Now that Harvey Weinstein — a six-time Best Picture winner who spent two decades as one of the most powerful and feared Hollywood personalities — has been terminated as co-chairman of The Weinstein Company following sexual harassment allegations from at least 10 women, many unknowns remain about the studio’s future.
A rep for TWC said, “I can provide no further comment at this time.” Nevertheless, here are the three of the most pressing questions.
Read More: Harvey Weinstein: His Career Timeline of Sexual Harassment Allegations
Who will run The Weinstein Co.?
TWC’s board — down from seven to four as Marc Lasry, Tim Sarnoff and Dirk Ziff resigned in the wake of the Oct. 5 New York Times investigation detailing Weinstein’s impropriety —confirmed to Variety that for now, Weinstein’s brother and the company’s co-founder, Bob, will jointly helm TWC with chief operating officer David Glasser. This transition of power...
A rep for TWC said, “I can provide no further comment at this time.” Nevertheless, here are the three of the most pressing questions.
Read More: Harvey Weinstein: His Career Timeline of Sexual Harassment Allegations
Who will run The Weinstein Co.?
TWC’s board — down from seven to four as Marc Lasry, Tim Sarnoff and Dirk Ziff resigned in the wake of the Oct. 5 New York Times investigation detailing Weinstein’s impropriety —confirmed to Variety that for now, Weinstein’s brother and the company’s co-founder, Bob, will jointly helm TWC with chief operating officer David Glasser. This transition of power...
- 10/9/2017
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
On Monday, August 28, 2017, Turner Classic Movies will devote an entire day of their “Summer Under the Stars” series to the late, great Louis Burton Lindley Jr. If that name doesn’t sound familiar, well, then just picture the fella riding the bomb like a buckin’ bronco at the end of Dr. Strangelove…, or the racist taskmaster heading up the railroad gang in Blazing Saddles, or the doomed Sheriff Baker, who gets one of the loveliest, most heartbreaking sendoffs in movie history in Sam Peckinpah’s Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid.
Lindley joined the rodeo circuit when he was 13 and soon picked up the name that would follow him throughout the length of his professional career, in rodeo and in movies & TV. One of the rodeo vets got a look at the lank newcomer and told him, “Slim pickin’s. That’s all you’re gonna get in this rodeo.
Lindley joined the rodeo circuit when he was 13 and soon picked up the name that would follow him throughout the length of his professional career, in rodeo and in movies & TV. One of the rodeo vets got a look at the lank newcomer and told him, “Slim pickin’s. That’s all you’re gonna get in this rodeo.
- 8/27/2017
- by Dennis Cozzalio
- Trailers from Hell
The second annual Chicago Underground Film Festival was held in 1995, at multiple locations in the city, from Thursday, July 20 to Sunday, July 23.
The festival opened on July 20th at the International Cinema Museum with the film What About Me?, directed by Rachel Amodeo. Other highlights included a retrospective of the work of Kenneth Anger, who attended the fest and screened Fireworks (1947), Scorpio Rising (1963) and Kkk (Kustom Kar Kommandos) (1965) at the Congress Hotel, 520 S. Michigan, on Friday, July 21. Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin also attended and screened films on July 23; while the Reverend Ivan Stang of the Church of Subgenius screened films on July 22.
Also, Charles Pinion screened the world premiere of his feature film Red Spirit Lake, which was preceded by the short film The Operation, directed by Jacob Pander and Marne Lucas. Other short films that screened were Desktop and a preview of Monday 9:02 am, both directed by Tyler Hubby.
The festival opened on July 20th at the International Cinema Museum with the film What About Me?, directed by Rachel Amodeo. Other highlights included a retrospective of the work of Kenneth Anger, who attended the fest and screened Fireworks (1947), Scorpio Rising (1963) and Kkk (Kustom Kar Kommandos) (1965) at the Congress Hotel, 520 S. Michigan, on Friday, July 21. Winnipeg filmmaker Guy Maddin also attended and screened films on July 23; while the Reverend Ivan Stang of the Church of Subgenius screened films on July 22.
Also, Charles Pinion screened the world premiere of his feature film Red Spirit Lake, which was preceded by the short film The Operation, directed by Jacob Pander and Marne Lucas. Other short films that screened were Desktop and a preview of Monday 9:02 am, both directed by Tyler Hubby.
- 7/23/2017
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Today, President Donald Trump announced that the United States will be pulling out of the historic Paris Accord, an agreement on climate change and environmental policy, signed just over a year ago by then-Secretary of State John Kerry. Every country in the world but Syria and Nicaragua signed the agreement.
It didn’t take long following Trump’s announcement (which he gave jointly with Epa chief Scott Pruitt) for the reactions from famous names to start rolling in.
Politicians, of course, spoke out. Former President Barack Obama said that the U.S. was no longer a global leader when it comes to climate change.
It didn’t take long following Trump’s announcement (which he gave jointly with Epa chief Scott Pruitt) for the reactions from famous names to start rolling in.
Politicians, of course, spoke out. Former President Barack Obama said that the U.S. was no longer a global leader when it comes to climate change.
- 6/1/2017
- by Diana Pearl
- PEOPLE.com
Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s latest film, “The Fate of the Furious,” opened in theaters April 14 and has grossed over $1 billion worldwide. Now, the actor is ready for his next big movie role. In a video he shot for GQ Magazine, for which he graces the cover of the June issue, the actor stars in imaginary sequels or some famous movie franchises, and the result is simply hilarious.
Read More: Dwayne Johnson Isn’t Your Average Superstar: How The Rock Has Built a Career With Smart Choices
In the video, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” actor Tituss Burgess plays Johnson’s agent, who cannot come up with one good idea for a movie in which the actor should star. “Martin Scorsese wants you for ‘Goodfellas 2,'” Burgess says. “You play Joe Pesci’s illegitimate son who moves to Queens trying to make it in the comedy scene.”
After realizing that that’s a terrible idea,...
Read More: Dwayne Johnson Isn’t Your Average Superstar: How The Rock Has Built a Career With Smart Choices
In the video, “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” actor Tituss Burgess plays Johnson’s agent, who cannot come up with one good idea for a movie in which the actor should star. “Martin Scorsese wants you for ‘Goodfellas 2,'” Burgess says. “You play Joe Pesci’s illegitimate son who moves to Queens trying to make it in the comedy scene.”
After realizing that that’s a terrible idea,...
- 5/10/2017
- by Yoselin Acevedo
- Indiewire
Author: Rob Keeling
With Fast and the Furious 8 due out in cinemas this week, it seems only right that we look back at some of the landmark moments in the proud history of ridiculous stunts. The Fast and the Furious movie franchise is one which has firmly embraced the “more is more” approach to set pieces and stunts and while in its infancy it made do with garish cars racing quickly, it now parachutes them out of planes and drives them from building to building.
Since the early days of cinema though, filmmakers have been going to great lengths to make their action sequences really impress:
Safety Last! (1923) – The clock face
In this aptly titled silent comedy, star Harold Lloyd was playing an employee climbing the outside of his work’s building as part of a publicity stunt. How did they make this feat look so realistic with 1920s technology?...
