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Allyce Ozarski, an Emmy-nominated producer whose credits included Baskets, Smilf and The L Word: Generation Q, has died. She was 41.

Ozarski died Jan. 24 in Los Angeles from the progression of triple negative metastatic breast cancer, her family announced.

Ozarski most recently served as an executive producer on two anticipated upcoming series: Netflix’s Golf, which arrives from Gloria Sanchez Productions and T-Street Productions and stars Will Ferrell and Ramy Youssef, and the untitled Vince Gilligan show for Sony Pictures TV and Apple TV+ that stars Rhea Seehorn.

Ozarski had a long partnership with Showtime, where she produced Frankie Shaw’s Smilf in 2019 and was an exec producer on the 2019-23 sequel The L Word: Generation Q; on Super Pumped, the 2022 limited series that starred Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Uber co-founder Travis Kalanick; and on the Vanessa Bayer 2022 comedy I Love That for You.

She received her Emmy nom in 2018 for outstanding...

Allyce Ozarski, an Emmy-nominated TV producer on I Love That for You, Baskets, Smilf, I Love You, America and two upcoming series from Vince Gilligan and Will Ferrell, has died. She was 41. Her family said she died January 24 of breast cancer in Los Angeles.

Ozarski shared an Emmy nom for Outstanding Sketch Variety Series as producer on Sarah Silverman’s I Love You, America in 2018. Her producing credits also include The L Word: Generation Q, Problematic with Moshe Kasher and Haunting of the Mary Celeste.

Raised in Poway, northeast of San Diego, Ozarski was selling rugs when a chance meeting with a TV director led to her first showbiz gig. After serving as travel coordinator on the Noggin surfing series Beyond the Break in 2007, she worked as a production coordinator or assistant into the mid-2010s on TV shows including NBC’s The Cape, Up All Night and A to Z...

Exclusive: Sony has stepped up with a seven figure bid to uncap Cola Wars, a movie pitch that tells the true story of Pepsi’s attempt to challenge Coca-Cola’s century-long reign as the world’s top cola, sparking the unforgettable “Cola Wars” of the mid-1980s. This behind-the-scenes account, from Michael Jackson’s fiery mishap to the New Coke debacle, tells the ultimate underdog tale of history’s most iconic second-place contender vying for the No. 1 spot. Sources said it was around $1.5 million while Sony said it was $1 million, still a whopping deal for a pitch.

It falls into place alongside films about products like the Ben Affleck-directed Air, about the battle by Nike to win Michael Jordan for a shoe line that transformed the company. There were rival bids massing with elements attached, but Sony stepped up. Maia Eyre, the exec who oversaw the hit Anyone But You,...

Exclusive: Fox is continuing its adult cartoon push and is looking at new ways to move the storyboard.

The network is set to launch a number of high-profile animated series over the coming months including Dan Harmon’s Krapopolis and Jon Hamm-voiced Grimsburg as part of a four-show, two-hour animated block on Monday nights from May 2023.

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But it’s also got a couple of other irons in the fire including a push on animated drama series, a slew of animated comedy projects in the works and is in the middle of renewal talks over its long-running series The Simpsons, Family Guy and Bob’s Burgers.

Krapopolis, the ancient Greek comedy from Rick and Morty co-creator Harmon, is to launch with a preview on November 27 ahead of its full roll-out next May. The series, which is Fox’s first fully owned animated series, centers on Tyrannis,...

Exclusive: Vivian Bang, the co-writer and star of the Sundance Film Festival debut White Rabbit, has boarded the New Line ensemble comedy The Parenting for HBO Max.

She joins Brian Cox, Edie Falco, Lisa Kudrow, Dean Norris, Nik Dodani, Brandon Flynn and Parker Posey in the Craig Johnson directed, Kent Sublette scripted movie.

In the pic, a young couple, Rohan and Josh, host a “meet the parents” weekend at a cozy rental house in the country, only to find it is already inhabited by a 400-year-old poltergeist.

Chris Bender and Jake Weiner are producing via their Good Fear Content

Bang played played the role of ‘Jenny’ in Netflix’s hit romcom Always Be My Maybe with Ali Wong, Randall Park, Keanu Reeves and recently appeared on HBO’s comedy series Room 104. She starred in the Warner Bros./TB sitcom Sullivan and Son for three Seasons and as ‘Sun,’ a...

