After 25 years, Toronto International Film Festival Senior Programmer Steve Gravestock has decided to retire at the end of 2022.
Gravestock has overseen the organization’s Canadian programming initiatives, including the Canada’s Top Ten film selection and the year-round See the North program, a free showcase of homegrown classics. As a programmer for the festival, he has selected Canadian feature films since 2004 and was responsible for selections from the Nordic Region.
Many of the films he has programmed have been nominated for Academy Awards, including Petter Næss’s Elling, Mikael Håfström’s Evil, Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies, Philippe Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar, Susanne Bier’s In a Better World — which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011 — and Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World.
Gravestock has also overseen TIFF’s series of monographs on Canadian films in partnership with the University of Toronto Press. In 2005 he...
Gravestock has overseen the organization’s Canadian programming initiatives, including the Canada’s Top Ten film selection and the year-round See the North program, a free showcase of homegrown classics. As a programmer for the festival, he has selected Canadian feature films since 2004 and was responsible for selections from the Nordic Region.
Many of the films he has programmed have been nominated for Academy Awards, including Petter Næss’s Elling, Mikael Håfström’s Evil, Denis Villeneuve’s Incendies, Philippe Falardeau’s Monsieur Lazhar, Susanne Bier’s In a Better World — which won the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film in 2011 — and Joachim Trier’s The Worst Person in the World.
Gravestock has also overseen TIFF’s series of monographs on Canadian films in partnership with the University of Toronto Press. In 2005 he...
- 6/6/2022
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Weirdos, the latest film from the quintessentially Canadian auteur Bruce McDonald, is on its face just another road trip comedy with the spirit of Andy Warhol, but this time Warhol actually appears on screen — although for legal reasons, per the credits, Rhys Bevan-John plays “Not Andy Warhol.” It’s the summer of 1976 in Nova Scotia when Kit (Dylan Authors) takes out on the road with his radiant pal Alice (Julia Sarah Stone). She’s as confused as he is when she asks if they’ll be having “goodbye sex,” something they’ve been putting off for an obvious reason.
Kit and Alice bum rides, walk, and hitchhike from Antigonish to the shore where Kit hopes to escape his father’s unkind words at home and move in with his mother Laura (Molly Parker), a hippy who regrets she ever moved out of Toronto. She’s presumably more open-minded than his...
Kit and Alice bum rides, walk, and hitchhike from Antigonish to the shore where Kit hopes to escape his father’s unkind words at home and move in with his mother Laura (Molly Parker), a hippy who regrets she ever moved out of Toronto. She’s presumably more open-minded than his...
- 9/19/2016
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
WWE.com
The funeral of WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper will take place on Wednesday, August 12 in Portland, Oregon. The reason it’s taking place next week is because WWE is taping Smackdown in Portland on August 11, so this will allow a lot of WWE’s employees to attend the services.
Piper died on Friday at age 61 due to cardiac arrest.
Piper was born in Canada and made a name for himself all over the world, becoming very well known in the Portland area while working for Don Owen’s Pacific Northwest Territory. He called the Portland area home for many years, which is why he’ll be buried there.
Piper had a lot of close friends that still work for WWE in a backstage capacity and he also knew most of the younger talent because WWE brought him back for appearances every few months in the last few years.
The funeral of WWE Hall of Famer “Rowdy” Roddy Piper will take place on Wednesday, August 12 in Portland, Oregon. The reason it’s taking place next week is because WWE is taping Smackdown in Portland on August 11, so this will allow a lot of WWE’s employees to attend the services.
Piper died on Friday at age 61 due to cardiac arrest.
Piper was born in Canada and made a name for himself all over the world, becoming very well known in the Portland area while working for Don Owen’s Pacific Northwest Territory. He called the Portland area home for many years, which is why he’ll be buried there.
Piper had a lot of close friends that still work for WWE in a backstage capacity and he also knew most of the younger talent because WWE brought him back for appearances every few months in the last few years.
