whenever modern times become troublesome, Emmy voters love to escape to those corseted glory days when the world bowed sensibly to British aristocracy. They heaped awards on “Downton Abbey” (15 Emmys) “Upstairs, Downstairs” (7) and their TV peers and now, at this time of coronavirus, here comes “Belgravia” on Epix courtesy of “Downton” creator Julian Fellowes and his team of fellow Emmy faves like music composer John Lunn and production designer Donal Woods.
Voters can now get luxuriously lost in costumes that sparkle with silver brocade and pearls as they spin in the dim candlelight struggling to illuminate a duchess’ ball. Grand dames get huffy, of course, servants scheme, soldiers fall for empire and there are whispers of a bastard heir hovering in this elegant neighborhood (Belgravia) of London in the 1840s.
But, wait, it’s important not to lose sight of the fine details in this TV production: how the color...
Voters can now get luxuriously lost in costumes that sparkle with silver brocade and pearls as they spin in the dim candlelight struggling to illuminate a duchess’ ball. Grand dames get huffy, of course, servants scheme, soldiers fall for empire and there are whispers of a bastard heir hovering in this elegant neighborhood (Belgravia) of London in the 1840s.
But, wait, it’s important not to lose sight of the fine details in this TV production: how the color...
- 4/18/2020
- by Tom O'Neil
- Gold Derby
“Parasite,” a twisty look at a poor family’s attempts to insinuate itself into the lives of its rich employers, is a worldwide box office phenomenon, a critical sensation and a bona fide awards contender. It’s also the rare Korean film to be embraced in the United States, where it has racked up $12.5 million and counting to become the highest-grossing foreign language film of the year. Globally, it has sold more than $109 million in tickets. Clearly something remarkable is going on here, and it’s partly attributable to the way the movie’s subversive portrait of class tensions resonates at a time when economic inequality has become a dominant political issue.
It’s not just the politically driven fall film of choice for Bernie Sanders supporters. “Parasite” has exponentially raised the profile of writer-director Bong Joon Ho, who has earned a cult following over the past two decades with the likes of “Mother,...
It’s not just the politically driven fall film of choice for Bernie Sanders supporters. “Parasite” has exponentially raised the profile of writer-director Bong Joon Ho, who has earned a cult following over the past two decades with the likes of “Mother,...
- 11/19/2019
- by Brent Lang and Claudia Eller
- Variety Film + TV
Elizabeth McGovern stars as Lady Grantham and Hugh Bonneville as Lord Grantham and in Downton Abbey, a Focus Features release. Credit: Jaap Buitendijk / © 2019 Focus Features, LLC
Fans of the highly-praised British historical TV series will welcome the return of Downton Abbey but this return to the lavish, high-fashion1920s and the entertaining aristocratic Crawley family, and their equally-entertaining resourceful servants, delivers delights for those who are not familiar with the popular show as well. The movie picks up not too long after the end of the series, as the Crawley family prepares for an overnight visit by the king and queen, a treat that sends everyone, upstairs and down, scrambling to make sure everything is perfect. The royal visit creates a focus to revisit the characters, and once again experience the show’s mix of snappy dialog, colorful personalities, and social commentary in a time of momentous change.
A lot...
Fans of the highly-praised British historical TV series will welcome the return of Downton Abbey but this return to the lavish, high-fashion1920s and the entertaining aristocratic Crawley family, and their equally-entertaining resourceful servants, delivers delights for those who are not familiar with the popular show as well. The movie picks up not too long after the end of the series, as the Crawley family prepares for an overnight visit by the king and queen, a treat that sends everyone, upstairs and down, scrambling to make sure everything is perfect. The royal visit creates a focus to revisit the characters, and once again experience the show’s mix of snappy dialog, colorful personalities, and social commentary in a time of momentous change.
A lot...
- 9/20/2019
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Most Oscarologists are aware that half of the Best Picture winners so far this decade have been biopics or truth-based tales featuring real-life people. The titles? “The King’s Speech,” “Argo,” “12 Years a Slave,” “Spotlight” and “Green Book.”
