Actor Michael Douglas, known for his roles in iconic films such as Basic Instinct, Fatal Attraction and Disclosure, recently commented on the recent decrease in on-screen sex scenes.
Douglas, 79, expressed his thoughts on the matter in an interview with the U.K.’s Radio Times and highlighted the emergence of intimacy coordinators in the film industry.
“I’m past the age where I’ve got to worry about that,” Douglas said. “But it’s interesting with all the intimacy coordinators. It feels like executives taking control away from filmmakers — but there have been some terrible faux pas and harassment.”
Douglas shared his personal philosophy on intimate scenes on film: “Sex scenes are like fight scenes; it’s all choreographed. In my experience, you take responsibility as the man to make sure the woman is comfortable. You talk it through. You say, ‘Okay, I’m gonna touch you here if that’s all right.
Douglas, 79, expressed his thoughts on the matter in an interview with the U.K.’s Radio Times and highlighted the emergence of intimacy coordinators in the film industry.
“I’m past the age where I’ve got to worry about that,” Douglas said. “But it’s interesting with all the intimacy coordinators. It feels like executives taking control away from filmmakers — but there have been some terrible faux pas and harassment.”
Douglas shared his personal philosophy on intimate scenes on film: “Sex scenes are like fight scenes; it’s all choreographed. In my experience, you take responsibility as the man to make sure the woman is comfortable. You talk it through. You say, ‘Okay, I’m gonna touch you here if that’s all right.
- 5/10/2024
- by Baila Eve Zisman
- Uinterview
On Wednesday, April 10, 2024 The Women's Cancer Research Fund (Wcrf) Honorary Chairs Honorary Chairs Rita Wilson & Tom Hanks, along with Gala Chairs Quinn Ezralow, Kelly Chapman Meyer, Jamie Tisch and Anastasia Soare, and Co-Chairs NJ Falk, Tom Ford, Judy & Leonard Lauder, Kris Levine, Dr. Stacie J. Stephenson & Richard J Stephenson, Steve Tisch and Lori Kanter Tritsch & William P. Lauder will welcome guests to the 25th edition of An Unforgettable Evening.
The gala will return to the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, with proceeds from the event benefiting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Bcrf). Wcrf was founded by Quinn Ezralow, Marion Laurie, Kelly Chapman Meyer, Jamie Tisch and the late Anne Douglas and Renette Ezralow.
This year’s gala will recognize trailblazing actress Demi Moore with the Courage Award for her unwavering support and dedication to raising awareness for breast cancer. Philanthropist Wallis Annenberg,...
The gala will return to the Beverly Wilshire, A Four Seasons Hotel, with proceeds from the event benefiting the Women’s Cancer Research Fund, a program of the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (Bcrf). Wcrf was founded by Quinn Ezralow, Marion Laurie, Kelly Chapman Meyer, Jamie Tisch and the late Anne Douglas and Renette Ezralow.
This year’s gala will recognize trailblazing actress Demi Moore with the Courage Award for her unwavering support and dedication to raising awareness for breast cancer. Philanthropist Wallis Annenberg,...
- 3/25/2024
- Look to the Stars
Back in the soap opera glory days of the 1980s, I remember well Demi Moore‘s short stint on the popular “General Hospital.” With her distinctive gravelly voice, movie star beauty and strong personality, it was obvious that the small screen couldn’t contain her, and that she would go on to bigger things.
Demi Gene Guynes was born on November 11 in 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Following a difficult childhood, she left school her junior year and did some modeling before meeting and marrying musician Freddy Moore, with whom she co-wrote three songs. She had a couple of small film roles before landing the “General Hospital” gig in 1983. Then a series of popular films beginning with “Blame It On Rio” in 1984 led to an impressive string of blockbuster films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, making her one of the biggest stars of the era.
Moore’s star was on the...
Demi Gene Guynes was born on November 11 in 1962 in Roswell, New Mexico. Following a difficult childhood, she left school her junior year and did some modeling before meeting and marrying musician Freddy Moore, with whom she co-wrote three songs. She had a couple of small film roles before landing the “General Hospital” gig in 1983. Then a series of popular films beginning with “Blame It On Rio” in 1984 led to an impressive string of blockbuster films throughout the 1980s and 1990s, making her one of the biggest stars of the era.
Moore’s star was on the...
- 11/3/2023
- by Susan Pennington, Misty Holland and Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Hollywood actor Michael Douglas, who is known for films like ‘The Sentinel’, ‘The American President’, ‘Disclosure’ and others, will be honoured with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the 54th edition of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) in Goa, this year.
Earlier, Spanish filmmaker-writer Carlos Saura was feted with the Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award during the 53rd edition of Iffi.
Sharing the news of Michael Douglas being honoured at the upcoming edition of the festival, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur took to his X, formerly Twitter on Friday, and wrote: “I’m delighted to announce that Michael Douglas, the distinguished Hollywood actor and producer, will be honoured with theprestigious Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the 54th International Film Festival Goa.”
He further mentioned: “His deep love for our country is well known, and we look forward to welcome him,...
Earlier, Spanish filmmaker-writer Carlos Saura was feted with the Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award during the 53rd edition of Iffi.
Sharing the news of Michael Douglas being honoured at the upcoming edition of the festival, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur took to his X, formerly Twitter on Friday, and wrote: “I’m delighted to announce that Michael Douglas, the distinguished Hollywood actor and producer, will be honoured with theprestigious Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the 54th International Film Festival Goa.”
He further mentioned: “His deep love for our country is well known, and we look forward to welcome him,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Hollywood actor Michael Douglas, who is known for films like ‘The Sentinel’, ‘The American President’, ‘Disclosure’ and others, will be honoured with the prestigious Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the 54th edition of the International Film Festival of India (Iffi) in Goa, this year.
Earlier, Spanish filmmaker-writer Carlos Saura was feted with the Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award during the 53rd edition of Iffi.
Sharing the news of Michael Douglas being honoured at the upcoming edition of the festival, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur took to his X, formerly Twitter on Friday, and wrote: “I’m delighted to announce that Michael Douglas, the distinguished Hollywood actor and producer, will be honoured with theprestigious Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the 54th International Film Festival Goa.”
He further mentioned: “His deep love for our country is well known, and we look forward to welcome him,...
Earlier, Spanish filmmaker-writer Carlos Saura was feted with the Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award during the 53rd edition of Iffi.
Sharing the news of Michael Douglas being honoured at the upcoming edition of the festival, Minister of Information and Broadcasting, Anurag Thakur took to his X, formerly Twitter on Friday, and wrote: “I’m delighted to announce that Michael Douglas, the distinguished Hollywood actor and producer, will be honoured with theprestigious Satyajit Ray Excellence in Film Lifetime Award at the 54th International Film Festival Goa.”
He further mentioned: “His deep love for our country is well known, and we look forward to welcome him,...
- 10/13/2023
- by Agency News Desk
Plot: Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) are a New York power couple in the making. They both work as analysts for one of the top investment firms on Wall Street, and both seem to be within a stone’s throw of a huge promotion that will make their careers. Newly engaged, the two are faced with an unexpected challenge when the power dynamic between them shifts suddenly, with Emily promoted over Luke.
Review: If ever there was an industry with the potential to wreak havoc on relationships, it’s the world of finance. Many films have depicted this industry as cutthroat and toxic. The reality is that small mistakes or miscalculations can ruin careers, and every day brings the potential for ruin, no matter how brilliant you might have seemed yesterday. It attracts a certain type of person, and the business is punishing. Fair Play coveys this expertly,...
Review: If ever there was an industry with the potential to wreak havoc on relationships, it’s the world of finance. Many films have depicted this industry as cutthroat and toxic. The reality is that small mistakes or miscalculations can ruin careers, and every day brings the potential for ruin, no matter how brilliant you might have seemed yesterday. It attracts a certain type of person, and the business is punishing. Fair Play coveys this expertly,...
- 9/16/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Some people will do anything to move up the corporate ladder regardless of who gets hurt. In Fair Play, director/writer Chloe Domont puts a 21st century spin on classic eighties and nineties style corporate thrillers. Imagine a movie like Disclosure from a female perspective or if the Michael Douglas character happened to be a raving psychopath.
