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I Saw The Light Review
7 hours ago | WeAreMovieGeeks.com | See recent WeAreMovieGeeks.com news »
Tom Hiddleston gives a remarkable performance, with some fine singing, as country music legend Hank Williams but it is not enough to rescue I Saw The Light, which reduces the singer/songwriter’s skyrocket career and brief life into a grim slog, plodding towards his death at age 29.
Any doubts that Hiddleston, a classically trained British actor who perhaps is best known to American audiences as Loki in the Thor and Avengers movies, could play the country music legend are immediately dispelled at the start of the film. The problem is writer/director Marc Abraham’s script, coupled with uninspired direction.
Hank Williams was a pivotal figure in country music, who changed the genre and also laid the foundation for rock and roll. Like Janis Joplin and Jimi Hendrix, Hank Williams burst onto musical charts like a skyrocket, blazed brilliantly, then suddenly vanishing, but left a lasting legacy that changed the nature of country music. »
- Cate Marquis
Martha Thomases: Vex & Comics & Rock & Roll
8 hours ago | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
Every Monday my Facebook feed is filled with people kvetching about Vinyl, the new HBO series created by Martin Scorsese, Mick Jagger and Terence Winters. Every criticism I see is valid (the pace is slow, the characters and the situations in which they find themselves are unbelievable), but I still kind of like it.
If you haven’t watched, you should know that Vinyl is about a record company struggling through the changes in music and culture in the early mid-1970s. I moved to New York full time a few years later, so perhaps some of the reason I like it is that it reminds me of my lost youth.
Bobby Cannavale plays Richie Finestra, the head of the company, a drug addict with no moral code (is that redundant?) who uses people in his pursuit of money and more drugs. We are supposed to believe that his love »
- Martha Thomases
“I Saw the Light” is another would be Oscar biopic
25 March 2016 11:47 AM, PDT | Hollywoodnews.com | See recent Hollywoodnews.com news »
Back in the midst of 2015, it seemed like the Hank Williams biopic I Saw the Light was all set to be a big Academy Award player. Considering how small this week’s platform release of the film is, as well as its middling festival circuit reception, that seems less than likely, but it is somewhat interesting to take note of. The main point of consideration was going to be Tom Hiddleston as Williams, as well as potentially Elizabeth Olsen as wife Audrey Williams, though now I suspect they’re fringe players at best. I’ll return to their Oscar hopes later on in this article, but I just wanted to cite this film today since it’s one of a ton hoping to be a biopic contender in 2016. The movie is a fairly standard biopic. Of course, the subject is legendary country-western singer Hank Williams and his life that was cut short. »
- Joey Magidson
I Saw The Light Movie Review
23 March 2016 8:30 AM, PDT | ShockYa | See recent ShockYa news »
Title: I Saw The Light Director: Marc Abraham Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olson, Bradley Whitford, David Krumholtz and Cherry Jones. ‘I Saw The Light’ is based on Colin Escott’s award-winning biography of the legendary country western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his meteoric rise to fame and its ultimately tragic effect on his health and personal life. British actor, Tom Hiddleston, is incredibly effective in projecting the soul of a man haunted by his own demons through his eyes, even more than through his singing; and he impressively provides his own vocals. Also [ Read More ]
The post I Saw The Light Movie Review appeared first on Shockya.com. »
- Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi
Bartlet for president! The new West Wing podcast is a tonic to Trumpmania
23 March 2016 6:08 AM, PDT | The Guardian - TV News | See recent The Guardian - TV News news »
The West Wing Weekly, which revisits every episode of the show, is the perfect antidote to real-life presidential-race madness. Co-host Joshua Malina talks Aaron Sorkin, Donald Trump and the podcast’s very special guests
As his Twitter bio drily notes, Joshua Malina “ruined The West Wing”. He joined Aaron Sorkin’s deluxe presidential drama in season four, just as Rob Lowe was bailing out – and some hardcore fans held Malina’s character, Will Bailey, directly responsible for the departure of beloved speechwriter Sam Seaborn. So it might seem strange that Malina is launching The West Wing Weekly, a new podcast that will rewatch and recap every single episode of the award-winning show (not to mention that he’s also busy appearing in Scandal, another moreish TV hit set in the White House).
The West Wing Weekly won’t be the first podcast to reassess a classic TV show episode by »
- Graeme Virtue
Hank Williams Plays Hardball in Exclusive 'I Saw the Light' Clip
22 March 2016 9:00 AM, PDT | Moviefone | See recent Moviefone news »
Hank Williams became a legend for his piercing voice, catchy tunes, and charming swagger, but as this exclusive clip from the new biopic "I Saw the Light" shows, he could wheel and deal, too.
Hank (Tom Hiddleston) and his producer, Fred (Bradley Whitford), meet with a movie mogul to discuss the possibility of the singer joining the cast of "Small Town Girl," starring Farley Granger and Jane Powell.
