There is no shortage of documentaries to enjoy on television these days and the Emmy races for non-fiction categories are poised to reflect that. The creative forces behind four of those documentaries and series joined our recent Meet the Experts panel that covered subjects that included chronicling survivors of sexual abuse, celebrities reading letters from people whose lives were changed by them, the career of America’s top infectious disease doctor and a multi-level marketing company that specialized in women’s leggings.
In our roundtable conversation, we hear what the directors and producers behind these projects got them interested in making non-fiction material and the documentaries that leave them feeling good. Gold Derby recently discussed this and more with Aly Raisman (“Ally Raisman: Darkness to Light”), Donny Jackson (“Dear…”), John Hoffman and Janet Tobias (“Fauci”) and Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby Nason (“LuLaRich”).
You can watch the television documentary group...
In our roundtable conversation, we hear what the directors and producers behind these projects got them interested in making non-fiction material and the documentaries that leave them feeling good. Gold Derby recently discussed this and more with Aly Raisman (“Ally Raisman: Darkness to Light”), Donny Jackson (“Dear…”), John Hoffman and Janet Tobias (“Fauci”) and Jenner Furst and Julia Willoughby Nason (“LuLaRich”).
You can watch the television documentary group...
- 5/20/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
John Hoffman and Janet Tobias got to see some sides to Dr. Anthony Fauci that most people have never seen while they were making “Fauci.” “There’s material that Janet shot… it was Tony at work on a Saturday spending the entire day working at his computer, often at a standup desk, listening and singing along to Barbra Streisand,” he reveals to Gold Derby during our recent Meet the Experts: TV Documentary panel (watch the exclusive video interview above). Tobias added that it wasn’t just Streisand that he liked to sing while at his desk. “I will add that he also plays The Village People and really enjoys Village People on the weekends.”
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“Fauci,” which is currently streaming on Disney+, examines the 50-year career of the current head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.
See over 200 interviews with 2022 Emmy contenders
“Fauci,” which is currently streaming on Disney+, examines the 50-year career of the current head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the National Institutes of Health.
- 5/20/2022
- by Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Six top TV documentary filmmakers will reveal secrets behind their projects when they join Gold Derby’s special “Meet the Experts” Q&a event with 2022 Emmy Awards contenders. They will participate in two video discussions to premiere on Tuesday, May 17, at 6:00 p.m. Pt; 9:00 p.m. Et. We’ll have a one-on-one with our contributing editor Charles Bright and a roundtable chat with all of the group together.
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This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 contenders:
Aly Raisman: Darkness to Light (Lifetime)
Synopsis: Aly Raisman helps victims of sexual assault find their voice in order to start healing and turn from victim to survivor.
Bio: Aly Raisman was an American gymnast and captain of the U.
RSVP today to our entire ongoing Emmy contenders panel series by clicking here to book your free reservation. We’ll send you a reminder a few minutes before the start of the show.
This “Meet the Experts” panel welcomes the following 2022 contenders:
Aly Raisman: Darkness to Light (Lifetime)
Synopsis: Aly Raisman helps victims of sexual assault find their voice in order to start healing and turn from victim to survivor.
Bio: Aly Raisman was an American gymnast and captain of the U.
- 5/11/2022
- by Chris Beachum and Charles Bright
- Gold Derby
Bio-docs
Citizen Ashe (CNN Films/HBO Max)
Rex Miller and Sam Pollard directed the film that centers on the life and career of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who won three Grand Slam singles titles and was the only Black man to ever win the singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open. Citizen Ashe was executive produced by Alex Gibney and John Legend.
Fauci (Nat Geo)
Directors John Hoffman and Janet Tobias take an in-depth look at how infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci led the fight against epidemics, from HIV/AIDS and Ebola to the current Covid-19 pandemic, in the U.S....
Citizen Ashe (CNN Films/HBO Max)
Rex Miller and Sam Pollard directed the film that centers on the life and career of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who won three Grand Slam singles titles and was the only Black man to ever win the singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open. Citizen Ashe was executive produced by Alex Gibney and John Legend.
Fauci (Nat Geo)
Directors John Hoffman and Janet Tobias take an in-depth look at how infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci led the fight against epidemics, from HIV/AIDS and Ebola to the current Covid-19 pandemic, in the U.S....
- 11/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Bio-docs
Citizen Ashe (CNN Films/HBO Max)
Rex Miller and Sam Pollard directed the film that centers on the life and career of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who won three Grand Slam singles titles and was the only Black man to ever win the singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open. Citizen Ashe was executive produced by Alex Gibney and John Legend.
Fauci (Nat Geo)
Directors John Hoffman and Janet Tobias take an in-depth look at how infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci led the fight against epidemics, from HIV/AIDS and Ebola to the current Covid-19 pandemic, in the U.S....
Citizen Ashe (CNN Films/HBO Max)
Rex Miller and Sam Pollard directed the film that centers on the life and career of tennis player Arthur Ashe, who won three Grand Slam singles titles and was the only Black man to ever win the singles title at Wimbledon, the U.S. Open and the Australian Open. Citizen Ashe was executive produced by Alex Gibney and John Legend.
Fauci (Nat Geo)
Directors John Hoffman and Janet Tobias take an in-depth look at how infectious disease specialist Dr. Anthony Fauci led the fight against epidemics, from HIV/AIDS and Ebola to the current Covid-19 pandemic, in the U.S....
- 11/15/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Though Dr. Anthony Fauci became a national icon during the Covid-19 pandemic, the first major, theatrically released documentary profiling the infectious disease specialist is the result of a conversation dating back nearly three years.
Director Janet Tobias (No Place on Earth, Unseen Enemy) was working on an AIDS vaccine project when she initially approached the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2018 with the idea of doing a film that would be a sort of “biographical portrait” of a longtime public servant, she recalls. Filming began in the fall of 2019; “and then of ...
Director Janet Tobias (No Place on Earth, Unseen Enemy) was working on an AIDS vaccine project when she initially approached the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2018 with the idea of doing a film that would be a sort of “biographical portrait” of a longtime public servant, she recalls. Filming began in the fall of 2019; “and then of ...
- 10/4/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Though Dr. Anthony Fauci became a national icon during the Covid-19 pandemic, the first major, theatrically released documentary profiling the infectious disease specialist is the result of a conversation dating back nearly three years.
Director Janet Tobias (No Place on Earth, Unseen Enemy) was working on an AIDS vaccine project when she initially approached the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2018 with the idea of doing a film that would be a sort of “biographical portrait” of a longtime public servant, she recalls. Filming began in the fall of 2019; “and then of ...
Director Janet Tobias (No Place on Earth, Unseen Enemy) was working on an AIDS vaccine project when she initially approached the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases in 2018 with the idea of doing a film that would be a sort of “biographical portrait” of a longtime public servant, she recalls. Filming began in the fall of 2019; “and then of ...
