Magnolia Pictures announced on Thursday that they had acquired of North American rights to “Immediate Family,” director Denny Tedesco’s follow-up to his 2008 documentary “The Wrecking Crew,” which was also released by Magnolia.
While “The Wrecking Crew” followed the first wave of studio musicians in the 1960s, “Immediate Family” picks up where that film left off and highlights the talents of session musicians from the ’70s, with commentary from music legends Carole King, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Keith Richards, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett and Phil Collins.
“Denny Tedesco has given us another extremely entertaining glimpse behind the musical curtain of some of the most memorable songs of our time,” said Magnolia Pictures co-CEOs Eamonn Bowles and Dori Begley in a statement. “The musical talent of these studio players is rivaled by their incredibly engaging personalities and hilarious stories.”
“Immediate Family” tracks the rise and...
While “The Wrecking Crew” followed the first wave of studio musicians in the 1960s, “Immediate Family” picks up where that film left off and highlights the talents of session musicians from the ’70s, with commentary from music legends Carole King, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, Keith Richards, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett and Phil Collins.
“Denny Tedesco has given us another extremely entertaining glimpse behind the musical curtain of some of the most memorable songs of our time,” said Magnolia Pictures co-CEOs Eamonn Bowles and Dori Begley in a statement. “The musical talent of these studio players is rivaled by their incredibly engaging personalities and hilarious stories.”
“Immediate Family” tracks the rise and...
- 7/27/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Magnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “Immediate Family,” director Denny Tedesco’s follow-up to his acclaimed documentary “The Wrecking Crew.”
That earlier film, which Magnolia also released, followed the first wave of studio musicians in the ’60s. “Immediate Family” takes up the story where “The Wrecking Crew” ended, taking a deep dive through some of the most famous and influential session musicians from the 1970s.
To that end, the new documentary includes commentary from the likes of Carole King, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett, Keith Richards, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, and Phil Collins. Magnolia will release the film theatrically in December.
In addition to talking to those music legends, “Immediate Family” tracks the rise and collaborations of session musicians Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, and Waddy Wachtel as they help craft some of the decade’s most enduring hits.
The filmmakers say...
That earlier film, which Magnolia also released, followed the first wave of studio musicians in the ’60s. “Immediate Family” takes up the story where “The Wrecking Crew” ended, taking a deep dive through some of the most famous and influential session musicians from the 1970s.
To that end, the new documentary includes commentary from the likes of Carole King, James Taylor, Linda Ronstadt, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Lyle Lovett, Keith Richards, Don Henley, Stevie Nicks, and Phil Collins. Magnolia will release the film theatrically in December.
In addition to talking to those music legends, “Immediate Family” tracks the rise and collaborations of session musicians Danny Kortchmar, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, and Waddy Wachtel as they help craft some of the decade’s most enduring hits.
The filmmakers say...
- 7/27/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
The Nashville Film Festival announced the full lineup Friday for a fall gathering of filmgoers in Music City that will begin with the Brandi Carlile-produced documentary “The Return of Tanya Tucker” as the gala opening on Sept. 29 and end with director Sacha Jenkins’ “Louis Armstrong’s Black & Blues” for closing night on Oct. 5.
The 53rd annual edition of the festival will take place both in-person and virtually, with a selection of more than 150 films that includes 38 full-length features, about 30 of which will be world, North American or U.S. premieres.
Although the virtual component continues to be strong for the festival, its leaders note that of the 150 or so films in the festival, more than 50 will screen for audiences in Nashville venues, starting with the Tanya Tucker doc, which will be seen in the historic main auditorium of the city’s beloved Belcourt Theater, one of the original homes of the Grand Ole Opry.
The 53rd annual edition of the festival will take place both in-person and virtually, with a selection of more than 150 films that includes 38 full-length features, about 30 of which will be world, North American or U.S. premieres.
Although the virtual component continues to be strong for the festival, its leaders note that of the 150 or so films in the festival, more than 50 will screen for audiences in Nashville venues, starting with the Tanya Tucker doc, which will be seen in the historic main auditorium of the city’s beloved Belcourt Theater, one of the original homes of the Grand Ole Opry.