Ian Alda, Sonny Valicenti, Ben Feldman, Rob Morrow, Rama Vallury and Eva Victor have been announced as cast members in “Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber,” which premieres on Showtime Feb. 27 at 10 p.m.

They join previously announced stars Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Kyle Chandler and Uma Thurman in the series, which will follow the highs and lows of Silicon Valley life through Uber’s beginnings as a company.

Alda will play Peter Fenton, a young partner at venture capital firm Benchmark. His previous credits include “Silicon Valley,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” and “Impeachment: American Crime Story.” He is repped by Stewart Talent and Station Three Management.

Valicenti plays young Benchmark partner Matt Cohler. He starred as serial killer Dennis Rader in “Mindhunter” and has also appeared in “Your Honor,” “The Post” and “Office Christmas Party.” Up next, he will appear in Marilyn Monroe biopic “Blonde.” Valicenti is repped by Stewart Talent.

Feldman appears...

Exclusive: Netflix has acquired rights to a pitch from Ben Queen that is loosely based on the novel A Note of Explanation, to be adapted by Queen into a feature film.

A Note of Explanation, a previously unknown work by famed writer Vita Sackville-West and written in 1922, was recently rediscovered as a miniature book in Queen Mary’s dollhouse in Windsor Castle, and tells the story of a time-travelling sprite who inhabits the dollhouse.

Liza Chasin will produce for 3dot Production under her overall deal with Netflix. 3dot’s Margaret Chernin will oversee for the company.

Queen is currently writing The Addams Family sequel for MGM and Long Distance for Netflix with Aggregate attached to produce. He is also co-writing a pilot with Rashida Jones and Will McCormack for MRC. Previously, he wrote Cars 2 and Cars 3 for Pixar and created the TV series A to Z at NBC.

The dominance of superheroes at the box office has birthed its own tragedies. Case in point: The romantic comedy film.

In the 1990s, rom-com films like Pretty Women, As Good as it Gets, Sleepless in Seattle, and Notting Hill all made the year-end box office top 10 in the 90s and that would be unthinkable today. 

As a result, these films have largely been relegated to streaming as TV movies of sorts.

The good news is that the genre has been given room to modernize, become more racially diverse and experimental (Eurovision).

On the experimental end is the wonderfully high-concept Palm Springs.

Set in the California resort town on the day of a wedding, the story tells of a slacker, Nyles (Andy Samberg), who gets stuck in a time loop whereas the same day repeats itself every time he goes to sleep.

This would be a facsimile of Groundhog Day unworthy...

Verve has elevated agent Felicia Prinz to partner, The Hollywood Reporter has learned.

A member of THR's Next Gen class of 2017, Prinz has helped build the agency's television team from four to 14 agents. She works with a diverse roster of clients, including Toy Story 4 co-writer Stephany Folsom (now a consulting producer on Amazon's The Lord of the Rings series); Hidden Figures co-writer Allison Schroeder; The Bold Type creator Sarah Watson; All American creator April Blair; A to Z and Powerless creator Ben Queen; Jane the Virgin co-executive producer Katie Wech (now adapting Liane Moriarty's The Hypnotist's Love Story for ABC); Deputy scribe Kimberly A....

The release of a new international trailer for Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog movie has seen excitement for the video game adaptation soar to all new heights over the last 24 hours.

The film, which has pulled through a troubled several months following the overwhelmingly negative reception Sonic’s original design received, has regained some goodwill from fans of the lightning-fast hedgehog recently for committing to a total redesign. The general consensus on Sonic’s new look has been outwardly positive, but even that enthusiasm pales in comparison to Baby Sonic’s instant rise fo fame.

The Mandalorian‘s Baby Yoda now has some competition in the cute department, it would seem. Check out some of the early reactions to Sonic’s younger self below:

Baby Sonic Is Real! This Is Not A Drill!#Sonicmovie pic.twitter.com/Aga6dtQQTv

— Sonic the Cosplayer (@sonic_cosplayer) December 26, 2019

There being a baby Sonic...

It’s only Tuesday, but longtime producing partners Rashida Jones and partner Will McCormack are already having quite the eventful week. This morning, it was announced that the TNT series “Claws” — executive produced by the duo’s Le Train Train production company — was renewed for its fourth and final season. But apparently where one show ends, another begins, as Variety reported that AMC has just picked up a new pilot executive-produced by the pair — the quite pointedly titled “Kevin Can Go F— Himself” — to series.

