Hulu’s October, 2021 schedule has a wealth of originals, catalog titles and season premieres.
Among the originals is the series premiere of Dopesick starring Michael Keaton on October 13. In terms of season premieres, Hulu will offer the new season’s episodes of ‘SNL’ every Saturday, starting October 3. And speaking of catalog titles, the service has 10 popular Star Trek films dropping October 1.
See below for the full list of programming available on Hulu in October.
October 1
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Air Force One
Ali
The Bachelorette (S13)
Big Sky (season premiere)
Blippi’s Spooky Spells Halloween
Boxcar Bertha
Cake (season premiere)
Cedar Rapids
Chasing Papi
Class
Clifford
Clockstoppers
Code 46
Crimson Tide
Date Night
Dead of Winter
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Dr. No
Edge of the World
Escape from Alcatraz
Exorcist: The Beginning
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
Flatliners
From Russia with Love...
Among the originals is the series premiere of Dopesick starring Michael Keaton on October 13. In terms of season premieres, Hulu will offer the new season’s episodes of ‘SNL’ every Saturday, starting October 3. And speaking of catalog titles, the service has 10 popular Star Trek films dropping October 1.
See below for the full list of programming available on Hulu in October.
October 1
A.I. Artificial Intelligence
Air Force One
Ali
The Bachelorette (S13)
Big Sky (season premiere)
Blippi’s Spooky Spells Halloween
Boxcar Bertha
Cake (season premiere)
Cedar Rapids
Chasing Papi
Class
Clifford
Clockstoppers
Code 46
Crimson Tide
Date Night
Dead of Winter
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules
Double, Double, Toil and Trouble
Dr. No
Edge of the World
Escape from Alcatraz
Exorcist: The Beginning
The Extreme Adventures of Super Dave
Flatliners
From Russia with Love...
- 9/22/2021
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
As a spike in Covid-19 cases puts a halt to reopening plans in the city of Los Angeles, public broadcaster Kcet is launching the series “Southland Sessions” to bring arts and cultural events to viewers quarantined at home.
The series, which premieres Wednesday night, will feature conversations with local artists and cultural leaders as they discuss how the pandemic — as well as the recent social uprisings across the country — impact the arts locally. Episodes will also focus on local arts and cultural events, including the City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowships, Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival and the annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival.
Other episodes will focus on mariachi music in Los Angeles, as well as the city’s dance community of the city, and local artists’ virtual studio visits. Radio station dublab, avant-garde opera company The Industry, artist/designer/writer Rosten Woo, San Fernando...
The series, which premieres Wednesday night, will feature conversations with local artists and cultural leaders as they discuss how the pandemic — as well as the recent social uprisings across the country — impact the arts locally. Episodes will also focus on local arts and cultural events, including the City of Los Angeles Individual Artist Fellowships, Watts Towers Day of the Drum Festival and the annual Simon Rodia Watts Towers Jazz Festival.
Other episodes will focus on mariachi music in Los Angeles, as well as the city’s dance community of the city, and local artists’ virtual studio visits. Radio station dublab, avant-garde opera company The Industry, artist/designer/writer Rosten Woo, San Fernando...
- 7/15/2020
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Country music superstar Alan Jackson, 56, whose new album, Angels and Alcohol, is out now, shares 25 surprising facts about himself with Us Weekly. 1. I once sang “Respect” with Aretha Franklin and Whitney Houston. 2. I’ve performed for the past four U.S. presidents. 3. My first performance was in a second grade assembly program. 4. I played Barnaby in my high school’s production of Sing Out, Sweet Land. 5. Growing up, I had a pet squirrel monkey. 6. I love classic reruns on TV Land. 7. I drove a forklift at the [...]...
- 7/24/2015
- Us Weekly
He’s no stranger to controversy, and Lil Wayne is raising eyebrows with footage from his latest music video shoot.
The “Mrs. Officer” rapper is featured in a new clip walking and jumping on an American flag while he raps along to “God Bless Amerika” on a set in New Orleans.
Wayne’s lyrics include, "My country 'tis of thee / Sweet land of kill 'em all and let 'em die / God bless Amerika / This ole' godless Amerika."
And while his past stunts have been widely overlooked, it seems this time Lil Wayne may have gone too far.
The “Mrs. Officer” rapper is featured in a new clip walking and jumping on an American flag while he raps along to “God Bless Amerika” on a set in New Orleans.
Wayne’s lyrics include, "My country 'tis of thee / Sweet land of kill 'em all and let 'em die / God bless Amerika / This ole' godless Amerika."
And while his past stunts have been widely overlooked, it seems this time Lil Wayne may have gone too far.
- 6/17/2013
- GossipCenter
Napa Valley Film Festival (Nvff) Co-Founders and Directors Brenda and Marc Lhormer have announced the Jury and Audience Awards for the 2nd annual film festival. Showcasing the best of new independent cinema along with the Napa Valley’s finest food, wine and hospitality, the 2nd annual Nvff, from November 7 – 11, 2012, witnessed a significant increase in attendance over last year’s inaugural festival. Initial estimates range from a 33% to 50% increase; detailed final results will be shared as soon as they are available.
