“Murder on Middle Beach,” a four-part documentary series in which first-time filmmaker Madison Hamburg tries to solve his mother’s murder, will premiere on HBO on Nov. 15.
Barbara Hamburg was found violently murdered near her home in Madison, Connecticut on March 3, 2010. Investigators said her murder was a crime of passion, but there was never enough evidence to solve it — so the case grew cold.
Over the course of eight years, her son Madison interviewed family members and others in an effort to learn more about his mother and to gather evidence to solve her murder.
“At 18 years old, my worst fears came true when my sister called to tell me that my mother had been murdered,” Madison Hamburg said. “As much as I fought it, her death became a part of my life. Her memory faded and her case went cold, but I couldn’t accept that. Even if it...
Barbara Hamburg was found violently murdered near her home in Madison, Connecticut on March 3, 2010. Investigators said her murder was a crime of passion, but there was never enough evidence to solve it — so the case grew cold.
Over the course of eight years, her son Madison interviewed family members and others in an effort to learn more about his mother and to gather evidence to solve her murder.
“At 18 years old, my worst fears came true when my sister called to tell me that my mother had been murdered,” Madison Hamburg said. “As much as I fought it, her death became a part of my life. Her memory faded and her case went cold, but I couldn’t accept that. Even if it...
- 10/9/2020
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
While the Hollywood studios continue to keep their tentpoles locked up till most American cinemas reopen, indie distributors are releasing a handful of smaller movies with big stars in supporting roles this week.
Can’t wait to see Robert Pattinson in “Tenet”? Well, you can always catch him in the festival-anointed imperialist critique “Waiting for the Barbarians.” While the release date for “Dune” remains in question, Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård leads the well-reviewed Scandinavian drama “Out Stealing Horses,” about a widower’s return to the country. And before Liam Neeson returns to action-hero mode with “Honest Thief,” you can watch him playing opposite real-life son Micheál Richardson in “Made in Italy.”
Ok, those pairings probably aren’t for the same potential audiences at all, but it’s still nice to see versatile actors’ more serious work finding its way to streaming. And not all the week’s movies are minor.
Can’t wait to see Robert Pattinson in “Tenet”? Well, you can always catch him in the festival-anointed imperialist critique “Waiting for the Barbarians.” While the release date for “Dune” remains in question, Swedish actor Stellan Skarsgård leads the well-reviewed Scandinavian drama “Out Stealing Horses,” about a widower’s return to the country. And before Liam Neeson returns to action-hero mode with “Honest Thief,” you can watch him playing opposite real-life son Micheál Richardson in “Made in Italy.”
Ok, those pairings probably aren’t for the same potential audiences at all, but it’s still nice to see versatile actors’ more serious work finding its way to streaming. And not all the week’s movies are minor.
- 8/7/2020
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
On today’s TV news roundup, Netflix released a trailer for “Teenage Bounty Hunters,” and HBO announced the premiere date for Nxivm docuseries “The Vow.”
Dates
HBO announced that docuseries “The Vow” will be available on HBO and HBO Max starting Aug. 23. “The Vow” documents events within Nxivm, an organization rife with charges against it, including sex trafficking. Founder Keith Raniere is currently awaiting his sentence after being convicted on the aforementioned sex trafficking charges. The series will touch on members’ stories of abuse and perceived transformations during their time in the group, giving a voice to those behind the news coverage. The series is executive produced by Lisa Heller and Nancy Abraham, and the directors are Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim. Watch the trailer below.
FX announced docuseries “A Wilderness of Error” will premiere with the first three episodes on Sept. 25. The final two episodes will be released the following week,...
Dates
HBO announced that docuseries “The Vow” will be available on HBO and HBO Max starting Aug. 23. “The Vow” documents events within Nxivm, an organization rife with charges against it, including sex trafficking. Founder Keith Raniere is currently awaiting his sentence after being convicted on the aforementioned sex trafficking charges. The series will touch on members’ stories of abuse and perceived transformations during their time in the group, giving a voice to those behind the news coverage. The series is executive produced by Lisa Heller and Nancy Abraham, and the directors are Karim Amer and Jehane Noujaim. Watch the trailer below.
