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9 items from 2011
'Real Housewives of D.C.' Producers Discuss 'Hot-Button Show'
30 November 2011 7:54 AM, PST | Huffington Post | See recent Huffington Post news »
Washington -- Half Yard Productions, the Bethesda, Md.-based entertainment outfit behind the D.C. iteration of Bravo's "Real Housewives" franchise, turned five years old this summer. The Huffington Post caught up with Half Yard principals Abby Greensfelder and Sean Gallagher to dish about their past shows and the changing reality television landscape.
"The stakes are higher now," Greensfelder said. "There's generally, across the board, less margin for making mistakes."
Both she and Gallagher are network veterans, with more than a decade of experience at Discovery Channel and TLC, respectively. The pair have developed a slew of popular shows, from TLC's "Say Yes to the Dress" to History Channel's "Modern Marvels."
Their decision to launch their own company was sparked, Gallagher said, by a desire to tell stories about "interesting characters [and] interesting worlds." But the economic climate has presented obstacles as networks tighten their belts.
"There's such pressure and »
- The Huffington Post
DVD Playhouse--November 2011
25 November 2011 10:45 AM, PST | The Hollywood Interview | See recent The Hollywood Interview news »
DVD Playhouse—November 2011
By Allen Gardner
Tree Of Life (20th Century Fox) Terrence Malick’s latest effort is both the best film of 2011 and the finest work of his (arguably) mixed, but often masterly canon. A series of vignettes, mostly set in 1950s Texas, capture the memory of a man (Sean Penn) in present-day New York who looks back on his life, and his parents’ (Brad Pitt, Jessica Chastain) troubled marriage, when word of his younger brother’s suicide reaches him. Almost indescribable beyond that, except to say no other film in history so perfectly evokes the magic and mystery of the human memory, which both crystalizes (and sometimes idealizes) the past. Like Stanley Kubrick’s 2001, this is a challenging, polarizing work that you must let wash over you. If you go along for the ride, you’re in for a unique, rewarding cinematic experience. Also available on Blu-ray disc. »
- The Hollywood Interview.com
Another Judah Maccabee Movie In The Works
30 September 2011 6:16 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
It would seem that another version of the Judah Maccabee story is in development, which has made this entire ongoing Mel Gibson “Judah Maccabee” saga even more interesting. Bruce Nash, producer of “Modern Marvels,” is currently working on a version of the Hanukkah story for a potential television miniseries or movie, according to The Hollywood Reporter. This news comes three weeks after Warner Bros. announced they were working with Mel Gibson to create a movie about Judah Maccabee. However, Gibson’s movie has been rebuked by leaders in the Jewish community due to Gibson’s anti-Semitic comments a few years ago. The dislike the public still has for Gibson is making the »
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Gibson's Hanukkah Origin Film Gets A Rival
28 September 2011 1:28 PM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
While many are still wondering if Mel Gibson's long planned Judah Maccabee biopic will go ahead at Warners, someone else has already begun work on a rival project says Risky Biz Blog.
Producer Bruce Nash ("Modern Marvels") is assembling his own adaptation of the Hanukkah origin story. Said project could either be a feature or mini-series, it's undetermined as of now.
Both films would chronicle the successful rebellion, led by Maccabee, that liberated the Second Temple in Jerusalem from the Greek occupier Antiochus and the institution of Hanukkah to celebrate the victory.
While Gibson's version is still in development and has already scored comments from Jewish leaders not happy with the idea, Nash's project already has a finished script by Scott Abbott ("Introducing Dorothy Dandridge").
Nash, Maura Dunbar and Bob Kosberg are producing. »
- Garth Franklin
Another Judah Maccabee Project In Development; Mel Gibson Not Involved
28 September 2011 10:57 AM, PDT | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Much like Moses, Judah Maccabee will get competing movies concerning his Biblical exploits. The first to be announced has generated a ton of controversy, since it’s a film about Jews directed by Mel Gibson; Joe Eszterhas is writing, which feels almost as strange to me. Now, THR tells of another project, one produced by Modern Marvels‘ Bruce Nash that’s hitting either theaters or television, the (obviously) latter in a miniseries format.