"Our esteemed Jurors and our audiences have recognized a diverse set of cinematic talent," remarked Nvff Executive and Artistic Director Marc Lhormer. "We are delighted with the response to this year's Program and look forward to hosting another batch of exceptional films and filmmakers next year."
Jury Awards for Narrative Features:
Best Narrative Feature ($10,000 Cash Prize presented by Meadowood Napa Valley; wine from Lail Vineyards)
Future Weather,written and directed by Jenny Deller
Special Jury Award for Cinematography (wine from Beaulieu (Bv) Vineyard)
Not Waving but Drowning, Cinematographer Nathan Levine-Haney
Special Jury Award for Acting (wine from Freemark Abbey)
Madeline Zima and Joel David Moore in Stuck, directed by Stuart Acher
Jury Awards for Documentary Films:
Best Documentary Feature (wine from Terlato Family Vineyards)
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself, co-directed by Tom Bean and Luke Poling
Special Jury Award for Most Promising Documentary Filmmaker (wine from Hill Family Estate)
Matt Day, director ofShape of Things to Come,
Best Documentary Short Subject (wine from Alpha Omega)
The Last Ice Merchant (El Ultimo Hielero), directed by Sandy Patch
Jury Awards for Narrative Short Films:
Best Narrative Short (wine from Chappellet and Fortunati, respectively)
Co-winners: My Name Is Your First Love, written and directed by Rob Richert; The Pact, written and directed by Jason Pugatch
Special Jury Award for Social Impact (wine from Saintsbury)
Put It In a Book, directed by Rodrigo Garcia
Audience Awards:
Favorite Narrative Feature (wine from Behrens Family Winery)
Any Day Now, written and directed by Travis Fine
Favorite Documentary Feature (wine from Peju Province Winery)
Rising From Ashes, directed by T.C. Johnstone
Favorite Documentary Short Subject (wine from Chiarello Family Wines)
Necking, directed by Lindsay Lindenbaum
Favorite Narrative Short (wine from Allora Vineyards)
High Maintenance, written and directed by Shawn Wines
Favorite Lounge Feature (Narrative or Doc) (wine from Show from Trinchero Family)
Beware of Mr. Baker, directed by Jay Bulger
Mt. Veeder Peak Performance for Best Acting in a Narrative Feature ($1,000 Cash Prize and wine from Mt. Veeder Appellation)
Alan Cumming inAny Day Now, directed by Travis Fine; Cumming is donating his prize money to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
The 2012 Napa Valley Film Festival Jury consisted of: Jury Co-President Leonard Maltin, respected film critic and historian – perhaps best known for his annual paperback reference “Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide” – currently teaching at USC School of Cinematic Arts; Jury Co-President Joe Carnahan, well-known writer/director of films such as The Grey, Smokin' Aces, andNarc; John Horn, Film Editor at the Los Angeles Times, where he has been on staff since 2002 and had previously been on staff at Newsweek and premier magazines; Sydney Levine, having thirty plus years in the film industry including being the first woman in international film distribution at 20th Century Fox; Lisa Schwartz, Executive Vice President of Distribution Operations and Business Development for Sundance Selects and IFC Films; Morrie Warshawski, who has worked in the nonprofit arts and culture sector for over thirty years and formerly served as the Executive Director of Bay Area Video Coalition in San Francisco; Paul Zaentz, a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania who started his movie-making career on the Academy Award winning film Amadeus; Lissa Gibbs, the Executive Director of the Napa Valley College Foundation; T.J. Martin and Dan Lindsay, Co-Directors/Co-Editors/Co-Cinematographers of the Oscar-winning documentary, Undefeated, a selection of the 2011 Nvff; Sheila Benson, the Principal Film Critic for the Los Angeles Times from 1981–1991. Affiliated with the National Society of Film Critics and the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Sheila has served on juries at film festivals including Berlin, Toronto, and Sundance. Melanie Lynskey, accomplished and versatile actress, originally from New Zealand whose credits include: Win-Win, Up in the Air, The Informant, Away We Go, Flags of Our Fathers, Sweet Home Alabama and her first award-winning role was in Heavenly Creatures with Kate Winslet; Pat Saperstein, Associate Editor of Variety, where she coordinates festival coverage and daily news. Pat has served on juries at several festivals and has been on numerous panels; and Raj Mathai, NBC Bay Area’s news anchor and personality hosted the Awards Ceremony on Closing Night and received a bottle of Mumm Non-Vintage Brut Prestige. Additionally, the Jury Co-Presidents were presented with 3L bottles of wine: Leonard Maltin was given a Duckhorn 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon and Joe Carnahan was given a Cornerstone Cellars 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon.
