Greg Kinnear is ready to tickle the ivories.
The Little Men actor is set to star in Piano Lessons, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Todd Garner and John Shestack are producing the drama, which will be directed by Ken Kwapis. David Diamond and David Weissman penned the script, which also includes three strong female roles yet to be cast.
The film stars Kinnear as a lawyer who goes to great lengths to save his relationship. After 20 years of marriage, he aims to prove his love to his wife, a music lover, by taking piano lessons from a free-spirited female teacher to learn...
The Little Men actor is set to star in Piano Lessons, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed.
Todd Garner and John Shestack are producing the drama, which will be directed by Ken Kwapis. David Diamond and David Weissman penned the script, which also includes three strong female roles yet to be cast.
The film stars Kinnear as a lawyer who goes to great lengths to save his relationship. After 20 years of marriage, he aims to prove his love to his wife, a music lover, by taking piano lessons from a free-spirited female teacher to learn...
- 3/23/2017
- by Ashley Lee
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Mariah Carey is in talks to play the mayor of Gotham City in the upcoming "The Lego Batman Movie" at Warner Bros. Pictures. Initial reports had her playing Commissioner Gordon, but that report has since been corrected.
Carey will join Ralph Fiennes (Alfred the Butler), Will Arnett (Batman), Michael Cera (Robin), Rosario Dawson (Batgirl) and Zach Galifianakis (The Joker) in the project which is a spin-off of last year's massive "The Lego Movie" success.
Chris McKay will direct from a script by Seth Grahame-Smith. The film is set to hit theaters February 10th 2017.
Carey is still attached to a Christmas themed movie pitch that New Line pre-emptively bought from RatPac Entertainment, writers David Diamond and David Weissman and producer Jon Shestack.
Source: Deadline...
Carey will join Ralph Fiennes (Alfred the Butler), Will Arnett (Batman), Michael Cera (Robin), Rosario Dawson (Batgirl) and Zach Galifianakis (The Joker) in the project which is a spin-off of last year's massive "The Lego Movie" success.
Chris McKay will direct from a script by Seth Grahame-Smith. The film is set to hit theaters February 10th 2017.
Carey is still attached to a Christmas themed movie pitch that New Line pre-emptively bought from RatPac Entertainment, writers David Diamond and David Weissman and producer Jon Shestack.
Source: Deadline...
- 11/9/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
It may be April, but evidently that.s not stopping New Line Cinemas from getting into the Christmas spirit. We know this because they have reportedly bought a pitch for an untitled Mariah Carey holiday movie. If the festive film isn.t entitled "All I Want For Christmas" then someone has made a huge mistake. Deadline was the first to report that the studio has purchased the idea from RatPac Entertainment . the production company created by Brett Ratner . and it.s believed that Mariah Carey will play a huge part in the film. But who is responsible? Well, it turns out that the hugely successful singer is behind the plan herself. Mariah Carey, who obviously has a thing for the Yuletide season, took her idea to Ratner herself. Clearly intrigued by the idea, Ratner got into contact with screenwriters David Diamond and David Weissman, as well as producer Jon Shestack.
- 4/8/2015
- cinemablend.com
Lock up the kids because RatPac Entertainment and New Line Cinema are teaming up for a project being dubbed the 'untitled Mariah Carey Christmas movie'.
David Diamond and David Weissman's pitch, an idea hatched by Carey herself and supported by filmmaker/producer Brett Ratner, deals with the theme of the ability of music to transport people back in time to find their truest feelings.
Producers are planning to include songs from Carey and other artists. Ratner and Jon Shestack are slated to produce.
Source: Variety...
David Diamond and David Weissman's pitch, an idea hatched by Carey herself and supported by filmmaker/producer Brett Ratner, deals with the theme of the ability of music to transport people back in time to find their truest feelings.
Producers are planning to include songs from Carey and other artists. Ratner and Jon Shestack are slated to produce.
Source: Variety...
- 4/7/2015
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: New Line has pre-emptively bought an untitled Mariah Carey Christmas pitch from RatPac Entertainment, writers David Diamond and David Weissman and producer Jon Shestack. The plan is for Carey to play a major role in the film. The project came about when Carey brought an idea to RatPac principal and her pal Brett Ratner for a movie about Christmas. The yuletide season is special for Carey, who wrote and performed “All I Want for Christmas Is You,” a 1994 tune…...
- 4/7/2015
- Deadline
CBS Films is moving forward quickly on a sequel to the "geriatric Hangover"-style comedy "Last Vegas".
David Diamond and David Weissman have been hired to pen the second installment, taking over from Dan Fogelman who wrote the first, while director Jon Turteltaub is being sought to return for the follow-up.
Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline are expected to be back for the sequel in which the quartet return to their old stomping grounds in Brooklyn.
They discover that borough has changed more than a little since the four grew up there. Laurence Mark and Amy Baer will also return as producers.
The first film became a surprise sleeper, nabbing $134 million at the global box-office and proving a strong performer on home video and VOD.
Source: Deadline...
David Diamond and David Weissman have been hired to pen the second installment, taking over from Dan Fogelman who wrote the first, while director Jon Turteltaub is being sought to return for the follow-up.
Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline are expected to be back for the sequel in which the quartet return to their old stomping grounds in Brooklyn.
They discover that borough has changed more than a little since the four grew up there. Laurence Mark and Amy Baer will also return as producers.
The first film became a surprise sleeper, nabbing $134 million at the global box-office and proving a strong performer on home video and VOD.
Source: Deadline...
- 7/23/2014
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
CBS Films is moving aggressively on a sequel to its biggest-grossing film Last Vegas. David Diamond & David Weissman have been hired to write the second installment of the Aarp comedy. The intent is to bring back director Jon Turteltaub, and the film’s stars Michael Douglas, Robert De Niro, Morgan Freeman and Kevin Kline. The sequel will focus on the quartet’s return to their old stomping grounds in Brooklyn. They discover that borough has changed more than a little since the four grew up there. Laurence Mark and Amy Baer will be returning as producers. Scripted by Dan Fogelman, Last […]...
- 7/23/2014
- Deadline
The story of activist group Act Up and its struggle with authority in the early years of Aids makes for a compelling and often moving documentary
"Plague!" howls screenwriter/playwright Larry Kramer like some Old Testament prophet in one of the many arresting moments from this urgent, heartbreaking, and ultimately empowering account of how Aids activists took control of their own destiny in the late 1980s when the Us government and health services failed to do so. Kramer is addressing an increasingly heated Act Up (Aids Coalition to Unleash Power) meeting, silencing those who have fallen into factional bickering with a voice which conjures up rage, anger and defiance.
