The best thing about "Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse" is the way it handles the multiverse concept itself. The film's surprisingly culturally-aware and thoughtful storyline, the performances, and that excellent cliffhanger ending all combine to make it one of the best Spider-Man movies — and perhaps just movies, in general — ever made. But for me, the multiverse as a concept is so compelling because of the parallels with our own cultural moment. Right now, you can easily immerse yourself in any subculture you like via the internet. All of history is accessible. And "Across the Spider-Verse" manages to convey that sense of grand concatenation entirely through its visuals — which, it's not an exaggeration to say, are genuinely astonishing.
The movie combines a multitude of artistic styles from throughout the entirety of human history, from the Italian Renaissance-inspired Vulture at the film's start, to the watercolor mood ring backgrounds of Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld)'s world.
The movie combines a multitude of artistic styles from throughout the entirety of human history, from the Italian Renaissance-inspired Vulture at the film's start, to the watercolor mood ring backgrounds of Gwen Stacy (Hailee Steinfeld)'s world.
- 6/6/2023
- by Joe Roberts
- Slash Film
Polish Oscar Contender’s Directors on Breaking the Rules, Casting ‘Stranger Things’ Star Alec Utgoff
In the opening scene of Never Gonna Snow Again, Poland’s contender for the 2021 international film Oscar, we see a muscular man step out of a mystical forest and make his way to a concrete, Soviet-style government building.
He’s a foreigner — from Ukraine — and is there to secure a residency permit. There’s no love coming from the face of the grey bureaucrat behind the desk but, with a wave of his hands, and some whispered words in Russian, the bureaucrat falls into a deep slumber. The muscular man stamps his own documents and walks out the ...
He’s a foreigner — from Ukraine — and is there to secure a residency permit. There’s no love coming from the face of the grey bureaucrat behind the desk but, with a wave of his hands, and some whispered words in Russian, the bureaucrat falls into a deep slumber. The muscular man stamps his own documents and walks out the ...
- 1/21/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Exclusive: UK indie The Forge has secured TV adaptation rights to Barbara Taylor Bradford’s bestselling series of books known as The Emma Harte Saga.
The deal covers eight novels, including her latest work, A Man Of Honour, which is a prequel to her famed 1979 book A Woman Of Substance and is due to be published by HarperCollins in November.
A Woman Of Substance, the first in the series, has sold more than 30 million copies. The story follows a servant girl who through talent, true grit, hard graft, ambition, and drive becomes a huge success as a tycoon, founding a business empire and a family dynasty. The novel was previously adapted for TV back in 1984.
The other six books are: Hold The Dream; To Be The Best; Emma’s Secret; Unexpected Blessings; Just Rewards; and Breaking The Rules.
The deal was brokered by Barbara Taylor Bradford’s...
The deal covers eight novels, including her latest work, A Man Of Honour, which is a prequel to her famed 1979 book A Woman Of Substance and is due to be published by HarperCollins in November.
A Woman Of Substance, the first in the series, has sold more than 30 million copies. The story follows a servant girl who through talent, true grit, hard graft, ambition, and drive becomes a huge success as a tycoon, founding a business empire and a family dynasty. The novel was previously adapted for TV back in 1984.
The other six books are: Hold The Dream; To Be The Best; Emma’s Secret; Unexpected Blessings; Just Rewards; and Breaking The Rules.
The deal was brokered by Barbara Taylor Bradford’s...
- 1/13/2021
- by Tom Grater
- Deadline Film + TV
Following the release of Elvis Costello’s massive Armed Forces reissue, the singer has shared an updated video for one of the album’s standout tracks, “(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love & Understanding?”
The new visual for the 1979 track features artwork by both Costello and the late graphic designer Barney Bubbles, as well as stage animation taken from Costello’s most recent, pre-Covid tour.
The nine-lp Complete Armed Forces, which arrived November 6th, included the newly remastered album alongside four live recordings from the era, the outtakes compilation Sketches for Emotional Fascism,...
The new visual for the 1979 track features artwork by both Costello and the late graphic designer Barney Bubbles, as well as stage animation taken from Costello’s most recent, pre-Covid tour.
The nine-lp Complete Armed Forces, which arrived November 6th, included the newly remastered album alongside four live recordings from the era, the outtakes compilation Sketches for Emotional Fascism,...
- 11/21/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
The show is going on for the 2020 Cannes Film Festival, even though by now in a normal year we would have known which film would succeed Bong Joon Ho’s “Parasite” as the new Palme d’Or winner. The original 2020 festival was scheduled to run May 12-23 but was canceled in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. Cannes is living on this year as festival president Pierre Lescure and general delegate Thierry Frémaux are announcing the 56 films that made the cut for the 2020 Official Selection. Selected films will be branded with an official Cannes 2020 label that they can take to additional festivals later this year and use when they open in theaters.
The Official Selection at Cannes usually includes the following sections: Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Special Screenings, and Midnight Screenings. The Palme d’Or contenders premiere in the Competition category. Last year’s Cannes Competition section...
The Official Selection at Cannes usually includes the following sections: Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Special Screenings, and Midnight Screenings. The Palme d’Or contenders premiere in the Competition category. Last year’s Cannes Competition section...
- 6/3/2020
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Gizmo was such a great lovable character in director Joe Dante's Gremlins. Everyone loves that character, but the original plan was to turn him into a villain in the film! Luckily producer Steven Spielberg stepped in to save Gizmo from his villainous fate.
During a recent Q&A with EW, Joe Dante talked about how the adorable Mogwai was originally supposed to turn into the leader of the gremlins. Here he explains how the change from villain to hero went down:
“We invented a way to get Gizmo to move, but the problem was that Gizmo was supposed to, in the original script, turn into Stripe, the bad Gremlin, after about 20 minutes, and that was they that we planned to do the movie…But Steven Spielberg got it into his head, after seeing all of our tests with Gizmo, that he liked Gizmo so much that he said, ‘You know,...
During a recent Q&A with EW, Joe Dante talked about how the adorable Mogwai was originally supposed to turn into the leader of the gremlins. Here he explains how the change from villain to hero went down:
“We invented a way to get Gizmo to move, but the problem was that Gizmo was supposed to, in the original script, turn into Stripe, the bad Gremlin, after about 20 minutes, and that was they that we planned to do the movie…But Steven Spielberg got it into his head, after seeing all of our tests with Gizmo, that he liked Gizmo so much that he said, ‘You know,...
- 12/13/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
If you're a fan of Gremlins and it's one of your favorite Christmas movies, you'll be happy to learn that the film is being re-released in theaters starting on December 8th! The event is called Gremlins: Breaking The Rules, and it's definitely something I'd love to take the family to.
I love this movie and I always try to watch it around Christmas time. Now I'll be able to watch it this year on the big screen! That's pretty rad. There's even a trailer that was released for the screening event that you can watch below!
The most important rule, the rule you can never forget, no matter how much he cries, no matter how much he begs, never feed him after midnight…The tale of a cute and furry Christmas gift that multiplies into many, many, many terrifying Christmas gifts, Gremlins is a sublimely perfect mix of comedy and horror.
I love this movie and I always try to watch it around Christmas time. Now I'll be able to watch it this year on the big screen! That's pretty rad. There's even a trailer that was released for the screening event that you can watch below!
The most important rule, the rule you can never forget, no matter how much he cries, no matter how much he begs, never feed him after midnight…The tale of a cute and furry Christmas gift that multiplies into many, many, many terrifying Christmas gifts, Gremlins is a sublimely perfect mix of comedy and horror.
- 11/30/2017
- by Joey Paur
- GeekTyrant
Tanna will screen at Plaza Frontenac Cinema (Lindbergh Blvd. and Clayton Rd, Frontenac, Mo 63131) as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. Showings are Saturday, November 4th, at 12:05pm (purchase tickets Here) and Friday, November 10th, at 4:40pm (purchase tickets Here).
Tanna is a gripping tale of adventure and star-crossed love on a beautiful Pacific island. Based on a true story of the Yakel people and performed by them, this stirring, moving drama offers intriguing insights into the culture and history of these island people through a story of two people, a tale that has a little of both James Fenimore Cooper and Shakespeare.
Beautifully shot by co-director Bentley Dean, the script was written by co-director , Martin Butler and John Collee with the help of the Yakel. Visually stunning, Tanna immerses us in a lovely green natural setting, a Pacific Island paradise where the happy,...
Tanna is a gripping tale of adventure and star-crossed love on a beautiful Pacific island. Based on a true story of the Yakel people and performed by them, this stirring, moving drama offers intriguing insights into the culture and history of these island people through a story of two people, a tale that has a little of both James Fenimore Cooper and Shakespeare.
