Stars: Andrew Sykes, Devanny Pinn, Lew Temple, Jeremy London, Lisa Wilcox, Eileen Dietz, Nicky Whelan | Written by Eric Pereira, Brandon Slagle | Directed by Devanny Pinn
The Black Mass, the title of actress Devanny Pinn’s directorial debut is not, as one might guess, a reference to a Satanic ritual. It’s the description one of the survivors gave of the man who, across one long night in 1978, attacked four of her sorority sisters, killing two of them as well as attacking a random woman he encountered nearby.
That man was Ted Bundy. That doesn’t mean that The Black Mass is a typical true-crime film or even a straightforward slasher film. Pinn and co-writers Eric Pereira and Brandon Slagle keep the killer in the background figuratively and literally for much of the film.
While he is in almost every scene, or the scenes are shot from his perspective, for the...
The Black Mass, the title of actress Devanny Pinn’s directorial debut is not, as one might guess, a reference to a Satanic ritual. It’s the description one of the survivors gave of the man who, across one long night in 1978, attacked four of her sorority sisters, killing two of them as well as attacking a random woman he encountered nearby.
That man was Ted Bundy. That doesn’t mean that The Black Mass is a typical true-crime film or even a straightforward slasher film. Pinn and co-writers Eric Pereira and Brandon Slagle keep the killer in the background figuratively and literally for much of the film.
While he is in almost every scene, or the scenes are shot from his perspective, for the...
- 3/7/2024
- by Jim Morazzini
- Nerdly
Buddy Duress, the actor who appeared in two Safdie Brothers films including 2017’s Good Time starring Robert Pattinson, died last November of what his brother said this week was “cardiac arrest from a drug cocktail.” Duress was 38.
Duress’ death was announced on social media last week by director Jay Karales, whose upcoming film Mass State Lottery features Duress. The cause of death was announced yesterday to People by the actor’s brother Christopher Stathis (Duress was born Michael C. Stathis).
“This man was an absolute treasure,” Karales, known professionally as LowRes Wünderbred, wrote. “Without a doubt, Buddy Duress was one of the most entertaining people I’ve ever met and his stories were unrivaled. I remember seeing him in Good Time in 2017 and saying, ‘That is what the future of acting needs to be. That guy.’ He brought a certain authenticity and charisma to the screen that you just don’t see anymore.
Duress’ death was announced on social media last week by director Jay Karales, whose upcoming film Mass State Lottery features Duress. The cause of death was announced yesterday to People by the actor’s brother Christopher Stathis (Duress was born Michael C. Stathis).
“This man was an absolute treasure,” Karales, known professionally as LowRes Wünderbred, wrote. “Without a doubt, Buddy Duress was one of the most entertaining people I’ve ever met and his stories were unrivaled. I remember seeing him in Good Time in 2017 and saying, ‘That is what the future of acting needs to be. That guy.’ He brought a certain authenticity and charisma to the screen that you just don’t see anymore.
- 2/28/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Director Bradley Cooper describes “Maestro” as a series of movements through the life of the legendary conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein and his wife, actress Felicia Montealegre. Precisely because the film seeks to chase a more emotional throughline, every aspect of the filmmaking has to evolve, too. The “Maestro” production team didn’t just need to capture a succession of time periods — although they did need to nail those time periods — they needed to visually dramatize the ever-changing dynamic between Lenny (Bradley Cooper) and Felicia (Carey Mulligan). If you’ll forgive the obvious metaphor, every department head had to move in concert with each other and with Cooper’s vision.
When thinking about how to intuitively make the audience feel the shift into the ’70s, for example, cinematographer Matthew Libatique wanted to create a sense of nostalgia for the era, both because it’s far enough away from our own...
When thinking about how to intuitively make the audience feel the shift into the ’70s, for example, cinematographer Matthew Libatique wanted to create a sense of nostalgia for the era, both because it’s far enough away from our own...
- 12/27/2023
- by Sarah Shachat
- Indiewire
This weekly feature is in addition to TVLine’s daily What to Watch listings and our monthly breakdown of What’s on Streaming.
With nearly 600 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
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With nearly 600 scripted shows now airing across broadcast, cable and streaming, it’s easy to forget that a favorite comedy is returning, or that the new “prestige drama” you anticipated is about to debut. So consider this our reminder to set your DVR, order a Season Pass, pop a fresh Memorex into the Vcr… however it is you roll.
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- 12/23/2023
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
The Stars-Hana fund, which combines Peter Luo’s Stars Collective, the Hana Investment firm, and Starlight Media, was assembled to “invest in film, TV, comics, games, collectibles, consumer goods, AI, and new tech over a three-year period.” Now Deadline reports that Stars-Hana will be creating video games based on Stars Collective film IP – and this includes several projects that are being produced by horror icons James Wan and Sam Raimi!
Stars-Hana is teaming up with game companies like Tencent, DreamSky Technology, Hyjz, and Forevernine to develop video games based on the following properties:
The Garfield Movie, starring Chris Pratt
Every House Is Haunted, from Sam Raimi and Roy Lee
The Burden, from James Wan and Sam Raimi
Hunting Season, from James Wan and Don Murphy
James Wan’s The Call of Cthulhu, Mass Extinction and Gmo
The Goxfather with Jon M. Chu
Memory Lost in Space, based on the novels...
Stars-Hana is teaming up with game companies like Tencent, DreamSky Technology, Hyjz, and Forevernine to develop video games based on the following properties:
The Garfield Movie, starring Chris Pratt
Every House Is Haunted, from Sam Raimi and Roy Lee
The Burden, from James Wan and Sam Raimi
Hunting Season, from James Wan and Don Murphy
James Wan’s The Call of Cthulhu, Mass Extinction and Gmo
The Goxfather with Jon M. Chu
Memory Lost in Space, based on the novels...
- 12/21/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
The greatest film score of 2023 isn’t eligible for an Academy Award. That’s because Leonard Bernstein composed it between 1944 and 1977, multiple pieces that collectively form the musical backdrop of “Maestro,” Bradley Cooper’s film about the 20th century American composer-conductor.
The classical excerpts functioning as dramatic score include Bernstein’s ballets “Fancy Free” and “Facsimile,” parts of his Broadway scores for “West Side Story” and “Candide,” his opera “A Quiet Place,” music for the film “On the Waterfront,” portions of his second and third symphonies as well as his “Mass” and “Chichester Psalms.”
“I think of the score as the co-star of the film,” says the composer’s oldest daughter, Jamie Bernstein. “We knew that Bradley wanted to use our dad’s music in the score, but I don’t think, in the beginning, we even grasped how much of a presence it would wind up having in the film.
The classical excerpts functioning as dramatic score include Bernstein’s ballets “Fancy Free” and “Facsimile,” parts of his Broadway scores for “West Side Story” and “Candide,” his opera “A Quiet Place,” music for the film “On the Waterfront,” portions of his second and third symphonies as well as his “Mass” and “Chichester Psalms.”
“I think of the score as the co-star of the film,” says the composer’s oldest daughter, Jamie Bernstein. “We knew that Bradley wanted to use our dad’s music in the score, but I don’t think, in the beginning, we even grasped how much of a presence it would wind up having in the film.
- 12/5/2023
- by Jon Burlingame
- Variety Film + TV
The shift marks the first time these high-profile Prime Video originals are available to stream for free.
Amazon is taking a page from Netflix’s playbook, with a twist. Netflix has beenlicensing titles from Warner Bros. Discovery and its streaming service Max for months now, and now Amazon is using that same basic idea in shifting some of its Prime Video original titles to another service.
Amazon is making episodes of several titles such as “Jack Ryan” available to stream on Freevee, its free ad-supported streamer. This is the first time these titles have been taken out from behind the Prime Video paywall. The move could be intended to keep users who are thinking of canceling Prime Video ahead of the incorporation of ads on the service. 30-Day Free Trial $8.99+ / month amazon.com Which Prime Video Titles Are Moving to Freevee?
Instead of licensing titles to a direct competitor, however, Amazon...
