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James Bond Should Always Be Classy, Not Classist
4 September 2015 4:57 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
When novelist Anthony Horowitz suggested earlier this week that Idris Elba was "too street" to play James Bond — he later apologized — the comments were taken by many as coded racism at the possibility of a black Bond. That may have been unlikely to be the case (Horowitz's alternate suggestion for the role from the same interview was another black actor, Adrian Lester), but it was certainly a lack of understanding about what modern audiences expect from a contemporary 007. While the original, literary version of Bond has a relatively upper-class past — in 1964's You Only Live
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- Graeme McMillan
Aretha Franklin Blocks Screening of 'Amazing Grace' at Telluride
4 September 2015 4:33 PM, PDT | Thompson on Hollywood | See recent Thompson on Hollywood news »
In 1972, a year after their massive hit "Woodstock," Warner Bros set out to produce an Aretha Franklin performance documentary. Producer Alan Elliott completed the film that was shot by Sydney Pollack live over two nights at the New Temple Missionary Baptist Church in Los Angeles back when Franklin was recording her classic gospel album "Amazing Grace," her biggest career album. Pollack filmed with four 16 mm cameras, but due to difficulties syncing the footage, the movie was shelved. Pollack wrote a letter in 1998 to Aretha Franklin about wanting to finish the documentary, which after he died in 2008, Elliot made his passion project. Finally technology caught up 45 years later. I saw a screening of the work in progress a few years ago at Wme in Beverly Hills, which is selling theatrical rights. It's an amazing, soaring documentary showing Aretha Franklin in all her youthful gospel glory, her voice soaring with the songs of the Lord. »
- Anne Thompson
Venice Film Review: ‘Equals’
4 September 2015 4:13 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
“Equals” director Drake Doremus has good news and bad news about the future. The bad news is that love, sex and anything to do with human emotion has been eradicated, which means it won’t be easy for Nicholas Hoult and Kristen Stewart to follow through on the longing gazes they exchange from across their post-apocalyptic habitat. On the bright side, however, the fashion’s not bad (much classier than those high-waisted trousers the future folk wear in Spike Jonze’s “Her”) and the architecture is downright fantastic, so there’s plenty to satisfy the peepers, even above and beyond this conceptual romance’s already easy-on-the-eyes (and even easier-to-market) co-stars.
Younger-skewing than Doremus’ two first films, “Like Crazy” and “Breathe In,” this simplistic and over-obvious allegory of love — from the emotion’s hesitant origins to its potentially tragic fizzle — should resonate most with the arthouse-going segment of the “Twilight” fanbase, »
- Peter Debruge
Telluride: 'Malala' Doc Wows as Fest Opener
4 September 2015 4:10 PM, PDT | The Hollywood Reporter | See recent The Hollywood Reporter news »
He Named Me Malala, Oscar-winner Davis Guggenheim's documentary about the remarkable young activist Malala Yousafzai, kicked off the 42nd Telluride Film Festival on Friday afternoon as the fest's annual "Patron's Preview" — a first-anywhere screening of a highly-touted Oscar hopeful that is open only to the fest's biggest backers — and it was very warmly received at a jam-packed Chuck Jones Cinema. After its credits rolled, the audience rose to its feet when Ken Burns, the acclaimed documentarian who also serves on the fest's board, summoned Guggenheim and Yousafzai's father, Ziauddin, to the stage for a
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- Scott Feinberg
Lance Armstrong Biopic ‘The Program’ Heading to Entertainment One
4 September 2015 4:05 PM, PDT | Variety - Film News | See recent Variety - Film News news »
Entertainment One is in talks to pick up North American rights to Lance Armstrong drama “The Program” a week and a half before its world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.
Ben Foster stars as the cycling champion, who won the Tour de France seven times between 1999 and 2005 after recovering from testicular cancer. He was stripped of the titles after doping revelations emerged from Irish sports writer David Walsh, who’s portrayed by Chris O’Dowd.
Stephen Frears (“The Queen”) directed from John Hodge’s script for Working Title and Studiocanal. Producers are Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Tracey Seaward and Kate Solomon; exec producers are Olivier Courson, Ron Halpern, Amelia Granger and Liza Chasin.
“The Program” will screen Sept. 13 at Roy Thomson Hall as a Gala presentation at Toronto, which also saw the 2013 premiere of Alex Gibney’s documentary “The Armstrong Lie.”
