Winners of the 2024 CrimeCon Clue Awards were announced tonight at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, Tn during the third annual awards gala, which aired live on Law&Crime Network. Award-winning journalist and NewsNation anchor Ashleigh Banfield hosted the ceremony, celebrating excellence in true crime content, with Netflix, Hulu, NBC, Black and Missing, Hachette Books and CBC Podcasts among the trophy recipients.
Clue’s 2024 “Crimefighter of the Year” recipient, John Walsh, accepted the special honor from last year’s recipient, The Gabby Petito Foundation. Walsh, the iconic host and creator of Fox’s America’s Most Wanted, is celebrating the 40-year anniversary of his non-profit organization, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Ncmec).
Meanwhile, Law&Crime revealed the 2024 “America’s Greatest Detective” honoree: Laura Tierney, senior inspector with the U.S. Marshals Service in the missing child unit. Tierney is also the agency’s liaison to Ncmec, through...
Clue’s 2024 “Crimefighter of the Year” recipient, John Walsh, accepted the special honor from last year’s recipient, The Gabby Petito Foundation. Walsh, the iconic host and creator of Fox’s America’s Most Wanted, is celebrating the 40-year anniversary of his non-profit organization, The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children (Ncmec).
Meanwhile, Law&Crime revealed the 2024 “America’s Greatest Detective” honoree: Laura Tierney, senior inspector with the U.S. Marshals Service in the missing child unit. Tierney is also the agency’s liaison to Ncmec, through...
- 6/2/2024
- Podnews.net
Exclusive: Media Res, the company behind Apple’s The Morning Show, has paid 7-figures to secure rights to Adrian McKinty’s global bestselling novel The Chain. The plan is to turn the thriller into a TV series.
Writer/producer Shane Salerno (Avatar: The Way of Water) will be executive producer along with Media Res’ Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer. McKinty will be a Co-ep. Media Res and Salerno will next enlist a showrunner and actress to play the lead role and shop that package.
The Chain is a conspiracy thriller page-turner about an ordinary mother facing every parent’s worst nightmare: Her child is taken on her way to school. To get her back, the people behind the kidnapping plot – they call themselves The Chain – demand she do the unimaginable in exchange. A wicked, delirious puzzle piece that places audiences in the protagonist’s heart-pounding dilemma, The Chain is an...
Writer/producer Shane Salerno (Avatar: The Way of Water) will be executive producer along with Media Res’ Michael Ellenberg and Lindsey Springer. McKinty will be a Co-ep. Media Res and Salerno will next enlist a showrunner and actress to play the lead role and shop that package.
The Chain is a conspiracy thriller page-turner about an ordinary mother facing every parent’s worst nightmare: Her child is taken on her way to school. To get her back, the people behind the kidnapping plot – they call themselves The Chain – demand she do the unimaginable in exchange. A wicked, delirious puzzle piece that places audiences in the protagonist’s heart-pounding dilemma, The Chain is an...
- 5/30/2024
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The Holly Bobo case is getting another look in an all-new episode of 20/20 True Crime titled “A Deadly Scream,” airing on Friday night, May 31, 2024, at 9/8c on ABC. This episode delves into the chilling details surrounding Holly Bobo’s disappearance and subsequent murder, a case that has shocked and captivated the nation.
Holly Lynn Bobo, a 20-year-old nursing student, vanished from her family home in Darden, Tennessee, on April 13, 2011. Despite extensive searches and investigations, her partial remains were not discovered until September 2014, nearly three years later. The discovery led to the arrests of several men, including Zach Adams, his brother Dylan Adams, and friend Jason Autry, on charges ranging from kidnapping to murder.
However, the case has been riddled with controversy, setbacks, and criticisms of the prosecution. Allegations of coerced confessions, mishandling of evidence, and questionable investigative tactics have plagued the legal proceedings, leaving many unanswered questions and doubts...
Holly Lynn Bobo, a 20-year-old nursing student, vanished from her family home in Darden, Tennessee, on April 13, 2011. Despite extensive searches and investigations, her partial remains were not discovered until September 2014, nearly three years later. The discovery led to the arrests of several men, including Zach Adams, his brother Dylan Adams, and friend Jason Autry, on charges ranging from kidnapping to murder.
However, the case has been riddled with controversy, setbacks, and criticisms of the prosecution. Allegations of coerced confessions, mishandling of evidence, and questionable investigative tactics have plagued the legal proceedings, leaving many unanswered questions and doubts...
- 5/30/2024
- by Alex Matthews
- TV Regular
Exclusive: As true-crime continues its rise, CrimeCon, the leading live event for crime experts, professionals and fans, is bringing its content to those who can’t be in the room.
The event, which is taking place in Nashville from May 31 to June 2, has struck a deal with SiriusXM to air a raft of its sessions.
Some 16 of the event’s key sessions will be broadcast exclusively on SiriusXM’s Triumph channel on June 8 and 9.
Speakers at the event include CSI creator Anthony Zuiker, America’s Most Wanted’s John Walsh, Chris Hansen, Nancy Grace, Mark Geragos, Ben Crump, Sean “Sticks” Larkin, Paul Holes, John Douglas and Ann Burgess, who is the subject of Hulu docuseries Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer.
The events that will be broadcast include Til Death Do Us Part – The Epidemic of Love Gone Wrong, featuring Nancy Grace, Silent No More: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives,...
The event, which is taking place in Nashville from May 31 to June 2, has struck a deal with SiriusXM to air a raft of its sessions.
Some 16 of the event’s key sessions will be broadcast exclusively on SiriusXM’s Triumph channel on June 8 and 9.
Speakers at the event include CSI creator Anthony Zuiker, America’s Most Wanted’s John Walsh, Chris Hansen, Nancy Grace, Mark Geragos, Ben Crump, Sean “Sticks” Larkin, Paul Holes, John Douglas and Ann Burgess, who is the subject of Hulu docuseries Mastermind: To Think Like a Killer.
The events that will be broadcast include Til Death Do Us Part – The Epidemic of Love Gone Wrong, featuring Nancy Grace, Silent No More: Missing & Murdered Indigenous Women and Relatives,...
- 5/24/2024
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Fans feared that NBC could cancel Law & Order: Organized Crime after never announcing a renewal. However, Peacock jumped in and saved the show, but this means it will move off of NBC, and now fans are worried that the beloved franchise crossovers with Mariska Hargitay and Christopher Meloni will stop as well.
However, Mariska Hargitay has said she still plans to take part in crossovers despite the move of Organized Crime to Peacock.
Mariska Hargitay Talks Law & Order Crossovers In Future
Mariska Hargitay has a lot of say when it comes to Law & Order. While she couldn’t stop a co-star from being fired from the show, she does have a lot to say about her character and the direction of the long-running series. With that in mind, she said she still plans crossovers to reunite Stabler and Olivia.
While Organized Crime is moving to Peacok, it is still...
However, Mariska Hargitay has said she still plans to take part in crossovers despite the move of Organized Crime to Peacock.
Mariska Hargitay Talks Law & Order Crossovers In Future
Mariska Hargitay has a lot of say when it comes to Law & Order. While she couldn’t stop a co-star from being fired from the show, she does have a lot to say about her character and the direction of the long-running series. With that in mind, she said she still plans crossovers to reunite Stabler and Olivia.
While Organized Crime is moving to Peacok, it is still...
- 5/23/2024
- by Shawn Lealos
- TV Shows Ace
The 49th Annual Gracie Awards, hosted by the Alliance for Women in Media Foundation (Awmf) took place Tuesday, May 21 at the Beverly Hills Wilshire Hotel in Beverly Hills. The 2024 awards ceremony, hosted by Tamera Mowry-Housley, celebrated the remarkable achievements of women across countless media platforms. Legendary Carol Burnett was bestowed with the prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award, presented by castmate of “Palm Royale,” Kristen Wiig. Gold Derby’s Latasha Ford and Marcus James Dixon were on the red carpet to interview many of the honorees, presenters, and attendees.
Watch each red carpet interview below:
Lauren E. Banks (“Lawmen: Bass Reeves”)
Garcelle Beauvais (“Black Girl Missing”)
Kim Fields (“The Upshaws”)
Mayan Lopez (“Lopez vs. Lopez”)
Mary McDonnell (“The Fall of the House of Usher”)
Tamera Mowry-Housley (Host)
Danielle Pinnock (“Ghosts”)
Phylicia Rashad (“Diarra from Detroit”)
Amber Chardae Robinson (“Palm Royale”)
This year’s theme was centered on “Feminine Strength, both Large and Small,...
