Elon Musk is getting the Alex Gibney treatment.
Gibney, who has tackled Scientology, Wikileaks and Russian president Vladimir Putin, announced Monday that tech entrepreneur and multi-billionaire Elon Musk is the focus of his latest work.
Titled Musk, the feature project already months into making is described as a “definitive and unvarnished examination” of the controversial and headline-making CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter.
Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions is producing the film alongside Closer Media, Anonymous Content and Double Agent, which is also financing the project.
The list of producers and executive producers feels like it rivals the number of Teslas seen on Beverly Hills streets.
Gibney and Jessie Deeter are producing the film via Jigsaw with the company’s Stacey Offman and Richard Perello executive producing. Joey Marra and Zhang Xin will produce on behalf of Closer Media, which has a mission “to make meaningful stories to bring people closer together,...
Gibney, who has tackled Scientology, Wikileaks and Russian president Vladimir Putin, announced Monday that tech entrepreneur and multi-billionaire Elon Musk is the focus of his latest work.
Titled Musk, the feature project already months into making is described as a “definitive and unvarnished examination” of the controversial and headline-making CEO of Tesla, SpaceX and Twitter.
Gibney’s Jigsaw Productions is producing the film alongside Closer Media, Anonymous Content and Double Agent, which is also financing the project.
The list of producers and executive producers feels like it rivals the number of Teslas seen on Beverly Hills streets.
Gibney and Jessie Deeter are producing the film via Jigsaw with the company’s Stacey Offman and Richard Perello executive producing. Joey Marra and Zhang Xin will produce on behalf of Closer Media, which has a mission “to make meaningful stories to bring people closer together,...
- 3/6/2023
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Working Title and Studiocanal romantic comedy “What’s Love Got To Do With It?,” directed by Shekhar Kapur (“Elizabeth”), has added to its cast.
Joining the existing cast of Lily James (“Yesterday”), Shazad Latif (“Departure”) and Emma Thompson (“Last Christmas”) are British actors Rob Brydon (“The Trip to Greece”) and Asim Chaudhry (“Wonder Woman 1984”), Pakistan’s Sajal Ali (“Mom”) and veteran Indian actor Shabana Azmi (“Kaali Khuhi”).
The film is based on an original script by Jemima Khan “(The Clinton Affair,” “The Case Against Adnan Syed,” “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks”).
“It’s a story of identities,” Kapur has said, describing the film. “It’s about cultural clashes and it’s a comedy, but it’s about hiding behind an identity and how identities can become tribal, and how tribalism can lead to clashes and fundamentalism. It’s a romcom, but based on this fundamental idea of people...
Joining the existing cast of Lily James (“Yesterday”), Shazad Latif (“Departure”) and Emma Thompson (“Last Christmas”) are British actors Rob Brydon (“The Trip to Greece”) and Asim Chaudhry (“Wonder Woman 1984”), Pakistan’s Sajal Ali (“Mom”) and veteran Indian actor Shabana Azmi (“Kaali Khuhi”).
The film is based on an original script by Jemima Khan “(The Clinton Affair,” “The Case Against Adnan Syed,” “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks”).
“It’s a story of identities,” Kapur has said, describing the film. “It’s about cultural clashes and it’s a comedy, but it’s about hiding behind an identity and how identities can become tribal, and how tribalism can lead to clashes and fundamentalism. It’s a romcom, but based on this fundamental idea of people...
- 1/15/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Absolutely no in the world of documentaries moves as fast as Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney. Known for award-winning docs like “Taxi to the Dark Side,” “Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief,” “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks,” (his CV is outrageously long) Gibney already unveiled “Agents Of Chaos” this fall, on September 23 on HBO, a timely and revealing look at Russia’s interference into the 2016 election.
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- 10/2/2020
- by Rodrigo Perez
- The Playlist
Bleecker Street has acquired the U.S. distribution rights to “The Klarsfelds,” a new documentary film from director Alexis Bloom that focuses on the true history of a family of Nazi hunters.
Bloom is the director of the Roger Ailes documentary “Divide and Conquer” and a producer on the Wikileaks documentary “We Steal Secrets,” and her latest film “The Klarsfelds” is an animated documentary thriller about Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, two agents and activists who have worked throughout their lives to track former Nazis in order to document the events of the Holocaust.
Both agents are still alive and are living in Paris, and their story features interviews with the subjects and with other Mossad agents who have never shared their story before. Bloom will frame “The Klarsfeld” as an animated, espionage thriller while also focusing on the personal and surprising side of the Klarsfeld family’s relationship.
“Alexis and...
Bloom is the director of the Roger Ailes documentary “Divide and Conquer” and a producer on the Wikileaks documentary “We Steal Secrets,” and her latest film “The Klarsfelds” is an animated documentary thriller about Serge and Beate Klarsfeld, two agents and activists who have worked throughout their lives to track former Nazis in order to document the events of the Holocaust.
Both agents are still alive and are living in Paris, and their story features interviews with the subjects and with other Mossad agents who have never shared their story before. Bloom will frame “The Klarsfeld” as an animated, espionage thriller while also focusing on the personal and surprising side of the Klarsfeld family’s relationship.
“Alexis and...
- 9/14/2020
- by Brian Welk
- The Wrap
“If you can’t take the heat, get out of the kitchen,” declares acclaimed documentarian Alex Gibney about his latest in a long line of films about controversial subjects, the Emmy-nominated HBO film “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley.” “I guess I am becoming a little bit more comfortable in the kitchen, but it comes with the territory,” he says. Watch our exclusive video interview with Gibney above.
“The Inventor” explores the scandal surrounding the rise and fall of the blood-testing start-up Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes. A self-proclaimed visionary and “disruptor,” Holmes claimed to have found a way to revolutionize the healthcare industry by avoiding the time consuming and expensive process of taking blood and instead taking and testing a pin-prick of blood out of a patient’s finger using her technology. She became an overnight billionaire, following in the footsteps of idols like Steve Jobs,...
“The Inventor” explores the scandal surrounding the rise and fall of the blood-testing start-up Theranos and its founder Elizabeth Holmes. A self-proclaimed visionary and “disruptor,” Holmes claimed to have found a way to revolutionize the healthcare industry by avoiding the time consuming and expensive process of taking blood and instead taking and testing a pin-prick of blood out of a patient’s finger using her technology. She became an overnight billionaire, following in the footsteps of idols like Steve Jobs,...
- 8/5/2019
- by Rob Licuria
- Gold Derby
Exclusive: Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes, a man who knows a thing or two about writing about the wealthy, has set his sights on the richest family in history for his next project.