On Friday, November 9, Access Hollywood's Billy Bush hosted the Celebrity Tribute Ceremony which was held at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville. Nvff honored James Marsden with the “Trailblazer” Tribute; the actor and singer is known for his roles in 30 Rock, Enchanted, Hairspray, and Robot & Frank, whose upcoming films include Two Guns, opposite Denzel Washington, and playing John F. Kennedy in The Butler. James was also presented with a bottle of Grgich Hills 2005 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. Nvff’s “Spotlight On” Tribute went to the seductive Alan Cumming, who has created indelible roles in The Anniversary Party, Sweet Land, the hit series The Good Wife, and his powerful performance in Any Day Now (2012 Nvff selection). Alan received a bottle of Ehlers Estate 2008 One Twenty Over Eighty with his award. Nvff presented two “Rising Star” Tributes: Imogen Poots, a talented young British actress who costars in A Late Quartet (Nvff 2012), who received a bottle of Chandon Non-Vintage Brut Classic along with her award; and Adam Driver who has a charming performance in the Nvff 2012 feature, Not Waving But Drowning, whoalso received a bottle of Chandon Non-Vintage Brut Classic with his award. Driver is best known for his roles in HBO's Girls, Angels in America, You Don’t Know Jack and J. Edgar, the latter opening the 2011 Nvff. Host Billy Bush also received a bottle of Allora Vineyards 2008 “Lusso” Cabernet Sauvignon.
In addition to all of the awards given to actors and films, the Nvff highlighted an impressive array of local restaurants from the area, which were recognized throughout the five-day festival in its “Foodspotting Contest.” This year's Master Foodspotter was Elissa Gordon, with almost 25 sightings. The “Silence of the Lamb Barbacoa Taco” from La Condesa was voted this year's "Best Menu Item," and received the most votes for the name and concept. Alexis Baking Co. was awarded the "Crowd Favorite" as they had the most photos, three of each of their five items.
The 3rd annual Napa Valley Film Festival will take place November 6 – 10, 2013. A special holiday pre-sale, through Dec. 15, 2012, offers Festival Passes for $190 (regularly $250) and Pass Plusses for $425 (regularly $500). Both Passes offer five-day access to film, food and wine events. Additionally, 4-pack tickets will be offered, perfect for holiday gift-giving: Four Festival Passes for $680 ($170 each – normally $250 – for a 32% total savings); Four Pass Plusses for $1,560 ($390 each – normally $500 – for a 22% percent savings). To experience the Festival at its most luxurious, Patron Circle membership starts at $2,500 per person (tax-deductible); join the Circle or renew your membership by Dec. 15, 2012 and receive a complimentary Festival Pass for a friend or family member. For more information or to purchase tickets at the best rates to be offered all year, please visit napavalleyfilmfest.org by midnight, December 15, 2012.
About the Napa Valley Film Festival & Cinema Napa Valley:
The Napa Valley Film Festival is produced by Cinema Napa Valley, a registered 501c3 non-profit organization headquartered in Napa, California. The festival's co-creators – and Cinema Napa Valley co-chairs – are Brenda and Marc Lhormer, producers and distributors of the feature film Bottle Shock about the historic upset victory by Napa Valley wines over the French at the1976 wine-tasting competition in Paris. Bottle Shock premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival before going on to international theatrical distribution. The husband-and-wife team also ran the successful Sonoma Valley Film Festival from 2001 through 2008. In addition to producing the annual film festival, Cinema Napa Valley presents special film programs throughout the year and provides support to student filmmaking programs in Napa Valley schools. To learn more, visit www.napavalleyfilmfest.org and follow www.facebook.com/NapaValleyFilmFestival.
"Our esteemed Jurors and our audiences have recognized a diverse set of cinematic talent," remarked Nvff Executive and Artistic Director Marc Lhormer. "We are delighted with the response to this year's Program and look forward to hosting another batch of exceptional films and filmmakers next year."
Jury Awards for Narrative Features:
Best Narrative Feature ($10,000 Cash Prize presented by Meadowood Napa Valley; wine from Lail Vineyards)
Future Weather,written and directed by Jenny Deller
Special Jury Award for Cinematography (wine from Beaulieu (Bv) Vineyard)
Not Waving but Drowning, Cinematographer Nathan Levine-Haney
Special Jury Award for Acting (wine from Freemark Abbey)
Madeline Zima and Joel David Moore in Stuck, directed by Stuart Acher
Jury Awards for Documentary Films:
Best Documentary Feature (wine from Terlato Family Vineyards)
Plimpton! Starring George Plimpton as Himself, co-directed by Tom Bean and Luke Poling
Special Jury Award for Most Promising Documentary Filmmaker (wine from Hill Family Estate)
Matt Day, director ofShape of Things to Come,
Best Documentary Short Subject (wine from Alpha Omega)
The Last Ice Merchant (El Ultimo Hielero), directed by Sandy Patch
Jury Awards for Narrative Short Films:
Best Narrative Short (wine from Chappellet and Fortunati, respectively)
Co-winners: My Name Is Your First Love, written and directed by Rob Richert; The Pact, written and directed by Jason Pugatch
