Exclusive: FilmNation Entertainment, producer of the Emmy-nominated HBO limited series I Know This Much Is True, is signaling a further push into television, signing a multi-year TV development fund deal with Wishmore (The Personal History of David Copperfield), the company owned and run by Greek film financier and producer Christos V. Konstantakopoulos. Wishmore is the sister company of Konstantakopoulos’s Faliro House, with whom FilmNation has had a successful film-focused development partnership for several years.
The multi-million dollar development investment will allow FilmNation Entertainment’s U.S. television division, led by President of Production Ben Browning, to expand its slate of high-profile television development properties, while simultaneously broadening Wishmore’s TV slate with series for the international marketplace. All funded projects, on which FilmNation will serve as a studio, are intended to be financed under the company’s existing credit facility. The studio’s focus remains on developing, producing and...
The multi-million dollar development investment will allow FilmNation Entertainment’s U.S. television division, led by President of Production Ben Browning, to expand its slate of high-profile television development properties, while simultaneously broadening Wishmore’s TV slate with series for the international marketplace. All funded projects, on which FilmNation will serve as a studio, are intended to be financed under the company’s existing credit facility. The studio’s focus remains on developing, producing and...
- 9/17/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: FilmNation Entertainment continues to ramp up its television business, hiring former Marvel Television executive Courtney Saladino Gurney as its new Vice President, Television. In her new role, Gurney will source and develop material for the company, reporting to FilmNation’s Evp, Television Stefanie Berk.
“We are thrilled to welcome Courtney to FilmNation. With her vast knowledge and experience across multiple television brands, she is an exciting addition to the television team,” said Berk.
Saladino Gurney previously served as the Director of Original Programming for Marvel Television where she oversaw Marvel’s Helstrom for Hulu; Marvel’s Jessica Jones for Netflix; and Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger for Freeform. Prior to joining Marvel, she ran Film & Television development at Junction Entertainment for director Jon Turteltaub.
FilmNation’s growing television slate includes Derek Cianfrance’s upcoming limited series I Know This Much Is True, starring Mark Ruffalo for HBO; an adaption...
“We are thrilled to welcome Courtney to FilmNation. With her vast knowledge and experience across multiple television brands, she is an exciting addition to the television team,” said Berk.
Saladino Gurney previously served as the Director of Original Programming for Marvel Television where she oversaw Marvel’s Helstrom for Hulu; Marvel’s Jessica Jones for Netflix; and Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger for Freeform. Prior to joining Marvel, she ran Film & Television development at Junction Entertainment for director Jon Turteltaub.
FilmNation’s growing television slate includes Derek Cianfrance’s upcoming limited series I Know This Much Is True, starring Mark Ruffalo for HBO; an adaption...
- 3/5/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Glen Basner lives to make deals.
Be it Toronto or Cannes, Sundance or Afm, you’ll find the FilmNation founder in the throes of negotiations over pricing and marketing plans, schmoozing and working every angle to nail the best pact. Director Armando Iannucci, who worked with FilmNation on the upcoming “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” recalls seeing Basner in action after he presented the Charles Dickens adaptation to potential buyers at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival.
“He was running from booth to booth, having all these conversations, and he just kind of lit up with this infectious smile,” says Iannucci. “Fundamentally, all of the things he’s doing on the business side are borne out of a love of film. That what makes him so good at what he does.”
Basner will be on hand at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival for the world premiere of “David Copperfield,” with Dev Patel in the title role,...
Be it Toronto or Cannes, Sundance or Afm, you’ll find the FilmNation founder in the throes of negotiations over pricing and marketing plans, schmoozing and working every angle to nail the best pact. Director Armando Iannucci, who worked with FilmNation on the upcoming “The Personal History of David Copperfield,” recalls seeing Basner in action after he presented the Charles Dickens adaptation to potential buyers at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival.
“He was running from booth to booth, having all these conversations, and he just kind of lit up with this infectious smile,” says Iannucci. “Fundamentally, all of the things he’s doing on the business side are borne out of a love of film. That what makes him so good at what he does.”
Basner will be on hand at the Toronto Intl. Film Festival for the world premiere of “David Copperfield,” with Dev Patel in the title role,...
- 9/4/2019
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Born 200 years ago today at Kensington Palace, Princess Victoria would become Queen to a massive empire, and a reference quality royal for millions across the globe. Public adoration for the Royal Family reached its pinnacle under her reign, and today her life continues to inspire TV series and film productions.
On-screen portrayals range from Rose Tapley, whose played the monarch in the 1912 silent film The Victoria Cross, right up to Jenna Coleman in ITV’s smash hit series Victoria. On the big screen Emily Blunt’s Young Victoria and Judi Dench’s double bill of Mrs. Brown and Victoria & Abdul form the usual impression, however on the small screen Coleman has set quite a standard. The public’s fascination with the Royals shows no signs of abatement, and with the third season of the show enjoying its DVD release this week there’s never been a better time to catch up.
On-screen portrayals range from Rose Tapley, whose played the monarch in the 1912 silent film The Victoria Cross, right up to Jenna Coleman in ITV’s smash hit series Victoria. On the big screen Emily Blunt’s Young Victoria and Judi Dench’s double bill of Mrs. Brown and Victoria & Abdul form the usual impression, however on the small screen Coleman has set quite a standard. The public’s fascination with the Royals shows no signs of abatement, and with the third season of the show enjoying its DVD release this week there’s never been a better time to catch up.
- 5/24/2019
- by Michael Walsh
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
A panel of British TV professionals struck a hopeful note on Thursday at the Mia Market in Rome, as they tried to assess the potential fallout of Britain’s impending exit from the E.U. on the booming U.K. TV biz.
“There will be problems…but I think a far bigger force, actually, is the desire to continue to collaborate, and actually collaborate much more with European producers,” said Martin Haines, COO of Kudos. “The impulses of Brexit…are just not in tune with what audiences want. The creative opportunity and the commercial imperative will just wash it away.”
Haines appeared on a panel, “Focus on U.K. TV,” that included Kate Crowe, head of TV at Scott Free London; David O’Donoghue, co-managing director of Carnival Films; Daisy Goodwin, creator of ITV and PBS Masterpiece series “Victoria”; Alex Marshall, COO of Archery Pictures; and Steve November, creative director of Lionsgate TV U.
“There will be problems…but I think a far bigger force, actually, is the desire to continue to collaborate, and actually collaborate much more with European producers,” said Martin Haines, COO of Kudos. “The impulses of Brexit…are just not in tune with what audiences want. The creative opportunity and the commercial imperative will just wash it away.”
