Bechir Sylvain has been tapped for a heavily recurring role on the upcoming third season of TNT’s top-rated comedic drama series Claws. The series, starring Niecy Nash, Carrie Preston, Judy Reyes, Jenn Lyon and Karrueche Tran, follows the rise of five treacherous manicurists working at the Nail Artisans of Manatee County salon. Sylvain will play Ej, Jenn’s (Lyon) ex-boyfriend, and the biological father to Jenn’s daughter, Brienne. He just got out of jail and with a new lease on life wants joint custody of his daughter. Sylvain will appear throughout the season. Claws reached 33.6M total viewers last season and ranked among the top 10 cable dramas with 18-49 and top 20 with total viewers. Sylvain,, whose credits include Grace and Frankie, Chicago P.D. and feature The Ultimate Life, is repped by Tash Moseley Management and the Mks Agency.
Meg Steedle is set to recur on the upcoming third season of At&T Audience Network’s critically praised drama series Mr. Mercedes, from Sonar Entertainment. Season 2 took place a year after Brady Hartsfield’s (Harry Treadaway) thwarted attempt to perpetrate a second mass murder in the community of Bridgton, Ohio. Since the incident, Hartsfield had been hospitalized in a vegetative state. Retired Detective Bill Hodges (Brendan Gleeson) did his best to move on from his Brady obsession, teaming up with Holly Gibney (Justine Lupe) to open Finders Keepers, a private investigative agency. But when unexplainable occurrences began to affect hospital staff members attending to Brady, Hodges was haunted by the feeling that Brady was somehow responsible. Steedle will play Danielle Sweeney, Morris’ (Gabriel Ebert) affectionate yet slightly naive girlfriend who finds herself out of her depth when she questions Morris (Ebert) and Alma’s (Kate Mulgrew) strange relationship. Steedle’s recent TV credits include Code Black, I’m Dying Up Here and The Magician. She is managed by Principal Entertainment La.
Meg Steedle is set to recur on the upcoming third season of At&T Audience Network’s critically praised drama series Mr. Mercedes, from Sonar Entertainment. Season 2 took place a year after Brady Hartsfield’s (Harry Treadaway) thwarted attempt to perpetrate a second mass murder in the community of Bridgton, Ohio. Since the incident, Hartsfield had been hospitalized in a vegetative state. Retired Detective Bill Hodges (Brendan Gleeson) did his best to move on from his Brady obsession, teaming up with Holly Gibney (Justine Lupe) to open Finders Keepers, a private investigative agency. But when unexplainable occurrences began to affect hospital staff members attending to Brady, Hodges was haunted by the feeling that Brady was somehow responsible. Steedle will play Danielle Sweeney, Morris’ (Gabriel Ebert) affectionate yet slightly naive girlfriend who finds herself out of her depth when she questions Morris (Ebert) and Alma’s (Kate Mulgrew) strange relationship. Steedle’s recent TV credits include Code Black, I’m Dying Up Here and The Magician. She is managed by Principal Entertainment La.
- 4/25/2019
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The rise of the award-winning David Oyelowo continues with the news that Paramount Pictures has snapped up the global distribution rights to the Selma star’s latest film, Captive. The story is based on the real events that are told in the book Unlikely Angel: The Untold Story of the Atlanta Hostage Hero, by Ashley Smith and Stacy Mattingley.
Kate Mara (House Of Cards) plays the lead role of Ashley Smith – a single mother struggling with drug addiction and a battle for custody of her daughter. Smith is thrust into the spotlight, however, when prison escapee Brian Nichols forces his way into her apartment and holds her captive for seven hours. Nichols had been awaiting trial for multiple counts of kidnapping, assault and rape of a former girlfriend, when he overpowered law enforcement officers in the courthouse and shot the judge – Rowland Barnes – and a court reporter named Julie Brandau.
Kate Mara (House Of Cards) plays the lead role of Ashley Smith – a single mother struggling with drug addiction and a battle for custody of her daughter. Smith is thrust into the spotlight, however, when prison escapee Brian Nichols forces his way into her apartment and holds her captive for seven hours. Nichols had been awaiting trial for multiple counts of kidnapping, assault and rape of a former girlfriend, when he overpowered law enforcement officers in the courthouse and shot the judge – Rowland Barnes – and a court reporter named Julie Brandau.
- 3/18/2015
- by Sarah Myles
- We Got This Covered
Patton Oswalt, Amy Poehler, Sarah Silverman, Adrian Grenier, and Werner Herzog are among the more than 80 actors, directors, and academic and civic leaders who are collaborating on the digital series We the Economy: 20 Short Films You Can't Afford to Miss. Paul G. Allen’s Vulcan Productions and Morgan Spurlock’s Cinelan will produce the series of informative and entertaining films that tackle serious economic issues. “At its core, the vision of this project is to fuse artistry and storytelling with economic expertise to engage the public in a truly informed dialogue about the U.S. economy," says Carole Tomko, general...
- 9/30/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
Young-adult adaptation Divergent got off to a strong start yesterday, and is now on pace for an opening weekend north of $50 million. Meanwhile, Christian drama God's Not Dead is shaping up to be a surprise box office hit. Playing at 3,936 locations, Divergent opened to an estimated $22.8 million on Friday. That includes $4.9 million from late Thursday shows. While that opening day figure is nowhere close to Twilight ($36 million) or The Hunger Games ($67.3 million), it's still one of the best young-adult debuts ever.If Divergent plays like The Hunger Games, it will wind up with around $52 million for the weekend. That seems likely, given the demographic breakdown: the movie attracted more men than expected (41 percent), and was split evenly between those over and under 25 years of age. Combine that with an "A" CinemaScore, and Divergent may not be as frontloaded as its genre and poor reviews suggested.Opening at 3,194 theaters, Muppets Most Wanted disappointed with $4.7 million.