I hear that Fellowes is developing a TV series about the Rothschild banking dynasty, who, in one generation, rose from the deprivation of the ghetto to become the richest and most powerful family in history. Fellowes is collaborating on the script with Ian Kelly (Mr Foote’s Other Leg).
Five Arrows is being produced by Jemima Khan, through her new production company Instinct Productions, and 42, the production company behind BBC and Netflix animation Watership Down and Channel 4’s forthcoming Michael Stuhlbarg and Matt Lauria-fronted drama Jerusalem.
The drama series is understood to be in development with Sky Atlantic.
The family saga is one of the ultimate rags-to-riches tales, set against the backdrop of war and revolution.
I hear that Fellowes is developing a TV series about the Rothschild banking dynasty, who, in one generation, rose from the deprivation of the ghetto to become the richest and most powerful family in history. Fellowes is collaborating on the script with Ian Kelly (Mr Foote’s Other Leg).
Five Arrows is being produced by Jemima Khan, through her new production company Instinct Productions, and 42, the production company behind BBC and Netflix animation Watership Down and Channel 4’s forthcoming Michael Stuhlbarg and Matt Lauria-fronted drama Jerusalem.
The drama series is understood to be in development with Sky Atlantic.
The family saga is one of the ultimate rags-to-riches tales, set against the backdrop of war and revolution.
- 4/16/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Showtime has debuted an official trailer for the new documentary made by Laura Poitras, who won the Academy Award a few years back for her doc CitizenFour about Edward Snowden. Risk follows a different whistleblower, the infamous Julian Assange, who founded WikiLeaks and has gotten himself in all kinds of trouble over the last few years. Similar to CitizenFour, this doc follows Assange very closely, with Poitras taking us on an intimate journey into the life of Assange and the situations he has put himself in. The film already premiered at the Cannes Film Festival in Director's Fortnight last year as a work-in-progress titled Asylum. I saw the film there and was not a big fan, it's nowhere near as good as CitizenFour, and I much prefer the other Assange doc titled We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks made by Alex Gibney. But after the election of Trump, she...
- 4/10/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Gibney now has two films that explore the myriad ways that the internet can wreak havoc, with 2013’s “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks” and the Oscar-shortlisted “Zero Days,” which stemmed from the U.S. and Israeli Stuxnet operation that destroyed 1000 nuclear centrifuges. Initially, producer Marc Shmuger, who brought him both projects, “knew more about it than I did,” said Gibney. “He had access to people telling him interesting things about the Stuxnet operation. It seemed like an event that deserved a deeper dive.”
Gibney dug deeper and found out how scary the world of cyberwarfare could be. And as the election took its twisty turns, revealing the Russia hacks, more of us caught up with a new reality that had only been imagined in science-fiction. The Matrix is here.
Read More: ‘Zero Days’ Exclusive Promo: See Alex Gibney’s New Cyberwar Documentary Thriller
“What is jaw-dropping,” Gibney said,...
Gibney dug deeper and found out how scary the world of cyberwarfare could be. And as the election took its twisty turns, revealing the Russia hacks, more of us caught up with a new reality that had only been imagined in science-fiction. The Matrix is here.
Read More: ‘Zero Days’ Exclusive Promo: See Alex Gibney’s New Cyberwar Documentary Thriller
“What is jaw-dropping,” Gibney said,...
- 1/13/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Gibney now has two films that explore the myriad ways that the internet can wreak havoc, with 2013’s “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks” and the Oscar-shortlisted “Zero Days,” which stemmed from the U.S. and Israeli Stuxnet operation that destroyed 1000 nuclear centrifuges. Initially, producer Marc Shmuger, who brought him both projects, “knew more about it than I did,” said Gibney. “He had access to people telling him interesting things about the Stuxnet operation. It seemed like an event that deserved a deeper dive.”
Gibney dug deeper and found out how scary the world of cyberwarfare could be. And as the election took its twisty turns, revealing the Russia hacks, more of us caught up with a new reality that had only been imagined in science-fiction. The Matrix is here.
Read More: ‘Zero Days’ Exclusive Promo: See Alex Gibney’s New Cyberwar Documentary Thriller
“What is jaw-dropping,” Gibney said,...
Gibney dug deeper and found out how scary the world of cyberwarfare could be. And as the election took its twisty turns, revealing the Russia hacks, more of us caught up with a new reality that had only been imagined in science-fiction. The Matrix is here.
Read More: ‘Zero Days’ Exclusive Promo: See Alex Gibney’s New Cyberwar Documentary Thriller
“What is jaw-dropping,” Gibney said,...
- 1/13/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
There’s a punctuation party raging throughout Hollywood, which is in desperate need of a colon cleanse. This year alone, Hollywood will release 20 films with colons in their titles, which appears to be a record. The colon proliferation is indicative of the industry’s reliance on sequels and reboots that need to distinguish themselves from their predecessors with a pair of dots and a subtitle. And we’re not even counting all the foreign films and documentaries released in less than 100 theaters, projects like “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks,” “Cinco de Mayo: La Batalla” and “Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry.
- 11/17/2016
- by Jeff Sneider
- The Wrap
Cinema Eye has named 10 filmmakers and 20 films that have been voted as the top achievements in documentary filmmaking during the past 10 years. Founded in 2007 to “recognize and honor exemplary craft and innovation in nonfiction film,” Cinema Eye polled 110 members of the documentary community to determine the winning films and filmmakers just as the organization kicks off its tenth year.
Read More: Behind the Scenes of Cinema Eye’s Secret Field Trip for Nominees
Among the films chosen are Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The Act of Killing,” Laura Poitras’ Oscar-winning “Citizenfour” and Banksy’s “Exit Through the Gift Shop.” Poitras and Oppenheimer were both also named to the list of the top documentary filmmakers, joining Alex Gibney, Werner Herzog and Frederick Wiseman, who recently won an honorary Oscar and will be saluted at the annual Governors Awards on November 12.
“It’s fantastic that he is being recognized by the Academy for a...
Read More: Behind the Scenes of Cinema Eye’s Secret Field Trip for Nominees
Among the films chosen are Joshua Oppenheimer’s “The Act of Killing,” Laura Poitras’ Oscar-winning “Citizenfour” and Banksy’s “Exit Through the Gift Shop.” Poitras and Oppenheimer were both also named to the list of the top documentary filmmakers, joining Alex Gibney, Werner Herzog and Frederick Wiseman, who recently won an honorary Oscar and will be saluted at the annual Governors Awards on November 12.
“It’s fantastic that he is being recognized by the Academy for a...
