In the midst of my recent Shutter Island obsession, I revisited Martin Scorcese’s other dark-as-night psychological thriller, 1991’s Cape Fear, and I was reminded of how great an actor Nick Nolte is, whenever he’s actually working and not engaging in tabloid-fueling acts. I then asked myself, “When was the last time I saw Nolte in [...]
The combination of Deadwood creator David Milch and dynamite filmmaker Michael Mann is sure to be something special, a hopefully airtight truth that HBO also believes: Milch and Mann have been developing a new series for the cable network called Luck, set in the cutthroat world of horse-racing. The project is scheduled to go in [...]
HBO’s planned five-hour miniseries remake of the classic film Mildred Pierce is off to a grand start. First, Kate Winslet signed on to star as the title character, taking over the role owned by Joan Crawford in the original 1945 picture, itself based on James M. Cain’s novel of the same name published in 1941. To [...]
If you’ve ever thought to yourself, “There aren’t enough Tyrannosaurus Rex’s on television these days,” you may be in luck; not to mention, you could have reason to give those Dinosaurs DVDs a rest (though it’s always okay to mix “Not the mama” into casual conversation). Variety reports that Fox is en route to a [...]
Live God of War?!
Comedy Central’s Reno 911! is a hit, no doubt, but there are still plenty of couch potatoes who’ve never heard of the faux-reality cop series. Blame it on cable fees, or simple humorlessness. Thanks to NBC, however, those stuck in the boredom of channels 2-11 may soon taste the comic goodness of the show’s creators/co-stars,Ben [...]
After securing projects from the likes of Martin Scorcese, David Fincher, Jonathan Demme and Michael Mann, HBO has entered business with another critically-loved director, one Todd Haynes (Far From Heaven, I’m Not There). The difference between Haynes’s collaboration and those others, however, is that he’s set to direct a five-hour miniseries, Mildred Pierce, based on [...]
With ABC’s Lost finally coming to a close, expect to hear about its various cast members signing on to new long-term projects. Well, maybe not topliners Matthew Fox and Evangeline Lilly, who’ve both recently stated how they’re considering an early retirement once their Lost duties are fulfilled, which, of course, is annoying to hear and [...]
HBO really isn’t playing any games with those other cable networks. Following the recent announcement that David Fincher is developing a show (Mind Hunter) for the company, and the well-received teaser trailer for Martin Scorcese’s Boardwalk Empire, HBO has snagged another highly credible director to groom a pilot: Jonathan Demme, whose last film, Rachel Getting [...]
I’ll refrain from any more declarations of love toward HBO’s original series roster, which I proclaimed last week upon the announcement of a David Fincher-backed pilot that’s in development (Mind Hunter). But that degree of restraint isn’t easy when the network pulls a move such as this: Deadline Hollywood reports that the lovely Zooey Deschanel has agreed to [...]