Created by Eliot Lawrence (“Welcome to Me”) with Sharon Lee Watson (“Chicago P.D.”) and Emily Silver (“Bones”) functioning as showrunners, the flamboyant and sometimes surreal “Claws” originally premiered in June 2017 and stars Emmy nominee Niecy Nash as Desna Simms, an entrepreneur and leader of a crew of strip mall nail technicians-turned-mobsters in the trashy coastal Florida town of Palmetto (aka “Palmghetto”). Rounding out the ensemble...

TNT just announced by press release the fate of the popular drama Claws, starring Niecy Nash.

Look forward to more hijinks from Desna and her pals!

And while that's good news, there is a caveat.

The hit drama will be wrapping up with a fourth and final season.

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Since its launch in 2017, the series has won critical praise and a loyal fan following.

It's done very well with TV Fanatic readers, and it's no surprise.

Viewers have responded to the queenly rise of Desna Simms (Nash), who, alongside her crew of manicurists from the Nail Artisans of Manatee County salon, rises to power in the crime world to claim her share of cash and respect.

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“For the past three seasons, Claws has handled delicate and culturally relevant themes like race, class, gender,...

ABC has nabbed Heart of Life, a drama from Powerless and A to Z creator Ben Queen, director Paul Weitz, Fresh Off the Boat executive producer Melvin Mar and 20th Century Fox TV.

The project, inspired by singer-songwriter John Mayer’s song of the same name, had been developed internally at 20th TV for the past several months and written on spec by Queen. It stems from Mar’s friendship with Mayer. Mar’s longtime producing partner Jake Kasdan, was originally eyed to potentially direct but was not available as he is directing the Jumanji sequel. Weitz then joined to executive produce and potentially direct The package was taken out to broadcast, cable and streaming networks earlier this month.

I hear Mar, who, along with Kasdan executive produces three comedy series on ABC — all from 20th TV where the duo have a deal — Fresh Off the Boat, Speechless and the upcoming Bless This Mess,...

ABC has given a pilot order to the drama “Heart of Life,” based on the song by singer-songwriter John Mayer.

Written by “Drive” and “A to Z” creator Ben Queen, the pilot follows two sets of adult siblings from wildly different worlds who discover they’re related and must reassess everything they thought they knew about their shared father. As they explore the mystery of their separate childhoods, they’ll experience the difficulty in overcoming the sins of the past, and learn the joys of reuniting with long-lost family.

Mayer will serve as an executive producer on the project alongside Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan and Paul Weitz. The drama hails from 20th Century Fox Television and ABC Studios.

Also Read: TV Pilot Season 2019: TheWrap's Complete Guide

First released in 2006, Mayer’s “Heart of Life” was included on his third studio album, “Continuum,” which also included singles “Waiting on the World to Change,...

ABC has ordered a one-hour drama pilot based on the John Mayer song “Heart of Life.”

The show follows two sets of adult siblings from wildly different worlds who discover they’re related and must reassess everything they thought they knew about their shared father. As they explore the mystery of their separate childhoods, they’ll experience the difficulty in overcoming the sins of the past, and learn the joys of reuniting with long-lost family.

Ben Queen will serve as writer and executive producer. Mayer will also serve as executive producer along with Melvin Mar, Jake Kasdan, and Paul Weitz. 20th Century Fox Television will produce in association with ABC Studios.

This marks Mayer’s first outing as a TV producer. The celebrated musician has appeared in a limited number of acting roles and hosts the Instagram talk show “Current Mood.” He is repped by Wme and Azoff Msg Entertainment.

“God, Kimmy, ” Jacqueline White scolds the title character of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. “As stupid as this is, there are real feelings at stake here.”

In the moment, Jacquline (Jane Krakowski) is describing the emotional affair Kimmy (Ellie Kemper) is having with the parents of her new boyfriend, whom she otherwise can’t stand. But she could just as easily be summing up the ethos of the entire series, which releases its final batch of episodes on Friday. (I’ve seen the whole thing.) On the one hand, Kimmy Schmidt takes...

If you haven't already heard, Mary Poppins, the world's favorite nanny, is back. In Mary Poppins Returns, Emily Blunt plays the titular role once held by the lovely Julie Andrews. She stars across a practically perfect cast that includes Lin-Manuel Miranda (aka Alexander Hamilton himself) and Ben Whishaw, the voice behind feel-good icon Paddington Bear. In the age of reboots, the movie is a sequel as opposed to a revamp. As a flurry of magical news comes out about it, you might be wondering if the film draws from an actual book.

