Anthony Hopkins as Nicholas Winton in One Life. Courtesy of Bleecker Street
The moving One Life throws a spotlight on a British man, Nicholas Winton, who has been called the “British Schindler,” saved far more than one life in the early days of WWII. Anthony Hopkins plays the older Nicholas Winton, who in 1938 had organized a kindertransport, an effort to get hundreds of children, mostly Jewish, out of Prague ahead of the Nazis, but whose heroic efforts were not widely known or recognized until 1988, when he appeared on a popular British TV talk show.
The children and their families had fled to Prague after Hitler seized the Sudetenland, a German-speaking area in the north of the then Czechoslovakia, in 1938, the beginning of Hitler’s plan for conquest. In the infamous appeasement of Hitler, European countries, including Britain, had agreed to Hitler’s demands and ceded the Sudetenland to Germany, with a false promise of peace.
The moving One Life throws a spotlight on a British man, Nicholas Winton, who has been called the “British Schindler,” saved far more than one life in the early days of WWII. Anthony Hopkins plays the older Nicholas Winton, who in 1938 had organized a kindertransport, an effort to get hundreds of children, mostly Jewish, out of Prague ahead of the Nazis, but whose heroic efforts were not widely known or recognized until 1988, when he appeared on a popular British TV talk show.
The children and their families had fled to Prague after Hitler seized the Sudetenland, a German-speaking area in the north of the then Czechoslovakia, in 1938, the beginning of Hitler’s plan for conquest. In the infamous appeasement of Hitler, European countries, including Britain, had agreed to Hitler’s demands and ceded the Sudetenland to Germany, with a false promise of peace.
- 3/21/2024
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Julianna Margulies and her husband Keith Lieberthal are enjoying date night!
The longtime married couple stepped out for a screening of the new movie One Life on Thursday (March 7) at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.
For those who don’t know, Julianna and Keith have been married since 2007 and they are parents to a son, Kieran, who was born in 2008.
One Life tells “the incredible, emotional true story of Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton (Johnny Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces Trevor Chadwick and Doreen Warriner = of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue hundreds of predominantly Jewish children before Nazi occupation closes the borders. Fifty years later, Nicky (Anthony Hopkins) is haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England. It’s not until the BBC...
The longtime married couple stepped out for a screening of the new movie One Life on Thursday (March 7) at the Museum of Jewish Heritage in New York City.
For those who don’t know, Julianna and Keith have been married since 2007 and they are parents to a son, Kieran, who was born in 2008.
One Life tells “the incredible, emotional true story of Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton (Johnny Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces Trevor Chadwick and Doreen Warriner = of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue hundreds of predominantly Jewish children before Nazi occupation closes the borders. Fifty years later, Nicky (Anthony Hopkins) is haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England. It’s not until the BBC...
- 3/8/2024
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Anthony Hopkins returns in a trailer for the film based on an extraordinary true story. Bleecker Street has released the new preview for One Life. The film showcases Hopkins as a man who happened upon a tragically developing encounter with refugee Jewish children who are in the path of Nazi occupation in Prague. Amazingly Hopkins’ younger version of the character had taken it upon himself to embark on a mission to save the children from the growing threat.
The official synopsis from Bleecker Street reads,
“Based on the book If It’s Not Impossible…: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton by Barbara Winton, One Life tells the incredible, emotional true story of Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton (Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces Trevor Chadwick (Sharp) and Doreen Warriner (Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue...
The official synopsis from Bleecker Street reads,
“Based on the book If It’s Not Impossible…: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton by Barbara Winton, One Life tells the incredible, emotional true story of Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton (Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces Trevor Chadwick (Sharp) and Doreen Warriner (Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue...
- 1/25/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
The Society of Voice Arts and Sciences will present Viola Davis with the Muhammad Ali Voice of Humanity Honor at the Voice Arts Awards 10th Anniversary Gala. The honor recognizes Davis’ talent, passion for social justice and willingness to tackle social problems through her commitment to the truth.
“This honor was created in furtherance of The Champ’s legacy of embodying resilience and courage in the face of social injustice and adversity. Viola Davis shares those traits,” said Joan Baker, founder and vice President of Sovas, in a statement.
The Voice Arts Awards is an annual celebration for nominees and winners in the world of voice acting and associated craft professionals.
“Her journey from humble beginnings to achieving the highly vaunted Egot status, showcases her unwavering pursuit of excellence,” Baker continued. “And for Sovas, it is especially heartwarming that Viola is also an exceptional voice actor in animation, TV commercials and,...
“This honor was created in furtherance of The Champ’s legacy of embodying resilience and courage in the face of social injustice and adversity. Viola Davis shares those traits,” said Joan Baker, founder and vice President of Sovas, in a statement.
The Voice Arts Awards is an annual celebration for nominees and winners in the world of voice acting and associated craft professionals.
“Her journey from humble beginnings to achieving the highly vaunted Egot status, showcases her unwavering pursuit of excellence,” Baker continued. “And for Sovas, it is especially heartwarming that Viola is also an exceptional voice actor in animation, TV commercials and,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay, Caroline Brew, Jaden Thompson and Valerie Wu
- Variety Film + TV
At least one high-profile TIFF title won’t be going to Netflix. “One Life,” the well-received and well-reviewed Anthony Hopkins vehicle has been acquired by Bleecker Street. The biopic, starring the two-time Oscar winner as the elder version Nicholas “Nicky” Winton, will get a domestic theatrical release in 2024. This would seemingly place it out of the current award-season race.
The James Hawes-directed film also stars Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Marthe Keller, Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter. Penned by Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake, the Saw-Saw Films and BBC Films production is based on Barbara Winton’s book “If It’s Not Impossible… The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton.”
The film features Flynn as a young Winton, a London broker who eventually convinces members of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue children in Prague as the Nazis close the borders in late 1938. Fifty years later,...
The James Hawes-directed film also stars Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Marthe Keller, Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter. Penned by Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake, the Saw-Saw Films and BBC Films production is based on Barbara Winton’s book “If It’s Not Impossible… The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton.”
The film features Flynn as a young Winton, a London broker who eventually convinces members of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue children in Prague as the Nazis close the borders in late 1938. Fifty years later,...
- 10/9/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. rights to TIFF standout One Life, the James Hawes-directed drama that stars Anthony Hopkins, Johnny Flynn, Lena Olin, Romola Garai, Alex Sharp, Marthe Keller, with Jonathan Pryce and Helena Bonham Carter. Scripted by Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake, the film is a production of See-Saw Films, which developed it alongside BBC Film. Bleecker Street is planning a 2024 theatrical release.
Based on the Barbara Winton book If It’s Not Impossible…: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton, One Life tells the true story of Nicholas “Nicky” Winton (Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces Trevor Chadwick (Sharp) and Doreen Warriner (Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue as many children as possible before the Nazis close the borders. Fifty years later, Nicky (Hopkins) is haunted by the...
Based on the Barbara Winton book If It’s Not Impossible…: The Life of Sir Nicholas Winton, One Life tells the true story of Nicholas “Nicky” Winton (Flynn), a young London broker who visits Prague in December 1938. In a race against time, Winton convinces Trevor Chadwick (Sharp) and Doreen Warriner (Garai) of the British Committee for Refugees in Czechoslovakia to rescue as many children as possible before the Nazis close the borders. Fifty years later, Nicky (Hopkins) is haunted by the...
- 10/9/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Anthony Hopkins recently played an elderly Jewish man who fled persecution as a child in James Gray’s Armageddon Time. He continues in this vein somewhat with One Life, this time playing British Jew Nicholas Winton, an actual historical figure, who in his youth helped child refugees flee Czechoslovakia during World War II. In some ways, it’s one of Hopkins’ best performances from the last few years, beautifully underplayed, eschewing mannerisms or silly accents. It’s just a shame the film itself, directed by James Hawes, with a script by Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake, is a bit worthy and diagrammatic. Still, that won’t stop it from traveling far to festivals and probably finding distribution as fare appealing to older viewers, especially in the U.K., where many seniors may remember the moment on TV show That’s Life! in 1988 that made Winton famous.
The film’s title is inspired by a Hebrew proverb,...
