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BEST DRAMATIC/COMEDY SERIES
During a roundtable with other creators and showrunners, Willimon discusses his working relationship with the online streaming service and how it’s changed since his show debuted, as well as the "myopia of the critical culture.”
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Soloway’s show, starring Jeffrey Tambor, has put Amazon Studios on the map, while Urman’s show earned her network, The CW, its first Golden Globe nominations and scored a win for breakout star Gina Rodriguez. In a wide-ranging conversation, they discuss the challenges of binge-viewing vs. 22-episode seasons, blending comedy with drama, and Caitlyn Jenner.
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When asked how he handles criticism of his work at this point in his career, Gansa talked about the immediacy of people’s opinions, and how he waits until the end of a particular season before he looks at them. He highlighted one scene in particular, during which protagonist Carrie Mathison (Claire Danes) considers whether or not she is capable of harming her baby.
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As a term, "lowbrow" is a little suspect. It implies a level of immaturity, a juvenile approach to humor. But like anything, it reflects a form and a method. It presents a way of conveying ideas, even if its usage is often accompanied by a rather opaque (or, more bluntly, witless) intent.
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TODAY’S HEADLINES
Lots going on this week, with new films starring Rooney Mara, Diane Lane, Nicolas Cage, Mia Wasikowska, Guy Pearce, Robert Pattinson, Logan Lermon, and Jamie Foxx all get rolling, while Greg Mottolla’s new film, starring Zach Galifianakis, Jon Hamm, Isla Fisher and Gal Gadot, and a couple indies, including the secretive horror film
The Woods, all wrap.
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The pair will star in
The Promise, the latest effort from
Hotel Rwanda director Terry George, who co-wrote the script with Robin Swicord. The story will be set against the backdrop of the Armenian genocide and follow an AP reporter (Bale) and medical student (Isaac) who fall for the same woman. Production will begin this fall.
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The
Harry Potter spinoff comes from author J.K. Rowling, who wrote the trilogy
Fantastic Beasts and Where To Find Them and is adapting the script for director David Yates. Waterston, who starred in Paul Thomas Anderson’s
Inherent Vice, will play the role of a witch who works her magic in the U.S. She meets magizoologist Newt Scamander (played by Redmayne) when he stops in New York City on his travels to find and document magical creatures.
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Cable network’s move amounts to a 20-episode pickup, and ensures that co-creators Kerry Ehrin and Carlton Cuse will get to finish out what they have long billed as a five-season tale. However, the announcement stopped short of declaring Season 5 the show’s last. The show’s fourth season is slated to air in early 2016, followed by Season 5 in early 2017.
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Despite an October 7th, 2016 release date, 20th Century Fox had been unable to nail down a director for the project, until now.
Rise of the Planet of the Apes director Rupert Wyatt has been tapped to steer this particular superhero ship. Gambit, aka Remy LeBeau, is a fan-favorite character from the
X-Men comics, a New Orleans native with a penchant for gambling and turning objects (like playing cards) into throw-able explosives.
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The Lifetime Network has released the first full-length trailer of the much buzzed-about film, which stars Will Ferrell and Kristen Wiig playing it straight in a parody of the network’s usual fare. The movie premieres Saturday night, the 20th, at 8 pm EDT.
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