Exclusive: Judy Craymer would just love it if Barbie filmmaker Greta Gerwig could just make herself available to complete the Mamma Mia! movie trilogy.
“Hey, Greta, if you’re free to do anymore projects…” jokes Craymer, the driving force that has kept the “Money, Money, Money” pouring into the box office for musical Mamma Mia!, featuring the songs of Swedish pop stars Abba, for a quarter of a century.
Saturday night will mark an incredible milestone for a show that has taken over $5.685 billion at the box-office worldwide in ticket sales and is responsible for a further $17 billion in supplementary expenditure from spending on hotels, restaurants, transport and merchandising globally in the 25 years since opening night at the Cameron Macintosh-owned Prince Edward Theatre on April 6, 1999.
Those figures do not include the hundreds of millions of dollars that movie offshoots Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again have amassed.
“Hey, Greta, if you’re free to do anymore projects…” jokes Craymer, the driving force that has kept the “Money, Money, Money” pouring into the box office for musical Mamma Mia!, featuring the songs of Swedish pop stars Abba, for a quarter of a century.
Saturday night will mark an incredible milestone for a show that has taken over $5.685 billion at the box-office worldwide in ticket sales and is responsible for a further $17 billion in supplementary expenditure from spending on hotels, restaurants, transport and merchandising globally in the 25 years since opening night at the Cameron Macintosh-owned Prince Edward Theatre on April 6, 1999.
Those figures do not include the hundreds of millions of dollars that movie offshoots Mamma Mia! and Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again have amassed.
- 4/5/2024
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
Serial-killer movies are a dime a dozen these days, with the true-crime industrial complex exploiting the ill-deeds sprees of increasingly obscure murderers to keep up with audience demand. Anyone wary of the genre might balk at the idea of “Strange Darling,” a cat-and-mouse drama about the tail end of a murder spree, but to do so would be to miss out on an exemplar of the form. Writer-director Jt Mollner flips the script on this tired genre, crafting the cleverest thriller of its kind in a while with a mighty assist from a pair of killer performances by co-leads Willa Fitzgerald and Kyle Gallner. Best experienced with as little foreknowledge as possible, “Strange Darling” demands a bit of patience, but it also rewards it.
It opens with a title card that reads like a badge of honor — “shot entirely on 35mm film” — followed by a text crawl informing us that...
It opens with a title card that reads like a badge of honor — “shot entirely on 35mm film” — followed by a text crawl informing us that...
- 9/27/2023
- by Michael Nordine
- Variety Film + TV
After a brief prologue that promises – both via text and voiceover – a dramatization of the true story of the final killings of the most unique American serial killer of the 21st century, we are treated to a mesmerizing opening titles sequence set to a rendition of "Love Hurts," featuring a woman (Willa Fitzgerald) running through the woods in red scrubs. The next chapter introduces us to the man chasing her – flannel clad, aviators wearing, moustache rocking Kyle Gallner, whose character is referred to in the credits as The Demon. Strange Darling is the second feature by the writer/ director Jt Mollner, following Outlaws and Angels (2016), a revisionist take on western. It stands to reason to suggest that Strange Darling somewhat plays...
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- 9/24/2023
- Screen Anarchy
Sinéad O’Connor was as world-renowned for fervid rock & roll and adventurous pop as she was for her defiant stance on often-controversial issues. But the Irish-born musician also recorded a handful of modern country-music covers — and even performed a duet with a country legend.
O’Connor, whose death at age 56 was announced Wednesday, was already a galvanizing figure in popular music when she released her third album, Am I Not Your Girl, in the fall of 1992. A collection of lushly orchestrated jazz and pre-rock pop covers, the LP also included O...
O’Connor, whose death at age 56 was announced Wednesday, was already a galvanizing figure in popular music when she released her third album, Am I Not Your Girl, in the fall of 1992. A collection of lushly orchestrated jazz and pre-rock pop covers, the LP also included O...
- 7/27/2023
- by Stephen L. Betts
- Rollingstone.com
Brady's desperate to get Kristen out of his and Rachel's life, and that means he's about to screw everything up.
Kristen's already setting the groundwork for Rachel to have serious mental health issues. Brady acting crazy isn't going to help.