With Fast and the Furious 8 due out in cinemas this week, it seems only right that we look back at some of the landmark moments in the proud history of ridiculous stunts. The Fast and the Furious movie franchise is one which has firmly embraced the “more is more” approach to set pieces and stunts and while in its infancy it made do with garish cars racing quickly, it now parachutes them out of planes and drives them from building to building.
Since the early days of cinema though, filmmakers have been going to great lengths to make their action sequences really impress:
Safety Last! (1923) – The clock face
In this aptly titled silent comedy, star Harold Lloyd was playing an employee climbing the outside of his work’s building as part of a publicity stunt. How did they make this feat look so realistic with 1920s technology?...
- 4/12/2017
- by Rob Keeling
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Sergei Eisenstein. Leni Riefenstahl. Michael Moore. Steve Bannon? At an event entitled “Alternative Facts: The Steve Bannon Reality Show” on the opening weekend of the Copenhagen International Documentary Festival (Cph:dox), writer and host Lars Trier Mogensen argued that Trump’s chief strategist might just be the most influential filmmaker among these titans of polemical documentary. A year ago, that claim might have seemed far-fetched.
Back then, the young crowd now packed into the “Social Cinema,” a performance hall in festival’s new center Kunsthal Charlottenborg, had likely never heard of this alt-right auteur. Lounging on stylish sofas, they were willing to sit through nine tedious Bannon trailers and a two-hour analysis of populism and propaganda with a Princeton professor, political scientist Jan-Werner Müller, and artist Christian von Borries. Given Bannon’s disdain for factual integrity, it would be hard to claim that his 90-minute political screeds could even be called documentaries.
Back then, the young crowd now packed into the “Social Cinema,” a performance hall in festival’s new center Kunsthal Charlottenborg, had likely never heard of this alt-right auteur. Lounging on stylish sofas, they were willing to sit through nine tedious Bannon trailers and a two-hour analysis of populism and propaganda with a Princeton professor, political scientist Jan-Werner Müller, and artist Christian von Borries. Given Bannon’s disdain for factual integrity, it would be hard to claim that his 90-minute political screeds could even be called documentaries.
- 4/3/2017
- by Paul Dallas
- Indiewire
Filmmakers and stars have often taken a political stance by choosing which projects to make. But when the Academy Awards ceremony began in 1929 to honor the best in film, this created a more public way to demonstrate opinions about the state of the world, the government or a cause.
Read More: Meryl Streep Fires Back at Donald Trump in Blistering Speech: ‘We Have the Right to Live Our Lives’
Not everyone has taken this opportunity though, except for maybe wearing the odd ribbon to support awareness or using their attendance (or lack thereof) to show solidarity. Those blessed by winning a coveted statuette, however, can use their actual acceptance speech as a platform to speak out. Although the awards started being televised in 1953, it took until the 1970s until winners began to really take advantage of having a massive audience for their views. And at times, even the Academy itself got political.
Read More: Meryl Streep Fires Back at Donald Trump in Blistering Speech: ‘We Have the Right to Live Our Lives’
Not everyone has taken this opportunity though, except for maybe wearing the odd ribbon to support awareness or using their attendance (or lack thereof) to show solidarity. Those blessed by winning a coveted statuette, however, can use their actual acceptance speech as a platform to speak out. Although the awards started being televised in 1953, it took until the 1970s until winners began to really take advantage of having a massive audience for their views. And at times, even the Academy itself got political.
- 2/26/2017
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
One day after the inauguration, hundreds of thousands of women and men flooded the streets of cities across the globe, marching to show their support for women’s rights.
The marches emphasized the need to protect the rights, safety, health, and freedom of women (and men) around the nation – rights that many fear are in jeopardy with the new Trump administration.
Marches took place in Washington D.C., New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and many other cities large and small – including Park City, Utah, were the Sundance Film Festival is taking place.
Big names involved in the Women’s Marches included Chelsea Handler, Charlize Theron, Jane Fonda, Madonna, Jamie Lee Curtis and Janelle Monáe, among many others. They spoke at the events and walked alongside other women and men to protest Donald Trump’s policies.
Read More: Park City Women’s March: Massive Crowd Turns Out to Protest Donald Trump...
The marches emphasized the need to protect the rights, safety, health, and freedom of women (and men) around the nation – rights that many fear are in jeopardy with the new Trump administration.
Marches took place in Washington D.C., New York, Los Angeles, Chicago and many other cities large and small – including Park City, Utah, were the Sundance Film Festival is taking place.
Big names involved in the Women’s Marches included Chelsea Handler, Charlize Theron, Jane Fonda, Madonna, Jamie Lee Curtis and Janelle Monáe, among many others. They spoke at the events and walked alongside other women and men to protest Donald Trump’s policies.
Read More: Park City Women’s March: Massive Crowd Turns Out to Protest Donald Trump...
- 1/21/2017
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
On January 20, 2017, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 45th president of the United States. Since he won the election back in November, many in Hollywood have openly expressed their dislike for the businessman.
As Trump was sworn in, many continued to slam Trump, with some remembering President Obama and Hillary Clinton, while others made jokes and suggested alternative viewing options.
Read More: Trump Inauguration: 10 Powerful Images to Help You Power Through
Patton Oswalt wrote a lengthy Facebook post about what people should do instead of watching the inauguration, writing that citizens should support a struggling theater, music club or museum, or just completely turn off your phone and computer.
Michael Moore called the event a “tragedy for democracy.”
Here at the Inaugural. A tragedy for democracy. pic.twitter.com/Ev9cqcaYXB
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 20, 2017
Judd Apatow advised everyone to register to vote for midterms and primaries.
Everyone needs...
As Trump was sworn in, many continued to slam Trump, with some remembering President Obama and Hillary Clinton, while others made jokes and suggested alternative viewing options.
Read More: Trump Inauguration: 10 Powerful Images to Help You Power Through
Patton Oswalt wrote a lengthy Facebook post about what people should do instead of watching the inauguration, writing that citizens should support a struggling theater, music club or museum, or just completely turn off your phone and computer.
Michael Moore called the event a “tragedy for democracy.”
Here at the Inaugural. A tragedy for democracy. pic.twitter.com/Ev9cqcaYXB
— Michael Moore (@MMFlint) January 20, 2017
Judd Apatow advised everyone to register to vote for midterms and primaries.
Everyone needs...
- 1/20/2017
- by Liz Calvario
- Indiewire
The third time is usually the charm, but when it’s the final showdown between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump, all bets are off. Tonight’s third and final Presidential Debate, moderated by Fox News’ Chris Wallace, sees Trump and Clinton’s final showdown taking place just three weeks before Election Day. Unlike last go-around’s town hall format, this debate will harken back to the first and feature six different segments running 15 minutes each. Topics on the discussion board include debt, immigration, economy, Supreme Court, foreign hot spots and fitness to be president.
Read More: Donald Trump: By Roasting Him, We May Have Validate
As we’ve seen over the past two debates, Hollywood loves chiming in, and by chiming in we mean blasting Trump for his bizarre sniffs, comments and gestures. Tonight should be no exception, and we’ll be keeping our eye on the likes of Patton Oswalt,...
Read More: Donald Trump: By Roasting Him, We May Have Validate
As we’ve seen over the past two debates, Hollywood loves chiming in, and by chiming in we mean blasting Trump for his bizarre sniffs, comments and gestures. Tonight should be no exception, and we’ll be keeping our eye on the likes of Patton Oswalt,...