Watch each red carpet interview below:
Lauren E. Banks (“Lawmen: Bass Reeves”)
Garcelle Beauvais (“Black Girl Missing”)
Kim Fields (“The Upshaws”)
Mayan Lopez (“Lopez vs. Lopez”)
Mary McDonnell (“The Fall of the House of Usher”)
Tamera Mowry-Housley (Host)
Danielle Pinnock (“Ghosts”)
Phylicia Rashad (“Diarra from Detroit”)
Amber Chardae Robinson (“Palm Royale”)
This year’s theme was centered on “Feminine Strength, both Large and Small,...
- 5/22/2024
- by Latasha Ford, Marcus James Dixon and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
NBCUniversal Launch, the company’s diversity, equity and inclusion home for entertainment television, unveiled its inaugural Unscripted Pitch Accelerator program.
The Unscripted Pitch Accelerator comes a year after NBCUniversal launched The Unscripted Producers Program initiative. Similarly, this aims provide independent creators and producers with an opportunity to pitch their concepts for unscripted series to NBCUniversal television executives. To expand the consideration pool to find the best ideas, independent producers do not need representation or a relationship with an established production company or studio to submit their concepts. Its goal is to find the next hit unscripted franchises for the company’s entertainment television platforms, including Peacock, NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen True Crime and USA Network.
Creators are encouraged to submit pitches spanning various genres and formats, including shiny-floor/in-studio formats, competition formats, social experiments, dating/relationship formats, game shows, character-led docu-soaps, occu-soaps, lifestyle formats, true-crime series and premium documentary series.
The Unscripted Pitch Accelerator comes a year after NBCUniversal launched The Unscripted Producers Program initiative. Similarly, this aims provide independent creators and producers with an opportunity to pitch their concepts for unscripted series to NBCUniversal television executives. To expand the consideration pool to find the best ideas, independent producers do not need representation or a relationship with an established production company or studio to submit their concepts. Its goal is to find the next hit unscripted franchises for the company’s entertainment television platforms, including Peacock, NBC, Bravo, E!, Oxygen True Crime and USA Network.
Creators are encouraged to submit pitches spanning various genres and formats, including shiny-floor/in-studio formats, competition formats, social experiments, dating/relationship formats, game shows, character-led docu-soaps, occu-soaps, lifestyle formats, true-crime series and premium documentary series.
- 5/22/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Although we all hear about the miracle stories of celebrities who get noticed and go on to have extremely successful careers, there are many actors who aren't lucky enough to get the same treatment. Sometimes it's a matter of talent, and sometimes they just don't meet the standards of many roles.
Either way, the older the actors are, the more effort they have put into their careers over the years. Sometimes it takes a couple of decades to get the role of your dreams, and that is what happened to Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning, who is now known to the whole world.
Who Is Baby Reindeer’s Jessica Gunning?
Jessica Gunning's portrayal of Martha Scott, Gadd's cold and resourceful stalker, is now familiar to anyone who has watched the thriller. As the show has been at the top of Netflix for weeks, the number of people raving about her...
Either way, the older the actors are, the more effort they have put into their careers over the years. Sometimes it takes a couple of decades to get the role of your dreams, and that is what happened to Baby Reindeer star Jessica Gunning, who is now known to the whole world.
Who Is Baby Reindeer’s Jessica Gunning?
Jessica Gunning's portrayal of Martha Scott, Gadd's cold and resourceful stalker, is now familiar to anyone who has watched the thriller. As the show has been at the top of Netflix for weeks, the number of people raving about her...
- 5/13/2024
- by virginia-singh@startefacts.com (Virginia Singh)
- STartefacts.com
Law & Order Svu has teased a possible romance between Olivia Benson and Elliot Stabler for years now. Actor Chris Meloni revealed his thoughts not too long ago about a relationship between the two characters actually happening.
Chris Meloni felt his relationship with Mariska Hargitay was the show’s currency Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni | Chris Delmas / Getty Images
Meloni and Hargitay were aware of their chemistry the moment they met. The two formed a quick bond with each other even before doing their screentest. One of their first memories together was Meloni making Hargitay laugh by telling her a story. Their bond was only solidified after auditioning together, which would create a friendship that would last for decades.
“I walked in, saw him, and I went, ‘That guy. That’s the guy.’ It went deep, very fast. We both knew that it was something big,” Hargitay told People not too long ago.
Chris Meloni felt his relationship with Mariska Hargitay was the show’s currency Mariska Hargitay and Chris Meloni | Chris Delmas / Getty Images
Meloni and Hargitay were aware of their chemistry the moment they met. The two formed a quick bond with each other even before doing their screentest. One of their first memories together was Meloni making Hargitay laugh by telling her a story. Their bond was only solidified after auditioning together, which would create a friendship that would last for decades.
“I walked in, saw him, and I went, ‘That guy. That’s the guy.’ It went deep, very fast. We both knew that it was something big,” Hargitay told People not too long ago.
- 5/9/2024
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The DC Animated Universe had a host of versions of Batman strewn across the timeline, but one DC film portrayed the character a little differently than what is usually the tone that is taken for him. Bruce Timm talked to ScienceFiction.com about how he saw Batman, and how one particular film approached the character differently.
Gotham by Gaslight
Gotham by Gaslight is a film that is different than other Batman films, given that the story is set in an Elseworlds, which means it might not necessarily be part of the main Dcau continuity. The film takes Batman and sets him in Victorian London, where the story follows a completely separate trajectory from what is normally expected out of a Batman story.
Bruce Timm does not look at Batman as Gotham by Gaslight portrays him
Bruce Wayne in Gotham by Gaslight
Bruce Timm revealed his personal vision of Bruce Wayne,...
Gotham by Gaslight
Gotham by Gaslight is a film that is different than other Batman films, given that the story is set in an Elseworlds, which means it might not necessarily be part of the main Dcau continuity. The film takes Batman and sets him in Victorian London, where the story follows a completely separate trajectory from what is normally expected out of a Batman story.
Bruce Timm does not look at Batman as Gotham by Gaslight portrays him
Bruce Wayne in Gotham by Gaslight
Bruce Timm revealed his personal vision of Bruce Wayne,...
- 5/5/2024
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Episode 11 “Redcoat.”] Somewhere, Martin Whitly is proudly going, “My boy!” Law & Order: Organized Crime‘s latest villain has made his onscreen debut, and Tom Payne‘s Julian Emery appears to have his claws in one of Stabler’s (Christopher Meloni) brothers. Stabler’s undercover op comes to an end with Angus (Stephen Lang) in custody—and agreeing to share all he knows. But what Stabler doesn’t know is that his brother Joe Jr. (Michael Trotter) joins Emery on his plane in the final scene. Emery tells “Junior” to “buckle up.” Below, Tate Ellington, who plays the team’s tech expert Vargas, teases what’s next in the case again Emery, how the season ends, and more. The episode ends with the reveal of Joe on the plane with Julian, so how does that shake ...
- 5/3/2024
- TV Insider
The near-climax of the Angus farm story was full of violence, but it served a higher purpose.
On Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Episode 11, Stabler had to choose between his mission and saving a fellow officer's life.
He might have gotten the upper hand for now, but this story is far from over.
The best stories entertain while also making important points about things like justice and loyalty, and this was no exception.
Trish nearly met a violent end, and Stabler not only blew his own cover but turned his gun on Angus to stop another unnecessary murder. Angus didn't realize it until after his arrest, but he and Stabler were cut from the same cloth.
Law & Order: Organized Crime Was All About Doing the Right Thing
Angus has always been a more sympathetic villain than most. He's the kind of guy who does the wrong thing for the right reasons,...
On Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Episode 11, Stabler had to choose between his mission and saving a fellow officer's life.
He might have gotten the upper hand for now, but this story is far from over.
The best stories entertain while also making important points about things like justice and loyalty, and this was no exception.
Trish nearly met a violent end, and Stabler not only blew his own cover but turned his gun on Angus to stop another unnecessary murder. Angus didn't realize it until after his arrest, but he and Stabler were cut from the same cloth.