But according to spoilers for Days of Our Lives during the week of 7-17-23, Rachel will walk in on Brady holding Kristen at gunpoint in a last-ditch effort to get his daughter back!
Brady's behavior is understandable, misguided as it is.
He's gotten horrible advice from Marlena and Belle, suggesting he'll lose custody to Kristen and her non-existent lawyer because he "let" her disappear by sending her to a sleepaway camp she ran away from.
View Slideshow: Love Hurts: 25 Obsessive Love Stories on TV
He believes them, and in Salem the law works differently, so he feels backed into a corner. He doesn't want Kristen to continue manipulating...
Kristen's already setting the groundwork for Rachel to have serious mental health issues. Brady acting crazy isn't going to help.
But according to spoilers for Days of Our Lives during the week of 7-17-23, Rachel will walk in on Brady holding Kristen at gunpoint in a last-ditch effort to get his daughter back!
Brady's behavior is understandable, misguided as it is.
He's gotten horrible advice from Marlena and Belle, suggesting he'll lose custody to Kristen and her non-existent lawyer because he "let" her disappear by sending her to a sleepaway camp she ran away from.
View Slideshow: Love Hurts: 25 Obsessive Love Stories on TV
He believes them, and in Salem the law works differently, so he feels backed into a corner. He doesn't want Kristen to continue manipulating...
- 7/17/2023
- by Jack Ori
- TVfanatic
Bloody Disgusting has learned this evening that Emmy winning writer/producer/director Manny Coto has passed away at the age of 62 after a battle with pancreatic cancer.
THR reports, “Coto, whose childhood love of Star Trek and Super-8 moviemaking led to a 40-year career in film and television, died Sunday at his home in Pasadena after a 13-month battle with pancreatic cancer, a family spokesperson announced.”
Here in the horror world, Manny Coto is known for directing the 1992 slasher movie Dr. Giggles, which recently found new life thanks to a Blu-ray release from Scream Factory.
Manny Coto co-wrote the script and directed the 1990s horror movie, which starred the late Larry Drake as the title character, a night-prowling surgical psychopath.
Drew Dietsch shared his love for Dr. Giggles here on Bd a few years back, writing: “It’s easy to see why Dr. Giggles didn’t click with audiences at the time.
THR reports, “Coto, whose childhood love of Star Trek and Super-8 moviemaking led to a 40-year career in film and television, died Sunday at his home in Pasadena after a 13-month battle with pancreatic cancer, a family spokesperson announced.”
Here in the horror world, Manny Coto is known for directing the 1992 slasher movie Dr. Giggles, which recently found new life thanks to a Blu-ray release from Scream Factory.
Manny Coto co-wrote the script and directed the 1990s horror movie, which starred the late Larry Drake as the title character, a night-prowling surgical psychopath.
Drew Dietsch shared his love for Dr. Giggles here on Bd a few years back, writing: “It’s easy to see why Dr. Giggles didn’t click with audiences at the time.
- 7/10/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
One of the most famous classic rock songs from the 1970s that wasn’t a single was Nazareth’s “Hair of the Dog.” Notably, the song caused controversy before and after its release. Despite its mixed reception, “Hair of the Dog” inspired a cover by Guns N’ Roses.
Why Nazareth’s ‘Hair of the Dog’ includes profanity in its lyrics but not its title
Nazareth’s “Hair of the Dog” repeatedly uses the phrase “Son of a b****.” According to a 2004 interview with Classic Rock, the band wanted to give the song the title “Son of a B****.” However, the censors didn’t like that title. Despite this, the members of Nazareth still refer to the song by its original title.
Even with its new title, “Hair of the Dog” still ruffled feathers. Nazareth’s Pete Agnew remembered one of the band’s performances that was televised in Chile. “The...
Why Nazareth’s ‘Hair of the Dog’ includes profanity in its lyrics but not its title
Nazareth’s “Hair of the Dog” repeatedly uses the phrase “Son of a b****.” According to a 2004 interview with Classic Rock, the band wanted to give the song the title “Son of a B****.” However, the censors didn’t like that title. Despite this, the members of Nazareth still refer to the song by its original title.
Even with its new title, “Hair of the Dog” still ruffled feathers. Nazareth’s Pete Agnew remembered one of the band’s performances that was televised in Chile. “The...
