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Fresh off the film’s premiere at Sundance, Netflix has opened up their check book and shelled out a whopping $17 million to acquire worldwide rights to horror movie It’s What’s Inside.
The news was first reported by Deadline this afternoon.
In director Greg Jardin’s It’s What’s Inside, “A pre-wedding party descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase.”
Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, and Nina Bloomgarden star in the genre-bending movie.
Meagan Navarro writes in her Sundance review for Bd, “Its irreverent tone and Jardin’s visual eye ensure a highly entertaining time, though it becomes prone to tangled knots.”
“The director pulls from his music video background to ensure a vivacious, eye-catching feature that dazzles and lures you further into the tangled abyss, even as many of its central players frustrate,” Meagan continues. “Even still, It...
The news was first reported by Deadline this afternoon.
In director Greg Jardin’s It’s What’s Inside, “A pre-wedding party descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase.”
Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, and Nina Bloomgarden star in the genre-bending movie.
Meagan Navarro writes in her Sundance review for Bd, “Its irreverent tone and Jardin’s visual eye ensure a highly entertaining time, though it becomes prone to tangled knots.”
“The director pulls from his music video background to ensure a vivacious, eye-catching feature that dazzles and lures you further into the tangled abyss, even as many of its central players frustrate,” Meagan continues. “Even still, It...
- 1/22/2024
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Norman Jewison is dead at the age of 97. For over four decades he sustained a career of films that became major box office hits as well as others that presented current social issues in a Hollywood context (with some combining the two). He died peacefully at his home on Saturday January 20.
“In the Heat of the Night,” which beat “Bonnie and Clyde” and “The Graduate” for the Best Picture Oscar for 1967, is the most obvious example of Jewison’s talent for turning tough subjects into hit movies. It grossed (adjusted to current prices) over $200 million, with it already having become a major success before it won five Oscars. Ironically, the racially-charged story about a Northern Black detective (Sidney Poitier) investigating a murder and confronting a racist Southern police chief wons its Oscars in a ceremony delayed by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Norman Frederick Jewison was born on July 21, 1926 in Toronto,...
“In the Heat of the Night,” which beat “Bonnie and Clyde” and “The Graduate” for the Best Picture Oscar for 1967, is the most obvious example of Jewison’s talent for turning tough subjects into hit movies. It grossed (adjusted to current prices) over $200 million, with it already having become a major success before it won five Oscars. Ironically, the racially-charged story about a Northern Black detective (Sidney Poitier) investigating a murder and confronting a racist Southern police chief wons its Oscars in a ceremony delayed by the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
Norman Frederick Jewison was born on July 21, 1926 in Toronto,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Universal’s dinosaurs are far from extinct.
A new movie in the “Jurassic World” franchise is currently in development at the studio, with David Koepp — who adapted the 1993 original “Jurassic World” and its 1997 sequel “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” from Michael Crichton’s bestselling novels — set to write the screenplay. The project will have an all-new storyline that is intended to launch a new era for the franchise, though it’s uncertain whether any of previous stars, including Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, would return.
“Jurassic” mainstay Frank Marshall is coming back to produce, along with his regular producing partner Patrick Crowley. Steven Spielberg is executive producing through his company Amblin Entertainment. No director is attached yet.
The “Jurassic” movies are one of Universal’s most lucrative franchises, fueling a much wider financial ecosystem, from theme parks to toy licensing. All together, the...
A new movie in the “Jurassic World” franchise is currently in development at the studio, with David Koepp — who adapted the 1993 original “Jurassic World” and its 1997 sequel “The Lost World: Jurassic Park” from Michael Crichton’s bestselling novels — set to write the screenplay. The project will have an all-new storyline that is intended to launch a new era for the franchise, though it’s uncertain whether any of previous stars, including Chris Pratt, Bryce Dallas Howard, Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, would return.
“Jurassic” mainstay Frank Marshall is coming back to produce, along with his regular producing partner Patrick Crowley. Steven Spielberg is executive producing through his company Amblin Entertainment. No director is attached yet.
The “Jurassic” movies are one of Universal’s most lucrative franchises, fueling a much wider financial ecosystem, from theme parks to toy licensing. All together, the...
- 1/22/2024
- by Adam B. Vary
- Variety - Film News
Fish out of water comedy film “Jonny Keep Walking” kept its place at the top of the mainland China box office in its fourth weekend of release. Hong Kong-made action comedy “Rob N Roll” opened in second position.
“Jonny,” in which a man from the countryside struggles to hold down a corporate job in a big city, earned $15 million (RMB106 million), according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That was another strong hold after $19.7 million in the film’s third weekend and $22.4 million in its second frame. The cumulative total for “Jonny” is now $134 million (RMB951 million).
“Rob N Roll,” with its starry cast of Aaron Kwok, Richie Jen and Lam Ka-tung, opened with $12.1 million. It was produced in Hong Kong and directed by Albert Mak, who has associate director credits on Johnny To movies “Drug War” and “Life Without Principle.”.
Another Hong Kong-made film, “The Goldfinger” took 3.8 million in third place.
“Jonny,” in which a man from the countryside struggles to hold down a corporate job in a big city, earned $15 million (RMB106 million), according to data from consultancy Artisan Gateway. That was another strong hold after $19.7 million in the film’s third weekend and $22.4 million in its second frame. The cumulative total for “Jonny” is now $134 million (RMB951 million).
“Rob N Roll,” with its starry cast of Aaron Kwok, Richie Jen and Lam Ka-tung, opened with $12.1 million. It was produced in Hong Kong and directed by Albert Mak, who has associate director credits on Johnny To movies “Drug War” and “Life Without Principle.”.
Another Hong Kong-made film, “The Goldfinger” took 3.8 million in third place.
- 1/22/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety - Film News
The “Mean Girls” movie musical topped a sleepy box office as “I.S.S.,” a sci-fi thriller that takes place aboard the International Space Station, misfired in its opening weekend.
“Mean Girls” added $11.7 million in its second weekend of release, bringing its domestic tally to $50 million. Ticket sales dropped a steep 59% from its debut. However, the film’s decline is cushioned by its modest $36 million budget, which makes its box office performance outsized.
Overall, it’s been a desolate weekend for the movie theater business. To punctuate the box office doldrums, three movies in the top five were released around Christmas.
“With no big studio release, this weekend is the kind of ‘hole’ in the 2024 release schedule left by the strikes and pandemic,” says David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research.
