Last year’s Oscars will be remembered as perhaps the most dramatic in history, thanks, of course, to “The Slap Heard Around the World”.
During the 94th Academy Awards on 27 March 2022, Will Smith strode onto the stage and struck presenter Chris Rock in the face.
Follow The Independent’s live coverage of the 2023 Oscars here.
Minutes later, Smith went on to win the prize for Best Actor for his role in the sports drama, King Richard.
The controversial moment resulted in Smith being banned from Academy events for 10 years and saw the Oscars put in place new crisis measures for this year’s ceremony.
While no one could possibly forget what happened that night, you might have forgotten the circumstances that led to the slap and the ensuing aftermath.
Here’s how it played out.
Why did Will Smith slap Chris Rock?
Rock was announcing the nominees for Best Documentary...
During the 94th Academy Awards on 27 March 2022, Will Smith strode onto the stage and struck presenter Chris Rock in the face.
Follow The Independent’s live coverage of the 2023 Oscars here.
Minutes later, Smith went on to win the prize for Best Actor for his role in the sports drama, King Richard.
The controversial moment resulted in Smith being banned from Academy events for 10 years and saw the Oscars put in place new crisis measures for this year’s ceremony.
While no one could possibly forget what happened that night, you might have forgotten the circumstances that led to the slap and the ensuing aftermath.
Here’s how it played out.
Why did Will Smith slap Chris Rock?
Rock was announcing the nominees for Best Documentary...
- 3/9/2023
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - Film
A hefty majority of recent Best Actor Oscar winners have been honored for relatively long performances, with nine of the last 10 having clocked in with over 77 minutes of screen time. Over the last 10 years, the Academy had several opportunities to award lead male performances that fell under the one hour mark (as they had dozens of times over previous decades), but their clear preference toward lengthier roles always carried over. This year, multiple actors who don’t hit the 60-minute threshold are nominated, and they will probably meet the same fate as their predecessors.
Will Smith took the 2022 Best Actor prize for his one hour, 30 minutes, and 10 seconds of work as Richard Williams in “King Richard,” which constitutes 62.33% of the film. His is the 18th longest of the 95 performances ever honored in this category. He was immediately preceded by “The Father” star Anthony Hopkins, who came closer than any lead...
Will Smith took the 2022 Best Actor prize for his one hour, 30 minutes, and 10 seconds of work as Richard Williams in “King Richard,” which constitutes 62.33% of the film. His is the 18th longest of the 95 performances ever honored in this category. He was immediately preceded by “The Father” star Anthony Hopkins, who came closer than any lead...
- 3/9/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Richard Williams says stands by Will Smith nearly a year after the Oscar-winning actor, who portrayed Venus and Serena’s father in King Richard, slapped Chris Rock at the 2022 Oscars.
In a new interview with iTV that aired Monday, Williams — who last March released a brief statement via his son and spokesperson Chavoita LeSane — said that he would never be “disgusted” with the actor.
“I’ll always stand by him. I think he’s done the best that he needed to,” Williams, who had three strokes back in around 2018 that left him with a few communication challenges, told the U.K. outlet. “I would never be disgusted with Mr. Smith. Matter of fact, I appreciate Mr. Smith.”
Williams added that he not only doesn’t “see nothing wrong with” Smith, but he doesn’t believe the actor’s 10-year ban from the Oscars and other Academy events is appropriate. Instead,...
In a new interview with iTV that aired Monday, Williams — who last March released a brief statement via his son and spokesperson Chavoita LeSane — said that he would never be “disgusted” with the actor.
“I’ll always stand by him. I think he’s done the best that he needed to,” Williams, who had three strokes back in around 2018 that left him with a few communication challenges, told the U.K. outlet. “I would never be disgusted with Mr. Smith. Matter of fact, I appreciate Mr. Smith.”
Williams added that he not only doesn’t “see nothing wrong with” Smith, but he doesn’t believe the actor’s 10-year ban from the Oscars and other Academy events is appropriate. Instead,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Since the enormous popularity surrounding Elvis Presley and Marilyn Monroe has never waned in the seven decades since they both rocketed to superstardom, it’s no wonder that Austin Butler and Ana de Armas sailed to Oscar nominations for portraying them in the 2022 films “Elvis” and “Blonde.” What is odd, however, is that the respective Best Actor and Best Actress hopefuls are the only ones nominated in any of this year’s acting categories for playing real people. While this 90 percent fictional character rate is far from unprecedented, it does stand in stark contrast to the preceding decade’s average of 59 percent and thus raises questions as to why academy voters chose to veer in the opposite direction.
The last instance of two or fewer portrayals of real people leading to Oscar nominations in the same year involved 2003 Best Actress champ Charlize Theron, whose “Monster” character, Aileen Wuornos, stood completely...
The last instance of two or fewer portrayals of real people leading to Oscar nominations in the same year involved 2003 Best Actress champ Charlize Theron, whose “Monster” character, Aileen Wuornos, stood completely...
- 3/6/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Richard Williams has spoken out in defence of Will Smith over his infamous Oscar slap, saying that he didn’t see “anything wrong” with the actor’s actions.
During last year’s Academy Awards, Smith walked on stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke aimed at Jada Pinkett Smith.
In his first major TV interview since last year’s debacle, the retired coach and father of tennis champions Serena and Venus Williams addressed the incident, telling Good Morning Britain: “I’ll always stand by him.”
“I think he has done the best thing he needed to do, but I would never be disgusted with Mr Smith,” Williams stated. “Matter of fact, I appreciate Mr Smith.”
Following the altercation, Smith went on to win Best Actor for his portrayal of Williams in the film King Richard.
Nearly two weeks after the incident,...
During last year’s Academy Awards, Smith walked on stage and slapped presenter Chris Rock across the face after the comedian made a joke aimed at Jada Pinkett Smith.
In his first major TV interview since last year’s debacle, the retired coach and father of tennis champions Serena and Venus Williams addressed the incident, telling Good Morning Britain: “I’ll always stand by him.”
“I think he has done the best thing he needed to do, but I would never be disgusted with Mr Smith,” Williams stated. “Matter of fact, I appreciate Mr Smith.”
Following the altercation, Smith went on to win Best Actor for his portrayal of Williams in the film King Richard.
Nearly two weeks after the incident,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Inga Parkel
- The Independent - Film
Comedian Wanda Sykes remembers Will Smith’s Oscars slap of Chris Rock well, and she thinks even Troy Kotsur, the deaf actor who won Best Supporting Actor for “Coda” last year, heard it.
But did she really need to go there with it?
The actress, who hosted last year’s ceremony, appeared on the 100th episode of the Sherri Shepherd Show Friday to discuss her comedy career, retirement and more. Shepherd asked her about Rock’s live comedy special coming out Saturday on Netflix.
“We love Chris Rock. You have a close relationship with Chris, but are you happy that this special is coming out?” Shepherd asked Sykes. “The Oscars are coming next weekend, so do you think that it’s really important that his special is coming out right before the Oscars? Because you hosted last year.”
Sykes responded by alluding to Smith’s slap of Rock after the...
But did she really need to go there with it?
The actress, who hosted last year’s ceremony, appeared on the 100th episode of the Sherri Shepherd Show Friday to discuss her comedy career, retirement and more. Shepherd asked her about Rock’s live comedy special coming out Saturday on Netflix.
“We love Chris Rock. You have a close relationship with Chris, but are you happy that this special is coming out?” Shepherd asked Sykes. “The Oscars are coming next weekend, so do you think that it’s really important that his special is coming out right before the Oscars? Because you hosted last year.”
Sykes responded by alluding to Smith’s slap of Rock after the...
- 3/3/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
For Creed III co-stars Michael B. Jordan and Jonathan Majors, the on-screen rivalry between their characters has a way of translating off-screen, too — in a good way.
