Buffalo 8 is thrilled to open their 2024 slate with the North American VOD release of First Time Caller, the feature adaptation of the fan-favorite podcast “The Earth Moves” from directors J.D. Brynn and Abe Goldfarb. Based on Gideon Media’s acclaimed podcast, First Time Caller is a darkly hilarious look at success, power, loneliness and the apocalypse. First Time Caller is out now on Cable and Digital VOD including Prime Video, Vudu, Vubiquity, Cox, and Comcast.
Abe Goldfarb and Brian Silliman reprise their roles from “The Earth Moves” as Brent and Leo, alongside vocal performances from Greg Proops, Ophira Eisenberg, and Ashlie Atkinson. Mac Rogers, who penned the original podcast, adapted the script. Patrick Terry produced for Cinedata. Gerry Ohrstrom, Thomas Campbell Jackson and Lawrence Starr are executive producers, alongside Buffalo 8’s Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor, Nikki Stier Justice and Grady Craig.
First Time Caller world premiered at the Seattle...
Abe Goldfarb and Brian Silliman reprise their roles from “The Earth Moves” as Brent and Leo, alongside vocal performances from Greg Proops, Ophira Eisenberg, and Ashlie Atkinson. Mac Rogers, who penned the original podcast, adapted the script. Patrick Terry produced for Cinedata. Gerry Ohrstrom, Thomas Campbell Jackson and Lawrence Starr are executive producers, alongside Buffalo 8’s Matthew Helderman and Luke Taylor, Nikki Stier Justice and Grady Craig.
First Time Caller world premiered at the Seattle...
- 1/18/2024
- by Peter 'Witchfinder' Hopkins
- Horror Asylum
At last weekend’s “Women Behind the Words” panel at the Nantucket Film Festival, panelists Allison Williams, Nicole Holofcener, and Michaela Watkins opened up about the dismissiveness and disrespect that they’ve experienced as women in film and TV. Williams talked about how viewers, social media users, and even journalists conflated the “Girls” actresses with their characters. And Holofcener talked about how a prominent industry figure told her to stop writing.
But the most striking remark unfolded when Williams talked about an incident of on-set disrespect she experienced in the years leading up to her breakout success on “Girls.”
“There’s like 10 stories fighting their way from my brain to my mouth that I’m trying to keep out of my mouth,” Williams said. “I guess one of them, just very quickly … people just underestimate your humanity often as a young woman up and coming in our business. I was...
But the most striking remark unfolded when Williams talked about an incident of on-set disrespect she experienced in the years leading up to her breakout success on “Girls.”
“There’s like 10 stories fighting their way from my brain to my mouth that I’m trying to keep out of my mouth,” Williams said. “I guess one of them, just very quickly … people just underestimate your humanity often as a young woman up and coming in our business. I was...
- 6/30/2023
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Filmmaker Nicole Holofcener understands why women-focused film panels are still needed, due to the continued under-representation of women behind the camera — which she herself alluded to on just such a panel at the Nantucket Film Festival this past weekend — but she still hopes that the day will come when women-focused film panels can stop.
“I’m very grateful to be here,” Holofcener said during the panel, titled “Women Behind the Words,” and which also included Allison Williams and Michaela Watkins as fellow panelists. “And I’m very proud to be a woman, but I feel like that has to stop. We have to stop this. We’re just actors and writers and performers.”
Those remarks were prompted by the panel’s moderator, Ophira Eisenberg, saying that, in the industry, “There’s this feeling that you’re going to be judged first as a woman and second as a writer or director or artist.
“I’m very grateful to be here,” Holofcener said during the panel, titled “Women Behind the Words,” and which also included Allison Williams and Michaela Watkins as fellow panelists. “And I’m very proud to be a woman, but I feel like that has to stop. We have to stop this. We’re just actors and writers and performers.”
Those remarks were prompted by the panel’s moderator, Ophira Eisenberg, saying that, in the industry, “There’s this feeling that you’re going to be judged first as a woman and second as a writer or director or artist.
- 6/29/2023
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Allison Williams attended the Nantucket Film Festival this past weekend and joined a fascinating panel alongside Nicole Holofcener and Michaela Watkins, moderated by Ophira Eisenberg and sponsored by J.Crew, called “Women Behind the Words.”
Williams talked at length about the way she and actresses in general can be perceived by the public, have been written about by journalists, and have been trolled on social media — and whether anything has changed in the six years since “Girls” ended.
“People kind of thought the four of us were in a documentary about girls in our 20s when we were actors acting in a show,” Williams said. “Whereas I think some of the men in our show got a lot of credit, as they deserved, for their performances, for playing characters as actors, whereas it took people a couple years to be like, ‘Oh, she’s not Marnie.’ And I was like,...
