The adorable puppy who stole everyone’s hearts during Budweiser’s 2014 Super Bowl commercial is back but this time he’s lost. That’s right…they’ve gone there with this year’s advertising spot.
The puppy is lost, all alone and far from home. Grab the tissue box and check out the full Super Bowl 2015 commercial that, as is the new norm, has debuted prior to the Big Game.
FYI on the music: It’s “I’m Gonna Be (500 Miles)” performed by Sleeping At Last.
Matthew Rhys says season three of FX’s award-winning series The Americans will focus on Philip and Elizabeth’s relationship and their disagreement over the KGB’s desire to bring Paige into the fold. Philip will also remain busy attempting to keep Martha (Alison Wright) blissfully unaware that their marriage is fake while pumping her for secrets.
Rhys promises season three, which kicks off on January 28, 2015 at 10pm ET/PT, won’t disappoint fans of the series who are invested in Philip, Elizabeth, and the entire Jennings family. And in a conference call in support of the new season, he talked about what fans of the critically acclaimed series can expect and Philip’s evolution over the three seasons. He also revealed what he’d like to see happen to Philip and Elizabeth (Keri Russell) when the show ultimately comes to an end.
What are the most challenging and the easiest aspects of playing Philip?
Matthew Rhys: “I’m still figuring out if there is indeed an easy part to playing him. I suppose the more enjoyable is that he continues to be as layered and rich and complex as he has been from the beginning. The harder part for me is to land him in a place of reality, somewhere that’s real for me and hopefully real for an audience in that someone who has to juggle, in its reference, and keep as many sort of plates in the air as Philip does, but sort of the pressure that that would bring, it’s landing that in a real place. For me, it’s the sort of hardest balancing act.”
Can you talk about how the conflict over Paige joining the KGB is going to affect their marriage and affect the family in season three?
Matthew Rhys: “Yes, it’s sort of the predominant and overriding arc for Philip and Elizabeth during this season, which is this enormous conflict between them that sets them poles apart, really, as they come from two opposing sides as to what should be done about Paige. Really, the entire season is that grapple and that wrestle between the two as they thrash it out.”
What’s driving Philip’s belief that he really wants to keep his daughter out of this business?
Matthew Rhys: “I think a number of things. I think, ultimately, as we’ve seen a flashback in one and two, Philip and Elizabeth were children when they were picked, you know? They were in their late teenage years and I think heavily indoctrinated. Really, you look back at your own age, you’re not very sure who you are at that time. He’s found himself in a vocation that he really didn’t choose in a way; I think it was kind of chosen for him in a way, thrust upon him, and he’s evolving at a time and bursting out at a time when he realized it probably isn’t the life that he would have chosen nor is it the life he wants, and the same applies heavily for his daughter.
He doesn’t want her pushed into something at such a young, vulnerable, impressionable age whereby in a few years she’s in up over her head because it’s not a job you can quit overnight or walk away from. He doesn’t want her to have to do the many awful things that he has to do in order to stay alive and, therefore, keep the family alive.”
How is working with Frank Langella and what’s coming up with his character?
Matthew Rhys: “Yes. It’s sort of like having a silverback gorilla come onto the set in the best way possible. He’s this dominant, physical, mental, emotional, presence that kind of stiffens and straightens everyone’s back and lifts everyone’s game, certainly. The premise in which they set him, him being influential and instrumental in the training of Philip and Elizabeth, is sort of great because it gives you instant history that he just does effortlessly. He has this commanding presence that builds a great conflict between them all.
Working with him has been fantastic as he turned up with this natural presence and he is ready to listen, he’s ready to play, and he plays at a very high standard, which makes it exciting for us.”
How does his presence affect Philip and Elizabeth?
Matthew Rhys: “In the same way I think Philip feels a little isolated in the fact that Frank and Elizabeth – Gabriel and Elizabeth – are obviously the more staunch diehards of the party and the mission and the party come before anything else, and he’s very onboard for bringing Paige into the fold whereas Philip isn’t and feels a great sense of betrayal. What happens is Philip is isolated from the two of them and feels betrayed, and that is sort of the bigger arc for him and Gabriel, that sort of sense of betrayal and conflict in the fact that he doesn’t want his daughter to follow his footsteps.”
