Before the 1975 masterpiece Jaws made us all afraid to go in the water, another film presented equally terrifying footage of real underwater nightmares. Directed by Peter Gimbel, the 1971 documentary Blue Water, White Death follows a group of aquatic photographers and adventurers determined to capture the first underwater footage of Carcharodon carcharias, the mythic apex predator commonly called the great white shark. While not a horror movie per se, the film presents breathtaking footage of massive sharks shot from within cages designed specifically for the expedition. It also includes shocking acts of animal cruelty and a dated understanding of marine wildlife. Premiering three years before publication of Peter Benchley’s best-selling novel Jaws, this unprecedented documentary formally introduced the world to the great white shark and likely planted seeds that would go on to change cinematic history as we know it.
Filmed in 1969, Gimbel and his crew departed from Durban, South...
Filmed in 1969, Gimbel and his crew departed from Durban, South...
- 7/28/2023
- by Jenn Adams
- bloody-disgusting.com
Exclusive: A project to develop a biographical stage musical about 1970s singer-songwriter Harry Chapin has gotten the support of Chapin’s wife Sandy and brothers Tom Chapin and Steve Chapin, who will serve as consultants on the project.
Patriot Productions, most recently a producer on Broadway’s Be More Chill, is readying Harry Chapin: The Story of a Life for an industry presentation this spring. With a book by Patriot partner Michael F. Mitri, the musical’s score would consist entirely of Chapin’s songs.
Chapin, who died in 1981 at 38 in a car accident, is best known for his Grammy-nominated mega-selling 1970s hits including “Taxi” and “Cat’s In The Cradle.” The musical also is expected to chronicle Chapin’s extensive humanitarian work, especially his devotion to ending world hunger.
“This new musical will highlight Harry Chapin’s timeless music and inspiring activism in a unique structure and style befitting...
Patriot Productions, most recently a producer on Broadway’s Be More Chill, is readying Harry Chapin: The Story of a Life for an industry presentation this spring. With a book by Patriot partner Michael F. Mitri, the musical’s score would consist entirely of Chapin’s songs.
Chapin, who died in 1981 at 38 in a car accident, is best known for his Grammy-nominated mega-selling 1970s hits including “Taxi” and “Cat’s In The Cradle.” The musical also is expected to chronicle Chapin’s extensive humanitarian work, especially his devotion to ending world hunger.
“This new musical will highlight Harry Chapin’s timeless music and inspiring activism in a unique structure and style befitting...
- 12/6/2019
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Howard Lapides, the veteran manager and producer whose clients have included the likes of Dr. Drew Pinsky, Tom Green and Adam Carolla, has died at the age of 68.
Lapides died at his home on Thursday following a battle with colon cancer, a publicist confirmed to TheWrap.
As CEO of Lapides Entertainment, Lapides also represented Jimmy Kimmel, Tom Chapin, Kennedy, Mark DeCarlo and Christopher Darden, among others. He also served as executive producer on Pinsky’s “Celebrity Rehab” and “Sober House With Dr. Drew” on VH1.
Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2019 (Photos)
“Howard was more than a manager. He was family and I will miss him immensely,” Pinsky said in a statement. “He was the architect of everything I’ve ever done. He was my confidant, champion and protector for the last 25 plus years and I am devastated by this loss.”
Lapides’ other producing credits include Comedy Central’s “The Man Show,...
Lapides died at his home on Thursday following a battle with colon cancer, a publicist confirmed to TheWrap.
As CEO of Lapides Entertainment, Lapides also represented Jimmy Kimmel, Tom Chapin, Kennedy, Mark DeCarlo and Christopher Darden, among others. He also served as executive producer on Pinsky’s “Celebrity Rehab” and “Sober House With Dr. Drew” on VH1.
Also Read: Hollywood's Notable Deaths of 2019 (Photos)
“Howard was more than a manager. He was family and I will miss him immensely,” Pinsky said in a statement. “He was the architect of everything I’ve ever done. He was my confidant, champion and protector for the last 25 plus years and I am devastated by this loss.”
Lapides’ other producing credits include Comedy Central’s “The Man Show,...
- 8/2/2019
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Howard Lapides, a longtime manager and CEO of Lapides Entertainment who produced Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew and The Man Show, died Thursday. He was 68.
Clients of Lapides over the years included Dr. Drew Pinsky, Tom Green, Adam Carolla, Carson Daly, Jimmy Kimmel, Tom Chapin, Kennedy, Mark Dicarlo, Christopher Darden and many others.