Kramer's outburst is extraordinary, captured in grainy footage along with 700 hours of archive material (TV interviews, news broadcasts, reportage), through which director David France sifts to put us right there in the middle of the emerging struggle. What's even more remarkable...
"Plague!" howls screenwriter/playwright Larry Kramer like some Old Testament prophet in one of the many arresting moments from this urgent, heartbreaking, and ultimately empowering account of how Aids activists took control of their own destiny in the late 1980s when the Us government and health services failed to do so. Kramer is addressing an increasingly heated Act Up (Aids Coalition to Unleash Power) meeting, silencing those who have fallen into factional bickering with a voice which conjures up rage, anger and defiance.
Kramer's outburst is extraordinary, captured in grainy footage along with 700 hours of archive material (TV interviews, news broadcasts, reportage), through which director David France sifts to put us right there in the middle of the emerging struggle. What's even more remarkable...
- 11/10/2013
- by Mark Kermode
- The Guardian - Film News
For quite some time I've wanted to start a regular queer-themed column on Indiewire. The precursor to this idea -- at least in large part -- was written at last year's Sundance Film Festival. It was basically a personal essay reflecting on David Weissman's intensely affective documentary "We Were Here" (which had premiered at the festival) in relation to my own experiences with HIV/AIDS and the media. As that essay detailed, I come from a generation of queer men that largely found out about HIV/AIDS through the mainstream media. As a result, I had by my late teens developed a problematic, unnecessary fear of the virus (and a drastic lack of real knowledge regarding it) perpetuated by these largely ignorant media representations. But then I found my way to Gregg Araki's "The Living End," Peter Friedman and Tom Joslin's "Silverlake Life: The View From Here,...
- 11/30/2012
- by Peter Knegt
- Indiewire
Bravely ignoring the tide of indifference, the Police Academy remake continues to be a thing. The marginally well-remembered ‘80s comedy had all the star power of Goosebumps: Tower of Terror and Law & Order: Criminal Intent – The Video Game headliner, Steve Guttenberg, and that guy who does sound effects with his mouth.
Deadline reports that Jeremy Garelick has signed on to write the reimagining-vamp-boot-quel. Upon further inspection, it appears that Garelick™ is not studio-owned script producing software, but a writer, with produced movies (like The Break-Up and The Hangover) and everything. Garelick, who may not have gone to Hollywood hoping to be known as “the guy writing the Police Academy remake that they’re doing for some reason”, (but hey, everyone’s gotta make a living) will be taking a pass on a script already offered up by David Diamond and David Weissman.
The quantity of writers is surely a sign of the quality to come,...
Deadline reports that Jeremy Garelick has signed on to write the reimagining-vamp-boot-quel. Upon further inspection, it appears that Garelick™ is not studio-owned script producing software, but a writer, with produced movies (like The Break-Up and The Hangover) and everything. Garelick, who may not have gone to Hollywood hoping to be known as “the guy writing the Police Academy remake that they’re doing for some reason”, (but hey, everyone’s gotta make a living) will be taking a pass on a script already offered up by David Diamond and David Weissman.
The quantity of writers is surely a sign of the quality to come,...
- 6/7/2012
- by Liam Jose
- Boomtron
The trend of unwanted remakes continues, and the latest victim is a well-known ‘80s comedy. Deadline reports that screenwriter Jeremy Garelick (The Break-Up) has joined the effort to reboot Police Academy, the wacky franchise that spanned seven films and a TV series over the course of a decade — a very long, mostly Steve Guttenberg–less decade.
In the time since New Line announced the remake of the bumbling cop romp back in 2010, a screenplay was penned by David Diamond and David Weissman, but Garelick was –as happened on a little movie called The Hangover — hired for rewrites. In addition, Paul Maslansky, who produced the original series, will oversee the film, which is being helmed by first-time feature director Scott Zabielski; he was hired in January.
Despite the success of other recycling efforts, like 21 Jump Street, I don’t have much faith in this project. There’s not much more for...
In the time since New Line announced the remake of the bumbling cop romp back in 2010, a screenplay was penned by David Diamond and David Weissman, but Garelick was –as happened on a little movie called The Hangover — hired for rewrites. In addition, Paul Maslansky, who produced the original series, will oversee the film, which is being helmed by first-time feature director Scott Zabielski; he was hired in January.
Despite the success of other recycling efforts, like 21 Jump Street, I don’t have much faith in this project. There’s not much more for...
- 6/6/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Reports are doing the rounds that Jeremy Garelick is on board to do the screenwriting for the reboot which is dividing alot of opinion; Police Academy. his duties will involve re writes on the majority of the scripts which have been recently drafted by David Diamond and David Weissman. Scott Zabielskii will be directing in what will be his feature film debut. The original franchise of the hit comedy starred Steve Guttenberg, G.W. Bailey, Bobcat Goldthwait, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Marion Ramsey, Michael Winslow. Along the way future stars such as Kim Cattrall and Sharon Stone featured as the love interests for Guttenberg. Don’t know about you guys but I’m not looking forward to the reboot, let us know what you think….. Via Comingsoon.net...
- 6/5/2012
- by noreply@blogger.com (gercooney)
- www.themoviebit.com
Ahead of the trailer release tomorrow, Disney has unleashed four stills from its CG animated feature Wreck-It Ralph which is set in a world of arcade game characters.
Set photos from A Good Day to Die Hard, the all-star cast of Seth Rogen's The End of the World, and Natalie Portman and Christian Bale shooting Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups.
A motion poster from Sinister, one-sheets for Red Lights, Frankenweenie, The Campaign, Looper, 360, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Magic Mike.
"'The Break-Up' scribe Jeremy Garelick has signed on to perform re-writes on David Diamond and David Weissman's most recent draft of New Line’s reboot of the Police Academy franchise…" (full details)
"Clint Mansell has replaced the previously linked (but not confirmed) Philip Glass to deliver the score for Park Chan-Wook's English-language debut 'Stoker'…" (full details)
"'The Words' is...
Set photos from A Good Day to Die Hard, the all-star cast of Seth Rogen's The End of the World, and Natalie Portman and Christian Bale shooting Terrence Malick's Knight of Cups.
