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Iranian actor Leila Hatami, best known outside her country for her role in Asghar Farhadi’s Oscar-winning “A Separation,” will soon be back on international movie screens in Iranian-British director Mehdi Norowzian’s metaphysical drama “A Time in Eternity” which recently wrapped in Iran.

“There isn’t one scene without me,” Hatami told Variety, speaking on the sidelines of the just concluded Venice Film Festival where she was a member of the main jury.

The London-based Norowzian, who was Oscar-nominated for his 1999 short “Killing Joe” and subsequently directed Joseph Fiennes, Elizabeth Shue, Dennis Hopper and Sam Shepherd in the 2002 drama “Leo,” has since become a prominent commercials director. Norowzian recently returned to Iran to shoot this film, which is his first feature after two decades.

In “Eternity,” Hatami plays Mariam, a woman who’s beloved husband Saeed has mysteriously gone missing, leaving her and her 12-year-old daughter in a state...

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See How They Run

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Bodies Bodies Bodies Crimes of the Future

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Exclusive: Iranian-British director and artist Mehdi Norowzian has just wrapped the Iran shoot of his new drama A Time In Eternity starring Venice 2022 jury member Leila Hatami, best known for her roles in A Separation, The Pig and Imagine.

The production marks the first feature in two decades for Norowzian, who was Oscar-nominated for his 1999 short film Killing Joe and shortly after directed Joseph Fiennes, Elizabeth Shue, Dennis Hopper and Sam Shepherd in the drama Leo.

In the interim, he built a career as a top commercials director, working closely with Ridley Scott’s Rsa Films under the banner of Joy@Rsa.

Hatami stars as a woman who is on a relentless and potentially futile quest to track down her missing husband. In the backdrop, the situation puts untold pressure on her relationship with her 12-year-old daughter, while she is also dealing with the unwanted attention of her amorous brother-in-law.

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Fall The Forgiven Blackbird

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Long Way Back Three Thousand Years of Longing Wildhood*

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The Bad Guys* Brian and Charles Elvis* Everything Everywhere All at Once* The Feast Good Luck to You, Leo Grande* Nope Beast DC League of Super-Pets* Eiffel Mr Malcolm’s List Orphan: First Kill Top Gun: Maverick Where Is Anne Frank Bullet Train Jurassic World Dominion

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The international distribution strand is introducing a new two-track approach.

The British Film Institute (BFI) has opened an updated international distribution strand of the UK Global Screen Fund (Ukgsf), financed by the UK Government’s department for digital, culture, media and sport (Dcms).

Film sales and P&a support are both now availlable via a new twin-track approach.

Sales support is open for applications and assessed on a rolling basis. It is awarded to UK sales agents presenting UK independent films to international buyers with the aim of securing international distribution deals. Funding is available for specific sales and marketing activities,...

Emma Thompson has defended the role of intimacy coordinators on set in a new interview.

During an appearance on the Australian “Fitzy & Wippa” radio show to promote her new film, “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande,” one of the presenters asked the Oscar-winning actor what she made of Sean Bean’s recent comments in which he decried the use of intimacy coordinators in productions.

“Emma, I wanted to bring this up because I read it during the week, quite timely, but for the more intimate scenes that you guys had to do in the film, it was Sean Bean, who was Ned Stark in ‘Game of Thrones’ and he said he didn’t really appreciate the work of the intimacy coordinator because he said that it spoilt the spontaneity,'” said the radio host. “So is that how you found it? Did you guys have an intimacy coordinator there on...

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Bullet Train

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Good Luck To You, Leo Grande Trailer — Sophie Hyde‘s Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (2022) movie trailer has been released by Hulu. The Good Luck To You, Leo Grande trailer stars Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack. Crew Katy Brand wrote the screenplay for Good Luck To You, Leo Grande. Stephen Rennicks created the music [...]

Continue reading: Good Luck To You, Leo Grande (2022) Movie Trailer: Emma Thompson Hires Companionship & Discovers More in Sophie Hyde’s Film...

After a century of roaring at audiences on the big screen, the MGM lion is no more. That is, the live-action version of Leo the lion has now been replaced with a CG-animated Leo taking his place. Leo roars in a manner that looks very similar to the live-action version, but the noticeable change might still bug filmgoers who've long grown accustomed to the classic Leo. How you feel about it is up for you to decide, and you can check out the unveiling of the CG mascot below.

