Mike Miller, international vice president of the entertainment trade union IATSE and director of the union’s Motion Picture and Television department, is a behind-the-scenes kind of guy. He admits that it’s unusual for him to speak to the Hollywood trade press — about anything. But Miller is happy to step out of his comfort zone to talk about IATSE’s role in the Roybal School of Film and Television Production, which launched in August with 150 students a secondary school campus in downtown Los Angeles
The magnet program — a partnership between Hollywood stars like George Clooney and Mindy Kaling as well as top media companies and the Los Angeles Unified School District — is hardly like a scene from “Fame,” where talented high schoolers dance, sing and act their way into the entertainment industry. Instead, the program has a more practical goal: to prepare secondary school students from underserved communities to...
The magnet program — a partnership between Hollywood stars like George Clooney and Mindy Kaling as well as top media companies and the Los Angeles Unified School District — is hardly like a scene from “Fame,” where talented high schoolers dance, sing and act their way into the entertainment industry. Instead, the program has a more practical goal: to prepare secondary school students from underserved communities to...
- 11/9/2022
- by Diane Haithman
- The Wrap
Amazon Studios, Disney, Fox Corporation, NBCUniversal/Telemundo Enterprises, Paramount, and Warner Bros. Discovery have signed on as Founding Partners of the Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet Fund, which was established by George Clooney, Grant Heslov and Creative Artists Agency’s Bryan Lourd, to support The Roybal Film and Television Production Magnet, a specialized academy created to drive transformational change across the industry by building a more inclusive pipeline of historically underrepresented college- and career-ready students pursuing below-the-line careers in film and television.
These studios join previously announced founding partner The History Channel/A&e Networks, along with Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment, in committing more than 4 million to the school, which officially opened in August with 150 students.
Charlie Collier, CEO, Fox Entertainment; Craig Robinson, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer, NBCUniversal; and Marva Smalls, EVP, Global Head of Inclusion at Paramount and EVP, Public Affairs, Nickelodeon, have joined the Roybal Advisory Board,...
These studios join previously announced founding partner The History Channel/A&e Networks, along with Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment, in committing more than 4 million to the school, which officially opened in August with 150 students.
Charlie Collier, CEO, Fox Entertainment; Craig Robinson, EVP and Chief Diversity Officer, NBCUniversal; and Marva Smalls, EVP, Global Head of Inclusion at Paramount and EVP, Public Affairs, Nickelodeon, have joined the Roybal Advisory Board,...
- 9/14/2022
- by Anthony D'Alessandro
- Deadline Film + TV
The edgy screenplay for this flashy, rough-edged ‘lovers, drugs & guns’ saga served to jump-start Quentin Tarantino’s movie career; he’s identified it as his most autobiographical work. Tony Scott slicked up the visuals and ironed out the nonlinear narrative but it’s still a Qt epic through and through. And that cast of suspects is phenomenal: Christian Slater, Patricia Arquette, Dennis Hopper, Val Kilmer, Gary Oldman, Brad Pitt, Christopher Walken, Bronson Pinchot, Samuel L. Jackson, Michael Rapaport, Saul Rubinek, Conchata Ferrell & James Gandolfini.
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Cinematography: Jeffrey L. Kimball
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Film Editors: Michael Tronick, Christian Wagner
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- 6/14/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
Dody Dorn has won a runoff election with Mark Goldblatt to represent the Film Editors Branch on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors, the Academy announced on Thursday.
Dorn and Goldblatt had tied in the initial election for one of the branch’s three seats. She will serve a three-year term, and will join returning governors Carol Littleton and Michael Tronick in representing the branch on the 54-member board.
Each of the Academy’s 17 branches is represented by three governors who serve staggered three-year terms so that one seat is up for election each year.
Also Read: Academy Increases Number of Women, People of Color on Its Board of Governors
The victory for Dorn, whose work as an editor includes “Memento,” “Kingdom of Heaven” and “End of Watch,” makes Goldblatt the only sitting governor to lose a re-election bid this year. The other 10 governors who ran for re-election all won.
Dorn and Goldblatt had tied in the initial election for one of the branch’s three seats. She will serve a three-year term, and will join returning governors Carol Littleton and Michael Tronick in representing the branch on the 54-member board.
Each of the Academy’s 17 branches is represented by three governors who serve staggered three-year terms so that one seat is up for election each year.
Also Read: Academy Increases Number of Women, People of Color on Its Board of Governors
The victory for Dorn, whose work as an editor includes “Memento,” “Kingdom of Heaven” and “End of Watch,” makes Goldblatt the only sitting governor to lose a re-election bid this year. The other 10 governors who ran for re-election all won.
- 6/20/2019
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
Dody Dorn, an Oscar-nominated film editor, has been elected by the film editors branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to be one of its three representatives on the Academy's board of governors, joining incumbents Carol Littleton and Michael Tronick and solidifying the final makeup of the 54-person board for the 2019-2020 cycle.
One-third of the 51 board seats that are chosen by members, as opposed to the Academy's president, come up for a vote every year, and the results of 16 of those 17 contests were announced back on June 11. But, for only the fifth time in ...
One-third of the 51 board seats that are chosen by members, as opposed to the Academy's president, come up for a vote every year, and the results of 16 of those 17 contests were announced back on June 11. But, for only the fifth time in ...
- 6/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Dody Dorn, an Oscar-nominated film editor, has been elected by the film editors branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to be one of its three representatives on the Academy's board of governors, joining incumbents Carol Littleton and Michael Tronick and solidifying the final makeup of the 54-person board for the 2019-2020 cycle.
One-third of the 51 board seats that are chosen by members, as opposed to the Academy's president, come up for a vote every year, and the results of 16 of those 17 contests were announced back on June 11. But, for only the fifth time in ...
One-third of the 51 board seats that are chosen by members, as opposed to the Academy's president, come up for a vote every year, and the results of 16 of those 17 contests were announced back on June 11. But, for only the fifth time in ...
- 6/20/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
Anne V. Coates — the legendary film editor behind 1962 classic Lawrence of Arabia, for which she earned an Oscar, and countless other titles during a career that spanned six decades — belongs on the "Mount Rushmore of editing," in the words of film editor Michael Tronick, a vice president on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors.
He and countless film editors remembered Coates, who died Tuesday at the age of 92. In fact, they flooded their Facebook pages with photos and remembrances of Coates, a remarkable talent and yet humble artist with...
He and countless film editors remembered Coates, who died Tuesday at the age of 92. In fact, they flooded their Facebook pages with photos and remembrances of Coates, a remarkable talent and yet humble artist with...
- 5/9/2018
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Anne V. Coates — the legendary film editor behind 1962 classic <em>Lawrence of Arabia</em>, for which she earned an Oscar, and countless other titles during a career that spanned six decades — belongs on the "Mount Rushmore of editing," in the words of film editor Michael Tronick, a vice president on the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors.
He and countless film editors remembered Coates, who <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anne-v-coates-dead-lawrence-of-arabia-film-editor-was-92-908441" target="_blank">died</a> Tuesday at the age of 92. In fact, they flooded their Facebook pages with photos and remembrances of Coates, a remarkable talent and yet humble artist with a great ...
He and countless film editors remembered Coates, who <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/anne-v-coates-dead-lawrence-of-arabia-film-editor-was-92-908441" target="_blank">died</a> Tuesday at the age of 92. In fact, they flooded their Facebook pages with photos and remembrances of Coates, a remarkable talent and yet humble artist with a great ...
When the Academy Board of Governors convened Tuesday night to pick the 34th AMPAS president, all eyes were on Laura Dern as the frontrunner. Instead, the outcome was a surprise: While three potential candidates had emerged from the 54-member body, including popular actors branch governor Dern, with her career in full-throttle she declined her nomination and supported casting director David Rubin, who was eventually elected Treasurer. Documentarian Rory Kennedy did not get an expected nomination; instead cinematographer John Bailey ran against Rubin.
Finally the board voted for Bailey, who represents the 7000-member Academy’s still-dominant constituents: older white men. At age 74, Bailey replaces publicity executive Cheryl Boone Isaacs (the third woman and first African American to hold the post) who leaves the board after a tumultuous four-year term.
During that time, she and Academy CEO Dawn Hudson spearheaded a concerted drive to add more diversity to the Academy, urging the...