- 8/3/2015
- by John Canton
- Obsessed with Film
Nobody Waved Good-Bye
Directed by Don Owen
Written by Don Owen
1964, Canada
Like many classic films, Nobody Waved Good-Bye (1964) began as something different. Don Owen was commissioned to create a television documentary about probationary officers, but expanded it into a fictional coming-of-age story. Producer Tom Daly liked the idea and ensured an increased budget: still, the final product only cost $75,000 Canadian, shot over three weeks in Toronto. The movie initially flopped in Canada, but became a sleeper hit in the United States and earned a BAFTA nomination in England. Over time, it became recognized as a landmark in Canadian cinema.
Nobody focuses on Peter (Peter Kastner), an 18 year old juvenile delinquent railing against middle class morality. He argues with his well-off parents (Claude Rae and Charmion King), who disown him after a traffic offense. He emancipates, drops out of school and moves into an apartment, working menial jobs. His girlfriend...
Directed by Don Owen
Written by Don Owen
1964, Canada
Like many classic films, Nobody Waved Good-Bye (1964) began as something different. Don Owen was commissioned to create a television documentary about probationary officers, but expanded it into a fictional coming-of-age story. Producer Tom Daly liked the idea and ensured an increased budget: still, the final product only cost $75,000 Canadian, shot over three weeks in Toronto. The movie initially flopped in Canada, but became a sleeper hit in the United States and earned a BAFTA nomination in England. Over time, it became recognized as a landmark in Canadian cinema.
Nobody focuses on Peter (Peter Kastner), an 18 year old juvenile delinquent railing against middle class morality. He argues with his well-off parents (Claude Rae and Charmion King), who disown him after a traffic offense. He emancipates, drops out of school and moves into an apartment, working menial jobs. His girlfriend...
- 4/11/2015
- by Christopher Saunders
- SoundOnSight
****
The Battle for ‘Lawrence of Arabia’: How T.E. Lawrence’s family and friends opposed bringing his story to the screen
T.E. Lawrence (1888-1935) ranks among the 20th Century’s oddest heroes. This short, smart, and mischievous British soldier helped organize the Arab Revolt against Turkey, a secondary front of the First World War. He became Emir Feisal’s trusted ally, painfully conscious that the Allies wouldn’t honor promises of independence. After the Paris Peace Conference, Lawrence retreated into the Royal Air Force and Tank Corps as a private soldier, T.E. Shaw… read the full article.
Holding Out For a Heroine: On Being a Woman and Loving Star Wars
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a little girl in possession of a good imagination must be in want of a heroine. At least, this was the truth of my childhood. Like many people of my generation, my...
The Battle for ‘Lawrence of Arabia’: How T.E. Lawrence’s family and friends opposed bringing his story to the screen
T.E. Lawrence (1888-1935) ranks among the 20th Century’s oddest heroes. This short, smart, and mischievous British soldier helped organize the Arab Revolt against Turkey, a secondary front of the First World War. He became Emir Feisal’s trusted ally, painfully conscious that the Allies wouldn’t honor promises of independence. After the Paris Peace Conference, Lawrence retreated into the Royal Air Force and Tank Corps as a private soldier, T.E. Shaw… read the full article.
Holding Out For a Heroine: On Being a Woman and Loving Star Wars
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a little girl in possession of a good imagination must be in want of a heroine. At least, this was the truth of my childhood. Like many people of my generation, my...