Lapides started out in radio at age 16 at Wysl-fm in Buffalo, NY. While attending Emerson College in Boston, he got his start producing and working on air at area stations. After graduation, Lapides worked for five years with Baton Broadcasting of Canada, doing both programming and on-air work for Cklw in Windsor and Cfgo in Ottawa.
After his radio stint, Lapides went on to become one of Canada’s most successful concert promoters. Together with promoters Michael Cohl and Donald Tarlton (Donald K. Donald), he promoted every major act in Canada for 10 years.
In television, Lapides became...
Clients of Lapides over the years included Dr. Drew Pinsky, Tom Green, Adam Carolla, Carson Daly, Jimmy Kimmel, Tom Chapin, Kennedy, Mark Dicarlo, Christopher Darden and many others.
Lapides started out in radio at age 16 at Wysl-fm in Buffalo, NY. While attending Emerson College in Boston, he got his start producing and working on air at area stations. After graduation, Lapides worked for five years with Baton Broadcasting of Canada, doing both programming and on-air work for Cklw in Windsor and Cfgo in Ottawa.
After his radio stint, Lapides went on to become one of Canada’s most successful concert promoters. Together with promoters Michael Cohl and Donald Tarlton (Donald K. Donald), he promoted every major act in Canada for 10 years.
In television, Lapides became...
- 8/2/2019
- by Dade Hayes
- Deadline Film + TV
Howard Lapides, a producer and talent manager who repped and worked with such clients as Dr. Drew Pinsky, Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla and Carson Daly, died Thursday at his home in Encino after a battle with colon cancer, a publicist announced. He was 68.
As CEO of Lapides Entertainment, he also represented Tom Green, Tom Chapin, Pat Bullard, John Wing, Mark DeCarlo, Marianne Curan, attorney Christopher Darden and TV personality Mark Walberg, among others.
Lapides served as the executive producer of VH1's Celebrity Rehab franchise, which included Celebrity Rehab and Sober House With Dr. Drew, and was managing partner ...
As CEO of Lapides Entertainment, he also represented Tom Green, Tom Chapin, Pat Bullard, John Wing, Mark DeCarlo, Marianne Curan, attorney Christopher Darden and TV personality Mark Walberg, among others.
Lapides served as the executive producer of VH1's Celebrity Rehab franchise, which included Celebrity Rehab and Sober House With Dr. Drew, and was managing partner ...
Howard Lapides, a producer and talent manager who repped and worked with such clients as Dr. Drew Pinsky, Jimmy Kimmel, Adam Carolla and Carson Daly, died Thursday at his home in Encino after a battle with colon cancer, a publicist announced. He was 68.
As CEO of Lapides Entertainment, he also represented Tom Green, Tom Chapin, Pat Bullard, John Wing, Mark DeCarlo, Marianne Curan, attorney Christopher Darden and TV personality Mark Walberg, among others.
Lapides served as the executive producer of VH1's Celebrity Rehab franchise, which included Celebrity Rehab and Sober House With Dr. Drew, and was managing partner ...
As CEO of Lapides Entertainment, he also represented Tom Green, Tom Chapin, Pat Bullard, John Wing, Mark DeCarlo, Marianne Curan, attorney Christopher Darden and TV personality Mark Walberg, among others.
Lapides served as the executive producer of VH1's Celebrity Rehab franchise, which included Celebrity Rehab and Sober House With Dr. Drew, and was managing partner ...
Tony Bennett, Jackson Browne and Jim James are among the artists who have contributed to a new album, Songs for Swing Left, designed to raise awareness and promote voter turnout ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.
Guitarist and guitar shop owner Reuben Cox compiled the record in partnership with Swing Left, an organization that’s targeting competitive swing districts in an attempt to help Democrats retake the House of Representatives. Fans who download Songs for Swing Left, or any track off the record, will be put in touch with Swing Left...
Guitarist and guitar shop owner Reuben Cox compiled the record in partnership with Swing Left, an organization that’s targeting competitive swing districts in an attempt to help Democrats retake the House of Representatives. Fans who download Songs for Swing Left, or any track off the record, will be put in touch with Swing Left...
- 10/24/2018
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
WhyHunger has announced that for the second year in a row, their annual Hungerthon campaign raised $1.1 million for the fight against hunger and poverty in the U.S.
WhyHunger teamed up with its radio partners and celebrity ambassadors for a coordinated month long effort including radio broadcasts, merchandise, social media and an extensive celebrity-driven online auction to raise awareness and critical funds for their work. WhyHunger staff, celebrity ambassadors and community-based partners were also heard participating in over 40 substantive radio interviews and live broadcasts, educating the public on hunger and its intersections.
