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Fox's Fall Schedule Announcement: A snap judgment
13 May 2013 9:18 PM, PDT | EW - Inside TV | See recent EW.com - Inside TV news »
How do you fight a flagging American Idol franchise and ratings that dipped 20% last season? Hopefully, by luring your viewers back with some big names. That’s the latest strategy for Fox, which came out of the upfronts on Tuesday with a lineup that included Andy Samberg, Greg Kinnear, Seth MacFarlane, J.J. Abrams, and Kiefer Sutherland, the latter of whom will return for the miniseries 24: Live Another Day. (Midseason picks include the Chris Meloni comedy Surviving Jack, the Terry O’Quinn drama Gang Related, and M. Night Shyamalan’s miniseries Wayward Pines, which will star Matt Dillon, but trailers »
- Melissa Maerz
New Nancy Meyers Movie On The Way Penned By 'The Spectacular Now' Screenwriters
13 March 2013 1:22 PM, PDT | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Fans of feel-good movies owe a lot to screenwriter and director Nancy Meyers. Her string of heart-warmers stretches from “The Parent Trap” and “Father of the Bride” all the way back to “Private Benjamin”, which won her a Writers Guild Award and earned her only Oscar nomination to date. This week, Deadline reports that after a four-year hiatus following the romance-of-a-certain-age hit, “It’s Complicated," Meyers has signed with Sony Pictures Entertainment to direct a new film, co-produced with Matt Tolmach. The project, which remains as yet untitled, will be set in the UK with an all-British cast, with the exception of an American female lead, whose “life gets turned upside-down when she begins dating a very unlikely young man”. The screenplay, originally by "The Spectacular Now" writers Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber, has been re-written by romance-aficionado Meyers. Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures, gave a typically partisan nod to the deal: “We. »
- India Ross
Sony Pictures Acquires New Nancy Meyers Comedy
11 March 2013 6:31 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Sony Pictures Entertainment has closed a deal with Nancy Meyers to direct an untitled comedy to be produced by Matthew Tolmach and Nancy Meyers, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures, and Hannah Minghella, president of Production for the studio. Meyers rewrote a screenplay that was originally written by Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber.
The deal returns Meyers to Columbia Pictures, where she previously made The Holiday and Something's Gotta Give.
In the new film, the life of an American young woman gets turned upside down when she begins dating a very unlikely young man. The complexities that follow are bigger than both of them. The comedy is set entirely in the UK, the film will have an all British cast with the exception of the female lead.
Sony's Doug Belgrad released the following statement about the project.
"We are thrilled with the way this »
- MovieWeb
Sony To Make Another Film With Nancy Meyers
11 March 2013 4:06 PM, PDT | Deadline New York | See recent Deadline New York news »
Sony Pictures Entertainment has closed a deal with Nancy Meyers to direct an untitled film to be produced by Matt Tolmach and Nancy Meyers, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures, and Hannah Minghella, president of Production for the studio. Meyers rewrote a screenplay that was originally written by Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber. The deal returns Meyers to Columbia Pictures, where she previously made The Holiday and Something’s Gotta Give. In the new film, the life of an American young woman gets turned upside down when she begins dating a very unlikely young man. The complexities that follow are bigger than both of them. The comedy is set entirely in the UK, the film will have an all British cast with the exception of the female lead. Commenting on the announcement, Belgrad said, “We are thrilled with the way this project has turned out »
- MIKE FLEMING JR
Nancy Meyers to Direct Untitled New Film for Sony Pictures
11 March 2013 3:32 PM, PDT | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
Sony Pictures Entertainment has closed a deal with Nancy Meyers to direct an untitled film to be produced by Matt Tolmach and Nancy Meyers, it was announced today by Doug Belgrad, president of Columbia Pictures, and Hannah Minghella, president of Production for the studio. Meyers rewrote a screenplay that was originally written by Scott Neustadter and Michael Weber. The deal returns Meyers to Columbia Pictures, where she previously made The Holiday and Something’s Gotta Give. In the new film, the life of an American young woman gets turned upside down when she begins dating a very unlikely young man. The complexities that follow are bigger than both of them. The comedy is set entirely in the UK, the film will have an all British cast with the exception of the female lead. Commenting on the announcement, Belgrad said, “We are thrilled with the way this project has turned out »
- aablog@hollywoodnews.com (Josh Abraham)
Goldie Hawn Rocks a Red Swimsuit at Age 67, Feeds Dolphins With Kurt Russell
20 February 2013 11:26 AM, PST | Us Weekly | See recent Us Weekly news »
Goldie Hawn is making the most of her golden years! Rocking a red swimsuit, the 67-year-old Private Benjamin star fed dolphins with partner of 30 years Kurt Russell during their trip to Puerto Aventuras, Mexico, Feb. 17. The celebrity couple swam with the animals for two hours before touring the world-famous Mayan Ruins of Tulum. The Overboard costars returned to the United States on Tuesday, Feb. 19. During a recent interview with Australia's Woman's Day, Hawn explained why she's never felt the need to marry the 61-year-old actor. [...] »
- Zach Johnson
Pop culture retrospective: Women in the military
23 January 2013 5:59 PM, PST | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
In honor of Wednesday’s news that U.S. Defense Secretary Leon Panetta has decided to lift the 1994 ban on women serving in ground combat units, we decided to take a quick look at some portrayals of women in the military in pop culture.
Many of these are far from feminist representations of women in service, and in fact, most of the time, they’re pretty much the complete opposite — exaggerating stereotypical “femininity” in the face of combat, and using it for comedy. But there are a few standout films and TV shows — like China Beach and Courage Under Fire »
- Lindsey Bahr
Interview: Iconic Actress P.J. Soles on Her Brilliant Career
14 January 2013 2:51 PM, PST | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – If one actress can represent an era of classic and cult movies, P.J. Soles is a pretty good candidate. Her string of roles in high profile and familiar films from the mid 1970s to early ‘80s including “Carrie,” “Halloween,” “Breaking Away.” “Rock ‘n’ Roll High School” “Private Benjamin” and “Stripes.”
From rocking with The Ramones to getting the “Aunt Jemima Treatment” from a young Bill Murray, Soles stood out as a fun leading actress and best friend during a more innocent age of “Star Wars” Hollywood. She was born in Germany as Pamela Jayne Harden to an American mother and Dutch father, and in her father’s capacity working international insurance, lived all over the world. She ended up going to college at Briar Cliff in New York State, which led to an early modeling and acting career in Manhattan. She went by her initials, P.J., and has »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
Top 5: Female Directors
7 January 2013 3:01 AM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »
In the history of the Academy Awards, 84 Oscars have been awarded for Best Director. In that time four women have been nominated for this honour… and only one has won – Kathryn Bigelow. A true pioneer and with a flair for action that had previously been the domain of male directors, Bigelow is undoubtedly leading the way for female filmmakers everywhere.
Though a distinct minority, female directors have been working away in Hollywood for a long time, and have made a major impact on the film industry, especially in recent years – and Bigelow’s achievement is a boost for all of them. In honour of Kathryn Bigelow’s most recent film Zero Dark Thirty, we take a look at the Top 5 most celebrated female directors in Hollywood today.
The daughter of the esteemed director Francis Ford Coppola, Sofia Coppola surprised many with her dark, dreamlike 2000 debut The Virgin Suicides, »
- Kat
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