Noticias

When curious viewers hit play on the first episode of Severance back in 2022, they could be forgiven for being a bit surprised by the director credit. Ben Stiller, like the guy from There's Something About Mary, Tropic Thunder, Zoolander? That Ben Stiller? It turns out that yes, the same guy who starred in some of the silliest and most memorable comedies of the '90s and 2000s was also one of the forces behind this much more sober sci-fi series.

It might have seemed like an unusual fit, at least for viewers who hadn't seen Stiller's previous directing project. That would be Escape at Dannemora, the 2018 Showtime limited series that dramatized the true story of two inmates who managed to escape the Clinton Correctional facility in Upstate New York in 2015. It marked Stiller's first time directing a limited series, and his most overtly dramatic project to date. It also might...

Quick Links The True Story Behind Escape at Dannemora Richard Matt and David Sweats Prison Escape Where are Richard Matt, David Sweat, and Joyce 'Tilly' Mitchell now?

Two men successfully escaping from a high-security prison in New York in 2015 and kicking off a massive manhunt sounds impossible, right? Well, the 2018 miniseries Escape at Dannemora, directed by Ben Stiller and recently added to Netflix, proves that it is possible, and it certainly did happen. The actors Benicio Del Toro and Paul Dano stepped into the roles of Richard Matt and David Sweat, two convicted murderers, and were joined by Patricia Arquette, who portrayed the role of the prison employee, aka the helping hand during their prison escape.

Over seven episodes, the miniseries explores the intricate plan behind the prison escape, a romantic relationship between the married employee and the two inmates, and the rollercoaster their conscience takes them on individually. While...

Rachel Ticotin is an American actress who has been performing since 1978 and has had major roles in classic science fiction films and modern police procedurals. Born on November 1, 1958, in the Bronx, New York, Ticotin, who is half Puerto Rican on her mother's side, began her acting career as a dancer in the film King of the Gypsies. Only a few years later, Ticotin ended up with a starring role in the police drama Fort Apache, The Bronx, a movie that would inform many of her future police and law enforcement performances.

Since then, there have only been a handful of years when Rachel Ticotin has not performed in either a TV show or a movie. Though she is not always in the main cast, even her smaller roles tend to have at least one important moment as memorable as anything else in the movie or episode. She has the capacity...