Law & Order: Organized Crime Was All About Doing the Right Thing
Angus has always been a more sympathetic villain than most. He's the kind of guy who does the wrong thing for the right reasons,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Jack Ori
- TVfanatic
Some startling rumors emerged shortly after New York Police Department officers — clad in what looked like every piece of riot gear available to the department — stormed Columbia University to forcibly remove and arrest student protesters occupying a campus building.
These weren’t students; these were professional agitators. These skilled infiltrators had used industrial chains to barricade the doors of Hamilton Hall. Even worse, one of the protesters was the wife of a known terror suspect.
The claims were at best misleading and at worst outright false — but that didn’t stop law enforcement,...
These weren’t students; these were professional agitators. These skilled infiltrators had used industrial chains to barricade the doors of Hamilton Hall. Even worse, one of the protesters was the wife of a known terror suspect.
The claims were at best misleading and at worst outright false — but that didn’t stop law enforcement,...
- 5/1/2024
- by Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Brian McCardie, the Scottish actor who portrayed the younger brother of Liam Neeson’s titular hero in Michael Caton-Jones’ historical drama Rob Roy, has died. He was 59.
McCardie died “suddenly at home” on Sunday, his sister Sarah announced on X. “A wonderful and passionate actor on stage and screen, Brian loved his work and touched many lives, and is gone much too soon,” she wrote.
(1) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brian James McCardie (59), beloved son, brother, uncle and dear friend to so many. Brian passed away suddenly at home on Sunday 28th April. A wonderful and passionate actor on stage and screen, Brian loved his work and pic.twitter.com/1xSLsETNob
— Sarah McCardie (@SarahMcCardie) April 30, 2024
Born on Jan. 22, 1965, and raised near Glasgow, McCardie appeared on the BBC soap opera EastEnders in one of his earlier roles.
He went on to play gang lord turned...
McCardie died “suddenly at home” on Sunday, his sister Sarah announced on X. “A wonderful and passionate actor on stage and screen, Brian loved his work and touched many lives, and is gone much too soon,” she wrote.
(1) It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brian James McCardie (59), beloved son, brother, uncle and dear friend to so many. Brian passed away suddenly at home on Sunday 28th April. A wonderful and passionate actor on stage and screen, Brian loved his work and pic.twitter.com/1xSLsETNob
— Sarah McCardie (@SarahMcCardie) April 30, 2024
Born on Jan. 22, 1965, and raised near Glasgow, McCardie appeared on the BBC soap opera EastEnders in one of his earlier roles.
He went on to play gang lord turned...
- 4/30/2024
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Brian McCardie, the Scottish actor best known as Line of Duty crime boss Tommy Hunter, has died aged 59.
The actor’s family confirmed his death through his sister Sarah’s X account.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brian James McCardie (59), beloved son, brother, uncle and dear friend to so many,” the statement read. “Brian passed away suddenly at home on Sunday 28th April.
“A wonderful and passionate actor on stage and screen, Brian loved his work and touched many lives, and is gone much too soon. We love him and will miss him greatly; please remember Brian in your thoughts. Funeral arrangements will be announced in the days ahead. As a family, we would ask for privacy at this time.”
McCardie only appeared in hit BBC cop drama Line of Duty three times, but his important role is well remembered, and he acted in...
The actor’s family confirmed his death through his sister Sarah’s X account.
“It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Brian James McCardie (59), beloved son, brother, uncle and dear friend to so many,” the statement read. “Brian passed away suddenly at home on Sunday 28th April.
“A wonderful and passionate actor on stage and screen, Brian loved his work and touched many lives, and is gone much too soon. We love him and will miss him greatly; please remember Brian in your thoughts. Funeral arrangements will be announced in the days ahead. As a family, we would ask for privacy at this time.”
McCardie only appeared in hit BBC cop drama Line of Duty three times, but his important role is well remembered, and he acted in...
- 4/30/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
We’ve got questions, and you’ve (maybe) got answers! With another week of TV gone by, we’re lobbing queries left and right about lotsa shows including Ghosts, Outlander, American Idol and NCIS!
1 | Has any series finale more exhaustively recapped every major moment that came before than Alice & Jack’s six-minute montage?
More from TVLineGhosts' Richie Moriarty Talks Pete's 'Exciting' Power and the Surprising Turn It Takes in Season FinaleAmerican Idol's Luke Bryan Offers Live Update After Falling On Stage: 'It Was the Best Moment of the Night'Mandisa, Grammy Award-Winning American Idol Alum, Dead at 47
2 | Who would have expected...
1 | Has any series finale more exhaustively recapped every major moment that came before than Alice & Jack’s six-minute montage?
More from TVLineGhosts' Richie Moriarty Talks Pete's 'Exciting' Power and the Surprising Turn It Takes in Season FinaleAmerican Idol's Luke Bryan Offers Live Update After Falling On Stage: 'It Was the Best Moment of the Night'Mandisa, Grammy Award-Winning American Idol Alum, Dead at 47
2 | Who would have expected...
- 4/26/2024
- by Vlada Gelman, Matt Webb Mitovich, Andy Swift, Dave Nemetz, Rebecca Iannucci, Ryan Schwartz, Charlie Mason and Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills cast is no stranger to drama. However, Kyle Richards’ family is experiencing trouble on an entirely different level this week.
While the family navigates Kyle and Mauricio Umansky’s divorce, another tragedy befell the family. And this time, it involves one of their children.
What exactly happened? Keep reading to get the scoop and see what’s going on.
Kyle Richards’ Family Is Shaken After A Crime This Week
All is not fine with Kyle Richards’ family at the moment. Reports indicate that her oldest daughter, Farrah Aldjufrie, suffered a burglary at her home in Los Angeles. The most frightening part was that it all happened in the middle of the day.
Farrah is Kyle’s oldest daughter from her marriage to Guraish Aldjufrie, but she also seems quite close with her stepdad, Mauricio. She’s heavily involved with his real estate company, as seen on Buying Beverly Hills.
While the family navigates Kyle and Mauricio Umansky’s divorce, another tragedy befell the family. And this time, it involves one of their children.
What exactly happened? Keep reading to get the scoop and see what’s going on.
Kyle Richards’ Family Is Shaken After A Crime This Week
All is not fine with Kyle Richards’ family at the moment. Reports indicate that her oldest daughter, Farrah Aldjufrie, suffered a burglary at her home in Los Angeles. The most frightening part was that it all happened in the middle of the day.
Farrah is Kyle’s oldest daughter from her marriage to Guraish Aldjufrie, but she also seems quite close with her stepdad, Mauricio. She’s heavily involved with his real estate company, as seen on Buying Beverly Hills.
- 4/24/2024
- by Nikole Behrens
- TV Shows Ace
In 2018, Michelle and Barack Obama's production company Higher Ground signed a multi-year deal with Netflix, the biggest streaming service in the world. The Obamas were set to produce a number of high-profile projects, both scripted and unscripted.
Their first scripted project will premiere on May 9th, and it's not what you might have expected from the former President and First Lady. Bodkin is a dark comedy/mystery/thriller set in a small Irish town, starring comedy legend Will Forte.
What's It About?
True crime podcasters Gilbert (Forte), Dove (Siobhán Cullen), and Emmy (Robyn Cara) are desperately hoping to find a story juicy enough to make their podcast stand out in a crowded market. They decide to head to Ireland, where three strangers once disappeared from the (fictional) small coastal town of Bodkin.
The podcasters come to Bodkin on the festival of Samhain (which one character flippantly describes as 'the Irish Day of the Dead'.
Their first scripted project will premiere on May 9th, and it's not what you might have expected from the former President and First Lady. Bodkin is a dark comedy/mystery/thriller set in a small Irish town, starring comedy legend Will Forte.
What's It About?
True crime podcasters Gilbert (Forte), Dove (Siobhán Cullen), and Emmy (Robyn Cara) are desperately hoping to find a story juicy enough to make their podcast stand out in a crowded market. They decide to head to Ireland, where three strangers once disappeared from the (fictional) small coastal town of Bodkin.
The podcasters come to Bodkin on the festival of Samhain (which one character flippantly describes as 'the Irish Day of the Dead'.
- 4/19/2024
- by louise.everitt@startefacts.com (Louise Everitt)
- STartefacts.com
In the latest TV ratings: With ABC in rerun mode, CBS’ Young Sheldon was far and away Thursday’s most-watched show, while landing in a three-way tie for the nightly demo win.