While the MGM mascot is referred to as a single lion named Leo, there were in fact eight different lions used by the studio for the company's logo since 1916. The last version of the lion that had been used since 1957 before the CG-Leo's unveiling was actually named "Leo," though the ones before him had different names. For 64 years, Leo has served...

Doug Jones, the former U.S. senator from Alabama, has joined CNN as commentator.

He debuted on Friday on CNN’s The Lead with Jake Tapper, telling the anchor, “Happy to be part of the team.”

Jones, appearing from Birmingham, Al, said that Joe Biden’s administration needed to amplify the message that a Covid-19 relief package was important not just for healthcare but the economy.

Jones, a Democrat, was defeated last year by Republican Tommy Tuberville, after serving in the Senate since 2018. That year, he won an upset victory over Roy Moore. Jones is also a former U.S. attorney for the northern district of Alabama. During his tenure, he prosecuted two Ku Klux Klan members for the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church.

In other news on the pundit front, Fox News hired civil rights attorney Leo Terrell as a contributor on Fox News Channel and Fox Business.

With recent weeks filled by political and election news, a completely different type of awards campaign decision has finally been made. In a Gold Derby exclusive, we have learned from HBO Max and WarnerMedia that the recent “The West Wing” special will not be competing at the 2021 Golden Globes or SAG Awards.

Officially titled “A West Wing Special for When We All Vote,” the October program was written by series creator Aaron Sorkin and directed by executive producer Thomas Schlamme. The reason for not entering the races with the HFPA and Screen Actors Guild is simple: neither of those groups has a specials category. Technically they could submit as a TV movie with SAG but it wasn’t eligible with the Globes as a TV movie. The program was a staged recreation of the third season episode “Hartsfield’s Landing” and not really a typical telefilm.

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Scott Eastwood and Mel Gibson have joined the action-thriller “Dangerous,” along with Tyrese Gibson, Famke Janssen and Kevin Durand.

Eastwood will portray a reformed sociopath who, after the death of his brother, heads to a remote island which soon falls under the siege of a deadly gang of mercenaries. Forced to fend for himself, he discovers their role in his brother’s demise and sets off on a relentless quest for vengeance. Gibson will play a key supporting role.

The film is scheduled to shoot later this month in Canada and is being introduced to buyers at the online American Film Market. International Film Trust (Ift), Invico Capital and 3 Point Capital will finance with Ift selling worldwide rights minus Canada, and Mind’s Eye International selling Canada and co-repping the US with Ift.

The film is to be directed by “Saw V” helmer David Hackl. The film will be produced...

Ilaria Ubinati — one of Hollywood’s top stylists whose clients have included Dwayne Johnson, Armie Hammer, Donald Glover, Rami Malek and Tom Hiddleston — is launching a new men’s lifestyle website called Leo. Debuting today, the site focuses on men’s fashion along with a range of other subjects including grilling, spirits and motorcycles and stories that range from travel (a Nashville city guide by the band Lady A) and how-to guides to playlists (with an inaugural one by singer Charlie Puth.)

Urbinati tells The Hollywood Reporter she started Leo because, “I felt there was a lack in the men’s space online....

Ilaria Ubinati — one of Hollywood’s top stylists whose clients have included Dwayne Johnson, Armie Hammer, Donald Glover, Rami Malek and Tom Hiddleston — is launching a new men’s lifestyle website called Leo. Debuting today, the site focuses on men’s fashion along with a range of other subjects including grilling, spirits and motorcycles and stories that range from travel (a Nashville city guide by the band Lady A) and how-to guides to playlists (with an inaugural one by singer Charlie Puth.)

Urbinati tells The Hollywood Reporter she started Leo because, “I felt there was a lack in the men’s space online....

Leos are the kingly sign of the zodiac, always taking the lead and rallying the troops. Given their larger than life personalities, ambitions, and love of excitement,  they are likely big fans of action movies. But not all of this genre's films will meet the tastes of vivacious Leo.

Related: 10 Classic Action Movies That Haven't Aged Well

It takes the right kind of action flick to keep the attention of a Leo, here are some of their favorites.

It’s impossible to predict the future.

