Charles Bronson plays a real-life Mafiosi in a period picture with a fine script, some good performances and a production so sloppy that the whole thing could be called The Anachronism Papers. Joseph Wiseman and Lino Ventura bring additional tough-guy star-power, and Bronson actually commits himself to the role — quite a change of pace for one of his later pictures.
The Valachi Papers
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 125 min. / Street Date June 13, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring: Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari, Joseph Wiseman, Gerald S. O’Loughlin, Amedeo Nazzari, Fausto Tozzi, Pupella Maggio, Angelo Infanti, Guido Leontini.
Cinematography: Aldo Tonti
Film Editor: Johnny Dwyre, Monica Finzi
Original Music: Riz Ortolani, Armando Trovajoli
Written by Stephen Geller from the novel by Peter Maas
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis, Roger Duchet
Directed by Terence Young
In 2001 I received the plum assignment of editing a...
The Valachi Papers
Blu-ray
Twilight Time
1972 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 125 min. / Street Date June 13, 2017 / Available from the Twilight Time Movies Store 29.95
Starring: Charles Bronson, Lino Ventura, Jill Ireland, Walter Chiari, Joseph Wiseman, Gerald S. O’Loughlin, Amedeo Nazzari, Fausto Tozzi, Pupella Maggio, Angelo Infanti, Guido Leontini.
Cinematography: Aldo Tonti
Film Editor: Johnny Dwyre, Monica Finzi
Original Music: Riz Ortolani, Armando Trovajoli
Written by Stephen Geller from the novel by Peter Maas
Produced by Dino De Laurentiis, Roger Duchet
Directed by Terence Young
In 2001 I received the plum assignment of editing a...
- 7/15/2017
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
By Fred Blosser
When Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather” emerged as a surprise box-office smash in the early months of 1972, studios and distributors hustled to meet popular demand for more movies about life in the Mob. In New York, a dubbed print of Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1967 film “Le Samourai” was hurriedly retitled and screened as “The Godson” in a masterful example of bait-and-switch marketing. Melville’s chilly, claustrophobic picture about a hit man portrayed by Alain Delon is a fine crime drama, but it had no connection to Coppola’s picture or, for that matter, to any aspect of American Mafia lore at all. “The Valachi Papers,” based on Peter Maas’ bestselling nonfiction book, followed as a more legitimate successor. Rushed through production by Dino De Laurentiis in spring and summer 1972, the film was scripted by Stephen Geller and directed by Terence Young. Shooting largely took place at De Laurentiis’ Rome studio.
When Francis Ford Coppola’s “The Godfather” emerged as a surprise box-office smash in the early months of 1972, studios and distributors hustled to meet popular demand for more movies about life in the Mob. In New York, a dubbed print of Jean-Pierre Melville’s 1967 film “Le Samourai” was hurriedly retitled and screened as “The Godson” in a masterful example of bait-and-switch marketing. Melville’s chilly, claustrophobic picture about a hit man portrayed by Alain Delon is a fine crime drama, but it had no connection to Coppola’s picture or, for that matter, to any aspect of American Mafia lore at all. “The Valachi Papers,” based on Peter Maas’ bestselling nonfiction book, followed as a more legitimate successor. Rushed through production by Dino De Laurentiis in spring and summer 1972, the film was scripted by Stephen Geller and directed by Terence Young. Shooting largely took place at De Laurentiis’ Rome studio.
- 7/8/2017
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
Richard Brooks' exciting Humphrey Bogart picture is one of the best newspaper sagas ever. An editor deals with a gangster threat and a domestic crisis even as greedy heirs are selling his paper out from under him. Commentator Eddie Muller drives home the film's essential civics lesson about what we've lost -- a functioning free press. Deadline - U.S.A. Blu-ray Kl Studio Classics 1952 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 87 min. / Street Date July 26, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95 Starring Humphrey Bogart, Ethel Barrymore, Kim Hunter, Ed Begley, Warren Stevens, Paul Stewart, Martin Gabel, Joe De Santis, Audrey Christie, Jim Backus, Willis Bouchey, Joseph Crehan, Lawrence Dobkin, John Doucette, Paul Dubov, William Forrest, Dabbs Greer, Thomas Browne Henry, Paul Maxey, Ann McCrea, Kasia Orzazewski, Tom Powers, Joe Sawyer, William Self, Phillip Terry, Carleton Young. Cinematography Milton Krasner Film Editor William B.Murphy Original Music Cyril J. Mockridge Produced by Sol C. Siegel...
- 9/2/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
AMC’s documentary series “The Making of the Mob” explores the history of organized crime in 20th century America. Narrated by actor Ray Liotta, the first season premiered last year and focused on organized crime in New York City and follows famous gangster Lucky Luciano and his rise through the ranks. The series combines interviews with celebrities and experts in the field, archival footage, and dramatic recreations of key events to present a clear-eyed, thorough depiction of history.
Read More: The 22 Greatest Mob Bosses In TV & Film
Though the first season garnered mixed reviews, “The Making of the Mob” returned to AMC on July 11th this year to examine Chicago organized crime and the rise and fall of Al Capone. Ahead of the season finale tonight, watch three exclusive clips below. The first features mob bosses meeting with Joeseph Kennedy who asks them to secure union vote for JFK’s...
Read More: The 22 Greatest Mob Bosses In TV & Film
Though the first season garnered mixed reviews, “The Making of the Mob” returned to AMC on July 11th this year to examine Chicago organized crime and the rise and fall of Al Capone. Ahead of the season finale tonight, watch three exclusive clips below. The first features mob bosses meeting with Joeseph Kennedy who asks them to secure union vote for JFK’s...
- 8/29/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
The year's still young, but it's safe to call HBO's Vinyl one of its biggest TV disappointments. Whether you're looking at ratings (where viewership for the initial Sunday night airing keeps coming in at well under 1 million), reviews (my lukewarm initial appraisal was kinder than many), or buzz, the show hasn't remotely been what either viewers or HBO executives might have hoped for from the team-up of Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger, and Terence Winter, who was fired as showrunner after this season wrapped. (He'll be replaced by The informant! and Bourne Ultimatum writer Scott Z. Burns, in his first real TV job.) For HBO to take such an aggressive move with Winter, who created Boardwalk Empire and was David Chase's top lieutenant for virtually all of The Sopranos, speaks both to a tenuous moment for the pay cable giant — which hasn't been able to turn a drama other than...
- 4/18/2016
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Sneak Peek footage from the impressive, AMC 8-part docudrama "The Making Of The Mob: New York", narrated by Ray Liotta ("Goodfellas"), tracing the rise of the original, old school New York gangsters, available on Blu-ray and DVD, October 20, 2015 from Anchor Bay Entertainment:
"...starting in 1905, the series spans over 50 years following the rise of killers 'Lucky Luciano', 'Meyer Lansky' and 'Bugsy Siegel', from their beginnings as a neighborhood gang of teenagers who brutally organized the criminal underworld.
"Utilizing an immersive blend of dramatic scenes, archival footage and groundbreaking VFX, 'The Making of The Mob: New York' is AMC's first-ever docudrama...