The film’s title is inspired by a Hebrew proverb,...
- 9/11/2023
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
A classically crafted feature debut from veteran TV director James Hawes (“Black Mirror”), “One Life” intercuts two eras 50 years apart in the long life of humble British humanitarian Sir Nicholas Winton (1909-2015), referred to by some as “the British Schindler.” The biopic serves as a testament to the power of good, with a prestige cast including a fine, understated Anthony Hopkins as the reflective, older Winton, still haunted by the tragic end to his plan to save European child refugees, and Johnny Flynn as his energetic younger self, who embodies the belief that that if something is not impossible, then there must be a way to do it. Although the film as a whole struggles to match the poignancy of its finale, a re-creation of a famous 1988 clip from the British TV program “That’s Life!,” it nevertheless serves as an urgent reminder of the importance of individual action at a...
- 9/11/2023
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety Film + TV
Schindler's List remains a hallmark of cinema, its compelling tale still lingering in the memory 30 years on. But there are other inspirational true stories of lives being saved, and one is headed to cinemas in January, starring Anthony Hopkins. Check out the trailer for One Life below…
Directed by James Hawes and adapted Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake, from Barbara Winton's book If It’s Not Impossible… The Life Of Sir Nicholas Winton, the film as you might surmise from the tome's title, follows the inspirational work of Sir Nicholas.
Nicholas "Nicky" Winton was a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion.
Directed by James Hawes and adapted Lucinda Coxon and Nick Drake, from Barbara Winton's book If It’s Not Impossible… The Life Of Sir Nicholas Winton, the film as you might surmise from the tome's title, follows the inspirational work of Sir Nicholas.
Nicholas "Nicky" Winton was a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion.
- 9/7/2023
- by James White
- Empire - Movies
Warner Bros. has launched a new trailer for ‘One Life,’ The movie starring Anthony Hopkins will be screened at the Amex Gala at BFI London Film Festival on October 12 2023.
The feature tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realised it was a race against time. How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed?
Fifty years later, it’s 1988 and Nicky lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more.
The feature tells the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who, in the months leading up to World War II, rescued 669 children from the Nazis. Nicky visited Prague in December 1938 and found families who had fled the rise of the Nazis in Germany and Austria, living in desperate conditions with little or no shelter and food, and under threat of Nazi invasion. He immediately realised it was a race against time. How many children could he and the team rescue before the borders closed?
Fifty years later, it’s 1988 and Nicky lives haunted by the fate of the children he wasn’t able to bring to safety in England; always blaming himself for not doing more.
- 9/7/2023
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Veteran BBC presenter Esther Rantzen fears her lung cancer may have been caused by exposure to asbestos in the studios where she worked for decades.
The Times of London reports that the 82-year-old former British host of That’s Life! – one of the BBC’s most popular shows that ran from 1973 to 1994 – remembers staff regularly walking past piles of white dust at Lime Grove Studios, and even termed one corridor “asbestos alley.”
Rantzen was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer earlier this year, and her disease is not the type linked to smoking. She told The Times she couldn’t be sure what caused her illness but said: “It is vital that asbestos is removed from buildings everywhere as soon as possible.
“I worked in the BBC’s Lime Grove studios for at least 35 happy years from 1965. Some time in the late-Eighties or early-Nineties, workmen wearing white spacesuits arrived to take...
The Times of London reports that the 82-year-old former British host of That’s Life! – one of the BBC’s most popular shows that ran from 1973 to 1994 – remembers staff regularly walking past piles of white dust at Lime Grove Studios, and even termed one corridor “asbestos alley.”
Rantzen was diagnosed with stage four lung cancer earlier this year, and her disease is not the type linked to smoking. She told The Times she couldn’t be sure what caused her illness but said: “It is vital that asbestos is removed from buildings everywhere as soon as possible.
“I worked in the BBC’s Lime Grove studios for at least 35 happy years from 1965. Some time in the late-Eighties or early-Nineties, workmen wearing white spacesuits arrived to take...
- 7/30/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
Movies That Made Me veteran guest and screenwriter Dan Waters discusses his favorite year of cinema (1989) with Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Love At First Bite (1979)
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Demolition Man (1993)
Heathers (1989)
Warlock (1989)
The Matrix (1999)
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Nashville (1975)
Born On The Fourth Of July (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Field Of Dreams (1989)
My Left Foot (1989)
Crimes And Misdemeanors (1989)
Do The Right Thing (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Sex Lies And Videotape (1989)
Easy Rider (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
All That Jazz (1979)
Hair (1979)
Alien (1979)
Fight Club (1999)
Office Space (1999)
Magnolia (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
American Pie (1999)
The Iron Giant (1999)
All About My Mother (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Pretty In Pink (1986)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Say Anything… (1989)
Miracle Mile (1989)
True Love (1989)
Powwow Highway (1989)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
Southside With You...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Phantom Carriage (1921)
Love At First Bite (1979)
Hudson Hawk (1991)
Demolition Man (1993)
Heathers (1989)
Warlock (1989)
The Matrix (1999)
Johnny Mnemonic (1995)
Barry Lyndon (1975)
Jaws (1975)
Dog Day Afternoon (1975)
One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest (1975)
Nashville (1975)
Born On The Fourth Of July (1989)
Dead Poets Society (1989)
Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
Field Of Dreams (1989)
My Left Foot (1989)
Crimes And Misdemeanors (1989)
Do The Right Thing (1989)
Drugstore Cowboy (1989)
Sex Lies And Videotape (1989)
Easy Rider (1969)
Midnight Cowboy (1969)
The Wild Bunch (1969)
Apocalypse Now (1979)
All That Jazz (1979)
Hair (1979)
Alien (1979)
Fight Club (1999)
Office Space (1999)
Magnolia (1999)
The Sixth Sense (1999)
The Blair Witch Project (1999)
American Pie (1999)
The Iron Giant (1999)
All About My Mother (1999)
Being John Malkovich (1999)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
Pretty In Pink (1986)
Dr. Strangelove (1964)
Say Anything… (1989)
Miracle Mile (1989)
True Love (1989)
Powwow Highway (1989)
Lawrence Of Arabia (1962)
Southside With You...
- 2/21/2023
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Legendary screenwriter and director Shane Black discusses some of his favorite movies with hosts Josh Olson and Joe Dante.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
High and Low (1963)
Hard Times (1975) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Beguiled (1971) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (1974) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Kino Lorber Blu-ray review, Glenn Erickson’s Twilight Time Blu-ray review
Convoy (1978) – Dennis Cozzalio’s review
8 Heads In A Duffel Bag (1997)
Diner (1982)
The Bodyguard (1992)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Fist of Fury a.k.a. The Chinese Connection (1972) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
The Last Boy Scout (1991)
Sweet Smell of Success (1957) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
High and Low (1963)
Hard Times (1975) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Glenn Erickson’s 4K Blu-ray review
The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance (1962) – Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Beguiled (1971) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
Bring Me The Head Of Alfredo Garcia (1974) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Kino Lorber Blu-ray review, Glenn Erickson’s Twilight Time Blu-ray review
Convoy (1978) – Dennis Cozzalio’s review
8 Heads In A Duffel Bag (1997)
Diner (1982)
The Bodyguard (1992)
12 Angry Men (1957)
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)
Fist of Fury a.k.a. The Chinese Connection (1972) – Larry Karaszewski’s trailer commentary...
- 8/10/2021
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Lex Luthor is now seen as a good guy.
I never thought those words would be strung together in the same sentence, but here we are. Crisis on Infinite Earths really screwed up a few things, didn't it?
Crisis did have quite an effect on Supergirl Season 5 Episode 10 as multiple doppelgängers from destroyed Earths found themselves misplaced on Earth-Prime. But there were a few things that stayed the same.
One would think that Supergirl the show would try to push their Lena problem under the rug using Crisis as an excuse, but Lena is still full of hatred.
And given that she has decided to team up with Lex, any remaining questions about her villain status can be squashed.
Lena: You don't need me. Why do you really want to work with me?
Lex: Truthfully? I don't want to be alone.
Permalink: Truthfully? I don't want to be alone. Added:...
