July 19th, 2010
Be sure to pick up the latest issue of The New Yorker and read Tim Long’s new piece, “Long, Hot Summer”. Here’s a small preview of the article and a link to read the rest on the official website:
LONG, HOT SUMMER by Tim Long
“It’s summer again in the city—or so the calendar would have us believe. But, to those of us who lived through it, the only real New York summer occurred in 1977, when the city was ravaged by drugs, drugged by corruption, corrupted by murder, and murdered by ravagement. Here are a few selections from my journal that summer.
MAY 27th: Arrived at Port Authority with a brand-new diploma in one hand and a suitcase full of dreams in the other. Immediately robbed of diploma and suitcase by knife-wielding, glue-sniffing teen-agers. Am now filing report with Officer Raymond O’Malley, a strapping (six feet six!) N.Y.P.D. officer who really seems to care. Not all New Yorkers are bad!
MAY 27th (evening): Officer O’Malley turned out to be two knife-wielding, glue-sniffing teens inside a cop costume. They stole my wallet and undergarments. All New Yorkers are bad.” …….
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July 16th, 2010
Rizzoli and Isles premiered Monday night on TNT, co-starring RMG client Lee Thompson Young, alongside Angie Harmon and Sasha Alexander. The premiere drew 7.6 million viewers, according to several sources including Deadline (http://www.deadline.com/2010/07/ratings-rat-race-tnts-rizzoli-isles-poised-to-open-strong/) and Hollywood Insider (http://hollywoodinsider.ew.com/2010/07/13/rizzoli-isles-posts-best-ever-debut-for-an-ad-supported-cable-show/).
A Boston homicide detective and a medical examiner prove that the combination of law and science is perfect for solving crime. The script was written by Janet Tamaro.
Young plays Rizzoli’s new partner, Detective Barry Frost – who tends to get a little nauseous around crime scenes. Tomboy Detective Jane Rizzoli as Harmon and swanky Maura Isles as Alexander. Cast also includes Bruce McGill, Jordan Bridges and Billy Burke.
RMG client Donnie Wahlberg will appear in two episodes as Lieutenant Grant.
To read up on Rizzoli and Isles, visit (http://www.tnt.tv/series/rizzoliandisles ). Don’t miss new episodes on Monday nights at 10/9c.
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July 9th, 2010
RMG client Jeff Woolnough has received a Best Director nomination in the Television Movie/Miniseries category for his work on Keep Your Head Up Kid: The Don Cherry Story at the 9th Annual Directors Guild of Canada Awards, being held on Saturday, September 25, 2010 in the Fairmont Royal York Hotel in Toronto. In addition, Keep Your Head Up Kid is also up for Best Television Movie/Miniseries, Best Editor, and Best Sound Editor.
Keep Your Head Up Kid tells the life story of Don Cherry, a former hockey player and coach. Part one starts with Cherry’s childhood and takes us through his career in the minor leagues, including his one and only NHL game with the Boston Bruins. Part two explores the years he spent coaching the Rochester Americans and the Boston Bruins, and then his transition to a career in broadcasting.
Woolnough also received a nomination for Best Television Series (Drama) for his outstanding direction of Being Erica, Episode 109 – “Everything She Wants”. All of us here at Rain Management Group wish Jeff and his crew the best of luck come award night.
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June 16th, 2010
RMG Client David James Elliott stars alongside Virginia Madsen in ABC’s big Sunday premiere. Scoundrels tells the story of the Wests, who are forced to change their lifestyle after the man of the house gets sent to the big house. Cheryl, loving mother and devoted wife, will do everything she can to keep her family together and on the straight and narrow.
Elliott plays the patriarch of the West family – Wolfgang “Wolf” West, Madsen as Cheryl West, Patrick Flueger as Logan West/Calvin “Cal” West, Leven Rambin as Heather West, Vanessa Marano as Hope West and Carlos Bernard as Sergeant Mack.
Scoundrels is produced by ABC Studios and is based on a New Zealand series entitled Outrageous Fortune. Lyn Greene & Richard Levine (Nip/Tuck) and Francie Calfo serve as executive producers. If you want to check out more info before Sunday, visit the Scoundrels home page.
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