Idris!!
hey,
an interesting animated film sparked an interest. it's called Ruben Brandt, Collector. Has any one heard about it? it looks really interesting-
https://youtu.be/5dOZpivfNxw
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has reversed its controversial decision to hand out four Oscars during the telecast’s commercial breaks.
Following a Thursday night meeting with top cinematographers, Academy leadership including president John Bailey and CEO Dawn Hudson have pledged to air every awards category on the live show a week from Sunday.
“The Academy has heard the feedback from its membership regarding the Oscar presentation of four awards – Cinematography, Film Editing, Live Action Short, and Makeup and Hairstyling. All Academy Awards will be presented without edits, in our traditional format. We look forward to Oscar Sunday, February 24,” an Academy statement said.
The Academy stood firm for days against backlash from filmmakers across the four categories and their peers. The group is bewildered, one of the insiders said, as the Academy’s membership voted to approve this decision last August.
Open letters from A-list talent decrying the move as reductive and insulting — on top of heavy criticism and judgment from the unions representing those categories — proved too much to handle.
The Oscars will now run over three hours as a result, the source added, which upends a leading Academy goal of trimming the show to 180 minutes.
Fallout from the category decision is one of many headline-grabbing disasters to plague this year’s Oscars, following a prolonged and ugly process of hiring, firing, and then potentially rehiring comedian Kevin Hart as a host. The Academy also floated and then canceled plans to introduce a popular film category, and abandoned a move to prevent some best song nominees from performing during the telecast.
anybody else watching the oscars....??
costumes and set design for BP
sound design for BR
I liked not having a host. I thought the ceremony flowed better, and there weren't as many cringy bits.
https://deadline.com/2019/03/james-gunn-reinstated-guardians-of-the-galaxy-3-disney-suicide-squad-2-indefensible-social-media-messages-1202576444/
Amazing news. The first episode of The Twilight Zone is FREE on youtube! I'm in this episode and it truly is a dream come true. I've never done anything like this episode before. See it here. (Also free on Amazon Prime.) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19GO8-Rrn0g …
Celebrate the #Batman80thAnniversary at the cinemas this May during a special four-night event featuring Batman (1989), Batman Returns, Batman Forever and Batman & Robin. Get tix: http://bit.ly/2VkNfBD (http://bit.ly/2VkNfBD)
Soon audiences around the world will be able to stream the story of an all girl-team of African spies, who also happen to be four normal Zambian teens by day. This week, Netflix announced that it has picked up Mama K’s Team 4, an animated series as its latest African content.for more info https://qz.com/africa/1598854/netflix-picks-mama-ks-team-4-as-first-african-childrens-animation/?fbclid=IwAR3ITdrNFZ75bM7cFJyX3AvYUcpbzOMR-3FyQQY5HRoo8dMu2vY4erEzYGQ
Netflix is teaming up with South Africa’s Triggerfish, who have emerged as devoted tellers of African children’s stories through animation and London-based children’s entertainment specialists Cake. The Cape Town-based Triggerfish animation studios has consistently produced children’s animation, despite a lack of funding and imagination. With Netflix in Africa, the story of African animation has become more hopeful.
jonfavreau New character posters from #TheLionKing
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Disney has confirmed that big changes are coming to the Fox film division, including word that Marvel Studios head Kevin Feige is inheriting Fox’s comic book heroes like the X-Men franchise.
Disney is also axing the majority of the existing Fox film development slate and refocusing output, after the studio posted a $170 million operating loss in Disney’s fiscal third quarter.
Disney CEO Bob Iger told Wall Street analysts on Tuesday during Disney’s quarterly earnings call that the Fox’s superhero titles would move forward under the stewardship of Feige. In addition, the company’s streaming platform Disney Plus will get four big brands from Fox to adapt as straight-to-service content. Those include the Macaulay Culkin holiday franchise “Home Alone,” the historical action romp “Night at the Museum,” the family comedy “Cheaper by the Dozen” and the live-action “The Diary of a Wimpy Kid.”
But that is not the case; in fact, with Iger’s announcement Tuesday that the company will be bundling Disney Plus, Hulu and ESPN Plus, FX’s programming will be a part of a formidable package, offered at $12.99 a month.....By the end of 2019, there will be a projected 520 scripted programs airing across television platforms, a 5% increase from the prior year, said Landgraf on stage at the Television Critics Assn. summer press tour on Tuesday.https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/fx-landgraf-streaming-disney-1203294560/
looks like the fox ownership of the marvel characters is no longer....
https://variety.com/2019/film/news/disney-fox-xmen-marvel-studio-losses-1203294296/
//finally
eta;
and in another excellent wide ranging article about the quarterly report,https://variety.com/2019/tv/news/fx-landgraf-streaming-disney-1203294560/
They also acknowledge mistakes that led to Star Wars land having such low attendance.
what specific mistakes do they attribute the low attendance to?
I have also heard that they just did too good a job in keeping people away. with the reservation system, staggering attraction openings, etc. But mostly, I think that people who are willing to travel a long distance to see it are just waiting for the Florida version to open.It also needs droids walking around and staff members cosplaying as aliens, too. It’s basically a space port, it needs more action here.
EXCLUSIVE: Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige won’t produce any further Spider-Man films because of an inability by Disney and Sony Pictures to reach new terms that would have given the former a co-financing stake going forward. A dispute that has taken place over the past few months at the top of Disney and Sony has essentially nixed Feige, and the future involvement of Marvel from the Spider-Man universe, sources said.
Wow Sony just !@#$% the bed, D23 will be interesting
Wow Sony just !@#$% the bed, D23 will be interesting
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The two studios are once again working together for a film that will bring Tom Holland's superhero back to the big screen.
Spider-Man is back in action. After publicly parting ways over a deal gone south, Disney/Marvel and Sony are back at the table and have struck a deal that would see Marvel produce another Spider-Man film for Sony.
