“I thought at least once, I should try a brand new play,” reveals Jessica Lange of her return to Broadway in “Mother Play.” The acclaimed actress won a Tony Award for her portrayal of Mary Tyrone in “Long Day’s Journey Into Night,” but she had only ever worked on the classics when it came to theater. So this new play by Paula Vogel provided the “perfect opportunity” to originate a role on stage and present audiences with something they had never seen. Watch the exclusive video interview above.
Lange portrays Phyllis in the play, a woman based on Vogel’s own mother. We see Phyllis spend decades moving her children (played by Celia Keenan-Bolger and Jim Parsons) from one run down apartment to the next, struggling to offer them proper maternal care, and battling a drinking habit.
Watch Celia Keenan-Bolger video interview: ‘Mother Play’
“It’s been a wild ride,...
Lange portrays Phyllis in the play, a woman based on Vogel’s own mother. We see Phyllis spend decades moving her children (played by Celia Keenan-Bolger and Jim Parsons) from one run down apartment to the next, struggling to offer them proper maternal care, and battling a drinking habit.
Watch Celia Keenan-Bolger video interview: ‘Mother Play’
“It’s been a wild ride,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Sam Eckmann
- Gold Derby
M. Night Shyamalan is the name that sparks curiosity and has proven himself one of the greatest modern filmmakers of this generation. Shyamalan’s projects are distinct because they carry a lot of weight and his films feature unforeseen plot twists, that would not have been anticipated by his viewers. Over the years, M. Night Shyamalan has given us several iconic films like Lady in The Water, Glass, Knock At The Cabin, and many more.
M. Night Shyamalan on the set of The Sixth Sense. Credits: Buena Vista Pictures
His films have not only left a lasting impact on the viewers but also at the box office. However, M. Night Shyamalan’s best film, The Sixth Sense tops them all as he became a prominent name in the film. The film was such a great watch that it made Disney fire one of its top executives.
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M. Night Shyamalan on the set of The Sixth Sense. Credits: Buena Vista Pictures
His films have not only left a lasting impact on the viewers but also at the box office. However, M. Night Shyamalan’s best film, The Sixth Sense tops them all as he became a prominent name in the film. The film was such a great watch that it made Disney fire one of its top executives.
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- 5/26/2024
- by Tushar Auddy
- FandomWire
Prior to 1999, the phrase "sixth sense" typically referred to a keen sense of intuition, often so powerful as to be considered a supernatural power. The definition, however, was broad, and people could be said to have "a sixth sense" about, say, predicting horse races. Since the release of M. Night Shyamalan's 1999 ghost story "The Sixth Sense," however, the phrase now more commonly refers to one's ability to see and communicate with the dead. The film was that popular. At any rate, that's the superpower possessed by the young Cole (Haley Joel Osment), something that causes a great deal of consternation to his psychologist Malcolm (Bruce Willis). How can one treat a child when mutilated ghosts are randomly appearing to him?
"The Sixth Sense" also boasted a notorious twist ending wherein it was revealed that [Redacted] was [Redacted]. It was a shocking twist that few might have predicted. Luckily, "The Sixth Sense...
"The Sixth Sense" also boasted a notorious twist ending wherein it was revealed that [Redacted] was [Redacted]. It was a shocking twist that few might have predicted. Luckily, "The Sixth Sense...
- 5/25/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
The Prison Confessions of Gypsy Rose Blanchard became a massive hit for Lifetime from the moment the first episode of the docuseries debuted in January.
“It definitely surpassed even our wildest expectations,” executive producer Nicole Vogel said during a panel discussion of the series as part of Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event. “It’s been our number one most downloaded property ever across all of A&e networks. It’s been the highest social-performing property and buzz for us across A&e networks. So, it really has been a hit.”
Vogel said Lifetime expected big things when they green lighted the series. They had every reason to be confident because Blanchard’s shocking story has captivated the nation since it first came to light almost a decade ago. It’s a tale of Munchausen by Proxy and murder: Gypsy’s mother Dee Dee subjected her daughter to needless medical...
“It definitely surpassed even our wildest expectations,” executive producer Nicole Vogel said during a panel discussion of the series as part of Deadline’s Contenders Television: Documentary + Unscripted event. “It’s been our number one most downloaded property ever across all of A&e networks. It’s been the highest social-performing property and buzz for us across A&e networks. So, it really has been a hit.”
Vogel said Lifetime expected big things when they green lighted the series. They had every reason to be confident because Blanchard’s shocking story has captivated the nation since it first came to light almost a decade ago. It’s a tale of Munchausen by Proxy and murder: Gypsy’s mother Dee Dee subjected her daughter to needless medical...
