We told you last week that former Warner Bros Global Marketing Chief Sue Kroll was bound to be named Amazon Studios’ new Head of Marketing. On Monday, the company confirmed the news.
In her new role, Kroll will report directly to Amazon Studios’ Chief Jennifer Salke and oversees global marketing strategy and campaigns for the streamer’s movies and TV series. This also includes any future theatrical releases.
The move comes in the wake of Kroll serving as a marketing consultant for the past six months, working on the behemoth success of the streamer’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The series from showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay launched September 1 in 240 countries, pulling in 25 million viewers on its first day, the biggest premiere ever for Prime Video.
Here’s the extra bonus: All the projects Kroll has been shepherding as a producer in the wake...
In her new role, Kroll will report directly to Amazon Studios’ Chief Jennifer Salke and oversees global marketing strategy and campaigns for the streamer’s movies and TV series. This also includes any future theatrical releases.
The move comes in the wake of Kroll serving as a marketing consultant for the past six months, working on the behemoth success of the streamer’s The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The series from showrunners J.D. Payne and Patrick McKay launched September 1 in 240 countries, pulling in 25 million viewers on its first day, the biggest premiere ever for Prime Video.
Here’s the extra bonus: All the projects Kroll has been shepherding as a producer in the wake...
- 10/31/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Edward Norton is one of our generation's greatest actors. He has collaborated with a slew of renowned directors. Often, (and sometimes to the detriment of his reputation), he works behind the scenes of the films he stars in. He took over the editing room while director Tony Kaye fought with the studio over "American History X"; he argued over the "Red Dragon" script with director Brett Ratner, who told the Los Angeles Times, "He likes to challenge the director. It's all about intellectual debate ... Edward's instinct is going to be, 'I have to take over this film.' He's going to try to rescue the film"; he wrote parts of "The Incredible Hulk" script to improve his character arc (via Entertainment Weekly).
To this date, he has only made two films in the span of nearly twenty years: "Keeping the Faith" in 2000 and "Motherless Brooklyn" in 2019. Norton tells Interview magazine...
To this date, he has only made two films in the span of nearly twenty years: "Keeping the Faith" in 2000 and "Motherless Brooklyn" in 2019. Norton tells Interview magazine...
- 10/11/2022
- by Caroline Madden
- Slash Film
The 49th annual Telluride Film Festival will host the world premiere screenings of Sarah Polley’s “Women Talking,” Sam Mendes’ “Empire of Light,” and Sebastian Lelio’s “The Wonder” – as well as North American premieres of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu’s “Bardo,” Luca Guadagnino’s “Bones and All,” Todd Field’s “Tar,” James Gray’s “Armageddon Time,” and Hirokazu Kore-eda’s “Broker” among other top fall titles.
In keeping with the Telluride Film Festival’s famously late-breaking announcement process, the 2022 lineup was revealed on Thursday morning, just one day before the prestigious festival kicks off.
Due to the nuances of how the Toronto International Film Festival positioned some of its debuts as well as the roster of features debuting at the Venice Film Festival this week, industry observers had long expected many of the 2022 titles to screen in the Colorado town. But that doesn’t make the Telluride list any less impressive in its variety.
In keeping with the Telluride Film Festival’s famously late-breaking announcement process, the 2022 lineup was revealed on Thursday morning, just one day before the prestigious festival kicks off.
Due to the nuances of how the Toronto International Film Festival positioned some of its debuts as well as the roster of features debuting at the Venice Film Festival this week, industry observers had long expected many of the 2022 titles to screen in the Colorado town. But that doesn’t make the Telluride list any less impressive in its variety.
- 9/1/2022
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
As customary, Telluride Film Festival has unveiled its lineup on the eve of its kickoff. For its 49th edition, taking place from September 2-5, the festival features new work by James Gray, Luca Guadagnino, Alejandro González Iñárritu, Hlynur Pálmason, Todd Field, the Dardennes, Sarah Polley, Mia Hansen-Løve, Werner Herzog, and more, as well as a robust section of classics and filmmaker-related docs.
The 49th Telluride Film Festival is proud to present the following new feature films to play in its main program, the Show:
• Armageddon Time (d. James Gray, U.S., 2022) In person: James Gray, Jeremy Strong, Anne Hathaway
• Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths (d. Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexico-u.S., 2022) In person: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Íker Sánchez Solano
• Bobi Wine, Ghetto President (d. Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo, Uganda-u.K., 2022) In person: Christopher Sharp, Moses Bwayo, Bobi Wine, Barbie Kyagulanyi
• Bones And All (d.
The 49th Telluride Film Festival is proud to present the following new feature films to play in its main program, the Show:
• Armageddon Time (d. James Gray, U.S., 2022) In person: James Gray, Jeremy Strong, Anne Hathaway
• Bardo, False Chronicle Of A Handful Of Truths (d. Alejandro González Iñárritu, Mexico-u.S., 2022) In person: Alejandro González Iñárritu, Daniel Giménez Cacho, Griselda Siciliani, Ximena Lamadrid, Íker Sánchez Solano
• Bobi Wine, Ghetto President (d. Christopher Sharp and Moses Bwayo, Uganda-u.K., 2022) In person: Christopher Sharp, Moses Bwayo, Bobi Wine, Barbie Kyagulanyi
• Bones And All (d.
- 9/1/2022
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Selection of Kantemir Balagov and Kira Kovalenko to be unveiled on September 2 opening day.
Telluride Film Festival will run from September 2-5 this year and has invited dissident Russian filmmakers Kantemir Balagov and Kira Kovalenko to be its guest directors.
Balagov directed Cannes 2017 Un Certain Regard Fipresci winner Closeness and followed that up with Beanpole, which premiered in the same section in 2019 and also won Fipresci, as well as the best director prize and made the shortlist as Russia’s Oscar submission. His next project, TV series The Last Of Us, is set to premiere on HBO in 2023.
Kovalenko’s...
Telluride Film Festival will run from September 2-5 this year and has invited dissident Russian filmmakers Kantemir Balagov and Kira Kovalenko to be its guest directors.
Balagov directed Cannes 2017 Un Certain Regard Fipresci winner Closeness and followed that up with Beanpole, which premiered in the same section in 2019 and also won Fipresci, as well as the best director prize and made the shortlist as Russia’s Oscar submission. His next project, TV series The Last Of Us, is set to premiere on HBO in 2023.
Kovalenko’s...
- 6/14/2022
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Syl Johnson: Any Way the Wind Blows is now available on multiple video-on-demand platforms for the first time — including Amazon, Apple, Google Play, Vudu or Vimeo On Demand, where it was made available in February after Johnson died. Johnson died on Feb. 6 at the age of 85.
Originally released in 2015, the documentary traces the life and career influential, but longtime overlooked soul singer, from his Mississippi roots to his move to Chicago in the Sixties. After moving to the Windy City, Johnson eventually signed with Twinight Records, releasing hits including...
Originally released in 2015, the documentary traces the life and career influential, but longtime overlooked soul singer, from his Mississippi roots to his move to Chicago in the Sixties. After moving to the Windy City, Johnson eventually signed with Twinight Records, releasing hits including...
- 4/19/2022
- by Althea Legaspi
- Rollingstone.com
Syl Johnson, whose 1967 single “Different Strokes” has been frequently sampled by some of hip-hop’s top artists, has died at age 85. No cause of death was given.
In a statement, Johnson’s family called him “a legend.”