A motion poster from Sinister, one-sheets for Red Lights, Frankenweenie, The Campaign, Looper, 360, The Perks of Being a Wallflower and Magic Mike.
"'The Break-Up' scribe Jeremy Garelick has signed on to perform re-writes on David Diamond and David Weissman's most recent draft of New Line’s reboot of the Police Academy franchise…" (full details)
"Clint Mansell has replaced the previously linked (but not confirmed) Philip Glass to deliver the score for Park Chan-Wook's English-language debut 'Stoker'…" (full details)
"'The Words' is...
- 6/5/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
Exclusive: The Break-Up scribe Jeremy Garelick has come aboard New Line’s reboot of the Police Academy franchise that launched in the 1980s and spanned seven films through the mid-’90s. The comedy, once again produced by Paul Maslansky, picks up the tale of a group of bumbling police recruits. David Diamond and David Weissman wrote the most recent draft. Garelick, who did extensive rewrites on The Hangover, is separately rewriting Sick Day for Universal and Imagine. He’s attached to direct that film. Police Academy will be directed by Scott Zabielski, who’s making his feature debut after helming TV episodes that include Tosh.O. Garelick’s repped by UTA and Principato-Young, while Zabielski is repped by UTA and Underground.
- 6/5/2012
- by MIKE FLEMING
- Deadline
It’s been a couple of years since we've heard any solid reports on the Police Academy reboot that has been threatening to crawl out of development and worry our cinemas. It’s mostly still sitting in the script swamps, but now The Break-Up’s Jeremy Garelick has been hired to take another crack at it.Though talk had previously been about original series star Steve Guttenberg and some of the old crew reuniting for yet another movie, the current plan is to go back to the drawing board on the first movie’s concept, which saw the titular training facility throwing its doors open to all and the resulting crop of bumbling recruits saving the day. That 1984 original went on to spawn six sequels and a couple of TV shows, so New Line is naturally eager to tap that vein again. David Diamond and David Weissman had written the...
- 6/5/2012
- EmpireOnline
The Break-Up screenwriter Jeremy Garelick has been brought aboard New Line's reboot of the Police Academy franchise, Deadline reports. He'll perform rewrites on the current script, most recently drafted by David Diamond and David Weissman. Scott Zabielski, best known for producing and directing episodes of "Tosh.0," will be making his feature film debut as the project's director. The original seven-film comedy series starred actors such Steve Guttenberg, G.W. Bailey, Bobcat Goldthwait, Bubba Smith, David Graf, Marion Ramsey, Michael Winslow, Kim Cattrall and Sharon Stone and detailed the comical misadventures of police training.
- 6/5/2012
- Comingsoon.net
Michel Hazanavicius' "The Artist" was the big winner at the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards. The black-and-white silent film took home Best Feature, Director for Hazanavicius, Best Male Lead for Jean Dujardin, and Best Cinematography for Guillaume Schiffman.
In the performance categories, Michelle Williams took home the Best Female Lead award for her Marilyn Monroe portrayal in "My Week with Marilyn." Shailene Woodley, snubbed by the Academy for her memorable performance as George Clooney's daughter in "The Descendants," won Best Supporting Actress while Oscar frontrunner, Christopher Plummer, received the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in "Beginners."
Held on Santa Monica Beach and hosted by Seth Rogen, the 27th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be broadcast by IFC at 10 p.m. Pst/Est.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature
50/50 - Producers: Evan Goldberg, Ben Karlin, Seth Rogen...
In the performance categories, Michelle Williams took home the Best Female Lead award for her Marilyn Monroe portrayal in "My Week with Marilyn." Shailene Woodley, snubbed by the Academy for her memorable performance as George Clooney's daughter in "The Descendants," won Best Supporting Actress while Oscar frontrunner, Christopher Plummer, received the Best Supporting Actor award for his performance in "Beginners."
Held on Santa Monica Beach and hosted by Seth Rogen, the 27th Film Independent Spirit Awards will be broadcast by IFC at 10 p.m. Pst/Est.
Here's the complete list of winners (highlighted) and nominees of the Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature
50/50 - Producers: Evan Goldberg, Ben Karlin, Seth Rogen...
- 2/26/2012
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
Jean Dujardin, Bérénice Bejo, The Artist The Artist, Jean Dujardin, Michelle Williams: Spirit Award Winners Best Feature (Award given to the producer) 50/50 Producers: Evan Goldberg, Ben Karlin, Seth Rogen Beginners Producers: Miranda de Pencier, Lars Knudsen, Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech, Jay Van Hoy Drive Producers: Michel Litvak, John Palermo, Marc Platt, Gigi Pritzker, Adam Siegel Take Shelter Producers: Tyler Davidson, Sophia Lin * The Artist Producer: Thomas Langmann The Descendants Producers: Jim Burke, Alexander Payne, Jim Taylor Best Director * Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Mike Mills – Beginners Jeff Nichols – Take Shelter Alexander Payne – The Descendants Nicolas Winding Refn – Drive Best Screenplay Joseph Cedar – Footnote Michel Hazanavicius – The Artist Tom McCarthy – Win Win Mike Mills – Beginners * Alexander Payne, Nat Faxon & Jim Rash – The Descendants Best International Film (Award given to the director) * A Separation (Iran) Director: Asghar Farhadi Melancholia (Denmark, Sweden, France, Germany) Director: Lars von Trier Shame (UK) Director: Steve McQueen...
- 2/25/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
Each week within this column Spirit Award voter & film critic Kristy Puchko will offer a keen insight on a new selection of nominees for the 2012 Spirit Awards, along with any garnered behind-the-scenes exclusives. The Spirit Awards will air February 25th @10Pm on IFC.
Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to be truly surprised by some of this films I saw, but this week was submerged in a bittersweet atmosphere as my quest to see all the Spirit Awards 2012 nominees drew to a close. Part of me is admittedly relieved, as many of these films have been pretty emotionally wrecking, and I must confess craving some more mindless movie fare. Yet I will miss sitting among such a wonderfully engaged audience on a nightly basis. This is a viewing experience not guaranteed in movie theaters and screening rooms, and I will miss the certainty that those with whom I share the darkness of the venue,...
