Sam Mercer, producer on several M. Night Shyamalan movies and former head of Ilm, died Feb. 12 of younger onset Alzheimer’s in South Pasadena. He was 69.
Raised in Weston, Mass., he attended Occidental College and then started working as a location manager on 1980s classics including “Stripes,” “The Escape Artist,” “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,” “Swing Shift,” “Peggy Sue Got Married” and “The Witches of Eastwick.”
He joined the Walt Disney Company as a production executive, supervising films including “Good Morning Vietnam,” “Three Fugitives” and “Dead Poets Society.” He then became VP of motion picture production at Hollywood Pictures, where he oversaw releases including “Quiz Show,” “The Joy Luck Club,” “Born Yesterday,” “Swing Kids,” “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” and “Arachnophobia.”
Mercer then worked as an independent producer, starting with “Congo,” “The Relic” and “Mission to Mars.” After working with Shyamalan on “The Sixth Sense,” then went on...
Raised in Weston, Mass., he attended Occidental College and then started working as a location manager on 1980s classics including “Stripes,” “The Escape Artist,” “National Lampoon’s Vacation,” “Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure,” “Swing Shift,” “Peggy Sue Got Married” and “The Witches of Eastwick.”
He joined the Walt Disney Company as a production executive, supervising films including “Good Morning Vietnam,” “Three Fugitives” and “Dead Poets Society.” He then became VP of motion picture production at Hollywood Pictures, where he oversaw releases including “Quiz Show,” “The Joy Luck Club,” “Born Yesterday,” “Swing Kids,” “The Hand That Rocks the Cradle” and “Arachnophobia.”
Mercer then worked as an independent producer, starting with “Congo,” “The Relic” and “Mission to Mars.” After working with Shyamalan on “The Sixth Sense,” then went on...
- 3/14/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Doctor Who season 15 comes to Blu-ray, with Horror Of Fang Rock leading the six-story collection. More here.
Never mind the fact that the entirety of Doctor Who – well, save for an episode or two – is available to watch on the BBC’s iPlayer service. There’s also the not-so-small matter of Doctor Who physical media releases, which continue thanks to the genuinely brilliant line of Blu-ray sets.
Next in line? Some Tom Baker magic, thanks to series 15 of Doctor Who becoming the subject of the latest set. This one runs to seven discs, dating all the way back to 1977, and includes the following stories…
Horror Of Fang Rock
The Invisible Enemy
Image Of The Fendahl
The Sun Makers
Underworld
The Invasion Of Time
Tom Baker is accompanied by Louise Jameson’s Leela in these tales, and we also get the introduction of K9 in there too. Plus, of course, Horror...
Never mind the fact that the entirety of Doctor Who – well, save for an episode or two – is available to watch on the BBC’s iPlayer service. There’s also the not-so-small matter of Doctor Who physical media releases, which continue thanks to the genuinely brilliant line of Blu-ray sets.
Next in line? Some Tom Baker magic, thanks to series 15 of Doctor Who becoming the subject of the latest set. This one runs to seven discs, dating all the way back to 1977, and includes the following stories…
Horror Of Fang Rock
The Invisible Enemy
Image Of The Fendahl
The Sun Makers
Underworld
The Invasion Of Time
Tom Baker is accompanied by Louise Jameson’s Leela in these tales, and we also get the introduction of K9 in there too. Plus, of course, Horror...
- 1/11/2024
- by Simon Brew
- Film Stories
A London coroner’s office has concluded Sinéad O’Connor died this past July from natural causes.
As reported by multiple outlets, the coroner issued a statement on Tuesday (January 9th) saying, “Ms. O’Connor died of natural causes.” The coroner added they had “therefore ceased their involvement in her death.”
O’Connor, 56, was found dead at her London flat last July. At the time, the Metropolitan Police said the Irish singer’s death was not being treated as suspicious and added a coroner would conduct an autopsy.