“It is with extreme sadness that our family announces the passing of Soul & Blues Hall of Fame legend Syl Johnson. Dad, Brother, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Uncle, Friend & Artist, he lived his life as a singer, musician, and entrepreneur who loved black music.” Johnson was 85 years old.
Johnson was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1936. He made his name in the 1960s and ’70s with Chicago label Twinight, which issued his 1968 debut Dresses Too Short. That album featured “Different Strokes.” The song would eventually be sampled by Public Enemy (“Fight the Power”), Wu-Tang Clan (“Shame on a N***a”) Eric B. & Rakim (“I Know You Got Soul...
In a statement, Johnson’s family called him “a legend.”
“It is with extreme sadness that our family announces the passing of Soul & Blues Hall of Fame legend Syl Johnson. Dad, Brother, Grandfather, Great Grandfather, Uncle, Friend & Artist, he lived his life as a singer, musician, and entrepreneur who loved black music.” Johnson was 85 years old.
Johnson was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1936. He made his name in the 1960s and ’70s with Chicago label Twinight, which issued his 1968 debut Dresses Too Short. That album featured “Different Strokes.” The song would eventually be sampled by Public Enemy (“Fight the Power”), Wu-Tang Clan (“Shame on a N***a”) Eric B. & Rakim (“I Know You Got Soul...
- 2/6/2022
- by Bruce Haring
- Deadline Film + TV
Michael K. Williams, the actor who portrayed stickup-man-cum-antihero Omar Little in The Wire and racketeer Chalky White in Boardwalk Empire, died Monday inside his Brooklyn home at the age of 54. Williams’ rep, Marianna Shafran, confirmed the actor’s death to Rolling Stone. A rep for the New York Police Department added that Williams was found dead in his home in the Williamsburg section of Brooklyn at approximately 2 p.m. A cause of death was not immediately revealed, pending the results of the city’s medical examiner.
“It is with deep...
“It is with deep...
- 9/6/2021
- by Jason Newman
- Rollingstone.com
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, the director of “Me And Earl and the Dying Girl,” will next direct a filmed adaptation of “The Fortress of Solitude,” the acclaimed, best-selling novel by Jonathan Lethem, an individual with knowledge of the project told TheWrap.
“The Fortress of Solitude” is set at Amazon Studios and will be adapted by playwright Dave Harris for the screen. Gomez-Rejon will also produce.
The film is based on Lethem’s semi-autobiographical novel from 2003 about two teenagers in 1970s Brooklyn, one white and one Black, who discover a magic ring with the directive to fight against evil. The book grapples with racial politics of the time, gentrification and music culture.
Lethem will also executive produce the film alongside Joshua Malkin. Celeste Holben will associate produce.
Gomez-Rejon is known for “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” and “The Current War” with Benedict Cumberbatch, and he also directed the pilot of the...
“The Fortress of Solitude” is set at Amazon Studios and will be adapted by playwright Dave Harris for the screen. Gomez-Rejon will also produce.
The film is based on Lethem’s semi-autobiographical novel from 2003 about two teenagers in 1970s Brooklyn, one white and one Black, who discover a magic ring with the directive to fight against evil. The book grapples with racial politics of the time, gentrification and music culture.
Lethem will also executive produce the film alongside Joshua Malkin. Celeste Holben will associate produce.
Gomez-Rejon is known for “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” and “The Current War” with Benedict Cumberbatch, and he also directed the pilot of the...
- 7/27/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon will mount a film adaptation of “The Fortress of Solitude” at Amazon Studios, continuing his creative relationship with the streaming giant.
Behind the festival hit “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” and Benedict Cumberbatch’s “The Current War,” Gomez-Rejon will direct the project based on Jonathan Lethem’s New York Times bestselling novel. Acclaimed playwright Dave Harris is writing the script.
“The Fortress of Solitude” tells the story of two friends, Dylan Ebdus and Mingus Rude, who come of age in 1970s Brooklyn. After receiving a magic ring with the directive to fight evil, Dylan and Mingus forge an indelible bond. But as the years pass, their experiences and opportunities grow increasingly disparate. There are things even a magic ring can’t solve: Dylan is white and Mingus is Black, and in America, that makes a world of difference.
The fortress referred to in the title, comic book fans will know,...
Behind the festival hit “Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” and Benedict Cumberbatch’s “The Current War,” Gomez-Rejon will direct the project based on Jonathan Lethem’s New York Times bestselling novel. Acclaimed playwright Dave Harris is writing the script.
“The Fortress of Solitude” tells the story of two friends, Dylan Ebdus and Mingus Rude, who come of age in 1970s Brooklyn. After receiving a magic ring with the directive to fight evil, Dylan and Mingus forge an indelible bond. But as the years pass, their experiences and opportunities grow increasingly disparate. There are things even a magic ring can’t solve: Dylan is white and Mingus is Black, and in America, that makes a world of difference.
The fortress referred to in the title, comic book fans will know,...
- 7/27/2021
- by Matt Donnelly
- Variety Film + TV
Academy Award-winning director Barry Jenkins will serve as the guest director of this year’s Telluride Film Festival, the festival announced on Thursday.
Jenkins will select a series of films to present at the 48th Telluride Film Festival, which will take place Sept. 2-6, 2021.
“Each year as we think about who a good Guest Director would be, Tom and I weigh different factors,” executive director Julie Huntsinger said in a statement. “Many are based in the intellectual realm: film knowledge, appreciation and, of course, serious talent. But our recipe always includes something more ephemeral – something that has to do with the quality of the human heart. Rare is the person who exceeds on each of these criteria. Barry Jenkins checks every box and more. We feel lucky and a little incredulous that our long-time friend and very talented colleague has agreed to join us as Guest Director this year. The...
Jenkins will select a series of films to present at the 48th Telluride Film Festival, which will take place Sept. 2-6, 2021.
“Each year as we think about who a good Guest Director would be, Tom and I weigh different factors,” executive director Julie Huntsinger said in a statement. “Many are based in the intellectual realm: film knowledge, appreciation and, of course, serious talent. But our recipe always includes something more ephemeral – something that has to do with the quality of the human heart. Rare is the person who exceeds on each of these criteria. Barry Jenkins checks every box and more. We feel lucky and a little incredulous that our long-time friend and very talented colleague has agreed to join us as Guest Director this year. The...
- 6/17/2021
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
The Criterion Collection’s March 2020 lineup has been unveiled, and it’s an epic one. Along with their previously announced Wong Kar Wai box set, they will also release Jacques Rivette’s masterpiece Céline and Julie Go Boating, which was long unavailable in good quality and recently debuted on The Criterion Channel.
Also arriving in March is Mike Leigh’s Palme d’Or winner Secrets & Lies, Albert Brooks’ Defending Your Life (with a new essay by Ari Aster), and, getting a solo release after its inclusion in a World Cinema Project box set, Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Touki Bouki, which we discussed on The Film Stage Show below.
Check out the lineup and special features below, with more details on their official site.
New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-rayAudio commentary from 2017 featuring critic Adrian MartinJacques Rivette: Le veilleur, a 1994 two-part feature documentary by Claire Denis,...
Also arriving in March is Mike Leigh’s Palme d’Or winner Secrets & Lies, Albert Brooks’ Defending Your Life (with a new essay by Ari Aster), and, getting a solo release after its inclusion in a World Cinema Project box set, Djibril Diop Mambéty’s Touki Bouki, which we discussed on The Film Stage Show below.
Check out the lineup and special features below, with more details on their official site.