Finally the board voted for Bailey, who represents the 7000-member Academy’s still-dominant constituents: older white men. At age 74, Bailey replaces publicity executive Cheryl Boone Isaacs (the third woman and first African American to hold the post) who leaves the board after a tumultuous four-year term.
During that time, she and Academy CEO Dawn Hudson spearheaded a concerted drive to add more diversity to the Academy, urging the...
- 8/9/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
When the Academy Board of Governors convened Tuesday night to pick the 34th AMPAS president, all eyes were on Laura Dern as the frontrunner. Instead, the outcome was a surprise: While three potential candidates had emerged from the 54-member body, including popular actors branch governor Dern, with her career in full-throttle she declined her nomination and supported casting director David Rubin, who was eventually elected Treasurer. Documentarian Rory Kennedy did not get an expected nomination; instead cinematographer John Bailey ran against Rubin.
Finally the board voted for Bailey, who represents the 7000-member Academy’s still-dominant constituents: older white men. At age 74, Bailey replaces publicity executive Cheryl Boone Isaacs (the third woman and first African American to hold the post) who leaves the board after a tumultuous four-year term.
During that time, she and Academy CEO Dawn Hudson spearheaded a concerted drive to add more diversity to the Academy, urging the...
Finally the board voted for Bailey, who represents the 7000-member Academy’s still-dominant constituents: older white men. At age 74, Bailey replaces publicity executive Cheryl Boone Isaacs (the third woman and first African American to hold the post) who leaves the board after a tumultuous four-year term.
During that time, she and Academy CEO Dawn Hudson spearheaded a concerted drive to add more diversity to the Academy, urging the...
- 8/9/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
He replaces Cheryl Boone Isaacs.
Cinematographer John Bailey has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Bailey was chosen by the Academy’s board of governors on Tuesday night (8 August) and succeeds outgoing president Cheryl Boone Isaacs.
Bailey’s cinematography credits include Ordinary People, American Gigolo and Groundhog Day. In 2014 he received the American Society of Cinematographers lifetime achievement award.
He is currently an Academy board member representing the cinematographers’ branch, where he is serving his fourteenth year on the board. As president he will work alongside Academy CEO Dawn Hudson.
The board also elected new officers, they are:
Lois Burwell, first vice president (chair, awards and events committee)Kathleen Kennedy, vice president (chair, museum committee)Michael Tronick, vice president (chair, preservation and history committee)Nancy Utley, vice president (chair, education and outreach committee)Jim Gianopulos, treasurer (chair, finance committee)David Rubin, secretary (chair, membership and administration committee)
Gianopulos, Kennedy, Rubin...
Cinematographer John Bailey has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Bailey was chosen by the Academy’s board of governors on Tuesday night (8 August) and succeeds outgoing president Cheryl Boone Isaacs.
Bailey’s cinematography credits include Ordinary People, American Gigolo and Groundhog Day. In 2014 he received the American Society of Cinematographers lifetime achievement award.
He is currently an Academy board member representing the cinematographers’ branch, where he is serving his fourteenth year on the board. As president he will work alongside Academy CEO Dawn Hudson.
The board also elected new officers, they are:
Lois Burwell, first vice president (chair, awards and events committee)Kathleen Kennedy, vice president (chair, museum committee)Michael Tronick, vice president (chair, preservation and history committee)Nancy Utley, vice president (chair, education and outreach committee)Jim Gianopulos, treasurer (chair, finance committee)David Rubin, secretary (chair, membership and administration committee)
Gianopulos, Kennedy, Rubin...
- 8/9/2017
- by orlando.parfitt@screendaily.com (Orlando Parfitt)
- ScreenDaily
John Bailey has been elected president of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy announced on Tuesday. The 74-year-old cinematographer was chosen by a vote of the Academy’s Board of Governors, which met on Tuesday evening at the Academy’s Beverly Hills headquarters. Other officers elected at the board meeting were Lois Burwell, first vice president; Kathleen Kennedy, Michael Tronick and Nancy Utley, vice presidents; Jim Gianopulos, treasurer; and David Rubin, secretary. Kennedy, Utley, Gianopulos and Rubin occupied the same positions last year. Also Read: Tucker Carlson Attacks Filmmaker Over Climate Change: 'What's in Your Medicine Cabinet?...
- 8/9/2017
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
2017-18 intake includes Participant Media CEO David Linde.
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences announced its 2017–18 board of governors on Thursday.
The new intake includes Whoopi Goldberg, Participant Media CEO David Linde, and Boys Don’t Cry and I Love Dick director Kimberly Peirce.
Cinematographer Mandy Walker and costume designer Isis Mussenden were also elected for the first time, as were production designer Wynn P. Thomas, and Christina Kounelias from the Academy’s public relations branch.
The intake includes Thomas R. Sito from the short films and feature animation branch, Teri E. Dorman from sound, and writer Larry Karaszewski.
Incumbent governors re-elected to the board include producer Albert Berger, casting director Lora Kennedy, documentary branch member Kate Amend, editor Michael Tronick, Kathryn L. Blondell from the makeup artists and hairstylists branch, and Charles Bernstein from the music branch.
Richard Edlund from the visual effects branch returns to the board after a hiatus.
Three governors...
The Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences announced its 2017–18 board of governors on Thursday.
The new intake includes Whoopi Goldberg, Participant Media CEO David Linde, and Boys Don’t Cry and I Love Dick director Kimberly Peirce.
Cinematographer Mandy Walker and costume designer Isis Mussenden were also elected for the first time, as were production designer Wynn P. Thomas, and Christina Kounelias from the Academy’s public relations branch.
The intake includes Thomas R. Sito from the short films and feature animation branch, Teri E. Dorman from sound, and writer Larry Karaszewski.
Incumbent governors re-elected to the board include producer Albert Berger, casting director Lora Kennedy, documentary branch member Kate Amend, editor Michael Tronick, Kathryn L. Blondell from the makeup artists and hairstylists branch, and Charles Bernstein from the music branch.
Richard Edlund from the visual effects branch returns to the board after a hiatus.
Three governors...
- 6/29/2017
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has picked its newly elected 2017–18 Board of Governors. Like the new 774 members invited to join the Academy this week, they are an eclectic and diverse group — and now, 38% of the board is female. Among them: Former Academy public relations executive Christina Kounelias, now at Participant Media, joins her boss David Linde on the board.
Read More: The Film Academy Invited a Bunch of TV Stars to Vote for the Oscars, But They Won’t Admit It
Those elected to the Board for the first time are:
Whoopi Goldberg, Actors Branch
Mandy Walker, Cinematographers Branch
Isis Mussenden, Costume Designers Branch
Wynn P. Thomas, Designers Branch
Kimberly Peirce, Directors Branch
David Linde, Executives Branch
Christina Kounelias, Public Relations Branch
Thomas R. Sito, Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Teri E. Dorman, Sound Branch
Larry Karaszewski, Writers Branch
Incumbent governors reelected to the Board include:
Lora Kennedy,...
Read More: The Film Academy Invited a Bunch of TV Stars to Vote for the Oscars, But They Won’t Admit It
Those elected to the Board for the first time are:
Whoopi Goldberg, Actors Branch
Mandy Walker, Cinematographers Branch
Isis Mussenden, Costume Designers Branch
Wynn P. Thomas, Designers Branch
Kimberly Peirce, Directors Branch
David Linde, Executives Branch
Christina Kounelias, Public Relations Branch
Thomas R. Sito, Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Teri E. Dorman, Sound Branch
Larry Karaszewski, Writers Branch
Incumbent governors reelected to the Board include:
Lora Kennedy,...
- 6/29/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has picked its newly elected 2017–18 Board of Governors. Like the new 774 members invited to join the Academy this week, they are an eclectic and diverse group — and now, 38% of the board is female. Among them: Former Academy public relations executive Christina Kounelias, now at Participant Media, joins her boss David Linde on the board.
Read More: The Film Academy Invited a Bunch of TV Stars to Vote for the Oscars, But They Won’t Admit It
Those elected to the Board for the first time are:
Whoopi Goldberg, Actors Branch
Mandy Walker, Cinematographers Branch
Isis Mussenden, Costume Designers Branch
Wynn P. Thomas, Designers Branch
Kimberly Peirce, Directors Branch
David Linde, Executives Branch
Christina Kounelias, Public Relations Branch
Thomas R. Sito, Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Teri E. Dorman, Sound Branch
Larry Karaszewski, Writers Branch
Incumbent governors reelected to the Board include:
Lora Kennedy,...