This weekend’s only newcomer “I.S.S.” crash-landed in seventh place, collecting just $3 million from 2,520 theaters in its debut.
“Mean Girls” added $11.7 million in its second weekend of release, bringing its domestic tally to $50 million. Ticket sales dropped a steep 59% from its debut. However, the film’s decline is cushioned by its modest $36 million budget, which makes its box office performance outsized.
Overall, it’s been a desolate weekend for the movie theater business. To punctuate the box office doldrums, three movies in the top five were released around Christmas.
“With no big studio release, this weekend is the kind of ‘hole’ in the 2024 release schedule left by the strikes and pandemic,” says David A. Gross, who runs the movie consulting firm Franchise Entertainment Research.
This weekend’s only newcomer “I.S.S.” crash-landed in seventh place, collecting just $3 million from 2,520 theaters in its debut.
- 1/21/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety - Film News
A Real Pain starring Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin has landed at Searchlight Pictures, with a theatrical release planned for this year. The deal is for worldwide.
The film stars Eisenberg and Culkin (fresh of his win at the Emmys for the final season of Succession) as cousins who travel to their grandmother’s native Poland to partake in a Holocaust tour. Jennifer Grey and Will Sharpe also star.
A Real Pain, which screened in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival, marked Eisenberg’s second time behind the camera on a feature and earned a standing ovation during its premiere screening. It has quickly become the go-to movie to see thus far.
“It requires emotional acuity and generosity of spirit for a filmmaker to mine painful history while providing subtle access pathways for audiences from entirely different backgrounds to find their way in. Acknowledging the universality of his underlying themes,...
The film stars Eisenberg and Culkin (fresh of his win at the Emmys for the final season of Succession) as cousins who travel to their grandmother’s native Poland to partake in a Holocaust tour. Jennifer Grey and Will Sharpe also star.
A Real Pain, which screened in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the Sundance Film Festival, marked Eisenberg’s second time behind the camera on a feature and earned a standing ovation during its premiere screening. It has quickly become the go-to movie to see thus far.
“It requires emotional acuity and generosity of spirit for a filmmaker to mine painful history while providing subtle access pathways for audiences from entirely different backgrounds to find their way in. Acknowledging the universality of his underlying themes,...
- 1/21/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NBC's family sitcom Extended Family, created by Mike O'Malley, follows a premise that may sound absurd even for television. The show follows the story of Jim (Jon Cryer) and Julia (Abigail Spencer), who end up with an amicable divorce, as reported by Celtics Blog. But things get twisted when Julia starts dating Trey (Donald Faison), the owner of the NBA Boston Celtics. Interestingly, Jim is a hardcore Celtics fan — a fact that sets up the ground for the interesting dynamics of the show, which is directly inspired by the lives and experiences of co-executive producers of the show, George Geyer, Emilia Fazzalari, and Boston Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck.
- 1/22/2024
- by Shreejit Nair
- Collider.com
Sofia Coppola is calling out why her slated limited series “The Custom of the Country” is no longer in production at Apple.
Coppola confirmed to The New Yorker that the streamer “pulled” funding for the Edith Wharton adaptation, in part due to not understanding the “unlikable” character at the center of the story. The 1913 novel follows Undine Spragg, a Midwestern transplant on a desperate quest to infiltrate Gilded Age Manhattan society. The limited series was set for five episodes, with Coppola teasing that the show had the budget of “five ‘Marie Antoinettes,'” citing her 2006 film that had a $40 million budget; that would put the anticipated budget for the Apple limited series at $200 million, if taken literally by Coppola’s statement.
“Apple just pulled out. They pulled our funding,” Coppola said in The New Yorker interview. “It’s a real drag. I thought they had endless resources.”
She added that...
Coppola confirmed to The New Yorker that the streamer “pulled” funding for the Edith Wharton adaptation, in part due to not understanding the “unlikable” character at the center of the story. The 1913 novel follows Undine Spragg, a Midwestern transplant on a desperate quest to infiltrate Gilded Age Manhattan society. The limited series was set for five episodes, with Coppola teasing that the show had the budget of “five ‘Marie Antoinettes,'” citing her 2006 film that had a $40 million budget; that would put the anticipated budget for the Apple limited series at $200 million, if taken literally by Coppola’s statement.
“Apple just pulled out. They pulled our funding,” Coppola said in The New Yorker interview. “It’s a real drag. I thought they had endless resources.”
She added that...
- 1/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
“Love Me,” from filmmaker duo Sam and Andy Zuchero, received the juried feature film prize from Sundance Institute and Alfred P. Sloan Foundation’s joint Science-in-Film initiative at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
The prize is awarded to a film that focuses on science or technology as a theme or depicts a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character. Dr. Mandë Holford, Dr. Nia Imara, Matt Johnson, Theresa Park and Courtney Stephens comprised the 2024 jury for the Alfred P. Sloan feature film prize.
According to the jury, “Love Me” was selected “for its ambitious and formally inventive portrayal of a post-human Earth in which two machine-learning ‘life forms’ search for the cure to loneliness in the digital rubble of civilization, and for its original direction and engaging performances.”
Additionally, Emily Everhard received the Sloan episodic fellowship for “Tektite,” Sara Crow and Daniel Rafailedes received the Sloan development fellowship for “Satoshi...
The prize is awarded to a film that focuses on science or technology as a theme or depicts a scientist, engineer or mathematician as a major character. Dr. Mandë Holford, Dr. Nia Imara, Matt Johnson, Theresa Park and Courtney Stephens comprised the 2024 jury for the Alfred P. Sloan feature film prize.
According to the jury, “Love Me” was selected “for its ambitious and formally inventive portrayal of a post-human Earth in which two machine-learning ‘life forms’ search for the cure to loneliness in the digital rubble of civilization, and for its original direction and engaging performances.”
Additionally, Emily Everhard received the Sloan episodic fellowship for “Tektite,” Sara Crow and Daniel Rafailedes received the Sloan development fellowship for “Satoshi...
- 1/22/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay, Caroline Brew and Diego Ramos Bechara
- Variety - Film News
Latin America is about to get an array of new thematic channels, thanks to a strategic partnership between Canal+ Group’s Thema America and Spi Int’l.
Spi Int’l’s popular channels FunBox Uhd, FilmBox Arthouse, Gametoon, FightBox, DocuBox, Fast&FunBox, FashionBox, Erox, Eroxxx, and 360TuneBox, will be distributed across the region via Thema America, which will represent and distribute the channels.