- 9/21/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Described as "a renegade, but legit," "a study in contrasts," "a monk among priests," "maniacal" and "a rebel," Steve Jobs is sketched in contradictory terms by prolific documentarian Alex Gibney ("Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room," "We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks," "Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief," "Finding Fela") in "Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine." This bracing film (which hits CNN January 3 following Magnolia's Oscar-qualifying theatrical release) at first seduces you with the charms of the man, and then guts you with what a tricky riddle he was, an at-times sociopathic mogul who flew close to the Sun, touched it and never quite fell as he should have. Jobs, upon whose shoulders the entire Apple empire grew and rested, inspired a nation's worth of outpouring and grief when he died in 2011 of complications of pancreatic cancer. While...
- 12/30/2015
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Over the past few years, documentarian Alex Gibney has risen to prominence for his willingness to tackle a number of controversial subjects, directing The Armstrong Lie about disgraced cyclist Lance Armstrong, and We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks, about the controversial website and its founder Julian Assange, among others. With his last documentary, released earlier this year, looking at Scientology, Gibney is poised to turn his focus next to the late Apple founder and CEO Steve Jobs. The documentary will be titled Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine, and the synopsis is as follows.
A look at the personal and private life of the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs.
The documentary made its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year, and is poised to be released to On-Demand platforms in the Us on September 4th, following a Canadian release on August 21st. The first trailer...
A look at the personal and private life of the late Apple CEO, Steve Jobs.
The documentary made its world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival earlier this year, and is poised to be released to On-Demand platforms in the Us on September 4th, following a Canadian release on August 21st. The first trailer...
- 7/27/2015
- by Deepayan Sengupta
- SoundOnSight
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine is a new documentary film from Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, Taxi to the Dark Side). Produced by CNN films and released by Magnolia Pictures, the […]
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- 7/24/2015
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
He’s investigated Wikileaks, Enron, the war on terror and the Catholic church. Now, Oscar-winning film-maker Alex Gibney has tackled another multinational organisation accused of abuse in Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Mark Kermode reviews Going Clear
Alex Gibney isn’t just one of America’s most prolific documentary makers, he’s also one of the best. He’s taken on whistleblowers (We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks), corporate corruption (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and the war on terror (Taxi to the Dark Side), for which he won an Oscar for best documentary. Esquire has described him as “becoming the most important documentarian of our time”.
Exploring the murky terrain between truth and lies has become something of a speciality (he’d finished a film on Lance Armstrong’s comeback when revelations about his doping finally came out. Gibney went back and remade...
Mark Kermode reviews Going Clear
Alex Gibney isn’t just one of America’s most prolific documentary makers, he’s also one of the best. He’s taken on whistleblowers (We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks), corporate corruption (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and the war on terror (Taxi to the Dark Side), for which he won an Oscar for best documentary. Esquire has described him as “becoming the most important documentarian of our time”.
Exploring the murky terrain between truth and lies has become something of a speciality (he’d finished a film on Lance Armstrong’s comeback when revelations about his doping finally came out. Gibney went back and remade...
- 6/28/2015
- by Interview by Carole Cadwalladr
- The Guardian - Film News
He’s investigated Wikileaks, Enron, the war on terror and the Catholic church. Now, Oscar-winning film-maker Alex Gibney has tackled another multinational organisation accused of abuse in Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Mark Kermode reviews Going Clear
Alex Gibney isn’t just one of America’s most prolific documentary makers, he’s also one of the best. He’s taken on whistleblowers (We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks), corporate corruption (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and the war on terror (Taxi to the Dark Side), for which he won an Oscar for best documentary. Esquire has described him as “becoming the most important documentarian of our time”.
Exploring the murky terrain between truth and lies has become something of a speciality (he’d finished a film on Lance Armstrong’s comeback when revelations about his doping finally came out. Gibney went back and remade...
Mark Kermode reviews Going Clear
Alex Gibney isn’t just one of America’s most prolific documentary makers, he’s also one of the best. He’s taken on whistleblowers (We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks), corporate corruption (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) and the war on terror (Taxi to the Dark Side), for which he won an Oscar for best documentary. Esquire has described him as “becoming the most important documentarian of our time”.
Exploring the murky terrain between truth and lies has become something of a speciality (he’d finished a film on Lance Armstrong’s comeback when revelations about his doping finally came out. Gibney went back and remade...
- 6/28/2015
- by Interview by Carole Cadwalladr
- The Guardian - Film News
The distributor has acquired North American rights from Yari Film Group to Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police, which screens in the Cannes market today.
The documentary, based on guitarist Andy Summers’ memoir One Train Later, recounts the story of the UK band’s rise to fame, their break-up and 2007 reunion tour.
Andy Grieve directed and recently served as editor on The Armstrong Lie and We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks.
Norman Golightly, Nicolas Cage and Bob Yari produced and William J Immerman served as executive producer. Summers composed the score.
Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police screens at 8.30pm at the Palais – Bory.
The documentary, based on guitarist Andy Summers’ memoir One Train Later, recounts the story of the UK band’s rise to fame, their break-up and 2007 reunion tour.
Andy Grieve directed and recently served as editor on The Armstrong Lie and We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks.
Norman Golightly, Nicolas Cage and Bob Yari produced and William J Immerman served as executive producer. Summers composed the score.
Can’t Stand Losing You: Surviving The Police screens at 8.30pm at the Palais – Bory.
- 5/17/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
"The word icon is much overused, but if it applies to anybody in American popular culture, it's Frank Sinatra." On what would be the 100th birthday of the crooning legend, Frank Sinatra is getting the documentary treatment from HBO with a two-part profile titled Sinatra: All or Nothing at All. Director Alex Gibney, fresh off his HBO documentary on James Brown, brings hours of archived interviews and commentary from those closest to Old Blue Eyes. This looks to have something for everyone, even the most die hard of Sinatra fans will probably learn things they didn't know about the beloved singing star. Watch! Here's the teaser trailer for Alex Gibney's Sinatra: All or Nothing at All from HBO: Sinatra: All or Nothing at All, directed by Alex Gibney (Mr. Dynamite: The Rise of James Brown, We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks), is an up-close and personal examination of the life,...
- 3/9/2015
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
Judging by the Park City crowds that attempted to elbow their way into the world premiere of Going Clear: Scientology And The Prison Of Belief one might say this is Alex Gibney’s most talked-about film to date.
And that is saying a lot for the veteran documentarian who has made a career out of pushing boundaries.
The film adopts a similar structure to Lawrence Wright’s 2013 bestseller of the same name, focusing on eight people who broke away from the grip of the Scientology community and their difficult, often troubling, stories that resulted.
As the title of both film and book suggests, ‘The Prison Of Belief’ is what Gibney and Wright refer to as the boxed-in walls that confine a person into believing what they are told. It is, as Gibney puts it, “that ‘terrifying certainty of faith’ that gives comfort in not having to ask the tough questions everyday.”
