IFC Films has acquired North American rights to Cecilia Miniucchi’s “Life Upside Down” which stars Emmy-award winning actor Bob Odenkirk (“Better Call Saul”), Radha Mitchell (“Pitch Black) and Danny Huston (“21 Grams”). The movie world premiered at Venice in the Giornate degli Autori sidebar.
IFC Films will release the film in select theaters and VOD on Jan. 27 and will stream exclusively on AMC+ in April 2023.
“‘Life Upside Down’ is a romantic comedy following three couples, connected by friendship, love and work, who are each stuck in their respective homes in Los Angeles during the beginning of lockdown. Finally forced to face their spouses, friends, lovers, and eventually themselves head on, their lives turn slowly but surely upside-down.
“Cecilia has brought warmth and empathy to this universal story of love and growth in isolation that we can all relate to,” said Arianna Bocco, President of IFC Films . “We are so...
IFC Films will release the film in select theaters and VOD on Jan. 27 and will stream exclusively on AMC+ in April 2023.
“‘Life Upside Down’ is a romantic comedy following three couples, connected by friendship, love and work, who are each stuck in their respective homes in Los Angeles during the beginning of lockdown. Finally forced to face their spouses, friends, lovers, and eventually themselves head on, their lives turn slowly but surely upside-down.
“Cecilia has brought warmth and empathy to this universal story of love and growth in isolation that we can all relate to,” said Arianna Bocco, President of IFC Films . “We are so...
- 10/12/2022
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Let’s face it: The New York Film Festival has always been run by older white men, from its founder, the late great Richard Roud, through departing director Kent Jones, who now turns his focus to full-time filmmaking. New Nyff director Eugene Hernandez brings an exciting and welcome perspective to the 57-year-old festival, which is just five years older than he is. He’s an erudite cinema connoisseur, having scarfed up movies for decades at the major film festivals and beyond as a journalist (mostly at IndieWire) and, for the last decade, rising in the ranks at Film at Lincoln Center.
But he’s more than a passionate film lover. Hernandez will bring a change in focus to the Nyff in terms of long-term strategy, ongoing opportunism, and industry and filmmaker outreach. Dennis Lim will enlarge his role, as both programming director for the October festival, which is the focal...
But he’s more than a passionate film lover. Hernandez will bring a change in focus to the Nyff in terms of long-term strategy, ongoing opportunism, and industry and filmmaker outreach. Dennis Lim will enlarge his role, as both programming director for the October festival, which is the focal...
- 2/19/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Let’s face it: The New York Film Festival has always been run by older white men, from its founder, the late great Richard Roud, through departing director Kent Jones, who now turns his focus to full-time filmmaking. New Nyff director Eugene Hernandez brings an exciting and welcome perspective to the 57-year-old festival, which is just five years older than he is. He’s an erudite cinema connoisseur, having scarfed up movies for decades at the major film festivals and beyond as a journalist (mostly at IndieWire) and, for the last decade, rising in the ranks at Film at Lincoln Center.
But he’s more than a passionate film lover. Hernandez will bring a change in focus to the Nyff in terms of long-term strategy, ongoing opportunism, and industry and filmmaker outreach. Dennis Lim will enlarge his role, as both programming director for the October festival, which is the focal...
But he’s more than a passionate film lover. Hernandez will bring a change in focus to the Nyff in terms of long-term strategy, ongoing opportunism, and industry and filmmaker outreach. Dennis Lim will enlarge his role, as both programming director for the October festival, which is the focal...
- 2/19/2020
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
The fourth edition of the International Film Festival & Award kicked off in fine style Thursday night. The opening night event allowed plenty of chance for mingling before and after a quadri-lingual ceremony that still managed to wrap up in just 45 minutes.
After a trio of tenors opened proceedings with “Over The Rainbow” it was evident that glamour and celebration were the intended take-aways, not the challenging themes presented by several of the Iffam’s selected films, and certainly not political discourse.
Macau is the well-behaved Special Administrative Region, just a ferry ride away from Hong Kong, the larger and more troublesome S.A.R. which these days stands as the front line of the ongoing clash between liberal democracy and China’s authoritarian version of economic development.
Outside the breathless ceremony, security guards were highly visible and widely dispersed, seemingly posted on every corner within a half mile zone. Inside,...
After a trio of tenors opened proceedings with “Over The Rainbow” it was evident that glamour and celebration were the intended take-aways, not the challenging themes presented by several of the Iffam’s selected films, and certainly not political discourse.
Macau is the well-behaved Special Administrative Region, just a ferry ride away from Hong Kong, the larger and more troublesome S.A.R. which these days stands as the front line of the ongoing clash between liberal democracy and China’s authoritarian version of economic development.
Outside the breathless ceremony, security guards were highly visible and widely dispersed, seemingly posted on every corner within a half mile zone. Inside,...
- 12/5/2019
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The 50-year-old American Film Institute is merging the staffs of its two film festivals, Los Angeles’ AFI Fest (November 8–15) and Washington, D.C’s AFI Docs (June 13-17) — and with that, the nonprofit is losing AFI Fest Mvp Jacqueline Lyanga. Over her eight years as festival director, Lyanga built what many say is impossible: a world-class film festival in Hollywood. When AFI president and CEO Bob Gazzale began discussions this spring about merging the festivals’ teams, Lyanga chose to leave.
She could have led both festivals, but the conversation didn’t get that far. She wasn’t willing, sources say, to run them with fewer people doing more work. But the budgets for both festivals are going up, Gazzale told me: “Our goal is to be more efficient for the benefit of the films and filmmakers.”
Lyanga will consult with AFI through June. As she looks at other opportunities — there...
She could have led both festivals, but the conversation didn’t get that far. She wasn’t willing, sources say, to run them with fewer people doing more work. But the budgets for both festivals are going up, Gazzale told me: “Our goal is to be more efficient for the benefit of the films and filmmakers.”
Lyanga will consult with AFI through June. As she looks at other opportunities — there...
- 6/12/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The 50-year-old American Film Institute is merging the staffs of its two film festivals, Los Angeles’ AFI Fest (November 8–15) and Washington, D.C’s AFI Docs (June 13-17) — and with that, the nonprofit is losing AFI Fest Mvp Jacqueline Lyanga. Over her eight years as festival director, Lyanga built what many say is impossible: a world-class film festival in Hollywood. When AFI president and CEO Bob Gazzale began discussions this spring about merging the festivals’ teams, Lyanga chose to leave.
She could have led both festivals, but the conversation didn’t get that far. She wasn’t willing, sources say, to run them with fewer people doing more work. But the budgets for both festivals are going up, Gazzale told me: “Our goal is to be more efficient for the benefit of the films and filmmakers.”
Lyanga will consult with AFI through June. As she looks at other opportunities — there...
She could have led both festivals, but the conversation didn’t get that far. She wasn’t willing, sources say, to run them with fewer people doing more work. But the budgets for both festivals are going up, Gazzale told me: “Our goal is to be more efficient for the benefit of the films and filmmakers.”
Lyanga will consult with AFI through June. As she looks at other opportunities — there...
- 6/12/2018
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Richard Linklater’s “Last Flag Flying,” starring Bryan Cranston, Steve Carell and Laurence Fishburne as a trio of Marine vets, met a mixed reception opening night at the 55th New York Film Festival, as attendees of the glittery opening-night gala at Alice Tully Hall read the trade reviews at the Tavern on the Green afterparty.
As a platform, the Nyff is alluring. Not only does it provide Oscar-level prominence, but there’s an element of auteurist approval: It’s the sophisticated American festival that truly loves film for film. However, that’s also one of the reasons that it can be a bigger risk: Like Cannes, highbrow festivals often mean critics with highbrow expectations. And when they aren’t met, the fall can seem extra-steep.
Nyff Director Kent Jones, who calls awards season a “cottage industry,” doesn’t even track the festival’s Oscar record; getting picked for the Nyff is its own reward.
As a platform, the Nyff is alluring. Not only does it provide Oscar-level prominence, but there’s an element of auteurist approval: It’s the sophisticated American festival that truly loves film for film. However, that’s also one of the reasons that it can be a bigger risk: Like Cannes, highbrow festivals often mean critics with highbrow expectations. And when they aren’t met, the fall can seem extra-steep.
Nyff Director Kent Jones, who calls awards season a “cottage industry,” doesn’t even track the festival’s Oscar record; getting picked for the Nyff is its own reward.
- 9/29/2017
- by Jenna Marotta
- Indiewire
On Monday evening, Dalian Wanda Group Chairman Wang Jianlin made a speech, “Navigating Business in China,” to a large cross-section of Hollywood packed into the Los Angeles County of Museum of Art’s Bing Theatre. Was it intended to appear arrogant and critical of the Hollywood studios?
Wang (pronounced “Wong”) suggested that many people in Hollywood trying to do business in China don’t understand their potential partners. “There needs to be more Chinese elements in films,” he reminded. And he criticized the studios for making so many sequels.
Said Wang:
In recent years, Hollywood’s capabilities for innovation are fading, possibly due to financial constraints or a number of other reasons. Many films are just sequels based on original intellectual properties. It isn’t unheard of to make 5 or 6 or even 9 or 20 sequels. Hollywood sometimes relies more on technology and visual factors, rather than a good story. Hollywood, which is famous for its storytelling,...
Wang (pronounced “Wong”) suggested that many people in Hollywood trying to do business in China don’t understand their potential partners. “There needs to be more Chinese elements in films,” he reminded. And he criticized the studios for making so many sequels.
Said Wang:
In recent years, Hollywood’s capabilities for innovation are fading, possibly due to financial constraints or a number of other reasons. Many films are just sequels based on original intellectual properties. It isn’t unheard of to make 5 or 6 or even 9 or 20 sequels. Hollywood sometimes relies more on technology and visual factors, rather than a good story. Hollywood, which is famous for its storytelling,...
- 10/18/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
On Monday evening, Dalian Wanda Group Chairman Wang Jianlin made a speech, “Navigating Business in China,” to a large cross-section of Hollywood packed into the Los Angeles County of Museum of Art’s Bing Theatre. Was it intended to appear arrogant and critical of the Hollywood studios?
Wang (pronounced “Wong”) suggested that many people in Hollywood trying to do business in China don’t understand their potential partners. “There needs to be more Chinese elements in films,” he reminded. And he criticized the studios for making so many sequels.
Said Wang:
In recent years, Hollywood’s capabilities for innovation are fading, possibly due to financial constraints or a number of other reasons. Many films are just sequels based on original intellectual properties. It isn’t unheard of to make 5 or 6 or even 9 or 20 sequels. Hollywood sometimes relies more on technology and visual factors, rather than a good story. Hollywood, which is famous for its storytelling,...
Wang (pronounced “Wong”) suggested that many people in Hollywood trying to do business in China don’t understand their potential partners. “There needs to be more Chinese elements in films,” he reminded. And he criticized the studios for making so many sequels.
Said Wang:
In recent years, Hollywood’s capabilities for innovation are fading, possibly due to financial constraints or a number of other reasons. Many films are just sequels based on original intellectual properties. It isn’t unheard of to make 5 or 6 or even 9 or 20 sequels. Hollywood sometimes relies more on technology and visual factors, rather than a good story. Hollywood, which is famous for its storytelling,...
- 10/18/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
When I go to the Berlin Talents every February where I talk about the international film business, or when I teach at the Deutsche Welle Akademie to Film Festival Directors from Asia, Africa and Latin America, I am inspired to see the diversity of the well educated, articulate and idealistic younger generation.
This new generation is organizing festivals as new channels of distribution, creating new audiences from heretofore little heard-of places in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and via the Talents, everywhere else in the world. The Talents themselves are living all over the world, and their parents often come from still other faraway and little known countries and cities. These "third culture kids" aka Tck may well be running things very soon.
Last year when a young woman director, seeking some guidance began to explain to me that she knew being a woman with an Egyptian father and a Somalian mother, living in London was not exactly a recipe for success, I interrupted her to tell her never to explain, apologize or negate herself; that her origins and parentage are the new normal and they can make our world a new diverse world in which everyone has a share and in which unique stories that others want to hear can find their audiences.
My own proclivities to diversity -- I belong to a minority group that is increasingly vilified and yet is always at the forefront of every field (except sports and dance) -- that is, I am Jewish -- sensitizes me to what is good or bad for the Jews.
My reflex reaction to every news item reflects this. For example, Bernie Madoff : Bad for the Jews. Nobel prize winner? Good for the Jews.
