Cillian Murphy and writer, director, and producer Christopher Nolan on the set of ‘Oppenheimer’ (Photo © Universal Pictures)
Oppenheimer writer/director Christopher Nolan continues to rack up wins, with the Directors Guild of America honoring the critically acclaimed (and this year’s Oscar favorite) filmmaker with the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film award. Judd Apatow hosted this year’s DGA Awards ceremony, which presented honorary awards to David Nutter (2024 Lifetime Achievement Award for Television Direction), unit production manager Janet Knutsen (2024 Frank Capra Achievement Award), and Gary Natoli (2024 Franklin J. Schaffner Award).
Presenters included Matt Bomer, Rose Byrne, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Zooey Deschanel, David Duchovny, Jay Ellis, Carla Gallo, and Ilana Glazer. Ryan Gosling, Taylor Hackford, Jonah Hill, Patty Jenkins, Rashida Jones, Daniel Kwan, Eva Longoria, Cillian Murphy, Nasim Pedrad, and Mark Ruffalo were also on hand to help celebrate the best of 2024.
Additional presenters included Rachel Sennott, Daniel Scheinert, Emma Stone,...
Oppenheimer writer/director Christopher Nolan continues to rack up wins, with the Directors Guild of America honoring the critically acclaimed (and this year’s Oscar favorite) filmmaker with the Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Theatrical Feature Film award. Judd Apatow hosted this year’s DGA Awards ceremony, which presented honorary awards to David Nutter (2024 Lifetime Achievement Award for Television Direction), unit production manager Janet Knutsen (2024 Frank Capra Achievement Award), and Gary Natoli (2024 Franklin J. Schaffner Award).
Presenters included Matt Bomer, Rose Byrne, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Zooey Deschanel, David Duchovny, Jay Ellis, Carla Gallo, and Ilana Glazer. Ryan Gosling, Taylor Hackford, Jonah Hill, Patty Jenkins, Rashida Jones, Daniel Kwan, Eva Longoria, Cillian Murphy, Nasim Pedrad, and Mark Ruffalo were also on hand to help celebrate the best of 2024.
Additional presenters included Rachel Sennott, Daniel Scheinert, Emma Stone,...
- 2/11/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
The Directors Guild of America held its 76th annual awards tonight at the Beverly Hilton. Christopher Nolan took home the night’s top honor for Oppenheimer. Celine Song took home the prize for first-time theatrical film for Past Lives.
The DGA is a strong predictor of Oscar success historically, missing the eventual Best Director winner only eight times in 75 years. The group handed its top trophy to the Daniels for Everything Everywhere All at Once last year, and Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert went on to snag the Academy Award a month later, becoming only the third duo to claim that prized statuette.
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Here are the winners at the 2024 Directors Guild Awards:
Feature Film
Christopher Nolan
Oppenheimer
(Universal Pictures)
Directoral Team:
Unit Production Managers: Thomas Hayslip, Nathan Kelly, Rafael Lima (New Jersey / New York Unit) First...
The DGA is a strong predictor of Oscar success historically, missing the eventual Best Director winner only eight times in 75 years. The group handed its top trophy to the Daniels for Everything Everywhere All at Once last year, and Daniel Kwan & Daniel Scheinert went on to snag the Academy Award a month later, becoming only the third duo to claim that prized statuette.
Related: ‘American Fiction’ Filmmaker Cord Jefferson Teases Plan For New Erotic Thriller Movie – DGA Awards
Here are the winners at the 2024 Directors Guild Awards:
Feature Film
Christopher Nolan
Oppenheimer
(Universal Pictures)
Directoral Team:
Unit Production Managers: Thomas Hayslip, Nathan Kelly, Rafael Lima (New Jersey / New York Unit) First...
- 2/11/2024
- by Tom Tapp
- Deadline Film + TV
Christopher Nolan has won the feature-film prize from the Directors Guild of America for “Oppenheimer,” reinforcing his film’s status as the heavy favorite this awards season. The honor went to Nolan at the end of the 76th annual DGA Awards, which took place on Saturday night in Beverly Hills.
In the other film categories, Celine Song won the award for first-time directing for her gentle drama “Past Lives” and Mstyslav Chernov won the documentary award for “20 Days in Mariupol,” his on-the-ground report from the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Peter Hoar won the drama-series award for “The Last of Us,” in a category in which the other four nominees were all from different episodes of “Succession.”
The award for Comedy Series directing went to Christopher Storer for the “Fishes” episode of “The Bear.” Sarah Adina Smith won the award for TV movie or limited series for...
In the other film categories, Celine Song won the award for first-time directing for her gentle drama “Past Lives” and Mstyslav Chernov won the documentary award for “20 Days in Mariupol,” his on-the-ground report from the beginning of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Peter Hoar won the drama-series award for “The Last of Us,” in a category in which the other four nominees were all from different episodes of “Succession.”
The award for Comedy Series directing went to Christopher Storer for the “Fishes” episode of “The Bear.” Sarah Adina Smith won the award for TV movie or limited series for...
- 2/11/2024
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Six-time Emmy winner Carol Burnett hit the red carpet Friday, May 19 at the NBCU FYC House in Los Angeles. She was there to celebrate her 90th birthday special, “Carol Burnett: 90 Years of Laughter + Love,” which premiered Wednesday, April 26 on NBC. Gold Derby senior editor Denton Davidson caught up with the legendary performer to discuss her career and which other Hollywood icon she would most like to work with next. Watch the exclusive red carpet interview above (or read the full transcript below).
See Carol Burnett (’90 Years of Laughter + Love’): ‘I was absolutely thrilled with the way it turned out’ [Exclusive Interview]
Denton Davidson:
“90 Years of Laughter and Love.” I’m just curious, what makes you laugh the hardest and what do you love the most?
Carol Burnett:
Oh my goodness. Well, what makes me laugh the hardest is when my cat wants to eat and she takes the phone off the hook.
See Carol Burnett (’90 Years of Laughter + Love’): ‘I was absolutely thrilled with the way it turned out’ [Exclusive Interview]
Denton Davidson:
“90 Years of Laughter and Love.” I’m just curious, what makes you laugh the hardest and what do you love the most?
Carol Burnett:
Oh my goodness. Well, what makes me laugh the hardest is when my cat wants to eat and she takes the phone off the hook.
- 5/20/2023
- by Denton Davidson
- Gold Derby
A former Pennsylvania State Police Trooper has pled guilty to the deaths of his wife and unborn child in 2014, which he claimed was accidental.
Joseph Paul Miller pled guilty on Thursday to two counts of involuntary manslaughter for causing the deaths of his wife, JoAnna Miller, and the baby girl she was pregnant with at the time, while he was cleaning his gun, according to the Associated Press.