Read More: The Film Academy Invited a Bunch of TV Stars to Vote for the Oscars, But They Won’t Admit It
Those elected to the Board for the first time are:
Whoopi Goldberg, Actors Branch
Mandy Walker, Cinematographers Branch
Isis Mussenden, Costume Designers Branch
Wynn P. Thomas, Designers Branch
Kimberly Peirce, Directors Branch
David Linde, Executives Branch
Christina Kounelias, Public Relations Branch
Thomas R. Sito, Short Films and Feature Animation Branch
Teri E. Dorman, Sound Branch
Larry Karaszewski, Writers Branch
Incumbent governors reelected to the Board include:
Lora Kennedy,...
- 6/29/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Earlier today, the Academy sent an email to all members with the final list of Board of Governors candidates. Conspicuously absent is Netflix CEO and Ted Sarandos, who hosted a recent Academy museum fundraiser and was hoping to get a chance to run for the board.
Also absent is Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the current president of AMPAS, who’s stepping down this August and not seeking a third three-year term on the 54-member board. You have to be on the board in order to run for President. Others no longer in the running are Sony Pictures Classics and CBS Films executives Michael Barker and Terry Press, producer Paula Wagner, director Brett Ratner and actors Queen Latifah and Lou Diamond Phillips. Actress Laura Dern is one current board member who is backed by Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and gaining support.
The final election begins Monday, June 19 and closes on Friday, June...
Also absent is Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the current president of AMPAS, who’s stepping down this August and not seeking a third three-year term on the 54-member board. You have to be on the board in order to run for President. Others no longer in the running are Sony Pictures Classics and CBS Films executives Michael Barker and Terry Press, producer Paula Wagner, director Brett Ratner and actors Queen Latifah and Lou Diamond Phillips. Actress Laura Dern is one current board member who is backed by Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and gaining support.
The final election begins Monday, June 19 and closes on Friday, June...
- 6/2/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Earlier today, the Academy sent an email to all members with the final list of Board of Governors candidates. Conspicuously absent is Netflix CEO and Ted Sarandos, who hosted a recent Academy museum fundraiser and was hoping to get a chance to run for the board.
Also absent is Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the current president of AMPAS, who’s stepping down this August and not seeking a third three-year term on the 54-member board. You have to be on the board in order to run for President. Others no longer in the running are Sony Pictures Classics and CBS Films executives Michael Barker and Terry Press, producer Paula Wagner, director Brett Ratner and actors Queen Latifah and Lou Diamond Phillips. Actress Laura Dern is one current board member who is backed by Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and gaining support.
The final election begins Monday, June 19 and closes on Friday, June...
Also absent is Cheryl Boone Isaacs, the current president of AMPAS, who’s stepping down this August and not seeking a third three-year term on the 54-member board. You have to be on the board in order to run for President. Others no longer in the running are Sony Pictures Classics and CBS Films executives Michael Barker and Terry Press, producer Paula Wagner, director Brett Ratner and actors Queen Latifah and Lou Diamond Phillips. Actress Laura Dern is one current board member who is backed by Academy CEO Dawn Hudson and gaining support.
The final election begins Monday, June 19 and closes on Friday, June...
- 6/2/2017
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
I haven't seen Suicide Squad yet myself, but the movie has been getting absolutely pummeled by a majority of critics so far (but Joey loved it). A new piece by THR presents a few reasons why the film may not have struck the right chord with audiences so far, shining a light on the chaos of its development and a lot of behind-the-scenes drama as the project raced toward the finish line. You should really take a few minutes and read the entire piece, but I'll pull out a few highlights here.
This was another tentpole film that was behind the 8-ball from the start, being forced to hit a pre-established release date instead of having a bit of time to perfect the script. Ayer reportedly wrote it in six weeks and basically rolled straight into filming. The idea of moving the date apparently wasn't on the table:
Another source...
This was another tentpole film that was behind the 8-ball from the start, being forced to hit a pre-established release date instead of having a bit of time to perfect the script. Ayer reportedly wrote it in six weeks and basically rolled straight into filming. The idea of moving the date apparently wasn't on the table:
Another source...
- 8/3/2016
- by Ben Pearson
- GeekTyrant
Hulu and Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution announced on Monday that the digital platform has acquired exclusive Us streaming rights to the first four seasons of Showtime’s spy series.
The sixth season of Homeland is scheduled to go into production later this summer. The show was recently nominated for its fourth outstanding drama series Emmy, while Claire Danes earned her fifth nod for lead actress in a drama series.
“[Homeland] has drawn in audiences for years on Showtime and we cannot wait to give even more viewers the chance to watch and discover it on Hulu,” said Craig Erwich, senior vice-president and head of content for Hulu.
Mark Goldblatt has won the run-off election for the open film editors branch seat on the 2016–17 board of governors. Goldblatt returns to the board after a one-year hiatus and joins Carol Littleton and Michael Tronick. He earned an Oscar nomination for Terminator 2: Judgment Day.Lionsgate executives...
The sixth season of Homeland is scheduled to go into production later this summer. The show was recently nominated for its fourth outstanding drama series Emmy, while Claire Danes earned her fifth nod for lead actress in a drama series.
“[Homeland] has drawn in audiences for years on Showtime and we cannot wait to give even more viewers the chance to watch and discover it on Hulu,” said Craig Erwich, senior vice-president and head of content for Hulu.
Mark Goldblatt has won the run-off election for the open film editors branch seat on the 2016–17 board of governors. Goldblatt returns to the board after a one-year hiatus and joins Carol Littleton and Michael Tronick. He earned an Oscar nomination for Terminator 2: Judgment Day.Lionsgate executives...
- 8/1/2016
- by govi2016@lawnet.ucla.edu (Alec Govi)
- ScreenDaily
Updated, 12:23 Pm: The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences said today that Mark Goldblatt has won the runoff election for the open Film Editors Branch seat on the 2016-17 Board of Governors. Goldblatt, an Oscar nominee for Terminator 2: Judgment Day, is returning to the Board after a one-year hiatus. He joins incumbents Carol Littleton and Michael Tronick in representing the branch. Goldblatt and Maryann Brandon had tied for the seat in the board election last…...
- 8/1/2016
- Deadline
Follow the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. as they forge their anger and inner-city frustrations into the most potent weapon imaginable: their music. In Straight Outta Compton: Unrated Director’s Cut fans can follow N.W.A.’s electrifying lyrics and unique sound, which introduced a truth that no one had heard before and exposed life in the hood igniting a social revolution that still reverberates today.
The culturally relevant and explosively entertaining biopic is coming to Digital HD onJanuary 5, 2016 and Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand January 19, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray and Digital HD versions include the exclusive Unrated Director’s Cut that gives fans more of the N.W.A. story with 20 additional minutes of the film. Directed by F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, Friday),Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of five young rebels from South Central Los Angeles who, armed with only their lyrics,...
The culturally relevant and explosively entertaining biopic is coming to Digital HD onJanuary 5, 2016 and Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand January 19, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray and Digital HD versions include the exclusive Unrated Director’s Cut that gives fans more of the N.W.A. story with 20 additional minutes of the film. Directed by F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, Friday),Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of five young rebels from South Central Los Angeles who, armed with only their lyrics,...
- 1/19/2016
- by Movie Geeks
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
With its dense, real-life narrative, "Straight Outta Compton" posed a unique challenge for editors Billy Fox and Michael Tronick. Their dilemma? How to streamline F. Gary Gray's biopic of hip-hop group N.W.A to make it accessible to a wide audience, while remaining true to subjects Ice Cube and Dr. Dre—both producers on the film. The result is a portrait of N.W.A's "reality rap" as a cultural document of gang life, drug dealing, and police harassment in '80s and '90s L.A. that's rooted in the fascinating stories of its three central figures: Ice Cube (O'Shea Jackson Jr.), Dr. Dre (Corey Hawkins), and Eazy-e (Jason Mitchell). Read More: "Screen Actors Guild Awards: Surprises and Snubs (Analysis)" Not surprisingly, focus and pace were crucial to the narrative effectiveness. Fox ("Four Brothers," "Law & Order") was actually considered a year before production started when asked to cut some screen tests.
