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‘Hit & Miss’ U.S. reviews — Chloë “superb” as Mia

Posted on: Wednesday, July 11, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', Film & Television
Tags: acting, directv, mia, miniseries, release, reviews, sky atlantic

With Hit & Miss premiering on DirecTV tonight(!), the first U.S. reviews of the show have started to surface online — and, much like in the UK earlier this spring, they are nearly uniformly positive. Check out what the U.S. critics have had to say of Chloë’s performance so far:

“I realize this plot sounds laughably bizarre, but Hit & Miss has a strikingly strong sense of pace and character. Sevigny, who played the craziest wife in HBO’s polygamy epic, Big Love, has found a nearly perfect part here as Mia becomes a thoroughly engaging and deeply conflicted character. The role is written (by Sean Conway) with a surprising sensitivity that is heads above the cheap ‘tranny’ jokes we usually get from a popular culture that fails again and again to discern cross-dressing antics from gender-identity issues.”
- NOLA.com

“But what makes Hit & Miss unique isn’t the prosthetic penis. It’s its confident, measured tone and pace. In a summer sea of frantic entertainment, the series is atmospheric and downright thoughtful. At the center of it is Sevigny, accomplishing the feat of portraying a taciturn, transgender assassin figuring out how to navigate her relationship with an entire new family. And she does it all — the lady who used to be a bloke subtext, the squabbling, the killing — with an effortless accent. It’s the kind of complicated, challenging role any actress would dream of, but few would have the courage to pull off. Yet Sevigny does it with grit and nuance, creating one of her most indelible roles yet.”
- Salon.com

“The actors, starting with Sevigny, repeatedly turn that specter into raw, compelling drama. Think Shameless without the jokes and The Crying Game without the glamour. A lot of viewers may say, ‘I can’t watch this.’ It will reward those who do.”
- NY Daily News

Fretts on Film interview — updates on ‘Lovelace’, ‘The Wait’, ‘Red Dog’

Posted on: Sunday, June 3, 2012
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Categories: 'Big Love', 'Black Dog, Red Dog', 'Lovelace', 'The Wait', Film & Television
Tags: ali, amanda seyfried, articles, filming, interviews, james franco, m. blash, new york, rebecca, release

Fretts on Film recently caught up with Chloë Sevigny to talk about some of her most recent films. Here’s some more information on Chloë’s involvement in the upcoming Linda Lovelace biopic Lovelace, M. Blash’s The Wait, which has been “in post-production” since August 2011, and James Franco’s NYU student film Black Dog, Red Dog, straight from the source. Kicking things off with…

… Lovelace, in which Chloë appears opposite her Big Love co-star Amanda Seyfried, who plays the title role:

“I’m probably in a minute and a half of the movie,” Sevigny told me. “It’s a cameo. It’s at the very beginning of the movie, and I play a feminist journalist interviewing her about the provocative nature of her work. I love Amanda, and they have a lot of great people doing cameos.”

The Wait:

“The Wait is still pending distribution,” Sevigny says. “It’s a great movie. I love it. I hope somebody picks it up. But I loved his last movie [Lying from 2006, in which Chloë also appears], too. They’re not for everyone.”

And finally, Black Dog, Red Dog:

“It’s not a film. It’s a student film. I do student films now,” she says, with a laugh. “I live in New York, and I want to give back to the community a little bit.”

Will it get a theatrical release, like Franco’s master’s thesis, the Hart Crane biopic The Broken Tower? “God, I have no idea. I doubt it. Maybe. I have no idea what they do with these films,” says Sevigny, who plays one of the main characters’ girlfriends. “If [Broken Tower] got released with barely a blip, then I don’t have much hope for Red Dog, Black Dog or Black Dog, Red Dog.”

More on Fretts on Film.

‘Hit & Miss’ DirecTV teaser

Posted on: Saturday, June 2, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', Film & Television, Media Alert!, Multimedia
Tags: directv, mia, miniseries, premiere, release, trailers, tv schedule, video

Check out this 30s teaser for Hit & Miss‘ upcoming U.S. run on DirecTV. Premieres July 11th @ 10PM ET/PT.

