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Emmy veterans return to race one more time: Cicely Tyson, Bette Midler, Meryl Streep …

Emmy veterans return to race one more time: Cicely Tyson, Bette Midler, Meryl Streep …
At first glance, the Emmys are giving a lot of love to young performers including Zendaya (“Euphoria”), Julia Garner (“Ozark”), Sarah Snook (“Succession”), Jeremy Pope (“Hollywood) and Ramy Youssef (“Ramy”). But looks can be deceiving because there are several Emmy veterans in their 70s, 80s and even 90s nipping at these whippersnappers’ heels in the quest for the gold statute.

Cicely Tyson is the oldest acting Emmy nominee at 95. She’s nominated for the fifth time for guest role in a drama series as Ophelia Harkness on ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder” and is also being inducted into the academy Hall of Fame. Tyson, a Tony (“A Trip to Bountiful”) and honorary Oscar-winner, has been nominated for the Emmy 16 times, winning three: for lead in a drama and actress of the year for CBS’ 1974 “The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman” and supporting actress in a miniseries or
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James Cromwell (‘Succession’) on playing estranged brother Ewan Roy, the moral compass and outsider [Exclusive Video Interview]

James Cromwell (‘Succession’) on playing estranged brother Ewan Roy, the moral compass and outsider [Exclusive Video Interview]
“It’s better than a kick in the eye!,” laughs veteran actor James Cromwell, who just received his fifth career Emmy nomination, this time for his guest role on HBO’s flagship drama “Succession.”

Cromwell, who was nominated for an Oscar in 1995 for his role as Farmer Hoggett on “Babe,” previously won an Emmy as a supporting actor on “American Horror Story: Asylum” in 2013 and was nominated for “Rko 281” (2000), “ER” (2001) and “Six Feet Under” (2003). Watch our exclusive video interview with Cromwell above.

See the 2020 Gold Derby TV Awards nominations complete list

“Succession” was created by Emmy winner Jesse Armstrong, centering on the power struggles that drive dominating media magnate Logan Roy (Brian Cox) and his damaged adult children Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Shiv (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Connor (Alan Ruck). Cromwell plays Ewan Roy, Logan’s estranged brother.

The epic drama leads all drama series (alongside “Ozark”) with 18 nominations across the board,
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Tom Hardy, Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger Were Perfect for ‘Mad Max’ Because of Their ‘Animal Magnetism,’ George Miller Says (Video)

  • 14 August 2020
  • by Beatrice Verhoeven
  • The Wrap
Tom Hardy, Mel Gibson, Heath Ledger Were Perfect for ‘Mad Max’ Because of Their ‘Animal Magnetism,’ George Miller Says (Video)
What do Mel Gibson, Tom Hardy and the late Heath Ledger have in common, according to filmmaker George Miller? They all possess “animal magnetism,” which made them perfect for the lead role in “Mad Max: Fury Road.”

For the five-year anniversary of the film, Josh Horowitz’s “Happy Sad Confused” podcast and virtual New York Comic Con event Metaverse teamed up to celebrate Miller’s iconic film that starred Hardy and Charlize Theron. Gibson starred in the first three “Mad Max” installations as the title character before Hardy took over in the 2015 film — but Miller has said that Ledger was always on his mind for the role before his death in 2008.

“Every time [Ledger would] come to Australia, he’d call in and we’d talk and I always had him in mind,” Miller said. “Mel, when I first met him, Heath, when I got to know him, and Tom all have
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Babe 25th Anniversary Celebrated by James Cromwell: That'll Do Pig

  • 10 August 2020
  • by Neeraj Chand
  • MovieWeb
Babe 25th Anniversary Celebrated by James Cromwell: That'll Do Pig
The 1995 movie Babe is the definition of the 'little movie that could' trope. Based on a children's novel about the adventures of a talking piglet that becomes a talented sheep-herder, Babe was made on a small budget with a little-known cast, but went on to become an enduring classic with a global fan-following, $254 million box -office gross and seven Oscar nominations. On the film's 25th anniversary, actor James Cromwell, who played the role of Babe's owner Arthur Hoggett, spoke about the unique way in which the story's talking animals were brought to life.

