Based on the Idw comic book by Beau Smith, the Syfy series Wynonna Earp was “a fast-paced, contemporary thriller” that followed Wyatt Earp’s great-granddaughter as “she battles demons and other supernatural beings. Wynonna is a witty and wild modern day gunslinger, using her unique abilities and a dysfunctional posse of allies to bring the paranormal to justice.” The show did well, running for four seasons and 49 episodes from 2016 to 2021. Three years later, it’s set to get a 90 minute follow-up special called Wynonna Earp: Vengeance, which will be released through the Tubi streaming service.
Vanity Fair broke the news of the follow-up special, which has been written by the show’s creator and executive producer, Emily Andras. They were also able to confirm that Melanie Scrofano (Wynonna herself), Tim Rozon (Doc Holliday), Dom Provost-Chalkley (Waverly Earp), and Katherine Barrell (Nicole Haught) are all reprising their roles, and “other familiar...
Vanity Fair broke the news of the follow-up special, which has been written by the show’s creator and executive producer, Emily Andras. They were also able to confirm that Melanie Scrofano (Wynonna herself), Tim Rozon (Doc Holliday), Dom Provost-Chalkley (Waverly Earp), and Katherine Barrell (Nicole Haught) are all reprising their roles, and “other familiar...
- 2/9/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Earpers, it’s time to celebrate! Your favorite Wynonna Earp characters are coming back. The cast and creator of the Syfy series are on board for a new 90-minute special, Wynonna Earp – Vengeance, to air on Tubi. Series creator Emily Andras wrote the script, and already confirmed to reprise their roles are Melanie Scrofano (Wynonna Earp), Tim Rozon (Doc Holliday), Dom Provost-Chalkley (Waverly Earp), and Katherine Barrell (Nicole Haught). Paolo Barzman will direct; he was behind the camera for 21 episodes of the show during its four seasons on Syfy (2016-2021). The special is slated to debut in late 2024. The series ended with Waverly and Nicole’s wedding, the couple settling in at the homestead, and Wynonna chasing down Doc as he left town for a romantic reunion before they set out on a road trip that likely would include a stop to ...
- 2/8/2024
- TV Insider
It’s a TV miracle.
Nearly three years after concluding its run on Syfy, cult favorite Wynonna Earp is returning for a 90-minute scripted special on Fox’s ad-supported streamer Tubi. The one-off is expected to air late this year according to Vanity Fair, which was first to break news of the project dubbed Vengeance.
Creator Emily Andras penned the special, with cast members Melanie Scrofano (Wynonna), Tim Rozon (Doc Holliday), Dom Provost-Chalkley (Waverly Earp) and Katherine Barrell (Nicole Haught) all returning to reprise their roles. Paolo Barzman will return to direct. A premiere date has not yet been determined.
“Doc and Wynonna have been on an adventure, and Waverly and Nicole have been at home in [the Earp hometown of] Purgatory, doing their thing. I think it’s going to be really interesting to see, hopefully, what gets everybody home—maybe facing a challenge they’ve never faced before, something pretty intense. It...
Nearly three years after concluding its run on Syfy, cult favorite Wynonna Earp is returning for a 90-minute scripted special on Fox’s ad-supported streamer Tubi. The one-off is expected to air late this year according to Vanity Fair, which was first to break news of the project dubbed Vengeance.
Creator Emily Andras penned the special, with cast members Melanie Scrofano (Wynonna), Tim Rozon (Doc Holliday), Dom Provost-Chalkley (Waverly Earp) and Katherine Barrell (Nicole Haught) all returning to reprise their roles. Paolo Barzman will return to direct. A premiere date has not yet been determined.
“Doc and Wynonna have been on an adventure, and Waverly and Nicole have been at home in [the Earp hometown of] Purgatory, doing their thing. I think it’s going to be really interesting to see, hopefully, what gets everybody home—maybe facing a challenge they’ve never faced before, something pretty intense. It...
- 2/8/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hallmark’s canceled western “Ride,” starring Nancy Travis (“Last Man Standing”) is galluping to The CW, which picked up repeats of the show to air next month. The 10-episode series will launch on Monday, January 22 at 8 p.m., paired with “Wild Cards” at 9 p.m.
“Ride” is described as “a multigenerational family drama that follows the lives of the McMurrays, a tight-knit family that embarks on a journey of self-discovery on the heels of a tragic loss as they uncover a twisted web of secrets that threatens to tear the family and their Colorado town apart.” Beau Mirchoff, Tiera Skovbye, Sara Garcia, Jake Foy and Tyler Jacob Moore also star.
Blink49 Studios and Seven24 Films, in partnership with Bell Media for CTV Drama Channel in Canada, produce the show, which is based on an original script by husband and wife writing team Rebecca Boss and Chris Masi, who executive produce...
“Ride” is described as “a multigenerational family drama that follows the lives of the McMurrays, a tight-knit family that embarks on a journey of self-discovery on the heels of a tragic loss as they uncover a twisted web of secrets that threatens to tear the family and their Colorado town apart.” Beau Mirchoff, Tiera Skovbye, Sara Garcia, Jake Foy and Tyler Jacob Moore also star.
Blink49 Studios and Seven24 Films, in partnership with Bell Media for CTV Drama Channel in Canada, produce the show, which is based on an original script by husband and wife writing team Rebecca Boss and Chris Masi, who executive produce...
- 12/20/2023
- by Valerie Wu, Caroline Brew and Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Screenwriter Norma Barzman, who got her start during the Golden Age of Hollywood and was blacklisted with her husband during the McCarthy era, died Sunday in Beverly Hills, her son Paolo confirmed. She was 103.
Barzman and her husband, fellow screenwriter Ben Barzman, moved to Europe as did many other Hollywood progressives who came under McCarthy’s scrutiny. The couple and their seven children lived in London, Paris and Mougins, France between 1949 and 1976. Ben Barzman died in 1989.
Norma Barzman was also active in getting credits restored for blacklisted writers whose films were released with a “front” name, such as her film “The Locket.” In 1999, her writing credit was restored on the 1953 film “Luxury Girls,” which had carried the name of the front Ennio Flaiano.
Barzman spoke out in protest when Elia Kazan, who was a witness before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, was given an honorary Oscar in 1998, and was...
Barzman and her husband, fellow screenwriter Ben Barzman, moved to Europe as did many other Hollywood progressives who came under McCarthy’s scrutiny. The couple and their seven children lived in London, Paris and Mougins, France between 1949 and 1976. Ben Barzman died in 1989.
Norma Barzman was also active in getting credits restored for blacklisted writers whose films were released with a “front” name, such as her film “The Locket.” In 1999, her writing credit was restored on the 1953 film “Luxury Girls,” which had carried the name of the front Ennio Flaiano.
Barzman spoke out in protest when Elia Kazan, who was a witness before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, was given an honorary Oscar in 1998, and was...
- 12/19/2023
- by Jaden Thompson
- Variety Film + TV
Ride will ride again on the CW.
The network announced today that it picked up the 10-episode first season of the Yellowstone-like drama that starred Nancy Travis (Last Man Standing). The series, which follows a bucolic but cash-strapped ranch that’s operated by a widowed parent (Travis) who loses a beloved family member, was recently canceled by Hallmark.
The CW will begin airing the series on Monday, January 22, followed by an encore episode of the new original scripted series Wild Cards.
The network has no plans to order a second season of Ride, at least for now.
Travis plays matriarch Isabel Murray; the drama also stars Beau Mirchoff (Good Trouble), Jake Foy (Designated Survivor) and Marcus Rosner (Arrow) as her sons Cash, Tuff and Austin. Tiera Skovbye plays Austin’s wife, Missy. The first season launched in March on Hallmark.
Ride is co-produced by Blink49 Studios and Seven24 Films,...
The network announced today that it picked up the 10-episode first season of the Yellowstone-like drama that starred Nancy Travis (Last Man Standing). The series, which follows a bucolic but cash-strapped ranch that’s operated by a widowed parent (Travis) who loses a beloved family member, was recently canceled by Hallmark.
The CW will begin airing the series on Monday, January 22, followed by an encore episode of the new original scripted series Wild Cards.
The network has no plans to order a second season of Ride, at least for now.
Travis plays matriarch Isabel Murray; the drama also stars Beau Mirchoff (Good Trouble), Jake Foy (Designated Survivor) and Marcus Rosner (Arrow) as her sons Cash, Tuff and Austin. Tiera Skovbye plays Austin’s wife, Missy. The first season launched in March on Hallmark.
Ride is co-produced by Blink49 Studios and Seven24 Films,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Nancy Travis (The Kominsky Method) and Tiera Skovbye (Riverdale) have joined the cast of Ride, Hallmark Channel’s new primetime series that is centered on a rodeo dynasty.
The series follows Missy (Skovbye), a former rodeo queen who is a McMurray by marriage and struggles to find her place in the family. Travis is Isabel McMurray, the tough-as-nails family matriarch fighting to keep her family legacy afloat following a tragedy.
Also joining the ensemble is Beau Mirchoff (Good Trouble) as Cash McMurray, the second-born son who will carry on his family’s legacy; Sara Garcia (The Flash), who will play Valeria Galindo; and Jake Foy (Designated Survivor) who will depict Tuff McMurray, Isabel’s youngest son.
Tyler Jacob Moore (Shameless) will play Gus, a handsome stranger who comes into their lives.
Production on Ride begins today in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The series will premiere on Hallmark Channel in 2023.
“We...
The series follows Missy (Skovbye), a former rodeo queen who is a McMurray by marriage and struggles to find her place in the family. Travis is Isabel McMurray, the tough-as-nails family matriarch fighting to keep her family legacy afloat following a tragedy.