CBS | Young Sheldon (with 7.2 million total viewers and a 0.5 rating) was down a tick in both measures, Ghosts (6.2 mil/0.5) and So Help Me Todd (4.6 mil/0.3) each added viewers yet dipped in the demo, and the newly renewed Elsbeth (4.3 mil/0.3) was steady.
More from TVLineRatings: S.W.A.T. Draws Friday's Biggest Audience, SmackDown Dominates in DemoRatings: Not Dead Yet Hits Season Lows, Survivor Dominates WednesdayRatings: FBI Tops Tuesday,...
CBS | Young Sheldon (with 7.2 million total viewers and a 0.5 rating) was down a tick in both measures, Ghosts (6.2 mil/0.5) and So Help Me Todd (4.6 mil/0.3) each added viewers yet dipped in the demo, and the newly renewed Elsbeth (4.3 mil/0.3) was steady.
More from TVLineRatings: S.W.A.T. Draws Friday's Biggest Audience, SmackDown Dominates in DemoRatings: Not Dead Yet Hits Season Lows, Survivor Dominates WednesdayRatings: FBI Tops Tuesday,...
- 4/19/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Former Spotify exec and Parcast Studios founder Max Cutler launches new media company - Pave Studios
Spotify’s former VP, Head of Talk Creator Content and Partnerships, Parcast Studios Founder, and entrepreneur Max Cutler, today announced the launch of his new media company, Pave Studios – positioned at the forefront of audio, video, books, and entertainment. With a commitment to empowering creators and fostering connections through engaged communities, Pave Studios will pave the way for a new era in media.
"In today's media landscape, the convergence of formats is reshaping the way we consume content. Storytellers who successfully engage audiences and create fandoms through written, audio, and video content have led the charge in cultivating their robust communities into diverse businesses,” said Cutler. “Pave Studios will set the stage for a better way of producing, distributing and consuming the world’s greatest original content, all while empowering creators, simplifying content discovery, and fostering vibrant fan communities.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D94eJ6rdrE0
Unlike many...
"In today's media landscape, the convergence of formats is reshaping the way we consume content. Storytellers who successfully engage audiences and create fandoms through written, audio, and video content have led the charge in cultivating their robust communities into diverse businesses,” said Cutler. “Pave Studios will set the stage for a better way of producing, distributing and consuming the world’s greatest original content, all while empowering creators, simplifying content discovery, and fostering vibrant fan communities.”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D94eJ6rdrE0
Unlike many...
- 4/17/2024
- Podnews.net
April 16, 2024 – Crime Boss: Rockay City, saw the largest spike in user growth since launch in the month of April 24, fuelled by continued updates, constant fan feedback, and swathes of new content. The latest updates to the heisting madness, include…
New progression system across both Single player and Multiplayer game modes. Players will be able to earn Xp for completing missions and levelling up, with each level-up leading to new characters, weapons, weapon skins and perks. New customisable loadouts based on what you unlock in the new progression system. Change your weapons, apply skins, adjust your perks to match your play style, apply equipment to increase the success rates of your heists. You can even change your boss screen as you raise your notoriety in the game. New Missions – be sneaky or go all guns blazing in the new missions – Compound, Key Witness and High Security Robbery. Sniper Rifles and a...
New progression system across both Single player and Multiplayer game modes. Players will be able to earn Xp for completing missions and levelling up, with each level-up leading to new characters, weapons, weapon skins and perks. New customisable loadouts based on what you unlock in the new progression system. Change your weapons, apply skins, adjust your perks to match your play style, apply equipment to increase the success rates of your heists. You can even change your boss screen as you raise your notoriety in the game. New Missions – be sneaky or go all guns blazing in the new missions – Compound, Key Witness and High Security Robbery. Sniper Rifles and a...
- 4/16/2024
- by Technology MCM
- Martin Cid Tech
The following contains spoilers from Wednesday’s episode of Survivor 46.
The Survivor tribes may be officially merged, but that didn’t stop Jeff Probst from tossing another twist their way.
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In Wednesday’s episode (read our recap here), two teams of six competed against each other in the week’s immunity challenge. But while one...
The Survivor tribes may be officially merged, but that didn’t stop Jeff Probst from tossing another twist their way.
More from TVLineThe Golden Bachelor's Gerry Turner and Theresa Nist to Divorce After Three Months of MarriageStation 19 Showrunners Dissect Episode No. 100's Most Heart-Stopping Moment, Its Romantic Twist and MoreLaw & Order: Organized Crime's Stabler Brothers Relive the Intervention That Went to Hell - Watch
In Wednesday’s episode (read our recap here), two teams of six competed against each other in the week’s immunity challenge. But while one...
- 4/11/2024
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
In professional wrestling, the concept of “Kayfabe” refers to an unspoken agreement between fans and performers to never acknowledge the fictional aspects of the sport. In the horror genre, we have something similar with the way Found Footage movies invite audiences to play along with the scares to enhance their viewing experience. And when it comes to Found Footage, no movie handled this blending of reality and fiction better than The Blair Witch Project, which was accompanied by an ingenious viral marketing campaign featuring websites, dossiers and even missing person posters.
Among this supplemental material was an infamous mockumentary known as Curse of the Blair Witch, which premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel and was instrumental in convincing audiences that the film’s footage was meant to be taken seriously. A year later, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 had its own lesser-known tie-ins with Ben Rock‘s The Burkittsville 7...
Among this supplemental material was an infamous mockumentary known as Curse of the Blair Witch, which premiered on the Sci-Fi Channel and was instrumental in convincing audiences that the film’s footage was meant to be taken seriously. A year later, Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 had its own lesser-known tie-ins with Ben Rock‘s The Burkittsville 7...
- 4/11/2024
- by Luiz H. C.
- bloody-disgusting.com
Get ready to put on your happy face because the Clown Prince of Crime/The Harlequin of Hate is back in town! Yes, Joaquin Phoenix is reprising his Oscar-winning portrayal of the dark and mysterious Arthur Fleck in Joker 2. Well, this time he’s teamed up with the fierce and fabulous Lady Gaga to shut down all the haters who didn’t think a sequel was necessary.
The new poster for Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux features a menacing jig performed by the villainous duo, suggesting that Phoenix’s Joker has found his wild match in Gaga’s Harley Quinn. The Brooklyn-born director, 53, attended the film’s Tuesday night CinemaCon Las Vegas presentation, where Warner Bros. debuted the first trailer for the project.
Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in Joker 2
Love in Chaos: Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga’s Chemistry in Joker 2
Warner Bros. produced Joker: Folie à Deux,...
The new poster for Todd Phillips’ Joker: Folie à Deux features a menacing jig performed by the villainous duo, suggesting that Phoenix’s Joker has found his wild match in Gaga’s Harley Quinn. The Brooklyn-born director, 53, attended the film’s Tuesday night CinemaCon Las Vegas presentation, where Warner Bros. debuted the first trailer for the project.
Lady Gaga and Joaquin Phoenix in Joker 2
Love in Chaos: Joaquin Phoenix & Lady Gaga’s Chemistry in Joker 2
Warner Bros. produced Joker: Folie à Deux,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Siddhika Prajapati
- FandomWire
The Clown Prince of Crime and Harley Quinn want you to know that what the world needs now is… love.
That’s the message of the first trailer for “Joker: Folie à Deux,” which sees Joaquin Phoenix reprise his Oscar-winning role as Arthur Fleck (who later becomes Batman’s notorious foe) and conspire with Lady Gaga as the equally twisted Harley Quinn.
The dark and gritty footage begins at the famed Arkham Asylum — where Joker is locked up at the end of the first film — as Arthur Fleck has a deranged “meet cute” with another inmate. After the chance encounter in the halls of prison, they fall madly, deeply in love and plan to break out of their straight jackets to take on the world beyond their padded cells. It brings them to the streets of Gotham City, where they manically dance and twirl around the city.
“I’m nobody.
That’s the message of the first trailer for “Joker: Folie à Deux,” which sees Joaquin Phoenix reprise his Oscar-winning role as Arthur Fleck (who later becomes Batman’s notorious foe) and conspire with Lady Gaga as the equally twisted Harley Quinn.