But did you realize that Emmy’s limited series contest also has a long-held fondness for truth-based tales. Looking at the Gold Derby combined odds list, I realized that five out of the top six contenders are either biopics or accounts of an impactful real-life event. Showtime’s “Escape at Dannemora,” the front-runner for now before the Emmy nominations are announced on Tuesday, is based on a 2015 prison escape in Upstate New York (see photo above). HBO’s historical drama “Chernobyl” zeroes in on the 1986 nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union.
SEEWhat is the secret behind Patricia Arquette’s riveting ‘Escape at Dannemora’ performance
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But did you realize that Emmy’s limited series contest also has a long-held fondness for truth-based tales. Looking at the Gold Derby combined odds list, I realized that five out of the top six contenders are either biopics or accounts of an impactful real-life event. Showtime’s “Escape at Dannemora,” the front-runner for now before the Emmy nominations are announced on Tuesday, is based on a 2015 prison escape in Upstate New York (see photo above). HBO’s historical drama “Chernobyl” zeroes in on the 1986 nuclear disaster in the Soviet Union.
SEEWhat is the secret behind Patricia Arquette’s riveting ‘Escape at Dannemora’ performance
Netflix’s “When They See Us” is...
- 7/15/2019
- by Susan Wloszczyna
- Gold Derby
The final season of “Veep” (*sniff*) will begin airing Sunday, March 31 on HBO. Since this political satire won the Emmy for Best Comedy Series the last three times it was eligible (2015-17), it’s sure to be a force at the upcoming 2019 ceremony. If “Veep” prevails yet again, it’ll be the first time in 14 years that a show won Best Comedy Series for its final season, since “Everybody Loves Raymond” pulled off this rare feat in 2005. Prior to that, “The Mary Tyler Moore Show” (1977) and “Barney Miller” (1982) were the other two laffers to take home the top prize for their final hurrahs.
Over the course of its first six seasons “Veep” has been nominated for 59 Emmys and won 17, including a record six in a row in Best Comedy Actress for Julia Louis-Dreyfus as one-time bumbling vice president Selina Meyer. Other major victories through the years came in Best Comedy...
Over the course of its first six seasons “Veep” has been nominated for 59 Emmys and won 17, including a record six in a row in Best Comedy Actress for Julia Louis-Dreyfus as one-time bumbling vice president Selina Meyer. Other major victories through the years came in Best Comedy...
- 3/27/2019
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
For the first time since 1976, the Golden Globe Awards did not nominate any past nominees for Best Drama Series. The nominees are four new dramas and one returning drama that the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. had not previously acknowledged in the top category (“The Americans”).
Incumbent nominees “The Crown,” “Game of Thrones” and “Stranger Things” were ineligible because they did not air in 2018; fellow incumbent “The Handmaid’s Tale” was relegated to nominations for its actresses and the other incumbent “This is Us” was shut out for the first time.
Eligible past winners “The Affair,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Mr. Robot” were also snubbed as were eligible past nominees “Empire” and “House of Cards.” “Outlander” and “Westworld” were the only past Best Drama Series nominees other than “The Handmaid’s Tale” to factor into the nominations; they also received recognition only for their actresses.
SEEour editors react to the Golden Globe television nominations.
Incumbent nominees “The Crown,” “Game of Thrones” and “Stranger Things” were ineligible because they did not air in 2018; fellow incumbent “The Handmaid’s Tale” was relegated to nominations for its actresses and the other incumbent “This is Us” was shut out for the first time.
Eligible past winners “The Affair,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Mr. Robot” were also snubbed as were eligible past nominees “Empire” and “House of Cards.” “Outlander” and “Westworld” were the only past Best Drama Series nominees other than “The Handmaid’s Tale” to factor into the nominations; they also received recognition only for their actresses.
SEEour editors react to the Golden Globe television nominations.