Also joining the ensemble is Beau Mirchoff (Good Trouble) as Cash McMurray, the second-born son who will carry on his family’s legacy; Sara Garcia (The Flash), who will play Valeria Galindo; and Jake Foy (Designated Survivor) who will depict Tuff McMurray, Isabel’s youngest son.
Tyler Jacob Moore (Shameless) will play Gus, a handsome stranger who comes into their lives.
Production on Ride begins today in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The series will premiere on Hallmark Channel in 2023.
“We...
- 8/4/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Saddle up, Hallmark fans: the channel has greenlit Ride, an original primetime series about a rodeo dynasty.
Set to premiere in 2023, Ride is described as a multigenerational family drama that follows the lives of the Murrays as they struggle to keep their beloved ranch afloat. Here’s the logline: “After a tragic loss, each character embarks on an empowering journey of transformation and self-discovery while also uncovering a twisted web of secrets, threatening to tear the family and their small Colorado town apart at the seams. Emotions run high and clashes are common in the complicated Murray clan, but they are a tight-knit group who don’t give up easily. And the three strong women of the family – widowed rodeo queen Missy, matriarch Isabel, and former teen run-away Valeria – resolve to stand strong against all challenges and save their land, come what may.”
Production on Ride is set to begin this summer in Calgary,...
Set to premiere in 2023, Ride is described as a multigenerational family drama that follows the lives of the Murrays as they struggle to keep their beloved ranch afloat. Here’s the logline: “After a tragic loss, each character embarks on an empowering journey of transformation and self-discovery while also uncovering a twisted web of secrets, threatening to tear the family and their small Colorado town apart at the seams. Emotions run high and clashes are common in the complicated Murray clan, but they are a tight-knit group who don’t give up easily. And the three strong women of the family – widowed rodeo queen Missy, matriarch Isabel, and former teen run-away Valeria – resolve to stand strong against all challenges and save their land, come what may.”
Production on Ride is set to begin this summer in Calgary,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Festival
Seven of the nine features selected for the Korean competition at the Jeonju International Film Festival (Apr. 28-May 7) are directed by women. The selected films are “Mother And Daughter” by Kim Jung-eun; “When I Sleep” (Choi Jungmoon); “The Hill of Secrets” (Lee Ji-eun); “Archaeology of Love” (Lee Wanmin); “Missing Yoon” (Kim Jinhwa); “Saving a Dragonfly” (Hong Daye); “Jeong-sun” (Jeong Ji-hye); “Drown” (Lim Sangsu); and “Havana” (Hong Yongho).
Programmer Moon Seok said: “This year’s submissions were diverse in subject matter, and there were many new attempts in genres. Seven of the nine selected works are by female directors, and they continue to be strong players in the industry. I hope this trend will continue, and to have female directors make strides in the commercial film industry too.”
Meanwhile, the festival, which is led by director Lee Joondong, is planning an in-person event under strict Covid-19 regulations and will hold...
Seven of the nine features selected for the Korean competition at the Jeonju International Film Festival (Apr. 28-May 7) are directed by women. The selected films are “Mother And Daughter” by Kim Jung-eun; “When I Sleep” (Choi Jungmoon); “The Hill of Secrets” (Lee Ji-eun); “Archaeology of Love” (Lee Wanmin); “Missing Yoon” (Kim Jinhwa); “Saving a Dragonfly” (Hong Daye); “Jeong-sun” (Jeong Ji-hye); “Drown” (Lim Sangsu); and “Havana” (Hong Yongho).
Programmer Moon Seok said: “This year’s submissions were diverse in subject matter, and there were many new attempts in genres. Seven of the nine selected works are by female directors, and they continue to be strong players in the industry. I hope this trend will continue, and to have female directors make strides in the commercial film industry too.”
Meanwhile, the festival, which is led by director Lee Joondong, is planning an in-person event under strict Covid-19 regulations and will hold...
- 4/1/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
The following contains spoilers from the Syfy finale of Wynonna Earp.
After four years of protecting Purgatory with her Peacemaker, Wynonna Earp got to quite literally ride off into the sunset. And she did so while straddling a motorcycle, with Doc Holliday seated behind her.
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Mind you, the two almost didn’t wind up together.
After four years of protecting Purgatory with her Peacemaker, Wynonna Earp got to quite literally ride off into the sunset. And she did so while straddling a motorcycle, with Doc Holliday seated behind her.
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Mind you, the two almost didn’t wind up together.
- 4/10/2021
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Having recently wrapped Wynonna Earp Season 4, Melanie Scrofano is already set to reunite with leading man Tim Rozon via a “dual role” of sorts on his new Syfy drama, The Surrealtor.
The Surrealtor follows realtor Luke Roman (Earp‘s Rozon aka Doc Holliday) and an elite team of specialists that handle the cases no one else can: haunted and possessed houses that literally scare would-be buyers away. Researching, investigating and “fixing” the things that go bump in the night, the team works to create closure — and closings — even as they struggle with demons of their own.
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The Surrealtor follows realtor Luke Roman (Earp‘s Rozon aka Doc Holliday) and an elite team of specialists that handle the cases no one else can: haunted and possessed houses that literally scare would-be buyers away. Researching, investigating and “fixing” the things that go bump in the night, the team works to create closure — and closings — even as they struggle with demons of their own.
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- 9/17/2020
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Being Human Episode 311
“If I Only Had Raw Brain”
Written By: Mike Ostrowski
Directed By: Paolo Barzman
Original Airdate: 25 March 2013
In This Episode...
Sally’s hunger is getting so severe, she doesn’t think she can control herself. She insists that Josh and Nora padlock her into her room. The couple decides to move up their wedding - to Thursday. At least Sally will be alive for that. Josh and Nora aren’t giving up though, and they go to see Donna. Josh plans to kill her. When they get to the soup kitchen, there is nothing there. Literally. The building is gone. A vacant lot is all that is left, and it doesn’t look like anything has been built there in years. I bet Donna just has some kind of spell cast to make it look like nothing is there. Anyway, Sally is in bad shape. While the...
“If I Only Had Raw Brain”
Written By: Mike Ostrowski
Directed By: Paolo Barzman
Original Airdate: 25 March 2013
In This Episode...
Sally’s hunger is getting so severe, she doesn’t think she can control herself. She insists that Josh and Nora padlock her into her room. The couple decides to move up their wedding - to Thursday. At least Sally will be alive for that. Josh and Nora aren’t giving up though, and they go to see Donna. Josh plans to kill her. When they get to the soup kitchen, there is nothing there. Literally. The building is gone. A vacant lot is all that is left, and it doesn’t look like anything has been built there in years. I bet Donna just has some kind of spell cast to make it look like nothing is there. Anyway, Sally is in bad shape. While the...
- 3/26/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Being Human Episode 310
“For Those About to Rot”
Written By: Chris Dingess
Directed By: Paolo Barzman
Original Airdate: 18 March 2013
In This Episode...
Sally gets a panicked call from Zoe. She goes over, and discovers that Zoe beat Nick to death with a baseball bat after he tried to eat her. She is freaked out. Nick’s ghost appears and explains to them what is happening. He doesn’t blame Zoe for what she did, and on the upside, he gets his door. He does tell Zoe to stay away from Sally because eventually, she will succumb to the hunger. With Josh’s help, the two bury Nick’s body deep in the forest. Josh then accompanies Sally to Stevie’s parents house. They desperately want to track him down before the hunger gets him, too. They are surprised to see Stevie at his house. He invites them in, and initially...
“For Those About to Rot”
Written By: Chris Dingess
Directed By: Paolo Barzman
Original Airdate: 18 March 2013
In This Episode...
Sally gets a panicked call from Zoe. She goes over, and discovers that Zoe beat Nick to death with a baseball bat after he tried to eat her. She is freaked out. Nick’s ghost appears and explains to them what is happening. He doesn’t blame Zoe for what she did, and on the upside, he gets his door. He does tell Zoe to stay away from Sally because eventually, she will succumb to the hunger. With Josh’s help, the two bury Nick’s body deep in the forest. Josh then accompanies Sally to Stevie’s parents house. They desperately want to track him down before the hunger gets him, too. They are surprised to see Stevie at his house. He invites them in, and initially...
- 3/19/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Lost Girl Episode 303
“Confaegion”
Written By: James Thorpe
Directed By: Paolo Barzman
Original Airdate: 28 January 2013
In This Episode...
Vex is going through a mid-life crisis. He still doesn’t have any of his powers and is tired of crashing on Bo and Kenzi’s couch. He steals Bo’s phone and brings it to Morrigan so she can delete the incriminating photo Bo has of her. Vex hopes that this will ingratiate himself with the Morrigan and he can get back his standing in the community. It doesn’t; the Morrigan wants Bo’s “head on a platter.”
Unbeknownst to Vex, the Morrigan infected him with some kind of parasite. When he returns home, it jumps into Bo and makes her act like a 13-year-old. When Dyson thinks she has had too much to drink, Bo giggles and gets excited because she thinks he has a fake ID. And she “totally” wants to kiss him.
“Confaegion”
Written By: James Thorpe
Directed By: Paolo Barzman
Original Airdate: 28 January 2013
In This Episode...
Vex is going through a mid-life crisis. He still doesn’t have any of his powers and is tired of crashing on Bo and Kenzi’s couch. He steals Bo’s phone and brings it to Morrigan so she can delete the incriminating photo Bo has of her. Vex hopes that this will ingratiate himself with the Morrigan and he can get back his standing in the community. It doesn’t; the Morrigan wants Bo’s “head on a platter.”
Unbeknownst to Vex, the Morrigan infected him with some kind of parasite. When he returns home, it jumps into Bo and makes her act like a 13-year-old. When Dyson thinks she has had too much to drink, Bo giggles and gets excited because she thinks he has a fake ID. And she “totally” wants to kiss him.
