In a novel twist, Focus Features has teamed up with Morgan Neville on a Lego animated biopic of singer and music producer Pharrell Williams.
Williams developed Piece By Piece and Neville and Caitrin Rogers of Tremolo Productions produced with Williams, Mimi Valdés, and Shani Saxon.
Jill Wilfert and Keith Malone are executive producing for the Lego Group. The film will debut theatrically on October 11.
Neville said, “Five years ago, Pharrell Williams approached me with the idea of helping him tell his story through Lego animation. It was one of those rare moments where I knew in a second that this...
Williams developed Piece By Piece and Neville and Caitrin Rogers of Tremolo Productions produced with Williams, Mimi Valdés, and Shani Saxon.
Jill Wilfert and Keith Malone are executive producing for the Lego Group. The film will debut theatrically on October 11.
Neville said, “Five years ago, Pharrell Williams approached me with the idea of helping him tell his story through Lego animation. It was one of those rare moments where I knew in a second that this...
- 1/26/2024
- ScreenDaily
Pharrell Williams has come a long way from producing music as part of the Neptunes and as part of the rap/rock band N.E.R.D. Williams went on to do some of the most catchy, ear-wormy pop hits that radio and television would play ad nauseam. Pharrell would also break through into movies as he composed music for such films as the Despicable Me movies, The Amazing Spider-Man 2 and Hidden Figures. Additionally, his pop hits would be all over countless trailers and be featured in movies like Trolls Band Together and Sing 2.
Recently, Pharrell took to his Instagram to announce that his life story will be told in Lego form in a film from Focus Features, titled Piece by Piece. The film is due to hit theaters on October 11. On his post, Pharrell would include the teaser poster, which parodies the “evolution of man” poster with...
Recently, Pharrell took to his Instagram to announce that his life story will be told in Lego form in a film from Focus Features, titled Piece by Piece. The film is due to hit theaters on October 11. On his post, Pharrell would include the teaser poster, which parodies the “evolution of man” poster with...
- 1/26/2024
- by EJ Tangonan
- JoBlo.com
Pharrell Williams’ life will be told via Legos in the new Focus Features movie Piece by Piece, directed by 20 Feet from Stardom Oscar winner Morgan Neville. The pic will hit theaters on Oct. 11.
The 13-time Grammy winner and double Oscar nominee posted about it on social today, saying: “Who would’ve thought that playing with Legos as a kid would evolve into a movie about my life. It’s proof that anyone else can do it too… #PieceByPiece.”
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The 13-time Grammy winner and double Oscar nominee posted about it on social today, saying: “Who would’ve thought that playing with Legos as a kid would evolve into a movie about my life. It’s proof that anyone else can do it too… #PieceByPiece.”
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- 1/26/2024
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Pharrell Williams is getting animated in a new feature film about his life.
The musician and superproducer announced that he is teaming with The Lego Group, director Morgan Neville and Focus Features to create “Piece by Piece,” an animated film about his life using the famous toy blocks.
Per the press release, “Uninterested in making a traditional film about his life, Pharrell set out to tell his story in a way that would set audience’s imaginations free. Developed from his singular vision, ‘Piece by Piece’ defies genres and expectations to transport audiences into a Lego world where anything is possible.”
“Pharrell Williams is a true trailblazer whose influence across music, art and fashion continually reshapes global culture with an undeniable sense of joy,” Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski said in a statement. “In partnering with the inimitable Morgan Neville and the limitless creativity of the Lego brand his visionary...
The musician and superproducer announced that he is teaming with The Lego Group, director Morgan Neville and Focus Features to create “Piece by Piece,” an animated film about his life using the famous toy blocks.
Per the press release, “Uninterested in making a traditional film about his life, Pharrell set out to tell his story in a way that would set audience’s imaginations free. Developed from his singular vision, ‘Piece by Piece’ defies genres and expectations to transport audiences into a Lego world where anything is possible.”
“Pharrell Williams is a true trailblazer whose influence across music, art and fashion continually reshapes global culture with an undeniable sense of joy,” Focus Features chairman Peter Kujawski said in a statement. “In partnering with the inimitable Morgan Neville and the limitless creativity of the Lego brand his visionary...
- 1/26/2024
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
Pharrell Williams is turning his life into a Lego movie, courtesy of Oscar-winning director Morgan Neville and Focus Features.
Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated multi-hyphenate icon Williams announced the project on Instagram, captioning, “Who would’ve thought that playing with Legos as a kid would evolve into a movie about my life. It’s proof that anyone else can do it too… #PieceByPiece.”
The film will be released October 11 in theaters and is billed as an “unparalleled motion picture experience” that pairs Williams’ vision with Lego.
The official synopsis reads: “Uninterested in making a traditional film about his life, Pharrell set out to tell his story in a way that would set audience’s imaginations free. Developed from his singular vision, ‘Piece by Piece’ defies genres and expectations to transport audiences into a Lego world where anything is possible.”
Williams reached out to director Neville in early 2019 with the unprecedented concept...
Grammy-winning and Academy Award-nominated multi-hyphenate icon Williams announced the project on Instagram, captioning, “Who would’ve thought that playing with Legos as a kid would evolve into a movie about my life. It’s proof that anyone else can do it too… #PieceByPiece.”
The film will be released October 11 in theaters and is billed as an “unparalleled motion picture experience” that pairs Williams’ vision with Lego.
The official synopsis reads: “Uninterested in making a traditional film about his life, Pharrell set out to tell his story in a way that would set audience’s imaginations free. Developed from his singular vision, ‘Piece by Piece’ defies genres and expectations to transport audiences into a Lego world where anything is possible.”
Williams reached out to director Neville in early 2019 with the unprecedented concept...
- 1/26/2024
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Netflix on Tuesday unveiled its full fall slate of films, touting the release dates of awards contenders like Pain Hustlers and The Killer, among other titles.
A crime drama starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans that adapts the book by Evan Hughes, Pain Hustlers has been set to open in select theaters October 20. Directed by David Yates from Wells Tower’s script, the film will make its debut on Netflix October 27, as previously announced. Marking David Fincher’s return to the genre that put him on the map, the thriller The Killer starring Michael Fassbender will bow in select theaters October 27th, having already set its streaming premiere date of November 10th.
Among other buzzy titles coming to the platform that could factor into the awards race is Thom Zimny’s doc Sly, examining the life and career of Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone, which has been dated to hit Netflix November 3rd.
A crime drama starring Emily Blunt and Chris Evans that adapts the book by Evan Hughes, Pain Hustlers has been set to open in select theaters October 20. Directed by David Yates from Wells Tower’s script, the film will make its debut on Netflix October 27, as previously announced. Marking David Fincher’s return to the genre that put him on the map, the thriller The Killer starring Michael Fassbender will bow in select theaters October 27th, having already set its streaming premiere date of November 10th.
Among other buzzy titles coming to the platform that could factor into the awards race is Thom Zimny’s doc Sly, examining the life and career of Hollywood legend Sylvester Stallone, which has been dated to hit Netflix November 3rd.
- 8/30/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Netflix has unveiled its complete film slate for this fall, including Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire,” Bradley Cooper’s “Maestro,” Wes Anderson’s short “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” and much more.
The fall film slate features 28 movies that will be released on the streamer beginning in September. Anderson’s short Roald Dahl adaptation will drop on Netflix Sept. 27 following its limited theatrical release on Sept. 20, while “Maestro” and “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire” premiere in December. Other notable features include “Reptile,” “Rustin,” “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” and Sylvester Stallone’s documentary “Sly.”
Take a look at Netflix’s 2023 fall film slate below.
September Releases
Scouts Honor: The Secret Files Of The Boy Scouts Of America
Release Date: On Netflix September 6
Genre: Documentary
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Producers: Conor Fetting-Smith, Sabrina Parke, Clive Patterson
Executive Producers: Brian Knappenberger, Orlando von Einsiedel...
The fall film slate features 28 movies that will be released on the streamer beginning in September. Anderson’s short Roald Dahl adaptation will drop on Netflix Sept. 27 following its limited theatrical release on Sept. 20, while “Maestro” and “Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire” premiere in December. Other notable features include “Reptile,” “Rustin,” “Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget” and Sylvester Stallone’s documentary “Sly.”