- 12/7/2018
- by Riley Chow
- Gold Derby
This year’s Best Drama Series race has awards pundits on the edge of their seats as it notably showcases the first-ever Emmys face-off between TV’s two most recent winners: “Game of Thrones” claimed victory in 2015 and 2016, but “The Handmaid’s Tale” prevailed last year as “GoT” was ineligible, so they’re both defending champions in a sense. According to Gold Derby’s Emmy predictions, Hulu’s streaming hit will overwhelmingly dethrone HBO’s fantasy epic in their first head-to-head battle, despite “Game of Thrones” earning more trophies (seven) than “Handmaid’s Tale” (three) at last weekend’s Creative Arts Emmys.
“The Handmaid’s Tale” has leading 1/2 odds to win Best Drama Series on Monday night. Of Gold Derby’s 26 Emmy Experts from major media outlets, a whopping 16 of them think the show will win a bookend trophy. In addition, eight of our nine staff Editors think the show will prevail,...
“The Handmaid’s Tale” has leading 1/2 odds to win Best Drama Series on Monday night. Of Gold Derby’s 26 Emmy Experts from major media outlets, a whopping 16 of them think the show will win a bookend trophy. In addition, eight of our nine staff Editors think the show will prevail,...
- 9/13/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
“Bodyguard” has stellar launch ratings to protect as it continues its run on BBC One in the U.K. The pubcaster has heralded the series opener as its biggest new drama, and best scripted launch on any U.K. channel, since 2006.
The U.K.-set series stars Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) as a war veteran turned cop, assigned to protect a senior politician, Keeley Hawes, whose politics he despises. The show generated a consolidated viewing figures of 10.4 million, with a 40.9% share. In the coveted-after 16-34 demo, it won 1.2 million viewers.
The BBC said Tuesday that the first episode also broke records on its iPlayer catch-up service with 2.2 million requests in its first seven days and three million requests to date. The pubcaster has made the first three episodes of the six-part drama available on iPlayer. The figures make the series the number one U.K. drama of 2018.
The show...
The U.K.-set series stars Richard Madden (“Game of Thrones”) as a war veteran turned cop, assigned to protect a senior politician, Keeley Hawes, whose politics he despises. The show generated a consolidated viewing figures of 10.4 million, with a 40.9% share. In the coveted-after 16-34 demo, it won 1.2 million viewers.
The BBC said Tuesday that the first episode also broke records on its iPlayer catch-up service with 2.2 million requests in its first seven days and three million requests to date. The pubcaster has made the first three episodes of the six-part drama available on iPlayer. The figures make the series the number one U.K. drama of 2018.
The show...
- 9/4/2018
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Of the seven Best Drama Series Emmy nominees, only one is competing for the final time: “The Americans.” The espionage drama, which wrapped its six-season run in May, is sitting in third place in our predictions behind frontrunners “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Game of Thrones.” If it manages to pull off the upset, it’d join a small club of shows that won the top prize for its final season.
Logic dictates that voters might want to give a departing series a farewell hug, but that’s a human, real-world response. Emmy voters are quite ruthless and not very sentimental; they hand out the nominations for last chance contenders, but the wins are harder to come by. That’s because they tend to latch onto a series early and keep rewarding it before moving on, so by the time the old favorite ends, they already have a new toy to play with.
Logic dictates that voters might want to give a departing series a farewell hug, but that’s a human, real-world response. Emmy voters are quite ruthless and not very sentimental; they hand out the nominations for last chance contenders, but the wins are harder to come by. That’s because they tend to latch onto a series early and keep rewarding it before moving on, so by the time the old favorite ends, they already have a new toy to play with.
- 8/14/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
The Best Drama Series Emmy is “Game of Thrones”‘ — in 2019. In a recent poll, 61 percent of our readers are more confident in the show taking the top prize next year — for its eighth and final season — than they are this year.