Well, it's as complicated as supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Screenwriter David Magee takes some creative liberties and sets Mary Poppins Returns 25 years after the original movie - Michael even has his own children now. But many vivid characters, such as the Balloon Lady (Angela Lansbury) and Topsy Turvy (Meryl Streep), are inventions from P.L. Travers's stories. Magee definitely had a...

And here we thought we knew every Spice Girls song from A to Z! The Spice Girls had music fans cheering Monday morning when they announced a summer 2019 reunion tour. While Victoria Beckham won't be able to join in on the fun, Mel B, Mel C, Emma Bunton and Geri Halliwell are all on board and ready to belt out their biggest hits. As pop culture fans begin planning which concert they'll be attending, Geri casually dropped a huge bombshell about a classic song. "@spiceigrls -hai-Si-ja-hold tight #spicegirls #tour2019," she captioned a video of the reunion announcement. Followers were quick to suggest the lyrics are actually "Hi C Ya" or even "I See You." But no, we've...

AMC has opened up writers’ rooms for two projects that will be considered for greenlights under the network’s “scripts-to-series” development model, Rainy Day People, from Halt and Catch Fire creators/executive producers Chris Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers and exec producers Mark Johnson and Melissa Bernstein, and Kevin Can F*** Himself (working title), from writer Valerie Armstrong and producers Rashida Jones and Will McCormack.

AMC in the past couple of years has set up writers rooms twice a year, in spring and fall, for a couple of projects at a time that it picks from its scripts in development. Earlier this year, AMC opened rooms for Pantheon, an animated drama series, and St. Luke’s. Recent AMC series that have taken that path to screen are Dietland, Lodge 49 and the upcoming NOS4A2.

Rainy Day People, from Chris Cantwell and Christopher C. Rogers and executive producers Melissa Bernstein and...

Le Train Train Productions, the company headed by Rashida Jones and Will McCormack, has signed a first-look TV deal with indie studio Mrc.

Under the deal, the company and its principals will create, develop and executive produce for Mrc, which is behind Netflix's Ozark and House of Cards and Counterpart on Starz. Le Train Train has hired Nishika Kumble as head of development.

Jones and McCormack are executive producers of TNT's Claws, and their company produced Quincy, Jones' Netflix documentary about her father, music producer Quincy Jones. They executive produced NBC's 2014 comedy A to Z and co-wrote and ...

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.

Anthology Film Archives

The best film playing in New York this weekend is (probably) Jean-Luc Godard’s long-underseen Grandeur and Decadence: The Rise and Fall of a Small Film Company.

“Trans Film” continues.

Film Society of Lincoln Center

All 10 collaborations between Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers are playing now through Sunday–all on 35mm or 16mm.

“In the Envelope: An Awards Podcast” features intimate interviews with award-winning actors and other creatives. Join host and Awards Editor Jack Smart for a front row seat to the industry’s most exciting awards races, and valuable acting and career advice from contenders! You can’t pigeonhole Cristin Milioti as a performer—she’s made sure of it. Partly because she’s always looking for a challenge, and partly because, as she says, “the whole point of this, for me, is shapeshifting,” it’s hard to predict what stage or screen project she’ll knock out of the park next. Known on Broadway for, among other things, her Tony-nominated performance in “Once,” and on the small screen for playing the titular role in “How I Met Your Mother,” as well as memorable turns in “Wolf of Wall Street,” “30 Rock,” “Fargo,” and “A to Z,” Milioti has plenty of practical...

Alex Wyse and Wesley Taylor star in Indoor Boys.Indie Series Award-winning series Indoor Boys, created, directed, and starring Broadway's Wesley Taylor ("SpongeBob SquarePants"; NBC's Smash) and Alex Wyse ("Spring Awakening"; CBS' The Bold and the Beautiful), will return later this month for its second season. With a total of eight new chapters, Season Two premieres June 25 on HuffPost Queer Voices, with two episodes released each Monday for 4 weeks.

After last year's award-winning, critically-acclaimed first season in Los Angeles, Wesley Taylor and Alex Wyse are at it again. But this time we find our duo in the Big Apple... as they continue to explore the boundaries of their no-boundaries friendship. Watch the two homebody millennials as they navigate a family reunion in New York City.

The critically-acclaimed first season of Indoor Boys premiered on HuffPost Queer Voices and received four 2018 Indie Series Award nominations, including Best Comedy Series.

