There is age-old adage that “truth is stranger than fiction,” which can definitely can be said about Showtime’s upcoming limited series, “Escape at Dannemora.”
But when trying to craft a scripted narrative from real-life events often finds the writers and directors behind it take creative liberties for dramatic effect (as critics of the Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” can attest to). But for Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin, who co-created the Showtime series that is based on a famous 2015 prison break, they didn’t have to veer too far from the real-life events.
“Once you get into the reality of the story, the pieces are just more fascinating than fiction can deliver sometimes,” Tolkin told TheWrap. “We definitely researched it a lot… Sometimes through the looking glass, in terms of research,” added Johnson.
Also Read: Showtime Launches Companion Podcast for Limited Series 'Escape at Dannemora' (Exclusive)
The limited series, which...
But when trying to craft a scripted narrative from real-life events often finds the writers and directors behind it take creative liberties for dramatic effect (as critics of the Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody” can attest to). But for Brett Johnson and Michael Tolkin, who co-created the Showtime series that is based on a famous 2015 prison break, they didn’t have to veer too far from the real-life events.
“Once you get into the reality of the story, the pieces are just more fascinating than fiction can deliver sometimes,” Tolkin told TheWrap. “We definitely researched it a lot… Sometimes through the looking glass, in terms of research,” added Johnson.
Also Read: Showtime Launches Companion Podcast for Limited Series 'Escape at Dannemora' (Exclusive)
The limited series, which...
- 11/16/2018
- by Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
For students of cinema, several films-that-were-never-made have been the subject of articles, books, and documentaries. Historians enjoy imagining just what movie delights almost happened, that were stopped by different circumstances, often budgetary. I recall seeing production art for Willis O’Brien’s teaming of titans in “King Kong Meets Frankenstein”. Before George Pal produced the definitive big screen version, Ray Harryhausen shot test footage for a proposed “War of the Worlds”. And animation buffs have wondered at the pencil test sequences Looney Tunes wildman Bob Clampett whipped up to try to sell MGM on a cartoon short series based on “John Carter of Mars”. And in this “what if” study, there would need to be a sizable sidebar on the unfilmed works of Orson Welles. Years before Coppola, Welles tried to adapt Conrad’s “Heart of Darkness” for the movies along with comics’ “Batman” and “Don Quixote” (Terry Gilliam’s...
- 5/8/2014
- by Jim Batts
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
On this past week's "Saturday Night Live," a rather strange pre-taped short aired titled "The Legend of Mokiki and the Sloppy Swish." In the segment, Mokiki (played Taran Killam) does a strange, yet strangely infectious dance called the Sloppy Swish around New York City, which culminates with a flood of green "venom" on host Anne Hathaway's face.
It is one of the most bizarre things to ever air on "SNL," yet, the next day, everyone was talking about the Sloppy Swish. (I swear that I am not making this up: I've already been invited to a Sloppy Swish-themed karaoke party.) Where did the Sloppy Swish come from? Who is Mokiki? Killam took some time out of his hectic "SNL" schedule to answer these pressing questions for us.
So ... the "Sloppy Swish," where does something like that come from?
The move came first. And it was always just sort of a creepy,...
It is one of the most bizarre things to ever air on "SNL," yet, the next day, everyone was talking about the Sloppy Swish. (I swear that I am not making this up: I've already been invited to a Sloppy Swish-themed karaoke party.) Where did the Sloppy Swish come from? Who is Mokiki? Killam took some time out of his hectic "SNL" schedule to answer these pressing questions for us.
So ... the "Sloppy Swish," where does something like that come from?
The move came first. And it was always just sort of a creepy,...
- 11/14/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
Washington Nationals catcher Wilson Ramos is safe and in police custody in after being abducted by gunmen earlier this week. On Friday (Nov. 11), The Washington Post reported that Ramos was on his way back home to his family.
"It's a special moment for his family," said Ramos' agent, Gustavo Mercado, in a statement to The Post. "We're all happy. We're grateful."
Ramos, 24, was kidnapped at gunpoint on Wednesday while visiting his mother's home in Venezuela. On Thursday, police found the SUV they believe was used in the abduction, but no sign of Ramos.
"This was a targeted kidnapping, so they were aware of where he was," Chris Voss, former FBI lead international kidnapping negotiator, told ABC News. "They knew the money he could produce, they probably knew how much baseball players make."
According to Voss, kidnapping is a big business in Venezuela. Since 2004 at least three major league players from Venezuela have had relatives kidnapped.
"It's a special moment for his family," said Ramos' agent, Gustavo Mercado, in a statement to The Post. "We're all happy. We're grateful."
Ramos, 24, was kidnapped at gunpoint on Wednesday while visiting his mother's home in Venezuela. On Thursday, police found the SUV they believe was used in the abduction, but no sign of Ramos.
"This was a targeted kidnapping, so they were aware of where he was," Chris Voss, former FBI lead international kidnapping negotiator, told ABC News. "They knew the money he could produce, they probably knew how much baseball players make."
According to Voss, kidnapping is a big business in Venezuela. Since 2004 at least three major league players from Venezuela have had relatives kidnapped.
- 11/12/2011
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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