James Gandolfini
‘Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos’ Review: Alex Gibney’s Affectionate Documentary Is a Must-See for Fans
The TV creator, plus stars like Edie Falco, Lorraine Bracco and Michael Imperioli, sit down for a two-part look back at the game-changing mob dramedy.
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‘Sopranos’ Cast Reunites at Tribeca Festival Premiere of Sprawling Doc About David Chase
Twenty-five years after The Sopranos premiered on HBO, 12 surviving cast members of the acclaimed HBO series stood on a Manhattan stage on Thursday night, fanned out in a row as they received loud applause from the sold-out audience and were joined by two of the drama’s top writers — one of whom was the […]
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James Gandolfini Reprises Tony Soprano Role in Newly Found Footage
A long-rumored video of James Gandolfini reprising his Emmy-winning role of Tony Soprano has been unearthed. The footage (below) has Gandolfini and his co-star Edie Falco back in their roles as The Sopranos power couple Tony and Carmela. The clip was privately produced in 2010 — three years after the HBO drama’s finale — in […]
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Sundance: Michael J. Fox Grabs Mic to Praise Nicole Holofcener’s ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ During Audience Q&A
After the final credits rolled and Nicole Holofcener had taken her place onstage inside Park City’s Eccles Theatre alongside stars Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Tobias Menzies, the veteran filmmaker had a specific vision for how to frame what came next. Much like her films. She made a point of calling herself “old school” by skipping an […]
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Trixie Flynn, Personal Assistant to James Gandolfini, James L. Brooks and Robert De Niro, Dies at 74
Trixie Flynn, who served as an invaluable personal assistant to such Hollywood A-listers as James Gandolfini, Steve McQueen, James L. Brooks, Jack Nicholson and Robert De Niro, has died. She was 74. Flynn died July 22 of sudden respiratory failure at her home in Marietta, Georgia, her son, theater scenic designer Seamus M. Bourne, told The […]
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John Zderko, Actor in ‘Criminal Minds’ and ‘The Mentalist,’ Dies at 60
John Zderko, a late-blooming actor who worked on such series as Criminal Minds, The Mentalist, 911: Lone Star and Bosch: Legacy, has died. He was 60. Zderko died Thursday in Los Angeles of complications from his treatment for cancer, his friend and fellow actor Charley Koontz (Community, CSI: Cyber) told The Hollywood Reporter. This year, […]
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‘The Godfather’ Turns 50: Film and TV Homages Likely Seen Before the Francis Ford Coppola Masterpiece
The Godfather is arguably the greatest film ever made. But at 50 years old, it’s a good bet today a decent portion of viewers saw an homage to the Francis Ford Coppola masterpiece before watching the actual masterpiece. And that makes perfect sense. The film, based on the best-selling novel by the late Mario Puzo, […]
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Jamie-Lynn Sigler Talks Emotional Reprisal of ‘Sopranos’ Character for Chevrolet Super Bowl Commercial
Jamie-Lynn Sigler is back as Meadow Soprano for a Chevrolet Super Bowl commercial — and fans of the iconic HBO mob series are likely going to get goosebumps. The actress and her Sopranos bother, actor Robert Iler (A.J. Soprano), appear in the “New Generation” spot — touting the first-ever Chevy Silverado EV — which re-creates, […]
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‘Sopranos’ Star Lorraine Bracco Was “Upset” Over Dr. Melfi’s Uncharacteristic Show Exit
Lorraine Bracco was thoroughly unhappy with the way her iconic character departed The Sopranos in the show’s final season. During a recent visit to Talking Sopranos, the popular podcast hosted by show alums Michael Imperioli and Steve Schirripa, the actress — who starred as therapist Dr. Jennifer Melfi — revealed her disappointment with her final […]
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‘Sopranos’ Star Steve Schirripa Says Significant Bobby Baccalieri Moment Was an Accident
Fans of The Sopranos know one of the most devastating moments involving the kind-hearted Bobby Baccalieri was his first hit, which happened toward the end of the series. It’s in that moment a brilliant metaphor for the character losing a part of his soul occurs — but Steve Schirripa reveals the instance was not planned. […]
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Michael Gandolfini Had to Pull Back an Overzealous Tony Soprano Performance
Michael Gandolfini felt a lot of pressure to play a version of the ruthless Mafia boss his late father turned into a television legend on The Sopranos. In an interview on CBS Sunday Morning, the 22-year-old actor opened up about his young Tony Soprano in The Many Saints of Newark, the prequel film that sets […]
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Michael Gandolfini on Why He Didn’t Think About His Grief While Playing Young Tony in ‘The Many Saints of Newark’
Michael Gandolfini says he had to set aside his grief while playing the titular character in Many Saints of Newark — the role his father James Gandolfini embodied for more than half a decade. In a new interview with Empire magazine, the actor, who is taking on his first major movie role after making his […]
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