- 1/29/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Lost Girl Episode 301
“Caged Fae”
Written By: Emily Andras
Directed By: Paolo Barzman
Original Airdate: 14 January 2013
In This Episode...
Bo is on a crime spree: robbing banks, beating up thugs, sexually assaulting club doormen. Dyson arrests her - quite publicly - in Trick’s bar. Bo is sent to Hecuba prison, a light fae detention center run by Amazons. This is, of course, all part of an undercover mission to uncover evidence of corruption at the prison. Lauren is Bo’s person on the inside. She coats herself in some sort of skunk serum to disguise her humanity and gives Bo a small stone, once a part of Stonehenge, which will negate the power-nullifying geography the prison is built on. When one of the guards starts picking on Bo’s sweet cellmate Sylvie (in for stealing bread to feed her hungry family) Bo fights back and uses her power to nullify the guard.
“Caged Fae”
Written By: Emily Andras
Directed By: Paolo Barzman
Original Airdate: 14 January 2013
In This Episode...
Bo is on a crime spree: robbing banks, beating up thugs, sexually assaulting club doormen. Dyson arrests her - quite publicly - in Trick’s bar. Bo is sent to Hecuba prison, a light fae detention center run by Amazons. This is, of course, all part of an undercover mission to uncover evidence of corruption at the prison. Lauren is Bo’s person on the inside. She coats herself in some sort of skunk serum to disguise her humanity and gives Bo a small stone, once a part of Stonehenge, which will negate the power-nullifying geography the prison is built on. When one of the guards starts picking on Bo’s sweet cellmate Sylvie (in for stealing bread to feed her hungry family) Bo fights back and uses her power to nullify the guard.
- 1/15/2013
- by Alyse Wax
- FEARnet
Being Human Episode 211 "Don't Fear the Scott" Written By: Chris Dingess Directed By: Paolo Barzman Original Airdate: 26 March 2012 In This Episode... Things seem to be settling down. Julia and Josh are officially dating. Sally still sees Scott, but she seems to have him in check, and Aidan is happy with Suren. Josh decides he wants to have Julia over for dinner, and wants Aidan to be there so they can clear the air and she can feel more comfortable coming over. Aidan brings over Suren, which leads to a delightfully awkward evening. Julia and Josh are walking to work, and they stop to kiss. When they pull away, Nora is standing there. Welcome back Nora! She...
- 3/27/2012
- FEARnet
Being Human Episode 210 "Dream Reaper" Written By: Keto Shimizu Directed By: Paolo Barzman Original Airdate: 19 March 2012 In This Episode... Sally has been unconscious (or whatever the ghost-equivalent is) for hours and the boys are scared. Aidan goes for Zoe - she is the closest thing to a ghost expert that they know. She does not yet know that Sally shredded her boyfriend, and Aidan is perfectly fine to keep it that. At the house, Aidan explains the situation to Zoe. This is the first Josh is hearing of a "reaper," and is furious with Aidan for keeping it a secret. Zoe suspects that this reaper that Sally has created is actually an alternate...
- 3/20/2012
- FEARnet
Being Human Episode 203 "All Out of Blood" Written By: Chris Dingess Directed By: Paolo Barzman Original Airdate: 30 January 2012 In This Episode... Sally meets a living, breathing nurse at the hospital who can see and speak to her. Her name is Zoe, she is a neo-natal nurse, and she has a 6th sense which allows her to interact with ghosts. She attributes this to a time as a baby when a ghost tried to possess her. She scared it away with her baby screams, but suspects a little part stuck around, leaving her with this "gift." She is a gatekeeper of sorts, matching ghosts with ailing newborns so that the ghosts can be reincarnated and the baby gets a health boost....
- 1/31/2012
- FEARnet
Being Human Episode 202 "Do You Really Want to Hurt Me?" Written By: Nancy Won Directed By: Paolo Barzman Original Airdate: 23 January 2012 In This Episode... With semi-human Josh still suffering the shock of Hegemen's bullet, a silvery wolf (Nora) attacks and kills the vampire. Josh finishes his transformation. In the morning, he wakes with only minor injuries. Nora wakes, naked, under a pile of leaves. When Josh goes to the car looking for Nora, he finds it empty, but torn up as if a werewolf had been rolling around inside. Josh instead finds Nora sitting on his porch, traumatized. It isn't until he sees the scratches on Nora's arm that he realizes that...
- 1/24/2012
- FEARnet
Genre: Sci-Fi | Horror | Drama
Air Date/Time: January 23 at 9/8c
Network: Syfy
Creators: Toby Whithouse (format created by), Jeremy Carver (developer), Anna Fricke (developer)
Director: Paolo Barzman
Writers: Nancy Won
Being human: nobody ever said it was easy. But when you’re a ghost, a vampire, and a werewolf, like the three twenty-something roommates of Being Human, it may be completely impossible. The second season of Being Human picks up as Aidan (Sam Witwer), Sally (Meaghan Rath) and Josh (Sam Huntington) continue to struggle with their supernatural double lives. By turns frightening, witty, and romantic, Being Human continues to explore what it means to be human through the eyes of these outsiders.
A good, solid, moving-the-plots-along episode, this one is about adjusting to the new. Aidan to Suren and Suren to Aidan, now that she’s back and he’s changed. Josh to Nora’s condition and Nora to Nora’s condition,...
Air Date/Time: January 23 at 9/8c
Network: Syfy
Creators: Toby Whithouse (format created by), Jeremy Carver (developer), Anna Fricke (developer)
Director: Paolo Barzman
Writers: Nancy Won
Being human: nobody ever said it was easy. But when you’re a ghost, a vampire, and a werewolf, like the three twenty-something roommates of Being Human, it may be completely impossible. The second season of Being Human picks up as Aidan (Sam Witwer), Sally (Meaghan Rath) and Josh (Sam Huntington) continue to struggle with their supernatural double lives. By turns frightening, witty, and romantic, Being Human continues to explore what it means to be human through the eyes of these outsiders.
A good, solid, moving-the-plots-along episode, this one is about adjusting to the new. Aidan to Suren and Suren to Aidan, now that she’s back and he’s changed. Josh to Nora’s condition and Nora to Nora’s condition,...
- 1/23/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Not your conventional roommates.
The North American adaptation of Being Human returns to Space in Canada and Syfy in the United States tomorrow night for its second season. We have two short clips from the premiere for you below, which the latter channel released last week. Readers in Canada can see a Space preview on spacecast.com.
Being Human centers on three paranormal roommates—a vampire, werewolf and ghost—who are trying to live normal lives. It was adapted from a BBC series with the same name, four season of which have been produced.
The North American adaptation premiered on Syfy early last year and averaged 1.8 million viewers over the season. At the time those numbers made it Syfy’s most successful scripted series launched over the last six years in its winter season. The show was also a hit on Space.
Being Human, North American-style, stars Sam Witwer (Smallville,...
The North American adaptation of Being Human returns to Space in Canada and Syfy in the United States tomorrow night for its second season. We have two short clips from the premiere for you below, which the latter channel released last week. Readers in Canada can see a Space preview on spacecast.com.
Being Human centers on three paranormal roommates—a vampire, werewolf and ghost—who are trying to live normal lives. It was adapted from a BBC series with the same name, four season of which have been produced.
The North American adaptation premiered on Syfy early last year and averaged 1.8 million viewers over the season. At the time those numbers made it Syfy’s most successful scripted series launched over the last six years in its winter season. The show was also a hit on Space.
Being Human, North American-style, stars Sam Witwer (Smallville,...
- 1/16/2012
- by Michael Simpson
- CinemaSpy
Genre: Sci-Fi | Horror | Drama
Creators: Anna Fricke and Jeremy Carver, based on the original UK version by Toby Whithouse
Directors: Paolo Barzman, Adam Kane, Charles Binamé, Erik Canuel, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Jerry Ciccoritti
Cast: Sam Witwer, Sam Huntington, Meaghan Rath, Mark Pellegrino
Summary:
For three roommates, being human is harder than it looks… Vampires, werewolves and the supernatural collide in the first season of this Syfy smash series that mixes True Blood with The Vampire Diaries.
From the creative team behind Pillars of the Earth, The Mentalist, and Heroes, Being Human is Syfy’s reimagining of the acclaimed UK series created by Toby Whithouse and starring Sam Witwer (Smallville, Battlestar Galactica), Meaghan Rath (The Assistants), Sam Huntington (Cavemen, Superman Returns) and Mark Pellegrino (Lost, Supernatural).
Being Human: The Complete First Season series follows three paranormal, 20-something roommates living in Boston – vampire “Aidan” (Witwer), werewolf “Josh” (Huntington) and ghost “Sally...
Creators: Anna Fricke and Jeremy Carver, based on the original UK version by Toby Whithouse
Directors: Paolo Barzman, Adam Kane, Charles Binamé, Erik Canuel, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Jerry Ciccoritti
Cast: Sam Witwer, Sam Huntington, Meaghan Rath, Mark Pellegrino
Summary:
For three roommates, being human is harder than it looks… Vampires, werewolves and the supernatural collide in the first season of this Syfy smash series that mixes True Blood with The Vampire Diaries.
From the creative team behind Pillars of the Earth, The Mentalist, and Heroes, Being Human is Syfy’s reimagining of the acclaimed UK series created by Toby Whithouse and starring Sam Witwer (Smallville, Battlestar Galactica), Meaghan Rath (The Assistants), Sam Huntington (Cavemen, Superman Returns) and Mark Pellegrino (Lost, Supernatural).
Being Human: The Complete First Season series follows three paranormal, 20-something roommates living in Boston – vampire “Aidan” (Witwer), werewolf “Josh” (Huntington) and ghost “Sally...
