Minnesota Timberwolves fans know Karl-Anthony Towns is dating model Jordyn Woods. The two have been together since 2020 and his girlfriend has been seen at several of his games supporting her man.
Now fans want to know even more about the athlete and the reality star’s relationship including what their age difference is and how Woods helped Towns through the most difficult time of his life.
Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods attend an NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills | Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Towns and Woods’ age difference
Town and Woods hung out in the same social circle, which is how they met.
As Towns explained on Woods’ Instagram series Regular-ish: “Me and Jordyn met years ago knowing common people and just became friends. And ever since then, our relationship grew where we became more than friends. I’m not saying in that way, but just best friends.
Now fans want to know even more about the athlete and the reality star’s relationship including what their age difference is and how Woods helped Towns through the most difficult time of his life.
Karl-Anthony Towns and Jordyn Woods attend an NFL game between the Los Angeles Rams and the Buffalo Bills | Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images Towns and Woods’ age difference
Town and Woods hung out in the same social circle, which is how they met.
As Towns explained on Woods’ Instagram series Regular-ish: “Me and Jordyn met years ago knowing common people and just became friends. And ever since then, our relationship grew where we became more than friends. I’m not saying in that way, but just best friends.
- 4/26/2023
- by Michelle Kapusta
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Let's ride. As Jordyn Woods continued to cope with the death of her father, John Woods, in Sunday's all-new episode of Life of Kylie, best friend Kylie Jenner was right there by her side. "Losing my dad this year, it still isn't real to me," Jordyn confessed. "It's still like that process of acceptance. It's going to take awhile." In honor of his memory, the 19-year-old model decided to get a "J" tattoo and then the girls—with some help from Caitlyn Jenner—learned how to ride motorcycles together, which was one of John's biggest passions. "When Jordyn lost her dad, it definitely made me appreciate my dad a lot more," Kylie admitted. "It...
- 9/4/2017
- E! Online
Kylie Jenner is giving back in a big way.
The 19-year-old reality star visited the Delgado Clinic in Lima, Peru, with her mother, Kris Jenner, on Tuesday, and got emotional while holding baby Mia, who had recently undergone surgery to fix her cleft palate, People reports. The procedure was funded by Smile Train, an organization that Kylie reportedly donated nearly $1 million to in support of the non-profit organization's mission to provide support and corrective surgery for children in developing countries with the birth condition.
Watch: Kardashian-Jenner Family Donates 100 Gourmet Meals to People on Skid Row
This isn't the first time Kylie has worked with Smile Train. Last year, she raised nearly $500,000 for the charity by selling $29 special-edition lip kits, and giving 100 percent of the proceeds to Smile Train. That kind of money can fund 1,800 surgeries for children born with lip and/or cleft palates.
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Kylie has proved to be quite generous, especially with her...
The 19-year-old reality star visited the Delgado Clinic in Lima, Peru, with her mother, Kris Jenner, on Tuesday, and got emotional while holding baby Mia, who had recently undergone surgery to fix her cleft palate, People reports. The procedure was funded by Smile Train, an organization that Kylie reportedly donated nearly $1 million to in support of the non-profit organization's mission to provide support and corrective surgery for children in developing countries with the birth condition.
Watch: Kardashian-Jenner Family Donates 100 Gourmet Meals to People on Skid Row
This isn't the first time Kylie has worked with Smile Train. Last year, she raised nearly $500,000 for the charity by selling $29 special-edition lip kits, and giving 100 percent of the proceeds to Smile Train. That kind of money can fund 1,800 surgeries for children born with lip and/or cleft palates.
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Kylie has proved to be quite generous, especially with her...
- 5/11/2017
- Entertainment Tonight
Kylie Jenner has her friend's back through good and bad times. As Jordyn Woods continues to grieve the loss of her father, the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star has decided to help the family out in a big way. Thanks to a GoFundMe page honoring John Woods, Kylie was able to donate $10,000 that will go towards the costs and expenses of the memorial service and John's medical bills. "I love you guys very much," Kylie wrote under the "recent donations" section of the page. In just five days, the family has already received more than $17,000 in donations. Just last week, Jordyn announced on Instagram that her dad passed away just two short weeks after he was diagnosed...
- 1/25/2017
- E! Online
He appears off-center in the picture, expression serene and body relaxed, seemingly hovering in mid-air, three or so feet off the ground. He is Float Boy, né Walker Stillman, a junior at Champaign Central High School in Illinois. Snapped by longtime local photographer Liz Brunson, Stillman has achieved a measure of Internet fame for his hops, and Stillman's mom, Jane - who happens to be the high school's assistant principal - announced her intention to "hang it on the wall … so when he gets old he can remember how high he used to jump," she told Champaign's News-Gazette. "Most the...
- 2/23/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
He appears off-center in the picture, expression serene and body relaxed, seemingly hovering in mid-air, three or so feet off the ground. He is Float Boy, né Walker Stillman, a junior at Champaign Central High School in Illinois. Snapped by longtime local photographer Liz Brunson, Stillman has achieved a measure of Internet fame for his hops, and Stillman's mom, Jane - who happens to be the high school's assistant principal - announced her intention to "hang it on the wall … so when he gets old he can remember how high he used to jump," she told Champaign's News-Gazette. "Most the...
- 2/23/2016
- by Alex Heigl, @alex_heigl
- PEOPLE.com
Newcomers Elias Anton and Ben Kindon are playing the leads in Barracuda, the 4-part Matchbox Pictures drama for ABC directed by Rob Connolly.
The ABC revealed the casts and storylines of its 2016 adult dramas, all previously commissioned and announced, at its upfronts presentation on Tuesday night.
The broadcaster confirmed a third season of Matchbox Pictures. Nowhere Boys and announced two animated series. Planet 55 Studios. sci-fi/adventure Prisoner Zero follows teen heroes Tag and Gem and their mysterious friend Prisoner Zero.
Stark Production.s The Deep is the saga of the Nekton family who encounter leviathans swimming through sunken cities, modern day pirates lurking amidst floating black markets and mysterious guardians who conceal long lost secrets.
The teen-targeted slate also includes Ambience Entertainment.s Tomorrow, When the War Began, based on the novels by John Marsden. In Barracuda, Anton plays Danny Kelly, a Melbourne teenager who yearns for a gold medal...
The ABC revealed the casts and storylines of its 2016 adult dramas, all previously commissioned and announced, at its upfronts presentation on Tuesday night.
The broadcaster confirmed a third season of Matchbox Pictures. Nowhere Boys and announced two animated series. Planet 55 Studios. sci-fi/adventure Prisoner Zero follows teen heroes Tag and Gem and their mysterious friend Prisoner Zero.
Stark Production.s The Deep is the saga of the Nekton family who encounter leviathans swimming through sunken cities, modern day pirates lurking amidst floating black markets and mysterious guardians who conceal long lost secrets.
The teen-targeted slate also includes Ambience Entertainment.s Tomorrow, When the War Began, based on the novels by John Marsden. In Barracuda, Anton plays Danny Kelly, a Melbourne teenager who yearns for a gold medal...
- 11/24/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
After their successful collaboration on Backyard Ashes, the producers and Umbrella Entertainment are teaming up on another sports-themed comedy with a topical, dramatic twist.
Set in the fictional country town Bodgy Creek, The Merger will follow a struggling Afl club which enlists newly-settled asylum seekers to make up the numbers in a desperate effort to break a 27-game losing streak.
The screenplay by Damian Callinan is adapted from his one-man stage show which toured Australia and was nominated for a Barry award at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2010.
Callinan, who will play the team.s captain coach in the film, delighted attendees at last week.s Australian International Movie Convention, with routines from the show.
Mark Grentell will direct and produce with Callinan and Anne Robinson. Grentell tells If, .It.s a comedy but there are some intense and dramatic scenes dealing with racism, asylum seekers and life in a small town.