If studio executives, filmmakers, musicians and showrunners knew what trends were about to take hold, they’d have gone into streaming two decades ago, bought Marvel before Disney did and invested in Spotify when it was a struggling Swedish startup. Alas.

But that’s not stopping the bright minds in our newsroom from going out on a limb and forecasting what’s in store for the entertainment business in 2020. There was no shortage of drama this year. Disney bought Fox and launched a streaming service, Viacom and CBS merged, “Avengers: Endgame” shattered “Avatar’s” box office record, Lil Nas X became the first Lgbtq artist to come out while having a No. 1 record and Trump became embroiled in impeachment. Still, if Variety reporters’ predictions come to pass, the next 12 months will upend the media landscape and set the world spinning. Here are some...

It has been a while since we were given a "dance it out" scene and we were long overdue. 

There is no time like the present given everything that had transpired with Diane.

We got a healthy dose of humor on Grey's Anatomy Season 13 Episode 19 too, which was a pleasant surprise, given the fact that we were coming off of the difficulty on Grey's Anatomy Season 13 Episode 18.

The hour mostly revolved around Maggie's first day back at the job, but fortunately, it wasn't the only thing we were given this hour. 

You know what I love about Grey's Anatomy? I love when it can acknowledge just how ridiculous it is and when it doesn't take itself too seriously. It can laugh at itself. It gives us, as viewers, license to laugh at just how absurd it can be, too. 

It has been 13 seasons of some of everything imaginable thrown at us.

Ellen Pompeo is dishing on the secret to juggling motherhood with a busy career, which comes to a head with her upcoming Grey’s Anatomy directorial debut -- nurse Jackie!

The 47-year-old mom-of-three stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show, where her 5-month-old son, Eli, waited backstage.

Watch: Ellen Pompeo Shares ‘Boy Crazy’ Video Dancing With Infant Son

“He is the sweetest thing ever … so adorable,” Pompeo gushed, before adding that the tot is now sleeping through the night. “He is. I have the most fantastic baby nurse, Jackie, who’s also backstage -- Hi Jackie!”

“She helps me and I’d be nowhere without her because I work long days and I need help caring for him,” she continued. “She’s got my back -- and his. It’s funny because everyone who meets her is like, ‘I want Jackie!’ and I’m like, ‘You don’t have a baby.’ [They’re like], ‘Yeah, I know...

Most British crime films of the '40s and '50s have been slow crossing the pond, but Olive Films has a winner here, a gloss on Yank gangster pix from an earlier era. Just clear of prison, a tough criminal vows to punish the gang that abandoned him, and carries it out a ruthless revenge. But I think it was a mistake for him to involve that dance hall girl... Appointment with Crime Blu-ray Olive Films 1946 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 91 min. / Street Date June 21, 2016 / available through the Olive Films website / 29.98 Starring William Hartnell, Herbert Lom, Joyce Howard, Robert Beatty, Raymond Lovell, Alan Wheatley. Cinematography Gerald Moss, James Wilson Film Editor Monica Kimick Original Music George Melachrino Produced by Louis H. Jackson Written and Directed by John Harlow

Reviewed by Glenn Erickson

Ask today's American film fan about old British crime films, and he'll probably not be able to...

We now know when Bloodline is returning. The Netflix series’ 10-episode second season will premiere on May 27. You don't know the whole story… #Bloodline Season 2 arrives May 27. pic.twitter.com/u9aYbHOCcE — Bloodline (@Bloodline) March 21, 2016 Playing brothers on different sides of the law, Kyle Chandler and Ben Mendelsohn earned Emmy noms for the first season of the family drama set in the Florida Keys. Linda Cardellini, Sam Shepard, Sissy Spacek, Norbert Leo…...

Jacqueline West at the premiere of The Revenant.© Frazer Harrison for Getty ImagesClothing was always in her blood though Costume Design came later. Two time Oscar nominee Jacqueline West (Quills, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), the daughter of an avante garde designer, originally pursued fashion. After building a successful clothing line of her own her career made a sudden fate-filled turn in the late 80s via a favor for a personal friend, the director Philip Kaufman.

Her filmography in the subsequent 25 years has been a grab bag of film genres --  her latest The Revenant (2015) is a 180 from Henry & June (1990) you must agree -- but the consistent throughline is that she's in demand with the auteur set. She's worked repeatedly with Terrence Malick, David Fincher, Philip Kaufman, and Ben Affleck. The Revenant marks her first, though one assumes not last, collaboration with Alejandro González Iñárritu. To get in the right mindset,...

