Stories from Cynthia Littleton On The Air
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Frank Langella, Christopher Plummer enter HBO's 'Ali' bout
Cynthia Littleton On The Air &bull Feb 9, 2012
Frank Langella and Christopher Plummer have signed on to play Supreme Court justices in "Muhammad Ali's Greatest Fight," an original telepic HBO is developing. Langella will play Chief Justice Warren Berger in the Stephen Frears-directed project, while Plummer will play... Full Story »
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Topics:
- Frank Langella
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NBC delays 'Munsters' pilot 'Mockingbird Lane'
Cynthia Littleton On The Air &bull Feb 9, 2012
NBC is taking a hourlong pilot order based on "The Munsters" franchise out of the running for the fall 2012-13 schedule in order to give it extra attention, according to sources. Now called "Mockingbird Lane," the pilot was ordered last... Full Story »
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Topics:
- The Fall
- The Munsters
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Encore delays 'Crimson Petal' airdate
Cynthia Littleton On The Air &bull Feb 9, 2012
Encore has postponed the premiere of four-part miniseries ''The Crimson Petal and the White' from March to September. Starring Romola Garai (''The Hour''), Chris O'Dowd, Gillian Anderson, Shirley Henderson and Richard E. Grant, the adaptation of Michel Faber's novel is... Full Story »
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The 'Sopranos' strategy behind Netflix's 'Lilyhammer'
Cynthia Littleton On The Air &bull Feb 7, 2012
Who can forget the way the fate of Tony Soprano was left up in the air when "The Sopranos" finale abruptly faded to black. But what fans may not recall was the uncertain end to another "Sopranos" character, Silvio Dante,... Full Story »
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Topics:
- Up in the Air
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Film and TV faceoff: Who's better, who's best?
Cynthia Littleton On The Air &bull Feb 7, 2012
Inside of three weeks comes the Super Bowl of entertainment: the Oscars. Sometimes bashed, somewhat broken, the Oscars still command by far the most attention of any award show. Last year's Oscar broadcast drew 37.6 million, compared with 12.4 million... Full Story »
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'New Girl' seen in new ways
Cynthia Littleton On The Air &bull Feb 6, 2012
Fox has posted an interactive, extended version of the theme song from Zooey Deschanel starrer "New Girl" that lets you choose the scenes of the video accompanying the tune. Check it out here. Full Story »
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Topics:
- Zooey Deschanel
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'Smash' no creative smash, but close enough
Cynthia Littleton On The Air &bull Feb 6, 2012
Through its subject matter and NBC's all-in promotional effort for its premiere tonight, "Smash" (reviewed by Brian Lowry of Variety here) is going to inspire a lot of passionate love-it-or-hate-it reaction. So let me be the one to stake out... Full Story »
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Topics:
- Premiere
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Docu crew in Facebook HQ; is TV show far behind?
Cynthia Littleton On The Air &bull Feb 3, 2012
Between Facebook filing for IPO and the hacker activities of Anonymous, it's a good time to be Charles Koppelman. The filmmaker has had a documentary crew stationed at Facebook headquarters on and off since May 2011 filming the company's security... Full Story »
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Topics:
- Filmmakers.com
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'Downton Abbey' shows more signs of mainstream appeal
Cynthia Littleton On The Air &bull Feb 1, 2012
How hot is "Downton Abbey" right now for PBS? It made the cover of mainstream magazine TV Guide. How rare is a PBS program on the cover of TV Guide? Very. According to former Variety reporter Michael Schneider, now the... Full Story »
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Topics:
- Variety
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The 'Law & Order'-ification of 'The Office' has its benefits
Cynthia Littleton On The Air &bull Jan 31, 2012
Still in the process of finding its post-Steve Carell sea legs, "The Office" has sailed into two new questions about its longterm future - namely the possible migration of two longtime Sabre/Dunder-Miffliners, Mindy Kaling and Rainn Wilson, to projects in... Full Story »
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Topics:
- Rainn Wilson
- Mindy Kaling