New 2K digital restoration, with uncompressed monaural soundtrack on the Blu-rayAudio commentary from 2017 featuring critic Adrian MartinJacques Rivette: Le veilleur, a 1994 two-part feature documentary by Claire Denis,...
- 12/16/2020
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
The premiere of career-spanning restorations has been a time to again celebrate the cinema of Wong Kar-wai—but not without complications and conflicted feelings. Rather than give his tales of love, crime, and Hong Kong a 4K sheen and call it a day, Wong’s taken the opportunity to rejig his material in ways both minor and major. There’s a new, uniform style of closing credits to create “a reminder to our audience that these are the restored versions,” which most won’t notice. But in the case of Fallen Angels, he’s expanded the aspect ratio and made certain coloring changes that, as our Managing Editor discovered, are more than a little tinker. Predictably, people have strong feelings.
You can preview this new look and feel in a trailer for the 4K restoration. Having seen it myself, I can at least say the new widescreen transfer works: the images remain fluid,...
You can preview this new look and feel in a trailer for the 4K restoration. Having seen it myself, I can at least say the new widescreen transfer works: the images remain fluid,...
- 12/11/2020
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Lionsgate has picked up Lush, Duane Swierczynski’s comedic spy thriller short story which Chad Stahelski’s 87Eleven Entertainment will produce via its deal with the studio.
Swierczynski is set to adapt his story as a feature; the piece having appeared in Best American Mystery Stories 2019, edited by Otto Penzler and Jonathan Lethem. Swierczynski is an award-winning prolific novelist, comic book writer, and screenwriter. He is also a two-time Edgar Award nominee.
Stahelski said, “When I read Lush, I saw what a great film could be made from Duane’s short story. I’m excited to see the world-building we can come up with for this fresh new spy film.”
Swierczynski added, “One of my fondest memories is watching John Wick while taking a break from a mystery convention in Long Beach and being completely blown away. With that film, Chad Stahelski put action movies on notice, so I couldn...
Swierczynski is set to adapt his story as a feature; the piece having appeared in Best American Mystery Stories 2019, edited by Otto Penzler and Jonathan Lethem. Swierczynski is an award-winning prolific novelist, comic book writer, and screenwriter. He is also a two-time Edgar Award nominee.
Stahelski said, “When I read Lush, I saw what a great film could be made from Duane’s short story. I’m excited to see the world-building we can come up with for this fresh new spy film.”
Swierczynski added, “One of my fondest memories is watching John Wick while taking a break from a mystery convention in Long Beach and being completely blown away. With that film, Chad Stahelski put action movies on notice, so I couldn...
- 12/9/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Countless fictional romances have been built around love triangles. But what about a sci-fi romance focusing on a love triangle between a particle physicist, her ex-boyfriend, and a black hole? Director Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) is slated to tackle that story with an adaptation of Jonathan Lethem‘s novel As She Climbed […]
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- 11/13/2020
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
After working on the acclaimed but short-lived Jim Carrey-starring “Kidding,” Michel Gondry is getting back on the director’s chair for an adaptation of “As She Climbed Across the Table.”
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The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop, with news that Gondry has come aboard to direct the adaptation of the Jonathan Lethem novel for Amazon Studios and Chernin Entertainment.
Continue reading ‘As She Climbed Across The Table’: Michel Gondry And ‘Mindhunter’ Creator Joining To Adapt Sci-Fi Novel For Amazon at The Playlist.
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The Hollywood Reporter has the scoop, with news that Gondry has come aboard to direct the adaptation of the Jonathan Lethem novel for Amazon Studios and Chernin Entertainment.
Continue reading ‘As She Climbed Across The Table’: Michel Gondry And ‘Mindhunter’ Creator Joining To Adapt Sci-Fi Novel For Amazon at The Playlist.
- 11/13/2020
- by Rafael Motamayor
- The Playlist
Michel Gondry has come aboard to direct As She Climbed Across the Table, an adaptation of the Jonathan Lethem novel being made by Amazon Studios and Chernin Entertainment.
Joe Penhall, the creator of Netflix’s crime drama Mindhunter, will write the script for the romantic sci-fi tale, with Chernin producing. Raffi Adlan will executive produce.
The novel revolves around a love triangle that consists of a man, a woman, and, wait for it, a black hole. Mixing physics, alternate realities, and ideas of scientific objectivity with the quirkiness and obsessive nature of love, Table tells of a scientist Alice who, along with ...
Joe Penhall, the creator of Netflix’s crime drama Mindhunter, will write the script for the romantic sci-fi tale, with Chernin producing. Raffi Adlan will executive produce.
The novel revolves around a love triangle that consists of a man, a woman, and, wait for it, a black hole. Mixing physics, alternate realities, and ideas of scientific objectivity with the quirkiness and obsessive nature of love, Table tells of a scientist Alice who, along with ...
- 11/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Michel Gondry has come aboard to direct As She Climbed Across the Table, an adaptation of the Jonathan Lethem novel being made by Amazon Studios and Chernin Entertainment.
Joe Penhall, the creator of Netflix’s crime drama Mindhunter, will write the script for the romantic sci-fi tale, with Chernin producing. Raffi Adlan will executive produce.
The novel revolves around a love triangle that consists of a man, a woman, and, wait for it, a black hole. Mixing physics, alternate realities, and ideas of scientific objectivity with the quirkiness and obsessive nature of love, Table tells of a scientist Alice who, along with ...
Joe Penhall, the creator of Netflix’s crime drama Mindhunter, will write the script for the romantic sci-fi tale, with Chernin producing. Raffi Adlan will executive produce.
The novel revolves around a love triangle that consists of a man, a woman, and, wait for it, a black hole. Mixing physics, alternate realities, and ideas of scientific objectivity with the quirkiness and obsessive nature of love, Table tells of a scientist Alice who, along with ...
- 11/12/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nick Cave praises rock writer Larry “Ratso” Sloman’s in the trailer for I Want Everything, an upcoming short film that documents Ratso’s foray into recording music at the age of 70.
“Ratso is a kind of living exercise in perversity,” Cave says in the trailer. “And this is very much a Ratso thing to do; to put out a strong album like this, I think it’s an incredibly audacious move on Ratso’s behalf and I’m proud to be a part of it.”
I Want Everything, premiering...
“Ratso is a kind of living exercise in perversity,” Cave says in the trailer. “And this is very much a Ratso thing to do; to put out a strong album like this, I think it’s an incredibly audacious move on Ratso’s behalf and I’m proud to be a part of it.”
I Want Everything, premiering...
- 5/21/2020
- by Daniel Kreps
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Deadline has learned that a reboot of Blake Edwards hit 1979 comedy 10 is happening at Warner Bros. with Legally Blonde‘s Karen McCullah and Kirsten “Kiwi” Smith writing. Sue Kroll, through Kroll & Co. Entertainment’s exclusive deal at the Burbank, CA studio, will produce alongside Jeff Nathanson. Julie Andrews and Ashok Amritraj will serve as executive producers.
The original movie, which starred Edwards’ wife Julie Andrews, Dudley Moore and Bo Derek, followed a Hollywood composer going through a mid-life crisis who becomes infatuated with a newly married woman. 10 was a huge box office hit back in the day making close to $75M at the domestic box office.
The new project will take a comedic look at the question of what defines a “perfect 10” in today’s world. The new contemporary re-imagining will be inspired by the original film’s wit, humor and groundbreaking conversations around sexual politics.
“10 holds a special place in my heart.
