The Nominees Are ... Jul 18, 2008
Each series also landed its respective lead actors - Jon Hamm and Glenn Close - in best actor/actress categories, and "Mad Men" went on to garner an astounding 16 nominations, leading all dramas. NBC's "30 Rock" led the comedies with 17 nominations. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Historic nominees Jul 18, 2008
Mad Men, Damages make Emmy history - Television- msnbc. $7 online stock trades. (MSNBC -- News)
MORE: Cable newbies join party Jul 18, 2008
Damages star Glenn Close is among best drama-actress contenders, joining cable counterparts Holly Hunter of TNT's new Saving Grace and three-time nominee Kyra Sedgwick of that network's The Closer. They joined Sally Field of ABC's Brothers & Sisters and Mariska Hargitay of NBC's Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. (USA Today -- Life)
This year, 'better' Emmy choices Jul 18, 2008
Glenn Close stars in Damages. The FX series is one of two basic-cable shows to break into the best drama category. (USA Today -- Life)
AMC series' earn 20 Emmy nominations Jul 18, 2008
Three best-actress nods also went to cable series stars, including Glenn Close of Damages. The hard-nosed legal drama joins Mad Men as the first basic cable shows put up for best series. (New Haven Register, CT)
Nominees bask in Emmy glow Jul 18, 2008
And Glenn Close, a star of "Damages," is up for an acting Emmy. She says the growing strength of basic cable has "changed the landscape of television.". (KOLD.com, AZ)
Cable series in running for emmys Jul 18, 2008
The best-actress category included Glenn Close of "Damages" on FX, Holly Hunter of "Saving Grace" on TNT and Kyra Sedgwick of "The Closer" on TNT. The networks had Mariska Hargitay of "Law & Order: SVU" (NBC) and Sally Field of "Brothers and Sisters" (ABC). ABC had the best year of any of the broadcast networks, with many nominations in the major categories, but its two biggest shows, "Desperate Housewives" and "Grey's Anatomy," were snubbed as series, and picked up only a couple of... (International Herald Tribune)
'Mad Men,' 'Damages' lead Emmy breakthrough Jul 18, 2008
In the corresponding actress category, three of the slots went to cable series stars, including Glenn Close of Damages. Network audience favourites that failed to make a serious showing included Grey's Anatomy and Desperate Housewives, both left out of the best-series categories, although Sandra Oh, the Canadian star of Grey's Anatomy, and co-star Chandra Wilson received nominations. (Globe and Mail)
Continuereading Jul 18, 2008
Glenn Close, Damages. Sally Field, Brothers rs. (Hanford Sentinal, CA)
The TV hits that no one watches Jul 18, 2008
"On broadcast networks, they have to speak to a lower common denominator," said Glenn Close, nominated for her star turn as a high-powered attorney on FX's thriller "Damages.". Cable can offer actors and producers much more freedom -- in part because the channels can live with far fewer viewers. (Los Angeles Times)
Culture elite's protection of the Obamas Jul 18, 2008
Hillary Clinton has been compared to the sex-starved Glenn Close character in "Fatal Attraction." George Bush's verbal gaffes are endlessly panned by late-night comics and Comedy Central. But Barack gets the special-ed treatment. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Emmy Awards nominations announced Jul 18, 2008
"Damages," an FX legal drama starring Glenn Close, and "Mad Men," an AMC drama about a New York City advertising agency in 1960, were joined by ABC's "Boston Legal" and "Lost," Showtime's Dexter "and Fox's "House" as nominees for outstanding drama series. The nominees for outstanding comedy series are HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" and "Entourage"; NBC's "The Office" and "30 Rock;" and CBS' "Two and a Half Men ... " The nominees for outstanding lead actress in a drama are Sally Field from... (Xinhuanet, China)
'Mad Men,' '30 Rock' top Emmy noms Jul 18, 2008
The pair, which had made the 10-series Emmy shortlist, have been widely hailed by critics and have received good ratings for basic-cable series -- though "Damages" star Glenn Close said she hopes the Emmys help boost the show's audience. "We need all the help we can get," she told The Associated Press. (CNN -- Showbiz)
Danson raises glass to Obama Jul 18, 2008
Danson's character on "Damages," imperious billionaire Arthur Frobisher, will be back for a second season of the Glenn Close series, FX revealed Tuesday at its gathering for the Television Critics Association. However, FX head John Landgraf was coy as what Frobisher's condition will be, given that the character was shot at the end of the first season. (CNN -- Showbiz)
