Part two of Swat’s two-part March 8, 2024 episode block bids farewell to Jim Street, played by Alex Russell. In the teaser for season seven episodes four and five, Hondo (Shemar Moore) pulls Street in for a hug and says, “I never thought the screw-up I had to fire would be the one I’d have the hardest time saying goodbye to.”
Directed by Jann Turner from a script by Matthew T. Brown, episode five – “End of the Road” – airs immediately after episode four at 9pm Et/Pt on CBS.
Shemar Moore leads the cast as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Jay Harrington stars as David “Deacon” Kay, David Lim is Victor Tan, Rochelle Aytes is Nichelle Carmichael, and Patrick St. Esprit is Robert ‘Bob’ Hicks. Kenny Johnson recurs as Dominique Luca.
“End of the Road” Plot: While training with Long Beach Swat, Street discovers a biker club has stolen a cache of...
Directed by Jann Turner from a script by Matthew T. Brown, episode five – “End of the Road” – airs immediately after episode four at 9pm Et/Pt on CBS.
Shemar Moore leads the cast as Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, Jay Harrington stars as David “Deacon” Kay, David Lim is Victor Tan, Rochelle Aytes is Nichelle Carmichael, and Patrick St. Esprit is Robert ‘Bob’ Hicks. Kenny Johnson recurs as Dominique Luca.
“End of the Road” Plot: While training with Long Beach Swat, Street discovers a biker club has stolen a cache of...
- 3/5/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Plot: The fourth-and-final season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan finds the titular character on his most dangerous mission yet: facing an enemy both foreign and domestic. As the new CIA Acting Deputy Director, Jack Ryan is tasked with unearthing internal corruption, and in doing so, uncovers a series of suspicious black ops that could expose the vulnerability of the country. As Jack and the team investigate how deep the corruption runs, he discovers a far-worse reality—the convergence of a drug cartel with a terrorist organization—ultimately revealing a conspiracy much closer to home and testing our hero’s belief in the system he has always fought to protect.
Review: After three pulse-pounding seasons, Prime Video’s foray into Tom Clancy’s connected universe is ending. Filmed back to back with the third season, the fourth series of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan offers a shorter run that is...
Review: After three pulse-pounding seasons, Prime Video’s foray into Tom Clancy’s connected universe is ending. Filmed back to back with the third season, the fourth series of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan offers a shorter run that is...
- 6/28/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Plot: In the third season of the action-thriller series, Jack Ryan is working as a CIA case officer in Rome, when he is tipped off that the Sokol Project, a secret plan to restore the Soviet Empire, is being resurrected more than 50 years after it was thought to have been shut down. Jack embarks on a mission to confirm the intelligence, but things quickly go awry, and he is wrongly implicated in a larger conspiracy. Accused of treason, with a Red Notice out for his arrest, Jack is forced to run from his own government, if he has any hope of uncovering the rogue faction before it’s too late. Crisscrossing Europe as he is hunted by former allies and new enemies alike, Jack races against the clock to stop the cascade of destabilizing conflicts from leading to global catastrophe.
Review: The first season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan...
Review: The first season of Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan...
- 12/19/2022
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
Netflix has renewed romantic drama series “Virgin River” for a fourth and fifth season.
“Virgin River” is based on Robyn Carr’s book series of the same name. The show follows Mel Monroe (played by Alexandra Breckenridge), a woman who takes a job as a midwife and nurse practitioner in the remote Northern California town of Virgin River after seeing an ad for the position and hoping to leave her past life behind. There, she meets former Marine and local bartender Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson), and the two fall into a complicated love story. The cast also includes Colin Lawrence, Jenny Cooper, Lauren Hammersley, Annette O’Toole, Tim Matheson, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Grayson Gurnsey, Sarah Dugdale, Zibby Allen and Marco Grazzini, among others.
Season 3, which premiered in July 2021, saw Mel and Jack struggle to give each other what they want. Mel, who had previously lost her husband, tells Jack that she wants...
“Virgin River” is based on Robyn Carr’s book series of the same name. The show follows Mel Monroe (played by Alexandra Breckenridge), a woman who takes a job as a midwife and nurse practitioner in the remote Northern California town of Virgin River after seeing an ad for the position and hoping to leave her past life behind. There, she meets former Marine and local bartender Jack Sheridan (Martin Henderson), and the two fall into a complicated love story. The cast also includes Colin Lawrence, Jenny Cooper, Lauren Hammersley, Annette O’Toole, Tim Matheson, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Grayson Gurnsey, Sarah Dugdale, Zibby Allen and Marco Grazzini, among others.