The agreement is a key part of Canal+’s global expansion strategy, following their acquisition of Spi International last year.
Said Carlos Fernandez, CEO of Thema America: “Joining the forces of such a strong sister company to Canal+, which has 25 years of experience in the international distribution of film and television content, will allow us to expand our business and strengthen our brand presence, while we expand our television entertainment offering to a market of some 600 million viewers in this region.”
“We are excited to deepen our...
Spi Int’l’s popular channels FunBox Uhd, FilmBox Arthouse, Gametoon, FightBox, DocuBox, Fast&FunBox, FashionBox, Erox, Eroxxx, and 360TuneBox, will be distributed across the region via Thema America, which will represent and distribute the channels.
The agreement is a key part of Canal+’s global expansion strategy, following their acquisition of Spi International last year.
Said Carlos Fernandez, CEO of Thema America: “Joining the forces of such a strong sister company to Canal+, which has 25 years of experience in the international distribution of film and television content, will allow us to expand our business and strengthen our brand presence, while we expand our television entertainment offering to a market of some 600 million viewers in this region.”
“We are excited to deepen our...
- 1/22/2024
- by Anna Marie de la Fuente
- Variety - Film News
“Are you still scared of your mom?” asks Sri (Kesav Binoy Kiron), our protagonist Mira’s (Preeti Panigrahi) first love, as they recount stories from their childhood. “No,” she answers. “Now I just can’t stand her.” This exchange provides a solid snapshot summary of Girls Will Be Girls from first-time filmmaker Shuchi Talati. The premise is simple and not altogether new: high achiever Mira discovers a whole new world when she falls for Sri, a fellow student at her strict boarding school. However, both the school staff and Mira’s warm yet watchful mother, Anila (Kani Kusruti), threaten to keep them apart romantically. Throughout its nearly two-hour runtime, Talati explores timeless themes of how familial and societal expectations affect teenage relationships — particularly mother-daughter dynamics in Indian culture.
- 1/22/2024
- by Taylor Gates
- Collider.com
Canadian-born director of Moonstruck and Fiddler on the Roof was a three-time Oscar nominee
Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and Moonstruck to social dramas such as the Oscar-winning In the Heat of the Night, has died at the age of 97.
Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died “peacefully” on Saturday, according to his publicist Jeff Sanderson. Additional details were not immediately available.
Norman Jewison, the acclaimed and versatile Canadian-born director whose Hollywood films ranged from Doris Day comedies and Moonstruck to social dramas such as the Oscar-winning In the Heat of the Night, has died at the age of 97.
Jewison, a three-time Oscar nominee who in 1999 received an Academy Award for lifetime achievement, died “peacefully” on Saturday, according to his publicist Jeff Sanderson. Additional details were not immediately available.
- 1/22/2024
- by Associated Press
- The Guardian - Film News
Norman Jewison, the director of classics like In the Heat of the Night, Moonstruck, and Fiddler on the Roof, has died. Jewison was 97, and died peacefully at home, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Born July 21, 1926, in Toronto, Jewison started out as a director with Canada's national television broadcaster, the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, upon its creation in 1952. Six years later, Jewison was recruited by NBC and relocated to New York City, where he worked on variety shows and specials. A meeting with Tony Curtis led to Jewison directing his first feature, the Curtis/Suzanne Pleshette romantic comedy 40 Pounds of Trouble, in 1962.
- 1/22/2024
- by Rob London
- Collider.com
Sundance 2024 Film Festival Sales So Far: Netflix Goes All In for Greg Jardin’s ‘It’s What’s Inside’
Over 60 films are coming into this year’s Sundance Film Festival looking for buyers, but many of the key players on the indie film market already have movies premiering in the festival, with many of those among the most commercial and star-studded movies making their debuts.
Last year’s market was slow, especially for documentaries, but expectations are that sales this year will still be robust for the right movies. With the festival underway, we’re tracking everything that already has a home and will update this space throughout Sundance with every sale that comes in.
“It’s What’s Inside”
Section: Midnight
Buyer: Netflix
Director: Greg Jardin
Cast: Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Devon Terrell, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, Nina Bloomgarden, David Thompson
Buzz: Greg Jardin formerly worked on some Netflix ad campaigns, and the distributor picked up his buzzy debut feature for the biggest deal out of the festival so far,...
Last year’s market was slow, especially for documentaries, but expectations are that sales this year will still be robust for the right movies. With the festival underway, we’re tracking everything that already has a home and will update this space throughout Sundance with every sale that comes in.
“It’s What’s Inside”
Section: Midnight
Buyer: Netflix
Director: Greg Jardin
Cast: Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Devon Terrell, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, Nina Bloomgarden, David Thompson
Buzz: Greg Jardin formerly worked on some Netflix ad campaigns, and the distributor picked up his buzzy debut feature for the biggest deal out of the festival so far,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Brian Welk
- Indiewire
“It’s What’s Inside,” a horror movie that premiered at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, has sold to Netflix for $17 million.
The film isn’t playing in theaters and will land directly on the streamer at a yet-to-be-determined date.
First-time filmmaker Greg Jardin directed “It’s What’s Inside,” which is set at a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase. The cast includes Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Devon Terrell, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, Nina Bloomgarden and David Thompson.
Variety’s Guy Lodge teased that the film “doesn’t unfold exactly as you’d expect.” He wrote in his review, “’It’s What’s Inside’ registers as a pretty effective genre calling-card: gleamingly shot and spikily cut, brashly acted by actors accepting of their role as pretty pawns in an elaborate narrative game of strategy.”
“Rustin” star Colman Domingo executive produced...
The film isn’t playing in theaters and will land directly on the streamer at a yet-to-be-determined date.
First-time filmmaker Greg Jardin directed “It’s What’s Inside,” which is set at a pre-wedding party that descends into an existential nightmare when an estranged friend shows up with a mysterious suitcase. The cast includes Brittany O’Grady, James Morosini, Alycia Debnam-Carey, Devon Terrell, Gavin Leatherwood, Reina Hardesty, Nina Bloomgarden and David Thompson.
Variety’s Guy Lodge teased that the film “doesn’t unfold exactly as you’d expect.” He wrote in his review, “’It’s What’s Inside’ registers as a pretty effective genre calling-card: gleamingly shot and spikily cut, brashly acted by actors accepting of their role as pretty pawns in an elaborate narrative game of strategy.”
