Exclusive: Derek Luke (Antwone Fisher) is the latest addition to Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic that Antoine Fuqua is directing for Lionsgate and Universal Pictures International, sources tell Deadline.
The actor will play famed attorney Johnnie Cochran, who repped Jackson in a 1993 child molestation case that was settled out of court. As previously announced, Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson leads the ensemble as Michael, with Colman Domingo, Nia Long, Miles Teller, Laura Harrier and Juliano Krue Valdi among others set for key roles.
Scripted by by John Logan, Michael promises to bring audiences a riveting and honest portrayal of the brilliant yet complicated man who became known worldwide as the King of Pop. The film will examine Jackson’s triumphs and tragedies — from his human side, to his public and private struggles, to the accusations and the 24/7 media microscope Jackson lived under, even at his artistic apex. Pic will also...
The actor will play famed attorney Johnnie Cochran, who repped Jackson in a 1993 child molestation case that was settled out of court. As previously announced, Jackson’s nephew Jaafar Jackson leads the ensemble as Michael, with Colman Domingo, Nia Long, Miles Teller, Laura Harrier and Juliano Krue Valdi among others set for key roles.
Scripted by by John Logan, Michael promises to bring audiences a riveting and honest portrayal of the brilliant yet complicated man who became known worldwide as the King of Pop. The film will examine Jackson’s triumphs and tragedies — from his human side, to his public and private struggles, to the accusations and the 24/7 media microscope Jackson lived under, even at his artistic apex. Pic will also...
- 4/23/2024
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Brad Ingelsby’s upcoming HBO crime drama series starring Mark Ruffalo has added to its exec producer and director ranks.
Salli Richardson-Whitfield has joined the project and will direct multiple episodes and exec produce. She joins Jeremiah Zaga, who will direct the pilot episode plus multiple episodes as well as exec produce.
It comes as Richardson-Whitfield becomes one of HBO’s go-to directors, having recently directed episodes of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty and The Gilded Age.
The untitled drama is set in the working class suburbs outside of Philadelphia and follows an FBI agent who heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of drug-house robberies led by an unsuspecting family man.
Mare of Easttown creator Ingelsby is writing the limited series, which forms part of his overall deal with the network.
The series is produced in association with wiip. Ingelsby exec produces alongside Zagar,...
Salli Richardson-Whitfield has joined the project and will direct multiple episodes and exec produce. She joins Jeremiah Zaga, who will direct the pilot episode plus multiple episodes as well as exec produce.
It comes as Richardson-Whitfield becomes one of HBO’s go-to directors, having recently directed episodes of Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty and The Gilded Age.
The untitled drama is set in the working class suburbs outside of Philadelphia and follows an FBI agent who heads a Task Force to put an end to a string of drug-house robberies led by an unsuspecting family man.
Mare of Easttown creator Ingelsby is writing the limited series, which forms part of his overall deal with the network.
The series is produced in association with wiip. Ingelsby exec produces alongside Zagar,...
- 12/4/2023
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Denzel Washington starred in a variety of films that pushed him to his physical limit. But there was one movie he remembered needing to seek medical help for.
Denzel Washington’s directorial debut left him feeling literally numb Denzel Washington | John Lamparski/WireImage
As excited as Washington was to make his directorial debut, he was also equally nervous. He signed on to direct his first film, the 2002 biographical drama Antwone Fisher. What he wasn’t expecting was the extreme lack of sleep he’d experience doing the project.
“It was the most frightening thing I’ve ever done in my life,” Washington once said according to Black Film. “I was so scared. It was like once I got going, I was fine. But when I talked to other directors I was like, ‘Do you get sleep when you’re directing? Cause I didn’t get any.’ They said, no that never goes away you.
Denzel Washington’s directorial debut left him feeling literally numb Denzel Washington | John Lamparski/WireImage
As excited as Washington was to make his directorial debut, he was also equally nervous. He signed on to direct his first film, the 2002 biographical drama Antwone Fisher. What he wasn’t expecting was the extreme lack of sleep he’d experience doing the project.
“It was the most frightening thing I’ve ever done in my life,” Washington once said according to Black Film. “I was so scared. It was like once I got going, I was fine. But when I talked to other directors I was like, ‘Do you get sleep when you’re directing? Cause I didn’t get any.’ They said, no that never goes away you.
- 10/6/2023
- by Antonio Stallings
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
AT&T and Tribeca have chosen “Color Book” as the winner of the 2023 AT&T Presents: Untold Stories event. Writer/director David Fortune and producer Kiah Clingman competed amongst four other finalists to win $1 million and receive year-round mentorship to produce their feature film.
The film concerns a devoted father learning to raise his son — who has Down Syndrome — following the passing of the family matriarch. While adjusting to their new reality, the duo embark on a journey through Metro Atlanta to attend their first baseball game. The Atlanta-set picture is like Fortune’s prior films in that it finds power in normalizing the themes of compassion and intimacy set in inner-city communities.
The event took place at this year’s Tribeca Festival giving emerging filmmakers including David Fortune, Maria Mealla, Miguel Angel Caballero, Moon Molson and Selyna Warren and Marissa Read, the opportunity to present their stories to an expert...
The film concerns a devoted father learning to raise his son — who has Down Syndrome — following the passing of the family matriarch. While adjusting to their new reality, the duo embark on a journey through Metro Atlanta to attend their first baseball game. The Atlanta-set picture is like Fortune’s prior films in that it finds power in normalizing the themes of compassion and intimacy set in inner-city communities.
The event took place at this year’s Tribeca Festival giving emerging filmmakers including David Fortune, Maria Mealla, Miguel Angel Caballero, Moon Molson and Selyna Warren and Marissa Read, the opportunity to present their stories to an expert...
- 6/9/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
Derek Luke always knew he wanted to be a hero — or rather, play one. But when the opportunity for him to join the Marvel universe arose in 2011’s “Captain America: The First Avenger,” he wasn’t so sure — even after his agent, the late Ed Limato, insisted.
“If he sent me something, he would say, ‘Do you like it? Alright we’ll get him next time, kiddo, no pressure,’” Luke says. “This was the only script that he said, ‘You need to do this. And I’m like, ‘No. Absolutely not. First of all, Marvel, like, what is that?’”
Limato was firm, so Luke took a meeting with Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige. Upon entering his office, Luke’s eyes were drawn to a section of the wall full of Black characters, ones he didn’t even know existed. Luke leaned in and took the role.
“I think that’s...
“If he sent me something, he would say, ‘Do you like it? Alright we’ll get him next time, kiddo, no pressure,’” Luke says. “This was the only script that he said, ‘You need to do this. And I’m like, ‘No. Absolutely not. First of all, Marvel, like, what is that?’”
Limato was firm, so Luke took a meeting with Marvel Studios chief Kevin Feige. Upon entering his office, Luke’s eyes were drawn to a section of the wall full of Black characters, ones he didn’t even know existed. Luke leaned in and took the role.
“I think that’s...
- 4/14/2023
- by Sophia Scorziello
- Variety Film + TV
Paramount+ is not just the home of the Taylor Sheridan universe, it has also quietly assembled one of the best film libraries of any of the streaming services. Look no further than the list of what’s new on Paramount+ in March, which includes prestige dramas like “12 Years a Slave” and “Last of the Mohicans,” iconic thrillers like “The Sixth Sense,” “The Rock” and “Crimson Tide,” delightful rom-coms like “Kate & Leopold” and “Bridget Jones’ Diary” and other classics like “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Sunset Boulevard” and “Galaxy Quest.”
And that’s not to mention the new originals premiering in March: Kiefer Sutherland plays a corporate espionage operative framed for murder in “Rabbit Hole,” while “School Spirits” follows a high school teen who suddenly discovers she’s dead and still haunting her school.
Check out the full list of what’s new on Paramount+ in March 2023 below.