- 10/20/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
The moment America has been waiting for (and/or dreading) is here: The first 2016 Presidential Debate. Moderated by NBC Nighty News anchor Lester Holt, the debate is the first of three face-offs between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Tonight’s debate is divided into six segments of approximately 15 minutes, with the candidates being asked questions on topics involving immigration, national security, domestic terrorism, health care, the economy and more.
Read More: Donald Trump: By Roasting Him, We May Have Validated Him
No doubt many Americans will be tuning in, and that includes Hollywood’s biggest starts, many of whom have hit the campaign trail in recent months. Clinton has easily emerged as Hollywood’s de facto candidate, with digital endorsements ranging from Elisabeth Banks’ convention lip-synch video to Joss Whedon’s star-studded Super Pac, which hit the web to much fanfare last week. Clinton recently got a boost in...
Read More: Donald Trump: By Roasting Him, We May Have Validated Him
No doubt many Americans will be tuning in, and that includes Hollywood’s biggest starts, many of whom have hit the campaign trail in recent months. Clinton has easily emerged as Hollywood’s de facto candidate, with digital endorsements ranging from Elisabeth Banks’ convention lip-synch video to Joss Whedon’s star-studded Super Pac, which hit the web to much fanfare last week. Clinton recently got a boost in...
- 9/27/2016
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
Michael Moore has been unsurprisingly outspoken this election season. Last year he was among the first to predict that Donald Trump would win the Republican nomination for president, and late last month he listed five reasons why the Gop candidate could actually win. Today he’s in the Huffington Post with a new article titled “Trump Is Self-Sabotaging His Campaign Because He Never Really Wanted The Job In The First Place,” which posits that the Republican standard-bearer only ran in order to increase his media profile — and now the situation has gone further than even Trump thought it would.
Read More: Michael Moore’s 12-Year Project: How His Film Festival Changed a City
Others have suggested similarly over the past year, owing largely to Trump’s unorthodox (to put it mildly) campaign strategy. Despite never intending to make it this far, Moore argues, “Trump, to his own surprise, ignited the country,...
Read More: Michael Moore’s 12-Year Project: How His Film Festival Changed a City
Others have suggested similarly over the past year, owing largely to Trump’s unorthodox (to put it mildly) campaign strategy. Despite never intending to make it this far, Moore argues, “Trump, to his own surprise, ignited the country,...
- 8/16/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
John Waters has made 16 films over the course of his nearly 50-year career, one of which has remained elusive for years: 1970’s “Multiple Maniacs.” Janus Films recently restored the cult icon’s second feature, and Waters spoke to us about the film’s re-release, the filmmakers of today he most admires and why he hasn’t directed in more than 10 years.
There’s a funny coincidence because our TV team is at the TCAs. NBC is promoting “Hairspray Live” as part of their upfronts. It’s like Must See TV for the Whole Family. Meanwhile, your “Multiple Maniacs” restoration is going to promote rosary jobs for a whole new generation. Is this your idea of a balanced life?
It is, because I felt the same thing. I did in June a thing with the Baltimore Symphony, where they do “Hairspray,” and I’m sort of like Victor Borge and I...
There’s a funny coincidence because our TV team is at the TCAs. NBC is promoting “Hairspray Live” as part of their upfronts. It’s like Must See TV for the Whole Family. Meanwhile, your “Multiple Maniacs” restoration is going to promote rosary jobs for a whole new generation. Is this your idea of a balanced life?
It is, because I felt the same thing. I did in June a thing with the Baltimore Symphony, where they do “Hairspray,” and I’m sort of like Victor Borge and I...
- 8/1/2016
- by Dana Harris
- Indiewire
“Hillary’s America,” the third documentary from author, filmmaker and convicted felon Dinesh D’Souza, begins with an undeniably fascinating premise: What if a Twitter egg made a movie? While D’Souza’s previous feature-length attacks on the Democratic Party were similarly falsified and foaming at the mouth (remember the part in 2014’s “America” when he argued that Hillary Clinton wants to use Nasa to turn the United States into her own personal panopticon of terror?), “Hillary’s America” is different — this time, it’s personal.
In January of 2014, D’Souza was indicted for violating campaign finance laws after it was discovered that he made illegal contributions to Wendy Long’s Senate bid (she wound up losing by more than 40 percentage points). He was found guilty, and accused the court of selective persecution on the basis that the Obama administration was supposedly trying to silence its dissidents.
“It all began...
In January of 2014, D’Souza was indicted for violating campaign finance laws after it was discovered that he made illegal contributions to Wendy Long’s Senate bid (she wound up losing by more than 40 percentage points). He was found guilty, and accused the court of selective persecution on the basis that the Obama administration was supposedly trying to silence its dissidents.
“It all began...
- 7/19/2016
- by David Ehrlich
- Indiewire
Stormtroopers deal with 'Boycott Star Wars: Episode VII' Twitter 'controversy.' The “Boycott 'Star Wars: Episode VII'” media idiocy The “Boycott Stars Wars: Episode VII - The Force Awakens” hashtag, concisely named #BoycottStarWarsVII, was trending earlier today (Oct. 19, '15) on Twitter. Shocked? If so, you haven't spent much time on that social media platform, where all sorts of idiotic hashtags and topics trend continuously. Absolutely no one in their right mind should – or would – take this sort of stuff seriously. Unless, of course, Twitter's trending topics and hashtags can be used as clickbait “news.” And that's what we have with the “Boycott Stars Wars: Episode VII” nonsense. Manipulating the eager to be manipulated 'news' media Numerous publications online, from the more serious-minded Salon and the Los Angeles Times to The Hollywood Reporter and The Mary Sue have devoted time and space to “discuss” the Twitter trolls (“twolls,” for...
- 10/20/2015
- by Marc T.
- Alt Film Guide
The Ida will present its 2015 Career Achievement Award to Gordon Quinn, Founder and Artistic Director of Kartemquin Films. He has produced, directed and served as cinematographer on over 55 feature films spanning five decades. His recent projects include "The Interrupters" (above), "The Trials of Muhammad Ali," and "Life Itself." Past winners include Robert Redford, Alex Gibney, Errol Morris, Michael Moore and Werner Herzog. The Ida's Pioneer Award will be presented to Ted Sarandos, Chief Content Officer at Netflix, under whose leadership the streaming service has acquired and produced an increasing number of feature-length documentaries and docuseries. Read More: "From Vice to Netflix, TV News Adapts to an On-Demand World" Tony Tabatznik and the Bertha Foundation will receive the Ida’s Amicus Award for their work supporting needs of the non-fiction media landscape. The Bertha Foundation's film funds have...