The new film even has a release date: July 16, 2021.
Benioff and Weiss were supposed to usher in the post-Skywalker era of the Star Wars brand with a 2022 new-start story that would stake out a new frontier for the era-defining cinema brand created by George Lucas. The Emmy-winning pair cited their historic deal with Netflix. They said their enthusiasm for Star Wars remains boundless but, regrettably, their schedule is full.
ok so i am late to the show, parks and rec.It's on Netflix, Hulu and Prime. One of my favorites. The first season is a little uneven and off as they tried to find themselves, then it just gets good every episode.
i clicked on the special last night & loved it.
I'm thinking about streaming the whole series. which streaming service is the best for this? I've got amazon, hulu, cbsaa, disney+ and netflix.
g4tv We never stopped playing.
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LOS ANGELES – NOVEMBER 17, 2020 – After an extraordinary 28 years as a late night television host including a ten-year, critically-acclaimed run on TBS, Conan O’Brien will extend his relationship with WarnerMedia with a brand new, weekly variety series on HBO Max. As one of the most prolific late-night hosts, O’Brien will conclude TBS’ award-winning nightly talk show “CONAN” at the end of its tenth season in June 2021. His signature travel specials, “Conan Without Borders,” will continue.
“In 1993 Johnny Carson gave me the best advice of my career: ‘As soon as possible, get to a streaming platform.’ I’m thrilled that I get to continue doing whatever the hell it is I do on HBO Max, and I look forward to a free subscription,” says O’Brien.
“28 years is a monumental achievement in late-night television,” said Brett Weitz, General Manager for TNT, TBS and truTV. “We’re incredibly proud of the groundbreaking work that Conan and his team have accomplished during the 10 years at TBS and are so glad that we will continue to have his presence on our air with the ‘Conan Without Borders’ specials. We celebrate his success and are glad to see it grow across our WarnerMedia family.”
“Conan’s unique brand of energetic, relatable, and at times, absurdist, comedy has charmed late-night audiences for nearly three decades. We can’t wait to see what he and the rest of Team Coco will dream up for this brand new, variety format each week,” said Casey Bloys, Chief Content Officer, HBO and HBO Max.
My husband (who works in television streaming) is reasonably sure that Turner owns HBO... that there is some cross-ownership. So the show isn't really changing 'owners'. So SDCC Conan appearances are still just as likely (barring other issues, like COVID).
My husband (who works in television streaming) is reasonably sure that Turner owns HBO... that there is some cross-ownership. So the show isn't really changing 'owners'. So SDCC Conan appearances are still just as likely (barring other issues, like COVID).Yes, Warner Media owns TBS, HBO, etc (WB, DC, Cartoon Network...). I have HBO Max, and the one thing that IMO sets it apart from the other streaming services is its vast library. It has a 'Turner Classic Movies' channel on the service that I _LOVE_ as it features legit great, classic movies (I think of 'classic' movies as anything from the 1970's or older).
I saw this title in the credits of a movie I just finished watching, "covid supervisor". It marks the times we are living in.Yeah I read somewhere that the Ellen game show (Game of Games I think it's called) has _ELEVEN_ COVID Supervisors. As an education union negotiator I'm pushing for our district to install similar positions at all of the school site; they're basically employees who's sole job is to ensure that all COVID safety protocols are being followed at all times. It's a position that makes 100% complete sense, IMO: most employees in jobs currently are busy 1) doing their job and 2) doing their job while thinking of all of the myriad of COVID safety-related changes they/we now have to follow. I talked to a friend of mine that works on TV and film productions and he told me simply, "we're all focused on our own jobs so it makes sense to hire people to focus on everyone maintaining safety protocols: we can't all have Tom Cruise in our productions :P "
AMC announced today that if you are an AMC stockholder that you get a free large popcorn when you go see your next movie at AMC. I wonder if I'll have to report it as a dividend on my taxes.;D ;D :P :P
Yeah I read somewhere that the Ellen game show (Game of Games I think it's called) has _ELEVEN_ COVID Supervisors. As an education union negotiator I'm pushing for our district to install similar positions at all of the school site; they're basically employees who's sole job is to ensure that all COVID safety protocols are being followed at all times. It's a position that makes 100% complete sense, IMO: most employees in jobs currently are busy 1) doing their job and 2) doing their job while thinking of all of the myriad of COVID safety-related changes they/we now have to follow. I talked to a friend of mine that works on TV and film productions and he told me simply, "we're all focused on our own jobs so it makes sense to hire people to focus on everyone maintaining safety protocols: we can't all have Tom Cruise in our productions :P "I've been working as a Covid-19 Compliance Officer (C19CO) on film sets. Basically, SAG-AFTRA produced a plan called "The Safe Way Forward" last June and that along with California state and the counties/cities provides the guidelines for film, television, commercials, and music videos. For big shows and films, the Covid-19 team could be huge. You needed at least one C19CO per 16 people, you had to separate the set into zones, everyone had to be tested regularly, etc. The C19CO are not allowed to do anything to assist the production. They just monitor. On some shows you literally had a team of people who all day just went around wiping surfaces and door knobs and such. Another group who oversee testing. Everyone has to have their temp checked before arriving on set, so you had to have dedicated entrances and people to do that. All crafty has to be single use manufacturer sealed. Equipment has to be sanitized. Props have to be sanitized between any exchanges. No one can bring outside F&B on to set. Nothing communal. On some sets, coffee pots were not allowed. If people are within 6-feet of each other, in addition to masks they have to wear face shields. Some sets required double-masking. Everyday of every production had to have Covid plans for SAG and for the county/city you were shooting in. If there was a kiss, it required an additional special test the day of production and the two people kissing had to rinse their mouths with an oral cleanser containing hydrogen peroxide for 1-minute before and after every take that they kissed. It was nuts. With respect to Cruise, in general, you can yell at your child, but in any other circumstance it is uncalled for. Especially when you take into account the power dynamic between Cruise and the crew. And his ego and vanity. It was awful. With that being said, I have had tense days with crew members where f-bombs were dropped back and forth between us because they didn’t want to follow the covid rules. My biggest issue is that cast and crew should have the decency to respect that we are just trying to do our job. That's when I would get pissed. I'm just trying to pay the rent. I would have actors and actresses complaining to me for enforcing the rules that their union created.