Special Jury Award for Social Impact (wine from Saintsbury)
Put It In a Book, directed by Rodrigo Garcia
Audience Awards:
Favorite Narrative Feature (wine from Behrens Family Winery)
Any Day Now, written and directed by Travis Fine
Favorite Documentary Feature (wine from Peju Province Winery)
Rising From Ashes, directed by T.C. Johnstone
Favorite Documentary Short Subject (wine from Chiarello Family Wines)
Necking, directed by Lindsay Lindenbaum
Favorite Narrative Short (wine from Allora Vineyards)
High Maintenance, written and directed by Shawn Wines
Favorite Lounge Feature (Narrative or Doc) (wine from Show from Trinchero Family)
Beware of Mr. Baker, directed by Jay Bulger
Mt. Veeder Peak Performance for Best Acting in a Narrative Feature ($1,000 Cash Prize and wine from Mt. Veeder Appellation)
Alan Cumming inAny Day Now, directed by Travis Fine; Cumming is donating his prize money to benefit Hurricane Sandy relief efforts
The 2012 Napa Valley Film Festival Jury consisted of: Jury Co-President Leonard Maltin, respected film critic and historian – perhaps best known for his annual paperback reference “Leonard Maltin’s Movie Guide” – currently teaching at USC School of Cinematic Arts; Jury Co-President Joe Carnahan, well-known writer/director of films such as The Grey, Smokin' Aces, andNarc; John Horn, Film Editor at the Los Angeles Times, where he has been on staff since 2002 and had previously been on staff at Newsweek and premier magazines; Sydney Levine, having thirty plus years in the film industry including being the first woman in international film distribution at 20th Century Fox; Lisa Schwartz, Executive Vice President of Distribution Operations and Business Development for Sundance Selects and IFC Films; Morrie Warshawski, who has worked in the nonprofit arts and culture sector for over thirty years and formerly served as the Executive Director of Bay Area Video Coalition in San Francisco; Paul Zaentz, a graduate of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania who started his movie-making career on the Academy Award winning film Amadeus; Lissa Gibbs, the Executive Director of the Napa Valley College Foundation; T.J. Martin and Dan Lindsay, Co-Directors/Co-Editors/Co-Cinematographers of the Oscar-winning documentary, Undefeated, a selection of the 2011 Nvff; Sheila Benson, the Principal Film Critic for the Los Angeles Times from 1981–1991. Affiliated with the National Society of Film Critics and the Alliance of Women Film Journalists, Sheila has served on juries at film festivals including Berlin, Toronto, and Sundance. Melanie Lynskey, accomplished and versatile actress, originally from New Zealand whose credits include: Win-Win, Up in the Air, The Informant, Away We Go, Flags of Our Fathers, Sweet Home Alabama and her first award-winning role was in Heavenly Creatures with Kate Winslet; Pat Saperstein, Associate Editor of Variety, where she coordinates festival coverage and daily news. Pat has served on juries at several festivals and has been on numerous panels; and Raj Mathai, NBC Bay Area’s news anchor and personality hosted the Awards Ceremony on Closing Night and received a bottle of Mumm Non-Vintage Brut Prestige. Additionally, the Jury Co-Presidents were presented with 3L bottles of wine: Leonard Maltin was given a Duckhorn 2002 Cabernet Sauvignon and Joe Carnahan was given a Cornerstone Cellars 2005 Cabernet Sauvignon.
On Friday, November 9, Access Hollywood's Billy Bush hosted the Celebrity Tribute Ceremony which was held at the Lincoln Theater in Yountville. Nvff honored James Marsden with the “Trailblazer” Tribute; the actor and singer is known for his roles in 30 Rock, Enchanted, Hairspray, and Robot & Frank, whose upcoming films include Two Guns, opposite Denzel Washington, and playing John F. Kennedy in The Butler. James was also presented with a bottle of Grgich Hills 2005 Estate Cabernet Sauvignon. Nvff’s “Spotlight On” Tribute went to the seductive Alan Cumming, who has created indelible roles in The Anniversary Party, Sweet Land, the hit series The Good Wife, and his powerful performance in Any Day Now (2012 Nvff selection). Alan received a bottle of Ehlers Estate 2008 One Twenty Over Eighty with his award. Nvff presented two “Rising Star” Tributes: Imogen Poots, a talented young British actress who costars in A Late Quartet (Nvff 2012), who received a bottle of Chandon Non-Vintage Brut Classic along with her award; and Adam Driver who has a charming performance in the Nvff 2012 feature, Not Waving But Drowning, whoalso received a bottle of Chandon Non-Vintage Brut Classic with his award. Driver is best known for his roles in HBO's Girls, Angels in America, You Don’t Know Jack and J. Edgar, the latter opening the 2011 Nvff. Host Billy Bush also received a bottle of Allora Vineyards 2008 “Lusso” Cabernet Sauvignon.
In addition to all of the awards given to actors and films, the Nvff highlighted an impressive array of local restaurants from the area, which were recognized throughout the five-day festival in its “Foodspotting Contest.” This year's Master Foodspotter was Elissa Gordon, with almost 25 sightings. The “Silence of the Lamb Barbacoa Taco” from La Condesa was voted this year's "Best Menu Item," and received the most votes for the name and concept. Alexis Baking Co. was awarded the "Crowd Favorite" as they had the most photos, three of each of their five items.