Miller’s wife was taken to the hospital in critical condition while she was given an emergency cesarean section, according to the Montgomery Colonial. She was given an emergency cesarean, but the...
Joseph Paul Miller pled guilty on Thursday to two counts of involuntary manslaughter for causing the deaths of his wife, JoAnna Miller, and the baby girl she was pregnant with at the time, while he was cleaning his gun, according to the Associated Press.
Miller’s wife was taken to the hospital in critical condition while she was given an emergency cesarean section, according to the Montgomery Colonial. She was given an emergency cesarean, but the...
- 9/16/2017
- by Maria Pasquini
- PEOPLE.com
Grab the tissues.
Paul Miller serenaded his wife of 70 years, Imogene, with a heartwarming rendition of Bing Crosby’s “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” at their anniversary celebration on June 10.
The 90-year-old husband lovingly held his longtime wife’s hand as he sang to her: “Let me hear you whisper that you love me too.”
“I started practicing so it would sound just right,” he told ABC News. “I didn’t just reach up out of the clear blue sky to choose it.”
The Hot Springs, Arkansas, lovebirds shared a sweet smooch after his performance at the Vines at Shelly Lane garnered enthusiastic applause.
Paul Miller serenaded his wife of 70 years, Imogene, with a heartwarming rendition of Bing Crosby’s “Let Me Call You Sweetheart” at their anniversary celebration on June 10.
The 90-year-old husband lovingly held his longtime wife’s hand as he sang to her: “Let me hear you whisper that you love me too.”
“I started practicing so it would sound just right,” he told ABC News. “I didn’t just reach up out of the clear blue sky to choose it.”
The Hot Springs, Arkansas, lovebirds shared a sweet smooch after his performance at the Vines at Shelly Lane garnered enthusiastic applause.
- 6/21/2017
- by Rose Minutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
It's arrived -- thanks in part to a successful Kickstarter campaign, this nearly comprehensive compendium of American 'Race Films' is here in a deluxe Blu-ray presentation. Pioneers of African-American Cinema Blu-ray Kino Classics 1915-1946 / B&W / 1:37 flat Academy / 952 min. / Street Date July 26, 2016 / available through Kino Lorber / 99.95 Directed by Richard Norman, Richard Maurice, Spencer Williams and Oscar Micheaux
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Black Cinema History? We didn't hear a peep about any such thing back in film school. Sometime in the 1980s PBS would broadcast a barely watchable (see sample just below) copy of a creaky silent 'race movie' about a 'backsliding' black man in trouble with the law, the Lord and his wife in that order. The cultural segregation has been almost complete. It wasn't until even later that I read articles about a long-extinct nationwide circuit of movie theaters catering to black audiences, wherever the populations were big enough to support the trade.
Reviewed by Glenn Erickson
Black Cinema History? We didn't hear a peep about any such thing back in film school. Sometime in the 1980s PBS would broadcast a barely watchable (see sample just below) copy of a creaky silent 'race movie' about a 'backsliding' black man in trouble with the law, the Lord and his wife in that order. The cultural segregation has been almost complete. It wasn't until even later that I read articles about a long-extinct nationwide circuit of movie theaters catering to black audiences, wherever the populations were big enough to support the trade.
- 8/6/2016
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
It’s hard to consider the release of a piece of entertainment, specifically a DVD and Blu-ray box set, as a culturally significant moment, but then again there are few items quite like the newest release from the team at Kino Lorber.
After a refreshingly successful Kickstarter campaign, Kino Lorber has finally released their groundbreaking collection, Pioneers Of African American Cinema, and to call it one of the year’s best home video releases is to truly understate the sociological import carried within this release.
Silent era and early-talkie cinema, as seen by many a film aficionado, is a deeply problematic world. Primarily helmed by white men, films more than occasionally featured everything from frustratingly cartoonish caricatures of African-American characters (furthering stereotypes like the “Mamie”) to white actors donning black face (of which there is also a great deal within this set as well) in what is seen today as a disturbing bit of racism.
After a refreshingly successful Kickstarter campaign, Kino Lorber has finally released their groundbreaking collection, Pioneers Of African American Cinema, and to call it one of the year’s best home video releases is to truly understate the sociological import carried within this release.
Silent era and early-talkie cinema, as seen by many a film aficionado, is a deeply problematic world. Primarily helmed by white men, films more than occasionally featured everything from frustratingly cartoonish caricatures of African-American characters (furthering stereotypes like the “Mamie”) to white actors donning black face (of which there is also a great deal within this set as well) in what is seen today as a disturbing bit of racism.
- 7/28/2016
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
Looking to create your own vehicle to success? Tangerine Entertainment, a production company founded to support women in film, is now accepting applications from female actor-writers for the Tangerine Fellowship until the regular deadline on July 1 and the last-minute deadline on August 1. Recipients will receive one full year of mentorship, a ticket to the 2017 Spring Writers’ Retreat, a free copy of Final Draft 9—the industry standard for screenwriting—and more. This season’s mentors include Austin Chick (“Xx/Yy”), casting director Ellen Parks (“Secretary,” “Sideways”), Parts & Labor development executive Lauren Haber (“Adventureland”), award-winning creative and executive producer Paul Miller (“Lone Star”), and producer and production counsel Jonathan Gray (“The Birth of a Nation”). “We are pleased to expand our work with Stowe Story Labs and offer this important opportunity to emerging women writers,” said Tangerine partner and creative producer Anne Hubbell in a statement. “The Labs and Retreat help emerging...
- 5/27/2016
- backstage.com
"I'm not spying! I'm listening." It's hard to not think of The Sound and the Shadow as an indie version of other classic "listening" thrillers like Brian De Palma's Blow Out, or The Conversation, but there's also something original about Justin Paul Miller vision.
The film about an eavestopping shut-in that finds himself unmittingly involved in a missing persons case stars Paul Miller and stars Joseph E. Murray (All My Children), Mary Kate Wiles (Squaresville, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries) and Alex Anfanger (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty)
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The film about an eavestopping shut-in that finds himself unmittingly involved in a missing persons case stars Paul Miller and stars Joseph E. Murray (All My Children), Mary Kate Wiles (Squaresville, The Lizzie Bennet Diaries) and Alex Anfanger (The Secret Life of Walter Mitty)
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- 4/12/2016
- QuietEarth.us
Former Doha Film Institute director of film financing Paul Miller and development producer Stephen Strachan are launching Abu Dhabi-based company, The Film Bureau, aimed at supporting the development and financing of projects by Gulf region directors.