Haines appeared on a panel, “Focus on U.K. TV,” that included Kate Crowe, head of TV at Scott Free London; David O’Donoghue, co-managing director of Carnival Films; Daisy Goodwin, creator of ITV and PBS Masterpiece series “Victoria”; Alex Marshall, COO of Archery Pictures; and Steve November, creative director of Lionsgate TV U.
- 10/19/2018
- by Christopher Vourlias
- Variety Film + TV
ScreenSkills chair says there is “no silver bullet” but the industry must “play its part”.
UK training body Creative Skillset is rebranding as ScreenSkills as it looks to more clearly reflect the work it does across the country’s wide-reaching screen industries, including film, television, animation, VFX and games.
Accompanying the organisation’s new identity is new initiative Giving Back, which will aim to increase the UK’s skilled workforce to meet the booming production demand. Through the initiative, it is calling for greater contribution from the industry to skills training.
This will include urging productions to pay into the...
UK training body Creative Skillset is rebranding as ScreenSkills as it looks to more clearly reflect the work it does across the country’s wide-reaching screen industries, including film, television, animation, VFX and games.
Accompanying the organisation’s new identity is new initiative Giving Back, which will aim to increase the UK’s skilled workforce to meet the booming production demand. Through the initiative, it is calling for greater contribution from the industry to skills training.
This will include urging productions to pay into the...
- 10/4/2018
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Fans of PBS Masterpiece’s Victoria can look forward to new faces, more drama and more intrigue in Season 3, Daisy Goodwin, creator, writer and Ep said at TCA. They can also rest assured that Prince Albert (Tom Hughes) will remain on the scene for quite some time yet.
“It starts in 1848,” Goodwin said of the new season. “It’s the closest Britain got to a revolution in the 19th century. The whole of Europe is falling apart. The French king has been thrown off the throne….there are riots in Berlin and Victoria and Albert are terrified.”
With Prince Albert’s famed Great Exhibition of 1851 approaching, “I think we can safely say we’re not going to lose Albert in this series.” Goodwin said. “It’s a really interesting time because Victoria just wants the love of her people. She’s almost like a child star who’s grown up with this affection and love,...
“It starts in 1848,” Goodwin said of the new season. “It’s the closest Britain got to a revolution in the 19th century. The whole of Europe is falling apart. The French king has been thrown off the throne….there are riots in Berlin and Victoria and Albert are terrified.”
With Prince Albert’s famed Great Exhibition of 1851 approaching, “I think we can safely say we’re not going to lose Albert in this series.” Goodwin said. “It’s a really interesting time because Victoria just wants the love of her people. She’s almost like a child star who’s grown up with this affection and love,...
- 7/30/2018
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
PBS’s Paula Kerger Celebrates Fred Rogers, Explains Perry Simon Pick As Next Programming Chief – TCA
PBS chief Paula Kerger devoted much of her 25th consecutive TCA at-bat celebrating the renaissance of Fred Rogers calling him a “singular individual” whose “civility and graciousness” which she said “are especially resonant today” without elaborating, because it was not necessary.
She reminded TV critics Morgan Neville’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor? – a box-office barn burner – will air on Independent Lens early next year.
The documentary was in the news last month when Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi attended a screening in Tampa and called police to escort her out because of people shouting “What would Mister Rogers think about your legacy in Florida taking away health insurance from people with existing conditions?” owing to her decision to join in a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, and “Shame On You!” over her stance on immigration.
“Part of what we’ve tried to do is continue to connect...
She reminded TV critics Morgan Neville’s Won’t You Be My Neighbor? – a box-office barn burner – will air on Independent Lens early next year.
The documentary was in the news last month when Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi attended a screening in Tampa and called police to escort her out because of people shouting “What would Mister Rogers think about your legacy in Florida taking away health insurance from people with existing conditions?” owing to her decision to join in a lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, and “Shame On You!” over her stance on immigration.
“Part of what we’ve tried to do is continue to connect...
- 7/30/2018
- by Lisa de Moraes
- Deadline Film + TV
A report commissioned by the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain has found a wide gap between male and female writers working across film and TV — with no significant improvement over a period of 10 years. Among the findings, 16% of all working film screenwriters in the UK are female while 14% of primetime TV drama is predominantly written by women.
The report, titled “Gender Inequality and Screenwriters,” gathered data from over 30 sources and examined the decade from 2005-2015. Figures reveal “the serious lack of authentic female voices and their opportunity to tell their stories.” More than half of respondents to a survey of Wggb members conducted by the authors of the report suggested they had seen evidence of discrimination over the course of their careers.
The findings have spurred the Equality Writes campaign which calls on the industry to effect positive change. Short-term goals include program-level TV equality monitoring data to be released...
The report, titled “Gender Inequality and Screenwriters,” gathered data from over 30 sources and examined the decade from 2005-2015. Figures reveal “the serious lack of authentic female voices and their opportunity to tell their stories.” More than half of respondents to a survey of Wggb members conducted by the authors of the report suggested they had seen evidence of discrimination over the course of their careers.
The findings have spurred the Equality Writes campaign which calls on the industry to effect positive change. Short-term goals include program-level TV equality monitoring data to be released...
- 5/23/2018
- by Nancy Tartaglione and Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Laurence Fox (Lewis) and Kate Fleetwood (Harlots) are joining the third season of ITV’s hit royals drama Victoria (first look pictured), with filming now underway in the UK.
Produced by Mammoth Screen as a co-production with Masterpiece, and created by writer and producer Daisy Goodwin, the new series sees Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) reprise her role as the eponymous young Queen, alongside Tom Hughes (Paula) as Prince Albert. Fox will play charismatic and wayward Foreign Secretary Lord Palmerston, whilst Fleetwood will play Victoria’s mysterious sister Feodora.
Also joining the cast are actor and comedian John Sessions (The Loch) as Prime Minister John Russell, Lily Travers (Kingsman) as the Duchess of Monmouth, Nicholas Audsley (The White Princess), David Burnett (The Mummy) and Emily Forbes (Endeavour).
Starting in 1848, the third installment of the period drama will depict a turbulent and uncertain time for Europe and the monarchy. With revolutions on...
Produced by Mammoth Screen as a co-production with Masterpiece, and created by writer and producer Daisy Goodwin, the new series sees Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) reprise her role as the eponymous young Queen, alongside Tom Hughes (Paula) as Prince Albert. Fox will play charismatic and wayward Foreign Secretary Lord Palmerston, whilst Fleetwood will play Victoria’s mysterious sister Feodora.
Also joining the cast are actor and comedian John Sessions (The Loch) as Prime Minister John Russell, Lily Travers (Kingsman) as the Duchess of Monmouth, Nicholas Audsley (The White Princess), David Burnett (The Mummy) and Emily Forbes (Endeavour).
Starting in 1848, the third installment of the period drama will depict a turbulent and uncertain time for Europe and the monarchy. With revolutions on...