“Rustin” star Colman Domingo executive produced...
- 1/22/2024
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety - Film News
When you think of the sickest, most badass hats that have ever graced the silver screen, your mind is likely to go toward Indiana Jones' fedora or Oddjob's killer bowling cap. But none of those can touch R.J. MacReady's (Kurt Russell) supermassive cowboy hat from The Thing. This hat is great for an infinite amount of reasons, all of which dawn on you the minute that it appears on-screen. While The Thing was always destined to be a great film, it's questionable whether John Carpenter's 1982 effort would have been a masterpiece had it not been for this expert pick in costume design. Everything in the film rides on MacReady's dastardly piece of headwear, ranging from his need to stylistically stand out from his peers, intimidate others with the size of his cap, and the hat's multifaceted range of capabilities. MacReady isn't the hero of The Thing, nor...
- 1/22/2024
- by Samuel Williamson
- Collider.com
The importance of revenue earned by studios from PVOD rentals reasserts itself with news that, as of Tuesday, all but two of the wide films released from either December 22 or December 25 will have home availability. That’s one month or less after their theatrical releases.
Top holiday grosser “Wonka” (Warner Bros.), which opened a week earlier, sleeper rom-com hit “Anyone but You” (Sony), and “The Iron Claw” remain theater-exclusive. Otherwise, the rush for home gold has taken over.
Three of these titles — “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (WB), “Migration” (Universal), and “Ferrari” (Neon) debut on Tuesday. They will join “The Color Purple” (WB) and “The Boys in the Boat” (Amazon MGM), both of which came out last week, 22 days after release.
The results for the week actually showed that four earlier films scored better overall during the week. “Purple” did best at Vudu (#4), but only #8 at Apple TV and #10 at Google Play.
Top holiday grosser “Wonka” (Warner Bros.), which opened a week earlier, sleeper rom-com hit “Anyone but You” (Sony), and “The Iron Claw” remain theater-exclusive. Otherwise, the rush for home gold has taken over.
Three of these titles — “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom” (WB), “Migration” (Universal), and “Ferrari” (Neon) debut on Tuesday. They will join “The Color Purple” (WB) and “The Boys in the Boat” (Amazon MGM), both of which came out last week, 22 days after release.
The results for the week actually showed that four earlier films scored better overall during the week. “Purple” did best at Vudu (#4), but only #8 at Apple TV and #10 at Google Play.
- 1/22/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Every human being, to some degree, takes for granted their loved ones, those who are present in their lives. But appreciating the fragility of who you have, and for the brief time you may have them, is difficult to consider when you’re a teenager trying to live your life and discover your place in the world. The unique dynamics of “Suncoast”—coming-of-age meets the contemplation about death—a gentle, small-scale human drama from writer/director Laura Chinn, are sensitively rendered in her imperfect but touching feature-length debut.
Continue reading ‘Suncoast’ Review: Nico Parker Leads A Gentle, Empathetic Drama About Family & Appreciating Who You Have [Sundance] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Suncoast’ Review: Nico Parker Leads A Gentle, Empathetic Drama About Family & Appreciating Who You Have [Sundance] at The Playlist.
- 1/22/2024
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
The eighth season of Rick and Morty won't debut on Adult Swim until 2025, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The delay is a result of the lengthy Writers Guild of America strike that took place last summer, with production on the new season pausing while writers from the entire industry were fighting to improve their working conditions. While the impressive seventy-episode order Dan Harmon and Justin Roiland received from Adult Swim back in 2018 has allowed the series to launch episodes more frequently, the strike has caused the eighth season of the show to be released a bit later than originally expected.
- 1/22/2024
- by Diego Peralta
- Collider.com
The union representing Hollywood musicians begins bargaining on Monday with demands for streaming residuals and protections from artificial intelligence.
The American Federation of Musicians kicked off the talks with a rain-soaked rally at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, home of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the major studios.
The musicians’ top issues are the same ones that forced Hollywood writers and actors to go on strike last year, paralyzing the industry for six months.
Like the other unions, the AFM is not seeking to completely block artificial intelligence or “instrument replacement technology.” But the union wants to make sure that musicians can use it as a tool, and are not cast aside in the process.
“We’re not Luddites,” said Tino Gagliardi, international president of the union. “In fact, a lot of our people are developing this stuff. We need consent. We need compensation.
The American Federation of Musicians kicked off the talks with a rain-soaked rally at the Sherman Oaks Galleria, home of the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers, which bargains on behalf of the major studios.
The musicians’ top issues are the same ones that forced Hollywood writers and actors to go on strike last year, paralyzing the industry for six months.
Like the other unions, the AFM is not seeking to completely block artificial intelligence or “instrument replacement technology.” But the union wants to make sure that musicians can use it as a tool, and are not cast aside in the process.
“We’re not Luddites,” said Tino Gagliardi, international president of the union. “In fact, a lot of our people are developing this stuff. We need consent. We need compensation.
- 1/22/2024
- by Gene Maddaus
- Variety - Film News
Season 1 of Paramount+'s Halo series drew its fair share of criticism from long-time fans of the franchise upon release for some of the story decisions made in trying to adapt the game's world and characters. Pablo Schreiber's depiction of Master Chief was especially divisive, not because of the star's performance, but rather the writing choices made to flesh the mascot out more on-screen. One scene that still regularly earns derision is the Chief's sex scene with Makee (Charlie Murphy), a human Covenant spy being held by the Unsc. Fans felt the scene was totally out of character for the heroic supersoldier for many reasons, but they weren't the only ones furious about "Master Cheeks."...
- 1/22/2024
- by Ryan O'Rourke
- Collider.com
Premiering in the Next section of the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, Desire Lines presents the time-traveling journey of an Iranian-American trans man, utilizing a vast archive of queer images in order to transport him between time and space. Filmmaker and queer scholar Jules Rosskam also served as the film’s co-writer, producer and editor. Below, he describes why he always opts to edit his own work, the various artists that inspire him and a reoccurring motif the film contains that revealed itself during the edit. See all responses to our annual Sundance editor questionnaire here. Filmmaker: How and why did you […]
The post “I ‘Write’ My Films in the Editing Room”: Editor Jules Rosskam on Desire Lines first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “I ‘Write’ My Films in the Editing Room”: Editor Jules Rosskam on Desire Lines first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/22/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Oscar-nominated film director and producer Norman Jewison, who steered the 1967 racial drama “In the Heat of the Night” to a best picture Oscar and also helmed such popular films as “Moonstruck,” “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming” and “The Thomas Crown Affair,” as well as film musicals “Fiddler on the Roof” and “Jesus Christ Superstar,” died Saturday at his Los Angeles residence. He was 97.