The original movie, which starred Edwards’ wife Julie Andrews, Dudley Moore and Bo Derek, followed a Hollywood composer going through a mid-life crisis who becomes infatuated with a newly married woman. 10 was a huge box office hit back in the day making close to $75M at the domestic box office.
The new project will take a comedic look at the question of what defines a “perfect 10” in today’s world. The new contemporary re-imagining will be inspired by the original film’s wit, humor and groundbreaking conversations around sexual politics.
“10 holds a special place in my heart.
- 5/15/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
“The Young Pope” producer-distributor Fremantle has hired Wme’s Raffaella de Angelis to lead literary acquisitions for its global drama division.
De Angelis will also lend her expertise to Fremantle’s development and production outfit The Apartment, which is headed by “My Brilliant Friend” executive producer Lorenzo Mieli, as well as “True Detective” executive producer Richard Brown’s Passenger Pictures, with whom Fremantle has an exclusive multi-year deal.
Based in London, de Angelis will report into Christian Vesper, Fremantle’s executive VP and creative director for global drama.
At Wme, de Angelis was international literary agent and partner, working with such celebrated authors as Alice Munro, Mohsin Hamd, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lauren Groff, Jonathan Lethem, Petina Gappah, Chiara Barzini, Suketu Mehta, Timothy Snyder and Eric Schlosser, as well as on international bestsellers such as Daniel James Brown’s “The Boys In The Boat” and Paul Kalanithi’s “When Breath Becomes Air.
De Angelis will also lend her expertise to Fremantle’s development and production outfit The Apartment, which is headed by “My Brilliant Friend” executive producer Lorenzo Mieli, as well as “True Detective” executive producer Richard Brown’s Passenger Pictures, with whom Fremantle has an exclusive multi-year deal.
Based in London, de Angelis will report into Christian Vesper, Fremantle’s executive VP and creative director for global drama.
At Wme, de Angelis was international literary agent and partner, working with such celebrated authors as Alice Munro, Mohsin Hamd, Jhumpa Lahiri, Lauren Groff, Jonathan Lethem, Petina Gappah, Chiara Barzini, Suketu Mehta, Timothy Snyder and Eric Schlosser, as well as on international bestsellers such as Daniel James Brown’s “The Boys In The Boat” and Paul Kalanithi’s “When Breath Becomes Air.
- 3/6/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
American Gods producer Fremantle is digging into the literary library with the hire of Wme’s Raffaella de Angelis.
De Angelis has joined the Rtl-owned producer and distributor’s global drama division in a literary acquisitions role, hunting for books to adapt into scripted series. In addition to working at Fremantle’s central drama unit, she will also work for Lorenzo Mieli’s The Apartment, which is part of Fremantle, and Richard Brown’s Passenger, which Fremantle has a multi-year deal with.
Reporting to Christian Vesper, Fremantle’s Evp Creative Director, Global Drama, she is based in London.
She joins from Wme, where she was most recently International Literary Agent and Partner and worked with authors including Alice Munro, Mohsin Hamid, Lauren Groff, Jhumpa Lahiri, Jonathan Lethem, Petina Gappah, Chiara Barzini, Suketu Mehta, Timothy Snyder and Eric Schlosser, and on books such as The Boys In The Boat and When Breath Becomes Air.
De Angelis has joined the Rtl-owned producer and distributor’s global drama division in a literary acquisitions role, hunting for books to adapt into scripted series. In addition to working at Fremantle’s central drama unit, she will also work for Lorenzo Mieli’s The Apartment, which is part of Fremantle, and Richard Brown’s Passenger, which Fremantle has a multi-year deal with.
Reporting to Christian Vesper, Fremantle’s Evp Creative Director, Global Drama, she is based in London.
She joins from Wme, where she was most recently International Literary Agent and Partner and worked with authors including Alice Munro, Mohsin Hamid, Lauren Groff, Jhumpa Lahiri, Jonathan Lethem, Petina Gappah, Chiara Barzini, Suketu Mehta, Timothy Snyder and Eric Schlosser, and on books such as The Boys In The Boat and When Breath Becomes Air.
- 3/6/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Lee Ranaldo and Rosalía collaborator Raül Refree are extremely talented guitarists, but for their new song “Light Years Out,” they turned to an old cassette of Ranaldo throwing chairs against the wall for instrumentation instead.
“We found some tapes at the studio in New York that Lee recorded many years ago,” Refree tells Rolling Stone. Ranaldo says he created them nearly 20 years ago for a tribute album to Japanese noise band Hanatarash on a cassette player made by the Library of Congress for blind people. “With this cassette and some of the others we found,...
“We found some tapes at the studio in New York that Lee recorded many years ago,” Refree tells Rolling Stone. Ranaldo says he created them nearly 20 years ago for a tribute album to Japanese noise band Hanatarash on a cassette player made by the Library of Congress for blind people. “With this cassette and some of the others we found,...
- 1/13/2020
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Exclusive: Legendary Television has closed a deal to develop the Jonathan Lethem novel Gun, With Occasional Music for a television series. Johan Renck, coming off his Emmy-winning work on the acclaimed HBO miniseries Chernobyl, has been set to direct. He will be executive producer along with David Flebotte, who’ll be the showrunner. Flebotte co-created the Showtime series I’m Dying Up Here with Jim Carrey and his credits include Masters of Sex, The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire.
The series will be produced by Aggregate Films’ Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan and Daniel Pipski, along with Francey Grace. Aggregate’s productions include Ozark, the upcoming FX drama A Teacher, and HBO’s The Outsider, which premieres Sunday.
The novel is a blend of sci-fi, noir and satire, set in the near future in a trippy world. Evolved animals are part of society, the government placates its citizens with free mind-numbing drugs, and...
The series will be produced by Aggregate Films’ Jason Bateman, Michael Costigan and Daniel Pipski, along with Francey Grace. Aggregate’s productions include Ozark, the upcoming FX drama A Teacher, and HBO’s The Outsider, which premieres Sunday.
The novel is a blend of sci-fi, noir and satire, set in the near future in a trippy world. Evolved animals are part of society, the government placates its citizens with free mind-numbing drugs, and...
- 1/8/2020
- by Mike Fleming Jr
- Deadline Film + TV
Motherless Brooklyn writer-director-star Edward Norton will be deposed in a multimillion-dollar lawsuit over the fire that broke out on the film’s set. An Fdny firefighter died while battling the blaze, which gutted the building in March 2018.
The suit against the filmmaker’s Class 5 Productions was filed by tenants of the building who were displaced by the fire. The firefighter’s widow and other tenants of the building joined the suit later. Norton will give his deposition on February 20; read the handwritten court document here.
Plaintiffs Erica and George Cruz say they lost everything in the fire that began in the basement, where they say the production “maintained certain equipment, including highly flammable equipment.” The suit — which also names the building’s owner, Vincent Sollazzo, as a defendant — seeks $2 million in real and punitive damages from Class 5 and more from Sollazzo.
The fire started around 11 Pm at the five-story building on St.
The suit against the filmmaker’s Class 5 Productions was filed by tenants of the building who were displaced by the fire. The firefighter’s widow and other tenants of the building joined the suit later. Norton will give his deposition on February 20; read the handwritten court document here.
Plaintiffs Erica and George Cruz say they lost everything in the fire that began in the basement, where they say the production “maintained certain equipment, including highly flammable equipment.” The suit — which also names the building’s owner, Vincent Sollazzo, as a defendant — seeks $2 million in real and punitive damages from Class 5 and more from Sollazzo.