- 5/21/2018
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Craving another royals binge after finishing The Crown? The private life of Queen Elizabeth II‘s great-great-grandmother Queen Victoria is just as — if not more — captivating, and fans of the Masterpiece series chronicling the early years of her era-defining reign can watch the entire second season before it even concludes on PBS.
In season 2, Victoria (Jenna Coleman) is trying to balance it all: motherhood, her wifely duties and, you know, running an empire.
As historian — and series creator — Daisy Goodwin previously told People, “We think of Victoria as a boot-faced old bag, but she was a young woman who loved dancing,...
In season 2, Victoria (Jenna Coleman) is trying to balance it all: motherhood, her wifely duties and, you know, running an empire.
As historian — and series creator — Daisy Goodwin previously told People, “We think of Victoria as a boot-faced old bag, but she was a young woman who loved dancing,...
- 1/24/2018
- by Michele Corriston
- PEOPLE.com
To deliver the next chapter in the life of one of England’s most influential monarchs, PBS’ “Victoria” is leaning into its soapier side. Although Queen Victoria led a fascinating life, creator Daisy Goodwin doesn’t seem content with merely dramatizing historical events. Instead, in Season 2 she adds a layer of “Downton Abbey”-lite shenanigans downstairs, along with a series of manufactured romances for good measure. What results is too much story and not enough impact.
Beyond this narrative bloat, the series feels too neatly turned out in both story and characterizations, while eschewing subtlety and depth. This makes for curiously bland melodrama, but at least it’s saved by some gorgeous visuals and notable performances.
Anchoring the series, Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes are back as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the royal pair who couldn’t keep their hands off each other after a brief period of trying to deny their feelings.
Beyond this narrative bloat, the series feels too neatly turned out in both story and characterizations, while eschewing subtlety and depth. This makes for curiously bland melodrama, but at least it’s saved by some gorgeous visuals and notable performances.
Anchoring the series, Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes are back as Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the royal pair who couldn’t keep their hands off each other after a brief period of trying to deny their feelings.
- 1/14/2018
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Network: PBS. Episodes: Ongoing (hour). Seasons: Ongoing. TV show dates: January 15, 2017 — present. Series status: Has not been cancelled. Performers include: Jenna Coleman, Nell Hudson, Tommy Knight, Daniela Holtz, Adrian Schiller, Jordan Waller, Tom Hughes, Ferdinand Kingsley, Margaret Clunie, David Oakes, Nigel Lindsay, Catherine Flemming, Anna Wilson-Jones, Alex Jennings, Bebe Cave, Diana Rigg, Tilly Steele, Leo Suter, Eve Myles, Rufus Sewell, Paul Rhys, and Peter Bowles. TV show description: A historical drama from creator Daisy Goodwin, the Victoria TV show centers on Queen Victoria (Coleman). The series kicks in 1837, as the 18 year-old ascends to the British throne. At the outset of her reign, Victoria grows close to...
- 1/6/2018
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
Kirsten Howard Dec 12, 2017
Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes will both return for a third series of ITV's popular royal drama Victoria, it's been announced...
It's official: Victoria will be back for a third series on ITV.
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Series 3 of the lavish show, a ratings hit for the broadcaster, will see both Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) and Tom Hughes (Paula) return to their roles as Victoria and Albert respectively sometime in 2018, we'd imagine.
Creator Daisy Goodwin has been teasing events to come for the royals. “Series three will start in 1848 which was a hugely dramatic and eventful time for both the royal family and Europe, with revolutions on the continent and uncertainty around the monarchy. Viewers can expect more drama than ever before in the third series.”
“We’re delighted that the nation has taken Victoria to its heart," gushed ITV’s Head of Drama,...
Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes will both return for a third series of ITV's popular royal drama Victoria, it's been announced...
It's official: Victoria will be back for a third series on ITV.
See related 26 new TV shows to watch in 2017
Series 3 of the lavish show, a ratings hit for the broadcaster, will see both Jenna Coleman (Doctor Who) and Tom Hughes (Paula) return to their roles as Victoria and Albert respectively sometime in 2018, we'd imagine.
Creator Daisy Goodwin has been teasing events to come for the royals. “Series three will start in 1848 which was a hugely dramatic and eventful time for both the royal family and Europe, with revolutions on the continent and uncertainty around the monarchy. Viewers can expect more drama than ever before in the third series.”
“We’re delighted that the nation has taken Victoria to its heart," gushed ITV’s Head of Drama,...
- 12/12/2017
- Den of Geek
Daisy Goodwin, creator of ITV and PBS period drama Victoria, has alleged that she was sexually assaulted during a visit to No. 10 Downing Street. Goodwin, who previously ran Sony-backed production company Silver River, claimed the incident happened while David Cameron was Prime Minister between 2010 and 2016. Goodwin said she was assaulted by a government official, although declined to name the official. She said that he had "put his hand on my breast". "The official, who…...
- 11/14/2017
- Deadline TV
Queen Victoria was on the throne more than 60 years, so there is “no shortage of stories” for umpteen seasons of PBS’s Victoria, according to the Masterpiece series’ creator, writer and executive producer, Daisy Goodwin, who happily added to TV critics at TCA, “fingers crossed!” Goodwin did acknowledge that Jenna Coleman, who plays the young queen in the series, might not want to play the role into the age at which the queen “looked like Hitchcock in drag,” in the words…...
- 7/31/2017
- Deadline TV
Kirsten Howard Rob Leane Sep 28, 2017
Line Of Duty star Martin Compston will make his grand entrance in episode 6 of ITV's hit series Victoria. Here's a clip...
Line Of Duty star Martin Compston is about to make his debut in ITV's historical smash hit Victoria, playing Dr. Robert Traill. He'll be a key campaigner in the petition to gain awareness and support for those suffering from the potato famine in Ireland during the 1840s.
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Here he is in a brand new clip from episode 6, 'Faith, Hope & Charity'...
And here's the official synopsis for the episode...
As news of the horrific famine in Ireland reaches the Queen, Victoria is adamant that her government should be doing more to help. However, Prime Minister Peel is trapped, knowing that to send food to...
Line Of Duty star Martin Compston will make his grand entrance in episode 6 of ITV's hit series Victoria. Here's a clip...
Line Of Duty star Martin Compston is about to make his debut in ITV's historical smash hit Victoria, playing Dr. Robert Traill. He'll be a key campaigner in the petition to gain awareness and support for those suffering from the potato famine in Ireland during the 1840s.
See related New on Netflix UK: what's added in October 2017? Amazon Prime UK: what’s new in October 2017? 35 must-watch films in 2017
Here he is in a brand new clip from episode 6, 'Faith, Hope & Charity'...
And here's the official synopsis for the episode...
