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How a Bruce Willis flop helped make Driving Miss Daisy a hit
7 February 2017 5:35 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Simon Brew Mar 6, 2017
Why Driving Miss Daisy might just owe a drop of its success to a film called In Country...
Sometimes, it’s little quirks of fate that turn projects from small successes into a genuine phenomenon. Here's one we thought you might be interested in. Bruce Beresford’s 1989 comedy-drama, Driving Miss Daisy, would go on to be a big hit, inspire a stage production, and win four Academy Awards, including one for Best Picture. Yet originally, Warner Bros didn’t have major plans for the movie.
Instead, it was pinning hopes for a good Christmas on the Norman Jewison-directed drama In Country, starring Bruce Willis and Emily Lloyd. The studio set a September 29th 1989 release date for the film, expecting it to play for several months as awards season took hold. These were days when a movie would get a bit more time to earn its keep, »
Mick Jackson interview: Denial, The Bodyguard, Donald Trump
25 January 2017 9:44 AM, PST | Den of Geek | See recent Den of Geek news »
Simon Brew Jan 27, 2017
Director Mick Jackson on Denial, Donald Trump, directing films, and how he followed The Bodyguard...
Mick Jackson has lived through several chapters of his directorial career. His background was television, in particular the stunning Threads, and his classy adaptation of Chris Mullins’ A Very British Coup. Then he went to Hollywood, directing the likes of L.A. Story, The Bodyguard and Volcano.
He’s been away from cinema for a while, courtesy of some intriguing television projects. But he returns to the big screen this weekend with Denial, a classy courtroom drama that brings the story of Holocaust denier David Irving’s infamous libel action to the cinema. We snagged a chat with him ahead of its release, with the promise of further conversation about his 90s output at a later date too.
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David Stratton on his "very personal" 'Stories of Australian Cinema'
17 January 2017 4:00 PM, PST | IF.com.au | See recent IF.com.au news »
David Stratton's Stories of Australian Cinema is set to premiere on the ABC this year over three episodes. Before that broadcast (the date of which is still under wraps) a theatrical cut will be distributed by Transmission.
Produced for the ABC by Stranger than Fiction's Jo-Anne McGowan (Art+Soul) with support from Screen Australia, Screen Nsw, Adelaide Film Festival and Transmission, Stratton describes the project as "very personal".
"It.s not a history of Australian film at all. It.s called David Stratton.s Stories of Australian Cinema, and it's really just that. Without wanting to sound too pretentious about it, it.s sort of my journey coming to Australia from England, running the Sydney Film Festival for eighteen years, fighting censorship, [and] being at the Sydney Film Festival just as the Australian New Wave was happening with the Peter Weirs and the Gillian Armstrongs and the Fred Schepisis. »
- Harry Windsor
Sociopsychological Drama with Central Gay Character, French Film Icon Top Nsfc Choices
7 January 2017 9:04 PM, PST | Alt Film Guide | See recent Alt Film Guide news »
2016 movies Things to Come (pictured) and Elle have earned French cinema icon Isabelle Huppert her – surprisingly – first National Society of Film Critics Best Actress Award. 2016 Movies: Isabelle Huppert & 'Moonlight' among National Society of Film Critics' top picks Earlier today (Jan. 7), the National Society of Film Critics announced their top 2016 movies and performances. Somewhat surprisingly, this year's Nsfc list – which generally contains more offbeat entries than those of other U.S.-based critics groups – is quite similar to their counterparts', most of which came out last December. No, that doesn't mean the National Society of Film Critics has opted for the crowd-pleasing route. Instead, this awards season U.S. critics have not infrequently gone for even less mainstream entries than usual. Examples, among either the Nsfc winners or runners-up, include Isabelle Huppert in Elle, Moonlight, Toni Erdmann, Casey Affleck in Manchester by the Sea, and Lily Gladstone in Certain Women. French »
- Mont. Steve
Cher to Star in Lifetime Movie About the Flint Water Crisis
6 January 2017 9:26 AM, PST | PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news »
Cher‘s got you, Flint.
The 70-year-old Oscar winner has tapped her next project — a Lifetime original movie about the water-contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan.
The upcoming film, titled Flint, examines the politics and poor management that lead to the poisoning of the Michigan water, Deadline reports — and the residents whose voices and suffering were ignored.
Cher will play a Flint resident whose family is impacted by the crisis.