Amazon is taking a page from Netflix’s playbook, with a twist. Netflix has beenlicensing titles from Warner Bros. Discovery and its streaming service Max for months now, and now Amazon is using that same basic idea in shifting some of its Prime Video original titles to another service.
Amazon is making episodes of several titles such as “Jack Ryan” available to stream on Freevee, its free ad-supported streamer. This is the first time these titles have been taken out from behind the Prime Video paywall. The move could be intended to keep users who are thinking of canceling Prime Video ahead of the incorporation of ads on the service. 30-Day Free Trial $8.99+ / month amazon.com Which Prime Video Titles Are Moving to Freevee?
Instead of licensing titles to a direct competitor, however, Amazon...
- 11/21/2023
- by David Satin
- The Streamable
26 October 2023 — Directed, written, produced by, and starring Bradley Cooper in the title role, opposite Carey Mulligan, Maestro is a towering and fearless love story chronicling the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein. A love letter to life and art, Maestro at its core is an emotionally epic portrayal of family and love. Deutsche Grammophon is delighted to be releasing the original soundtrack album for the movie, which has already garnered widespread critical acclaim. All the music in the film was chosen by Cooper, and the new recordings on the soundtrack were made by the London Symphony Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin, who also worked closely with the actor-director as conducting consultant before and throughout the film-making process.
The album will be released digitally on November 17, 2023, and on CD and vinyl on December 1. A taster track featuring an excerpt from the Finale of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”, with soprano Rosa Feola,...
The album will be released digitally on November 17, 2023, and on CD and vinyl on December 1. A taster track featuring an excerpt from the Finale of Mahler’s Symphony No. 2 “Resurrection”, with soprano Rosa Feola,...
- 10/27/2023
- by Music Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Music
Bradley Cooper’s Maestro opens presumptuously with a quote that Leonard Bernstein uttered during a lecture he gave at Harvard University in 1976: “A work of art does not answer questions, it provokes them; and its essential meaning is in the tension between the contradictory answers.” To some degree, the quote encapsulates Cooper and co-writer Josh Singer’s mosaic-like method in attempting to capture Bernstein as a human being—one that lays the man’s contradictions bare without overt psychologizing. It also, though, inevitably raises the question of whether Cooper’s film approaches the breadth and majesty of its subject.
Maybe no biopic, however sensitively done, can come close to encompassing the entirety of Bernstein’s life. This was a man so filled with passion for music in all its forms that he couldn’t help but let it out not only in the music he composed, but also on...
Maybe no biopic, however sensitively done, can come close to encompassing the entirety of Bernstein’s life. This was a man so filled with passion for music in all its forms that he couldn’t help but let it out not only in the music he composed, but also on...
- 10/5/2023
- by Kenji Fujishima
- Slant Magazine
Exclusive: The End of the F***ing World producer Clerkenwell Films and Envision Entertainment are co-creating a six-part drama series about a working-class teenage girl sent to an elite finishing school.
Swans is now in development as female-led show set in the so-called ‘Swinging ’60s.’ It will include “a rich seam of humour, scandals and singular characters, touching on social themes of class and women’s rights” and “a cast of international characters” that represent the diversity of British life in the 1960s, according to the producers.
The show is from rising writer Amy Mason, and follows 19-year-old working-class east London girl Ally, who joins a posh finishing school when her street trader dad wins the football pools.
The story was inspired by the real life experiences of Mason’s mother and aunt, who both attended a finishing school just as society was changing for women. It marks Mason’s first TV screenwriting project.
Swans is now in development as female-led show set in the so-called ‘Swinging ’60s.’ It will include “a rich seam of humour, scandals and singular characters, touching on social themes of class and women’s rights” and “a cast of international characters” that represent the diversity of British life in the 1960s, according to the producers.
The show is from rising writer Amy Mason, and follows 19-year-old working-class east London girl Ally, who joins a posh finishing school when her street trader dad wins the football pools.
The story was inspired by the real life experiences of Mason’s mother and aunt, who both attended a finishing school just as society was changing for women. It marks Mason’s first TV screenwriting project.
- 9/29/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
DJ Shadow has revealed his eighth album Action Adventure will drop on October 27th along with the nearly all-instrumental collection’s first single, “Ozone Scraper.”
The 14-track project eschews the California producer’s more recent, guest-friendly offerings in an effort to “write music that flexed different energies.” He first prefaced the creative shift in an Instagram post on August 9th, sharing, “I needed to get personal and make music for myself again. I didn’t want to compromise or write music to give someone else a runway, I wanted to force myself to permeate every available sonic space and ‘own’ the total composition.”
“This is about my relationship to music,” he added in a statement tied to the official announcement. “My life as a collector and curator. All my records and tapes, and no one else’s.”
For his first sampling from the project, DJ Shadow has shared “Ozone Scraper,...
The 14-track project eschews the California producer’s more recent, guest-friendly offerings in an effort to “write music that flexed different energies.” He first prefaced the creative shift in an Instagram post on August 9th, sharing, “I needed to get personal and make music for myself again. I didn’t want to compromise or write music to give someone else a runway, I wanted to force myself to permeate every available sonic space and ‘own’ the total composition.”
“This is about my relationship to music,” he added in a statement tied to the official announcement. “My life as a collector and curator. All my records and tapes, and no one else’s.”
For his first sampling from the project, DJ Shadow has shared “Ozone Scraper,...
- 8/18/2023
- by Bryan Kress
- Consequence - Music
In the latest TV show ratings, NBC’s America’s Got Talent of course dominated an especially quiet summertime Tuesday, both in viewers and in the coveted and savory 18-49 demographic.
NBC | AGT, with 5.7 million total viewers and a 0.6 demo rating (read recap), was down a tick week-to-week, while Hot Wheels: Ultimate Challenge (1.6 mil/0.2) in turn slipped to its smallest numbers yet.
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- 6/28/2023
- by Matt Webb Mitovich
- TVLine.com
A month away from potentially receiving his first Emmy nomination, Michael Shannon is branching out into directing with “Eric Larue,” Brett Neveu’s adaptation of his own 2002 play. Following a mother seeking some semblance of normalcy in a town rocked by the horrific act of violence perpetrated by her son against three classmates, the movie just premiered at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival to significant acclaim for its leading lady, veteran character actor Judy Greer. Considering the subject, comparisons to “We Need to Talk About Kevin” and “Mass” are unsurprising.
Alexander Skarsgård co-stars as Greer’s born-again husband, and Paul Sparks (with whom Shannon has worked on “Boardwalk Empire” and “Waco”), Alison Pill (“The Newsroom”), Tracy Letts (“Lady Bird”), Annie Parisse (“The Following”), Kate Arrington (“George & Tammy”) and Nation Sage Henrikson (“Shameless”) comprise the rest of the main cast. David Rooney (The Hollywood Reporter) calls the acting “uncommonly strong across...
Alexander Skarsgård co-stars as Greer’s born-again husband, and Paul Sparks (with whom Shannon has worked on “Boardwalk Empire” and “Waco”), Alison Pill (“The Newsroom”), Tracy Letts (“Lady Bird”), Annie Parisse (“The Following”), Kate Arrington (“George & Tammy”) and Nation Sage Henrikson (“Shameless”) comprise the rest of the main cast. David Rooney (The Hollywood Reporter) calls the acting “uncommonly strong across...
- 6/13/2023
- by Ronald Meyer
- Gold Derby
Premiering Saturday night in the Tribeca Film Festival’s Spotlight Narrative category, Eric Larue is an intense and devastating account of the after effects of a school shooting, but the focus is almost entirely on the parents of that boy who shot and killed three male classmates and is now in prison. Adapted by Brett Neveu from his own 2002 stage play, it has taken on new weight in the two decades since it was first presented at Chicago’s Red Orchid Theatre in light of the seemingly endless numbers of school shootings and the fact that the number one cause for deaths of young people is now by gun. But for his feature film directorial debut actor Michael Shannon was most interested in looking at the effects of this traumatic life-changing incident from the point of view of the parents, those of the kids killed, and particularly the pair of...