- 10/4/2021
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Welcome to this week’s “Just for Variety.”
I just got back from New York City, where I covered the MTV VMAs red carpet. To see Lil Nas X blazing his rainbow trail continues to amaze me in the most beautiful way. He is LGBTQ power and awareness personified. And then to top it all off, I had Troye Sivan teasing the upcoming video for his new sex-centric single, “Angel Baby.” Reflecting on his career and now Lil Nas X’s monumental rise, Sivan says, “We’re moving in the right direction.”
Meanwhile, Lil Nas X, whose debut studio album “Montero” drops on Sept. 17, says he’d also love to work with Drake and Nicki Minaj. “I love them,” he says. When I suggest a three-way collaboration, Lil Nays says with a big smile, “Let’s do both of them at the same time!”.
In LGBTQ-adjacent news, it sounds like...
I just got back from New York City, where I covered the MTV VMAs red carpet. To see Lil Nas X blazing his rainbow trail continues to amaze me in the most beautiful way. He is LGBTQ power and awareness personified. And then to top it all off, I had Troye Sivan teasing the upcoming video for his new sex-centric single, “Angel Baby.” Reflecting on his career and now Lil Nas X’s monumental rise, Sivan says, “We’re moving in the right direction.”
Meanwhile, Lil Nas X, whose debut studio album “Montero” drops on Sept. 17, says he’d also love to work with Drake and Nicki Minaj. “I love them,” he says. When I suggest a three-way collaboration, Lil Nays says with a big smile, “Let’s do both of them at the same time!”.
In LGBTQ-adjacent news, it sounds like...
- 9/16/2021
- by Marc Malkin
- Variety Film + TV
Paul Schrader’s The Card Counter moves from Venice into 579 theaters this weekend — the first in a welcome stream of specialty films from the Lido, Telluride and Toronto that could, perhaps maybe, buck up the struggling arthouse market this fall. The film is 90% certified fresh and hails from Focus Features, which presented one of the rare specialty hits of recent months, Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain.
That film came out in mid-July before the Delta Variant reached full sweep. It was released on nearly double the number of screens.
The Card Counter stars Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish and Tye Sheridan. William Tell (Isaac) a military interrogator haunted by his past just wants to play cards. But his spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he’s approached by Cirk (Sheridan), a vulnerable, angry young man seeking help to get revenge on a military colonel (Willem Dafoe). Tell...
That film came out in mid-July before the Delta Variant reached full sweep. It was released on nearly double the number of screens.
The Card Counter stars Oscar Isaac, Tiffany Haddish and Tye Sheridan. William Tell (Isaac) a military interrogator haunted by his past just wants to play cards. But his spartan existence on the casino trail is shattered when he’s approached by Cirk (Sheridan), a vulnerable, angry young man seeking help to get revenge on a military colonel (Willem Dafoe). Tell...
- 9/10/2021
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
As its short declarative title implies, Janet Tobias and John Hoffman’s documentary “Fauci” is single-minded in its pursuit of exploring and humanizing the now (in)famous director of the National Institutes of Health. Wisely avoiding the uncritical coronation of Fauci that rippled through the media in the past year, Tobias and Hoffman, instead, present a complex and humane figure entrenched in his chosen medical field, who was nevertheless embroiled in the heightened political discourse around Covid-19.
Continue reading ‘Fauci’ Is A Compelling Exploration Of The Influential Pandemic-Era Doctor [Telluride Review] at The Playlist.
Continue reading ‘Fauci’ Is A Compelling Exploration Of The Influential Pandemic-Era Doctor [Telluride Review] at The Playlist.
- 9/3/2021
- by Christian Gallichio
- The Playlist
The filmmakers responsible for “Fauci” may appear to be unusually speedy bandwagon jumpers, but there’s more to the timeliness of their feature-length look at Dr. Anthony Fauci than first meets the log line. Directors John Hoffman and Janet Tobias started work on it before Covid was known to exist, having had the idea that he was a fascinating figure just for his role in the AIDS crisis in the ’80s, ’90s and early 2000s. “Fauci” has naturally ended up being a tale of two pandemics, and the battles that can erupt between scientists and activists. One of them even has a happy ending, and, probably needless to say, it’s not the one that has him getting threats from the enemies of epidemiology at the moment.
Probably a minority of viewers for the National Geographic Documentary Films release (set to hit theaters this month) know or remember that the...
Probably a minority of viewers for the National Geographic Documentary Films release (set to hit theaters this month) know or remember that the...
- 9/3/2021
- by Chris Willman
- Variety Film + TV
As Covid-19 continues to wreak havoc on life as we know it, political perceptions have become more polarizing than ever. An initially promising vaccine rollout to battle the greatest public health crisis of our time has turned nightmarish, with anti-vaxxers and anti-maskers doubling down on their defiance.
Somehow, the National Geographic documentary “Fauci,” about the most prominent person to emerge from the early stages of the pandemic, anticipated this climate, wisely incorporating that skepticism and even hatred. As such, “Fauci” feels incredibly current and necessary.
While the pandemic is still relatively young, as fast as the news cycle moves, a documentary — even one that appears as quickly as this one — can still feel dated. At the beginning of this ordeal, some may recall, most of the nation positively embraced Dr. Anthony Fauci. Therefore, it would have been understandable, and even to some extent factual, for the filmmakers to travel that route.
Somehow, the National Geographic documentary “Fauci,” about the most prominent person to emerge from the early stages of the pandemic, anticipated this climate, wisely incorporating that skepticism and even hatred. As such, “Fauci” feels incredibly current and necessary.
While the pandemic is still relatively young, as fast as the news cycle moves, a documentary — even one that appears as quickly as this one — can still feel dated. At the beginning of this ordeal, some may recall, most of the nation positively embraced Dr. Anthony Fauci. Therefore, it would have been understandable, and even to some extent factual, for the filmmakers to travel that route.
- 9/3/2021
- by Ronda Racha Penrice
- The Wrap
The vitriol aimed at Dr. Anthony Fauci over the past 18 months gradually soared past the hyperbolic into the realm of the sadly comical. This occurred right around the time pundits (primarily, if not exclusively, on one side of the political divide) and Twitter trolls went beyond calling Fauci “wrong” and began maligning him as a “partisan hack” — and for being short.
Fauci, a new doc from National Geographic Documentary Films directed by John Hoffman and Janet Tobias, does not delve deeply into the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ height, and somewhat thankfully it doesn’...
Fauci, a new doc from National Geographic Documentary Films directed by John Hoffman and Janet Tobias, does not delve deeply into the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ height, and somewhat thankfully it doesn’...