Take a look at Netflix’s 2023 fall film slate below.
September Releases
Scouts Honor: The Secret Files Of The Boy Scouts Of America
Release Date: On Netflix September 6
Genre: Documentary
Director: Brian Knappenberger
Producers: Conor Fetting-Smith, Sabrina Parke, Clive Patterson
Executive Producers: Brian Knappenberger, Orlando von Einsiedel...
- 8/30/2023
- by Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
Paul McCartney is getting the documentary treatment from Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville.
Neville helped announce the news Saturday afternoon inside Milk Studios, host of Universal Music Group’s star-studded artist showcase, an annual Grammy weekend event presented by chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge that typically features a packed program of musical performances mixed with some breaking news on Uni film projects. Today’s installment, the first showcase in three years due to the pandemic, was no different with news on McCartney, a feature documentary on Grammy winner Jon Batiste from Oscar- and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Matthew Heineman and a spring release date on HBO for Love to Love You, Donna Summer.
The McCartney project is titled Man on the Run and comes from Mpl Communications (the umbrella company for McCartney’s business interests) and Polygram Entertainment (the film and TV division of Umg). Per official intel, the film will focus on...
Neville helped announce the news Saturday afternoon inside Milk Studios, host of Universal Music Group’s star-studded artist showcase, an annual Grammy weekend event presented by chairman and CEO Lucian Grainge that typically features a packed program of musical performances mixed with some breaking news on Uni film projects. Today’s installment, the first showcase in three years due to the pandemic, was no different with news on McCartney, a feature documentary on Grammy winner Jon Batiste from Oscar- and Emmy-nominated filmmaker Matthew Heineman and a spring release date on HBO for Love to Love You, Donna Summer.
The McCartney project is titled Man on the Run and comes from Mpl Communications (the umbrella company for McCartney’s business interests) and Polygram Entertainment (the film and TV division of Umg). Per official intel, the film will focus on...
- 2/5/2023
- by Chris Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Exclusive: Paul McCartney’s incredible creative output in the decade after he left The Beatles will come into focus in Man on the Run (working title), a documentary to be directed by Oscar and Grammy winner Morgan Neville.
Mpl and Polygram Entertainment – the film and television unit of Universal Music Group – announced the project today, a day before the 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The feature film will explore “Paul McCartney’s extraordinary life following the breakup of The Beatles and how the love he shared with Linda McCartney influenced a journey that would lead to the formation of Wings and more of the greatest music ever created.”
Paul and Linda McCartney, circa 1970.
Neville, whose directing credits include 20 Feet From Stardom, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, and Roadrunner: An Anthony Bourdain Movie, has been granted access to never-before-seen home videos and photos from the archives...
Mpl and Polygram Entertainment – the film and television unit of Universal Music Group – announced the project today, a day before the 65th Annual Grammy Awards ceremony in Los Angeles. The feature film will explore “Paul McCartney’s extraordinary life following the breakup of The Beatles and how the love he shared with Linda McCartney influenced a journey that would lead to the formation of Wings and more of the greatest music ever created.”
Paul and Linda McCartney, circa 1970.
Neville, whose directing credits include 20 Feet From Stardom, Won’t You Be My Neighbor, and Roadrunner: An Anthony Bourdain Movie, has been granted access to never-before-seen home videos and photos from the archives...
- 2/4/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime is exploring an infamous teenage couple who were convicted of murdering 11 people in the 1950s in the network’s latest docuseries. The 12th Victim is a four-part docuseries following the crimes of Charles Starkweather and Caril Ann Fugate.
Told through a stylistic blend of archival and recreated footage and countless film and television series inspired by the killings, the series reexamines Fugate’s guilty verdict, who was 14 years old at the time of the killings, through a modern lens, questioning the media and judicial system’s treatment of her despite her self-proclaimed innocence.
On Tuesday, Showtime released a trailer for the series and announced it will debut on February 17.
In 1958, a grisly string of murders terrified the Midwest, as 18-year-old Starkweather killed 11 victims in Nebraska and Wyoming with his girlfriend Fugate by his side. Fugate went on to become the youngest female in U.S. history to be tried...
Told through a stylistic blend of archival and recreated footage and countless film and television series inspired by the killings, the series reexamines Fugate’s guilty verdict, who was 14 years old at the time of the killings, through a modern lens, questioning the media and judicial system’s treatment of her despite her self-proclaimed innocence.
On Tuesday, Showtime released a trailer for the series and announced it will debut on February 17.
In 1958, a grisly string of murders terrified the Midwest, as 18-year-old Starkweather killed 11 victims in Nebraska and Wyoming with his girlfriend Fugate by his side. Fugate went on to become the youngest female in U.S. history to be tried...
- 1/24/2023
- by Katie Campione
- Deadline Film + TV
The history of the world’s most famous mouse unfolds in Mickey: The Story of a Mouse. The Won’t You Be My Neighbor? team of director Jeff Malmberg and producer Morgan Neville dive into the origin of Mickey and examine the mouse’s lasting cultural impact.
Mickey Mouse’s story arrives on Disney+ on Mickey’s birthday, November 18th.
Interview subjects include Eric Goldberg, Mark Henn, Randy Haycock, Floyd Norman, Carmenita Higginbotham, Rebecca Cline, and Kevin Kern. Meghan Walsh and Chris Shellen are involved as producers, and Caitrin Rogers executive produces.
Disney+ released the following description of Mickey: The Story of a Mouse:
“One of the world’s most beloved icons, Mickey Mouse is recognized as a symbol of joy and childhood innocence in virtually every corner of the globe. Dreamed up at a low point in Walt Disney’s burgeoning career, Mickey became an overnight sensation when he...
Mickey Mouse’s story arrives on Disney+ on Mickey’s birthday, November 18th.
Interview subjects include Eric Goldberg, Mark Henn, Randy Haycock, Floyd Norman, Carmenita Higginbotham, Rebecca Cline, and Kevin Kern. Meghan Walsh and Chris Shellen are involved as producers, and Caitrin Rogers executive produces.
Disney+ released the following description of Mickey: The Story of a Mouse:
“One of the world’s most beloved icons, Mickey Mouse is recognized as a symbol of joy and childhood innocence in virtually every corner of the globe. Dreamed up at a low point in Walt Disney’s burgeoning career, Mickey became an overnight sensation when he...
- 11/2/2022
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
Mickey Mouse’s birthday is coming up, and Disney is celebrating the occasion with the release of Mickey: The Story of a Mouse, a documentary chronicling the creation and legacy of the character that started it all for the unstoppable studio. To create hype for the documentary, Disney released a Mickey: The Story of a Mouse trailer detailing the impact Mickey has had on generations of fans and how the character stands as a symbol of hope in dark times.
Jeff Malmberg directs Mickey: The Story of a Mouse, with Morgan Neville, Meghan Walsh, and Chris Shellen producing. Caitrin Rogers executive produces, with Eric Goldberg, Mark Henn, Randy Haycock, Floyd Norman, Carmenita Higginbotham, Rebecca Cline, and Kevin Kern participating in the feature presentation.
Here’s the official description for Mickey: The Story of a Mouse:
One of the world’s most beloved icons, Mickey Mouse is recognized as a symbol...
Jeff Malmberg directs Mickey: The Story of a Mouse, with Morgan Neville, Meghan Walsh, and Chris Shellen producing. Caitrin Rogers executive produces, with Eric Goldberg, Mark Henn, Randy Haycock, Floyd Norman, Carmenita Higginbotham, Rebecca Cline, and Kevin Kern participating in the feature presentation.
Here’s the official description for Mickey: The Story of a Mouse:
One of the world’s most beloved icons, Mickey Mouse is recognized as a symbol...
- 11/2/2022
- by Steve Seigh
- JoBlo.com
A two-part documentary film exploring the life and career of the legendary Steve Martin has landed at Apple Original Films.
Martin is working on the docu with Oscar winner Morgan Neville, who directs and produces the as-yet untitled films from A24 and Tremolo Productions. A24 will executive produce alongside Tremolo’s Caitrin Rogers (20 Feet from Stardom).
