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Frank Sinatra Movie Sinatra! Eternity With Michael Madsen Gets Release

Frank Sinatra Movie Sinatra! Eternity With Michael Madsen Gets Release

Published by Daniella Wilson

A feature about Frank Sinatra is aiming to get under viewers’ skin. Hemdale Film Corporation has acquired North American rights to indie film Sinatra! Eternity, The Hollywood Reporter has learned. The late Michael Madsen leads the cast that includes Rico Simonini, Eric Roberts, Lukas Haas and Harry Dean Stanton for the drama movie from directors Giorgos Papatheodorou and Michael Oblowitz. Sinatra! Eternity stars Madsen as journalist Harry Cohn, who sets out to interview an aging Sinatra as the famed singer recounts highlights from his life and career. Simonini portrays Sinatra and also produces the film. Related Stories Hemdale, the Oscar-winning studio that was recently revived as a releasing division under Hannover House, acquired the title on the first day of Cannes. The companies plan to release Sinatra! Eternity theatrically in major U.S. and Canadian markets in October, with a streaming release eyed for December. Greece’s Crisis Cinema represents the feature that will screen next week at the Cannes Market. “Sinatra! Eternity presents an insightful look at one of the world’s best-known celebrities,” says Hemdale Films and Hannover House CEO …

‘Andy Griffith Show,’ ‘Get Smart’ Director Was 97

‘Andy Griffith Show,’ ‘Get Smart’ Director Was 97

Published by Daniella Wilson

Bruce Bilson, the Emmy-winning director who worked on such series as The Andy Griffith Show, Get Smart and Hogan’s Heroes as a member of a four-generation Hollywood family, has died. He was 97. Bilson died peacefully Friday at his home in Los Angeles, his daughter, producer Julie Bilson Ahlberg (The Fog of War), told The Hollywood Reporter. In a career that spanned five decades and nearly 400 jobs, Bilson did lots of shows for Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz’s Desilu production company early on. He directed more than 100 episodes of half-hour comedies before helming his first hourlong show, a 1972 installment of ABC’s Alias Smith and Jones. Bilson went on to guide multiple episodes of The Patty Duke Show, Please Don’t Eat the Daisies, The Doris Day Show, The Odd Couple, Love, American Style, B.J. and the Bear, Barney Miller, The Fall Guy, Hotel, Dinosaurs, The Sentinel and Viper, among many other series. He also directed the last episode of a Ball-starring sitcom, ABC’s Life With Lucy, in November 1986. Survivors also include his …