"... featuring exclusive interviews with notable names including Rudolph Giuliani, Meyer Lansky II, Chazz Palminteri, Drea de Matteo, Joe Mantegna, Vincent Pastore, Frankie Valli, Frank Vincent and a whole lot more..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Making Of The Mob: New York...
"...starting in 1905, the series spans over 50 years following the rise of killers 'Lucky Luciano', 'Meyer Lansky' and 'Bugsy Siegel', from their beginnings as a neighborhood gang of teenagers who brutally organized the criminal underworld.
"Utilizing an immersive blend of dramatic scenes, archival footage and groundbreaking VFX, 'The Making of The Mob: New York' is AMC's first-ever docudrama...
"... featuring exclusive interviews with notable names including Rudolph Giuliani, Meyer Lansky II, Chazz Palminteri, Drea de Matteo, Joe Mantegna, Vincent Pastore, Frankie Valli, Frank Vincent and a whole lot more..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Making Of The Mob: New York...
- 10/7/2015
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
[Press Release] New York, N.Y., February 12, 2015 - Throughout its five-season run, the hit HBO® series Boardwalk Empire stood "at the pinnacle of TV achievement" (Philadelphia Inquirer), garnering 18 Emmy® Awards and critical accolades for its superb cast and its unfaltering attention to 1920s period detail. From Academy Award® nominee and Emmy® Award winner Terence Winter and Academy Award® -winning director Martin Scorsese, the series chronicles the life and times of Enoch "Nucky" Thompson (Golden Globe winner Steve Buscemi) as he undergoes vicious power struggles and deals with opportunistic rivals - including Arnold Rothstein, Lucky Luciano and Al Capone - at a time when Prohibition proved to be a major catalyst in the rise of organized crime in America. Now, fans of the "spectacular...
- 2/13/2015
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
Sesame Street premiered on television 45 years ago today, and has been teaching kids valuable lessons with the help of colorful, funny puppets and likable human guest stars ever since. It's perfectly appropriate for kids of any age—but some of the material the show parodies isn't. (Think Mad Men and True Blood). To celebrate the show's 45th birthday, here's a list of spoofs based on the most kid-inappropriate shows Sesame has ever tackled, ranging from political thriller Homeland to motorcycle gang drama Sons of Anarchy. Mad Men (AMC) Real show includes: Violence, drug use, sexual content Sesame Street version: Mad Men on Emc,...
- 11/10/2014
- by Ariana Bacle
- EW.com - PopWatch
This article discusses events in the Boardwalk Empire series finale. Read our recap of that episode here. Most shows end long after they’ve worn out their welcomes. Boardwalk Empire goes on a short list of shows that ended just as they finally jelled. Seasons one through three of Terence Winter’s Prohibition potboiler were brilliantly cast, production-designed, and costumed to a fare-thee-well, but the pissing contests, sadism, and gore grew repetitive, and too many episodes were disorganized and undercooked: There were so many characters, locations, and subplots that what happened onscreen sometimes felt like an uncommonly decadent and voluptuous version of narrative housekeeping: What's Nucky Thompson up to? How about Lucky Luciano? Now let's check in on Al Capone, then watch Gillian suffer, then watch the villain of the season prepare to be bested by Nucky — and hey, look at the time. Then came season four, a masterpiece of...
- 10/27/2014
- by Matt Zoller Seitz
- Vulture
Boardwalk Empire Season 5, Episode 8: “Eldorado”
Written by Howard Korder & Terence Winter
Directed by Tim Van Patten
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
“Too late” was the operative phrase for Boardwalk Empire‘s final hour. Too late for salvation, too late for romance, too late for redemption, and ultimately, too late for survival.
That it seemed obvious for the series’ finale to send Nucky out was a bit of a given, considering the telegraphed nature of the flashback conceit which had been building for the entirety of this season. There were glimpses of hope, and chances for atonement but the clock had already run out by the time Nucky took his final stroll down the boardwalk.
It was an hour filled with subversion. The entire nature of the season seemed to be tailor-made for Nucky to come to Gillian’s aid, only it would appear that this particular outfit...
Written by Howard Korder & Terence Winter
Directed by Tim Van Patten
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
“Too late” was the operative phrase for Boardwalk Empire‘s final hour. Too late for salvation, too late for romance, too late for redemption, and ultimately, too late for survival.
That it seemed obvious for the series’ finale to send Nucky out was a bit of a given, considering the telegraphed nature of the flashback conceit which had been building for the entirety of this season. There were glimpses of hope, and chances for atonement but the clock had already run out by the time Nucky took his final stroll down the boardwalk.
It was an hour filled with subversion. The entire nature of the season seemed to be tailor-made for Nucky to come to Gillian’s aid, only it would appear that this particular outfit...
- 10/27/2014
- by Mike Worby
- SoundOnSight
"Boardwalk Empire" has come to an end. As I've done after each previous season — and as I also did at the start of this final one, just because of the big time jump and the decision to end the show — I spoke with the show's creator Terence Winter about everything that went down, and how he arrived at the various fates for Nucky, Margaret, Chalky, and his other creations, in addition to how he intertwined them with the real-life stories of Lucky Luciano, Al Capone and company. My finale review is here, and the Winter interview is coming up just as soon as I ask you an important question about Marlene Dietrich... How does it feel to be only a few days away from the finale airing? Terence Winter: Really bittersweet. It's funny; there's still "Boardwalk Empire"-related business that I have to do. Doing interviews, obviously, but little things for post,...
- 10/27/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Why TLC quickly ditched “Here Comes Honey Boo Boo” Quick and decisive action was the only choice TLC had to make, says Josef Adalian, because it’s better to be safe than sorry. Plus, if the facts of the situation change, TLC could easily un-cancel the show. Still, “Honey Boo Boo’s” ratings have declined recently, and its loss won’t really hurt TLC. Mama June’s 20-year-old daughter Chickadee claims she was also victimized by the same child molester TMZ reports that Anna Cardwell, Aka Chickadee, who is married with a child, says she was also molested, at age 8, by the child molester whom Mama June is allegedly dating. Rainn Wilson drops the Vine star who was accused of raping his ex-girlfriend Vine star Curtis Lepore was announced earlier this week as starring in Wilson’s Vine-inspired scripted series “Hollywood and Vine.” Click Read Full Post For More Watch...
- 10/25/2014
- by Norman Weiss
- Hitfix
With HBO’s Boardwalk Empire only a single episode from its series finale, HBO has released a series retrospective. Featuring all cast members from past and present, as well as writers, producers, directors, and Martin Scorsese himself, this video offers a satisfying sideline for the series encroaching end.
Boardwalk Empire focused on Atlantic City, New Jersey during prohibition-era America, with Steve Buscemi’s politician/gangster, Nucky Thompson, as the primary focus. Offering new and nuanced looks at well-known historical figures like Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Arnold Rothstein, and dozens of others, Boardwalk Empire has been a mainstay for HBO for five years.
Capping at nearly 30 minutes, the video, shown below, offers a grand send-off to a standout series.
The post Video of the Day: ‘Boardwalk Empire” says farewell in a cast and crew retrospective appeared first on Sound On Sight.
