Since 1999, “Cold Case Files” has revisited the cases that seemed to have no leads. Now, the series is getting a spin-off focused on DNA and all of the ways the science behind it has played a key role in solving cold cases. The new series, “Cold Case Files: DNA Speaks,” features 10 episodes, diving in deep to show just how powerful DNA is. The reboot is narrated by Bill Kurtis. You can stream the documentary series on-demand on Hulu beginning Thursday, Aug. 17. You can watch Cold Case Files: DNA Speaks: Season 1 with a 30-Day Free Trial of Hulu.
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“Cold Case Files: DNA Speaks” is similar to the original series as it takes on...
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“Cold Case Files: DNA Speaks” is similar to the original series as it takes on...
- 8/17/2023
- by Aubrey Chorpenning
- The Streamable
Hulu is getting ready to step up its reality TV game. An exclusive report from Deadline indicates that Hulu has ordered several new unscripted series from A&e, and renewed its house-flipping show “50/50 Flip” for a second season.
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One of the new series ordered by Hulu will feature home-cooking maven Rachael Ray, who will step out from behind her pots and pans and into a role she has never assumed before. Ray will host the series “Rachael Ray’s Rebuild,” which will see her partnering with contractor Anthony Carrino to help families whose homes were destroyed by fires, floods, or other natural disasters to rebuild and create their dream house.
Next among the new shows coming to the Disney-owned streamer will be “Big Rv Remix,” which will star Outkast’s Antwan “Big Boi” Patton. Big Boi will partner with Celebrity Trailers owner Janice Faison to...
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One of the new series ordered by Hulu will feature home-cooking maven Rachael Ray, who will step out from behind her pots and pans and into a role she has never assumed before. Ray will host the series “Rachael Ray’s Rebuild,” which will see her partnering with contractor Anthony Carrino to help families whose homes were destroyed by fires, floods, or other natural disasters to rebuild and create their dream house.
Next among the new shows coming to the Disney-owned streamer will be “Big Rv Remix,” which will star Outkast’s Antwan “Big Boi” Patton. Big Boi will partner with Celebrity Trailers owner Janice Faison to...
- 6/14/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
Exclusive: Hulu is expanding its unscripted slate with the addition of three new series featuring Big Boi, Rachael Ray and Bill Kurtis, along with a second season of house flipping series 50/50 Flip. All hail from A+E Networks’ factual production groups Six West Media and Category 6 Media and will premiere in 2023-2024.
Outkast’s Antwan “Big Boi” Patton leads the cast of Big Rv Remix, a renovation format, which drops on Hulu on July 21. The series revolves around Big Boi and his business partner Janice Faison who own Celebrity Trailers which specializes in over-the-top custom large vehicle renovations. Per the official description, “From trailers and campers to sprinters and school buses – if it has wheels, Big Boi and Janice are ready to make their clients’ vehicle renovation dreams come true”. The series is produced by Six West Media™ group and Milojo Productions.
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Outkast’s Antwan “Big Boi” Patton leads the cast of Big Rv Remix, a renovation format, which drops on Hulu on July 21. The series revolves around Big Boi and his business partner Janice Faison who own Celebrity Trailers which specializes in over-the-top custom large vehicle renovations. Per the official description, “From trailers and campers to sprinters and school buses – if it has wheels, Big Boi and Janice are ready to make their clients’ vehicle renovation dreams come true”. The series is produced by Six West Media™ group and Milojo Productions.
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- 6/14/2023
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The TV academy has honored voice-only performances since 1992, when six cast members from “The Simpsons” collectively became the first actors to receive Emmys for such work. The Best Voice-Over Performance category became an official non-juried one in 2009 and was then split into two categories in 2014: Best Character Voice-Over and Best Narrator. Jeremy Irons (“Game of Lions”) made history as the latter category’s first champion, having been awarded once before for “The Great War and the Shaping of the 20th Century: War Without End” in 1997.
The 2022 Best Narrator ballot list below consists of 33 performances. Seeking a fourth victory is David Attenborough (“The Mating Game”), whose three-year streak was broken last year by Sterling K. Brown (“Lincoln: Divided We Stand”). Also in the mix are former winners Peter Coyote (“Benjamin Franklin”) and Keith David (“Muhammad Ali”).
Unlike the live action and fictional program nominees, which are chosen by all 22,000 plus academy members,...
The 2022 Best Narrator ballot list below consists of 33 performances. Seeking a fourth victory is David Attenborough (“The Mating Game”), whose three-year streak was broken last year by Sterling K. Brown (“Lincoln: Divided We Stand”). Also in the mix are former winners Peter Coyote (“Benjamin Franklin”) and Keith David (“Muhammad Ali”).
Unlike the live action and fictional program nominees, which are chosen by all 22,000 plus academy members,...