Beautifully shot by co-director Bentley Dean, the script was written by co-director , Martin Butler and John Collee with the help of the Yakel. Visually stunning, Tanna immerses us in a lovely green natural setting, a Pacific Island paradise where the happy,...
- 11/4/2017
- by Cate Marquis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Without “Game of Thrones” in Emmy contention, the VFX race has become wide open, with “Stranger Things,” “Legion,” “Westworld,” “American Gods,” and “Black Mirror” stepping up with creepy characters and supernatural situations.
Highlights include the Demogorgon creature from “Stranger Things,” the exploding kitchen from “Legion,” the final reveal of Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) and all of her inner workings from “Westworld,” the incredible sex scene from “American Gods” with Bilquis, the Queen of Sheeba (Yetide Badaki), and the disgusting spider with a human head from the “Playtest” episode of “Black Mirror.”
Meet the Demogorgon from “Stranger Things”
The cool thing about the Demogorgon from “Stranger Things” (directed by the Duffer Brothers) is it fits so well with the ’80s low-tech vibe. As the boogeyman from the Upside Down (named from “Dungeons & Dragons”), the creature represents a wonderful hybrid of practical and CG.
Aaron Sims Creative did the design, and the...
Highlights include the Demogorgon creature from “Stranger Things,” the exploding kitchen from “Legion,” the final reveal of Dolores (Evan Rachel Wood) and all of her inner workings from “Westworld,” the incredible sex scene from “American Gods” with Bilquis, the Queen of Sheeba (Yetide Badaki), and the disgusting spider with a human head from the “Playtest” episode of “Black Mirror.”
Meet the Demogorgon from “Stranger Things”
The cool thing about the Demogorgon from “Stranger Things” (directed by the Duffer Brothers) is it fits so well with the ’80s low-tech vibe. As the boogeyman from the Upside Down (named from “Dungeons & Dragons”), the creature represents a wonderful hybrid of practical and CG.
Aaron Sims Creative did the design, and the...
- 6/23/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Finally, a TV star will be front-and-center in Studio 8H again!
Master of None‘s Aziz Ansari will host the Jan. 21 Saturday Night Live, NBC announced Tuesday.
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The Parks and Recreation alum will be joined by musical guest Big Sean.
The sketch-comedy series’ choice of Emmy winner Ansari as host is notable in that — as TVLine’s Michael Ausiello recently pointed out — it bucks SNL‘s recent trend of choosing movie or sports stars over TV actors to serve as host. Of the more than 100 people who have hosted since the 2011-12 season,...
Master of None‘s Aziz Ansari will host the Jan. 21 Saturday Night Live, NBC announced Tuesday.
RelatedSNL‘s Anti-tv Host Bias: Insiders Try to Explain the Inexplicable
The Parks and Recreation alum will be joined by musical guest Big Sean.
The sketch-comedy series’ choice of Emmy winner Ansari as host is notable in that — as TVLine’s Michael Ausiello recently pointed out — it bucks SNL‘s recent trend of choosing movie or sports stars over TV actors to serve as host. Of the more than 100 people who have hosted since the 2011-12 season,...
- 1/10/2017
- TVLine.com
Underworld: Blood Wars Set Visit Part 3: Director Anna Foerster Talks Keeping and Breaking the Rules
Though it’s her first feature film, German director Anna Foerster brings twenty years of experience in filmmaking to Underworld: Blood Wars, primarily in the realms of cinematography and visual effects, including several Roland Emmerich blockbusters (notably, Independence Day, Godzilla, and… Continue Reading →
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- 12/30/2016
- by Heather Buckley
- DreadCentral.com
You may be sad that Grimm‘s final season is half as long as its previous ones… but the supernatural series’ showrunners sure aren’t.
“There was a chance that we would have gotten 22 [episodes], and we were going, ‘Oh my God,'” James Kouf says, laughing. He and his fellow showrunner, David Greenwalt, are sitting on folding chairs just outside one of Grimm‘s main stages in Portland., Ore., taking advantage of a break in filming the NBC drama’s penultimate episode to chat with visiting reporters. “That’s a long trek,” Greenwalt adds. “We did that for five years.
“There was a chance that we would have gotten 22 [episodes], and we were going, ‘Oh my God,'” James Kouf says, laughing. He and his fellow showrunner, David Greenwalt, are sitting on folding chairs just outside one of Grimm‘s main stages in Portland., Ore., taking advantage of a break in filming the NBC drama’s penultimate episode to chat with visiting reporters. “That’s a long trek,” Greenwalt adds. “We did that for five years.
- 12/29/2016
- TVLine.com
Felicity Jones will usher in the new year as host of Saturday Night Live.
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The Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actress will preside over SNL when Season 42 resumes on Jan. 14, NBC announced during this weekend’s show.
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Country singer Sturgill Simpson will serve as the musical guest.
Will you be tuning in for the first SNL of 2017?
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The Rogue One: A Star Wars Story actress will preside over SNL when Season 42 resumes on Jan. 14, NBC announced during this weekend’s show.
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Country singer Sturgill Simpson will serve as the musical guest.
Will you be tuning in for the first SNL of 2017?
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- 12/18/2016
- TVLine.com
For This Is Us‘s Randall, things are about to get as complicated at work as they’ve been at home.
Hari Dhillon (Law & Order: Svu) has joined the cast of NBC’s hit freshman drama in a recurring role, according to our sister site Deadline. Dhillon will play a new workplace rival for Randall, played by Sterling K. Brown. Do we sense a commodities-trader fight brewing? At least maybe it’ll get Randall’s mind off all those adopted mom/birth father issues.
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Dhillon has played attorney Sunil Varma...
Hari Dhillon (Law & Order: Svu) has joined the cast of NBC’s hit freshman drama in a recurring role, according to our sister site Deadline. Dhillon will play a new workplace rival for Randall, played by Sterling K. Brown. Do we sense a commodities-trader fight brewing? At least maybe it’ll get Randall’s mind off all those adopted mom/birth father issues.
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Dhillon has played attorney Sunil Varma...
- 12/17/2016
- TVLine.com
The one thing Sherlock Holmes can’t solve, apparently: the mystery of fatherhood.
With the holiday season officially upon us, PBS and Masterpiece are giving us the gift of new Sherlock photos in advance of Season 4, debuting Sunday, Jan. 1. And the first one, which you can see above, is a real doozy.
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Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) looks uncharacteristically befuddled as he stares down at the newborn baby safely cradled in the arms of his crime-solving partner John Watson (Martin Freeman), with Watson’s wife Mary (Amanda Abbington) at his side.
With the holiday season officially upon us, PBS and Masterpiece are giving us the gift of new Sherlock photos in advance of Season 4, debuting Sunday, Jan. 1. And the first one, which you can see above, is a real doozy.
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Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) looks uncharacteristically befuddled as he stares down at the newborn baby safely cradled in the arms of his crime-solving partner John Watson (Martin Freeman), with Watson’s wife Mary (Amanda Abbington) at his side.
- 11/24/2016
- TVLine.com
Dave Chappelle’s “TV comeback” to host Saturday Night Live scored a 6.2 in the late-night metered-market ratings, edging out this season’s previous high (6.1, set on Oct. 22 by Tom Hanks and Lady Gaga) and marking the best overnight score since Donald Trump hosted with musical guest Sia on Nov. 7, 2015 (6.6 rating).
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TVLine readers gave the outing, which opened with Kate McKinnon-as-Hillary Clinton’s solemn and well-received performance of the late Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” an average grade of “A-.”
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TVLine readers gave the outing, which opened with Kate McKinnon-as-Hillary Clinton’s solemn and well-received performance of the late Leonard Cohen’s “Hallelujah,” an average grade of “A-.”
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- 11/13/2016
- TVLine.com
Kristen Wiig will once again return to her old Saturday Night Live stomping grounds to host the sketch series’ Nov. 19 outing, NBC announced on Thursday.
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This marks the funnylady’s second turn lording over Studio 8H since bidding the cast adieu in May 2012, after a seven-season run.
Serving as musical guest on the 19th will be The xx, whose third album, “I See You,” is set for release on Jan. 13.
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As previously reported, veteran comedian Dave Chappelle will host this Saturday...
RelatedDave Chappelle to Host Saturday Night Live
This marks the funnylady’s second turn lording over Studio 8H since bidding the cast adieu in May 2012, after a seven-season run.
Serving as musical guest on the 19th will be The xx, whose third album, “I See You,” is set for release on Jan. 13.
