Saturn Award - The Killing Returns

* Michelle received a Saturn Award nomination in the category Best Supporting Actress on Television, for her portrayal of Mitch Larsen.

* The Killing returns to AMC on Sunday, April 1 at 8 p.m.



UPDATE ::

* Sad news: Mitch is said to be MIA in the first two new epsiodes.
* Rumour: Sofie Gråbøl, the actress playing Sarah Lund in the original Danish Forbrydelsen, to appear on AMC's The Killing this sunday, in a small role. Not sure if this is an April Fools' joke.

As a consolation for Michelle's absence on sunday you may want to watch the short Dry Martini (1998, by Alejandro Chomski) which is now available on Youtube.

Part one:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NMY1ogOUVtY

Part two:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tdpc7yhnq_s

DIPLOMACY on iTunes

Diplomacy has come to the iTunes Store! Download available in over 63 countries.

Link to the US iTunes store (1.99$ SD or 2.99$ HD):
http://itunes.apple.com/us/movie/diplomacy/id487803563

Go Michelle!

Trophy or not - you've won our hearts with your magnificent performances. All these years. Over and over again.

Go Michelle!

Primetime Emmy Nomination for Michelle Forbes

Michelle Forbes has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award 2011 in the category 'Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series' for her performance as Mitch Larsen in 'The Killing'.

Congrats!! It was about frakking time.
We love you, Michelle,
your fans and watchers, geeks, nerds and pirates.







P.S. The Killing has nabbed another 5 nominations.

They Don't Care About Us

Randy here, with my two cents on 'The Killing':

The series has shown how difficult it is for an adaptation to compete with a strong source material. Forbrydelsen's an unique TV experience - suspenseful, engrossing and real. AMC's 'The Killing' lost its purpose by trying to be different. The 'game aspect' of the series (guessing the killer & keeping the audience guessing) became the main focus instead of the human drama in the wake of a terrible murder.

Mitch was disappointingly one-dimensional, which is a shame because Michelle's extraordinary acting gifts were not used to their full effect. Nevertheless, she was wonderful, as was Brent Sexton and the younger actors.

Chris' take on AMC's The Killing:

I don't really know what to say. Brown is a difficult colour. Real life is messy. Wellies. Torrents, lots of torrents.
Denny Larsen: "They don't care about us." (episode 5, Super 8)
Great performances by Michelle Forbes, Brent Sexton and the kids actors.

I'd wish that producers and writers would treat Michelle's character(s) with more respect and love.

Faith moves mountains, Dad moves the rest.



What Ekström is saying:
http://mcnlive.blogspot.com/2011/06/chris-and-ekstrom-watching-amcs-killing.html

Chris' confusion about deception:
http://mcnlive.blogspot.com/2011/06/story-matters-elsewhere.html

One more thing. Watch the original, watch Forbrydelsen. It's fantastic, entertaining and suspenseful TV. Subtle and understated characters. A sparse dialogue, plenty of close ups from different angles, stunning lighting. A careful use of sound. A gentle camera which is in love with the portrayed individuals. An outstanding Sofie Gråbøl as Sarah Lund, brilliant supporting actors. A straightforward storytelling that never lost its focus as a thrilling murder mystery: the investigation of a brutal killing.