ABC has put in development Michael Bennett, a cop drama/family soap series based on the character in the bestselling books by author James Patterson. Written by The Man In the High Castle co-executive producer Rick Cleveland, the project centers on NYPD Detective Michael Bennett, who is something of a living legend. Brilliant, seasoned and highly dedicated, he is a master homicide investigator, able to crack the city’s toughest cases without breaking a sweat. At home…...
- 10/19/2017
- Deadline TV
[[tmz:video id="0_qgavef15"]] The Las Vegas Metro Police Dept. says the body cam footage absolutely justifies why police took down Michael Bennett at gunpoint during a search for an active shooter ... saying it was Not about race. Bennett had claimed he was racially profiled in the early hours of August 27 -- when cops detained him outside the Cromwell hotel following the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight. The footage shows a 3-man police team -- made up of 2 hispanic officers...
- 9/29/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
On Saturday, Donald Trump made it clear that he wasn’t backing down on the controversial and widely criticized comments he made about NFL and NBA players who express their unhappiness over the current political situation in America by refusing to stand during the national anthem.
“If a player wants the privilege of making millions of dollars in the NFL, or other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect Our Great American Flag (or Country) and should stand for the National Anthem,” Trump tweeted.
“If not, You’Re Fired,” he continued. “Find something else to do!”
On Friday,...
“If a player wants the privilege of making millions of dollars in the NFL, or other leagues, he or she should not be allowed to disrespect Our Great American Flag (or Country) and should stand for the National Anthem,” Trump tweeted.
“If not, You’Re Fired,” he continued. “Find something else to do!”
On Friday,...
- 9/23/2017
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
Ayesha Curry isn’t too upset that Donald Trump has disinvited the Golden State Warriors to the White House over comments made by her husband Stephen Curry.
The 28-year-old chef and cookbook author responded to the president with an eyeroll emoji on Twitter after he tweeted Saturday morning that Stephen and the 2017 NBA finals champs are not welcome for a visit.
“Donate to earthquake relief here,” Ayesha wrote, focusing her priorities instead on raising money for Unicef in response to the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that ripped through Mexico City earlier this week and the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that hit southern Mexico Saturday.
The 28-year-old chef and cookbook author responded to the president with an eyeroll emoji on Twitter after he tweeted Saturday morning that Stephen and the 2017 NBA finals champs are not welcome for a visit.
“Donate to earthquake relief here,” Ayesha wrote, focusing her priorities instead on raising money for Unicef in response to the 7.1 magnitude earthquake that ripped through Mexico City earlier this week and the 6.1 magnitude earthquake that hit southern Mexico Saturday.
- 9/23/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Houston Texans rookie quarterback Deshaun Watson made a huge splash in his debut as a starter during tonight’s matchup against the Cincinnati Bengals, and fans in the stadium and online — including Watson’s NFL teammates — are still gasping. The former Clemson Tiger (and 2017 College National Championship Mvp) scored the game’s only touchdown with a 49-yard run just two plays after being knocked down by Bengals defensive tackle Geno Atkins so hard he almost did a backflip. Also Read: Las Vegas Pd Union Demands NFL Investigate Michael Bennett for 'False' Racial Profiling Claim It was a big moment for Watson,...
- 9/15/2017
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
Randell Minott has earned widespread praise for a viral video in which he berated a police officer who, he said, pulled him over and approached with his gun drawn — just because he forget to signal a turn. But Minott also inspired many questions — ones he came forward to address in a detailed interview with TheWrap. The video, shared hundreds of thousands of times on Facebook and Twitter, fueled discussions about racial profiling and overzealous cops — especially in light of NFL player Michael Bennett recently accusing police of profiling him, and countless cases of unarmed African-American men, like Minott, finding...
- 9/13/2017
- by Ashley Boucher
- The Wrap
Michael Bennett and his lawyer are making it very clear -- their plan is to sue the Las Vegas Metro Police Department over that August 27 incident where he was detained at gunpoint. The NFL superstar and his lawyer, John Burris, sat down with ABC News where they doubled down on claims he was racially profiled when 2 officers ordered him to the ground during an investigation into a possible active shooter at a Vegas hotel. The...