Williams talked at length about the way she and actresses in general can be perceived by the public, have been written about by journalists, and have been trolled on social media — and whether anything has changed in the six years since “Girls” ended.
“People kind of thought the four of us were in a documentary about girls in our 20s when we were actors acting in a show,” Williams said. “Whereas I think some of the men in our show got a lot of credit, as they deserved, for their performances, for playing characters as actors, whereas it took people a couple years to be like, ‘Oh, she’s not Marnie.’ And I was like,...
- 6/29/2023
- by Christian Blauvelt
- Indiewire
Kevin Hart is behind the two-part documentary event “Right to Offend: The Black Comedy Revolution,” set to premiere on the A&e Network on Wednesday, June 29 at 9 p.m.
The documentary, produced by Hart’s Hartbeat and Time Studios, explores the progression of Black comedy across time, tracing how comedians have used pointed humor to articulate the Black experience in America and expose, challenge and ridicule society’s injustices. From Redd Foxx and Moms Mabley of the civil rights movement to modern-day comedians and creators like Key & Peele, Issa Rae, Amber Ruffin and Tiffany Haddish, the four-hour documentary celebrates the history and under-appreciated legacy that Black comedians had in driving social change across the 20th and 21st centuries.
Featuring interviews with some of the greatest comedy minds of all time as well as an extensive collection of archival material, the two-part event reveals the personal stories and tribulations faced by...
The documentary, produced by Hart’s Hartbeat and Time Studios, explores the progression of Black comedy across time, tracing how comedians have used pointed humor to articulate the Black experience in America and expose, challenge and ridicule society’s injustices. From Redd Foxx and Moms Mabley of the civil rights movement to modern-day comedians and creators like Key & Peele, Issa Rae, Amber Ruffin and Tiffany Haddish, the four-hour documentary celebrates the history and under-appreciated legacy that Black comedians had in driving social change across the 20th and 21st centuries.
Featuring interviews with some of the greatest comedy minds of all time as well as an extensive collection of archival material, the two-part event reveals the personal stories and tribulations faced by...
- 5/24/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
The 31st Inside Out Toronto 2Slgbtq+ Film Festival this week unveiled its full lineup for its virtual edition, which will run May 27-June 6. A total of 143 films including 33 features and five episodic series will unspool, according to new executive director Lauren Howes and director of programming Andrew Murphy. A total of 70% of this year’s selected films are by women/trans/non-binary directors
Natalie Morales’ directorial debut Language Lessons, which won the audience award at this year’s SXSW, will open the festival, with the Charli Xcx documentary Alone Together set to close. Highlights of the slate include Sundance winner Ma Belle, My Beauty, Wes Hurley’s Potato Dreams of America and Mari Walker’s See You Then, along with the world premiere of Shelley Thompsons’ trans family drama Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor. Docs include the Zachary Quinto-narrated Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story and Drag Invasion,...
Natalie Morales’ directorial debut Language Lessons, which won the audience award at this year’s SXSW, will open the festival, with the Charli Xcx documentary Alone Together set to close. Highlights of the slate include Sundance winner Ma Belle, My Beauty, Wes Hurley’s Potato Dreams of America and Mari Walker’s See You Then, along with the world premiere of Shelley Thompsons’ trans family drama Dawn, Her Dad & the Tractor. Docs include the Zachary Quinto-narrated Yes I Am: The Ric Weiland Story and Drag Invasion,...
- 5/7/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Just before Amber Ruffin got her current gig on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” she performed an ill-fated audition for “Saturday Night Live.” On Sunday’s episode of “Watch What Happens Live With Andy Cohen,” a caller asked Ruffin to explain what went wrong.
“How did I mess up getting into SNL? Uh, I wasn’t good enough?” Ruffin joked with Andy Cohen and fellow guest Ja Rule in a clip of the episode, which you can watch above.
“No, I did great. I was up against people who, in the time since our audition, have become legends. And I’m lucky that they’re all my lil’ buddies now.”
Also Read: Is There a New 'SNL' Episode Airing This Week?
But she did learn a lesson from the encounter, which she shared in the form of sage advice:
“But what went wrong? I was myself. And I think that...
“How did I mess up getting into SNL? Uh, I wasn’t good enough?” Ruffin joked with Andy Cohen and fellow guest Ja Rule in a clip of the episode, which you can watch above.
“No, I did great. I was up against people who, in the time since our audition, have become legends. And I’m lucky that they’re all my lil’ buddies now.”
Also Read: Is There a New 'SNL' Episode Airing This Week?
But she did learn a lesson from the encounter, which she shared in the form of sage advice:
“But what went wrong? I was myself. And I think that...
