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[Now Streaming] Your ‘Dark Shadows,’ ‘God Bless America,’ and ‘Hick’ Alternatives
10 May 2012 6:00 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to Dark Shadows, God Bless America and Hick.
Tim Burton brings the peculiar tale of the Collins clan to the big screen. Johnny Depp stars as Barnabas Collins, a long-imprisoned vampire unleashed on the 1970s, where he discovers a colorful batch of dysfunctional descendants. Michelle Pfeiffer and Helena Bonham Carter co-star.
Prefer camp with your macabre?
Dark Shadows (1966) Check out the cult classic that started it all. Originally conceived as a moody melodrama, this groundbreaking gothic soap found success following the introduction of tormented vampire Barnabas Collins (Jonathan Frid). From there the Collins family regularly crosses the paths of ghosts, werewolves, and witches. Oh my.
Edward Scissorhands (1990) Or revisit Burton and Depp’s first collaboration, the tale of a modern Frankenstein’s monster with scissors for hands. »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Review: Roadie
20 March 2012 10:35 AM, PDT | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
Let me state for the record that I grew up loving the music of the Blue Öyster Cult, partly because I was the right age and partly because their lead singer, Eric Bloom, is my uncle. Therefore, I am attuned to all things Boc and am amazed I missed the release of Roadie. Now out on home video from Magnolia Entertainment, the film is a small tale about love, life, and yes, rock and roll.
The Boc was among the premiere heavy metal bands of the 1970s, thwarted from super-stardom because New York City Am radio wouldn’t play their music so they peaked. They continue to tour and play around the world with Uncle Eric and guitar wizard Buck Dharma (Donald Roseser) fronting the group. Roadie features the sad life of Jimmy Testagross (Ron Eldard), who was living his boyhood dream of working with the band but now that they play only occasionally, »
- Robert Greenberger
HBO Cancels Luck After Horse Deaths
15 March 2012 8:30 AM, PDT | GeekTyrant | See recent GeekTyrant news »
HBO's Luck has been cancelled after a third unfortunate horse death. The network and executive producers David Milch and Michael Mann made the decision after the most recent accident. The show was in the middle of filming the second season, which stars Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte. Remaining episodes of season one are set to air as scheduled.
Luck gave "a behind-the-track look at the world of horse racing and gambling’s denizens – owners, trainers, jockeys and gamblers." The cast also included Dennis Farina, John Ortiz, Richard Kind, Kevin Dunn, Ian Hart, Ritchie Coster, Jason Gedrick, Kerry Condon, Gary Stevens, Tom Payne, and Jill Hennessy. Milch and Mann executive produced along with Carolyn Strauss.
Here is the official statement: It is with heartbreak that executive producers David Milch and Michael Mann together with HBO have decided to cease all future production on the series Luck.
Safety is always of paramount concern. »
- Tiberius
Luck: Cancelled, Production on Season Two Ends
14 March 2012 8:41 PM, PDT | TVSeriesFinale.com | See recent TVSeriesFinale news »
After three horses died during the production of the horse-racing series Luck, HBO has decided to cancel the series and shut down production.
The cast and crew were in the middle of shooting the second episode of their second season. HBO had initially said that filming would continue on the David Milch series with scenes that didn't involve horses. Word is now that production is shutting down for good. The second episode of the sophomore season won't be completed and the first episode won't air.
While Luck boasts a lot of talented performers -- Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz, Richard Kind, Kevin Dunn, Ian Hart, Ritchie Coster, Jason Gedrick, Kerry Condon, Gary Stevens, Tom Payne, and Jill Hennessy -- the numbers weren't nearly as impressive. The pilot drew 1.14 million viewers for a December 2011 preview and 1.06 million when »
- TVSeriesFinale.com
‘Luck’ Episode 7: Like A Glass Ashtray To The Head
12 March 2012 10:58 AM, PDT | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
There’s no other way to start this review/recap without giving away a (possibly) Major Spoiler: poor, young Nathan Israel (Patrick J. Adams) took a glass ashtray to the head — twice nonetheless! — thanks to the anger and fury of one Michael “Mike” Smythe (Michael Gambon). When we last see young Nathan, he’s on the floor, inside Mike’s yacht, unconscious and bleeding profusely from his wounds. There is a good chance that he is dead (we’ll probably get a confirmation in Episode 8). The fact that he doesn’t check in with Ace (Dustin Hoffman) and Gus (Dennis Farina) the after his meeting with the evil big wigs worries them. They try to convince themselves that he’s probably enjoying the beautiful women in Mike’s harem but that scenario is way too good to be true.
