Emily Atef, who is presenting her latest film, “Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything,” in competition at the Berlin Film Festival, just moved to Paris to direct “La Maison,” a series depicting a fictional family-owned French luxury fashion empire.
While discussing “Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything” ahead of its world premiere, Atef told Variety that “La Maison” will be filled with a lot of drama and tragicomedy. “It’s very Shakespearean. There’s so much beauty and luxury with old mansions in Brittany, Parisian ‘hotel particuliers,’ and then behind all that there’s so much human poverty, and you see them ripping each other appart for power,” said Atef, who will direct the pilot and three more episodes.
The series was created and penned by Jose Caltagirone (“Les Combattantes”) and Valentine Milville (“The Bureau”), and will star a high-profile French ensemble cast, including Lambert Wilson (“Benedetta”), Carole Bouquet (“En Therapie...
While discussing “Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything” ahead of its world premiere, Atef told Variety that “La Maison” will be filled with a lot of drama and tragicomedy. “It’s very Shakespearean. There’s so much beauty and luxury with old mansions in Brittany, Parisian ‘hotel particuliers,’ and then behind all that there’s so much human poverty, and you see them ripping each other appart for power,” said Atef, who will direct the pilot and three more episodes.
The series was created and penned by Jose Caltagirone (“Les Combattantes”) and Valentine Milville (“The Bureau”), and will star a high-profile French ensemble cast, including Lambert Wilson (“Benedetta”), Carole Bouquet (“En Therapie...
- 2/17/2023
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
As an actor, you can count on George Clooney to deliver the goods -- whether that means flashing that legendary, mischievous smile of his, or buttoning down the charm to play a more conflicted and possibly amoral character. As a director, however, you can never be too sure which Clooney you're going to get. There's the one who gave us the fascinating "Confessions of a Dangerous Mind" and the riveting "Good Night, and Good Luck." Then there's the one behind the political thriller "The Ides of March" and the apocalyptic survival drama "The Midnight Sky," both of which have their merits but are hurt by weak stories. Finally, we have the Clooney who helmed stuff like "The Monuments Men" and "Suburbicon," which are baffling misfires given the wealth of talent involved in making them.
Whether you feel Clooney is a capable journeyman who's convinced himself he's an auteur (as /Film's...
Whether you feel Clooney is a capable journeyman who's convinced himself he's an auteur (as /Film's...
- 2/6/2023
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Showtime is teaming up with George Clooney.
The cabler on Monday handed out a straight-to-series order for The Department (working title), an adaptation of Le Bureau des Legendes.
Clooney and Grant Heslov will executive produce through their Smokehouse Pictures, with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios set to produce.
"The Department, based on the riveting and brilliant series The Bureau, will follow in the great tradition of Homeland, one of the most successful and brand-defining shows at Showtime," said Chris McCarthy, President/CEO of Showtime and Paramount Media.
"Just as Homeland elevated global espionage to new heights, The Department will take viewers even deeper into a world of intrigue and subterfuge with complicated characters who struggle with their own demons as they fight existential threats to the nation and the world."
Le Bureau centers on the daily life and missions of agents within France's principal external security service.
It focuses on the "Bureau of Legends,...
The cabler on Monday handed out a straight-to-series order for The Department (working title), an adaptation of Le Bureau des Legendes.
Clooney and Grant Heslov will executive produce through their Smokehouse Pictures, with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios set to produce.
"The Department, based on the riveting and brilliant series The Bureau, will follow in the great tradition of Homeland, one of the most successful and brand-defining shows at Showtime," said Chris McCarthy, President/CEO of Showtime and Paramount Media.
"Just as Homeland elevated global espionage to new heights, The Department will take viewers even deeper into a world of intrigue and subterfuge with complicated characters who struggle with their own demons as they fight existential threats to the nation and the world."
Le Bureau centers on the daily life and missions of agents within France's principal external security service.
It focuses on the "Bureau of Legends,...
- 2/6/2023
- by Paul Dailly
- TVfanatic
George Clooney will direct and executive produce a political thriller series for Showtime called “The Department,” which has been given a straight-to-series order by the network. Clooney and Grant Heslov will executive produce through their Smokehouse Pictures with MTV Entertainment Studios and 101 Studios set to produce.
The show is based on the acclaimed French drama series “Le Bureau des Legendes,” and Showtime and Paramount Media President/CEO Chris McCarthy compared this American adaptation to the network’s Emmy-winning hit series “Homeland.”
