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Nashville tonight & White Collar tomorrow

Nov 20th, 2013
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Eric directed this week’s episodes of Nashville and White Collar. Nashville airs tonight at 10 pm on ABC, and White Collar is on tomorrow at 9 pm on USA.

Nashville 2.08 Hanky Panky Woman

Eric Stoltz - NashvilleRayna joins Scarlett on the road for her first tour date with Luke Wheeler (Will Chase, “Smash”) and is blindsided when Deacon confronts her about putting too much pressure on Scarlett too soon. Jeff goes to war against Rayna on control of the album she produced with Liam, and Juliette makes a decision about Charlie Wentworth. Gunnar struggles to write a song for a major artist, and gets help from Scarlett-sparking an idea for Rayna that could potentially be liberating for her and life-changing for Gunnar, on “Nashville,” WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20 (10:00-11:00 p.m., ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Nashville” stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes, ERIC CLOSE as Teddy Conrad, Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, CLARE BOWEN as Scarlett O’Connor, Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley, Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott, Chris Carmack as Will Lexington, Maisy Stella as Daphne Conrad and Lennon Stella as Maddie Conrad.

Guest starring Oliver Hudson as Jeff Fordham, Will Chase as Luke Wheeler, Charlie Bewley as Charlie Wentworth and Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Peggy Kenter.

“Hanky Panky Woman” was written by David Gould and directed by Eric Stoltz.

Eric Stoltz - White CollarWhite Collar 5.06 Ice Breaker

Peter (Tim DeKay) and Neal (Matt Bomer) must infiltrate the criminal underworld of Little Odessa to uncover a dangerous smuggling ring.

Guest Stars: Gregory Korostishevsky, Bridget Regan, Annet Mahendru, Mike Dopud, Roman Roytberg

The series also stars Tiffani Thiessen, Willie Garson, Marsha Thomason and Sharif Atkins.

New NY Times article & more Glee

Feb 22nd, 2013
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You can read the whole article here.

ABC's "Nashville" - Season OneAlthough Stoltz occasionally acts when a project is right or a good friend is involved, he describes his relationship to that part of his life as an “amicable parting.” He enjoys directing, he said, in part because it gives him a chance to do for other actors what he wished more directors had done for him. “I try to have fun and play with the actors and try to make discoveries without hiding behind video monitors. Usually, the director hides so as not to have to speak to the actors. Occasionally they’ll bark out something like, ‘Faster!’ Or, ‘Can you pick up the pace?’ ”

Matthew Morrison, who plays Will Schuester (a k a Mr. Schue) on “Glee,” said he appreciated that Stoltz never assumed, as many directors do, that he was undirectable, simply because he is No. 1 on the call sheet. “It frustrates me when they’re scared to direct you,” Morrison said. “He knows what he wants, and he’ll get it out of you. But once he has it, he’ll say, ‘Let’s do one more take, and you do what you want to do.’ And then maybe he’ll see something in that take, and say, ‘O.K., now we need to do more with some of that flavor.’ It’s about deepening the scene.”

Eric Stoltz and Chris Colfer - Glee 4.17And Eric is back working on Glee.

A couple of pics from the set showed up on Twitter and Instagram in the last couple of days – pic 1, pic 2.

If the IMDB is anything to go by, he is working on episode 4.17, which airs on March 21.

Nashville BTS photos

Feb 14th, 2013
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with Hayden Panettiere on the set of Nashville. on TwitpicEric’s episode of Nashville aired yesterday. He posted a BTS photo with Hayden Panettiere on Twitpic.

If you missed the episode, it’s available on Hulu.

NY Times has this little story from the set:

The next morning, Britton had been dressed and styled and generally transformed for the part of Rayna Jaymes. Her black tank sparkled, her eyelids glimmered and her red hair, around her shoulders, was doing the usual shining and flowing. That day she was shooting a scene in which Jaymes, reeling from bad news about her marriage, performs before an arena crowd. Britton, in five-inch heels, strutted, in character, on a narrow stage, only to trip on a piece of track that someone had laid down for a camera and nearly fall five feet off the platform. She let out an odd, loud noise — the vocal equivalent of someone’s hand smashing a bunch of piano keys — then righted herself and gasped a nervous laugh; the extras laughed back. Rattled, Britton walked off the set, headed to a drafty hallway that served as backstage and cried.

A few minutes later, the director, Eric Stoltz (the same Eric Stoltz who starred in “Mask” and “Pulp Fiction”), wandered backstage, trying to determine what was holding up the shot. He found Britton, an old friend, still weepy from her close call. Britton was expecting some sympathy, but Stoltz saw something he thought he could use. Let’s do it again, he told her. Britton fixed on him a look her fans know well: wide-eyed, wary disbelief.

“She was fighting back tears, which was more interesting,” Stoltz said after he got the scene he wanted.

Britton’s take: “Sometimes my favorite directors are the ones I literally want to punch in the nose.”

And here are a few more pics:

Nashville 1.13 “There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight” (Feb. 13, ABC)

Jan 28th, 2013
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Eric has directed an episode of Nashville, and it airs on Wednesday, February 13 at 10 pm. Folks at the FB group have discovered a couple of set pics on Twitter (pic 1, pic 2).

Press release from ABC:

RAYNA FINDS COMFORT IN THE ARMS OF A FRIEND AFTER TEDDY AGREES TO A DIVORCE, AND JULIETTE TAKES STEPS TO MAKEOVER HER SOUND, ON ABC’S “NASHVILLE”

Kimberly Williams-Paisley Guest Stars as Peggy

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Judith Hoag, Eric Stoltz and Eric Close on the set of Nashville, photo: Judith Hoag @heyjude629

“There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight” – Rayna finds comfort in the arms of an old friend after revealing to Daphne and Maddie her plans to divorce. Juliette is invigorated by the response to her new sound and takes steps to reinvent herself — against the guidance of her management. Things are looking up for Scarlett and Gunnar when Rayna makes an offer to sign them to her label. While their hard work begins to show signs of success, Avery struggles to find his old sound and is forced to consider an attractive offer, on “Nashville,” WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13 (10:00-11:00 p.m. ET) on the ABC Television Network.

“Nashville” stars Connie Britton as Rayna Jaymes, Hayden Panettiere as Juliette Barnes, Clare Bowen as Scarlett O’Connor, Eric Close as Teddy Conrad, Charles Esten as Deacon Claybourne, Jonathan Jackson as Avery Barkley, Sam Palladio as Gunnar Scott, Robert Ray Wisdom as Coleman Carlisle and Powers Boothe as Lamar Wyatt.

Guest starring Kimberly Williams-Paisley as Peggy, Judith Hoag as Tandy, Maisy Stella as Daphne, Lennon Stella as Maddie, David Alford as Bucky, Ed Amatrudo as Glenn, David Clayton Rogers as Jason, Melvin Ray Kearney II as Bo, Michael Huisman as Liam, Kourtney Hansen as Emily, Rya Kihlstedt as Marilyn Rhodes, Chloe Bennet as Hailey, Tosha Thompson as Melissa Mirch, Erin McCarley as Adria, Cory Allen as young Buck, Stevie Ray Dallimore as tour manager, Holly Morris as wardrobe, Emmanuel Hudson as sound guy, Virgil Staford as engineer and Terrence Lening as messenger.

“There’ll Be No Teardrops Tonight” was written by Todd Ellis Kessler & David Marshall Grant and directed by Eric Stoltz.

“Nashville” is broadcast in 720 Progressive (720P), ABC’s selected HDTV format, with 5.1 channel surround sound. A TV parental guideline will be assigned closer to airdate.