Emmy-winning helmer to direct "Fargo" hit film-based seriesMay 31, 2013 - 16:53 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Emmy Award-winning director Adam Bernstein has signed on to direct the premiere hour of FX’s first limited series, "Fargo", TheWrap said. The "Breaking Bad" and "Rescue Me" veteran won his Emmy for "30 Rock." He also directed the premiere of "Alpha House," one of five new shows ordered by Amazon. "Fargo," a 10-episode series inspired by the 1996 Coen brothers film of the same name, will feature a new crime story but retain the original's humor and darkness. Production begins this fall, and the show is expected to debut in spring 2014. It is written by Noah Hawley ("The Unusuals," "My Generation") and executive-produced by Hawley, Joel and Ethan Coen, and Warren Littlefield. Berstein will also executive produce the premiere. FX Productions and MGM Television produce. The film "Fargo" was nominated for seven Academy Awards. The Coens won for Best Original Screenplay and Frances McDormand won for Best Actress. It was named as one of the 100 Greatest American Movies by the American Film Institute. Top stories The creative crew of the Public TV had chosen 13-year-old Malena as a participant of this year's contest. She called on others to also suspend their accounts over the companies’ failure to tackle hate speech. Penderecki was known for his film scores, including for William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist”, Stanley Kubrick’s “The Shining”. The festival made the news public on March 19, saying that “several options are considered in order to preserve its running” Partner news | Government reveals details from Pashinyan’s meeting in border village Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has met with a group of residents of a border village in Armenia’s northern Tavush province Narek Manasyan wins European Boxing Championships silver for Armenia Armenia’s Narek Manasyan (92kg) won Armenia’s second silver medal at the European Boxing Championships 2024 on April 28. Blinken urges Azerbaijan to continue negotiations with Armenia Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken has urged Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev to continue negotiations with Armenia. Pashinyan, Blinken talk Armenia-U.S. ties over the phone Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan had a phone conversation with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on April 28, Pashinyan’s office reports. |