‘Hit & Miss’ out on Region 2 DVD & Blu-Ray on July 2

Posted on: Sunday, May 27, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', Film & Television
Tags: dvd, miniseries, release, sky atlantic

Great news! European fans aching to watch Sky Atlantic’s Hit & Miss but don’t have Sky are in luck today, as Amazon has updated their listings with the Region 2 DVD and Blu-Ray for the series. According to the Amazon website, both will be released on July 2 and are already available for pre-order, so if you have an extra £15 to spare, why not spend it on some quality TV? :)

Thanks to Nikki @ Jonas Armstrong Blog for the heads-up!

‘Hit & Miss’ debut reviews — Chloë “utterly brilliant”

Posted on: Friday, May 25, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', Film & Television, Press Archive
Tags: acting, mia, miniseries, release, reviews, sky atlantic

With Hit & Miss‘ Tuesday TV debut, several newspapers and -blogs have put up their reviews of the show. Fortunately, the reception for the show has been very positive overall, and Chloë Sevigny has been particularly (and deservedly) commended for her portrayal of Mia.

Below is excerpted what critics have had to say of Chloë’s performance so far:

From the second the show opens, Hit and Miss sets itself apart from other television programmes by completely embracing the stark reality of its subject matter. Mia, played pitch perfectly by Chloe Sevigny, is far from the elaborate charisma of Beatrix Kiddo from Kill Bill as one might expect and neither does she embody the panache of a graceful warrior assassin like in House of Flying Daggers. [...] The character is given real depth and complexity making her so engrossing you can hardly wait for her to come on screen again. Sevigny’s elegant yet brassy portrayal which really is the heart and soul of this production.
- So So Gay

“Sevigny is excellent in the lead role, neither her Irish accent nor her vulnerable intensity wavering for a moment.”
- CultBox

“In fact, [Hit & Miss is] compelling and, after a while, credible. [...] And it’s partly down to Sevigny’s performance. Her heavy-lidded cool, hitherto deployed in a clutch of American independent films (The Last Days of Disco, American Psycho, Trees Lounge), brilliantly conveys the turmoil with which Mia must contend as she faces up to her new life.”
- Radio Times

‘Hit & Miss’ to premiere July 11 in the U.S.

Posted on: Friday, May 25, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', Film & Television, Media Alert!
Tags: directv, miniseries, premiere, release, sky atlantic, tv schedule

Good news, America! According to Variety, DirecTV will start airing Sky Atlantic’s Hit & Miss starring Chloë Sevigny in the United States on July 11. More from Variety:

DirecTV’s newest original drama for its Audience Network, Chloe Sevigny starrer “Hit and Miss,” will premiere July 11.

The drama, about a transgender woman who is a contract killer, will launch immediately after the premiere of the fifth and final season of “Damages.” It has a six-episode order for its inaugural season.

Paul Abbott (“Shameless”) created “Hit and Miss,” the first original series commissioned by the U.K.’s Sky Atlantic. FremantleMedia Enterprises is distributing thanks to its first-look deal with co-producing shingle AbbottVision.

Peter Wright, Jorden Bennie, Roma Christensen, Karla Crome, Reece Noi, Jonas Armstrong, Vincent Regan, Erin Shanagher, Jordan Hill, Ethan Griffin, Steve Money and Ben Crompton co-star.

‘Hit & Miss’ to premiere May 22 on Sky Atlantic, new photos

Posted on: Wednesday, May 9, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', Film & Television, Multimedia
Tags: jonas armstrong, mia, miniseries, photoshoots, promotional stills, release, sky atlantic, tv schedule

At last! Sky Atlantic has finally announced the UK premiere date for their much-anticipated Hit & Miss miniseries starring Chloë Sevigny. Be sure to tune into Sky Atlantic on Tuesday, May 22 at 10 PM for the series premiere. Excited yet? Because we are!!

Check out also these amazing new photos and promotional stills of Chloë looking supremely beautiful as Mia on the show. Images courtesy of Sky Atlantic.