- 2/21/2015
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The Bitter Ash
A rather precious thing happened in Montreal in the mid 1970s. Canadian cinema had been dominated by the National Film Board since its formation in 1940, and the generally-perceived character of Canadian film was all educational documentary, and not a lot of fun. Directors such as Claude Jutra, Don Owen, and Gilles Groulx struck off on their own to make the first Canadian new wave fiction films (A tout prendre [1963], Nobody Waved Goodbye, and Le chat dans le sac [both 1964] respectively), on the back of independents like Sydney J. Furie’s groundbreaking A Dangerous Age (1959) and Larry Kent’s student feature The Bitter Ash (1963), but for all their youthful, semi-bohemian trappings, these were still quite po-faced affairs. Then came the “genial loser” films of the 70s, led by Owen’s Goin’ Down The Road (1970), and others such as The Rowdyman (Peter Carter, 1972) and Paperback Hero (Peter Pearson, 1973), for the...
A rather precious thing happened in Montreal in the mid 1970s. Canadian cinema had been dominated by the National Film Board since its formation in 1940, and the generally-perceived character of Canadian film was all educational documentary, and not a lot of fun. Directors such as Claude Jutra, Don Owen, and Gilles Groulx struck off on their own to make the first Canadian new wave fiction films (A tout prendre [1963], Nobody Waved Goodbye, and Le chat dans le sac [both 1964] respectively), on the back of independents like Sydney J. Furie’s groundbreaking A Dangerous Age (1959) and Larry Kent’s student feature The Bitter Ash (1963), but for all their youthful, semi-bohemian trappings, these were still quite po-faced affairs. Then came the “genial loser” films of the 70s, led by Owen’s Goin’ Down The Road (1970), and others such as The Rowdyman (Peter Carter, 1972) and Paperback Hero (Peter Pearson, 1973), for the...
- 2/20/2015
- by Tom Newth
- SoundOnSight
WWE.com
“Superfly” Jimmy Snuka could fly like no one else.
His Superfly Splash from the top rope onto his opponents was a thing of brutal beauty and he delivered it to the likes of Ray “The Crippler” Stevens, Paul Orndorff, “Cowboy” Bob Orton, and many more throughout the 1970s and ’80s.
“Snuka’s leap off the top of the cage was as groundbreaking as any single maneuver ever in our business,” esteemed announcer Jim Ross said on the WWE produced DVD, The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the ’80s. “It showed athletes that if you’re talented enough and proficient in your skills, and you’ve got the guts, there’s really no limits.”
Hailing from the Fiji Islands, Snuka was a standout in a long line of Samoan greats. Trained in Hawaii by “Cowboy” Franky Laine, Snuka debuted in 1971 in Portland, Oregon, battling everyone from “Playboy” Buddy Rose to...
“Superfly” Jimmy Snuka could fly like no one else.
His Superfly Splash from the top rope onto his opponents was a thing of brutal beauty and he delivered it to the likes of Ray “The Crippler” Stevens, Paul Orndorff, “Cowboy” Bob Orton, and many more throughout the 1970s and ’80s.
“Snuka’s leap off the top of the cage was as groundbreaking as any single maneuver ever in our business,” esteemed announcer Jim Ross said on the WWE produced DVD, The Greatest Wrestling Stars of the ’80s. “It showed athletes that if you’re talented enough and proficient in your skills, and you’ve got the guts, there’s really no limits.”
Hailing from the Fiji Islands, Snuka was a standout in a long line of Samoan greats. Trained in Hawaii by “Cowboy” Franky Laine, Snuka debuted in 1971 in Portland, Oregon, battling everyone from “Playboy” Buddy Rose to...
- 5/18/2014
- by Marshall Ward
- Obsessed with Film
CBS' "Golden Boy" has been canceled.
Starring Theo James and Chi McBride, the series -- which debuted to 10.56 million viewers -- has seen mediocre ratings throughout its first season, bringing in between 7-10 million viewers per episode. "Golden Boy" was truly on the bubble between cancellation and renewal.
"Cop dramas are pretty much as old as television itself," McBride, who plays Detective Don Owen, said of the series ahead of its premiere. "But the difference is that this is more about relationships than just the case of the week. The writers do a pretty good job of balancing the procedural and character development. That's the greatest difference in these shows."
