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Loni Anderson’s 5 Must-Watch Shows and Films According to IMDb Ratings (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Loni Anderson, the beloved Hollywood icon, passed away this August, leaving behind a legacy that spanned decades. Best remembered for her role as the glamorous receptionist Jennifer Marlowe in the hit CBS sitcom Wkrp in Cincinnati, she became a household name in the late ‘70s and ‘80s. But her career extended far beyond that iconic portrayal — Anderson brought charm, wit, and elegance to various television and film roles that cemented her place in pop culture history.

A true stalwart of the entertainment industry, she bridged the golden era of network television with the evolving landscape of modern TV, working well into her 70s. From sitcoms to dramas, here’s a look at five of her most acclaimed projects, ranked by IMDb.

5. Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas (2023) Streaming on: Lifetime, Amazon Prime Video IMDb...

Last month’s Lifetime film, I am Your Biggest Fan, focused exclusively on an abduction. This month’s pick, The Boy Who Vanished, explores the same kind of crime, albeit with a focus on the aftermath.

Writer Ken Miyamoto tosses the audience in the deep end right from the start. The film opens at night as a teen boy walks up to a payphone and calls the police, identifying himself as kidnapping victim Jack Reese.

It’s not until we’ve gone through the morning routine of Haley (Tegan Moss) and Richard (Matthew Kevin Anderson) that the couple’s connection to Jack becomes evident. They seem mildly overprotective of their young, pre-teen son Tyler (Kingston Goodjohn) and for good reason: when Haley and Richard meet with Detective Doyle (Vincent Ross) at the police station, it is revealed that Jack is their son…and he’s been missing for twelve years.

Exclusive: LA’s Nicely Entertainment has acquired campy telemovie Ladies of the ‘80s: A Divas Christmas, and is bringing its soap opera shenanigans to the Cannes Market.

The film stars Loni Anderson (Wkrp in Cincinnati), Morgan Fairchild (Falcon Crest), Linda Gray (Dallas), Donna Mills (Knots Landing) and Nicollette Sheridan (Knots Landing) as five glamorous soap opera stars who reunite to shoot the final Christmas episode of their long-running show. Producer Alex (Travis Burns) and director Nell (Taylor Ann Thompson) do their best to keep things on the rails but old rivalries resurface and threaten to tear the production apart. The divas are forced to put their differences aside and the show becomes an unexpected ratings hit, creating a new TV format for them and a romance for Alex and Nell.

The movie’s score and theme song ‘Ladies of the ‘80s’ was written by Songwriters Hall of Fame’s Steve Dorff...

Tonight, Lifetime will jump on the sentimental trend of reuniting veteran actresses for our giddy enjoyment by airing Ladies of the 80s: A Divas Christmas, a festive romp that stars Loni Anderson (Wkrp in Cincinnati), Morgan Fairchild (Falcon Crest), Linda Gray (Dallas), Donna Mills (Knots Landing) and Nicollette Sheridan (Knots Landing).

The holiday flick from longtime producer Larry A. Thompson (Liz & Dick) follows five soap opera divas as they reunite to shoot the final Christmas episode of their long-running sudser.

“I’ve known all these ladies all these years,” he told Deadline. “We’ve worked together, made movies together, and Donna Mills I’ve managed since Knot’s Landing and I still do. So between managing Donna and being friends with the ladies, I said it might be fun to have all these ladies in a movie. And there’s been a trend lately of older stars joining together to be in movies,...

Exclusive: Holy high waisted jeans! Lifetime has a big ’80s themed surprise in store for the holidays.

As the tentpole for its holiday movie slate, Lifetime will air Ladies of the 80s: A Divas Christmas, a festive romp starring Loni Anderson (Wkrp in Cincinnati), Morgan Fairchild (Falcon Crest), Linda Gray (Dallas), Donna Mills (Knots Landing) and Nicollette Sheridan (Knots Landing).

Filmed earlier this year, the movie follows five soap opera divas as they reunite to shoot the final Christmas episode of their long-running sudser. The producer, Alex (Travis Burns) and director Nell (Taylor Ann Thompson), who happen to be old college friends, do their best to keep things on the rails but as the ladies come together, old rivalries resurface that threaten to tear the production apart. With the show nearly canceled before it even begins due to the ladies’ famous diva behavior, they reluctantly agree to set aside their...

New Delhi, Sep 22 (Ians) A strong field of past champions and current winners from the Ladies European Tour (Let) are confirmed for the Hero Women’s Indian Open 2022, which returns to action for the first time since 2019.

With a prize purse of US 400,000, the event will be staged at the picturesque Dlf Golf and Country Club in Gurugram from October 20-23.

The event, which could not be held in 2020 and 2021 because of the Coronavirus pandemic, is coming back with one of the strongest fields in its history.

At least five past champions have already sent in their entries and more are likely to come through. Additionally, a host of winners in the 2021 and 2022 seasons have entered the event, which will see participation of 114 golfers from as many as 20 countries from around the world.

