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‘Ghostbusters: Ecto Force’ Animated Series in the Works; Fan Backlash Imminent
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If you just can’t with this female-led “Ghostbusters” reboot, then perhaps today’s news that Sony Pictures Animation is creating a new animated installment in the franchise will be more to your liking. The studio has made its plans for 2017-18, with the animated series “Ghostbusters: Ecto Force” among its forthcoming offerings.
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“We are meaningfully stepping up our level of production, while creating an environment that fosters the best talent,” said Kristine Belson, President of Sony Pictures Animation. “Our goal is to enlarge our presence in the animation landscape with a uniquely diverse slate, and our strategy to get there is to let artists drive the movies creatively.” Spa also has “Hotel Transylvania” and “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” TV shows in the works.
Read More: ‘Ghostbusters’ Releases Catchy New Song From G-Eazy & Jeremih, »
- Michael Nordine
‘Everybody Wants Some!!’ Exclusive Special Feature Clip: See a Bonus Scene Not In The Movie
1 hour ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Richard Linklater’s latest film “Everybody Wants Some!!” follows a group of college baseball players over the course of one weekend in 1980. Our audience surrogate is Jake (Blake Jenner), a hotshot high school pitcher, who soon meets his rambunctious teammates, who include the smooth-talker Finnegan (Glen Powell), cocky star pitcher Glen McReynolds (Tyler Hoechlin), stoner transfer student Willoughby (Wyatt Russell), and more. During his introduction to the campus lifestyle, Jake eventually meets Beverley (Zoey Deutch), an outgoing performing arts major, who shows him the ways of the artsy side of college life. Amidst all the drinking and competition, Jake witnesses how a malleable environment can beget individual adaptation, and how the mix-and-match qualities of college all but beg a student to embrace their own fluidity of self. Watch an exclusive clip from the “Everybody Wants Some!! More Stuff That’s Not In The Movie” special feature off the upcoming Blu-ray »
- Vikram Murthi
Watch: The Dick Cavett Show with Brian De Palma and Martin Scorsese
1 hour ago | Filmmaker Magazine - Blog | See recent Filmmaker Magazine news »
With the release of De Palma, Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow’s documentary on Brian De Palma and his work, and Metrograph’s continuing De Palma retrospective, material reflecting on the filmmaker’s career continues to surface. This episode of The Dick Cavett Show from 1978 provides candid insight into the work of both De Palma and Martin Scorsese. Scorsese himself introduced De Palma at the DGA New York Theater on June 10. In the discussion the two reflect on their working relationship, with De Palma declaring that the two “tend to be each other’s toughest critics.” When asked about differences in their working process, De Palma answers: “I […] »
- Marc Nemcik
‘Xoxo’: Pete Tong Joins Netflix’s Edm Movie as Music Supervisor, Ensuring the Bass Drops Properly
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Netflix’s ever-expanding slate of original movies continues to grow with “Xoxo,” the story of six strangers whose lives intersect at at an electronic-music festival. (Timely!) With Dylan Meyer and Christopher Louie already announced as writer and director, respectively, the Edm drama has just tapped Pete Tong to oversee the music lest the bass not get dropped properly. Where was he when “We Are Your Friends” needed him?
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A multi-multi-hyphenate — DJ, artist, BBC1 radio host, founder of the Ffrr record label, executive, co-founder of the International Music Summit, MBE — Tong is also co-producing “Xoxo.” His previous credits in capacity of music supervisor include “Harry Brown,” “The Beach,” “24 Hour Party People” and “It’s All Gone Pete Tong.”