I am also an American. And I am thrilled when I see The Americas bonding together to make movies. Los Cabos International Film Festival, with its motto, "Get to know your neighbors" and its mission of unifying a production community of both indies and studios from Mexico, U.S. and Canada (and the rest of the Americas) brought this exciting development to the forefront of my mind.
On the Jewish side of this development, it is also great because in our business there are always Jews, no matter where, even in Palestinian production, thanks to Katriel Schory of the Israel Film Fund. That is, in fact, why I entered this crazy business in the first place.
Recently I read the front page of the L.A. Times and saw that China is really seeking a foothold in our U.S. business. Megaconglomerate, Dalian Wanda -- employer of our dear friend, Rose Kuo, and employer of the former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Hawk Koch -- is eyeing Lionsgate (and MGM who still produces the James Bond franchise) for acquisition. Lionsgate already has a streaming VoD deal with the other Chinese megaconglomerate, Alibaba, which looks like it is about to dwarf Amazon.
That is natural connection in many ways. Lionsgate has a stable and friendly team whose players, from Jon Feltheimer, Michael Burns, John Dellaverson, Steve Beeks, Jason Constantine, Eda Kowan, and even the comparatively newcomer to LG, Patrick Wachsberger and his team, have been together a very long time making LG one of the most stable companies in the business. At face value, when reckoning the Us $40.9 million gross in China of "Escape Plan", a Us $25.1 million grosser in U.S., or "The Hunger Games" which in China grossed U.S. $27.9 million and in U.S. Grossed Us $408 million, this looks like a good match.
Let me go back one step before I step forward into the Dance of the New Year with the points I want to make in this blog.
One step back:
Three years ago, the Chinese paid for the most lavish Cannes Market Opening Night party we had seen in a very long time. The following year India hosted the party on a decidedly lesser budget. The following year it reverted to the Chinese. The Chinese firework display, their food, their extravaganza entertainment that first year had everybody buzzing, "The Chinese are taking over." This was said as a fearful revelation and with a tinge of xenophobia.
U.S. Debt: owned by China
African developing industry: owned by China
All the factories and steel of Germany: bought and exported by China
Cannes Market: owned by China (not so)
Everybody recognizes the might of China's economic power. Are we friends? Are they potential enemies? In trade we know friendliness is much more profitable than enmity, which is why the world needs to live in peaceful coexistence. China has 4,000 years of business dealings and bureaucratic and political infrastructure building, quite a jump over our measly 125 years of Capitalism.
That is Step One.
Steps Forward: Two and Three, Four, Five and Six
Step Two:
If Wang Jianlin, owner of Dalian Wanda Group buys Lionsgate and MGM, which seems likely in 2015, what does that mean for us? Lionsgate already has a deal for digital on demand with the Chinese megaconglomerate Alibaba.
One, as Jews, it is like the 1948 novel Peony by Pearl Buck. The Chinese don't care that the waves of Chinese populations act like tsunamis. And being engulfed in a tsunami does not mean an end to life. It means the continuation of new, formerly small forms of life which are presently defining themselves as recognizable market forces and which resemble the Afghan-Chinese children who were born in Africa but live in London, or The Jews who look Chinese or Indian rather than "white". These are the "Third Culture Kids", aka Tck, and they are our future.
Steps Three, Four, Five and Six
Lionsgate owns “The Hunger Games” franchise, The Tyler Perry franchise, and it has a solid share in The Eugenio Derbez (read "Latino") franchise, 3Pas Studios. What this promises for diversity is phenomenal:
Three:
Women have a share in "The Hunger Games"...and I hope that a new twosome for the big screen will soon be Reese Witherspoon and Eugene Derbez who have the potential of becoming this century's Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable. "It Happened One Night" remains a classic.
Four:
African Americans have a share as a recognizable market force as the Tyler Perry franchise proves. The “new” demographic can define and refine new audiences in the rising middle classes of Africa. The extraordinary numbers of African buyers at Afm this year attest to their rising economic power.
Five:
Asian Americans have a huge new market too. Finally the niche indie players will find kindred groups in So. Korea, China, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong, etc. who will show their appreciation of Hollywood trained talent who happen to also be Asian and have struggled for so long to find a foothold in this business.
Six:
And Latin America, the only region in the world without any vexing international competitive opponents, the only region never hit by the military war machine (not to say they have been free of military dictatorships in their histories or subjugated by colonial powers); Latam offers a potential audience of 470 million Spanish speakers.
The diversity of the niche streams will form a strong current. That is where I am seeing the excitement fomenting.
Giants do not live alone among themselves. Even in fairy tales, the people in the cities are the focus of their power. Analogous to that, the U.S. Major Studios, weakened by the growth of independent cinema are now finding major allies among the Chinese and Indians (Reliance does own Dreamworks and Im Global). And as they ever seek new talent to revitalize their propensity to grow fat and slower, so again we can watch and partake in a new growth, a new vitality in our worldwide moving picture industry. There is enough to go around. The majors, while guarding their lion’s share of the market still must spread the wealth because they no longer own all the means of production or distribution.
The 1% cannot hoard its wealth when a new giant is stalking the land and is spreading its wealth in creative ways which bring new life to the bit players looking for work.
More movies with bigger budgets and more megaplexes worldwide mean more actors, directors, writers, producers, teachers and trainers for both cineastes and the general public to buy more tickets...that is show business.
Out with the old stagnation, and in with the new currents. May they become a tonic wave of power that we all can ride into shore. (Thank you Stefan Zweig for your metaphor of 100 years ago.).
Have a healthy, happy and profitable 2015!
This new generation is organizing festivals as new channels of distribution, creating new audiences from heretofore little heard-of places in Africa, Asia and Latin America, and via the Talents, everywhere else in the world. The Talents themselves are living all over the world, and their parents often come from still other faraway and little known countries and cities. These "third culture kids" aka Tck may well be running things very soon.
Last year when a young woman director, seeking some guidance began to explain to me that she knew being a woman with an Egyptian father and a Somalian mother, living in London was not exactly a recipe for success, I interrupted her to tell her never to explain, apologize or negate herself; that her origins and parentage are the new normal and they can make our world a new diverse world in which everyone has a share and in which unique stories that others want to hear can find their audiences.
My own proclivities to diversity -- I belong to a minority group that is increasingly vilified and yet is always at the forefront of every field (except sports and dance) -- that is, I am Jewish -- sensitizes me to what is good or bad for the Jews.
My reflex reaction to every news item reflects this. For example, Bernie Madoff : Bad for the Jews. Nobel prize winner? Good for the Jews.
I am also an American. And I am thrilled when I see The Americas bonding together to make movies. Los Cabos International Film Festival, with its motto, "Get to know your neighbors" and its mission of unifying a production community of both indies and studios from Mexico, U.S. and Canada (and the rest of the Americas) brought this exciting development to the forefront of my mind.
On the Jewish side of this development, it is also great because in our business there are always Jews, no matter where, even in Palestinian production, thanks to Katriel Schory of the Israel Film Fund. That is, in fact, why I entered this crazy business in the first place.
Recently I read the front page of the L.A. Times and saw that China is really seeking a foothold in our U.S. business. Megaconglomerate, Dalian Wanda -- employer of our dear friend, Rose Kuo, and employer of the former President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS), Hawk Koch -- is eyeing Lionsgate (and MGM who still produces the James Bond franchise) for acquisition. Lionsgate already has a streaming VoD deal with the other Chinese megaconglomerate, Alibaba, which looks like it is about to dwarf Amazon.
That is natural connection in many ways. Lionsgate has a stable and friendly team whose players, from Jon Feltheimer, Michael Burns, John Dellaverson, Steve Beeks, Jason Constantine, Eda Kowan, and even the comparatively newcomer to LG, Patrick Wachsberger and his team, have been together a very long time making LG one of the most stable companies in the business. At face value, when reckoning the Us $40.9 million gross in China of "Escape Plan", a Us $25.1 million grosser in U.S., or "The Hunger Games" which in China grossed U.S. $27.9 million and in U.S. Grossed Us $408 million, this looks like a good match.
Let me go back one step before I step forward into the Dance of the New Year with the points I want to make in this blog.
One step back:
Three years ago, the Chinese paid for the most lavish Cannes Market Opening Night party we had seen in a very long time. The following year India hosted the party on a decidedly lesser budget. The following year it reverted to the Chinese. The Chinese firework display, their food, their extravaganza entertainment that first year had everybody buzzing, "The Chinese are taking over." This was said as a fearful revelation and with a tinge of xenophobia.
U.S. Debt: owned by China
African developing industry: owned by China
All the factories and steel of Germany: bought and exported by China
Cannes Market: owned by China (not so)
Everybody recognizes the might of China's economic power. Are we friends? Are they potential enemies? In trade we know friendliness is much more profitable than enmity, which is why the world needs to live in peaceful coexistence. China has 4,000 years of business dealings and bureaucratic and political infrastructure building, quite a jump over our measly 125 years of Capitalism.
That is Step One.
Steps Forward: Two and Three, Four, Five and Six
Step Two:
If Wang Jianlin, owner of Dalian Wanda Group buys Lionsgate and MGM, which seems likely in 2015, what does that mean for us? Lionsgate already has a deal for digital on demand with the Chinese megaconglomerate Alibaba.
One, as Jews, it is like the 1948 novel Peony by Pearl Buck. The Chinese don't care that the waves of Chinese populations act like tsunamis. And being engulfed in a tsunami does not mean an end to life. It means the continuation of new, formerly small forms of life which are presently defining themselves as recognizable market forces and which resemble the Afghan-Chinese children who were born in Africa but live in London, or The Jews who look Chinese or Indian rather than "white". These are the "Third Culture Kids", aka Tck, and they are our future.
Steps Three, Four, Five and Six
Lionsgate owns “The Hunger Games” franchise, The Tyler Perry franchise, and it has a solid share in The Eugenio Derbez (read "Latino") franchise, 3Pas Studios. What this promises for diversity is phenomenal:
Three:
Women have a share in "The Hunger Games"...and I hope that a new twosome for the big screen will soon be Reese Witherspoon and Eugene Derbez who have the potential of becoming this century's Claudette Colbert and Clark Gable. "It Happened One Night" remains a classic.
Four:
African Americans have a share as a recognizable market force as the Tyler Perry franchise proves. The “new” demographic can define and refine new audiences in the rising middle classes of Africa. The extraordinary numbers of African buyers at Afm this year attest to their rising economic power.
Five:
Asian Americans have a huge new market too. Finally the niche indie players will find kindred groups in So. Korea, China, Japan, Malaysia and Thailand, Taiwan and Hong Kong, etc. who will show their appreciation of Hollywood trained talent who happen to also be Asian and have struggled for so long to find a foothold in this business.
Six:
And Latin America, the only region in the world without any vexing international competitive opponents, the only region never hit by the military war machine (not to say they have been free of military dictatorships in their histories or subjugated by colonial powers); Latam offers a potential audience of 470 million Spanish speakers.
The diversity of the niche streams will form a strong current. That is where I am seeing the excitement fomenting.
Giants do not live alone among themselves. Even in fairy tales, the people in the cities are the focus of their power. Analogous to that, the U.S. Major Studios, weakened by the growth of independent cinema are now finding major allies among the Chinese and Indians (Reliance does own Dreamworks and Im Global). And as they ever seek new talent to revitalize their propensity to grow fat and slower, so again we can watch and partake in a new growth, a new vitality in our worldwide moving picture industry. There is enough to go around. The majors, while guarding their lion’s share of the market still must spread the wealth because they no longer own all the means of production or distribution.
The 1% cannot hoard its wealth when a new giant is stalking the land and is spreading its wealth in creative ways which bring new life to the bit players looking for work.
More movies with bigger budgets and more megaplexes worldwide mean more actors, directors, writers, producers, teachers and trainers for both cineastes and the general public to buy more tickets...that is show business.
Out with the old stagnation, and in with the new currents. May they become a tonic wave of power that we all can ride into shore. (Thank you Stefan Zweig for your metaphor of 100 years ago.).
Have a healthy, happy and profitable 2015!
- 1/1/2015
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Harvey Weinstein used the occasion of what has become his annual Cannes showreel presentation to remind attendees that a pre-arranged trip to Jordan was the reason for his absence from Wednesday’s world premiere of the embattled Grace Of Monaco.
Weinstein and wife Georgina Chapman visited Syrian refugee camps and the mogul was suitably moved by the experience to announce his company will make a documentary about the issue.