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As previously reported, veteran comedian Dave Chappelle will host this Saturday...
- 11/10/2016
- TVLine.com
The Most Important Art Essays of the Entire Year
Setting from the Zombie Formalism screen. It had been an eventful year for craft writing, with a lot of changes while in the panorama, as new publications popped (including this 1), or sprang up. or reinvented themselves. But beneath all of the institutional shuffles, what were? I polled colleagues to try to answer that concern, nevertheless the final choice below is obviously a personal one. The entire world is reflected by it around me, and it is measured towards pieces that replicate my own area and my own personal feeling of the year’s troubled attributes. Regardless, listed here are some of publishing that I believe are touchstones of 2014 of the items: Holland Cotter, Lost in the Gallery – Sophisticated, & quot York Times. January 17, 2014 It’s a bit nuts tome that state that is sweeping, s fretful -of-the-world piece has already been per year old.
Setting from the Zombie Formalism screen. It had been an eventful year for craft writing, with a lot of changes while in the panorama, as new publications popped (including this 1), or sprang up. or reinvented themselves. But beneath all of the institutional shuffles, what were? I polled colleagues to try to answer that concern, nevertheless the final choice below is obviously a personal one. The entire world is reflected by it around me, and it is measured towards pieces that replicate my own area and my own personal feeling of the year’s troubled attributes. Regardless, listed here are some of publishing that I believe are touchstones of 2014 of the items: Holland Cotter, Lost in the Gallery – Sophisticated, & quot York Times. January 17, 2014 It’s a bit nuts tome that state that is sweeping, s fretful -of-the-world piece has already been per year old.
- 3/31/2016
- by toga
- Scott Feinberg
Saturday Night Live has this weekend off — and coupled with its bruisingly bad Ronda Rousey episode on Jan. 23 — that’s an awfully long wait for funny business from Studio 8H.
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Fret not; TVLine’s got you covered.
We’ve reviewed every sketch up to Season 41’s current midway point and gathered the 12 best (with handy video links) all in one gallery.
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“Alien Abduction” is there. So is “Santa Baby.” And naturally, Adele’s Thanksgiving “Hello” makes the cut,...
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Fret not; TVLine’s got you covered.
We’ve reviewed every sketch up to Season 41’s current midway point and gathered the 12 best (with handy video links) all in one gallery.
RelatedPilot News: ABC Orders Shondaland’s Toast Comedy, Reverse Will & Grace
“Alien Abduction” is there. So is “Santa Baby.” And naturally, Adele’s Thanksgiving “Hello” makes the cut,...
- 1/30/2016
- TVLine.com
In 1989, Sam Kinison was riding high. As one of the most foul-mouthed funnymen to terrorize stages during the Golden Age of the Shock Comic, the hard-partying, beret-rocking dynamo was playing Madison Square Garden's Felt Forum and appearing on Married With Children and in Mötley Crüe's "Kickstart My Heart" video. (Rolling Stone also put him on the cover, dubbing him the "Beast of Comedy.") His gigs were part strip show, part heavy-metal concert, all primal-scream therapy. Rodney Dangerfield had championed him; Robin Williams and Howard Stern were fans. Three years later,...
- 1/15/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Chicago Fire‘s Casey and Dawson have been reunited for nine episodes now, and yet, he’s failed to put a ring (back) on it. So why haven’t the formerly engaged firefighters reclaimed their old relationship status?
According to star Jesse Spencer, a re-proposal is simply unnecessary after everything the pair has been through.
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“In their hearts and minds, they are already married,” the actor explains. “They’re together. I don’t see them breaking up. I, as Jesse, would be traumatized if they had to break up at this point.
According to star Jesse Spencer, a re-proposal is simply unnecessary after everything the pair has been through.
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“In their hearts and minds, they are already married,” the actor explains. “They’re together. I don’t see them breaking up. I, as Jesse, would be traumatized if they had to break up at this point.
- 12/21/2015
- TVLine.com
Come January, NBC’s Studio 8H will be full of the Force.
Adam Driver will host Saturday Night Live‘s Jan. 16 episode, the sketch comedy series announced Saturday.
In addition to HBO’s Girls, the actor likely will plug his newest project: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, in which he plays Kylo Ren.
That show’s musical guest is TBA.
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Adam Driver will host Saturday Night Live‘s Jan. 16 episode, the sketch comedy series announced Saturday.
In addition to HBO’s Girls, the actor likely will plug his newest project: Star Wars: The Force Awakens, in which he plays Kylo Ren.
That show’s musical guest is TBA.
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- 12/20/2015
- TVLine.com
The Biggest Loser‘s 17th season doesn’t kick off until Jan. 4 (NBC, 9/8c), but it’s already shaping up to be the series’ most emotional outing yet.
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TVLine has an exclusive clip from the premiere, in which contestant Toy shares the heartbreaking story of her young son’s death, admitting that she failed to do her “one job” as a parent.
Trainer-turned-host Bob Harper does his best to comfort Toy, but the task becomes more than he can handle when the other contestants start erupting into tears.
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TVLine has an exclusive clip from the premiere, in which contestant Toy shares the heartbreaking story of her young son’s death, admitting that she failed to do her “one job” as a parent.
Trainer-turned-host Bob Harper does his best to comfort Toy, but the task becomes more than he can handle when the other contestants start erupting into tears.
- 12/18/2015
- TVLine.com
Get your beret and warm up the espresso! Some of the most famous deep-dish art film is here -- in HD -- starting with attempts to translate various art 'isms' to the screen, to graphics-oriented abstractions, to 'city symphonies' to the dream visions of Maya Deren and beyond. The careful remasters reproduce proper projection speeds and original music. Masterworks of American Avant-Garde Experimental Film 1920-1970 Blu-ray + DVD Flicker Alley 1920-1970 / B&W and Color / 1:33 full frame / 418 min. / Street Date October 6, 2015 / 59.95 With films by James Agee, Kenneth Anger, Bruce Baillie, Stan Brakhage, James Broughton, Rudolph Burckhardt, Mary Ellen Bute, Joseph Cornell, Jim Davis, Maya Deren, Marcel Duchamp, Emien Etting, Oksar Fischinger, Robert Florey, Amy Greenfield, A. Hackenschmied, Alexander Hammid, Hillary Harris, Hy Hirsh, Ian Hugo, Lawrence Janiac, Lawrence Jordan, Owen Land, Francis Lee, Fernand Léger, Helen Levitt, Jan Leyda, Janice Loeb, Jonas Mekas, Marie Menken, Dudley Murphy, Ted Nemeth, Bernard O'Brien,...
- 10/6/2015
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Saturday Night Live‘s Miley Cyrus-hosted, Hillary Clinton-visited Season 41 premiere drew a 4.5 rating/11 share in metered-market households, up 14 percent from last year’s Chris Pratt-hosted opener.
In the 18-49 demo, however, this year’s premiere was down a tenth from 2014, based on metered-market household ratings. TVLine readers gave Miley’s latest Studio 8H gig an average grade of “B-.”
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Versus its May finale, SNL was up both in metered-market households and in the demo.
All told, this weekend’s SNL delivered the sketch series’ best household rating since Jan.
In the 18-49 demo, however, this year’s premiere was down a tenth from 2014, based on metered-market household ratings. TVLine readers gave Miley’s latest Studio 8H gig an average grade of “B-.”
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Versus its May finale, SNL was up both in metered-market households and in the demo.
All told, this weekend’s SNL delivered the sketch series’ best household rating since Jan.
- 10/4/2015
- TVLine.com
Next month sees the return of one of the UK’s most prolific film festival, The London Film Festival (Lff). Taking place between 7 and 18 October, the festival will show over 230 films in more than 16 venues over the capital.
Showcasing an array of high-profile films, this year’s Lff will screen some of the early contenders in next year’s award season, as well as critically acclaimed offers from around the world.
Here are the choice picks of this year’s festival:
High-Rise
This long-awaited film adaptation, based on a novel by J.G. Ballard, will be one of the films with a gala screening during Lff 2015. Directed by Kill List’s Ben Wheatley, the film sees Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons star in this satirical take on modern living.
The Assassin
Awarded the Best Director prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsein delves into the...
Showcasing an array of high-profile films, this year’s Lff will screen some of the early contenders in next year’s award season, as well as critically acclaimed offers from around the world.
Here are the choice picks of this year’s festival:
High-Rise
This long-awaited film adaptation, based on a novel by J.G. Ballard, will be one of the films with a gala screening during Lff 2015. Directed by Kill List’s Ben Wheatley, the film sees Tom Hiddleston and Jeremy Irons star in this satirical take on modern living.