This even has a script completed, written by Scott Abbott. Maccabbe, as I previously wrote when covering the other film, “teamed with his father and four brothers to lead the Jewish revolt against the Greek-Syrian armies that had conquered Judea in the second century B.C.” He even created Hanukkah as a way of celebrating his victory; needless to say, the guy’s a big deal. It all sounds like exciting material for some kind of screen adaptation, »
- jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
Mel Gibson Isn't the Only Person Planning a Judah Maccabee Film
28 September 2011 9:00 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
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Mel Gibson has some company in his quest to bring the story of Jewish leader Judah Maccabee to theaters. Producer Bruce Nash ('Modern Marvels') is planning his own version of the Hanukkah origin story, with eyes on making it either a film or a television miniseries. Obviously Nash isn't as high-profile as Gibson, but he also doesn't have Gibson's scandalous anti-Semitic baggage either. Nash's project has another edge: a finished script by Scott Abbott, who wrote 'Winchell' and co-wrote 'Introducing Dorothy Dandridge' for HBO.
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- Sharon Knolle
The Aviator Blu-ray Review
22 September 2011 6:30 AM, PDT | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »
Leonardo DiCaprio came of age as a star in the late nineties and his collaboration in the first decade of the twenty-first century with Martin Scorsese allowed the director to get his money to make three films together, the second of which is out this week on Blu-ray.
The Aviator is an epic telling of the rich story of the influential businessman and aviator Howard Hughes with his ambition and talents as a man of new ideas perilously coupled with his misplaced trust and his, initially, latent paranoia. His influence and invention in the field of aviation at a time when dominance of the sky was still up in the air and post-war corporate interests began to gather ominously over the United State government makes for a compelling biopic thanks to an intriging central performance and some dizzing visual flights of fancy from Scorsese.
DiCaprio’s performance takes a while to convince, »
- Jon Lyus
Memorial Day 2011 TV: Marathons, sports and specials
27 May 2011 7:30 AM, PDT | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Memorial Day 2011 is here and while we should all take time to thank a veteran and active servicemen and women, it also means for us TVphiles - lots of good programming. So either settle in with some popcorn or make sure your DVR is ready to go.
There are movie marathons. Syfy is busting out its greatest hits in the giant monster oeuvre on Friday, followed by "Star Trek" movies all weekend. TCM and AMC are showing nothing but military movies, including classics like "All Quiet on the Western Front," "From Here to Eternity" and "Patton."
If marathons are your thing, you've got everything from "Firefly" and "Doctor Who" to "House Hunters" and "How It's Made." And if you're a sports fan, while the NBA playoffs are on hiatus, you can still watch a ton of baseball, the 2011 French Open or the annual Memorial Day race the Indianapolis 500.
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Super Bowl Xlv alternative programming: 'Snapped,' chick flicks and more
4 February 2011 7:27 AM, PST | Zap2It - From Inside the Box | See recent Zap2It - From Inside the Box news »
Not interested in Sunday's (Feb. 6) David-and-Goliath tale of Super Bowl Xlv, pitting the juggernaut Pittsburgh Steelers led by loved and hated Qb Ben Roethlisberger against the six-seed underdog Green Bay Packers and their scrappy Brett-Favre-replacement Qb Aaron Rodgers?
We have some other programming offerings for you. There are a few marathons, a few channels running chick flicks and a couple newsmagazines offering big-name guests. Will you be tuning in?
All times Eastern, check your local listings for times and channels.
CBS: College basketball, PGA golf, John Gotti Jr. joins "60 Minutes" to talk about growing up in the Gotti family, 7 p.m.
NBC: NHL hockey, Freestyle World Skiing Championships, "Who Do You Think You Are" with Vanessa Williams and Lisa Kudrow (7 p.m. and 8 p.m.), Aron Ralston, the real-life man behind "127 Hours," talks about his harrowing climbing experience that inspired the movie on a new "Dateline NBC," 9 p.m.
ABC: "Knocked Up, »
- editorial@zap2it.com
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