- 4/27/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Paramount Global’s beleaguered stock faltered Monday as investors fretted over the ongoing talks between controlling shareholder National Amusements Inc. and Skydance Media.
As the moon blocked out the sun across a swath of the U.S. in a total eclipse, the stock behaved accordingly, falling almost 8% on heavier-than-average trading volume to finish at $11.06. The shares, which have lost nearly half their value over the past year, retreated amid numerous reports about how a tentative deal between David Ellison’s Skydance and Shari Redstone’s National Amusements would be structured.
While Nai controls more than three-quarters of Paramount’s voting shares, it has only about 10% of the company’s equity, posing a risk of dilution for a number of other shareholders. During their 30-day exclusive negotiating window, Skydance and Nai are said to have established a framework for an all-stock transaction valued in the range of $5 billion. An initial step...
As the moon blocked out the sun across a swath of the U.S. in a total eclipse, the stock behaved accordingly, falling almost 8% on heavier-than-average trading volume to finish at $11.06. The shares, which have lost nearly half their value over the past year, retreated amid numerous reports about how a tentative deal between David Ellison’s Skydance and Shari Redstone’s National Amusements would be structured.
While Nai controls more than three-quarters of Paramount’s voting shares, it has only about 10% of the company’s equity, posing a risk of dilution for a number of other shareholders. During their 30-day exclusive negotiating window, Skydance and Nai are said to have established a framework for an all-stock transaction valued in the range of $5 billion. An initial step...
- 4/8/2024
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Music streaming giant Spotify Technology said Thursday that it has appointed Christian Luiga as its new chief financial officer.
The executive joins Spotify, led by CEO Daniel Ek, from Saab Ab, a European defense and security company, where he served as deputy CEO and CFO. He replaces Paul Vogel. Spotify had in December announced that Vogel would leave the CFO role.
Prior to joining Saab, Luiga also held several key leadership roles, including as CFO and acting CEO and president at European telecommunications company Telia.
He will be based in Sweden and have responsibility for financial planning and analysis, audit and risk, investor relations, accounting, corporate development, tax and treasury, Spotify said. The company added that it currently plans for Luiga to join in the third quarter of 2024.
“Ben Kung, Spotify vice president of financial planning and analysis, who has been a leader on our finance team for several years,...
The executive joins Spotify, led by CEO Daniel Ek, from Saab Ab, a European defense and security company, where he served as deputy CEO and CFO. He replaces Paul Vogel. Spotify had in December announced that Vogel would leave the CFO role.
Prior to joining Saab, Luiga also held several key leadership roles, including as CFO and acting CEO and president at European telecommunications company Telia.
He will be based in Sweden and have responsibility for financial planning and analysis, audit and risk, investor relations, accounting, corporate development, tax and treasury, Spotify said. The company added that it currently plans for Luiga to join in the third quarter of 2024.
“Ben Kung, Spotify vice president of financial planning and analysis, who has been a leader on our finance team for several years,...
- 4/4/2024
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Western is a genre that's mostly gone by the wayside in recent decades, as portraits of straight-shooting American heroes and uncomplicated "bad guys" have become less digestible to the public. While popular neo-Westerns (like "Justified" or the works of Taylor Sheridan) and perspective-changing genre breakdowns have made a splash in recent yers, the genre has mostly died out. Of the relics that remain, few are as prolific and familiar as "Bonanza," a Western series that ran for an impressive 14 seasons on NBC in the '60s and '70s.
As a long-running TV series, "Bonanza" was able to chart the change — or stubborn lack thereof — within the genre and the country, frankly addressing topics like racism and bigotry while also delivering regular laughs and a dash of melodrama to loyal viewers. The series starred Lorne Green as widower Ben Cartwright and Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts, and Michael Landon as Ben's three sons.
As a long-running TV series, "Bonanza" was able to chart the change — or stubborn lack thereof — within the genre and the country, frankly addressing topics like racism and bigotry while also delivering regular laughs and a dash of melodrama to loyal viewers. The series starred Lorne Green as widower Ben Cartwright and Dan Blocker, Pernell Roberts, and Michael Landon as Ben's three sons.
- 3/30/2024
- by Valerie Ettenhofer
- Slash Film
Nostalgia is a funny thing. From the unexpected resurgence of vinyl to modern-day flip phones, it’s pretty clear that the technical limitations of the past can often inspire the stylish trends of the future. One of my favorite examples of this is the ongoing analog horror craze, as I find it fascinating how many of the genre’s major creators appear to have been born after the decline of VHS tapes and eerie PSAs.