- 9/13/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Police officers evacuated the Santa Monica Pier on Monday afternoon due to a bomb threat. Photos shared to social media showed the area being closed by Santa Monica police, and the city’s official Twitter account sent a message on Monday afternoon urging people to avoid the pier and the neighboring Ocean Avenue due to “police activity.” Kabc reported that aerial footage showed a bomb robot sweeping the parking lot after it was evacuated. The threat was cleared after just over an hour later. Also Read: Las Vegas Pd Union Demands NFL Investigate Michael Bennett for 'False' Racial Profiling Claim The scare came after police.
- 9/12/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
The Las Vegas police union sent a letter calling for an NFL investigation into Seattle Seahawks player Michael Bennett’s claim that he was harassed by police on Thursday, slamming the player’s accusation as “false and offensive.” The letter, obtained by Las Vegas CBS-affiliate 8 New Now, is addressed to NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and calls on the league to “take appropriate action against” Bennett for what it says are false accusations of excessive force. The Union also took aim at the NFL itself for condoning what it calls “Bennett’s disrespect for our American Flag, and everything it symbolizes,...
- 9/8/2017
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Las Vegas Police Union Sends Whiny Letter to NFL, Saying Michael Bennett Lied...
- 9/8/2017
- Pastemagazine.com
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- 9/7/2017
- by Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Baraka Kaseko to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
Nevada's largest police interest group is calling out Michael Bennett -- demanding the NFL take immediate action against the NFL star for "falsely" claiming they racially profiled him. The president of the Las Vegas Police Protective Association fired off a letter to NFL commish Roger Goodell -- saying: "On behalf of the rank and file members of the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department, I request that you conduct an investigation, and take appropriate action, into...
- 9/7/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
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- 9/7/2017
- by Kinja! on Kinja Roundup, shared by Baraka Kaseko to The A.V. Club
- avclub.com
[[tmz:video id="0_nj0cifop"]] Chargers star lineman Russell Okung is calling out NFL owners, telling TMZ Sports it's high time they get involved in social issues that affect the players' lives, and stop sitting on the sidelines. Okung's good friend, Michael Bennett, has accused the Las Vegas Metro Pd of racial profiling and excessive force for an incident after the McGregor fight, though Okung says Bennett will be just fine. "I know he's an overcomer, he'll get past this.
- 9/7/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_4p3mxjff"]] The Las Vegas Metro Police Dept. says Michael Bennett's claims that he was racially profiled during an August 27 incident are Wrong ... and they believe new video will prove it. Lvmpd undersheriff Kevin McMahill says investigators are combing through hundreds of videos associated with the incident ... but featured 1 bodycam video that he believes helps tell the story. McMahill says cops had responded to an active shooter call at The Cromwell hotel around 1:30 Am on August 27 ... and when they arrived,...
- 9/6/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_pe09cncq"]] Michael Bennett was so overcome with emotion while talking about the Vegas police incident and how it affected his family ... that he paused at the podium during a Seahawks news conference and walked off. As Bennett addressed the media after Seahawks practice, he called the Vegas incident a "traumatic experience" ... and says, "It sucks that the country that we live in now sometimes you get profiled for the color of your skin." Bennett was asked...
- 9/6/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_eox3q7qx"]] Seattle Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says he's thankful Michael Bennett is safe after a "horrendous" incident with police in Vegas ... and made it clear the entire Seahawks organization is supporting their star player. Carroll just addressed the media after Seahawks practice and said Bennett "unfortunately experienced a horrendous incident" in Vegas ... "and we're thankful that he's safe." Carroll noted, "We stand in support of him and anyone facing inequalities." "What happened with Michael is a...
- 9/6/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_2i42pk8o"]] 12:30 Pm Pt -- Sources connected to the investigation tell TMZ Sports ... when cops responded to the club for a possible shooting, they ordered everyone to get down and not move so they could properly search and investigate. We're told Bennett did not stay put -- instead, he ran -- and a cop outside the club stopped him and ordered him down to the ground at gunpoint. Our sources say Bennett was detained until cops...
- 9/6/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett said he was racially profiled and harassed by Las Vegas police following the Floyd Mayweather-Conor McGregor fight last month, and that officers ordered him to get on the ground and not move or they’d “blow my f—–g head off.” Bennett said in a Twitter message on Wednesday morning that he was stopped after many people heard gunshots following the fight. He said officers singled him out and “pointed their guns at me for doing nothing more than simply being a black man in the wrong place at the wrong time.