I've been working as a Covid-19 Compliance Officer (C19CO) on film sets. Basically, SAG-AFTRA produced a plan called "The Safe Way Forward" last June and that along with California state and the counties/cities provides the guidelines for film, television, commercials, and music videos. For big shows and films, the Covid-19 team could be huge. You needed at least one C19CO per 16 people, you had to separate the set into zones, everyone had to be tested regularly, etc. The C19CO are not allowed to do anything to assist the production. They just monitor. On some shows you literally had a team of people who all day just went around wiping surfaces and door knobs and such. Another group who oversee testing. Everyone has to have their temp checked before arriving on set, so you had to have dedicated entrances and people to do that. All crafty has to be single use manufacturer sealed. Equipment has to be sanitized. Props have to be sanitized between any exchanges. No one can bring outside F&B on to set. Nothing communal. On some sets, coffee pots were not allowed. If people are within 6-feet of each other, in addition to masks they have to wear face shields. Some sets required double-masking. Everyday of every production had to have Covid plans for SAG and for the county/city you were shooting in. If there was a kiss, it required an additional special test the day of production and the two people kissing had to rinse their mouths with an oral cleanser containing hydrogen peroxide for 1-minute before and after every take that they kissed. It was nuts. With respect to Cruise, in general, you can yell at your child, but in any other circumstance it is uncalled for. Especially when you take into account the power dynamic between Cruise and the crew. And his ego and vanity. It was awful. With that being said, I have had tense days with crew members where f-bombs were dropped back and forth between us because they didn’t want to follow the covid rules. My biggest issue is that cast and crew should have the decency to respect that we are just trying to do our job. That's when I would get pissed. I'm just trying to pay the rent. I would have actors and actresses complaining to me for enforcing the rules that their union created.
With that being said, I have had tense days with crew members where f-bombs were dropped back and forth between us because they didn’t want to follow the covid rules. My biggest issue is that cast and crew should have the decency to respect that we are just trying to do our job. That's when I would get pissed. I'm just trying to pay the rent. I would have actors and actresses complaining to me for enforcing the rules that their union created.
When an Interpol-issued Red Notice — the highest level warrant to hunt and capture the world’s most wanted— goes out, the FBI’s top profiler John Hartley (Dwayne Johnson) is on the case. His global pursuit finds him smack dab in the middle of a daring heist where he’s forced to partner with the world’s greatest art thief Nolan Booth (Ryan Reynolds) in order to catch the world’s most wanted art thief, “The Bishop” (Gal Gadot). The high-flying adventure that ensues takes the trio around the world, across the dance floor, trapped in a secluded prison, into the jungle and, worst of all for them, constantly into each other’s company. The all-star cast is joined by Ritu Arya and Chris Diamantopolous. Directed and written by Rawson Marshall Thurber (Central Intelligence, Skyscraper) and produced by Hiram Garcia, Dwayne Johnson and Dany Garcia of Seven Bucks Productions, Beau Flynn’s Flynn Picture Co. and Thurber’s Bad Version, Inc., Red Notice is a stylish globe-trotting game of cat-and-mouse (and cat).
the matrix reseraction tix are now on sale for christmas openingTechnically the Wed. of Christmas week (Dec. 22).
Technically the Wed. of Christmas week (Dec. 22).i'm booked for kings man on the 22nd, spidy on the 23 and matrix on the 24
#OCDPedantic
i'm booked for kings man on the 22nd, spidy on the 23 and matrix on the 24Looks like a pretty fun triple-feature!!
Yes, i'm on my own for the holidays ;)
lmk if anyone want's to join me
Looks like a pretty fun triple-feature!!
(though you're likely gonna need to spend a week offline so nothing from NO WAY HOME gets spoiled ??? )
Yeah, i had a booboo re getting those tix .... anyway.... rebooked Spidy to FridayYeah I'm seeing it Friday afternoon and I already have some movie critic friends _dying_ to talk/(accidentallyish) spoil stuff. Luckily I'm super busy Thursday with a concert so I won't have too long where I'll be in the spoiler danger zone.
fun selection of comercialsSome movie trailer highlights:
that doritos one with the sloth hehe
thanks @perc2100 (https://www.friendsofcc.com/forum/index.php?action=profile;u=380)Yeah for me, the ONLY thing I really care about regarding the Super Bowl are the movie commercials. As a musician/music teacher I also always get into the halftime shows, and often the pregame stuff, as well, but really I just want to see new movie footage - don't care about the sports as much :P
I found myself absorbed in other stuff & didn't catch all the movie commercials !
Anyone thinking of staying at the new Star Wars hotel?
First pic's and impressions
https://www.theverge.com/22949905/star-wars-galactic-starcruiser-hotel-interactive-disney-world-photos-price
Anyone thinking of staying at the new Star Wars hotel?If money was absolutely no object? Absolutely
If money was absolutely no object? Absolutely
Otherwise, that's a big NOPE for this family of SW nerds. For that cost I can go to Europe or something.
Keep in mind, my dad had pounded it into my head growing up that hotels were only a place to store your stuff during the day & sleep overnight. If I'm on vacation, I want to see all the cool sights, not necessarily run around on a scavenger hunt type of thing. Don't get me wrong, this thing looks REALLY cool, and maybe someday the experience with the fam will justify/outweigh the immense price tag (that isn't necessarily unjustifiable - talent and tech cost money and if the experience is worth it the cost is justified). This just isn't really my cup-o-tea, but to be blunt I often don't think the price of staying in a Disneyland Resort hotel is worth whatever perceived benefits.
