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On Oct. 26, 1982, NBC introduced St. Elsewhere to TV audiences. The ensemble medical drama went on to run for six seasons on the network. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review, as included in a TeleVisions column, is below:
Passing in Review: St. Elsewhere (NBC, Tuesday, 10-11 p.m.) The critics are having a field day. “Well written,” they’ve called it. “Touching.” “Gritty.” And a variety of other words and phrases all meant to tell us that St. Elsewhere, the new hour-long slice-of-life medical drama on NBC, is topnotch television. They’ve compared it to that other prized hour of TV drama, Hill Street Blues. And well they should. Both come from Mtm Enterprises, and both have a similar type of stark realism base which at once repels and attracts — like much of reality. While Hill Street gets its story lines and plots from police life,...
On Oct. 26, 1982, NBC introduced St. Elsewhere to TV audiences. The ensemble medical drama went on to run for six seasons on the network. The Hollywood Reporter’s original review, as included in a TeleVisions column, is below:
Passing in Review: St. Elsewhere (NBC, Tuesday, 10-11 p.m.) The critics are having a field day. “Well written,” they’ve called it. “Touching.” “Gritty.” And a variety of other words and phrases all meant to tell us that St. Elsewhere, the new hour-long slice-of-life medical drama on NBC, is topnotch television. They’ve compared it to that other prized hour of TV drama, Hill Street Blues. And well they should. Both come from Mtm Enterprises, and both have a similar type of stark realism base which at once repels and attracts — like much of reality. While Hill Street gets its story lines and plots from police life,...
- 10/26/2022
- by Richard Hack
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
David Birney, who starred on the first season of the buzzy medical drama “St. Elsewhere,” as well as the short-lived, controversial sitcom “Bridget Loves Bernie” — about a Catholic woman marrying a Jewish man — has died at 83. His life partner Michele Roberge confirmed the news to The New York Times, and said he died due to Alzheimer’s disease at his home in Santa Monica.
Birney’s nearly-40 year television career began with a part in the 1969 series “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing,” all the way through to a guest appearance in “Without a Trace” in 2007. He also had roles and recurring spots on many classic TV shows, including “Murder, She Wrote,” “The Love Boat” and “Hawaii Five-0.”
Yet his best-know parts were Dr. Ben Samuels on the first season of the 1982 drama “St. Elsewhere,” which he had to leave because of a Broadway commitment, and a lead role on the 1972 sitcom “Bridget Loves Bernie.
Birney’s nearly-40 year television career began with a part in the 1969 series “Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing,” all the way through to a guest appearance in “Without a Trace” in 2007. He also had roles and recurring spots on many classic TV shows, including “Murder, She Wrote,” “The Love Boat” and “Hawaii Five-0.”
Yet his best-know parts were Dr. Ben Samuels on the first season of the 1982 drama “St. Elsewhere,” which he had to leave because of a Broadway commitment, and a lead role on the 1972 sitcom “Bridget Loves Bernie.
- 5/3/2022
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
David Birney, a familiar face to ’70s TV audiences with dozens of appearances over five decades, including as the star of “Bridget Loves Bernie,” the short-lived CBS sitcom where he met future wife Meredith Baxter, has died, according to reports. He was 83.
The New York Times reported that Birney died Friday at his home in Santa Monica of Alzheimer’s, citing life-partner Michele Roberge. The Times said he was diagnosed with the degenerative disease in 2017.
Birney played the titular Bernie Steinberg on “Bridget Loves Birney,” a ratings hit during the 1972-1973 TV season that was nonetheless canceled after just one season. But the connection was made: Birney would wind up dating and marrying his co-star Meredith Baxter, who was known as Meredith Baxter-Birney by the time she played Elyse Keaton on “Family Ties.”
The couple had three children – Kate, Mollie, and Peter – and divorced in 1989. Years after their divorce, Baxter...