I never thought those words would be strung together in the same sentence, but here we are. Crisis on Infinite Earths really screwed up a few things, didn't it?
Crisis did have quite an effect on Supergirl Season 5 Episode 10 as multiple doppelgängers from destroyed Earths found themselves misplaced on Earth-Prime. But there were a few things that stayed the same.
One would think that Supergirl the show would try to push their Lena problem under the rug using Crisis as an excuse, but Lena is still full of hatred.
And given that she has decided to team up with Lex, any remaining questions about her villain status can be squashed.
Lena: You don't need me. Why do you really want to work with me?
Lex: Truthfully? I don't want to be alone.
Permalink: Truthfully? I don't want to be alone. Added:...
- 1/20/2020
- by Sarah Little
- TVfanatic
Anyone who watched the recent “Crisis on Infinite Earths” event probably agrees that Brandon Routh’s turn as “Kingdom Come” Superman was one of the highlights. Routh, who will be leaving Legends of Tomorrow this season, previously played the Man of Steel in 2006’s Superman Returns, and has admitted that he would always be up for returning to the character.
And while we already know there’s going to be a Superman & Lois show with Tyler Hoechlin, rumors are now circulating that Routh’s Superman may get his own series as well. This news comes from “Itsryanunicomb,” an Instagram user who’s previously delivered information that turned out to be correct. Now, he’s shared what he knows about plans to develop a new show around Routh, and you can see what he has to say below:
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[Rumour] I have heard this twice now in too...
And while we already know there’s going to be a Superman & Lois show with Tyler Hoechlin, rumors are now circulating that Routh’s Superman may get his own series as well. This news comes from “Itsryanunicomb,” an Instagram user who’s previously delivered information that turned out to be correct. Now, he’s shared what he knows about plans to develop a new show around Routh, and you can see what he has to say below:
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[Rumour] I have heard this twice now in too...
- 1/19/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
"The Flash" episode "Marathon", directed by Stefan Pleszczynski , airs February 24, 2020 on The CW:
"...after 'The Citizen' prints an explosive story, the life of 'Iris' (Candice Patton) is threatened. Refusing to hide from those attacking her, Iris sets out to expose a dangerous organization.
"Meanwhile, 'Barry' (Grant Gustin) must face the consequences of the 'Crisis' and fulfill the wish he made to 'Oliver Queen' ..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Flash: Marathon"...
"The Flash" Comic Books...
"...after 'The Citizen' prints an explosive story, the life of 'Iris' (Candice Patton) is threatened. Refusing to hide from those attacking her, Iris sets out to expose a dangerous organization.
"Meanwhile, 'Barry' (Grant Gustin) must face the consequences of the 'Crisis' and fulfill the wish he made to 'Oliver Queen' ..."
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "The Flash: Marathon"...
"The Flash" Comic Books...
- 1/19/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings.
With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
More from TVLineGrey's Anatomy: 5 Dream 'Farewell, Alex Karev' Story Arcs We'd Have Liked to Have Seen — Plus, 5 Really Dark OnesJustin Chambers Exits Grey's Anatomy: Alex Karev's 10 Most Memorable Moments,...
With more than 530 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
More from TVLineGrey's Anatomy: 5 Dream 'Farewell, Alex Karev' Story Arcs We'd Have Liked to Have Seen — Plus, 5 Really Dark OnesJustin Chambers Exits Grey's Anatomy: Alex Karev's 10 Most Memorable Moments,...
- 1/18/2020
- TVLine.com
The Performer | Ben Mendelsohn
The Show | HBO’s The Outsider
More from TVLinePerformer of the Week: Matthew Gray Gubler (1/11)Performers of the Week: Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti (1/4)Which 'Crisis' Absence Was Most Odd? Who Is Grey's New Person? Did NCIS Waste Bobby Ewing? And More TV Qs!
The Episode | “Fish in a Barrel” (Jan. 12, 2020)
The Performance | There were plenty of reasons to keep our eyes glued to The Outsider’s series premiere: The unsolved mysteries! Jason Bateman’s excellent direction! That creepy guy in the hoodie!
But it was Mendelsohn’s intense, yet restrained, debut as Det. Ralph Anderson...
The Show | HBO’s The Outsider
More from TVLinePerformer of the Week: Matthew Gray Gubler (1/11)Performers of the Week: Penn Badgley and Victoria Pedretti (1/4)Which 'Crisis' Absence Was Most Odd? Who Is Grey's New Person? Did NCIS Waste Bobby Ewing? And More TV Qs!
The Episode | “Fish in a Barrel” (Jan. 12, 2020)
The Performance | There were plenty of reasons to keep our eyes glued to The Outsider’s series premiere: The unsolved mysteries! Jason Bateman’s excellent direction! That creepy guy in the hoodie!
But it was Mendelsohn’s intense, yet restrained, debut as Det. Ralph Anderson...
- 1/18/2020
- TVLine.com
“Crisis on Infinite Earths” came to a close this week, ending what is by far the most ambitious crossover the Arrowverse has yet attempted. Honestly, it’s probably the most ambitious television crossover of all time. You’d think, then, that the producers had earned some time off to not think about the pressures of achieving these multi-part events for a while. That’s not the case, though, as there have already been talks for what the big crossover will be next season.
Ep Marc Guggenheim revealed to TV Line that he has some very rudimentary ideas about where things could go the next time the heroes of Earth-Prime get together. Part of the process of planning out the next crossover, he explained, is looking at what they learned while making the previous one.
“I would say I have ‘ideas for ideas,’ and I’ve sort of pitched to...
Ep Marc Guggenheim revealed to TV Line that he has some very rudimentary ideas about where things could go the next time the heroes of Earth-Prime get together. Part of the process of planning out the next crossover, he explained, is looking at what they learned while making the previous one.
“I would say I have ‘ideas for ideas,’ and I’ve sort of pitched to...
- 1/17/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Exclusive: Josh Hutcherson (The Hunger Games), Bryce Gangel (Crisis), Curtiss Cook (The Chi), and Darren Pettie (Sneaky Pete) are set as series regulars opposite Lena Headey in Showtime dramedy pilot Rita, based on Christian Torpe’s award-winning Danish series. Torpe will pen the pilot and serve as showrunner. Rita is a co-production of Showtime and Platform One Media.
In Rita, Headey will play the title character, a headstrong, unconventional teacher and single mother who takes on every kind of authority – as well as her family – in a messy and unfiltered way.
Hutcherson will play Ricco, Rita’s oldest son, a former bad boy who can do no wrong in her eyes. Gangel April, Ricco’s girlfriend, a psych major who enjoys the challenge of domesticating Ricco. Cook will portray Spencer, the sensitive and professional principal at the school where Rita teaches. Pettie is Tom, April’s father whose past relationship...
In Rita, Headey will play the title character, a headstrong, unconventional teacher and single mother who takes on every kind of authority – as well as her family – in a messy and unfiltered way.
Hutcherson will play Ricco, Rita’s oldest son, a former bad boy who can do no wrong in her eyes. Gangel April, Ricco’s girlfriend, a psych major who enjoys the challenge of domesticating Ricco. Cook will portray Spencer, the sensitive and professional principal at the school where Rita teaches. Pettie is Tom, April’s father whose past relationship...
- 1/17/2020
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
From VancouverFilm.Net, Sneak Peek new footage, plus images from the Season 5 "Supergirl" episode "The Bottle Episode", directed by Tawnia McKiernan, airing January 19, 2020 on The CW:
"...the subsequent complications from the 'Crisis' leave 'Supergirl' to face a chaotic threat. Then 'Lena' still holds a grudge against 'Kara' for not telling her she is Supergirl..."
Cast includes Melissa Benoist as 'Supergirl', Chyler Leigh as 'Alex Danvers', Katie McGrath as 'Lena Luthor', Jesse Rath as 'Querl Dox', Nicole Maines as 'Nia Nal', Julie Gonzalo as 'Andrea Rojas', Staz Nair as 'William Dey' and Jon Cryer as 'Lex Luthor'.
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"...the subsequent complications from the 'Crisis' leave 'Supergirl' to face a chaotic threat. Then 'Lena' still holds a grudge against 'Kara' for not telling her she is Supergirl..."