- 9/6/2017
- by Sean Burch
- The Wrap
Seattle Seahawks superstar Michael Bennett says a police officer threatened to "blow my f*cking head off" during a heated incident in Vegas on the weekend of the Mayweather vs. McGregor fight. Bennett says he was heading back to his hotel room after the fight when he heard gunshots ring out. "Like many people in the area, I ran away from the sound, looking for safety," Bennett says in a statement. Bennett says Las Vegas...
- 9/6/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Rev. Jesse Jackson is making a public plea to NFL owners -- do the right thing and sign Colin Kaepernick already!! Jackson addressed the NFL's handling of the controversial free agent quarterback in an interview with Bso's Robert Littal ... and says Kaep is being wrongfully ignored by the league and its owners. Jackson thinks the NFL is being hypocritical and treating players with criminal records better than Kaep ... but says it's not too late to make things right.
- 8/22/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Cleveland Browns tight end Seth DeValve -- the first white NFL player to kneel during the national anthem -- says he demonstrated on Monday night to support his African American teammates. 12 Browns players in total knelt in a circle before Cleveland took on the NY Giants -- the players included stars like Jabrill Peppers, Calvin Pryor, Isaiah Crowell, Kenny Britt and Duke Johnson. But DeValve made the biggest splash ... just days after Michael Bennett said...
- 8/22/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_91wi3not"]] Nate Boyer -- the former Army Green Beret who played briefly with the Seahawks -- says he doesn't exactly agree with Marshawn Lynch's national anthem protest ... but he fought for his right to do it! Boyer's story is legendary ... he served 6 years with the U.S. military doing multiple tours in Iraq and Afghanistan before returning and walking on to the University of Texas football team. After college, he signed with the Seattle Seahawks...
- 8/19/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Pittsburgh Steelers badass James Harrison is opening up about how he Really feels about national anthem protesters ... in the wake of a fake threat attributed to him last week. The false quote whizzed around social media -- claiming Harrison said, "Anyone on my team sits for the anthem, they better be in a wheelchair." He never said it. It was completely made up. But now, Harrison is telling The Mmqb how he would feel if...
- 8/18/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_o9es0e5k"]] NBA superstar Isaiah Thomas says he will Not be sitting during the national anthem this upcoming season ... but tells TMZ Sports he supports his fellow athletes for doing what they feel is right. We spoke with the Celtics point guard about players like Marshawn Lynch and Michael Bennett staying seated over the weekend ... and while I.T. says he's not gonna join the movement, he understands the bigger picture. "Stand for what you feel is right.
- 8/17/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_tx7m0kjx"]] Ex-nfl player Jermichael Finley says Marshawn Lynch and Michael Bennett don't give a damn about social justice, telling TMZ Sports their national anthem protests are shameless publicity stunts. We talked to Finley -- who's Super Bowl-winning career with Green Bay was cut short by injury -- and he told us he doesn't believe any of the guys who are sitting actually care about the issues. "It's more of marketing, it's not really in their heart...
- 8/14/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
We're in the 2nd week of pre-season football and one thing's clear to Emmitt Smith -- Colin Kaepernick should be on an NFL roster. "I think somebody needs to give him a chance," Smith told our friends at Bso ... " He deserves to be back in the game." The Hall of Famer says Kaep "definitely" has the talent to make a roster -- and suggests that he's being blackballed over his protest "He is an American...
- 8/14/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Seattle Seahawks stud Michael Bennett says there's No ban on Future's music in the Seattle Seahawks locker room ... despite that tricky situation with Russell Wilson. Bennett appeared on "The Breakfast Club" with Charlamagne tha God -- and was asked if the team is required to keep Future off their playlists to appease the star Qb, who's married to Ciara, Future's baby mama. Obviously, Wilson and Future have beefed in the past -- though things appear to be cool right now.
- 6/13/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
[[tmz:video id="0_vbubvfhq"]] Cliff Avril and Marshawn Lynch did one last thing as teammates before Beast Mode headed off to Oakland ... and for the people of Haiti, it's better than anything the men ever did on the field. Cliff has been down in Haiti building schools with his Cliff Avril Family Foundation, and he talked to TMZ Sports ... telling us it wouldn't have been possible without an assist from Money Lynch. "Marshawn put me in contact with the...