Weeks before her death, O’Connor revealed on her Facebook page that she had moved back to London and was finishing a new album planned for release in 2024. O’Connor’s final album, I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss, arrived in 2014. More recently, she shared her memoir, Rememberings, in 2021.
Countless artists and other public figures shared tributes honoring O’Connor and her legacy,...
As reported by multiple outlets, the coroner issued a statement on Tuesday (January 9th) saying, “Ms. O’Connor died of natural causes.” The coroner added they had “therefore ceased their involvement in her death.”
O’Connor, 56, was found dead at her London flat last July. At the time, the Metropolitan Police said the Irish singer’s death was not being treated as suspicious and added a coroner would conduct an autopsy.
Weeks before her death, O’Connor revealed on her Facebook page that she had moved back to London and was finishing a new album planned for release in 2024. O’Connor’s final album, I’m Not Bossy, I’m the Boss, arrived in 2014. More recently, she shared her memoir, Rememberings, in 2021.
Countless artists and other public figures shared tributes honoring O’Connor and her legacy,...
- 1/9/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Sinéad O’Connor died from natural causes, a coroner in London has determined.
A statement said that the coroner has “ceased their involvement” in O’Connor’s death and no other comments would be made.
O’Connor died on July 26 at age 56. The singer’s family confirmed her death in a statement but did not share a cause of death. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” her family said. “Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.
A statement said that the coroner has “ceased their involvement” in O’Connor’s death and no other comments would be made.
O’Connor died on July 26 at age 56. The singer’s family confirmed her death in a statement but did not share a cause of death. “It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved Sinéad,” her family said. “Her family and friends are devastated and have requested privacy at this very difficult time.
- 1/9/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
In The Know — Pictured: Mike Judge as Sandy — (Photo by: Peacock) Lauren Caspian is NPR’s third most popular host. He’s a well-meaning, hypocritical nimrod, just like you and me. He’s also a stop motion puppet. Each episode follows the making of an episode of Lauren’s show In the Know, in which Lauren conducts in-depth interviews with real world human guests. Lauren collaborates with a diverse crew of NPR staff. They are also puppets and nimrods. Guest Interviewees Include Kaia Gerber, Jonathan Van Ness, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Tegan and Sara, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay, Mike Tyson, Jorge Masvidal and Hugh Laurie The Series From Zach Woods, Brandon Gardner and Mike Judge Premieres January 25 on Peacock.
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- 1/5/2024
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
Peacock has unveiled the trailer for In The Know, an adult animation series which combines stop-motion animation and live-action interviews, from Zach Woods, Mike Judge and Brandon Gardner.
Co-created by Woods, Gardner and Judge, the public radio parody chronicles the making of NPR’s fictional “third most popular host” Lauren Caspian’s radio program, where he conducts in-depth interviews with guests, including Kaia Gerber, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Mike Tyson, Hugh Laurie, Jorge Masvisdal and more.
In one interview Caspian asks Hugh Laurie, “what should we do about Meghan Markle,” to which an emotionless Laurie responds, “I don’t know that any action is required.”
Caspain also tells a befuddled Jonathan Van Ness that he’s a sapiosexual who “once got an erection by reading Plato’s The Cave.” Other guests include Norah Jones, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay, and Tegan and Sara,...
Co-created by Woods, Gardner and Judge, the public radio parody chronicles the making of NPR’s fictional “third most popular host” Lauren Caspian’s radio program, where he conducts in-depth interviews with guests, including Kaia Gerber, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Mike Tyson, Hugh Laurie, Jorge Masvisdal and more.
In one interview Caspian asks Hugh Laurie, “what should we do about Meghan Markle,” to which an emotionless Laurie responds, “I don’t know that any action is required.”
Caspain also tells a befuddled Jonathan Van Ness that he’s a sapiosexual who “once got an erection by reading Plato’s The Cave.” Other guests include Norah Jones, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay, and Tegan and Sara,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Mike Judge and Zach Woods take on the well-intentioned, if not slightly delusional, airwaves of public radio in the new trailer for the upcoming semi-animated series, In the Know.
