Change is coming to Chicago Fire. Two more cast members are leaving the NBC drama in season 12. Kara Killmer and Alberto Rosende are exiting the series, following the departure of Jesse Spencer as a full-time cast member in season 10. What’s behind the cast exodus? Showrunner Andrea Newman recently weighed in on the show’s evolution.
‘Things need to change,’ says ‘Chicago Fire’ showrunner
While saying goodbye to beloved characters like Matt Casey and Sylvie Brett might be hard for fans, closing the door on some stories is necessary to keep the show fresh, Newman said in a recent interview with TVLine.
“Honestly, longevity is really just part of it,” she said. “[In] storytelling and in terms of real life, 12 years is a long time, and things need to change, just dynamic-wise. You want new characters, and you want new dynamics.”
After years on a show, cast members are also often...
‘Things need to change,’ says ‘Chicago Fire’ showrunner
While saying goodbye to beloved characters like Matt Casey and Sylvie Brett might be hard for fans, closing the door on some stories is necessary to keep the show fresh, Newman said in a recent interview with TVLine.
“Honestly, longevity is really just part of it,” she said. “[In] storytelling and in terms of real life, 12 years is a long time, and things need to change, just dynamic-wise. You want new characters, and you want new dynamics.”
After years on a show, cast members are also often...
- 1/27/2024
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Now that the Oscar nominations are official, catch-up time begins in earnest. But if you’ve already seen everything on Oscar voters honored, a worthwhile also-ran is hitting digital platforms this week.
The contender to watch this week: “Ferrari“
MIchael Mann‘s biopic about car mogul Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) never got the awards-season fuel it needed to make the nomination roster. The movie’s roaring engines missed out on the Best Sound nod that many pundits expected, and Penélope Cruz, who plays Ferrari’s wronged wife, couldn’t nab the Best Supporting Actress recognition she deserved. (Cruz fared better with the Screen Actors Guild Awards.) The film did, however, make the National Board of Review’s list of the year’s 10 best, and now you can rent or purchase it for a premium rate on VOD.
Other contenders:
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”: You know what did get Oscar nominations?...
The contender to watch this week: “Ferrari“
MIchael Mann‘s biopic about car mogul Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) never got the awards-season fuel it needed to make the nomination roster. The movie’s roaring engines missed out on the Best Sound nod that many pundits expected, and Penélope Cruz, who plays Ferrari’s wronged wife, couldn’t nab the Best Supporting Actress recognition she deserved. (Cruz fared better with the Screen Actors Guild Awards.) The film did, however, make the National Board of Review’s list of the year’s 10 best, and now you can rent or purchase it for a premium rate on VOD.
Other contenders:
“Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One”: You know what did get Oscar nominations?...
- 1/27/2024
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Gold Derby
[Warning: The below contains Major spoilers for Chicago Fire Season 12 Episode 2 “Call Me McHolland.”] Chicago Fire Season 12 is the season of change, and Firehouse 51 has already said goodbye to one firefighter (and will be doing so to a paramedic soon), but the stage is now set for another to leave. When Severide (Taylor Kinney) left for an arson investigation program (then to work with Atf) last season, it was Cruz (Joe Minoso) who led Squad in his absence. But with his return, Severide clearly expected everything to just go back to how it was, something that Cruz is finding difficult. After all, he’s been the one making calls, and Severide telling him not to “freelance” after he took somewhat of a risk to get a drone didn’t sit well with the other firefighter. That led to Cruz going to Boden (Eamonn Walker) about taking the lieutenant test because “it’s time for me to leave 51 and run my ...
- 1/25/2024
- TV Insider
Now we know why the Chicago Fire Season 12 Episode 2 trailer featured Cruz but was named after Mouch... er, sorry. McHolland.
Sorry, I can't do it. Mouch's determination to go out in a blaze of glory, remembered for being a brilliant firefighter rather than the half-man, half-couch he's been known, lights a fire under Cruz, especially after Severide gives him a railing.
That was the prevailing story during "Call Me McHolland."
Cruz has been part of 51 for a very long time, and taking the lieutenant's test is a good idea. He's earned the honor.