- 4/30/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
While Marshawn Lynch to the Oakland Raiders rumors circulated the Internet, Beast Mode was helping his old Seahawks teammates host a football camp in Haiti!! Marshawn is reportedly a physical exam from joining the Silver and Black ... and as the 'Hawks and Raiders work out a deal, he and Michael Bennett helped Cliff Avril host his annual camp. The NFL stars taught kids fitness skills, helped build houses in the area, donated supplies to a...
- 4/26/2017
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Simon Brew Mar 15, 2017
Alan Menken on Howard Ashman, and honouring his work in the new Beauty & The Beast movie...
Alan Menken, in partnership with the late Howard Ashman, won two of his many Oscars for his work on 1991’s Disney classic, Beauty & The Beast. Yet come the new take on the film, that’s heading into cinemas next week, Menken was – bizarrely – not involved from day one.
Instead, after Bill Condon had been hired to direct the film, choreographer Anthony Van Lasst suggested to Menken that they meet up. “I flew down to Washington”, Menken told an assembled throng of reporters (including your lowly Den Of Geek correspondent(, “and I met Bill there”.
The meeting went well. “It was great. First of all his work was fantastic. I loved meeting him. Instantly I was struck by what a smart, thoughtful and directed kind of guy he is. On the basis...
Alan Menken on Howard Ashman, and honouring his work in the new Beauty & The Beast movie...
Alan Menken, in partnership with the late Howard Ashman, won two of his many Oscars for his work on 1991’s Disney classic, Beauty & The Beast. Yet come the new take on the film, that’s heading into cinemas next week, Menken was – bizarrely – not involved from day one.
Instead, after Bill Condon had been hired to direct the film, choreographer Anthony Van Lasst suggested to Menken that they meet up. “I flew down to Washington”, Menken told an assembled throng of reporters (including your lowly Den Of Geek correspondent(, “and I met Bill there”.
The meeting went well. “It was great. First of all his work was fantastic. I loved meeting him. Instantly I was struck by what a smart, thoughtful and directed kind of guy he is. On the basis...
- 3/10/2017
- Den of Geek
In today's Horror Highlights, we have a look at Comet TV's March viewing guide, release details for Quarries, info on Nitehawk Cinema's annual short film festival, the crowdfunding campaign for the sock-centric creature feature Crust (produced by Felissa Rose), details on the Terror Film Festival, and new stills from Anders Manor.
Comet TV's March Viewing Guide: "You Don’T Need A Subscription To Watch These Great Movies…
They’Re Airing For Free On Comet!
Cherry 2000 (1988)
Monday March 13 at 8/7C
Static (1986)
Monday March 13 at 10/9C
The Twonky (1953)
Tuesday March 14 at 10/9C
The Bat People (1974)
Tuesday March 14 at 8/7C
War Gods of the Deep (1965)
Wednesday March 15 at 8/7c
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987)
Wednesday March 15 at 10/9C
Encounter at Raven’s Gate (1990)
Thursday March 16 at 10/9C
The Lost Brigade (1993)
Thursday March 16 at 8/7C
The Beasts Within (1982)
Monday March 20 at 8/7C
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)
Monday March 20 at 10/9C
Troll 2...
Comet TV's March Viewing Guide: "You Don’T Need A Subscription To Watch These Great Movies…
They’Re Airing For Free On Comet!
Cherry 2000 (1988)
Monday March 13 at 8/7C
Static (1986)
Monday March 13 at 10/9C
The Twonky (1953)
Tuesday March 14 at 10/9C
The Bat People (1974)
Tuesday March 14 at 8/7C
War Gods of the Deep (1965)
Wednesday March 15 at 8/7c
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1987)
Wednesday March 15 at 10/9C
Encounter at Raven’s Gate (1990)
Thursday March 16 at 10/9C
The Lost Brigade (1993)
Thursday March 16 at 8/7C
The Beasts Within (1982)
Monday March 20 at 8/7C
Whoever Slew Auntie Roo? (1971)
Monday March 20 at 10/9C
Troll 2...
- 3/7/2017
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Ivan Koloff, knowing among wrestling fans as “The Russian Bear,” has died. He was 74.
Koloff had been battling liver cancer and was in need of “urgent medical care,” according to a Go Fund Me page set up by his daughter, Rachel Marley, on Feb. 2.