"It was this film about a pig and the animals talked and I thought, you know, they're gonna put peanut butter in their mouths. I knew nothing about CGI and nothing about what [director] Chris Noonan and [co-writer and producer] George Miller wanted to achieve, which was to make the animals relate to each other as if they were human beings.
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Hollywood Flashback: James Cromwell Reflects on 'Babe' 25 Years Later

Hollywood Flashback: James Cromwell Reflects on 'Babe' 25 Years Later
Like its title character, Babe, released a quarter-century ago, is the story of an underestimated little thing that went on to stupendous achievements.

It began as the 1983 Dick King-Smith children's book The Sheep-Pig, about an orphaned piglet who demonstrates a knack for herding sheep. In 1986, director George Miller (Mad Max) was on a flight from Sydney to London when a woman next to him laughed as she read the book. Miller immediately began negotiating with King-Smith for the rights — a process that took nearly a decade, with one sticking point being Miller's determination to shoot in his ...
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Former Universal Chief & Superlawyer Tom Pollock Has Passed Away: Made George Lucas ‘Star Wars’ Deal – Update

  • 04 August 2020
  • by Mike Fleming Jr
  • Deadline
Former Universal Chief & Superlawyer Tom Pollock Has Passed Away: Made George Lucas ‘Star Wars’ Deal – Update
Updated with George Lucas statement: George Lucas honored Tom Pollock, who brokered the deal granting the Star Wars boss rights to the iconic Hollywood franchise, on Monday with a tribute:

“Tom Pollock was pivotal in my development as both a filmmaker and businessman from the get-go. He was there at the very beginning when I was fresh out of USC film school and throughout the unexpected successes that transformed our lives and careers. He helped in the creation of Lucasfilm along with American Graffiti and Star Wars, and stood firm and unrelenting by those he believed in. A champion of creativity, Tom was a good friend and will be missed by all of us who were lucky to know him.”

Updated Monday, August 3, 8:49 Am : Spike Lee sent this tribute to Tom Pollock, who presided over and stood firm during the launch of Lee’s provocative 1989 film Do The Right Thing
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Tom Pollock, Former Universal Pictures Chairman, Dies at 77

  • 03 August 2020
  • by Dave McNary
  • Variety
Tom Pollock, Former Universal Pictures Chairman, Dies at 77
Tom Pollock, the former chairman of Universal Pictures and the American Film Institute, died Saturday of natural causes at Cedars-Sinai Hospital in Los Angeles. He was 77.

“We are incredibly saddened by the loss of Tom Pollock,” said NBCUniversal vice chairman Ron Meyer in a statement. “He played a critical role in securing our studio’s legacy, and was an extraordinary executive, influential attorney, and a dear friend to so many of us. We will forever feel his impact on our company and within our industry. On behalf of everyone at Universal, we send our deepest condolences to his family and honor his extraordinary accomplishments.”

Pollock, a Los Angeles native, received a law degree from Columbia University and began his career in the entertainment business by working for George Stevens, founding director of the AFI, in 1968. He became manager of business affairs for AFI’s new film school, the Center for Advanced Film Studies.
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Tom Pollock, Risk-Taking Ex-Universal Chairman, Dies at 77

Tom Pollock, Risk-Taking Ex-Universal Chairman, Dies at 77
Tom Pollock was not your ordinary studio chief. Trained as a lawyer, Pollock chaired Universal Pictures for nine years (1986 to 1996) and went on to partner with Ivan Reitman’s Montecito Picture Company, chair the Board of Trustees at the American Film Institute, and teach at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Pollock steered Universal through a rich and storied period, and took risks that many studio chiefs would not. He died of a heart attack on August 1.

At the studio, Pollock worked with many of the top directors in Hollywood: Steven Spielberg (“Jurassic Park”), Robert Zemeckis (the “Back to the Future” trilogy), Ron Howard, Ivan Reitman, Martin Scorsese, and George Miller (“Lorenzo’s Oil”).