It’s almost like there’s a subconscious understanding that some stories are best told through fuzzy visuals and heavily compressed audio, which is why I appreciate flicks like Anthony Cousins’s Found Footage throwback Frogman, a cryptozoology-inspired scary movie that dares to incorporate lo-fi aesthetics into its storytelling during a time when most studios encourage filmmakers to make their projects look as generically slick and polished as possible. And if you also enjoyed Frogman...
It’s almost like there’s a subconscious understanding that some stories are best told through fuzzy visuals and heavily compressed audio, which is why I appreciate flicks like Anthony Cousins’s Found Footage throwback Frogman, a cryptozoology-inspired scary movie that dares to incorporate lo-fi aesthetics into its storytelling during a time when most studios encourage filmmakers to make their projects look as generically slick and polished as possible. And if you also enjoyed Frogman...
- 3/28/2024
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
The story shocked the world 10 years ago: the Copenhagen Zoo’s decision to euthanize a healthy two-year-old giraffe named Marius because they considered it a “surplus animal.” CNN reported on it. So did Le Monde in France, the U.K.’s Guardian and The Independent, and the Irish Times.
The New York Times wrote on February 9, 2014: “Marius the reticulated giraffe died at the Copenhagen Zoo on Sunday. He was 2 years old. The cause of death was a shotgun blast, and after a public autopsy, the animal, who was 11 feet 6 inches, was fed to the zoo’s lions and other big cats.”
Marius the giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo days on February 7, 2014, before he was euthanized.
A decade after the death of Marius, the Cph:dox festival in Copenhagen hosted the world premiere of Life and Other Problems, a documentary that uses the case of Marius to ponder the interconnectivity of species,...
The New York Times wrote on February 9, 2014: “Marius the reticulated giraffe died at the Copenhagen Zoo on Sunday. He was 2 years old. The cause of death was a shotgun blast, and after a public autopsy, the animal, who was 11 feet 6 inches, was fed to the zoo’s lions and other big cats.”
Marius the giraffe at the Copenhagen Zoo days on February 7, 2014, before he was euthanized.
A decade after the death of Marius, the Cph:dox festival in Copenhagen hosted the world premiere of Life and Other Problems, a documentary that uses the case of Marius to ponder the interconnectivity of species,...
- 3/16/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Alkaline Trio’s Matt Skiba is still making sense of something he saw one day on the way to the recording studio: A man on the side of the road battling his mental health, violently screaming at the world. “He was throwing his arms and legs about,” the singer and guitarist tells Rolling Stone. “It was a display of rage in front of this bush, but it looked like he was dancing.”
He noticed other passersby gawking at the man with amusement, but Skiba felt compassion — and curiosity. “I was just thinking,...
He noticed other passersby gawking at the man with amusement, but Skiba felt compassion — and curiosity. “I was just thinking,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Spotify’s Chief Financial Officer Paul Vogel is stepping down, the company said on Thursday — the news arrives three days after the streaming service announced plans to layoff off 17 percent of its global workforce.
Vogel joined Spotify in 2016 and was appointed Spotify’s CFO in 2020. He’ll remain at the streaming platform until March 31, 2024.
The shakeup at the company this week comes as Spotify looks to rein in its spending and improve its profit margins. While Spotify is the largest music streaming service in the world and has grown its...
Vogel joined Spotify in 2016 and was appointed Spotify’s CFO in 2020. He’ll remain at the streaming platform until March 31, 2024.
The shakeup at the company this week comes as Spotify looks to rein in its spending and improve its profit margins. While Spotify is the largest music streaming service in the world and has grown its...
- 12/7/2023
- by Ethan Millman
- Rollingstone.com
Spotify said chief financial officer Paul Vogel will be leaving at the end of March. The news comes several days after the music streamer announced about 1,500 layoffs, some 17% of its workforce.
The company has launched an external search for his successor but in the interim, Ben Kung, VP Financial Planning and Analysis, will take on expanded responsibilities to support the company’s realignment of its financial leadership team.
Vogel joined in 2016 and has been CFO since 2020.
“Spotify has embarked on an evolution over the last two years to bring our spending more in line with market expectations while also funding the significant growth opportunities we continue to identify,” said founder and CEO Daniel Ek. “I’ve talked a lot with Paul about the need to balance these two objectives carefully. Over time, we’ve come to the conclusion that Spotify is entering a new phase and needs a CFO with a different mix of experiences.
The company has launched an external search for his successor but in the interim, Ben Kung, VP Financial Planning and Analysis, will take on expanded responsibilities to support the company’s realignment of its financial leadership team.
Vogel joined in 2016 and has been CFO since 2020.