“His drive to be the best, I have that drive to be the best,” Majors told The Hollywood Reporter about his and Jordan’s work ethic. “And contrary to popular belief, those things can run parallel. That’s how you get a movie like Creed III.”
On Monday evening, the cast and crew of Creed III gathered at the Tcl Chinese Theater to celebrate the film’s premiere, which hits theaters on Friday.
From starring in the previous Creed films to now directing the third installment, Jordan’s journey with the franchise is a personal one. “This is a character I’ve played three times over the last nine years of my life — very transformative years, the last nine years of my career and personal life,...
“His drive to be the best, I have that drive to be the best,” Majors told The Hollywood Reporter about his and Jordan’s work ethic. “And contrary to popular belief, those things can run parallel. That’s how you get a movie like Creed III.”
On Monday evening, the cast and crew of Creed III gathered at the Tcl Chinese Theater to celebrate the film’s premiere, which hits theaters on Friday.
From starring in the previous Creed films to now directing the third installment, Jordan’s journey with the franchise is a personal one. “This is a character I’ve played three times over the last nine years of my life — very transformative years, the last nine years of my career and personal life,...
- 3/2/2023
- by Sydney Odman
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
"The Little Mermaid" saved Walt Disney Feature Animation in 1989. It earned rave reviews from critics like Roger Ebert, who wrote that "the magic of animation has been restored to us." It won an Academy Award and a Grammy for the hit song "Under the Sea." Best of all, the film popularized animated musicals; not just animated films with songs, but films with songs that expressed motivation and character as aptly as the animation did. Lyricist Howard Ashman and composer Alan Menken, responsible for the off-Broadway legend "Little Shop of Horrors," brought their hard-won expertise to a project that was floundering on the rocks. The results didn't just set the standard for the Disney Renaissance; they set the standard for its competition. For the first time in many years, Disney took the lead as opposed to ceding ground to challengers like Don Bluth. Not every film in the coming years would be successful,...
- 2/25/2023
- by Adam Wescott
- Slash Film
Since making his screen acting debut on “The Cosby Show” at age 21, Adam Sandler has built a reputation as a timelessly popular comedic performer with such resume highlights as “Happy Gilmore,” “50 First Dates,” and “Grown Ups,” not to mention his successful five-season stint on “Saturday Night Live.” He has also continually proven his dramatic chops over the past two decades as the star of “Punch-Drunk Love,” “Reign Over Me,” and “Uncut Gems,” the last of which brought him the most positive notices of his career just three years ago. Now, he is in the running for his first Screen Actors Guild Award based on his work in the sports drama film “Hustle.”
For the first time since 2015, all five of this year’s Best Film Actor SAG Award nominees are new to the category. Sandler and concurrent Best Ensemble contender Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) are the only...
For the first time since 2015, all five of this year’s Best Film Actor SAG Award nominees are new to the category. Sandler and concurrent Best Ensemble contender Colin Farrell (“The Banshees of Inisherin”) are the only...
- 2/6/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Almost all of the Best Actor winners at this century’s 22 Academy Awards ceremonies have ticked at least one of these two boxes: they were over 40 or portraying a real-life fellow. The only exceptions: Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”) and Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”) who were 36 and 39 respectively when they prevailed for playing fictional characters. In 2022 Will Smith, 53, won for portraying tennis coach Richard Williams in “King Richard.” In 2021, Anthony Hopkins became the oldest Best Actor winner ever at age 83 when he prevailed for “The Father.” At the 2020 Oscars, Joaquin Phoenix was 45 when he picked up the Best Actor Oscar for “Joker.” The previous year saw 37-year-old Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) triumph for his riveting portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2023 Oscars Best Actor predictions.)
Of the 10 most recent Best Actor winners at the Oscars, Smith, Malek and five others won for taking on real-life roles:...
Of the 10 most recent Best Actor winners at the Oscars, Smith, Malek and five others won for taking on real-life roles:...
- 2/6/2023
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Tennis legend Serena Williams believes that Hollywood star Will Smith should be forgiven for the “mistake” of slapping Chris Rock at the Oscars last year. The 41-year-old tennis legend has discussed the infamous moment when the ‘King Richard’ star hit the comedian Chris Rock after he joked about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith at the Academy Awards last year and is adamant that the actor should be given the chance to atone for his “mistake”, reports femalefirst.co.uk.
Serena, whose rise to the top of the sporting world was documented in the film, regrets how the slap overshadowed Will’s Oscar triumph and that of ‘Summer of Soul’ – which won the Best Documentary Feature award directly after the shocking incident.
She told CBS Mornings: “I thought it was such an incredible film and I feel that there was an incredible film after that with Questlove that kind of was overshadowed.
Serena, whose rise to the top of the sporting world was documented in the film, regrets how the slap overshadowed Will’s Oscar triumph and that of ‘Summer of Soul’ – which won the Best Documentary Feature award directly after the shocking incident.
She told CBS Mornings: “I thought it was such an incredible film and I feel that there was an incredible film after that with Questlove that kind of was overshadowed.
- 2/2/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Long before he won the 2022 Best Actor Oscar for playing tennis prodigy producer Richard Williams in “King Richard,” Will Smith was first recognized in the category for his portrayal of iconic boxer Muhammad Ali in “Ali.” His performance in the 2001 film, which amounts to one hour, 57 minutes, and 22 seconds of screen time, currently stands as the 12th longest ever nominated for any acting Oscar. He also holds the 47th spot on the list thanks to his work in 2006’s “The Pursuit of Happyness.” The performance that finally won him the award is significantly shorter than these two, yet still long by Oscars standards, as it just crosses the 90 minute mark.
Smith’s one-hour, 30-minute, and 10-second-long lead turn in “King Richard” is the 18th longest to have ever merited a Best Actor win. It also constitutes the lengthiest performance in the film by nearly half an hour, with Saniyya Sidney...
Smith’s one-hour, 30-minute, and 10-second-long lead turn in “King Richard” is the 18th longest to have ever merited a Best Actor win. It also constitutes the lengthiest performance in the film by nearly half an hour, with Saniyya Sidney...
- 1/22/2023
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
The posters in my list this year are those that do what any poster worth its salt should do: they stopped me in my tracks. These days those tracks are less and less likely to be along a city street or even inside the lobby of a multiplex and more likely to be on a virtual stroll (or scroll) through a streaming service or social media feed. The received wisdom is that this will result in a dumbing down of poster design, leading to work that is less complex and easier to take in in a one-inch high thumbnail. In other words, more big heads. But the 30 posters below, most of which I likely saw first on a phone screen, give the lie to that doomsday prediction. They are posters that not only work on first glance but reward repeated viewing. In other words, you could hang them on your wall.
- 12/19/2022
- MUBI
Will Smith is between a Chris Rock and a hard place.
The speculation surrounding Apple Original Films’ “Emancipation” and Smith, its star and producer, has been the watercooler talk of awards season and the bane of awards prognosticators tracking their charts. Will voters embrace the epic? Can they or should they?
Following his slapping of the comedian at the 94th Oscars, Smith resigned from AMPAS and was banned from attending the ceremony or other Academy-sponsored events for 10 years. However, that doesn’t preclude the “King Richard” best actor winner from being nominated or even winning another statuette during that period. Nor should it prevent Antoine Fuqua’s film from being considered for accolades.
If you removed “the slap” from the equation, this awards season’s directing race narrative would probably have been trending toward Steven Spielberg (“The Fabelmans”) versus Fuqua (and it still can). Indeed, this is Fuqua’s “Schindler’s List...
The speculation surrounding Apple Original Films’ “Emancipation” and Smith, its star and producer, has been the watercooler talk of awards season and the bane of awards prognosticators tracking their charts. Will voters embrace the epic? Can they or should they?
