Rule No. 5: You don’t waste good. And there is a lot of good stuff to be enjoyed as NCIS marks its 20th anniversary this month.
On Monday, Sept. 25, CBS is officially celebrating “NCIS Day” — exactly 20 years (…plus two days) after the Jag spinoff made its broadcast debut. The well-watched NCIS mothership has aired 459 episodes to date, and with all offshoots (including NCIS: Sydney) combined, the franchise will reach a milestone 1,000th episode (!) during NCIS’ 21st season (premiere date Tbd). If there is a giant “1,000” cake, I demand a slice.
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On Monday, Sept. 25, CBS is officially celebrating “NCIS Day” — exactly 20 years (…plus two days) after the Jag spinoff made its broadcast debut. The well-watched NCIS mothership has aired 459 episodes to date, and with all offshoots (including NCIS: Sydney) combined, the franchise will reach a milestone 1,000th episode (!) during NCIS’ 21st season (premiere date Tbd). If there is a giant “1,000” cake, I demand a slice.
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- 9/7/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
Think All the President’s Idiots. Turning the Watergate scandal into a slapstick tragicomedy isn’t nearly as novel a notion as White House Plumbers, HBO’s cartoonishly acted five-part docu-dramedy, seems to think it is. This latest retelling zooms in on the chief bumblers — er, “plumbers” — who orchestrated the botched break-in that took down the 1970s Nixon administration: E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux). These former and very aggrieved CIA and FBI agents, respectively, see themselves as democracy’s champions during Nixon’s re-election campaign when they’re hired to oversee the plotting of dirty tricks that invariably backfire. “Is any of this nickel-and-dime cloak and dagger stuff necessary?” wonders Hunt’s wife, ...
- 5/1/2023
- TV Insider
A no-nonsense foreign service officer is tapped for a high-profile post in Netflix’s new political thriller The Diplomat. The Americans star Keri Russell plays Kate Wyler, who is preparing for a new post in Afghanistan when she is unexpectedly named the ambassador to the U.K. Kate has to negotiate an increasingly complicated political situation while also keeping her ambitious husband Hal (Rufus Sewell), a fellow diplomat, in check.
Keri Russell in ‘The Diplomat’ | Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
Once you’ve binged all eight episodes of The Diplomat, check out these other shows, which also feature politics, intrigue, and complicated marriages.
‘The Americans’
Kate and Hal have a complicated marriage, but they have nothing on Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Russell), a pair of deep-cover Russian spies posing as a typical couple in suburban Washington D.C. FX’s gripping, 1980s-set spy drama The Americans follows the Jennings as...
Keri Russell in ‘The Diplomat’ | Courtesy of Netflix © 2023
Once you’ve binged all eight episodes of The Diplomat, check out these other shows, which also feature politics, intrigue, and complicated marriages.
‘The Americans’
Kate and Hal have a complicated marriage, but they have nothing on Philip (Matthew Rhys) and Elizabeth Jennings (Russell), a pair of deep-cover Russian spies posing as a typical couple in suburban Washington D.C. FX’s gripping, 1980s-set spy drama The Americans follows the Jennings as...
- 4/28/2023
- by Megan Elliott
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
The most anticipated night in Hollywood is finally here!
On Sunday, the biggest names in film gathered for the 95th Academy Awards, marking the official end to awards season. Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the ceremony, which is airing live from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on ABC.
Check below for the full list of winners (in bold).
Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All at Once
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking...
On Sunday, the biggest names in film gathered for the 95th Academy Awards, marking the official end to awards season. Jimmy Kimmel returns to host the ceremony, which is airing live from Hollywood’s Dolby Theatre on ABC.
Check below for the full list of winners (in bold).
Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All at Once
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking...
- 3/12/2023
- by Rolling Stone
- Rollingstone.com
How long does a documentary need to be? Frederick Wiseman frequently goes long, and Oscar-winning “Oj: Made in America” ran nearly eight hours. Lately, with “Bill Russell: Legend” and “Boom! Boom! The World vs. Boris Becker,” streamers have embraced the “two-part documentary” — a fancy term for what used to be called a miniseries. So, while there are no limits on how much longer docs can get, it’s refreshing to see a compelling subject covered in 40 minutes or less, and doubly rewarding to realize that four of the five packaged in ShortsTV’s “2023 Oscar Nominated Short Films: Documentary” found audiences on their own merits, even without theatrical distribution.
The only one you can’t see for free is Jay Rosenblatt’s charming “How Do You Measure a Year?,” a 29-minute assembly of home-movie footage. Every year, Rosenblatt sat his daughter Ella down on her birthday and peppered her with questions,...
The only one you can’t see for free is Jay Rosenblatt’s charming “How Do You Measure a Year?,” a 29-minute assembly of home-movie footage. Every year, Rosenblatt sat his daughter Ella down on her birthday and peppered her with questions,...
- 3/11/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
John Dean doesn’t recall the exact date more than 50 years ago when he first met Martha Mitchell, but he remembers his impressions.
“The Attorney General [John Mitchell] used to have lunches every Wednesday for the senior staff, which I was a part of. He’d have them in his large conference room at the Department of Justice. And often Martha would attend those,” recalls Dean, the former White House Counsel under President Nixon, and a key figure in the Watergate coverup. “She was always a bright light in any room she walked into. She was vivacious, she was smart.”
There was a time, even before she became a kind of Watergate whistleblower, when seemingly all of America knew Martha Mitchell. The Arkansas charmer with the bulletproof beehive hairdo captivated the public with her remarkably outspoken manner. But that very quality, refusing to hold her tongue, would bring severe consequences,...
“The Attorney General [John Mitchell] used to have lunches every Wednesday for the senior staff, which I was a part of. He’d have them in his large conference room at the Department of Justice. And often Martha would attend those,” recalls Dean, the former White House Counsel under President Nixon, and a key figure in the Watergate coverup. “She was always a bright light in any room she walked into. She was vivacious, she was smart.”
There was a time, even before she became a kind of Watergate whistleblower, when seemingly all of America knew Martha Mitchell. The Arkansas charmer with the bulletproof beehive hairdo captivated the public with her remarkably outspoken manner. But that very quality, refusing to hold her tongue, would bring severe consequences,...
- 3/2/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
The short film categories can be the hardest ones to predict at the Oscars. In the spirit of this, we at Gold Derby are looking to help you out by not only telling you what each of the contenders for Best Documentary Short is about, but also where you can watch some of them right now. Be sure to bookmark this page as it will be updated with more streaming links as they become available. Don’t forget to make your predictions in this category and the other 22 contests in our predictions center.
As a recap, the last four winners in this category were “The Queen of Basketball” (2021), “Colette” (2020), “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)” (2019) and “Period. End of Sentence” (2018).
See 2023 Oscar nominations: Full list of nominees in all 23 categories
Best Documentary Short Oscar 2023: Where to watch the nominees
“The Elephant Whisperers” – An indigenous...
As a recap, the last four winners in this category were “The Queen of Basketball” (2021), “Colette” (2020), “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)” (2019) and “Period. End of Sentence” (2018).
See 2023 Oscar nominations: Full list of nominees in all 23 categories
Best Documentary Short Oscar 2023: Where to watch the nominees
“The Elephant Whisperers” – An indigenous...
- 1/25/2023
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
The nominations for the 95th Academy Awards have been unveiled! The most nominated film was, expectedly, Everything Everywhere All at Once, which garnered 11 nods. Just behind it were The Banshees of Inisherin and, most surprisingly, Netflix’s All Quiet on the Western Front.