The show centers around Lauren Caspian (voiced by Woods), public radio’s third most popular host, whose self-absorption and haughtiness are matched only by the dulcet tenor of his voice. Each episode centers around Lauren’s in-depth interview program, which will feature real-life celebrity guests.
The clip offers a glimpse at Lauren’s ridiculous interview style, like when he asks Tegan...
The show centers around Lauren Caspian (voiced by Woods), public radio’s third most popular host, whose self-absorption and haughtiness are matched only by the dulcet tenor of his voice. Each episode centers around Lauren’s in-depth interview program, which will feature real-life celebrity guests.
The clip offers a glimpse at Lauren’s ridiculous interview style, like when he asks Tegan...
- 1/4/2024
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Peacock has unveiled the trailer for In the Know, the NBCUniversal-backed streamer’s first adult animation series.
And, it’s awkward.
The cringe cartoon comedy from Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head) and Greg Daniels (King of the Hill) aims at laughter from uncomfortable interviews with live guests like Hugh Laurie, Tegan and Sara, Mike Tyson and Jonathan Van Ness.
In The Know — co-created by Zach Woods (Silicon Valley, The Office), Brandon Gardner and Judge — blends stop-motion animation with live-action interviews of guests like Kaia Gerber, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay and Jorge Masvidal.
The semi-animated series’ interviewer is Lauren Caspian, “NPR’s third most-popular host,” according to a Peacock synopsis, a stop-motion puppet and intellectual blowhard forever embarrassing himself on air in front of real world guests.
“I’m sexually attracted to ideas. I once got an erection from reading Plato’s The Cave,...
And, it’s awkward.
The cringe cartoon comedy from Mike Judge (Beavis and Butt-Head) and Greg Daniels (King of the Hill) aims at laughter from uncomfortable interviews with live guests like Hugh Laurie, Tegan and Sara, Mike Tyson and Jonathan Van Ness.
In The Know — co-created by Zach Woods (Silicon Valley, The Office), Brandon Gardner and Judge — blends stop-motion animation with live-action interviews of guests like Kaia Gerber, Ken Burns, Finn Wolfhard, Norah Jones, Nicole Byer, Roxane Gay and Jorge Masvidal.
The semi-animated series’ interviewer is Lauren Caspian, “NPR’s third most-popular host,” according to a Peacock synopsis, a stop-motion puppet and intellectual blowhard forever embarrassing himself on air in front of real world guests.
“I’m sexually attracted to ideas. I once got an erection from reading Plato’s The Cave,...
- 1/4/2024
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Australia’s triple j radio station has been running its weekly Like a Version cover series for nearly two decades, and now it’s bought an extensive archive of the performances to YouTube.
Dating all the way back to 2004, the treasure trove features covers from the likes of Tom Morello, Arctic Monkeys vocalist Alex Turner, Spoon, Queens of the Stone Age, and Tegan and Sara, as well as Death Cab for Cutie, Regina Spektor, Yo La Tengo, Broken Social Scene, Bon Iver, and Ben Folds.
The upload comes ahead of a fan-voted Hottest 100 countdown of the best Like a Version covers. Voting starts Tuesday, May 23rd, and runs through July 10th. Unfortunately, only performances broadcast up to November 30th, 2022 will be eligible, leaving out Muna’s recent cover of Céline Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On.”
See the full voting guidelines here. The Hottest 100 countdown will begin July 15th at noon Aest.
Dating all the way back to 2004, the treasure trove features covers from the likes of Tom Morello, Arctic Monkeys vocalist Alex Turner, Spoon, Queens of the Stone Age, and Tegan and Sara, as well as Death Cab for Cutie, Regina Spektor, Yo La Tengo, Broken Social Scene, Bon Iver, and Ben Folds.
The upload comes ahead of a fan-voted Hottest 100 countdown of the best Like a Version covers. Voting starts Tuesday, May 23rd, and runs through July 10th. Unfortunately, only performances broadcast up to November 30th, 2022 will be eligible, leaving out Muna’s recent cover of Céline Dion’s “My Heart Will Go On.”