The 3rd annual Napa Valley Film Festival will take place November 6 – 10, 2013. A special holiday pre-sale, through Dec. 15, 2012, offers Festival Passes for $190 (regularly $250) and Pass Plusses for $425 (regularly $500). Both Passes offer five-day access to film, food and wine events. Additionally, 4-pack tickets will be offered, perfect for holiday gift-giving: Four Festival Passes for $680 ($170 each – normally $250 – for a 32% total savings); Four Pass Plusses for $1,560 ($390 each – normally $500 – for a 22% percent savings). To experience the Festival at its most luxurious, Patron Circle membership starts at $2,500 per person (tax-deductible); join the Circle or renew your membership by Dec. 15, 2012 and receive a complimentary Festival Pass for a friend or family member. For more information or to purchase tickets at the best rates to be offered all year, please visit napavalleyfilmfest.org by midnight, December 15, 2012.
About the Napa Valley Film Festival & Cinema Napa Valley:
The Napa Valley Film Festival is produced by Cinema Napa Valley, a registered 501c3 non-profit organization headquartered in Napa, California. The festival's co-creators – and Cinema Napa Valley co-chairs – are Brenda and Marc Lhormer, producers and distributors of the feature film Bottle Shock about the historic upset victory by Napa Valley wines over the French at the1976 wine-tasting competition in Paris. Bottle Shock premiered at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival before going on to international theatrical distribution. The husband-and-wife team also ran the successful Sonoma Valley Film Festival from 2001 through 2008. In addition to producing the annual film festival, Cinema Napa Valley presents special film programs throughout the year and provides support to student filmmaking programs in Napa Valley schools. To learn more, visit www.napavalleyfilmfest.org and follow www.facebook.com/NapaValleyFilmFestival.
- 12/14/2012
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
This weekend isn't just about the Oscars, for the record. Saturday night, as is traditional, sees the warm-up for the big show with the 2012 Spirit Awards, Film Independent's antidote to the Academy Awards, intended to honor the best of independent cinema. With recent winners of the top prize including "Juno," "The Wrestler," "Precious" and "Black Swan," they've provided the opportunity for films that are perhaps a little too dark, small or offbeat to win Best Picture from the Academy the chance to grab some gold.
This year, things may be a little different, with oscar front-runner "The Artist" nominated in multiple categories, so we could end up seeing the two ceremonies mirroring each other more closely than ever. But will that actually be the case? True to their name, the Independent Spirits have been known to go their own way. We've run down our predictions below, and stay tuned for...
This year, things may be a little different, with oscar front-runner "The Artist" nominated in multiple categories, so we could end up seeing the two ceremonies mirroring each other more closely than ever. But will that actually be the case? True to their name, the Independent Spirits have been known to go their own way. We've run down our predictions below, and stay tuned for...
- 2/24/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Elizabeth Reaser has had lots of fun appearing in the "Twilight" franchise. Three films in the series have been released, with one more in the hopper. Getting recognized on the street as Esme, the Cullen family's loving matriarch, is undoubtedly a trip. "It's wild to be part of something so big," Reaser admits. "But at the end of a day, being in a big vampire movie can't sustain a career. Has it led to more or better choices? I don't know. Maybe it's the reason I got to play this part."The role in question is Li'l Bit, the narrator-protagonist of Paula Vogel's Pulitzer Prize–winning "How I Learned to Drive," currently playing at Off-Broadway's Second Stage Theatre. She considers the part a career pinnacle. That's a nice tribute coming from a nominee for both an Independent Spirit Award (for "Sweet Land") and an Emmy (for "Grey's Anatomy"). "Drive" recounts the complex.
- 2/17/2012
- by help@backstage.com (Simi Horwitz)
- backstage.com
HollywoodNews.com: Alan Cumming, Garret Dillahunt, and Frances Fisher star in the poignant period drama Any Day Now, written, produced and directed by filmmaker Travis Fine (The Space Between). The film recently completed principal photography in Los Angeles and is currently in post-production. Produced by Kristine Hostetter Fine (The Space Between) and Chip Hourihan (Frozen River), the film is executive produced by Anne O’Shea (The Kids Are Alright) and Maxine Makover (The Space Between.
Set in the 1970s and inspired by a true story, the film chronicles a gay couple who take in a teenage boy with Down Syndrome who has been abandoned by his drug addicted mother. As the teen discovers the strong bonds of family for the first time in his life, disapproving authorities step in to tear the boy from the only stable environment he has ever known. As the gay men fight to adopt this extraordinary special needs child,...
Set in the 1970s and inspired by a true story, the film chronicles a gay couple who take in a teenage boy with Down Syndrome who has been abandoned by his drug addicted mother. As the teen discovers the strong bonds of family for the first time in his life, disapproving authorities step in to tear the boy from the only stable environment he has ever known. As the gay men fight to adopt this extraordinary special needs child,...
- 9/21/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
Fox Searchlight have unveiled the first Us trailer for The Art of Getting By, formerly titled Homework.
Directed by Gavin Wiesen, The Art of Getting By stars Emma Roberts (Scream 4), Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland), Michael Angarano (Ceremony), Elizabeth Reaser (Sweet Land) and Alicia Silverstone (Clueless).
George (Highmore), a lonely and fatalistic teen who’s made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally (Roberts), a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
The Art of Getting By premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to mainly positive reviews, and will open in the Us on June 17.
Check out the trailer below:
Source: MTV...