The field also includes Aditi Ashok, India’s first and only Women’s Indian Open winner, who...

It will be a Full House reunion on the set of Great American Family’s original Christmas movie Candace Cameron Bure Presents: Christmas on Candy Cane Lane. Full House/Fuller House alumna Andrea Barber has been tapped to star with Dan Payne (Virgin River) in the movie produced by her fellow Full House/Fuller House alum Bure. It’s slated to premiere on the network this holiday season.

Developed as part of her Candy Rock Entertainment venture, Christmas on Candy Cane Lane is Bure’s second Christmas project with Great American Media for the 2022 season and the first produced under the banner Candace Cameron Bure Presents. The new film will be part of Great American Christmas, the network’s holiday programming franchise which returns on October 21.

“It brings me great joy to bring you the incredibly talented and funny Andrea Barber. Having a 30-year bestie friendship both on and off...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for May 2021, with local productions responding individually, based on best practices for businesses/employers from the 'BC Centre for Disease Control', to stop the spread of Covid-19:

Features Bonfire Local Production Company: No Clocks Productions Ltd.  Producer: Jim Whitaker, Joe Roth Director: David Lowery 3/8/2021 - 6/30/2021  Easter Sunday Local Production Company: Sandals Productions Inc. Producer: Jonathan Eirich, Dan Lin Director: Jay Chandrasekhar 5/3/2021 - 6/18/2021  Emerald Hill Local Production Company: Red Energy Films Inc. Producer: Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher Director: Jeffrey Fowler 3/15/2021 - 5/12/2021  Heatwave Local Production Company: Heatwave Thriller Productions Inc. Producer: Mick MacKay Director: Ernie Barbarash 4/12/2021 - 5/7/2021  Lou Local Production Company: Deerfield Productions, Ulc Producer: JJ Abrams, Jonathan Cohen Director: Anna Foerster 6/14/2021 - 8/23/2021 TV Movie

26 Hour Day Local Production Company: Hour Road Productions Ltd. Director: David Winning 5/3/2021 - 5/21/2021  A Christmas Treasure Local Production Company: Christmas Treasure Road Productions Ltd. Director:...

Halloween has come and gone and it’s time to start celebrating the holidays. Ok, well, Lifetime (and some of its competitors) began decking their lineups with new Christmas movies before Oct. 30 — but now it’s really time to start making the season bright.

See below for Lifetime’s full 2020 “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” slate of holiday movies, which includes 30 different original films this year. Two notable projects on the list are “A Christmas Setup,” which marks the cable channel’s first-ever holiday movie to feature a gay couple as the leads, and “A Sugar & Spice Holiday,” Lifetime’s first holiday film led by an Asian cast.

Christmas on Ice

Starring Abigail Klein, Ryan Cooper, Caroline Portu,

Will Lyman, Meara Mahoney Gross

10/23 at 8pm Et/Pt

Courtney Bennett (Abigail Klein), a former US figure skating hopeful, runs the city’s public skating rink but when the Mayor (Will Lyman) announces its closing,...

Christmas might not be until December, but some networks are slapping on their mittens and gearing up for the holiday season as early as October.

Families often find themselves gathered around the TV binging some of Hallmark or Lifetime’s latest Christmas-themed films, and this year is no exception. With people around the country encouraged to stay indoors and avoid crowded locations, Variety breaks down a list of feel-good Christmas movies to tune into this year.

As part of Lifetime’s “It’s a Wonderful Lifetime” holiday movie slate, the channel will premiere 30 original TV movies beginning Oct. 23 and running through mid-December. In its efforts to diversify the stories it showcases, Lifetime said it worked with GLAAD and Cape (Coalition of Asian Pacifics in Entertainment) for its first-ever LGBTQ-led film “The Christmas Setup” and “A Sugar & Spice Holiday” centering on an Asian American family.

More films will be added to the list as networks announce them.

In today’s film news roundup, Jessica Lowndes stars in a romantic comedy, Leslie Linka Glatter and Paul Schrader are honored, Spike Lee is presenting Denzel Washington with AFI’s award, and “Ghost Light” and “Satanic Panic” get acquired.

Castings

Jessica Lowndes is starring in and executive producing the musically inspired romantic comedy “Over the Moon,” which is beginning production in Vancouver, Variety has learned exclusively.

Lowndes wrote the script and the original songs and score along with music producer Evan White. She portrays a matchmaker who agrees to set up her best friend, played by Wes Brown, in hopes of furthering her career. As she comes closer to her goal, however, she realizes he has been her perfect match all along. Christie Will Wolf is directing.

AFI Awards

The American Film Institute will confer Doctorate of Fine Arts degrees honoris causa upon Leslie Linka Glatter and Paul Schrader.

They...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for June 2019, including  "90210", "Project Blue Book", "Altered Carbon" and a whole lot more:

New Media Feature

Coffee & Kareem

Local Production Company: Coffee Break Productions Inc.

