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HitFix Interview: Lennie James of AMC's 'The Prisoner'
9 hours ago | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
As one of the stars of CBS' "Jericho," Lennie James knows a thing or two about shows with obsessive fanbases, so he also knows what he's getting himself into on AMC's reimagining of "The Prisoner." In "The Prisoner," James plays 147, a helpful cabbie who welcomes Jim Caviezel's 6 into The Village. 147 is one of many characters in AMC's "Prisoner" who didn't feature in Patrick McGoohan's original, which ran from 1967-68 and is considered one of the small screen's pinnacles. 147 has a beautiful wife, a precocious daughter and the perfect life in The Village. Of course, nothing... »
- Daniel Fienberg
The Point Radio: Bringing A Fresh Eye To 'The Prisoner'
20 hours ago | Comicmix.com | See recent Comicmix news »
As amazing as it sounds, actor Jim Caviezel had never been exposed to The Prisoner before the script landed at his door. In our exclusive interview, Jim talks about how coming at the project from a new perspective gave him an edge few other actors had. Plus, now those Jsa episodes of Smallville are becoming a movie event, Fox yanks Dollhouse from life support and how about Dark Knight on DVD for $3.99.
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- Mike Raub
Jim Caviezel Talks About 'The Prisoner,' Blackberries and Basketball
20 hours ago | Inside TV | See recent Inside TV news »
Jim Caviezel is a lot more of a philosopher than most actors. It's that rigorous, philosophical bent that made him ideal to play both Jesus in 'The Passion of the Christ' and the trapped cipher Six in AMC's new remake of 'The Prisoner.' In the ... Read more
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- Gary Susman
Giveaway: 'The Prisoner' on Blu-ray and DVD
20 hours ago | BuzzFocus.com | See recent BuzzFocus.com news »
Premiering this weekend on AMC is the re-imagining of the groundbreaking original British TV series The Prisoner. To celebrate the premiere and on behalf of A&E Home Entertainment, we're giving away a copy of the original "The Prisoner" on Blu-ray and DVD to 2 lucky winners of our contest! 1 Grand Prize winner will win The Prisoner on Blu-ray Disc. 1 Second Prize winner will get the series on DVD. Official Rules: Entering this contest is simple. You can enter twice a day by: 1. Using the form below to leave a comment about your favorite movie(s) featuring James Caviezel or Ian McKellen 2. Following us on Twitter (@buzzfocus) and Tweeting This. To enter, you have got to be 18 years of age, reside in the USA and provide your name and a valid email address (only used to contact winner) in the form below. The winner will be contacted via email or Twitter »
- Buzzfocus Staff
Blu-Ray Review: Stunning ‘The Prisoner’ Still Holds Viewer Interest Captive
21 hours ago | HollywoodChicago.com | See recent HollywoodChicago.com news »
Chicago – Patrick McGoohan was ready to quit. After playing secret agent John Drake in over eighty episodes of the British TV show “Danger Man” (known in the Us as “Secret Agent”), McGoohan was clearly in need of a change. Luckily, his script editor George Markstein had a great idea up his sleeve. What if Drake suddenly resigned, and his employers wouldn’t let him go? What if they kidnapped Drake and sent him to a secret location where he couldn’t escape? Markstein was clearly inspired by the actual incidents during WWII where people were incarcerated and under constant surveillance in resort-like prisons. McGoohan loved the idea, and together they created one of the most astoundingly original and richly entertaining programs in television history in “The Prisoner,” recently released on Blu-Ray to coincide with the AMC remake starring Jim Caviezel and Ian McKellen.