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And that’s not to mention the new originals premiering in March: Kiefer Sutherland plays a corporate espionage operative framed for murder in “Rabbit Hole,” while “School Spirits” follows a high school teen who suddenly discovers she’s dead and still haunting her school.
Check out the full list of what’s new on Paramount+ in March 2023 below.
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- 3/4/2023
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
The new year is upon us and Amazon Prime Video is kicking things off in grand fashion. Not only are they debuting the third season of their Tom Clancy adaptation “Jack Ryan,” they’re also debuting the final season of the ambitious, Al Pacino-starring actioner “Hunters.”
Initially debuting to the service in February of 2020, right as the pandemic started, the series’ first season follows a ragtag group of Nazi hunters in 1977 New York City. The so-called Hunters discover that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living in the United States and are conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in America. The Nazi hunters, led by Pacino, will embark on a bloody quest to bring the Nazis to justice and thwart their genocidal plans. The series concluded in 2020 and has taken some time to get back to screens. Unfortunately, this second season will be a finale as well so fans...
Initially debuting to the service in February of 2020, right as the pandemic started, the series’ first season follows a ragtag group of Nazi hunters in 1977 New York City. The so-called Hunters discover that hundreds of high-ranking Nazi officials are living in the United States and are conspiring to create a Fourth Reich in America. The Nazi hunters, led by Pacino, will embark on a bloody quest to bring the Nazis to justice and thwart their genocidal plans. The series concluded in 2020 and has taken some time to get back to screens. Unfortunately, this second season will be a finale as well so fans...
- 12/16/2022
- by Kristen Lopez
- Indiewire
20th Century Studios has unveiled the poster and trailer for their supernatural comedy Darby and the Dead, which is set to be released through the Hulu streaming service in the U.S. on December 2nd. (It will be released on Star+ in Latin America and Disney+ under the Star banner in all other territories.) The trailer can be seen in the embed above, and the poster is at the bottom of this article.
Directed by Silas Howard, whose credits include 22 episodes of the TV show Dickinson, from a screenplay written by Becca Greene (Good Vibes), working from a story by Wenonah Wilms (Fem 101), Darby and the Dead has the following synopsis:
After suffering a near-death experience as a young girl, Darby Harper gains the ability to see dead people. As a result, she becomes introverted and shut off from her high school peers and prefers to spend time counseling lonely...
Directed by Silas Howard, whose credits include 22 episodes of the TV show Dickinson, from a screenplay written by Becca Greene (Good Vibes), working from a story by Wenonah Wilms (Fem 101), Darby and the Dead has the following synopsis:
After suffering a near-death experience as a young girl, Darby Harper gains the ability to see dead people. As a result, she becomes introverted and shut off from her high school peers and prefers to spend time counseling lonely...
- 11/16/2022
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Tanya Kersey, an entrepreneur and entertainment journalist who founded the Hollywood Black Film Festival, died Monday of cardiac arrest in Rancho Cucamonga, California. Her daughters Brittany Love and Monique Love, and sister Lisa M. Kersey confirmed the news on Facebook. She was 61.
In a tribute, Lisa M. Kersey wrote that her sister had “been battling multiple health issues for many years” before she “passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones.”
“She was a fighter and fought a long hard battle with dignity & grace,” she added.
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In 1998, Kersey founded and became executive director of the Hollywood Black Film Festival, an annual event that brings together established and up-and-coming Black independent filmmakers. Dubbed “The Black Sundance,” Hbff has counted Sidney Poitier, Forest Whitaker, Sanaa Lathan, Ice-t, John Singleton, Tim Story, Malcolm Lee, Bill Duke, Devon Franklin, George Tillman, Blair Underwood, Loretta Devine,...
In a tribute, Lisa M. Kersey wrote that her sister had “been battling multiple health issues for many years” before she “passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones.”
“She was a fighter and fought a long hard battle with dignity & grace,” she added.
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Rebecca Balding, ‘Soap’ and ‘Charmed’ Actress, Dies at 73
In 1998, Kersey founded and became executive director of the Hollywood Black Film Festival, an annual event that brings together established and up-and-coming Black independent filmmakers. Dubbed “The Black Sundance,” Hbff has counted Sidney Poitier, Forest Whitaker, Sanaa Lathan, Ice-t, John Singleton, Tim Story, Malcolm Lee, Bill Duke, Devon Franklin, George Tillman, Blair Underwood, Loretta Devine,...
- 7/20/2022
- by Harper Lambert
- The Wrap
Tanya Kersey, founder of the Hollywood Black Film Festival, died Monday of cardiac arrest in in Rancho Cucamonga, California. She was 61.
Her death was announced by her daughters Monique Love and Brittany Love and sister Lisa M. Kersey on Facebook. According to her family,Kersey had been battling multiple health issues for many years and “passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones.”
Prior to founding the film festival in 1998 and serving as its executive director, Kersey was the founder and CEO of the entertainment industry trade publication Black Talent News and its website BlackTalentNews.com. She had previously been an entertainment journalist for various publications.
Kersey also founded The Kersey Group, a boutique film consulting firm.
The Hollywood Black Film Festival was an annual celebration of Black cinema designed to draw together established and rising filmmakers, popular film and television stars, writers, industry executives, emerging artists and diverse audiences...
Her death was announced by her daughters Monique Love and Brittany Love and sister Lisa M. Kersey on Facebook. According to her family,Kersey had been battling multiple health issues for many years and “passed away peacefully, surrounded by her loved ones.”
Prior to founding the film festival in 1998 and serving as its executive director, Kersey was the founder and CEO of the entertainment industry trade publication Black Talent News and its website BlackTalentNews.com. She had previously been an entertainment journalist for various publications.
Kersey also founded The Kersey Group, a boutique film consulting firm.
The Hollywood Black Film Festival was an annual celebration of Black cinema designed to draw together established and rising filmmakers, popular film and television stars, writers, industry executives, emerging artists and diverse audiences...
- 7/20/2022
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
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Tanya Kersey, founder of the Hollywood Black Film Festival, has died. She was 61.
Kersey died Monday of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Rancho Cucamonga, California, her daughter Monique told The Hollywood Reporter. She had faced a number of health issues over the years.
Kersey launched the Hollywood Black Film Festival in 1998. The event, which celebrates Black cinema by bringing together established talents and up-and-coming indie creatives, gained traction in the entertainment industry and was dubbed the “Black Sundance” in its early years. The Hbff has screened more than 1,000 independent films from the U.S. and 25 other countries.
The festival became a key event for Hollywood’s Black community, and notable attendees included Sidney Poitier, Forest Whitaker, John Singleton, Tim Story, Malcolm Lee, Bill Duke, Devon Franklin, George Tillman, Ice-t, Blair Underwood, Sanaa Lathan, Loretta Devine, Debra Martin Chase and Antwone Fisher.
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Tanya Kersey, founder of the Hollywood Black Film Festival, has died. She was 61.
Kersey died Monday of cardiac arrest at a hospital in Rancho Cucamonga, California, her daughter Monique told The Hollywood Reporter. She had faced a number of health issues over the years.
Kersey launched the Hollywood Black Film Festival in 1998. The event, which celebrates Black cinema by bringing together established talents and up-and-coming indie creatives, gained traction in the entertainment industry and was dubbed the “Black Sundance” in its early years. The Hbff has screened more than 1,000 independent films from the U.S. and 25 other countries.
The festival became a key event for Hollywood’s Black community, and notable attendees included Sidney Poitier, Forest Whitaker, John Singleton, Tim Story, Malcolm Lee, Bill Duke, Devon Franklin, George Tillman, Ice-t, Blair Underwood, Sanaa Lathan, Loretta Devine, Debra Martin Chase and Antwone Fisher.
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- 7/20/2022
- by Abid Rahman and Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Veteran director, producer and actor Salli Richardson-Whitfield is staying in business with HBO/HBO Max, with a renewal of her overall deal for two more years.