Directed by Gavin Wiesen, The Art of Getting By stars Emma Roberts (Scream 4), Freddie Highmore (Finding Neverland), Michael Angarano (Ceremony), Elizabeth Reaser (Sweet Land) and Alicia Silverstone (Clueless).
George (Highmore), a lonely and fatalistic teen who’s made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally (Roberts), a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
The Art of Getting By premiered at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival to mainly positive reviews, and will open in the Us on June 17.
Check out the trailer below:
Source: MTV...
- 4/21/2011
- by Jamie Neish
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Los Angeles — David Nelson, who starred on his parents' popular television show "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet," has died, a family spokesman said. He was 74.
Nelson, who was battling complications of colon cancer, died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home, said family spokesman and longtime Hollywood publicist Dale Olson.
Nelson was the last remaining member of the Nelsons TV family, which included actor/bandleader Ozzie, his singer wife, Harriet Hilliard and his teen idol brother Rick. The show originated on radio in 1952 as "Here Come the Nelsons," then ran for 320 episodes on TV from 1952 to 1966 as "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" with some of the story lines taken from the stars' own lives. David Nelson also directed and produced numerous episodes of the show throughout its run.
Singer Gunnar Nelson, a son of Rick Nelson, issued a statement Wednesday, saying his uncle's death was "a great loss to the Nelson family.
Nelson, who was battling complications of colon cancer, died Tuesday at his Los Angeles home, said family spokesman and longtime Hollywood publicist Dale Olson.
Nelson was the last remaining member of the Nelsons TV family, which included actor/bandleader Ozzie, his singer wife, Harriet Hilliard and his teen idol brother Rick. The show originated on radio in 1952 as "Here Come the Nelsons," then ran for 320 episodes on TV from 1952 to 1966 as "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" with some of the story lines taken from the stars' own lives. David Nelson also directed and produced numerous episodes of the show throughout its run.
Singer Gunnar Nelson, a son of Rick Nelson, issued a statement Wednesday, saying his uncle's death was "a great loss to the Nelson family.
- 1/12/2011
- by AP
- Huffington Post
Alan Cumming has performed a wide variety of roles on stage, screen, and television which have earned him numerous awards for his acting and also for his support of glbtq causes. His roles in productions have ranged from the plays of Shakespeare to the animated adventures of Garfield the cat but the actor is most known for playing Emcee in Cabaret, Boris Grishenko in GoldenEye, Kurt Wagner/Nightcrawler in X2: X-Men United, and Fegan Floop in the Spy Kids trilogy. He has also appeared in independent films like The Anniversary Party, which he co-wrote, co-directed and co-starred in; and Ali Selim’s Sweet Land, for which he won an Independent Spirit award as producer. His London stage appearances include Hamlet, the Maniac in Dario Fo’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist, for which he received an Olivier award, the lead in Martin Sherman’s Bent, and as Dionysus in The...
- 11/28/2010
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
The Lightkeepers
Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Blythe Danner, and Mamie Gummer
Directed by Daniel Adams
Rated PG
Period pieces are supposed to evoke bygone eras, not feel like they were made in them. Ultimately, the real failing of The Lightkeepers is that it seems not like a movie out of its time but rather a production made decades ago that just now was unearthed and put in theaters.
Creaky, slow, and clumsily assembled, The Lightkeepers requires a significant undertaking just to navigate the hour-and-a-half from credits to credits. In a world of too much fast-paced editing, this one balances it all out, choosing far too often to take the scenic route.
It's not all a lost cause; after all, the film does star Richard Dreyfuss, Blythe Danner, and Meryl's kid, Mamie Gummer. The movie is also something rarely seen these days; it's purposely quiet. I don't mean it's quiet in the sense that there's no dialogue,...
Starring Richard Dreyfuss, Blythe Danner, and Mamie Gummer
Directed by Daniel Adams
Rated PG
Period pieces are supposed to evoke bygone eras, not feel like they were made in them. Ultimately, the real failing of The Lightkeepers is that it seems not like a movie out of its time but rather a production made decades ago that just now was unearthed and put in theaters.
Creaky, slow, and clumsily assembled, The Lightkeepers requires a significant undertaking just to navigate the hour-and-a-half from credits to credits. In a world of too much fast-paced editing, this one balances it all out, choosing far too often to take the scenic route.
It's not all a lost cause; after all, the film does star Richard Dreyfuss, Blythe Danner, and Meryl's kid, Mamie Gummer. The movie is also something rarely seen these days; it's purposely quiet. I don't mean it's quiet in the sense that there's no dialogue,...
- 3/19/2010
- by Colin Boyd
- GetTheBigPicture.net
All next week Reelz Channel will be devoting all of its original programming to the Twilight movie. They will be airing interviews behindthescenes footage announcing the winner of their Ultimate Fan contest and more. Details belowAmong the highlights of Twilight Week will be the announcement of the Ultimate Twilight Fan selected from among the entries submitted this past month during a ReelzChannel nationwide search. The chosen fan will be announced and featured on the networks Dailies program Thursday November 20 8 p.m. Etpt the eve of the movies U.S. premiere. In addition www.reelzchannel.com will feature Twilight movie clips fansubmitted videos and features from the networks weeklong programming event. Fans visiting httpwww.reelzchannel.comtwilight will have access to more than a dozen Twilightthemed pieces including a special Twilight quiz guides for fans and parents and interviews with the Twilight sagas author the movies director and cast and creators of...