In Fair Play, an unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple’s relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel far more than their recent engagement. Domont directs from a script she wrote, with Phoebe Dynevor starring as the crumbling couple. The World’s End and 21 Grams actor Eddie Marsan also stars as a corporate puppetmaster pulling the young couple’s strings.
In Netflix‘s Fair Play trailer, Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) are a young couple in love. Shortly after getting engaged, Emily lands a promotion at...
In Fair Play, an unexpected promotion at a cutthroat hedge fund pushes a young couple’s relationship to the brink, threatening to unravel far more than their recent engagement. Domont directs from a script she wrote, with Phoebe Dynevor starring as the crumbling couple. The World’s End and 21 Grams actor Eddie Marsan also stars as a corporate puppetmaster pulling the young couple’s strings.
In Netflix‘s Fair Play trailer, Emily (Phoebe Dynevor) and Luke (Alden Ehrenreich) are a young couple in love. Shortly after getting engaged, Emily lands a promotion at...
- 8/8/2023
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
Today, Outfest announced the Opening and Closing Night gala film selections for the 41st edition of the Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival, taking place from July 13 – 23 in Los Angeles, presented by Warner Bros. Discovery and Genesis Motor America. The festival will open with Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, directed by Aitch Alberto, and the 11-day event will close with Chasing Chasing Amy, directed by Sav Rodgers. The Opening Night Gala will screen at the Orpheum Theatre, with the Closing Night Gala screening at The Montalbán Theatre.
This marks the first time in Outfest’s history that both Opening and Closing night will feature films made by trans artists, underlining the deep roster of trans, non-binary, and intersex talent working in the entertainment industry as well as the diversity of trans storytelling at this moment in history. These events also represent a homecoming for both Alberto and Rodgers,...
This marks the first time in Outfest’s history that both Opening and Closing night will feature films made by trans artists, underlining the deep roster of trans, non-binary, and intersex talent working in the entertainment industry as well as the diversity of trans storytelling at this moment in history. These events also represent a homecoming for both Alberto and Rodgers,...
- 6/6/2023
- by Valerie Complex
- Deadline Film + TV
History ended in the 1990s, at least according to a famous essay by American political scientist Francis Fukuyama. Under his inflammatory headline, Fukuyama argues that the end of the Cold War and the establishment of the United States as the world’s sole global power pole meant that liberal democracies have become the ultimate form of government. As if to prove the argument correct, the US and the UK entered a period of governmental peace and capitalist expansion.
However, those of us who actually lived through the 90s know that the decade wasn’t nearly as rosy as some predicted (or recall). Against the picture of ascendancy painted by Bill Clinton and, eventually, Tony Blair, pop culture reflected the fragmented state of actual lives, and we ended up with some of the most controversial movies of all time.
In addition to the big breakthroughs of the decade, such as Quentin Tarantino...
However, those of us who actually lived through the 90s know that the decade wasn’t nearly as rosy as some predicted (or recall). Against the picture of ascendancy painted by Bill Clinton and, eventually, Tony Blair, pop culture reflected the fragmented state of actual lives, and we ended up with some of the most controversial movies of all time.
In addition to the big breakthroughs of the decade, such as Quentin Tarantino...
- 5/31/2023
- by Kirsten Howard
- Den of Geek
Paris, May 3 (Ians) Multiple award-winning actor Michael Douglas will receive the Honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, reports ‘Variety’.
Cannes revealed that the ‘Basic Instinct’ star will return to the Croisette this month for the festival — and will be honoured as part of the May 16 opening ceremony.
Douglas’s first time in Cannes was the 32nd edition of the festival in 1979, with James Bridges’ disaster thriller movie ‘The China Syndrome’, adds ‘Variety’.
He returned for ‘Basic Instinct’ in 1992 and again in 1993 for ‘Falling Down’. He was most recently in Cannes for Steven Soderbergh’s 2013 movie, ‘Behind the Candelabra’, where he played the pianist-singer Liberace.
“It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities and excellence in storytelling,” Douglas said in a statement, quoted by ‘Variety’.
Douglas’ first venture as a producer,...
Cannes revealed that the ‘Basic Instinct’ star will return to the Croisette this month for the festival — and will be honoured as part of the May 16 opening ceremony.
Douglas’s first time in Cannes was the 32nd edition of the festival in 1979, with James Bridges’ disaster thriller movie ‘The China Syndrome’, adds ‘Variety’.
He returned for ‘Basic Instinct’ in 1992 and again in 1993 for ‘Falling Down’. He was most recently in Cannes for Steven Soderbergh’s 2013 movie, ‘Behind the Candelabra’, where he played the pianist-singer Liberace.
“It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities and excellence in storytelling,” Douglas said in a statement, quoted by ‘Variety’.
Douglas’ first venture as a producer,...
- 5/3/2023
- by Agency News Desk
- GlamSham
Michael Douglas will receive the Honorary Palme d’Or at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
Cannes revealed on Tuesday that the “Basic Instinct” star will return to the Croisette this month for the festival, and will be honored as part of the May 16 opening ceremony.
Douglas’ first time in Cannes was the 32nd edition of the festival in 1979, with James Bridges’ “The China Syndrome.” He returned for “Basic Instinct” in 1992 and again in 1993 for “Falling Down.” He was most recently in Cannes for Steven Soderbergh’s “Behind the Candelabra.”
“It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities and excellence in storytelling,” said Douglas in a statement.
“From my first time here in 1979 for ‘The China Syndrome’ to my most recent premiere for ‘Behind the Candelabra’ in 2013, the festival has always reminded me that...
Cannes revealed on Tuesday that the “Basic Instinct” star will return to the Croisette this month for the festival, and will be honored as part of the May 16 opening ceremony.
Douglas’ first time in Cannes was the 32nd edition of the festival in 1979, with James Bridges’ “The China Syndrome.” He returned for “Basic Instinct” in 1992 and again in 1993 for “Falling Down.” He was most recently in Cannes for Steven Soderbergh’s “Behind the Candelabra.”
“It is always a breath of fresh air to be at Cannes, which has long provided a wonderful platform for bold creators, artistic audacities and excellence in storytelling,” said Douglas in a statement.
“From my first time here in 1979 for ‘The China Syndrome’ to my most recent premiere for ‘Behind the Candelabra’ in 2013, the festival has always reminded me that...
- 5/3/2023
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Gender has become a hot political topic, and drag shows have become the battleground for a conservative war against self-expression. Fire-and-brimstone-spewing lawmakers are creating legislation to shut down drag shows and penalize anyone who performs drag around children. The biggest point of contention seems to be drag events at libraries, where performers read age-appropriate books to children. While it's entirely possible that some parents are just afraid that their children will learn to read and think for themselves, they claim that drag queens are "indoctrinating" children.
There's just one massive flaw in that logic: drag performers have been around forever and have been a huge part of pop culture for decades, so why are they only a concern now?
Drag has existed for centuries but had a boom in mainstream popularity in the 1990s, popularized by Madonna's "Vogue," which brought the drag culture of New York City ballrooms into people's living rooms via MTV.
There's just one massive flaw in that logic: drag performers have been around forever and have been a huge part of pop culture for decades, so why are they only a concern now?
Drag has existed for centuries but had a boom in mainstream popularity in the 1990s, popularized by Madonna's "Vogue," which brought the drag culture of New York City ballrooms into people's living rooms via MTV.
- 4/17/2023
- by Danielle Ryan
- Slash Film
By his own account, Donald Trump is expecting to be indicted this week by the Manhattan District Attorney’s office.
The anticipated (and unprecedented) criminal charges against the 45th president don’t relate to Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election by unleashing a bloodthirsty mob on the U.S. Capitol. Rather, they stem from a more tawdry scandal: Trump allegedly directed payment of hush money to an adult film actress ahead of the 2016 election to suppress a damaging allegation of a past affair.
Trump’s entanglement with Stephanie “Stormy...
The anticipated (and unprecedented) criminal charges against the 45th president don’t relate to Trump’s attempts to overturn the 2020 election by unleashing a bloodthirsty mob on the U.S. Capitol. Rather, they stem from a more tawdry scandal: Trump allegedly directed payment of hush money to an adult film actress ahead of the 2016 election to suppress a damaging allegation of a past affair.
Trump’s entanglement with Stephanie “Stormy...