On the heels of recent big commitments for Fulwell73’s scripted comedy series Happy Together at CBS and The Wrong Mans at Showtime, the company has brought in Warner Bros. TV development executive Jeff Grosvenor as head of Us Scripted Development.

As Fulwell73’s first dedicated scripted executive in the U.S., Grosvenor is being tasked with expanding Fulwell’s existing scripted slate. Starting effective immediately, Grosvenor will report to Fulwell partners Ben Winston and Leo Pearlman.

Fulwell 73, which is behind such series as Carpool Karaoke, The Late Late Show with James Corden, Drop the Mic, Sounds Like Friday Night and Seatbelt Psychic, was founded in 2005 by lifelong friends Ben Winston, Leo Pearlman, Ben Turner and Gabe Turner, with James Corden joining in 2017 as a fifth full partner. The company has a development deal at CBS TV Studios.

In the past two months, Fulwell’s comedy pilot Happy Together starring...

Pop TV has picked up a pilot for Arranged, a half-hour comedy from Crazy Ex-Girlfriend showrunner Aline Brosh McKenna and writer-producer Sono Patel and CBS Television Studios. Co-created and written by Brosh McKenna and Patel, Arranged is about two best friends who end up in a marriage of convenience.

Brosh McKenna and Patel executive produce and Brosh McKenna will direct the pilot. CBS Television Studios, where Brosh McKenna is under an overall deal, is the studio. This marks the second greenlight at Pop, a CBS Corp/Lionsgate joint venture, for CBS TV Studios. The studio also co-produced the Pop comedy series Return of the Mac co-created by and starring Joey McIntyre.

Brosh McKenna is the co-creator and showrunner of praised musical comedy series Crazy Ex-Girlfriend, which was recently picked up for a fourth — and likely final — season by the CW. She made her directorial debut helming episodes of Crazy Ex-Girlfriend,...

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.

Film Society of Lincoln Center

The great, perpetually underseen Raúl Ruiz is given the second part of his career-spanning series.

Film Forum

The immense Ingmar Bergman retrospective is now underway. You know what to do.

Metrograph

Films by Yvonne Rainer, Chantal Akerman, Agnès Varda, and more are playing as part of “Tell Me.”

Two King Hu films,...

In early October, less than a week after a bombshell New York Times report exposed decades of alleged sexual assault and harassment from then-The Weinstein Company head Harvey Weinstein, his brother and business partner Bob Weinstein hit back with some strong words. “My brother Harvey is obviously a very sick man,” Bob Weinstein told TMZ at the time. “I’ve urged him to seek immediate professional help because he is in dire need of it. His remorse and apologies to the victims of his abuse are hollow. He said he would go away for help and has yet to do so.”

Bob Weinstein also responded to a rumor that perhaps he was the one who leaked portions of the story, all the better to oust his brother from TWC. “He has proven himself to be a world class liar and now rather than seeking help he is looking to blame others,...

Celebrities aren’t the only ones speaking out against Harvey Weinstein. Bob Weinstein, Harvey’s brother and the co-founder of Miramax and The Weinstein Company, is condemning his sibling’s alleged history of sexual harassment in new statements given exclusively to TMZ. Harvey has been the subject of bombshell reports from The New York Times and The New Yorker in which dozens of women have come forward alleging the studio executive of sexual harassment. Three women, including Asia Agrento, claim Harvey raped them.

“My brother Harvey is obviously a very sick man,” Bob said. “I’ve urged him to seek immediate professional help because he is in dire need of it. His remorse and apologies to the victims of his abuse are hollow. He said he would go away for help and has yet to do so.”

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Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.

Museum of the Moving Image

A series devoted to Sam Fuller’s war movies has started.

Bam

Varda, Godard, and Rivette screen in “Plus ça change.”

Metrograph

Numerous treasures are screened in the UCLA Festival of Preservation, while “A to Z” offers Charles Burnett’s great To Sleep with Anger.

Eden and In a Lonely Place also screen.

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.

Film Society of Lincoln Center

Head down under (or to the Upper West Side; your choice) for an all-encompassing Jane Campion retrospective.

Metrograph

“A to Z” is underway, as well as a series on psychedelic surf cinema and a Coppola-Hansen-Løve double feature.

“Gotta Light” returns, briefly, with two Lynch classics.

Film Forum

“The Complete Wiseman” resumes,...