The vitriol aimed at Dr. Anthony Fauci over the past 18 months gradually soared past the hyperbolic into the realm of the sadly comical. This occurred right around the time pundits (primarily, if not exclusively, on one side of the political divide) and Twitter trolls went beyond calling Fauci “wrong” and began maligning him as a “partisan hack” — and for being short.
Fauci, a new doc from National Geographic Documentary Films directed by John Hoffman and Janet Tobias, does not delve deeply into the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ height, and somewhat thankfully it doesn’...
Fauci, a new doc from National Geographic Documentary Films directed by John Hoffman and Janet Tobias, does not delve deeply into the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases’ height, and somewhat thankfully it doesn’...
Once upon a time, asking audiences to watch a documentary was like asking them to do their homework or eat their broccoli — sure, it’d be good for ’em, but they probably wouldn’t have a ton of fun doing it.
Early docs were often weighed down by heavy topics (a lot of war content) and dry, straightforward presentations (think newsreels). Eventually, filmmakers began introducing cinematic touches and more dynamism to documentary storytelling, though progress was slow. In 1922, “Nanook of the North,” the first feature doc, incorporated staged and fictionalized elements. The Sixties brought direct cinema and cinema verité, the fly-on-the-wall style of the Maysles brothers, Robert Drew, D.A. Pennebaker, and so many others. In the Eighties and Nineties, cable expanded documentary’s reach to wider audiences, and in the early 2000s films like “Fahrenheit 9/11,” “March of the Penguins,” and “An Inconvenient Truth” became legitimate box-office breakthroughs. Still, the...
Early docs were often weighed down by heavy topics (a lot of war content) and dry, straightforward presentations (think newsreels). Eventually, filmmakers began introducing cinematic touches and more dynamism to documentary storytelling, though progress was slow. In 1922, “Nanook of the North,” the first feature doc, incorporated staged and fictionalized elements. The Sixties brought direct cinema and cinema verité, the fly-on-the-wall style of the Maysles brothers, Robert Drew, D.A. Pennebaker, and so many others. In the Eighties and Nineties, cable expanded documentary’s reach to wider audiences, and in the early 2000s films like “Fahrenheit 9/11,” “March of the Penguins,” and “An Inconvenient Truth” became legitimate box-office breakthroughs. Still, the...
- 9/2/2021
- by Addie Morfoot
- Variety Film + TV
Fall festival season officially launches this week, and the programmers at the Telluride Film Festival are ready to make up for time lost last year amid the early stages of the coronavirus pandemic. On Wednesday, just a day before the Telluride Film Festival officially kicks off for 2021, organizers announced an enormous lineup of 80 features, including the premieres of multiple buzzy awards contenders like Will Smith in “King Richard,” Kenneth Branagh’s autobiographical drama “Belfast,” Joe Wright’s “Cyrano,” and Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” (which will also screen during this year’s Venice Film Festival).
“I do think we’ve got the best movies of the year,” Telluride executive director Julie Huntsinger told Indiewire in an interview. Unlike last year’s Telluride Film Festival, which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic (although Telluride did announce its lineup and host a drive-in screening of “Nomadland” in Los...
“I do think we’ve got the best movies of the year,” Telluride executive director Julie Huntsinger told Indiewire in an interview. Unlike last year’s Telluride Film Festival, which was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic (although Telluride did announce its lineup and host a drive-in screening of “Nomadland” in Los...
- 9/1/2021
- by Christopher Rosen
- Gold Derby
Previously confirmed titles include ‘The Electrical Life of Louis Wain’.
Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast are among the world premieres on the programme for the 48th Telluride Film Festival (September 2-6).
The festival has confirmed a line-up of 80 films across features, shorts and retrospectives. Francis Ford Coppola, who said this week he is willing to invest up to $100m of his own money to get passion project Megalopolis made, will be among filmmakers attending in person. Coppola has a new cut of The Outsiders and The Rain People playing in Special Screenings.
Barry Jenkins...
Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard and Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast are among the world premieres on the programme for the 48th Telluride Film Festival (September 2-6).
The festival has confirmed a line-up of 80 films across features, shorts and retrospectives. Francis Ford Coppola, who said this week he is willing to invest up to $100m of his own money to get passion project Megalopolis made, will be among filmmakers attending in person. Coppola has a new cut of The Outsiders and The Rain People playing in Special Screenings.
Barry Jenkins...
- 9/1/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Yes, today’s announcement of films playing the Telluride Film Festival, which starts Thursday and runs through Labor Day, features many of the usual suspects spotted on the fall fest circuit and eyeing awards attention for their hot Oscar prospects. Netflix has multiple movies, so does Amazon. Focus, Warner Bros, Searchlight, Neon, A24, Sony Classics and more will also be there with some prime prospects.
But perhaps most surprisingly, National Geographic is leading the pack and taking four, count ’em four 2021 documentaries to world premiere at Telluride. And actually it would have been five but the festival passed on another (great) one, but more on that momentarily.
When I sat down recently for lunch and a preview of all five movies on Nat Geo’s impressive slate this year with Carolyn Bernstein, EVP Global Scripted Content and Documentary Films for National Geographic, among the first things she pointed out before...
But perhaps most surprisingly, National Geographic is leading the pack and taking four, count ’em four 2021 documentaries to world premiere at Telluride. And actually it would have been five but the festival passed on another (great) one, but more on that momentarily.
When I sat down recently for lunch and a preview of all five movies on Nat Geo’s impressive slate this year with Carolyn Bernstein, EVP Global Scripted Content and Documentary Films for National Geographic, among the first things she pointed out before...
- 9/1/2021
- by Pete Hammond
- Deadline Film + TV
As usual, Telluride Film Festival has unveiled their 2021 lineup just moments before the event gets underway. Taking place from Thursday, September 2 through Monday, September 6, 2021, the lineup features Mike Mills’ C’mon C’mon, Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog, Pablo Larraín’s Spencer, Paolo Sorrentino’s The Hand of God, Reinaldo Marcus Green’s King Richard, Maggie Gyllenhaal’s The Lost Daughter, as well as Cannes highlights Bergman Island and Red Rocket, and more.
See the lineup below.
The Automat (d. Lisa Hurwitz, U.S., 2021) In person: Lisa Hurwitz
Becoming Cousteau (d. Liz Garbus, U.S., 2021) In person: Liz Garbus
Belfast (d. Kenneth Branagh, U.K., 2021) In person: Kenneth Branagh, Jamie Dornan
Bergman Island (d. Mia Hansen-Løve, France/Germany/Sweden, 2021) In person: Mia Hansen-Løve
Bitterbrush (d. Emelie Mahdavian, U.S., 2021) In person: Emelie Mahdavian, Colie Moline
C’Mon C’Mon (d. Mike Mills, U.S., 2021) In person: Mike Mills,...
See the lineup below.