That jibes with our current predictions, which has “Game of Thrones” sitting in second place in our odds behind reigning champ “The Handmaid’s Tale.” “Game of Thrones” leads the field with 22 nominations, boding well for it to reclaim the award it won in 2015 and 2016 before it took a year off. But “Handmaid’s” is only two behind with 20 nominations. And if you believe in telling stats, only one other show has won Best Drama Series for its seventh season, which is what “Game of Thrones” is trying to do: “Law & Order” in 1997.
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That jibes with our current predictions, which has “Game of Thrones” sitting in second place in our odds behind reigning champ “The Handmaid’s Tale.” “Game of Thrones” leads the field with 22 nominations, boding well for it to reclaim the award it won in 2015 and 2016 before it took a year off. But “Handmaid’s” is only two behind with 20 nominations. And if you believe in telling stats, only one other show has won Best Drama Series for its seventh season, which is what “Game of Thrones” is trying to do: “Law & Order” in 1997.
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- 8/8/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“Game of Thrones” had to cede its Emmy throne last year after sitting out the eligibility cycle, paving the way for “The Handmaid’s Tale” to claim Best Drama Series. It’s back with a vengeance, earning a leading 22 nominations, so it could pick up right where it left off, with its third series statuette. If it does, it would only be the fourth series to reclaim the prize.
“Upstairs, Downstairs” first achieved this, winning Best Drama Series in 1974, 1975 and 1977. It competed in Best Limited series in 1976 and won that too. “L.A. Law” prevailed for its inaugural season in 1987, lost to “thirtysomething” the next year before winning three in a row. “The Sopranos” finally took home the top prize in 2004 and nabbed a second one for its final season in 2007. All the other 13 multiple Best Drama Series winners — including “Game of Thrones” so far and four-time champs “Hill Street Blues,...
“Upstairs, Downstairs” first achieved this, winning Best Drama Series in 1974, 1975 and 1977. It competed in Best Limited series in 1976 and won that too. “L.A. Law” prevailed for its inaugural season in 1987, lost to “thirtysomething” the next year before winning three in a row. “The Sopranos” finally took home the top prize in 2004 and nabbed a second one for its final season in 2007. All the other 13 multiple Best Drama Series winners — including “Game of Thrones” so far and four-time champs “Hill Street Blues,...
- 8/2/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
FX’s “The Americans” went out with a bang this spring, drawing rave reviews for its final season. Will the Emmy Awards now give the acclaimed spy drama a farewell salute in terms of a victory for Best Drama Series? Throughout Emmy history we’ve seen various examples of voters giving hugs to departing shows, but only three dramas walked off with the top series award for their final season: “Breaking Bad” (2014), “The Sopranos” (2007) and “Upstairs, Downstairs” (1977).
SEEHere’s why ‘The Americans’ will kill the competition at the Emmys for its final season
“The Americans” was not an instant hit at the Emmys, managing only three nominations for its first two seasons: Best Main Title Theme Music for Nathan Barr and two bids in Best Drama Guest Actress for Margo Martindale. Then in Season 3, Joshua Brand earned a nom for Best Drama Writing as Martindale won an Emmy for her...
SEEHere’s why ‘The Americans’ will kill the competition at the Emmys for its final season
“The Americans” was not an instant hit at the Emmys, managing only three nominations for its first two seasons: Best Main Title Theme Music for Nathan Barr and two bids in Best Drama Guest Actress for Margo Martindale. Then in Season 3, Joshua Brand earned a nom for Best Drama Writing as Martindale won an Emmy for her...
- 7/11/2018
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Can “Game of Thrones” take back the Emmy throne? The HBO series was on an Emmy roll, taking two Best Drama Series prizes en route to becoming the most awarded primetime series ever before it skipped last year’s cycle. That opened the door for “The Handmaid’s Tale” to snag the top award, but trying to reclaim what was once theirs hasn’t historically been easy for past champs.
Only three Best Drama Series winners have scored non-consecutive awards. “The Sopranos” finally won Best Drama Series in 2004 for its fifth season and then bagged a bookend Emmy for its last season in 2007. “Upstairs, Downstairs” took home two straight in 1974 and 1975, sat out 1976 and won its third Emmy in 1977. “L.A. Law” earned the top honor for its first season in 1987, lost to “thirtysomething” the next year and then won three in a row.