Following his slapping of the comedian at the 94th Oscars, Smith resigned from AMPAS and was banned from attending the ceremony or other Academy-sponsored events for 10 years. However, that doesn’t preclude the “King Richard” best actor winner from being nominated or even winning another statuette during that period. Nor should it prevent Antoine Fuqua’s film from being considered for accolades.
If you removed “the slap” from the equation, this awards season’s directing race narrative would probably have been trending toward Steven Spielberg (“The Fabelmans”) versus Fuqua (and it still can). Indeed, this is Fuqua’s “Schindler’s List...
- 12/1/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Apple Original Films finally unveiled the Will Smith movie Emancipation tonight at The Regency Village Theatre in Westwood.
The pic, in which Smith plays a runaway slave who embarks on a death-defying 10-day journey to escape his captors through swamps to a safe haven with the Union army, has long been buzzed about. It’s a role that will rival the actor’s Oscar-winning turn this past year as Venus and Serena Williams’ coach/father, Richard Williams, in King Richard.
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While Smith’s scandal with Chris Rock...
The pic, in which Smith plays a runaway slave who embarks on a death-defying 10-day journey to escape his captors through swamps to a safe haven with the Union army, has long been buzzed about. It’s a role that will rival the actor’s Oscar-winning turn this past year as Venus and Serena Williams’ coach/father, Richard Williams, in King Richard.
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While Smith’s scandal with Chris Rock...
- 12/1/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
After shocking audiences by slapping comedian Chris Rock during a live broadcast of the Academy Awards, Will Smith returned to late-night television on Monday and sat down with Trevor Noah on The Daily Show.
The interview comes eight months after the Oscars controversy and a series of online statements regarding the incident. When Noah asked Smith about his experience following the infamous moment, Smith said it was a “horrific night.”
“There’s many nuances and complexities to it. But at the end of the day, I just — I lost it,...
The interview comes eight months after the Oscars controversy and a series of online statements regarding the incident. When Noah asked Smith about his experience following the infamous moment, Smith said it was a “horrific night.”
“There’s many nuances and complexities to it. But at the end of the day, I just — I lost it,...
- 11/29/2022
- by Charisma Madarang
- Rollingstone.com
Strategy aims to increase economy contribution by 40 to £430m.
Northern Ireland Screen aims to increase screen contribution to the local economy by more than 40 through its new four-year strategy, titled Stories, Skills and Sustainability.
Launched today at Waterfront Hall in Belfast, the strategy looks to ‘create ladders for the next generation of story tellers’, by producing successful Northern Ireland film professionals such as Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee. Funding for its initial year has increased by £4.8m to £17.3m, provided by the Northern Ireland Department for Economy (DfE).
The new strategy replaces Opening Doors Phase II, which ran from 2018 to...
Northern Ireland Screen aims to increase screen contribution to the local economy by more than 40 through its new four-year strategy, titled Stories, Skills and Sustainability.
Launched today at Waterfront Hall in Belfast, the strategy looks to ‘create ladders for the next generation of story tellers’, by producing successful Northern Ireland film professionals such as Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee. Funding for its initial year has increased by £4.8m to £17.3m, provided by the Northern Ireland Department for Economy (DfE).
The new strategy replaces Opening Doors Phase II, which ran from 2018 to...
- 10/10/2022
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Featuring cereal box creatures, a robot who plays chess, and a senator who also happens to be a werewolf, the humor-infused horror anthology Edgar Allan Poe's Snifter of Death is coming out in trade paperback on September 28th from Ahoy Comics, and we've been provided with one copy to give away to one lucky Daily Dead reader!
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- 9/27/2022
- by Derek Anderson
- DailyDead
Almost all of the Best Actor winners at this century’s 22 Academy Awards ceremonies have ticked at least one of these two boxes: they were over 40 or portraying a real-life fellow. The only exceptions: Russell Crowe (“Gladiator”) and Jean Dujardin (“The Artist”) who were 36 and 39 respectively when they prevailed for playing fictional characters. In 2022 Will Smith, 53, won for portraying tennis coach Richard Williams in “King Richard.” In 2021, Anthony Hopkins became the oldest Best Actor winner ever at age 83 when he prevailed for “The Father.” At the 2020 Oscars, Joaquin Phoenix was 45 when he picked up the Best Actor Oscar for “Joker.” The previous year saw 37-year-old Rami Malek (“Bohemian Rhapsody”) triumph for his riveting portrayal of Queen frontman Freddie Mercury. (Scroll down for the most up-to-date 2023 Oscars Best Actor predictions.)
Of the 10 most recent Best Actor winners at the Oscars, Smith, Malek and five others won for taking on real-life roles:...
Of the 10 most recent Best Actor winners at the Oscars, Smith, Malek and five others won for taking on real-life roles:...
- 9/23/2022
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Animation legend Genndy Tartakovsky joins Josh Olson and Joe Dante to discuss his favorite silent sequences from great movies.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Infested (2002)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Godfather (1972) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Apocalypse Now (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) – John Badham’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray reviews
Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
The Birds (1963) – Eli Roth’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray reviews
Conan The Barbarian (1982)
Conan The Destroyer (1984)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
The Party (1968) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary
The Pink Panther...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
Infested (2002)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) – Brian Trenchard-Smith’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Godfather (1972) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings
Apocalypse Now (1979) – Josh Olson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
A Fistful of Dollars (1964) – John Badham’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray reviews
Once Upon A Time In The West (1968) – John Landis’s trailer commentary
The Birds (1963) – Eli Roth’s trailer commentary, Randy Fuller’s wine pairings, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray review
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly (1966) – Ernest Dickerson’s trailer commentary, Glenn Erickson’s Blu-ray reviews
Conan The Barbarian (1982)
Conan The Destroyer (1984)
The Hudsucker Proxy (1994)
The Party (1968) – Michael Lehmann’s trailer commentary
The Pink Panther...
- 9/13/2022
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
Serena Williams’ US Open finale against Ajla Tomljanovic last Friday scored a record 4.8 million viewers, ESPN said Tuesday, making it the the most-watched tennis telecast in the cabler’s 43-year-history.
The presumed swan song for the tennis superstar, in the tournament’s third round at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, averaged 4.6 million viewers (P2+).
It didn’t matter that Williams lost to Australia’s Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-7, 6-1. Fans were just happy to see her play — perhaps for the last time — as she bid an emotional farewell after 27 years to her home country’s Grand Slam.
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Serena’s match averaged 4.8 million viewers from 7:15 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Et and peaked with 6.9 million viewers in the 10:15 p.m. quarter-hour. The match boosted ESPN’s ratings 101 from 2021, with an average...
The presumed swan song for the tennis superstar, in the tournament’s third round at the Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York, averaged 4.6 million viewers (P2+).
It didn’t matter that Williams lost to Australia’s Tomljanovic 7-5, 6-7, 6-1. Fans were just happy to see her play — perhaps for the last time — as she bid an emotional farewell after 27 years to her home country’s Grand Slam.
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Watch How the U.S. Open Paid Tribute to Serena Williams Ahead of Retirement (Video)
Serena’s match averaged 4.8 million viewers from 7:15 p.m. – 10:30 p.m. Et and peaked with 6.9 million viewers in the 10:15 p.m. quarter-hour. The match boosted ESPN’s ratings 101 from 2021, with an average...
- 9/6/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
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Serena Williams’ presumed final match captured the world’s attention as numerous public figures took to social media late Friday to honor the game-changing tennis star.
Widely considered to be among the greatest athletes to have ever competed in the sport, Williams was knocked out of the 2022 U.S. Open after losing 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 in the third round to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City.
Williams, who turns 41 this month, had previously said she was “evolving” away from playing professional tennis following her storied career that included 23 Grand Slam titles, second only to the 24 earned by Margaret Court. After losing Friday, Williams was in tears and said it was unlikely she would reconsider her plan to walk away from the game.
She also praised her family members including older sister and fellow tennis superstar Venus Williams,...