LIVE FROM TV PRESS TOUR Jul 17, 2008
Live from - USATODAY.com. Other USA TODAY blogs. (USA Today -- Life)
As networks sink ever lower, cable keeps rising above Jul 17, 2008
Glenn Close is the star, playing the terrifyingly ruthless lawyer Patty Hewes. Joining her for the second season is William Hurt. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Buzz Briefs: Kardashian, Sedgwick & Bacon Jul 16, 2008
Darryl Hannah in D.C.; plus, Hugh Laurie, Clint Eastwood, Glenn Close And Maggie Gyllenhaal. Photo Essay. (CBS News)
Michael J. Fox to guest star on Rescue Me Jul 16, 2008
FX also announced on Tuesday that Academy Award-winning actress Marcia Gay Harden (Pollock) will be joining the Glenn Close legal drama Damages as a second-season series regular, while Ted Danson will return to the show for several episodes. On Rescue Me, which stars Denis Leary as troubled firefighter Tommy Gavin, Fox will play a very funny, very original character, said John Landgraf, president and general manager of FX Networks. (MSNBC -- News)
Scoop video: Dark Knights real win Jul 16, 2008
Can Glenn Close beat out Sally Field for best actress in a drama. One writer makes his Emmy-nomination predictions. (MSNBC -- News)
Giving voice to the villain presents quite the acting challenge Jul 16, 2008
Mason says some of the most effective villain voices in Hollywood lore feature flat accents that vary little in pitch: Hal in 2001: A Space Odyssey; Hopkins in The Silence of the Lambs; Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. "Daniel Day-Lewis and Javier Bardem won Oscars with voices that were hard to place," Mason says. (USA Today)
Emmy's list Jul 15, 2008
Glenn Close was a ferocious presence in the addictive Damages; it's hard to imagine anyone else being more intense and compellingly watchable in one of the season's most intense and compelling thrillers. Holly Hunter didn't make as indelible an impression in Saving Grace, though her Oscar pedigree will carry a lot of sway with Emmy voters. (Canada.com)
Powerful TV women must face backlash Jul 14, 2008
As bulldog attorney Patty Hewes on the FX drama Damages, Glenn Close has heard her character called lots of nasty names: cutthroat, backstabber, liar and, of course, bitch, to name just a few. It bothers Close that men who use the same tactics as Hewes can be described as calculating, sophisticated and laser-like in their focus, while women in the same position are referred to with negative language. (MSNBC -- News)
Duchovny, Baldwin share thoughts on TV Jul 8, 2008
But when you see writing like this show has, and a star like Glenn Close, and a network that takes chances like FX, I felt lucky landing the part. You always go for the good writing. (MSNBC -- News)
Fire up your remotes Jul 4, 2008
Lensed by British director Adrian Lyne, the slick cautionary tale stars Michael Douglas as the happily married man who has a weekend fling with a work acquaintance named Alex (Glenn Close). He feels simply awful and cuts it off once his wife and kid return home but Alex does not take rejection well. (Globe and Mail)
A legend lightens up Jul 2, 2008
" Haskell argues that Streep remains singular among great film actresses. Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, or Katharine Hepburn each had a recognisable voice, a way of reading a line, certain expressions that remained constant from film to film. Similarly, with modern film actresses such as Susan Sarandon, Julianne Moore or Glenn Close we know what we're going to get. With Streep, there is no predictable set of characteristics.Streep balks at this suggestion that she is so protean an actor that there... (guardian.co.uk)
Pettitte pours it on with plenty of help Jun 29, 2008
NEW YORK -- Long after New York Knicks draft pick Danilo Gallinari threw out the first pitch, long after actress Glenn Close sang the national anthem, long after a flyover from two Navy F-18 Hornets, long after thunder and lightning and two rain delays, long after a faint sixth-inning rainbow appeared over Citi Field and about 45 minutes after a 3-2 Subway Series win over the Mets, Yankees manager Joe Girardi appeared in the Shea Stadium interview room in his street clothes. Ready to go home. (Albany Times Union)
'The Wire' among Emmy Award semifinalist nominees Jun 28, 2008
Basic cable has the chance for an unprecedented milestone, with AMC's "Mad Men," about Madison Avenue circa 1960, and FX's legal drama "Damages," starring Glenn Close, among the semifinalists. Although premium channels like HBO and Showtime routinely field nominees, basic cable has yet to nab a best drama or comedy series bid, the academy said. (Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier)