Here is the complete list:
Best Picture:
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking
Best Director:
Todd Field, Tár
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ruben Ostlund, Triangle of Sadness
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Paul Mescal, Aftersun
Bill Nighy, Living
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Ana de Armas,...
Here is the complete list:
Best Picture:
All Quiet on the Western Front
Avatar: The Way of Water
The Banshees of Inisherin
Elvis
Everything Everywhere All at Once
The Fabelmans
Tár
Top Gun: Maverick
Triangle of Sadness
Women Talking
Best Director:
Todd Field, Tár
Dan Kwan and Daniel Scheinert, Everything Everywhere All at Once
Martin McDonagh, The Banshees of Inisherin
Ruben Ostlund, Triangle of Sadness
Steven Spielberg, The Fabelmans
Best Actor in a Leading Role:
Austin Butler, Elvis
Colin Farrell, The Banshees of Inisherin
Brendan Fraser, The Whale
Paul Mescal, Aftersun
Bill Nighy, Living
Best Actress in a Leading Role:
Cate Blanchett, Tár
Ana de Armas,...
- 1/24/2023
- by Mathew Plale
- JoBlo.com
Artist Jim Shaw’s studio is a dream factory. It’s where images and ideas combine in unnatural and often surreal ways, conjuring visual puns like the smiling visage of Esther Williams superimposed with an image of her lover, actor Jeff Chandler, wearing a gown. A matching piece shows Chandler with a hermaphroditic image of Williams in the pose of Botticelli’s Venus de Milo. Both pieces were inspired by rumors that Williams ended their affair upon learning Chandler was a transvestite.
“I just kind of ended up working with elements of Hollywood,” Shaw says of his new show, Jim Shaw: Thinking the Unthinkable, at Gagosian Beverly Hills from Jan. 12 through Feb. 25. “I’ve been interested in sort of the history, along with politics, of LSD and psychedelics. I came across that Esther Williams had taken LSD, and that led me to reading her autobiography. When she finally took LSD,...
“I just kind of ended up working with elements of Hollywood,” Shaw says of his new show, Jim Shaw: Thinking the Unthinkable, at Gagosian Beverly Hills from Jan. 12 through Feb. 25. “I’ve been interested in sort of the history, along with politics, of LSD and psychedelics. I came across that Esther Williams had taken LSD, and that led me to reading her autobiography. When she finally took LSD,...
- 1/16/2023
- by Jordan Riefe
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Chelsea Handler kept Hollywood laughing during her Critics Choice Awards monologue on Sunday night, riffing on Hollywood’s wins and losses amid a year of intense attention to social change.
“I know I have a reputation that precedes me, but you should all know that I’ve been to two years of therapy, so everyone is safe now,” Handler opened her monologue. “It’s an honor to be your host.”
“Between Covid, monkeypox, the ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ press tour, it’s been a lot. I’m just happy to be here tonight supporting the critics’ right to choose,” she continued. “At least someone still has a choice, unless they’re a female critic, then it depends on what state they’re in.”
Handler offered a shoutout to Julia Roberts, there for her role as Martha Mitchell in “Gaslit”.
“We love you, Julia,” Handler said. “The word ‘Gaslighting’ was actually Merriam Webster...
“I know I have a reputation that precedes me, but you should all know that I’ve been to two years of therapy, so everyone is safe now,” Handler opened her monologue. “It’s an honor to be your host.”
“Between Covid, monkeypox, the ‘Don’t Worry Darling’ press tour, it’s been a lot. I’m just happy to be here tonight supporting the critics’ right to choose,” she continued. “At least someone still has a choice, unless they’re a female critic, then it depends on what state they’re in.”
Handler offered a shoutout to Julia Roberts, there for her role as Martha Mitchell in “Gaslit”.
“We love you, Julia,” Handler said. “The word ‘Gaslighting’ was actually Merriam Webster...
- 1/16/2023
- by Sarah Curran
- ET Canada
Crime shows can take on many forms. There are procedurals, shows like "Homicide: Life on the Streets" and "Law and Order" (and its endless spin-offs), and then, there are the gritty masterclass dramas, shows like "The Wire" and "The Sopranos." Some favor the process, some the outcome, though all abound with the kind of detached criminal activity audiences fervently eat up. Just look at "Breaking Bad's" 16 Emmy wins.
"NYPD: Blue," "Hill Street Blues," "Criminal Minds," "CSI," and the like endure because they're accessible. They're fun. They're mainstream. Crime dramas like "Better Call Saul" are critically acclaimed and instantly recognizable. However, some crime dramas slip through the cracks. The John and Jane Does of crime shows, the ones that, for one reason or another, never quite found their audience. Whether they were canceled too soon, premiered during "Game of Thrones'" triumphant reign, or featured a misstep or two that alienated huge swaths of their audiences,...
"NYPD: Blue," "Hill Street Blues," "Criminal Minds," "CSI," and the like endure because they're accessible. They're fun. They're mainstream. Crime dramas like "Better Call Saul" are critically acclaimed and instantly recognizable. However, some crime dramas slip through the cracks. The John and Jane Does of crime shows, the ones that, for one reason or another, never quite found their audience. Whether they were canceled too soon, premiered during "Game of Thrones'" triumphant reign, or featured a misstep or two that alienated huge swaths of their audiences,...
- 1/8/2023
- by Chad Collins
- Slash Film
The 2023 Golden Globes nominations were announced on December 12 in film and television, as voted on by members of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Who will prevail in the category of Best TV Movie/Limited Actress during NBC’s ceremony on Tuesday, January 10? This year’s five nominees are: Jessica Chastain (“George and Tammy”), Julia Garner (“Inventing Anna”), Lily James (“Pam and Tommy”), Julia Roberts (“Gaslit”) and Amanda Seyfried (“The Dropout”).
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 Golden Globes TV Predictions for Best TV Movie/Limited Actress, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our Golden Globe odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and...
Scroll down to see Gold Derby’s 2023 Golden Globes TV Predictions for Best TV Movie/Limited Actress, listed in order of their racetrack odds. Our Golden Globe odds are based on the combined forecasts of thousands of readers, including Experts we’ve polled from major media outlets, Editors who cover awards year-round for this website, Top 24 Users who did the best predicting the winners last time, All-Star Users who had the best prediction scores over the last two years, and...
- 1/1/2023
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Quiz: The Year in Swag. Can You Guess Which Studio Sent the Guitar? The Coffee Maker? The Barf Bag?!
Click here to read the full article.
One of the perks that does not come with being an awards editor? Extra storage space.
It’s a necessity, particularly in the late spring (ahead of the Emmy-qualifying premiere dates of buzzy new TV shows) and in the fall (as Oscar hopefuls begin industry screenings) when swag boxes start to pile up on my doorstep. Let’s face it: Awards season is, at this point, year-round; so, too, is Swag Season — and the gifts are seemingly endless, and of varying quality and ingenuity.
There are the personalized items, like the Levi’s denim jacket with a hot-pink “Tyler” embroidered on the front left pocket, courtesy of Peacock in its promotion of Angelyne, or the size-11 Air Jordans also sent by Peacock to promote Bel-Air (which arrived in a package with a Kehinde Wiley-designed basketball in a glass case). There’s character-specific swag,...
One of the perks that does not come with being an awards editor? Extra storage space.