What do you think it would take to change Philip’s mind or do you think that he’s staunch in his belief that Paige should not follow in her parents’ footsteps?
Matthew Rhys: “I think he’s absolutely immovable in that respect. There’s nothing on God’s green earth that could make him acquiesce to the fact that she should join the KGB or, indeed, the intelligence world.”
Philip thinks Paige is young and impressionable and she’s going into the church and she’s following that religious life and that’s changing her at a young age. What do you think is the reasoning behind Philip not wanting her to be involved with either the KGB or the church?
Matthew Rhys: “Well, if you look at the lives, really, when they’re killing people and having sex with them for intelligence as opposed to a sort of – yes, it’s secular in one way, but ultimately it’s a communal, supportive group that has a strong belief, which is the same, but there’s no risk of being killed or hurt or imprisoned as a direct result of your job. I think there’s great responsibility, there’s great guilt, I think, on Philip and Elizabeth’s part as she joined the church group because if you notice…well you don’t even notice, it’s blatantly obvious…they’ve been absent parents in their children’s lives up until this point. It’s a very real reason why she’s sort of sought that support and that comfort from a group elsewhere. I think children tend to find the rebellion of the opposition of what their parents want. For them, it was the church.
Given the choice, this could be anything like any teenager had. In a couple years’ time she might say, ‘That wasn’t for me,’ and then you know, no harm done whereas I’m sure to join the KGB or anything related in that sense, that’s it. Once you’re in, that’s it. There’s no turning back.”
We’ve seen a pretty major difference between who Philip is as a spy and also who he wants to be as a person. Do you think it’s possible that the character of Clark is actually closer to who Philip sees himself as outside of the spy world?
Matthew Rhys: “That’s a very good question. I would agree. Yes, I think he’s arrived at a place in his life where it’s exactly what he does want. He does want a sort of domestic contentment. He wants a simpler life within a healthy working relationship where there’s sort of mutual respect. And, yes, there’s a large element of Clark and Martha that serves that.”
We’ve seen Philip and Elizabeth do some pretty horrible things for their country. At this point do you think there’s anywhere that they would draw the line, that there’s something that they just wouldn’t do?
Matthew Rhys: “I mean, it was pretty tough for Philip to agree to sort of follow-on with the operation and the seduction of this 15-year-old. I think if for some reason there was an order to come through to sort of harm or terminate a minor, then I would imagine that would be something that he probably wouldn’t carry out.”
In the new season’s first episode we see that Philip actually has a more pragmatic approach to the deaths around him. Last season we saw how he sort of derailed emotionally because of that. Can you talk about his emotional shift?
Matthew Rhys: “I think it was a combination of things that came to a head last year. Philip has kind of sat on so many enormous emotions for so long that it basically built and built and built and it erupted in that moment with Paige. Paige has been on the receiving end of it. It’s all about Paige but nothing to do with Paige, you know what I mean? She received the wrath of it.
I think in a sense, in some ways it was a minor breakdown on Philip’s behalf that he’s now recovered from and he has some distance and some perspective on it and realizes that it’s just now something he has to accept. It affected him enormously up until that point. Since then, he viciously disagrees with it but he accepts it now as a part, as a bigger picture. It’s basically to keep himself, his wife and his family alive and then it’s a necessary, an enormous necessary evil in that greater picture.”
What are you most excited about for season three?
Matthew Rhys: “To me, what was always exciting was when I first read the first pilot of this, at its heart, the most alluring for me was this incredibly complex relationship, at its heart, and how that would resolve and manifest itself. That’s what’s always of interest to me. I think this year the conflict between Philip and Elizabeth about Paige, it’s sort of the more extreme version of what so many marriages and relationships go through in the raising of children. It’s the absolute conflict that interests me, like how it will resolve itself and the very rocky journey of getting there.”
Do you think all of this attention they’re focusing on Paige is affecting Henry in some way?
Matthew Rhys: “I do. There’s this kind of deliberate sort of silent watching and listening from Henry throughout the season; I’m very interested as to how that will manifest itself in him. It’s clearly that kind of absence he feels and the sort of dysfunction and the distance, I’m sure he feels will have to sort of come out in some way, form or another. I look forward to seeing that.”