Last week I had the wonderful opportunity to be truly surprised by some of this films I saw, but this week was submerged in a bittersweet atmosphere as my quest to see all the Spirit Awards 2012 nominees drew to a close. Part of me is admittedly relieved, as many of these films have been pretty emotionally wrecking, and I must confess craving some more mindless movie fare. Yet I will miss sitting among such a wonderfully engaged audience on a nightly basis. This is a viewing experience not guaranteed in movie theaters and screening rooms, and I will miss the certainty that those with whom I share the darkness of the venue,...
- 2/14/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Tom Cullen, Chris New, Weekend The Gay & Lesbian Entertainment Critics Association has announced its list of Dorian Award nominations for film, television, and pop figures in various categories. Though dominated by movies and characters featuring/playing gays/lesbians/bisexuals/etc., the Gay & Lesbian Critics have made some eclectic choices. [Full list of Gay & Lesbian Critics' nominations.] For Film of the Year, for instance, only Andrew Haigh's romantic drama Weekend could be considered a "gay movie." Pedro Almodóvar's mystery melodrama The Skin I Live In does play with the issue of gender identity, but it's not exactly about it. The other nominees — Woody Allen's Midnight in Paris, Michel Hazanavicius' The Artist, Alexander Payne's The Descendants, and Terrence Malick's The Tree of Life — focus on other issues. On the other hand, the Performance of the Year category mostly consists of non-heterosexuals: Christopher Plummer, who plays Ewan McGregor's gay father in Mike Mills...
- 1/12/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Scott Zabielski will direct New Line's reboot of the "Police Academy" franchise. According to Variety, this will be Zabielski's feature directorial debut after having directed several episodes of Comedy Central's "Tosh.0."Zabielski also has real police training as he is a reserve police officer in West Hollywood. Original "Police Academy" producer Paul Maslansky is returning to produce the reboot.David Diamond and David Weissman wrote the script.Production is expected to start this year once the film has been cast."Academy" was a seven-film comedy series from Warner Bros. that revolved around the premise of a new mayor announcing a policy requiring the police department to accept all willing recruits. The series followed a group of misfit recruits in their attempts to prove themselves...
- 1/11/2012
- by Adnan Tezer
- Monsters and Critics
New Line is set to give Police Academy the remake treatment. Variety reports that Tosh.0's Scott Zabielski is making his feature film directorial debut. He won the coveted gig over more experienced directors, after completing actual police academy training as a reserve officer in West Hollywood. The script was co-written by David Diamond and David Weissman. The film's original producer, Paul Maslansky, is returning to produce the remake. Production is expected to begin next year, after casting is completed.
The original was a box office success when it was released in 1984. It stayed atop the box office for three weeks and then dropped down a slot. It regained the top spot for it's fifth and sixth weekends and continued doing well throughout the summer. The film grossed more than $81 million domestically, even though it never showed on more than 1,587 screens.
I fell in love with the characters in this...
The original was a box office success when it was released in 1984. It stayed atop the box office for three weeks and then dropped down a slot. It regained the top spot for it's fifth and sixth weekends and continued doing well throughout the summer. The film grossed more than $81 million domestically, even though it never showed on more than 1,587 screens.
I fell in love with the characters in this...
- 1/10/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
I am willing to bet the very little money that comes from this site that the silly, comedic action comedy that will be the remake of 21 Jump Street is why the following news has happened.
Variety is reporting that “longtime “Tosh.0″ helmer Scott Zabielski will make his feature directorial debut with New Line’s remake of Police Academy.”
The trade tells us that one of the reasons he beat out several more experienced directors was because he had actually gone through actual police academy training as a reserve officer in West Hollywood. That’s great and I am sure he will do something fun with the material but do we really need this? Reno 911 and Super Troopers didn’t add enough to the goofy police ensemble comedies? The Other Guys and now Jump Street aren’t enough? Does anyone remember that National Security movie with Martin Lawrence?
This original but...
Variety is reporting that “longtime “Tosh.0″ helmer Scott Zabielski will make his feature directorial debut with New Line’s remake of Police Academy.”
The trade tells us that one of the reasons he beat out several more experienced directors was because he had actually gone through actual police academy training as a reserve officer in West Hollywood. That’s great and I am sure he will do something fun with the material but do we really need this? Reno 911 and Super Troopers didn’t add enough to the goofy police ensemble comedies? The Other Guys and now Jump Street aren’t enough? Does anyone remember that National Security movie with Martin Lawrence?
This original but...
- 1/10/2012
- by Kevin Coll
- FusedFilm
Veteran reality TV director and producer Scott Zabielski earned a loyal following as the director of the Comedy Central series Tosh.O, featuring comedian Daniel Tosh selecting the craziest footage from the web. Zabielski looked to put his comic skills to good use reviving the long-running Police Academy franchise, last seen in 1994’s Police Academy: Mission to Moscow. Variety reported today that Zabielski won over a number of veteran directors all anxious to reboot the comedy franchise they grew up watching. David Diamond and David Weissman wrote the redo script with original Police Academy producer Paul Masiansky returning for the reboot.
- 1/9/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Veteran reality TV director and producer Scott Zabielski earned a loyal following as the director of the Comedy Central series Tosh.O, featuring comedian Daniel Tosh selecting the craziest footage from the web. Zabielski looked to put his comic skills to good use reviving the long-running Police Academy franchise, last seen in 1994’s Police Academy: Mission to Moscow. Variety reported today that Zabielski won over a number of veteran directors all anxious to reboot the comedy franchise they grew up watching. David Diamond and David Weissman wrote the redo script with original Police Academy producer Paul Masiansky returning for the reboot.
- 1/9/2012
- Upcoming-Movies.com
My Week with Marilyn: actress Michelle Williams, director Simon Curtis The Artist topped the Top Ten Movies of 2011 list compiled by the San Francisco Chronicle's Mick Lasalle. Michel Hazanavicius' French-made comedy-drama set in Hollywood at the dawn of the sound era has been a critical favorite. The Artist, which stars Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo, is also a front-runner for the 2012 Academy Awards. Among the surprises in Lasalle's list — as in, movies that haven't received very much praise elsewhere — are: Simon Curtis' My Week with Marilyn, set during the time Marilyn Monroe was working with Laurence Olivier on Olivier's The Prince and the Showgirl in the late '50s; Alain Corneau's last film (Corneau died in August 2010), Crime d'amour / Love Crime, a psychological crime drama starring Kristin Scott Thomas as a ruthless executive and Ludivine Sagnier as her naive assistant; and the Anne Hathaway-Jim Sturgess romantic drama One Day,...