The dark and gritty footage begins at the famed Arkham Asylum — where Joker is locked up at the end of the first film — as Arthur Fleck has a deranged “meet cute” with another inmate. After the chance encounter in the halls of prison, they fall madly, deeply in love and plan to break out of their straight jackets to take on the world beyond their padded cells. It brings them to the streets of Gotham City, where they manically dance and twirl around the city.
“I’m nobody.
- 4/10/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Ready to head back to the rotten, filthy, violent cesspool that is Gotham? "Joker 2," aka "Joker: Folie à Deux" is the sequel to the box office smash "Joker," which saw Joaquin Phoenix win an Oscar for his dark-n-gritty take on the Clown Prince of Crime. Director Todd Phillips drew inspiration from Martin Scorsese pics like "Taxi Driver" and "The King of Comedy" to tell a moody, violent, very R-rated take on Batman's arch nemesis. The end result broke box office records and earned both praise and scorn. Some critics were impressed with what Phillips had conjured up, while others were downright offended. Audiences, however, turned out in droves, resulting in a film that grossed over $1 billion (with a b).
While "Joker" felt like a pretty self-contained movie that didn't warrant or need a sequel, those box office returns were too good for Warner Bros. to ignore. Phoenix, for his part,...
While "Joker" felt like a pretty self-contained movie that didn't warrant or need a sequel, those box office returns were too good for Warner Bros. to ignore. Phoenix, for his part,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Fans have begun to petition NBC for the renewal of a popular crime drama series. The Law & Order spinoff has quickly become a fan favorite, but it now stands to be axed from the network. Viewers are saying that they would be “crushed” if the show isn’t renewed. Keep reading to see what show is on the chopping block and what fans are saying.
Is Law & Order: Organized Crime On The Chopping Block?
Law & Order: Organized Crime has been on NBC for four seasons now. The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit spinoff follows Detective Elliot Stabler, who is played by Christopher Meloni. Its story shows him as he returns to the police force. However, he isn’t rejoining Detective Olivia Benson, played by Mariska Hargitay.
In this spinoff, Elliot joins a new task force and chases after more powerful criminals. As the show goes on, it...
Is Law & Order: Organized Crime On The Chopping Block?
Law & Order: Organized Crime has been on NBC for four seasons now. The Law & Order: Special Victims Unit spinoff follows Detective Elliot Stabler, who is played by Christopher Meloni. Its story shows him as he returns to the police force. However, he isn’t rejoining Detective Olivia Benson, played by Mariska Hargitay.
In this spinoff, Elliot joins a new task force and chases after more powerful criminals. As the show goes on, it...
- 4/8/2024
- by Amanda Blankenship
- TV Shows Ace
Disney has been hit with a new lawsuit from a development executive over allegations that she was underpaid because she’s an Asian American woman.
Asta Jonasson, in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims she was discriminated against by director John Ridley, whose production house has an overall deal with Disney through ABC Studios. She says she was fired in retaliation for issuing a complaint about unequal pay on the basis of her gender and race.
The lawsuit comes on the heels of Disney facing growing legal woes over allegations of pay discrimination against women described in a class action filed in 2019. The case cleared a major hurdle last year when a judge certified a class of employees, who work across the company’s movie production arm, record labels, theme parks and home distribution subsidiaries, among various other units including broadcast and research and development.
Asta Jonasson, in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, claims she was discriminated against by director John Ridley, whose production house has an overall deal with Disney through ABC Studios. She says she was fired in retaliation for issuing a complaint about unequal pay on the basis of her gender and race.
The lawsuit comes on the heels of Disney facing growing legal woes over allegations of pay discrimination against women described in a class action filed in 2019. The case cleared a major hurdle last year when a judge certified a class of employees, who work across the company’s movie production arm, record labels, theme parks and home distribution subsidiaries, among various other units including broadcast and research and development.
- 4/3/2024
- by Winston Cho
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The latest round of Outlander spinoff casting includes an Easter Egg for a subset of the book-loyal fandom.
Starz on Wednesday announced the addition of four roles to the forthcoming prequel, Blood of My Blood. Among them: Watchmen‘s Sara Vickers in the part of Brian Fraser’s mother (and, therefore, Jamie Fraser’s grandmother). The character is a housekeeper in the Lovat household, which is good and all, but we’re super into how she’s also named after someone many devotees of author Diana Gabaldon will recognize: Davina Porter, who narrates the audiobook versions of Gabaldon’s Outlander book series.
Starz on Wednesday announced the addition of four roles to the forthcoming prequel, Blood of My Blood. Among them: Watchmen‘s Sara Vickers in the part of Brian Fraser’s mother (and, therefore, Jamie Fraser’s grandmother). The character is a housekeeper in the Lovat household, which is good and all, but we’re super into how she’s also named after someone many devotees of author Diana Gabaldon will recognize: Davina Porter, who narrates the audiobook versions of Gabaldon’s Outlander book series.
- 4/3/2024
- by Kimberly Roots
- TVLine.com
Stabler, Bell, and the rest of the Law & Order: Organized Crime crew might be wrapping up their final case soon.
Law & Order: Organized Crime's future is in doubt after NBC renewed the two other Law & Order shows and the One Chicago franchise without making a decision about this series.
They haven't canceled it outright, but this delay in renewal and last year's decision to order only half a season of Law & Order: Organized Crime are signs that NBC may be leaning toward cancellation, which would be a shame.
Law & Order: Organized Crime's ratings have never been as high as its sister shows. There are a few possible reasons for that.
The most obvious is that it airs at 10/9c, which may be too late for some viewers.
With three Law & Order shows airing back-to-back, viewers who are exhausted from the events of the first...
Law & Order: Organized Crime's future is in doubt after NBC renewed the two other Law & Order shows and the One Chicago franchise without making a decision about this series.
They haven't canceled it outright, but this delay in renewal and last year's decision to order only half a season of Law & Order: Organized Crime are signs that NBC may be leaning toward cancellation, which would be a shame.
Law & Order: Organized Crime's ratings have never been as high as its sister shows. There are a few possible reasons for that.
The most obvious is that it airs at 10/9c, which may be too late for some viewers.
With three Law & Order shows airing back-to-back, viewers who are exhausted from the events of the first...
- 4/1/2024
- by Jack Ori
- TVfanatic
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 Disney+ user interface remains mostly unchanged from the public beta test, but there is a ton of new titles available to stream.
After months of testing, Disney has made it official with the launch of Hulu on Disney+. This new one-app experience will bring a significant portion of Hulu’s on-demand and next-day streaming libraries to the company’s flagship streaming service Disney+. While the beta tests that launched in December gave many subscribers an opportunity to check out what this new evolution of Disney streaming was all about, now that it is live for Disney Bundle subscribers in the United States, The Streamable is giving you a first look at the refreshed platform and diving into what content is and isn’t available.
Hulu on Disney+ brings thousands of new general entertainment titles to Disney+ for the first time. Disney Bundle subscribers can now stream titles from numerous non-Disney-owned networks.
After months of testing, Disney has made it official with the launch of Hulu on Disney+. This new one-app experience will bring a significant portion of Hulu’s on-demand and next-day streaming libraries to the company’s flagship streaming service Disney+. While the beta tests that launched in December gave many subscribers an opportunity to check out what this new evolution of Disney streaming was all about, now that it is live for Disney Bundle subscribers in the United States, The Streamable is giving you a first look at the refreshed platform and diving into what content is and isn’t available.
Hulu on Disney+ brings thousands of new general entertainment titles to Disney+ for the first time. Disney Bundle subscribers can now stream titles from numerous non-Disney-owned networks.
- 3/27/2024
- by Matt Tamanini
- The Streamable
Shirley is a biographical movie about the life of Shirley Chisholm movie written and directed by John Ridley starring Regina King.
A schoolteacher, elected to Congress. It was the early 70s, and Shirley Chisholm was also the first African American woman to run for the Presidency of the United States. A woman who ran without any backing, representing the members of the working class, the minorities.
A movie filled with hope, faith, and feminism.
Indeed, more than a racial candidacy, Shirley Chisholm based her campaign on gender politics and minorities, paving the way for a hopeful future.
A film about faith, but above all about clear-cut American politics.
About the movie
Faith, hope, and a lot of political film of good ideas, faith, hope, and political consciousness. A movie with its good ideas well defined (we don’t deny them at any moment) and does everything possible to assert its thesis.