“The idea is to use our combined knowledge of development, education and financing, both regional and international, to help raise the bar here; gearing films, whatever their size, towards an audience and a more market-driven model of financing,” said Miller [pictured].
Its first two projects comprise an Arabic-language adaptation of Rob Meyer’s A Birder’s Guide To Everything and Saudi director Shahad Ameen’s mermaid fantasy Scales, which was one of the nominees in this year’s Iwc Filmmaker Award.
Strachan said the new entity would focus on script development, packaging and ultimately connecting projects with finance partners, both local and international.
“In the four years that I’ve been here, I’ve seen the whole region mature. We’re getting...
“The idea is to use our combined knowledge of development, education and financing, both regional and international, to help raise the bar here; gearing films, whatever their size, towards an audience and a more market-driven model of financing,” said Miller [pictured].
Its first two projects comprise an Arabic-language adaptation of Rob Meyer’s A Birder’s Guide To Everything and Saudi director Shahad Ameen’s mermaid fantasy Scales, which was one of the nominees in this year’s Iwc Filmmaker Award.
Strachan said the new entity would focus on script development, packaging and ultimately connecting projects with finance partners, both local and international.
“In the four years that I’ve been here, I’ve seen the whole region mature. We’re getting...
- 12/12/2015
- ScreenDaily
Upcoming productions include Ahd Kamel’ s My Driver and I.
Former Doha Film Institute (Dfi) director of film financing Paul Miller is setting up shop in the Netherlands.
The veteran producer, who has moved to the country for family reasons, has recently launched consultancy firm Internal Affairs with Us-based producer Dan Lindau and is working on several feature projects under his Escape Pictures company banner.
“Internal Affairs is a consultancy advising clients on everything from best practices to film financing to production in the filmed entertainment as well as commercials,” said Miller, who is attending the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Jan 21-Feb 1) as a speaker on one of the industry panels as well as at the producer-focused Rotterdam Lab.
“We’re already working with a company in Qatar and are probably going to start working with some companies in the Netherlands,” added Miller, who retains good contacts in the Middle East after his Dfi stint.
“I’m going...
Former Doha Film Institute (Dfi) director of film financing Paul Miller is setting up shop in the Netherlands.
The veteran producer, who has moved to the country for family reasons, has recently launched consultancy firm Internal Affairs with Us-based producer Dan Lindau and is working on several feature projects under his Escape Pictures company banner.
“Internal Affairs is a consultancy advising clients on everything from best practices to film financing to production in the filmed entertainment as well as commercials,” said Miller, who is attending the International Film Festival Rotterdam (Jan 21-Feb 1) as a speaker on one of the industry panels as well as at the producer-focused Rotterdam Lab.
“We’re already working with a company in Qatar and are probably going to start working with some companies in the Netherlands,” added Miller, who retains good contacts in the Middle East after his Dfi stint.
“I’m going...
- 1/25/2015
- ScreenDaily
From levelFILM, Sneak Peek footage from director Rob Meyer's coming-of-age comedy "A Birder's Guide to Everything", now available on DVD, VOD and Est, starring Kodi Smit-McPhee, Katie Chang and Sir Ben Kingsley:
"...on the eve of his widowed father's second wedding, fifteen-year-old 'David Portnoy' (Smit-McPhee) leads the stalwart members of his local 'Young Birders Society' on a rollicking, interstate search for an extremely rare duck..."
Producers are Dan Lindau, Paul Miller, Kirsten Duncan Fuller and Lisa K. Jenkins.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "A Birder's Guide To Everything"...
"...on the eve of his widowed father's second wedding, fifteen-year-old 'David Portnoy' (Smit-McPhee) leads the stalwart members of his local 'Young Birders Society' on a rollicking, interstate search for an extremely rare duck..."
Producers are Dan Lindau, Paul Miller, Kirsten Duncan Fuller and Lisa K. Jenkins.
Click the images to enlarge and Sneak Peek "A Birder's Guide To Everything"...
- 4/24/2014
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
Well-known filmmakers, movie executives and journalists will be among those featured during the upcoming Industry In Focus Series at The American Pavilion at the Cannes Film Festival for its 25th Anniversary, it was announced by Julie Sisk, Founder and Director of The American Pavilion.
Among those scheduled to participate in relevant and timely industry panels, seminars and “In Conversation” one-on-one dialogues are: James Toback, Randy Quaid, Will Forte, Stephen Frears, Cliff Martinez and many more. There will also be discussions with top executives from such film companies as RADiUS-twc and Participant Media, as well as representatives from ICM, Wme, Paradigm and The Sundance Institute. Journalists from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Deadline Hollywood and The Los Angeles Times, among others, will serve as moderators for the Series. The diverse topics being covered in the Series include: 3D Content Creation, Women in Film,Marketing and Distribution, Digital Hollywood, American Directors in Film, Music In Film,The State of the Indie Film Industry, American Producers, An Emerging Filmmaker Showcase,In Conversation talks with Randy Quaid and Will Forte and a special critic’s panel in honor of Roger Ebert. The following is the full programming schedule. All Schedule, panels and guests are subject to changes and additions.