It’s a necessity, particularly in the late spring (ahead of the Emmy-qualifying premiere dates of buzzy new TV shows) and in the fall (as Oscar hopefuls begin industry screenings) when swag boxes start to pile up on my doorstep. Let’s face it: Awards season is, at this point, year-round; so, too, is Swag Season — and the gifts are seemingly endless, and of varying quality and ingenuity.
There are the personalized items, like the Levi’s denim jacket with a hot-pink “Tyler” embroidered on the front left pocket, courtesy of Peacock in its promotion of Angelyne, or the size-11 Air Jordans also sent by Peacock to promote Bel-Air (which arrived in a package with a Kehinde Wiley-designed basketball in a glass case). There’s character-specific swag,...
- 12/24/2022
- by Tyler Coates
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Darn, those short film categories at the Oscars can be a difficult field to navigate, can’t they? Predicting the winners is one thing, but predicting the nominees in those categories can be an even bigger headache. Never fear, Derbyites, as you no longer have to worry about this since we’ve got your back covered! We’ve looked over the recently announced shortlist for Best Documentary Short Film at the 2023 Oscars and have provided you with descriptions of each one of the 15 finalists that you can use to help choose the five that you think will get nominated in our predictions center.
As a reminder, the four most recent Oscar winners in the Best Documentary Short Film category were “The Queen of Basketball” (2021), “Colette” (2020), “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)” (2019) and “Period. End of Sentence.” (2018). What will join the list this year? Here are...
As a reminder, the four most recent Oscar winners in the Best Documentary Short Film category were “The Queen of Basketball” (2021), “Colette” (2020), “Learning to Skateboard in a Warzone (If You’re a Girl)” (2019) and “Period. End of Sentence.” (2018). What will join the list this year? Here are...
- 12/22/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
At the beginning of the Netflix documentary The Martha Mitchell Effect, Richard Nixon, deflated in his ex-presidential phase, sits for an interview with David Frost. A somber Nixon tells his natty interlocutor, “I’m convinced if it hadn’t been for Martha, there’d have been no Watergate.”
What he really meant, one can imagine, is that were it not for Martha Mitchell, Watergate wouldn’t have become the scandal that ended his presidency.
But as the documentary illustrates, blaming Martha Mitchell, obsessing over her, ridiculing and besmirching her had long and troubling antecedents to that Nixon interview. Generations born after Watergate don’t realize how much the mere mention of Attorney General John Mitchell’s wife set tongues wagging in Washington and across the country. The film directed by Anne Alvergue and Debra McClutchy is an Oscar contender for Best Documentary Short.
Martha Mitchell
The directors didn’t know...
What he really meant, one can imagine, is that were it not for Martha Mitchell, Watergate wouldn’t have become the scandal that ended his presidency.
But as the documentary illustrates, blaming Martha Mitchell, obsessing over her, ridiculing and besmirching her had long and troubling antecedents to that Nixon interview. Generations born after Watergate don’t realize how much the mere mention of Attorney General John Mitchell’s wife set tongues wagging in Washington and across the country. The film directed by Anne Alvergue and Debra McClutchy is an Oscar contender for Best Documentary Short.
Martha Mitchell
The directors didn’t know...
- 12/15/2022
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
2022 TV did not have to go that hard, but it did. From old favorites consistently outdoing themselves to new shows that enchanted both audiences and critics, it was quite a year for networks, cable, and streaming.
2022’s debut shows took viewers everywhere; the saucy ’70s, the corners of the Star Wars universe, the American South through the eyes of bloodthirsty undead, even a relentlessly stressful Chicago kitchen. Picking only 12 was more daunting than ever, but the IndieWire TV team laughed, cried, and fought it out over our favorites.
Here are the 12 best new TV shows of 2022, in order of premiere date.
1. “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Though the pilot premiered in December of 2021, “Abbott Elementary” became 2022’s instant network TV darling, now settling into its second season. Creator Quinta Brunson stars as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues, whose unyieldingly cheery perspective on education can’t help endear her to beleaguered colleagues at a”n underfunded Philadelphia public school.
2022’s debut shows took viewers everywhere; the saucy ’70s, the corners of the Star Wars universe, the American South through the eyes of bloodthirsty undead, even a relentlessly stressful Chicago kitchen. Picking only 12 was more daunting than ever, but the IndieWire TV team laughed, cried, and fought it out over our favorites.
Here are the 12 best new TV shows of 2022, in order of premiere date.
1. “Abbott Elementary” (ABC)
Though the pilot premiered in December of 2021, “Abbott Elementary” became 2022’s instant network TV darling, now settling into its second season. Creator Quinta Brunson stars as second-grade teacher Janine Teagues, whose unyieldingly cheery perspective on education can’t help endear her to beleaguered colleagues at a”n underfunded Philadelphia public school.
- 11/29/2022
- by Proma Khosla
- Indiewire
This is a choice category this year that leans, like its male counterpart, to some heavyweight names playing other heavyweight names. It has clearly been a great year for female roles in Limited Series if you simply consider some of the women who didn’t make the cut, including Julia Roberts who was sensational as Martha Mitchell in Gaslight, Jessica Biel as the murderous Texas housewife in Candy, Elle Fanning as the conflicted Michelle Carter who talked her boyfriend into suicide in The Girl From Plainville, Oscar winners Anne Hathaway, Renée Zellweger, and on and on. But let’s now take the contest to those still standing in this highly competitive category.
Toni Collette,The Staircase
As the wife who became a murder victim, Collette is a past winner at the Emmys and has been a multiple nominee so she can never be counted out of the race. Playing opposite Colin Firth,...
Toni Collette,The Staircase
As the wife who became a murder victim, Collette is a past winner at the Emmys and has been a multiple nominee so she can never be counted out of the race. Playing opposite Colin Firth,...
- 8/30/2022
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Warning: This post contains spoilers from Sunday’s series finale of Gaslit.
The main takeaway from Sunday’s series finale of Gaslit wasn’t what President Nixon knew or what his despicable conspirators did. It wasn’t even who did time or who earned redemption after the stain of Watergate was left on American history. It was this and only this: Martha was right.
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After a scramble to gather damning audio tapes in Washington,...
The main takeaway from Sunday’s series finale of Gaslit wasn’t what President Nixon knew or what his despicable conspirators did. It wasn’t even who did time or who earned redemption after the stain of Watergate was left on American history. It was this and only this: Martha was right.
More from TVLinePerformer of the Week: Julia RobertsBecoming Elizabeth Stars on Exploring Monarch's Teen Years, Inappropriate Thomas Seymour RomanceP-Valley Premiere Recap: Covid Hits Chucalissa -- Will The Pynk Survive?
After a scramble to gather damning audio tapes in Washington,...
- 6/13/2022
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
The Performer | Julia Roberts
The Show | Starz’ Gaslit
More from TVLineGaslit Creator Breaks Down Finale's 'Hopeful' Ending for Martha Mitchell: 'She Was F-king Right!' (Grade It!)For All Mankind's Shantel VanSanten on Karen's Unexpected Career, Intense Premiere Fallout, That Danny MomentJoseph Morgan Confirms Klaus Will Appear in Legacies Series Finale
The Episode | “Year of the Rat” (June 5, 2022)
The Performance | We all know now that Martha was right when it came to Nixon’s shady Watergate dealings, but it wasn’t until the penultimate episode that we saw just how much she suffered as a result of speaking the truth.