- 3/21/2023
- by Tim Dickinson and Nikki McCann Ramirez
- Rollingstone.com
Before Michael Crichton was known as the bestselling author of works like The Andromeda Strain, Jurassic Park, Congo, Sphere, Rising Sun, and Disclosure, and before he directed movies like Westworld, Coma, The Great Train Robbery, Looker, Runaway, and Physical Evidence, he was a medical school student who was publishing novels under the pseudonym John Lange because he didn’t want his future patients to worry that he would use their stories in his writing. Now Deadline has broken the news that CrichtonSun, which is run by the author’s widow Sherri Crichton, has secured a deal with Blackstone Publishing to get the eight John Lange novels re-published.
According to Deadline, Blackstone Publishing has made a seven-figure deal with CrichtonSun to acquire the worldwide print, eBook and audiobook rights to Crichton’s first series of novels, which he wrote under the pseudonym John Lange. The eight books comprise unconnected tales of...
According to Deadline, Blackstone Publishing has made a seven-figure deal with CrichtonSun to acquire the worldwide print, eBook and audiobook rights to Crichton’s first series of novels, which he wrote under the pseudonym John Lange. The eight books comprise unconnected tales of...
- 2/24/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Exclusive: Michael Crichton’s brilliant mix of science and narrative resulted in north of $10 billion in film and TV revenue and 250 million books sold. Now, the estate of the author who died in 2008 has made another major deal to bring his work back to new audiences.
Blackstone Publishing has made a seven-figure deal with CrichtonSun to acquire the worldwide print, eBook and audiobook rights to Crichton’s first series of novels, which he wrote under the pseudonym John Lange. This was long before Jurassic Park, ER and such, and he wrote the first three titles while matriculating at Harvard Medical School. This side pursuit also came prior to his first breakout novel done under the Crichton name, 1971’s The Andromeda Strain.
The eight books comprise unconnected tales of fiction in numerous genres and will be shopped to studios and streamers for potential film/television adaptations. Perhaps Crichton didn’t want...
Blackstone Publishing has made a seven-figure deal with CrichtonSun to acquire the worldwide print, eBook and audiobook rights to Crichton’s first series of novels, which he wrote under the pseudonym John Lange. This was long before Jurassic Park, ER and such, and he wrote the first three titles while matriculating at Harvard Medical School. This side pursuit also came prior to his first breakout novel done under the Crichton name, 1971’s The Andromeda Strain.
The eight books comprise unconnected tales of fiction in numerous genres and will be shopped to studios and streamers for potential film/television adaptations. Perhaps Crichton didn’t want...
- 2/21/2023
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
The Sundance Film Festival has wrapped up, and overall their first year back in person since the pandemic was a rousing success. Several of the movie’s big films have been snapped up for distribution in record-breaking deals and will be seen soon. However, the two biggest deals (so far) have been for streaming services, so while you may not be seeing a lot of these on the big screen, but they should create a lot of buzz when the drop.
Here’s a list of highlights from the festival and when you can expect to see them:
Flora and Son
John Carney’s follow-up to his trilogy of music-driven romances, Once, Begin Again and Sing Street, was one of the most beloved films to play Park City this year. Eve Hewson, Jack Reynor and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star in this story of a divorced mother in Ireland who signs up...
Here’s a list of highlights from the festival and when you can expect to see them:
Flora and Son
John Carney’s follow-up to his trilogy of music-driven romances, Once, Begin Again and Sing Street, was one of the most beloved films to play Park City this year. Eve Hewson, Jack Reynor and Joseph Gordon-Levitt star in this story of a divorced mother in Ireland who signs up...
- 2/4/2023
- by Chris Bumbray
- JoBlo.com
Field of Vision, the documentary production arm been behind films like this year’s “Nothing Compares” and “Disclosure,” “MLK/FBI,” and more, will spin off from its parent company First Look Media and become a new independent organization, IndieWire exclusively reveals.
Field of Vision is part of First Look Media’s non-profit arm First Look Institute (Fli) and is known for its intersection of documentary film, journalism and the visual arts. Co-founder and executive director Charlotte Cook, who has been with the organization since it was formed in 2015, will continue to lead the new independent company.
Field of Vision will remain a non-profit organization, but it won’t be starting things from scratch. First Look Institute will also provide a “significant” financial grant to Field of Vision as part of the transition period as it looks to continue to find new donors and supporters. What’s more, the company’s...
Field of Vision is part of First Look Media’s non-profit arm First Look Institute (Fli) and is known for its intersection of documentary film, journalism and the visual arts. Co-founder and executive director Charlotte Cook, who has been with the organization since it was formed in 2015, will continue to lead the new independent company.
Field of Vision will remain a non-profit organization, but it won’t be starting things from scratch. First Look Institute will also provide a “significant” financial grant to Field of Vision as part of the transition period as it looks to continue to find new donors and supporters. What’s more, the company’s...
- 12/13/2022
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
Brett Leonard's 1992 film "The Lawnmower Man" shares its title with a 1975 Stephen King short story, but the film and the source material couldn't be more different.
In King's original story, a man hires an unusual-looking gardener to mow his lawn, only to find out that the gardener's lawncare process involves stripping naked and eating grass clippings. Before the end of the tale, the gardener reveals himself to be a satyr who works for the god Pan and murders the protagonist.
Leonard's film, meanwhile, is about a kind, simple-minded handyman named Jobe (Jeff Fahey). Jobe is beloved by the denizens of his small town but is grievously abused by his caretaker, the local priest. Just outside of town is an experimental, computer-based mind laboratory that has been using a combination of drugs and virtual reality equipment to transform chimpanzees into cybernetically enhanced soldiers. When a chimp experiment goes awry, one scientist named Dr.
In King's original story, a man hires an unusual-looking gardener to mow his lawn, only to find out that the gardener's lawncare process involves stripping naked and eating grass clippings. Before the end of the tale, the gardener reveals himself to be a satyr who works for the god Pan and murders the protagonist.
Leonard's film, meanwhile, is about a kind, simple-minded handyman named Jobe (Jeff Fahey). Jobe is beloved by the denizens of his small town but is grievously abused by his caretaker, the local priest. Just outside of town is an experimental, computer-based mind laboratory that has been using a combination of drugs and virtual reality equipment to transform chimpanzees into cybernetically enhanced soldiers. When a chimp experiment goes awry, one scientist named Dr.
- 11/3/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
Prime Video has had a rough track record with their science-fiction programming, with both "Paper Girls" and the J.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek "Night Sky" getting the axe after just one season. However, the streamer is hoping to turn the tides with their new Chloë Grace Moretz-starring adaptation of "The Peripheral," based on William Gibson's novel of the same name. The series centers on a young woman named Flynne, who comes across a VR helmet that gives her the ability to be transported 70 years in the future. She thinks at first she's just in a dystopian game, but quickly realizes this is the world ahead. Now, Flynne is torn between enduring her rural existence in her own timeline, and being caught in a battle leading toward the impending fall of London.
Moretz is joined by a dynamic cast, including Jack Reynor ("Midsommar"), Gary Carr ("Downton Abbey"), Eli Goree...
Moretz is joined by a dynamic cast, including Jack Reynor ("Midsommar"), Gary Carr ("Downton Abbey"), Eli Goree...
- 10/14/2022
- by BJ Colangelo
- Slash Film
October is here, which means a bevy of new titles available to watch on HBO and HBO Max. First and foremost, however, we have the highly anticipated “The White Lotus” Season 2, which debuts on Oct. 30 on HBO and will be streaming on HBO Max at the same time. New location, new characters (save for Jennifer Coolidge from Season 1), same music.
Also new this month is the docuseries follow-up “The Vow: Part Two,” further exploring the inner sanctum of Nxivm, which debuts on Oct. 17 on HBO and is streaming on HBO Max the same night. There’s also “Avenue 5” Season 2 on Oct. 10 and the new Chip and Joanna Gaines series “Fixer Upper: The Castle” on Oct. 14 (that one will also debut on Magnolia Network and discovery+ at the same time).
Other noteworthy additions this month include library titles like “Nightcrawler,” “The Witch,” “Terms of Endearment” and the underseen comedy gem “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
Also new this month is the docuseries follow-up “The Vow: Part Two,” further exploring the inner sanctum of Nxivm, which debuts on Oct. 17 on HBO and is streaming on HBO Max the same night. There’s also “Avenue 5” Season 2 on Oct. 10 and the new Chip and Joanna Gaines series “Fixer Upper: The Castle” on Oct. 14 (that one will also debut on Magnolia Network and discovery+ at the same time).