After this sombre introduction, Weinstein presented footage from a varied slate that included St Vincent, Big Eyes, Macbeth and The Imitation Game
Naomi Watts from St Vincent, Ryan Reynolds from Woman In Gold and The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby writer-director Ned Benson took to the stage in support of their upcoming releases.
Weinstein’s showreel included Suite Francaise, Begin Again, The Giver, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For and Underdogs, the English-language version of Juan Jose Campanella’s Spanish-language hit Foosball.
He also introduced...
Weinstein and wife Georgina Chapman visited Syrian refugee camps and the mogul was suitably moved by the experience to announce his company will make a documentary about the issue.
After this sombre introduction, Weinstein presented footage from a varied slate that included St Vincent, Big Eyes, Macbeth and The Imitation Game
Naomi Watts from St Vincent, Ryan Reynolds from Woman In Gold and The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby writer-director Ned Benson took to the stage in support of their upcoming releases.
Weinstein’s showreel included Suite Francaise, Begin Again, The Giver, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For and Underdogs, the English-language version of Juan Jose Campanella’s Spanish-language hit Foosball.
He also introduced...
- 5/16/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Harvey Weinstein used the occasion of what has become his annual Cannes showreel presentation to remind attendees that a pre-arranged trip to Jordan was the reason for his absence from Wednesday’s world premiere of the embattled Grace Of Monaco.
Weinstein and wife Georgina Chapman visited Syrian refugee camps and the mogul was suitably moved by the experience to announce his company will make a documentary about the issue.
After this sombre introduction, Weinstein presented footage from a varied slate that included St Vincent, Big Eyes, Macbeth and The Imitation Game
Naomi Watts from St Vincent, Ryan Reynolds from Woman In Gold and The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby writer-director Ned Benson took to the stage in support of their upcoming releases.
Weinstein’s showreel included Suite Francaise, Begin Again, The Giver, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For and Underdogs, the English-language version of Juan Jose Campanella’s Spanish-language hit Foosball.
He also introduced...
Weinstein and wife Georgina Chapman visited Syrian refugee camps and the mogul was suitably moved by the experience to announce his company will make a documentary about the issue.
After this sombre introduction, Weinstein presented footage from a varied slate that included St Vincent, Big Eyes, Macbeth and The Imitation Game
Naomi Watts from St Vincent, Ryan Reynolds from Woman In Gold and The Disappearance Of Eleanor Rigby writer-director Ned Benson took to the stage in support of their upcoming releases.
Weinstein’s showreel included Suite Francaise, Begin Again, The Giver, Sin City: A Dame To Kill For and Underdogs, the English-language version of Juan Jose Campanella’s Spanish-language hit Foosball.
He also introduced...
- 5/16/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Quigdao, China is set to become a hotbed of filmmaking excitement -- the Dailan Media Group is launching two major initiatives, creating a studio and media complex as well as a new film festival to be chaired by Rose Kuo. The Qingdao International Film Festival, which is set to launch in the fall of 2017, will be overseen by Kuo, the former executive director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the organization behind the New York Film Festival. Kuo stepped down from her Film Society post in late 2013. Previously, she was also the Artistic Director of Los Angeles’s AFI Fest. The Qingdao Oriental Movie Industrial Park will be headed up by Stephen Mensch, who previously served as director of strategic production partnerships and studio operations at Turner Broadcasting. The announcement of both CEOs came at the Cannes Film Festival.
- 5/16/2014
- by Liz Shannon Miller
- Indiewire
Dalian Wanda Group has appointed Stephen Mensch as CEO of its new film studio and media complex, Qingdao Oriental Movie Industrial Park, while Rose Kuo has been named CEO of the Qingdao International Film Festival.
The news was announced in Cannes by Hawk Koch, president of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and special advisor to Dalian Wanda Group.
The festival, which will hold its first edition in autumn 2017, aims to “serve as a bridge between Eastern and Western filmmaking cultures”.
Kuo was previously executive director of the Film Society of Lincoln Centre, which organises the New York Film Festival, and the artistic director of Los Angeles’ AFI Fest.
Mensch previously served as director of strategic production partnerships and studio operations at Turner Broadcasting. He was also one of the founders of Georgia Production Partnerships (Gpp) and started his career as general manager and vice president of sales and marketing for Feature Systems production equipment.
The studio...
The news was announced in Cannes by Hawk Koch, president of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and special advisor to Dalian Wanda Group.
The festival, which will hold its first edition in autumn 2017, aims to “serve as a bridge between Eastern and Western filmmaking cultures”.
Kuo was previously executive director of the Film Society of Lincoln Centre, which organises the New York Film Festival, and the artistic director of Los Angeles’ AFI Fest.
Mensch previously served as director of strategic production partnerships and studio operations at Turner Broadcasting. He was also one of the founders of Georgia Production Partnerships (Gpp) and started his career as general manager and vice president of sales and marketing for Feature Systems production equipment.
The studio...
- 5/16/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Dalian Wanda Group has appointed Stephen Mensch as CEO of its new film studio and media complex, Qingdao Oriental Movie Industrial Park, while Rose Kuo has been named CEO of the Qingdao International Film Festival.
The news was announced in Cannes by Hawk Koch, president of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and special advisor to Dalian Wanda Group.
The festival, which will hold its first edition in autumn 2017, aims to “serve as a bridge between Eastern and Western filmmaking cultures”.
Kuo was previously executive director of the Film Society of Lincoln Centre, which organises the New York Film Festival, and the artistic director of Los Angeles’ AFI Fest.
Mensch previously served as director of strategic production partnerships and studio operations at Turner Broadcasting. He was also one of the founders of Georgia Production Partnerships (Gpp) and started his career as general manager and vice president of sales and marketing for Feature Systems production equipment.
The studio...
The news was announced in Cannes by Hawk Koch, president of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and special advisor to Dalian Wanda Group.
The festival, which will hold its first edition in autumn 2017, aims to “serve as a bridge between Eastern and Western filmmaking cultures”.
Kuo was previously executive director of the Film Society of Lincoln Centre, which organises the New York Film Festival, and the artistic director of Los Angeles’ AFI Fest.
Mensch previously served as director of strategic production partnerships and studio operations at Turner Broadcasting. He was also one of the founders of Georgia Production Partnerships (Gpp) and started his career as general manager and vice president of sales and marketing for Feature Systems production equipment.
The studio...
- 5/16/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Dalian Wanda Group has appointed Stephen Mensch as CEO of its new film studio and media complex, Qingdao Oriental Movie Industrial Park, while Rose Kuo has been named CEO of the Qingdao International Film Festival.
The news was announced in Cannes by Hawk Koch, president of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and special advisor to Dalian Wanda Group.
The festival, which will hold its first edition in autumn 2017, aims to serve as a bridge between Eastern and Western filmmaking cultures.
Kuo was previously executive director of Film Society of Lincoln Centre, which organises the New York Film Festival, and the artistic director of Los Angeles’ AFI Fest.
Mensch previously served as director of strategic production partnerships and studio operations at Turner Broadcasting. He was also one of the founders of Georgia Production Partnerships (Gpp) and started his career as general manager and vice president of sales and marketing for Feature Systems production equipment.
The news was announced in Cannes by Hawk Koch, president of the Producers Guild of America (PGA) and special advisor to Dalian Wanda Group.
The festival, which will hold its first edition in autumn 2017, aims to serve as a bridge between Eastern and Western filmmaking cultures.
Kuo was previously executive director of Film Society of Lincoln Centre, which organises the New York Film Festival, and the artistic director of Los Angeles’ AFI Fest.
Mensch previously served as director of strategic production partnerships and studio operations at Turner Broadcasting. He was also one of the founders of Georgia Production Partnerships (Gpp) and started his career as general manager and vice president of sales and marketing for Feature Systems production equipment.
- 5/16/2014
- by lizshackleton@gmail.com (Liz Shackleton)
- ScreenDaily
Big news out of Cannes announced at today’s Weinstein Co. event: (press release) Stephen Mensch announced as CEO of the Qingdao Oriental Movie Industrial Park with Rose Kuo named...
- 5/16/2014
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
Cannes – Chinese conglomerate Dalian Wanda on Friday highlighted its previously announced intentions to build a film studio and media complex in China and unveiled plans to launch a new "major international film festival" in Qingdao, China in 2017. The company, which owns U.S. exhibitor AMC Entertainment, also said here that it has named Rose Kuo, most recently executive director of the FIlm Society of Lincoln Center that presents the New York Film Festival, CEO of the new Chinese festival. Kuo is also a former artistic director of Los Angeles’ AFI Fest. Photos: The Complete Cannes Official Selection Lineup
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- 5/16/2014
- by Georg Szalai
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
As an Angeleno, one of my tricks for surviving Cannes is stopping over somewhere to break that hideous La to Nice air trek that is tough to recover from. Far better to get one night's sleep in New York, London or Paris before arriving jet-lagged on the Riviera. And I like Delta's non-stop overnight flight from JFK to Nice--even if they don't have wifi. That way I am forced to get some shuteye. On this year's flight were Cinetic Media's John Sloss, Kino's Richard Lorber, sales reps Josh and Dan Braun, Film Movement's Adley Gartenstein, Rose Kuo, Criterion's Peter Becker, film scribe Harlan Jacobson and Magnolia's Eamonn Bowles. After grabbing the press shuttle to the Old Port at Cannes, I schlepped my bags to the Indiewire apartment, a third-floor walk-up on Rue Commandant de St. Andre, pres de la seaside Boulevard la Croisette. I lined up for my...
- 5/15/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Yes, I am hocking my first book, "The $11 Billion Year: From Sundance to the Oscars, an Inside Look at the Changing Hollywood System," which puts the industry under the microscope as I look at the hits and misses of 2012, laying out the current movie ecosystem. After the Oscars, first stop was New York City, where Peggy Siegal and documentarian Katharina Otto ("Absolute Wilson") threw a fantasy book party hosted by Eamonn Bowles, Bruce Cohen, Alex Gibney and James Schamus, among others. I was delighted that so many of my old friends came, from my Premiere pals James Meigs and Glenn Kenny and EW's Mark Harris and Owen Gleiberman, to recent Lincoln Center Film Society chief Rose Kuo, distributors Bob and Jeanne Berney, Ira Deutchman, and Daniel Battsek, producers Christine Vachon and Ed Pressman, critics Molly Haskell and Annette Insdorf, and MoMA's Rajendra Roy and Dave Kehr. Heidi Ewing and Rachel Grady...
- 3/14/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Lesli Klainberg has officially been appointed as Executive Director of the Film Society, it was announced today. Additionally, the Film Society announced that Indiewire co-founder Eugene Hernandez will join Klainberg as Deputy Director, a new position. The Film Society also promoted Michael Gibbons to Director of Digital Platforms and named Matt Bolish as Associate Director of Operations and head programmer of its Convergence program. Prior to accepting her new post, Klainberg served as Managing Director of the Film Society, producing the last three New York Film Festivals. She was appointed Interim Executive Director in December, replacing Rose Kuo, who held the position for three years. Rather than launch a search for a new full-time director, the board worked closely with Klainberg and Hernandez over the past several months to secure their positions. Before joining the Film Society, Klainberg was the Executive Director of NewFest, a New York Lgbt Film Festival,...
- 3/7/2014
- by Eric Eidelstein and Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
IMAX in China is owned by Wang Jianlin, chairman of the Dalian Wanda Group, the owner of the U.S AMC theater chain, the largest owner of theater chains in the world, perhaps the largest real estate owner, now building a 10,000 square foot studio in China. His U.S. consultant on his activity in the U.S. is Koch Hawk, former president of AMPAS and presently head of the Producers Guild. He has brought in former New York Film Society and Film Festival Director Rose Kuo to formulate a film festival strategy.
- 2/23/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
Stalingrad was Russia’s hope for the Academy Award Nomination this year but did not make it to the shortlist. It is still worth mentioning here because it is Russia's first IMAX 3D feature and will be released here in the U.S. by Sony this February. Its grand scale is epic and indeed it is intended to be today’s epic of Russia in the classic sense of the term. An epic is something that all nations need in order to reconcile with wars which inevitably tear the fabric of society apart so drastically that it takes generations to recover.
The episodes, even though they may be fictional, provide an explanation for some of the circumstances or events in the history of a nation or people, an the action, often in battle, consists of courageous and heroic deeds, often revealing the superhuman strength of the heroes.