The fire started around 11 Pm at the five-story building on St.
- 12/24/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
With a focus on Italian films accompanying a large selection of international features, most of which are competing for Oscars, the 31st annual Palm Springs Intl. Film Festival will run Jan. 3-12.
“An Almost Ordinary Summer,” directed by Simone Godano, will kick off the festival on Jan. 3. Other Italian films to unspool are “The Champion,” “Simple Women,” “The Disappearance of My Mother,” “A Soul Journey,” “Martin Eden,” “Sole” and “The Traitor.”
The festival will close Jan. 12 with “Military Wives,” directed by Peter Cattaneo.
Last year, Psiff attracted more than 136,000 attendees and festival organizers anticipate just as many in 2020.
“Some of our guests get a chance to see 40 movies in 10 days,” says festival chairman Harold Matzner. “I don’t know how they do it, but they do, and it’s an incredible cultural experience.”
For her inaugural year, artistic director Lili Rodriguez added big awards season contenders including “Pain and Glory,...
“An Almost Ordinary Summer,” directed by Simone Godano, will kick off the festival on Jan. 3. Other Italian films to unspool are “The Champion,” “Simple Women,” “The Disappearance of My Mother,” “A Soul Journey,” “Martin Eden,” “Sole” and “The Traitor.”
The festival will close Jan. 12 with “Military Wives,” directed by Peter Cattaneo.
Last year, Psiff attracted more than 136,000 attendees and festival organizers anticipate just as many in 2020.
“Some of our guests get a chance to see 40 movies in 10 days,” says festival chairman Harold Matzner. “I don’t know how they do it, but they do, and it’s an incredible cultural experience.”
For her inaugural year, artistic director Lili Rodriguez added big awards season contenders including “Pain and Glory,...
- 12/20/2019
- by Nick Clement
- Variety Film + TV
The annual Palm Springs International Film Festival in California is always an opportunity to catch up on many of the contenders for the Best International Feature — née Best Foreign-Language — Film Academy Award. Now in its 31st edition, the festival this year has 51 of them, from favorite-to-beat “Parasite” from South Korea and Senegal’s “Atlantics,” to other films quietly making strides in the race: Czech Republic’s “The Painted Bird,” Sweden’s “And Then We Danced,” Russia’s “Beanpole,” Romania’s “The Whistlers,” North Macedonia’s documentary contender “Honeyland,” Norway’s “Out Stealing Horses,” and many more.
The festival will screen 188 films from 81 countries, including 51 premieres, from January 2-13, 2020. The Awards Buzz section includes a special jury of international film critics, who will review these films to present the Fipresci Award for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year, as well as Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay in this category.
The festival will screen 188 films from 81 countries, including 51 premieres, from January 2-13, 2020. The Awards Buzz section includes a special jury of international film critics, who will review these films to present the Fipresci Award for Best Foreign Language Film of the Year, as well as Best Actor, Best Actress, and Best Screenplay in this category.
- 12/10/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
One hundred eighty-eight films films from 81 countries including 51 premieres highlight the lineup for the 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival, which kicks off January 2 with a star-studded gala that has become a must-stop during awards season for Oscar hopefuls. The festival, which runs through January 13, also is known for showcasing a large number of submissions in the Motion Picture Academy’s International Film (formerly Foreign Language) competition and will feature 51 of those entries.
The opening-night film on January 3 is the Italian farce An Almost Ordinary Summer, while the closer is director Peter Cattaneo’s heartwarming dramedy Military Wives in which Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan and Jason Flemyng lead a superb ensemble cast. The film had its world premiere at September’s Toronto International Film Festival and became an instant crowd-pleaser. Bleecker Street releases it in 2020.
Among the previously announced honorees at the January 2 gala are Antonio Banderas, Renee Zellweger,...
The opening-night film on January 3 is the Italian farce An Almost Ordinary Summer, while the closer is director Peter Cattaneo’s heartwarming dramedy Military Wives in which Kristin Scott Thomas, Sharon Horgan and Jason Flemyng lead a superb ensemble cast. The film had its world premiere at September’s Toronto International Film Festival and became an instant crowd-pleaser. Bleecker Street releases it in 2020.
Among the previously announced honorees at the January 2 gala are Antonio Banderas, Renee Zellweger,...
- 12/10/2019
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
Edward Norton’s second ever film as director – he previously helmed the critically acclaimed romantic comedy Keeping the Faith in 2000 – almost didn’t see the light of day. A passion project which has been almost two decades in the making, Motherless Brooklyn offers another chance for Norton to showcase his peerless acting chops as well as his writing and producing abilities.
Adapted from Jonathan Lethem’s 1999 novel of the same name, this ambitious hard-boiled neo-noir tells the story of a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome who attempts to solve a murder and finds himself implicated in a political scandal in the process.
Although the book is set in contemporary times, Norton took the bold decision to set his film in the 1950s because he felt that the premise and dialogue lent themselves to an old fashioned hard-boiled story. However, this didn’t stooped him from broaching a...
Adapted from Jonathan Lethem’s 1999 novel of the same name, this ambitious hard-boiled neo-noir tells the story of a lonely private detective afflicted with Tourette’s Syndrome who attempts to solve a murder and finds himself implicated in a political scandal in the process.
Although the book is set in contemporary times, Norton took the bold decision to set his film in the 1950s because he felt that the premise and dialogue lent themselves to an old fashioned hard-boiled story. However, this didn’t stooped him from broaching a...
- 12/6/2019
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
‘Frozen II’ will look for a third session at number one.
Shia Labeouf’s autobiographical Honey Boy and Edward Norton’s directorial debut Motherless Brooklyn are among the titles opening in a quiet weekend at the UK box office, which should see Frozen II hold the number one spot for a third week running.
Released through Sony, Honey Boy is directed by Alma Har’el, from a screenplay by Labeouf based on his childhood and relationship with his father.
The film debuted at Sundance 2019, where it won the special jury prize in the Us Dramatic section, and followed that up with...
Shia Labeouf’s autobiographical Honey Boy and Edward Norton’s directorial debut Motherless Brooklyn are among the titles opening in a quiet weekend at the UK box office, which should see Frozen II hold the number one spot for a third week running.
Released through Sony, Honey Boy is directed by Alma Har’el, from a screenplay by Labeouf based on his childhood and relationship with his father.
The film debuted at Sundance 2019, where it won the special jury prize in the Us Dramatic section, and followed that up with...
- 12/6/2019
- by 1101321¦Ben Dalton¦26¦
- ScreenDaily
“There are no purely black and white hats. They’re complex,” says Willem Dafoe about the morally ambiguous characters in Edward Norton‘s modern film noir “Motherless Brooklyn.” “And it’s not really a flat-out polemic or condemnation of any particular thinking,” the actor adds, “but it does examine where the power is, how it is used, and sometimes how the power can be unseen.” Watch our exclusive video interview with Dafoe about both “Motherless Brooklyn” and “The Lighthouse” above.
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Dafoe plays Paul, an engineer who has been exiled from the halls of power in 1950s New York City by his more ruthless brother Moses (Alec Baldwin). Paul and Moses are important figures in a complex conspiracy in city government involving corruption and murder. Though they come from the same wealthy family, their paths diverged because Moses “didn’t love people enough,...
