Humanitas has announced nominations for the 2024 Humanitas Prize in nine juried categories, including TV, film and documentary fields. Noms in the comedy field include “Hacks,” “The Simpsons,” “Girls5eva” and “Act Your Age,” while drama entrants include “The Crown,” “The Morning Show,” “Station 19” and “Black Cake.”
“For fifty years, The Humanitas Prizes have recognized writers who explore the human condition in a nuanced, meaningful way, with stories that entertain and uplift audiences,” said Humanitas executive director Michelle Franke. “The Humanitas Prizes champion work that enhances the lives of viewers, even if these projects are not always rewarded by the marketplace.”
Humanitas has tapped actors/writers June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer as host of this year’s Humanitas Prizes event, which will take place on Thursday, September 12 (three days before the Emmy Awards) at Avalon Hollywood. The 2024 New Voices Fellowship, David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Award and Carol Mendelsohn...
“For fifty years, The Humanitas Prizes have recognized writers who explore the human condition in a nuanced, meaningful way, with stories that entertain and uplift audiences,” said Humanitas executive director Michelle Franke. “The Humanitas Prizes champion work that enhances the lives of viewers, even if these projects are not always rewarded by the marketplace.”
Humanitas has tapped actors/writers June Diane Raphael and Paul Scheer as host of this year’s Humanitas Prizes event, which will take place on Thursday, September 12 (three days before the Emmy Awards) at Avalon Hollywood. The 2024 New Voices Fellowship, David and Lynn Angell College Comedy Award and Carol Mendelsohn...
- 7/11/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The San Quentin Film Festival — the first-ever film festival held inside a prison — has named its inaugural industry jury, which includes Jeffrey Wright, Billy Crudup, Mary-Louise Parker and more.
The festival, taking place Oct. 10 and 11 at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in northern California, will highlight short films and pitches from current and formerly incarcerated filmmakers in front of a jury made up of entertainment industry artists and executives. Separately, an “inside jury” made up of currently incarcerated people will judge narrative and documentary feature films about the prison experience made by filmmakers who have never served prison time.
Actors on the industry jury include Wright, Crudup, Parker and Kathy Najimy.
Directors on the jury include Elegance Bratton, Taylor Hackford, Lynn Novick, Greg Kwedar, Jeff Stanzler and Joe Talbot.
Writer-producers on the jury include Sam Catlin, Lawrence O’Donnell, Piper Kerman (“Orange Is the New Black”) and J.T. Rogers.
The jury also includes Len Amato,...
The festival, taking place Oct. 10 and 11 at the San Quentin Rehabilitation Center in northern California, will highlight short films and pitches from current and formerly incarcerated filmmakers in front of a jury made up of entertainment industry artists and executives. Separately, an “inside jury” made up of currently incarcerated people will judge narrative and documentary feature films about the prison experience made by filmmakers who have never served prison time.
Actors on the industry jury include Wright, Crudup, Parker and Kathy Najimy.
Directors on the jury include Elegance Bratton, Taylor Hackford, Lynn Novick, Greg Kwedar, Jeff Stanzler and Joe Talbot.
Writer-producers on the jury include Sam Catlin, Lawrence O’Donnell, Piper Kerman (“Orange Is the New Black”) and J.T. Rogers.
The jury also includes Len Amato,...
- 7/9/2024
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
Ron Howard will bring “Eden” — a survival thriller with Jude Law, Ana de Armas, Vanessa Kirby and Sydney Sweeney — to the Toronto International Film Festival, while John Crowley’s “We Live in Time,” a romance with Florence Pugh and Andrew Garfield, will also have its world premiere at the celebration of all things movies.
The films are two of five additions to the TIFF lineup as it gears up for its next edition this fall. The festival will also host premieres for “K-Pops,” a dramatic comedy inspired by eight-time Grammy Award winner Anderson .Paak’s life, as well as “Shepherds,” the story of a young advertising executive who trades in his Montreal life to become a shepherd in France, and “Superboys of Malegaon,” a look at an amateur filmmaker from a town in India.
“I’m thrilled to share today’s list of World Premiere films, featuring stories from around...
The films are two of five additions to the TIFF lineup as it gears up for its next edition this fall. The festival will also host premieres for “K-Pops,” a dramatic comedy inspired by eight-time Grammy Award winner Anderson .Paak’s life, as well as “Shepherds,” the story of a young advertising executive who trades in his Montreal life to become a shepherd in France, and “Superboys of Malegaon,” a look at an amateur filmmaker from a town in India.
“I’m thrilled to share today’s list of World Premiere films, featuring stories from around...
- 7/9/2024
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
As the dust settles on the 2024 Academy Awards, industry insiders and film enthusiasts are already looking ahead to the 2025 Oscars. With the 97th Academy Awards ceremony scheduled for March 2, 2025, speculation is mounting about potential contenders in various categories, including Best Adapted Screenplay.
The landscape for adapted screenplays in 2025 appears to be a mix of high-profile sequels and literary adaptations. Despite the Writing branch’s historical hesitation to nominate sequels, several follow-ups to beloved films are generating early buzz.
“Inside Out 2,” the sequel to Pixar’s 2016 Oscar-winning animated feature, is considered a strong contender despite mixed critical reception. Its box office success and the original’s nomination history bolster its chances. Similarly, “Dune: Part Two,” which has outperformed its predecessor both critically and commercially, is likely to earn consideration for Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, who were previously nominated for the first installment.
Other sequels in the conversation include “Gladiator II...
The landscape for adapted screenplays in 2025 appears to be a mix of high-profile sequels and literary adaptations. Despite the Writing branch’s historical hesitation to nominate sequels, several follow-ups to beloved films are generating early buzz.
“Inside Out 2,” the sequel to Pixar’s 2016 Oscar-winning animated feature, is considered a strong contender despite mixed critical reception. Its box office success and the original’s nomination history bolster its chances. Similarly, “Dune: Part Two,” which has outperformed its predecessor both critically and commercially, is likely to earn consideration for Denis Villeneuve and Jon Spaihts, who were previously nominated for the first installment.
Other sequels in the conversation include “Gladiator II...
- 7/2/2024
- by Naser Nahandian
- Gazettely
Nominations voting is from January 8-12, 2025, with official Oscar nominations announced January 17, 2025. Final voting is February 11-18, 2025. And finally, the 97th Oscars telecast will be broadcast on Sunday, March 2 and air live on ABC at 7:00 p.m. Et/ 4:00 p.m. Pt. We update our picks through awards season, so keep checking IndieWire for all our 2025 Oscar predictions.
The State of the Race
Like it or not, the state of the movie business is at a point where the Best Adapted Screenplay conversation starts around which major sequels are Oscar contenders. Even with its tepid critical response, it is hard not to throw “Inside Out 2” on the list when the first one received a Best Original Screenplay nomination and won Best Animated Feature in 2016. Plus, the Pixar film has been the most successful 2024 theatrical release so far, coming out at a time where box-office analysts were ready to...
The State of the Race
Like it or not, the state of the movie business is at a point where the Best Adapted Screenplay conversation starts around which major sequels are Oscar contenders. Even with its tepid critical response, it is hard not to throw “Inside Out 2” on the list when the first one received a Best Original Screenplay nomination and won Best Animated Feature in 2016. Plus, the Pixar film has been the most successful 2024 theatrical release so far, coming out at a time where box-office analysts were ready to...
- 7/2/2024
- by Marcus Jones
- Indiewire
Paramount+ with Showtime has fired up a new series titled The Agency for subscribers.
The Agency is an international espionage thriller that is landing some pretty heavy talent.
Here’s everything we know about the upcoming series so far.
What is The Agency About?
The Agency is a fresh take on the critically acclaimed hit French drama Le Bureau des Légendes (The Bureau internationally).
Le Bureau centers on the daily life and missions of agents within France's principal external security service. It focuses on the "Bureau of Legends," responsible for training and handling deep-cover agents on long-term missions in areas with French interests.
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Living under false identities for years, these agents' missions are to identify and recruit good intelligence sources.
The Agency follows Martian (Fassbender), a covert CIA agent who has been ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station.
The Agency is an international espionage thriller that is landing some pretty heavy talent.
Here’s everything we know about the upcoming series so far.
What is The Agency About?
