In a twist as predictable as a Hollywood sequel, conservative media and alt-right commentators have made it their mission to ridicule the entertainment industry’s awards circuit. It’s an annual ritual from the Oscars to the Emmys and the Grammys: commentators use YouTube, podcasts and op-eds to denounce Hollywood as a “cesspool of liberalism” and a “bubble of elite self-congratulation.” Yet here’s the irony — many of these same voices, who openly deride the industry, quickly seek its validation when they enter its arena.
Case in point: conservative media company The Daily Wire recently submitted the satirical documentary “Am I Racist?” featuring Matt Walsh, an anti-transgender commentator, for Oscar consideration (Oh my God! Can you imagine “Emilia Perez” star Karla Sofía Gascón being forced to share the same air as him?). While some observers see this as a “troll” move, Walsh insists otherwise. On X (formerly Twitter), he stated,...
Case in point: conservative media company The Daily Wire recently submitted the satirical documentary “Am I Racist?” featuring Matt Walsh, an anti-transgender commentator, for Oscar consideration (Oh my God! Can you imagine “Emilia Perez” star Karla Sofía Gascón being forced to share the same air as him?). While some observers see this as a “troll” move, Walsh insists otherwise. On X (formerly Twitter), he stated,...
- 11/15/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
To say that October has been horrible at the box office so far would be putting it lightly, but low-budget horror might end up being this month’s savior. Read on for the weekend box office report.
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After Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix‘s “Joker: Folie à Deux” bombed in its opening weekend and was hated by critics and audiences alike, it wasn’t likely to hold up well in its second weekend, and indeed it didn’t.
Instead, the box office phenom of the weekend was the breakout success of Damien Leone‘s grisly indie horror flick, “Terrifier 3,” once again starring David Howard Thornton as the smiling serial killer, Art the Clown, and Lauren Lavara as his final girl nemesis.
By the time the movie opened on Thursday night, the rave reviews it racked up out of Fantastic...
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After Todd Phillips and Joaquin Phoenix‘s “Joker: Folie à Deux” bombed in its opening weekend and was hated by critics and audiences alike, it wasn’t likely to hold up well in its second weekend, and indeed it didn’t.
Instead, the box office phenom of the weekend was the breakout success of Damien Leone‘s grisly indie horror flick, “Terrifier 3,” once again starring David Howard Thornton as the smiling serial killer, Art the Clown, and Lauren Lavara as his final girl nemesis.
By the time the movie opened on Thursday night, the rave reviews it racked up out of Fantastic...
- 10/13/2024
- by Edward Douglas
- Gold Derby
Marvel Studios' upcoming superhero flick "Thunderbolts*" is slated to be the 36th feature film in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and will assemble six ancillary characters culled from previous MCU movies and TV shows, making them into a ragtag fighting force. On the team are the Red Guardian, Yelena Belova, and Taskmaster from "Black Widow," the Winter Soldier and U.S. Agent (Sebastian Stan and Wyatt Russell) from "The Falcon and the Winter Soldier," and Ghost (Hannah John-Kamen) from "Ant-Man and the Wasp." These characters previously served as low-level villains or antagonists, but are now redeeming themselves as hunted antiheroes.
The first full trailer for "Thunderbolts*" was released on September 23, 2024, and it displays the requisite action that the genre demands, as well as the notable character reveals that the MCU is known for. The characters are also well-equipped with quips, wielding bathos like a cudgel. A car is shot during an intense chase sequence,...
The first full trailer for "Thunderbolts*" was released on September 23, 2024, and it displays the requisite action that the genre demands, as well as the notable character reveals that the MCU is known for. The characters are also well-equipped with quips, wielding bathos like a cudgel. A car is shot during an intense chase sequence,...
- 9/24/2024
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Former U.S. Green Beret Jordan Goudreau, who was arrested on July 31 in connection to his failed 2020 coup to remove Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, is the subject of Neon’s latest documentary “Men of War.”
Directed by Billy Corben (“God Forbid”) and Jen Gatien (“Limelight”) “Men of War” follows Goudreau, who, according to the film’s logline “finds himself in over his head and on the run after mounting the failed Venezuela coup and being chased by the American government who he spent his life fighting for.”
Goudreau, a former Special Forces soldier who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, planned to land in Venezuela via speedboat with approximately 60 other men in an attempt to capture Maduro, an authoritarian president. At the time, Goudreau said that he and his team were acting to protect Venezuela’s democracy after Maduro’s 2018 re-election, which was boycotted by the opposition and condemned as undemocratic by the U.
Directed by Billy Corben (“God Forbid”) and Jen Gatien (“Limelight”) “Men of War” follows Goudreau, who, according to the film’s logline “finds himself in over his head and on the run after mounting the failed Venezuela coup and being chased by the American government who he spent his life fighting for.”
Goudreau, a former Special Forces soldier who served tours in Iraq and Afghanistan, planned to land in Venezuela via speedboat with approximately 60 other men in an attempt to capture Maduro, an authoritarian president. At the time, Goudreau said that he and his team were acting to protect Venezuela’s democracy after Maduro’s 2018 re-election, which was boycotted by the opposition and condemned as undemocratic by the U.
- 8/2/2024
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Jonathan Morano, a Peabody Award-winning writer of CBS’ The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, died peacefully June 20 at the Ronald Reagan UCLA Medical Center in Los Angeles following a 15-month battle with Glioblastoma, an aggressive brain tumor. He was 56.
His death was announced by his wife Aimee Blisten.
Born December 23, 1967, in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, Morano began his writing career with a grant and a fellowship from Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Films for his dramatic screenplay Benjamin Garrett at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival.
Two years later, he was writing for The Late Late Show, where he’d work for the next 10 years, moving from writer to writing supervisor and, during his final two seasons with the program, as head writer. Although Ferguson left the show in 2014, Morano stayed on with the show writing for various guest hosts until James Corden took over as host in March 2015.
In addition to The Late Late Show,...
His death was announced by his wife Aimee Blisten.
Born December 23, 1967, in St. Helens, Merseyside, England, Morano began his writing career with a grant and a fellowship from Robert De Niro’s Tribeca Films for his dramatic screenplay Benjamin Garrett at the 2003 Tribeca Film Festival.
Two years later, he was writing for The Late Late Show, where he’d work for the next 10 years, moving from writer to writing supervisor and, during his final two seasons with the program, as head writer. Although Ferguson left the show in 2014, Morano stayed on with the show writing for various guest hosts until James Corden took over as host in March 2015.
In addition to The Late Late Show,...
- 6/24/2024
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
The genius of David Bowie didn’t lie so much in how he reinvented his personae but in how he concealed their formations from the world. During the space of about a presidential term, Bowie went from Marc Bolan’s personal mime to a coffeehouse space oddity before settling on Ziggy Stardust, the androgynous alien hero of his classic 1972 album, sent from Mars to liberate the people of Earth from their hangups. The changes arrived at an alarming speed, and he’d cycle through two or three more characters before the Seventies ended.
- 6/14/2024
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Documentarians Brett Morgen and Alex Gibney paid tribute to “Super Size Me” filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, who died at 53 on Thursday of complications from cancer.
Morgen — whose films include “The Kid Stays in the Picture,” about legendary producer Robert Evans; “Jane,” about celebrated anthropologist Jane Goodall; and “Moonage Daydream,” about David Bowie — wrote that the Oscar-nominated Spurlock “actually changed the world with his art.”
He was referring to the 2004 film “Super Size Me,” in which Spurlock ate only at McDonald’s for 30 days. After the Oscar-nominated movie’s release and gargantuan success, the fast food chain discontinued its “super size” promotional campaign.
“Morgan Spurlock achieved what most artists only dream: he actually changed the world with his art. He was an amazing father, brother, friend and one of the most important and influential filmmakers of my time. My heart breaks for his family and friends,” Morgen wrote on social media.
“Going Clear” director Alex Gibney tweeted,...
Morgen — whose films include “The Kid Stays in the Picture,” about legendary producer Robert Evans; “Jane,” about celebrated anthropologist Jane Goodall; and “Moonage Daydream,” about David Bowie — wrote that the Oscar-nominated Spurlock “actually changed the world with his art.”