Other noteworthy additions this month include library titles like “Nightcrawler,” “The Witch,” “Terms of Endearment” and the underseen comedy gem “Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping.
- 10/1/2022
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
Things are going pretty, pretty well for HBO and HBO Max at the moment thanks to the smashing success of Game of Thrones prequel House of the Dragon. With its list of new releases for October 2022 though, HBO Max appears ready to up the ante even more.
The headlining title on HBO Max this month is undoubtedly The White Lotus season 2 on Oct. 30. Mike White’s freshly-Emmy-winning comedy looked to be a one-off after season 1. But cooler heads prevailed and the series is now returning in an anthology format. What will season 2 look like? Guess we’ll find out when the show checks in to Sicily later this month.
Aside from The White Lotus, HBO also has a few other TV shows of note this month. The torturously titled Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler debuts its third season on Oct. 6. That will be followed by Avenue 5 season 2 on Oct.
The headlining title on HBO Max this month is undoubtedly The White Lotus season 2 on Oct. 30. Mike White’s freshly-Emmy-winning comedy looked to be a one-off after season 1. But cooler heads prevailed and the series is now returning in an anthology format. What will season 2 look like? Guess we’ll find out when the show checks in to Sicily later this month.
Aside from The White Lotus, HBO also has a few other TV shows of note this month. The torturously titled Pennyworth: The Origin of Batman’s Butler debuts its third season on Oct. 6. That will be followed by Avenue 5 season 2 on Oct.
- 10/1/2022
- by Alec Bojalad
- Den of Geek
Sam Smith has said that Queer music can be “anything” while discussing their new music.
A decade after releasing “Latch” alongside dance duo Disclosure, the singer was responding to questions about their new sound and reiterated how queer music can be any genre.
“I don’t enjoy the fact that to be queer, it has to be dance music,” they said in an interview for British GQ Style’s Autumn/ Winter 2022 issue.
“I think queer music can be country, it can be folk, it can be jazz, it can be anything.”
“I do find it hard sometimes when people may think that my music’s got queerer, because to me, it hasn’t. The subject matter of my songs [has] always been about men I’ve been in love with. They’ve always been queer.”
The 30-year-old also spoke about how their newfound confidence had enhanced their romantic life.
“Over the last few years,...
A decade after releasing “Latch” alongside dance duo Disclosure, the singer was responding to questions about their new sound and reiterated how queer music can be any genre.
“I don’t enjoy the fact that to be queer, it has to be dance music,” they said in an interview for British GQ Style’s Autumn/ Winter 2022 issue.
“I think queer music can be country, it can be folk, it can be jazz, it can be anything.”
“I do find it hard sometimes when people may think that my music’s got queerer, because to me, it hasn’t. The subject matter of my songs [has] always been about men I’ve been in love with. They’ve always been queer.”
The 30-year-old also spoke about how their newfound confidence had enhanced their romantic life.
“Over the last few years,...
- 9/28/2022
- by Megan Graye
- The Independent - Music
Carla Gugino’s upcoming drama “Leopard Skin” and Roselyn Sánchez’s “‘Til Jail Do Us Part” are among the slate of new original series heading to Peacock that TheWrap can exclusively reveal the premiere dates for.
“‘Til Jail Do Us Part,” a Spanish-language dramedy starring Sánchez, Kate del Castillo, Jeimy Osorio and Sylvia Sáenz, will debut Sept. 15.
The show will follow four women who “suffer their worst nightmare after the police arrest their husbands for being linked to the same criminal organization. Accustomed to a life of abundance, they now must join forces in the most unusual manner as they move from a carefree life of luxury to unleashing all their wiles and weapons to survive,” per a logline from the streamer.
“Leopard Skin,” starring Gugino, Amelia Eve, Gentry White, Philip Winchester, Margot Bingham, Gaite Jansen, Nora Arnezeder and Ana de la Reguera, makes its Peacock debut Nov. 17.
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“‘Til Jail Do Us Part,” a Spanish-language dramedy starring Sánchez, Kate del Castillo, Jeimy Osorio and Sylvia Sáenz, will debut Sept. 15.
The show will follow four women who “suffer their worst nightmare after the police arrest their husbands for being linked to the same criminal organization. Accustomed to a life of abundance, they now must join forces in the most unusual manner as they move from a carefree life of luxury to unleashing all their wiles and weapons to survive,” per a logline from the streamer.
“Leopard Skin,” starring Gugino, Amelia Eve, Gentry White, Philip Winchester, Margot Bingham, Gaite Jansen, Nora Arnezeder and Ana de la Reguera, makes its Peacock debut Nov. 17.
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- 9/12/2022
- by Jolie Lash
- The Wrap
Amazon Freevee has given the greenlight to “Clean Slate,” a new comedy from Norman Lear’s Act III Productions, starring Laverne Cox and comedian George Wallace. The original comedy has been in development at Freevee since February 2021, back when the ad-supported streamer was known as IMDb TV.
“Clean Slate,” which comes from Cox, Wallace and Dan Ewen, centers on car wash owner Henry (Wallace), whose estranged child comes home to Alabama after 17 years. But he must do some soul searching as he comes to terms with the fact that his adult child is a trans woman, Desiree (Cox). There’s no word yet on an episodic order, when the series might shoot or an estimated premiere date.
Ewen serves as executive producer and writer on “Clean Slate,” and he has story credit along with Cox and Wallace. Cox will also serve as an executive producer on the show, while Wallace is a producer.
“Clean Slate,” which comes from Cox, Wallace and Dan Ewen, centers on car wash owner Henry (Wallace), whose estranged child comes home to Alabama after 17 years. But he must do some soul searching as he comes to terms with the fact that his adult child is a trans woman, Desiree (Cox). There’s no word yet on an episodic order, when the series might shoot or an estimated premiere date.
Ewen serves as executive producer and writer on “Clean Slate,” and he has story credit along with Cox and Wallace. Cox will also serve as an executive producer on the show, while Wallace is a producer.
- 9/6/2022
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
Warners’ first original feature of the Warner Bros. Discovery era is here … and it’s a period mobster drama fronted by two Hollywood veterans.
Returning to the genre that made him a household name, Robert De Niro will star in Wise Guys, a feature intended for theatrical distribution that will be directed by Barry Levinson, the filmmaker known for 1980s classic Rain Man and movies such as Wag the Dog.
Nicholas Pileggi, who coincidentally authored Wiseguy, the 1985 book that was the basis for the 1990 De Niro-Martin Scorsese crime classic, Goodfellas, wrote the script. Irwin Winkler, best known for producing the Rocky movies as well as being a producer on Goodfellas, is a producer.
The project is centered on Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, two Italian-American crime bosses that ran their respective families in the middle of the 20th century. In 1957, Genovese...
Returning to the genre that made him a household name, Robert De Niro will star in Wise Guys, a feature intended for theatrical distribution that will be directed by Barry Levinson, the filmmaker known for 1980s classic Rain Man and movies such as Wag the Dog.
Nicholas Pileggi, who coincidentally authored Wiseguy, the 1985 book that was the basis for the 1990 De Niro-Martin Scorsese crime classic, Goodfellas, wrote the script. Irwin Winkler, best known for producing the Rocky movies as well as being a producer on Goodfellas, is a producer.
The project is centered on Vito Genovese and Frank Costello, two Italian-American crime bosses that ran their respective families in the middle of the 20th century. In 1957, Genovese...
- 8/16/2022
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
John Panzarella will be this year’s recipient of the Location Managers Guild International’s Lifetime Achievement Award. It will be presented at the ninth annual Lmgi Awards, which are returning live to the Los Angeles Center Studios on August 27.
In a career spanning four decades, one of Panzarella’s specialties was finding locations in and around Los Angeles to stand in for foreign locales. While working on Vice, which starred Christian Bale as former Vice President Dick Cheney, his team managed to find seven countries and six states spanning six decades in and around the city. Vice, which was released in 2018, was his final project before retiring.
