“Chances are you’ve never heard of Preston Thomas Tucker; dreamer, inventor, visionary — a man ahead of his time.”
Chances are you’ve never heard of the movie made about him either. Like the car he had created in his name, it came and went in nearly the same breath. And yet, also like the car, the film’s legacy and staying power lies in the strength of its parts, as well as the personal passion put into it by its maker, Francis Ford Coppola. In fact, it’s hard not to watch his 1988 film “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” and discern a link between Coppola and the film’s eponymous character. Played by a still boyish Jeff Bridges with a glint in his eye and a manic energy that veers between zealous enthusiasm and fevered paranoia, Tucker is a man entwined with his dreams. Much like Coppola, he is driven by family,...
Chances are you’ve never heard of the movie made about him either. Like the car he had created in his name, it came and went in nearly the same breath. And yet, also like the car, the film’s legacy and staying power lies in the strength of its parts, as well as the personal passion put into it by its maker, Francis Ford Coppola. In fact, it’s hard not to watch his 1988 film “Tucker: The Man and His Dream” and discern a link between Coppola and the film’s eponymous character. Played by a still boyish Jeff Bridges with a glint in his eye and a manic energy that veers between zealous enthusiasm and fevered paranoia, Tucker is a man entwined with his dreams. Much like Coppola, he is driven by family,...
- 5/21/2024
- by Harrison Richlin
- Indiewire
When Byron Allen was just 14, he started doing stand-up comedy. Four years later, in 1979, he became the youngest comedian to appear on “The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson.” It was a launching pad for an entertainment career that included a stint on “Real People,” a lead role in “Case Closed,” a TV movie he co-wrote and a syndicated late-night show bearing his name.
But all along, Allen had his eyes on a much bigger prize. “Growing up in Detroit, I was fascinated by Berry Gordy and Henry Ford,” says Allen. “I read about them and about John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. They were my heroes. I studied them and knew I wanted to build something big and iconic. That was always my desire.”
That something proved to be Allen Media Group, which encompasses Entertainment Studios (founded 30 years ago as Cf Entertainment) and its expanding portfolio — the company owns 10 cable networks,...
But all along, Allen had his eyes on a much bigger prize. “Growing up in Detroit, I was fascinated by Berry Gordy and Henry Ford,” says Allen. “I read about them and about John D. Rockefeller and Andrew Carnegie. They were my heroes. I studied them and knew I wanted to build something big and iconic. That was always my desire.”
That something proved to be Allen Media Group, which encompasses Entertainment Studios (founded 30 years ago as Cf Entertainment) and its expanding portfolio — the company owns 10 cable networks,...
- 12/17/2023
- by Stuart Miller
- Variety Film + TV
“Succession” character Roman Roy would apparently not live on the Upper West Side of Manhattan in real life.
His penthouse apartment, located at 200 Amsterdam Avenue, recently listed on the market for $38 million.
Associate broker with Brown Harris Stevens Daniella G. Schlisser told The New York Times she would move Roman south, probably to TriBeCa, where he might fit in more than he does among the family-centered Upper West Side. “Succession” location manager Paul Eskenazi doesn’t see Roman on the Upper West side either, but he says if Kendall’s younger brother were to end up there, 200 Amsterdam would be the spot.
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To put touches on the space for Roman’s character, decorations were added like the print of a woman’s bare chest, a vape pen and books like “Bad Sex” by Nona Willis-Aronowitz. The room was also doused in cologne...
His penthouse apartment, located at 200 Amsterdam Avenue, recently listed on the market for $38 million.
Associate broker with Brown Harris Stevens Daniella G. Schlisser told The New York Times she would move Roman south, probably to TriBeCa, where he might fit in more than he does among the family-centered Upper West Side. “Succession” location manager Paul Eskenazi doesn’t see Roman on the Upper West side either, but he says if Kendall’s younger brother were to end up there, 200 Amsterdam would be the spot.
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‘Succession’ Season 4, Episode 7 Recap: ‘Tailgate Party’
To put touches on the space for Roman’s character, decorations were added like the print of a woman’s bare chest, a vape pen and books like “Bad Sex” by Nona Willis-Aronowitz. The room was also doused in cologne...