- 3/22/2014
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
One hundred fourteen scores from eligible feature-length motion pictures released in 2013 will be vying for nominations in the Original Score category for the 86th Oscars®, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today.
A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.
Nomination voting in all Oscar categories begins Friday, December 27 and ends Wednesday, January 8.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
“Admission,” Stephen Trask, composer
“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” Daniel Hart, composer
“All Is Lost,” Alex Ebert, composer
“Alone Yet Not Alone,” William Ross, composer
“The Armstrong Lie,...
A Reminder List of works submitted in the Original Score category will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the Music Branch, who shall vote in the order of their preference for not more than five achievements. The five achievements receiving the highest number of votes will become the nominations for final voting for the award.
Nomination voting in all Oscar categories begins Friday, December 27 and ends Wednesday, January 8.
The eligible scores along with their composers are listed below, in alphabetical order by film title:
“Admission,” Stephen Trask, composer
“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints,” Daniel Hart, composer
“All Is Lost,” Alex Ebert, composer
“Alone Yet Not Alone,” William Ross, composer
“The Armstrong Lie,...
- 12/13/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Senior executives at the Academy announced on Dec 12 that 114 scores have been submitted for the original score Oscar category.Scroll down for full list
A reminder list of works submitted will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the music branch, who will vote in the order of their preference for up to five scores.
Those five that receive the highest number of votes will be announced as nominees on January 16 2014.
According to the rules, to be eligible the original score must be a “substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer.
Scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.”
Admission, Stephen Trask
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Daniel Hart
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A reminder list of works submitted will be made available with a nominations ballot to all members of the music branch, who will vote in the order of their preference for up to five scores.
Those five that receive the highest number of votes will be announced as nominees on January 16 2014.
According to the rules, to be eligible the original score must be a “substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring, and must be written specifically for the motion picture by the submitting composer.
Scores diluted by the use of tracked themes or other preexisting music, diminished in impact by the predominant use of songs, or assembled from the music of more than one composer shall not be eligible.”
Admission, Stephen Trask
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Daniel Hart
[link...
- 12/12/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
"Riddick" took the top box office slot for the weekend, earning $18.7 million, though that is several million below the $21.4 million it was projected to earn.
Coming in second was "Lee Daniels' The Butler" with $8.9 million, bring its box office total to nearly $80 million so far. "Instructions Not Included" was third for the weekend with $8.1 million, followed by "We're the Millers" with $7.9 million and "Planes" with $4.2 million.
Other notable openings include the documentary "Salinger," which played at only four theaters but earned over $90,000, and Peter Fonda's "The Ultimate Life," which opened at just over 400 theaters and took in $625,000.
The rest of the Top 10 is as follows:
6. "One Direction," $4.1 M
7. "Elysium," $3.1 M
8. "Blue Jasmine," $2.7 M
9. "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters," $2.5 M
10. "The World's End," $2.3 M...
Coming in second was "Lee Daniels' The Butler" with $8.9 million, bring its box office total to nearly $80 million so far. "Instructions Not Included" was third for the weekend with $8.1 million, followed by "We're the Millers" with $7.9 million and "Planes" with $4.2 million.
Other notable openings include the documentary "Salinger," which played at only four theaters but earned over $90,000, and Peter Fonda's "The Ultimate Life," which opened at just over 400 theaters and took in $625,000.
The rest of the Top 10 is as follows:
6. "One Direction," $4.1 M
7. "Elysium," $3.1 M
8. "Blue Jasmine," $2.7 M
9. "Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters," $2.5 M
10. "The World's End," $2.3 M...
- 9/8/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
With Summer officially in the rearview mirror, the Fall season kicks off this weekend with only one new nationwide release: sci-fi action sequel Riddick opens in 3,107 theaters, and should easily take first place at the box office. Add in some appealing holdovers*including surprise hit Instructions Not Included*and this weekend should be a step above the norm for September.Riddick marks the third time that Vin Diesel has portrayed the titular character, though it's the first time in nearly a decade. The first appearance was in 2000's Pitch Black, which earned a decent $39.5 million before becoming a bit of a cult classic. Four years later*and after Diesel had appeared in hits The Fast and the Furious and XXX*he returned to the Riddick role in The Chronicles of Riddick. Unfortunately, that sequel cost significantly more than its predecessor but only earned $57.8 million*and it wasn't particularly well-liked either.
- 9/6/2013
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
From director Michael Landon Jr., The Ultimate Life is the sequel to The Ultimate Gift, and I have a giveaway to get your ready for the September 6th theatrical release. Jason Stevens feels like his life is coming apart, but walking alongside his grandfather (by way of the diary he finds) makes him take stock, and wonder if he can manage the ultimate life.
Take a look at the trailer below, as well as the cool embed that will give you a quiz and some other treats, then enter to win your very own prize pack.
The Ultimate Life Prize Pack DVD of The Ultimate Gift The Ultimate Gift book by Jim Stovall The Ultimate Gift charm bracelet The Ultimate Life leather-bound journal
Are you living The Ultimate Life?
Between the pressure of running a foundation started by his late grandfather, being sued by his greedy extended family, and seeing...
Take a look at the trailer below, as well as the cool embed that will give you a quiz and some other treats, then enter to win your very own prize pack.
The Ultimate Life Prize Pack DVD of The Ultimate Gift The Ultimate Gift book by Jim Stovall The Ultimate Gift charm bracelet The Ultimate Life leather-bound journal
Are you living The Ultimate Life?
Between the pressure of running a foundation started by his late grandfather, being sued by his greedy extended family, and seeing...
- 8/27/2013
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
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