- 8/26/2022
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
Image Source: Getty / Daniel Leal-Olivas It's the news that royal fans have been waiting 392 days to hear: Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are engaged! Just over a year after their relationship became public in October 2016, the office of Harry's father, Prince Charles, made the announcement. Behind the simple statement of "His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales is delighted to announce the engagement of Prince Harry to Ms. Meghan Markle" lies a long list of to-dos that needed to be ticked off before the news was made official. RelatedWhy Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's Engagement Is a Historic Moment For the Royals Meeting the Parents In order to get to the point where an engagement was possible, the couple needed to rack up a few milestones so that everything could be deemed "proper." One of the most important was meeting each other's families. It's likely that Harry met Meghan's mother,...
- 11/28/2017
- by Marcia Moody
- Popsugar.com
Fox is developing a multi-generational comedy from “Hamilton” director Thomas Kail about a patriarch who’s in over his head. “New Girl” executive producers Dave Finkel and Brett Baer are writing “Immediate Family,” a multi-camera project that is a co-production from 20th Century Fox Television and Old 320 Sycamore. It lands at Fox with penalty. “Immediate Family” focuses on a real-life hero who thinks he alone has the ability to keep his dysfunctional family afloat, but as it turns out, he might think a bit too highly of himself. It is described by the network as a “live and interactive” show.
- 8/30/2017
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Wrap
Fox continues its push into multi-camera comedy this season with another project, which is taking the format live and making it interactive. The network has given a script plus penalty commitment to Immediate Family, with Thomas Kail — hailed for his live staging work on Fox’s Grease: Live, which got him an Emmy, and on Hamilton — attached to direct. Written by New Girl executive producers/co-showrunners Dave Finkel and Brett Baer, Immediate Family is a live, interactive…...
- 8/30/2017
- Deadline TV
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- 7/2/2015
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
The national organization for the American theater, Theatre Communications Group (Tcg), celebrated its annual gala on Monday, Nov. 10 at 583 Park Avenue in Manhattan. In addition to preview performances of “A Walk on the Moon” directed by Michael Greif, and “Immediate Family” directed by Phylicia Rashad (“The Cosby Show”), Tcg honored lighting designer Jules Fisher, Pulitzer-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. “It was Doris’ habit of investing in artists in her own lifetime, many artists who were dismissed in their own time when in fact, they were simply ahead of the times in which they lived,” said program director for the arts Ben Cameron when he accepted the award on behalf of the foundation. “It gives us license to do what we do.” Cameron went on to say Duke donated $50 million to “invest in multi-year, largely fledged fellowships for artists to help them save for their retirements.
- 11/11/2014
- backstage.com
Yesterday, November 10, 2014, Theatre Communications Group Tcg celebrated its annual gala. This year the organization honored Jules Fisher, Lynn Nottage, and the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation at 583 Park Avenue in New York City. The performances included previews of two productions from Tcg Member Theatres A Walk on the Moon New York Stage and Film and Immediate Family About Face Theatre, Center Theatre Group, and the Goodman Theatre. Scroll down for photos from the event...
- 11/11/2014
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Sunday may have been dedicated to dads, but today is all about everybody's favorite TV mom. The Tony Award and Emmy Award-winning actress Phylicia Rashad turns 64 today.
Rashad stole the world's hearts as the poised and elegant lawyer, wife and mother Claire Huxtable on the 1980s sitcom "The Cosby Show." She has also graced both the stage and the big screen in her roles in Lorraine Hansberry's "Raisin In The Sun" and Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls." To add to her already lofty resume, she is donning her director's hat for the play "The Immediate Family," that tells the story of siblings living in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
Whether on stage, on television or even on the red carpet Rashad is always the epitome of class and sophistication, and after shedding 35 pounds she looks better than ever! So in honor of America's mother, we've pulled together some of...
Rashad stole the world's hearts as the poised and elegant lawyer, wife and mother Claire Huxtable on the 1980s sitcom "The Cosby Show." She has also graced both the stage and the big screen in her roles in Lorraine Hansberry's "Raisin In The Sun" and Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls." To add to her already lofty resume, she is donning her director's hat for the play "The Immediate Family," that tells the story of siblings living in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.
Whether on stage, on television or even on the red carpet Rashad is always the epitome of class and sophistication, and after shedding 35 pounds she looks better than ever! So in honor of America's mother, we've pulled together some of...
