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Bill Paxton Denied Insurance Coverage For Titanic Dive
14 hours ago | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Titanic star Bill Paxton took a huge risk when he embarked on a deep sea dive to the famed wreck because he was unable to secure life insurance coverage for the trip.
Director James Cameron invited the actor along for an underwater mission to the ship's final resting place after filming for the 1999 blockbuster movie wrapped several years ago.
Paxton reveals he originally tried to get financial assurance for his wife Louise Newbury and their two children so they would be well taken care of in the event that the adventure went horribly wrong - but he was denied coverage and was forced to make a big personal decision.
During an appearance on U.S. morning show Live With Kelly! on Friday, he said, "About five years after the movie, he (Cameron) said, 'I'm going back to Titanic and I want you to come along for the ride.' So I called up... Lloyd's of London (insurance agency) because I have young children at home and I said, 'Can you cover me on this?' and they said, 'Absolutely not.'"
The Twister star decided to make the trip anyway - and the 57 year old is glad he did.
He added, "I couldn't believe I was actually down there... When you approach it, (the ship) doesn't look very big... and (then) they shine the light down and you see where the ship actually, literally, was wrenched in half. I mean, that was a violent death... I mean the forces that led to that thing tearing apart, that really is probably the most intense and frightening thing I saw down there."
The Titanic famously sank on its maiden voyage across the Atlantic Ocean after hitting an iceberg on 15 April, 1912. »
Hatfields & McCoys: TV Review
16 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
With History feeling the urge of pretty much every other cable channel -- to get into the scripted business -- it makes sense it would choose historical fiction. However, the six-hour miniseries Hatfields & McCoys, starring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton, is not, creatively speaking, the greatest start History could have hoped for. Photos: THR & History Host a Special Screening of 'Hatfields & McCoys' The network, once famous for Hitler documentaries and now for such unscripted hits as Ice Road Truckers and Pawn Stars, already has greenlighted its first scripted series, Vikings, from Michael Hirst (The Tudors, Elizabeth), set for
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- Tim Goodman
History’S Biggest Family Feud: ‘Hatfields & McCoys’
19 hours ago | Fox All Access | See recent Fox All Access news »
Miniseries used to be some of television’s biggest events, with “Shogun,” “Roots,” and “The Winds of War” commanding huge audiences in the ’70s and ’80s. While the miniseries has been largely absent from television for several years, “Hatfields & McCoys” is going to try to bring the form back in a big way. “Hatfields & McCoys,” based on the legendary feud between two warring families, brings a real big-screen sensibility to the small screen. You’d even expect to see its stars in a theater instead of television: Academy Award winner Kevin Costner (“Dances with Wolves,” “The Bodyguard”) and Bill Paxton (“Titanic,” “Aliens”). We spoke to producer Leslie Greif who has produced written and directed films and many television shows and also produced The Hatfield-McCoys. Producer Leslie Greif has produced, written, and directed theatrical films, and told us that yes, the goal was to make “Hatfields & McCoys” look like it belongs in a theater. »
- foxallaccess
'Hatfields & McCoys' Star Noel Fisher: 5 Things You Didn't Know About Me
20 hours ago | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
You probably already know Noel Fisher as Mickey Milkovich, the unpredictable neighborhood bully-turned-undercover lover to Cameron Monaghan’s Ian Gallagher on Showtime’s Shameless. He plays a much more innocent character on History’s three-part miniseries, Hatfields & McCoys, starring Kevin Costner, Bill Paxton and Tom Berenger, premiering at 9 p.m. Monday. Video: Red Carpet Interviews at THR & History Channel's 'Hatfields & McCoys' Special Screening Fisher’s character, Cotton Top Mounts, has the challenge of being an illegitimate member of the Hatfield clan. Add his mental challenges and the sentiments of the time period, and Fisher’s character becomes one
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- Jethro Nededog
Lindsay Pulsipher Previews Juliette-esque Role in Hatfields & McCoys
22 hours ago | TVfanatic | See recent TVfanatic news »
Lindsay Pulsipher plays a key role in the upcoming History Channel mini-series Hatfields & McCoys, but allow her to make one thing clear, for all those who know her best from her most recent role:
Roseanna McCoy is the "complete opposite of Crystal Norris," the actress told me over the phone, referring to her True Blood were-panther from season four of that HBO hit. "Roseanne is soft and sweet and innocent."
Still, that won't stop the character from getting involved in a pretty major scandal.
Hatfields & McCoys is based on the true story of two families that feuded after the Civil War. Its impressive cast is anchored by Kevin Costner as Devil Anse Hatfield and Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy.