Set in the fictional country town Bodgy Creek, The Merger will follow a struggling Afl club which enlists newly-settled asylum seekers to make up the numbers in a desperate effort to break a 27-game losing streak.
The screenplay by Damian Callinan is adapted from his one-man stage show which toured Australia and was nominated for a Barry award at the Melbourne Comedy Festival in 2010.
Callinan, who will play the team.s captain coach in the film, delighted attendees at last week.s Australian International Movie Convention, with routines from the show.
Mark Grentell will direct and produce with Callinan and Anne Robinson. Grentell tells If, .It.s a comedy but there are some intense and dramatic scenes dealing with racism, asylum seekers and life in a small town.
- 10/20/2015
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
It’s been a great year for documentaries already (read our feature on the best of 2015 so far), but there’s plenty more to come as we move towards Christmas and awards season, and one of the most high-profile, and with the potential to crossover, is “Finders Keepers.” Read More: Review: Documentary 'Finders Keepers' Is A Bizarre Of The Custody Battle Over A Human Leg Debuting at Sundance in January, Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel’s film tells the oddball story of John Wood and Shannon Whisnant. The former was a drug addict who, after losing his leg in a plane crash, lost the disembodied appendage again when his embalmed foot was accidentally sold off along with the rest of the contents of his storage lockers to pay off his debts. Whisnant was a bargain hunter who bought the leg, beginning a battle between the two for ownership of the limb.
- 8/21/2015
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
Read More: Next Fest: 7 Questions with Bryan Carberry & Clay Tweel, Directors of 'Finders Keepers' Nothing is quite as unsettling as finding something unexpected, especially someone else's leg in your grill. Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel's "Finders Keepers" explores this strangely true story through the eyes of the two men involved: John Wood and Shannon Wisnant. When Wood's amputated leg is found in a grill sold at a North Carolina auction, he finds himself dead center in a media frenzy. While he finds this attention to be his shot at doing something meaningful in his otherwise disappointing life, things take a turn when the leg's buyer, Shannon Whisnant, sues to regain its custody. Wood's drug addiction, initiated by his dysfunctional family, worsens and forces him to live on the streets. One more twist gives Wood one last shot at being whole. "Finders Keepers" will screen in select theaters starting on September 25th.
- 8/21/2015
- by Kaeli Van Cott
- Indiewire
Recently, CBS served up the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Extant" episode 10 of season 2. The episode is entitled, "Don't Shoot the Messenger," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting and intense stuff take place as Shepherd's loyalty gets put to the test. Disturbing dreams plague Molly, and more! In the new, 10th episode press release: Molly Experiences A Distressing Vision She Can't Forget. Press release number 2: Following a near-death experience, Molly will have a harrowing vision she can't shake. Also, Shepherd's loyalty to the Global Space Commission is going to get called into question. Guest stars feature: David Morrissey (Tobias Shepherd), Goran Visnjic (John Woods), Tyler Hilton (Charlie Arthurs) and Kiersey Clemons (Lucy). The episode was written by Tom Pabst, and it was directed by Dan Lerner. Episode 10 is set to air on Wednesday night, August 26th at 8pm central time on ABC.
- 8/19/2015
- by Andre Braddox
- OnTheFlix
Recently, CBS released the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Extant" episode 9 of season 2. The episode is entitled, 'The Other Side," and it turns out that we're going to see some pretty intense and high drama stuff go down as Julie has to make a hard choice. The Hybrids come looking for vengeance, and more! In the new, 9th episode press release: As Molly Succumbs To The Virus, Long-forgotten Memories Surface. Press release number 2: As Molly succumbs to the virus, long forgotten memories are going to surface. Also, Julie is going to get confronted with hard choices and the Hybrids will seek revenge. Guest stars feature: David Morrissey (Tobias Shepherd), Goran Visnjic (John Woods), Tyler Hilton (Charlie Arthurs) and Lou Gossett Jr. (Quinn). The episode was written by Les Bohem, and it was directed by Kevin Dowling. Episode 9 is set to air on Wednesday night, August 19th...
- 8/18/2015
- by Megan
- OnTheFlix
One of the more entertaining and buzzed about documentaries at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival is finally heading to a theater near you. "Finders Keepers" centers on a dispute over a mummified leg that was discovered in a grill purchased by Shannon Whisnant at a North Carolina auction. Whisnant's problem is that it turns out the limb's original owner, John Wood, is still alive and wants his foot back. That's a pretty humorous and almost too bizarre to be true scenario for any big screen doc, but there's significantly more to the story. In an A- review of "Keepers" from Sundance, HitFix's Dan Fienberg noted: "Despite a very reasonable running time of under 90 minutes, 'Finders Keepers' digs underneath its initial craziness and finds two very real, damaged humans at the center. 'Finders Keepers' may, indeed, be stranger-than-fiction, but it's finally significantly less strange and far more relatable...
- 8/13/2015
- by Gregory Ellwood
- Hitfix
Directing duo Bryan Carberry & J. Clay Tweel are two rising talents in the documentary realm who made a splash at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival with a film that defies reality and proves fiction is always outdone by the madness of life. “Finders Keepers” follows the surreal true story that unfolded when in 2007 a man discovered a severed leg inside a used grill he bought at an auction. It all becomes more incredibly insane when the limb’s owner surfaces.
The L.A. premiere of “Finders Keepers” will take place on Saturday August 8th as part of Sundance Next Fest. The screening will be followed by a conversation with the filmmakers, one of the film’s subjects, and Thomas Middleditch. The Q&A will be moderated by actress Aubrey Plaza.
For more information and tickets to Next Fest visit Here
Here are our 7 questions with filmmakers Bryan Carberry & J. Clay Tweel
Films that play in Next Fest are characterized by their wildly inventive approach to storytelling. What would you say is your personal approach to storytelling?
Carberry/ Tweel: We’ve always been firm believers that limitations breed creativity. In telling Finders Keepers’ story we had plenty of limitations -- notably the fact we were trying to cover seven years of story in 80-some minutes from just a few weeks of filming. These restrictions forced us to focus our narrative onto the basic moments that most effected our subject’s lives. Letting their personal perspectives drive the story -- centering on their goals, fears, hopes -- ultimately led the narrative to emerge organically.
As a filmmaker working in the digital age, what are some of the major challenges you have experienced that you think filmmakers before you didn't have to confront?
Carberry/ Tweel: In film in general, and particularly documentaries, we think it’s hard to complain about working in the digital age -- the incredibly low cost of shooting digital stands out as a big plus. One byproduct we had to deal with, however, was arriving at an hour-and-a-half film from 200 hours of footage -- which by today’s standard is considered mild. Documentary filmmakers before had to be more prudent with their film stock and the special moments they captured; with our film, we had trouble not filming the entirety of our subject making a sandwich or walking to the bathroom.
Do you think theatrical distribution is still the ultimate goal for filmmakers today? After all, cinema was meant to be experience on the big screen right?
Carberry/ Tweel: While cinema is currently taking many routes and is constantly evolving, and we can’t speak for all filmmakers, we can’t imagine many films that aren’t better when viewed on a thirty-foot screen with surround sound, in the dark, surrounded by your peers.
What do you think the role of festivals like Sundance in Park City or Next Fest is in terms helping filmmakers reach their audience?
Carberry/ Tweel: While it’s sad to think about the number of great films that don’t make the cut each year, those that do are catapulted into a very bright spotlight, for better or worse. This alone was something fantastic for a doc like ours that was started on a grainy handicam, ended up on its deathbed multiple times, and that more than once we considered would never be seen by anyone. Additionally for a documentary like ours -- which doesn’t center on politics or social issues, but a fight over a dude’s leg -- having Sundance’s seal of approval gave us a certain, much-needed degree of validation.
What do you think is a crucial quality filmmakers must have today to survive all the obstacles and get their films made and seen?