In addition to "Golden Boy," CBS also canceled "CSI: NY," "Vegas" and "Rules of Engagement" along with the previously canceled freshman series "Made In Jersey" and "Partners."
Click on the links below to find out what's coming to CBS and the other networks.
Starring Theo James and Chi McBride, the series -- which debuted to 10.56 million viewers -- has seen mediocre ratings throughout its first season, bringing in between 7-10 million viewers per episode. "Golden Boy" was truly on the bubble between cancellation and renewal.
"Cop dramas are pretty much as old as television itself," McBride, who plays Detective Don Owen, said of the series ahead of its premiere. "But the difference is that this is more about relationships than just the case of the week. The writers do a pretty good job of balancing the procedural and character development. That's the greatest difference in these shows."
In addition to "Golden Boy," CBS also canceled "CSI: NY," "Vegas" and "Rules of Engagement" along with the previously canceled freshman series "Made In Jersey" and "Partners."
Click on the links below to find out what's coming to CBS and the other networks.
- 5/10/2013
- by Leigh Weingus
- Huffington Post
Chi McBride studies the menu intently. This is a man who enjoys his food and picks his drink even more carefully.
Once the chicken sandwich and ale are chosen, he settles his massive frame into a leather chair to discuss playing a cop on CBS' "Golden Boy." The midseason drama, about the meteoric rise of a police commissioner, was not on the fall lineup at this writing.
Talking as the Tuesday show was launching, McBride was hopeful but guarded. He would move his family to New York, where the show shoots, if it became a hit.
McBride, 51, says he models his character, Detective Don Owen, after other actors who play cops whom he respects.
"I am a fan of 'NYPD Blue' and 'Law & Order,' " he tells Zap2it. "I have great affection for both because two guys -- [Dennis] Farina and [Dennis] Franz -- are two guys I will always be chasing.
Once the chicken sandwich and ale are chosen, he settles his massive frame into a leather chair to discuss playing a cop on CBS' "Golden Boy." The midseason drama, about the meteoric rise of a police commissioner, was not on the fall lineup at this writing.
Talking as the Tuesday show was launching, McBride was hopeful but guarded. He would move his family to New York, where the show shoots, if it became a hit.
McBride, 51, says he models his character, Detective Don Owen, after other actors who play cops whom he respects.
"I am a fan of 'NYPD Blue' and 'Law & Order,' " he tells Zap2it. "I have great affection for both because two guys -- [Dennis] Farina and [Dennis] Franz -- are two guys I will always be chasing.
- 4/23/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
From his memorable role on "Boston Public" to a guest appearance on "How I Met Your Mother," Chi McBride has practically seen the entire spectrum of TV shows throughout his career.
As of late, McBride has stepped into the shoes of Detective Don Owen on CBS' "Golden Boy," and while he told HuffPost that "it is what it is, another TV show" there's a glimmer of excitement beneath his tough and experienced exterior.
Read on for McBride's "Golden Boy" commentary, how he feels about acting as an art, and what it was like working with "Parks and Recreation" star Rashida Jones.
How is "Golden Boy" different from other shows you've been on, like "Boston Public" and "Pushing Daisies"?
It's a cop drama. It's a difference in genre, so that's pretty much the only difference for me.
Do you have a lot of action scenes?
Yeah, a lot of running and jumping.
As of late, McBride has stepped into the shoes of Detective Don Owen on CBS' "Golden Boy," and while he told HuffPost that "it is what it is, another TV show" there's a glimmer of excitement beneath his tough and experienced exterior.
Read on for McBride's "Golden Boy" commentary, how he feels about acting as an art, and what it was like working with "Parks and Recreation" star Rashida Jones.
How is "Golden Boy" different from other shows you've been on, like "Boston Public" and "Pushing Daisies"?
It's a cop drama. It's a difference in genre, so that's pretty much the only difference for me.
Do you have a lot of action scenes?
Yeah, a lot of running and jumping.