- 1/2/2012
- by Steve Montgomery
- Alt Film Guide
[1] Year-end top 10 lists can get pretty mind-numbing, as you see the same titles crop up again and again and again... and again, but filmmaker John Waters has set himself apart by both by posting his a bit early and by, oh yeah, being John Waters. You wouldn't seriously expect the man who gave us Pink Flamingos, Female Trouble, and Hairspray to just name War Horse and The Artist like everrrrrrryone else, would you? No, Waters' tastes tend toward more unconventional choices, like Kaboom, Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives, and Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (seriously), with Pedro Almodovar's The Skin I Live In topping the list. Read the top 10 after the jump. Waters published his list in Artforum [2] (via First Showing [3]), along with brief explanations for his picks: 1. The Skin I Live In (Pedro Almodóvar) 2. Mildred Pierce (Todd Haynes) 3. Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (Jon M. Chu...
- 12/10/2011
- by Angie Han
- Slash Film
In his powerful documentary "We Were Here," filmmaker David Weissman ("The Cockettes") chronicles the arrival of AIDS in San Francisco and its subsequent aftermath through the eyes of five individuals who were witnesses to history. It world premiered at Sundance earlier this year (where Iw's Peter Knegt proclaimed it to be "one of the standout films at the festival") and hits VOD this Friday, Dec. 9. It's our pick of the week. Weissman caught up with Indiewire to discuss his personal connection to the documentary and the impact it's had on the San Francisco community and abroad. So you moved to San Francisco in 1976. What were your first impressions of the city? I was in Venice Beach in the mid ‘70s, which was a wonderful place to be in those years, but it was changing. I hadn’t entirely found my circle. In San Francisco, I realized when I got there...
- 12/6/2011
- Indiewire
There oughta be a law. Just as it should be illegal for sprawling malls and the Walgreen's on the corner to barf up Christmas decorations before Thanksgiving, so, too, should critics organizations and other awards-giving bodies be banned from opening the season until Artforum posts John Waters's annual "Best Films of 2011" list on December 1. Tradition, people.
Today's the day, and since it's also World Aids Day, I'm choosing his #9 as a sample quote: "We Were Here (David Weissman) Half my friends died of AIDS, so this simple and painfully told doc on the disastrous epidemic's effect on San Francisco is personal. If you don't sob watching, maybe you should be dead too."
Joining Waters on the same page this year is Ed Halter, founder and director of Light Industry and — whoa — a co-curator of the film and video program for the 2012 Whitney Biennial, opening March 1. His #1: "Inkblot films...
Today's the day, and since it's also World Aids Day, I'm choosing his #9 as a sample quote: "We Were Here (David Weissman) Half my friends died of AIDS, so this simple and painfully told doc on the disastrous epidemic's effect on San Francisco is personal. If you don't sob watching, maybe you should be dead too."
Joining Waters on the same page this year is Ed Halter, founder and director of Light Industry and — whoa — a co-curator of the film and video program for the 2012 Whitney Biennial, opening March 1. His #1: "Inkblot films...
- 12/1/2011
- MUBI
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, announced nominations for the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards this morning. Anthony Mackie and Kate Beckinsale served as presenters. Nominees for Best Feature include 50/50, Beginners, Drive, Take Shelter, The Artist and The Descendants.
Margin Call was selected to receive the annual Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
“The Film Independent Spirit Awards recognize the finest artistic achievements across the broad spectrum of independent filmmaking.from emerging talent working on a shoestring budget to established auteurs,” said Film Independent Senior Director Sean Mc Manus. “The 2012 nominees tell their stories in such an authentic way and reflect the inclusive nature of the independent filmmaking community. We are delighted to support them and expand the audience for their work.”
2012 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature (Award given to the Producer,...
Margin Call was selected to receive the annual Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
“The Film Independent Spirit Awards recognize the finest artistic achievements across the broad spectrum of independent filmmaking.from emerging talent working on a shoestring budget to established auteurs,” said Film Independent Senior Director Sean Mc Manus. “The 2012 nominees tell their stories in such an authentic way and reflect the inclusive nature of the independent filmmaking community. We are delighted to support them and expand the audience for their work.”
2012 Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations
Best Feature (Award given to the Producer,...
- 11/29/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Artist, Take Shelter, and the other nominations for the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards have been announced. The 27th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards “are awards dedicated to independent filmmakers. Winners were typically presented with acrylic glass pyramids containing suspended shoestrings representing the paltry budgets of independent films…The Independent Spirit Awards are presented by Film Independent, a non-profit organization dedicated to independent film and independent filmmakers…The Spirit Awards Nominating Committees selected nominees from 277 submissions this year and applied the following guidelines in determining the nominations: uniqueness of vision, original and provocative subject matter, economy of means (with particular attention paid to total production cost & individual compensation), and percentage of financing from independent sources.”
This year’s award ceremony will be held on February 25, 2012 “at the beach in Santa Monica and broadcast by IFC.”
The full listing of the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations is below.
Best Feature (Award...
This year’s award ceremony will be held on February 25, 2012 “at the beach in Santa Monica and broadcast by IFC.”
The full listing of the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards nominations is below.
Best Feature (Award...
- 11/29/2011
- by filmbook
- Film-Book
It’s that time of year for various organizations to recognize some of the best films of 2011. Some of these awards are lesser known, but the Film Independent Spirit Awards, is not one of them. Film Independent which also helps produce the Los Angeles Film Festival has announced the 2012 Spirit Award Nominees.
Margin Call was selected to receive the annual Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
Having seen Win Win the other day, I really hope that Tom McCarthy wins the award for Best Screenplay, but it will be hard to take the win, especially with the momentum that The Descendants and The Artist are having. As for other films, its no surprise to see 50/50, Drive, Beginners, and the aforementioned The Artist and The Descendants as the nominees for Best Feature. The Spirit Award nominees is just one of the...
Margin Call was selected to receive the annual Robert Altman Award, which is bestowed upon one film’s director, casting director and ensemble cast.
Having seen Win Win the other day, I really hope that Tom McCarthy wins the award for Best Screenplay, but it will be hard to take the win, especially with the momentum that The Descendants and The Artist are having. As for other films, its no surprise to see 50/50, Drive, Beginners, and the aforementioned The Artist and The Descendants as the nominees for Best Feature. The Spirit Award nominees is just one of the...