The film will join Apple’s documentary slate including the four-part Earvin “Magic” Johnson docuseries They Call Me Magic; Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry; The Velvet Underground; Sidney, the upcoming documentary honoring Oscar-winning actor, filmmaker and actor Sidney Poitier and the recently announced untitled feature film about the life of actor and advocate Michael J. Fox.
Martin currently stars in Hulu’s Only Murders In the Building, which has received 17 Emmy nominations at next month’s awards, including outstanding comedy series and lead actor for Martin.
Martin is working on the docu with Oscar winner Morgan Neville, who directs and produces the as-yet untitled films from A24 and Tremolo Productions. A24 will executive produce alongside Tremolo’s Caitrin Rogers (20 Feet from Stardom).
The film will join Apple’s documentary slate including the four-part Earvin “Magic” Johnson docuseries They Call Me Magic; Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry; The Velvet Underground; Sidney, the upcoming documentary honoring Oscar-winning actor, filmmaker and actor Sidney Poitier and the recently announced untitled feature film about the life of actor and advocate Michael J. Fox.
Martin currently stars in Hulu’s Only Murders In the Building, which has received 17 Emmy nominations at next month’s awards, including outstanding comedy series and lead actor for Martin.
- 8/10/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
Well excuuuuse me! A documentary on legendary comedian, actor and banjo aficionado Steve Martin is coming to Apple TV+ from Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville.
Apple Original Films landed the untitled, two-part documentary film that hails from A24 and Tremolo Productions. The film will explore Martin’s life and career, though no other information was provided about the film.
Both parts are directed and produced by Neville. A24 will executive produce alongside Caitrin Rogers (“20 Feet from Stardom”) from Tremolo Productions.
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A24 and Tremolo together worked on the Oscar-winner “20 Feet From Stardom” and more recently on “Val” about the actor Val Kilmer.
Neville’s last feature was “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,” and he also directed the TV docs “Watch the Sound With Mark Ronson” and “The Next Thing You Eat.
Apple Original Films landed the untitled, two-part documentary film that hails from A24 and Tremolo Productions. The film will explore Martin’s life and career, though no other information was provided about the film.
Both parts are directed and produced by Neville. A24 will executive produce alongside Caitrin Rogers (“20 Feet from Stardom”) from Tremolo Productions.
Also Read:
‘Only Murders’ Co-Creator on the Trio’s ‘Rock Bottom’ Moment and ‘First Domino Push’ Toward Solving Bunny’s Murder
A24 and Tremolo together worked on the Oscar-winner “20 Feet From Stardom” and more recently on “Val” about the actor Val Kilmer.
Neville’s last feature was “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,” and he also directed the TV docs “Watch the Sound With Mark Ronson” and “The Next Thing You Eat.
- 8/10/2022
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Filmmaker Morgan Neville borrows lyrics from a Kris Kristofferson song to describe the late chef, author and TV personality Anthony Bourdain: “Partly truth, partly fiction, a walking contradiction.”
Neville explores those contradictions in his Focus Features documentary Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, the biggest nonfiction hit at the box office this year.
“He was somebody who was slightly different in every situation,” Neville noted during a panel discussion at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Documentary awards-season event. “He was… a protean figure who had all these different façades to him and was always changing.”
Rather than try to resolve those contradictions—the charismatic writer who was paradoxically shy, the “cool” guy who had his nerdy side—Neville instead (borrowing the words from another song) let it be.
“I felt like we didn’t have to kind of tame the truth,” Neville said, “and we could just lean into that...
Neville explores those contradictions in his Focus Features documentary Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain, the biggest nonfiction hit at the box office this year.
“He was somebody who was slightly different in every situation,” Neville noted during a panel discussion at Deadline’s Contenders Film: Documentary awards-season event. “He was… a protean figure who had all these different façades to him and was always changing.”
Rather than try to resolve those contradictions—the charismatic writer who was paradoxically shy, the “cool” guy who had his nerdy side—Neville instead (borrowing the words from another song) let it be.
“I felt like we didn’t have to kind of tame the truth,” Neville said, “and we could just lean into that...
- 11/21/2021
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Two releases, very well reviewed and pretty widely available by recent specialty standards, look set to heat up the arthouse box office this weekend — Pig with Nicolas Cage in one of his best performances in years and Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain open on 600 and 952 screens respectively, and only in theaters.
Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville’s documentary about the late chef, writer and adventurer Bourdain is an intimate look at his rise to world-renowned cultural icon, capturing his presence, voice and inner demons. Vigorous marketing by distributor Focus Features was made possible by public familiarity with the Peabody and Emmy-award winning Bourdain, whose weekly series Parts Unknown moved to CNN in 2012 after running for years on Discovery’s Travel Channel (where it was called No Reservations). The intrepid master storyteller tragically took his own life in 2018 at age 61.
The media...
Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville’s documentary about the late chef, writer and adventurer Bourdain is an intimate look at his rise to world-renowned cultural icon, capturing his presence, voice and inner demons. Vigorous marketing by distributor Focus Features was made possible by public familiarity with the Peabody and Emmy-award winning Bourdain, whose weekly series Parts Unknown moved to CNN in 2012 after running for years on Discovery’s Travel Channel (where it was called No Reservations). The intrepid master storyteller tragically took his own life in 2018 at age 61.
The media...
- 7/16/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
AFI Docs, the annual nonfiction film festival in the D.C. region, returns on Tuesday as a hybrid of in-person events and virtual screenings, a format mandated by ongoing safety concerns over Covid-19. While the ability to host at least some screenings at the AFI Silver Theater parallels the reopening of movie venues in general, this year’s festival reflects ongoing caution and a deference for health and safety. The selections themselves point more to “personal stories and personal reflections,” in the words of Sarah Harris, the director of programming for AFI Docs, at a time when people are just now rediscovering human connection. “A lot of what the country needs is healing,” Harris said. “We are coming out of the pandemic, coming out of a lot of political trauma in D.C. We are looking to have that healing through this form of art.” The event includes 77 films from 23 countries,...
- 6/21/2021
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
The food industry felt a terrible shock at the unexpected loss of author, traveler and chef Anthony Bourdain. Almost three years to the date of his death, a new documentary has dropped exploring the creator’s past and tremendous influence on the food industry. “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,” will debut in theaters on July 16.
Directed by Morgan Neville, the documentary explores the life of the renowned chef piecing together footage from around the world, past interviews, and current interviews with his friends, fellow chefs and closest associates.
“One minute I was standing next to a deep fryer, and the next I was watching the sun set over the Sahara,” Bourdain says in the trailer. “What am I doing here?”
Bourdain reached national prominence with his 2000 book “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly,” which earned him a reputation as raw and rough-around-the-edges, setting him aside from other celebrity chefs.
Directed by Morgan Neville, the documentary explores the life of the renowned chef piecing together footage from around the world, past interviews, and current interviews with his friends, fellow chefs and closest associates.
“One minute I was standing next to a deep fryer, and the next I was watching the sun set over the Sahara,” Bourdain says in the trailer. “What am I doing here?”
Bourdain reached national prominence with his 2000 book “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly,” which earned him a reputation as raw and rough-around-the-edges, setting him aside from other celebrity chefs.
- 6/3/2021
- by Ethan Shanfeld
- Variety Film + TV
The 2021 summer film festival season is continuing forward, slightly off-kilter, with Tribeca in June and Cannes in July, before the fall season takes off with in Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York. The American Film Institute’s AFI Docs 2021 (June 22-27), which is skewed toward the virtual, (much like the lockdown iteration of 2020), will screen 77 Films from 23 countries, opening with Garrett Bradley’s “Naomi Osaka”, a world premiere of the upcoming mini-series about the tennis champion, and closing with Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill’s Sundance 2021 premiere “Cusp.” Morgan Neville’s Tribeca 2021 debut “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” as the centerpiece gala.
Like last year, all the films will be available to view online at Docs.AFI.com, plus in-person screenings at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Select films will be available with closed captioning and descriptive audio. 52 percent of the films are directed by women,...