He was referring to the 2004 film “Super Size Me,” in which Spurlock ate only at McDonald’s for 30 days. After the Oscar-nominated movie’s release and gargantuan success, the fast food chain discontinued its “super size” promotional campaign.
“Morgan Spurlock achieved what most artists only dream: he actually changed the world with his art. He was an amazing father, brother, friend and one of the most important and influential filmmakers of my time. My heart breaks for his family and friends,” Morgen wrote on social media.
“Going Clear” director Alex Gibney tweeted,...
- 5/25/2024
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
The entertainment industry is mourning documentarian Morgan Spurlock.
Spurlock, best known for his Academy Award-nominated documentary Super Size Me, in which he consumed fast food for 30 days to highlight its dangers, died on Thursday at the age of 53 from cancer.
“It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” his brother Craig Spurlock said in a family statement. “Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas and generosity. Today the world has lost a true creative genius and a special man. I am so proud to have worked together with him.”
After the news broke of Spurlock’s death, The Simpsons writer and executive producer Al Jean tweeted, “V v v sad to learn of the passing of Morgan Spurlock. A very talented, funny and brilliant man and a true friend to The Simpsons. A great loss.”
And Alex Gibney remarked simply, “Devastated to hear of...
Spurlock, best known for his Academy Award-nominated documentary Super Size Me, in which he consumed fast food for 30 days to highlight its dangers, died on Thursday at the age of 53 from cancer.
“It was a sad day, as we said goodbye to my brother Morgan,” his brother Craig Spurlock said in a family statement. “Morgan gave so much through his art, ideas and generosity. Today the world has lost a true creative genius and a special man. I am so proud to have worked together with him.”
After the news broke of Spurlock’s death, The Simpsons writer and executive producer Al Jean tweeted, “V v v sad to learn of the passing of Morgan Spurlock. A very talented, funny and brilliant man and a true friend to The Simpsons. A great loss.”
And Alex Gibney remarked simply, “Devastated to hear of...
- 5/25/2024
- by Tatiana Tenreyro
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dreamcar, the supergroup featuring members of No Doubt and AFI, are returning with their new Dream EP, out this Friday, April 5th.
Marking the band’s first new music since their self-titled 2017 debut, the three-track project features two “recently finalized” songs and a cover of David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream.” Pre-save the EP here, and see the artwork and tracklist below.
Alongside the announcement, Dreamcar — comprised of No Doubt’s Tom Dumont (guitar), Tony Kanal (bass), and Adrian Young (drums) along with AFI singer Davey Havok — have set an intimate warm-up show on May 10th in Los Angeles ahead of their appearance at Cruel World Festival.
Featuring support from Harsh Symmetry, the concert will take place at El Rey Theater, with general on-sale tickets available beginning Friday, April 5th via Axs.
In other No Doubt news, the quartet will reunite at Coachella later this month. However, a full-blown tour is highly unlikely,...
Marking the band’s first new music since their self-titled 2017 debut, the three-track project features two “recently finalized” songs and a cover of David Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream.” Pre-save the EP here, and see the artwork and tracklist below.
Alongside the announcement, Dreamcar — comprised of No Doubt’s Tom Dumont (guitar), Tony Kanal (bass), and Adrian Young (drums) along with AFI singer Davey Havok — have set an intimate warm-up show on May 10th in Los Angeles ahead of their appearance at Cruel World Festival.
Featuring support from Harsh Symmetry, the concert will take place at El Rey Theater, with general on-sale tickets available beginning Friday, April 5th via Axs.
In other No Doubt news, the quartet will reunite at Coachella later this month. However, a full-blown tour is highly unlikely,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Eddie Fu
- Consequence - Music
Aside from her husband, Christopher Nolan, their children and her mother-in-law, Oscar-winning producer Emma Thomas gave a shout-out to only one other person by name when accepting the Academy Award for best picture for Oppenheimer. “And I want to thank Rich Gelfond at Imax and everyone else at Imax for believing in this movie when it maybe didn’t make much sense to do so,” said Thomas.
For Gelfond, who was in the audience, that moment won’t be forgotten anytime soon and comes as his company witnesses its own atomic explosion, with more moviegoers than ever embracing the Imax and premium large-format (Plf) experience despite an average hefty upcharge of $5 per ticket (in L.A., an Imax seat can run $28). Imax collected a record $1.06 billion in global ticket sales in 2023, led by Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
As many standard auditoriums remain sparsely populated, Imax, along with a robust offering of...
For Gelfond, who was in the audience, that moment won’t be forgotten anytime soon and comes as his company witnesses its own atomic explosion, with more moviegoers than ever embracing the Imax and premium large-format (Plf) experience despite an average hefty upcharge of $5 per ticket (in L.A., an Imax seat can run $28). Imax collected a record $1.06 billion in global ticket sales in 2023, led by Nolan’s Oppenheimer.
As many standard auditoriums remain sparsely populated, Imax, along with a robust offering of...
- 4/2/2024
- by Pamela McClintock
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Music movies are having a moment — if, indeed, they ever stopped having one. Take the pop-music biopic. There are times, like right now, when it surges in popularity, yet the form has never gone out of style. And music documentaries, a staple of the indie-film world, have only proliferated during the streaming era. This means that they have to compete for visibility, but a ton of them are getting made and (mostly) getting seen. They’ve become a happy epidemic.
A few, like “Amy” or “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?,” are popular and vital enough to have carved out a place in the culture — and, in the case of both those films, to have inspired the creation of a biopic. I have it on good authority that when you’re trying to put together a music documentary, the prospect of it spawning a biopic can be a key selling point.
A few, like “Amy” or “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?,” are popular and vital enough to have carved out a place in the culture — and, in the case of both those films, to have inspired the creation of a biopic. I have it on good authority that when you’re trying to put together a music documentary, the prospect of it spawning a biopic can be a key selling point.
- 3/24/2024
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust era will be chronicled in the new box set Rock ‘n’ Roll Star!, out June 14 via Parlophone Records.
The 5-cd, Blu-Ray audio set tracks the late rock star’s creation of the Ziggy Stardust character, the release of 1972’s The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, and the many U.K. radio sessions and TV appearances Bowie’s famous alter ego participated in.
The collection includes 29 unreleased tracks, from demos to outtakes to live performances. Highlights include a cover of...
The 5-cd, Blu-Ray audio set tracks the late rock star’s creation of the Ziggy Stardust character, the release of 1972’s The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars, and the many U.K. radio sessions and TV appearances Bowie’s famous alter ego participated in.
The collection includes 29 unreleased tracks, from demos to outtakes to live performances. Highlights include a cover of...
- 3/21/2024
- by Angie Martoccio
- Rollingstone.com
An expansive new box set will chronicle David Bowie’s Ziggy Stardust era. Dubbed Rock ‘n’ Roll Star!, the 5xCD/Blu-ray package is due out on June 14th through Parlophone Records (pre-order here).
Notably, Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! contains 29 unreleased tracks, including early songwriting demos, outtakes, alternate versions, rehearsal recordings, and more. Among the featured tracks are alternate versions of “Lady Stardust” and The Who’s “I Can’t Explain,” as well as an unheard version of “Shadow Man.” As a preview, you can stream a demo version of “Ziggy Stardust” from 1971 below.
A companion Blu-ray collects the 2012 remaster of the original Ziggy Stardust album in 96kHz/24bit Pcm stereo, plus the album and additional mixes from 2003 in DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1 as well as the singles, outtakes and alternative versions in 96kHz/24-bit Pcm stereo. It also boasts Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth), a version...
Notably, Rock ‘n’ Roll Star! contains 29 unreleased tracks, including early songwriting demos, outtakes, alternate versions, rehearsal recordings, and more. Among the featured tracks are alternate versions of “Lady Stardust” and The Who’s “I Can’t Explain,” as well as an unheard version of “Shadow Man.” As a preview, you can stream a demo version of “Ziggy Stardust” from 1971 below.