Season 3, which premiered in July 2021, saw Mel and Jack struggle to give each other what they want. Mel, who had previously lost her husband, tells Jack that she wants...
- 9/20/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Hey, "S.W.A.T." fans. We are here with a couple of new spoiler scoops for the upcoming, new episode 4, which is scheduled to hit the airwaves next week. Thanks to the lovely CBS folks, we have a couple of teaser descriptions for episode 4 via their press release. So, we will definitely use that for this spoiler session. For starters, episode 4 is officially labeled/titled, "Immunity." It sounds like episode 4 will feature some very intense, dramatic and action-filled scenes as Deacon's family gets put in danger! Hondo gets very disturbing news about his father! Tan has to go before a review board and more! We'll go ahead and start off this spoiler session with the Deacon family situation. It turns out that Deacon and the Swat team will be working a big case that involves taking out the leader of a dangerous drug cartel. This leader is a former foreign rebel force...
- 10/17/2019
- by Chris
- OnTheFlix
Happy Monday, "Grey's Anatomy" fans. We've got some great news for you guys today. ABC finally put out their official press release for the upcoming 9th episode of Grey's Anatomy's current 15th season. As most of you know, the show has been on a long, winter break, but it's almost time for it to start back up again. ABC's press release reveals a little bit of what you can expect to see when season 15 returns with the next, new episode 9 on January 17, 2019. Before we continue any further with this article, we must warn you guys that it does contain some light spoiler teasers for episode 9. If you don't want to see any spoiler teasers, it's highly suggested that you stop reading this article right now. For those of you who don't care about spoiler teasers, by all means please keep reading this article. Alright, now that we've got our...
- 12/31/2018
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for January 2019, including "Playing With Fire", "The 100", "The Terror" and a whole lot more:
Feature Film
Playing With Fire
Local Production Company: Formula M Productions
Director: Andrew Flickman
Exec. Producer(s): Mark Moran
Feb 04/19 - Mar 29/19
The Boy II
Local Production Company: The Boy Film Productions Inc.
Director: William Brent Bell
Exec. Producer(s): Jackie Shenoo
Jan 28/19 - Mar 07/19
TV Pilot
Woke
Local Production Company: Pico Producitons (BC) Ltd.
Director: Maurice Marable
Jan 29/19 - Feb 06/19
TV Series
A Million Little Things - Season 1
Local Production Company: Stage 49 Ltd
Director: James Griffiths, Richard J. Lewis
Producer: Michael Lohmann
Jul 24/18 - Feb 04/19
Arrow - Season 7
Local Production Company: Beckmark Production Services Inc.
Director: Marcus Stokes
Producer: Todd Pittson
Jul 06/18 - Apr 18/19
Charmed - Season 1
Local Production Company: First Cut Productions Inc.
Director: Brad Siberling, Melanie Mayron
Aug 13/18 - Jan...
Feature Film
Playing With Fire
Local Production Company: Formula M Productions
Director: Andrew Flickman
Exec. Producer(s): Mark Moran
Feb 04/19 - Mar 29/19
The Boy II
Local Production Company: The Boy Film Productions Inc.
Director: William Brent Bell
Exec. Producer(s): Jackie Shenoo
Jan 28/19 - Mar 07/19
TV Pilot
Woke
Local Production Company: Pico Producitons (BC) Ltd.
Director: Maurice Marable
Jan 29/19 - Feb 06/19
TV Series
A Million Little Things - Season 1
Local Production Company: Stage 49 Ltd
Director: James Griffiths, Richard J. Lewis
Producer: Michael Lohmann
Jul 24/18 - Feb 04/19
Arrow - Season 7
Local Production Company: Beckmark Production Services Inc.
Director: Marcus Stokes
Producer: Todd Pittson
Jul 06/18 - Apr 18/19
Charmed - Season 1
Local Production Company: First Cut Productions Inc.
Director: Brad Siberling, Melanie Mayron
Aug 13/18 - Jan...