- 11/29/2011
- by Mike Lee
- FusedFilm
"The Artist" and "Take Shelter" scored the most nominations for the Film Independent's Spirit Awards announced today. Each film received five nods while "Beginners," "Drive," "The Descendants," and "Martha Marcy May Marlene" each received four nominations.
The Spirit Award prides itself in honoring American-made films that are budgeted at under $20 million. Read the nominations below. The winners will be announced at the 27th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony on Feb. 25th. You can see the festivities on IFC.
And here are the nominees for the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature (Award given to the Producer)
50/50 - Ben Karlin, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
Beginners - Miranda de Pencier, Lars Knudsen, Jan Van Hoy, Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech
Drive - Michel Litvak, John Palermo, Marc Platt, Gigi Pritzker, Adam Siegel
Take Shelter - Tyler Davidson, Sophia Lin
The Artist - Thomas Langmann, Emmanuel Montamat
The Descendants - Jim Burke, Alexander Payne,...
The Spirit Award prides itself in honoring American-made films that are budgeted at under $20 million. Read the nominations below. The winners will be announced at the 27th Annual Film Independent Spirit Awards ceremony on Feb. 25th. You can see the festivities on IFC.
And here are the nominees for the 2012 Film Independent Spirit Awards:
Best Feature (Award given to the Producer)
50/50 - Ben Karlin, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen
Beginners - Miranda de Pencier, Lars Knudsen, Jan Van Hoy, Leslie Urdang, Dean Vanech
Drive - Michel Litvak, John Palermo, Marc Platt, Gigi Pritzker, Adam Siegel
Take Shelter - Tyler Davidson, Sophia Lin
The Artist - Thomas Langmann, Emmanuel Montamat
The Descendants - Jim Burke, Alexander Payne,...
- 11/29/2011
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
David Weissman feels that as a person who was living in San Francisco during the early 1980s AIDS epidemic, he has a mission. “It’s the obligation of people like me who lived through that time to tell their story,” he said. Weissman has completed his part of the obligation by directing (along with Bill Weber) and producing “We Were Here,” a documentary focusing on four individuals–Paul Boneberg, the executive director of the Glbt Historical Society; Guy Clark, a florist in the Castro district; Daniel Goldstein, an artist; Ed Wolf, a healthcare worker and Eileen Glutzer, a nurse who was on the front lines during the beginning of the outbreak in...
- 11/29/2011
- by monique
- ShockYa
Take Shelter (15)
(Jeff Nichols, 2011, Us) Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Tova Stewart. 121 mins.
After a year-long disaster-movie onslaught, apocalypse fatigue could well be setting in, but this one's worth the extra effort – particularly since it's less about the end of the world than the threat of it. That plays large in the mind of Shannon's modern-day Midwestern Noah, who sets about building his underground ark. His wife worries more about his mental health, and their day-to-day problems. Brilliantly constructed and performed, it's a domestic saga infused with haunting, unnamed dread.
50/50 (15)
(Jonathan Levine, 2011, Us) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick. 100 mins.
The Knocked Up of cancer movies? Not quite, but this is funnier and more frank than most terminal illness movies. Gordon-Levitt is a potential victim, to whom Rogen offers blokey support.
The Deep Blue Sea (12A)
(Terence Davies, 2011, UK) Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston. 98 mins.
Davies again recreates postwar Britain, this...
(Jeff Nichols, 2011, Us) Michael Shannon, Jessica Chastain, Tova Stewart. 121 mins.
After a year-long disaster-movie onslaught, apocalypse fatigue could well be setting in, but this one's worth the extra effort – particularly since it's less about the end of the world than the threat of it. That plays large in the mind of Shannon's modern-day Midwestern Noah, who sets about building his underground ark. His wife worries more about his mental health, and their day-to-day problems. Brilliantly constructed and performed, it's a domestic saga infused with haunting, unnamed dread.
50/50 (15)
(Jonathan Levine, 2011, Us) Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Anna Kendrick. 100 mins.
The Knocked Up of cancer movies? Not quite, but this is funnier and more frank than most terminal illness movies. Gordon-Levitt is a potential victim, to whom Rogen offers blokey support.
The Deep Blue Sea (12A)
(Terence Davies, 2011, UK) Rachel Weisz, Tom Hiddleston. 98 mins.
Davies again recreates postwar Britain, this...
- 11/26/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
An invigoratingly positive take on a very gloomy time – the Aids epidemic in 80s San Francisco
A heartfelt, teary-eyed look back at the ravages the Aids virus wreaked on early 1980s San Francisco, where thousands of gay men died within a few short years before prevention education and community activism helped slow the devastation. Director David Weissman's method is to mix archive footage with the recollections of five people (four men, one woman) who withstood the crisis; bolstered by weary hindsight, what's most effectively communicated is the panic and chaos in the very first months of the epidemic, when medics and civilians were equally baffled as to what was behind the lightning spread of hitherto rare diseases: pneumocystis pneumonia and Kaposi's sarcoma among them. Even if, understandably, it's a little inward-looking (the ongoing disaster in Africa gets barely a mention), as a slice of social history, We Were Here...
A heartfelt, teary-eyed look back at the ravages the Aids virus wreaked on early 1980s San Francisco, where thousands of gay men died within a few short years before prevention education and community activism helped slow the devastation. Director David Weissman's method is to mix archive footage with the recollections of five people (four men, one woman) who withstood the crisis; bolstered by weary hindsight, what's most effectively communicated is the panic and chaos in the very first months of the epidemic, when medics and civilians were equally baffled as to what was behind the lightning spread of hitherto rare diseases: pneumocystis pneumonia and Kaposi's sarcoma among them. Even if, understandably, it's a little inward-looking (the ongoing disaster in Africa gets barely a mention), as a slice of social history, We Were Here...
- 11/25/2011
- by Andrew Pulver
- The Guardian - Film News
★★★★☆ Directors David Weissman and Bill Weber (The Cockettes [2002]) return to screens this week with the powerful and moving AIDS focused documentary We Were Here (2011), set during the 1970s and 80s in the liberal Us city of San Francisco. Drawing on intimate interviews from people who moved to San Francisco in the early 70s, we are introduced to those who first came face-to-face with what would become one of the most terrifying pandemics of the 20th century.