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Only three Best Drama Series winners have scored non-consecutive awards. “The Sopranos” finally won Best Drama Series in 2004 for its fifth season and then bagged a bookend Emmy for its last season in 2007. “Upstairs, Downstairs” took home two straight in 1974 and 1975, sat out 1976 and won its third Emmy in 1977. “L.A. Law” earned the top honor for its first season in 1987, lost to “thirtysomething” the next year and then won three in a row.
See Emmys: Will Peter Dinklage (‘Game of Thrones...
- 3/16/2018
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“Game of Thrones” had a long hiatus between seasons six and seven, so it didn’t have any new episodes eligible to compete at the 2017 Emmys. But its seventh season finally aired last summer, so it’s eligible to return to the 2018 Emmy lineup. Given its dominance in previous years, including consecutive victories for Best Drama Series in 2015 and 2016, most of our users predict that it will at least be nominated again in the top category, and if it does it will join an elite list of shows that have been nominated for Best Drama Series seven times.
Seven bids for Best Drama would tie “Game of Thrones” for third place on the list of the most nominated shows in the history of that category. “Studio One” (1951-1956), “ER” (1995-2001), “The Sopranos” (1999-2001, 2003-2004, 2006-2007) and “The West Wing” (2000-2006) also earned seven bids during their runs. And “Game of Thrones...
Seven bids for Best Drama would tie “Game of Thrones” for third place on the list of the most nominated shows in the history of that category. “Studio One” (1951-1956), “ER” (1995-2001), “The Sopranos” (1999-2001, 2003-2004, 2006-2007) and “The West Wing” (2000-2006) also earned seven bids during their runs. And “Game of Thrones...
- 3/15/2018
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Here's something crazy: It's going to be difficult for Sunday's 59th Primetime Emmy Awards to top last weekend's Creative Arts Emmy extravaganza that found Kathy Griffin managing to use Christ's name in vain during an acceptance speech and Elaine Stritch declaring, "I'm a recovering alcoholic, a riddled diabetic and I've got laryngitis -- but I just won an Emmy!"
Indeed, Tony Soprano has nothing on Griffin, whose outstanding reality series triumph for her Bravo series My Life on the D-List inspired her to utter remarks that are being censored from Saturday night's taped telecast on E! even though a Saturday Night Live parody tune titled "Dick in a Box" earned its own Emmy the same night.
By contrast, decorum is expected to carry the night Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium -- along with 15-time nominee The Sopranos. It would, to be sure, prove a monumental upset were the iconic HBO mob hour somehow to be denied the statuette for outstanding drama series in its much-hyped swan song campaign.
However, if these confounding awards have taught us anything, it's that the Emmys are rarely anyone's rubber stamp. Were a long shot to derail the Sopranos coronation, it would prove on a par with Michael Chiklis' shocking victory in 2002 as lead drama series actor for FX's The Shield. This, despite the fact a victory would make Sopranos the first drama in 30 years -- since PBS' Upstairs, Downstairs in 1977 -- to win in the category in its final season.
Of the four other nominees for outstanding drama, ABC's Grey's Anatomy is given the best shot at pulling the upset, more so than ABC's Boston Legal, Fox's House or NBC's freshman hit Heroes.
The race looks to be significantly more wide open for top comedy series, where there is no true heavy favorite and a case can be made for each of the five nominees.
Indeed, Tony Soprano has nothing on Griffin, whose outstanding reality series triumph for her Bravo series My Life on the D-List inspired her to utter remarks that are being censored from Saturday night's taped telecast on E! even though a Saturday Night Live parody tune titled "Dick in a Box" earned its own Emmy the same night.
By contrast, decorum is expected to carry the night Sunday at the Shrine Auditorium -- along with 15-time nominee The Sopranos. It would, to be sure, prove a monumental upset were the iconic HBO mob hour somehow to be denied the statuette for outstanding drama series in its much-hyped swan song campaign.