Also keep in mind I was a Disneyland Annual Passholder for 15+ years and have pretty much been there/done that as far as experiences so this may be the type of thing I'd think "well, if I don't go to the parks at all and just spend all that budget money of ticket prices on the hotel experience..."
That's fascinating. Mostly bc it shows me that I really don't watch network tv at all anymore. I watched one show each on the top and bottom lists - and I watched both of them on Hulu on my tablet, not even on TV.
This is amazingDid not see the full video going the way it did. Very nicely done!
tech, lighsabers & powerful story
LovLovLov this
https://youtu.be/hp-D-488Yxk (https://youtu.be/hp-D-488Yxk)
Did not see the full video going the way it did. Very nicely done!
This is amazing
tech, lighsabers & powerful story
LovLovLov this
https://youtu.be/hp-D-488Yxk
The 10-episode competition series is a co-production between Studio Lambert and The Garden, and will be filmed in the U.K. Stephen Lambert, Tim Harcourt and Toni Ireland executive produce for Studio Lambert while John Hay, Nicola Hill and Nicola Brown executive produce for The Garden.
For more information about casting, visit SquidGameCasting.com.
Welp. Batgirl axed despite filming finished and movie deep into post production.that's an odd choice.
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/batgirl-not-released-warner-bros-hbo-max-1235331897/
Welp. Batgirl axed despite filming finished and movie deep into post production.Yeah the new execs from the new ownership are really throwing things in turmoil. They're dropping the nearly-completed BATGIRL as well as the Scooby-Do sequel film SCOOB: HIOLIDY HAUNT. Not only that, I read this morning that HBO Max quietly dropped a half dozen 'HBO Max Exclusive' films in order to not have to pay residuals to talent for low-performing content. https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/hbo-max-removes-warner-bros-films-streaming-exclusive-1235332258/ (https://variety.com/2022/digital/news/hbo-max-removes-warner-bros-films-streaming-exclusive-1235332258/)
https://variety.com/2022/film/news/batgirl-not-released-warner-bros-hbo-max-1235331897/
‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ Reality Series Greenlit at Netflix With Open Casting CallSo basically this is an alternate take/rip off on Takeshi's Castle then.
https://variety.com/2022/tv/news/squid-game-the-challenge-reality-netflix-1235293943/
On top of paperGirls & Sandman yet to be watched, Groot & Resident Alien returnAnd She-Hulk is right around the corner!
#tooMuchGoodTv
ik, i just jinxed it
for this weeks complete listing of upcoming tv;
https://www.friendsofcc.com/2022/08/07/next-week-in-tv-…ien-returns-more/
And She-Hulk is right around the corner!
One week at a time! LOLHa, I hear ya; I started band camp today, so I'm taking this week's life one 3.5-hour chunk (ie rehearsal block) at a time! :P
Riordan and Jon Steinberg wrote the pilot. Steinberg will also oversee the series with his producing partner Dan Shotz. Production for the show has also now officially begun.Steinberg's wiki page https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_E._Steinberg
Percy Jackson is a smart and compassionate kid with a sharp sense of humor. He’s always seen himself as an outsider, in no small part because of how the world sees his ADHD and dyslexia. He’s impulsive and rambunctious and is quick to anger when things seem unfair to him. But beneath his cynicism is an affectionate son and loyal friend who just wants to do right by those he cares about. If only he could find a place where he fits in.
Aryan Simhadri stars as Grover Underwood – a satyr, half boy and half goat, disguised as a 12 year old boy. Grover cares deeply about others and will always choose what is best for them, sometimes at his own expense. Though cautious by nature, he’ll always throw himself into a fight to protect his friends, especially his best friend Percy Jackson.
Leah Sava Jeffries stars as Annabeth Chase. As a true daughter of the Greek goddess Athena, Annabeth is a brilliant strategist with an active and curious mind. After having spent the last five years at Camp Half-Blood, she longs to test her mettle in the human world, of which she barely remembers. She trains Percy to survive the mythological world, and in turn, he helps her connect with her humanity.
By Mike Hale
The fall television season got off to an early start this year with the arrival of the dueling franchise extensions and hopeful blockbusters, “House of the Dragon” on HBO and “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” on Amazon Prime Video. But TV’s vast landscape offers a lot more than expensively produced, effects-laden fantasy. From the relatable delights of “Abbott Elementary” to the highly specific hilarity of “Documentary Now!,” here are some noteworthy fall premieres, arranged in chronological order.
All dates are subject to change.
THE SERPENT QUEEN The story of Catherine de’ Medici, the 16th-century queen of France, in a satirical, talking-to-the-camera 21st-century telling, with Samantha Morton and Liv Hill as Catherine and a large cast, including Charles Dance, Colm Meaney and Ludivine Sagnier, as the clerics and aristocrats who underestimate her at their peril. Starz, Sept. 11.
THE JENNIFER HUDSON SHOW The success of daytime talk-show hosts is notoriously hard to predict, and whether Hudson will have the right skill set and personality for the role is about to be seen. But she immediately becomes the most talented singer and actress in the field, for what that’s worth. Syndicated, Sept. 12.
THE HANDMAID’S TALE This bleak allegory and nonlinear-TV pioneer — the first streaming show to win an Emmy for outstanding drama series — soldiers into its fifth season, with June (Elisabeth Moss) quickly coming down from the cathartic high of Season 4’s bloody conclusion. Hulu, Sept. 14.
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Elisabeth Moss in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” returning for its fifth season on Sept. 14.
Elisabeth Moss in “The Handmaid’s Tale,” returning for its fifth season on Sept. 14.Credit...Hulu
ATLANTA After a third season, ending in May, that was quietly received — and that dropped more than half of the show’s previous broadcast audience — Donald Glover’s prickly comedy quickly returns for a fourth and final go-round. FX, Sept. 15.