The project was screened at Cannes and sold to multiple international territories. »
- Dave McNary
TNT to Stream Entire Season of Edward Burns’ ‘Public Morals’ Online
4 September 2015 3:52 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
TNT is making all ten episodes of Edward Burns‘ “Public Morals” available online, on demand and on its mobile app over Labor Day weekend, the network announced Friday. The viewing window will last from noon Saturday to Monday evening. The move follows the network making the first four episodes of the season via streaming immediately after the series premiere on Aug. 25. Burns is creator, director and star of the show executive produced by Steven Spielberg, about a police unit that serves as a skewed moral compass in Hell’s Kitchen, New York in the ’60s. Also Read: TheWrap's TV Stars and Showrunners. »
- Linda Ge
Stephen Amell unveils the ‘Arrow’ season 4 trailer
4 September 2015 3:33 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
"Arrow’" star Stephen Amell has unveiled the season 4 trailer for the CW series via his Facebook page. As the producers have promised, things begin on a sunny note for the residents of Starling -- now Star -- City, which only means they will soon turn to a pile of angst and ashes. Take a look below and let us know what you think in the comments. (function(d, s, id) { var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0]; if (d.getElementById(id)) return; js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id; js.src = "//connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js#xfbml=1&version=v2.3"; fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk')); Posted by Stephen Amell on Friday, September 4, 2015 »
- Roth Cornet
Telluride Cancels Aretha Franklin Doc Screening of ‘Amazing Grace’ (Updated)
4 September 2015 3:31 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Update 3:51 p.m.: The Telluride Film Festival has canceled Friday night’s scheduled screening of the Aretha Franklin concert film “Amazing Grace” per a U.S. District court ruling in favor of an emergency injunction filed by the singer. The festival will run the film “Sherpa” in its place. “A Colorado judge has granted the injunction to block the screening of ‘Amazing Grace’ at Telluride Film Festival,” Shannon Mitchell, VP of Public Relations for the festival said in an official statement. “We will be showing ‘Sherpa’ in its place tonight at the Chuck Jones Theatre at 7:30.” Three »
- Jordan Burchette and Beatrice Verhoeven
Bill Cosby Kicks Off Labor Day Weekend With a Legal Setback
4 September 2015 3:28 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Scandal-plagued comedian Bill Cosby started off his Labor Day weekend by receiving some bad news on the legal front. A judge has struck down a request from Cosby’s lawyers to obtain documents that might shed light on the release of his deposition from a 2005 sexual battery case, according to court documents obtained by TheWrap. Cosby’s attorneys filed a motion for leave to take discovery in July, based on the theory that Andrea Constand, his accuser in the 2005 case, and her attorney Dolores Troiani “may have played” a part in the release of the deposition, which was obtained by and. »
- Tim Kenneally
The New Star Wars Bb-8 Toy Is So Cute, I Nearly Lost My Mind
4 September 2015 3:23 PM, PDT | Vulture | See recent Vulture news »
Today is Force Friday, the day that all the new toys from the upcoming Star Wars: The Force Awakens hit the market; if your social-media timeline is anything like mine, it’s been eye-opening. Suddenly, your buttoned-up friend from work is Instagramming his brand-new C3P0, your 50-year-old neighbor is bragging that he threw down hundreds of dollars on action figures, and that magenta-haired geek you follow on Twitter is showing off the Star Wars display wall that dominates her bedroom. It’s been an overwhelming outpouring of Star Wars fandom, and at times, it’s led me to furrow my brow, barely able to keep from commenting under these excited pictures, “Aren’t you a little too old for this?” And then my Bb-8 toy arrived this morning, and I freaked the fuck out.For those of you who haven’t yet made his spherical acquaintance, Bb-8 is »
- Kyle Buchanan
Melissa Rivers Pays Tribute to Joan Rivers on Anniversary of Her Death
4 September 2015 3:13 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Melissa Rivers paid tribute to her mother Joan Rivers on Friday, the one year anniversary of the groundbreaking comedian’s death. “Today marks one year since my mother passed,” Melissa wrote on Joan’s Twitter page, which still has 2.8 million followers. “This was the year of firsts: first holidays, first birthdays, first everythings without mom, without grandma. “While it’s been difficult, I’ve been amazed by the outpouring of love and overwhelming kindness we’ve received from family, friends, and people whose lives were touched by the woman they knew as Joan — a woman we all miss so very much, »
- Joe Otterson
‘Arrow’ Season 4 Trailer Teases Oliver’s Return, Arrivals of Damien Darhk and Constantine (Video)
4 September 2015 3:07 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The first trailer for Season 4 of The CW’s “Arrow” has been released, teasing an Oliver Queen as far from the masked vigilante as we’ve ever seen him. Having driven off into the sunset with Felicity (Emily Bett Rickards) in the Season 3 finale, it’s not surprising that the first footage from Season 4 sees Oliver (Stephen Amell) giving being a normal civilian — without the responsibilities of protecting a city from the forces of evil — for once. Of course, this honeymoon period can’t last forever, and the newly renamed Star City (in memory of Ray Palmer, R.I.P. »
- Linda Ge
Bobbi Kristina Brown Receives Touching Tribute From Tyler Perry (Video)