“Spotify has embarked on an evolution over the last two years to bring our spending more in line with market expectations while also funding the significant growth opportunities we continue to identify,” said founder and CEO Daniel Ek. “I’ve talked a lot with Paul about the need to balance these two objectives carefully. Over time, we’ve come to the conclusion that Spotify is entering a new phase and needs a CFO with a different mix of experiences.
- 12/7/2023
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
The Electric Mayhem Band is breaking up after Disney+ canceled its latest Muppets show.
The streamer has axed live-action series The Muppets Mayhem, which comes from The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg, after one season.
The ten-part series was released in May but Disney+ never disclosed any ratings for the show.
The cancellation marks a blow for plans for a wider Muppetverse; Goldberg previously expressed interest in branching out using the classic IP, which includes some of Disney’s most recognizable characters.
It is the latest cancelation at Disney+ this year; other shows to have been axed include The Spiderwick Chronicles, which has since been shopped to Roku, National Treasure, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., Willow, Big Shot and Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.
Developed and written by Goldberg and Muppets veteran Bill Barretta and Jeff Yorkes, the series followed The Electric Mayhem Band as they went on an epic musical journey...
The streamer has axed live-action series The Muppets Mayhem, which comes from The Goldbergs creator Adam F. Goldberg, after one season.
The ten-part series was released in May but Disney+ never disclosed any ratings for the show.
The cancellation marks a blow for plans for a wider Muppetverse; Goldberg previously expressed interest in branching out using the classic IP, which includes some of Disney’s most recognizable characters.
It is the latest cancelation at Disney+ this year; other shows to have been axed include The Spiderwick Chronicles, which has since been shopped to Roku, National Treasure, Doogie Kamealoha, M.D., Willow, Big Shot and Mighty Ducks: Game Changers.
Developed and written by Goldberg and Muppets veteran Bill Barretta and Jeff Yorkes, the series followed The Electric Mayhem Band as they went on an epic musical journey...
- 11/21/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Cineverse to distribute in North America on November 10.
Film Mode president Clay Epstein and his team will kick off sales at AFM next week on Shane West and Dermot Mulroney crime thriller She’s A Criminal aka The Dirty South.
Matthew Yerby’s film gets its market screening debut on November 3 and also stars Willa Holland as Sue, a bartender who is given 72 hours to find $30,000 to save the family bar from a greedy businessman.
Desperate to make quick money, Sue partners up with a thief to pull off a heist. But when their scheme does not go as planned,...
Film Mode president Clay Epstein and his team will kick off sales at AFM next week on Shane West and Dermot Mulroney crime thriller She’s A Criminal aka The Dirty South.
Matthew Yerby’s film gets its market screening debut on November 3 and also stars Willa Holland as Sue, a bartender who is given 72 hours to find $30,000 to save the family bar from a greedy businessman.
Desperate to make quick money, Sue partners up with a thief to pull off a heist. But when their scheme does not go as planned,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Underworld 4K Uhd from Kino Lorber
Underworld will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on December 19 as part of Kino Lorber’s Kino Cult line. It has been newly mastered in 4K from the 35mm original camera negative with Dolby Vision/Hdr.
Master of horror Clive Barker co-wrote the 1985 British horror film with James Caplin. George Pavlou (Rawhead Rex) directs. Denholm Elliott, Steven Berkoff, Miranda Richardson, Larry Lamb, Art Malik, and Ingrid Pitt star.
It has reversible artwork with its alternate title, Transmutations. Special features include a new commentary by Pavlou, an alternate cut, behind-the-scenes footage, and a gallery.
’80s Horror Print by Kevin Tiernan
Gallery 1988’s horror-inspired “Cover Your Eyes” exhibit is loaded with great artwork,...
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Underworld 4K Uhd from Kino Lorber
Underworld will be released on 4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray on December 19 as part of Kino Lorber’s Kino Cult line. It has been newly mastered in 4K from the 35mm original camera negative with Dolby Vision/Hdr.
Master of horror Clive Barker co-wrote the 1985 British horror film with James Caplin. George Pavlou (Rawhead Rex) directs. Denholm Elliott, Steven Berkoff, Miranda Richardson, Larry Lamb, Art Malik, and Ingrid Pitt star.
It has reversible artwork with its alternate title, Transmutations. Special features include a new commentary by Pavlou, an alternate cut, behind-the-scenes footage, and a gallery.
’80s Horror Print by Kevin Tiernan
Gallery 1988’s horror-inspired “Cover Your Eyes” exhibit is loaded with great artwork,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
Pamela Anderson attended the Paris Fashion Week without makeup – and many, including Jamie Lee Curtis, loved the look.