- 10/15/2015
- by Ruben Guevara
- Thompson on Hollywood
Robert Mitchum ca. late 1940s. Robert Mitchum movies 'The Yakuza,' 'Ryan's Daughter' on TCM Today, Aug. 12, '15, Turner Classic Movies' “Summer Under the Stars” series is highlighting the career of Robert Mitchum. Two of the films being shown this evening are The Yakuza and Ryan's Daughter. The former is one of the disappointingly few TCM premieres this month. (See TCM's Robert Mitchum movie schedule further below.) Despite his film noir background, Robert Mitchum was a somewhat unusual choice to star in The Yakuza (1975), a crime thriller set in the Japanese underworld. Ryan's Daughter or no, Mitchum hadn't been a box office draw in quite some time; in the mid-'70s, one would have expected a Warner Bros. release directed by Sydney Pollack – who had recently handled the likes of Jane Fonda, Barbra Streisand, and Robert Redford – to star someone like Jack Nicholson or Al Pacino or Dustin Hoffman.
- 8/13/2015
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Moviegoers can finally enjoy a film with a genuine hero who served his country and fought in a righteous war
The New England Patriots spent this past weekend earning a spot in the Super Bowl. But many more patriots went to the movies and propelled “American Sniper” to a record-setting January box office weekend.
In doing so, they officially declared war against the likes of Michael Moore, Seth Rogen and so many liberal, peace loving, pot-smoking A-listers and Hollywood suits who, since the 1970s, have had an ambivalent, if not disdainful relationship with war movies in general, and American patriotism in particular.
The New England Patriots spent this past weekend earning a spot in the Super Bowl. But many more patriots went to the movies and propelled “American Sniper” to a record-setting January box office weekend.
In doing so, they officially declared war against the likes of Michael Moore, Seth Rogen and so many liberal, peace loving, pot-smoking A-listers and Hollywood suits who, since the 1970s, have had an ambivalent, if not disdainful relationship with war movies in general, and American patriotism in particular.
- 1/23/2015
- by Thane Rosenbaum
- The Wrap
Steven Awalt – author interviewed by Todd Garbarini
“Well, it’s about time, Charlie!”
Dennis Weaver utters these words in my favorite Steven Spielberg film, Duel, a production that was originally commissioned by Universal Pictures as an Mow, industry shorthand for “movie of the week”, which aired on Saturday, November 13, 1971. The reviews were glowing; the film’s admirers greatly outweighed its detractors and it put Mr. Spielberg, arguably the most phenomenally successful director in the history of the medium, on a path to a career that would make any contemporary director green with envy. Followed by a spate of contractually obligated television outings, Duel would prove to be the springboard that would catapult Mr. Spielberg into the realm that he was shooting for since his youth: that of feature film directing. Duel would also land him in the court of Hollywood producers David Brown and Richard Zanuck and get him his...
“Well, it’s about time, Charlie!”
Dennis Weaver utters these words in my favorite Steven Spielberg film, Duel, a production that was originally commissioned by Universal Pictures as an Mow, industry shorthand for “movie of the week”, which aired on Saturday, November 13, 1971. The reviews were glowing; the film’s admirers greatly outweighed its detractors and it put Mr. Spielberg, arguably the most phenomenally successful director in the history of the medium, on a path to a career that would make any contemporary director green with envy. Followed by a spate of contractually obligated television outings, Duel would prove to be the springboard that would catapult Mr. Spielberg into the realm that he was shooting for since his youth: that of feature film directing. Duel would also land him in the court of Hollywood producers David Brown and Richard Zanuck and get him his...
- 10/16/2014
- by nospam@example.com (Cinema Retro)
- Cinemaretro.com
The International Documentary Association (Ida) will present its 2014 Career Achievement Award to actor-director-producer-activist Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Institute, which has supported countless documentarians. His work in documentary film includes the Oscar-nominated short "The Solar Film," "Yosemite: Fate of Heaven," and feature documentaries "Incident at Oglala" and "The Unforeseen." In 2012, Redford formed Sundance Productions which backed "All The President’s Men Revisited," nonfiction series "Chicagoland" and "Death Row Stories" for CNN, and the 3D "Cathedrals of Culture" with executive producer Wim Wenders. In previous years, the Ida the Career Achievement Award on documentary went to Alex Gibney, Barbara Kopple, Errol Morris, Sheila Nevins, Michael Moore and Werner Herzog. The organization's Pioneer Award goes to Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato,...
- 10/2/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
By Terence Johnson
Managing Editor
What’s an awards season without a little controversy? I’m sure by now you all have heard the news that at an Academy screening of The Wolf of Wall Street didn’t go over particularly well. In fact as documented by Hope Holiday, a screenwriter even ran up to Martin Scorsese and said “Shame on you.” Certainly not the warmest reception for a film that’s aiming to be a big player this awards season. This kind of reaction is not new for Scorsese films, or for Oscar voters viewing films with controversial content.
In terms of Oscar, it helps to have some sort of galvanizing force to push you forward towards a nomination, be that controversy that rallies the fans of your film to vote or being generally liked by large amounts of people. However, when you look at the Academy voters, over 50 yrs old,...
Managing Editor
What’s an awards season without a little controversy? I’m sure by now you all have heard the news that at an Academy screening of The Wolf of Wall Street didn’t go over particularly well. In fact as documented by Hope Holiday, a screenwriter even ran up to Martin Scorsese and said “Shame on you.” Certainly not the warmest reception for a film that’s aiming to be a big player this awards season. This kind of reaction is not new for Scorsese films, or for Oscar voters viewing films with controversial content.
In terms of Oscar, it helps to have some sort of galvanizing force to push you forward towards a nomination, be that controversy that rallies the fans of your film to vote or being generally liked by large amounts of people. However, when you look at the Academy voters, over 50 yrs old,...
- 12/23/2013
- by Terence Johnson
- Scott Feinberg
At their annual awards ceremony last Sunday, The International Documentary Association (Ida) presented Academy Award and Emmy Award winning director Alex Gibney with the 2013 Career Achievement Award. Gibney directed two films released this year involving divisive public figures. "The Armstrong Lie" focused disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, and "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks" profiled controversial media figure Julian Assange. Previous recipients of the Ida Career Achievement Award have been given to Michael Moore, Werner Herzog, Barbara Kopple and Errol Morris. Gibney has granted permission to Indiewire to publish his speech, which you can read below:This Lifetime Achievement Award [actually it is called a "Career Achievement Award"] is a great honor. Thank you. But I have to confess it's also a little scary: a reminder of mortality. So, when I got the call, I was both thankful and honored, yet I also wanted to respond, like the pet shop owner...
- 12/13/2013
- by Alex Gibney
- Indiewire
The International Documentary Association (Ida) has announced their top award recipients for the 2013 Ida Documentary Awards to be held on Dec 6. The 2013 Career Achievement Award will be presented to Academy Award and Emmy Award winning director Alex Gibney. Known for his critical, investigative pieces, Gibney directed two films released this year which examined public figures. "The Armstrong Lie" focused on the scandals involving cyclist Lance Armstrong, and "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks" profiled controversial media figure Julian Assange. Previous recipients of the Ida Career Achievement Award have been given to Michael Moore, Werner Herzog, Barbara Kopple and Errol Morris. The Amicus Award, which acknowledges friends of the documentary genre who have contributed to the industry, will be presented to producer Geralyn Dreyfous whose credits include the Academy Award nominated "Born into Brothels" and "The Invisible War," and Emmy Nominated "The Day My God Died."...