“’The Department,’ based on the riveting and brilliant series ‘The Bureau,’ will follow in the great tradition of ‘Homeland’, one of the most successful and brand-defining shows at Showtime,” said McCarthy. “Just as ‘Homeland’ elevated global espionage to new heights, ‘The Department’ will take viewers even deeper into a world of intrigue and subterfuge with complicated characters who struggle with their own demons as they fight existential threats...
The show is based on the acclaimed French drama series “Le Bureau des Legendes,” and Showtime and Paramount Media President/CEO Chris McCarthy compared this American adaptation to the network’s Emmy-winning hit series “Homeland.”
“’The Department,’ based on the riveting and brilliant series ‘The Bureau,’ will follow in the great tradition of ‘Homeland’, one of the most successful and brand-defining shows at Showtime,” said McCarthy. “Just as ‘Homeland’ elevated global espionage to new heights, ‘The Department’ will take viewers even deeper into a world of intrigue and subterfuge with complicated characters who struggle with their own demons as they fight existential threats...
- 2/6/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Showtime has given a straight-to-series order to the political thriller series “The Department,” with George Clooney attached to direct.
Clooney and Grant Heslov will also serve as executive producers via Smokehouse Pictures. The show is based on the French series “Le Bureau des Legendes.” Production is slated to start later this year.
“‘The Department,’ based on the riveting and brilliant series ‘The Bureau,’ will follow in the great tradition of ‘Homeland,’ one of the most successful and brand-defining shows at Showtime,” said Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime and Paramount Media. “Just as ‘Homeland’ elevated global espionage to new heights, ‘The Department’ will take viewers even deeper into a world of intrigue and subterfuge with complicated characters who struggle with their own demons as they fight existential threats to the nation and the world.”
Per the official logline, the original show centers on “the daily life and missions of...
Clooney and Grant Heslov will also serve as executive producers via Smokehouse Pictures. The show is based on the French series “Le Bureau des Legendes.” Production is slated to start later this year.
“‘The Department,’ based on the riveting and brilliant series ‘The Bureau,’ will follow in the great tradition of ‘Homeland,’ one of the most successful and brand-defining shows at Showtime,” said Chris McCarthy, president and CEO of Showtime and Paramount Media. “Just as ‘Homeland’ elevated global espionage to new heights, ‘The Department’ will take viewers even deeper into a world of intrigue and subterfuge with complicated characters who struggle with their own demons as they fight existential threats to the nation and the world.”
Per the official logline, the original show centers on “the daily life and missions of...
- 2/6/2023
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
NBC has ordered the pilot for Wolf, a one-hour medical drama from writer-producer Michael Grassi, producer-director Lee Toland Krieger and executive producer Greg Berlanti. The project comes from Warner Bros Television, where all three are under overall deals.
This is the project’s third incarnation, after previously receiving a put pilot commitment at Fox in 2019 with Alex Berger to write. Krieger remains with the project from its previous iteration, and he will direct the pilot.
Wolf is inspired by the books The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks. It follows a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier, the human mind, while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
Berlanti will executive produce alongside Sarah Schechter and Leigh London Redman for Berlanti Productions. Henrik Bastin and Melissa Aouate will executive produce via Fabel Entertainment,...
This is the project’s third incarnation, after previously receiving a put pilot commitment at Fox in 2019 with Alex Berger to write. Krieger remains with the project from its previous iteration, and he will direct the pilot.
Wolf is inspired by the books The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and An Anthropologist on Mars by Oliver Sacks. It follows a revolutionary, larger-than-life neurologist and his team of interns as they explore the last great frontier, the human mind, while also grappling with their own relationships and mental health.
Berlanti will executive produce alongside Sarah Schechter and Leigh London Redman for Berlanti Productions. Henrik Bastin and Melissa Aouate will executive produce via Fabel Entertainment,...
- 1/24/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
The Brady organization against gun violence is calling on Hollywood writers, directors and producers to examine onscreen gun violence and depictions of gun safety, asking the creative community to sign a pledge that’s already garnered more than 200 signatures of such names as Judd Apatow, Shonda Rhimes, Damon Lindelof and Jimmy Kimmel and the writers of Jimmy Kimmel Live!
The pledge, while noting that the “responsibility lies with lax gun laws supported by those politicians more afraid of losing power than saving lives,” acknowledges that “America’s storytellers” have the power to “effect change.”
“Cultural attitudes toward smoking, drunk driving, seatbelts and marriage equality have all evolved due in large part to movies’ and TV’s influence. It’s time to take on gun safety,” the Brady pledge states, and goes on to ask writers, directors and producers to, whenever possible, to:
Use creativity “to model responsible gun ownership and...
The pledge, while noting that the “responsibility lies with lax gun laws supported by those politicians more afraid of losing power than saving lives,” acknowledges that “America’s storytellers” have the power to “effect change.”