FX announced docuseries “A Wilderness of Error” will premiere with the first three episodes on Sept. 25. The final two episodes will be released the following week,...
- 7/30/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
In today’s TV news roundup, HBO revealed the trailer for “The Weight of Gold,” a documentary about Olympians’ mental health challenges, and Netflix announced the premiere date for its upcoming animated comedy “Hoops.”
Greenlights
Epix announced “By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem,” a four-part docuseries that explores the music scene of 1960s Harlem and connects it to music trends seen today, will premiere this fall. The series will combine moments from the cabler’s drama series “Godfather of Harlem” with archival footage and interviews to tell the story of Harlem musicians who used their voices, instruments and music as weapons against oppression. Contemporary artists will be featured as well. The docuseries is executive produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean and Keith McQuirter.
First Looks
HBO unveiled the official trailer for “The Weight of Gold,” set to premiere July 29. Featuring interviews with Michael Phelps,...
Greenlights
Epix announced “By Whatever Means Necessary: The Times of Godfather of Harlem,” a four-part docuseries that explores the music scene of 1960s Harlem and connects it to music trends seen today, will premiere this fall. The series will combine moments from the cabler’s drama series “Godfather of Harlem” with archival footage and interviews to tell the story of Harlem musicians who used their voices, instruments and music as weapons against oppression. Contemporary artists will be featured as well. The docuseries is executive produced by Nina Yang Bongiovi, Forest Whitaker, Kasseem “Swizz Beatz” Dean and Keith McQuirter.
First Looks
HBO unveiled the official trailer for “The Weight of Gold,” set to premiere July 29. Featuring interviews with Michael Phelps,...
- 7/20/2020
- by Eli Countryman
- Variety Film + TV
HBO Max will premiere the CNN Films documentary On The Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries, which captures the network’s team of female journalists and embeds as they covered the nomination contest.
The project will premiere on August 6. Those spotlighted include Dana Bash, Kaitlan Collins, Jessica Dean, Daniella Diaz, Annie Grayer, Kyung Lah, Mj Lee, Abby Phillip, Arlette Saenz and Jasmine Wright.
HBO Max describes the project as a cinema verite feature in which viewers will see “the journalists pack up and leave their families to fan out across the country, to report on the president and his would-be rivals, as the candidates launch (and end) campaigns, and contend for voters.”
Sarah Aubrey, head of original content for HBO Max, said in a statement, “This is our first CNN Films documentary on the platform and a powerful representation of our commitment to create thought-provoking and deeply meaningful content together.”
The project...
The project will premiere on August 6. Those spotlighted include Dana Bash, Kaitlan Collins, Jessica Dean, Daniella Diaz, Annie Grayer, Kyung Lah, Mj Lee, Abby Phillip, Arlette Saenz and Jasmine Wright.
HBO Max describes the project as a cinema verite feature in which viewers will see “the journalists pack up and leave their families to fan out across the country, to report on the president and his would-be rivals, as the candidates launch (and end) campaigns, and contend for voters.”
Sarah Aubrey, head of original content for HBO Max, said in a statement, “This is our first CNN Films documentary on the platform and a powerful representation of our commitment to create thought-provoking and deeply meaningful content together.”
The project...
- 7/20/2020
- by Ted Johnson
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN's top women political reporters are getting their close-up on HBO Max as the WarnerMedia-backed streaming platform rolls out its first CNN Films original.
As the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign gathers pace, HBO Max and CNN Films are set to launch On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries on August 6. The documentary about ten women journalists at CNN covering the 2020 presidential campaign is the first of four unscripted projects from CNN Films to stream on HBO Max.
The cinema verite feature from directors Katie Hinman and Toby Oppenheimer follows veteran and first-time CNN political reporters —...