THE U.S. AND THE HOLOCAUST Ken Burns, directing with Lynn Novick and Sarah Botstein, devotes six hours to an uncomfortable chapter of American history with an alarmingly familiar backdrop of racism and xenophobia. PBS, Sept. 18.
QUANTUM LEAP Raymond Lee (the sympathetic diner owner in “Kevin Can F**k Himself”) plays a new time-jumping do-gooder in this reboot of the early-90s sci-fi series. The Quantum Leap project is restarted and the original hero, Sam Beckett, is still missing, so a Scott Bakula guest appearance seems pretty much preordained. NBC, Sept. 19.
PARIS POLICE 1900 In the spirit of “Babylon Berlin,” this period policier sets standard crime drama against a vivid historical backdrop: the Dreyfus affair, organized and violent antisemitism, the rise of the pioneering lawyer Jeanne Chauvin (Eugenie Derouand) and the sometimes deadly career of the Parisian courtesan Marguerite Steinheil (Evelyne Brochu). MHz Choice, Sept. 20.
REBOOT Steven Levitan, who grabbed the network-sitcom brass ring with “Just Shoot Me!” and “Modern Family,” indulges in some gentle self-parody. Judy Greer, Keegan-Michael Key and Johnny Knoxville play the cast of a hacky early-aughts family comedy who reunite for a new version written by a young woman (Rachel Bloom of “Crazy Ex-Girlfriend”) who is strangely obsessed with the original show. Hulu, Sept. 20.
ABBOTT ELEMENTARY Quinta Brunson’s sitcom about struggling teachers at a Philadelphia elementary school, a breakout hit in the spring and an Emmy nominee for best comedy series, embarks on its second season. ABC, Sept. 21.
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Lisa Ann Walter, left, and Sheryl Lee Ralph in “Abbott Elementary,” returning for its second season on Sept. 21, on ABC.
Lisa Ann Walter, left, and Sheryl Lee Ralph in “Abbott Elementary,” returning for its second season on Sept. 21, on ABC.Credit...Scott Everett White/ABC
ANDOR Tony Gilroy has more on his résumé than a writing credit for “Rogue One,” and it looks as if his new “Star Wars” series might incorporate some of the real-world grit he displayed a feel for in the Bourne movies. That would be a good thing, though don’t tell it to your friend with the lightsaber collection. Disney+, Sept. 21.
REASONABLE DOUBT Kerry Washington is an executive producer and a director of this legal melodrama created by Raamla Mohamed, who was a writer and producer on Washington’s breakthrough series, “Scandal.” Emayatzy Corinealdi plays a high-rent, high-stress Los Angeles lawyer whose conscience begins to bite her in the first scripted series from Disney’s Onyx Collective brand for creators of color. Hulu, Sept. 27.
THE DARK HEART Gustav Möller, director of the Swedish film “The Guilty” (remade in America starring Jake Gyllenhaal), oversaw this five-part thriller inspired by real events. A woman who manages a civilian search team for missing persons takes on the case of a landowner and lumber baron who alienated a lot of people, including his ambitious daughter, before he disappeared. Topic, Sept. 29.
SO HELP ME TODD A quirky-funny mystery series — in the long lineage of “Monk” — starring Marcia Gay Harden as a Type-A lawyer and Skylar Astin as her son, who’s better at investigating than he is at adulting. CBS, Sept. 29.
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Marcia Gay Harden stars in “So Help Me Todd,” premiering Sept. 29 on CBS.
Marcia Gay Harden stars in “So Help Me Todd,” premiering Sept. 29 on CBS.Credit...Michael Courtney/CBS
ANNE RICE’S INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE AMC takes its first step toward an Anne Rice universe, under the aegis of the veteran producer Mark Johnson (“Better Call Saul”). Jacob Anderson, the eunuch warrior Grey Worm in “Game of Thrones,” plays Louis, the Brad Pitt role from the movie version; Sam Reid steps in for Tom Cruise as Lestat; and the newcomer Bailey Bass, soon to be seen in several “Avatar” sequels, replaces Kirsten Dunst as the child vampire, Claudia. AMC, Oct. 2.
EAST NEW YORK William Finkelstein, a creator of this cop drama, spent the 1990s and early 2000s writing and producing for a good roster of shows: “L.A. Law,” “Murder One,” “Brooklyn South,” “Law & Order” and “NYPD Blue.” On the other hand, he also created “Cop Rock” with Steven Bochco. Amanda Warren (the mayor in “The Leftovers”) plays a new precinct boss in the Brooklyn neighborhood of the title, heading a cast that includes Jimmy Smits, Richard Kind and Ruben Santiago-Hudson. CBS, Oct. 2.
THE WALKING DEAD There was a time — and it was only six years ago — when “The Walking Dead” was drawing more than 12 million viewers an episode and the death of a major character was Monday morning news. Now more important as intellectual property than as weekly storytelling, the original series shuffles to the finish line with its final eight episodes. AMC, Oct. 2.
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Norman Reedus in AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” returning for its final season on Oct. 2.
Norman Reedus in AMC’s “The Walking Dead,” returning for its final season on Oct. 2.Credit...Jace Downs/AMC
MAKING BLACK AMERICA: THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE Henry Louis Gates Jr. explores the codes, networks and private societies that Black Americans have created “behind the veil” of the color line in a four-part documentary series. PBS, Oct. 4.
ALASKA DAILY Tom McCarthy, who made one of the best newspaper dramas of our time in the film “Spotlight,” created this series about an abrasive reporter (Hilary Swank) who gets canceled in New York and takes a job in Anchorage, lured by a story about the deaths of Indigenous women. The presence of Jeff Perry as her new boss probably isn’t the only thing that will remind you of the shows of the ABC stalwart Shonda Rhimes. ABC, Oct. 6.