During Pollock’s Universal tenure, the studio garnered seven Academy Award Best Picture nominations, including winner Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List,” Miller’s “Babe,” Howard’s “Apollo 13,” Phil Alden Robinson’s “Field of Dreams,” Oliver Stone’s
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Tom Pollock, Risk-Taking Ex-Universal Chairman, Dies at 77

Tom Pollock, Risk-Taking Ex-Universal Chairman, Dies at 77
Tom Pollock was not your ordinary studio chief. Trained as a lawyer, Pollock chaired Universal Pictures for nine years (1986 to 1996) and went on to partner with Ivan Reitman’s Montecito Picture Company, chair the Board of Trustees at the American Film Institute, and teach at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Pollock steered Universal through a rich and storied period, and took risks that many studio chiefs would not. He died of a heart attack on August 1.

At the studio, Pollock worked with many of the top directors in Hollywood: Steven Spielberg (“Jurassic Park”), Robert Zemeckis (the “Back to the Future” trilogy), Ron Howard, Ivan Reitman, Martin Scorsese, and George Miller (“Lorenzo’s Oil”).

During Pollock’s Universal tenure, the studio garnered seven Academy Award Best Picture nominations, including winner Spielberg’s “Schindler’s List,” Miller’s “Babe,” Howard’s “Apollo 13,” Phil Alden Robinson’s “Field of Dreams,” Oliver Stone’s
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How George Miller’s ‘Babe’ Revolutionized the Talking Animal Movie 25 Years Ago

How George Miller’s ‘Babe’ Revolutionized the Talking Animal Movie 25 Years Ago
“Babe” turns 25 on August 4, and the sweet, endearing family drama from Down Under, about an orphan pig winning a sheepherding competition, revolutionized the talking animal movie in 1995. The underdog also became a surprising box office hit and Oscar contender for Universal.

“Babe” earned $64 million domestically and $254 million worldwide, and grabbed seven Oscar nominations, including Best Picture, Best Director (for Chris Noonan), Best Adapted Screenplay (Miller & Noonan), and Best Supporting Actor (for James Cromwell as avuncular Farmer Hoggett). Yet its lone prize was for Best Visual Effects, beating Universal’s heavily favored “Apollo 13.”

Thanks to the landmark collaboration between VFX studio Rhythm & Hues (overlaying CG animation over live-action animal footage), and more advanced animatronics from London-based Jim Henson’s Creature Shop, and Australia’s John Cox’s Creature Shop and Robotech, “Babe” altered the landscape of the industry. “We weren’t just changing technology, we were changing filmmaking,” said Oscar-winning
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HBO Max Streaming Doctor Sleep Director’S Cut, Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice: Ultimate Edition, Aliens, Jaws And All 8 Harry Potter Films

HBO Max Streaming Doctor Sleep Director’S Cut, Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice: Ultimate Edition, Aliens, Jaws And All 8 Harry Potter Films
While everyone is house-bound this hot summer, time to check out what’s streaming. One service to sign up for is HBO Max.

HBO Max will eventually feature a library of more than 2,000 films within the first year, but one of the movies streaming now is the superb Doctor Sleep. In ca se you missed it in cinemas last year, then you can catch it as well as the director’s cut. Clocking in at 3 hours, this sequel to Stephen King’s “The Shining,” is about the troubled, now-adult Dan Torrance (Ewan McGregor) who meets a teen who shares his extrasensory gift of the “shine” and tries to protect her from a cult whose members feed off the shine of innocents to become immortal.

The movie is directed by Mike Flanagan along with a fantastic score by The Newton Brothers.

interview: http://www.wearemoviegeeks.com/2018/10/newton-brothers-talk-netflixs-haunting-hill-house-director-mike-flanagan/

Read Wamg’s review
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Edgar Wright

Edgar Wright
In our 100th episode, Edgar Wright takes us on a musical journey through some of his favorite cinematic needle drops.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Beyond The Valley Of The Dolls (1970)

Baby Driver (2017)

Reservoir Dogs (1992)

Vanishing Point (1971)

2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)

Deja Vu (2006)

Man On Fire (2004)

The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

Alien (1979)

The Mexican (2001)

Gremlins (1984)

American Graffiti (1973)

Star Wars (1977)

Jaws (1975)

The Exorcist (1973)

Halloween (1978)

