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DID YOU SEE AMH?
UPDATE AT USA
Anthony Michael Hall Spotted in NY
WEB EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW WITH STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY
THE MAN OF MANY VOICES
LLYODS NEW MESSAGE
DAVID OGDEN STIERS FANS IN LI GET A TREAT
For instance, the opening night feature, "The Stand-In," is the first feature film of Good to Be Seen Films, a Summit, N.J., company founded in 1997 by actor Robbie Bryan. Bryan, who wrote the semi-autobiographical screenplay of "The Stand-In," stars as a fellow who jettisons law school to follow his dream of becoming an actor. And what does he become? Hint: Check out that film title. (Bryan, by the way, was Michael J. Fox's longtime movie stand-in.)
The film co-stars Kelly Ripa, David Ogden Stiers, Judith Ivey and Lou Myers. "It was the most commercial, family-oriented film that we had. And it seemed the perfect film for the opening," Markowitz said.
SCI FI NOT AIR DEAD ZONE
Sci Fi is set continue its streak of airing short-lived network series as the cable channel has picked up the repeat rights to ABC's "Timecop." The drama, based on the feature of the same name, will air Fridays at 7:00/6:00c beginning July 11. To make room for the series, Sci Fi has benched its encores of USA's "The Dead Zone" for the time being.
AMH SPEAKS ON BACKSTAGE .COM
Hall is heading into his second season (airing on Sun. July 6) on USA's The Dead Zone a series based on the Steven King novel of the same name. "It came to me as an offer," Hall recalled. "I read the script and I was blown away. I was really excited about it. The first thing I said to myself was, I am not going to emulate on any level what Christopher Walken did in the film. There are enough people who try to imitate him. But I watched the film, and the thing I thought was cool was, he wore a peacoat and carried a cane. I started to figure out what the look and feel of the character was." After completing the show's second season, Hall is thrilled that six more episodes have been ordered. "If it does continue on," he said, "I'm prepared to continue to do the work, and if not, I feel good about what I've done."
Of his craft, he said, "One of the things that I am proud about the show is that we've done many episodes where you're getting these little movies. I made a note to myself early last season to treat each episode like the biggest movie I've ever made. I sort of blurred that line, and I don't draw any distinctions between television and film acting. Fifteen years ago, there was a very different perception about acting on TV. It was like, Ah ha, you've fallen, and you're on TV. Now all the TV stars have film deals. But with this show, I've definitely grown as an actor. It's taught me a lot about what it's like to be a leading man."
He is also developing and writing a project based on a true story about a boxer in the early 1980s, Billy Ray Collins. Said Hall, "I directed a film for Showtime when I first came out here. I moved out here to direct this film called Hail Caesar. It was a little comedy that I did with Sam Jackson, Robert Downey Jr., and Frank Gorshin. That was a great experience, and I would love to direct again. Directing a film teaches you what you don't know about directing. And it gives you a new respect for the screenplay or teleplay. I learned a lot."
COMING UP ON THE DEAD ZONE
RECAP UP AT USA SITE.
AMH ON THE VIEW!
Monday, July 7: Constance Marie, Susan Lucci, Eden Riegel, Anthony Michael Hall, Jim Gaffigan Recaps are posted daily at 4 p.m. EST.
DEAD ZONE SHOWS UP ON STAR-TELEGRAM
DEAD ZONE GETS MENTION IN ARIZONA REPUBLIC
DEAD ZONE IN CFQ
The thing we keep harping on,” he adds of the summer run, “is that we want to do episodes that could only be done on The Dead Zone. The concept allows us to do a lot of things that you just couldn’t do on any other show. Nothing would allow you the leeway we have both structurally and thematically and just in terms of plain storytelling. And then there’s Anthony Michael Hall, who is game for everything, the poor guy. Making the show is almost as hard as being Johnny Smith.
DEAD ZONE HITS RADIO
TREKWEB HAS NEW DEAD ZONE ARTICLE
"These episodes are more ambitious than any we've done before," says Hall. "We want them to breathe new life into the series and keep us on the air."
TVG says the seven new episodes, the first since an almost-finale in April ("Zion"), will include stories ranging from a killer tornado to the search for Osama Bin Laden. It's all part of s strategy to develop blockbuster-type stories to help reclaim audiences lost to stiff competition earlier this year.
SEXY SUMMER SEVEN MAKES THE PRESSES
ANTHONY MICHAEL HALL ANSWERS MORE EMAILS FROM FANS!
LLOYD SEAGAN GIVES FIRST UPDATE!
The summer cycle offers more than popcorn-munching adventures, however; it will also continue to explore the series-long story arcs that make the series emotionally satisfying. For the first time, THE DEAD ZONE will begin to lay the foundations for a relationship between Johnny and his son (will J.J. finally discover who his biological father is?). Also, look for new developments in the love triangle between Johnny, Sarah, and Dana. And, of course, the series mythology continues to unfold as Johnny struggles with his destiny, knowing that his ultimate mission is to somehow save the world from Armageddon.
STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY TO PLAY IN GARFIELD'S NEW MOVIE
According to Twentieth Century Fox, Garfield's owner Jon takes in the hapless nitwit Odie, turning Garfield's world upside down. The lazy tabby would like to see Odie go bye-bye, but when a nasty dog trainer (Stephen Tobolowsky, who plays two parts) kidnaps the pooch, Garfield turns off the TV and, out of guilt, springs into action.