As news of the horrific famine in Ireland reaches the Queen, Victoria is adamant that her government should be doing more to help. However, Prime Minister Peel is trapped, knowing that to send food to...
- 4/18/2017
- Den of Geek
PBS’ Victoria, about the 18-year-old British queen’s ascension to the throne, was created by Daisy Goodwin after getting into a tiff with her own teenaged daughter and thinking, “What if my daughter was now the queen of England?” Masterpiece senior series producer Susanne Simpson explained at The Contenders Emmys confab today. Victoria is the quintessential Masterpiece program, Simpson insisted. “Most of you here probably know about Downton Abbey,” she joked. “Those were…...
- 4/10/2017
- Deadline TV
We know she was a trailblazer for reigning Queen Elizabeth, and thanks to the recent PBS series Victoria, we know she enjoyed a “full-on passionate marriage” with her husband, Prince Albert. But Queen Victoria had another special relationship in her life: the artistic one she shared with 19th-century painter Thomas Sully.
The English-born, American-reared artist had his first sitting with the young monarch on March 22, 1838, when she was just shy of 20. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Victoria was “tickled” by the idea of being painted by an American.
“I should be gratified,” wrote Sully, “if I were able...
The English-born, American-reared artist had his first sitting with the young monarch on March 22, 1838, when she was just shy of 20. According to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Victoria was “tickled” by the idea of being painted by an American.
“I should be gratified,” wrote Sully, “if I were able...
- 3/2/2017
- by Michelle Tauber
- PEOPLE.com
During her time as the longest-serving monarch in British history, Queen Elizabeth has written her own history. But she’s also had the opportunity to learn from the great kings and queens of the past.
With the popularity of Netflix’s The Crown and now PBS/Masterpiece’s Victoria and the dramatized documentary series on the notorious King Henry VIII’s six wives, two historians have weighed in on how the Queen compares with her ancestors.
Lucy Worsley, who fronts PBS’s Secret of the Six Wives, says the Queen differs from the women in her documentary because she “sailed...
With the popularity of Netflix’s The Crown and now PBS/Masterpiece’s Victoria and the dramatized documentary series on the notorious King Henry VIII’s six wives, two historians have weighed in on how the Queen compares with her ancestors.
Lucy Worsley, who fronts PBS’s Secret of the Six Wives, says the Queen differs from the women in her documentary because she “sailed...
- 1/25/2017
- by simonperrytimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Three episodes was provided prior to broadcast.
One of the downsides to living in the new Golden Age of Television is that some shows, decent in their own right, will inevitably suffer in comparison to the best of the best.
I fear that may be the fate of Victoria, which has its U.S. premiere later tonight. The show presents inevitable comparisons to Netflix’s The Crown in its tale of one of England’s most famous queens, at times rising to the challenge of its competitor, and at other times, falling a bit short.
The series opens at the very beginning of Victoria’s famous reign. King William is dead and his niece, Alexandrina Victoria (Jenna Coleman), a girl of eighteen, will ascend to the throne. She’s lived a sheltered and inexperienced life at Kensington, reared under the strict oversight of her mother, the Duchess of Kent (Catherine Flemming...
One of the downsides to living in the new Golden Age of Television is that some shows, decent in their own right, will inevitably suffer in comparison to the best of the best.
I fear that may be the fate of Victoria, which has its U.S. premiere later tonight. The show presents inevitable comparisons to Netflix’s The Crown in its tale of one of England’s most famous queens, at times rising to the challenge of its competitor, and at other times, falling a bit short.
The series opens at the very beginning of Victoria’s famous reign. King William is dead and his niece, Alexandrina Victoria (Jenna Coleman), a girl of eighteen, will ascend to the throne. She’s lived a sheltered and inexperienced life at Kensington, reared under the strict oversight of her mother, the Duchess of Kent (Catherine Flemming...
- 1/15/2017
- by Lauren Humphries-Brooks
- We Got This Covered
Victoria was the teen queen who went on to have the longest reign until Queen Elizabeth passed that milestone in September 2015. And just like Elizabeth, Victoria’s youth and determination aided her well early in her reign. “Victoria was tiny and very, very strong willed,” say historian Daisy Goodwin, the creator of the PBS/Masterpiece drama Victoria, which premieres January 15.
And those characteristics are attracting a new wave of fans of the show, which stars Dr. Who’s Jenna Coleman. “Most period dramas are watched by the over-50s, but in the U.K., this has the youngest demographic of any period drama ever,...
And those characteristics are attracting a new wave of fans of the show, which stars Dr. Who’s Jenna Coleman. “Most period dramas are watched by the over-50s, but in the U.K., this has the youngest demographic of any period drama ever,...
- 1/13/2017
- by simonperrytimeinc
- PEOPLE.com
Dubois Records, in cooperation with Mammoth Screen and Masterpiece will release the Victoria – Original Soundtrack digitally on all music streaming platforms to coincide with the Us release of the television series on PBS this coming weekend. The album features the limited series’ original score by multi-bafta and Ivor Novello winning composer Martin Phipps (Woman In Gold, The Keeping Room) and Ruth Barrett (City Of Tiny Lights, Whitechapel) with vocals from the Mediaeval Baebes. Victoria was first aired on ITV in the UK on August 28, 2016.
Phipps says: “The idea was to give Victoria a dynamic voice, an explosive theme through which we could rejoice in her strength & courage. The Mediaeval Baebes were the perfect sound for this. With one foot in the classical world & one in the commercial, they gave Victoria the mixture of refinement & attitude I was after.”
Barrett says: “I started composing from episode 2, weaving in some of Martin...
Phipps says: “The idea was to give Victoria a dynamic voice, an explosive theme through which we could rejoice in her strength & courage. The Mediaeval Baebes were the perfect sound for this. With one foot in the classical world & one in the commercial, they gave Victoria the mixture of refinement & attitude I was after.”
Barrett says: “I started composing from episode 2, weaving in some of Martin...
- 1/13/2017
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Rule Victoria! Below, watch a teaser trailer for the Victoria TV show, premiering on PBS Masterpiece! Sunday, January 15, 2017, in Downton Abbey's old timeslot. A historical drama from Daisy Goodwin, the eight-part first season stars Jenna Coleman as Queen Victoria, Tom Hughes as Prince Albert, and Rufus Sewell as Lord Melbourne. ITV has already renewed Victoria for a second season, and PBS will reportedly follow suit.The Victoria TV series cast also includes: Alex Jennings, Paul Rhys, Catherine H. Flemming, Peter Firth, Eve Myles, Tommy Knight, Nichola McAuliffe, Daniela Holtz, Nigel Lindsay, Ferdinand Kingsley, Adrian Schiller, David Oakes, and Alice Orr-Ewing. Read More…...