It was the summer of 1995. Bill Clinton was president, Rudy Giuliani was mayor of New York, and Oj Simpson was on trial. That summer’s youth-oriented movies included Pixar's first movie Toy Story, the Disney musical Pocahontas — and Kids, in which wayward, stoned teens fuck each other senseless and head-stomp random strangers.

It might be hard to remember just how notorious Larry Clark's indie-skater odysey was. The movie grossed a modest $7 million at the box office that summer — a wild success when you account for the fact that it...

Though there have been a lot of eyes on Netflix’s returning shows such as House Of Cards and Orange Is The New Black, plus the offerings from Marvel including Daredevil and A.K.A. Jessica Jones, the streaming service also has another original series set to debut next month, with Kyle Chandler headlining family drama Bloodline. The full trailer for the series is online and demands your eyeballs’ attention below.Bloodline finds Chandler as John Rayburn, part of the wealthy, contemporary Rayburn family that owns property in the Florida Keys. All seems to be well among them until eldest son Danny (Ben Mendelsohn) returns home and starts to reveal some of the darker secrets the clan has kept buried for years. Soon the family is tearing itself apart as skeletons come rattling out of the closet.It’s perhaps not surprising that there’s drama afoot given that this comes from Glenn Kessler,...

Coulson's Quest Erupts With The Shocking Secrets Of The Ancient City, On "Marvel's Agents Of S.H.I.E.L.D." On ABC "... Ye Who Enter Here" - Shield discovers the ancient city before Hydra, but uncovering the secrets may require one of Coulson's team to make the ultimate sacrifice. Meanwhile, May and Skye race to get to Raina before Whitehall takes her, on Tuesday, December 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television "Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D." stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons and Nick Blood as Lance Hunter. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Triplett, Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse, Henry Simmons as Alphonso "Mack" Mackenzie, Ruth Negga as Raina, Patton Oswalt as Sam/Billy Koenig,...

“…Ye Who Enter Here” – Shield discovers the ancient city before Hydra, but uncovering the secrets may require one of Coulson’s team to make the ultimate sacrifice. Meanwhile, May and Skye race to get to Raina before Whitehall takes her, on Tuesday, December 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons and Nick Blood as Lance Hunter. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Triplett, Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse, Henry Simmons as Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie, Ruth Negga as Raina, Patton Oswalt as Sam/Billy Koenig, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Jeffrey Corbett as Chad, and Brittnee Garza as Cashier. ”…Ye Who Enter Here” was written by Paul Zbyszewski and directed by Billy Gierhart.

“…Ye Who Enter Here” – Shield discovers the ancient city before Hydra, but uncovering the secrets may require one of Coulson’s team to make the ultimate sacrifice. Meanwhile, May and Skye race to get to Raina before Whitehall takes her, on Tuesday, December 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons and Nick Blood as Lance Hunter. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Triplett, Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse, Henry Simmons as Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie, Ruth Negga as Raina, Patton Oswalt as Sam/Billy Koenig, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Jeffrey Corbett as Chad, and Brittnee Garza as Cashier. ”…Ye Who Enter Here” was written by Paul Zbyszewski and directed by Billy Gierhart.

“…Ye Who Enter Here” – Shield discovers the ancient city before Hydra, but uncovering the secrets may require one of Coulson’s team to make the ultimate sacrifice. Meanwhile, May and Skye race to get to Raina before Whitehall takes her, on Tuesday, December 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons and Nick Blood as Lance Hunter. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Triplett, Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse, Henry Simmons as Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie, Ruth Negga as Raina, Patton Oswalt as Sam/Billy Koenig, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Jeffrey Corbett as Chad, and Brittnee Garza as Cashier. ”…Ye Who Enter Here” was written by Paul Zbyszewski and directed by Billy Gierhart.