Pulsipher portrays Roseanna, Randall's daughter and the love interest of Matt Barr's Johnse Hatfield (above).
"Roseanna is the Juliette in this story, the star says. "She falls in love with »
- matt@mediavine.com (Matt Richenthal)
Bill Paxton on Hatfields and McCoys, Allergies, and Naming His Beard ‘The Growler’
25 May 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
After five seasons on HBO's Big Love, Bill Paxton was reluctant to play another religious family patriarch. But it's hard to turn down the chance to grow a beard and work with Kevin Costner, so he took the role of Randall McCoy in the History Channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys. The six-hour series (premiering May 28) shows how the God-fearing leader of the McCoy clan helped spark a bloody border war between his family and the family of his former Civil War buddy "Devil Anse" Hatfield (Costner). Paxton talked to Vulture about the famous feud, his allergies, and his beard, "The Growler."How are you doing?I'm suffering like a bastard from this oak pollen out here. Really bad allergies? Whew! Man. Kicking my ass here; I feel like I'm talking through a wall. Where are you? I'm up in Cali, in California. Well, hopefully you'll make it through this without too »
- Joel Keller
Jackie K. Cooper: Hatfields & McCoys Puts the History Channel on the Map
24 May 2012 1:01 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
The History Channel puts itself on the great entertainment section of the cable map with the production of Hatfields & McCoys, a three part mini-series. Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton head the cast and both men give very balanced and nuanced portrayals. Directed by Kevin Reynolds, this mini-series is the best I have seen since the days of Lonesome Dove.
Sometimes mini-series are drawn out and suffer from the length taken, but not Hatfields & McCoys. This story needs the full range of all three nights to give a complete telling of what happened and why. Details are needed to fully present this story concerning the growth of the feud between the two families. It didn't happen overnight; the two patriarchs of their clans even started off as friends and fellow soldiers in the rebel cause.
Things begin to go wrong when "Devil" Hatfield (Costner) deserts the army and Randall McCoy (Paxton) knows of the desertion. »
- Jackie K. Cooper
Jackie K. Cooper: Hatfields & McCoys Puts the History Channel on the Map
24 May 2012 1:01 PM, PDT | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
The History Channel puts itself on the great entertainment section of the cable map with the production of Hatfields & McCoys, a three part mini-series. Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton head the cast and both men give very balanced and nuanced portrayals. Directed by Kevin Reynolds, this mini-series is the best I have seen since the days of Lonesome Dove.
Sometimes mini-series are drawn out and suffer from the length taken, but not Hatfields & McCoys. This story needs the full range of all three nights to give a complete telling of what happened and why. Details are needed to fully present this story concerning the growth of the feud between the two families. It didn't happen overnight; the two patriarchs of their clans even started off as friends and fellow soldiers in the rebel cause.
Things begin to go wrong when "Devil" Hatfield (Costner) deserts the army and Randall McCoy (Paxton) knows of the desertion. »
- Jackie K. Cooper
Hot for Summer: 100 Premiere Dates and More!
24 May 2012 6:46 AM, PDT | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
Now that May sweeps has swept on by and the “in-season” TV season has passed … well, don’t put down that remote just yet. Not by a stretch. Because it is time to (So You Think You Can) Dance, solve more White Collar crimes, taunt those Pretty Little Liars, return to Dallas, Suits up, play with some Political Animals, say farewell to Eureka and more.
Here are more than 100 dates, from series premieres (shown in blue, with a brief summary) to returning faves, with a few finales and specials thrown in.
