Twenty years ago, native New Yorker Edward Burns wrote, directed and starred in his debut film, “The Brothers McMullen” (1995), and he’s been chewing on the idea for his latest project ever since.
“The Brothers McMullen” is just the first work on what’s become a very diverse resumé, with starring roles in everything from rom-coms to war dramas to horror flicks, many of which Burns also actually wrote and directed. “Public Morals,” his recently launched police drama, has been hovering around through it all — in the back of his own mind, in photos taken on his iPhone as he walked around Manhattan and in a stack of unproduced scripts that never quite made it to the screen — until now.
Set in 1960s New York City, “Public Morals” is a gangster story with a look at both sides of the law through the eyes of a family of cops and an Irish mob family, connected through marriage and an upbringing on the streets of Hell’s Kitchen. The small-screen drama, which premiered last month, gives an authentic look at the life of a cop in Old New York. Catch the newest episode when it airs Tuesday, Sept. 15, on TNT.
In his new series, Burns plays Officer Terry Muldoon of the NYPD’s Public Morals Division, which deals with vice crimes in the city. An Irish-American (like Burns himself), Muldoon grew up on the West Side, which is now being torn up by the war within two factions of the Irish-American Mob. While he’s determined to make the city a safe place, his wife, Christine (Elizabeth Masucci, “Shame,” 2011), wants to get out for good.
As far as material goes, Burns, who also wrote and directed all 10 episodes of the freshman season, has a lot to draw from. His dad and uncle were both NYPD cops themselves, and a lot of his upbringing as a cop’s son has made its way into the show in one form or another — most notably in the relationship between Burns’ character and his own sons.
“I wanted to pull from my memories as a kid, growing up in a cop family and culture,” he said in an interview for “Newsday.” “In the pilot, that scene about my son being the school fool and dad having to deal with the nuns — that’s completely autobiographical.
and uncle, who struck up a conversation with director Steven Spielberg — who’s also one of “Public Morals’” executive producers — and regaled him with stories of being a New York cop in the late ‘50s and ‘60s. The conversation struck a chord with Spiel-
screenplay with the two guys in mind.
That film was called “On the Job,” and though it never got off the ground, it served as a foundation for “Public Morals.” “It was my attempt at an Irish-American ‘Godfather,’ set against the NYPD,”
Eighteen years and a whole heap of roles later, here it is. His dad, also named Edward, who first really provided the spark, is still involved in the project, working as a consultant on the series. The characters have jobs and see action Edward’s really experienced, so he knows what sounds authentic and what doesn’t. “He kind of will read a script and tell me: ‘That’s not how cops talk. Back then, this was the vernacular,’” Burns explained in an interview with. entertainement site “Hitfix.”
The showrunners’ concern with authenticity is evident in the visuals as well. Burns himself has scoured the streets of Manhattan, snapping pictures of locales that still bear the look of Old New York. “We didn’t want a show to exist just on a soundstage. We are out in the street making as much use of New York City as we can,” he explained.
For the same reason, Burns also drew from New York and New Jersey at casting time. Starring alongside Burns, who was born in Queens, are fellow New Yorkers Michael Rapaport (“Prison Break”), who plays Muldoon’s
partner Charlie Bullman; Wass Stevens (“The Wrestler,” 2008) as mustachioed detective Vince Latucci; and Queens boy Keith Nobbs (“The Black Donnellys”) as Pat Duffy. The “Jersey Girls” include Masucci, Katrina Bowden (“30 Rock”) and Michele Hicks (“The Shield”), so the accents and overall Jersey-ness are totally the real thing.
Look for some big names outside of the main cast, as well. Early guest stars and recurring cast members this season include Academy Award winner Timothy Hutton (“Leverage”), stage and film vet Brian Dennehy (“First Blood,” 1982) and Burns’ “Mob City” co-stars Neal McDonough (“Band of Brothers”) and Robert Knepper (“Heroes”).
To say that Burns’ new series is a long time coming is an understatement. Twenty long years after the seed first sprouted in his mind, the multitalented actor-writer-director’s dream project has finally made it to the screen. Catch the newest episode of “Public Morals” when it airs Tuesday, Sept. 15, on TNT.
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1 “Nellyville” channel
4 Doorway floor coverings
8 102 in ancient Rome
11 French actress Ms. Green
12 “_! __” (Showbiz current events show on which Maria Menounos is a co-anchor)
14 Lettered colas
15 T. __ (1970s glam rock band)
16 Trinkets
18 “The Life and Times of __ __” (Adventure
series which starred Dan Haggerty as a frontiersman)
20 Type of duck
21 Alter ego of The Cowardly Lion in “The Wizard of Oz” (1939)
23 Prayer bench, __-dieu
25 Code for the airport in California where the stars fly in/fly out
26 Does Jenny Craig, for instance
27 Having wings
29 “Gee!”, to a Scot
30 Piercing place
31 Furniture giant from Sweden
33 A Lonely Rage author
Bobby
36 British sitcom of the ‘70s on which John Cleese starred as a hotelier named Basil: 2
wds.