Director: Michael J.E. Dowse

Producer: Ed Helms, Michael Falbo, Dan Clarke

Apr 22/19 - Jun 04/19

Operation Christmas Drop

Local Production Company: Ocd Productions Inc.

Director: Martin Wood

Producer: Steve McGlothen

May 22/19 - Jun 28/19

The Main Event

Local Production Company: Main Event Movie Inc.

Director: Jay Karas

Producer: Ian Hay

Jun 17/19 - Aug 16/19

TV Movie

All Summer Long

Local Production Company: Anchor Road Productions Ltd.

Director: Peter DeLuise

Producer: Harvey Kahn

Jun 03/19 - Jun 24/19

Darrow And Darrow 4 - Burden Of Proof

Local Production Company: Darrow 4 Productions Inc.

Director: Michael Robison

Producer: Jamie Goehring, Kevin Leslie

Jun 03/19 - Jun 21/19

Mystery 101: Movie 3 - Words Can Kill

Local Production Company: MU3 Productions Inc.

Director: Andy Mikita

Producer: Jamie Goehring,...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for May 2019, including "90210", "Get Shorty", "Van Helsing" and a whole lot more:

Feature Film

To All The Boys 2

Local Production Company: All The Boys Productions Inc.

Director: Michael Fimognari

Producer: Chris Foss

Mar 27/19 - May 08/19

New Media Feature

Coffee & Kareem

Local Production Company: Coffee Break Productions Inc.

Director: Michael J.E. Dowse

Producer: Ed Helms, Michael Falbo

Apr 22/19 - Jun 04/19

Operation Christmas Drop

Local Production Company: Ocd Productions Inc.

Director: Martin Wood

May 20/19 - Jun 28/19

Windfall

Local Production Company: Windfallen Productions Ltd.

Director: Michael M. Scott

Producer: Harvey Kahn, Stephanie Slack, Margret Huddleston

Apr 30/19 - May 28/19

TV Movie

Barbecue For Two

Local Production Company: BBQ42 Productions Inc.

Director: Peter DeLuise

Producer: Harvey Kahn

Apr 15/19 - May 06/19

Chronicle Mysteries 4: The Deep End

Director: Nimisha Mukerji

Producer: Shawn Williamson, Jamie Goehring, Kevin Leslie

May 06/19 - Dec 31/69

Dude Ranch

Local Production Company: Dude Ranch Productions Ltd.

In today’s film news roundup, Gale Anne Hurd will be honored with a lifetime achievement award, Nicole Kidman’s “Destroyer” gets an AFI Fest screening, and the holiday romance “Mr. 365” starts production.

Film Festivals

The Heartland International Film Festival has selected “The Terminator” and “The Walking Dead” producer Gale Anne Hurd for its lifetime achievement award.

Heartland Film Festival’s director of film programming Greg Sorvig, said, “Gale Anne Hurd has cemented her place in film history as a creator and guiding force behind some of the most iconic genre works in film and television history. You could start and end the list with ‘The Terminator,’ ‘Aliens,’ and ‘The Walking Dead,’ but the fact that there is so much more beyond those two unforgettable films and that groundbreaking television series, speaks to her lasting impact on our film culture.”

Hurd will receive the award at AMC Castleton Square in...

Yes, I Do premieres Saturday, June 30 at 9 p.m. Et/Pt on Hallmark Channel. The film stars Jen Lilley (Days of our Lives), Marcus Rosner (UnREAL) and Jessica Lowndes (90210).

Busy chocolatier Charlotte (Lilley) has left her boyfriend James (Rosner) at the altar three times and now she needs to prove to him that she really does want to marry him. Things are complicated when his ex-girlfriend Nicole (Lowndes), who is also the owner of Chocolate Monthly Magazine, arrives on the scene and says she wants him back.

Check out a sneak peek below.

The cast includes Christie Lang, Mark Brandon, Rhonda Dent, Alistair Abell and Beau Daniels.

Yes, I Do is a Proposal Productions Inc. production. Timothy O. Johnson and Michael Vickerman are executive producers. Christie Will Wolf directs from a script written by Joel and Lisa Canfield.

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for June 2018, including "Airborne", "Van Helsing", "The Big Sleep" and a whole lot more:

Feature Film

Always Be My Maybe

Local Production Company: Anaheim Productions Inc.

Director: Nahnatchka Khan

May 28/18 - Jul 06/18

A Score To Settle

Local Production Company: Settle Productions Inc.

Director: Shawn Ku

Jun 24/18 - Jul 14/18

Benchwarmers 2

Local Production Company: 2nd String Productions Inc.

Director: Johnathan Rosenbaum

Producer: Dan Angel

Jun 05/18 - Jun 28/18

Casino Night

Local Production Company: Hedgehog Films Inc.

Director: Jeffrey Fowler

Jul 30/18 - Sep 26/18

Good Boys

Local Production Company: Good Boy Productions Inc.

Director: Gene Stupnitsky

Producer: Dan Clarke

Jul 09/18 - Aug 23/18

Love & Oatmeal

Local Production Company: Scott & Cindy Film Productions Inc.