Boardwalk Empire focused on Atlantic City, New Jersey during prohibition-era America, with Steve Buscemi’s politician/gangster, Nucky Thompson, as the primary focus. Offering new and nuanced looks at well-known historical figures like Al Capone, Lucky Luciano, Arnold Rothstein, and dozens of others, Boardwalk Empire has been a mainstay for HBO for five years.
Capping at nearly 30 minutes, the video, shown below, offers a grand send-off to a standout series.
The post Video of the Day: ‘Boardwalk Empire” says farewell in a cast and crew retrospective appeared first on Sound On Sight.
- 10/24/2014
- by Mike Worby
- SoundOnSight
HBO has decided that the fifth season will be the end of Boardwalk Empire. Will this be the show's most popular season yet? Will the cable channel regret ending the show or is the time right?
In the final season of Boardwalk Empire, the end of Prohibition is near and Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) looks to legitimize himself through alliances with liquor producers. Rivals Lucky Luciano (Vincent Piazza) and Meyer Lansky seek to consolidate their power and eliminate all competition -- by any means necessary. The rest of the cast includes Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Stephen Graham, Michael Kenneth Williams, Gretchen Mol, Paul Sparks, Jeffrey Wright, Anatol Yusef, Patricia Arquette, and Ben Rosenfield.
This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
For reference: The fourth season of Boardwalk Empire averaged a...
In the final season of Boardwalk Empire, the end of Prohibition is near and Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) looks to legitimize himself through alliances with liquor producers. Rivals Lucky Luciano (Vincent Piazza) and Meyer Lansky seek to consolidate their power and eliminate all competition -- by any means necessary. The rest of the cast includes Kelly Macdonald, Michael Shannon, Shea Whigham, Stephen Graham, Michael Kenneth Williams, Gretchen Mol, Paul Sparks, Jeffrey Wright, Anatol Yusef, Patricia Arquette, and Ben Rosenfield.
This chart will be updated as new ratings data becomes available.
For reference: The fourth season of Boardwalk Empire averaged a...
- 9/23/2014
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Boardwalk Empire, Season 5, Episode 3: “What Jesus Said”
Written by Cristine Chambers and Howard Korder
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
As we approach the halfway point for Boardwalk Empire‘s final season, we are given an underwhelming, if somewhat eventful, episode.
“What Jesus Said” opens with Chalky and his loose cannon partner breaking into the house of the latter’s former employer. In what is easily the low point of the episode, Chalky’s plot consists of balancing precariously between his edgy accomplice, Milton, and the mother and daughter whom they have taken hostage. Although on paper, the idea might sound engaging, it plays out in a mostly uninspired manner due to the fact that Chalky isn’t given a whole lot to do. These scenes, which take up roughly 1/3 of the main plots explored this week, consist widely of three other characters who...
Written by Cristine Chambers and Howard Korder
Directed by Ed Bianchi
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
As we approach the halfway point for Boardwalk Empire‘s final season, we are given an underwhelming, if somewhat eventful, episode.
“What Jesus Said” opens with Chalky and his loose cannon partner breaking into the house of the latter’s former employer. In what is easily the low point of the episode, Chalky’s plot consists of balancing precariously between his edgy accomplice, Milton, and the mother and daughter whom they have taken hostage. Although on paper, the idea might sound engaging, it plays out in a mostly uninspired manner due to the fact that Chalky isn’t given a whole lot to do. These scenes, which take up roughly 1/3 of the main plots explored this week, consist widely of three other characters who...
- 9/22/2014
- by Mike Worby
- SoundOnSight
Boardwalk Empire, Season 5, Episode 2: “The Good Listener”
Written by Terence Winter
Directed by Allen Coulter
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
There are revelations aplenty as we catch up with a few more members of the cast after the crash, and in the beginnings of the Great Depression.
Gillian is seen early on under surprising circumstances; in not a prison, but a mental institution. Her initial sequence, in which she dozes comfortably in a steam bath while discussing frivolities is rapidly dissipated when one of her fellow patients loses control over a radio program, and riles up the other patients in kind. Gillian remains calm and is paid a particular level of attention from the institutions warden, in what initially appears to be a lesbian infatuation (something Boardwalk is no stranger to) but is instead revealed to be the youthful longings of an insecure woman seeking confidence through vanity.
Written by Terence Winter
Directed by Allen Coulter
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
There are revelations aplenty as we catch up with a few more members of the cast after the crash, and in the beginnings of the Great Depression.
Gillian is seen early on under surprising circumstances; in not a prison, but a mental institution. Her initial sequence, in which she dozes comfortably in a steam bath while discussing frivolities is rapidly dissipated when one of her fellow patients loses control over a radio program, and riles up the other patients in kind. Gillian remains calm and is paid a particular level of attention from the institutions warden, in what initially appears to be a lesbian infatuation (something Boardwalk is no stranger to) but is instead revealed to be the youthful longings of an insecure woman seeking confidence through vanity.
- 9/15/2014
- by Mike Worby
- SoundOnSight
Boardwalk Empire, Season 5, Episode 1: “Golden Days for Boys & Girls”
Written by Howard Korder
Directed by Tim Van Patten
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
There is an air of finality to even this first episode of Boardwalk Empire‘s final season. From the opening scene to the final moments, “Golden Days for Boys & Girls” has the distinct feeling of a ticking clock. Ironically while the episode takes its sweet time, from skipping out on several of the shows most notable characters to adding in recurring flashbacks of the childhood of the Thompsons, it only further solidifies the fact that this is the end. Like the last ruminating drink of a dying man, the simplest of things only matters more with the end in sight.
The shocking time jump from 1924 to 1931 establishes this with a sharp and quick brutality. The roaring twenties are long gone, and in their wake,...
Written by Howard Korder
Directed by Tim Van Patten
Airs Sundays at 9pm Est on HBO
There is an air of finality to even this first episode of Boardwalk Empire‘s final season. From the opening scene to the final moments, “Golden Days for Boys & Girls” has the distinct feeling of a ticking clock. Ironically while the episode takes its sweet time, from skipping out on several of the shows most notable characters to adding in recurring flashbacks of the childhood of the Thompsons, it only further solidifies the fact that this is the end. Like the last ruminating drink of a dying man, the simplest of things only matters more with the end in sight.
The shocking time jump from 1924 to 1931 establishes this with a sharp and quick brutality. The roaring twenties are long gone, and in their wake,...
- 9/9/2014
- by Mike Worby
- SoundOnSight
"Boardwalk Empire" is back for its final season. I interviewed Terence Winter about the decision to end the show (and to move the action forward to 1931), and I have a review of the premiere coming up just as soon as I sail away on a turtle... "They're not so special. All they have is money. Ways to find that, I reckon." -Nucky Winter told me he wanted to bring the story of both Nucky and the series full circle, and "Golden Days for Boys and Girls" begins that process in more ways than one. Not only do we leap forward to 1931 to see Nucky preparing for the potential end of Prohibition (just as the series began in the hours leading up to the implementation of the Volstead Act), but we jump back in time to 1884, to the beginning of Nucky's apprenticeship with the Commodore. Now, the issue with "Boardwalk" has...