The American Pavilion- Full Cannes 2013 Programming Line Up
Schedule · Thursday, May 16 at 3pm - Industry In Focus: 3D Content Creation: From Script to Business· Friday, May 17 at 3pm – Industry In Focus: Women in Film – moderated by Jacqueline Lyanga· Saturday, May 18 at 11am – Industry In Focus: Marketing and Distribution – moderated by Dana Harris· Saturday, May 18 at 3pm – Industry In Focus: Digital Hollywood – moderated by Kevin Winston· Sunday, May 19 at 3pm – In Conversation: American Directors in Film – moderated by Aaron Hillis· Sunday, May 19 at 9pm - Queer Night Party· Monday, May 20 at 11am - Industry In Focus: Finance - moderated by Pam McClintock· Monday, May 20 at 3pm - Industry In Focus: State of the Indie Film Industry - moderated by Pete Hammond· Tuesday, May 21 at 2pm - Industry In Focus: American Producers - moderated by Scott Macaulay· Tuesday, May 21 at 3pm- Music In Film-moderated by Thom Powers.· Wednesday, May 22 at 2pm – In Conversation with Randy Quaid – moderated by Logan Hill· Wednesday, May 22 at 3:30pm – In Conversation with Will Forte – moderated by Kyle Buchanan· Thursday, May 23 – 10:30am- Emerging Filmmaker Showcase· Thursday, May 23 at 3pm – Roger Ebert –Special Critics Panel – Moderated by Annette Insdorf
Thursday, May 16 3Pm3D Content Creation: From Script to BusinessWorkshop and reception sponsored by 3D Stereo Media and Xpand, with participation of the International 3D Society 4:40Pm-6Pm 3D Networking Reception _______________________________________________________________________________
Friday, May 17
3PmIndustry In Focus: Women In Film· Kate Gerova (Creative Director, Birds Eye View) · Rosie Wong (Sundance Institute)· Anne Hubbell (Tangerine Entertainment)· Amy Hobby (Producer, Shepard & Dark)· Moderated by: Jacqueline Lyanga (Director, AFI Fest)________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday, May 18
11AmIndustry In Focus: Getting Your Film To Market: Marketing + Distribution Tips From The Experts· Ryan Werner· Marian Koltai-Levine (Pmk-bnc)· Michael Benaroya (CEO, Benaroya Pictures) · Lisa Perkins (VP, International Marketing & Publicity, Exclusive Media)· Moderated by: Dana Harris (Editor-in-Chief, Indiewire)
3PmIndustry In Focus: Digital Hollywood· Col Needham (Founder & CEO, IMDb)· Jonathan Marlow (Co-founder/Chief Content Officer, Fandor)· Steve Beckman (FilmBuff)· Amy McGee (Zefr/Movieclips.com)· Moderated by: Kevin Winston (Digital La)_______________________________________________________________________________ Sunday, May 19 3PmIn Conversation: American Directors In Cannes· Jim Mickle (We Are What We Are)· David Lassiter (The Opportunist) · David Lowery – (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints)· James Toback (Seduced and Abandoned)· Moderated by: Aaron Hillis (Video Free Brooklyn)_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday, May 20 11AmIndustry In Focus: Financing A Film In 2013· Nick LoPiccolo (Paradigm)· Peter Trinh (ICM Partners)· Deborah McIntosh (Wme)· Paul Miller (Film Financing, Doha Film Institute)· Bill Lischak (Co-President of OddLot Entertainment)· Moderated by: Pamela McClintock (The Hollywood Reporter)
3PmIndustry In Focus: State Of The Indie Film Industry· Tom Quinn (Radius-twc)· Michael Sugar (Anonymous Content)· Rena Ronson (UTA)· Jim Berk (Participant Media)· John Cooper (Sundance Institute)· Moderated by: Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood)________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday, May 21
2PmIndustry In Focus: American Producers In Cannes· David Lancaster (Only God Forgives)· Nick Schumaker (We Are What We Are) · Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) · Emily Wachtel (Shepard & Dark)· Moderated by: Scott Macaulay (Filmmaker Magazine) 3PmIndustry In Focus: Music In FilmCliff Martinez (Composer, Only God Forgives)Gingger Shankar (Composer, Monsoon Shootout)Moderated by: Thom Powers (Tiff)________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, May 22 2PmIn Conversation With Randy Quaid:Moderated by: Logan Hill 3:30PmIn Conversation With Will Forte (Nebraska): Moderated by: Kyle Buchanan (Vulture)__________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, May 23
3PmSpecial Film Critics Panel – In Honor Of Roger Ebert
· Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune)· Kenneth Turan (La Times)· Eric Kohn (IndieWire)· Moderated by: Annette Insdorf (Director of Undergraduate Film Studies, Columbia University) Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
10:30Am - 1:00Pm-Student Short Films & Student Documentaries
4:30Pm - 6:15Pm-Emerging Short Films & Documentaries ****** About The American Pavilion Celebrating our 25th year as the center of American hospitality for the film industry in Cannes, The Pavilion brings professionals and emerging filmmakers together. The American Pavilion is the center of activity at the Cannes International Film Festival for the American film community, offering membership for professionals, provocative and insightful programming, immersive student programs, the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase and more. Serving as a communication and hospitality center for the thousands of Americans in Cannes during the Cannes Film Festival, The American Pavilion provides an impressive array of facilities and services to the international film community. Since its debut at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, The Pavilion has become a permanent fixture on the Cannes landscape. For the corporate sponsors of The American Pavilion, the dozens of exhibitors and office holders, and the thousands of American participants, The American Pavilion accommodates the need for information, orientation and recreation. For the duration of the Festival, The American Pavilion provides both a dynamic business environment and an opportunity to relax in comfortable surroundings. Just a few steps from the Palais des Festivals, where all the major Festival films are premiered, and with a panoramic view of the Bay of Cannes, The American Pavilion is the perfect place to transact business, share ideas and effectively reach the thousands of affluent international business travelers who attend the Festival every year.
Among those scheduled to participate in relevant and timely industry panels, seminars and “In Conversation” one-on-one dialogues are: James Toback, Randy Quaid, Will Forte, Stephen Frears, Cliff Martinez and many more. There will also be discussions with top executives from such film companies as RADiUS-twc and Participant Media, as well as representatives from ICM, Wme, Paradigm and The Sundance Institute. Journalists from The Hollywood Reporter, Variety, Deadline Hollywood and The Los Angeles Times, among others, will serve as moderators for the Series. The diverse topics being covered in the Series include: 3D Content Creation, Women in Film,Marketing and Distribution, Digital Hollywood, American Directors in Film, Music In Film,The State of the Indie Film Industry, American Producers, An Emerging Filmmaker Showcase,In Conversation talks with Randy Quaid and Will Forte and a special critic’s panel in honor of Roger Ebert. The following is the full programming schedule. All Schedule, panels and guests are subject to changes and additions.
