Interview met Matthew Fox

Een nieuw interview met Matthew Fox.

Lost vernieuwing in Spanje

MADRID -- Terrestrial web Cuatro has bought Spanish free-to-air rights to all six seasons of "Lost" from pubcaster Radio Television Espanola after the sci-fi suspenser flopped with its older demographic.

Disney-ABC-ESPN worked with RTVE and the younger-skewing Cuatro to find a more appropriate home for "Lost."

The sale "forms part of our cost-cutting strategy," said an RTVE spokesperson, as local broadcasters react to recession by rationalizing the shows they air.

"We're excited to be launching 'Lost' with Cuatro, who are a well-matched home for the series, and have ambitious plans in terms of scheduling, marketing and promotional support," said Francesca Tauriello, Disney-ABC-ESPN TV's senior VP of program distribution in Europe, the Middle East and Asia (South).

Launched November 2005, the Sogecable-owned Cuatro has built its brand on U.S. shows such as "House," which, now in its fifth season, punched a 16.6 share and 3.2 million viewers on Tuesday, way above Cuatro's 8.9% channel average for March.

" 'Lost' fits very well with our brand, and its finale looks set to be a worldwide TV phenomenon," said Cuatro programming director, Fernando Jerez.

Cuatro will sked all six seasons of "Lost" so that its 2010 sixth-season finale will air a matter of weeks after the U.S., Jerez said.

The acquisition follows deals for HBO's "True Blood" and Warner Bros. Intl. Television's "Gossip Girl."

Bron: Hollywood Reporter

Een avond zonder Lost met Jimmy Kimmel

Twee video's van Jimmy Kimmel Live, ondanks dat er geen nieuwe Lost aflevering te zien was. De eerste gaat over Smokey bij American Idol.




En de tweede video gaat over een gesprek zonder een aflevering Lost.

Kevin Durand gecast voor nieuwe film

Kevin Durand (Martin Keamy) is gecast voor een nieuwe film.

Durand is playing Little John, Hood's right-hand man. He is best known in the legends for fighting a duel with Hood using quarterstaves while trying to cross a river. Durand, who appears as the Blob in "X-Men Origins: Wolverine," is best known for his work on ABC's "Lost," where he played a mercenary named Martin Keamy. Durand is repped by Abrams Artist Agency and Alchemy Entertainment.

Bron: Hollywood Reporter

Over Stay Cool van Josh Holloway

The Tribeca Film Festival has been in the news lately for significant personnel changes, but what about the movies? This year's edition gets underway on April 22, and Cinematical has received a list of the first 38 of the 86 feature films that will be screened. A few titles that jumped out at me:

The Eclipse. The great Ciaran Hinds stars in an "atmospheric drama about a widower who sees and hears strange things in his house." Hinds was fairly magnificent in the TV series Rome and stood out in Steven Spielberg's Munich. Add to that Iben Hjejle and Aidan Quinn as writers the widower encounters at a literary festival, and this is a drama that I want to see.

The Fish Child. Lucia Puenzo made the well-regarded XXY and now comes a "a passionate love story in the arms of a pulsating thriller." I love the idea that for her sophomore feature, the director has made what is evidently a very different type of movie than her quieter debut drama.

Stay Cool. The Polish Brothers (Northfork) return with a "charming comedy" about a high school reunion of sorts, with Winona Ryder and Hilary Duff. Manure was sharply criticized at Sundance just a couple of months ago; could Stay Cool possibly be any good? Winona Ryder doesn't get seen enough, and Hilary Duff has made interesting choices, so this could be surprisingly good -- or another train wreck.

Bron: Cinematical