Cast includes Melissa Benoist as 'Supergirl', Chyler Leigh as 'Alex Danvers', Katie McGrath as 'Lena Luthor', Jesse Rath as 'Querl Dox', Nicole Maines as 'Nia Nal', Julie Gonzalo as 'Andrea Rojas', Staz Nair as 'William Dey' and Jon Cryer as 'Lex Luthor'.
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- 1/17/2020
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
If you told me that Thursday’s Legacies was secretly a backdoor pilot for a new spinoff about an ice cream-scooping, cat-resurrecting necromancer known simply as “Ted,” I would be elated.
That’s pretty much how things shook out for The Necromancer after his brief visit to Mystic Falls in Season 1. As we learned via flashbacks, the “freedom” he gained by destroying the knife and escaping Malivore’s clutches was a miserable new existence in Texas, complete with a strip mall gig, a new name (Ted!) and absolutely no powers whatsoever. Fortunately, Ted found a kindred spirit in his dopey co-worker Chad,...
That’s pretty much how things shook out for The Necromancer after his brief visit to Mystic Falls in Season 1. As we learned via flashbacks, the “freedom” he gained by destroying the knife and escaping Malivore’s clutches was a miserable new existence in Texas, complete with a strip mall gig, a new name (Ted!) and absolutely no powers whatsoever. Fortunately, Ted found a kindred spirit in his dopey co-worker Chad,...
- 1/17/2020
- TVLine.com
Fox is coattailing the headlines out of Great Britain with Harry & Meghan: The Royals In Crisis, a one-hour special set to air at 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 29.
The network said “the exclusive TMZ investigation will cut through the noise, inaccuracies and speculation surrounding the couple’s surprise announcement.” More than a dozen people with real ties to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife, Meghan Markle, as well as the rest of the royals, have the exclusive story of the tensions that led to a nearly impossible decision for the Queen.
Produced by Telepictures, the special also focuses on the quiet moves of Harry and Meghan to enter the world of entertainment.
Harvey Levin, Ryan Regan and Don Nash serve as executive producers.
The network said “the exclusive TMZ investigation will cut through the noise, inaccuracies and speculation surrounding the couple’s surprise announcement.” More than a dozen people with real ties to Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, and his wife, Meghan Markle, as well as the rest of the royals, have the exclusive story of the tensions that led to a nearly impossible decision for the Queen.
Produced by Telepictures, the special also focuses on the quiet moves of Harry and Meghan to enter the world of entertainment.
Harvey Levin, Ryan Regan and Don Nash serve as executive producers.
- 1/16/2020
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Tyler Hoechlin’s Superman has only been an occasional guest star up until now, but in the brand new post-“Crisis” Arrowverse, we’ll be seeing a lot more of him. Earlier this week, it was announced that The CW has ordered new spinoff Superman & Lois to series, meaning that Hoechlin will be starring in his own show – alongside Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane – starting in the 2020/21 season. And we might already have got our first taste of the Man of Steel’s new look in the series.
This supposedly leaked concept art has materialized online today, which offers an updated take on the costume Hoechlin has worn in his appearances as Supes to date. Honestly though, it’s not all that different, apart from the belt. Comic book fans will note that this accessory closely matches the one from the DC Rebirth design of Superman.
See for yourself:
Tyler...
This supposedly leaked concept art has materialized online today, which offers an updated take on the costume Hoechlin has worn in his appearances as Supes to date. Honestly though, it’s not all that different, apart from the belt. Comic book fans will note that this accessory closely matches the one from the DC Rebirth design of Superman.
See for yourself:
Tyler...
- 1/16/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Just hours before “Crisis on Infinite Earths” concluded, The CW officially ordered a full series of upcoming spinoff Superman & Lois. This proved to be fortuitous timing as the final episode of the Arrowverse crossover contained a major bit of set-up for the new show that should keep fans guessing for a while.
First of all, “Part 1” of the event established that the Kents have a boy named Jonathan. This lines up with contemporary comic book continuity. However, following the multiverse being rebooted, the Man of Steel – and the audience – was in for a big surprise. While flying, Clark gets a call from his wife who asks him to return to Metropolis to sort out “the boys.” Supes – who, curiously, appears to be out of the loop with the new status quo – has to ask what she means. Lois clarifies that she’s referring to “[his] sons.”
So, it seems that Jon...
First of all, “Part 1” of the event established that the Kents have a boy named Jonathan. This lines up with contemporary comic book continuity. However, following the multiverse being rebooted, the Man of Steel – and the audience – was in for a big surprise. While flying, Clark gets a call from his wife who asks him to return to Metropolis to sort out “the boys.” Supes – who, curiously, appears to be out of the loop with the new status quo – has to ask what she means. Lois clarifies that she’s referring to “[his] sons.”
So, it seems that Jon...
- 1/16/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Without a doubt the most shocking moment of the final two episodes of “Crisis on Infinite Earths” was Ezra Miller’s cameo as the cinematic version of the Flash in “Part 4.” There had been talk of some kind of Dceu crossover in the event, but we were not expecting one of the Justice League to waltz in and share a scene with their Arrowverse counterpart, like Miller did with Grant Gustin’s Scarlet Speedster.
We weren’t banking on something like this happening because of the typical sharp divide between DC’s movies and their TV shows and also the trouble in finding room in the schedule of a big Hollywood star like Miller. But somehow the producers managed it. We’ve yet to learn about the behind-the-scenes process of how the cameo came together, but “Crisis” Ep Marc Guggenheim has jokingly addressed it briefly on Twitter.
One fan asked...
We weren’t banking on something like this happening because of the typical sharp divide between DC’s movies and their TV shows and also the trouble in finding room in the schedule of a big Hollywood star like Miller. But somehow the producers managed it. We’ve yet to learn about the behind-the-scenes process of how the cameo came together, but “Crisis” Ep Marc Guggenheim has jokingly addressed it briefly on Twitter.
One fan asked...
- 1/16/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
It was inevitable that “Crisis On Infinite Earths” was going to end with the multiverse restored, since it would be kind of hard to have any shows without any planets on which to set them. Several of the restored worlds were featured in a closing montage backed by a voiceover from Oliver (as the Spectre?) echoing the Monitor’s narration of the multiverse’s creation that opened the crossover.
First is Earth-Prime on which all the main Arrowverse shows now take place, formed from the merging of Earth-1, Supergirl’s Earth-38, and Black Lightning’s Earth that went unidentified, but going by the numbering conventions of many of the others it was probably either Earth-77 (for when the character debuted) or more likely Earth-218 (after the show’s premiere).
Earth-2, meanwhile, gave us a brief preview of the upcoming Stargirl series, showing its Justice Society of America.
First is Earth-Prime on which all the main Arrowverse shows now take place, formed from the merging of Earth-1, Supergirl’s Earth-38, and Black Lightning’s Earth that went unidentified, but going by the numbering conventions of many of the others it was probably either Earth-77 (for when the character debuted) or more likely Earth-218 (after the show’s premiere).
Earth-2, meanwhile, gave us a brief preview of the upcoming Stargirl series, showing its Justice Society of America.
- 1/16/2020
- by Andrew Marshall
- We Got This Covered
“Crisis on Infinite Earths” concluded last night, ending on a high note that promised the Arrowverse would never be the same again. Supergirl and Black Lightning now live in the same universe as the Flash, Batwoman and the Legends – Earth-Prime, as it’s now known – which means the heroes might have an easier time coming together to save the world from now on. You might say they’ve formed a kind of… league.
Yes, the crossover didn’t go so far as to name them, but the event effectively saw the formation of an Arrowverse Justice League at last. The very final scene of “Crisis” united the seven central heroes of The CW’s DC universe at Barry Allen’s derelict S.T.A.R. Labs facility, first introduced back in the “Invasion” crossover. And you can now relive the moment with the clip above.
The scene begins on a solemn note as Barry,...
Yes, the crossover didn’t go so far as to name them, but the event effectively saw the formation of an Arrowverse Justice League at last. The very final scene of “Crisis” united the seven central heroes of The CW’s DC universe at Barry Allen’s derelict S.T.A.R. Labs facility, first introduced back in the “Invasion” crossover. And you can now relive the moment with the clip above.