- 6/11/2023
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
An ensemble of gifted actors effectively play against type in Michael Shannon’s quietly powerful directing debut, none more so than Judy Greer, outwardly numbed by sorrow but raw inside as a mother whose son shot and killed three high school classmates. While the subject matter inevitably invites comparison with Mass, that well-received 2021 chamber piece — also a first feature by an actor, Fran Kranz — kept its focus tight on two sets of parents on either side of a similar tragedy. Eric Larue casts a wider gaze, taking in the broader community and the religious leaders fumbling or manipulating the conversation about healing.
Shannon’s deep roots in Chicago theater are evident in his choice of material and his success at assembling a first-rate cast — uncommonly strong across the board for a modestly scaled indie like this.
The script was adapted by Brett Neveu from his play of the same name,...
Shannon’s deep roots in Chicago theater are evident in his choice of material and his success at assembling a first-rate cast — uncommonly strong across the board for a modestly scaled indie like this.
The script was adapted by Brett Neveu from his play of the same name,...
- 6/11/2023
- by David Rooney
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Fantasia International Film Festival will be celebrating its 27th edition with a whiplashing program of screenings, workshops, and launch events running from July 20 through August 9, 2023, taking place at the Concordia Hall Cinema, with additional screens at the Cinémathèque québécoise and Cinéma du Musée.
The festival’s full lineup will be announced in early July. In the meantime, Fantasia reveals a selected first wave of titles and happenings.
Here’s the press release:
Bright Spotlights On South Korean Cinema Illuminate Fantasia’s 27th Edition
Since the selection of Kang Je-gyu’s Gingko Bed at Fantasia’s 1998 edition, the festival has become one of the premiere destinations for South Korean cinema. Over the years, Fantasia’s audience has had the opportunity to discover several essential Korean auteurs: Bong Joon-ho (Barking Dogs Never Bite), Park Chan-wook (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance), Kim Ji-woon (The Quiet Family), Hwang Dong-hyuk (Miss Granny), and Yeon Sang-ho...
The festival’s full lineup will be announced in early July. In the meantime, Fantasia reveals a selected first wave of titles and happenings.
Here’s the press release:
Bright Spotlights On South Korean Cinema Illuminate Fantasia’s 27th Edition
Since the selection of Kang Je-gyu’s Gingko Bed at Fantasia’s 1998 edition, the festival has become one of the premiere destinations for South Korean cinema. Over the years, Fantasia’s audience has had the opportunity to discover several essential Korean auteurs: Bong Joon-ho (Barking Dogs Never Bite), Park Chan-wook (Sympathy For Mr. Vengeance), Kim Ji-woon (The Quiet Family), Hwang Dong-hyuk (Miss Granny), and Yeon Sang-ho...
- 5/11/2023
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Apple has unveiled the first images from the upcoming limited series “The Crowded Room,” starring and executive produced by Tom Holland.
The show, created by Oscar-winning executive producer Akiva Goldsman (“A Beautiful Mind”), also stars Amanda Seyfried and Emmy Rossum. The first three episodes out of 10 premiere Friday, June 9, 2023, with the rest rolling out weekly until July 28.
“The Crowded Room” follows Danny Sullivan (Holland), a man arrested for his involvement in a shooting in New York City in 1979. Through interviews with interrogator Rya Goodwin (Seyfried), viewers learn Sullivan’s life story. His mysterious past comes into play, and some twists and turns lead him to a life-changing revelation. The psychological thriller is set in Manhattan, and Goodwin is tasked with solving the mystery behind Sullivan’s behavior.
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In addition to Holland,...
The show, created by Oscar-winning executive producer Akiva Goldsman (“A Beautiful Mind”), also stars Amanda Seyfried and Emmy Rossum. The first three episodes out of 10 premiere Friday, June 9, 2023, with the rest rolling out weekly until July 28.
“The Crowded Room” follows Danny Sullivan (Holland), a man arrested for his involvement in a shooting in New York City in 1979. Through interviews with interrogator Rya Goodwin (Seyfried), viewers learn Sullivan’s life story. His mysterious past comes into play, and some twists and turns lead him to a life-changing revelation. The psychological thriller is set in Manhattan, and Goodwin is tasked with solving the mystery behind Sullivan’s behavior.
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In addition to Holland,...
- 4/3/2023
- by Dessi Gomez
- The Wrap
Jeffrey R. Epstein, a vice president of corporate communications for Disney and the man who spearheaded the official Disney fan club D23, was among those laid off this week, TheWrap has confirmed.
Previously working under Zenia Mucha, the feared and respected former senior executive vice president and Cco (otherwise known as the “Director of Revenge”), Epstein is perhaps best known as the spokesperson for D23 – an official Disney fan club that included a quarterly published glossy magazine and, eventually, an official fan convention known as D23 Expo, held every other year in Anaheim, California. Stephen Clark initially developed the concept and the current president of D23 is Michael Vargo.
The last D23 Expo event was held in 2022, having its schedule thrown off by the pandemic. Epstein additionally co-hosted a D23-themed podcast, “D23 Inside Disney,” along with Oh My Disney’s Sheri Henry.
News of the ouster came from six...
Previously working under Zenia Mucha, the feared and respected former senior executive vice president and Cco (otherwise known as the “Director of Revenge”), Epstein is perhaps best known as the spokesperson for D23 – an official Disney fan club that included a quarterly published glossy magazine and, eventually, an official fan convention known as D23 Expo, held every other year in Anaheim, California. Stephen Clark initially developed the concept and the current president of D23 is Michael Vargo.
The last D23 Expo event was held in 2022, having its schedule thrown off by the pandemic. Epstein additionally co-hosted a D23-themed podcast, “D23 Inside Disney,” along with Oh My Disney’s Sheri Henry.
News of the ouster came from six...
- 3/28/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
Marvel Studios veteran Victoria Alonso was fired for promoting “Argentina: 1985,” which was in violation of her employment contract, TheWrap has confirmed.
Alonso had been with Marvel Studios since the first “Iron Man” and served as president of Physical, Post Production, VFX and Animation.
“Argentina: 1985” was distributed by Amazon and Alonso is one of eight credited producers of the historical legal drama. However, by promoting the film, Alonso “breached a 2018 agreement that saw her violate the company’s standards of business conduct that stated employees would not work for competing studios,” according to the Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the news.
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Alonso was warned repeatedly, and was even given a dispensation on the condition she would not work, promote or publicize the film going forward. Disney’s management audit team became involved and a new memo was signed.
Alonso was reminded...
Alonso had been with Marvel Studios since the first “Iron Man” and served as president of Physical, Post Production, VFX and Animation.
“Argentina: 1985” was distributed by Amazon and Alonso is one of eight credited producers of the historical legal drama. However, by promoting the film, Alonso “breached a 2018 agreement that saw her violate the company’s standards of business conduct that stated employees would not work for competing studios,” according to the Hollywood Reporter, which first reported the news.
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Marvel Shakeup: Longtime Exec Victoria Alonso Exits Studio
Alonso was warned repeatedly, and was even given a dispensation on the condition she would not work, promote or publicize the film going forward. Disney’s management audit team became involved and a new memo was signed.
Alonso was reminded...
- 3/24/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
Emmy winner Martha Plimpton has joined the cast of HBO’s limited series “The Palace,” HBO announced Wednesday.
Exact character details for the series are being kept under wraps.
Jessica Hobbs is also set to co-executive produce and direct episodes of “The Palace,” which tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel.
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Prior to this, Plimpton played Barb in the Amazon Freevee crime comedy series “Sprung,” and Gail Perry in the film “Mass.” Plimpton is also known for her 18 Emmy nominations, including those for shows like “Raising Hope” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” She won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her work in the “The Good Wife” in 2012.
Over her 30-year career,...
Exact character details for the series are being kept under wraps.
Jessica Hobbs is also set to co-executive produce and direct episodes of “The Palace,” which tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of an authoritarian regime as it begins to unravel.
Also Read:
Amazon Freevee Content Chiefs Say Rebranding IMDb TV Goes Beyond Highlighting That It’s Free
Prior to this, Plimpton played Barb in the Amazon Freevee crime comedy series “Sprung,” and Gail Perry in the film “Mass.” Plimpton is also known for her 18 Emmy nominations, including those for shows like “Raising Hope” and “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.” She won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her work in the “The Good Wife” in 2012.