A schoolteacher, elected to Congress. It was the early 70s, and Shirley Chisholm was also the first African American woman to run for the Presidency of the United States. A woman who ran without any backing, representing the members of the working class, the minorities.
A movie filled with hope, faith, and feminism.
Indeed, more than a racial candidacy, Shirley Chisholm based her campaign on gender politics and minorities, paving the way for a hopeful future.
A film about faith, but above all about clear-cut American politics.
About the movie
Faith, hope, and a lot of political film of good ideas, faith, hope, and political consciousness. A movie with its good ideas well defined (we don’t deny them at any moment) and does everything possible to assert its thesis.
- 3/22/2024
- by Martin Cid
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
It’s a good day for fans of Law & Order and Law & Order: Svu, as NBC has officially picked up both legal dramas for the 2024-25 season.
This exciting news means that Law & Order will continue for Season 24, and Law & Order: Svu will continue for Season 26.
The renewals were announced alongside the pickups of Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, and Chicago P.D.
Ominously missing from the renewals was the Christopher Meloni-led Law & Order: Organized Crime, currently in its fourth season, but the network is saying that the show’s future is “in discussion.”
The youngest entry in the sprawling Law & Order universe has been saddled with behind-the-scenes issues since its inception and has gone through countless showrunners.
The series typically takes on more serialized storylines as opposed to the procedural nature of the other two Thursday night dramas.
Law & Order: Organized Crime...
This exciting news means that Law & Order will continue for Season 24, and Law & Order: Svu will continue for Season 26.
The renewals were announced alongside the pickups of Chicago Fire, Chicago Med, and Chicago P.D.
Ominously missing from the renewals was the Christopher Meloni-led Law & Order: Organized Crime, currently in its fourth season, but the network is saying that the show’s future is “in discussion.”
The youngest entry in the sprawling Law & Order universe has been saddled with behind-the-scenes issues since its inception and has gone through countless showrunners.
The series typically takes on more serialized storylines as opposed to the procedural nature of the other two Thursday night dramas.
Law & Order: Organized Crime...
- 3/22/2024
- by Paul Dailly
- Monsters and Critics
In a move reminiscent of Hulu’s latest dealings, BritBox is now coming under the control of a single company.
It’s a little strange to see streaming services that are controlled by more than one company these days. Hulu, for example, is finally in the process of coming under the full ownership of Disney, after years of being split between that company, Fox and Comcast. The journey of BritBox from multiple owners to one has been far swifter, as BBC Studios has announced it has acquired ITV’s 50% stake in the international arm of British-focused streaming platform.
BBC Studios paid $322 million for ITV’s stake in BritBox. Extended licensing agreements will keep ITV content available to stream on Britbox for years to come. A change in ownership could signal big incoming changes for BritBox. 7-Day Free Trial $8.99+ / month BritBox.com
BBC Studios, which is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC British public service broadcaster,...
It’s a little strange to see streaming services that are controlled by more than one company these days. Hulu, for example, is finally in the process of coming under the full ownership of Disney, after years of being split between that company, Fox and Comcast. The journey of BritBox from multiple owners to one has been far swifter, as BBC Studios has announced it has acquired ITV’s 50% stake in the international arm of British-focused streaming platform.
BBC Studios paid $322 million for ITV’s stake in BritBox. Extended licensing agreements will keep ITV content available to stream on Britbox for years to come. A change in ownership could signal big incoming changes for BritBox. 7-Day Free Trial $8.99+ / month BritBox.com
BBC Studios, which is a commercial subsidiary of the BBC British public service broadcaster,...
- 3/1/2024
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
The historical comedy series The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin is set to premiere with its first two episodes this Friday, March 1st, with the rest of the show’s six episodes being released on a weekly basis through Friday, March 29th – all of this exclusively on Apple TV+. In anticipation the show’s premiere, we’re proud to share an Exclusive clip from the first episode, and you can check it out in the embed above!
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin stars Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh and The Great British Bake Off in the titular role as the legendary British highwayman. Also in the cast are Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Ellie White (The Windsors), Marc Wootton (High & Dry), Duayne Boachie (Blue Story), Tamsin Greig (Episodes), Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing), Dolly Wells (Doll & Em), Joe Wilkinson (The Cockfields), Mark Heap (Stardust), Geoffrey McGivern...
The Completely Made-Up Adventures of Dick Turpin stars Noel Fielding of The Mighty Boosh and The Great British Bake Off in the titular role as the legendary British highwayman. Also in the cast are Hugh Bonneville (Downton Abbey), Ellie White (The Windsors), Marc Wootton (High & Dry), Duayne Boachie (Blue Story), Tamsin Greig (Episodes), Asim Chaudhry (People Just Do Nothing), Dolly Wells (Doll & Em), Joe Wilkinson (The Cockfields), Mark Heap (Stardust), Geoffrey McGivern...
- 2/29/2024
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Michael MacMillan retired from the world of television 17 years ago. Except, he didn’t.
The Canadian film and TV producer and business exec had made his name as CEO and Chairman of Alliance Atlantis, the company that built the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation franchise into a worldwide phenomenon, before its broadcast unit was sold off in 2007 to Canwest Communications and Goldman Sachs — making a lot of cash and taking a well-earned early retirement.
However, just four years later, he was back to do it all again.
MacMillan launched Blue Ant Media in 2011, originally as a Canadian channel operator, much the same as Alliance Atlantis had operated. However, just like his previous company, network ownership was only a means to an end — owning content was always the real play.
In the 13 years that have followed, Blue Ant has transformed from a channel operator to a content company playing in the international rights ownership game,...
The Canadian film and TV producer and business exec had made his name as CEO and Chairman of Alliance Atlantis, the company that built the CSI: Crime Scene Investigation franchise into a worldwide phenomenon, before its broadcast unit was sold off in 2007 to Canwest Communications and Goldman Sachs — making a lot of cash and taking a well-earned early retirement.
However, just four years later, he was back to do it all again.
MacMillan launched Blue Ant Media in 2011, originally as a Canadian channel operator, much the same as Alliance Atlantis had operated. However, just like his previous company, network ownership was only a means to an end — owning content was always the real play.
In the 13 years that have followed, Blue Ant has transformed from a channel operator to a content company playing in the international rights ownership game,...
- 2/28/2024
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
No one has ever had a doubt in their heart about Christopher Nolan’s work, especially since he is the one standing behind masterpieces like The Dark Knight trilogy, Inception, Interstellar, and more such critically acclaimed movies. But certainly, Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer was challenging work for Nolan, for it was a difficult task to help mainstream audiences connect with the film.
Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer
However, proving himself the one true master of modern cinema, Christopher Nolan made it possible for Oppenheimer to reach out to casual moviegoers. And now Cillian Murphy’s movie is revolutionizing Hollywood while becoming a landmark hit at the box office. But still, Oppenheimer ended up being the second-highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer Became a Phenomenon
Even before Oppenheimer was considered as a potential project by Christopher Nolan, the director was already making his position in the entertainment industry.
Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer
However, proving himself the one true master of modern cinema, Christopher Nolan made it possible for Oppenheimer to reach out to casual moviegoers. And now Cillian Murphy’s movie is revolutionizing Hollywood while becoming a landmark hit at the box office. But still, Oppenheimer ended up being the second-highest-grossing R-rated movie of all time.
Cillian Murphy’s Oppenheimer Became a Phenomenon
Even before Oppenheimer was considered as a potential project by Christopher Nolan, the director was already making his position in the entertainment industry.
- 2/25/2024
- by Krittika Mukherjee
- FandomWire
You have until 11pm Est to save 67% on BritBox - Making it just $9 for 3 months.
The deepest discount we’ve seen on BritBox comes to a close tonight. The last time we saw a deal like this was on Black Friday, so you may need to wait another 9 months until you see something like this again.
Customers who sign up online between now and 11 pm Est on Feb 20 can get BritBox for just $9 total for three months of streaming. That breaks out to $3 per month, which is 67% off the standard monthly subscription. This deal is only available for the monthly BritBox plan and you can’t get this deal by signing up via your TV.
How to Get Three Months of BritBox for $9 Total Click here to get the deal from BritBox. Click “Sign Up and Save,” then create your BritBox account. Choose the monthly plan when signing up. Enter...
The deepest discount we’ve seen on BritBox comes to a close tonight. The last time we saw a deal like this was on Black Friday, so you may need to wait another 9 months until you see something like this again.