Read More: How First-Time Director Max Joseph Got Zac Efron to Star in ‘We Are Your Friends »
- Michael Nordine
Watch: Exclusive Clip From New Form Digital’s ‘Miss 2059,’ Starring Anna Akana
2 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Web content continues to be the best place for the discovery of diverse voices — and audiences are turning up. Anna Akana has 1.5 million subscribers to her YouTube channel, where she makes scripted advice videos with a humorous appeal. Similar in vibe to Grace Helbig, reigning queen of the “awkward older sister” YouTube genre, Akana, an Asian-American woman, seems much more politically aware. She discusses candidly her struggle with mental health issues (Akana’s sister committed suicide in 2007) and delivers non-judgmental lessons on how to “Check Your Privilege.” Her video “Why Guys Like Asian Girls,” which lambasts so-called “yellow fever,” has 3.4 million views.
The quick-witted Akana writes all of her content, including great one-liners: “The more attractive you are, the more cats a potential partner will tolerate.” Much like her contemporaries Helbig and Hannah Hart (Electro Woman and Dynagirl), she has set her sights on longer narrative content, beginning with the »
- Judith Dry
Thomas Bidegain’s ‘Les Cowboys’ With John C. Reilly Tries To Be ‘The Searchers’ For The War On Terror [Review]
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The name Thomas Bidegain may not be particularly familiar, but he might be the best-known screenwriter in the French film industry, and international audiences are likely familiar with his collaborations with Jacques Audiard on “A Prophet,” “Rust & Bone” and the director’s latest film “Dheepan.” But he’s ranked up big credits beyond that, too, on […]
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- Oliver Lyttelton
Cinema Eye Names Semifinalists for Nonfiction Filmmaking for Television
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Now entering its tenth year, Cinema Eye, the organization that recognizes outstanding work in nonfiction film, today announced the ten films that have been named as semifinalists for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking for Television. Films eligible for this award must have aired or broadcast between June 1, 2015 and May 31, 2016, which explains why O.J.: Made in America, Ezra Edelman’s stunning five-part documentary series for Espn, which premiered June 11, didn’t make the list. Among the documentaries recognized this year are HBO Documentary Films’ Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures by documentary veterans Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato, A&E’s Happy Valley, […] »
- Paula Bernstein
Watch The First Trailer For ‘Swallows & Amazons’ Starring Rafe Spall, Kelly MacDonald & Andrew Scott
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The family movie has undoubtedly changed in recent years. Even the good ones, like “Zootopia” or “The Lego Movie,” sometimes come across like manic, Add sugar highs, the middling ones mostly coast by on their sidekicks (see: minions, penguins), and the terrible ones are torturous in a way that few experiences can rival. They’re also […]
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- Oliver Lyttelton
What To Say When Someone Asks, ‘What’s Your Favorite TV Show?’
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Whether on a first date, at a job interview, or just having a casual conversation, everyone has encountered the question, “What’s your favorite TV show?” Some people have an automatic answer, while others have to contemplate for a minute. Especially now, in the age of peak TV, it can be tough to dig through tons of great TV shows and choose an all-time favorite.
To help narrow down the choices and answer this question, Very Good TV Podcast has compiled a list of tips to take into account.
Consider whether you’re answering subjectively or objectively. Be declarative. Don’t say, “Oh, there are just so many shows!” Don’t pretend you’ve never been asked before. Don’t be embarrassed by your choice — or qualify it.
For more advice, and to hear Ben and Liz break almost all of the aforementioned rules in defense of their favorites, listen »
- Kate Halliwell
‘Penny Dreadful’: Why This Great Series Finale Shouldn’t Start a Trend
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“Penny Dreadful” creator John Logan is an expert at endings. From big, sweeping dramas like “Gladiator” and “The Last Samurai,” to ongoing stories like “Skyfall” and the first two seasons of “Penny Dreadful,” Logan is a writer who always seems to hit his mark in the end.
That’s why it comes as no surprise that Sunday night’s Season 3 finale of “Penny Dreadful,” “The Blessed Dark,” was a terrific episode of television – with one glaring exception.
What more could one ask for in a series finale? Simple: that we knew going in it was a series finale.