- 7/3/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Tl;Dr:
Nazareth’s “Love Hurts” was a cover of a song in a different genre. A member of Nazareth said his band’s “Love Hurts” was the first rock ballad. That claim makes no sense.
One of the most famous classic rock songs of the 1970s is Nazareth’s “Love Hurts.” The track was originally by a 1950s/1960s band. Subsequently, Nazareth went out of their way to change the original song.
Nazareth’s ‘Love Hurts’ was originally a song by The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers had a handful of hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including “Cathy’s Clown,” “Wake Up Little Susie,” “Bye Bye Love,” and “That’s Old Fashioned (That’s the Way Love Should Be).”
They also released the first version of the song “Love Hurts.” It wasn’t a single, but merely an album track from the 1960 record A Date with the Everly Brothers.
Nazareth’s “Love Hurts” was a cover of a song in a different genre. A member of Nazareth said his band’s “Love Hurts” was the first rock ballad. That claim makes no sense.
One of the most famous classic rock songs of the 1970s is Nazareth’s “Love Hurts.” The track was originally by a 1950s/1960s band. Subsequently, Nazareth went out of their way to change the original song.
Nazareth’s ‘Love Hurts’ was originally a song by The Everly Brothers
The Everly Brothers had a handful of hits in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including “Cathy’s Clown,” “Wake Up Little Susie,” “Bye Bye Love,” and “That’s Old Fashioned (That’s the Way Love Should Be).”
They also released the first version of the song “Love Hurts.” It wasn’t a single, but merely an album track from the 1960 record A Date with the Everly Brothers.
- 6/30/2023
- by Matthew Trzcinski
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Stars: Sarah J Butler, Martina Vargas, Rich Paul, Andrés Erickson, Sean Sprawling, Grant Pfost, Vincent Van Hinte, Simon Phillips, Sean Patrick Flannery | Written by Aviva Dove-Viebahn, Brittany Fonte | Directed by Hiroshi Katagari
Hiroshi Katagari – more known for his SFX work on films like Avatar: Way of the Water – returns to the director’s chair after a six-year absence following 2016’s Gehenna: Where Death Lives, for the horror thriller formerly known as Love Hurts… Most Horrible Things, which also sees Katagari reunited with his Gehenna actors Sean Sprawling and Simon Philips.
Starring Sean Patrick Flanery (Young Indiana Jones), Natalie Burn (Black Adam), Andrés Erickson (Dopesick), Rich Paul (Godzilla) and Sean Sprawling (Gehenna: Where Death Lives), Most Horrible Things sees six young strangers invited to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – an exclusive dinner party hosted by a charming and enigmatic host on the most romantic night of the year, Valentine’s Day – they have...
Hiroshi Katagari – more known for his SFX work on films like Avatar: Way of the Water – returns to the director’s chair after a six-year absence following 2016’s Gehenna: Where Death Lives, for the horror thriller formerly known as Love Hurts… Most Horrible Things, which also sees Katagari reunited with his Gehenna actors Sean Sprawling and Simon Philips.
Starring Sean Patrick Flanery (Young Indiana Jones), Natalie Burn (Black Adam), Andrés Erickson (Dopesick), Rich Paul (Godzilla) and Sean Sprawling (Gehenna: Where Death Lives), Most Horrible Things sees six young strangers invited to a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity – an exclusive dinner party hosted by a charming and enigmatic host on the most romantic night of the year, Valentine’s Day – they have...
- 5/23/2023
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Prepare for an intense, action-packed episode as CBS’s The Equalizer wraps up season three with episode 18, “Eye for an Eye.” Directed by Eric Laneuville from a script by Joseph C. Wilson and Adam Glass, episode 18 will air on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at 8pm Et/Pt.
Queen Latifah leads the cast as Robyn McCall. Season three also stars Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg as Harry Keshegian, Liza Lapira as Melody “Mel” Bayani, and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Delilah. Lorraine Toussaint returns as Viola “Vi” Marsette. Brett Dalton, Gabriel Sloyer, Chris Vance, and Stephen Bishop recur.
“Eye for an Eye” Plot: The team is put into harm’s way when McCall’s former CIA colleague (Ilfenesh Hadera) is found alive and sets her sights on revenge by attempting to abduct Dante, Harry and Mel. Also, Aunt Vi and Delilah must act quickly to de-escalate a hostage situation of their...