The New York Times reported that Birney died Friday at his home in Santa Monica of Alzheimer’s, citing life-partner Michele Roberge. The Times said he was diagnosed with the degenerative disease in 2017.
Birney played the titular Bernie Steinberg on “Bridget Loves Birney,” a ratings hit during the 1972-1973 TV season that was nonetheless canceled after just one season. But the connection was made: Birney would wind up dating and marrying his co-star Meredith Baxter, who was known as Meredith Baxter-Birney by the time she played Elyse Keaton on “Family Ties.”
The couple had three children – Kate, Mollie, and Peter – and divorced in 1989. Years after their divorce, Baxter...
- 5/3/2022
- by Josh Dickey
- The Wrap
What if you could watch the zombie invasion through the eyes of the living dead? Viewers will get that opportunity (with no risk of getting the zombie infection) in the immersive Pov film Eyes of the Dead, a new horror movie coming out on VOD this August from Red Hound Films.
Written and directed by Ben Samuels, Eyes of the Dead stars Rosebud Baker, Matt Riker, Ben Samuels, Montana Marks, and Amy Rutledge. Red Hound Films will unveil the Eyes of the Dead on VOD in the Us beginning August 24th. Below, we have a look at the official trailer and key art.
Synopsis: "After a plague of zombies invades a family’s once-peaceful hometown, the havoc they wreak is deadly. Eyes of the Dead is a zombie thriller that immerses the audience in a pulse-pounding, innovative survival experience. Relying heavily on practical special effects and a Pov perspective, what...
Written and directed by Ben Samuels, Eyes of the Dead stars Rosebud Baker, Matt Riker, Ben Samuels, Montana Marks, and Amy Rutledge. Red Hound Films will unveil the Eyes of the Dead on VOD in the Us beginning August 24th. Below, we have a look at the official trailer and key art.
Synopsis: "After a plague of zombies invades a family’s once-peaceful hometown, the havoc they wreak is deadly. Eyes of the Dead is a zombie thriller that immerses the audience in a pulse-pounding, innovative survival experience. Relying heavily on practical special effects and a Pov perspective, what...
- 8/3/2018
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Tagline: "Kill or Be Killed." Eyes of the Dead will be released this Summer. The film is a 6:15 film production. Previously titled 6:15, this zombie thriller was completed in 2015. In 2016, Eyes of the Dead had its World Premiere at the Shriekfest Film Festival. This title is shot to look like a continuous scene, sometimes disorienting critics. Still, fans of ravenous film fare can find the film's release trailer and poster here. Shot by director Ben Samuels, Eyes of the Dead has a large indie cast. The film centrally stars: Rosebud Baker (The Maladjusted), Matt Riker ("Blurred"), Montana Marks (Camp Dread) and Amy Rutledge. Most of these actors can be seen in the latest trailer. In the clip, a family struggles to survive in a zombie apocalypse. Eyes of the Dead is being released on Digital platforms, through Red Hound Films. The Digital release is slated for August 24th. Shot through one character's point-of-view,...
- 7/29/2018
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
The 46 projects include 25 feature and documentary works.
The Venice Gap-Financing Market has selected the projects for its 5th edition, to be held from August 31-September 2 during the Venice film festival.
Organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, the three-day event will present 46 projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding.
The titles include 25 feature fiction and documentary projects; 15 virtual reality works; and six projects developed during the workshop of Biennale College Cinema.
Fiction projects include Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s To The Ends Of The Earth (working title), which shot in Uzbekistan in April and May,...
The Venice Gap-Financing Market has selected the projects for its 5th edition, to be held from August 31-September 2 during the Venice film festival.
Organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, the three-day event will present 46 projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding.
The titles include 25 feature fiction and documentary projects; 15 virtual reality works; and six projects developed during the workshop of Biennale College Cinema.
Fiction projects include Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s To The Ends Of The Earth (working title), which shot in Uzbekistan in April and May,...
- 6/29/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The 46 projects include 25 feature and documentary works.