Over her 30-year career,...
- 1/18/2023
- by Aarohi Sheth
- The Wrap
Acclaimed cinematographer Justin Janowitz has finished post-production on his secretive feature directorial debut Do Not Watch, and we’ve got your first look.
The film – which was directed by Janowitz from a screenplay by Ryan Toyama, was shot on location in and around the environs of Los Angeles. Produced by Circa 1888’s Jp Ouellette, Dylan Matlock, and Nico Falls, Do Not Watch is their follow-up to the critically acclaimed, BAFTA & Saturn Award nominated feature Mass, which world premiered at Sundance in 2021 and went on to win the Robert Altman Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
“Completing Do Not Watch was like a fever dream come true,” recounts writer and executive producer Ryan Toyama. “It’s been an amazing experience to watch Justin (Janowitz) adapt a script that was so many years in the making. He, along with our fantastic cast and crew, not only fully embraced the madness that was on the page,...
The film – which was directed by Janowitz from a screenplay by Ryan Toyama, was shot on location in and around the environs of Los Angeles. Produced by Circa 1888’s Jp Ouellette, Dylan Matlock, and Nico Falls, Do Not Watch is their follow-up to the critically acclaimed, BAFTA & Saturn Award nominated feature Mass, which world premiered at Sundance in 2021 and went on to win the Robert Altman Award at the Film Independent Spirit Awards.
“Completing Do Not Watch was like a fever dream come true,” recounts writer and executive producer Ryan Toyama. “It’s been an amazing experience to watch Justin (Janowitz) adapt a script that was so many years in the making. He, along with our fantastic cast and crew, not only fully embraced the madness that was on the page,...
- 12/21/2022
- by Sean Decker
- bloody-disgusting.com
Henry Cavill may be leaving Superman and The Witcher behind, but he has a new passion project in the works. It’s been reported that Henry Cavill is attached to star in and executive produce a Warhammer 40,000 series for Amazon.
Amazon Studios is currently in final talks with Games Workshop for the rights to Warhammer 40,000 after months of negotiations. The deal hasn’t yet closed, but Henry Cavill is a known Warhammer 40,000 fan, even occasionally showing off his hand-painted figures on social media. As I know next to nothing about the game, I’m going to turn to Wikipedia for some help. “Warhammer 40,000 is set in the distant future, where a stagnant human civilization is beset by hostile aliens and supernatural creatures,” reads the description. “The models in the game are a mixture of humans, aliens, and supernatural monsters, wielding futuristic weaponry and supernatural powers.” The game’s first edition...
Amazon Studios is currently in final talks with Games Workshop for the rights to Warhammer 40,000 after months of negotiations. The deal hasn’t yet closed, but Henry Cavill is a known Warhammer 40,000 fan, even occasionally showing off his hand-painted figures on social media. As I know next to nothing about the game, I’m going to turn to Wikipedia for some help. “Warhammer 40,000 is set in the distant future, where a stagnant human civilization is beset by hostile aliens and supernatural creatures,” reads the description. “The models in the game are a mixture of humans, aliens, and supernatural monsters, wielding futuristic weaponry and supernatural powers.” The game’s first edition...
- 12/16/2022
- by Kevin Fraser
- JoBlo.com
CBS News has halted all activity on Twitter in light of “uncertainty” over the changes being made by the social media platform’s new owner, Elon Musk.
Variety is reporting that the suspension of tweeting is company-wide, and even extends to the news departments of CBS-owned stations.
Read More: #RIPTwitter Hashtag Trends Following Office Lockout, Mass Resignations
“In light of the uncertainty around Twitter and out of an abundance of caution, CBS News is pausing its activity on the social media site as it continues to monitor the platform,” said CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti in a report about the chaos engulfing Twitter that aired on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell” Friday.
CBS News and its owned and operated stations are “pausing” activity on Twitter; blaming “uncertainty” on the platform. pic.twitter.com/Pv1gEQjQJH
— Jim Lokay (@LokayFOX5) November 19, 2022
According to Variety, San Francisco affiliate Kpix...
Variety is reporting that the suspension of tweeting is company-wide, and even extends to the news departments of CBS-owned stations.
Read More: #RIPTwitter Hashtag Trends Following Office Lockout, Mass Resignations
“In light of the uncertainty around Twitter and out of an abundance of caution, CBS News is pausing its activity on the social media site as it continues to monitor the platform,” said CBS News national correspondent Jonathan Vigliotti in a report about the chaos engulfing Twitter that aired on the “CBS Evening News with Norah O’Donnell” Friday.
CBS News and its owned and operated stations are “pausing” activity on Twitter; blaming “uncertainty” on the platform. pic.twitter.com/Pv1gEQjQJH
— Jim Lokay (@LokayFOX5) November 19, 2022
According to Variety, San Francisco affiliate Kpix...
- 11/19/2022
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Sky has launched the teaser trailer for its upcoming crime thriller series ‘A Town Called Malice.’
This intoxicating cocktail of crime thriller and family saga in the early ’80s follows the Lords – a family of former South London gangsters who’ve fallen to the bottom of the criminal food chain – and they’re not happy about it. When they flee to the Costa del Sol in Spain following a gangland battle, the Lords realise this is a golden opportunity to re-invent themselves and re-capture their former glory. However, they spend as much time battling each other as they do their opponents. This high-octane, neon Western is a musical love letter to the ’80s – filled with romance, obsession, violence, deceit, and swagger.
The Lord family is headed up by Jason Flemyng as Albert Lord, Jack Rowan (Born to Kill) as Gene Lord, Tahirah Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor) joins as Cindy Carter,...
This intoxicating cocktail of crime thriller and family saga in the early ’80s follows the Lords – a family of former South London gangsters who’ve fallen to the bottom of the criminal food chain – and they’re not happy about it. When they flee to the Costa del Sol in Spain following a gangland battle, the Lords realise this is a golden opportunity to re-invent themselves and re-capture their former glory. However, they spend as much time battling each other as they do their opponents. This high-octane, neon Western is a musical love letter to the ’80s – filled with romance, obsession, violence, deceit, and swagger.
The Lord family is headed up by Jason Flemyng as Albert Lord, Jack Rowan (Born to Kill) as Gene Lord, Tahirah Sharif (The Haunting of Bly Manor) joins as Cindy Carter,...
- 11/16/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Mass Effect comes from the time when Bioware and Bethesda competed with sci-fi and fantasy RPGs. Bioware had Mass Effect and Dragon Age, while Bethesda rolled out Fallout and Elder Scrolls games. Mass Effect was the pinnacle of production, storytelling, and gameplay. The worst Mass Effect game is still incredible. Still, there are levels of greatness, with one of the titles being the unequivocal best game, not just in franchise history but among the entire video game universe. We’ll start ranking Commander Shepard’s space adventures with the worst game in the franchise. Mass Effect: Andromeda A few years after Mass
Mass Effect: Ranking the Best Games in Ultimate Space RPG Saga...
Mass Effect: Ranking the Best Games in Ultimate Space RPG Saga...
- 10/25/2022
- by LudevitP
- TVovermind.com
With fans eagerly anticipating the US release of Terrifier 2, Catherine Corcoran of the cult favorite slasher Terrifier has signed on to star in the horror film Do Not Watch, Deadline reported.
She will star alongside Ezekiel Ajeigbe (The Giant), Alix Angelis (The Cleansing Hour), and Ella Cannon (Trees of Peace).
The story is said to dig into “a decades-spanning mystery revolving around an unexplained phenomenon known as The Bunker Anomaly.”
The film will mark the feature directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Justin Janowitz, whose credits include multiple episodes of Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries”. Ryan Toyama wrote the screenplay
Jp Ouellette, Dylan Matlock, and Nico Falls are producing Do Not Watch for Circa 1888- with the film marking their follow-up to the critically acclaimed drama Mass, which world premiered at Sundance, before going on to win the Robert Altman Award at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards- and securing a BAFTA nomination.