His film career began with fluffy Doris Day comedies like “The Thrill of It All.” But Jewison’s social conscience began to surface with “In the Heat of the Night” and, later, the labor union drama “F.I.S.T.” and other films focusing on racial tensions such as “A Soldier’s Story” and “The Landlord” (the latter of which he only produced), though he never abandoned comedies and romances.
Jewison had his share of box office hits and was usually attuned to the audience pulse, but did...
His film career began with fluffy Doris Day comedies like “The Thrill of It All.” But Jewison’s social conscience began to surface with “In the Heat of the Night” and, later, the labor union drama “F.I.S.T.” and other films focusing on racial tensions such as “A Soldier’s Story” and “The Landlord” (the latter of which he only produced), though he never abandoned comedies and romances.
Jewison had his share of box office hits and was usually attuned to the audience pulse, but did...
- 1/22/2024
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety - Film News
Boys State was a smash hit when it premiered in 2020, winning multiple Emmys, Critics Choice Awards, and the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance. Four years later, filmmakers Amanda McBaine and Jesse Moss are back with a compelling companion piece appropriately titled Girls State, exploring the same topic from a female lens. In addition to changing the gender they focus on, they also switch states, going from Texas’ program to Missouri’s. Said program sees a group of teen girls from around the state participate in a week-long camp where they learn more about politics by immersing themselves in them, participating in campaigns and elections to build a mock government.
- 1/22/2024
- by Taylor Gates
- Collider.com
Films are made of and from places: the locations they are filmed in, the settings they are meant to evoke, the geographies where they are imagined and worked on. What place tells its own story about your film, whether a particularly challenging location that required production ingenuity or a map reference that inspired you personally, politically or creatively? The Philippines—in all its contradictions, its beauty, its spectacle, its heartache. I’ve made many films about where I was born, but I’ve always wanted to make a film about exuberance, even if it does not have a happy ending in conventional terms. […]
The post “The Spectacle of Elections” | Ramona S. Díaz, And So It Begins first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “The Spectacle of Elections” | Ramona S. Díaz, And So It Begins first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/22/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Hollywood has always been entangled with the reflections of life, death, crime, and all the chaos in between. To this day, gun-swinging, charismatic assassins or hitmen, who can turn anything around them into fatal weapons populate our screens and interest viewers and filmmakers alike. On one hand, we have the John Wicks of the world, and on the other, the noirish hired guns who like to philosophize about their kills through voiceover.
- 1/22/2024
- by Soham Bagchi
- Collider.com
The writers and actors strikes were bad for consumers (and other businesses), but as it turns out, good for streaming.
In the final quarter of 2023, the one in which the SAG-AFTRA strike finally came to an end (the WGA strike ended days before Q4 began), streaming’s penetration of U.S. households jumped to 85 percent, according to new data from market researcher HarrisX. After a decline in Q3 (from 83 percent to 82 percent), the media analysts at MoffettNathanson assumed that everyone who wanted streaming had streaming. Weren’t they surprised.
Though the category leaders set the pace, it was the smaller-scaled streamers that actually made the most progress (on a percentage basis). And then there was Apple TV+, the lone streaming platform that went backward.
In hindsight, some of the momentum is easily explainable. Black Friday streaming deals, generally for ad-supported plans, probably pitched in a bit. As did the continued...
In the final quarter of 2023, the one in which the SAG-AFTRA strike finally came to an end (the WGA strike ended days before Q4 began), streaming’s penetration of U.S. households jumped to 85 percent, according to new data from market researcher HarrisX. After a decline in Q3 (from 83 percent to 82 percent), the media analysts at MoffettNathanson assumed that everyone who wanted streaming had streaming. Weren’t they surprised.
Though the category leaders set the pace, it was the smaller-scaled streamers that actually made the most progress (on a percentage basis). And then there was Apple TV+, the lone streaming platform that went backward.
In hindsight, some of the momentum is easily explainable. Black Friday streaming deals, generally for ad-supported plans, probably pitched in a bit. As did the continued...
- 1/22/2024
- by Tony Maglio
- Indiewire
Scott Manners, a veteran talent agent who co-founded Artists & Representatives, died Friday, Jan. 19. He was 68.
He died at home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family, after a bout of Als.
The partners at Artists & Representatives announced Manners’ passing in a statement, writing, “Through the years, we have each been moved by his commitment and mission to brilliantly represent the artists who bring our society closer to love. It was his life’s work to make a difference every day and change lives for the better.”
Manners’ work in Hollywood extends as far back as 1978, when he landed an acting role in “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” He co-founded the boutique talent agency Stone Manners with Tim Stone nearly four decades ago. In 2010, after Glenn Salners was promoted to partner, the agency rebranded to Stone Manners Salners. And the company was renamed again in 2019, to Artists & Representatives, as...
He died at home in Los Angeles, surrounded by his family, after a bout of Als.
The partners at Artists & Representatives announced Manners’ passing in a statement, writing, “Through the years, we have each been moved by his commitment and mission to brilliantly represent the artists who bring our society closer to love. It was his life’s work to make a difference every day and change lives for the better.”
Manners’ work in Hollywood extends as far back as 1978, when he landed an acting role in “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band.” He co-founded the boutique talent agency Stone Manners with Tim Stone nearly four decades ago. In 2010, after Glenn Salners was promoted to partner, the agency rebranded to Stone Manners Salners. And the company was renamed again in 2019, to Artists & Representatives, as...
- 1/22/2024
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety - Film News
Sci-fi and Romance fans, unite! The first image from the upcoming drama Another End has been released. The movie stars Gael García Bernal (Cassandro) and Renate Reinsve (The Worst Person in the World) as pretty different star-crossed lovers. In the story, people who lost a loved one are able to implant the dead person’s memories into a rented body. Reinsve plays Zoe, the woman whose body is used as vessel for Bernal’s character’s dead wife.