As the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign gathers pace, HBO Max and CNN Films are set to launch On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries on August 6. The documentary about ten women journalists at CNN covering the 2020 presidential campaign is the first of four unscripted projects from CNN Films to stream on HBO Max.
The cinema verite feature from directors Katie Hinman and Toby Oppenheimer follows veteran and first-time CNN political reporters —...
- 7/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
CNN's top women political reporters are getting their close-up on HBO Max as the WarnerMedia-backed streaming platform rolls out its first CNN Films original.
As the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign gathers pace, HBO Max and CNN Films are set to launch On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries on August 6. The documentary about ten women journalists at CNN covering the 2020 presidential campaign is the first of four unscripted projects from CNN Films to stream on HBO Max.
The cinema verite feature from directors Katie Hinman and Toby Oppenheimer follows veteran and first-time CNN political reporters —...
As the 2020 U.S. presidential campaign gathers pace, HBO Max and CNN Films are set to launch On the Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries on August 6. The documentary about ten women journalists at CNN covering the 2020 presidential campaign is the first of four unscripted projects from CNN Films to stream on HBO Max.
The cinema verite feature from directors Katie Hinman and Toby Oppenheimer follows veteran and first-time CNN political reporters —...
- 7/20/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Elvis Mitchell is hitting the road next for a new Epix docuseries. Premiering on February 4, Elvis Goes There features the veteran journalist traveling with A-list filmmakers and actors to places of inspiration around the world, exploring how each location shaped their work and identity.
Guests set for the four hourlong episodes are Paul Feig, Sofia Coppola, Ryan Coogler and Guillermo del Toro. Mitchell creates the series and executive produces alongside Cheri Barner and Wildline’s Simon Helberg, Jocelyn Towne and Cora Olson. Lydia Tenaglia, Craig H. Shepherd and Toby Oppenheimer of Zero Point Zero Productions (Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown) also exec produce.
“This is my dream of a show,” Mitchell said. “It’s an origin story — how these artists got to be — set in the places that formed them. And it’s a show where people get to explain themselves, rather than hustle a new project.”
Said Epix president Michael Wright: “With Elvis Goes There,...
Guests set for the four hourlong episodes are Paul Feig, Sofia Coppola, Ryan Coogler and Guillermo del Toro. Mitchell creates the series and executive produces alongside Cheri Barner and Wildline’s Simon Helberg, Jocelyn Towne and Cora Olson. Lydia Tenaglia, Craig H. Shepherd and Toby Oppenheimer of Zero Point Zero Productions (Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown) also exec produce.
“This is my dream of a show,” Mitchell said. “It’s an origin story — how these artists got to be — set in the places that formed them. And it’s a show where people get to explain themselves, rather than hustle a new project.”
Said Epix president Michael Wright: “With Elvis Goes There,...
- 11/28/2018
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
CNN is expanding its nonfiction programming slate with six new original series for premiere in 2019.
They include six-part travel series Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta, a new edition of American Dynasties that will focus on “the Bush family’s complex internal dynamics, fraternal rivalries, influential matriarchs and extreme competitive spirit,” Richard Nixon-focused Tricky Dick produced by Left/Right, and American Style (working title) a four-part series produced by Vox Entertainment that examines “how America’s changing style through the decades has mirrored the political, social, and economic climate of the time.”
The network also has greenlighted Once in a Great City: Detroit 1962-64, executive produced by Emmy winners Anthony Bourdain, Lydia Tenaglia, Chris Collins and Toby Oppenheimer; and The Redemption Project, produced by Citizen Jones and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, Jason Cohen, an eight-part series led by Van Jones that brings together crime victims and perpetrators and explores the human potential for redemption.
They include six-part travel series Chasing Life with Sanjay Gupta, a new edition of American Dynasties that will focus on “the Bush family’s complex internal dynamics, fraternal rivalries, influential matriarchs and extreme competitive spirit,” Richard Nixon-focused Tricky Dick produced by Left/Right, and American Style (working title) a four-part series produced by Vox Entertainment that examines “how America’s changing style through the decades has mirrored the political, social, and economic climate of the time.”