Preemptive P.S. My calendar-making skills are not infallible, »
- Matt Webb Mitovich
Noel Fisher Breaks Out in 'Twilight,' 'Shameless,' 'Hatfield & McCoys'
24 May 2012 2:00 AM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
As if working steadily for the last 14 years isn't enough, 28-year-old Noel Fisher has three major projects debuting almost concurrently. By the end of year, he will be seen as Vladimir, a 3000-year-old Romanian vampire in the final chapter of the mega-phenomenon, "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2." He has enjoyed a recurring role-and soon to be series regular-on the hit Showtime program "Shameless," playing the bully Mickey Milkovich opposite William H. Macy and Emmy Rossum. And, on May 28-30, he tackles the mentally challenged Cotton Top Mounts in the History Channel's miniseries, "Hatfields and McCoys" with Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton."It's been a big couple of years," Fisher concedes, sounding floored as he considers it. "I'm proud of each of the projects and they're all so different. I suppose the most challenging is Cotton Top, playing someone who has such a different take on the world. I. »
- help@backstage.com (Simi Horwitz)
What to TiVo: Thursday
23 May 2012 11:59 PM, PDT | BuzzSugar | See recent BuzzSugar news »
8:00 Duets (new, series premiere) 10:00 Rookie Blue (new, season premiere) 11:35 Nightline (new) 12:00 Jimmy Kimmel Live (new, with guest Charlize Theron) 8:00 The Big Bang Theory (repeat) 8:30 Rules of Engagement (repeat) 9:00 Person of Interest (repeat) 10:00 The Mentalist (repeat) 11:35 Late Show With David Letterman (repeat, with guest Johnny Galecki) 12:37 The Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson (new, with guest Alfred Molina) 8:00 So You Think You Can Dance (new) 8:00 The Office (repeat) 8:30 The Office (repeat) 9:00 America's Got Talent (repeat) 10:00 Awake (new, series finale) 11:34 Tonight Show With Jay Leno (new, with guests Glenn Close and the winner of American Idol) 12:37 Late Night With Jimmy Fallon (new, with guests Will Smith and Bill Paxton) 9:00 The Vampire Diaries (repeat) More TV to watch when you read more. »
- Maggie Pehanick
Hatfields & McCoys TV Review – History
23 May 2012 11:00 AM, PDT | AreYouScreening.com | See recent AreYouScreening news »
Few stories in American history have such a strange dynamic of awareness and ignorance, and that fact alone gives Hatfields & McCoys the potential to set records for a mini-series that focuses on historic fact (as best they’re known). While virtually everyone knows about the dueling families, not many are truly familiar with all the details, or the seriousness of the feud’s escalation.
Beginning May 28th, History brings you a three-part event that takes you through the entire feud, from a time when the two patriarchs were friends, all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court’s intervention in the hostilities which had brought West Virginia and Kentucky to the brink of their own war.
As you might imagine (or at least, hope), being that the show is airing on History, the strength of the series comes from its commitment to accuracy. It’s hard to find fault »
- Marc Eastman
Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton star in the epic movie Hatfields & McCoys, airing Memorial Day on History Channel
23 May 2012 9:15 AM, PDT | JoBlo.com | See recent JoBlo news »
So your choices at the theater this weekend are Men In Black III or Chernobyl Diaries, unless you plan on catching The Avengers or Battleship again. You still have another week before Snow White & The Huntsman and two more weeks until Prometheus. What will you watch this Memorial Day weekend? What if I told you that there was an epic action drama featuring Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton from the director of Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves and Waterworld? Would you ask what theater »
- Alex Maidy
Kevin Costner on Hatfields and McCoys, Why the Feud Is Still Relevant, and How It Inspired a Concept Album
23 May 2012 6:30 AM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
When it comes to historical dramas, Kevin Costner has never met a bearded guy he didn't like. This time, the man who brought us Dances With Wolves is taking on the infamous and bloody centuries-old feud between the Hatfields of West Virginia and the McCoys of Kentucky. In the six-hour History Channel miniseries Hatfields and McCoys, premiering on May 28, Costner plays "Devil" Anse Hatfield, the family leader who went from being Civil War buddies with God-fearing Randall McCoy (Bill Paxton), to being his enemy. And apparently it was all over a stolen pig. Vulture spoke with Costner about diving into TV, what he knew about the feud going in, and how it's relevant to the world today. Since you’re a history buff, how much did you know about the Hattfields and McCoys before you took this project on?I knew probably more than the average bear going into it. »
- Joel Keller
Kevin Costner Defends Historical Mini-series
23 May 2012 1:06 AM, PDT | WENN | See recent WENN news »
Kevin Costner hopes fans take his new historical TV mini-series Hatfields & McCoys seriously - because the men behind the infamous post-Civil War feud were the fathers and grandfathers of some of America's most important men.
The patriarchs of the Hatfield and McCoy families famously fought over a pig - and the squabble became a history-making drama at the beginning of what was to become the United States.
But Costner hopes TV viewers who tune in to the project, in which he stars opposite Bill Paxton, will realise the series is so much more than a story about a family argument among bearded, simple folk.
He tells Parade magazine, "As we get further and further removed from history, people start to think these stories weren't true - that the Hatfields and McCoys were a comic. But no, these were people who came out of the Civil War, which was the root of so many problems. So, to give authenticity and perspective to that story was interesting to me.
"These are very easy people to make fun of. They have beards; they're ultra-religious; they talk funny. But these people and their descendants were judges and senators. It's like what started the feud - one of the reasons was a pig trial. It's easy for us to laugh at that, right? But a pig could feed a family for 30 days.