We haven’t really glimpsed much of Philip’s early life. Is that something we’re going to see more of or do you personally have a backstory as an actor for that?
Matthew Rhys: “I do have a backstory for it which sort of helps me in the way I kind of create my world for Philip. I don’t think it is, not this season, because this season is very much Elizabeth’s and the relationship with her mother, which obviously parallels and mirrors that with Paige and the way it informs the relationship with Paige. That’s a great focused moment.
God willing, if we do get a fourth season then maybe we’ll see some of Philip’s more miss-spent psychedelic days.”
Do you and Philip share much in common?
Matthew Rhys: “I’ve always appraised any character I approach with, basically, the characteristics should be built up of myself. I’m always interested in the truth of the character and the way I bring a truth to the character to make him, I hate to say, but it’s your own make up that you bring to the character. It’s rare that you see anyone play a great extremity in this day and age because only the big stars get to have the chameleon stretches that they want, but more often than not you’re kind of cast in the way that you are. More often than not, I think with television writing, as the first season unfolds, writers will tend to start writing to your own characteristics.
I think in that respect, when things evolve, naturally they see the family orientation and the rest of it, the more humanity of Philip. I like to think that those are characteristics that I share heavily with him, the same kind of hatred of the deaths that happen. There’s a lot of me in Philip, even though I’m watching now.”
Philip seems to get laid more than any television character…
Matthew Rhys: [Laughing] “That’s based on my life as well.”
As an actor, does it get any easier doing sex scenes?
Matthew Rhys: “No. It never gets comfortable. It never gets to a point where you go, ‘Oh, this is normal, this is natural.’ You’re simulating sex with 40 of your closest friends. It’s bizarre, the random bizarreness of it. Then it’s magnified when you have to do the gymnastics of the Kama Sutra as well. It’s never – I’d answer with never. It’s not close to a place where I can go, ‘Oh, great, another sex scene. That will be normal.’ It’s the opposite for me.”
The character of Martha is determined to have a future with Clark despite all the warning signs of him not being available. How much longer do you think that this ruse can last?
Matthew Rhys: “I think Philip is very aware that it can’t sustain itself. He can’t keep at arm’s length and fobbing her off and leading her down a certain garden path about having children and the rest of it when really I think it affects him enormously, the sort of playing with her emotions. But I think he knows full well that it’s like his life in a way. It can’t sustain itself and ultimately something will have to give, and more often than not, undoubtedly, it will be with relatively disastrous consequences.”
Do you think at the show’s end – hopefully many seasons from now – it’s more likely they’ll get captured and possibly killed or do you think there’s a chance they could actually defect?
Matthew Rhys: “My hope is that they do defect. Philip mentioned that in the first episode of the first season. I think that’s something that remained with him very closely until now and that’s really the absolute only way he could guarantee the safe future of his children. To me, I would love to see them defect.”
Would you say that Philip fell in love with Elizabeth from the moment he saw her or was he just more open to it because he was obviously more open to it being real than she was?
Matthew Rhys: “No, I’m a romantic in that sense. I do think that he fell in love with her in the beginning. Yes, so yes is the short answer. I think he is emotionally a lot more available and open, and that doesn’t serve him well in this business at times.”
Is it harder for him to shut that down than when he has to go into the field?
Matthew Rhys: “It is, it is. I think it takes its toll sort of deep down with Philip. I think it does affect him and as we’ve seen it’s a problem that comes back. It’s sort of the return of the repressed. It comes back to haunt him.”
Grimm season four has been loaded with game-changing events, from Sergeant Wu’s enlightenment to Juliette’s unexpected transformation. And in the middle of all the action is Captain Sean Renard, played by Sasha Roiz.
With season four back underway after its mid-season break, Roiz took part in a conference call to discuss what’s happened this season thus far as well as a look at what’s in store for the remainder of the season.
Before taking part in the Q&A, Roiz took the opportunity to provide more details on the charity work he and his Grimm co-stars are involved in in Portland. “I’ll just give you a quick background on the gala,” said Roiz. “It’s to benefit an endowment that we began over here at Portland at the Children’s Hospital called the Doernbecher and the endowment is called the Grimmster Fund and it’s to help benefit the families that need any financial assistance.