- 12/20/2011
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Yesterday, the Canadian Academy released its list of nominees for the 26th Gemini Awards, the Canadian equivalent of the Emmy Awards.
Best Animated Program or Series
* Glenn Martin Dds
* Hot Wheels - Battle Force Five
* Jimmy Two Shoes
* Kids vs. Kat
* March of the Dinosaurs
Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series
* Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock
* Degrassi: The Next Generation
* How to be Indie
* That's So Weird
* Vacation with Derek
Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program Series
* Artzooka!
* In Real Life
* Spelling Night in Canada: Canspell 2011
* Survive This
* TVOKids - Mark's Moments
Best Comedy Program or Series
* This Hour Has 22 Minutes
* Call Me Fitz
* Good Dog
* Halifax Comedy Fest 2010
* Living in Your Car
* Rick Mercer Report
Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie
* Fakers
* The Kennedys
* My Babysitter's a Vampire.
* The Pillars of the Earth
* Sleepyhead
Best Dramatic Series
* The Borgias
* Endgame
* Flashpoint
* Skins
* The Tudors...
Best Animated Program or Series
* Glenn Martin Dds
* Hot Wheels - Battle Force Five
* Jimmy Two Shoes
* Kids vs. Kat
* March of the Dinosaurs
Best Children's or Youth Fiction Program or Series
* Anash and the Legacy of the Sun-Rock
* Degrassi: The Next Generation
* How to be Indie
* That's So Weird
* Vacation with Derek
Best Children's or Youth Non-Fiction Program Series
* Artzooka!
* In Real Life
* Spelling Night in Canada: Canspell 2011
* Survive This
* TVOKids - Mark's Moments
Best Comedy Program or Series
* This Hour Has 22 Minutes
* Call Me Fitz
* Good Dog
* Halifax Comedy Fest 2010
* Living in Your Car
* Rick Mercer Report
Best Dramatic Mini-Series or TV Movie
* Fakers
* The Kennedys
* My Babysitter's a Vampire.
* The Pillars of the Earth
* Sleepyhead
Best Dramatic Series
* The Borgias
* Endgame
* Flashpoint
* Skins
* The Tudors...
- 8/4/2011
- by noreply@blogger.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
The cast of the North American version of Being Human.
Muse Entertainment has announced the start of production on Season Two of Space’s Being Human. The show focuses on three paranormal roommates—a vampire, werewolf and ghost—who are trying to live normal lives. It was adapted from a British series with the same name that has run for three seasons on the BBC.
Returning for the second season, which is being produced in Montreal, is Sam Witwer (Smallville, CSI), Meaghan Rath (Prom Wars, 18 to Life) and Sam Huntington (Fanboys, Superman Returns). These regulars will be joined by Dichen Lachman (Doll House, Torchwood), who will play a reclusive, centuries-old, vampire royal.
Being Human premiered on the Us channel Syfy earlier this year and averaged 1.8 million viewers. Those numbers are said to have made it Syfy’s most successful scripted series launched over the last six years in its winter...
Muse Entertainment has announced the start of production on Season Two of Space’s Being Human. The show focuses on three paranormal roommates—a vampire, werewolf and ghost—who are trying to live normal lives. It was adapted from a British series with the same name that has run for three seasons on the BBC.
Returning for the second season, which is being produced in Montreal, is Sam Witwer (Smallville, CSI), Meaghan Rath (Prom Wars, 18 to Life) and Sam Huntington (Fanboys, Superman Returns). These regulars will be joined by Dichen Lachman (Doll House, Torchwood), who will play a reclusive, centuries-old, vampire royal.
Being Human premiered on the Us channel Syfy earlier this year and averaged 1.8 million viewers. Those numbers are said to have made it Syfy’s most successful scripted series launched over the last six years in its winter...
- 7/12/2011
- by Michael Simpson
- CinemaSpy
Being Human Episode 1.10 "Dog Eat Dog" Written By: Jeremy Carver & Anna Fricke Directed By: Paolo Barzman Original Airdate: 22 March 2011 In This Episode... Josh is husking corn on the stoop with Sally, getting ready for a BBQ date with Nora. He goes to throw the husks away, but tire squeals draw Sally's attention. Josh is gone. He comes to in a cage in a basement. An older gentleman, Douglas, is there. He explains, with a weary sigh, that Josh has been captured by vampires and will be an unwilling partner in tonight's werewolf fight. Sound familiar (*cough* True Blood *cough*)? Vamps flock every month to see...
- 3/22/2011
- FEARnet
Being Human Episode 1.9 "I Want You Back (From the Dead)" Written By: Nancy Won Directed By: Paolo Barzman Original Airdate: 14 March 2011 In This Episode... Walking home, Aidan pretends not to see Bernie getting beat up by bullies. What he does see is Bernie being shoved into the path of a speeding car. Threats from Cindy be damned, he rushes out to help. Bernie is in bad shape. His organs are failing, and the doctors don't have much hope. Aidan is guilt-ridden. He didn't help before now, and he won't help now by making Bernie immortal. Pornography now being the least of Cindy's worries, she accepts support from...
- 3/15/2011
- FEARnet
Genre: Fantasy, Horror
Creator: Based on original British series of same name by Toby Whithouse
Director: Adam Kane, Paolo Barzman, Charles Biname, Erik Canuel, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Jerry Ciccoritti
Writer: Toby Whithouse (format), Jeremy Carver, Anna Fricke
Cast: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Mark Pellegrino
Summary: Three twenty-somethings share a house and try to live a normal life despite being a ghost, a werewolf, and a vampire.
Tagline: Being human is harder than it looks.
Runtime: Hour-long television series
View the Trailer Here
SyFy’s Being Human is an American take on the acclaimed British series of the same name and believe me, when I first heard of this, I was wary about it since I am a huge fan of the original series. So I present to you a review in two parts: the first part compares SyFy’s Being Human to the BBC original and the second...
Creator: Based on original British series of same name by Toby Whithouse
Director: Adam Kane, Paolo Barzman, Charles Biname, Erik Canuel, Jeremiah S. Chechik, Jerry Ciccoritti
Writer: Toby Whithouse (format), Jeremy Carver, Anna Fricke
Cast: Sam Witwer, Meaghan Rath, Sam Huntington, Mark Pellegrino
Summary: Three twenty-somethings share a house and try to live a normal life despite being a ghost, a werewolf, and a vampire.
Tagline: Being human is harder than it looks.
Runtime: Hour-long television series
View the Trailer Here
SyFy’s Being Human is an American take on the acclaimed British series of the same name and believe me, when I first heard of this, I was wary about it since I am a huge fan of the original series. So I present to you a review in two parts: the first part compares SyFy’s Being Human to the BBC original and the second...
- 2/9/2011
- by Lillian 'zenbitch' Standefer
- ScifiMafia
*"Being Human" is shot in Canada, telecast in the United States and based on the United Kingdom show of the same name. Listen to Ed Sum's take on the upcoming season, of this hit show.
Directors: Adam Kane, Charles Biname, Erik Canuel, Jerry Ciccoritti, Paolo Barzman, and Jeremiah S. Chechik.
Writers: Chris Dingess, Toby Whithouse, Nancy Won, Jeremy Carver, and Anna Fricke.
Call it "Twilight" for the small screen, or something new, but the Americanized version of the United Kingdom sensation, "Being Human" debuted strong. The numbers are in and the show earned an average household rating of 1.961 million total viewers. Approximately 58 percent of those one million adults are aged 18-49 are female viewers.
Very little has changed in the conversion and viewers have the chance to see what both products are like. In contrast to what American audiences are receiving, Canada's Space! The Imagination Station has been broadcasting both...
Directors: Adam Kane, Charles Biname, Erik Canuel, Jerry Ciccoritti, Paolo Barzman, and Jeremiah S. Chechik.
Writers: Chris Dingess, Toby Whithouse, Nancy Won, Jeremy Carver, and Anna Fricke.
Call it "Twilight" for the small screen, or something new, but the Americanized version of the United Kingdom sensation, "Being Human" debuted strong. The numbers are in and the show earned an average household rating of 1.961 million total viewers. Approximately 58 percent of those one million adults are aged 18-49 are female viewers.
Very little has changed in the conversion and viewers have the chance to see what both products are like. In contrast to what American audiences are receiving, Canada's Space! The Imagination Station has been broadcasting both...
- 1/24/2011
- by Remove28DaysLaterAnalysisThis@gmail.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Chicago – The Blu-Ray Round-Up has looked around the office after the dust has settled on the major September HD releases and realized that there are a few remaining titles worthy of a mention. Before frost warnings, Halloween decorations, and planning for Thanksgiving, pick up one of these five titles. You won’t regret it.
Note: The Round-Up is designed merely to present synopsis, cast & crew, tech specs, and special features information on titles that may otherwise fall through the cracks for your purchasing perusal. Having said that, “American Beauty” is a must-own in HD just for the gorgeous cinematography of Oscar-winner Conrad L. Hall and the film has held up much-better than the cynical haters would have you believe. It’s a great movie. And “Bored to Death” continues to be one of the more intriguing shows on cable. If we had to pick favorites it would be those two.
Note: The Round-Up is designed merely to present synopsis, cast & crew, tech specs, and special features information on titles that may otherwise fall through the cracks for your purchasing perusal. Having said that, “American Beauty” is a must-own in HD just for the gorgeous cinematography of Oscar-winner Conrad L. Hall and the film has held up much-better than the cynical haters would have you believe. It’s a great movie. And “Bored to Death” continues to be one of the more intriguing shows on cable. If we had to pick favorites it would be those two.