The Amityville Horror (1979)

Dawn of the Dead (1978)

Deep Red (1976)

Suspiria (1977)

Shaun of the Dead (2004)

Monty Python And The Holy Grail (1975)

An American Werewolf In London (1981)

The Long Goodbye (1973)

The Evil Dead (1983)

Face/Off (1997)

The Wizard Of Oz (1939)

Mandy (2018)

The Hallow (2015)

The Nun (2018)

Mulholland Drive (2001)

Christine (1983)

Blue Collar (1978)

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986)

Mauvais Sang (1986)

Frances Ha (2012)

The Lovers On The Bridge (1991)

Holy Motors (2012)

Annette (Tbd)

Goodfellas (1990)

Mean Streets (1973)

Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore (1974)

Raging Bull (1980)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)

Mad Max (1979)

Babe (1995)

Happy Feet (2006)

Dr. Strangelove
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Psycho, The Shining And More Classics Returning To Cinemas This Year

Psycho, The Shining And More Classics Returning To Cinemas This Year
Due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Hollywood, there’s likely to be a shortage of new movies to fill all of the available release slots at theaters for the remainder of 2020. But that doesn’t mean cinemagoers won’t have much to see on the big screen. Thanks to the folks at Fathom Events and Turner Classic Movies, 11 all-time classic films from yesteryear are winging their way back to participating theaters.

The TCM Big Screen Classics series is scheduled to begin on July 19th with the re-release of 1990’s Ghost, giving fans another chance to see supernatural romance and sexy pottery. This will be followed by The Blues Brothers on July 26th, before Babe kicks off the following month’s offerings on August 9th.

The program is a varied one and there’s a little something for everyone. Most of the major genres are well represented, with
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Ani Difranco to Perform in Prison Reform Livestream

Ani Difranco to Perform in Prison Reform Livestream
Ani Difranco, Zoë Boekbinder, Terence Higgins and more will be participating in a prison reform benefit livestream, produced by Live From Out There and Righteous Babe.

Prison Music Project Sessions: Long Time Gone will air as an album release party for the compilation LP of the same name on June 12th at 9:00 p.m. Est via LiveXLive. In addition to performances, the livestream will feature call-in readings from incarcerated poets Spoon Jackson and Samual Brown and filmed performances by incarcerated musicians.

Long Time Gone, released on June 5th, was
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HBO Max Launches With All Eight ‘Harry Potter’ Movies

  • 27 May 2020
  • by Todd Spangler
  • Variety
HBO Max Launches With All Eight ‘Harry Potter’ Movies
HBO Max has sweetened the elixir for “Harry Potter” fans: It launched Wednesday with all eight of Warner Bros.’s movies based on J.K. Rowling’s popular fantasy book series.

HBO Max’s film lineup — which will serve up more than 2,000 movies in the first year — includes all of the “Harry Potter” titles, which star Daniel Radcliffe as the titular wizard whiz-kid, Emma Watson as Hermione Granger, and Rupert Grint as Ron Weasley.

The films now available on HBO Max are: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” (2001); “Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets” (2002); “Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban” (2004); “Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire” (2005); “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” (2007); “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” (2009); and “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows” Part 1 (2010) and Part 2 (2011).

In addition to those, Harry Potter spinoff “Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald” will also be available
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All Eight ‘Harry Potter’ Movies Join HBO Max Streaming Lineup

All Eight ‘Harry Potter’ Movies Join HBO Max Streaming Lineup
All eight Harry Potter movies are available for streaming on HBO Max, the WarnerMedia service that launched Wednesday in the U.S.

Released between 2001 and 2011, the films based on J.K. Rowling’s family-friendly series of books collectively grossed $7.7 billion for Warner Bros. Like other Warner titles, they had premium cable releases on HBO and in 2018 became available via the HBO Go and HBO Now streaming apps. (Go is for pay-tv subscribers to HBO and Now is a stand-alone version of HBO.) Digitally, they were available for rental and purchase but not via subscription streaming through a single outlet for non-hbo subscribers.