The network also has greenlighted Once in a Great City: Detroit 1962-64, executive produced by Emmy winners Anthony Bourdain, Lydia Tenaglia, Chris Collins and Toby Oppenheimer; and The Redemption Project, produced by Citizen Jones and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker, Jason Cohen, an eight-part series led by Van Jones that brings together crime victims and perpetrators and explores the human potential for redemption.
- 4/11/2018
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
A documentary about a gay street gang is the natural successor to Paris is Burning and Tangerine
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In the winter of 2013, film-makers Toby Oppenheimer and Dana Flor took a bunch of Washington DC street kids for a burger at a local branch of the fast-food chain Denny’s. They’d heard about the Check It gang from local radio DJ Ronald “Mo” Moten while researching a documentary on go-go, the raw, indigenous Washington DC music genre. “He said these kids are like nobody you’ve ever met,” says Flor. The go-go doc was soon abandoned. Trouble Funk would have to wait.
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Related: Burning down the house: why the debate over Paris is Burning rages on
In the winter of 2013, film-makers Toby Oppenheimer and Dana Flor took a bunch of Washington DC street kids for a burger at a local branch of the fast-food chain Denny’s. They’d heard about the Check It gang from local radio DJ Ronald “Mo” Moten while researching a documentary on go-go, the raw, indigenous Washington DC music genre. “He said these kids are like nobody you’ve ever met,” says Flor. The go-go doc was soon abandoned. Trouble Funk would have to wait.
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- 8/1/2017
- by Paul Flynn
- The Guardian - Film News
In evaluating a documentary like “Check It,” it’s important to remember that what some might call an “unbelievable” story is in fact, to the film’s subjects, everyday reality. Though the film tells a compelling story — and one that should be seen — it’s not the whole picture.
“Check It” follows members of “the Check-It,” a street gang of queer and transgender black teenagers living in extreme poverty in Washington, D.C. Often made homeless by parents who do not accept them, or skipping school to avoid violent attacks, the kids spend much of their time on the streets. Targeted simply because of the way they walk or talk, a group of 9th graders founded the gang in 2009 as a way to retaliate and protect themselves from the violence they experienced daily. The group quickly grew so large that the founders no longer know everyone’s names.
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“Check It” follows members of “the Check-It,” a street gang of queer and transgender black teenagers living in extreme poverty in Washington, D.C. Often made homeless by parents who do not accept them, or skipping school to avoid violent attacks, the kids spend much of their time on the streets. Targeted simply because of the way they walk or talk, a group of 9th graders founded the gang in 2009 as a way to retaliate and protect themselves from the violence they experienced daily. The group quickly grew so large that the founders no longer know everyone’s names.
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- 7/19/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Louis C.K. Really Wants You To See This Documentary About A Black Gay Gang Called ‘Check It’ — Watch
Did Louis C.K. just become an indie film distributor?
The beloved stand-up comedian released “Check It” today via his website, a documentary about an Lgbtq gang that played film festivals last year. Executive-produced by Steve Buscemi, the film follows the members of Washington, D.C.’s all queer gang as they attempt to survive life on the streets.
Announcing the release via an email to his subscribers, C.K. wrote of “Check It”: “It knocked me right over. It was an amazing emotional ride. It was funny and moving, I learned a lot and it gave me a lot to think about after.”
Read More: ‘Louis C.K. 2017’ Review: This Bold Netflix Special Proves Being Free From ‘Louie’ Can Be Better For TV
Directors Toby Oppenheimer and Dana Flor followed their subjects for four years as they dealt with harassment, poverty, and violence. The film also follows a social...
The beloved stand-up comedian released “Check It” today via his website, a documentary about an Lgbtq gang that played film festivals last year. Executive-produced by Steve Buscemi, the film follows the members of Washington, D.C.’s all queer gang as they attempt to survive life on the streets.