The Show | Starz’ Gaslit
More from TVLineGaslit Creator Breaks Down Finale's 'Hopeful' Ending for Martha Mitchell: 'She Was F-king Right!' (Grade It!)For All Mankind's Shantel VanSanten on Karen's Unexpected Career, Intense Premiere Fallout, That Danny MomentJoseph Morgan Confirms Klaus Will Appear in Legacies Series Finale
The Episode | “Year of the Rat” (June 5, 2022)
The Performance | We all know now that Martha was right when it came to Nixon’s shady Watergate dealings, but it wasn’t until the penultimate episode that we saw just how much she suffered as a result of speaking the truth.
- 6/11/2022
- by Team TVLine
- TVLine.com
What’s harder to work with when it comes to writing a limited series — true stories taken from real life, or the stuff of fiction? A panel of top writers debated the challenges of working with headline-driven and historical material during the final hour of Variety‘s Night in the Writers’ Room on June 9 at 1 Hotel in West Hollywood.
“There’s a little bit of a tightrope-walk in a true story that you don’t necessarily have to walk in fiction,” said Dustin Lance Black, the writer-producer behind FX’s “Under the Banner of Heaven.” He noted that the series, about the 1984 murder of a woman and her infant daughter in Salt Lake City, deals with three intertwined stories, one of which is fictional. “That one to me, I had a slightly easier time with. If I hit a dramatic wall and needed a complication, I was able to make it up.
“There’s a little bit of a tightrope-walk in a true story that you don’t necessarily have to walk in fiction,” said Dustin Lance Black, the writer-producer behind FX’s “Under the Banner of Heaven.” He noted that the series, about the 1984 murder of a woman and her infant daughter in Salt Lake City, deals with three intertwined stories, one of which is fictional. “That one to me, I had a slightly easier time with. If I hit a dramatic wall and needed a complication, I was able to make it up.
- 6/10/2022
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Turning Julia Roberts into 1970s political wife Martha Mitchell for Starz series “Gaslit” called for a light touch from the hairstyling, makeup and effects team — unlike the heavy prosthetics and bald cap sported by co-star Sean Penn.
In the eight-part series, which comes to an end June 5, Penn is unrecognizable as Attorney General John Mitchell, while Roberts’ portrayal of his then-wife Martha, who would become a key player in bringing the Watergate scandal to light, relies on a combination of subtle touches.
For Oscar-winning special effects makeup artist Kazu Hiro, it was all about working with Penn to see what could and could not be done. Penn did not want to shave his head, so Hiro had a starting point knowing that would need to be covered. But Hiro had to find a balance so Penn could still have freedom in his performance. The transformation took about two and a half hours each day,...
In the eight-part series, which comes to an end June 5, Penn is unrecognizable as Attorney General John Mitchell, while Roberts’ portrayal of his then-wife Martha, who would become a key player in bringing the Watergate scandal to light, relies on a combination of subtle touches.
For Oscar-winning special effects makeup artist Kazu Hiro, it was all about working with Penn to see what could and could not be done. Penn did not want to shave his head, so Hiro had a starting point knowing that would need to be covered. But Hiro had to find a balance so Penn could still have freedom in his performance. The transformation took about two and a half hours each day,...
- 5/26/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
She was once as famous as Jackie O. And then she tried to take down a President. The Martha Mitchell Effect is an archival documentary portrait of the unlikeliest of whistleblowers: Martha Mitchell, a Republican cabinet wife who was gaslighted by the Nixon Administration to keep her quiet. It offers a female gaze on Watergate […]
The post Netflix Releases Trailer For New Documentary ‘The Martha Mitchell Effect’ appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.
The post Netflix Releases Trailer For New Documentary ‘The Martha Mitchell Effect’ appeared first on Hollywood Outbreak.
- 5/23/2022
- by Hollywood Outbreak
- HollywoodOutbreak.com
This show is based on the Watergate scandal of the 1970s and it presumably will come to a close after eight episodes. Could there be more of the story to tell in a second season? Could Starz renew the Gaslit series and choose to focus on a different tale? Stay tuned.
A historical drama series, the Gaslit TV show stars Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Darby Camp, and Aleksandar Filimonovic. The story is told through the lens of the lesser-known but still key players involved in the Watergate scandal and the downfall of America's 37th president. They include Richard Nixon’s subordinates, the zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, and the whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole enterprise crashing to the ground. At the center of the series is Martha Mitchell (Roberts), a woman with a big personality.
A historical drama series, the Gaslit TV show stars Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Darby Camp, and Aleksandar Filimonovic. The story is told through the lens of the lesser-known but still key players involved in the Watergate scandal and the downfall of America's 37th president. They include Richard Nixon’s subordinates, the zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, and the whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole enterprise crashing to the ground. At the center of the series is Martha Mitchell (Roberts), a woman with a big personality.
- 4/26/2022
- by TVSeriesFinale.com
- TVSeriesFinale.com
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American politics’ biggest scandal is getting the small screen treatment in Gaslit. Revisiting the Watergate scandal, Gaslit follows whistleblower Martha Mitchell (played by Julia Roberts), her husband, Attorney General John Mitchell (played by Sean Penn), and a few previously forgotten characters surrounding the controversy.
Now that the limited series is out, history buffs and bingers alike are looking to stream Gaslit online. Read on to find out how...
American politics’ biggest scandal is getting the small screen treatment in Gaslit. Revisiting the Watergate scandal, Gaslit follows whistleblower Martha Mitchell (played by Julia Roberts), her husband, Attorney General John Mitchell (played by Sean Penn), and a few previously forgotten characters surrounding the controversy.
Now that the limited series is out, history buffs and bingers alike are looking to stream Gaslit online. Read on to find out how...
- 4/26/2022
- by Oscar Hartzog
- Rollingstone.com
In Gaslit, Starz’s new retelling of the Watergate conspiracy, it’s no surprise that G. Gordon Liddy is the first to grab the mic. “History isn’t written by the feeble masses — the pissants, the commies, the queers and the women,” the political zealot tells us. “It is written and rewritten by soldiers carrying the banner of kings.” As he lectures, he’s scorching his hand over an open flame and embracing the pain.
Thus is our introduction to this fresh spin on Nixon’s re-election campaign and the scandal that followed, only this time, the story revolves around...
Thus is our introduction to this fresh spin on Nixon’s re-election campaign and the scandal that followed, only this time, the story revolves around...
- 4/25/2022
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Sometimes, history is so mind-boggling that you don't even need to change it up much for entertainment value.
Such is the case of Watergate, the historical background of Starz's new series, Gaslit.
With an award-winning cast scraping the barrel of some of political history's most outrageous characters, Gaslit Season 1 Episode 1 proves that we won't be able to take our eyes off of this one.
Gaslit is telling Martha Mitchell's (Julia Roberts) story. However, the premiere suggests a more rounded approach to Martha's herstory with the Watergate men getting lots of attention.
From the opening scene, featuring Shea Whigham as crazy man G. Gordon Liddy, the mastermind behind the Watergate schemes, you can smell the stink of desperation to secure an election that seemingly would be a landslide victory for President Richard Nixon anyway.
With some of the most notable government officials today skirting 100, refusing to clear a path for new ideas,...
Such is the case of Watergate, the historical background of Starz's new series, Gaslit.
With an award-winning cast scraping the barrel of some of political history's most outrageous characters, Gaslit Season 1 Episode 1 proves that we won't be able to take our eyes off of this one.