- 10/6/2016
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
ITV is bringing back Victoria for a second season. ITV's head of drama Polly Hill and director of television Kevin Lygo announced the news on Friday. The drama from screenwriter Daisy Goodwin and producer Mammoth Screen stars Jenna Coleman as the young queen alongside Tom Hughes as Prince Albert. It launched at the end of August and averaged 7.7 million consolidated viewers. This makes it the top-rated ITV drama of the year so far. Victoria is a co-production with Masterpiece on PBS, with Rebecca Eaton serving as executive producer. It premieres on PBS on Jan. 15. Lygo
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- 9/23/2016
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Rob Leane Sep 23, 2016
Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes will return for a second series of Victoria on ITV...
ITV has opted to renew their monarch-based drama Victoria for a second series. Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes are both lined up to return, as is the show's writing team consisted of Daisy Goodwin, Damien Timmer and Kate McKerrell.
The first run of the crown-stuffed series earned both critical plaudits and high ratings, making ITV's decision what Kevin Bacon would term a 'no brainer'. In fact, as the official press bumf tells us, Victoria series 1 achieved an average of "7.7 million viewers and [a] 29.7% share of viewing, based on consolidated overnights", making it "the top rated ITV drama of the year so far."
Daisy Goodwin released this statement, teasing a little of what to expect from series 2:
“Even though she reigned in the 19th Century, Victoria is a heroine for our times. In...
Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes will return for a second series of Victoria on ITV...
ITV has opted to renew their monarch-based drama Victoria for a second series. Jenna Coleman and Tom Hughes are both lined up to return, as is the show's writing team consisted of Daisy Goodwin, Damien Timmer and Kate McKerrell.
The first run of the crown-stuffed series earned both critical plaudits and high ratings, making ITV's decision what Kevin Bacon would term a 'no brainer'. In fact, as the official press bumf tells us, Victoria series 1 achieved an average of "7.7 million viewers and [a] 29.7% share of viewing, based on consolidated overnights", making it "the top rated ITV drama of the year so far."
Daisy Goodwin released this statement, teasing a little of what to expect from series 2:
“Even though she reigned in the 19th Century, Victoria is a heroine for our times. In...
- 9/23/2016
- Den of Geek
Victoria, the Mammoth Screen and Masterpiece co-production for ITV and PBS made its debut on Sunday night in the UK. The Jenna Coleman-starrer ascended the throne with 5.7M viewers and a 30 share in the 9 Pm slot. That was strong enough to see Victoria win the hour against BBC One comedies Are You Being Served? and Porridge. It peaked with 6.1M viewers. The series, which is eyed as a returnable, is created by Daisy Goodwin and follows Victoria for the first three years…...
- 8/29/2016
- Deadline TV
Though historical drama fans in the United States might have to wait a bit, their UK counterparts will be excited for the next big period drama to take over their TV. The upcoming eight-part miniseries “Victoria” follows the early life of Queen Victoria (Jenna Coleman), from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 through her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert (Tom Hughes). The series also features Rufus Sewell (“The Illusionist”) as Lord Melbourne, Peter Firth (“Equus”) as the Duke of Cumberland, Paul Rhys (“Vincent and Theo”) as Sir John Conroy, and many more.
Read More: ‘Doctor Who’s’ Jenna Coleman Embodies the Vivacious and Very Short Queen ‘Victoria’
The series is created by Daisy Goodwin, who previously produced on such British programs as the UK version of “The Apprentice,” the reality show “How Clean Is Your House?” the five-part documentary “Jamie’s Kitchen,” and Sharon Horgan’s comedy series “Pulling.
Read More: ‘Doctor Who’s’ Jenna Coleman Embodies the Vivacious and Very Short Queen ‘Victoria’
The series is created by Daisy Goodwin, who previously produced on such British programs as the UK version of “The Apprentice,” the reality show “How Clean Is Your House?” the five-part documentary “Jamie’s Kitchen,” and Sharon Horgan’s comedy series “Pulling.
- 8/2/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
Jenna Coleman is bringing the Victorian era to life on PBS.
The former “Doctor Who” companion plays the famed British monarch from the moment she becomes queen at the tender age of 18 in Masterpiece’s upcoming eight-part miniseries “Victoria.” Although Queen Victoria lived in the 19th century, more is known about her than many other historical figures, because she was an avid diarist and left a colorful paper trail of her thoughts and dreams.
“Her vivacious nature comes out in the page,” Coleman told reporters at the Television Critics Association on Thursday. The diaries included many all-caps and underlined portions. “What I found most interesting was her sketch work,” Coleman added. “She was quite a prolific watercolorist,” Portraits figured regularly in Queen Victoria’s work along with landscapes. She as also a fan of the theater.
Novelist Daisy Goodwin, who wrote and created the series, read between the lines to...
The former “Doctor Who” companion plays the famed British monarch from the moment she becomes queen at the tender age of 18 in Masterpiece’s upcoming eight-part miniseries “Victoria.” Although Queen Victoria lived in the 19th century, more is known about her than many other historical figures, because she was an avid diarist and left a colorful paper trail of her thoughts and dreams.
“Her vivacious nature comes out in the page,” Coleman told reporters at the Television Critics Association on Thursday. The diaries included many all-caps and underlined portions. “What I found most interesting was her sketch work,” Coleman added. “She was quite a prolific watercolorist,” Portraits figured regularly in Queen Victoria’s work along with landscapes. She as also a fan of the theater.
Novelist Daisy Goodwin, who wrote and created the series, read between the lines to...
- 7/29/2016
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
Tom Hughes (The Game, About Time) has been cast as Prince Albert in ITV's upcoming event series Victoria. Jenna Coleman stars in the eight-part drama as the titular queen with Hughes playing her first cousin, suitor and eventual husband. The drama begins with the early life of Queen Victoria, from her acension to the throne through to her courtship with and marriage to Prince Albert. Daisy Goodwin is creator, writer and executive producer on the bio-drama that also stars…...
- 12/14/2015
- Deadline TV
Jenna Coleman might be quitting Doctor Who, but her next project will see the actress share the screen with other veterans of the sci-fi series.
Torchwood star Eve Myles and The Sarah Jane Adventures actor Tommy-Lawrence Knight will join Coleman in ITV's new drama Victoria.
The eight-part series - charting the early life of Queen Victoria (Coleman) - will also star BAFTA nominee Rufus Sewell as Lord Melbourne, Victoria's first prime minister.
Melbourne formed an intimate friendship with Victoria, with their intimate friendship becoming a popular source of gossip that threatened to destabilise the Government.
Myles will play Mrs Jenkins, the Queen's senior dresser, while Knight is the hall boy, Brodie. Spooks star Peter Firth, Being Human actor Paul Rhys and Outlander's Nell Hudson are also among the cast.
Victoria has been written by novelist Daisy Goodwin, in her screenwriting debut. Shooting begins later this month on the 90-minute...