The American Pavilion- Full Cannes 2013 Programming Line Up
Schedule · Thursday, May 16 at 3pm - Industry In Focus: 3D Content Creation: From Script to Business· Friday, May 17 at 3pm – Industry In Focus: Women in Film – moderated by Jacqueline Lyanga· Saturday, May 18 at 11am – Industry In Focus: Marketing and Distribution – moderated by Dana Harris· Saturday, May 18 at 3pm – Industry In Focus: Digital Hollywood – moderated by Kevin Winston· Sunday, May 19 at 3pm – In Conversation: American Directors in Film – moderated by Aaron Hillis· Sunday, May 19 at 9pm - Queer Night Party· Monday, May 20 at 11am - Industry In Focus: Finance - moderated by Pam McClintock· Monday, May 20 at 3pm - Industry In Focus: State of the Indie Film Industry - moderated by Pete Hammond· Tuesday, May 21 at 2pm - Industry In Focus: American Producers - moderated by Scott Macaulay· Tuesday, May 21 at 3pm- Music In Film-moderated by Thom Powers.· Wednesday, May 22 at 2pm – In Conversation with Randy Quaid – moderated by Logan Hill· Wednesday, May 22 at 3:30pm – In Conversation with Will Forte – moderated by Kyle Buchanan· Thursday, May 23 – 10:30am- Emerging Filmmaker Showcase· Thursday, May 23 at 3pm – Roger Ebert –Special Critics Panel – Moderated by Annette Insdorf
Thursday, May 16 3Pm3D Content Creation: From Script to BusinessWorkshop and reception sponsored by 3D Stereo Media and Xpand, with participation of the International 3D Society 4:40Pm-6Pm 3D Networking Reception _______________________________________________________________________________
Friday, May 17
3PmIndustry In Focus: Women In Film· Kate Gerova (Creative Director, Birds Eye View) · Rosie Wong (Sundance Institute)· Anne Hubbell (Tangerine Entertainment)· Amy Hobby (Producer, Shepard & Dark)· Moderated by: Jacqueline Lyanga (Director, AFI Fest)________________________________________________________________________________ Saturday, May 18
11AmIndustry In Focus: Getting Your Film To Market: Marketing + Distribution Tips From The Experts· Ryan Werner· Marian Koltai-Levine (Pmk-bnc)· Michael Benaroya (CEO, Benaroya Pictures) · Lisa Perkins (VP, International Marketing & Publicity, Exclusive Media)· Moderated by: Dana Harris (Editor-in-Chief, Indiewire)
3PmIndustry In Focus: Digital Hollywood· Col Needham (Founder & CEO, IMDb)· Jonathan Marlow (Co-founder/Chief Content Officer, Fandor)· Steve Beckman (FilmBuff)· Amy McGee (Zefr/Movieclips.com)· Moderated by: Kevin Winston (Digital La)_______________________________________________________________________________ Sunday, May 19 3PmIn Conversation: American Directors In Cannes· Jim Mickle (We Are What We Are)· David Lassiter (The Opportunist) · David Lowery – (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints)· James Toback (Seduced and Abandoned)· Moderated by: Aaron Hillis (Video Free Brooklyn)_______________________________________________________________________________
Monday, May 20 11AmIndustry In Focus: Financing A Film In 2013· Nick LoPiccolo (Paradigm)· Peter Trinh (ICM Partners)· Deborah McIntosh (Wme)· Paul Miller (Film Financing, Doha Film Institute)· Bill Lischak (Co-President of OddLot Entertainment)· Moderated by: Pamela McClintock (The Hollywood Reporter)
3PmIndustry In Focus: State Of The Indie Film Industry· Tom Quinn (Radius-twc)· Michael Sugar (Anonymous Content)· Rena Ronson (UTA)· Jim Berk (Participant Media)· John Cooper (Sundance Institute)· Moderated by: Pete Hammond (Deadline Hollywood)________________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday, May 21
2PmIndustry In Focus: American Producers In Cannes· David Lancaster (Only God Forgives)· Nick Schumaker (We Are What We Are) · Jay Van Hoy and Lars Knudsen (Ain’t Them Bodies Saints) · Emily Wachtel (Shepard & Dark)· Moderated by: Scott Macaulay (Filmmaker Magazine) 3PmIndustry In Focus: Music In FilmCliff Martinez (Composer, Only God Forgives)Gingger Shankar (Composer, Monsoon Shootout)Moderated by: Thom Powers (Tiff)________________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, May 22 2PmIn Conversation With Randy Quaid:Moderated by: Logan Hill 3:30PmIn Conversation With Will Forte (Nebraska): Moderated by: Kyle Buchanan (Vulture)__________________________________________________________________________
Thursday, May 23
3PmSpecial Film Critics Panel – In Honor Of Roger Ebert
· Michael Phillips (Chicago Tribune)· Kenneth Turan (La Times)· Eric Kohn (IndieWire)· Moderated by: Annette Insdorf (Director of Undergraduate Film Studies, Columbia University) Emerging Filmmaker Showcase
10:30Am - 1:00Pm-Student Short Films & Student Documentaries
4:30Pm - 6:15Pm-Emerging Short Films & Documentaries ****** About The American Pavilion Celebrating our 25th year as the center of American hospitality for the film industry in Cannes, The Pavilion brings professionals and emerging filmmakers together. The American Pavilion is the center of activity at the Cannes International Film Festival for the American film community, offering membership for professionals, provocative and insightful programming, immersive student programs, the Emerging Filmmaker Showcase and more. Serving as a communication and hospitality center for the thousands of Americans in Cannes during the Cannes Film Festival, The American Pavilion provides an impressive array of facilities and services to the international film community. Since its debut at the 1989 Cannes Film Festival, The Pavilion has become a permanent fixture on the Cannes landscape. For the corporate sponsors of The American Pavilion, the dozens of exhibitors and office holders, and the thousands of American participants, The American Pavilion accommodates the need for information, orientation and recreation. For the duration of the Festival, The American Pavilion provides both a dynamic business environment and an opportunity to relax in comfortable surroundings. Just a few steps from the Palais des Festivals, where all the major Festival films are premiered, and with a panoramic view of the Bay of Cannes, The American Pavilion is the perfect place to transact business, share ideas and effectively reach the thousands of affluent international business travelers who attend the Festival every year.
- 5/14/2013
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Washington, May 3: A 26-year-old writer at The Verge, a technology site, just did the seemingly impossible - he survived a year without the Internet.
Paul Miller didn't read e-mail, type a word into Google, or download apps.
He never saw Obama tweet his re-election victory, watched a "Harlem Shake" video or had even seen a Vine.
He lived his entire year-a full 365 days-offline in hopes of finding out more about himself and focusing on some other activities.
But Wednesday, Miller rejoined the rest of us digital nomads and reconnected the WiFi on his laptop and iPad.
ABC News spoke to Miller when he was just starting his journey last year and decided to catch up with him again to find out what he.
Paul Miller didn't read e-mail, type a word into Google, or download apps.
He never saw Obama tweet his re-election victory, watched a "Harlem Shake" video or had even seen a Vine.
He lived his entire year-a full 365 days-offline in hopes of finding out more about himself and focusing on some other activities.
But Wednesday, Miller rejoined the rest of us digital nomads and reconnected the WiFi on his laptop and iPad.
ABC News spoke to Miller when he was just starting his journey last year and decided to catch up with him again to find out what he.
- 5/3/2013
- by Ketali Mehta
- RealBollywood.com
Natalie Wood, the legendary actress who drowned in 1981, may not have died an accidental death. This is the news gathered from a new Los Angeles County Coroner's report released on Monday (Jan. 14). Although the new report still does not allege foul play, it does note that some of her injuries are more consistent with an assault.
Wood died on Nov. 28, 1981, when she disappeared off a yacht after a night spent with husband Robert Wagner and their friend, Christopher Walken. The initial coroner's report supported Wagner's account, which had Wood going to bed earlier and not found missing until several hours later. It was conjectured that the actress had fallen into the water while trying to secure a dinghy that had been banging against the yacht's hull.