Preachy 'WALL-E' is no thrill ride Jun 26, 2008
WALL-E (which stands for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) has the silent-clown sensibilities of Buster Keaton, the innocent frailty of E.T. and the obsessive stalking compulsion of Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction.". The hero-bot (voiced by Ben Burtt) falls bolts-over-processor for EVE (or Extraterrestrial Vegetation Evaluator, voiced by Elissa Knight), a probe sent from afar. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Who you gonna call? Why, the plumbers, of course Jun 20, 2008
The Oscar-winning actor will appear in several episodes of the acclaimed legal drama starring Glenn Close as a feisty litigator. The show's producers are holding back details on Hurt's role, except to say he will have a long personal and professional history with Close's character. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
'Geek girl' helps keep Mozilla safe in scary times Jun 18, 2008
Snyder is illustrative of the Choate way that has guided fellow alumni President John F. Kennedy and actress Glenn Close intelligence, dedication in "the pursuit of breaking frontiers" and confidence, says Herb Kohler, CEO of manufacturing giant Kohler Co. and chairman of the school's board of trustees. This week, Firefox 3. (USA Today)
Hurt Joining Damages Cast Jun 17, 2008
William Hurt will join the cast of FXs Damages for season two, reuniting him onscreen with series star Glenn Close for the first time since both appeared in The Big Chill 25 years ago. Its Mr. Hurts first stint in a regular TV series. (TVweek.com)
'In the Heights' edges Berkeley Rep's 'Passing Strange' with 4 Tony awards Jun 17, 2008
Besides host Whoopi Goldberg, the seemingly endless string of celebrity presenters included Alec Baldwin, Liza Minnelli, Glenn Close, Lily Tomlin, Kristin Chenowith, Laurence Fishburne, Brooke Shields, Mary-Louise Parker and Marisa Tomei. Whether all that star power provided enough wattage to enhance the telecast's usually small national audience won't be known until the ratings come out. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Who will make Emmy happy? Jun 13, 2008
Glenn Close, Damages, FX Kyra Sedgwick, The Closer, TNT Sally Field, Brothers & Sisters, ABCEllen Pompeo, Grey's Anatomy, ABCConnie Britton, Friday Night Lights, NBC. There aren't as many women to choose from in drama as there are men, but boy, are the ones we have great. (USA Today -- Life)
Staying inside? 10 summer shows to catch Jun 10, 2008
JULYThe Closer (TNT, fourth-season premiere July 14): An early entrant in the crop of shows that have finally given good homes on basic cable to underused actresses (including Damages with Glenn Close; Saving Grace with Holly Hunter; and now In Plain Sight with Mary McCormack), The Closer deserves its status as a trailblazer. Think of it as Law & Order with a better sense of humor. (MSNBC -- News)
Best TV, Chiklis' The Shield Jun 7, 2008
There have been stellar guest turns from Glenn Close, Anthony Anderson, and Forest Whitaker. The show has been willing to go to extremes, but always in the service of its stories, not simply for shock value. (Suite101.com)
Campaign 2008 Movie of the Week Project Jun 6, 2008
First of all, we all agree that Hillary is the villain, so we all thought Glenn Close, and the Rabbit in Fatal Attraction, mean, scary and to some a little bit sexy. Dangerous. (Human Events Online)
Cool for school but not for court Jun 4, 2008
She has also shared the stage with Glenn Close in a London production of A Streetcar Named Desire and has a role in Baz Luhrmann's antipodean epic, Australia. The US film critic Scott Foundas will also join the jury president, Gillian Armstrong, Hong Kong producer Nansun Shi and the Iranian film man Majid Majidi to judge the $60,000 prize for the most "audacious, cutting-edge and courageous filmmaking" from the 12 flicks in the competition. (Sydney Morning Herald)
'Mad Men,' 'The Wire' lead in nominations for TV Critics awards Jun 4, 2008
Glenn Close ("Damages"). Paul Giamatti ("John Adams"). (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Daniel Radcliffe, Brad Pitt, Amy Winehouse Jun 4, 2008
The two star in next season's hotly anticipated revival of Peter Shaffer's "Equus." Also among the presenters who will be on stage at Radio City Music Hall on June 15: Alec Baldwin, Kristin Chenoweth, Glenn Close, Laura Linney, John Lithgow, Liza Minnelli, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooke Shields and Marisa Tomei. Yoko Ono has lost her legal battle to keep John Lennon's song "Imagine" out of a film that challenges the theory of evolution, The Associated Press reported. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