Torchwood star Eve Myles and The Sarah Jane Adventures actor Tommy-Lawrence Knight will join Coleman in ITV's new drama Victoria.
The eight-part series - charting the early life of Queen Victoria (Coleman) - will also star BAFTA nominee Rufus Sewell as Lord Melbourne, Victoria's first prime minister.
Melbourne formed an intimate friendship with Victoria, with their intimate friendship becoming a popular source of gossip that threatened to destabilise the Government.
Myles will play Mrs Jenkins, the Queen's senior dresser, while Knight is the hall boy, Brodie. Spooks star Peter Firth, Being Human actor Paul Rhys and Outlander's Nell Hudson are also among the cast.
Victoria has been written by novelist Daisy Goodwin, in her screenwriting debut. Shooting begins later this month on the 90-minute...
- 10/21/2015
- Digital Spy
The rumours were true. Jenna Coleman will play the young Queen Victoria in ITV's new drama Victoria.
The actress today (September 18) confirmed that she will leave Doctor Who during its current ninth series. She has played The Doctor's companion Clara Oswald since 2012.
ITV's eight-part royal series follows the early life of the monarch, from her ascension to the throne to her marriage to Prince Albert.
"I am delighted to be cast as Queen Victoria in this ambitious drama of her life," Coleman said.
"She is a vivid, strong, inspirational and utterly fascinating woman in British history and I can't wait to tell her story."
Victoria kicks off with a 90-minute episode directed by Tom Vaughan and is followed by seven one-hour episodes.
It is produced by Paul Frift and more names will be added to the cast shortly. It is due to start filming in the north of England next month.
The actress today (September 18) confirmed that she will leave Doctor Who during its current ninth series. She has played The Doctor's companion Clara Oswald since 2012.
ITV's eight-part royal series follows the early life of the monarch, from her ascension to the throne to her marriage to Prince Albert.
"I am delighted to be cast as Queen Victoria in this ambitious drama of her life," Coleman said.
"She is a vivid, strong, inspirational and utterly fascinating woman in British history and I can't wait to tell her story."
Victoria kicks off with a 90-minute episode directed by Tom Vaughan and is followed by seven one-hour episodes.
It is produced by Paul Frift and more names will be added to the cast shortly. It is due to start filming in the north of England next month.
- 9/18/2015
- Digital Spy
Actress Jenna Coleman is reportedly leaving "Doctor Who" following her scoring the lead role in "Victoria," an ITV miniseries about Queen Victoria.
Coleman was going to leave the show in last year's Christmas special, but was asked to come back and agreed. She returned to the role of Clara Oswald for the ninth season which begins this weekend.
Coleman is thought to have already filmed her final scenes and will leave before this year's "Doctor Who" Christmas special. The BBC are not commenting on the reports at the moment.
The "Victoria" mini-series will follow the early life of Queen Victoria from the time she assumed the throne at the age of 18 and is based on scripts by novelist Daisy Goodwin. Shooting begins in September.
Source: The Daily Mirror...
Coleman was going to leave the show in last year's Christmas special, but was asked to come back and agreed. She returned to the role of Clara Oswald for the ninth season which begins this weekend.
Coleman is thought to have already filmed her final scenes and will leave before this year's "Doctor Who" Christmas special. The BBC are not commenting on the reports at the moment.
The "Victoria" mini-series will follow the early life of Queen Victoria from the time she assumed the throne at the age of 18 and is based on scripts by novelist Daisy Goodwin. Shooting begins in September.
Source: The Daily Mirror...
- 9/16/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Jenna Coleman has quit 'Doctor Who'. The 29-year-old actress is to depart her role as the Time Lord's assistant Clara Oswald after landing the lead in a new £10 million eight-part ITV drama about Queen Victoria. Jenna will play the monarch from when she became queen at the age of 18 in 1837, through the early part of her 63-year reign. A source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: ''Jenna clinching the role has been a closely guarded secret. There's a lot of excitement about the series.'' The series, 'Victoria', is being written by novelist Daisy Goodwin and produced by the 'Poldark' team and ITV...
- 9/16/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
According to The Mirror, Jenna Coleman will leave Doctor Who for a starring role in ITV’s Queen Victoria drama series…
Sound the rumour klaxon! The Mirror is reporting that Jenna Coleman is set to depart from Doctor Who to star “as Queen Victoria in a £10 million ITV drama."
According to their report, Jenna Coleman “will play the monarch from when she became queen as a frumpy 18-year-old in 1837, through the early part of her 63-year reign.”
An unnamed source told The Mirror that “Jenna clinching the role has been a closely guarded secret. There’s a lot of excitement about the series.”
The series is called Victoria, has been written by novelist Daisy Goodwin, and ‘made by the same producers as Poldark.’
Goodwin told The Mirror that Victoria’s diaries gave “an astonishingly vivid picture of her transformation from a rebellious teenager.”
So the only quote from a named...
Sound the rumour klaxon! The Mirror is reporting that Jenna Coleman is set to depart from Doctor Who to star “as Queen Victoria in a £10 million ITV drama."
According to their report, Jenna Coleman “will play the monarch from when she became queen as a frumpy 18-year-old in 1837, through the early part of her 63-year reign.”
An unnamed source told The Mirror that “Jenna clinching the role has been a closely guarded secret. There’s a lot of excitement about the series.”
The series is called Victoria, has been written by novelist Daisy Goodwin, and ‘made by the same producers as Poldark.’
Goodwin told The Mirror that Victoria’s diaries gave “an astonishingly vivid picture of her transformation from a rebellious teenager.”
So the only quote from a named...
- 9/16/2015
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
Jenna Coleman is reportedly set to quit Doctor Who after three years in the Tardis to front a prestigious new ITV drama.
Coleman will be written out of her role as The Doctor's intrepid companion Clara Oswald prior to this year's Christmas special, according to The Mirror.
Her reported departure from Doctor Who apparently coincides with the actress landing a major role, starring as a young Queen Victoria in a new ITV drama with a reported budget of £10m.
Earlier this year, ITV announced it was partnering with novelist Daisy Goodwin and the producers of Poldark for an eight-part series about Queen Victoria's reign.
Digital Spy has reached out to a spokesperson for Coleman about her Doctor Who future, in addition to contacting ITV about her potential casting in Victoria.
Coleman made a surprise debut in Doctor Who in the 2012 series opener 'Asylum of the Daleks', before officially kicking...
Coleman will be written out of her role as The Doctor's intrepid companion Clara Oswald prior to this year's Christmas special, according to The Mirror.
Her reported departure from Doctor Who apparently coincides with the actress landing a major role, starring as a young Queen Victoria in a new ITV drama with a reported budget of £10m.