The Agency is a fresh take on the critically acclaimed hit French drama Le Bureau des Légendes (The Bureau internationally).
Le Bureau centers on the daily life and missions of agents within France's principal external security service. It focuses on the "Bureau of Legends," responsible for training and handling deep-cover agents on long-term missions in areas with French interests.
Related: Tulsa King Season 2: Premiere Date and Teaser
Living under false identities for years, these agents' missions are to identify and recruit good intelligence sources.
The Agency follows Martian (Fassbender), a covert CIA agent who has been ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station.
- 7/1/2024
- by Carissa Pavlica
- TVfanatic
Jeffrey Wright has joined the cast of Showtime’s upcoming political thriller series ‘The Agency.’
Wright joins the previously announced casting of Michael Fassbender who takes on the role of Martian, a covert CIA agent. George Clooney serves as executive producer.
Wright will play Henry, the CIA’s director of operations overseeing non-official cover agents, and a mentor to Martian.
Based on ‘The Bureau,’ the hit French spy show, the new series follows Martian as he’s “ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart, hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.”
Also in news – Tom Hanks & Robyn Wright feature in first look images & trailer for ‘Here’
The series will be executive produced by Keith Cox and Nina L. Diaz of Mtve Studios; David Glasser,...
Wright joins the previously announced casting of Michael Fassbender who takes on the role of Martian, a covert CIA agent. George Clooney serves as executive producer.
Wright will play Henry, the CIA’s director of operations overseeing non-official cover agents, and a mentor to Martian.
Based on ‘The Bureau,’ the hit French spy show, the new series follows Martian as he’s “ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart, hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.”
Also in news – Tom Hanks & Robyn Wright feature in first look images & trailer for ‘Here’
The series will be executive produced by Keith Cox and Nina L. Diaz of Mtve Studios; David Glasser,...
- 6/27/2024
- by Zehra Phelan
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Could Sean Penn make “Milk” today?
It’s a question the actor answered himself, in a recent profile by Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. “It could not happen in a time like this,” he said, of his performance as the slain gay politician. “It’s a time of tremendous overreach. It’s a timid and artless policy toward the human imagination.��
Penn is clearly passionate about the Gus Van Sant-directed film, which won him his second Oscar and which, he says, was “the last time I had a good time” on sets more than 15 years after its 2008 release. He’s part of a class of A-listers from an age where the celebrity class was untouchable, and — like Jerry Seinfeld and Jennifer Aniston — he seems visibly irritated by the shifts in power toward the audience. In fairness, it is perhaps hard to believe that the precise way “Milk...
It’s a question the actor answered himself, in a recent profile by Maureen Dowd in the New York Times. “It could not happen in a time like this,” he said, of his performance as the slain gay politician. “It’s a time of tremendous overreach. It’s a timid and artless policy toward the human imagination.��
Penn is clearly passionate about the Gus Van Sant-directed film, which won him his second Oscar and which, he says, was “the last time I had a good time” on sets more than 15 years after its 2008 release. He’s part of a class of A-listers from an age where the celebrity class was untouchable, and — like Jerry Seinfeld and Jennifer Aniston — he seems visibly irritated by the shifts in power toward the audience. In fairness, it is perhaps hard to believe that the precise way “Milk...
- 6/26/2024
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Jeffrey Wright (American Fiction) has been tapped to star opposite Michael Fassbender in The Agency (fka The Department), George Clooney’s remake of French political drama series The Bureau.
The political thriller follows Martian (Fassbender), a covert CIA agent, ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart; hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.
Wright will play Henry, the Director of Operations and mentor to Martian (Fassbender).
“Jeffrey Wright doesn’t just portray characters – he inhabits them completely, infusing each role with raw, emotional power and profound, psychological insight,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios. “We are thrilled to have him join Michael Fassbender and our creative dream team of Joe Wright, Jez and John-Henry Butterworth,...
The political thriller follows Martian (Fassbender), a covert CIA agent, ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London Station. When the love he left behind reappears, romance reignites. His career, his real identity and his mission are pitted against his heart; hurling them both into a deadly game of international intrigue and espionage.
Wright will play Henry, the Director of Operations and mentor to Martian (Fassbender).
“Jeffrey Wright doesn’t just portray characters – he inhabits them completely, infusing each role with raw, emotional power and profound, psychological insight,” said Chris McCarthy, Paramount Global Co-CEO and President/CEO, Showtime & MTV Entertainment Studios. “We are thrilled to have him join Michael Fassbender and our creative dream team of Joe Wright, Jez and John-Henry Butterworth,...
- 6/26/2024
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) has invited 487 artists and executives to become members, with Sandra Huller, Justin Triet, Celine Song and Da’Vine Joy Randolph among the high profile invitees.
Also invited to join are actors Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Fiona Shaw, directors Alice Diop, David Yates and S S Rajamouli, and writers Arthur Harari and Tony McNamara.
Executives invited to join that branch of the Academy include British Film Institute CEO Ben Roberts and Fifth Season co-CEOs Chris Rice and Graham Taylor.
Among those invited to join the costume designers branch are Holly Waddington and Małgorzata Karpiuk.
Also invited to join are actors Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Fiona Shaw, directors Alice Diop, David Yates and S S Rajamouli, and writers Arthur Harari and Tony McNamara.
Executives invited to join that branch of the Academy include British Film Institute CEO Ben Roberts and Fifth Season co-CEOs Chris Rice and Graham Taylor.
Among those invited to join the costume designers branch are Holly Waddington and Małgorzata Karpiuk.
- 6/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (Ampas) has invited 487 artists and executives to become members, with Sandra Huller, Justin Triet, Celine Song and Da’Vine Joy Randolph among the high profile invitees.
Also invited to join are actors Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Fiona Shaw, directors Alice Diop, David Yates and S S Rajamouli, and writers Arthur Harari and Tony McNamara.
Executives invited to join that branch of the Academy include British Film Institute CEO Ben Roberts and Fifth Season co-CEOs Chris Rice and Graham Taylor.
Among those invited to join the costume designers branch are Holly Waddington and Małgorzata Karpiuk.
Also invited to join are actors Da’Vine Joy Randolph and Fiona Shaw, directors Alice Diop, David Yates and S S Rajamouli, and writers Arthur Harari and Tony McNamara.
Executives invited to join that branch of the Academy include British Film Institute CEO Ben Roberts and Fifth Season co-CEOs Chris Rice and Graham Taylor.
Among those invited to join the costume designers branch are Holly Waddington and Małgorzata Karpiuk.
- 6/25/2024
- ScreenDaily
Every summer, The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences invites a deluge of new members to join its ranks. Since #OscarsSoWhite back in 2015, the Academy has moved away from its elitist tendencies and toward embracing younger and more diverse artists and executives from all over the world. This year’s invited class is no exception.
If the invitees all accept Academy membership, the total members will number 10,910 and voting members 9,934. And with the addition of the 2024 members, 35 percent of Academy members identify as women, 20 percent of Academy members are from underrepresented ethnic and racial communities, and 20 percent of Academy members are from countries or territories outside the U.S.
As usual, a slew of Oscar nominees and winners are gaining admittance to the club (71 Oscar nominees and 19 winners), including actors Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Sandra Hüller, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”), costume designer Holly Waddington...
If the invitees all accept Academy membership, the total members will number 10,910 and voting members 9,934. And with the addition of the 2024 members, 35 percent of Academy members identify as women, 20 percent of Academy members are from underrepresented ethnic and racial communities, and 20 percent of Academy members are from countries or territories outside the U.S.
As usual, a slew of Oscar nominees and winners are gaining admittance to the club (71 Oscar nominees and 19 winners), including actors Lily Gladstone (“Killers of the Flower Moon”), Sandra Hüller, and Da’Vine Joy Randolph (“The Holdovers”), costume designer Holly Waddington...
- 6/25/2024
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Jessica Alba, Lily Gladstone, Greta Lee, Catherine O’Hara, and S.S. Rajamouli, director of “Rrr,” are among the 487 artists and executives invited to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. With all expected acceptances, AMPAS membership will rise to 10,910 from 10,817 last year, with 9,934 members eligible to vote in the upcoming 97th Oscars in 2025—an increase from last year’s 9,375.