Gaslit is telling Martha Mitchell's (Julia Roberts) story. However, the premiere suggests a more rounded approach to Martha's herstory with the Watergate men getting lots of attention.
From the opening scene, featuring Shea Whigham as crazy man G. Gordon Liddy, the mastermind behind the Watergate schemes, you can smell the stink of desperation to secure an election that seemingly would be a landslide victory for President Richard Nixon anyway.
With some of the most notable government officials today skirting 100, refusing to clear a path for new ideas,...
- 4/25/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
“Gaslit” kicks off Sunday night on Starz, showcasing lesser known stories from those around the Watergate scandal, including outspoken whistleblower Martha Mitchell, the wife of Richard Nixon’s attorney general-turned-campaign manager John Mitchell.
The drama, starring Julia Roberts as Martha and Sean Penn as John, comes from executive producer Robbie Pickering (“Mr. Robot”), who told TheWrap he had been wanting to do a story set in the Nixon era for quite some time.
“I always wanted to do a show about the culture around Nixon, and nobody was really interested for many, many years,” Pickering said. “[For] about 10 or 12 years, I tried to pitch a show like that. Then, just when I’m going to give up, the podcast ‘Slow Burn’ comes along and really centers [on] Martha Mitchell, who I knew about.
“She’s really tangential and sidelined in a lot of the histories of the period and it kind of...
The drama, starring Julia Roberts as Martha and Sean Penn as John, comes from executive producer Robbie Pickering (“Mr. Robot”), who told TheWrap he had been wanting to do a story set in the Nixon era for quite some time.
“I always wanted to do a show about the culture around Nixon, and nobody was really interested for many, many years,” Pickering said. “[For] about 10 or 12 years, I tried to pitch a show like that. Then, just when I’m going to give up, the podcast ‘Slow Burn’ comes along and really centers [on] Martha Mitchell, who I knew about.
“She’s really tangential and sidelined in a lot of the histories of the period and it kind of...
- 4/24/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
In Starz’s new Gaslit, premiering Sunday, central Watergate figure John Dean is played by Dan Stevens. In White House Plumbers, an upcoming HBO limited series, Dean is portrayed by Domhnall Gleeson. And in The Last Witness: Watergate, an upcoming four-part CNN original series, Dean himself will “confront his own involvement in the biggest presidential scandal of the 20th century,” in the words of the network.
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Watergate complex, the “third-rate burglary” that brought down a presidency, Hollywood is still mining the scandal for storylines, drawing on new perspectives and points of view even as many of the central figures have long passed, the notorious aspects of Watergate have faded in memory, and D.C. has been gripped by so many other moments of abuse of power that are arguably of far more consequence. (Note: January 6).
“Watergate is one of...
As we approach the 50th anniversary of the June 17, 1972, break-in at the Watergate complex, the “third-rate burglary” that brought down a presidency, Hollywood is still mining the scandal for storylines, drawing on new perspectives and points of view even as many of the central figures have long passed, the notorious aspects of Watergate have faded in memory, and D.C. has been gripped by so many other moments of abuse of power that are arguably of far more consequence. (Note: January 6).
“Watergate is one of...
- 4/24/2022
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
Dan Stevens decided not to sit down with John Dean, Republican lawyer in the Watergate era turned news pundit and circuit speaker, ahead of playing him in the Starz drama Gaslit.
Stevens has told the British press that he was initially keen to sit down with Dean, who still polarises opinion for his role in the Nixon-period scandal, but the actor changed his mind once word got out of the planned meeting.
“I was keen to sit down with him,” Stevens told the Guardian. “Then I was told I’d have to speak with Universal’s lawyers in advance, which I didn’t want to do; I didn’t think it would make the meal taste particularly nice.”
Stevens stars alongside Julia Roberts and an unrecognisable Sean Penn in the five-part series, based on the ‘Slow Burn’ podcast, which tells the story of Watergate, but from the fresh perspective of...
Stevens has told the British press that he was initially keen to sit down with Dean, who still polarises opinion for his role in the Nixon-period scandal, but the actor changed his mind once word got out of the planned meeting.
“I was keen to sit down with him,” Stevens told the Guardian. “Then I was told I’d have to speak with Universal’s lawyers in advance, which I didn’t want to do; I didn’t think it would make the meal taste particularly nice.”
Stevens stars alongside Julia Roberts and an unrecognisable Sean Penn in the five-part series, based on the ‘Slow Burn’ podcast, which tells the story of Watergate, but from the fresh perspective of...
- 4/24/2022
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
This week we’ve got a ton of brand-new content, from a prestige Apple TV+ thriller featuring a time traveling serial killer to the real-life tales of Watergate, Navalny, the Holocaust, and the making of “The Godfather.” Plus, we say goodbye to the longest-running Netflix original comedy series. As you can tell, this is a lot!
On with the television!
“Shining Girls”
Friday, April 29, Apple TV+
Apple TV+
“Shining Girls,” based on the novel by South African author Lauren Beukes, has an ingenious premise. Jamie Bell plays a time-traveling serial killer who targets special young women (the “shining girls” of the title). In the 1980s, he leaves one girl standing, who then decides to hunt him down. Of course, that girl is Elisabeth Moss, who through roles on “Mad Men,” “Top of the Lake” and “Handmaid’s Tale”, has become one of the most exciting and emotionally acute performers working today.
On with the television!
“Shining Girls”
Friday, April 29, Apple TV+
Apple TV+
“Shining Girls,” based on the novel by South African author Lauren Beukes, has an ingenious premise. Jamie Bell plays a time-traveling serial killer who targets special young women (the “shining girls” of the title). In the 1980s, he leaves one girl standing, who then decides to hunt him down. Of course, that girl is Elisabeth Moss, who through roles on “Mad Men,” “Top of the Lake” and “Handmaid’s Tale”, has become one of the most exciting and emotionally acute performers working today.
- 4/23/2022
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Holy programming overload, Batman!
This week is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to content, not just in number but in quality.
There's too much to discuss up here. Just follow along and plan your week accordingly!
Saturday, April 23
8/7c A Tail of Love (Hallmark)
Brittany Bristow and Chris McNally star in this delightful romance.
Bristow plays a woman who runs a successful dog rescue, and McNally stars as an active duty military man who owns the property on which it sits. You can guess where this is going.
What you can’t imagine is how dirty-handed it gets with one of the most heinous characters ever to appear in a Hallmark original. You have to watch!
8/7c Greed: A Seven Deadly Sins Story (Lifetime)
Lifetime returns with another chapter of its seven deadly sins chronicles, and the cast alone is reason to tune into it.
Monique Coleman stars...
This week is an embarrassment of riches when it comes to content, not just in number but in quality.
There's too much to discuss up here. Just follow along and plan your week accordingly!
Saturday, April 23
8/7c A Tail of Love (Hallmark)
Brittany Bristow and Chris McNally star in this delightful romance.
Bristow plays a woman who runs a successful dog rescue, and McNally stars as an active duty military man who owns the property on which it sits. You can guess where this is going.
What you can’t imagine is how dirty-handed it gets with one of the most heinous characters ever to appear in a Hallmark original. You have to watch!
8/7c Greed: A Seven Deadly Sins Story (Lifetime)
Lifetime returns with another chapter of its seven deadly sins chronicles, and the cast alone is reason to tune into it.
Monique Coleman stars...
- 4/23/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
You know the story of the Watergate scandal, but you haven’t seen it told quite like this.