- 10/7/2019
- by Margeaux Sippell
- The Wrap
Nantucket, Mass. — The #MeToo moment and the push for gender parity in Hollywood has opened doors for women artists in the film and TV business in the past year, but there are concerns that the appetite for female-led stories could be a “worryingly trendy conversation.” That’s how showrunner Sera Gamble put during a panel session Saturday at the Nantucket Film Festival that focused on the status of women filmmakers, actors and writers.
After so many years of hearing “no” to projects revolving around protagonists who are female or persons of color, it’s pleasantly surprising to be asked to bring in diverse material director-producer Miranda Bailey said during the “Women Beyond the Words” panel moderated by NPR host Ophira Eisenberg. Bailey was joined by Gamble, actor-producer Alysia Reiner, actor Jeanne Tripplehorn, and documentary filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman.
“It’s unbelievable,” said Bailey, “I’m being told by every single studio please come in,...
After so many years of hearing “no” to projects revolving around protagonists who are female or persons of color, it’s pleasantly surprising to be asked to bring in diverse material director-producer Miranda Bailey said during the “Women Beyond the Words” panel moderated by NPR host Ophira Eisenberg. Bailey was joined by Gamble, actor-producer Alysia Reiner, actor Jeanne Tripplehorn, and documentary filmmaker Nancy Schwartzman.
“It’s unbelievable,” said Bailey, “I’m being told by every single studio please come in,...
- 6/23/2018
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
Comedy Dynamics has added six more titles to its growing slate. The production company has acquired award-winning comedies The Mix, The Shickles and Waiting on Mary as well as a trio of comedy specials: Ophira Eisenberg’s Inside Joke, Bryan Callen’s Never Grow Up and Laffghanistan: Comedy Down Range by Graham Elwood. The Mix from Chris Mollica and Greg Townsend is a dark comedy that follows Sal (Mollica), the owner of a homegrown cookie company. With his business riding a…...
- 8/21/2017
- Deadline
Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Lineup Announcements
– Frameline, the world’s longest-running and largest showcase of queer cinema, is pleased to announce that Frameline41, the San Francisco International Lgbtq Film Festival, will take place June 15-25, 2017 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Festival celebrates the spectrum and intersection of identities that make up the worldwide Lgbtq community.
With an expected attendance of 65,000 at its five venues, including a full week of programming in the East Bay, Frameline41 will draw film lovers, media artists, and Lgbtq communities from across the globe to discover the best in queer cinema among its 147 films. More than 19 countries will be represented, including Armenia, Cuba, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The 2017 slate proudly comprises 40 percent of films from women directors.
“Frameline41’s films shine a...
Lineup Announcements
– Frameline, the world’s longest-running and largest showcase of queer cinema, is pleased to announce that Frameline41, the San Francisco International Lgbtq Film Festival, will take place June 15-25, 2017 in the San Francisco Bay Area. The Festival celebrates the spectrum and intersection of identities that make up the worldwide Lgbtq community.
With an expected attendance of 65,000 at its five venues, including a full week of programming in the East Bay, Frameline41 will draw film lovers, media artists, and Lgbtq communities from across the globe to discover the best in queer cinema among its 147 films. More than 19 countries will be represented, including Armenia, Cuba, Mexico, Philippines, South Africa, Taiwan, and Vietnam. The 2017 slate proudly comprises 40 percent of films from women directors.
“Frameline41’s films shine a...
- 5/26/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Keep up with the always-hopping film festival world with our weekly Film Festival Roundup column. Check out last week’s Roundup right here.
Lineup Announcements
– The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented June 9 – 18, with 21 topical and provocative feature documentaries and panel discussions that showcase courageous resilience in challenging times. In an era of global advances by far-right forces into the political mainstream, assaults on the free press, and the rise of “citizen journalism,” festival organizers hope that the films in this year’s program can serve as inspiration and motivation for the audience, from seasoned activists to those searching for a role in local and global movements.
Now in its 28th edition, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival is co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFC Center. All screenings will be followed by in-depth discussions with filmmakers, film subjects, Human Rights Watch researchers, and special guests.
Lineup Announcements
– The Human Rights Watch Film Festival will be presented June 9 – 18, with 21 topical and provocative feature documentaries and panel discussions that showcase courageous resilience in challenging times. In an era of global advances by far-right forces into the political mainstream, assaults on the free press, and the rise of “citizen journalism,” festival organizers hope that the films in this year’s program can serve as inspiration and motivation for the audience, from seasoned activists to those searching for a role in local and global movements.
Now in its 28th edition, the Human Rights Watch Film Festival is co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center and IFC Center. All screenings will be followed by in-depth discussions with filmmakers, film subjects, Human Rights Watch researchers, and special guests.
- 5/11/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
New York's Comic Con might not be quite the juggernaut that San Diego's is, but 2014 looks to be its biggest year yet. A limited number of tickets for the sold-out event are hitting comic book retailers next week, and along with their tickets, fans can get a special New York Super Week card.