2022-23 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For The Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Guilds, Festivals & More
Working with directors such as Cameron Crowe, Lawrence Kasdan, Blake Edwards, Barry Levinson, Curtis Hanson, Mike Nichols, Nancy Meyers, Warren Beatty and the Coen Brothers, his many credits include Lethal Weapon,...
In a career spanning four decades, one of Panzarella’s specialties was finding locations in and around Los Angeles to stand in for foreign locales. While working on Vice, which starred Christian Bale as former Vice President Dick Cheney, his team managed to find seven countries and six states spanning six decades in and around the city. Vice, which was released in 2018, was his final project before retiring.
2022-23 Awards Season Calendar – Dates For The Oscars, Emmys, Tonys, Guilds, Festivals & More
Working with directors such as Cameron Crowe, Lawrence Kasdan, Blake Edwards, Barry Levinson, Curtis Hanson, Mike Nichols, Nancy Meyers, Warren Beatty and the Coen Brothers, his many credits include Lethal Weapon,...
- 7/6/2022
- by David Robb
- Deadline Film + TV
Connor Johnson, a 23-year-old street performer and surfer from Hawaii, auditioned during the June 28 episode of “America’s Got Talent” Season 17 and immediately attained “front-runner” status. The singing surfer was accompanied by his proud mother, a nurse who’s served in the military for 30 years. “AGT” judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klum and Sofia Vergara talked with Connor before his audition, and he revealed his big dream in life is “to be able to play to this every night.” He then started singing Lewis Capaldi‘s “Forever” but, Simon being Simon, he held up his hand and cruelly cut him off mid-song.
“Hold up,” Simon declared. “I’ve gotta be honest with you — that was a bit boring.” Cue the loud boos from the audience members, who clearly disagreed with the judge’s emotionless statement. Simon then tried to gaslight everyone by saying the audience “agreed” with him, which caused...
“Hold up,” Simon declared. “I’ve gotta be honest with you — that was a bit boring.” Cue the loud boos from the audience members, who clearly disagreed with the judge’s emotionless statement. Simon then tried to gaslight everyone by saying the audience “agreed” with him, which caused...
- 6/29/2022
- by Marcus James Dixon
- Gold Derby
Forum aims to match 2Slgbtq+ feature projects with backers and distributors.
Exclusive: Projects from Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Finland and the US have been set to participate in this year’s Inside Out Finance Forum, taking place June 2-4 in Toronto.
The forum is staged by Inside Out, the Canadian 2Slgbtq+ film festival and content distributor, and designed to provide queer-led creative teams with 2Slgbtq+ content an opportunity to pitch their projects directly to decision makers.
Among the eight feature projects to be presented at the sixth annual forum are Curses!, a US-produced satire set in Colonial America, with...
Exclusive: Projects from Canada, the UK, New Zealand, Finland and the US have been set to participate in this year’s Inside Out Finance Forum, taking place June 2-4 in Toronto.
The forum is staged by Inside Out, the Canadian 2Slgbtq+ film festival and content distributor, and designed to provide queer-led creative teams with 2Slgbtq+ content an opportunity to pitch their projects directly to decision makers.
Among the eight feature projects to be presented at the sixth annual forum are Curses!, a US-produced satire set in Colonial America, with...
- 5/24/2022
- by John Hazelton
- ScreenDaily
Farrah Forke, who played helicopter pilot Alex Lambert, and Steven Weber’s love interest on NBC sitcom “Wings,” has died after battling cancer for several years, her family announced. She was 54.
“Farrah was fierce, tender, loyal, loving, strong, funny, smart, protective, kind, passionate and utterly irreplaceable,” a family statement shared to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday read. “She brought a light so great to the world that even after her passing, the light remains.”
Forke died Friday at her home in Texas.
Among other acting credits, she had a recurring role as lawyer Mayson Drake on the second season of ABC’s “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” and voiced superhero Big Barda on DC animated series “Batman Beyond” and “Justice League Unlimited.” Her film credits include Barry Levinson’s “Disclosure” and Michael Mann’s “Heat.”
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Forke attended the private girls school Hockaday School in Dallas.
“Farrah was fierce, tender, loyal, loving, strong, funny, smart, protective, kind, passionate and utterly irreplaceable,” a family statement shared to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday read. “She brought a light so great to the world that even after her passing, the light remains.”
Forke died Friday at her home in Texas.
Among other acting credits, she had a recurring role as lawyer Mayson Drake on the second season of ABC’s “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman,” and voiced superhero Big Barda on DC animated series “Batman Beyond” and “Justice League Unlimited.” Her film credits include Barry Levinson’s “Disclosure” and Michael Mann’s “Heat.”
Born in Corpus Christi, Texas, Forke attended the private girls school Hockaday School in Dallas.
- 3/2/2022
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Farrah Forke, probably best known for her co-starring role on the 1990s NBC sitcom Wings, died February 25 of cancer at her home in Texas, according to a family friend. She was 54.
A Corpus Christi, TX native, Forke moved to New York City to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. She had numerous TV and film roles over the years, but she was probably best known for her Wings role as helicopter pilot Alex Lambert, a love interest of . She joined the hit sitcom as a recurring during the 1992-93 season and was promoted to series regular the following year and guested in Season 6 before exiting the series.
Forke also was known for her recurring role as attorney Mayson Drake on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
She made her feature debut in 1991’s Brain Twisters. One of her more memorable roles was as news reporter Claudia in Michael Mann’s 1995 film Heat,...
A Corpus Christi, TX native, Forke moved to New York City to study acting at the Lee Strasberg Institute. She had numerous TV and film roles over the years, but she was probably best known for her Wings role as helicopter pilot Alex Lambert, a love interest of . She joined the hit sitcom as a recurring during the 1992-93 season and was promoted to series regular the following year and guested in Season 6 before exiting the series.
Forke also was known for her recurring role as attorney Mayson Drake on Lois and Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.
She made her feature debut in 1991’s Brain Twisters. One of her more memorable roles was as news reporter Claudia in Michael Mann’s 1995 film Heat,...
- 3/2/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Farrah Forke, who co-starred on the long-running NBC sitcom “Wings,” died of cancer on Feb. 25 in her Texas home, a family friend confirmed to Variety. She was 54.
Forke appeared on Seasons 4 through 6 of “Wings,” which aired on NBC from 1990-1997. She played helicopter pilot (and veteran of Desert Storm) Alex Lambert at the show’s Nantucket airfield, and she was a love interest of both Joe (Tim Daly) and Brian Hackett (Steven Weber) — Brian eventually won her favor. “Wings” was created by “Cheers” and “Frasier” writers David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee. The show also starred Tony Shalhoub and Thomas Haden Church.
Forke also had a recurring role as attorney Mayson Drake on Season 2 of “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.” Her acting résumé includes the television shows “Ned and Stacey,” “Mr. Rhodes” and “Party of Five,” along with appearances in movies “Brain Twisters” (Forke’s first...
Forke appeared on Seasons 4 through 6 of “Wings,” which aired on NBC from 1990-1997. She played helicopter pilot (and veteran of Desert Storm) Alex Lambert at the show’s Nantucket airfield, and she was a love interest of both Joe (Tim Daly) and Brian Hackett (Steven Weber) — Brian eventually won her favor. “Wings” was created by “Cheers” and “Frasier” writers David Angell, Peter Casey and David Lee. The show also starred Tony Shalhoub and Thomas Haden Church.
Forke also had a recurring role as attorney Mayson Drake on Season 2 of “Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman.” Her acting résumé includes the television shows “Ned and Stacey,” “Mr. Rhodes” and “Party of Five,” along with appearances in movies “Brain Twisters” (Forke’s first...
- 3/2/2022
- by Kate Aurthur
- Variety Film + TV
Embankment have launched global sales on “Born Wild,” the feature documentary from director Adam McClelland.
Described as an “epic and intimate story of humankind’s deep connection with animals,” “Born Wild” is set in North Carolina’s storm-beaten but beautiful coastline, where humans and wild mustang horses live side-by-side.
The horses have existed there since the first colonies but now are fighting for survival.
“These two dwindling groups of survivors must learn from and support each other if they are to last in this delicately balanced environment between land and sea, already fast disappearing as the effects of climate change take hold,” reads the logline.
McClelland (“Keepers of The Wild”) has spent the past two years embedded in The Outer Banks in North Carolina, documenting not only residents and conservationists but also climate change experts and, of course, the horses themselves.