- 6/24/2022
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Truth be told, the human species has always been interested in the dark subject that we now call “true crime.” In the Western mythological canon, the very first story after the creation of man and the Garden of Eden is literally that of a fratricide.
Still, you may have noticed of late that pop culture’s obsession with crimes, those who commit them, and how they are punished has intensified of late. If you want to pinpoint a recent moment in the 21st century where our fascination with true crime intensified, you can probably do a lot worse than 2004’s The Staircase.
The Staircase (titled Soupçons or “Suspicions” in its director’s native French) is a multi-part true crime docuseries that helped paved the way for so many of the other true crime docs we see today. The project began when French filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade learned of a curious...
Still, you may have noticed of late that pop culture’s obsession with crimes, those who commit them, and how they are punished has intensified of late. If you want to pinpoint a recent moment in the 21st century where our fascination with true crime intensified, you can probably do a lot worse than 2004’s The Staircase.
The Staircase (titled Soupçons or “Suspicions” in its director’s native French) is a multi-part true crime docuseries that helped paved the way for so many of the other true crime docs we see today. The project began when French filmmaker Jean-Xavier de Lestrade learned of a curious...
- 5/10/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Exclusive: Vice TV today unveiled Devoured, a six-part true crime docuseries set in the world of food, that will be narrated by Emmy-winning actor Jon Cryer, premiering on February 21st at 10 p.m. Et/Pt.
Devoured explores the foods Americans love while uncovering the sordid secrets and criminal pasts that restauranteurs, chefs, and foodies have tried to hide—recipe thefts, mob beatdowns, family betrayals, and murder.
Each one-hour episode will be a deep dive into a single true-crime story that centers on one American city or region’s food specialty. Viewers will be taken through a thrill-ride of twists and turns as Cryer uncovers the unbelievable stories of how food fuels criminal enterprises, both large and small. Along the way, the series dishes up the food’s origin story and impact on the culinary landscape—while revealing how our passion for...
Devoured explores the foods Americans love while uncovering the sordid secrets and criminal pasts that restauranteurs, chefs, and foodies have tried to hide—recipe thefts, mob beatdowns, family betrayals, and murder.
Each one-hour episode will be a deep dive into a single true-crime story that centers on one American city or region’s food specialty. Viewers will be taken through a thrill-ride of twists and turns as Cryer uncovers the unbelievable stories of how food fuels criminal enterprises, both large and small. Along the way, the series dishes up the food’s origin story and impact on the culinary landscape—while revealing how our passion for...
- 2/17/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
P.J. O’Rourke, the political satirist and journalist who served as foreign-affairs desk chief at Rolling Stone until 2005 and wrote for numerous publications, has died. He was 74. His death was confirmed by NBC News.
“Our dear friend and cherished Grove Atlantic author P.J. O’Rourke passed away this morning from complications of lung cancer,” Deb Seager, a vice president and spokeswoman at his publisher Grove Atlantic, said in a statement to NBC.
Respected for his wit and storytelling by people across the political spectrum, O’Rourke’s early essays suggested...
“Our dear friend and cherished Grove Atlantic author P.J. O’Rourke passed away this morning from complications of lung cancer,” Deb Seager, a vice president and spokeswoman at his publisher Grove Atlantic, said in a statement to NBC.
Respected for his wit and storytelling by people across the political spectrum, O’Rourke’s early essays suggested...
- 2/15/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Bill Kurtis has been a fixture in the news world for more than 50 years. From radio to TV, Bill has shown the world that he has what it takes to conquer any medium. His calm demeanor and powerful voice quickly catapulted him to stardom, and he has become a trusted source for information. Over the course of his career, Bill has worked with several networks including A&e and CBS. In addition to news, he has also narrated documentaries and other projects. Even though he’s not in his 80s, Bill Kurtis is still working hard and he has a lot
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- 9/14/2021
- by Camille Moore
- TVovermind.com
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about dozens of shows including The Chair, American Horror Story: Double Feature, The Good Fight and Big Brother!
1 | As much as we enjoyed The Chair‘s six-episode run, wasn’t it a little hard to believe, during Episode 1, that any college students would start filming their professor just because he asked if anyone was drunk or high during class?
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1 | As much as we enjoyed The Chair‘s six-episode run, wasn’t it a little hard to believe, during Episode 1, that any college students would start filming their professor just because he asked if anyone was drunk or high during class?
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- 8/27/2021
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Michael Ausiello, Kimberly Roots, Andy Swift, Dave Nemetz, Nick Caruso, Mekeisha Madden Toby, Rebecca Iannucci, Ryan Schwartz and Charlie Mason
- TVLine.com
Bill Kurtis can’t go on vacation without strangers recognizing him and inquiring about old Cold Case Files episodes that still haunt them.
“They walk up to me and say, ‘Whatever happened to that 18-year-old whose body was found?’ and I swear to God, I can’t remember all 137 episodes,” Kurtis confesses to TVLine. “So I nod my head and say, ‘That’s Episode 79. That was chilling,’ just to keep things moving. And it works most of the time. That’s my life.”