This year’s invitees include 44% women, a 4% increase from 2023, and 41% from underrepresented ethnic and racial communities, marking a significant 7% rise. The actors, casting directors, costume designers, documentary, executives, makeup artists and hairstylists branches have invited more women than men. The actors, directors, documentary, and writers branches mainly comprised artists from underrepresented communities.
The directors branch features the most impressive array of filmmakers from both international and domestic spheres, such as Lila Avilés (“Totem”), Jayro Bustamante (“La Llorona”), Jd Dillard (“Devotion”), Alice Diop (“Saint Omer”), Boots Riley (“Sorry to Bother You...
This year’s invitees include 44% women, a 4% increase from 2023, and 41% from underrepresented ethnic and racial communities, marking a significant 7% rise. The actors, casting directors, costume designers, documentary, executives, makeup artists and hairstylists branches have invited more women than men. The actors, directors, documentary, and writers branches mainly comprised artists from underrepresented communities.
The directors branch features the most impressive array of filmmakers from both international and domestic spheres, such as Lila Avilés (“Totem”), Jayro Bustamante (“La Llorona”), Jd Dillard (“Devotion”), Alice Diop (“Saint Omer”), Boots Riley (“Sorry to Bother You...
- 6/25/2024
- by Clayton Davis
- Variety Film + TV
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said Tuesday that it is extending invitations to 487 to join the membership ranks of the Oscar organizer. If all accept, it will bring the Academy’s total membership to 10,910, of which 9,934 would be voting members.
This year’s list across 19 branches include 2024 Oscar winners Da’Vine Joy Randolph from The Holdovers; Poor Things costume designer Holly Waddington and production design team James Price, Shona Heath and Zsuzsa Mihalek; 20 Days in Mariupol director Mstyslav Chernov, War Is Over! producer Brad Booker; The Zone of Interest sound duo Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn; the Godzilla Minus One VFX team Tatsuji Nojima, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Takashi Yamazaki; American Fiction writer-director Cord Jefferson; and Anatomy of a Fall writing duo Justine Triet and Arthur Harari.
Jefferson and Triet are among eight names on the list who were invited to more than one branch (noted...
This year’s list across 19 branches include 2024 Oscar winners Da’Vine Joy Randolph from The Holdovers; Poor Things costume designer Holly Waddington and production design team James Price, Shona Heath and Zsuzsa Mihalek; 20 Days in Mariupol director Mstyslav Chernov, War Is Over! producer Brad Booker; The Zone of Interest sound duo Tarn Willers and Johnnie Burn; the Godzilla Minus One VFX team Tatsuji Nojima, Kiyoko Shibuya, Masaki Takahashi and Takashi Yamazaki; American Fiction writer-director Cord Jefferson; and Anatomy of a Fall writing duo Justine Triet and Arthur Harari.
Jefferson and Triet are among eight names on the list who were invited to more than one branch (noted...
- 6/25/2024
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Cinema posters and in-cinema trailers are the way that most audiences hear about films they watch according to research presented by box office data gatherer Comscore in a private session at the CineEurope trade convention in Barcelona this week.
The opportunities for cinemas presented by the twin phenomena of solo cinema attendance and passive accompaniment were also highlighted by Comscore.
Lucy Jones, Comscore executive director for UK and Ireland, presented the data – based on PostTrak research at UK cinemas from January to May 2024 – to a closed session attended by members of Unic, the International Union of Cinemas.
In cinema marketing...
The opportunities for cinemas presented by the twin phenomena of solo cinema attendance and passive accompaniment were also highlighted by Comscore.
Lucy Jones, Comscore executive director for UK and Ireland, presented the data – based on PostTrak research at UK cinemas from January to May 2024 – to a closed session attended by members of Unic, the International Union of Cinemas.
In cinema marketing...
- 6/21/2024
- ScreenDaily
Taika Waititi soll für Universal die Verfilmung von Percival Everetts Roman „James“, der die Geschichte von Huckleberry Finn aus der Sicht von Jim, der auf der Flucht aus der Sklaverei mit Huckleberry Finn auf einem Floß auf dem Mississippi unterwegs ist, erzählt, inszenieren.
Taika Waititi (Credit: Zuma Press Wire)
Universal hat sich die Rechte an Percival Everetts Roman „James“ gesichert und plant eine Verfilmung, für deren Regie Taika Waititi im Gespräch ist. Das berichtet das US-Branchenblatt „Variety“.
Everetts im März erschienener Roman, der es bereits auf die Bestsellerlisten bei Amazon und der „New York Times“ geschafft hat, erzählt die Geschichte von Huckleberry Finn aus der Sicht von Jim, der auf der Flucht aus der Sklaverei mit Huckleberry Finn mit einem Floß auf dem Mississippi unterwegs ist.
Buchautor Percival Everett soll auch das Drehbuch schreiben, als Executive Producer ist Steven Spielberg mit seiner Amblin Partners an Bord.
Mit seinem 2001 erschienenen Roman...
Taika Waititi (Credit: Zuma Press Wire)
Universal hat sich die Rechte an Percival Everetts Roman „James“ gesichert und plant eine Verfilmung, für deren Regie Taika Waititi im Gespräch ist. Das berichtet das US-Branchenblatt „Variety“.
Everetts im März erschienener Roman, der es bereits auf die Bestsellerlisten bei Amazon und der „New York Times“ geschafft hat, erzählt die Geschichte von Huckleberry Finn aus der Sicht von Jim, der auf der Flucht aus der Sklaverei mit Huckleberry Finn mit einem Floß auf dem Mississippi unterwegs ist.
Buchautor Percival Everett soll auch das Drehbuch schreiben, als Executive Producer ist Steven Spielberg mit seiner Amblin Partners an Bord.
Mit seinem 2001 erschienenen Roman...
- 6/21/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Universal has acquired the film rights to Percival Everett latest novel “James,” with Taika Waititi in early talks to direct.
Published this past March by Doubleday, “James” reimagines Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of Huck Finn’s runaway slave companion Jim.
In Everett’s reimagining, Jim, who goes by the name of James, is a wise and literate man who teaches other slaves to read, and who like other educated Black men and women keeps his knowledge a secret to avoid punishment from white slaveowners.
Steven Spielberg will serve as an executive producer on the film through Amblin Partners alongside Everett, who will adapt the screenplay.
Everett’s new project comes seven months after the release of “American Fiction,” an adaptation of his acclaimed 2001 novel “Erasure” about a struggling Black writer named Thelonious “Monk” Ellison who, in his bitterness, writes a novel intended as...
Published this past March by Doubleday, “James” reimagines Mark Twain’s “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” from the perspective of Huck Finn’s runaway slave companion Jim.
In Everett’s reimagining, Jim, who goes by the name of James, is a wise and literate man who teaches other slaves to read, and who like other educated Black men and women keeps his knowledge a secret to avoid punishment from white slaveowners.
Steven Spielberg will serve as an executive producer on the film through Amblin Partners alongside Everett, who will adapt the screenplay.
Everett’s new project comes seven months after the release of “American Fiction,” an adaptation of his acclaimed 2001 novel “Erasure” about a struggling Black writer named Thelonious “Monk” Ellison who, in his bitterness, writes a novel intended as...
- 6/20/2024
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
In September 2021, Olivia Colman bagged her first career Emmy for “The Crown” despite having failed on her Oscar bid for “The Father” five months earlier. This made her the 16th performer to triumph at the Emmys after going home empty-handed at the same year’s Oscars and the fourth to do so during the 21st century. The release of the 2024 Emmy nominations ballots confirmed that nine of the 16 actors who lost at the latest Oscars ceremony are capable of joining Colman on said list.
Gold Derby’s current Emmy odds indicate that the man and woman with the best hopes of following in Colman’s footsteps are Ryan Gosling and Jodie Foster, who just earned their respective third and fifth Academy Award notices for their supporting turns in “Barbie” and “Nyad.” They are now generally expected to share in the experience of being first-time acting Emmy nominees thanks to his...
Gold Derby’s current Emmy odds indicate that the man and woman with the best hopes of following in Colman’s footsteps are Ryan Gosling and Jodie Foster, who just earned their respective third and fifth Academy Award notices for their supporting turns in “Barbie” and “Nyad.” They are now generally expected to share in the experience of being first-time acting Emmy nominees thanks to his...