- 12/30/2018
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Shondaland has named Jann Turner as the new Producing Director for Scandal and Jet Wilkinson in the same role for How To Get Away With Murder, as Tom Verica moves to For The People as its Producing Director and Executive Producer. Turner joins Scandal as the replacement for Verica. She is a prolific film and TV director known for the features White Wedding and Paradise Stop. She has directed episodes of The Bold Type, The Last Ship, Scandal, The Catch, Chicago Fire, Greys…...
- 7/31/2017
- Deadline TV
Recently, ABC delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Scandal" episode 3 of season 5. The episode is entitled, "Paris Is Burning," and it turns out that we're going to see some highly dramatic and intense stuff go down as Mellie makes sure she gets her way by getting an old friend involved in the mix. Fitz has to deal with some major consequences, and more! In the new, 3rd episode press release: Olivia Discovers That There's Always A Price In Telling The Truth, On ABC's "Scandal." Press release number 2: Olivia and Fitz are going to face some very big consequences and Mellie will bring in an old friend to make sure she gets her way. In the meantime, Abby will show Olivia she is fully capable of handling working at the White House. The episode was written by Matt Byrne ,and it was directed by Jann Turner. Episode...
- 10/1/2015
- by Derek
- OnTheFlix
Recently, ABC delivered the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Castle" episode 17 of season 7. The episode is entitled, "Hong Kong Hustle," and it turns out that we're going to see some very intriguing stuff as Castle and Beckett team up with a new female detective who may not be who she seems to be, and more. In the new,17th episode press release: Castle and Beckett are going to team up with a hot-shot female detective from Hong Kong to solve a mysterious murder. Press release number 2: After a man gets mysteriously murdered in a park, Castle and Beckett will team up with a competitive, high-powered female detective from Hong Kong, who has information about the victim. But as Beckett digs deeper into the case, she is going to realize neither her Hong Kong colleague nor the victim may be quite who they seem. Guest stars feature: Linda Park as Inspector Zhang.
- 3/3/2015
- by Derek
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CBS served up the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Scorpion" episode 14 of season 1, and it gives us new looks at some interesting and dramatic new scenes as Walter and the crew race to stop major, destructive weapons from getting launched, and more! The episode is labeled, "Forget Me Nots." In the new, 14th episode official plotline: "Team Scorpion is going to end up, having to jog the memory of an injured former Secret Service agent who is their only hope of preventing weapons of mass destruction being launched from a secret U.S. nuclear silo. In the meantime, Paige is going to be torn when Drew suggests that moving to Maine might be the best for Ralph. David James Elliott ("Jag") guest stars as the ex-Secret Service Agent." The episode was written by Alex Katsnelson and Nick Santora, and it was directed by Jann Turner.
- 1/13/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CBS released the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Scorpion" episode 14 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "Forget Me Nots," and it turns out that we're going to see some very intense stuff go down as the Scorpion crew has to rush to stop nuclear weapons of mass destruction from launching, and more! In the new, 14th episode press release: Team Scorpion is going to have to jog the memory of an injured former Secret Service agent to prevent nuclear weapons from being launched. Press release number 2: Team Scorpion will have to jog the memory of an injured former Secret Service agent who is their only hope of preventing weapons of mass destruction being launched from a secret U.S. nuclear silo. In the meantime, Paige is going to be torn when Drew suggests that moving to Maine might be the best for Ralph. David James Elliott...
- 1/12/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Hey, "Scorpion" peeps. Yes, it's true guys. We have to let you know that your favorite show will be out of action tonight as CBS has some different things they want to show you in their line up. Actually, they'll be showing a rerun of Scorpion. The new episode 14 of season 1 labeled, "Forget Me Nots," is set to air at special time this Sunday night, January 18th at 9pm central time, so be sure to jot that date down on your TV calendars. CBS did serve up the official plotline for episode 14. It reads like this: "Team Scorpion will have to jog the memory of an injured former Secret Service agent who is their only hope of preventing weapons of mass destruction being launched from a secret U.S. nuclear silo. In the meantime, Paige will be torn when Drew suggests that moving to Maine might be the best for Ralph.
- 1/12/2015
- by Megan
- OnTheFlix
Do we really know who the Benefactor is now in Teen Wolf? Here's Ron's review of Time Of Death...
This review contains spoilers.