We meet at...
And that is saying a lot for the veteran documentarian who has made a career out of pushing boundaries.
The film adopts a similar structure to Lawrence Wright’s 2013 bestseller of the same name, focusing on eight people who broke away from the grip of the Scientology community and their difficult, often troubling, stories that resulted.
As the title of both film and book suggests, ‘The Prison Of Belief’ is what Gibney and Wright refer to as the boxed-in walls that confine a person into believing what they are told. It is, as Gibney puts it, “that ‘terrifying certainty of faith’ that gives comfort in not having to ask the tough questions everyday.”
We meet at...
- 1/29/2015
- ScreenDaily
Last year, the PGA awarded "Gravity" and "12 Years a Slave" with its Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, marking the seventh consecutive year the Producers Guild has chosen the same winner as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Last year's doc winner, however, Alex Gibney's "We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks," was not on the Oscar shortlist. The PGA has named its nominees for Documentary Motion Pictures, Television Series/Specials, and Digital Series. The 2015 Producers Guild Awards takes place on Saturday, January 24 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Getting A PGA nomination for documentary is a helpful boost, as the range of possibilities is so great that Oscar voters need a reason to watch the films. (The Oscar documentary branch has already filed its tally for the short list of 15 which will be announced this week.) Roger Ebert doc "Life.
- 12/1/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced today its Documentary Motion Pictures nominees that will advance in the voting process for the 26th Annual Producers Guild Awards.
The documentary motion picture nominees are listed below in alphabetical order:
The Green Prince (Music Box Films) Life Itself (Magnolia Pictures) Merchants of Doubt (Sony Pictures Classics) Particle Fever (Abramorama/Bond 360) Virunga (Netflix)
Last year’s winner for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures was We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks, while 12 Years A Slave and Gravity took home the Daryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures becoming the first ever tie in PGA history.
All other nominations and the names of the eligible producers for the Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures will be announced on January 5, 2015.
The 2015 Producers Guild Awards takes place on Saturday, January 24 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
The documentary motion picture nominees are listed below in alphabetical order:
The Green Prince (Music Box Films) Life Itself (Magnolia Pictures) Merchants of Doubt (Sony Pictures Classics) Particle Fever (Abramorama/Bond 360) Virunga (Netflix)
Last year’s winner for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Motion Pictures was We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks, while 12 Years A Slave and Gravity took home the Daryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures becoming the first ever tie in PGA history.
All other nominations and the names of the eligible producers for the Award for Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures will be announced on January 5, 2015.
The 2015 Producers Guild Awards takes place on Saturday, January 24 at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles.
- 12/1/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
There's a stomach-turning sadness at the heart of "The Kill Team," Dan Krauss' austere documentary about a soldier trapped in the cycle of violence perpetrated by a group of soldiers indicted on charges against innocents in 2010. While the media was more than ready to discuss a culture of violence, utilizing "Kill Team" as a fashionable headline-filler, Krauss' film places the spotlight on Pvt. Adam Winfield. Like the upcoming "We Steal Secrets: The Story Of WikiLeaks," which places a strong focus on walking security breach Bradley Manning as a square peg, "The Kill Team" paints a portrait of Winfield as an overly earnest young fellow far out of his league when paired with soldiers that, when armed, simply became Boys With Guns. "The Kill Team" doesn't saint Winfield at all, instead, smartly casting responsible, impartial questions as to what his options could have been. Winfield was assigned to the Middle East with a number of.
- 7/24/2014
- by Gabe Toro
- The Playlist
The American Film Institute’s documentary festival, AFI Docs, will honor Oscar-winning documentary filmmaker Alex Gibney (“Taxi to the Dark Side”) as its 2014 Charles Guggenheim honoree during the fest’s 12th edition, running June 18-22 in Washington, DC and Silver Spring, Maryland. The award is designed to honor masters of the non-fiction art form who explore the human experience. The Guggenheim Symposium will be held on June 20 at the National Archives and includes a presentation of the prolific Gibney’s work (last year saw two of his films released, “We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks,” and “The Armstrong Lie”; his doc “Fela” hit Sundance earlier this year, and an untitled James Brown doc went to the just-wrapped Tribeca). There will also be a moderator-led discussion and Q&A.Past Guggenheim honorees include the likes of Charles Guggenheim (2003), Barbara Kopple (2004), Martin Scorsese (2006), Jonathan Demme (2007), Spike Lee (2008), Albert Maysles (2009),...
- 5/1/2014
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Universal’s Timecop reboot has found a pair of writers. Mark and Brian Gunn, who wrote the screenplay for Journey 2: The Mysterious Island, have been tapped to write the script for Timecop, which is a remake of the 1994 Jean-Claude Van Damme time travel action movie. Marc Shmuger will produce the film under his Universal-based Global Produce, his shingle that was involved in making We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks and The Spectacular Now. Mike Richardson of Dark Horse, the company that published the comic the movie is based on, will serve as an executive producer. Film
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- 4/9/2014
- by Borys Kit
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Tribeca Film Festival beefed up its already hefty music programming on Wednesday, announcing the addition of documentaries about R&B legend James Brown and quirky Icelandic pop princess Bjork. The Brown film is a work in progress screening under the name “Untitled James Brown Documentary.” It is written and directed by the tireless filmmaker Alex Gibney, who has directed 10 feature films since 2010 alone, including last year's “The Armstrong Lie” and “We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks.” The film's April 27 screening will be followed by a conversation with Gibney. See video: Chadwick Boseman Plays James Brown in Funky First.
- 3/26/2014
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Keeping up with a musical theme, the Tribeca Film Festival has just added the work-in-progress James Brown documentary as well as "Björk: Biophilia Live" to their 2014 lineup. Tribeca also announced that Nas will perform onstage following the opening night premiere of his film "Life is Illmatic." Directed by Alex Gibney ("We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks" and "Taxi to the Dark Side"), the James Brown documentary follows the legendary singer who came from nothing and made a life for himself. In addition to his rags to riches story, the film will also explore Brown's musical journey and his work for the civil rights movement. It will show at Tribeca on April 27. The still-untitled documentary is one of two slated James Brown films. Read More: Watch: Chadwick Boseman Channels James Brown in 'Get On Up' Trailer "Björk: Biophilia Live," helmed by Nick Fenton and Peter Strickland, follows the...
- 3/26/2014
- by Eric Eidelstein
- Indiewire
Now in its third year the Sundance London film and music festival has just unveiled its lineup for the 2014 event and it is the strongest year so far.