The Assassin
Awarded the Best Director prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, Taiwanese director Hou Hsiao-Hsein delves into the...
- 9/9/2015
- by Katie Wong
- SoundOnSight
It's Moana's time to sparkle! Disney introduced its very first Polynesian princess, Moana, at its recent D23 Expo on Aug. 14. The CGI-animated Moana was previewed at Disney's annual expo with the help of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, who will voice the character of a demigod named Maui. Moana will be similar in spirit (and spunk!) to her Disney counterparts, including Brave's Merida and Frozen's Queen Elsa and Princess Anna. Sketches and animations of Moana feature the pretty new princess in a South Pacific-inspired printed outfit, including a [...]...
- 8/20/2015
- Us Weekly
The stars came out to both sing and “sing” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon‘s special, L.A.-based apres-apres-Super Bowl outing.
Up first below, funnymen Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart vie against Fallon in “the Super Bowl of lip synch battles,” tackling such tunes as Beyonce’s “Drunk in Love,” John Legend’s “All of Me,” Kelly Clarkson’s “Since You’ve Been Gone” and Dirty Dancing‘s “Time of My Life” (featuring a special guest syncher). Who gets your vote for winner?
In the second clip, Fallon and house band The Roots are joined by several...
Up first below, funnymen Will Ferrell and Kevin Hart vie against Fallon in “the Super Bowl of lip synch battles,” tackling such tunes as Beyonce’s “Drunk in Love,” John Legend’s “All of Me,” Kelly Clarkson’s “Since You’ve Been Gone” and Dirty Dancing‘s “Time of My Life” (featuring a special guest syncher). Who gets your vote for winner?
In the second clip, Fallon and house band The Roots are joined by several...
- 2/2/2015
- TVLine.com
The Closer alum-turned-Oscar-nominated/Golden Globe-winning Whiplash star J.K. Simmons will make his Saturday Night Live hosting debut on Jan. 31.
Serving as musical guest, People.com reports, is D’Angelo and his band The Vanguard.
The long-running NBC sketch series opened 2015 this past weekend with host Kevin Hart. Next up is The Voice‘s Blake Shelton — doing double duty as host and musical guest — this Saturday, Jan. 24.
Related storiesCelebrity Apprentice Recap: Style WarsParenthood: Who's 'Super Bummed' to Have Been Cut from Series Finale?Kevin Hart Hosts SNL: Watch Video of the Best and Worst Sketches...
Serving as musical guest, People.com reports, is D’Angelo and his band The Vanguard.
The long-running NBC sketch series opened 2015 this past weekend with host Kevin Hart. Next up is The Voice‘s Blake Shelton — doing double duty as host and musical guest — this Saturday, Jan. 24.
Related storiesCelebrity Apprentice Recap: Style WarsParenthood: Who's 'Super Bummed' to Have Been Cut from Series Finale?Kevin Hart Hosts SNL: Watch Video of the Best and Worst Sketches...
- 1/20/2015
- TVLine.com
When NBC’s Parenthood bids us adieu on Thursday, Jan. 29, at least one familiar face won’t be seen taking part in the inevitable sobfest as planned.
Following his Sunday appearance at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, where he was promoting the new FX/Denis Leary comedy Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, John Corbett confirmed that he had shot a scene for Parenthood‘s very final episode, only to learn it didn’t make the cut.
“I got a bad call from [Parenthood creator] Jason Katims two nights ago — they had to cut my great scene,” Corbett shared with reporters.
Following his Sunday appearance at the Television Critics Association winter press tour, where he was promoting the new FX/Denis Leary comedy Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, John Corbett confirmed that he had shot a scene for Parenthood‘s very final episode, only to learn it didn’t make the cut.
“I got a bad call from [Parenthood creator] Jason Katims two nights ago — they had to cut my great scene,” Corbett shared with reporters.
- 1/18/2015
- TVLine.com
This week’s installment of Saturday Night Live with host Bill Hader had the potential to go one of two ways.
On the optimistic side of the equation, what better choice of emcee than a beloved, eight-season vet of the show, a guy who certainly wouldn’t have any issues with the on-the-fly workings of Studio 8H?
Nevertheless, with SNL presenting its third fresh installment in a three-week period, the question loomed, would the show’s inconsistent writing staff have enough time to create memorable setups and zingers?
Thankfully, this was an instance where — despite a deplorably unfunny cold open...
On the optimistic side of the equation, what better choice of emcee than a beloved, eight-season vet of the show, a guy who certainly wouldn’t have any issues with the on-the-fly workings of Studio 8H?
Nevertheless, with SNL presenting its third fresh installment in a three-week period, the question loomed, would the show’s inconsistent writing staff have enough time to create memorable setups and zingers?
Thankfully, this was an instance where — despite a deplorably unfunny cold open...
- 10/12/2014
- TVLine.com
The inaugural edition of International Film Festival of Colombo, the first major international film festival to be held in Sri Lanka, will screen a special package of Indian films curated by DearCinema.
The festival, to be held from September 2-7, is being organized by the Directors’ Guild of Sri Lanka with the support of Okinawa International Movie Festival in Japan.
The package comprises of award-winning and festival-favourite Indian films like Kanu Behl’s Titli, Avinash Arun’s Killa, Anup Singh’s Qissa, Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry, Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice, Kaushik Ganguly’s Apur Panchali, Jahnu Barua’s Ajeyo, Shilpa Ranade’s The World of Goopi and Bagha and Rajeev Ravi’s Annayum Rasoolam.
Kanu Behl, Avinash Arun, Nagraj Manjule, Geethu Mohandas, Kaushik Ganguly, Jahnu Barua, Shilpa Ranade and Rajeev Ravi will be in attendance at the festival. Actors Geetanjali Thapa (Liar’s Dice) and Rasika Dugal (Qissa) will...
The festival, to be held from September 2-7, is being organized by the Directors’ Guild of Sri Lanka with the support of Okinawa International Movie Festival in Japan.
The package comprises of award-winning and festival-favourite Indian films like Kanu Behl’s Titli, Avinash Arun’s Killa, Anup Singh’s Qissa, Nagraj Manjule’s Fandry, Geethu Mohandas’ Liar’s Dice, Kaushik Ganguly’s Apur Panchali, Jahnu Barua’s Ajeyo, Shilpa Ranade’s The World of Goopi and Bagha and Rajeev Ravi’s Annayum Rasoolam.
Kanu Behl, Avinash Arun, Nagraj Manjule, Geethu Mohandas, Kaushik Ganguly, Jahnu Barua, Shilpa Ranade and Rajeev Ravi will be in attendance at the festival. Actors Geetanjali Thapa (Liar’s Dice) and Rasika Dugal (Qissa) will...
- 8/26/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Saturday Night Live closed out its 39th season with the return of some of its most beloved recent alumni, along with a bevy of surprise star cameos from the likes of Pharrell, Paul Rudd and 2 Chainz.
The 10 Best 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches From This Season
The cold open delivered a message from Solange (Sasheer Zamata) and Jay Z (Jay Pharoah) in an attempt to clear up the rumors surrounding their recent elevator altercation. "Let me tell you once and for all what I think of this man," Solange...
The 10 Best 'Saturday Night Live' Sketches From This Season
The cold open delivered a message from Solange (Sasheer Zamata) and Jay Z (Jay Pharoah) in an attempt to clear up the rumors surrounding their recent elevator altercation. "Let me tell you once and for all what I think of this man," Solange...
- 5/18/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Our International Sales Agent (Isa) of the Day coverage is back again for this year's Cannes Film Festival. We will feature successful, upcoming, innovative and trailblazing agents from around the world, and cover the latest trends in sales and distribution. Beyond the numbers and deals, this segment will also share inspirational and unique stories of how these individuals have evolved and paved their way in the industry, and what they envision for the new waves in global cinema.
Isa of the Day Sam Blan is an Executive at the Los Angeles based Inception Film Partners. His intercultural perspective, worldviews and devotion to exploring new ways of reaching and understanding audiences through new platforms and technology makes him an asset and a shining example of where the new generation of the film industry is going. Beyond the ins and outs of business and numbers, Sam understands the importance of positivity and community in the film business. He connects his career and drive to the greater picture of the world, and sees film as a tool of understanding that can heal on the global scale and transform cultural barriers.
Sam shares more about his partners, Cannes and his inspiration:
Who makes up Inception?