In Starz’s upcoming limited series Gaslit (premiering Sunday at 8/7c), the downfall of President Richard Nixon is explored from the perspective of his less-famous, but very power-hungry subordinates. But history, as we know, goes much deeper than that. Untold stories are unraveled, from the unhinged extremists who joined in to aid and abet the politicians’ crimes, to the whistleblowers who exposed the corruption and burned everything to the ground.
More from TVLineGaslit Review: Starz's Watergate Docudrama Dares to Be WeirdGaslit: Julia Roberts...
In Starz’s upcoming limited series Gaslit (premiering Sunday at 8/7c), the downfall of President Richard Nixon is explored from the perspective of his less-famous, but very power-hungry subordinates. But history, as we know, goes much deeper than that. Untold stories are unraveled, from the unhinged extremists who joined in to aid and abet the politicians’ crimes, to the whistleblowers who exposed the corruption and burned everything to the ground.
More from TVLineGaslit Review: Starz's Watergate Docudrama Dares to Be WeirdGaslit: Julia Roberts...
- 4/22/2022
- by Nick Caruso
- TVLine.com
Welcome to Emmy Experts Typing, a weekly column in which Gold Derby editors and Experts Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen discuss the Emmy race — via Slack, of course. This week, we hone in on some fringe — and A-list — limited actress contenders.
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! Let’s mix up some green juices, it’s time to talk about Best Actress in a Limited Series. This is one of my favorite categories — a totally chaotic scrum loaded with some of the greatest actresses working today. You know I’m going to start this off with a relative long shot in our odds, but someone who is close to first in my heart: Anne Hathaway in “WeCrashed.” That Apple TV+ series wrapped up this week, and while it didn’t get as much ink as Hulu’s “The Dropout” or fellow Apple TV+ show “Severance,” I believe it’s one of the...
Christopher Rosen: Hello, Joyce! Let’s mix up some green juices, it’s time to talk about Best Actress in a Limited Series. This is one of my favorite categories — a totally chaotic scrum loaded with some of the greatest actresses working today. You know I’m going to start this off with a relative long shot in our odds, but someone who is close to first in my heart: Anne Hathaway in “WeCrashed.” That Apple TV+ series wrapped up this week, and while it didn’t get as much ink as Hulu’s “The Dropout” or fellow Apple TV+ show “Severance,” I believe it’s one of the...
- 4/22/2022
- by Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
To celebrate the release of political thriller Gaslit, we spoke to some of the stars of the show.
Created by Matt Ross, Gaslit revolves around the players who were behind the infamous Watergate scandal. Following government officials such as John Dean and G. Gordon Liddy, the show the events leading up to and after the event. It also looks at Martha Mitchell, and her anti-war stance which went against Nixon and her husband John Mitchell.
We were delighted to speak with Dan Stevens about tackling the ambitions of his character and blasting Boris Johnson on The One Show, as well as working with Betty Gilpin who plays his wife Mo Dean.
We also spoke to the brilliant Shea Wigman about taking on the role of G. Gordon Liddy and how he layered this engrossing yet temperamental, stoic character.
Gaslit premieres on Starzplay on the 24th April.
Gaslit cast interviews
The...
Created by Matt Ross, Gaslit revolves around the players who were behind the infamous Watergate scandal. Following government officials such as John Dean and G. Gordon Liddy, the show the events leading up to and after the event. It also looks at Martha Mitchell, and her anti-war stance which went against Nixon and her husband John Mitchell.
We were delighted to speak with Dan Stevens about tackling the ambitions of his character and blasting Boris Johnson on The One Show, as well as working with Betty Gilpin who plays his wife Mo Dean.
We also spoke to the brilliant Shea Wigman about taking on the role of G. Gordon Liddy and how he layered this engrossing yet temperamental, stoic character.
Gaslit premieres on Starzplay on the 24th April.
Gaslit cast interviews
The...
- 4/22/2022
- by Sarah Cook
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
“Gaslit” has a funny way of recalling a dark moment in American history. It takes a step back and asks: what if Watergate was more of a Coen brothers farce than the tense, paranoid ‘70s thrillers that came after it? That air of absurdity, of eccentric morons making plans that were far from airtight, introduces the amusing disgust of this story. Playing with historical events in an intimate lens (and based on the Slate podcast “Slow Burn”), “Gaslit” wonders what it might be like if complicit Attorney General John Mitchell just left his espionage checklist on the bedside for his wife Martha Mitchell to see, or that when the involved criminals were questioned by authorities, most of them clammed up like pre-teens caught smoking.
Continue reading ‘Gaslit’ Review: Sean Penn & Julia Roberts’ Quirky Watergate Series Is Coen-Brothers-Esque at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Gaslit’ Review: Sean Penn & Julia Roberts’ Quirky Watergate Series Is Coen-Brothers-Esque at The Playlist.
- 4/22/2022
- by Nick Allen
- The Playlist
The first problem for Starz’s new series “Gaslit” may be in its title.
Sure, to “gaslight,” as a verb, has its origins in the 1944 film (and its earlier stage source material), all about a woman whose husband, insistent on his falsehoods, leads her to question her sanity. But its contemporary usage, as a slang term with a meaning that has drifted closer to simply “lying,” might not be how a woman in the 1970s would understand a case of marital dishonesty.
Which is not to say that Martha Mitchell, the character Julia Roberts plays here, doesn’t have a keen understanding of just what she’s up against. Martha, the real-life wife of Richard Nixon’s attorney general John Mitchell, is depicted by Roberts as at once puckishly witty and as not immune to dramatizing her already dramatic circumstances. “Gaslit,” which takes a broad view of the political players...
Sure, to “gaslight,” as a verb, has its origins in the 1944 film (and its earlier stage source material), all about a woman whose husband, insistent on his falsehoods, leads her to question her sanity. But its contemporary usage, as a slang term with a meaning that has drifted closer to simply “lying,” might not be how a woman in the 1970s would understand a case of marital dishonesty.
Which is not to say that Martha Mitchell, the character Julia Roberts plays here, doesn’t have a keen understanding of just what she’s up against. Martha, the real-life wife of Richard Nixon’s attorney general John Mitchell, is depicted by Roberts as at once puckishly witty and as not immune to dramatizing her already dramatic circumstances. “Gaslit,” which takes a broad view of the political players...
- 4/21/2022
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
You’re not imagining things: We are positively drowning in TV docudramas these days. The Girl From Plainville, Inventing Anna, The Dropout, The First Lady… if it made headlines or inspired a podcast, it’s probably on TV right now, with big stars lining up to play famous real-life figures (and earn an easy Emmy nomination). So I couldn’t blame you if you cast a weary eye in the direction of Starz’s Gaslit — premiering this Sunday at 8/7c; I’ve seen the first four episodes — especially since the story of the Watergate scandal has been told and retold...
- 4/21/2022
- by Dave Nemetz
- TVLine.com
Editor’s note: The Deadline Watchlist is a feature spotlighting small-screen specials, events and can’t-miss episodes of ongoing series each week.
1. Red Table Talk Season 5 Premiere: Jada Pinkett Smith’s popular and revealing online series returns with its first episode since her husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars last month. Season 5 of the Daytime Emmy-winning digital talker, which also stars Pinkett Smith’s daughter Willow Smith and mother Adrienne “Gammy” Banfield Norris, will kick off with guest LGBTQ+ advocate and eight-time Grammy nominee Janelle Monáe. Other guests set to appear this season include Kim Basinger and her daughter Ireland Baldwin; the parents of Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, who died by suicide this year; and The Tinder Swindler victim Ayleen Charlotte. Also, Smith siblings Willow, Jaden and Trey take over the table for their first solo episode. The show’s hosts didn’t address The Slap in today’s episode.