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- 11/24/2011
- by Daniel Green
- CineVue
Documentaries have come a long way in the past twenty years, especially in the past decade. Ten years ago, I would have been at a loss for words had you asked me to name ten “great” documentaries released in a single year. Documentary film has developed into a popular and visible form of entertainment, while having a bigger effect on society, usually addressing important issues with the goal of informing the public and pushing for social change.
The shortlist of documentary nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were announced recently. As expected, many bloggers have commented on their disappointment with the number of misfires. I doubt that these same bloggers have seen the majority of the films listed, so it is a bit unfair that they presume these 15 titles aren’t worthy of consideration. With that said, I can say that two of the best films I’ve seen...
The shortlist of documentary nominees for the 84th Annual Academy Awards were announced recently. As expected, many bloggers have commented on their disappointment with the number of misfires. I doubt that these same bloggers have seen the majority of the films listed, so it is a bit unfair that they presume these 15 titles aren’t worthy of consideration. With that said, I can say that two of the best films I’ve seen...
- 11/22/2011
- by Ricky
- SoundOnSight
Asif Kapadia's film about the Formula One driver is among the documentaries not to make the Academy Award shortlist
It may have taken a victory lap at the box office, but Senna, Asif Kapadia's documentary on the Brazilian Formula One racing driver, won't even be on the starting grid at next year's Oscars.
Kapadia's film is not on the list of nominations that will go on to the next stage of the competition for the best documentary Oscar at the 84th Academy Awards. Other critically acclaimed films, including Steve James's The Interrupters, which follows a group of former gangsters trying to prevent violence in Chicago, and Werner Herzog's death-row documentary Into the Abyss, have also been eliminated.
Published late last week, the list, whittled down from 124 entrants by the Academy's documentary branch screening committee, gives the go ahead to 15 titles. Among them are Wim Wender's Pina – a...
It may have taken a victory lap at the box office, but Senna, Asif Kapadia's documentary on the Brazilian Formula One racing driver, won't even be on the starting grid at next year's Oscars.
Kapadia's film is not on the list of nominations that will go on to the next stage of the competition for the best documentary Oscar at the 84th Academy Awards. Other critically acclaimed films, including Steve James's The Interrupters, which follows a group of former gangsters trying to prevent violence in Chicago, and Werner Herzog's death-row documentary Into the Abyss, have also been eliminated.
Published late last week, the list, whittled down from 124 entrants by the Academy's documentary branch screening committee, gives the go ahead to 15 titles. Among them are Wim Wender's Pina – a...
- 11/22/2011
- by Henry Barnes
- The Guardian - Film News
The West Memphis Three: Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky's Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory AIDS, American football, horses, the environment, war, the American Injustice System, Harry Belafonte. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 15 semi-finalists for the 2012 Best Documentary Feature Academy Award. Included on the list are James Marsh's Project Nim, a nominee for the British Independent Film Awards; Wim Wenders' Pina, Germany's submission for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar; and Cindy Meehl's Buck, about the man who inspired the book The Horse Whisperer and the ensuing Robert Redford movie. Now, before anyone freaks out because of the inclusion of Undefeated: rest assured that this is Dan Lindsay and T. J. Martin's documentary about underprivileged football players — Lindsay and Martin's effort has nothing to do with the Sarah Palin movie The Undefeated, a shoo-in Razzie nominee. Lorenz Knauer's Jane's Journey,...
- 11/20/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
The florist who survived San Francisco's Aids epidemic, a triumph for Iranian cinema, and a lifetime achievement gong for Stephen Frears
He's still there
One of the most charismatic characters I've seen all year is in the wistful documentary We Were Here. The film, directed by David Weissman, looks back at how the Aids epidemic swept through San Francisco's gay community in the early 1980s. The story is told through the testimonies of a few survivors, people who were in the city's Castro neighbourhood, before the "gay plague" hit, and are still there now. One such man is Guy Clark, an African American who came to San Francisco in the mid-70s and set up a flower stall on the corner of Castro Street.
Sadly, his blooms became used for thousands of funerals during the worst years of the epidemic, but he himself lives to tell many stories in this very fine documentary.
He's still there
One of the most charismatic characters I've seen all year is in the wistful documentary We Were Here. The film, directed by David Weissman, looks back at how the Aids epidemic swept through San Francisco's gay community in the early 1980s. The story is told through the testimonies of a few survivors, people who were in the city's Castro neighbourhood, before the "gay plague" hit, and are still there now. One such man is Guy Clark, an African American who came to San Francisco in the mid-70s and set up a flower stall on the corner of Castro Street.
Sadly, his blooms became used for thousands of funerals during the worst years of the epidemic, but he himself lives to tell many stories in this very fine documentary.
- 11/20/2011
- by Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
This week we're reminding you of your invitation to join us at 7pm tonight when Peter Bradshaw (and a reader) will be liveblogging Three Colours Red on the site. And did anyone mention a drinking game … ?
The big story
And so we face the final frontier. Last night Andrew Pulver chuckled his way through Three Colours White. On Tuesday, Xan Brooks juggled pizza and existentialism during Three Colours Blue.
Tonight, Peter Bradshaw is in the hotseat, squished up alongside competition winner Joe Websper and Catherine Shoard, who'll be wrangling comments and overseeing the incredibly classy Three Colours Red drinking game (see below).
The third in the trilogy, Three Colours Red is also the most acclaimed. It's about a student (Irene Jacob) who befriends a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who is spying on his neighbours.
The big story
And so we face the final frontier. Last night Andrew Pulver chuckled his way through Three Colours White. On Tuesday, Xan Brooks juggled pizza and existentialism during Three Colours Blue.
Tonight, Peter Bradshaw is in the hotseat, squished up alongside competition winner Joe Websper and Catherine Shoard, who'll be wrangling comments and overseeing the incredibly classy Three Colours Red drinking game (see below).
The third in the trilogy, Three Colours Red is also the most acclaimed. It's about a student (Irene Jacob) who befriends a retired judge (Jean-Louis Trintignant) who is spying on his neighbours.
- 11/17/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
On Film Weekly this week, Jason Solomons meets Australian actor Daniel Henshall to talk about playing one of Australia's most notorious serial killers, John Bunting, in the film Snowtown. Justin Kurzel's film dramatises the infamous 1990s "bodies in the barrels" killings, in which Bunting tortured and murdered 11 people.