A companion Blu-ray collects the 2012 remaster of the original Ziggy Stardust album in 96kHz/24bit Pcm stereo, plus the album and additional mixes from 2003 in DTS-hd Master Audio 5.1 as well as the singles, outtakes and alternative versions in 96kHz/24-bit Pcm stereo. It also boasts Waiting In The Sky (Before The Starman Came To Earth), a version...
- 3/21/2024
- by Scoop Harrison
- Consequence - Music
Exclusive: Having successfully adapted The Summer I Turned Pretty books into the popular Prime Video YA series, Wiip is aiming to do the same with another YA title. The independent studio has acquired Jennifer Lynn Barnes’ novel Little White Lies, to develop for television.
Like the breakout first season of Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty, Little White Lies takes place over a debutante season.
It is a mystery series about a teenager from the wrong side of the tracks who agrees to move in with her estranged maternal grandmother and do a debutante year, but only because she’s determined to figure out which scion of Southern high society is her biological father.
Wiip’s Paul Lee, Mark Roybal, and Nate Winslow will executive produce alongside Barnes and A Star Is Born executive producer Heather Parry, who brought the project to the studio.
“Heather and I grew...
Like the breakout first season of Prime Video’s The Summer I Turned Pretty, Little White Lies takes place over a debutante season.
It is a mystery series about a teenager from the wrong side of the tracks who agrees to move in with her estranged maternal grandmother and do a debutante year, but only because she’s determined to figure out which scion of Southern high society is her biological father.
Wiip’s Paul Lee, Mark Roybal, and Nate Winslow will executive produce alongside Barnes and A Star Is Born executive producer Heather Parry, who brought the project to the studio.
“Heather and I grew...
- 2/26/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
The 66th annual Grammy Awards on Sunday turned out to be a very good night to be Taylor Swift, Miley Cyrus, Joni Mitchell and Tracy Chapman. As well as delivering for music fans, and allowing Jay-Z to get a few things off his chest, the Grammys turned out to be great for CBS and the Recording Academy.
The live ceremony from Dtla hit a years-long high note with 16.9 million viewers on average tuning in across CBS, Paramount+ and other digital platforms, according to early data from Nielsen. Pulling in the best Grammy numbers ever for the streamer, according to CBS, the show peaked with nearly 18.3 million watching at the 9:45 Pm quarter during the In Memoriam segment.
Snagging the best numbers for the Grammys since 2020, last night’s Trevor Noah-hosted show was up 34% from last year’s audience of 12.4 million, which was a double-digit jump from the low of...
The live ceremony from Dtla hit a years-long high note with 16.9 million viewers on average tuning in across CBS, Paramount+ and other digital platforms, according to early data from Nielsen. Pulling in the best Grammy numbers ever for the streamer, according to CBS, the show peaked with nearly 18.3 million watching at the 9:45 Pm quarter during the In Memoriam segment.
Snagging the best numbers for the Grammys since 2020, last night’s Trevor Noah-hosted show was up 34% from last year’s audience of 12.4 million, which was a double-digit jump from the low of...
- 2/5/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
With the Grammys approaching this weekend, on Sunday, Feb. 4, the music industry and nominees are buzzing alike, in anticipation of a week filled with parties, panels, masterclasses and brunches during Grammy week.
Related: Grammy Awards: Taylor Swift Makes History With Album Of The Year Win As Women Dominate – Complete List
Grammy week kicked off with We Are Moving the Needle, the organization founded by Emily Lazar, a Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer. Honorees included Alanis Morissette, Corinne Bailey Rae, Caroline Polachek, Catherine Marks, Laura Sisk, Jennifer Decilveo, Michael Goldstone, and Christine Thomas at the first Annual Resonator Awards recognizing women in production and engineering roles.
Related: Grammy Awards Viewers Question If Taylor Swift Snubbed Celine Dion After Album Of The Year Win
Black Music Action Coalition (Bmac) Music Maker Dinner hosted by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis took place on Wednesday, in support of the economic empowerment of Black music entrepreneurs, artists,...
Related: Grammy Awards: Taylor Swift Makes History With Album Of The Year Win As Women Dominate – Complete List
Grammy week kicked off with We Are Moving the Needle, the organization founded by Emily Lazar, a Grammy Award-winning mastering engineer. Honorees included Alanis Morissette, Corinne Bailey Rae, Caroline Polachek, Catherine Marks, Laura Sisk, Jennifer Decilveo, Michael Goldstone, and Christine Thomas at the first Annual Resonator Awards recognizing women in production and engineering roles.
Related: Grammy Awards Viewers Question If Taylor Swift Snubbed Celine Dion After Album Of The Year Win
Black Music Action Coalition (Bmac) Music Maker Dinner hosted by Jimmy Jam & Terry Lewis took place on Wednesday, in support of the economic empowerment of Black music entrepreneurs, artists,...
- 2/5/2024
- by Robert Lang
- Deadline Film + TV
Taylor Swift caught a little backlash after her Album of the Year win at the Grammy Awards.
The “Anti-Hero” singer made history by taking the accolade, which was presented by Celine Dion, who made a rare appearance amid her battle with stiff person syndrome.
Overwhelmed with excitement, Swift took the stage at Crypto.com Arena to accept her award and when Dion handed over the gramophone, Swift didn’t acknowledge her and looked back to share her joy with one of her collaborators.
Related: Taylor Swift Wins 13th Grammy, Announces Release Of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Album
Swift didn’t seem to make eye contact with Dion in the awkward exchange, which made many viewers on social media question if Swift had snubbed Dion.
The video below show’s Dion handing over the award to Swift. Skip to 1 min 20 for the exchange.
(Watch) Taylor Swift wins Album of the Year #GRAMMYs pic.
The “Anti-Hero” singer made history by taking the accolade, which was presented by Celine Dion, who made a rare appearance amid her battle with stiff person syndrome.
Overwhelmed with excitement, Swift took the stage at Crypto.com Arena to accept her award and when Dion handed over the gramophone, Swift didn’t acknowledge her and looked back to share her joy with one of her collaborators.
Related: Taylor Swift Wins 13th Grammy, Announces Release Of ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ Album
Swift didn’t seem to make eye contact with Dion in the awkward exchange, which made many viewers on social media question if Swift had snubbed Dion.
The video below show’s Dion handing over the award to Swift. Skip to 1 min 20 for the exchange.
(Watch) Taylor Swift wins Album of the Year #GRAMMYs pic.
- 2/5/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Taylor Swift’s reputation just got even bigger.
The global superstar took home a Grammy win Sunday night for Album of the Year for Midnights. This marks a record fourth time she’s won the award, after previously securing the trophies for Fearless, 1989 and Folklore. She accepted the award from Celine Dion, who made a rare public appearance.
With her latest win, Swift broke the record for the most all-time wins for any artist in the category. She was previously tied for first with three wins alongside Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra.
Related: Grammy Awards Viewers Question If Taylor Swift Snubbed Celine Dion After Album Of The Year Win
“I don’t know, man. I get to work with one of my best friends, a once in a generation producer, that’s Jack Antonoff. I’m so lucky,” Swift said of her record producer. “I would love to...
The global superstar took home a Grammy win Sunday night for Album of the Year for Midnights. This marks a record fourth time she’s won the award, after previously securing the trophies for Fearless, 1989 and Folklore. She accepted the award from Celine Dion, who made a rare public appearance.
With her latest win, Swift broke the record for the most all-time wins for any artist in the category. She was previously tied for first with three wins alongside Stevie Wonder, Paul Simon and Frank Sinatra.
Related: Grammy Awards Viewers Question If Taylor Swift Snubbed Celine Dion After Album Of The Year Win
“I don’t know, man. I get to work with one of my best friends, a once in a generation producer, that’s Jack Antonoff. I’m so lucky,” Swift said of her record producer. “I would love to...
- 2/5/2024
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
Jay-Z was honored with the Dr. Dre Global Impact Award at the Grammy Awards and took shots at the organization for snubbing Beyoncé and keeping her from taking the Album of the Year award.
The multi-hyphenate media mogul had Beyoncé cheering him on, and he brought his daughter, Grammy Award winner Blue Ivy Carter, to the stage to accept the trophy.