Carberry/ Tweel: The widespread ease of access to production and post-production equipment has certainly increased an already-competitive field. We think the filmmakers who can emerge from that over-saturation need a certain amount of persistence, adaptability, naivety (or perhaps just delusion), not to mention the ever-under-valued knowledge of story.
What are your thoughts on the musical act or speaker that will accompany your film? How do you think this extra feature will enhance the audience's experience?
Carberry/ Tweel: We think it’s great to be combining such hip, talented scripted actors with our janky little documentary -- which should provide more than a few fresh insights. And we’re particularly looking forward to having these hilarious improv-pros on stage with us... we suspect their training will be needed to keep up with our film’s subject, the show-stealing, amateur-comic, backwoods-standup John Wood.
What are some films that you've loved this year so far or that you are excited to see when they come out? Why?
Bryan Carberry: As a huge Noah Baumbach fan, I can’t wait for "Mistress America." My favorite movie of the year so far was “Seven Chinese Brothers” -- I laughed out loud for most of the movie, despite its having a heartfelt, organic and surprisingly un-formulaic story, not to mention indies "Tangerine," "Stanford Prison Experiment," and the "Final Girls" (also with Mr. Middleditch), which all pushed the boundaries of genre in their own ways.
Clay Tweel:"Cartel Land" blew my mind with its groundbreaking access and shooting style, and the twist and turns of the characters involved were straight out of a scripted film. "Ex-Machina," like all good sci fi, tackled very philosophical issues about the human condition but in an interesting and new way. Also since I’ve been obsessed with the concept of singularity for years and I love watching stories that explore its potential effects.
The L.A. premiere of “Finders Keepers” will take place on Saturday August 8th as part of Sundance Next Fest. The screening will be followed by a conversation with the filmmakers, one of the film’s subjects, and Thomas Middleditch. The Q&A will be moderated by actress Aubrey Plaza.
For more information and tickets to Next Fest visit Here
Here are our 7 questions with filmmakers Bryan Carberry & J. Clay Tweel
Films that play in Next Fest are characterized by their wildly inventive approach to storytelling. What would you say is your personal approach to storytelling?
Carberry/ Tweel: We’ve always been firm believers that limitations breed creativity. In telling Finders Keepers’ story we had plenty of limitations -- notably the fact we were trying to cover seven years of story in 80-some minutes from just a few weeks of filming. These restrictions forced us to focus our narrative onto the basic moments that most effected our subject’s lives. Letting their personal perspectives drive the story -- centering on their goals, fears, hopes -- ultimately led the narrative to emerge organically.
As a filmmaker working in the digital age, what are some of the major challenges you have experienced that you think filmmakers before you didn't have to confront?
Carberry/ Tweel: In film in general, and particularly documentaries, we think it’s hard to complain about working in the digital age -- the incredibly low cost of shooting digital stands out as a big plus. One byproduct we had to deal with, however, was arriving at an hour-and-a-half film from 200 hours of footage -- which by today’s standard is considered mild. Documentary filmmakers before had to be more prudent with their film stock and the special moments they captured; with our film, we had trouble not filming the entirety of our subject making a sandwich or walking to the bathroom.
Do you think theatrical distribution is still the ultimate goal for filmmakers today? After all, cinema was meant to be experience on the big screen right?
Carberry/ Tweel: While cinema is currently taking many routes and is constantly evolving, and we can’t speak for all filmmakers, we can’t imagine many films that aren’t better when viewed on a thirty-foot screen with surround sound, in the dark, surrounded by your peers.
What do you think the role of festivals like Sundance in Park City or Next Fest is in terms helping filmmakers reach their audience?
Carberry/ Tweel: While it’s sad to think about the number of great films that don’t make the cut each year, those that do are catapulted into a very bright spotlight, for better or worse. This alone was something fantastic for a doc like ours that was started on a grainy handicam, ended up on its deathbed multiple times, and that more than once we considered would never be seen by anyone. Additionally for a documentary like ours -- which doesn’t center on politics or social issues, but a fight over a dude’s leg -- having Sundance’s seal of approval gave us a certain, much-needed degree of validation.
What do you think is a crucial quality filmmakers must have today to survive all the obstacles and get their films made and seen?
Carberry/ Tweel: The widespread ease of access to production and post-production equipment has certainly increased an already-competitive field. We think the filmmakers who can emerge from that over-saturation need a certain amount of persistence, adaptability, naivety (or perhaps just delusion), not to mention the ever-under-valued knowledge of story.
What are your thoughts on the musical act or speaker that will accompany your film? How do you think this extra feature will enhance the audience's experience?
Carberry/ Tweel: We think it’s great to be combining such hip, talented scripted actors with our janky little documentary -- which should provide more than a few fresh insights. And we’re particularly looking forward to having these hilarious improv-pros on stage with us... we suspect their training will be needed to keep up with our film’s subject, the show-stealing, amateur-comic, backwoods-standup John Wood.
What are some films that you've loved this year so far or that you are excited to see when they come out? Why?
Bryan Carberry: As a huge Noah Baumbach fan, I can’t wait for "Mistress America." My favorite movie of the year so far was “Seven Chinese Brothers” -- I laughed out loud for most of the movie, despite its having a heartfelt, organic and surprisingly un-formulaic story, not to mention indies "Tangerine," "Stanford Prison Experiment," and the "Final Girls" (also with Mr. Middleditch), which all pushed the boundaries of genre in their own ways.
Clay Tweel:"Cartel Land" blew my mind with its groundbreaking access and shooting style, and the twist and turns of the characters involved were straight out of a scripted film. "Ex-Machina," like all good sci fi, tackled very philosophical issues about the human condition but in an interesting and new way. Also since I’ve been obsessed with the concept of singularity for years and I love watching stories that explore its potential effects.
- 8/7/2015
- by Carlos Aguilar
- Sydney's Buzz
One episode was provided for review purposes prior to broadcast.
Picking up six months after the events of last year’s finale, CBS’ Extant decides one thing within the first few moments of its second year: do everything again. Revisit the strife between Molly (Halle Berry) and husband John Woods (Goran Visnjic), but make it bigger; re-do the we-may-lose-Ethan plot, but make it permanent; re-establish Molly as a brilliant scientist, but bring back the slight frayed edges of her psyche lost once the first season cemented her fears as reality. Season 2 succeeds in some departments with this redux angle — especially in a character that gets offed from nearly word go — but it doesn’t fix the show’s most glaring issue: it’s just not intriguing enough.
Season 1 started on such a high point, introducing a near-future full of weird trash cans and talking homes alongside two dueling plots that...
Picking up six months after the events of last year’s finale, CBS’ Extant decides one thing within the first few moments of its second year: do everything again. Revisit the strife between Molly (Halle Berry) and husband John Woods (Goran Visnjic), but make it bigger; re-do the we-may-lose-Ethan plot, but make it permanent; re-establish Molly as a brilliant scientist, but bring back the slight frayed edges of her psyche lost once the first season cemented her fears as reality. Season 2 succeeds in some departments with this redux angle — especially in a character that gets offed from nearly word go — but it doesn’t fix the show’s most glaring issue: it’s just not intriguing enough.
Season 1 started on such a high point, introducing a near-future full of weird trash cans and talking homes alongside two dueling plots that...
- 7/1/2015
- by Mitchel Broussard
- We Got This Covered
What would you do if you acquired a storage locker and all its random contents, only to discover one such item consisted of a barbecue containing a human foot? I guess the answer largely depends on who you are. If you're Shannon Whisnant of Hickory, Nc, the course of action is an obvious one: recognize the oddity for the ripe business opportunity at hand, which is exactly what Whisnant, the capitalist junk-dealer did. For Shannon, the foot was a calling: one which he wasted no time exploiting by providing the community with a freak show like experience displaying the foot for three bits a gander (1 for kids). If his entrepreneurial senses seem shocking, you can only imagine the surprise of John Wood the day...