- 9/25/2013
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
Alex Gibney, Laura Poitras and Geralyn Dreyfous will receive awards at the International Documentary Association’s 2013 Ida Awards, the organization announced on Wednesday. Gibney, whose work includes the Oscar-winning “Taxi to the Dark Side” as well as “Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer,” “Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room,” the recent Emmy-winner “Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God” and this year’s “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks” and “The Armstrong Lie,” will receive the Ida’s Career Achievement Award. In the past, that honor has gone to Errol Morris, Michael Moore,...
- 9/25/2013
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
While many disagreed with the not-guilty verdict in George Zimmerman's murder trial for the death of Trayvon Martin, few celebrities seemed surprised by the news.
Some attributed the results to racism. Others thought that a complicated legal system led to the verdict. Some had no theory, only sadness.
It was virtually impossible, however, to find a prominent person in America who thought this was a good outcome. Check out what celebrities from Michael Moore to Al Sharpton and from Ice Cube to Gabrielle Union had to say about Zimmerman and Martin.
Audra McDonald
"Speechless...but not surprised. #TrayvonMartin"
Michael Moore
"Had a gun-toting Trayvon Martin stalked an unarmed George Zimmerman, and then shot him to death... Do I Even Need To Complete This Sentence?"
Ice Cube
"The Trayvon Martin verdict doesn't surprise me. Stanford, Fl never wanted Zimmerman arrested. Now he's free to kill another child."
Gabrielle Union
"Help! What's...
Some attributed the results to racism. Others thought that a complicated legal system led to the verdict. Some had no theory, only sadness.
It was virtually impossible, however, to find a prominent person in America who thought this was a good outcome. Check out what celebrities from Michael Moore to Al Sharpton and from Ice Cube to Gabrielle Union had to say about Zimmerman and Martin.
Audra McDonald
"Speechless...but not surprised. #TrayvonMartin"
Michael Moore
"Had a gun-toting Trayvon Martin stalked an unarmed George Zimmerman, and then shot him to death... Do I Even Need To Complete This Sentence?"
Ice Cube
"The Trayvon Martin verdict doesn't surprise me. Stanford, Fl never wanted Zimmerman arrested. Now he's free to kill another child."
Gabrielle Union
"Help! What's...
- 7/14/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Michael Moore stopped by HuffPost Live on Friday to weigh in on the seemingly never-ending debate around "Zero Dark Thirty." Moore penned a HuffPost blog post defending the film against critics, many of whom say it condones and promotes torture.
"I understand why a lot of people on the left ... believe the movie endorses torture," Moore began on HuffPost Live. "But that's not how I saw it, I left the movie thinking it made an incredible statement against torture."
Moore also claimed it's important to move beyond the issue of whether torture "does or does not work." "The film shows the abject brutality [of torture]," Moore said. "It doesn't matter if it works. It's wrong."
"These are works of fiction -- 'Zero Dark Thirty,' '24,'" Moore said. "[The interrogators] torture 100 people. One guy has the information. Everyone who doesn't have the information makes up shit ... so you have 99 people making up...
"I understand why a lot of people on the left ... believe the movie endorses torture," Moore began on HuffPost Live. "But that's not how I saw it, I left the movie thinking it made an incredible statement against torture."
Moore also claimed it's important to move beyond the issue of whether torture "does or does not work." "The film shows the abject brutality [of torture]," Moore said. "It doesn't matter if it works. It's wrong."
"These are works of fiction -- 'Zero Dark Thirty,' '24,'" Moore said. "[The interrogators] torture 100 people. One guy has the information. Everyone who doesn't have the information makes up shit ... so you have 99 people making up...
- 1/25/2013
- by Kia Makarechi
- Huffington Post
Wayne Lapierre, the president of the National Rifle Association, did not take questions after his press conference today, the first public response from the powerful gun lobby after the horrific school shooting in Newtown, Conn. one week ago. But the public reaction during and immediately after his speech was loud, especially from celebrities, who couldn’t help but weigh in on Twitter about the National Rifle Association’s response.
Check out some thoughts below from everyone from Bette Midler: “NRA says we need armed guards at every school. Well, since NRA Is Shilling For The Firearms Industry, this makes good sense for them,...
Check out some thoughts below from everyone from Bette Midler: “NRA says we need armed guards at every school. Well, since NRA Is Shilling For The Firearms Industry, this makes good sense for them,...
- 12/21/2012
- by Erin Strecker
- EW.com - PopWatch
If you’re close enough to a computer to read this, you’ve obviously heard about the tragedy befallen the town of Newtown, Connecticut. Latest reports say that 18 of the 27 people shot in a school shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary are children. Police have announced Adam Lanza as the suspected gunman; his mother was found dead inside the school. If only to distract yourself from the grim procession of new details (and the tears intermittently falling out of your eyes), we gathered celeb tweets for the survivors from everyone from Rihanna to Rashida Jones to Michael Moore. For more serious advice on how to cope with the tragedy, head over to MTV Act.
“Yeah, I’ll wade right the f— into this: More gun control, More mental health services. It’s no longer a debate. Never was. #newtown” – Patton Oswalt
My heart & prayers go out to all the victim & families...
“Yeah, I’ll wade right the f— into this: More gun control, More mental health services. It’s no longer a debate. Never was. #newtown” – Patton Oswalt
My heart & prayers go out to all the victim & families...
- 12/14/2012
- by Halle Kiefer
- TheFabLife - Movies
The thrill of victory, the agony of defeat, the sheer chaos of everything in between — election night in the U.S. is a mixture of emotions for all those politically engaged, and celebrities are just like us, except (sometimes) wittier, and often with a few zillion more Twitter followers. Here are some of our favorite posts of the night, from celebs including Zooey Deschanel (a substitute for no New Girl tonight) to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper to Patricia Heaton and Bill Maher. Some are cracking jokes, others are dead serious. We’ll be updating as the night goes on, so...
- 11/7/2012
- by Laura Hertzfeld
- EW.com - PopWatch
Rightwing movies prove a big draw for audiences in Tampa, with distributors predicting bright future beyond political niche
Hollywood has Cannes. The independent movie industry has Sundance. Now, when it comes to promoting the little known world of conservative film-making, there is Tampa.
In a tented enclosure just outside the convention centre where Republicans have nominated Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate, rightwing movies are being shown off and sold to an eager audience.
At the so-called "Liberty Plaza" site, conservative production firm Citizens United has been showcasing a half dozen of its movies. On Wednesday Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann introduced a film there called Occupy Unmasked. "I am thrilled to be here," Bachmann told the crowd to a standing ovation.
The film, which profiles the "leftist" Occupy protest movement as a dangerous violent threat to America, has already struck a distribution deal with Magnolia Films and will hit theatres...
Hollywood has Cannes. The independent movie industry has Sundance. Now, when it comes to promoting the little known world of conservative film-making, there is Tampa.
In a tented enclosure just outside the convention centre where Republicans have nominated Mitt Romney as their presidential candidate, rightwing movies are being shown off and sold to an eager audience.
At the so-called "Liberty Plaza" site, conservative production firm Citizens United has been showcasing a half dozen of its movies. On Wednesday Minnesota congresswoman Michele Bachmann introduced a film there called Occupy Unmasked. "I am thrilled to be here," Bachmann told the crowd to a standing ovation.