- 11/13/2008
- twilightersanonymous.com
Today the Los Angeles Times gives us an interview with Edi Gathegi for the countdown. 22 Days left....nbspAt first Edi Gathegi wasnt jonesing to play a vampire. The 29yearold actor portraying Laurent tells us that in fact it wasnt clear to him that he was auditioning to play one of the nomad vampires in the bigscreen adaption of Stephenie Meyers hit novel Twilight. I just remember having to read some very strange things to director Catherine Hardwicke he says. I wasnt sold until I read the book itself. But now Gathegi is hooked. He talks to us about channeling his inner bloodsucker getting to meet Meyer and which of the Twilight books is his favorite. Yes its true. Hes read all four! Howd you get involved with the movie?A casting director who Ive worked with suggested I audition but I didnt know what the story was or that I was a vampire.
- 10/30/2008
- twilightersanonymous.com
Like so many working actors, Elizabeth Reaser has endured her share of maddening pilot seasons. "Oh my God, it was just insane: pounding the pavement, going on a gazillion really bad auditions, and just being humiliated day in and day out and never even getting a test or a callback or anything," she recalls. "Just complete desperation followed by despair. It was years of that." Things went a little differently this time around. Fresh off her Emmy- and Screen Actors Guild Award-nominated turn as troubled Grey's Anatomy amnesiac Ava/Rebecca Pope, Reaser landed the lead role in CBS's buzzy new series The Ex List. And yet she doesn't feel all that removed from the crushing lows of previous years. "I don't feel like, 'Oh, cool, I'm here, it's done,' " she says. At least two of this season's other potential breakout stars also can't quite believe they've come so far.
- 8/27/2008
- by Sarah Kuhn
- backstage.com
- It comes as no surprise that leading this year’s pack of nominees are Little Miss Sunshine and Half Nelson, but this year’s mix of contenders are a mixed breed coming from films that were showcased a little everywhere – including this year’s Sundance. And the 2007 Independent Spirit nominees are...Feature (Award given to the Producer)"American Gun," Ted Kroeber, producer"The Dead Girl," Tom Rosenberg, Henry Winterstern, Gary Lucchesi, Richard Wright, Eric Karten, Kevin Turen, producers"Half Nelson," Jamie Patricof, Alex Orlovsky, Lynette Howell, Anna Boden, Rosanne Korenberg, producers"Little Miss Sunshine," Marc Turtletaub, David T. Friendly, Peter Saraf, Albert Berger, Ron Yerxa, producers"Pan's Labyrinth," Bertha Navarro, Alfonso Cuaron, Frida Torresblanco, Alvaro Augustin, Guillermo Del Toro, producersFIRST Feature (Award given to the director and producer)"Day Night Day Night," Julia Loktev, director; Julia Loktev, Melanie Judd, Jessica Levin, producers"Man Push Cart," Ramin Bahrani, director; Ramin Bahrani,
- 11/29/2006
- IONCINEMA.com
Demonstrating a mastery of the medium that belies his status as a first-time feature filmmaker, writer-director Ali Selim has crafted in Sweet Land a tale of pure Americana that speaks both to the immigrant experience and the nature of love. The film has played the festival circuit, where it understandably won two audience awards. It opens Oct. 13 in Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minn., and five days later in New York, followed by a national rollout.
Taking off from a short story by Minnesota writer Will Weaver, Selim tells the simple but emotion-packed story of a mail-order bride who arrives in a close-knit Norwegian farming community in Minnesota after World War I. There is only one problem. One major problem. Inge Altenberg (Elizabeth Reaser) is German. Nothing could be more of an anathema to these hardworking, jingoistic farmers than a young woman from the country the U.S. fought so bitterly a couple of years earlier.
The minister (John Heard) refuses to marry Inge to Olaf (Tim Guinee). A law clerk shakes his head over missing paperwork. In the meanwhile, Inge settles into the community, making friends and perhaps an enemy in the minister, then finds the time to size up her husband-to-be, allowing the two to fall deeply in love.
The story is set up with a triple time frame. In the opening scene, an elderly Inge (played by the marvelous Lois Smith) passes on, leaving her grandson to face a decision about selling the family homestead to a developer. He in turn remembers back to Olaf's passing in the late '60s, when his grandmother recounted to him her first days in her new country.
What a sight she makes when she arrives at the train station! She carries two suitcases and, improbably, a huge gramophone. Nevertheless, this family heirloom makes her the bringer of music to this community cut off from so much art and culture.
Reaser, who played a vastly different role as the commitment-phobic woman in Puccini for Beginners at Sundance this year, breathes fire into this character. She speaks little English -- she holds two fingers close together to indicate how little it really is -- but can read faces and body language with supreme literacy. She occasionally bursts forth with angry, sputtering German, which Selim wisely doesn't bother to subtitle. We more than get her point.