“Born Wild” is in the final stages of production...
Described as an “epic and intimate story of humankind’s deep connection with animals,” “Born Wild” is set in North Carolina’s storm-beaten but beautiful coastline, where humans and wild mustang horses live side-by-side.
The horses have existed there since the first colonies but now are fighting for survival.
“These two dwindling groups of survivors must learn from and support each other if they are to last in this delicately balanced environment between land and sea, already fast disappearing as the effects of climate change take hold,” reads the logline.
McClelland (“Keepers of The Wild”) has spent the past two years embedded in The Outer Banks in North Carolina, documenting not only residents and conservationists but also climate change experts and, of course, the horses themselves.
“Born Wild” is in the final stages of production...
- 2/3/2022
- by K.J. Yossman
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Embankment has launched global sales on director Adam McClelland’s feature documentary Born Wild, about mankind’s connection with animals.
Born Wild charts the relationship between two intertwined communities who inhabit North Carolina’s storm-beaten and beautiful Outer Banks coastline: its human population, and its tribes of wild mustang horses. Descendants of the first colonies, the horses have survived for centuries. But now threatened with extinction, the two dwindling groups of survivors must learn from and support each other if they are to last in this delicately balanced environment between land and sea, already fast disappearing as the effects of climate change take hold.
Embankment will show first footage of the film – currently in production – to buyers ahead of the virtual EFM.
Debut director Adam McClelland spent much of the past two years embedded in the tight-knit community of The Outer Banks documenting residents, conservationists, and climate change experts alike,...
Born Wild charts the relationship between two intertwined communities who inhabit North Carolina’s storm-beaten and beautiful Outer Banks coastline: its human population, and its tribes of wild mustang horses. Descendants of the first colonies, the horses have survived for centuries. But now threatened with extinction, the two dwindling groups of survivors must learn from and support each other if they are to last in this delicately balanced environment between land and sea, already fast disappearing as the effects of climate change take hold.
Embankment will show first footage of the film – currently in production – to buyers ahead of the virtual EFM.
Debut director Adam McClelland spent much of the past two years embedded in the tight-knit community of The Outer Banks documenting residents, conservationists, and climate change experts alike,...
- 2/3/2022
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
“If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” but when it comes to experimental archival documentaries, just because something worked once doesn’t mean it will work again. In the burgeoning canon of queer and trans documentaries, filmmakers face a unique challenge: How do you tell a story that has either been deliberately erased, or filtered through a lens that views you as abnormal at best, abhorrent at worst? It’s a dilemma that has been handled elegantly in recent documentaries like “Disclosure,” “The Lady and the Dale,” and “No Ordinary Man.” Unfortunately, “Framing Agnes”
Unsurprisingly, “Framing Agnes” has most in common with “No Ordinary Man,” which found meaning in conversations with trans actors as they attempt to re-animate the life of trans jazz musician Billy Tipton. Directed by Chase Joynt with Aisling Yin-Chee, Joynt steps out solo for his latest project, the similarly constructed “Framing Agnes.” In his second feature,...
Unsurprisingly, “Framing Agnes” has most in common with “No Ordinary Man,” which found meaning in conversations with trans actors as they attempt to re-animate the life of trans jazz musician Billy Tipton. Directed by Chase Joynt with Aisling Yin-Chee, Joynt steps out solo for his latest project, the similarly constructed “Framing Agnes.” In his second feature,...
- 1/28/2022
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
The GLAAD Media Awards ceremonies will return as in-person events next year.
The LGBTQ media watchdog organization announced on Thursday morning that the 33rd annual event will take place in Los Angeles on April 2 followed by a ceremony in New York on May 6.
Nominees will be announced on Jan. 18. The awards honor media for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.
GLAAD’s head of talent will service as executive producer alongside the org’s president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis and chief communications officer Rich Ferraro. Stamp Event Management will produce. GLAAD’s communications manager Spencer Harvey returns as producer. Wendy Shanker will continue as head writer for the show, a position she’s held since 2010.
The 2020 and 2021 editions of the awards were presented virtually due to Covid and featured appearances and performances by Lil Nas X, Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Niecy Nash, Sterling K. Brown,...
The LGBTQ media watchdog organization announced on Thursday morning that the 33rd annual event will take place in Los Angeles on April 2 followed by a ceremony in New York on May 6.
Nominees will be announced on Jan. 18. The awards honor media for fair, accurate and inclusive representations of LGBTQ people and issues.
GLAAD’s head of talent will service as executive producer alongside the org’s president and CEO Sarah Kate Ellis and chief communications officer Rich Ferraro. Stamp Event Management will produce. GLAAD’s communications manager Spencer Harvey returns as producer. Wendy Shanker will continue as head writer for the show, a position she’s held since 2010.
The 2020 and 2021 editions of the awards were presented virtually due to Covid and featured appearances and performances by Lil Nas X, Dolly Parton, Katy Perry, Niecy Nash, Sterling K. Brown,...
- 12/16/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
“Dope Queens,” a new indie film celebrating San Francisco’s famed Tenderloin neighborhood, has set its lead cast.
Alexandra Grey, Pierson Fodé and Trace Lysette (“Hustlers”) will star in the project from writer-director Grafton Doyle.
Described as a romantic thriller, the film will follow three friends — Goldie (Grey), Blake (Fodé), and Angel (Lysette) — over the course of a wild night on the famously gritty streets of the Tenderloin. The area is regarded as the world’s first legally recognized transgender district. Supporting cast includes “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Kylie Sonique Love and Krystal Thomas.
A semi-autobiographical tale, the film is produced by Julio Lopez Velazquez (“Buck Run”) and John Reyes Doyle (“On Our Way”) via Tomorrowland Productions. Co-producing are Eugene Koh (“Feeling Through”) and Giulianno Lopez.
Grey is represented by Gva Talent Agency and Zero Gravity Management. Her additional credits include “The Alienist” and “How to Get Away With Murder.
Alexandra Grey, Pierson Fodé and Trace Lysette (“Hustlers”) will star in the project from writer-director Grafton Doyle.
Described as a romantic thriller, the film will follow three friends — Goldie (Grey), Blake (Fodé), and Angel (Lysette) — over the course of a wild night on the famously gritty streets of the Tenderloin. The area is regarded as the world’s first legally recognized transgender district. Supporting cast includes “RuPaul’s Drag Race” stars Kylie Sonique Love and Krystal Thomas.
A semi-autobiographical tale, the film is produced by Julio Lopez Velazquez (“Buck Run”) and John Reyes Doyle (“On Our Way”) via Tomorrowland Productions. Co-producing are Eugene Koh (“Feeling Through”) and Giulianno Lopez.
Grey is represented by Gva Talent Agency and Zero Gravity Management. Her additional credits include “The Alienist” and “How to Get Away With Murder.
- 11/17/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
“High Ground,” a 1930s-set drama film, picked up eight nominations for the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Awards. It narrowly led the field of contenders that included controversial drama “Nitram” with seven nominations, “The Dry” with six and “Penguin Bloom” with five.
Nominations were announced over the weekend ahead of a week of voting. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Sydney Opera House on Dec. 8, 2021.
Six films received nominations for best film: “The Dry,” “The Furnace,” “High Ground,” “Nitram,” “Penguin Bloom” and “Rams.” Five of the six also received nominations for best director.
“High Ground,” received five of its nominations for acting, with two of its performers going head-to-head in the best actor category, and two more in the best supporting actor section.
Similarly, “Nitram,” which chronicles the build-up to a real-life mass shooting in Tasmania, received nominations for its two leads and two supporting cast.
Nominations were announced over the weekend ahead of a week of voting. The winners will be announced at a ceremony at Sydney Opera House on Dec. 8, 2021.
Six films received nominations for best film: “The Dry,” “The Furnace,” “High Ground,” “Nitram,” “Penguin Bloom” and “Rams.” Five of the six also received nominations for best director.
“High Ground,” received five of its nominations for acting, with two of its performers going head-to-head in the best actor category, and two more in the best supporting actor section.
Similarly, “Nitram,” which chronicles the build-up to a real-life mass shooting in Tasmania, received nominations for its two leads and two supporting cast.