Curtis posted a picture of Anderson’s beautiful appearance to Instagram, captioned, “The Natural Beauty Revolution Has Officially Begun!”
Curtis wrote, “@pamealanderson in the middle of fashion week with so many pressures and postures, and and and, this woman showed up and claimed her seat at the table with nothing on her face. I am so impressed and floored by this act of courage and rebellion.”
In a recent interview with Elle, Anderson said when she was younger, “I just went along with what people were telling me what to do.”
Since her makeup artist Alexis Vogel died, she has almost completely stopped her makeup routine. Vogel died in 2019 from Breast Cancer.
“She was the best,” Anderson said. “Since then, I just felt, without Alexis, it’s just better for me not to wear makeup.
Curtis posted a picture of Anderson’s beautiful appearance to Instagram, captioned, “The Natural Beauty Revolution Has Officially Begun!”
Curtis wrote, “@pamealanderson in the middle of fashion week with so many pressures and postures, and and and, this woman showed up and claimed her seat at the table with nothing on her face. I am so impressed and floored by this act of courage and rebellion.”
In a recent interview with Elle, Anderson said when she was younger, “I just went along with what people were telling me what to do.”
Since her makeup artist Alexis Vogel died, she has almost completely stopped her makeup routine. Vogel died in 2019 from Breast Cancer.
“She was the best,” Anderson said. “Since then, I just felt, without Alexis, it’s just better for me not to wear makeup.
- 10/6/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Actor Bryan Cranston had an interesting link with Scream star Hayden Panettiere before the two officially met. Ironically, Panettiere would audition for a role in Cranston’s iconic comedy series Malcolm in the Middle. But Panettiere’s looks posed a problem.
Hayden Panettiere was the best actor for her ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ role, but she was too pretty Bryan Cranston | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Cranston was already familiar with the Panettiere family before the Heroes actor was even born. Panettere’s mother, Leslie Vogel, played Cranston’s wife in the long-running 1980s soap opera Loving. Decades later, Cranston would end up auditioning Vogel’s daughter Panettiere in an episode of Malcolm in the Middle he was directing.
During the process, Panettiere impressed Cranston and the show’s producer with her acting ability. But Cranston worried that Panettiere didn’t have the right look for the role she was trying out for.
Hayden Panettiere was the best actor for her ‘Malcolm in the Middle’ role, but she was too pretty Bryan Cranston | Axelle/Bauer-Griffin/FilmMagic
Cranston was already familiar with the Panettiere family before the Heroes actor was even born. Panettere’s mother, Leslie Vogel, played Cranston’s wife in the long-running 1980s soap opera Loving. Decades later, Cranston would end up auditioning Vogel’s daughter Panettiere in an episode of Malcolm in the Middle he was directing.
During the process, Panettiere impressed Cranston and the show’s producer with her acting ability. But Cranston worried that Panettiere didn’t have the right look for the role she was trying out for.
- 10/4/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Spotify’s CFO touted the success of AI DJ, the company’s artificial intelligence-driven personalized guide, during an investor conference on Wednesday and highlighted management’s continued belief in more upside in the podcasting business, while emphasizing an “evolution” in its approach to it.
Calling it one of the company’s most successful service launches, Paul Vogel said during an appearance at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference in San Francisco, that AI DJ was already available in 50 countries and has been “really well received.”
He added: “Reviews have been amazing, and it’s something that’s very differentiated, that consumers love, that the artists love because it’s getting the content out there, and so we’re going to continue to invest in those types of things.”
Pointing out user growth in newer, more developing markets as well as more mature markets, Vogel touted Spotify’s mix of free and paid-for offerings.
Calling it one of the company’s most successful service launches, Paul Vogel said during an appearance at the Goldman Sachs Communacopia + Technology Conference in San Francisco, that AI DJ was already available in 50 countries and has been “really well received.”
He added: “Reviews have been amazing, and it’s something that’s very differentiated, that consumers love, that the artists love because it’s getting the content out there, and so we’re going to continue to invest in those types of things.”
Pointing out user growth in newer, more developing markets as well as more mature markets, Vogel touted Spotify’s mix of free and paid-for offerings.
- 9/6/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jessica Lange, Jim Parsons and Celia Keenan-Bolger will star on Broadway this spring in a world premiere production of Paula Vogel’s new Mother Play, to be directed by Tina Landau.
The Second Stage Theater production will begin a limited engagement at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater on Wednesday, April 3, with an official opening on Thursday, April 25.
Mother Play by Pulitzer Prize winner Vogel (How I Learned to Drive) is described by Second Stage as “a bitingly funny and unflinchingly honest new play about the hold our family has over us and the surprises we find when we unpack the past.”