Earlier this year, ITV announced it was partnering with novelist Daisy Goodwin and the producers of Poldark for an eight-part series about Queen Victoria's reign.
Digital Spy has reached out to a spokesperson for Coleman about her Doctor Who future, in addition to contacting ITV about her potential casting in Victoria.
Coleman made a surprise debut in Doctor Who in the 2012 series opener 'Asylum of the Daleks', before officially kicking...
- 9/16/2015
- Digital Spy
Jenna Coleman and Emilia Clarke are being lined up to play Queen Victoria in a new drama. The 'Doctor Who' actress and the 'Game of Thrones' star are among a list of names being linked to the lead role in ITV's upcoming eight-part drama 'Victoria', according to RadioTimes.com. ITV are said to have put together a list of possibilities - which also includes model-turned-actress Cara Delevingne, 'Downton Abbey' star Lily James and Chloe Moretz - to star in the Daisy Goodwin-scripted project. The drama, which will chart the early life of the late former monarch as she ''leaves childhood behind when she...
- 6/23/2015
- Virgin Media - TV
ITV will explore the early life of Queen Victoria in a brand new drama.
Eight-hour series Victoria will follow Britain's longest-reigning monarch as she leaves childhood behind and ascends to the throne at the age of just 18.
Novelist Daisy Goodwin is making her screenwriting debut with the series, which will be produced by Mammoth Screen, the team behind BBC One's recent hit period drama Poldark.
Steve November, Director of Drama, said: "This epic series is a chance to see the Victorian age through the eyes of the Queen herself for the first time. She's a vibrant, fascinating character whose legacy lives on today.
"Her life story is one that is by turns genuinely dramatic, romantic and surprising. We are delighted to be working with Daisy Goodwin, who knows her subject intimately and has brought her to life beautifully, and with Mammoth, who we know are masters of epic period drama.
Eight-hour series Victoria will follow Britain's longest-reigning monarch as she leaves childhood behind and ascends to the throne at the age of just 18.
Novelist Daisy Goodwin is making her screenwriting debut with the series, which will be produced by Mammoth Screen, the team behind BBC One's recent hit period drama Poldark.
Steve November, Director of Drama, said: "This epic series is a chance to see the Victorian age through the eyes of the Queen herself for the first time. She's a vibrant, fascinating character whose legacy lives on today.
"Her life story is one that is by turns genuinely dramatic, romantic and surprising. We are delighted to be working with Daisy Goodwin, who knows her subject intimately and has brought her to life beautifully, and with Mammoth, who we know are masters of epic period drama.
- 5/18/2015
- Digital Spy
The Great British Bake Off has a lot to answer for. Since it became a weird hit, we've had the format applied to sewing and hairdressing... and now it's about time gardening had a go. Enter The Big Allotment Challenge, which starts tonight. But what is it all about? Read on to find out.
What is the idea behind The Big Allotment Challenge?
The show sees nine duos (friends, parents and children, partners and so on) taking on an allotment each and cultivating flowers and produce. After months of gardening, the challenges begin - with each episode featuring a grow challenge (produce a sterling veggie), a make challenge (flower arranging) and an eat challenge (make a tasty preserve). Each instalment also sees one duo saying a sad goodbye.
Well, who's on it then?
Fern Britton is the host ("I was thrilled to even be considered to be part of it,...
What is the idea behind The Big Allotment Challenge?
The show sees nine duos (friends, parents and children, partners and so on) taking on an allotment each and cultivating flowers and produce. After months of gardening, the challenges begin - with each episode featuring a grow challenge (produce a sterling veggie), a make challenge (flower arranging) and an eat challenge (make a tasty preserve). Each instalment also sees one duo saying a sad goodbye.
Well, who's on it then?
Fern Britton is the host ("I was thrilled to even be considered to be part of it,...
- 4/15/2014
- Digital Spy
The legacy of Princess Diana will continue to live on! The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge are preparing to welcome their bundle of joy, and they want to be the best parents they can be — with the help of the Will’s late mother.
Kate Middleton, 31, has done nothing but impress the public and make the royal family happy since she and Prince William, 31, married in 2011, and their parenting style will seemingly do just the same. They have not only been predicted to be fabulous parents once their baby is born, but they will be especially great because they’ll be taking after the one and only Princess Diana!
Prince William & Kate Middleton To Learn Parenting From Princess Diana
Kate and William are expected to try and give their child a fairly normal upbringing, as Diana did with William. Diana’s low-key parenting method had great impact on William and Prince Harry,...
Kate Middleton, 31, has done nothing but impress the public and make the royal family happy since she and Prince William, 31, married in 2011, and their parenting style will seemingly do just the same. They have not only been predicted to be fabulous parents once their baby is born, but they will be especially great because they’ll be taking after the one and only Princess Diana!
Prince William & Kate Middleton To Learn Parenting From Princess Diana
Kate and William are expected to try and give their child a fairly normal upbringing, as Diana did with William. Diana’s low-key parenting method had great impact on William and Prince Harry,...
- 7/1/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
The Duchess of Cambridge is once again open to defying royal tradition if it’s what the doctors say! Kate Middleton is leaving it up to the royal doctors to decide if the royal baby will be born naturally or via C-section.
In her final weeks of pregnancy, Kate Middleton is making major decisions regarding the arrival of the royal baby. As her due date draws closer, Kate will take doctors’ advice on whether or not she will have a C-section.
Kate Will Let Doctors Decide On Birthing Method
That’s right, Kate is going to leave it up to the royal doctors’ to decide what method is appropriate for the royal baby. Robert Jobson, a royal correspondent, tells Now magazine that it’s all in the royal doctors’ hands.
“When it comes to the birth itself, Kate will leave all the decisions to the doctors on the day about...
In her final weeks of pregnancy, Kate Middleton is making major decisions regarding the arrival of the royal baby. As her due date draws closer, Kate will take doctors’ advice on whether or not she will have a C-section.
Kate Will Let Doctors Decide On Birthing Method
That’s right, Kate is going to leave it up to the royal doctors’ to decide what method is appropriate for the royal baby. Robert Jobson, a royal correspondent, tells Now magazine that it’s all in the royal doctors’ hands.
“When it comes to the birth itself, Kate will leave all the decisions to the doctors on the day about...
- 5/28/2013
- by HL Intern
- HollywoodLife
Just ahead of next month’s Mip TV market, Sony Pictures Television has added to its international production and distribution business by taking a majority stake in UK indie producer Silver River. Silver River works across a wide range of genres with programs on such UK channels as BBC1, ITV1 and Channel 4. Its current slate includes documentary Elizabeth Taylor – Queen Of Diamonds which explores the late legend’s life through jewelry and fashion. Spt’s distribution arm, which will now rep Silver River programs and formats internationally, will launch Elizabeth Taylor and other titles including anti-cosmetic surgery show Say No To The Knife at Mip in April. Silver River’s Daisy Goodwin will continue as president of the London-based company and now reports to Spt’s president of international production Andrea Wong. The addition of Silver River marks Spt’s 3rd UK production venture alongside Gogglebox Entertainment and Victory Television.