- 1/22/2024
- by Erick Massoto
- Collider.com
John Boyega is set to play a younger version of Denzel Washington's apocalypse survivor in a prequel to The Book of Eli. Boyega will also executive produce the new series, which is currently being shopped to buyers. Deadline reports that Boyega is working alongside Gary Whitta, who wrote the original film, and Albert and Allen Hughes, the directing duo who helmed it. The prequel series will take place thirty years before the events of the 2010 film; it took place approximately thirty years after a nuclear catastrophe ravaged the Earth, so this series will likely take place in the immediate wake of it.
- 1/22/2024
- by Rob London
- Collider.com
Born and raised in the Bronx, rapper Kemba guides viewers through some of the largest issues involving rap lyrics, freedom of speech and the First Amendment in As We Speak, the directorial debut of J.M. Harper. Looking at cases both in the U.S. and internationally, Harper’s documentary poses insightful questions about who is protected, or perhaps left vulnerable, by these legislative battles. Emma Backman, who previously collaborated with Harper on a series of commercials, discusses her experience cutting the film, which served as one of her first major feature-length projects as an editor. See all responses to our annual Sundance […]
The post “The Ending Was Always Clear for Us”: Editor Emma Backman on As We Speak first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “The Ending Was Always Clear for Us”: Editor Emma Backman on As We Speak first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/22/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
“Crossroads,” Britney Spears’ first starring role in feature film, will be available on Netflix globally starting Feb. 15, the streamer announced.
The movie premiered on that same day in 2002, while Spears was fresh off the success of “Oops…I Did It Again” and “Baby One More Time” and had become the most commercially successful teenage music artist of all time.
Featuring her song “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman,” the film starred Spears as Lucy. The movie covered topics such as teen pregnancy, rape and childhood abandonment. The cult favorite also starred Zoë Saldana, Taryn Manning, Dan Akroyd, Beverly Johnson and Kim Cattrall. “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Bridgerton” creator Shonda Rhimes wrote the film, which was directed by Tamra Davis. The mostly female production team was a rare occurrence for the time.
“Wow, we were so ahead of our time with an African American screenwriter; me as a young,...
The movie premiered on that same day in 2002, while Spears was fresh off the success of “Oops…I Did It Again” and “Baby One More Time” and had become the most commercially successful teenage music artist of all time.
Featuring her song “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman,” the film starred Spears as Lucy. The movie covered topics such as teen pregnancy, rape and childhood abandonment. The cult favorite also starred Zoë Saldana, Taryn Manning, Dan Akroyd, Beverly Johnson and Kim Cattrall. “Grey’s Anatomy” and “Bridgerton” creator Shonda Rhimes wrote the film, which was directed by Tamra Davis. The mostly female production team was a rare occurrence for the time.
“Wow, we were so ahead of our time with an African American screenwriter; me as a young,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Caroline Brew
- Variety - Film News
While she’s coming off the praise of her critically acclaimed drama, “Priscilla,” which is turning its lead, Cailee Spaeny, into something of a star (she’s got the leading role in the next “Aliens” movie from director Fede Alvarez), filmmaker Sofia Coppola had less luck with a project that was supposed to arrive before it.
Coppola revealed late last fall that Apple TV+ had decided not to proceed with her first series attempt, an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s “The Custom of the Country.
Continue reading Florence Pugh Would Have Starred In Sofia Coppola’s Canceled “Five ‘Marie Antoinettes’” Apple TV+ Edith Wharton Mini-Series at The Playlist.
Coppola revealed late last fall that Apple TV+ had decided not to proceed with her first series attempt, an adaptation of Edith Wharton’s “The Custom of the Country.
Continue reading Florence Pugh Would Have Starred In Sofia Coppola’s Canceled “Five ‘Marie Antoinettes’” Apple TV+ Edith Wharton Mini-Series at The Playlist.
- 1/22/2024
- by Edward Davis
- The Playlist
Anchorman is easily one of the most iconic and beloved comedies of the 2000s, with a wide array of iconic moments and hilarious characters that have made it a widely beloved and successful film. While director Adam McKay and lead actor Will Ferrell have had numerous successful collaborations over the years, Anchorman stands out as the most prominent and iconic of their works. The story of the strand and sometimes moronic 1970s news anchor made a mark on audiences worldwide, with one big factor being the film's iconic dialogue and multitude of quotable lines.
- 1/22/2024
- by Robert Lee III
- Collider.com
Issues concerning freedom of speech and the First Amendment intersect with the world of rap music in As We Speak, the directorial debut from J.M. Harper. The documentary follows Bronx-based rapper Kemba as he unpacks how legal battles involving rap lyrics, both in the U.S. and abroad, might shape the the future of his craft. Married cinematographer duo Logan Triplett and Allison Anderson Triplett discuss the challenges and rewards of collaborating on this project as a unit—the first time they’ve done so on a feature film—with Logan penning answers for both parties. See all responses to our annual Sundance cinematographer […]
The post “A Balance Between Look and Ergonomics”: Cinematographers Logan Triplett and Allison Anderson Triplett on As We Speak first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “A Balance Between Look and Ergonomics”: Cinematographers Logan Triplett and Allison Anderson Triplett on As We Speak first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/22/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Non-binary trans Indian-American performance artist, scholar, and writer Alok Vaid-Menon is speaking out on the violence against trans artists, especially filmmakers.
Vaid-Menon, who uses “we” as a pronoun and is the subject of short documentary film “Alok” that debuted at 2024 Sundance, said at IndieWire’s annual chili party that the new anti-trans Utah bill is yet another example of American politics trying to “punish trans people for having the audacity to be beautiful in a world that would rather us be banal.”
The House Bill 257 aims to prohibit people from using gender-designated facilities that differ from their sex assigned at birth in government buildings, correctional facilities, and domestic violence shelters unless they have undergone a transition-related surgery and legally amended the sex on their birth certificate, as reported by The Hill. If passed, Utah would be the third state to have explicit restrictions on transgender bathroom use in buildings other than schools,...
Vaid-Menon, who uses “we” as a pronoun and is the subject of short documentary film “Alok” that debuted at 2024 Sundance, said at IndieWire’s annual chili party that the new anti-trans Utah bill is yet another example of American politics trying to “punish trans people for having the audacity to be beautiful in a world that would rather us be banal.”
The House Bill 257 aims to prohibit people from using gender-designated facilities that differ from their sex assigned at birth in government buildings, correctional facilities, and domestic violence shelters unless they have undergone a transition-related surgery and legally amended the sex on their birth certificate, as reported by The Hill. If passed, Utah would be the third state to have explicit restrictions on transgender bathroom use in buildings other than schools,...
