Morgan Neville’s company Tremolo Productions is officially in production of an untitled Andy Kaufman documentary alongside Josh and Benny Safdie’s Elara Pictures. The Emmy-nominated Alex Braverman will direct the feature-length film.
“No matter how many times I watch Andy Kaufman’s work, I feel like I’m seeing a magic trick for the very first time,” Braverman said. “I’m excited for our project to honor that. This is the film I’ve wanted to make my entire life.”
The Safdie brothers will executive produce the project alongside Rick Rubin and Braverman’s father Chuck Braverman, who produced Kaufman’s 1980 special “Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall.” Wavelength founder and CEO Jennifer Westphal also will executive produce.
Wavelength and Tremolo had previously worked together on the 2018 Mr. Roger’s documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” directed by Neville. This documentary also marks the second time Neville and Rubin have worked together on a project,...
“No matter how many times I watch Andy Kaufman’s work, I feel like I’m seeing a magic trick for the very first time,” Braverman said. “I’m excited for our project to honor that. This is the film I’ve wanted to make my entire life.”
The Safdie brothers will executive produce the project alongside Rick Rubin and Braverman’s father Chuck Braverman, who produced Kaufman’s 1980 special “Andy Kaufman Plays Carnegie Hall.” Wavelength founder and CEO Jennifer Westphal also will executive produce.
Wavelength and Tremolo had previously worked together on the 2018 Mr. Roger’s documentary “Won’t You Be My Neighbor?” directed by Neville. This documentary also marks the second time Neville and Rubin have worked together on a project,...
- 4/13/2022
- by Wilson Chapman and Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
In 2011, Michel Hazanavicius' revived the black and white silent film, earned ten Oscar nominations, winning five awards. Among the film's actors nominated for a golden statuette: Argentine-born actress Bérénice Bejo.
But long before Bejo could grace Hazanavicius' homage to old Hollywood, Myrtle Gonzalez and Beatriz Michelena would forge the way for Latinas onto the silver screen. The Silent Film era also opened doors for Hispanic actors like Ramon Novarro and Antonio Moreno, men often typecast as the "Latin Lover."
Like modern Hollywood, early Hollywood often trafficked in Latino stereotypes. Still, a small group of Hispanic artists thrived in the silent film industry. Some later transitioned to the, "talkies," becoming stars long before Jennifer Lopez and Andy Garcia, before Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro.
But long before Bejo could grace Hazanavicius' homage to old Hollywood, Myrtle Gonzalez and Beatriz Michelena would forge the way for Latinas onto the silver screen. The Silent Film era also opened doors for Hispanic actors like Ramon Novarro and Antonio Moreno, men often typecast as the "Latin Lover."
Like modern Hollywood, early Hollywood often trafficked in Latino stereotypes. Still, a small group of Hispanic artists thrived in the silent film industry. Some later transitioned to the, "talkies," becoming stars long before Jennifer Lopez and Andy Garcia, before Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro.
- 10/3/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
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