A still from ‘The Greatest Night in Pop’ by Bao Nguyen, an official selection of the Episodic Program at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute)
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival has added The Greatest Night in Pop, a documentary that explores the creation of the collaborative “We Are the World” song and video, to its lineup.
“We’re thrilled to be adding to our program a special screening of The Greatest Night in Pop, taking us behind the scenes of how ‘We Are the World’ came together, followed by a conversation with Lionel Richie, filmmaker Bao Nguyen, and producer Julia Nottingham,” stated Kim Yutani, Sundance Film Festival Director of Programming. “Our robust film lineup will be rounded out by a wide range of conversations touching upon themes in the programming and featuring some of today’s most inspiring creators and leaders.”
The festival also announced the 2024 Beyond Film schedule,...
The 2024 Sundance Film Festival has added The Greatest Night in Pop, a documentary that explores the creation of the collaborative “We Are the World” song and video, to its lineup.
“We’re thrilled to be adding to our program a special screening of The Greatest Night in Pop, taking us behind the scenes of how ‘We Are the World’ came together, followed by a conversation with Lionel Richie, filmmaker Bao Nguyen, and producer Julia Nottingham,” stated Kim Yutani, Sundance Film Festival Director of Programming. “Our robust film lineup will be rounded out by a wide range of conversations touching upon themes in the programming and featuring some of today’s most inspiring creators and leaders.”
The festival also announced the 2024 Beyond Film schedule,...
- 1/5/2024
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
As the Rolling Stone staff stared down the task of culling decades worth of television to a list of the 100 best shows of all time, we knew we needed help — lots of it. So, we hit up Hollywood. In addition to polling our most pop culture-obsessed staffers, we reached out to a wide swath of television actors, creators, showrunners, writers, directors, producers, and critics. The instructions: Give us your top 50 shows of any genre — no restrictions — defining “best” as whatever it means to you.
The 46 ballots we got back were often surprising,...
The 46 ballots we got back were often surprising,...
- 9/26/2022
- by RS Editors
- Rollingstone.com
Kenan and Kel reunited at the Emmy Awards on Monday (12 September).
Kenan Thompson was hosting the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards when he introduced his 1990s Kenan & Kel sitcom partner, Kel Mitchell.
Thompson was filming a bartending skit with Kumail Nanjiani when he came across a man slumped face down on the bar.
The man, of course, turned out to be Mitchell who raised his head and asked: ‘Can I get a Good Burger?’
Good Burger was the eponymous, fictional restaurant from the 1997 film starring the comedy duo based on the comedy sketch of the same name on the Nickelodeon series All That.
“Truly warms my millennial heart to know that Kenan and Kel remain friends all these years later,” writer Aisha Harris tweeted in reaction to the moment.
Truly warms my millennial heart to know that Kenan and Kel remain friends all these years later
— Aisha Harris (@craftingmystyle) September 13, 2022
“I...
Kenan Thompson was hosting the 74th Primetime Emmy Awards when he introduced his 1990s Kenan & Kel sitcom partner, Kel Mitchell.
Thompson was filming a bartending skit with Kumail Nanjiani when he came across a man slumped face down on the bar.
The man, of course, turned out to be Mitchell who raised his head and asked: ‘Can I get a Good Burger?’
Good Burger was the eponymous, fictional restaurant from the 1997 film starring the comedy duo based on the comedy sketch of the same name on the Nickelodeon series All That.
“Truly warms my millennial heart to know that Kenan and Kel remain friends all these years later,” writer Aisha Harris tweeted in reaction to the moment.
Truly warms my millennial heart to know that Kenan and Kel remain friends all these years later
— Aisha Harris (@craftingmystyle) September 13, 2022
“I...
- 9/13/2022
- by Tom Murray
- The Independent - TV
“Fire Island” ignited a viral Twitter debate on June 7 over gender representation, but now the Bechdel Test creator herself, Alison Bechdel, has issued the last word.
The conversation began after New York Magazine podcaster Hannah Rosin tweeted, “So Fire Island gets an F- on the Bechdel test in a whole new way,” citing the lack of female characters in the queer Aapi reimagining of Jane Austen’s “Pride & Prejudice,” aside from Margaret Cho’s mother hen onscreen persona.
The Bechdel Test is formally “a set of criteria used as a test to evaluate a work of fiction, such as a film, on the basis of its inclusion and representation of female characters.” The criteria tested is that a film must include at least two women, they must interact with each other, and their conversation must be about something other than a man. It originated, however, as a joke in...
The conversation began after New York Magazine podcaster Hannah Rosin tweeted, “So Fire Island gets an F- on the Bechdel test in a whole new way,” citing the lack of female characters in the queer Aapi reimagining of Jane Austen’s “Pride & Prejudice,” aside from Margaret Cho’s mother hen onscreen persona.
The Bechdel Test is formally “a set of criteria used as a test to evaluate a work of fiction, such as a film, on the basis of its inclusion and representation of female characters.” The criteria tested is that a film must include at least two women, they must interact with each other, and their conversation must be about something other than a man. It originated, however, as a joke in...
- 6/8/2022
- by Samantha Bergeson
- Indiewire
Never mind the fact that Netflix original films traffic quite heavily in well-worn tropes — the streaming service has launched the first trailer for a new comedy special called “Attack of the Hollywood Clichés!” that finds celebrities discussing, dissecting, and having fun with familiar plot beats in your favorite movies. Hosted by Rob Lowe, the one-off special features a wide range of celebrities weighing in on everything from the Meet-Cute to the Ticking Time Bomb to the Jump Scare, using iconic films like “Forrest Gump” and “Out of the Past” as examples.
“Stock characters, familiar story beats, and convenient plot devices have crept in over time,” Lowe says in the trailer. “Tonight, we celebrate the clichés that have made cinema what it is today,” Lowe adds, as Netflix is pegging the special as something between a comedy special and a celebration of cinema history. It’s not quite the full-on roasting...
“Stock characters, familiar story beats, and convenient plot devices have crept in over time,” Lowe says in the trailer. “Tonight, we celebrate the clichés that have made cinema what it is today,” Lowe adds, as Netflix is pegging the special as something between a comedy special and a celebration of cinema history. It’s not quite the full-on roasting...
- 9/24/2021
- by Adam Chitwood
- The Wrap
With 11 feature films under his belt, David Fincher is widely regarded as one of the leading directors of his generation, and one of the very best when it comes to tapping into the darker aspects of humanity. He has made a name for himself by presenting complex characters in uncomfortably realistic situations wherein they are forced to grapple with their most primitive emotions. His most well-received film, “The Social Network,” is far from the most harrowing tale in his catalogue, yet demonstrates his trademark style. In the decade since its release, his mostly true account of the creation of Facebook has stood as a lasting examination of toxic masculinity and the power of greed.
His latest film, “Mank,” is much lighter fare by comparison, but conveys a similar message. The film, which started streaming on Netflix last December, painstakingly traces the development of 1941’s “Citizen Kane,” often cited as the greatest film ever made.
His latest film, “Mank,” is much lighter fare by comparison, but conveys a similar message. The film, which started streaming on Netflix last December, painstakingly traces the development of 1941’s “Citizen Kane,” often cited as the greatest film ever made.
- 2/20/2021
- by Matthew Stewart
- Gold Derby
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