We've seen a lot of amazing Beyoncé dance videos, but this one might take the cake. In honor of Beyoncé's everlasting greatness, a group of dancers representing all colors, body types, and gender identities shows off her signature moves alphabetically, starting with the "all the single ladies" shimmy and "Baby Boy" bounce right on up to "Yoncé swag" - and we especially love that "H" stands for "hairography." Related30 Beyoncé Dance Moves That Will Make Your Soul Shiver Watch them show off all of Bey's signature moves from A to Z, then check out more impressive routines to Ed Sheeran, Bruno Mars, Tinashe, and Little Mix.

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.

Museum of the Moving Image

The 70mm series continues with The Right Stuff, The Dark Crystal, and a Ukrainian trilogy.

Metrograph

A new print of The Green Ray screens this weekend, while Antonioni films continue running and “A to Z” runs.

Museum of Modern Art

The sci-fi series winds down, with Children of Men among its ranks.

In the age of peak TV, we’ve gotten to see many series which are constructed to be satisfying after just one season of storytelling. But it’s important to remember that this is a relatively new phenomenon, that all too often, potentially great shows will get cancelled before getting the chance to reach their full potential.

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The list below focuses on scripted series, reaching back over two decades to cover some of television history’s most disappointing ends. The aim is to remember some of network and cable’s most audacious experiments, for better and for worse.

25. “Almost Human” (2013-2014)

In many ways, “Almost Human” was deeply flawed to a degree that made its cancellation understandable — it struggled to balance too many plot threads with an over-reliance on recycled world-building, ultimately failing to coalesce despite some ambitious...

When Robert Bresson, in his early 80s at the time, chose to adapt Leo Tolstoy’s short story “The Forged Coupon,” he crafted an efficient, taut film by using only the first part of Tolstoy’s tale, ending when Yvon, our central character, commits an act of horrific violence. Bresson doesn’t venture into Tolstoy’s second part, where, in prison, Yvon seeks redemption through religion. What we get, then, is L’argent, which translates directly to “money,” Bresson’s nihilistic, final film. Redemption doesn’t feel like a remote possibility. Bresson’s films are often bleak, but what’s surprising is that Bresson subverts all moments leaning toward grace in this brisk 84-minute film. Yet, for all its relentless darkness, L’argent is a wonder to behold, invigorating and challenging.

L’argent begins with Norbert, a Parisian teen, asking his father for his monthly allowance. Father looks up, pulls out the money,...

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.

Quad Cinema

Godard’s La Chinoise has been restored.

The Bava series continues, as do No Maps on My Taps and Zulawski’s That Most Important Thing: Love.

Metrograph

“A to Z” continues with Altman and Suzuki, while the Alain Tanner retro winds down, “‘Scope in the ’60s” plays, and Mary Poppins screens.

Film Society...

When looking at a director’s canon upon its completion and in its entirety, the final piece of work is more often than not a key text in the broader understanding of the respective oeuvre. Be it something as relatively modern as Robert Altman’s masterpiece A Prairie Home Companion or a classic gem like the underrated Fritz Lang picture The Thousand Eyes Of Doctor Mabuse, these career-capping works may not be the director’s greatest achievement, but they see the director at a defining moment in their career.

However, few “final films” may be as singularly important in a director’s career as the one that would close out Robert Bresson’s legendary life, L’argent.

Now available on Criterion DVD and Blu-ray, L’argent tells the story of not so much a living character as it does an entity that runs roughshot over the lives of many. Similar...

So here’s the story from A to Z! That’s right, Spice Girls fans, it’s the 21st anniversary of the girl power group’s hit single, “Wannabe.”

To celebrate, W magazine rounded up some of today’s top celebs to sing along to the pop classic.

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Nicole Kidman, Milo Ventimiglia, Alexander Skarsgard, James Franco, Millie Bobby Brown, Claire Foy, Kerri Russell, and more all joined in on the fun, singing and reading out the lyrics with their own unique styles.

Kidman went for a more seductive approach while Brown was all about the Sporty Spice high-energy action.

The clip was quickly noticed by Posh Spice herself, Victoria Beckham, who posted the video to her own Instagram account, writing, “Happy 21st anniversary #wannabe!!! Love this, thank you @wmag! x Vb #girlpower @officialmelb @melaniecmusic@emmaleebunton @therealgerihalliwell.”

Some of the...