Announcing the release via an email to his subscribers, C.K. wrote of “Check It”: “It knocked me right over. It was an amazing emotional ride. It was funny and moving, I learned a lot and it gave me a lot to think about after.”
Read More: ‘Louis C.K. 2017’ Review: This Bold Netflix Special Proves Being Free From ‘Louie’ Can Be Better For TV
Directors Toby Oppenheimer and Dana Flor followed their subjects for four years as they dealt with harassment, poverty, and violence. The film also follows a social...
- 6/30/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Louis C.K. sent an email blast to fans on Friday to announce that the documentary “Check It” is available on his site. C.K. wrote in the message that he discovered the film when he was invited to attend a screening with Steve Buscemi, who co-stars with the comedian in the web series “Horace and Pete” and is an executive producer on “Check It.” “Check It” is directed by Toby Oppenheimer and Dana Flor, and it centers on a gay black street gang in Washington, D.C., comprised of young individuals who were living on the streets and formed the group to protect each other.
- 6/30/2017
- by Wrap Staff
- The Wrap
Steve Buscemi, Stanley Tucci and Wren Arthur’s company credits include recent Berlinale premiere Final Portrait.
The entertainment titan will serve as the studio and will control worldwide rights to television projects produced from the new partnership, which expands eOne Television’s roster of creative partnerships with renowned talent.
New York-based Olive produces an eclectic array of TV projects, fiction and documentary features.
Recent Olive Productions projects include Final Portrait (pictured), which Tucci wrote and directed and stars Geoffrey Rush and Armie Hammer.
The slate includes Amber Tamblyn’s directorial debut Paint It Black starring Janet McTeer and Alia Shawkat, which Imagination is set to release in May; Check It, a documentary about an African-American gay street gang directed by Toby Oppenheimer and Dana Flor; Submission, based on the Francine Prose novel; and Blue Angel, written and directed by Richard Levine and starring Tucci, Addison Timlin and Kyra Sedgwick.
Olive is lining up a New York-based feature...
The entertainment titan will serve as the studio and will control worldwide rights to television projects produced from the new partnership, which expands eOne Television’s roster of creative partnerships with renowned talent.
New York-based Olive produces an eclectic array of TV projects, fiction and documentary features.
Recent Olive Productions projects include Final Portrait (pictured), which Tucci wrote and directed and stars Geoffrey Rush and Armie Hammer.
The slate includes Amber Tamblyn’s directorial debut Paint It Black starring Janet McTeer and Alia Shawkat, which Imagination is set to release in May; Check It, a documentary about an African-American gay street gang directed by Toby Oppenheimer and Dana Flor; Submission, based on the Francine Prose novel; and Blue Angel, written and directed by Richard Levine and starring Tucci, Addison Timlin and Kyra Sedgwick.
Olive is lining up a New York-based feature...
- 2/23/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The iconic filmmaker will receive the Writers Guild Of America, West’s 2017 Laurel Award for screenwriting achievement in recognition of his body of work.
Stone, whose latest film Snowden has earned plaudits, will be honoured at the Guild’s awards show in Beverly Hills on February 19.
“Oliver Stone may be our most committed screenwriter, using an unparalleled sense of conflict and drama to define the past half century,” said Wgaw president Howard A. Rodman. “Stone’s Vietnam trilogy – Platoon, Born On The Fourth Of July, Heaven & Earth– not only illuminated the war, but made us face its consequences.
“His unofficial and extraordinary history of the 1960s and 1970s – from JFK and The Doors through Nixon and Wall Street – wove a coherent narrative from incoherent facts. His dialogue is always memorable: think of Gordon Gekko’s ‘greed is good,’ or Tony Manero’s 182 ‘fucks’ in Scarface.
“But even Stone’s most amoral characters are, in the end...
Stone, whose latest film Snowden has earned plaudits, will be honoured at the Guild’s awards show in Beverly Hills on February 19.
“Oliver Stone may be our most committed screenwriter, using an unparalleled sense of conflict and drama to define the past half century,” said Wgaw president Howard A. Rodman. “Stone’s Vietnam trilogy – Platoon, Born On The Fourth Of July, Heaven & Earth– not only illuminated the war, but made us face its consequences.