But taking it because he's not thrilled with his command isn't the best reason to plunge forward.
During Chicago Fire Season 11, Cruz struggled to adjust to leadership. Finding his groove took him a while, and he didn't hide that fact.
Now, Severide is back, and Cruz has lost respect for his command. If that's how he feels,...
Sorry, I can't do it. Mouch's determination to go out in a blaze of glory, remembered for being a brilliant firefighter rather than the half-man, half-couch he's been known, lights a fire under Cruz, especially after Severide gives him a railing.
That was the prevailing story during "Call Me McHolland."
Cruz has been part of 51 for a very long time, and taking the lieutenant's test is a good idea. He's earned the honor.
But taking it because he's not thrilled with his command isn't the best reason to plunge forward.
During Chicago Fire Season 11, Cruz struggled to adjust to leadership. Finding his groove took him a while, and he didn't hide that fact.
Now, Severide is back, and Cruz has lost respect for his command. If that's how he feels,...
- 1/25/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Inspired by an actual U.S. Military program and executive-produced by Yellowstone‘s Taylor Sheridan (who also wrote all episodes), Paramount+’s Special Ops: Lioness this past summer followed CIA station chief Joe McNamara (played by Zoë Saldaña) as she tried to balance her personal and professional life as the “tip of the spear” in the war on terror.
The Lioness Program, overseen by Kaitlyn Meade (Nicole Kidman) and Donald Westfield (Michael Kelly), enlisted a Marine Raider named Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira) to operate undercover and weave herself into the orbit of a terrorist financier’s daughter (Stephanie Nur...
The Lioness Program, overseen by Kaitlyn Meade (Nicole Kidman) and Donald Westfield (Michael Kelly), enlisted a Marine Raider named Cruz Manuelos (Laysla De Oliveira) to operate undercover and weave herself into the orbit of a terrorist financier’s daughter (Stephanie Nur...
- 1/24/2024
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
The Academy Awards still have the ability to shock even the savviest of prognosticators. While Gold Derby’s combined odds were letter-perfect in Best Picture and Best Actor, there were other categories where we blundered. Here are five contenders we should not have banked on to earn nominations.
One of our biggest blunders — predicting “Barbie’s” Greta Gerwig for director — was not actually a bad guess. The filmmaker has three past Oscar bids for “Lady Bird” and “Little Women,” after all, and was at the helm of the biggest sensation at the box office, as it outpaced the nominations leader “Oppenheimer” by earning over $1 billion. She also had that key nomination at the Directors Guild of America and some other precursors. However, Gerwig has missed directing at the Oscars before for “Little Women,” and she was snubbed in the directing category at the BAFTAs for “Barbie.” The notorious gender bias...
One of our biggest blunders — predicting “Barbie’s” Greta Gerwig for director — was not actually a bad guess. The filmmaker has three past Oscar bids for “Lady Bird” and “Little Women,” after all, and was at the helm of the biggest sensation at the box office, as it outpaced the nominations leader “Oppenheimer” by earning over $1 billion. She also had that key nomination at the Directors Guild of America and some other precursors. However, Gerwig has missed directing at the Oscars before for “Little Women,” and she was snubbed in the directing category at the BAFTAs for “Barbie.” The notorious gender bias...
- 1/23/2024
- by David Buchanan
- Gold Derby
The 2024 Oscar nominations were announced on Tuesday morning and included some shocking snubs in the acting races. Our overall odds at Gold Derby predicted 85% of the nominees for Best Actress, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actress and Best Supporting Actor. While we aced the Best Actor category, we missed one nominee in each of the other races contending for the 96th Academy Awards.
Three SAG Awards nominated performers aren’t in contention at the Oscars: lead Margot Robbie (“Barbie”) and supporting players Penelope Cruz (“Ferrari”) and Willem Dafoe (“Poor Things”).
Benefiting from one of those ruthless snubs was Sandra Huller (“Anatomy of a Fall”), who ranked third in our odds despite being ignored by the guild. According to our odds, it was Annette Bening who was the surprise here for “Nyad.” The veteran was ranked seventh despite Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations earlier this year. America Ferrera (“Barbie”) snuck in over Cruz,...