Serena Williams’ presumed final match captured the world’s attention as numerous public figures took to social media late Friday to honor the game-changing tennis star.
Widely considered to be among the greatest athletes to have ever competed in the sport, Williams was knocked out of the 2022 U.S. Open after losing 7-5, 6-7 (4), 6-1 in the third round to Australia’s Ajla Tomljanovic at Arthur Ashe Stadium in New York City.
Williams, who turns 41 this month, had previously said she was “evolving” away from playing professional tennis following her storied career that included 23 Grand Slam titles, second only to the 24 earned by Margaret Court. After losing Friday, Williams was in tears and said it was unlikely she would reconsider her plan to walk away from the game.
She also praised her family members including older sister and fellow tennis superstar Venus Williams,...
- 9/3/2022
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After being slapped by Will Smith onstage at the Oscars, Chris Rock says the Academy asked him to host next year’s award ceremony.
Performing a show in Phoenix, Ariz., on Aug. 28, Rock told the crowd that he turned down the offer, per The Arizona Republic. The comedian apparently joked that his return to the Oscars would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson “to go back to the restaurant,” a reference to the murder trial of O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife, who left her glasses at an Italian restaurant before being killed.
Throughout his 90-minute stand-up comedy show, Rock said the Oscars slap hurt, noting that Smith played boxer Muhammad Ali in the 2001 movie “Ali.”
“He’s bigger than me,” Rock said at the show. “The state of Nevada would not sanction a fight between me and Will Smith.”
Rock also said he refused an offer for a Super Bowl commercial.
Performing a show in Phoenix, Ariz., on Aug. 28, Rock told the crowd that he turned down the offer, per The Arizona Republic. The comedian apparently joked that his return to the Oscars would be like asking Nicole Brown Simpson “to go back to the restaurant,” a reference to the murder trial of O.J. Simpson’s ex-wife, who left her glasses at an Italian restaurant before being killed.
Throughout his 90-minute stand-up comedy show, Rock said the Oscars slap hurt, noting that Smith played boxer Muhammad Ali in the 2001 movie “Ali.”
“He’s bigger than me,” Rock said at the show. “The state of Nevada would not sanction a fight between me and Will Smith.”
Rock also said he refused an offer for a Super Bowl commercial.
- 8/30/2022
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
Will Smith recently went on a date with wife Jada Pinkett Smith. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.com/Xavier Collin/ImagePressAgency
Will Smith put on a united front with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith in his first public outing since the infamous Oscar slap where he hit comedian Chris Rock.
The I Am Legend actor has kept a low profile for several months after the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022.
Numerous comedians spoke out against Smith and some of his upcoming projects, such as the Bright sequel which was canceled.
The actor, who picked up Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in King Richard, did not apologize to Rock during his acceptance speech and was seen partying at a post-award show ceremony.
Will Smith later apologized to the comedian on social media after backlash and released a video last month breaking his silence and answering questions about the slapping incident.
Will Smith put on a united front with his wife Jada Pinkett Smith in his first public outing since the infamous Oscar slap where he hit comedian Chris Rock.
The I Am Legend actor has kept a low profile for several months after the 94th Academy Awards on March 27, 2022.
Numerous comedians spoke out against Smith and some of his upcoming projects, such as the Bright sequel which was canceled.
The actor, who picked up Best Actor for his portrayal of Richard Williams in King Richard, did not apologize to Rock during his acceptance speech and was seen partying at a post-award show ceremony.
Will Smith later apologized to the comedian on social media after backlash and released a video last month breaking his silence and answering questions about the slapping incident.
- 8/14/2022
- by Frank Yemi
- Monsters and Critics
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Tennis superstar Serena Williams is preparing to step away from the sport, she writes in a Vogue essay that posted on Tuesday.
Williams writes that she doesn’t like the word “retirement,” but she says she’s moving on from tennis to focus on other businesses and her family.
“I have never liked the word retirement,” she writes for Vogue. “It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I’ve been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me. A few years ago I quietly started Serena Ventures,...
Tennis superstar Serena Williams is preparing to step away from the sport, she writes in a Vogue essay that posted on Tuesday.
Williams writes that she doesn’t like the word “retirement,” but she says she’s moving on from tennis to focus on other businesses and her family.
“I have never liked the word retirement,” she writes for Vogue. “It doesn’t feel like a modern word to me. I’ve been thinking of this as a transition, but I want to be sensitive about how I use that word, which means something very specific and important to a community of people. Maybe the best word to describe what I’m up to is evolution. I’m here to tell you that I’m evolving away from tennis, toward other things that are important to me. A few years ago I quietly started Serena Ventures,...
- 8/9/2022
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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Will Smith says “there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment” when explaining his decision to slap Chris Rock during the March 2022 Oscars ceremony.
In a new Instagram video, the King Richard star answers a series of questions about that night, offering up yet another apology to Rock while also discussing the impact it had on Rock’s family; whether he was responding to his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s eye roll when he took the stage; the effects his actions had on the night’s other nominees and winners; and more.
“I was fogged out by that point,” Smith says, explaining why it took so long to offer Rock an apology. “It’s all fuzzy. I’ve reached out to Chris, and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk.
Will Smith says “there is no part of me that thinks that was the right way to behave in that moment” when explaining his decision to slap Chris Rock during the March 2022 Oscars ceremony.
In a new Instagram video, the King Richard star answers a series of questions about that night, offering up yet another apology to Rock while also discussing the impact it had on Rock’s family; whether he was responding to his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith’s eye roll when he took the stage; the effects his actions had on the night’s other nominees and winners; and more.
“I was fogged out by that point,” Smith says, explaining why it took so long to offer Rock an apology. “It’s all fuzzy. I’ve reached out to Chris, and the message that came back is that he’s not ready to talk.
- 7/29/2022
- by Abbey White
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After the phenomenal success of “Jaws” in 1975, there was a cash-in surge for further “nature strikes back” creature features, as mankind was successively imperiled by dogs, cats, whales, buffalo, piranha and so on. One of the most blatant of these knockoffs was William Girdler’s 1976 “Grizzly,” an undistinguished tale of hairy menace running amok in a national park. It was, nonetheless, a hit — in fact the biggest indie success story of its year, purportedly grossing about fifty times its modest $750,000 budget. As quickly as it had been rushed out to ride “Jaws’” coattails, however, a sequel was slow in coming.
Well, there’s ordinary “slow,” and then there’s the Rip Van Winkle-grade variety. After decades spent as a famously abandoned project, “Grizzly II” finally hits theaters and VOD in 2021. For reasons that remain murky, the Hungary-shot horror thriller originally titled “Grizzly II: The Concert” went unfinished after principal photography...
Well, there’s ordinary “slow,” and then there’s the Rip Van Winkle-grade variety. After decades spent as a famously abandoned project, “Grizzly II” finally hits theaters and VOD in 2021. For reasons that remain murky, the Hungary-shot horror thriller originally titled “Grizzly II: The Concert” went unfinished after principal photography...
- 1/9/2021
- by Dennis Harvey
- Variety Film + TV
Francis Coppola’s get-out-of-debt directorial assignments may not be his most personal movies, but this one is satisfying just the same, with its marvelous, mellow ensemble cast. It’s a movie to admire, as it’s not easy to attract an audience to a show about the Army’s burial detail.
Gardens of Stone
Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1987 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 111 min. / Street Date January 21, 2019 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £17.33
Starring: James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, D.B. Sweeney, Dean Stockwell, Mary Stuart Masterson, Dick Anthony Williams, Lonette McKee, Sam Bottoms, Elias Koteas, Laurence Fishburne, Casey Siemaszko, Peter Masterson, Carlin Glynn, Bill Graham.
Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth
Film Editor: Barry Malkin
Original Music: Carmine Coppola
Written by Ronald Bass from the novel by Nicholas Proffitt
Produced by Francis Ford Coppola, Michael I. Levy
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Let’s make a feel-good movie about the Dead of War! I don...