Building on the great work done by the festival’s filmmakers and directors over the last few years the London based offshoot of the famous Park City happening has carved out its own identity to become on the most interesting and eclectic events in the calendar.
We have an Exclusive Presale link so click here now to get your tickets for Sundance London.
Michael Fassbender leads the way as Jon Ronson’s affectionate tribute to the world of Frank Sidebottom gets a UK premiere at the festival. Likewise Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s second Trip (this time to Italy) gets its first showing (and is highly recommended) and Ryan Reynolds and Gemma Arterton talk to the animals in Marjane Satrapi’s The Voices.
Building on the great work done by the festival’s filmmakers and directors over the last few years the London based offshoot of the famous Park City happening has carved out its own identity to become on the most interesting and eclectic events in the calendar.
We have an Exclusive Presale link so click here now to get your tickets for Sundance London.
Michael Fassbender leads the way as Jon Ronson’s affectionate tribute to the world of Frank Sidebottom gets a UK premiere at the festival. Likewise Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s second Trip (this time to Italy) gets its first showing (and is highly recommended) and Ryan Reynolds and Gemma Arterton talk to the animals in Marjane Satrapi’s The Voices.
- 3/24/2014
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Coming up this weekend at SXSW in Austin are two insightful talks that you can live stream: one with CIA whistleblower Edward Snowden, and another with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. We'll embed video when the links are up. On Saturday, March 8, SXSW will host Julian Assange's session via satellite video. Courtesy of the Texas Tribune, you can stream the conversation from 11:00am to 12:00pm Cst. On Monday, March 10, Edward Snowden's session will be available for free replay via the Aclu at 11am. "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks" director Alex Gibney has a cool theory on how Assange, now a refugee of the Ecuadorian Embassy, in effect, turned Snowden in. By making himself the story and wanting the credit, Assange may have outed Snowden, forcing him to take refuge with the Soviets. We've interviewed Gibney extensively about his documentary expose, first at Sundance, and again...
- 3/7/2014
- by Ryan Lattanzio
- Thompson on Hollywood
Celebrating the top films from the past year, the 2014 Ee British Academy Film Awards took place in London, England tonight (February 16).
Snagging wins in the Best Supporting Actor/Actress categories were Barkhad Abdi ("Captain Phillips") and Jennifer Lawrence ("American Hustle"), respectively.
Meanwhile, Cate Blanchett and Chiwetel Ejiofor took home trophies for Best Actress and Best Actor. In addition, "We're the Millers" star Will Poulter was recognized in the Ee Rising star category.
The Best British Film went home to the cast and crew of "Gravity," while "12 Years a Slave" scored the prize for Best Film.
Check out the full list of 2014 BAFTA winners below!
Best Film
Winner 12 Years A Slave - Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen
American Hustle - Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
Captain Phillips - Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
Gravity - Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman
Philomena - Gabrielle Tana,...
Snagging wins in the Best Supporting Actor/Actress categories were Barkhad Abdi ("Captain Phillips") and Jennifer Lawrence ("American Hustle"), respectively.
Meanwhile, Cate Blanchett and Chiwetel Ejiofor took home trophies for Best Actress and Best Actor. In addition, "We're the Millers" star Will Poulter was recognized in the Ee Rising star category.
The Best British Film went home to the cast and crew of "Gravity," while "12 Years a Slave" scored the prize for Best Film.
Check out the full list of 2014 BAFTA winners below!
Best Film
Winner 12 Years A Slave - Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen
American Hustle - Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
Captain Phillips - Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
Gravity - Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman
Philomena - Gabrielle Tana,...
- 2/17/2014
- GossipCenter
Last night the 2014 BAFTA Awards took place, hosted by Stephen Fry from London's Royal Opera House and it was 12 Years a Slave taking Best Film and Best Actor for Chiwetel Ejiofor while Gravity was honored for Outstanding British Film and Alfonso Cuaron was named Best Director. Interestingly enough, 12 Years a Slave only won the two awards while Gravity was the night's biggest winner taking home an additional four awards in technical categories, including Score (Steven Price) and Cinematography (Emmanuel Lubezki). It's interesting to see a list of winners where Dallas Buyers Club wasn't nominated for a single award considering its two main characters played by Matthew McConaughey and Jared Leto are, more or less, considered locks to win Best Actor and Supporting Actor. As for the BAFTA Awards, it was Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips) taking Best Supporting Actor and while Cate Blanchett (Blue Jasmine) added another Best Actress award to...
- 2/17/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
All the Baftas winners (and nominees) as they come in through the night
Best picture
Winner: 12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Best British film
Winner: Gravity
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Philomena
Rush
Saving Mr Banks
The Selfish Giant
Best director
Winner: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
David O Russell, American Hustle
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
Best actor
Winner: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Best actress
Winner: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr Banks
Best supporting actor
Winner: Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Daniel Brühl, Rush
Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Best supporting actress
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Sally Hawkins,...
Best picture
Winner: 12 Years a Slave
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Best British film
Winner: Gravity
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Philomena
Rush
Saving Mr Banks
The Selfish Giant
Best director
Winner: Alfonso Cuarón, Gravity
Paul Greengrass, Captain Phillips
Steve McQueen, 12 Years a Slave
David O Russell, American Hustle
Martin Scorsese, The Wolf of Wall Street
Best actor
Winner: Chiwetel Ejiofor, 12 Years a Slave
Christian Bale, American Hustle
Bruce Dern, Nebraska
Leonardo DiCaprio, The Wolf of Wall Street
Tom Hanks, Captain Phillips
Best actress
Winner: Cate Blanchett, Blue Jasmine
Amy Adams, American Hustle
Sandra Bullock, Gravity
Judi Dench, Philomena
Emma Thompson, Saving Mr Banks
Best supporting actor
Winner: Barkhad Abdi, Captain Phillips
Bradley Cooper, American Hustle
Daniel Brühl, Rush
Matt Damon, Behind the Candelabra
Michael Fassbender, 12 Years a Slave
Best supporting actress
Winner: Jennifer Lawrence, American Hustle
Sally Hawkins,...
- 2/17/2014
- The Guardian - Film News
The BAFTA Awards, honoring the best of British and world film, are given out Sunday, Feb. 16 in London. Handed out by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA), the 2014 Ee British Academy Film Awards are often a preview of the Oscars.
Who are the big winners for 2013 films? Check out the full nominee and winner list below.
Note: Winners are noted by bold font.
Best film
"12 Years a Slave" -- Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen
"American Hustle" -- Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
"Captain Phillips" -- Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
"Gravity" -- Alfonso Cuaron, David Heyman
"Philomena" -- Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward
Outstanding British film
"Gravity" -- Alfonso Cuaron, David Heyman, Jonas Cuaron
"Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" -- Justin Chadwick, Anant Singh, David M. Thompson, William Nicholson
"Philomena" -- Stephen Frears, Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan,...