- 1/22/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Stephen Maing and Brett Story’s tough and gripping new film about the fight to unionize the workers of an Amazon warehouse in Staten Island might be an observational documentary at heart, but this in-the-trenches portrait of grassroots organizing doesn’t leave any doubt as to whose side it’s on. Indeed, few movies have ever screamed “fuck you, pay me!” louder than “Union” does with its opening frames, which use footage of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos blasting into space aboard his self-financed — and unmistakably phallic — rocketship to set the stage for the struggle he’s avoiding back on Earth. Watching a mega-billionaire overcompensate on an interstellar scale would be damning regardless, but in this context it makes it that much easier to appreciate how cruelly his business empire is undercompensating all of the people who keep it in the black.
Of course, the film’s sympathies go without saying; if you want pro-Amazon propaganda,...
Of course, the film’s sympathies go without saying; if you want pro-Amazon propaganda,...
- 1/22/2024
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Films are made of and from places: the locations they are filmed in, the settings they are meant to evoke, the geographies where they are imagined and worked on. What place tells its own story about your film, whether a particularly challenging location that required production ingenuity or a map reference that inspired you personally, politically or creatively? The opportunity to be in this incredibly rich and stunning forest in the Eastern Himalayas and make a film here has been life-altering for us. How to share what we saw with our eyes, heard with our ears, and felt with our being? Could […]
The post “The Lush Forest, Throbbing With a Vast Diversity of Life, Emerges as a Character” | Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan, Nocturnes first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “The Lush Forest, Throbbing With a Vast Diversity of Life, Emerges as a Character” | Anirban Dutta and Anupama Srinivasan, Nocturnes first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/22/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
I think we can all agree that James Marshall was one of our greatest presidents. I mean, he single-handedly stopped a terrorist attack and saved his entire family in the process!
What's that? You don't remember that happening? And you don't remember President James Marshall ever holding office? Well, that's because none of this happened ... in the real world. But in the wonderful world of movies, James Marshall was indeed a president who kicked some ass, and was played by none other than Harrison Ford in the Wolfgang Petersen blockbuster "Air Force One."
In that very silly, very enjoyable film, the official airplane of the President of the United States is seized by terrorists (lead by Gary Oldman!). The President and his family are taken hostage. But this is not your average Potus! No, James Marshall is a Vietnam veteran and a war hero, so he knows how to handle himself.
What's that? You don't remember that happening? And you don't remember President James Marshall ever holding office? Well, that's because none of this happened ... in the real world. But in the wonderful world of movies, James Marshall was indeed a president who kicked some ass, and was played by none other than Harrison Ford in the Wolfgang Petersen blockbuster "Air Force One."
In that very silly, very enjoyable film, the official airplane of the President of the United States is seized by terrorists (lead by Gary Oldman!). The President and his family are taken hostage. But this is not your average Potus! No, James Marshall is a Vietnam veteran and a war hero, so he knows how to handle himself.
- 1/22/2024
- by Chris Evangelista
- Slash Film
Some gigantic news today for lovers of dinosaur-centric cinema, as one of the original creatives behind "Jurassic Park" is returning to the fold more than 30 years later. The "Jurassic World" trilogy may have ended in 2022 with the release of "Jurassic World Dominion," but Universal Pictures is evidently trying to keep the series alive with a new movie -- one that might be coming our way sooner rather than later. While details are scarce for the time being, it has come to light that none other than David Koepp is writing a new movie in the franchise.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Koepp is not only writing a new "Jurassic" movie, but it is pretty far along in the development process. So much so that a 2025 release date is said to be possible, which would be downright remarkable given that this is the first thing we've officially heard about the film.
According to The Hollywood Reporter, Koepp is not only writing a new "Jurassic" movie, but it is pretty far along in the development process. So much so that a 2025 release date is said to be possible, which would be downright remarkable given that this is the first thing we've officially heard about the film.
- 1/22/2024
- by Ryan Scott
- Slash Film
Films are made of and from places: the locations they are filmed in, the settings they are meant to evoke, the geographies where they are imagined and worked on. What place tells its own story about your film, whether a particularly challenging location that required production ingenuity or a map reference that inspired you personally, politically or creatively? As We Speak investigates the war between rap lyrics and the criminal justice system by reaching back to the 400-year history of black lyrics in America. In order to communicate, enslaved Africans sang on slave ships in languages that their European captors […]
The post “The Nexus of Art, Money and Violence Makes for a Seemingly Inescapable Loop” | J.M. Harper, As We Speak first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “The Nexus of Art, Money and Violence Makes for a Seemingly Inescapable Loop” | J.M. Harper, As We Speak first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/22/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Marvel Studios has revealed the first look at the third season of What If...?, a month after the second installment premiered on Disney+. The images tease some of the concepts the studio will explore once The Watcher (Jeffrey Wright) continues his journey across different realities set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Characters such as Sam Wilson's (Anthony Mackie) Captain America and the Red Guardian (David Harbour) will make their debuts in the animated series. They weren't seen on the show before, considering how previous seasons were in development before their live-action appearances.
- 1/22/2024
- by Diego Peralta
- Collider.com
Just because “Jurassic World Dominion” earned the lowest box office total of the new ‘World’ trilogy, you didn’t think we’d be done with the ‘Jurassic’ franchise, did you? Silly reader, of course not! Two years after ‘Dominion’ served as a sort of kind of ending for both ‘Jurassic Park’ and ‘Jurassic World’ franchises, it appears Universal is full steam ahead on a new ‘Jurassic’ adventure.
Continue reading New ‘Jurassic World’ Film In The Works From David Koepp, But Chris Pratt & Co. Are Not Expected To Star at The Playlist.
Continue reading New ‘Jurassic World’ Film In The Works From David Koepp, But Chris Pratt & Co. Are Not Expected To Star at The Playlist.
- 1/22/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
Elevated by its consistent visual inventiveness, Chinese writer-director Jianjie Lin’s suspenseful drama “Brief History of a Family” could appear, at first glance, as a clear-cut case of a cunning infiltrator wreaking havoc in an unsuspecting household. Yet the closer we observe, the more it reveals itself as a tale of wish fulfillment for everyone involved.