The company is only made up of the people who work for it everyday. Inception Media Group is a parent company operated by partners David Borshell and Andy Reimer. I work most closely with Evp of sales and distribution, Jim Harvey, who has been in sales for over twenty-one years, and has worked for companies such as Myriad, Lakeshore, Bold and Summit. He has sold movies like Drive with Ryan Gosling, Rabbit Hole with Nicole Kidman, and Mr. Brooks with Kevin Costner.
I speak fluent Arabic, so having language skills is highly useful in our work. What really makes us different is that we don't just go to festivals. We'll go to consumer electronic shows, licensing expos; we're always thinking outside of the box of not just how to create content, but also how the content is being consumed. How is it being bought, and more importantly, what are the trends facing the future? That's the difference from many other companies. We'll go the extra mile to look at something to understand who is the audience and how they'll be reached.
What does Inception have at Cannes this year?
We have a big animation film called Almost Heroes 3D with Taylor Kitsch, James Woods, Jon Heder, Jennette McCurdy and Carla Gugino (and many others) at the market. We're bringing two new pre-sellable films called Sexy Criminals, and 1001 Bullets. As far as newer acquisitions, we have a hilarious film called May the Best Man Win, which came out of SXSW. It will be released theatrically in the United States. We have another film called VANish, with Maiara Walsh and Danny Trejo, that's in a similar vein to Reservoir Dogs meets Buried (See Inception's full Cannes lineup below).
How are sales this year?
So far, so good. I was part of a company called Strategic Film Partners for two and a half years and then Inception Media Group bought it and turned into Inception Film Partners. With the titles that we acquired like Almost Heroes and Barefoot (acquired from Wme), we're definitely in a solid place. We're growing and getting more and more traction.
Who are your buyers?
We deal with buyers from all around the world, but it just depends. It doesn't really matter as far as trying to get access to the buyers, especially when you have a seasoned veteran like Jim on your team. It's a matter of having the right content. We'll deal with everyone like Village Roadshow and BSkyB. We deal with all the major buyers including the studios, such as Sony (which we have done several deals with), mini-majors, and go all the way down to the smaller scale buyers.
We're obviously a newer entity, which comes with the trials and tribulations of any new company. We try to be as transparent as possible. In this business there's a lot of smoke and mirrors, and I'm upfront with what we're trying to create as a business. That's one of the things that we pride ourselves on; we're always going to be honest.
Our estimates are always a little more conservative, because we'd rather be as exact as possible. Window dressing estimates is rampant in our business, but a hard drama usually won't sell in Asia, for instance, so why put an inflated number? To get the movie or make it under false pretenses??? We tell people to make their film budget a little lower, and expect a number that's not going to necessarily be what they think. We want to be as pragmatic as possible. We normally over deliver on expectations because we started from a base that was realistic. Jim consistently exceeds those expectations.
Where does your drive come from and where do you see yourself going?
It beats going to law school, number one! I did really well on my Lsats, and much to my father's chagrin, I said I'm going to Hollywood. Aside from winning young author competitions and being in theater, I really knew nothing about the industry. Furthermore, I was watching television one day when I was 23 years old, and I just didn't like what I was watching. I thought to myself, "I can do so much better than that, and I think it's one of those things where we can't allow mediocrity to be the norm. "
Unfortunately, there's a lot of it in this industry. I'm as guilty of it as anyone else...working with things that are not to the standard of what we'd like to have out there, but I want to learn and grow as much as possible. I’m an autodidact, and will always be. I love and enjoy entertainment. I just want to share it, because storytelling is the conduit of life in our civilization.
One of my favorite quotes, from Martin Scorsese, is "Now more than ever, we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this." This quote always gets me, because cinema can transcend boundaries. I'm of Palestinian descent. I speak Arabic, and I travel to the Middle East and all around the world. I'm an interculturalist, and to be able to understand different cultures and use cinema to bridge those gaps is a phenomenal gift. I want to bridge the gap between the east and west and bring meaningful cinema to the world. In order to do that, you have to raise the bar for yourself and for everybody else.
Are there popular films that actually transcend cultural barriers?
At the end of the day, you have to look at one of the best selling genres: family, because it covers the universal themes: happiness, love and the importance of relationships with kith and kin. We all smile in the same language. Other genres such as action work as well. The Hunger Games worked worldwide. I've been a big comic book nerd my whole life, and I think a lot of those stories transcend really well. They come with universal themes. For example, when you talk about Iron Man, it's not just about a guy in a metal suit. It's about a guy who tries to use his power for good to advance the human race. Just look at someone who I admire, Elon Musk, as a real life example of who director Jon Favreau wanted to portray. Although, Marvel’s Iron Man was around way before Elon came on the scene. There are examples like this throughout our movie history. It's the same thing with Spiderman; a normal guy becomes a superhero, and most people can relate to that.
One of the best selling intellectual properties in the Middle East right now is actually about regular people becoming superheroes, and we had a similar show in the USA called Heroes. Everybody around the world can relate to stories when shared through the lens of the heroic journey. When you make it relatable to audiences, they buy tickets and jump on board.
I'm also excited for a lot of films coming out of the Middle East. Look at Omar that was up for the best foreign film in the Oscars. This film helped to explore the political discourse of Palestine and Israel.
Do you have any comments on the film business and its greater community and culture?
Let's help each other out. Every company is obviously in competition, but when I see someone create a good film or something else that's really awesome, I don't get envious of it. I applaud it. It's only good for the industry. When people create good content, it's good for everyone. A lot of people in the industry tear each other down and I think its Bs. It's high time that we all help each other out and rise together. That's what I hope to do in my career. I want to inspire people in my field. I want them to inspire me, and I think it needs to happen more.
Inception Film Partners' Cannes Lineup:
Almost Heroes 3D
Making the Best Man Win
Breaking the Rules
Vanish
Sexy Criminals
1001 Bullets
Barefoot
G.B.F.
More about Inception Film Partners:
Inception Film Partners is a worldwide motion picture and content sales, representation, distribution, finance and production company which has been in operation since 2004.
Ifp has experienced explosive growth in its eight years of operation, having distributed a tremendous number of pictures through major studios, TV networks and other independent distributors--both domestically and internationally.
Studios and other domestic and international distributors have come to rely on Ifp's steady flow of product to help fulfill their demanding release schedules. Through representing filmmakers and their films as well as producing their own content, Ifp has been able to provide a steady flow of pictures that consistently and repeatedly find their way onto the tops of industry sales charts. In addition to maintaining a core focus in global feature film distribution and production, Ifp is rapidly expanding to other areas including transmedia and branded entertainment.
Isa of the Day Sam Blan is an Executive at the Los Angeles based Inception Film Partners. His intercultural perspective, worldviews and devotion to exploring new ways of reaching and understanding audiences through new platforms and technology makes him an asset and a shining example of where the new generation of the film industry is going. Beyond the ins and outs of business and numbers, Sam understands the importance of positivity and community in the film business. He connects his career and drive to the greater picture of the world, and sees film as a tool of understanding that can heal on the global scale and transform cultural barriers.
Sam shares more about his partners, Cannes and his inspiration:
Who makes up Inception?
The company is only made up of the people who work for it everyday. Inception Media Group is a parent company operated by partners David Borshell and Andy Reimer. I work most closely with Evp of sales and distribution, Jim Harvey, who has been in sales for over twenty-one years, and has worked for companies such as Myriad, Lakeshore, Bold and Summit. He has sold movies like Drive with Ryan Gosling, Rabbit Hole with Nicole Kidman, and Mr. Brooks with Kevin Costner.
I speak fluent Arabic, so having language skills is highly useful in our work. What really makes us different is that we don't just go to festivals. We'll go to consumer electronic shows, licensing expos; we're always thinking outside of the box of not just how to create content, but also how the content is being consumed. How is it being bought, and more importantly, what are the trends facing the future? That's the difference from many other companies. We'll go the extra mile to look at something to understand who is the audience and how they'll be reached.
What does Inception have at Cannes this year?
We have a big animation film called Almost Heroes 3D with Taylor Kitsch, James Woods, Jon Heder, Jennette McCurdy and Carla Gugino (and many others) at the market. We're bringing two new pre-sellable films called Sexy Criminals, and 1001 Bullets. As far as newer acquisitions, we have a hilarious film called May the Best Man Win, which came out of SXSW. It will be released theatrically in the United States. We have another film called VANish, with Maiara Walsh and Danny Trejo, that's in a similar vein to Reservoir Dogs meets Buried (See Inception's full Cannes lineup below).
How are sales this year?
So far, so good. I was part of a company called Strategic Film Partners for two and a half years and then Inception Media Group bought it and turned into Inception Film Partners. With the titles that we acquired like Almost Heroes and Barefoot (acquired from Wme), we're definitely in a solid place. We're growing and getting more and more traction.