- 9/8/2014
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
When the new, final season of Boardwalk Empire starts Sunday, the Roaring Twenties will be over. The Depression will will have set in, and the end of Prohibition will be just a couple of years away. That, however, doesn’t mean that the aftermath of the series’ fourth season won’t linger, even as the show settles into 1931.
In its past four seasons, Boardwalk Empire has proved that it is interested in the entirety of the sprawling gangster culture of the 1920s, not just Nucky Thompson’s bootlegging business. By moving the action to 1931, the show will most certainly contend with the changing crime landscape.
In its past four seasons, Boardwalk Empire has proved that it is interested in the entirety of the sprawling gangster culture of the 1920s, not just Nucky Thompson’s bootlegging business. By moving the action to 1931, the show will most certainly contend with the changing crime landscape.
- 9/5/2014
- by Esther Zuckerman
- EW - Inside TV
It doesn’t get more (old-timey) gangster than Boardwalk Empire’s bootlegging, gun-slinging, punch-throwing brawls. So, at Wednesday night’s season premiere and after-party at Cipriani 42nd Street, we asked the cast and other partygoers about the most gangster things they’ve ever done in real life. Michael K. Williams (Chalky White) The most gangster thing I’ve ever done was walk up to Eve the rapper and ask her out. I said, "What’s up? Will you go out with me?" She said no. But I thought that was pretty gangster. Anyway, she’s married now, so that ship has sailed. Kelly Macdonald (Margaret Thompson)Having babies. That’s pretty gangster. You can’t get tougher than that. Vincent Piazza (Lucky Luciano)Ooooh. I don’t know, probably playing Lucky Luciano — that’s the most gangster thing I’ve ever done. Pulling fake guns on people and threatening them...
- 9/5/2014
- by Samantha Guff
- Vulture
Recently, HBO delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Boardwalk Empire" episode 1 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "Golden Days for Boys and Girls,” and it sounds like things will get quite intriguing as Nucky teams up with Sally Wheet to get some stuff done, and more. In the new, 1st episode press release: Nucky (Steve Buscemi) is going to be awash in memories from pier-boy days growing up in 1884 Atlantic City, when the young Nucky (Nolan Lyons) caught the eye of the Commodore (John Elllison Conlee). In 1931 Cuba, Nucky is going to join Sally Wheet (Patricia Arquette) and, with a U.S. Senator in tow, will forge ties with Bacardi Rum in hopes of Prohibition’s repeal in the U.S. Working on Wall Street, Margaret (Kelly Macdonald) will find herself in the hot seat when her boss, facing an internal investigation, decides his own future. Down but never out,...
- 8/20/2014
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
"Boardwalk Empire's" final season has a premiere date.
HBO announced on Thursday that the fifth and final season of the show premieres September 7 at 9 Pm. That is the same day "The Leftovers" Season 1 finale airs at 10 Pm.
The final season of "Boardwalk Empire," starring Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson, will have just eight episodes.
Photos: Emmys 2014: First-Time Nominees
Set in 1931, the final season will see Nucky working to legitimize himself through associations with liquor producers. Rivals Lucky Luciano (Vincent Piazza) and Meyer Lansky (Anatol Yusef) will work to bring their ...
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HBO announced on Thursday that the fifth and final season of the show premieres September 7 at 9 Pm. That is the same day "The Leftovers" Season 1 finale airs at 10 Pm.
The final season of "Boardwalk Empire," starring Steve Buscemi as Nucky Thompson, will have just eight episodes.
Photos: Emmys 2014: First-Time Nominees
Set in 1931, the final season will see Nucky working to legitimize himself through associations with liquor producers. Rivals Lucky Luciano (Vincent Piazza) and Meyer Lansky (Anatol Yusef) will work to bring their ...
Copyright 2014 by NBC Universal, Inc. All rights reserved.
This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
- 8/14/2014
- by access.hollywood@nbcuni.com (AccessHollywood.com Editorial Staff)
- Access Hollywood
All empires fall.
That's the message in the brief teaser for the fifth and final season of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," which is very concerning for Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi).
There isn't much footage in the video, which is set to an ominous cover of Harry Nilsson's "One" by Alva Noto & Blixa Bargeld). We see flashes of Nucky on the boardwalk and in a boardroom, and get glimpses at Lucky Luciano, Al Capone, Nelson Van Alden, and Chalky White.
Speaking of Chalky -- his portrayer, Michael K. Williams, recently revealed that "Boardwalk Empire" will have a major time jump.
"The storyline has jumped seven years [into the future], which is why I have the beard now," Williams told Den of Geek. "The Depression has set in. The days of the shiny shoes and fancy suits are long gone."
Nucky without shiny shoes? His empire really has fallen!
"Boardwalk Empire" premieres September 2014.
That's the message in the brief teaser for the fifth and final season of HBO's "Boardwalk Empire," which is very concerning for Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi).
There isn't much footage in the video, which is set to an ominous cover of Harry Nilsson's "One" by Alva Noto & Blixa Bargeld). We see flashes of Nucky on the boardwalk and in a boardroom, and get glimpses at Lucky Luciano, Al Capone, Nelson Van Alden, and Chalky White.
Speaking of Chalky -- his portrayer, Michael K. Williams, recently revealed that "Boardwalk Empire" will have a major time jump.
"The storyline has jumped seven years [into the future], which is why I have the beard now," Williams told Den of Geek. "The Depression has set in. The days of the shiny shoes and fancy suits are long gone."
Nucky without shiny shoes? His empire really has fallen!
"Boardwalk Empire" premieres September 2014.
- 7/1/2014
- by Kelly Woo
- Moviefone
‘Jersey Boys’ movie review: Great music fails to save Clint Eastwood-directed film version of the 2005 Broadway musical (photo: John Lloyd Young as Frankie Valli of the Four Seasons in ‘Jersey Boys’) Clint Eastwood’s semi-historically accurate biopic of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Jersey Boys, is based on the hit 2005 Broadway musical — and it is a crushing bore. But we shall start with the positive: In Eastwood’s film, the music and the performances of the music (which are not the same thing) are great. That is to be expected, as the Jersey Boys movie cast is mostly composed from cast members of the stage show, including Tony winner John Lloyd Young, who happens to look a lot like Frankie Valli and who has a four-plus octave range. Lucky boy. Lloyd Young is also a serviceable actor with a number of (mostly stage) credits that did not require a piercing falsetto.
- 6/21/2014
- by Tim Cogshell
- Alt Film Guide
New York - John Lloyd Young won a Tony Award for bringing Frankie Valli to Broadway in the hit musical "Jersey Boys," but he knew trying to land a role in Clint movie adaptation wouldn't be easy. That being said, he didn't flinch when he was asked to audition. "I took them seriously because i wanted it to happen," Young says. "And also some of the best Hollywood musicals did use the original Broadway stars. I hoped that they would draw from the stage production, because that would be in my favor." Speaking with co-star Vincent Piazza earlier this month, Lloyd also reveals he had some important boosters on his side. Namely, the real life Valli who had been part of the musical's journey from the beginning. "This is also a very unique situation because Frankie Valli and Bob Gaudio are executive producers on the project and they are alive,...
