Crozier is the latest broadcasting boss who made his name in advertising or marketingThe US drama Mad Men has made celebrities of a fictional group of advertising men, but on this side of the Atlantic real-life ad execs are emerging as the TV industry’s off-screen stars. The appointment of Adam Crozier, the former [...]
Kathryn Bigelow won the DGA award for the best directed feature film for her Iraq drama, ‘The Hurt Locker,’ becoming the first woman to do so, beating her ex-husband James Cameron and his blockbuster, Avatar. The list of winners of DGA awards is here
There’s a new broom at New York ad agency Sterling Cooper – and it’s made in England, writes Phil HoganGlory be for a new series of 1960s ad agency drama Mad Men, back last week with a double helping of its slow-burning, high-tar pleasures. Is this the best TV in the world right now? Thirty-one [...]
Her directorial debut Land Gold Women deals with the burning issue of honour killings and has just won a National Award, but 29-year-old Avantika Hari is finding it difficult to distribute the Britain-based drama for commercial release.
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An elegant, soft spoken noir, Debra Granik’s “Winter’s Bone” exudes desolation. Adapting Daniel Woodrell’s novel of the same name, Granik simultaneously develops a dreary backwoods environment while situating her layered story of deceit withi…
I never knew a film company logo could invoke such drama, such fear . Needless to say, one has and it’s known as “the S from Hell,” or, the Screen Gems logo.Filmmaker Rodney Ascher has turned the Sony symbol into the subject of an amusing docu-hor…
“Lost” has baffled, bewildered, and enthralled viewers for five action-packed seasons. When it began years ago, people were shocked by this sci-fi drama that seemed to come out of nowhere.[...] Read more!
NBC has picked up a new comic book inspired one-hour drama pilot called “The Cape.”
According to The Hollywood Reporter, “The Cape” is a “light drama with a comic book sensibility.” The story focuses on a former Los Angeles cop who becomes …
Many Bachelor viewers were saddened and shocked when Jake Pavelka eliminated real…