Things went awry for Nathan because he kept his cool trying »
- Mo Fathelbab
DVD Playhouse--March 2012
6 March 2012 9:50 PM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—March 2012
By Allen Gardner
J. Edgar (Warner Bros.) Director Clint Eastwood provides a rock-solid, albeit rather flat portrait of polarizing FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover, covering his life from late teens to his death. Leonardo DiCaprio does an impressive turn as Hoover, never crossing the line into caricature, and creating a Hoover that is all too human, making for an all the more unsettling look at absolute power run amuck. Where the film stumbles is the love story at its core: Hoover’s relationship with longtime aide Clyde Tolson (Armie Hammer). In the hands of an openly-gay director like Gus Van Sant, this could have been a heartbreaking, tender story of forbidden (unrequited?) love, but Eastwood seems to tiptoe around their romance, with far too much delicacy and deference. The film works well when recreating the famous crimes and investigations which Hoover made his name on (the Lindbergh kidnapping, »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Luck, Ep. 1.06: “Episode Six” dives into the mystical and the melodramatic
6 March 2012 7:22 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Luck, Season 1, Episode 6
Written by Robin Shushan
Directed by Henry Bronchtein
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on HBO
In Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, an act of God ripped straight from the Old Testament seems to tear uncannily from the sky and set right the paths of a dozen or so misdirected souls, defying the film’s relatively conventional (up to that point) sense of realism. In a similar way, “Episode Six” toys with the way Luck handles the notion of realism, and expands the show’s construction of reality. And by that I mean, let’s talk about Joey, played with usual grace by Richard Kind.
In what’s easily the most audacious sequence Luck has come up with so far, Joey’s probably-about-to-be-attempted suicide is thwarted when an earthquake hits – the gun goes off accidentally, and the bullet goes astray, ricocheting a few times before ultimately slicing through his cheek, »
- Simon Howell
‘Luck’ – Episodes 5 & 6: Ace Continues To Plot His Revenge, Everyone Else Is Mired In Misery
4 March 2012 10:36 PM, PST | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
Sorry, Luck fans. I was out of commission last week. Didn’t get around to watch, review, and recap “Episode 5″ until recently. And you know what? I am glad that I was able to watch that And tonight’s “Episode 6″ in one sitting because that’s how good this show is and how very impatient I am with wanting to know what is going to happen next. To compare Luck to a page-turning novel would be a massive understatement. Anyway….
Here we are. We’re six episodes deep in a nine episodes run. The wheels are slowly being put into motion. Ace (Dustin Hoffman) is slowly implementing his plan for revenge on Mike (Michael Gambon) via Nathan Israel (Patrick J. Adams). And his plan to win Claire (Joan Allen) over is also slowly being implemented over the last two episodes. What helps with the latter plan is that Ace is »
- Mo Fathelbab
‘Luck,’ Season 1, Episode 5: TV Recap
26 February 2012 7:00 PM, PST | Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal | See recent Speakeasy/Wall Street Journal news »
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Finally, we get to see Ace and Gus’s horse, Pint O’ Plain, in a race, and the Irish red is just about as impressive as the show’s other two equine stars, Mon Gateau and Gettin’ Up Morning. But it’s not that simple. Nothing in “Luck” is. It wouldn’t be another race without some major plot implications.
To their surprise, Gus and Ace learn that their prized horse is scheduled to race that week, but with »
- Michael Calia
Blu-ray, DVD Release: Roadie
22 February 2012 7:52 PM, PST | Disc Dish | See recent Disc Dish news »
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: March 20, 2012
Price: DVD $26.98, Blu-ray $29.98
Studio: Magnolia
Ron Eldard (l.) and Bobby Cannavale lend an ear to the rock'n'roll in Roadie.
Ron Eldard (Super 8) stars in the film that asks ‘Is there life after a backstage career in rock’n’roll?’ in the 2011 music-filled independent drama Roadie.
Eldard portrays Jimmy, a longtime roadie for the legendary rock band Blue Oyster Cult, who is unceremoniously fired after touring with the band for more than 20 years. Broke and desperate and quite possibly fearing The Reaper, Jimmy has no other choice than to move back in with his mother (Lois Smith, Please Give) in Forest Hills, Queens. Soon he meets up with some of his hard-partying high school friends, including his former girlfriend (Jill Hennessy, Small Town Murder Songs) who happens to be married to his longtime nemesis (Bobby Cannavale, Win Win), who show him how little things can change. »
- Laurence
'Luck' Star Jill Hennessy On Working With Horses, Gambling
22 February 2012 11:39 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Jill Hennessy has played a lawyer on "Law & Order," a doctor on "Crossing Jordan" and now a racetrack veterinarian in the new HBO series "Luck."