“…Ye Who Enter Here” – Shield discovers the ancient city before Hydra, but uncovering the secrets may require one of Coulson’s team to make the ultimate sacrifice. Meanwhile, May and Skye race to get to Raina before Whitehall takes her, on Tuesday, December 2 (9:00-10:00 p.m., Et) on the ABC Television “Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.” stars Clark Gregg as Agent Phil Coulson, Ming-Na Wen as Agent Melinda May, Brett Dalton as Grant Ward, Chloe Bennet as Skye, Iain De Caestecker as Agent Leo Fitz, Elizabeth Henstridge as Agent Jemma Simmons and Nick Blood as Lance Hunter. Guest starring are B.J. Britt as Triplett, Adrianne Palicki as Bobbi Morse, Henry Simmons as Alphonso “Mack” Mackenzie, Ruth Negga as Raina, Patton Oswalt as Sam/Billy Koenig, Reed Diamond as Daniel Whitehall, Jeffrey Corbett as Chad, and Brittnee Garza as Cashier. ”…Ye Who Enter Here” was written by Paul Zbyszewski and directed by Billy Gierhart.

Chicago – Zach Gilford is a familiar face to fans of the TV series “Friday Night Lights,” where he portrayed Matt Saracen. The actor grew up around Chicago in Evanston, Ill., and has risen through the ranks of acting in his new home of Los Angeles. He currently is featured in the sequel film, “The Purge: Anarchy.”

“The Purge: Anarchy” takes up the premise of the first film, which presupposes a near future America in which laws are suspended for one night a year, allowing all aggressions, crimes and firearms to be practiced with abandon. Zach Gilford portrays Shane, who is part of a couple – his real-life wife Kiele Sanchez is Liz, his other half – that are accidentally thrust into the Purge night with no protection, and hooks up with a armed vigilante named Leo (Frank Grillo). The sequel ups the ante of the first film, with more social commentary and fire power.

As we head into the final week of August and out of the summer blockbuster season, 3 must-sees to add to your Fall film list are The Family, Don Jon and Out Of The Furnace. Relativity Media has released brand new images from their latest films.

First up is Luc Besson’s The Family starring Robert De Niro as a killer dad, Michelle Pfeiffer as one bad mother, Dianna Agron as the mobgirl next door and John D’Leo as the young gun.

In the dark action comedy, a Mafia boss and his family are relocated to a sleepy town in France under the Witness Protection Program after snitching on the mob. Despite Agent Stansfield’s (Tommy Lee Jones) best efforts to keep them in line, Fred Blake (Robert De Niro), his wife Maggie (Michelle Pfeiffer) and their children, Belle (Dianna Agron) and Warren (John D’Leo), can’t help resorting...

As all lovers of crime, suspense thriller, war, western, horror and science fiction films know, creating a truly great cinematic villain is no easy task. When it happens, it’s virtually impossible to forget that character.

We’ll now take a look at the greatest film villains of the 1980’s.

The criteria for this article is the same as my previous article Cinema’s Greatest Villains: The 1970’s: the villains must be from live-action films-no animated features-and must pose some type of direct or indirect lethal threat. The villains can be either individuals or small groups that act as one unit.

The villains must be human or human in appearance, so no shape-shifting alien from John Carpenter’s amazing 1982 The Thing, no Aliens from James Cameron’s classic 1986 sequel and no Predator from John McTiernan’s beloved 1987 film of the same name.

Also, individuals that are the central protagonists/antiheroes...

First off, congrats to Meg Tilly, Michael Eklund, Richard Hudolin, Richard Harmon, and the cast & crew of Continuum on winning Leo Awards last night.

Best Lead Performance by a Female in a Dramatic Series Meg Tilly - Bomb Girls - Armistice

Best Lead Performance by a Male in a Feature Length Drama Michael Eklund - Errors of the Human Body

Best Supporting Performance by a Male in a Dramatic Series Richard Harmon - Continuum - Family Time

Best Production Design in a Dramatic Series Richard Hudolin - Arrow - Pilot

Best Dramatic Series Continuum

The complete list of winners is here.

Falling Skies is back with the two-hour season 3 opener tonight at 9 pm on TNT.

Luciana Carro, Ryan Robbins and Ty Olsson are all back this year, and Rémi Aubuchon was still the showrunner for season 3.

Last month, he announced he was stepping down as head writer to focus on his first novel,...

And here we go... the acting categories you've all been very impatiently waiting for in Tfe's first wave of Oscar predictions for the year.

Will Previously Honored Movie Stars With Weird Character-Actor Hairdos Rule This Year?