About a year ago we started the fund and then for the past year have been working closely with Comcast and NBC, our production of Grimm, of course and Nike, have all come together to help put together this Gala for us which will be taking place February 7 in Portland. We have amazing auction items, things from the set, props and costumes, as well as Nike pitched in and did an unbelievable one-time thing where they do a limited run of 50 Nike pairs of Grimm shoes, specifically designed for us. Some of them featuring the faces of the character on the shoe itself.
Those will be available at auction at the event as well as 400 fleeces, special Grimm designed fleeces, all designed by T. Hatfield, a very impressive name in Nike design. So we’re very excited for this event and currently it’s sold out so it’s going to be a fantastic opportunity to help us benefit this fund.”
Why did the Grimm team choose the Doernbecher Children’s Hospital to throw their support behind?
Sasha Roiz: “Well, they’re an incredible hospital. OHSU is one of the premiere hospitals in the country and especially in this region where people come from bordering states, from all over the place to just be patients of this particular hospital because of its reputation. We came to realize very quickly in our visits that a lot of these families put their lives on hold and on top of all the difficulties and emotional trauma that they have to deal in regards to their children, they spend months, weeks, years sometimes, going back and forth trying to rehabilitate their kids.
In addition to that, they have to bear the burden not just emotionally but financially. It can’t help but move you and so I think we just felt a certain connection to that cause. The hospital and the staff are just tremendous and dedicated and it just spoke to us. You know, I’m sure it’s not the only charity, not the only hospital that certainly needs help, but we just kind of connected and were happy to be able to assist.”
Juliette came to talk to you now that she’s partly Hexenbiest. Is there anything you can tease about that?
Sasha Roiz: “This season has become kind of like the season of the Hexenbiest. It’s a hexen-feast, as I like to call it. There’s been my mom, there’s been myself, Juliette’s transformation, Adalind’s involvement, and a lot of sort of magical developments; some good, some bad. It’s definitely going to create havoc, as you could imagine. Certainly, it already has for Juliette and now it slowly will trickle to everyone else. She’s come to me in that kind of partnership and assistance is going to be imperative for her to try to understand who she is and how to navigate this uncharted water for her.
So, we’re going to become a little bit closer than I think Renard is comfortable. Far more than he’s comfortable with and it’s going to be interesting to see how we walk this tightrope without falling back into any residual effects of that love potion a few scenes ago. Yes, so it’ll be definitely a fun storyline.”
Now that Juliette has these new powers, is there any chance that your mother somehow planned on this as a way to have a hold over finding out where Kelly and Diana are?
Sasha Roiz: “It’s a good question. I mean, I don’t know for sure but anything can happen. These characters have their own imaginations and agendas, and it’s always interesting to see what happens. The writers just keep us guessing so just when I think I kind of know where it’s all headed, I’m always left surprised. You never know who’s going to pop in, whose mom is going to pop in, or whose parents or cousins or uncles.
I’m still having a lot of trouble with members of my family and there’s a few more coming, some new ones who are definitely going to make things even more difficult. There is an ongoing swell of activity and characters that keep pumping in and out. So, absolutely, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by who appears.”
Can you talk a bit about how the dynamic at the precinct is changing now that Wu’s in on everything?
Sasha Roiz: “It’s really interesting. It’s nice to have him on board. I like the dynamic as it’s slowly evolving with Wu in the know, and of course now just keeping the rest of the precinct unaware. But it’s fun to have yet another player and, you know, a police officer in it because obviously, we need all the help…as you can see we need all the help we can get because it’s starting to become unruly and far more than we can handle at this point.”
How do you like the evolution of your character thus far?
Sasha Roiz: “Oh, I love this. There’s probably room to go back to villain too and that’s what makes it so much fun. I don’t know, the audience doesn’t know, the writers keep me guessing as well as the fans. And that’s what makes it fun for me. I like a character that is unpredictable and I like, as an actor, being in that position where I don’t know from episode to episode, from season to season, what is expected of me and where my character may go. It keeps me very interested and engaged.”
What was it like having that long summer hiatus where your life was literally hanging in the balance? Were you worried?
Sasha Roiz: “Well, you know, I think when that initial script turned up where I was shot I always felt very confident that I was well positioned in this cast and that I wasn’t going anywhere. But at the same time, I was thinking this would be really good as a storyline if they did kill me off. I’d be terribly upset, but I’d understand.