“My dad was diagnosed with liver disease about 10 years ago and while he has been living with it, he chose not to make this announcement public to his fans and friends,” she wrote. “But doctors are now saying that his liver function is getting worse day by day and it will continue to. There are no...
Koloff had been battling liver cancer and was in need of “urgent medical care,” according to a Go Fund Me page set up by his daughter, Rachel Marley, on Feb. 2.
“My dad was diagnosed with liver disease about 10 years ago and while he has been living with it, he chose not to make this announcement public to his fans and friends,” she wrote. “But doctors are now saying that his liver function is getting worse day by day and it will continue to. There are no...
- 2/18/2017
- by Dave Quinn
- PEOPLE.com
Tony Award winner Jennifer Holliday makes her first appearance on Theater Talk in a revelatory conversation about the creation of her career-making Broadway role as 'Effie' in the now-legendary Michael Bennett's production of Dreamgirls 1981-83, as well as her more recent 'major acting class' - the month-long rehearsal period with director John Doyle as he prepared her to take over the role of 'Shug Avery' in the current Broadway revival of The Color Purple.
- 11/18/2016
- by TV News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Tony Award winner Jennifer Holliday makes her first appearance on Theater Talk in a revelatory conversation about the creation of her career-making Broadway role as 'Effie' in the now-legendary Michael Bennett's production of Dreamgirls 1981-83, as well as her more recent 'major acting class' - the month-long rehearsal period with director John Doyle as he prepared her to take over the role of 'Shug Avery' in the current Broadway revival of The Color Purple.
- 11/16/2016
- by TV News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Richard Sherman is used to battling people on the football field as cornerback for the Seattle Seahawks, but what you may not know about him is that he's also ready to battle the Dark Lord anytime, anywhere. During a press conference at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center in Washington on Wednesday, Richard hilariously dressed up as Harry Potter before taking the stage to answer questions about the team's recent game. After walking up to the podium while playing the Harry Potter theme song on his phone, he showed off his Gryffindor robes and flung his wand around. "When you're a wizard, like we are out here, sometimes you have to show it to the muggles out in the world," he told one reporter. "We've got a lot of wizards. My son's a wizard. Earl Thomas does some magical things. Michael Bennett is Black Santa, but he's also a wizard." Richard...
- 10/27/2016
- by Caitlin Hacker
- Popsugar.com
The NFL season kicks off on Thursday night but Sports Illustrated and DGital Media have announced three new weekly podcasts to coincide with Peter King’s Mmqb season-long coverage. “The Mmqb Podcast with Peter King” debuted this morning with three original episodes, featuring in-depth conversations with Arizona Cardinals head coach Bruce Arians, Denver Broncos Gm John Elway and Seattle Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett. A new episode will come out each Wednesday during football season. Sports Illustrated Group Editorial Director Chris Stone told TheWrap that listeners would have an unprecedented level of access to key NFL figures because of King’s knack for.
- 9/7/2016
- by Brian Flood
- The Wrap
ImpactWrestling.com
In yet another sign that Tna is in its death throes, two of the company’s most loyal performers have asked for and been granted their release.
Both Eric Young and Bobby Roode fulfilled their final commitments at this past weekend’s tapings and have officially departed the organization they had been with for more than a decade.
The news comes as a bit of a surprise because we all assumed both men would remain with the promotion until it ceased to exist, but this could be a case of abandoning ship before it’s fully submerged.
Heading into the TV taping both men were champions, with Roode holding the tag team titles alongside his Beer Money partner James Storm while Young was the King of the Mountain. Young dropped the title to Bram in a falls count anywhere match while Beer Money relinquished their championship to The...
In yet another sign that Tna is in its death throes, two of the company’s most loyal performers have asked for and been granted their release.
Both Eric Young and Bobby Roode fulfilled their final commitments at this past weekend’s tapings and have officially departed the organization they had been with for more than a decade.
The news comes as a bit of a surprise because we all assumed both men would remain with the promotion until it ceased to exist, but this could be a case of abandoning ship before it’s fully submerged.
Heading into the TV taping both men were champions, with Roode holding the tag team titles alongside his Beer Money partner James Storm while Young was the King of the Mountain. Young dropped the title to Bram in a falls count anywhere match while Beer Money relinquished their championship to The...