"And today people will go to court if their view in Malibu (Florida) is obstructed." »
Boyd Holbrook Joins Very Good Girls
22 May 2012 10:38 PM, PDT | Upcoming-Movies.com | See recent Upcoming-Movies.com news »
Boyd Holbrook took part in the recent premiere for the History Channel miniseries Hatfields & McCoys at the Milk Studios in Los Angeles. The Kentucky native played William ‘Cap’ Hatfield, alongside Kevin Costner as Anse Hatfield and Bill Paxton as Randall McCoy. The 30-year-old Holbrook stayed in the news this week with Deadline reporting that writer/director Naomi Foner signed him in the lead male role for her upcoming drama Very Good Girls. Holbrool joined the film as a handsome artist who comes between two young women, to be played by Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen, who pledge to lose their virginity their first summer out of high school. »
History 'Hatfields & McCoys' three-night epic event begins May 28 (Video)
22 May 2012 10:21 AM, PDT | Monsters and Critics | See recent Monsters and Critics news »
Tune in for the epic American bad blood tales of the Hatfields & McCoys on History this Memorial Day Weekend. The true American story of a legendary family feud . one that spanned decades and nearly launched a war between Kentucky and West Virginia - comes to History. Hatfields & McCoys, a new three-part, six-hour scripted miniseries, showcases an all-star cast led by Academy Award winner Kevin Costner and Bill Paxton starring as Devil Anse Hatfield and Randall McCoy, respectively. The mini series premieres on May 28, 29 and 30, at 9 p.m. on History. This event is the story of a clash of clans that evoked great passion, vengeance, courage, sacrifice, crimes and accusations, and includes a »
- April MacIntyre
Blu-ray, Blu-ray 3D Release: Ghosts of the Abyss
21 May 2012 2:37 PM, PDT | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray Release Date: Sept. 11, 2012
Price: Blu-ray 3D Combo $44.99, 3D Digital $25 (original version), High-Definition Digital $15.50 (extended version)
Studio: Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
James Cameron returns to the Titanic in the documentary Ghosts of the Abyss.
Originally released in theaters in 2003, the 59-minute film follows Cameron and actor Bill Paxton (TV’s Big Love) back down to the sunken ship where nearly 1,500 people died 100 years ago. As portrayed in Cameron’s fictional Titanic movie, the director explores the ship inside and out in Ghosts of the Abyss.
And the G-rated movie is in 3D.
The Blu-ray 3D/Blu-ray/DVD Combo includes the original theatrical version of the film, which screened in Imax theatres, and an extended version that runs for 90 minutes.
The discs also include one special feature, the featurette “Reflections From the Deep,” which was included on the DVD released in 2004.
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Blu-ray 3D »
- Sam
DVD Review - Haywire (2011)
21 May 2012 2:18 PM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
Haywire, 2011.
Directed by Steven Soderbergh.
Starring Gina Carano, Michael Fassbender, Ewan McGregor, Channing Tatum, Bill Paxton, Antonio Banderas, Michael Angarano and Michael Douglas.
Synopsis:
Betrayed by her employers, agent Mallory Kane must fight to clear her name.
Part two of Stephen Soderbergh’s speedy return to filmmaking post-Che, Haywire has very little in common with Contagion. Testament, maybe, to the director’s ability to transcend genres, although if Haywire is anything to go by, this jack of all trades approach can yield mixed results.
Former ‘Gladiator’ and Mma fighter Gina Carano, as Mallory Kane, an agent double-crossed by Ewan McGregor’s agency boss Ken, is the heart of the film, and given her lack of experience she does rather well. Casting a non-actor in the lead role of a major Hollywood production was always going to be a risky move, but in this case it seems to have paid off. »
- flickeringmyth
Hatfields & McCoys Mini-Series Starring Kevin Costner And Bill Paxton – The Feud Begins May 28 On The History Channel
21 May 2012 2:13 PM, PDT | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
With an Academy Award winning heavy hitter and a holiday weekend, TV gives the big screen a run for it’s money with this Feature feel mini-series. It.s the true American story of a legendary family feud . one that spanned decades and nearly launched a war between Kentucky and West Virginia. Hatfields & McCoys, a new three-part, six-hour scripted miniseries, showcases an all-star cast led by Academy® Award winner Kevin Costner and Golden Globe® nominee Bill Paxton starring as Devil Anse Hatfield and Randall McCoy, respectively. The mini series premieres on May 28, 29 and 30, at 9 p.m. on History®.
Hatfields & McCoys is the story of a clash of clans that evoked great passion, vengeance, courage, sacrifice, crimes and accusations, and includes a cast of characters that changed the families and the history of the region forever. The Hatfield-McCoy saga begins with Devil Anse Hatfield and Randall McCoy. Close friends and comrades »
- Melissa Thompson
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