Who are the big winners for 2013 films? Check out the full nominee and winner list below.
Note: Winners are noted by bold font.
Best film
"12 Years a Slave" -- Anthony Katagas, Brad Pitt, Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen
"American Hustle" -- Charles Roven, Richard Suckle, Megan Ellison, Jonathan Gordon
"Captain Phillips" -- Scott Rudin, Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca
"Gravity" -- Alfonso Cuaron, David Heyman
"Philomena" -- Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan, Tracey Seaward
Outstanding British film
"Gravity" -- Alfonso Cuaron, David Heyman, Jonas Cuaron
"Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom" -- Justin Chadwick, Anant Singh, David M. Thompson, William Nicholson
"Philomena" -- Stephen Frears, Gabrielle Tana, Steve Coogan,...
- 2/16/2014
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
Please note: The BAFTAs commenced at 7pm GMT, and the ceremony is being broadcast on delay from 9pm onwards on BBC One. The list below was updated in real time as the winners were announced.
Digital Spy presents a list of winners from the 67th annual BAFTA Film Awards, hosted by Stephen Fry on Sunday, February 16 at London's Royal Opera House:
BAFTAs 2014: Red carpet pictures
Best Film
12 Years a Slave - Winner
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Outstanding British Film
Gravity - Winner
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Philomena
Rush
Saving Mr Banks
The Selfish Giant
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Colin Carberry, Glenn Patterson - Good Vibrations
Kelly Marcel - Saving Mr Banks
Kieran Evans - Kelly + Victor - Winner
Paul Wright, Polly Stokes - For Those in Peril
Scott Graham - Shell
Film Not in the English Language
The Act of Killing...
Digital Spy presents a list of winners from the 67th annual BAFTA Film Awards, hosted by Stephen Fry on Sunday, February 16 at London's Royal Opera House:
BAFTAs 2014: Red carpet pictures
Best Film
12 Years a Slave - Winner
American Hustle
Captain Phillips
Gravity
Philomena
Outstanding British Film
Gravity - Winner
Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom
Philomena
Rush
Saving Mr Banks
The Selfish Giant
Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer
Colin Carberry, Glenn Patterson - Good Vibrations
Kelly Marcel - Saving Mr Banks
Kieran Evans - Kelly + Victor - Winner
Paul Wright, Polly Stokes - For Those in Peril
Scott Graham - Shell
Film Not in the English Language
The Act of Killing...
- 2/16/2014
- Digital Spy
Welcome, gorgeous people, to the biggest night in British Film. We’re here at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden and we’ll be liveblogging as the night rolls on.
12 Years a Slave, Gravity, American Hustle, Captain Phillips and Philomena have the majority of nominations and are all competing for Best Picture. It is an undeniably strong year for British Film and we’re grateful for a spotlight as wide and as bright as this one to be shone this evening.
If you haven’t already checked out our BAFTA competition, do so now - the prizes are worth £700. Blimey.
We’ll be updating this liveblog minute by minute until my fingers fall off with the most recent update being shown at the top of the top so do keep refreshing.
Great to have you with us.
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We’re at the end of another BAFTA...
12 Years a Slave, Gravity, American Hustle, Captain Phillips and Philomena have the majority of nominations and are all competing for Best Picture. It is an undeniably strong year for British Film and we’re grateful for a spotlight as wide and as bright as this one to be shone this evening.
If you haven’t already checked out our BAFTA competition, do so now - the prizes are worth £700. Blimey.
We’ll be updating this liveblog minute by minute until my fingers fall off with the most recent update being shown at the top of the top so do keep refreshing.
Great to have you with us.
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We’re at the end of another BAFTA...
- 2/16/2014
- by Jon Lyus
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Indiewire will provide regular updates of our predictions for the 86th Academy Awards through March 2nd, when the winners are announced. For the second time, all Academy members are sent screeners of all the docs and can all vote in the category (as opposed to a select group, in previous years), which does suggest that this might go to the populist choice, as it did with Malik Bendjelloul's "Searching For Sugar Man" last year. That choice is surely Morgan Neville's backup singer film "20 Feet From Stardom," which is the only box office hit among the five nominees, and definitely the one with the most mainstream appeal. However, the only major doc precursor it won was the Critic's Choice Award. Alex Gibney's "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks" and Sarah Polley's "Stories We Tell" won the PGA and WGA, respectively, but they aren't even nominated here.
- 2/16/2014
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
Across the pond another in the sometimes seemingly endless stream of precursor awards was given out, and this one was the London Critics Circle Film Awards. Last night, 12 Years a Slave took home three big prizes, including the Film of the Year award. The other wins were for Chiwetel Ejiofor and Lupita Nyong’o in their respective acting categories (Best Actor and Supporting Actress). The movie was also nominated for Best Director (Steve McQueen), Screenwriter (John Ridley), Supporting Actor (Michael Fassbender), and Technical Achievement. While McQueen lost to Alfonso Cuaron (for Gravity), Ridley lost to the Coen Brothers (for Inside Llewyn Davis), Fassbender lost to Barkhad Abdi (for Captain Phillips), and Bobbit’s cinematography lost to the special effects of Gravity, it was still a big night for 12 Years a Slave, as it took home more awards than any other film. Especially with the upcoming BAFTA awards the final prize before the Oscars,...
- 2/3/2014
- by Joey Magidson
- Hollywoodnews.com
Her, Stories We Tell and Captain Phillips took home top honors on Saturday night as the big winners of the 2014 Writers Guild Awards for outstanding achievement in writing for screen. Television, radio, news, promotional, videogame, and new media writing were also recognized at simultaneous ceremonies at the Jw Marriott L.A. Live in Los Angeles and the Edison Ballroom in New York City. It’s the final precursor guild award leading up to the Oscars.
Below is a complete list of the winners.
Screen Winners
Original Screenplay (matched up with the Academy Awards nominations)
Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.
Nominees included American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Dallas Buyers Club, Her and Nebraska.
Adapted Screenplay (3 for 5 Oscar nominations)
Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy Seals, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty; Columbia Pictures
In addition to Captain Phillips,...
Below is a complete list of the winners.
Screen Winners
Original Screenplay (matched up with the Academy Awards nominations)
Her, Written by Spike Jonze; Warner Bros.
Nominees included American Hustle, Blue Jasmine, Dallas Buyers Club, Her and Nebraska.