That's exciting news to the two men. "My wife loves Jane Powell!" Fred exclaims.
But there's one small hitch: Money. When the mogul lays out the terms of the deal -- four weeks, $4,500 a week -- Hank isn't thrilled. He thinks he's worth a lot more than that.
"I Saw the Light" traces Hank's journey through his meteoric rise to the top of country music, all while he struggles with inner demons, alcoholism, and marriage problems with wife Audrey (Elizabeth Olsen). The »
- Kelly Woo
'All the Way' trailer: Emmy Awards for Bryan Cranston & director Jay Roach?
21 March 2016 2:43 PM, PDT | Gold Derby | See recent Gold Derby news »
The much-anticipated trailer for HBO's "All the Way" was released on Monday (watch it above). The telefilm focuses on President Lyndon Johnson (played by Bryan Cranston) and his effort to pass the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It co-stars Melissa Leo as Lady Bird Johnson, Anthony Mackie as Martin Luther King Jr., Bradley Whitford as Vice President Hubert Humphrey and Frank Langella as Senator Richard Russell Jr., among others. And it's directed by Jay Roach, a four-time Emmy winner for his telefilms "Recount" (2008) and "Game Change" (2012). "All the Way" premieres on the premium cable network on May 21. -Break- Subscribe to Gold Derby Breaking News Alerts & Experts’ Latest Emmy Predictions The film is based on the stage production that won the 2014 Tony Award for Best Play. Cranston also played the lead role on stage and earned his very first Tony for Best Actor in a Play. But Cranston is already an Emmy darling. »
Watch: Bryan Cranston Revives Lbj for HBO in New Trailer
21 March 2016 2:00 PM, PDT | backstage.com | See recent Backstage news »
Bryan Cranston breaks far away from his role as meth magnate Walter White to transform into former Commander-in-Chief Lyndon B. Johnson. Cranston reprises his Tony Award–winning performance as the 36th President of the United States in the new HBO film “All the Way.” “All the Way” follows Johnson’s first year in the White House after President Kennedy’s assassination. Johnson is immediately tasked with passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 upon entering office. “It ain’t gonna be easy, Dr. King,” Cranston says as Johnson during a phone call to Martin Luther King Jr. (Anthony Mackie) regarding the contentious bill. Jay Roach directs a script from Robert Schenkkan, who adapts his own play. “All the Way” received the Best Play honor from the Tony Awards in 2014. The film features an all-star ensemble including Oscar winner Melissa Leo (“The Fighter”) as First Lady Lady Bird Johnson, Bradley Whitford (“Transparent”) as Vice President Hubert Humphrey, »
First trailer for All the Way starring Bryan Cranston as Lyndon B. Johnson
21 March 2016 5:27 AM, PDT | Flickeringmyth | See recent Flickeringmyth news »
HBO Films has released the first trailer for the upcoming drama All the Way. Directed by Jay Roach, the film stars Bryan Cranston as President Lyndon B. Johnson alongside Anthony Mackie as Martin Luther King Jr. and Melissa Leo as First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. Take a look below…
Bryan Cranston reprises his Tony-winning role in All The Way, a riveting behind-the-scenes look at President Lyndon B. Johnson’s tumultuous first year in office after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Staking his presidency on what would be an historic, unprecedented Civil Rights Act, Johnson finds himself caught between the moral imperative of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the expectations of the southern Democratic Party leaders who brought Johnson to power.
All the Way is set to premiere on HBO on May 21st and features a cast that also includes Bradley Whitford, Stephen Root, Marque Richardson, Aisha Hinds, Todd Weeks, »
- Amie Cranswick
Bryan Cranston Shines In The First Trailer For All The Way
21 March 2016 4:57 AM, PDT | We Got This Covered | See recent We Got This Covered news »
Bryan Cranston has been gracing our screens for more than three decades, but it was the pilot episode of Breaking Bad, back in 2008, that made us realize what a formidable performer he truly is. It hardly seemed possible that the man who played Hal in 151 episodes of Malcolm In The Middle could also embody the ultimate anti-hero, playing the meth-cooking chemistry teacher, Walter White. But, embody him he did, and now, every Cranston performance is highly anticipated. All The Way is no exception to that rule – bringing, as it does, the actor’s Tony-winning stage performance as President Lyndon B. Johnson to HBO.
“Bryan Cranston (Trumbo, Breaking Bad) reprises his Tony-winning role in All The Way, a riveting behind-the-scenes look at President Lyndon B. Johnson’s tumultuous first year in office after the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Staking his presidency on what would be an historic, unprecedented Civil Rights Act, »
- Sarah Myles
Watch: Bryan Cranston Channels Lyndon B. Johnson in ‘All the Way’ Trailer
19 March 2016 4:27 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Walter who? Bryan Cranston is a long way from “Breaking Bad” in the trailer for HBO Films’ “All the Way,” in which he plays President Lyndon B. Johnson.