Three SAG Awards nominated performers aren’t in contention at the Oscars: lead Margot Robbie (“Barbie”) and supporting players Penelope Cruz (“Ferrari”) and Willem Dafoe (“Poor Things”).
Benefiting from one of those ruthless snubs was Sandra Huller (“Anatomy of a Fall”), who ranked third in our odds despite being ignored by the guild. According to our odds, it was Annette Bening who was the surprise here for “Nyad.” The veteran was ranked seventh despite Golden Globe and SAG Award nominations earlier this year. America Ferrera (“Barbie”) snuck in over Cruz,...
- 1/23/2024
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
After months of avoiding conflict with former President Donald Trump, former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley attacked him directly on Saturday at a campaign event in New Hampshire.
In a speech on Friday, Trump repeatedly confused Haley with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, blaming her for not responding fast enough after the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
Haley has never served in Congress and was not in government at the time of the riot.
“Last night, Trump is at a rally and he’s going on and on mentioning me several times as to why I didn’t take security during the Capitol riots,” Haley said. “Why I didn’t handle January 6 better. I wasn’t even in D.C. on January 6. I wasn’t in office then.”
“They’re saying he got confused,” she added. “That he was talking about something else. That he was talking about Nancy Pelosi. He mentioned...
In a speech on Friday, Trump repeatedly confused Haley with former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, blaming her for not responding fast enough after the January 6, 2021, Capitol riots.
Haley has never served in Congress and was not in government at the time of the riot.
“Last night, Trump is at a rally and he’s going on and on mentioning me several times as to why I didn’t take security during the Capitol riots,” Haley said. “Why I didn’t handle January 6 better. I wasn’t even in D.C. on January 6. I wasn’t in office then.”
“They’re saying he got confused,” she added. “That he was talking about something else. That he was talking about Nancy Pelosi. He mentioned...
- 1/21/2024
- by Alessio Atria
- Uinterview
Julianne Moore and Charles Melton in May December, Jeremy Strong in Succession, Imelda Staunton in The CrownImage: Courtesy of Netflix, Courtesy of HBO
The SAG Awards unveiled their nominations this morning, honoring actors across film and television. While the lists were fairly predictable (and heavy on the awards-bait style biopics...
The SAG Awards unveiled their nominations this morning, honoring actors across film and television. While the lists were fairly predictable (and heavy on the awards-bait style biopics...
- 1/10/2024
- by Drew Gillis and Emma Keates
- avclub.com
Presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) told a reporter that he predicts if Donald Trump loses the Iowa caucuses or New Hampshire primary, he will “say it’s stolen no matter what.”
A reporter asked DeSantis, “Governor, do you expect the former president to accept the results, say, in Iowa or New Hampshire, given the unfounded claims about 2020?”
DeSantis replied, “If Trump loses, he will say it’s stolen no matter what, absolutely. He will try to delegitimize the results… He did that against Ted Cruz in 2016, and he will do that. I mean, even when like The Apprentice didn’t get an Emmy, he said it did. So I think I don’t think there’s been a single time he’s ever been in competition for something where he didn’t get it, where he’s accepted it. I don’t think he will do that.”
Trump...
A reporter asked DeSantis, “Governor, do you expect the former president to accept the results, say, in Iowa or New Hampshire, given the unfounded claims about 2020?”
DeSantis replied, “If Trump loses, he will say it’s stolen no matter what, absolutely. He will try to delegitimize the results… He did that against Ted Cruz in 2016, and he will do that. I mean, even when like The Apprentice didn’t get an Emmy, he said it did. So I think I don’t think there’s been a single time he’s ever been in competition for something where he didn’t get it, where he’s accepted it. I don’t think he will do that.”
Trump...
- 12/25/2023
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
Plot: On the verge of bankruptcy, Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver) enters his racing team in the 1957 Mille Miglia.
Review: Ferrari is the only movie to come out this year that can say it sports a screenplay credit by a writer who’s been dead for fourteen years. Indeed, director Michael Mann has been trying to get his Ferrari movie off the ground for at least the last twenty years. He came close about eight years ago, with Christian Bale set to lead what would have been a big-budget version of the story. But, in the years since, the industry has changed, with Mann having to contend with a leaner budget to make his long-held passion project. Rather than compromise his vision, the potentially reduced scope helps make this one of his most intimate and involving films, harkening back to the days of The Insider.