Queen Latifah leads the cast as Robyn McCall. Season three also stars Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg as Harry Keshegian, Liza Lapira as Melody “Mel” Bayani, and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Delilah. Lorraine Toussaint returns as Viola “Vi” Marsette. Brett Dalton, Gabriel Sloyer, Chris Vance, and Stephen Bishop recur.
“Eye for an Eye” Plot: The team is put into harm’s way when McCall’s former CIA colleague (Ilfenesh Hadera) is found alive and sets her sights on revenge by attempting to abduct Dante, Harry and Mel. Also, Aunt Vi and Delilah must act quickly to de-escalate a hostage situation of their...
- 5/16/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall in ‘The Equalizer’ season 3 episode 17
Robyn delves into her father’s murder case on CBS’s The Equalizer season three episode 17. Directed by Darren Grant from a script by Joseph C. Wilson and Rob Hanning, episode 17 – “Justified” – will air on Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 8pm Et/Pt.
Queen Latifah leads the cast as Robyn McCall. Season three also stars Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg as Harry Keshegian, Liza Lapira as Melody “Mel” Bayani, and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Delilah. Lorraine Toussaint returns as Viola “Vi” Marsette. Brett Dalton, Gabriel Sloyer, Chris Vance, and Stephen Bishop recur.
“Justified” Plot: When a note McCall receives leads her to the location of her late father’s car, she must revisit the past to uncover who was behind his carjacking and murder nearly 30 years prior.
Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall and Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante...
Robyn delves into her father’s murder case on CBS’s The Equalizer season three episode 17. Directed by Darren Grant from a script by Joseph C. Wilson and Rob Hanning, episode 17 – “Justified” – will air on Sunday, May 14, 2023 at 8pm Et/Pt.
Queen Latifah leads the cast as Robyn McCall. Season three also stars Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg as Harry Keshegian, Liza Lapira as Melody “Mel” Bayani, and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Delilah. Lorraine Toussaint returns as Viola “Vi” Marsette. Brett Dalton, Gabriel Sloyer, Chris Vance, and Stephen Bishop recur.
“Justified” Plot: When a note McCall receives leads her to the location of her late father’s car, she must revisit the past to uncover who was behind his carjacking and murder nearly 30 years prior.
Queen Latifah as Robyn McCall and Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante...
- 5/8/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Hey, "The Equalizer" fans. We are back to let you know that CBS will be serving up another new episode of your favorite show The Equalizer on Sunday night, May 7, 2023. That's right, guys. That particular episode will be the 16th installment for the Equalizer's current season 3, and we've got some new spoiler information for it. We were able to gather up a couple of new, official teaser descriptions for this new episode 16 by way of CBS' official episode 16 press release synopsis. So, that's what we'll be taking a look at right now. Let's get to it. To start, CBS let us know that this new episode 16 of The Equalizer season 3 is officially labeled/titled, "Love Hurts." It sounds like episode 16 will feature some very interesting, intense, dramatic and possible action-filled scenes as the search for an ex-MI6 agent goes down. Some discrimination takes place and more.
- 5/7/2023
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Donal Logue as Colton Fisk in the “Love Hurts” episode
Donal Logue returns to guest star as Colton Fisk on CBS’s The Equalizer season three episode 16. Directed by Christine Moore from a script by Joe Gazzam and Ashley Charbonnet, episode 16 – “Love Hurts” – will air on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 8pm Et/Pt.
Queen Latifah leads the cast as Robyn McCall. Season three also stars Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg as Harry Keshegian, Liza Lapira as Melody “Mel” Bayani, and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Delilah. Lorraine Toussaint returns as Viola “Vi” Marsette. Brett Dalton, Gabriel Sloyer, Chris Vance, and Stephen Bishop recur.
“Love Hurts” Plot: When Fisk (Logue) tasks McCall with tracking down an ex-MI6 agent (guest star Andrew Stewart-Jones) in Paris with whom she had a past relationship, she must convince him to help her track down a crucial document that his friend was hiding.
Also, Delilah...