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Building up to the final standoff between strangers-turned-allies, allies-turned-lovers, lovers-turned-enemies — Ethan Chandler (Josh Hartnett), a werewolf living in exile because of his uncontrollable affliction, and Vanessa Ives, a medium with powers so great she’s been coveted by everyone from »
- Ben Travers
‘Veep’ Creates Trailer and Interactive Website for ‘Kissing Your Sister’ Documentary
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All season, “Veep” has hinted at Catherine’s upcoming documentary: showing her lurking in the background of key scenes and filming the staff for her project. Last night’s “Veep” finally gave viewers a look at the film, titled “Kissing Your Sister: The Story of A Tie,” as the entire episode was told from behind Catherine’s lens.
Read More: Review: ‘Veep’ Debuts Catherine’s Documentary, Shocks the World
To accompany the top-notch episode, HBO has created a website devoted to the documentary, which includes a trailer, bonus scenes, a list of influences (Queen Elizabeth II, Tilda Swinton, Ellen Degeneres, and Jane Goodall to name a few), upcoming projects, film festivals at which the film will screen (everywhere from Brooklyn, NY to Brattleboro, Vt), and a place where visitors can pledge to view the documentary — a list currently at 10,090 people, according to the site.
The bonus scenes include various behind-the-scenes interviews, »
- Kate Halliwell
Podcast: The Playlist Interviews ‘The Fits’ Director Anna Rose Holmer & Talks About The Career of ‘Cosmos’ Director Andrzej Zulwaski
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The Playlist Podcast returns for an auteur-centric episode, in two parts. On the first half, my interview with Anna Rose Holmer about her debut feature “The Fits,” an idiosyncratic and deeply cinematic indie film about a young girl’s coming of age transition from tomboy boxer to competitive dancer. The second half of the show is devoted to “Cosmos,” the final […]
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- Erik McClanahan
‘Amulet’ Graphic Novel Series Being Adapted by Aaron Coleite for 20th Century Fox
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20th Century Fox has hired Aron Coleite to bring “Amulet” to the big screen, Deadline reports. A series of graphic novels by Kazu Kibuishi, “Amulet” follows a girl named Emily who moves in with her great-grandfather and discovers a magical necklace that allows her to enter the fictional world of Alledia. No casting decisions have been announced yet, but anyone who’s seen Bella Ramsey’s performance as Lady Mormont on “Game of Thrones” knows the young actress is ready for the big time.
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“Amulet” was previously in development at Warner Bros. with the involvement of Will Smith’s production company Overbrook Entertainment; his children Jaden and Willow were planned to star. As so often happens in this capricious industry, however, that iteration of the project never came to fruition.
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- Michael Nordine
J.J. Abrams, Tavis Smiley Partner on Michael Jackson Event Series
3 hours ago | Indiewire | See recent Indiewire news »
Tavis Smiley and J.J. Abrams wanna be startin’ somethin’. Abrams’ Bad Robot Prods. is set to develop a new event TV series based on Smiley’s new book “Before You Judge Me: The Triumph and Tragedy of Michael Jackson’s Last Days.”
Warner Bros. TV, where both Smiley and Bad Robot are based for TV projects, is the studio attached; it hasn’t yet been sold to a network. “Before You Judge Me,” which Smiley wrote with David Ritz, is set to be published on June 21. The book looks at the final months of the King of Pop’s life.
Read More: Review: ‘Michael Jackson’s Journey From Motown to Off The Wall’ Makes You Want to Dance – And Shout
According to Warner Bros., the book “examines the soaring highs and deep lows faced by the late pop star – his constant hunt for privacy in a life that was
It »
- Michael Schneider
Watch The Gang Get Back Together In The First Trailer For HBO & Andrew Haigh’s ‘Looking: The Movie’
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Of all the things that HBO have cancelled in recent years, “Looking” is the one we probably miss the most. Billed as a sort of gay “Girls” equivalent, the show, created by writer Michael Lannan and often directed by Andrew Haigh (“Weekend”), proved to be something richer and deeper than the comparison suggests, not just […]
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- Oliver Lyttelton
Rob Lowe on Grinding On After ‘The Grinder,’ and Why It Still Deserves Awards Love (Consider This)
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The funny thing about the Emmys is how long the campaign season actually runs. Even though the first round of voting takes place in June (with nominations announced on July 14), the PR machines kick in as early as February – for awards that aren’t announced until September 18. That means some Emmy “For Your Consideration” interviews are conducted long before stars and producers learn the fate of their shows.