Under the new pact, Whitfield joins Adam McKay’s drama series’ Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty as executive producer and will direct half of season two. She directed the final two episodes of Winning Time in Season 1 under her initial deal with HBO. She also will continue to serve as executive producer on Julian Fellowes’ drama series The Gilded Age. Under Whitfield’s Early May production banner, Whitfield will continue to develop original series content with the intent to create stories told from unique, diverse perspectives including Motherland Bounce, rapper Nissim Black’s story, a half-hour written by Moshe Kasher for HBO Max.
As an actor, Richardson-Whitfield has starred in films include The Great White Hype opposite Samuel L. Jackson, Antwone Fisher...
Under the new pact, Whitfield joins Adam McKay’s drama series’ Winning Time: The Rise Of The Lakers Dynasty as executive producer and will direct half of season two. She directed the final two episodes of Winning Time in Season 1 under her initial deal with HBO. She also will continue to serve as executive producer on Julian Fellowes’ drama series The Gilded Age. Under Whitfield’s Early May production banner, Whitfield will continue to develop original series content with the intent to create stories told from unique, diverse perspectives including Motherland Bounce, rapper Nissim Black’s story, a half-hour written by Moshe Kasher for HBO Max.
As an actor, Richardson-Whitfield has starred in films include The Great White Hype opposite Samuel L. Jackson, Antwone Fisher...
- 7/19/2022
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The Zurich Film Festival will honor Oscar-winning composer Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) with its 2021 Career Achievement Award.
The Canada-born Danna has worked with such directors as Terry Gilliam (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter), Joel Schumacher (8Mm), James Mangold (Girl, Interrupted), and Denzel Washington (Antwone Fisher), but is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Ang Lee, for whom he composed scores for The Ice Storm (1997), Ride With the Devil (1999), Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016) and Life of Pi. The latter won him the Oscar for best original score in 2013.
Other notable works from the ...
The Canada-born Danna has worked with such directors as Terry Gilliam (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter), Joel Schumacher (8Mm), James Mangold (Girl, Interrupted), and Denzel Washington (Antwone Fisher), but is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Ang Lee, for whom he composed scores for The Ice Storm (1997), Ride With the Devil (1999), Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016) and Life of Pi. The latter won him the Oscar for best original score in 2013.
Other notable works from the ...
- 7/23/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Zurich Film Festival will honor Oscar-winning composer Mychael Danna (Life of Pi) with its 2021 Career Achievement Award.
The Canadian-born Danna has worked with such directors as Terry Gilliam (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter), Joel Schumacher (8Mm), James Mangold (Girl, Interrupted), and Denzel Washington (Antwone Fisher), but is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Ang Lee, for whom he composed scores for The Ice Storm (1997), Ride With The Devil (1999), Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016) and Life of Pi. The latter won him the Oscar for best original score in 2013.
Other notable works from the ...
The Canadian-born Danna has worked with such directors as Terry Gilliam (The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus), Atom Egoyan (The Sweet Hereafter), Joel Schumacher (8Mm), James Mangold (Girl, Interrupted), and Denzel Washington (Antwone Fisher), but is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Ang Lee, for whom he composed scores for The Ice Storm (1997), Ride With The Devil (1999), Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016) and Life of Pi. The latter won him the Oscar for best original score in 2013.
Other notable works from the ...
- 7/23/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Reservoir Docs has announced its new project, a feature-length documentary about Oscar-winning cinematographer Philippe Rousselot called “A Look Through His Lens.” The independent international sales company will finance and launch worldwide sales for the film at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.
“A Look Through His Lens” will cover Rousselot’s life, career and cinematography techniques, which he cultivated as a director of photography for both film and digital formats. Furthermore, it will dive into the impact of his contribution to the Cinema du Look movement and how his use of image and color captivated directors worldwide. In a statement, the filmmakers said their “goal is to create a narrative that is archival and educational in nature that can be accessed for generations to come.” It’s part of Reservoir Doc’s mission to specialize in documentaries about cinema and look at how cinema is a strong reflection of our society.
“A Look Through His Lens” will cover Rousselot’s life, career and cinematography techniques, which he cultivated as a director of photography for both film and digital formats. Furthermore, it will dive into the impact of his contribution to the Cinema du Look movement and how his use of image and color captivated directors worldwide. In a statement, the filmmakers said their “goal is to create a narrative that is archival and educational in nature that can be accessed for generations to come.” It’s part of Reservoir Doc’s mission to specialize in documentaries about cinema and look at how cinema is a strong reflection of our society.
- 6/23/2021
- by Haley Bosselman
- Variety Film + TV
Alaskan Nets, a documentary executive produced by Chris Pratt that centers on confluence of high school boys basketball and the culture of fishing on a Native reserve in remote Southeast Alaska, has won the audience award at the Santa Barbara Film Festival.
The 36th annual festival, which ran a hybrid in-person/virtual event that began March 31, wraps today with the unveiling of its juried awards. Alaskan Nets, directed by Jeff Harasimowicz, won the Audience Choice Award among a total of 11 categories that were represented.
“To say we are thrilled to win the audience choice award would be a vast understatement,” Harasimowicz said. “To see this film resonate with audiences is a deeply humbling experience. We are so honored to have had this special opportunity to share Alaskan Nets in Santa Barbara and I know it’s an experience my team, our families and the entire community of Metlakatla will never forget.
The 36th annual festival, which ran a hybrid in-person/virtual event that began March 31, wraps today with the unveiling of its juried awards. Alaskan Nets, directed by Jeff Harasimowicz, won the Audience Choice Award among a total of 11 categories that were represented.
“To say we are thrilled to win the audience choice award would be a vast understatement,” Harasimowicz said. “To see this film resonate with audiences is a deeply humbling experience. We are so honored to have had this special opportunity to share Alaskan Nets in Santa Barbara and I know it’s an experience my team, our families and the entire community of Metlakatla will never forget.
- 4/10/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
The documentary “Alaskan Nets,” set on a remote island where the Tsimshian Indians are focused on fishing and basketball, has won the Audience Choice Award at the 2021 Santa Barbara International Film Festival, Sbiff organizers announced on Saturday.
The festival ran from March 31 through April 10 with a combination of virtual presentations and drive-in screenings in the coastal town north of Los Angeles. Audience members who viewed films both online and in drive-ins were eligible to vote for the Audience Choice Award.
The festival also announced an array of jury awards that were chosen by jurors Tony Anselmo, Antwone Fisher, David Freid, Li Cheng, Geoffrey Cowper, Patricia Rosema, Siqi Song, Mark Stafford, Rita Taggart, Paul Walter Hauser, Anthony and Arnette Zerbe. The Sbiff Best Documentary Award went to Nina Stefanka’s “Mirage” (“Miraggio”), a chronicle of West African refugees in Rome, while the award for the best international feature was given to...
The festival ran from March 31 through April 10 with a combination of virtual presentations and drive-in screenings in the coastal town north of Los Angeles. Audience members who viewed films both online and in drive-ins were eligible to vote for the Audience Choice Award.
The festival also announced an array of jury awards that were chosen by jurors Tony Anselmo, Antwone Fisher, David Freid, Li Cheng, Geoffrey Cowper, Patricia Rosema, Siqi Song, Mark Stafford, Rita Taggart, Paul Walter Hauser, Anthony and Arnette Zerbe. The Sbiff Best Documentary Award went to Nina Stefanka’s “Mirage” (“Miraggio”), a chronicle of West African refugees in Rome, while the award for the best international feature was given to...
- 4/10/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Exclusive: Salli Richardson-Whitfield, the Eureka and I Am Legend star turned director, has signed an overall deal with HBO.
Richardson-Whitfield has struck a two-year deal with the premium cable network to develop projects. She has also come on board to direct and exec produce a handful of major titles for the WarnerMedia-owned company.
She will be an exec producer on Julian Fellowes’ upcoming drama series The Gilded Age, in addition to directing four episodes, and will also direct two episodes of Adam McKay’s upcoming untitled Lakers project, which is based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.