- 3/21/2016
- by Brad Hamilton
- Obsessed with Film
Hallelujah! There is a miracle happening before our very eyes in Tna and on Impact Wrestling. Not just a miracle, but “The Miracle” Mike Bennett. The new signing made his debut alongside his wife and fashion consultant Maria Kanellis during Tna’s debut on Pop TV. This came after the two fulfilled their contractual obligations with Ring of Honor after a successful run in The Kingdom. Bennett, 30, recalled staying up at night thinking about their professional futures in December, and says they felt wanted by Tna. “It was one of those things where it just felt right,” he said. “I know … Continue reading →
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- 1/19/2016
- by Scott Fishman
- ChannelGuideMag
Happy Birthday, Graciela Daniele As a performer, Daniele made her Broadway debut in What Makes Sammy Run in 1964. She studied with Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham while working with such luminaries as Bob Fosse, Agnes de Mille, and Michael Bennett, who hired her to assist him with Follies in 1971. Her first credit as a full-fledged choreographer was the 1979 revival of The Most Happy Fella. She has directed andor choreographed several musicals of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, including, most recently, The Glorious Ones 2007 and Dessa Rose 2005 at the Off-Broadway Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center. She has directed andor choreographed several musicals of Michael John Lachiusa Off-Broadway, most recently Bernarda Alba 2006 and Little Fish 2003.
- 12/8/2015
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
Ex-nfl running back Michael Bennett -- a 1st round draft pick in 2001-- was arrested in California Thursday after cops say he forged his Gf's parents names to take out $325k in loans. According to police, the victims -- both over the age of 65 -- became suspicious when they got mail from brokers about the loan. Officials say Bennett -- who spent 10 seasons in the NFL -- stole important financial documents from his girlfriend's parents...
- 11/20/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
In the early 1980s, despite their previously long-running friendship, Broadway director, producer and choreographer Michael Bennett and fellow jack-of-all-trades on the Great White Way Tommy Tune, entered into what many consider the greatest face-off in Tony Awards history. Michael Riedel, writing for Vanity Fair, examines this rivalry between Dreamgirls and Nine in an adapted excerpt from his book Razzle Dazzle for the magazine's October 2015 issue.
- 9/23/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
After many years of a varied theater, dance and film career, Roxanne Messina Captor will be directing her script “Pearl” starring Juliette Binoche along with Leehom Wang (“Blackhat”) and Jing Tian (“Great Wall”). Based upon the life of Pulitzer and Nobel Prize winner Pearl S. Buck, who was in China during the upheaval of the 1920s. The story follows the “Ten Years Civil War” which took place between the Communists and Nationalists after the Nanking Incident of 1927. Her family escaped Nanking with the help of her family’s nanny and moved to Shanghai. She left China in 1934 and never returned.
Buck won the Pulitzer Prize in 1931 for her novel “The Good Earth,” about the struggle of Chinese farmers, and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938, “for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces.” She also wrote “Peony” a deeply moving romance about the last Jew in K’aifeng in the province of Hunan.
The 1937 movie “The Good Earth” starred Paul Muni and Luise Rainer, who won an Academy Award for best actress.
During the Beijing Film Festival 2012, writer/ producer/ director Roxanne Messina Captor tied in China Film Group to co-finance and co-produce her project. About 85% of the film will be shot in China.
Binoche, who won an Oscar for “The English Patient,” recently starred in “Clouds of Sils Maria” and will be seen next in Mike Medavoy’s mining rescue drama “The 33″ opposite Antonio Banderas. She’s repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment. Roxanne and the project are also repped by CAA.
Roxanne has also been invited by the Pearl Buck foundation to present her research paper on Buck in the Pearl Buck Symposium to be held in Zhenjiang early September. This is Pearl’s hometown and museum.
“Pearl” is scheduled to start production in 2016 in Zhejiang Province, Shanghai and Prague. Vilmos Zsigmond has been attached as the cinematographer.
"I found so many parallels in Pearl's life. At twelve I followed my two professional passions, writing and dancing. Both stayed with me as my career expanded to directing. Pearl and I believe anything can manifest with passion and determination."
A Juilliard Theater School graduate, Roxanne Messina Captor was with Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet, Harkness Ballet, New York Metropolitan Opera Ballet and performed as a guest artist with Rudolph Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. She has performed On and Off Broadway under the direction of Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett, Uta Hagen, Robert Lewis (Yale Repertory Theatre).