However, if these confounding awards have taught us anything, it's that the Emmys are rarely anyone's rubber stamp. Were a long shot to derail the Sopranos coronation, it would prove on a par with Michael Chiklis' shocking victory in 2002 as lead drama series actor for FX's The Shield. This, despite the fact a victory would make Sopranos the first drama in 30 years -- since PBS' Upstairs, Downstairs in 1977 -- to win in the category in its final season.
Of the four other nominees for outstanding drama, ABC's Grey's Anatomy is given the best shot at pulling the upset, more so than ABC's Boston Legal, Fox's House or NBC's freshman hit Heroes.
The race looks to be significantly more wide open for top comedy series, where there is no true heavy favorite and a case can be made for each of the five nominees.
- 9/14/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Win or lose, The Sopranos is ending on an Emmy high note.
Its 15 nominations not only leads the pack among all series this year but also represents the highest total a series has ever nabbed in its final season.
"I know that people really responded to this season and talked about it incessantly," said Carolyn Strauss, president of entertainment at HBO. "That may be what you're seeing in the voting."
The Emmys have a mixed track record when it comes to letting acclaimed programs go out on top. As recently as 2005, the comedy series Everybody Loves Raymond capped its closing season with a healthy 13 nominations and went on to win in the series category.
But it's a different story on the drama side, where a Sopranos win would mark the first final-season winner in 30 years. That distinction belongs to Upstairs, Downstairs, the British series that ran on PBS' Masterpiece Theatre and collected the last of its three wins in that category in 1977.
Some of TV's most legendary dramas have had trouble maintaining their momentum by Emmy standards. After a storied Emmy career, four-time best-series winner The West Wing faded to six nominations in 2006. Among other four-time winners, Hill Street Blues had just three nominations in 1987, and L.A. Law eked out just one in 1994.
Sopranos spread its nomination haul across a variety of categories, including two apiece in editing and writing.
Its 15 nominations not only leads the pack among all series this year but also represents the highest total a series has ever nabbed in its final season.
"I know that people really responded to this season and talked about it incessantly," said Carolyn Strauss, president of entertainment at HBO. "That may be what you're seeing in the voting."
The Emmys have a mixed track record when it comes to letting acclaimed programs go out on top. As recently as 2005, the comedy series Everybody Loves Raymond capped its closing season with a healthy 13 nominations and went on to win in the series category.
But it's a different story on the drama side, where a Sopranos win would mark the first final-season winner in 30 years. That distinction belongs to Upstairs, Downstairs, the British series that ran on PBS' Masterpiece Theatre and collected the last of its three wins in that category in 1977.
Some of TV's most legendary dramas have had trouble maintaining their momentum by Emmy standards. After a storied Emmy career, four-time best-series winner The West Wing faded to six nominations in 2006. Among other four-time winners, Hill Street Blues had just three nominations in 1987, and L.A. Law eked out just one in 1994.
Sopranos spread its nomination haul across a variety of categories, including two apiece in editing and writing.
- 7/20/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
British actor Gareth Hunt has died of pancreatic cancer at his home in Redhill, southern England. He was 65. Hunt is best known for playing Mike Gambit in 1970s TV show The New Avengers alongside Patrick Macnee and Joanna Lumley. He also starred in UK television shows Doctor Who, Upstairs Downstairs and Eastenders. In a statement, Hunt's agent says, "He fought the disease with great courage and through his strength of character and his wonderful sense of humor he continued to work right up until the end of 2006." Hunt is survived by his wife Amanda and three sons.
- 3/15/2007
- WENN
James Remar has joined the cast of Fox's new drama North Shore. The project, from 20th Century Fox TV, is an Upstairs, Downstairs look at the guests and staffers of a luxury Hawaiian hotel. Remar will play a managing partner at the hotel. He replaces Rob Estes, who was initially cast in the role. Remar, who recurred on HBO's Sex and the City as Samantha's (Kim Cattrall) love interest Richard Wright, will next be seen in Blade: Trinity. He is repped by the Gersh Agency and manager Steven Siebert. In other Fox casting news, Nadia Dajani (Sidewalks of New York) has joined the network's comedy pilot Sorry Charlie, from Sony Pictures TV and Jersey TV.
