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Marcia Gay Harden joins ‘Elsa & Fred’
Marcia Gay Harden has signed on to Michael Radford's "Elsa & Fred" opposite Shirley MacLaine and Christopher Plummer.
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Review: ‘Parker’
Director Taylor Hackford has fashioned the 50-year-old Parker franchise into a neat-fitting outfit for Jason Statham.
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Wolfe Releasing howls for ‘Four’
Wolfe Releasing has acquired worldwide rights Joshua Sanchez' relationship drama "Four," starring Wendell Pierce, Emory Cohen, E.J. Bonilla and Aja Naomi King .
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Film Review: ‘Mobius’
While not quite a “Notorious” F.L.O.P., French spy thriller and Hitchcock wannabe “Mobius” struggles to suggest why its central pair of lovers would want to be together beyond physical compatibility...
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TCA: Michael J. Fox on Living with Disability, Public Expectations
There was no doubt that questions about managing Parkinson’s disease would be the focus of NBC’s TCA panel for “The Michael J. Fox Show.” After all the subject is a big thread in the show itself, in...
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Toronto: Michael Imperioli’s ‘Foreclosure’ Closes Deal
Virgil Films has acquired U.S. rights to horror film “Foreclosure,” starring Michael Imperioli, and plans a first-quarter release theatrically and on VOD. The deal was announced at the Toronto Film...
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TV Review: ‘The Michael J. Fox Show’
Having Michael J. Fox back on NBC Thursday roughly 30 years later has a certain symmetry, but generating sustained interest in his comeback vehicle will require more than just good will.
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Wendell Pierce Joins Cast of Showtime’s ‘Ray Donovan’
Wendell Pierce has joined the cast of “Ray Donovan” in a recurring role for the Showtime drama’s second season. Thesp known for his work on HBO’s “The Wire” and “Treme” will play a down-on-his-luck...
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‘The Wire’ Actor Joins CBS’‘Odd Couple’ Pilot
Wendell Pierce has joined the cast of the CBS reboot of “The Odd Couple,” a multi-camera comedy pilot that stars Matthew Perry and Thomas Lennon as the titular pair. Pierce, who is known for his work...
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‘The Wire’ Reunion: Cast and Creator Discuss the Show’s Lasting Impact
On Thursday night, the New York branch of the Paley Center for Media hosted an unprecedented reunion in honor of HBO’s “The Wire,” routinely lauded as one of the greatest shows in TV history. Returning...
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Kerry Washington Was ‘Terrified’ to Tell Anita Hill’s Story in HBO Film:...
Kerry Washington is used to playing a powerful woman in Washington, D.C., but five seasons of “Scandal” could not prepare her for taking on a real-life figure with a monumental story. “I think I feel...
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Wendell Pierce, Jurnee Smollett-Bell to Star in Drama ‘One Last Thing’
Beech Hill Films and Low Profile Films have cast Wendell Pierce and Jurnee Smollet-Bell for the drama “One Last Thing,” and will commence principal photography on April 20. Writer-director Tim Rouhana...
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PopPolitics: Wendell Pierce on Playing Clarence Thomas in ‘Confirmation’...
Wendell Pierce says that he wavers in just who was telling the truth — Clarence Thomas or Anita Hill — in the sensational 1991 confirmation hearings depicted in HBO’s upcoming “Confirmation.” Pierce,...
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TV Review: ‘Confirmation’
Toxic partisan rancor over the Supreme Court – and Republicans’ current refusal to even consider a nominee – provides a beyond-timely backdrop to “Confirmation,” HBO’s sober, dutiful account of Justice...
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‘Downton Abbey’ Actress Joanne Froggatt Joins Drama ‘One Last Thing’
“Downton Abbey” star Joanne Froggatt has joined Wendell Pierce and Jurnee Smollett-Bell in the indie drama “One Last Thing,” Variety has learned exclusively. Writer-director Tim Rouhana is making his...
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‘The Wire’ Star Wendell Pierce Breaks Silence After Arrest, Disputes Attack...
Wendell Pierce has broken his silence following his arrest on Saturday. “The Wire” actor said he regrets that “a civil political discussion escalated to the level that it did,” leading him to be...
View Article‘Burning Cane,’ Wendell Pierce, Haley Bennett Win Tribeca Awards
“Burning Cane” has won the Founders Award for best U.S. narrative feature and star Wendell Pierce has been awarded the top actor in the category for the 18th Annual Tribeca Film Festival. Haley Bennett...
View ArticleLondon Theater Review: ‘Death of a Salesman’
August Wilson famously disavowed the idea of an all-black “Death of a Salesman.” In 1996, he declared any such staging “an assault on our presence and our difficult but honorable history in America.”...
View ArticleB.B. King Estate Announces Official Biopic, Clears Up Wendell Pierce...
An official biopic of iconic blues musician B.B. King is going into pre-production in 2021, Vassal Benford, chairman of King’s estate, tells Variety. This is a separate project from “The Thrill Is On,”...
View ArticleBounce Steps Up Original Movie Slate With Wendell Pierce and Lauren Holly Set...
Digital multicast channel Bounce has enlisted “The Wire” star Wendell Pierce and Lauren Holly to lead the original thriller “Don’t Hang Up,” which is set to premiere in the spring. The movie is in...
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