The Automat (d. Lisa Hurwitz, U.S., 2021) In person: Lisa Hurwitz
Becoming Cousteau (d. Liz Garbus, U.S., 2021) In person: Liz Garbus
Belfast (d. Kenneth Branagh, U.K., 2021) In person: Kenneth Branagh, Jamie Dornan
Bergman Island (d. Mia Hansen-Løve, France/Germany/Sweden, 2021) In person: Mia Hansen-Løve
Bitterbrush (d. Emelie Mahdavian, U.S., 2021) In person: Emelie Mahdavian, Colie Moline
C’Mon C’Mon (d. Mike Mills, U.S., 2021) In person: Mike Mills,...
- 9/1/2021
- by Leonard Pearce
- The Film Stage
Mike Mills’ Joaquin Phoenix drama “C’mon C’mon,” Joe Wright’s adaptation of the Broadway musical “Cyrano” and Reinaldo Marcus Green’s “King Richard,” with Will Smith in the story of the tennis-titan Williams sisters and their father, Richard, are among the films that will play at the 2021 Telluride Film Festival, Telluride organizers announced on Wednesday.
The annual Colorado festival, which was canceled last year because of the Covid pandemic, has been expanded by one day this year, beginning on Thursday instead of Friday. As usual, it did not announce its relatively small and carefully curated lineup until the day before the festival begins.
Among the films that will join “C’mon C’mon,” “Cyrano” and “King Richard” as Telluride world premieres are a number of documentaries, including Liz Garbus’ “Becoming Cousteau,” E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “The Rescue,” John Hoffman and Janet Tobias’ “Fauci” and Julie Cohen & Betsy West’s “Julia.
The annual Colorado festival, which was canceled last year because of the Covid pandemic, has been expanded by one day this year, beginning on Thursday instead of Friday. As usual, it did not announce its relatively small and carefully curated lineup until the day before the festival begins.
Among the films that will join “C’mon C’mon,” “Cyrano” and “King Richard” as Telluride world premieres are a number of documentaries, including Liz Garbus’ “Becoming Cousteau,” E. Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin’s “The Rescue,” John Hoffman and Janet Tobias’ “Fauci” and Julie Cohen & Betsy West’s “Julia.
- 9/1/2021
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
The life and career of Dr. Anthony Fauci, America’s top infectious disease expert, is the subject of an upcoming feature from National Geographic Documentary Films, the production company announced Monday.
The film simply titled “Fauci” is directed by Emmy winners John Hoffman and Janet Tobias (“Unseen Enemy”). The movie is also produced by Dan Cogan (“Icarus”) and Liz Garbus and Story Syndicate.
“Fauci” gives a look at the professional career of Dr. Fauci up through his experience in the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of those interviewed for the film will include President George W. Bush, Bill Gates and Bono.
Dubbed “America’s Doctor” by The New Yorker, Dr. Fauci has become America’s most unlikely cultural icon, with his signature blend of scientific acumen and candor in the face of Covid-19. He’s been spoofed by Brad Pitt on “SNL” and memorialized by Fauci fans who’ve put his face...
The film simply titled “Fauci” is directed by Emmy winners John Hoffman and Janet Tobias (“Unseen Enemy”). The movie is also produced by Dan Cogan (“Icarus”) and Liz Garbus and Story Syndicate.
“Fauci” gives a look at the professional career of Dr. Fauci up through his experience in the Covid-19 pandemic. Some of those interviewed for the film will include President George W. Bush, Bill Gates and Bono.
Dubbed “America’s Doctor” by The New Yorker, Dr. Fauci has become America’s most unlikely cultural icon, with his signature blend of scientific acumen and candor in the face of Covid-19. He’s been spoofed by Brad Pitt on “SNL” and memorialized by Fauci fans who’ve put his face...
- 2/1/2021
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
Anthony Fauci, the longtime director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease who became the top U.S. medical official addressing the coronavirus pandemic, is getting the feature documentary treatment.
National Geographic Documentary Films said Monday that Emmy winners John Hoffman and Janet Tobias will direct Fauci, which through exclusive access promises to offer a glimpse into the career and life of the public servant who has advised seven U.S. presidents beginning with the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s and through Sars, Ebola and now Covid-19.
The film will be produced by Alexandra Moss. For Story Syndicate, executive producers are Icarus Oscar winner Dan Cogan, What Happened, Miss Simone?‘s Liz Garbus and All In: The Fight for Democracy’s Jon Bardin.
Fauci is the longest-serving public health leader in Washington, DC, and has testified before Congress more than any other single person in U.S. history.
National Geographic Documentary Films said Monday that Emmy winners John Hoffman and Janet Tobias will direct Fauci, which through exclusive access promises to offer a glimpse into the career and life of the public servant who has advised seven U.S. presidents beginning with the AIDS pandemic in the 1980s and through Sars, Ebola and now Covid-19.
The film will be produced by Alexandra Moss. For Story Syndicate, executive producers are Icarus Oscar winner Dan Cogan, What Happened, Miss Simone?‘s Liz Garbus and All In: The Fight for Democracy’s Jon Bardin.
Fauci is the longest-serving public health leader in Washington, DC, and has testified before Congress more than any other single person in U.S. history.
- 2/1/2021
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Dr. Anthony Fauci was a respected and dedicated public servant, but one who could walk the streets without turning heads or being recognized.
Then Covid-19 hit. Fauci became a vital source of information during the pandemic, with his “just the facts” style acting as a necessary counter to President Trump’s blind insistence that ‘one day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.” Fauci found himself on coffee mugs and t-shirts, as well as spoofed on “SNL.” He was a hero for those who supported applying a science-based approach to dealing with a worsening public health crisis, but not everyone was a fan. Fauci has also had contend with death threats and the ire of some far-right talking heads.
Now, Fauci will be the subject of a new feature length documentary, “Fauci,” from Emmy winners John Hoffman (“Sleepless in America”) and Janet Tobias (“Unseen Enemy”). Academy Award winner Dan Cogan...
Then Covid-19 hit. Fauci became a vital source of information during the pandemic, with his “just the facts” style acting as a necessary counter to President Trump’s blind insistence that ‘one day, it’s like a miracle, it will disappear.” Fauci found himself on coffee mugs and t-shirts, as well as spoofed on “SNL.” He was a hero for those who supported applying a science-based approach to dealing with a worsening public health crisis, but not everyone was a fan. Fauci has also had contend with death threats and the ire of some far-right talking heads.
Now, Fauci will be the subject of a new feature length documentary, “Fauci,” from Emmy winners John Hoffman (“Sleepless in America”) and Janet Tobias (“Unseen Enemy”). Academy Award winner Dan Cogan...
- 2/1/2021
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Dr. Anthony Fauci is getting the documentary treatment.
National Geographic Documentary Films is working on a doc feature about “America’s Doctor”, with Oscar-winner Dan Cogan (Icarus) and nominee Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?) set to executive produce.