It’s a fitting role for the actress and singer. She’s been outspoken on social media about the crisis, donating bottled water to the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan in the thousands. »
- Dave Quinn
Cher to star in film about water crisis in Flint, Michigan
6 January 2017 4:20 AM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »
The Oscar winner will reportedly play a woman whose family is affected by the contamination of the city’s drinking water
Veteran actor/musician Cher is to star in a feature film about the Flint water crisis, the toxic-contamination crisis that has affected the Michigan city since 2014 and which has led to multiple charges of misconduct against local officials.
According to Deadline, Cher has been cast as a woman whose family has been badly affected by the crisis, in a storyline developed from Time magazine’s 2016 cover story, The Poisoning of an American City by Josh Sanburn. Driving Miss Daisy’s Bruce Beresford has been hired to direct, and the project is being produced for the Lifetime cable network.
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- Andrew Pulver
Cher to Star in Lifetime’s Flint Water Crisis TV Movie
5 January 2017 5:55 PM, PST | Variety - TV News | See recent Variety - TV News news »
Cher will star in Lifetime’s TV movie “Flint” about the water contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan, Variety has confirmed.
In addition to starring, Cher will also serve as executive producer with Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, and Katie Couric, who are all producing. Bruce Beresford will direct, and Barbara Stepansky is writing. The telepic — which was first announced last spring — has not been officially greenlit yet, but is expected to begin production this spring, according to Deadline, which first broke news of Cher’s casting. Sony Television is the studio.
Unlike other Lifetime TV movies, the project is expected to be a hard-hitting fact-based drama. It will explore the events that led to the toxic crime and will shed light on politics of the poor management and the human element of residents who suffered and were ignored. Cher will play a local Flint resident whose family is impacted by the water crisis.
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- Elizabeth Wagmeister
Cher to Star in, Produce Lifetime TV Movie About Flint Water Crisis
5 January 2017 5:01 PM, PST | TVLine.com | See recent TVLine.com news »
The Flint water crisis is getting the Lifetime movie treatment… with an Oscar winner leading the cast.
Cher has signed on to star in Flint, the network’s fact-based original movie, our sister site Deadline is reporting. The chart-topping singer and Moonstruck actress will play a Flint resident whose family is affected by the Michigan town’s water-contamination scandal. Cher is also an executive producer on the film, along with Craig Zadan and Neil Meron (Smash, Hairspray Live!) and Katie Couric.
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Cher to Star in Lifetime Movie About Flint Water Crisis
5 January 2017 4:43 PM, PST | The Wrap | See recent The Wrap news »
Cher is set to star in an upcoming Lifetime movie about the Flint water crisis, TheWrap has learned. The Oscar winner will executive produce alongside Craig Zadan, Neil Meron and Katie Couric. “Driving Miss Daisy” director Bruce Beresford has been tapped to helm the project from Sony Pictures Television. The movie, written by Barbara Stepansky, will document the crisis caused by the contamination of drinking water in Flint, Michigan. Cher has been active voice on the issue on social media, raising awareness and money for the cause since the crisis began in 2014. Also Read: Lifetime's Britney Spears Biopic Casts Its Justin Timberlake, »
- Reid Nakamura
Cher to Star in Lifetime Movie About Flint Water Crisis
5 January 2017 4:37 PM, PST | The Hollywood Reporter - TV News | See recent The Hollywood Reporter - TV News news »
Cher is headed for Lifetime.
The iconic singer-actress has been tapped to star in Flint, a TV movie based on the Flint, Mich., water crisis, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Craig Zadan, Neil Meron and Katie Couric will executive produce, alongside Cher. Bruce Beresford will direct the movie from Sony Pictures Television. Barbara Stepansky will pen the script.
Cher will portray a Flint resident whose family is impacted by the water crisis.
The drama is based on events in Flint about the poor management that led to water poisoning as well as the human elements of the residents who suffered »
- Lesley Goldberg
Cher To Star In Flint Water Crisis Lifetime Movie From Craig Zadan & Neil Meron
5 January 2017 4:30 PM, PST | Deadline TV | See recent Deadline TV news »
Exclusive: Cher is set to star in Flint, Lifetime’s original movie about the water-contamination crisis in Flint, Michigan. The Oscar winner also will executive produce the project, along with Craig Zadan, Neil Meron, and Katie Couric. Oscar-nominated director Bruce Beresford has been tapped to direct Flint, which has not been formally greenlighted yet but is expected to begin production in the spring. Sony TV is the studio. The project, written by Barbara Stepansky, has b… »
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