“Cultural attitudes toward smoking, drunk driving, seatbelts and marriage equality have all evolved due in large part to movies’ and TV’s influence. It’s time to take on gun safety,” the Brady pledge states, and goes on to ask writers, directors and producers to, whenever possible, to:
Use creativity “to model responsible gun ownership and...
- 6/13/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Hollywood has come together to make a change over the portrayal of gun violence onscreen.
Judd Apatow, Mark Ruffalo, Jimmy Kimmel, Damon Lindelof, Adam McKay, Julianne Moore, Shonda Rhimes, Eli Roth, Mark Ruffalo, Amy Schumer, and John Glickman are among the first round of signatures for a petition calling for the film and TV industry to re-examine its influence on national gun violence in the U.S.
The petition, titled “Open Letter to Our Colleagues in the Creative Community,” calls for studios to model responsible gun safety practices in productions and curb portrayals of guns in scenes involving children. The effort, led by activists Christy Callahan, the co-chair of the Brady United Against Gun Violence organization’s Regional Leadership Council, and Robert Bowers Disney, comes after the Uvalde elementary school mass shooting on May 24.
“Considering there have been over 250 other mass shootings so far this year, it’s an almost incomprehensible tragedy.
Judd Apatow, Mark Ruffalo, Jimmy Kimmel, Damon Lindelof, Adam McKay, Julianne Moore, Shonda Rhimes, Eli Roth, Mark Ruffalo, Amy Schumer, and John Glickman are among the first round of signatures for a petition calling for the film and TV industry to re-examine its influence on national gun violence in the U.S.
The petition, titled “Open Letter to Our Colleagues in the Creative Community,” calls for studios to model responsible gun safety practices in productions and curb portrayals of guns in scenes involving children. The effort, led by activists Christy Callahan, the co-chair of the Brady United Against Gun Violence organization’s Regional Leadership Council, and Robert Bowers Disney, comes after the Uvalde elementary school mass shooting on May 24.
“Considering there have been over 250 other mass shootings so far this year, it’s an almost incomprehensible tragedy.
- 6/13/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Hey, well, Nazisploitation. Like a festering cold sore on a sordid decade, these women-and-men-tortured-in-concentration-camps romps flooded the market after the surprise success of Ilsa: She Wolf of the SS (1975), with Italy leading the way in tribute. Now, I’ve thus far only skimmed the surface of a genre I’m none too keen to dive into; that’s where Severin Films comes in, to hold a newbie’s hand and make sure he survives all the grime. The Beast in Heat (1977) certainly has the grime angle covered (and then some) in Severin’s new Blu-ray; softer sensibilities are warned to stay far, far away.
The story hasn’t changed much, just the players: Dr. Ellen Kratsch is in charge of Research and Development for the Gestapo it seems, and her lab is quite full. Sure, she handles the requisite floggings and such, but a true trailblazer as herself also offers female genital electrolysis,...
The story hasn’t changed much, just the players: Dr. Ellen Kratsch is in charge of Research and Development for the Gestapo it seems, and her lab is quite full. Sure, she handles the requisite floggings and such, but a true trailblazer as herself also offers female genital electrolysis,...
- 7/25/2019
- by Scott Drebit
- DailyDead
Review by Roger Carpenter
Italian director Fernando Di Leo is best known for his violent poliziotteschi, or crime films, like Caliber 9, The Italian Connection, The Boss, and Kidnap Syndicate, to name a few. However, like the majority of working Italian directors in the 70’s and 80’s, he worked in many genres including WWII pictures (Code Name, Red Roses), horror (Slaughter Hotel; Madness), and erotic dramas (Burn, Boy, Burn; A Wrong Way to Love). Seduction falls into this latter category.
Maurice Ronet stars as Giuseppe Lagan, a European playboy come back from Paris to settle his dead father’s affairs. He arrives in Catania, Sicily, and immediately rekindles his old friendship with Alfredo (Pino Caruso), a schoolmate of Giuseppe’s who is now a prominent jeweler in town. As they reminisce about their old flames, Giuseppe asks about Caterina (Lisa Gastoni), an ex-lover he’s never forgotten. It seems Caterina...
Italian director Fernando Di Leo is best known for his violent poliziotteschi, or crime films, like Caliber 9, The Italian Connection, The Boss, and Kidnap Syndicate, to name a few. However, like the majority of working Italian directors in the 70’s and 80’s, he worked in many genres including WWII pictures (Code Name, Red Roses), horror (Slaughter Hotel; Madness), and erotic dramas (Burn, Boy, Burn; A Wrong Way to Love). Seduction falls into this latter category.