- 10/4/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Today, the nominations for Canada's 2010 Directors Guild Awards have been announced. These awards are meant to give awards for some people who work behind the camera to give outstanding films and TV series. Besides, the gala will be hosted by Canadian comedian Dave Foley. So, without further ado, here are the nominations.
Best feature film:
* Cairo Time.
* Chloe.
* The Trotsky.
* Love & Savagery.
Best television movie/miniseries
* Darwin Darkest Hour.
* Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story.
* Sea Wolf.
* The White Archer.
Best dramatic TV series:
* Being Erica.
* Flashpoint.
* Sanctuary.
* The Bridge.
Best comedy TV series:
* The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town.
* G-Spot.
* Less than Kind.
* Little Mosque on the Prairie.
Best family TV series:
* Degrassi: The Next Generation.
* Heartland.
* How to Be Indie.
* Overruled!
Allan King Award for Excellence in Documentary:
* Ballet High - Elise Swerhone (Director), Robert Lower (Picture Editor).
* The Experimental Eskimos -...
Best feature film:
* Cairo Time.
* Chloe.
* The Trotsky.
* Love & Savagery.
Best television movie/miniseries
* Darwin Darkest Hour.
* Keep Your Head Up, Kid: The Don Cherry Story.
* Sea Wolf.
* The White Archer.
Best dramatic TV series:
* Being Erica.
* Flashpoint.
* Sanctuary.
* The Bridge.
Best comedy TV series:
* The Kids in the Hall: Death Comes to Town.
* G-Spot.
* Less than Kind.
* Little Mosque on the Prairie.
Best family TV series:
* Degrassi: The Next Generation.
* Heartland.
* How to Be Indie.
* Overruled!
Allan King Award for Excellence in Documentary:
* Ballet High - Elise Swerhone (Director), Robert Lower (Picture Editor).
* The Experimental Eskimos -...
- 7/9/2010
- by anhkhoido@hotmail.com (Anh Khoi Do)
- The Cultural Post
By Marilyn Beck and Stacy Jenel Smith
hollywoodnews.com: Syfy premieres its four-hour event movie “The Phantom” on Sunday (6/20) — with all involved in the modern reboot of the classic comic book tale anxiously awaiting viewer response, which will determine whether the dark super hero will be brought back for a full-on series. It’s an attractive if daunting prospect for 27-year-old hottie Ryan Carnes (“Desperate Housewives”), who’s taken on the role of Kit Walker — actually, the son of the comic book Kit Walker — a promising law student yanked out of his life in a terrible way and confronted with a future that entails taking over the Phantom persona.
“I had a great time. It was by far the most rewarding experience of my career, the biggest, the most responsibility I’ve had as an actor. I ate it up. I loved it,” he says.
But it wasn’t easy.
hollywoodnews.com: Syfy premieres its four-hour event movie “The Phantom” on Sunday (6/20) — with all involved in the modern reboot of the classic comic book tale anxiously awaiting viewer response, which will determine whether the dark super hero will be brought back for a full-on series. It’s an attractive if daunting prospect for 27-year-old hottie Ryan Carnes (“Desperate Housewives”), who’s taken on the role of Kit Walker — actually, the son of the comic book Kit Walker — a promising law student yanked out of his life in a terrible way and confronted with a future that entails taking over the Phantom persona.
“I had a great time. It was by far the most rewarding experience of my career, the biggest, the most responsibility I’ve had as an actor. I ate it up. I loved it,” he says.
But it wasn’t easy.
- 6/17/2010
- by Beck / Smith
- Hollywoodnews.com
Like the SyFy Channel’s latest attempt to resurrect Philip Jose Farmer’s “Riverworld” novels into a new ongoing series (see what I did there?), I get the feeling their attempts at bringing back The Ghost Who Walks will be just as unsuccessful. Thus, we have a 4-hour mini-series that will act as a backdoor pilot, premiering later this month on June 20 at 7 p.m. Et/Pt on the SyFy Channel. In case you were still not sold on the new Phantom yet, or you wanted to be sure it was something you had no interest in, here are a new gallery of pics from SciFiWire. Here’s the trailer from last year for those who missed it: Ryan Carnes stars as Kit Walker, aka the new Phantom. The movie co-stars the lovely Sandrone Holt (“Resident Evil: Apocalypse”) as Guran, Isabella Rossellini as Dr. Bella Lithia, Cas Anvar as Raatib Singh,...
- 6/14/2010
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
Rhi will distributing a television mini-series entitled "The Phantom" to SyFy with a premiere for the show beginning June 20th. Two parts will be featured on the 20th and fans of heroes who take on the criminal underworld will want to tune in. The series full synopsis and location on SyFy can be found below.
The synopsis for "The Phantom" here:
"Young urban daredevil Kit Walker finds himself recruited by a secret organization, unveiling a heritage he never could have dreamed possible. Revered as the twenty-first “ghost who walks,” he must now uphold and honor his ancestors’ creed—to fight crime and injustice throughout the world. But it’s a new world out there, and going up against high-tech savvy criminals will take training and discipline unlike anything bestowed on the Phantom" (Rhi)
Release Date: June 20th (Television - SyFy).
Director: Paolo Barzman.
Writers: Daniel Knauf, and Charles H. Knauf.
The synopsis for "The Phantom" here:
"Young urban daredevil Kit Walker finds himself recruited by a secret organization, unveiling a heritage he never could have dreamed possible. Revered as the twenty-first “ghost who walks,” he must now uphold and honor his ancestors’ creed—to fight crime and injustice throughout the world. But it’s a new world out there, and going up against high-tech savvy criminals will take training and discipline unlike anything bestowed on the Phantom" (Rhi)
Release Date: June 20th (Television - SyFy).
Director: Paolo Barzman.
Writers: Daniel Knauf, and Charles H. Knauf.
- 5/20/2010
- by 28DaysLaterAnalysis@gmail.com (Michael Ross Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
Really, he’s wearing purple. If you’re going to go and change the Phantom’s costume completely, shouldn’t you also change the color, too? Why bother holding onto the ridiculous purple if you’ve already chucked the costume? I’m just sayin’. Anyways, that’s probably one of the things you’ll be wondering when Rhi Entertainment’s 21st century version of The Phantom lands on the SyFy Channel as a mini-series (and backdoor pilot) sometime in 2010. The first trailer for it below. The legendary superhero returns in this modern-day and action packed miniseries event. When Kit Walker (Ryan Carnes) learns of his father’s death, the adventurous young man inherits the mantle of his superhero father. As the new Phantom, the 21st in the Walker line, Kit vows to uphold and honor his ancestors’ creed—to fight crime and injustice throughout the world. Starring Ryan Carnes, Cas Anvar,...
- 9/30/2009
- by Nix
- Beyond Hollywood
The Nw Film Center along with the Institute for Judaic Studies brings you the 17th Annual Portland Jewish Film Festival.
The big film this year might just be another chance to see Waltz with Bashir on the big screen. Some feel this was the best animated film of 2008 … yes, even better than Wall-e. Others think it was the top documentary.
Here’s a complete list of films … each is single admission.
April 16 Thur 7 Pm
Max, Minsky And Me
Germany 2007
Director: Anna Justice
Nelly, a precocious 12-year-old, lives in Berlin with her German Christian dad and American Jewish mom, who is very eager for Nelly to crack down on her bat mitzvah studies. But her twin obsessions—astronomy and her distant fantasy heartthrob, 16-year-old Edouard, Prince of Luxembourg and fellow stargazer—occupy all of her time. Nor is she much interested in the simple-minded girls’ basketball team, which fills the lives of her schoolmates.
The big film this year might just be another chance to see Waltz with Bashir on the big screen. Some feel this was the best animated film of 2008 … yes, even better than Wall-e. Others think it was the top documentary.
Here’s a complete list of films … each is single admission.
April 16 Thur 7 Pm
Max, Minsky And Me
Germany 2007
Director: Anna Justice
Nelly, a precocious 12-year-old, lives in Berlin with her German Christian dad and American Jewish mom, who is very eager for Nelly to crack down on her bat mitzvah studies. But her twin obsessions—astronomy and her distant fantasy heartthrob, 16-year-old Edouard, Prince of Luxembourg and fellow stargazer—occupy all of her time. Nor is she much interested in the simple-minded girls’ basketball team, which fills the lives of her schoolmates.
- 4/2/2009
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
Producer Robert Halmi Sr., who celebrates his 85th birthday today, is getting a belated gift. On Sunday, his latest big-budget miniseries, "The Last Templar," premieres on NBC, marking his return to the Big Three broadcast networks after a three-year absence.
The year 2009 is special in another way: It's been 30 years since his first TV movie, "My Old Man," premiered on CBS. But instead of planning a celebration, Halmi -- the Hungarian-born former photographer who emigrated to the U.S. in 1950 with $5 in his pocket and a still camera around his neck -- is busy ramping up a slate of miniseries.
It includes three projects for Sci Fi Channel that have been greenlighted for production: "The Phantom," "Riverworld" and "Alice," a contemporary retelling of "Alice in Wonderland."
Halmi also has a couple of minis in development at ABC, including "Planet Earth Conspiracy," a globe-spanning drama tackling climate change, and a possible...
The year 2009 is special in another way: It's been 30 years since his first TV movie, "My Old Man," premiered on CBS. But instead of planning a celebration, Halmi -- the Hungarian-born former photographer who emigrated to the U.S. in 1950 with $5 in his pocket and a still camera around his neck -- is busy ramping up a slate of miniseries.
It includes three projects for Sci Fi Channel that have been greenlighted for production: "The Phantom," "Riverworld" and "Alice," a contemporary retelling of "Alice in Wonderland."
Halmi also has a couple of minis in development at ABC, including "Planet Earth Conspiracy," a globe-spanning drama tackling climate change, and a possible...