- 6/19/2012
- by Danielle Cadet
- Huffington Post
The Monkees singer Davy Jones was laid to rest Wednesday in a private funeral held near his home in Florida, according to a spokeswoman. Also read: Davy Jones Appreciation: Monkees Star Wore the Mantel of Teen Idol Effortlessly Immediate family including his wife and daughters attended the small, private service. Jones' body was to be cremated, according to his publicist Helen Kensick. Friends and family will gather for a private memorial for Jones to be held next week in Manchester, England, Kensick said. Another public event is yet to be finalized but could be...
- 3/8/2012
- by Todd Cunningham
- The Wrap
For the first 16 years of her life, Marina Lutz's every moment was filmed, even the most intimate. What was her father's motive – and when does art become exploitation?
When Marina Lutz, then aged 37, lost her mother to dementia 10 years after losing her father, she began the slow process of going through their storage. There she found box after box of reel-to-reel audio tape, Super-8 films and more than 10,000 photographs. They were all of her, each one taken or shot by her father, Abbot Lutz, microscopically documenting the first 16 years of her life through the prism of his lens. There were pictures of her on the lavatory, pictures of her naked as a pre-verbal child, some in which her hand was innocently holding her genitals; pictures of her in her underwear as a pubescent girl and footage of her asleep with her teddies, tossing and turning while having a dream.
When Marina Lutz, then aged 37, lost her mother to dementia 10 years after losing her father, she began the slow process of going through their storage. There she found box after box of reel-to-reel audio tape, Super-8 films and more than 10,000 photographs. They were all of her, each one taken or shot by her father, Abbot Lutz, microscopically documenting the first 16 years of her life through the prism of his lens. There were pictures of her on the lavatory, pictures of her naked as a pre-verbal child, some in which her hand was innocently holding her genitals; pictures of her in her underwear as a pubescent girl and footage of her asleep with her teddies, tossing and turning while having a dream.
- 4/16/2011
- by Louise Carpenter
- The Guardian - Film News
Does Facebook really have more than 500 million "active" users?
According to data from digital-legacy planning firm Entrustet, a big portion of these users will soon no longer be considered "active," by any reasonable measure. The company compared Facebook usership data with average death rates from the Center for Disease Control, and discovered that this year, around 480,000 Facebook users may pass away in the U.S., and 1.78 million worldwide. These figures are only likely to grow year to year, especially as Facebook expands pass the 600 million user mark.
So many profiles now fall out of the range of an "active" user. Beyond the deceased, there are endless duplicate accounts--Entrustet found that 150% of 20- to 24-year-olds in the U.S. are on Facebook--not exactly a plausible tally. What's more, a recent Gartner report estimated that in the coming years, roughly one in every ten of your friends on Facebook and other social networks will be nonhuman,...
According to data from digital-legacy planning firm Entrustet, a big portion of these users will soon no longer be considered "active," by any reasonable measure. The company compared Facebook usership data with average death rates from the Center for Disease Control, and discovered that this year, around 480,000 Facebook users may pass away in the U.S., and 1.78 million worldwide. These figures are only likely to grow year to year, especially as Facebook expands pass the 600 million user mark.
So many profiles now fall out of the range of an "active" user. Beyond the deceased, there are endless duplicate accounts--Entrustet found that 150% of 20- to 24-year-olds in the U.S. are on Facebook--not exactly a plausible tally. What's more, a recent Gartner report estimated that in the coming years, roughly one in every ten of your friends on Facebook and other social networks will be nonhuman,...
- 1/18/2011
- by Austin Carr
- Fast Company
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
Allison Michael Orenstein graduated from University of Delaware with a Bfa in photography and contributes to BlackBook, Time Out New York, East Village Boys, New York Magazine, Wall Street Journal, Fortune Small Business, Real Simple, and Elle. She currently lives and works in New York City.Why are you a photographer?I'm a photographer because I love it. I really do! And it's the only thing I know how to do well. If I wasn't a photographer, I don't know what I could or would do.What catches your eye?I live in Williamsburg, and when I see someone interesting-looking at a restaurant, on the street, or on the subway I sometimes approach them and ask if I can take their portrait. I look for people with something fascinating about them. I don't know exactly what it is — something about the way they look, their face, eyes, personality, attracts me to them.
- 5/1/2010
- The Advocate
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