The La Coroner's office reopened its investigation in 2011, following allegations made by the yacht's skipper, Dennis Davern, published a book that contained a different account of the night.
Wood died on Nov. 28, 1981, when she disappeared off a yacht after a night spent with husband Robert Wagner and their friend, Christopher Walken. The initial coroner's report supported Wagner's account, which had Wood going to bed earlier and not found missing until several hours later. It was conjectured that the actress had fallen into the water while trying to secure a dinghy that had been banging against the yacht's hull.
The La Coroner's office reopened its investigation in 2011, following allegations made by the yacht's skipper, Dennis Davern, published a book that contained a different account of the night.
- 1/14/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
The Old Vic’s current revival of Michael Frayn’s Democracy could not be more perfectly timed; a play about the mistrust and deceit within a fledgling coalition government will bear more than a few contemporary similarities. Günter Guillaume is a lowly public servant who, by sheer luck, is plucked from obscurity to work in West German Chancellor Willy Brandt’s newly formed office in 1969. Guillaume is also a dedicated East German spy, and is tasked with becoming as close to Brandt as possible.
Paul Miller’s direction is assured and confident; he lets his cast stand tall as the play opens, positioned across the stage like skyscrapers, symbols of the prosperous possibilities of West Germany. Patrick Drury stands foremost as Brandt, and speaks with a confident tone of voice; Drury manages to perfectly make a speech appearing to speak to everyone whilst really looking at no one, I wonder...
Paul Miller’s direction is assured and confident; he lets his cast stand tall as the play opens, positioned across the stage like skyscrapers, symbols of the prosperous possibilities of West Germany. Patrick Drury stands foremost as Brandt, and speaks with a confident tone of voice; Drury manages to perfectly make a speech appearing to speak to everyone whilst really looking at no one, I wonder...
- 6/23/2012
- by Will Pond
- Obsessed with Film
Our critics' picks of this week's openings, plus your last chance to see and what to book now
• Which cultural events are in your diary this week? Tell us in the comments below
Opening this weekTheatre
I Dreamed a Dream
SuBo is played by Elaine C Smith in this new musical based on the life of the Britain's Got Talent sensation, who has given her personal endorsement to this money-spinner – sorry, show. Theatre Royal, Newcastle (0844 811 2121), until 31 March, then touring.
Fierce festival
Birmingham gets ready for boundary-busting performances from UK and international performers, including Ann Liv Young, Playgroup and Graeme Miller. The festival takes place in unusual spaces all across the city, including the soon to be demolished library and under Spaghetti Junction. Various locations, Birmingham, Thursday to 8 April.
Film
The Hunger Games (dir. Gary Ross)
Suzanne Collins's teen bestseller is turned into an exciting dystopian thriller. Jennifer Lawrence stars.
• Which cultural events are in your diary this week? Tell us in the comments below
Opening this weekTheatre
I Dreamed a Dream
SuBo is played by Elaine C Smith in this new musical based on the life of the Britain's Got Talent sensation, who has given her personal endorsement to this money-spinner – sorry, show. Theatre Royal, Newcastle (0844 811 2121), until 31 March, then touring.
Fierce festival
Birmingham gets ready for boundary-busting performances from UK and international performers, including Ann Liv Young, Playgroup and Graeme Miller. The festival takes place in unusual spaces all across the city, including the soon to be demolished library and under Spaghetti Junction. Various locations, Birmingham, Thursday to 8 April.
Film
The Hunger Games (dir. Gary Ross)
Suzanne Collins's teen bestseller is turned into an exciting dystopian thriller. Jennifer Lawrence stars.
- 3/25/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Skoll Foundation And Sundance Institute Present
Celebrating .Stories Of Change. Panel
At 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Fifth Stories of Change Convening for Filmmakers and Social Entrepreneurs
The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program and the Skoll Foundation today announced a special Celebrating .Stories of Change. panel to be held at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The panel celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Stories of Change: Social Entrepreneurship in Focus Through Documentary initiative, dedicated to exploring film’s role in advancing knowledge about social entrepreneurship.
At this special event on Tuesday, January 24, 3:00 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally Osberg will moderate a thought-provoking dialogue between award-winning filmmakers (including clips from their work) and innovators who are impacting millions. Panelists include Joia Mukherjee (Partners in Health), Jehane Noujaim (Director, Control Room), Bunker Roy (Founder, Barefoot College) and Kief Davidson (Director, The Devil.s Miner). Ticket information is available atwww.
Celebrating .Stories Of Change. Panel
At 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Fifth Stories of Change Convening for Filmmakers and Social Entrepreneurs
The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program and the Skoll Foundation today announced a special Celebrating .Stories of Change. panel to be held at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The panel celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Stories of Change: Social Entrepreneurship in Focus Through Documentary initiative, dedicated to exploring film’s role in advancing knowledge about social entrepreneurship.
At this special event on Tuesday, January 24, 3:00 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally Osberg will moderate a thought-provoking dialogue between award-winning filmmakers (including clips from their work) and innovators who are impacting millions. Panelists include Joia Mukherjee (Partners in Health), Jehane Noujaim (Director, Control Room), Bunker Roy (Founder, Barefoot College) and Kief Davidson (Director, The Devil.s Miner). Ticket information is available atwww.
- 1/23/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Blood Harvest by James A. Moore
(Earthling Publications)
Some projects take time.
Five years ago, Jason Soulis experimented on the town of Black Stone Bay, creating an army of vampires for the sole purpose of seeing which ones would survive and if the creatures could evolve. Five years later, his experiments are bearing dark, bloody fruit. A new breed of monster has come from the ashes of the old, a deadlier predator with a far greater ability to kill and destroy whatever it touches. Black Stone Bay was wounded before, but the infection left behind has festered and the darkness is spreading faster than anyone has noticed, because this time the evil is better at hiding.
Maggie Preston was one of Soulis’s victims, a college-aged girl who has become something far darker. She’s fed her urges and kept her secrets with the aid of her lover and protector,...
(Earthling Publications)
Some projects take time.
Five years ago, Jason Soulis experimented on the town of Black Stone Bay, creating an army of vampires for the sole purpose of seeing which ones would survive and if the creatures could evolve. Five years later, his experiments are bearing dark, bloody fruit. A new breed of monster has come from the ashes of the old, a deadlier predator with a far greater ability to kill and destroy whatever it touches. Black Stone Bay was wounded before, but the infection left behind has festered and the darkness is spreading faster than anyone has noticed, because this time the evil is better at hiding.