As Jay-Z took the stage, he started off by saying he used the gramophone as a sippy cup for Blue Ivy and reminded everyone she is grown up now and has her own trophies now.
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“Thank you, sir. All the doors that you opened, you showed us that we can be rock stars,” the artist said, spotting Dr. Dre in the audience.
Jay-Z recalled that in 1989, DJ Jazzy Jeff...
The multi-hyphenate media mogul had Beyoncé cheering him on, and he brought his daughter, Grammy Award winner Blue Ivy Carter, to the stage to accept the trophy.
As Jay-Z took the stage, he started off by saying he used the gramophone as a sippy cup for Blue Ivy and reminded everyone she is grown up now and has her own trophies now.
Related: Killer Mike Hit With Misdemeanor Battery Charge By LAPD From Altercation Outside Grammys; Award Winning Rapper Released By Cops Tonight
“Thank you, sir. All the doors that you opened, you showed us that we can be rock stars,” the artist said, spotting Dr. Dre in the audience.
Jay-Z recalled that in 1989, DJ Jazzy Jeff...
- 2/5/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Annie Lennox paid tribute to the late Sinéad O’Connor during the In Memoriam segment of the Grammys Sunday by performing the artist’s global smash “Nothing Compares 2 U” and channeling her activism.
At the end of the moody number, Lennox — with mascara running down her cheek – held her left hand to the sky and exclaimed, “artists for cease fire, peace in the world.”
(Watch) Annie Lennox calls for “ceasefire” during In Memoriam performance #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/AvnXQO1Rus
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) February 5, 2024
O’Connor, who died last July at the age of 56, spoke out about human rights, racism and organized religion. She was banned from Saturday Night Live for tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II during her performance two years later.
Related: Grammy Awards Viewers Question If Taylor Swift Snubbed Celine Dion After Album Of The Year Win
“Nothing Compares 2 U” was culled from her second...
At the end of the moody number, Lennox — with mascara running down her cheek – held her left hand to the sky and exclaimed, “artists for cease fire, peace in the world.”
(Watch) Annie Lennox calls for “ceasefire” during In Memoriam performance #GRAMMYs pic.twitter.com/AvnXQO1Rus
— Deadline Hollywood (@Deadline) February 5, 2024
O’Connor, who died last July at the age of 56, spoke out about human rights, racism and organized religion. She was banned from Saturday Night Live for tearing up a photo of Pope John Paul II during her performance two years later.
Related: Grammy Awards Viewers Question If Taylor Swift Snubbed Celine Dion After Album Of The Year Win
“Nothing Compares 2 U” was culled from her second...
- 2/5/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Taylor Swift answered the prayers of her Swifties at the Grammy Sunday by revealing the release date of her next new album.
While accepting the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights, Swift took the stage and reminded folks that it was her 13th gramophone.
“My lucky number, I don’t know if I ever told you that,” she said. “I know the way the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans. So, I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the last two years, which is that my brand new album comes out April 19. It’s called The Tortured Poets Department. I’m going to go post the cover right now. Thank you I love you!”
Related: Grammy Awards Viewers Question If Taylor Swift Snubbed Celine Dion After...
While accepting the Grammy for Best Pop Vocal Album for Midnights, Swift took the stage and reminded folks that it was her 13th gramophone.
“My lucky number, I don’t know if I ever told you that,” she said. “I know the way the Recording Academy voted is a direct reflection of the passion of the fans. So, I want to say thank you to the fans by telling you a secret that I’ve been keeping from you for the last two years, which is that my brand new album comes out April 19. It’s called The Tortured Poets Department. I’m going to go post the cover right now. Thank you I love you!”
Related: Grammy Awards Viewers Question If Taylor Swift Snubbed Celine Dion After...
- 2/5/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Oprah Winfrey was caught vibing to Karol G’s music during the Grammy Awards after the Latin star won.
Karol G took the Best Música Urbana Album award for Mañana Será Bonito, which includes her hit song “Tqg” in collaboration with Shakira. As the star took the stage, the song played, and Winfrey, alongside Gayle King, was seen singing and dancing to the music.
Maluma and Christina Aguilera handed Karol G the award, the first one in her career.
“Hi everyone! My name is Karol G, I am from Medellín, Colombia,” she said as she accepted her award. “This is my first time at [the] Grammys and this is my first time holding my own Grammy.”
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She continued, “I’m super happy, I’m super nervous, I’m super excited to be in front...
Karol G took the Best Música Urbana Album award for Mañana Será Bonito, which includes her hit song “Tqg” in collaboration with Shakira. As the star took the stage, the song played, and Winfrey, alongside Gayle King, was seen singing and dancing to the music.
Maluma and Christina Aguilera handed Karol G the award, the first one in her career.
“Hi everyone! My name is Karol G, I am from Medellín, Colombia,” she said as she accepted her award. “This is my first time at [the] Grammys and this is my first time holding my own Grammy.”
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She continued, “I’m super happy, I’m super nervous, I’m super excited to be in front...
- 2/5/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
Miley Cyrus won her first Grammy tonight, and it was handed to her by Mariah Carey, which caused the artist to fan girl over the moment.
Carey presented Cyrus with the first award of the night for Best Pop Solo Performance. The “Flowers” singer was seemingly shocked to hear her name from Carey. As the singer approached the podium, she was gasping all the way to receive her gramophone.
“This is just too iconic,” Cyrus said. “Oh my God, I just got stuck in the rain in traffic and thought I was going to miss this moment.”
She continued, “And I could’ve missed the award- that’s fine, but not Mariah Carey. I just saw you at the Hollywood Bowl; it was everything.”
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Cyrus noted that she “got sat in my lucky number 3 seat.
Carey presented Cyrus with the first award of the night for Best Pop Solo Performance. The “Flowers” singer was seemingly shocked to hear her name from Carey. As the singer approached the podium, she was gasping all the way to receive her gramophone.
“This is just too iconic,” Cyrus said. “Oh my God, I just got stuck in the rain in traffic and thought I was going to miss this moment.”
She continued, “And I could’ve missed the award- that’s fine, but not Mariah Carey. I just saw you at the Hollywood Bowl; it was everything.”
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Cyrus noted that she “got sat in my lucky number 3 seat.
- 2/5/2024
- by Armando Tinoco
- Deadline Film + TV
“I must warn you, this show is live, anything can happen,” teased host Trevor Noah about Sunday’s Grammys Awards. “It’s like flying on a Boeing airplane. One minute there is a door. The next minute we are outside.”
The former host of The Daily Show returned for a fourth time as master of ceremonies for the 66th annual fete. Opening the show in his signature white jacket and tie, Noah talked about how the Grammys was the “only concert that actually starts on time” and how it even hands out a prize for best audio book.
“It’s hard to twerk to, but it’s still great,” he joked.
Noah went on to riff about AI, Taylor Swift, and all those female nominees. But first, he had to help escort Meryl Streep to her chair.
Just as he was pointing out that record producer Mark Ronson was sitting...
The former host of The Daily Show returned for a fourth time as master of ceremonies for the 66th annual fete. Opening the show in his signature white jacket and tie, Noah talked about how the Grammys was the “only concert that actually starts on time” and how it even hands out a prize for best audio book.
“It’s hard to twerk to, but it’s still great,” he joked.
Noah went on to riff about AI, Taylor Swift, and all those female nominees. But first, he had to help escort Meryl Streep to her chair.
Just as he was pointing out that record producer Mark Ronson was sitting...
- 2/5/2024
- by Lynette Rice
- Deadline Film + TV
Filmmaker Brett Morgen has added Grammy winner to a list of career accomplishments that includes multiple Emmy wins and an Academy Award nomination.
His documentary Moonage Daydream, an immersive exploration of David Bowie’s creative process, won Best Music Film at the 66th Grammy Awards, a category handed out Sunday in the pre-telecast ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
In his acceptance, Morgen was effusive in his praise of the British rock star, songwriter, visual artist, and actor who died in 2016 at the age of 69.
“David Bowie,” he said as he held the gramophone trophy, “the single greatest artist who’s walked the face of this earth.”
Director Brett Morgen accepts the Grammy Award for Best Music Film.