- 3/8/2013
- by Leigh Weingus
- Huffington Post
Now that they've settled into their partnership, it's time for Golden Boy's Walter Clark and Don Owen to get to know each other a little bit better.
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On Tuesday's episode (10/9c, CBS), Walter (Theo James) introduces Owen (Chi McBride) to his sister Agnes (Stella Maeve)! As the pair investigates the murder of a drug addict, they stop off for coffee and breakfast at the diner where Agnes works...
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On Tuesday's episode (10/9c, CBS), Walter (Theo James) introduces Owen (Chi McBride) to his sister Agnes (Stella Maeve)! As the pair investigates the murder of a drug addict, they stop off for coffee and breakfast at the diner where Agnes works...
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- 3/4/2013
- by Adam Bryant
- TVGuide - Breaking News
Eat your heart out, Lady Mary (Michelle Dockery)! Theo James, who played the infamous Mr. Pamuk, the man who died in Lady Mary's bed on Downton Abbey, is a long way from Downton in his new series Golden Boy, which premiered tonight. In the CBS drama, James plays Walter William Clark Jr., the youngest police commissioner in New York City history, who starts off as a cop. The show chronicles his meteoric and unprecedented rise and costars Chi McBride as his partner-mentor Don Owen, True Blood's Kevin Alejandro and Bonnie Somerville. So what did you think of Golden Boy? And what sets it apart from TV's other cop dramas? For that, we turn to James and McBride! "He's a formidable guy, but...
- 2/27/2013
- E! Online
"Listen, junior, this job ain't about getting even." -- Detective Don Owen.
Owen (Chi McBride, "Boston Public"), a hardened cop, is trying to educate his inexperienced partner, Walter William Clark Jr. (Theo James, "Downton Abbey"), on CBS' "Golden Boy," premiering Tuesday, Feb. 26.
These sorts of lines fill the first few episodes of "Golden Boy," which is unrelated to the Clifford Odets Broadway play of the same name. The TV show is about a New York Police Department commissioner, CBS' second after "Blue Bloods."
In this, which airs for two Tuesdays before switching to its regular Friday time slot, Commissioner Clark relays how he came to this vaunted position at an age when he would have been lucky to make detective. He's telling a reporter his story, and the action flashes back to his beginnings as a beat cop who acted decisively during an armed hostage situation. After three years on the job,...
Owen (Chi McBride, "Boston Public"), a hardened cop, is trying to educate his inexperienced partner, Walter William Clark Jr. (Theo James, "Downton Abbey"), on CBS' "Golden Boy," premiering Tuesday, Feb. 26.
These sorts of lines fill the first few episodes of "Golden Boy," which is unrelated to the Clifford Odets Broadway play of the same name. The TV show is about a New York Police Department commissioner, CBS' second after "Blue Bloods."
In this, which airs for two Tuesdays before switching to its regular Friday time slot, Commissioner Clark relays how he came to this vaunted position at an age when he would have been lucky to make detective. He's telling a reporter his story, and the action flashes back to his beginnings as a beat cop who acted decisively during an armed hostage situation. After three years on the job,...
- 2/26/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Chicago – As the 2012-13 midseason continues to shock with its complete inability to produce a new hit and shows like “Do No Harm” and “The Job” get canceled after only two episodes while other failures like “Cult,” “Zero Hour,” “Deception” and “1600 Penn” limp to their non-renewals, networks keep throwing things at the wall and hoping they stick. The latest show begging to be liked is CBS’s modest “Golden Boy,” a twist on the cop show that might have been pitched as “How I Met Your Police Officer.” The concept is clever and some of the cast is well above average but the writing, always the most important element of a TV show, is subpar with clichéd dialogue that betrays any possible character development. A lead actor who feels a little less than golden doesn’t help.
Television Rating: 2.5/5.0
The set-up of “Golden Boy” is a smart one. In present day,...