See the full voting guidelines here. The Hottest 100 countdown will begin July 15th at noon Aest.
- 5/18/2023
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Hey, "The Tonight Show With Host Jimmy Fallon" fans. Unfortunately, we have some more bad news for you guys this week. As we previously reported, there is a writers strike going on in Hollywood ,right now, and it's preventing all the late night talk shows, including The Tonight Show With Host Jimmy Fallon from creating new episodes. So, NBC will, once again, be forced to air nothing but repeat episodes of The Tonight Show this week. We were able to get a hold of the repeat episodes that NBC will be serving up this week. Tonight, May 16, 2023, NBC is going to re-air the episode that originally aired back on October 27, 2022. It featured appearances from: actress Millie Bobby Brown, actor Michael Imperioli and a musical performance from pop duo Tegan and Sara. On Wednesday night, May 17, 2023, NBC will re-air the episode that originally aired back on May 1, 2023. It featured appearances from actress/comedian Rosie O’Donnell,...
- 5/17/2023
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Foo Fighters, the Cure, Turnstile, and more are headed to Chicago for Riot Fest 2023, taking place Sept. 15 through 17 at Douglass Park.
Foo Fighters will headline night one, with Baltimore hardcore heroes Turnstile also getting top-billing. On night two, Ben Gibbard will pull double duty as the Postal Service/Death Cab for Cutie 20th anniversary tour hits Riot Fest, along with a set from Queens of the Stone Age. And night three will feature performances from the Cure and the Mars Volta.
The rest of the Riot Fest lineup features an...
Foo Fighters will headline night one, with Baltimore hardcore heroes Turnstile also getting top-billing. On night two, Ben Gibbard will pull double duty as the Postal Service/Death Cab for Cutie 20th anniversary tour hits Riot Fest, along with a set from Queens of the Stone Age. And night three will feature performances from the Cure and the Mars Volta.
The rest of the Riot Fest lineup features an...
- 5/16/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Riot Fest has shared a killer 2023 lineup, with Foo Fighters, The Cure, Queens of the Stone Age, and a double dose of The Postal Service and Death Cab for Cutie topping the bill. The rock festival takes place September 15th through 17th at Douglass Park in Chicago.
Foo Fighters and Turnstile mark the headlining acts on Friday, September 15th, while The Postal Service, Death Cab, and Qotsa close out Saturday, and The Cure and The Mars Volta top Sunday. Complete day lineups have not yet been announced, but the general 2023 Riot Fest bill includes, among others:
Insane Clown Posse (!), Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Kim Gordon, Mr. Bungle, The Breeders, Tegan and Sara, Parliament Funkadelic ft. George Clinton, Death Grips, The Gaslight Anthem, Dresden Dolls, 100 gecs, AFI, Ride, Code Orange, The Exploited, Corey Feldman (!!), Warpaint, Jehnny Beth, Earth Crisis, Gorilla Biscuits, Pinkshift, Quicksand, Head Automatica, Ls Dunes, Pup, Steve Ignorant Band / Crass,...
Foo Fighters and Turnstile mark the headlining acts on Friday, September 15th, while The Postal Service, Death Cab, and Qotsa close out Saturday, and The Cure and The Mars Volta top Sunday. Complete day lineups have not yet been announced, but the general 2023 Riot Fest bill includes, among others:
Insane Clown Posse (!), Godspeed You! Black Emperor, Kim Gordon, Mr. Bungle, The Breeders, Tegan and Sara, Parliament Funkadelic ft. George Clinton, Death Grips, The Gaslight Anthem, Dresden Dolls, 100 gecs, AFI, Ride, Code Orange, The Exploited, Corey Feldman (!!), Warpaint, Jehnny Beth, Earth Crisis, Gorilla Biscuits, Pinkshift, Quicksand, Head Automatica, Ls Dunes, Pup, Steve Ignorant Band / Crass,...
- 5/16/2023
- by Carys Anderson
- Consequence - Music
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