Adam Driver is well-cast as Enzo Ferrari.
Review: Ferrari is the only movie to come out this year that can say it sports a screenplay credit by a writer who’s been dead for fourteen years. Indeed, director Michael Mann has been trying to get his Ferrari movie off the ground for at least the last twenty years. He came close about eight years ago, with Christian Bale set to lead what would have been a big-budget version of the story. But, in the years since, the industry has changed, with Mann having to contend with a leaner budget to make his long-held passion project. Rather than compromise his vision, the potentially reduced scope helps make this one of his most intimate and involving films, harkening back to the days of The Insider.
Adam Driver is well-cast as Enzo Ferrari.
- 12/25/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
David and Victoria Beckham celebrated Christmas with their kids a few days early. However, one of them wasn’t able to make it to this year.
The A-list couple shares four children – sons Brooklyn, 24, Romeo, 21 and Cruz, 18 and daughter Harper, 12.
Last year, Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz were unable to attend the family’s holiday get-together. This year one of his brothers sadly missed out.
Head inside to see the photos from the Beckham family’s Christmas…
Taking to Instagram on Saturday (December 23), Victoria shared photos of the Beckham family wearing cute pajamas and Santa hats. She looked predictably posh in a patterned robe while David and Brooklyn matched in black plaid pants and white t-shirts. Meanwhile, Harper and Nicola wore white tank tops with red plaid pants. Cruz wore all white and skipped out on a hat.
It looks like they had a wonderful time!
“Santa came early in Miami,...
The A-list couple shares four children – sons Brooklyn, 24, Romeo, 21 and Cruz, 18 and daughter Harper, 12.
Last year, Brooklyn and his wife Nicola Peltz were unable to attend the family’s holiday get-together. This year one of his brothers sadly missed out.
Head inside to see the photos from the Beckham family’s Christmas…
Taking to Instagram on Saturday (December 23), Victoria shared photos of the Beckham family wearing cute pajamas and Santa hats. She looked predictably posh in a patterned robe while David and Brooklyn matched in black plaid pants and white t-shirts. Meanwhile, Harper and Nicola wore white tank tops with red plaid pants. Cruz wore all white and skipped out on a hat.
It looks like they had a wonderful time!
“Santa came early in Miami,...
- 12/23/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Adam Driver in FerrariPhoto: Lorenzo Sisti/Neon
With Ferrari, director Michael Mann pops the hood and takes a look at the engine powering one man’s journey towards icon status during a tumultuous time. Through this titular, fallible protagonist, the audacious auteur explores many of his favorite recurring themes about the male identity,...
With Ferrari, director Michael Mann pops the hood and takes a look at the engine powering one man’s journey towards icon status during a tumultuous time. Through this titular, fallible protagonist, the audacious auteur explores many of his favorite recurring themes about the male identity,...
- 12/22/2023
- by Courtney Howard
- avclub.com
Ferrari Movie Review Rating:
Star Cast: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O’Connell, and Sarah Gadon
Director: Michael Mann
Ferrari Movie Review is Out! (Picture Credit: IMDb)
What’s Good: The cast races are exciting and brutal, and going behind the scenes of the Ferrari business is quite interesting.
What’s Bad: The non-Italian actors feel out of place, especially regarding their fake accents, which sadly hurt their performances.
Loo Break: The movie’s start is chaotic and all over the place, so you could go to the loo during it and not miss much.
Watch or Not?: Watch if you are in for the car races or are a Ferrari fan; if not, there are better options.
Language: English (with subtitles).
Available On: Cinemas
Runtime: 130 Minutes.
User Rating:
The name Ferrari is synonymous with quality and speed, but there was a time when this was not the case,...
Star Cast: Adam Driver, Penélope Cruz, Shailene Woodley, Patrick Dempsey, Jack O’Connell, and Sarah Gadon
Director: Michael Mann
Ferrari Movie Review is Out! (Picture Credit: IMDb)
What’s Good: The cast races are exciting and brutal, and going behind the scenes of the Ferrari business is quite interesting.