- 3/1/2012
- by NANCY TARTAGLIONE, International Editor
- Deadline TV
Tina Brown, Peter Beinart, John Avlon, Michelle Goldberg, and other Daily Beast writers and contributors pick their favorite books of 2010.
Tina Brown
Related story on The Daily Beast: This Week's Hot Reads
It takes a daring biographer to turn her sharp eye on her own life as Antonia Fraser does so movingly and beautifully in her memoir Must You Go? My Life with Harold Pinter. It's a compelling diary of a passionate love affair, marriage, and 40-year conversation of two soul mates in the milieu of London's chattering classes.
Harvard superstar professor Niall Ferguson wrote a superb book, High Financier, that I hope every Wall Street banker is receiving along with their fat bonus checks because Siegmund Warburg was a banker with style, integrity, and a serious intellect-rare qualities these days.
Daily Beast columnist Peter Beinart's The Icarus Syndrome is one of the most important books of the last...
Tina Brown
Related story on The Daily Beast: This Week's Hot Reads
It takes a daring biographer to turn her sharp eye on her own life as Antonia Fraser does so movingly and beautifully in her memoir Must You Go? My Life with Harold Pinter. It's a compelling diary of a passionate love affair, marriage, and 40-year conversation of two soul mates in the milieu of London's chattering classes.
Harvard superstar professor Niall Ferguson wrote a superb book, High Financier, that I hope every Wall Street banker is receiving along with their fat bonus checks because Siegmund Warburg was a banker with style, integrity, and a serious intellect-rare qualities these days.
Daily Beast columnist Peter Beinart's The Icarus Syndrome is one of the most important books of the last...
- 12/18/2010
- by The Daily Beast
- The Daily Beast
The one-off BBC drama stars Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson
Times are tough in broadcasting – it's all about the money these days. Share prices, attacks on the licence fee, takeovers and the internet. Broadcasters are scared. They will reach for safety. The last thing they would do is commission a one-off drama in verse about longing, failure and death inspired by a scene in James Joyce's Ulysses. Obviously.
And yet that is what the BBC has done with The Song Of Lunch – which drips with such mournful beauty and grace that you figure it has to have been an accident. Someone turned on a camera while no one was looking so Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson could perform Christopher Reid's bittersweet poem.
The Song of Lunch tells the story of Rickman's publisher meeting his former love, Thompson, for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent.
Times are tough in broadcasting – it's all about the money these days. Share prices, attacks on the licence fee, takeovers and the internet. Broadcasters are scared. They will reach for safety. The last thing they would do is commission a one-off drama in verse about longing, failure and death inspired by a scene in James Joyce's Ulysses. Obviously.
And yet that is what the BBC has done with The Song Of Lunch – which drips with such mournful beauty and grace that you figure it has to have been an accident. Someone turned on a camera while no one was looking so Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson could perform Christopher Reid's bittersweet poem.
The Song of Lunch tells the story of Rickman's publisher meeting his former love, Thompson, for a nostalgic lunch at the Soho restaurant they used to frequent.
- 10/4/2010
- by Stephen Armstrong
- The Guardian - Film News
There is not a single female director in competition for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes film festival, which opens today. There is, though, a handful of British women in the official selection – and it is interesting to note that Cannes has, in recent years, provided a launchpad for a certain kind of British female film-maker (one thinks particularly of Andrea Arnold, whose debut feature, Red Road, and last year's Fish Tank, impressed audiences).
This year, Alicia Duffy springs on to the scene with her deeply gloomy first feature, All Good Children; Sophie Fiennes has Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow, about the artist Anselm Kiefer; and there's the London-born Lucy Walker, whose intriguing-sounding documentary Countdown to Zero cheerily argues that the threat of nuclear annihilation has intensified rather than faded since the end of the cold war. I don't want to come over all Daisy Goodwin about this, but...
This year, Alicia Duffy springs on to the scene with her deeply gloomy first feature, All Good Children; Sophie Fiennes has Over Your Cities Grass Will Grow, about the artist Anselm Kiefer; and there's the London-born Lucy Walker, whose intriguing-sounding documentary Countdown to Zero cheerily argues that the threat of nuclear annihilation has intensified rather than faded since the end of the cold war. I don't want to come over all Daisy Goodwin about this, but...
- 5/12/2010
- by Charlotte Higgins
- The Guardian - Film News
John Crace on on the people hitting the headlines this week
Oscar curse
Michelle McGee
The curse of the best actress Oscar struck again as this year's winner, Sandra Bullock, found herself in the company of Halle Berry, Julia Roberts and others whose red carpet glory coincided with their private lives going belly-up. Michelle McGee, a tattoo model (a line of work which will shortly dry up as there seems precious little blank skin left to ink) claimed that she had an 11-month affair with Bullock's husband, Jesse James.
Thankfully, Hollywood's tawdriness seldom disappoints and McGee has a secondary career as "Avery" in a strip club – she was fired from another two years ago. But what makes her media gold is that she was reportedly raised Amish. It's only a matter of time before someone remakes Witness.
Notes on a scandal
The pope
Within days of the Vatican announcing that...
Oscar curse
Michelle McGee
The curse of the best actress Oscar struck again as this year's winner, Sandra Bullock, found herself in the company of Halle Berry, Julia Roberts and others whose red carpet glory coincided with their private lives going belly-up. Michelle McGee, a tattoo model (a line of work which will shortly dry up as there seems precious little blank skin left to ink) claimed that she had an 11-month affair with Bullock's husband, Jesse James.
Thankfully, Hollywood's tawdriness seldom disappoints and McGee has a secondary career as "Avery" in a strip club – she was fired from another two years ago. But what makes her media gold is that she was reportedly raised Amish. It's only a matter of time before someone remakes Witness.
Notes on a scandal
The pope
Within days of the Vatican announcing that...
- 3/20/2010
- by John Crace
- The Guardian - Film News
LONDON -- Daisy Goodwin, the independent producer responsible for such reality hits as The Apprentice, Jamie's School Dinners and How Clean is Your House, is leaving Fremantle-owned Talkback Thames after seven years, it was announced Wednesday. Goodwin, who will not renew her contract with the production house when it expires next month, did not announce other plans. The move comes after a period of change at one of the U.K.'s most successful independent production houses, which has seen former BBC1 chief Lorraine Heggessey take over from Talkback chief executive Peter Fincham, who has since moved to the BBC to replace Heggessey at BBC1.
- 5/18/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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