Adapted Screenplay (3 for 5 Oscar nominations)
Captain Phillips, Screenplay by Billy Ray; Based on the book A Captain’s Duty: Somali Pirates, Navy Seals, and Dangerous Days at Sea by Richard Phillips with Stephan Talty; Columbia Pictures
In addition to Captain Phillips,...
- 2/2/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Spike Jonze's computer love story takes best original screenplay, while Billy Ray's version of the memoir of the kidnapped captain wins best adapted
The writers of Her and Captain Phillips were given top honours by their peers on Saturday at the annual Writers Guild Awards, a strong predictor of success in the screenplay categories at the Oscars in a month's time.
Spike Jonze won the best original screenplay award for Her, a tale set in the near future about a man in a romantic relationship with a lifelike computer operating system.
"It's a high honour coming from writers," Jonze, 44, who also directed the film, said accepting the prize.
"I was thinking about how in a way it's like an award for pain," he added. "It's a specific pain that writers know and it's the highs and lows of sitting in there by yourself."
Captain Phillips, inspired by the...
The writers of Her and Captain Phillips were given top honours by their peers on Saturday at the annual Writers Guild Awards, a strong predictor of success in the screenplay categories at the Oscars in a month's time.
Spike Jonze won the best original screenplay award for Her, a tale set in the near future about a man in a romantic relationship with a lifelike computer operating system.
"It's a high honour coming from writers," Jonze, 44, who also directed the film, said accepting the prize.
"I was thinking about how in a way it's like an award for pain," he added. "It's a specific pain that writers know and it's the highs and lows of sitting in there by yourself."
Captain Phillips, inspired by the...
- 2/2/2014
- The Guardian - Film News
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
Moviefone's Top DVD of the Week
"Rush"
What's It About? This racing drama is based on the true story of the rivalry between Formula 1 racecar drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda, played here by Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl.
Why We're In: It's got awesome action scenes and strong performances from Hemsworth and Brühl, with Ron Howard behind the camera.
New on DVD & Blu-ray
"Bonnie & Clyde (2014)"
What's It About? It's a two-part TV mini-series about the legendary criminals, from director Bruce Beresford ("Driving Miss Daisy"). Holliday Grainger ("The Borgias") and Emile Hirsch star as our lovers on the run, with William Hurt as the officer tracking them and Holly Hunter as Bonnie's mama.
In or Out: Can you stand to see anyone play this gangster and his moll other than Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway? You probably already know the answer here.
"Dario Argento's Dracula 3D"
What's It About?...
"Rush"
What's It About? This racing drama is based on the true story of the rivalry between Formula 1 racecar drivers James Hunt and Niki Lauda, played here by Chris Hemsworth and Daniel Brühl.
Why We're In: It's got awesome action scenes and strong performances from Hemsworth and Brühl, with Ron Howard behind the camera.
New on DVD & Blu-ray
"Bonnie & Clyde (2014)"
What's It About? It's a two-part TV mini-series about the legendary criminals, from director Bruce Beresford ("Driving Miss Daisy"). Holliday Grainger ("The Borgias") and Emile Hirsch star as our lovers on the run, with William Hurt as the officer tracking them and Holly Hunter as Bonnie's mama.
In or Out: Can you stand to see anyone play this gangster and his moll other than Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway? You probably already know the answer here.
"Dario Argento's Dracula 3D"
What's It About?...
- 1/28/2014
- by Jenni Miller
- Moviefone
The 2014 awards show season has already been especially exciting, and last night (January 19) the Producers Guild of America Awards added a new twist to the Oscar race.
Both “Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave” were honored with The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, making the first tie for the category in PGA history.
All the more impressive is the fact that producers from “American Hustle,” “Nebraska,” “Blue Jasmine,” “Captain Phillips,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Her,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Saving Mr. Banks” were also up for the accolade.
“Frozen” producer Peter Del Vecho took home the Animated Motion Picture award while “Breaking Bad” snagged Best Drama Series and “Modern Family” won the Best Comedy Series.
Meanwhile, there were a number of actors there to support the people behind the camera including Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Lupita Nyong'o and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
Both “Gravity” and “12 Years a Slave” were honored with The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures, making the first tie for the category in PGA history.
All the more impressive is the fact that producers from “American Hustle,” “Nebraska,” “Blue Jasmine,” “Captain Phillips,” “Dallas Buyers Club,” “Her,” “The Wolf of Wall Street” and “Saving Mr. Banks” were also up for the accolade.
“Frozen” producer Peter Del Vecho took home the Animated Motion Picture award while “Breaking Bad” snagged Best Drama Series and “Modern Family” won the Best Comedy Series.
Meanwhile, there were a number of actors there to support the people behind the camera including Brad Pitt, Ben Affleck, Leonardo DiCaprio, Claire Danes, Lupita Nyong'o and Chiwetel Ejiofor.
- 1/21/2014
- GossipCenter
Alfonso Cuaron's "Gravity" and Steve McQueen's "12 Years a Slave" both won the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for outstanding producer of theatrical motion pictures at the 2014 Producers Guild of America awards. It's an unprecedented tie that just makes the Academy Awards much more unpredictable!
"We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks" took home the documentary trophy while "Frozen" won the animated category.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) of the 2014 Producers Guild Awards (PGA):
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures (Tie):
*Gravity (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Producers: Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman
*12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Producers: Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Brad Pitt & Dede Gardner
American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
Producers: Megan Ellison, Jon Gordon, Charles Roven, Richard Suckle
Blue Jasmine (Sony Pictures Classics)
Producers: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum
Captain Phillips (Columbia Pictures)
Producers: Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Scott Rudin...
"We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaks" took home the documentary trophy while "Frozen" won the animated category.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) of the 2014 Producers Guild Awards (PGA):
Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures (Tie):
*Gravity (Warner Bros. Pictures)
Producers: Alfonso Cuarón, David Heyman
*12 Years a Slave (Fox Searchlight Pictures)
Producers: Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Steve McQueen, Brad Pitt & Dede Gardner
American Hustle (Columbia Pictures)
Producers: Megan Ellison, Jon Gordon, Charles Roven, Richard Suckle
Blue Jasmine (Sony Pictures Classics)
Producers: Letty Aronson, Stephen Tenenbaum
Captain Phillips (Columbia Pictures)
Producers: Dana Brunetti, Michael De Luca, Scott Rudin...
- 1/20/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Thursday we learned the nominees for the Best Picture Oscar. Now, only a few days later, we have our clear frontrunners: Gravity and 12 Years a Slave. The two films tied for Best Picture at last night's Producer's Guild of America Awards (the first time that's ever happened), beating out a category that included basically all the Oscar nominees. The PGA has correctly predicted the last six Best Picture winners, which makes these two very different films the favorites. Other winners from the night included Frozen (Best Animated), We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks (Best Documentary), Modern Family (Best Comedy Series), and Breaking Bad (Best Drama Series). Relax, Bb fans, this doesn't mean it can somehow make a late run for an Oscar. Or does it!? (It doesn't.)...