Based on the play by Robert Schenkkan, for which Cranston won a Tony after a six-month Broadway stint in 2014, “All the Way” follows Johnson’s ascension to the presidency following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.
Cranston said he didn’t hesitate when the offer to adapt “All the Way” came in from HBO because the lesson of the play, about the moral and political courage it took Johnson to push forward on the Civil Rights Act in 1964, was so vital.
“We could now reach millions more and tell this important story by way of HBO,” Cranston said at TCA in January.
Anthony Mackie co-stars as Martin Luther King Jr. Also starring are Melissa Leo as Lady Bird Johnson and Bradley Whitford as Hubert Humphrey. »
- Variety Staff
'All the Way' Trailer: Bryan Cranston Is President Lyndon B. Johnson
19 March 2016 12:15 PM, PDT | MovieWeb | See recent MovieWeb news »
Bryan Cranston won a Tony for his portrayal of President Lyndon B. Johnson in the stage play All the Way. Now, he reprises the role in the HBO original movie of the same name. We have the first trailer, which shows the actor in all his glory. The made-for-cable biopic will air exclusively on HBO starting Saturday, May 21 at 8:00pm.
Recently nominated for an Oscar for his performance in last year's Trumbo, Bryan Cranston once again steps into the shoes of Lbj for this reviting behind-the-scenes look at the President. The movie revolves around Johnson's tumultuous first year in office. The events immediately follow the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Staking his presidency on what would be an historic, unprecedented Civil Rights Act, Johnson finds himself caught between the moral imperative of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the expectations of the southern Democratic Party leaders who brought Johnson to power. »
- MovieWeb
TV News Roundup: Rainn Wilson to Guest Star on ‘Roadies,’ Jack Griffo on ‘NCIS: L.A.’
17 March 2016 4:15 PM, PDT | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
In today’s TV news round-up, there is new casting for Starz’s “American Gods,” Showtime’s “Roadies” and “NCIS: L.A.,” plus HBO has announced the premiere date for their movie “All the Way,” starring Bryan Cranston.
Casting News:
Jack Griffo will have a guest appearance in “NCIS: L.A.” The Nickelodeon star, who posted the news on Twitter, will be playing a military cadet named McKenna. His storyline will revolve around him sneaking out to meet up with his girlfriend, but when they’re interrupted by intruders, he has to sacrifice his own life so that his girlfriend can escape. Griffo will appear in episode No. 22 of the current season, which will air in April.
Griffo, who stars in “The Thundermans” on Nick, is repped by Amsel, Eisenstadt , Frazier & Hinojosa Talent Agency and Alchemy Entertainment.
Starz has cast Emily Browning in their hotly anticipated adaptation of Neil Gaiman’s “American Gods. »
- Jacob Bryant
HBO's "All The Way" Film Hits May 21st
17 March 2016 1:58 PM, PDT | Dark Horizons | See recent Dark Horizons news »
HBO Films have announced a May 21st premiere date for Jay Roach's upcoming telemovie "All The Way". Bryan Cranston reprises his Tony-winning role in this riveting behind-the-scenes look at President Lyndon B. Johnson's first year in office after the assassination of John F. Kennedy.
Staking his presidency on what would be a historic Civil Rights Act, Johnson finds himself caught between the moral imperative of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the expectations of the southern Democratic Party leaders who brought Johnson to power.
Anthony Mackie, Melissa Leo, Bradley Whitford, Stephen Root, Marque Richardson, Aisha Hinds, Todd Weeks, Mo McRae, Spencer Garrett and Frank Langella also star. Robert Schenkkan penned the screenplay based on his Tony-winning play of the same name.
Schenkkan, Roach, Cranston, Steven Spielberg, Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey are executive producing.
Source: HBO »
- Garth Franklin
Watch: Tom Hiddleston Goes Honky Tonkin' In New UK Trailer And Clip For 'I Saw The Light'
7 March 2016 2:42 PM, PST | The Playlist | See recent The Playlist news »
Hard livin', hard drinkin' country music legend Hank Williams packed a few lifetimes into his twenty-nine years on this Earth, and one movie will try and capture it all with the upcoming biopic "I Saw The Light." Some new looks at the film want to get you in the honky tonkin' spirit of the picture. Read More: Tiff Review: ‘I Saw The Light’ Starring Tom Hiddleston & Elizabeth Olsen Starring Tom Hiddleston, Elizabeth Olsen, Bradley Whitford, David Krumholtz, and Cherry Jones, and directed by Marc Abraham, the movie will dive into the life of the man behind the titular song and many more country hits, whose genius was matched by a self-destructive streak. Here's the synopsis: I Saw The Light, the story of the legendary country western singer Hank Williams, who in his brief life created one of the greatest bodies of work in American music. The film chronicles his meteoric »
- Kevin Jagernauth
Netflix Buys Molly Shannon Cancer Dramedy ‘Other People’ (Exclusive)
24 February 2016 2:33 PM, PST | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Netflix has nabbed worldwide streaming rights to the Molly Shannon-Jesse Plemons Sundance dramedy “Other People,” Variety has learned. Vertical Entertainment has picked up North American theatrical rights for the movie, which will be released in the fall for a campaign targeted at next year’s Oscars.