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“They walk up to me and say, ‘Whatever happened to that 18-year-old whose body was found?’ and I swear to God, I can’t remember all 137 episodes,” Kurtis confesses to TVLine. “So I nod my head and say, ‘That’s Episode 79. That was chilling,’ just to keep things moving. And it works most of the time. That’s my life.”
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- 8/20/2021
- by Mekeisha Madden Toby
- TVLine.com
A&e is reviving two fan-favorite true crime series.
“Cold Case Files” and “American Justice” will return to the cable network on Friday, Aug. 20, with original host and producer Bill Kurtis returning for “Cold Case” while Dennis Haysbert takes over narration for the “reimagined” version of “Justice.”
“Cold Case Files,” which revisits unsolved cases through interviews with family members and investigators, first debuted on A&e in 1999 with Kurtis as host. The network teamed with Blumhouse Television for a 10-episode revival in 2017, with Danny Glover providing narration.
“American Justice” aired on A&e between 1992 and 2005, examining cases like the Jeffrey Dahmer serial killings, the Wells Fargo Heist and the murder of Selena. Category 6 Media will produce both revivals for A&e.
“A&e has long been a leader in true crime programming and we are thrilled to bring back two of our original series that defined and shaped the genre,...
“Cold Case Files” and “American Justice” will return to the cable network on Friday, Aug. 20, with original host and producer Bill Kurtis returning for “Cold Case” while Dennis Haysbert takes over narration for the “reimagined” version of “Justice.”
“Cold Case Files,” which revisits unsolved cases through interviews with family members and investigators, first debuted on A&e in 1999 with Kurtis as host. The network teamed with Blumhouse Television for a 10-episode revival in 2017, with Danny Glover providing narration.
“American Justice” aired on A&e between 1992 and 2005, examining cases like the Jeffrey Dahmer serial killings, the Wells Fargo Heist and the murder of Selena. Category 6 Media will produce both revivals for A&e.
“A&e has long been a leader in true crime programming and we are thrilled to bring back two of our original series that defined and shaped the genre,...
- 8/5/2021
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Beginning in Q3 2019, Weigel Broadcasting Co.’s Decades television network will be carried on Fox-owned stations in 12 major markets as part of a multi-year agreement with Fox Television Stations, LLC. The deal ups the network’s U.S. coverage to 60% with 65 television affiliates nationwide. Decades will launch on Fox stations in New York, Los Angeles, Dallas, San Francisco, Houston, Atlanta, Tampa, Phoenix, Detroit, Minneapolis, Austin and Gainesville.
“Frank Cicha and the Fox Television Stations have been terrific partners in the Movies! TV Network, and their enthusiasm for joining the Decades affiliate family has been significant,” said Neal Sabin, Vice Chairman of Weigel Broadcasting Co. “We look forward to working with the station group on this beloved network.”
Decades’ programming includes the daily one-hour original series Through the Decades, hosted by award-winning journalist Bill Kurtis, along with original specials and iconic series including The Best of Ed Sullivan, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In,...
“Frank Cicha and the Fox Television Stations have been terrific partners in the Movies! TV Network, and their enthusiasm for joining the Decades affiliate family has been significant,” said Neal Sabin, Vice Chairman of Weigel Broadcasting Co. “We look forward to working with the station group on this beloved network.”
Decades’ programming includes the daily one-hour original series Through the Decades, hosted by award-winning journalist Bill Kurtis, along with original specials and iconic series including The Best of Ed Sullivan, Rowan and Martin’s Laugh-In,...
- 7/10/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Carl Kasell, a career radio man who anchored NPR newscasts for more than 30 years and was a longtime fan favorite on its quiz show Wait Wait… Don’t Tell Me, died today of Alzheimer’s complications in Potomac, MD. He was 84.
Starting out at 16 as a late-night music DJ on his hometown station, Kasell spent a lifetime behind the microphone. He liked to tell the story of how he’d hide behind the family’s radio and try to fool people into thinking he was on the air. He joined NPR in 1975 as a part-time announcer for Weekend All Things Considered and made his weekday-mornings debut four years later on the then-nascent Morning Edition, where he remained until 2009. During those decades, Kasell became one of the pubcaster’s most familiar voices.
In early 1998, the usually stoic Kasell took a lighter turn, becoming the judge and scorekeeper for a wacky new...
Starting out at 16 as a late-night music DJ on his hometown station, Kasell spent a lifetime behind the microphone. He liked to tell the story of how he’d hide behind the family’s radio and try to fool people into thinking he was on the air. He joined NPR in 1975 as a part-time announcer for Weekend All Things Considered and made his weekday-mornings debut four years later on the then-nascent Morning Edition, where he remained until 2009. During those decades, Kasell became one of the pubcaster’s most familiar voices.
