In 1986, huckster reporter Gerald Rivera staged a hyped, bloated, two-hour TV special called The Mystery of Al Capone’s Vault, tantalizing viewers with what treasures might be buried there. When it was finally opened, there was nothing, a big con that led nowhere. That almost describes this new film, Capone, which…
In the early 1980s, director Michael Almereyda penned a script about the brilliant inventor Nikola Tesla, spurred to do so by a close friend's interest in the figure. But while that script was optioned in 1983, the film was never made.
Flash forward almost 40 years, and Almereyda is in Sundance with Tesla, finally…
Former Twin Peaks star Kyle MacLachlan is set to co-star opposite Patricia Heaton in CBS comedy pilot Carol's Second Act, starring and executive produced by Heaton. It hails from Trophy Wife creators Emily Halpern and Sarah Haskins, Aaron Kaplan's Kapital Entertainment, Heaton and David Hunt's FourBoys Entertainment…
Bringing his first feature to the Toronto Film Festival in 2002, Keith Behrman is back this year with Giant Little Ones, a film inspired by tragic events in recent Canadian history.
“About five years ago in Canada, kind of in a month, there were about three or four kids who committed suicide because they were being…
Editor’s note: This story originally ran on June 13 as Emmy nomination-round voting began. After David Lynch’s Twin Peaks bowed on ABC in April 1990, it became a cultural phenomenon, producing two Emmys and 18 nominations. All these years later, Lynch is back in the running with three nominations for Showtime’s…
David Lynch discovered Kyle MacLachlan when the actor was in his early twenties, with no TV or movie credits to his name. Lynch took a gamble and cast MacLachlan in his sci-fi flop Dune (1984), taking the actor with him to his next project, the controversial 1987 arthouse smash Blue Velvet. Though MacLachlan went on…
The Josh Trank written and directed Al Capone biopic, Fonzo, is boosting its cast with the addition of Matt Dillon (Crash, Wayward Pines), Linda Cardellini (Bloodline, Daddy’s Home), Kyle MacLachlan (Twin Peaks, Desperate Housewives), and Katherine Narducci (The Sopranos, HBO's Wizard Of Lies) joining previously…
The very last question the creators of Portlandia will ever take at TCA was, appropriately:
Is this the first time you have worked with a horse?
"This was our first horse experience," series creator Fred Armisen acknowledged.
"It seemed like a very tame horse," the critic said, which, technically, was an observation…
In 1991, Kyle MacLachlan won the Golden Globe for his role in David Lynch’s cult classic Twin Peaks. This year, history may repeat itself as MacLachlan is nominated for the same role that has become iconic since its inception.
"I'm truly thrilled and humbled by the nomination this morning. What a surreal experience to…
EXCLUSIVE:Kyle MacLachlan has found a new gig after Showtime’s Twin Peaks revival. He has joined Jack Black and Cate Blanchett in the cast ofThe House With a Clock in Its Walls, the Universal/Amblin adaptation of the 1973 John Bellairs horror book illustrated by Edward Gorey. Eli Roth is directing.
Eric Kripke wrote…
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains details of the Twin Peaks: The Return  finale.
The buzz from the season finale of Twin Peaks: The Return is still fresh and fans are dissecting, defending and praising the ending of the revival of David Lynch’s cult series that changed the landscape of television when it first aired…