The synopsis: “It’s 1962, just outside of D.C., and matriarch Phyllis is supervising her teenage children, Carl and Martha, as they move into a new apartment. Phyllis has strong ideas about what her children need to do and be to succeed, and woe be the child who finds their own path.
The Second Stage Theater production will begin a limited engagement at Second Stage’s Hayes Theater on Wednesday, April 3, with an official opening on Thursday, April 25.
Mother Play by Pulitzer Prize winner Vogel (How I Learned to Drive) is described by Second Stage as “a bitingly funny and unflinchingly honest new play about the hold our family has over us and the surprises we find when we unpack the past.”
The synopsis: “It’s 1962, just outside of D.C., and matriarch Phyllis is supervising her teenage children, Carl and Martha, as they move into a new apartment. Phyllis has strong ideas about what her children need to do and be to succeed, and woe be the child who finds their own path.
- 9/6/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Despite high-income countries claiming that they have achieved green growth and reduced carbon emissions, a new Lancet study has challenged their claims, saying emission reductions in 11 rich nations fall drastically short of meeting the climate goals and fairness requirements of the Paris Agreement.
If current trends continue, the 11 high-income countries that have “decoupled” carbon emissions from Gdp growth would, on average, take over 200 years to get their emissions close to zero, and would emit more than 27 times their fair share of the “global carbon budget” that must not be exceeded if we are to avert catastrophic global warming beyond 1.5 degree Celsius, according to a paper published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.
The authors argued that the pursuit of economic growth in high-income countries is at odds with internationally agreed climate targets, and call for transformative “post-growth” climate policy centred around sufficiency, fairness, and wellbeing.
Politicians and media have been...
If current trends continue, the 11 high-income countries that have “decoupled” carbon emissions from Gdp growth would, on average, take over 200 years to get their emissions close to zero, and would emit more than 27 times their fair share of the “global carbon budget” that must not be exceeded if we are to avert catastrophic global warming beyond 1.5 degree Celsius, according to a paper published in The Lancet Planetary Health journal.
The authors argued that the pursuit of economic growth in high-income countries is at odds with internationally agreed climate targets, and call for transformative “post-growth” climate policy centred around sufficiency, fairness, and wellbeing.
Politicians and media have been...
- 9/5/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Few deaths in the "Indiana Jones" films as quite as unforgettable as that of Pat Roach's Nazi mechanic in "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Upon spotting Indy (Harrison Ford) duking it out with one of his fellow Nazi handymen near a plane preparing to take off, Roach's nameless, burly villain smiles to himself as he removes his shirt, clearly itching for a fight. He proceeds to give Indy quite the thrashing and might've well won their match, had he bothered to turn around in time and spot the spinning airplane propellor bearing down on him.
Roach had a knack for playing the heel, starting with his run on the British wrestling circuit. Having earned a black belt in Judo before becoming the National Judo Champion in 1960, Roach spent the next decade wrestling under such personas as "Big" and "Lord" Pat Roach, squaring off against the likes of Dwayne Johnson's grandfather,...
Roach had a knack for playing the heel, starting with his run on the British wrestling circuit. Having earned a black belt in Judo before becoming the National Judo Champion in 1960, Roach spent the next decade wrestling under such personas as "Big" and "Lord" Pat Roach, squaring off against the likes of Dwayne Johnson's grandfather,...
- 8/14/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
The mainstream franchise filmography produced by Lucasfilm has thus far presented a number of iconic, larger-than-life villainous characters, and the Indiana Jones franchise is no exception. Even though the antagonistic characters in the series tend to lack complexity in their portrayal and are generally straight-up evil without a hint of redeeming factor or relatability, their comic-bookish villainy more than makes up for that. So far, we have had zealots, cult leaders, and Soviet scientists as some of Indy’s prime adversaries, and in Indy’s last rodeo, director James Mangold decided to go back to the roots with a Nazi scientist as the antagonist. Viewers are introduced to Jürgen Voller, the Nazi astrophysicist who sought to change the course of history by using Archimedes’ dial. To assess how he fared among the other rivals Indy has faced so far, we will first take a look at the franchise’s best antagonists.
- 7/4/2023
- by Siddhartha Das
- Film Fugitives
New plays by Pulitzer Prize-winning Paula Vogel and Obie-winning Branden Jacobs-Jenkins will be among the Broadway offering of the Second Stage Theater 2023-24 season, the company announced today.
In addition to the two Broadway productions, the Second Stage season also will include an Off Broadway world premiere staging of Jen Silverman’s Spain.
Additional Second Stage productions will be announced in the coming months.
