For those of us who know Tony Scott only through his work, it’s difficult to reconcile his exuberant, action-packed movies and thought-provoking TV shows with his shocking suicide on Sunday. (Note: ABC News is now reporting that Scott had been diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer before his death). That’s why we thought it would be a good time to focus on the positive — all the great things he brought us in his four-plus decades as a director and producer. Sure, his movies, from 1986′s Top Gun through 2010′s Unstoppable weren’t the stuff of Oscar nods and critics’ raves, but they were Fun. And in recent years, his work as a TV producer of shows such as The Good Wife saw him balance that entertainment factor with plenty of critical kudos.
In my super early days as an entertainment writer, I had a chance to interview Scott about...
In my super early days as an entertainment writer, I had a chance to interview Scott about...
- 8/20/2012
- by Sabrina Rojas Weiss
- TheFabLife - Movies
Following the success of its summer reality hit America's Next Top Model, UPN is stepping up its reality development, tapping Larry Barron as vp alternative programs. In the newly created position, Barron will oversee the development and day-to-day production of UPN's alternative and reality programming, reporting to Ghen Maynard, senior vp alternative series development and creative strategies at CBS, who also oversees alternative programming for sister network UPN. "Since Ghen brought 'America's Next Top Model' to UPN, we have become more aggressive in our pursuit of high-quality reality and alternative programming," UPN entertainment president Dawn Ostroff said. "With Larry's background and experience as a producer, we now have a terrific in-house alternative executive to make UPN even more competitive in this genre." Barron was a network consultant on Top Model and served as co-executive producer on Fox's Paradise Hotel. His producing credits also include Jerry Bruckheimer's Emmy-winning CBS series The Amazing Race, Tony and Ridley Scott's American Fighter Pilot and Mark Burnett's Combat Missions.
- 10/29/2003
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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