Donal Logue returns to guest star as Colton Fisk on CBS’s The Equalizer season three episode 16. Directed by Christine Moore from a script by Joe Gazzam and Ashley Charbonnet, episode 16 – “Love Hurts” – will air on Sunday, May 7, 2023 at 8pm Et/Pt.
Queen Latifah leads the cast as Robyn McCall. Season three also stars Tory Kittles as Detective Marcus Dante, Adam Goldberg as Harry Keshegian, Liza Lapira as Melody “Mel” Bayani, and Laya DeLeon Hayes as Delilah. Lorraine Toussaint returns as Viola “Vi” Marsette. Brett Dalton, Gabriel Sloyer, Chris Vance, and Stephen Bishop recur.
“Love Hurts” Plot: When Fisk (Logue) tasks McCall with tracking down an ex-MI6 agent (guest star Andrew Stewart-Jones) in Paris with whom she had a past relationship, she must convince him to help her track down a crucial document that his friend was hiding.
Also, Delilah...
- 4/24/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The story of Basic Instinct begins with the writer, Joe Eszterhas. At the time, he was one of the most successful screenwriters in Hollywood, known for writing provocative films like Flashdance, Jagged Edge and Betrayed. Eszterhas had written three movies in a row where his male lead had emotionally manipulated the woman who loved him, so the writer wanted to flip the dynamic, to write a thriller where an evil woman controlled a man effortlessly through mind games and sex. He was fascinated and frightened by the notions of thrill killings and homicidal impulses, and delved into writing the thriller, a combination film noir and detective mystery. Three weeks later, he was done, a script he called “Love Hurts” until changing the title to Basic Instinct the day he sent it to his agent.
His agent was knocked out by it, and soon enough they were holding an auction for every major studio in Hollywood.
His agent was knocked out by it, and soon enough they were holding an auction for every major studio in Hollywood.
- 4/19/2023
- by Eric Walkuski
- JoBlo.com
Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher who made the Baseball Hall of Fame as an sometimes-controversial announcer and had a long-running syndicated interview program, died today of heart failure in Memphis. He was 81.
His death was announced by the Hall of Fame.
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McCarver’s long baseball career spanned four decades from 1959-80, mostly with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, for which he caught for a pair of all-time greats in Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton, respectively. He was a two-time All-Star and won a pair of World Series with the Cardinals in 1964 and 1967.
But he probably is best remembered for his long stint as a network color commenter, covering two dozens World Series for ABC,...
His death was announced by the Hall of Fame.
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McCarver’s long baseball career spanned four decades from 1959-80, mostly with the St. Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Phillies, for which he caught for a pair of all-time greats in Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton, respectively. He was a two-time All-Star and won a pair of World Series with the Cardinals in 1964 and 1967.
But he probably is best remembered for his long stint as a network color commenter, covering two dozens World Series for ABC,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Tim McCarver, the All-Star catcher whose cerebral approach behind the plate over four decades led to a Hall of Fame career as a baseball broadcaster, has died. He was 81.
McCarver died Thursday, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced. The cause of death was heart failure.
McCarver broke into the major leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959 at age 17 and took his final swings for the 1980 World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies. Blessed with a good eye and a disciplined approach in the batter’s box, he compiled a .271 batting average over 21 seasons and pushed the Cardinals to titles in 1964 and ’67.
The Memphis native, who also played for the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox, developed a strong rapport with Hall of Fame pitchers Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton, earning two All-Star appearances and a spot in the Cardinals Hall of Fame.
In 2012, McCarver received the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting,...
McCarver died Thursday, the National Baseball Hall of Fame announced. The cause of death was heart failure.
McCarver broke into the major leagues with the St. Louis Cardinals in 1959 at age 17 and took his final swings for the 1980 World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies. Blessed with a good eye and a disciplined approach in the batter’s box, he compiled a .271 batting average over 21 seasons and pushed the Cardinals to titles in 1964 and ’67.
The Memphis native, who also played for the Montreal Expos and Boston Red Sox, developed a strong rapport with Hall of Fame pitchers Bob Gibson and Steve Carlton, earning two All-Star appearances and a spot in the Cardinals Hall of Fame.
In 2012, McCarver received the Ford C. Frick Award for excellence in broadcasting,...
- 2/16/2023
- by Ira Kaufman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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