“His unofficial and extraordinary history of the 1960s and 1970s – from JFK and The Doors through Nixon and Wall Street – wove a coherent narrative from incoherent facts. His dialogue is always memorable: think of Gordon Gekko’s ‘greed is good,’ or Tony Manero’s 182 ‘fucks’ in Scarface.
“But even Stone’s most amoral characters are, in the end...
- 12/15/2016
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The 27th edition of the Stockholm International Film Festival (Nov 9 - 20) will present 200 films from 70 countries.
The Stockholm International Film Festival will kick-off with Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake, followed by a mid-festival ‘middle film’ screening in the shape of Nate Parker’s Birth of A Nation, and will close with Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By The Sea.
Directors attending the festival include Francis Ford Coppola (who will receive the lifetime achievement award, present a public talk, and screen Apocalypse Now), Ken Loach, Francois Ozon (who receives the festival’s Visionary Award), Ira Sachs, Alice Lowe, Mark Cousins, Anne Fontaine, Gabe Klinger, and many more.
The festival’s main competition line-up is:
A Decent Woman by Lukas Valenta Rinner (Arg, S Kor, Aus)A Taste Of Ink by Morgan Simon (Fr)Albüm by Mehmet Can Mertoğlu (Tur, Fr, Rom)Are We Not Cats by Xander Robin (Us)Birth Of A Nation by [link...
The Stockholm International Film Festival will kick-off with Ken Loach’s Palme d’Or winner I, Daniel Blake, followed by a mid-festival ‘middle film’ screening in the shape of Nate Parker’s Birth of A Nation, and will close with Kenneth Lonergan’s Manchester By The Sea.
Directors attending the festival include Francis Ford Coppola (who will receive the lifetime achievement award, present a public talk, and screen Apocalypse Now), Ken Loach, Francois Ozon (who receives the festival’s Visionary Award), Ira Sachs, Alice Lowe, Mark Cousins, Anne Fontaine, Gabe Klinger, and many more.
The festival’s main competition line-up is:
A Decent Woman by Lukas Valenta Rinner (Arg, S Kor, Aus)A Taste Of Ink by Morgan Simon (Fr)Albüm by Mehmet Can Mertoğlu (Tur, Fr, Rom)Are We Not Cats by Xander Robin (Us)Birth Of A Nation by [link...
- 10/18/2016
- by wendy.mitchell@screendaily.com (Wendy Mitchell)
- ScreenDaily
Read More: Louis C.K., Steve Buscemi, Neil Patrick Harris and More Salute New York City at 2014 'Made in NY' Awards To promote the new documentary he's co-producing, called "Check It," Steve Buscemi participated in a Reddit Ama on Monday. According to the actor, the documentary follows, "A gay street gang of 14-22 year olds struggling to survive in the city with the highest Lgbt hate crime rate in the nation. The directors, Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer, have been filming this amazing group of kids for the past three years and focus on a point in their lives when they've seen a ray of hope, in the fashion world." Buscemi promoted the film's Indiegogo campaign to help the directors raise funds to finish editing the film. He then answered various questions pertaining to his past films, his roles on television (including his favorites), what he thinks about a "Con Air" sequel and most importantly,...
- 3/24/2015
- by Travis Clark
- Indiewire
Steve Buscemi has put his producer muscle behind a new documentary titled "Check It," which follows a group of routinely harassed DC teens who, out of necessity (essentially, to protect themselves), started what the film claims is the only documented all-gay and transgender gang in the USA. The project hails from filmmakers Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer ("The Nine Lives of Marion Barry") who have launched a $60,000 Indiegogo campaign to help finish the film - a campaign that runs through April 4, 2015. As of the time of this posting, 16% of the campaign's goal had been met, with 30 days to go. To contribute,...