- 5/9/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Oscar-winning star Mark Rylance and his wife Claire van Kampen, a playwright, composer and director, have teamed with Steven Spielberg and his Amblin Entertainment on a TV project, the actor revealed to Deadline.
”It’s a historical project, about something that happened in American history,” Rylance (Dunkirk) said at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado.
Rylance appears in director Luca Guadagnino’s compelling cannibal drama Bones and All alongside Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell. Guadagnino, Russell and Rylance have been attending screenings at the festival.
The TV drama for Spielberg is under wraps, Rylance said, and he was reluctant to discuss it in detail.
However, Deadline has learned that it will, in part, explore the Battle of Homestead, the tragic 1892 labor dispute at the Carnegie Steel Co. in Pennsylvania that led to bloody clashes between members of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, locked out of the...
”It’s a historical project, about something that happened in American history,” Rylance (Dunkirk) said at the Telluride Film Festival in Colorado.
Rylance appears in director Luca Guadagnino’s compelling cannibal drama Bones and All alongside Timothée Chalamet and Taylor Russell. Guadagnino, Russell and Rylance have been attending screenings at the festival.
The TV drama for Spielberg is under wraps, Rylance said, and he was reluctant to discuss it in detail.
However, Deadline has learned that it will, in part, explore the Battle of Homestead, the tragic 1892 labor dispute at the Carnegie Steel Co. in Pennsylvania that led to bloody clashes between members of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers, locked out of the...
- 9/5/2022
- by Baz Bamigboye
- Deadline Film + TV
The teenage comedian who built an empire; the media mogul who became an activist. Byron Allen, chairman and CEO of Allen Media Group (Amg) and Entertainment Studios, is a big thinker who takes his cues from the likes of Andrew Carnegie, Henry Ford and John D. Rockefeller.
But it isn’t blind ambition that has pushed Allen to acquire 27 ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox network affiliate broadcast stations, 12 24-hour HD television networks, The Weather Channel, Black News Channel (which he folded into network and website The Grio), digital network HBCUGo and a number of online destinations. His professional conquests have always aligned with his personal goal of promoting racial equality. To enact change, you have to be at the top of the food chain.
“Don’t just play the game, own the game,” Allen told TheWrap for this week’s Office With a View.
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But it isn’t blind ambition that has pushed Allen to acquire 27 ABC, NBC, CBS and Fox network affiliate broadcast stations, 12 24-hour HD television networks, The Weather Channel, Black News Channel (which he folded into network and website The Grio), digital network HBCUGo and a number of online destinations. His professional conquests have always aligned with his personal goal of promoting racial equality. To enact change, you have to be at the top of the food chain.
“Don’t just play the game, own the game,” Allen told TheWrap for this week’s Office With a View.
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Black News Channel Acquired...
- 8/26/2022
- by Brandon Katz
- The Wrap
“Don’t Look Up” director Adam McKay will receive the Advanced Imaging Society Voices For The Earth Award.
The Society will honor McKay at the 12th annual awards ceremony, which will now take place as a luncheon planned for March 4 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
“Considering the incredible obstacles our creative community has worked through to create their brilliant stories in the last year, we knew we needed to find a way to present these awards but to do so in a very safe way,” said Jim Chabin, president of Ais. “We remain flexible and are confident and committed to creatively getting that done on March 4th.”
McKay’s credits include “Vice,” “The Big Short” and “Don’t Look Up,” which follows two low-level astronomers played by Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio who go on a giant media tour to warn about an approaching comet that will destroy Earth.
The Voices For...
The Society will honor McKay at the 12th annual awards ceremony, which will now take place as a luncheon planned for March 4 at the Beverly Hills Hotel.
“Considering the incredible obstacles our creative community has worked through to create their brilliant stories in the last year, we knew we needed to find a way to present these awards but to do so in a very safe way,” said Jim Chabin, president of Ais. “We remain flexible and are confident and committed to creatively getting that done on March 4th.”
McKay’s credits include “Vice,” “The Big Short” and “Don’t Look Up,” which follows two low-level astronomers played by Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio who go on a giant media tour to warn about an approaching comet that will destroy Earth.