Blu-Ray Rating: 5.0/5.0
“The Prisoner” debuted in »
- adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
'Parks and Recreation' recap: Shapes and murinals are awesome
21 hours ago | EW.com - PopWatch | See recent EW.com - PopWatch news »
We learned a few things on last night's Parks and Recreation. (1) Apparently, not chocolate pudding, tomato sauce, acid, or stabbing will ruin a mural enough to make it beyond repair. (2) Some of the world's greatest ideas, like putting a human in a hamster wheel, go unappreciated. (3) Murinal is a hilarious word. (4) Even the shoe shine business comes with risks. (5) Forget Jim Caviezel, Greg Kinnear should play Jesus from now on. Curious yet? Let's get to recappin'. After The Spirit of Pawnee, a wildly racist mural of the town's history, is vandalized yet again, the city decides it might be time to make a new one. »
- Sandra Gonzalez
It Takes A Village: An Advance Review of AMC's "The Prisoner"
22 hours ago | Televisionary | See recent Televisionary news »
The Prisoner, which ran for just 17 episodes in the late 1960s, has remained an enduring example of how original and groundbreaking the medium of television can be, giving the world a surreal and often nightmarish exploration of the battle between the free will of the individual and the oppression of a tyrannical regime. It was a bit of a gambit then that AMC, in concert with UK terrestrial network ITV, would seek to remake the Cold War-tinged The Prisoner for a contemporary audience. This Sunday, AMC will launch the first two hours of its miniseries version of The Prisoner (subsequent installments air on Monday and Tuesday), written by Bill Gallagher (Conviction) and directed by Nick Hurran (Bonekickers). Jim Caviezel (Passion of the Christ) plays Six, a man who discovers that he is in The Village, an all-encompassing world within the desert where nothing is as it seems. His appearance there »
- Jace
'The Prisoner' Gets An Online Comic
23 hours ago | MTV Splash Page | See recent MTV Splash Page news »
With AMC's much-anticipated remake of "The Prisoner" premiering this weekend, the network has launched an online comic that promises to explore the secrets of the mysterious Village from the perspective of a new character.
While the looming debut of the miniseries has us all pretty intrigued around Splash Page HQ (we're big fans of the original 1960s series it's based on, and even bigger fans of the new series' stars, Sir Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel), comic fans should take note of the online comic for more reasons than just its existence. The visuals for the online comic were provided by fan-favorite comic book artist Mitchell Breitweiser ("Captain America").
"The Prisoner" miniseries hits AMC November 15, but the first chapter of the online comic is live now. According to AMC, the plan is for the comic to span 10 chapters, with the next one arriving online after the finale of the TV »
- Rick Marshall
Review: Help! I’m Being Held Captive in the Six-Hour Mini-Series "The Prisoner"!
23 hours ago | AfterElton.com | See recent AfterElton.com news »
***Warning*** This review contains some mild spoilers about AMC's The Prisoner.
You people owe me.
When people find out that I review movies and television for a living, they often say something like, “Wow, that’s some cushy deal – getting paid to watch TV for a living!”
What they don’t understand is that I often have to watch things that I’m not necessarily interested in, and I have to watch them all the way through, even if they stink.
Even if it’s a six-hour mini-series.
Such is the case with The Prisoner, AMC’s highly publicized remake of the classic and influential 1960s U.K. series about a man who finds himself being held captive in a mysterious “village” where everyone has a number rather than a name.
AMC's remake airs this Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday nights at 8 Pm. And it’s bad.
But most of you »
- Brent Hartinger
Previews: Don't get locked up with this Prisoner?
13 November 2009 6:35 AM, PST | doorQ.com | See recent doorQ.com news »
The Prisoner is one of my favorite shows. Balls out insanity, the original 1960s Sf/spy/allegory series blew my 14-year old mind away the first time I saw it. (It came on right after PBS repeats of Doctor Who. It was hours of strange-accented greatness.)