The controversial show, created by David Milch and co-starring Dustin Hoffman, is centered on the world of horse racing, and looks at all the different people involved in the sport: the horse owners, the jockeys, the vets, and of course, the horses.
The Canadian actress talked to The Huffington Post about working with her four-legged co-stars, her love for Hoffman and whether or not she ever plays the ponies when she's at the track.
This show is so prestigious, it's ridiculous.
I thought it was a joke when my agent told me about it. He called me and said, "There's a last-minute audition happening. I think you're going to be interested. Michael Mann's producing, David Milch is writing it and Dustin Hoffman is in it. »
- Nicki Gostin
'Luck' Star Jill Hennessy On Working With Horses, Gambling
22 February 2012 10:48 AM, PST | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
Jill Hennessy has played a lawyer on "Law & Order," a doctor on "Crossing Jordan" and now a racetrack veterinarian in the new HBO series "Luck."
The controversial show, created by David Milch and co-starring Dustin Hoffman, is centered on the world of horse racing, and looks at all the different people involved in the sport: the horse owners, the jockeys, the vets, and of course, the horses.
The Canadian actress talked to The Huffington Post about working with her four-legged co-stars, her love for Hoffman and whether or not she ever plays the ponies when she's at the track.
This show is so prestigious, it's ridiculous.
I thought it was a joke when my agent told me about it. He called me and said, "There's a last-minute audition happening. I think you're going to be interested. Michael Mann's producing, David Milch is writing it and Dustin Hoffman is in it. »
- Nicki Gostin
‘Luck’ Episode 4: The Best Episode Yet As Some Dreams Become Reality
20 February 2012 2:43 PM, PST | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
Racing towards the finish line is an obvious metaphor for the characters in Luck but — man, oh man! — was it ever used better in the series in the halfway point in “Episode 4″? A phenomenally shot and edited horse race, it centers around Rosie (Kerry Condon) suiting up for the first time and riding Gettin’ Up Mornin’. At first, the horse is slow getting out of the gate. Walter (Nick Nolte), Joey (Richard Kind) and The Four Amigos watch from the stands, worried. But as resilient as Rosie is, the animal is even more so. It comes from behind — in beautifully captured slow motion and swelling music underscoring — to win the race. The sequence, for the most part, focuses on Gettin’ Up Mornin’. It is the main character while everyone else’s hopes and dreams hinges on it winning. From Joey and the four guys (who are witnessing sports majesty) to »
- Mo Fathelbab
‘Luck’ Episode 3 Review: The Chess Pieces Continue To Move As The ‘Four Amigos’ Finally Get A Shot At Success
13 February 2012 1:24 PM, PST | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
I know some folks have been complaining about how slow the main plots have been unfolding in the first season Luck. I could use the argument that we’re only three episodes in but the fact that the entire season consists of only nine episodes — which means we’re one-third deep into this fascinating look at a California race track — will get a couple of viewers here and there a little bit antsy as to what we’re watching all means.
To them, I say — to use a term Teddy Roosevelt was fond of — “bully”. And I use that term because it is what I think creator David Milch would use when trying not to curse. (It does seem kind of manly, in 1910′s terms.) What Luck is giving us a sprawling look at the winners and loser we may or may not take for granted everyday. Like the thesis that I presented last week, »
- Mo Fathelbab
Luck, Ep. 1.03: “Episode Three” offers advances, none miraculous
13 February 2012 12:24 AM, PST | SoundOnSight | See recent SoundOnSight news »
Luck, Season One, Episode Three
Written by Bill Barich
Directed by Allen Coulter
Airs Sundays at 10pm Et on HBO
First, a word about the controversy surrounding the show that arose this week. For the uninitiated, it came out that two horses perished over the course of the filming of the show’s first season; as a result, the usual Humane Society spiel about “No animals were harmed…” etc. was pulled from the pilot and the forthcoming seventh episode. There’s no way around the fact that this is unfortunate, but a little perspective is called for here. According to Race Horse Death Watch, over 150 horses fell dead or were “destroyed” as a direct result of racing in 2011 alone; this number does not even factor in the ones who are put down as a result of injuries sustained in training, or who are simply disposed of when they are deemed unworthy, »
- Simon Howell
Tamar Abrams: British Actor Tom Payne Rides HBO's Luck
10 February 2012 7:44 AM, PST | Aol TV. | See recent Aol TV. news »
It would be way too easy to use the word "lucky" in describing how British actor Tom Payne was cast in the new HBO hit series Luck. And yet that's how he talks about it: "It was the easiest casting process ever." Payne plays Cajun jockey Leon "Bug Boy" Micheaux in the series, the very definition of "lucky" considering the only states he had visited were New York and California and had only a passing familiarity with horses.