- 6/20/2014
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Feature Louisa Mellor Simon Brew 7 Apr 2014 - 06:55
Who’s that? What did she just say? Wait, he’s English? Here are the things we don’t admit when watching acclaimed TV shows…
Omission makes the world go round. Without the art of keeping things to ourselves, most social interactions would disintegrate within seconds. Too much soul-baring honesty would snap the taut bonds that keep us all from running screaming through the Toby Carvery of a Sunday lunchtime jabbing family members with corn-on-the-cob prongs. We’re a tightly wound, insular people, the British. It takes court injunctions and Jeremy Kyle to prise loose our secrets.
Every so often though, it does us good to share. It’s cathartic to confess, between friends, that we’re sometimes a little bit lacking or dim. In the spirit of honesty and self-improvement then, here are the things we’d rather not admit to...
Who’s that? What did she just say? Wait, he’s English? Here are the things we don’t admit when watching acclaimed TV shows…
Omission makes the world go round. Without the art of keeping things to ourselves, most social interactions would disintegrate within seconds. Too much soul-baring honesty would snap the taut bonds that keep us all from running screaming through the Toby Carvery of a Sunday lunchtime jabbing family members with corn-on-the-cob prongs. We’re a tightly wound, insular people, the British. It takes court injunctions and Jeremy Kyle to prise loose our secrets.
Every so often though, it does us good to share. It’s cathartic to confess, between friends, that we’re sometimes a little bit lacking or dim. In the spirit of honesty and self-improvement then, here are the things we’d rather not admit to...
- 4/6/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Bette Davis. No doubt the name instantly brings to mind Kim Carnes’ earworm ‘Bette Davis Eyes’, which has been covered by artists ranging from Gwyneth Paltrow to Brandon Flowers and Taylor Swift. Ah yes, those spellbinding, haunting heavy-cast eyes. They bewitched countless men and are part of our cultural zeitgeist. Bette Davis was so much more than the sum of her parts though. Her tenacity, independence, unique idiosyncrasies, and artistic instincts had and have no equal, even today. She has been labeled a diva and an outright bitch, but she is unquestionably a trailblazer and an icon in every sense.
This “Noirvember” Tiff Cinematheque’s senior programmer James Quandt has curated a divine tribute to the classy dame (labeled The Hard Way:The Films of Bette Davis), highlighting fifteen of her most memorable roles.
Some crowning films of the tribute include (In chronological order):
Three on a Match (1932)-Now...
This “Noirvember” Tiff Cinematheque’s senior programmer James Quandt has curated a divine tribute to the classy dame (labeled The Hard Way:The Films of Bette Davis), highlighting fifteen of her most memorable roles.
Some crowning films of the tribute include (In chronological order):
Three on a Match (1932)-Now...
- 11/18/2013
- by Leora Heilbronn
- IONCINEMA.com
Surprisingly enough, Italy has contributed more to the world than just Assassin’s Creed and bunga-bunga parties. Sure, there were Da Vinci, Michelangelo and Fellini who have frequently been buffeted in a sandstorm of reverence for the feats they’ve accomplished. But by citing merely a handful of names – mainly out of ignorance – we commit an injustice against every Italian who has ever done anything in this world.
Hence here’s a list that bestows recognition on ten Italians who’ve changed the world, without most of us being any the wiser about it.
10. Lucky Luciano
This goodfella is the reason why Mario Puzo, Al Pacino and Martin Scorsese created such glorious careers through fictionalizing the mafia. He was why the mafia existed in the first place. Mr. Luciano was responsible for almost single-handedly architecting the growth of organized crime in America.
Born in Sicily, Luciano moved to America at the age of nine.
Hence here’s a list that bestows recognition on ten Italians who’ve changed the world, without most of us being any the wiser about it.
10. Lucky Luciano
This goodfella is the reason why Mario Puzo, Al Pacino and Martin Scorsese created such glorious careers through fictionalizing the mafia. He was why the mafia existed in the first place. Mr. Luciano was responsible for almost single-handedly architecting the growth of organized crime in America.
Born in Sicily, Luciano moved to America at the age of nine.
- 10/22/2013
- by Saahil Dama
- Obsessed with Film
The Boardwalk Empire star on how the Republicans have held the Us hostage and why the pursuit of money is not a worthy goal
Dressed in dark colours and a black baseball cap, in person the 55-year-old Steve Buscemi cuts basically the same slight, rumpled figure we met a quarter-century ago in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train. He might be a roadie coming off a world tour. His famously exophthalmic eyes are a washed-out blue and he's tired, back home in Brooklyn after staying at his house in upstate New York. He likes to go there and hang out and do nothing, he says, maybe take a walk or do a bit of yardwork: he spent the weekend raking leaves. Self-effacing, friendly, polite, it's clear he's here under low-grade sufferance; interviews, he says in his quick, metallic, slightly strangulated way, "aren't my favourite thing to do".
He is a patient...
Dressed in dark colours and a black baseball cap, in person the 55-year-old Steve Buscemi cuts basically the same slight, rumpled figure we met a quarter-century ago in Jim Jarmusch's Mystery Train. He might be a roadie coming off a world tour. His famously exophthalmic eyes are a washed-out blue and he's tired, back home in Brooklyn after staying at his house in upstate New York. He likes to go there and hang out and do nothing, he says, maybe take a walk or do a bit of yardwork: he spent the weekend raking leaves. Self-effacing, friendly, polite, it's clear he's here under low-grade sufferance; interviews, he says in his quick, metallic, slightly strangulated way, "aren't my favourite thing to do".
He is a patient...
- 10/20/2013
- by Nick Laird
- The Guardian - Film News
Hot off the press releases!
This one is a bit odd, because I’ve read spec screenplays about the payola scandal Joe Isgro was involved in and how the government kind of screwed itself. The script I read back in the day was more about a Forrest Gump romp through different eras, but it sounds like this new film is going to be either a memoir pic or a straight biopic.
Anywho, Isgro, if you haven’t heard of him was a producer/promoter that had some organized crime connections. It sounds like he’s pairing with a writer to do this biopic, but it’s unclear if any indie production house or major studio is circling or attached.
Here’s what we know:
Isgro, whose powerful independent promotion team controlled the radio airwaves for much of the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s, is integrally responsible for launching and promoting the...
This one is a bit odd, because I’ve read spec screenplays about the payola scandal Joe Isgro was involved in and how the government kind of screwed itself. The script I read back in the day was more about a Forrest Gump romp through different eras, but it sounds like this new film is going to be either a memoir pic or a straight biopic.
Anywho, Isgro, if you haven’t heard of him was a producer/promoter that had some organized crime connections. It sounds like he’s pairing with a writer to do this biopic, but it’s unclear if any indie production house or major studio is circling or attached.
Here’s what we know:
Isgro, whose powerful independent promotion team controlled the radio airwaves for much of the 1970’s, 80’s and 90’s, is integrally responsible for launching and promoting the...
- 10/18/2013
- by Da7e
- LRMonline.com
Review Michael Noble 15 Oct 2013 - 14:00
This week's episode of Boardwalk Empire is dedicated, once again, to the lost. Here's Michael's review...
This review contains spoilers.