Earlier this year, AMC set out to remake this classic series, setting up Jim Caviezel as the hero of the story (Number Six) and Ian McKellan as the ongoing antagonist / villain / mysterious force (Number Two.) On paper, that's an awesome match-up, if for no other reason than Sir Ian alone. Given the themes of autonomy, surveillance and security -- cornerstones of the original series and issues of deep concern to us in our terrorist touched world -- the new take on The Prisoner should have a deep, rich metaphorical vein to mine. Plus, this time out, the story has a bunch of gay themes. »
His number is up: A dossier on AMC's remake of 'The Prisoner'
12 November 2009 5:34 PM, PST | The Watcher | See recent The Watcher news »
Fact No. 1: A remake of the 1960s TV series “The Prisoner” arrives 7 p.m. Central Sunday on AMC. Fact No. 2: The new “Prisoner” miniseries is six hours long and airs on three consecutive nights. Fact No. 3: The new “Prisoner” stars Jim Caviezel as No. Six, who has been transported (maybe?) to an oppressively cheerful place called The Village, where the residents, who have numbers instead of names, deny that the outside world even exists. Fact No. 4: No. 2, the leader of The Village, is played by Ian McKellan. His wardrobe is fabulous. Fact No. 5: The... »
- Tempo
Exclusive Interview: Ian McKellen (The Prisoner)
11 November 2009 11:56 PM, PST | TVStar | See recent TVStar news »
Everything is fair game for a remake these days, even something as iconic as The Prisoner (TV). At least with their re-imagining, AMC is going all out, delivering a lush six-episode series starring Jim Caviezel as Six -- the prisoner role played by Patrick McGoohan in the classic old show he created -- and Ian McKellen as Two, the enigmatic leader of The Village, from which newcomer Six seeks to escape. AMC will air the six episodes over three nights starting on Nov. 15. McKellen -- during a recent exclusive interview with PopStar -- told us that this new version of The Prisoner is most definitely not your grandpa's Prisoner. "The old one was about the preoccupations of the time and the idea of socialism, and it was Orwellian in a way," McKellen said. "I don't think there were any black faces in it. If you're going to tell that story »
- ianspelling@corp.popstar.com (Ian Spelling)
Jim Caviezel: 'At Least I Had Thirty Years of Normality'
11 November 2009 6:30 AM, PST | Movieline | See recent Movieline news »
As Jim Caviezel told me quite a few times last week, Hollywood's got a short memory, and an actor tends to be offered nothing but variations on his last big part -- a tall order, if that role was playing Jesus Christ. Since acting in Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ in 2004, Caviezel hasn't necessarily been an easy actor to cast, and some of his larger projects -- like the sci-fi adventure Outlander, which was shunted off by the Weinstein Company -- haven't provided the big bump he hoped for. AMC's miniseries remake of The Prisoner, however, falls right into his wheelhouse: Not only is it getting a splashy, three-night release beginning in the spot just vacated by Mad Men, but Caviezel's role plays to his strengths, casting him as a lone man in a world that doesn't understand him (save for a few acolytes convinced by his »
AMC's Mini Series "The Prisoner" Premieres November 15
11 November 2009 12:50 AM, PST | icelebz.com | See recent iCelebz news »
The six part series "The Prisoner" starts on AMC on Sunday, November 15th at 8pm Et/Pt and stars Ian McKellen, Jim Caviezel, Hayley Atwell, Ruth Wilson, Lennie James and Jamie Campbell-Bower. The show is a reinterpretation of the 1960s cult series by Patrick McGoohan.
The show tells the story of a man's quest to recover and reclaim his former life and freedom. The show has an impressive cast with Jim Caviezel in the lead role of Six, two time Oscar nominee Ian McKellen as Two, Hayley Atwell as 4-15, Ruth Wilson in the role of 313 and Lennie James as 147. Other cast members include Rachael Blake as M2, the wife of Two, and Jamie Campbell Bower as 11-12, the son of Two.