Richardson-Whitfield has had an interesting career trajectory. Having started voicing a character on Disney’s animated series Gargoyles, she was a series regular on Paul Haggis’ CBS drama Family Law, Syfy’s Eureka and Freeform’s Stitchers as well as...
Richardson-Whitfield has struck a two-year deal with the premium cable network to develop projects. She has also come on board to direct and exec produce a handful of major titles for the WarnerMedia-owned company.
She will be an exec producer on Julian Fellowes’ upcoming drama series The Gilded Age, in addition to directing four episodes, and will also direct two episodes of Adam McKay’s upcoming untitled Lakers project, which is based on Jeff Pearlman’s book Showtime: Magic, Kareem, Riley, and the Los Angeles Lakers Dynasty of the 1980s.
Richardson-Whitfield has had an interesting career trajectory. Having started voicing a character on Disney’s animated series Gargoyles, she was a series regular on Paul Haggis’ CBS drama Family Law, Syfy’s Eureka and Freeform’s Stitchers as well as...
- 9/1/2020
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
As protests in support of the Black Lives Matter movement continue to spark action across the country, some of the biggest movie studios in Hollywood have made a number of films about social justice and racism available to stream online for free.
Warner Bros. was the first to jump on board the initiative, making its 2019 civil rights legal drama, Just Mercy, available for free streaming earlier this month.
Paramount Pictures followed suit days later, releasing the Oscar-nominated Selma for free on most digital platforms, much to director Ava DuVernay’s satisfaction.
Warner Bros. was the first to jump on board the initiative, making its 2019 civil rights legal drama, Just Mercy, available for free streaming earlier this month.
Paramount Pictures followed suit days later, releasing the Oscar-nominated Selma for free on most digital platforms, much to director Ava DuVernay’s satisfaction.
- 6/19/2020
- by Tim Chan
- Rollingstone.com
The one studio probably benefiting the most right now amid theatrical and production shutdowns is Netflix, which continues to release a surfeit of new content, both movies and television, straight to streaming. In terms of series, the platform’s wild documentary series “Tiger King” has taken the world by storm, the awards-ready biopic “Self Made” has burst into the Emmys race, and junk-food reality shows like “Love Is Blind” continue to captivate audiences everywhere. Now, Netflix is about to release its latest feature film, “Extraction,” dropping on the streamer April 24. The action thriller is the directorial feature debut of Marvel Cinematic Universe stunt coordinator and actor Sam Hargrave. Watch the first official trailer for the film below.
The film stars action icon Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a weathered mercenary whose combat skills are solicited when he’s sent to Bangladesh to rescue an international crime lord’s kidnapped son.
The film stars action icon Chris Hemsworth as Tyler Rake, a weathered mercenary whose combat skills are solicited when he’s sent to Bangladesh to rescue an international crime lord’s kidnapped son.
- 4/7/2020
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Indiewire
Two-time Academy Award winner Denzel Washington will lend his talents and expertise to T.D. Jakes’ International Leadership Summit this spring, a conference for visionaries, entrepreneurs, intrapreneurs, pastors and leaders from all over the world, looking to expand their personal sphere of influence and sharpen their skills.
Washington is expected to deliver a keynote address focused on Hollywood, faith and handling the spotlight. As an actor, producer and director, Washington is considered one of the greatest actors of this generation, receiving critical acclaim for films including Glory, Training Day, Malcolm X, The Hurricane, Remember the Titans and American Gangster. He received the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards, which is bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.” Most recently, Washington was honored with the AFI Life Achievement award, one of the highest honors for a career in film.
Washington is expected to deliver a keynote address focused on Hollywood, faith and handling the spotlight. As an actor, producer and director, Washington is considered one of the greatest actors of this generation, receiving critical acclaim for films including Glory, Training Day, Malcolm X, The Hurricane, Remember the Titans and American Gangster. He received the Cecil B. DeMille Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Golden Globe Awards, which is bestowed by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association for “outstanding contributions to the world of entertainment.” Most recently, Washington was honored with the AFI Life Achievement award, one of the highest honors for a career in film.
- 1/21/2020
- Look to the Stars
“Bombshell” is set to receive the Stanley Kramer Award from the Producers Guild of America at the upcoming PGA Awards, the guild announced Monday.
The 2020 PGA Awards will be held on Jan. 18, 2020 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The award, established in 2002, honors a production, producer or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues.
Last year, the PGA recognized Jane Fonda for her activism. Past winners include “Get Out,” “Loving,” “Fruitvale Station,” “The Nomal Heart,” “The Hunting Ground,” “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Hotel Rwanda,” “In America,” “Antwone Fisher,” “Precious,” “In the Land of Blood and Honey” and “Bully.”
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“‘Bombshell’ proves that cinema has the power to encapsulate moments and movements in a way that serves and enlightens us all,” Producers Guild of America presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher said in a statement.
The 2020 PGA Awards will be held on Jan. 18, 2020 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The award, established in 2002, honors a production, producer or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues.
Last year, the PGA recognized Jane Fonda for her activism. Past winners include “Get Out,” “Loving,” “Fruitvale Station,” “The Nomal Heart,” “The Hunting Ground,” “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Hotel Rwanda,” “In America,” “Antwone Fisher,” “Precious,” “In the Land of Blood and Honey” and “Bully.”
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“‘Bombshell’ proves that cinema has the power to encapsulate moments and movements in a way that serves and enlightens us all,” Producers Guild of America presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher said in a statement.
- 11/25/2019
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“Bombshell,” a drama about Fox News journalists who set to expose CEO Roger Ailes for sexual harassment, will be honored the Producers Guild of America’s Stanley Kramer Award.
The award, established in 2002, recognizes a production, producer or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues. “Bombshell” will receive the award at the 31st annual Producers Guild Awards on Jan. 18 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
“’Bombshell’ proves that cinema has the power to encapsulate moments and movements in a way that serves and enlightens us all,” said PGA Presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher.
Directed by Jay Roach, the star-studded cast includes Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson, Margot Robbie as Kayla Pospisil, Allison Janney as Susan Ostrich and John Lithgow as Ailes. Lionsgate is debuting the movie in limited release in New York and Los Angeles on Dec.
The award, established in 2002, recognizes a production, producer or other individuals whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues. “Bombshell” will receive the award at the 31st annual Producers Guild Awards on Jan. 18 at the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles.
“’Bombshell’ proves that cinema has the power to encapsulate moments and movements in a way that serves and enlightens us all,” said PGA Presidents Gail Berman and Lucy Fisher.
Directed by Jay Roach, the star-studded cast includes Charlize Theron as Megyn Kelly, Nicole Kidman as Gretchen Carlson, Margot Robbie as Kayla Pospisil, Allison Janney as Susan Ostrich and John Lithgow as Ailes. Lionsgate is debuting the movie in limited release in New York and Los Angeles on Dec.
- 11/25/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
At 64, Denzel Washington has put together a remarkable body of work as an actor (Glory, Training Day, Malcolm X, Philadelphia) and director (Antwone Fisher, Fences) that has won him two Oscars, three Golden Globes, one Tony and now — to be presented June 6 — the American Film Institute's 47th Life Achievement Award. He's also lately embarked on an ambitious televised cycle of August Wilson's plays, the first of which, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, is in preproduction for Netflix. And yet, despite all this work and acclaim onscreen, he tells THR that theater remains his first love.
You've acted in both film ...
You've acted in both film ...
At 64, Denzel Washington has put together a remarkable body of work as an actor (Glory, Training Day, Malcolm X, Philadelphia) and director (Antwone Fisher, Fences) that has won him two Oscars, three Golden Globes, one Tony and now — to be presented June 6 — the American Film Institute's 47th Life Achievement Award. He's also lately embarked on an ambitious televised cycle of August Wilson's plays, the first of which, Ma Rainey's Black Bottom, is in preproduction for Netflix. And yet, despite all this work and acclaim onscreen, he tells THR that theater remains his first love.