The film, which profiles the "leftist" Occupy protest movement as a dangerous violent threat to America, has already struck a distribution deal with Magnolia Films and will hit theatres...
- 8/30/2012
- by Paul Harris
- The Guardian - Film News
Los Angeles — Hollywood may have run out of summer hits, but an anti-Obama documentary is helping to fill the gap.
Holdover movies easily topped the weekend box office again, led by Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables 2" at No. 1 for the second-straight weekend with $13.5 million.
The weekend's new wide releases were overshadowed by "2016: Obama's America," which expanded from limited to nationwide release and took in $6.2 million to finish at No. 8.
The documentary is a conservative critique of what the country would look like four years from now if President Barack Obama is re-elected.
Released by Rocky Mountain Pictures, "Obama's America" nearly matched the $6.3 million debut of the No. 7 movie, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's action tale "Premium Rush," a Sony release that played in more than twice as many theaters as the Obama documentary.
The weekend's other new wide releases opened weakly. Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell's road-chase comedy "Hit & Run,...
Holdover movies easily topped the weekend box office again, led by Sylvester Stallone's "The Expendables 2" at No. 1 for the second-straight weekend with $13.5 million.
The weekend's new wide releases were overshadowed by "2016: Obama's America," which expanded from limited to nationwide release and took in $6.2 million to finish at No. 8.
The documentary is a conservative critique of what the country would look like four years from now if President Barack Obama is re-elected.
Released by Rocky Mountain Pictures, "Obama's America" nearly matched the $6.3 million debut of the No. 7 movie, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's action tale "Premium Rush," a Sony release that played in more than twice as many theaters as the Obama documentary.
The weekend's other new wide releases opened weakly. Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell's road-chase comedy "Hit & Run,...
- 8/26/2012
- by AP
- Huffington Post
After Mitt Romney officially named Paul Ryan as his presidential running mate today (Aug. 11), celebrities were quick to respond in the Twittersphere.
From Russell Simmons' outrage to Rupert Murdoch's unconditional support and Seth MacFarlane's characteristic irreverence, here are some of the stars' top tweets...
Elizabeth Banks: "I can confirm categorically that I am Not Mitt Romney's VP nominee. #gamechange."
Michael Ian Black: "Romney/Ryan = same initials as Ronald Reagan. Think About It!!!"
Andy Cohen: I really hope someone has the guts to ask Paul Ryan's stance on the KStew/RPatz situation in California. #NeedClarification
Sanjay Gupta: #43 on the list of things that make you feel old: the VP candidate is younger than you are. paul ryan was born in 1970.
Jared Leto: "Today Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan, who wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students!"
Michael McKean...
From Russell Simmons' outrage to Rupert Murdoch's unconditional support and Seth MacFarlane's characteristic irreverence, here are some of the stars' top tweets...
Elizabeth Banks: "I can confirm categorically that I am Not Mitt Romney's VP nominee. #gamechange."
Michael Ian Black: "Romney/Ryan = same initials as Ronald Reagan. Think About It!!!"
Andy Cohen: I really hope someone has the guts to ask Paul Ryan's stance on the KStew/RPatz situation in California. #NeedClarification
Sanjay Gupta: #43 on the list of things that make you feel old: the VP candidate is younger than you are. paul ryan was born in 1970.
Jared Leto: "Today Mitt Romney picked Paul Ryan, who wants to cut Pell Grant scholarships for nearly 10 million students!"
Michael McKean...
- 8/12/2012
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
This week on Toh, we announced the much-anticipated lineups of the Toronto and Venice film festivals, looked at the opening weekend of "The Dark Knight Rises" and finally heard Michael Moore's take on the horrific Aurora shootings, conducted two Best Foreign Film polls and more. Festivals: Malick's "To The Wonder," De Palma's "Passion," Korine's "Spring Breakers" Announced for Venice Competition; Whither "The Master"? Toronto Film Festival 2012 Announces Opening Night, Galas and Special Presentations; "To The Wonder," "Anna Karenina," "Looper," "Place Beyond the Pines" & More Features: Career Watch: Christian Bale - The Dark Superhero We Need Immersed in Movies: Previewing Art and Science at Siggraph, with Muren, Letteri, Trumbull, Landau, Deakins Tragedy in Colorado: Michael Moore Finally Makes His Post-Aurora Case Box Office: ...
- 7/27/2012
- by TOH!
- Thompson on Hollywood
Does Who Killed the Electric Car? director Chris Paine owe capitalism an apology now?
In 2006, Chris Paine made Who Killed the Electric Car?, a classic post-Michael Moore documentary about a capitalist conspiracy to suppress this environmentally sound vehicle. Now he's back with a sequel – of sorts – bearing the goodish news that the electric car is back in production, due to grassroots demand and also to free-thinking, hi-tech entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley who want to challenge the auto monoliths. Paine follows the fortunes of South African-born whizzkid Elon Musk – unironically described as a real-life Tony Stark – who poured his fortunes into developing an electric vehicle. It also interviews industry veteran Bob Lutz, a General Motors honcho who used to be contemptuous of tree-hugging electric-car nerds, but is now cautiously trying to bring one out himself: the Chevrolet Volt (it actually has a gasoline function, in case the battery conks out...
In 2006, Chris Paine made Who Killed the Electric Car?, a classic post-Michael Moore documentary about a capitalist conspiracy to suppress this environmentally sound vehicle. Now he's back with a sequel – of sorts – bearing the goodish news that the electric car is back in production, due to grassroots demand and also to free-thinking, hi-tech entrepreneurs from Silicon Valley who want to challenge the auto monoliths. Paine follows the fortunes of South African-born whizzkid Elon Musk – unironically described as a real-life Tony Stark – who poured his fortunes into developing an electric vehicle. It also interviews industry veteran Bob Lutz, a General Motors honcho who used to be contemptuous of tree-hugging electric-car nerds, but is now cautiously trying to bring one out himself: the Chevrolet Volt (it actually has a gasoline function, in case the battery conks out...
- 7/20/2012
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
Filmmaker Jules Stewart is in Cannes to support the market debut of her directorial debut K-11. That wouldn't be anything out of the ordinary if it weren't for several factors: Stewart's godfather Micky Moore was Cecil B Demille's first Ad; Stewart has spent more than 30 years in Hollywood as a script supervisor and editor with a resume boasting movies including Little Giants, The Phantom and The Flintstones: Viva Las Vegas; and her debut "introduces" her son Cameron as an actor. That, and her daughter also happens to be Twilight star Kristen Stewart, who is due in Cannes later this week to support Walter
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- 5/21/2012
- by Stuart Kemp
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Penelope Ann Miller, The Artist As mentioned in my previous post, French president Nicolas Sarkozy has named Harvey Weinstein, co-chairman of The Weinstein Company (TWC), a recipient of the 2012 Légion d'Honneur, or Legion of Honor. The honor is "in recognition of Weinstein’s contributions to cinema and his decades of work producing some of the most highly regarded films of our time," according to a TWC press release. Weinstein will be inducted with the rank of Chevalier. Although Sarkozy himself nominated Weinstein back in late July 2011, the nomination was made public only today, five days after the Weinstein Company-distributed The Artist, a French production directed by Michel Hazanavicius, won five Academy Awards including Best Picture, Best Director, and Best Actor (Jean Dujardin). As per the TWC press release, Weinstein had requested that the honor be kept private until now "to avoid any conflict of interest" with his company's Academy Award campaign for The Artist.