In early 1998, the usually stoic Kasell took a lighter turn, becoming the judge and scorekeeper for a wacky new...
- 4/17/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The remains of five young women were found in the marshes alongside Gilgo Beach, a remote spit of land on the south shore of Long Island, between December 2010 and March 2011. Parts of five more bodies were discovered in the same area the following month. Detectives theorized the murders were the work of a serial killer but turned up no suspects. The cases went cold and stayed cold. Police were accused of obfuscation and corruption, charges that would later prove true.
But there was something else, perhaps, hindering the investigations. The first five victims were identified as escorts, women who advertised their services online. Did police slack on solving the cases because they considered sex workers culpable for their own murders? How do you square a TV crew member, reporting on the search at Gilgo Beach, being overheard to say, “I can’t believe they’re doing all this for a...
But there was something else, perhaps, hindering the investigations. The first five victims were identified as escorts, women who advertised their services online. Did police slack on solving the cases because they considered sex workers culpable for their own murders? How do you square a TV crew member, reporting on the search at Gilgo Beach, being overheard to say, “I can’t believe they’re doing all this for a...
- 11/12/2016
- by Nancy Rommelmann
- Indiewire
Even when he’s stripped of the polyester suit, bushy mustache, and ’70s news desk, it’s always hilarious to hear Will Ferrell shout, “Great Odin’s raven!” Ferrell and the rest of the Anchorman cast gathered at Santa Monica, California’s Broad Stage on Thursday night for a live reading of the 2004 comedy’s script, a benefit for the nonprofit writing and tutoring center 826La.
Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy was joined by the rest of his Channel 4 News Team — Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Champ Kind (David Koechner), and Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) — along with lady love Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate). Jack Black,...
Ferrell’s Ron Burgundy was joined by the rest of his Channel 4 News Team — Brian Fantana (Paul Rudd), Champ Kind (David Koechner), and Brick Tamland (Steve Carell) — along with lady love Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate). Jack Black,...
- 11/22/2013
- by Katie Atkinson
- EW.com - PopWatch
The 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy is on Nov. 22, and TV programming related to the anniversary will be hard to escape all month long.
Here's a rundown of some of the specials, movies and other retrospectives on JFK and his death that are airing in November. All times Eastern.
Friday, Nov. 8
"JFK: The Lost Bullet" (Nat Geo, 7 p.m.): Using remastered home movies from the scene of the Kennedy assassination, this hour-long special looks for evidence that may have been missed in earlier viewings.
"JFK: The Final Hours" (Nat Geo, 8 p.m.): Actor Bill Paxton, who as an 8-year-old saw Kennedy deliver one of his final speeches in Fort Worth, Texas, on the morning of Nov. 22, 1963, hosts this two-hour documentary retracing the final day of JFK's life via accounts of those who were with him.
"JFK: The Smoking Gun" (Reelz, 8 p.m.):...
Here's a rundown of some of the specials, movies and other retrospectives on JFK and his death that are airing in November. All times Eastern.
Friday, Nov. 8
"JFK: The Lost Bullet" (Nat Geo, 7 p.m.): Using remastered home movies from the scene of the Kennedy assassination, this hour-long special looks for evidence that may have been missed in earlier viewings.
"JFK: The Final Hours" (Nat Geo, 8 p.m.): Actor Bill Paxton, who as an 8-year-old saw Kennedy deliver one of his final speeches in Fort Worth, Texas, on the morning of Nov. 22, 1963, hosts this two-hour documentary retracing the final day of JFK's life via accounts of those who were with him.
"JFK: The Smoking Gun" (Reelz, 8 p.m.):...
- 11/12/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
JFK: The Smoking Gun made its explosive premiere on Reelz over the weekend following veteran police detective Colin McLaren’s four-and-a-half year cold-case investigation of President Kennedy’s assassination. Using his own expert cold-case analyses and Howard Donahue’s ballistic expertise Colin McLaren revealed his shocking but straight forward theory: Lee Harvey Oswald did not act alone. Get more from McLaren as he talks to Sam Rubin in more detail about the ballistic evidence, revealing the actual bullets, and explaining what made him come to the shocking conclusions that he did. For more chances to watch JFK: The Smoking Gun check the Reelz schedule. >>
For more information on the investigation don’t miss JFK: Inside the Evidence airing tonight, November 4 at 10p Et/ 10p Pt. Renowned journalist Bill Kurtis leads a panel of experts who will discuss the evidence, providing their own analyses of what happened in Dallas fifty years ago.
For more information on the investigation don’t miss JFK: Inside the Evidence airing tonight, November 4 at 10p Et/ 10p Pt. Renowned journalist Bill Kurtis leads a panel of experts who will discuss the evidence, providing their own analyses of what happened in Dallas fifty years ago.