Director: Peter Sattler

Producer: Molly Smith, Rachel Smith, Thad Luckinbill, Trent Luckinbill, Trina Wyatt

Jun 04/18 - Jun 29/18

Needle In A Timestack

Local Production Company: Needle Production Services BC Inc.

Director: John Ridley

Producer: Vince Geradis,...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for April 2018, including "Charmed", "Arrow", "Supergirl" and a whole lot more:

Feature Films:

Daughter Of The Wolf

Local Production Company: Daughter Productions

Director: David Hackl

Producer: Jessica Bennett, Robert B. Bricker, Douglas Falconer, Danielle Masters, Andre Relis, Frank White

Mar 18/18 - Apr 13/18

Purple Harvest

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions

Director: Drew Goddard

Jan 29/18 - Apr 06/18

Red Snow

Local Production Company: Zhoh Daatsik Pictures Inc.

Director: Marie Clements

Producer(s): Lael McCall, Michelle Morris, Jonathan Tamuz

Mar 20/18 - May 28/18

The Art Of Racing In The Rain

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions

Director: Simon Curtis

Producer: Patrick Dempsey, Neal H. Moritz, Tania Landau, Joannie Burnstein

Apr 30/18 - Jul 23/18

The Body Remembers When The World Broke Open

Local Production Company: Kmlt Productions Inc.

Director: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn

Producer: Tyler Hagan, Lori Lozinski

Mar 25/18 - Apr 09/18

Untitled Ali Wong/Randall...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for December 2017 including "Purple Harvest", "Supergirl", "The Magicians" and a whole lot more:

A Dogs Way Home

Feature

Local Production Company: Singularity Productions

Director: Charles Martin Smith

Producer: Gavin Polone

Oct 16/17 - Dec 15/17

Noelle

Feature

Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions

Director: Marc Lawrence

Producer: Heather Meehan

Pm: Heather Meehan

Oct 23/17 - Jan 18/18

Peace

Feature

Local Production Company: Peace Pictures Canada Inc

Director: Robert Port

Producer: Rick Dugdale

Dec 03/17 - Dec 21/17

Purple Harvest

Feature

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions

Director: Drew Goddard

Exec. Producer: Mary McLaglen

Jan 29/18 - Apr 06/18

Two/One

Feature

Local Production Company: Khai Productions

Director: Juan Cabral

Producer: Dave Valleau

Nov 15/17 - Dec 03/17

Deadly Class

TV Pilot

Local Production Company: Pica Productions (BC) Limited

Director: Lee Toland Krieger

Producer: John Lenic

Nov 15/17 - Dec 05/17

A Series Of Unfortunate Events ~ Season 2

TV Series

Local Production Company: Olaf...

Chris Christie has been weighing a role in cable news for after his term as New Jersey governor comes to an end, according to a report from CNN Money. Christie will leave office in January and has been in talks with both CNN and MSNBC about coming on as a contributor, according to three unnamed individuals who spoke to CNN. He is not believed to be in talks with Fox News. New Jersey ethics rules prevent Christie from engaging in serious negotiations while in office, but he has been exploring his options with both cable news and law firms. Christie’s spokesperson.

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for August 2017, including "Dragged Across Concrete", "Freaks", "Arrow" and a whole lot more:

13 Miles

Feature

Local Production Company: Habethy Film Productions

Director: Anthony Epp, Helena Thom

Producer: Shanyn Maguire, Anthony Epp, Helena Thom

May 19/17 - Aug 20/17

Dragged Across Concrete

Feature

Local Production Company: Moot Point (Dragged) Productions

Director: Craig Zahler

Producer: Sefton Fincham, Jack Heller, Keith Kjarval, Dallas Sonnier

Jul 17/17 - Sep 16/17

Eggplant Emoji

Feature

Local Production Company: Eggplant Productions

Director: Jake Szymanski

Exec. Producer(s): Jamie Goehring, Kevin Leeson

Aug 21/17 - Oct 02/17

Fatal Visit

Feature

Local Production Company: Lone House Films Ltd.

Director: Calvin Poon

Producer: Fiona Lee, Michael Parker

Jul 18/17 - Aug 11/17

Freaks

Feature

Local Production Company: Freak Productions

Director: Zach Lipovsky

Producer: Jordan Barber

Jul 31/17 - Aug 25/17

Nicole

Feature

Local Production Company: True Meaning Productions

Director: Marc Lawrence

Producer: Justis Greene

Oct 23/17 - Jan 19/18

Pup Start...

Chris Christie, the controversial governor of New Jersey, may be headed for a job in sports radio in 2018. Christie will fill in for legendary Wfan host Mike Francesa on Monday and Tuesday in the afternoon. The guest appearance is being billed as an audition for the job Francesa will be vacating in December after talking about […]

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Gwendoline Christie has joined the cast of Robert Zemeckis‘ untitled Universal drama, which tells the true story of one broken man’s fight as he discovers how artistic imagination can restore the human spirit. Steve Carell stars as Mark, a man who builds a miniature WWII-era village as a way to recover from a violent assault. Christie will be playing his Russian caretaker, Anna. Janelle Monae, Diane Kruger and Leslie Mann are also set to star. Read More See Gwendoline Christie's latest Power Move. PowerRank: 5173 Christie is best known for her role as...