What’s Bad: The non-Italian actors feel out of place, especially regarding their fake accents, which sadly hurt their performances.
Loo Break: The movie’s start is chaotic and all over the place, so you could go to the loo during it and not miss much.
Watch or Not?: Watch if you are in for the car races or are a Ferrari fan; if not, there are better options.
Language: English (with subtitles).
Available On: Cinemas
Runtime: 130 Minutes.
User Rating:
The name Ferrari is synonymous with quality and speed, but there was a time when this was not the case,...
- 12/22/2023
- by Nelson Acosta
- KoiMoi
Taylor Kinney is back as Severide in TVLine’s exclusive photos from Chicago Fire’s Season 12 premiere, but it might be too soon to breathe a sigh of relief.
While the rescue squad lieutenant has returned to the Windy City, working alongside Ritter and Carver on a call in the above first look (and with Brett and Cruz below), his marriage to Stella Kidd is still in a precarious place.
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While the rescue squad lieutenant has returned to the Windy City, working alongside Ritter and Carver on a call in the above first look (and with Brett and Cruz below), his marriage to Stella Kidd is still in a precarious place.
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- 12/20/2023
- by Vlada Gelman
- TVLine.com
After twenty years in development, Michael Mann’s passion project about Enzo Ferrari was finally released this month. Chronicling the tumultuous period of his life in 1957 that included challenges in his personal and professional life, Ferrari is not a true biopic but rather a focused look at the man and how his name became iconic in the realm of racing and luxury cars.
Ferrari stars Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari alongside Penelope Cruz as his wife, Laura. Turning in a searing performance, Cruz is astounding in one of the best performances of the year. Shailene Woodley also stars as Enzo’s mistress, Lina Lardi. Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell, and Patrick Dempsey as drivers Alfonso de Portago, Peter Collins, and Piero Taruffi. With intense action sequences and tragic moments that will make your jaws drop, Ferrari is a powerful film that will stick with you long after it ends (read our...
Ferrari stars Adam Driver as Enzo Ferrari alongside Penelope Cruz as his wife, Laura. Turning in a searing performance, Cruz is astounding in one of the best performances of the year. Shailene Woodley also stars as Enzo’s mistress, Lina Lardi. Gabriel Leone, Jack O’Connell, and Patrick Dempsey as drivers Alfonso de Portago, Peter Collins, and Piero Taruffi. With intense action sequences and tragic moments that will make your jaws drop, Ferrari is a powerful film that will stick with you long after it ends (read our...
- 12/19/2023
- by Alex Maidy
- JoBlo.com
In the ever-evolving political landscape, Senator Ted Cruz (R-tx) has boldly spoken out, shedding light on what he perceives as a disturbing trend – the weaponization of intelligence agencies and the Department of Justice, a phenomenon he asserts began to unfold during the Obama administration. Cruz argues that the Democrats, whom he accuses of manipulating […]
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- 12/18/2023
- by Grady Owen
- ShockYa
In Michael Mann’s heady, intricately dark, raptly absorbing “Ferrari,” there’s a quiet scene that takes place the night before the Mille Miglia, the spectacular 1,500-kilometer motorsport endurance race. Enzo Ferrari (Adam Driver), the Italian sports-car magnate who needs to win the race (the survival of the company that bears his name depends on it), has five drivers who are scheduled to compete. In a kind of calm-before-the-storm ritual, several of them write notes to their romantic partners, telling them how much they love them, just in case they don’t survive the race.
This is no mere superstitious formality. In the Mille Miglia, the possibility of crashing and burning, as the cars zoom at 150 kilometers per hour through the open roads of Italy, is all too real. That’s the ominous underside of racing’s power. The speed is thrilling because it represents a challenge to the universe,...
This is no mere superstitious formality. In the Mille Miglia, the possibility of crashing and burning, as the cars zoom at 150 kilometers per hour through the open roads of Italy, is all too real. That’s the ominous underside of racing’s power. The speed is thrilling because it represents a challenge to the universe,...
- 8/31/2023
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
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