You've acted in both film ...
You've acted in both film ...
Joseph Baxter Feb 22, 2019
Michael B. Jordan will star in Denzel Washington’s dramatic directorial effort, titled Journal for Jordan.
Michael B. Jordan has banked his share of blockbuster franchises, be it with a memorable villain turn in Marvel’s Black Panther, or the hit Rocky-spun-off Creed films, with even more intriguing projects on his docket. However, the actor just signed up to headline a drama, titled Journal for Jordan (no relation), directed by Denzel Washington, that serves as a heartfelt memoir to the sacrifices of our armed forces with a tragically broken bond between a father and son.
Sony Pictures is in talks with Jordan to star in Journal for Jordan, as reported by trades like Variety. The film will see Denzel Washington flex his sporadically-utilized directorial muscles for the film, working off a screenplay by Virgil Williams based off Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dana Canedy’s 2008 non-fiction book, A...
Michael B. Jordan will star in Denzel Washington’s dramatic directorial effort, titled Journal for Jordan.
Michael B. Jordan has banked his share of blockbuster franchises, be it with a memorable villain turn in Marvel’s Black Panther, or the hit Rocky-spun-off Creed films, with even more intriguing projects on his docket. However, the actor just signed up to headline a drama, titled Journal for Jordan (no relation), directed by Denzel Washington, that serves as a heartfelt memoir to the sacrifices of our armed forces with a tragically broken bond between a father and son.
Sony Pictures is in talks with Jordan to star in Journal for Jordan, as reported by trades like Variety. The film will see Denzel Washington flex his sporadically-utilized directorial muscles for the film, working off a screenplay by Virgil Williams based off Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Dana Canedy’s 2008 non-fiction book, A...
- 2/22/2019
- Den of Geek
Just when you thought this season couldn’t get any weirder, the Writers Guild of America Awards threw in yet another curveball on Sunday by naming “Eighth Grade” Best Original Screenplay and “Can You Ever Forgive Me?” Best Adapted Screenplay. Not only is this the first time since the WGA established these two categories 34 years ago that the top film prizes went to two non-Best Picture Oscar nominees, but now it could be the first time in 16 years that neither WGA champ repeats at the Oscars.
“Eighth Grade,” written by Bo Burnham, wasn’t even nominated at the Oscars, so there’s no chance of a repeat there. “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, is nominated, but it’s currently in third place in our odds, behind “BlacKkKlansman” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” and ahead of “A Star Is Born” and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
“Eighth Grade,” written by Bo Burnham, wasn’t even nominated at the Oscars, so there’s no chance of a repeat there. “Can You Ever Forgive Me?”, by Nicole Holofcener and Jeff Whitty, is nominated, but it’s currently in third place in our odds, behind “BlacKkKlansman” and “If Beale Street Could Talk,” and ahead of “A Star Is Born” and “The Ballad of Buster Scruggs.
- 2/20/2019
- by Joyce Eng
- Gold Derby
Image Source: Netflix
While the cast of 13 Reasons Why is mostly made up of relatively new or unknown actors (at least before season one launched them to fame), there's one face that probably seems really, really familiar: Mr. Porter. As one of the notorious 13 reasons high school student Hannah Baker chooses to commit suicide in the first season, the Liberty High School guidance counselor interacts with many of the characters as they navigate the aftermath of Hannah's death. If you have feelings about Mr. Porter that you want to get off your chest, direct your questions to actor Derek Luke.
There's a good chance you've seen the 42-year-old star before, especially if you're a fan of inspiring sports movies. In Glory Road, he pops up as Bobby Joe Hill, and in 2004's Friday Night Lights, he plays running back James "Boobie" Miles. If music-themed biopics are more your speed, you might recognize him from Notorious,...
While the cast of 13 Reasons Why is mostly made up of relatively new or unknown actors (at least before season one launched them to fame), there's one face that probably seems really, really familiar: Mr. Porter. As one of the notorious 13 reasons high school student Hannah Baker chooses to commit suicide in the first season, the Liberty High School guidance counselor interacts with many of the characters as they navigate the aftermath of Hannah's death. If you have feelings about Mr. Porter that you want to get off your chest, direct your questions to actor Derek Luke.
There's a good chance you've seen the 42-year-old star before, especially if you're a fan of inspiring sports movies. In Glory Road, he pops up as Bobby Joe Hill, and in 2004's Friday Night Lights, he plays running back James "Boobie" Miles. If music-themed biopics are more your speed, you might recognize him from Notorious,...
- 5/29/2018
- by Quinn Keaney
- Popsugar.com
Viola Davis is attached to star in the feature film Troupe Zero, which is set up at Amazon Studios.
Duo Bert & Bertie will direct from a script by Beasts of the Southern Wild scribe Lucy Alibar. Plot details are not immediately known.
Todd Black, who previously worked with Davis on Fences and Antwone Fisher, is producing. Amazon will fully finance.
Davis can currently be seen in the fourth season of the ABC series How to Get Away With Murder and will next be seen in Steve McQueen's crime thriller Widows. The Oscar winner is also attached to star in and...
Duo Bert & Bertie will direct from a script by Beasts of the Southern Wild scribe Lucy Alibar. Plot details are not immediately known.
Todd Black, who previously worked with Davis on Fences and Antwone Fisher, is producing. Amazon will fully finance.
Davis can currently be seen in the fourth season of the ABC series How to Get Away With Murder and will next be seen in Steve McQueen's crime thriller Widows. The Oscar winner is also attached to star in and...
- 2/20/2018
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
From civil rights activist Malcolm X to wrongly imprisoned boxer Rubin “Hurricane” Carter, Denzel Washington has given a number of memorable performances over his 30-plus year career. He added another to his resume in 2017 as a legal savant in “Roman J. Israel, Esq.” The film brought him an Oscar nomination for Best Actor, the ninth bid of his career and his eighth for acting. How does this latest entry compare to the rest of his filmography? Tour through our photo gallery above of Washington’s 20 greatest movies ranked from worst to best.
See Denzel Washington (‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’) will attempt to be sixth Best Actor champ as his film’s sole nomination
Washington snagged his first Oscar nomination exactly 30 years ago: Best Supporting Actor for “Cry Freedom” (1987). It was a mere two years later when Washington won that category for “Glory” (1989). And he made history 12 years after that when...
See Denzel Washington (‘Roman J. Israel, Esq.’) will attempt to be sixth Best Actor champ as his film’s sole nomination
Washington snagged his first Oscar nomination exactly 30 years ago: Best Supporting Actor for “Cry Freedom” (1987). It was a mere two years later when Washington won that category for “Glory” (1989). And he made history 12 years after that when...
- 2/13/2018
- by Zach Laws
- Gold Derby
Guild recognises horror film’s focus on ’important social issues’.
Get Out
Universal’s horror breakout Get Out will receive the Producers Guild of America’s (PGA) 2018 Stanley Kramer Award.
Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm, Jr and director Jordan Peele produced the film, which opened in February and grossed $175.5m in North America and a further $78.8m internationally. McKittrick and Hamm are deemed a producing partnership
British actor Daniel Kaluuya stars as a black man who visits his white girlfriend’s upper middle class enclave that hides a terrifying secret.
The film has been praised for its social commentary about contemporary race relations and earned a Golden Glove nod for best picture – musical or comedy, and placed on top 10 lists by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.
Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, Lakeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Erika Alexander, Marcus Henderson, and [link=nm...
Get Out
Universal’s horror breakout Get Out will receive the Producers Guild of America’s (PGA) 2018 Stanley Kramer Award.
Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm, Jr and director Jordan Peele produced the film, which opened in February and grossed $175.5m in North America and a further $78.8m internationally. McKittrick and Hamm are deemed a producing partnership
British actor Daniel Kaluuya stars as a black man who visits his white girlfriend’s upper middle class enclave that hides a terrifying secret.