4 September 2015 3:06 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Director Tyler Perry, a close friend of Bobbi Kristina Brown’s family, paid tribute to Brown on Friday, posting a video that he created for Brown’s funeral online. The video, published on Perry’s Facebook page, offers a photo montage of Brown, who died on July 26 at age 22 after a six-month struggle. It also highlights some quotes from the ill-fated daughter of Bobby Brown and Whitney Houston. Also Read: Bobbi Kristina Brown Given 'Toxic Cocktail,' Nearly Drowned by Nick Gordon, New Court Filing Claims “I hope you feel my love, pain, beauty, agony at times, blessings all the ime, »
- Tim Kenneally
Ben Foster’s Lance Armstrong Movie ‘The Program’ Pedaling Towards eOne
4 September 2015 3:03 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
eOne is in negotiations to acquire North American rights to Stephen Frears‘ Lance Armstrong drama “The Program” in advance of the movie’s world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival, an individual with knowledge of the situation has told TheWrap. Ben Foster stars as Armstrong, the disgraced cycling champion whose fall from grace following a very public doping scandal was chronicled by journalist David Walsh, played by Chris O’Dowd in the film. Working Title and StudioCanal produced the John Hodge-scripted movie, which is being sold by StudioCanal. It’s unclear whether eOne intends to give “The Program” a U. »
- Jeff Sneider
First trailer for 'Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children' is appropriately peculiar
4 September 2015 2:50 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
What if the “X-Men” had taken place in the past and instead of Professor Xavier, the children had been taken in by a Victorian-esque lady with a secret? That’s the premise of “Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children.” Based on the best-selling novel by Ransom Riggs, “Miss Peregrine’s” is basically a kid-friendly introduction to the macabre. So it seems fitting the first teaser has a slightly ominous undertone (since “Fallout” one can’t hear 1940s music without unease). Happy Looper Day!* *Looper Day is a special holiday celebrated by the children under Miss Peregrine’s care every September 3rd. »
- Donna Dickens
Relativity Media Executive Incentives Challenged by U.S. Trustee
4 September 2015 2:26 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
The United States Trustee overseeing the bankruptcy process of Relativity Media, William K. Harrington, has objected to a proposed incentive program to keep key executives and employees in their posts as the sale process moves ahead. In documents filed on Friday with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York, Harrington said there was “no evidence that the executives would not perform the work necessary to maximize the sale irrespective of the proposed bonuses,” and that the proposed compensation rates were “achieved imminently or may have already been met by the stalking horse bid.” The terms of the Key Employee »
- Matt Donnelly
Regulation Star Wars Stormtrooper gear includes swim shoes and surfboards at DragonCon
4 September 2015 2:24 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
DragonCon is a different beast (zing!) than either San Diego or New York. Spread out over several hotels instead of cramming walls of flesh into a box masquerading as a convention center creates a less claustrophobic atmosphere. In that breathing space, cosplayers feel more comfortable bringing out the big guns. Wings, tails, horns, and accessories that would be tattered within moments at another Comic-Con are out in droves. Including this laid back stormtrooper. I mean, even the 501st — hell, Especially the 501st — deserve some extended shore leave! Image Credit: Jereme Dickens/HitFix But he didn’t just look the part. He also Sounded the part. »
- Donna Dickens
Bill Cosby Scandal Blasted as a ‘Money Hustle’ by Damon Wayans (Video)
4 September 2015 2:19 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Apparently Damon Wayans is Team Bill Cosby. Wayans dropped in at Power 105.1’s The Breakfast Club on Friday to offer his thoughts on a range of topics, including the sex scandal surrounding beseiged comedian Bill Cosby. “It’s a money hustle,” Wayans opined during the radio interview. Also Read: New Bill Cosby Accuser Claims 'He Made Me Kneel Down' During 'Horrifying' Ordeal The former “In Living Color” star gave Cosby two snaps up, saying that he should split up with his wife Camille and then give a deposition telling the real truth … as Wayans sees it, anyway. “If I was him, »
- Tim Kenneally
‘A Walk in the Woods’ Review: Robert Redford and Nick Nolte Take a Hike, Forced Wackiness Ensues
4 September 2015 2:11 PM, PDT | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
If you think man-crack is the apex of hilarity, “A Walk in the Woods” just might be the movie for you. It’s all right there in the trailers: slapstick, womp-womp one-liners, the premise of old buddies going on an adventure. See some moon or your money back! So it’s surprising when the opening minutes show promise, thanks to an incredibly preserved Robert Redford, who plays accomplished travel writer Bill Bryson. Even more of a surprise is learning that this film is based on a memoir. While you’re viewing the film — and guessing at the next moment of hijinks — you imagine. »
- Tricia Olszewski
Has Bryan Cranston created the ultimate Lbj?
4 September 2015 2:00 PM, PDT | Hitfix | See recent Hitfix news »
Walter White may not even recognize himself if he stared him in the eye. That’s how striking Bryan Cranston’s transformation is in the first look of him as Lyndon B. Johnson in HBO’s “All the Way.” People unveiled the photo. Take a look: Cranston played the 36th U.S. president in “All the Way” on Broadway. He won a Tony for the role and also helped the production earn a Best Play Tony in 2014. “All the Way” was commissioned for the Oregon Shakespeare Festival’s “American Revolutions: The United States History Cycle” and premiered at the festival in 2012. The HBO take on the play will air in 2016. “All the Way” opens shortly after John F. Kennedy’s assassination and covers Johnson’s first 11 months in office. Alternately bullying and beguiling, Lbj enacts major social programs, faces down opponents and wins the 1964 election in a landslide. Let’s »
- Emily Rome
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