Tag: The West Wing
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The West Wing’s “Noël” Episode Perfectly Captures the Christmas Blues
Whether it was inventing the “walk-and-talk” camera technique or just remaining one of the best political television shows to grace the small screen, The West Wing reveled in doing the unexpected. Case in point, creator and head writer Aaron Sorkin used the yearly holiday episodes common to TV at the time as just a tinsel-studded…
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How The West Wing’s Famous Walk-And-Talk Scenes Came To Be
Hailing from Aaron Sorkin, “The West Wing” is the epitome of the ideal, fictional White House. Every imitation pales in comparison, not for lack of trying. The political drama features an all-star cast spearheaded by Martin Sheen as President Josiah Bartlet, and scripts that sing thanks to the rapid-fire dialogue. The witty, likable characters that…
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Even Elisabeth Moss Can’t Save ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ Season 5
Over two decades of TV, the burden placed on Elisabeth Moss’ face would leave a lesser actor permanently disfigured. “Mad Men” pushed Peggy from a surprise pregnancy through bitter battles with a bitchy boss. “Top of the Lake” cast her as a sexual assault specialist. Hell, even “The West Wing” put President Bartlet’s daughter, Zoey,…
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Martin Sheen Regrets Changing Name, Wishes He Had the ‘Courage’ to Go by Ramon Estévez
When Martin Sheen began pursuing an acting career in the early 1960s, he made a crucial choice that would follow him for the rest of his life. The then-young actor, who was raised by a Spanish father and an Irish mother, opted to abandon his given name of Ramon Estévez and use the stage name…
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Aaron Sorkin: ‘Screenwriters write about people who are cooler than we are’
The American writer known for The West Wing, Moneyball and The Social Network on adapting To Kill a Mockingbird for the stage in the 21st centuryAaron Sorkin, 60, is that rare screenwriter who qualifies as a household name. Starting out in theatre in the 1980s, the former actor broke into movies with the hit 1992…
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The 15 Greatest Amy Adams Movies Ranked
Amy Adams is one of the best actresses of her generation, and there’s a compelling case to be made that she’s the very best. Adams has a long history in the industry, having first broken out in the late ’90s and early 21st century thanks to a series of small supporting roles and brief appearances…
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Emmy Predictions: Best Supporting Actor in a Drama Series — Upsets Brewing
Last Year’s Winner: Billy Crudup, “The Morning Show”Still Eligible: No.Hot Streak: Peter Dinklage was the last actor to earn back-to-back wins in the Best Supporting Actor, Drama category, and that was just a few years ago: 2018-2019. Before that, you have to go back to 1995-1996 to find a repeat winner, when Ray Walston took…
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‘Coda,’ ‘Zola’ Set For 2021 Sundance London Program
Sundance Film Festival: London has revealed that “Zola” and “Coda” will be among the 2021 lineup, when the festival returns to Picturehouse Central next month.“Coda” — an acronym meaning “Child of Deaf Adults” — features Marlee Matlin (“The West Wing”) and 19-year-old Emilia Jones (“Locke & Key”) navigating their relationship, while “Zola” is based on…
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7 New Netflix Shows in February, and the Best Reasons to Watch
Ah, Netflix. The streaming service has reached a near-ubiquitous status in our current culture, finding its way into more than 200 million homes around the world and driving discussion about TV on a weekly basis. By now, it’s not a question of whether or not you have access to Netflix. It’s not even a question…
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Emmy Winning and Oscar Nominated Actor Hal Holbrook is Dead at 95
Emmy winner and Oscar nominee Hal Holbrook, whose acting career spanned more than six decades and included roles in classic films like Wall Street and All The President’s Men and in beloved shows like The West Wing, has died. He was 95. Holbrook, a stalwart character actor who has portrayed everyone from Mark Twain to…