The Greek epics of The Iliad and The Odyssey, the Spanish Song of Roland and others attempted to bring together all the diverse aspects of a society at war and create a work to reconcile the people and forge a new unity. The U.S.’s main war was Vietnam. U.S. has continued to be at war ever since and never has it reconciled the crimes with a national forgiveness and cohesiveness. Director Fedor Bondarchuk and producers Alexander Rodnyansky, Dmitriy Rudovsky, Sergey Melkumov and Natalia Gorina consciously attempt to create a national epic based on this most devastating battle of all time and they deserve recognition for their bravery in doing that.
Directed by Fedor Bondarchuk, produced by Alexander Rodnyansky, Dmitriy Rudovsky, Sergey Melkumov and Natalia Gorina, written by Ilya Tllkin and Sergey Snezhkin, it runs 135 minutes. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Pictures Releasing International hold all rights with IMAX who has 767 theaters (634 commercial ones in multiplexes, 19 commercial stand alones, and 114 in educational establishments in 54 countries. The first Russian IMAX 3D theater opened in 2003 in Moscow and today, after U.S. and China, it ranks third with 38 theaters that have been opened in Russia and the Cis with 20 more being designed. An interesting side note: IMAX in China is owned by Wanda, the owner of the U.S AMC theater chain, the largest owner of theater chains in the world, perhaps the largest real estate owner, now building a 10,000 square foot studio in China, advised in the U.S. By Koch Hawk, former president of AMPAS who has brought in former New York Film Society Director Rose Kuo to formulate a film festival strategy.
Before the end of 2013 the following IMAX films will be released in Russia; Gravity, Thor: The Dark World, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and others. Stalingrad opened in October 2013 in Russia and the Cis and had blockbuster success. It was the first Russian motion picture released in IMAX format.
During the summer of 2012, Rosskino invited 25 or so U.S. distributors (we helped organize the invitation list and were included in this unforgettable trip to Russia.). There we screened films, met producers and visited St. . On St. Petersburg’s outskirts, in Sapyorniy village, we stopped to visit an unprecedented large scale set of Stalingrad. An amazing recreation of the war-torn city on a dizzly gray day, with German soldiers and Russian soldiers in the doorways of the ruin of an apartment building stunned us. Emily Russo of Zeitgeist and I got our shoes so muddy that Bondcharchuk invited us to wash them in his trailer’s shower.
Here are some pictures we took on the set:
Stalingrad sets the viewers right in the middle of the hardest won battle in World War II, one that turned the tables on the Germans. This movie is based on chapters from the novel by Vasiliy Grossman Life and Fate. The grandeur of the photography is a major accomplishment. The scene of burning Russians charging the Germans is incredibly affecting. The production designer Sergey Ivanov, deserves an Oscar. Arman Yakhin who supervised the visual effects, the first time they shot in stereo and 3D says “it took us about three months to develop and polish fire simulation with Houdini software. In addition to the pyrotechnicians’ work on location, the final version of the film also features a lot of digital fire sequences. Digital models of people were used in the sequences where the burning Red Army soldiers fall down the cliff. They were designed and animated in a 3D editing program, based on actors’ photos.
This extravagant feature brings the audience from the broad, beautiful and frightful battle of Stalingrad to the personal fates of five Russian soldiers, one Russian 19 year old girl surviving in the shell of what once was her home, a German soldier played by Kretschmann and his Russian victimized sexual partner.
It is a striking coincidence that director Fyodor Bondarchuk and the German lead, Thomas Kretschmann have been involved in three Stalingrads. The German Stalingrad was Kretschman’s first role in a film after having fled from the Gdr (East Germany). The German Stalingrad was about a group of Germans who froze to death not far from Stalingrad. In 1989, the same year that Kreschmann took part in it, I played a role in a Stalingrad film directed by Yuriy Ozerov, my teacher, as the sniper Zaitsev, “ said Bondarchuk.
This film had a crew of 250 people and 1,000 extras, all approved by Director Bondarchuk himself. The script was original but much documentary material was gathered including many interviews with the few surviving eyewitnesses which might become a separate project. “Stalingrad in 1942 was a place where the average life span was about one day long and the people who managed to survive for a week were considered to be veterans”, said Alexander Rodnyansky, one of the producers.
The episodes, even though they may be fictional, provide an explanation for some of the circumstances or events in the history of a nation or people, an the action, often in battle, consists of courageous and heroic deeds, often revealing the superhuman strength of the heroes.
The Greek epics of The Iliad and The Odyssey, the Spanish Song of Roland and others attempted to bring together all the diverse aspects of a society at war and create a work to reconcile the people and forge a new unity. The U.S.’s main war was Vietnam. U.S. has continued to be at war ever since and never has it reconciled the crimes with a national forgiveness and cohesiveness. Director Fedor Bondarchuk and producers Alexander Rodnyansky, Dmitriy Rudovsky, Sergey Melkumov and Natalia Gorina consciously attempt to create a national epic based on this most devastating battle of all time and they deserve recognition for their bravery in doing that.
Directed by Fedor Bondarchuk, produced by Alexander Rodnyansky, Dmitriy Rudovsky, Sergey Melkumov and Natalia Gorina, written by Ilya Tllkin and Sergey Snezhkin, it runs 135 minutes. Sony Pictures Entertainment and Sony Pictures Releasing International hold all rights with IMAX who has 767 theaters (634 commercial ones in multiplexes, 19 commercial stand alones, and 114 in educational establishments in 54 countries. The first Russian IMAX 3D theater opened in 2003 in Moscow and today, after U.S. and China, it ranks third with 38 theaters that have been opened in Russia and the Cis with 20 more being designed. An interesting side note: IMAX in China is owned by Wanda, the owner of the U.S AMC theater chain, the largest owner of theater chains in the world, perhaps the largest real estate owner, now building a 10,000 square foot studio in China, advised in the U.S. By Koch Hawk, former president of AMPAS who has brought in former New York Film Society Director Rose Kuo to formulate a film festival strategy.
Before the end of 2013 the following IMAX films will be released in Russia; Gravity, Thor: The Dark World, The Hunger Games: Catching Fire, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug and others. Stalingrad opened in October 2013 in Russia and the Cis and had blockbuster success. It was the first Russian motion picture released in IMAX format.
During the summer of 2012, Rosskino invited 25 or so U.S. distributors (we helped organize the invitation list and were included in this unforgettable trip to Russia.). There we screened films, met producers and visited St. . On St. Petersburg’s outskirts, in Sapyorniy village, we stopped to visit an unprecedented large scale set of Stalingrad. An amazing recreation of the war-torn city on a dizzly gray day, with German soldiers and Russian soldiers in the doorways of the ruin of an apartment building stunned us. Emily Russo of Zeitgeist and I got our shoes so muddy that Bondcharchuk invited us to wash them in his trailer’s shower.
Here are some pictures we took on the set:
Stalingrad sets the viewers right in the middle of the hardest won battle in World War II, one that turned the tables on the Germans. This movie is based on chapters from the novel by Vasiliy Grossman Life and Fate. The grandeur of the photography is a major accomplishment. The scene of burning Russians charging the Germans is incredibly affecting. The production designer Sergey Ivanov, deserves an Oscar. Arman Yakhin who supervised the visual effects, the first time they shot in stereo and 3D says “it took us about three months to develop and polish fire simulation with Houdini software. In addition to the pyrotechnicians’ work on location, the final version of the film also features a lot of digital fire sequences. Digital models of people were used in the sequences where the burning Red Army soldiers fall down the cliff. They were designed and animated in a 3D editing program, based on actors’ photos.
This extravagant feature brings the audience from the broad, beautiful and frightful battle of Stalingrad to the personal fates of five Russian soldiers, one Russian 19 year old girl surviving in the shell of what once was her home, a German soldier played by Kretschmann and his Russian victimized sexual partner.
It is a striking coincidence that director Fyodor Bondarchuk and the German lead, Thomas Kretschmann have been involved in three Stalingrads. The German Stalingrad was Kretschman’s first role in a film after having fled from the Gdr (East Germany). The German Stalingrad was about a group of Germans who froze to death not far from Stalingrad. In 1989, the same year that Kreschmann took part in it, I played a role in a Stalingrad film directed by Yuriy Ozerov, my teacher, as the sniper Zaitsev, “ said Bondarchuk.
This film had a crew of 250 people and 1,000 extras, all approved by Director Bondarchuk himself. The script was original but much documentary material was gathered including many interviews with the few surviving eyewitnesses which might become a separate project. “Stalingrad in 1942 was a place where the average life span was about one day long and the people who managed to survive for a week were considered to be veterans”, said Alexander Rodnyansky, one of the producers.
- 2/16/2014
- by Sydney Levine
- Sydney's Buzz
As news of Philip Seymour Hoffman's passing circulated on Sunday afternoon, Indiewire reached out to members of the independent film community who knew and worked with the actor throughout his career. Here are the responses we've received, updated as more come in. Robert Redford, director and President and Founder, Sundance Institute“Philip Seymour Hoffman was very supportive of the Sundance labs. For me, he had such a high respect for his craft and for the creative process more broadly. He dug so deep into his characters: he brought darkness to light." Rose Kuo, former executive director, Film Society of Lincoln Center"Phillip Seymour Hoffman was an artist who kept his eye on the art. He was a humble, generous and kind man who, during my tenure at the FIlm Society, worked as an advisory board member for the Filmmaker-in-Residence program and as a mentor to emerging filmmakers in the Artist Academy.
- 2/3/2014
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
With two plum film society berths in flux over the past few months, speculation has surrounded Noah Cowan, who once had Cameron Bailey's programming gig at the Toronto International Film Festival and now is the artistic director of Tiff Bell Lightbox. Well, Cowan has told his boss, Tiff CEO Piers Handling, that he is leaving, reports The Toronto Star, but can't reveal his U.S. destination for a few weeks as he irons out his immigration status. Rumors have circulated that Cowan, 46, is going to take the executive director spot at the San Francisco Film Festival vacated by Ted Hope (now CEO at Fandor). Others suggest that Cowan is heading toward Rose Kuo's executive director slot at the Film Society of Lincoln Center, which has effectively been taken over by Kuo's second-in-command, Lesli Klainberg. I'm told that the Sffs plans to make an announcement shortly, well in advance of the April film festival,...
- 1/22/2014
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
As the Film Society of Lincoln Center adjusts to the departure of executive director Rose Kuo after three and half years (her controversial predecessor Mara Manus lasted for just two), the film community is looking to fill a number of vacancies. The skill-set that seems to be in short supply is that of gifted arts administrator and fundraiser. Luckily for The Film Society of Lincoln Center--which runs several lucrative fundraising galas as well as less surefire year-round theater programming and the well-attended annual New York Film Festival-- two years ago Kuo brought in a new managing director, producer and documentary filmmaker Lesli Klainberg, 49, the former executive director of Lbgt film festival NewFest, to handle the nuts and bolts of running this expanding New York non-profit. Now the Fslc board is turning to her as its interim director. When Kuo, 53, arrived at the Fslc she inherited its ambitious transition to art-house exhibitor with.
- 12/20/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Film Society of Lincoln Center executive director Rose Kuo is stepping down, it was announced Wednesday. The New York Film Festival producer added that current managing director Lesli Klainberg has been named interim executive director. Kuo will also consult with the Film Society's board through the first quarter of 2014 to ensure a smooth transition. Photos: 13 Movies to Know at the 2013 New York Film Festival Klainberg has been managing director of the Film Society for almost two years and produced the last three New York Film Festivals. She's also produced award-winning documentaries like A Place at the
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- 12/18/2013
- by Hilary Lewis
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Film Society Of Lincoln Center revealed today that Rose Kuo will exit as executive director and will be replaced by managing director Lesli Klainberg, who oversaw the past three New York Film Festivals. She will now be Interim Executive Director. Kuo will be a consultant through early 2014 to smooth a transition. Kuo came in during the summer of 2010, displacing former Public Theater exec director Mara Manus. “It has been an honor and a privilege to steward the Film Society through an amazing period of transformation and growth into new frontiers,” Kuo said in a statement. “After the successful opening of the Elinor Bunin Munroe Film Center, the milestone celebrations of the 50th New York Film Festival and Film Comment magazine, the 40th Chaplin Award Tribute and New Directors/New Films, and this year’s installation of a new creative team, the organization is now in a perfect place for...