- 12/9/2015
- by Bill Desowitz
- Thompson on Hollywood
Follow the world’s most dangerous group, N.W.A. as they forge their anger and inner-city frustrations into the most potent weapon imaginable: their music. In Straight Outta Compton: Unrated Director’s Cut fans can follow N.W.A.’s electrifying lyrics and unique sound, which introduced a truth that no one had heard before and exposed life in the hood igniting a social revolution that still reverberates today.
The culturally relevant and explosively entertaining biopic is coming to Digital HD on January 5, 2016 and Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand January 19, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray and Digital HD versions include the exclusive Unrated Director’s Cut that gives fans more of the N.W.A. story with 20 additional minutes of the film. Directed by F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, Friday), Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of five young rebels from South Central Los Angeles who, armed with only their lyrics,...
The culturally relevant and explosively entertaining biopic is coming to Digital HD on January 5, 2016 and Blu-ray, DVD and On Demand January 19, 2016 from Universal Pictures Home Entertainment. The Blu-ray and Digital HD versions include the exclusive Unrated Director’s Cut that gives fans more of the N.W.A. story with 20 additional minutes of the film. Directed by F. Gary Gray (The Italian Job, Friday), Straight Outta Compton tells the true story of five young rebels from South Central Los Angeles who, armed with only their lyrics,...
- 11/17/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Mountains May Depart: Riggen Reenacts Devastating Chilean Mining Collapse
Mexican director Patricia Riggen makes a curious departure with her third feature, The 33, a studio backed reenactment of the infamous Chilean mining collapse projected worldwide by the media. The world watched in eerie anticipation as thirty-three men waited patiently to be excavated from the bowels of the earth, stuck for an astounding sixty-nine days together in a mining shelter reservoir with a space allotted for thirty. It was one of the most notable world news headlines in 2010, and with all of the men eventually brought to safety in mid-October, they also provided inspiration for Halloween group themed costumes everywhere. If such a move was moderately silly (or tactless) at the time, this Hollywood treatment seems equally exploitative as it mines for thrills akin to the glut of disaster themed studio extravaganzas of the 1970s. Riggen seems committed to humanizing these...
Mexican director Patricia Riggen makes a curious departure with her third feature, The 33, a studio backed reenactment of the infamous Chilean mining collapse projected worldwide by the media. The world watched in eerie anticipation as thirty-three men waited patiently to be excavated from the bowels of the earth, stuck for an astounding sixty-nine days together in a mining shelter reservoir with a space allotted for thirty. It was one of the most notable world news headlines in 2010, and with all of the men eventually brought to safety in mid-October, they also provided inspiration for Halloween group themed costumes everywhere. If such a move was moderately silly (or tactless) at the time, this Hollywood treatment seems equally exploitative as it mines for thrills akin to the glut of disaster themed studio extravaganzas of the 1970s. Riggen seems committed to humanizing these...
- 11/13/2015
- by Nicholas Bell
- IONCINEMA.com
Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first trailer for the unforgettable true story of The 33.
In 2010, the eyes of the world turned to Chile, where 33 miners had been buried alive by the catastrophic explosion and collapse of a 100-year-old gold and copper mine.
Over the next 69 days, an international team worked night and day in a desperate attempt to rescue the trapped men as their families and friends, as well as millions of people globally, waited and watched anxiously for any sign of hope. But 200 stories beneath the surface, in the suffocating heat and with tensions rising, provisions—and time—were quickly running out.
A story of resilience, personal transformation and triumph of the human spirit, the film takes us to the Earth’s darkest depths, revealing the psyches of the men trapped in the mine, and depicting the courage of both the miners and their families who refused to give up.
In 2010, the eyes of the world turned to Chile, where 33 miners had been buried alive by the catastrophic explosion and collapse of a 100-year-old gold and copper mine.
Over the next 69 days, an international team worked night and day in a desperate attempt to rescue the trapped men as their families and friends, as well as millions of people globally, waited and watched anxiously for any sign of hope. But 200 stories beneath the surface, in the suffocating heat and with tensions rising, provisions—and time—were quickly running out.
A story of resilience, personal transformation and triumph of the human spirit, the film takes us to the Earth’s darkest depths, revealing the psyches of the men trapped in the mine, and depicting the courage of both the miners and their families who refused to give up.
- 7/29/2015
- by Melissa Thompson
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Cinematographer John Bailey, producer Gale Anne Hurd, effects expert John Knoll and editor Michael Tronick are joining the science and technology council of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences.
The influx raises the council’s 2014-15 membership to 25.
The council was established in 2003 by the Academy’s board of governors to exchange information, promote cooperation among technological interests within the industry and preserve the history of science and technology of film.
The influx raises the council’s 2014-15 membership to 25.
The council was established in 2003 by the Academy’s board of governors to exchange information, promote cooperation among technological interests within the industry and preserve the history of science and technology of film.
- 9/30/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Producer Gale Ann Hurd, cinematographer John Bailey, visual effects supervisor John Knoll and editor Michael Tronick have joined the Science and Technology Council of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This brings the 2014–2015 Council to 25 members. It's co-chaired by Craig Barron, an Oscar-winning VFX supervisor and former Academy governor; and Paul Debevec, chief visual officer at the USC Institute for Creative Technologies. Hurd's credits include Aliens, The Terminator, The Abyss, and TV series The Walking Dead. She is CEO of her Valhalla Motion Pictures. Read more VFX Legend Douglas Trumbull's Plan to Save the Movies
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- 9/30/2014
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Five first-time governors have been elected to the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences board.
The first-time governors are: Kate Amend, documentary branch; Daniel R Fellman, executives branch; Albert Berger, producers branch; Bob Rogers, short films and feature animation branch; and Mark Mangini, sound branch.
Re-elected governors are: Annette Bening, actors branch; Lora Kennedy, casting directors branch; Jeffrey Kurland, costume designers branch; Rick Carter, designers branch; Michael Tronick, film editors branch; Kathryn Blondell, make-up artists and hairstylists branch; Cheryl Boone Isaacs, public relations branch; and Phil Robinson, writers branch.
Returning to the board after a hiatus are: governors Caleb Deschanel, cinematographers branch; Edward Zwick, directors branch; Charles Bernstein, music branch; and Bill Taylor, visual effects branch.
The Academy’s 17 branches are each represented by three governors, who may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms.
Governors who were not up for re-election and who continue on the board are Ed Begley, Jr and [link...
The first-time governors are: Kate Amend, documentary branch; Daniel R Fellman, executives branch; Albert Berger, producers branch; Bob Rogers, short films and feature animation branch; and Mark Mangini, sound branch.
Re-elected governors are: Annette Bening, actors branch; Lora Kennedy, casting directors branch; Jeffrey Kurland, costume designers branch; Rick Carter, designers branch; Michael Tronick, film editors branch; Kathryn Blondell, make-up artists and hairstylists branch; Cheryl Boone Isaacs, public relations branch; and Phil Robinson, writers branch.
Returning to the board after a hiatus are: governors Caleb Deschanel, cinematographers branch; Edward Zwick, directors branch; Charles Bernstein, music branch; and Bill Taylor, visual effects branch.
The Academy’s 17 branches are each represented by three governors, who may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms.
Governors who were not up for re-election and who continue on the board are Ed Begley, Jr and [link...
- 7/18/2014
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Election results for the Academy's Board of Governors have been revealed for 2014-2015, yielding five first-timers and eight reelected incumbents. Additionally, four previous governors are returning to the Board. First-timers include Kate Amend (Documentary Branch), Daniel R. Fellman (Executives Branch), "Nebraska" producer Albert Berger (Producers Branch), Bob Rogers (Short Films and Feature Animation Branch) and "Aladdin" and "The Fifth Element" sound editor Mark Mangini (Sound Branch). Reelected are actress Annette Bening (Actors Branch), Lora Kennedy (Casting Directors Branch), "Inception" costumer Jeffrey Kurland (Costume Designers Branch), "Green Hornet" and "2 Guns" editor Michael Tronick (Film Editors Branch), Leonardo DiCaprio's hair stylist Kathryn Blondell (Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch), Academy President Cheryl Boone Isaacs (Public Relations Branch) and "Field of Dreams" writer/director Phil Robinson (Writers Branch). Governors returning after a hiatus are "Passion of the Christ" director of photography Caleb Deschanel (Cinematographers Branch), "Glory" and "Blood Diamond" director Edward Zwick (Directors...
- 7/18/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
Five first-time governors have been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors. In addition, eight incumbents have been reelected and four previous governors are returning to the Board.