- 11/4/2013
- by reelz staff
- Reelzchannel.com
Premiering Monday, November 4th at 10p Et/ 7p Pt Reelz will air JFK: Inside the Evidence taking viewers deeper into the evidence and the shocking conclusions presented in the explosive documentary JFK: The Smoking Gun, an investigation of the assassination of JFK.
JFK: Inside the Evidence will see nationally renowned journalist Bill Kurtis challenge the men behind the stunning theories including veteran police detective Colin McLaren (JFK: The Smoking Gun) and author Bonar Menninger (Mortal Error: The Shot that Killed JFK) through closer examination and scrutiny of key elements in JFK: The Smoking Gun. To aid with this, firearms examiner Leonard Romero and forensic pathologist Dr. Juan Carrilo will join the discussion and a rare interview with U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim, who chaired the Assassination Records Review Board (Arrb), will also feature. Under Tunheim’s leadership the Arrb uncovered, verified and made public more than five million pages of documents,...
JFK: Inside the Evidence will see nationally renowned journalist Bill Kurtis challenge the men behind the stunning theories including veteran police detective Colin McLaren (JFK: The Smoking Gun) and author Bonar Menninger (Mortal Error: The Shot that Killed JFK) through closer examination and scrutiny of key elements in JFK: The Smoking Gun. To aid with this, firearms examiner Leonard Romero and forensic pathologist Dr. Juan Carrilo will join the discussion and a rare interview with U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim, who chaired the Assassination Records Review Board (Arrb), will also feature. Under Tunheim’s leadership the Arrb uncovered, verified and made public more than five million pages of documents,...
- 10/31/2013
- by reelz staff
- Reelzchannel.com
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Chicago – It was a spectacular opening night for the 49th Chicago International Film Festival on October 10th, 2013. Director James Gray (“Two Lovers,” “We Own the Night”) presented his new film, “The Immigrant,” featuring Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix. Plus on this Opening Night – taking place at the historic Chicago Theatre – there was a tribute to Roger Ebert, who passed away earlier this year.
The Master of Ceremonies was anchorman and producer Bill Kurtis, and he introduced Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director of the Chicago International Film Festival. Kutza then introduced a poignant video tribute to Chicago film critic Roger Ebert, and brought Chaz Ebert – Roger’s wife – to the podium. She gave a heartfelt speech, thanking the City of Chicago and the film community for the outpouring of love for her husband. Then director James Gray made short introductory remarks,...
Chicago – It was a spectacular opening night for the 49th Chicago International Film Festival on October 10th, 2013. Director James Gray (“Two Lovers,” “We Own the Night”) presented his new film, “The Immigrant,” featuring Marion Cotillard and Joaquin Phoenix. Plus on this Opening Night – taking place at the historic Chicago Theatre – there was a tribute to Roger Ebert, who passed away earlier this year.
The Master of Ceremonies was anchorman and producer Bill Kurtis, and he introduced Michael Kutza, Founder and Artistic Director of the Chicago International Film Festival. Kutza then introduced a poignant video tribute to Chicago film critic Roger Ebert, and brought Chaz Ebert – Roger’s wife – to the podium. She gave a heartfelt speech, thanking the City of Chicago and the film community for the outpouring of love for her husband. Then director James Gray made short introductory remarks,...
- 10/11/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Bill Kurtis, host of Reelz’ JFK: Inside the Evidence, is an acclaimed television journalist, documentary host, news anchor, producer and author. He first began his almost 40-year broadcasting career in Kansas before moving to Chicago to work for Wbbm-tv, but it wasn't until he joined CBS in Los Angeles that he got his first taste of national news. Later, after returning to Chicago, Kurtis became involved in documentaries and in 1990 founded Kurtis Productions producing programs for A& E television network and The History Channel. These programs included the award-winning Investigative Reports and Cold Case Files® and Investigating History.
Throughout his career Kurtis has achieved several humanitarian, journalism and broadcasting awards and has covered stories such as the Charles Manson trial and the Vietnam War, including the fall of Saigon. Kurtis has also had two books published, The Death Penalty on Trial and Crisis in American Justice, and has lent his distinguished voice to the movie,...
Throughout his career Kurtis has achieved several humanitarian, journalism and broadcasting awards and has covered stories such as the Charles Manson trial and the Vietnam War, including the fall of Saigon. Kurtis has also had two books published, The Death Penalty on Trial and Crisis in American Justice, and has lent his distinguished voice to the movie,...
- 10/10/2013
- by reelz staff
- Reelzchannel.com
After the stunning conclusions that were outlined in JFK: The Smoking Gun, Reelz will delve even deeper into the investigation with JFK: Inside the Evidence. Hosted by nationally renowned journalist Bill Kurtis (A & E Investigate Reports), JFK: Inside the Evidence closely examines and scrutinizes the key elements of the theory presented in JFK: The Smoking Gun. Kurtis challenges the men behind that theory including veteran police detective and author Colin McLaren (JFK: The Smoking Gun), who spent four and a half years on the forensic cold-case investigation of JFK’s assassination and author Bonar Menninger (Mortal Error: The Shot That Killed JFK).
