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Add comment January 29th, 2010
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Actors who starred on Shawn Ryan’s “The Shield” will appear on “Lie to Me,” a Fox show the former Rockfordian produces.
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Those actors include his wife, Cathy Cahlin Ryan, Catherine Dent, Benito Martinez, Kenny Johnson, David Marciano and David Rees Snell, according to this story.
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Cathy Cahlin Ryan and Shawn Ryan (photo at imbd.com)
Add comment January 27th, 2010
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Hollywoodreporter.com says that Jason Isaacs, who was in the Showtime series “Brotherhood” in 2008, is in talks to star in “Ridealong,” Shawn Ryan’s planned Chicago-based cop drama on Fox.
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Ryan grew up in Rockford and has produced TV shows including “The Shield,” “The Unit,” and “Lie to Me,” and the upcoming “Terriers.”
a hot item since wrapping the Showtime series “Brotherhood” in 2008, ht Jason Isaacs
Isaacs, a hot item since wrapping the Showtime series “Brotherhood” in 2008, had to skip last year’s pilot season because of his commitment to the “Harry Potter” movies. He also has been in talks for “Ridealong” and was approached for the lead on ABC’s cop-drama pilot “187 Detroit.”
Add comment December 17th, 2009
Joan Allen, a 1974 Rochelle High School graduate, was nominated today for Golden Globe and Screen Actor Guild awards for her performance as artist Georgia O’Keeffe in the Lifetime Television show, “Georgia O’Keeffe.”
Her competitors in both competitions are Drew Barrymore and Jessica Lange, both for “Grey Gardens” and Sigourney Weaver for “Prayers for Bobby.” Ruby Dee for “America” also has been nominated for the SAG Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Television Movie or Miniseries. And Anna Paquin for “The Courageous Heart of Irena Sendler” also was nominated for the Golden Globe Award for Best Performance by an Actress in a Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television.
The 67th Annual Golden Globe Awards will be Sunday, Jan. 17, on NBC (Comcast 3).
The 16th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards will be Saturday, Jan. 23, on TNT (Comcast 30) and TBS (Comcast 40).
Allen has been nominated for three Academy Awards, for “The Contender,” “The Crucible” and “Nixon.” She won a Tony for her role in “Burn This.”
(March 25, 2000)
-Holly McQueen/Rockford Register StarJeff Tobler, 18, left, and artistic director for the New American Theatre William (Bill) Gregg, center, visit with screen star Joan Allen Saturday night during NAT’s “Night of the Stars” benefit held at Cliffbreakers. Tobler, a Young American Theatre alum and a big Allen fan, was able to convince Allen to say “yes” to the invitation to be the benefit honorary chairwoman.
Add comment October 22nd, 2009
The Hollywood Reporter says Fox has ordered three more scripts for “Lie to Me,” the Shawn Ryan-helmed drama that he took over as showrunner for this season.
TV Squad says that despite big improvements in this second season, ratings for the show have dwindled.
Ryan is a Rockford native who lives in Los Angeles with his wife and children. He created “The Shield,” co-produced “The Unit” and is involved in shows that have yet to appear on TV: “Terriers” and “Ridealong.”
Add comment October 21st, 2009
MegaDrive, according to a Lion Television rep who is helping orchestrate the taping.
It’s a new comedy stunt show. Videographers from Lion, which contracts with MTV, are on the Rock River in Rockford today taping while Bill Zang of Universal Hovercraft of Rockford “flies” over the water and obstacles.
Add comment October 16th, 2009
If Congress can fix the higher-volumed TV commercials, it’ll restore my confidence in mankind.
Check out this Poynter story for details.
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Add comment October 13th, 2009
Katie Nilsson is coming back to WREX-13, and Dani Maxwell has been promoted.
Nilsson, who was morning anchor when she left the station two years ago for a marketing job in Rockford, will co-anchor the 13 News 10 @ 10 with Eric Wilson on WREX-13 (Comcast 3) starting Oct. 26. She also will be reporting. She lives in Cherry Valley with her husband, Kyle.
Maxwell had been co-anchor of the 10 p.m. news show for 6.5 years. Maxwell will continue to anchor the 5 and 6 p.m. newscasts with Wilson and recently has assumed the role of assistant news director. She lives in Rockford with her husband, Steve.
WREX made the announcements today.
1 comment October 5th, 2009
Will women be less likely to watch David Letterman in light of the unveiling last week of affairs with underlings at work?
Explain yourself in comments if you’d like.
2 comments October 2nd, 2009
Elisabeth von Trapp, granddaughter of the real-life “Sound of Music” Maria and Baron von Trapp, will return to Rockford to perform at 7 p.m. Oct. 22 at First Lutheran Church in Rockford, 225 S. Third St.
It benefits Lutheran Social Services of Illinois programs. Tickets are $15, and a reception with a meet-and-greet for Von Tropp will be after the concert.
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Add comment September 25th, 2009
Rockford native Kelly Killoren Bensimon, 40, a former model and star of Bravo’s “The Real Housewives of New York City,” will be featured semi-nude in the December issue of Playboy, according to InTouch Weekly.
Cityfile.com says that InTouch says that her ex-husband, photographer Gilles Bensimon, took the photos several years ago.
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