1. Red Table Talk Season 5 Premiere: Jada Pinkett Smith’s popular and revealing online series returns with its first episode since her husband Will Smith slapped Chris Rock at the Oscars last month. Season 5 of the Daytime Emmy-winning digital talker, which also stars Pinkett Smith’s daughter Willow Smith and mother Adrienne “Gammy” Banfield Norris, will kick off with guest LGBTQ+ advocate and eight-time Grammy nominee Janelle Monáe. Other guests set to appear this season include Kim Basinger and her daughter Ireland Baldwin; the parents of Miss USA Cheslie Kryst, who died by suicide this year; and The Tinder Swindler victim Ayleen Charlotte. Also, Smith siblings Willow, Jaden and Trey take over the table for their first solo episode. The show’s hosts didn’t address The Slap in today’s episode.
- 4/20/2022
- by The Deadline Team
- Deadline Film + TV
The story of the Watergate scandal under President Richard Nixon has been told time and time again but never from this perspective. Starz’s “Gaslit” is told from the perspective of Martha Mitchell, the wife of Nixon’s Attorney General, John N. Mitchell. She was also the first person to publicly speak out about Nixon’s involvement in Watergate.
“I’ve always written southern conservative women. It’s my favorite thing, because I’m writing the church ladies I grew up with and I love them and I hate them,” creator Robbie Pickering told Variety at the world premiere at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday. “I had the world’s most worn-out VHS copy of ‘Steel Magnolias.’ Julia Roberts as Shelby!”
Roberts was at the top of the list to play Martha and Pickering admitted he “couldn’t believe” she agreed. Then came the part of John Mitchell.
“I’ve always written southern conservative women. It’s my favorite thing, because I’m writing the church ladies I grew up with and I love them and I hate them,” creator Robbie Pickering told Variety at the world premiere at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City on Monday. “I had the world’s most worn-out VHS copy of ‘Steel Magnolias.’ Julia Roberts as Shelby!”
Roberts was at the top of the list to play Martha and Pickering admitted he “couldn’t believe” she agreed. Then came the part of John Mitchell.
- 4/19/2022
- by Emily Longeretta
- Variety Film + TV
“Malum in se.”
In “Gaslit,” as explained by G. Gordon Liddy, Malum in se is a Latin phrase that means “an act of evil in and of itself” — something easily recognized as wrong, no matter the framework. It works in opposition to “Malum prohibitum,” which speaks to an act that violates the laws of man. Maybe it’s not obviously illegal, but society still deems it as such. Liddy, a loyal soldier of President Richard M. Nixon, believes that the leaders who wrote these laws were thus right and good; that, as the strongest men, they had the right to shape history as they see fit; that everyone else should follow their will, for they were the purest and most righteous among us.
Sound familiar? Even before accusations of fascism were being hurled across Twitter, they were being shouted at bars, during protests, and anywhere else Americans felt it was...
In “Gaslit,” as explained by G. Gordon Liddy, Malum in se is a Latin phrase that means “an act of evil in and of itself” — something easily recognized as wrong, no matter the framework. It works in opposition to “Malum prohibitum,” which speaks to an act that violates the laws of man. Maybe it’s not obviously illegal, but society still deems it as such. Liddy, a loyal soldier of President Richard M. Nixon, believes that the leaders who wrote these laws were thus right and good; that, as the strongest men, they had the right to shape history as they see fit; that everyone else should follow their will, for they were the purest and most righteous among us.
Sound familiar? Even before accusations of fascism were being hurled across Twitter, they were being shouted at bars, during protests, and anywhere else Americans felt it was...
- 4/18/2022
- by Ben Travers
- Indiewire
There's an excellent chance you know about Watergate, the scandal that brought down Richard Nixon, rocked the very foundations of the American government, resulted in the film "All The President's Men," and inspired a whole new school of political journalism. But do you know who Martha Mitchell was? If you were alive back in the Watergate era, probably. Otherwise, Mitchell might be little more than a footnote tucked away in the back of people's minds; a trivia question to get trotted out on rare occasions. But back in the '70s, Martha was a big deal. She was the wife of Nixon's Attorney General, John N. Mitchell. She was also...
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- 4/11/2022
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Image Source: YouTube user Starz
Suspenseful political dramas are always a good watch, but one with Julia Roberts and Sean Penn? Count me in! The acclaimed actors are starring in the latest Starz limited series "Gaslit," which sheds light on the politicians and outsiders who influenced the Watergate Scandal.
"Gaslit" centers around the boisterous, personable Martha Mitchell (Roberts), the wife of United States attorney general and presidential campaign chairman John Mitchell (Penn), who served under President Nixon. In an unfortunate series of events, Martha Mitchell finds herself swept into the chaos and subsequent coverup of the Watergate Scandal, which inevitably impacts the rest of her life.
"Gaslit" is based on the first season of the Slate podcast "Slow Burn," which examines the little-known details behind one of America's greatest political scandals. Ahead of "Gaslit"'s premiere on April 24, here's everything you need to know about the true story behind the dramatized series.
Suspenseful political dramas are always a good watch, but one with Julia Roberts and Sean Penn? Count me in! The acclaimed actors are starring in the latest Starz limited series "Gaslit," which sheds light on the politicians and outsiders who influenced the Watergate Scandal.
"Gaslit" centers around the boisterous, personable Martha Mitchell (Roberts), the wife of United States attorney general and presidential campaign chairman John Mitchell (Penn), who served under President Nixon. In an unfortunate series of events, Martha Mitchell finds herself swept into the chaos and subsequent coverup of the Watergate Scandal, which inevitably impacts the rest of her life.
"Gaslit" is based on the first season of the Slate podcast "Slow Burn," which examines the little-known details behind one of America's greatest political scandals. Ahead of "Gaslit"'s premiere on April 24, here's everything you need to know about the true story behind the dramatized series.
- 4/5/2022
- by Alicia Geigel
- Popsugar.com
Gaslit arrives in less than a month on Starz and the modern take on the Watergate scandal has more than a few familiar faces. Starring Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, and a bevy of other talented performers, we’re offering viewers their first look at the characters playing alongside them. While Roberts and Penn embody Martha and Richard Nixon’s Attorney General John Mitchell, there are plenty of others around them that make their story whole. Above, Patton Oswalt steps into the shoes of Nixon’s close adviser Chuck Colson who serves as Special Counsel to the President and played a role in the Watergate coverup. Meanwhile, below, Heels star Chris Bauer portrays James McCord, a former CIA operative who serves as the head of security for John and Martha Mitchell’s team. (Credit: Starz) McCord becomes one of the Watergate burglars and forms a connection with Martha who recognizes him after he’s been arrested.
- 3/28/2022
- TV Insider
"Gaslit" is the new biased, political thriller TV series, based on the first season of the podcast "Slow Burn" by Leon Neyfakh, starring Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens, Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Darby Camp and Aleksandar Filimonović, premiering April 24, 2022 on Starz:
"...the series focuses on the "Watergate' breakin scandal, following several untold stories, including Nixon subordinates, deranged zealots and the whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole enterprise crashing down. The story centers on 'Martha Mitchell', a celebrity Arkansan socialite and wife to Nixon’s Attorney General, 'John N. Mitchell'. Despite her party affiliation, she is the first person to publicly sound the alarm on Nixon's involvement in Watergate, causing both the presidency and her personal life to unravel..."