Such was the case of Rob Lowe and his exquisite experiment, “The Grinder.” Indiewire spoke with the talented thespian a month before Fox axed the critically-hailed comedy, and — while we spoke again for the season finale — what he had to say at the time is relevant to what happened to “The Grinder.” We talked to him again after news of the cancellation hit, and the below interview represents a lightly edited transcript of those two conversations.
Most importantly, Lowe’s impeccable, daring »
- Ben Travers
‘The Leftovers’: An Oral History of the Finale’s Karaoke Scene, from Damon Lindelof & Justin Theroux
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“One of the things I’m most proud of is the sequence with Kevin Garvey singing “Homeward Bound.” — Mimi Leder
“The karaoke scene was probably the most deeply uncomfortable scene I had to shoot.” — Justin Theroux
“If you try to explain to someone, ‘Here’s what happened in the finale of “The Leftovers,”‘ you sound insane.” — Damon Lindelof
[Spoilers for “The Leftovers” Season 2 are below.]
The second season of Damon Lindelof and Tom Perrotta’s magnificent exploration of belief, faith and family included its fair share of bold moments. Its opening sequence tracked a cave woman giving birth in rural Texas. Its first episode barely featured its main stars, shifting instead to a whole new family in a brand new location. And then came “International Assassin,” the season’s eighth episode that tracked Kevin Garvey (Justin Theroux) into the afterlife; an afterlife set in a hotel where he donned a suit, became an assassin and had to »
- Ben Travers
Trailer Watch: Ron Howard’s Beatles Doc Eight Days A Week
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We recently reported that Hulu has launched Hulu Documentary Films, a destination for original and exclusive documentary film titles. Now its first acquisition — The Beatles: Eight Days A Week – The Touring Years, a new Beatles documentary from Ron Howard — has its first trailer (above). The film features rare and exclusive footage, and was produced with the full cooperation of Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, Yoko Ono and Olivia Harrison. It focuses on the early part of The Beatles’ career (1962-1966), and will explore how John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr came together to form the Fab Four. The documentary’s U.S. theatrical […] »
- Paula Bernstein
‘Hunt for the Wilderpeople’ Exclusive Video: Director Taika Waititi Provides Rules For Survival
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“Hunt for the Wilderpeople” follows Ricky Baker (Julian Dennison), a scrappy young city kid known to cause plenty of trouble, who is sent by child welfare services to live in the country with foster Aunt Bella (Rima Te Wiata) and mysterious, grumpy Uncle Hec (Sam Neill). But when Ricky flees to the bush, Uncle Hec chases after him only for child services to believe the mentally unstable Hec kidnapped the boy. Now, they must band together in order to best survive in the wild. In this exclusive clip below, see director Taika Waititi discuss his personal rules for survival in the bush.
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Director Taika Waititi’s 2005 short film “Two Cars, One Night” was nominated for an Oscar. He has also previously directed the features “Eagle vs. Shark,” starring Jemaine Clement, one of two members »
- Vikram Murthi
Eli Roth To Make Studio Debut With ‘Death Wish’ Remake Starring Bruce Willis
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Revenge is one of drama’s great motivators. From “Hamlet” to “Captain America: Civil War,” it’s often the main driver of a plot in films of all kinds, but the 1970s saw the development of a particular sub-strain of Revenge Movie, films that reflected the anger drawn from a society haunted by Vietnam and Watergate and […]
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- Oliver Lyttelton
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