Morgen also thanked his wife, Debra Eisenstadt — an executive producer of the film — their children and the executors of Bowie’s estate, including William “Bill” Zysblat.
“I met with David Bowie’s executors…...
His documentary Moonage Daydream, an immersive exploration of David Bowie’s creative process, won Best Music Film at the 66th Grammy Awards, a category handed out Sunday in the pre-telecast ceremony at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
In his acceptance, Morgen was effusive in his praise of the British rock star, songwriter, visual artist, and actor who died in 2016 at the age of 69.
“David Bowie,” he said as he held the gramophone trophy, “the single greatest artist who’s walked the face of this earth.”
Director Brett Morgen accepts the Grammy Award for Best Music Film.
Morgen also thanked his wife, Debra Eisenstadt — an executive producer of the film — their children and the executors of Bowie’s estate, including William “Bill” Zysblat.
“I met with David Bowie’s executors…...
- 2/5/2024
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
A traffic gridlock around the Crypto.com Arena, caused by a severe storm moving through California, was further exacerbated by pro-Palestinian protests.
A couple dozen protesters, carrying Palestinian flags and Free Palestine signs, stood at street corners at checkpoints Sunday afternoon as attendees of the 2024 Grammy Awards made their way into the ceremony.
At one point, a group of protesters took over the north crosswalk of S. Figueroa St. on the intersection with Venice Blvd., blocking drop-off access to the show.
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With police looking on, the protesters tipped over cones and temporary traffic signs, further obstructing the street.
After about 10 minutes of chanting in support of Palestine and also condemning the recent strikes by the U.S. and allies in Yemen, the group retreated to the street corners.
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A couple dozen protesters, carrying Palestinian flags and Free Palestine signs, stood at street corners at checkpoints Sunday afternoon as attendees of the 2024 Grammy Awards made their way into the ceremony.
At one point, a group of protesters took over the north crosswalk of S. Figueroa St. on the intersection with Venice Blvd., blocking drop-off access to the show.
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With police looking on, the protesters tipped over cones and temporary traffic signs, further obstructing the street.
After about 10 minutes of chanting in support of Palestine and also condemning the recent strikes by the U.S. and allies in Yemen, the group retreated to the street corners.
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- 2/5/2024
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Dave Chappelle won the Best Comedy Album Grammy on Sunday for the second year in a row, beating Chris Rock, among other contenders, with his What’s In A Name?
Chappelle’s fifth win in eight years and second in a row moves him into a tie with Richard Pryor and George Carlin for second-most career comedy Grammys. The latter holds the nominations record with 16. Bill Cosby remains the all-time leader in the category, winning seven times, including six straight from 1965-70.
Chappelle beat out fellow nominees Trevor Noah’s I Wish You Would, Wanda Sykes’ I’m an Entertainer, three-time caregory winner Chris Rock’s Selective Outrage, third-time nominee Sarah Silverman’s Someone You Love for the prize.
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Chappelle was not at Sunday’s pre-show ceremony at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
Chappelle’s fifth win in eight years and second in a row moves him into a tie with Richard Pryor and George Carlin for second-most career comedy Grammys. The latter holds the nominations record with 16. Bill Cosby remains the all-time leader in the category, winning seven times, including six straight from 1965-70.
Chappelle beat out fellow nominees Trevor Noah’s I Wish You Would, Wanda Sykes’ I’m an Entertainer, three-time caregory winner Chris Rock’s Selective Outrage, third-time nominee Sarah Silverman’s Someone You Love for the prize.
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Chappelle was not at Sunday’s pre-show ceremony at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles.
- 2/4/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
At a time when Netflix, Amazon, Apple and the rest of the for-profit streaming universe are looking to ramp up subscriber numbers and revenue – because they are, after all, in the moneymaking business – Kanopy is something of a revelation. It offers what is undoubtedly the best library streaming service around, available free and ad-free to some 45 million people in the United States with a library card and through more than 85% of large American colleges and universities. It has more than 12,000 filmmaker and supplier partners.
Kanopy’s curated catalog of feature films and documentaries (available at kanopy.com) cuts across a variety of movie genres and TV classics, including Oscar winners like “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “The Whale,” “Thelma & Louise,” “Black Hawk Down,” the Paul Newman-starrer “Hud” and “Romeo & Juliet” (from 1968), to Academy Award nominees “Triangle of Sadness” “Lady Bird” and “Eo,” to the Emmy-winning David Bowie documentary “Moonage Daydream,...
Kanopy’s curated catalog of feature films and documentaries (available at kanopy.com) cuts across a variety of movie genres and TV classics, including Oscar winners like “Everything Everywhere All at Once,” “The Whale,” “Thelma & Louise,” “Black Hawk Down,” the Paul Newman-starrer “Hud” and “Romeo & Juliet” (from 1968), to Academy Award nominees “Triangle of Sadness” “Lady Bird” and “Eo,” to the Emmy-winning David Bowie documentary “Moonage Daydream,...
- 1/28/2024
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
There’s “HBO Max” and then there’s everyone else.
On the backs of Succession and The Last of Us, HBO and its streaming counterpart Max led the list of winners at Monday’s 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. While the TV Academy ceased breaking out wins by platform, The Hollywood Reporter tallied up all the trophies from two nights of Creative Emmys as well as the Primetime ceremony and the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed HBO and Max easily topped rival Netflix with 31 statuettes.
Streaming giant Netflix finished second — again — with 22 wins thanks in large part to Beef’s sweep of the limited series category. John Landgraf’s Disney-backed cable network FX delivered an impressive year with 16 wins, with The Bear sweeping in the comedy category and leading all winners in awards that represent TV’s best from 2023. The ceremony, telecast on Fox, was delayed from September to January as...
On the backs of Succession and The Last of Us, HBO and its streaming counterpart Max led the list of winners at Monday’s 75th annual Primetime Emmy Awards. While the TV Academy ceased breaking out wins by platform, The Hollywood Reporter tallied up all the trophies from two nights of Creative Emmys as well as the Primetime ceremony and the Warner Bros. Discovery-backed HBO and Max easily topped rival Netflix with 31 statuettes.
Streaming giant Netflix finished second — again — with 22 wins thanks in large part to Beef’s sweep of the limited series category. John Landgraf’s Disney-backed cable network FX delivered an impressive year with 16 wins, with The Bear sweeping in the comedy category and leading all winners in awards that represent TV’s best from 2023. The ceremony, telecast on Fox, was delayed from September to January as...
- 1/16/2024
- by Lesley Goldberg
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
After being delayed for months due to the writers and actors strikes, the 2023 Creative Arts Emmy Awards finally took place on the first weekend of 2024, with ceremonies on Saturday and Sunday evening. Scroll down for the results in all 98 categories.
On January 6, 49 awards were given out for the best achievements in various aspects of comedy, drama and limited series and telefilms. Another 49 awards were handed out on January 7 for nonfiction,reality, and variety fare. The final 25 awards will be doled out on January 15 during the primetime ceremony on Fox.
Programs
Animated
The Simpsons
Commercial
Apple — The Greatest Accessibility
Documentary/Nonfiction Series
The 1619 Project
Documentary/Nonfiction Special
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Emerging Media
For All Mankind – Season 3 Experience
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
The Territory
Game Show
Jeopardy!
Nonfiction Series/Special
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy
Short Form – Animated Program
Short Form – Comedy/Drama/Variety Series
I...
On January 6, 49 awards were given out for the best achievements in various aspects of comedy, drama and limited series and telefilms. Another 49 awards were handed out on January 7 for nonfiction,reality, and variety fare. The final 25 awards will be doled out on January 15 during the primetime ceremony on Fox.
Programs
Animated
The Simpsons
Commercial
Apple — The Greatest Accessibility
Documentary/Nonfiction Series
The 1619 Project
Documentary/Nonfiction Special
Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie
Emerging Media
For All Mankind – Season 3 Experience
Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking
The Territory
Game Show
Jeopardy!
Nonfiction Series/Special
Stanley Tucci: Searching For Italy
Short Form – Animated Program
Short Form – Comedy/Drama/Variety Series
I...
