10 Stories You Should Know: 09/12/2022
Channel 4's autumn staple 'The Great British Bake Off' will return on Tuesday as planned.
Here is a rundown of the stories that should be on your morning radar:
John Oliver Criticizes ‘Law & Order’ And Dick Wolf For Unrealistic, Highly Favorable Portrayal Of Police (The Hollywood Reporter)
As a result of collaborating closely with police, the franchise does get some details accurate, Oliver noted, “like specific laws, jargon and crime scene procedures. But crucially it also makes a lot of choices that significantly distort the big picture of police.” That includes always arresting the correct perpetrator halfway through the episode and always seeing justice served at the end of the episode. But in reality, Oliver noted, not every case gets solved, and 97 percent of cases never go to trial, due to plea deals.
“Obviously, Law & Order cannot reflect that reality,” Oliver said. “It would be unwatchable. Nobody wants to watch a show where 97 percent of episodes end with two lawyers striking a deal in a windowless room and then you get to watch the defendant serve six months and struggle to get a job at their local Jiffy Lube.”
’Great British Bake Off’ To Return As Schedules Edge Back To Normal (Broadcast) (Subscription Required)
Channel 4’s autumn staple The Great British Bake Off will return on Tuesday as planned as schedules edge back to normality following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
Love Productions’ baking format will return at 8pm tomorrow, after C4 also pressed ahead with the launch of the latest series of Gogglebox on Friday evening.
Over the weekend, the planned schedule was gradually re-introduced, with adverts returning on Sunday evening, outside of news programming and royal coverage.
Italian Writer-Director Antonio Dikele Distefano Makes His Film Debut With Amazon Prime Video Film ‘Autumn Beat’ (Variety)
Dikele went on to thank Prime Video “for the trust, because it is not obvious. Because it gave me the opportunity to express myself without imposing anything on myself, without talking to me about algorithms and needs that I couldn’t understand.”
“My wish is to be able to tell the stories I saw when I was a child while I sat on the sidewalk outside my mother’s shop,” Dikele added. “I want those people to turn on the television one day and think: ‘I feel represented in this film’.”
Amazon & Constantin Team For YA Fantasy Movie ‘Silver’ (Deadline)
Silver will chart the story of 17-year-old Liv who moves to London with her mother Ann and little sister Mia. When Liv meets the mysterious Henry, everything changes. He belongs to a secret circle that possesses the ability of ‘lucid dreaming’. But little do they know that the fulfillment of their dreams comes with a high price.
The cast, largely made up of emerging and breakout actors and actresses, includes Jana McKinnon (We Children of Bahnhof Zoo) as Liv, Riva Krymalowski (When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit) as Mia, Rhys Mannion (It Is In Us All) as Henry, Chaneil Kular (Sex Education) as Arthur, Efeosa Afolabi as Jasper, Théo Augier as Grayson, Josephine Blazier as Anabel, Samirah Breuer (One Night Off) as Persephone and Nicolette Krebitz (Wild) in the role of Liv’s mother Ann.
Ray J Claims He Shot Three Sex Tapes With Kim Kardashian And Kris Jenner Picked The Best One (Daily Mail)
Jenner has denied any involvement in the release of the tape, which boosted the family's high-profile, eventually leading to unprecedented success in reality TV, and paving the path toward its marketing empire.
Jenner recently passed a test on The Late Late Show, as a polygrapher said she was truthful in saying she did not arrange for the release of the sex tape.
Welcome To The Fall 2022 Game Show Season! (Buzzer Blog)
It’s going to be a busy day for game show fans. Most of your favorite shows are ending the summer rerun season and returning with new episodes. Plus we have a new show to look forward to as well.
MIPCOM 2022: Three New Formats Lead Nippon TV’s Offer (Senal News)
Exhibiting with an all new, larger booth, Nippon TV will head to MIPCOM with two new scripted formats, "Love with a Case" and "Home Tutor" and one new unscripted format, "Time Potion". In addition, the company’s business reality competition format "Money or Junk" will be featured in this year’s Treasure Box Japan.
Bob Higgins To Lead New Kids And Family Venture For Trustbridge (World Screen)
Trustbridge Global Media has acquired and expanded a portfolio of children’s publishing houses, including Candlewick Press, Holiday House, Peachtree Publishing, Pixel + Ink and Walker Books. Best-selling titles include Alex Rider, Because of Winn-Dixie, Judy Moody, Maisy Mouse and Where’s Waldo?
A ‘Sense of Hope’ Fuels American Indie Filmmakers Trying to Crack The European Market (Variety)
U.S. in Progress, which this year takes place Nov. 9 – 11 in Wrocław, Poland, presents a selection of roughly half a dozen American indie titles in the final stages of production to European sales agents, distributors and festival programmers.
The event is often a crash course in the European market for directors like Ohs, who participated in 2016 with “Everything Beautiful Is Far Away.” For many it’s the first time that they’re exposed to film industry professionals on the continent, offering insight into an ecosystem of financing, production and distribution that’s a world apart from how independent movies are made and sold in the U.S.
Emmys 2022: What to Expect and How to Watch (NY Times)
This may be the most competitive year at the Emmys to date. Submissions for the drama, comedy and limited categories were all up significantly.
Even with all of the strong contenders, the top two most-decorated networks will almost certainly be, as usual, HBO and Netflix. After dozens of technical awards were handed out last weekend at the Creative Arts Emmys, HBO and its streaming app, HBO Max, have collected 26 Emmys thus far, leading all networks. Netflix is in second place with 23 Emmys.