Gwendoline Christie is the latest to join Robert Zemeckis' Universal drama.

The still untitled feature will star Steve Carell as Mark, a man who builds a miniature WWII-era village as a way to recover from a violent assault. Christie will be playing Mark's Russian caretaker, Anna.

Based on Jeff Malmberg's 2010 doc Marwencol, the project was co-written by Zemeckis and Caroline Thompson.

Janelle Monae, Diane Kruger and Leslie Mann are also set to star in the feature, which Zemeckis will produce via his Uni-based ImageMovers.

Jack Rapke and Steve Starkey will also produce, along with Cherylanne Martin. Malmberg and Jackie Levine will exec produce. Maradith Frenkel...

Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for June 2017, including "Psych: The Movie", "Love Machine", "Lost In Space" and a whole lot more:

 

Game Over, Man

Feature

Local Production Company: Lumberjackson Productions Inc.

Director: Kyle Newacheck

Producer: Seth Rogan, Scott Rudin

Apr 12/17 - Jun 06/17

Love Machine

Feature

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouve Productions Ltd

Director: David Leitch

Exec. Producer(s): Ethan Smith, Kelly McCormick

Jun 26/17 - Oct 06/17

One Of A Kind

Feature

Local Production Company: Two Sixty Six Productions Inc

Director: Felix Chong

Producer: Costa Vassos

Jul 13/17 - Jul 31/17

Overboard

Feature

Local Production Company: Tgl Productions Ltd

Director: Robert Greenberg

Producer: Eugenio Derbez, Ben Odell

May 23/17 - Jul 14/17

Skyscraper

Feature

Local Production Company: Main Mast Production - Can, Inc

Director: Rawson Marshall Thurter

Exec. Producer(s): Eric Hedayat

Aug 14/17 - Nov 17/17

Altered Carbon ~ Season 1

TV Series

Local Production Company: Altered Carbon Productions I Inc.

Thanks to VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for March 2017, including "Ollie" (aka "The Predator"), "Arrow", "Supergirl" and a whole lot more:  

Game Over, Man

Feature

Local Production Company: Lumberjackson Productions Inc.

Director: Kyle Newcheck

Producer: Seth Rogan, Scott Rudin

Mar 30/17 - May 12/17

Hardpowder

Feature

Local Production Company: Hardpowder Canada Inc

Director: Hans Petter Moland

Exec. Producer(s): Ameet Shukla, Michael Dreyer

Mar 20/17 - May 24/17

Light Of My Life

Feature

Local Production Company: Light of My Life Film Inc.

Director: Casey Affleck

Producer: Geoffrey Quan

Feb 08/17 - Mar 30/17

Meditation Park

Feature

Local Production Company: Meditation Park Film Ltd.

Director: Mina Shum

Producer: Stephen Hegyes, Raymond Massey

Feb 27/17 - Mar 23/17

Ollie (aka "The Predator")

Feature

Local Production Company: Tcf Vancouver Productions Ltd.

Director: Shane Black

Exec. Producer(s): John Davis, Bill Bannerman

Sep 30/16 - May 15/17

Doomsday

TV Pilot

Local Production Company: Pico Productions Ltd

Director: Joachim Ronning

Exec.

USA Network’s upcoming crime thriller Eyewitness has found its murderous male lead in Chicago Fire actor Warren Christie, TVLine has learned.

RelatedRyan Phillippe Drama Shooter Ordered to Series at USA Network

Adapted from the Norwegian drama Øyevitne, the series explores a grisly crime from the perspective of those who saw it happen. Christie will co-star as Ryan Kane, who, after committing a series of passion-fueled murders, will do anything possible to escape detection. As he hunts for the two eyewitnesses and attempts to mislead Sheriff Helen Torrance, a sinister game of cat-and-mouse ensues.

Christie — whose TV credits also include Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce,...

As technology evolves, so does art. Movies went through revolutionary changes when sound was added, and again when color became the norm. For director Ang Lee, simply making one major change for his next movie isn.t enough. Lee.s next film Billy Lynn.s Halftime Walk will be shown next month for the first time in its intended way. This means that it will be seen in 3D, with a 4K Hdr resolution, and at 120 frames per second. While 3D in cinemas has become a fairly standard occurrence, your traditional movie theater projector creates the three-dimensional image by producing each of the two necessary images in an alternating fashion. At the Future of Cinema Conference in Las Vegas, where Billy Lynn.s Halftime Walk will be shown, video manufacturer Christie will be providing a dual laser projector which will allow for a significantly brighter image than a standard projector.