- 1/8/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Awards took place at The Brewery in London, with Ellie Taylor presenting.
Warner Bros, Barbie, Aftersun and Mubi led the winners at The Big Screen Awards 2023, which took place tonight (November 23) at The Brewery in London.
The awards, rebranded from the Screen Awards last year, recognise the achievements of marketing, distribution, publicity and exhibition teams and companies for their work releasing films into UK cinemas and connecting them with audiences. They were hosted by comedian, actor and writer Ellie Taylor.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Warner Bros won four major awards for Barbie: blockbuster of the year...
Warner Bros, Barbie, Aftersun and Mubi led the winners at The Big Screen Awards 2023, which took place tonight (November 23) at The Brewery in London.
The awards, rebranded from the Screen Awards last year, recognise the achievements of marketing, distribution, publicity and exhibition teams and companies for their work releasing films into UK cinemas and connecting them with audiences. They were hosted by comedian, actor and writer Ellie Taylor.
Scroll down for full list of winners
Warner Bros won four major awards for Barbie: blockbuster of the year...
- 11/23/2023
- by Ellie Calnan¬Nikki Baughan¬Orlando Parfitt
- ScreenDaily
Documentary organisation received several reports of anti-Jewish racism by an individual at its awards
The Grierson Trust is investigating “several reports” of anti-Jewish racism perpetrated by an individual at last week’s Grierson Awards.
The ceremony celebrating British documentaries was held at Southbank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on Thursday November 9, with documentaries such as All That Breathes, Moonage Daydream and Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland among those being honoured.
In a statement, the Grierson Trust said: “We are appalled to have received several reports of anti-Jewish racism by an individual at the reception after the Grierson Awards last Thursday night.
The Grierson Trust is investigating “several reports” of anti-Jewish racism perpetrated by an individual at last week’s Grierson Awards.
The ceremony celebrating British documentaries was held at Southbank’s Queen Elizabeth Hall on Thursday November 9, with documentaries such as All That Breathes, Moonage Daydream and Once Upon a Time in Northern Ireland among those being honoured.
In a statement, the Grierson Trust said: “We are appalled to have received several reports of anti-Jewish racism by an individual at the reception after the Grierson Awards last Thursday night.
- 11/14/2023
- by Heather Fallon Broadcast
- ScreenDaily
“We have seen titles doing the best they’ve ever done before in this ‘unhealthy’ marketplace.”
In a keynote address at Sunday’s (November 12) IDFA distribution panel Neon’s president of distribution Elissa Federoff gave a surprisingly upbeat assessment of prospects for the US and global independent documentary sector.
While acknowledging the market is “down” and that there are fewer titles being released that in the pre-Covid period, Federoff claimed that “in many ways, the box office is healthier than ever”.
Box office has decreased by around 20% since 2019 which the executive suggested was largely because there are 20% fewer titles being released.
In a keynote address at Sunday’s (November 12) IDFA distribution panel Neon’s president of distribution Elissa Federoff gave a surprisingly upbeat assessment of prospects for the US and global independent documentary sector.
While acknowledging the market is “down” and that there are fewer titles being released that in the pre-Covid period, Federoff claimed that “in many ways, the box office is healthier than ever”.
Box office has decreased by around 20% since 2019 which the executive suggested was largely because there are 20% fewer titles being released.
- 11/14/2023
- by Geoffrey Macnab
- ScreenDaily
Little Richard: I Am Everything was among the nominees for the 2024 Grammy Awards’ Best Music Film, with the nomination marking the first-ever for both the “Architect of Rock and Roll” and production company Rolling Stone Films (yes, this Rolling Stone).
The film, directed by Lisa Cortés and executive produced by Dee Rees, delved into the musical genius and transgressive power of the pioneer, who laid the foundation for rock music with singles like “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally.”
Despite the singer’s legacy and his indisputable place among music’s greatest talents,...
The film, directed by Lisa Cortés and executive produced by Dee Rees, delved into the musical genius and transgressive power of the pioneer, who laid the foundation for rock music with singles like “Tutti Frutti” and “Long Tall Sally.”
Despite the singer’s legacy and his indisputable place among music’s greatest talents,...
- 11/10/2023
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes took home the best cinema documentary prize
Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes won the best cinema documentary prize at The Grierson Trust’s 2023 British Documentary Awards last night (November 9) in London.
The film about two brothers who rescue and care for thousands of New Delhi’s black kite birds premiered at Sundance last year. All That Breathes, which is produced by Rise Films, Kiterabbit Films and Tangled Bank Studios, also won the best single documentary – international at the Griersons, the prestigious UK documentary awards.
The film is sold internationally by Submarine Entertainment and...
Shaunak Sen’s All That Breathes won the best cinema documentary prize at The Grierson Trust’s 2023 British Documentary Awards last night (November 9) in London.
The film about two brothers who rescue and care for thousands of New Delhi’s black kite birds premiered at Sundance last year. All That Breathes, which is produced by Rise Films, Kiterabbit Films and Tangled Bank Studios, also won the best single documentary – international at the Griersons, the prestigious UK documentary awards.
The film is sold internationally by Submarine Entertainment and...
- 11/10/2023
- by Tim Dams
- ScreenDaily
Neon has acquired the North American rights to Sean Baker’s latest film, “Anora,” starring Mikey Madison, Mark Eydelshteyn, Yuriy Borisov, Karren Karagulian and Vache Tovmasyan. The synopsis is being kept under wraps, but Neon is referring to it as a “romantic dramedy.” The movie was shot in 35 mm by cinematographer Drew Daniels with filming completed earlier this year; it is currently in post-production. It will be released in 2024.
“Anora” follows Baker’s 2021 film “Red Rocket,” which starred Simon Rex and premiered at Cannes and his 2017 film “The Florida Project,” which garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe’s sensitive turn as the manager of a rundown Orlando motel. Both were released by A24.
The deal was negotiated by Neon’s VP of Acquisitions Jason Wald with FilmNation’s CEO Glen Basner on behalf of the filmmakers. FilmNation Entertainment is handling the worldwide rights, and...
“Anora” follows Baker’s 2021 film “Red Rocket,” which starred Simon Rex and premiered at Cannes and his 2017 film “The Florida Project,” which garnered an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor for Willem Dafoe’s sensitive turn as the manager of a rundown Orlando motel. Both were released by A24.
The deal was negotiated by Neon’s VP of Acquisitions Jason Wald with FilmNation’s CEO Glen Basner on behalf of the filmmakers. FilmNation Entertainment is handling the worldwide rights, and...
- 11/2/2023
- by Drew Taylor
- The Wrap
True, the title of writer-director Brett Morgen’s documentary about David Bowie, Moonage Daydream, refers to the song of the same name from Bowie’s classic 1972 album The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars. But it could also be said to describe the feeling that Morgen inspires with the impressionistic way that he renders the life and art of the glam-rock icon on screen. Even more so than in Cobain: Montage of Heck, his 2015 film about Kurt Cobain, Morgen is less interested in factual biography than in eliciting a sense of the man as an artist and personality.
The means by which Morgen accomplishes his goal are startling to behold. For the film, the David Bowie Estate gave Morgen access to a wealth of rare recordings, films, drawings, and journals, and he hasn’t shied away from showing off that access on screen. Moonage Daydream...
The means by which Morgen accomplishes his goal are startling to behold. For the film, the David Bowie Estate gave Morgen access to a wealth of rare recordings, films, drawings, and journals, and he hasn’t shied away from showing off that access on screen. Moonage Daydream...
- 10/1/2023
- by Kenji Fujishima
- Slant Magazine
How does one make a documentary about David Bowie, a prolific musician who frequently reinvented himself as a performer, sound great? That was the challenge facing the Emmy-nominated sound crew behind Brett Morgen’s “Moonage Daydream.”
“He’s a unique artistic genius,” points out re-recording mixer David Giammarco. “How do you do something like we’ve never seen before?”
Giammarco worked with fellow nominee Paul Massey and Morgen, writer-director-editor-producer on the documentary, to navigate their way through telling Bowie’s story. Morgen’s vision was not to use talking heads or a narrator.
Instead, he tells the story through archival footage made up of clips, interviews and performances.