Customers who sign up online between now and 11 pm Est on Feb 20 can get BritBox for just $9 total for three months of streaming. That breaks out to $3 per month, which is 67% off the standard monthly subscription. This deal is only available for the monthly BritBox plan and you can’t get this deal by signing up via your TV.
How to Get Three Months of BritBox for $9 Total Click here to get the deal from BritBox. Click “Sign Up and Save,” then create your BritBox account. Choose the monthly plan when signing up. Enter...
- 2/20/2024
- by Mike Nelson
- The Streamable
90 days of BritBox for just $9? That’s better than the BritBox Black Friday deal last year. But you have to hurry to get it.
Presidents Day may be uniquely American, but BritBox doesn’t want to feel left out of the party. This streamer normally costs $8.99 per month or $89.99 per year, but this weekend new customers can sign up for a fantastic introductory price.
Customers who sign up online between now and February 20 can get BritBox for just $9 total for three months of streaming. That breaks out to $3 per month, which is 67% off the standard monthly subscription rate and better than the Black Friday deal they ran in November. This deal is only available for the monthly BritBox plan; the annual plan does not have any discounts currently. And one more important thing to note: You can’t get this deal by signing up via your TV per the terms of the promotion.
Presidents Day may be uniquely American, but BritBox doesn’t want to feel left out of the party. This streamer normally costs $8.99 per month or $89.99 per year, but this weekend new customers can sign up for a fantastic introductory price.
Customers who sign up online between now and February 20 can get BritBox for just $9 total for three months of streaming. That breaks out to $3 per month, which is 67% off the standard monthly subscription rate and better than the Black Friday deal they ran in November. This deal is only available for the monthly BritBox plan; the annual plan does not have any discounts currently. And one more important thing to note: You can’t get this deal by signing up via your TV per the terms of the promotion.
- 2/16/2024
- by Mike Nelson
- The Streamable
BAFTA Award-nominated actor David Thewlis is set to star as the legendary detective Sherlock Holmes in Warner Bros Discovery’s crime thriller ‘Sherlock & Daughter.’
In the eight-episode series, Thewlis is an older Sherlock Holmes, less confident and out of his comfort zone. The renowned detective finds himself mysteriously unable to investigate a sinister case without risking the lives of his closest friends.
Meanwhile young American, Amelia (Blu Hunt best-known for The Originals and The Mutants) learns her missing father may be the esteemed detective, after her mother’s shocking and unexplainable murder.
Also in news – Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach cast in Marvel’s ‘Fantastic Four’
Sherlock battles between his intellect and his emotion when he is confronted with this young woman claiming to be his daughter. Despite wildly different backgrounds and attitudes, Amelia proves herself essential to cracking the case as the pair work together to solve a global conspiracy,...
In the eight-episode series, Thewlis is an older Sherlock Holmes, less confident and out of his comfort zone. The renowned detective finds himself mysteriously unable to investigate a sinister case without risking the lives of his closest friends.
Meanwhile young American, Amelia (Blu Hunt best-known for The Originals and The Mutants) learns her missing father may be the esteemed detective, after her mother’s shocking and unexplainable murder.
Also in news – Pedro Pascal, Vanessa Kirby, Joseph Quinn, Ebon Moss-Bachrach cast in Marvel’s ‘Fantastic Four’
Sherlock battles between his intellect and his emotion when he is confronted with this young woman claiming to be his daughter. Despite wildly different backgrounds and attitudes, Amelia proves herself essential to cracking the case as the pair work together to solve a global conspiracy,...
- 2/16/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“We’re ready for people to stop writing about the Big Four networks and start writing the Big Five,” announced Brad Schwartz, The CW’s president of entertainment, at the top of a Thursday morning meeting with TV press.
It’s an obvious aspiration for broadcast’s long-suffering stepchild, but the timing is a bit odd. The cachet of the “Big Four” — ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC — diminishes more and more each year, rendering the term more of a nostalgic catchphrase than an accurate representation of the true TV power brokers in the age of streaming saturation. Still, growth and a diversified (and, often, less expensive) programming portfolio is exactly what Nexstar Media Group has pursued after completing its acquisition of The CW in 2022. That’s involved a big gamble of the Saudi-backed Liv Golf league, canceling all but four scripted series in the inherited CW slate and banking big on acquisitions.
It’s an obvious aspiration for broadcast’s long-suffering stepchild, but the timing is a bit odd. The cachet of the “Big Four” — ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC — diminishes more and more each year, rendering the term more of a nostalgic catchphrase than an accurate representation of the true TV power brokers in the age of streaming saturation. Still, growth and a diversified (and, often, less expensive) programming portfolio is exactly what Nexstar Media Group has pursued after completing its acquisition of The CW in 2022. That’s involved a big gamble of the Saudi-backed Liv Golf league, canceling all but four scripted series in the inherited CW slate and banking big on acquisitions.
- 2/15/2024
- by Mikey O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yolanda Saldivar, Selena Quintanilla’s killer, is speaking from prison ahead of her eligibility for parole in 2025 in a new Oxygen True Crime docuseries.
Nearly 30 years ago, Saldivar killed the Tejano star, and in the two-part limited docuseries Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them, Saldivar shares her interpretation of events and claims that everything wasn’t as it seemed.
The series premieres with back-to-back episodes on Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt and concludes on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. Episodes will be available to stream on Peacock the day after they air.
In a series of wide-ranging interviews from prison, Saldivar details her working relationship and friendship with Selena. Members of Saldivar’s family discuss the two women and share never-before-revealed documents and recordings in an effort to show there was more to the tragedy than the public knows.
“I knew her secrets,” Saldivar said in the trailer for the docuseries.
Nearly 30 years ago, Saldivar killed the Tejano star, and in the two-part limited docuseries Selena & Yolanda: The Secrets Between Them, Saldivar shares her interpretation of events and claims that everything wasn’t as it seemed.
The series premieres with back-to-back episodes on Feb. 17 at 8 p.m. Et/Pt and concludes on Feb. 18 at 7 p.m. Episodes will be available to stream on Peacock the day after they air.
In a series of wide-ranging interviews from prison, Saldivar details her working relationship and friendship with Selena. Members of Saldivar’s family discuss the two women and share never-before-revealed documents and recordings in an effort to show there was more to the tragedy than the public knows.
“I knew her secrets,” Saldivar said in the trailer for the docuseries.
- 2/3/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
What? We can't believe Sam Waterson's leaving Law & Order.
There have been many cast changes, but Jack McCoy has been a fixture since the 1990s.
But sometimes, a character has gone as far as he can. McCoy may be ready to retire, which offers an opportunity to breathe new life into the oldest member of the Law & Order franchise.
McCoy is an old-school district attorney -- the kind of man the younger characters look to as a mentor. This is how Law & Order district attorneys tend to be; when he was young, he reported to Adam Schiff, who had many years of experience.
But times have changed, and Law & Order is overdue for a shakeup. Many viewers who love Law & Order: Svu and Law & Order: Organized Crime are having a hard time connecting with this reboot, so something needs to change.
That doesn't...
There have been many cast changes, but Jack McCoy has been a fixture since the 1990s.
But sometimes, a character has gone as far as he can. McCoy may be ready to retire, which offers an opportunity to breathe new life into the oldest member of the Law & Order franchise.
McCoy is an old-school district attorney -- the kind of man the younger characters look to as a mentor. This is how Law & Order district attorneys tend to be; when he was young, he reported to Adam Schiff, who had many years of experience.
But times have changed, and Law & Order is overdue for a shakeup. Many viewers who love Law & Order: Svu and Law & Order: Organized Crime are having a hard time connecting with this reboot, so something needs to change.
That doesn't...
- 2/3/2024
- by Jack Ori
- TVfanatic
Reyes and Jet's relationship went from annoying to compelling in an hour.
On Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Episode 3, Jet's feelings went deeper than she admitted, contributing to a chaotic undercover situation. And Reyes getting out of control was one of the scariest moments!
This relationship might have been an unhealthy way of dealing with the aftermath of Whelan's death, but it led to a compelling subplot during a complicated case.
Jet and Reyes hooking up had a bad idea written all over it for too many reasons, so I was waiting for this stupid relationship to end.
Yet somehow, all the beats were just right, and the resolution of this mess kept me glued to the screen. Instead of tired TV tropes around affairs between cops, the writers deftly weaved their relationship woes into the main plot.