As faithful readers know I like to keep my crystal ball risky with the bouncing and hope it doesn't shatter. In the first wave of predictions "what if" scenarios and "wild cards" are espectially compelling in the Supporting races. I mean why not? So little is yet known about future important matters like Amount of Screen Time, Nature of the Ensemble Roles, Best in Show Scene Stealing and even Post-Production "we'll fix it in post" Switcheroos where a film is rethought to better spotlight its MVPs. This early on there's no point in making boring predictions in which Oscar favorites hog all the categories though sometimes they do -- witness last year's All Previous Winner boredom in this category.

“I’m trying to make movies in my life … that last longer than opening weekend. That’s it, that’s my whole goal. I don’t have to make money; I do films for scale and then, you know, I go do coffee commercials overseas, and I make a lot of money so I get to live in a nice house. … And I don’t give a sh-t. And people will go, ‘Oh that’s a sellout.’ And you know what? F–k you.” — George Clooney, 2012

Clooney wasn’t at his most eloquent as he justified starring in Italian coffee...

[Spoiler Alert If You Haven't Seen The Latest Episode Of American Horror Story: Asylum]

Last night’s episode, titled “The Origins of Monstrosity,” delivered some major surprises for Ahs fans, notably the return—at least in audio—of original castmember Dylan McDermott. Now, the actor didn’t physically show his face but it was definitely his voice heard teasing homicide detectives in the modern day Briarcliff storyline and it appears that McDermott is the Bloody Face of the present; the final moments of the episode revealed that, while Adam Levine’s Leo is definitely dead, McDermott’s Bloody Face has kidnapped Jenna Dewan-Tatum’s Teresa. McDermott’s role in this latest installment of Ahs...

American Horror Story: Asylum – 2×06 “Origins Of Monstrosity”

Stars: Jessica Lange, Chloe Sevigny, Joseph Fiennes, James Cromwell, Evan Peters, Adam Levine, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Zachary Quinto, Clea DuVall, Sarah Paulson | Written by Ryan Murphy | Directed by David Semel

Earlier this season, I suggested that with the element of an insane asylum as a background, they could mine different types of standalone stories interspersed among the ongoing story arcs. It’s a fertile idea for storytelling, and while this week it wasn’t played up as big, as the exorcism for instance, it still gave it the creepy angle that this season has had in spades over last season.

Nature versus nurture is the theme of this week’s episode, or as it’s seen right there in the title, the origins of the monster. The nature aspect has to come from the budding serial killer girl “left by her mother.” She’s...

Exclusive: Electric City partners Jamie Patricof and Lynette Howell have optioned rights to the Alison Espach novel The Adults. They’ve set Massy Tadjedin to write the script and direct. Patricof and Howell most recently completed the Derek Cianfrance-directed The Place Beyond The Pines, which stars Ryan Gosling, Bradley Cooper and Eva Mendes and will be released by Focus Features. In her debut novel, Espach chronicles a modern young woman’s struggle to grow up in a world where an adult and a child can so dangerously be mistaken for one and the same. At the center of the suburban universe in which the novel is set is teenager Emily Vidal, who learns quickly of the complications that come with adulthood when she falls in love with an older man. Espach teaches creative writing in New York City. Howell found the book reminiscent of generation coming-of-age stories like The Graduate.

While FX's American Horror Story: Asylum might not be everyone's cup of tea, even the skeptics among you would admit there was something extra creepy about tonight's episode. Not only did it air on Halloween night, which is just candy in the basket for the show's marketing, but the episode featured a powerful storm slamming into New England and throwing the patients of Briarcliff Asylum into hysterics. With East Coast residents still reeling from the effects of Hurricane Sandy, this prescient plotting did not go unnoticed; but was the rest of the episode as memorable? American Horror Story: Asylum stars Jessica Lange, Zachary Quinto, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe, along with newcomers Adam Levine, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, James Cromwell, Joseph Fiennes, Chloe Sevigny, Lizzie Brochere and Clea Duvall. Hit the jump for the recap of tonight’s episode, “Nor'Easter.” [You have entered spoiler territory. Turn back now or commit yourself to the insanity.] As always, we'll start with a quick recap. In what's...