Who are your buyers?
We deal with buyers from all around the world, but it just depends. It doesn't really matter as far as trying to get access to the buyers, especially when you have a seasoned veteran like Jim on your team. It's a matter of having the right content. We'll deal with everyone like Village Roadshow and BSkyB. We deal with all the major buyers including the studios, such as Sony (which we have done several deals with), mini-majors, and go all the way down to the smaller scale buyers.
We're obviously a newer entity, which comes with the trials and tribulations of any new company. We try to be as transparent as possible. In this business there's a lot of smoke and mirrors, and I'm upfront with what we're trying to create as a business. That's one of the things that we pride ourselves on; we're always going to be honest.
Our estimates are always a little more conservative, because we'd rather be as exact as possible. Window dressing estimates is rampant in our business, but a hard drama usually won't sell in Asia, for instance, so why put an inflated number? To get the movie or make it under false pretenses??? We tell people to make their film budget a little lower, and expect a number that's not going to necessarily be what they think. We want to be as pragmatic as possible. We normally over deliver on expectations because we started from a base that was realistic. Jim consistently exceeds those expectations.
Where does your drive come from and where do you see yourself going?
It beats going to law school, number one! I did really well on my Lsats, and much to my father's chagrin, I said I'm going to Hollywood. Aside from winning young author competitions and being in theater, I really knew nothing about the industry. Furthermore, I was watching television one day when I was 23 years old, and I just didn't like what I was watching. I thought to myself, "I can do so much better than that, and I think it's one of those things where we can't allow mediocrity to be the norm. "
Unfortunately, there's a lot of it in this industry. I'm as guilty of it as anyone else...working with things that are not to the standard of what we'd like to have out there, but I want to learn and grow as much as possible. I’m an autodidact, and will always be. I love and enjoy entertainment. I just want to share it, because storytelling is the conduit of life in our civilization.
One of my favorite quotes, from Martin Scorsese, is "Now more than ever, we need to talk to each other, to listen to each other and understand how we see the world, and cinema is the best medium for doing this." This quote always gets me, because cinema can transcend boundaries. I'm of Palestinian descent. I speak Arabic, and I travel to the Middle East and all around the world. I'm an interculturalist, and to be able to understand different cultures and use cinema to bridge those gaps is a phenomenal gift. I want to bridge the gap between the east and west and bring meaningful cinema to the world. In order to do that, you have to raise the bar for yourself and for everybody else.
Are there popular films that actually transcend cultural barriers?
At the end of the day, you have to look at one of the best selling genres: family, because it covers the universal themes: happiness, love and the importance of relationships with kith and kin. We all smile in the same language. Other genres such as action work as well. The Hunger Games worked worldwide. I've been a big comic book nerd my whole life, and I think a lot of those stories transcend really well. They come with universal themes. For example, when you talk about Iron Man, it's not just about a guy in a metal suit. It's about a guy who tries to use his power for good to advance the human race. Just look at someone who I admire, Elon Musk, as a real life example of who director Jon Favreau wanted to portray. Although, Marvel’s Iron Man was around way before Elon came on the scene. There are examples like this throughout our movie history. It's the same thing with Spiderman; a normal guy becomes a superhero, and most people can relate to that.
One of the best selling intellectual properties in the Middle East right now is actually about regular people becoming superheroes, and we had a similar show in the USA called Heroes. Everybody around the world can relate to stories when shared through the lens of the heroic journey. When you make it relatable to audiences, they buy tickets and jump on board.
I'm also excited for a lot of films coming out of the Middle East. Look at Omar that was up for the best foreign film in the Oscars. This film helped to explore the political discourse of Palestine and Israel.
Do you have any comments on the film business and its greater community and culture?
Let's help each other out. Every company is obviously in competition, but when I see someone create a good film or something else that's really awesome, I don't get envious of it. I applaud it. It's only good for the industry. When people create good content, it's good for everyone. A lot of people in the industry tear each other down and I think its Bs. It's high time that we all help each other out and rise together. That's what I hope to do in my career. I want to inspire people in my field. I want them to inspire me, and I think it needs to happen more.
Inception Film Partners' Cannes Lineup:
Almost Heroes 3D
Making the Best Man Win
Breaking the Rules
Vanish
Sexy Criminals
1001 Bullets
Barefoot
G.B.F.
More about Inception Film Partners:
Inception Film Partners is a worldwide motion picture and content sales, representation, distribution, finance and production company which has been in operation since 2004.
Ifp has experienced explosive growth in its eight years of operation, having distributed a tremendous number of pictures through major studios, TV networks and other independent distributors--both domestically and internationally.
Studios and other domestic and international distributors have come to rely on Ifp's steady flow of product to help fulfill their demanding release schedules. Through representing filmmakers and their films as well as producing their own content, Ifp has been able to provide a steady flow of pictures that consistently and repeatedly find their way onto the tops of industry sales charts. In addition to maintaining a core focus in global feature film distribution and production, Ifp is rapidly expanding to other areas including transmedia and branded entertainment.
- 5/15/2014
- by Erin Grover
- Sydney's Buzz
Andrew Garfield's debut hosting Saturday Night Live was full of the expected references to his freshly-opened blockbuster, The Amazing Spiderman 2, including a few cameos from costar Emma Stone. But one of the funniest sketches played off the affable Brit's unlikely action-hero status with a trailer for "The Beygency," a thriller where Garfield finds himself on the run from shadowy forces after admitting that he doesn't especially like Beyonce's song "Drunk in Love." "He turned against his country, and its Queen," the voiceover intones. 24's Kiefer Sutherland puts...
- 5/4/2014
- Rollingstone.com
Sanjay Shah
Three Indian film professionals are participating in the Berlinale Talents this year – documentary filmmaker Nishtha Jain, Producer Sanjay Shah and screenwiter Dipesh Jain. An initiative of Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale Talents is an annual get-together of 300 film professionals from all over the world.
Sanjay Shah headed the production of Miss Lovely and is now gearing up to start his career as an independent producer with his own banner Salaam Cinema. Excerpts from a conversation:
1. What motivated you to apply for Berlinale Talents?
I heard about the programme from a post-production technician I worked with in Berlin in 2012. I missed the Berlinale Talent Campus 2013 deadline and decided to apply the following year.
2. How do you think it can help in your career?
Berlinale Talents is a great platform for me to network with film professionals from all over the worldand get feedback on my current projects. I...
Three Indian film professionals are participating in the Berlinale Talents this year – documentary filmmaker Nishtha Jain, Producer Sanjay Shah and screenwiter Dipesh Jain. An initiative of Berlin International Film Festival, Berlinale Talents is an annual get-together of 300 film professionals from all over the world.
Sanjay Shah headed the production of Miss Lovely and is now gearing up to start his career as an independent producer with his own banner Salaam Cinema. Excerpts from a conversation:
1. What motivated you to apply for Berlinale Talents?
I heard about the programme from a post-production technician I worked with in Berlin in 2012. I missed the Berlinale Talent Campus 2013 deadline and decided to apply the following year.
2. How do you think it can help in your career?
Berlinale Talents is a great platform for me to network with film professionals from all over the worldand get feedback on my current projects. I...
- 2/12/2014
- by Amit Upadhyaya
- DearCinema.com
Berlinale Talents, the creative and networking platform of the Berlin International Film Festival, has selected three Indians for its 2014 edition: Producer Sanjay Shah, documentary filmmaker Nishtha Jain and director/screenwriter Dipesh Jain.
Berlinale Talents, which was earlier known as Berlinale Talent Campus, selects professionals in the first ten years of their filmmaking career and invites them to meet or work with first-class experts in an array of project labs, studios and workshops, including various one-on-one meetings.
With its motto for 2014 being “Ready to Play? – Breaking the Rules”, Berlinale Talents will encourage its 300 budding filmmakers to experiment with unusual ways of bringing their stories and characters to life on screen.
Sanjay Shah has produced Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely which hit the theatres last Friday. The film received a world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012. Shah is also selected for The Campus Post-Production Studio, a technical workshop that coaches...
Berlinale Talents, which was earlier known as Berlinale Talent Campus, selects professionals in the first ten years of their filmmaking career and invites them to meet or work with first-class experts in an array of project labs, studios and workshops, including various one-on-one meetings.
With its motto for 2014 being “Ready to Play? – Breaking the Rules”, Berlinale Talents will encourage its 300 budding filmmakers to experiment with unusual ways of bringing their stories and characters to life on screen.