Essentially, Bowie is telling his own story in the documentary. And it’s not a conventional bio either; rather, Morgen takes audiences on a musical odyssey. The director spent four years on his assemble and edit. It took another 18 months to construct the ambitious soundtrack.
“He’s a unique artistic genius,” points out re-recording mixer David Giammarco. “How do you do something like we’ve never seen before?”
Giammarco worked with fellow nominee Paul Massey and Morgen, writer-director-editor-producer on the documentary, to navigate their way through telling Bowie’s story. Morgen’s vision was not to use talking heads or a narrator.
Instead, he tells the story through archival footage made up of clips, interviews and performances.
Essentially, Bowie is telling his own story in the documentary. And it’s not a conventional bio either; rather, Morgen takes audiences on a musical odyssey. The director spent four years on his assemble and edit. It took another 18 months to construct the ambitious soundtrack.
- 8/27/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Sometimes when you’re a director of television. it’s the moments you don’t expect to be more than connective tissue on a project that prove most interesting and surprising. Take the project that earned directing partners (and husband and wife) Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton their Emmy nomination this year, the FX limited series “Fleishman Is in Trouble.” Dayton points to a scene involving co-star Claire Danes in which her character has just engaged in primal scream therapy. “She’s just gone down this rabbit hole and she’s with this guy she’s having an affair with, and just silently eating a salad,” Dayton says. “Taking really big bites,” adds Faris. “And it’s so funny and weird and loaded,” Dayton continues. “Claire showed you can make eating a salad a layered performance. “We were just thinking, ‘Do we even need this scene?’,” Faris admits, and she...
- 8/18/2023
- by Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
This story about Brett Morgen and “Moonage Daydream” first appeared in the Down to the Wire: Comedy/Variety/Reality/Nonfiction issue of TheWrap’s awards magazine.
Three years into the editing of his challenging David Bowie film “Moonage Daydream,” Brett Morgen was pretty sure he was in big trouble. He’d run out of money for the production, and he was working toward the nebulous idea of creating what he would later call “an expression of Bowie rather than an explanation of Bowie,” which meant he could pretty much go in any direction at any time, both visually and aurally.
“I thought I was off the rails, that I was deceiving myself that this will make sense,” Morgen said. “I’m not exaggerating to say that three years into the edit, no one had seen a frame—no one in my office, no financiers, no assistant editor. It was all in my head.
Three years into the editing of his challenging David Bowie film “Moonage Daydream,” Brett Morgen was pretty sure he was in big trouble. He’d run out of money for the production, and he was working toward the nebulous idea of creating what he would later call “an expression of Bowie rather than an explanation of Bowie,” which meant he could pretty much go in any direction at any time, both visually and aurally.
“I thought I was off the rails, that I was deceiving myself that this will make sense,” Morgen said. “I’m not exaggerating to say that three years into the edit, no one had seen a frame—no one in my office, no financiers, no assistant editor. It was all in my head.
- 8/17/2023
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Mitchell Travers likened being a costume designer on the set of “George & Tammy” to being “a host at a party.”
“I get to work with everybody,” Travers said. “I get to work with production designers, hair and makeup, sound and I feel I get to make introductions between these departments. It would be impossible to do this without that collaboration — in a way that A.I. can never take from us.”
During Variety’s Creative Collaboration: The Nominees brunch the Emmy-nominated panelists of directors, costume designers, editors and other vital members of this season’s favorite programming discussed the power in partnership in every aspect of creating outstanding TV. Because, well, there is no “I” in Emmy.
When putting together the 2023 Oscars Award ceremony, director Glenn Weiss wanted to create an “immersive” experience for viewers on the opposite sides of TV screens. This was only possible if he worked with...
“I get to work with everybody,” Travers said. “I get to work with production designers, hair and makeup, sound and I feel I get to make introductions between these departments. It would be impossible to do this without that collaboration — in a way that A.I. can never take from us.”
During Variety’s Creative Collaboration: The Nominees brunch the Emmy-nominated panelists of directors, costume designers, editors and other vital members of this season’s favorite programming discussed the power in partnership in every aspect of creating outstanding TV. Because, well, there is no “I” in Emmy.
When putting together the 2023 Oscars Award ceremony, director Glenn Weiss wanted to create an “immersive” experience for viewers on the opposite sides of TV screens. This was only possible if he worked with...
- 8/9/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
This season, television was pushed to its limits and into spaces that teetered genres and kept audiences guessing. From an improv show about a fake court trial to mockumentaries about public schools and vampires, a sci-fi drama about nuns, the 2023 Emmy nominations were a grab bag full of interesting television, and artisans helped take them even further.
Variety’s Creative Collaborators: The Nominees brunch, hosted by Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay, brought together this year’s Emmy-nominated casting directors, designers, editors and other exciting creators to reflect on how they defied tropes and took fresh approaches to TV.
Panel guests included Tom Campbell, EP of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”; Susie Farris, casting director on “Jury Duty”; Chris Gehrt, casting director on “Abbott Elementary”; Yana Gorskaya, editor for “What We Do in The Shadows”; Michael Harte, picture editor for “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”; Charlene Lee, casting director on “Beef”; Arlene Martin,...
Variety’s Creative Collaborators: The Nominees brunch, hosted by Variety’s senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay, brought together this year’s Emmy-nominated casting directors, designers, editors and other exciting creators to reflect on how they defied tropes and took fresh approaches to TV.
Panel guests included Tom Campbell, EP of “RuPaul’s Drag Race”; Susie Farris, casting director on “Jury Duty”; Chris Gehrt, casting director on “Abbott Elementary”; Yana Gorskaya, editor for “What We Do in The Shadows”; Michael Harte, picture editor for “Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie”; Charlene Lee, casting director on “Beef”; Arlene Martin,...
- 8/9/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Four TV directors will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2023 Emmy Awards nominees. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, August 15, at 6:00 p.m. Pt; 9:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our senior editor Ray Richmond and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
Synopsis: Toby Fleishman knew what to expect when he and his wife of almost 15 years separated: weekends and every other holiday with the kids, some residual bitterness, and the occasional moment of tension in their co-parenting negotiations.
Bio: Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton are Emmy...
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Fleishman Is in Trouble (FX)
Synopsis: Toby Fleishman knew what to expect when he and his wife of almost 15 years separated: weekends and every other holiday with the kids, some residual bitterness, and the occasional moment of tension in their co-parenting negotiations.
Bio: Valerie Faris and Jonathan Dayton are Emmy...
- 8/7/2023
- by Chris Beachum and Ray Richmond
- Gold Derby
Director-writer-editor Brett Morgen’s David Bowie documentary Moonage Daydream is certainly unlike any musician-centered film you’ve seen before. The movie plays out almost as if the viewer is watching through a kaleidoscope, a fever dream of footage and soundscapes from the Bowie archives as well as from films and artworks the artist referenced in his storied career. Nominated for four Emmys this year (directing, writing, editing and sound editing), the director sat down with THR to discuss how he arrived on Bowie as a subject and his artistic process.
What draws you to a documentary subject at the outset?
As I reflect back over the years, I’m definitely drawn toward wildly creative people who live life on their own terms. That seems to be the one consistent link between Robert Evans, Jane Goodall, Kurt Cobain and David Bowie. On a more superficial level, when I’m approaching a subject,...
What draws you to a documentary subject at the outset?
As I reflect back over the years, I’m definitely drawn toward wildly creative people who live life on their own terms. That seems to be the one consistent link between Robert Evans, Jane Goodall, Kurt Cobain and David Bowie. On a more superficial level, when I’m approaching a subject,...
- 8/4/2023
- by Hilton Dresden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
When Emmy nominations were announced on July 12, artisans in the craft categories made a splash in more ways than one — some landed multiple nominations in several categories, others inched closer to achieving Egot status and many received first-time recognition.
Here, Variety looks at some of the contenders in the Creative Art categories.
Multiple Nods
Editor Stephanie Filo landed three nominations this year in two different categories. She is up for Netflix’s “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” in the editing in a limited or anthology. series category, HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show” and Hulu’s “History of the World, Part II” in the picture editing for variety programming slot. With the latter two, she will be going up against editors from NBC’s “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter,” Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” and the editors of “Saturday Night Live.”