New Photo Albums:

• Television Work > ‘Hit & Miss’ (2012) Posters & Promotional Photography
• Television Work > ‘Hit & Miss’ (2012) Promotional Stills

Two new promotional stills, first review of ‘Hit & Miss’

Posted on: Sunday, May 6, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', Film & Television, Multimedia, Press Archive
Tags: mia, preview, promotional stills, release, reviews

Crime Time Preview has posted the first review of the debut episode of Sky Atlantic’s upcoming miniseries Hit & Miss starring Chloë Sevigny — and it’s a positive one! The review reveals no spoilers, speaking only generally of the premise of the show and its premier episode, so do check out the full write-up on Crime Time Preview.

Excerpt from the review about Chloë’s performance:

Chloë Sevigny has a feminine gawkiness that convinces as a man becoming a woman, and a woman who can stick up for herself. The actress portrays the confidence and aggression to realistically deal with her barroom bully.

The series is not perfect, and Chloë Sevigny’s accent veers alarmingly between American and Irish, with the latter seeming to be her intended nationality. But it is good to see a crime series that explores characters that are dramatically rich and compelling. Granted, transsexual hitmen/women are rare, but the dynamic between the children, Mia and their outside tormentors is the focus, and it gives the drama heart.

Interestingly, the article also says the series will start June on Sky Atlantic (as opposed to the previously advertised May), but this is likely more an estimate than an exact release “date” so we should rather probably expect a late May/early June kickoff. Two terrific new hi-res promotional stills of Chloë as Mia on the show have also been uploaded to our gallery.

Thanks once again to our friends at Jonas Armstrong Blog for another terrific find! :)

Updated Photo Albums:

• Television Work > ‘Hit & Miss’ (2012) Promotional Stills

Chloë to attend ‘Hit & Miss’ London premiere — win tickets

Posted on: Tuesday, April 24, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', Film & Television, Media Alert!, Public Appearances
Tags: events, london, paul abbott, premiere, release, screening, sky atlantic

Attention, UK! Chloë Sevigny will be attending the London premiere of Sky Atlantic’s Hit & Miss miniseries at The May Fair Hotel on May 15. What’s more, UK Sky customers can win two tickets to the premiere via Sky.com.

Also attending are series creator Paul Abbott, writer Sean Conway and producer Nicola Shindler, as well as “all main cast members” (according to Sky Atlantic on Twitter), who will all be staying with Chloë after the screening to answer questions about the making of the series.

Five winners will be selected at random by an independent person, from all correct and eligible entries received, on or around 10 May 2012. The winners will be notified by telephone and email by 11 May 2012 and will have 48 hours to respond from initial contact in order to claim their prize. This promotion is open to all existing Sky TV customers who are UK residents, aged 18 years or over.

Each winner will receive the following prize: Two tickets to a preview screening of the first episode of Hit & Miss at The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, London W1J 8LT followed by a Q&A session with members of the cast.

The screening will start at 6.30pm followed by the Q&A, which should be over by approximately 8pm. Drinks will be available after the Q&A. Due to the content of the screening, only persons 18 years old or over will be admitted entry. The prize does not include travel, accommodation or any other service or item not specifically described above.

Please note that the competition on Sky.com closes on May 8 at 10 AM.

Thanks once again to Nikki @ Jonas Armstrong Blog for alerting us to the news!

‘Hit and Miss’ postponed to May 2012

Posted on: Sunday, January 1, 2012
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Categories: 'Hit & Miss', Film & Television, Media Alert!
Tags: jonas armstrong, miniseries, premiere, release, sky atlantic, tv schedule

Sky Atlantic’s upcoming miniseries Hit and Miss starring Chloë Sevigny has been postponed from January to May 2012. Sky recently confirmed the news to Jonas Armstrong Blog via Twitter:

@SkyAtlantic: that Paul Abbott’s Hit & Miss with Jonas Armstrong as ‘Ben’,will indeed air in May next year =)

This inevitably means the February U.S. premiere on DirecTV has also been postponed, and also explains why promotion for the series has yet to begin. Thanks to Nikki @ Jonas Armstrong Blog for the heads-up!

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