Showtime Networks veteran executive Tom Christie has been promoted to chief operating officer. He will continue to lead the company’s distribution, sales, affiliate marketing, network operations and new business development teams, as well as the streaming service product group. Now, Christie will have more oversight of the planning and execution of future strategies and new business ventures. “Tom is an executive of the highest caliber and is one of our key strategic leaders,” said President and CEO David Nevins, to whom Christie reports. “He is central to driving our long term growth as we continue to expand onto new platforms,...

Longtime Showtime Networks executive Tom Christie has been elevated to Chief Operating Officer. The 25-year company veteran will continue to lead Showtime Networks' distribution, sales, affiliate marketing, network operations and new business development teams, and the Showtime streaming service product group. Christie will continue to have oversight of the planning and execution of future strategies and new business ventures. The announcement was made today by David…...

This story first appeared in the Oct. 9 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. To receive the magazine, click here to subscribe. Most episodes of Law & Order reach a verdict rather quickly. By contrast, the legal fallout from the 2003 divorce between series creator Dick Wolf and second wife Christine Wolf is at 12 years and counting, with hundreds of millions of dollars on the line and something significant to say about the duties, pitfalls and absolutions for those who provide financial guidance to celebrities (and their spouses). Twelve years ago, Christine, now 62, was shocked to read a

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The world's largest cinema operator has inked a deal with Christie to accelerate the rollout of digital projectors and immersive sound across China.

Wanda Cinema Line, a subsidiary of Wanda Group with 195 theaters and 1,732 movie screens in China as at July 2015, will install upwards of 1,500 Christie Solaria Series 2K and 4K digital cinema projectors, as well as the Christie Vive Audio solution in selected theaters, over three years.

Christie will establish 13 parts and service centres in China to meet the resulting needs of the rollout..

Both parties will also continue to strengthen co-operation in training of their technical teams..

Upon installation of the equipment, Wanda Cinema Line will have more than 3,500 Christie digital cinema projectors in use.

Wanda Cinema Line in China accounted for 14.2 percent of box office share nationwide in 2014..

According to a company statment, Wanda Cinema is on track to lead in cinema market share in China with...

New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie is running for the White House, but right now he’s just battling for a place at the “big table” at the next Gop debate on September 16 and so, it’s no surprise NBC announced this morning Christie will visit Jimmy Fallon on Tonight Show on Monday, August 31. It will be his first late-night talk show appearance since announcing his 2016 White House bid. Previously, when Christie visited Fallon’s show on June 12, 2014, they celebrated Father's…...

Domhnall Gleeson, Gwendoline Christie and Adam Driver were some of the cast that made an appearance at Hall H yesterday for the Comic Con panel and had plenty of things to say about all things Star Wars. It was also announced (officially) that Gleeson will play General Hux (an Imperial) Christie will play Captain Phasma (a female Stormtrooper) and Driver will play the movie's protaganist Kylo Ren...

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The 4th was with us this May bank holiday, with ‘Star Wars Day’ heralding the release of a wave of new information and pictures from The Force Awakens from Vanity Fair.

The biggest reveal was the official confirmation that Girls’ Adam Driver would indeed be playing ‘broadsaber’-wielding villain Kylo Ren. This had been widely speculated, but now we know for sure it’s Driver under that mask, with a picture of him on set revealed as well, showing an unmasked Ren accompanied by First Order snowtroopers, on a frozen planet that plays home to their secret base (it being Hoth would be an ironic turn of events).

Ren is expected to be the film’s main antagonist, and the teasers released so far have shown him not only with his controversial weapon, but also commanding an army of stormtroopers in what appears to be a raid on a village.

Star Wars Day has just got even better: The first look at Adam Driver, Gwendoline Christie and Lupita Nyong'o in The Force Awakens is revealed in the latest Vanity Fair.

A black-clad Driver can be seen in the first officially-released photograph of his character Kylo Ren, while Nyong'o is playing Maz Kanata.

Do you sense a disturbance in the Force? New #StarWars photos have arrived #MayThe4thBeWithYou http://t.co/ucR1NoRN8S pic.twitter.com/Sb9dVurBmR

— Vanity Fair (@VanityFair) May 4, 2015

Kylo Ren is pictured in the magazine's extensive coverage supported by the Empire's Stormtroopers, backing up those suggestions that Kylo is a villain.

It is not clear which side of the Force that Maz Kanata is on, but Vanity Fair does go behind the scenes of her motion capture filming.

Our final #StarWars reveal: meet Gwendoline Christie as Captain Phasma. http://t.co/CAJ7BnfUPR

— Vanity Fair (@VanityFair...

Believe it or not, Vanity Fair has been your one stop shop for all The Force Awakens info on this May the Fourth, with behind the scenes pictures and the reveal of who will be behind the mask of the villainous Kylo Ren. Now, they have revealed previously unknown role of Game of Thrones' Gwendoline Christie, and it's a character we've have seen all too briefly in the latest trailer for Jj Abrams highly anticipated continuation of the Star Wars saga. Glimpsed clad in her pretty sweet chrome Stormtrooper armour, Christie will be playing Captain Phasma, an officer in the First Order (we've been hearing quite a lot of this today. Are they The Force Awakens answer to the Empire?) with a legion of Stormtroopers under her command, who will be taking up villain duties beside Adam Driver's Kylo Ren.