Gardens of Stone
Blu-ray
Powerhouse Indicator
1987 / Color / 1:85 widescreen / 111 min. / Street Date January 21, 2019 / available from Powerhouse Films UK / £17.33
Starring: James Caan, Anjelica Huston, James Earl Jones, D.B. Sweeney, Dean Stockwell, Mary Stuart Masterson, Dick Anthony Williams, Lonette McKee, Sam Bottoms, Elias Koteas, Laurence Fishburne, Casey Siemaszko, Peter Masterson, Carlin Glynn, Bill Graham.
Cinematography: Jordan Cronenweth
Film Editor: Barry Malkin
Original Music: Carmine Coppola
Written by Ronald Bass from the novel by Nicholas Proffitt
Produced by Francis Ford Coppola, Michael I. Levy
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
Let’s make a feel-good movie about the Dead of War! I don...
- 1/29/2019
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Kino Lorber resurrects the obscure and fascinating 1974 Blaxploitation gem Truck Turner this month for the first time on Blu-ray. One of Isaac Hayes’ most notable acting performances, it’s a head above the general trend of similar genre titles of the period, even though the film features a familiar narrative already well re-tread by the time of its release. Hayes fashions his own soundtrack for this retro classic, an oddity begging to be rediscovered.
Truck Turner (Hayes) is a football star turned bounty hunter, in the midst of hunting down a vicious, sadistic pimp named Gator (Paul Harris) with the help of his sidekick, Jerry (Alan Weeks). But Gator proves a hard target to pin down, leading up to a dramatic showdown where Truck is forced to kill the pimp in self-defense. His death causes a ripple in the criminal community of Los Angeles and forces the aggressively violent Madame...
Truck Turner (Hayes) is a football star turned bounty hunter, in the midst of hunting down a vicious, sadistic pimp named Gator (Paul Harris) with the help of his sidekick, Jerry (Alan Weeks). But Gator proves a hard target to pin down, leading up to a dramatic showdown where Truck is forced to kill the pimp in self-defense. His death causes a ripple in the criminal community of Los Angeles and forces the aggressively violent Madame...
- 7/14/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Yusef Lateef, who died on Monday after a bout with prostate cancer, was a devout Muslim who did not like his music to be called jazz because of the supposed indecent origins and connotations of the word (although those origins are still debated). He preferred the self-coined phrase "autophysiopsychic music." Furthermore, his music encompassed an impressively broad range of styles, and the only Grammy he won was in the New Age category -- for a recording of a symphony. Think about those things amid the flood of Lateef obituaries with "jazz" in the headline.
That said, certainly Lateef's own musical origins indisputably revolved around jazz. Growing up in Detroit, a highly fertile musical environment in the 1930s and beyond, Lateef got his first instrument, an $80 Martin alto sax, at age 18. Within a year he was on the road with the 13 Spirits of Swing (arrangements by Milt Buckner).
A Detroit friend,...
That said, certainly Lateef's own musical origins indisputably revolved around jazz. Growing up in Detroit, a highly fertile musical environment in the 1930s and beyond, Lateef got his first instrument, an $80 Martin alto sax, at age 18. Within a year he was on the road with the 13 Spirits of Swing (arrangements by Milt Buckner).
A Detroit friend,...
- 12/25/2013
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Cinema St. Louis introduces Sliff/Kids, the First Annual St. Louis International Children’s Film Festival, presented by Pnc Arts Alive. With a half-dozen presenting partners, Csl will offer film programs, camps, and a workshop as part of Sliff/Kids, which is held from July 26-Aug. 4, 2013. A total of 14 film programs will be screened on the fest’s two weekends (July 26-28 and Aug. 2-4) at Webster University, the St. Louis Public Library, the Missouri History Museum, Washington University, Lindenwood University, and the Wildey Theatre. With the participation of both Lindenwood and Webster universities, filmmaking camps on live action and animation will be held at the St. Louis Public Library’s Creative Experience on the fest’s weekdays (July 29-Aug. 2). And on Aug. 3, a full-day animation workshop will be held at the Saint Louis Art Museum. The Sliff/Kids film programs and camps will be offered free of charge; a...
- 7/23/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The full programme for the 67th Edinburgh International Film Festival has been unveiled by Artistic Director Chris Fujiwara, and it promises a profound and edifying voyage through cinema.
Boasting 14 World Premieres, 5 International Premieres and 10 European Premieres, this year’s programme ranges from family friendly blockbusters (Monsters University and Jurassic Park 3D), right through to the more obscure, art-house documentaries (“10″ and Natan).
The Bling Ring, Frances Ha, Upstream Colour and What Maisie Knew are among the films likely to attract wider audiences, all of which are in contention for the Audience Award and have picked up glowing reviews from their time on the festival circuit.
Other strands include Directors’ Showcase, which presents classics of the future and includes The Deep, We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks and When Night Falls; New Realities, the best in new documentary filmmaking, represented by The Turtle’s Rage, Consequence and Before You Know It; and Films on Film,...
Boasting 14 World Premieres, 5 International Premieres and 10 European Premieres, this year’s programme ranges from family friendly blockbusters (Monsters University and Jurassic Park 3D), right through to the more obscure, art-house documentaries (“10″ and Natan).
The Bling Ring, Frances Ha, Upstream Colour and What Maisie Knew are among the films likely to attract wider audiences, all of which are in contention for the Audience Award and have picked up glowing reviews from their time on the festival circuit.
Other strands include Directors’ Showcase, which presents classics of the future and includes The Deep, We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks and When Night Falls; New Realities, the best in new documentary filmmaking, represented by The Turtle’s Rage, Consequence and Before You Know It; and Films on Film,...
- 5/29/2013
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Say some super villain like Lex Luthor or Donald Trump has taken you prisoner and forced you to play a doubles match to save your life. The one person you'd pick to go into battle with would have to be one of the Williams sisters -- Venus Williams or Serena Williams. True warriors of the court, they have dominated the game for a decade and a half and you'd bet your life on their competitive edge.
And you'd need one of them, because chances are, the other has agreed to partner up with the villain.
"Venus and Serena" is an intimate, mostly glowing portrait of these two closer-than-close tennis champions, siblings who have battled the best players the rest of the world has to offer, the tennis establishment and each other, courting controversy almost every step of the way.
Filmmakers Maiken Baird and Michelle Major followed the sisters through a...
And you'd need one of them, because chances are, the other has agreed to partner up with the villain.
"Venus and Serena" is an intimate, mostly glowing portrait of these two closer-than-close tennis champions, siblings who have battled the best players the rest of the world has to offer, the tennis establishment and each other, courting controversy almost every step of the way.
Filmmakers Maiken Baird and Michelle Major followed the sisters through a...
- 5/9/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Interview conducted by Tom Stockman March 6th, 2013
It all began in 1986 at the Comedy Store in La where director Robert Zemeckis saw Charles Fleischer perform his stand-up comedy act. The act consisted of a lot of voices and sound effects, but what most impressed Zemekis was what he called ”his vocal presence.” And so when auditions began for the human star of Zemeckis’ upcoming live action/animated hybrid murder mystery noir film Who Framed Roger Rabbit — the part eventually played by Bob Hoskins — they called Fleischer. Not to read for that part, but to read with the actors auditioning for that part. Fleischer eventually got the part providing the voice for Roger.
That was 25 years ago. Charles Fleischer went on to voice Roger in some Roger Rabbit shorts and has acted in movies such as Dick Tracy, Straight Talk and Zodiac and recently provided one of the voices in Rango.