4.8 Time Of Death
One of the highlights of Teen Wolf is the way it has embraced its meta-ness. It's a show about teenage werewolves on a channel that used to be called Music Television, so it makes sense that Teen Wolf would both poke fun at its history (by having Baby Derek be a teenage werewolf basketball player) and at MTV (by making music a character in the series, constantly working in tunes, and even having musical guests on its after-show). There's a knowing awareness of the fact that it's a television show, not in terms of the performances, but in terms of some of the written content. Stiles is a great example of this, since he's always making commentary that winks at the fourth wall, but...
This review contains spoilers.
4.8 Time Of Death
One of the highlights of Teen Wolf is the way it has embraced its meta-ness. It's a show about teenage werewolves on a channel that used to be called Music Television, so it makes sense that Teen Wolf would both poke fun at its history (by having Baby Derek be a teenage werewolf basketball player) and at MTV (by making music a character in the series, constantly working in tunes, and even having musical guests on its after-show). There's a knowing awareness of the fact that it's a television show, not in terms of the performances, but in terms of some of the written content. Stiles is a great example of this, since he's always making commentary that winks at the fourth wall, but...
- 8/13/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
The Carrie Diaries, Season 1, Episode 11: “Identity Crisis”
Written by Jessica O’Toole & Amy Rardin
Directed by Jann Turner
Airs Monday at 8pm (Et) on the CW
Love may be in the air, and the car, and the diner, and every room in Sebastian’s house, but the real bulk of the story derives from a light hearted wig delivering adventure. While this seems pretty in step with the series, it’s unfortunate how Carrie impersonating Larissa (with a British accent she overheard in an alleyway reanimated rat puppet theatre production of “King Lear”) overshadows Walt’s story as much as it did.
The curse of last week lives on, as they really stretch out what they had to work with, once again delivering a closed narrative with just barely enough plot to keep one from calling it filler (coming this time in the form of Walt and Carrie’s closing conversation). There was,...
Written by Jessica O’Toole & Amy Rardin
Directed by Jann Turner
Airs Monday at 8pm (Et) on the CW
Love may be in the air, and the car, and the diner, and every room in Sebastian’s house, but the real bulk of the story derives from a light hearted wig delivering adventure. While this seems pretty in step with the series, it’s unfortunate how Carrie impersonating Larissa (with a British accent she overheard in an alleyway reanimated rat puppet theatre production of “King Lear”) overshadows Walt’s story as much as it did.
The curse of last week lives on, as they really stretch out what they had to work with, once again delivering a closed narrative with just barely enough plot to keep one from calling it filler (coming this time in the form of Walt and Carrie’s closing conversation). There was,...
- 3/26/2013
- by Ashley Blackburn
- SoundOnSight
From the team that brought us the dramedy, White Wedding, South Africa’s 2010 Best Foreign Film Oscar entry, which I still have yet to see (but will later today)… director Jann Turner, and stars Kenneth Nkosi and Rapulana Seiphemo.
This next film, described as an action/comedy, is titled Paradise Stop.
Its synopsis reads: “… a clean cop on a backwater beat discovers that the man behind a series of freeway heists is also his only friend in town, the owner of the Paradise Truck Stop.”
It premiered in South Africa on March 9th, with an official theatrical debut scheduled for March 25, 2011. No word on whether it’ll travel west though. However, since White Wedding had a run in the USA and is now available on home video/VOD, Paradise Stop might as well.
Watch the series of videos below, including, first the trailer, followed by a scene from the film,...
This next film, described as an action/comedy, is titled Paradise Stop.
Its synopsis reads: “… a clean cop on a backwater beat discovers that the man behind a series of freeway heists is also his only friend in town, the owner of the Paradise Truck Stop.”
It premiered in South Africa on March 9th, with an official theatrical debut scheduled for March 25, 2011. No word on whether it’ll travel west though. However, since White Wedding had a run in the USA and is now available on home video/VOD, Paradise Stop might as well.
Watch the series of videos below, including, first the trailer, followed by a scene from the film,...
- 3/23/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
There are not many films released in the U.S. from Africa and White Wedding is a delicious romp around South Africa, a road trip from Johannesburg to Durban, a mix and match of races and nationalities. Jann Turner ♀, a white female director whose anti-apartheid father was killed in front of her, makes movies with her black partners that capture the humor and pain of today's South Africa. The Little Film Company, who brought the world the 2005 Academy Award winning Best Foreign Language film Tsotsi, is going to release the DVD/ VoD version on January 25 through Image Entertainment.…...