- 6/20/2024
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
Prolific Japanese filmmaker Takeshi Kitano is directing an original feature film produced by Amazon MGM Studios.
Kitano also stars in the untitled project, which is currently shooting. No plot, cast or release details have been announced so far.
Kitano has directed 19 films, including 1997’s Fireworks and 2003’s The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, which won the Golden and Silver Lions respectively at Venice. His most recent project was 2023 Cannes premiere Kubi.
Kitano said of the new film: “We are currently filming diligently, so please stay tuned for further updates.”
Recent Amazon MGM Studios projects include Oscar-winners American Fiction and Argentina, 1985.
Which films...
Kitano also stars in the untitled project, which is currently shooting. No plot, cast or release details have been announced so far.
Kitano has directed 19 films, including 1997’s Fireworks and 2003’s The Blind Swordsman: Zatoichi, which won the Golden and Silver Lions respectively at Venice. His most recent project was 2023 Cannes premiere Kubi.
Kitano said of the new film: “We are currently filming diligently, so please stay tuned for further updates.”
Recent Amazon MGM Studios projects include Oscar-winners American Fiction and Argentina, 1985.
Which films...
- 6/19/2024
- ScreenDaily
Meet the dealmakers and litigators who made the cut for THR‘s 18th annual list of the entertainment industry’s most powerful legal advocates. These 100 standouts — listed alphabetically along with their practice area, firm and law school alma mater — negotiate the pacts and fight the battles that keep the cameras rolling.
James Adams
Talent
Schreck Rose
Cornell
John Krasinski re-upped his multiyear first-look deal at Paramount (in addition to releasing If and acting in the upcoming heist film Fountain of Youth). It also was a big year for clients Kevin Hart (he’s filming Peacock’s Fight Night ) and Natasha Lyonne, whose series Poker Face was renewed at Peacock and whose production company, Animal Pictures, just signed a deal with Cindy Holland-led Sister.
My guilty TV pleasure “Below Deck.”
Michael Auerbach
Talent
Jackoway Austen
NYU
Client David Corenswet nabbed the role of Superman in James Gunn’s reboot; showrunner...
James Adams
Talent
Schreck Rose
Cornell
John Krasinski re-upped his multiyear first-look deal at Paramount (in addition to releasing If and acting in the upcoming heist film Fountain of Youth). It also was a big year for clients Kevin Hart (he’s filming Peacock’s Fight Night ) and Natasha Lyonne, whose series Poker Face was renewed at Peacock and whose production company, Animal Pictures, just signed a deal with Cindy Holland-led Sister.
My guilty TV pleasure “Below Deck.”
Michael Auerbach
Talent
Jackoway Austen
NYU
Client David Corenswet nabbed the role of Superman in James Gunn’s reboot; showrunner...
- 6/12/2024
- by Alison Brower, Editor
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CAA’s seventh annual Amplify summit, a day dedicated to convening artists, brands and leaders of color, has set its lineup of speakers and attendees, led by none other than the former First Lady of the United States, Michelle Obama.
Obama, also co-founder of Higher Ground productions, will be joined on the bill by top talents like Oscar and Emmy-winning actor, producer, and director, Regina King; NBA Hall of Famer, activist and entrepreneur Dwyane Wade (who returns after sitting for a keynote conversation with his fellow NBA legend Chris Paul in 2023); and Grammy-winning artist actor and activist Ricky Martin.
The invitation-only event kicks off on June 10th, in Ojai, Calif. and is organized by a diverse cross-section of CAA agents and executives to discuss ways to “accelerate transformational change in rooms of leadership and popular culture” via business opportunities, social justice initiatives and other various forms of collaboration.
“Our super...
Obama, also co-founder of Higher Ground productions, will be joined on the bill by top talents like Oscar and Emmy-winning actor, producer, and director, Regina King; NBA Hall of Famer, activist and entrepreneur Dwyane Wade (who returns after sitting for a keynote conversation with his fellow NBA legend Chris Paul in 2023); and Grammy-winning artist actor and activist Ricky Martin.
The invitation-only event kicks off on June 10th, in Ojai, Calif. and is organized by a diverse cross-section of CAA agents and executives to discuss ways to “accelerate transformational change in rooms of leadership and popular culture” via business opportunities, social justice initiatives and other various forms of collaboration.
“Our super...
- 6/6/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Chicago – Today is the premiere online for one of the most thought provoking and original ideas in short film. “She’s Clean” is scene-by-scene cinema of a woman who decides to create a path of expression for herself through different sexual partners. What she learns is unexpected. Jenn Harris writes, directs and stars in this revealing story.
“She’s Clean” involves a woman (Harris) finding herself in a factual aspect that women achieve a sexual peak in their mid-to-late thirties. Taking advantage of our current hook-up cyberspace, she engages a number of partners. Her rules of engagement are simple … all of the prospects must clean themselves to perfection, and all must trust the moment. This simplicity is upended by the various comments and insecurities of the men, but in the end all is not lost.
She’s Clean
Photo credit: Jenn Harris
Jenn Harris is both a filmmaker and character actress.
“She’s Clean” involves a woman (Harris) finding herself in a factual aspect that women achieve a sexual peak in their mid-to-late thirties. Taking advantage of our current hook-up cyberspace, she engages a number of partners. Her rules of engagement are simple … all of the prospects must clean themselves to perfection, and all must trust the moment. This simplicity is upended by the various comments and insecurities of the men, but in the end all is not lost.
She’s Clean
Photo credit: Jenn Harris
Jenn Harris is both a filmmaker and character actress.
- 6/5/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Most critics and fans will agree that The Last of Us video game series is one of the best ever. A survival horror on the surface, the game is actually an exceptionally complex post-apocalyptic tale that sends a significant warning, as well as shows some great character development. The game has been adapted into a live-action series by HBO, starring Pedro Pascal as Joel and Bella Ramsey as Ellie. The series was a major hit, winning numerous awards and earning praise from fans and critics alike, which, of course, led to a second season, which is being produced as of the time of writing, and we have a very exciting casting update that we want to report about!
As you know, The Last of Us is based on video games, and the series contains numerous characters who originally appeared in the games. Since Season 2 is going to focus on the sequel game,...
As you know, The Last of Us is based on video games, and the series contains numerous characters who originally appeared in the games. Since Season 2 is going to focus on the sequel game,...
- 5/25/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
You can't do better than Jeffrey Wright, so why even try? The actor is coming off his first-ever Oscar nod for "American Fiction," which is frankly shocking given the pedigree of his previous work. We're talking about the man who starred in Mike Nichols' "Angels in America" miniseries (reprising the role he played in the original Pulitzer Prize-winning play's Broadway debut), spent 15 years playing Felix Leiter, the coolest cat in the Daniel Craig James Bond movies, and was the Mvp of Matt Reeves' "The Batman" as Jim Gordon. He was also everyone's favorite human-turned-host, Bernard Lowe, across all four seasons of "Westworld" and has recently become a member of Wes Anderson's acting troupe.
Now, HBO and "The Last of Us" writers/executive producers Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have, very wisely, elected to bring Wright back in the role that he previously tackled via voice-acting and motion-capture in 2020's...
Now, HBO and "The Last of Us" writers/executive producers Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have, very wisely, elected to bring Wright back in the role that he previously tackled via voice-acting and motion-capture in 2020's...
- 5/24/2024
- by Sandy Schaefer
- Slash Film
Jeffrey Wright has joined “The Last of Us” Season 2 at HBO, Variety has learned.
Wright will appear in the role of Isaac, whom he previously played in “The Last Us Part II” video game. The character is described as “the quietly powerful leader of a large militia group who sought liberty but instead has become mired in an endless war against a surprisingly resourceful enemy.”
Wright will appear in the series alongside returning series leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as well as Gabriel Luna and Rutina Wesley. New cast members this season include Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, and Danny Ramirez as Manny. Catherine O’Hara also guest stars in an undisclosed role.
Wright is one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation. He recently received his first Academy Award...
Wright will appear in the role of Isaac, whom he previously played in “The Last Us Part II” video game. The character is described as “the quietly powerful leader of a large militia group who sought liberty but instead has become mired in an endless war against a surprisingly resourceful enemy.”