The first-time governors are Kate Amend, Documentary Branch; Daniel R. Fellman, Executives Branch; Albert Berger, Producers Branch; Bob Rogers, Short Films and Feature Animation Branch; and Mark Mangini, Sound Branch.
The reelected governors are Annette Bening, Actors Branch; Lora Kennedy, Casting Directors Branch; Jeffrey Kurland, Costume Designers Branch; Rick Carter, Designers Branch; Michael Tronick, Film Editors Branch; Kathryn Blondell, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch; Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Public Relations Branch; and Phil Robinson, Writers Branch.
Returning to the Board after a hiatus are governors Caleb Deschanel, Cinematographers Branch; Edward Zwick, Directors Branch; Charles Bernstein, Music Branch; and Bill Taylor, Visual Effects Branch.
The Academy’s 17 branches are each represented by three governors, who may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms.
The first-time governors are Kate Amend, Documentary Branch; Daniel R. Fellman, Executives Branch; Albert Berger, Producers Branch; Bob Rogers, Short Films and Feature Animation Branch; and Mark Mangini, Sound Branch.
The reelected governors are Annette Bening, Actors Branch; Lora Kennedy, Casting Directors Branch; Jeffrey Kurland, Costume Designers Branch; Rick Carter, Designers Branch; Michael Tronick, Film Editors Branch; Kathryn Blondell, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch; Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Public Relations Branch; and Phil Robinson, Writers Branch.
Returning to the Board after a hiatus are governors Caleb Deschanel, Cinematographers Branch; Edward Zwick, Directors Branch; Charles Bernstein, Music Branch; and Bill Taylor, Visual Effects Branch.
The Academy’s 17 branches are each represented by three governors, who may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms.
- 7/18/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Alex Gibney, Rick Carter among Academy’s new Board of Governors members (photo: Alex Gibney) The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the names of the 2013-2014 Board of Governors contingent. As per the Academy’s press release, ten first-time governors have been elected this time around. Besides, eight current Board of Governors members have been reelected and one previous member is coming back. This year’s election increased the Academy’s Board of Governors from 43 to 48 members. The Academy’s release adds that AMPAS’s "16 branches, including the recently created Costume Designers Branch, are each represented by three governors, who may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms. For the first time, the Makeup Artists and Hairstylists Branch is represented by three governors; the branch was previously represented by one." First-time Board of Governors members The first-time governors are: Alex Gibney (Taxi to the Dark Side,...
- 7/19/2013
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Sony Pictures co-chairman Amy Pascal and Fox Searchlight co-president Nancy Utley are among 10 first-time members voted to the board of the Academy Of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences.
This year’s election increases the Academy’s governing body from 43 to 48.
The other inductees are: Judianna Makovsky and Deborah Nadoolman representing the costume designers branch; Rick Carter and Jan Pascale of the designers branch; Alex Gibney for documentary; Lynzee Klingman for film editors; and Kathryn Blondell and Bill Corso from the makeup artists and hairstylists branch.
The re-elected governors are: Ed Begley, Jr, actors branch; John Bailey, cinematographers; Kathryn Bigelow, directors; Charles Fox, music; Jon Bloom, short films and feature animation; Curt Behlmer, sound; Richard Edlund, Visual Effects; and Robin Swicord, writers.
Mark Johnson, representing the producers branch, returns to the board after a break.
The Academy’s 16 branches, including the recently created costume designers branch, are each represented by three governors, who may serve...
This year’s election increases the Academy’s governing body from 43 to 48.
The other inductees are: Judianna Makovsky and Deborah Nadoolman representing the costume designers branch; Rick Carter and Jan Pascale of the designers branch; Alex Gibney for documentary; Lynzee Klingman for film editors; and Kathryn Blondell and Bill Corso from the makeup artists and hairstylists branch.
The re-elected governors are: Ed Begley, Jr, actors branch; John Bailey, cinematographers; Kathryn Bigelow, directors; Charles Fox, music; Jon Bloom, short films and feature animation; Curt Behlmer, sound; Richard Edlund, Visual Effects; and Robin Swicord, writers.
Mark Johnson, representing the producers branch, returns to the board after a break.
The Academy’s 16 branches, including the recently created costume designers branch, are each represented by three governors, who may serve...
- 7/15/2013
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Amy Pascal/Co-Chairman of Sony Pictures Entertainment - Getty Images North America
Ten first-time governors have been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors. In addition, eight incumbents have been reelected and one previous governor is returning to the board. This year’s election increases the Academy’s governing body from 43 to 48.
The first-time governors are Judianna Makovsky and Deborah Nadoolman, representing the Costume Designers Branch; Rick Carter and Jan Pascale, Designers Branch; Alex Gibney, Documentary; Lynzee Klingman, Film Editors; Amy Pascal, Executives; Kathryn Blondell and Bill Corso, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists; and Nancy Utley, Public Relations.
The reelected governors are Ed Begley, Jr., Actors Branch; John Bailey, Cinematographers; Kathryn Bigelow, Directors; Charles Fox, Music; Jon Bloom, Short Films and Feature Animation; Curt Behlmer, Sound; Richard Edlund, Visual Effects; and Robin Swicord, Writers.
Mark Johnson, representing the Producers Branch, is returning to the board after a hiatus.
Ten first-time governors have been elected to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences Board of Governors. In addition, eight incumbents have been reelected and one previous governor is returning to the board. This year’s election increases the Academy’s governing body from 43 to 48.
The first-time governors are Judianna Makovsky and Deborah Nadoolman, representing the Costume Designers Branch; Rick Carter and Jan Pascale, Designers Branch; Alex Gibney, Documentary; Lynzee Klingman, Film Editors; Amy Pascal, Executives; Kathryn Blondell and Bill Corso, Makeup Artists and Hairstylists; and Nancy Utley, Public Relations.
The reelected governors are Ed Begley, Jr., Actors Branch; John Bailey, Cinematographers; Kathryn Bigelow, Directors; Charles Fox, Music; Jon Bloom, Short Films and Feature Animation; Curt Behlmer, Sound; Richard Edlund, Visual Effects; and Robin Swicord, Writers.
Mark Johnson, representing the Producers Branch, is returning to the board after a hiatus.
- 7/15/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Six first-time governors have been elected to the Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences . Dante Spinotti, representing the Cinematographers branch; Lisa Cholodenko, Directors branch; Dick Cook, Executives; John Knoll, Visual Effects; Scott Millan, Sound and Bill Condon, Writers. In addition, seven incumbents were reelected and three other motion picture professionals will return to the Board after a time away.
Returning to the board after a hiatus are Michael Mann, Directors; Arthur Hamilton, Music; and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers. Mann previously served from 2000 to 2006. Hamilton most recently served from 2008 to 2011, he has served a total of 33 years. Kennedy was on the board from 1994 to 1997 and again from 2002 to 2011.
The reelected governors are Tom Hanks, Actors; Jim Bissell, Designers; Rob Epstein, Documentary; Mark Goldblatt, Film Editors; Leonard Engelman, Makeup and Hairstylists; Rob Friedman, Public Relations and Bill Kroyer; Short Films & Feature Animation.
Fourteen of the Academy.s...
Returning to the board after a hiatus are Michael Mann, Directors; Arthur Hamilton, Music; and Kathleen Kennedy, Producers. Mann previously served from 2000 to 2006. Hamilton most recently served from 2008 to 2011, he has served a total of 33 years. Kennedy was on the board from 1994 to 1997 and again from 2002 to 2011.
The reelected governors are Tom Hanks, Actors; Jim Bissell, Designers; Rob Epstein, Documentary; Mark Goldblatt, Film Editors; Leonard Engelman, Makeup and Hairstylists; Rob Friedman, Public Relations and Bill Kroyer; Short Films & Feature Animation.
Fourteen of the Academy.s...
- 7/17/2012
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It Still seems way too early to be devoting time, energy and expense to the upcoming Christmas holidays and how you plan to see in 2012.
But if you are getting in that frame of mind, then feast your eyes on the special content trailer for romantic comedy New Year's Eve. It's included below along with the earlier trailer; some images from the film are also featured here.
Directed by Garry Marshall and sparkling with a stellar ensemble cast, it will kick off the festive season when it parties into UK cinemas on December 9 (which is usually when I start to think about Christmas, if not even later).
According to the official description, "New Year's Eve celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in the intertwining stories of couples and singles, told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year.