Television Rating: 2.5/5.0
The set-up of “Golden Boy” is a smart one. In present day,...
- 2/26/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
You don’t rocket up the ranks of the NYPD without having mad skills, and CBS’ titular Golden Boy is here to show off his, in a first look video from this Tuesday’s series premiere.
Downton Abbey‘s Theo James stars as Walter William Clark, Jr., an ambitious beat cop who will become the youngest police commissioner in NYPD history. Until then, and as told in flashback, he must navigate the tricky waters of having earned a conspicuously quick promotion to homicide detective.
Settling into his new gig, Clark is partnered not with hot-shot Detective Arroyo (True Blood‘s...
Downton Abbey‘s Theo James stars as Walter William Clark, Jr., an ambitious beat cop who will become the youngest police commissioner in NYPD history. Until then, and as told in flashback, he must navigate the tricky waters of having earned a conspicuously quick promotion to homicide detective.
Settling into his new gig, Clark is partnered not with hot-shot Detective Arroyo (True Blood‘s...
- 2/25/2013
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Yes, you read that headline correctly. At Saturday's Television Critics Association Press Tour day, CBS presented its upcoming midseason drama "Golden Boy," from executive producers Nicholas Wootton and Greg Berlanti. The series clearly benefits equally from Wootton's background on "NYPD Blue" and "Law & Order," and Berlanti's knack for character drama.
"Golden Boy" is particularly reminiscent of Berlanti's "Jack & Bobby," which was about a teenage boy and his younger brother -- who the audience knew would ultimately become President of the United States. In "Golden Boy," we meet Walter William Clark Jr. (Theo James), a rookie cop who we know will ultimately become the youngest NYPD Police Commissioner ever.
Clark has elements of "NYPD Blue's" Andy Sipowicz, though he's a much more morally ambiguous character. "['NYPD Blue'] was a show about its time," says Wootton. "It was a character that people related to because there was something about those characters that were about their time.
"Golden Boy" is particularly reminiscent of Berlanti's "Jack & Bobby," which was about a teenage boy and his younger brother -- who the audience knew would ultimately become President of the United States. In "Golden Boy," we meet Walter William Clark Jr. (Theo James), a rookie cop who we know will ultimately become the youngest NYPD Police Commissioner ever.
Clark has elements of "NYPD Blue's" Andy Sipowicz, though he's a much more morally ambiguous character. "['NYPD Blue'] was a show about its time," says Wootton. "It was a character that people related to because there was something about those characters that were about their time.
- 1/12/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Here's your very first look at Chi McBride in the upcoming new CBS ensemble drama, Golden Boy, which follows one young cop's meteoric rise from officer, to detective, to police commissioner. McBride plays a Detective named Don Owen, described as gruff; Don Owen gets a new partner in a young, ambitious cop who rises rapidly through the ranks after breaking up a major drug ring and becoming a local hero. Young British actor Theo James, plays the young, ambitious cop, in what is his first American TV role. And star of stage, screen, and music, Valarie Pettiford will be appearing in a recurring role on the new...
- 12/12/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Star of stage, screen, and music, Valarie Pettiford will be appearing in recurring roles on two shows on two major networks this fall - on the third season of HBO’s Treme, and on CBS’s new drama series, The Golden Boy. No word on what her role in Treme will be, although it's said to be a Co-starring Chi McBride, the CBS ensemble drama follows one cop's meteoric rise from officer, to detective, to police commissioner. McBride will play a Detective named Don Owen, described as gruff; Don Owen gets a new partner in a young, ambitious cop who rises rapidly through the ranks after breaking up a major drug ring and becoming a local hero. ...
- 9/4/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The TV upfronts are in full swing, and CBS has announced its upcoming slate of shows for 2012 - 2013. There are 19 current series returning and four new series. Dramas include Elementary, Vegas, and Made in Jersey. The only new comedy is titled Partners.