- 1/22/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mira Sorvino broke five teeth filming a new TV series. The "Romy and Michele's High School Reunion" actress was filming scenes on a speedboat for forthcoming miniseries "The Last Templar" with co-star Scott Foley when a wave knocked her head into a hook, causing the bloody and painful injury.
She explained: "I broke five teeth. There was blood everywhere - it was gross and hurt so much."
Things soon went from bad to worse on the shoot when the director decided to film a love scene shortly after the 41-year-old star recovered from her knock.
She added to the New York Post newspaper: "For some reason, right then our wonderful director, Paolo Barzman, decides that we should have a kiss to end all kisses, and so, after they paint even more bloody purple make-up on me, we have the big kiss. And at the end of it, Scott ends up for two weeks in bed,...
She explained: "I broke five teeth. There was blood everywhere - it was gross and hurt so much."
Things soon went from bad to worse on the shoot when the director decided to film a love scene shortly after the 41-year-old star recovered from her knock.
She added to the New York Post newspaper: "For some reason, right then our wonderful director, Paolo Barzman, decides that we should have a kiss to end all kisses, and so, after they paint even more bloody purple make-up on me, we have the big kiss. And at the end of it, Scott ends up for two weeks in bed,...
- 1/20/2009
- icelebz.com
The Last Templar, a four hour miniseries starring Mira Sorvino, Victor Garber and Scott Foley has been scheduled to air on consecutive nights, January 25 and 26, at 9 p.m. Directed by Paolo Barzman (Grand Star), the miniseries was written by Suzette Couture (The Terrorist Next Door) based on Raymond Khoury‘s novel.
Sorvino will be Tess Chaykin, a Manhattan archaeologist who is drawn into a fast-paced, romantic adventure concerning the lost secrets of the medieval Knights Templar. Garber (Eli Stone) is Monsignor De Angelis, who steps in to help with the investigation to retrieve the lost artifact.
The Last Templar opens with the fall of the Latin Kingdom's reign in the Holy Land in Acre in 1291. As the burning city falls to the Sultan's forces, a lone galley escapes out to sea, carrying a young knight from the historic order of the Knights Templar, Martin of Carmaux, his mentor Aimard of Villiers,...
Sorvino will be Tess Chaykin, a Manhattan archaeologist who is drawn into a fast-paced, romantic adventure concerning the lost secrets of the medieval Knights Templar. Garber (Eli Stone) is Monsignor De Angelis, who steps in to help with the investigation to retrieve the lost artifact.
The Last Templar opens with the fall of the Latin Kingdom's reign in the Holy Land in Acre in 1291. As the burning city falls to the Sultan's forces, a lone galley escapes out to sea, carrying a young knight from the historic order of the Knights Templar, Martin of Carmaux, his mentor Aimard of Villiers,...
- 11/26/2008
- by Robert Greenberger
- Comicmix.com
- The closing film of last September's Toronto Film Festival is set for its Canadian theatrical bow (this has yet to be picked up for domestic distribution south of the Canadian border) - we've got your first look at Paolo Barzman's Emotional Arithmetic.Boasting a cast of familiar faces, this is a Canadiana production based on the book by Canadian novelist Matt Cohen and adapted by Jefferson Lewis and Barzman. The film probes the intricate possibilities of love and madness and the shadows the past throws upon the present. Three people who formed a life-long bond in a concentration camp are re-united for the first time forty years later in the bucolic setting of a renovated farm. Sarandon will play Melanie Lansing Winters, a beautiful woman in her 50's who balances her precarious emotional state with an innate sharp, deprecating wit. Byrne will play Christopher Lewis, a British novelist
- 1/10/2008
- IONCINEMA.com
San Sebastian Film Festival
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- Emotional Arithmetic from director Paolo Barzman, better known for helming episodic TV, is a theatrical melodrama that tries to reflect on the weight of history. It does not bring anything new to the notion that destiny can affect people's lives or prevent them from reaching happiness. Nor does it bring anything new to the genre of melodrama. Despite a global starry cast that includes Susan Sarandon, Gabriel Byrne, Max von Sydow and Christopher Plummer, the film -- a rehash of Holocaust themes -- has only limited potential in art houses.
Melanie Lansing Winters (Sarandon) is happily married, or so she thinks, to David (Plummer). They live together with a son in a nice house by a lake in Quebec. A visit by two special guests, Jakob and Christopher, will affect her life more than she would have imagined. She knew both during World War II, when she was deported as a child to the concentration camp of Drancy, France. She owes Jakob (Von Sydow) her life and has cherished the memory of her encounter with Christopher (Byrne).
The film is designed like a stage play. It hardly leaves the house or garden; most sequences bring together two or three of the characters who reveal their past stories to the audience in a classical albeit tedious path toward a climax. A few flashbacks show the encounter of Melanie and Christopher as children, and how Jakob, the Russian poet, helped them to survive. All the revelations made by the characters in the heavy dialogue, underlined by portentous camera movements.
The photography tries hard to take advantage of the autumn colors of Quebec, but it merely adds pointless romanticism. There was, indeed, material here for a subtle melodrama in this reunion of past lovers who realize their lives could have been different. Instead, all we witness are characters shouting at each other now that it is too late to change anything.
EMOTIONAL ARITHMETIC
Triptych Media, DS Prods., Telefilm Canada
Credits:
Director: Paolo Barzman
Screenwriter: Jefferson Lewis
Based on the novel by: Matt Cohen
Producers: Suzanne Girard, Anna Stratton
Executive producers: Paolo Barzman, Robin Cass
Director of photography: Luc Montpellier
Production designer: Jean-Francois Campeau
Music: Normand Corbeil
Costume designer: Nicoletta Massone
Editor: Arthur Tarnowski
Cast:
Melanie Lansing Winters: Susan Sarandon
Christopher Lewis: Gabriel Byrne
Jakob Bronski: Max von Sydow
David Winters: Christopher Plummer
Benjamin Winters: Roy Dupuis
Timmy Winters: Dakota Goyo
Young Melanie: Regan Jewitt
Young Christopher: Alexandre Nachi
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
SAN SEBASTIAN, Spain -- Emotional Arithmetic from director Paolo Barzman, better known for helming episodic TV, is a theatrical melodrama that tries to reflect on the weight of history. It does not bring anything new to the notion that destiny can affect people's lives or prevent them from reaching happiness. Nor does it bring anything new to the genre of melodrama. Despite a global starry cast that includes Susan Sarandon, Gabriel Byrne, Max von Sydow and Christopher Plummer, the film -- a rehash of Holocaust themes -- has only limited potential in art houses.
Melanie Lansing Winters (Sarandon) is happily married, or so she thinks, to David (Plummer). They live together with a son in a nice house by a lake in Quebec. A visit by two special guests, Jakob and Christopher, will affect her life more than she would have imagined. She knew both during World War II, when she was deported as a child to the concentration camp of Drancy, France. She owes Jakob (Von Sydow) her life and has cherished the memory of her encounter with Christopher (Byrne).
The film is designed like a stage play. It hardly leaves the house or garden; most sequences bring together two or three of the characters who reveal their past stories to the audience in a classical albeit tedious path toward a climax. A few flashbacks show the encounter of Melanie and Christopher as children, and how Jakob, the Russian poet, helped them to survive. All the revelations made by the characters in the heavy dialogue, underlined by portentous camera movements.
The photography tries hard to take advantage of the autumn colors of Quebec, but it merely adds pointless romanticism. There was, indeed, material here for a subtle melodrama in this reunion of past lovers who realize their lives could have been different. Instead, all we witness are characters shouting at each other now that it is too late to change anything.
EMOTIONAL ARITHMETIC
Triptych Media, DS Prods., Telefilm Canada
Credits:
Director: Paolo Barzman
Screenwriter: Jefferson Lewis
Based on the novel by: Matt Cohen
Producers: Suzanne Girard, Anna Stratton
Executive producers: Paolo Barzman, Robin Cass
Director of photography: Luc Montpellier
Production designer: Jean-Francois Campeau
Music: Normand Corbeil
Costume designer: Nicoletta Massone
Editor: Arthur Tarnowski
Cast:
Melanie Lansing Winters: Susan Sarandon
Christopher Lewis: Gabriel Byrne
Jakob Bronski: Max von Sydow
David Winters: Christopher Plummer
Benjamin Winters: Roy Dupuis
Timmy Winters: Dakota Goyo
Young Melanie: Regan Jewitt
Young Christopher: Alexandre Nachi
Running time -- 100 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 10/4/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
- The final tally and full list of films presented at this year's Tiff have been announced today and hardcore cinephiles will have many options available to them out of the 261 film selected. With a massive slate comes massive headache. What to choose? Where to begin? I’ll be examining the selections – and hopeful offer you readers some cool coverage on films that won't be popping into theaters weeks and/or months from now. Our provisional coverage begins with preview pages listed below - simply click on the links for more info (we'll be updating the list daily) - and hopefully will have every angle covered. Galas: "Across the Universe," Julie Taymor, U.S."The Days of Darkness (L'Âge des ténèbres)," Denys Arcand, Canada"Blood Brothers," Alexi Tan, Taiwan/China/Hong Kong"Caramel," Nadine Labaki, Lebanon/France"Cassandra's Dream," Woody Allen, Britain"Cleaner," Renny Harlin, U.S."Closing the Ring,
- 9/6/2007
- IONCINEMA.com
More Toronto fest news
TORONTO -- The Toronto International Film Festival is likely to be a highly charged poker game, with plenty of wild cards in play.
A possible actors strike next summer could dry up indie slates. Distributors still are absorbing films that they acquired during January's unexpected buyer frenzy at the Sundance Film Festival. New distributors with deep pockets are entering the market. And few, if any, Oscar contenders have emerged so far, adding to the pressure for the fall awards hopefuls to deliver the goods.