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Dafoe plays Paul, an engineer who has been exiled from the halls of power in 1950s New York City by his more ruthless brother Moses (Alec Baldwin). Paul and Moses are important figures in a complex conspiracy in city government involving corruption and murder. Though they come from the same wealthy family, their paths diverged because Moses “didn’t love people enough,...
- 11/26/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Above: Manny Farber and Patricia Patterson in their Hudson Street apartment, New York City, 1967.“Manny Farber writes a visual, sensory account of his thoughts, not necessarily the polished and fully articulated ones, but those which cumulatively add up to the rich life of the mind.”—Josephine Halvorson“The inner machinations of my mind are an enigma.”—Patrick Star“You start anywhere and end up anywhere.”—Luc Sante2019 has turned out to be quite the year for film’s conquering hero, the writer and painter Manny Farber (1917–2008). The January-February 2019 issue of Film Comment featured a transcription of a never-published lecture delivered by Farber at the Museum of Modern Art in 1979. Helen Molesworth put on an exhibition at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles called “One Day at a Time: Manny Farber and Termite Art,” in which his celebrated love of go-for-broke termiting-tapeworming-fungusing served as a “starting point for assembling...
- 11/23/2019
- MUBI
In Edward Norton’s “Motherless Brooklyn,” the ‘50s-set New York noir detective story he produced, directed, wrote and stars in, politics are never far from the surface. But they’re not the obvious parallels to any racist autocrats from New York of modern times, but instead focus on more timeless politics – the way disabled people and minorities are marginalized by powerful, monied interests.
Norton, at Poland’s 27th EnergaCamerimage cinematography festival to accept the Krzysztof Kieslowski prize, says these elements seemed deeply in tune with the period of the film, which he changed from Jonathan Lethem’s novel, set in modern times.
So the plot that your character, Lionel Essrog, uncovers in the film while battling his own Tourette-like syndrome, was this inspired by some of the work you do with non-profits in affordable housing?
In the plot in the book, the crime had to do with the Yakuza and...
Norton, at Poland’s 27th EnergaCamerimage cinematography festival to accept the Krzysztof Kieslowski prize, says these elements seemed deeply in tune with the period of the film, which he changed from Jonathan Lethem’s novel, set in modern times.
So the plot that your character, Lionel Essrog, uncovers in the film while battling his own Tourette-like syndrome, was this inspired by some of the work you do with non-profits in affordable housing?
In the plot in the book, the crime had to do with the Yakuza and...
- 11/17/2019
- by Will Tizard
- Variety Film + TV
More than 20 years after the film’s 1999 theatrical debut, Edward Norton is still ruing the initial box-office failure of David Fincher’s now-iconic Chuck Palahniuk adaptation, “Fight Club.” And he’s no stranger to a box-office bellyflop, as indicated by the performance of his recent directorial outing “Motherless Brooklyn,” which has so far grossed $8 million domestically off a $26 million budget.
On a recent episode of PeopleTV’s Couch Surfing, as reported by Entertainment Weekly, Norton sounded off about the poor performance of “Fight Club,” which despite a Venice premiere and strong reviews, only managed to gross $37 million domestically off a $63 million budget. He points the finger at distributor 20th Century Fox’s marketing job for not fully embracing the movie’s critical takedown of capitalism and toxic masculinity — issues that remain top of mind for filmmakers and audiences today.
“I think there was a reluctance on the part of some...
On a recent episode of PeopleTV’s Couch Surfing, as reported by Entertainment Weekly, Norton sounded off about the poor performance of “Fight Club,” which despite a Venice premiere and strong reviews, only managed to gross $37 million domestically off a $63 million budget. He points the finger at distributor 20th Century Fox’s marketing job for not fully embracing the movie’s critical takedown of capitalism and toxic masculinity — issues that remain top of mind for filmmakers and audiences today.
“I think there was a reluctance on the part of some...
- 11/16/2019
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Lee Ranaldo had an epiphany about his new album while wandering through a neighborhood in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Each street on his journey was named after a woman — just their first names — and as he walked by Lydia, Kate, Dagmar, Harriett and Juno, Ranaldo wrote those names down. He was fascinated by the fact that the names seemed to come from nowhere, with no explanation as to why each street bore that title.
“Somehow it became an impetus for the lyrics in terms of the people that drift in and out of one’s life,...
“Somehow it became an impetus for the lyrics in terms of the people that drift in and out of one’s life,...
- 11/13/2019
- by Brenna Ehrlich
- Rollingstone.com
Sue Kroll is set to produce the New York Times Penguin bestseller City of Girls from Eat Pray Love author Elizabeth Gilbert under the Kroll & Co. Entertainment banner.
Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the film rights to the novel, which was published on June 4, on behalf of Kroll & Co. WGA-nominated Masters of Sex creator Michelle Ashford, who earned an Emmy nom for co-writing HBO’s The Pacific, will adapt the feature screenplay.
It’s Gilbert’s second book to be adapted for the big screen, after her memoir Eat Pray Love, which racked up $205M at the global box office in 2010. City of Girls is set against the backdrop of the New York City theater world of the 1940s, centering on a young woman’s exploration of love, sex, self-discovery and friendship.
Nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance.
Warner Bros. Pictures acquired the film rights to the novel, which was published on June 4, on behalf of Kroll & Co. WGA-nominated Masters of Sex creator Michelle Ashford, who earned an Emmy nom for co-writing HBO’s The Pacific, will adapt the feature screenplay.
It’s Gilbert’s second book to be adapted for the big screen, after her memoir Eat Pray Love, which racked up $205M at the global box office in 2010. City of Girls is set against the backdrop of the New York City theater world of the 1940s, centering on a young woman’s exploration of love, sex, self-discovery and friendship.
Nineteen-year-old Vivian Morris has just been kicked out of Vassar College, owing to her lackluster freshman-year performance.
- 11/4/2019
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
According to star Jamie Foxx, the upcoming movie Just Mercy has the scent of authenticity.
Let us explain. Foxx portrays real-life character Walter McMillian, who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a white woman in Monroeville, Al. He was released in 1993 after spending six years on death row. Michael B. Jordan plays his attorney Bryan Stevenson on the Christmas Day release.
Rob Morgan played fellow inmate and Ptsd sufferer Herbert Richardson. During the Warner Bros panel at today’s The Contenders L.A., Foxx credited co-star Rob Morgan with smelling just right for his character. Fox and Morgan were joined on the panel by supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer Onnalee Blank.
Foxx waxed eloquent about Morgan’s performance and the connection between their two characters. Then he went off on a slightly baffling tangent by adding that Morgan’s aroma was key to conjuring the chemistry.
Let us explain. Foxx portrays real-life character Walter McMillian, who was wrongfully convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of a white woman in Monroeville, Al. He was released in 1993 after spending six years on death row. Michael B. Jordan plays his attorney Bryan Stevenson on the Christmas Day release.
Rob Morgan played fellow inmate and Ptsd sufferer Herbert Richardson. During the Warner Bros panel at today’s The Contenders L.A., Foxx credited co-star Rob Morgan with smelling just right for his character. Fox and Morgan were joined on the panel by supervising sound editor and re-recording mixer Onnalee Blank.
Foxx waxed eloquent about Morgan’s performance and the connection between their two characters. Then he went off on a slightly baffling tangent by adding that Morgan’s aroma was key to conjuring the chemistry.
- 11/2/2019
- by Diane Haithman
- Deadline Film + TV
Edward Norton took on multiple, demanding responsibilities for his long-gestating passion project Motherless Brooklyn, which Warner Bros. released in theaters on Friday.