- 3/3/2012
- by Anna Robinson
- Alt Film Guide
A living Hollywood legend is bouncing back from his troubles towards the Oscars, with an enhanced reputation for good taste
On Sunday, one man's name will be invoked in Oscar acceptance speeches even more frequently than mom, America and the Almighty. Or at least, one of his monikers will be. At last month's Golden Globes, Meryl Streep referred to him as "God"; Madonna as "the punisher". For Thomas Langmann, the French producer of The Artist, he was simply "le boss".
Harvey Weinstein's producer credit on films such as The Iron Lady, My Week with Marilyn, and W.E. has earned him his 303rd Oscar nomination. Surely it's only a matter of time before the academy fires up the foundry and remodels the award itself in his generous image.
Forget an honorary gong – and word is Weinstein wouldn't mind an Irving G Thalberg memorial award, handed out periodically by the academy...
On Sunday, one man's name will be invoked in Oscar acceptance speeches even more frequently than mom, America and the Almighty. Or at least, one of his monikers will be. At last month's Golden Globes, Meryl Streep referred to him as "God"; Madonna as "the punisher". For Thomas Langmann, the French producer of The Artist, he was simply "le boss".
Harvey Weinstein's producer credit on films such as The Iron Lady, My Week with Marilyn, and W.E. has earned him his 303rd Oscar nomination. Surely it's only a matter of time before the academy fires up the foundry and remodels the award itself in his generous image.
Forget an honorary gong – and word is Weinstein wouldn't mind an Irving G Thalberg memorial award, handed out periodically by the academy...
- 2/24/2012
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
So I spent all of last night exuberantly "Oh No You Maggie Smith'nt!"* with friends over the 2 hour season premiere of Downton Abbey. Then I spent the better part of today at a table full of Oscar voters picking their brains (in a polite conversational way, mind you) at a luncheon for The Artist. More on both of those events soon but between last night and today, so many OscarQuakes or at least golden tremors.
*joke stolen from Patton Oswalt
Let's discuss four of them immediately!
1. Hunger Games beauty Jennifer Lawrence will announce the Oscar nominations.
Usually people dress somewhat sedately for that super Am event but we're hoping Jennifer pulls out another one of those va va voom numbers she kept finding for last year's awards circus. The nomination event happens so early in the morning and if Jennifer wears skin tight white or form fitting red again,...
*joke stolen from Patton Oswalt
Let's discuss four of them immediately!
1. Hunger Games beauty Jennifer Lawrence will announce the Oscar nominations.
Usually people dress somewhat sedately for that super Am event but we're hoping Jennifer pulls out another one of those va va voom numbers she kept finding for last year's awards circus. The nomination event happens so early in the morning and if Jennifer wears skin tight white or form fitting red again,...
- 1/9/2012
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Sex scenes are intimidating for any actor, but it was worse for Patton Oswalt. On "Chelsea Lately" (Weeknights, 11 p.m. Et on E!), he explained how quickly his thought process changed at the prospect of his sex scene with Charlize Theron in 'Young Adult.' Chelsea Handler suspected it was a big deal, "because I know that you've never had sex with anyone like that," she said.
"I'm about to do a love scene with Charlize Theron," was Oswalt's first and more exciting thought. "But then the logical part kicks in and says you're about to be pretty much naked next to Charlize Theron." Oswalt compared his physical appearance to that of a snowman made out of skin.
"It's gotta be the most physically perfect woman on the planet?" he lamented. He'd have preferred to be next to the likes of Michael Moore or John Goodman in their underwear.
Check...
"I'm about to do a love scene with Charlize Theron," was Oswalt's first and more exciting thought. "But then the logical part kicks in and says you're about to be pretty much naked next to Charlize Theron." Oswalt compared his physical appearance to that of a snowman made out of skin.
"It's gotta be the most physically perfect woman on the planet?" he lamented. He'd have preferred to be next to the likes of Michael Moore or John Goodman in their underwear.
Check...
- 12/21/2011
- by Jason Hughes
- Huffington Post
Sex scenes are intimidating for any actor, but it was worse for Patton Oswalt. On "Chelsea Lately" (Weeknights, 11 p.m. Et on E!), he explained how quickly his thought process changed at the prospect of his sex scene with Charlize Theron in 'Young Adult.' Chelsea Handler suspected it was a big deal, "because I know that you've never had sex with anyone like that," she said.
"I'm about to do a love scene with Charlize Theron," was Oswalt's first and more exciting thought. "But then the logical part kicks in and says you're about to be pretty much naked next to Charlize Theron." Oswalt compared his physical appearance to that of a snowman made out of skin.
"It's gotta be the most physically perfect woman on the planet?" he lamented. He'd have preferred to be next to the likes of Michael Moore or John Goodman in their underwear.
Check...
"I'm about to do a love scene with Charlize Theron," was Oswalt's first and more exciting thought. "But then the logical part kicks in and says you're about to be pretty much naked next to Charlize Theron." Oswalt compared his physical appearance to that of a snowman made out of skin.
"It's gotta be the most physically perfect woman on the planet?" he lamented. He'd have preferred to be next to the likes of Michael Moore or John Goodman in their underwear.
Check...
- 12/21/2011
- by Jason Hughes
- Aol TV.
Washington, Dec 10: Many people would do anything to shoot a love scene with Charlize Theron but for Patton Oswalt, who co-stars with the Oscar-winning actress in the new movie 'Young Adult', the experience was ''a nightmare.''
The actor revealed at the film's premiere that his dream of doing a love scene with Theron turned into a nightmare as he felt that she had the most perfect body while his was very imperfect.
''Why do I have to be in my underwear next to the most physically perfect person on the planet? Why couldn't I have been next to John Goodman or Michael Moore in their underwear?'' People quoted Oswalt as saying.
''It.
The actor revealed at the film's premiere that his dream of doing a love scene with Theron turned into a nightmare as he felt that she had the most perfect body while his was very imperfect.
''Why do I have to be in my underwear next to the most physically perfect person on the planet? Why couldn't I have been next to John Goodman or Michael Moore in their underwear?'' People quoted Oswalt as saying.
''It.
- 12/10/2011
- by Rahul Kapoor
- RealBollywood.com
Shooting a love scene with Charlize Theron would be a dream come true for many actors, but for Patton Oswalt, who co-stars with the Oscar-winning actress in the new movie Young Adult, the experience was "a nightmare."
"Why do I have to be in my underwear next to the most physically perfect person on the planet? Why couldn't I have been next to John Goodman or Michael Moore in their underwear?" said Oswalt at the film's premiere Thursday night. "It was a dream that turned into a nightmare."
The dramedy, which opened in select cities Friday, stars Theron as Mavis Gary, a boozing, delusional author of young-adult novels who returns to her hometown to win back her happily married high-school sweetheart, played by Patrick Wilson.
Mavis forms an unlikely bond with nerdy former classmate Matt Freehauf, played by Oswalt.
"Why do I have to be in my underwear next to the most physically perfect person on the planet? Why couldn't I have been next to John Goodman or Michael Moore in their underwear?" said Oswalt at the film's premiere Thursday night. "It was a dream that turned into a nightmare."