The Voices For...
- 1/20/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Walt Disney, Frank Capra, Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday, Johnny Cash and Alex Trebek are among the entertainment industry figures who have been added as proposed honorees in the National Garden of American Heroes monument project unveiled by President Donald Trump in July.
As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park. The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe Bryant, Frank Capra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Charlton Heston, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. The monument will honor those deemed to be “historically...
As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park. The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe Bryant, Frank Capra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Charlton Heston, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. The monument will honor those deemed to be “historically...
- 1/18/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Spoiler Alert: This article contains details about the ending of Succession, season 2.
There have been few more compelling TV villains in recent years than Logan Roy, the ruthless media mogul and patriarch at the center of HBO’s lauded drama Succession.
Brian Cox, who stars as Roy, yesterday scored one of season 2’s three Golden Globe nominations. The veteran actor spoke to us about what makes his character so compelling.
“The show is in keeping with the time,” Cox told us. “Logan is a man of the age. I don’t necessarily think that’s a good thing, but whether we like it or not he’s a man of the age. The reaction people have to him is really interesting. People are repelled by him, but also fascinated by him. He gets under their skin. He’s a man without morality. We live in an age – with the Pinocchio...
There have been few more compelling TV villains in recent years than Logan Roy, the ruthless media mogul and patriarch at the center of HBO’s lauded drama Succession.
Brian Cox, who stars as Roy, yesterday scored one of season 2’s three Golden Globe nominations. The veteran actor spoke to us about what makes his character so compelling.
“The show is in keeping with the time,” Cox told us. “Logan is a man of the age. I don’t necessarily think that’s a good thing, but whether we like it or not he’s a man of the age. The reaction people have to him is really interesting. People are repelled by him, but also fascinated by him. He gets under their skin. He’s a man without morality. We live in an age – with the Pinocchio...
- 12/10/2019
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
Multi-level marketing schemes (MLMs) are having something of a moment as of late — and not in a good way. From the podcast The Dream to the public disintegration of the women’s apparel company LulaRoe, MLMs are being exposed for their deceptive and manipulative marketing tactics, as well as the very real financial and emotional toll they take on people’s lives.
The latest entry in the genre is On Becoming a God In Central Florida, a Showtime series set in the 1990s that tells the story of Krystal Stubbs,...
The latest entry in the genre is On Becoming a God In Central Florida, a Showtime series set in the 1990s that tells the story of Krystal Stubbs,...
- 9/16/2019
- by EJ Dickson
- Rollingstone.com
Michael Ahr Nov 5, 2018
Co-author of The Jekyll Island Chronicles, Steve Nedvidek, shares how the superheroes in his graphic novel series differ from the norm.
Imagine a version of history in which superheroes were veterans of the Great War, needed at a time when anarchists threatened the American way of life, and captains of industry met on Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia to assemble a team to combat those who would halt progress. Such is the world envisioned by The Jekyll Island Chronicles: A Machine Age War, a diesel-punk graphic novel from Idw by collaborators Steve Nedvidek, Jack Lowe, and Ed Crowell, and with book two in the series, A Devil’s Reach, being released this month, Nedvidek shared the origins of this unique blend of superhero adventure and alternate history.
The industrial associations of the term “diesel-punk” allow for innovative interpretations of enhanced abilities such as those present...
Co-author of The Jekyll Island Chronicles, Steve Nedvidek, shares how the superheroes in his graphic novel series differ from the norm.
Imagine a version of history in which superheroes were veterans of the Great War, needed at a time when anarchists threatened the American way of life, and captains of industry met on Jekyll Island off the coast of Georgia to assemble a team to combat those who would halt progress. Such is the world envisioned by The Jekyll Island Chronicles: A Machine Age War, a diesel-punk graphic novel from Idw by collaborators Steve Nedvidek, Jack Lowe, and Ed Crowell, and with book two in the series, A Devil’s Reach, being released this month, Nedvidek shared the origins of this unique blend of superhero adventure and alternate history.
The industrial associations of the term “diesel-punk” allow for innovative interpretations of enhanced abilities such as those present...
- 11/3/2018
- Den of Geek
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