But if you are getting in that frame of mind, then feast your eyes on the special content trailer for romantic comedy New Year's Eve. It's included below along with the earlier trailer; some images from the film are also featured here.
Directed by Garry Marshall and sparkling with a stellar ensemble cast, it will kick off the festive season when it parties into UK cinemas on December 9 (which is usually when I start to think about Christmas, if not even later).
According to the official description, "New Year's Eve celebrates love, hope, forgiveness, second chances and fresh starts, in the intertwining stories of couples and singles, told amidst the pulse and promise of New York City on the most dazzling night of the year.
- 9/26/2011
- by David Bentley
- The Geek Files
www.hollywoodnews.com: Cinematographer Richard P. Crudo, producer Gale Anne Hurd, composer David Newman and film editor Michael Tronick make up this year’s first-time electees to Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors. In addition, seven incumbents were reelected and three other motion picture professionals will return to the Board after a time away.
The reelected governors are Craig Barron, Visual Effects; Annette Bening, Actors; Don Hall, Sound; Jeffrey Kurland, Art Directors; John Lasseter, Short Films and Feature Animation; Robert Rehme, Executives; and Phil Robinson, Writers.
Returning to the board after a hiatus are Michael Apted, Documentary; Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Public Relations; and Paul Mazursky, Directors. Apted previously served from 2002 to 2009. Isaacs served from 1988 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2009. Mazursky was on the board from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2006 to 2009.
Fourteen of the Academy’s 15 branches are represented by three governors, who may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms.
The reelected governors are Craig Barron, Visual Effects; Annette Bening, Actors; Don Hall, Sound; Jeffrey Kurland, Art Directors; John Lasseter, Short Films and Feature Animation; Robert Rehme, Executives; and Phil Robinson, Writers.
Returning to the board after a hiatus are Michael Apted, Documentary; Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Public Relations; and Paul Mazursky, Directors. Apted previously served from 2002 to 2009. Isaacs served from 1988 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2009. Mazursky was on the board from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2006 to 2009.
Fourteen of the Academy’s 15 branches are represented by three governors, who may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms.
- 6/24/2011
- by Josh Abraham
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that composer David Newman is among this year’s first-time electees to serve the Academy’s Board of Governors. He joins composers Bruce Broughton and Charles Fox as a governor for the Academy’s music branch. Fourteen of the Academy’s 15 branches are represented by three governors, who may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms. Terms are staggered so that each branch elects or reelects one governor each year. This year’s other new board members include cinematographer Richard P. Crudo, producer Gale Anne Hurd and film editor Michael Tronick.
- 6/24/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, which received some new blood this month with the appointment of Dawn Hudson as CEO, has added four first-time members to its Board of Governors, the ultimate decision-making body within the Academy. Cinematographer Richard P. Crudo, producer Gale Anne Hurd (left), composer David Newman and film editor Michael Tronick will join the 43-member board, which is made up of three representatives from 14 of the Academy's 15 branches, plus a single rep from the Makeup Artists & Hairstylists Branch. The number of first-time governors...
- 6/24/2011
- The Wrap
Returns Seven Incumbents
Beverly Hills, CA – Cinematographer Richard P. Crudo, producer Gale Anne Hurd, composer David Newman and film editor Michael Tronick make up this year.s first-time electees to Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Board of Governors. In addition, seven incumbents were reelected and three other motion picture professionals will return to the Board after a time away.
The reelected governors are Craig Barron, Visual Effects; Annette Bening, Actors; Don Hall, Sound; Jeffrey Kurland, Art Directors; John Lasseter, Short Films and Feature Animation; Robert Rehme, Executives; and Phil Robinson, Writers.
Returning to the board after a hiatus are Michael Apted, Documentary; Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Public Relations; and Paul Mazursky, Directors. Apted previously served from 2002 to 2009. Isaacs served from 1988 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2009. Mazursky was on the board from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2006 to 2009.
Fourteen of the Academy.s 15 branches are represented by three governors, who may...
Beverly Hills, CA – Cinematographer Richard P. Crudo, producer Gale Anne Hurd, composer David Newman and film editor Michael Tronick make up this year.s first-time electees to Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. Board of Governors. In addition, seven incumbents were reelected and three other motion picture professionals will return to the Board after a time away.
The reelected governors are Craig Barron, Visual Effects; Annette Bening, Actors; Don Hall, Sound; Jeffrey Kurland, Art Directors; John Lasseter, Short Films and Feature Animation; Robert Rehme, Executives; and Phil Robinson, Writers.
Returning to the board after a hiatus are Michael Apted, Documentary; Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Public Relations; and Paul Mazursky, Directors. Apted previously served from 2002 to 2009. Isaacs served from 1988 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2009. Mazursky was on the board from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2006 to 2009.
Fourteen of the Academy.s 15 branches are represented by three governors, who may...
- 6/24/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The board of governors are the real bosses at the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. They call the shots. They elect the president, who is now Tom Sherak, who oversees the actual Oscar show by hiring the producers and approving the hosts. They approved Sherak's choice of AMPAS's new co-chairmen, Dawn Hudson and Ric Robertson, to replace outgoing executive director Bruce Davis, as well as all new members and voting rules. So four new first-time governors--cinematographer Richard P. Crudo, producer Gale Anne Hurd, composer David Newman and film editor Michael Tronick--are joining this powerful group. Seven governors are staying on to serve on the board: VFX supervisor Craig Barron, actress Annette Bening, sound man Don Hall, art director Jeffrey Kurland, animation exec and ...
- 6/24/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Beverly Hills, CA – Cinematographer Richard P. Crudo, producer Gale Anne Hurd, composer David Newman, and film editor Michael Tronick make up this year’s first-time electees to Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ Board of Governors. In addition, seven incumbents were reelected and three other motion picture professionals will return to the Board after a time away. The reelected governors are Craig Barron, Visual Effects; Annette Bening, Actors; Don Hall, Sound; Jeffrey Kurland, Art Directors; John Lasseter, Short Films and Feature Animation; Robert Rehme, Executives; and Phil Robinson, Writers. Returning to the board after a hiatus are Michael Apted, Documentary; Cheryl Boone Isaacs, Public Relations; and Paul Mazursky, Directors. Apted previously served from 2002 to 2009. Isaacs served from 1988 to 1997 and again from 2000 to 2009. Mazursky was on the board from 1997 to 2000 and again from 2006 to 2009. Fourteen of the Academy’s 15 branches are represented by three governors, who may serve up to three consecutive three-year terms.
- 6/24/2011
- by NIKKI FINKE
- Deadline Hollywood
Jay Chou and Seth Rogen in The Green Hornet
Photo: Columbia Pictures I had no idea what to expect from The Green Hornet. What should we expect from a Michel Gondry-directed film written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express), starring Rogen and based on a pseudo-superhero from on old school radio series that went on to be a TV show starring Bruce Lee? There is no precedence for this kind of thing. It's an "accept it for what it is and hope for the best" scenario, and what it ends up being is a so-so film that doesn't fall flat on its face but has a hard time getting over its relatively interesting first third.
Probably the worst thing going for The Green Hornet is that much like Robert Downey Jr. in the recently released Due Date, its lead character is a bit of an ass.
Photo: Columbia Pictures I had no idea what to expect from The Green Hornet. What should we expect from a Michel Gondry-directed film written by Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express), starring Rogen and based on a pseudo-superhero from on old school radio series that went on to be a TV show starring Bruce Lee? There is no precedence for this kind of thing. It's an "accept it for what it is and hope for the best" scenario, and what it ends up being is a so-so film that doesn't fall flat on its face but has a hard time getting over its relatively interesting first third.
Probably the worst thing going for The Green Hornet is that much like Robert Downey Jr. in the recently released Due Date, its lead character is a bit of an ass.
- 1/14/2011
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The journey that brought The Green Hornet to the big screen is long and littered with a very varied selection of actors. At various points in the project’s development The Green Hornet was set to be played by George Clooney, Greg Kinnear, Jake Gyllenhaal and Mark Whalberg and almost filling the shoes once inhabited by Bruce Lee were Jason Scott Lee, Jet Li and Stephen Chow (who almost directed the film too).
Probably most famously a script by Kevin Smith was turned in and almost filmed but that project also fell apart (perhaps thankfully - the script wasn’t particularly good). Finally though The Green Hornet hits cinemas this week with Michel Gondry in the director’s chair and Seth Rogen and Jay Chou as the costumed crime-fighting duo.
