Tag: Paterno
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‘The Crown’, ‘The Looming Tower’ among WGA TV nominees
Winners to be announced on February 17 at concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles, New York.The Crown, Succession, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story and The Looming Tower are among television series nominated for the 2019 Writers Guild Awards.The list of nominees announced by the Writers Guild of America (WGA) West and East branches…
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Adaptive Studios Hires Industry Veteran Steven Foster (Exclusive)
Adaptive Studios, an upstart studio focused on short-form content for digital platforms, has hired HBO veteran Steven Foster as head of original content.He will oversee all Adaptive’s original TV, film, publishing and digital content. Foster had been responsible for supporting the quality of the HBO Films’ brand by managing film projects from development through production,…
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Al Pacino Will Fight To the Death for 35mm and HBO, With Barry Levinson to Back Him Up — Turn It On Podcast
Al Pacino and Barry Levinson have become a bit of a dream team for HBO, partnering on past films for the pay cable network including “Phil Spector” and the Jack Kevorkian story “You Don’t Know Jack.”Now, they’re behind this Saturday’s “Paterno,” with Pacino once again playing a controversial, and much maligned, real-life figure. Pacino and…