The Venice Gap-Financing Market has selected the projects for its 5th edition, to be held from August 31-September 2 during the Venice film festival.
Organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, the three-day even will present 46 projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding.
The titles include 25 feature fiction and documentary projects; 15 virtual reality works; and six projects developed during the workshop of Biennale College Cinema.
Fiction projects include Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s To The Ends Of The Earth (working title), which shot in Uzbekistan in April and May,...
The Venice Gap-Financing Market has selected the projects for its 5th edition, to be held from August 31-September 2 during the Venice film festival.
Organised as part of the Venice Production Bridge, the three-day even will present 46 projects from around the world in the final stages of development and funding.
The titles include 25 feature fiction and documentary projects; 15 virtual reality works; and six projects developed during the workshop of Biennale College Cinema.
Fiction projects include Kiyoshi Kurosawa’s To The Ends Of The Earth (working title), which shot in Uzbekistan in April and May,...
- 6/29/2018
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
The Horror Network anthology, directed by some of the horror genre's newest talents, will arrive on DVD and VOD on October 27th. Also in this round-up: details on the Film4 FrightFest Halloween event and a clip from the zombie film 6:15.
The Horror Network: Press Release: "New York, NY - Wild Eye Releasing has set loose the latest entry in the horror anthology genre, The Horror Network. Created by Brian Dorton and Douglas Conner, this first volume of terror tales features segments directed by Dorton, Conner, Joseph Graham, Manuel Marín, Lee Matthews and Ignacio Martín Lerma, the series has been hailed as "a collection of nightmares that scream for all horror fans to see." The film will be available on DVD and VOD October 27th.
Serial killers, ghostly phone calls, inner demons, otherworld monsters and creepy stalkers collide in this frightening anthology. Six of horror's most promising new directing talents...
The Horror Network: Press Release: "New York, NY - Wild Eye Releasing has set loose the latest entry in the horror anthology genre, The Horror Network. Created by Brian Dorton and Douglas Conner, this first volume of terror tales features segments directed by Dorton, Conner, Joseph Graham, Manuel Marín, Lee Matthews and Ignacio Martín Lerma, the series has been hailed as "a collection of nightmares that scream for all horror fans to see." The film will be available on DVD and VOD October 27th.
Serial killers, ghostly phone calls, inner demons, otherworld monsters and creepy stalkers collide in this frightening anthology. Six of horror's most promising new directing talents...
- 10/5/2015
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
The highly acclaimed new film Banshee Chapter (review here) is out on DVD, and right now we have your chance to score yourself a one-sheet autographed by Katia Winter, Michael McMillan, Corey Moosa, and director/writer Blair Erickson.
To enter for your chance to win, just send us an E-mail Here including your Full Name And Mailing Address. We’ll take care of the rest.
The contest will end at 12:01 Am, Monday, February 24, 2014.
Synopsis
XLrator Media has acquired all U.S. rights to writer/director Blair Erickson’s 3D horror-thriller Banshee Chapter starring Ted Levine (The Silence of the Lambs), Katia Winter (“Dexter”), and Michael McMillian (“True Blood”). The film was produced by Sunchaser Entertainment’s Stephanie Riggs, Before the Door’s Corey Moosa and Sean Akers, and Christian Arnold-Beutel. Zachary Quinto and Neal Dodson of Before the Door executive produced with Ben Samuels, Marcus Schoefer, and Gudrun Giddings.
To enter for your chance to win, just send us an E-mail Here including your Full Name And Mailing Address. We’ll take care of the rest.
The contest will end at 12:01 Am, Monday, February 24, 2014.
Synopsis
XLrator Media has acquired all U.S. rights to writer/director Blair Erickson’s 3D horror-thriller Banshee Chapter starring Ted Levine (The Silence of the Lambs), Katia Winter (“Dexter”), and Michael McMillian (“True Blood”). The film was produced by Sunchaser Entertainment’s Stephanie Riggs, Before the Door’s Corey Moosa and Sean Akers, and Christian Arnold-Beutel. Zachary Quinto and Neal Dodson of Before the Door executive produced with Ben Samuels, Marcus Schoefer, and Gudrun Giddings.