4.6 The North Star
Four minutes and nine seconds. It’s taken half a season for Margaret to reappear, both on screen and in Nucky’s life, and when she does, it’s for precisely four minutes and nine seconds. However long it was, it closed an unprecedented gap. As of this year, she had appeared in all but one of the thirty-six episodes, recusing herself only for the penultimate instalment of season three when, as you’ll recall, everybody was rather busy.
Even then, her last, brief return in Margate Sands felt stolen, like mere aftershocks of the trauma that she’d been through in that eventful year. We shared her moment in the abortion clinic, as she readied the removal of the baby...
This week's episode of Boardwalk Empire is dedicated, once again, to the lost. Here's Michael's review...
This review contains spoilers.
4.6 The North Star
Four minutes and nine seconds. It’s taken half a season for Margaret to reappear, both on screen and in Nucky’s life, and when she does, it’s for precisely four minutes and nine seconds. However long it was, it closed an unprecedented gap. As of this year, she had appeared in all but one of the thirty-six episodes, recusing herself only for the penultimate instalment of season three when, as you’ll recall, everybody was rather busy.
Even then, her last, brief return in Margate Sands felt stolen, like mere aftershocks of the trauma that she’d been through in that eventful year. We shared her moment in the abortion clinic, as she readied the removal of the baby...
- 10/15/2013
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
New Boardwalk Empire season 4,episode 7 intense spoilers & clips hit the net. Last night, HBO released the new spoilers and sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Boardwalk Empire" episode 7 of season 4. The episode is entitled, "William Wilson," and it appears to be quite intense and intriguing as Narcisse begins his control over the Northside, cops get shot at point blank range, and more. In the new “William Wilson” episode, Eli will end up, confronting Nucky after Willie makes an unpopular decision. Margaret is going to have a surprise encounter at her job on Wall Street. Joe Masseria will order Lucky Luciano to return to Tampa and deal with Vincenzo Petrucelli. Gillian is going to go cold turkey with Roy Phillips’ help. Still seething over his brother’s death, Al Capone is going to try to get Johnny Torrio to turn on rival gangster ,Dean O’Banion. As the relationship...
- 10/14/2013
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
In the wake of Eddie Kessler's death, Nucky and Eli each struggled with the direction of their lives this week on Boardwalk Empire.
"The North Star" also featured the return of Richard to Atlantic City as he checked in on the life he left behind after last season's shootout.
Other than Eddie, Margaret probably has been most privy to the private side of Nucky and his vulnerabilities. With Eddie gone, Nucky reached out to her while in New York, hoping to find some shred of the connection they once shared. Even after hearing of Nucky's recent loss, she remained guarded and unwilling to grant him any feeling of their former connection.
The fact Nucky ordered that cinnamon roll, which Margaret noted his usual distaste for, showed how Nucky wasn't himself and was searching for something. Any feeling of sympathy Margaret may have begun to feel for him, though, was short-lived...
"The North Star" also featured the return of Richard to Atlantic City as he checked in on the life he left behind after last season's shootout.
Other than Eddie, Margaret probably has been most privy to the private side of Nucky and his vulnerabilities. With Eddie gone, Nucky reached out to her while in New York, hoping to find some shred of the connection they once shared. Even after hearing of Nucky's recent loss, she remained guarded and unwilling to grant him any feeling of their former connection.
The fact Nucky ordered that cinnamon roll, which Margaret noted his usual distaste for, showed how Nucky wasn't himself and was searching for something. Any feeling of sympathy Margaret may have begun to feel for him, though, was short-lived...
- 10/14/2013
- by cfohara4@hotmail.com (Chris O'Hara)
- TVfanatic
New Boardwalk Empire season 4,episode 6 interesting spoilers & clips hit the net. Last night, HBO delivered the new spoilers and sneak peek/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Boardwalk Empire" episode 6 of season 4. The episode is entitled, "The North Star, " and it looks quite interesting as Agent Knox gains Eli's trust, more intense drama takes place, and more. In the new "The North Star" episode, after a cautious reunion with Margaret in New York City, Nucky will head to Tampa to work out details of his land deal with Bill McCoy, and reconnects with Sally Wheet. Richard Harrow will end up, returning to Atlantic City and make a confession to an ailing Paul Sagorsky, who encourages him to get over the past and return to Julia and Tommy. Having lost J. Edgar Hoover’s confidence, Agent Knox is going to find a new way to gain Eli’s trust. Meyer Lansky will end up,...
- 10/7/2013
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
It took me two and a half seasons to really click with Terence Winters' "Boardwalk Empire," the HBO Prohibition drama returning for its fourth season this Sunday, September 8th at 9pm -- or maybe for the show to click with itself. It was Richard Harrow that did it, the veteran played by Jack Huston who covers the maimed half of his face with a mask painted so that he looks like a rough approximation of the whole man he was before the war. Harrow is merely the most poetic of the many larger-than-life characters played by excellent character actors the show has proven a ridiculous haven for. The Michaels alone -- Shannon, Stuhlbarg, Williams -- are tremendous, and then there's Stephen Graham as the explosive Al Capone, Paul Sparks as the enjoyable weaselly Mickey Doyle, Vincent Piazza and Anatol Yusef as up-and-comers Lucky Luciano and Meyer Lansky and on and on and on,...
- 9/6/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
The new season of Boardwalk Empire is right around the corner (Sunday, Sept. 8th – 9:00 p.m. Et/Pt), and this could be the season that really sends the show skyrocketing. That means you want to be sure that you’re caught up and/or have your recollection refreshed and ready, and/or binge your way through the first three seasons so you know what everyone is talking about.
Not only is Nucky kicking off in a rough spot that he’s going to have to get out of, but Chalky is in for some trouble (and thus, presumably more screen time), and there are some great new characters and cast members showing up, including Patricia Arquette as a Florida speakeasy owner.
If you aren’t quite ready to binge through things, there’s a convenient recap of Season 3 below, as well as a great look at the set.
Boardwalk Empire...
Not only is Nucky kicking off in a rough spot that he’s going to have to get out of, but Chalky is in for some trouble (and thus, presumably more screen time), and there are some great new characters and cast members showing up, including Patricia Arquette as a Florida speakeasy owner.
If you aren’t quite ready to binge through things, there’s a convenient recap of Season 3 below, as well as a great look at the set.
Boardwalk Empire...
- 8/29/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
“Obviously I offended you in some way but since you're a man who can find an insult in a bouquet of roses, I'm not sure quite how…” The introduction of Bobby Cannavale's deranged new gangster, Gyp Rosetti, lights up (at one point, literally) this particularly brutal series, hardly a scene goes by without the threat of ultra-violence. Jimmy's death is still deeply felt, with his disturbed mother (Gretchen Mol, excellent) channeling Thomas Middleton's Revenger's Tragedy here. Elsewhere, Lucky Luciano starts dealing in dope, Michael Shannon's former Fed struggles as a door-to-door salesman and the main protagonist, Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi), embraces being a full-time gangster. It's brilliant, fiercely addictive television – but it does not soothe the soul. The whole bunch are all destined for everlasting fire…...