It all began in 1986 at the Comedy Store in La where director Robert Zemeckis saw Charles Fleischer perform his stand-up comedy act. The act consisted of a lot of voices and sound effects, but what most impressed Zemekis was what he called ”his vocal presence.” And so when auditions began for the human star of Zemeckis’ upcoming live action/animated hybrid murder mystery noir film Who Framed Roger Rabbit — the part eventually played by Bob Hoskins — they called Fleischer. Not to read for that part, but to read with the actors auditioning for that part. Fleischer eventually got the part providing the voice for Roger.
That was 25 years ago. Charles Fleischer went on to voice Roger in some Roger Rabbit shorts and has acted in movies such as Dick Tracy, Straight Talk and Zodiac and recently provided one of the voices in Rango.
- 3/12/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The famous venue is holding its Fifth Annual “The 13th Hour” exhibit, presenting a wide variety of dark surrealism artwork on multiple mediums, including paintings, drawings and sculptures. Whether you’re a fan of the Gothic or the grotesque, “The 13th Hour” is guaranteed to please any horror fan, celebrating an array of works from acclaimed artists from around the world. Join the horror and surrealistic art communities in this celebration of beauty within the darkness in this one-of-a-kind display of mind-bending madness. Artists include Markus Blanchard, Scott G. Brooks, Matt Buck, Robert Craig, Matt Dangler, Darwin Enriquez, Jason Goldberg, Handiedan, Naoto Hattori, Scott Hove, S. Jenx, John John Jesse, Joe King, Luke Kopycinski, Mark Kostabi, Jean Paul Mallozzi, Chris Mars, Menton, Mr Mead, Anthony Pontius, Michael Ramstead, Zac Shiffer, Richard Williams, Jasmine Worth, Zane York and makeup artist Chet Zar.
Open to the public from October 26 to November 30, the...
Open to the public from October 26 to November 30, the...
- 10/22/2012
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Ken Hanley)
- Fangoria
The famous venue is holding its Fifth Annual “The 13th Hour” exhibit, presenting a wide variety of dark surrealism artwork on multiple mediums, including paintings, drawings and sculptures. Whether you’re a fan of the Gothic or the grotesque, “The 13th Hour” is guaranteed to please any horror fan, celebrating an array of works from acclaimed artists from around the world. Join the horror and surrealistic art communities in this celebration of beauty within the darkness in this one-of-a-kind display of mind-bending madness. Artists include Markus Blanchard, Scott G. Brooks, Matt Buck, Robert Craig, Matt Dangler, Darwin Enriquez, Jason Goldberg, Handiedan, Naoto Hattori, Scott Hove, S. Jenx, John John Jesse, Joe King, Luke Kopycinski, Mark Kostabi, Jean Paul Mallozzi, Chris Mars, Menton, Mr Mead, Anthony Pontius, Michael Ramstead, Zac Shiffer, Richard Williams, Jasmine Worth, Zane York and makeup artist Chet Zar.
Open to the public from October 26 to November 30, the...
Open to the public from October 26 to November 30, the...
- 10/22/2012
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Ken Hanley)
- Fangoria
The famous venue is holding its Fifth Annual “The 13th Hour” exhibit, presenting a wide variety of dark surrealism artwork on multiple mediums, including paintings, drawings and sculptures. Whether you’re a fan of the Gothic or the grotesque, “The 13th Hour” is guaranteed to please any horror fan, celebrating an array of works from acclaimed artists from around the world. Join the horror and surrealistic art communities in this celebration of beauty within the darkness in this one-of-a-kind display of mind-bending madness. Artists include Markus Blanchard, Scott G. Brooks, Matt Buck, Robert Craig, Matt Dangler, Darwin Enriquez, Jason Goldberg, Handiedan, Naoto Hattori, Scott Hove, S. Jenx, John John Jesse, Joe King, Luke Kopycinski, Mark Kostabi, Jean Paul Mallozzi, Chris Mars, Menton, Mr Mead, Anthony Pontius, Michael Ramstead, Zac Shiffer, Richard Williams, Jasmine Worth, Zane York and makeup artist Chet Zar.
Open to the public from October 26 to November 30, the...
Open to the public from October 26 to November 30, the...
- 10/22/2012
- by samueldzimmerman@gmail.com (Ken Hanley)
- Fangoria
Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne was named agency of the year at the Melbourne Advertising & Design Club Awards tonight.
The agency won top honours for the second year running. However, rival Gpy&R Melbourne – which won more lions at Cannes this year than any Australian agency – did not enter for the second consecutive year. Last year, Patts Ecd Ben Coulson cited cost reasons for not supporting the event, which is Melbourne’s top awards show.
The awards list in full:
The Adstream Award for Agency of the Year
Winner
Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne
The Madc Award for Best in Show
Winner
Guilt Trips V/Line Agency McCann
The Madc Award for Lifetime Achievement
Winner
Scott Whybin, Whybin Tbwa
The Blackley Award for Creative Leader of the Year
Winner
Jason Williams, Leo Burnett
The Madc Award for Client of the Year
Winner
Carlton United Brewers
The Exit Films Award for Best Junior
Winners
Jono...
The agency won top honours for the second year running. However, rival Gpy&R Melbourne – which won more lions at Cannes this year than any Australian agency – did not enter for the second consecutive year. Last year, Patts Ecd Ben Coulson cited cost reasons for not supporting the event, which is Melbourne’s top awards show.
The awards list in full:
The Adstream Award for Agency of the Year
Winner
Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne
The Madc Award for Best in Show
Winner
Guilt Trips V/Line Agency McCann
The Madc Award for Lifetime Achievement
Winner
Scott Whybin, Whybin Tbwa
The Blackley Award for Creative Leader of the Year
Winner
Jason Williams, Leo Burnett
The Madc Award for Client of the Year
Winner
Carlton United Brewers
The Exit Films Award for Best Junior
Winners
Jono...
- 10/4/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
The latest in the series of ‘Made From Beer’ ads from Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne for beer brand Carlton Draught has romped home as the winner of August’s ad of the month, as voted by Mumbrella’s readers.
The ad is an elaborate spoof of seventies’ car chase movies and features a gang of Aussies stopping off for a beer after a bank robbery only to discover the pub is full of cops. A chase on foot ensures, during which the gang hang on to their beers, spilling barely a drop while evading capture. The ad features Stan Bush covering the poodle-rock classic “Thunder in Your Heart”.
Credits:
Clemenger Bbdo Creative Chairman: James McGrath Executive Creative Director: Ant Keogh Copywriter: Richard Williams Art Director: Anthony Phillips Executive Producer: Sonia von Bibra Production Company: The Sweet Shop Director: Steve Ayson Production company Executive Producer – Wilf Sweetland Production company Producer: Cindy Kavanagh...
The ad is an elaborate spoof of seventies’ car chase movies and features a gang of Aussies stopping off for a beer after a bank robbery only to discover the pub is full of cops. A chase on foot ensures, during which the gang hang on to their beers, spilling barely a drop while evading capture. The ad features Stan Bush covering the poodle-rock classic “Thunder in Your Heart”.
Credits:
Clemenger Bbdo Creative Chairman: James McGrath Executive Creative Director: Ant Keogh Copywriter: Richard Williams Art Director: Anthony Phillips Executive Producer: Sonia von Bibra Production Company: The Sweet Shop Director: Steve Ayson Production company Executive Producer – Wilf Sweetland Production company Producer: Cindy Kavanagh...
- 9/18/2012
- by Cathie McGinn
- Encore Magazine
Beer brand Carlton Draught has released a new ad, the latest in the popular Made From Beer series.
Beer Chase was created by Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne, which has been responsible for the beer brands’ previous work including Slo Mo and Big Ad.
The latest spot plays on action movie clichés as four bank robbers celebrate a successful heist with a beer, only to realise the pub is full of police, and a foot chase ensues over a cheesy 1980′s soundtrack.
Launched online today with a 90-second version, the ad will go live during the football Afl and Nrl finals on September 7, followed by a 60 second version as well as three 30 second versions based around a different scene.
The ad will also go out in cinemas before action films.
