Archive for January, 2010
Get Your Guido On
Posted by admin in Renew, TV, Yes... really on January 30, 2010
Season 2 of Jersey Shore is happening. I’ve never seen it, but apparently it’s MTVs highest rated series.
ABC Fam picks up another one…
ABC Family continued its series pickup streak this week with a 10-episode order to comedy pilot “Melissa & Joey.” It follows the 10-episode pickups of new dramas “Pretty Little Liars” and “Huge” earlier in the week. The multicamera “Melissa & Joey,” starring and executive produced by Melissa Joan Hart and Joey Lawrence, centers on a [...]
Parks Returns to NBC
NBC has renewed “Parks and Recreation” for a third season. The early pickup was done strictly for production reasons to lock in actors’ schedules, a rep for NBC said, stressing that the sole pickup for the sophomore comedy in no means reflects on the renewal chances of NBC’s other Thursday comedies.
IFC picks up KILLER from the Dance
IFC has picked up Casey Affleck starring, “The Killer Inside Me” from director Michael Winterbottom at Sundance.
SALINGER Documentary & Book?
Posted by admin in Based on..., Entertainment News, Film, Novel, True, Upcoming on January 29, 2010
According to Mike Fleming, it looks like Shane Selermo has both… Check it out HERE.
From the producers of “One Hour Fantasy Girl” comes “The Magic Stone”
A sneak peek at a scene from upcoming film “The Magic Stone” (An 18-year-old homeless boy, raised by a violent schizophrenic mother, believes he’s been given a stone that allows him to enter and control the minds and bodies of people). Check it out HERE.
ABC picks up 2 more pilots — American & Gould
ABC is getting patriotic with a pilot order to single-camera comedy “How to Be a Better American.” The network also picked up a multicamera comedy pilot penned by and starring writer/comedian Dana Gould. The untitled Dana Gould project, from Warner Bros. TV and 3 Arts, centers on Dana (Gould), a guidance counselor at a local [...]
Grey in at Mandate
Laurence Grey has taken a position at Mandate after exiting Universal.
Hearing: Sex & The City getting a trilogy
Posted by admin in Entertainment News, Film, Rumor Mill on January 29, 2010
We’re hearing a 3rd film already has a script in place, and could start shooting this summer.
The First 4 minutes of the LOST SEASON PREMIERE…
Posted by admin in TV, Upcoming, We Love It on January 29, 2010
If you can’t wait…
THE LOSERS trailer is out…
Posted by admin in Film, Trailer, Upcoming, We Love It on January 29, 2010
Based on the hit comic book series! Video: 'The Losers' Exclusive Look
TWC buys Blue Valentine @ Sundance
Posted by admin in Entertainment News, Festivals, Film, Sales on January 29, 2010
The Weinstein Company dropped some good $$ and commitments to snatch up Ryan Gosling, Michelle William’s starrer “BLUE VALENTINE”at Sundance.
UNTITLED MISSISSIPPI BASKETBALL PROJECT (SALES)
Posted by admin in Adaptation, Based on..., Novel, Sales on January 29, 2010
Name: UNTITLED MISSISSIPPI BASKETBALL PROJECT Logline: Dean Colvard, the president of Mississippi State University in the 1960s, came under intense fire for not allowing the school’s athletic teams to play schools that had integrated teams. Writer: Tim Guinee Ali Selim Agency: Innovative Artists & ICM Mngmnt: Principal Ent. & Sweet 180 Prod Co: Cooper’s Town [...]
MR. CRUMPACKER AND THE MAN FROM THE LETTER (SALES)
Name: MR. CRUMPACKER AND THE MAN FROM THE LETTER Logline: An overbearing boss, Mr. Crumpacker, decides to go in search of the meaning of life. Writer: Kazuo Ohno Agency: WME Director: Kazuo Ohno Prod Co: Cooper’s Town Productions Producer: Philip Seymour Hoffman Emily Ziff Genre: Comedy Info: Project was originally developed at the Sundance Lab.
THE FARM (SALES)
Posted by admin in Adaptation, Based on..., Novel, Sales on January 29, 2010
Name: THE FARM Logline: The true story of a Brooklyn man who, battling a career downturn, finds a renewed sense of purpose by transforming his backyard into an urban farm. Writer: Donal Lardner Ward Agency: WME Prod Co: Cooper’s Town Productions Producer: Philip Seymour Hoffman Emily Ziff Genre: Drama Info: Based on the article “My [...]
A fantastic look and view of all things Behind the Scenes at Sundance.
Posted by admin in Festivals, Film, We Love It, Web on January 28, 2010
Check it out HERE. The series allows you to be at the film premieres with the cast, the crew, and the audience. It’s amazing!
In case you haven’t seen it… you must — WIGGLY PIGGLY: The Jimmy Kimmel Story (Mel Gibson)
Posted by admin in Film, Spoof, We Love It, Web on January 28, 2010
Hilarious.
The Sundance Short Film Winners are…
Posted by admin in Awards, Entertainment News, Festivals, Film on January 28, 2010
Drunk History: Douglass & Lincoln” won the jury prize for U.S. short film at the Sundance Film Festival. On the international side, the winner was “Six Dollar Fifty Man,” directed by Mark Albiston and Louis Sutherland. “Drunk History,” written by Derek Waters and directed by Jeremy Konner, is part of a series of online videos [...]
KIDS Sells at the Dance
Posted by admin in Entertainment News, Film, Sales on January 28, 2010
Lisa Cholodenko’s drama-tinged comedy “The Kids Are All Right” has found a quick home after its packed, enthusiastic Monday night screening at the Library Theatre. Focus Features has acquired North American distribution rights — plus rights to South Africa, the U.K. and Germany — to the film after rabid interest from several buyers in the [...]
Salinger no more
Posted by admin in Entertainment News on January 28, 2010
Writer J.D. Salinger has passed away.
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