No doubt comparisons to “Saltburn,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” or “The Talented Mr. Ripley” will abound, but what Lin conceived is far more subcutaneous, with a sobering tone and disinterested in building up to a grand plot twist — though the resolution is unexpected.
Hit with a basketball while doing pull-ups, 15-year-old Yan Shuo (Xilun Sun) injures his leg. As an apologetic gesture, the guilty culprit, Tu Wei, a fellow classmate from an affluent family, invites Shou to play video games and to stay over for dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Tu react, impressed...
No doubt comparisons to “Saltburn,” “The Killing of a Sacred Deer” or “The Talented Mr. Ripley” will abound, but what Lin conceived is far more subcutaneous, with a sobering tone and disinterested in building up to a grand plot twist — though the resolution is unexpected.
Hit with a basketball while doing pull-ups, 15-year-old Yan Shuo (Xilun Sun) injures his leg. As an apologetic gesture, the guilty culprit, Tu Wei, a fellow classmate from an affluent family, invites Shou to play video games and to stay over for dinner. Mr. and Mrs. Tu react, impressed...
- 1/22/2024
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Variety - Film News
Julian Senior, a veteran international marketing executive for Warners and MGM who enjoyed a long working relationship with Stanley Kubrick and many other notable filmmakers, died Jan. 1. He was 85.
His death was announced by former Warners executive Conor Nolan.
Born in South Africa, Senior was at MGM for eight years before joining Warners in 1970 as an advertising and publicity consultant in Europe, and soon after was appointed VP of European advertising and publicity.
He became senior VP of European regional advertising and publicity in 1993, and oversaw dozens of Warner Bros. film campaigns. Senior retired in 2000 and handed over the marketing and publicity reins to Con Gornell and Nolan.
His friendship with Kubrick began in 1970 when the director finished “A Clockwork Orange.” Senior oversaw the advertising and publicity campaigns for “The Shining,” “Full Metal Jacket” and Kubrick’s final film, “Eyes Wide Shut” with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
Senior once...
His death was announced by former Warners executive Conor Nolan.
Born in South Africa, Senior was at MGM for eight years before joining Warners in 1970 as an advertising and publicity consultant in Europe, and soon after was appointed VP of European advertising and publicity.
He became senior VP of European regional advertising and publicity in 1993, and oversaw dozens of Warner Bros. film campaigns. Senior retired in 2000 and handed over the marketing and publicity reins to Con Gornell and Nolan.
His friendship with Kubrick began in 1970 when the director finished “A Clockwork Orange.” Senior oversaw the advertising and publicity campaigns for “The Shining,” “Full Metal Jacket” and Kubrick’s final film, “Eyes Wide Shut” with Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
Senior once...
- 1/22/2024
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety - Film News
As We Speak, the directorial debut from J.M. Harper, follows the growing phenomenon of rap lyrics being used during legal battles both in the U.S. and abroad. Rapper Kemba acts as a guide through the murky waters of the First Amendment, investigating who it protects—or doesn’t—when musicians and their art stand trial. First-time producer Sam Widdoes, who currently works as an attorney and was formerly a journalist, chronicles how he came aboard As We Speak and the myriad ways that his career background acted as a boon during the development of this documentary. See all responses to our questionnaire for […]
The post “A Level of Determination That Can Border On Insane”: Producer Sam Widdoes on As We Speak first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
The post “A Level of Determination That Can Border On Insane”: Producer Sam Widdoes on As We Speak first appeared on Filmmaker Magazine.
- 1/22/2024
- by Filmmaker Staff
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The Busan International Film Festival (Biff) has nominated veteran filmmaker and academic Park Kwang-su as its next chairperson, as it works to move on from a series of high-profile resignations.
Park will replace Lee Yong-kwan, who stepped down last year to take responsibility for a string of departures that included festival director Huh Moonyung and managing director Cho Jongkook less than four months before the 28th edition of the festival in South Korea. Oh Seok Guen, director of the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm), also stepped down.
The appointment of Park will go some way to putting the challenges of 2023 behind the festival,...
Park will replace Lee Yong-kwan, who stepped down last year to take responsibility for a string of departures that included festival director Huh Moonyung and managing director Cho Jongkook less than four months before the 28th edition of the festival in South Korea. Oh Seok Guen, director of the Asian Contents & Film Market (Acfm), also stepped down.
The appointment of Park will go some way to putting the challenges of 2023 behind the festival,...
- 1/22/2024
- ScreenDaily
Clearly, Universal isn't sparing any expense when it comes to milking the most out of one of their most iconic franchises. The Hollywood Reporter writes that a new Jurassic World film is in the works, with original Jurassic Park writer David Koepp returning to pen the script. Koepp was the scribe behind both the original hit film, as well as its sequel, The Lost World, adapting Michael Crichton’s seminal novels for the screen.
- 1/22/2024
- by Maggie Boccella
- Collider.com
Sometimes, an ending can feel like a new beginning, and the newly-released trailer for Through My Window: Looking At You appears to have brought two former lovers back together to set the record straight once and for all. After the success of the Marçal Forès-helmed 2022 Spanish romantic drama Through My Window, Through My Window: Across the Sea arrived last year and saw Raquel Mendoza trying to save her relationship with Ares Hidalgo.The second installment of the franchise didn't conclude on a happy note, as the two lovers didn't end up together. However, they seem to have life figured out, with Raquel having fulfilled her dreams of being a writer and Ares taking pre-med at a Stockholm-based university.
- 1/22/2024
- by Ryan Louis Mantilla
- Collider.com
“Star Wars” animation is always pointed to by diehard fans as some of the best storytelling the franchise has ever seen. And while “The Bad Batch” isn’t discussed as top-tier (at least from what has been told to me by big fans), it’s still probably better than a lot of what is happening in live-action. But sadly, it appears we’re at the end of the road for “The Bad Batch.”
Read More: The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2024
As seen in the trailer for “The Bad Batch” final season, the show is officially coming to an end starting in February.
Continue reading ‘The Bad Batch’ Final Season Trailer: Dave Filoni’s ‘Star Wars’ Animated Series Comes To An End at The Playlist.
Read More: The 70 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2024
As seen in the trailer for “The Bad Batch” final season, the show is officially coming to an end starting in February.
Continue reading ‘The Bad Batch’ Final Season Trailer: Dave Filoni’s ‘Star Wars’ Animated Series Comes To An End at The Playlist.
- 1/22/2024
- by Charles Barfield
- The Playlist
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