Maurice Ronet stars as Giuseppe Lagan, a European playboy come back from Paris to settle his dead father’s affairs. He arrives in Catania, Sicily, and immediately rekindles his old friendship with Alfredo (Pino Caruso), a schoolmate of Giuseppe’s who is now a prominent jeweler in town. As they reminisce about their old flames, Giuseppe asks about Caterina (Lisa Gastoni), an ex-lover he’s never forgotten. It seems Caterina...
- 8/27/2017
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
This month super indie DVD distributor Severin Films are releasing director Jake West's (Evil Aliens, Doghouse) amazing even handed documentary, Video Nasties: Moral Panic, Censorshop, and Video Tape. To help celebrate that monumentally awesome release (more below), Severin sublabel Intervision Picture Corp. are releasing a pair of classic Nazisploitation films from the infamous Dpp list, Cesare Canvari's Gestapo's Last Orgy, and Rino Di Silvestro's Deported Women of the SS Special Section. All three of these releases are essential for exploitation fans around the world, and here's why:...
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- 6/11/2014
- Screen Anarchy
Prepare to be corrupted and depraved once more as Nucleus Films releases the sequel to the definitive guide to the Video Nasties phenomenon – the most extraordinary and scandalous era in the history of British film. Video Nasties: The Definitive Guide Part 2, a three-disc collector’s edition box set, is being released on DVD on July 14th 2014, to tie in with the 30th Anniversary of the Video Recordings Act 1984.
For the first time ever on DVD, all 82 films that fell foul of the Director of Public Prosecutions “Section 3” list are trailer-featured with specially filmed intros for each title, alongside a brand new documentary – Video Nasties: Draconian Days (review), directed by Jake West.
And to celebrate the release, Film4 FrightFest is hosting a special event – the world exclusive London Premiere of the finalised unseen extended 97 minute cut of Video Nasties: Draconian Days at The Prince Charles Cinema on Thurs 3 July, 8.30pm. The...
For the first time ever on DVD, all 82 films that fell foul of the Director of Public Prosecutions “Section 3” list are trailer-featured with specially filmed intros for each title, alongside a brand new documentary – Video Nasties: Draconian Days (review), directed by Jake West.
And to celebrate the release, Film4 FrightFest is hosting a special event – the world exclusive London Premiere of the finalised unseen extended 97 minute cut of Video Nasties: Draconian Days at The Prince Charles Cinema on Thurs 3 July, 8.30pm. The...
- 5/21/2014
- by Phil Wheat
- Nerdly
Thanks to a number of quality speciality labels, cult horror movies continue their push on Blu-ray and we have word that Werewolf Woman will be getting the high-definition upgrade in 2014.
“A woman has dreams that she is a werewolf so she goes out and finds men. She proceeds to have sex with them and then rip their throats out with her teeth. She eventually falls in love but then she is raped and her lover is murdered so she goes out for revenge.”
Raro Video just announced that Werewolf Women is one of their upcoming Blu-ray titles. It’s likely to be released in 2014, but a specific date was not provided. The movie was released in 1976 and also went under the following titles: La Lupa Mannara also known as The Legend of the Wolf Woman, She-Wolf, Terror of the She Wolf, and Naked Werewolf Woman.
Werewolf Woman was directed by Rino Di Silvestro,...
“A woman has dreams that she is a werewolf so she goes out and finds men. She proceeds to have sex with them and then rip their throats out with her teeth. She eventually falls in love but then she is raped and her lover is murdered so she goes out for revenge.”
Raro Video just announced that Werewolf Women is one of their upcoming Blu-ray titles. It’s likely to be released in 2014, but a specific date was not provided. The movie was released in 1976 and also went under the following titles: La Lupa Mannara also known as The Legend of the Wolf Woman, She-Wolf, Terror of the She Wolf, and Naked Werewolf Woman.
Werewolf Woman was directed by Rino Di Silvestro,...
- 11/8/2013
- by Jonathan James
- DailyDead
I am a fan of sleazy cinema. I'm not going to lie. Sometimes I can appreciate it for the art, but sometimes, there really is very little art to it and you just have to meet it on its own terms. Severin Films has taken a very active interest in the European sleaze cinema of the 1970's, and all fans of this genre are better off for it. They've taken the time not only to seek out disgusting little gems from the era, but also taken the effort to at least attempt to contextualize the work by creating extras that are worthy of the film and help the viewer better understand.
Severin's catalog has too many of these titles for me to go over each one individually, but I did manage to get a few tidbits out of Severin founder, David Gregory, regarding the procuring of both the films and the extras they include.