Wright will appear in the series alongside returning series leads Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey as well as Gabriel Luna and Rutina Wesley. New cast members this season include Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced as Dina, Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, and Danny Ramirez as Manny. Catherine O’Hara also guest stars in an undisclosed role.
Wright is one of the most acclaimed actors of his generation. He recently received his first Academy Award...
- 5/24/2024
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Mubi has tapped Amazon MGM Studios and IFC distribution vet Mark Boxer as their U.S. Head of Distribution. Boxer will be on the Croisette during the run of this year’s Cannes Film Festival scoping out product for Mubi. In the new job, Boxer will be based in the New York office, and he’ll report to Mubi Chief Content Officer Jason Ropell.
The two decades-plus theatrical distribution vet, who first cut his teeth at Savoy Pictures, is known for building out distribution ops and tailoring myriad distribution plans for an array of movies. With Boxer, Mubi gets an internal distribution executive who’ll champion their slate to the fullest, giving their pics the best possible exposure across theaters coast to coast. The hire puts Mubi on a new level of distribution stateside as they make larger investments in features and expand their executive ranks.
Mubi’s upcoming slate,...
The two decades-plus theatrical distribution vet, who first cut his teeth at Savoy Pictures, is known for building out distribution ops and tailoring myriad distribution plans for an array of movies. With Boxer, Mubi gets an internal distribution executive who’ll champion their slate to the fullest, giving their pics the best possible exposure across theaters coast to coast. The hire puts Mubi on a new level of distribution stateside as they make larger investments in features and expand their executive ranks.
Mubi’s upcoming slate,...
- 5/13/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
MGM+ has announced the titles coming to the premium linear channel and streaming service during the month of May. The MGM Plus May 2024 lineup includes new Beacon 23 Season 2 episodes and the films French Girl and Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning.
MGM+, an Amazon company, is a premium linear channel and streaming service delivering a broad lineup of exclusive original series and docuseries, the latest movie releases, and classic film franchises—all available in the U.S. on TV, on-demand, online, and across devices.
MGM+ is a destination for premium content, with original series including sci-fi horror series From, Emmy-winning series Godfather of Harlem, the Western adventure Billy the Kid, the anticipated new series Hotel Cocaine and Emperor of Ocean Park, the limited series A Spy Among Friends, and cinematic dramatic series Rogue Heroes, War of the Worlds, and Beacon 23.
The network is also the home of acclaimed docuseries,...
MGM+, an Amazon company, is a premium linear channel and streaming service delivering a broad lineup of exclusive original series and docuseries, the latest movie releases, and classic film franchises—all available in the U.S. on TV, on-demand, online, and across devices.
MGM+ is a destination for premium content, with original series including sci-fi horror series From, Emmy-winning series Godfather of Harlem, the Western adventure Billy the Kid, the anticipated new series Hotel Cocaine and Emperor of Ocean Park, the limited series A Spy Among Friends, and cinematic dramatic series Rogue Heroes, War of the Worlds, and Beacon 23.
The network is also the home of acclaimed docuseries,...
- 5/3/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Un filme que tiene como elemento principal la Inteligencia Artificial. © Netflix
Netflix ha publicado el primer tráiler de su nueva película de ciencia ficción, “Atlas”.
En “Atlas”, Shepherd (López), una brillante pero misántropa analista de datos que desconfía profundamente de la inteligencia artificial, se une a una misión para capturar a un robot renegado con el que comparte un misterioso pasado. Pero cuando los planes se tuercen, su única esperanza de salvar el futuro de la humanidad de la Ia es confiar en ella.
“Atlas” está protagonizada por Jennifer Lopez (“Estafadoras de Wall Street”), Simu Liu (“Barbie”), Sterling K. Brown (“American Fiction”) y Abraham Popoola (“The Great”) y dirigida por Brad Peyton (“San Andrés”) y escrita por Leo Sardarian (“StartUp”) y Aron Eli Coleite (“Locke & Key”).
El director de la película, Peyton, comentó lo siguiente: «El corazón de Atlas trata realmente de la confianza y de lo difícil que es confiar en la gente.
Netflix ha publicado el primer tráiler de su nueva película de ciencia ficción, “Atlas”.
En “Atlas”, Shepherd (López), una brillante pero misántropa analista de datos que desconfía profundamente de la inteligencia artificial, se une a una misión para capturar a un robot renegado con el que comparte un misterioso pasado. Pero cuando los planes se tuercen, su única esperanza de salvar el futuro de la humanidad de la Ia es confiar en ella.
“Atlas” está protagonizada por Jennifer Lopez (“Estafadoras de Wall Street”), Simu Liu (“Barbie”), Sterling K. Brown (“American Fiction”) y Abraham Popoola (“The Great”) y dirigida por Brad Peyton (“San Andrés”) y escrita por Leo Sardarian (“StartUp”) y Aron Eli Coleite (“Locke & Key”).
El director de la película, Peyton, comentó lo siguiente: «El corazón de Atlas trata realmente de la confianza y de lo difícil que es confiar en la gente.
- 4/29/2024
- by Marta Medina
- mundoCine
Prime Video has announced the lineup of movies and TV shows that will be available on the service in May. The Prime Video May 2024 lineup includes new Amazon original movies, TV shows, and specials. Below, you can also view the titles that will be available on Amazon Freevee.
First up is the Amazon Original film The Idea of You, based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name. May also brings the return of fan-favorite series, including Outer Range, The Outlaws, and Clarkson’s Farm, plus brand new premieres like Maxton Hall – The World Between Us, The Goat, and The 1% Club.
Country music lovers can livestream the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16. There’s plenty to go around for sports fans as well, from the WNBA and Nwsl to Pbc and 99.
Prime members can also enjoy the award-winning film American Fiction, The Boys in the Boat,...
First up is the Amazon Original film The Idea of You, based on the acclaimed, contemporary love story of the same name. May also brings the return of fan-favorite series, including Outer Range, The Outlaws, and Clarkson’s Farm, plus brand new premieres like Maxton Hall – The World Between Us, The Goat, and The 1% Club.
Country music lovers can livestream the Academy of Country Music Awards on May 16. There’s plenty to go around for sports fans as well, from the WNBA and Nwsl to Pbc and 99.
Prime members can also enjoy the award-winning film American Fiction, The Boys in the Boat,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Mirko Parlevliet
- Vital Thrills
Tracee Ellis Ross is packing her bags and inviting audiences to join her solo travel adventures with the new Roku Original series “Tracee Travels.”
The series will chronicle the award-winning actor and Pattern CEO and founder as she “meticulously, laboriously, and sometimes ridiculously prepares for and travels solo to spectacular locations.” The series will shoot later this year, following Ross as she “charts her own path, exploring the intersection of beauty, fashion, design, food and culture at each stop.”
“I took my first solo trip when I was 22 years old. I decided way back then that I wouldn’t wait to do the things I wanted to do or for my life to come to me,” says Ross. “I’ve been solo traveling ever since, now there’s just a lot more luggage!”
She continues: “I hope this show reminds people that they too can courageously live their lives on their own terms,...
The series will chronicle the award-winning actor and Pattern CEO and founder as she “meticulously, laboriously, and sometimes ridiculously prepares for and travels solo to spectacular locations.” The series will shoot later this year, following Ross as she “charts her own path, exploring the intersection of beauty, fashion, design, food and culture at each stop.”
“I took my first solo trip when I was 22 years old. I decided way back then that I wouldn’t wait to do the things I wanted to do or for my life to come to me,” says Ross. “I’ve been solo traveling ever since, now there’s just a lot more luggage!”
She continues: “I hope this show reminds people that they too can courageously live their lives on their own terms,...
- 4/24/2024
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled the first trailer for Zoë Kravitz’s twisted directorial debut “Blink Twice.”
Originally titled “Pussy Island,” the movie follows Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Jess (Alia Shawkat) as they are charmed by tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) and lured to his private island for a weekend getaway. What starts as a steamy vacation soon devolves into a reality-bending nightmare that the women soon learn they must escape if they want to live.
“So do you think the human sacrifice is before or after dinner?” Jess asks Frida in jest, before things get truly scary.
Other cast members include Kyle MacLachlan, Haley Joel Osment, Adria Arjona, Geena Davis, Simon Rex, Christian Slater and Liz Caribel. Producers include Kravitz, Bruce Cohen, Garret Levitz and Tiffany Persons with Jordan Harkins and Stacy Perskie serving as executive producers.