Emmy winners John Hoffman and Janet Tobias will direct the feature that will look into the history of Fauci — the longest-serving public health leader in Washington — from working at his father’s pharmacy to his fight against every epidemic our country has faced, from AIDS to Sars to Ebola, and now, Covid-19. Interviews will include former President George W. Bush,...
National Geographic Documentary Films is working on a doc feature about “America’s Doctor”, with Oscar-winner Dan Cogan (Icarus) and nominee Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?) set to executive produce.
Emmy winners John Hoffman and Janet Tobias will direct the feature that will look into the history of Fauci — the longest-serving public health leader in Washington — from working at his father’s pharmacy to his fight against every epidemic our country has faced, from AIDS to Sars to Ebola, and now, Covid-19. Interviews will include former President George W. Bush,...
Dr. Anthony Fauci is getting the documentary treatment.
National Geographic Documentary Films is working on a doc feature about “America’s Doctor” with Oscar winner Dan Cogan (Icarus) and nominee Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?) set to executive produce.
Emmy winners John Hoffman and Janet Tobias will direct the feature that will look into the history of Fauci — the longest-serving public health leader in Washington — from working at his father’s pharmacy to his fight against every recent epidemic our country has faced, from AIDS to Sars to Ebola, and now, Covid-19. Interviews will include former President George ...
National Geographic Documentary Films is working on a doc feature about “America’s Doctor” with Oscar winner Dan Cogan (Icarus) and nominee Liz Garbus (What Happened, Miss Simone?) set to executive produce.
Emmy winners John Hoffman and Janet Tobias will direct the feature that will look into the history of Fauci — the longest-serving public health leader in Washington — from working at his father’s pharmacy to his fight against every recent epidemic our country has faced, from AIDS to Sars to Ebola, and now, Covid-19. Interviews will include former President George ...
CNN Films and BBC will take viewers inside the efforts of researchers around the world trying to develop and manufacture vaccines to fight the global coronavirus pandemic, in a documentary feature slated to air on CNN and BBC Two in the spring of 2021.
CNN Films has retained linear television rights throughout the United States and territories as well as Canada. Hhmi Tangled Bank Studios holds the educational rights. Global Health Reporting Center and Wingspan Productions retain rights outside of the U.K. and North America. Sanjay Gupta. CNN’s chief medical correspondent, CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupt will narrate the U.S. broadcast.
The film, called “Race for the Vaccine” in the U.S. and “Vaccine: The Inside Story” in the United Kingdom, uses access during 2020 to research teams working for. among others, Pfizer/BioNTech, the National Institutes of Health, Moderna and a venture between Oxford University and AstraZeneca.
CNN Films has retained linear television rights throughout the United States and territories as well as Canada. Hhmi Tangled Bank Studios holds the educational rights. Global Health Reporting Center and Wingspan Productions retain rights outside of the U.K. and North America. Sanjay Gupta. CNN’s chief medical correspondent, CNN chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupt will narrate the U.S. broadcast.
The film, called “Race for the Vaccine” in the U.S. and “Vaccine: The Inside Story” in the United Kingdom, uses access during 2020 to research teams working for. among others, Pfizer/BioNTech, the National Institutes of Health, Moderna and a venture between Oxford University and AstraZeneca.
- 12/10/2020
- by Brian Steinberg
- Variety Film + TV
Molly Thompson has joined Apple’s upcoming streaming service as its head of documentaries.
Thompson previously founded A&E Indie Films, the feature film production unit of A+E Networks. She was also previously the head of documentary films for A+E Networks. Recent documentaries she has executive produced include “The Clinton Affair,” Charles Ferguson’s “Watergate” docuseries, “Studio 54,” and “City of Ghosts.” She was also an executive producer on celebrated documentaries like “Life, Animated,” “Cartel Land,” “Murderball,” and “Jesus Camp.”
She also executive produced Amir Bar-Lev’s “The Tillman Story” and Bart Layton’s “The Imposter,” as well as two narrative features for Lifetime Films. Those were “Lila & Eve,” starring Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez, and “Paris Can Wait,” starring Diane Lane and Alec Baldwin.
Additionally, Thompson served as executive producer on all feature films produced under the History Films banner, including Werner Herzog’s “Meeting Gorbachev” and “Cave of Forgotten Dreams,...
Thompson previously founded A&E Indie Films, the feature film production unit of A+E Networks. She was also previously the head of documentary films for A+E Networks. Recent documentaries she has executive produced include “The Clinton Affair,” Charles Ferguson’s “Watergate” docuseries, “Studio 54,” and “City of Ghosts.” She was also an executive producer on celebrated documentaries like “Life, Animated,” “Cartel Land,” “Murderball,” and “Jesus Camp.”
She also executive produced Amir Bar-Lev’s “The Tillman Story” and Bart Layton’s “The Imposter,” as well as two narrative features for Lifetime Films. Those were “Lila & Eve,” starring Viola Davis and Jennifer Lopez, and “Paris Can Wait,” starring Diane Lane and Alec Baldwin.
Additionally, Thompson served as executive producer on all feature films produced under the History Films banner, including Werner Herzog’s “Meeting Gorbachev” and “Cave of Forgotten Dreams,...
- 4/15/2019
- by Joe Otterson
- Variety Film + TV
Apple has hired A&E IndieFilms founder Molly Thompson as Head of Documentaries.
Thompson, who also served as Head of Documentary films for A+E Networks, has executive produced such projects as The Clinton Affair; the docuseries Watergate; City of Ghosts; Life, Animated; Cartel Land; Murderball; and Jesus Camp.
Thompson served as executive producer on all feature films produced under the History Films banner, including Werner Herzog’s Meeting Gorbachev — which will have its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival — and Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Janet Tobias’ No Place on Earth, Errol Morris’ The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld, Douglas Tirola’s Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon and the Johnny Knoxville-produced Being Evel.
Among other projects, Thompson also Ep’d Amir Bar-Lev’s Emmy-winning The Tillman Story, Bart Layton’s BAFTA-winning The Imposter and two narrative features for Lifetime Films: Lila & Eve,...
Thompson, who also served as Head of Documentary films for A+E Networks, has executive produced such projects as The Clinton Affair; the docuseries Watergate; City of Ghosts; Life, Animated; Cartel Land; Murderball; and Jesus Camp.
Thompson served as executive producer on all feature films produced under the History Films banner, including Werner Herzog’s Meeting Gorbachev — which will have its premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival — and Cave of Forgotten Dreams, Janet Tobias’ No Place on Earth, Errol Morris’ The Unknown Known: The Life and Times of Donald Rumsfeld, Douglas Tirola’s Drunk Stoned Brilliant Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon and the Johnny Knoxville-produced Being Evel.
Among other projects, Thompson also Ep’d Amir Bar-Lev’s Emmy-winning The Tillman Story, Bart Layton’s BAFTA-winning The Imposter and two narrative features for Lifetime Films: Lila & Eve,...