“We are proud of and thankful for our community of supporters, artists, radio partners – Entercom Radio New York, SiriusXM, Cumulus New York and iHeartMedia – and celebrities who have again come together to raise another $1.1 million for our work to fight hunger and poverty in the U.S.,” said Noreen Springstead, WhyHunger Executive Director. “With impending legislation threatening to...
WhyHunger teamed up with its radio partners and celebrity ambassadors for a coordinated month long effort including radio broadcasts, merchandise, social media and an extensive celebrity-driven online auction to raise awareness and critical funds for their work. WhyHunger staff, celebrity ambassadors and community-based partners were also heard participating in over 40 substantive radio interviews and live broadcasts, educating the public on hunger and its intersections.
“We are proud of and thankful for our community of supporters, artists, radio partners – Entercom Radio New York, SiriusXM, Cumulus New York and iHeartMedia – and celebrities who have again come together to raise another $1.1 million for our work to fight hunger and poverty in the U.S.,” said Noreen Springstead, WhyHunger Executive Director. “With impending legislation threatening to...
- 1/9/2018
- Look to the Stars
Stars: James Aubrey, Tom Chapin, Hugh Edwards, Tom Gaman | Written and Directed by Peter Brook
Peter Brook is best known for his work in theatre, but his 1963 screen adaptation of William Golding’s English Lit classic is no quaint repertory effort. Made relatively cheaply (the opening plane crash is literally a photograph of a plane spinning around) with non-professionals in the roles of the children, it’s a remarkably raw and brutal telling of a fable which may be as relevant now as ever before.
In case you’ve been living under a rock, this wartime story concerns a group of evacuating public schoolboys who are stranded on a remote island after their plane crashes. At first it’s all fun and frolics as the kids look forward to their freedom. They nominate a leader, Ralph (James Aubrey). Alpha male Jack (Tom Chapin) isn’t happy about this, and he...
Peter Brook is best known for his work in theatre, but his 1963 screen adaptation of William Golding’s English Lit classic is no quaint repertory effort. Made relatively cheaply (the opening plane crash is literally a photograph of a plane spinning around) with non-professionals in the roles of the children, it’s a remarkably raw and brutal telling of a fable which may be as relevant now as ever before.
In case you’ve been living under a rock, this wartime story concerns a group of evacuating public schoolboys who are stranded on a remote island after their plane crashes. At first it’s all fun and frolics as the kids look forward to their freedom. They nominate a leader, Ralph (James Aubrey). Alpha male Jack (Tom Chapin) isn’t happy about this, and he...
- 8/29/2017
- by Rupert Harvey
- Nerdly
This week: The Deadites get an upgrade in "Evil Dead," a remake/reboot of Sam Raimi's "The Evil Dead" about an ancient book that unleashes terrible demonic forces on a group of young people staying at a remote cabin in the woods.
Also new this week is the Jackie Robertson sports biopic "42" with Harrison Ford and Chadwick Boseman, "Bullet to the Head" with Sylvester Stallone and a Criterion Collection Blu-ray for the 1963 version of "Lord of the Flies."
'Evil Dead'
Box Office: $54 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 63% Fresh
Storyline: In this new variation on Sam Raimi's 1981 horror classic "The Evil Dead" directed by Fede Alvarez, Mia (Jane Levy) heads to a remote cabin in the woods with her brother (Shiloh Fernandez) and three friends (Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore) who are trying to support her in her fight for sobriety. When one of them discovers the...
Also new this week is the Jackie Robertson sports biopic "42" with Harrison Ford and Chadwick Boseman, "Bullet to the Head" with Sylvester Stallone and a Criterion Collection Blu-ray for the 1963 version of "Lord of the Flies."
'Evil Dead'
Box Office: $54 million
Rotten Tomatoes: 63% Fresh
Storyline: In this new variation on Sam Raimi's 1981 horror classic "The Evil Dead" directed by Fede Alvarez, Mia (Jane Levy) heads to a remote cabin in the woods with her brother (Shiloh Fernandez) and three friends (Lou Taylor Pucci, Jessica Lucas, Elizabeth Blackmore) who are trying to support her in her fight for sobriety. When one of them discovers the...