A FRIEND OF THE FAMILY Anna Paquin and Colin Hanks star in this true-crime mini-series as the parents of the actress Jan Broberg, who was kidnapped when she was 12 and again when she was 14 by the same family friend (played by Jake Lacy). The bizarre story has also been told in the 2017 feature documentary “Abducted in Plain Sight.” Peacock, Oct. 6.
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Jake Lacy and Anna Paquin in the Peacock mini-series “A Friend of the Family.”
Jake Lacy and Anna Paquin in the Peacock mini-series “A Friend of the Family.”Credit...Peacock
PENNYWORTH: THE ORIGIN OF BATMAN’S BUTLER This stylish “Batman” prequel series, about the former special-forces soldier who will one day be Bruce Wayne’s butler (as the show’s awkward new title makes clear), leaves Epix for a platform closer to its DC Comics roots. Season 3 also mostly leaves behind the alt-history British civil war that occupied the first two installments, jumping ahead five years and introducing superheroes. HBO Max, Oct. 6.
LET THE RIGHT ONE IN John Ajvide Lindqvist’s ultra-bleak 2004 novel about a child vampire keeps circulating through the culture: It has inspired films, plays, a comic book and a TV pilot, with Thomas Kretschmann, that wasn’t picked up. Now the story makes it to TV with Demián Bichir as the father of the girl vampire (Madison Taylor Baez) who’s forever 12. Showtime, online Oct. 7, cable Oct. 9.
THE MIDNIGHT CLUB The latest from Mike Flanagan, whose atmospheric horror series (“The Haunting of Hill House,” “Midnight Mass”) have won a following on Netflix. Heather Langenkamp plays the doctor at a hospice where the patients like to tell one another scary stories. Netflix, Oct. 7.
BECOMING FREDERICK DOUGLASS The documentarian Stanley Nelson (“Attica,” “Freedom Riders”) fills in some important chapters in his epic yet quotidian history of Black life in America with this film and with “Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom” (Oct. 4), both directed by Nelson and Nicole London. PBS, Oct. 11.
CHAINSAW MAN Anticipation is running high in the anime world for the MAPPA animation studio’s adaptation of “Chainsaw Man,” a dark-comic, body-horror manga about a young devil hunter with a deadly appendage. Crunchyroll, Oct. 11.
SHERWOOD The cast of this BBC mystery series is a lengthy British-TV who’s who: David Morrissey, Lesley Manville, Claire Rushbrook, Philip Jackson, Joanne Froggatt, Terence Maynard, Kevin Doyle, Robert Glenister, Clare Holman, Lorraine Ashbourne, Adeel Akhtar, Pip Torrens and Mark Addy, among others. Morrissey is the detective investigating a bow-and-arrow murder in Robin Hood’s old Nottinghamshire haunts that brings up hatreds from a 1980s miners’ strike. BritBox, Oct. 11.
THE WINCHESTERS Jensen Ackles returns to the “Supernatural” universe, reassuming his role as the monster hunter Dean Winchester in this prequel series. This time Dean, in a supporting role, is tracking down the real story of the younger days of his mother and father (Meg Donnelly and Drake Rodger), which sounds like a good strategy for avoiding pesky continuity questions. CW, Oct. 11
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Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly in “The Winchesters,” premiering Oct. 11 on the CW.
Drake Rodger and Meg Donnelly in “The Winchesters,” premiering Oct. 11 on the CW.Credit...Matt Miller/CW
DOCUMENTARY NOW! One of TV’s greatest pleasures returns after a more than three-year hiatus. The fourth season, hosted, as always, by Dame Helen Mirren, will include sendups of “My Octopus Teacher,” “The September Issue,” “When We Were Kings” and Werner Herzog’s “Burden of Dreams.” IFC, Oct. 19.
FROM SCRATCH Zoe Saldana stars in a mini-series that crosses cultures — a Black American woman falls in love with a Sicilian chef during her Wanderjahr in Italy — and genres, mixing picturesque Euroromance and sorrowful survivor’s tale. Netflix, Oct. 21.
THE PERIPHERAL Scott B. Smith, who wrote the screenplay (based on his own novel) of the excellent 1998 thriller “A Simple Plan,” is the creator and showrunner of this series based on a dystopian, alternate-futures mystery by William Gibson; Chloë Grace Moretz stars; and Lisa Joy and Jonathan Nolan are among the executive producers. That’s an awful lot of bleak-noir experience. Amazon Prime Video, Oct. 21.
GUILLERMO DEL TORO’S CABINET OF CURIOSITIES Del Toro takes on the Alfred Hitchcock role, playing master of ceremonies for an eight-episode horror anthology. (A previous title included the words “Guillermo del Toro Presents.”) The first season’s directors include Jennifer Kent (“The Babadook”), Catherine Hardwicke (“Twilight”) and Ana Lily Amirpour (“A Girl Walks Home Alone at Night”). Netflix, Oct. 25.
SHERMAN’S SHOWCASE Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin’s consistently clever, stealthily sophisticated, unabashedly nostalgic sendup of old-school variety shows finally returns for a second season. IFC, Oct. 26.
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Bashir Salahuddin, foreground, in “Sherman’s Showcase,” returning for its second season on Oct. 26, on IFC.
Bashir Salahuddin, foreground, in “Sherman’s Showcase,” returning for its second season on Oct. 26, on IFC.Credit...Michael Moriatis/IFC
TRUE CRIME STORY: INDEFENSIBLE Back for a second season, the comedian Jena Friedman applies the adversarial techniques of topical late-night humor to the true-crime genre, in 20-minute episodes that are less investigations — the facts of the cases are generally pretty plain, at least in Friedman’s eyes — than expressions of darkly comic outrage. SundanceTV, Oct. 27.
BIG MOUTH Since Nick Kroll broke the third-dimensional wall in the Season 5 finale and had a heart-to-heart with his animated character, Nick Birch, will any of his castmates get to follow suit in the sixth season of this raunchy paean to puberty? The real-life John Mulaney would probably have some interesting things to say to his animated counterpart, randy Andy Glouberman. Netflix, Oct. 28.