- 1/20/2014
- by Jesse David Fox
- Vulture
Oscar Race Up in the Air? Space Thriller and Slave Drama in First-Ever Tie at Producers Guild Awards
Producers Guild of America Awards 2014: ‘Gravity’ and ’12 Years a Slave’ tie for Best Picture (photo: ‘Gravity’) Earlier this evening, January 19, 2014, the Alfonso Cuarón-directed Gravity and the Steve McQueen-directed 12 Years a Slave shared the Producers Guild of America’s Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures — in other words, the PGA’s Best Picture Award. That’s the first such tie in the PGA Awards’ 24-year history. A mix of adventure thriller and mother-love soap opera, Gravity was written by Alfonso Cuarón and his son, Jonás Cuarón. The Cuaróns’ film received ten Academy Award nominations, but failed to be shortlisted for its screenplay. Sandra Bullock and George Clooney star. Based on the story of a free black man forced into slavery in the mid-19th century United States, 12 Years a Slave stars Chiwetel Ejiofor, Michael Fassbender, Brad Pitt (who also co-produced the film), and...
- 1/20/2014
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
12 Years A Slave and Gravity have tied at this year’s PGA. With American Hustle taking the SAG ensemble on Saturday night, we have a bonafide Best Picture race on our hands folks! This is the first tie for the top film in Producers Guild Award history.
The PGA split keeps the Oscar race wide open in one of the tightest three-way battles in years, with “American Hustle” still in the game following a week of big showings at the Golden Globes, Oscar nominations and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Tonight the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced this year’s winning motion picture and television productions at the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
David Heyman, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Alfonso Cuaron, Steve McQueen, Brad Pitt (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for Producers Guild/AP Images)
In addition to the competitive awards,...
The PGA split keeps the Oscar race wide open in one of the tightest three-way battles in years, with “American Hustle” still in the game following a week of big showings at the Golden Globes, Oscar nominations and Screen Actors Guild Awards.
Tonight the Producers Guild of America (PGA) announced this year’s winning motion picture and television productions at the 25th Annual Producers Guild Awards ceremony at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Los Angeles.
David Heyman, Anthony Katagas, Jeremy Kleiner, Dede Gardner, Alfonso Cuaron, Steve McQueen, Brad Pitt (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision for Producers Guild/AP Images)
In addition to the competitive awards,...
- 1/20/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
12 Years A Slave and Gravity advance to the Oscars on March 2 as the frontrunners on paper following the PGA awards ceremony on January 19.
It was the first time ever that two films have tied for the Darryl F Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer Of Theatrical Motion Pictures.
In other film categories, Frozen was named best animation and We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks prevailed in the documentary category.
For the full list of winners including honourary awards and TV click here.
It was the first time ever that two films have tied for the Darryl F Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer Of Theatrical Motion Pictures.
In other film categories, Frozen was named best animation and We Steal Secrets: The Story Of Wikileaks prevailed in the documentary category.
For the full list of winners including honourary awards and TV click here.
- 1/20/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
One of the most up-in-the-air Academy Award races in memory just got even more unpredictable. For the first time in its 25-year history, the Producers Guild Awards—generally considered the most reliable predictor of which film will take home the Best Picture Oscar—ended in a tie. Alfonso Cuarón’s Gravity and Steve McQueen’s 12 Years a Slave shared the group’s prize for Best Picture.
The other Best Picture nominees were American Hustle, Her, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Her, Nebraska, Saving Mr. Banks, and The Wolf of Wall Street.
In 17 out of the past 24 years—and...
The other Best Picture nominees were American Hustle, Her, Blue Jasmine, Captain Phillips, Dallas Buyers Club, Her, Nebraska, Saving Mr. Banks, and The Wolf of Wall Street.
In 17 out of the past 24 years—and...
- 1/20/2014
- by Josh Rottenberg
- EW - Inside Movies
The Producers Guild gathered tonight to hand out the 2014 Producers Guild Awards where Gravity and 12 Years a Slave tied for Best Picture, or, as the PGA puts it, the Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures. Despite the attention paid to the several precursor awards leading up to tonight it was getting more and more clear tonight's winner would be considered the frontrunner for Best Picture at the 2014 Oscars and it was expected American Hustle would walk away with the win. Now, with a tie (embarrassing if you ask me), the race is still without a clear frontrunner. For those of you thinking tonight's win diminishes American Hustle's chances at the Oscars, I'd have to say "not so fast", after all, a tie isn't necessarily a win, but this is definitely significant when it comes to 12 Years a Slave, which didn't win ensemble at the...
- 1/20/2014
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
Tonight, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) revealed their choices for excellence in film and TV for 2013. It was a night where we were expecting to find out which film was the favorite for the Best Picture Oscar by seeing who received “The Darryl F. Zanuck Award for Outstanding Producer of Theatrical Motion Pictures.” What we ended up with though was a truly historic evening.
In a result never before seen from the PGA, there was a tie in the top category between Gravity and 12 Years a Slave, both of which are the top two contenders for the Best Picture Oscar. What this means is that, for the first time, we will head into the Oscars not having a clear idea of which film is the favorite. Could it be Gravity with its ten nominations, or perhaps 12 Years a Slave with its nine nominations and multiple Best Picture awards from the critics?...
In a result never before seen from the PGA, there was a tie in the top category between Gravity and 12 Years a Slave, both of which are the top two contenders for the Best Picture Oscar. What this means is that, for the first time, we will head into the Oscars not having a clear idea of which film is the favorite. Could it be Gravity with its ten nominations, or perhaps 12 Years a Slave with its nine nominations and multiple Best Picture awards from the critics?...
- 1/20/2014
- by Jeff Beck
- We Got This Covered
Winners of the 25th annual Producers Guild of America Awards were revealed Sunday (Jan. 19) during a ceremony held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel. Film Awards Best Picture (Tie) "American Hustle" "Blue Jasmine" "Captain Phillips," "Dallas Buyers Club" X -- "Gravity" "Her" "Nebraska" "Saving Mr. Banks" X -- "12 Years a Slave" "The Wolf of Wall Street" Best Animated Feature "The Croods" "Despicable Me 2" "Epic" X --"Frozen" "Monsters University" Best Documentary Feature "A Place at the Table" "Far Out Isn't Far Enough: The Tomi Ungerer Story" "Life According to Sam" X -- "We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks" "Which Way Is The Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington" TV Awards Be...
- 1/19/2014
- Gold Derby
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