But I did have at one point just a little panic attack and I’d have to go to our producer Jim Kouf – one of our showrunners – at one point when he was on set I pulled him aside and I said, ‘Hey, by the way, I just need to ask…’ He immediately interrupted and he goes, ‘You live.’ And I go, ‘Thank you.’ So I was put at ease so I wouldn’t have to sweat it out over the hiatus and thankfully I just had a chance to enjoy myself and come back to work.”
Can you tease anything else about the second half of the season? Are there any new Wesen that we’re going to see or any twists and turns coming up that people are really going to be surprised about?
Sasha Roiz: “Yes, there’s always Wesen. That’s one thing you can always rely on us for, there’s always some new creative and sometimes, like the current episode we’re filming, really weird new ones, like to the point that you’re scratching your head going, ‘How did they turn that into a Wesen?’ You’ll see what I’m talking about, I guarantee, you’ll look after episode 16. But there’s always residuals to everything.
Every decision on Grimm comes with repercussions, so my life-saving experience is definitely going to kind of come back and wreak a little havoc for me because it’s not without its residual effects, which you’ll see slowly with Renard suffering from some of those residuals. As well there are issues with more family members coming over and creating a lot of trouble for him.
And it’s getting progressively more and more heated, both life-threatening and the politics become a lot more heated and the dynamics from the characters, obviously with Juliette’s newfound Hexenbiest status, this is going to change things for everybody. So I get caught – or Renard gets caught – in the middle of all of that and it becomes a really difficult seasons for him as the season progresses.”
Do the scripts give you a description of what each particular Wesen are going to look like? Do you get a drawing or do you just have to wait until the show actually airs to see how it all works out with the special effects?
Sasha Roiz: “It’s a combination. There’s the description in the script, which is never more than really just a sort of brief description of what kind of animal or creature it’s based on. And then there’s definitely some drawings, some artistic renderings that you can look at. Sometimes visual effects will come with their particular take on it and give you a chance to look at it so you can envision what it’s going to be.
If we have the time, then our makeup team, which is remarkable as you have seen, comes in and does all the prosthetics and then you get to look at it firsthand, which is always incredibly impressive.”
Given that you’re now four seasons in, what is it about the role of Renard that you still find challenging? Or is it easier now that you’ve been doing it for a while?
Sasha Roiz: “Well the thing that remains challenging is that it’s one of the characters that keeps getting developed. As an audience member, you can probably attest to that, that you don’t know his backstory and it slowly unfolds as the season goes on. You start to realize that he’s a prince, that he’s a Wesen, that he’s got all this family, that all these things about him become revealed from season to season.
Now those things are not necessarily revealed to me four seasons in advance so I always have to kind of, as an actor, keep a certain portion of the character uncommitted. Meaning like when they bring something in I can still fit that into the makeup of this individual. That’s been the most challenging part, but at the same time, it’s a really fun thing. I can tell you with every development that you’ve seen I’ve been equally surprised. ‘Oh, I’ve got a mom, oh I have a dad, I have a cousin, a brother, I’m a prince.’ I didn’t even know until the second season that I was Wesen. So all these things get layered from season to season and it’s really challenging and exciting.”
What aspect of Renard do you relate to?
Sasha Roiz: “I think we all have parts of our characters that resonate with us. You know, I think being to some extent being an outsider, to some extent not fitting in, these are all qualities that we can all relate to. Certainly, issues of identity or issues of belonging, these are things that resonate with me and I’m sure with a lot of viewers. I think that’s what makes him a very interesting and sympathetic character at times.
Even when he’s being as harsh as he is, you realize that there’s something fueling that that comes from a place of pain. I think that’s something that as a human being you can certainly relate to, whether it’s me acting it or you watching it.”
Fans have been asking when you’re going to take your shirt off again this season.
Sasha Roiz: “There’s a lot of that coming up.”
You’ve become a sex symbol. How does that feel?
Sasha Roiz: “It feels, on the one hand, very flattering. And on the other hand it’s a tremendous amount of pressure. I feel like every day, I’m like, ‘When am I going to the gym?’ Like, it’s just all about the gym and my caloric intake and it’s all these things, very pressing, much more so than perhaps I would enjoy. But it’s definitely an interesting aspect of the job and I’ve come to embrace it. It’s not a bad place to be, certainly in my 40s, you know?”