- 1/10/2011
- Sydney's Buzz
Jann Turner's South African Comedy, "White Wedding," began its U.S. theatrical run last Friday, September 3. Turner provided indieWIRE with an exclusive clip and commentary from her film, which won the Audience Award at the Mill Valley Film Festival, back in 2009. The Film "White Wedding" is the story of a man trying to get to his wedding. Elvis (Kenneth Nkosi) has to get from Johannesburg, where he lives, to Cape ...
- 9/7/2010
- Indiewire
Now that everyone has listed the new titles announced for Toronto, Venice and San Sebastian, Locarno is over, Rome is waiting in the wings, and Telluride has finally told, I would like to do a survey of some films' sales' stats. Im Global is treating Toronto as an all-out market. The sales agents as well as the publicists are positioning their films via email to the trade. I just saw White Wedding by Jann Turner ♀ which is being sold in the "market" as well by The Little Film Company and its positive review in L.A. Times. It is very…...
- 9/7/2010
- Sydney's Buzz
An accomplished TV and documentary writer, director and editor in her native South Africa, Jann Turner is making her feature directorial debut with "White Wedding," which opens today, September 3 in New York and Los Angeles. A road comedy about a groom-to-be's attempt to reach his nuptials in time, "White Wedding" humorously engages with the heritage of apartheid, acknowledging that deep-seated racism remains while suggesting that it can be overcome. Turner ...
- 9/3/2010
- indieWIRE - People
An accomplished TV and documentary writer, director and editor in her native South Africa, Jann Turner is making her feature directorial debut with "White Wedding," which opens today, September 3 in New York and Los Angeles. A road comedy about a groom-to-be's attempt to reach his nuptials in time, "White Wedding" humorously engages with the heritage of apartheid, acknowledging that deep-seated racism remains while suggesting that it can be overcome. Turner ...
- 9/3/2010
- Indiewire
I learned several things about South Africa in "White Wedding," an entertaining but forgettable comedy about two men and one woman roadtripping from Johannesburg to Cape Town, but the most interesting fact I discovered was that their films are just as susceptible to cliches as their American counterparts. The accents may change, but the stereotypes of roadtrip and wedding movies remain exactly the same: the traditional parents who clash with their forward-thinking children, the crotchety old relative with weird superstitions, the effeminate wedding planner, the bride who has to choose between love and security, the woman who misinterprets a man's bad luck as a fear of commitment. Since "White Wedding"'s ultimate lesson is one of universality, this choice is weirdly appropriate. We all want love. We all fear commitment. We all like reassuringly familiar narratives that juxtapose literal journeys of low-stakes danger with metaphorical journeys of personal discovery.
And...
And...
- 9/3/2010
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
One of the newest films that will be opening as a part of the AMC Independent programs is the new Jann Turner directed film "White Wedding"
The synopsis for "White Wedding" reads like this:
The loyal, committed and very decent Elvis leaves Johannesburg to pick up his best friend and best man Tumi in Durban. The two will then journey on to Cape Town to begin rehearsals for Elvis's wedding to the beautiful Ayanda. But things don't always go according to plan. An appealing, feel-good movie about love, commitment, intimacy and friendship and the host of maddening obstacles that can get in the way of a happy ending.
I had a chance to sit down and talk with Jann Turner about her new film and the importance of a program like AMCi to independent films like hers.
In the mood to see a movie tonight? Buy your tickets online here!
The synopsis for "White Wedding" reads like this:
The loyal, committed and very decent Elvis leaves Johannesburg to pick up his best friend and best man Tumi in Durban. The two will then journey on to Cape Town to begin rehearsals for Elvis's wedding to the beautiful Ayanda. But things don't always go according to plan. An appealing, feel-good movie about love, commitment, intimacy and friendship and the host of maddening obstacles that can get in the way of a happy ending.
I had a chance to sit down and talk with Jann Turner about her new film and the importance of a program like AMCi to independent films like hers.
In the mood to see a movie tonight? Buy your tickets online here!
- 8/30/2010
- by amcsts@gmail.com
- AMC - Script to Screen
The South Africa in rookie director Jann Turner's White Wedding (select cinemas September 3) is not that of 2009's sci-fi District 9 (a USA/New Zealand/Canada/ South Africa co-production with a $30 million budget), Leonardo DiCaprio's Blood Diamond (a $100 million Hollywood release), or even that of the exquisite low-budget Tsotsi (a UK/South Africa production) which won the 2006 Oscar for best foreign film. (South Africa submitted White Wedding for the foreign film Oscar in 2009.) Below, Turner talks with Toh's Sophia Savage about how her "crazy, beautiful country" inspired the story, the country's modern identity after its history of "savage repression," and the challenges facing South African cinema. Q: How did your relationship with co-stars Rapulana Seiphemo and Kenneth Nksoi influence the story of White ...