Amazon MGM has been off to a strong start with theatrical...
Originally titled “Pussy Island,” the movie follows Frida (Naomi Ackie) and Jess (Alia Shawkat) as they are charmed by tech billionaire Slater King (Channing Tatum) and lured to his private island for a weekend getaway. What starts as a steamy vacation soon devolves into a reality-bending nightmare that the women soon learn they must escape if they want to live.
“So do you think the human sacrifice is before or after dinner?” Jess asks Frida in jest, before things get truly scary.
Other cast members include Kyle MacLachlan, Haley Joel Osment, Adria Arjona, Geena Davis, Simon Rex, Christian Slater and Liz Caribel. Producers include Kravitz, Bruce Cohen, Garret Levitz and Tiffany Persons with Jordan Harkins and Stacy Perskie serving as executive producers.
Amazon MGM has been off to a strong start with theatrical...
- 4/23/2024
- by Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
David Rooney: We’re nearing the middle of one of the most contentious election years in America’s history, with bitter divisions making a mockery of the increasingly obsolete appellation, “United States.” People are Anxious as they weigh a presidential vote destined to fuel the rage of one side or the other, potentially inciting violence.
That climate would seem to make this the ideal time for Alex Garland’s Civil War, which set a house record for A24 with its $25.7 million opening weekend and held strong at No. 1 in its second weekend. You can’t argue with those numbers. But what’s more interesting is the debate the film has ignited as to whether its fuzzy politics are a cop-out.
In probably the most rah-rah American movie of recent years, 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, the foreign enemy with a uranium enrichment plant that needs bombing was identified with vague allusions at best,...
That climate would seem to make this the ideal time for Alex Garland’s Civil War, which set a house record for A24 with its $25.7 million opening weekend and held strong at No. 1 in its second weekend. You can’t argue with those numbers. But what’s more interesting is the debate the film has ignited as to whether its fuzzy politics are a cop-out.
In probably the most rah-rah American movie of recent years, 2022’s Top Gun: Maverick, the foreign enemy with a uranium enrichment plant that needs bombing was identified with vague allusions at best,...
- 4/23/2024
- by David Rooney and Lovia Gyarkye
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
MGM celebrated its centennial on April 17th. Marcus Lowe established the studio by merging Metro Pictures, Goldwyn Pictures and Louis B. Mayer Pictures. Boasting it had “more stars than there are in heaven,” MGM may have been the biggest studio during the Golden Age of Hollywood, it has gone through many owners and regimes over the years but seems to on terra firma since Amazon acquired MGM in 2021. In fact, Amazon MGM Studios won best screenplay Oscar for “American Fiction.” And speaking of Academy Awards, MGM has earned numerous statuettes over the years. Here’s a look at five Best Picture winners produced between 1929-1958.
“The Broadway Melody”
The 1929 musical made Oscar history by being the first talkie to win the top prize. Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed wrote the songs which include “The Broadway Melody,” “You Were Meant for Me” and “The Wedding of the Painted Doll” but...
“The Broadway Melody”
The 1929 musical made Oscar history by being the first talkie to win the top prize. Nacio Herb Brown and Arthur Freed wrote the songs which include “The Broadway Melody,” “You Were Meant for Me” and “The Wedding of the Painted Doll” but...
- 4/22/2024
- by Susan King
- Gold Derby
Robert Downey Jr. in “Oppenheimer” had it easy this year.
He took the early lead in Gold Derby’s official Oscar odds for Best Supporting Actor. He widened that lead in the following months. He then swept the precursor awards. And despite landing in a powerhouse lineup that included Sterling K. Brown in “American Fiction,” Robert De Niro in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Ryan Gosling in “Barbie” and Mark Ruffalo in “Poor Things,” there was a “near zero” chance of Downey not being called to the stage to accept the Academy Award.
But not every past recipient of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar has cruised to victory like Downey. There have been numerous nail-biters over the years.
I recall one contest in particular from three decades ago. The 1993 fabulous five included first-time nominee Leonardo DiCaprio as the autistic younger brother of Johnny Depp in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” Ralph Fiennes...
He took the early lead in Gold Derby’s official Oscar odds for Best Supporting Actor. He widened that lead in the following months. He then swept the precursor awards. And despite landing in a powerhouse lineup that included Sterling K. Brown in “American Fiction,” Robert De Niro in “Killers of the Flower Moon,” Ryan Gosling in “Barbie” and Mark Ruffalo in “Poor Things,” there was a “near zero” chance of Downey not being called to the stage to accept the Academy Award.
But not every past recipient of the Best Supporting Actor Oscar has cruised to victory like Downey. There have been numerous nail-biters over the years.
I recall one contest in particular from three decades ago. The 1993 fabulous five included first-time nominee Leonardo DiCaprio as the autistic younger brother of Johnny Depp in “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” Ralph Fiennes...
- 4/20/2024
- by Tariq Khan
- Gold Derby
At the 95th Academy Awards (honoring the cinematic achievements of 2022), there were two notable surprises in the technical categories. The first occurred when “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” nabbed the Oscar for Best Costume Design, beating out the the heavily favored “Elvis” as well as “Babylon.” The second occurred when “All Quiet on the Western Front” claimed the prize for Best Production Design, defeating Gold Derby odds leader “Babylon” in addition to both “Elvis” and “Avatar: The Way of Water.” Anyone who predicted either of those two upsets outsmarted the vast majority of Gold Derby users.
At last month’s 96th Academy Awards, we didn’t see any similar out-of-left-field choices in any of the tech categories. The closest thing to a curveball was arguably “The Zone of Interest” winning the Oscar for Best Sound, overcoming the night’s eventual Best Picture champion, “Oppenheimer.” So how did “Zone” do it? Here are five reasons why.
At last month’s 96th Academy Awards, we didn’t see any similar out-of-left-field choices in any of the tech categories. The closest thing to a curveball was arguably “The Zone of Interest” winning the Oscar for Best Sound, overcoming the night’s eventual Best Picture champion, “Oppenheimer.” So how did “Zone” do it? Here are five reasons why.
- 4/16/2024
- by Tariq Khan
- Gold Derby
The 2024 Writers Guild Awards (76th Annual) were held on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at concurrent ceremonies at New York’s Edison Ballroom and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford was on the red carpet to catch up with nominees and guests in Hollywood.
See WGA Awards winners: ‘American Fiction,’ ‘The Holdovers’ …
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Walter Hill (Laurel Award for Lifetime Achievement)
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- 4/15/2024
- by Latasha Ford and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
The 2024 Writers Guild Awards (76th Annual) were held on Sunday, April 14, 2024 at concurrent ceremonies at New York’s Edison Ballroom and Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium. Gold Derby associate editor Latasha Ford was on the red carpet to catch up with nominees and guests in Hollywood.
See WGA Awards winners: ‘American Fiction,’ ‘The Holdovers’ …
Watch each short video below from the 2024 NAACP Image Awards by clicking that person’s name:
Erika Alexander
Alex Convery
Julia Cox
Kelly Fremon Craig
Charmaine DeGraté
Walter Hill (Laurel Award for Lifetime Achievement)
Brit Marling
Jim Mickle and Linda Moran
Predict the 2024 Emmy Award nominations through July 17
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Erika Alexander
Alex Convery
Julia Cox
Kelly Fremon Craig
Charmaine DeGraté
Walter Hill (Laurel Award for Lifetime Achievement)
Brit Marling
Jim Mickle and Linda Moran
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- 4/15/2024
- by Latasha Ford and Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
Five full weeks after the Oscars, the Writers Guild of America finally got around to giving out its awards. Oscar winner Cord Jefferson (“American Fiction”) won the original screenplay prize while David Hemingson (“The Holdovers”) picked up the adapted screenplay trophy; he had lost at the Oscars to “Anatomy of a Fall,” which was ineligible here.
Three other scripts deemed ineligible by the WGA went on to win Oscars in the past decade: “Birdman” (2015; original), “The Father” (2021; adapted), and “Belfast” (2022; original). During that time, 68 of the WGA Awards nominees numbered among the 100 screenplays that reaped Oscar bids.