Sanjay Shah has produced Ashim Ahluwalia’s Miss Lovely which hit the theatres last Friday. The film received a world premiere at the Cannes Film Festival in 2012. Shah is also selected for The Campus Post-Production Studio, a technical workshop that coaches...
- 1/20/2014
- by NewsDesk
- DearCinema.com
Berlin Festival Taps 300 ‘Berlinale Talents’ For 2014 Mentoring Program An international jury has selected 300 people from 79 countries to take part in the 12th annual Berlinale Talents program. The “talents,” selected from across the filmmaking spectrum, are invited to the Hau Hebbel am Ufer in Berlin from February 8-13, where they will meet with experts under the theme “Ready to Play? Breaking the Rules.” Mentors include cinematographers Agnes Godard, Franz Lustig and Christopher Doyle. Berlinale Talents will be represented for the first time at the European Film Market and will have the opportunity to pitch their film projects to industry professionals in the Berlin House of Representatives, venue for the Berlinale Co-Production Market. The 64th annual Berlin International Film Festival runs February 6-16. Sky Atlantic HD To Bow New ‘Game Of Thrones’ Season On April 7 Sky Atlantic HD said Friday that the fourth season of HBO’s drama Game Of Thrones will...
- 1/11/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Kids these days.
D.J., cue up that cringe-worthy Vitamin C song because it's graduation time again! Right now hundreds of thousands of 22-year-olds are currently being degreed up and sent off into the real world ... job market issues and excessive student loan interest rates notwithstanding, of course.
Thing is, class, this isn't your grandpa's Bachelor of Arts program anymore. Nowadays even the most esteemed colleges are catering their coursework offerings — in title, if nothing else — to pique the interest of their student pools.
Oh, you don't want that fifteenth Psych 101 session to get cut? Well give it some pizzazz already, teach!
Lo and behold, the movie world has been an academic boon in making that happen, and now students are traipsing across the stage with some pretty bizarre classes on their transcripts ... including these nine, very strange film-related ones. Consider us jeal of anyone who actually, like, legitimately for real got credit for these,...
D.J., cue up that cringe-worthy Vitamin C song because it's graduation time again! Right now hundreds of thousands of 22-year-olds are currently being degreed up and sent off into the real world ... job market issues and excessive student loan interest rates notwithstanding, of course.
Thing is, class, this isn't your grandpa's Bachelor of Arts program anymore. Nowadays even the most esteemed colleges are catering their coursework offerings — in title, if nothing else — to pique the interest of their student pools.
Oh, you don't want that fifteenth Psych 101 session to get cut? Well give it some pizzazz already, teach!
Lo and behold, the movie world has been an academic boon in making that happen, and now students are traipsing across the stage with some pretty bizarre classes on their transcripts ... including these nine, very strange film-related ones. Consider us jeal of anyone who actually, like, legitimately for real got credit for these,...
- 5/14/2013
- by Amanda Bell
- NextMovie
The 55th Grammy Awards have arrived, and music's biggest night promises a ton of trophies, and hopefully some great live performances by today's hottest acts. Who has the best record of 2012? How about the year's best new artist? Stick with Zap2it throughout the night, as we continue updating the list of this year's winners!
All of the award categories are below, with the winners in bold.
Record of the Year"Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson"We Are Young" by Fun., featuring Janelle Monáe"Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye, featuring Kimbra"Thinkin Bout You" by Frank Ocean"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift
Album of the Year"El Camino" by The Black Keys"Some Nights" by Fun."Babel" by Mumford & Sons"Channel Orange" by Frank Ocean"Blunderbuss" by Jack White
Song of the Year...
All of the award categories are below, with the winners in bold.
Record of the Year"Lonely Boy" by The Black Keys"Stronger (What Doesn't Kill You)" by Kelly Clarkson"We Are Young" by Fun., featuring Janelle Monáe"Somebody That I Used To Know" by Gotye, featuring Kimbra"Thinkin Bout You" by Frank Ocean"We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together" by Taylor Swift
Album of the Year"El Camino" by The Black Keys"Some Nights" by Fun."Babel" by Mumford & Sons"Channel Orange" by Frank Ocean"Blunderbuss" by Jack White
Song of the Year...
- 2/11/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Zap2It - From Inside the Box
Miley revealed more than she bargained for at a pre-Grammys party on Feb. 9, exposing major sideboob and a clear nipple cover! Do you think she’ll disregard the wardrobe advisory that CBS put in place for the Feb. 10 ceremony?
Miley Cyrus wore a daring black Emilio Pucci halter-gown to a pre-Grammys party, honoring L.A. Reid at the Beverly Hilton on Feb. 9, putting her sideboob on full display! Miley, 20, is certainly not adhering to CBS’ wardrobe advisory for the Grammy Awards!
Miley’s dress barely covered her chest. It was cut so low that her dream catcher tattoo was in plain view, under her right arm. This dress would have probably banned Miley from walking into the Grammy Awards, had she chosen to wear it tonight, Feb. 10.
2013 Grammy Awards Bans Nipples, ‘Puffy’ Genital Skin, & More
“Please be sure that buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered. Thong type costumes are problematic.
Miley Cyrus wore a daring black Emilio Pucci halter-gown to a pre-Grammys party, honoring L.A. Reid at the Beverly Hilton on Feb. 9, putting her sideboob on full display! Miley, 20, is certainly not adhering to CBS’ wardrobe advisory for the Grammy Awards!
Miley’s dress barely covered her chest. It was cut so low that her dream catcher tattoo was in plain view, under her right arm. This dress would have probably banned Miley from walking into the Grammy Awards, had she chosen to wear it tonight, Feb. 10.
2013 Grammy Awards Bans Nipples, ‘Puffy’ Genital Skin, & More
“Please be sure that buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered. Thong type costumes are problematic.
- 2/10/2013
- by Christopher Rogers
- HollywoodLife
Katy revealed sideboob at a pre-Grammys party on Feb. 8, most likely worrying Grammy officials in the process! Do you think she’ll disregard the wardrobe advisory that CBS put in place for the Feb. 10 ceremony?
Katy Perry wore a tangerine halter gown to the MusiCares Person Of The Year Honoring Bruce Springsteen at the L.A. Convention Center on Feb. 8, putting her sideboob on full display! Katy is certainly not adhering to CBS’ wardrobe advisory for the Grammy Awards.
2013 Grammy Awards Bans Nipples, ‘Puffy’ Genital Skin, & More
“Please be sure that buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered. Thong type costumes are problematic. Please avoid exposing bare fleshy under curves of the buttocks and buttock crack. Bare sides or under curvature of the breasts is also problematic,” CBS’ e-mail reads, which was sent out to all attendees.
“Please avoid sheer see-through clothing that could possibly expose female breast nipples. Please...
Katy Perry wore a tangerine halter gown to the MusiCares Person Of The Year Honoring Bruce Springsteen at the L.A. Convention Center on Feb. 8, putting her sideboob on full display! Katy is certainly not adhering to CBS’ wardrobe advisory for the Grammy Awards.
2013 Grammy Awards Bans Nipples, ‘Puffy’ Genital Skin, & More
“Please be sure that buttocks and female breasts are adequately covered. Thong type costumes are problematic. Please avoid exposing bare fleshy under curves of the buttocks and buttock crack. Bare sides or under curvature of the breasts is also problematic,” CBS’ e-mail reads, which was sent out to all attendees.
“Please avoid sheer see-through clothing that could possibly expose female breast nipples. Please...
- 2/9/2013
- by Christopher Rogers
- HollywoodLife
Sketches at ateliers, private fittings at Buckingham Palace - it's all in a days work for the Queen's loyal team of couturiers. So what's it really like dressing the ultimate British style icon? "It's kind of old-hat now," Stewart Parvin tells People about his 11-year stint as the Queen's dressmaker. "She is possibly the most charming woman you could ever meet, and she has this amazing ability to put you at ease." Rachel Trevor-Morgan, who has made more than 60 hats for Her Majesty since taking over from milliner Frederick Fox in 2006, couldn't agree more. "She can be very chatty at fittings.
- 6/6/2012
- by Monique Jessen
- PEOPLE.com
Chronicle is, not to put too fine a point on it, a paradox.
On the one hand, of all the major found-footage pictures – The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, the Paranormal Activity franchise – it has the biggest heart. Or, rather, it tells the best character-driven story the best way. Andrew Detmer exhibits a range of emotions and vulnerabilities that is substantially more expansive than Rob’s single-minded search for Beth or Josh’s angry tirades against Mike and Heather. Andrew’s an actual person, living an actual (albeit dramatized) life, with actual responses to and against his surroundings.