Filo is...
Here, Variety looks at some of the contenders in the Creative Art categories.
Multiple Nods
Editor Stephanie Filo landed three nominations this year in two different categories. She is up for Netflix’s “Dahmer — Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story” in the editing in a limited or anthology. series category, HBO’s “A Black Lady Sketch Show” and Hulu’s “History of the World, Part II” in the picture editing for variety programming slot. With the latter two, she will be going up against editors from NBC’s “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter,” Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Trevor Noah” and the editors of “Saturday Night Live.”
Filo is...
- 8/2/2023
- by Jazz Tangcay
- Variety Film + TV
Variety has announced the programming for its inaugural Creative Collaborations: The Nominees brunch, featuring two panels with the contending directors and artisans behind the year’s top TV series’. The invite-only brunch will take place in Los Angeles on August 8. Both conversations will be moderated and hosted by senior artisans editor Jazz Tangcay.
Creative Collaborations: The Nominees will feature two panels with Emmy-nominees from across the various categories. The Creative Collaborators panelists will shine a spotlight on nominated artisans from shows such as “Jury Duty” “Poker Face” “Abbott Elementary,” “ Moonage Daydream”, “What we do in the Shadows” and many more. The panel will focus on how the crafts are essential to the visual storytelling behind this year’s Emmy-nominated shows.
Directors on Directors will feature Emmy-nominated helmers from “Last of Us” “Ted Lasso,” “The Oscars” and “Fleishman is in Trouble” as they share their collaborative process and how working with...
Creative Collaborations: The Nominees will feature two panels with Emmy-nominees from across the various categories. The Creative Collaborators panelists will shine a spotlight on nominated artisans from shows such as “Jury Duty” “Poker Face” “Abbott Elementary,” “ Moonage Daydream”, “What we do in the Shadows” and many more. The panel will focus on how the crafts are essential to the visual storytelling behind this year’s Emmy-nominated shows.
Directors on Directors will feature Emmy-nominated helmers from “Last of Us” “Ted Lasso,” “The Oscars” and “Fleishman is in Trouble” as they share their collaborative process and how working with...
- 8/2/2023
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
This year’s Primetime Emmy nominations once again prove how hard it is to keep up with all the changes in the television landscape. If the narrative last year was about there being too much TV coming out of the pandemic, this year swung in the opposite direction, with shows being canceled and expunged from their home platforms within months of airing, and a complete work stoppage looming due to the ongoing Writers Guild strike, and SAG-AFTRA negotiations still going downhill. Almost fitting that the final season of “Succession,” a beloved satire poking at corporate greed on such a minute level that there is even a plot point about a streaming service’s shaky viewership numbers, be the most nominated show of the year.
Here we breakdown five key takeaways from the 2023 Emmy nominations, that both add to the doom and gloom, and offer some silver linings about the future of awards-worthy TV.
Here we breakdown five key takeaways from the 2023 Emmy nominations, that both add to the doom and gloom, and offer some silver linings about the future of awards-worthy TV.
- 7/13/2023
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
An Emmy win could bring composers Howard Shore and Hans Zimmer just a Tony away from Egot.
This morning when the Emmy nominations were announced, Zimmer (Dune) was cited for the score of Apple TV+’s Prehistoric Planet and Shore (The Lord of the Rings) collected his first Emmy nom for Amazon’s The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power. They are among those celebrating Creative Arts Emmy nominations.
Nominees who could add an Emmy next to their Academy Awards are Oscar winning sound mixer for Bohemian Rhapsody Paul Massey (Emmy nominated for David Bowie doc Moonage Daydream alongside three-time Oscar nominee David Giammarco); sound supervisors John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone (Oscar winners for Bohemian Rhapsody, who are Emmy nominated for Moonage Daydream); and mixer Skip Lievsay (Oscar winner for Gravity, who is Emmy nominated for Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie).
Meanwhile, multi Grammy winner Ed Sheeran...
This morning when the Emmy nominations were announced, Zimmer (Dune) was cited for the score of Apple TV+’s Prehistoric Planet and Shore (The Lord of the Rings) collected his first Emmy nom for Amazon’s The Lord Of The Rings: The Rings Of Power. They are among those celebrating Creative Arts Emmy nominations.
Nominees who could add an Emmy next to their Academy Awards are Oscar winning sound mixer for Bohemian Rhapsody Paul Massey (Emmy nominated for David Bowie doc Moonage Daydream alongside three-time Oscar nominee David Giammarco); sound supervisors John Warhurst and Nina Hartstone (Oscar winners for Bohemian Rhapsody, who are Emmy nominated for Moonage Daydream); and mixer Skip Lievsay (Oscar winner for Gravity, who is Emmy nominated for Still: A Michael J. Fox Movie).
Meanwhile, multi Grammy winner Ed Sheeran...
- 7/12/2023
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The nominations for the 75th Emmy Awards were announced on Wednesday with “Succession” and HBO leading the pack.
Accounting for total Emmys, “Succession” scored 27 nominations, five of which were in major categories. That was then followed by “The Last of Us,” which scored 24 noms, “The White Lotus” with 23, “Barry” with 11 and “House of the Dragon” with eight. “Being Mary Tyler Moore,” “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” “The Other Two,” “100 Foot Wave,” “Moonage Daydream,” “Love and Death” and “Perry Mason” also received nominations, bringing the network’s total nominations up to 127.
On the drama side of things, “Succession,” “The Last of Us” and “The White Lotus” stand as the most-nominated frontrunners. For comedies, Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” led the pack with 21 nominations followed by Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (14) and FX’s “The Bear” (13). Finally, Netflix dominated the Limited Series category. Both...
Accounting for total Emmys, “Succession” scored 27 nominations, five of which were in major categories. That was then followed by “The Last of Us,” which scored 24 noms, “The White Lotus” with 23, “Barry” with 11 and “House of the Dragon” with eight. “Being Mary Tyler Moore,” “A Black Lady Sketch Show,” “Last Week Tonight with John Oliver,” “The Other Two,” “100 Foot Wave,” “Moonage Daydream,” “Love and Death” and “Perry Mason” also received nominations, bringing the network’s total nominations up to 127.
On the drama side of things, “Succession,” “The Last of Us” and “The White Lotus” stand as the most-nominated frontrunners. For comedies, Apple TV+’s “Ted Lasso” led the pack with 21 nominations followed by Amazon’s “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel” (14) and FX’s “The Bear” (13). Finally, Netflix dominated the Limited Series category. Both...
- 7/12/2023
- by Kayla Cobb
- The Wrap
Magnolia Pictures announced today they’ve acquired worldwide distribution rights to “Joan Baez I Am a Noise,” an exploration of the famous 1960s folk singer. The film was presented at this year’s Berlinale as well as SXSW. Magnolia has plans to give it a full-scale theatrical release in October.
The documentary, directed by Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle and Karen O’Connor is being touted less as a traditional documentary and more along the lines of Brett Morgen’s 2022 film on David Bowie, “Moonage Daydream.”
In the wake of Warner Bros. “Elvis” and Morgen’s “Moonage Daydream” last year, music docs continue to see an uptick in interest. However, the exploration of female singers remains lacking. Baez is a groundbreaking figure in the 1960s folk scene with a fascinating story. Magnolia has been especially interested in propelling original content forward, even pairing with NBC streamer Peacock back in April to stream their films.
The documentary, directed by Miri Navasky, Maeve O’Boyle and Karen O’Connor is being touted less as a traditional documentary and more along the lines of Brett Morgen’s 2022 film on David Bowie, “Moonage Daydream.”
In the wake of Warner Bros. “Elvis” and Morgen’s “Moonage Daydream” last year, music docs continue to see an uptick in interest. However, the exploration of female singers remains lacking. Baez is a groundbreaking figure in the 1960s folk scene with a fascinating story. Magnolia has been especially interested in propelling original content forward, even pairing with NBC streamer Peacock back in April to stream their films.
- 7/11/2023
- by Kristen Lopez
- The Wrap
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