Andrew Meldrum, general manager of marketing for Carlton said: “There’s a lot to live up to when you sit down to...
Beer Chase was created by Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne, which has been responsible for the beer brands’ previous work including Slo Mo and Big Ad.
The latest spot plays on action movie clichés as four bank robbers celebrate a successful heist with a beer, only to realise the pub is full of police, and a foot chase ensues over a cheesy 1980′s soundtrack.
Launched online today with a 90-second version, the ad will go live during the football Afl and Nrl finals on September 7, followed by a 60 second version as well as three 30 second versions based around a different scene.
The ad will also go out in cinemas before action films.
Andrew Meldrum, general manager of marketing for Carlton said: “There’s a lot to live up to when you sit down to...
- 8/30/2012
- by Colin Delaney
- Encore Magazine
After last year’s re-release of The Lion King, the 1991 animation milestone is the next film from the Disney vault to get the 3D treatment. Based on the classic fairytale, it’s rightly regarded as a classic and always welcome back to cinema screens.
I’m still slightly unconvinced about converting 2D cel animation into 3D though. The 2012 re-release is preceded by a fun (if lightweight) short continuing on last year’s Tangled. Even the most cynical Mark Kermode-Worshipping 3D sceptic can appreciate that the stereoscopic process adds depth and scale to CGI models which are already rendered in three dimensions. With traditional 2D animation however, the characters are drawn flat and never had any depth to them in the first place. Converting the film to an additional dimension merely results into making the different layers of animation seem really far away from each other. Showing a 3D CGI...
I’m still slightly unconvinced about converting 2D cel animation into 3D though. The 2012 re-release is preceded by a fun (if lightweight) short continuing on last year’s Tangled. Even the most cynical Mark Kermode-Worshipping 3D sceptic can appreciate that the stereoscopic process adds depth and scale to CGI models which are already rendered in three dimensions. With traditional 2D animation however, the characters are drawn flat and never had any depth to them in the first place. Converting the film to an additional dimension merely results into making the different layers of animation seem really far away from each other. Showing a 3D CGI...
- 5/3/2012
- by Will Jones
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The best radio ad of the year is to be decided at the national Siren Awards next month, with agencies such as Bmf, Clemenger Bbdo Melbourne, Ajf Partnership, The Monkeys and Eardrum in contention to win the Gold Siren.
The winners of the top award will be entered into the Cannes Radio Lions, to take place in June. And for the first time, the client will be invited along to Cannes too.
Commercial Radio Australia boss Joan Warner said this recognised “the important role clients play in driving the writing, production and delivery of high quality radio ads.”
Last year’s gold siren was won by Andrew Woodhead and Eamonn Dixon of Leo Burnett Melbourne for “Slow Mornings” for 7-Eleven.
The finalists in full:
Singles
303 Group, Perth, Dav Tabeshfar, Office of Road Safety, Baby Bmf, Sydney, Dennis Koutoulogenis and Jake Rusznyak, Mla Australia, Chop Culture Rant Clemenger Bbdo, Adelaide, Matt O’Grady,...
The winners of the top award will be entered into the Cannes Radio Lions, to take place in June. And for the first time, the client will be invited along to Cannes too.
Commercial Radio Australia boss Joan Warner said this recognised “the important role clients play in driving the writing, production and delivery of high quality radio ads.”
Last year’s gold siren was won by Andrew Woodhead and Eamonn Dixon of Leo Burnett Melbourne for “Slow Mornings” for 7-Eleven.
The finalists in full:
Singles
303 Group, Perth, Dav Tabeshfar, Office of Road Safety, Baby Bmf, Sydney, Dennis Koutoulogenis and Jake Rusznyak, Mla Australia, Chop Culture Rant Clemenger Bbdo, Adelaide, Matt O’Grady,...
- 4/11/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
Frances Farmer
Relax. That's just a hairdresser behind her.
Before today's roundup gets rolling, I want to mention that David Phelps is conducting an experiment you should know about, The Secret History of America.
The liveliest read of the day comes from Matt Evans in the Morning News, a furious pitch for Frances Farmer — the actual woman and actress, not the lobotomized zombie portrayed by Jessica Lange in Frances (1982). Have fun.
"Why I Pirate Movies: A Self-Justification." Mike D'Angelo can't be surprised that he's kicked up a virtual storm. It began in the comments following that entry and has since blown over to Twitter.
Andy Warhol died 25 years ago today. Alex Needham examines the legacy in the Guardian and, in the Voice, Camille Dodero asks, "what does Andy Warhol's New York City look like today?"
Today's review of Geoff Dyer's Zona comes from R Emmet Sweeney at Movie Morlocks.
Relax. That's just a hairdresser behind her.
Before today's roundup gets rolling, I want to mention that David Phelps is conducting an experiment you should know about, The Secret History of America.
The liveliest read of the day comes from Matt Evans in the Morning News, a furious pitch for Frances Farmer — the actual woman and actress, not the lobotomized zombie portrayed by Jessica Lange in Frances (1982). Have fun.
"Why I Pirate Movies: A Self-Justification." Mike D'Angelo can't be surprised that he's kicked up a virtual storm. It began in the comments following that entry and has since blown over to Twitter.
Andy Warhol died 25 years ago today. Alex Needham examines the legacy in the Guardian and, in the Voice, Camille Dodero asks, "what does Andy Warhol's New York City look like today?"
Today's review of Geoff Dyer's Zona comes from R Emmet Sweeney at Movie Morlocks.
- 2/24/2012
- MUBI
Samuel L. Jackson has led tributes to actor Dick Anthony Williams, who died at the age of 73 last week.
Williams appeared in several movies, including Edward Scissorhands, The Jerk and Spike Lee's drama Mo' Better Blues.
He also starred in a string of Broadway shows, and his turn in What the Wine-Sellers Buy won him the 1974 Drama Desk Award, but he will perhaps be best remembered for his role as 'pretty Tony' in 1973 blaxploitation film The Mack.
In a post on Twitter.com, Jackson writes, "Rip, Dick Anthony Williams! Truly an Acting Muttuhf**Kuh! Pretty Tony, to those who know!"
The Wire star Wendell Pierce adds, "An actor who embodied what a journeyman artist is: persistent, innovative, and transcendent, Dick Anthony Williams has died. Rip."
Williams' cause of death is unknown as WENN went to press.
Williams appeared in several movies, including Edward Scissorhands, The Jerk and Spike Lee's drama Mo' Better Blues.
He also starred in a string of Broadway shows, and his turn in What the Wine-Sellers Buy won him the 1974 Drama Desk Award, but he will perhaps be best remembered for his role as 'pretty Tony' in 1973 blaxploitation film The Mack.
In a post on Twitter.com, Jackson writes, "Rip, Dick Anthony Williams! Truly an Acting Muttuhf**Kuh! Pretty Tony, to those who know!"
The Wire star Wendell Pierce adds, "An actor who embodied what a journeyman artist is: persistent, innovative, and transcendent, Dick Anthony Williams has died. Rip."
Williams' cause of death is unknown as WENN went to press.
- 2/20/2012
- WENN
Richard Williams continues our writers' favourite films series with Godard's vision of a future state that has outlawed love
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At a time when 10,000 of the world's leading physicists are holed up in a Swiss bunker engaged on a project that may one day enable them to pretend they understand the nature of the universe, Alphaville has never seemed more timely.
Jean-Luc Godard's film – "a science fiction film without special effects" in the words of the critic Andrew Sarris; "a fable on a realistic ground" in Godard's own description – is a cry of protest aimed at the worshippers of science and logic. Unlike Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, which now resembles a picturesque relic of long-abandoned aspirations, Alphaville still seems to be watching the world come to meet it. And...
Is this review forward-thinking enough? Post your own dissident tract here or rebel in the comments thread below
At a time when 10,000 of the world's leading physicists are holed up in a Swiss bunker engaged on a project that may one day enable them to pretend they understand the nature of the universe, Alphaville has never seemed more timely.