- 4/15/2019
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
The Writers Guild of America, East (WGAE) and the Writers Guild of America, West (WGAW) have announced nominations for this year’s television categories, including Drama Series, Comedy Series, and Long Form Original. Reigning Emmy winners “The Handmaid’s Tale” and “Veep” are nominated in their respective categories, as is HBO’s acclaimed “Big Little Lies” limited series.
Winners will be honored at the 2018 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 11, 2018. Ceremonies will take place in New York City and Los Angeles. The full list of 2018 nominations are below.
Drama Series
“The Americans”
“Better Call Saul”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Stranger Things”
Comedy Series
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Glow”
“Master of None
Silicon Valley”
“Veep”
Long Form Original
“American Horror Story: Cult”
“Feud: Bette and Joan”
“Flint”
“Godless”
“Manhunt: Unabomber”
Long Form Adapted
“Big Little Lies”
“Fargo...
Winners will be honored at the 2018 Writers Guild Awards on Sunday, February 11, 2018. Ceremonies will take place in New York City and Los Angeles. The full list of 2018 nominations are below.
Drama Series
“The Americans”
“Better Call Saul”
“The Handmaid’s Tale”
“Stranger Things”
Comedy Series
“Curb Your Enthusiasm”
“Glow”
“Master of None
Silicon Valley”
“Veep”
Long Form Original
“American Horror Story: Cult”
“Feud: Bette and Joan”
“Flint”
“Godless”
“Manhunt: Unabomber”
Long Form Adapted
“Big Little Lies”
“Fargo...
- 12/7/2017
- by Zack Sharf
- Indiewire
On CNN tonight, director Janet Tobias’s chilling documentary Unseen Enemy is a sobering wake-up call — as we learn about the looming potential crises of diseases like Ebola and Zika, as well as things that might seem common, like the flu. Sars, Zika, AIDS, bird flu, Mers, Ebola; all words which spark fear and panic worldwide. The documentary examines the insidious biological chatter of viruses which can lead to them staying one step ahead of technology with their cunning. Viral pandemics pop up rapidly thanks to a mix of global mobility, poverty and the problems of hygiene as more people live in tight, crowded conditions....read more...
- 4/7/2017
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
CNN Films will debut the documentary Unseen Enemy for World Health Day on April 7 with limited commercial interruptions. Narrated by Jeffrey Wright, the docu is written and directed by Janet Tobias, who embedded with some of the world's top pathogen hunters and medical professionals for more than three years, tracking outbreaks of Zika, Ebola and influenza worldwide. Tobias’ film makes the case that successful containment can be achieved with coordinated efforts of…...
- 3/17/2017
- Deadline TV
It’s been a couple months since the last edition of What’s Up Doc? placed Michael Moore’s surprise world premiere of Where To Invade Next at the top of this list and in the meantime much shuffling has taken place and much time has been spent on various new endeavors (namely my Buffalo-based film series, Cultivate Cinema Circle). Finally taking its rightful place at the top, D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hagedus’ Unlocking the Cage is in the midst of being scored by composer James Lavino, according to Lavino’s own personal site. Though the project has been taking shape at its own leisurely pace, I’d expect to see the film making its festival debut in early 2016.
Right behind, the American direct cinema masters is a Texan soon to make his non-fiction debut with Voyage of Time. Just two weeks ago indieWIRE reported that Ennio Morricone, who scored...
Right behind, the American direct cinema masters is a Texan soon to make his non-fiction debut with Voyage of Time. Just two weeks ago indieWIRE reported that Ennio Morricone, who scored...
- 11/5/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
The fall festival rush is upon us. Locarno is currently ramping up. Venice has released their line-up and Thom Powers and the Toronto International Film Festival team have dropped a bomb with a previously unannounced new feature from powerhouse docu-provocateur Michael Moore. It is truly a miracle that the production of a film such as Moore’s upcoming Where To Invade Next (see still above) managed to go completely undetected by the filmmaking community until it was literally announced to world premiere at one of the largest film festivals in the world. Programmed as a one of the key films in the Special Presentations section at Tiff, the film sees Moore telling “the Pentagon to ‘stand down’ — he will do the invading for America from now on.” Also announced to premiere at Tiff was Avi Lewis’ This Changes Everything, which has slowly been rising up this list, as well as...
- 8/7/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
It’s been a surprisingly interesting month of moving and shaking in terms of doc development. Just a month after making his first public funding pitch at Toronto’s Hot Docs Forum, legendary doc filmmaker Frederick Wiseman took to Kickstarter to help cover the remaining expenses for his 40th feature film In Jackson Heights (see the film’s first trailer below). Unrelentingly rigorous in his determination to capture the American institutional landscape on film, his latest continues down this thematic rabbit hole, taking on the immensely diverse New York City neighborhood of Jackson Heights as his latest subject. According to the Kickstarter page, Wiseman is currently editing the 120 hours of rushes he shot with hopes of having the film ready for a fall festival premiere (my guess would be Tiff, where both National Gallery and At Berkeley made their North American debut), though he’s currently quite a ways away from his $75,000 goal.
- 7/6/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Well folks, after a rather long and brutal winter (at least for me here in Buffalo), we are finally heading into the wonderful warmth of summer, but with that blast of sunshine and steamy humidity comes the mid-year drought of major film fests. After the Sheffield Doc/Fest concludes on June 10th and AFI Docs wraps on June 21st, we likely won’t see any major influx in our charts until Locarno, Venice, Telluride and Tiff announce their line-ups in rapid succession. In the meantime, we can look forward to the intriguing onslaught of films making their debut in Sheffield, including Brian Hill’s intriguing examination of Sweden’s most notorious serial killer, The Confessions of Thomas Quick, and Sean McAllister’s film for which he himself was jailed in the process of making, A Syrian Love Story, the only two films world premiering in the festival’s main competition.
- 6/1/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
It should come as no surprise that Cannes Film Festival will play host to Kent Jones’s doc on the touchstone of filmmaking interview tomes, Hitchcock/Truffaut (see photo above). The film has been floating near the top of this list since it was announced last year as in development, while Jones himself has a history with the festival, having co-written both Arnaud Desplechin’s Jimmy P. and Martin Scorsese’s My Voyage To Italy, both of which premiered in Cannes. The film is scheduled to screen as part of the Cannes Classics sidebar alongside the likes of Stig Björkman’s Ingrid Bergman, in Her Own Words, which will play as part of the festival’s tribute to the late starlet, and Gabriel Clarke and John McKenna’s Steve McQueen: The Man & Le Mans (see trailer below). As someone who grew up watching road races with my dad in Watkins Glen,...