“Other People” opened this year’s Sundance Film Festival to good reviews and a strong emotional reaction–many at the Eccles Theatre were audibly crying and laughing at parts. First-time director Chris Kelly, a writer from “Saturday Night Live,” drew on his own experience with his cancer-stricken mother to craft the story of a gay comedy writer (Plemons) who comes home to Sacramento to be with his mom (Shannon) following a health crisis.
After its Jan. 21 premiere, the buzz in Park City was that Shannon could be in consideration for awards in the best-supporting actress category for a performance that allows the »
- Ramin Setoodeh and Brent Lang
The 49 Most Important Characters of 'The X-Files,' Ranked
22 February 2016 8:06 AM, PST | Indiewire Television | See recent Indiewire Television news »
Less than a year ago, Fox announced that "The X-Files" would be returning to the air, and now, here we are, having seen five of the six-episode "event series." Right now, the odds are looking halfway decent that while tonight might be the season finale of the revival, it won't be the last time we see Mulder and Scully on screen investigating alien crime. So let's look back at all the friends we've made since the show's premiere in 1993. (And the enemies, while we're at it.) Read More: The 12 Most Important Things Chris Carter Told Us About 'The X-Files' Revival Because "The X-Files" was rich with one-off guest stars over its run (including notable appearances by Bryan Cranston, Seth Green, Felicity Huffman, Bradley Whitford and Shia Lebeouf), we established one rule for this list: The character in question had to have appeared in at least three episodes. Spoilers »
- Liz Shannon Miller
21 fiendishly funny horror-comedies from the last decade
18 February 2016 8:47 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
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Tucker & Dale, Sightseers, Grabbers and more, as we highlight 21 horror-comedies well worth your time...
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“Shaun Of The Dead!” someone shouts.
Alright, alright, settle down now. Settle down. I’ve got something to tell you. A lot of you know what I’m about to say. Some of you might sense what’s coming. Regardless, let’s all take a knee.
Deep breath in.
Deep breath out.
Okay.
…Shaun Of The Dead is almost 12 years old.
I know. It hurts. We’re super old and it’s a problem. Kids who were born the day Shaun came out are in secondary school. They’ve probably hit puberty. They’re feeling weird feelings about each other that they can’t explain. Their parents are probably starting to piss them off. Their parents who are probably us. We could be the parents of »
- simonbrew
[Sundance Review] Other People
10 February 2016 12:41 PM, PST | The Film Stage | See recent The Film Stage news »
Just a year since the cancer dramedy Me and Earl and the Dying Girl won big at Sundance, this year’s festival opened with another in the subgenre – albeit without the former’s teen-movie trappings – and it wears Sundance tropes like garlands (death, queer themes, quirky characters). Despite its tendency to fall into familiar characterizations, there’s much to like in its playful storytelling, not least from a winning performance by Jesse Plemons.
He plays David, a struggling comedy writer who returns from New York City to his childhood home in Sacramento after his mother Joanne (a terrific Molly Shannon) is diagnosed with cancer. The pilot he’s recently written has been rejected, his boyfriend (Zach Woods) has left him, and whittling away his time in his home town brings to light Sartre’s adage from No Exit that “hell is other people.”
Debut director Chris Kelly, himself a long-serving writer on Saturday Night Live, »
- Ed Frankl
Brooklyn Nine-Nine Recap: A Leaving Jerk
3 February 2016 8:19 AM, PST | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Considering that Jake’s mom, Karen, is still a New Yorker (and presumably lives somewhere near Gina’s mom, since the two grew up together), it’s interesting that B99 has taken two and a half seasons to introduce her — longer than it did Jake’s deadbeat airline-pilot dad, Roger, who lives in Canada. But while I love the casting of Katey Sagal in the role, she doesn’t get to do too much comedically, as the episode once again becomes a referendum on Roger (played by Bradley Whitford, who might be too good an actor for a role that’s meant to be at least somewhat unsympathetic).Things start out pretty standard: It’s Jake’s birthday (complete with an ill-advised confetti cannon from Boyle, which causes half the precinct to draw their weapons), and Amy is set to meet Karen for the first time, an objective she pursues »
- Allie Pape
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