Norton produced and wrote the screenplay for the 1950s-set noir, adapting Jonathan Lethem's book of the same name, and took on the starring role of Lionel Essrog, a private detective with Tourette's Syndrome.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the film screening as the closing night selection for the New York Film Festival last month, Norton said he didn't feel as if he'd taken on too much.
"At a certain point you look at ...
Norton produced and wrote the screenplay for the 1950s-set noir, adapting Jonathan Lethem's book of the same name, and took on the starring role of Lionel Essrog, a private detective with Tourette's Syndrome.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the film screening as the closing night selection for the New York Film Festival last month, Norton said he didn't feel as if he'd taken on too much.
"At a certain point you look at ...
- 11/2/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Edward Norton took on multiple, demanding responsibilities for his long-gestating passion project Motherless Brooklyn, which Warner Bros. released in theaters on Friday.
Norton produced and wrote the screenplay for the 1950s-set noir, adapting Jonathan Lethem's book of the same name, and took on the starring role of Lionel Essrog, a private detective with Tourette's Syndrome.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the film screening as the closing night selection for the New York Film Festival last month, Norton said he didn't feel as if he'd taken on too much.
"At a certain point you look at ...
Norton produced and wrote the screenplay for the 1950s-set noir, adapting Jonathan Lethem's book of the same name, and took on the starring role of Lionel Essrog, a private detective with Tourette's Syndrome.
Speaking to The Hollywood Reporter ahead of the film screening as the closing night selection for the New York Film Festival last month, Norton said he didn't feel as if he'd taken on too much.
"At a certain point you look at ...
- 11/2/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“Motherless Brooklyn” opened on November 1 and it’s nothing if not a labor of love. Edward Norton stars in the period film as a private eye with Tourette syndrome investigating a political conspiracy in New York City. He also wrote the screenplay, produced it and directed it. It’s based on Jonathan Lethem‘s 1999 detective novel, but Norton transports the story back to the 1950s, hearkening back to an era of classic film noir. Does he pull it off?
As of this writing the film gets a MetaCritic score of 61 based on 29 reviews counted thus far: 18 positive, 9 mixed, 2 negative. On Rotten Tomatoes, which rates movies on a pass/fail basis as opposed to MetaCritic’s sliding scale, “Brooklyn” is rated 65% fresh based on 91 reviews: 59 fresh, 32 rotten. The Rt critics’ consensus summarizes the reviews by saying, “‘Motherless Brooklyn’s’ imposing length requires patience, but strong performances and a unique perspective make this a mystery worth investigating.
As of this writing the film gets a MetaCritic score of 61 based on 29 reviews counted thus far: 18 positive, 9 mixed, 2 negative. On Rotten Tomatoes, which rates movies on a pass/fail basis as opposed to MetaCritic’s sliding scale, “Brooklyn” is rated 65% fresh based on 91 reviews: 59 fresh, 32 rotten. The Rt critics’ consensus summarizes the reviews by saying, “‘Motherless Brooklyn’s’ imposing length requires patience, but strong performances and a unique perspective make this a mystery worth investigating.
- 11/2/2019
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
“Terminator: Dark Fate,” the latest sequel to the “Terminator” franchise that brought back the original stars Linda Hamilton and Arnold Schwarzenegger, made $2.35 million in previews on Thursday night. It opens on approximately 4,000 screens this weekend.
As November kicks off, “Terminator: Dark Fate” is one of four titles opening in wide release this weekend. Warner Bros. has the noir film “Motherless Brooklyn” starring Edward Norton, Focus Features has “Harriet,” the Harriet Tubman biopic starring Cynthia Erivo, and Entertainment Studios has the animated “Arctic Dogs.” Additionally, Netflix is releasing Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” into limited theaters beginning this weekend.
“Dark Fate,” though, is aiming to prevent Judgment Day yet again and bring the “Terminator” franchise back to life, with the studio projecting an opening between $35-40 million behind a $185 million budget. It would have to overperform to $45 million to become the highest opening for a Terminator film, ahead of 2003’s “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
As November kicks off, “Terminator: Dark Fate” is one of four titles opening in wide release this weekend. Warner Bros. has the noir film “Motherless Brooklyn” starring Edward Norton, Focus Features has “Harriet,” the Harriet Tubman biopic starring Cynthia Erivo, and Entertainment Studios has the animated “Arctic Dogs.” Additionally, Netflix is releasing Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman” into limited theaters beginning this weekend.
“Dark Fate,” though, is aiming to prevent Judgment Day yet again and bring the “Terminator” franchise back to life, with the studio projecting an opening between $35-40 million behind a $185 million budget. It would have to overperform to $45 million to become the highest opening for a Terminator film, ahead of 2003’s “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines.
- 11/1/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Leslie Mann has been cast as the lead on Amazon Prime Video’s TV series adaptation of “The Power,” the streamer announced Thursday.
The 10-episode show is based on Naomi Alderman’s 2016 novel of the same name. Alderman is serving as creator and executive producer on the Amazon adaptation, with Claire Wilson and Sarah Quintrell on as co-executive producer. An all-female writers room also includes Whit Anderson, Stacy Osei-Kuffour and novelist Rebecca Levene.
“The Power” takes place in a world where all teenage girls develop the power to electrocute people and then find out they can awaken this ability in older women. Mann will play the charming and ambitious politician Margot Cleary-Lopez in the series, which will be directed by Reed Morano.
Also Read: Amazon Studios' Jennifer Salke on Finding Diverse Voices: 'We've Only Touched the Tip of the Iceberg'
Here is how Amazon describes Mann’s character:
Margot...
The 10-episode show is based on Naomi Alderman’s 2016 novel of the same name. Alderman is serving as creator and executive producer on the Amazon adaptation, with Claire Wilson and Sarah Quintrell on as co-executive producer. An all-female writers room also includes Whit Anderson, Stacy Osei-Kuffour and novelist Rebecca Levene.
“The Power” takes place in a world where all teenage girls develop the power to electrocute people and then find out they can awaken this ability in older women. Mann will play the charming and ambitious politician Margot Cleary-Lopez in the series, which will be directed by Reed Morano.
Also Read: Amazon Studios' Jennifer Salke on Finding Diverse Voices: 'We've Only Touched the Tip of the Iceberg'
Here is how Amazon describes Mann’s character:
Margot...
- 10/31/2019
- by Jennifer Maas and Tim Baysinger
- The Wrap
Exclusive: In her first major TV role, Leslie Mann is set as a lead in The Power, Amazon’s 10-episode global thriller drama series based on Naomi Alderman’s feminist sci-fi book, from Jane Featherstone’s Sister (Chernobyl). Reed Morano (The Handmaid’s Tale) is directing and executive producing The Power, which will premiere globally on Amazon Prime Video in over 200 countries and territories
Adapted for screen by Alderman, who is working alongside an all-female writers’ room, in The Power, all teenage girls in the world develop the power to electrocute people at will. It’s hereditary, it’s inbuilt, and it can’t be taken away from them. Coming alive to the thrill of pure power: the ability to hurt or even kill by releasing electrical jolts from their fingertips, they rapidly learn they can awaken the Power in older women. Soon enough...
Adapted for screen by Alderman, who is working alongside an all-female writers’ room, in The Power, all teenage girls in the world develop the power to electrocute people at will. It’s hereditary, it’s inbuilt, and it can’t be taken away from them. Coming alive to the thrill of pure power: the ability to hurt or even kill by releasing electrical jolts from their fingertips, they rapidly learn they can awaken the Power in older women. Soon enough...