The company’s 45th Anniversary season will kick off in November with Spain, directed by Tyne Rafaeli, at one of Second Stage’s Off Broadway venues, the Tony Kiser Theater. Set in 1936, Spain follows two filmmakers who, according to the synopsis, “have landed their next big project: a sweeping Spanish Civil War film with the potential to change American hearts and minds. It just happens to be bankrolled by the Kgb. This seductive and funny new play about the art of propaganda and the dangerous ongoing...
In addition to the two Broadway productions, the Second Stage season also will include an Off Broadway world premiere staging of Jen Silverman’s Spain.
Additional Second Stage productions will be announced in the coming months.
The company’s 45th Anniversary season will kick off in November with Spain, directed by Tyne Rafaeli, at one of Second Stage’s Off Broadway venues, the Tony Kiser Theater. Set in 1936, Spain follows two filmmakers who, according to the synopsis, “have landed their next big project: a sweeping Spanish Civil War film with the potential to change American hearts and minds. It just happens to be bankrolled by the Kgb. This seductive and funny new play about the art of propaganda and the dangerous ongoing...
- 6/15/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
This article contains spoilers for all of Dexter.
Sometimes it’s hard to casually enjoy a television show or movie when there is so much critical analysis and even baggage attached to it. We want to go into something with a clean slate, a fresh canvas to which we can paint our own opinions without the influence of others. There’s perhaps no greater example of this than the final season of the megahit Showtime series Dexter.
Running from 2006 to 2013, this Michael C. Hall vehicle went toe to toe with other prestige dramas of the era like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, and more and still carved out a deservedly large audience. Dexter Morgan was an antihero unlike any of the others, a serial killer who was actually highly relatable as a father, a husband, and human being who desperately wanted to fit in with society much more than he had ever originally imagined.
Sometimes it’s hard to casually enjoy a television show or movie when there is so much critical analysis and even baggage attached to it. We want to go into something with a clean slate, a fresh canvas to which we can paint our own opinions without the influence of others. There’s perhaps no greater example of this than the final season of the megahit Showtime series Dexter.
Running from 2006 to 2013, this Michael C. Hall vehicle went toe to toe with other prestige dramas of the era like Breaking Bad, Mad Men, Boardwalk Empire, and more and still carved out a deservedly large audience. Dexter Morgan was an antihero unlike any of the others, a serial killer who was actually highly relatable as a father, a husband, and human being who desperately wanted to fit in with society much more than he had ever originally imagined.
- 5/22/2023
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Killer Collectibles highlights five of the most exciting new horror products announced each and every week, from toys and apparel to artwork, records, and much more.
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Freddy’s Nightmares Shirt from Gutter Garbs
Here’s a little bedtime treat: Gutter Garbs is taking pre-orders for a Freddy’s Nightmares design by Sam Coyne. T-shirts, priced at $30, and 12×18 prints, priced at $36, are available through Sunday, May 21. They’ll ship the week of June 18.
Day of the Dead Plushes from Toynk
The dead cuddle! Following the success of their Killer Klowns from Outer Space dolls, Toynk is carrying exclusive plush toys from George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead.
Priced at $35.99 each, Dr. Tongue and Bub stand approximately 14″ tall.
August Underground Blu-ray from Unearthed Films
Can you stomach realistic gore in high definition? August Underground will test your limits when it hits Blu-ray...
Here are the coolest horror collectibles unveiled this week!
Freddy’s Nightmares Shirt from Gutter Garbs
Here’s a little bedtime treat: Gutter Garbs is taking pre-orders for a Freddy’s Nightmares design by Sam Coyne. T-shirts, priced at $30, and 12×18 prints, priced at $36, are available through Sunday, May 21. They’ll ship the week of June 18.
Day of the Dead Plushes from Toynk
The dead cuddle! Following the success of their Killer Klowns from Outer Space dolls, Toynk is carrying exclusive plush toys from George A. Romero’s Day of the Dead.
Priced at $35.99 each, Dr. Tongue and Bub stand approximately 14″ tall.
August Underground Blu-ray from Unearthed Films
Can you stomach realistic gore in high definition? August Underground will test your limits when it hits Blu-ray...
- 5/19/2023
- by Alex DiVincenzo
- bloody-disgusting.com
“Show me the money,” Cuba Gooding Jr. famously tells Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire. Wall Street has been pressuring Hollywood to do the same, as investors push for streaming profits amid economic headwinds. Key parts of the solution for industry players, from Disney to Amazon Studios, have been cost cuts. But while entertainment companies have been showing the door to thousands of staffers, they have also shown their top executives the money — again.