As was the case when Disney secured the Star Wars feature lineup for Disney+, WarnerMedia wanted to avoid any perception issue by herding all of the films into the HBO Max pen. Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald, a spinoff of the Potter films, will also be available on HBO Max.
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Run Finale Recap: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been — Plus, Grade It

Run Finale Recap: What a Long, Strange Trip It's Been — Plus, Grade It
With a detective circling in and a dead body left in their wake, Ruby and Billy’s second-chance love story is about to come crashing down. Life on the Run just isn’t meant to last.

Many questions still remained heading into Sunday’s finale: Would Ruby give up her family for another shot with her former flame, or would the rekindled lovers head straight to jail? Would Ruby ever find out about Billy’s true intentions? (And can we please get a spinoff greenlit for Babe and Laurel!?) Let’s break it all down with a recap.

More from
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Here’s What’s Coming to HBO Max This Summer

Here’s What’s Coming to HBO Max This Summer
HBO Max will launch with an extensive library and a handful of original series and films May 27 — but those titles are just the WarnerMedia-owned streaming service’s initial offerings.

On Wednesday, HBO Max revealed the new shows and movies coming to the platform this summer, including “Doom Patrol” Season 2 (which will launch simultaneously on DC Universe and HBO Max June 25), the first “Adventure Time: Distant Lands” special, “Search Party” Season 3, Seth Rogen’s comedy feature “American Pickle,” Amy Schumer’s three-part doc “Expecting Amy,” comedy “Frayed,” family docusoap “The House of Ho,” adult animated series “Close Enough,” unscripted animal rescue series “The Dog House,” kids’ competition “Karma,” animated show “Tig N’ Seek” and Sesame Workshop’s “Esme & Roy.”

These originals will begin to roll out on HBO Max on June 18 and be accompanied on the platform by HBO’s summer series “I May Destroy You,” “Perry Mason,” “I’ll Be Gone in the Dark,
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Issa López

Issa López
The writer/director of Tigers Are Not Afraid takes us through some of her most formative cinematic experiences.

Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode

Something Wicked This Way Comes (1983)

The Innocents (1961)

Tigers Are Not Afraid (2017)

The Goonies (1985)

Gremlins (1984)

Ghostbusters (1984)

Ravenous (1999)

Raw (2016)

T2 Trainspotting (2017)

Macario (1960)

Treasure of the Sierra Madre (1948)

The Lady From Shanghai (1947)

Lake Mungo (2008)

The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

Happy Feet (2006)

Lorenzo’s Oil (1992)

Babe (1995)

Mad Max: Fury Road (2014)

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)

Blade Runner (1982)

Casablanca (1942)

Gone With The Wind (1939)

Fanny and Alexander (1982)

Terrified a.k.a. Aterrados (2017)

Terrified (1963)

Gates of the Night (1946)

Other Notable Items

Rome TV series (2005-2007)

Jack Clayton

Ray Bradbury

Jonathan Pryce

Walt Disney Pictures

Walt Disney

Shudder

Richard Donner

Steven Spielberg

The Donner Party

Antonia Bird

Guy Pearce

Robert Carlyle

Once Upon A Time TV series (2011-2018)

Julia Ducournau

Roberto Gavaldón

Gabriel Figueroa

The Criterion Channel

“The Third Guest” short story by B. Traven (1953)

The Haunting of Hill House
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Back to the Future Plot Hole Defended by Chris Pratt: Is It a Perfect Movie?

  • 22 April 2020
  • by Kevin Burwick
  • MovieWeb
Back to the Future Plot Hole Defended by Chris Pratt: Is It a Perfect Movie?
Chris Pratt stands behind Back to The Future being a perfect movie. Film fans on social media have been debating one particular perceived plot hole should exclude it, but Pratt believes he has a solution. Directors and actors are putting their top five perfect movies on social media and debating them with fans. Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn took his choices very seriously. For his criteria, Gunn believes that, "A perfect film is something that sings from start to finish with no obvious mistakes, whether they be aesthetic or structural. There are no logical lapses."

James Gunn made a few lists, but included Back to the Future on the second one. The director notes that the movie "seemingly could be imperfect (why don't Mom and Dad remember Marty?)" This is the plot hole that comes up a lot when the movie is brought up and social media is all over it.
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