- 11/1/2021
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Aacta has revealed those in contention for the major film, television and short-form prizes at this year’s awards, with High Ground leading the charge in the film categories and The Newsreader ahead in television.
The nominations follow those revealed for feature documentary in July, with the technical craft categories still to come.
Aacta also announced today that this year’s awards will move from The Star to the Sydney Opera House, with the ceremony to be held December 8.
There has also been a change in broadcast partners from Seven to 10, where the ceremony will air first followed by an encore on Fox Arena on Foxtel, Binge, and Aacta TV.
High Ground has earned eight nominations, including Best Film. Also nominated for the night’s major prize are Nitram, which earned seven nods, The Dry, which has six, as well as The Furnace, Penguin Bloom and Rams.
The Best Indie Film Award,...
The nominations follow those revealed for feature documentary in July, with the technical craft categories still to come.
Aacta also announced today that this year’s awards will move from The Star to the Sydney Opera House, with the ceremony to be held December 8.
There has also been a change in broadcast partners from Seven to 10, where the ceremony will air first followed by an encore on Fox Arena on Foxtel, Binge, and Aacta TV.
High Ground has earned eight nominations, including Best Film. Also nominated for the night’s major prize are Nitram, which earned seven nods, The Dry, which has six, as well as The Furnace, Penguin Bloom and Rams.
The Best Indie Film Award,...
- 10/30/2021
- by Jackie Keast
- IF.com.au
Cinema Eye Honors, an influential bellwether in the race for documentary awards, kicked off its 15th year with non-fiction award-winners announced at its annual Los Angeles lunch attended by many top filmmakers. Steve James’ five-part Chicago series “City So Real,” and Spike Lee’s filmed portrait of David Byrne’s Broadway show “American Utopia” lead the Cinema Eye Honors broadcast nominations list with three nods apiece. “David Byrne’s American Utopia” is one of five films up for Outstanding Broadcast Film, while “City So Real” joins five other series in the Nonfiction Series category. Both projects were nominated for Outstanding Broadcast Editing and Cinematography.
“It is notable that both of this year’s most nominated Broadcast entries are part of the creative legacy of Diane Weyermann,” said Cinema Eye Founding Director Aj Schnack. The beloved documentary veteran, who died last week, was an Executive Producer on both “City So Real” and “American Utopia.
“It is notable that both of this year’s most nominated Broadcast entries are part of the creative legacy of Diane Weyermann,” said Cinema Eye Founding Director Aj Schnack. The beloved documentary veteran, who died last week, was an Executive Producer on both “City So Real” and “American Utopia.
- 10/20/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Image Source: YouTube user Netflix
On June 19, 2020, Netflix released a documentary, Disclosure, which examines 100 years of transgender depictions in film and television. With Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black) as executive producer and Sam Feder as director, the documentary shows the connections between trans representation on screen, society's beliefs, and the reality of trans lives - revealing "how Hollywood both reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender."
In the wake of the backlash over Dave Chappelle's The Closer special and amid the Oct. 20 walkout from Netflix employees in support of the trans community, people are encouraging viewers to watch Disclosure in solidarity. "Today some will be boycotting Netflix in solidarity, some will be watching @Disclosure_Doc, some will be attending the rally. Above all, I hope people listen to the concerns of the employees & community, hear the challenges to do better & commit to change," Disclosure producer Alex Schmider tweeted on Wednesday.
On June 19, 2020, Netflix released a documentary, Disclosure, which examines 100 years of transgender depictions in film and television. With Laverne Cox (Orange Is the New Black) as executive producer and Sam Feder as director, the documentary shows the connections between trans representation on screen, society's beliefs, and the reality of trans lives - revealing "how Hollywood both reflects and manufactures our deepest anxieties about gender."
In the wake of the backlash over Dave Chappelle's The Closer special and amid the Oct. 20 walkout from Netflix employees in support of the trans community, people are encouraging viewers to watch Disclosure in solidarity. "Today some will be boycotting Netflix in solidarity, some will be watching @Disclosure_Doc, some will be attending the rally. Above all, I hope people listen to the concerns of the employees & community, hear the challenges to do better & commit to change," Disclosure producer Alex Schmider tweeted on Wednesday.
- 10/20/2021
- by Angela Law
- Popsugar.com
Sundance Institute launched the inaugural Trans Possibilities Intensive and announced the first six artists who will participate in the three-day virtual program supporting transgender storytellers of color.
The selected fellows are Ava Davis, StormMiguel Florez, River Gallo, Carol Grant, Mitchell (MiSha) Owens, and Savannah Ward. Davis, an actor, writer, producer and advocate, will work on her film “The Waltz” during the intensive. Florez, an actor, filmmaker and musician, will work on “Welcome to Roswell.” Gallo, an actor, writer, model and activist repped by CAA and Management 360, will develop their short film “Ponyboi” into a feature. Screenwriter Grant will work on “Eurydice V.” Storyteller Mitchell (MiSha) Owens will work on “The Boy from Across Town.” Ward, a writer serving as executive story editor on “Cruel Summer,” will work on “Meta.”
The fellows were nominated by the Institute’s allied organizations, including organizations working explicitly with emerging transgender artists of color...
The selected fellows are Ava Davis, StormMiguel Florez, River Gallo, Carol Grant, Mitchell (MiSha) Owens, and Savannah Ward. Davis, an actor, writer, producer and advocate, will work on her film “The Waltz” during the intensive. Florez, an actor, filmmaker and musician, will work on “Welcome to Roswell.” Gallo, an actor, writer, model and activist repped by CAA and Management 360, will develop their short film “Ponyboi” into a feature. Screenwriter Grant will work on “Eurydice V.” Storyteller Mitchell (MiSha) Owens will work on “The Boy from Across Town.” Ward, a writer serving as executive story editor on “Cruel Summer,” will work on “Meta.”
The fellows were nominated by the Institute’s allied organizations, including organizations working explicitly with emerging transgender artists of color...
- 10/18/2021
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
The Sundance Institute has set Ava Davis (The Waltz), StormMiguel Florez (Welcome to Roswell), River Gallo (Ponyboi), Carol Grant (Eurydice V), Mitchell (MiSha) Owens (The Boy from Across Town), and Savannah Ward (Meta) as the fellows for its inaugural Trans Possibilities Intensive, focused on advancing the careers of transgender storytellers of color.
These six creatives were nominated for the intensive by the Institute’s allied organizations, including some working explicitly with emerging transgender artists of color, and peers within the Sundance Artist Programs. During the three-day virtual program, they will continue to develop the projects they initially submitted for consideration, participating in group exercises and discipline-specific workshops, while working closely with creative artist advisors.
The intensive kicks off today at 10 a.m. Pt with Beyond the Tipping Point, an event hosted on the platform Sundance Collab, which will be open to the public and free to attend, centering on a...
These six creatives were nominated for the intensive by the Institute’s allied organizations, including some working explicitly with emerging transgender artists of color, and peers within the Sundance Artist Programs. During the three-day virtual program, they will continue to develop the projects they initially submitted for consideration, participating in group exercises and discipline-specific workshops, while working closely with creative artist advisors.
The intensive kicks off today at 10 a.m. Pt with Beyond the Tipping Point, an event hosted on the platform Sundance Collab, which will be open to the public and free to attend, centering on a...
- 10/18/2021
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
The second memo that Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos issued to Netflix staff about Dave Chappelle and stand-up comedy only proves that he doesn’t understand why people are actually upset about how Chappelle approaches transgender people in his new special “The Closer.” In his first response, Sarandos emphasized that even if “some people find the art of stand-up to be mean-spirited … our members enjoy it.” In the second, he again asserts Chappelle’s right to “artistic freedom.” In both, he underlines that neither he nor anyone with sign-off power at Netflix believe that Chappelle’s extensive material on transgender people crosses the line of being “designed to incite hate or violence” — and even if it did, violence on TV doesn’t necessarily, “directly translate to real-world harm.”
Together, Sarandos’ memos do little to address the actual criticism of “The Closer.” They do, however, provide an unusually forthright window into how...
Together, Sarandos’ memos do little to address the actual criticism of “The Closer.” They do, however, provide an unusually forthright window into how...