Once he was cast, Tom Payne spent several weeks in Eunice, Louisiana getting to know the Cajun culture. "I spent time with people, grilling out, learning what it's like to come from that area," he recalls. "They thought I was quite amusing." He sampled the local cuisine and particularly enjoyed boudin, a type of sausage that is a specialty of southern Louisiana. When you hear him speak in Luck, you would be »
- Tamar Abrams
HBO Orders Season 2 Of ‘Luck’ After One Episode
1 February 2012 6:41 AM, PST | ScreenRant.com | See recent Screen Rant news »
Continuing to show faith in new projects well before they’ve been proven a hit with audiences, HBO has ordered a full second season of the highly-acclaimed horse racing drama Luck, just two days after the show made its official season premiere.
Including the initial sneak peek that followed the season 2 finale of Boardwalk Empire, late last year, additional replays and the January 29 airing to kick off its inaugural season, Luck managed to draw 3.3 million viewers. While those numbers may seem low for a program of this magnitude, HBO clearly felt assured that the combination of critical acclaim, eventual word-of-mouth and nearly ubiquitous advertising would be the right formula to improve Luck’s ratings fortunes.
Of course, counting stars like Dustin Hoffman, Nick Nolte, Michael Gambon (Harry Potter), Joan Allen (Pleasantville) and Jill Hennessy (Law & ...
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- Kevin Yeoman
HBO Quickly Renews ‘Luck’ For A Second Season Because It’s That Good
31 January 2012 12:19 PM, PST | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
Michael Lombardo, the president of HBO Programming, announced today that the network has decided to renew Luck for a second season, after the series’ pilot episode received overwhelming critical acclaim and attracted a total of 3.3 million viewers. Which is not bad for a series that turned out to be a harder sell then most premium cable shows since there are no loveable serial killers or neurotic mobsters among the large cast. The pickup, which is for ten episodes, is slated to air in January 2013.
For those of you who don’t know about Luck yet — though you should because it is fantastic — it comes from the awesome Alpha Male minds of acclaimed director Michael Mann (The Insider, Heat) and Deadwood creator David Milch. It is a look at the world of horse racing with various owners, trainers, jockeys and gamblers coloring the murky surroundings. The cast is led by Academy »
- Mo Fathelbab
TV News: HBO Renews ‘Luck’ With Dustin Hoffman For Second Season
31 January 2012 10:06 AM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – That was quick. Two days after it premiered on HBO to rave reviews, the network has renewed David Milch and Michael Mann’s “Luck” with Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte for a second season.
Michael Lombardo, President of HBO Programming, made the announcement via press release, revealing that the first episode notched an incredible 3.3 million viewers. The new season will be ten episodes (up from nine in season one) and will start airing in January 2013.
Lombardo said, “We couldn’t be more thrilled with the critical response to this beautiful piece of work and we are very excited about where David and Michael plan to take these incredible characters.”
Season one stars of “Luck” include Hoffman, Nolte, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz, Richard Kind, Kevin Dunn, Ian Hart, Ritchie Coster, Jason Gedrick, Kerry Condon, Gary Stevens, Tom Payne, and Jill Hennessy. It is not yet revealed who will return for season two, »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Luck Gets Season 2 on HBO
31 January 2012 8:50 AM, PST | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
HBO has renewed the drama Luck for a second season, it was announced today by Michael Lombardo, president, HBO Programming. Luck has received overwhelming critical acclaim and the first episode has a gross audience of 3.3 million viewers to date. The pickup, which is for ten episodes, is slated to air in January 2013. Production is scheduled to resume at the end of February.
From acclaimed director Michael Mann and Deadwood creator David Milch, Luck is a behind-the-track look at the world of horse racing and gambling's denizens - owners, trainers, jockeys and gamblers, whose cast is led by Dustin Hoffman and Nick Nolte. The series will be filmed at Santa Anita Park and various other locations.
"We couldn't be more thrilled with the critical response to this beautiful piece of work," said Michael Lombardo, "and we are very excited about where David and Michael plan to take these incredible characters."
Season 1 regulars included Dennis Farina, »
- MovieWeb
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