- 5/1/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
Now that the busy winter fest schedule of Sundance, Rotterdam and the Berlinale has concluded, we’ve now got our eyes on the likes of True/False and SXSW. While, True/False does not specialize in attention grabbing world premieres, it does provide a late winter haven for cream of the crop non-fiction fare from all the previously mentioned fests and a selection of overlooked genre blending films presented in a down home setting. This year will mark my first trip to the Columbia, Missouri based fest, where I hope to catch a little of everything, from their hush-hush secret screenings, to selections from their Neither/Nor series, this year featuring chimeric Polish cinema of decades past, to a spotlight of Adam Curtis’s incisive oeuvre. But truth be told, it is SXSW, with its slew of high profile world premieres being announced, such as Alex Gibney’s Steve Jobs...
- 2/27/2015
- by Jordan M. Smith
- IONCINEMA.com
The Ebola outbreak may be grabbing headlines now, but CNN Films and Sierra Tango Productions have pacted to co-produce a feature film about deadly viruses and bacteria that could cause a far bigger pandemic. See more A Guide to Fake Film Diseases The untitled documentary co-production will be directed and produced by Emmy-winning Janet Tobias, with Michael Ehrenzweig, Peter W. Klein and Rogger Lopez co-producing. To help with tracking new pathogens, the film will follow virus hunter Larry Brilliant, a doctor and scientist who helped eradicate smallpox. The film will be released theatrically in late 2015,
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- 11/6/2014
- by Etan Vlessing
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Hot on the heels of extensive coverage of the Ebola epidemic, CNN announced Thursday that it plans to partner with Sierra Tango Productions on a global influenza film. Through the lens of the historic 1918 global influenza pandemic — which killed between 30 and 50 million globally — the documentary will dig deep into the potential pathogens that pose the greatest risk of the next pandemic. Also read: CNN's Jeff Zucker Says His Network Might Make Scripted Films The medical film will be directed and produced by the Emmy Award winner Janet Tobias. Michael Ehrenzweig, journalist Peter W. Klein, and Rogger Lopez will co-produce with.
- 11/6/2014
- by Jordan Chariton
- The Wrap
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) handed out their annual awards tonight and it was Spike Jonze winning for his original screenplay, Her, while Billy Ray took the adaptation top prize for Captain Phillips, based on the book "A Captain's Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy Seals, and Dangerous Days at Sea". Both screenplays are nominated for Oscars this year and, in fact, the Original Screenplay nominations match up exactly, but in the Adapted category John Ridley's screenplay for 12 Years a Slave was one of many deemed ineligible due to WGA qualifying rules. So if you think this makes for an "open and shut" case at the Oscars, that's definitely something to consider. That said, the win for Jonze I see as a very big deal in a tough field of competitors. I have Her at the top of my predictions in the Original Screenplay category and this only solidifies my opinion further,...
- 2/2/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Both the Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and East (Wgae) have announced nominations for the Writers Guild Awards. The biggest omission? Oscar front-runner "12 Years A Slave!" According to IndieWire, "12 Years A Slave, Fruitvale Station, Mandela: Long Walk To Freedom, God Loves Uganda, 20 Feet From Stardom, and The Square are indeed ineligible for a WGA nomination because they were not written under the guild's jurisdiction."
Whatever that means! If you're wondering what happened, read the Writers Guild's rules:
Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles during 2013 and were written under the WGA.s Minimum Basic Agreement (Mba) or under a bona fide collective bargaining agreement of the Writers Guild of Canada, Writers Guild of Great Britain, Irish Playwrights & Screenwriters Guild, or the New Zealand Writers Guild. Theatrical screenplays produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or an affiliate...
Whatever that means! If you're wondering what happened, read the Writers Guild's rules:
Feature films eligible for a Writers Guild Award were exhibited theatrically for at least one week in Los Angeles during 2013 and were written under the WGA.s Minimum Basic Agreement (Mba) or under a bona fide collective bargaining agreement of the Writers Guild of Canada, Writers Guild of Great Britain, Irish Playwrights & Screenwriters Guild, or the New Zealand Writers Guild. Theatrical screenplays produced under the jurisdiction of the WGA or an affiliate...
- 1/4/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
WGA Awards 2014 nominations: Woody Allen, ‘American Hustle’ in; ’12 Years a Slave,’ ‘Blue Is the Warmest Color’ ineligible (photo: Cate Blanchett and Woody Allen on the ‘Blue Jasmine’ set) The Writers Guild of America has announced the nominees for the 2014 WGA Awards. The lists — adapted and original screenplay, documentary screenplay — mostly feature the expected titles, in addition to a handful of surprises chiefly because several of this year’s top contenders for screenplay awards have failed to meet the WGA’s strict eligibility rules. Among the out-of-contention screenplays for the 2014 WGA Awards were John Ridley’s 12 Years a Slave, Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope’s Philomena, Asghar Farhadi’s The Past, Abdellatif Kechiche and Ghalia Lacroix’s Blue Is the Warmest Color, William Nicholson’s Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Peter Morgan’s Rush, Destin Daniel Cretton’s Short Term 12, and Ryan Coogler’s Fruitvale Station. The winners of the...
- 1/4/2014
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Earlier today saw the announcement of the Writers Guild of America‘s nominations for Best Original, Adapted, and Documentary Screenplay for 2013. Of the major guilds (Producers Guild, Directors Guild, etc.), these are usually the awards taken the least seriously due to their silly rules that exclude several of the top contenders each year. This year, major casualties of their rules included 12 Years a Slave (which is on the fast-track to winning the Best Adapted Screenplay Oscar), Philomena, and Fruitvale Station. However, this wouldn’t be the first time a disqualified screenplay has gone on to win an Oscar, as we’ve seen previously with Django Unchained and The King’s Speech.
The exclusion of some of these nominees has led to a bit of randomness in their selections, particularly in the Adapted Screenplay category, where we find surprises like August: Osage County and Lone Survivor, two films that were of pretty poor quality.
The exclusion of some of these nominees has led to a bit of randomness in their selections, particularly in the Adapted Screenplay category, where we find surprises like August: Osage County and Lone Survivor, two films that were of pretty poor quality.
- 1/3/2014
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
The Writers Guild of America, West (Wgaw) and the Writers Guild of America, East (Wgae) have announced nominations for outstanding achievement in writing for the screen during 2013. Winners will be honored at the 2014 Writers Guild Awards on Saturday, February 1, 2014, at simultaneous ceremonies in Los Angeles and New York City.
Screen Nominees
Original Screenplay
American Hustle, Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell; Columbia Pictures
Blue Jasmine, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Dallas Buyers Club, Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack; Focus Features http://focusguilds2013.com/dbcscreenplay/
Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.
Nebraska, Written by Bob Nelson; Paramount Pictures
Original Screenplay
August: Osage County, Screenplay by Tracy Letts; Based on his play; The Weinstein Company
Before Midnight, Written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan; Sony Classics
Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the...