CBS is moving around a few of their returning shows. 2 Broke Girls will be moving to Monday at 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men moves to Thursday at 8:30 p.m., CSI: NY will open Fridays at 8 p.m. and The Mentalist moves to Sundays at 10 p.m.
Here is the press release from CBS:
CBS announced today its new 2012-2013 primetime schedule, ordering four new series and making four key time period moves to further enhance television’s top-rated schedule. CBS will finish the season as America’s most-watched network for the ninth time in the past 10 years, leading in viewers by the widest margin of any network in 23 years.
CBS is moving around a few of their returning shows. 2 Broke Girls will be moving to Monday at 9 p.m., Two and a Half Men moves to Thursday at 8:30 p.m., CSI: NY will open Fridays at 8 p.m. and The Mentalist moves to Sundays at 10 p.m.
Here is the press release from CBS:
CBS announced today its new 2012-2013 primetime schedule, ordering four new series and making four key time period moves to further enhance television’s top-rated schedule. CBS will finish the season as America’s most-watched network for the ninth time in the past 10 years, leading in viewers by the widest margin of any network in 23 years.
- 5/16/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
CBS has announced its schedule for the fall 2012-2013 season and it's one that features many returning shows. The eyeball network is enjoying a commanding lead against its competitors, finishing the regular '12 season as the country's most-watched television network for the ninth time in the past 10 years.
However, one long-running show won't be coming back next fall: CSI Miami, the first spinoff from Jerry Bruckheimer's massive crime drama franchise, got its walking papers two weeks back.
Among the new series that CBS is launching this fall are:
Elementary
Jonny Lee Miller (Dark Shadows, Hackers) stars as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson in a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD’s most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with...
However, one long-running show won't be coming back next fall: CSI Miami, the first spinoff from Jerry Bruckheimer's massive crime drama franchise, got its walking papers two weeks back.
Among the new series that CBS is launching this fall are:
Elementary
Jonny Lee Miller (Dark Shadows, Hackers) stars as detective Sherlock Holmes and Lucy Liu as Dr. Joan Watson in a modern-day drama about a crime-solving duo that cracks the NYPD’s most impossible cases. Following his fall from grace in London and a stint in rehab, eccentric Sherlock escapes to Manhattan where his wealthy father forces him to live with...
- 5/16/2012
- by Patrick Sauriol
- Corona's Coming Attractions
CBS is spreading the love for the 2012-2013 TV season and making some moves.
Next season, "Two And A Half Men" will follow the network's No. 1 comedy "The Big Bang Theory" on Thursday nights and "The Mentalist" is heading to Sundays, airing after "The Good Wife."
CBS picked up six new series for the 2012-2013 TV season: four new dramas -- Sherlock Holmes-centric "Elementary," "Vegas" with Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis, legal drama "Made in Jersey" and cop drama "Golden Boy" -- and two new comedies -- "Partners," a bromantic comedy, and L.A.-set "Friend Me." CBS added one new show to each weeknight (save Wednesday).
"These new series feature a great range of bold concepts, rich characters, big stars and fresh faces," CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said in a statement. “From a new take on Sherlock Holmes to an epic battle for control of 1960s Las...
Next season, "Two And A Half Men" will follow the network's No. 1 comedy "The Big Bang Theory" on Thursday nights and "The Mentalist" is heading to Sundays, airing after "The Good Wife."
CBS picked up six new series for the 2012-2013 TV season: four new dramas -- Sherlock Holmes-centric "Elementary," "Vegas" with Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis, legal drama "Made in Jersey" and cop drama "Golden Boy" -- and two new comedies -- "Partners," a bromantic comedy, and L.A.-set "Friend Me." CBS added one new show to each weeknight (save Wednesday).
"These new series feature a great range of bold concepts, rich characters, big stars and fresh faces," CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said in a statement. “From a new take on Sherlock Holmes to an epic battle for control of 1960s Las...