As a theatre director and choreographer working in Regional and Off-Broadway theatre. Francis Ford Coppola chose Captor to assist Gene Kelly with the choreography of "One From the Heart." She danced in the films “Cotton Club”, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," "Xanadu" and "Pennies From Heaven. Other film producing and directing include: Emmy-nominated "Home Sweet Homeless”, "A Clean Kill” starring Daniel Benzali, “Her Married Lover” prime time premiere Lifetime Television. "Dead On Sight,” starring Jennifer Beals, and Oscar nominated William H. Macy ("Fargo").
In 2001 she was the Executive Director of the San Francisco International Film Festival and one of the few Americans to moderate a panel at the Havana International Film Festival. She received international recognition and was awarded the prestigious Chevalier du Ordre des Arts and Lettres, Republic of France in 2005. One of the original programming executives who formed Turner Network Television.
Buck won the Pulitzer Prize in 1931 for her novel “The Good Earth,” about the struggle of Chinese farmers, and the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1938, “for her rich and truly epic descriptions of peasant life in China and for her biographical masterpieces.” She also wrote “Peony” a deeply moving romance about the last Jew in K’aifeng in the province of Hunan.
The 1937 movie “The Good Earth” starred Paul Muni and Luise Rainer, who won an Academy Award for best actress.
During the Beijing Film Festival 2012, writer/ producer/ director Roxanne Messina Captor tied in China Film Group to co-finance and co-produce her project. About 85% of the film will be shot in China.
Binoche, who won an Oscar for “The English Patient,” recently starred in “Clouds of Sils Maria” and will be seen next in Mike Medavoy’s mining rescue drama “The 33″ opposite Antonio Banderas. She’s repped by CAA and Untitled Entertainment. Roxanne and the project are also repped by CAA.
Roxanne has also been invited by the Pearl Buck foundation to present her research paper on Buck in the Pearl Buck Symposium to be held in Zhenjiang early September. This is Pearl’s hometown and museum.
“Pearl” is scheduled to start production in 2016 in Zhejiang Province, Shanghai and Prague. Vilmos Zsigmond has been attached as the cinematographer.
"I found so many parallels in Pearl's life. At twelve I followed my two professional passions, writing and dancing. Both stayed with me as my career expanded to directing. Pearl and I believe anything can manifest with passion and determination."
A Juilliard Theater School graduate, Roxanne Messina Captor was with Chicago Lyric Opera Ballet, Harkness Ballet, New York Metropolitan Opera Ballet and performed as a guest artist with Rudolph Nureyev and Mikhail Baryshnikov. She has performed On and Off Broadway under the direction of Bob Fosse, Michael Bennett, Uta Hagen, Robert Lewis (Yale Repertory Theatre).
As a theatre director and choreographer working in Regional and Off-Broadway theatre. Francis Ford Coppola chose Captor to assist Gene Kelly with the choreography of "One From the Heart." She danced in the films “Cotton Club”, "The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas," "Xanadu" and "Pennies From Heaven. Other film producing and directing include: Emmy-nominated "Home Sweet Homeless”, "A Clean Kill” starring Daniel Benzali, “Her Married Lover” prime time premiere Lifetime Television. "Dead On Sight,” starring Jennifer Beals, and Oscar nominated William H. Macy ("Fargo").
In 2001 she was the Executive Director of the San Francisco International Film Festival and one of the few Americans to moderate a panel at the Havana International Film Festival. She received international recognition and was awarded the prestigious Chevalier du Ordre des Arts and Lettres, Republic of France in 2005. One of the original programming executives who formed Turner Network Television.
- 8/3/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Last night, acclaimed director Todd Graff unexpectedly announced plans to film a follow-up to 2003 cult favorite theatre-themed movie musical Camp titled Camp 2 Freaks In Nature set to feature fellow Tony Award-winning icons Patti LuPone and Donna Murphy, among others, inspiring Broadway babies to excitedly anticipate the many musical selections that could potentially be presented as part of the project. Of course, the original film famously featured a young Anna Kendrick memorably belting out the Company 11 o'clocker 'The Ladies Who Lunch' in addiiton to an unforgettable recreation of the original Michael Bennett-staged mini masterpiece from Promises, Promises, 'Turkey Lurkey Time' - plus some standout original tunes by the likes of Michael Gore and Lynn Ahrens, too - not to mention Stephen Sondheim himself appearing onscreen in a cameo role. Now, Graff himself promises at least one showstopper to match the ones in the first film, relaying, 'We're going to introduce some fabulous new additions,...