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- 5/4/2015
- Screen Anarchy
Harrison Ford injured in plane accident (image: Harrison Ford as Colonel Graff in 'Ender's Game') Star Wars and Raiders of the Lost Ark actor Harrison Ford was supposed to be in critical condition – later reports have upgraded that to "fair" or "stable" condition – following an accident with a small airplane on Los Angeles' Westside. Earlier this afternoon (March 5, 2015), a vintage, one-engine two-seater crash landed at the Penmar Golf Course, located in the Los Angeles suburb of Venice, not far from the Pacific Ocean and just west of Santa Monica Airport. Its pilot, 72-year-old Harrison Ford, was found "seriously" injured. He was alone on the plane. There were no injuries on the ground. As explained in the Los Angeles Times, "fire officials would not identify the victim of the crash but said he was conscious and breathing when paramedics arrived." Ford was later transported to an unidentified hospital. Eleven...
- 3/6/2015
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
The Sundance Film Festival is host to the world premiere of dozens of independent films, most of them looking to get distribution so they can make it to the big screen (or at least VOD). And since there are so many sales that happen at the festival, we wanted to keep you updated with a complete and comprehensive list of all the films getting picked up here at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival. As of the writing of this initial post, five films have already been sold, and the festival has barely started. You'll find the festival films sales listed below as well as other info on each movie, starting with the most recent acquisition. Read on! Below is a list of the latest distribution news straight from Sundance 2015 - refresh for updates. The Orchard picks up Finders Keepers Recovering addict and amputee John Wood finds himself in a stranger-than-fiction battle...
- 2/1/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
The story at the heart of the documentary “Finders Keepers” is a completely bizarre one: the custody battle over a human leg, the ridiculous feud that ensues and the painful aftermath. In one corner you have John Wood, a disgraced heir with deep-rooted father issues and a drug habit, on the other you have an unscrupulous reptile in human form with his own issues. A tale that made worldwide “weird news” headlines back in 2007, Wood lost his leg in a plane crash, the same misfortune that killed his father. After the crash, in a strange tribute to his departed dad, Wood decided to embalm and keep the appendage. Severely depressed after the death of his father, which he blamed himself for, and addicted to painkillers, Wood soon bottomed out spiritually and financially. Down and out, the leg was lost after Wood failed to pay his bills and the contents of...
- 1/30/2015
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
An eccentric Southern tale that feels like a Harry Crews-scripted edition of Storage Wars, Finders Keepers tells the story of two men battling — in courts of law and public opinion — over the ownership of a severed foot. The foot belonged once to John Wood, amputated following a small plane crash that also killed Wood’s father. When Wood failed to make payments to his storage unit, it became the property of local North Carolina huckster Shannon Whisnant, who parlays his contested ownership of the foot into a roadside tourist attraction. Directed by Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel, collaborating for […]...
- 1/27/2015
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
An eccentric Southern tale that feels like a Harry Crews-scripted edition of Storage Wars, Finders Keepers tells the story of two men battling — in courts of law and public opinion — over the ownership of a severed foot. The foot belonged once to John Wood, amputated following a small plane crash that also killed Wood’s father. When Wood failed to make payments to his storage unit, it became the property of local North Carolina huckster Shannon Whisnant, who parlays his contested ownership of the foot into a roadside tourist attraction. Directed by Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel, collaborating for […]...
- 1/27/2015
- by Scott Macaulay
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Clay Tweel is a name that should be known to any documentary fan. After serving as an associate producer on Seth Gordon‘s The King of Kong, he went on to direct his first feature, the surprisingly sharp teen-magician film Make Believe, which is better than its conventional competition-doc surface indicates, and then he co-directed last year’s riveting exploration of the 3D printer market, Print the Legend, which in a way is also a competition doc only with very high, entrepreneurial stakes. For the most part, those two are dissimilar animals, though together they’d hinted that Tweel could maybe do no wrong with clean, non-complex subject matter of any sort. He has a talent for delivering reality in an entertaining yet not sensationalistic way. His latest, co-directed with Bryan Carberry (a multitasked intern on Make Believe) and produced by Gordon, is called Finders Keepers, and it’s his closest to the line of sensational exploitation...
- 1/25/2015
- by Nonfics.com
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel's Us Documentary Competition entry "Finders Keepers" has one of the most salacious loglines of any film at Sundance this year. "Recovering addict and amputee John Wood finds himself in a stranger-than-fiction battle to reclaim his mummified leg from Southern entrepreneur Shannon Whisnant, who found it in a grill he bought at an auction." It's a synopsis with a review blurb practically built in, because Sundance is often a haven for the quirky and absurd and, at least on the surface, "Finders Keepers" has the sort of plot that no screenwriter in his or her right mind would ever dream up. And were "Finders Keepers" just the story of a couple of North Carolina bumpkins bickering over a mummified leg that one of them lost in a tragic plane accident and the other purchased in a storage locker auction, it would be fun and sensationalistic and probably ultimately condescending,...
- 1/24/2015
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Just as the Sundance Film Festival was closing the book on its 2015 incarnation, the deals kept coming. The Orchard has acquired North American rights to the documentary Finders Keepers, co-directed by Bryan Carberry and Clay Tweel. The film follows the story of recovering drug addict and amputee John Wood, who embarked on a legal battle to reclaim his leg, which was unwittingly purchased by Shannon Wisnant when it turned up in a grill he bought at a town auction. The film documents Wood's fight to get the leg back in a courtroom drama that aired on Judge Mathis.
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- 1/8/2015
- by Tatiana Siegel
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Sundance Film Festival announced its four main 2015 narrative and competition slates on Wednesday (December 3) and the Us Documentary Competition field is packed with Oscar winners and returning Park City favorites. Leading the way, at least to some degree, is last year's Documentary Oscar winner Morgan Neville, whose "Twenty Feet From Stardom" was one of the openers at the 2013 Festival. Neville and Robert Gordon co-directed "Best of Enemies," which looks at the 1968 televised debates between Gore Vidal and William F. Buckley Jr. "The Cove" Oscar winner Louie Psihoyos is back with "Racing Extinction," which focuses on endangered species and, yes, mass extinction from a variety of viewpoints. Also sporting an Oscar, for the short "Saving Face," is Daniel Junge, who chronicles the life of Evel Knievel in "Being Evel." Both "The Cove" and "Twenty Feet From Stardom" played at Sundance, which has been a fairly reliable feeder for Oscar winners in recent years,...
- 12/3/2014
- by Daniel Fienberg
- Hitfix
Recently,CBS finally released the new, official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "Extant" episode 12 of season 1. The episode is entitled, "Before The Blood," and it sounds like things will get quite intriguing as Molly finally comes face to face with her powerful spawn, and more! In the new, 12th episode press release: Molly will finally come face to face with the offspring. Press release number 2: Molly is going to realize she may be the only one who can stop the coming danger after she experiences her offspring face to face for the first time. Meanwhile, Julie is going to uncover grave secrets about Odin. The episode stars: Halle Berry (Molly Woods), Goran Visnjic (John Woods), Pierce Gagnon (Ethan Woods), Hiroyuki Sanada (Hideki Yasumoto), Michael O’Neill (Alan Sparks) and Grace Gummer (Julie Gelineau). Episode 10 is set to air on Wednesday night, September 10th at 9pm central time on CBS.
- 9/6/2014
- by Andre
- OnTheFlix
Holly finds new Spielberg-produced sci-fi Extant feat. Halle Berry ripe with exciting potential...
Review
This review contains spoilers.
1.1 Re-Entry
After months of cinematic trailers, the Spielberg-produced pilot of Extant has made its tropetastic debut. In its wake, the first episode of the much-hyped show leaves equal parts hope for a compelling, distinctive sci-fi hit and potential for a confusing, convoluted flop.