Since any New York City cinephile has a nearly suffocating wealth of theatrical options, we figured it’d be best to compile some of the more worthwhile repertory showings into one handy list. Displayed below are a few of the city’s most reliable theaters and links to screenings of their weekend offerings — films you’re not likely to see in a theater again anytime soon, and many of which are, also, on 35mm. If you have a chance to attend any of these, we’re of the mind that it’s time extremely well-spent.

Quad Cinema

Blood and ice are the flavors at the Quad right now, while No Maps on My Taps and About Tap has been restored.

BAMcinematek

Edgar Wright’s crime-movie retrospective and the southern gothic series are still running.

Museum of the Moving Image

The Spielberg retrospective continues.

Film Forum

“New York in the ’70s...

We know that director Matt Reeves' The Batman won't be the last Batman film we see. I think fans just expect to see a trilogy of films when it comes to these kinds of characters. In a recent interview with Fandango, Reeves is asked if The Batman will launch and new trilogy for the character, and this is what he said:

"I have ideas about an arc, but really, the important thing is just to start... you have to start with one."

I'd be curious to know what this story arc is that he has in his mind. Chances are, if The Batman makes money, the fans love it, and Reeves enjoys working with Warner Bros., then he'd probably commit to following through with his story arc. Like he said, though, he's got to start with the first movie!

He goes on to use Planet of the Apes as...

Hollywood is a fat, greedy bastard. It’s never good enough to have one great film. When there is a success, more are sure to follow. To be frank, it’s true in almost every capitalist-driven creative medium, but it really seems to take focus in Hollywood thanks to the huge risks that movies are for studio. When hundreds of millions of dollars are on the line, it’s easy to gravitate to things you know audiences are familiar with.

That being said, that doesn’t mean you can’t tell great stories in franchises. Just because an idea isn’t original doesn’t make the execution any less important. As we’ve seen in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, and in Christopher Nolan’s excellent Dark Knight Trilogy, it’s possible to make real gold from existing properties. Perhaps the most relevant other example is Matt Reeves’ work on the...

War For the Planet of the Apes is almost upon us (July 14th) and for comic book fans, the threequel’s ongoing press tour has become a rich treasure trove of interviews and tantalizing tidbits relating to Matt Reeves and his approach to The Batman.

Now that the filmmaker is coming off the one-two punch of Dawn of the Planet of the Apes and the imminent War, all eyes are beginning to turn toward his next creature venture, which involves a dalliance with the DC Extended Universe. And for all of the drama that threatened to engulf The Batman four months ago – in short: Ben Affleck handed over directing duties to Matt Reeves – there is now a tangible sense of excitement swirling around the nascent project, which is expected to begin filming sometime next year, long after Justice League swoops into theaters in November.

Mining inspiration from Christopher Nolan, film noir,...

Welcome to the final film of the aesthetically precise, rigorously austere Robert Bresson, an adaptation of a fateful tale by Leo Tolstoy visualized in Bresson’s frequently maddening personal style. An extreme artist makes a fascinatingly unyielding show: as with the classic paintings that Bresson admires, appreciation requires special knowledge.

L’argent

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1983 / Color / 1:85 anamorphic 16:9 / 85 min. / Money / Street Date July 11, 2017 / 39.95

Starring: Christian Patey, Vincent Risterucci, Caroline Lang, Sylvie Van den Elsen, Báatrice Tabourin, Didier Baussy.

Cinematography: Pasqualino De Santis, Emmanuel Machuel

Production Designer: Pierre Guffroy

Film Editor: Jean-Francois Naudon

Written by Robert Bresson from a short story by Leo Tolstoy

Produced by Antoine Gannagé, Jean-Marc Henchoz, Daniel Toscan du Plantier

Written and Directed by Robert Bresson

Some movies need disclaimers, and many of the pictures of Robert Bresson could use a caption reading, ‘not for beginners.’ Bresson’s filmography includes the spiritually mysterious Diary of a Country Priest...

People Pet Vet Dr. Evan Antin loves helping all types of animals, from A to Z.

So when Ziggy the neglected pup came into Conejo Valley Veterinary Hospital with Mayte Garcia of Mayte’s Rescue, Dr. Antin was eager to get the dog back on his paws.

Ziggy was found abandoned in a box on the side of a freeway in California. When he was brought in to see Dr. Antin for the first time, Ziggy was suffering from ear infections, dental disease, orthopedic issues and malnourishment.

Dr. Antin started treating this laundry list of health issues by hydrating Ziggy,...