- 4/20/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Baywatch alumna Brooke Burns is returning to the beach with a starring role in Fox's new drama series The North Shore. Meanwhile, Golden Globe winner Valerie Bertinelli has been tapped to star opposite Stephen Root in Fox's comedy pilot Sorry Charlie, and stand-up comedian Aron Kader has landed a lead role in NBC's comedy pilot Beverly Hills S.U.V. The North Shore, from 20th Century Fox TV, is an Upstairs, Downstairs look at the guests and staffers at a Hawaiian hotel. Burns will play the manager of the hotel. The role has been recast. In addition to co-starring on Baywatch, Burns hosted NBC's reality series Dog Eat Dog. She is repped by Paradigm. Sorry Charlie, from Sony Pictures TV and Jersey TV, centers on parents (Root, Bertinelli) who struggle with the fact that their kids are growing up. Bertinelli's recent credits include CBS' drama Touched by an Angel and the telefilms Crazy Love and Finding John Christmas. Beverly Hills S.U.V., from NBC Studios, is a workplace ensemble comedy set an upscale Beverly Hills car boutique. Kader will play the inept but manipulative nephew of the boutique's globe-trotting Middle Eastern owner, left in charge of the place by his uncle. Kader, who recently performed at the U.S. Comedy Arts Festival, is repped by Don Buchwald and Associates and Leviton Management.
- 4/16/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Fox Broadcasting Co. has given a 13-episode series order to drama The North Shore, from 20th Century Fox TV. On the pilot casting front, Joe Pantoliano is said to be in final negotiations to join the cast of the CBS/Warner Bros. TV drama pilot Dr. Vegas. In other pilot casting news, Suzanne Cryer and Maitland Ward have joined NBC's comedy The Men's Room, Max Martini and Megan Dodds have come on board ABC's drama Gramercy Park, Rachel Harris has been tapped to co-star in NBC's comedy Weekends, Chester Gregory II and Davenia McFadden have joined NBC's comedy D.O.T.S., and David Newsom has nabbed a role on the WB Network's drama Prodigy. Meanwhile, Shaun Cassidy has come on board the WB Network's drama pilot The Mountain as executive producer/showrunner. North Shore, which is a working title, is described as an Upstairs, Downstairs-esque look at the guests staying at a luxury hotel in Hawaii and the hotel staffers who serve them. Chris Brancato and Bert Salke have signed to executive produce the series alongside Kevin Falls and Peter Elkoff.
- 3/21/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Tippi Hedren and Joel Grey have joined the cast of the ABC drama pilot 111 Grammercy Park. Meanwhile, newcomer D.J. Cotrona has nabbed a lead role in the Fox drama pilot Skin, from Jerry Bruckheimer and Warner Bros. TV. Grammercy Park, from Warner Bros. TV and the Tannenbaum Co., is described as an Upstairs, Downstairs-style look at life in a tony New York apartment building. Hedren will play one of the building's wealthy residents, while Grey will play a writer who also resides there. Hedren, best known for her work in Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds and Marnie, recently appeared in guest shots on the NBC drama Providence. Grey, an Oscar winner for his supporting role in 1972's Cabaret, has been active on the small screen lately with roles in HBO's Oz, NBC's Law & Order: Criminal Intent and the Showtime miniseries Further Tales of the City. Skin is described a contemporary take on Romeo and Juliet revolving around the adult film business. Cotrona will play the son of a district attorney (Gerald McRaney) who falls in love with the daughter of his father's nemesis -- a porn industry mogul (Ron Silver). Cotrona, who is wrapping an episode of NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, is repped by Defining Artists and 3 Arts Entertainment.
- 3/25/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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