A starry list of presenters set for Tony Awards Jun 3, 2008
Daniel Radcliffe, Alec Baldwin, Glenn Close will hand out awards ... Also among the presenters who will be on stage at Radio City Music Hall on June 15: Alec Baldwin, Kristin Chenoweth, Glenn Close, Laura Linney, John Lithgow, Liza Minnelli, Mary-Louise Parker, Brooke Shields and Marisa Tomei. (MSNBC -- News)
Up close with Glenn Jun 2, 2008
The inimitable Glenn Close makes her strong presence felt everywhere she goes, even on TV.. EVERYONE in the room instinctively stands to attention when Glenn Close walks briskly in ... Glenn Close: People come up to me and say, are you who we think you are. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Familiar Faces Or Fresh Blood? Jun 2, 2008
Other potential nominees for actress in a drama include last years winner, Sally Field, from Brothers rs, as well as Golden Globe winner Kyra Sedgwick for TNTs The Closer and heavyweights Glenn Close for Damages and Holly Hunter for TNTs Saving Grace ... Glenn Close is a shoo-in for Damages. (TVweek.com)
And the nominees should be Jun 1, 2008
Glenn Close (Damages, FX). Ginnifer Goodwin (Big Love, HBO). (Boston Globe)
LOVING 'CARE May 25, 2008
Since actress Glenn Close and her husband, Dave Shaw, the site's founders, are huge fans of the shelter, they allow buyers to designate a portion of their purchases' proceeds to the NYCACC.. And Wednesday, Close will co-host "Friends of Animal Care & Control," a swank fund-raiser at an Upper East Side residence. (New York Post -- Entertainment)
Man's infidelity became a fatal attraction May 24, 2008
It's one of the times when life and art imitate each other, like when Michael Douglass meets Glenn Close in the movie "Fatal Attraction." Michael Douglas, who's married, has a fling with Glenn Close, who plays the other woman. In real life, Ignacio and Heather had already discussed the consequences of exactly this scenario. (MSNBC -- Crime)
He's happy on the outside May 24, 2008
Call it the John Malkovich or Glenn Close move. But all is not lost. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Laura Linney: Versatile star takes a turn to the dark side May 16, 2008
Indeed, movie fans may be most familiar with the 1988 film adaptation Dangerous Liaisons, in which Glenn Close reincarnated the Marquise, who enlists a former lover in an ultimately fatal scheme of seduction and revenge. In Broadway productions of Sight Unseen and The Crucible, Linney played more self-sacrificing types. (USA Today -- Life)
Best Supporting Actor: Joe Mantegna : The Redbelt star reflects on his remarkabl... May 10, 2008
I remember some article with Glenn Close where they asked her, "Don't you find it weird always playing these psychotic women?" And she said, "Look, as long as the roles are great, I'll play psychotic women until the cows come home." I feel the same way. As long as the role is something I can get my teeth into, I'm not into playing like every kind of nationality or every kind of job or every kind of character that exists on the planet. (IGN FilmForce)
'Boeing' jets to N.Y. May 10, 2008
The talk of the night was the on-the-aisle intermission chit-chat between Meryl Streep and Glenn Close, and the $12 million renovation of the Longacre Theater. The reviews of the "Boeing-Boeing" revival were stellar. (Variety)
'Polanski' takes a bow May 8, 2008
Dustin Hoffman, Glenn Close, Alec Baldwin and Paul Haggis were among the celebs who crowded into the Paris Theater and later the Plaza Hotel to celebrate Marina Zenovich's Sundance-winning doc, about the scandal that led Polanski to flee America into exile during the 1970s. Helmer said she started the project five years ago. (Variety)
Mariah's Pre Nup May 7, 2008
Meryl Streep and Glenn Close, the two best actresses of their generation, sat together Sunday night during the intermission for "Boeing Boeing," the funniest show on Broadway. It s rare seeing them together, even though Close was one of the hosts of Meryl s Lincoln Center tribute a couple of weeks ago. (Fox News)
'Boeing Boeing' brings out celebs May 6, 2008
Where else, I ask you, would you find yourself sitting behind two of acting's finest females -- Meryl Streep and Glenn Close -- who joined each other on the aisle during intermission dishing like crazy. When I asked them in passing, "Are you two an item?" -- they said they were. (Variety)
Best Supporting Actor: Rade Serbedzija May 3, 2008
What else of these "Russian guys?" I don't remember -- but on the other hand I played in South Pacific with Glenn Close; this beautiful melodrama, Polish Wedding with Lena Olin; and then Prague Duet with Gina Gershon, it was a love story. So I can't say I always play the Russian. (IGN FilmForce)