She will star alongside Ezekiel Ajeigbe (The Giant), Alix Angelis (The Cleansing Hour), and Ella Cannon (Trees of Peace).
The story is said to dig into “a decades-spanning mystery revolving around an unexplained phenomenon known as The Bunker Anomaly.”
The film will mark the feature directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Justin Janowitz, whose credits include multiple episodes of Netflix’s “Unsolved Mysteries”. Ryan Toyama wrote the screenplay
Jp Ouellette, Dylan Matlock, and Nico Falls are producing Do Not Watch for Circa 1888- with the film marking their follow-up to the critically acclaimed drama Mass, which world premiered at Sundance, before going on to win the Robert Altman Award at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards- and securing a BAFTA nomination.
- 9/16/2022
- by Brad Miska
- bloody-disgusting.com
Crossovers are a popular event in any video game. Introducing characters and gear from fan-favorite franchises into an established game is a great way to keep things fresh and the playerbase engaged, especially when the crossover features more than just a few rewards. The best crossover events feel like they’re seamlessly adding to the core experience with new adventures and things to see.
Case in point, game developer Joycity is teaming up with Hasbro to bring characters from the legendary multimedia titan G.I. Joe to the popular mobile game Gunship Battle: Total Warfare. The game tells the story of a naval captain trying to stop the terrorist group known as the New World Armada from obtaining nuclear weapons and kickstarting World War III. What better allies could gamers ask for than a crack team of soldiers with anti-terrorist experience like G.I. Joe?
Just one problem: those aren’t...
Case in point, game developer Joycity is teaming up with Hasbro to bring characters from the legendary multimedia titan G.I. Joe to the popular mobile game Gunship Battle: Total Warfare. The game tells the story of a naval captain trying to stop the terrorist group known as the New World Armada from obtaining nuclear weapons and kickstarting World War III. What better allies could gamers ask for than a crack team of soldiers with anti-terrorist experience like G.I. Joe?
Just one problem: those aren’t...
- 9/2/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
This week’s 20 Questions on Deadline guest is Martha Plimpton.
Currently starring in new Freevee comedy series Sprung, Plimpton plays Barb, mother to a convict released early due to Covid, and the show takes a look at the early days of the pandemic and all the societal idiosyncrasies that showed up during lockdown.
Plimpton has acted since childhood, starring in such iconic films as The Goonies, Parenthood and Running on Empty and shows like ER and The Good Wife, for which she won an Emmy. Last year she won an Independent Spirit Award for her role in Fran Kranz’s film Mass.
Plimpton says of Sprung, “The intention is not to mock anyone, it’s just to find a little bit of humor in the absurdity of everything that we thought we had to do, and that we did do, like hoarding toilet paper and selling it for 20 a roll.
Currently starring in new Freevee comedy series Sprung, Plimpton plays Barb, mother to a convict released early due to Covid, and the show takes a look at the early days of the pandemic and all the societal idiosyncrasies that showed up during lockdown.
Plimpton has acted since childhood, starring in such iconic films as The Goonies, Parenthood and Running on Empty and shows like ER and The Good Wife, for which she won an Emmy. Last year she won an Independent Spirit Award for her role in Fran Kranz’s film Mass.
Plimpton says of Sprung, “The intention is not to mock anyone, it’s just to find a little bit of humor in the absurdity of everything that we thought we had to do, and that we did do, like hoarding toilet paper and selling it for 20 a roll.
- 9/2/2022
- by Antonia Blyth
- Deadline Film + TV
The Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic franchise is a legendary series that affected the course of gaming history and solidified their development studios as RPG juggernauts. Given the clout this franchise holds, one might expect greenlighting further entries would be an easy task. To quote Thanos, “Reality is often disappointing.”
The Kotor franchise currently consists of three titles: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords, and The Old Republic. But the third entry, despite existing within the same continuity, is not a sequel to the first two single-player RPGs. Instead, it’s an Mmorpg side story that takes place 300 years after the first two games.
A proper sequel to the first two games has existed in a state of development hell limbo for almost 20 years, pitched around and canceled at different studios, only to be revived again several years later and subsequently canned again.
The Kotor franchise currently consists of three titles: Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic, Knights of the Old Republic 2: The Sith Lords, and The Old Republic. But the third entry, despite existing within the same continuity, is not a sequel to the first two single-player RPGs. Instead, it’s an Mmorpg side story that takes place 300 years after the first two games.
A proper sequel to the first two games has existed in a state of development hell limbo for almost 20 years, pitched around and canceled at different studios, only to be revived again several years later and subsequently canned again.
- 8/17/2022
- by John Saavedra
- Den of Geek
Bulldog Film Distribution has exclusively released a new clip from the upcoming surreal feature ‘Strawberry Mansion.’
In a future where the government records dreams and taxes them, a dream auditor gets caught up in the dreams of an ageing eccentric…
Written and Directed by Kentucker Audley & Albert Binney, the film stars Kentucker Audley, Grace Glowicki, Penny Fuller, Reed Birney, Constance Shulman and Linas Phillips.
Also in news – Kumail Nanjiani features in first look images for ‘Welcome to Chippendales’
The film hits select cinemas and on demand 16 September. Here’s the exclusive clip.
And here’s the film’s official trailer.
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In a future where the government records dreams and taxes them, a dream auditor gets caught up in the dreams of an ageing eccentric…
Written and Directed by Kentucker Audley & Albert Binney, the film stars Kentucker Audley, Grace Glowicki, Penny Fuller, Reed Birney, Constance Shulman and Linas Phillips.
Also in news – Kumail Nanjiani features in first look images for ‘Welcome to Chippendales’
The film hits select cinemas and on demand 16 September. Here’s the exclusive clip.
And here’s the film’s official trailer.
The post Exclusive: Dreamy new clip from surreal feature ‘Strawberry Mansion’ appeared first on HeyUGuys.
- 8/10/2022
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Aunt Lydia is about to dance with the devil.
Ann Dowd is joining the ensemble of “The Exorcist,” which is being billed as both a new take on the demonic possession classic, as well as the first film in a planned trilogy. The veteran character actress, best known for her work as the chilling enforcer of dystopian discipline on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” will appear alongside “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr. and Ellen Burstyn, who is reprising her role from the original film as Chris MacNeil.
Blumhouse and Morgan Creek are producing the movie for Universal and Peacock. The first film in the new “Exorcist” saga will be released theatrically on Oct. 13, 2023.
Dowd won the 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for her work on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and was also nominated for an Emmy in 2018 and 2021. Last year, Dowd starred in “Mass,” a searing drama...
Ann Dowd is joining the ensemble of “The Exorcist,” which is being billed as both a new take on the demonic possession classic, as well as the first film in a planned trilogy. The veteran character actress, best known for her work as the chilling enforcer of dystopian discipline on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” will appear alongside “Hamilton” star Leslie Odom Jr. and Ellen Burstyn, who is reprising her role from the original film as Chris MacNeil.
Blumhouse and Morgan Creek are producing the movie for Universal and Peacock. The first film in the new “Exorcist” saga will be released theatrically on Oct. 13, 2023.
Dowd won the 2017 Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series for her work on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” and was also nominated for an Emmy in 2018 and 2021. Last year, Dowd starred in “Mass,” a searing drama...
- 8/2/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
“The Handmaid’s Tale” star Ann Dowd has joined the cast of “The Exorcist,” which is the first of three horror films for Blumhouse that will continue the story established in William Friedkin’s 1973 masterpiece.
Dowd will just join the first movie in a planned trilogy of films, which is officially titled “The Exorcist.” She joins Leslie Odom Jr. in the film with Ellen Burstyn, who is reprising her role as Chris MacNeil from the original film. Dowd’s character details were not revealed.
Blumhouse, Universal Pictures and Peacock are releasing “The Exorcist” trilogy, and the first film will be released theatrically on October 13, 2023.
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David Gordon Green (“Halloween”) is directing the first film. “Halloween” writers Scott Teems, Danny McBride and Green all teamed up for the story, and Peter Sattler and Green are together writing the script.