Like last year, all the films will be available to view online at Docs.AFI.com, plus in-person screenings at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Select films will be available with closed captioning and descriptive audio. 52 percent of the films are directed by women,...
- 5/26/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The 2021 summer film festival season is continuing forward, slightly off-kilter, with Tribeca in June and Cannes in July, before the fall season takes off with in Venice, Telluride, Toronto and New York. The American Film Institute’s AFI Docs 2021 (June 22-27), which is skewed toward the virtual, (much like the lockdown iteration of 2020), will screen 77 Films from 23 countries, opening with Garrett Bradley’s “Naomi Osaka”, a world premiere of the upcoming mini-series about the tennis champion, and closing with Isabel Bethencourt and Parker Hill’s Sundance 2021 premiere “Cusp.” Morgan Neville’s Tribeca 2021 debut “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” as the centerpiece gala.
Like last year, all the films will be available to view online at Docs.AFI.com, plus in-person screenings at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Select films will be available with closed captioning and descriptive audio. 52 percent of the films are directed by women,...
Like last year, all the films will be available to view online at Docs.AFI.com, plus in-person screenings at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in Silver Spring, Maryland. Select films will be available with closed captioning and descriptive audio. 52 percent of the films are directed by women,...
- 5/26/2021
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The American Film Institute has announced the slate for its hybrid 2021 edition from June 22-27. Titles include the centerpiece screening of Morgan Neville’s “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain,” while Garrett Bradley’s “Naomi Osaka” will open the festival and “Cusp” is the closing night selection.
Held in Silver Spring, MD and on docs.afi.com, the lineup features 77 films from 23 countries, including four world premieres. The festival’s programming will feature 52% of the films directed by women, 40% by Bipoc directors and 18% by LGBTQ directors.
“We are living in the Golden Age of documentary film,” said Sarah Harris, AFI Festivals Director of Programming. “At AFI Docs, we are proud to celebrate excellence in the films of 2021 – connecting audiences across the nation, engaging them in lively conversation and inspiring them with both the unprecedented challenges and the breathtaking beauty of the world around us.”
Other titles in the features section...
Held in Silver Spring, MD and on docs.afi.com, the lineup features 77 films from 23 countries, including four world premieres. The festival’s programming will feature 52% of the films directed by women, 40% by Bipoc directors and 18% by LGBTQ directors.
“We are living in the Golden Age of documentary film,” said Sarah Harris, AFI Festivals Director of Programming. “At AFI Docs, we are proud to celebrate excellence in the films of 2021 – connecting audiences across the nation, engaging them in lively conversation and inspiring them with both the unprecedented challenges and the breathtaking beauty of the world around us.”
Other titles in the features section...
- 5/26/2021
- by Pat Saperstein
- Variety Film + TV
Focus Features will release Oscar winner Morgan Neville’s Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain in U.S. and Canada on Friday, July 16.
The documentary, which is making its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 11, follows the late storyteller, explorer, and chef Bourdain.
Neville directed 20 Feet from Stardom and Won’t You Be My Neighbor? He won the Best Documentary Feature Oscar in 2014 for 20 Feet From Stardom. Won’t You Be My Neighbor, from Focus, was a domestic B.O. smash in summer of 2018 grossing close to $23M.
Following the docu’s theatrical release, the pic will premiere on CNN and stream via HBO Max. CNN Films and HBO Max executive produced the film. Neville and Caitrin Rogers are producers of the film under Neville’s Tremolo Productions.
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The documentary, which is making its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 11, follows the late storyteller, explorer, and chef Bourdain.
Neville directed 20 Feet from Stardom and Won’t You Be My Neighbor? He won the Best Documentary Feature Oscar in 2014 for 20 Feet From Stardom. Won’t You Be My Neighbor, from Focus, was a domestic B.O. smash in summer of 2018 grossing close to $23M.
Following the docu’s theatrical release, the pic will premiere on CNN and stream via HBO Max. CNN Films and HBO Max executive produced the film. Neville and Caitrin Rogers are producers of the film under Neville’s Tremolo Productions.
It’s shaping up to be a good summer for docus: Searchlight has their highly anticipated Sundance pick-up Summer...
- 4/23/2021
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
Anthony Bourdain, the globe-trotting chef and television personality, will be the subject of a new documentary. From Focus Features, “Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain” is coming to theaters on July 16.
Directed by Morgan Neville, the documentary will explore the life of the late Bourdain, who died by suicide in 2018 at the age of 61. The culinary expert rose to national prominence with his 2000 book “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly,” a stark, thrilling peak behind the curtain of the restaurant industry. After his literary success, he hosted several traveling series revolving around food, including “A Cook’s Tour” on the Food Network and “No Reservations” on the Travel Channel. He later became a fixture on CNN for his travel show “Parts Unknown.” His shows were hailed for spotlighting not just the cuisine in lesser-known parts of the world, but their cultures as well.
Following its release in theaters, “Roadrunner” will...
Directed by Morgan Neville, the documentary will explore the life of the late Bourdain, who died by suicide in 2018 at the age of 61. The culinary expert rose to national prominence with his 2000 book “Kitchen Confidential: Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly,” a stark, thrilling peak behind the curtain of the restaurant industry. After his literary success, he hosted several traveling series revolving around food, including “A Cook’s Tour” on the Food Network and “No Reservations” on the Travel Channel. He later became a fixture on CNN for his travel show “Parts Unknown.” His shows were hailed for spotlighting not just the cuisine in lesser-known parts of the world, but their cultures as well.
Following its release in theaters, “Roadrunner” will...
- 4/23/2021
- by Rebecca Rubin
- Variety Film + TV
Launch to follow Tribeca Festival world premiere on June 11.
Focus Features has set an exclusive July 16 US theatrical release for its Tribeca Festival documentary selection Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain.
Morgan Neville directed the film, which explores the life of the late raconteur, traveller, author, and chef Bourdain, who died in 2018.
The film will receive its world premiere at Tribeca Festival’s outdoor event in New York on June 11.
Following the theatrical release, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain will premiere on television on CNN and stream via HBO Max.
CNN Films and HBO Max serves as executive producers,...
Focus Features has set an exclusive July 16 US theatrical release for its Tribeca Festival documentary selection Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain.
Morgan Neville directed the film, which explores the life of the late raconteur, traveller, author, and chef Bourdain, who died in 2018.
The film will receive its world premiere at Tribeca Festival’s outdoor event in New York on June 11.
Following the theatrical release, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain will premiere on television on CNN and stream via HBO Max.
CNN Films and HBO Max serves as executive producers,...
- 4/23/2021
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
In today’s TV news roundup, HBO Max ordered a new streetwear competition series, and Variety has an exclusive first look at Carey Mulligan in “My Grandparents’ War.”
Casting
Angela Bassett will narrate Fox’s “Malika the Lion Queen,” a two-hour wildlife documentary that will air April 4 and be available on Tubi beginning April 18. Bassett will guide viewers through an educational exploration of the true queens and leaders in the lion kingdom. The special tells the untold story of the lioness experience through the exhilarating and harrowing life of Malika. It is produced by Plimsoll Productions and executive produced by Tom Hugh-Jones, Martha Holmes and Grant Mansfield. Watch a teaser below.
Dates
“Birdgirl” will debut on Adult Swim at midnight on April 4. The “Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law” spinoff sees 30-something Judy Ken Sebben inherit her father’s socially irresponsible company. To set things right, She assembles the ragtag Birdteam...
Casting
Angela Bassett will narrate Fox’s “Malika the Lion Queen,” a two-hour wildlife documentary that will air April 4 and be available on Tubi beginning April 18. Bassett will guide viewers through an educational exploration of the true queens and leaders in the lion kingdom. The special tells the untold story of the lioness experience through the exhilarating and harrowing life of Malika. It is produced by Plimsoll Productions and executive produced by Tom Hugh-Jones, Martha Holmes and Grant Mansfield. Watch a teaser below.
Dates
“Birdgirl” will debut on Adult Swim at midnight on April 4. The “Harvey Birdman: Attorney at Law” spinoff sees 30-something Judy Ken Sebben inherit her father’s socially irresponsible company. To set things right, She assembles the ragtag Birdteam...