Kurtis will also interview outside experts in each of the key areas of evidence presented in the docudrama. JFK: Inside the Evidence examines the ballistics evidence which points to two separate guns including the critically important trajectory theory of each bullet that hit President Kennedy and the importance...
Kurtis will also interview outside experts in each of the key areas of evidence presented in the docudrama. JFK: Inside the Evidence examines the ballistics evidence which points to two separate guns including the critically important trajectory theory of each bullet that hit President Kennedy and the importance...
- 10/8/2013
- by reelz staff
- Reelzchannel.com
The gripping docudrama JFK: The Smoking Gun will make its U.S. premiere Sunday, November 3 at 8pm Et/ 7pm Pt on ReelzChannel. The two-hour television event follows the work conducted by from veteran police detective Colin McLaren, who spent four and a half years on the forensic cold-case investigation of JFK’s assassination and believes he has found the smoking gun that killed the president. In addition, Reelz will also showcase several Kennedy themed programs in November to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the John F. Kennedy assassination including the network’s multiple Emmy Award winning miniseries The Kennedys, the Reelz special JFK: Inside the Evidence hosted by Bill Kurtis, the JFK dramas The Bystander Theory and Frame of Mind, Oliver Stone’s Academy Award winning JFK and Killing JFK — 50 Questions Answered.
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The Kennedys | JFK: The Smoking Gun | The Bystander Theory | Frame of...
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The Kennedys | JFK: The Smoking Gun | The Bystander Theory | Frame of...
- 10/7/2013
- by reelz staff
- Reelzchannel.com
Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues isn’t the sort of film that normally demands the deep dive treatment. Careful frame-by-frame analyses are generally reserved for big-name adaptations, franchise-extending summer blockbusters, and comic book-based extravaganzas — you know, action movies with rich mythologies and lots of things that go “boom.”
But even if this clip is devoid of space ships, costumed heroes, and fights to the death, it’s chock-full of intriguing new characters, tantalizing plot tidbits, and righteous mustaches — making it the perfect candidate for some good, old-fashioned obsessive scrutiny.
That said, let’s go see if we can make this kitty purr!
But even if this clip is devoid of space ships, costumed heroes, and fights to the death, it’s chock-full of intriguing new characters, tantalizing plot tidbits, and righteous mustaches — making it the perfect candidate for some good, old-fashioned obsessive scrutiny.
That said, let’s go see if we can make this kitty purr!
- 6/19/2013
- by Hillary Busis
- EW.com - PopWatch
This past weekend, a new teaser trailer for Adam McKay’s highly anticipated comedy sequel Anchorman 2 played in theaters, but not many people got to check it out because it was attached to The Dictator and paying movie ticket prices and sitting through over an hour of Sacha Baron Cohen’s stale act just to see a few seconds of Anchorman goodness wasn’t a proposition for the weak at heart. But everybody who missed out can stop crying and start rejoicing, because not only has that teaser trailer now hit the net, but there’s also an alternate version of said trailer being hosted over at Funny or Die. Both trailers have a similar set-up: the guys strike iconic poses, get a chance to riff a funny line, and liberal use is made of that Alan Parsons Project song that Ricky “The Dragon” Steamboat used to come out to in the ’80s and the Chicago...
- 5/21/2012
- by Nathan Adams
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Chicago – The 2011 Chicago International Film Festival kicked off its 47th year with a preview party on September 19th at the Lucky Strike Lounge, within the AMC River East 21 Theaters on Illinois Street, where all the festival screenings will take place. Founder and Artistic Director Michael Kutza introduced staff members and presented notable films to be shown.
The 47th Chicago International Film Festival will run from October 6th through the 20th and will kick off Thursday, October 6th with “The Last Rites of Joe May,” directed by Joe Maggio and featuring Dennis Farina and Gary Cole. All will walk the Red Carpet and the film will then be presented by Chicago news legend Bill Kurtis.
Founder and Artistic Director Michael Kutza at the 47th Chicago International Film Festival Preview
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
Highlights of the rest of the festival includes a “Spotlight South Asia Program Launch” on October 7th.
The 47th Chicago International Film Festival will run from October 6th through the 20th and will kick off Thursday, October 6th with “The Last Rites of Joe May,” directed by Joe Maggio and featuring Dennis Farina and Gary Cole. All will walk the Red Carpet and the film will then be presented by Chicago news legend Bill Kurtis.
Founder and Artistic Director Michael Kutza at the 47th Chicago International Film Festival Preview
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
Highlights of the rest of the festival includes a “Spotlight South Asia Program Launch” on October 7th.
