“The nine-episode series will go into production in 2015 for a premiere in 2016 [on Showtime] to mark the 25th anniversary of when the series finished its run on ABC. In a fact that will delight Twin Peaks devotees, Lynch and Frost will write and produce all nine episodes, with Lynch set to direct every episode.”
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“Twin Peaks” Made Today’s Prestige-TV Landscape Possible
“The arty, boundary-breaking drama as we now know it wouldn’t exist without Twin Peaks … Everything from The Sopranos to American Horror Story owes it a debt. … And yet, as incredible as it now seems, there was a time when ABC was thought reckless, indulgent, or just plain stupid for giving Twin Peaks a green light.”
Major Reorganization At NPR
The biggest change is the departure of chief content officer Kinsey Wilson, widely admired for his digital initiatives over the past six years.
The New Weekly Magazine That Doesn’t Give A Rat’s Ass About New York
“Why launch a new print publication on the opposite coast from the country’s magazine publishing hub? Being at the heart of so many American subcultures, from tech to entertainment, makes California inherently interesting, McGray says.”
New Languages Get Invented All Of The Time. Why Do Some Catch On With Hollywood?
“It would be wonderful if there were tons of conlangers working with fantasy authors, working with science fiction authors, where the author can spend their time on the story and the conlanger can spend their time on the language, so by the time it gets picked up and it becomes the next blockbuster, whether on film or television, they actually have a language there to go along with it.”
Hollywood, Let’s Talk About Getting Spanglish Right
“As someone who regularly speaks English, Spanish and Spanglish (that mix of English and Spanish), this made no sense. For American Latinos, there are certain unspoken rules about what language you speak, and to whom.”
The First ‘Real’ Sherlock Holmes Movie Has Been Found
“The rediscovered film is the only one [William] Gillette ever appeared in, and is the actor’s only surviving appearance as the Baker Street detective, a role for which he was world-renowned in stage portrayals.”
Taking On The Films That ‘Nobody Wants Made’
Steve McQueen: “The world is perverse. And sometimes perversity happens in the most beautiful places. That is what it is all about.”
How Much Anyone Working In Hollywood Earns
Here’s the list – from A-List stars on blockbuster movies to their agents, stylists, producers, directors and assistants. (And you thought income disparity was bad in other industries)
The Submissions For Best Foreign-Language Film Oscar Are In
Larry Rohter handicaps three top prospects – from Russia, Belgium, and, of all places, Mauritania.