- 3/16/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, Netflix revealed the premiere date and trailer for “The Serpent,” and Apple TV Plus announced the streaming premiere date for “It’s the Easter Beagle, Charlie Brown.”
Dates
Netflix announced that crime drama “The Serpent” will premiere on April 2. Inspired by real events set in the 1970s, the limited series tells the story of the merciless killer Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim) and his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman), who prey on tourists exploring the “hippie trail” in South Asia. When Sobhraj becomes the chief suspect in a series of murders of young Western travelers, it’s up to Herman Knippenberg (Billy Howle), a Dutch diplomat in Bangkok, to investigate the spree of crimes. The series also stars Ellie Bamber, Amesh Edireweer and Tim McInnerny. Directed by Tom Shankland and Hans Herbots, the series was written by Richard Warlow and Toby Finlay. Warlow, Shankland, Preethi Mavahalli,...
Dates
Netflix announced that crime drama “The Serpent” will premiere on April 2. Inspired by real events set in the 1970s, the limited series tells the story of the merciless killer Charles Sobhraj (Tahar Rahim) and his girlfriend Marie-Andrée Leclerc (Jenna Coleman), who prey on tourists exploring the “hippie trail” in South Asia. When Sobhraj becomes the chief suspect in a series of murders of young Western travelers, it’s up to Herman Knippenberg (Billy Howle), a Dutch diplomat in Bangkok, to investigate the spree of crimes. The series also stars Ellie Bamber, Amesh Edireweer and Tim McInnerny. Directed by Tom Shankland and Hans Herbots, the series was written by Richard Warlow and Toby Finlay. Warlow, Shankland, Preethi Mavahalli,...
- 3/5/2021
- by Antonio Ferme
- Variety Film + TV
Netflix has unveiled the trailer for the second season of Song Exploder, the music documentary series based on the popular podcast by Hrishikesh Hirway.
The newest batch of four episodes, to be released on December 15th, will kick off with Grammy-winning pop star Dua Lipa diving into the making of the song “Love Again” from her latest album Future Nostalgia. Then, the Killers will break down their rock anthem “When You Were Young,” Trent Reznor will discuss the powerful Nine Inch Nails song “Hurt” that closed their album The Downward Spiral,...
The newest batch of four episodes, to be released on December 15th, will kick off with Grammy-winning pop star Dua Lipa diving into the making of the song “Love Again” from her latest album Future Nostalgia. Then, the Killers will break down their rock anthem “When You Were Young,” Trent Reznor will discuss the powerful Nine Inch Nails song “Hurt” that closed their album The Downward Spiral,...
- 12/1/2020
- by Claire Shaffer
- Rollingstone.com
In today’s TV news roundup, ABC announced premiere dates for dramas including “Grey’s Anatomy” and “The Good Doctor,” and Amazon Prime Video announced the premiere date for “Savage X Fenty Show Vol. 2.”
Casting
ABC confirmed the casting of Chloe Jo Rountree, Jecobi Swain and Jordyn Curet for its “Home Economics” pilot. The series, written by Michael Colton and John Aboud, follows three adult siblings who fall into different wealth brackets: upper, middle and lower class. Roundtree, Swain and Curet will play cousins, as the children of the focal three siblings. Rountree is represented by The Osbrink Agency and Eileen O’Farrell Management, while Swain and Curet are represented by Paradigm and Dba Talent.
Renewals
The CW Network‘s horror anthology series “Two Sentence Horror Stories” has been renewed for Season 3 ahead of its Season 2 premiere, which is scheduled for early 2021. The psychological show features new stories in each episode, with...
Casting
ABC confirmed the casting of Chloe Jo Rountree, Jecobi Swain and Jordyn Curet for its “Home Economics” pilot. The series, written by Michael Colton and John Aboud, follows three adult siblings who fall into different wealth brackets: upper, middle and lower class. Roundtree, Swain and Curet will play cousins, as the children of the focal three siblings. Rountree is represented by The Osbrink Agency and Eileen O’Farrell Management, while Swain and Curet are represented by Paradigm and Dba Talent.
Renewals
The CW Network‘s horror anthology series “Two Sentence Horror Stories” has been renewed for Season 3 ahead of its Season 2 premiere, which is scheduled for early 2021. The psychological show features new stories in each episode, with...
- 9/17/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
“Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” director Morgan Neville has teamed up with “Song Exploder” host Hrishikesh Hirway to adapt the hit podcast into a Netflix docuseries premiering Oct. 2, the streamer announced Thursday.
Based on Hirway’s podcast of the same name, “Song Exploder” combines artist interviews, archival footage and raw recordings to break down hit songs layer by layer, while “sharing intimate insight into the personal inspiration behind the music and lyrics.”
Songs featured in the first batch of episodes include “3 Hour Drive” by Alicia Keys, “Wait for It” from the musical “Hamilton,” R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” and Ty Dolla $ign’s “LA.” Check out a trailer for the series here.
Tremolo Productions produces the series, with Hirway, Neville and Caitrin Rogers serving as executive producers. Dominic Musacchio is co-ep. Neville and Nicola B. Marsh direct.
Since its debut in 2014, “Song Exploder” has become one of the...
Based on Hirway’s podcast of the same name, “Song Exploder” combines artist interviews, archival footage and raw recordings to break down hit songs layer by layer, while “sharing intimate insight into the personal inspiration behind the music and lyrics.”
Songs featured in the first batch of episodes include “3 Hour Drive” by Alicia Keys, “Wait for It” from the musical “Hamilton,” R.E.M.’s “Losing My Religion” and Ty Dolla $ign’s “LA.” Check out a trailer for the series here.
Tremolo Productions produces the series, with Hirway, Neville and Caitrin Rogers serving as executive producers. Dominic Musacchio is co-ep. Neville and Nicola B. Marsh direct.
Since its debut in 2014, “Song Exploder” has become one of the...
- 9/17/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Elle Fanning is attached to star in the Universal Content Productions (Ucp) series based on the real-life case of Michelle Carter, which has landed at Hulu, Variety has learned.
Titled “The Girl From Plainville,” Fanning will star as Carter, who was infamously convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2017 after texting her boyfriend encouragement to commit suicide three years prior. The series will be based on the Esquire article of the same name by Jesse Barron.
Liz Hannah and Patrick Macmanus will co-write the series and serve as executive producers and co-showrunners. Fanning and Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward will also executive produce. Barron and Erin Lee Carr will serve as consulting producers. Ucp will serve as the studio, while Kelly Funke will oversee the project for Macmanus’ Littleton Road Productions. Littleton Road is currently under an overall deal at Ucp.
“The Girl From Plainville” keeps Fanning in the Hulu fold.
Titled “The Girl From Plainville,” Fanning will star as Carter, who was infamously convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2017 after texting her boyfriend encouragement to commit suicide three years prior. The series will be based on the Esquire article of the same name by Jesse Barron.
Liz Hannah and Patrick Macmanus will co-write the series and serve as executive producers and co-showrunners. Fanning and Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward will also executive produce. Barron and Erin Lee Carr will serve as consulting producers. Ucp will serve as the studio, while Kelly Funke will oversee the project for Macmanus’ Littleton Road Productions. Littleton Road is currently under an overall deal at Ucp.
“The Girl From Plainville” keeps Fanning in the Hulu fold.
- 8/7/2020
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Elle Fanning is to star in The Girl From Plainville, about the Michelle Carter texting-suicide case with Hulu picking up the drama straight-to-series.
The thriller comes from The Post writer Liz Hannah and Dr. Death exec producer Patrick Macmanus and is produced by Ucp, which last year won the rights in a competitive situation to Jesse Barron’s 2017 Esquire true crime article The Girl From Plainville about the case.
The Girl From Plainville is considered the definitive account of the events that led Michelle Carter, a young woman from a small town in Massachusetts, to stand trial for her boyfriend Conrad Roy’s homicide, as prosecutors argued that her calls and texts fueled his suicide when they were both teens.
The story was recently the subject of an HBO documentary I Love You, Now Die from Erin Lee Car, who is a consulting producer alongside Barron.
2020 Hulu Pilots & Series Orders
Hannah and Macmanus,...