- 6/17/2015
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
No more sugarcoating it ... Tom Brady is a cheater ... period ... so says Seattle Seahawks badass Michael Bennett. Bennett -- one of the best defensive ends in the NFL -- played against Brady in the game After the Deflategate ... and though he admits Seattle got beat fair and square in the Super Bowl, Mb says there's no question Tom broke the rules in the Afc Championship. But after that, this clip gets Hilarious -- here are...
- 5/13/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Today we are talking to a two-time Tony Award-winning star of stage and screen who is recognized around the world for her many notable film and television appearances in addition to a lifetime in the theatre - the elegant and charming Swoosie Kurtz. In addition to discussing some of the most compelling theatre-related stories in her fascinating and extensive new memoir Part Swan, Part Goose, Kurtz also sheds new light on her legendary collaboration with iconic directorchoreographer Michael Bennett on his final project, Scandal, as well as looks back at her onstage collaboration with Marvin Hamlisch and Nora Ephron on the play with music Imaginary Friends - and much, much more...
- 5/5/2015
- by Pat Cerasaro
- BroadwayWorld.com
Get an inside look at how the revamped Doctor Who Experience came together on Digital Spy.
The Cardiff attraction re-opened to the public in October with a renovated exhibition and new interactive experience for fans.
In the clip above, director Paul Wilmshurst ('Last Christmas', 'Mummy on the Orient Express') talks shooting new scenes with Peter Capaldi especially for the Experience.
Writer Joseph Lidster and designer Michael Bennett also reveal how the adventure, which has fans assist the Doctor on a space-faring quest, came together.
Doctor Who will return to BBC One for its ninth series later this year.
The revamped Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff Bay is open now with tickets on sale at doctorwhoexperience.com.
The Cardiff attraction re-opened to the public in October with a renovated exhibition and new interactive experience for fans.
In the clip above, director Paul Wilmshurst ('Last Christmas', 'Mummy on the Orient Express') talks shooting new scenes with Peter Capaldi especially for the Experience.
Writer Joseph Lidster and designer Michael Bennett also reveal how the adventure, which has fans assist the Doctor on a space-faring quest, came together.
Doctor Who will return to BBC One for its ninth series later this year.
The revamped Doctor Who Experience in Cardiff Bay is open now with tickets on sale at doctorwhoexperience.com.
- 2/13/2015
- Digital Spy
Did you know ... the bike Seattle Seahawks star Michael Bennett rode around the stadium is technically considered police property?? Did you also know ... the cops were Totally Cool with the fact Bennett commandeered the vehicle for a victory lap after beating the Packers Sunday?! "It's not something we look at as a criminal act," Seattle Pd's Detective Michaud tells us. "A player taking a few laps in an enclosed field is not a terrible thing.
- 1/19/2015
- by TMZ Staff
- TMZ
Happy Birthday, Graciela Daniele As a performer, Daniele made her Broadway debut in What Makes Sammy Run in 1964. She studied with Martha Graham and Merce Cunningham while working with such luminaries as Bob Fosse, Agnes de Mille, and Michael Bennett, who hired her to assist him with Follies in 1971. Her first credit as a full-fledged choreographer was the 1979 revival of The Most Happy Fella. She has directed andor choreographed several musicals of Lynn Ahrens and Stephen Flaherty, including, most recently, The Glorious Ones 2007 and Dessa Rose 2005 at the Off-Broadway Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater at Lincoln Center. She has directed andor choreographed several musicals of Michael John Lachiusa Off-Broadway, most recently Bernarda Alba 2006 and Little Fish 2003.
- 12/8/2014
- by Stage Tube
- BroadwayWorld.com
An Ohio State football player who disappeared after sending his parents a text message about his concussions was found in a trash bin, the victim of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, police said. A woman and her son looking for items in a dumpster found the body around 2:30 p.m. Sunday and contacted the authorities. "At this time we are able to confirm through tattoos here at the scene that it is the body of Kosta Karageorge," said police spokesman Sgt. Rich Weiner. Weiner said a preliminary investigation showed that Karageorge apparently died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound. A...
- 12/1/2014
- by Associated Press
- PEOPLE.com
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