41 __ Kounty (Fictitious rural setting of “Hee Haw”)
42 Cry of the crow
43 Alternatives
44 Group of eight
45 Tint
46 ‘Lemon’ suffix
47 “Bonanza” character
48 Bullring cheer
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1 Potential hazard to a ship in icy waters
2 Food Network’s “The Best Thing I __ Ate”
3 Andy Kaufman sitcom
4 Heather who played Louisa in “The Sound of Music” (1965)
5 “__ __ Fashioned Love Song” by Three Dog Night
6 “Fiddler on the Roof” (1971) character played by Topol
7 Say bleeped-out words on live TV
8 Where evidence is examined on a forensics style of series: 2 wds.
9 Partake in Dorothy Hamill’s sport: 2 wds.
10 Magazine no.
13 Like the purchased product, for short
17 ‘Devil’ of Looney Tunes
fame, fun-style
19 Time, in Germany
22 Computer file suffix
23 Mary __ (Silent movies legend)
24 Go over lines, scenes, try out the costumes, etc. in showbiz
26 “__ _ make myself clear?”
27 “Against __ __ (Take a Look at Me Now)” by Phil Collins
28 Marcus __ (MGM co-founder)
32 Beard of grain
33 1991 Wimbledon winner Michael who defeated Boris Becker
34 With an __ __ (Having the intention)
35 Maps book
37 “Girl on TV”: 1999 song by _ _ _
38 Canyon effect
39 “The Addams Family” (1991) star Mr. Julia
40 Popeye comics kid, __’Pea
41 Tree of Hawaii Solution on page 10
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3:00 p.m. (9) KAWE Easy Yoga for Arthritis With Peggy Cappy (1:00)
(9) KMSP College Football Pregame (0:30)
3:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Scoreboard (Live) (1:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football S.C. at Ga. (Live) (3:00)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN NASCAR Auto Racing Xfinity Series Jimmy John’s Freaky Fast 300. (2:30)
5:30 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Studio (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
6:00 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR College Football Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
ESPN2 NCAA Football Tex.Tech at Ark. (Live) (3:00)
FSN MLB Baseball L.A. A. at Min. (Live) (3:00)
GOLF Web.com Golf Round 3 Small Business Connection Championship. (2:00)
6:30 p.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR NCAA Football Cal. at Tex. (Live) (3:30)
7:00 p.m. (5) KSTP Saturday Night Football Pre-game Show (Live) (0:07)
7:05 p.m. (5) KSTP NCAA Football Stnf. at USC (Live) (3:15)
8:00 p.m. ESPN College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:15)
GOLF PGA Golf Round 3 BMW Championship. (6:00)
SPIKE Bellator MMA (3:15)
FSN Champions Tennis PowerShares Series Champions Showdown. (2:00)
3:30 p.m. ESPN Highly Questionable (0:30)
4:00 p.m. ESPN Around the Horn (0:30)
ESPN2 Highly Questionable (0:30)
4:30 p.m. ESPN Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
ESPN2 Outside the Lines (Live) (0:30)
5:00 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (1:30)
ESPN2 Around the Horn (0:30)
FSN UEFA Europa League Magazine (1:00)
NBCSN NASCAR America (1:00)
5:30 p.m. ESPN2 Pardon the Interruption (0:30)
6:00 p.m. ESPN2 NFL Live (1:00)
FSN Three Wide Life (0:30)
GOLF Golf Central (1:00)
NBCSN Off the Grid (0:30)
6:30 p.m. ESPN College Football Countdown (Live) (0:30)
FSN Twins Live Pre-game (Live) (0:30)
7:00 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football Fla. S. at Bos. (Live) (3:00)
(23) WUCW NCAA Football N.West. at Duke (Live) (3:30)
FSN Due North Outdoors (0:30)
GOLF EPGA Golf Round 3 Italian Open. (3:30)
11:30 a.m. (9) KMSP (15) KVRR MLB Pre-game Show (Live) (0:30)
FSN Destination Polaris (0:30)
Noon (9) KMSP MLB Baseball (Live) (3:00)
(15) KVRR MLB Baseball N.Y. Y. at N.Y. M. (Live) (3:00)
FSN DFL Soccer Hoff. at Mai. (2:00)
12:30 p.m. CNBC NASCAR Auto Racing Sprint Cup Series 2nd Practice Myafibrisk.com 400. (1:00)
NBCSN Off the Grid (0:30)
1:00 p.m. (7) KCCO CBS Sports Spectacular (1:00)
NBCSN Off the Grid (0:30)
2:00 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Studio (0:30)
(7) KCCO College Football Today (Live) (0:30)
ESPN ESPN2 College Football Scoreboard (Live) (0:30)
FSN NCAA Football L. Tech at Kan.St. (Live) (3:30)
8:15 p.m. ESPN NCAA Football Ole Miss at Ala. (Live) (3:00)
9:00 p.m. ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Twins Live Post-game (Live) (0:30)
9:30 p.m. FSN #VikingsConnected (0:30)
NBCSN /Drive on NBC Sports (0:30)
10:00 p.m. (23) WUCW Ring of Honor Wrestling (1:00) (29) WFTC Vikings Connected (0:30)
ESPN2 SportsCenter (1:00)
FSN Vikings: Beyond the Gridiron (0:30)
10:05 p.m. SHOW ALL ACCESS (0:30)
10:20 p.m. (5) KSTP College Football Studio (Live) (0:08)
10:30 p.m. FSN Spotlight (0:30)
11:00 p.m. ESPN2 College Football Final (Live) (1:00)
FSN WPT Poker Seminole Hard Rock Showdown. (1:00)
11:15 p.m. ESPN SportsCenter (0:45)
SPIKE Bellator MMA (3:15)
11:35 p.m. SHOW ALL ACCESS (0:30)
Brainerd Daily Dispatch, MN: Sports Sep 13, 2015 to Sep 19, 2015
If there’s one thing America does that’s just as big and exciting as our food — and boy oh boy, do we do food well — it’s our summer carnivals. Whether it’s a small-town festival or a massive state fair, our carnivals are almost always big, loud and overflowing with succulent goodies.