The thriller comes from The Post writer Liz Hannah and Dr. Death exec producer Patrick Macmanus and is produced by Ucp, which last year won the rights in a competitive situation to Jesse Barron’s 2017 Esquire true crime article The Girl From Plainville about the case.
The Girl From Plainville is considered the definitive account of the events that led Michelle Carter, a young woman from a small town in Massachusetts, to stand trial for her boyfriend Conrad Roy’s homicide, as prosecutors argued that her calls and texts fueled his suicide when they were both teens.
The story was recently the subject of an HBO documentary I Love You, Now Die from Erin Lee Car, who is a consulting producer alongside Barron.
2020 Hulu Pilots & Series Orders
Hannah and Macmanus,...
- 8/7/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Hulu picked up a new scripted series starring “The Great’s” Elle Fanning, as well as a new food docuseries from chef David Chang, the streamer announced Thursday.
Written by Liz Hannah and “Dr. Death” writer Patrick Macmanus, “The Girl From Plainview” is based on a 2017 Esquire article of the same name about Michelle Carter, the 17-year-old who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after convincing her boyfriend to commit suicide via text.
Fanning will star as Carter in addition to serving as an executive producer on the series alongside Hannah, Macmanus and Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward. Jesse Barron, the author of the Esquire article is a consulting producer alongside Erin Lee Carr, the filmmaker behind HBO’s 2019 documentary about the case, “I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth V. Michelle Carter.” Kelly Funke will oversee for Macmanus’ Littleton Road Productions.
“The Girl From Plainville” is produced by Ucp,...
Written by Liz Hannah and “Dr. Death” writer Patrick Macmanus, “The Girl From Plainview” is based on a 2017 Esquire article of the same name about Michelle Carter, the 17-year-old who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter after convincing her boyfriend to commit suicide via text.
Fanning will star as Carter in addition to serving as an executive producer on the series alongside Hannah, Macmanus and Echo Lake’s Brittany Kahan Ward. Jesse Barron, the author of the Esquire article is a consulting producer alongside Erin Lee Carr, the filmmaker behind HBO’s 2019 documentary about the case, “I Love You, Now Die: The Commonwealth V. Michelle Carter.” Kelly Funke will oversee for Macmanus’ Littleton Road Productions.
“The Girl From Plainville” is produced by Ucp,...
- 8/7/2020
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
If Joe Biden hasn’t decided on a running mate yet, he might want to add Taylor Swift to the short list.
The once apolitical megastar just tore into Donald Trump with a ferocity often absent from the Democrats’ technocratic approach to the former Celebrity Apprentice host.
After a brutal night that saw Minneapolis and other place in America burning in protest from the death of George Floyd at the knee of a much complained about cop, Trump started threatening online that “when looting starts, the shooting starts,” in a violation of Twitter’s rules against “glorifying violence.”
This morning, the multi-platinum singer took to social media to tell her 86.1 million Twitter followers and Trump himself that his reign of error will come to an end:
After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? ‘When...
The once apolitical megastar just tore into Donald Trump with a ferocity often absent from the Democrats’ technocratic approach to the former Celebrity Apprentice host.
After a brutal night that saw Minneapolis and other place in America burning in protest from the death of George Floyd at the knee of a much complained about cop, Trump started threatening online that “when looting starts, the shooting starts,” in a violation of Twitter’s rules against “glorifying violence.”
This morning, the multi-platinum singer took to social media to tell her 86.1 million Twitter followers and Trump himself that his reign of error will come to an end:
After stoking the fires of white supremacy and racism your entire presidency, you have the nerve to feign moral superiority before threatening violence? ‘When...
- 5/29/2020
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Snow banks and the 28-degree weather in Park City, Utah, didn’t stop armies of fans from coming out to see Taylor Swift tonight, who swarmed the Eccles Theatre for the Sundance world premiere of the Netflix documentary about her life, Miss Americana.
The Lana Wilson-directed doc takes an up close and personal look at the mega superstar as she sheds her “nice girl” image and braves her way to being an advocate for women (her lawsuit against radio DJ David Mueller who allegedly groped her) and Lgbtq supporters. Of particular note, after deciding for a majority of her career to just “smile and wave,” Swift boldly spoke out against Marsha Blackburn who was running for Tennessee’s junior Senator seat during the 2018 mid-term elections on a largely anti-feminist Trump-like platform. Blackburn won despite Swift endorsing two Democrats from her home state. The upside: Swift excited her young female...
The Lana Wilson-directed doc takes an up close and personal look at the mega superstar as she sheds her “nice girl” image and braves her way to being an advocate for women (her lawsuit against radio DJ David Mueller who allegedly groped her) and Lgbtq supporters. Of particular note, after deciding for a majority of her career to just “smile and wave,” Swift boldly spoke out against Marsha Blackburn who was running for Tennessee’s junior Senator seat during the 2018 mid-term elections on a largely anti-feminist Trump-like platform. Blackburn won despite Swift endorsing two Democrats from her home state. The upside: Swift excited her young female...
- 1/24/2020
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The 2020 Sundance Film Festival is about to go superstar supernova on its opening day.
Taylor Swift is heading to Park City for tonight’s world premiere of her Miss Americana documentary.
No news if the chart topper will be performing on Thursday in the snowy and celebrity filled Utah town, but she will definitely be attending the 9 Pm screening of the Lana Wilson directed film at the Eccles Theatre, I hear. It also looks pretty likely that Swift will join Wilson and others from the film onstage for the traditional short Q&a.
Swift has actually been at the Robert Redford founded fest before with a visit back in 2012 for Rory Kennedy’s film Ethel. Swift penned a tune for the HBO documentary about Robert Kennedy’s wife and widow.
Of course, coming days before what is sure to be a controversial Grammys, this latest trip to Sundance is much...
Taylor Swift is heading to Park City for tonight’s world premiere of her Miss Americana documentary.
No news if the chart topper will be performing on Thursday in the snowy and celebrity filled Utah town, but she will definitely be attending the 9 Pm screening of the Lana Wilson directed film at the Eccles Theatre, I hear. It also looks pretty likely that Swift will join Wilson and others from the film onstage for the traditional short Q&a.
Swift has actually been at the Robert Redford founded fest before with a visit back in 2012 for Rory Kennedy’s film Ethel. Swift penned a tune for the HBO documentary about Robert Kennedy’s wife and widow.
Of course, coming days before what is sure to be a controversial Grammys, this latest trip to Sundance is much...
- 1/23/2020
- by Dominic Patten
- Deadline Film + TV
Taylor Swift’s new documentary “Miss Americana” shows how the pop star reinvented herself, learned to speak out about politics and break from the “nice girl” image that kept her “muzzled” for so long.
The first trailer for the film, which Netflix will air on its service on Jan. 31 following a premiere at Sundance on Thursday, is described as a raw and emotionally revealing look at the singer. It shows how Swift broke away from media expectations to not express her opinions, be polite, smile and wave and instead harness the full power of her voice.
“No one physically saw me for a year. And that’s what I thought they wanted,” Swift says in the trailer. “I feel really good about not feeling muzzled anymore, and it was my own doing.”
Also Read: Janet Mock and Taylor Swift to Be Honored for Lgbtq Advocacy at GLAAD Media Awards
Emmy...
The first trailer for the film, which Netflix will air on its service on Jan. 31 following a premiere at Sundance on Thursday, is described as a raw and emotionally revealing look at the singer. It shows how Swift broke away from media expectations to not express her opinions, be polite, smile and wave and instead harness the full power of her voice.
“No one physically saw me for a year. And that’s what I thought they wanted,” Swift says in the trailer. “I feel really good about not feeling muzzled anymore, and it was my own doing.”
Also Read: Janet Mock and Taylor Swift to Be Honored for Lgbtq Advocacy at GLAAD Media Awards
Emmy...
- 1/22/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Taylor Swift finds her voice in the trailer for the Netflix documentary Miss Americana.
The doc gives a raw and emotionally revealing look into Swift's life during a transformational period as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but also as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice and platform.
Emmy-winner Lana Wilson directed the film, which was produced by Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers and Christine O’Malley. Taylor Swift: Miss Americana is a Tremolo Production.