- 12/18/2013
- by MIKE FLEMING JR
- Deadline
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced early this morning that Rose Kuo is stepping down as Executive Director. Lesli Klainberg, currently Managing Director of the Film Society, will serve as the Interim Executive Director. Kuo will continue to consult with the Board through early next year. Kuo's surprising exit comes on the heels of a changeover in the programming department of the Film Society, which presents the New York Film Festival in addition to a slew of other programs throughout the year. Just earlier this year longtime programming director Richard Pena bowed down and was replaced by Robert Koehler (as director of ongoing cinematheque programming) and Kent Jones (as director of programming for the New York Film Festival). In March, Dennis Lim took over for Koehler, who resigned due to family health issues. "It has been an honor and a privilege to steward the Film Society through an amazing...
- 12/18/2013
- by Nigel M Smith
- Indiewire
As per Joel Coen, “Llewyn Davis (played by Oscar Isaac), is a made up character, with Real music from the time period.” Step into the smoky “Gaslight Cafe” in 1961 where Llewyn is up on stage with a spotlight on him singing, “Hang Me, Oh Hang Me.”
“The Gaslight Cafe” was an American coffee house located in the basement of 116 MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village. The Gaslight (alternatively known as “The Village Gaslight”) opened in 1958 and was a well known venue for folk music and other musical acts, until it closed in 1971.
When Llewyn finishes his set, he is told that there is a man wearing a dark suit in the back alley who wishes to meet him. As he approaches him, he gets beat up. Poor Llewyn, he’s down on his luck, and, in my opinion, born a little too early. Perhaps if he had been playing his songs in the late ’60′s, he would probably have been better received, but because it is 1961, most of the other acts, like “Jim and Jean,” still have a Very clean cut look, personality and sound.
Broke, couch-surfing, locked out of the apartment with his friend’s cat, trying to get singing gigs, a manager who doesn’t help him, an ex-girlfriend who wants nothing to do with him, Llewyn is looking for a break.
Funniest scene: Adam Driver’s singing role as Al Cody in “Please Mr. Kennedy.”
Musical Performances
1. Hang Me, Oh Hang Me – Oscar Isaac
(Traditional; Arranged by Oscar Isaac & T Bone Burnett) 3:26
2. Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song) – Oscar Isaac & Marcus Mumford (Traditional; Arranged by Marcus Mumford, Oscar Isaac, T Bone Burnett) 3:01
3. The Last Thing on My Mind – Stark Sands with Punch Brothers (Tom Paxton) 3:35
4. Five Hundred Miles – Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, Stark Sands (Hedy West) 3:27
5. Please Mr. Kennedy – Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver (Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen) 1:59
6. Green, Green Rocky Road – Oscar Isaac (Len Chandler & Robert Kaufman) 3:18
7. The Death of Queen Jane – Oscar Isaac (Music by Dáithí Sproule; Lyrics: Traditional) 3:58
8. The Roving Gambler – The Down Hill Strugglers with John Cohen (Traditional; Arranged and Adapted by The Down Hill Strugglers) 3:05
9. The Shoals of Herring – Oscar Isaac with Punch Brothers (Ewan MacColl)
Small Interviews
Q: Why do you make movies about failures?
A: Joel Coen: “Because all the success stories have all been done.”
A: T-Bone Burnett: “Even if the scene or moment is supposed to be bad, the music has to be great.”
Q: How did you want it to look?
A: We actually shot more in the East Village than the West Village. Some streets in the East Village aren’t as built up as the modern day MacDougal Street. We wanted something to feel more like it would have in 1961. We did shoot a little in the West Village; Village Cigars, Thompson Street, Jones Street, and MacDougal.
A: Our first thought for the film was to shoot in black and white on 16mm, but that idea fell by the wayside when we started designing shots.
Actress in the film Bonnie Rose, Bette Midler’s stand in for The First Wives Club, and Isn’t She Great, and Dodi Gamble in Inside Llewyn Davis, answered the following questions for me.
Q: If you had to describe the Coen Brothers and then Llewyn Davis in one word, what would they be?
A: It is very hard to say one word about the Coen Brothers…..
I would have to use two words about these two men who are iconic.
The Coen brothers are “Authentic Geniuses.”
The character of Llewyn Davis, is “resolute.”
The New York Film Festival (Sept. 27-Oct.13) is going on now. Los Angeles' own Rose Kuo (formerly director of the AFI FIlm Festival) has notched it up this year as our local newspaper L.A. Times has pointed out to us in perhaps a somewhat condescending way. Nyff was never a "quaint afterthought", but it was not what the Lincoln Center Film Society offered the trade with new offerings of films you can see in its spring festival New Directors/ New Directions. But this year, it is on the trade's map of top fall film festivals for the first time since 1984 when Blood Simple of the Coen Brothers made the trade realize its great value. Covering for SydneysBuzz in New York is Sharon Abella, an occasional writer for SydneysBuzz. Editor-in-chief of One World Cinema ,an internationally-minded website about film, music and travel, Sharon Abella holds multiple degrees in the sciences, and she makes the point that this site would not be possible without the help of God, family, friends, and her life partner, Jon Kilik. We are happy to be able to post her articles on SydneysBuzz.
“The Gaslight Cafe” was an American coffee house located in the basement of 116 MacDougal Street in Greenwich Village. The Gaslight (alternatively known as “The Village Gaslight”) opened in 1958 and was a well known venue for folk music and other musical acts, until it closed in 1971.
When Llewyn finishes his set, he is told that there is a man wearing a dark suit in the back alley who wishes to meet him. As he approaches him, he gets beat up. Poor Llewyn, he’s down on his luck, and, in my opinion, born a little too early. Perhaps if he had been playing his songs in the late ’60′s, he would probably have been better received, but because it is 1961, most of the other acts, like “Jim and Jean,” still have a Very clean cut look, personality and sound.
Broke, couch-surfing, locked out of the apartment with his friend’s cat, trying to get singing gigs, a manager who doesn’t help him, an ex-girlfriend who wants nothing to do with him, Llewyn is looking for a break.
Funniest scene: Adam Driver’s singing role as Al Cody in “Please Mr. Kennedy.”
Musical Performances
1. Hang Me, Oh Hang Me – Oscar Isaac
(Traditional; Arranged by Oscar Isaac & T Bone Burnett) 3:26
2. Fare Thee Well (Dink’s Song) – Oscar Isaac & Marcus Mumford (Traditional; Arranged by Marcus Mumford, Oscar Isaac, T Bone Burnett) 3:01
3. The Last Thing on My Mind – Stark Sands with Punch Brothers (Tom Paxton) 3:35
4. Five Hundred Miles – Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, Stark Sands (Hedy West) 3:27
5. Please Mr. Kennedy – Justin Timberlake, Oscar Isaac, Adam Driver (Ed Rush, George Cromarty, T Bone Burnett, Justin Timberlake, Joel Coen, Ethan Coen) 1:59
6. Green, Green Rocky Road – Oscar Isaac (Len Chandler & Robert Kaufman) 3:18
7. The Death of Queen Jane – Oscar Isaac (Music by Dáithí Sproule; Lyrics: Traditional) 3:58
8. The Roving Gambler – The Down Hill Strugglers with John Cohen (Traditional; Arranged and Adapted by The Down Hill Strugglers) 3:05
9. The Shoals of Herring – Oscar Isaac with Punch Brothers (Ewan MacColl)
Small Interviews
Q: Why do you make movies about failures?
A: Joel Coen: “Because all the success stories have all been done.”
A: T-Bone Burnett: “Even if the scene or moment is supposed to be bad, the music has to be great.”
Q: How did you want it to look?
A: We actually shot more in the East Village than the West Village. Some streets in the East Village aren’t as built up as the modern day MacDougal Street. We wanted something to feel more like it would have in 1961. We did shoot a little in the West Village; Village Cigars, Thompson Street, Jones Street, and MacDougal.
A: Our first thought for the film was to shoot in black and white on 16mm, but that idea fell by the wayside when we started designing shots.
Actress in the film Bonnie Rose, Bette Midler’s stand in for The First Wives Club, and Isn’t She Great, and Dodi Gamble in Inside Llewyn Davis, answered the following questions for me.
Q: If you had to describe the Coen Brothers and then Llewyn Davis in one word, what would they be?
A: It is very hard to say one word about the Coen Brothers…..
I would have to use two words about these two men who are iconic.
The Coen brothers are “Authentic Geniuses.”
The character of Llewyn Davis, is “resolute.”
The New York Film Festival (Sept. 27-Oct.13) is going on now. Los Angeles' own Rose Kuo (formerly director of the AFI FIlm Festival) has notched it up this year as our local newspaper L.A. Times has pointed out to us in perhaps a somewhat condescending way. Nyff was never a "quaint afterthought", but it was not what the Lincoln Center Film Society offered the trade with new offerings of films you can see in its spring festival New Directors/ New Directions. But this year, it is on the trade's map of top fall film festivals for the first time since 1984 when Blood Simple of the Coen Brothers made the trade realize its great value. Covering for SydneysBuzz in New York is Sharon Abella, an occasional writer for SydneysBuzz. Editor-in-chief of One World Cinema ,an internationally-minded website about film, music and travel, Sharon Abella holds multiple degrees in the sciences, and she makes the point that this site would not be possible without the help of God, family, friends, and her life partner, Jon Kilik. We are happy to be able to post her articles on SydneysBuzz.
- 10/1/2013
- by Sharon Abella
- Sydney's Buzz
The legendary social documentarian, Frederick Wiseman, who made the 1968 fly on the wall documentary about interactions with teachers and their students at Northeast High School, simply entitled, High School, and other similar works entitled, Hospital, about NYC’s Metropolitan Hospital’s Ed, Domestic Violence,Public Housing,The Cool World, about life in a youth gang in Harlem, and Titicut Follies, about the inner workings of a mental institution in Massachusetts. He is probably the reason there are Hipaa privacy laws now in place, however, his films are riveting.
At Berkeley is a 4 hour documentary, as you may guess, goes inside the classrooms, administrative faculty staff meetings, and on campus arts and entertainment performances demonstrating the inner workings of one of the nations top universities. Wiseman quietly and non obtrusively places the camera on the subjects allowing people to be themselves and conduct business as usual without asking any questions. The viewer feels as if they are in the same room with the subjects.
Not surprisingly, many of the vignettes discuss the economics of what it’s like to attend the higher learning institution and the challenges faced to financially run the facility. Other discussions include, the minority viewpoint, how to fight inequality and how to make a difference, former graduates of the university discussing the differences from then and now, the new Facebook generation, a computer programmer who gets a robot to pick up a towel, a professor teaching his class about the concept of time and the laws of physics, e-legs, the lightweight battery powered exoskeleton, which gives paraplegics new legs, and gets them out of the wheelchair and walking onto their feet.The exoskeleton consists of a robotic frame controlled through crutches. The crutches contain sensors; putting forward the right crutch moves the left leg, and vice versa.
The eLEGS battery can enable a user to walk for one day before it needs to be recharged, according to the product’s developer Berkeley Bionics, how ordinary people are responsible for social change, however, do not get the credit they deserve, what drives leaders to make those changes? A class discussing Henry David Thoreau, a janitor cleaning up, people just walking along naturally in the hallways and courtyards, a student crying because she feels guilty that her parents have to work so hard for her to attend the school, priorities of people who spend $30,000 for a new car as opposed to higher learning, the lawnmower on campus, tenure, cancer research, the Free Speech Movement Cafe, television news crews interviewing a student discussing the California budget, and egalitarianism, tai chi, lunges, a tight rope walker. The classroom of Richard Reich, the American political economist, professor, author, and political commentator, who served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997, and star of Inequality for All, discusses the organizations missions, and rewarding honesty.
Other discussions from a researcher on the Hep C virus, the Executive Vice President, layoffs, increase in tuition, salary cuts for faculty, their competitors Yale and Princeton, study groups and racial discrimination, dancing in the courtyard, their sports arena and marching band, military training, police activity, the Bart system, protestors, faces of students on a wall mural, a march held on Oct 7 with students who feel education should be free, the chancellor speaking to the media, the library, supernovas, the international admissions process, and reaching the brightest star, Sirius.
After watching four hours of footage, you feel as if you know your way around the campus without even needing a map, and as if you have received a degree from the University, without having paid the tuition.
Riveting!