- 10/31/2019
- by Nellie Andreeva
- Deadline Film + TV
Edward Norton and his “Motherless Brooklyn” co-stars visited TheWrap’s studio at the Toronto Film Festival to discuss his upcoming film, an adaptation of the Jonathan Lethem novel about a detective with Tourette syndrome who investigates the murder of his agency’s boss.
Along with starring as the detective, Lionel Essrog, Norton also wrote and directed the film to give himself the creative freedom to depict Lionel the way he wanted to. The star told TheWrap’s Beatrice Verhoeven that while other physical and mental disorders have a set group of symptoms, Tourette syndrome manifests itself in unique ways depending on each person.
“People get fixated on different words and physical twitches are different,” Norton said. “So in some ways, it was a great liberation for me in that I could come up with the blend of those things that I felt served this character and this story and be somewhat improvisational in those scenes.
Along with starring as the detective, Lionel Essrog, Norton also wrote and directed the film to give himself the creative freedom to depict Lionel the way he wanted to. The star told TheWrap’s Beatrice Verhoeven that while other physical and mental disorders have a set group of symptoms, Tourette syndrome manifests itself in unique ways depending on each person.
“People get fixated on different words and physical twitches are different,” Norton said. “So in some ways, it was a great liberation for me in that I could come up with the blend of those things that I felt served this character and this story and be somewhat improvisational in those scenes.
- 10/30/2019
- by Jeremy Fuster
- The Wrap
For nearly two decades, Edward Norton has been trying to realize his passion project — a film version of Jonathan Lethem’s landmark 1999 novel Motherless Brooklyn. Now the film is here, sporting a few signs of artistic struggle, but nonetheless an ardent and ambitious triumph for writer-producer-director-star Norton. You might think multi-hyphenate Norton would err on the side of hat-in-hand faithfulness in adapting Lethem’s bestseller about an unlikely New York private detective with Tourette syndrome. Not the case. Norton has moved the novel’s 1990s setting backwards to 1957 (yup, the...
- 10/30/2019
- by Peter Travers
- Rollingstone.com
Just when you think writer-director Edward Norton has already given you a whole lot to chew on in his neo-noir “Motherless Brooklyn,” he adds more things. And not all of them are satisfying.
To be fair, “Motherless Brooklyn” would be really great as an episodic TV series. Or perhaps if it was divided by chapter titles to punctuate the packed plot. But Norton tries, and about 50% succeeds, to adapt Jonathan Lethem’s sprawling novel of the same name into an intriguing masterwork.
It at least begins as many great noirs do — with a mysterious murder. New York City private detective Lionel Essrog (Norton) is on watch duty in a car as his superior and mentor Frank Minna (Bruce Willis) takes the lead on a sketchy new case. All of a sudden, Frank is shuffled out of view and killed. A grief-stricken Lionel makes it his mission to find out who killed his friend,...
To be fair, “Motherless Brooklyn” would be really great as an episodic TV series. Or perhaps if it was divided by chapter titles to punctuate the packed plot. But Norton tries, and about 50% succeeds, to adapt Jonathan Lethem’s sprawling novel of the same name into an intriguing masterwork.
It at least begins as many great noirs do — with a mysterious murder. New York City private detective Lionel Essrog (Norton) is on watch duty in a car as his superior and mentor Frank Minna (Bruce Willis) takes the lead on a sketchy new case. All of a sudden, Frank is shuffled out of view and killed. A grief-stricken Lionel makes it his mission to find out who killed his friend,...
- 10/30/2019
- by Candice Frederick
- The Wrap
Edward Norton can’t escape his association with Fight Club. In a segment for The Late Late Show, Norton gets roped in to a fight club run by host James Corden, who tries to convince the actor that he’s going to love it.
In the clip, Corden, dressed as Brad Pitt’s character Tyler Durden, leads Norton down an alleyway. “It’s not a skit, right?” Norton asks. “Because I gotta promote Motherless Brooklyn. That’s why I’m here.”
As Corden leads Norton inside a dark warehouse he intones,...
In the clip, Corden, dressed as Brad Pitt’s character Tyler Durden, leads Norton down an alleyway. “It’s not a skit, right?” Norton asks. “Because I gotta promote Motherless Brooklyn. That’s why I’m here.”
As Corden leads Norton inside a dark warehouse he intones,...
- 10/30/2019
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
Paramount’s “Terminator” franchise is back to rule box office charts.
“Terminator: Dark Fate,” the sixth installment in the sci-fi series, should earn $40 million when it bows in over 4,000 North American theaters, while some estimates show that figure could reach $47 million. Though it will launch against three other nationwide releases, “Dark Fate” is expected to easily win the weekend over fellow new offerings: Focus Features’ Harriet Tubman biopic “Harriet,” Warner Bros.’ crime drama “Motherless Brooklyn” and Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures’ animated adventure “Arctic Dogs.” All three anticipate debuts around $10 million.
Should “Terminator” reach the higher end of estimates, “Dark Fate” would earn the distinction of the franchise’s biggest opening yet. That title currently belongs to 2003’s “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” ($44 million), followed by 2009’s “Terminator Salvation” ($42.5 million). The most recent entry, 2015’s “Terminator Genisys” bowed with $27 million and ended its box office run with $89.7 million in North America and $440 million globally.
“Terminator: Dark Fate,” the sixth installment in the sci-fi series, should earn $40 million when it bows in over 4,000 North American theaters, while some estimates show that figure could reach $47 million. Though it will launch against three other nationwide releases, “Dark Fate” is expected to easily win the weekend over fellow new offerings: Focus Features’ Harriet Tubman biopic “Harriet,” Warner Bros.’ crime drama “Motherless Brooklyn” and Entertainment Studios Motion Pictures’ animated adventure “Arctic Dogs.” All three anticipate debuts around $10 million.
Should “Terminator” reach the higher end of estimates, “Dark Fate” would earn the distinction of the franchise’s biggest opening yet. That title currently belongs to 2003’s “Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines” ($44 million), followed by 2009’s “Terminator Salvation” ($42.5 million). The most recent entry, 2015’s “Terminator Genisys” bowed with $27 million and ended its box office run with $89.7 million in North America and $440 million globally.
- 10/29/2019
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
There’s an admirable quality to the earnestness with which Edward Norton has tackled this adaptation of Motherless Brooklyn. A supposedly unfilmable novel, Norton has opted to make it his sophomore directorial outing. Bold move. Unfortunately, also a bit of folly on his part. For numerous reasons, this is a big time misfire, without too many redeeming qualities. It looks good, at least, but too much of what’s happening is of little interest. What could have been an epic noir instead is a tremendous letdown. Opening this week, it’s far from an Academy Award contender and likely will disappoint most who seek it out. The movie is, as mentioned above, an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Jonathan Lethem. Set in 1950s New York City, we follow private detective Lionel Essrog (Norton), a lonely man struggling with Tourette’s Syndrome. Most see him as a freak,...
- 10/29/2019
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Based on an acclaimed novel by Jonathan Lethem, Motherless Brooklyn follows an unusual detective as he tracks down a killer. Edward Norton stars as the private investigator and also directs. Here's what you need to know before going. What made the novel special? Born and raised in Brooklyn, author Jonathan Lethem had already featured a private detective in his first novel, but returned to the character type in Motherless Brooklyn, first published in 1999. The novel's...
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- 10/28/2019
- by affiliates@fandango.com
- Fandango
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