"The Prisoner" will run over three consecutive nights with two episodes being shown each evening at 8pm starting November 15th. On the run up to the premiere of the mini-series, »
James Caviezel and Jamie Campbell Bower Talk About The Prisoner
10 November 2009 4:20 PM, PST | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »
Sometimes when an actor is interviewed for a movie or television show that is about to air, you can tell when they think the thing is actually really bad. Of course, pushing the show is something they are contractually required to do. Lying well is an art that takes time. In the case of James Caviezel and Jamie Campbell Bower, playing Six and Eleven and perhaps Twelve, when they say “The Prisoner” is really good, you can tell they speak the truth. Here’s an interview they did for San Diego television. They are true believers. “The Prisoner” also stars the triumphantly awesome Ian Mckellen and begins this Sunday on AMC. Thanks io9 for the scoop. »
- endymi0n
Catch The Latest Trailer For The Prisoner
9 November 2009 10:11 AM, PST | SciFiCool.com | See recent SciFiCool.com news »
The Prisoner, starring Ian McKellan and Jim Caviezel hits the airwaves this Sunday on AMC. It is going to rock. That’s my prediction. Forget the on and off quality of your recent Sci-Fi fare. Flash Forward, Fringe and Sgu might be wobbling, but this show, a 6 hour miniseries retelling the classic 60’s paranoid dream, is gold people. Study the latest trailer to get a foreshadowing of just how screwed up your head is going to be after digesting 6 hours of life in The Village. »
- endymi0n
AMC News at The Prisoner Premiere
9 November 2009 10:10 AM, PST | amctv.com - AMC News: Opening Night | See recent amctv.com - AMC News: Opening Night news »
Last week I was in New York to catch up with the cast of the new AMC series The Prisoner, a modern-day take on the 60's cult-classic TV show which starred Patrick McGoohan. This time around, it's Jim Caviezel as Six, the prisoner, and Sir Ian McKellen as Two, the man who runs The Village where the story takes place.
There are so many layers and mysteries to the story that McKellen had a hard time breaking it down for me without giving too much away. In fairness, I was probably too curious after having watched the first episode. McKellen said his friends had the same reaction after the premiere screening in New York last Tuesday.
McKellen insists that the simple questions the story raises are ultimately answered in the six-hour miniseries. "What is this place, who is running it, and why?" he asked. "In answering those questions, the story »
The Prisoner - Trailer And Website
6 November 2009 12:57 AM, PST | Latemag.com/film | See recent LateFilmFull news »
A man, known as "Six," finds himself inexplicably trapped in "The Village" with no memory of how he arrived. As he explores his environment, he discovers that his fellow inhabitants are identified by number instead of name, have no memory of any prior existence, and are under constant surveillance. Not knowing whom to trust, Six is driven by the need to discover the truth behind The Village, the reason for his being there, and most importantly -- how he can escape.
Jim Caviezel (The Passion of the Christ, The Thin Red Line) will play the role of Six; and two-time Oscar nominee Ian McKellen (Lord of the Rings, The Da Vinci Code) will co-star as Two.
Prisoner Portal: www.amctv.com/originals/the-prisoner/premiere/
Also check out The Village Wiki, The Village Map and test your spying aptitude with Swat.
The Prisoner premieres on Sun., Nov. 15 from 8Pm to 10Pm Et | Pt. »
- Leigh
What I Watched, What You Watched: Installment #15
1 November 2009 2:16 AM, PST | Rope of Silicon | See recent Rope Of Silicon news »
On top of the titles listed below I also watch the Criterion Blu-ray for Howards End and the Blu-ray for Warner Home Video's North By Northwest, both of which will be reviewed on Tuesday along with the Criterion Blu-ray for Wings of Desire. On top of that I watched the Blu-ray for Disney/Pixar's Up, which will be reviewed in a couple of weeks along with the Blu-ray versions of Monsters, Inc. and Cars.
As for the titles listed below, the first three are the final three of Sony's November 3 release of Film Noir Collection Volume One after I discussed my thoughts on The Sniper and 5 Against the House last week. You can get more details on the complete set right here and a link to buy the set is included with all three films below. As a quick note, the only one of the five I didn't particularly »
- Brad Brevet
Varèse announces ‘Prisoner’ TV soundtrack
26 October 2009 1:48 AM, PDT | MovieScore Magazine | See recent MovieScore Magazine news »
Varèse Sarabande will release Rupert Gregson-Williams’ music for the remake of 1960’s cult TV series The Prisoner, produced by Granada International and ITV, to premiere in the USA on AMC in November. Gregson-Williams’ score for the series is described by the label as “hypnotic and evocative”. The show stars Ian McKellen and Jim Caviezel and is directed by Nick Hurran (Little Black Book, It’s A Boy Girl Thing). Varèse Sarabande’s ... »
- Mikael Carlsson
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