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"...the series focuses on the "Watergate' breakin scandal, following several untold stories, including Nixon subordinates, deranged zealots and the whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole enterprise crashing down. The story centers on 'Martha Mitchell', a celebrity Arkansan socialite and wife to Nixon’s Attorney General, 'John N. Mitchell'. Despite her party affiliation, she is the first person to publicly sound the alarm on Nixon's involvement in Watergate, causing both the presidency and her personal life to unravel..."
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- 3/21/2022
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
Starz has unveiled the trailer and key art for “Gaslit,” its limited series that tackles the Watergate scandal. The show focuses on the perspective of Martha Mitchell (Julia Roberts), the wife of Richard Nixon’s attorney general, John Mitchell (Sean Penn). “Gaslit” will debut on Starz’s digital platform at midnight on April 24, with a linear debut the same day at 8 p.m. Et.
Roberts is on fire in the trailer, Arkansas accent and all, as a political storm swirls around her, and Penn is nearly unrecognizable in his prosthetics and hair pieces. At one point, John slaps Martha across the face, to which she responds by slapping him back, adding, “My momma slapped me harder than that.”
Martha was the first person to publicly blow the whistle on Nixon’s involvement in the infamous scandal, which kicked off an avalanche of political and personal consequences. John was Nixon’s close advisor and friend,...
Roberts is on fire in the trailer, Arkansas accent and all, as a political storm swirls around her, and Penn is nearly unrecognizable in his prosthetics and hair pieces. At one point, John slaps Martha across the face, to which she responds by slapping him back, adding, “My momma slapped me harder than that.”
Martha was the first person to publicly blow the whistle on Nixon’s involvement in the infamous scandal, which kicked off an avalanche of political and personal consequences. John was Nixon’s close advisor and friend,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Sasha Urban, Wilson Chapman and Wyatte Grantham-Philips
- Variety Film + TV
And the award goes to...
Let's prep for a very exciting awards season with Starz's Gaslit looking to be quite the thrill ride with a cast that makes your hair stand on end.
Sean Penn may be in Ukraine filming the atrocities occurring there, but you'll soon see him supporting leading lady Julia Roberts as the two play married couple, John and Martha Mitchell, and it looks like they'll knock it out of the park!
The series is a modern take on Watergate, focusing on the scandal's untold stories and forgotten characters -- from Nixon's bumbling and opportunistic subordinates to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes to the tragic whistleblowers.
They would eventually bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing down.
The story will center on Martha Mitchell, played by Roberts, a big personality with an even bigger mouth. Martha is a celebrity Arkansan socialite and wife to Nixon's loyal Attorney General,...
Let's prep for a very exciting awards season with Starz's Gaslit looking to be quite the thrill ride with a cast that makes your hair stand on end.
Sean Penn may be in Ukraine filming the atrocities occurring there, but you'll soon see him supporting leading lady Julia Roberts as the two play married couple, John and Martha Mitchell, and it looks like they'll knock it out of the park!
The series is a modern take on Watergate, focusing on the scandal's untold stories and forgotten characters -- from Nixon's bumbling and opportunistic subordinates to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes to the tragic whistleblowers.
They would eventually bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing down.
The story will center on Martha Mitchell, played by Roberts, a big personality with an even bigger mouth. Martha is a celebrity Arkansan socialite and wife to Nixon's loyal Attorney General,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
There's a new series about abuse of power, covert conspiracies, and political intrigue on the horizon. The newest official trailer for "Gaslit," an upcoming limited series from Starz, just dropped, and the show centers on the Watergate scandal, which can be deemed as one of the most disruptive events in American history.
However, the core focus of the narrative here is Martha Mitchell (Julia Roberts), celebrity socialite and wife to Richard Nixon's loyal Attorney General, John Mitchell (Sean Penn), as well as the role she played in highlighting hidden secrets which caused a presidency to unravel.
Check out the trailer for "Gaslit" below, which...
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However, the core focus of the narrative here is Martha Mitchell (Julia Roberts), celebrity socialite and wife to Richard Nixon's loyal Attorney General, John Mitchell (Sean Penn), as well as the role she played in highlighting hidden secrets which caused a presidency to unravel.
Check out the trailer for "Gaslit" below, which...
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- 3/16/2022
- by Debopriyaa Dutta
- Slash Film
Sean Penn underwent a jaw-dropping transformation for his role in the upcoming Starz limited series Gaslit. In fact, you'd hardly be able to tell that the actor who once played Spicoli is the same person underneath the prosthetics and bald cap in Starz's Gaslit. In the series, Penn portrays former U.S. Attorney General John Mitchell, a trusted advisor and close friend to President Richard Nixon during the Watergate scandal. Gaslit viewers will see how Mitchell and his wife, Martha Mitchell, played by Julia Roberts, influenced the political scandal, as well as the 37th president's resignation. A trailer released March 16 shows the...
- 3/16/2022
- E! Online
As Martha Mitchell, the outspoken wife of President Nixon’s U.S. attorney general John Mitchell, Julia Roberts has a lot to say in the trailer for upcoming Starz limited series “Gaslit.”
The show, which stars an unrecognizable Sean Penn as Martha’s husband, John, tells the “untold stories and forgotten characters of the scandal – from Nixon’s bumbling and opportunistic subordinates to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing down.”
The series, which premieres April 24 at 8 p.m. Pt/Et on the premium cabler, is centered around Roberts’ character. She’s described as “a big personality with an even bigger mouth,” and an Arkansan socialite. She’s the first person to sound the alarm about Nixon’s involvement in Watergate.
John (Penn) is a “temperamental, foul-mouthed and ruthless – yet hopelessly in love with his famously outspoken wife.
The show, which stars an unrecognizable Sean Penn as Martha’s husband, John, tells the “untold stories and forgotten characters of the scandal – from Nixon’s bumbling and opportunistic subordinates to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes to the tragic whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole rotten enterprise crashing down.”
The series, which premieres April 24 at 8 p.m. Pt/Et on the premium cabler, is centered around Roberts’ character. She’s described as “a big personality with an even bigger mouth,” and an Arkansan socialite. She’s the first person to sound the alarm about Nixon’s involvement in Watergate.
John (Penn) is a “temperamental, foul-mouthed and ruthless – yet hopelessly in love with his famously outspoken wife.
- 3/16/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
The much-anticipated Starz series Gaslit, starring Julia Roberts as socialite Martha Mitchell, has unveiled its official full-length trailer, giving viewers a taste of what’s to come in the Watergate drama. Set to premiere Sunday, April 24, across all Starz platforms, Gaslit focuses on the untold stories and forgotten characters of the infamous Watergate scandal. It centers around Roberts’ Martha, wife to President Nixon’s loyal Attorney General, John Mitchell (Sean Penn), who became the first person to sound the alarm on Nixon’s involvement in Watergate, causing both the Presidency and her personal life to unravel. “Ya’ll just gonna stand around, or are you gonna ask me some questions?” a glamorous Martha asks members of the press in the new trailer (watch below). What follows is panic and chaos as the government attempts to keep a lid on Martha’s “big mouth.” But she is not deterred. “If that...
- 3/16/2022
- TV Insider
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