Star Wars Day is off and running, and hot on the heels of this morning’s fantastic looks at new Star Wars: The Force Awakens characters played by Adam Driver and Lupita Nyong’o is another photo that reveals yet another new character: Captain Phasma. Gwendoline Christie, who portrays Brienne of Tarth on Game of Thrones, plays Phasma in the film, who is an officer of the nefarious First Order. This being Star Wars and all we figured there’d be two villains, and it certainly looks as though Christie will be the other main baddie alongside Driver. Director J.J. Abrams previously revealed that the character of Phasma was originally written to be a man, but after thinking on it they all decided there was no reason the part couldn’t be rewritten as a woman. Christie has done wonderful work on Game of Thrones thus far, and it...

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Per our sister site Deadline, Christie will play a new squad member who is a childhood friend of Taylor Kinney’s Lt. Kelly Severide. He makes his debut in the March 10 episode.

Christie’s previous TV credits also include Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, Rush, October Road and True Justice.

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It's been almost a year since New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has appeared on a network Sunday show. He's been a little busy being on the receiving end of incoming fire over the infamous George Washington Bridge scandal. Watch Video: Chris Christie and Jimmy Fallon Present ‘The Evolution of Dad Dancing' His hiatus will end this Sunday as the Governor is booked to be a guest on “Fox News Sunday” with Chris Wallace. Christie last appeared on a show in November 2013. Also read: Peter Griffin Plays Chris Christie in ‘Family Guy’ Emmy Campaign Ad (Photo) Wallace and Christie will discuss his capacity to chair the.

The era of laser illuminated projection came a little closer over the weekend following screenings of Life of Pi and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes using new Christie Digital technology which promise to lift levels of 3D movies to a par with that enjoyed in 2D.

The presentations, on Saturday and Monday at cinema and TV trade show Ibc in Amsterdam, marked the first time a full length feature has been screened with Christie 6P Laser Projection.

20th Century Fox, which flew four executives into Amsterdam for the occasion, regraded both films to suit the higher brightness levels and has pledged to master all of its future 3D releases at 14 foot-lamberts / fL, the same light levels as 2D and a substantial improvement on the 4 or 6 fL possible with existing 3D digital projectors.

“Exhibitors who are enjoying the 3D ticket premium need to step up and install equipment that’s going to allow them to present...

Another day, another nugget of news about J.J. Abrams’ upcoming Star Wars: Episode VII… Today, we’ve heard again from Badass Digest’s Devin Faraci, who last brought us a very intriguing scoop about the film opening with a lightsaber falling into the hands of a struggling protagonist played by John Boyega. Whether or not that’s true remains to be seen, but Badass is back with some more neat information about the blockbuster – this time regarding the character playing by Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie.

According to Faraci, Christie’s character is an imperial officer hunting Boyega’s character, who is potentially a deserter. Faraci added that the actress has been training with a lighsaber, teasing:

“Could she be an Imperial officer who has a lightsaber? Or is it something more? I’m hearing the S word.”

Faraci has heard that Christie will have some cool action sequences...

Partnership will be the integrator for the digitisation of the largest Brazilian movie theatre chain, choosing Doremi and Christie for their rollout.

Quanta Dgt/Aam will be the integrator for the digitisation of the largest Brazilian movie theatre chain, Kinoplex.

Christie will supply projectors for the rollout, while Doremi will supply the servers (selected model is is the ShowVault/Imb) and Kelonik will be in charge of installations.

Kinoplex, which has over 170 screens across Brazil, has signed a contract to be part of Quanta Dgt/Aam’s Vpf programme to digitise its movie theatre chain, with all of Kinoplex’s screens involved in the contract.

The project includes the Vpf integration, with Aam’s Theatre Management System software solution and funding through the Audiovisual Sector Fund of Ancine via Bdnes.

Quanta Dgt’s director of business development Luiz Fernando Morau commented: “Quanta Dgt/Aam, with the goal of always offering full flexibility regarding exhibitor’s choices, allowed...

After much harrumphing that the new Star Wars film was in danger of not being Title IX compliant, the Force was somewhat balanced yesterday with the announcement that Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o and Game of Thrones actress Gwendoline Christie had been cast in J.J. Abrams’ space epic. That’s hardly gender parity — with Carrie Fisher and newcomer Daisy Ridley the only other females currently announced — but it’s certainly a substantial and necessary improvement for a traditionally boys-heavy franchise entering the post Hunger Games universe. Thus far, the only significant female Star Wars characters in six episodes have been...

Oscar winning "12 Years A Slave" star Lupita Nyong'o, and "Game of Thrones" actress Gwendoline Christie have both joined the cast of J.J. Abrams' "Star Wars: Episode VII".

Details on the pair's roles are unknown. Christie will likely film her scenes either before or during her time filming her regular role of Brienne of Tarth in the fifth season of 'Thrones' which begins production this Summer.