Dowd will just join the first movie in a planned trilogy of films, which is officially titled “The Exorcist.” She joins Leslie Odom Jr. in the film with Ellen Burstyn, who is reprising her role as Chris MacNeil from the original film. Dowd’s character details were not revealed.
Blumhouse, Universal Pictures and Peacock are releasing “The Exorcist” trilogy, and the first film will be released theatrically on October 13, 2023.
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How the ‘Mass’ Cast Navigated an Intense School-Shooting Drama – and Is Still Bickering About It
David Gordon Green (“Halloween”) is directing the first film. “Halloween” writers Scott Teems, Danny McBride and Green all teamed up for the story, and Peter Sattler and Green are together writing the script.
- 8/2/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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Ann Dowd has joined the first film in the planned The Exorcist trilogy from Blumhouse, Universal, and Morgan Creek Productions. The Emmy winner joins a previously announced cast including Leslie Odom Jr. and Ellen Burstyn, who is reprising her role as Chris MacNeil.
David Gordon Green is directing the movie, with Dowd having previously worked with him on the drama Our Brand Is Crisis. Scott Teems, Danny McBride and Green worked on the story with Peter Sattler and Green writing the screenplay.
William Friedkin directed the original The Exorcist, which became a sensation in 1973. The story followed a 12-year-old girl possessed by a mysterious entity and the lengths her mother and two Catholic priests went to in an attempt to save her. The film was nominated for 10 Oscars, including best picture and best director, as well as an acting nomination for Burstyn.
Universal...
Ann Dowd has joined the first film in the planned The Exorcist trilogy from Blumhouse, Universal, and Morgan Creek Productions. The Emmy winner joins a previously announced cast including Leslie Odom Jr. and Ellen Burstyn, who is reprising her role as Chris MacNeil.
David Gordon Green is directing the movie, with Dowd having previously worked with him on the drama Our Brand Is Crisis. Scott Teems, Danny McBride and Green worked on the story with Peter Sattler and Green writing the screenplay.
William Friedkin directed the original The Exorcist, which became a sensation in 1973. The story followed a 12-year-old girl possessed by a mysterious entity and the lengths her mother and two Catholic priests went to in an attempt to save her. The film was nominated for 10 Oscars, including best picture and best director, as well as an acting nomination for Burstyn.
Universal...
- 8/2/2022
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Ezekiel Ajeigbe (The Giant), Alix Angelis (The Cleansing Hour), Catherine Corcoran (Terrifier) and Ella Cannon (Trees of Peace) have signed on to star in the horror Do Not Watch, marking the feature directorial debut of veteran cinematographer Justin Janowitz (Unsolved Mysteries).
Details as to the film’s plot are being kept under wraps. But it’s said to be a decades-spanning mystery revolving around an unexplained phenomenon known as The Bunker Anomaly.
Ryan Toyama wrote the script and is executive producing alongside James & Bo Colton, Jonathan Boateng, Javier C. Ortiz, Graeme Laronge, Jasson Walker and Skip Waugh. Jp Ouellette, Dylan Matlock and Nico Falls are producing for Circa 1888, with the film marking their follow-up to the critically acclaimed drama Mass, which world premiered at Sundance, before going on to win the Robert Altman Award at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards.
“The screenplay for Do Not Watch is one of the most interesting,...
Details as to the film’s plot are being kept under wraps. But it’s said to be a decades-spanning mystery revolving around an unexplained phenomenon known as The Bunker Anomaly.
Ryan Toyama wrote the script and is executive producing alongside James & Bo Colton, Jonathan Boateng, Javier C. Ortiz, Graeme Laronge, Jasson Walker and Skip Waugh. Jp Ouellette, Dylan Matlock and Nico Falls are producing for Circa 1888, with the film marking their follow-up to the critically acclaimed drama Mass, which world premiered at Sundance, before going on to win the Robert Altman Award at the 2022 Independent Spirit Awards.
“The screenplay for Do Not Watch is one of the most interesting,...
- 8/2/2022
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Every summer, when the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invites new members, publicists scramble to update their lists. In the past seven years since #OscarsSoWhite, the Academy membership ranks have burgeoned dramatically, adding more young, diverse, and international members. As the Academy has sought to meet its diversity goals, the organization has swelled its ranks since 2015 from 6,446 to 10,665 total members (including Emeritus), if all the 2022 invitees accept membership, and the number of voting members to 9,665.
In the past two years, though, the pace has slowed, since the Academy met its goal of doubling the number of women and people of color in its membership. Instead of 819 new invites going out in 2020, the 2022 invites are just 397, a sign that the Academy is continuing to pull back on its 10 percent growth rate surge, and that the number of qualified experienced industry professionals has limits.
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In the past two years, though, the pace has slowed, since the Academy met its goal of doubling the number of women and people of color in its membership. Instead of 819 new invites going out in 2020, the 2022 invites are just 397, a sign that the Academy is continuing to pull back on its 10 percent growth rate surge, and that the number of qualified experienced industry professionals has limits.
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- 6/28/2022
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Academy Invites 397 New Members, Including Billie Eilish, Anya Taylor-Joy, Jamie Dornan, Dana Walden
Anya Taylor-Joy, Billie Eilish, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan and Disney exec Dana Walden are among the 397 artists and executives invited to join the membership of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. If all of this year’s invitees accept membership, it will bring the total number of Academy members to 10,665, with 9,665 eligible to vote for the 95th Oscars set to take place on March 12, 2023.
The 2022 class is 44 women, 37 belong to underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 50 are from 53 countries and territories outside the United States. There are 71 Oscar nominees, including 15 winners, among the invitees. Some of the big names invited are recent winners Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”) and Troy Kotsur (“Coda”), and nominees Jessie Buckley (“The Lost Daughter”), Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Power of the Dog”). Also invited are a slew of global artists and artisans such as actors Robin de Jesús, Olga Merediz...
The 2022 class is 44 women, 37 belong to underrepresented ethnic/racial communities, and 50 are from 53 countries and territories outside the United States. There are 71 Oscar nominees, including 15 winners, among the invitees. Some of the big names invited are recent winners Ariana DeBose (“West Side Story”) and Troy Kotsur (“Coda”), and nominees Jessie Buckley (“The Lost Daughter”), Jesse Plemons and Kodi Smit-McPhee (“The Power of the Dog”). Also invited are a slew of global artists and artisans such as actors Robin de Jesús, Olga Merediz...
- 6/28/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Oscar winners Ariana DeBose, Troy Kotsur and Billie Eilish and nominees Kodi Smit-McPhee, Jessie Buckley and Jesse Plemons are among the 397 film professionals invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy announced on Monday.
Invitations were also extended to actors Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Renate Rensve and Anya Taylor-Joy, directors Reinaldo Marcus Green, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Sian Heder and Jonas Poher Rasmussen, writers Zach Baylin, Takamasa Oe and Alex Ross Perry and film critic Leonard Maltin, who was invited to join as a member at large.
Four people were invited by two different branches, and must choose which branch they wish to join. Hamaguchi, Heder and Pawo Choyning Dorji were invited by both the Directors and Writers Branches, while Rasmussen was invited by the Directors Branch and the Documentary Branch.
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Invitations were also extended to actors Caitriona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Renate Rensve and Anya Taylor-Joy, directors Reinaldo Marcus Green, Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Sian Heder and Jonas Poher Rasmussen, writers Zach Baylin, Takamasa Oe and Alex Ross Perry and film critic Leonard Maltin, who was invited to join as a member at large.
Four people were invited by two different branches, and must choose which branch they wish to join. Hamaguchi, Heder and Pawo Choyning Dorji were invited by both the Directors and Writers Branches, while Rasmussen was invited by the Directors Branch and the Documentary Branch.
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- 6/28/2022
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Click here to read the full article.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 397 members of the global film community to join the organization, it was announced Tuesday.
Among those who will henceforth be able to vote for the Oscar nominations and winners if they accept, as the vast majority of people who have received invites historically have: newly-minted Oscar winners Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (music branch) and Ariana DeBose and Troy Kotsur (actors); Paramount chief Brian Robbins and Disney general entertainment chief Dana Walden (executives); and film critic Leonard Maltin (members-at-large).