- 9/20/2011
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
From the time I was a kid, I remember watching Roger Ebert and Gene Siskel review the latest movies on TV as the highlight of my viewing week. After Siskel’s death in 1999, Richard Roeper joined Ebert, and although the chemistry wasn’t quite the same, I had great fun watching the two of them together until, sadly, Ebert’s voice was taken by cancer. Even then, Roeper continued the show with a variety of guest hosts (including, at different times, Jay Leno and Kevin Smith, resulting in a newspaper headline that read, “Jay and Silent Bob”), until Roeper was ultimately sacked by Disney after a drop in ratings and a desire for them to attract a younger, more hip presenting duo to attract a more populist audience.
They eventually brought in two new hosts, Ben Mankiewicz and Ben Lyons, the latter of which should never have been anyway near the camera’s,...
They eventually brought in two new hosts, Ben Mankiewicz and Ben Lyons, the latter of which should never have been anyway near the camera’s,...
- 8/9/2011
- by Chris Swanson
- Obsessed with Film
It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Gene Siskel and I fought like cats and dogs, and we made some good television.
During those early years for "Sneak Previews" our favorite occupation was dreaming up "special editions" which were sort of like the "think pieces" we wrote for our papers.
I hadn't seen those shows for years, but it turns out they were safely slumbering in the vaults of Wttw/Chicago, our public television station. Starting Friday, we're going to be airing the best of those old shows on "Ebert Presents At The Movies."
Our favorite special edition was titled "Going to the Movies with a Critic." The idea was to follow the process of reviewing a single movie from beginning to end. The show opens with Gene and me receiving a call from John Iltis, then (and now) a Chicago movie publicist. It was...
During those early years for "Sneak Previews" our favorite occupation was dreaming up "special editions" which were sort of like the "think pieces" we wrote for our papers.
I hadn't seen those shows for years, but it turns out they were safely slumbering in the vaults of Wttw/Chicago, our public television station. Starting Friday, we're going to be airing the best of those old shows on "Ebert Presents At The Movies."
Our favorite special edition was titled "Going to the Movies with a Critic." The idea was to follow the process of reviewing a single movie from beginning to end. The show opens with Gene and me receiving a call from John Iltis, then (and now) a Chicago movie publicist. It was...
- 8/8/2011
- by Roger Ebert
- blogs.suntimes.com/ebert
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- 7/19/2011
- by Michelle Wray
- Monsters and Critics
Roger Ebert has enlisted some high-powered stand-ins to do voice-overs for his new TV show while finishing touches are made to his customized electronic voice.
Famed director Werner Herzog's German-accented voice read the script for a review of the film My Dog Tulip while Ebert typed during the show's debut January 21 episode. On Friday, it would be famed newsman Bill Kurtis' voice filling in.
Ebert said in an e-mail to the Associated Press that he doesn't know yet who will be future voice-over guests.
CereProc, a Scottish firm, is creating a digitized version of Ebert's voice using vast recordings from his past TV shows.
Famed director Werner Herzog's German-accented voice read the script for a review of the film My Dog Tulip while Ebert typed during the show's debut January 21 episode. On Friday, it would be famed newsman Bill Kurtis' voice filling in.
Ebert said in an e-mail to the Associated Press that he doesn't know yet who will be future voice-over guests.
CereProc, a Scottish firm, is creating a digitized version of Ebert's voice using vast recordings from his past TV shows.
- 1/28/2011
- by Cineplex.com and contributors
- Cineplex
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) is, along with Freddy Got Fingered (2001) and Wet Hot American Summer (2001) , one of my favorite comedies of the aughts (and I guess Dan seems to agree with me, at least in the case of two out of the three). Adam McKay's film is one of the handful of movies that, when I encounter it anywhere, it seduces my attention. I'm not really sure why the film appeals to me this strongly so, in order to try to make heads from tails, I'm writing up another real-time review.
1:17: I think part of what makes this film work so well is that it takes the classic screwball formula of the battle of the sexes as its foundation. Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) are characters that, while hilarious, also have oddly "real" motivations for inhabitants of a comedy. Ron, despite his womanizing,...
1:17: I think part of what makes this film work so well is that it takes the classic screwball formula of the battle of the sexes as its foundation. Ron Burgundy (Will Ferrell) and Veronica Corningstone (Christina Applegate) are characters that, while hilarious, also have oddly "real" motivations for inhabitants of a comedy. Ron, despite his womanizing,...
- 1/28/2011
- by Drew Morton
Vince Vaughn, Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Kevin James to Ascend on Chicago For Ron Howard Party
Chicago – The 46th Chicago International Film Festival announced on Wednesday that several cast members from Universal Pictures’ upcoming comedy by Oscar winner Ron Howard will attend its annual summer gala on June 12, 2010. The comedy is temporarily titled “Cheaters” or the “Untitled Cheating Project”.