- 2/7/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
The highly acclaimed new film, Banshee Chapter (review here) is coming to DVD home video on February 4, 2014, and right now we have a quick look at the artwork for you. Check it out.
Synopsis
XLrator Media has acquired all U.S. rights to writer/director Blair Erickson’s 3D horror-thriller Banshee Chapter starring Ted Levine (The Silence of the Lambs), Katia Winter (“Dexter”), and Michael McMillian (“True Blood”). The film was produced by Sunchaser Entertainment’s Stephanie Riggs, Before the Door’s Corey Moosa and Sean Akers, and Christian Arnold-Beutel. Zachary Quinto and Neal Dodson of Before the Door executive produced with Ben Samuels, Marcus Schoefer, and Gudrun Giddings.
Banshee Chapter centers on a female journalist (Winter) who follows the mysterious trail of a missing friend (McMillian) who had been experimenting with mind-altering chemicals developed in secret government drug tests. A fast-paced blend of fact and fiction, the story is based on real documents,...
Synopsis
XLrator Media has acquired all U.S. rights to writer/director Blair Erickson’s 3D horror-thriller Banshee Chapter starring Ted Levine (The Silence of the Lambs), Katia Winter (“Dexter”), and Michael McMillian (“True Blood”). The film was produced by Sunchaser Entertainment’s Stephanie Riggs, Before the Door’s Corey Moosa and Sean Akers, and Christian Arnold-Beutel. Zachary Quinto and Neal Dodson of Before the Door executive produced with Ben Samuels, Marcus Schoefer, and Gudrun Giddings.
Banshee Chapter centers on a female journalist (Winter) who follows the mysterious trail of a missing friend (McMillian) who had been experimenting with mind-altering chemicals developed in secret government drug tests. A fast-paced blend of fact and fiction, the story is based on real documents,...
- 1/15/2014
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Here's the thing... you can put Robert Englund in just about anything and we'll watch it. Why? Because he's Robert friggin' Englund! You need more of an excuse than that? I mean, come on!
Englunds latest film Kantemir stars Englund (duh!) along with Diane Cary, Daniel Gadi, Justine Griffiths , and Stuart Stone. Ben Samuels directs. Read on for the plot crunch and more!
Synopsis
A group of actors gather in a remote New England town to rehearse for a mysterious stage production only to be plunged into a nightmarish world where their real lives mirror the grisly story of the play.
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Englunds latest film Kantemir stars Englund (duh!) along with Diane Cary, Daniel Gadi, Justine Griffiths , and Stuart Stone. Ben Samuels directs. Read on for the plot crunch and more!
Synopsis
A group of actors gather in a remote New England town to rehearse for a mysterious stage production only to be plunged into a nightmarish world where their real lives mirror the grisly story of the play.
Visit The Evilshop @ Amazon!
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- 11/7/2013
- by Uncle Creepy
- DreadCentral.com
Tagline: "Where fiction becomes a nightmare reality." Actor Robert Englund stars in Ben Samuels' horror thriller, Kantemir. This title has recently completed and the film has been shown at Cannes, this month. Active Entertainment is representing this mysterious title. And, a few story details are now available. Kantemir follows a group of actors. They are drawn to a stage production in New England, but events do not go as planned. The actors are forced into roles that none could have imagined and a world that plays with a nightmarish reality. The first poster for Kantemir is here. The graphic shows Englund's face with a foreboding home in the background. The poster has a very Gothic look. Fans of horror or of Englund can view a few early stills from the film, at director Ben Samuels' website, below. Director: Ben Samuels. Writers: Mark Garbett and Ralph Glenn Howard. Cast: Robert Englund,...