Guinee, in a pitch-perfect Norwegian-American accent, gives this farm boy a backbone of decency and morality without anything feeling forced or phony. His character is a man of few words, but Guinee plays the subtext to perfection.
Alan Cumming (who also produces) is wonderfully cast as Olaf's best pal Frandsen, a loving father and husband who is almost childlike in his embrace of life. Unfortunately, Frandsen has fallen hopelessly behind in his mortgage payments. His banker (Ned Beatty) can't wait to foreclose, not at all put off by the fact that Frandsen is his third cousin.
Selim and cinematographer David Tumblety create one memorable composition after another, often framing the actors tightly so we might read their expressions, then pulling back for long shots of the flat landscape and the one farmhouse that dominates the fields. Mark Orton's music and James R. Bakkom's design feel authentically period with nary a false step.
SWEET LAND
Libero
A LaSalle Holland production in association with Beautiful Motion Pictures/Liebenmania/Channel Z Films
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Ali Selim
Based on a short story by: Will Weaver
Producers: Jim Bigham, Alan Cumming, Ali Selim
Executive producers: Gill Holland, Lillian LaSalle, Thomas F. Lieberman, Terrance Moore, Edward J. Driscoll, Gary S. Kohler, Stephen Hays
Director of photography: David Tumblety
Production designer: James R. Bakkom
Music: Mark Orton
Co-producers: Robin Selim, Gil Bellows, Thomas Pope, David Dancyger
Costumes: Eden Miller
Editor: James Stanger
Cast:
Inge Altenberg: Elizabeth Reaser
Olaf: Tim Guinee
Frandsen: Alan Cumming
Old Inge: Lois Smith
Harmo: Ned Beatty
Brownie: Alex Kingston
Lars: Patrick Heusinger
Minister: John Heard
Running time -- 110 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Taking off from a short story by Minnesota writer Will Weaver, Selim tells the simple but emotion-packed story of a mail-order bride who arrives in a close-knit Norwegian farming community in Minnesota after World War I. There is only one problem. One major problem. Inge Altenberg (Elizabeth Reaser) is German. Nothing could be more of an anathema to these hardworking, jingoistic farmers than a young woman from the country the U.S. fought so bitterly a couple of years earlier.
The minister (John Heard) refuses to marry Inge to Olaf (Tim Guinee). A law clerk shakes his head over missing paperwork. In the meanwhile, Inge settles into the community, making friends and perhaps an enemy in the minister, then finds the time to size up her husband-to-be, allowing the two to fall deeply in love.
The story is set up with a triple time frame. In the opening scene, an elderly Inge (played by the marvelous Lois Smith) passes on, leaving her grandson to face a decision about selling the family homestead to a developer. He in turn remembers back to Olaf's passing in the late '60s, when his grandmother recounted to him her first days in her new country.
What a sight she makes when she arrives at the train station! She carries two suitcases and, improbably, a huge gramophone. Nevertheless, this family heirloom makes her the bringer of music to this community cut off from so much art and culture.
Reaser, who played a vastly different role as the commitment-phobic woman in Puccini for Beginners at Sundance this year, breathes fire into this character. She speaks little English -- she holds two fingers close together to indicate how little it really is -- but can read faces and body language with supreme literacy. She occasionally bursts forth with angry, sputtering German, which Selim wisely doesn't bother to subtitle. We more than get her point.
Guinee, in a pitch-perfect Norwegian-American accent, gives this farm boy a backbone of decency and morality without anything feeling forced or phony. His character is a man of few words, but Guinee plays the subtext to perfection.
Alan Cumming (who also produces) is wonderfully cast as Olaf's best pal Frandsen, a loving father and husband who is almost childlike in his embrace of life. Unfortunately, Frandsen has fallen hopelessly behind in his mortgage payments. His banker (Ned Beatty) can't wait to foreclose, not at all put off by the fact that Frandsen is his third cousin.
Selim and cinematographer David Tumblety create one memorable composition after another, often framing the actors tightly so we might read their expressions, then pulling back for long shots of the flat landscape and the one farmhouse that dominates the fields. Mark Orton's music and James R. Bakkom's design feel authentically period with nary a false step.
SWEET LAND
Libero
A LaSalle Holland production in association with Beautiful Motion Pictures/Liebenmania/Channel Z Films
Credits:
Screenwriter-director: Ali Selim
Based on a short story by: Will Weaver
Producers: Jim Bigham, Alan Cumming, Ali Selim
Executive producers: Gill Holland, Lillian LaSalle, Thomas F. Lieberman, Terrance Moore, Edward J. Driscoll, Gary S. Kohler, Stephen Hays
Director of photography: David Tumblety
Production designer: James R. Bakkom
Music: Mark Orton
Co-producers: Robin Selim, Gil Bellows, Thomas Pope, David Dancyger
Costumes: Eden Miller
Editor: James Stanger
Cast:
Inge Altenberg: Elizabeth Reaser
Olaf: Tim Guinee
Frandsen: Alan Cumming
Old Inge: Lois Smith
Harmo: Ned Beatty
Brownie: Alex Kingston
Lars: Patrick Heusinger
Minister: John Heard
Running time -- 110 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 10/12/2006
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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