The trailer opens with Swift preparing to perform at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards....
The doc gives a raw and emotionally revealing look into Swift's life during a transformational period as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but also as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice and platform.
Emmy-winner Lana Wilson directed the film, which was produced by Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers and Christine O’Malley. Taylor Swift: Miss Americana is a Tremolo Production.
The trailer opens with Swift preparing to perform at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards....
- 1/22/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Taylor Swift finds her voice in the trailer for the Netflix documentary Miss Americana.
The doc gives a raw and emotionally revealing look into Swift's life during a transformational period as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but also as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice and platform.
Emmy-winner Lana Wilson directed the film, which was produced by Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers and Christine O’Malley. Taylor Swift: Miss Americana is a Tremolo Production.
The trailer opens with Swift preparing to perform at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards....
The doc gives a raw and emotionally revealing look into Swift's life during a transformational period as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but also as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice and platform.
Emmy-winner Lana Wilson directed the film, which was produced by Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers and Christine O’Malley. Taylor Swift: Miss Americana is a Tremolo Production.
The trailer opens with Swift preparing to perform at the 2019 MTV Video Music Awards....
- 1/22/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Netflix announced a new original documentary, “Taylor Swift: Miss Americana”, featuring the global superstar. The film is slated to open to the 2020 Sundance Film Festival on January 23, 2020, and will then be released globally on Netflix in early 2020. No exact release date has been revealed. The documentary feature is said to be a raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer but as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice. “Taylor Swift: Miss Americana” is directed by Emmy-Award winner Lana Wilson and produced by Academy Award winner Morgan Neville, Academy Award winner Caitrin Rogers, and Christine O’Malley. “Taylor Swift: Miss Americana” is a Tremolo Production.
- 12/5/2019
- by Kristyn Clarke
- Age of the Nerd
Taylor Swift will be the subject of a new documentary called “Taylor Swift: Miss Americana” that Netflix will release in early 2020, the streamer announced Wednesday.
News of the documentary film first came as part of the lineup for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where the movie will make its world premiere in January, before landing on the streamer in early 2020.
Lana Wilson is directing the film from producers Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers and Christine O’Malley. “Miss Americana” is a Tremolo Production. Here’s the documentary’s synopsis:
Also Read: Taylor Swift, Viggo Mortensen and Tessa Thompson Lead Diverse 2020 Sundance Lineup
“Taylor Swift: Miss Americana” is a raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.
News of the documentary film first came as part of the lineup for the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, where the movie will make its world premiere in January, before landing on the streamer in early 2020.
Lana Wilson is directing the film from producers Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers and Christine O’Malley. “Miss Americana” is a Tremolo Production. Here’s the documentary’s synopsis:
Also Read: Taylor Swift, Viggo Mortensen and Tessa Thompson Lead Diverse 2020 Sundance Lineup
“Taylor Swift: Miss Americana” is a raw and emotionally revealing look at one of the most iconic artists of our time during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.
- 12/4/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Prepare to leave the Christmas lights up until January (or maybe February): Netflix will debut its Taylor Swift documentary in early 2020.
Taylor Swift: Miss Americana will be available sometime after the new year, the streaming video service announced Wednesday. The film also will open the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
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- 12/4/2019
- TVLine.com
New documentaries about Taylor Swift and the Go-Go’s, as well as a film from St. Vincent, will premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival, taking place January 23rd through February 2nd in Park City, Utah.
The Swift film, Miss Americana, was directed by Lana Wilson and, per a statement, follows Swift “during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.” Two of the producers listed on the project,...
The Swift film, Miss Americana, was directed by Lana Wilson and, per a statement, follows Swift “during a transformational period in her life as she learns to embrace her role not only as a songwriter and performer, but as a woman harnessing the full power of her voice.” Two of the producers listed on the project,...
- 12/4/2019
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Mel Gibson’s “Hacksaw Ridge” earned the top two sound editing awards Sunday night at the 64th Mpse Golden Reel Awards, while Damien Chazelle’s “La La Land” and Disney’s “Moana” took musical and animation honors.
“The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble” and “Warcraft: The Beginning” won for documentary and score.
“Hacksaw Ridge” now becomes the favorite to beat “La La Land” in the Oscar battle.
TV winners included “Westworld” (for both long form and short form FX/Foley), “The Night of” “Part 1 The Beach,” “Penny Dreadful III” “Ebb Tide,” “Stranger Things,” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again,” and “Mozart in the Jungle.”
The Filmmaker and Career Achievement Awards were presented to Guillermo del Toro and Harry Cohen.
64th Mpse Golden Reel Award Highlights:
Best Sound Editing In Feature Film – Dialogue / Adr
Hacksaw Ridge
Crosscreek...
“The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and The Silk Road Ensemble” and “Warcraft: The Beginning” won for documentary and score.
“Hacksaw Ridge” now becomes the favorite to beat “La La Land” in the Oscar battle.
TV winners included “Westworld” (for both long form and short form FX/Foley), “The Night of” “Part 1 The Beach,” “Penny Dreadful III” “Ebb Tide,” “Stranger Things,” and “The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let’s Do the Time Warp Again,” and “Mozart in the Jungle.”
The Filmmaker and Career Achievement Awards were presented to Guillermo del Toro and Harry Cohen.
64th Mpse Golden Reel Award Highlights:
Best Sound Editing In Feature Film – Dialogue / Adr
Hacksaw Ridge
Crosscreek...
- 2/20/2017
- by Bill Desowitz
- Indiewire
Paul Davidson, Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, Cristina Pato, Dianne Weyermann, Dennis Kooker and Yo-Yo Ma Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Morgan Neville's 20 Feet From Stardom star Darlene Love, Richard Gere and Barbara Kopple hosted an invited Cinema 1 screening of The Music Of Strangers, followed by a performance from the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma at Lotos Club. The director of Keith Richards: Under the Influence and together with Robert Gordon, the Gore Vidal and William F Buckley Jr Best Of Enemies documentary, gave me some insight on what Keith and Yo-Yo have in common. Yo-Yo shares a moment he loves with Cristina Pato in The Music Of Strangers and confirms his fondness of Ts Eliot.
Morgan Neville with Yo-Yo Ma: 'Yo-Yo is just trying to change the world' Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze Gaby Hoffmann, Alan Alda, Gay Talese, Heidi Ewing, producer Caitrin Rogers, Silkroad's Laura Freid, along with musicians Kojiro Umezaki,...
Morgan Neville's 20 Feet From Stardom star Darlene Love, Richard Gere and Barbara Kopple hosted an invited Cinema 1 screening of The Music Of Strangers, followed by a performance from the Silk Road Ensemble with Yo-Yo Ma at Lotos Club. The director of Keith Richards: Under the Influence and together with Robert Gordon, the Gore Vidal and William F Buckley Jr Best Of Enemies documentary, gave me some insight on what Keith and Yo-Yo have in common. Yo-Yo shares a moment he loves with Cristina Pato in The Music Of Strangers and confirms his fondness of Ts Eliot.
Morgan Neville with Yo-Yo Ma: 'Yo-Yo is just trying to change the world' Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze Gaby Hoffmann, Alan Alda, Gay Talese, Heidi Ewing, producer Caitrin Rogers, Silkroad's Laura Freid, along with musicians Kojiro Umezaki,...
- 6/8/2016
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
By Patrick Shanley
Managing Editor
When it comes to this year’s Academy Awards, no word is more buzzworthy than “diversity”. For the second year in a row the Oscars have nominated only white actors in their four main acting categories, sparking backlash and, as a result, inciting the Academy to announce new changes to tackle its “diversity problem”.
Amidst another year of #OscarsSoWhite trending on Twitter, however, the fact that 2015 has been an exceptionally strong year for women has been largely overlooked. Three of this year’s best picture nominees (Brooklyn, Room, Mad Max: Fury Road) are female-centric and feature strong female protagonists in the center of the action. In fact, even outside of those films and their performances, a number of women are nominated for best picture as producers, as well. Kristie Macosko Krieger is nominated for Bridge of Spies, Blye Pagon Faust is nominated for Spotlight, Dede Gardner...