- 8/24/2010
- Thompson on Hollywood
ComingSoon.net has received an exclusive clip from White Wedding , an official Academy Award entry for South Africa that opens in theaters on September 3. The film marks Jann Turner's feature film directorial debut. In the romantic comedy, set in modern day South Africa and in Cape Town, the beautiful Ayanda (Zandile Msutwana) is just days away from achieving her lifelong dream: the perfect white wedding. The only problem is that her husband-to-be, the loyal, committed Elvis (Kenneth Nkosi) is 1800 kilometres away in Johannesburg. He sets off on Tuesday night by bus to Durban intending to connect with his childhood friend and best-man Tumi (Rapulana Seiphemo). But the plans start to go awry when Tumi doesn't show up at the bus station. Not an auspicious beginning, but this is just...
- 8/19/2010
- Comingsoon.net
HollywoodNews.com: Keneth Nkosi’s latest film, “White Wedding,” has just released the official trailer for the film.
It’s modern day South Africa and in Cape Town the beautiful Ayanda (Zandile Msutwana) is just days away from achieving her lifelong dream: the perfect white wedding. The only problem is that her husband-to-be, the loyal, committed Elvis (Kenneth Nkosi) is 1800 kilometres away in Johannesburg. He sets off on Tuesday night by bus to Durban intending to connect with his childhood friend and best-man Tumi (Rapulana Seiphemo). But the plans start to go awry when Tumi doesn’t show up at the bus station. Not an auspicious beginning, but this is just the first in many comic and illuminating misadventures they meet along the way. In the end, the two lovers learn that celebrating their union is more about the journey than getting to the church on time.
“White Wedding” marks...
It’s modern day South Africa and in Cape Town the beautiful Ayanda (Zandile Msutwana) is just days away from achieving her lifelong dream: the perfect white wedding. The only problem is that her husband-to-be, the loyal, committed Elvis (Kenneth Nkosi) is 1800 kilometres away in Johannesburg. He sets off on Tuesday night by bus to Durban intending to connect with his childhood friend and best-man Tumi (Rapulana Seiphemo). But the plans start to go awry when Tumi doesn’t show up at the bus station. Not an auspicious beginning, but this is just the first in many comic and illuminating misadventures they meet along the way. In the end, the two lovers learn that celebrating their union is more about the journey than getting to the church on time.
“White Wedding” marks...
- 7/19/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
From Albania to Vietnam, 65 countries are hoping that their film entries will get picked to fill one of the five slots for Best Foreign Language Film for the 82nd annual Academy Awards.
Five slots, 65 countries, the competition is fierce! Our friends from Variety gave us this list, is your country of choice one of the 65 hopefuls?
I'm happy that my home country, the Philippines, has a fighting chance with the dramedy "Ded na si Lolo" ("Grandpa is Dead"). Take a look at the complete list.
Albania
Alive!
(Artan Minarolli)
Synopsis: A carefree Albanian student gets drawn into an ancient blood feud when he returns home for a funeral, only to find himself a wanted man.
Awards: Belgrade Film Festival B2B development grant
Sales: Wildart Film
Argentina
El secreto de sus ojos
(Juan Jose Campanella)
Synopsis: An ambitious, complex work that combines two generation-spanning love stories, a noirish thriller, some...
Five slots, 65 countries, the competition is fierce! Our friends from Variety gave us this list, is your country of choice one of the 65 hopefuls?
I'm happy that my home country, the Philippines, has a fighting chance with the dramedy "Ded na si Lolo" ("Grandpa is Dead"). Take a look at the complete list.
Albania
Alive!
(Artan Minarolli)
Synopsis: A carefree Albanian student gets drawn into an ancient blood feud when he returns home for a funeral, only to find himself a wanted man.
Awards: Belgrade Film Festival B2B development grant
Sales: Wildart Film
Argentina
El secreto de sus ojos
(Juan Jose Campanella)
Synopsis: An ambitious, complex work that combines two generation-spanning love stories, a noirish thriller, some...