According to an Academy-provided breakdown of the new invitees, 44 percent are women, 37 percent are non-white and 50 percent are non-Americans (54 different countries are represented). If they all accept, the Academy’s overall membership will be 34 percent female, 19 percent non-white and 23 percent non-American.
Seven branches invited more women than men (actors, casting directors, costume designers, documentary,...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has invited 397 members of the global film community to join the organization, it was announced Tuesday.
Among those who will henceforth be able to vote for the Oscar nominations and winners if they accept, as the vast majority of people who have received invites historically have: newly-minted Oscar winners Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell (music branch) and Ariana DeBose and Troy Kotsur (actors); Paramount chief Brian Robbins and Disney general entertainment chief Dana Walden (executives); and film critic Leonard Maltin (members-at-large).
According to an Academy-provided breakdown of the new invitees, 44 percent are women, 37 percent are non-white and 50 percent are non-Americans (54 different countries are represented). If they all accept, the Academy’s overall membership will be 34 percent female, 19 percent non-white and 23 percent non-American.
Seven branches invited more women than men (actors, casting directors, costume designers, documentary,...
- 6/28/2022
- by Scott Feinberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bleecker Street, the indie studio behind “The Assistant” and “Mass,” and online film packaging, financing and distribution marketplace Slated have entered a strategic partnership. It is described as a multi-picture, multi-year output deal.
It’s also an innovative alliance that will see the two companies use new to technology to identify high scoring films from Slated’s curated content pipeline to distribute domestically via Bleecker Street.
Bleecker Street has released more than 50 films to date, including the Oscar-nominated likes of “Trumbo” and “Captain Fantastic.” Its upcoming slate includes “Mr. Malcolm’s List” with Freida Pinto, James Ponsoldt’s “Summering,” an “Golda” starring Oscar-winner Helen Mirren.
Slated is an online marketplace for film financing, sales, packaging, and development. Since its launch, Slated has tried to reinvent how Hollywood makes movies, with artificial intelligence-driven predictive analytics, which rates over 2,000 new projects listed annually. The company offers first-look advantage to investors and distributors. Some...
It’s also an innovative alliance that will see the two companies use new to technology to identify high scoring films from Slated’s curated content pipeline to distribute domestically via Bleecker Street.
Bleecker Street has released more than 50 films to date, including the Oscar-nominated likes of “Trumbo” and “Captain Fantastic.” Its upcoming slate includes “Mr. Malcolm’s List” with Freida Pinto, James Ponsoldt’s “Summering,” an “Golda” starring Oscar-winner Helen Mirren.
Slated is an online marketplace for film financing, sales, packaging, and development. Since its launch, Slated has tried to reinvent how Hollywood makes movies, with artificial intelligence-driven predictive analytics, which rates over 2,000 new projects listed annually. The company offers first-look advantage to investors and distributors. Some...
- 6/15/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official awards predictions for the upcoming Oscars and Emmys ceremonies, curated by Variety senior awards editor Clayton Davis; Awards Circuit Column, a weekly analysis dissecting the trends and contenders by television editor Michael Schneider (for Emmys) and Davis (for Oscars); Awards Circuit Podcast, a weekly interview series with talent and an expert roundtable discussion; and Awards Circuit Video analyzes various categories and contenders by Variety's leading awards pundits. Variety's unmatched coverage gives its readership unbeatable exposure in print and online, as well as provide inside reports on all the contenders in this year's awards season races.
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Emmys Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Emmys Hub
To see old predictions and commentary,...
To see all the latest predictions, of all the categories, in one place, visit The Emmys Collective
Visit each category, per the individual awards show from The Emmys Hub
To see old predictions and commentary,...
- 6/8/2022
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
Ann Dowd will star in “The Undertaker’s Children.” The thriller is currently in pre-production. The Exchange will introduce the title to buyers at the upcoming 2022 Cannes Film Market.
Dowd stars as a secretive undertaker forced to take in two orphans. When her sinister plan for getting rid of the kids in her care is revealed, the children plan a daring escape and find themselves facing evil forces.
Dowd is no stranger to ratcheting up the tension. She is perhaps best known for her role as Aunt Lydia on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” in which she is a stern enforcer of dystopian discipline. For her performance, Dowd won a Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series in 2017. This year, Dowd was nominated for a BAFTA for best supporting actress for her searing work in “Mass,” a look at the fallout from a school shooting.
“The Undertaker’s...
Dowd stars as a secretive undertaker forced to take in two orphans. When her sinister plan for getting rid of the kids in her care is revealed, the children plan a daring escape and find themselves facing evil forces.
Dowd is no stranger to ratcheting up the tension. She is perhaps best known for her role as Aunt Lydia on “The Handmaid’s Tale,” in which she is a stern enforcer of dystopian discipline. For her performance, Dowd won a Primetime Emmy Award for outstanding supporting actress in a drama series in 2017. This year, Dowd was nominated for a BAFTA for best supporting actress for her searing work in “Mass,” a look at the fallout from a school shooting.
“The Undertaker’s...
- 5/6/2022
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Event being planned as hybrid festival in Park City, Salt Lake City and beyond.
Sundance Institute has set the dates of the next Sundance Film Festival from January 19-29 2023.
The event is being planned as a hybrid festival in Park City, Salt Lake City, Utah, and beyond and organisers said the programme of world premiere features, shorts, episodic work and a full New Frontier roster will be larger than those presented digitally in the previous two years.
Hits from the last two years include best picture Oscar winners include Coda and Summer Of Soul, Flee, Mass, Fire Of Love and...
Sundance Institute has set the dates of the next Sundance Film Festival from January 19-29 2023.
The event is being planned as a hybrid festival in Park City, Salt Lake City, Utah, and beyond and organisers said the programme of world premiere features, shorts, episodic work and a full New Frontier roster will be larger than those presented digitally in the previous two years.
Hits from the last two years include best picture Oscar winners include Coda and Summer Of Soul, Flee, Mass, Fire Of Love and...
- 5/3/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
After two years of upheaval due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Sundance Institute has announced dates for the 2023 edition of the Sundance Film Festival.
The fest will take place as an in-person and virtual hybrid, running Jan. 19-29, in Park City, Utah, and beyond, with selections also screening on Sundance’s digital platform.
“We can’t wait to return to our home in Park City and present exciting new work from around the world live and in person,” stated festival director Tabitha Jackson. “We also have two years of digital exhibition and participation under our collective belt, and are returning to the excitement and immediacy of live events while retaining a powerful online offering.”
Sundance pivoted to a virtual presentation for its 2021 program, offering select physical screenings in markets across the U.S. The 2022 edition of the festival was intended to include an in-person component, but plans were canceled just...
The fest will take place as an in-person and virtual hybrid, running Jan. 19-29, in Park City, Utah, and beyond, with selections also screening on Sundance’s digital platform.
“We can’t wait to return to our home in Park City and present exciting new work from around the world live and in person,” stated festival director Tabitha Jackson. “We also have two years of digital exhibition and participation under our collective belt, and are returning to the excitement and immediacy of live events while retaining a powerful online offering.”
Sundance pivoted to a virtual presentation for its 2021 program, offering select physical screenings in markets across the U.S. The 2022 edition of the festival was intended to include an in-person component, but plans were canceled just...
- 5/3/2022
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they've been watching, why it's worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)
The Movie: "Mass"
Where You Can Watch It: Hulu
The Pitch: Set almost entirely in a back room at a church facility, "Mass" follows two sets of grieving parents who decide to face their overwhelming fears and emotions, and come together to talk things out in the wake of an unspeakable violent tragedy that shook both of their families to the core years earlier. To say any more about the...
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The Movie: "Mass"
Where You Can Watch It: Hulu
The Pitch: Set almost entirely in a back room at a church facility, "Mass" follows two sets of grieving parents who decide to face their overwhelming fears and emotions, and come together to talk things out in the wake of an unspeakable violent tragedy that shook both of their families to the core years earlier. To say any more about the...
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- 4/11/2022
- by Lex Briscuso
- Slash Film
Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.