- 7/15/2013
- by Robert DeSalvo
- NextMovie
• Charity Concert This Saturday In Manhattan Features Artists Aged Nine To Ninety • Pete Seeger, Tom Paxton, Neil Innes, Earl Slick, Mark Hudson, Marshall Crenshaw, Tom Chapin, Glen Burtnik & many more team up with Lennon's first band The Quarrymen (The Band That Became The Beatles) to salute Lennon on his 70th birthday John Lennon with his band The Quarrymen on Saturday July 6th 1957. Photographed just one hour before John Lennon & Paul McCartney met for the first time -- the 'Big Bang' that led to the Beatles. Photo: © 1957 & 2010 -- Geoff Rhind This Saturday -- October 9th -- is the exact 70th anniversary of John Lennon's birth. There are multiple celebrations taking place worldwide, including the Us release of the superb movie Nowhere Boy about Lennon's teenage years, the formation of his band The Quarrymen...
- 10/6/2010
- by Martin Lewis
- Huffington Post
Singer Lily Chapin (daughter of Tom Chapin and niece of Harry Chapin), who used to work for two-time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple (this year's filmmaker in residence), with Sarah Adina Smith (director of "The Sirens," which stars the Chapin Sisters), and Woods Hole Film Festival founder and executive director Judy Laster (right) outside Quick's Hole Restaurant in Woods Hole where the Chapin Sisters gave a free live concert at the festival. ...
- 8/4/2010
- Indiewire
On Tuesday, June 21st, WhyHunger held its annual Why-Chapin Awards Dinner.
The event took place in NYC at Gotham Hall, steps from Times Square. The event commemorated WhyHunger’s 35th anniversary and paid tribute to its 2010 award honorees, and the annual dinner was hosted by three-time Grammy Award winner Tom Chapin.
The honorees included legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, who received the WhyHunger-Chapin Award. Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson were honored with the Ascap-Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award. In addition, the Chicago-based non-profit, Growing Home, also received the WhyHunger – Chapin Award.
Read more...
The event took place in NYC at Gotham Hall, steps from Times Square. The event commemorated WhyHunger’s 35th anniversary and paid tribute to its 2010 award honorees, and the annual dinner was hosted by three-time Grammy Award winner Tom Chapin.
The honorees included legendary folk singer Pete Seeger, who received the WhyHunger-Chapin Award. Nick Ashford and Valerie Simpson were honored with the Ascap-Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award. In addition, the Chicago-based non-profit, Growing Home, also received the WhyHunger – Chapin Award.
Read more...
- 6/29/2010
- Look to the Stars
Why Hunger will celebrate its 35th anniversary at a special event on June 21.
The organization will pay tribute to the 2010 award honorees Pete Seeger and Growing Home, who will receive the WhyHunger-Chapin Award; and Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson, who will be honored with the Ascap-Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award. These awards will be given in recognition of their inspiring work and dedication on issues of hunger and poverty on a local, national and global level. The annual dinner will be hosted by three-time Grammy Award winner Tom Chapin.
Read more...
The organization will pay tribute to the 2010 award honorees Pete Seeger and Growing Home, who will receive the WhyHunger-Chapin Award; and Nick Ashford & Valerie Simpson, who will be honored with the Ascap-Harry Chapin Humanitarian Award. These awards will be given in recognition of their inspiring work and dedication on issues of hunger and poverty on a local, national and global level. The annual dinner will be hosted by three-time Grammy Award winner Tom Chapin.
Read more...
- 6/15/2010
- Look to the Stars
Actor known for his roles in Lord of the Flies and TV's Bouquet of Barbed Wire
It must be galling for an actor who has a reasonable track record of films, stage and television, stretching over decades, to be remembered mainly for a role he played right at the beginning of his career. It hints, often unfairly, that everything was downhill thereafter. A case in point was James Aubrey, who was 14 when he played Ralph, one of the principal characters in Peter Brook's film of Lord of the Flies (1963), a part for which he was highly praised.
Aubrey, who has died of cancer aged 62, was one of 30 British schoolboys chosen by Brook out of 3,000 candidates. In attempting to duplicate the conditions depicted in William Golding's novel about children on a desert island who have survived a plane crash, Brook transported his young cast to the island of Vieques,...
It must be galling for an actor who has a reasonable track record of films, stage and television, stretching over decades, to be remembered mainly for a role he played right at the beginning of his career. It hints, often unfairly, that everything was downhill thereafter. A case in point was James Aubrey, who was 14 when he played Ralph, one of the principal characters in Peter Brook's film of Lord of the Flies (1963), a part for which he was highly praised.
Aubrey, who has died of cancer aged 62, was one of 30 British schoolboys chosen by Brook out of 3,000 candidates. In attempting to duplicate the conditions depicted in William Golding's novel about children on a desert island who have survived a plane crash, Brook transported his young cast to the island of Vieques,...
- 4/11/2010
- by Ronald Bergan
- The Guardian - Film News
IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.