In a case of bad timing, disclosures of higher (or lower, but still very healthy) CEO compensation in regulatory filings in March and April have made for a sharp contrast with layoffs and the start of the writers strike. This executive pay reporting season didn’t repeat last year’s picture of several bosses joining the very exclusive nine-figure club, starring Endeavor’s Ari Emanuel ($308.2 million) and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav ($246.6 million). But several top...
In a case of bad timing, disclosures of higher (or lower, but still very healthy) CEO compensation in regulatory filings in March and April have made for a sharp contrast with layoffs and the start of the writers strike. This executive pay reporting season didn’t repeat last year’s picture of several bosses joining the very exclusive nine-figure club, starring Endeavor’s Ari Emanuel ($308.2 million) and Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav ($246.6 million). But several top...
- 5/8/2023
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Netflix‘s Sex/Life has been canceled after delivering its long-awaited second season starring Sarah Shahi, Adam Demos, Margaret Odette, and Mike Vogel. The series focused on a love triangle between Shahi’s Billie, her husband Cooper (Vogel), and her past, all while taking a provocative new look at female identity and desire. After debuting in June of 2021, viewers were eager for the show’s return which didn’t take place until the beginning of March 2023. It seems that the lengthy waiting period didn’t do the show any favors, as it likely contributed to its Season 2 performance. But while viewership is likely a factor in the show’s fate, Shahi recently spoke out about her Season 2 experience and how it differed from the supportive one she had during Season 1. (Credit: Sabrina Lantos/Netflix) Speaking on Amanda Hirsch’s Not Skinny But Not Fat podcast on Tuesday, April 4, Shahi said the production was a “challenge.
- 4/7/2023
- TV Insider
Exclusive: Jesús I. Valles’ play Bathhouse.pptx has been awarded the prestigious 2023 Yale Drama Series Prize, with the honor’s judge Jeremy O. Harris calling the new work an exploration of “a queer history that is quickly being erased.”
The prize for emerging playwrights, now in its 16th year, was selected from more than 1,500 entries. As is the prize’s custom, Harris, the author of Slave Play and a Yale alum, was the selection process’ presiding playwright, or sole judge. Previous judges have included Edward Albee, David Hare, John Guare, Marsha Norman, Nicholas Wright, Ayad Akhtar and Paula Vogel.
“This is one of the most exciting speculative fictions I’ve encountered in years,” Harris said, “using a unique dramaturgy to explore a queer history that is quickly being erased. It brought to mind the works of many heroes like Samuel Delaney, Martin Crimp, and Kathy Acker.”
Winning playwright Velles said,...
The prize for emerging playwrights, now in its 16th year, was selected from more than 1,500 entries. As is the prize’s custom, Harris, the author of Slave Play and a Yale alum, was the selection process’ presiding playwright, or sole judge. Previous judges have included Edward Albee, David Hare, John Guare, Marsha Norman, Nicholas Wright, Ayad Akhtar and Paula Vogel.
“This is one of the most exciting speculative fictions I’ve encountered in years,” Harris said, “using a unique dramaturgy to explore a queer history that is quickly being erased. It brought to mind the works of many heroes like Samuel Delaney, Martin Crimp, and Kathy Acker.”
Winning playwright Velles said,...
- 3/16/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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Spotify Chief Financial Officer Paul Vogel touted the company’s early ticketing efforts as one way of boosting monetization at the music streaming and podcast company.
The company has recently been experimenting with selling tickets to listeners, with the launch of a ticket selling website on Aug. 10 for select artists. Speaking at the Evercore Isi Technology Conference Wednesday, Vogel said the early efforts have been a hit with artists and have also helped increase listening hours for that artist on Spotify.
“The artists have been thrilled with the pre-sales that we’ve had and our ability to target and sell tickets to their super fans and get that audience engaged,” Vogel said. “What we’ve also seen is when people buy tickets through Spotify, they actually then tend to listen to more of that artist on Spotify as well.”
While Vogel spoke to...
Spotify Chief Financial Officer Paul Vogel touted the company’s early ticketing efforts as one way of boosting monetization at the music streaming and podcast company.
The company has recently been experimenting with selling tickets to listeners, with the launch of a ticket selling website on Aug. 10 for select artists. Speaking at the Evercore Isi Technology Conference Wednesday, Vogel said the early efforts have been a hit with artists and have also helped increase listening hours for that artist on Spotify.
“The artists have been thrilled with the pre-sales that we’ve had and our ability to target and sell tickets to their super fans and get that audience engaged,” Vogel said. “What we’ve also seen is when people buy tickets through Spotify, they actually then tend to listen to more of that artist on Spotify as well.”
While Vogel spoke to...
- 9/7/2022
- by Caitlin Huston
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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