All these factors could impact the annual north-of-the-border festival.
"The mood is panic", TIFF director Noah Cowan said Wednesday on the eve of the festival. "There are a lot of important movies that people are eager to see."
He estimated that this year's lineup contains about 40 movies with Oscar potential, plus 10 likely candidates for U.S. acquisition and another 10 prestige titles likely to find international buyers.
Although Cowan and TIFF Sales and Industry Office head Giulia Filippelli take pains to insist that Toronto isn't a market, the fest is making itself more buyer-friendly. Last year's debut of 15 extra buyers-only screenings has been replaced with an extra 31 "priority press screenings." Only buyers and a select number of media members with a soon-to-be-coveted "P" on their badges are allowed in these showings until 15 minutes before they start, when the gates are opened for all press and industry who can be accommodated.
The extra screenings, which average four a day, would appear to be a compromise with critics who felt the extra buyers-only screenings were too insular and exclusionary, while providing a top-tier alternative for line-dreading buyers jumping from theater to theater for select titles.
Films on the list include Tom McCarthy's "The Visitor", Paolo Barzman's "Emotional Arithmetic" and Hans Weingartner's "Reclaim Your Brain", plus several others that already have domestic distribution. Filippelli said that these are additional screenings beyond the usual number, so no one is being shut out. Her other initiatives include a detailed list of all available rights by territory.
Many buyers are downplaying the list of available titles at Toronto, but some of the same buyers also bemoan the lack of available good titles in advance of this year's Sundance before big checks began flying for foreign films with no stars. "A lot of films that were overpriced at Sundance haven't been released, so a lot of people haven't drunk the Kool-Aid," Red Envelope Entertainment head Bahman Naraghi said.
TORONTO -- The Toronto International Film Festival is likely to be a highly charged poker game, with plenty of wild cards in play.
A possible actors strike next summer could dry up indie slates. Distributors still are absorbing films that they acquired during January's unexpected buyer frenzy at the Sundance Film Festival. New distributors with deep pockets are entering the market. And few, if any, Oscar contenders have emerged so far, adding to the pressure for the fall awards hopefuls to deliver the goods.
All these factors could impact the annual north-of-the-border festival.
"The mood is panic", TIFF director Noah Cowan said Wednesday on the eve of the festival. "There are a lot of important movies that people are eager to see."
He estimated that this year's lineup contains about 40 movies with Oscar potential, plus 10 likely candidates for U.S. acquisition and another 10 prestige titles likely to find international buyers.
Although Cowan and TIFF Sales and Industry Office head Giulia Filippelli take pains to insist that Toronto isn't a market, the fest is making itself more buyer-friendly. Last year's debut of 15 extra buyers-only screenings has been replaced with an extra 31 "priority press screenings." Only buyers and a select number of media members with a soon-to-be-coveted "P" on their badges are allowed in these showings until 15 minutes before they start, when the gates are opened for all press and industry who can be accommodated.
The extra screenings, which average four a day, would appear to be a compromise with critics who felt the extra buyers-only screenings were too insular and exclusionary, while providing a top-tier alternative for line-dreading buyers jumping from theater to theater for select titles.
Films on the list include Tom McCarthy's "The Visitor", Paolo Barzman's "Emotional Arithmetic" and Hans Weingartner's "Reclaim Your Brain", plus several others that already have domestic distribution. Filippelli said that these are additional screenings beyond the usual number, so no one is being shut out. Her other initiatives include a detailed list of all available rights by territory.
Many buyers are downplaying the list of available titles at Toronto, but some of the same buyers also bemoan the lack of available good titles in advance of this year's Sundance before big checks began flying for foreign films with no stars. "A lot of films that were overpriced at Sundance haven't been released, so a lot of people haven't drunk the Kool-Aid," Red Envelope Entertainment head Bahman Naraghi said.
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TORONTO -- The Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled its most American-friendly lineup in years, capped off with new titles from Renny Harlin, Paul Schrader and Robin Swicord.
Toronto boasts no official competition. But the Hollywood contingent booked for the twice-nightly gala screenings at Roy Thomson Hall looks set to turn the high-profile venue into an industry shindig.
Among the six new gala titles are Harlin's "Cleaner", a Sony Pictures Entertainment thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson as a cop-turned-crime scene cleaner; the Richard Attenborough-directed love story "Closing the Ring", starring Shirley MacLaine, Mischa Barton and Neve Campbell; and Schrader's "The Walker", a ThinkFilm release starring Woody Harrelson and Lauren Bacall that comes to Toronto by way of Berlin, Cannes and Sydney.
Also joining the Roy Thomson Hall party are two Sony Pictures Classics releases: Kenneth Branagh's Michael Caine-Jude Law starrer "Sleuth", which first bowed in Venice, and Swicord's "The Jane Austen Book Club", starring Jimmy Smits, Amy Brenneman and Maria Bello. Also booked for a gala is French director Alain Corneau's "Le Deuxieme Souffle", starring Daniel Auteuil and Monica Bellucci.
Those titles join such earlier Roy Thomson Hall entries as Julie Taymor's "Across the Universe", Woody Allen's "Cassandra's Dream", Tony Gilroy's "Michael Clayton", Gavin Hood's "Rendition", Terry George's "Reservation Road" and Aristomenis Tsirbas' "Terra".
Toronto, which in recent years has stepped up efforts to make its festival more Hollywood friendly, also has included 28 U.S.-produced films in its 50-strong Special Presentations sidebar.
The latest Special Presentations titles include the Michael Moore documentary "Captain Mike Across America", Sidney Lumet's "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," Melisa Wallack and Bernie Goldmann's "Bill", Gillian Armstrong's "Death Defying Acts" and Jason Reitman's "Juno", the follow-up to "Thank You for Smoking", which was a Toronto festival breakout hit two years ago.
Also joining today are the latest works from Jonathan Demme, Alison Eastwood, Brian De Palma, Thomas McCarthy and Anand Tucker.
Toronto will unspool 352 films between Sept. 6 and 15 -- 261 features and 91 shorts. The lineup includes 101 world premieres and 108 North American premieres, many of which will bow in Venice before jumping the pond to Toronto. In addition, 71 of the films are directorial debuts.
The festival lineup promises a strong French contingent, including a dozen titles arriving in Toronto with U.S. distribution deals in hand.
High-profile French titles looking for U.S. distribution include Amos Gitai's "Disengagement", Claude Chabrol's "La Fille Coupee En Deux", which will bow in Venice, and Eric Rohmer's "Les Amours D'Astreet et De Celadon," another North American premiere by way of Venice.
John Kochman, executive director of Unifrance USA, said the strong French presence in Toronto is due primarily to festival co-directors Piers Handling and Noah Cowan remaining "unreconstructed Francophiles" eager to program French titles in their event.
Other new titles announced Wednesday include Wayne Wang's "The Princess of Nebraska" and "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers," both portraits of Chinese immigrants in the U.S. Wang will bring the two indie titles films to the festival's Masters program.
Toronto added eight more documentaries to its Real to Reel section, including films by Paul Crowder and Murray Lerner, Olga Konskaya and Andrea Nekrasov, Julian Schnabel, Ran Tal, Philippe Kholy and Grant Gee.
In addition, the previously announced "Body of War", co-directed by Ellen Spiro and talk show legend Phil Donahue, will see its premiere accompanied by a live performance by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, who wrote original songs for the Iraq documentary.
The festival has its usual complement of films about war and political protest that, according to festival co-director Noah Cowan, reflect a "seriousness of purpose and a real sense of drive to tell political stories."
"In many ways, the body of films recalls the American independent movie of the 1970s," he added.
American auteur films including Alan Ball's "Nothing Is Private", a drama about sexual politics and bigotry set against the backdrop of the 1991 Gulf War, De Palma's war drama "Redacted" and Sean Penn's "Into the Wild" reflect anti-war "provocation," Cowan said.
Toronto's lineup also includes a surprising number of crime-themed dramas, including Alexi Tan's "Blood Brothers", a drama about three friends taking on a life of big-city crime; Comeau's fugitive drama "Le Deuxieme Souffle"; Lumet's "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," a thriller about a botched robbery; Brad Furman's "The Take", about the aftermath of an armored car heist; and Ira Sachs' "Married Life", a drama about a husband who kills his wife to spare her the shame of divorce.
Cowan said that the crime-themed movies this year recall the '70s-era vigilante movies that coincided with Vietnam.
"When the U.S. is faced with wars that are frustrating in their inability to be totally understood, that comes out in their films," Toronto's top programr said.
"Just as the 1970s, there's films that reflect paranoia about government and police corruption and which come from a frustration and rage about what's happening in the world," he added.
Other Toronto highlights announced Wednesday include talks by President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, an update on Bill Maher and Larry Charles' anti-religion documentary and a briefing on the ongoing crisis in Darfur courtesy of International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo and Don Cheadle.
Toronto is set to open Sept. 6 with Jeremy Podeswa's "Fugitive Pieces" and close 10 days later with another Canadian film, Paolo Barzman's "Emotional Arithmetic".
A complete list of titles screening at Toronto follows:
Galas:
"Across the Universe", Julie Taymor, U.S.
"L'Age Des Tenebres", Denys Arcand, Canada
"Blood Brothers", Alexi Tan, Taiwan/China/Hong Kong
"Caramel", Nadine Labaki, Lebanon/France
"Cassandra's Dream", Woody Allen, Britain
"Cleaner", Renny Harlin, U.S.
Related story: Christie's digital gets screen billing
TORONTO -- The Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday unveiled its most American-friendly lineup in years, capped off with new titles from Renny Harlin, Paul Schrader and Robin Swicord.