Two other Oscar contenders — “Poor Things,” and “The Zone of Interest” — were ruled out of the running by the guild before nominations were announced way back on Feb. 21. The WGA included “Barbie” in the original lineup while the academy had it over in adapted. That was the third time in a decade that...
Three other scripts deemed ineligible by the WGA went on to win Oscars in the past decade: “Birdman” (2015; original), “The Father” (2021; adapted), and “Belfast” (2022; original). During that time, 68 of the WGA Awards nominees numbered among the 100 screenplays that reaped Oscar bids.
Two other Oscar contenders — “Poor Things,” and “The Zone of Interest” — were ruled out of the running by the guild before nominations were announced way back on Feb. 21. The WGA included “Barbie” in the original lineup while the academy had it over in adapted. That was the third time in a decade that...
- 4/15/2024
- by Paul Sheehan
- Gold Derby
Congratulations to our User Couverture for a perfect score of 100% when predicting the 2024 Writers Guild of America Awards winners on Sunday night. Our top scorer is actually tied with 30 other people at perfection but has a better point score of 12,250 by using the two Super Bets (500 points each) wisely.
Almost 1,300 people worldwide predicted these champs for the WGA ceremonies that took place in California and New York. Our top User got all 10 categories correct, including the three film champs: “American Fiction,” “The Holdovers” and “The Pigeon Tunnel.”
SEECord Jefferson interview: ‘American Fiction’ director-writer
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Almost 1,300 people worldwide predicted these champs for the WGA ceremonies that took place in California and New York. Our top User got all 10 categories correct, including the three film champs: “American Fiction,” “The Holdovers” and “The Pigeon Tunnel.”
SEECord Jefferson interview: ‘American Fiction’ director-writer
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- 4/15/2024
- by Chris Beachum
- Gold Derby
Just when you thought it was safe, they suck you back in. Yes, on April 14, 2024, the final guild award ceremony was held for programs, films, and content released in 2023. Delayed because of the WGA and SAG strikes, the 2024 WGA Awards were held in concurrent ceremonies in both Los Angeles and New York. And while writers for “The Last of Us,” “Beef,��� and “American Fiction” were rewarded as expected, we’re happy to report there were a few upsets.
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- 4/15/2024
- by Gregory Ellwood
- The Playlist
With the 2024 Oscars and the 2023 Emmys firmly in the rearview mirror, the film and TV awards calendar is all but ready to return to normalcy after last years Writers Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes disrupted the first half of award season. The last major event to be impacted by the altered schedule is today’s WGA Awards, which took place in an unusual post-Oscars slot after the strikes forced the guild to delay its voting process. As most of Hollywood looks ahead to the 2024 film and TV slate, today’s concurrent ceremonies in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium and New York City’s Edison Ballroom gave award watchers one last chance to celebrate the best screenwriting of 2023.
David Hemingson’s “The Holdovers” won the night’s marquee award for Original Screenplay, beating out heavyweights including Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s “Barbie” and Celine Song’s “Past Lives.” In the Adapted Screenplay category,...
David Hemingson’s “The Holdovers” won the night’s marquee award for Original Screenplay, beating out heavyweights including Greta Gerwig and Noah Baumbach’s “Barbie” and Celine Song’s “Past Lives.” In the Adapted Screenplay category,...
- 4/15/2024
- by Christian Zilko
- Indiewire
The David Hemingson-scripted Alexander Payne dramedy The Holdovers and Cord Jefferson’s American Fiction were the big film winners at the strike-delayed 2024 Writers Guild Awards, which were handed out Sunday in Los Angeles and New York.
Jefferson — who also was honored with the WGA West’s Paul Selvin Award — followed his Oscar win for Adapted Screenplay as the WGA’s weird, wild and elongated Awards season wrapped with simultaneous ceremonies on both coasts. Hemingson scored a modicum of revenge for losing the Original Screenplay Academy Award to Justine Triet and Arthur Harari for Anatomy of a Fall.
The latter script, however, wasn’t eligible for a Writers Guild Award. That’s because, unlike other guilds, the WGA deems ineligible any scripts for movies not produced under its Minimum Basic Agreement or a bona fide collective bargaining agreement with various affiliated countries.
Later, the Documentary prize went to Errol Morris...
Jefferson — who also was honored with the WGA West’s Paul Selvin Award — followed his Oscar win for Adapted Screenplay as the WGA’s weird, wild and elongated Awards season wrapped with simultaneous ceremonies on both coasts. Hemingson scored a modicum of revenge for losing the Original Screenplay Academy Award to Justine Triet and Arthur Harari for Anatomy of a Fall.
The latter script, however, wasn’t eligible for a Writers Guild Award. That’s because, unlike other guilds, the WGA deems ineligible any scripts for movies not produced under its Minimum Basic Agreement or a bona fide collective bargaining agreement with various affiliated countries.
Later, the Documentary prize went to Errol Morris...
- 4/15/2024
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
‘Succession’ has gone out with one final bang: The HBO drama won two Writers Guild of America Awards on Sunday night — the most of any series — for best drama series and also for best drama episode. Creator Jesse Armstrong was on hand in New York to accept the award, while several of the show’s writers were also in LA to accept the honor.
This reps the final major awards show where “Succession” (which ended its run last May) was still eligible. Besides best drama, the show also won the episodic drama prize, for the episode “Living+,” written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery.
The WGA Awards recognized the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual event held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony.
Big winners on the film side included “American Fiction” writer Cord Jefferson,...
This reps the final major awards show where “Succession” (which ended its run last May) was still eligible. Besides best drama, the show also won the episodic drama prize, for the episode “Living+,” written by Georgia Pritchett and Will Arbery.
The WGA Awards recognized the best of 2023’s television and film via its annual event held this year at the Hollywood Palladium for the West Coast edition and at New York’s Edison Ballroom for the East Coast ceremony.
Big winners on the film side included “American Fiction” writer Cord Jefferson,...
- 4/14/2024
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced that its 40th festival is scheduled for Feb. 4-15, expanding to 12 days for next year’s edition.
Sbiff showcases the best in independent and international media. It’s one of the leading film festivals in the United States as it attracts 100,000 attendees of over 200 films, tributes and symposiums.
“As we embark on our 40th year, we are proud of what we’ve accomplished and exhilarated for what is ahead of us. We will be announcing a few surprises in the next few months. Onward and upwards” says Roger Durling, Sbiff’s Executive Director.
Official events including screenings, filmmaker Q&As, industry panels, and celebrity tributes, will be held throughout the city, including the Arlington Theatre.
Earlier this year, the 39th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival celebrated an ensemble of talent including Robert Downey Jr., Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Billie Eilish, Finneas,...
Sbiff showcases the best in independent and international media. It’s one of the leading film festivals in the United States as it attracts 100,000 attendees of over 200 films, tributes and symposiums.
“As we embark on our 40th year, we are proud of what we’ve accomplished and exhilarated for what is ahead of us. We will be announcing a few surprises in the next few months. Onward and upwards” says Roger Durling, Sbiff’s Executive Director.
Official events including screenings, filmmaker Q&As, industry panels, and celebrity tributes, will be held throughout the city, including the Arlington Theatre.
Earlier this year, the 39th edition of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival celebrated an ensemble of talent including Robert Downey Jr., Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Billie Eilish, Finneas,...
- 4/11/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay, Selena Kuznikov, Jack Dunn and Lexi Carson
- Variety Film + TV
To understand why is the industry so conflicted over how to release movies, check out the contradictory paths of two Amazon films, “The Beekeeper” and “Road House.”
The first, which stars Jason Statham as a righteous avenger, is a $40 million production acquired by Amazon MGM for the US. It grossed $66 million in its domestic theatrical release and went on to become a hit as a $19.99 PVOD. Currently, it’s $5.99 to rent and is #1 at iTunes (which ranks by transactions) as well as Fandango (which tracks by revenue).
That’s nearly unheard of at Fandango, which sometimes see its entire top 10 comprised of $19.99 titles. It is also unusual for a mid-level success like “The Beekeeper” to be so dominant on VOD.
Meantime, “Road House” skipped theaters and leads Reelgood’s list of most-streamed movies for the week ending last Wednesday.
At Netflix, another random theatrical release dominates its most-watched movie chart.