Severin's catalog has too many of these titles for me to go over each one individually, but I did manage to get a few tidbits out of Severin founder, David Gregory, regarding the procuring of both the films and the extras they include.
- 11/7/2010
- Screen Anarchy
Rino Di Silvestro was writer and director of the schlock horror film Legend of the Wolf Woman (aka La Lupa Mannara) starring Annik Borel.
Di Silvestro was born in Italy on January 30, 1932, and began his career working in theater. He made his directorial debut with the 1973 exploitation classic Women in Cell Block 7. He wrote and directed a handful of sordid schlock classics over the next decade including Red Light Girls (1974), SS Special Section Women (1976), Baby Love (1979), Hanna D.: The Girl from Vondel Park (1984) under the pseudonym Axel Berger, and The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra (1985) under the name Cesar Todd.
Rino Di Silvestro died of cancer in Italy on October 3, 2009, at age 77.
Written by Harris Lentz III...
Di Silvestro was born in Italy on January 30, 1932, and began his career working in theater. He made his directorial debut with the 1973 exploitation classic Women in Cell Block 7. He wrote and directed a handful of sordid schlock classics over the next decade including Red Light Girls (1974), SS Special Section Women (1976), Baby Love (1979), Hanna D.: The Girl from Vondel Park (1984) under the pseudonym Axel Berger, and The Erotic Dreams of Cleopatra (1985) under the name Cesar Todd.
Rino Di Silvestro died of cancer in Italy on October 3, 2009, at age 77.
Written by Harris Lentz III...
- 11/6/2009
- by Harris Lentz
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
If it's Sunday, then that means its time for another Fangoria Week In Review. We're turning back the clock to look back on the past seven days of blood-soaked horror goodness.
We've got the entire week broken down by category so that you can catch up on anything you might've missed. It was a Big week for interviews, with Joe Dante, Danielle Harris, Hg Lewis and more - and the news continued to flow about the biggest event in Fango history - the Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors, which invades Las Vegas on Halloween Weekend!
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We've got the entire week broken down by category so that you can catch up on anything you might've missed. It was a Big week for interviews, with Joe Dante, Danielle Harris, Hg Lewis and more - and the news continued to flow about the biggest event in Fango history - the Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors, which invades Las Vegas on Halloween Weekend!
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Fangoria Trinity Of Terrors: Palms Casino Resort, Las Vegas, Nv - 10/30-11/01/2009
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- 10/18/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (James Zahn)
- Fangoria
While not exactly horror, this may be of interest to horror genre fans with a taste for exploitation cinema. Severin Films, who most recently put together a stellar DVD and Blu-Ray of Richard Stanley's Sci-Fi thriller Hardware , will be releasing a completely restored DVD of Hanna D. The Girl From Vondel Park on October 27th. Below are all the details, straight from the official press release: Now Fully Restored From Original Vault Elements "We're sad to report that on the eve of the release of what he considered his masterpiece Writer/Director Rino Di Silvestro succumbed to cancer on October 3rd. Rino was overjoyed when we told him that Severin would finally be giving Hanna D. The Girl From Vondel Park its overdue DVD bow on October 27th. We had already shot an...
- 10/13/2009
- shocktillyoudrop.com
Severin Films sent along the sad news that Italian genre director Rino Di Silvestro died of cancer on October 3. The news is especially bittersweet for the company, as it has been gearing up to give his 1984 shocker Hanna D.: The Girl From Vondel Park its DVDebut October 27. A new on-camera interview will be included on that disc, and we’ve got an exclusive clip from it below.
Best known for helming 1976’s Werewolf Woman (a.k.a. La Lupa Mannera, The Legend Of The Wolf Woman, etc.), Di Silvestro was also behind such sordid titles as Women In Cell Block 7, Red Light Girls and Deported Women Of The SS Special Section. Hanna D., on which he used his occasional pseudonym Axel Berger, was produced in the wake of the German hit Christiane F. and follows a Dutch schoolgirl on a descent into drugs and depravity. Severin’s disc will...
Best known for helming 1976’s Werewolf Woman (a.k.a. La Lupa Mannera, The Legend Of The Wolf Woman, etc.), Di Silvestro was also behind such sordid titles as Women In Cell Block 7, Red Light Girls and Deported Women Of The SS Special Section. Hanna D., on which he used his occasional pseudonym Axel Berger, was produced in the wake of the German hit Christiane F. and follows a Dutch schoolgirl on a descent into drugs and depravity. Severin’s disc will...
- 10/12/2009
- by no-reply@fangoria.com (Michael Gingold)
- Fangoria
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