American Horror Story: Asylum – 2×03 “Nor’Easter”

Stars: Jessica Lange, Chloe Sevigny, Joseph Fiennes, James Cromwell, Evan Peters, Adam Levine, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, Zachary Quinto, Clea DuVall, Sarah Paulson | Written by Jennifer Salt | Directed by Michael Uppendahl

When I first heard mention of what a nor’easter was, it was in a story by Stephen King. And let me tell you something, it’s rather fitting that a nor’easter would just so happen to hit and terrorize the inmates and the staff at Briarcliff. For those not in the know, a nor’easter is a particularly bad storm. It swirls and attacks bringing so much fury with it and I guess it’s fitting that it should attack at such a turbulent time in the lives of those behind the walls.

They continue to treat Sister Jude as this mirage of a woman. It’s made that she’s clearly she...

Last week, we covered the season two premiere of FX's American Horror Story: Asylum from creators Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, which featured racism, homophobia and good old-fashioned alien abductions. It seems like some of you were on the fence about the first episode of the new season, which takes place in Briarcliff Asylum both in 1964 and in present day. Let's see if episode two (and our first look at Zachary Quinto in his new role) brought you around. American Horror Story: Asylum also stars Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe, along with show newcomers Adam Levine, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, James Cromwell, Joseph Fiennes, Chloe Sevigny, Lizzie Brochere and Clea Duvall. Hit the jump for the recap of tonight's episode, “Tricks and Treats.” [You have entered spoiler territory. Turn back now or commit yourself to the insanity.] Let's do a quick recap, shall we? Last week we left honeymooners Leo (Levine) and Teresa (Dewan-Tatum) at the mercy of Bloody Face and this...

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We haven't heard much feedback yet as to what you guys thought of "American Horror Story: Asylum," but we thought Episode 1 was a great beginning with some interesting characters and can't wait for Episode 2.

Below you'll find the preview for Episode 2, "Tricks and Treats," along with a few comments from showrunner Ryan Murphy as to what's ahead for viewers this season. These are just the highlights so be sure to hit the EW link at the bottom of the page for more.

"American Horror Story: Asylum - Episode 2: “Tricks and Treats” (airing October 24th at 10:00 pm e/p)

The staff summon an exorcist to deal with a possessed farm boy, while Sister Jude's dark past is revealed.

Entertainment Weekly: You kept the same music for the opening credits but new visual elements. Are these perhaps clues to the mystery surrounding Briarcliff?

Ryan Murphy: Yes, I think they’re clues.

American Horror Story: Asylum Episode 201

“Welcome to Briarcliff”

Written By: Tim Minear

Directed By: Bradley Buecker

Original Airdate: 17 October 2012

In This Episode...

Much like season one, Ahs: Asylum starts at 80mph and doesn’t let up. Set in 1964, Briarcliff Asylum started as a tuberculosis hospital. In 1962 the Catholic church bought the place and turned it into a sanitarium. Sister Jude runs the day-to-day of the asylum. She is a stern nun whose faith is unwavering and believes all her wards must adhere to a strict moral code. Above her is Monsignor Howard, a more progressive priest that is the object of Sister Jude’s unwanted fantasies. Jude’s second-in-command is Sister Eunice, a submissive nun who is easily frightened, given to tears, and believes that she should be severely punished for even the slightest transgression.

Also on staff at Briarcliff is Dr. Arden, who is in charge of the medical wing.

After an excruciatingly long break (nearly 10 months), "American Horror Story" has officially returned with a brand spankin' new season, aptly titled "Asylum." The change in location finds us at the Briarcliff Mental Institution for the criminally insane, run by Sister Jude (Jessica Lange) and Dr. Arthur Arden (James Cromwell), the latter of who appears to be the big bad this season besides Bloody Face. And trust me, "Bloody Face" is a kind name to describe that mug.

The episode opened in present day, following lovers Leo and Teresa (Adam Levine and Jenna Dewan, respectively) as they wonder into the now rundown and presumably abandoned Briarcliff. Teresa is an avid paranormal/hauntings enthusiast and Leo just goes along with her so that they can do it in every single haunted place they visit. I have a strong feeling that playing Leo was not that far of a stretch for Adam Levine,...

