Tag: Unbelievable
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No One Will Save You Having Almost Zero Dialogue Was Kind Of An Accident [Exclusive]
Why isn’t every genre fan talking about Brian Duffield? He served as the screenwriter of fan-favorite hits like “The Babysitter,” “Underwater,” “Love and Monsters,” and the new Netflix animated series, “Skull Island.” He also made his directorial feature debut with the explosively emotional “Spontaneous,” which I will fully admit was my #1 film of 2020.…
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Dermot Mulroney, Shane Paul McGhie and Kim Coates Join ‘The Getback’ Alongside Theo Rossi
Dermot Mulroney, Shane Paul McGhie and Kim Coates will be joining Tubi’s actioner “The Getback” alongside the previously-announced Theo Rossi.Rossi leads the film as Mal Cooper, a bounty hunter who must retrieve a con artist criminal accountant and keep him alive. Upon finding the criminal, the two have to work together to escape cops and…
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‘The Queen’s Gambit’ Wins the Best Limited Series Emmy — the First Streaming Series to Top the Category
At the time of last year’s Emmys ceremony, a seven-episode literary adaptation about the tumultuous life of a fictional chess prodigy might not have been an obvious awards mainstay. Yet, after a year when “The Queen’s Gambit” never really waned in its quest for TV’s highest prize, the Netflix show finished its calendar-spanning run by…
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Emmys spotlight: Showrunner Susannah Grant & star Kaitlyn Dever on an ‘Unbelievable’ journey
Authenticity was key for both women in making Netflix’s real-life rape-investigation drama.Showrunner Susannah Grant knew it would be hard for viewers to engage with the real-life subject matter of Unbelievable – a rape investigation that is woefully mishandled by the police – but was also aware audiences would lose interest if the show bore the…
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‘Unbelievable’ Scribe Susannah Grant Used Collaboration to Build a Community
Madeleine L’Engle once wrote: “Truth is what is true, and it’s not necessarily factual. Truth and fact are not the same thing.” It’s a quote I return to often while thinking about Netflix’s stellar limited series “Unbelievable” for a variety of reasons, but never so much as when mulling over how the series managed to…
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Allie Goss Joins Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories as Development, Production Head
Content executive Allie Goss has joined Bruna Papandrea’s company Made Up Stories, in the role of executive vice president of development and production in film and television.Goss joins the Culver City-based shop from Netflix, where she served for nearly 15 years in content licensing and later development.“We’re so thrilled to have somebody of Allie’s immense…
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John Lindley Elected President of International Cinematographers Guild
“Field of Dreams” cinematographer John Lindley has been elected at the new national president of the International Cinematographers Guild, a month after Lewis Rothenberg resigned from the post.The news was announced Sunday following an online meeting of the national executive board. He will serve for the remaining two years and two months of Rothenberg’s term.…
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‘Little Women,’ ‘Fleabag’ Win USC Libraries Scripter Awards
The USC Libraries Scripter Awards honor the year’s best film and television adaptations, as well as the works on which they are based. This group of academics, industry professionals, and critics (for which I vote) is often predictive of the Adapted Screenplay Oscar race.While Netflix dominated this year’s nominations with three adapted scripts, for movies…
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Golden Globes: The Complete Winners List (Updating Live)
The Golden Globes, Hollywood’s unofficial start to awards season, will kick off Sunday, Jan. 5. Ricky Gervais is returning to host the annual ceremony that celebrates the best in movies and television.Netflix is expected to rule at the 77th show after the streaming service reigned supreme in terms of nominations, leading on the film side…
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Meryl Streep Breaks Her Own Golden Globes Record With 34th Nomination
Meryl Streep has extended her already record-breaking Golden Globe nomination record, earning her 34th nod today for her portrayal of Mary Louise Wright in the second season of HBO’s Big Little Lies.Streep is nominated alongside Helena Bonham Carter (The Crown), Patricia Arquette (The Act), Emily Watson (Chernobyl) and Toni Collette (Unbelievable) for best actress in…