Managing Editor
When it comes to this year’s Academy Awards, no word is more buzzworthy than “diversity”. For the second year in a row the Oscars have nominated only white actors in their four main acting categories, sparking backlash and, as a result, inciting the Academy to announce new changes to tackle its “diversity problem”.
Amidst another year of #OscarsSoWhite trending on Twitter, however, the fact that 2015 has been an exceptionally strong year for women has been largely overlooked. Three of this year’s best picture nominees (Brooklyn, Room, Mad Max: Fury Road) are female-centric and feature strong female protagonists in the center of the action. In fact, even outside of those films and their performances, a number of women are nominated for best picture as producers, as well. Kristie Macosko Krieger is nominated for Bridge of Spies, Blye Pagon Faust is nominated for Spotlight, Dede Gardner...
- 2/4/2016
- by Patrick Shanley
- Scott Feinberg
Exclusive: The distributor has closed a slew of sales on The Music Of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma & The Silk Road Ensemble heading into Berlin.
Morgan Neville’s Yo Yo Ma documentary premiered in Toronto last autumn, when The Orchard and HBO snapped up worldwide rights.
Sales have closed with Comstock in Japan, Madman in Australia and New Zealand, Sky Digi Entertainment in Taiwan and CBC’s Documentary Channel in Canada.
Meghan Wurtz negotiated the deals on behalf of The Orchard and previously agreed terms with Nfp for German-speaking territories and I Wonder Pictures for Italy.
The follow-up to Neville’s Oscar-winning 20 Feet From Stardom recounts the story of the musical collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
The Orchard will distribute theatrically in North America this summer. HBO holds Us television rights.
Neville and his Tremolo Productions partner Caitrin Rogers produced the film in association with Participant Media and with support from the National Endowment for the...
Morgan Neville’s Yo Yo Ma documentary premiered in Toronto last autumn, when The Orchard and HBO snapped up worldwide rights.
Sales have closed with Comstock in Japan, Madman in Australia and New Zealand, Sky Digi Entertainment in Taiwan and CBC’s Documentary Channel in Canada.
Meghan Wurtz negotiated the deals on behalf of The Orchard and previously agreed terms with Nfp for German-speaking territories and I Wonder Pictures for Italy.
The follow-up to Neville’s Oscar-winning 20 Feet From Stardom recounts the story of the musical collective created by legendary cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
The Orchard will distribute theatrically in North America this summer. HBO holds Us television rights.
Neville and his Tremolo Productions partner Caitrin Rogers produced the film in association with Participant Media and with support from the National Endowment for the...
- 2/3/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Orchard and HBO have teamed up on the worldwide release of The Music Of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble ahead of tomorrow’s world premiere here. [Sept 13].
The partners plan a spring 2016 theatrical release followed by an HBO premiere for the latest film from Morgan Neville, the Oscar winning-director of 20 Feet From Stardom whose Keith Richards: Under The Influence is released via Netflix on September 18.
The Music Of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble tells the story of an international musical collective created by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Neville produced with Caitrin Rogers of Tremolo Productions in association with Participant Media and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Pershing Square Foundation and the Ford Foundation JustFilms.
Participant Media’s Jeff Skoll and Diane Weyermann served as executive producers with HBO’s Sheila Nevins, Motto Pictures’ Julie Goldman and The Silk Road Project’s Laura Freid.
Danielle Digiacomo for The...
The partners plan a spring 2016 theatrical release followed by an HBO premiere for the latest film from Morgan Neville, the Oscar winning-director of 20 Feet From Stardom whose Keith Richards: Under The Influence is released via Netflix on September 18.
The Music Of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble tells the story of an international musical collective created by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Neville produced with Caitrin Rogers of Tremolo Productions in association with Participant Media and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Pershing Square Foundation and the Ford Foundation JustFilms.
Participant Media’s Jeff Skoll and Diane Weyermann served as executive producers with HBO’s Sheila Nevins, Motto Pictures’ Julie Goldman and The Silk Road Project’s Laura Freid.
Danielle Digiacomo for The...
- 9/11/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Orchard and HBO have teamed up on the worldwide release of The Music Of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble ahead of tomorrow’s world premiere here. [Sept 13].
The partners plan a spring 2016 theatrical release followed by an HBO premiere for the latest film from Morgan Neville, the Oscar winning-director of 20 Feet From Stardom whose Keith Richards: Under The Influence is released via Netflix on September 18.
The Music Of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble tells the story of an international musical collective created by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Neville produced with Caitrin Rogers of Tremolo Productions in association with Participant Media and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Pershing Square Foundation and the Ford Foundation JustFilms.
Participant Media’s Jeff Skoll and Diane Weyermann served as executive producers with HBO’s Sheila Nevins, Motto Pictures’ Julie Goldman and The Silk Road Project’s Laura Freid.
Danielle Digiacomo for The...
The partners plan a spring 2016 theatrical release followed by an HBO premiere for the latest film from Morgan Neville, the Oscar winning-director of 20 Feet From Stardom whose Keith Richards: Under The Influence is released via Netflix on September 18.
The Music Of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma And The Silk Road Ensemble tells the story of an international musical collective created by cellist Yo-Yo Ma.
Neville produced with Caitrin Rogers of Tremolo Productions in association with Participant Media and with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities, Pershing Square Foundation and the Ford Foundation JustFilms.
Participant Media’s Jeff Skoll and Diane Weyermann served as executive producers with HBO’s Sheila Nevins, Motto Pictures’ Julie Goldman and The Silk Road Project’s Laura Freid.
Danielle Digiacomo for The...
- 9/11/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
From BAFTA to DGA, the Latest Winners this Awards Season
With the Oscars upon us, the awards season is almost over! But the last trek to the Academy Awards include many guild awards and of course, BAFTA! So here.s the latest congratulatory awards list of the winners from BAFTA to DGA, from Annie to Ace and everything in between!
Your full BAFTA winners (winners are highlighted):
Best Film
Birdman Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole
Boyhood Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson
The Imitation Game Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman
The Theory Of Everything Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
Director
Birdman Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Boyhood Richard Linklater
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson
The Theory Of Everything James Marsh
Whiplash Damien Chazelle
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch The Imitation Game
Eddie Redmayne The Theory of Everything...
With the Oscars upon us, the awards season is almost over! But the last trek to the Academy Awards include many guild awards and of course, BAFTA! So here.s the latest congratulatory awards list of the winners from BAFTA to DGA, from Annie to Ace and everything in between!
Your full BAFTA winners (winners are highlighted):
Best Film
Birdman Alejandro G. Iñárritu, John Lesher, James W. Skotchdopole
Boyhood Richard Linklater, Cathleen Sutherland
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson, Scott Rudin, Steven Rales, Jeremy Dawson
The Imitation Game Nora Grossman, Ido Ostrowsky, Teddy Schwarzman
The Theory Of Everything Tim Bevan, Eric Fellner, Lisa Bruce, Anthony McCarten
Director
Birdman Alejandro G. Iñárritu
Boyhood Richard Linklater
The Grand Budapest Hotel Wes Anderson
The Theory Of Everything James Marsh
Whiplash Damien Chazelle
Leading Actor
Benedict Cumberbatch The Imitation Game
Eddie Redmayne The Theory of Everything...
- 2/9/2015
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Boyhood has been named best film at this year’s BAFTA awards, with Richard Linklater also awarded as best director and Patricia Arquette winning best supporting actress. With a total of five awards, Wes Anderson’s The Grand Budapest Hotel is the evening’s most awarded film, recognised for its original screenplay, makeup/hair, both costume and production design, and for its music. The Theory of Everything won the award for outstanding British film as well as best adapted screenplay and best actor for Eddie Redmayne for his portrayal of the young Stephen Hawking. Winners of outstanding British debut are Stephen Beresford (writer) and David Livingstone (producer) for Pride, which was backed by the BFI Film Fund. The winners were announced at a ceremony at London’s Royal Opera House hosted by Stephen Fry. Explore the Best of BAFTA collection on BFI Player Best film Winner: Boyhood Birdman – Alejandro G. Iñárritu,...
- 2/8/2015
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
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