Anthony Anderson, the star of ABC’s “Black-ish,” has spent the summer with the enviable job of traveling around the country and trying out all of the deep fried or bacon-wrapped goodies that he can find — all with Food Network’s
team of cameras in tow, of course. The result is “Carnival Cravings with Anthony Anderson,” which airs Wednesday nights on Food Network.
That’s right, it turns out that Anderson is a bit of a foodie. He first started cooking at the age of 13 and learned a lot of his techniques from TV chef Julia Child.
Of course, the tarragon fingerling potatoes and truffle mac and cheese that he loves to cook at home are a far cry from the fried turkey legs and funnel cakes that he’ll find for sale at summer carnivals. That hasn’t been stopping him from digging in, though, and despite having a love of fancier fare, he’s been
attacking the carnival foods with great gusto.
So just where has Anderson been stopping to test out his taste buds and fill up his stomach? The premiere episode last month saw him swinging by the Got to Be NC Festival in beautiful Raleigh, North Carolina, where he chowed down on some redneck egg rolls and an amazing bacon-wrapped dessert. He has also jaunted across the country to Sacramento, California, for a bacon-topped cinnamon roll sundae; Oswego, Illinois, for a Chicago crab dog; and this week, he stops by Pleasanton, California, for a lobster
dog and mac and cheese-stuffed burger.
Carnivals aren’t just about the food — there’s fun to be had, too! In between meals, Anderson’s been betting on pig races, milking cows, riding the midway rides and even entering a bubble gum-blowing contest.
In the end, though, the focus is on the great American foods on display, and that’s the way it should be. Carnivals and food go hand in hand, and Anthony Anderson is trying both in “Carnival Cravings with Anthony Anderson,” airing Wednesday nights on Food Network.
Sunday, Sept. 13
9:30 a.m. (23) WUCW Mad Dogg and Merrill’s Midwestern Grill’n
11:00 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
11:30 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
Noon TRAV Bizarre Foods
America
1:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods
America
2:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods
America
2:30 p.m. (8) WDSE The Mind of a Chef (N)
3:00 p.m. (8) WDSE A Chef’s Life (N)
4:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
5:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise
6:00 p.m. (2) KTCA (8) WDSE
The Great British Baking Show (N)
TRAV Food Paradise
11:00 p.m. (8) WDSE The Great British Baking Show
Monday, Sept. 14
11:00 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
11:30 a.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
Noon TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
12:30 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
1:00 p.m. (11) KARE The Rachael Ray Show
TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
1:30 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods: Delicious Destinations
2:00 p.m. TRAV Food Paradise 3:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre Foods
4:00 p.m. TRAV Man v. Food
5:00 p.m. TRAV Bizarre
Video releases
The classic fairy tale comes to life in this live action retelling of the classic tale by Disney. After her mother passes away, young Ella’s (James) father (Chaplin) remarries, giving the young lady the gift of two stepsisters and a stepmother (Blanchett). When her father dies, though, her step-family reveals its true colors. Forced into servitude and tormented by her family’s cruelty, the girl — now mockingly called “Cinderella” for the ashes and cinders that cover her face — despairs at the turn that her life has taken. When she meets a man in the
woods (Madden) who claims to be an apprentice in the nearby castle, she falls in love, despite the fact that she may never see him again. Not long after, though, the king announces that he’s throwing a ball that all maidens are welcome to attend, and Cinderella is overjoyed that she may get to see the handsome man again. Her stepmother and sisters, though, have other ideas.
Director:KennethBranagh.Stars: LilyJames,CateBlanchett,Richard Madden,HollidayGrainger,Sophie McShera,BenChaplin,HelenaBonhamCarter.2015.105min.Fantasy.