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Interview with Sasha Roiz from Comic-Con 2014:
Casting is currently underway on Oscar winner Ang Lee’s film adaptation of Ben Fountain’s novel Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk. Filming is expected to begin in April with Jeff Robinov’s Studio 8, Bona Film Group, TriStar, and Film4 partnering on the production. Sony Pictures will be distributing the film.
Lee will be shooting the film in 3D, high resolution, and with an ultra-high frame rate using the Sony F65 camera.
“Ang is pushing the envelope even beyond what we achieved in Life of Pi. Innovation is key to getting audiences out to cinemas now, but such advances often take a brave village,” said TriStar Chairman Tom Rothman. “I have long admired Jeff personally and have great respect for Studio 8 and Bona. It’s a neat fit as we are all in the business of trying to do cool things for Sony, not to mention we park right next to each other.”
The Plot:
In the film, Bravo Company, and 19-year-old private Billy Lynn, survive a harrowing Iraq battle that is captured by news cameras. They are brought home by the US administration for a promotional tour, culminating at the spectacular halftime show of a Thanksgiving Day football game, all while facing an imminent return to the war. Almost the entire movie takes place during the day of the game, with flashes back to the underlying events and Billy’s heroism.
Oscar-winning director Danny Boyle (Slumdog Millionaire) has started shooting Steve Jobs, a biopic based on Walter Isaacson’s bestselling biography. The Universal Pictures film was written by Aaron Sorkin (The Social Network) and stars Michael Fassbender in the title role.
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak is being played by Seth Rogen, and Jeff Daniels is starring as former Apple CEO John Sculley. Kate Winslet is set to play Macintosh’s former marketing chief Joanna Hoffman.
The cast also includes Katherine Waterston as Jobs’ ex-girlfriend Chrisann Brennan and Michael Stuhlbarg as Andy Hertzfeld, an original member of the Apple Macintosh development team. Additional cast members announced in the start-of-production press release include Perla Haney-Jardine, Ripley Sobo, Makenzie Moss, Sarah Snook, and Adam Shapiro.
According to Universal, Steve Jobs is “set backstage at three iconic product launches and ending in 1998 with the unveiling of the iMac, the film takes us behind the scenes of the digital revolution to paint an intimate portrait of the brilliant man at its epicenter.”
Oscar show producers Craig Zadan and Neil Meron announced John Legend and Common are confirmed to perform “Glory” during the 87th Academy Awards. Common and Legend co-wrote the Oscar nominated original song from Selma and performed it on the film’s soundtrack.
“Common and John Legend are artists who have always lifted our spirits and made us think,” said Zadan and Meron. “The Oscar stage is that much more profound because of their presence and we welcome them.”
The producers previously announced Adam Levine will be performing the Oscar nominated song “Lost Stars” from Begin Again during the Oscar broadcast. The other nominated songs in the Original Song category are “Everything Is Awesome” from The Lego Movie, “Grateful” from Beyond the Lights, and “I’m Not Gonna Miss You” from Glen Campbell…I’ll Be Me.
The 2015 Academy Awards will be hosted by Neil Patrick Harris and will air live on ABC on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at 4pm PT/7pm ET.
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Paramount Pictures has just released a new “Squeeze Me” music video by N.E.R.D. (Shay Haley, Chad Hugo, and Pharrell Williams) from The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water. Pharrell’s no stranger to soundtracks for animated films and he even earned an Oscar nomination in 2014 for “Happy” from Despicable Me 2. He also contributed the song “Shine” to the 2015 live-action/CGI hybrid film Paddington starring the iconic orphan bear.
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water opens in theaters on February 6, 2015.
The Plot:
From Paramount Animation and Nickelodeon Movies comes The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water, an all-new 3D adventure that’s as wild and funny as its name. For the first time, SpongeBob SquarePants, the world’s favorite sea-dwelling invertebrate, comes ashore to our world for his most super-heroic adventure yet.