The New York Film Festival (Sept. 27-Oct.13) is going on now. Los Angeles' own Rose Kuo (formerly director of the AFI FIlm Festival) has notched it up this year as our local newspaper L.A. Times has pointed out to us in perhaps a somewhat condescending way. Nyff was never a "quaint afterthought", but it was not what the Lincoln Center Film Society offered the trade with new offerings of films you can see in its spring festival New Directors/ New Directions. But this year, it is on the trade's map of top fall film festivals for the first time since 1984 when Blood Simple of the Coen Brothers made the trade realize its great value. Covering for SydneysBuzz in New York is Sharon Abella, an occasional writer for SydneysBuzz. Editor-in-chief of One World Cinema , an internationally-minded website about film, music and travel, Sharon Abella holds multiple degrees in the sciences, and she makes the point that this site would not be possible without the help of God, family, friends, and her life partner, Jon Kilik. We are happy to be able to post her articles on SydneysBuzz.
At Berkeley is a 4 hour documentary, as you may guess, goes inside the classrooms, administrative faculty staff meetings, and on campus arts and entertainment performances demonstrating the inner workings of one of the nations top universities. Wiseman quietly and non obtrusively places the camera on the subjects allowing people to be themselves and conduct business as usual without asking any questions. The viewer feels as if they are in the same room with the subjects.
Not surprisingly, many of the vignettes discuss the economics of what it’s like to attend the higher learning institution and the challenges faced to financially run the facility. Other discussions include, the minority viewpoint, how to fight inequality and how to make a difference, former graduates of the university discussing the differences from then and now, the new Facebook generation, a computer programmer who gets a robot to pick up a towel, a professor teaching his class about the concept of time and the laws of physics, e-legs, the lightweight battery powered exoskeleton, which gives paraplegics new legs, and gets them out of the wheelchair and walking onto their feet.The exoskeleton consists of a robotic frame controlled through crutches. The crutches contain sensors; putting forward the right crutch moves the left leg, and vice versa.
The eLEGS battery can enable a user to walk for one day before it needs to be recharged, according to the product’s developer Berkeley Bionics, how ordinary people are responsible for social change, however, do not get the credit they deserve, what drives leaders to make those changes? A class discussing Henry David Thoreau, a janitor cleaning up, people just walking along naturally in the hallways and courtyards, a student crying because she feels guilty that her parents have to work so hard for her to attend the school, priorities of people who spend $30,000 for a new car as opposed to higher learning, the lawnmower on campus, tenure, cancer research, the Free Speech Movement Cafe, television news crews interviewing a student discussing the California budget, and egalitarianism, tai chi, lunges, a tight rope walker. The classroom of Richard Reich, the American political economist, professor, author, and political commentator, who served in the administrations of Presidents Gerald Ford and Jimmy Carter and was Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton from 1993 to 1997, and star of Inequality for All, discusses the organizations missions, and rewarding honesty.
Other discussions from a researcher on the Hep C virus, the Executive Vice President, layoffs, increase in tuition, salary cuts for faculty, their competitors Yale and Princeton, study groups and racial discrimination, dancing in the courtyard, their sports arena and marching band, military training, police activity, the Bart system, protestors, faces of students on a wall mural, a march held on Oct 7 with students who feel education should be free, the chancellor speaking to the media, the library, supernovas, the international admissions process, and reaching the brightest star, Sirius.
After watching four hours of footage, you feel as if you know your way around the campus without even needing a map, and as if you have received a degree from the University, without having paid the tuition.
Riveting!
The New York Film Festival (Sept. 27-Oct.13) is going on now. Los Angeles' own Rose Kuo (formerly director of the AFI FIlm Festival) has notched it up this year as our local newspaper L.A. Times has pointed out to us in perhaps a somewhat condescending way. Nyff was never a "quaint afterthought", but it was not what the Lincoln Center Film Society offered the trade with new offerings of films you can see in its spring festival New Directors/ New Directions. But this year, it is on the trade's map of top fall film festivals for the first time since 1984 when Blood Simple of the Coen Brothers made the trade realize its great value. Covering for SydneysBuzz in New York is Sharon Abella, an occasional writer for SydneysBuzz. Editor-in-chief of One World Cinema , an internationally-minded website about film, music and travel, Sharon Abella holds multiple degrees in the sciences, and she makes the point that this site would not be possible without the help of God, family, friends, and her life partner, Jon Kilik. We are happy to be able to post her articles on SydneysBuzz.
- 10/1/2013
- by Sharon Abella
- Sydney's Buzz
The New York Film Festival (Sept. 27-Oct.13) is going on now. Los Angeles' own Rose Kuo (formerly director of the AFI FIlm Festival) has notched it up this year as our local newspaper L.A. Times has pointed out to us in perhaps a somewhat condescending way. Nyff was never a "quaint afterthought", but it was not what the Lincoln Center Film Society offered the trade with new offerings of films you can see in its spring festival New Directors/ New Directions. But this year, it is on the trade's map of top fall film festivals for the first time since 1984 when Blood Simple of the Coen Brothers made the trade realize its great value.
Covering for SydneysBuzz in New York is Sharon Abella, an occasional writer for SydneysBuzz. Editor-in-chief of One World Cinema , an internationally-minded website about film, music and travel, Sharon Abella holds multiple degrees in the sciences, and she makes the point that this site would not be possible without the help of God, family, friends, and her life partner, Jon Kilik. We are happy to be able to post her articles on SydneysBuzz.
Read Sharon's Review for Captain Phillips Below:
The festival, which runs from September 27- October 13, 2013 is jam packed with incredible films including: Inside Llewyn Davis, Blue is the Warmest Color, Her, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Nebraska, About Time, All is Lost, American Promise, Jimmy P : Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian, and many more.
Ken Jones, the new director of programming, succeeding Richard Pena, introduced the director of Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (United 93, Bloody Sunday). Paul shared with the audience how he and his 10 year old daughter took a walk in Central Park and he explained it’s been 40 years since he began his filmmaking career with a super 8 camera he found in his art room in secondary school. How he dreamed of becoming a director, showcasing a film at the Nyff.
Although Somali piracy has threatened international shipping since the beginning of Somalia’s ongoing Civil War which began in 1991, when a coalition of clan-based armed opposition groups overthrew the long standing military government, the majority of piracy cases have mostly occurred in the 2000′s, from 2005-2012.
I could write more about Somalia’s history, however, I would have to type the name of different factions and militant groups responsible for the mall shootings in Kenya, and I don’t want to take the chance.
In 2009 alone, over 70 ships had been hijacked by pirates in the waters off the coast of Somalia (the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden), one of which being the cargo ship the “Maersk Alabama.” On April 8-April 12, four Somali pirates seized the ship loaded with 17,000 metric tons of cargo, bound for Mombasa, Kenya, 240 nautical miles off Southeast of the Somali port city of Eyl, with a crew of 20 from “The United States Merchant Marines” were on board. Most of the occurrences are foiled, others end peacefully once the ransom has been received, and others have fatalities.
The United States Merchant Marine (also known as Usmma or Kings Point) is one of the five United States service academies. It is charged with training officers for the United States Merchant Marine, branches of the military, or the transportation industry.
Midshipmen (as students at the Academy are called) are trained in marine engineering, navigation, ship’s administration, maritime law, personnel management, international law, customs, and many other subjects important to the task of running a large ship.
The Captain of the “Maersk Alabama,” Captain Richard Phillips was born in Winchester, Massachusetts and graduated from Winchester High School in 1973. Phillips enrolled at the University of Massachusetts and planned to study international law, but later transferred to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where he graduated in 1979. During his schooling, Phillips worked as a cab driver in Boston. Phillips married Andrea Coggio, a nurse, in 1987, and had two children, Daniel and Mariah.
On March 28, 2009, he set off from his home in Underhill, Vt to the waters off the coast of Oman and Somalia to unload cargo containers. Knowing he was in dangerous pirate territory, he ordered for the tightening up of security and for the cages to be locked, even while in port. At the same time, four pirates set out from Eyl, Somalia in 2 skiffs, with a mission to “get a big ship, so they can get paid.” When the Maersk noticed the skiffs on their radar, they went on lock down and prepared the fire hoses and necessary procedures, however, the ruthless pirates managed to place and climb a ladder on board, screaming and demanding money. “$30,000 is nothing, we want millions!” “Irish, don’t move or I will —- you.” “Irish, don’t worry, everything going to be alright.”
This Hollywood psychological thriller, released by Sony Pictures, will have you sitting on the edge of your seat with your heart pounding, and if you like Tom Hanks, as much as I do, crying.
Must See!
Covering for SydneysBuzz in New York is Sharon Abella, an occasional writer for SydneysBuzz. Editor-in-chief of One World Cinema , an internationally-minded website about film, music and travel, Sharon Abella holds multiple degrees in the sciences, and she makes the point that this site would not be possible without the help of God, family, friends, and her life partner, Jon Kilik. We are happy to be able to post her articles on SydneysBuzz.
Read Sharon's Review for Captain Phillips Below:
The festival, which runs from September 27- October 13, 2013 is jam packed with incredible films including: Inside Llewyn Davis, Blue is the Warmest Color, Her, The Secret Life of Walter Mitty, Nebraska, About Time, All is Lost, American Promise, Jimmy P : Psychotherapy of a Plains Indian, and many more.
Ken Jones, the new director of programming, succeeding Richard Pena, introduced the director of Captain Phillips, Paul Greengrass (United 93, Bloody Sunday). Paul shared with the audience how he and his 10 year old daughter took a walk in Central Park and he explained it’s been 40 years since he began his filmmaking career with a super 8 camera he found in his art room in secondary school. How he dreamed of becoming a director, showcasing a film at the Nyff.
Although Somali piracy has threatened international shipping since the beginning of Somalia’s ongoing Civil War which began in 1991, when a coalition of clan-based armed opposition groups overthrew the long standing military government, the majority of piracy cases have mostly occurred in the 2000′s, from 2005-2012.
I could write more about Somalia’s history, however, I would have to type the name of different factions and militant groups responsible for the mall shootings in Kenya, and I don’t want to take the chance.
In 2009 alone, over 70 ships had been hijacked by pirates in the waters off the coast of Somalia (the Indian Ocean and Gulf of Aden), one of which being the cargo ship the “Maersk Alabama.” On April 8-April 12, four Somali pirates seized the ship loaded with 17,000 metric tons of cargo, bound for Mombasa, Kenya, 240 nautical miles off Southeast of the Somali port city of Eyl, with a crew of 20 from “The United States Merchant Marines” were on board. Most of the occurrences are foiled, others end peacefully once the ransom has been received, and others have fatalities.
The United States Merchant Marine (also known as Usmma or Kings Point) is one of the five United States service academies. It is charged with training officers for the United States Merchant Marine, branches of the military, or the transportation industry.
Midshipmen (as students at the Academy are called) are trained in marine engineering, navigation, ship’s administration, maritime law, personnel management, international law, customs, and many other subjects important to the task of running a large ship.
The Captain of the “Maersk Alabama,” Captain Richard Phillips was born in Winchester, Massachusetts and graduated from Winchester High School in 1973. Phillips enrolled at the University of Massachusetts and planned to study international law, but later transferred to the Massachusetts Maritime Academy, where he graduated in 1979. During his schooling, Phillips worked as a cab driver in Boston. Phillips married Andrea Coggio, a nurse, in 1987, and had two children, Daniel and Mariah.
On March 28, 2009, he set off from his home in Underhill, Vt to the waters off the coast of Oman and Somalia to unload cargo containers. Knowing he was in dangerous pirate territory, he ordered for the tightening up of security and for the cages to be locked, even while in port. At the same time, four pirates set out from Eyl, Somalia in 2 skiffs, with a mission to “get a big ship, so they can get paid.” When the Maersk noticed the skiffs on their radar, they went on lock down and prepared the fire hoses and necessary procedures, however, the ruthless pirates managed to place and climb a ladder on board, screaming and demanding money. “$30,000 is nothing, we want millions!” “Irish, don’t move or I will —- you.” “Irish, don’t worry, everything going to be alright.”
This Hollywood psychological thriller, released by Sony Pictures, will have you sitting on the edge of your seat with your heart pounding, and if you like Tom Hanks, as much as I do, crying.
Must See!
- 9/30/2013
- by Sharon Abella
- Sydney's Buzz
Recently while in New York attending various Ifp filmmaker meetings I had the pleasure of being introduced to two executives of Washington DC's World Bank. Giulia Braga and Lucia Grenna (see photo) are two very interesting people. This is a social action organization concerned with poverty, justice and the climate.
“If we can improve the images of the world, perhaps we can improve the world”- Wim Wenders
They are sponsoring a very !! interesting film competition on a subject dear to us all.