Leading an impressive cast, Halle Berry is Dr Molly Woods, an astronaut who has spent the last thirteen months in a space station. Upon her return, though her mission was supposedly a solo one, she is informed by her doctor/friend (Camryn Manheim) that she is pregnant.
But, not so fast if you think the show is going to automatically plunge into Rosemary’s Baby...in Space! Much world-building ensues, and what a world it is. In an advanced but not-terribly-distant future, there are TV projections in bathroom mirrors,...
Review
This review contains spoilers.
1.1 Re-Entry
After months of cinematic trailers, the Spielberg-produced pilot of Extant has made its tropetastic debut. In its wake, the first episode of the much-hyped show leaves equal parts hope for a compelling, distinctive sci-fi hit and potential for a confusing, convoluted flop.
Leading an impressive cast, Halle Berry is Dr Molly Woods, an astronaut who has spent the last thirteen months in a space station. Upon her return, though her mission was supposedly a solo one, she is informed by her doctor/friend (Camryn Manheim) that she is pregnant.
But, not so fast if you think the show is going to automatically plunge into Rosemary’s Baby...in Space! Much world-building ensues, and what a world it is. In an advanced but not-terribly-distant future, there are TV projections in bathroom mirrors,...
- 7/11/2014
- by louisamellor
- Den of Geek
North American VOD channel Eurocinema is now available on Mediacom Communications.
The channel is dedicated exclusively to European cinema and with the Mediacom deal will be available to 37.5m cable and satellite TV subscribers.
“We’re delighted to add Mediacom as a television partner, inviting their customers across the Midwestern and Southeastern states the chance to experience Eurocinema,” said president and CEO Sebastien Perioche. “We’re proud to feature some of the premier European film catalogues as part of our multicultural programme offering.”
At launch, Mediacom will feature Eurocinema titles such as the Swedish version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire [pictured] as well as Guillaume Canet’s Tell No One and Jules Dassin’s European classic The Law.
“This is a unique film catalogue with movies and features not otherwise available, and we’re pleased to carry it as an OnDemand offering,” said [link=nm...
The channel is dedicated exclusively to European cinema and with the Mediacom deal will be available to 37.5m cable and satellite TV subscribers.
“We’re delighted to add Mediacom as a television partner, inviting their customers across the Midwestern and Southeastern states the chance to experience Eurocinema,” said president and CEO Sebastien Perioche. “We’re proud to feature some of the premier European film catalogues as part of our multicultural programme offering.”
At launch, Mediacom will feature Eurocinema titles such as the Swedish version of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo and The Girl Who Played With Fire [pictured] as well as Guillaume Canet’s Tell No One and Jules Dassin’s European classic The Law.
“This is a unique film catalogue with movies and features not otherwise available, and we’re pleased to carry it as an OnDemand offering,” said [link=nm...
- 6/26/2014
- ScreenDaily
Apparently it is not Ok. And by it, we mean Juan Pablo Galavis and Nikki Ferrell's relationship! The Bachelor couple is set to join the cast of VH1's Couples Therapy when it returns for its fifth season on Wednesday, Sept. 10, E! News has learned. The pair, who will seek counseling from Dr. Jenn Berman and her staff, have already begun filming as production kicked off two days ago. While VH1 isn't commenting on Juan Pablo and Nikki's involvement, they announced season five's cast would have a mystery pair joining the confirmed couples, including Jenna Jameson and John Wood, Big Brother's Dick "Evil Dick "Donato and Stephanie Rogness-Fischer, Naughty by Nature's Anthony...
- 5/29/2014
- E! Online
Experiments In Cinema v9.72 is running April 14-21 at several venues across Albuquerque, New Mexico, primarily the Guild Cinema, but with satellite screenings at the National Hispanic Cultural Center and the Southwest Film Center.
Special Programs: On April 16, there will be a selection of short films written, produced and directed by local students through Basement Films’ youth outreach endeavor. On April 17, there will be a program, curated by Antoni Pinent, of cameraless films from Spain. On April 18, first Stephen Kent Jusick will present short films from the Mix NYC queer film festival; then Greg DeCuir, Jr. will present films from Belgrade’s Ciné-club produced between 1960 and 1980. April 19 will host another night of films from Belgrade, this time curated by Miodrag Milošević.
After Festival Night: While film screenings end on the 20th, on April 21 Gerry Fialka will lead two discussions and screening/event programs, first on contemporary documentary films and then...
Special Programs: On April 16, there will be a selection of short films written, produced and directed by local students through Basement Films’ youth outreach endeavor. On April 17, there will be a program, curated by Antoni Pinent, of cameraless films from Spain. On April 18, first Stephen Kent Jusick will present short films from the Mix NYC queer film festival; then Greg DeCuir, Jr. will present films from Belgrade’s Ciné-club produced between 1960 and 1980. April 19 will host another night of films from Belgrade, this time curated by Miodrag Milošević.
After Festival Night: While film screenings end on the 20th, on April 21 Gerry Fialka will lead two discussions and screening/event programs, first on contemporary documentary films and then...
- 4/15/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The 52nd annual Ann Arbor Film Festival will be a jam-packed experimental feature and short film screening event running for six days and nights, this time on March 25-30.
Opening Night will feature a reception and an after-party, and stuffed between those will be a block of nine short films, including new ones by Bryan Boyce, Michael Robinson, Jennifer Reeder and Martha Colburn, as well as a never-before-released work by the legendary Bruce Baillie called Little Girl in which Baillie captured scenes of natural beauty.
Special Events scattered throughout the festival include a retrospective of indie filmmaker Penelope Spheeris that will feature her rock ‘n’ roll-based work, including the original The Decline of Western Civilization, plus The Decline of Western Civilization Part III, her influential punk film Suburbia (screening twice) and a collection of short films.
There will also be several films and presentations by filmmaking scholar Thom Andersen, such...
Opening Night will feature a reception and an after-party, and stuffed between those will be a block of nine short films, including new ones by Bryan Boyce, Michael Robinson, Jennifer Reeder and Martha Colburn, as well as a never-before-released work by the legendary Bruce Baillie called Little Girl in which Baillie captured scenes of natural beauty.
Special Events scattered throughout the festival include a retrospective of indie filmmaker Penelope Spheeris that will feature her rock ‘n’ roll-based work, including the original The Decline of Western Civilization, plus The Decline of Western Civilization Part III, her influential punk film Suburbia (screening twice) and a collection of short films.
There will also be several films and presentations by filmmaking scholar Thom Andersen, such...
- 3/18/2014
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The ABC is looking to commission a second series of It.s a Date, the narrative comedy created by Peter Helliar.
Brendan Dahill, Head of Programming for ABC1 and ABC2, rates It.s a Date and Upper Middle Bogan as the broadcaster.s stand-out comedy hits of last year. The shows aired back-to-back on Thursday nights.
Gristmill Productions. Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler are producing another eight episodes of Upper Middle Bogan.
Dahill says he is talking to the producers of It.s a Date, Princess Pictures, about a second series. The show explores the tension, expectation and complication of finding true love, with each episode following two self-contained dates as they head toward desire or disaster.
It had an all-star cast including Asher Keddie, Kate Ritchie, John Wood, Lisa McCune, Stephen Curry, Sibylla Budd, Shane Jacobson, Sophie Lowe, Nadine Garner, Pia Miranda and Helliar.
Helliar was lead writer with a team of Phil Lloyd,...
Brendan Dahill, Head of Programming for ABC1 and ABC2, rates It.s a Date and Upper Middle Bogan as the broadcaster.s stand-out comedy hits of last year. The shows aired back-to-back on Thursday nights.
Gristmill Productions. Wayne Hope and Robyn Butler are producing another eight episodes of Upper Middle Bogan.