The first, which stars Jason Statham as a righteous avenger, is a $40 million production acquired by Amazon MGM for the US. It grossed $66 million in its domestic theatrical release and went on to become a hit as a $19.99 PVOD. Currently, it’s $5.99 to rent and is #1 at iTunes (which ranks by transactions) as well as Fandango (which tracks by revenue).
That’s nearly unheard of at Fandango, which sometimes see its entire top 10 comprised of $19.99 titles. It is also unusual for a mid-level success like “The Beekeeper” to be so dominant on VOD.
Meantime, “Road House” skipped theaters and leads Reelgood’s list of most-streamed movies for the week ending last Wednesday.
At Netflix, another random theatrical release dominates its most-watched movie chart.
- 4/9/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
At last week’s A Day of Unreasonable Conversation held at The Getty Center, entertainment industry members heard from Hollywood and government leaders with varying cultural perspectives.
Jill Biden and Halle Berry at A Day of Unreasonable Conversation
Through thought-provoking discussions, impactful performances, and, at times, emotional conversations, A Day of Unreasonable Conversation surfaced new perspectives on today’s most complex topics to an audience of television writers, showrunners, and executives. Speakers were vulnerable in sharing stories that often do not get heard and urged the audience of TV creators to incorporate these experiences into their work.
First Lady Jill Biden and Halle Berry candidly discussed formerly taboo women’s health topics such as menopause, emphasizing the need for a new approach to women’s health research. Berry shared a personal story about how she realized that she was going through perimenopause, bringing forth blushes and laughter from the audience.
Jill Biden and Halle Berry at A Day of Unreasonable Conversation
Through thought-provoking discussions, impactful performances, and, at times, emotional conversations, A Day of Unreasonable Conversation surfaced new perspectives on today’s most complex topics to an audience of television writers, showrunners, and executives. Speakers were vulnerable in sharing stories that often do not get heard and urged the audience of TV creators to incorporate these experiences into their work.
First Lady Jill Biden and Halle Berry candidly discussed formerly taboo women’s health topics such as menopause, emphasizing the need for a new approach to women’s health research. Berry shared a personal story about how she realized that she was going through perimenopause, bringing forth blushes and laughter from the audience.
- 4/3/2024
- Look to the Stars
What the movie-streaming public wants depends on which top 10 chart you prefer. This week offered little consistency and some outright contradictions.
One thing is clear: Jake Gyllenhaal’s straight-to-streaming “Road House” remake is a massive hit. Amazon Prime reported over 50 million worldwide viewers through its second streaming weekend and gateway app Reelgood reported it as the week’s #1 movie for March 21-27 in the U.S.
“The Accountant,” a 2016 Warner Bros. drama starring Ben Affleck, is currently #1 at Netflix. On Easter weekend “The Passion of the Christ” led VOD at iTunes, while the just-released $19.99 “Imaginary” (Lionsgate) topped Fandango’s revenue-calculated list. (It was #20 at iTunes.) For a second week, Google Play did not update its list.
“Ordinary Angels” (also Lionsgate) is #2 at Fandango, but #14 at iTunes. Since Fandango calculates by revenue, that list favors PVODs — but this week, six of its top 10 rented for $5.99 or less; “The Passion of the Christ,...
One thing is clear: Jake Gyllenhaal’s straight-to-streaming “Road House” remake is a massive hit. Amazon Prime reported over 50 million worldwide viewers through its second streaming weekend and gateway app Reelgood reported it as the week’s #1 movie for March 21-27 in the U.S.
“The Accountant,” a 2016 Warner Bros. drama starring Ben Affleck, is currently #1 at Netflix. On Easter weekend “The Passion of the Christ” led VOD at iTunes, while the just-released $19.99 “Imaginary” (Lionsgate) topped Fandango’s revenue-calculated list. (It was #20 at iTunes.) For a second week, Google Play did not update its list.
“Ordinary Angels” (also Lionsgate) is #2 at Fandango, but #14 at iTunes. Since Fandango calculates by revenue, that list favors PVODs — but this week, six of its top 10 rented for $5.99 or less; “The Passion of the Christ,...
- 4/2/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Looking to mix up your streaming lineup? Right now, you can get MGM+ for just $3.50/month for three months. That’s half off the normal price! The deal is only available through Prime Video, so if you don’t have that service, you can sign up for a free 30 day trial.
7-Day Free Trial $3.50/mo. via amazon.com Price is 50% off for a limited time How to Save 50% on MGM+ Click here to get the deal from Prime Video and MGM+. Ensure you’re signed into your Prime Video account, and click “Get Started.” Confirm your billing and contact details and finish signing up. What Can You Watch With MGM+?
The movie lineup has some excellent variety, like the new “Mean Girls” musical movie, Oscar-winner “American Fiction,” the new George Clooney directorial effort “The Boys in the Boat,” “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension,” “The Silence of the Lambs,...
7-Day Free Trial $3.50/mo. via amazon.com Price is 50% off for a limited time How to Save 50% on MGM+ Click here to get the deal from Prime Video and MGM+. Ensure you’re signed into your Prime Video account, and click “Get Started.” Confirm your billing and contact details and finish signing up. What Can You Watch With MGM+?
The movie lineup has some excellent variety, like the new “Mean Girls” musical movie, Oscar-winner “American Fiction,” the new George Clooney directorial effort “The Boys in the Boat,” “Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie,” “Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension,” “The Silence of the Lambs,...
- 3/29/2024
- by Ben Bowman
- The Streamable
In collaboration with the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, the Paris Theater has announced it will be presenting the New York “Academy Museum Branch Select” screening series starting April 3. Each of the 18 branches of the Academy has selected a film for the series that represents a major milestone in the evolution of filmmaking. Some of the films included are “Fantastic Mr.Fox,” “Showgirls,” “Bonnie and Clyde,” “Nashville,” “Yi Yi,” “In the Mood for Love” and “Citizen Kane.”
Screenings will take place on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 12 p.m. at both the Paris Theater and the Academy Museum. Tickets will be available March 28 on the Paris Theater and Academy Museum websites respectively.
Cord Jefferson to Receive Wgaw’s Paul Selvin Award
Cord Jefferson will receive the Writers Guild of America West’s 2024 Paul Selvin Award for penning the screenplay for “American Fiction.” He will receive the honor at the 2024 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday,...
Screenings will take place on Wednesdays at 7 p.m. and Sundays at 12 p.m. at both the Paris Theater and the Academy Museum. Tickets will be available March 28 on the Paris Theater and Academy Museum websites respectively.
Cord Jefferson to Receive Wgaw’s Paul Selvin Award
Cord Jefferson will receive the Writers Guild of America West’s 2024 Paul Selvin Award for penning the screenplay for “American Fiction.” He will receive the honor at the 2024 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday,...
- 3/26/2024
- by Jazz Tangcay, Jaden Thompson and Jack Dunn
- Variety Film + TV
Two new biopics about 20th-century Black icons entered the home viewing charts this week: “Bob Marley: One Love” (Paramount), the film about the legendary reggae artist nearing $100 million in theaters, and “Shirley” (Netflix), about the first Black Congresswoman and one-time presidential candidate, led newcomers in a week that mostly repeated top titles.
“One Love” is #1 at Fandango, which ranks by revenue. The VOD platform won’t be able to provide its whole top 10 until Monday, but the company confirms that placement. Somewhat surprisingly, “One Love” is #3 at iTunes, behind “Anyone but You” (Sony) and “The Beekeeper” (Lionsgate), now both at $5.99 to rent after earlier strong PVOD performances at $19.99.
Both Fandango and Google Play chart by transactions. But normally a film with the success in theaters that “Bob Marley” had would debut at #1. It’s unclear, with data beyond relative rankings absent, whether this might be just because the reduced price...
“One Love” is #1 at Fandango, which ranks by revenue. The VOD platform won’t be able to provide its whole top 10 until Monday, but the company confirms that placement. Somewhat surprisingly, “One Love” is #3 at iTunes, behind “Anyone but You” (Sony) and “The Beekeeper” (Lionsgate), now both at $5.99 to rent after earlier strong PVOD performances at $19.99.
Both Fandango and Google Play chart by transactions. But normally a film with the success in theaters that “Bob Marley” had would debut at #1. It’s unclear, with data beyond relative rankings absent, whether this might be just because the reduced price...
- 3/25/2024
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
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