The Challenge
Climate change is a fundamental threat to sustainable development and the fight against poverty. Sadly, the poorest people and countries will be the most affected by its impacts.Video documentation can provide powerful insights into what is actually happening and a greater understanding of what needs to be done to fight climate change. We want to see and hear more about how climate change impacts local communities across the world and explore potential solutions. We want to learn what people are doing to adapt to change, to protect both this and future generations.
The “Action4Climate” video challenge invites young aspiring film makers to produce and submit a 1-12 minute video documentary telling a story about climate change impacts and resulting adaptation efforts, local actions, and/or potential solutions.The contest is open to young film makers from all over the world (individuals and teams of 5 or less).
There will be two age groups: 14–17 and 18–35
Deadline: December 15, 2013
The winners will be selected by a judging panel composed of internationally acclaimed film directors and producers:
Wim Wenders
Walter Salles
Mika Kaurismaki
Rose Kuo
Pablo Trapero
Atom Egoyan
Fernando Meirelles
Bob Rafelson
Marc Forster
Judging criteria will include depth of the research, strength of the script, quality of camera work, tightness of editing, and overall effectiveness in conveying themes and messages.
Winners will receive either a cash prize, video equipment or use of production facilities together with official recognition at a major film festival and the possibility of being featured on the new MTV Voices platform.
For information write to:
Connect4Climate [At] worldbank.org
About CONNECT4CLIMATE
Launched by the World Bank, the Italian Ministry of Environment, and the Global Environment Facility (Gef) in collaboration with more than 150 knowledge partners in September 2011,
Connect4Climate (C4C) is a global partnership program dedicated to climate change communication.
C4C is helping, through social media and the web, to amplify voices of local stakeholders that have stories to tell about climate change. In less than two years, we have created a significant global online community that engages in thousands of interactions per day. This gathering of scholars, decision-makers, grassroots activists, youth, and concerned global citizens of all ages from all walks of life is harnessing collective intelligence to find new and effective ways to address climate change issues.
With over half a million followers on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels, Connect4Climate is building an ever-growing community of individuals around the world committed to climate change action.
Intrigued? Join us and add your voice. We are eager to look, listen, and learn.
The C4C Coalition
With more than 150 partners committed to climate change education, research, advocacy, and action, we believe that the whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts. Join our climate coalition of knowledge partners today to share, contribute, and exchange resources and ideas. Key C4C partners include: Un agencies: Unep, Unesco, Unfccc, Unf, Unicef, Fao, etc.
Climate programs at leading academic institutions: Columbia University, George Mason University, MIT, Yale University, University of Cape Town, Maastricht University, Mahatma Ghandi University, Iulm University zzPrivate sector organizations: Alcantara, AutoGrill, and Microsoft.
Media: MTV, Thomson Reuters, Television Trust for the Environment,Internews, Inter Press Service, Sapo,and Televisionet.tv
CSOs: Cisp Somalia, The Climate Group, Plan International, AYICCAfrican Youth Initiative on Climate Change, Cittadinanzattiva, The National Chamber of Italian Fashion, Kean, Young Professionals in Local Development, and many more...
Civil society engagement – people power in action C4C uses its robust network to promote innovative global advocacy efforts, share resources, and build knowledge partnerships. Creating an open and neutral space where all are free to exchange ideas and solutions fosters a much needed conversation that is driven from the ground up and enhances civic engagement through social accountability.
Academic partners - C4C partners with schools and universities in an effort to create a strong network of academic institutions engaged in climate change education and research.
One of our African partners, Liceo Marconi in Eritrea, was inspired by C4C’s first climate stories competition to strengthen their climate change curriculum so students could better understand the issue and relate it to their personal experiences in their communities. Three of their students ended up winning first prizes in the C4C competition!
Add your content!
Spread your knowledge with us by posting in our Facebook groups:
Facebook.Com/Groups/CONNECT4CLIMATE
Facebook.Com/Groups/C4CSTUDENTS...
“If we can improve the images of the world, perhaps we can improve the world”- Wim Wenders
They are sponsoring a very !! interesting film competition on a subject dear to us all.
The Challenge
Climate change is a fundamental threat to sustainable development and the fight against poverty. Sadly, the poorest people and countries will be the most affected by its impacts.Video documentation can provide powerful insights into what is actually happening and a greater understanding of what needs to be done to fight climate change. We want to see and hear more about how climate change impacts local communities across the world and explore potential solutions. We want to learn what people are doing to adapt to change, to protect both this and future generations.
The “Action4Climate” video challenge invites young aspiring film makers to produce and submit a 1-12 minute video documentary telling a story about climate change impacts and resulting adaptation efforts, local actions, and/or potential solutions.The contest is open to young film makers from all over the world (individuals and teams of 5 or less).
There will be two age groups: 14–17 and 18–35
Deadline: December 15, 2013
The winners will be selected by a judging panel composed of internationally acclaimed film directors and producers:
Wim Wenders
Walter Salles
Mika Kaurismaki
Rose Kuo
Pablo Trapero
Atom Egoyan
Fernando Meirelles
Bob Rafelson
Marc Forster
Judging criteria will include depth of the research, strength of the script, quality of camera work, tightness of editing, and overall effectiveness in conveying themes and messages.
Winners will receive either a cash prize, video equipment or use of production facilities together with official recognition at a major film festival and the possibility of being featured on the new MTV Voices platform.
For information write to:
Connect4Climate [At] worldbank.org
About CONNECT4CLIMATE
Launched by the World Bank, the Italian Ministry of Environment, and the Global Environment Facility (Gef) in collaboration with more than 150 knowledge partners in September 2011,
Connect4Climate (C4C) is a global partnership program dedicated to climate change communication.
C4C is helping, through social media and the web, to amplify voices of local stakeholders that have stories to tell about climate change. In less than two years, we have created a significant global online community that engages in thousands of interactions per day. This gathering of scholars, decision-makers, grassroots activists, youth, and concerned global citizens of all ages from all walks of life is harnessing collective intelligence to find new and effective ways to address climate change issues.
With over half a million followers on Facebook, Twitter, and other social media channels, Connect4Climate is building an ever-growing community of individuals around the world committed to climate change action.
Intrigued? Join us and add your voice. We are eager to look, listen, and learn.
The C4C Coalition
With more than 150 partners committed to climate change education, research, advocacy, and action, we believe that the whole is truly greater than the sum of its parts. Join our climate coalition of knowledge partners today to share, contribute, and exchange resources and ideas. Key C4C partners include: Un agencies: Unep, Unesco, Unfccc, Unf, Unicef, Fao, etc.
Climate programs at leading academic institutions: Columbia University, George Mason University, MIT, Yale University, University of Cape Town, Maastricht University, Mahatma Ghandi University, Iulm University zzPrivate sector organizations: Alcantara, AutoGrill, and Microsoft.
Media: MTV, Thomson Reuters, Television Trust for the Environment,Internews, Inter Press Service, Sapo,and Televisionet.tv
CSOs: Cisp Somalia, The Climate Group, Plan International, AYICCAfrican Youth Initiative on Climate Change, Cittadinanzattiva, The National Chamber of Italian Fashion, Kean, Young Professionals in Local Development, and many more...
Civil society engagement – people power in action C4C uses its robust network to promote innovative global advocacy efforts, share resources, and build knowledge partnerships. Creating an open and neutral space where all are free to exchange ideas and solutions fosters a much needed conversation that is driven from the ground up and enhances civic engagement through social accountability.
Academic partners - C4C partners with schools and universities in an effort to create a strong network of academic institutions engaged in climate change education and research.
One of our African partners, Liceo Marconi in Eritrea, was inspired by C4C’s first climate stories competition to strengthen their climate change curriculum so students could better understand the issue and relate it to their personal experiences in their communities. Three of their students ended up winning first prizes in the C4C competition!
Add your content!
Spread your knowledge with us by posting in our Facebook groups:
Facebook.Com/Groups/CONNECT4CLIMATE
Facebook.Com/Groups/C4CSTUDENTS...
- 9/28/2013
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
Checking out the schedule for the 51st New York Film Festival, I'm struck by how many movies there are still to see, even if many have played other festivals, from Cannes last May to fall fests Telluride, Venice and Toronto. Under the Film Society of Lincoln Center executive director Rose Kuo, over the past three years the Nyff has not only undergone management changes, but has picked up steam and momentum as a major festival. Following the departure of Richard Pena, for the first time, the entire selection committee led by new Nyff director Kent Jones--programmers Marian Masone and Dennis Lim and Film Comment's Gavin Smith and Amy Taubin-- are Film Society insiders, with no outside critics. (Kuo says this could always change.) The Nyt's Manohla Dargis rhapsodizes about the much-expanded festival, which boasts 51 features and 30 shorts, here; Jones talks about the changes at the Fest here. Kuo had much say in.
- 9/26/2013
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Cate Blanchett has already had a pretty great 2013, thanks to Woody Allen's "Blue Jasmine" and the Oscar buzz reverberating around her title performance. Now Blanchett's year is about to get even better.
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced on Thursday that Blanchett will be the subject of a New York Film Festival Gala Tribute on Oct. 2. The festival will also honor Ralph Fiennes, whose film "The Invisible Woman" will screen during the prestigious film gathering. Fiennes' tribute will occur on Oct. 9.
"In the year that many critics are hailing her most recent -- and perhaps greatest –- performance (in 'Blue Jasmine'), the Film Society is delighted to celebrate the career of Cate Blanchett," Film Society of Lincoln Center executive director Rose Kuo said in a statement. "Since her breakthrough in 'Oscar and Lucinda' in 1997, Ms. Blanchett has consistently mesmerized audiences with some of the...
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced on Thursday that Blanchett will be the subject of a New York Film Festival Gala Tribute on Oct. 2. The festival will also honor Ralph Fiennes, whose film "The Invisible Woman" will screen during the prestigious film gathering. Fiennes' tribute will occur on Oct. 9.
"In the year that many critics are hailing her most recent -- and perhaps greatest –- performance (in 'Blue Jasmine'), the Film Society is delighted to celebrate the career of Cate Blanchett," Film Society of Lincoln Center executive director Rose Kuo said in a statement. "Since her breakthrough in 'Oscar and Lucinda' in 1997, Ms. Blanchett has consistently mesmerized audiences with some of the...
- 8/22/2013
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
The New York Film Festival has announced that Cate Blanchett and Ralph Fiennes will be the honorees of this year's gala tributes at the fest, which runs from September 27 through October 13. Blanchett's tribute will be held on October 2, and Fiennes' on October 9, along with a screening of his new film about Charles Dickens, "The Invisible Woman," a main slate selection in the lineup. The Gala tributes celebrate the work of artists who have made a significant impact on film culture, and will continue to do so. The Film Society of Lincoln Center mounts its annual Chaplin Tribute every April, but the Nyff began adding tributes in 2011, with filmmakers Pedro Almodovar and David Cronenberg, and then last year feted its first actress, Nicole Kidman, as well as outgoing Nyff director Richard Pena. Of Blanchett, who we think is the current Oscar front-runner for Best Actress ("Blue Jasmine"), Film Society executive director...
- 8/22/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
The 51st New York Film Festival, running September 30th – October 13th, is currently unveiling this year’s lineup and Spike Jonze’s Her will make its world premiere at the festival’s Closing Night Gala.
Her stars Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson.” The Warner Bros. Pictures film is set for a limited release on November 20. Below is Nyff’s official press release regarding the Closing Night Gala selection, along with the film’s synopsis and trailer:
Press Release
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that Spike Jonze’s Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Scarlett Johansson will make its World Premiere as the Closing Night Gala presentation for the upcoming 51st New York Film Festival (September 27 – October 13).
Nyff’s Director of Programming and Selection Committee Chair, Kent Jones said, “Like many people I’ve come to expect great and surprising things from Spike Jonze,...
Her stars Joaquin Phoenix and Scarlett Johansson.” The Warner Bros. Pictures film is set for a limited release on November 20. Below is Nyff’s official press release regarding the Closing Night Gala selection, along with the film’s synopsis and trailer:
Press Release
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that Spike Jonze’s Her, starring Joaquin Phoenix, Amy Adams, Rooney Mara, Olivia Wilde and Scarlett Johansson will make its World Premiere as the Closing Night Gala presentation for the upcoming 51st New York Film Festival (September 27 – October 13).
Nyff’s Director of Programming and Selection Committee Chair, Kent Jones said, “Like many people I’ve come to expect great and surprising things from Spike Jonze,...