Next, Jason meets David Weissman, the director of acclaimed documentary We Were Here. The film looks at the impact of Aids in 1980s San Francisco, focussing on the testimonies of five survivors of what was then dubbed the "gay plague".
Xan Brooks joins Jason to review some of this week's other big releases, including new Nicolas Cage revenge thriller Justice, and the latest chapter in undead-emo saga Twilight: Breaking Dawn.
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Next, Jason meets David Weissman, the director of acclaimed documentary We Were Here. The film looks at the impact of Aids in 1980s San Francisco, focussing on the testimonies of five survivors of what was then dubbed the "gay plague".
Xan Brooks joins Jason to review some of this week's other big releases, including new Nicolas Cage revenge thriller Justice, and the latest chapter in undead-emo saga Twilight: Breaking Dawn.
Subscribe for free via iTunes to ensure every episode is delivered. (Here is the non-iTunes URL feed).
Follow the podcast on our Film Weekly Twitter feed and receive updates on all guests and reviews.
- 11/17/2011
- by Xan Brooks, Jason Solomons
- The Guardian - Film News
Go ahead and tell us you click it for the articles, but there's no shame in admitting that what you're really after are the book reviews. And the new issue of Scope, the online journal of film and TV studies from the University of Nottingham, has ten new book reviews. Sampling from one of them, Daniele Rugo writes, "As the title provocatively announces Dudley Andrew's book What Cinema Is! engages in the complex task of responding to André Bazin's attempt to identify the core of the cinematographic creation…. Andrew develops an inspired and insightful, if perhaps nostalgic, roadmap delineating how cinema should proceed to remain faithful to its origins (or to Bazin's original ideas)." Let Catherine Grant be your guide to the full issue.
The November/December 2011 issue of Film Comment is up, with nearly as many online exclusives as samples from the print edition: Peter von Bagh's uncut interview with Aki Kaurismäki,...
The November/December 2011 issue of Film Comment is up, with nearly as many online exclusives as samples from the print edition: Peter von Bagh's uncut interview with Aki Kaurismäki,...
- 11/9/2011
- MUBI
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? Sidewalls Trailers Donde esta Wally? What I like about filmmaker Gustavo Taretto's feature about fate and how people come together looks just as refreshing...
- 10/29/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
ABC has bought Zero Hour, a mystery drama from Prison Break creator Paul Scheuring. The project hails from ABC Studios and Lorenzo Dibonaventura and Dan McDermott’s company, which is based there. Zero Hour is described as an epic adventure about a skeptical everyman who gets swept up in one of history’s greatest conspiracies. His search leads him on a dangerous journey around the world collecting clues that will unlock not only a spectacular mystery surrounding the Twelve Apostles but also questions about his own identity. Dibonaventura and McDermott are having a busy first development season with a number of high-profile sales, all to ABC. They include a crime drama from The Blind Side writer-director John Lee Hancock; a drama from Changing Lanes scribe Michael Tolkin and ER showrunner David Zabel about a complex female Ada; the comedy The Wonderful Women of Will’s World, from writers David Diamond and David Weissman,...
- 9/23/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
"Leonard Retel Helmrich's Position Among the Stars should be essential viewing for anyone curious to know what the rapidly modernizing 'second world' actually looks like," writes Steve Macfarlane in the L: "motorcycles, bootlegged t-shirts, plastic Tupperware containers, cell phones, and scores of dead cockroaches. Indonesia — the fourth biggest country in the world, and the nation with the largest Muslim population — has been the topic of Helmrich's life work, a trilogy of docs culminating here."
This "third documentary about the same Indonesian family is a dazzler in at least a couple ways," adds Seth Colter Walls in the Voice. "First off, it's the rare final chapter in a decade-plus-long saga — a trilogy that also includes 2001's The Eye of the Day and 2004's Shape of the Moon — that you can slide right into without any prior knowledge. There's a brief 'previously in post-Suharto Indonesia' montage at the beginning that draws...
This "third documentary about the same Indonesian family is a dazzler in at least a couple ways," adds Seth Colter Walls in the Voice. "First off, it's the rare final chapter in a decade-plus-long saga — a trilogy that also includes 2001's The Eye of the Day and 2004's Shape of the Moon — that you can slide right into without any prior knowledge. There's a brief 'previously in post-Suharto Indonesia' montage at the beginning that draws...
- 9/15/2011
- MUBI
Exclusive: John Lee Hancock is returning to television. The Blind Side writer-director has teamed with Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Dan McDermott’s recently launched TV company for an untitled crime drama project that has been sold to ABC. Hancock is set to write, direct and executive produce the drama, which centers on an unorthodox protagonist described as Walter Mitty of the crime world. Hancock will executive produce with di Bonaventura and McDermott for ABC Studios where Di Bonaventura Pictures Television is under a 3-year deal. Hancock dabbled in TV in the late 1990s with brief stints on Falcone and L.A. Doctors, which he created, but has spent the last decade in movies, most recently writing and directing The Blind Side. After several years of struggling to get the movie made with Julia Roberts turning down the lead and 20th Century Fox dropping the project altogether, Hancock saw his film rake...
- 9/14/2011
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
Directors: David Weissman, Bill Weber David Weissman and Bill Weber's We Were Here documents the coming of what was then called the "Gay Plague" in San Francisco in the early 1980s; yet instead of dwelling on death, Weissman and Weber opt to focus on five people (Guy Clark, a dancer and flowerist; Paul Boneberg, a political activist; Eileen Glutzer, a nurse and researcher of several AIDS drugs; Daniel Goldstein, an HIV-positive artist who lost two lovers to AIDS; Ed Wolf, a counselor to AIDS-infected men) who survived and are willing to document their personal oral histories of those devastating years. They each arrived in San Francisco during the 1970s when Harvey Milk was energizing the gay community; but when Milk was assassinated in 1978, everything began to change. Then came AIDS... Clark, Boneberg, Glutzer, Goldstein and Wolf's young and healthy gay friends suddenly came down with mysterious symptoms -- such...
- 9/8/2011
- by Don Simpson
- SmellsLikeScreenSpirit
Editor's Note: This article was originally published during the Sundance Film Festival. "We Were Here" opens this Friday at the Angelika Film Center in New York City For me, one of the standout films at the 2011 Sundance Film Festival was David Weissman's chronicle of the AIDS epidemic, "We Were Here." A very specific depiction of the onset of AIDS in America, the film focuses on the stories of five ...
- 9/8/2011
- Indiewire
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