- 3/6/2015
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Congratulations to Nelson George and his Misty Copeland project, A Ballerina's Tale; and also, a documentary I'm learning about for the very first time, titled Check It, about a gay African American gang in Washington, DC, from directors Dana Flor & Toby Oppenheimer. I'll see what I can dig up on it and return with a profile later.The full story via press release from the Tribeca Film Institute...Today Tfi announced the grantees for the 2014 Tfi Documentary Fund. After more than 500 submissions from 70 countries, 11 projects will receive a total of $175,000 to fund their projects in various stages of development through post-production. This is an increase of $15,000...
- 1/14/2014
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The Tribeca Film Institute (Tfi) have unveiled the 11 2014 Tfi Documentary Fund grantees who collectively will receive $175,000.
Tfi also announced winners of the second annual Tfi/Espn Prize and of the inaugural Influence Award stemming from its partnership with the Europe-based Influence Film Foundation.
The Tfi Documentary Fund grantees are:
A Ballerina’s Tale directed by Nelson D George and produced by Leslie Norville
Aquarela directed by Victor Kossakovsky and produced by Aimara Reques
Diamond, Silver & Gold directed and produced by Jason Kohn and produced by Jared Goldman and Amanda Branson Gill.
Nuts directed and produced by Penny Lane, who also received a Tfi Documentary Fund in 2012.
Pride directed and produced by Taa and Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund alumnus Mohammed Naqvi and Jared Ian Goldman
Tea Time written and directed by Tfi Latin Fund Bloomberg Fellow Maite Alberdi and produced by Clara Taricco
The Sensitives(pictured) directed by Drew Xanthopoulos and produced by David Hartstein
The Wolfpack Project...
Tfi also announced winners of the second annual Tfi/Espn Prize and of the inaugural Influence Award stemming from its partnership with the Europe-based Influence Film Foundation.
The Tfi Documentary Fund grantees are:
A Ballerina’s Tale directed by Nelson D George and produced by Leslie Norville
Aquarela directed by Victor Kossakovsky and produced by Aimara Reques
Diamond, Silver & Gold directed and produced by Jason Kohn and produced by Jared Goldman and Amanda Branson Gill.
Nuts directed and produced by Penny Lane, who also received a Tfi Documentary Fund in 2012.
Pride directed and produced by Taa and Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund alumnus Mohammed Naqvi and Jared Ian Goldman
Tea Time written and directed by Tfi Latin Fund Bloomberg Fellow Maite Alberdi and produced by Clara Taricco
The Sensitives(pictured) directed by Drew Xanthopoulos and produced by David Hartstein
The Wolfpack Project...
- 1/13/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Eddie Murphy is set to team with Spike Lee on an upcoming biopic. The Washington Post reports that the Tower Heist star is set to play former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry in the biopic, which is based on the book written by Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood's "Dream City: Race, Power and the Decline of Washington, D.C." The movie will also pull from the 2009 documentary by Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer called The Nine Lives of Marion Barry.
Here is some background on the iconic mayor:
Barry served three straight terms as Mayor of the District of Columbia between 1979 and 1991. Despite being arrested and convicted for crack cocaine use in 1990, Barry ran again and won a fourth term between 1995 and 1999 and, despite no longer being in office, is still referred to with the nickname of D.C.'s "Mayor-for-life".
Before Lee and Murphy start work on this biopic,...
Here is some background on the iconic mayor:
Barry served three straight terms as Mayor of the District of Columbia between 1979 and 1991. Despite being arrested and convicted for crack cocaine use in 1990, Barry ran again and won a fourth term between 1995 and 1999 and, despite no longer being in office, is still referred to with the nickname of D.C.'s "Mayor-for-life".
Before Lee and Murphy start work on this biopic,...
- 12/10/2011
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
An untitled TV movie biopic about famed U.S. Democratic politician Marion Barry is in development at HBO Films with Eddie Murphy attached to star says The Washington Post.
Also reportedly onboard are Spike Lee as director and John Ridley as writer while all three will serve as executive producers.