- 8/14/2013
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
When "Captain Phillips" was announced as the opening night feature at this year's New York Film Festival, Film Society of Lincoln Center executive director Rose Kuo hailed star Tom Hanks' performance in the film as "terrific." The Paul Greengrass film's newest trailer does nothing to diminish Kuo's claims, but adds another potentially terrific turn to the mix: Barkhad Abdi as the Somali pirate who takes Hanks' title captain hostage. Should we add him to the list of possible Best Supporting Actor nominees in 2014? Maybe in America. Maybe in America.
- 8/8/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The 51st New York Film Festival, running September 30th – October 13th, is underway and news that Ben Stiller’s ‘The Secret Life of Walter Mitty’ will make its world premiere as the festival’s Centerpiece Gala was just released. Ben Stiller has this to say about the premiere, “I am incredibly honored and excited to have The Secret Life Of Walter
Mitty premiere in the New York Film Festival. When I first heard, I wanted to make sure it was the one at Lincoln Center and not one in Utica or somewhere. Making this film has been a wonderful collaboration with a really special screenwriter, Steve Conrad, and all the extremely talented cast and crew who worked on this movie. Having grown up a few blocks away on Riverside Drive, I couldn’t be happier to have it premiere here.”
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty stars and is directed...
Mitty premiere in the New York Film Festival. When I first heard, I wanted to make sure it was the one at Lincoln Center and not one in Utica or somewhere. Making this film has been a wonderful collaboration with a really special screenwriter, Steve Conrad, and all the extremely talented cast and crew who worked on this movie. Having grown up a few blocks away on Riverside Drive, I couldn’t be happier to have it premiere here.”
The Secret Life Of Walter Mitty stars and is directed...
- 8/6/2013
- by Christopher Clemente
- SoundOnSight
"Captain Phillips" will open the 2013 New York Film Festival, the Film Society of Lincoln Center announced on Monday.
The film stars Tom Hanks in the title role of Captain Richard Phillips, who was piloting the Maersk Alabama when it was overtaken by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean in 2009. Paul Greengrass directs the feature, which is expected to be a major player during awards season. The New York Film Festival bow will act as the "Captain Phillips" world premiere. Sony will release the film on Oct. 11.
“It is a pleasure to welcome back Paul Greengrass to the New York FIlm Festival with the world premiere of his gripping drama 'Captain Phillips,'" Rose Kuo, the Executive Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, said in a press release announcing the premiere. (Greengrass debuted his film "Bloody Sunday" at the 2002 New York Film Festival.) "Tom Hanks is terrific at capturing the vulnerability,...
The film stars Tom Hanks in the title role of Captain Richard Phillips, who was piloting the Maersk Alabama when it was overtaken by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean in 2009. Paul Greengrass directs the feature, which is expected to be a major player during awards season. The New York Film Festival bow will act as the "Captain Phillips" world premiere. Sony will release the film on Oct. 11.
“It is a pleasure to welcome back Paul Greengrass to the New York FIlm Festival with the world premiere of his gripping drama 'Captain Phillips,'" Rose Kuo, the Executive Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, said in a press release announcing the premiere. (Greengrass debuted his film "Bloody Sunday" at the 2002 New York Film Festival.) "Tom Hanks is terrific at capturing the vulnerability,...
- 7/29/2013
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
The Film Society of Lincoln Center and Jaeger-LeCoultre has announced the members selected for the Advisory Board for the new Filmmaker in Residence initiative. The new Advisory Board members include: Henry Bean, Brady Corbet, Charles Finch, Naomi Foner, Larry Gross, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Danny Huston, Tamara Jenkins, Ed Lachman, Bennett Miller, Matthew Modine, Ed Pressman, Ira Sachs, Paul Schrader and Marisa Tomei. To make the announcement, Fslc held a celebratory dinner last night to present the chosen advisors. In addition to a few of the honored members, guests at the dinner also included Christopher Abbott, Daniel Battsek, Tory Burch, J.C. Chandor, Jessica Diehl, Griffin Dunne, Ryan Fleck, Scott Frank, Tony Gilroy, Larry Gross, Jack Huston, Rose Kuo, Richard Lagravenese, Barry Levinson, Johnnie Planco, Ed Pressman, Bob Shaye, Todd Solondz, Ann Tenenbaum, James Toback, and Harvey Weinstein. The Filmmaker in Residence program is designed to...
- 6/13/2013
- by Casey Cipriani
- Indiewire
Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Film Society Of Lincoln Center are partnering on a multi-year partnership and launch of the upcoming Filmmaker in Residence initiative.
The initiative will launch in September in New York. A panel of filmmakers and screenwriters will oversee the selection process of the nominee to be announced in June, and will get the chance to develop or refine new work in New York City.
He or she may take part in masterclasses, mentorships or cultural exchange and enrichment film programmes with Film Society members, the film community and the public.
The new partnership also extends to the Film Society’s 40th Annual Chaplin Award Gala and the 51st New York Film Festival. Throughout the year, Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Film Society will partner on a series of events, including the annual Film Comment Luncheon in January and a Tastemaker Screening Series.
“Creating a dedicated programme for cinema with the Film Society Of Lincoln Center is a privilege...
The initiative will launch in September in New York. A panel of filmmakers and screenwriters will oversee the selection process of the nominee to be announced in June, and will get the chance to develop or refine new work in New York City.
He or she may take part in masterclasses, mentorships or cultural exchange and enrichment film programmes with Film Society members, the film community and the public.
The new partnership also extends to the Film Society’s 40th Annual Chaplin Award Gala and the 51st New York Film Festival. Throughout the year, Jaeger-LeCoultre and the Film Society will partner on a series of events, including the annual Film Comment Luncheon in January and a Tastemaker Screening Series.
“Creating a dedicated programme for cinema with the Film Society Of Lincoln Center is a privilege...
- 6/5/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Sadly, Robert Koehler, the Film Society of Lincoln Center's recently appointed Director of Cinematheque programming, is resigning to focus on family health matters. He will be returning to Los Angeles; Koehler requests privacy for his family. His duties will be fulfilled by programmer and critic Dennis Lim, who will now oversee the year-round retrospectives, festivals and screening series, reporting to Kent Jones, who replaced outgoing Nyff director Richard Pena and supervises all Fslc programming. The Film Society's exec director Rose Kuo states: "Bob brought a lot of fresh new ideas and innovation to the Film Society during his tenure and we are sorry to see him go. We wish him and his family well and send him our support during this challenging time. We will continue to move forward in a new direction while maintaining our commitment to excellence with the appointment of Dennis Lim as the new Director of Cinematheque Programming.
- 3/4/2013
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
While New York City braces for a blizzard this weekend, the Athena Film Festival with Greta Gerwig and Diablo Cody presenting, honoured five women for their exceptional leadership and accomplishments at the opening reception held on the evening of February 7 at the Diana Center, Barnard College.
Film critic and author Molly Haskell, Executive Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center Rose Kuo, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Paley Center for Media Pat Mitchell, and filmmaker, marketer, film distributor Ava DuVernay received recognition for their creative achievements that reach beyond their remarkable contributions to film.
The Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Gale Anne Hurd, Academy of Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors member and Officer of the Producers Guild of America.
Barnard president Debora Spar welcomed everyone warmly and opened the third annual celebration of women and leadership before...
Film critic and author Molly Haskell, Executive Director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center Rose Kuo, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Paley Center for Media Pat Mitchell, and filmmaker, marketer, film distributor Ava DuVernay received recognition for their creative achievements that reach beyond their remarkable contributions to film.
The Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award was presented to Gale Anne Hurd, Academy of Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors member and Officer of the Producers Guild of America.
Barnard president Debora Spar welcomed everyone warmly and opened the third annual celebration of women and leadership before...
- 2/9/2013
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Barbra Streisand can add another award to her mantel when the Film Society of Lincoln Center presents her with the Chaplin Award at its 40th Annual Chaplin Award Gala April 22. "Barbra Streisand is an American icon whose groundbreaking work significantly opened the doors for other female filmmakers. She has been an inspiration to me and so many of my peers," said the society's Executive Director Rose Kuo. "She is the perfect recipient for our 40th anniversary because, like our award's namesake, she is a world-class, multi-faceted film artist." Also read: Barbra Streisand...
- 1/18/2013
- by Lisa Fung
- The Wrap
A special screening of Tom Cruise's new film "Jack Reacher" has been postponed in the wake of the Newtown, Conn. shooting that left 20 children dead at Sandy Hook Elementary School.
"Out of respect for the families who lost loved ones in Newtown, Ct, we are postponing tonight's fundraising event with Tom Cruise to benefit the 50th anniversary fund, which supports K-12 education and new artist programs," Rose Kuo, executive director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, said in a statement. "We extend our love and condolences to our neighbors. Our community grieves with yours."
The event was going to be held at the Rose Theater in New York's Lincoln Center on Monday evening. Cruise was expected to attend.
Of all the movies coming out before the end of the year, "Jack Reacher" is the one that has been affected most by the massacre in Newtown. On Saturday, the film had its U.
"Out of respect for the families who lost loved ones in Newtown, Ct, we are postponing tonight's fundraising event with Tom Cruise to benefit the 50th anniversary fund, which supports K-12 education and new artist programs," Rose Kuo, executive director of the Film Society of Lincoln Center, said in a statement. "We extend our love and condolences to our neighbors. Our community grieves with yours."
The event was going to be held at the Rose Theater in New York's Lincoln Center on Monday evening. Cruise was expected to attend.
Of all the movies coming out before the end of the year, "Jack Reacher" is the one that has been affected most by the massacre in Newtown. On Saturday, the film had its U.
- 12/17/2012
- by Christopher Rosen
- Huffington Post
The Film Society of Lincoln Center is postponing a fundraiser and conversation with Tom Cruise that was scheduled to take place on Monday night, citing the shootings in Newtown, Conn. The event was scheduled to feature an interview with the actor and a sneak preview of his upcoming action film, "Jack Reacher." Proceeds were going to be used to support K-12 education and new artist programs though the group's 50th Anniversary Fund. "Out of respect for the families who lost loved ones in Newtown, Connecticut, we are postponing tonight's event," Rose Kuo,...
- 12/17/2012
- by Brent Lang
- The Wrap
Tom Cruise plans to smash your face in with "Jack Reacher" at the end of the month. But before you punch his fist with your face, how about hearing what the man has to say for himself first?
You'll have your chance during An Evening With Tom Cruise, an upcoming conversation with the actor hosted by The Film Society of Lincoln Center on Monday (December 17), just days before "Jack Reacher" opens nationwide. The evening will consist of a moderated conversation with Cruise, followed by an advance screening of "Reacher."
“Tom’s body of work is defined by the bold characters he plays so brilliantly and his collaborations with filmmaking’s most venerable directors. Tom consistently chooses smart and exciting projects and we are pleased to present audiences with a first look at his newest role, Jack Reacher,” said Fslc Executive Director Rose Kuo in a press release. “We are honored...
You'll have your chance during An Evening With Tom Cruise, an upcoming conversation with the actor hosted by The Film Society of Lincoln Center on Monday (December 17), just days before "Jack Reacher" opens nationwide. The evening will consist of a moderated conversation with Cruise, followed by an advance screening of "Reacher."
“Tom’s body of work is defined by the bold characters he plays so brilliantly and his collaborations with filmmaking’s most venerable directors. Tom consistently chooses smart and exciting projects and we are pleased to present audiences with a first look at his newest role, Jack Reacher,” said Fslc Executive Director Rose Kuo in a press release. “We are honored...
- 12/4/2012
- by MTV Movies Team
- MTV Movies Blog
The Film Society of Lincoln Center announced today that they will host An Evening with Tom Cruise on Monday, December 17th, taking a look at some of Cruise.s most iconic character work in a conversation with moderator and New York Film Festival Director of Programming, Kent Jones. The event will be followed by a sneak preview screening of Cruise.s new film Jack Reacher, in which he plays a tough ex-military investigator out for justice . a character that audiences have come to love from the three-time Academy Award® nominated actor. Tickets are $50 and $35 and all proceeds from the event will go to the Film Society of Lincoln Center.s 50th Anniversary Fund, which supports the new education program and emerging filmmaker initiatives. Tickets go on sale Monday, December 10th. The event will be held at the Rose Theater, (5th floor of the Time Warner Center, Broadway and 60th street). Visit Filmlinc.
- 12/3/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Gale Anne Hurd will receive the Laura Ziskin Lifetime Achievement Award The Third Annual Athena Film Festival: A Celebration of Women and Leadership. Additional awardees will include Ava DuVernay, Molly Haskell,...
- 11/28/2012
- by Ryan Adams
- AwardsDaily.com
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