- 10/14/2021
- by Caroline Framke
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix’s co-chief executive officer and chief content officer Ted Sarandos has once again defended the company’s decision to release Dave Chappelle’s controversial stand-up special “The Closer” on the platform. Chappelle has come under fire since the special’s release for making homophobic and anti-trans jokes. Organizations such as GLAAD and The National Black Justice Coalition condemned “The Closer” and urged Netflix to pull the special from its platform.
After an initial October 8 memo send to leadership brass, on Monday Sarandos sent out an all-staff memo (obtained by Variety) and the backlash was swift. A group of trans employees and allies is planning a staff walkout on Wednesday, October 20 in protest of Sarandos’ comments. The internet was quick to weigh in on Sarandos’ assertion that content “doesn’t directly translate to real-world harm.”
“We know that a number of you have been left angry, disappointed and hurt by...
After an initial October 8 memo send to leadership brass, on Monday Sarandos sent out an all-staff memo (obtained by Variety) and the backlash was swift. A group of trans employees and allies is planning a staff walkout on Wednesday, October 20 in protest of Sarandos’ comments. The internet was quick to weigh in on Sarandos’ assertion that content “doesn’t directly translate to real-world harm.”
“We know that a number of you have been left angry, disappointed and hurt by...
- 10/14/2021
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Netflix Co-CEO Ted Sarandos sent a lengthy missive to the entire company following the mounting controversy around a new original special from comic Dave Chappelle.
After addressing top leadership in a Friday memo, Sarandos sent an email on Monday to all staff — some of whom have increasingly expressed outrage over jokes about the trans community in Chappelle’s “The Closer,” and have scheduled a walkout protest as a response.
“We know that a number of you have been left angry, disappointed and hurt by our decision to put Dave Chappelle’s latest special on Netflix,” Sarandos wrote in an email obtained by Variety.
“With ‘The Closer,’ we understand that the concern is not about offensive-to-some content but titles which could increase real world harm Last year, we heard similar concerns about 365 Days and violence against women. While some employees disagree, we have a strong belief that content on screen doesn...
After addressing top leadership in a Friday memo, Sarandos sent an email on Monday to all staff — some of whom have increasingly expressed outrage over jokes about the trans community in Chappelle’s “The Closer,” and have scheduled a walkout protest as a response.
“We know that a number of you have been left angry, disappointed and hurt by our decision to put Dave Chappelle’s latest special on Netflix,” Sarandos wrote in an email obtained by Variety.
“With ‘The Closer,’ we understand that the concern is not about offensive-to-some content but titles which could increase real world harm Last year, we heard similar concerns about 365 Days and violence against women. While some employees disagree, we have a strong belief that content on screen doesn...
- 10/14/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix is addressing complaints about Dave Chappelle‘s The Closer, the last in a string of stand-up specials that is being criticized for comments deemed “dangerously transphobic” by at least one member of the streaming service’s creative community. But one thing the service is not prepared to do is take down or alter Chappelle’s set.
Released on Oct. 5, the 72-minute special was promoted as the last in a “body of work” that also included 2017’s The Age of Spin, Deep In the Heart of Texas, Equanimity and The Bird Revelation, followed by 2019’s Sticks & Stones. During The Closer,...
Released on Oct. 5, the 72-minute special was promoted as the last in a “body of work” that also included 2017’s The Age of Spin, Deep In the Heart of Texas, Equanimity and The Bird Revelation, followed by 2019’s Sticks & Stones. During The Closer,...
- 10/11/2021
- by Ryan Schwartz
- TVLine.com
Netflix co-ceo Ted Sarandos has addressed staff members on the streamer’s controversial new Dave Chappelle stand-up special, “The Closer.”
The firebrand comedian has drawn criticism from the LGBTQ+ community in recent days over several jokes, specifically around the “thin skin” of trans people and the effects of so-called “cancel culture.”
In a Friday memo sent after Netflix’s quarterly business review, a two-day gathering of the top 500 employees at the company, Sarandos offered guidance on how managers should handle upset employees and angry talent speaking out against Chappelle. It was the same meeting crashed by three junior staffers, one of whom was an out trans person who was critical of Chappelle on Twitter last week. All three were suspended, an an investigation is pending.
“Chappelle is one of the most popular stand-up comedians today, and we have a long standing deal with him. His last special “Sticks & Stones,...
The firebrand comedian has drawn criticism from the LGBTQ+ community in recent days over several jokes, specifically around the “thin skin” of trans people and the effects of so-called “cancel culture.”
In a Friday memo sent after Netflix’s quarterly business review, a two-day gathering of the top 500 employees at the company, Sarandos offered guidance on how managers should handle upset employees and angry talent speaking out against Chappelle. It was the same meeting crashed by three junior staffers, one of whom was an out trans person who was critical of Chappelle on Twitter last week. All three were suspended, an an investigation is pending.
“Chappelle is one of the most popular stand-up comedians today, and we have a long standing deal with him. His last special “Sticks & Stones,...
- 10/11/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Transparent actress Trace Lysette has signed with Anonymous Content.
Lysette is best known for her recurring role as Shea, a transgender yoga teacher, in Amazon Prime Video’s Transparent from 2014-2019.
Other small-screen credits include Pose, Blunt Talk, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Midnight, Texas, and David Makes Man. She also appeared in the Netflix documentary Disclosure as herself.
On the film side, she worked opposite Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu in the 2019 hit Hustlers.
Up next for Lysette, who is also a producer and recording artist, is the film Venus As A Boy, directed by Ty Hodges set to be released via VOD on Sept. 24. She recently wrapped filming on the indie feature Monica, opposite Patricia Clarkson, Emily Browning, and Adrianna Barraza.
She is also represented by ICM Partners and Peikoff Mahan Law Office.
Lysette is best known for her recurring role as Shea, a transgender yoga teacher, in Amazon Prime Video’s Transparent from 2014-2019.
Other small-screen credits include Pose, Blunt Talk, RuPaul’s Drag Race, Midnight, Texas, and David Makes Man. She also appeared in the Netflix documentary Disclosure as herself.
On the film side, she worked opposite Jennifer Lopez and Constance Wu in the 2019 hit Hustlers.
Up next for Lysette, who is also a producer and recording artist, is the film Venus As A Boy, directed by Ty Hodges set to be released via VOD on Sept. 24. She recently wrapped filming on the indie feature Monica, opposite Patricia Clarkson, Emily Browning, and Adrianna Barraza.
She is also represented by ICM Partners and Peikoff Mahan Law Office.
- 9/16/2021
- by Rosy Cordero
- Deadline Film + TV
What a strange career Barry Levinson has had. The Baltimore-born filmmaker burst onto the scene in 1982 with “Diner” and embarked on a winning streak that’s still somewhat astonishing — his hits from the period included “Tin Men,” “Good Morning, Vietnam,” “Rain Man,” and “Bugsy.” And then came 1992’s “Toys,” and after it, a steady cascade of real clunkers: “Jimmy Hollywood,” “Disclosure,” “Sphere,” “Envy,” “Man of the Year,” “Rock the Kasbah,” and so on.
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- 9/15/2021
- by Jason Bailey
- The Playlist
LGBTQ characters appeared in a higher percentage of films in 2020 than ever before, according to a new study from GLAAD. The study also found more of those characters were people of color, and more of them than ever had a substantial amount of screen time.
GLAAD’s annual Studio Responsibility Index found that of 44 films from eight major studios released throughout 2020, 10 of them, or 22.7%, had characters who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual or queer. That percentage is up from 2019, in which only 18.6% had LGBTQ characters.
But for the fourth year in a row, GLAAD found that transgender characters and non-binary characters were completely absent from major studio theatrical releases, with the organization saying that the film industry greatly lags behind TV when it comes to representation in this regard.
2020’s theatrical releases were completely thrown out of whack due to the pandemic, with movie theaters closed across the country for...
GLAAD’s annual Studio Responsibility Index found that of 44 films from eight major studios released throughout 2020, 10 of them, or 22.7%, had characters who identified as gay, lesbian, bisexual or queer. That percentage is up from 2019, in which only 18.6% had LGBTQ characters.
But for the fourth year in a row, GLAAD found that transgender characters and non-binary characters were completely absent from major studio theatrical releases, with the organization saying that the film industry greatly lags behind TV when it comes to representation in this regard.
2020’s theatrical releases were completely thrown out of whack due to the pandemic, with movie theaters closed across the country for...
- 7/15/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
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