MANIFEST A hit in reruns on Netflix after being canceled by NBC, this paranormal mystery-melodrama gets a fourth and final season at its streaming home. Netflix, Nov. 4.
DANGEROUS LIAISONS This new adaptation of the Choderlos de Laclos novel was announced nearly a decade ago, with Christopher Hampton, who had already based a play and a film on the novel, attached as writer once again. Hampton didn’t remain as the writer — he gets an executive producer credit — but the mini-series has arrived billed as the “origin story” of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont. Apparently they weren’t always jaded monsters. Starz, Nov. 6.
MOOD Like Phoebe Waller-Bridge (“Fleabag”) and Michaela Coel (“Chewing Gum”) before her, Nicole Lecky turns a hit one-woman play into a buzzy British TV series. She plays Sasha, a broke and unemployed young Londoner who finds herself in the potentially lucrative and liberating — and also potentially exploitative and dangerous — world of the influencer economy. BBC America, Nov. 6.
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Nicole Lecky in “Mood,” premiering Nov. 6 on BBC America.
Nicole Lecky in “Mood,” premiering Nov. 6 on BBC America.Credit...Natalie Seery/BBC Studios, via Bonafide Films
TULSA KING On the same night that Tyler Sheridan’s flagship show, “Yellowstone,” begins its fifth season, his portfolio of manly genre dramas grows with the addition of this mash-up of gangster story and neo-western. It’s also Sheridan’s latest action-hero reclamation project: Sylvester Stallone stars as a Mafia capo sent to oversee operations in the foreign territory of Tulsa, Okla. Paramount+, Nov. 13.
WELCOME TO CHIPPENDALES Robert Siegel, fresh off “Pam & Tommy,” and Jenni Konner of “Girls” are the showrunners of a mini-series starring Kumail Nanjiani as Steve Banerjee, the unlikely and eventually ill-fated founder of a male-stripping colossus. Hulu, Nov. 22.
WILLOW Ron Howard’s 1988 fantasy film “Willow” is not the first piece of intellectual property anyone would have predicted for a reboot, but when George Lucas is involved — he received “story by” credit on the film — anything can happen. Lucasfilm and Howard’s Imagine Entertainment are producing this sequel series; Warwick Davis, now 52, returns as the title character. Maybe Willow will be a more consistent spell caster than he was as a teenager. Disney+, Nov. 30.
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Warwick Davis in “Willow,” premiering Nov. 30 on Disney+.
Warwick Davis in “Willow,” premiering Nov. 30 on Disney+.Credit...Lucasfilm/Disney+
THE ADVENTURES OF SAUL BELLOW Asaf Galay’s documentary, an “American Masters” offering, recruits wives, children and innocent bystanders to talk about being the real-life sources of Bellow’s books. Meanwhile, fellow novelists and critics like Charles Johnson, Salman Rushdie, Stanley Crouch and, in what may have been his last interview, a captivating Philip Roth certify or question Bellow’s place in the American pantheon. PBS, Dec. 12.
And if all that isn’t enough for you, these new and returning shows are also coming this fall (new shows in bold):
Sept. 11: “Monarch,” Fox; Sept. 12: “War of the Worlds,” Epix; Sept. 13: “The Come Up,” Freeform; Sept. 15: “La Otra Mirada,” PBS; “Vampire Academy,” Peacock; “The Light in the Hall,” Sundance Now; Sept. 16: “Los Espookys,” HBO; Sept. 18: “60 Minutes,” CBS; “SEAL Team,” Paramount+; Sept. 19: “Bob Hearts Abishola,” “NCIS,” “NCIS: Hawai’i,” “The Neighborhood,” CBS; “9-1-1,” “The Cleaning Lady,” Fox; Sept. 20: “FBI,” “FBI: International,” “FBI: Most Wanted,” CBS; “The Resident,” Fox; “New Amsterdam,” NBC; Sept. 21: “The Conners,” “The Goldbergs,” “Home Economics,” “Big Sky,” ABC; “Survivor,” “The Amazing Race,” CBS; “Chicago Fire,” “Chicago Med,” “Chicago P.D.,” NBC; Sept. 22: “The Kardashians,” Hulu; “Law & Order,” “Law & Order: Organized Crime,” “Law & Order: SVU,” NBC; “Thai Cave Rescue,” Netflix; Sept. 23: “Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace,” HBO Max; Sept. 24: “Finding Happy,” Bounce; Sept. 25: “The Rookie,” ABC; “The Simpsons,” “The Great North,” “Bob’s Burgers,” “Family Guy,” Fox; “Van der Valk,” PBS; Sept. 27: “The Rookie: Feds,” ABC; “La Brea,” NBC; “Mighty Ducks: Game Changers,” Disney+; Sept. 28: “The D’Amelio Show,” Hulu; Sept. 29: “Young Sheldon,” “Ghosts,” “CSI: Vegas,” CBS; “Welcome to Flatch,” “Call Me Kat,” Fox; “Dragons Rescue Riders: Heroes of the Sky,” Peacock; Sept. 30: “Ramy,” Hulu; Oct. 2: “The Equalizer,” CBS: “Family Law,” “The Coroner,” CW: Oct. 3: “The Good Doctor,” ABC: Oct. 5: “Kung Fu,” CW: “Reginald the Vampire,” Syfy; “Chucky,” Syfy/USA; Oct. 6: “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Station 19,” ABC; “Walker, Independence,” “Walker” CW; Oct. 7: “The Problem With Jon Stewart,” Apple TV+; “Fire Country,” “Blue Bloods,” “SWAT,” CBS; Oct. 9: “NCIS: Los Angeles,” CBS; “Secrets of the Dead,” PBS; Oct. 10: “All American,” “All American: Homecoming,” CW; Oct. 11: “Professionals,” CW; Oct. 14: “Shantaram,” Apple TV+; Oct. 16: “Magpie Murders,” “Miss Scarlet and the Duke,” PBS; Oct. 20: “One of Us Is Lying,” Peacock; Oct. 21: “Acapulco,” Apple TV+; Oct. 26: “Mysterious Benedict Society” Disney+; Nov. 3: “Blockbuster,” Netflix; “The Capture,” Peacock; “The Suspect,” Sundance Now; “Kold x Windy,” WE; Nov. 4: “Lopez vs. Lopez,” “Young Rock,” NBC; Nov. 9: “Zootopia+,” Disney+; Nov. 10: “The Calling,” Peacock; Nov. 11: “The English,” Amazon Prime Video; Nov. 13: “Yellowstone,” Paramount; Nov. 18: “The L Word: Generation Q,” Showtime; “Planet Sex With Cara Delevingne,” Hulu; Nov. 23: “Pitch Perfect: Bumper in Berlin,” Peacock; Nov. 30: “Irreverent,” Peacock; Dec. 1: “Wicked City,” “Hush,” AllBlk; Dec. 22: “The Best Man: The Final Chapters,” Peacock.