Dahill says he is talking to the producers of It.s a Date, Princess Pictures, about a second series. The show explores the tension, expectation and complication of finding true love, with each episode following two self-contained dates as they head toward desire or disaster.
It had an all-star cast including Asher Keddie, Kate Ritchie, John Wood, Lisa McCune, Stephen Curry, Sibylla Budd, Shane Jacobson, Sophie Lowe, Nadine Garner, Pia Miranda and Helliar.
Helliar was lead writer with a team of Phil Lloyd,...
- 2/19/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Riding high on the unexpected success of his debut film Backyard Ashes, writer- director Mark Grentell next plans to tackle a comedy about a struggling Aussie Rules team in a bush town.
The film is based on The Merger, Damian Callinan.s one-man show in which he played all the characters. Callinan is set to play the lead, Troy Carrington, the coach of the fictitious Bodgy Creek Roosters Football Club.
Desperately short of men and faced with the prospect of the team folding or merging with its arch rivals, Troy has the bright idea of recruiting players from the local asylum seekers. refuge centre.
.It.s very funny,. says Grentell, who cast Callinan as Spock in Backyard Ashes, the comedy set in Wagga Wagga about two neighbours who settle their differences with a bizarre game of backyard cricket, featuring Felix Williamson, John Wood, Andrew S. Gilbert and Rebecca Massey.
Callinan is a stand-up comic,...
The film is based on The Merger, Damian Callinan.s one-man show in which he played all the characters. Callinan is set to play the lead, Troy Carrington, the coach of the fictitious Bodgy Creek Roosters Football Club.
Desperately short of men and faced with the prospect of the team folding or merging with its arch rivals, Troy has the bright idea of recruiting players from the local asylum seekers. refuge centre.
.It.s very funny,. says Grentell, who cast Callinan as Spock in Backyard Ashes, the comedy set in Wagga Wagga about two neighbours who settle their differences with a bizarre game of backyard cricket, featuring Felix Williamson, John Wood, Andrew S. Gilbert and Rebecca Massey.
Callinan is a stand-up comic,...
- 1/29/2014
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
The EastEnders actor says he wishes to take to the stage again because of his mum: 'She's been to every play I've done'
Danny Dyer wants to do more theatre – to please his mum.
The actor, one of Harold Pinter's favourites, hasn't appeared in a play for more than four years, since he played Sid Vicious in Kurt and Sid at the Trafalgar Studios in 2009. However, he's revealed that he's looking for more stage work.
"My mum loves theatre and has come to see me in every play I've done," the 36-year-old told the Press Association. "She always says, 'Why don't you do another play?'"
He continued: "It needs to be the right play. It's such a long run and you give your life away. You have one day off a week, two shows on a Wednesday, two on a Saturday, so it has to be something you like and are buzzing off.
Danny Dyer wants to do more theatre – to please his mum.
The actor, one of Harold Pinter's favourites, hasn't appeared in a play for more than four years, since he played Sid Vicious in Kurt and Sid at the Trafalgar Studios in 2009. However, he's revealed that he's looking for more stage work.
"My mum loves theatre and has come to see me in every play I've done," the 36-year-old told the Press Association. "She always says, 'Why don't you do another play?'"
He continued: "It needs to be the right play. It's such a long run and you give your life away. You have one day off a week, two shows on a Wednesday, two on a Saturday, so it has to be something you like and are buzzing off.
- 11/26/2013
- by Matt Trueman
- The Guardian - Film News
Are Australian audiences getting soft and avoiding darker and more confronting, challenging material?
That.s the theory of one Australian distributor as he surveyed last weekend.s openings of The Counselor, Insidious: Chapter 2, Mr Pip and Fruitvale Station.
Perhaps giving weight to his theory, Aussie comedy Backyard Ashes had a boisterous opening at just four screens in regional areas.
Ridley Scott.s The Counselor opened with $1.2 million which, pro-rata, is rather better than its lousy $US7.8 million debut in the Us. Some critics admired the Cormac McCarthy-scripted thriller about a respected lawyer.s disastrous involvement with a Mexican drug deal, starring Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Brad Pitt and Cameron Diaz.
But maybe audiences were deterred by the reviews which spoke of the sordid setting, dark-hearted individuals behaving badly, bloodshed and leaden dialogue.
James Wan.s haunted house sequel again featuring Rose Byrne and Patrick Wilson took $527,000 on 118 locations.
That.s the theory of one Australian distributor as he surveyed last weekend.s openings of The Counselor, Insidious: Chapter 2, Mr Pip and Fruitvale Station.
Perhaps giving weight to his theory, Aussie comedy Backyard Ashes had a boisterous opening at just four screens in regional areas.
Ridley Scott.s The Counselor opened with $1.2 million which, pro-rata, is rather better than its lousy $US7.8 million debut in the Us. Some critics admired the Cormac McCarthy-scripted thriller about a respected lawyer.s disastrous involvement with a Mexican drug deal, starring Michael Fassbender, Javier Bardem, Penélope Cruz, Brad Pitt and Cameron Diaz.
But maybe audiences were deterred by the reviews which spoke of the sordid setting, dark-hearted individuals behaving badly, bloodshed and leaden dialogue.
James Wan.s haunted house sequel again featuring Rose Byrne and Patrick Wilson took $527,000 on 118 locations.
- 11/11/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Umbrella Entertainment is turning the conventional notion of theatrical distribution on its head with Backyard Ashes, an Aussie comedy about two neighbours who settle their differences with a bizarre game of backyard cricket.
The release plan rules out booking the film into any capital city and the distributor is doing its best to keep it away from critics, perhaps fearing reviews that might raise the spectre of cricket-themed misfire Save Your Legs!
The self-funded film from first-time director Mark Grentell will premiere on November 6 at the Forum 6 Cinemas in Wagga Wagga, where it was shot largely in the backyard of Mark.s mother.s house.
The filmmakers and key cast will fly in for the premiere on a helicopter owned by a mate of Mark.s which was used to film aerial shots of the town in the opening sequence.
The comedy will open on November 7 in four towns: Wagga Wagga,...
The release plan rules out booking the film into any capital city and the distributor is doing its best to keep it away from critics, perhaps fearing reviews that might raise the spectre of cricket-themed misfire Save Your Legs!
The self-funded film from first-time director Mark Grentell will premiere on November 6 at the Forum 6 Cinemas in Wagga Wagga, where it was shot largely in the backyard of Mark.s mother.s house.
The filmmakers and key cast will fly in for the premiere on a helicopter owned by a mate of Mark.s which was used to film aerial shots of the town in the opening sequence.
The comedy will open on November 7 in four towns: Wagga Wagga,...
- 10/22/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Screen Australia is investing $5.4 million in six feature films from directors Gillian Armstrong,. Jeremy Sims and Paul Cox and rising filmmakers Kim Farrant, Mark Grentell and Alexs Stadermann.
Nicole Kidman, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving will star in Farrant.s Strangerland, a mystery drama about a couple whose lives unravel after their two teenage children go missing in the harsh Australian desert.
Michael Caton and Jacki Weaver are attached to star in Sims. Last Cab to Darwin, a comedy-drama about a dying man.s final journey based on Reg Cribb's play Last Cab to Darwin.
Caton will play Rex, a terminally ill cab driver who drove 3,000 km from his home in Broken Hill to Darwin in the early 1990s in hopes of taking advantage of the Northern Territory's voluntary euthanasia laws. Ningali Lawford has been cast as Polly, an Aboriginal woman who is Rex.s next door neighbour and occasional lover,...
Nicole Kidman, Guy Pearce and Hugo Weaving will star in Farrant.s Strangerland, a mystery drama about a couple whose lives unravel after their two teenage children go missing in the harsh Australian desert.
Michael Caton and Jacki Weaver are attached to star in Sims. Last Cab to Darwin, a comedy-drama about a dying man.s final journey based on Reg Cribb's play Last Cab to Darwin.