The film has been praised for its social commentary about contemporary race relations and earned a Golden Glove nod for best picture – musical or comedy, and placed on top 10 lists by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.
Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, Lakeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Erika Alexander, Marcus Henderson, and [link=nm...
- 12/20/2017
- by Jeremy Kay
- ScreenDaily
Guild recognises horror film’s focus on ’important social issues’.
Get Out
Universal’s horror breakout Get Out will receive the Producers Guild of America’s (PGA) 2018 Stanley Kramer Award.
Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm, Jr and director Jordan Peele produced the film, which opened in February and grossed $175.5m in North America and a further $78.8m internationally. McKittrick and Hamm are deemed a producing partnership
British actor Daniel Kaluuya stars as a black man who visits his white girlfriend’s upper middle class enclave that hides a terrifying secret.
The film has been praised for its social commentary about contemporary race relations and earned a Golden Glove nod for best picture – musical or comedy, and placed on top 10 lists by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.
Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, Lakeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Erika Alexander,...
Get Out
Universal’s horror breakout Get Out will receive the Producers Guild of America’s (PGA) 2018 Stanley Kramer Award.
Sean McKittrick, Jason Blum, Edward H. Hamm, Jr and director Jordan Peele produced the film, which opened in February and grossed $175.5m in North America and a further $78.8m internationally. McKittrick and Hamm are deemed a producing partnership
British actor Daniel Kaluuya stars as a black man who visits his white girlfriend’s upper middle class enclave that hides a terrifying secret.
The film has been praised for its social commentary about contemporary race relations and earned a Golden Glove nod for best picture – musical or comedy, and placed on top 10 lists by the National Board of Review and the American Film Institute.
Allison Williams, Bradley Whitford, Catherine Keener, Caleb Landry Jones, Stephen Root, Lakeith Stanfield, Lil Rel Howery, Erika Alexander,...
- 12/20/2017
- by Jeremy Kay
- Screen Daily Test
Our perception of the Forest City having only seen it on screen.
All this week, Cleveland, Ohio, is being overrun with politicians, their supporters, and protestors of their platforms as the Republican National Convention is being held at the Quicken Loans Arena through Thursday. To help get a better sense of this “Cleve-Land,” as Howard the Duck calls it, we’re looking to entertainment, specifically movies and television, for what it can tell us about this city. If there’s anything we miss or misunderstand, blame Hollywood.
Cleveland Rocks
It’s the Rock and Roll Capital of the World, home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, so it’s not surprising that, to an outsider, Cleveland primarily looks like a city where music reigns. You could make a nice concert with all the fictional bands based there, including Cherry Bomb from Howard the Duck, The Barbusters from Light of Day, the...
All this week, Cleveland, Ohio, is being overrun with politicians, their supporters, and protestors of their platforms as the Republican National Convention is being held at the Quicken Loans Arena through Thursday. To help get a better sense of this “Cleve-Land,” as Howard the Duck calls it, we’re looking to entertainment, specifically movies and television, for what it can tell us about this city. If there’s anything we miss or misunderstand, blame Hollywood.
Cleveland Rocks
It’s the Rock and Roll Capital of the World, home of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, so it’s not surprising that, to an outsider, Cleveland primarily looks like a city where music reigns. You could make a nice concert with all the fictional bands based there, including Cherry Bomb from Howard the Duck, The Barbusters from Light of Day, the...
- 7/19/2016
- by Christopher Campbell
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Tina Fey, Tituss Burgess, Kristin Chenoweth, Rachel Crow, Antwone Fisher, Sutton Foster, Megan Hilty, Janice Huff, Jane Krakowski, Alec Mapa, Andrea McArdle, Patina Miller, Rosie O'Donnell, Caroline Rhea, Charlene Tilton are among the names who will take the stage to support youth in foster care at a special benefit show, Voices For The Voiceless Stars For Foster Kids. The event will take place on Monday, June 29th at 7Pm at The St. James Theatre, 246 West 44th Street.
- 6/1/2015
- by BWW News Desk
- BroadwayWorld.com
Philomena was one of the best films I saw at the Toronto International Film Festival this year. It seems I’m not alone in thinking that either as it won the runner-up spot for the festival’s People’s Choice Award. Now, Stephen Frears’ terrific drama starring Dame Judi Dench and Steve Coogan can be seen by a general audience, as the MPAA overturned an initial R rating and is giving the film a PG-13.
Two uses of a certain word rhyming with “luck” earned it the restriction, disallowing viewers under 17 from seeing it without an adult. Although the MPAA had continued a bizarre custom to limit the ‘f’ word to one usage during a PG-13 film, that line has been crossed before (both Antwone Fisher and Ocean’s Eleven used that profanity twice and got a PG-13).
Steve Coogan (who also co-wrote the film’s screenplay) and attorney Bert...
Two uses of a certain word rhyming with “luck” earned it the restriction, disallowing viewers under 17 from seeing it without an adult. Although the MPAA had continued a bizarre custom to limit the ‘f’ word to one usage during a PG-13 film, that line has been crossed before (both Antwone Fisher and Ocean’s Eleven used that profanity twice and got a PG-13).
Steve Coogan (who also co-wrote the film’s screenplay) and attorney Bert...
- 11/13/2013
- by Jordan Adler
- We Got This Covered
The Producers Guild of America (PGA), announced today that critically acclaimed documentary feature Bully will be honored with the 2013 Stanley Kramer Award at the 24th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony. Director Lee Hirsch and producer Cynthia Lowen will accept the award on Saturday, January 26 at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles. The Stanley Kramer Award was established in 2002 to honor a production, producer or other individual whose achievement or contribution illuminates and raises public awareness of important social issues. Stanley Kramer created some of the most powerful and acclaimed works in the history of American motion pictures, including such classics as Inherit The Wind, On The Beach, The Defiant Ones, and Guess Who’S Coming To Dinner. Previous recipients of the Stanley Kramer Award include such films as The Great Debaters, An Inconvenient Truth, Hotel Rwanda, In America, Antwone Fisher, Precious and the 2012 honoree In The Land Of Blood And Honey.
- 12/18/2012
- by [email protected] (Mark Johnson)
- Hollywoodnews.com
The always interesting Hollywood Black Film Festival this year for the first time opens with a foreign film, the South African drama A Million Colours. Running October 27-30, the event encompasses 53 films — 11 features, a dozen documentaries, 27 shorts and 3 student films — selected from entries from more than 300 filmmakers worldwide, according to fest executive director Tanya Kersey. There will also be 13 panels and workshops with more than 50 industry speakers. A Million Colours is a mixture of Slumdog Millionaire and Romeo and Juliet, says director Peter Bishai. It’s the story of the fall from grace and redemption of South Africa’s onetime most famous teen black movie star, Muntu Ndebele. Co-written by Bishai and Andre Pieterse, A Million Colours stars Wandile Molebatsi, Jason Hartman, Stelio Savante and Masello Motana. Also taking place opening night, the Food Network’s The Cupcake Wars will be shooting final scenes of an hourlong episode featuring the...
- 10/22/2011
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
There was a Chapelle’s Show skit (that I can’t find online) in which Dave Chapelle talked about a positive bias that may have seeped into Antwone Fisher, since it was written by… Antwone Fisher. It’s often stuck in my mind when I hear of biopics that have direct input from the subject, something that happens far too often — even if it only actually happens a few times.
So, I’m feeling a little ambivalent about an upcoming biopic of Elton John that will be executive produced by — you guessed it before you read it — Elton John. As Deadline reports, he’s working with David Furnish on Rocketman, which is produced through their Rocket Pictures. Described as a “biographical musical fantasy that will weave together John’s life and his music,” producer Steve Hamilton Shaw promises a story “told in a non-linear and hyper-visual manner that will transport...