The Super Week card offers access to dozens of special offers so read on for the details of that along with how to get your Nycc tickets.
From the Press Release:
This will be the biggest year in New York Comic Con history, and next week at select comic book retailers, ReedPOP, the world's largest producer of pop culture events, is rolling out a limited number of tickets for the sold out New York Comic Con (running October 9th-12th) along with special New York Super Week cards.
This is the last chance for fans to get...
The Super Week card offers access to dozens of special offers so read on for the details of that along with how to get your Nycc tickets.
From the Press Release:
This will be the biggest year in New York Comic Con history, and next week at select comic book retailers, ReedPOP, the world's largest producer of pop culture events, is rolling out a limited number of tickets for the sold out New York Comic Con (running October 9th-12th) along with special New York Super Week cards.
This is the last chance for fans to get...
- 8/1/2014
- by Debi Moore
- DreadCentral.com
"I hate that my friend always looks so good in her Instagram photos." "Facebook elevates social nicety to an art form." "As soon as you hit 1,000 likes or views, it grips you - it's become something more." If any of this sounds kind of familiar, you'll really enjoy watching a couple of comics and filmmakers commenting on the fakability of Facebook, the laziness of online dating, what happens when Twitter becomes your boyfriend, and the habit of Instagraming food. The Nfb and the Guardian launched "The Seven Digital Deadly Sins," an interactive documentary divided into a clickable map of the seven deadly sins, with brief activities and articles grouped topically according to sin (Lust, Sloth, Wrath, Pride, Gluttony, Greed, and Envy). The doc features appearances from singer-songwriter Billy Bragg, comic Mary Walsh, novelist Gary Shteyngart, comic Josie Long, Bill Bailey, writer and filmmaker Jon Ronson and comic Ophira Eisenberg. Here's an.
- 6/9/2014
- by Taylor Lindsay
- Indiewire
Tonight at 92Y, NPR's Ophira Eisenberg interviews Portlandia co-creators and stars Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein. (They both do other things, too. Maybe you've heard?) Bring on the self-deprecating jokes about kale and tote bags! If you can't make it uptown to the event, Vulture will be live-streaming the discussion starting at 8:15 p.m. It's as close as you'll get to new Portlandia episodes until the show returns on Thursday.
- 2/25/2014
- by Vulture Editors
- Vulture
Your first question to that headline may be "Who is Ophira Eisenberg?" and your second question may be "Where do I get in line?" Well, hold your jets, because that title actual refers to exciting news for a personal friend of the Weekend Warrior's and the wife of one of my best friends, whose career as a stand-up comic has exploded in recent years before taking over the hosting duties at National Public Radio and Wnyc's popular trivia show "Ask Me Another." All of this led up to the release of her comic memoir .Screw Everyone: How I Slept My Way to Monogamy," the latter which has really taken off and now Zucker Productions has acquired the feature rights to turn it into a movie. In the book, Eisenberg talks about her decade and a half lifestyle...
- 7/30/2013
- Comingsoon.net
John McAfee Biopic
"Ed Wood" and "Man on the Moon" scribes Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski are being brought onboard the John McAfee biopic in development at Warner Bros. Pictures.
McAfee made his fortune from the anti-virus software that bears his name, but was wanted for questioning in connection with murder charges in Belize last year. [Source: ]
War Correspondents
"Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" creator Shonda Rhimes is set to pen the feature drama "War Correspondents" for Sony Pictures.
The story follows a number of female war correspondents. Betsy Beers and Mark Gordon will executive produce. [Source: The Live Feed]
Screw Everyone
Zucker Productions has acquired film rights to NPR host Ophira Eisenberg's comic memoir "Screw Everyone: How I Slept My Way to Monogamy".
The book recounts more than a decade and a half of relationships she indulged in where her attitude was saying 'yes' to nearly everything before getting married. [Source: Variety]
South China Sea
Millennium Films...
"Ed Wood" and "Man on the Moon" scribes Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski are being brought onboard the John McAfee biopic in development at Warner Bros. Pictures.
McAfee made his fortune from the anti-virus software that bears his name, but was wanted for questioning in connection with murder charges in Belize last year. [Source: ]
War Correspondents
"Grey's Anatomy" and "Scandal" creator Shonda Rhimes is set to pen the feature drama "War Correspondents" for Sony Pictures.
The story follows a number of female war correspondents. Betsy Beers and Mark Gordon will executive produce. [Source: The Live Feed]
Screw Everyone
Zucker Productions has acquired film rights to NPR host Ophira Eisenberg's comic memoir "Screw Everyone: How I Slept My Way to Monogamy".
The book recounts more than a decade and a half of relationships she indulged in where her attitude was saying 'yes' to nearly everything before getting married. [Source: Variety]
South China Sea
Millennium Films...
- 7/30/2013
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
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