The scene begins on a solemn note as Barry,...
- 1/16/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
“Crisis on Infinite Earths” has been an exhilarating ride for DC fans, but it’s also somewhat bittersweet as it marks the end of an era. In a couple of weeks’ time, Arrow is coming to a close with the conclusion of its shortened eighth season. The ever-sprawling franchise that is the Arrowverse wouldn’t even be here if it wasn’t for the initial success of the Green Arrow’s solo show, so it was only fitting that “Crisis” climaxed with the death of Oliver Queen.
Following the airing of the two-part finale last night, star Stephen Amell took to Twitter to share a poignant message about why he decided to hang up his quiver for good. “8 seasons and an entire Universe seems like a pretty good time to step away.” Amell wrote. “What a ride.”
8 seasons and an entire Universe seems like a pretty good time to step away.
Following the airing of the two-part finale last night, star Stephen Amell took to Twitter to share a poignant message about why he decided to hang up his quiver for good. “8 seasons and an entire Universe seems like a pretty good time to step away.” Amell wrote. “What a ride.”
8 seasons and an entire Universe seems like a pretty good time to step away.
- 1/16/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Coming out of the Arrowverse‘s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover finale, you’ve got questions — and we’ve got (at least a few) answers!
The CW’s much-ballyhooed annual crossover event came to a thrilling close on Tuesday night, in Arrow‘s antepenultimate episode followed by a special installment of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. And while, yes — Big, Fat, Red, Bold Spoiler Alert! — Oliver-as-Spectre did save the day, the result of his actions had major repercussions, including but not limited to the creation of a new multiverse and the “returning” of at least one long-gone lass.
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The CW’s much-ballyhooed annual crossover event came to a thrilling close on Tuesday night, in Arrow‘s antepenultimate episode followed by a special installment of DC’s Legends of Tomorrow. And while, yes — Big, Fat, Red, Bold Spoiler Alert! — Oliver-as-Spectre did save the day, the result of his actions had major repercussions, including but not limited to the creation of a new multiverse and the “returning” of at least one long-gone lass.
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- 1/15/2020
- TVLine.com
Last night, “Crisis on Infinite Earths” finally came to an end, wrapping up what has to be the most ambitious crossover in television history. There was a lot to take in, then, from the event’s last hour, with the promise that the Arrowverse will never be the same again. So, let’s recap what happened in the final 20 minutes or so of the crossover.
Just when their troubles looked to be over, the heroes of the Arrowverse had to battle the Anti-Monitor and his Shadow Demons one last time. Oliver Queen may have restarted the multiverse, thanks to his Spectre power upgrade, but the Monitor’s evil counterpart still survived. Thankfully, the heroes came up with a plan and managed to trap the villain forever in the Microverse.
With him taken care of, the President of the United States shared a message of thanks to the heroes on TV,...
Just when their troubles looked to be over, the heroes of the Arrowverse had to battle the Anti-Monitor and his Shadow Demons one last time. Oliver Queen may have restarted the multiverse, thanks to his Spectre power upgrade, but the Monitor’s evil counterpart still survived. Thankfully, the heroes came up with a plan and managed to trap the villain forever in the Microverse.
With him taken care of, the President of the United States shared a message of thanks to the heroes on TV,...
- 1/15/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
The “Arrowverse” saved its biggest surprises for the final two hours: TV’s Barry Allen (played by Grant Gustin) met big-screen Barry Allen (played by Ezra Miller).
But that wasn’t all, as the five-hour event concluded with the death of Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), whose Green Arrow kicked off the DC franchise on the CW, and the multiverse combined into an Earth Prime.
“We knew from last year, quite frankly, that we were going to merge and create Earth CW,” “Arrowverse” executive producer Marc Guggenheim said. “But Earth Prime sounds better. So all the CW shows will be on the same earth.”
Here, Guggenheim talks with Variety about how the “Arrowverse” brought Miller to the DC/CW universe, killing off Oliver (twice), and rebooting the shows.
There has been a fairly strict separation of the DC film and television world. How were you able to combine the two with Miller’s cameo?...
But that wasn’t all, as the five-hour event concluded with the death of Oliver Queen (Stephen Amell), whose Green Arrow kicked off the DC franchise on the CW, and the multiverse combined into an Earth Prime.
“We knew from last year, quite frankly, that we were going to merge and create Earth CW,” “Arrowverse” executive producer Marc Guggenheim said. “But Earth Prime sounds better. So all the CW shows will be on the same earth.”
Here, Guggenheim talks with Variety about how the “Arrowverse” brought Miller to the DC/CW universe, killing off Oliver (twice), and rebooting the shows.
There has been a fairly strict separation of the DC film and television world. How were you able to combine the two with Miller’s cameo?...
- 1/15/2020
- by Marisa Roffman
- Variety Film + TV
“Crisis on Infinite Earths” concluded last night, with the final two episodes – unfolding across Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow – seeing the heroes rebooting reality and saving the multiverse. But it came with a cost. Oliver Queen, who already died rescuing the people of Earth-38 in the first episode of the crossover, perished for a second and final time in “Part 4” while battling the Anti-Monitor.
Having been imbued with the cosmic powers of the Spectre by Jim Corrigan while in Purgatory, Oliver was able to take on the evil villain for a while and release a massive amount of energy that kickstarted the birth of a new multiverse. It was then up to the seven Paragons to focus on the concepts they represent – Hope, Faith, Love, Destiny, Humanity, Strength and Truth. After it was done, Barry and Kara found the dying Oliver and stayed with him until he passed away.
And as expected,...
Having been imbued with the cosmic powers of the Spectre by Jim Corrigan while in Purgatory, Oliver was able to take on the evil villain for a while and release a massive amount of energy that kickstarted the birth of a new multiverse. It was then up to the seven Paragons to focus on the concepts they represent – Hope, Faith, Love, Destiny, Humanity, Strength and Truth. After it was done, Barry and Kara found the dying Oliver and stayed with him until he passed away.
And as expected,...
- 1/15/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
The CW’s Arrow on Tuesday night drew 1.4 million total viewers and a 0.5 demo rating with Part 4 of the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover, marking not only season highs but its best numbers since 2018’s “Elseworlds” crossover.
Leading out of that, the “Crisis” finale (which was technically a special, pre-Season 5 episode of Legends of Tomorrow) also did 1.4 mil and a 0.5.
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Leading out of that, the “Crisis” finale (which was technically a special, pre-Season 5 episode of Legends of Tomorrow) also did 1.4 mil and a 0.5.
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- 1/15/2020
- TVLine.com
It is finally here.
The conclusion of Crisis on Infinite Earths premiered after a one-month hiatus, and it was even more shocking than its previous installments.
There was action (of course), laughs, tears, endings, and beginnings all on Arrow Season 8 Episode 8 and DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 Episode 17. It was a well-fitting, yet a bit overwhelming, ending full of surprises that were anything but disappointing.
So, not only did we have to watch Oliver die once (and that is not counting the times he has "died" before Crisis), we had to watch him die a second time surrounded by Barry and Sara.
It was a surprising and emotional scene that was reminiscent of the one on Supergirl Season 5 Episode 9. However, it was much more satisfying.
Sara: No Ollie, you did it okay? And that's why you gotta come back with us. So we need you to hang on, okay?
Oliver:...
The conclusion of Crisis on Infinite Earths premiered after a one-month hiatus, and it was even more shocking than its previous installments.
There was action (of course), laughs, tears, endings, and beginnings all on Arrow Season 8 Episode 8 and DC's Legends of Tomorrow Season 4 Episode 17. It was a well-fitting, yet a bit overwhelming, ending full of surprises that were anything but disappointing.
So, not only did we have to watch Oliver die once (and that is not counting the times he has "died" before Crisis), we had to watch him die a second time surrounded by Barry and Sara.
It was a surprising and emotional scene that was reminiscent of the one on Supergirl Season 5 Episode 9. However, it was much more satisfying.
Sara: No Ollie, you did it okay? And that's why you gotta come back with us. So we need you to hang on, okay?
Oliver:...