Caton will play Rex, a terminally ill cab driver who drove 3,000 km from his home in Broken Hill to Darwin in the early 1990s in hopes of taking advantage of the Northern Territory's voluntary euthanasia laws. Ningali Lawford has been cast as Polly, an Aboriginal woman who is Rex.s next door neighbour and occasional lover,...
- 10/20/2013
- by Don Groves
- IF.com.au
Peter Helliar.s narrative comedy It.s a Date has won the award for best scripted format in an international competition at the Mipcom market in Cannes.
ABC Commercial represents the series internationally, which won one of the key categories in the International Format Awards staged by C21 Media and Frapa, the Format Recognition and Protection Association.
The candidates for the awards were initially selected by C21Media.net.s community of 35,000 international TV executives. A panel of buyers then voted on 10 selected formats in seven genre categories.
Produced by Laura Waters, each episode of It.s a Date followed the people involved in two self-contained dates as they headed toward success or failure. The casts included Asher Keddie, Kate Ritchie, John Wood, Lisa McCune, Stephen Curry, Sibylla Budd, Shane Jacobson, Sophie Lowe, Nadine Garner, Pia Miranda and Helliar.
Waters tells If a second series is in development and discussions...
ABC Commercial represents the series internationally, which won one of the key categories in the International Format Awards staged by C21 Media and Frapa, the Format Recognition and Protection Association.
The candidates for the awards were initially selected by C21Media.net.s community of 35,000 international TV executives. A panel of buyers then voted on 10 selected formats in seven genre categories.
Produced by Laura Waters, each episode of It.s a Date followed the people involved in two self-contained dates as they headed toward success or failure. The casts included Asher Keddie, Kate Ritchie, John Wood, Lisa McCune, Stephen Curry, Sibylla Budd, Shane Jacobson, Sophie Lowe, Nadine Garner, Pia Miranda and Helliar.
Waters tells If a second series is in development and discussions...
- 10/10/2013
- by Staff writer
- IF.com.au
Here's your daily dose of an indie film in progress; at the end of the week, you'll have the chance to vote for your favorite. In the meantime: Is this a movie you’d want to see? Tell us in the comments. "Finders Keepers" Tweetable Logline: Man finds leg in grill. Amputee wants leg back. Man sues amputee for leg. Things get ugly, go viral, are documented in "Finders Keepers." Elevator Pitch: "Finders Keepers" follows recovering addict and amputee John Wood in his stranger-than-fiction battle to reclaim his mummified leg from Southern entrepreneur Shannon Whisnant, who found it in a grill he bought at an auction. Production Team:Director Bryan Carberry learned the finer points of documentary filmmaking with Ed Cunningham and the rest of the 'King of Kong' team on their film 'Make Believe,' Bryan's first project after graduating from USC's film program. The other points he picked...
- 5/21/2013
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
The 15th annual Antimatter Film Festival is grinding out, as it always does, an incredible program of avant-garde and experimental short films and features from all over the world. The visual smorgasbord is assaulting Victoria, British Columbia on Oct. 12-20.
Some of the features include Matt McCormick‘s lyrical travelogue road trip The Great Northwest, Sabine Gruffat‘s Detroit & Dubai contrast and comparison I Have Always Been a Dreamer and Ben Rivers‘ acclaimed pastoral odyssey Two Years at Sea.
On the short film front, there’s Salise Hughes‘ vanishing Erasable Cities, Deborah Stratman‘s reworked silent film Village, silenced, Matt McCormick‘s meditation on abandoned spaces Future So Bright, Jem Cohen‘s portrait doc Crossing Paths With Luce Vigo, Lyn Elliot‘s stop-motion Another Dress, Another Button, Alyssa Timon‘s A Dog Wearing Glasses; and tons more.
Plus, there’s the special “Home Movie Day” tribute to Victoria, BC on Oct.
Some of the features include Matt McCormick‘s lyrical travelogue road trip The Great Northwest, Sabine Gruffat‘s Detroit & Dubai contrast and comparison I Have Always Been a Dreamer and Ben Rivers‘ acclaimed pastoral odyssey Two Years at Sea.
On the short film front, there’s Salise Hughes‘ vanishing Erasable Cities, Deborah Stratman‘s reworked silent film Village, silenced, Matt McCormick‘s meditation on abandoned spaces Future So Bright, Jem Cohen‘s portrait doc Crossing Paths With Luce Vigo, Lyn Elliot‘s stop-motion Another Dress, Another Button, Alyssa Timon‘s A Dog Wearing Glasses; and tons more.
Plus, there’s the special “Home Movie Day” tribute to Victoria, BC on Oct.
- 10/15/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Volkswagen has unveiled its most important product launch of the year with a campaign for the small car, Volkswagen Up!.
Created by Ddb Sydney, a TV campaign will be supported by street furniture, print executions, a microsite and web banners which will run nationally.
Nick Pringle, creative director at Ddb Sydney commented: “Working on the launch of the up! was a huge opportunity but also a challenge, because small cars have such a negative perception in Australia. The phrase ʻtin can on wheelsʼ springs to mind. Who better to tell our story than a lovable old-timer who believes that heʼs being driven in a big car, such is the quality of the new up!.”
Jutta Friese, Gm Marketing of Volkswagen, said: “The launch of the Volkswagen up! is our most important product launch for the year as it marks our entry into the sub-light category. The up! sets a new...
Created by Ddb Sydney, a TV campaign will be supported by street furniture, print executions, a microsite and web banners which will run nationally.
Nick Pringle, creative director at Ddb Sydney commented: “Working on the launch of the up! was a huge opportunity but also a challenge, because small cars have such a negative perception in Australia. The phrase ʻtin can on wheelsʼ springs to mind. Who better to tell our story than a lovable old-timer who believes that heʼs being driven in a big car, such is the quality of the new up!.”
Jutta Friese, Gm Marketing of Volkswagen, said: “The launch of the Volkswagen up! is our most important product launch for the year as it marks our entry into the sub-light category. The up! sets a new...
- 10/7/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
Nico's fourth studio album The End will be re-released on October 1. The remastered 2Cd set features previously-unreleased John Peel Sessions and Old Grey Whistle Test performances. Also included are two live tracks from the show at London's Rainbow Theatre on June 1, 1974, which marked the launch of albums from Nico, John Cale, Brian Eno and Kevin Ayers. Nico was brought to Island by A&R man Richard Williams after regular collaborator Cale signed a new contract with the label. The End was recorded at Sound Techniques in London, with John Wood in 1973 with accompaniment from Eno and Roxy Music's Phil Manzanera. The reissue coincides with the upcoming super deluxe boxset edition of The Velvet Underground & Nico, also available from October 1. The full tracklisting (more)...
- 9/13/2012
- by By Mayer Nissim
- Digital Spy
Fourteen of our 17 Experts predict Philip Seymour Hoffman will win Best Actor (Play) for headlining the fourth rialto revival of 1949 Tony champ "Death of a Salesman." Hoffman, who lost this race in 2000 for "True West" to Stephen Dillane ("The Real Thing"), is far out in front with odds of 8 to 13 to claim his first Tony. If he prevails, Hoffman will be the first of the three Best Actor Oscar champs to play the role of Willy Loman on Broadway to win over Tony voters. George C. Scott, who turned down his 1970 Academy Award for "Patton," contended in 1975 for the first Broadway revival; he lost to John Wood ("Travesties"). Dustin Hoffman was snubbed for his 1984 performance though the production won Best Revival and he claimed an Emmy in 1986 for the TV version. (Jeremy Irons won Best Actor that year for the original production of "The Real Thing."). While "Death of a Salesman...