Screen Nominees
Original Screenplay
American Hustle, Written by Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell; Columbia Pictures
Blue Jasmine, Written by Woody Allen; Sony Pictures Classics
Dallas Buyers Club, Written by Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack; Focus Features http://focusguilds2013.com/dbcscreenplay/
Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.
Nebraska, Written by Bob Nelson; Paramount Pictures
Original Screenplay
August: Osage County, Screenplay by Tracy Letts; Based on his play; The Weinstein Company
Before Midnight, Written by Richard Linklater & Julie Delpy & Ethan Hawke; Based on characters created by Richard Linklater & Kim Krizan; Sony Classics
Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the...
- 1/3/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Writers Guild of America award nominations are out, but don’t expect to learn much about the Oscar race from these shortlists.
Too many major screenplays are ineligible for the guild prize, since the organization only honors writers who are union members or films that were made under the auspices of a guild agreement — excluding many foreign and independent movies.
Among those disqualified this year: John Ridley’s script for 12 Years a Slave — considered a frontrunner for the adapted screenplay Oscar — and Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope’s Philomena — another strong contender for that Academy Award. In the original screenplay category,...
Too many major screenplays are ineligible for the guild prize, since the organization only honors writers who are union members or films that were made under the auspices of a guild agreement — excluding many foreign and independent movies.
Among those disqualified this year: John Ridley’s script for 12 Years a Slave — considered a frontrunner for the adapted screenplay Oscar — and Steve Coogan and Jeff Pope’s Philomena — another strong contender for that Academy Award. In the original screenplay category,...
- 1/3/2014
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
The Writers Guild of America (WGA) has announced the nominees for the 2014 WGA Awards and, as always, there will be Oscar contending screenplays that weren't eligible due to WGA qualifying rules. This year some of the ineligible scripts include 12 Years a Slave, Rush, Fruitvale Station and Philomena (via HitFix). The absence of such titles make the Oscar race a little more interesting, but if you think Lone Survivor is going to get a nomination (as much as I like seeing it recognized) over 12 Years a Slave guess again. In fact, looking at the nominations compared to my current Oscar predictions for Adapted and Original Screenplay you're going to find few differences. In the Original category the biggest difference is yet another snub for Inside Llewyn Davis, which was looked over yesterday by the Producers Guild and again today by the WGA, and once again, in its place we find Dallas Buyers Club,...
- 1/3/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Oscar race gets more interesting by the day!
The Writers Guild of America unveiled their film nominations today, and among the set are a few surprises - as well as some notable snubs.
In the original screenplay category, mortal lock Woody Allen received his 21st WGA nomination for "Blue Jasmine," while Spike Jonze earned his first for "Her." Rounding out the rest of the field were Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell for "American Hustle," Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack for "Dallas Buyers Club," and Bob Nelson for "Nebraska."
One high-profile movie left out in the cold is Joel and Ethan Coen's "Inside Llewyn Davis." With a snub from the Producers Guild earlier this week, the critically-acclaimed tale of the '60s folk music scene is losing Oscar momentum.
The adapted screenplay category was more muddled this year, with likely Oscar contenders "12 Years a Slave," "Fruitvale Station," and...
The Writers Guild of America unveiled their film nominations today, and among the set are a few surprises - as well as some notable snubs.
In the original screenplay category, mortal lock Woody Allen received his 21st WGA nomination for "Blue Jasmine," while Spike Jonze earned his first for "Her." Rounding out the rest of the field were Eric Warren Singer and David O. Russell for "American Hustle," Craig Borten & Melisa Wallack for "Dallas Buyers Club," and Bob Nelson for "Nebraska."
One high-profile movie left out in the cold is Joel and Ethan Coen's "Inside Llewyn Davis." With a snub from the Producers Guild earlier this week, the critically-acclaimed tale of the '60s folk music scene is losing Oscar momentum.
The adapted screenplay category was more muddled this year, with likely Oscar contenders "12 Years a Slave," "Fruitvale Station," and...
- 1/3/2014
- by Kelly Woo
- Moviefone
It’s not hard to find incredible stories of Jewish families enduring remarkable hardships and making impossible choices to evade capture by the Nazis during World War II, and with No Place on Earth it just got a little easier. For well over a year, a collection of families made a home out of a subterranean cave in Ukraine, and through a number of close calls and near starvation, they outlasted the persecution and live to tell the tale 70 years later. Janet Tobias puts together a concise and riveting documentary, the only faults of which come in the form of subjects who aren’t always easy to understand and a few testimonial clips that don’t really make sense. Otherwise, the combination of talking heads and skillful dramatic reenactments combine for an engrossing and touching story.
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- 9/14/2013
- by Lex Walker
- JustPressPlay.net
Chicago – This week’s What to Watch on DVD, Blu-ray, Netflix, Amazon, On Demand and more is another seemingly random hodge-podge of offerings that you can use to guide your way through the new releases shelf at Best Buy, the On Demand section on Vudu, the store on iTunes, various online DVD retailers and maybe even Netflix and Hulu. Pick your favorites. This is the way we’d rank them if you have a free night or money to burn this week.
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
Photo credit: IFC Films
“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
David Lowery’s beautiful drama was covered more thoroughly in our theatrical review and opens tomorrow at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago (and we’ve already run Matt Fagerholm’s interview with the writer/director) but you can actually watch it now On Demand and so we wanted to included it in What to Watch.
Ain’t Them Bodies Saints
Photo credit: IFC Films
“Ain’t Them Bodies Saints”
David Lowery’s beautiful drama was covered more thoroughly in our theatrical review and opens tomorrow at the Music Box Theatre in Chicago (and we’ve already run Matt Fagerholm’s interview with the writer/director) but you can actually watch it now On Demand and so we wanted to included it in What to Watch.
- 8/30/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
When Chris Nicola traveled to the Ukraine, it was to understand his own family's history and explore caves. Not only did he inexplicably discover everyday objects such as buttons and shoes in a remote cave, but he also unearthed a rumor of a group of Jews who lived in a cave. These discoveries led to an incredible Holocaust survival story of how 38 people lived underground for a year and a half -- the longest recorded sustained underground survival -- to escape the death camps. Nicola confirmed the story by locating 14 of the original cave inhabitants.
The experiences of these Ukrainian Jews is captured in the documentary No Place on Earth -- which opens in Austin tomorrow at Regal Arbor -- by longtime television producer Janet Tobias in her film directorial debut. The survivors are now in their eighties and nineties, but they were quite young when they took refuge in the cave.
The experiences of these Ukrainian Jews is captured in the documentary No Place on Earth -- which opens in Austin tomorrow at Regal Arbor -- by longtime television producer Janet Tobias in her film directorial debut. The survivors are now in their eighties and nineties, but they were quite young when they took refuge in the cave.
- 5/2/2013
- by Debbie Cerda
- Slackerwood
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