- 1/15/2020
- by Sarah Little
- TVfanatic
After a decent enough start, the Arrowverse‘s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover came to a truly super close on Tuesday night, with a most heroic sacrifice followed by a second team-up event that eventually led to arguably the coolest DC nod one could hope for.
In the opening hour, Spectre fka Oliver Queen visited the long- and frustratingly stranded Paragons at the Vanishing Point. After somewhat explaining what he has become, Spectre “unlocked” Barry’s potential so that he could again access the Speed Force to, among other things, whisk Kara, Ryan and Lex to Mar Navu’s planet Maltus,...
In the opening hour, Spectre fka Oliver Queen visited the long- and frustratingly stranded Paragons at the Vanishing Point. After somewhat explaining what he has become, Spectre “unlocked” Barry’s potential so that he could again access the Speed Force to, among other things, whisk Kara, Ryan and Lex to Mar Navu’s planet Maltus,...
- 1/15/2020
- TVLine.com
The CW’s epic “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover event has been stuffed with fun cameos from across various incarnations of DC Comics’ superheroes. But they saved one of the biggest (and most fun) surprises for last: A meeting between the television The Flash and the movie The Flash.
(Mild spoilers below.)
The amusing moment came during the 4th installment of the 5-part crossover event, when Barry Allen/The Flash (Grant Gustin) has a touching but urgent discussion with Oliver Queen that gives him a clue about how to find his friends and in doing so have a chance to stop the multiverse-threatening disaster at the core of “Crisis.”
Also Read: Tom Ellis Is Sorry He 'Fibbed' to 'Lucifer' Fans About His 'Crisis on Infinite Earths' Crossover Cameo
As Barry zips around Star Labs, he suddenly hears a voice behind him and, turning around he comes face to face with...
(Mild spoilers below.)
The amusing moment came during the 4th installment of the 5-part crossover event, when Barry Allen/The Flash (Grant Gustin) has a touching but urgent discussion with Oliver Queen that gives him a clue about how to find his friends and in doing so have a chance to stop the multiverse-threatening disaster at the core of “Crisis.”
Also Read: Tom Ellis Is Sorry He 'Fibbed' to 'Lucifer' Fans About His 'Crisis on Infinite Earths' Crossover Cameo
As Barry zips around Star Labs, he suddenly hears a voice behind him and, turning around he comes face to face with...
- 1/15/2020
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
The following contains a major spoiler from Part 4 of the “Crisis on Infinite Earths” crossover event.
DC Comics’ movie and TV universes wonderfully and most surprisingly collided in the opening hour of Tuesday’s ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ climax.
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Warning: Spoilers are coming at you, in a … second!
Midway through the Arrow portion of the double-episode finale,...
DC Comics’ movie and TV universes wonderfully and most surprisingly collided in the opening hour of Tuesday’s ‘Crisis on Infinite Earths’ climax.
More from TVLine'Crisis on Infinite Earths': Where Was Reverse-Flash? And Iris? Who Is Laurel Now? And More Burning Qs AnsweredRatings: Arrow Hits 13-Month Highs With 'Crisis,' Jeopardy! Ends DownFlash Meets Flash! Grant Gustin and a Gobsmacked Melissa Benoist React to Movie Hero's Cameo in 'Crisis'
Warning: Spoilers are coming at you, in a … second!
Midway through the Arrow portion of the double-episode finale,...
- 1/15/2020
- TVLine.com
Spoiler Warning: Do not read ahead if you have not watched the finale of The CW’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths.”
Ezra Miller’s iteration of the Flash just crashed the DC TV universe.
Miller made a cameo on The CW’s big crossover event, “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” on Tuesday night, officially connecting the TV and film universes of DC. He reprised the superhero that he appeared as “Justice League” in, right alongside Grant Gustin’s own Barry Allen.
The CW’s sixth annual “Crisis on Infinite Earths” event connects the shows of the network’s Arrowverse — “Supergirl,” “Batwoman,” “The Flash,” “Arrow” and “Legends of Tomorrow” — to deal with an intergalactic emergency. It started with three episodes in December, and wrapped up on Tuesday night.
In the scene, Gustin’s Allen zips into Star Labs in his Flash gear, and he’s shocked to find Miller’s Allen standing there too.
Ezra Miller’s iteration of the Flash just crashed the DC TV universe.
Miller made a cameo on The CW’s big crossover event, “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” on Tuesday night, officially connecting the TV and film universes of DC. He reprised the superhero that he appeared as “Justice League” in, right alongside Grant Gustin’s own Barry Allen.
The CW’s sixth annual “Crisis on Infinite Earths” event connects the shows of the network’s Arrowverse — “Supergirl,” “Batwoman,” “The Flash,” “Arrow” and “Legends of Tomorrow” — to deal with an intergalactic emergency. It started with three episodes in December, and wrapped up on Tuesday night.
In the scene, Gustin’s Allen zips into Star Labs in his Flash gear, and he’s shocked to find Miller’s Allen standing there too.
- 1/15/2020
- by Alex Stedman and Adam B. Vary
- Variety Film + TV
Many people believed that it would Never happen and that the worlds of the Arrowverse on The CW and the DC Film Universe would ever intertwine or cross over. Well now that has all been Shattered. In the fourth episode of the Crisis On Infinite Earths crossover, the two met as Ezra Miller’s The Flash met Grant […]
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- 1/15/2020
- by Jay Washington
- Cinelinx
The Crisis on Infinite Earths finale stretches across both Arrow and Legends of Tomorrow!
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This Crisis on Infinite Earths review contains spoilers.
Arrow Season 8, Episode 8
The conclusion of Crisis On Infinite Earths hit us with two very different, but equally compelling, hours. The first largely continued the end-times vibe of the Crisis thus far, as the Paragons tried to thwart history and eventually faced the Anti-Monitor at the dawn of time, while the second brought us back to a unified earth with some major edits, and the playful tone that makes Legends of Tomorrow such a continual delight. The fights themselves were a bit weak, but the cameos and easter eggs were strong, and this thing had its heart in all the right places.
Stephen Amell and Melissa Benoist’s performances in particular stand out as some of their best work, which is saying something given the...
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This Crisis on Infinite Earths review contains spoilers.
Arrow Season 8, Episode 8
The conclusion of Crisis On Infinite Earths hit us with two very different, but equally compelling, hours. The first largely continued the end-times vibe of the Crisis thus far, as the Paragons tried to thwart history and eventually faced the Anti-Monitor at the dawn of time, while the second brought us back to a unified earth with some major edits, and the playful tone that makes Legends of Tomorrow such a continual delight. The fights themselves were a bit weak, but the cameos and easter eggs were strong, and this thing had its heart in all the right places.
Stephen Amell and Melissa Benoist’s performances in particular stand out as some of their best work, which is saying something given the...
- 1/15/2020
- Den of Geek
The Arroverse returns from its midseason break tonight with the final two episodes of “Crisis on Infinite Earths,” but just before we welcome back the likes of the Flash, Supergirl and Batwoman, The CW has announced that a new show is officially on its way later this year. Last October, it was announced that a spinoff for the Man of Steel and family titled Superman & Lois was getting a pilot. Now, The CW has decided to give the show a full series order.
This is an unusual decision, seeing as the typical process is for the network to judge whether they want a full series after a pilot’s turned in. S&l hasn’t even filmed its pilot though, so The CW must have a lot of faith in the project. Maybe it was the success of “Crisis” that closed the deal, as both Tyler Hoechlin’s Clark Kent...
This is an unusual decision, seeing as the typical process is for the network to judge whether they want a full series after a pilot’s turned in. S&l hasn’t even filmed its pilot though, so The CW must have a lot of faith in the project. Maybe it was the success of “Crisis” that closed the deal, as both Tyler Hoechlin’s Clark Kent...
- 1/14/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Crisis on Infinite Earths may be ending tonight, but Legends of Tomorrow season five is just beginning. In fact, while Legends of Tomorrow's season five takes place after and is greatly impacted by the events of the latest Arrowverse crossover (which currently has murdered all but seven people in the entire multiverse), it filmed long before Crisis was fully written, forcing Caity Lotz to do a little guessing. "Our first episode took place hot off of the crossover, but I didn't even have a crossover script," she told us over the phone. "So to try to do a whole monologue about what happened during the crossover, but like, I didn't know what happens in the crossover. So reading...