So, I’m feeling a little ambivalent about an upcoming biopic of Elton John that will be executive produced by — you guessed it before you read it — Elton John. As Deadline reports, he’s working with David Furnish on Rocketman, which is produced through their Rocket Pictures. Described as a “biographical musical fantasy that will weave together John’s life and his music,” producer Steve Hamilton Shaw promises a story “told in a non-linear and hyper-visual manner that will transport...
- 9/23/2011
- by [email protected] (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
You know what I've been listening to all morning, my fine furry friends? The Muppet "Green Album." How this slipped past my pop culture radar before today, I will never know, but it's a nifty compilation of covers of famous Muppet songs. My favorite is Matt Nathanson's "I Hope That Something Better Comes Along." Some are better than others, and all of them lack that certain je ne sais frog, but it's a cute album and you can listen to all of it, right now, on NPR. For freesies. One last thing, I misread this listing: 'Mahna Mahna' performed by The Fray as performed by Tina Fey and almost hyperventilated. Nerts. (NPR)
Ah, NPR, what a wonderful resource. Thank goodness our government recognizes its value and has not slashed its fund-eh? What? F*ck. Listen, I'm really not a communist, I swear. But I do think, in light of...
Ah, NPR, what a wonderful resource. Thank goodness our government recognizes its value and has not slashed its fund-eh? What? F*ck. Listen, I'm really not a communist, I swear. But I do think, in light of...
- 8/15/2011
- by Joanna Robinson
40 Actors And Actresses We Love40 Actors and Actresses We LoveWith the Academy Awards announced this morning, all eyes are fixed on Hollywood. Even though no Black actors and actresses were nominated this year, we take a moment to honor 40 actresses and actors we love. Their work has made us laugh, made us cry, allowed us to step away from the pressures of our day-to-day lives, and taught us more about ourselves and our culture. Check out who made our list. Who would you add?Jennifer HudsonFavorite role: Effie White in "Dreamgirls." Won Oscar for Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in 2007.Halle BerryFavorite role: Leticia Musgrove in "Monster's Ball." Won Oscar for Best Actress in a Leading Role in 2002.Jamie FoxxFavorite role: Ray Charles in "Ray." Won Oscar for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role in 2005.Nia LongFavorite role: Nina Mosley in "Love Jones.
- 1/26/2011
- Essence
Penn Lands Humanitarian Honour From Producers Guild
Hollywood actor and activist Sean Penn is to be honoured for his charity work in Haiti by the Producers Guild of America.
The Oscar winner co-founded the J/P Hro Haitian Relief Organization in the wake of the January 2010 earthquake and has spent months in the Caribbean nation helping to distribute food and medical supplies, as well as build schools and hospitals.
He has also set up a campsite in the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, to help provide temporary housing for an estimated 50,000 survivors left homeless by the tremors.
Penn was made a knight in Haiti in July and was also honoured with last year's Hollywood Humanitarian Award - and now his tireless charity work has landed him another accolade, the Producers Guild's 2011 Stanley Kramer Award.
He will be honoured at the PGA's annual awards ceremony, which will be held on 22 January in Los Angeles.
Penn is the first individual to receive the prize, established in 2002 to honour "a motion picture, producer or individual whose achievement or contribution illuminates provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion".
Penn is no stranger to the honour - his movie I Am Sam was the first recipient of the award.
Other previous honorees include: The Great Debaters, An Inconvenient Truth, Hotel Rwanda, Antwone Fisher and last year's Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.
The Oscar winner co-founded the J/P Hro Haitian Relief Organization in the wake of the January 2010 earthquake and has spent months in the Caribbean nation helping to distribute food and medical supplies, as well as build schools and hospitals.
He has also set up a campsite in the country's capital, Port-au-Prince, to help provide temporary housing for an estimated 50,000 survivors left homeless by the tremors.
Penn was made a knight in Haiti in July and was also honoured with last year's Hollywood Humanitarian Award - and now his tireless charity work has landed him another accolade, the Producers Guild's 2011 Stanley Kramer Award.
He will be honoured at the PGA's annual awards ceremony, which will be held on 22 January in Los Angeles.
Penn is the first individual to receive the prize, established in 2002 to honour "a motion picture, producer or individual whose achievement or contribution illuminates provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion".
Penn is no stranger to the honour - his movie I Am Sam was the first recipient of the award.
Other previous honorees include: The Great Debaters, An Inconvenient Truth, Hotel Rwanda, Antwone Fisher and last year's Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire.
- 1/6/2011
- WENN
By Carlos de Abreu
hollywoodnews.com: The Producers Guild of America (PGA), announced today that Sean Penn will be honored with the 2011 Stanley Kramer Award. The award will be presented to Penn at the 22nd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 22nd at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The Stanley Kramer Award was established in 2002 to honor a motion picture, producer or other individual, whose achievement or contribution illuminates provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion. Kramer, considered within the film industry to have served as ‘Hollywood’s Conscience’ during his career as a film producer and director, created some of the most respected and successful works in the annals of American motion pictures. He was the master behind such classics as ‘The Caine Mutiny,’ ‘High Noon,’ ‘The Defiant Ones,’ and ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.’
Previous recipients of the Kramer award include...
hollywoodnews.com: The Producers Guild of America (PGA), announced today that Sean Penn will be honored with the 2011 Stanley Kramer Award. The award will be presented to Penn at the 22nd Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 22nd at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
The Stanley Kramer Award was established in 2002 to honor a motion picture, producer or other individual, whose achievement or contribution illuminates provocative social issues in an accessible and elevating fashion. Kramer, considered within the film industry to have served as ‘Hollywood’s Conscience’ during his career as a film producer and director, created some of the most respected and successful works in the annals of American motion pictures. He was the master behind such classics as ‘The Caine Mutiny,’ ‘High Noon,’ ‘The Defiant Ones,’ and ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.’
Previous recipients of the Kramer award include...
- 1/6/2011
- by Carlos de Abreu
- Hollywoodnews.com
Soft-spoken writer Antwone Fisher, known for the semi-autobiographical 2002 film, Antwone Fisher, is set to direct a documentary on the life of Leon T. Garr. Garr, now 96, is an entrepreneur and philanthropist who built a real estate business in his home state of Louisiana into the foundation of many investment ventures in Los Angeles, where he is considered “The Godfather” of black business.
From S & A:
Mr. Garr bought real estate and developed raw land successfully for over 60 years. He built motels, apartment complexes, shopping malls and other commercial properties with his own money. In the 1980s he used some of his real estate holdings to develop a chain of Garr Learning Centers and in 1990, at the age of 76, he purchased the failing Founders Savings and Loans and transformed it into Founders National Bank, the only commercial bank owned by an African American in southern California.
He’s considered “The Godfather...
From S & A:
Mr. Garr bought real estate and developed raw land successfully for over 60 years. He built motels, apartment complexes, shopping malls and other commercial properties with his own money. In the 1980s he used some of his real estate holdings to develop a chain of Garr Learning Centers and in 1990, at the age of 76, he purchased the failing Founders Savings and Loans and transformed it into Founders National Bank, the only commercial bank owned by an African American in southern California.
He’s considered “The Godfather...
- 1/3/2011
- by James Battaglia
- The Film Stage
Writer Antwone Fisher, most notably known for the film he wrote and produced Antwone Fisher, has a new project we can look forward to. He’ll be directing a documentary on the life of Leon T. Garr, an entrepreneur and philanthropist who built a successful real estate business in his home state of Louisiana which eventually became the foundation for his many lucrative investment ventures in Los Angeles.
The film will be based on The Millionaire Chronicle: Let’s Go to Work!, a book Mr. Garr and Bobby Glanton Smith collaborated on.
Mr. Garr bought real estate and developed raw land successfully for over 60 years. He built motels, apartment complexes, shopping malls and other commercial properties with his own money. In the 1980s he used some of his real estate holdings to develop a chain of Garr Learning Centers and in 1990, at the age of 76, he purchased the failing Founders...
The film will be based on The Millionaire Chronicle: Let’s Go to Work!, a book Mr. Garr and Bobby Glanton Smith collaborated on.