Maggie Preston was one of Soulis’s victims, a college-aged girl who has become something far darker. She’s fed her urges and kept her secrets with the aid of her lover and protector,...
- 10/25/2011
- by Peter Schwotzer
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Variety brings us one of the more oddball pieces of casting news in at least a day or so: British comedian Steve Coogan, Sofia Coppola‘s Somewhere star Stephen Dorff, and Canadian rapper K’naan will be headlining documentary filmmaker Nick Broomfield‘s adaptation of Ronan Bennett‘s novel, The Catastrophist.
What’s so weird about this? Well, the novel is described as “a love story set against the Belgian Congo’s decolonization in the 1960s.” Beyond that, Broomfield apparently wants to shoot this in the Tanzanian mining town of Mwanza. If they can pull this off, it will mark the first foreign production in that part of Africa since Howard Hawks directed John Wayne in the jungle adventure flick Hatari! in 1962. (Don’t feel bad if you haven’t seen it — it’s not exactly The African Queen.)
Broomfield is famous for his controversial documentaries, most notably Kurt & Courtney,...
What’s so weird about this? Well, the novel is described as “a love story set against the Belgian Congo’s decolonization in the 1960s.” Beyond that, Broomfield apparently wants to shoot this in the Tanzanian mining town of Mwanza. If they can pull this off, it will mark the first foreign production in that part of Africa since Howard Hawks directed John Wayne in the jungle adventure flick Hatari! in 1962. (Don’t feel bad if you haven’t seen it — it’s not exactly The African Queen.)
Broomfield is famous for his controversial documentaries, most notably Kurt & Courtney,...
- 9/5/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Steve Coogan, Stephen Dorff and Canadian rapper K'naan are all set to star in British director Nick Broomfield's "The Catastrophist" for Lafayette Films, Escape Pictures and Blighty's Channel 4 reports Variety.
An adaptation of Ronan Bennett's romance novel which is set against the decolonisation of the Belgian Congo in 1959 & 1960, the story follows an apathetic Irishman arriving in Léopoldsville to save his relationship with an Italian journalist covering central African politics and committed to Patrice Lummumba's nationalist movement.
Shooting will take place in Tanzanian mining town of Mwanza as the actual Congo is considered too risky to film, and will be the first foreign film to shoot in the country since 1962's "Hatari".
Broomfield and Paul Miller will produce. Broomfield shot the albino soccer team documentary "Albino United" in Tanzania last year.
An adaptation of Ronan Bennett's romance novel which is set against the decolonisation of the Belgian Congo in 1959 & 1960, the story follows an apathetic Irishman arriving in Léopoldsville to save his relationship with an Italian journalist covering central African politics and committed to Patrice Lummumba's nationalist movement.
Shooting will take place in Tanzanian mining town of Mwanza as the actual Congo is considered too risky to film, and will be the first foreign film to shoot in the country since 1962's "Hatari".
Broomfield and Paul Miller will produce. Broomfield shot the albino soccer team documentary "Albino United" in Tanzania last year.
- 9/1/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Steve Coogan, Stephen Dorff and Canadian rapper K'naan have joined The Catastrophist movie helmed by Nick Broomfield; an adaptation of the bestseler by Ronan Bennett. The love story set against Belgian Congo's decolonization in the 1960s, is being produced by Broomfield via Lafayette Films as well as Escape Pictures' Paul Miller and UK's Channel 4. Pic is being sold at this year's Toronto International Film Festival by eOne who has international rights. The Catastrophist will film in the busy northern Tanzanian mining town of Mwanza as apparently filming in Congo was just too risky. This marks the first foreign feature film to be shot in Tanzania...
- 9/1/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Steve Coogan, Stephen Dorff and Canadian rapper K'naan have joined The Catastrophist movie helmed by Nick Broomfield; an adaptation of the bestseler by Ronan Bennett. The love story set against Belgian Congo's decolonization in the 1960s, is being produced by Broomfield via Lafayette Films as well as Escape Pictures' Paul Miller and UK's Channel 4. Pic is being sold at this year's Toronto International Film Festival by eOne who has international rights. The Catastrophist will film in the busy northern Tanzanian mining town of Mwanza as apparently filming in Congo was just too risky. This marks the first foreign feature film to be shot in Tanzania...
- 9/1/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Korean American Film Festival (Kaffny) has released the lineup for its fifth anniversary showcase of feature-length and short films by Korean, Korean-American and international filmmakers. Kaffny will open with a live re-score of Paul Miller aka DJ Spooky's drama "Madame Freedom," featuring violinist Sean Lee and cellist Okkyung Lee. The festival will also present a six-film retrospective honoring documentarian Dai Sil Kim-Gibson, as well as a discussion centering around ...
- 2/25/2011
- Indiewire
It is October and for those of us who like to read Horror Fiction this is a time of year we look forward to. Why, you ask? Not only is this our favorite time of the year but this is also when Paul Miller of Earthling Publications gets ready to release his latest book in his critically acclaimed and much loved Halloween Series. This is the seventh book in the series which consists of:
#0: Mr. Dark’S Carnival by Glen Hirshberg
#1: Blood Red by James A. Moore
#2: The Unblemished by Conrad Williams
#3: The Haunted Forest Tour by James A. Moore and Jeff Strand
#4: Moontown by Peter Atkins
#5: October Dark by David Herter
The only book in the series I don’t have and haven’t read is Mr. Dark’s Carnival. Every other book has been awesome and this years might just be the best one yet.
#0: Mr. Dark’S Carnival by Glen Hirshberg
#1: Blood Red by James A. Moore
#2: The Unblemished by Conrad Williams
#3: The Haunted Forest Tour by James A. Moore and Jeff Strand
#4: Moontown by Peter Atkins
#5: October Dark by David Herter
The only book in the series I don’t have and haven’t read is Mr. Dark’s Carnival. Every other book has been awesome and this years might just be the best one yet.
- 10/4/2010
- by Peter Schwotzer
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Filming is currently underway on the set of 'Losing It', a new film written and directed by Northern Irish filmmaker Macdara Vallely (Peacefire, Fiorghael). The coming of age feature film is being produced by Samson Films in association with Escape Pictures and is shooting in New York. The post production will take place in Dublin's ScreenScene. Produced by Samson Films' David Collins (Once) and Escape Pictures' Paul Miller (The Pest) the film stars newcomers Yainis Ynoa, Flaco Navaja (Fighting, Pride and Glory), Rosa Arredondo (Feel the Noise).
- 9/30/2010
- IFTN
“From acclaimed author David Herter, a new novel in the tradition of Ray Bradbury’s Something Wicked This Way Comes and Tim Powers’s Last Call….