- 8/2/2013
- The Independent - Film
Goodlfellas co-writer Nicholas Pileggi is moving forward with a film based on the life of Lucky Luciano. The filmmaker will write and produce the film based on the bio The Last Testament of Lucky Luciano, which is said to be the definitive story of Luciano.
Writers Martin Gosch and Richard Hammer collaborated with Luciano on the book. Luciano was holding a copy of the manuscript when he died of a heart attack while meeting with Gosch and Hammer at a airport in Naples.
Pileggi is producing the film alongside Bob Debrino (Find Me Guilty), Gray Fredrickson (The Godfather) and Sally Lear.
Source: Deadline...
Writers Martin Gosch and Richard Hammer collaborated with Luciano on the book. Luciano was holding a copy of the manuscript when he died of a heart attack while meeting with Gosch and Hammer at a airport in Naples.
Pileggi is producing the film alongside Bob Debrino (Find Me Guilty), Gray Fredrickson (The Godfather) and Sally Lear.
Source: Deadline...
- 6/20/2013
- by Philip Sticco
- LRMonline.com
Exclusive: Producers Bob DeBrino (Find Me Guilty), Gray Fredrickson (The Godfather), Sally Lear and Goodfellas writer-producer Nicholas Pileggi are taking a shot at making the definitive film on mobster Lucky Luciano. They’ve optioned The Last Testament Of Lucky Luciano, a book by Martin Gosch and Richard Hammer that the producers feel is the only bio the Gotham gangster authorized and collaborated on with the writers. They interviewed Luciano while he lived in exile in Naples, Italy, and Luciano met with Gosch at Naples airport, where he was given the completed manuscript of his story. During their meeting Luciano died from an unexpected heart attack, clutching the story of his life in his hands. Members of the underworld and law enforcement question, “Was it a heart attack, or was he silenced before he could tell his story.”And what a story Luciano had to tell. Beyond his rise in organized crime,...
- 6/20/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
‘Dancing With The Stars’ Gets Regional Indian Version BBC Worldwide and Etv Bangla will produce a regional version of Dancing With The Stars in India. Produced by BBC Worldwide Productions India, Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa Bangla will air on Etv Bangla next month. Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa is already a hit throughout India and the new local version for West Bengal is a first in the country. The show will be extensively remodeled from the international version to appeal to Bengali viewers and will be hosted by local actor Jishu Sengupta. The Hindi language Jhalak Dikhhla Jaa, produced by BBC Worldwide Productions India for Colors, completed its fifth season with an audience of over 100M. Military Channel To Chart ‘The Mafia’s Greatest Hits’ British production company World Media Rights has sold its 10-part series The Mafia’s Greatest Hits to Discovery’s Military Channel in the U.S. The series has...
- 2/28/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Ben Affleck's "Argo" continues its march as the Oscar front-runner this awards season. Yesterday, the film was the big winner at the 2013 Producers Guild Awards, and tonight, it won the big prize at the Screen Actors Guild Awards taking home the Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture trophy.
As predicted, Daniel Day-Lewis won the Lead Actor award for "Lincoln" while Jennifer Lawrence won the Lead Actress award for "Silver Linings Playbook."
Tommy Lee Jones won the Best Supporting Actor award for "Lincoln," and my fave, the lovely Anne Hathaway won the Best Supporting Actress award for "Les Miserables."
In the television category, "Downton Abbey" won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and "Modern Family" took home the Comedy Series award.
Here's the complete 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Winners (bolded and highlighted); for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Theatrical...
As predicted, Daniel Day-Lewis won the Lead Actor award for "Lincoln" while Jennifer Lawrence won the Lead Actress award for "Silver Linings Playbook."
Tommy Lee Jones won the Best Supporting Actor award for "Lincoln," and my fave, the lovely Anne Hathaway won the Best Supporting Actress award for "Les Miserables."
In the television category, "Downton Abbey" won Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series and "Modern Family" took home the Comedy Series award.
Here's the complete 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Winners (bolded and highlighted); for winners/nominees of other award-giving bodies, click here:
Theatrical...
- 1/28/2013
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Keeping up with his career plan of paying homage to every film genre going, Quentin Tarantino has moved onto the spaghetti western with Django Unchained (2012). It’s not a remake of the pasta classic Django (1966), or indeed a spaghetti western, but it has clearly taken its inspiration from those violent Italian productions that swamped the late sixties.
Hollywood may have dominated the field since the beginning of motion pictures but European westerns are not exactly new; the earliest known one was filmed in 1910. Sixties German cinema made good use of Kay May’s western heroes Shatterhand and Winnetou, and the British produced The Savage Guns (1961), Hannie Caulder (1971), A Town Called Bastard (1971), Catlow (1971), Chato’s Land (1972) and Eagle’s Wing (1979). When the genre showed signs of flagging in the mid-sixties, a clever Italian director named Sergio Leone took it upon himself to reinvent the western – spaghetti style!
What made the spaghettis...
Hollywood may have dominated the field since the beginning of motion pictures but European westerns are not exactly new; the earliest known one was filmed in 1910. Sixties German cinema made good use of Kay May’s western heroes Shatterhand and Winnetou, and the British produced The Savage Guns (1961), Hannie Caulder (1971), A Town Called Bastard (1971), Catlow (1971), Chato’s Land (1972) and Eagle’s Wing (1979). When the genre showed signs of flagging in the mid-sixties, a clever Italian director named Sergio Leone took it upon himself to reinvent the western – spaghetti style!
What made the spaghettis...
- 1/21/2013
- Shadowlocked
The Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations have been announced, continuing the awards season we’re currently in the midst of, and further recognising a handful of films that are already buzzing ahead of the Oscars.
Les Misérables, Lincoln, Argo, and Silver Linings Playbook all have prominent positions in the SAG announcement, along with an interesting appearance from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the ensemble category, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
The awards celebrate not just the year’s best performances on the big screen, but also those on television, and some of the biggest and best TV shows have deservedly earned their places in the nominations below.
Modern Family, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and The Office continue to dominate the comedy categories. And joining them in the drama nominations are naturally Breaking Bad, Homeland, Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire, and The Newsroom.
It’s...
Les Misérables, Lincoln, Argo, and Silver Linings Playbook all have prominent positions in the SAG announcement, along with an interesting appearance from The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in the ensemble category, Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture.
The awards celebrate not just the year’s best performances on the big screen, but also those on television, and some of the biggest and best TV shows have deservedly earned their places in the nominations below.
Modern Family, 30 Rock, Parks and Recreation, and The Office continue to dominate the comedy categories. And joining them in the drama nominations are naturally Breaking Bad, Homeland, Mad Men, Downton Abbey, Boardwalk Empire, and The Newsroom.
It’s...
- 12/12/2012
- by Kenji Lloyd
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The Screen Actor Guild has announced the nominees for its 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards for outstanding performances in 2012 as well as the SAG Awards nods for outstanding action performances by film and television stunt ensembles.
Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables," David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," and Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" led the pack with each film receiving 4 nominations including Best Ensemble.
We'll see the results of the winners of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. (Et)/5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper / Pat - .Silver Linings Playbook. (The Weinstein Company)
Daniel Day-Lewis / Abraham Lincoln - "Lincoln. (Touchstone Pictures)
John Hawkes / Mark - "The Sessions" (Fox Searchlight)
Hugh Jackman / Jean Valjean...