- 1/14/2020
- E! Online
The Arrowverse returns from its winter break tonight with the thrilling final two parts of “Crisis on Infinite Earths.” But though we’ll see Melissa Benoist’s Girl of Steel in these last installments of the crossover, Supergirl season 5 won’t resume until this Sunday. But when it does, we can expect a big shake-up to the show’s status quo.
True, we don’t know exactly what that’ll be just yet, but we can get a taste of it from these photos for the midseason premiere, titled “The Bottle Episode.” For one, the images tease that Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) will stick around after “Crisis” to continue causing problems in National City. What’s more, it looks like Jesse Rath’s Brainy will be going through some changes. Several of the pics seem to showcase him cycling through various personalities. Most notable is the fact that Rath’s...
True, we don’t know exactly what that’ll be just yet, but we can get a taste of it from these photos for the midseason premiere, titled “The Bottle Episode.” For one, the images tease that Lex Luthor (Jon Cryer) will stick around after “Crisis” to continue causing problems in National City. What’s more, it looks like Jesse Rath’s Brainy will be going through some changes. Several of the pics seem to showcase him cycling through various personalities. Most notable is the fact that Rath’s...
- 1/14/2020
- by Christian Bone
- We Got This Covered
Chuck Norris walked so Jared Padalecki could… also walk. The CW has officially ordered Walker — a reimagining of the iconic Walker, Texas Ranger — to series, with Supernatural‘s Padalecki filling Norris’ legendary boots.
Padalecki stars as Cordell Walker, “a widower and father of two with his own moral code who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there’s harder work to be done at home. He’ll attempt to reconnect with his children, navigate clashes with his family, and find unexpected common ground with his new partner (one of the first women in...
Padalecki stars as Cordell Walker, “a widower and father of two with his own moral code who returns home to Austin after being undercover for two years, only to discover there’s harder work to be done at home. He’ll attempt to reconnect with his children, navigate clashes with his family, and find unexpected common ground with his new partner (one of the first women in...
- 1/14/2020
- TVLine.com
The Crisis on Infinite Earths indeed proved inevitable (as a certain comic book character might put it) when the Anti-Monitor’s anti-matter wave laid waste to the Arrowverse‘s last Earth standing. And yet just before Earth-One got 86’d, Pariah transported the seven Paragons to a hiding place, the Vanishing Point, where they (hopefully) have been plotting a fix for the universe’s eradication.
But for how long have the Paragons been on their own, when Part 4 arrives (Tuesday at 8/7c on The CW)? And what sort of final showdown can we expect, in the special Legends of Tomorrow episode...
But for how long have the Paragons been on their own, when Part 4 arrives (Tuesday at 8/7c on The CW)? And what sort of final showdown can we expect, in the special Legends of Tomorrow episode...
- 1/14/2020
- TVLine.com
After a long wait for its conclusion, the final two parts of The CW’s “Crisis on Infinite Earths” will be with us tomorrow night. We’ve already had a run of teasers for the upcoming action, as well as images from Part 4 of the special, and now have a set of photos from the concluding episode of the Multiverse-destroying storyline, which will wrap up on Legends of Tomorrow.
The images, which you can see below, aren’t quit as detailed as the ones we had for the fourth installment, but they still give us some clues for the finale. The synopsis for Part 5 of the “Crisis” doesn’t tell us much, either, only that “worlds lived, worlds died. Nothing will ever be the same.” The CW are presumably aiming to keep spoilers close to their chest, although we know from Part 4 that Oliver Queen is back as the Spectre,...
The images, which you can see below, aren’t quit as detailed as the ones we had for the fourth installment, but they still give us some clues for the finale. The synopsis for Part 5 of the “Crisis” doesn’t tell us much, either, only that “worlds lived, worlds died. Nothing will ever be the same.” The CW are presumably aiming to keep spoilers close to their chest, although we know from Part 4 that Oliver Queen is back as the Spectre,...
- 1/13/2020
- by Jessica James
- We Got This Covered
CBS’ God Friended Me this Sunday drew 6.2 million total viewers and a 0.8 demo rating, up 15 and 100 percent from the series lows set last week against the Golden Globes.
Leading out of that, NCIS: Los Angeles (6.3 mil/0.8) also enjoyed a dramatic upswing, going from matching its all-time demo low opposite the Globes to matching this season’s high.
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Leading out of that, NCIS: Los Angeles (6.3 mil/0.8) also enjoyed a dramatic upswing, going from matching its all-time demo low opposite the Globes to matching this season’s high.
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- 1/13/2020
- TVLine.com
Blake Edwards, the screenwriter, producer and director best-known for the hugely successful Pink Panther film series in collaboration with the comedian Peter Sellers, died Wednesday evening at St. John's Health Center in Santa Monica of complications from pneumonia; he was 88. Known mostly for the slapstick comedy of the Pink Panther films and other farces ranging from the midlife crisis comedy 10 to the gender-bending Victor/Victoria, Edwards did venture into other genres, most notably with the iconic Breakfast at Tiffany's, starring Audrey Hepburn, and the melodrama Days of Wine and Roses, both filmed in the early 1960s. Edwards was also known for his high-profile marriage to actress Julie Andrews, whom he directed in a number of films, and with whom he adopted two children; Andrews and his family were reportedly at his bedside when he passed.
Born William Blake Crump on July 26, 1922, in Tulsa Oklahoma, Edwards was the son of a stage director and the grandson of prolific silent-film director J. Gordon Edwards. He began his career as an actor and a radio scriptwriter specializing in hard-boiled private detective scripts tinged with humor, a different take from the classic noir gumshoes such as Sam Spade and Phillip Marlowe. Edwards took his talents to the small screen in 1959, creating the TV series Peter Gunn about a private investigator who loved hip jazz and dressed to the nines. Though the series ran for over 100 episodes, Peter Gunn is perhaps best remembered for its theme music, composed by Henry Mancini, who was to become an invaluable contributor to Edwards' career in film.
In the mid 1950s Edward also moved towards film, directing a number of comedies before striking box office gold with the 1959 hit Operation Petticoat, starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. Two years later, Edwards turned Truman Capote's novella Breakfast at Tiffany's into a critical and commercial success, propelling Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly into the pop culture pantheon as well as Mancini's hit song "Moon River", which won an Oscar (the film received five Oscar nominations total, including Best Actress). The adult-for-its-time comedy, co-starring George Peppard, Patricia Neal and Mickey Rooney (whose jaw-dropping portrayal of a stereotypical Japanese landlord was the film's biggest misstep), erased much of Capote's sexual subtext in favor of a standard Hollywood romance between the two leads, but it nonetheless became one of the favored romantic comedies of all time. He followed up that film with the effective black-and-white thriller Experiment in Terror (1962) , his only turn in the thriller genre, and the alcoholism drama Days of Wine and Roses (also 1962), which featured Academy Award-nominated performances by Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick.
In 1963, beginning with The Pink Panther (1963) and in four subsequent Panther films over two decades, Edwards, in collaboration with Peter Sellers, gave audiences one of the most distinctive comedic characters ever conceived - Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. With an exaggerated French accent and an incredibly clumsy manner, Clouseau was a uniquely brilliant creation, a completely inept detective who always got his man. Only two films were made in the early 1960s, but the franchise was revived in the mid 1970s with three more films. Though Sellers died in 1980, Edwards made three additional Panther films into the early 1990's, though none came close to capturing the freewheeling and blissfully absurd spirit of the first two Panther comedies, which also included A Shot in the Dark (1964).
First married from 1953-1967 to actress Patricia Walker, with whom he had two children, Edwards met his second wife, Julie Andrews, in the late 1960s as both were coming off big movie hits, she with The Sound of Music and he with the Pink Panther films as well as The Great Race (1965) and The Party (1968). The two, who married in November 1969, attempted to join their creative forces for the World War I musical melodrama Darling Lili, which was an attempt to show Andrews in a more adult light as a Mata Hari-type spy who attempts to use her seductive wiles on American major Rock Hudson, only to fall in love him. One of the most notorious flops of its time, the production was marred by expensive location shooting, expansive yet nonsensical musical numbers, extensive rewrites and constant meddling from Paramount studio to make the film more commercially appealing; the budget skyrocketed as the film drew towards its 1970 release, and was roundly drubbed as a fiasco on all counts.