The film opens with the introduction of the young Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) receiving a severe telling off by his...
Probably most famously a script by Kevin Smith was turned in and almost filmed but that project also fell apart (perhaps thankfully - the script wasn’t particularly good). Finally though The Green Hornet hits cinemas this week with Michel Gondry in the director’s chair and Seth Rogen and Jay Chou as the costumed crime-fighting duo.
The film opens with the introduction of the young Britt Reid (Seth Rogen) receiving a severe telling off by his...
- 1/10/2011
- by Craig Skinner
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Nothing can spot Green Hornet now! Ok, there’s actually probably tons of things that could continue to interfere with this production going smoothly. At least it looks like Seth Rogen is keeping the weight off! One thing that is interesting is Nic Cage (who Variety reported was signed up …) is still in negotiating to be the villain.
Here’s the news release …
A classic character of film, television, radio and comic books returns to the big screen in Columbia Pictures’ feature film The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen (Superbad, Knocked Up) as the vigilante crime-fighter. Production is underway on the Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) helmed film, which is produced by Neal H. Moritz (I Am Legend, The Fast and the Furious) and executive produced by Michael Grillo (The Accidental Tourist), Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express), Ori Marmur (Evan Almighty) and George W. Trendle,...
Here’s the news release …
A classic character of film, television, radio and comic books returns to the big screen in Columbia Pictures’ feature film The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen (Superbad, Knocked Up) as the vigilante crime-fighter. Production is underway on the Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) helmed film, which is produced by Neal H. Moritz (I Am Legend, The Fast and the Furious) and executive produced by Michael Grillo (The Accidental Tourist), Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express), Ori Marmur (Evan Almighty) and George W. Trendle,...
- 9/3/2009
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
The day that many thought might never come has finally arrived. "The Green Hornet," for all the roadblocks and pitfalls it experienced along the way, has begun production.
According to an announcement by Columbia Pictures, the Michel Gondry-directed, Seth Rogen-starring film has officially started production in Los Angeles, California.
The release date's change to December 17, 2010 is also confirmed by the press release, and while several long-rumored casting notes are also verified, there are some new additions as well.
As previously reported, Jay Chou has joined the cast as Kato and Cameron Diaz is also on board as Rogen's love interest. It also seems that Edward James Olmos's off-the-cuff remark about starring in "The Green Hornet" has panned out, as his name is listed amongst the credited actors.
Nicolas Cage, however, is only mentioned as being in negotiations for the movie—meaning his involvement isn't quite as set in stone as once believed.
According to an announcement by Columbia Pictures, the Michel Gondry-directed, Seth Rogen-starring film has officially started production in Los Angeles, California.
The release date's change to December 17, 2010 is also confirmed by the press release, and while several long-rumored casting notes are also verified, there are some new additions as well.
As previously reported, Jay Chou has joined the cast as Kato and Cameron Diaz is also on board as Rogen's love interest. It also seems that Edward James Olmos's off-the-cuff remark about starring in "The Green Hornet" has panned out, as his name is listed amongst the credited actors.
Nicolas Cage, however, is only mentioned as being in negotiations for the movie—meaning his involvement isn't quite as set in stone as once believed.
- 9/3/2009
- by Josh Wigler
- MTV Splash Page
It seems that Michel Gondry’s perpetually stalled Green Hornet film has finally started production. Several new names have been added and confirmed in the cast by the film’s press release. The first is Tom Wilkinson, from Gondry’s Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind and Michael Clayton. The second is David Harbour, of Quantum of Solace and Brokeback Mountain.
Also confirmed to be in the cast are Edward James Olmos and Nicolas Cage. The details of the press release, as revealed by Slashfilm, are as follows:
Culver City, Calif., September 2, 2009 – A classic character of film, television, radio and comic books returns to the big screen in Columbia Pictures’ feature film The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen (Superbad, Knocked Up) as the vigilante crime-fighter. Production is underway on the Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) helmed film, which is produced by Neal H. Moritz (I Am Legend,...
Also confirmed to be in the cast are Edward James Olmos and Nicolas Cage. The details of the press release, as revealed by Slashfilm, are as follows:
Culver City, Calif., September 2, 2009 – A classic character of film, television, radio and comic books returns to the big screen in Columbia Pictures’ feature film The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen (Superbad, Knocked Up) as the vigilante crime-fighter. Production is underway on the Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) helmed film, which is produced by Neal H. Moritz (I Am Legend,...
- 9/3/2009
- by John Cooper
- Atomic Popcorn
Given the trouble this production has had finding it’s director, Kato and struggling to reach pre-production, film fans will be thrilled to hear that production has now commenced on The Green Hornet! Check out the press release below, and check back for further updates!
Culver City, Calif., September 2, 2009 – A classic character of film, television, radio and comic books returns to the big screen in Columbia Pictures’ feature film The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen (Superbad, Knocked Up) as the vigilante crime-fighter. Production is underway on the Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) helmed film, which is produced by Neal H. Moritz (I Am Legend, The Fast and the Furious) and executive produced by Michael Grillo (The Accidental Tourist), Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express), Ori Marmur (Evan Almighty) and George W. Trendle, Jr. The screenplay is by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, based upon “The Green Hornet...
Culver City, Calif., September 2, 2009 – A classic character of film, television, radio and comic books returns to the big screen in Columbia Pictures’ feature film The Green Hornet, starring Seth Rogen (Superbad, Knocked Up) as the vigilante crime-fighter. Production is underway on the Michel Gondry (Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind) helmed film, which is produced by Neal H. Moritz (I Am Legend, The Fast and the Furious) and executive produced by Michael Grillo (The Accidental Tourist), Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg (Superbad, Pineapple Express), Ori Marmur (Evan Almighty) and George W. Trendle, Jr. The screenplay is by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, based upon “The Green Hornet...
- 9/3/2009
- by Craig Sharp
- FilmShaft.com
American Cinema Editors have announced 10 feature film nominations for the 58th annual ACE Eddie Awards, set for Feb. 16 at the Beverly Hilton.
Christopher Rouse for The Bourne Ultimatum, Jay Cassidy for Into the Wild, John Gilroy for Michael Clayton, Roderick Jaynes for No Country for Old Men and Dylan Tichenor for There Will Be Blood will compete for best edited dramatic feature.
Nominees for best edited feature, comedy or musical are Michael Tronick for Hairspray, Dana E. Glauberman for Juno, Craig Wood and Stephen Rivkin for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Darren Holmes for Ratatouille and Chris Lebenzon for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Two-thirds of the films that won Eddies during the past 15 years have also been best picture nominees.
Competing in the documentary category are Edgar Burcksen & Leonard Feinstein for Darfur Now, Leslie Iwerks & Stephen Myers for The Pixar Story and Geoffrey Richman, Chris Seward & Dan Swietlik for Sicko.
In television, the nominees for half-hour series are Ken Eluto for 30 Rock (The C Word episode), Shannon Mitchell for Californication (Hell-A Woman) and Grady Cooper for Curb Your Enthusiasm (The Bat Mitzvah). Contenders for their work on one-hour series for commercial TV are Norman Buckley for Chuck (Pilot), Malcolm Jamieson for Damages (Pilot) and Karen Stern for Law & Order: SVU (Paternity).
Stewart Schill for Dexter (It's Alive), David Siegel for Rome (De Patre Vostro) and Sidney Wolinsky for The Sopranos (Made in America) are nominated for one-hour series for non-commercial TV.
Christopher Rouse for The Bourne Ultimatum, Jay Cassidy for Into the Wild, John Gilroy for Michael Clayton, Roderick Jaynes for No Country for Old Men and Dylan Tichenor for There Will Be Blood will compete for best edited dramatic feature.
Nominees for best edited feature, comedy or musical are Michael Tronick for Hairspray, Dana E. Glauberman for Juno, Craig Wood and Stephen Rivkin for Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End, Darren Holmes for Ratatouille and Chris Lebenzon for Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street.
Two-thirds of the films that won Eddies during the past 15 years have also been best picture nominees.
Competing in the documentary category are Edgar Burcksen & Leonard Feinstein for Darfur Now, Leslie Iwerks & Stephen Myers for The Pixar Story and Geoffrey Richman, Chris Seward & Dan Swietlik for Sicko.
