Taylor Kitsch ("Friday Night Lights") and Jim Parsons ("The Big Bang Theory") have joined the cast of Ryan Murphy's HBO original movie "The Normal Heart". A film adaptation of the Tony-winning Larry Kramer play, the story deals with the onset of the HIV-AIDS crisis in New York City in the early 1980s. Kitsch plays Bruce Niles, a closeted … [Read more...]
“Crazy” Directors Helm McAfee Drama
January 13, 2013 by
John Requa and Glenn Ficarra, the writing and directing team from "Crazy Stupid Love," will re-team for this biopic based on the recent Wired Magazine article "John McAfee's Last Stand." Warner Bros. Pictures is in final negotiations to acquire the project which the duo will write, direct and produce. A former NASA programmer, McAfee is the … [Read more...]
Oprah Develops Drama Series For HBO
October 25, 2012 by
HBO is developing a new untitled drama series with Oprah Winfrey's Harpo Films says The Live Feed. The hourlong will center on a wealthy academic who has become the first black president of a prestigious liberal arts college. He and his family are thrust into national headlines, forcing them to present an idyllic public façade, all while … [Read more...]
Jarecki Plans Chinatown-Esque Drama
September 18, 2012 by
Nicholas Jarecki's financial world thriller "Arbitrage" hit this past weekend, scoring solid reviews along with impressive early VOD numbers and $ 1.9 million from 197 theatrical screens. Jarecki is already moving onto his next project and tells The Playlist that he's working on a new project with nods to 70's classics "Chinatown" and "The … [Read more...]
NBC Orders Pirate Drama To Series
May 14, 2012 by
NBC is adding yet another series to its slate for next season - the pirate tale "Crossbones" reports The Live Feed. "Luther" creator Neil Cross will adapt Colin Woodard's book "The Republic of Pirates" which is set during the golden age of piracy in the 1700s and centers on the legendary Blackbeard. Walter Parkes and Laurie MacDonald will produce … [Read more...]
More drama today at Kwantlen after voting out KSA directors.
December 1, 2011 by
A day after a unanimous vote to oust the directors on their student association there was more drama on the Kwantlen campus today. Jeff Groat with the student newspaper The Runner says it started with the ousted ex-directors showing up. He says "So Nina Sandhu, Bobby Padda, Jaspinder Ghuman, Nipun Pandey, Tarun Takhar were all waiting … [Read more...]