Jean-Luc Godard's film – "a science fiction film without special effects" in the words of the critic Andrew Sarris; "a fable on a realistic ground" in Godard's own description – is a cry of protest aimed at the worshippers of science and logic. Unlike Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey, which now resembles a picturesque relic of long-abandoned aspirations, Alphaville still seems to be watching the world come to meet it. And...
- 12/28/2011
- by Richard Williams
- The Guardian - Film News
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(June 2011, screening at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival)
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Written by: Manish Pandey
Featuring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva, Neide Senna, Jackie Stewart and Jean-Marie Balestre
When setting out to make “Senna,” his documentary about the namesake race-car driver, director Asif Kapadia scored a major coup when he gained access to the entire Formula One archive. The footage that Kapadia unearthed turned out to be a gold mine, revealing Ayrton Senna’s entire professional career, including races, meetings, press conferences and interviews (with Senna, his peers and closest associates). Together with home movies and broadcast excerpts from Brazil (Senna’s home country), Kapadia and his team have managed to create an astonishing tribute to the driver considered a national hero in Brazil, comprised entirely of already-existing footage. Indeed, “Senna” stands as a triumph of Kapadia...
(June 2011, screening at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival)
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Written by: Manish Pandey
Featuring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva, Neide Senna, Jackie Stewart and Jean-Marie Balestre
When setting out to make “Senna,” his documentary about the namesake race-car driver, director Asif Kapadia scored a major coup when he gained access to the entire Formula One archive. The footage that Kapadia unearthed turned out to be a gold mine, revealing Ayrton Senna’s entire professional career, including races, meetings, press conferences and interviews (with Senna, his peers and closest associates). Together with home movies and broadcast excerpts from Brazil (Senna’s home country), Kapadia and his team have managed to create an astonishing tribute to the driver considered a national hero in Brazil, comprised entirely of already-existing footage. Indeed, “Senna” stands as a triumph of Kapadia...
- 6/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Jay Antani
(June 2011, screening at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival)
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Written by: Manish Pandey
Featuring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva, Neide Senna, Jackie Stewart and Jean-Marie Balestre
When setting out to make “Senna,” his documentary about the namesake race-car driver, director Asif Kapadia scored a major coup when he gained access to the entire Formula One archive. The footage that Kapadia unearthed turned out to be a gold mine, revealing Ayrton Senna’s entire professional career, including races, meetings, press conferences and interviews (with Senna, his peers and closest associates). Together with home movies and broadcast excerpts from Brazil (Senna’s home country), Kapadia and his team have managed to create an astonishing tribute to the driver considered a national hero in Brazil, comprised entirely of already-existing footage. Indeed, “Senna” stands as a triumph of Kapadia...
(June 2011, screening at the 2011 Los Angeles Film Festival)
Directed by: Asif Kapadia
Written by: Manish Pandey
Featuring: Ayrton Senna, Alain Prost, Frank Williams, Ron Dennis, Viviane Senna, Milton da Silva, Neide Senna, Jackie Stewart and Jean-Marie Balestre
When setting out to make “Senna,” his documentary about the namesake race-car driver, director Asif Kapadia scored a major coup when he gained access to the entire Formula One archive. The footage that Kapadia unearthed turned out to be a gold mine, revealing Ayrton Senna’s entire professional career, including races, meetings, press conferences and interviews (with Senna, his peers and closest associates). Together with home movies and broadcast excerpts from Brazil (Senna’s home country), Kapadia and his team have managed to create an astonishing tribute to the driver considered a national hero in Brazil, comprised entirely of already-existing footage. Indeed, “Senna” stands as a triumph of Kapadia...
- 6/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Yes I know the title pun is horrible, but since there's only one more Kish day after this, consider it a going away gift.
Oliver and Kyle square off against Gigi in court. Will they have to forfeit their souls to her?
Join us for the fun and refresh for updates.
2:05Pm Est: Odd ... President Obama has joined the cast of Oltl! He's about to speak in the rose garden. Omg! I'll bet he's going to admit to being Destiny's father!
Interestingly, CBS has not interrupted As The World Turns. Lets take a look!
It's an Emma day! She giving her usual passive-aggressive grandma love-hate to Molly.
More Faithless drama ... Oh, I think the President is finished. Lets' head back to Llanview.
Hmm ... I wonder what we missed. Probably another Kish love scene. Oh well, been there.
2:15Pm Est: Bo is going to pull through. I think. The...
Oliver and Kyle square off against Gigi in court. Will they have to forfeit their souls to her?
Join us for the fun and refresh for updates.
2:05Pm Est: Odd ... President Obama has joined the cast of Oltl! He's about to speak in the rose garden. Omg! I'll bet he's going to admit to being Destiny's father!
Interestingly, CBS has not interrupted As The World Turns. Lets take a look!
It's an Emma day! She giving her usual passive-aggressive grandma love-hate to Molly.
More Faithless drama ... Oh, I think the President is finished. Lets' head back to Llanview.
Hmm ... I wonder what we missed. Probably another Kish love scene. Oh well, been there.
2:15Pm Est: Bo is going to pull through. I think. The...
- 4/9/2010
- by snicks
- The Backlot
Put three multi-generational, multiracial, almost nude characters together and what do you get? The answer is Steam, an earnest, if uneven, “multiple storyline” tale of three women and their complicated love lives.
The central conceit — and the title of the film — comes from the meeting place of our three protagonists: the steam room at a local health club. Doris (Ruby Dee), an older African-American woman, walks in, greeting Elizabeth (Kate Siegel) a semi-closeted college student and Laurie (Ally Sheedy). Soon, we break into the women’s lives, which couldn’t possibly be more different, but for the broad strokes.
(left to right) Ally Sheedy, Ruby Dee, and Kate Siegel)
We begin with Doris. Her husband passed away not long ago, and she’s still in mourning, refusing to play the old piano she keeps hidden away in a locked room, despite her love of music. Adding to her misery, she...
The central conceit — and the title of the film — comes from the meeting place of our three protagonists: the steam room at a local health club. Doris (Ruby Dee), an older African-American woman, walks in, greeting Elizabeth (Kate Siegel) a semi-closeted college student and Laurie (Ally Sheedy). Soon, we break into the women’s lives, which couldn’t possibly be more different, but for the broad strokes.
(left to right) Ally Sheedy, Ruby Dee, and Kate Siegel)
We begin with Doris. Her husband passed away not long ago, and she’s still in mourning, refusing to play the old piano she keeps hidden away in a locked room, despite her love of music. Adding to her misery, she...
- 2/24/2010
- by danieller
- AfterEllen.com
Robert Picardo has made an indelible mark as a successful character actor in Hollywood for the last 30+ years, starring as such beloved characters as Dr. Dick Richard on China Beach, Coach Cutlip on The Wonder Years, The Doctor on Star Trek: Voyager and most recently as hard-ass Richard Woolsey on Stargate Sg-1 and Stargate Atlantis. Now that Atlantis is airing its finale Friday, Picardo talked with TVGuide.com about his time on the show, whether he'll be in the upcoming Atlantis TV movie, and his new gig on Chuck.
TVGuide.com: How you feel about the show ending?
Robert Picardo: Well, there were a lot of disappointed fans. I've met a lot of them at personal appearances, and I did a Christmas charity event and got a lot of sad eyes coming up to me. There was a certain amount of sadness that I saw in the regular fans,...
TVGuide.com: How you feel about the show ending?
Robert Picardo: Well, there were a lot of disappointed fans. I've met a lot of them at personal appearances, and I did a Christmas charity event and got a lot of sad eyes coming up to me. There was a certain amount of sadness that I saw in the regular fans,...
- 1/9/2009
- by Erin Fox
- TVGuide - Breaking News
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