- 5/16/2012
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Huffington Post
CBS is spreading the love for the 2012-2013 TV season and making some moves.
Next season, "Two And A Half Men" will follow the network's No. 1 comedy "The Big Bang Theory" on Thursday nights and "The Mentalist" is heading to Sundays, airing after "The Good Wife."
CBS picked up six new series for the 2012-2013 TV season: four new dramas -- Sherlock Holmes-centric "Elementary," "Vegas" with Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis, legal drama "Made in Jersey" and cop drama "Golden Boy" -- and two new comedies -- "Partners," a bromantic comedy, and L.A.-set "Friend Me." CBS added one new show to each weeknight (save Wednesday).
"These new series feature a great range of bold concepts, rich characters, big stars and fresh faces," CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said in a statement. “From a new take on Sherlock Holmes to an epic battle for control of 1960s Las...
Next season, "Two And A Half Men" will follow the network's No. 1 comedy "The Big Bang Theory" on Thursday nights and "The Mentalist" is heading to Sundays, airing after "The Good Wife."
CBS picked up six new series for the 2012-2013 TV season: four new dramas -- Sherlock Holmes-centric "Elementary," "Vegas" with Dennis Quaid and Michael Chiklis, legal drama "Made in Jersey" and cop drama "Golden Boy" -- and two new comedies -- "Partners," a bromantic comedy, and L.A.-set "Friend Me." CBS added one new show to each weeknight (save Wednesday).
"These new series feature a great range of bold concepts, rich characters, big stars and fresh faces," CBS Entertainment President Nina Tassler said in a statement. “From a new take on Sherlock Holmes to an epic battle for control of 1960s Las...
- 5/16/2012
- by Jaimie Etkin
- Aol TV.
CBS has found one of its golden boys. Pushing Daisies co-star Chi McBride has been cast in the ensemble drama about the making of a man that tracks one cop's meteoric rise from officer to detective to police commissioner. McBride will play the gruff Detective Don Owen in the project, which some have dubbed The God Wife with a young cop. Owen becomes the new partner to a young, ambitious police officer who rises quickly through the departmental ranks -- maybe too quickly -- after breaking up a major drug ring and becoming a hero. Story: TV Pilots 2012: The Complete
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- 2/6/2012
- by Lacey Rose, Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Two of Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film’s favorite people — John Waters and Ed Halter — contribute their 2011 Best of film lists to Artforum. Waters picks mostly films that, I believe, would show up on many people’s best of lists, such as The Tree of Life, Uncle Boonmee and the TV movie/miniseries Mildred Pierce. Meanwhile, Halter has a list of experimental film reg’lars, such as Luther Price, Kevin Jerome Everson, Jerome Hiler and more.The fourth annual Minneapolis Underground Film Festival is wrapping up today and the Minnesota Daily conducted a nice interview with its founder, Greg Yolen, to mark the occasion.At Crikey, Luke Buckmaster weighs in on the Human Centipede II banning in Australia. Remember, whenever a government bans a movie, an angel cries.Jessica Oreck continues to list her favorite documentaries.
Two of Bad Lit: The Journal of Underground Film’s favorite people — John Waters and Ed Halter — contribute their 2011 Best of film lists to Artforum. Waters picks mostly films that, I believe, would show up on many people’s best of lists, such as The Tree of Life, Uncle Boonmee and the TV movie/miniseries Mildred Pierce. Meanwhile, Halter has a list of experimental film reg’lars, such as Luther Price, Kevin Jerome Everson, Jerome Hiler and more.The fourth annual Minneapolis Underground Film Festival is wrapping up today and the Minnesota Daily conducted a nice interview with its founder, Greg Yolen, to mark the occasion.At Crikey, Luke Buckmaster weighs in on the Human Centipede II banning in Australia. Remember, whenever a government bans a movie, an angel cries.Jessica Oreck continues to list her favorite documentaries.
- 12/4/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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