Apollo 10 ½ A Space Age Childhood (Richard Linklater)
A delightful meditation on childhood in the summer of 1969 set literally in the shadows of NASA’s central operations in Houston, Richard Linklater’s contemplative and vividly animated Apollo 10 ½ A Space Age Childhood reflects on the filmmaker’s own experiences. It captures the joy and wonder of childhood through the eyes of Stan, a ten-year-old who fantasizes about being recruited for “space camp” by NASA. His father (Bill Wise), a frugal but caring man, has uprooted his family from the city to a newly built suburban development in the shadow of the Astrodome and Astroworld amusement parks. Black’s adult narrator fills in the blanks for us with whimsical, nostalgic details that highlight just how...
Apollo 10 ½ A Space Age Childhood (Richard Linklater)
A delightful meditation on childhood in the summer of 1969 set literally in the shadows of NASA’s central operations in Houston, Richard Linklater’s contemplative and vividly animated Apollo 10 ½ A Space Age Childhood reflects on the filmmaker’s own experiences. It captures the joy and wonder of childhood through the eyes of Stan, a ten-year-old who fantasizes about being recruited for “space camp” by NASA. His father (Bill Wise), a frugal but caring man, has uprooted his family from the city to a newly built suburban development in the shadow of the Astrodome and Astroworld amusement parks. Black’s adult narrator fills in the blanks for us with whimsical, nostalgic details that highlight just how...
- 4/1/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The first thing you need to do whilst watching HBO Max’s “Julia” is to get all other versions of Julia Child out of your head. That proves easier than might be expected, given such enduring depictions as Meryl Streep’s lauded turn in Nora Ephron’s “Julie and Julia” (2009) or, most cartoonishly, Dan Aykroyd’s “Saturday Night Live” performance of Child as a careening agent of chaos who constantly bleeds out like a geyser. In its early offings, “Julia” acts as a deliberate counterpoint to those larger-than-life portrayals, bringing Julia back down to earth as a flesh and blood human woman, played with empathetic precision by Sarah Lancashire. She’s still the life of the party, but she’s also prone to the adrenaline crash after the food’s gone and the guests leave.
This isn’t to say that “Julia” is so grim. In fact, it’s very...
This isn’t to say that “Julia” is so grim. In fact, it’s very...
- 3/30/2022
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
What would you ask the former Harry Potter villain, co-star of Operation Mincemeat and self-styled ‘specialist in unattractive characters’?
You may know Jason Isaacs best for playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series – the Slytherin Hogwarts ex-governor and bad dad to Harry’s nemesis, Draco Malfoy.
He’s been in plenty of other films, though: as Captain Hook in 2003’s Peter Pan as well as co-starring with Matt Damon in 2010’s Green Zone and Bryan Cranston in 2016’s The Infiltrator. He was extraordinary as Zhukov in The Death of Stalin and as the father of a school shooter in Mass, released earlier this year, and has done sterling work on stage, notably in the first London production of Angels in America. All in spite of having one of those faces that Isaacs himself says lets him travel unnoticed on the Tube to film premieres but still has people “screaming...
You may know Jason Isaacs best for playing Lucius Malfoy in the Harry Potter series – the Slytherin Hogwarts ex-governor and bad dad to Harry’s nemesis, Draco Malfoy.
He’s been in plenty of other films, though: as Captain Hook in 2003’s Peter Pan as well as co-starring with Matt Damon in 2010’s Green Zone and Bryan Cranston in 2016’s The Infiltrator. He was extraordinary as Zhukov in The Death of Stalin and as the father of a school shooter in Mass, released earlier this year, and has done sterling work on stage, notably in the first London production of Angels in America. All in spite of having one of those faces that Isaacs himself says lets him travel unnoticed on the Tube to film premieres but still has people “screaming...
- 3/24/2022
- The Guardian - Film News
The 74th Writers Guild of America Awards took place Sunday, one of the last guild stops of Oscar season (the American Society of Cinematographers Awards were the same night). Did they provide clarity on two of the closest Oscar contests, Best Original Screenplay and Best Adapted Screenplay?
The thing about the WGA Awards, of course, is that the guild’s rigid rules stipulate that only members can compete, rendering numerous Oscar contenders ineligible every year. And there were quite a few this go-round. Ineligible original scripts include “Annette,” “Belfast,” “A Hero,” “Mass,” “Parallel Mothers,” “Pig” and “The Worst Person in the World.” Adapted screenplays forced to sit out include “Cyrano,” “Drive My Car,” “The Lost Daughter,” “Passing” and “The Power of the Dog.”
In original, the WGA nominated “Being the Ricardos” (Aaron Sorkin), “Don’t Look Up” (Adam McKay & David Sirota), “The French Dispatch” (Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola & Hugo Guinness & Jason Schwartzman...
The thing about the WGA Awards, of course, is that the guild’s rigid rules stipulate that only members can compete, rendering numerous Oscar contenders ineligible every year. And there were quite a few this go-round. Ineligible original scripts include “Annette,” “Belfast,” “A Hero,” “Mass,” “Parallel Mothers,” “Pig” and “The Worst Person in the World.” Adapted screenplays forced to sit out include “Cyrano,” “Drive My Car,” “The Lost Daughter,” “Passing” and “The Power of the Dog.”
In original, the WGA nominated “Being the Ricardos” (Aaron Sorkin), “Don’t Look Up” (Adam McKay & David Sirota), “The French Dispatch” (Wes Anderson & Roman Coppola & Hugo Guinness & Jason Schwartzman...
- 3/20/2022
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
“The Power of the Dog” won Best Picture at the 20th Annual Gold Derby Film Awards on March 16, the day before the start of Oscar voting. The Western won three other trophies, too: both Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay for Jane Campion and Best Supporting Actor for Kodi Smit-McPhee. “Dune” was the big winner, with six victories in the creative categories. Scroll down for our complete results, and watch the video above to see our complete awards ceremony featuring acceptance speeches from most of the winners.
Almost 2,700 Gold Derby readers voted for the winners in 22 categories, and they were clearly impressed by the technical and artistic prowess of Denis Villeneuve‘s adaptation of Frank Herbert‘s sci-fi novel. “Dune” claimed Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects.
Our voters spread the wealth elsewhere with each of the 11 other categories going to a different movie,...
Almost 2,700 Gold Derby readers voted for the winners in 22 categories, and they were clearly impressed by the technical and artistic prowess of Denis Villeneuve‘s adaptation of Frank Herbert‘s sci-fi novel. “Dune” claimed Best Cinematography, Best Film Editing, Best Production Design, Best Original Score, Best Sound, and Best Visual Effects.
Our voters spread the wealth elsewhere with each of the 11 other categories going to a different movie,...
- 3/16/2022
- by Daniel Montgomery, Chris Beachum, Denton Davidson, Marcus James Dixon, Joyce Eng and Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
“The Power of the Dog” won Best Picture at the 27th Annual Critics Choice Awards, which aired on The CW Sunday night. The awards have become an increasingly important barometer for Oscar contention, especially since the Golden Globes have fallen under increased scrutiny (with NBC electing not to even air the Globes in 2022).
Chosen by the Critics Choice Association, which was formed from the merged Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association in 2019 and consists of 525 critics and entertainment journalists, the awards align a bit more with established critical opinion. That differentiates it a bit from the many guild awards this time of the year, as well as the Oscars, which are awards selected by industry members.
“Belfast” and “West Side Story” led the Critics Choice Awards nominations with 11 each. “Belfast” ultimately won Best Acting Ensemble, Best Young Performer (Jude Hill), and Best Original Screenplay. “West Side Story...
Chosen by the Critics Choice Association, which was formed from the merged Broadcast Film Critics Association and Broadcast Television Journalists Association in 2019 and consists of 525 critics and entertainment journalists, the awards align a bit more with established critical opinion. That differentiates it a bit from the many guild awards this time of the year, as well as the Oscars, which are awards selected by industry members.
“Belfast” and “West Side Story” led the Critics Choice Awards nominations with 11 each. “Belfast” ultimately won Best Acting Ensemble, Best Young Performer (Jude Hill), and Best Original Screenplay. “West Side Story...
- 3/14/2022
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
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