Tom Hooper's "Les Miserables," David O. Russell's "Silver Linings Playbook," and Steven Spielberg's "Lincoln" led the pack with each film receiving 4 nominations including Best Ensemble.
We'll see the results of the winners of the 19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 27 at 8 p.m. (Et)/5 p.m. (Pt) from the Los Angeles Shrine Exposition Center.
19th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards® Nominations
Theatrical Motion Pictures
Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Leading Role
Bradley Cooper / Pat - .Silver Linings Playbook. (The Weinstein Company)
Daniel Day-Lewis / Abraham Lincoln - "Lincoln. (Touchstone Pictures)
John Hawkes / Mark - "The Sessions" (Fox Searchlight)
Hugh Jackman / Jean Valjean...
- 12/12/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Calvin Klein's former flame Nick Gruber is speaking out for the first time about the split, saying his "paternal" relationship with the acclaimed fashion designer was plagued by bouts of jealously.
The 22-year-old Gruber, who's currently at work on a tell-all book to be titled "Obsession: My Life With Calvin Klein," tells Page Six Magazine that he was the first man that Klein -- who, until their meeting, had been leading an ostensibly heterosexual public life -- ever fell for.
"I don’t know why, but there’s, like, something about me that attracts everyone," Gruber, who reportedly split with Klein earlier this year, tells the magazine. "I have a nickname called Romeo. I get every girl, and even guys. Something about me draws them all in.”
Among the more interesting bits of the interview is when Gruber describes taking Klein, who is 48 years his senior, to have his very first Big Mac.
The 22-year-old Gruber, who's currently at work on a tell-all book to be titled "Obsession: My Life With Calvin Klein," tells Page Six Magazine that he was the first man that Klein -- who, until their meeting, had been leading an ostensibly heterosexual public life -- ever fell for.
"I don’t know why, but there’s, like, something about me that attracts everyone," Gruber, who reportedly split with Klein earlier this year, tells the magazine. "I have a nickname called Romeo. I get every girl, and even guys. Something about me draws them all in.”
Among the more interesting bits of the interview is when Gruber describes taking Klein, who is 48 years his senior, to have his very first Big Mac.
- 12/6/2012
- by Curtis M. Wong
- Huffington Post
When Boardwalk Empire Season 3 kicked off, we were introduced to Gyp Rosetti and his brutal ways.
The finale finished much like the premiere started, as Gyp met his demise not far from where we first saw him spill blood. Indeed, "Margate Sands" brought closure to many of the storylines to which we were treated over the past few months, thanks to an array of twists and turns that made for a thrilling conclusion.
Arnold Rothstein showed Lucky Luciano he still has a lot to learn when it comes to the world of criminal enterprise, but it looked like school will be back in session for Arnold soon enough after falling into the heavily-baited trap Nucky set for him. What a great surprise to see Mr. Means behind Melon's call to Esther Randolph. He was worth every dollar Nucky paid him this season.
With Rothstein most likely out of the picture,...
The finale finished much like the premiere started, as Gyp met his demise not far from where we first saw him spill blood. Indeed, "Margate Sands" brought closure to many of the storylines to which we were treated over the past few months, thanks to an array of twists and turns that made for a thrilling conclusion.
Arnold Rothstein showed Lucky Luciano he still has a lot to learn when it comes to the world of criminal enterprise, but it looked like school will be back in session for Arnold soon enough after falling into the heavily-baited trap Nucky set for him. What a great surprise to see Mr. Means behind Melon's call to Esther Randolph. He was worth every dollar Nucky paid him this season.
With Rothstein most likely out of the picture,...
- 12/3/2012
- by cfohara4@hotmail.com (Chris O'Hara)
- TVfanatic
Ashlee & 'Boardwalk Empire' star Vincent Piazza are, sadly, no more. Find out the cause of their shocking split! It looks like long distance got the better of Ashlee Simpson, 28, and Vincent Piazza, who plays Lucky Luciano on the hit series Boardwalk Empire, as Us Weekly reports that the couple — who began dating a year and a half ago — has decided to call it quits. "There was no bad blood and no third party involved," a source close to the couple tells the magazine. "It was honestly just a long distance relationship and it became too hard to make it work." But wait, there's hope! "It's not necessarily forever, and they could get back together," the source adds. "Nobody is to blame. Just the distance." Before Vincent and Ashlee started dating, Ashlee was married to Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz, 33. In Novemeber 2008, the couple had their first child together,...
- 11/27/2012
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
A review of tonight's "Boardwalk Empire" coming up just as soon as I have to ask for your phone number... Midway through "Two Imposters," Meyer Lansky warns Lucky Luciano, "Everything connects, Charlie. Whether you know it or not." It's a line that evokes the philosophy of "The Wire," but also one that applies well to an episode that impressively starts tying together this entire season of "Boardwalk Empire," including parts I had long since forgotten about or given up on. Take Sam, for instance. The Chalky story from the season's second episode felt at the time like a welcome showcase for...
- 11/26/2012
- by Alan Sepinwall
- Hitfix
Note: Do not read if you haven't seen Season 3, Episode 10 of "Boardwalk Empire," titled "A Man, A Plan."
Oh no, Owen Sleater. Last week we wondered what terrible fate Nucky's driver and Margaret's Irish lover on the side would meet for conspiring to run off with his boss' wife, and this episode delivered that brutal answer.
Sent to New York to take out Gyp Rosetti's ally Joe Masseria in a Turkish bath, Owen returned in a box, his dead, bloodied body back sent back to Nucky in the middle of the night. Lucky Luciano tipped off Masseria that a hit was in the works in exchange for financial backing on a big heroin deal.
But how did Luciano know the details of the hit? He wasn't in the room when it was being discussed, and after Rothstein walked in on Nucky's plea for help last episode, his crew wouldn't have been privy to that information.
Oh no, Owen Sleater. Last week we wondered what terrible fate Nucky's driver and Margaret's Irish lover on the side would meet for conspiring to run off with his boss' wife, and this episode delivered that brutal answer.
Sent to New York to take out Gyp Rosetti's ally Joe Masseria in a Turkish bath, Owen returned in a box, his dead, bloodied body back sent back to Nucky in the middle of the night. Lucky Luciano tipped off Masseria that a hit was in the works in exchange for financial backing on a big heroin deal.
But how did Luciano know the details of the hit? He wasn't in the room when it was being discussed, and after Rothstein walked in on Nucky's plea for help last episode, his crew wouldn't have been privy to that information.
- 11/19/2012
- by Alex Moaba
- Aol TV.
Last season, I presciently titled one of my recaps "The Student Becomes the Teacher." The episode in question showed Jimmy dispensing the wisdom he had gleaned from Nucky's tutelage. Now, even in death, Jimmy's sagaciousness continues to haunt his former mentor, with his prophecy from the end of Season Two ringing true: "The only thing to worry about is when you run out of company." The attack on Babette's Supper Club, which killed Billie and injured Nucky (now suffering from a concussion), sent a very clear message to all East Coast bootleggers,...
- 11/12/2012
- Rollingstone.com
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