- 5/28/2013
- by noreply@blogger.com (Michael Allen)
- 28 Days Later Analysis
When Hunter Ryan Herdlicka steps on the stage of the Walter Kerr Theatre later this year to make his Broadway debut as the comically depressive seminary student Henrik in a revival of "A Little Night Music," his first song will be "Later," a lament for passions postponed. But nothing is postponing Herdlicka's career. His appears to be one of those rare cases of instant show-business success.He graduated with a Bfa in drama/musical theater from Pittsburgh's Carnegie Mellon University earlier this year, and after his college showcase he signed with Dgrw, a boutique talent agency in New York. He moved to the city in late summer and began preparing for a role in "The Greenwood Tree" at the New York Musical Theatre Festival. About two weeks later, he was cast in "A Little Night Music," in which he'll share the stage with Catherine Zeta-Jones and Angela Lansbury.Herdlicka knows...
- 10/22/2009
- backstage.com
o each his own. That's the second time I said that. Anyway, I'm referring to this young actor's reaction about the casting of High School Musical, the lead role eventually went to Zac Efron, and as they say, the rest is history.... But let us look back at one of the actors considered for the part of Troy. He's currently featured at GQ and it seems he got a lot of great stuff up his sleeves...
[The part of Troy] was down to five guys and then I got offered a part in this amazing Robin Williams movie. And I thought to myself: Fly to Vancouver and meet the director for this Robin Williams movie, or stay and finish the auditions for the Disney Channel movie? So I didn't even go to the last audition. I heard a rumor that I was their favorite, but I never made it to the end. I mean...
[The part of Troy] was down to five guys and then I got offered a part in this amazing Robin Williams movie. And I thought to myself: Fly to Vancouver and meet the director for this Robin Williams movie, or stay and finish the auditions for the Disney Channel movie? So I didn't even go to the last audition. I heard a rumor that I was their favorite, but I never made it to the end. I mean...
- 7/30/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
o each his own. That's the second time I said that. Anyway, I'm referring to this young actor's reaction about the casting of High School Musical, the lead role eventually went to Zac Efron, and as they say, the rest is history.... But let us look back at one of the actors considered for the part of Troy. He's currently featured at GQ and it seems he got a lot of great stuff up his sleeves...
[The part of Troy] was down to five guys and then I got offered a part in this amazing Robin Williams movie. And I thought to myself: Fly to Vancouver and meet the director for this Robin Williams movie, or stay and finish the auditions for the Disney Channel movie? So I didn't even go to the last audition. I heard a rumor that I was their favorite, but I never made it to the end. I mean...
[The part of Troy] was down to five guys and then I got offered a part in this amazing Robin Williams movie. And I thought to myself: Fly to Vancouver and meet the director for this Robin Williams movie, or stay and finish the auditions for the Disney Channel movie? So I didn't even go to the last audition. I heard a rumor that I was their favorite, but I never made it to the end. I mean...
- 7/30/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
o each his own. That's the second time I said that. Anyway, I'm referring to this young actor's reaction about the casting of High School Musical, the lead role eventually went to Zac Efron, and as they say, the rest is history.... But let us look back at one of the actors considered for the part of Troy. He's currently featured at GQ and it seems he got a lot of great stuff up his sleeves...
[The part of Troy] was down to five guys and then I got offered a part in this amazing Robin Williams movie. And I thought to myself: Fly to Vancouver and meet the director for this Robin Williams movie, or stay and finish the auditions for the Disney Channel movie? So I didn't even go to the last audition. I heard a rumor that I was their favorite, but I never made it to the end. I mean...
[The part of Troy] was down to five guys and then I got offered a part in this amazing Robin Williams movie. And I thought to myself: Fly to Vancouver and meet the director for this Robin Williams movie, or stay and finish the auditions for the Disney Channel movie? So I didn't even go to the last audition. I heard a rumor that I was their favorite, but I never made it to the end. I mean...
- 7/30/2009
- The Movie Fanatic
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