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This year’s gala will honor Ron Howard with the silver Hugo career achievement award in recognition of his 50-year career in the film industry. The following stars are expected to attend the gala: Ron Howard, Chicago’s own Vince Vaughn as well as Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Kevin James and Brian Grazer (Ron Howard’s longtime producing partner at Imagine Entertainment and an Oscar winner).
The Chicago International Film Festival will pay tribute on this night to one of this generation’s most popular and admired directors. Howard has created some of Hollywood’s most memorable films from critically acclaimed dramas to hit comedies.
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This year’s gala will honor Ron Howard with the silver Hugo career achievement award in recognition of his 50-year career in the film industry. The following stars are expected to attend the gala: Ron Howard, Chicago’s own Vince Vaughn as well as Jennifer Connelly, Winona Ryder, Kevin James and Brian Grazer (Ron Howard’s longtime producing partner at Imagine Entertainment and an Oscar winner).
The Chicago International Film Festival will pay tribute on this night to one of this generation’s most popular and admired directors. Howard has created some of Hollywood’s most memorable films from critically acclaimed dramas to hit comedies.
- 6/9/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – This is an exclusive, $800 value! HollywoodChicago.com is one of the only places where you can get it. In our latest edition of HollywoodChicago.com Hookup: Film, one lucky winner (plus one guest) will win a ticket to the ultra-vip party for Ron Howard’s upcoming awards gala!
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The winners will join the 46th Chicago International Film Festival on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago as the festival pays tribute to one of this generation’s most popular filmmakers with a selection of film highlights and special guests. The party will culminate in Ron Howard’s acceptance of the festival’s career achievement award.
Ron Howard has had an unmatched career as a director, producer and actor. After iconic early roles on generation-defining television shows “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Happy Days,” he earned and maintains a reputation as...
Image credit: Chicago International Film Festival
The winners will join the 46th Chicago International Film Festival on Saturday, June 12, 2010 at the Museum of Science & Industry in Chicago as the festival pays tribute to one of this generation’s most popular filmmakers with a selection of film highlights and special guests. The party will culminate in Ron Howard’s acceptance of the festival’s career achievement award.
Ron Howard has had an unmatched career as a director, producer and actor. After iconic early roles on generation-defining television shows “The Andy Griffith Show” and “Happy Days,” he earned and maintains a reputation as...
- 6/7/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
"Extra" has the dish on the "48 Hours" producer who allegedly tried to extort $2 million from David Letterman. Robert "Joe" Halderman was a respected producer... his colleagues pooled their resources to post his $200,000 bail.
All About Robert 'Joe' HaldermanAward Winner
Robert “Joe” Halderman’s journalistic career has spanned three decades. An online biography claims Halderman’s work has been acknowledged with seven Emmy awards and a prestigious Columbia DuPont Award.
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In the 1980s, he...
All About Robert 'Joe' HaldermanAward Winner
Robert “Joe” Halderman’s journalistic career has spanned three decades. An online biography claims Halderman’s work has been acknowledged with seven Emmy awards and a prestigious Columbia DuPont Award.
Big Leagues
In the 1980s, he...
- 10/7/2009
- Extra
Chicago – From the non-stop ads (especially the ones that played all weekend locally with Bill Kurtis), you would be forgiven for thinking that CBS’ “The Good Wife” was solely about a scorned woman who enjoys slapping her lothario husband. There’s a lot more to the drama than that overplayed scene and the potential of the show is in the promise of watching a strong female character get past that moment, not play it over and over again.
Television Rating: 3.5/5.0 Emmy Award winner Juliana Margulies (“ER”) stars as Alicia Florrick, a woman who has always stood by her politician husband through thick and thin. You know those woman who you see standing next to the latest corrupt public figure as they give their apologies via press conference? That’s Alicia, who watches her world collapse when her husband Peter (Chris Noth) suffers a very public sex and political scandal.
Juliana Margulies.
Television Rating: 3.5/5.0 Emmy Award winner Juliana Margulies (“ER”) stars as Alicia Florrick, a woman who has always stood by her politician husband through thick and thin. You know those woman who you see standing next to the latest corrupt public figure as they give their apologies via press conference? That’s Alicia, who watches her world collapse when her husband Peter (Chris Noth) suffers a very public sex and political scandal.
Juliana Margulies.
- 9/22/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
BANFF, Alberta -- With spirits buoyed by the return of the Americans to a rebranded Banff World Television Festival, the annual TV talk shop this week spawned a bustling market for TV shows co-produced with international partners for the U.S. market. Bill Kurtis (American Justice), A&E host and head of Kurtis Prods., is in Banff looking for a Canadian independent producer to shoot a documentary that follows Kurtis on a return to Vietnam with a young woman he helped airlift to freedom as a baby in 1975 during the dramatic Fall of Saigon. "She's 30 years old now, I've followed her as she's grown up, and now we're going back to possibly find her mother who gave her up for adoption," the former Vietnam newsman said.
- 6/13/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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