In 'Then She Found Me,' Hunt conceives a stress test May 2, 2008
I was expecting Blythe Danner, Glenn Close, or a Redgrave sister, someone who might explain April's WASP-y features and uptight demeanor. Midler just confused me. (Boston Globe)
'Liaisons' revival is dangerously good, seductive May 2, 2008
They're known to movie fans via Glenn Close and John Malkovich, who in the 1988 film adaptation evoked the tortured passions underlying the Marquise's ice-queen malevolence and the Vicomte's cavalier cruelty. The stars of this revival, which opened Thursday at the American Airlines Theatre, are worthy inheritors. (USA Today -- Life)
Solar panels star in movie Apr 18, 2008
Actress Glenn Close, who has a summer home in the area, donated the biggest chunk of money, but Fleet Bank and others also made contributions, he said. Sixteen of the panels heated water for the cafeteria from the Coop roof for more than a decade. (Courier Publications, ME)
Reid: Dem nomination 'is all going to be over very soon'... Apr 16, 2008
Lately Hillary has been reminding of Glenn Close in "Fatal Attraction". "I WON'T BE IGNORED DAN!!" Unfortunately we all have beensuffering through being "Dan". (The Drudge Report)
Rupert Goold and Kate Fleetwood make 'Macbeth' sing on Broadway Apr 16, 2008
"I was able to say to Kate, 'Don't try to put three dimensions into this role - it's a two-dimensional part,' and a lot of actors would balk at that. But Lady Macbeth is like Glenn Close in 'Fatal Attraction.' It's not her back story that's important. It's what she does.". 1. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
Studios and actors meet amid new strike fears Apr 15, 2008
Last week, the SAG leadership rebuffed a petition by over 1,500 actors, including Glenn Close, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck and Kevin Bacon, to allow only working actors to vote on strikes and contracts. The petition sought that only SAG members who have worked more than one day a year as actors could have voting rights. (Guardian Unlimited -- Film)
Celebs descend on New Orleans for V-Day celebration Apr 10, 2008
It will include readings and musical performances by Faith Hill, Jane Fonda, Jennifer Hudson, Jessica Alba, Glenn Close and Charmaine Neville, among others. Oprah Winfrey is expected to perform a monologue based on the life of a New Orleans woman, Ensler said. (Leesville Daily Leader, LA)
Bino's Blogaroni Apr 9, 2008
The male seahorse, an anomaly of male pregnancy, is only slightly better off than the male praying mantis, which gets to mate with the female praying mantis right before she turns around and eats him (sounds like the plot of a Glenn Close movie. . (The Palm Beach Post)
Howard collects $54,000 Apr 8, 2008
In winning company ; award recipients Glenn Close, James Hansen, Ann Curry and John Howard ... He shared the stage with three fellow prize winners, the actress Glenn Close, the American television newsreader Ann Curry and the NASA climate scientist James Hansen ... In winning company … award recipients Glenn Close, James Hansen, Ann Curry and John Howard. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
'Earth has reached the tipping point' Apr 8, 2008
Hansen was in Wilmington to receive a $50 000 Common Wealth Award for outstanding achievement, along with the former prime minister of Australia John Howard, the US actress Glenn Close, and NBC news anchor Ann Curry. The awards are provided by a trust of the late Ralph Hayes, a former director of Coca Cola and Bank of Delaware, now PNC. In 29 years, 165 former honorees in seven fields have included former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger, former US newsman Walter Cronkite, French marine... (iAfrica.com)
Actors Guild Faces Drama In Its Ranks Apr 3, 2008
But while A-listers like Glenn Close, Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon have signed on with hundreds of other "working actors," SAG's leadership isn't in favor of a change. The move to change the voting and membership structure of the union is one that has cropped up a number of times over the years and hasn't yet succeeded. (Wall Street Journal)
A case of intrigue Mar 30, 2008
This miniseries headed by veteran actress Glenn Close as the tough lawyer Patty Hewes sees her going after billionaire Arthur Frobisher (Ted Danson) with such vehemence that it is sometimes hard to distinguish who the bad person in the series really is ... Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne) receives words of comfort from Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) in Damages, not knowing whats brewing underneath. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