- 11/7/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences unveiled the long list of 65 countries vying for a Best Foreign Language nomination Oscar.
Variety says that a shortlist of nine semi-finalists will be unveiled in January, with the complete nominees to be announced Feb. 2 along with the contenders in the other categories.
The Academy Awards will be presented March 7 at the Kodak Theater.
And now, from Albania to Vietnam, see the complete list right now (I.m proud that my home country of the Philippines has an entry!!!):
Albania, "Alive!," Artan Minarolli, director
Argentina, "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," Juan Jose Campanella, director
Armenia, "Autumn of the Magician," Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov, directors
Australia, "Samson & Delilah," Warwick Thornton, director
Austria, "For a Moment Freedom," Arash T. Riahi, director
Bangladesh, "Beyond the Circle," Golam Rabbany Biplob, director
Belgium, "The Misfortunates," Felix van Groeningen, director
Bolivia, "Zona Sur," Juan Carlos Valdivia, director
Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
Variety says that a shortlist of nine semi-finalists will be unveiled in January, with the complete nominees to be announced Feb. 2 along with the contenders in the other categories.
The Academy Awards will be presented March 7 at the Kodak Theater.
And now, from Albania to Vietnam, see the complete list right now (I.m proud that my home country of the Philippines has an entry!!!):
Albania, "Alive!," Artan Minarolli, director
Argentina, "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," Juan Jose Campanella, director
Armenia, "Autumn of the Magician," Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov, directors
Australia, "Samson & Delilah," Warwick Thornton, director
Austria, "For a Moment Freedom," Arash T. Riahi, director
Bangladesh, "Beyond the Circle," Golam Rabbany Biplob, director
Belgium, "The Misfortunates," Felix van Groeningen, director
Bolivia, "Zona Sur," Juan Carlos Valdivia, director
Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
- 10/16/2009
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Jacques Audiard's French film "A Prophet," Michael Haneke's German film "The White Ribbon" and Korea's "Mother" -- three films that have figured prominently on this year's festival circuit -- are among the 65 films being considered for the foreign-language film Oscar.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its list Thursday of the 65 countries that have submitted films for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.
Nominations will be announced on Feb. 2, and the awards ceremony will be held March 7.
The 2009 submissions follow (click the links on select countries for full stories):
Albania, "Alive!," Artan Minarolli, director;
Argentina, "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," Juan Jose Campanella
Armenia, "Autumn of the Magician," Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov
Australia, "Samson & Delilah," Warwick Thornton
Austria, "For a Moment Freedom," Arash T. Riahi
Bangladesh, "Beyond the Circle," Golam Rabbany Biplob
Belgium, "The Misfortunates," Felix van Groeningen
Bolivia, "Zona Sur," Juan Carlos Valdivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences released its list Thursday of the 65 countries that have submitted films for the 82nd Annual Academy Awards.
Nominations will be announced on Feb. 2, and the awards ceremony will be held March 7.
The 2009 submissions follow (click the links on select countries for full stories):
Albania, "Alive!," Artan Minarolli, director;
Argentina, "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," Juan Jose Campanella
Armenia, "Autumn of the Magician," Rouben Kevorkov and Vaheh Kevorkov
Australia, "Samson & Delilah," Warwick Thornton
Austria, "For a Moment Freedom," Arash T. Riahi
Bangladesh, "Beyond the Circle," Golam Rabbany Biplob
Belgium, "The Misfortunates," Felix van Groeningen
Bolivia, "Zona Sur," Juan Carlos Valdivia
Bosnia and Herzegovina,...
- 10/15/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The October 1st deadline for all countries wanting into the Academy Award's foreign-language film category has come and gone. According to IndieWIRE [1], The United Kingdom, which has predominantly submitted Welsh films over the years (if submitting at all), has surprisingly chosen the documentary Afghan Star as its 2009 submission for the Academy Awards. The last time the country received a nomination in this category was in 1999, when Paul Morrison's Welsh and Yiddish Solomon and Gaenor lost out to Pedro Almodovar's All About My Mother. Synopsis After 30 years of war and Taliban rule, pop Idol has come to Afghanistan. Millions are watching the TV series 'Afghan Star' and voting for their favorite singers by mobile phone. For many this is their first encounter with democracy. This timely film follows the dramatic stories of four contestants as they risk all to become the nation's favorite singer. But will they...
- 10/8/2009
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
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