- 6/8/2012
- Gold Derby
All but two of our Experts predict Philip Seymour Hoffman will win Best Actor (Play) for headlining the fourth rialto revival of 1949 Tony champ "Death of a Salesman." Hoffman, who lost this race in 2000 for "True West" to Stephen Dillane ("The Real Thing"), is far out in front with odds of 4 to 7 to claim his first Tony. If he prevails, Hoffman will be the first of the three Best Actor Oscar champs to play the role of Willy Loman on Broadway to win over Tony voters. George C. Scott, who turned down his 1970 Academy Award for "Patton," contended in 1975 for the first Broadway revival; he lost to John Wood ("Travesties"). Dustin Hoffman was snubbed for his 1984 performance though the production won Best Revival and he claimed an Emmy in 1986 for the TV version. (Jeremy Irons won Best Actor that year for the original production of "The Real Thing."). While "Death of a Salesman...
- 5/25/2012
- Gold Derby
All of our Experts predict Philip Seymour Hoffman will win Best Actor (Play) for headlining the fourth rialto revival of 1949 Tony champ "Death of a Salesman." Hoffman, who lost this race in 2000 for "True West" to Stephen Dillane ("The Real Thing"), is far out in front with odds of 4 to 9 to claim his first Tony. If he prevails, Hoffman will be the first of the three Best Actor Oscar champs to play the role of Willy Loman on Broadway to win over Tony voters. George C. Scott, who turned down his 1970 Academy Award for "Patton," contended in 1975 for the first Broadway revival; he lost to John Wood ("Travesties"). Dustin Hoffman was snubbed for his 1984 performance though the production won Best Revival and he claimed an Emmy in 1986 for the TV version. (Jeremy Irons won Best Actor that year for the original production of "The Real Thing."). While "Death of a Salesman...
- 4/27/2012
- Gold Derby
Ddb has launched a press and poster campaign for its oldest client, Volkswagen.
The idea behind the ads is that any parking spot, no matter how precarious it may seem, is easy to negotiate with Vw’s Park Assist technology.
The ad series, entitled Nightmare Spots, was by creative team Steve Wakelam and Nick Pringle.
The ads will break from 18 April.
The Ecd behind the campaign was Dylan Harrison, who is responsible for Vw’s most awarded press campaign of all time – Cops – which he co-created while at Ddb London, with recent Ddb Sydney departee Simon Veksner.
Harrison told Mumbrella: “All good Vw ads are about how a product truth is translated into a human truth. Cops was about how the build rigidity of a Vw translated into how people behave around it. These ads are about how Vw’s automotive technology make people think differently about parking.”
He added:...
The idea behind the ads is that any parking spot, no matter how precarious it may seem, is easy to negotiate with Vw’s Park Assist technology.
The ad series, entitled Nightmare Spots, was by creative team Steve Wakelam and Nick Pringle.
The ads will break from 18 April.
The Ecd behind the campaign was Dylan Harrison, who is responsible for Vw’s most awarded press campaign of all time – Cops – which he co-created while at Ddb London, with recent Ddb Sydney departee Simon Veksner.
Harrison told Mumbrella: “All good Vw ads are about how a product truth is translated into a human truth. Cops was about how the build rigidity of a Vw translated into how people behave around it. These ads are about how Vw’s automotive technology make people think differently about parking.”
He added:...
- 4/18/2012
- by Robin Hicks
- Encore Magazine
The 7th annual Experiments in Cinema, or v7.9 if you prefer, will feature 7 days of fantastic experimental films from all over the world on April 16-22 at various locations across Albuquerque, New Mexico, including the Guild Cinema, the Southwest Film Center and the National Hispanic Cultural Center.
This year’s festival is jam-packed with a gaggle of short films, one feature and several workshops. It all kicks off on the 16th with an event devoted to films made with the Pxl 2000 video camera that was briefly produced as a kids toy, but has been adopted by visual artists. Pixel visionary Gerry Fialka will present films and a history of the camera’s use.
Some of the other special programs include a Cinegram Workshop taught by Kerry Laitala, another workshop taught by David Finkelstein on how to work with improvisational actors, a special screening of botanical-themed 16mm films curated by Caryn Cline and more.
This year’s festival is jam-packed with a gaggle of short films, one feature and several workshops. It all kicks off on the 16th with an event devoted to films made with the Pxl 2000 video camera that was briefly produced as a kids toy, but has been adopted by visual artists. Pixel visionary Gerry Fialka will present films and a history of the camera’s use.
Some of the other special programs include a Cinegram Workshop taught by Kerry Laitala, another workshop taught by David Finkelstein on how to work with improvisational actors, a special screening of botanical-themed 16mm films curated by Caryn Cline and more.
- 4/11/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Los Angeles, California (X17online) - Justin Bieber and his manager Scooter Braun are set to receive an award at this year's Tribeca Film Festival, according to organizers. The pop star and his mentor are expected to attend the Disruptive Innovation Awards ceremony, where they will receive awards "for the historic discovery of Bieber on YouTube and his subsequent social media rise," according to the festival's website. They'll join a group of honorees which includes Twitter founder Jack Dorsey, Room to Read found John Wood and Def Jam Records founder Rick Rubin. The award ceremony will be hosted by the Nyu Stern School of Business on April 27.
- 4/5/2012
- x17online.com
The Tribeca Film Festival, in association with Harvard Business School Professor Clayton Christensen, and Disruptor Foundation have announced the honorees for the third annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, which highlight successful disruptive innovation in non-traditional, identity-based domains such as culture, education, healthcare, philanthropy, politics, religion and social entrepreneurship. Among the honorees? Justin Bieber. Also being honored: Twitter and Square founder Jack Dorsey and Room to Read founder John Wood, who will each receive lifetime achievement awards; Book of the Year honoree Daniel Kahneman ("Thinking, Fast and Slow"); and record producer Rick Rubin. Below find the full list of honorees with bios provided by Tribeca: Lifetime Achievement Award - Jack Dorsey, Co-Founder and Chairman, Twitter & Co-Founder, CEO, Square - Originally from St. Louis, Dorsey had an early fascination with mass-transit and how cities...
- 4/3/2012
- by Austin Dale
- Indiewire
Tribeca Film Festival, Professor Clayton Christensen
And Disruptor Foundation Announce Honorees
For Third Annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards
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Awards to highlight successful disruptive innovation in non-traditional, identity-based domains such as culture, education, healthcare, philanthropy, politics, religion and social entrepreneurship
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Twitter and Square Founder Jack Dorsey and Room to Read Founder John Wood to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honorees; .Thinking, Fast and Slow. by Daniel Kahneman named Book of the Year; Award Winners Also Include Justin Bieber, Scooter Braun, Rick Rubin, Pat Metheny, Edward Burns
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), in association with noted Harvard Business School Professor Clay Christensen and the Disruptor Foundation, announced it will hold the third annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, hosted by Nyu Stern School of Business, on April 27. The 11th edition of Tff runs April 18 to 29.
Lifetime Achievement Awards will be given to Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter and Square, and John Wood, founder of Room to Read.
And Disruptor Foundation Announce Honorees
For Third Annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards
***
Awards to highlight successful disruptive innovation in non-traditional, identity-based domains such as culture, education, healthcare, philanthropy, politics, religion and social entrepreneurship
***
Twitter and Square Founder Jack Dorsey and Room to Read Founder John Wood to Receive Lifetime Achievement Honorees; .Thinking, Fast and Slow. by Daniel Kahneman named Book of the Year; Award Winners Also Include Justin Bieber, Scooter Braun, Rick Rubin, Pat Metheny, Edward Burns
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), in association with noted Harvard Business School Professor Clay Christensen and the Disruptor Foundation, announced it will hold the third annual Tribeca Disruptive Innovation Awards, hosted by Nyu Stern School of Business, on April 27. The 11th edition of Tff runs April 18 to 29.
Lifetime Achievement Awards will be given to Jack Dorsey, founder of Twitter and Square, and John Wood, founder of Room to Read.
- 4/3/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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