Bell and Stabler's attempts to talk sense into the two of them,...
On Law & Order: Organized Crime Season 4 Episode 3, Jet's feelings went deeper than she admitted, contributing to a chaotic undercover situation. And Reyes getting out of control was one of the scariest moments!
This relationship might have been an unhealthy way of dealing with the aftermath of Whelan's death, but it led to a compelling subplot during a complicated case.
Jet and Reyes hooking up had a bad idea written all over it for too many reasons, so I was waiting for this stupid relationship to end.
Yet somehow, all the beats were just right, and the resolution of this mess kept me glued to the screen. Instead of tired TV tropes around affairs between cops, the writers deftly weaved their relationship woes into the main plot.
Bell and Stabler's attempts to talk sense into the two of them,...
- 2/2/2024
- by Jack Ori
- TVfanatic
“Extraction” director Sam Hargrave has signed on to direct Paramount Pictures’ “Kill Them All,” according to an insider with knowledge of the project.
“Kill Them All” is Paramount’s adaptation of a graphic novel by Kyle Starks. Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec are producing the project on behalf of The Saw Mill from a script by James Coyne. “Kill Them All” first started out as a project launched on Kickstarter before being acquired by Oni Press. Oni Press is serving as an executive producer, with Starks stepping in as an associate producer.
“Kill Them All” centers on a hard drinking, former cop who wants his job back and the world’s greatest assassin who wants revenge. They can get both if they fight their way to the top floor of a skyscraper of crime – and if they can “kill them all. It’s like a reverse “Die Hard” except they...
“Kill Them All” is Paramount’s adaptation of a graphic novel by Kyle Starks. Josh Appelbaum and Andre Nemec are producing the project on behalf of The Saw Mill from a script by James Coyne. “Kill Them All” first started out as a project launched on Kickstarter before being acquired by Oni Press. Oni Press is serving as an executive producer, with Starks stepping in as an associate producer.
“Kill Them All” centers on a hard drinking, former cop who wants his job back and the world’s greatest assassin who wants revenge. They can get both if they fight their way to the top floor of a skyscraper of crime – and if they can “kill them all. It’s like a reverse “Die Hard” except they...
- 1/30/2024
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
This post contains spoilers to Daredevil: Born Again.
Daredevil: Born Again? More like Daredevil on Netflix: Born Again!
When Disney announced the MCU TV series Daredevil: Born Again, the studio played coy about the show’s relationship to the Netflix series that preceded it. Yes, Charlie Cox would once again play blind lawyer turned protector of Hell’s Kitchen Matt Murdock, and Vincent D’Onofrio would return as his enemy Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime.
At first, the distinction made sense. While Daredevil remained strong, especially through its third season, shows such as Iron Fist and The Defenders suffered from stories stretched thin and lackluster performances. Furthermore, the show’s rough violence and sexuality made them a poor fit with the MCU’s soft PG-13 aesthetic.
However, with each month, it seems more and more like Daredevil: Born Again will be a direct continuation of the Netflix shows. Not...
Daredevil: Born Again? More like Daredevil on Netflix: Born Again!
When Disney announced the MCU TV series Daredevil: Born Again, the studio played coy about the show’s relationship to the Netflix series that preceded it. Yes, Charlie Cox would once again play blind lawyer turned protector of Hell’s Kitchen Matt Murdock, and Vincent D’Onofrio would return as his enemy Wilson Fisk, the Kingpin of Crime.
At first, the distinction made sense. While Daredevil remained strong, especially through its third season, shows such as Iron Fist and The Defenders suffered from stories stretched thin and lackluster performances. Furthermore, the show’s rough violence and sexuality made them a poor fit with the MCU’s soft PG-13 aesthetic.
However, with each month, it seems more and more like Daredevil: Born Again will be a direct continuation of the Netflix shows. Not...
- 1/29/2024
- by Joe George
- Den of Geek
Prepare for an action-packed and educational episode of “Mission Unstoppable” as Season 5 continues with Episode 11, titled “Crime, Cameras, and Creating Toolboxes”! Set your alarms and tune in to CBS at 8:00 Am on Saturday, February 3, 2024, for an exciting journey into the world of science and innovation.
In this episode, viewers will be introduced to a remarkable forensics investigator who uses the power of science to solve crimes. Discover the fascinating techniques and technologies that play a crucial role in solving mysteries and bringing justice to those in need.
But that’s not all! “Mission Unstoppable” also explores the world of technology by showing you how to transform your phone’s camera into a powerful macro lens. It’s a creative and practical application of science that you won’t want to miss.
For the young engineers and mathematicians out there, the episode dives into the art of creating a toolbox using math and engineering principles.
In this episode, viewers will be introduced to a remarkable forensics investigator who uses the power of science to solve crimes. Discover the fascinating techniques and technologies that play a crucial role in solving mysteries and bringing justice to those in need.
But that’s not all! “Mission Unstoppable” also explores the world of technology by showing you how to transform your phone’s camera into a powerful macro lens. It’s a creative and practical application of science that you won’t want to miss.
For the young engineers and mathematicians out there, the episode dives into the art of creating a toolbox using math and engineering principles.
- 1/27/2024
- by Jules Byrd
- TV Everyday
Finn Bennett and Jodie Foster in ‘True Detective: Night Country’ episode 2 (Photo by Michele K. Short/HBO)
HBO’s True Detective: Night Country, season four of the award-winning anthology, began with the mind-blowing discovery that an entire research team just up and vanished, leaving food on counters and a DVD playing back at the Tsalal Arctic Research Station in Ennis, Alaska. Episode one introduced Academy Award-winner Jodie Foster as Ennis Police Chief Liz Danvers and Kali Reis as Alaska Trooper Evangeline Navarro, who will be – reluctantly – teaming up to figure out what happened to the researchers, a disappearance that Navarro believes is connected to the cold case of a local activist and midwife who was brutally murdered six years ago.
Episode two kicks off with Liz and Officer Peter Prior (Finn Bennett) examining the researchers’ frozen bodies, which were discovered outside of town at the end of the season premiere.
HBO’s True Detective: Night Country, season four of the award-winning anthology, began with the mind-blowing discovery that an entire research team just up and vanished, leaving food on counters and a DVD playing back at the Tsalal Arctic Research Station in Ennis, Alaska. Episode one introduced Academy Award-winner Jodie Foster as Ennis Police Chief Liz Danvers and Kali Reis as Alaska Trooper Evangeline Navarro, who will be – reluctantly – teaming up to figure out what happened to the researchers, a disappearance that Navarro believes is connected to the cold case of a local activist and midwife who was brutally murdered six years ago.
Episode two kicks off with Liz and Officer Peter Prior (Finn Bennett) examining the researchers’ frozen bodies, which were discovered outside of town at the end of the season premiere.
- 1/22/2024
- by Alison Helms
- Showbiz Junkies
Matt Reeves and Robert Pattinson will head back to Gotham City for The Batman: Part II as soon as this August, according to reports. More here.
Matt Reeves’ The Batman was one of the highlights of 2022. Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader made superhero films feel exciting again, and with the film doing well at the box office, a sequel was inevitable.
We’ve known for a while that the sequel is heading to cinemas in October 2025, and it looks like Reeves and Pattinson are heading back to Gotham City this August as the sequel reportedly begins production.
Bear in mind that the information is based on a leak, spotted and reported by World Of Reel, but the timeline would make sense. Originally, it was rumoured that The Batman Part II would head into production in March 2024, but with cameras rolling in August now, that October 2025 release date might still change
Credit: Warner Bros
Zoë Kravitz,...
Matt Reeves’ The Batman was one of the highlights of 2022. Robert Pattinson’s Caped Crusader made superhero films feel exciting again, and with the film doing well at the box office, a sequel was inevitable.
We’ve known for a while that the sequel is heading to cinemas in October 2025, and it looks like Reeves and Pattinson are heading back to Gotham City this August as the sequel reportedly begins production.
Bear in mind that the information is based on a leak, spotted and reported by World Of Reel, but the timeline would make sense. Originally, it was rumoured that The Batman Part II would head into production in March 2024, but with cameras rolling in August now, that October 2025 release date might still change
Credit: Warner Bros
Zoë Kravitz,...
- 1/18/2024
- by Maria Lattila
- Film Stories
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