Barry rose to national prominence as mayor of Washington D.C., the first prominent civil-rights activist to become chief executive of a major American city. In 1990 Barry was videotaped smoking crack cocaine and was arrested by FBI officials on drug charges.
After his release he was elected to the D.C. city council in 1992 and ultimately returned as for the second half of the 90's.
D.C. journalists Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood are consulting on the project with their 1994 book "Dream City" said to be partly inspiring the project, as is Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer' 2009 documentary “The Nine Lives of Marion Barry.
Also reportedly onboard are Spike Lee as director and John Ridley as writer while all three will serve as executive producers.
Barry rose to national prominence as mayor of Washington D.C., the first prominent civil-rights activist to become chief executive of a major American city. In 1990 Barry was videotaped smoking crack cocaine and was arrested by FBI officials on drug charges.
After his release he was elected to the D.C. city council in 1992 and ultimately returned as for the second half of the 90's.
D.C. journalists Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood are consulting on the project with their 1994 book "Dream City" said to be partly inspiring the project, as is Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer' 2009 documentary “The Nine Lives of Marion Barry.
- 12/9/2011
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Spike Lee has found a leading man in Eddie Murphy, reports The Washington Post , who say that the Tower Heist actor will play former D.C. Mayor Marion Barry in a biopic based on both Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood's 1994 nonfiction book, "Dream City: Race, Power and the Decline of Washington, D.C." and Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer's 2009 documentary The Nine Lives of Marion Barry . Barry served three straight terms as Mayor of the District of Columbia between 1979 and 1991. Despite being arrested and convicted for crack cocaine use in 1990, Barry ran again and won a fourth term between 1995 and 1999 and, despite no longer being in office, is still referred to with the nickname of D.C.'s "Mayor-for-life". While there is no announced timeline for the biopic,...
- 12/9/2011
- Comingsoon.net
Eddie Murphy may be headed back to the small screen. HBO Films is developing an untitled television biopic centered on former Washington D.C. Mayor Marion Barry, whom Murphy would play should the project move forward, a source confirms to The Hollywood Reporter. Spike Lee is attached to direct with John Ridley (Red Tails, Da Brick) to pen the script. Murphy, Lee and Ridley would all serve as executive producers as the Washington Post first reported. Journalists Harry Jaffe and Tom Sherwood have been tapped to consult, along with The Nine Lives of Marion Barry filmmakers Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer. Jaffe
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- 12/9/2011
- by Philiana Ng
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Check out new clips from HBO's "The Nine Lives of Marion Barry" as well as a clip from lip from the stand-up special "George Lopez: Tall Dark and Chicano" which premieres on August 8 at 10 p.m. Although Marion Barry became internationally known for his very public downfall, the story of his life before and after that event is less widely known. The Nine Lives Of Marion Barry explores Barry's improbable personal history though archival footage of him as a young activist in the '60s and rising African-American political star in the '70s, chronicling his resugence on the D.C. political scene in 2004 with his most recent campaign. Directors and producers Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer...
- 8/1/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
AFI-Discovery Channel Silvercos Festival will open with Kristopher Belman's "More Than a Game" on June 15 at the AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center in the Washington, D.C., area. It closes June 20 with Dana Flor and Toby Oppenheimer's "The Nine Lives of Marion Barry."
"Game" follows the incredible rise of five talented young basketball players from Akron, Ohio, led by future NBA superstar LeBron James and coached one of the player's father, Dru Joyce III. Belman and players Willie McGee and Romeo Travis will be in attendance, and schedule permitting, James may attend.
"Barry," an HBO Documentary film, looks at the former mayor of Washington who is scheduled to attend along with the filmmakers.
"Game" follows the incredible rise of five talented young basketball players from Akron, Ohio, led by future NBA superstar LeBron James and coached one of the player's father, Dru Joyce III. Belman and players Willie McGee and Romeo Travis will be in attendance, and schedule permitting, James may attend.
"Barry," an HBO Documentary film, looks at the former mayor of Washington who is scheduled to attend along with the filmmakers.
- 5/1/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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