Mr. Garr bought real estate and developed raw land successfully for over 60 years. He built motels, apartment complexes, shopping malls and other commercial properties with his own money. In the 1980s he used some of his real estate holdings to develop a chain of Garr Learning Centers and in 1990, at the age of 76, he purchased the failing Founders...
- 12/28/2010
- by Cynthia
- ShadowAndAct
Hi everyone,
The Barnes and Nobles at the Grove (on fairfax and 3rd) in Los Angeles will have several book signings this month and I thought you might want to attend some of them.
Thursday May 13 at 7pm
Pam Grier will be there for her new book “Foxy :My Life in Three Acts” (I may go to this one)
Friday May 14 at 7pm
Damon Wayans will be there for his new book “Red Hats”
and lastly
Monday May 17th at 7pm
Antwone Fisher will be there for his new book “A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie: And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life“
Yesterday, I went to the Victoria Rowell book signing for her new book Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva. I got a copy and got to meet her (boy she looks amazing). Below is the description of the book and one of her webisodes.
The Barnes and Nobles at the Grove (on fairfax and 3rd) in Los Angeles will have several book signings this month and I thought you might want to attend some of them.
Thursday May 13 at 7pm
Pam Grier will be there for her new book “Foxy :My Life in Three Acts” (I may go to this one)
Friday May 14 at 7pm
Damon Wayans will be there for his new book “Red Hats”
and lastly
Monday May 17th at 7pm
Antwone Fisher will be there for his new book “A Boy Should Know How to Tie a Tie: And Other Lessons for Succeeding in Life“
Yesterday, I went to the Victoria Rowell book signing for her new book Secrets of a Soap Opera Diva. I got a copy and got to meet her (boy she looks amazing). Below is the description of the book and one of her webisodes.
- 5/12/2010
- by kjmlm
- ShadowAndAct
For reasons only the studio and their maker knows, Warner Brothers Premiere is developing a straight-to-dvd sequel to 2001's Training Day, the film that garnered Denzel Washington an Oscar and Ethan Hawke a supporting actor nod. The interesting wrinkle here is that the script was penned by Antwone Fisher, who also wrote Denzel Washington's directorial debut, Antwone Fisher (which was based on the writer's life, natch). I assume that the relationship played some basis in Fisher's role in writing the sequel, although neither Denzel Washington nor Ethan Hawke are expected to return.
That doesn't mean that they can't use the same character. The story picks up eight years after the original. Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke's character) is still working the narcotics beat, but he's an old and grizzled veteran now. He's teamed up for a day with a new trainee, a black officer. Now, it's Jake's turn to...
That doesn't mean that they can't use the same character. The story picks up eight years after the original. Jake Hoyt (Ethan Hawke's character) is still working the narcotics beat, but he's an old and grizzled veteran now. He's teamed up for a day with a new trainee, a black officer. Now, it's Jake's turn to...
- 3/20/2010
- by Dustin Rowles
Last week, I posted The Griot’s list of the Top 10 Most Important Black Films of the last decade.
Today, I present to you Black Voices’ (Bv) list of the 10 Best Black Films Of the last 10 years.
I can actually say that I did see All of the below films on the list – some more willingly than others. Bv doesn’t specify what its criteria is to determine what constitutes a “black film.” But I think we’d all agree that the films on their list can be defined as such. They also don’t say what the consider good, or the “best,” other than describing them as “witty, entertaining and inspiring.” So, I dunno… I can’t really say much about what they’ve got here.
The list follows below, from #10 to #1:
10 – Brown Sugar
9 – Drumline
8 – Remember The Titans
7 – Akeelah And The Bee
6 – The Pursuit Of Happyness
5 – Precious
4 – Diary of A Mad Black Woman...
Today, I present to you Black Voices’ (Bv) list of the 10 Best Black Films Of the last 10 years.
I can actually say that I did see All of the below films on the list – some more willingly than others. Bv doesn’t specify what its criteria is to determine what constitutes a “black film.” But I think we’d all agree that the films on their list can be defined as such. They also don’t say what the consider good, or the “best,” other than describing them as “witty, entertaining and inspiring.” So, I dunno… I can’t really say much about what they’ve got here.
The list follows below, from #10 to #1:
10 – Brown Sugar
9 – Drumline
8 – Remember The Titans
7 – Akeelah And The Bee
6 – The Pursuit Of Happyness
5 – Precious
4 – Diary of A Mad Black Woman...
- 12/30/2009
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
It’s that time of the year… the time for “lists.” As the first 10 years of the 21st century come to a close, lots of “best of the decade” film lists have been popping up here and there; but this is the first one I’ve seen that’s specifically focused on “black cinema.”
It comes from the folks at TheGriot, although their list isn’t made up of the Best black films of the last decade, but rather, the most Important black films of the last 10 years.
So, naturally, the next question one would ask is, how do they define “important?”
According to the post, each film on the list had to meet 3 criteri, which are: Overall influence or ability to shift perceptions, reveal truths; Originality and excellence in filmmaking (i.e. acting, story-telling, directing); Shelf-life or ability to remain timeless.
And their definition of what makes a black film,...
It comes from the folks at TheGriot, although their list isn’t made up of the Best black films of the last decade, but rather, the most Important black films of the last 10 years.
So, naturally, the next question one would ask is, how do they define “important?”
According to the post, each film on the list had to meet 3 criteri, which are: Overall influence or ability to shift perceptions, reveal truths; Originality and excellence in filmmaking (i.e. acting, story-telling, directing); Shelf-life or ability to remain timeless.
And their definition of what makes a black film,...
- 12/24/2009
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
If you ever wanted to find an irritable bunch of people working in Hollywood, you wouldn't have to go much further than the names in the screenwriter's directory. First Run Features have picked up the rights to Peter Hanson’s talking heads docu about the horror stories of those of who lived to tell the tale: contemporary screenwriters who got stung in their careers as scribes and consider themselves lucky, managed to see one of their works turn into a final product and retain some shards of its former self. - If you ever wanted to find an irritable bunch of people working in Hollywood, you wouldn't have to go much further than the names in the screenwriter's directory. First Run Features have picked up the rights to Peter Hanson’s talking heads docu about the horror stories of those of who lived to tell the tale: contemporary screenwriters...
- 12/15/2009
- IONCINEMA.com
First Run Features has acquired North American theatrical rights to Peter Hanson's "Tales From the Script." The documentary will open in a limited run March 12 ahead of its April 20 DVD release.
Containing interviews with Shane Black ("Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("All the President's Men"), Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver") and more, Hanson's documentary details the lives and work of dozens of Hollywood screenwriters. Hanson's project includes a companion book, "Tales From the Script: 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories," which HarperCollins imprint It Books will publish Jan. 26.
"Script" premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January and has since screened at the Austin and Starz Denver fests. Hanson produced through his Grand River Films along with Paul Robert Herman of Jade Tiger Films.
Allison Anders ("Gas Food Lodging"), John August ("Go"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Antwone Fisher ("Antwone Fisher"), David Hayter ("Watchmen...
Containing interviews with Shane Black ("Kiss Kiss Bang Bang"), Frank Darabont ("The Shawshank Redemption"), William Goldman ("All the President's Men"), Paul Schrader ("Taxi Driver") and more, Hanson's documentary details the lives and work of dozens of Hollywood screenwriters. Hanson's project includes a companion book, "Tales From the Script: 50 Hollywood Screenwriters Share Their Stories," which HarperCollins imprint It Books will publish Jan. 26.
"Script" premiered at the Palm Springs International Film Festival in January and has since screened at the Austin and Starz Denver fests. Hanson produced through his Grand River Films along with Paul Robert Herman of Jade Tiger Films.
Allison Anders ("Gas Food Lodging"), John August ("Go"), John Carpenter ("Halloween"), Antwone Fisher ("Antwone Fisher"), David Hayter ("Watchmen...
- 12/7/2009
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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