Mark Knopfler will be hitting the road this year for a 36 city North American tour in support of his new album, Tracker, coming out on March 17th. The tour will be kicking off on September 10th in Vancouver, hitting cities including LA, Dallas, and Chicago before finishing up in Fort Lauderdale on October 31st.
“Part of the fun is thinking what you might have a go at, for a new tour. For me, that’s part of the joy of it, getting that little crew together again, and setting sail once again. It’s a real adventure,” said Knopfler.
Tracker, Knopfler’s eighth solo album, was recorded at British Grove Studios in West London and features 11 new songs.
September 10 Vancouver, BC Queen Elizabeth Theatre
September 11-12 Woodinville, WA Chateau Ste. Michelle Winery
September 13 Portland, OR Keller Auditorium
September 16 Las Vegas, NV The Colosseum at Caesars Palace
September 18 Berkeley, CA The Greek Theatre
September 19 Los Angeles, CA The Dolby Theatre
September 20 Santa Barbara, CA Santa Barbara Bowl
September 21 San Diego, CA Humphrey’s Concerts By the Bay
September 23 Morrison, CO Red Rocks Amphitheater
September 25 Austin, TX Austin City Limits Live at The Moody Theater
September 26 Dallas, TX The Majestic Theatre
September 28 Kansas City, MO Arvest Bank Theatre at the Midland
September 29 Minneapolis, MN Orpheum Theatre
September 30 Milwaukee, WI Riverside Theater
October 2 Chicago, IL Chicago Theatre
October 3 Indianapolis, IN Old National Centre—Murat Theatre
October 4 Ann Arbor, MI Michigan Theater
October 6 Toronto, ON Massey Hall
October 7 Montreal, QC Place Des Arts—Wilfrid Pelletier Theatre
October 9 Boston, MA Orpheum Theatre
October 10 Mashantucket, CT Foxwoods Resort Casino—Grand Theater
October 11 Albany, NY Palace Theater
October 13 Pittsburgh, PA Heinz Hall
October 14 Niagara Falls, ON Fallsview Casino Resort
October 16 Red Bank, NJ Count Basie Theatre
October 17 Philadelphia, PA Academy of Music
October 18 Washington, DC Warner Theatre
October 20 New York, NY Beacon Theatre
October 22 Durham, NC Durham Performing Arts Center
October 24 Atlanta, GA Chastain Park Amphitheater*
October 25 North Charleston, SC North Charleston Performing Arts Center
October 27 St. Augustine, FL St. Augustine Amphitheatre
October 28 Melbourne, FL King Center for the Performing Arts
October 30 Clearwater, FL Ruth Eckerd Hall
October 31 Fort Lauderdale, FL Broward Center for the Performing Arts
HBO’s happy with the ratings of their newest half-hour comedy, giving Togetherness a second season order just a few episodes into season one. According to the network, filming on season two will take place later this year and season two will air in 2016.
“We began our love affair with HBO in our parents’ living room in 1983, and to have these brilliant creative people put a ring on our fingers with a second season of Togetherness is a real-life dream come true,” said series creators Mark and Jay Duplass.
The series stars Melanie Lynskey, Amanda Peet, Steve Zissis, and Mark Duplass (who also writes, directs, and executive produces the show).
The Plot:
Togetherness follows two couples living under one roof on the fringes of Los Angeles. Brett and Michelle are struggling to rekindle the spark in their relationship, which has puttered out from the stresses of marriage and children. When Brett’s friend Alex and Michelle’s sister, Tina, move in with them, the foursome engage in a tragically comedic struggle to follow their personal dreams, while still remaining good friends, siblings and spouses to each other.
Writer/director Paul Feig confirmed the news via Twitter with a display of photos of the four actresses – Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon, and Leslie Jones – who will take on the lead roles in an all-female Ghostbusters reboot. The new Ghostbusters movie has been in the works for years, however it was difficult to get a commitment from original cast member Bill Murray which hampered the reboot process. Then following the death of Harold Ramis, director Ivan Reitman opted not to helm the new Ghostbusters and Paul Feig (Bridesmaids) was brought in to direct.
The reboot then shifted from the original players back in key roles to an all-female crew of Ghostbusters.
Feig previously worked with Wiig and McCarthy on Bridesmaids, and also with McCarthy on Spy and The Heat. McKinnon and Jones are current SNL cast members.