Toronto boasts no official competition. But the Hollywood contingent booked for the twice-nightly gala screenings at Roy Thomson Hall looks set to turn the high-profile venue into an industry shindig.
Among the six new gala titles are Harlin's "Cleaner", a Sony Pictures Entertainment thriller starring Samuel L. Jackson as a cop-turned-crime scene cleaner; the Richard Attenborough-directed love story "Closing the Ring", starring Shirley MacLaine, Mischa Barton and Neve Campbell; and Schrader's "The Walker", a ThinkFilm release starring Woody Harrelson and Lauren Bacall that comes to Toronto by way of Berlin, Cannes and Sydney.
Also joining the Roy Thomson Hall party are two Sony Pictures Classics releases: Kenneth Branagh's Michael Caine-Jude Law starrer "Sleuth", which first bowed in Venice, and Swicord's "The Jane Austen Book Club", starring Jimmy Smits, Amy Brenneman and Maria Bello. Also booked for a gala is French director Alain Corneau's "Le Deuxieme Souffle", starring Daniel Auteuil and Monica Bellucci.
Those titles join such earlier Roy Thomson Hall entries as Julie Taymor's "Across the Universe", Woody Allen's "Cassandra's Dream", Tony Gilroy's "Michael Clayton", Gavin Hood's "Rendition", Terry George's "Reservation Road" and Aristomenis Tsirbas' "Terra".
Toronto, which in recent years has stepped up efforts to make its festival more Hollywood friendly, also has included 28 U.S.-produced films in its 50-strong Special Presentations sidebar.
The latest Special Presentations titles include the Michael Moore documentary "Captain Mike Across America", Sidney Lumet's "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," Melisa Wallack and Bernie Goldmann's "Bill", Gillian Armstrong's "Death Defying Acts" and Jason Reitman's "Juno", the follow-up to "Thank You for Smoking", which was a Toronto festival breakout hit two years ago.
Also joining today are the latest works from Jonathan Demme, Alison Eastwood, Brian De Palma, Thomas McCarthy and Anand Tucker.
Toronto will unspool 352 films between Sept. 6 and 15 -- 261 features and 91 shorts. The lineup includes 101 world premieres and 108 North American premieres, many of which will bow in Venice before jumping the pond to Toronto. In addition, 71 of the films are directorial debuts.
The festival lineup promises a strong French contingent, including a dozen titles arriving in Toronto with U.S. distribution deals in hand.
High-profile French titles looking for U.S. distribution include Amos Gitai's "Disengagement", Claude Chabrol's "La Fille Coupee En Deux", which will bow in Venice, and Eric Rohmer's "Les Amours D'Astreet et De Celadon," another North American premiere by way of Venice.
John Kochman, executive director of Unifrance USA, said the strong French presence in Toronto is due primarily to festival co-directors Piers Handling and Noah Cowan remaining "unreconstructed Francophiles" eager to program French titles in their event.
Other new titles announced Wednesday include Wayne Wang's "The Princess of Nebraska" and "A Thousand Years of Good Prayers," both portraits of Chinese immigrants in the U.S. Wang will bring the two indie titles films to the festival's Masters program.
Toronto added eight more documentaries to its Real to Reel section, including films by Paul Crowder and Murray Lerner, Olga Konskaya and Andrea Nekrasov, Julian Schnabel, Ran Tal, Philippe Kholy and Grant Gee.
In addition, the previously announced "Body of War", co-directed by Ellen Spiro and talk show legend Phil Donahue, will see its premiere accompanied by a live performance by Pearl Jam's Eddie Vedder, who wrote original songs for the Iraq documentary.
The festival has its usual complement of films about war and political protest that, according to festival co-director Noah Cowan, reflect a "seriousness of purpose and a real sense of drive to tell political stories."
"In many ways, the body of films recalls the American independent movie of the 1970s," he added.
American auteur films including Alan Ball's "Nothing Is Private", a drama about sexual politics and bigotry set against the backdrop of the 1991 Gulf War, De Palma's war drama "Redacted" and Sean Penn's "Into the Wild" reflect anti-war "provocation," Cowan said.
Toronto's lineup also includes a surprising number of crime-themed dramas, including Alexi Tan's "Blood Brothers", a drama about three friends taking on a life of big-city crime; Comeau's fugitive drama "Le Deuxieme Souffle"; Lumet's "Before the Devil Knows You're Dead," a thriller about a botched robbery; Brad Furman's "The Take", about the aftermath of an armored car heist; and Ira Sachs' "Married Life", a drama about a husband who kills his wife to spare her the shame of divorce.
Cowan said that the crime-themed movies this year recall the '70s-era vigilante movies that coincided with Vietnam.
"When the U.S. is faced with wars that are frustrating in their inability to be totally understood, that comes out in their films," Toronto's top programr said.
"Just as the 1970s, there's films that reflect paranoia about government and police corruption and which come from a frustration and rage about what's happening in the world," he added.
Other Toronto highlights announced Wednesday include talks by President Carter and his wife, Rosalynn Carter, an update on Bill Maher and Larry Charles' anti-religion documentary and a briefing on the ongoing crisis in Darfur courtesy of International Criminal Court prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo and Don Cheadle.
Toronto is set to open Sept. 6 with Jeremy Podeswa's "Fugitive Pieces" and close 10 days later with another Canadian film, Paolo Barzman's "Emotional Arithmetic".
A complete list of titles screening at Toronto follows:
Galas:
"Across the Universe", Julie Taymor, U.S.
"L'Age Des Tenebres", Denys Arcand, Canada
"Blood Brothers", Alexi Tan, Taiwan/China/Hong Kong
"Caramel", Nadine Labaki, Lebanon/France
"Cassandra's Dream", Woody Allen, Britain
"Cleaner", Renny Harlin, U.S.
- 8/23/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Departing from tradition, the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday chose the homegrown drama "Emotional Arithmetic", starring Susan Sarandon and Christopher Plummer, to close its 32nd edition.
Toronto, which has previously chosen lighter movies, often from major studios, as closing-night films, this year tapped Paolo Barzman's drama about three Holocaust survivors separated by the Nazis reuniting 35 years later on a bucolic Quebec farm.
Rounding out the cast for the Canadian movie is Gabriel Byrne, Roy Dupuis and Max von Sydow.
"Emotional Arithmetic" was touted as a possible opener for Toronto but was beaten by another homegrown Holocaust-themed movie, Jeremy Podeswa's "Fugitive Pieces".
The movie will receive a high-profile gala at Roy Thomson Hall before Toronto's closing-night party Sept. 15.
"We are proud that the festival now opens and closes with vibrant and high-profile Canadian films," festival co-director Noah Cowan said. "The inclusion of this powerful film reflects the robust nature of our industry."
Producing credits on "Emotional Arithmetic" go to Suzanne Girard of BBR Prods.
Toronto, which has previously chosen lighter movies, often from major studios, as closing-night films, this year tapped Paolo Barzman's drama about three Holocaust survivors separated by the Nazis reuniting 35 years later on a bucolic Quebec farm.
Rounding out the cast for the Canadian movie is Gabriel Byrne, Roy Dupuis and Max von Sydow.
"Emotional Arithmetic" was touted as a possible opener for Toronto but was beaten by another homegrown Holocaust-themed movie, Jeremy Podeswa's "Fugitive Pieces".
The movie will receive a high-profile gala at Roy Thomson Hall before Toronto's closing-night party Sept. 15.
"We are proud that the festival now opens and closes with vibrant and high-profile Canadian films," festival co-director Noah Cowan said. "The inclusion of this powerful film reflects the robust nature of our industry."
Producing credits on "Emotional Arithmetic" go to Suzanne Girard of BBR Prods.
- 7/19/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
TORONTO -- Departing from tradition, the Toronto International Film Festival on Wednesday chose the homegrown drama Emotional Arithmetic, starring Susan Sarandon and Christopher Plummer, to close its 32nd edition.
Toronto, which has previously chosen lighter movies, often from major studios, as closing-night films, this year tapped Paolo Barzman's drama about three Holocaust survivors separated by the Nazis reuniting 35 years later on a bucolic Quebec farm.
Rounding out the cast for the Canadian movie is Gabriel Byrne, Roy Dupuis and Max von Sydow.
Emotional Arithmetic was touted as a possible opener for Toronto but was beaten by another homegrown Holocaust-themed movie, Jeremy Podeswa's Fugitive Pieces.
The movie will receive a high-profile gala at Roy Thomson Hall before Toronto's closing-night party Sept. 15.
"We are proud that the festival now opens and closes with vibrant and high-profile Canadian films," festival co-director Noah Cowan said. "The inclusion of this powerful film reflects the robust nature of our industry."
Producing credits on Emotional Arithmetic go to Suzanne Girard of BBR Prods.
Toronto, which has previously chosen lighter movies, often from major studios, as closing-night films, this year tapped Paolo Barzman's drama about three Holocaust survivors separated by the Nazis reuniting 35 years later on a bucolic Quebec farm.
Rounding out the cast for the Canadian movie is Gabriel Byrne, Roy Dupuis and Max von Sydow.
Emotional Arithmetic was touted as a possible opener for Toronto but was beaten by another homegrown Holocaust-themed movie, Jeremy Podeswa's Fugitive Pieces.
The movie will receive a high-profile gala at Roy Thomson Hall before Toronto's closing-night party Sept. 15.
"We are proud that the festival now opens and closes with vibrant and high-profile Canadian films," festival co-director Noah Cowan said. "The inclusion of this powerful film reflects the robust nature of our industry."
Producing credits on Emotional Arithmetic go to Suzanne Girard of BBR Prods.
- 7/19/2007
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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