In television, the nominees for half-hour series are Ken Eluto for 30 Rock (The C Word episode), Shannon Mitchell for Californication (Hell-A Woman) and Grady Cooper for Curb Your Enthusiasm (The Bat Mitzvah). Contenders for their work on one-hour series for commercial TV are Norman Buckley for Chuck (Pilot), Malcolm Jamieson for Damages (Pilot) and Karen Stern for Law & Order: SVU (Paternity).
Stewart Schill for Dexter (It's Alive), David Siegel for Rome (De Patre Vostro) and Sidney Wolinsky for The Sopranos (Made in America) are nominated for one-hour series for non-commercial TV.
- 1/12/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
American Cinema Editors has added a number of elected officials to its board. Randy Roberts was elected vp, taking over for outgoing Michael Tronick, who completed his two-year term. Roberts previously sat on the ACE board and has served on several committees. Ed Abroms was re-elected as treasurer. Roberts and Abroms will work with continuing president Alan Heim and Christopher Cooke, who continues on as secretary. Jim Stewart is a first-time board member who joins returning members Lillian Benson, Edgar Burcksen, former ACE president Tina Hirsch, Allan Holzman, Stephen Lovejoy, Martin Nicholson, Ted Rich and Rick Shaine.
Having successfully reinvigorated the musty political thriller with The Bourne Identity, Doug Liman tries his hand at resuscitating the once-thriving urbane comedy genre, and the pyrotechnically enhanced upshot is a blast.
Expertly tossing off the type of well-sharpened banter that was the domain of Gable and Lombard and Tracy and Hepburn, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie -- no matter what their off-camera status -- make one swell combative couple.
While there are times when the film recalls the darkly comedic elements of The War of the Roses and Prizzi's Honor, the Liman variation has its very own sleek and sexy charm.
Robust reviews and strong word-of-mouth should help the 20th Century Fox release overcome some less-than-enthusiastic early buzz -- generated in part by those persistent Brad 'n' Angelina tabloid stories as well as murmurs about on-set tensions and those two weeks of reshoots -- and emerge as a solid, adult-skewing hit.
Things begin uneventfully enough in couples therapy, where John Smith (Pitt) and Jane Smith (Jolie) are responding to an unseen interrogator's questions regarding the quality of their marriage.
It seems that the Smiths have gotten into a bit of a rut on the domestic front, especially when compared with the way they met five or six years earlier (depending on whom you ask) in a mid-revolution Bogota, Colombia.
What each has yet to learn about the other is that both are highly trained assassins for competing interests. While they've never taken their work home with them, all is about to change when John and Jane end up in each other's cross hairs.
As irony would have it, their mutual mission is just the thing to put the spark back into their relationship -- and spark it does, to scorching effect.
Although the picture loses a bit of steam toward the end, even with those reshoots, it's still an enjoyable ride. Where other purported action comedies struggle to get the balance right, Liman, working from a script by Simon Kinberg that started out as a film school thesis project, achieves the tricky tone.
Strip away some of those high-tech flourishes and it could have easily been a Hitchcock vehicle. As it turns out, Hitch did direct a film titled Mr. & Mrs. Smith, a change-of-pace screwball comedy starring Lombard and Robert Montgomery, which is related to the current picture in name only.
No doubt Hitchcock would have enjoyed shooting two of the most photogenic actors on the planet who, incidentally, also happen to do some of their best work here.
Jolie, in a role that was once attached to Nicole Kidman, gets a chance to let her hair down and pitch those scary knives and caustic zingers with the same deadly aim, while Pitt is the loosest he's been since Snatch, to highly amusing effect.
Together, they handily navigate the film's constantly shifting character dynamics and several, precisely choreographed gunfights that play more like ballistic ballets.
And while it's mainly all about the Smiths, some choice screen time is reserved for Liman's Swingers star Vince Vaughn, entertaining as Pitt's mama's-boy business associate.
Technical attributes are appropriately zippy, from Bojan Bazelli's kinetic camerawork to editor Michael Tronick's tightly calibrated pacing.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
20th Century Fox
Regency Enterprises presents a New Regency production/a Summit Entertainment production/a Weed Road Pictures production.
Credits:
Director: Doug Liman
Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg
Producers: Arnon Milchan, Akiva Goldsman, Lucas Foster, Patrick Wachsberger, Eric McLeod
Executive producer: Erik Feig
Director of photography: Bojan Bazelli
Production designer: Jeff Mann
Editor: Michael Tronick
Costume designer: Michael Kaplan
Music: John Powell
Casting: Joseph Middleton, Michelle Morris Gertz
Cast:
John Smith: Brad Pitt
Jane Smith: Angelina Jolie
Eddie: Vince Vaughn
Benjamin Danz: Adam Brody
Jasmine: Kerry Washington
Father: Keith David
Martin Coleman: Chris Weitz
Suzy Coleman: Rachael Huntley
Leroy: Peter Lavin
MPAA rating: PG-13
Running time -- 120 minutes...
Expertly tossing off the type of well-sharpened banter that was the domain of Gable and Lombard and Tracy and Hepburn, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie -- no matter what their off-camera status -- make one swell combative couple.
While there are times when the film recalls the darkly comedic elements of The War of the Roses and Prizzi's Honor, the Liman variation has its very own sleek and sexy charm.
Robust reviews and strong word-of-mouth should help the 20th Century Fox release overcome some less-than-enthusiastic early buzz -- generated in part by those persistent Brad 'n' Angelina tabloid stories as well as murmurs about on-set tensions and those two weeks of reshoots -- and emerge as a solid, adult-skewing hit.
Things begin uneventfully enough in couples therapy, where John Smith (Pitt) and Jane Smith (Jolie) are responding to an unseen interrogator's questions regarding the quality of their marriage.
It seems that the Smiths have gotten into a bit of a rut on the domestic front, especially when compared with the way they met five or six years earlier (depending on whom you ask) in a mid-revolution Bogota, Colombia.
What each has yet to learn about the other is that both are highly trained assassins for competing interests. While they've never taken their work home with them, all is about to change when John and Jane end up in each other's cross hairs.
As irony would have it, their mutual mission is just the thing to put the spark back into their relationship -- and spark it does, to scorching effect.
Although the picture loses a bit of steam toward the end, even with those reshoots, it's still an enjoyable ride. Where other purported action comedies struggle to get the balance right, Liman, working from a script by Simon Kinberg that started out as a film school thesis project, achieves the tricky tone.
Strip away some of those high-tech flourishes and it could have easily been a Hitchcock vehicle. As it turns out, Hitch did direct a film titled Mr. & Mrs. Smith, a change-of-pace screwball comedy starring Lombard and Robert Montgomery, which is related to the current picture in name only.
No doubt Hitchcock would have enjoyed shooting two of the most photogenic actors on the planet who, incidentally, also happen to do some of their best work here.
Jolie, in a role that was once attached to Nicole Kidman, gets a chance to let her hair down and pitch those scary knives and caustic zingers with the same deadly aim, while Pitt is the loosest he's been since Snatch, to highly amusing effect.
Together, they handily navigate the film's constantly shifting character dynamics and several, precisely choreographed gunfights that play more like ballistic ballets.
And while it's mainly all about the Smiths, some choice screen time is reserved for Liman's Swingers star Vince Vaughn, entertaining as Pitt's mama's-boy business associate.
Technical attributes are appropriately zippy, from Bojan Bazelli's kinetic camerawork to editor Michael Tronick's tightly calibrated pacing.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith
20th Century Fox
Regency Enterprises presents a New Regency production/a Summit Entertainment production/a Weed Road Pictures production.
Credits:
Director: Doug Liman
Screenwriter: Simon Kinberg
Producers: Arnon Milchan, Akiva Goldsman, Lucas Foster, Patrick Wachsberger, Eric McLeod
Executive producer: Erik Feig
Director of photography: Bojan Bazelli
Production designer: Jeff Mann
Editor: Michael Tronick
Costume designer: Michael Kaplan
Music: John Powell
Casting: Joseph Middleton, Michelle Morris Gertz
Cast:
John Smith: Brad Pitt
Jane Smith: Angelina Jolie
Eddie: Vince Vaughn
Benjamin Danz: Adam Brody
Jasmine: Kerry Washington
Father: Keith David
Martin Coleman: Chris Weitz
Suzy Coleman: Rachael Huntley
Leroy: Peter Lavin
MPAA rating: PG-13
Running time -- 120 minutes...
- 6/23/2005
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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