In a statement, Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy says: "I could not be more excited about Lupita and Gwendoline joining the cast of Episode VII. It's thrilling to see this extraordinarily talented ensemble taking shape."

The pair join a cast that includes John Boyega, Daisy Ridley, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson, Max von Sydow, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Anthony Daniels, Peter Mayhew and Kenny Baker.

Source: Star Wars.com...

When the new "Star Wars" cast was announced, it was noticeably lacking in the lady department (adorable British newcomer Daisy Ridley was a notable exception). John Boyega, Adam Driver, Oscar Isaac, Andy Serkis, Domhnall Gleeson and Max von Sydom dominated the conversation, leading a number of journalists and fans to wonder about the female quotient of this new "Star Wars" movie. Well, today, Lucasfilm and Disney announced that recent Oscar winner (and all-around guiding light) Lupita Nyong'o and Gwendoline Christie, from "Game of Thrones," will be joining the cast of "Star Wars: Episode VII." Hell yes.

"I could not be more excited about Lupita and Gwendoline joining the cast of Episode VII," Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy in a statement released alongside the announcement. "It's thrilling to see this extraordinarily talented ensemble taking shape."

Yes, it really is thrilling. Nyong'o won an Oscar for her harrowing work in Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave,...

Chicago – “Winter is Coming” in Season 4 of the “Game of Thrones,” the popular epic series on HBO. The anticipation of the new season culminates in the first episode premiere of the new season on Sunday, April 6th, at 9pm/8pm Central. Actress Gwendoline Christie portrays Brienne of Tarth in the series.

Gwendoline Christie had long been suggested for the role on fan sites, before she landed it in July of 2011, for the second season, third episode of the show. It has been just announced that Ms. Christie will replace Lily Rabe as Commander Lyme in the film, “Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2.”

HollywoodChicago.com photographer Joe Arce took this Exclusive Portrait of Gwendoline Christie at the recent Walker Stalker Con in Rosemont, Illinois, on March 15th.

Gwendoline Christie at Walker Stalker Con in Rosemont, March 15th, 2014

Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com

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Brienne of Tarth herself, "Game of Thrones" star Gwendoline Christie, will has scored a role in the upcoming "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 2" for Lionsgate.

Christie will play Commander Lime, one of District 13's leaders and a previous winner of the gladiatorial games.

"American Horror Story" star Lily Rabe plays the role in the upcoming "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1" but has had to pull out of the continuing on with it in the second film due to a scheduling conflict.

Rabe's scenes in the first film will remain, Christie will just be swapped in for the second film.

Source: Deadline...

Here's today's latest casting news: Michelle Monaghan is the latest addition to Chris Columbus' Pixels as the female lead.  Adam Sandler, Peter Dinklage, Kevin James, and Josh Gad also star. Gwendoline Christie will replace Lily Rabe in The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2. Amy Ryan and Jillian Bell have signed on for Rob Letterman's Goosebumps adaptation, starring Jack Black, Dylan Minnette, and Odeya Rush. Hit the jump for more on each picture. First up from Heat Vision is word that Monaghan will play the female lead in Pixels, an adventure film that explores "what happens when aliens misinterpret video feeds of classic arcade games as a declaration of war against them. They begin a war on the human race, using the games as models for their various assaults. The U.S. president (James) turns to his childhood best friend to lead a team of old-school arcaders to save the planet.

There are a number of Game of Thrones characters who would probably do pretty well in the Hunger Games arena, but it's hard to imagine that many would do better than Brienne of Tarth, the hardcore warrior woman played by Gwendoline Christie. We may never get to see exactly how that situation would play itself out, but at the very least we will now what it's like to see Christie inside the sci-fi universe. Deadline is reporting that the actress has signed a deal with the folks at Lionsgate that will see her replace Lily Rabe in the upcoming The Hunger Games: Mockingjay Part 1 and Part 2. In the film, Christie will be playing Commander Lyme, a military leader out of District 2 and former Hunger Games victor who joins Katniss (Jennifer Lawrence), Peeta (Josh Hutchinson) and the rest of the rebellion against President Snow (Donald Sutherland) and the leaders of Panem.

Brienne of Tarth is going to Panem!

Variety reports that "Game of Thrones" star Gwendoline Christie is replacing Lily Rabe in "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2."

Rabe had to drop out due to a scheduling conflict with her upcoming performance in Shakespeare in the Park's "Much Ado About Nothing" this summer in New York City.

Now, Christie will take over the part of Commander Lyme, a leader of the rebellion who hails from District 2. Like Katniss Everdeen (Jennifer Lawrence), Lyme was a victor of a past Hunger Games.

Tall and strong, Christie certainly looks the part of the fierce commander. In "Game of Thrones," she plays the sword-wielding warrior Brienne of Tarth, who's become a fan favorite for clashing with Jaime Lannister.

"The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1" hits theaters this fall, while "Mockingjay: Part 2" follows in fall 2015.

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