It's a question we've been asking since the late Seventies: What exactly is David Lynch, and where the fuck did he come from?

With the ballyhooed resurrection of Twin Peaks, his legendary 1990-1991 TV series, Lynch yet again has stepped onto the cultural stage in a big way, and earned his profile as America's bullgoose weirdo. Magazine profiles once again try – and fail – to ascertain who exactly he is and what he's doing. Worse, they try to normalize him, place him within established cultural traditions and treating him like a wise man from Planet Whatzit.

NBC has lost its lust for Powerless.

The superhero-adjacent comedy — which was from the network’s Thursday night schedule last month — has formally been cancelled.

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Powerless, starring Vanessa Hudgens as the research director at a security company that protects average citizens from the superhero battles raging all around them, has struggled in the ratings since its February 2 debut. Last week’s airing pulled a mere 2.1 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating — a 30 percent drop in both categories from its Superstore lead-in.

Two episodes...

Craig Lines May 3, 2017

For fans of 80s action cinema, No Retreat No Surrender holds a special place. We've been speaking to the man behind the series...

If you were a kid in the 1980s and you liked action movies, chances are you rented No Retreat No Surrender at some point. It was like a more violent, high-octane take on The Karate Kid, with all-American teen Jason (Kurt McKinney) getting martial arts tutelage from no less than The Ghost Of Bruce Lee so he could kick the ass of a muscly Russian (Jean-Claude Van Damme in his first major role). As a kid, this movie was everything to me. It was a 15 cert so a little bit edgy, but still simple and wholesome enough for young me to totally ‘get it’. I had tears streaming down my face the first time I watched it, I was so invested in the final fight.

We know Chris Pratt is talented. From his role in Guardians of the Galaxy to Jurassic World, his ability to perfectly depict press tours on social media and adorably gush about his wife Anna Faris without making us want to vomit, he can pretty much do it all. But we didn't expect this... The actor stopped by BBC Radio 1 this week where he was given the challenge of prank phone calling an exotic pet shop to find out how to take care of a baby Groot. However, while most of us might take that as challenge enough, it wasn't his only task at hand. BBC Radio 1 also asked him to start every new sentence with each letter of the alphabet, from A to Z. Pratt dialed the phone and jumped on with an...

NBC is pulling the plug on Powerless.

The superhero-adjacent comedy has been yanked from the Peacock Network’s Thursday night schedule, which means it’s as good as cancelled. The switch starts this week, with Superstore shifting into its former 8:30/7:30c timeslot. (Superstore repeats will run at 8 pm for the next two weeks.)

Related2017 Renewal Scorecard: What’s Coming Back? What’s Getting Cancelled? What’s on the Bubble?

Powerless, starring Vanessa Hudgens as the research director at a security company that protects average citizens from the superhero battles raging all around them, has struggled in the ratings since its February 2 debut.

The Criterion Collection will venture to the Zone this July, and much more, as they’ve announced their new titles for the month. Andrei Tarkovsky‘s long-rumored sci-fi masterpiece Stalker will arrive with a new 2K restoration. The release will also include a new interview with author Geoff Dyer and newly translated English subtitles. Also arriving in July is Albert Brooks‘ satirical comedy Lost in America, featuring a new conversation with the director and Robert Weide, as well as interviews with the cast and crew.

One of the most notable releases of the month is Robert Bresson‘s masterful final film L’argent, which tracks a counterfeit bill through Paris, and the people it touches. Lastly, Roberto Rossellini‘s powerful War Trilogy is getting a much-deserved Blu-ray upgrade with new versions of Rome Open City, Paisan, and Germany Year Zero. Check out the high-resolution cover art below and full release details.

It’s currently on of the funniest shows on HBO.

Vice Principals season one is currently available on Blu-ray, DVD and digital download today.

The show’s premise is about two competing vice principals of a high school, who are vying for the top job as principal. Then the school district hired an outsider for the top job—leading the two vice principals to develop crazy plans to rid of her from the school.

The nine episodes are some of the most creative laugh-out-loud comedy you’ll ever experience.

The show stars Danny McBride, Walton Goggins, Kimberly Hebert Gregory and Georgia King.

Lrm had an exclusive phone interview late last month with Georgia King to talk about the first season of the show Vice Principals. She discussed the evolution of her character on the show and working with a hilarious cast.

HBO’s Vice Principals season one is currently available on Blu-ray,...