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The Best Broadcast Pilot Orders of the 2013-2014 Season: NBC and CBS

24 February 2013 6:52 AM, PST | Scott Feinberg | See recent Scott Feinberg news »

By Rachel Bennett

Television Editor & Columnist

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It’s pilot season, which means your favorite out-of-work TV actors, actresses, creators and writers are getting a chance to return to the small screen once more.

Although we have yet to know what new series we’ll see next year, the networks have been busy selecting projects to consider for their schedules. So far, almost 100 scripts have been chosen, and audiences will only get to see a handful actually come to fruition.

Several are duds, but there are a few promising prospects that I hope network executives will keep around for the 2013-2014 season — even if it means they have to cancel old favorites to make room (just keep Parks and Recreation, Ok, NBC?).

Check out my choices for the best prospective pilots NBC and CBS have ordered, and come back tomorrow to see my picks for ABC and Fox:

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Drama

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- Rachel Bennett

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The Oscar for most criminally ignored performances by the Academy - Actor Nominations

10 February 2013 11:34 PM, PST | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »

Tom Jolliffe on the male acting performances criminally overlooked by the Academy for Oscar recognition...

With the Oscars around the corner and awards season in full swing, now is a perfect opportunity to tearfully remember those performances that were completely overlooked by the Academy. Reasons can differ. Sometimes a year is bloated with exceptional performances and competition is high. Sometimes a film's impact doesn’t strike instantly and takes years before it finally clicks with audiences. There are certain film subjects that are Oscar catnip, and others which rub against the grain of what is fashionable amongst the voters. There are almost always head-scratching inclusions and exclusions. It’s hard to know which films of a year, and which performances will live long in the memory and which will fade away.

Here are a few actors I humbly believe gave performances good enough to warrant nominations (lead or supporting) for »

- Flickering Myth

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Kristen Stewart & Elizabeth Banks join Jim Sturgess for The Big Shoe

7 February 2013 12:30 PM, PST | HeyUGuys.co.uk | See recent HeyUGuys news »

Steven Shainberg made a name for himself back in 2002 at the helm of Secretary, the brilliant film led by Maggie Gyllenhaal and David Spader. He went on to direct Robert Downey, Jr. and Nicole Kidman in 2006’s Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus. And now he’s returning behind the helm once more to bring us The Big Shoe.

Announced at the Berlinale 2013, Kristen Stewart and Elizabeth Banks have now come on board, joining Jim Sturgess for Shainberg’s next feature.

“Sturgess plays a gifted shoe designer forced to break free from a family who wants to turn his designs into mass-produced knock-offs. The family hires psychotherapist Mary Kay (Banks) and muse Delphi (Stewart) to lure him back to work.”

Shainberg will be directing from a script he co-wrote with newcomer Mickey Birnbaum.

Andrew Lazar (Get Smart, Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) will be producing through his Mad Chance Productions. »

- Kenji Lloyd

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The Top 10 Actors Turned Directors

1 February 2013 5:28 AM, PST | Scott Feinberg | See recent Scott Feinberg news »

By Joey Magidson

Film Contributor

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I’ve always had a soft spot for films that are directed by actors. In one of my recent pieces, I spoke about how the Academy looks at actors who direct. Now, I’ll be continuing my interest by focusing in on which of these multi-hyphenates are the best at what they do.

By and large, the films that actors make when they choose directorial projects have some sort of significance for them or at least play to their strengths, so disasters are few and far between. This makes it a lot of fun to celebrate the best of the bunch, since I’m able to draw from a larger pool than you normally can when looking at one particular type of filmmaker.

I take some comfort in knowing that most films directed by actors tend to be at least decent, if not better. I »

- Joey Magidson

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Top 10: Actors turned Directors

6 January 2013 2:15 PM, PST | Blogomatic3000 | See recent Blogomatic3000 news »

Just released in UK cinemas, Quartet is Dustin Hoffman’s directorial debut. He has followed the path of many great actors before him that have turned their attentions and talents towards directing. In this Top 10 we take a look at some other note-worthy actors turned directors to put on your must watch list.

Sean Penn - With a career like Sean Penn’s, which includes award-winning films Dead Man Walking, I Am Sam and Milk, he was set as a Hollywood legend. Wanting more, Penn decided to follow in his father Leo Penn’s footsteps and begin directing. Thankfully he did pick up the camera or we wouldn’t have film greats like The Indian Runner, The Crossing Guard, The Pledge and Into the Wild.

George Clooney - The silver fox of Hollywood made his big break at the cape crusader Batman back in 1997’s Batman and Robin and since then, »

- Phil

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