And, what’s more, the progression of his telekinetic abilities and the devolution of his character are actually believable. There are no gapping holes in the plot, as in, say, Star Trek: First Contact; there are no skipped beats in characterization, as seen in Elf. And as far as downfalls are concerned, Andrew...
On the one hand, of all the major found-footage pictures – The Blair Witch Project, Cloverfield, the Paranormal Activity franchise – it has the biggest heart. Or, rather, it tells the best character-driven story the best way. Andrew Detmer exhibits a range of emotions and vulnerabilities that is substantially more expansive than Rob’s single-minded search for Beth or Josh’s angry tirades against Mike and Heather. Andrew’s an actual person, living an actual (albeit dramatized) life, with actual responses to and against his surroundings.
And, what’s more, the progression of his telekinetic abilities and the devolution of his character are actually believable. There are no gapping holes in the plot, as in, say, Star Trek: First Contact; there are no skipped beats in characterization, as seen in Elf. And as far as downfalls are concerned, Andrew...
- 2/12/2012
- by msunyata
- Corona's Coming Attractions
Does Benjamin Bratt have more surprises up his handsome sleeve?
The actor shocked Addison by returning on this week's season five premiere as Dr. Jake Reilly, and he'll be included next Thursday as well in the Oceanside Wellness group's search to replace Naomi.
Why doesn't Addison want to hire him? On whom does Pete take out his frustrations? And how does Cooper break the law on the episode "Breaking the Rules?" Check out the official promo now:
Private Practice Promo: Breaking the Rules...
The actor shocked Addison by returning on this week's season five premiere as Dr. Jake Reilly, and he'll be included next Thursday as well in the Oceanside Wellness group's search to replace Naomi.
Why doesn't Addison want to hire him? On whom does Pete take out his frustrations? And how does Cooper break the law on the episode "Breaking the Rules?" Check out the official promo now:
Private Practice Promo: Breaking the Rules...
- 9/30/2011
- by matt@tvfanatic.com (TV Fanatic Staff)
- TVfanatic
First off, I have to tell you that this page may load slow. We're making an awful lot of calls to the Amazon Api here, and that's bound to monkey with things. If you have no idea what that means... it's shiny. Please note also that, for the same reason, you may find, depending on traffic, that not all of the Amazon details will load properly. I apologize for that, it's just the nature of the beast, and the fact that the Api wasn't really meant for such things. If you refresh, it will probably fix.
You may have heard me mention this giveaway quite a while ago, and it's taken me a long time to figure out what sort of format to put things in, and I kept added things. Eventually it became too much to really give any kind of run down on the items, so I decided...
You may have heard me mention this giveaway quite a while ago, and it's taken me a long time to figure out what sort of format to put things in, and I kept added things. Eventually it became too much to really give any kind of run down on the items, so I decided...
- 9/15/2011
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Pedro Almodóvar made him a star. But then Hollywood beckoned and actor abandoned mentor. Twenty years on, they're back together – and boy does it feel good...
Three decades ago, an impoverished young actor named Antonio Banderas was sitting with friends outside Madrid's National theatre when a curious figure happened by. The new arrival sported a backcombed goth bouffant and brandished a bright red briefcase that could only contain documents of national importance. He ordered a drink, cracked some jokes then turned abruptly towards Banderas. "You have a very romantic face," he said. "You should do movies. Bye-bye!" And with that he was off, swinging his briefcase through the crowds on the Calle del Principe.
Nonplussed, Banderas turned to his friends. "Oh, that's Pedro Almodóvar," they told him. "He made a movie once. But he won't make any more."
Banderas and Almodóvar went on to make five films together. These were wild,...
Three decades ago, an impoverished young actor named Antonio Banderas was sitting with friends outside Madrid's National theatre when a curious figure happened by. The new arrival sported a backcombed goth bouffant and brandished a bright red briefcase that could only contain documents of national importance. He ordered a drink, cracked some jokes then turned abruptly towards Banderas. "You have a very romantic face," he said. "You should do movies. Bye-bye!" And with that he was off, swinging his briefcase through the crowds on the Calle del Principe.
Nonplussed, Banderas turned to his friends. "Oh, that's Pedro Almodóvar," they told him. "He made a movie once. But he won't make any more."
Banderas and Almodóvar went on to make five films together. These were wild,...
- 7/29/2011
- by Xan Brooks
- The Guardian - Film News
The Film:
If you haven’t noticed yet, the Western is back. Over the last handful of years, there’s been numerous stabs at the genre in classical yarns of the Old West, you know, the stuff of Americana. But enter Rango, a loving ode to the Spaghetti Western. It’s influences are obvious. Director Gore Verbinski channels Sergio Leone; composer Hans Zimmer channels Ennio Morricone; and the film’s titled character uses Django as its outline. But like The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly or Once Upon a Time in the West, the film sometimes feels like an endurance test, especially in the middle act, and only half as good.
There’s plenty of stuff here that almost made Rango special. The wonderful voice acting from Johnny Depp, who merges his Captain Jack Sparrow and Hunter S. Thompson together, in his most crazed neurotic yet. The animation is...
If you haven’t noticed yet, the Western is back. Over the last handful of years, there’s been numerous stabs at the genre in classical yarns of the Old West, you know, the stuff of Americana. But enter Rango, a loving ode to the Spaghetti Western. It’s influences are obvious. Director Gore Verbinski channels Sergio Leone; composer Hans Zimmer channels Ennio Morricone; and the film’s titled character uses Django as its outline. But like The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly or Once Upon a Time in the West, the film sometimes feels like an endurance test, especially in the middle act, and only half as good.
There’s plenty of stuff here that almost made Rango special. The wonderful voice acting from Johnny Depp, who merges his Captain Jack Sparrow and Hunter S. Thompson together, in his most crazed neurotic yet. The animation is...
- 7/12/2011
- by Jon Peters
- Killer Films
Welcome to another edition of our upstart series, Mindhole Blowers, in which we troll the Internet and listen to DVD Commentaries to bring you what we hope is fascinating minutia. Typically, we look at movies (see our Mindhole Blowers columns on Cameron Crowe's Singles and Shane Black's Kiss Kiss Bang Bang), but today -- with the release of Horrible Bosses on the horizon -- I thought we'd take a look at a person, the fascinating and ridiculously durable Jason Bateman.
Jason Bateman has been acting now in Hollywood for 29 years. In that career, there are only two roles that I can identify in which he didn't play a variation on his "Jason Bateman" character, which is to say: Sly, dry wit and a personality halfway between ridiculously charming and spectacularly douchy. Those two roles were his first, as a kid in "Little House on the Prarie" and a...
Jason Bateman has been acting now in Hollywood for 29 years. In that career, there are only two roles that I can identify in which he didn't play a variation on his "Jason Bateman" character, which is to say: Sly, dry wit and a personality halfway between ridiculously charming and spectacularly douchy. Those two roles were his first, as a kid in "Little House on the Prarie" and a...
- 7/6/2011
- by Dustin Rowles
Rango, starring Johnny Depp, charmed its way to over 238 million at the box office when it released in March. Paramount has announced that the animated film will be coming to both DVD and Blu-ray on July 15, 2011.
Check out some special features that will be included with the release:
Theatrical and Extended Version Commentary—By director, story co-writer and producer Gore Verbinski, head of story James Ward Byrkit, production designer Mark “Crash” McCreery, animation director Hal Hickel and visual effects supervisor
Tim Alexander (on Extended Version only) Breaking The Rules: Making Animation History— Discover how Gore Verbinski and Industrial Light & Magic (Ilm) prepared for their first animated movie by following every step the filmmakers made to create this new kind of animated film. The Stage Is Set (Part 1) Now We Ride (Part 2) Real Creatures of Dirt—In this fun and educational piece, animal experts talk about the real creatures that...
Check out some special features that will be included with the release:
Theatrical and Extended Version Commentary—By director, story co-writer and producer Gore Verbinski, head of story James Ward Byrkit, production designer Mark “Crash” McCreery, animation director Hal Hickel and visual effects supervisor
Tim Alexander (on Extended Version only) Breaking The Rules: Making Animation History— Discover how Gore Verbinski and Industrial Light & Magic (Ilm) prepared for their first animated movie by following every step the filmmakers made to create this new kind of animated film. The Stage Is Set (Part 1) Now We Ride (Part 2) Real Creatures of Dirt—In this fun and educational piece, animal experts talk about the real creatures that...
- 5/10/2011
- by Buzzfocus Staff
- BuzzFocus.com
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