Darling Lili practically sunk Edwards' career, and the filmmaker suffered from severe depression and retreated to Switzerland to recover. While he made some films in the early 1970s, none were warmly received until The Return of the Pink Panther in 1975. After two more Panther films with Peter Sellers, Edwards was suddenly back on top in 1979 with the comedy 10, which featured Dudley Moore as a man besotted with a younger woman, a corn-rowed Bo Derek, who thanks to the film would become a superstar and cultural icon of the time, due mostly to scenes captured of her running on a Mexican beach in little more than a flesh-colored bikini. The film turned Edwards' career around, and he gleefully skewered the Hollywood that attempted to sink him after Darling Lili with the scathing satire S.O.B. (1981), in which Andrews played a thinly veiled version of herself and finally rid herself of her pristine image by baring her breasts.
Andrews received an Oscar nomination, as did Edwards for screenwriting, for the cross-dressing musical hit Victor/Victoria (1982), the story of a British female singer pretending to be a gay Polish female impersonator in pre-World War II France. The racy comedy, which dealt frankly with cross-dressing and homosexuality in an era when both evoked titters and general discomfort with mainstream audiences, also starred James Garner and Oscar nominees Robert Preston and Lesley Ann Warren. The film, featuring numerous musical numbers and Edwards' patented brand of slapstick, was a huge hit, and would inspire a Broadway musical adaptation in the mid-1990s, also directed by Edwards and starring Andrews; lightning, however, did not strike twice, and though commercially successful, it was less than warmly received by critics.
Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Edwards made more comedies, including Micki & Maude (1984), A Fine Mess (1986), Blind Date (1987), and Switch (1991); his most notable film post-Victor/Victoria was the autobiographical That's Life! (1986), starring Jack Lemmon as an Edwards-style protagonist suffering from depression, Julie Andrews as his wife, and one of Edwards' children, and one of Andrews' children as part of the main character's large family.
After the Broadway adaptation of Victor/Victoria, Edwards essentially retired from filmmaking; in 2004 he received an Honorary Oscar "In recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen". The presentation of the award, by Jim Carrey, was notable for including a patented Edwards sight gag, in which the director, ensconced in a wheelchair, crashed through a wall in an attempt to accept the statuette.
Edwards is survived by Andrews and his four children.
Born William Blake Crump on July 26, 1922, in Tulsa Oklahoma, Edwards was the son of a stage director and the grandson of prolific silent-film director J. Gordon Edwards. He began his career as an actor and a radio scriptwriter specializing in hard-boiled private detective scripts tinged with humor, a different take from the classic noir gumshoes such as Sam Spade and Phillip Marlowe. Edwards took his talents to the small screen in 1959, creating the TV series Peter Gunn about a private investigator who loved hip jazz and dressed to the nines. Though the series ran for over 100 episodes, Peter Gunn is perhaps best remembered for its theme music, composed by Henry Mancini, who was to become an invaluable contributor to Edwards' career in film.
In the mid 1950s Edward also moved towards film, directing a number of comedies before striking box office gold with the 1959 hit Operation Petticoat, starring Cary Grant and Tony Curtis. Two years later, Edwards turned Truman Capote's novella Breakfast at Tiffany's into a critical and commercial success, propelling Audrey Hepburn's Holly Golightly into the pop culture pantheon as well as Mancini's hit song "Moon River", which won an Oscar (the film received five Oscar nominations total, including Best Actress). The adult-for-its-time comedy, co-starring George Peppard, Patricia Neal and Mickey Rooney (whose jaw-dropping portrayal of a stereotypical Japanese landlord was the film's biggest misstep), erased much of Capote's sexual subtext in favor of a standard Hollywood romance between the two leads, but it nonetheless became one of the favored romantic comedies of all time. He followed up that film with the effective black-and-white thriller Experiment in Terror (1962) , his only turn in the thriller genre, and the alcoholism drama Days of Wine and Roses (also 1962), which featured Academy Award-nominated performances by Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick.
In 1963, beginning with The Pink Panther (1963) and in four subsequent Panther films over two decades, Edwards, in collaboration with Peter Sellers, gave audiences one of the most distinctive comedic characters ever conceived - Chief Inspector Jacques Clouseau. With an exaggerated French accent and an incredibly clumsy manner, Clouseau was a uniquely brilliant creation, a completely inept detective who always got his man. Only two films were made in the early 1960s, but the franchise was revived in the mid 1970s with three more films. Though Sellers died in 1980, Edwards made three additional Panther films into the early 1990's, though none came close to capturing the freewheeling and blissfully absurd spirit of the first two Panther comedies, which also included A Shot in the Dark (1964).
First married from 1953-1967 to actress Patricia Walker, with whom he had two children, Edwards met his second wife, Julie Andrews, in the late 1960s as both were coming off big movie hits, she with The Sound of Music and he with the Pink Panther films as well as The Great Race (1965) and The Party (1968). The two, who married in November 1969, attempted to join their creative forces for the World War I musical melodrama Darling Lili, which was an attempt to show Andrews in a more adult light as a Mata Hari-type spy who attempts to use her seductive wiles on American major Rock Hudson, only to fall in love him. One of the most notorious flops of its time, the production was marred by expensive location shooting, expansive yet nonsensical musical numbers, extensive rewrites and constant meddling from Paramount studio to make the film more commercially appealing; the budget skyrocketed as the film drew towards its 1970 release, and was roundly drubbed as a fiasco on all counts.
Darling Lili practically sunk Edwards' career, and the filmmaker suffered from severe depression and retreated to Switzerland to recover. While he made some films in the early 1970s, none were warmly received until The Return of the Pink Panther in 1975. After two more Panther films with Peter Sellers, Edwards was suddenly back on top in 1979 with the comedy 10, which featured Dudley Moore as a man besotted with a younger woman, a corn-rowed Bo Derek, who thanks to the film would become a superstar and cultural icon of the time, due mostly to scenes captured of her running on a Mexican beach in little more than a flesh-colored bikini. The film turned Edwards' career around, and he gleefully skewered the Hollywood that attempted to sink him after Darling Lili with the scathing satire S.O.B. (1981), in which Andrews played a thinly veiled version of herself and finally rid herself of her pristine image by baring her breasts.
Andrews received an Oscar nomination, as did Edwards for screenwriting, for the cross-dressing musical hit Victor/Victoria (1982), the story of a British female singer pretending to be a gay Polish female impersonator in pre-World War II France. The racy comedy, which dealt frankly with cross-dressing and homosexuality in an era when both evoked titters and general discomfort with mainstream audiences, also starred James Garner and Oscar nominees Robert Preston and Lesley Ann Warren. The film, featuring numerous musical numbers and Edwards' patented brand of slapstick, was a huge hit, and would inspire a Broadway musical adaptation in the mid-1990s, also directed by Edwards and starring Andrews; lightning, however, did not strike twice, and though commercially successful, it was less than warmly received by critics.
Throughout the 1980s and early 1990s, Edwards made more comedies, including Micki & Maude (1984), A Fine Mess (1986), Blind Date (1987), and Switch (1991); his most notable film post-Victor/Victoria was the autobiographical That's Life! (1986), starring Jack Lemmon as an Edwards-style protagonist suffering from depression, Julie Andrews as his wife, and one of Edwards' children, and one of Andrews' children as part of the main character's large family.
After the Broadway adaptation of Victor/Victoria, Edwards essentially retired from filmmaking; in 2004 he received an Honorary Oscar "In recognition of his writing, directing and producing an extraordinary body of work for the screen". The presentation of the award, by Jim Carrey, was notable for including a patented Edwards sight gag, in which the director, ensconced in a wheelchair, crashed through a wall in an attempt to accept the statuette.
Edwards is survived by Andrews and his four children.
- 12/16/2010
- by Mark Englehart
- IMDb News
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