The dramedy, which opened in select cities Friday, stars Theron as Mavis Gary, a boozing, delusional author of young-adult novels who returns to her hometown to win back her happily married high-school sweetheart, played by Patrick Wilson.
Mavis forms an unlikely bond with nerdy former classmate Matt Freehauf, played by Oswalt.
- 12/10/2011
- by Cineplex.com and contributors
- Cineplex
This Friday night at the DGA Theater in Manhattan, director Jason Reitman and writer Diablo Cody's post-Juno reunion was unveiled for guild members. The second time was also a charm so I hope they keep working together. For such a dark and discomfiting comedy (many of the best laughs come while cringing reflexively), I thought the screening went very well with no walkouts and much laughter but my guest was more skeptical. He felt like the laughter was coming from very specific pockets of the theater which may well be true since it's a movie that some people will "get" (i.e. respond to) and others will probably leave in disgust since it keeps defying expectations, driving drunkenly up to traditional beats / redemptive arcs, only to turn its nose up at them and swerve off that well-paved road again. We weren't allowed to take pictures, so I was...
- 11/20/2011
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
The International Documentary Association (Ida) has announced its list of 2011 award nominees. Up for Best Feature are Katie Galloway and Kelly Duane de la Vega's Better This World, Peter D. Richardson's How to Die in Oregon, Patricio Guzmán's Nostalgia for the Light, Eric Strauss and Daniele Anastasion's The Redemption of General Butt Naked, and Tatiana Huezo's The Tiniest Place. [Photo: David McKay, imprisoned as a "domestic terrorist," in Better This World.] Themes range from political repression and the cosmos (Nostalgia for the Light), political repression and terrorism paranoia (Better This World), and political repression and hope in a small village in El Salvador (The Tiniest Place) to euthanasia and (How to Die in Oregon) and the story of a Liberian warlord (The Redemption of General Butt Naked). Of the five Best Feature nominees, only Nostalgia for the Light was also nominated in that category for the Cinema Eye Honors for Nonfiction Filmmaking, which were announced yesterday. Notably absent...
- 10/27/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The International Documentary Association (Ida) has voted its nominations and honorary awards for their December 2 event at Los Angeles' Directors Guild. The Career Achievement Award will go to filmmaker Les Blank. Past recipients of the award include Barbara Kopple, Errol Morris, and Michael Moore. The Jacqueline Donnet Emerging Documentary Filmmaker Award will go to Danfung Dennis, director of Afghanistan war doc Hell and Back Again (pictured), which premiered at this year's Sundance Film Festival and won the fest's World Cinena Jury Award and the World Cinema Cinematography Award. The nominees for Best Feature are: Better this World, How To Die In Oregon, Nostalgia for the Light, The Redemption of General Butt Naked and The Tiniest Place; nominees for Best Short are: Broken Doors, Maya ...
- 10/27/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
This week may be our most random, wide-spread podcast yet as we discuss everything from whether or not the veracity of historical based dramas should play a role in our opinion of a film to the Republican debates. We discuss the weekend's new releases including Paranormal Activity 3, Margin Call, Martha Marcy May Marlene and The Three Musketeers. We talk about the films we consider the scariest of all-time, Joseph Gordon-Levitt negotiating for Django Unchained, David Fincher's three hour cut of The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, our Halloween costumes, Occupy Wall Street and ask why are studios paying so much money to make today's movies?
Yes, it covers the gamut and yes, it's entirely random, but hopefully it's entertaining.
As always, I have broken down this episode on a minute-by-minute basis if you would like to skip ahead and below I have featured the information on how to download the podcast,...
Yes, it covers the gamut and yes, it's entirely random, but hopefully it's entertaining.
As always, I have broken down this episode on a minute-by-minute basis if you would like to skip ahead and below I have featured the information on how to download the podcast,...
- 10/21/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Earwolf.com's latest "How Did This Get Made?" with Paul Scheer, June Diane Raphael, Patton Oswalt and guest Lexi Alexander is phenomenal as they discuss Alexander's 2008 Marvel comic adaptation Punisher: War Zone, a film I loathed, but nevertheless this is an amazing conversation, especially since everyone in the room loved it.
Alexander discusses how the holiday season release didn't help it at all, how she initially didn't want to direct the film, how Rounders helmer, John Dahl, was offered the project but he wanted too much money and how she actually was hoping to direct Wanted. But on top of all that there is so much more to hear.
I have included four choice pieces of information I pulled from the 60-minnute conversation below to give you an idea of what to expect, though the joy in the room while the conversation is going on just can't be duplicated.
On...
Alexander discusses how the holiday season release didn't help it at all, how she initially didn't want to direct the film, how Rounders helmer, John Dahl, was offered the project but he wanted too much money and how she actually was hoping to direct Wanted. But on top of all that there is so much more to hear.
I have included four choice pieces of information I pulled from the 60-minnute conversation below to give you an idea of what to expect, though the joy in the room while the conversation is going on just can't be duplicated.
On...
- 10/3/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
As his 'anti-autobiography' shows, Michael Moore clearly thinks of himself as a saint
The publicity bumf for this "anti-autobiography" from the author and film-maker boasts that its format is "breaking the autobiographical mould". That's not completely true. Here Comes Trouble, as the seminary-schooled Moore will be only too aware, fits into a well-established literary tradition. It's a contribution to the lives-of-the-saints genre, its principal innovation being that its author is also its subject.
I'm serious. It's all there, in mythic (that is, semi-fictional) form: miracles and parables; early signs of being marked out by God; precocious insight and courage in telling truth to power; and the foot-washing humility of the ordinary hardscrabble guy from Flint, Michigan. How else do you explain, for instance, a chapter called "A Blessing" which opens, with no apparent sign of humour "My priest had a confession he wanted to make to me", and whose pivotal...
The publicity bumf for this "anti-autobiography" from the author and film-maker boasts that its format is "breaking the autobiographical mould". That's not completely true. Here Comes Trouble, as the seminary-schooled Moore will be only too aware, fits into a well-established literary tradition. It's a contribution to the lives-of-the-saints genre, its principal innovation being that its author is also its subject.
I'm serious. It's all there, in mythic (that is, semi-fictional) form: miracles and parables; early signs of being marked out by God; precocious insight and courage in telling truth to power; and the foot-washing humility of the ordinary hardscrabble guy from Flint, Michigan. How else do you explain, for instance, a chapter called "A Blessing" which opens, with no apparent sign of humour "My priest had a confession he wanted to make to me", and whose pivotal...
- 9/14/2011
- by Sam Leith
- The Guardian - Film News
On the Today show to discuss his new memoir, Here Comes Trouble, Michael Moore maintained that he would not take back his contraversial 2003 Oscar speech, but holds certain regrets for the toll it has on him and his family. Moore left jaws dropped in the days immediately following America's entry into Iraq when he used his Oscar acceptance to speak out against the "fictitious times" with "fictitious election results," "fictitious presidents," and "fictitious wars." Over the audience's boos, he unforgettably cried: "We are against this war, Mr. Bush. Shame on you!"...
- 9/13/2011
- by Zara Golden
- Mediaite - TV
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