Hit horror anthology American Horror Story: Asylum is finally back on TV! The Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk creation won over audiences and critics alike in its first season, but now the creators, cast and crew are back for another go-round. The second season takes place in the titular Briarcliff Asylum in Massachusetts. The first episode revealed that, though the location is the same, we may be in for a bit of time jumping. No scenes with season one standouts Zachary Quinto or Frances Conroy on tonight’s episode, but we did get a heaping helping of Jessica Lange, Evan Peters, Sarah Paulson and Lily Rabe, along with show newcomers Adam Levine, Jenna Dewan-Tatum, James Cromwell, Joseph Fiennes, Chloe Sevigny, Lizzie Brochere and even Clea Duvall! Hit the jump for the recap of the premiere episode, “Welcome to Briarcliff!” [You have entered spoiler territory. Turn back now or commit yourself to the insanity.] Where to begin…how about the beginning? We’ll do a...

Tonight is the highly anticipated premiere of American Horror Story: Asylum, the second installment of Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk’s terror anthology for FX. EW revealed many of Ahs: Asylum’s secrets in our exclusive August cover story, which took readers inside the titular mental institution, Briarcliff Manor. “To me, last year was a family drama,” says Falchuk. “This is our version of a workplace drama.” Now with the premiere hours away, here’s a primer on what you need to know before entering the walls of Briarcliff. And be sure visit EW.com tonight for our Exclusive...

Following the roaring success of season one and straight off the back of receiving an astonishing 17 Emmy Award nominations, FX have announced that Ryan Murphy’s American Horror Story will return exclusively to the channel for a second season on Tuesday 30th October at 10pm.

If you missed season one, have no fear, season two unveils a completely new storyline, more terrifying than ever before. Set in 1964, American Horror Story: Asylum will explore sanity and real-life horrors in the macabre Briarcliff insane asylum run by the Catholic Church and Sister Jude (season one favourite Jessica Lange). This season’s all-star cast also includes Joseph Fiennes, James Cromwell, Adam Levine, Chloe Sevigny, Clea Duvall and Jenna Dewan, as well as season one regulars Zachary Quinto, Sarah Paulson, Lily Rabe and Evan Peters.

American Horror Story: Asylum’s grisly tale begins in present day. Leo (Maroon 5 frontman Adam Levine) and Teresa (Jenna Dewan Tatum...

The highly anticipated second season of the popular horror series, created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, will make it's debut exclusively on the FX channel October 17th, 2012. American Horror Story: Asylum will be a self contained story, separate from the series' first season, and takes place in an East Coast mental institution. The series stars Jessica Lange as Sister Jude, who presides over the Briarcliff Manor asylum, Lily Rabe as fellow nun Sister Eunice, James Cromwell as the secretive Dr. Arden, Joseph Fiennes as a priest of Sister Jude’s order, Zachary Quinto as an orderly of the asylum, Chloe Sevigny as nymphomaniac patient Shelley, Evan Peters as asylum patient Kit, Adam Levine and Jenna Dewan as “The Lovers” Leo and Teresa, and Sarah Paulson as as investigative...

The highly anticipated second season of the popular horror series, created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, will make it's debut exclusively on the FX channel October 17th, 2012. American Horror Story: Asylum will be a self contained story, separate from the series' first season, and takes place in an East Coast mental institution. The series stars Jessica Lange as Sister Jude, who presides over the Briarcliff Manor asylum, Lily Rabe as fellow nun Sister Eunice, James Cromwell as the secretive Dr. Arden, Joseph Fiennes as a priest of Sister Jude’s order, Zachary Quinto as an orderly of the asylum, Chloe Sevigny as nymphomaniac patient Shelley, Evan Peters as asylum patient Kit, Adam Levine and Jenna Dewan as “The Lovers” Leo and Teresa, and Sarah Paulson as a yet to be named...

The highly anticipated second season of the popular horror series, created and produced by Ryan Murphy and Brad Falchuk, will make it's debut exclusively on the FX channel October 17th, 2012. American Horror Story: Asylum will be a self contained story, separate from the series' first season, and takes place in an East Coast mental institution. The series stars Jessica Lange as Sister Jude, who presides over the Briarcliff Manor asylum, Lily Rabe as fellow nun Sister Eunice, James Cromwell as the secretive Dr. Arden, Joseph Fiennes as a priest of Sister Jude’s order, Zachary Quinto as an orderly of the asylum, Chloe Sevigny as nymphomaniac patient Shelley, Evan Peters as asylum patient Kit, Adam Levine and Jenna Dewan as “The Lovers” Leo and Teresa, and Sarah Paulson as a yet to be named...