Interesting article on the social media reactions to the D23 panels. I think 2019 completely changed the expectations surrounding the presentations. Before, you lined up expecting trailers, exclusive footage and cast members. Now people seem to think that every SDCC or D23 is going to be Feige revealing his 5 year plan.This is a good article, and I'd love for Richard Newby to do a follow-up interviewing both people disappointed with the panel as well as those dopes who claimed announcements would be made that never were. This type of thing, as he says in the article, isn't new: back in the wild wild west days of the internet, sites like Aint It Cool News ran all sorts of nonsense 'scoops' about the Star Wars prequels, and other scripts in development. Prominent internet film writer Drew McWeeny was actually BANNED from Skywalker Ranch BITD due to negative coverage and posting spoilers of the prequels! This is nothing new, but for some reason fans are seemingly taking this stuff MORE serious than they did years ago, even though it feels more like common knowledge that social media is garbage for legit news unless coming from a known source.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/marvel-fans-sad-henry-cavill-jodie-comer-1235218078/
Heh I was one of those hoping that the Fantastic Four cast would be revealed. But I'm pretty sure they're not talking about fans in attendance being disappointed. It's the fans waiting to hear more announcements like the F4 cast being revealed who are the disappointed ones. And it's not Marvel's fault in any way, it's the leakers who leak fake news that are creating false hope that results in the fans being disappointed. D23 wasn't livestreamed (minus that one TikTokker) so most fans who didn't attend didn't get to see the cool trailers and see the casts in person. All they were able to see/hear were just twitter updates so that's why D23 ended up being a big dud for non-attendants. They were expecting D23 to be another SDCC as far as announcements go.
EXCLUSIVE: Comcast’s Spectacor division is pulling the plug on video game-centric network G4 TV, whose early incarnation in the 2000s remains a cultural touchstone for many millennials, just a year after its relaunch.
In a memo set to be sent out to all employees, Spectacor CEO Dave Scott explained that the company’s investment and efforts to revive the network just didn’t gain traction.
A few dozen employees and contract workers are affected by the shutdown. Comcast said it will assist them with outplacement and consider some for internal opportunities.
Interesting article on the social media reactions to the D23 panels. I think 2019 completely changed the expectations surrounding the presentations. Before, you lined up expecting trailers, exclusive footage and cast members. Now people seem to think that every SDCC or D23 is going to be Feige revealing his 5 year plan.
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/marvel-fans-sad-henry-cavill-jodie-comer-1235218078/
https://stacker.com/movies/best-films-turning-50-2023?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email
an impressive list of older films worth watching. There's def a few in there which have been on my list for a long time.
https://stacker.com/movies/best-films-turning-50-2023?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=emailFWIW MAGNUM FORCE is IMO the best Dirty Harry sequel (I kind of think the others aren't very good, actually: the original & MAGNUM FORCE are the only good ones)
an impressive list of older films worth watching. There's def a few in there which have been on my list for a long time.
https://stacker.com/movies/best-films-turning-50-2023?utm_source=join1440&utm_medium=email
an impressive list of older films worth watching. There's def a few in there which have been on my list for a long time.
A dress worn by Carrie Fisher in the original Star Wars film could sell for $2 million at auction. According to The Wrap the dress, which was worn by Fisher's Princess Leia in the final scene of Star Wars, was long believed to have been destroyed and ultimately discovered in a London attic belonging to one of the film's original crew members. The dress has since been restored — a process that was done by hand over an 8-month period — and is now set to go up for auction by Propstore Auctions. Bidding on the auction will begin at 8 a.m. PT on Wednesday, June 28th.more
After 118 days of the actors guild being out on strike, SAG-AFTRA and the studios on Wednesday reached a tentative deal on a new contract that could see Hollywood up and running again within weeks.
The strike will be over as of 12:01 a.m. PT on Thursday, November 9, we hear, putting an end to more than seven months of labor unrest in Hollywood that saw the Writers Guild and SAG-AFTRA hit the picket lines in the industry’s first joint strike in more than 60 years.
Culminating a dramatic day of studio earnings results and deadline ultimatums, the actors guild’s 17-member negotiating committee unanimously voted this afternoon to recommend a tentative agreement to the SAG-AFTRA board.
Saw the new Ghostbusters
I enjoyed it, the audience gave it lots of love, 1 after credit scene
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I've been on the fence on Ghostbusters. Is the after credit scene worth staying for?It's "fun," but mileage may vary. It's more of a giggle-esque moment than any sort of integral thing (I think the previous film's mid-credits scene w/Murray & Weaver was a LOT more fun, and the post-credits scene was more sentimental & integral to setting up future stories, as was paid off in the new film).