Halloween, 1931. The metropolis of Grenton. On the ruined canals, a clock tolls midnight. Willis H. O’Brien, the father of stop motion animation, seeks the base elements of a new animation. And Henri Mordaunt, the undying Phantasmagoria magician, will soon provide them. An uncanny bargain is struck, leading to betrayal and dire retribution, and an act of cinematic alchemy that echoes down the history of fantastic film.
Halloween, 1977. For thirteen-year-old Will and his best friend Jim — amateur animators and Famous Monsters of Filmland fanatics — summer darkens into mysterious autumn, with a black balloon prowling the skies of their suburban neighborhood, and supernatural images haunting the frames of their latest 8 mm epic, heralding doom. Everything leads to the edge of Grenton’s ruined canals, and...
Halloween, 1931. The metropolis of Grenton. On the ruined canals, a clock tolls midnight. Willis H. O’Brien, the father of stop motion animation, seeks the base elements of a new animation. And Henri Mordaunt, the undying Phantasmagoria magician, will soon provide them. An uncanny bargain is struck, leading to betrayal and dire retribution, and an act of cinematic alchemy that echoes down the history of fantastic film.
Halloween, 1977. For thirteen-year-old Will and his best friend Jim — amateur animators and Famous Monsters of Filmland fanatics — summer darkens into mysterious autumn, with a black balloon prowling the skies of their suburban neighborhood, and supernatural images haunting the frames of their latest 8 mm epic, heralding doom. Everything leads to the edge of Grenton’s ruined canals, and...
- 5/25/2010
- by Peter Schwotzer
- FamousMonsters of Filmland
Can Martin Scorsese pull off a horror movie? Is Glasgow the new Venice? And what's Ricky Gervais up to in Reading? Our critics pick next year's hottest tickets
Film
Cemetery Junction
Having conquered Hollywood, Ricky Gervais is coming home. With his long-time collaborator Stephen Merchant, he has set out to create a British film in the tradition of Billy Liar and the Likely Lads – and of course his own masterpiece The Office – about three blokes working for the Prudential insurance company in Gervais's hometown of Reading. Released on 7 April.
A Single Man
The smart money says Colin Firth will be bringing home a certain gold, bald-headed statuette for his performance as a bereaved gay man in Los Angeles. Based on the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood, the movie – fashion designer Tom Ford's directorial debut – follows one day in the life of Firth's literature academic as he confronts his own mortality. Released on 12 February.
Film
Cemetery Junction
Having conquered Hollywood, Ricky Gervais is coming home. With his long-time collaborator Stephen Merchant, he has set out to create a British film in the tradition of Billy Liar and the Likely Lads – and of course his own masterpiece The Office – about three blokes working for the Prudential insurance company in Gervais's hometown of Reading. Released on 7 April.
A Single Man
The smart money says Colin Firth will be bringing home a certain gold, bald-headed statuette for his performance as a bereaved gay man in Los Angeles. Based on the 1964 novel by Christopher Isherwood, the movie – fashion designer Tom Ford's directorial debut – follows one day in the life of Firth's literature academic as he confronts his own mortality. Released on 12 February.
- 12/31/2009
- The Guardian - Film News
Kathy Griffin's seventh stand-up special for Bravo, "Balls of Steel," will premiere Nov. 3, followed by the second season premiere of "Tabatha's Salon Takeover."
In the special, Griffin talks about her experience at the Teen Choice Awards with date Levi Johnston, offers her take on recent headlines including Jon and Kate Gosselin, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and Oprah Winfrey's two-part interview with Whitney Houston and takes another jab at Barbara Walters.
"Barbara Walters does not like me, but like 'Brokeback Mountain,' I cannot quit her," Griffin says.
"Kathy Griffin: Balls of Steel" is produced by RickMill Prods. Kathy Griffin, Kimber Rickabaugh and Paul Miller serve as executive producers.
In the special, Griffin talks about her experience at the Teen Choice Awards with date Levi Johnston, offers her take on recent headlines including Jon and Kate Gosselin, Britney Spears, Miley Cyrus and Oprah Winfrey's two-part interview with Whitney Houston and takes another jab at Barbara Walters.
"Barbara Walters does not like me, but like 'Brokeback Mountain,' I cannot quit her," Griffin says.
"Kathy Griffin: Balls of Steel" is produced by RickMill Prods. Kathy Griffin, Kimber Rickabaugh and Paul Miller serve as executive producers.
- 10/15/2009
- by By Nellie Andreeva
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Amy Heller has been named VP, international for Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. She will report to T Paul Miller, senior VP, international.
Heller will be responsible for analyzing the performance of Sphe's companies and products internationally and developing strategies to maximize their performance.
Heller joins SPHE from GFK Media Control where she headed up the Los Angeles offices for the German-based research company. Prior to GFK, she spent nearly ten years in various roles at Paramount -- most recently as vp of strategic planning and business development for Paramount International Home Entertainment.
Heller joins Miller's existing team, which includes Norman Tajudin, vp, international, who will continue to oversee emerging home entertainment territories; Tony Ishizuka, vp, international product expansion group, charged with producing and acquiring content outside the U.S. for worldwide distribution; and Tim Meade, vp, China, who is supervising Sphe's growth and rollout of new products and technologies in that territory.
Heller will be responsible for analyzing the performance of Sphe's companies and products internationally and developing strategies to maximize their performance.
Heller joins SPHE from GFK Media Control where she headed up the Los Angeles offices for the German-based research company. Prior to GFK, she spent nearly ten years in various roles at Paramount -- most recently as vp of strategic planning and business development for Paramount International Home Entertainment.
Heller joins Miller's existing team, which includes Norman Tajudin, vp, international, who will continue to oversee emerging home entertainment territories; Tony Ishizuka, vp, international product expansion group, charged with producing and acquiring content outside the U.S. for worldwide distribution; and Tim Meade, vp, China, who is supervising Sphe's growth and rollout of new products and technologies in that territory.
- 9/29/2009
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Peter Davison and Jill Halfpenny are to join Sheridan Smith, Duncan James, Alex Gaumond, Aoife Mulholland and Susan McFadden in Jerry Mitchell?s Legally Blonde The Musical which will preview at the Savoy Theatre from 5 December 2009. Currently booking until 23 May 2010, Legally Blonde The Musical has now added Sunday performances to its schedules. Directed and choreographed by Tony Award-winning Jerry Mitchell, Legally Blonde The Musical has music and lyrics by Laurence O?Keefe and Nell Benjamin, book by Heather Hach, set design by David Rockwell, costume design by Gregg Barnes, lighting design by Kenneth Posner and Paul Miller, sound design by Acme Sound Partners and orchestrations by Christopher Jahnke.
- 9/10/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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